OUR LADY OF MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH

ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF JOLIET-IN-ILLINOIS Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop

701 S. EOLA ROAD † AURORA, IL 60504

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PARISH PRIESTS

Fr. Don E. McLaughlin, Pastor Fr. Mark J. Bernhard, Parochial Vicar PASTORS EMERITUS Fr. Gerald Tivy Fr. Hugh Fullmer PERMANENT DEACONS Deacon Tim Kueper Deacon Tony Martini Deacon Mike Plese Deacon Phil Rehmer Deacon Art Tiongson Deacon Bob Vavra PARISH OFFICE (630) 851-3444 (630) 851-3468 FAX Monday-Thursday……..8:30am-4:30pm Friday………………… 8:30am-1:00pm MASS SCHEDULE Saturday………………………...4:00pm Sunday………………...7:30am, 9:00am 10:45am, 12:30pm, 5:30pm Monday-Friday ……………......8:00am Rosary prayed after all daily Masses HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION Vigil for Holy Day……………..7:00pm Holy Day……………...8:00am, 7:00pm CONFESSIONS Saturday……………….….3:00-3:45pm 1st Fridays of the Month….8:30-9:00am Or by Appointment PRAYER CHAPEL Open Daily …...……....7:00am-8:00pm Adoration……..…Monday & Thursday 8:30am-6:00pm Benediction…….……Monday, 6:00pm

November 25, 2018 – Christ the King (B) FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK…… Also Known As Chardonnay W(h)ines!

Today we celebrate the Feast of Our Lord Jesus, Christ the King! But what is the point of calling Christ “the king”? After all, we gave up on kings a long time ago. In America we fought a revolution to get rid of kings. It can seem an antiquated image. But did you know that the feast itself was instituted less than a hundred years ago? Pope Pius XI formalized it in 1925. With the rise of secularism, nationalism, and global strife, he sought to remind us that Christ is the true sovereign of all. It is in Christ that peace shall reign. Certainly we need that reminder today! It would be an understatement to say we live in “divided times.” Warring political philosophies, economic upheaval, and shifting global climates are signs that not all is right with the world. Taken up with anxiety and fear, we are often tempted to blame others or fall prey to ideology. It is only in trusting the one who has made us that we can ever hope to overcome such conflict. Christ has taken everything into himself and sacrificed himself for the salvation of the world. It is in such divine love that all will be healed. It is by such love that God will reign in Christ. So, perhaps we DO need a King! The kingship of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior needs to be invited and accepted in our lives and world! Let’s pray for that as the feast of Christ the King brings our liturgical year to an end.

Next weekend, the First Sunday of Advent, begins a new year in the liturgical calendar of the church. The scripture readings for Sunday Mass are arranged in a three-year cycle. Year A we hear primarily from the Gospel of Matthew. Year B Mark’s gospel, and Year C Luke’s gospel. During the Easter season every year we hear primarily from John’s Gospel. The weekday Mass readings are arranged in a two-year cycle. So, on December 1st & 2nd this year, the First Sunday of Advent, we start cycle C, primarily Luke’s gospel. The weekday readings will be year 1. So, what might we expect to learn about Jesus and his mission from Luke’s telling of the story? First, in his account of the birth of Jesus, he places the event squarely into the flow of history: Caesar Augustus was the emperor and Quirinius the governor. At a particular time and place God’s Son comes into the world and into history to redeem the earth and all of the people in it. However, this understanding of Jesus and his mission was at odds with another, extremely popular understanding of Jesus in some of the ancient Churches. These Churches understood Jesus to be a divine, not human, revealer who suddenly appeared in the world as an adult in order to teach people the means by which they might escape from the world to a higher, more heavenly existence. Those who understood Jesus’ teaching in this way would claim that this world was not worth saving and that only the heavenly or spiritual world mattered. These Christians joined sectarian groups that would set themselves apart from the concerns of this world and their fellow Christians. Thus, when Luke tells the story of Jesus being born as a baby in a manger in a particular place and time, he has in mind both the full humanity of Jesus and the face that Jesus will care about, and ultimately redeem creation and all the people in it. Oops! I’ve run out of space, so more about Luke’s theology in future articles!

