Mission Statement St. Catherine of Alexandria is a

Catholic community, rooted in faith, family and friendship. We are responsive to the needs and concerns of those around us.

We continually strive to grow in knowledge as we live out Jesus’ words, “Come, follow me,” and

invite others to join us.

WE WELCOME YOU Seeking a parish? A spiritual family?

A place to pray, deepen your faith, or serve others?

If so, our hearts and doors are open to you!

We thank God for sending you.

Please introduce yourself to Fr. Dennis, Fr. Nick or Fr. Ed after Mass.

Pastor Rev. Dennis Ziomek, dziomek@scaoaklawn.org

Associate Pastor

Rev. Nick Cavallari, ncavallari@scaoaklawn.org

Senior Priest Rev. Edward S. Stockus

School Principal

Ms. Kristine Owens, kowens@scaoaklawn.org

Coordinator of Religious Education

Mrs. Mary Ellen Lynch, melynch@scaoaklawn.org

Director of Music Mr. Phil Caffee, pcaffee@scaoaklawn.org

Past Pastors: † Rev. Patrick Henry, † Rev. Bill Lion, † Rev. Joseph O’Brien, † Rev. George McKenna, † Rev. John Kane

St. Catherine of Alexandria Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453

The Most Holy Trinity June 7th, 2020

God so loved the world that he gave his only Son.—John 3:16a

PRAY FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN Please pray for the following members of our parish

and community who are serving in the military.

Travis Albrecht Carlos Arroyo David Bailey

Alexander Baron Charles Berglund

Gregory Brazinsky Liam Burke

Daniel Caddigan Billie Capertone

Sam Carollo Stephen Carrigee Michael Connolly

Martin Liam Cosgrove Glenn Dietrick

Eric Drey Daniel Eul

Timothy Evans Jeffrey T. Finley

Bob Fix Captain Joe Fix

Kimberly White-Fix Carrie Garrison

Christopher Gierhahn Fr. Ed Gorman, Chaplain

Joshua Gross Dave Handing John Hartrich

Thomas Hartrich Matthew Raymond Hasting

Joseph Heredia Joseph L. Korpitz

Steven Macke Daniel Maikisch

Patrick Maikisch Jason Malburg

Peter Manning, Jr. Matthew Marcinkowski

Ryan Markmann Thomas McGowan, Jr.

Jeffrey McGowan Steve McHale

Patricia McNamara Robert Michaels

John Jeffery Miller Thomas Murphy Sean O’Malley

John O’Sullivan Anthony Parmigiani Vincent Parmigiani

Nicholas Patla Joe Pohl III

Mark Pruzinowski Patrick J. Reidy Terra Salamone

Eric Smith Michael Sorice Bryan Stalzer James Stevens Dan Sullivan Tim Sullivan

Vincent F. Vitek Conor Wedel Sean Wedel

Charlotte White John White III Steve Wilson

The Sanctuary Lamp $15.00 Donation

The Sanctuary lamp burns this coming week for Matt, Lauren & Baby Ellie Paska requested by Jim & Trudy Pavesic.

Monday, June 8 †Dan Mahoney Ed Fitzpatrick

Tuesday, June 9 Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church †Dan Mahoney Ed Fitzpatrick

Wednesday, June 10 Ed Fitzpatrick

Thursday, June 11 Saint Barnabas, Apostle †All who died from Covid-19 Michael McConville and Ava Smesik

Friday, June 12 SCA Students, Teachers, and Staff Members Pavesic Family and Friends Richard McConville and Joan Faubel

Saturday, June 13 Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church †All Mothers (living & deceased) †Jack McInerney †Betty Rooney Danny Farrell

Sunday, June 14 THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST †Kogut Family †Esther and Jim Laverty †Jeremiah Corcoran †St. Catherine Parishioners

