OLD ST. MARY’S CHURCH
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OLD ST. MARY’S CHURCH 1500 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60605 CHICAGO’S FIRST CATHOLIC PARISH ESTABLISHED IN 1833 THE PAULIST FATHERS SERVING OUR PARISH SINCE OCTOBER 12, 1903 . OUR PARISH MISSION Founded in 1833, Old St. Mary’s Parish is the first Catholic parish in the Chicago area. Guided for more than a century by the vision of the Paulist Fathers, we are a diverse and welcoming community dedicated to serving the spiritual needs of the Loop, South Loop and the greater Chicago area. As a unified Church and School community, Old St. Mary’s Parish promotes the mission of the Paulist Fathers to welcome those who have been away from the church, to build religions, and to promote justice and healing in our society. Wednesday, December 8th is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. It is a holy day of obligation. Mass for the holy day will be celebrated at 8:30 AM, 10 AM and 7 PM. Masses will also be livestreamed.
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OLD ST. MARY’S CHURCH 1500 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60605
CHICAGO’S FIRST CATHOLIC PARISH ESTABLISHED IN 1833 THE PAULIST FATHERS SERVING OUR PARISH SINCE OCTOBER 12, 1903.
OUR PARISH MISSION
Founded in 1833, Old St. Mary’s Parish is the first Catholic parish in the Chicago area. Guided for more than a century by the vision of the Paulist Fathers, we are a diverse and welcoming community dedicated to serving the spiritual needs of the Loop, South Loop and the greater Chicago area. As a unified Church and School community, Old St. Mary’s Parish promotes the mission of the Paulist Fathers to welcome those who have been away from the church, to build religions, and to promote justice and healing in our society.
Wednesday, December 8th is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. It is a holy day of obligation. Mass for the holy day will be celebrated
at 8:30 AM, 10 AM and 7 PM. Masses will also be livestreamed.
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK
M : Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9-14; Lk 5:17-26 T : Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13; Mt 18:12-14 W : Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 T : Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 F : Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 S : Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80: 2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-19; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 S : Zep 3:14-18a; Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6; Phil 4:4-7; Lk 3:10-18
Father Bradford Schoeberle, CSP Pastor, ext. 29
Father Patrick Johnson, CSP Associate Pastor, ext. 20
Father Stuart Wilson-Smith, CSP Associate Pastor, ext. 25
Father Daniel Mc Cotter, CSP Paulist in Residence
Maryellen Harrington
Pastoral Associate, Director Lifelong Faith Formation, ext. 26
Scott Williams, Director of Liturgy and Music,
ext. 14 [email protected]
Diana Smith School Principal 312-386-1560
Dawn Burns Business Manager, ext. 23
Patti Murphy Facility & Parish Events Coordinator
Renette Coachman Bulletin Editor
Vanesa Jackson Receptionist
Mamie Smith Receptionist Mattie Young Receptionist
Dennis Davis Maintenance
PARISH STAFF MASS/SACRAMENTS MASSES ARE LIVESTREAMED
SATURDAY: 5:00 pm
SUNDAY:
8 am & 11 am No 6 pm Mass at this
time.
DAILY MASS: 8:30 am
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
BAPTISMS: PLEASE GO TO OUR
WEBSITE TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD(REN)FOR
BAPTISM. YOU WILL BE CONTACTED.
CONFESSIONS: 4 PM SATURDAY
AND BY APPOINTMENT
PARISH PHONE: 312.922.3444
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.oldstmarys.com
SCHOOL PHONE: 312.386.1560
SCHOOL WEBSITE:
www.osmschool.com
F R - Stand on the heights, Jerusa-lem; see your children rejoicing that they are remembered by God. A merciful and just God leads Israel in joy (Baruch 5:1-9). P - The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy (Psalm 126). S R - May your love increase in knowledge to discern what is valuable that you may be blameless for the day of Christ (Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11). G - John proclaims a bap sm of repent-ance for the forgiveness of sins. All flesh shall see the salva on of God (Luke 3:1-6).
