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THE MISSION STATEMENT OF

Divine Savior Parish We, the members of Divine Savior Parish, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet,

DuPage County, Illinois, as a community inspired by the Holy Spirit,

are committed to providing an environment that enables our members to build the Kingdom of God

through the sharing of our time, talent, and treasure. As Catholics we are called, by our Baptism,

to a life long conversion of the heart by committing ourselves through the Eucharist,

to sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ through the ministries of

prayer, worship, education, service and evangelization.

Most Rev. J. Peter Sartain, D.D., Bishop Rev. Robert E. Pietras, Pastor

Fifth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2007

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Key: C=Church; N=Narthex; M=Mass; A=Away; PC=Parish Center; CR=Conference Room in Church

Monday, May 7, 2007 Lector’s Meeting Legion of Mary

7:00 PM 7:30 PM

C A

Tuesday, May 8, 2007 NAIM Spirit of God Prayer Group

6:30 PM 7:00 PM

PC C

Wednesday, May 9, 2007 Year-end Catechist Meeting 10:30 Choir Rehearsal

6:30 PM 7:30 PM

PC C

Thursday, May 10, 2007 Youth Ministry Planning Mtg. 8:30 Choir Rehearsal

7:00 PM 7:30 PM

PC C

Friday, May 11, 2007 Children’s Choir 4:00 PM PC

Saturday, May 12, 2007 Bible Study Session (21) Mother’s Day Flower Sale Set-up Mother’s Day Flower Sale

9:00 AM

1:00 PM

PC

N N

Mother’s Day Flower Sale N Sunday, May 13, 2007

Monday, May 7—Easter Weekday

8:30 AM—

Harry Bernicchi by Kolek Family Anthony A. Auskalnis by family and friends Hazel Dunlap by Ray & Janice Walters

Tuesday, May 8—Easter Weekday

8:30 AM—

Casimir Firlit by Dorene & Ernie Lehmann Ellen Cassarino by Tony & Cathy Aschberger Barbara Macek by Barbara Martin

Wednesday, May 9—Easter Weekday 8:30 AM—

Hank Gryzbac by John & Kitty Sheehan Evelyn Filipowicz by Jim & Arlene Hruska

Thursday, May 10—Easter Weekday

8:30 AM—

Brent Cobb by Mom and Dad Michael Willer by Joan Wash Thomas Fenton by O’Sullivan Family

Friday, May 11—Easter Weekday

8:30 AM—

Edward Cichelli by David and Etta Iussig Dena & Adam Mini by daughter Frank Keller by John and Kitty

Saturday, May 12, - Vigil: 6th Sunday of Easter

5:00 PM— For our Parishioners

7:00 AM— 8:30 AM— 10:30 AM— 12:30 PM—

For All Mothers For All Mothers For All Mothers For All Mothers

Sunday, May 13, - 6th Sunda7 of Easter

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 15:7-21; Jn 15:9-11 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 15:1-2, 22-29; Ps 67; Rv 21:10-14, 22-23; Jn 14:23-29

May 7, 2007

Holy Bible

Saturday, May 12, 5:00 PM

Fr. Bob James Rowden Delaney Bondi Megan Scantlen

Sharon Turlek Kathy Hamilton Joan Voves Sally Thomas Roseann Harms

Elaine Jara

Sunday, May 13, 7:00 AM

Fr. Sum Carolyn Heinrich Valerie Schmidt Elizabeth Augustine Ginny Munson Rita Casper Carl Lambiasi

Jeanne Topic

Sunday, May 13, 8:30 AM

Fr. Sum Elizabeth Kazmierczak Haley Stankiewicz Jennifer Stankiewicz

Maureen Chmel Ralphine DiProspero Amanda Gregorich Roberta Muehlhaus Mary Mullaghy

