St. John Catholic Church

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1 St. John Catholic Church 301 South Cottage Grove Avenue Glenwood, IL Phone: Fax: OCTOBER 7, 2018 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 Habla Español Like us on Facebook at 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 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 6th Open House/Garden reception 6:00 PM 7th Hospitality Sunday 9:00 AM Blessing of Animals 1:00 PM 8th Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 3:00 PM Women s Club Meeting 7:00 PM 9th Bible Study 9:00 AM Youth Squad Meeting 6:00 PM Ministers of Care Meeting 6:00 PM Bible Study 7:00 PM 10th A&E Planning Meeting 6:30 PM No Choir Rehearsal Pilgrimage Meeting 7:00 PM 11th Divine Renovation 6:00 PM ESL 7:00 PM 14th K of C Pancake/Sausage Breakfast 8:00 AM CCD First Day of Classes 9:00 AM 15th Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 3:00 PM Outreach Meeting 6:00 PM 16th Bible Study 9:00 AM Bible Study 7:00 PM 17th Movie Night 6:30 PM Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM 18th ESL 7:00 PM K of C Meeting 7:30 PM 21st CCD Classes 9:00 AM 22nd Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 3:00 PM ESL 6:00 PM Fellowship Meeting 6:30 PM 23rd Bible Study 9:00 AM Youth Squad Meeting 6:00 PM Bible Study 7:00 PM 24th Set-up Giving Tree 10:00 AM Choir Rehearsal 7:00 PM Finance Committee 7:00 PM 25th ESL 7:00 PM 26th Craft Show Set Up 5:00 PM 27th Craft Show/Bake Sale 9:00 AM A&E Work Session 8:30 AM 28th Craft Show/ Bake Sale 9:00 AM CCD Classes 9:00 AM 29th Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 3:00 PM ESL 6:00 PM 30th Bible Study 9:00 AM Bible Study 7:00 PM 31th 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: 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 HAPPY HALLOWEEN

3 Dear Parishioners of St. John, This past Monday and Tuesday, October 1-2, I attended the Renew My Church Summit. Priests, Deacons, Parish Staffs and Lay Ministers gathered to learn more about Divine Renovation and give input on who we are as a church and in which direction we should be heading. We came together in response to Jesus Christ s call for the renewal of His Church in our archdiocese. I encourage all of you to pray for the Renew My Church Initiative. Remember that this Sunday, October 7 at 1PM we will have the blessing of our animals by St. Francis Garden. Let s continue to keep each other in prayer, Fr. Karol Anointing of the Sick Next weekend, October 13/14 we will offer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick after all Masses. In the Church's Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, through the ministry of the priest, it is Jesus who touches the sick to heal them from sin and sometimes even from physical ailment. Please contact our parish office to schedule Fr. Karol s visit to those who are homebound, and unable to attend our church next weekend. Let s Remember to Pray Rosary The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, which every year is celebrated on October 7th, this year it falls on a Sunday. The month of October is the month of Our Lady. Our Lady of Fatima encourages us to pray for peace in the world by reciting the holy rosary. Let s find time this month to pray the rosary asking for Mary s interception for our church and our world. Fr. Lukasz Rygiel already in Cuba Fr. Lukasz was with us at St. John s this past summer. On October 1st he started his missionary work in Cuba. In the pictures below you can see Fr. Lukasz at his send off Mass in Poland. Let s continue to keep him in our prayers.