Remember in your prayers the many who are sick in our parish and community

Megan Abel, Geraldine Anderson, Jose Astello, Brianna Beissmann, Arlene Benzies, Larry Bergnach, Florence Bingham, Rich Bogacki, Marty Brogan, Ken Bradshaw, June Burniski, Jack Busking, Debbie Caffee, Shirley Caffee, Margaret Christin, Jeanne Cismoski, Joseph Connell, Mary Ellen Cosgrove, Diane Cozen, Vince Cozen, Anna Crotty, Jerry Cushing, Edward Dubaka, Eleanore Dachota, Ann Gaudry Dean, Jeffrey DelPonte, Beau Dowling, Kelly Drey, Christine Duerr, Steven Duggan, Jacob Dumella, Kalisla Elwood, Joan Farrell, Patrick Ferguson, Mary Anne Finnegan, Fr. John Fiore, Janice Fox, Beverly Frederick, Mary Galloway, Joan Gannon, Bob Gorman, John & Joan Grantz, Josh Grimes, Carol Gust, Margaret Hach, Mary Rita Hamann, Carol Handing, Gracelynn Handing, Bill Heinzel, Charlene Hoyer, Paul Hudec, Ed Joyce, Ted Kania, Robert Karczewski, David Karczewski, Marge Karminski, Delany Kary, John Kelleher, Carolyn Klapacz, Deborah Klun, Betty Kohs, Mabel Koshy, Virginia Kozlowski, Kevin Larson, Rich Lennert, Florence Litz, Edward Louward, Billy Marszewski, Thomas McDaniel, Marilyn McEathren, Regina McFarland, Denise McGuire, Lorraine McGuire, Claire Maloney, Joseph Maloney, Major Vance Marsh, Chuck Martinovich, Judy Menconi, Carol Mohr, Gabrielle Murphy, James Murphy, Janet Murphy, William Murphy, Eileen O’Connell, Jim O’Donnell, Mike and Chris O’Mara, Ann Panella, Lottie Paradise, Jim Pavesic, Karen Pavlak, Mary Perskes, Loretta Petreikas, Carol Pienkos, Tim Portal, Chris Prouty, Daniel & Diane Rafter, Kay Reidy, Emma Repetny, Kimberly Rule, Lucy Ryan, Tom Shanahan, Ella Siears, Jack Simon, Hannah Smith, Anthony Spalla & Family, Rita Striegel, Fr. Ed Stockus, Brian Styka, Terry Styka, Annie Sullivan, Janice Sutor, Ocie Blackman Teamer, Georgianna Tieman, Mary Villafan, Luke Vugrin, Judy Walker, Eric Withers, Ann Zarnycki, Jeff Virene, Charles Zeman, Bob Zutoft

TRIP RESUMES: Phase 1

Please drop off your TRIP orders each Tuesday by 5:00pm to the mailbox of Mary Smith:

10524 S. Kenneth

Orders will be available for “drive up” pick up, at the main entrance of our church,

each Saturday from 9:00am-10:00am.

Please include your payment, in the form of a check, and include your phone number on your check. TRIP forms are available on the school website.

No Cash and Carry at this time. Any questions contact:

Mary Smith 312-206-5824 Jay Heidemann708-646-3284 2

The 55+ Club hopes all our members stay safe and well during these difficult times. We surely missed seeing all of you these past several months and anticipate coming back in September for the 20-21 club year. If you have any questions regarding the 55+ Club please call Larry Bergnach at 708-499-0162.

Same Prizes—New Dates Special 3rd Early Bird Raffle

Two-$500 Early Bird Prizes on Sunday, June 7, 2020

Winners returned to Raffle Drum.

New Raffle Date: Sunday, June 28, 2020

$75,000 Winning Ticket Two $5,000 Prizes Two $2,000 Prizes Two $1,000 Prizes

Since the “Stay at Home,” order, only 1300+ Raffle Tickets have been sold. 600+ Tickets remain. The success of this raffle is even more critical because our carnival has been cancelled, which has been a substantial fundraiser for our parish. Raffle tickets can be purchased online at our parish and school websites, or by dropping your donation in the rectory mail slot. Further opportunities to purchase raffle tickets will be forthcoming. I have seen how St. Catherine parish has stepped up in the past. I believe that we can step up again to make this raffle a success and sell all 2,000 tickets. Yours in Christ, -Fr. Dennis

Raffle Chairperson: Aimee Nowak 708-426-3176 Parish Rectory: 708-425-2850 School Office: 708-425-5547 Badali, Ron & Therese: 708-424-0736 Brown, Pandora: 773-255-9279 Crisp, Jerry & Laura: 773-558-5440 Doherty, Joe & Bridget: 708-424-9332 Donegan, Brian & Kathy: 708-422-9171 Gorlewski, Lindsay: 773-551-3762 Krull, Kevin & Kate: 708-704-3220 Lombardo, Joe & Colleen: 708-267-0674 Lufrano, Sandy & Sheila: 708-473-0302 Quaid, Jay & Clare: 708-752-6351 Reynolds, Dan & Colleen: 773-701-6076 Ryan, Mike & Patty: 708-906-8372 Siears, Eddie & Dena: 847-418-1237 Terborg, Kathy: 708-857-7262 Withers, Eric & Kelly: 773-841-9542 Wood, Tom & Michelle: 708-897-5450 3

