St. John Catholic Church 301 South Cottage Grove Avenue Glenwood, IL 60425

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1 St. John Catholic Church 301 South Cottage Grove Avenue Glenwood, IL St. John Catholic Church 301 South Cottage Grove Avenue Glenwood, IL Phone: Fax: Rev. Karol Tybor - Pastor frkaroltybor@gmail.com Religious Education: Music Director: Parish Secretary: Parish Secretary: Andy Perz Andy Perz Eileen Rhoda Karen Donlon Parish sjglenwood301@gmail.com Visit us at: Parish Office Hours: M F 9:00 2:30 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Holy Days: 8 am and 7 PM on Holy Day Weekday Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8:00 a.m. Mass will always be said the 1st Friday of each month Eucharistic Service: Friday, Saturday: 8:00 a.m. Adoration of the Holy Eucharistic Mondays 3-6 We, the people of St. John Parish, being brothers and sisters in Christ, accept as our mission: to know our faith to live by truth and love to serve the needs of others to teach by example to strengthen, inspire and improve the Parish family. Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 20, 2016 Confessions: Saturdays, 4:30 p.m.; or by appointment. First Friday: Benediction after 8:00 a.m. Mass. First Saturday: Sorrowful Mother Novena after 8:00 a.m. Eucharistic Service Sacrament of Baptism: Please call the Parish Office to schedule Sacrament of Marriage: Please call Fr. Karol to plan a wedding date. Sick Calls: Call the Parish Office to arrange for a visit RCIA: For information on becoming a Catholic, adult sacramental preparation or Adult Ed, call the parish office.

2 ADVENT The first Sunday of Advent is November 27th. Mass will be celebrated everyday during Advent at 8 AM. There are still many daily mass intentions available. Please stop by or call the parish office to schedule a mass for your family members or friends either deceased or living. Mass offering is $10. USHERS There will be an ushers meeting on Thursday, December 15th at 6 PM followed by a Parish Ministry Christmas Party. Please plan to attend! ALL ST. JOHN MINISTERS Mark your calendar for Thursday, December 15th at 7 PM for our Parish Ministry Christmas Party. Since you ll be dressed for a holiday party Fr. Karol might be taking pictures for our Parish Directory. You won t want to miss out on a fun evening! New Members WELCOME! If you have been attending St. John and have been unsure about joining, don t be. We are a welcoming community and would love to have you with us. To become a member of St. John Parish, fill out the information below and place this in the Offertory Collection or mail it to the parish office. You may also call the parish secretary at If you have a new address or new phone number please call the office or make changes on the form below so we can keep our records updated. Name Address Phone PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR A CHANGE OF ADDRESS, NAME OR PHONE NUMBER SO THAT OUR FILES ARE KEPT UP-TO-DATE. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING : Fr. Rochford, Jesse & Ray Auron, Catherine Bloom, Rita Burke, Nadine Burnett, George Carollo, Mary Ann Daliege, Tom Davis, Brian Dowling, Jr., Linda Foley, Edward Glynn, Elsie Grunhard, Millie Gunther, Cindy Hanus, Mary Jackson, Linda Jones, Mary Kieta, Monica Kummerer, Joe and Mary Lamacki, Delores LeLuga, Marie Lendi, Barbara Lundquist, Dorothy Malkowski, Elaine Marczewski, Lindy and Mary Michelon, Bob Mischke, Annie Nicks, Pete Panozzo, Peter Powers, Donna M. Ross, Amy and Charles Ruiz, Louise Ryan, Ann Sardella, Ray Sebben, Jr., Elaine Silveus, Valeria Tomich, Karen Truesdale, Seana Valentine MILITARY -SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST Matt Auron, 1st Lt. Chaplain Marcin Bulinski, Matthew Daliege, Jeffrey Frjelich, Mike and Lauren Fruehling, Matthew Golden, Sgt. James Grunhard (Middle East), Jeff Hefner, Colonel Robert Holba, USAF, Corey Longo, Jared Lopez, Jose M. Morfin, USMC, Mark Nicola, Tom Raines, Robert Richmond, Steve Schluntz, USMC, Col. Donald Tomich, Lance Corporal George Trikolas, Dan Tucker, Michael Westervelt (Afganistan) PARISH MINISTRIES Annulment Ministry: Arts & Environment: Trudy Miller Baptism Program: Chuck and Kim Arvia Domestic Violence Awareness Karen LeLuga Evangelization: Finance Committee: Knights of Columbus: Joel Krezman (219) Ministry of Care: Bob Leluga Parish Council: Parish Fellowship: Prayer Link: Judy Konieczka RCIA: Right to Life Server Training: Ralph Sobie Server Schedule: Eileen Rhoda St. John s Women s Club: Anna Davis Stewardship Committee: Judy Konieczka Ushers: Charles Lazzara

