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Dear Parish and Liturgical Ministry Volunteers,
We are filled with gratitude and joy as we invite you to a special ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ณ๐๐ต, ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐บ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐. This evening is dedicated to youโour cherished volunteersโwho generously give your time, talent, and treasure to our parish community.
Join us in fellowship as we celebrate the incredible work the Holy Spirit is doing through each of you so that the people of Our Lady of Mercy and all who take part in the life of our parish, will encounter the love, mercy, and forgiveness of Jesus in a profound way. Your dedication and service are the heartbeat of our parish, and we look forward to sharing this joyous occasion with you.
Fr. Michael, Fr. Frank, and the entire parish staff are honored to host this dinner as a small token of our appreciation. ๐ง๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฃ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐ต, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐!
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๐๐ฑ๐๐น๐ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฉ๐๐ฆ!
Come join us August 5-9th as children discover friendship with God through Scuba VBS. Many adult volunteers are needed to make it a success!
๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ: Adult/Parent Guides, 1:1 Aides for Students with DisABILITIES, Pre-K Station Leader, Childcare, Music & Skit Station Lead, Bible Adventure Station Lead, Game Station Lead, Imagination Station Lead, Snack Station Lead, Scripture Station Lead, Scripture Meditation & Service Station Lead, and Decorating Team
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ซ๐ค๐ก๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง?
1. Register online at www.olmercy.com/vbs or come into the office and complete a paper form.
2. Fill out a Volunteer Application and fill out the Medical Release Form. Both forms are available as pdfs when you register online. We also have paper copies available in the office.
3. Submit both forms ASASP. This allows for the necessary time to check character references and be approved by a staff member before the start of VBS. You have the following options for returning it: (1) Print it and return it to the Faith Formation Office, (2) Scan it and attach it to an email sent to karens@olmercy.com, or (3) Attach the filled-out PDF to an email and send it as an attachment to karens@olmercy.com
4. Complete the Safe Environment Requirements. All adults will need to complete the Safe Environment requirements of the Joliet Diocese. This means they will need to have a VIRTUS account and complete the Protecting Godโs Children online training and also complete the Illinois Mandated Reporter Training online.
A training session will take place at the end of July or in early August. Thank you!
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐? ๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ท๐ผ๐@๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐.๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ
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Who is Saint Bonaventure?
Perhaps not a household name for most people, Saint Bonaventure, nevertheless, played an important role in both the medieval Church and the history of the Franciscan Order. A senior faculty member at the University of Paris, Saint Bonaventure certainly captured the hearts of his students through his academic skills and insights. But more importantly, he captured their hearts through his love for Jesus and the Church. Like his model, Saint Francis, Jesus was the center of everythingโhis teaching, his administration, his writing, and his life. So much so, that he was given the title โSeraphic Doctor.โ
Born in Bagnoregio in 1221, Saint Bonaventure was baptized John, but received the name Bonaventure when he became a Franciscan at the age of 22. Saint Bonaventureโs teaching career came to a halt when the Friars elected him to serve as their General Minister. His 17 years of service were not easy, as the Order was embroiled in conflicts over the interpretation of poverty. But because he was a man of prayer and a good administrator, Saint Bonaventure managed to structure the Order through effective legislation. But more importantly, he offered the Friars an organized spirituality based on the vision and insights of Saint Francis.
Always a Franciscan at heart and a mystical writer, Bonaventure managed to unite the pastoral, practical aspects of life with the doctrines of the Church. Thus, there is a noticeable warmth to his teachings and writings that make him very appealing. Saint Bonaventure died suddenly on July 15, 1274. There is a theory that he was poisoned.
Saint Bonaventure left behind a structured and renewed Franciscan Order and a body of work all of which glorifies his major loveโJesus.
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๐๐ก๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ @ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐๐
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ. ๐ ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต. โ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ข๐ฉ 29:12-13
The modern life and business of daily living can weigh us down, leave us feeling disoriented, restless or tired. The things of this world will never deeply satisfy, truly only Jesus does. Battle back the weariness and the restlessness, live a set-apart life, by encountering Jesus at Our Lady of Mercy (OLM) through any of the following.
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P.S.
๐ Set aside time in silence with Jesus anytime during the week at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel; dial down from the business of life, and take a brief or long respite by having conversations with Jesus. Bring before Him whatever is on your mind and heart. Then, and most importantly, give the Lord the space to respond speaking to you in the silence.
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๐ Need more details on any of the encounter gatherings below? Proceed here for more info www.bit.ly/HangingOutatOLM
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Who is Saint Henry?
On July 13, the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of Saint Henry II, a German king who led and defended Europe's Holy Roman Empire at the beginning of the first millennium. St. Henry was born in 972 to Duke Henry of Bavaria and Princess Gisela of Burgundy. During his youth, Henry received both an education and spiritual guidance from a bishop who was himself canonized, St. Wolfgang of Regensberg. Henry was an intelligent and devout student, and for a period of time he was considered for the priesthood.
St. Wolfgang's lessons in piety and charity left a lasting mark on Henry's soul. But it was ultimately in the political realm, not the Church, that he would seek to exercise these virtues. In 1002, he took to the throne as King of Germany.
