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Saint John Fisher Parish
April 14th, 2013
Third Sunday of Easter
Rectory: 10234 S. Washtenaw Avenue, Chicago, IL 60655
Phone: (773) 445-6565
Fax: (773) 445-1644
SJF Parish website: www.stjohnfisher.org
School: 10200 S. Washtenaw Avenue, Chicago, IL 60655
Phone: (773) 445-4737
Fax: (773) 233-3012
SJF School Home Page:www.sjfschool.net
Office of Religious Education: (773) 238-1851
Weekend Liturgies
4:00 P.M. Saturday
8:00, 10:00 A.M., and 12:00 Noon Sundays
Weekday Morning Liturgies
Monday through Friday 6:30 A.M. Communion Service
Monday through Saturday 8:15 A.M. Daily Mass
.ST. JOHN FISHER
CHICAGO
ST. JOHN FISHER PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
We, the Catholic Community of St. John Fisher, formed by the gospel, nourished by the
Eucharist, and united by love, are called to celebrate the kingdom of God and proclaim
the Good News of Jesus Christ in word and action.
BAPTISM
We welcome the following children into God’s family:
Nora Katherine Wilke, child of Matthew R. Wilke and Ann M. (Nowicki) Wilke
William John McGlynn, child of Andrew J. McGlynn and Elizabeth A. (Wagner) McGlynn
Samuel Joseph Perfetti, child of Joseph M. Perfetti and Julie A. (Ryan) Perfetti
REST IN PEACE
Please remember especially in your prayers this week: Edward A. Gibbons.
PRAYER SUPPORT FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL
We would like to keep parishioners and all those who are serving in the military in our prayers,
especially: MSG Kevin Daley; CPL Thomas Leonard, USMC; Daniel Wagner; Pvt 1st Class Michael
Carroll, USMC; Lt. Col. Eric Dougherty, USMC; Lance Cpl Kevin Butler, USMC; Lt. Brad Brunaugh;
Pvt. Christopher Dinaso; PFC Ryan Hensley; PFC Steven Folliard; Captain Michael McCann, US
Army; Kevin Roche; Steve Ayon; Pvt. Anthony Schmidt; PFC Terrance Wilson, US Army; Sgt. Robert
Brennan Carroll, USMC; Lt. Patrick F. McInerney, USN.; Captain Patrick Tierney, USMC; Kyle
Sellers, USAF; Lance Cpl Brennan C. McDonald, Jr., USMC; LCPL Jack Fitzpatrick, USMC; Joseph
L. Boyce, USN; CA Christopher Chirillo, USA; Ensign Peter Smagur USN; 2 Lt. Bridget Bentley, USA;
Seaman Thomas Paluch, CSSN; MNC (SW) Timothy Kelly, USN; Andrew Mitchell Cullen, USMC; Pvt.
Matthew Healy Anderson, USMC. Lord, hold our military men and women in your loving hands …
Protect them as they protect us.
BETWEEN JOBS MINISTRY
Monday, April 15, 2013 - 4:00-6:00PM
St. John Fisher School Computer Lab
Are you “Linked In”?
The Most Important Tool in Your Job Search
One of the most effective tools for job search networking these days is LinkedIn. LinkedIn is an internet social networking site which allows you to reach out to others in your field, find former co-workers and colleagues and locate
the right people to get you that important interview. Employers also use LinkedIn to find the right candidate for their
company. That could be you!
We will meet in the St. John Fisher computer lab, located in the school, to learn “hands on” how to make “LinkedIn
work for you. Between Jobs Ministry the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at 7:00PM. Please let your unemployed
friends and neighbors know about our parish’s job ministry. All are welcome and your prayers are always appreciated. If you know of a job opening, please let us know. For more information call Jim White (773) 322-2518.
