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ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH
323 WEST ILLINOIS STREET CHICAGO, IL 60654
www.assumption-chgo.org
312-644-0036
Serving the People of Chicago and River North Since 1881
November 14, 2021
OUR OWN PARISH SAINT
Very few Catholic Churches can claim to have their own parish saint, but Assumption can. St. Frances Xavier
Cabrini worked among the Italian immigrants in this neighborhood, worshipped in our church, founded our parish
school in 1899, and became the first United States citizen to be canonized a saint in 1946.
The story of every saint begins differently but always ends up in the same place—a fervent love for God and
love for neighbor. Frances Cabrini was born in a small town near Milan, Italy in 1850. She was born two months
premature and was in poor health for most of her life. Anxious to become a nun and a missionary to China, she ap-
plied to and was rejected by several religious congregations because of her fragile health. However, the local
bishop recognized her zeal for ministry and her enthusiasm for Christ and encouraged her to begin her own religious
congregation, which became the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. As the Foundress and Superior, she was
commonly known as Mother Cabrini. In 1889 she petitioned Pope Leo XIII to begin missionary work in the Far
East; but the Pope convinced her that the real need for her sisters was in the Americas, not in China. Italian immi-
grants were being poorly served by the Church and were facing discrimination in employment and housing. And,
so, her primary mission for the rest of her life was in the United States: New York, Chicago, and Denver. In addi-
tion to her frail health, she almost drowned as a child and had a great fear of water; yet in pursuit of her mission, she
crossed the ocean 27 times. Such will and determination was very typical of her personality. She was an exacting
boss and a shrewd business woman, who rarely took “no” for an answer. During her 67 years of life, she founded
67 different institutions (schools, hospitals, and orphanages) to serve the poor and marginalized, including Colum-
bus Hospital in Lincoln Park. She died in Chicago on December 22, 1917, supposedly while making Christmas
stockings for the children of Assumption School.
It was not long after her death that the movement began to have her canonized, nor was it very long before the
necessary miracles through her intercession were obtained to declare her Blessed (1938) and then a Saint (1946). In
fact, my aunt, who was not given to fantasy or exaggeration, and who had suffered a number of miscarriages, claims
to have had a vision of Mother Cabrini saying to her, “You will have this child,” and she did. At the time of her
canonization, Fr. Tom Ferrazzi, OSM, Assumption’s pastor, arranged for one of the first statues of Mother Cabrini
to be shipped to Assumption. When the statue arrived, he proudly unveiled it in the presence of a large congrega-
tion and members of the press. However, the reaction of the congregation was not what he expected. The statue
showed Frances Cabrini as a young woman with a pleasant smile on her face. The old timers who remembered her,
knew her only as an old and severe woman who rarely smiled. The uproar was so intense that Fr. Tom had to
donate the original statue to Columbus Hospital. He later obtained the more serious looking statue that we now
have on the east side of the church. This anecdote serves to remind us that none of the saints started out as plaster
statues. They were all human beings, whose strong commitment to the reign of God was not always understood or
well received. It is worth noting that no tuition was ever charged at Assumption School, which closed in 1945 (but
which still stands in the 300 block of West Erie). Mother Cabrini said that if the Servites ever tried to charge
tuition, she would immediately pull her Sisters out of the School.
Initially Mother Cabrini’s Feast Day was observed on December 22, the day of her death. In 1961 Pope John
XXIII moved it to November 13, the anniversary of her beatification and a date where her life and example would
not get lost in the rush of Advent and Christmas. More recently she has been proclaimed the Patron Saint of Immi-
grants. While Columbus Hospital closed about twenty years ago and was demolished, the Hospital Chapel has been
preserved and serves as the National Shrine of St. Frances Cabrini. This year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of
her canonization and is being observed as the Year of Frances Cabrini. The Shrine is planning a number of obser-
vances to mark this event, beginning with her Feast Day this weekend. An interesting footnote to her enduring
significance is that Colorado Legislature in 2020 officially inaugurated Cabrini Day as a state holiday on the first
Monday of October.
