St. John Catholic Church 301 South Cottage Grove Avenue Glenwood, IL 60425 Phone: 708-758-5098 Fax: 708-758-0408 Rev. Karol Tybor - Pastor frkaroltybor@gmail.com Religious Education: Music Director: Parish Secretary: Parish Secretary: Andy Perz Andy Perz Eileen Rhoda Karen Donlon Parish Email: sjglenwood301@gmail.com Visit us at: www.sjchurchglenwood.org MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:00 Sunday: 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Holy Days: 7pm Vigil & 8 am on Holy Day Weekday Mass: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 8:00 a.m. Mass will always be said the 1st Friday of each month Eucharistic Service: Monday, Friday, Saturday: 8:00 a.m. Confessions: Saturdays, 4:30 4:45 pm.; Any time 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 baptism of infants. Sacrament of Marriage: Please call the Pastor to plan a wedding date. Sick Calls: Call the Rectory to arrange for a visit for those who are sick RCIA: For information on becoming a Catholic, adult sacramental preparation or Adult Ed, call the parish office. Blessing for Expectant Mothers: Given anytime. Make an appointment with Father Adoration of the Holy Eucharistic Mondays 4 7 p.m. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING : Fr. Rochford, Leo Alexander, Jane Arns, Jesse Auron, Catherine Bloom, Nadine Burnett, Mary Ann Daliege, Tom Davis, Brian Dowling, Jr., Linda Foley, Mary Kay Frjelich, Edward Glynn, Elsie Grunhard, Millie Gunther, Cindy Hanus, Mary Jackson, Judy Jones, Mary Kieta, Marty Kummerer, Monica Kummerer, Joe and Mary Lamacki, Delores LeLuga, Marie Lendi, Kristin Lucia, Barbara Lundquist, Elaine Marczewski, Lindy and Mary Michelon, Bob Mischke, Annie Nicks, Pete Panozzo, Doug Rozek, Amy & Charles Ruiz, Louise Ryan, Ann Sardella, Ray Sebben, Jr., Elaine Silveus, Mary Sterning, Valeria Tomich, Seana Valentine, David Warnock 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, Lt. Col. Donald Tomich, Lance Corporal George Trikolas, Dan Tucker, Michael Westervelt (Afganistan), Carl Williams PARISH MINISTRIES Annulment Ministry: 758-5098 Arts & Environment: Trudy Miller 758-6123 Baptism Program: Chuck and Kim Arvia 877-8818 Domestic Violence Awareness Karen LeLuga 754-1782 Evangelization: 758-5098 Finance Committee: 758-5098 Knights of Columbus: Joel Krezman (219)308-1019 Ministry of Care: Bob Leluga 754-1782 Parish Council: 758-5098 Parish Fellowship: Jim Adduci 474-0007 Prayer Link: Judy Konieczka 758-6276 RCIA: 758-5098 Right to Life 758-5098 Server Training: Ralph Sobie 877-7653 Server Schedule: Eileen Rhoda 758-5098 St. John s Women s Club: Anna Davis 757-6727 Stewardship Committee: Judy Konieczka 758-6276 Ushers: Charles Lazzara 219-515-2530
A few years ago, a parishioner shared an Epiphany reflection. She didn t talk about the Magi and their gifts. She didn t reflect on the star they followed. Instead, she invited us when the opportunity arose to watch how a mother holds her newborn child. She painted a picture describing the child cradled in the crook of the mother s arm with her head bending over the infant and her free hand gently resting on the little one s softly breathing chest. The connection between the two forms a singular entity, an integral work of creation. This moment of grace is recreated whenever a parent embraces a child. It is a moment caught in eternity when the Word is made Flesh and dwells among us. I have extended an invitation to Rev. Joseph Gosselin MS to come to our parish this weekend, January 2/3, 2016. Father Gosselin will speak to you about the work being done by Unbound (previously known as CFCA), and how this provides a trustworthy way to actively participate in the social outreach of the Catholic Church and answer the Gospel call to serve the poor. Founded by lay Catholics, Unbound is an organization that has served more than 600,000 children, youth and elderly in 20 developing countries since 1981 empowering them to make more choices in their lives, live with dignity and reach their potential. Unbound s unique sponsorship program is highly personalized. It matches a child, youth or aging person at a project overseas with a sponsor in the U.S. who cares about and encourages them. For about a dollar a day, a sponsor helps to provide much-needed nourishing food, medical and dental care, the chance for a child to go to school, livelihood programs for families and much more. All of these efforts are directed at affirming the dignity of every person in their local community. Please join me in welcoming Fr. Gosselin to our parish. Happy New Year! Fr. Karol
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM: FR. KAROL TYBOR, PASTOR Andy Perz, Music Director and Director of Religious Education Karen Donlon and Eileen Rhoda Parish Secretaries PARISH COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEMBERS Ora Adams, Ricki Biank, Ron Carine, David Galbreath, John Kennerk, Judy Konieczka, Karen Leluga, Lori Lucente, Roslon Seals, and Maira Zambrano. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, January 13th at 6:30 PM PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Jim Adduci, Steve Blaho, Joe Dillon/Bookkeeper, Dan Genisio, Phyllis Giroux, Bill Miller, Lynn Unyi, Janice Wenckus The next meeting will be on Wednesday, January 27th at 7 PM MINISTER S OF CARE There will be a meeting on Thursday, January 14th at 7 PM in the Resource Room. Please plan to attend. Thank you very much for all the generous gifts we received this Christmas season. Now Fr. Karol is looking for a gym membership because of all the delicious goodies that he has eaten - (he really did try hard to be good)! Thank you, Fr. Karol and Staff