Have a Blessed Week! Fr Don

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Monday, November 26 8:00 AM Int Johnny & Virginia

Restivo Tom & Letty Nolan

Tuesday, November 27 8:00 AM † Donato Preciado Son-Raul Wednesday, November 28 8:00 AM † Suzan Zbell Rowena Mahaney Thursday, November 29 8:00 AM † Ken Hickey Karen Hickey Friday, November 30 8:00 AM † Barbara DeZellar Saturday, December 1 4:00 PM † Mary Reiter Dcn Phil & Jean Rehmer 4:00 PM Int Dcn Bob & Betty Vavra Phyllis Anderson Sunday, December 2 7:30 AM † Mary Ellen Feldman Family 7:30 AM Int Mel Schmudde Family 9:00 AM Int Senovio Serabia John & Carole Heying 10:45 AM † Daniel J Cordero Jolene 12:30 PM † Marlene Figueroa Family 5:30 PM † Ricky Deshun Smith Pagay Family

BLESSED SACRAMENT CHAPEL LAMPS Votive lamps will burn this week before the Blessed Sacrament for the following intentions:

If you wish to have a candle burning for your intention in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, you will find envelopes on the shelf in the Narthex near the Priest’s Sacristy or in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

1. Megan Gabaldon 9. The Feldman Family 2. Ailani Banulos 10. Mel Schmudde 3. Helen O’Brien 11. Special Intention-C.H. 4. Glenn Heywood 12. Autumn Schmitt 5. Deceased Family Members 13. Amanda H 6. Deacon Bob Vavra 14. Good Health for Ricky 7. Mike & Carole Brogan 15. The Pluskota Family 8. Charles & Sophia Martin 16. OLM Priests

Mark Hoeksema Mel Schmudde Kathryn Martini Mary Moody Brady Pembroke Bob Holzworth Carole Brogan Wayne Draper Peter Krug Ailani Banulos Julia Schremp Billy Walowski Kathy Walowski Flo Paprzycki Helga Manglinong

William Durante Marilyn Reich Please note: Due to the government legislation regarding patient privacy, names of people to be prayed for at Mass or in the Bulletin can be listed only if that person, or in the case of their incapacitation, the person delegated to their medical care, calls to give permission.

We remember in prayer those in service to our country

SSG Leah Harvey, USAF

Airman Melanie Hodges, US Navy Nicholaus Laurie, US Marines

SSG Sean Murphy, USMC Capt. Tara Trammell, US Army

Roberto Ramos, Army Lt. Joshua Puscas, US Navy Capt. Keith Harris, USAF SSG Gina Maro, USAF

Juan Gabriel Sindac, USAF Aaron Godinez, US Marines

Mason Webber, Army LC/Cprl Ryan Ludwig, US Marines

We pray for our sick, confined and their families

Please contact the Parish Office if you or your immediate family mem-ber wish to be added to the Sick List.

Mass Intentions

Join the Adult Choir for Christmas!!!

For those of you grade 9 and above, who don’t want to make a year round commitment but love to sing, this a great opportunity for you. Join us on Wednesdays, 7:30 to 9:00 pm in Room 119 and sing with us at the Christmas Midnight Mass. This is a great way to meet fellow parishioners and sing beautiful Christmas music. Please contact franks@olmercy.com for additional information.

