The Gregorian

October 30, 2016

Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

“The Son of “The Son of “The Son of “The Son of

Man has come to Man has come to Man has come to Man has come to

seek and save seek and save seek and save seek and save

what was lost.”what was lost.”what was lost.”what was lost.”

Weekly Calendar

October 30 (Sunday) 11:30am—Newcomers/Parish appreciation lunch-cafeteria 2:00pm—Quest performance—Social Hall 5:00pm—Charismatic prayer group—Baseheart Room November 1 (Tuesday) All Saints Day 9:00am—COGS—Gym building 11:00am—Moms, pops & tots—Baseheart room 6:30pm—Mass—Church 7:00pm—Bingo—Social Hall November 2 (Wednesday) All Souls Day 8:00pm—Choir rehearsal—Church 7:00pm—All Souls Vesper Service—Church November 4 (Friday) 9:00am—Adoration—Church 6:45pm—Women’s scripture study—Parish Center 8:00pm—Quest performance—Social Hall November 5 (Saturday) 9:30am—SSR Classes—Gym Building 8:00pm—Quest Performance—Social Hall

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St. Gregory the Great

Mission Statement

St. Gregory the Great is a Catholic Church made up of people of many different ages, talents, and cultural backgrounds. We are an urban faith community with a small town feel of welcome and hospitality. Motivated by our baptismal calling, we accept our duty to embody the presence of Jesus Christ in the world and to take up the mission he entrusted to us by our word and example. We glorify God through support and service of our time, talent, and treasure to our church and to the larger community in which we live.

Readings for the Week Monday: Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1bcde-3; Lk 14:12-14 Tuesday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a Wednesday: Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40, or any readings from no. 668 or from Masses for the Dead, nos. 1011-1016 Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 15:1-10 Friday: Phil 3:17 — 4:1; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 16:1-8 Saturday: Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1b-2, 5-6, 8a, 9; Lk 16:9-15 Sunday: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14; Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15; 2 Thes 2:16 — 3:5;

YEAR OF MERCY WEEKLY ACTION STEP In the bulletin every week from now until the Feast of Christ the King on Nov. 20, 2016, we will publish in the bulletin a weekly action step that will help you to live out in a very practical way what the Year of Mercy is all about. We ask that every day in the week that follows, you look for opportunities to put that action step into practice.

The action step for this week is: Admit your jealousy, both to yourself and your confessor. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY In the Gospel today, Zacchaeus accepts our Lord joyfully; and the sign of his acceptance is his open house and his resolution to give half of his goods to the poor. TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE Currently, $401,852 has been pledged to the To Teach Who Christ Is Capital Campaign. What this means for our parish is that if all pledges are paid in full, our parish will receive a rebate of $241,111. At this point, we have $192,153 in our TTWCI account at the Archdiocese of Chicago bank. My thanks to all who have paid their pledges in full. If you are able to complete your TTWCI pledge in full, we will have the funds we will need to replace the boilers in our Grammar/High School building and to begin to replenish the funds in our Parish Building and Maintenance Fund to cover the costs of future facilities repairs that I am sure will be coming our way. The new boilers have arrived, and Service Mechanical is in the process of installing them. The cost of this project was $297,561.Thank you for your generosity to and support of the To Teach Who Christ Is Capital Campaign. If you have any questions about this, please do not hesitate to contact me. – Fr. Paul

The Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.

Lk. 19:10

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International Chamber Artists 2016-17 “Collaboration in Concert” season continues

with concert featuring works for cello

“Champion Cello” program includes works by Frank Bridge, Brahms, and Handel

Sunday, November 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the National Shrine of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Sunday, November 13 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Gregory the Great Church

CHICAGO – The International Chamber Artists (ICA) continues its 2016-17 season on Sunday, November 6 at 1:30 p.m. at

the National Shrine of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini (2520 N. Lakeview, Chicago). The theme of the season, “Collaboration in

Concert,” celebrates ICA’s partnerships and joint performances with a range of leading Chicago-area artists and organiza-

tions. Join ICA at the season’s second concert, which features ICA cellist Jocelyn Butler in chamber works by Frank Bridge,

Brahms, and Handel, led by Artistic Director Patrick Godon. The program will be repeated on Sunday, November 13 at 4:00

p.m. at St. Gregory the Great Church (5535 N. Paulina, Chicago).