My Dear People of St. Catherine, The horrible events of this past week have been most troubling and frightful; the senseless killing of George Floyd, the protests which happened and continue to take place, and the inexcusable rioting and looting of businesses which followed. I wrote about all of this last Sunday in my bulletin letter, and also preached about this in my homilies last Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, which are still online. Chicago Police Superintendent Brown said, “Mr. George Floyd, we grieve with you and your family. We are embarrassed by the cops in Minneapolis' use of force, asphyxiating you on the streets of Minneapolis. We stand with Mr. Floyd's family. But to the rioters and looters, you disgraced the name of Mr. Floyd by your actions. Hate can never drive out hate. Evil can never drive out evil. Two wrongs can never make a right. An eye for an eye leaves both of us blind. We will enforce these laws in this city. We will hold you accountable.” Talking with a parishioner from CFD this past week, we both said how the CPD responded to the civil unrest in a most professional way. I also spoke with a CPD parishioner who said how difficult it has been to hold your ground, while being not only verbally cursed but physically assaulted in a variety of ways. I thank all police, firefighters, and first responders in these most difficult times. I appreciate the leadership of our Cardinal, so please read his statement which follows. Yours in Christ,—Fr. Dennis Ziomek May 31, 2020 Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, on the murder of George Floyd and its aftermath. The past nights I have watched in great personal pain as the pent-up anger of our people caught fire across our country. I saw the city where I was born, the cities where I have lived, the city I pastor now, catch embers from the city where I was educated and burn. Was I horrified at the violence? Yes. But was I surprised? No. As the saying goes, if you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention. What did we expect when we learned that in Minneapolis, a city often hailed as a model of inclusivity, the price of a black life is a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill? When we added another name to the list of those murdered for being black or for caring about the marginalized? I will not pretend to speak with any authority about the challenges people of color experience in our society. I do not share the fear they put on when they and their children leave their homes every day. I do not know what it means to be “other.” But I know there is a way to fix it. And the fix begins when we stop talking about the proportionality of “their” response and start talking about the proportionality of “ours.” Surely a nation that could put a man in space, his safety assured by the brilliance of black women, can create a fair legal system, equitable education and employment opportunities and ready access to health care. Laws do not solve problems, but they create a system where racism in all its forms is punished and playing fields are leveled. The COVID-19 pandemic has been called a great equalizer. It has been even more a great revealer of societal cancers as deadly as the virus. As others have pointed out, health insecurity kills, and poverty is poison. We can and must make a society that views the soaring of a child’s potential with more joy than the soaring of a rocket. I stand ready to join religious, civic, labor and business leaders in coming together to launch a new effort to bring about recovery and reconciliation in our city. We do not need a study of the causes and effects. Those answers can be found on the shelves of government offices and academic institutions across our burning nation. No, we need to take up the hard work of healing the deep wound that has afflicted our people since the first slave ships docked on this continent. And we need to start today.

SCA School News

Have a great

summer, Chargers!

If anyone would like to write our “adopted” seminarian he can be reached at: Andy Matijevic Mundelein Seminary 1000 East Maple Ave. Mundelein, IL 60060 Email: amatijevic@usml.edu

Updated: May, 2020

Parish Goal: $895,000

Total Pledged as of May 30th: $958,215

Percent of Goal: 107%

Number of Pledges: 318

Actual Collections to date: $737,163

Percent Collected: 82%

Parish Dollars Paid: $442,298

Paid Out: $397,812

Net Balance: $44,486

Any questions regarding pledge payments contact: TTWCI: Daniel Munoz-Gift Fulfillment Coordinator at 312-534-8500, dmunoz@archchicago.org Payments can be mailed to the Archdiocese at: TTWCI, 835 N. Rush St., Chicago, IL 60611. Checks should be made payable to: To Teach Who Christ Is and should note that the parishioner belongs to St. Catherine of Alexandria.

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Online Electronic Giving is available at St. Catherine.

Go to www.parish.scaoaklawn.org, click on the GiveCentral link and follow the prompts to donate.

Sunday Offertory is the primary source of income for our parish. Online giving provides a more reliable Sunday Offertory income. Your support is greatly appreciated.

2020 Annual Catholic Appeal through 5/20/2020

Donor Count: 148

2020 Goal: $45,532.00

Amount Pledged: $27,975.00

Amount Paid: $14,304.00

Balance Due: $13,671.00

Week of May 31, 2020

Regular Sunday Collections: $6,335.00 GiveCentral: $2,218.00 Please give what you can afford, we are most grateful.

