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: January 14, 2018 Rev. Karol Tybor - Pastor frkaroltybor@gmail.com Deacon Jim Detloff Religious Education: Music Director: Parish Secretaries: Andy Perz Andy Perz Karen Donlon Betsy Díaz-Kudra Parish sjglenwood301@gmail.com Visit us at: Parish Office Hours: M F 9:00 2:30 Like us on Facebook at 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. Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 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. 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 14th CCD Class 9:00 AM 15th Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 3:00 PM Outreach Ministry Meeting 6:30 PM Youth Group Meeting 6:30 PM 17th CRHP Meeting 6:00 PM Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM 18th ESL for Adults 7:15 PM 20th Art & Environment 8:30 AM Mardi Gras Ticket Sales 4:30 PM Women s Club Raffle Ticket Sales 4:30 PM 21st Mardi Gras Ticket Sales 7:30 AM Women s Club Raffle Ticket Sales 7:30 AM CCD Class 9:00 AM Traveling Youth Mass 12:00 PM 22nd Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 3:00 PM 23rd Ministry of Care Meeting 7:00 PM 24th CRHP Meeting 6:00 PM Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM 25th ESL for Adults 7:15 PM 27th Arts & Environment 8:30 AM First Reconciliation 10:00 AM Mardi Gras Ticket Sales 4:30 PM Women s Club Raffle Ticket Sales 4:30 PM 28th Mardi Gras Ticket Sales 7:30 AM Women s Club Raffle Ticket Sales 7:30 AM CCD Class 9:00 AM 29th Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 3:00 PM 30th Youth Group Meeting 6:30 PM 31st CRHP Meeting 6:00 PM NO Choir Rehearsal Annulment Ministry: Arts & Environment: Trudy Miller Baptism Program: Chuck and Kim Arvia Domestic Violence Awareness Karen Leluga Evangelization: Finance Committee: Knights of Columbus: Rick Michalak Ministry of Care: Bob Leluga Outreach: Jim Adduci Parish Council: Parish Fellowship: Serena Hewitt Prayer Link: Judy Konieczka RCIA: Right to Life Server Training: Ralph Sobie Server Schedule: St. John s Women s Club: Anna Davis Stewardship Committee: Judy Konieczka Ushers: Charles Lazzara Young Adult Ministry: Nancy Galbreath 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

3 Dear Parishioners of St. John, This week I will travel with a small group of parishioners to Washington DC for the 45th March for Life. I have participated as a seminarian in the March for Life before. I am excited to go back there as a priest. As a gift from God, every human life is sacred from conception to natural death. The life and dignity of every person must be respected and protected at every stage and in every condition. Let us pray that the life of every human person from conception to natural death might be enshrined and protected in our laws. If you would like to join me in watching the Super Bowl Game on February 4th, please call the parish office with your name and number of people attending. BYOS and BYOB!! The doors will open at 4:00 PM. For your convenience, 50/50 envelopes are back in your regular packets starting in February. You may also pick them up at the entrance of our church. Notice that the building maintenance envelopes will be dated and will be collected on the first Sunday of each month. Let us continue to keep each other in prayer, Fr. Karol PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY 12 Days: November 5 16, 2018 Visiting Florence, Siena, Assisi, Sorrento, Amalfi Coastline, Pompeii, Monte Cassino & Rome with Vatican City and a Papal Audience!!! hosted by FR. KAROL TYBOR Pastor of St. John in Glenwood, IL $3499 per person from Chicago (Air/land tour price is $2869 plus $630 gov t taxes/airline surcharges) TOUR PRICE INCLUDES: Roundtrip air from Chicago, first class/select hotels, most meals, comprehensive sightseeing with our professional English-speaking guides, all hotel service charges, porterage, entrances fees and more!!! For a Brochure & More Information, Please Contact Fr. Karol: Tel: (708) / frkaroltybor@gmail.com SPACE IS LIMITED!! BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!!