4 GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEP- ER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE October 07, th Sunday in Ordinary Time "Whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." This verse is part of a beautiful reflection on childlike faith. We're reminded of the innocence of children, how eager they are to experience life and how quick they are to trust. Rarely do we hear it with the story that immediately proceeds it. The Pharisees question Jesus on the lawfulness of divorce! Hardly the sort of thorny moral conversation one typically has in front of children. Yet here we are. Jesus' response goes further back then the Mosaic law. "From the beginning, God made them male and female? the two shall become one flesh? what God has joined together, no human being must separate." Jesus cites a particular set of passages from Genesis 1 and 2, before the Fall in Genesis 3. Adam and Eve possessed original innocence. How eager they were to encounter one another and to explore the garden! How immediate their initial trust in God. We no longer live in Eden. As we age in our fallen world, our childlike trust is wounded and betrayed. We become hardened to the beauties of life. We're quick to find a way around difficult moments. In brief, things become complicated as we lose our innocence. The teachings of Christ and the Church on sexuality become more challenging or more objectionable. Jesus recognizes this in today's Gospel. His invitation is not to compromise with our broken reality. It is a return to beauty, to the fullness of life as it was meant to be. We can affirm our trust in God. We can view life with gratitude. We can experience healing of our lost innocence. This is possible today -- now! -- by grace. Indeed, "the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." MEDITACIÓN EVANGÉLICO - ALENTAR EN- TENDIMIENTO MÁS PROFUNDO DE LA ESCRI- TURA (Gospel Meditation) 7 de octubre de o Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Ante el matrimonio, lo que Dios une es al amor, de dos personas, antes que el acta de matrimonio. El amor no es un sentimiento, sino una decisión que toman ambos conyugues y que ambos toman votos de que el amor permanezca hasta que la muerte los separe. Si todos entendieran este concepto, no existiría tanto divorcio, tanto maltrato ni tanta separación de familias. El Evangelio lo pone así: "Por eso dejará el hombre a su padre y a su madre para unirse con su esposa, y serán los dos una sola carne" (Marcos 10:6-8). Es decir, lo que Dios une no lo puede separar el hombre. La soledad no es buena, eso lo sabemos todos, pero, a la vez la libertad y el respeto entre los cónyuges es esencial para una familia sana. Tener una relación saludable no significa que no haya momentos de desacuerdo. Entre una pareja que lleva años de casados, se nota que hay una lucha de mantener la fidelidad. Con su historia de alegría y sufrimiento el corazón se hace más fuerte ante las dificultades y su comunicación más abierta y sincera. En tal apertura, Dios está presente en sus vidas. La oración de este día nos invita a abrir el corazón al amor de Dios para que nos sane de la soledad y del egoísmo. "Dios todopoderoso y eterno, que con amor generoso desbordas los méritos y deseos de los que te suplican, derrama sobre nosotros tu misericordia, para que libres nuestra conciencia de toda inquietud y nos concedas aun aquello que no nos atrevemos a pedir." Hoy en día, qué hacen las parejas para mejorar sus matrimonios? Cómo pueden ser más fieles y amorosos con sus hijos?

5 Fellowship MOVIE NIGHT The movie, The Lion in Winter, will be shown on Wednesday, October 17 th at 7:00 p.m. in the Social Hall. All are welcome to join us for a classic movie, snacks and fellowship. Women s Club Supports CCSS The Women s Club is collecting items for the Crisis Center for South Suburbia. The CCSS is looking for packages of new underwear, either white or any color, (women's sizes 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, and boy's sizes S/4-5, M/6-7, and L/8). If you're able, members of the Women s Club and all parishioners are invited to donate packages of these underwear requests and drop them off in the Social Hall. Please bring items to, our next Women s Club meeting on October 8th. We will pray the Rosary at this month s meeting, and have a guest speaker also. Hope you can join us. Thank you in advance for your generosity. How to Pray the Rosary? Using beads to count prayers is an ancient tradition, and not unique to the Catholic faith. The rosary as we know it today has evolved over time from its original loop of fifty beads marked out three times (to account for 150 prayers representing all the psalms) to its present configuration of five decades with some additional prayers. The rosary is begun by reciting the Apostles' Creed while holding the cross that hangs from the loop. The Lord's Prayer is prayed on the first bead on the way up from the cross to the loop joiner. Then three Hail Mary's are prayed on the next three beads (often interpreted as prayers for an increase of faith, hope, and charity), followed by a Glory Be. Another Lord's Prayer opens the first decade, which continues with ten Hail Marys, and concludes with a Glory Be, prayed while holding the chain between the final Hail Mary of the decade and the next bead for the Lord's Prayer. The prayer and meditation of the five decades is directed to one of the mysteries of which there are four sets (Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and Luminous). There are booklets that offer scriptural meditations for each of the beads as well, providing an opportunity to enrich this traditional prayer with excerpts from the word of God.

6 Day of the Knights!!! Sunday, October 14 th The Knights have a BIG DAY scheduled! On Sunday, October 14 th, the Knights will be hosting the following events: Pancake Breakfast Adults $7 Seniors $6 Kids 12 and under $3 Membership Drive The Knights would be delighted to have men from our parish join the Knights. Any gentleman who signs up will receive a free pancake breakfast! Raffle Ticket Sales We will be selling raffle tickets for the Illinois Vocation Support Program. Proceeds will support young men who are enrolled in Seminarian programs. Tickets are $1 each and the Grand Prize is $10,000!!! Christmas Food Collection and Giving Tree Donations of non-perishable food for the Christmas Food Baskets will be accepted during the months of October, November, and December. We are grateful for all donations of the following items: Canned - vegetables, fruit, juice, meats, tuna, soups, beans, stews, ravioli, spaghetti, tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, pie fillings, evaporated and condensed milk. Dry goods - flour, sugar, white and brown rice, cereal, jiffy box mixes, cake mixes, frosting, pie crust, cookies mix, powered milk, pastas, mac and cheese, Condiments catsup, mustard, mayo, miracle whip, pickles, relish, olives. Please check all dates of purchase. We cannot accept opened boxes or bags or loose food items. The Christmas Giving Tree will be up October 27 th. The children of St. John and The Crisis Center thank you in advance for your generosity. Please return the gift with the tag no later than December 2 nd. Thank you in advance for your help. St. John Food Committee If you are a St. John parish member in need of help this Christmas, fill out the family information form below. To allow the committee time to update our list and prepare Christmas tags for your children, we must have your family information form returned to us no later than October 14th. You may put the form in the collection basket at Mass. Mark the envelope to the attention of Lynn Unyi. Family Information Include immediate family only do not list extended family living in your home. Family Name Phone Address City Adults Children Age(s) Boy (s) Age(s) Girl(s)

