Saint Robert BellarmineSaint Robert Bellarmine Parish Mission Statement We are a diverse Catholic community of genera ons, experiencing the living God and reflec ng our faith in ac on with one another.

February 14, 2016 First Sunday of Lent

Mass Intentions

MON. February 15, Lenten Weekday 8:30 am Norma Vercillo TUES. February 16, Lenten Weekday 8:30 am Margaret Rybicki , Linda Loudon WED. February 17, The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order 8:30 am Suzanne Kettleson THURS. February 18, Lenten Weekday 8:30 am Leo Puralewski, Jr., Adeline Sniegowski FRI. February 19, Lenten Weekday 8:30 am Finoy Lukose SAT. February 20, Lenten Weekday 8:30 am Linda Perrone 5:00 pm Patricia Mion, Rev. William Mannion, Mary Ann Ryhajlo, Jerome and Julia Ouper SUN. February 21, Second Sunday of Lent 8:00 am Fr. George Cerny, Alexander Osiol 10:00 am Paul Calandrino, Joseph “Don” Chernich, Joanne Hagman, Betty Pirrello 12:00 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish 5:30 pm The People of St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Pascal and Our Lady of Victory

Weekly Collections January 31, 2016

Sunday Offertory $ 8,463 Energy $ 169 Latin America $ 110 Sharing $ 110

The amount for the Sunday Offertory includes the electronic donations received for the week.

Thank you for your generosity!

The Spirituality of Lent

Lent is a season of grace when Catholics deepen their spiritual life through the intentional practice of the traditional disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The immediate goal of these practices is to purify our hearts, to be con-verted and re-formed more closely in the image of Christ so that we will able to participate in the resurrected life of Christ at Easter. The long-term goal is to incorporate these Lenten disciplines as a way of life so that we live the resur-rected life of Christ and so are made worthy to live with him eternally in the kingdom of heaven. A wonderful image of these Lenten devotions that I heard at a mission many years ago is that of coloring Easter eggs. The eggs are dipped in colored vinegar so that they are dyed beautiful colors. The more they are dipped the deeper the color gets. Just so with our souls. Each year during Lent we dip our souls and get colored a little bit in the beauti-ful image of Christ. The longer we do this, the deeper this image gets imprinted into our souls. Though the colors may fade a little during the year as the reality of our human condition presses upon us, each Lent we dip ourselves into these spiritual disciplines and are colored more deeply in the image of Christ. In prayer we raise our minds and hearts to God seeking to know his will for us. But the ultimate goal of prayer is sim- ply to be with God, growing into a more deeply intimate relationship of love and trust. In fasting we give up “things” to loosen our attachment to, and dependence on, them. The ultimate goal of fasting is to detach from whatever sepa-rates us from God. In almsgiving we share our blessings with those who are less fortunate in obedience to God’s com-mand and to atone for our sins. The ultimate goal of charity is to realize that we are all one in the body of Christ. In God’s kingdom there is no “mine” and “theirs”.

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Please pray for our sick

Gina Brettman, Patricia Klenck,

Robert Walsh, Dorothy Lieser, Arlene Placek, David Smolen, Helen Weidig, Gabe Medina,

Deb Gilbert, Bernice Drakert, Tony Barone, Sr., Nancy Capadona, Geraldine Kurtti

First Sunday of Lent

In the reading from Deuteronomy Moses speaks to the people, recounting their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. He is speaking at the harvest festival, reminding them that it was God who gave them this land of milk and honey. The people are to offer the first fruits of the soil back to God in gratitude for the blessings they have received. St. Paul tells the Romans that the Word of God is very near to them, in their mouth and heart. God’s salvation is realized when we truly believe his Word in our hearts and proclaim it with our lips. Today’s gospel is Luke’s version of Jesus’ tempta-tion in the wilderness. Jesus spends forty days in the desert in fasting and prayer. When the devil tempts him to turn away from God with earthly rewards, Jesus replies that salvation comes in covenant relationship with God alone.

Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13

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From the Pastor’s Desk

Today we celebrate the First Sunday of Lent. As we begin our journey to the Cross and Resurrection, our scriptures remind us to recognize that God is the source of all our blessings. Moses reminds the people that it was God who delivered them from slavery and gave them a prosperous land for their own. St. Paul tells the Romans that God’s salvation is open to anyone willing to believe and trust in the Word of God. Lent calls us back to the Covenant, to put our trust in God and to live out his commandments. In the gospel, Jesus refuses Satan’s temptations and rebukes him for his presumption. Jesus tells him that we don’t live on bread alone (the things of this world), we worship and serve God alone (not the powers and values of the world), and that we are not to put God to the test (God does not tempt us; we are not to tempt him either). The gospel story ends with the devil departing from Jesus for a time. Sa-tan returns, of course, at the garden of Gethsemane. The reality is that we will be tempted throughout our lives. Our Lenten observance each year strengthens us to resist these temptations by helping us to focus on God’s goodness, mercy and love.

We spend the Forty Days of Lent preparing ourselves to enter into the Paschal Mystery. God invites us to share his divine life by our own participation in the death and resurrection of Christ. In baptism we are buried with Christ and rise with him to new life. Lent is a spiritual journey back to the waters of baptism, when we die to sin and turn back to God. Through the three-fold disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving we open our hearts to experience the mercy of God, to stand in wonder and awe at his love for us and to be drawn more deeply into this covenant relation-ship. Prayer is simply spending time with God. Fasting is the practice of abstaining from worldly goods or activi-ties that can divert us from relationship with God. Almsgiving is the practice of sharing God’s blessings with others, to show the face of God’s love to them, and thus we are able to experience his grace more deeply ourselves. In this Year of Mercy we are invited to heal our relationships with God and others.

We have many opportunities for prayer here at St. Robert’s to help us on our Lenten journey together. Our Tues-day evening prayer services and Friday celebrations of the Stations of the Cross are traditional devotions that help us focus our time with God. The Multi-Parish Mission will be held here on February 29 - March 1. We again have the “Little Black Book” of daily Lenten meditations. These little books offer a daily six-minute scriptural reflection on the Lenten Gospels. “The Best Lent Ever” is a daily e-mail program that invites us on a spiritual journey through Matthew Kelly’s Book Rediscover Jesus. Please see page four to sign up.

Fasting, or self-denial, is something that we each determine for ourselves. The Church has only two “official” fast days, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The ancient practice of the Church was to fast on Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the year, as well as abstaining from all meat and dairy products for the entire forty days of Lent. There are many ways to fast today. We can abstain from expensive foods or from treats such as sweets, soda and alcohol. There’s not much self-denial involved in substituting lobster for beef on Fridays. We can fast from television, the internet or electronics. None of these are bad in themselves, but fasting from them can increase our appreciation for them as gifts and also help us see that overdependence on them takes us away from God. Use of television, electron-ic games and smart phones takes nearly nine hours out of the average day in the life of American children. We can also fast from bad habits, such as habitual tardiness, impatience and criticism. I certainly have my share. The im-portance of this discipline is not to try to become perfect or “get good enough for God”. Rather, we are called to recognize our dependence on God and seek his help to grow in the image and likeness of Christ.

The practice of almsgiving helps us to remember that God has blessed us. When we see that others have greater needs, we should appreciate what we have been given. True gratitude prompts us to share our blessings. The prac-tice of tithing, giving back to God, helps us let go of our reliance on material security and our need to be in control. When I was working in Atlanta, the leader of our businessmen’s fellowship often said that we can tell what we value in life by looking at our checkbook and our daily planner. Lent is a good time to reflect on how we spend our mon-ey and our time and to realign our priorities with God’s will for us. Our Lenten Almsgiving project this year will again be for the children of the Maison Fortune Orphanage in Haiti. We hope to have a speaker from the orphan-age with us on the weekend of February 27-28 when we will have a second collection to benefit the children.

I will have an update on the Archbishop’s plan for reconfiguration of the Archdiocese next week.

Have a Holy Lent. Sincerely, Fr. Neil

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Baptized in Faith

Amelia Grace Wolanski Child of

Jason and Alexandra (Nienart) Wolanski

Madeleine Rose Westendorf Child of

Steven and Katherine (VonMoser) Westendorf

Sophia Anne Czowiecki Child of

Gary and Anne (Pagsuyoin) Czowiecki

Beatrix Charlotte O’Neill Child of

Ryan and April (Leikam) O’Neill

Bennett Sean Rozmus Child of

Ted Rozmus and Colleen Dedecker

Colin Brian Smith Child of

Brian and Patricia (Boyce) Smith

In Sympathy

Please pray for the repose of the souls of

Bernice Zelasko

Antoinette Thiel

Rita Piccen

Fr. George Cerny

Fr. Bill Mannion

Fr. Robert Grib

and for their families and friends.