COMMUNAL ANOINTING OF THE SICK
On Saturday, April 20th, at the 4:00p.m. mass, we will celebrate the Sacrament of the Anointing of the
Sick. Anyone who suffers from a chronic illness (arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, etc.), anyone recovering
from or facing surgery in the near future, anyone struggling with the effects of cancer or the challenges that
come with aging, those suffering from an addiction, depression or some other mental or emotional illness—
all are invited to share in this sacrament. We will keep the front pews of church on all three sides reserved
for those who wish to be anointed and for their families, but we will ask those who are able to come forward, as you do for communion, to do so for the anointing. If you are not able to walk easily, we ask that
you sit in the very first pews around the perimeter of the sanctuary and a priest will come to you.
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the amazing grace of this powerful sacrament of hope and healing on April 20th.
Registration for all of the early childhood programs at St. John Fisher (part and full
time pre-school and all day kindergarten) are still open. The programs provide a
wonderful balance between academic readiness and socialization skills in a highly
creative and nurturing environment. Students quickly become “mini-falcons”
through participation in many of the events and “specials” at the school including
technology, gym, and music. Students may also attend the flexible extended day
program.
Please call the school for more information or to arrange a “campus tour” (773-445-4737).
THANK YOU FROM THE VILLAGE PANTRY COALITION
Dear Parishioners of St. John Fisher Parish,
The Evergreen Park Village Pantry Coalition would like to take this opportunity for a heartfelt thank you for
your generous food donation of various items from your Holy Name Society Easter food drive.
We appreciate all your hard work and efforts for this successful event. Your support certainly helps the food
pantry, for we are experiencing large numbers of families who are finding it difficult to make ends meet, because of illness or unemployment.
On behalf of those less fortunate families, we thank you for remembering and caring for other people in our
community.
Sincerely,
Jolene Churak, President
Village Pantry Coalition
WELCOME! WELCOME!!
We extend a warm welcome to the following newly registered families of St. John Fisher Parish:
Damian and Nicole O’Sullivan
Charles and Megan Hayes
STEWARDSHIP = TIME - TALENT - TREASURE
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Thank you to the many parishioners who participated in the special collection for Easter
flowers. This week, we begin to list the names of loved ones especially remembered during
the Easter season. We will continue to acknowledge names in future bulletins.
Sophie Popovich
Elizabeth Adduci
Joan Hardy
Raymond Thompson
Hallaren Family
Mullen Family
Conner Lowry
Herbie Johnson
Jack and Jim Dempsey
Helen and Patrick Bartley
Annabelle O’Shea
Jackie White
Patrick Walsh
Roman Twardowski
Robert Stlaske
Mary and Edmund Walsh
John and Nora O’Hara
Alice and Bill Fortune
Margaret and Bill H. Winters
Louis A. Angeloni
Cecilia Corcoran
George Ewert
Joann M. Angeloni
Schumann and Richardson Families
Joseph Wolf and Family
Dorothy and Ernest Abraham
Andrulis and Oboikovitz Families
Dorothy and Peter Dignan
Michael J. and Nadine Shine
Deceased Members of Hynes Family
Deceased Members of Duffy Family
Deceased Members of McKeon Family
Deceased Members of O’Connor Family
Thomas F. Kavanagh
Rev. Seamus Duffy, P.P.E.
John and Henry Ganser
Grosskopf and Schmit Families
Gaffney / Brown Families
Joseph and Marie Kroll
William and Helen O’Brien
William and Ann Hughes
Thomas and Marian Chamberlain
Roberta Kozek
Joseph Quattrocki
Anderson / Donohue Families
Frank B. Wahlen
Joseph Sosnowski
Donald A. Millette
Charles Konen Family
Duffy / Crawford Family
Jim Waters
Kevin O’Gorman
Mary Banky
Jane Sullivan
Abney and Healy Family
John Duggan
Tom Duggan
Susan A. Graber
Dorothy L. Lehrer
Phil Gavin
Marilyn Scahill
Marilynne Gardner
Patrick Reilly, Sr.
