Sat. Aug 12
8:00 Purgatorial Service
5:30 Ellie O'Connor
by Bill & Kathy O'Connor
Sun. Aug. 13 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 Susan Torres
by Jan Blair
11:00 Osie Dompier
by Fran & Kristyn Jurek

THANK YOU
Thank you to all whom contributed to the collection on the weekend of July 29th & July 30th. The weekly amount collected was $944.62.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK
Jack Seniw
Ann Knight
Loretta Wiley
Len Murphy
Corine Murphy
Ann Dytrych
Bill O'Connor
Adeline Deneen
Betty Nemecek
Helen Blaha
Betty Paschal
Ann Mysliwiec
Linda Jones
Art Rankin
Eileen Desidero
Bernadine Smith
Chloe Ochoa
Nora El
Eugene Orris
Jackie Weirbicki
Marie Craig
Brittany Dubs
Mr. Graves
Dorothy Loeffler
C. Campbell
Theresa Bauer
Shaun Deneen
E. Thielmann
Della Herrod
Sandra Thomas
Virgil Barron
Dorothy Barron
Judy Jones
Joan Sitniewski

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

DATES TO REMEMBER
August 18 19, 26, & 27th Murder Mystery Dinner
September 17 SGM Parish Fest

KEEP COOL
We have purchased a couple of new large fans for church. Thank you to Kevin and George Fagan for picking them up and assembling them.
If the weather turns deathly warm and you do not have away to keep cool, please, call the parish office. We will open Shevlin Hall as a cooling center.
If you know of someone who lives by themselves, give them a call during this hot weather. Please make sure they are taking care of themselves by keeping cool and drinking lots of water. Tea and coffee are not the best choices for a beverage during the hot weather.
Young or old we are all susceptible to the heat.

SUMMER PRODUCTION
There is murder in the air! This summer the SGM Players will be hosting a "Murder Mystery Dinner". Tickets will go on sell this weekend. Dinner Shows will be $15.00 per person and will include a four course meal and a beverage. There will also be a "bar" at which a "Ginger ale Martini", a "Root Beer" or other pop can be purchased. Non-dinner nights tickets are $10.00 and will include table snacks, your first "drink" of the night, and a "Cabaret Show" performed by the youth of the parish ages 3 to 18. The patrons of the speakeasy are encouraged to join in the fun by dressing in "1920's outfits". You don't have to, but it will add to your enjoyment of the evening.
When you purchase your ticket, you will be given a password. Everyone knows if you knock on the door of a speakeasy, they won't let you in without the password. There has to be some way to make sure the place doesn't get raided.
Those who purchase their tickets in advance will be entered in a special drawing. Tickets are limited and as you know dinner shows sell out fast. Don't miss out on the fun, but your tickets early.
Show dates are Friday, August 18th, Saturday, August 19th (Dinner Show), Saturday, August 26th, and Sunday, August 27th (Dinner Show).

ADOPT TROOPS & FAMILIES
This July 4th Catholic Digest is launching a very special program to bring spiritual comfort and support to our military troops and their families and to support the Archdioceses for the Military Services, USA.
You can send a Catholic Digest subscription to a service member or their family to say "Thank you for your Sacrifice". A portion of each subscription will be donated to the Archdiocese for Military Services, USA, to support its mission and ministry as its chaplains reach out to our brave men and women in the armed forces.
For more information, contact Catholic Digest, Adopt Troops & Families, P.O. Box 6015, New London, CT 06320, visit online at www.CatholicDigest.com/military or call (800) 321-0411.

GRAND REUNION CELEBRATION
St. Malachy Parish is planning as All School / All Church Reunion to celebrate their 76th anniversary. They invite all former students, parents, parishioners, priests, nuns, and friends, associated with St. Malachy over the years, to join them in this "Grand Reunion Celebration".
Activities are scheduled for Friday, August 18, through Sunday, August 20, 2006. There will be a welcome reception on Friday evening, a banquet at the Crowne Plaza on Saturday evening, ending with a Mass Celebration and Brunch on Sunday morning. To receive additional information for participation, please contact Fred Jones at (312) 733-1088 or email: fjones1344@aol.com.