Page 4 Información en Español DESDE EL ESCRITORIO DEL PARROCO... También conocido como Chardonnay W(h)ines! ¡Hoy celebramos la Fiesta de Nuestro Señor Je-sús, Cristo Rey! ¿Pero cuál es el punto de llamar a Cristo "el rey"? Después de todo, renunciamos a los reyes hace mucho tiempo. En América lucha-mos una revolución para deshacernos de los reyes. Puede parecer una imagen anticuada. Pero, ¿sabías que la fiesta en sí se instituyó hace menos de cien

años? El Papa Pío XI lo formalizó en 1925. Con el auge del secularismo, el naciona-lismo y la lucha global, él trató de recordarnos que Cristo es el verdadero soberano de todos. Es en Cristo que la paz reinará. ¡Ciertamente necesitamos ese recordatorio hoy en día! Sería una subestimación decir que vivimos en "tiempos divididos". La lucha contra las filosofías políticas, la agitación económica y los cambios en los cli-mas globales son signos de que no todo está bien con el mundo. Absorbidos por la ansiedad y el miedo, a menudo nos sentimos tentados de culpar a otros o caer en la ideología. Es solo confiando en quien nos ha hecho que siempre esperamos superar tal conflicto. Cristo tomó todo en sí mismo y se sacrificó por la salvación del mundo. Es en ese amor divino que todos serán sanados. Es por tal amor que Dios reinará en Cristo. ¡Entonces, tal vez SI necesitamos un Rey! ¡La realeza de Jesucristo nuestro Señor y Salvador necesita ser invitada y aceptada en nuestras vidas y en el mundo! Oremos por eso cuando la fiesta de Cristo Rey ponga fin a nuestro año litúrgico. El próximo fin de semana, el Primer Domingo de Adviento, comienza un nuevo año en el calendario litúrgico de la iglesia. Las lecturas de las escrituras para la Misa Dominical se organizan en un ciclo de tres años. Año A: escuchamos principalmente del Evangelio de Mateo. Año B: el Evangelio de Marcos, y Año C: el Evangelio de Lucas. Durante la temporada de Pascua todos los años escuchamos principalmente del Evangelio de Juan. Las lecturas de la Misa de la semana se organizan en un ciclo de dos años. Entonces, el 1 y 2 de diciembre de este año, el Primer Domingo de Ad-viento, comenzamos el ciclo C, principalmente el Evangelio de Lucas. Las lecturas del día de la semana serán del año 1. Entonces, ¿qué podríamos esperar aprender sobre Jesús y su misión a partir de la narración de la historia de Lucas? Primero, en su relato del nacimiento de Jesús, co-loca el evento directamente en el flujo de la historia: César Augusto era el emperador y Quirinio el gobernador. En un momento y lugar en particular, el Hijo de Dios vie-ne al mundo y a la historia para redimir a la tierra y a todas las personas que hay en ella. Sin embargo, esta comprensión de Jesús y su misión estaba en desacuerdo con otra comprensión extremadamente popular de Jesús en algunas de las Iglesias anti-guas. Estas Iglesias entendieron que Jesús era un revelador divino, no humano, que apareció repentinamente en el mundo como un adulto para enseñar a las personas los medios por los cuales podrían escapar del mundo a una existencia más elevada y más celestial. Aquellos que entendieron la enseñanza de Jesús de esta manera afirmarían que este mundo no valía la pena salvarlo y que solo el mundo celestial o espiritual importaba. Estos Cristianos se unieron a grupos sectarios que se separarían de las preocupaciones de este mundo y de sus compañeros Cristianos. Por lo tanto, cuando Lucas cuenta la historia de que Jesús nació como un bebé en un pesebre en un lugar y tiempo en particular, tiene en mente tanto la humanidad completa de Jesús como el aspecto que a Jesús le importará, y en última instancia redimir la creación y toda la gente en ella. ¡Ups! Me he quedado sin espacio, ¡así que más sobre la teología de Lucas en futuros artículos! ¡Que tengan una semana bendecida!

