St. Cletus Canticle 600 W. 55th Street - La Grange, IL (708) Rectory (708) School October 10, 2010

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1 PARISH STAFF REV. ROBERT CLARK Pastor REV. EDGAR RODRIGUEZ Associate Pastor REV. CHARLES WATKINS Associate Pastor REV. CHARLES GALLAGHER Pastor Emeritus REV. RON ANGLIM Weekend Associate REV. MR. JESÚS & SILVIA CASAS Deacon Couple PASTORAL STAFF Paulette Bolton Worship (708) Deacon Jesús Casas Hispanic Ministry (708) Amy Cranny Kristen Maxwell Youth Ministry (708) Mary Beth Ford Social Concerns (708) Debbie Lestarczyk Business Manager (708) Justin Sisul Music (708) Christopher Wagner Technology (708) Dolores Wouk Ministry of Care (708) SCHOOL STAFF Terri Langellier School Principal Kathy Lifka Assistant Principal Mary Lee Krieger Secretary Jeannie Scalzitti Receptionist/Office Assistant (708) St. Cletus Canticle 600 W. 55th Street - La Grange, IL (708) Rectory (708) School October 10, 2010 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time RELIGIOUS EDUCATION STAFF Sr. Pat McKee Director of Religious Education Holly Kallal Secretary (708) RECTORY STAFF Patricia Drobny Bulletin Editor/Office Assistant Bobbie Kallal Human Resources Mary Zwolinski Parish Accounting (708) All are welcome. Handicapped parking is located in front of church. Personal hearing devices are available from the ushers/greeters.

2 Page Two Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 10, 2010 Mass Intentions for the Week of October 11 - October 17, 2010 Day Time Intentions Monday 8:00 a.m. Purgatorial Society, John Hopp, Wayne Kral Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Ann Jiganti Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Thomas Kigin Thursday 8:00 a.m. Kenneth Bibeau, Joseph Vieceli Friday 8:00 a.m. Linda Felice, Joe & Irene Megla, Jozef & James Slowik Saturday Sunday 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Purgatorial Society Phyllis DeBartolo, Mary & Stanley Michniak, Troyner Wedding Anniversary, William Rogan, Sr. Frank Muscarello Rose Acevedo, George M. Nault Donald Cotig, Carmella Calabrese Charles Raece, Sandy & John Fisher, Virginia Sharko, Karen Marie Wilson, Timothy Benrus Purgatorial Society Please pray for those who have died and their families Eugene Kennedy, husband of Mary Leopoldo (Leo) Martinez May the Lord grant them eternal rest. Amen. Baptism We welcome into God s family and ours through the sacrament of Baptism: Matthew Aidan Hall, son of Bret & Dorota (Wilinska) Hall Colin James Rock Flynn, son of Daniel & Sarah (Hojnicki) Flynn Jennifer Molinari & Christopher Maul May God Love Always Bless Them. All facilities will be closed in observance of Columbus Day, Monday, October 11, after the 8:00 a.m. Mass. The rectory office will reopen on Tuesday, October 12, at 9:00 a.m.