Rita J. Scales
Chester A. Moss
Patrick DeLacy
Ozys Family
Zebrauskas Family
John R. Lusk
Frances Leo
LaVerne Cihocki
John E. Cihocki
Tom Bracken
Katie Bracken
Ray Arndt
Jim and Irene Wall
Anne M. Murphy
Mary Ellen Bugarin
Marty Bugarin
Murphy Family
McArdle Family
Janice McArdle
Anna Williams
Steve Korper
Pribyl Family
Clark Family
Faculak Family
Catherine Haefliger
Walter Haefliger
James A. Quinn
Henry Mavrinac
Roy Kilian
Ken Kilian
Gerald Sexton
Michael Sexton
Tom Gorman
Lillian Triska
Lillian Macejak
Veronica Stulas
Virginia Kaupas
Jeremiah Lyne
Mary Kapus
Frank Kapus
Konen Family
John Clancy
George Bicek
Nancy Anne Harmening
James E. Murray
Jack Allen
Martin Lenihan
Robert Carroll
Eileen Carroll
Mary Ruscitti
Thomas Galvin
Kathleen Duddleston
Jolana and Frank Vrabec
Ronald Vrabec
Anna Zila
Teresa and Joseph Vrabec
Julia and Stefan Slobodnik
Lois Corcoran
Brian Corcoran
Rebecca Cunningham
Christopher McGrath
Mike Ladman
Kay Danahy
Kevin Rehfeld
Mary Skraba
Litvina Family
Geleziunas Family
Ivanauskas Family
Marlene Murphy
Reis Family
Hanlon Family
Peg and Tom Kilmartin
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Youth Ministry - be part of something BIGGER!
NOW YOU CAN DONATE TO OUR HARLAN KENTUCKY MISSION TRIP ONLINE!
VISIT THIS WEBSITE: www.givecentral.org - Click on: GUEST PAY
In the LOCATION BOX TYPE: Most Holy Redeemer
Then click "VIEW EVENTS" in the green box. You will see “YOUTH MINISTRY MISSION TRIP.”
Follow the prompted directions from there!
Amy Kopale
“Harlan, Kentucky – where do I even begin? If there was a way
for all of you to feel what I felt this week, I’d find it. But you really
can’t describe this experience. How do you explain love in
words? How do you capture the heart of someone in a
picture? How do you say thank you for everything that you, the
SJF and MHR parishioners, have done for all of us who attended
this life – changing experience? I really don’t know. This place
has taught me so much about myself, others, and the beautiful
creation around us. In the poverty stricken hills of Harlan,
Kentucky I have felt and seen so much love, gotten to know complete strangers – and I mean really know
Bobby Kopale
“During this past week, I worked at the challenge academy; this is a
place that troubled teens go to get their GED. While I was there I met
some of these people. They were very nice people who made bad
decisions. I put in a sub ceiling in a storage closet so I don’t know how
important it was but, I do know that it was appreciated. I saw this
through the workers and volunteers alike. That made me feel much
better about my job, and in the words of Kevin Kozek, ‘I have a new
found respect for ceilings’. This week was great and I can’t wait until
next year!”
Molly Fahy
“During my time in Harlan I saw a completely different lifestyle than I was use to.
The people there were some of the greatest people I have ever met. They didn’t have
everything that we have and take for granted. It made me realize how lucky I am.”
8TH GRADERS…
Join us for Drop in this Wednesday! You can now
be part of the Youth Ministry Program!
Come see what everyone is talking about!
HIGH SCHOOL DROP - IN SCHEDULE:
ALL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FROM 6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. ON:
April 17th @ MHR (Convent - Youth Room) * April 24th @ SJF (Rectory Basement)
We hope to see you on Wednesday! Feel free to invite your friends!