“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” This beautiful verse from our Gospel today testifies to how deeply God loves all creation. Unlike humans who have a myriad of filters to pass through to receive one’s love; God uninhibited by weakness, loves unconditionally. When I look at some people I see the ways they have hurt me on the periphery of every glance. God truly forgets confessed sins and sees the heart. As long as there is a grain of goodness in it; he seeks it out. He can be like a hound dog that catches a scent and all day pursues it through the forest. His persistence is such that all of our ancestors who broke covenants or wandered away; didn’t deter Him from sending his own Son to be sacrificed to prove his undying commitment. Somehow, someway, we have to encounter this love and receive it as directed at us. I’ve said over and over in my time here that this moment of being struck by the love of God is crucial to solidify our identity as beloved sons and daughters. A transformation takes place; we no longer have to turn to the things of this world for validation. We recognize in prayer that the love we have received cannot end with us but must be shared. Overcoming self-centeredness is done beautifully by prioritizing the good of others. What we will do to evangelize will be rooted in a desire to see others fall in love with Christ. During Pentecost we commemorated the promised outpouring of the Holy Spirit. It is not static but a power that works in and through us. It looks like something active in our lives. Can I look in the mirror and say my conduct reflects the Love of God becoming a visible sign for others? The things unfolding in the world currently have crippled much of our efforts to live out the Christian life I’ve tried to describe. But this weekend small steps are being taken to gradually reopen our church. So that the sacraments and community that sustains our efforts to be intentional disciples can again nourish us. Whatever the time, or place, or current challenges; the formula for Christian discipleship does not change.—Fr. Nick

Congratulations on Ordination to Priesthood Fr. Nick Cavallari ordained on May 16, 2015, celebrating 5 years of Priesthood.

Fr. Ed Stockus ordained on May 18, 1991, celebrating 29 years of Priesthood.

Fr. Dennis Ziomek ordained on May 10, 1978, celebrating 42 years of Priesthood.

Weekend Masses Saturday: 4:00pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 11:00am, 6:00pm

Weekday Masses 8:30am (Monday—Saturday)

Communion Service 6:30am (Monday—Friday, except certain holidays)

Holy Days: Please check the bulletin or listen for an announcement on dates and Mass times.

Adoration Chapel: Monday—Friday: 3:00pm to 6:00pm 10600 South Karlov Ave., Oak Lawn

Weddings Please contact the rectory office at least four months in advance of the date you plan to marry.

Baptisms 2nd & 4th Sundays at 12:15pm, call the rectory to arrange.

Confessions Saturday: 3:00pm to 3:45pm and by appointment.

Rosary for Peace Adoration Chapel: Mondays at 6:00pm

Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Tuesdays after the 8:30am Mass.

Sacred Heart Devotions Thursdays after the 8:30am Mass.

Holy Hour Devotion First Thursday of each month at 7:00pm.

Bus Service Available for the 9:00am Mass each Sunday. Please call the rectory to register for this free service.

SCA St. Vincent de Paul Society Cell Phone: 630-750-2348

Office for the Protection of Children & Youth 312-534-5254

The Rectory Office is located at: 4100 W. 107th Street,

Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453

Rectory Office Phone: 708-425-2850 Fax: 708-425-2313

Office Manager: Joan Strainis jstrainis@scaoaklawn.org

Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor: Theresa Ready tready@scaoaklawn.org

Business Manager: John Leahy: jleahy@scaoaklawn.org

Parish Website: www.parish.scaoaklawn.org

Our Parish Secretaries are available in the Rectory Office from 8:30am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday, and help is available 4:00pm to 8:00pm Monday through Friday, 10:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday, and Sunday from 9:00am to 12:00pm.

School Office Phone: 708-425-5547 Fax: 708-425-3701 School Website: www.scaoaklawn.org AM & PM School Extended Care Program: 708-425-5687 Alexandria Center: 708-499-4966

Coordinator of Religious Education: Mrs. Mary Ellen Lynch melynch@scaoaklawn.org Religious Education Office Phone: 708-423-5747 Religious Education Center: 10600 S. Karlov Ave. (located in the Fr. Lion Center)

St. Catherine of Alexandria has a FACEBOOK PAGE.

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St. Catherine of Alexandria Church & School 10621 S. Kedvale Ave. Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Rectory Office: 708-425-2850 School Office: 708-425-5547

New Parishioners: Please call the Rectory Office at 708-425-2850 between the hours of 8:30am to 4:00pm to register.

Link for SCA Streamed Masses

To pray our daily Mass and our weekend Mass, celebrated by Fr. Dennis of Fr. Nick, use these links:

http://www.parish.scaoaklawn.org/streamed_masses

You can also go to www.parish.scaoaklawn.org and select Faith & Worship, and then choose Recorded Masses.

SCA streamed Masses can also be found at our St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/stcatherinesoaklawn.

pcaffee@scaoaklawn.org or 708-476-5374 or

708-425-2850 ext. 314

COWABUNGA: Growing with our Faithful God FAITH MEETS FUN

Virtually in your homes (Couch Corral) Grades K-5 (September)

Scripture, Games, Crafts & Song July 6-10, 2020

Find permission form at parish.scaoaklawn.org

This will be a FUN week. With our ”farm-filled” adventure and working together, children will to know God

while having a “hay day” awesome experience.

$15 per child (maximum $30 per family) Make all checks payable to St. Catherine of Alexandria

Music & Bible Lesson starts at 9:30am, but can begin at your leisure.

Any questions contact: Mr. Phil Caffee