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Mass Schedule
Sunday Masses:
Saturday: 4:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AMWeekday Masses:
Monday thru Thursday and First Fridays of each month: 7:15 AM
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 2 Cor 9:6-11Responsorial Psalm Ps 112:1bc-2, 3-4, 9Gospel Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
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Ministry Schedules
Ministry Sign-Up Here
Altar Servers, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist, and Lectors sign-up using SignUpGenius by using the following links:
June 2019 Ministry Sign-Up
July 2019 Ministry Sign-Up
August 2019 Ministry Sign-Up
We are using this method to schedule volunteers at Masses to allow you to choose dates and times convenient to you and make it easier for families to schedule to serve together. SignUpGenius will send you an email to confirm when you schedule and a reminder a few days before you're scheduled to remind you that you're on! -
Online Giving
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Parish Calendar
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Sunday, June 23Saturday, Adoration 2:45 PM, Confessions 3:00-3:45 PM, Mass 4:00 PM; Sunday, Mass 8:00 AMRead More
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Wednesday, June 26, 5:30 PMBishop David J. Malloy will install Fr. Ariel as Pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption and Ss. Peter and Paul Parishes at this special Mass celebrated at Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Virgil. Reception to follow (please RSVP to either parish office so we can get an approximate count for reception).Read More
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Sunday, June 30Saturday, Adoration 2:45 PM, Confessions 3:00-3:45 PM, Mass 4:00 PM; Sunday, Mass 8:00 AMRead More
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Sunday, July 7Saturday, Adoration 2:45 PM, Confessions 3:00-3:45 PM, Mass 4:00 PM; Sunday, Mass 8:00 AMRead More
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Sunday, July 14Saturday, Adoration 2:45 PM, Confessions 3:00-3:45 PM, Mass 4:00 PM; Sunday, Mass 8:00 AMRead More
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Safe Environment Program
The revised diocesan Safe Environment Program now requires all parish volunteers complete Protecting God’s Children, undergo a background check, and read a few important documents. Please contact the parish office for more details with any questions you may have. -
Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Carol Zimmermann BALTIMORE (CNS) -- During the June 11-13 spring assembly of the U.S. bishops in Baltimore, it was clear the bishops had to respond to the sexual abuse...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By MODESTO, Calif. (CNS) -- Retired Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton died June 18 after a prolonged illness. He died at his retirement residence at Our Lady of Fatima...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Amid rising tensions between the United States and Iran, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military...
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National Catholic Register
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By Kathy Schiffer | Every year, 19 days after Pentecost, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. But where did that tradition originate? Devotion to the wounded...
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By Tito Edwards | 10 Reasons to Become Catholic – Sam Guzman at The Catholic Gentleman +1 Did You Know? How Boston Is Secretly Named After a Catholic Saint – Billy Ryan at uCatholic +1 Beware the...
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By Susie Lloyd | Welcome to Homeschool Survival Awareness Month. That’s June for us. We’re not like those homeschoolers who go at it all summer with a two-week break to sleep it off. We’ve been off...
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2019 Diocesan Annual Appeal
Your gift to the 2019 Diocesan Appeal supports ministries like these: Seminarian Education, Lay Ministry Formation, College Campus Ministry, Retired Priests, Life & Family Evangelization, Youth Ministry, Religious Education, Catholic Charities, St. Elizabeth Center, Deaf Apostolate Ministry, and many more!
Our parish target this year is $12,254.00. Targets are calculated as a percentage of the parish's prior year's ordinary income (Sunday envelopes and offertory collections). All funds received in excess of this target amount are returned to the parish and are not included as a basis for future targets. A target shortfall will need to be made up through other parish income. It is important that every family participate. Thank you for giving generously!
Click here to view the 2019 Diocesan Appeal Video
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From the Desk of Fr. Ariel Valencia (June 16, 2019)
The Lion's Roar
Today we celebrate the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity. Every day we acknowledge the Trinity when we make the sign of the Cross. Pope Benedict XVI said “The sign of the cross is above all an event of God: the Holy Spirit leads us to Christ and Christ opens for us the door to the Father. God is no longer the unknown God; He has a name. We can call him, and He calls us.”
To make the sign of the cross is also to say “Yes!” to Jesus Christ, who suffered and died for us. And it is also to be with Jesus in his resurrection.
In making the sign of the cross, we are inspired by the Holy Spirit to pray. The Advocate helps us in our weakness, (Rom. 8:26).
When we start each day with the sign of the cross, we place ourselves in the communion of love of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. So begin every day with the love of the Trinity! -
From the desk of Msgr. Tom Dzielak (June 16, 2019)
YOU HAVE MADE US FOR YOURSELF, O GOD, AND OUR HEARTS ARE RESTLESS UNTIL THEY REST IN YOU[St Augustine, THE CONFESSIONS]It happens that this year Father’s Day falls on the feast of the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. That’s a good reminder to us that the truth of the meaning of human fatherhood is ultimately anchored in the greatest of fathers, the Father of the God-man Jesus Christ. The Scriptures and the witness of Christianity from the beginning show us the single-minded love and joy which Jesus had for the one he taught us to call “Father.”