3 October 10, 2010 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Three NOTES FROM FATHER BOB TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME The wealthy and the privileged non-believer often feels that life owes them that they have a right to whatever they can have or take because of their status or power. The believer sees life differently as the gift of a loving and provident God. It is the difference between grasping at the blessings this life affords or accepting them gratefully from the hands of God. The first reading is a narrative about healing, gratitude, conversion, and worship. It recounts the healing of Naaman, a foreigner who was cleansed of leprosy and converted to Israel s God. Interestingly, the healing takes place not through any direct action on Elisha s part but in obedience to his command to wash in the waters of the Jordan River. The experience moves Naaman to acknowledge Yahweh: Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel, and he abandons the worship of other deities. The Gospel parallels the Old Testament narrative in many ways, except that ten lepers are cured by Jesus. The title by which they address him ( Master ) is used only by disciples for Jesus in the Gospels. Jesus tells the men to show themselves to the priests, and they are cleansed on the way. Only one a Samaritan returns to praise God. The second reading is the continuation of Paul s appeal to Timothy begun last Sunday. Paul exhorts Timothy to remember what is at the very heart of the Gospel he proclaimed: that salvation comes through faith in Christ and through loving union with him in the mystery of dying and rebirth. Two strangers (foreigners) teach us an important lesson in today s Scriptures: gratitude. These men are not so focused on their own good fortune so as to forget the author of it. They eagerly return to offer profuse praise for the blessing they have experienced the restoration of their health, and, with it, the restoration of normal social and familial ties. As foreigners, they recognized that they had no claim on the mercy of Israel s God; rather, they accepted all as a gift. Every celebration of the Eucharist, our THANKS-GIVING, ought to make us appreciative of all that we receive from a generous and loving God. PARISH FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR You will find included in this week s Canticle a copy of the Financial Report Fiscal Year for your review. This report has been completed through the efforts of our Parish Accounting Office and our Parish Finance Committee. Next weekend the Chairman of our Parish Finance Committee, Dave Smith, and I will speak at all Masses regarding this report. You will also receive a copy of our Parish Stewardship Report. Once again, I would like to thank all of our parishioners for your most generous financial support of our parish mission of Living the Gospel values in our daily lives, community and world. Through your efforts we continue to strive to be committed to providing spiritual nourishment through the worship of God; celebration of the sacraments; Christian education; and use of our time, talents, and treasure in serving others with compassion and love. St. Cletus Parish continues to be a truly Blessed Community of Faith. With Unending Gratitude, Father Bob Pastor

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6 Page Six Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 10, 2010 Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow a day at a time. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2010 TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Be well Whether Jesus was speaking to a woman who had anointed him in a Pharisee s house, another woman whom he had cured of a hemorrhage, or a leper whom he d cleansed, his closing words were much the same: Your faith has saved you. Believing in Jesus power to heal had opened the door to healing. Some versions of the Bible, though, translate this phrase a little differently: Your faith has made you well. To be saved, then, can mean to be made well, to be made whole, not only in one s own person but in relationships with others, too. In yourself and in your relationships with God and others, what needs healing? TODAY S READINGS: 2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well. MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 COLUMBUS DAY - Take a different route We don t have to have been born in bondage to be a slave to habits and desires, or even to other people our spouse, boss, or children, for example through our unthinking, rote responses to what they say and do. Today we celebrate the day Christopher Columbus arrived in the West Indies. He traveled west to find a new trade route to the east. Along the way he changed the course of world history. Take a page from Columbus book and approach your habitual behavior from a different direction. See what happens. TODAY S READINGS: Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1; Luke 11:29-32 Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Sorrow, interrupted - I am a man of constant sorrow. So goes the bluegrass song popularized in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? Many of us have seen our share of sorrow, but few have made a hardand-fast vocation of it. Mary of Nazareth, too, was warned that the sword of sorrow would pierce her heart. Seasons of suffering afflicted her, but they did not deter her from experiencing the joy, light, and glory of others. When faith works through love, the whole spectrum of life finds its balance. Tuesdays are for honoring in rosary-speak the sorrowful mysteries of life. TODAY S READINGS: Galatians 5:1-6; Luke 11:37-41 For in Christ... the only thing that counts is faith working through love. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 Who likes walls? Because of their demand that people follow every prescription of Mosaic law and tradition, the scribes and Pharisees excluded many people, especially the poor and the sick, from the ranks of the righteous. Today we d say they sweated the small stuff while ignoring the people most in need, sealing God behind a wall of regulations. Jesus, on the other hand, ignored and removed barriers, welcoming everyone. Perhaps Jesus had a bit of Robert Frost s Yankee wisdom: Something there is that doesn t love a wall. In our own zeal for being right and lawabiding we need to remember Jesus who knew that God is not the property of the best and brightest or even the rightest. God is the God of all, especially those who have no one to depend on but God. TODAY S READINGS: Galatians 5:18-25; Luke 11:42-46 If you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 FEAST OF CALLISTUS 1, POPE, MARTYR A riches to rags to riches story Before he became pope the young Saint Callistus was the manager of an investment fund. Somehow through carelessness and foolishness he lost it all to bad investments. As punishment he was sent to the mines of Sardinia, where he embraced Christianity and, when released, went to work for the church. He did such a good job that they made him pope. He was martyred in 222 after preserving and organizing the relics of the saints in the catacombs. It makes you wonder if the solution to our present economic nightmare is to send crooked bankers to the mines of Sardinia! TODAY S READINGS: Ephesians 1:1-10; Luke 11:47-54 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 FEAST OF TERESA OF JESUS, VIRGIN, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH With God you re never alone Prayer can be lonely at times as we struggle to feel the nearness of God s presence. It s a comfort to know that even the great saint and doctor of the church Teresa of Avila also struggled with loneliness. No matter how much or how intensely she prayed, she d sometimes feel a distance between herself and God. Using the words of the psalms, Teresa wrote, I have watched and become as a sparrow alone on the housetop (Psalm 102). Though suffering the pain of loneliness, Teresa assures us that God is right there with us and can use even our emptiness as a vehicle of grace. When you are like a sparrow alone on the heights, crying out into the vastness of the sky, what calls you away from the edge? TODAY S READINGS: Ephesians 1:11-14; Luke 12:1-7 Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 FEAST OF MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE, VIRGIN Have a heart Devotion to the physical heart of Jesus goes back to the Middle Ages, but it really did not become widespread until a Visitation sister, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, had a series of visions between 1673 and 1675 that gave a clearer shape to the devotion. Though prayer to Jesus in his Sacred Heart became one of the most popular devotions in the history of Catholicism, it did have its opponents, who thought it meant separating the human part of Jesus from the divine and worshipping it idolatry, in other words. What they failed to see was that the Sacred Heart testified to the Incarnation: How God took human form and showed God s mercy and love for humanity. Adore Jesus humanity by showing that same mercy and love. TODAY S READINGS: Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 12:8-12 I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints by TrueQuest Communications, L.L.C. PHONE: ; mail@takefiveforfaith.com; WEBSITE: Licensed for noncommercial use. All rights reserved. Scripture quotes come from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Contributors: Father Paul Boudreau, Alice Camille, Daniel Grippo, Father Larry Janowski, O.F.M., Ann O Connor, Joel Schorn, Patrice J. Tuohy, and Sister Julie Vieira, I.H.M.