TODAY’S READINGS
Clare Dolan, Parish Counselor Intern- By appt. only
312-775-2438 [email protected]
PARISH/SCHOOL PHONE/WEBSITE INFO
STRENGTH AND COURAGE
Prayer infuses the weak with strength and the fainthearted with courage. —Anonymous
MASS INTENTIONS
December 5, 2021: SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Page Three
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 - 5:00 P.M. † Wilfred Ladd
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5
8:00 A.M. † Mansueta Java
11:00 A.M. Romeo Alcasabas
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 - 8:30 A.M.
† All Souls
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7 - 8:30 A.M.
Virginia Ryan
8:30 AM Marilou & Raul Trinidad
10:00 AM People of the Parish
7:00 PM † Enriquita Mendoza
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 - 8:30 A.M. † Fr. Jack Farry
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 - 8:30 A.M. † Eloise R. Hayes
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8
We welcome the following new
parishioners to the Old St. Mary’s
Parish Community.
Paul & Cara Christofanelli and daughters Pietta and Sorella
Joe & Jean Tuyet and children Kinzie, Celeste and Cyril
James & Carol Bowler
PRAYER OF THE WEEK Second Sunday of Advent Almighty and merciful God, may no earthly undertaking hinder those who set out in haste to meet your Son, but may our learning of heavenly wisdom gain us admittance to his company. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Reflection question: What earthly undertakings do I need to set aside so that I can set out to meet God’s Son? Collect text from the English transla on of The Roman Missal, © 2010, Interna onal Commission on
English in the Liturgy Corpora on. All rights reserved. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Company, Inc.
We regret to inform you of the death, Juanita
Guilbeau, sister of our receptionist Vanesa
Jackson. Please keep Vanesa and her family in your thoughts and prayers as they deal with another
loss in their family. You will recall, Vanesa lost her mother a few months ago.
FLOWERS FOR THE ALTAR
Remember your loved ones at Christmas with a gift of flowers for the altar. With a donation of $25, we will publish
the names of those persons in our bulletins.
Because we have very early bulletin submission dates this year, look for the names in our December 26, January 2
or January 9th bulletins.
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Call and Response
The beauty of Advent is in the clear calls and messages from God through prophets, dreams, and angels to people generally, and some particular people (Zechariah, Mary, Joseph) who must respond and must act on their call. Through all of them and the Advent stories, God is also speaking to us. If we use Advent as intended, we are told to Come, to Wait, to Prepare, to Rejoice by different readings and proclamations. We hear what happens in the lives of those who respond to the Lord’s calls. They end up drawing near by letting their curiosity respond to the invitation to come. They end up reflecting patiently when they await a new birth or an answer from the Lord. They prepare for journeys to another place, for a birth, or a new special name. And they rejoice – because God keeps breaking in, using unworthy but specifically prepared people to tell the story and see God’s glory. As we look to fulfillment, the response to God’s call, I draw your attention to two new parts of the story in the upcoming weeks of Advent. First, our Confirmation candidates will be Confirmed by Bishop Lombardo on Friday night, December 10. Please keep all our candidates in your prayers – especially that they may hear the call God has for each of them, and from that place in each of them that is a uniqueness given by God, that they will respond in their own unique way. Second, you know that Old St. Mary’s Filipino Community celebrates Simbang Gabi every year. Simbang Gabi is a novena (nine days of prayer, Masses and celebrations) in anticipation of Christmas. This is similar to other novenas such as Las Posadas for Central America and La Novena de Aguinaldos in South America, and other traditions in other countries where Christmas is preceded by nine days of celebrations with prayer, processions, foods, music and ultimately, Mass in the night on Christmas Eve (in the Catholic tradition). Our celebration is December 16 at 7:00p.m. This is also a very special year for the Filipino Community throughout the world as the Philippines celebrates 500 years of Catholic Faith. This year our presider for Simbang Gabi, will be Fr. Ricky Manalo, CSP. Fr. Ricky, one of my Paulist classmates, will also give a special presentation on Simbang Gabi and the 500 years of Catholicism there on Saturday, December 18 from 9a.m. to noon, here at Old St. Mary’s. This will be an Archdiocesan event; admission is $15 and will include a boxed lunch for participants when it concludes. I wish you the blessings of the season to be open to God’s many calls to you, and that your unique response will always lead you to Christ who loves you! Fr. Brad
Pastor’s White Board
If you took an ornament from The Christmas Giving Tree, please follow the wrapping instructions, attach the ornament to the
outside of the gift and return the gift on or before Monday, December 13th.