Jan Walters

Sunday, May 13, 10:30 AM

Fr. Bob Justyna Witek Michal Witek Sean Collins

Carol Fendrick Susan Larson Amanda Loris Patti Rose Marie Day Paul Day Jan Moon

Gary Dhein

Sunday, May 13, 12:30 PM

Fr. Bob Bridget O’Sullivan Michael O’Sullivan

Mary O’Sullivan Susan Williams Eric Dizon

Gerry Parker

Can you imagine a country running on Jesus' one law of "love one another"? No

wars. No hunger. No thirst. No jealousy. Only loving

followers of Jesus. —A VOCATION VIEW

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Greetings as we begin this month of May! May has traditionally in our Church, been dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is during this month that we have special devotion to Mary. Our Parish will be holding a Crowning of the Blessed Mother this Sunday after the 12:30 Mass. I invite all of you to come and join us for a brief prayer service of the Rosary and Litany of the Blessed Mother and the celebration of Crowning. All of this will happen at our Mary Shrine on the west side of the church. I want to congratulate all of the boys and girls of our Parish who made their First Communion this Saturday. I pray that they will frequently receive the Eucharist. I ask their parents to be sure to bring them to Mass all during the summer months and let them see you as you participate in the Eucharist. Our Religious Education classes have reached the end for this academic year. I hope that parents will continue to work with their children during these summer months. Remember parents

that the obligation to attend Mass each weekend is a serious one and to deliberately miss Mass is a mortal, serious, sin and requires confession prior to the reception of the Eucharist again. There is no reason to miss Mass because you are on vacation. There will be a year end Catechist meeting and dinner this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. This will be held in the Parish Center. I hope that all teachers and aides will be able to attend and share a meal together before the summer begins. I want to thank all the teachers who came to our special grade meetings. I was able to learn a lot from you and I hope that we can put into practice all the ideas that you presented. Again I say Thanks. There will be a YOUTH MINISTRY PLANNING MEETING on May 10, Thursday, at 7:00 p.m. All members of the planning committee are asked to be present. This meeting will take place in the Parish Center. The Pro-Life Committee of our Parish will have a special flower sale on Mothers Day weekend. Don’t forget to remember Mom in a special way next Sunday, MOTHER’S DAY, do this at the Mass that you will attend. I will be remembering all of your special intentions for your mothers, living and deceased, at all of my Masses next weekend. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS: Please remember to mail in your Religious Education Registration Form. We are depending on you to help estimate the number of classes we need and to order the right amount of supplies for the children.

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Speaking of Religious Education, We are looking for teachers for our program and for those who would be able to be substitute teachers and aides in the program. I want to be able to fill in all these positions as soon as possible to assist those who will be working in our program. Please speak either to me or to Linda Burke in the Religious Education office. I know that you will answer this call and serve Christ as a part of our program. The Ordination of Mark Rosenbaum will be coming up very shortly. Mark will be ordained on June 2 at the Cathedral in Joliet and the next day have a special Mass in our Church. More information will come forward in the coming weeks. Our Diocesan Ministries Appeal is well under way and I hope that you have managed to make a pledge for this appeal. Your help will give many ministries an ability to assist many people in our diocese. I want to thank you for your assistance and your concern and willingness to assist the Diocese and all its people. There will be a meeting of our Lectors on Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the church; all lectors are invited to attend and we will welcome any newcomers. Lastly I want to address a situation that occurred last weekend at the 5:00 p.m. Mass. A young couple, the parents of two young children, received a most disturbing letter from some anonymous person of our Parish community. The letter was left in the pew that the family normally sits in. After reading this letter I can only say I want to apologize to them publicly for the letter and let them know that no one speaks in the name of this

Parish except me. I also want them to know that they are more than welcome to bring their children to Church and those who do not like them or the behavior of their children would be better to find another Parish. We at Divine Savior welcome all children and realize that children will be children. The anonymous person should hang their head in shame and they owe an apology to the family and I hope that God forgives them for their comments and remind them that they obviously need to reevaluate why they are coming to church. Shame on you! Your cowardly act will catch up with you. Well, I guess that this is all for now. Have a good week and be the best that you can be. In Christ, Fr. Bob

