St. John Catholic Church

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1 St. John Catholic Church 301 South Cottage Grove Avenue Glenwood, IL Phone: Fax: Rev. Karol Tybor - Pastor frkaroltybor@gmail.com Deacon Jim Detloff Religious Education Music Director Parish Secretaries Maintenance Andy Perz Andy Perz Betsy Díaz-Kudra Maritza Rodriguez James Lewandowski Parish sjglenwood301@gmail.com Visit us at: Parish Office Hours: M-F 8:30 AM-2:00 PM Se Habla Español Like us on Facebook at MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM Holy Days: 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM on Holy Day Weekday Mass Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00 AM Adoration of the Holy Eucharist Mondays 3:00 6:00 PM 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 PM or by appointment First Friday Benediction after 8:00 AM Mass First Saturday Sorrowful Mother Novena after 8:00 AM 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 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 23rd Bethlehem Arts 7:30 AM Christmas Raffle Sale 8:00 AM CCD Classes 9:00 AM Hospitality Sunday 9:00 AM Women s Club Set-Up 11:30 AM Adoration of the Holy Eucharistic 3:00 PM Women s Club Pot Luck Meeting 6:00 PM Youth Squad Meeting 6:00 PM Ministers of Care Meeting 7:00 PM Parish Council Meeting 6:00 PM Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM K of C Meeting 7:30 PM Fellowship Set-Up 12:00 PM A&E Work Session 8:30 AM Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass 5:00PM & Fiesta 6:00 PM Women s Club Christmas Raffle 5:00 PM Breakfast w/santa 8:00 AM Christmas Raffle Sale 8:00 AM CCD Classes 9:00 AM Adoration of the Holy Eucharistic 3:00PM Outreach Meeting 6:00 PM A&E Planning Meeting 6:30 PM Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Divine Renovation 5:00 PM CCD Classes 9:00 AM Adoration of the Holy Eucharistic 3:00 PM Fellowship Meeting 6:30 PM Youth Squad Meeting 6:00 PM Choir Rehearsal & Christmas Party 7:00 PM Finance Committee Meeting 7:00 PM K of C Meeting 7:30 PM CCD Classes 9:00 AM No Choir 10:00 AM A&E Work Session/Set Up 10:30 AM 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: Ginny Williamson 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 The Virgin Mary On May 8 th 2004, in the Basilica of Guadalupe Mexico, 220 exact copies of the natural size of Virgin Mary were blessed with the touch of San Juan Diego s ayate. Furthermore, on April 18 th of that same year, these replicas were also blessed with the original image de Vilna de Jesús, la Divina Misericordia. The Basilica de Guadalupe in Mexico has the solo original copy of the Virgin Mary in the entire world. With these images distributed in countries around the world, people will receive the same thanks and promises from the original ayate. In addition to the message of love and the power of intercession for his children taking us by the hand to a more intimate relationship with our lord Jesus Christ divine and infinite mercy. Estas imágenes están expuestas para venerar en la parroquia de la Divina Providencia de Arandas, Jal., desde 12 de Abril del El 8 de mayo de 2004 en la Basílica, se bendijeron 220 réplicas exactas de tamaño natural de la imagen de la Virgen de Guadalupe, las cuales fueron tocadas físicamente a la tilma o ayate original de san Juan Diego. Asimismo el 18 de abril de 2004, en el domingo de la Fiesta de la Divina Misericordia y en la Basílica de Guadalupe, fueron bendecidas 220 replicas de la imagen original de Vilnas de Jesús, la Divina Misericordia. Con estas imágenes distribuidas en los países de todo el mundo las persons récibirán las mismas gracias y promesas del Ayate original, situado en la Basílica de Guadalupe así como su mensaje de amor y el poder de intercessión a favor de sus hijos; llevándonos de las mano a una relación más íntima con nuestro Señor en su Divina e infinita Misericordia. The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was donated by the Lopez family. The image will be displayed during the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe here at St. John on December 8th starting with 5:00 pm Mass.