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Please feel free to contact the Director of Youth Ministry,
Kim Madonia at 708.275.8922 or e-mail at youtharethefuture@hotmail.com
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MASS INTENTIONS AND SCHEDULE
LECTORS:
Saturday, April 20
Reader:
P. Brandt
Sunday, April 21
8:00 AM
Reader:
10:00AM
Reader:
Reader:
12:00 PM
Reader:
Monday, April 15
6:30AM
Communion Service
8:15AM
Joan M. Schatzman - SJF Women’s Club
Patrick and Catherine Hassett - Rena Arlt
R. Kroll
D. Olsen
A. Murnane
D. Moore
Tuesday, April16
6:30AM
Communion Service in memory of James
Waters - 7:00am Money Counters
8:15AM
John Jordan - Patrick Ashe
Wednesday, April 17
6:30AM
Communion Service
8:15AM
Norine Santschi - Pat and Jan Fenton
Donna Hensley - Judi Fitzgerald and
Family
Thursday, April 18
6:30AM
Communion Service
8:15AM
All Souls Rembrance
Devereaux Family - Ed Winstead
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS:
Saturday, April 20
4:00PM
1.) S. Phillips; 2.) W. McCloskey; 3.)
M. Ochs; E.M.1) T. Wegner (T);
E.M.2) M. Jurek; E.M.3) Deacon Bob;
E.M.4) D. McHugh; E.M. 5) N. Del
Valle
April Sacristan: J. Nowak
Sunday, April 21
8:00 AM
E.M.1) T. Szarzynski (T); E.M.2) D.
Zondlo; E.M.3) N. North
10:00AM
1.) A. Schumann; 2.) M. Schumann; 3.)
P. Newquist; E.M.1) M. Maloney (T);
E.M.2) K. Sullivan; E.M.3) R.
Mahoney; E.M.4) S. Murnane; E.M.5)
Deacon Ray
April Sacristans: A. Schumann
12:00PM
E.M.1) B. Fahy (T); E.M.2) Deacon
Bob; E.M.3) C. Galvin; E.M.4) M.
Fried; E.M.5) M. Fahy
Friday, April 19
6:30AM
Communion Service
8:15AM
Helen Nitsche - Family
Jack Dempsey - Family
Saturday, April 20
8:15AM
Donna Hensley - SJF Women’s Club
Helen Peloza - Family
4:00PM
Parishioners
Sunday, April 21
8:00AM
Jim D’Amico - Tom and Mary Lu
McGreal
John McCormack - Tom and Ellen
Pomorski
10:00AM
Arlene Burk - Mary Gannon and Family
Mary T. Barrett - Charlie and Terri
Healy
12:00PM
Mass of Thanksgiving - Sarah Mattson
Susan Perry - Tom and Ann Maloney
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Tuesday:
If you are contemplating making a will or changing
your will and plan to leave something to charity,
please keep St. John Fisher Parish in mind. A
bequest to your parish continues your love and
concern for your parish long after your life on earth
has been completed.
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119: 23-24, 26-27, 29-30;
Jn 6:22-29
Acts 7:51 - 8:1a; Ps 31: 3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a,
17, 21ab; Jn 6:30-35
Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66: 1--3a, 4-7a; Jn 6:35-40
Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20;
Jn 6:44-51
Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117: 1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59
Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-17; Jn 6:60-69
Acts 13:14, 43-52; Ps 100:1-2, 3, 5;
Rv 7:9, 14b-17; Jn 10:27-30
ST. JOHN FISHER 2nd TRIMESTER HONOR ROLL
Congratulations to the following 7th and 8th grade students at St. John Fisher School for achieving Honor Roll status
during the second trimester of the school year.