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There will be a special meeting of the Youth Leadership Team on Thursday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Center. Any teen 8th grade through senior in high school interested in being a part of the planning for our summer activities, is welcome to attend. Adults—if you are interested in joining the adult part of the Youth Leadership Team, you are welcome to attend as well. Completion of the Pro-tecting God’s Children program is required

In the early days of the Church, Paul often gave thanks to one community

for its support of another. The Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal is

today’s manifestation of this tradi-tion of giving to others in need. If you have not yet made your gift,

please do so today.

The Divine Savior Bowling League is pleased to report the following exceptional scores for Sunday, April 29, 2007. Women - 180 and over Janet Stepanik - 180 Phyllis Hajduk - 187 Karen Counihan - 190 Marcia O’Mally – 181 and 201 Men - 200 and over Al Barbeau – 201 and 205 Bill Hartig – 201, 208 and 249 Rick Woodring - 202 Willis Tucker – 203 Dick Stepanik - 206 Dixie Ragsdale - 212 Joe Flaherty – 215 and 258 Bucky Price – 225, 247 and 268 (740 series) With an average of 187, Bryan Price bowled a 740 series (225, 247, 268) on April 29, 2007, earning the USBC 700 Series pin.

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In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives His disciples — and us —

a new commandment: “Love one another.” Good stewards who spend their time and

talents in service to others are well on their way to

fulfilling this commandment.

STEWARDSHIP REPORT The following report covers donations for the weekend of April 22, 2007.

Weekly Envelopes Loose Total Weekly Contributions Needed to make budget Children’s Envelopes Easter

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

10,535.90 1,961.84

12,497.74 14,902.00

2.90 912.00

Please accept a word of thanks from our Parish family for the generosity you show each week to the Lord.

MOTHER’S DAY FLOWER SALE

The Pro Life Committee of Divine Savior will be sponsoring its Annual Mother’s Day Flower Sale on Mother’s Day Weekend, May 12/13, 2007 in the church narthex. Real roses will be on the selling menu this year. Single Rose - $2.00 3 Rose Bouquet - $5.00 Remember those special Mom’s and show a special appreciation in her honor along with support-ing the Pro Life mission. Thank You in Advance The Pro Life Committee

While Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago has announced the closing of its foster care program, the program at Catholic Charities in the Joliet Diocese is alive and growing and will continue to serve 400 or more children in foster care. The agency is also currently looking for new foster parents. If you are interested or want more information, call toll-free 1-877-844-HOPE. Catholic Charities also asks that you keep the pro-gram staff, foster children and parents from Chi-cago in your prayers. Visit www.cc-doj.org

Catholic Charities Foster Care Open and Growing in Joliet Diocese

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REGISTRATION TIME! As our Religious Education classes for this year will soon be ending, we are starting our registration and preparation for the 2007-2008 classes! Each family should have received your registration packet in the mail by now, so please take some time to read and fill out the necessary paper work that needs to be completed. We are offering the option, for our re-turning families, to mail in your forms in a pre-addressed envelope included in your information packet to Linda Burke in the Religious Education office. We will also offer this year, our walk-in registration to be held on Monday, May 14, 2007, from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m. for those families who choose to do this option. We look forward to meet-ing, and welcoming our new families on May 14th, at registration. If you have any questions about regis-tration, please contact Linda Burke at 969-1673, ext.

"Behold, I make all things new" (Today’s Second Reading) Let Worldwide Marriage Encoun-ter help you renew your marriage/Holy orders to love each as Jesus loves. The next Worldwide Mar-riage Encounter Weekend is....June 22-24, For in-formation please call our Parish representatives Ray and Jan Walters 630-963-2453.

