May 19 2013.pdf - Incarnation

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Congratulations
Reverend Monsignor R. George Sarauskas
40 Years a Priest
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INCARNATION PALOS HEIGHTS, IL
SUNDAY - May 19th
8:00 - Rose Biernat-Wrubel
Deceased members of Manzo and Rucci Families
Charles P. Cozzo Jr. and Charles G. Cozzo
9:30 - PEOPLE OF INCARNATION
11:00 - Mary Athy
Mary McKay
Irma and Walter Burns
MONDAY - May 20th
8:30 - Edward W. Barry
John Mruskovich
Incarnation Purgatorial Mass Society
TUESDAY - May 21st
8:30 - Marge LeVoy
Birthday Blessings for Christopher Hunt
WEDNESDAY - May 22nd
8:30 - Giuditta Savaglio
Edmund Zancada and Carlos Arrona
THURSDAY- May 23rd
8:30 - Our Mothers and Fathers
Joseph Sierawski
FRIDAY- May 24th
8:30 - Charles Schwab Jr.
SATURDAY - May 25th
8:30 - Deceased members of the Buckley Family
Maureen Oleskiewicz
4:00 - Joseph and Victoria Plonka
Greg Zamzow
Helen Parsell
SUNDAY - May 26th
8:00 - Stanley Sutor Jr
Deceased members of Razminas and Sukys Families
Joseph Larem
9:30 - PEOPLE OF INCARNATION
11:00 - Robert Kennedy
Rick Krupa
Bob Haase
Pray for Sick Relatives and Friends...
Chris Adamczewski
Robert Bartle
Michael Carollo
Tommy Duncan
Dorothy Dunford
Rachel Evoy
Sandie Evoy
Jennie Ficaro
Ralph Fisher, Jr.
Ralph Fisher, Sr.
Michael Hardin
Tom Hartigan
Ivan Lasso
Baby Aiden Madera
Jennifer Minervini
June Meeks
Susan Nelson
Denise Oravec
James Oravec
Jillian Palenik
Matthew Palenik
Donna Reindl
James Rickord
Frank Scaccia
Rachel Swallow
Diana Terry
Lee Terry
It’s time again to update the Sick Relatives and Friends
names. If you would like to have a name listed again, please
call the rectory before May 29th. If we do not hear from you by
that date, we will assume that the person previously listed is
well and no longer in need of our prayers. Thank you!
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Altar Servers - May 25th/26th
4:00PM
Izalina Santoyo
Nick Smeraldo
Bradley Fox
Anastasia Gadomski
Tom McInerney
8:00AM
Emily Bartle
Bridget Burke
Caroline Staszak
May 20th
Alessandra Luciano
George Stock
Matt Stevens
May 23rd
Sierra Barzar
Courtney Cozen
Lily Fisher
Grace Culver
8:30 A.M. DAILY MASSES
May 21st
Matt Dykstra
Jerry McPherson
Grant Sibley
Dylan Czernik
May 24th
Jimmy Besenhofer
James Fleming
Danny Socha
Colton Hunter
LITURGICAL MINISTERS
9:30AM Church
Jimmy Besenhofer
James Fleming
Danny Socha
Colton Hunter
11:00AM Church
Ryan Gapski
Dan Poncer
Matt Randich
May 22nd
Katie Alex
Jenna Randazzo
Jillian Walker
May 25th
Kevin Graham
Logan O’Leary
Zach Walthers
May 25th - Adult Confirmation - 7:00PM
Alessandra Luciano, Grant Sibley, George Stock
May 25th/26th - EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
4:00 PM - G. Zibell, V. Zibell, K. Wanatowicz
CUP - P. Stach, K. Garcia, J. Garcia, K. Young
8:00 AM - A. Doherty, P. Nuel, A. Piper
CUP - T. Lee, P. Stevens
9:30 AM - M. Helmcke, R. Falls, J. Widing
CUP - S. Cunnea, L. Stock, K. Kraft, K. McNicholas
11:00 AM - L. Albright, M. Stocklen, M. Maciejko
CUP- B. Dolehide, J. Nieukirk, D. Roca Dawson, C. Roca Dawson
May 25th/26th - LECTORS & COMMENTATORS
4:00 -(L) Frank Becvar (C) Gil Opferman
8:00 -(L) Lorraine Baxter (C) Marilou McInerney
9:30 -(L) Carla Ford (C) Barb Stropkovic
11:00 -(L) Marilyn McInerney (C) Gretchen Yearsich
Stewardship of Treasure
Budgeted for May 12, 2013 .................................. $ 15,000.00
Collected for May 12, 2013 .................................. $ 11,330.35
Surplus/(Shortfall) Total ....................................... $ (3,669.65)
Year-To-Date Budgeted ....................................... $ 727,000.00
Year-To-Date Collected ....................................... $ 665,665.19
Year-To-Date Surplus/(Shortfall) ......................... $ (61,334.81)
God Bless you for your continued support!