7 October 10, 2010 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Seven SOCIAL CONCERNS MINISTRY KAIROS Kairos is a 4-day retreat opportunity for juniors and seniors in high school. We are running this retreat in conjunction with St. John of the Cross and St. Francis Xavier parishes. St. Cletus is hosting this retreat November 11-14, at the Dominican Sisters Retreat House. SJC will host next spring and SFX will host next summer. This is a wonderful experience that you will never forget! Registration forms can be found online at They can also be picked up from the Religious Education Office at St. Cletus, 700 W. 55 th Street. We are starting to fill up spaces quickly, so please turn your form in ASAP! We are limiting the number of retreatants for this experience. Please return the forms to Amy Cranny at the St. Cletus Youth Ministry, 700 W. 55 th Street, LaGrange, IL Questions? Contact Amy Cranny at (708) or acranny@stcletusparish.com. JOIN US THIS TUESDAY FOR OUR FIRST TEEN ADVISORY BOARD MEETING Any high school teen is invited and encouraged to participate in this year s Advisory Commissions Board. Your input will help us design our new program for next year. We will plan socials, service projects, prayer opportunities, and possibly a mission trip for next summer. Our first meeting will be this Tuesday, October 12, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 201. Please enter through the flagpole doors of the Education Building. If you have any questions, please contact Kristen Maxwell at kmaxwell@stcletusparish.com or call (708) Amy Cranny Kristen Maxwell Youth Ministry CROP Walk Attention Year 1 Confirmation Candidates and all other parish Walkers! You should be busy getting pledges for the annual La Grange/Western Springs CROP Hunger Walk (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty), which steps off from St. Barbara Parish Center on Sunday, October 17, at 2:00 p.m. with registration beginning at 1:30 p.m.. Together we can make a difference! There is still time to join the Walk or contribute to a Walker as we unite with family and friends to fight poverty in our own community and throughout the world. Please contact me at (708) or mford@stcletusparish.com for details. Thank you. LAST CALL FOR OCTOBER 14 FOOD PANTRY There s still a few days left for you to donate groceries for the Thursday, October 14, food distribution. All in-date non perishables are welcome, especially all sizes of diapers, cereal, boxed side dishes, canned meat, meals in a can/box, canned tomatoes/sauce, assorted noodles, and toilet paper. You can drop off your contributions in the designated bins in the Church vestibule daily from 7:45 a.m. 4:00 p.m.. Thank you for your faithfulness in responding to the needs of our Food Pantry. INTERFAITH CAREER NETWORK is hosting a free resume review on Saturday, October 23, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at St Cletus, 700 West 55 th Street in La Grange. Bring your resume and spend 20 minutes of quality time with a resume review professional. Human Resource, Search, and other professionals will be on hand to meet with you, one-on-one, to review your resume and offer ideas and suggestions for enhancement. We hope you will join us. Mary Beth Ford Director of Social Concerns There will be a blood Drive at St. Cletus on November 7. Remember, blood donations are needed every day for critically ill patients, those needing surgery, and chronic illnesses. More than 1,000 units of blood are needed every day just to meet the needs of patients in the Life Source service. Clare Slowik Parish Nurse

