Historic St. James at Sag Bridge Church 10600 S. Archer Avenue Lemont, Illinois 60439-9344 (Ph) 630.257.7000 (Fx) 630.257.7912 Email: stjames1833@att.net Website: www.historicstjames.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/saint James At Sag Bridge January 21, 2018 Third Ordinary Sunday, Pastor, M.A.,S.T.L. RIGHT FOR LIFE MARCH Washington, D.C. Mass Schedule WEEKENDS: Saturdays: 5:00pm Sundays: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:30am HOLY DAYS: 8:15am & 7:00pm WEEKDAYS: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:15am & Fridays 6:00pm WEDNESDAY: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 5:00-7:00pm, w/confessions at 6:30pm & Mass at 7:00pm. CONFESSION SCHEDULE: Wednesdays 6:00-7:00pm & Saturdays 9:30-10:15am Otherwise by appointment BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS & FUNERALS: Contact the rectory office at (630.257.7000) SICK & HOMEBOUND PASTORAL CARE: Please notify rectory. RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri: 9:30am to 1:00pm. CLERGY:, Pastor Fr. Edward Gleeson, Pastor Emeritus Fr. Robert Coleman, Resident Deacon John Wilkinson, C.K.M. Deacon Doug Szarzynski Swing Dance at Sag Hall Saturday, Feb 10th More Details to Come REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE 2018 ************************************* SATURDAYS 5:00 PM SUNDAYS 8:00AM, 9:30AM & 11:30AM St. James Please Join Us Sun, Feb 4, 2018 Join us for food, fun & prizes. Doors open at 4:00pm. Buffet Dinner at Falco s Pizza Donations $20.00 ea. or $50.00 Family Plan 16TH ANNUAL HNS
Page Two January 21, 2018 FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTOR, FR. THOMAS KOYS, M.A.,S.T.L. Youth Group s March for Life On this weekend sandwiched in between our Youth Group s participation in the March for Life and the actual anniversary of the tsunami of a Supreme Court ruling known as Roe vs Wade, here are a few key quotes from a powerful meditation on the American Civil War and the sad contemporary matter of the war on the unborn. There is nothing more divisive in a community than the existence of opposing moral philosophies. Every parent knows the devasting effects to family harmony when mom and dad disagree about what s right and wrong. If mom praises Johnny for beating up on Joey and dad praises Joey for beating up on Johnny the only thing the family can expect is there will be more fights between Johnny and Joey. The great challenge of parenthood is to unite about moral principles. The real enemy that threatened America during the Civil War was just this kind of moral ambiguity. The essence of the Civil War was a clarification and defense of the dignity of the human being. Its cause, therefore, cannot be found within the context of temporal phenomena but in the eternal truths that act as a light on human history. Regardless of long-standing cultural practices, economic need or even the dictates of human courts and parliaments, the value of the human person remains the fundamental value upon which justice in a society will be defined. (from: The Ashes That Still Remain, by Fr Thomas ) Now read and analyze this quote and see what distortions are all around us today. The National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) is good at what it does. That s why it is now trying to tie the white supremacists of the alt-right to the pro-life movement, even though the opposite is closer to the truth. White supremacists at Charlottesville have close ties not just to Trump, but GOP & anti-choice groups, NARAL announced on Twitter. After connecting one don t tear the statues down marcher to a College Republicans chapter and pointing out that another attended a March for Life, the NARAL rested its case. It should be no surprise why white supremacists promote anti-choice policies. They disproportionately harm women of color. NARAL (@NARAL) August 16, 2017 But this doesn t make much sense. For it to be true, the alt-right would have to want to keep abortion away from racial minorities, even though it knows that abortion reduces America s black and Hispanic populations. Indeed, NA- RAL s point can be made more effectively the other way around: It is not anti-abortion laws that disproportionately harm women of color, but abortion itself, which has claimed the lives of 19 million black babies since Roe v. Wade in 1973. (from The National Review, on Richard Spencer and Margaret Sanger) Register for www.formed.org. Use the St James passcode: KFWMDB. and subscribe to YouTube channel Unlike Other Nations. Please Make Your Gift to the 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal Come, Follow Me During the last few weeks, many parish families received a letter from Cardinal Cupich requesting your participation by making a pledge to the 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal. We ask that you respond as generously as possible. The Appeal supports both Parish and Archdiocesan ministries and services. The Appeal funds services that are of great help to ministries here in our Parish. For example, Appeal funds support required certification classes for CCD teachers, social justice programs to assist the immigration ministry and many adult educational offerings. This year, the theme of the Appeal is Come, Follow Me. We have all received God s love. By financially supporting the ministries and services funded by the ACA, we help to extend God s love to many, many others. As you review the mailing from Cardinal Cupich, please note the ministries and services funded by the Appeal. Then please give generously. Note, when our parish reaches its goal of $14,468 in paid pledges, 100% of the additional funds received will be returned to us for use in our Parish.
