ST PAUL THE APOSTLE Catholic and School 18 Woodlawn, Joliet, Illinois 60435 815-725-1527 www.stpauljoliet.com August 4, 2013
St. Paul the Apostle Parish Office: 815-725-1527 Parish Fax 815-730-9907 School: 815-725-3390 Religious Education 815-725-6927 Youth Ministry: 815-730-8599 RCIA (Roberta Lemke) 815-725-1403 Parish Email: stpauljoliet@sbcglobal.net Rev. John Klein, Pastor frjohn@stpauljoliet.com x243 Rev. John Belmonte, S.J., Resident x230 Rev. James Lennon, Weekend Celebrant Deacon William Bevan, III Deacon John Freund jfreund@dioceseofjoliet.org Lynne Passarella, Parish Secretary x200 Denise Rowan, Business Manager x203 Mary K. Robbins, Principal x401 Sr. Karen Marie Lanigan, O.S.F., D.R.E. x301 Jeremy Hylka, Liturgical and Youth Minister x320 Tanya Rand, Dean of Devel.&Mrktg. x201 Raymond Kaufmann, Director of Music Saturday, August 3 4:30PM Ted Meyer by: E Meyer Eugene Malone by: not stated Sunday, August 4 7:30AM Ronald L. Smith by: Lois Smith 9:00AM The People of St. Paul the Apostle 10:30AM John McCormak by: Family Monday, August 5 7:30AM Bevan Family living& deceased by: Dcn. Bevan Tuesday, August 6 7:30AM Ronald Michael Smith by: H. Malinowski Wednesday, August 7 7:30AM Francis Murphy by: not stated Thursday, August 8 9:00AM Catherine Ryan by: Family Friday, August 9 7:30AM Fred J. Whitman by: Jim McAsey Sr. 4:30PM Martin Pasteris by: Mrs. Pasteris Next Sunday, August 11 7:30 AM The People of St. Paul the Apostle 9:00 AM Mary&Barney Bottino by R. Bottino 10:30 AM Leonard Meyer by: R. Rand NEXT WEEKEND S LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS TIME READERS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS 4:30 PM A Kokosz/ P Wilda P Larranaga, R Baskerville, R Ward, G Wheeler, E Cora, L Garcia, A Kokosz Sunday, August 11 7:30 AM J Bebar/ A Henderson L Deiss, A Prock, C Schultz, C Lehman, K & L Briick, C Dammann 9:00 AM A Theobald/ T Bailey P Bowden, P Gimbel, L Nichols, M Walsh, Mary & Mark Kucek, S Smith 10:30 AM K Sawyer/ C Nowak M L Crossen, M Knorr, C Knorr, J Hatfield, J Spence, N Louck, B Bayci Next Weekend s Servers: 4:30 PM R & P Kasheimer/ A Babcock/ L Gregurich Sunday, August 11 7:30 AM Z & H Bebar/ G & O Yaklich 9:00 AM N Brozyna/ J Kollross/ E Molnar/ G Hardin 10:30AM K Sawyer/ K Sears/ M Talarico/ C Castillo Embracing a simpler lifestyle enables us to live more generously. July 21, 2013 $16,308.00 (This amount includes Direct Donation) Budgeted per week: $17,500.00. Weekday Mass: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM (Tues, 8:30 AM during school year) Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM Sunday Mass: 7:30,9:00,10:30 AM Holy Day Masses: Variable-check bulletin. Reconciliation: Sat 3-4 pm or by appointment. Baptism: Usually 2nd Sunday of the month after 10:30am Mass. A preparation meeting for parents is mandatory. Call the parish office for details Weddings: Engaged parishioners must contact the parish office at least 6 mos. prior to intended date, and before making any arrangements. RCIA: Classes from September to Easter for those interested in becoming Catholic. Becoming a Parishioner: Please contact the parish office to register All Are Welcome!