4 GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDER- STANDING OF SCRIPTURE January 14, nd Second Sunday of Ordinary Time "He first found his own brother Simon and told him, 'We have found the Messiah.'" After spending the day in the company of Christ, Andrew took action. He shared the good news! Instead of keeping his newfound friendship with Jesus all to himself, Andrew invited his brother into the fold. Andrew found Simon and "brought him to Jesus." This was no small matter because Simon would become Peter, the first pope! How important it is to bring others along with us to meet Christ! Yet, how often do we reach out with the kind of confidence that Andrew had? Are we ready and willing to share our faith with our family and friends? Do we consider our relationship with Jesus a gift to be shared, or a fact to be safely hidden away in our personal prayer corner? Part of our call as Christians is to evangelize others, to share with them the good news of salvation. Loving Jesus and following his moral commands is essential, of course, but it is not the end of the story. The Gospel message is meant for all people, and we are meant to be its messengers. Sometimes this requires us to step out of our comfort zone. It may mean speaking up when we'd rather be silent. It may mean inviting someone to Mass when they might say no. But it might also mean a conversion for someone we care about. It might mean a new minister for the Church. Ultimately, it might mean another saint in heaven. None of that is up to us, however. What we can control is only whether we share our faith joyfully and extend the invitation to others to experience the peace that comes from knowing Christ. ************************************************************************************************* MEDITACIÓN EVANGÉLICO - ALENTAR ENTENDIMIENTO MÁS PROFUNDO DE LA ESCRITURA (Gospel Meditation) 14 de enero de º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Me imagino que no viene a nuestra memoria Juan Bautista cuando escuchamos las palabras del sacerdote en la Misa cuando dice: "Este es el Cordero de Dios". Juan había preparado a sus discípulos a tal grado que cuando encontraran a Jesús, lo siguieran y de él se olvidaran. El Evangelio lo narra así: "En aquel tiempo, estaba Juan el Bautista con dos de sus discípulos, y fijando los ojos en Jesús, que pasaba, dijo: 'Ese es el Cordero de Dios'. Los dos discípulos, al oír estas palabras, siguieron a Jesús" (Jn 1, 35). Frase de triunfo y de fuerza que escuchamos en cada Misa. También observemos la pregunta de Jesús a los discípulos de Juan: " Qué buscan?" La respuesta de ellos fue: " Dónde vives, Rabí?" Jesús los invita y nos invita a cada momento de nuestra vida: "Vengan a ver". Para reflexionar durante la semana en las lecturas de hoy veremos que algunas veces el llamado y quien llama no es claro, como escuchamos en la primera lectura. En otras ocasiones quien llama es muy claro como en el Evangelio. De cualquier manera, cuando respondemos, nuestra vida cambia. Quién me ha guiado a Jesús en mi vida? Al seguir a Jesús lo he encontrado en...? A quién he llevado a Jesús cuando lo he encontrado? Las respuestas van de acuerdo al grado de compromiso que tenemos con nosotros mismos, con Dios y con la comunidad, pero lo más importante va de acuerdo a la relación personal que tenemos con Jesús. De ahí parte todo del "vengan a ver" y quedarnos extasiados como los primeros discípulos que estuvieron con Jesús todo el día. Atrévase, Jesús le espera, está en los pobres!