A PARISH FEST
Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 17, 2006. We would like to celebrate the feast of our patron saint, Saint Gerard Majella, a month early by holding an outdoor picnic and community get together. Each organization in the parish will sponsor a booth or event for the afternoon. There will be music, food, crafts, dancing, etc. If you would like to host an event or booth, please call Linda or Kevin in the office. So far we have the Holy Name Society manning the bar-b-que grills, the Women's Guild will host a bake sale, the CCD children will run relay races, Sr. Katherine's dance group will be putting on a show, The SGM players will be singing a few old-time songs, there a few craft and information booths spoken for. Watch the bulletin for more information, but in the mean time think of something you would like to contribute or do. The more ideas we have the more fun it will be.

LEARN THE BIBLE
Chicago Catholic Scripture School of the Archdiocese of Chicago offers Catholic biblical scholarship and long-term faith formation. The 2006/2007 class begins on September 23 at Saint Xavier University. Classes will be held on sixteen Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The instructors will be Cathy Crino, Leslie Hoppe, and Pauline Viviano.
For more information call (312) 243-3700. or email: ckoss@archchicago.org. or www.catechesis-chicago.org. Join us to learn, pray, and grow in your faith.

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK
Waterford Estates cordially invites you to attend any of the entertainment, educational, or health programs they host. These programs are free of charge and take place at their facility located at 14700 S. Kedzie Ave. in Hazel Crest.
They are offering a free blood pressure check on August 17th at 10:00 AM. On August 22nd at 2:00 PM Ingalls Health Seminar will host a speaker on the effects medications can have on you. On August 28th at 9:00 AM, there will be free cholesterol and blood pressure checks done.

WHAT'S YOUR CATHOLIC IQ?
The answers to last week's questions are: 1. (a); 2. (d); 3. (c); 4. (b); 5. (a).

This week's questions are all about saints:
1. Which Saint was called to take the place of Judas? (a) St. Cornelius; (b) St. Cyprian; (c) St. Matthias; (d) St. Mathew; (e) none of the above.
2. St. Peter was the first pope to rule the church. Who was the second? (a) Linus; (b) Cletus; (c) Clement; (d) John Paul; (e) Benedict.
3. Which of the following facts are true about St. Perpetua? (a) Her dairy is one of the oldest and most reliable histories of a martyr's sufferings; (b) she lived in Carthage, Africa in the year 202; (c) she was beheaded along with her attendant, St. Felicity; (d) mentioned in the first Eucharistic prayer; (e) all of the above.
4. St. Julie Billiart an invalid founded the order of Sister's of Notre Dame. This order was started to (a) care for orphans; (b) educate poor girls; (c) to train Christaia leaders; (d).all of the above; (e) none of the above.
5. St. John Mary Vianney, the Patron of parish priests, was ordained because of (a) his age; (b) his holiness; (c) his education; (d) his money; (e) he was being drafted in the army.

If you have a question we can use, please call the parish office.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
We are used to hearing the Gospel story of the Lord's transfiguration on the Second Sunday of Lent each year. The actual feast of the Transfiguration is celebrated on August 6th. When this feast occurs on a Sunday, it is celebrated in place of the Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Today's feast reminds us that we will share one day in the glory of the resurrection of Christ. As followers of Christ, we become the beloved of God, who promises eternal life to those, who put their trust in the Lord.
What wonderful readings the Church proclaims today. The prophet Daniel sees into heaven and describes it as a place of brilliant fire. Jesus and three disciples climb a mountain and enter into heaven's brilliance. Moses and Elijah - the witnesses of the law and the prophets - join them in a "homecoming" of Christ, the disciples, and the ancestors. With Peter we raise our voices in joy, proclaiming. "How good it is for us to be here."

God of sovereign majesty,
transform us and lift us up
through the experience of love for one another.
Hear our prayer voiced in the name of your transfigured Son,
Jesus Christ, who is Lord for ever and ever.
Amen.