The Gregorian

April 16, 2017

Easter Sunday

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St. Gregory the Great

Mission Statement

St. Gregory the Great is a Catholic Church made up of people of many different ages, talents, and cultural backgrounds. We are an urban faith community with a small town feel of welcome and hospitality. Motivated by our baptismal calling, we accept our duty to embody the presence of Jesus Christ in the world and to take up the mission he entrusted to us by our word and example. We glorify God through support and service of our time, talent, and treasure to our church and to the larger community in which we live.

Dear Parishioners, In the first letter of John, Chapter 4, verse 8, we hear, “God is love.” These three simple words capture a profound mystery. Whenever we find authentic love, we find a hint of God. The tender and tenacious love of parents. The resilient love of spouses. The compassionate love that reaches out to the poor, the homeless, the hungry, the sick, the suffering, and the bereaved. The courageous love which speaks the truth in the face of injustice and persecution. God is present in and through all of this. Easter is all about God who loved us so deeply that he gave his only Son, Jesus Christ, for us. We have experienced that divine love this past week in the bread and wine of Holy Thursday, the suffering and cross of Good Friday and the life and light of the Easter vigil. We have recalled God’s love for us in the magnificent events of Holy Week. Today, Easter Sunday, we celebrate and give thanks for that great love which has won for us the hope and the promise of new and eternal life. And today we are invited to look for ways during the coming Easter season in which we can return that love to God by sharing our time, our talent, and our treasure with others, especially those in need. At this time I want to thank each of you for your love for our parish expressed by your helpfulness and generosity throughout the year. The Easter collection is one of the main supports of our parish. Please continue your fine support of our spiritual and material endeavors. It is my hope and prayer that in this coming Easter season, you will experience the love of God and the new life of Christ through the people, places, events and circumstances of your everyday lives. On behalf of the priests and staff of St. Gregory the Great Church, I want to wish all of you a happy and blessed Easter. Know that you are daily in my prayers. In Christ, Fr. Paul

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FRIENDSHIP CLUB

Make your plans to join us for some great activities! May 10—Regular meeting—Menu: Taco Salad May 17—White Fence Farm—Cost-$55—Bus leaves promptly at 9:30a.m. May 24—Horseshoe Casino, Bus leaves at 10:45a.m.—Cost-5 June 14—Summer Luncheon—TBD—Cost-TBD

BINGO

Bingo at St. Gregory is “Smoke Free”

TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO AT ST. GREGORY

Games begin at 7:00 PM in the Gym Basement—Social Hall (1609 West Gregory St.)

$2,250 in prizes (includes 2— $500 games)

In case of bad weather, please call the Parish Center at 773-561-3546, after 2:00p.m. for possible cancellation.

EASTER BOOKLET – This Easter we will be distributing to all who attend our Easter weekend liturgies a free booklet entitled: A Minute in the Church – the Mass: One Minute Explanations About the Catholic Mass by Gus Lloyd. The booklet explains in a simple format the meaning of all the different parts of the Mass and all the liturgical objects that you see at Mass. It is meant to help you not just attend Mass but also appreciate in greater depth what the Mass is all about.

WHO WILL FILL THESE SHOES The Vocation Office of the Archdiocese of Chicago is hosting a Who Will Fill These Shoes event on Saturday, April 29 from 9a.m. until 2:30p.m. Young men in the Archdiocese of Chicago, ages 13-20, are invited with their parents to attend this exciting event hosted by Cardinal Blase Cupich at St. Joseph College Seminary on the campus of Loyola University (1120 W. Loyola Ave). Come and learn more about the priesthood and your vocation. For event information and to register, visit www.ChicagoPriest.com.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Today as we celebrate the feast of Easter we find the challenge of also seeing and believing the resurrection that comes through our own lives of self-sacrifice. It is then that we are truly Easter people! As you place your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul poor box, know that you are a sign of God’s love to those who are suffering and you give them Easter hope and joy.