Grade 7
Straight A
Julia Brady
Daniel Caulfield
Ryan Caulfield
Fiona Connolly
Qui Do
Jacqueline Drew
Maura Gribble
Grace Harkins
Abigail Herman
Jake Kosakowski
Kaleigh Mulcahy
Ciara Nelligan
Mary Claire O’Neill
Kevin Roche
Catherine Rogers
Maryrose Sheridan
Grace Shultz
Hannah Stubitsch
Julia Urchell
Victoria Yozze
Madeline Zwick
First Honors
Joseph Barry
Connor Cahill
Ike Eastman
Eamon Fitzgerald
Jack Gavin
Matthew Kairis
William March
Michael Mitchell
Marie Pinto
Connor Scott
Andrew Walsh
Second Honors
Jack Altman
Sean Bird
Patrick Bresnahan
Jack Conroy
Alexander Culloton
Liam Daniher-Bowes
Erin Foley
Brett Folliard
Jenna Ford
Stephen Gainer
Jennifer Graeber
Kevin Healy
Andrew Hovey
Mallory Janozik
Ruben Jimenez
Victoria Johnson
Liam Kelly
Daniel Littleton
Timothy Long
Thomas Maloney
Kate Quaid
Gianna Rotkvich
Patrick Smith
Grade 8
Straight A
Joseph Alvarez
Ryan Banky
Lauren Broderick
Shalyn Culloton
Maeve Fitzgerald
Terrance Glynn
Kathleen Goggin
Luke Goodman
Daniel Harty
Annabelle Hladik
Kevin Levanovic
Timothy Mahay
Taylor McAlilly
Adam McCarthy
Hope Orsi
Avah Quintero
Sarah Thompson
First Honors
Quinn Cahill
Brett Clifford
Colette Conners
Liam Duignan
Emily Erickson
Lydia Fleming
Ryan Glynn
Daveenah Guise
Gerry Anne Hayes
Mia Hayes
Ryan Horkavy
Faith Laughran
Lauren Lindgren
Patrick Marth
Brian Murphy
Christopher Murphy
Grace O’Hara
Emma O’Rourke
Maeve Reilly
Nicholas Sarhage
Hannah Skrypkun
Teddy Tavrides
Lucy White
Erin Wood
Second Honors
Courtney Carlin
Sean Coyle
Patrick Dowling
Jacob Faculak
Quinn Gorman
Genae Grabowski
Ryan Harkins
Anne Kelly
Griffin Leslie
Brenna McGathey
Emily McWilliams
Patrick O’Connor
Timothy O’Shea
Jack Reilly
William Scannell
Bridie Schmalz
Catherine Spencer
Kendall Walsh
Molly Welsh
COMMUNITY NEWS
... Mother McAuley High School Celebration 2013 to be held on Saturday, April 20th at Mother McAuley High
School. Cocktails at 6:30pm - dinner at 7:30pm. $125.00 per person. All proceeds benefit the McAuley Endowment
for Student Scholarship and Financial Aid. For tickets visit www.mothermcauley.org or call (773) 881-6559.
... St. Bede the Venerable Parish to host Alumni Mass on Saturday, April 20th at 5:00pm. School open house and
light refreshments immediately following Mass. All Alumni, former teachers, neighbors and friends invited.
... Catholic Charities Southwest Regional Advisory Board presents 15th Annual Dinner and Auction at Silver Lakes
Country Club (14700 South 82nd Avenue in Orland Park) on April 19th,beginning at 6:30pm. Tickets are $75.00 per
person. To purchase tickets or for more information visit the website www.catholiccharities.net/events
... Evergreen Park Library Spring Book Sale to be held April 14-20 at 9400 South Troy during regular library hours.
Books, magazines, DVDs, VHS tapes, CDs, audio books and more at bargain prices. Proceeds benefit Evergreen Park
Library Foundation.
... SIS Foundation’s Pins for Park Lawn Fundraiser to be held on Saturday, April 27th at 7:00pm at Arena Lanes in
Oak Lawn. $65.00 per person includes open bar, food and 3 games of bowling plus games, prizes and raffles! All proceeds benefit Park Lawn. Call Heather Watson (708) 499-2701 or Bryan Reidy (773) 319-8598 for tickets or more
information.
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EASTER FLOWER OFFERINGS
The expense of Easter flowers is considerably greater than for Christmas flowers, since there are
Fifty days of Eastertime, and many plants need to be replaced in the course of those seven weeks.
Easter flower offering envelopes are available in your package of regular Sunday Offertory envelopes or on the tables near the Church doors.