There is a limited number of Diocese of Joliet Financial Statements in the Narthex. The Fi-nancial Statements are a report by Bishop Sartain on the financial condition and the revenue and ex-penditures for the Fiscal Year 2005-2006. If there are no statements available, you can view all of the information at ww.dioceseofjoliet.org click on Fi-nancial Statements. The information will be avail-able in the Catholic Explorer. You may also call the Finance Department at the Diocese 815-722-6606 to request a copy or ask any question.

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The Parish Office is open Monday-Wednesday from 9:00 AM - Noon, and 1:00 - 8:30 PM, Thursday and Friday from 9:00 AM –Noon, and 1:00—4:30 PM. Closed on Saturdays and Sundays. PARISH OFFICE: 6700 Main Street Downers Grove, IL 60516-3425 630-969-1532 FAX: 630-969-1724 e-mail - Parish@divinesavior.net Fr. Robert Pietras, Pastor, ext. 21 - FrBob@divinesavior.net Fr. Robert Sum, O.S.B., Weekend Assistant, 630-969-6410 Deacon Paul Newey, Pastoral Associate, ext. 25 - DeaconPaul@divinesavior.net Mrs. Susan Hartig, Business Manager, ext. 23 - Sue@divinesavior.net Mr. Elliot Purse, Information Services, ext. 22 Elliot@divinesavior.net Mrs. Noreen Lisy—Parish Secretary, ext 21 - Noreen@divinesavior.net Mrs. Gloria Pirkins, Evening Secretary, ext. 21 - Gloria@divinesavior.net Ms. Bunny Harmon, Director of Music, ext. 34 - Bunny@divinesavior.net Ms. Janet Alikpala, Associate Director of Music, ext. 39 - Janet@divinesavior.net Mrs. Dee Sinclair, Arts & Environment, ext. 21 - Dee@divinesavior.net Mr. Daniel Garcia, Custodian, ext. 21 - Parish@divinesavior.net

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE: 630-969-1673 e-mail - ReligiousEd@divinesavior.net Mrs. Sharon Middleton, Prog. Coor., Preschool—5th Grade, ext. 29 - Sharon@divinesavior.net Mrs. Cathi Loris, Program. Coordinator, Jr. High—ext. 30 Cathi@divinesavior.net Mrs. Linda Burke, Religious Education Secretary/Registrar, ext. 31 Linda@divinesavior.net ADDITIONAL E-MAIL ADDRESSES Office: Parish@divinesavior.net Bulletin: Bulletin@divinesavior.net Religious Ed: ReligiousEd@divinesavior.net Lectors: Lectors@divinesavior.net Eucharist Min.: EM@divinesavior.net Servers: Servers@divinesavior.net Youth Ministry: Youthministry@divinesavior.net WEB SITE: http://www.divinesavior.net

Most Rev. J. Peter Sartain, D.D., Bishop

Rev. Robert E. Pietras, Pastor

MASS SCHEDULE MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:30 AM SATURDAY: 5:00 PM SUNDAY: 7:00 AM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM HOLY DAY SCHEDULE Mass: 7:30 AM 12:00 Noon 7:00 PM RECONCILIATION/CONFESSION SCHEDULE SATURDAY: 4:00-4:45 PM and by appointment PARISH REGISTRATION Stop in the Parish Office during regular business hours to register as a Divine Savior Parishioner.

BAPTISMS Once a month at special Baptism Service. Arrangements must be made two months in advance. Parental preparation requires registration in the Parish, active Saturday or Sunday participation in Parish Worship and attendance at a Baptismal Preparation meeting. Please call the office to make arrangements. MARRIAGES Arrangements for celebration of marriage must be made with the Pastor at least six months in advance. Weddings are not scheduled on Sundays. COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND Ministers of Care are available to bring Communion to the homebound. Please call Parish Office. RCIA Anyone seeking information about becoming a fully participating member of the Catholic Faith should contact the Parish Office. Classes begin in October.