Best Lent Ever This Lent, join your fellow parishioners for Best Lent Ever, a free email program from Dynamic Catholic that is based on Matthew Kelly’s new bestseller Rediscover Jesus - that’s the same book you all received as you left Christmas this past year! Each day you’ll receive an inspirational email with a short video featuring Matthew and a member of the Dynamic Catholic Team. Throughout Lent, they will guide you through each of the 40 chapters in Rediscover Jesus and share simple ways to bring Jesus into your everyday life. The program is free! All you have to do is sign up at: DynamicCatholic.com/Lent

Pause, Pray, Simplify We invite you to pause for a moment

and join us for a Lenten Prayer Service followed by a simple meal of soup & bread.

Tuesday, February 16 Service at 6:30 pm followed by a simple meal.

Please join us for Eucharistic Adoration on

Wednesday, February 17

and pray for the needs of the people of the world.

Adoration starts after the 8:30 am Mass and closes with Benediction at 5:00 pm.

Stations of the Cross Friday, February 19 At 2:20 pm and 7 pm

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 9:00 AM

KERNAGHAN HALL MEETING ROOM

Every week we explore the scriptures for the coming Sunday.

Learn about the scriptures through prayer and

discussion with other parishioners.

Questions? Call Deacon Bill at 773-777-2666 or email: bfrere@srb-chicago.org

During Lent in this Jubilee Year of Mercy we will sing the Vatican's official hymn as we begin each mass. Misericordes sicut Pater! The translation is as follows: Be as merciful as your heavenly Father!

Wednesday Evening at 7 pm

Each evening is hosed jointly by St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Pascal and Our Lady of Victory parishes. Presenters include local pastors, deacons and parishioners.

Please join Father Neil Fackler, pastor at St. Robert’s as he speaks with us about the Sacraments and the role they play in our lives today.

Renew My Church

Archbishop Cupich has written a column in the Catholic New World and Catolico on the Archdioc-esan planning process. “Renew My Church” is an archdiocese-wide process to strengthen parish vitality for the long-term future. This process will continue over the coming months and years and will be carried out in wide consultation with the clergy and laity. The Archbishop’s article was published in the February 7 issue of the Catholic New World which will arrive in subscribers’ homes this week, and also may be found on the Archdio-cese of Chicago’s website: www.archchicago.org in English, Spanish and Polish.

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NEWS from the RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE

PARENT DAY @ RELIGIOUS ED - It was wonderful to see so many PARENTS join their child at Religious Education last weekend. Parents who attend our PARENT DAY had the opportunity to share their insights by completing a FOLLOW UP – R.E. PARENT SURVEY. For parents unable to join us at the RE session, a copy of the survey was sent home to be completed and returned on Saturday February 6th. Results of this survey will be used along with a survey taken by our Catechist Team to formulate a strategic plan of growth for the parish RE program. Many thanks for those who have completed and returned their surveys. REMINDER: SOCIAL JUSTICE DAY w/ YOUTH MINISTRY Religious Education 8th graders will join with the 8th graders of our parish school to explore “what it is like to be a refugee”. The event is hosted by our SRB- Teen Club on Monday February 15th. Flyer sent home with 8th graders. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE YOU THERE!

Looking for a way to grow this Lenten season? Why not consider being a catechist? As a catechist for the Religious Education program you will have a reservation on your calendar each week to:

a. Renew and expand your Catholic IQ: b. Deepen your relationship with God through prayer and reflection; c. Enrich your faith journey by walking with our young disciples and members of our Catechist Team.

Consider the possibilities of using your TIME-TALENT-TREASURE to encourage the youngest members of our parish to grow in their Catholic faith each day. Need more information? Contact MaryEllen at 773-286-0956 ext 306 / DRE@srb-chicago.org

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$30 0105 Laffey Family $30 1224 L.J. Okerblom $30 0013 Tom & Joan Walsh $30 0202 Kim Logan $30 0497 Gonzalez Family $30 0255 Jessica Bertola $30 0303 Mary Grasz $30 1520 Patrick F. Flaherty $30 1406 Sr. Ann Fanella $30 1177 Ches ne Puralewski $30 0146 Bridget Murphy

V.I.P. tickets will be sold this weekend after all masses.

The cost of the tickets is $25.00 each

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One ticket gives you 252 opportunities to win a cash prize in the year ahead.