*If you wish to make an electronic offering on-line,
go to GiveCentral.org - Incarnation Parish

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PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 19, 2013
- After the Communist "Iron Curtain"
started to crumble in 1989, the U. S.
Catholic Bishops established an annual
collection for the Catholic Churches in
Eastern Europe. These Local Churches
had been oppressed by Communism for
decades and were starved for
resources. The Bishops called on
Fr. R. George Sarauskas from the
Archdiocese of Chicago to head up this effort and for
thirteen years he coordinated the distribution of funds
to various Eastern European dioceses, helping them to
develop much needed infrastructure for their churches -
seminaries for the training of new priests, offices and
communication equipment for diocesan administration,
living quarters for bishops who had been living in
rented rooms in other people's houses, scholarships to
American and Vatican seminaries for candidates who
would later become bishops and archbishops for those
dioceses. For all his efforts, Fr. Sarauskas received
many honors and titles from those Churches, including
the title of Monsignor [Honorary Prelate of His Holiness]
from the Vatican. Msgr. Sarauskas has served in the
Archdiocese of Chicago in a variety of administrative
and pastoral positions. Currently, he serves as Cardinal
George's Delegate for Special Projects and resides and
helps out here at Incarnation. Today he celebrates
40 years as a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago. We
are pleased to have Msgr. Sarauskas live and worship
with us. I asked him if he had a portrait of himself in his
ceremonial robes for the cover of the bulletin so that we
might honor and thank him for his 40 years of
dedicated service to the Church. He will offer a special
Mass of Thanksgiving at 11:00 AM this Sunday followed
by a reception in the Bernardin Center. All are welcome.
Congratulations, Msgr. Sarauskas, on 40 years of
Priesthood! May you have many, many more!
- In the Gospel reading for today, Jesus speaks to his
disciples about the gift of the Holy Spirit. Jesus refers to
the Holy Spirit as “the Advocate.” This is a fitting
descriptor of the function and role of the Holy Spirit,
since the Spirit of God is sent to us for our salvation.
The Holy Spirit is on our side, according to Jesus, for
three main purposes: first, to be present to us in the
“name” of Jesus; second, to “teach” us “everything”;
third, to “remind” us of what Jesus told the original
disciples. It is in this way that the work of the Holy
Spirit and the work of the church are inextricably
linked. The church, “filled with the Holy Spirit,”
proclaims the good news of the mighty works of God
that were accomplished in Jesus Christ. The church
speaks in the name of Jesus, teaches its members the
tenets of our faith, and proclaims the Gospel message
that Jesus proclaimed in his earthly ministry. The
readings for Pentecost Sunday teach us that the church
and its members are Spirit-driven and Spirit-led. We
celebrate today the gift of the Holy Spirit to the church
and to all its members throughout the ages.
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In observance of Memorial Day, the Parish Office
will be closed on Monday, May 27th.
Enjoy your Memorial Day!
To our men and women in uniform… past, present
and future, God Bless you...and thank you.
Monsignor R. George Sarauskas
invites you to join him in a
MASS OF THANKSGIVING
on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary
of his ordination to the priesthood.
