Mon. Aug. 15
8:00 Joseph Anthony Bauer
by the Parish Family
Tues. Aug. 16
8:00 Marge Parker
by Lou & Shirley Grimm
Wed Aug. 17
8:00 The Elderly of the Parish
Thur. Aug. 18
8:00 Communion Service
Fri Aug. 19
8:00 All the Sick of the Parish

Sat. Aug. 20
8:00 Purgatorial Society
5:30 Julia Petraskis-Couch
& Mom & Dad
Sun. Aug 21 the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 Ann Gilbert
by Mr. Bob Gilbert
11:00 Mary Jane Farrell
by George & Mary Fagan

THANK YOU
Thank you to all whom contributed to the collection on the weekend of August 6th and August 7th. The amount collected was $1,799.00.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Linda Jones
Ann Knight
Rita Schreiber
Lou Grimm
Corine Murphy
Ann Dytrych
Julie Laur
Adeline Deneen
Betty Nemecek
Helen Blaha
Betty Paschal
Ann Mysliwiec
Julius LoCicero
Osie Dompier
Eileen Desidero
Bernadine Smith
DoDo Dove
Terry El
Eugene Orris
Margaret Lee
Bunny DuBois
Brittany Dubs
Lillian Coughlin
Dorothy Loeffler
C. Campbell
Marge Straub
Shaun Deneen
E. Thielmann
Della Herrod
B. Chambers
Linda Cessarini

Anyone who is ill in our parish and would like to receive Holy Communion; call (708) 331-8400. If you can be removed from the sick list at this time, please call the parish office.

DATES TO REMEMBER
Aug 12, 13 & 14 SGM Players Summer Show "Story Time"

MISSION APPEAL
Fr. Sammy Alvero will be celebrating Mass at St. Gerard this weekend. The beneficiary of this year's Mission Appeal is the Archdiocese of Palo in the Philippines. The Archdiocese of Palo is located in Leyte, Philippines. It has a population of 1,572,472 of which 1,257,977 are Catholic. A total of 133 priests serve the needs of these Catholics at 50 parishes and 1,270 Chapels.
In behalf of their Archbishop Pedro Dean, they wish to thank us for sharing the work of the Church in that part of the world. They also send us their blessings.
Please be generous to this worthy endeavor.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL FUND
Did you go to a Catholic School? Then don't forget the Cardinal's School Fund, established to help archdiocesan schools face financial challenges.
The tax-deductible fund is seeking critical donations because increasing costs jeopardize the future of many Catholic schools.
For more information, call (312) 751-05250 or visit www.archchicago.org.

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
The Feast of the Assumption (Aug. 15th) falls on a Monday this year, therefore it is not a Holy Day of Obligation in 2005. St. Gerard Majella will only celebrate the 8:00 AM Mass on this date. Mass will be held in the Chapel located in the school.

SGM PLAYERS
Come see our church's summer production, "Story Theatre". This is the last week weekend. It is a great way to spend an afternoon or evening laughing and having a good time.
We will feature a "Lasagna Dinner" on Aug. 13th at 6:30 PM. You don't want to miss it. (There will also be spaghetti available for those who don't want lasagna.)
The SGM Players would also like to thank the members of the Women's Guild and the Holy Name Society for making this show our churches first joint production with the three clubs. It is always wonderful when different organizations join together to achieve a common goal.

CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Daniel Tuttila and Amy Gansel who were married at St. Gerard last Saturday. We wish them all the best.
Wedding Banns are announced for Jesse Bieker and Kim Cleary.

BLACK CATHOLIC MEN'S CONFERENCE
The National Black Catholic Men's Conference will be hosting A Call to Walk Upright II "Faithful To The Vision" on October 7th - 9th, 2005 at Marriott Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge. For reservations call 1-800-228-9290 or (630)986-4100.
LIFE CHAIN
Mark your calendar for Sunday, October 2nd from 2:30-3:30 PM. Life Chains will again form along local streets across the United States and Canada. Standing publicly, Christians will witness to the value of life and pray silently for an end to abortion. Please join us as we attend this life-saving event on LaGrange Road (96th Avenue) in front New China Buffet in Orland Park. To allow time for distribution of signs, plan to arrive by 2:00 PM.

