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St. Walter Church Chicago • Blue Island
The small parish that does things in a big way.
Fr. Jim Mezydlo—Pastor Church 11722 Oakley Chicago, IL 60643 (773) 779-1515
Mission Statement
We, the Catholic Christian community of St. Walter, embrace our call to imitate Jesus Christ.
Enlightened by the Catholic tradition, we live this through prayer and worship; stewardship and service.Parish Contact Information
Pastor Rev. James Mezydlo
Mass Intentions for the Week
11722 S. Oakley Avenue Sunday, June 20—Father’s Day
Chicago, IL 60643 9:30am Peter Sabatino, Robert Nelson, Don and
Phone: 773-779-1515 Fax: 773-779-0381 Alice Moller, Mary Lynn Badr, and Frank
Hours: Mon.-Fri 9am-4pm Warszalek
(Please call for an appt. after 4pm) Monday, June 21
Email: StWalterChgo@gmail.com 7:00am Leota Miller
Website: www.stwalterparish.com Tuesday, June 22
7:00am Lawralee Luetkemeyer
Carmelite Sisters Residence Wednesday, June 23
St. Gerald’s Convent 7:00am Richard Jennison
9310 S. 55th Court Thursday, June 24
Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Phone: 708-422-0280 7:00am Ericka Wright
Friday, June 25
St. Walter School 7:00am Chester and Valeria Rydz
Ms. Veronica Skelton Cash—Principal Sunday, June 27
11741 S. Western Avenue 9:30am Richard Jennison, Leota Miller,
Chicago, IL 60643 Bernice Dunneback, and John Boyd
Phone: 773-445-8850 We have no available dates In June for
Fax: 773-445-0277 Mass intentions.
Hours during the summer:
Please call the St. Benedict rectory for your
Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm. Friday CLOSED
Intentions, including the Saturday 4:00pm Mass.
Website: www.stwalter.org
St. Benedict: (708) 385-8510
New Parish - Questions and Answers
We hope you were able to join us today for the Town Hall meeting. Here are a few questions and
answers recently addressed by Msgr. Lyle in the June 13th bulletin at St. Benedict:
What should I do with my envelopes? Please continue to use the envelopes you have received
until the new parish name is determined and the new envelopes are printed. Envelopes marked for
St. Walter will be deposited into the St. Walter account; likewise for St. Benedict and St. Peter Claver.
What are the next steps? The Renew My Church Transition Team will help establish a budget.
Naming and Unification committees are being created.
What is Fr. Jim’s next step? Effective July 1st, Fr. Jim will be retiring. He will reside at St. Walter
rectory and will celebrate weekday and weekend Masses for the new parish. He will continue to serve
as Dean of Deanery V-C.
Prayers for Our Service Members Prayers for the Sick—
Dan Smith, David Donohue, Janet Brown, Robert James
2nd Lieutenant Albert Bindokas, Bonner, Mary Kay Delaplane, Elizabeth Bethel, Marie Roche,
Rosanne Heeran, Rita Passafiume, Lisa Stewart, Sr. Mary
Command Sergeant Major Kimberly Fisher, Teresa, Susan Dowse, Shirley Hennessy, Martha Morales,
Lance Corporal Tom Johnson, Bonita Hughes, Lorraine Zagar, Maria Oguendo, John Klinker,
Warrant Officer Michael Miller, Patricia Packett, Cecilia Rinkevich, Richard Keehan Jr., Mary
Kay Strasser, Jose Guzman, Rosemary Campione, Cheryl
Lance Corporal Alex Williams, Philippi. To add a name from our prayer list or have someone
Private Richard Thomas visit you, in your home or at the hospital, please call the
rectory at 773-779-1515.
In preparation
Bulletin of our unification,
Information —Bulletinwe are reviewing
articles the “Prayers
must be submitted by for Our Service
Tuesday at noonMembers” and
in order to be“Prayers for for
considered the the
Sick.”
If you would like your prayer intention included, please confirm by calling Diane at the rectory.
bulletin. Drop information at the rectory or email articles to Jack McLaughlin at: stwalterbulletin@gmail.com
June 20, 2021 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary TimePeter’s Pence Collection
June 27, 2021
Next weekend, we will take up the Peter’s
Pence Collection, which is a way to support
the Universal Church and the work of the
Holy See, including helping Pope Francis with
the funds to carry our his charitable works.