3 PARISH MISSION NOVEMBER 27, 28 AND 29TH AT 7 PM REV. THOMAS R. McCARTHY, O.S.A. Father Tom McCarthy is an experienced teacher, administrator, retreat director and parish mission preacher. He is a native of the South Side of Chicago. He grew up in St. Adrian Parish in Marquette Park. He received his elementary school education at St. Adrian School and high school education at St. Rita of Cascia High School He graduated from Villanova University with a B.A. in Communication Arts. He also has a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from Lewis University. Fr. Tom entered the Midwest Province of the Augustinian Order in After completing his novitiate he attended Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree. In 1993 he made his solemn vows as an Augustinian Friar and in 1994 he was ordained to the priesthood. He did pastoral internship at St. Clare of Montefalco Parish in Grosse Pointe Park, MI, and also taught theology at Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox. Fr. Tom ministered for 21 years at St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago as a teacher, campus minister, Principal, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is currently the Vocation Director for the Our Mother of Good Counsel (Midwest) and St. Thomas of Villanova (Eastern) Provinces and resides at Villanova University. Sunday, November 7 PM The Sacraments of Initiation Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation Where do you feel comfortable and welcome? Why did Jesus like to party so much? Do you know who the lost member of the Trinity is? What do bowling shoes have to do with Confirmation? These questions and many more will be pondered and hopefully answered on Sunday night. Will you be there to find the answers or will you miss out and wonder forever? Monday, November 7 PM The Sacraments of Healing Anointing of the Sick and Reconciliation Why is Hollywood boycotting Vatican II?? What is the difference between the 5th and 6th Commandments? Find out why the Glenwood Police Department will be flooded with call on Monday night. You do not want to miss this night come and find out why! Tuesday, November 7 PM The Sacrament of Vocation-Matrimony and Holy Orders Find out why you should never get married. Come and get your dishtowel. If you are alive If you are male or female If you are young or old or somewhere in between If you are bishop, priest, deacon, sister, brother, or lay minister If you married, divorced, widowed or single If you have said yes to your vocation or if you are still wondering what it is You need to be in Church on Tuesday night!!

4 New Members SAVE WELCOME! THE DATE: JANUARY 21, :30 PM LATE NITE CATECHISM If you have been attending St. John and have been unsure about joining, don t be. We are a welcoming community and would love to have you with us. To become a member of St. John Parish, fill out the information below and place this in the Offertory Collection or mail it to the parish office. You may THE FELLOWSHIP GROUP WILL SPONSOR also call the LATE parish NITE secretary CATECHISM at If you ST. JOHN CHURCH * MUST have BE a new 21 TO address ATTEND. or new phone number please call the office or make changes on the form below so we TICKETS WILL BE $30.00 OR $50.00 can keep VIP our FRONT records updated. PEW SEATS CASH BAR OPENS AT 6 :30 PM HORS D OEUVRES INCLUDED IN THE TICKET PRICE Fr. Karol and the parish staff wishes you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving! The parish office will be closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th in observance of the holiday. Mass will be celebrated on Thanksgiving Day at 9 AM. In case of an emergency please call the parish office and leave a message. Someone will get back to you as soon as possible. Name Address A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING STORY A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a Phone hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: I am blind, please help. There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write? The man said, I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way. I wrote: Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it. Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people that they were so lucky that they were not blind. Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective? Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative. Be innovative. Think differently and positively. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear. The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling. And even more beautiful, is knowing that you are the reason behind it! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