Henry became a great patron of churches and monasteries, donating so much of his wealth to them that his relatives complained that he was behaving irresponsibly. But Henry was far from irresponsible, as his leadership of the Western Empire in both war and peace demonstrated. The emperor was also a great patron of the poor, making enormous contributions for their relief.
For the last several years of his life, Henry had to deal with serious illness, and an additional ailment that crippled his left leg, along with his imperial responsibilities. He found support in prayer during these trials, and seriously considered resigning his imperial leadership in order to become a monk.
After several years of illness, St. Henry II died in July of 1024. The public mourned sincerely for the monarch who had managed to lead his earthly kingdom so responsibly without losing sight of the Kingdom of God. Pope Eugene III canonized him in 1146.
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๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ง๐ผ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ - ๐ณ/๐ฎ๐ด
Join us in the PLC after the 10am Mass on Sunday, July 28th to say goodbye to Topher and thank him for all he's done here at OLM. Please keep him in your prayers as he continues his formation this fall at Mundelein Seminary!
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๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ/๐ฎ๐ด
Stop by the PLC after the 8am and 10am Masses on Sunday, 7/28th for Yummy Donuts, Good Coffee & Wonderful Fellowship.
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๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐: ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ-๐ข๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ & ๐ฎ๐ญ
Thank you to all who signed up to purchase new items for the Welcome to America Packs which will provide refugee families who are newcomers to the US in Chicagoland with the basics to begin anew. Many have had to flee their homes due to war or persecution, etc. Some have spent years in refugee camps. We are blessed to be able to reach out to them.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐๐ฝ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ: signup.com/go/vXWmpfZ
Reminder: all items should be brought to the OLM lobby on July 20 or 21 before or after Mass. Volunteers will be present to accept your donation. Thank you for caring and sharing.
Questions? Contact Chris Harvey at 631-561-9722 or chrisharveyny@gmail.com or Ida at idamphillips122@gmail.com
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Who is Saint Benedict of Nursia?
Saint Benedict of Nursia was a monk and abbot who lived in the 5th and 6th century AD. He founded several monasteries and wrote a rule for monasteries which became fundamental for Western Monasticism. The Catholic Church venerates him as Patron of Europe & the Father of Western Monasticism.
Benedict and his twin sister Scholastica were born into a Christian noble family in Nursia, in 480 AD. Benedict went to Rome for his studies. He grew weary of life in Rome, having found his companionsโ lives dissolute and immoral, and his teachers unchristian and corrupt. This led him to abandon his studies in Rome to pursue a spiritual life. Benedict spent time living as a hermit, in spiritual isolation in a cave later identified as the Sacro Speco at Subiaco. The monks of a nearby monastery asked Benedict, who was by then a well known holy man, to become their new abbot. His insistence on proper monastic discipline, however, brought him into conflict with the community who attempted to poison him. Benedict miraculously escaped harm and returned to his cave.
Later he established 12 monasteries near Subiaco and resided in the 13th as abbot. Around the year 529 AD he left Subiaco with his most devoted disciples for Cassino, and founded a monastery in the ancient pagan acropolis on the hill overlooking the town. Here he wrote the supremely influential Rule of Monasteries and served as the new monasteryโs first abbot until his death. His sister Scholastica was buried in the same tomb.
MEDITATION OF THE DAY
The Spirit to Know You โ Prayer by Saint Benedict of Nursia
Gracious and Holy Father,
Please give me:
intellect to understand You,
reason to discern You,
diligence to seek You,
wisdom to find You,
a spirit to know You,
a heart to meditate upon You,
ears to hear You,
eyes to see You,
a tongue to proclaim You,
a way of life pleasing to You,
patience to wait for You
and perseverance to look for You.
Grant me a perfect end,
Your holy presence,
a blessed resurrection
and life everlasting.
Amen.
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๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎโ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐บโ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ณ/๐ญ๐ฎ
Join Mamaโs Grace Grow Group for mothers with young children!
๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐: 2nd and 4th Thursday each month
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: Friday, July 12th at 10am at Prairie Point Splash Park
Connect and grow with us! Call or text Laura Reyes 904-472-0385. Email Katelyn Wood kmisdom2@gmail.com. Or check out the webpage: olmercy.com/mamasgrace/
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๐ฆ๐. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐น ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ/๐ฎ๐ฌ & ๐ณ/๐ฎ๐ญ
-The truck for the next SVDP Clothing Drive will be in the church parking lot from noon on Saturday, 7/20 to approximately noon on Sunday, 7/21
-No early drop offโs please. We will accept: Clothing, shoes, linens and books in good or bad condition. Unusable clothing, shoes, linens and even books generate income for the needy because they are sold for rags or in bulk.
-No baby equipment such as cribs walkers strollers playpens etcโฆ ALL BABY CLOTHES ACCEPTED Small housewares and electronics โ dishes, glassware, utensils, toasters, blenders, coffee makers, radios, cd players etc. SORRY NO TVโs.
-Your donations go to the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shops where much of your donations are given away free to needy families in the community. Some are sold at reasonable prices at the thrift shops so that needy families can shop with dignity.
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