Fr. Joe
Thirty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time
Lectors Eucharistic THANKSGIVING DAY: Even two years into a pandemic,
Ministers we know we have much for which to be grateful. Why not
Nov 20-21, 2021 start your family celebration of Thanksgiving by coming to
church? We will have Mass at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on
G. Brown 5:00 P. Burke Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25. The 10:30 Mass
G. Herrera will have organ and cantor. The garage at 311 will be open for
V. Stokes 7:30 R. Tevonian both Masses.
R. Zanger 9:00 A. Sutherland
E. Bernacki UPDATE ON THE STATUES: After several years of dis-
G. Bjurman 10:30 R. Gier cussion by our Pastoral Council and input from the parish, we
P. Anderson 12:15 K. Moery elected in May to move forward with a plan to add four new
A. Carvajal 5:00 Dea. K. Zajdel statues to our gallery of saints, to better reflect the diversity of
our Catholic Church and our parish: St. Josephine Bakhita,
St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Blessed Stanley Rother, and St. Oscar
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: There will be exposition Romero. We invited donations from the parish to cover the
of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction Monday, cost of the statues ($44, 275) and we received donations of
November 15 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Park in MartParc $44,210. How’s that for hitting the mark! What remains out-
and have your ticket validated. standing are the four wood pedestals designed to match the
present pedestals and the cost of installation ($11,200). So,
CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Next
for those who would still like to contribute to this project, we
weekend our second collection will support the Catholic
can still accept donations without being accused of taking
Campaign for Human Development. More than 38 million
your money under false pretenses. Remember, those who
people in the United States live in poverty. This collection
contribute a thousand dollars or more will have their names
supports programs that empower people to identify and
added to our donor board in the back of church. We hope to
address obstacles and challenges, and then work to bring
have the statues installed sometime after Christmas.
positive and permanent change in their communities. Learn
more about CCHD at www.usccb.org/cchd.
AYA GAME NIGHT: Join Assumption Young Adults for
WELCOMING REFUGEES: Assumption, along with some friendly post-turkey competition Sunday, November 28
other Catholic Churches in River North, Bucktown, and at 6:30 p.m. Open to anyone in their twenties or thirties,
Lincoln Park, are collaborating with Exodus, a non-profit married or single. Games will be provided, but feel free to
group that assists federally sponsored refugees coming to the bring your favorite one. Email assumptionaya@gmail.com by
United States. At present, many refugees are from Afghani- Friday, November 26 to let us know that you are coming and
stan, while the remainder are from other nations suffering to learn the location of Game Night.
civil wars. Want to get involved? Contact Peggy Brown at
ADVENT BIBLE STUDY: Many of the stores are already
pegita@aol.com.
celebrating Christmas; but we know that the season of Advent
HONORING DANTE: Celebrate the Year of Dante through comes first. Advent is a time of hope, anticipation, and new
music, performance, and art inspired by the great Italian poet beginnings. How are we preparing our hearts for the greatest
this Sunday afternoon, November 14 at 3:00 p.m. at the gift we have been given? Our Advent Scripture Study offers
Athenaeum Center, 2936 N. Southport. an opportunity to step away from some of the stress caused by
the Christmas rush and reflect on the true meaning of Christ’s
ASSUMPTION STAFF CHANGES: Change is upon us. coming—not only as he comes anew every Christmas but also
Wanda West will retire December 2 after twenty-five years as as he will come again at the end of time. We will meet, via
Secretary and Bookkeeper. We thank her for her many years Zoom, on four consecutive Tuesdays, beginning Tuesday,
of service and for her ability to adapt to changing times. November 23, from 6:00 to 7:15 p.m., using materials pro-
When Wanda West began working at Assumption, we only vided by FORMED. There is no cost to join. To register and
had a handful of registered members and were mostly a get more information, email beth.schuman@gmail.com.
church for commuters and for weddings. She has seen us
through various changes in leadership and the growth and CAPS FOR THE HOMELESS: As part of Assumption’s
expansion of parish life. Parishioner Beth Schuman, who has support of Chicago Help Initiative, we collect knit caps for the
been our Saturday receptionist and has been “interning” this homeless every Christmas. Our collection box will be in the
past month, will be taking over the responsibilities of secre- front of the church by the Vatican flag beginning the weekend
tary and bookkeeper in December. Joanna Carranza, who has of November 14.
been our Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning parking
attendant for the past three years, will be moving inside and OUR VIDEO MASS CONTINUES: For those who have
will now become our Saturday receptionist. Who is the new not yet returned to church, Sunday Mass from Assumption is
person in the parking office? That is Nikilesh Banerjee, who uploaded on our website (www.assumption-chgo.org) at 4:00
goes by Sam. He and Charles Masonberg will share parking p.m. Saturday. Sunday Mass from Assumption is also avail-
office duties. able on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel.