FROM FATHER JOHN: All the good works in the world are not equal to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass because they are the works of men; but the Mass is the work of God. Martyrdom is nothing in comparison for it is but the sacrifice of man to God; but the Mass is the sacrifice of God for man. St. John Vianney I m sure, by now, you ve read in the press or read online or seen a report on TV about Pope Francis meeting with young people from Argentina on July 25 th, at World Youth Day in Rio DeJanerio. His holiness has been widely quoted as telling the Youth that he wanted them to go out and make a mess in their dioceses. The following is the accurate quote of what His Holiness actually said. Let me tell you what I hope will be the outcome of World Youth Day: I hope there will be noise. Here there will be noise, I m quite sure. Here in Rio there will be plenty of noise, no doubt about that. But I want you to make yourselves heard in your dioceses, I want the noise to go out, I want the to go out onto the streets, I want us to resist everything worldly, everything static, everything comfortable, everything to do with clericalism, everything that might make us closed in on ourselves. The parishes, the schools, the institutions are made for going out... if they don t, they become an NGO, and the cannot be an NGO. May the bishops and priests forgive me if some of you create a bit of confusion afterwards. That s my advice. Thanks for whatever you can do. (Pope Francis, World Youth Fay, July 25, 2013 as reported by the Holy See) What the Holy Father is actually doing when he says that he hopes there will be noise is calling people, both young and old, to mission, to evangelization, to bringing our Lord to all people and to resisting anything worldly that inhibits our ability to live out our faith and proclaim the gospel message to all people. His holiness is not just calling out to young people, he is not just calling out to bishops, priest and deacons, he is calling out to each and every one of us to take on the mission that Christ gives to every single one of His disciples. This call to mission that His Holiness is making to us is a very biblical move on his part. The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age. (Matthew 28:16 20) Notice that the Holy Father calls all of us to go out meaning to go beyond ourselves, to deny anything that makes us close in on ourselves. This is our mission as both individuals and as a parish: to go out and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Blessed John Paul II said it this way at World Youth Day in 1993, Do not be afraid to go out on the streets and into public places like the first apostles who preached Christ and the Good News of salvation in the squares of cities, towns and villages. This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is time to preach it from the rooftops. Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV expressed it this way, My brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus; if we do not take risks for the Lord Jesus Christ as His disciples, we will never have a sense of our need for God and we will not desire Him as we ought to. So, the real question that comes before each of us, as individuals, as members of families, as members of St. Paul the Apostle Parish, as Catholics, is how do we respond to this call that originates from our Lord Jesus Christ and comes to us through the ministry of Pope Francis and Blessed John Paul II? Shortly after giving this mission to His disciples our Lord Jesus ascended to heaven which should indicate to us how important this mission is. The Lord did not ascend to His Father in heaven until he gave us the great commission. This is a mission which has been handed down from generation to generation throughout the history of the. I ask you to take this question of responding to this call to mission to your own prayer and see where the Lord leads you. I am confident that if each of us does that we will come to realize how the Lord our God wishes us to respond to his call individually and as a member of this wonderful parish. I am also confident that the Lord will let us know how he wants St. Paul the Apostle Parish, acting in communion with the universal, to respond to His call to mission; to go out and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, there was the usual buzz of speculation about likely successors. Cardinal Agajanian, Patriarch of the Armenians, was highly thought of as a likely choice. This took many Catholics by surprise, since he had never celebrated the same liturgy as Pope Pius, but followed ancient Armenian customs according to the Eastern, which veils the Eucharisic liturgy from sight by a series of curtains, and in which the priest kneels while the people stand for Communion. In the years that followed, the Second Vatican Council would affirm the dignity and independence of the Eastern es, in complete union with Rome, yet different in patterns of life and worship. We have the same faith, the same sacraments, and the same pope. Yet everywhere in the world our separate es are combined into families held together by the ministry of bishops. All of this serves as warning: If you ever say, "But we've always done it this way," you are on very thin ice indeed! --James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. An Invitation to be with Our Lord We welcome adorers from 8-10 on any given day in ½ hr., 1hr. 1 1/2hrs., or 2 hr., guardian corps. We re looking to have at least two adorers at any given time and day, for Jesus must never be left alone. Name: Phone: E-mail: Please Circle which day and time you prefer: _Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Time: 8:00-8:30am 8:30-9:00am 9:00-9:30am 9:30-10am Adorers especially needed: Monday 9-10am, Tuesday 8-10am, Friday 8-9am You may sign up for any day or hour you choose. Please return completed form via collection basket at Mass or to the Parish Office, or you may call Diana Harms 815-727-5783, or Lynne at the Parish Office 815-725-1527. Bingo Bouncies Children s Games and Crafts Bake Sale Food Fun and - Music St. Paul the Apostle Parish 130 Woodlawn Ave, Joliet Saturday, August 24, 2013 Picnic follows 4 pm Mass until 11 pm PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN MASS TIME!!
