- WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Church: Saturdays: 5:00 & 6:30 PM Sundays: 6:30, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00AM, 12:30, 5:30 (Tridentine) & 8:00 PM Holy Family Chapel: Sundays: 9:30 & 11:00 AM (Childcare offered during 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM Masses. Call 355-1081 for info.) WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Mondays Saturdays; 6:45 & 8:00 AM Mondays Thursdays; 5:15 PM First Friday 12:00 NOON in the Adoration Chapel HOLYDAY MASS SCHEDULE: Consult the parish bulletin or website or call the parish office at 630-355-1081. RECITATION OF THE ROSARY: Tuesdays at 7:30 PM MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Wednesdays at 7:45 AM RESPECT LIFE ROSARY: Wednesdays following 8:00 AM Mass VESPERS & BENEDICTION: Thursdays at 6:00 PM (Adoration Chapel) RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE *Tuesdays: 11:00 AM (Opus Dei Confessions in the Holy Family Chapel) 7:00 PM (Church) (No 11:00AM Confessions on 2nd Tuesday of the month) *Thursdays: 7:15 AM & 4:30 PM (Church) *Saturdays: 4:00 PM (Holy Family Chapel) *Sundays: 7:00 PM (Church) (Confessions are also heard at 10:30AM on the 4th Saturday of the Month in the Holy Family Chapel) 36 North Ellsworth Street Naperville, Illinois 60540-4619 630-355-1081 www.sspeterandpaul.net Facebook: SS Peter and Paul New Evangelization Visit Ss. Peter and Paul s New Website
Page 2 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Saturday, June 25 6:45 AM Peter H. Dreger 8:00 AM Jean Pocrnich (A) 5:00 PM Joseph Cesare 6:30 PM Intentions of Jerry and Ellen Smith (50 th Wedding Anniversary) Sunday, June 26-6:30 AM John Hartnett 8:00 AM Col. Leoncio Cuartero and Simplicio Naguit 9:30 AM Carol Sharp 11:00 AM John and Jean Pocrnich 12:30 PM Leona and Vincent Brummel 5:30 PM William R. Heiney (LATIN MASS) 8:00 PM Saints Peter and Paul Parishioners Holy Family Chapel 9:30 AM Dr. Don Carducci 11:00 AM Shirley Jungels Monday, June 27 - Saint Cyril of Alexandria 6:45 AM Irene Korczyk 8:00 AM Dr. Don Carducci 5:15 PM Anita Sosinski Tuesday, June 28 - Saint Irenaeus 6:45 AM Purgatorial Society 8:00 AM Helen and Paul Brock 5:15 PM Eduardo Blanco (A) and Estanislawa R. Blanco (A) Wednesday, June 29 - Saints Peter and Paul 6:45 AM Saints Peter and Paul Parishioners 8:00 AM Saints Peter and Paul Parishioners 5:15 PM Saints Peter and Paul Parishioners 7:00 PM Saints Peter and Paul Parishioners Thursday, June 30 - The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church 6:45 AM Helen Kadlec (A) 8:00 AM Alma Greene (B) 5:15 PM Anthony Nonnie Friday, July 1 6:45 AM Peter Tepler 8:00 AM John A. Keenan Saturday, July 2 6:45 AM Mary Alma Cory (B) 8:00 AM For reparation 5:00 PM Paula Deardurff 6:30 PM Peter H. Dreger Sunday, July 3 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:30 AM Tom McCarthy 8:00 AM Wanda Lee Grimes, Dolores and Charles Grimes 9:30 AM Saints Peter and Paul Parishioners 11:00 AM Luz Martinez 12:30 PM Wladyslaw Balutowski 5:30 PM Mary Lou Jansey (LATIN MASS) 8:00 PM Alice Crowley No Holy Family Chapel Masses Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc- 23; Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8; Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday: Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 [1-9] No Masses will be held in the Holy Family Chapel in the month of July First Friday Adoration Chapel Mass on July 1st, has been cancelled Parish Office will be closed on Monday, July 4th and reopen on Tuesday, July 5th OPUS DEI CONFESSIONS on Tuesday, June 28th have been cancelled. The parish nursery on the lower level of the Ministry center will continue to be available on Sundays during the month of July (the nursery will be closed on Sunday, July 3, in observance of the Independence Day holiday). To Paul Styka for his 10 years of service to Saints Peter & Paul Parish as an usher. Paul will be moving out of state, and we wish him well with his move and in his future endeavors.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PASTOR Page 3 Dear Parishioners of Saints Peter and Paul, New Hymnal and Missal After consultation with our music department and our missal and hymnal committee, the parish has made the decision to purchase the Saint Michael Hymnal and Lumen Christi Missal. The new hymnals take into account both traditional and contemporary liturgical hymnody and the missal provides access to all the scripture readings for the Sundays and Solemnities of the Liturgical Year. As you know, major revisions were made to the liturgy throughout the Catholic Church a few years ago with the publishing of the New Roman Missal. It has taken the liturgical books for the congregation some time to catch up. These new books are the most up to date liturgical books available. The Missal also includes all of the entrance antiphons, communion antiphons and responses for the week day liturgy. This means that we will no longer need to purchase the quarterly missalette. We will begin using these two books for the liturgy which will replace the booklets now published on a weekly basis. There will still be a one page liturgical guide published weekly, but we will no longer publish the full booklet. Although we will take some to get accustomed to the change, they will be a great aid to our worship and there will be less paper waste. More will be forthcoming regarding a guide for their use as well as a start date. Please watch the bulletin for more details. Totus Tuus and VBS Congratulations to our religious education department for another successful VBS. We had 73 participants from our parish and 12 from Saint Raphael this year. Both of these numbers exceeding our attendance last year. The program