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May 1
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Blessed be the Lord day by day,
God, our salvation, who bears our burdens.
Dear Friends,
Happy Wednesday everyone, and happy feast of St. Joseph the Worker! What a beautiful day it was outside, hopefully you got a chance to enjoy it.
Combined Parish Offices - Starting today, May 1st, our offices have combined with all staff being at St. Hedwig. There will not be someone at SJB to answer the door, however, both phone numbers WILL STILL be answered. The main parish phone number is 773-486-1660, our main email is bcapoffice@carloacutisparish.org, and the main parish address is 2226 N. Hoyne Ave. Please spread the word!
Pope Francis Monthly Intention -
For the formation of religious and seminarians
We pray that religious women and men, and seminarians, grow in their own vocations through their human, pastoral, spiritual and community formation, leading them to be credible witnesses to the Gospel.
First Communion - May 5 - THIS Sunday … our parish will celebrate First Holy Communion at the 11 am Mass, and all are welcome! Though, if this is your normal Mass, just take note that there will be a few “extra” in attendance, and it will probably run a bit longer than normal, so plan accordingly.
12:30 p.m. Sunday Spanish Mass, May 5 - Starting THIS Sunday, May 5th, the 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass will be celebrated at St. John Berchmans until the end of October. There will NOT be a Spanish Mass at St. Hedwig. Please spread the word about this very important change.
Weekly Sacraments & Funerals at BCAP - Weekly Sacraments & Funerals that have taken place over the past week will start to appear here in the newsletter as well as the Sunday Bulletin. Since Sacraments are for the living members of the Church, a funeral is not a sacrament. However we will still include them in this section.
WEEKEND MASS Intention Deadlines - An update on the various deadlines for submitting Mass Intentions for the WEEKEND MASSES can be found below. Thank you for your patience and understanding, please spread the word.
Meet the Parish Pastoral Council! - Over the next couple of weeks, we are highlighting members of our Parish Pastoral Council. If you see them say Hi! See below for a brief introduction to some of our council members.
Circulo de Oración - Due to the Confirmation Mass on Friday, May 10th, Circulo de Oracion will not meet this day.
Pilgrimage to "The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Champion". - Join us for a ONE Day Pilgrimage on Saturday, May 11. See below for more details.
Food Pantry - The Food Pantry has updated it's list of needs for March, please check below for our most current needs. (And we also welcome your extra plastic and/or paper bags!)
BCAP Weekly Mass, Sacraments, and Devotional Schedule - Please see the updated schedule below for more information on our Weekly Devotions.
Prayers for the Sick - Both in the Sunday Bulletin, and here in the Weekly Newsletter, we list the names of those who are in sick and in need of our prayers. These people are remembered each week as part of the Universal Prayer/Petitions. If you would like to add you someone's name to the sick list, please email or call the Parish Office. Please also email/call us when it's OK to remove them from the sick list as this helps to ensure our list is up to date.
Online Book of Intentions - Also, if you have a special intention that you would like us to pray for, see below for the link that you can click and then enter your intention. These intentions are also prayed for each week in the Universal Prayer/Petitions. They are private, no one can see them except us, and can be anonymous if you wish.
Daily Mass & Devotions - For the full list of Mass times and Devotions, please see the schedule below.
Parish Forms on the Website - https://www.carloacutisparish.org/parish-forms.html Did you know that many of our forms and requests are on our website? Inquiring about a Baptism ... Need a copy of your Baptismal Certificate ... Want to schedule your wedding? It's all on our website! Simply fill out the form and we'll get back to ya.
We hope to see you at one of the Masses this weekend, and don't forget to bring a friend or two!!
God Bless, see you in Church!
Michael White, Director of Music and Liturgy AND the Weekly Newsletter Editor
Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish Mission Statement
We are a multicultural, intergenerational Catholic parish community of people who through the help of the Eucharist, are on the journey to learning about, celebrating, serving and proclaiming our faith in the Risen Jesus.
Vision Statement
Our vision is transforming spirits, hearts and minds.
Core Values
We are welcoming, learning, believing, serving, celebrating,
understanding, sharing, diverse, community and focused on quality.
Goals
1). To have vibrant, welcoming liturgies.
2). To be an evangelizing community.
3). To reach out to youth.
4). To provide social justice education and outreach to the poor.