5 NOVEMBER 20 Beer, Brats and Bears in Social Hall Noon to 5 PM Turkey Shoot Drawing after 10:00 Mass 22 Last Epic Class 9 am and 7 pm CRHP 6:30 PM 24 Thanksgiving Mass 9 AM in Church 26 A & E Work Session 8:30 AM 27 Parish Mission 7 PM 28 Parish Mission 7 PM 29 Parish Mission 7 PM 30 Parish Finance Meeting 7 PM CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OCTOBER 50/50 WINNERS! Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Carine Mr. & Mrs. Carl Tomich Mr. & Mrs. Joe Torres Each of the three lucky winners will receive a check for $50.83 Don t forget to put $5 in your green 50/50 envelopes for your chance to be a winner. DEATH LEAVES A HEARTACHE NO ON CAN HEAL, LOVE LEAVES A MEMORY NO ONE CAN STEAL. Pray for the repose of the soul of Leo Alexander who was called home to Our Lord on November 10, ST PRIZE $ ND PRIZE $ RD PRIZE $ PRIZES OF $ YOU CAN STILL PURCHASE EXTRA TURKEY SHOOT TICKETS BEFORE THE DRAWING TAKES PLACE TODAY. PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP US FEATHER BUBBA! REMEMBER THIS IS ST. JOHN S ONLY PARISH FUNDRAISER. GOOD LUCK! 9 AM Mass Thanksgiving Day Lector: Bill Miller Em: Janice & Joe Wenckus, Cathie Branch Servers: Kitty Branch and Trudy Miller The St. John Parish Giving Tree is decorated with Christmas wishes. Help make a child s Christmas dreams come true by taking a tag. Return the gift (with the tag attached) NO LATER than December 18th. The gifts and Food Baskets will be delivered on December 20th. As always, thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity. ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND WE WILL CLEAN AND DECORATE THE OUTSIDE OF CHURCH FOR CHRISTMAS. PLEASE JOIN US. GOODIES AND CHRISTMAS MUSIC WILL BE PROVIDED!A GOOD TIME WILL BE HAD BY ALL WHO ARE READY TO HELP. KINGDOM The book of Samuel recounts for us today the anointing of David as king of Israel. It was the elders of Israel who declared David king that day, but it was God who called David to shepherd Israel. Thus mandated by the citizens of his kingdom and by his God, David took his place in a long line of kings. The apostle Paul speaks to us of kingship as well, but on a much higher plane: the kingship of Jesus our Lord. As great as David was, he and all earthly monarchs who came before and after him in their kingdoms around the world are minor kings by comparison to the true King. And lastly, we hear the story of that true King in perhaps his weakest moment: near death, hanging on a cross, taunted by a common criminal and by the world at large. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