CRISTO ES REY El último domingo del año litúrgi-co celebramos la fiesta de Cristo Rey. Puede que entendamos las lecturas de hoy como acontecimientos que suce-dieron hace mucho, mucho tiempo o predicciones que se harán realidad al-gún día en algún lugar. Pero en reali-dad nos invitan a aclamar a Cristo co-mo nuestro Rey aquí y ahora. Las pala-bras de Jesús a Pilatos en el Evangelio nos recuerdan que su Reino trasciende el tiempo y el espacio. Y las profecías de Daniel y del Apocalipsis nos dan motivos para ser fieles a Cristo, nues-tro Rey, aquí y ahora. Al terminar el año con esta fiesta proclamamos nuestra fe en que Jesu-cristo es el único Rey de todos los tiempos, pueblos y de toda la Creación. Sin importar cuál sea nuestra naciona-lidad ni qué idioma hablemos: Cristo “y ha hecho de nosotros un reino” (Apocalipsis 1:6), en un pueblo unido en el amor y la paz por toda la eternidad. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Ap 14:1-3, 4b-5; Sal 24 (23):1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lc 21:1-4 Martes: Ap 14:14-19; Sal 96 (95):10 -13; Lc 21:5-11 Miércoles: Ap 15:1-4; Sal 98 (97):1- 3ab, 7-9; Lc 21:12-19 Jueves: Ap 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Sal 100 (99):1b-5; Lc 21:20-28 Viernes: Rom 10:9-18; Sal 19 (18):8 -11; Mt 4:18-22 Sábado: Ap 22:1-7; Sal 95 (94):1- 7ab; Lc 21:34-36 Domingo: Jer 33:14-16; Sal 25 (24):4- 5, 8-10, 14; 1 Tes 3:12 4:2; Lc 21:25-28, 34-36

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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Although our Puritan forebears at Plymouth Rock were almost a hundred years removed from their Catholic roots, the old liturgical calendar still had an unconscious claim on their hearts. We’ve already seen how on Saint Martin’s Day, No-vember 11, medieval continental Europe observed a great harvest day of Thanksgiving, with games, dances, parades, and a festive dinner of roast goose. With the goose went ample draughts of “Saint Martin’s Wine,” the first wine of the new harvest. Martinmas celebrated full barns and larders stocked for the winter. Even after the Reformation, the tradition of eating goose on Saint Martin’s Day was retained in Holland, and it was there that our Pilgrims encountered this tradition. When Governor Bradford sent four hunters out into the Massachusetts wilderness in the autumn of 1621, they did indeed find some geese and ducks, and were persuaded by the indigenous people to try turkey, too. Just as the liturgical calendar has been tweaked over the years, President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the

CHRIST IS KING On the final Sunday of the liturgical year we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. It’s easy to understand today’s scriptures as events that happened long ago and far away, or predictions that will come true somewhere, some day. But they invite us to claim Christ as our King here and now. Jesus’ words to Pilate in the Gospel remind us that his kingdom transcends time and place. And the prophecies from Daniel and Revelation give us reason to be faithful to Christ our King right here and right now. By concluding the year with this feast we are proclaiming our faith that Jesus Christ is the one and only King over all seasons, all peoples, and all of creation. No matter what nation we belong to or what language we speak, he “has made us into a kingdom” (Revelation 1:6)—one people united in love and peace for all eternity. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5;

Lk 21:20-28 Friday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14; 1 Thes 3:12 — 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — One like a Son of man received do-minion, glory, and kingship (Daniel 7:13-14). Psalm — The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty (Psalm 93). Second Reading — Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead (Revelation 1:5-8). Gospel — For this I came into the world, to testify to the truth (John 18:33b-37).

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EDGE (Grades 6-8)

EDGE NIGHTS December 3 6-7-8th Advent Reconciliation/Service Project December 10 6th Mary, Mother of our Church 7/8th Many Faces of Mary December 17 6-7-8th Putting Christ in Christmas/Party EDGE PLUS NIGHTS Thursday, November 29 Making Lap Blankets for Alden Nursing Home in MPR Saturday, December 1 Salvation Army Bell Ringing at Jewel Grocery(Permission slip needed) Sunday, December 2 Delivery of Lap Blankets & Christmas Caroling At Alden’s Nursing Home (Permission slip needed) IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS in January 2019 Saturday, January 12 (8:45 AM or 12:45 PM) 6th Grade Retreat Thursday, January 17 5:45/7:30 PM) Feed My Starving Children (Permission slips will be required for both events & available upon return to EDGE 2019)

SENIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS (Grades 9-12) Peer Ministry Team—Teens on the PMT will meet on Sundays, December 2nd and 16th from 10:30-11:30 AM in the youth center-room 211. Salvation Army Bell Ringing teen service project will be happening on Dec. 1st. Please sign-up to help on the LIGHT Service and Discipleship webpage. The Fall Quarter L.I.G.H.T. Family Mass will be held on Sunday, December 16th at 5:30 PM in the Church. All wel-come! Teen Youth Group Christmas Party is coming on De-cember 13th from 7:00-8:30 PM in the PLC. All welcome to attend. Bring a White Elephant gift (wrapped)! The L.I.G.H.T. Youth Ministry is always looking for adults to help with the ministry! We need mini-course facilitators, youth group leaders, service project leaders, etc. Please check out the L.I.G.H.T. formation webpage or contact Dave in the youth ministry office to learn more or volunteer to help! For more information and to sign-up for our e-newsletter, visit our website at https://olmercy.com/formation/light/

RELIGIOUS EDUCATON (Grades K-5)

Preparing & Practicing Discipleship ALL parish faith formation programs echo the call to live the Great Commandment- Love God and Love our neighbor as ourselves. We seek to express Jesus' love in a variety of ways that shines a light on The Light of the World working through us to serve others. As Jesus' disciples and saints in the making, the RE community is learning about Hesed House with the help of colleague and parishioner, Mrs. Jean Rehmer- a volunteer of Hesed House for fifteen years. She explained to the R.E. community last week how Hesed House is a special place that offers a special space for families with young children in need of food and shelter. As the director of the program, I invited the children to each join one an-other in donating a quarter (or more) of their own money that could grow into more than one hundred dollars. Our donations will go toward purchasing the January 1st break-fast, lunch and dinner at Hesed House, the date our parish, adult volunteers come together to prepare and serve the meals. It was moving to see the children's eager faces to participate in this act of loving our neighbor as ourselves. On Dec. 3, 4, and 5, both Edge and R.E. catechists will collect the quarters of anyone wishing to participate in this Hesed House fund drive. We'll celebrate Jesus' call to live a life of loving service with cocoa and cookies!

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Caring for the Mind, Body and Spirit Ladies’ Advent Tea The 9th annual Ladies’ Advent Tea is on the First Sunday of Advent, December 2 from 2:00 to 4:30 PM. Invite others to come with you to begin the Advent season and prepare your hearts for the coming of Jesus at Christmas! It is a wonderful opportunity for mothers and daughters (ages sixteen and older) to experience this special time together. Be inspired by the presenter, Deedee Van Dyke, Board Certified Chaplain and Spiritual Care Manager at Pres-ence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, on staff at Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital and retreat leader. Deedee has a B.A. and M.A. in Religious Studies and has continued her studies at Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park. The presentation will focus on the Star of Bethlehem and its meaning in our life as “God’s Advent Light into the darkness of this world”. Remember to bring your china tea cup or mug for tea, coffee or cold beverage and a dessert to share with others. Please register at the table in the Parish Life Center Lobby on the weekend of November 17th and 18th or at the Ministry Fair table in the multi-purpose room in the Parish Life Center on November 24th and 25th. Additional ways to register are at 331-707-5380 or at jolenel@olmercy.com. Ministers of Care at the Hospital There are opportunities to take Communion to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora on different days of the week. If you are interested in this ministry, please contact Jolene LeRoy RN Director of Pastoral Care for information at 331-707-5380 or at jolenel@olmercy.com. Pastoral Care –Anointing of the Sick and Homebound/Hospital Visits Please call the parish office to inform us of your hospitalization if you would like a visit while in the hospital from clergy or pastoral care ministers. If you would like to be put on the prayer list in the bulletin or have your name announced during mass or would like to receive the Anointing of the Sick sacrament, please notify the parish office at 630-851-3444. Privacy laws prohibit hospitals from releasing information to clergy or parish staff about hospitalized church members without specific consent and request of the patient and their immediate family member if the patient is not able to give consent. If someone is sick at home or homebound and would like Communion brought to the home, please contact Jo-lene LeRoy RN Director of Pastoral Care at 331-707-5380 or at jolenel@olmercy.com so that arrangements can be made.

