The Parish Family of St. Patrick 200 Illinois Street Lemont, Illinois. November 15, 2009 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 The Parish Family of St. Patrick 200 Illinois Street Lemont, Illinois November 15, 2009 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 Page 2 November 15, 2009 Dear Parishioners, Last Saturday, a large number of parishioner volunteers gathered for dinner and camaraderie and gratitude. It was the annual Volunteers Dinner. The parish is grateful to all those who help to bring our parish alive by contributing their time and talent to our many ministries, social activities, formation programs and outreach. Volunteers - thank you for all you do for the parish. I told them that the word volunteer has a Latin root voluntas, which means will. They are willing, they give of their own free will, and in doing so they build up the Body of Christ, they enable Christ to work here in our parish. They align their will to the will of God. And so we are grateful to all who respond so generously when the need arises. A special thanks is to be given to the Hospitality Committee members (Shari Baffoe, Theresa O'Reilly, Colleen Cinatl, Joanne Domenico, Tammy Hayes and Penny Boyle). They provided a beautiful Thanksgiving-themed party for us. For all they do throughout the year (and then they even give more when we are thanking all the givers!) thank you, ladies! You have the spirit of St. Patrick. * * * As many of you know my term as pastor will end next June. It is hard to imagine, but in October of 2003 I received a letter appointing me to be pastor of St. Patrick Parish, and a few months later I was installed by Bishop Gustavo. How time flies! These days the term of office for a pastor is six years. Many people remember times long ago when a priest was made pastor for life. It has been many years since those days. When a pastor s first term is up, there is an option for the priest to ask for another term or to move on to another assignment. I have decided when my term is finished next June not to seek another term at St. Patrick, but will instead make myself available to the archdiocese for another assignment, wherever that may be. Some will be surprised by this, I suppose, but I believe it will give the Holy Spirit an opportunity to work for even more good among us. St. Patrick has a long history as a parish.- of faithful people, staff and pastors. I am glad to have a place in that long history. I am conscious of being the 29th pastor not the first, not the center, not the last, but a part of the history. I am happy to be part of the story here at St. Patrick s with its wonderful, faithful people. The Priests Placement Board will soon begin the process of recommending pastors to the Cardinal for the parishes in need of one. In the next few weeks we will receive information from them concerning the timetable for them to come and consult with the employees and staff, the parish council and finance committee and the parishioners in general. As soon as we know more specifics about that process of consultation we will communicate them to you. In the meantime, I have asked several people to act as a steering committee for the transition over the next eight months to a new pastor. This will include Cindi LaPorte, chair of the Parish Council, Larry Dyjak, chair of the Finance Committee, and Larry Oskielunas, chair of the Facilities Planning Committee. They will help facilitate different transition events during the coming year. We are fortunate to have these faithful parishioners generously offer to help guide the transition during this time. In the meanwhile, let us pray for each other, that everything we do will build up the Church and strengthen our faith. Let us be more holy every day. * * * Our Century Club donations continue to come in. We are grateful to all who are participating. Our total so far is $10,769.00, with 85 families donating. Thanks for the support. Ornaments are here and will be ready for pick-up soon. If you lost your Century Club envelope or didn t get one in the mail, there are some on the tables at the doors of church. Please take one and join in supporting St. Patrick through this our annual fall appeal. God bless you all, Father Mike