7 Celebrate Fall.... Get Yours Next Week Affy Tapples, a longtime Fall tradition, will be available at St. John next weekend after all the Masses. Both classics - plain and peanut will be available for purchase at $1.50 each. Don t miss this opportunity to enjoy a delicious caramel apple & support our parish. Sponsored by Parish Fellowship. Also try a yummy covered pretzel for $1.00 ZtÄt UxÇxy à YâÇwÜt áxü YÉÜ à{x Vtâáx yéü ft Çà{ÉÉw Éy FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON Sunday, October 21, o clock pm (Great eats, cash bar reception & Silent Auction) `tüà{t ]tçx géäàéç TãtÜw Update with the Sainthood Cause Admittance by pre-paid ticket only $100 Navy Pier s Lake View Terrace 600 East Grand Avenue Chicago s Lakefront Sponsored by: The Father Tolton Guild Office for Vicariate VI Bishop Joseph N Perry Call/Write for tickets: Vicariate VI Office Archdiocese Chicago 3525 S. Lake Park Avenue Chicago, Illinois

8 BUILDING THE DOMESTIC CHURCH by Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson EVERY CHRISTIAN FAMILY IS CALLED TO BE A PRIVILEGED PLACE OF EVANGELIZATION, WHERE LOVE IS REVEALED AND COMMUNICATED In my column last month, I discussed Pope Paul VI s great encyclical on evangelization, Evangelii Nuntiandi, in which he cites the Second Vatican Council s description of the Christian family as the domestic church. For Paul VI, the title domestic church means that there should be found in every Christian family the various aspects of the entire Church. A central teaching of the Second Vatican Council is that every Christian is called to holiness. And since the family is the primary community in which a person matures, it is clear that the Christian family should be a place in which we are helped to grow in holiness. As the saints have shown throughout history, holiness leads inevitably to witness in our daily lives. In our time especially, the work of evangelization is not reserved only for an elite few, but is the responsibility of all baptized Christians. In a very real sense, we are all called to be missionaries. We are all called to proclaim the Gospel to those around us through our lives each day, and the privileged place for most of us to do this is within our own families. Because of this reality, the Christian family is essentially missionary in character. In the words of St. John Paul II, The family has the mission to guard, reveal and communicate love (Familiaris Consortio, 17). In living out this mission, the Christian family is itself called to be an image of the loving communion that exists among the three persons of the Trinity. Indeed, the Christian family is able to reveal and communicate this love in a special way because it is founded upon sacramental marriage. Christian spouses first receive this love as a divine gift but they also receive this love as a task. The task of Christian spouses to live and communicate this love, first to each other and to their children and then to others around them, is at the center of the family s mission in the world. For this reason, when the Christian family takes up the task to become what it is a living icon in our world of God s own communion the family stands at the heart of the Church s mission of evangelization (cf. FC, 17). And when the family responds in this way to the design of the Creator, it truly becomes a domestic church. Recently, Pope Francis reminded us that Christian families are the domestic church where Jesus grows in the love of a married couple, in the lives of their children. In the months ahead, the Knights of Columbus will launch a new initiative in which I invite every Knights of Columbus family and council to participate. Titled Building the Domestic Church: The Family Fully Alive, this initiative will help our families better become what they are called to be. Through this program, our families can embrace more fully their mission to be authentic domestic churches through daily prayer, catechesis and Scripture reading, as well as through monthly charitable and volunteer projects that they can do as a family. More information will soon be forthcoming in Columbia, on kofc.org and in materials sent directly to local councils. With this initiative, the Knights of Columbus turns in a special way to the Holy Family. We make our own the prayer of St. John Paul II that every family may generously make its own contribution to the coming of his kingdom in the world and through the intercession of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the Church may fruitfully carry out her worldwide mission in the family and through the family. Vivat Jesus! Check out the Domestic Church Kiosk & Booklet Set located in the vestibule.

