Peter Jankowski From: Peter Jankowski Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 12:04 AM To: Mike Pennock (mapennoc@gmail.com) Subject: St. Patrick's News & Notes - April 4, 2016 (Group #1) Attachments: St. Faustina Poster.pdf ST. PATRICK S NEWS & NOTES APRIL 4, 2016 Dear Friends of the Mailing List: Last weekend, I had the honor of celebrating the 25 th Wedding Anniversary Mass of Nicolas & Ana Camargo at the parish. At the end of the Mass, I was able to present them with a special PAPAL BLESSING we acquired for them on this special occasion. Did you know that each month we offer special blessings to those who are celebrating wedding anniversaries at the parish? By doing so, we also have the opportunity to find who in the parish are celebrating milestone anniversaries (10, 25, 50, 60, 75 years etc.) and we also then can acquire a papal blessing for these couples as well. If you know of anyone celebrating milestone anniversaries, please contact us so that we can gift them with this special type of grace. As I stated in last week s Notes, our next big parish activity will take place on May 22 nd with our POLISH BUFFET AND PLAY PRODUCTION ON ST. FAUSTINA, which seems appropriate during the year of Mercy. We just acquired the tickets for both the dinner and the play - $15 for the dinner, $10 for the play or $20 for both. We made it possible to have the play and the dinner in our gym, so feel free to call the office to reserve your tickets today! I also have been working with Greg Bucciarelli and our annual SUMMERFEST CELEBRATION in our Gymnasium, this year being held on June 25, 2016. Some in the parish have suggested we have an outdoor cookout and Pig Roast at the event, which we will be happy to do. We will also have the normal fare at the event; hopefully our 1
Knights might be able to help with the cooking and inviting those from the area to join us. It s a great way to bring the community together this summer, so feel free to join us at this event. On Wednesday night, I am being honored by the Spanish Center as one of those they are honoring in 2016 as their PERSON OF THE YEAR. Tickets are $30 for one person, $25 for a couple and $200 for a table of eight. In my mind, this award is more about what we have done to build bridges in the St. Pat s community more than it is about me, so feel free to join us at Mt. Carmel Church on Wednesday night (April 6 th ) and celebrate the Spirit that is St. Patrick s Church! I also am including the blurb for our CCW WOMEN S SPRING DINNER at Cemeno s Restaurant on April 20 th, since the lazy priest did not have a chance to put it into the bulletin until next week. If you are interested in attending, please contact the office ASAP! Once a month below our announcements, I include the RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWSLETTER, which is full of lots of information about the faith. Our DRE Julie Dillenburg offers us these great opportunities to build our relationship with God and the parish, so take a moment to see what she offers us each month below. On Wednesday morning, I am offering a funeral Mass for Evelyn Vercellotti, our oldest parishioner at the age of 99. Evelyn was a sweetheart who lost both husbands and many of her friends. Julie Dillenburg was kind enough to visit Evelyn on a weekly 2
basis (often on a daily basis). Please pray for Evelyn, who suffered greatly these last few years but certainly is in a better place in her everlasting rest. Rather than attaching the Bulletins, Homilies and Newsletters as I have done in the past, I think it best to just send them as links from our www.stpatsjoliet.com website so that the files I am sending out are not so large. This way, those with limited sized inboxes will not have a problem getting these communications. Thanks for understanding! Here is the Bulletin for April 9-10, 2016: http://www.stpatsjoliet.com/_modules/document.php?action=downloaddocument& fid=531 (To access all the bulletins, you can go to http://www.stpatsjoliet.com/documents/collection/bulletin) Here is the homily for April 2-3, 2016 (The Second Sunday of Easter): http://www.stpatsjoliet.com/_modules/document.php?action=downloaddocument& fid=532 The homilies from past weeks can be found at this link: http://www.stpatsjoliet.com/documents/collection/fr-pete-s-homilies Have a blessed week! God Bless, Rev. Peter G. Jankowski Pastor, St. Patrick s Church Gloria Dei Vivens Homo (The Glory of God is living in Man) St. Irenaeus of Lyons PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Out of courtesy to our sacred space, we ask you please remove all food, gum and drink from the church and to turn your electronic devices off that are not being use for recording or photo purposes. 2. After Easter, we are looking for volunteers to help us with LANDSCAPING & GARDENING. Contact Jim Smith for more info. 3
