Mater Christi Church 2401 S. 10th Avenue

North Riverside, IL 60546 materchristichurch.org

(708) 442-5611

The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time July 5th, 2020

Mass Intentions for the Week

Monday, July 6 8:00 a.m. For all who are ill or recovering from COVID-19

Tuesday, July 7 8:00 a.m. Linda Tintera

Wednesday, July 8 8:00 a.m. Deacon Richard Gordus, Patricia Taglia

Thursday, July 9 8:00 a.m. For all homebound parishioners

Friday, July 10 8:00 a.m. For the Mater Christi Faith Formation students who will receive the Sacrament of First Reconciliation

Saturday, July 11 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

For all intentions at the Mother of Mothers Shrine Howard Houcek, Jim Burns, Dolores Krochman

Sunday, July 12 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

Rudolf, Yolana, & Miroslav Vavrinec George R. Zdarsky For all Mater Christi parishioners, both living and deceased

Please let the parish office know if any names in the prayer list can be removed. We need room for future requests.

Thank you.

Need to schedule a mass intention? Please remember that space is available for mass intentions for loved ones, especially during our

weekday masses. Please call the rectory at (708) 442-5611 at least two weeks prior to the mass

that you would like the intention scheduled for. Thank you!

Sam Abbinante Donna Accetta Pola Aguirre Dolores Avelar Lisa Barreto Brent Bernal Linda Bronsteader Janet Broucek Lee Brown Del Burns Dorothy Caduto Celeste Casper Catherine Costabile Gerri Cozzi Raymond DeBoth Rose DeSimone Therese Dolmant Edward Dragosh John Dunajcik Barbara Garbarski Antonio Garcia Midge Galloro Anthony Gorski Elena Gorski Debra Henley Larry Hersh Nancy Hicks Robert Holas Irene Horacek Irene Kaminski Linda Kariotis Katherine Karynicki

Norm Kirkley Theresa Kledzik

Jim Kratochvil Joseph Kratochvil

Kathleen Lewis Benicio Martinez Helen Martinkus

Jim Mehr Spencer Mehr

Lucila Nash Steven Obremski

Ed Paitl Dean Pennacchio Beth Pennacchio

Barb Piekarski Rob Piotrowski

Elsie Piszczor Donna Reisiger

Diane Repp Mark Rini

Rosa Maria Santos Daniele Santucci

Lorraine Schmect David Sheffer

Margaret Shether Sam Smetko

Fran Smith Max Venchus

Pat Zdarsky

8:00am Sunday Masses are Returning on

Sunday, July 12th !

Beginning Sunday, July 12th, 8:00am Sunday Masses will resume. Weekend Mass

times will be 5:00pm Saturdays, 8:00am, 9:30am, and 11:00am on Sundays. Please visit the parish website or call the office to

sign up for your preferred Mass time. Mass sign up will be required for each specific

weekend. Sign-ups for weekend Masses will be available on the website every Monday

with sign-ups accepted throughout the week.

Born into Eternal Life

James Esner

Please remember in your prayers, those who have died, as well as their families.

Mater Christi has reopened under Phase 2 of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Phased

Reopening Plan!