JANUARY DATES: 10 Hospitality Sunday 12 Ministry Appreciation Pizza Party-6 PM 13 A & E Meeting 6:30 PM Parish Finance Meeting 7 PM 14 Ministry of Care Meeting 7 PM in Resource Room 16 A & E Work Session 19 Catholicism Series 7 PM 23/24 Begin collecting palms from last year 26 Catholicism Series 7 PM 27 Parish Council Meeting 7 PM 30/31 Collecting palms from last year - WOMEN S CLUB NEWS Due to member consensus the Women s Club will not have a meeting on January 4th. If anyone is willing to help with Pads, please call Judy Konieczka at 758-6276. - The Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2016 Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. Isaiah 60:1 LECTORS, EUCHARISTIC MINISTER S, ALTAR SERVERS, USHERS, LEADERS OF PRAYER, SACRISTANS, ADORATION FACILITORS AND MINISTER S OF CARE: You are invited to an Appreciation Pizza get together on Tuesday, January 12th at 6 PM in the Social Hall. LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PLACES Appearances can be deceiving, as the saying goes. As we celebrate the epiphania, the appearing of the eternal Word of God on earth, this is still true. What rapturous foresight must have filled Isaiah as he wrote the words we hear today. How, for four hundred years, they must have filled the hearts of the people of Israel with hope for the day when God s glory would shine on them. How deceived some must have felt when the glory of God came to them in the lowliest and humblest of human lives. We have many expectations about how the divine presence will appear among us. But we can also set ourselves up, through these expectations, to miss the divine glory when it truly appears. We get caught up in looking for the star, forgetting that the star is not the divine sign, the babe is. It may take a persistent journey for us to come upon the true appearance of God s glory in our lives: Jesus Christ. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS January 9/10, 2016 Eucharistic Ministers 5:00 PM Cathie Branch, Tim Reed, Kitty Crescent, Serena Hewitt 8:00 AM Bill Miller (Sacristan) Lorraine & Ken Giovannetti, Jim Selsor, Linda Williams 10:00 AM Ruth & Joe Mokry, Bernadette Harper, Val Tomich, Sandy Kalemba Lectors 5:00 PM Karen Leluga 8:00 AM Charlotte Trznadel 10:00 AM Peggy Nessel Altar Servers 5:00 PM Kitty Branch Kim Dirck 8:00 AM Michael Herrick Michelle Reardon 10:00 AM Lori Lucente Ralph Sobie Sunday, January 3, 2015 to Sunday, January 10, 2016 The Epiphany of the Lord 8:00 Judy Garner by Jim Eckrich 10:00-Jim Foley by Family Monday-St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 8:00AM EUCHARISTIC SERVICE Tuesday-St. John Neumann, Bishop 8:00 AM-Ben McCoy by his friend Trudy Dykton Wednesday Christmas Weekday-St. Andre Bessette, Religious 8:00-Charles Bunger Thursday Christmas Weekday-St. Raymond of Penyafort, Priest 8:00- Friday-Christmas Weekday 8:00-EUCHARISTIC SERVICE Saturday Christmas Weekday 8:00 EUCHARISTIC SERVICE Vigil of The Baptism of the Lord 5:00-John Partyka by Timothy Partyka The Baptism of the Lord 8:00 Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus 10:00-Catherine & Ben Malone by Loretta Malone TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Over the next few weeks, if you were to stroll around Prague or Budapest or Kraków, you might see curious grafitti scratched in chalk over some doorways: 20 + C + M + B + 16. The families dwelling behind those doors have celebrated the Epiphany door blessing. They have gathered before the feast-day meal, probably after Mass, and the head of the family has traced the sign of the cross on the piece of chalk. Standing on a ladder, the leader traces the numbers for the new year, and the letters C M B for Christus Mansionem Benedicat, Latin for May Christ bless this house. The letters also point to the names that tradition has assigned to the mysterious magi, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar although scripture tells us nothing of their number, their country, or their names. The blessing speaks of journeys ended and journeys begun at the doorway, and prays that all journeys be as satisfying as was the magi s. It prays that the house beyond the door have the quality of love and peace that the magi marveled at when they at last arrived in Bethlehem. In some countries where the Soviet Union tried to impose a harsh atheism, the vigor of this household custom survived all efforts to erase Christian customs. In the years of struggle, the chalked blessings were a pervasive sign of defiance, and now in the light of new freedoms, they are a sign of the resilience of our tradition and the fulfillment of the magi s quest for meaning and peace. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Jn 3:22 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30 Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-4, 24-25, 27-30; Acts 10:34-38 or Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7; Lk 3:15-16, 21-22 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 758-5098. If you have a new address or phone number please call the office or make changes on the form below so we can keep our records updated. Name Address Phone HOT LINES WHEN YOU NEED HELP NOW! COURAGE Treatment Center Grief Support Crisis Center So. Sub Council For single mothers 219-230-3622 Center for New for South on Alcoholism And unplanned Celebrate Rec. Beginnings Suburbia and Substance Pregnancies 219-864-0300 708-985-3010 708-429-7255 Abuse 708-636-8001 708-647-3333 FAITH CHURCH SUPPORT GROUP 219-864-0302 CELEBRATERECOVERY@FAITHCHURCHONLINE.ORG PARISH FINANCES SUNDAY COLLECTION December 19/20 - $4,419.00 December 26/27 not available due to printers deadline And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.