ADVENT CALENDAR RETURNS: It is during the Season
of Advent that we see the promise of the Annunciation come
to fulfillment in the Nativity. To help you on your journey
through Advent, our second annual Advent Calendar will be
posted on our website (www.assumption-chgo.org) and on
our Facebook Page (facebook.com/AssumptionCatholicCC).
This is not your average Advent Calendar filled with choco-
lates. This calendar is filled with much more: hope-filled
words of Scripture, beautiful artwork, and intriguing ques-
tions for contemplation. Be sure to visit the calendar each day
beginning November 28, the First Sunday of Advent.
MASKING IS BACK: Although we wish it were over, “It
ain’t over till it’s over.” With the resurgence of the virus due
to the Delta Variant, the City of Chicago as well as the Arch-
diocese of Chicago now requires everyone, vaccinated or un-
vaccinated, to be masked while in church or at other indoor
church gatherings. The Archdiocesan COVID-19 Task Force
wrote in part: “We will continue to monitor the situation and
will reevaluate our policy if conditions and public health
guidance warrants it. It is our hope and our prayer that meas-
ures taken now and scrupulously applied will enable us to
adopt a mask-optional policy for vaccinated persons in the
future. Certainly we are disappointed and saddened that in-
fection and serious illness rates have again surged. We must
do our part to bring the pandemic under control and the suf-
fering to an end. This is both our civic and Christian duty.
Thank you for all you have done and continue to do to keep
each other safe and well.”
HYMNS FOR MASS
#587, #335, #577 (except 5:00 p.m. Sunday)
WEDDINGS
TIMOTHY LYDON & MARGARET PIRCON
MATTHEW BEHAN & ALEXANDRA NIEBRUGGE
MARK OLSON & TRACY KAPRAUN
JONATHAN SUES & LINDSEY MITKUS
PRAY FOR THEM
Sick: Annette Russo, Bill Hjorth, Nancy Alfano,
Rosemary Reeves, Kevin Atwood, Terrie Stevens,
Maripat Nellis, Craig Mitchell, Terry Hufnagel,
and Davy Hart
MASS INTENTIONS
FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Sat. 13th 5:00 Joseph Alfano, M.D. (RIP)
Sun. 14th 7:30 Assumption Parishioners
9:00 Michael & Rose Marie Sopko (RIP)
Helen Morris (RIP) Deceased of
Sopko, Morris, Pfiester & Jenkins Families
10:30 Ed Galvin (RIP)
12:15 Gemma Sullivan (RIP)
Mon. 15th 7:00 Julia Dubuque (b’day)
12:10 Patrick & Allison Reisch
Thurs. 18th 7:00 Anne Dubuque (b’day)
Assumption Church Founded and Staffed by Members of the Order of Friar Servants of Mary (Servites) Rev. Joseph Chamblain, O.S.M., Pastor Dr. Kevin Zajdel, Deacon In Residence: Rev. Michael Doyle, O.S.M. Rev. John Fontana, O.S.M. Rev. John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M Bro. Arnaldo M. Sanchez, O.S.M. Rev. Eugene Smith, O.S.M. MASSES: Monday - Friday: 7:00, 12:10 PM Saturday: 7:30, 5:00 PM (for Sunday) Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:15, 5:00 PM CONFESSION: Friday: 11:35 –12:05 PM Daily after all Masses (on request) ST. PEREGRINE DEVOTION: Monday following the 12:10 Mass EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Third Monday of the Month: 6:00 - 8:00 PM WEDDINGS: You do not have to be a member of Assumption to get married at Assumption. Contact the Parish Office for more information. BAPTISMS: Second and fourth Sundays of the month at 1:15 and the first weekend of the month during Mass. TEXT TO GIVE: Sundaycoll to 312-900-8747 NIGHT EMERGENCIES: 312-661-3466
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