Mater Christi has reopened for public Masses with a limit of 50 attendees and social distancing and safety guidelines set by the Archdiocese of Chicago. We are very excited to welcome our parishioners back to Mass! Also, Baptisms, Funerals, Weddings, and individual Confession have begun and have a limit of 50 attendees. Sunday Mass times during Phase 2 will follow our usual Mass schedule—5:00pm Saturdays, 8:00am (beginning on July 12th), 9:30am and 11:00am on Sundays. Daily Mass is also on the usual schedule —8:00am Monday through Saturdays with the same attendee limit and safety guidelines. Parishioners must register to attend Mass while we are under Phase 2 of the reopening plan. There will only be 50 attendees allowed at every Mass. In order to sign up for the specific Mass that you would like to attend, you may call the rectory office at (708) 442-5611 or visit the parish website to access the Sign Up Genius platform by simply clicking on the large yellow button on the home page of the website. Mass sign-ups will be available on the website on every Monday for the next weekend’s Masses. Per the Archdiocese of Chicago, IDPH, and the CDC, we must have information for contact tracing of all attendees in the case of a parishioner contracting COVID-19. Information needed will be name each person of the family attending Mass and a telephone number. If a parishioner does not register before the Mass, he/she may attend if there are any open spots available. However, he/she must provide the greeter with their name and telephone number. All information will be safely destroyed 14 days after each Mass if there are no confirmed COVID-19 cases of any of the attendees. When attending Mass, all attendees must enter through the elevator entrance. Upon entry, a greeter will be there to greet each attendee. Each attendee must provide their name and phone number upon entry and must wear a mask for the entire time they are in the church. All attendees should provide their own mask, however, there a limited number of masks available if an attendee forgets their mask. Attendees will also be required to sanitize upon entry of the church and must follow the social distancing guidelines for seating and aisle directions. All attendees must enter the sanctuary through the center aisle and leave from the side aisles. Directional arrows are posted on the floor to guide which way the flow of the aisle should be going. Pews are marked with crosses 6 feet apart to guide attendees where to sit. Attendees that live at the same residence may sit together, however, they must be 6 feet away from any other attendee. Attendees that come alone or do not live together must sit 6 feet apart from any other attendee. The restroom in the vestibule will be open on an “as-needed” basis. Please refrain from restroom use unless it is absolutely necessary. Although congregational singing is a beautiful way to praise God, according to the CDC, singing has proven to be a high risk activity that is known to spread COVID-19. Therefore, congregational singing is prohibited by the Archdiocese of Chicago until further notice. Please note that there is to be no physical contact for the sign of peace and Communion will only be distributed under one species (no chalice will be available). Communion will be distributed in the hand only. All attendees are to exit from the main vestibule doors (unless the use of the elevator is needed—in that case attendees that require use of the elevator may exit the elevator entrance). PLEASE NOTE—IF YOU BECOME ILL AND DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19 WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF ATTENDING MASS AT MATER CHRISTI, PLEASE CONTACT FATHER MATT AT THE RECTORY. YOUR PRIVACY WILL BE ASSURED.

We thank all of our parishioners for their patience and cooperation as we have reopened our church in accordance with the Archdiocese guidelines for safety. If you would like more information about the Archdiocese of Chicago’s reopening plans, please visit the Archdiocese of Chicago website at https://www.archchicago.org/coronavirus/reopening or reach out to Father Matthew at the rectory at (708) 442-5611 or via email at frmatt@materchristichurch.com.

Bryant’s Building Blog

Hello all! I hope everyone is staying healthy!

I just wanted to reach out to everyone to keep

you informed what’s going on in the facilities

department. Our church has reopened under

the Archdiocese’s Phase 2 safety and capacity

guidelines. Many thanks to our cleaning team

who makes sure that the church is clean and

sanitized after every mass and event at the

church. All pews, railings, handles and high

touch surfaces are wiped down after every use.

Your health is our first priority.

We are happy to see our parishioners back in

church every weekend!

The roof of the church started to leak last

month. From the area of where the water is

coming in, it appears to be leaking from the

steeple area. I am working with the roofing

company who had worked on the previous

leaks back in 2017 to see what our options

will be. I am hoping this will be a simple fix.

I will keep you informed on new projects we

will be doing this year. Currently, we are

working on getting the budget approved so we

can move forward. These times have been very

trying for everyone. I would like to thank

everyone for their generous support to our

parish over the past few months! Because of

your generosity we can continue to improve

our parish so it is safe and beautiful for all.

Stay healthy and see you at Mass!

—Bryant Rouleau

Facilities Manager

Mater Christi Holy Name Society

Scholarship

The Mater Christi Holy Name Society would like to announce the recipient of the partial educational scholarship in the amount of $1,000 for an 8th grade student entering a Catholic high school this fall. Anthony Sarro, graduate of Komarek Elementary School, is the winner of this year’s scholarship. Anthony will be attending Saint Rita of Cascia High School. The scholarship will be applied toward his 2020-2021 tuition. The Holy Name Society wishes Anthony well at the next level of his education.

Congratulations to Anthony!

Congratulations to the Mater Christi Confirmation Class of 2020!

Due to Archdiocesan guidelines for safety and capacity, our Confirmation class has been broken up into 4 separate ceremonies presided by Father Matt. Our 7th grade group received the Sacrament on July 2nd, and our three 8th Grade groups will be receiving the Sacrament on July 7th, July 9th, and July 10th. Please pray

for our young parishioners as they continue along their journey of faith.