4 Breakfast With Santa! Sunday, December 9 th after both Sunday Masses See page 6 for details Celebrate the Feast Day of St. John the Evangelist our patron saint on December 27th with Mass and a pot luck breakfast. Details to come in future bulletins. Women s Club Pot Luck The Women s Club will celebrate Christmas at their annual potluck dinner on Monday, December 3rd at 6:00 PM. Please bring a dish to share. Please also bring a wrapped $5.00 gift for the grab bag. We look forward to sharing time together during this Christmas and Advent season. Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Blest Art will be visiting your parish on behalf of the Christian families in Bethlehem, Palestine. Our mission is to support those families in the Holy Land. For centuries, the Christians in and around Bethlehem have earned a living by carving religious olive wood art to sell to visiting pilgrims. Fewer pilgrims are journeying to the Holy Land today, making it difficult for those Christians to support their families. As a result, there has been a dramatic rise in Christian emigration from the Holy Land. Now, less than 1% of the population in the Holy Land is Christians. Blest Art Inc helps the struggling Christian families of Bethlehem by marketing their artwork in the United States. Due to this work many Christian families maintain their livelihood and their ancestral homes in the land of our Lord. When Blest Art visits your parish, we will have hand-carved nativity sets, statues, crosses, rosaries, and many other pieces of beautiful olive wood art. We kindly invite you to visit our display and to consider purchasing a piece of art from the Holy Land. In doing so, you will help support the many families who depend on this form or art for their living. Your purchase will make a difference in the lives of many Christian families. We gladly accept cash, checks, and all major credit cards. Please note that we do not ask for, nor do we accept, any donations. Thank you in advance for your purchase when we come to visit. Jeryes Qumseya And the members of Blest Art Inc. Please visit our display At your parish Saturday & Sunday December 1 st and 2 nd, 2018 After each Mass

5 GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE December 02, st Sunday in Advent Tribulation. Wildfires. Tsunamis. Moral corruption. Disease. War. We tend to associate these things with the end times, and perhaps for good reason! In today's Gospel, Jesus says: "People will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world." Not exactly putting us in the Christmas spirit, is it? During Advent, we anticipate a celebration of Christ's first coming. There is a quiet stillness about our waiting, or at least we try to encourage that in ourselves. Perhaps we have an Advent devotional or we take time to pray together as a family around the Advent wreath. But Jesus did not come only once into history. During Advent, we remember that he will come again. You may remember the rapture craze in the early 2000s, when a series of books and movies envisioned a future where Jesus was coming soon and all the true believers had been whisked away. Everyone else had one more chance to repent before things really went to hell...literally, in this case! But is that what Jesus is talking about here? The truth is, we don't know what Jesus' Second Coming will be like. The actual return of Christ - though sudden and perhaps frightening to some - should not frighten us. Despite all the stories we may have heard about the apocalypse, the advice of Jesus is not to hang our heads or cower in fear. "Stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand." In a certain sense, we are already living in the end times. We already encounter great tribulation. We all find it easy to get distracted or discouraged in the grind of daily life. Today's Gospel reminds us that vigilance for God's presence is needed now. MEDITACIÓN EVANGÉLICO - ALENTAR EN- TENDIMIENTO MÁS PROFUNDO DE LA ES- CRITURA 2 de diciembre de er Domingo de Adviento Muéstranos Señor tu misericordia, y danos tu salvación. Caminamos hacia un Año Nuevo Litúrgico, el Año "C". Escucharemos durante este tiempo el Evangelio según San Lucas. Y es bueno saber que uno de los componentes principales del Evangelio de San Lucas es el mensaje de salvación para el mundo entero. También se le llama el Evangelio de la misericordia porque Lucas presenta a Jesús, como el que siempre buscaba, lo que le faltaba. "El Hijo del Hombre ha venido a buscar y a salvar lo que estaba perdido" (Lucas 19:10). Pero, a la vez, existe la exigencia a la conversión; es voltear el corazón hacia el amor de Dios, donde está la fuente de la verdadera alegría. Hoy damos comienzo al Adviento; son cuatro semanas antes de la Navidad. Es un tiempo corto pero lleno de contenido para prepararnos para la venida del Salvador. Es un lapso de tiempo de cuidado y de atención a las señales de los tiempos que se viven hoy en día. Vale la pena preguntarse: hacia dónde debo de levantar la cabeza? Dónde está la liberación? Jesús nos lo dice claramente: "Estén vigilando y orando en todo momento" (Lucas 21:36). El reto es no perder el tiempo esperando regalos, que, en muchas ocasiones, no sirven para nuestra salvación. Busquemos el regalo principal que es Jesús hecho carne entre nosotros. El Papa Francisco nos invita a levantar la mirada hacia María en este tiempo de Adviento. Ella es la Madre que sabe guiar hacia su Hijo. Dejémonos llevar por ella siendo activos en la espera y en atención vigilante.