As followers of Christ we have the immense privilege of being united with the Father of all creation through our baptism. Baptism is not some magical “zap, you’re saved!” experience, but rather the beginning of an intimate, loving union with a loving Father, who is responsible for us coming into existence, and who keeps us in existence. Jesus shows us how important that relationship is when he tells us (as he told the apostles when they asked him to teach them how to pray): Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven ...” [Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:2]. One of the great writers of the early Church named Origen said this prayer is “the summary of the whole Gospel.”
Those who are human fathers—physically or spiritually—should consider it a great privilege to share in the role of fatherhood. It is unfortunate that human fatherhood, as well as even Divine Fatherhood, is too often disrespected in our environment. In our entertainment (TV, movies, newspaper comics) fathers are often figures of ridicule and/or pity. In reality, I have little doubt that much, if not most, of our social chaos today is connected with the lack of effective fatherhood in our homes and families. Social surveys indicate, for example, that the religious faith and leadership of the father of a family is a key element in the development or lack of development in the religious faith and practice of children.
The June 2019 issue of Columbia, the magazine of the Knights of Columbus, has an article which offers five ways in which fathers can help their sons become good fathers. I recommend reading the article (“Forming Future Fathers,” Gerald Korson). Here are the five recommendations from Knight Gerald Korson:
- Be a father who loves their mother.
- Be a father who prays.
- Be a responsible father.
- Be a father who is present to his family.
- Be a father who knows he is not perfect.
Of all people, we Catholic men who frequently pray “Our Father...” should be models of a fatherhood which flows from our relationship with God. We have the privilege of being asked by God to reveal to the world His great love and care for all people, who are His beloved children. May we strive to live out that privilege with pride and gratitude.
Happy Father’s Day to all! -
Parish News & Events
Congratulations Fr. Ariel!
Bishop David J. Malloy has announced that our Parochial Administrator, Fr. Ariel Valencia, will become Pastor of St. Mary of the Assumption and Ss. Peter and Paul parishes. Formal installation as Pastor by the Bishop for both parishes will take place on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at 5:30 PM, at Ss. Peter & Paul Parish. There will be a reception following the installation. If you plan on attending, please contact the either parish office by email or telephone so we can get an approximate head-count.
Seeking Coordinator of Religious Education
St. Mary of the Assumption and Sts. Peter and Paul parishes are seeking a coordinator of Religious Education. The position is part-time. Salary negotiable based on education and experience. Qualifications: practicing Catholic, teaching experience in religious education, must have a minimum of Level II in the Diocesan Catechist Certification Program. Responsibilities: Report to Pastor, attend Parish council meetings, coordinate Religious Education activities like Sacramental preparation and celebration, teach a class when necessary, provide catechist formation, ensure Novak center is clean. Please call the Fr. Ariel in the parish office if interested.
Seeking Music Director
We are seeking a part-time Music Director. Services are on Saturday evening at 4:00 PM and on Sunday morning at 8:00 AM. Applicant also needs to be available for Holy Days of Obligation and occasional funerals and weddings. Please contact Fr. Ariel at 815-505-7471 or the Parish Office at 815-827-3205 for more information.
Remember Your Parish...
Please remember St. Mary’s with a gift in your will or estate plan.
Volunteers - We Need You!
The Catholic faith community of St. Mary, Maple Park is constantly in need of people to be involved in our liturgy. We are very much in need of cantors, accompanists, choir members, extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, lectors and altar servers. Make an effort to actively participate at Mass and step up! Online sign-up using SignUpGenius is available on this page. -
From the Desk of Deacon Greg Urban
Church Stained Glass Window Work
The Buildings and Grounds Committee has proposed that we continue renovation work on the church’s 100+ year-old stained-glass and clear exterior windows.
The Committee presented a proposal to the Pastoral and Finance Councils at a combined meeting to finish rebuilding all the exterior clear windows that help protect the interior stained glass. This work should delay the need for rebuilding more internal stained-glass windows. This work has been completed on the stained-glass windows that have already been rebuilt.
The work will be done in two approximately equal phases. The combined cost for these two phases is estimated at $103,600. We have received permission from the Diocese to begin this work as funds become available. The Diocese has instructed us that only monies received for “Stained-Glass” for the next three years would be exempt from diocesan tax (used as a basis of setting our diocesan appeal goal).
Therefore, we ask that you use the “stained-glass” offering envelope, online giving selection, or write “stained-glass” on your checks for contributions for the window work. We sincerely thank you for your past donations and ask for your generous support in this endeavor to help properly maintain our church.
And, please don’t forget your contribution to this year’s Diocesan Appeal. Help us meet our diocesan goal!
Please remember St. Mary’s with a gift in your will or estate plan! -
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