8 Page Eight Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 10, 2010 A Warm Welcome to Our Newly Registered Parishioners Please welcome to our parish family: Mr. & Mrs. Raffaele Bernetti, Mr. & Mrs. William O Toole, Mr. & Mrs. Mike Praser and Family, Julie Ruffath, Mr. & Mrs. James Sakelaris, Mr. & Mrs. Serrano-Haraldsen and Family, Mr. & Mrs. Jay Sommerfield. If you have been attending St. Cletus but have not yet registered as a parishioner, please consider the commitment of parish membership.

9 October 10, 2010 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Nine PROPAGATION OF FAITH Next Sunday, October 17, with Catholics of the world, we are called to offer at this Eucharist, our prayers and our generous financial support, through the Propagation of the Faith, to continue the mission of the Lord to help the poor and suffering experience the healing love and peace of Jesus. Envelopes are available in the pews today. May God bless you! Please remember our sick in your prayers: Sheila Nash, Cindy Bringle, Sherry Sumner, Maeva Bishop, Rebecca Mueller, Joshua Thomas, Jr., Leslie Imholt, Loretta Pavlik, Katie Meyer, Rosemary Rogers, Howard Pohlman, Joe Augustine, Evelyn Kilker, Jessica Gundling, Dominic Cairo, Ann Fahey, Rajamma Thomas, Joe Saban, Ola Maveety, Jean Weekley, Gen Andorf, Rich Andorf, Marilyn Matesevac. Also pray for our parishioners who are in nursing homes or are homebound and unable to attend Mass. REMINDER! Flu and pneumonia shots will be given in Morrissey Hall this Sunday, October 10, from 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon. This year everyone is advised to take this precaution. Those with Medicare, there is no cost (be sure to bring your card); for others, the cost is $25. Clare Slowik Parish Nurse GOING, GOING, GONE! The first item up for bid on the on-line auction benefitting the St. Cletus chapter of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Waterford 8 vase. The pattern is Odessa. It was first introduced in 1993 and has been retired for 11 years. Opening bid is $75. To see a picture and place a bid, please visit our parish website and you will be directed to the auction. The auction closes at midnight October 16. Thank you for your support of this ministry. Maureen Soldat Social Concerns Ministry ANOINTING OF THE SICK The St. Cletus Parish family will celebrate the Sacrament of Anointing at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 31, This sacrament of healing is offered to anyone who is suffering in any physical, mental or emotional way and provides spiritual graces during the difficult time of illness. We encourage parishioners to bring their family, friends, and neighbors who might be in need of the healing graces of this sacrament. A reception will follow the Mass in Room 98 in the Education Building. Questions? Call Dolores Wouk in the Ministry of Care Office, at (708)