5 TRIP TO 2018 MARCH FOR LIFE-AND MORE-IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Fr. Karol and a few parishioners from St. John s plan to travel to Washington, D.C. to participate in the 45th Annual March for Life on January 19. This year s March theme is, Love Saves Lives. The March for Life began as a small demonstration and rapidly grew to be the largest pro-life event in the world. The peaceful demonstration is a witness to the truth concerning the greatest human rights violation of our time, legalized abortion on demand. The march is "to provide all Americans with a place to testify to the beauty of life and the dignity of each human person." While in D.C., the group also plans to tour the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (known as America s Catholic Church ). This is where the Trinity Dome, the Crowning Jewel of the Basilica, is located. They will also visit the newly opened Museum of the Bible. It s a trip that is expected to be filled with many spiritual rewards. The group will share pictures and memories of their experience upon their return. BASILICA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, is the largest Roman Catholic church in North America and is among the ten largest churches in the world. Designated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as a National Sanctuary of Prayer and Pilgrimage, the National Shrine is our nation s preeminent Marian shrine, dedicated to the patroness of the United States, the Blessed Virgin Mary under her title of the Immaculate Conception. This patronal church is home to over 80 chapels and oratories that personify the cultural diversity of the United States and embrace our common Catholic faith in particular, a devotion to the Blessed Mother under the title of Immaculate Conception. TRINITY DOME The Trinity Dome is the central and largest dome of the National Shrine. This Crowning Jewel will be adorned in mosaic according to the original iconographic scheme of the Great Upper Church and will depict the Most Holy Trinity, the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception, and a procession of saints who have an association with the United States and the National Shrine. The procession of saints includes, among others, St. Juan Diego (the first canonized male Native American), St. Kateri Tekakwitha (the first canonized female Native American), St. Teresa of Calcutta (an honorary American citizen), St. Francis Cabrini, M.S.C. (the first U.S. citizen to be canonized), St. John Paul II (the first pope to visit the National Shrine), and St. Junípero Serra (declared a saint by Pope Francis at the National Shrine in 2015 for the first canonization ever to take place on American soil). The Nicene Creed will encircle the base of the dome, while the dome s four pendentives will feature the four Evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE The Museum of the Bible is a museum in Washington DC which documents the narrative, history and impact of the Bible. The museum opened on November 17, With 1150 items from the museum s permanent collection and 2000 items on loan from other institutions and collections, the museum claims to have amassed one of the largest assemblies of biblical artifacts and texts in the world through collaborations with private donors, institutions, and other museums.

6 A TWIN BAPTISM Our St. John family celebrated the baptism of twin girls, Melody Pearl and Poppy Nicole, daughters of Nicholas and Megan Henrichs. They were baptized on Sunday, January 7th. Family and friends were on hand to celebrate this special day for these special girls. On this blessed day, may God look down on Melody and Poppy, cherish and guide them the rest of their lives. **************************************************************************** Women s Club Super Bowl Baskets Raffle Win one of two baskets of goodies Tickets will be sold at all Masses, starting on January 20th before the 5:00 pm Mass through Sunday, January 28th after the 10:00 am Mass. Tickets are $1 each or 7 for $5. Raffle drawing will be held on Sunday, January 28th after the 10:00 am Mass. **************************************************************************** THE HARBOUR EMPOWERING YOUTH, DEVELOPING FUTURE ( St. John s Youth Squad is helping THE HARBOUR, a home for homeless girls, women in our area who are 15 years old and up. For the months of January and February, we are looking to collect the following items: HAIR BRUSHES, COMBS, HAIR TIES, TOOTH PASTE, TOOTH BRUSHES, BARS OF SOAP, WASH CLOTHS, TOWELS, PILLOWCASES, SHEETS SETS (TWIN), GLOVES, HATS, SCARVES, SOCKS (ANY KIND), LARGE OR PLUS-SIZE COATS Look for the collection box in the vestibule of Church. THE YOUTH SQUAD THANKS YOU

7 SPREAD GROUP AT SAINT ANN Our SPRED (Special Religious Development) Ministry is in need of adult volunteers (21 years of age and older) in order to continue its ministry at St. Ann Church. As per our current leader, Annette Leber, our SPRED volunteers are retiring and need others to take their places to assist our friends with special needs in our faith community. We are having a meeting Monday, February 5 at 7:00 p.m. for parents of children, adolescents, young adults, and adults with special needs, as well as interested adults who want to be a role model to our friends in working with this ministry. You will meet Annette and her group who will explain the SPRED program. Parishioners with intellectual and developmental disabilities and learning problems from the age of six to well into their 80s are served through various Archdiocese SPRED programs. At St. Ann, we serve residents from LARC who are adults (ages 22 and older). St. Ann SPRED is seeking adult men and women who want to grow in their faith and be a friend to one person from LARC within a small faith group of eight volunteers and six friends. We are looking for volunteers who enjoy meeting others, and are open to friendships with other parishioners. This ministry helps each participant become more aware of the presence of God in their lives through a specialized program. Each volunteer is paired with a friend and they learn from each other, and experience joy, laughter, prayer and hope and fellowship. No prior experience is needed to become a volunteer, and training is provided. The group meets monthly September to June. For more information, please call the St. Ann Parish Office at Jennifer Gray, Bulletin Editor bullstannch@aol.com MARDI GRAS Let the Good Times Roll Parade Beads Beads Beads Saturday, February 10th Social Hour: 6-7 PM Cash Bar Mardi Gras: 7-11 PM Tickets in Advance: $20 Music by: DJ KT At door: $25 (Must be 21) Catered by: Glenwood Oaks

