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: Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016 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, Friday and Saturday during Advent 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. 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 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 If you took a tag from the giving tree, please 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. 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. 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

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4 SUMMONED BY GOD As Christmas draws near, Advent s scriptures lure us into a world of dreams, signs, wonders, and the miracle of the virgin birth. Too often we allow the great stories of our faith, the ones that are most familiar, simply to wash over us. Today s Gospel account of the events leading up to the birth of the Lord reads like a present-day soap opera. Yet Joseph s courage, even in the midst of what must have been an incredibly confusing time, provides a model for us. Each week, we are summoned by God to embrace the way of goodness and truth through the proclamation of God s holy word. Like Joseph, we are called to do as the Lord commands us. As we stand at the threshold of Christmas, let us have the courage to be open to whatever it is that the Lord will require of us as we celebrate the miracle of Bethlehem. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc MARIAN CATHOLIC MARCHING BAND TRAVELLING TO WALT DISNEY WORLD Our local Catholic High School Band will be travelling to Disney World in March. Anthony Soria is a member of Marian Catholic Marching Band and also a member of our Young Adult Ministry. He will be selling raffle tickets after all masses this weekend to help fund the bands trip to Disney. Tickets are $10.00 with the winning prize of $ PEACE ON EARTH Entering a large grocery store a couple of months ago, I was startled by several large displays near the checkouts and exits. There, nestled in between the bins of fresh Halloween treats, were stacks of boxed Christmas chocolates and stocking stuffers. The Christmas season had begun and it wasn t even October. Sometimes it seems that the gap between Christmas and the rest of the year is getting shorter. This eagerness to get a jump on holiday cheer is purely practical from a retailer s point of view: Stores typically make more than half of their yearly sales during these few short weeks. Shopping has become a pretty substantial part of the North American Christmas tradition. Yet Christmas is and should be so much more than what we buy. Gifts are fun, both to give and receive, but they are only symbolic of a much greater gift: For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. The love of God came down to earth - now that is something to celebrate! It s easy to become overwhelmed by the busyness of Christmas. That doesn t mean we have to lose track of the significance of this time of year, or miss out on the opportunities it can present. By RuthAnn Raycroft

5 DECEMBER A & E Christmas set up after 10 AM Mass Food and gift distribution 11:00 5 PM Mass and Midnight Mass 12:00 8 AM and 10 AM Mass Parish Office Closed ( Please note: There will NOT be a Morning Mass or Eucharistic Adoration on the 26th) 5 PM Mass Christmas Eve December 24, 2016 Saturday 5:00 PM Midnight Mass 12:00 AM (Caroling beginning at 11:30 PM) Christmas Day December 25 8:00 AM 10:00 AM New Year s Eve December 31, :00 PM January 1, :00 AM 10:00 AM Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016 They shall name him Emmanuel, which means God is with us. Matthew 1:23

6 LITURGICAL MINISTERS December 24/25, 2016 Eucharistic Ministers 5:00 PM Bertha Malone, Tim Settle Cathie Branch, Albert Djondo 12:00 Midnight Judy & Melanie Konieczka, Serena Hewitt 8:00 AM Ken Giovannetti (Sacristan) Lorraine Giovannetti,, Charlotte Trznadel, Kathie & Jim Adduci 10:00 AM Ruth & Joe Mokry, Peggy Nessel, Bob & Karen Leluga Lectors 5:00 PM Kim Dirck 12:00 Midnight Ed Konieczka 8:00 AM Bill Miller 10:00 AM Susan Gates Altar Servers 5:00 PM Kitty Branch Roslon Seals 12:00 Midnight Nancy & Dave Galbreath 8:00 AM Trudy Miller Nancy Warino 10:00 AM Michelle Reardon Need a volunteer Sunday, December 18, 2016 to Sunday, December 25, 2016 Fourth Sunday of Advent 8:00-Robert Giovannetti by Family 10:00-Richard Bohacik Monday Late Advent Weekday 8:00 Mr. & Mrs. Walter Krygier by Kathy and Marty Liszewski Tuesday Late Advent Weekday 8:00 Mr. & Mrs. Walter Krygier by Kathy and Marty Liszewski Wednesday Late Advent Weekday-St. Peter Canisius, Priest & Doctor of the Church 8:00 Mass of thanksgiving for Obe s business, Toulabo & Durand Families & Tiffany Durand Birthday by Obe Durand Thursday-Late Advent Weekday 8:00 Peace in the Family Friday Late Advent Weekday 8:00-Obe, Atsou, & Victor Saturday Late Advent Weekday 8:00-Richard Giovannetti by Ken & Lorraine Giovannetti Vigil-of The Nativity of The Lord 5:00-Marty Kummerer by Mike & Judy Becker 12:00 Midnight Mass-Konieczka and Farrell Families by Family Sunday-The Nativity of The Lord 8:00-Robert Harms, Sr. by Carolyn Harms 10:00-Mary Kay McGrath by Jim McGrath TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION By now, the first Christmas carols are heard in the home, but usually not yet in church. What is a carol anyway? Originally, a carol was any kind of communal song sung at a festival such as a harvest. By the thirteenth century or so, carols were associated with household celebrations. Carol comes from the Old French carula, meaning a circular dance. Carols weren t for church, since the language of liturgy was Latin and the carols were in the common language. Their characteristic sound comes from medieval chord patterns, and they often have strong refrains for everyone to sing. Even in the churches of the Reformation, carols didn t make it into church services until the 1870s or so, since there was a preference for psalms. Anglicans resisted popular carols; most of our beloved carols came via the Methodists, an offshoot of the Church of England. The Catholic Church generally didn t admit carols to liturgy either, but we didn t make laws against them. We are told that the beloved carol Silent Night comes from Catholic Austria and a harried parish music director. Joseph Mohr, the priest of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf, had written the words in 1816, but offered them to his music director, Franz Gruber, when the church s organ broke. Mohr asked him to write a melody that could be played on guitar as a prelude to Mass. Gruber finished the tune just hours before midnight Mass in The people were shocked to hear a guitar in church, but were charmed by the sweet lullaby. The church was swept away by a flood in the 1990s and the village later relocated, but the townspeople have set up the Silent Night Memorial Chapel at the site. Today the carol is in print in some three hundred languages. How wonderful that the pipe organ broke on that night! Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co

7 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Tuesday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Thursday: Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1: Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Sunday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] 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 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 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 Weekly Goal: $4, December 10/11 Sunday Collection: $3,376.00* Envelopes Received 112* E-Giving $345.00* Transactions 11* Total Sunday Giving: $3, ** *Includes Memorials **Includes E-Giving Collection for Retirement Fund for Religious $ 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!