The concert, entitled “Champion Cellist,” includes the Phantasie Trio in C minor by Frank Bridge; the celebrated Cello Sonata

No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 by Johannes Brahms; and the Passacaglia from the Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor by George

Frideric Handel, arranged by Johan Halvorsen for violin and cello. "All cellists look forward to the chance to play such an

expressive and exciting program that shows off the full range of the cello and confirms the reason why the cello is a favorite

among most listeners," said Butler.

Following each ICA concert, audience members are invited to mingle and join the performers at a buffet dinner hosted by

Ranalli’s of Andersonville (1512 W. Berwyn, Chicago; $15 including soft drinks and tip). Tickets for all ICA concerts are FREE

($15 donation recommended).

For a full listing of ICA’s 2016-17 season, visit www.icamusic.org.

PARISH TRANSFORMATION UPDATE #6

At our sixth Parish Transformation meeting we reflected upon the last two spiritual building blocks.

The first building block is the Call to Holiness. We believe that this is the call to become our best selves, an insight from Catholic author Matthew Kelly. St. Irenaeus states that the glory of God is when we are fully human and fully alive. This means that holiness is possible for all of us. We talked about how St. Gregory the

Great provides ways that allow our parishioners to live out holiness, the call given to us at Baptism. An important aspect for our consideration is how a personal invitation to others can help to increase participation in parish life. Parish participation, whether active or passive, energizes our relationship with God.

The second building block is Spiritual Stewardship which calls us to live from an attitude of grateful abundance. We give back, or in other words, we pay forward our gratitude for what we have received from God through the sharing of our time, talent and treasure. Pope Francis has included an urgent call to exercise stewardship of our “common home” to protect and further the life of our planet for future generations. Stewardship calls us, even at great personal sacrifice, to take care of what we have been given for the good of all, now and for those who come after us.

In the next couple of weeks we will be creating a parish narrative, a description of how we see our parish with its strengths and pearls of great price. Then we will choose two or three of the mission building blocks that we would like to focus on as we move into the future and create an action plan that will help us to build upon those building blocks. If you have any questions or concerns about our Parish Transformation project, please contact Sr. Regina or Fr. Paul or talk to any of the members of our Parish Transformation Team whose names are listed below.

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Sr. Regina De Vitto, Mary Ann Harrington, Jim Muss and Fr. Paul Wachdorf

TRANSFORMATION TEAM MEMBERS Mark and Amy Alznauer, Angela Ashlaw, Craig Boyle, Winston Buenvenida, Kelly Chester, Mickey Chigas, Frank and Mary Corbett, Eunice Daniels, Mary Lynn Dekold, Roger Dore, Chuck Fiori, Mark and Lauren Franzen, Chris Garrity, Jon Hageman, Don Haider, Carol Hanson, Marianne Lee, Gerry Malone, Judy Nocek, Elaine Osborne, Kerry Reed, Millie Slane, Pat Sullivan, Lenore Thomalla and Elizabeth Wilschke

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ST. GREGORY THE GREAT’S SOCIAL HALL IS NOW ADA ACCESSIBLE

FRIENDSHIP CLUB

Make your plans to join us for some great activities! Nov. 9, 2016—Regular meeting—Menu: Pasta Bar Dec. 14, 2016—Christmas Party at Monastero’s, 11:30am Cost-$35 Jan. 11, 2017—Regular meeting—Menu: Hot Dogs & Baked Beans Feb. 8, 2017—Regular meeting—Menu: Spaghetti and Meatballs

BINGO

Bingo at St. Gregory is “Smoke Free”

TUESDAY NIGHT BINGO AT ST. GREGORY

Games begin at 7:00 PM in the Gym Basement—Social Hall (1609 West Gregory St.)