Undy SUNDAY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS! Dear Friends:

On behalf of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet I would like to thank Our Lady of Mercy for participating in the 16th annual Undy Sunday collection drive. This year 50 parishes, schools, and other organizations collected an enormous amount of underwear, socks, undershirts, and diapers for individuals who live in very low-incomes. Underwear is a subject most of us don't think about very often, but it's an item that is badly needed by those who are homeless and oth-ers who experience poverty. In fact, underwear, diapers, and socks are among the most-requested items by our clients at Catholic Charities. Items like these, which many of us take for granted, are a luxury for those who live on low-incomes. Thanks to your generosity, this will be one less thing for our clients to worry about. Thank you for your support of Catholic Charities and the work we do. May God continue to bless you and your family. Sincerely, Glenn Van Cura Executive Director—Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet

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Join us Friday, December 7, 2018

The Respect Life Ministry invites you to stand and silently pray in the public right-of-way across from the Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Aurora every First Friday. Prayer warriors are are needed for one hour shifts 8am-2pm to change hearts and save lives. Please prayerfully consider signing up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054FADAC23A3FA7-olmfirst For more information please call Jane Fonner (630) 851-8433 or email janecfonner@comcast.net

You are cordially Invited

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Fiscal Year-to-Date Information (as of 11/11/18)

Please remember Our Lady of Mercy Parish in your will and estate planning.

Thank you for your generosity!!

Actual Year-to-Date Collections: $ 615,250

Fiscal Year-to-Date Budget: $ 620,000

Amount Short of Budget: $ (4,750)

11/11/18 Sunday Collection: $ 33,869

Weekly Sunday Goal: $ 31,000

Amount in Excess of Goal: $ 2,869

Parish Sacrificial Giving

2018 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal Pledge Report

It is very important that these pledges be paid so that our parish will reach our goal. Once we have reached our goal in paid pledges, 70% of the addi-tional funds received will be returned to the parish for our use. Parish Goal Amount Pledged Amount Paid Remaining Balance Rebate Amount # of Families Pledged

122,500

161,250

143,013

18,237

14,359

621

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GEMS Know before you go: Before shopping, check out AARP's heart-healthy reci-pes and remember to read labels. Preservatives and other food additives can cause allergies or sensitivities at any age.

WE'RE GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON...IF YOU'RE

FIFTY AND OVER...COME JOIN US: Our next GEMS luncheon meeting will be on Decem-ber 12 at noon in the Parish Life Center. We'll be serv-ing a Christmas lunch at no fee to GEMS members and guests. Donations of desserts are always wel-comed and appreciated. We will be repeating our traditional "White Elephant" gift exchange (please don't buy new gifts but be crea-tive in bringing something you already have in your home). Please consider bringing one non perishable food item to our next meeting in support of the Food Bank bene-fiting needy folks in our area. If you haven't already paid your 2019 dues, they can be paid at this meeting. Are you interested in the OLM Bridge club, contact Wil-lie at 630-898-1999 for more information. The OLM card group is seeking new participants, email Ann at ANNC1001@aol.com for more information. Critics Corner movie club...contact Pat at 630-585-6437 for information. If you aren't receiving reminder email messages about our monthly meetings or if you have any questions,, please contact Phyllis Anderson at phyllisanderson5027@yahoo. Please pray for our sick GEMS members.