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4 Page 4 November 15, 2009 St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School of Lemont is pleased to announce their Academic Honor Rolls for the first quarter of the school year. The following students maintained a 3.7 or above grade point average: Grade 8: - Stefan Badescu, Claire Elenteny, Ciara Hansel, James Lee, Kyleigh Maday, Elizabeth Mullins, Gabriele Petrylaite. Grade 7: Katie Atherton, Maria Castrogiovanni, Conor Hayes, Samantha O Connell, Megan O Neill, Lucy Perez, Shannon Washburn, Meghan Kaminski. Grade 6: Kate Caruso, Brittany DeWilkins, Kathryn Lenz, Kristen Malloy. Grade 5: Megan Atherton, Mary Kaufman, Brendan McGuire, Hunter Michniak, Colin O Connell, Daniel Vera. Grade 4: Bruno Caruso, Emma Bozue, Madie Broadstreet, Benjamin Dirst, Elena Dziak, Declan Hayes, Arijus Kavaliauskas, Grace Lenz, Olivia Michniak, Kevin Osborne, Dana Rauch, Joseph Storti, David Vera. The 3.0 grade point average Honor Roll includes: Grade 8: Jack Brunk, Michael Garvey, Sarah Gottardo, Molly McNeeley, Connor Melvin, Timothy Mitchell, Adam Wallace. Grade 7: Eric Beechen, Dan Dirst, Kajus Kavaliauskas, Thomas Keane, Alisa Kulhanek, Michael Reaves, Katie Santiago, Carly Styka, Natasha Svabek, Gianna VanDeVeer. Grade 6: Dylan Glosa, Gina Klaff, Elizabeth Mitchell, Jenna Molaro, Anna Roenitz, Shannon Ross, Nicolet Svabek, Jenna Ward. Grade 5: Alyssa Badescu, Derek Bresingham, Anna Brunk, Nina Castrogiovanni, Gillian Connolly, Cameron Hornik, Michael Karlovics, Bridget Kunkel, Abigail Magdziarz, Meaghan McGuire, Amanda Mierzycki, Phinu Philip, Tyler Reaves, Rachael Wasmund, Colleen Villarreal. Grade 4: Thomas Harlovic, Cormac Lee, Kalle Leyden. On Friday, November 6, 2009 St.Al's/St.Pat's School hosted our biggest chess tournament ever! Six schools competed with a total of 83 children (St. Cyrils, St. Joseph's Lockport, St. Mary's Mokena, Noonan Academy and Cardinal Bernadin). We had a great evening filled with chess, food and fun. Ian got 2nd place in the K-1 division. Cameron got 3rd place in the 4-5 division. John got 2nd place in the 6-8 division. The following children also placed and played very well for our school and in the division: K-1 Nathan Matthew 2-3 Luke Billy Zachary Joe Karina Grace Michaela Matthew Andrew 4-5 Brendan Michael Sean David Gavin Danny 6-8 Eric Brian Sean A big thank you to all the parents who helped make this evening an amazing success! Our chess club has only been around for five years and we have a wonderful group of kids! Marist Open House Open House: Marist will host an open house event on Sunday, November 22, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Open house gives grade school students and their families the chance to tour the school, meet with teachers, coaches, and staff, and review the academic, athletic, and extracurricular programs available at Marist. The day will also allow visitors to see Marist's cafetorium, Academic Resource Center, student activity center, technology enhanced classrooms, and other state-of-the art facilities. For more information please call Brother Rice Open House Brother Rice High School Open House, Sunday, November 22nd, from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Any questions, please call To sign up for a shadow day, please visit brrice.org/ Admissions to register online.

5 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 5 Liturgy The Book of Remembrance will be in the church vestibule during the month of November. Please write in the names of your loved ones who have died so that we, as a church community, can pray for them. Eucharistic Minister Meeting All Eucharistic Ministers are asked to attend the meeting on November 17 th at 7 pm. We will meet in the church and update our procedures. Baby Bottles Please return your baby bottles filled with change as soon as possible. We will collect all the money from the bottles and donate it to the Women s Center of the Greater Chicagoland Area. Thank you for your participation in this service project. Parking Lot Now that it is dark when the children get out of Religious Education on Wednesday evenings, please be extra careful and cautious in the parking lot. Please remember that only children who are accompanied by a parent or adult can leave through the Cass Street doors. All other children must leave through the parking lot doors and wait to be picked up by their parent. Linda O Connor Feeding the Hungry - a Deacon s and Christian s Work of Mercy The feeding of the poor within Vicariate V has been going on at St. Blase in Summit since April Last January, a dinner meal was also provided for the poor at St. Christopher s in Midlothian. The deacons of Vicariate V will purchase, cook, and serve a monthly dinner meal at each of these two locations. We invite you to help us in this ministry, by shopping at Jewel on Nov. 16,17 & 18. On these dates Jewel- Osco will donate 5% of the food receipts using the coupon below to the Diaconate Community s Dinner Meals for the Poor. By using the Shop and Share certificate you can help support this worthwhile cause while doing your own grocery shopping and incur no cost to you. If you choose to make a monetary donation please make checks payable to Diaconate Office, with the memo -Vicariate V Chicago Deacons feed the poor, and mail it to Diaconate Office, 816 Marengo Ave., Forest Park, IL Thank you in advance for supporting this worthwhile cause and helping those less fortunate than yourself. - Deacon Joe Winblad, retired