$2,250 in prizes (includes 2— $500 games)

In case of bad weather, please call the Parish Center at 773-561-3546, after 2:00p.m. for possible cancellation.

St. Gregory the Great 8th Annual

Thanksgiving Dinner Dance

Saturday, November 12, 2016 Tickets: Adults-$25—Children (under 12) $15

Cash Bar: 6:00p.m.—Dinner: 7:00p.m.

Located in the Social Hall of the Gym Building 1609 W. Gregory St., Chicago, IL Live Entertainment—Food Catered by Ranalli’s—Raffles Tickets will be available after all the Masses the weekend’s of: 10/29-30 & 11/5-6 Tickets also available at the Parish Center!

SOUVENIR AD BOOK: If you are interested in putting an ad in our Souvenir Ad Book either for your business or a personal Thanksgiving Wish, please call or email Mark Soehn at 773-858-1699, mcs@fsadvisorygroup.com

PLEASE CONSIDER SIGNING UP FOR GIVE CENTRAL -

GiveCentral is a method of electronic giving that guarantees us a steady income whether you are able to attend Mass any given weekend or not. It is safe. It is easy to enroll. You can change your level of giving at any time if your financial situation changes. It is also a green way to give that reduces paperwork and saves trees. You can sign up for GiveCentral on the home page of our parish web site at www.stgregory.net, or you can contact Bernadette Daniels at the Parish Center (773-561-3546), and she can enroll you or help you with the process if you have any questions or difficulties.

ORDERS OF SERVICE—THANK YOU I would like to thank the following parishioners who generously sponsored the cost of the Orders of Service and our annual printing of the Lessons, Lights and Carols booklets this year. They are: Pablo and Rosieminda Aquino and Terry and Joanne Prorok.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!

Please contact Mark Soehn or call the

Parish Center at 773-561-3546

SUNDAY, October 30 8:30am—+Dionesio Mendoza +Sofronio Necessario 10:30am—+Edie Evert +Ruben Sintos & Julietta Walker MONDAY, October 31 8:30am—Memorial Fund TUESDAY, November 1 8:30am—+James Edward Noland WEDNESDAY, November 2 8:30am—+Eleanore Huber, 85th birthday in memorium +Herminia Catayong THURSDAY, November 3 8:30am—+Herminia Catayong FRIDAY, November 4 8:30am—+Herminia Catayong SATURDAY, November 5 8:30am—+Herminia Catayong 4:30pm—+Joseph Schlee +Laura Wallace SUNDAY, November 6 8:30am—Parishioners 10:30am—+Kathleen Palmer +Herminia Catayong

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Memorial fund

Mass Intentions For The Week PRAYER LIST Please pray for the sick and all those

who have asked for our prayers.

Bob Connelly Eloise Coughlin Colleen Dwyer Rita Sullivan Chris Willis Cathy Branscum Maria Luisa Lara Andres Perez Roy Steinke Ruth Schlee Major Dan Boyer Sven Wade Ek

Peter Saldanha Virginia Rodriquez Henry Birt Edy Marroquin Ludy Ramos Miriam Mayol Mary Bredemeier Carole Grant Joel Nahimana Eileen O’Ketter Terri Barker Dolly Calcaterra

Remember the Memorial Fund for the Living and Deceased

Liturgical Ministries (November 5/November 6)

Saturday—4:30pm

Sunday—8:30am

Sunday—10:30am

Presider

Lectors/Commentators Chris Garrity Bob Kustusch

Catherine Rondinelli Kristine Siapno

Carol Hanson Barb Lea

Eucharistic Ministers Terri Barker Marty Sullivan Nancy Sullivan

Winnie Bowman Michael Janssens Lauren Siapno Riza Siapno

MariaLuisa Clemente Isabel Martinez Lenore Thomalla Sr. Regina De Vitto

Altar Servers Nico Hussey Chris Santoni MC-Dianne Daleiden

Isaiah Medina Iggy DeCastro MC-Joe Siapno

Eunice Daniels Axel Gouegnon Josie Delgado MC-Carmen Delgado

Have you or someone you know been a victim of domestic violence? Then call 1-800-799-7233 or go to www.thehotline.org.