9 Monday: Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-9, 10c; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-15; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Gal 3:1-5; Lk 1:69-75; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-6; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90:12-17; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 [17-27] Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 7, 2018 Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. -- Mark 10:14 Vigésimo Séptimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 7 de octubre de 2018 Dejen que los niños se acerquen a mí y no se lo impidan, porque el Reino de Dios es de los que son como ellos. -- Marcos 10:14 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 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, Mary Ann Daliege, Pat Donlon, Brian Dowling, Jr., Charlotte Drozdowski, Linda Foley, Edward Glynn, Elsie Grunhard, Millie Gunther, Cindy Hanus, Monica Kummerer, Mary Lamacki, Jim Lendi, Marie Lendi, Barbara Lundquist, Dorothy Malkowski, Elaine Marczewski, Mary Michelon, Alex Mischke, Bob Mischke, Debbie Nasakaitis, Peggy Nessel, Lorrine Donna M. Ross, Caroline Roycroft, Amy and Charles Ruiz, Louise Ryan, Ann Sardella, Joanne Sebben, Valeria Tomich, Karen Truesdale, Seana Valentine, TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION One of our great treasures is the way the Church has frequently flourished under unfavorable conditions, like the grape ivy on the mantel that refuses to die no matter how infrequently you water it or open the drapes. Like the apartheid laws in South Africa in the last century, the penal laws of Ireland were aimed at depriving the majority population of basic human rights. The Protestant parliament of Ireland enacted laws limiting the practice of Catholicism. The goal was to force conversion from "popery" to the Church of Ireland, and additional laws took aim at Jews, non-anglicans, and Quakers. There were laws against intermarriage, laws against Catholics being lawyers (there was a one-hundred-pound fine), a law granting lifelong income to priests who became Protestant, and a ban on weapons. In fact, until 1793, a Catholic man had to recruit and pay a Protestant man to serve in the local militia in his place! As if family life is not complicated enough in any age, the sons of a deceased father could divide his land equally, unless one became Protestant. In that case all would go to him! When allowed, new Catholic churches had to be built of wood, not stone, be off a main road or city square, have no steeple or bell, and be called a "chapel." Catholic "Emancipation" was largely secured by 1829, but even up to the founding of the Irish State in the 1920s, some effects of the laws endured. No wonder that poor Irish immigrants to the United States frequently built gloriously beautiful churches as their first act on free soil!

10 October 13th/14th EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 5:00 PM Kitty Crescent (Sacristan) Serena Hewitt, Cathie Branch Ralph Sobie, Bob Leluga* 8:00 AM Janice Wenckus (Sacristan) Jim Selsor, Trudy Miller Kathie & Jim Adduci, 10:00AM Sandra Kalemba (Sacristan) Bernadette Harper, Karen Leluga Bertha Malone, Dianne O Connor Lectors 5:00 PM Bob Leluga* 8:00 AM Bill Miller 10:00 AM Juan Ramirez Altar Servers 5:00 PM Kitty Branch Lori Lucente 8:00 AM Kitty Branch Vince DeLaurentis 10:00 AM Elizabeth Zambrano Diego Ramirez October 7th, 2018 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time To October 14h, 2018 Sunday-Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00-Robert Lewis, Sr. by Michelle White & John Giroux 10:00-Jim Eckrich by Marc Engelman Monday-Weekday 8:00-Gryczwski Family by Family Tuesday-St. Denis, Bishop, & Companions, Martyrs; St. John Leonardi, Priest 8:00-Pete Panozzo by Judy Konieczka Wednesday Weekday 8:00 Jim Blaszczyk by Pat Blaszczy Thursday Weekday 8:00-Linda Hicks by Bob Gregoric & Lori Lucente Friday-Weekday 8:00 Eucharistic Service Saturday-St. Bruno, Priest 8:00 Eucharistic Service Vigil of The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 PM Dick Dunlap by Family Sunday-Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00-Robert Lewis, Sr. Michelle White & John Giroux 10:00-Sigmund Kwiatkowski by Kalemba Family

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, September 29/30 Sunday Collection $2,963.00* Envelopes Received 140* E-Giving $ Transactions 15 Total Sunday Giving $3,373.00** Building Maintenance $10.00** *Includes Memorials **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 October 24th, 7:00 PM TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS Total Pledges/Donations: $425,919 Parish Share: $319,919 # of Pledges/Donations: 121 Actual Collections through Sept. 15th 2018 $217, Questions? Call the Parish Office or the Campaign Office at ! St. John 50/50 Raffle October 2, 2018 Envelope number 78 was drawn for 50/50 raffle drawing. The parishioner assigned the number did not participate in the drawing. This week s prize of $1, will be added to next week s 50/50 raffle. See church bulletin board for rules. Thank you to all of you who participated.