PARISH MISSION 2017 The four talks from our Parish Lenten Mission can now be accessed on our web site. Go to the Education and Ministries pull down menu. Then click on the link that says Parish Mission. It is also available on our new Parish app. Click on the Parish Mission button.

ST. GREGORY THE GREAT APP St. Gregory the Great Church now has a mobile app that is compatible with your iPhone/iPad or android phone. You can obtain the app by going to your iPhone store or by going to the Google Play Store on your android phone. It can be found at St. Gregory the Great, Chicago. iPhone users can also text great1 to 555888, and android phone users can text great 2 to 555888. Our app is still a work in process. We are still learning how to best make use of it, but it does currently contain several buttons with up to date information about what is happening at St. Gregory the Great as well as other informative sites. If you have any suggestions as to how we might make this mobile app more helpful to you, please do not hesitate to get in contact with me. – Fr. Paul

TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE Currently, $406,947 has been pledged to the To Teach Who Christ Is Capital Campaign. What this means for our parish is that if all pledges are paid in full, our parish will receive a rebate of $244,168. At this point, we have $215,377 in our TTWCI account at the Archdiocese of Chicago bank. My thanks to all who have paid their pledges in full. Now that the new boilers have been successfully installed in our Grammar/High School building, any additional funds we receive from TTWCI will be used to replenish the funds in our Parish Building and Maintenance Fund to cover the costs of future facilities repairs. Thank you for your generosity to and support of the To Teach Who Christ Is Capital Campaign. If you have any questions about this, please do not hesitate to contact me. – Fr. Paul

SUNDAY, April 16 Easter Sunday 8:30am—Parishioners 10:30am—+Marion & Herman Unger MONDAY, April 17 8:30am—Parishioners TUESDAY, April 18 8:30am—Memorial Fund WEDNESDAY, April 19 8:30am—Thanksgiving THURSDAY, April 20 8:30am—+Phuvadahl B. Marlasuti +Rocco Marra FRIDAY, April 21 8:30am—+Adelaida Uychoco SATURDAY, April 22 8:30am—Parishioners 4:30pm—+Wendel Halter SUNDAY, April 23 8:30am—Parishioners 10:30am—+Veronica Vickers One year anniversary of death +Belva A. Miller

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Memorial Fund

Mass Intentions for the week

Weekly Calendar

April 16 (Sunday) 5:00pm—Charismatic Prayer group—Baseheart rm. April 17 (Monday) PARISH CENTER CLOSED April 18 (Tuesday) 7:00pm—Bingo—Social Hall April 19 (Wednesday) 6:30pm—Novena—Church April 20 (Thursday) 7:00pm—Choir rehearsal-—Church April 21 (Friday) 6:45pm—Women’s scripture study—Parish Center April 22 (Saturday) 9:30am—SSR Classes—Gym Building

Wedding BannsWedding BannsWedding BannsWedding Banns

I. Stepan Moskalin & Svetlana BabiliI. Stepan Moskalin & Svetlana BabiliI. Stepan Moskalin & Svetlana BabiliI. Stepan Moskalin & Svetlana Babili

Prayer List Please pray for the sick and all those

who have asked for our prayers.

Eloise Coughlin Colleen Dwyer Chris Willis Dolly Calcaterra Ida Scott James Butler Peter Saldanha Virginia Rodriquez John Gariffo Marylyn Ahlfeld

Liturgical Ministries (April 22/April 23)

Readings for the Week Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31

Tom Ahlfeld Mary Bredemeier Cassandra Christina Morales Jesus Manuel Rosario MaryLou Walztoni Eileen Casey Dan Seelman Marilyn Gillis Lading Rosa Maria Santos Carmelo Lattuca Frank Wachdorf

Our Armed Forces

Please keep in your prayers all who are in the armed forces.