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Parish Activities for the Week

Our Lady of Mercy Weekend Masses December 1 & 2

Saturday: 4:00p Fr Don McLaughlin/Dcn Phil Rehmer

Sunday: 7:30a Fr Mark Bernhard/Dcn Tony Martini

9:00a Fr Mark Bernhard/Dcn Tim Kueper

10:45a Fr Mark Bernhard/Dcn Mike Plese

12:30p Fr Don McLaughlin/ Dcn Art Tiongson

5:30p Fr Don McLaughlin

SUNDAY November 25 7:30-7:00p Hospitality MPR 9:00 & 10:45a Nursery Rm 108 11:00-12:00p Welcome Mtg Rm 114 5:30-7:00p Simbang Gabi Dance Practice MPR 5:30-7:00p Simbang Gabi Choir Practice Church MONDAY November 26 8:30-6:00p Eucharistic Adoration Chapel 4:30-5:45p RE Class PLC 6:00-6:30p Benediction Church 6:30-8:00p Edge PLC TUESDAY November 27 8:30-9:00a Coffee And… Ministry Rm 4:30-5:45p RE Class PLC 7:30-10:00p Knights of Columbus General Mtg Rm 114 WEDNESDAY November 28 8:30-11:30a Women in Faith Rm 114/203/208 9:00-10:00a Intercessory Prayer Mtg Rm 217 4:30-5:45p RE Class PLC 6:30-7:45p RE Class PLC 7:00-8:00p Intercessory Prayer Mtg Rm 202 THURSDAY November 29 8:30-6:00p Eucharistic Adoration Chapel 6:30-8:00p Edge + MPR 7:00-8:30p RCIA Rm 217 FRIDAY November 30 No Activities SATURDAY December 1 7:00-8:00a Fit Shepherds Parish Grounds 8:00-9:00a Fit Shepherds Family Mass Church 12:00-1:00p Baptism Class Church 3:00-3:50p Reconciliation Narthex SUNDAY December 2 7:30-10:30a CRHP Men’s Formation Rm 114 9:00 & 10:45a Nursery Rm 108 9:00-1:15p Light Class PLC 10:30-11:30a Peer Ministry Team Mtg Rm 211 2:00-4:30p Ladies Advent Tea MPR 5:30-7:00p Simbang Gabi Dance Practice MPR 6:00-9:00p CRHP Rm 114 6:45-8:15p Light PLC 7:00-8:30p Simbang Gabi Choir Practice Church 7:00-9:00p Adult Men’s Basketball MPR

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Accountant

Part-time Non-Benefitted 25 Hours/Week

Duties include inputting Accounts Payable, updat-ing Parishioners’ Records, working with School Tuition, and other duties as assigned. Parish-SOFT, SmartTuition, and Excel experience help-ful, but not required. Days/Hours are flexible. Position is located at St. Joan of Arc Church, 820 Division St., Lisle, IL 60532. You may learn more about us at sjalisle.org.

Please send completed Application to Susan Fronek, Director of Finance and Administration, to the address above or to sfronek@sjalisle.org.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday 3:00-3:45pm; Reconciliation services held seasonally. SICK AND HOMEBOUND Contact the Parish Office so we may help you in any way possible.

HOSPITALIZATION: If you anticipate a hospitaliza-tion or are admitted to an area hospital and would like a visit from a priest or Eucharistic Minister, please no-tify the parish office. BAPTISMS: Registered parishioners wishing their child baptized must attend a parent meeting held the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Baptisms are held at 12 noon the first Saturday of the month and at 2:00 p.m. the second Sundays of the month. Baptisms are not celebrated during Lent. WEDDINGS: The bride, groom or either set of par-ents must be registered members of the parish for at least six months prior to scheduling a wedding. Wed-dings may be scheduled no less than six months out in order to fulfill the diocesan marriage preparation re-quirements. Contact Diane Reiter, ext. 221.

NEW PARISHIONERS: We welcome you! Please register by attending our “New Parishioner Registra-tion/Welcoming” meeting the last Sunday of the month at 11:00 a.m. For more info call: 851-3444, ext. 221. HOSPITALITY: “Hospitality” weekend is held in the Parish Life Center Multi Purpose Room after all Satur-day/Sunday Masses on the last full weekend of each month (excluding December). ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, Voicemail-ext. 400

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