KEEP YOURSELF HEALTHY!
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy and the Suburban Area Agency on Aging has collaborated to present a health promotion program entitled "Good Answers for Your Good Health: The Key to Understanding Your Medicines and Immunizations". The program will be held on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM at the Josephine P. Argento Senior Center inside Bernardin Manor Housing. Discussions will include: health and medication issues relevant to ethnically diverse elderly groups; medication review and information sessions; blood pressure and immunizations screenings; and the impact of the Medicare Modernization on the payment for medications.
For more information call (708) 832-1208.

MINISTRY OF CARE TRAINING PROGRAM
A six-week Ministry of Care training course will be held at St. John Parish, 301 South cottage Grove, Glenwood. The classes have been prepared by the Pastoral Associates of St. Agnes (Char Klabacha), St. Ann (Joe Ceh), and St. John (Jamae Myers). The classes will be on Thursdays. The dates are September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27 and November 3. We will begin at 7:00 PM and end at 9:00 PM. This program is approved by the Archdiocesan Office for Divine Worship to prepare Auxiliary Ministers of communion to the sick.
For more information, please contact the Ministry of Care Coordinator in your parish, or call Jamae Myers at St. John Parish, (708) 758-5098; Joe Ceh at St. Ann Parish (708) 895-6700; or Char Klabacha at St. Agnes (708) 709-2699.

OLD ST. PAT SHARING MASS
Please mark your calendar and plan to attend joyful celebration of our multicultural and multiracial parish sharing program. Everyone is welcome at the sharing Mass and social afterwards. Please join us in this celebration of the rich diversity of the Chicago Archdiocese. There is plenty of free parking.
The Annual Parish Sharing Mass will be held on October 2, 2005 at 3:00 PM (gathering music will start at 2:45 PM) at Old St. Patrick's (700 West Adams St., Chicago). The Most rev. Gustavo Garcia-Siller will preside over the Mass.

SENIOR'S PROGRAMS
Waterford Estates cordially invites you to attend any of their entertainment, educational, and health programs. These programs are completely free of charge, and all take place at our community, conveniently located at 17400 S. Kedzie Avenue in Hazel Crest.

WHAT'S YOUR CATHOLIC IQ?
The answers to last week's questions were: there were no questions last week.
Questions for this week are all about the Seven Deadly Sins:
1. Let's start with an easy one. In what order are the seven deadly sins? (a) Greed, Sloth, Anger, Envy, Pride, Lust and Gluttony; (b) Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust; (c) Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed, and Sloth; (d) Anger, Gluttony, Greed, sloth, Lust, Pride, and Envy; (e) none of the above.
2. What animal and color does the sin envy link to? (a) dog, green; (b) goat, light blue; (c) horse, violet; (d) pig, orange; (e) none of the above.
3. What is the punishment for gluttony? (a) You'll be broken on the wheel; (b) You'll be force-fed toads, rats, and snakes; (c) You'll be dismembered alive; (d) You'll be smothered in fire and brimstone; (e) none of the above.
4. Self-control is a virtue for which sin? (a) Greed; (b) Anger; (c) Lust; (d) Gluttony; (e) none of the above.
5. What is the virtue for pride? (a) Humility; (b) Faith and Temperance; (c) Love; (d) Zeal; (e) none of the above.
6. Who was the author of "The Divine Country", a chapter clarifying the seven deadly sins? (a) St. Gregory the Great; (b) C. S. Lewis; (c) St. Thomas Aquinis; (d) Dante Aligheri; (e) none of the above.
7. And finally, everyone alive today is guilty of at least one of the Seven deadly Sins. (a) true; (b) false.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
The Prophet Isaiah reminds the Israelites that God told them His house should be called a "house of prayer for all peoples". God gathers us together in this holy place to pray and give thanks for everything god has done and continues to do in our lives. In a spirit of Christian hospitality we open our hearts in welcome to all have gathered here. With praise and thanksgiving we lift our hearts and voices with joy.
Today's liturgy is about inclusion. God told the Israelites that foreigners who join themselves to the Lord will be joyful in God's house. In the gospel, Jesus recognizes the great faith of the Canaanite woman who, only moments before was rebuked. Her persistence gives the Lord Jesus the opportunity to break down commonly accepted barriers of the day. Let us pray that the story of the Canaanite woman will inspire us to greater faith.
"Observe what is right, do what is just."