3. This weekend, we invite you to return your BABY BOTTLES FOR WOMEN S CHOICE SERVICES S on behalf of our Right to Life Program. Thanks in advance for your support of these programs. PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Jeanine Acuff, Joan Bannon, Joe Barello, Brittany Behrends, Ann Buldak, Virginia Borio, Mae Delaney, Bernice Demmick, Richard Duke, Dan Green, Don, Dolores & Rich Jankowski, Andrea Magosky, Bill Murphy, Brenda Perez, Elaine Salazar, William Shega & Bernie Spieler PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DECEASED: Evelyn Vercellotti & Laverne Mayo "He is not here, he has been raised, just as he said. Come and see the place where they laid him..." -Matthew 28:6 4
Saint Patrick's Religious Education April Newsletter 2016 5
In This Issue Confirmation Information First Communion Information Quick Links Our Parish Saint Patrick's Our Diocese Diocese of Joliet The Bishops Site God's blessings to all this Easter Season and always! THE GREAT SUNDAY The celebration of the Easter Vigil is the beginning of the season of Easter. The Vigil is the Christian feast par excellence, the feast of new birth, new beginnings, salvation renewed, and humanity restored to the Lord. While the Vigil marks the end of the paschal fast, the end of the celebration of Holy Week, and the end of repentance and conversion for which Lent prepared the community, it is much more a beginning. It is the beginning of a new season of grace and a time of joy and thanksgiving, for Easter is not one day or one solemnity-it is a fifty day celebration, and the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday together comprise what the General Instruction terms "the great Sunday". United States Bishops Great Information - From Catholicculture.org Confirmation Information 6
Confirmation Retreat Our Confirmation Retreat will be held on Saturday, April 9th from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm in the St. Patrick's Gymnasium. All Confirmation Two students should be in the gym by 2:45 pm. Also, parents need to turn in their letters of support by Friday, April 8th. EWTN Catholic Online Catholic Family Fun Confirmation Practice Confirmation Practice will be on Friday, June 10th at 6:30 pm in the Church. Confirmation students and their sponsors should be in the church by 6:15 pm. Confirmation Liturgy Our Confirmation Liturgy takes place at 2:00 pm on Sunday, June 12th. Students need to meet in the Columba Room by 1:30 pm. Sponsors should find their places in the church by 1:45 pm. There will be a reception immediately following the liturgy in the school gymnasium. Students will be able to have their pictures taken with Abbott Anderson at that time. First Communion Information Catholic Icing Bread Ceremony Our Bread Ceremony will take place at 7:00 pm on Saturday, April 16th. All First Communion 7
students and their families are invited to attend. Catholic Inspired Our Publisher First Communion Retreat The First Communion Retreat is an integral part of your child's preparation for the sacrament. It will take place on Saturday, May 21st from 9:00 am until noon. Students should meet in the Church at 8:45 am. First Communion Practice Thursday and Friday, June 2nd and 3rd Thursday, June 2nd - Practice for the English Mass 4:45-6:45 pm Friday, June 3rd - Practice for the Spanish Mass 4:45-6:45 pm Loyola Press Ascension Press CHOSEN First Communion Liturgy Saturday, June 4th 10:00 am English Mass 1:00 pm Spanish Mass Children should meet in the church building a half an hour before the Mass begins. VBS 2016 8
Divine Mercy April 3rd Divine Mercy Sunday is April 3rd. Sunday, The Church has designated the Sunday following Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday. Jesus Himself appeared to St. Faustina and told her that He would like the following prayer known as the Divine Mercy Chaplet said throughout the world. How to Recite the Chaplet The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. Optional Opening Prayers You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You! Begin with the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Apostle's Creed Then, on the large bead before each decade: Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. 9
On the ten small beads of each decade, say: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Conclude with (Say 3 Times): Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Optional Closing Prayer Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Coloring Page: 10
The Divine Mercy Chaplet in Song. Beautiful!!! - 11
For more information: Divine Mercy EWTN and the Divine Mercy Devotion May Crowning May 8, 2016 *Second Grade and Confirmation students will participate in the May Crowning. First Communion students should wear their Communion outfits to the 10:00 am Mass. 12
*Confirmation students should wear their Sunday best to Mass as one boy and one girl will be chosen to crown Mary. Please join us for Mass!!! 13