Jaclynn Isabella Alvarado • Ella Teresa Bogdan • Annabella Teresa Carriedo • Katherine Cecilia DelAngel • Aimee Teresa DiBattista • James Peter Espino • Adrian Christopher Favela • Ricardo Abraham Garcia •

Peter Patrick Gardiner • Robert James Griffin • Natalie Victoria Koltz • Nolan Marcian Lach • Louis Nathaniel Mahoney • Nicholas Fabian Matarese • Guadalupe Mary Mendez •

Mauricio Maurice Mercado • Ana Itzel Michael Nava • Gabriel Francis Nieto • Karen Cecilia Paitl • Darren Pio Par • Victoria Juliana Rimpila • Bridget Rose Roudebush • John John Roudebush •

Will Christopher Roudebush • Daniele Patricia Santucci • Anthony Sebastian Sarro • Joseph Michael Scheidler • Kurt Paul Striegel III • Helena Francis Tragas •Rachel Cecilia Watson •

Sofia Maria Zavala •

Mother of Mothers statues are still available!

These beautiful replicas of our own Mother of

Mothers Shrine may be purchased at the Rectory office.

Rosaries are also available in 2 different colors.

The suggested donation for rosaries is $20 and statues are $30.

Please contact the rectory

office if you are interested via email at secretary@materchristichurch.com

Sunday Offertory, June 28, 2020 Sunday Offertory $5,773 Second Collection Capital Improvement $2,310

Thank you for your continual support of Mater Christi Church. Your offertory mail in, drop off and online giving has truly been a blessing in our ability to cover fixed expenses during the health crisis shut down. For those who would like to take a look at our Online Giving portal, a step-by-step tutorial video is now on our website at www.materchristichurch.org. Simply click on the green Online Giving icon to the left of the website page to see the video. You can offer a one-time donation to support any of the funds listed in the drop down menu or a recurring offertory, eliminating the need to visit the site each week. Please know that the staff will continue to be of service to you and we can always be reached at the rectory at (708) 442-5611 by leaving a message. You can also reach us via email at secretary@materchristichurch.com. For Online Giving assistance, financial questions or concerns, please contact Kathleen Keen, business manager at businessoffice@materchristichurch.com or leave a message at (708) 442-5611 ext. 103.

Limited Rectory Office Hours! Rectory office hours will be by

appointment only from 10:00am until 2:00pm, Monday through Friday, to be

able to serve our parishioners. In an effort to enforce capacity and social

distancing limits, please call the office at (708) 442-5611 to set your

appointed time.

Parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago depend on offertory donations for ongoing expenses related to

ministry, maintenance, staff, and other pressing needs.

Please visit www.archchicago.org/offertory to make an offertory donation to any parish within the

Archdiocese of Chicago. There are options to either make a one-time donation or to establish a recurring

donation on a monthly basis via credit card, debit card, or bank account.

Please consider giving an amount that is equal or

exceeds your monthly contributions.

Please specify Mater Christi Church to assure that our parish is credited with the donation.

Your generosity is needed —and appreciated—

more than ever!

If you have any questions regarding the Archdiocese of Chicago offertory platform, please contact the

Office of Stewardship and Development at (312) 534-7959 or via email at archchicago@archchicago.org.

300 CLUB RAFFLE WINNERS

June 14, 2020 1st Prize Tina Mazurkiewicz 2nd Prize Jerry and Debbie Higgins June 21, 2020 1st Prize William and Bernadette Lacey 2nd Prize Jerry and Debbie Higgins June 28, 2020 1st Prize Andrew and Maria Wozniak 2nd Prize Jason Griffin

Mater Christi Catholic Church

MASS SCHEDULE Sabbath Liturgy Saturday 5:00p.m. Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:00a.m. Daily Liturgy Monday thru Saturday 8:00a.m. Holy Day Liturgy 8:00a.m & 7:00p.m.

RECONCILIATION The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered each Saturday from 4:15 - 4:40 PM or by appointment.

BAPTISM Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated at 12:30 on the first & third Sunday of each month but we gladly accept any requests. If you are celebrating the Baptism of your first child we ask you par-ticipate in a parent meeting. Please call the rectory to schedule your child’s Baptism.

MARRIAGE If you are recently engaged, Congratulations! Please call the rectory to set a date!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION R.E. classes are held on Saturday mornings during the school year. Please contact the rectory office for further information.

MINISTRY OF CARE Ministers of Care visit the homes of the sick, homebound or hospitalized and bring Holy Communion to them. The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is administered by the parish priest upon request. Medical privacy laws necessitate the family’s notification of the Church if a patient would like to receive a visit. Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements.

Mother of Mothers Shrine Engraved Bricks are available to order.

A 4” X 8” brick is available with a gift of $200 to $500, and an 8” X 8”

brick is available with a gift of $500 or more.

If you are interested, please call the rectory at (708) 442-5611 or contact

via email at secretary@materchristichurch.com.