Our Weekly Offertory collection from the weekend of January 14th was $3,327.00. Zacchaeus House collection was $976.00.The number of envelopes collected was 97. OUR MANY THANKS TO OUR REGISTERED FAMILIES USING ENVELOPES & THE CASH-AND-CARRY FOLKS. Our CHURCH CLEANERS FOR FRIDAY 1/26/18 Are Chris, Peg, Bronislawa & volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the rectory office at 630.257.7000. VOTIVE OFFERINGS FORTHE WEEK OF 1/21/18 St. James Altar & Rosary Society Good Health & Healing for Cathy A Hearn Special int. for Barbara Doyle Get Well Karyn Cimaroli In Memory of Lillian Simanavicius Our beautiful bouquets of flowers surrounding our altar were made available by the PARISHIONERS OF ST. JAMES 4th Ordinary Sunday 1/27 & 1/28/18 Celebrant Altar Servers Lectors 5:00 PM 8:00 AM 9:30 AM Dooley J. Szarzynski T. Szarzynski S. Carver Dillenburg Dillenburg N. Akroush J.P. Colarelli M. Colarelli L. Pieprzyca C. Stach- Pearman R. Augustyn 11:30 AM Fr. Edward Gleeson D. & G. Estrada E. & L. Glenn S. Imbarrato J. DeRoche
Third Ordinary Sunday Page Three If you ever feel distressed during your day, call upon our Lady, just say this simple prayer: 'Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now.' I must admit, this prayer has never failed me." - Mother Teresa: (1910 1997: Founded the Missionaries of Charity NO FEAR IN 2018 By Larry Peterson According to Georgetown University, as of October 2017, there are 1.28 billion Catholics in the world. 70.4 million of them are in the United States. The USA has a population of approximately 330,000,000 people. That works out to about 22% of the American population being Catholic. From the Pope down to the vagrant, each of us is an individual creation made by God. We are all unique. Incredibly, we will all be judged individually. And, as Catholics, we will be held to a higher standard. After all, we proclaim to be part of the Mystical Body of Christ which is filled with the deposit of faith. No matter how we lived our lives, the common denominator for all of us will be; How much we loved each other and our neighbor. Based on that, here are some points to consider if we focus on, before all else, pleasing God in the New Year, the Catholic Way: Never forget that you are God s individual creation and therefore a gift He has bestowed on the world. Be humbled by the fact that He does have you in the palm of His hand. Without Him you are nothing. Be happy with who and what you are. God made you and loves you. If you feel you need to change to please Him, you can do it. Just ask for His help. The choices you make are your responsibility. Sometimes our choices hurt us. Embrace them and learn from them and move on. Thank God for the experience. Sometimes NOT getting what you want or what you think you need is a blessing. If you trust God, you will thank Him. When one door closes another opens. Always count your blessings---not your troubles. Always do your best. The best is all God expects from each of us. You can make it through whatever comes along. Prayer is the most powerful of weapons and can be your greatest ally in all diversity. Don t take things too seriously---especially yourself. The key to happiness is to give of yourself, not to get for yourself. Miracles happen; you are one---i am one we all are one. Temptation is everywhere. It is okay to say NO. Finally, never fail to help a neighbor, whoever it may be--- even a stranger. We all will experience highs and lows during the coming year. As Catholics, we have the armor of the Church to shield us and the angels and saints to help us fight our battles with the evil one. St. Michael the Archangel will always defend us in battle. St. Anthony will help us find lost items. St. Jude will help us through seemingly impossible barricades. Good St. Joseph is ready to help all men be good fathers and husbands. St. Monica will help moms, and St. Dymphna will help those with experiencing emotional difficulties or suffering from Alzheimer's disease. And, of course, the Blessed Virgin Mary is always there for all of us. Virtually every day of the calendar year honors a particular saint, and that saint has been assigned a special task; such as St. Padre Pio who is the patron of adolescents and volunteers, or St. Maximilian Kolbe, martyred in the Holocaust, who is the patron of drug addicts. Help is always available when you are Catholic. Lastly, we have in place for our salvation the most beautiful thing this side of heaven; the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. We can actually be at the foot of the Cross and then witness the resurrection. It is there for all of us every day if we so CHOOSE. Then there are the sacraments, always available to build us up and restore us to where we should be. Yes being Catholic is very cool. We even have the Rosary. SPEAKER PAUL RYAN WILL HEADLINE MARCH FOR LIFE Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) will address the upcoming March for Life, organizers announced on Wednesday. This is the first time Ryan has spoken at the March for Life in person since he was elected speaker in 2015. The 45th annual March for Life will take place on January 19th in Washington, D.C., and is the country s largest pro-life protest. The event is held each year near the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States. Last year, Ryan appeared at the march via a video message, encouraging marchers and thanking them for their passion and courage in fighting for the unborn. On Twitter, Ryan said that he looked forward to attending the March for Life, and said that he will march to defend the rights of those who cannot defend themselves.
MONDAY JANUARY 22TH DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE LEGAL PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN 8:15 AM For the Reparation & Consecration to Jesus through Mary TUESDAY JANUARY 23RD SS. VINCENT & MARIANNE COPE 8:15 AM Patricia Carpino WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24TH ST. FRANCIS DE SALES 7:00 PM Charles & Genevieve Howard Birthday Blessings for Lizzie Pieta THURSDAY JANUARY 25TH ST. CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE 8:15 AM For the Reparation & Consecration to Jesus through Mary & 31st Birthday Blessings for Brandy Hootsell FRIDAY JANUARY 26TH SS. TIMOTHY & TITUS 6:00 PM Birthday Blessings for Joe Jura Jr. FOURTH ORDINARY SUNDAY SATURDAY JANUARY 27TH ST. ANGELA MERICI 5:00 PM Jozef Dziaba SUNDAY JANUARY 28TH 8:00 AM Joseph Aiello 9:30 AM Dylan Marx 11:30 AM Birthday Blessings for Peter Shermack