Cash prizes range from $30 to $500.

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Tickets can also be purchased at the rectory office.

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Saint Patrick High School first semester honor roll students from St. Robert Bellarmine Parish

Class of 2019

John Bogusz Charles Bell

Class of 2018

Gerard-Oahu Soriano

Tyler Cummens Joseph Immordino

Sean McGing Miles McNichols

Class of 2017

Carlo Fontaine

Colm Keane

Class of 2016

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Daily Scripture Readings

Monday Lv 19:1-2, 11-18 / Mt. 25:31-46

Tuesday Is 55:10-11 / Mt 6:7-15

Wednesday Jon 3:1-10 / Lk 11:29-32

Thursday Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25 / Mt 7:7-12

Friday Ez 18:21-28 / Mt 5:20-26

Saturday Dt 26:16-19 / Mt 5:43-48

Sunday Gn 15:5-12, 17-18 / Phil 3:17―4:1 / Lk 9:28b-36

Weekly Schedule

Monday, February 15 – Presidents’ Day School and Parish Office Closed

9:30 am to 12 Noon Teen Club/8th Grade Justice Retreat 3 pm – 9 pm Parents’ Association Benefit Night at Josi’s

Tuesday, February 16 6:30 pm Lenten Prayer Service (C)

followed by a simple meal (KH) Wednesday, February 17

9 am Eucharistic Adoration followed by 5 pm Benediction (C)

6 pm – 10 pm SPRED TC (KH) 7 pm Conversations on Faith (C)

Thursday, February 18 9 am Scripture Study (MR)

7 pm – 9 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal (MR) Friday, February 19

2:20 pm Stations of the Cross (C) 7 pm Stations of the Cross (C)

Saturday, February 20 9:30 am – 12 Noon Religious Education Classes (C)

St. Pat’s Dinner Ticket Sales after 5 pm Mass (V) Sunday, February 21

St. Pat’s Dinner Ticket Sales after all Masses (V) 6:30 pm – 8 pm Teen Club (TR)

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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY GySgt Timothy R. Hogan (Marines) CPT Patrick J. Collins (Army) Raymond Weernink (Navy) Sgt Scott Pekar (Marines) CPT Dan Allen (Army) LCpl Kurt Williams (Marines) SGT Joseph Konieczny (Army) Mike Janson (Navy) 1LT Brian G. Lutz (Army) Bernard Brennan (Marines) Sgt. Benjamin Juhasz (Marines) John M. Mancuso (Marines) Sgt Joseph VonMoser (Marines) Luke Bulanda (Navy) Capt Kevin P. O’Grady (Air Force) Capt Daniel C. Ouper (Air Force) EM1 John J. Schmidt III (Navy) Capt Albert Eiffes (Air Force) Joseph A. Casey (Navy) EM3 Abraham Ubi (Navy) PVT Michael Barry (Army) SPC David A. Torres (Army) E2 Anthony V. Tierra (Navy) A1C Logan Lopez (Air Force) Sarah Faye Tierra (Navy)

February 20 / 21 , 2016 Mass Pres ider Servers Lectors Clean-up Auxi l iary Ministers

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T. Psioda-Moskal

D. Ahearn, J. Gross, P. Gross, K. Caminiti, W. Felckowski, N. Kriescher, E. Stecker

8:00 AM Fr. Neil Fackler

M. White, S. White, F. Santiago

Y. Simonsis Sr. Ann, M. Furphy, Sr. Mary Lou

10:00 AM Fr. Neil Fackler

A. Jablonski, K. Meyering, R. Piagentini

B. Meyering Deacon Bell Frere, J. Hearrin, S. Spooner

12:00 PM Fr. Ted Stone

M. Aggari, D. Gallardo, E. Zagroba

P. Zyburt M. Blake, G. Ignarski, P. Mullane, E. Day,

B. Davis, Deacon W. Frere, J. Jakobsze

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Saint Robert Bellarmine Church

Mass Schedule Weekdays - Monday - Friday at 8:30 a.m. Weekends - Saturday Morning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday Evening at 5:00 p.m., Sundays at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Holy Days - 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Rectory Office Hours Monday - Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Closed from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. for lunch) Saturday - 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Weddings

Arrangements to be made with a priest at least six months in advance.

Please contact the rectory for date and time availability before making other arrangements.

Baptisms

Celebrated the second and fourth Sunday at 1:15 p.m.