8 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Friday: Mk 3: Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Ps 80:2-3, 5-7; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20 MILITARY Trevor Blaszczyk, Chaplain Marcin Bulinski, Matthew Daliege, Jeffrey Frjelich, Mike and Lauren Fruehling, Matthew Golden, Sgt. James Grunhard (Middle East), Jordan Hasberger, Joshua Hasberger, Jeff Hefner, Lt. Alex Holba, Lt. Andrew Holba, Lt. Nicholas Holba, USAF, Giana Koce, Corey Longo, Jared Lopez, Jose M. Morfin, Sgt. USMC; Mark Nicola, Tom Raines, Robert Richmond, Steve Schluntz, USMC, John Smalley, Col. Donald Tomich, Lance Corporal George Trikolas, Michael Westervelt (Afganistan) REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 14, 2018 Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you. 1 Corinthians 6:19a Fr. Rochford, Jessie Auron, Patricia Albrecht, Rita Burke, George Carollo, Mary Ann Daliege, Brian Dowling, Jr., Charlotte Drozdowski, Linda Foley, Edward Glynn, Elsie Grunhard, Millie Gunther, Cindy Hanus, Mary Kieta, Monica Kummerer, Joe and Mary Lamacki, Marie Lendi, Barbara Lundquist, Dorothy Malkowski, Elaine Marczewski, Mary Michelon, Alex Mischke, Bob Mischke, Annie Nicks, Pete Panozzo, Donna M. Ross, Amy and Charles Ruiz, Louise Ryan, Ann Sardella, Joanne Sebben, Valeria Tomich, Karen Truesdale, Seana Valentine TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Ordinary Time began for us this week. On the old calendar, the feast of the Presentation, still more than two weeks away, was the last day of the Christmas season. Sadly, Bethlehem is hardly a place of peace on earth these days. The ancient Christian community has been largely uprooted by political strife. The Church of the Nativity stands (barely) in remarkable disrepair and disorder in Manger Square. The roof is crumbling, the major doorways are blocked, the wiring is faulty, and the worship life is disrupted by quarrels among Eastern Christians. The church was founded by the Emperor Constantine in 325, destroyed in a Samaritan revolt in 539, and rebuilt by the Emperor Justinian. When the area came under Muslim control in 638, the holiness of the church was respected, and in return Christians allowed Muslims to pray in the south aisle, a right still upheld. Earlier in that century, invading Persians were ordered to destroy all churches, but when they saw the magi carved over the doorway of the Church of the Nativity, they spared it out of respect for their ancestors who bore gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the same city. The Crusaders restored and redecorated the church by the twelfth century, and it is their plan that survives. Down a few stone steps is a stone grotto with a silver star marking the place of Christ s birth: when the star was stolen in 1847 it triggered an international crisis that exploded into the Crimean War. Since 1852, the church has been shared by the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Armenian Churches. The Greeks are in charge of the grotto, but don t enjoy the best of friendships with the Armenians. Catholics have the care of the Chapel of the Manger, and avoid the squabbles by a separate entrance to the Franciscan monastery church of St. Catherine. Pray for peace in Bethlehem! Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