6 Page 6 November 15, 2009 MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Vigil: Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 pm Frank & Evellyn Fortino Dale & Mary Ann SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am Deceased Members of Wertzler Family Family 10:00 am St. Patrick Parishioners Noon Jean Harley & Gene Nelson Fay Family 5:00 pm Rev. William Patrick Murphy Martin Family MONDAY, NOVEMBER16 Weekday 7:30 am Ann M Sniegowski Hennebry Family EXPLORING PRIESTHOOD WEEKEND 14 men attended the EPW weekend retreat at Mundelein Seminary on October It was a great opportunity for those who participated to learn more about diocesan priesthood. Vocation stories were shared by seminarians and faculty members and the retreatants came away with some good insights. Our next EPW will be held on January 15 17, For more info contact Fr. Joe Noonan at or jnoonan@archchicago.org TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Elizabeth of Hugary 7:30 am Emily Groszek Family WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Weekday 7:30 am Jozef Kukuc Jane FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Weekday Mass at 8:15 am at St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School (109th & Davey Road) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Vigil: Our Lord Jesus Christ The King 5:00 pm Anthony & Angeline Micele Family SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Our Lord Jesus Christ The King 7:30 am Sara Blondis Roignant Ron & Maureen Nagel 10:00 am Adele DeVivo Family Noon St. Patrick Parishioners 5:00 pm Ellen Mather Delmer & Lois Mather Pray for... The sick of our Parish Sue Winblad George Traynere Rev. R. E. Oakes If you would like to have someone who is ill prayed for in church, please call the Parish Office ( ). The name of that person will be announced in church. After that, we will put the name in the bulletin in our prayer column and carry it for two months. Parishioners who are on active duty Ryan Rudman John Kenney Kody Peters Chad Peters Steven Korbus

7 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 7 Stewardship And then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory - Mark 13:26 Some people think that we should give until it hurts. However, true stewards give until it feels right. Our giving feels right when we know that we can stand before God when He comes in His glory and say to Him, Lord, I gave all that You asked me to give. PARISH STAFF Rev. Michael J. Cronin, Pastor Rev. Richard J. Shannon, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Mr. Joseph R. Winblad, Retired Deacon Ms. Renee Payne, Principal Ms. Linda O Connor, Liturgy & Religious Education Coordinator Mr. Neil Windt, Music Director Ms. Rosarita Hennebry, Organist PARISH OFFICE: PARISH SCHOOL: 200 Illinois Street (630) W145 Davey Rd. Lemont, IL (630) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 205 Cass Street (630) Regular Sunday Offertory for the month of October Month Budgeted goal for October $29, Received via E.F.T. and mail-in $6, Received via Sunday envelopes $20, Loose contributions $3, Total contributions in October 2009 $29, Ahead of goal for October $1, Fiscal Year-to date Budgeted goal through $120, Received to $124, Ahead of goal for $4, PARISH FAX NUMBER: (630) PARISH WEBSITE: Saturday Mass 5:00 PM MASSES Sunday Masses 7:30 AM - 10 AM - Noon - 5 PM Daily Mass 7:30 AM (Mon.-Wed.) Holy Day As Announced Confession Saturday - at 4:15 PM BAPTISMS: 4th Sunday of the Month at 1:15 PM. Baptism Preparation Classes first Thursday of the month. We encourage participation in this program before the baby s birth. Please call the Parish Office to schedule. MARRIAGES: Prospective bride or groom must be a registered, participating parishioner for at least six months before making wedding arrangements. NEW PARISHIONERS: We warmly welcome you and kindly ask you to register at the Parish Office.