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7 Women s Club Christmas Raffle Our Women s Club Christmas Raffle will be drawn on Sunday, December 9 th. Tickets for the Christmas Raffle will be sold in the vestibule the weekends of December 1/2 and 8/9. Please contact Carolyn Gindl ( ) for questions. Thank you to all who made donations for this year s raffle. A & E Ministry Is looking for Volunteers Put on your work clothes, winter jacket, boots and gloves and join us as we spruce up and brighten St. John for the 2018 Christmas season. We ll start at 8:30am on Saturday morning, December 8th. Among the tasks to be completed will be hanging the large banner on the Cottage Grove side of the building, erecting the stable along with the Christmas Star and light rays, positioning all necessary spotlights, installing net lights, wreaths, trees and C9 lighting along the building. It s a big job that can be cut to size with adequate help. Please call the parish office to volunteer - 708/ With adequate help, the job can be completed by 1pm. Thanks Trudy Art & Environment Donations of non-perishable food for the Christmas Food Baskets will be accepted until December 16th The following items are needed: Canned-vegetables, fruit, juice, meats, tuna, evaporated and condensed milk, etc. Dry goods-flour, sugar, white and brown rice, peanut butter and jelly, powered milk, pastas, etc. Condiments-ketchup, mustard, mayo, pickles, olives, honey, etc. Please check all dates on food items. We cannot accept any opened boxes/bags or loose food items.

8 Riddle: What do a goat and a classroom have in common? Answer: They are both tools to raise a child up and out of poverty. St. John s Outreach Ministry is considering continuing to help Fr. Etienne, Pastor of St. Cecile Parish, two hours north of Port au Prince, Haiti in an area of dirt roads, small huts and beautiful caring people. Families in the parish asked their pastor to begin a school so their children can receive a quality Catholic education. Fr. Etienne has hired a quality teacher, built a temporary classroom and, with St. John s school supplies, has started young first grade boys and girls on to a quality Catholic education. Practical questions arise: How can the poor pay for tuition? How can they build a safe place to function as a school? Answer: A creative plan like the Donate the Goat program. The idea is to free up $10 per month per family to help with tuition by saving money spent on buying milk when you have your own source of milk a goat, and in a year or two, a small herd of goats. Why goats? Goats give quality milk, the females have two kids per year, goats feed themselves and clean up the area in which they live. How can we help? As an individual, family or group, donate $70.00 and Fr. Etienne will buy a quality goat and give it to a family in his parish. The family will agree to give the first female kid to Fr. Etienne who will give it to another family. This will continue to eventually enable each family to have a small goat herd: *a source of sustainable revenue *a source of income *a source of good nutrition *a successful economic program Our Outreach plan is to collect funds and get the funds to Haiti to buy goats. You can put your donation in an envelope and put it in the collection basket at Mass, or give your donation to Fr. Karol or any member of the Outreach Ministry. You will receive a photo of the goat you are providing to a family in Haiti. If you would prefer to support quality education in St. Cecile Parish by assisting the Build a School of Blocks rather than Sticks you can place your donation marked Haiti School in the collection basket. Our goal is to help. Fr. Etienne believes it will cost about $5,000 to build a block classroom; big, strong, with a metal roof. Let s help! Donate what you are moved to give. Tuition: $10.00 a month School Construction: $5000 per classroom 1 Goat: $70.00 Forms are available in the vestibule if you re interested in purchasing a goat. All forms (and any donations) are due by December 25th. Please see a member of the Outreach Ministry if you have any questions.

9 Monday: Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Sunday: Bar 5:1-9; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; First Sunday of Advent December 2, 2018 I will raise up for David a just shoot; he shall do what is right and just in the land. -- Jeremiah 33:15 Primer Domingo de Adviento 2 de diciembre de 2018 Yo haré nacer del tronco de David un vástago santo, que ejercerá la justicia y el derecho en la tierra. -- Jeremías 33:15 Trevor Blaszczyk, Chaplain Marcin Bulinski, Matthew Daliege, Jeffrey Froehlich, Mike and Lauren Fueling, Matthew Golden, Sgt. James Grunhard, Jordan Hansberger, Joshua Hasberger, Jeff Hefner, Lt. Alex Holba, Lt. Andrew Holba, Lt. Nicholas Holba, USAF, Giana Koce, Corey Longo, Jared Lopez, Jose Martinez, 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) Jessie Auron, Patricia Albrecht, Rita Burke, Rocco & Margo Consorti, Mary Ann Daliege, Brian Dowling, Jr., Charlotte Drozdowski, Linda Foley, Edward Glynn, Geraldine Griffin, Elsie Grunhard, Millie Gunther, Cindy Hanus, Ruben Herrera, Monica Kummerer, Jim Lendi, Kathy Liszewski, Marie Lendi, Barbara Lundquist, Dorothy Malkowski, Elaine Marczewski, Mary Michelon, Alex Mischke, Bob Mischke, Debbie Nasakaitis, Peggy Nessel, Lorraine Pawlowski, Lorrine Donna M. Ross, Caroline Roycroft, Amy and Charles Ruiz, Louise Ryan, Rosemary Sanders, Ann Sardella, Joanne Sebben, Karen Truesdale, Seana Valentine, Irene Wegner. EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS Waiting is not always so easy. If you lack patience, like me, you probably want whatever is going to happen to just happen already. I remember waiting on the births of my children. There was the time I sat with my dying father in the hospital. One year, we waited to see if our oldest child got into the college of his choice, or any college at all, which was nerve -wracking. So, to make the time pass more easily, and because it is prudent and wise, we make preparations. We put together nurseries, go over last will and testaments, and look through endless college mailings. Then, when the event finally happens or our fate is unveiled, the preparation ends. Either you have prepared well or you didn't. Unlike events in our lives that only happen once, we have been through Advent many times before. Even though this is the case, when Christmas arrives many of us will think we missed it again, and next year will be the year we really get into Advent. Of course, there is no promise of next year. What if you knew this was your last Advent ever? I once read a book about how to live your life as if you only had one year to live. The author said that doing this provides incentive for a real commitment to living life to its fullest. You notice things for the first time. You make plans that you always put off. You tell people what you always wanted to say. I hope all who read this have many wonderful years ahead of them. However, let's approach this Advent like it is our last. I bet Christmas will seem that much sweeter. And who knows, we may find a new and improved way to live all year long. -- Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