The Chapel at St. Hedwig will be open for Eucharistic Adoration Monday through Saturday from 7 am to 7 pm, with Daily Mass at 8 am. (Except for Wednesday's Mass, which is at 8:30 am at St. John Berchmans)
To gain access to the chapel, please contact the office for an access code.
Sacraments & Funerals at BCA Parish
Sacraments for Saturday 4/27/24
Baptisms
Matthew M. Carlson
Amaris V. Gonzalez
Samuel J. Michel
Leonardo R. Zamora
Emiliano H. Zamora
Wedding
Raymond G. Covarrubias, Jr. & Rebecca M. Russell
WEEKEND MASS Intention Deadlines – UPDATE
An update on the various deadlines for submitting Mass Intentions for the WEEKEND MASSES.
Bulletin: WEDNESDAY, 12 pm – In order for your intention(s) to make it into the bulletin, Mass Intentions need to be received by Wednesday, 12 pm.
Welcome/Petitions:FRIDAY, 12 pm – If you miss the Wednesday deadline, you can still have the Mass Intention(s) honored and read at Mass on Sunday by calling the parish office by Friday 12 pm. (These Intentions will not appear in the paper bulletin.)
However, if you miss both of these, you can still show up on before Mass and have it added.
Thank you for your understanding.MISAS DE FIN DE SEMANA límite de fechas y horarios para lase intenciones – ACTUALIZACIÓN
Una actualización sobre las distintas fechas y horarios para agregar Intenciones para las MISAS DE FIN DE SEMANA.
Boletín:MIÉRCOLES, 12 p.m. – Para que su(s) intención(es) aparezcan en el boletín, las intenciones de misa deben recibirse antes del miércoles a las 12 p.m.
Bienvenida/Peticiones:VIERNES, 12 pm – Si no cumple con la fecha límite del miércoles, aún puede honrar y escuchar las intenciones de la Misa en la Misa del domingo, llamando a la oficina parroquial antes del viernes a las 12 pm. (Estas intenciones no aparecerán impresas en el boletín).
Sin embargo, si se pierde ambos, aún puede presentarse antes de la Misa y agregarlas.
Gracias por su comprensión.
Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish Council
Our Parish Pastoral Council is made up of 8 members of our community. Last week in this newsletter, we were introduced to four members. If you missed that, please visit the Parish Pastoral Council page parish website to the first four members. They will be around this weekend talking about our stewardship of time, talent and treasure. Say hi!
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Saint of the Day for May 1
The Story of Saint Joseph the Worker
To foster deep devotion to Saint Joseph among Catholics, and in response to the “May Day” celebrations for workers sponsored by Communists, Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker in 1955. This feast extends the long relationship between Joseph and the cause of workers in both Catholic faith and devotion. Beginning in the Book of Genesis, the dignity of human work has long been celebrated as a participation in the creative work of God. By work, humankind both fulfills the command found in Genesis to care for the earth (Gn 2:15) and to be productive in their labors. Saint Joseph, the carpenter and foster father of Jesus, is but one example of the holiness of human labor.
Jesus, too, was a carpenter. He learned the trade from Saint Joseph and spent his early adult years working side-by-side in Joseph’s carpentry shop before leaving to pursue his ministry as preacher and healer. In his encyclical Laborem Exercens, Pope John Paul II stated: “the Church considers it her task always to call attention to the dignity and rights of those who work, to condemn situations in which that dignity and those rights are violated, and to help to guide [social] changes so as to ensure authentic progress by man and society.”
Saint Joseph is held up as a model of such work. Pius XII emphasized this when he said, “The spirit flows to you and to all men from the heart of the God-man, Savior of the world, but certainly, no worker was ever more completely and profoundly penetrated by it than the foster father of Jesus, who lived with Him in closest intimacy and community of family life and work.”Reflection
To capture the devotion to Saint Joseph within the Catholic liturgy, in 1870, Pope Pius IX declared Saint Joseph the patron of the universal Church. In 1955, Pope Pius XII added the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker. This silent saint, who was given the noble task of caring and watching over the Virgin Mary and Jesus, now cares for and watches over the Church and models for all the dignity of human work.
Thank you to everyone who is bringing in food and clothing items. Our numbers of guests coming in is growing and they are taking lots of items. For clothing - sizes small, medium and large are good. XL is too big for our clients.