The Mass will be offered today
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 11:00 a.m.
at Incarnation Church
5757 West 127th Street, Palos Heights, IL.
Refreshments will follow after the Mass in the
Bernardin Center.
The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held
on Sunday, September 22, 2013, at 2:45PM:
Holy Name Cathedral
735 North State Street
Chicago, IL.
Couples married in 1963 interested in attending this
celebration should contact their parish to register.
For further information call the Family Ministries Office
at 312.534.8351 or visit the website:
www.familyministries.org

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HUMAN CONCERNS
PEACE AND JUSTICE COMMITTEE
“If you want peace, work for justice” Pope Paul VI
The need for our participation in the Chicago Archdiocese
immigration reform effort is part of being a Catholic. New
York Cardinal Dolan recently said. “As we speak, persons
are being deported and an untold number of families are
being divided. Human beings continue to die in the
American desert. This suffering must end.” The
ineffective, unfair U.S. immigration laws are an example
of a cause of suffering which we, as Catholics, are
expected to actively work to change. This responsibility is
explained in the following Archdiocese of Chicago
statement. “[A]lthough the Church clearly teaches ‘...that
working for justice is a [central] part of the...
Gospel’ (Synod of 1971), a limited number of Catholics
seem aware of this commitment and even fewer are
mobilized for action by it.” Justice here means that everyone
has access to the basic needs of life and that they do
not have to undergo unnecessary suffering to meet these
needs. The statement continues, “in some instances,
Catholics confuse direct care for the poor [donations of
food and money]...with redressing the causes of poverty
and marginalization (the justice we must also work
for).” (The 2011-2016 Strategic Pastoral Plan for the
Archdiocese of Chicago, Background and Key findings)
Respect Life
“The right to life is the first among
human rights. To abort a child is to kill
someone who cannot defend himself.”
(Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos
Aires {now Pope Francis}, Sobre el cielo y la
tierra, On heaven and earth, 2011)
Haitian Burial Shroud Committee
All Are Welcome!
Incarnation Parish Haitian Burial Shroud Committee
Meetings are scheduled for 6:30PM - 9:00PM
on May 25th and June 12th
In the Bernardin Center.
After the Summer break, our meetings will resume on
September 25th, 2013.
Hope to see you there. All Are Welcome!
We are in need of new or clean, used sheets and pillowcases.
If you have any donations, please, drop off your
bagged items at the Incarnation Rectory before
June 12th.
Thank You for your support.
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“I was a stranger and you
welcomed me..”(Matthew 25:35)
The postcards in support of immigration legislation
consistent with Catholic values are again available this
weekend. The Chicago Archdiocese commitment to
send 100,000 postcards from Catholics in the
archdiocese to their senators and representative gives
us all the opportunity tell these officials to vote for
better immigration laws. If you did not have the
opportunity to sign the cards last week, please
consider doing so this weekend. No need to find
postage and send yourself. Just sign and leave here
for delivery. The text of the postcard is provided
below for you to read and consider beforehand.
“[N]ow is the time to pass just and compassionate
immigration reform.... that:
• Provides a path to citizenship for undocumented
persons in the country;
• Preserves family unity as a corner-stone of our
national immigration system;
• Provides legal paths for low-skilled immigrant
workers to come and work in the United States;
• Restores due process protections to our immigration
enforcement policies;
• Addresses the root causes (push factors) of
migration, such as persecution and economic disparity
I look forward to monitoring your public position on
this vital issue to our nation. Our nation can no longer
wait.”
HOPE (Helping Other Parents Endure)
HOPE, a supportive group for parents who have lost a
child of any age, will be meeting on Thursday,
May 23rd, 2013. The meeting will be held at 7:00pm
in the Adult Formation Center (the former convent
across from the church).
For any further information, please call
Barbara Rosiello at 448-1367 or
Colette Tijan at 371-0029.
Please note that the Communal Marriage
Celebration scheduled for July 14th has been postponed
at this time. We have no further information
at this time as to when it will be rescheduled.
Thank you for your understanding.