During this Year of Mercy as a family discuss how you can live out these beautiful works of mercy and become "visible witnesses of the faith": Spiritual Works of Mercy Admonish the sinner. 14
Instruct the ignorant. Counsel the doubtful. Comfort the sorrowful. Bear wrongs patiently. Forgive all injuries. Pray for the living and dead. Corporal Works of Mercy Feed the hungry. Give drink to the thirsty. Clothe the naked. Shelter the homeless. Visit the sick. Visit the imprisoned. Bury the dead. "I have asked the Church in this Jubilee Year to rediscover the richness encompassed by the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. The experience of mercy, indeed, becomes visible in the witness of concrete signs as Jesus himself taught us. Each time that one of the faithful personally performs one or more of these actions, he or she shall surely obtain the Jubilee Indulgence. Hence the commitment to live by mercy so as to obtain the grace of complete and exhaustive forgiveness by the power of love of the Father who excludes no one. The Jubilee Indulgence is thus full, the fruit of the very event which is to be celebrated and experienced with faith, hope and charity." Pope Francis Sept. 1, 2015 "As we can see in Sacred Scripture, mercy is a key word that indicates God's action towards us. He does not limit himself merely to affirming his love, but makes it visible and tangible. Love, after 15
all, can never be just and abstraction. By its very nature, it indicates something concrete: intentions, attitudes, and behaviors that are shown in daily living. The mercy of God is his loving concern for each one of us. He feels responsible; that is, he desires our wellbeing and he wants to see us happy, full of joy, and peaceful. This is the path which the merciful love of Christians must also travel. As the Father loves, so do his children. Just as he is merciful, so we are called to be merciful to each other." Pope Francis The Face of Mercy #9 16
Registration for the 2016/17 School Year Registration Forms for next year will be in the mail by the end of April. A letter will accompany the registration form with end of the year notes and information. If you do not receive your letter in the mail by May 15th, please contact me at the Religious Education Office at 815-727-4746 or julie_a_d@yahoo.com. Once again we will be offering a $25.00 discount if you register before the end of the year (June 17
5, 2016). If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you! Julie Dillenburg, Director of Religious Education Vacation Bible School July 25-29, 2016 It's an under the sea adventure as Vacation Bible School 2016 dives into OCEAN COMMOTION! For five days children from Preschool - Fifth Grade will have an opportunity to take an amazing trip through the story of Noah. While older children can earn service hours as they act as guides (students going into 7th and 8th Grades at the end of this year). Every morning adventurers will meet at Under the Sea Assembly for GREAT music. Then it is off to play Splish! 18
Splash! Games, experience Lifesaver Bible Lessons and create Sunsational Science and Crafts. Oh, and I almost forgot plenty of healthy Seaside Snacks for the journey! Look for more information and a registration form to come home soon!!!! 19
Hope to see you there!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!! 20
Thank you to all our students and families who participated in this year's RICE BOWL!!!! The money collected will go to feed many many children who need our help. God bless you for giving to this very worthy cause!!!! Thanks also to all our students for making Easter cards for our homebound parishioners!!! We have had so many wonderful comments about how the cards truly brightened the day of those who received them!!! Good work and God bless you!!!! Great Photo from our Confirmation Service Project - St. Joseph's Table April/May Service Projects Sundays in April/May Crossing Guard at St. Patrick's for Religious Education student safety. 21
May 7th Hopkins Park Service Trip May 22nd Polish Dinner and Play Important Dates March 27 Easter Sunday Have a Blessed Easter!!!! April 3 Divine Mercy Sunday Class Meets 8:30 am and 11:00 am Class Mass for the 8:30 - A Session April 5 Class Meets 7:00 pm April 8 Friday Tutoring Resumes 5:30-6:30 pm April 9 Confirmation Retreat 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm in the Gym All parents to attend the 8:00 pm closing Mass in the church. April 10 Class Meets 8:30 am and 11:00 am Class Mass for the 11:00 am B Session 22
April 12 Class Meets 7:00 pm April 16 Saturday Bread Ceremony 7:00 pm in the Gym April 17 Class Meets 8:30 am and 11:00 am Class Mass for the 8:30 - A Session April 19 Class Meets 7:00 pm April 22 Friday Tutoring 5:30-6:30 pm April 24 Class Meets 8:30 am and 11:00 am Class Mass for the 11:00 am - B Session April 26 Class Meets 7:00 pm 23
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