6 LITURGICAL MINISTERS November 26/27, 2016 Eucharistic Ministers 5:00 PM Tim Settle, Bob Leluga, Cathie Branch, Need a volunteer 8:00 AM Janice Wenckus (Sacristan) Joe Wenckus, Jim Selsor Andrea Anderson, Linda Williams 10:00 AM Serena Hewitt, Ruth Mokry, Joe Mokry, Val Tomich, Ralph Sobie Lectors 5:00 PM Karen Leluga 8:00 AM Charlotte Trznadel 10:00 AM Peggy Nessel Altar Servers 5:00 PM Kitty Branch Kim Dirck 8:00 AM Trudy Miller Need a volunteer 10:00 AM Michelle Reardon Michael Herrick Sunday, November 20, 2016 to Sunday, November 27, 2016 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 8:00-Lena Rotoloni by David & Arlene Hudson 10:00-Bill Kerkoff Monday The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Thirty-four or Last Week in Ordinary Time) 8:00 Tuesday Saint Cecilia, Virgin & Martyr 8:00 Wednesday Weekday-St. Clement I, Pope & Martyr, St. Columban, Abbot 8:00 Thursday-Saint Andrew Dung Lac, Priest and Companions, Martyrs Thanksgiving Day 9:00 Doug Rosek by Mark & Eileen Rhoda Friday-Weekday St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin & Martyr 8:00-Eucharistic Service Saturday Weekday 8:00 Eucharistic Service Vigil-First Sunday of Advent 5:00-Genievieve Liszewski by Walt & Lorie Krygier Sunday-First Sunday of Advent 8:00-Charles Bunger 10:00-Robert Hudson by David & Arlene Hudson TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Among the Catholics seeking religious freedom in America were the Carrolls of Maryland, who arrived in 1649 from Ireland via England. Charles Carroll, born in Annapolis in 1737, was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, and was the longest-surviving signer. As was the custom for English Catholics, he attended English schools in Belgium and later university in France. By the time he signed the Declaration, he was the richest man in America, and his decision to sign would hardly go unnoticed by the king. Because Carroll was so wealthy and because he was a Catholic, he had more to lose than the others. Those who signed became traitors to the Crown and risked losing everything. It is said that someone grumbled that there were many men in the world named Charles Carroll, and he could dodge responsibility if he had to. For that reason, he added a flair to his signature, of Carrollton, making it clear that he put everything at risk. His cousin John, also an ardent supporter of the American Revolution, was ordained a Jesuit priest and returned to Maryland at the outbreak of hostilities. Upheavals in Europe forced the Jesuit order to dissolve, leaving Carroll a secular priest. Ultimately, it was John Carroll who was asked to organize the Catholic Church in the new nation. No one was better positioned for this task, a cultured man from an esteemed family, a cherished friend of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, and a man so thoroughly attuned to an undercurrent of anti-catholicism in the colonies that he could charm powerful people to a new point of view. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

7 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b- 5; Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day (suggested): Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 Friday: Rv 20:1-4, 11 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 PARISH COUNCIL COMMITTEE Lori Lucente-Chairperson Karen Leluga-Secretary Ora Adams Ricki Biank Ron Carine David Galbreath John Kennerk Judy Konieczka Roslon Seals Maira Zambrano Next meeting is December 7, PM PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE Jim Adduci -co chair Susan Gates Dan Genisio-co chair Phyllis Giroux Bill Miller-Secretary Lynn Unyi Janice Wenckus Joe Dillon/ Bookkeeper Next meeting is November 30, PM HOT LINES WHEN YOU NEED HELP NOW! COURAGE Treatment Center Grief Support Crisis Center So. Sub Council For single mothers Center for New for South on Alcoholism And unplanned Celebrate Rec. Beginnings Suburbia and Substance Pregnancies Abuse FAITH CHURCH SUPPORT GROUP CELEBRATERECOVERY@FAITHCHURCHONLINE.ORG SUNDAY COLLECTION November 12/13 Weekly Goal: $4, Sunday Collection: $3,432.12* Envelopes Received 139* E-Giving $370.00* Transactions 12* Total Sunday Giving: $3,802.12** *Includes Memorials **Includes E-Giving It is not happy people who are thankful it is thankful people who are happy TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS Total Pledges/Donations:$423, Parish Share: $317, # of Pledges/Donations: 116 Did not have a chance to donate? Questions? Call the Parish Office or the Campaign Office at ! Please consider signing up for electronic giving. It s simple, safe and secure. Go to select St. John Parish, and set up your contribution today!