Parents need to register at the rectory office. Baptismal preparation class for first time Parents

and Godparents is offered on the last Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the rectory.

Please note: there are no baptisms scheduled during the season of Lent.

Confessions/Reconciliations

Saturdays 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. or by appointment.

Anointing of the Sick

1st Saturday of the month after the 8:30 a.m. mass.

Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Third Wednesday of every month.

Adoration begins after 8:30 a.m. mass. Benediction at 5 p.m.

Please sign up at the rectory office.

Novena Mother of Perpetual Help Novena is offered on

Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the church.

Recitation of the Rosary Monday through Saturday at 8:00 a.m.

Parish Office & Rectory 4646 North Austin Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60630 Tel. 773.777.2666 Fax 773.777.2770

Website: www.srb-chicago.org

Rev. Neil E. Fackler, Pastor Rev. Scott Donahue, Resident

Tony Delgado, Deacon Kathy Goetz, Business Manager

MGoetz@ArchChicago.org Barbara Donnelly, Adm. Assist/Office Mgr

SRBrectory@gmail.com Dr. Christina Zaker, Adult Education

SRBvolunteers@Yahoo.com Beth Farias, Youth Minister

SRBteens@gmail.com

Religious Education Office 6036 West Eastwood Avenue

Tel. 773.286.0956 Debi DeMario, Director SRBRE1@Yahoo.com

St. Robert Bellarmine School 6036 West Eastwood Avenue

Tel. 773.725.5133 Carrie Mijal, Principal

Carrie.Mijal@ArchChicago.org Chris Wilson, Secretary

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Office of Music Director 6036 West Eastwood Avenue

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Bulletin Deadline: Thursday 12 Noon 10 days in advance

Submit articles via email: SRBBulletinEditor@gmail.com

in person at the rectory or fax 773.777.2770

Pulpit Announcement Deadline Friday by 7:30 p.m. in the rectory.

Saint Robert Bellarmine Church Mass Schedule

Weekdays - Monday - Friday at 8:30 a.m. Weekends - Saturday Morning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday Evening at 5:00 p.m., Sundays at 8:00 a.m., 10:00a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Holy Days - 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Rectory Office Hours Monday through Thursday - 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday - 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. for lunch) Saturday - 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Weddings Arrangements to be made with a priest at least six months in advance. Please contact the rectory for date and time availability before making other arrangements. Baptisms Celebrated the second and fourth Sunday at 1:15 p.m. Parents need to register at the rectory office. Baptismal preparation class for first time Parents and Godparents is offered on the last Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the rectory. Please note: there are no baptisms scheduled during the season of Lent. Confessions/Reconciliations Saturdays 4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. or by appointment. Anointing of the Sick 1st Saturday of the month after the 8:30 a.m. mass. Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Third Wednesday of every month. Adoration begins after 8:30 a.m. mass. Benediction at 5 p.m. Please sign up at the rectory office. Novena Mother of Perpetual Help Novena is offered on the First Tuesday of the month at 6:30p.m. in the church, followed by Benediction. Recitation of the Rosary Monday through Saturday at 8:00 a.m.

Parish Rectory & Office 4646 North Austin Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60630 Tel. 773.777.2666 Fax 773.777.2770 Website: www.srb-chicago.org

Rev. Neil E. Fackler, Pastor Rev. Scott Donahue, Resident Antonio Delgado, Deacon William Frere, Deacon Kathy Goetz, Business Manager KGoetz@srb-chicago.org Barbara Donnelly, Parish Secretary Rectory@srb-chicago.org Deacon Bill Frere, Adult Education bfrere@srb-chicago.org Beth Farias, Youth Minister youthministry@srb-chicago.org

Religious Education Office 6036 West Eastwood Avenue Tel. 773.286.0956 Mary Ellen Casselman, Director DRE@srb-chicago.org

St. Robert Bellarmine School 6036 West Eastwood Avenue Tel. 773.725.5133 Carrie Mijal, Principal Cmijal@srb-chicago.org Chris Wilson, Secretary Schooloffice@srb-chicago.org

Office of Music Director 6036 West Eastwood Avenue Tel. 773.286.0956 Dennis Costanzo, Music Director DCostanzo@srb-chicago.org

Bulletin Deadline: Thursday 12 Noon 10 days in advance Submit articles via email: bulletineditor@srb-chicago.org in person at the rectory or fax 773.777.2770

Pulpit Announcement Deadline Friday by 7:30 p.m. in the rectory.