These works benefit our brothers and sisters
on the margins of society, including the victims
of war, oppression, and disasters.
The Peter’s Pence Collection occurs yearly on
the Sunday closest to June 29, the Solemnity of
Saints Peter and Paul, as a sign that Catholics
around the world are joined together in
support of the Holy Father.
Please give generously to this worthy cause.
For more information about the mission of the
Holy See or to donate online, visit
www.peterspence.va/en.html.
St. Vincent de Paul Donation Event
On Saturday and Sunday, June 26 and 27, the St. Vincent
de Paul Society will provide a truck to accept household
donations. The truck will be located in the parking lot of
St. Benedict.
Items we accept * Clothing, including torn, worn, etc...
* Linens * Clothing and linen donations should be bagged.
* Small household appliances * Kitchenware, lamps, knick
knacks * Office supplies, computers, keyboards, printers
(computer items do not need to be in working condition) *
Shoes, boots, slippers * Furniture - we can only accept small accent pieces. We cannot
accept table and chair sets, couches, or breakfronts. * Purses, suitcases, books, albums,
DVDs, CDs *
Unfortunately, we cannot accept the following items: mattresses, pianos, organs, baby
furniture such as cribs or car seats, or old tube televisions or computer monitors.
St. Walter Catholic Church Chicago • Blue Island ILDear St. Walter Families and Community Partners,
It has been my true privilege to serve as principal of St. Walter for the past year. I can honestly say that my time here has
been full of blessings. We have grown immensely, we have built relationships, and we have learned alongside each other
as students, staff, parents, and community partners. We have created a culture of growth! When people hear about St.
Walter School, the reputation is full of strength, kindness, innovation, and love.
In a year of CANTS – we have proven that we CAN and we did!
Over the past year, we have built a platform that has allowed innovative teaching practices that embrace 21st century
skills and tools for our students. We have grown a strong community that has come together over hardships and has cele-
brated much.
St. Walter 2020-21 “CAN” Brag Sheet
We Created Reopening Teams
The Academics Reopening Team provided guidance and support to our school community to ensure the academic rigor
was upheld for both the in-person and remote learning environments. By adhering to our academic goals, this was evi-
dent in our final iReady Diagnostic! There was a 30% growth from the first diagnostic (fall 2020) to the final diagnostic
(Spring 2021). Over 70% of students in grades K-8 tested at grade level or above on their spring diagnos-
tic! Congratulations to the teachers, staff, students, and parents for your continued hard work and support!
We created built-in considerations for the social/emotional needs of students that were supported with meaningful and
relevant prayer and ongoing faith formation. We treated everyone we met with KINDNESS. We were able to celebrated
mass as a school community!
The Health and Safety Reopening Team created an arrival and dismissal plan that included “Wellness Checks” when
students entered the building. The team designed a plan for regular cleaning and disinfecting that focused on shared spac-
es, commonly touched areas, and bathrooms.
We “CAN” have FUN…and we did!
All our hard work paid off by having some fun! Our students were able to enjoy recess time with their classmates. We
celebrated our different cultural ethnicities with games and food! I will miss our morning prayers and reflection, the all-
school BINGO competitions, and the community service projects. I’ve enjoyed having these fun times together.
We put a new twist on an old tradition with our Olympic Field Day Event! This event is one of my favorite of the year
and it did not disappoint. Each class represented a different country, because of our awesome teachers, they took this idea
and ran with it! The students learned all about the country that they represented!
I could not have accomplished this without the team of teachers and a pastor who work very hard to make St. Walter suc-
cessful, ensure that every student thrives, and is well grounded in their path of lifelong learning. A HUGE thank you to
all! We’ve built a welcoming and positive school community where teachers, parents, and community volunteers are ap-
preciated and supported.
Saying goodbye is never easy; however, I have full confidence in the shared mission and vision we have established here
at St. Walter School. I have been humbled by how the St. Walter community has embraced me as a leader, and I am so
grateful for the people and ideas you have entrusted to my care. St. Walter School has been an excellent place to work!
Names change, but the legacy lives on…
With heartfelt gratitude and much love,
Veronica Skelton Cash
June 20, 2021 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary TimeSt. Walter: Our Patron Saint
Who was St. Walter? We really know very little about him. He
was born in Aquitaine, France and became an Augustinian Priest.
For the last 38 years of his life, he was abbot of L’Esterp, France.