Parish News St. Paul s Youth Ministry (FOLLOW) New members are always welcome. You must be confirmed and/or in high school! Contact Youth Minister Jeremy Hylka at 815-730-8599 or stpaulsyouth@sbcglobal.net Website: www.stpaulyouth.com Facebook: St. Paul s Youth Ministry Joliet Shrine of Christ s Passion and Notre Dame Tour Mon, Aug. 5 from 8am to 8pm. Open Gym Tues, Aug. 6 from 2:30 to 4:00pm. FOLLOW Night Tues, Aug. 6. Doors open at 4:00pm for social; meeting from 6:30 to 9:00pm. R.E.P. NEWS In need of information about Our Religious Education Program? Please call the REP office at 815-725-6927 REP registration will take place on Saturday, August 17 from 3:30 until 6 pm; Sunday, August 18 from 7 am until 11:30 am, Thursday, August 22 from 9 am until 7 pm and Tuesday, August 27 from 4:30 until 8 pm in the Religious Education Office at the south end of the convent. At this time you can register your children, make payments and pick up books and parent materials. We have openings in grades K-8. Please call the Religious Education Office at 815-725-6927 for more information. Please be aware that there will be a $15 late fee charged to any 2012-13 registered families who have not registered by September 1, 2013 for the 13-14 REP school year. SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES ATTENTION! ATTENTION! IT IS TIME TO GET YOUR SELLING CAPS ON THE GIANT RAFFLE IS HERE For every two tickets sold you are entered into the sellers drawing where you can win prizes valued at $5000.00. If you sell 10 tickets, you will get a free raffle ticket entry to win the grand prize up to $50,000.00, or any of the many other cash prizes. Sunday: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major Tuesday: The Transfiguration of the Lord Wednesday: St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Cajetan Thursday: St. Dominic; Eid al-fitr (Islamic observance of the end of Ramadan) begins Friday: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Saturday: St. Lawrence Remember this raffle helps keep our campus in safe and updated condition for our families. If you need tickets please contact Lynne at the Rectory. Let s get going and sell, Sell, SELL! PRAY FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF OUR MILITARY There will be a Protecting God's Children workshop on Wednesday, August 21 from 6:15 until 9 pm in the parish activity center. This workshop is a requirement for anyone volunteering with children in our parish. Plesae call Sr. Karen Marie at 815-725-6927 to reserve a spot in this workshop
Calendar News Sunday, August 4 9:00am Mass 10:30am Mass Monday, August 5 7:00pm A A Meeting A 4 Tuesday, August 6 12:00pm Youth Ministry Gym 5:00pm Youth Ministry Convent 6:30pm Boy Scouts #15 School Hall 6:30pm Baptismal Prep A 1 Wednesday, August 7 Thursday, August 8 2:30pm Interviews w/ Diana A 3 6:30pm Adult Choir 7:00pm Spirit & Truth Convent/ Friday, August 9 3:00pm Confessions 4:30pm Vigil Mass 5:30pm Music Ensemble Sunday, August 11 9:00am Mass 10:30am Mass 11:30am Baptisms Patricia Balla Erin Bartel Gerri Bertino Mason Briese Patricia Burda Benedict Cabay Helen Cabay Noemi Canales Gerard Colagrossi Laura Criel Sally Drauden For the most current calendar information please go to www.stpauljoliet.com Pray for the Sick Please remember the following people in your prayers who are seriously ill or who are suffering from long-term illnesses: Jean Fabich Mary Patricia Fischer Judith Gahala Harn Family Sami Henderson Ann Juhlmann Ann Kane Mary Kaplan Helen Locher Carol Malnar Shirley Max Helen Meyer Terry Meyer Betty Modlin John Mowbray Jeanie Nunuue Kurt Palmer Kay Prock Walter Ratkovich Amy Remallard Lisa Savero Barbara Schreiner Richard Schreiner Tony Simone Louis Toka Sal Ventura Nancy Zimmer
RICA- Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The Process of Becoming Catholic We will begin interviews for those who wish to begin the Process Of becoming Catholic this Fall during the months of June, July and August. Please call Roberta Lemke at 815-725-1403 for more information. This includes the following persons: Those seeking Baptism Those baptized Catholics seeking Holy Communion and Confirmation. This process of conversion will begin after Labor Day. Classes will take place at 10:30 AM each Sunday. St. Raphael Special Appeal 2013 Request for Proposals St. Raphael Catholic in Naperville is currently accepting applications for its 2013 Special Appeal. Funding is available for church ministries, social agencies, peace and justice organizations and other non-profit groups. The Special Appeal is an annual collection held during the Advent season. The amount of this grant typically reaches $15,000.00-$20,000.00. The recipient organization must have a spokesperson who can make a personal appeal at all liturgies on Special Appeal weekend, November 23-24, 2013. VOCATIONS MEN S DISCERNMENT GROUP All men age 17 and older are welcome to our Men s Discernment Group. We will be using the book To Save A Thousand Souls by Fr. Brett Brannen to discuss relevant topics to discern a priestly vocation. Books will be provided for those who do not already have one. These meetings will take place at the John Paul II House, 430 N. Center St., Joliet, IL 60435. Sunday, August 18, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. My Path to Priesthood, When do I Start? (Chapter 14) You may write in your mass intentions in the book provided on the podium as you enter into church. Your intentions will be prayed for during the mass you have come to attend. The Rosary is THE WEAPON against the evils of today. Saint Padre Pio Applications must be postmarked by Friday, September 6, 2013. To request an application packet, please contact Margaret Huck at 630-615-7616 or mhuck@st-raphael.com. LIFE From a Former Abortion Provider On October 23rd, I went and did my last abortions on just a few patients. And I knew it would be the last day. And that evening, I said No to money and Yes to God. The next day I went down to church and confessed with my mouth that Jesus was Lord. Then, on the way out of church, I saw this blue brochure for a crisis pregnancy center. I just looked at it and kind of felt that this was what I should be involved with. The next day I called up the center and told them I was a doctor in Atlanta and had done many, many thousands of abortions, and that I came to Christ the day before and now wanted to do everything to save babies instead of take their lives. Dr. Joseph Randall. St. Paul the Apostle Rosary Group Every Friday in the Cry Room A er Everyone Welcome