Maria Remedios Ramos Maria Corazon Jesus Manuel Rosario MaryLou Walztoni Eileen Casey Fr. Ed Hughes Horace M. Rutledge Sarah Kimber Marylyn Ahlfeld Dan Seelman Marilyn Gillis Lading Rosa Maria Santos

Please keep in your prayers all who are in the armed forces.

Anthony DelRosario

OUR ARMED FORCES

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMES BEGINS NEXT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMES BEGINS NEXT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMES BEGINS NEXT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMES BEGINS NEXT

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH.

DON’T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS DON’T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS DON’T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS DON’T FORGET TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS

BACK ONE HOUR!BACK ONE HOUR!BACK ONE HOUR!BACK ONE HOUR!

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ST. GREGORY THE GREAT PARISH AND SCHOOL INFORMATION AND SERVICES

Parish Center 5545 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60640 773-561-3546 773-728-3827 (fax)—www.stgregory.net Hours: Monday-Thursday- 9:00am - 7:00 pm Friday- 9:00am - 4:30pm Saturday-9:00am - 4:30pm Sunday-9:00am - Noon

Pastoral Staff Rev. Paul Wachdorf, Pastor Rev. Brian Fischer, Associate Pastor Rev. John Moulder, Resident Sr. Barbara Quinn, Pastoral Associate Sr. Regina De Vitto, Pastoral Associate Mr. John Miaso, Business Manager Mr. Patrick Godon, Director of Music & Liturgy Ms. Bernadette Daniels, Administrative Asst. Mr. Dan Creed, Sacristan

Mr. Joseph Malham, Artist-in-Residence Quest Theatre Ensemble, Artists-in-Residence www.questensemble.org (Reservations: 312-458-0895) International Chamber Artists, Artists-in-Residence www.ICAmusic.org Schools Northside Catholic Academy (NCA) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Admissions Office: 773-743-6277

St. Gregory Credit Union 1609 W. Gregory St., Chicago, IL 60640 773-561-5493 Sunday 9:30am—12:00pm Wednesday 7:00pm—9:00pm

Masses Sunday: Saturday Evening—4:30pm, Sunday—8:30am and 10:30am. Weekdays: Monday - Saturday—8:30am Holy Days of Obligation: Please check the Sunday bulletin for Holy Day Schedules.

Sacraments Baptisms: First Sunday of the Month—1:00pm (except during Lent)

Weddings: Arrange with a pastoral staff member at least six months in advance. Participation in marriage preparation is essential.

Reconciliation Saturday– 3:30pm - 4:15pm

Services Prayer Requests: If you or a family member or relative is ill and would like to be included on the list of prayer requests, please call the Parish Center. Mass Intentions: You may request a Mass intention for someone who is living or deceased or special occasions such as birthdays, special anniversary, get well wishes. Please call or stop by the Parish Center.

Devotions Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: 1st Friday of each month, 9:00am-7:00pm, except when funerals are scheduled. Novena To Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Wednesdays 6:30pm Taizé Prayer Service The Taizé Prayer Service will focus on seasonal icons. Taizé Prayer Service will be held in Church on Sundays at 4:00pm. Please check the bulletin or our website at www.stgregory.net (under the “About Us” tab) for the next scheduled prayer service.

Sunday and Holy Day Collection Totals

For Fiscal Year July 1—June 30

September

Envelopes Cash/Loose Electronic Giving Total

September 4 $1,499 $1,596 $3,095

September 11 $2,453 $ 799 $3,252

September 18 $1,729 $2,483 $4,212

September 25 $1,648 $1,041 $11,790 $14,479

Holy Days $ 25 $ 25

Total $7,354 $5,919 $11,790 $25,063

Over/(Under) Monthly Budget—Year-to-Date ($3,407)

Year-to-Date Collected as of September 30, 2016 $76,062

Planned Annual Budget for Sunday & Holy Day Collections $315,000

YTD Collected as a percentage of Planned Annual Budget 24%

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