“He was renowned for his priestly success with sinners. Father
Peterson insists he did not know the latter fact when he chose
the name.”
Originally, our statue of St. Walter was located outside, on the
southwest corner of 118th Street and Western Avenue. It was
moved inside due to concerns about weathering and is now
located in the foyer between church and school.
If only our statue of St. Walter could talk and share stories of all
of the events our parish and school has been a part of for these
past 64 years! Here are some pictures of a some of those
wonderful events sent in by our parish community.
Sources: Dedication publication, 1956; St. Walter Parish, Our First 25 Years, 1978
Weddings
Our parish has had 858 weddings since 1953.
Marriages were taking place even
before our parish building was built!
Do you recognize this lovely couple?
It is Gerald and Lori Campione in June 1980.
The celebrant is Fr. Thomas L. Brown, the second
pastor of our parish.
Note that the mosaic depiction of The Last
Supper was originally installed behind the altar.
It is now is on the east wall of the foyer. This
piece is cloisonné enamel and was created by
artist Harold Martin specifically for our parish.
Photo credit: Mrs. Lori Campione
St. Walter Catholic Church Chicago • Blue Island ILParish Events
Our parish has enjoyed many fun and
joyous events. Parish organizations
have presented events big and small -
from fellowship after Mass to bingo,
Las Vegas Casino Night, Taste of
St. Walter, Oktoberfest, spaghetti
dinners, and the list goes on….
Spring 1985
Easter Egg Hunt
(Pictured right)
1991
Fr. Richard Shannon with
students, church foyer.
Officer in Army Reserve,
awaiting re-deployment to
Kuwait/Iraq.
(Pictured left)
Photo credits:
Mrs. Mary Dunneback
Great pictures? Fond Memories?
Share your pictures and reminiscences with our parish community! Next week will be our
final issue of the bulletin. Please email submissions to stwalterchgo@gmail.com or call Diane
to figure out how to share. Any pictures received will be returned to you. We may not be
able to include everything due to space constraints but we’ll certainly try! Please share this
information with those who may not receive the bulletin.
June 20, 2021 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary TimePraying Together
The day we have been waiting for has finally arrived! We are now in Phase 5 and many
Archdiocesan restrictions have been lifted. Carefully read the following changes to the
protocols for attending Mass:
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Any entrance may be used – the parking lot, Western Ave. or 118 St.
No registration or sign-in is required.
Hand sanitizer will be available at the entrances for those who wish to use it.
Masks are not required for those who have been fully vaccinated. It is recommended that
unvaccinated visitors continue to wear a mask. Anyone who is fully vaccinated may
continue to wear a mask if they choose to do so.
Holy water fonts are filled with holy water.
We will continue seating every other bench, but an usher is not needed to escort you to
a designated seat.
Our hymnals and Music Missal issues are back in the benches and singing is highly
encouraged whether masked or not.
We resume having people bring up the gifts in the offertory procession. Donation
envelopes will be collected by ushers using the baskets during the Offertory.
Physically offering the sign of peace is permitted again.
For the reception of communion, people can process in two lines as before. No sanitizing
of the hands before receiving communion is necessary. Priests and communion ministers,
however, need to sanitize their hands before distributing communion. The reception of the
Precious Blood will not be given until further notice.
After Mass, there is no need for ushers to escort us out of the benches. We are free to
leave church from any exit and the handicapped door and ramp are once again reserved
for the use of the handicapped.
If you are interested in resuming your ministry as a Eucharistic Minister, Commentator or
Reader, we would love to have you participate. Please talk with Fr. Jim after Mass or call the
rectory to let us know you’re interested. The hope is that eventually all of our liturgical
ministers would be comfortable in their role both here at St. Walter and at St. Benedict.
From Fr. Jim: I wish to express my gratitude to our Health & Safety Team who have done a
phenomenal job in keeping us safe during the pandemic. I would also like to thank all of our
parish community for their patience and understanding by cooperating with these protocols
for the past fifteen months.
Pope's Mass Intention for June—
Each year, the Holy Father asks for our prayers for a specific intention each month. You are invited to
answer the Holy Father's request and to join with many people worldwide in praying for this intention each
month. The Pope’s Mass Intention for June is: The Beauty of Marriage. Let us pray for young people who
are preparing for marriage with the support of a Christian community: may they grow in love, with
generosity, faithfulness and patience..
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