9 January 20th/21st Eucharistic Ministers 5:00 PM Kim Dirck, Ralph Sobie Andrea Anderson, Kitty Crescent Albert Djondo 8:00 AM Janice Wenckus (Sacristan) Lorraine Giovannetti, Joe Wenckus Ken Giovannetti, Trudy Miller 10:00 AM Joe Mokry Dianne O Connor Bob Leluga, Karen Leluga, Bertha Malone Lectors 5:00 PM Ralph Sobie 8:00 AM Bill Miller 10:00 AM Lois Drayer Altar Servers 5:00 PM Ron Glaum Terri Glaum 8:00 AM Nancy Galbreath Brooke Reynolds 10:00 AM Michael Herrick Need a Volunteer Sunday, January 14th, 2018 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time to January 21st, 2018 Sunday-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00-Todd Regan by Karen & Pat Donlon 10:00-Keith Warnock by Family Monday-Weekday 8:00-Philip Brankin by Patty & Andy Perz Tuesday-Weekday 8:00-World Peace Wednesday-Saint Anthony, Abbot 8:00 Parishioners of St. John Thursday-Weekday 8:00 First Responders Friday-Weekday 8:00-Eucharistic Service Saturday-Weekday, Saint Fabian, Pope & Martyr, Saint Sebastian, Martyr, BVM 8:00-Eucharistic Service Vigil of the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 Irene J. Galvin Sunday-The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00-Fr. Peter 10:00-Sigmund Kwiatkowski by Kalemba Family LAMB OF GOD Behold the Lamb of God! We hear this phrase every Sunday at Mass, but there s a good chance that many Roman Catholics do not know who in the Bible originally spoke it. The phrase appears only in the Gospel of John, on the lips of John the Baptist, who utters it twice. In today s Gospel reading, John proclaims Jesus as the Lamb of God, and two of John s own disciples then follow Christ. A little bit later Andrew, who heard John and then followed Jesus, brings his brother Simon to be re-named Cephas, or Peter. A careful look at these Bible verses shows us the mission of everyone baptized into the Body of Christ: we must always proclaim our faith in Christ, so that others will follow him. We may not know how the will of God might work through those we bring to Christ; that is not the point. The point is that our ongoing mission as a church is to bring others to Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

10 50/50 RULES: January 9, 2018 St. John 50/50 Raffle Envelope number 1118 was drawn for 50/50 raffle drawing. The parishioner assigned that number did not participate in the drawing. Last week s prize of $2, will be added to this week s amount. All proceeds from the drawing will benefit St. John Church All registered members of St. John Church are eligible for the 50/50 raffle (please call our Parish Office if you would like to register at our Parish) Attend any weekend mass and be sure to drop your weekly envelope and your 50/50 envelope into the collection basket If you are on vacation or away for the weekend you may drop off your 2 envelopes in advance at the parish office To be eligible for the 50/50 raffle a minimum of $5.00 must be included in BOTH the 50/50 envelope AND your Sunday envelope If you are a participant in the Give Central Program, you must give a minimum of $5.00 a week for each Sunday of the month, and you will still need to give a 50/50 envelope with a minimum of $5.00 for each weekly drawing you wish to participate in The winner will be randomly drawn each Tuesday from the registered parishioners database 50/50 envelopes are available at all the entrances of the church

11 HOT LINES WHEN YOU NEED HELP NOW COURAGE For single mothers And unplanned Pregnancies Grief Support Center for New Beginnings So. Sub Council on Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Treatment Center Celebrate Rec Crisis Center For South Suburbia Faith Church Support Group SUNDAY COLLECTION Weekly Goal: $4, January 6/7 Sunday Collection $4, * Envelopes Received 142* E-Giving $17* Transactions$1,085.00* Total Sunday Giving $5,520.11** Christmas Collection will be in the future bulletin *Includes Memorials **Includes E-Giving PARISH COUNCIL COMMITTEE Lori Lucente-Chairperson Karen Leluga-Secretary Ora Adams John Kennerk Ricki Biank Judy Konieczka Ron Carine Ginny Williamson David Galbreath Maira Zambrano Next meeting: March 6PM PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE Joe Dillon/Bookkeeper Jim Adduci-co chair Dan Genisio-co chair Bill Miller-Secretary Susan Gates Phyllis Giroux Lynn Unyi Janice Wenckus Next meeting March 7PM TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS Total Pledges/Donations:$425,874 Parish Share: $319,874 # of Pledges/Donations: 121 Actual Collections through December 2017: $155,698 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!