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11 October 10, 2010 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Eleven Sunday Collection Total Active Registered Families 2,710 Collection Statistics Amount Collected # of envelopes used - this week 654 % of registered families 24% $23,314 Envelope Users 3,459 Loose Checks/Cash October 3, 2010 Budgeted Collection = $27,250 $26,773 Weekly (Under) Over Budget ($477) This Fiscal 10/03/10 Actual Sunday Collections $352,127 Budgeted Sunday Collections 381,500 (Under) Over than Budgeted $(29,373) Giving of your time, talent, and treasure mainly involves a change of attitude about giving. It s important to think in terms of giving in gratitude to God, of considering how blessed we are, of using our gifts and talents for the good of others. WEEK AT A GLANCE Day/Date Monday, October 11 Start Time Location/ Rm. # Columbus Day - Facilities Closed Event Tuesday, October 12 Wednesday, October 13 Thursday, October 14 Friday, October 15 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. S-200 S-Library S-201 RB S-102 S-Band C S-Library S-200 CV RB Kairos Parent Meeting New Family Reception New Family Reception Teen Advisory Board Mission Ladies RCIA Baptism Prep Class Children s Choir Contemporary Choir Food Pantry Chancel Choir AA Meeting Saturday, October 16 5:00 p.m. CV Scout Pack #83 Wreath Sale Sunday, October 17 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. - Noon 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. S-207 CV S-207 S-213 S-Tech Center S-Band C S-Library Spanish Choir Practice Hispanic Ministry Bible Class Scout Pack #83 Wreath Sale Hispanic Min/English Classes GED Hispanic Min/English Classes GED Open Tech Lab C CV MH Church Church Vestibule Morrissey Hall S RB School Rectory Basement

12 Page Twelve Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 10, 2010 PARISH MISSION STATEMENT St. Cletus Catholic Parish of the Archdiocese of Chicago is a Christian community of believers and followers of Christ Jesus. We call and welcome all to join our family of faith as we seek to live the Gospel values in our daily lives, community and world. We are committed to providing spiritual nourishment through the worship of God, celebration of the sacraments, Christian education, and use of our time, talent and treasure in serving others with compassion and love. MASSES Saturday Evening: 5:00pm Sunday: 7:00am, 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm (Spanish) Weekdays: Mon. thru Sat. 8:00am Evening before Holy Day: 7:00pm Holy Day: 6:30am, 8:00am BAPTISMS 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month at 11:30am. Parents must be registered parishioners and attend the Baptism Preparation class. Please make arrangements by calling the Rectory office ( ). WEDDINGS Dates and times are reserved for registered parishioners. Initial arrangements must be completed five months in advance of the wedding date. HOME/HOSPITAL VISITATION AND COMMUNION CALLS Please contact the Ministry of Care office ( ). EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND BENEDICTION Adoration begins following the 8:00am Mass and continues during the day until 6:15pm the first Monday of the month. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed at 6:15pm followed by Benediction. Hispanic Adoration continues from 7:00pm until 8:00pm. CONFESSIONS Confessions every Saturday of the month: 4:15-4:45pm. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday thru Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm Sunday: 8:00am-1:00pm PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Chairperson: Vice-Chairperson: Recording Secretary: Corresponding Secretary: Worship Ministry: Finance Liaison: Parish at Large: Youth Ministry: Education Ministry: Pastoral Care Ministry: Development Ministry: Staff Representative: Hispanic Ministry: Social Concerns: Technology Representative: Parish Life: Rita F. Mayer Jim Ryva Xavier Polanski Elizabeth Goellner-McLean Colleen Hagen Justin Sisul Brian Kapusta Joe Bamberger Dawn Dion Marty Mulcrone (School) George Pach (Rel. Ed.) Stuart Heyes Jim Matthews Ed Burke TBA Silvia Casas Fulgencio Torres Dick Ford Peggy Meidell Julie Lenz Lori Ashe Fr. Edgar Rodriguez HELPING HAND TREASURE HUNT (Sponsored by the Autobarn) We need it - you find it! To play, visit HHCenter.org SEE the list of needed treasures DONATE new or gently used items EARN points and WIN prizes HELP people with disabilities Helping Hand Center assists persons with disabilities in your community to achieve their highest level of independence.