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Parish Life
T.R.A.I.N.
Teens Reaching out Addressing Incarnation Needs
Pentecost Sunday ~ May 19,2013
Pentecost, what does the word conjure up? Tongue of
fire? Jesus sending the Holy Spirit? Wear red? I was once at
a Pentecost mass where they had liturgical dancers carry
HUGE bowls of fire over their heads and walk gracefully
through the aisles. It looked like each parishioner was
receiving the fire of the Holy Spirit but it also made everyone
feel uncomfortable. Maybe because of the live flames in
church, but I really think it was because we couldn’t deny or
refuse that we received the flame. We are uncomfortable
because then we HAVE to respond with what are we going to
do with the flame of the Holy Spirit. If we get comfortable, with
our faith and relationship with Jesus we are not using it to its
fullest potential. Being Christian is not about being comfortable
and ministering to only those we know and love being
Christian is about reaching out and bringing love to those on
the margins. Christian’s are not supposed to be comfortable,
look at the cross!
June 2nd begins our SSYMA Softball Season - Our Home
games are played at Walker Park on Sunday’s from
1-4pm and then our during the week games are played
mostly on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at other host
parishes. Tournament on August 3rd beginning with Mass
on the Grass and then a day of fun.
July 28th thru August 2nd is WORK TOUR NEW YORK or
WTNY ‘13. We will once again be going to Notre Dame
Retreat Center Canandaigua, NY. Don and I will be
driving the teens in a 12 passenger van to the retreat
center and then each day we will work at a site the
Catholic Charities designates, each evening we will reflect
on the day’s work with reflection, mass, journal writing and
different types of prayer.
August 4th Softball Tournament.
November 21st thru November 23rd in Indianapolis, IN
the week before Thanksgiving. This is the most amazing
event for teens. It is 3 days of talks, mass, meeting
people, fun, singing, dancing, cheering, laughing and
reflecting. Its 23,000 Catholic Teens together being the
future of our church. Understanding why they are Catholic
and that there are so many out there. Its loud and fast and
crazy and sometimes silly, but it is our church and they
are our future. We only have room for 15 teens and 4
adult chaperones. Please watch the promotional video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=sRwqwuOBv8c&feature=youtu.be
If you would like to attend any of the above events please,
please, please e-mail, call, carrier pigeon me as soon as
possible! Many of the events because of the planning have
May deadlines!
We have a lot planned and I am looking forward to having
fun in our new space! As always you can call or text me about
anything and everything,
(708-790-7890);
e-mail me train@incarnationcatholic.com.
I am waiting to hear from you! ~ Carrie
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Market Day Pick-up
on May 21st ~ 2-3PM.
(Please note:
there will be a June
Market day)
“Celebrate Religious Faith” with the
~ Windy City Thunderbolts ~
Sponsored by the Incarnation Parents’ Club
Saturday, July 27th @ 6:05pm
Fireworks night!!
Tickets $10.00 per person, available through school &
after mass at the Events Sales Table in the gathering
area.
Pictured from Left to Right Back Row:
Anthony, Alessandra, Kelli, Isabel, Lily,
Casey. Front Row: Matthew, Ricky.

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Formation & Education
Religious Education Program
Please contact the REP office at (708) 388-4004 to register
your child(ren) for the 2013-2014 school year.
Registration will continue during the
spring and summer months.
Incarnation Athletics
Attention Parents, Alumni and Parishioners:
The Incarnation athletic program is looking for
parents, alumni and parishioners to join one of
our boards and/or coaching staff. Our athletic
program offers an opportunity for children in
both Incarnation School and the Religious
Education Program, and of all athletic capabilities
to participate in organized sports programs. The
focus of our athletic program is on sportsmanship
and fair play, allowing the athletes to learn
the fundamentals of each sport while building
their self-confidence, discipline and respect for
their teammates and other teams. Over the
years our athletes have seen much success both
on and off the playing court, due in large part to
the help of hard working parents, alumni and
parishioners. Most boards meet just once a
month for a 1 hour or so. In order to keep
our program strong we need your help!