BUT we ALWAYS are in need more of the "Basics" like FLOUR, Salt and Sugar, INSTANT Coffee, Laundry Detergent, Dish soap, Body Wash/Soap, etc ...
Donations can also be dropped off on Sunday at either church, just look for the big bins at the back of the church.
New and gently used and sweatshirts are also being collected for adults and children.
Thank you for caring about our neighbors who are less fortunate. God bless you.
BCAP - Weekly Mass
Sacraments and Devotional Schedule
Sunday Mass
Saturday, 5:00 p.m. – English (SH)
Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – Polish (SH)
9:45 a.m. – English (SJB)
11:00 a.m. – English (SH) 12:30 p.m. – Spanish (SJB) May 1 - October 31
12:30 p.m. - Spanish (SH) November 1 - April 30
Daily Mass
8:00 a.m. Monday, Tuesday; Thursday - Saturday
8:30 a.m. Wednesday - St. John Berchmans Church*The following are all celebrated at St. Hedwig Church*
Eucharistic Adoration
7 a.m. - 7 p.m. – Monday through Saturday (Please call the office for an access code to gain entry to the Adoration Chapel.)
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
After the 8 a.m. Mass on the First Friday of the Month.
Novena to St. Peregrine Novena to the patron saint for persons suffering from cancer,
AIDS or other chronic illnesses.
8:30 a.m.– 8:45 a.m. – First Friday of the Month
The Sacrament of Reconciliation
Monday, Tuesday; Thursday - Saturday at 7:30 a.m
Saturdays at 4:15 p.m.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena
8:30 a.m.– 8:45 a.m. – Tuesday
Circulo de Oracion - (En Español)
Reflection, Prayer and Singing / Reflexión, Oración y Canto
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Friday
Litany of the Sacred Heart
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. – Second Friday of the Month
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. – Saturday
DOLMA – Rosary and Our Lady of Manaoag Novena
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. – First Saturday of the Month
Rosario y Consagración a Nuestra Virgen De Guadalupe
12:00 p.m. – Primer Domingo
Our goal must be infinite, not the finite. The infinite is our homeland. Heaven has been waiting for us forever.
Pope Francis is cautioning people not to get accustomed to the war in Ukraine, and is calling for the faithful to keep those suffering "this tragic reality" in our hearts and prayers. "The thought of the people of Ukraine, afflicted by war, should remain vivid in our hearts." Please continue to pray for them.
Online Book of Intentions
Praying for each other's intentions is an important part of our parish life. If you would like the parish to pray for your intention, please write the intention in a sentence or two in this Online "Book of Intentions." These intentions will be remembered in our intercessions at our Sunday masses. Click HERE
Please pray for the Sick of our Parish
Judah Winkler, Francisco Valdivia, John Parizek, Ligia G. Galvan de la Cruz, Sergio Torres, Genaro Cortes, Antonio Alcantara, Lukas Fitzpatrick, Ryan Krug, Fr. Paul Reicher, Reynaldo Sanchez, Rachel Mauricio Elizar, Charlene Herda,Anna Mann, Nicole Vilches, Karel O’Brien, Angela Rivera, Mary Anne Sedey, Linda Klickmann, Barbara Durbin, Danny Olivero, Junior Burgos, Dolores Kryszak, Joseph Price, Teresa Ellison, Tallulah Andresen, Robert Bauer, Ana Flores, Apolonio Alarcon, Antonio de Vera, Patricio A. Yanez Guerra, Manglio Bonilla Gail, Jason & Family, Daniel Brady, Cyndi De Lira, Carolyn S. Duckunue, Transito Alvarez, Frances Alequin, Alejandro Carmona, Sophie Hernan, Eleanor Jura, Monika Kloniecka, Joseph Wyse, Verena Tonnesen, Berenice Sosnowski, Nick Jurado, Jackie Schuman, Terry Brady, Salomea Olszewska, Hertha Runowski, Angie Schuman, John Graff, Joseph Murphy, Linda Riske, Margaret Flisiak, Jazzmyne Aguilar, Hailey Marose, Sarah Ellison, Nancy Idaszak, Sally Cox, Eleanor Rylko, Nancy, Brian, Jimmy Denges, & Crystal Mohetano.
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