You will notice that the envelope has a line for “given in memory of” so that you can remember a
departed loved one with your flower offering. The names of those being remembered will be
printed in a bulletin(s) during the Easter season. Please return your Easter flower offering envelope in the regular collection or to the rectory during the next few weeks.
LEARN TO EARN AN APPLE iPAD at 2013 ST. RITA SUMMER CAMP
95 GRADE SCHOOL CAMPERS AT 2012 “Learn to Earn and Apple iPad Camp” earned over $31,000.00 and took
home some 75 iPads. Co-ed camp will again feature local business owners as guest speakers who will talk about the
challenges they face, value of customer service and strategies they use to make money. Campers will participate in a
walkathon on the St. Rita track and partner with local businesses to raise money toward purchase of their iPad. The
first $25.00 each camper raises for the walkathon will be donated to Misericordia to promote the value of helping
other. Camp will be held June 24-28 for grades 4 to 8 as of spring 2013, 1:00-3:00pm. Cost is $95.00 and space is
limed, payment reserves spot in camp. Call or email Mike Gallagher at St. Rita for complete details (773) 925-6600,
6625 or mgallagher@stritahs.com
“DO YOU LOVE ME?”
Jesus asks us, “Do you love me?” (John 21:1-19) How do you show your love for Jesus in the way you live? If you
think God is calling you to discern a vocation to priesthood or religious life contact Father Brian Welter (312) 5348298 or bwelter@archchicago.org or Sister Elyse Ramirez, OP (312) 534-5240 or eramirez@archchicago.org
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS
The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 2:45 pm at Holy Name
Cathedral, 745 North State Street in Chicago.
Couples married in 1963 interested in attending this celebration should contact St. John Fisher rectory office to register. Further information can be obtained by calling the Family Ministries Office (312) 534-8351 or by visiting the website www.familyministries.org
ST. JOHN FISHER WOMEN’S CLUB
The St. John Fisher Women’s Club announces the following upcoming events. Mark your calendar:
Tuesday, April 30th - Board Meeting - 7:00p.m. in the Rectory Basement Meeting Room
Tuesday, May 7th - 7:00p.m. Installation Mass followed by dinner in Kane Hall.
Need a plumber? An Accountant?, an Attorney? A mechanic? Or any one of a variety of
service, please remember to co consult our bulletin advertisers at the back of the Sunday
bulletin. Their ads pay our bulletin printing costs and when you patronize these sponsors
you encourage them to continue helping St. John Fisher. Just call Nancy Krystek (708) 3722244 to place an ad in our bulletin.
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PARISH PRIESTS
Rev. Robert Kyfes, Pastor
Rev. Marion Soprych, Associate Pastor
Rev. Thomas J. Purtell, Pastor Emeritus
Associate
Rev. Thomas McCarthy, O.S.A.
Deacons
Deacon Robert Carroll
Deacon Raymond Reilly
Deacon Couple Tom and Mary Siska
Sister Jean Anne McGrath, C.S.J., Principal
Elena Chermak, D.Min., Dir. of Religious Education
(773) 238-1851
Music Directors
Michael Carso, (708) 396-2738
Alan Bukowiecki
(312) 403-2512
Kim Madonia, Youth Minister (708) 275-8922
SACRAMENTS
Baptisms: Sundays at 1:15 P.M.
Baptismal Preparation Class, 11:30 A.M. First Sunday of Month. Contact Rectory for details. A Baptismal Preparation Program is a requirement in the Chicago Archdiocese.
Reconciliation: Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
Saturdays 3:00 to 3:45 P.M. or by appointment
Marriage: Arrangements are to be made at the Rectory at least six
months before the wedding. A marriage preparation program is a
requirement in the Archdiocese (Pre-Cana, Discovery Weekend, etc.).
Communion for Homebound Parishioners: Members of our parish
family who are ill or homebound, please call the parish office and a
Minister of Care will bring communion to your home at your convenience.
New Parishioners: We welcome you! Please introduce yourself to
us. We ask that you register in the rectory office.