Please contact an
Athletic Board member for details.
Matt Stevens mcstevens13436@sbcglobal.net
Chris Newhall - cgnewhall7@aol.com
Dennis Buric - dendenjr@comcast.net
Bob Besenhofer bs.besenhofer@sbcglobal.net
INCARNATION SOCCER
ALUMNI GAME –
WEDNESDAY, May 29 at 6:00PM
TRADITION NEVER GRADUATES - The annual
Alumni Soccer game will be held on Wednesday,
May 29th at 6:00 at the Crestwood Soccer fields.
We have alumni from age 14-29 now (Class of ’98
through Class of ’12), so it should be an interesting
game. Call your friends, classmates, teammates and
invite them all out to this annual night to relive the past,
rekindle friendships and remember the pride and passion
of Incarnation Soccer.
(And, the first 40 alumni who show up will get a free,
but famous and very valuable t-shirt.)
Call Ken Kraft (708-606-6906) or
Ken Breyer (312-960-3254)
if you have any questions.
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Spiritual Life
OPEN HOLY HOURS
2:00pm and 6:00pm Saturday
5:00am-1:00pm and 7:00pm Sunday
7:00am Tuesday
4:00am Thursday
Please call Bob Fuesel @ 388-1521 or Joe Bettinardi @
448-3920 if you can take an open Holy Hour.
Prayer Chain Requests
Please call the Rectory at 597-3180
or Arlene Schuster at 597-1604
OPEN DATES FOR 2013
CHAPEL FLOWERS
To celebrate a special day such as an
anniversary, birthday wish or to thank God for
favors granted to you or your family, you can
put flowers in the Perpetual Adoration Chapel weekly.
The donation for the flowers is $30 and you must call
Doris Verniere at 389-1754 to request and secure the date
or dates below that you are interested in.
June 15th ~ July 20th
ABOUT THE MASS ~ We hear our story….
Every Sunday we gather to hear our story.
We prepare to hear it with singing and silence and
prayer. We put aside the cares that separate us
from one another so that we can hear the story; that
makes this gathering of individuals a people
fashioned and chosen by God.
Over the course of three years, we hear most of the
New Testament and a large portion of the Old
Testament. Our Christian story is told in legends,
myths, histories, genealogies, laws, customs, wise
sayings, prophecy, letters and songs (psalms).
These scriptures tell the story of a God who made
and loved a people. We must recognize that these
stories and ours, that the people in them are our
people, that the God who called and loves them,
calls and love us and is fashioning us into a people
who can reveal to all who God is.
From the Liturgy Committee
This bulletin is provided to our parish each week
at no cost to the parish. We actually receive
much needed revenue from the bulletin. This is
made possible by the advertisers. We are grateful
to all the advertisers who support our bulletin. We
encourage you to look through the ads in the bulletin and
patronize their businesses. Please tell them that you saw
their ad in our bulletin and thank them for their support.
Your support of our advertisers is much appreciated!

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WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS:
Please register at the rectory as soon as possible.
Persons seeking religious instruction or
information about parish organizations are
requested to contact the rectory.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:
Parents are to attend one Baptismal Session prior to
the baptism (preferably during the pregnancy).
Baptisms are celebrated on the first three Sundays of
every month at 12:30 PM in the Church. Please call
the rectory for available baptismal dates and to
register for the session. No Baptisms during Lent.
MINISTRY OF CARE
(COMMUNION CALLS):
Twenty six members of our parish
community have been trained and
mandated by the Archdiocese of Chicago
to pray with and bring the Eucharist to
the sick and homebound of the parish.
If you or someone you know is in need of
this service, please call the Parish Office
at 597-3180.
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SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE:
All wedding arrangements must be made with
a Parish Priest or Deacon at least four months
prior to the wedding date. No weddings
celebrated during Lent.
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE (CONFESSION):
Every Saturday from 2:30-3:30 PM and prior
to major Holy Days as announced. Also
anytime by appointment. Parish service with
individual absolution celebrated during Lent
and Advent Seasons.