You can also make a cash donation using our
giving platform Pushpay. There is a button on our parish app that takes you directly to Pushpay, or you can click on the GIVE button on the Old St. Mary’s Web page—oldstmarys.com.
Once in Pushpay, you indicate the amount you wish to donate, select one-time gift and then scroll down and select Giving Tree. Checks/Money orders are also accepted. Please put Giving Tree on the memo line.
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Saturday, Dec. 11th @ 5pm
Middle School &
High School Teens are invited to celebrate the
season!
As with all Saturday evening Youth Ministry gatherings, please join us for Mass at 5pm. Following Mass, we will
provide dinner and will write Christmas cards to shut-ins of our parishes, and
more. This is a great gathering for those needing service hours too.
We look forward to a great celebration of the season and friendship together.
Where:
St. Barbara Parish 2859 S Throop Street
Please RSVP to:
https://forms.gle/5n2SKug18g2SoPk56
as dinner will be served.
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When you download the app, a 6 digit code will be sent to your phone. Please note, If your phone carrier is T-Mobile. That carrier blocks 5 and 6 digit short codes. You will
need to contact T-Mobile and ask them to unblock short codes for your phone number so you can receive the 6 digit code.
Sign in and create your profile. If you are in our database, your name will automa cally appear when you type in your name to create your profile.
Once in, you can upload a photo to your profile. This will be useful in the future if you belong to or join a group and interact with other members of that group.
Please direct ques ons to bulle [email protected].
MASK REQUIREMENTS The City of Chicago requires that face coverings be worn in all indoor public spaces for all individuals over the age of 2 regardless of vaccination status. The Archdiocese of Chicago is aligning its
guidelines with the current guidance of our public health authorities. Therefore, when you enter the Old St. Mary’s facilities (Church, School, Parish Center) for Mass or any other activities, you will need to wear a mask. The Greeting of Peace during Mass should be contactless outside immediate family or household members. COVID-positive Parishioners
Since we are no longer requiring Mass registration, it is important to let us know if :
• you receive a COVID-positive diagnosis AND your symptoms started with 48 hours of attending Mass and/or a parish meeting, OR
• you receive a COVID-positive diagnosis and the date the test was administered was within 48 hours of attending Mass and/or a parish meeting. Please send an email to [email protected] or call the parish office, 312-922-3444, ext. 23.
We at Old St. Mary’s are committed to keeping everyone safe and healthy.
Thank you for your care and compassionate help! Fr. Brad Schoeberle, CSP, Pastor
Contact Chris Lawton, CSP at [email protected]
SIMBANG GABI MASS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 7 PM
Simbang Gabi, Filipino for “Night Mass”
will be celebrated at Old St. Mary’s, Thurs., Dec. 16. All are invited to join our Filipino
community in this annual joyful celebration.
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BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS Items submitted electronically are due by 5 PM on Mondays. The deadline
is 11 AM on Monday, if you are unable send the item electronically. Please Email items to [email protected].
Thank You!
WAYS TO DONATE TO OLD ST. MARY’S
1.Pushpay - https://pushpay.com/g/oldstmarys 2. Zelle through your bank. Use email, [email protected] 3. Text to Give - 1.833.245.6595 - text GIVEOSM (not case sensitive)
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A NEW WAY TO GIVE
W e have moved away from Give Central. Our new
giving platform, is Pushpay. It is different from Give Central and geared toward USER CONTROL. As such you will be able to keep track of your giving on your smartphone or computer as well as obtain your own giving statements. To begin using Pushpay as a way to share your treasure go to https://pushpay.com/g/oldstmarys/ You can also access it from our website, our parish app or from this QR code.
PLEASE NOTE
Even though many restrictions are lifted and we are open for full
capacity, the dispensation from the
obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and
Holy Days of Obligation
is still in effect. All of our Masses are livestreamed.
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