10 December 8th & 9th EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 5:00 PM Cathie Branch (Sacristan) Bob Leluga, Karen Leluga, Dcn Jim, Tim Settle 8:00 AM Janice Wenckus (Sacristan) Joe Wenckus, Andrea Anderson Trudy Miller, Dcn Jim 10:00AM Joe Mokry (Sacristan) Ruth Mokry, Ginny Williamson Bernadette Harper, Dcn Jim Lectors 5:00 PM Laura Nowak 8:00 AM Bill Miller 10:00 AM Patty Oliver Altar Servers 5:00 PM Ron Glaum Terri Glaum 8:00 AM Vincent DeLaurentis Brooke Reynolds 10:00 AM Diego Ramirez Elizabeth Zambrano December 02, 2018 First Sunday of Advent To December 09, 2018 First Sunday of Advent 8:00-James Eckrich by Kim Croisant 10:00-Dan & Sally Arvia by Children Monday-Saint Francis Xavier, Priest 8:00-Henrietta Ciesielski by Karwatka Family Tuesday-Saint John Damascene Priest and Doctor of the Church 8:00-Ken Richwalski by Family Wednesday Advent Weekday 8:00 Jim Eckrich by Jim & Michelle Selsor Thursday Saint Nicholas, Bishop 8:00-John Prystalski by Carol Bruno First Friday-St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 8:00 Catherine Clifford by Jim & Carol Henderson Saturday-The Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 Loretta Henderson by Jim & Carol Henderson Vigil of The Second Sunday Of Advent 5:00 PM Tom Davis by Family Sunday-Second Sunday of Advent 8:00-Robert Lewis, Sr. by Linda Giroux & Family 10:00-Wilbur Crooks by Deborah Reed

11 WHEN YOU NEED HELP Catholic Charities S Wood St. Blue Island, IL COURAGE For single mothers & unplanned Pregnancies Wounded Healers Grief Support Group So. Sub Council on Alcoholism & Substance Abuse So. Sub Senior Services S. Lexington, Harvey, IL Residents in the townships of Bremen, Bloom, Calumet, Thornton & Rich. Evening Supper St. Anne Parish Hall Mondays Only 5:30PM Dixie Highway, Hazel Crest, IL Treatment Center Celebrate Rec Crisis Center For South Suburbia Faith Church Support Group SUNDAY COLLECTION Weekly Goal: $4, November 17/18 Sunday Collection $2,584.42* Envelopes Received 122* E-Giving $465.00* Transactions 17 Total Sunday Giving $3,049.42** Building Maintenance $43.00** *Includes Memorials November 24/25 Sunday Collection $2,861.93* Envelopes Received 133* E-Giving $415.00* Transactions 14 Total Sunday Giving $3,276.93** 2nd Collection $ **Includes E-Giving PARISH COUNCIL COMMITTEE Lori Lucente-Chairperson Karen Leluga-Secretary Ora Adams John Kennerk Ricki Biank Judy Konieczka Evonne Blakey Ginny Williamson Ron Carine Maira Zambrano John Kennerk Next Meeting December 5th, 6:00 PM 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 December 19th, 7:00 PM TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS Total Pledges/Donations: $425,919 Parish Share: $319,919 # of Pledges/Donations: 121 Actual Collections through Oct. 15th 2018 $222, Questions? Call the Parish Office or the Campaign Office at ! St. John 50/50 Raffle November 20, Envelope Numbers 846 & 271 Were drawn for the 50/50 raffle drawing. The parishioners assigned the numbers did not participate in the drawing. These weeks prizes of $ will be added to next week s 50/50 raffle. See church bulletin board for official rules. Thank you to all of you who participated.