Anthony DelRosario

Saturday—4:30pm Sunday—8:30am Sunday—10:30am

Presider Fr. Brian Fischer Fr. Brian Fischer Fr. Paul Wachdorf

Lectors/Commentators Jon Hageman Millie Slane

Sr. Regina De Vitto Leila Janssens

Winston Buenvenida Judy Nocek

Eucharistic Ministers Gerald Malone Kathy Moore

Letty Baltazar Kelly Chester

Mickey Chigas Eunice Daniels

Sr. Barbara Quinn Carmen Delgado Joanne Prorok

Butch Odulio Ines Odulio

Altar Servers Spencer O’Brien Volunteer

Nino Ocupé Virly Ocupé

Nico Hussey Chris Santoni

MC-Mary Lynn Dekold Arhys Ocupé MC-Lance Ocupé

Volunteer MC-Molly Sheridan

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ST. GREGORY THE GREAT PARISH AND SCHOOL INFORMATION AND SERVICES

Parish Center 5545 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60640 773-561-3546 773-728-3827 (fax)—www.stgregory.net Hours: Monday-Thursday- 9:00am - 7:00 pm Friday- 9:00am - 4:30pm Saturday-9:00am - 4:30pm Sunday-9:00am - Noon

Pastoral Staff Rev. Paul Wachdorf, Pastor Rev. Brian Fischer, Associate Pastor Sr. Barbara Quinn, Pastoral Associate Sr. Regina De Vitto, Pastoral Associate Mr. John Miaso, Business Manager Mr. Patrick Godon, Director of Music & Liturgy Ms. Bernadette Daniels, Administrative Asst. Mr. Dan Creed, Sacristan

Mr. Joseph Malham, Artist-in-Residence Quest Theatre Ensemble, Artists-in-Residence www.questensemble.org (Reservations: 312-458-0895) International Chamber Artists, Artists-in-Residence www.ICAmusic.org

Schools Northside Catholic Academy (NCA) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Admissions Office: 773-743-6277

St. Gregory Credit Union 1609 W. Gregory St., Chicago, IL 60640 773-561-5493 Sunday 9:30am-12:00pm & Wednesday 7:00pm-9:00pm

St. Gregory the Great APP Can be found at St. Gregory the Great, Chicago IL iPhone Users-Text : great1 to 555888 Android Users-Text : great2 to 555888

Masses Sunday: Saturday Evening—4:30pm, Sunday—8:30am and 10:30am. Weekdays: Monday - Saturday—8:30am Holy Days of Obligation: Please check the Sunday bulletin for Holy Day Schedules.

Sacraments Baptisms: First Sunday of the Month—1:00pm (except during Lent)

Weddings: Arrange with a pastoral staff member at least six months in advance. Participation in marriage preparation is essential.

Reconciliation Saturday– 3:30pm - 4:15pm

Services Prayer Requests: If you or a family member or relative is ill and would like to be included on the list of prayer requests, please call the Parish Center. Mass Intentions: You may request a Mass intention for someone who is living or deceased or special occasions such as birthdays, special anniversary, get well wishes. Please call or stop by the Parish Center.

Devotions Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: 1st Friday of each month, 9:00am-7:00pm, except when funerals are scheduled. Novena To Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Wednesdays 6:30pm Taizé Prayer Service The Taizé Prayer Service will focus on seasonal icons. Taizé Prayer Service will be held in Church on Sundays at 4:00pm. Please check the bulletin or our website at www.stgregory.net (under the “About Us” tab) for the next scheduled prayer service.

Sunday and Holy Day Collection Totals

For Fiscal Year July 1—June 30

March

Envelopes Cash/Loose Electronic Giving Total

March 5 $3,232 $ 819 $4,051

March 12 $1,289 $ 891 $2,180

March 19 $1,551 $1,622 $3,173

March 26 $1,560 $ 724 $13,813 $16,097

Holy Days $ 25 $ 25

Total $7,657 $4,056 $13,813 $25,526

Over/(Under) Monthly Budget—Year-to-Date ($4,580)

Year-to-Date Collected as of March 31, 2017 $231,316

Planned Annual Budget for Sunday & Holy Day Collections $315,000

YTD Collected as a percentage of Planned Annual Budget 74%