Embrace the Grace - Weekly Reflection
 Are we human beings or human doings?
Hmmm! Good question. How easy it is for any one of us to get swallowed up in the rat race of busy, busy, busy. Our current culture champions the fury of do, do, do. However, in all this, we risk losing sight of who we are. We are human beings made in the image and likeness of God.
Corrie ten Boom wrote, “If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.”
She nails it. The enemy of God and of human beings is going full tilt in our culture to make us bad and busy. Our challenge as Christian disciples is not to cooperate with such opposition to sanctity. The human soul needs rest and prayer. Our being needs attention, and we receive this soul-nurturing attention by embracing the grace of the spiritual life: prayer, sacraments, and service.
Being precedes doing. What we do flows from who we are. Make time today to attend to your being, and may your doing flow from your relationship with Christ.
Fr. Bob
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LAST CALL! The first day of class for the 2022-2023 Faith Formation year is this Saturday, September 10th, and Tuesday, September 13th. We invite you to register online at www.twoholymartyrs.org/faithformation. |
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First Day of Faith Formation at St. Symphorosa Campus
Saturday, Sept. 10th | 9 AM
Orientation: Short Parent meeting at 9:10 AM. Payment for the 2022-2023 Faith Formation year WILL NOT be collected at the I-Building. Payment in the form of cash or check will only be accepted at the rectory on Austin Ave. on this day.
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First Day of Faith Formation at St. René Goupil Campus
Tuesday, Sept. 13th | 6 PM
Orientation: Short Parent meeting at 6:10 PM. Payment for the 2022-2023 Faith Formation year WILL NOT be collected at the St. René School building. Payment in the form of cash or check will only be accepted at the rectory on Austin Ave. on this day.
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Join us on Sunday, September 11th, at the 9 AM Mass at our St. Symphorosa Church for a special prayer and blessing after Communion honoring our first responders and all those affected by the tragedy of September 11, 2001.
Tokens of appreciation will be handed out to all first responders (current and retired) in attendance. Our St. Symphorosa worship site is located at the southwest corner of 62nd Street and Austin Ave. Parking is available. Mass will begin promptly at 9 AM.
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Part 2: Living the Faith
Session One begins Monday, September 12th at 6 PM at the Chapel at St. René Goupil Church.
The Symbolon series will be presented free of charge, and companion materials will be provided at each session. You are welcome to attend any of the sessions in this series. If any family members, friends, or acquaintances have expressed questions about Catholicism, please invite them to join you or to attend on their own. Attendance at Part 1 or prior knowledge of the faith is not necessary to participate in this series.
All sessions begin promptly at 6 PM.
Session 1: The Sacraments - Monday, Sept. 12
Session 2: The Eucharist - Monday, Sept. 19
Session 3: Walk Through the Mass - Monday, Sept. 26
Session 4: Penance & The Anointing of the Sick - Monday, Oct. 3
Session 5: Matrimony & Holy Orders - Monday, Oct. 10
Session 6: A Catholic Moral Vision - Monday, Oct. 17
Session 7: A Love That Lasts - Part 1 - Monday, Oct. 24
Session 8: A Love That Lasts - Part 2 - Monday, Oct. 31
Session 9: Catholic Social Teaching - Part 1 - Monday, Nov. 7
Session 10: Catholic Social Teaching - Part 2 - Monday, Nov. 14
For questions, please contact Fr. Matt at (773) 767-1523, ext. 229, or matthew.compton1@icloud.com.
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Attention all Super Senior Club Members:
 The next Super Senior Club meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 14th at 11:30 AM at Flannery Hall on the St. René Goupil Campus. Current members should have already turned in their $15 membership fee. Please contact Linda Dobias with any questions. |
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Attention Two Holy Martyrs Parish Lectors:
The September 2022 Lector schedule was emailed to all members with an email on file with the Parish  Office. Copies of September's schedule are also posted in both sacristies. Please be sure to look over the calendar for September to know when you are scheduled to read at the weekend liturgy. |
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Life Line Screening goes beyond regular checkups to look inside your arteries for signs of plaque build-up. Life Line Screenings will be at St. Symphorosa School on Monday, October 10th.
Visit Life Line Screening to select a designated time slot.
Screenings are generally best suited for people over 50 OR with risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, overweight, smoking, and a family history of stroke or cardiovascular disease.
Get your special Community Circle pricing!
Three ways to register and receive the special discount:
1. Call toll-free:1-800-679-5192
2. Online: LLSA.SOCIAL/HS
3. Text: the word "circle" to 797979 |
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Serving at Mass is a great honor and an important part of the Liturgy. As a server, you assist the priest in celebrating the Eucharist. As an Altar Server, you're not only serving God but your family and the community.
This invitation is open to students in 4th thru 12th Grade!
Please contact the Parish Office at (773) 767-1523 or at info@twoholymartyrs.org for more information. Those interested in serving will be able to choose Mass time, dates, and location. An upcoming training session is scheduled for Saturday, September 24th at 1PM at our St. René Goupil Church. Please sign up here to indicate your child's participation. |
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The NEW Youth Ministry at Two Holy Martyrs Parish is seeking furniture for our new Youth Ministry Room at the Sharp Center. We're seeking the following items in good to new condition:
Sectional sofa or love seat/sofa
Coffee table
Sitting chairs (comfortable chairs to read or meditate in)
Bookcases
Side tables
Floor/table lamps
Pingpong table
Cornhole boards
Large flat-screen TV with remote
Bean bag chairs
Mini-fridge
Foosball Table
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10th Annual Memorial Service for Aborted Children at St. Mary Cemetery
On Saturday, September 10th, Pro-Life Americans throughout the country will gather at the grave sites of aborted babies and other memorial sites dedicated in their honor for the Tenth Annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children, a joint project of The Pro-Life Action League, Priests for Life and Citizens for a Pro-Life Society. Solemn vigils will be held at these sites to commemorate the more than 50 million children who have lost their lives to legal abortion since 1973. Please join us for the memorial service in our community:
National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children
Saturday, September 10th | 1 PM St. Mary Cemetery (87th and Hamlin, Evergreen Park, IL)
Clergy: Bishop Joseph Perry, Rev. James Hyland, Rev. Ismael Sandoval-Manzo, Deacon Larry Chyba
Please bring your Rosary and a lawn chair.
Together let us remember the victims of abortion and pray for a final end to this injustice in our land during the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children.
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For if we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord; so then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
Romans 14:8
John Martini
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