was well received and a positive experience for the children involved. School Doors and Entrances The work on our school doors and entrances is well underway. I hope you like the new look. The doors will also increase security at our school for the safety of our children. The funds for these projects come from Pass It On and our school endowment funds. Fr. Dennis Spies and Fr. Douglas Martis This weekend is the first weekend that Fr. Dennis Spies is with us, he will be living with us at Saints Peter and Paul and assisting in his pastoral care. Fr. Dennis will begin his assignment to serve on the seminary faculty at Mundelein this Fall and will be ministering in our parish until the end of July. Fr. Douglas Martis will be back to assist us here at Saints Peter and Paul for these last two weeks of June. You might remember that Fr. Martis went to teach at the Pontifical College Josephinum this last January. Please welcome both, Fr. Dennis and Fr. Martis. Chapel Masses As in past years, Masses in the Holy Family Chapel will be moved to the parish church during the month of July. Typically, we experience decreased Mass attendance during the latter part of the summer and two Masses at those times are not justified. May Almighty God bless you and keep you. In Christ, Fr. Thomas A. Milota
Page 4 PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING We sincerely thank everyone for their generosity For the new fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 the weekly Sunday collection goal is $46,035 (based on 51 Sundays) May 2016 Sunday Offering Month Actual Offerings in May 2016 $ 210,640 Budget Offerings in May 2016 $ 230,175 Month Surplus / (Deficit) $ (19,535) May 2016 Sunday Offering Year-To-Date Actual Total Year-To-Date through May $2,172,764 Budget Total Year-To-Date through May $2,163,645 Year-To-Date Surplus / (Deficit) $ 9,119 Sunday Offering Details May 2016 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 26 June 2016 Called for freedom No yoke of slavery for us. Even though people are shackled, suppressed, oppressed and even though I may be, too we are, I am called for freedom. Christ, in his Paschal Mystery, his death and rising, has set us free. Baptism makes us new and sets us free. The old and the new law love your neighbor as yourself set us free. Singing the song for the gathering of the gifts during the Evening Mass of the Lord s Supper this past (and every) Holy Thursday Ubi Caritas sets us free. Total Actual Credit Cards / ACH $ 40,052 Total Actual Mail-In / Stock Donations/ Other $ 17,941 Total Actual In Pew Offerings Envelopes & Cash $ 152,647 Sunday Offering Details Total $ 210,640 Averages In Pew Offerings and Sunday Collections What yoke will I step out of to be free? Who can I help into freedom in this Mercy Year? Who will I love as myself? Average In Pew Offerings May 2016 (5 Sundays) $ 30,529 Average In Pew Offerings Fiscal Year To Date $ 31,760 Average Total Sunday Collections-Fiscal Year to Date (47 Sundays) $ 46,229 Youth Group News Did you know you can receive Youth Ministry updates via text? Text @ssppyouth to 81010 for news and reminders! July The following couples will exchange marriage vows here at Saints Peter and Paul Church this coming month: Nicole Boyum and Robert Woods Kaitlyn Rico and Brent Hasse Ashley Barrera and Ryan Berba Erin Pollock and David Pawlowicz Theresa Beymer and James Fox Theresa Lee and Alex Brouwer Mary Schille and Richard Westra Alexandra Casas and Ryan Haggerty We wish these couples God s blessings as they prepare for their life together! God blessed us with five beautiful days in Kentucky. We grew closer together, worked hard in the heat, and found God in our neighbors in Appalachia. With the help of Christian Appalachian Project volunteers, we built 2 decks and a handicap ramp for a couple families struggling to make ends meet. Sunday-Thursday, June 26-30 Totus Tuus: Bobby, Carli, Marianna, and Chris will be leading prayer, talks, and games every night from 7-9pm. Youth entering 7 th -12 th grade who are at least 12 years old are welcome to be a part of Totus Tuus. Jared Rutnicki (jrutnicki@sspeterandpaul.net)
Page 5 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Twas the week after VBS and all through the hall Not a creature was stirring; there were no kids at all The decorations were down, the Cave was no more And every last crumb had been swept off the floor We sang and we danced to start off our days, And learned Bible points to help us always. Jesus gives us hope and courage, direction and love, He gives us His power and guides from above. Follow Him! we would shout when we heard the day s point Bible buddies each day did not disappoint Radar and Flash and Mawtha and Sal, Don t forget Olivia, the last buddy pal. Clark Cavern would stumble and was always so scared But with plunger in hand he was well prepared We helped him to learn of Jesus, God s son And how by His death our redemption was won. We had fun playing games as we ran all around In the rocks that we smashed some geodes were found. KidVid made us think as we looked up each passage We walked on water; cornstarch gave us the advantage. We ended each day with a PowerPoint show That featured each group with all that they know. Let s not forget snacks; a favorite each day With ice cream sodas and trail mix after we pray. The Year of Mercy wasn t neglected; Loaves and Fishes will benefit from all we collected. Over 1000 items to fill up their shelves What a charitable way to feel pride in ourselves. So many memories bring a smile to my face Hope to see you next year, same time and same place! RE REGISTRATION UPDATE: NEW!! In the upcoming months, we will be using Remind to help keep you informed. Remind is a free service that lets us send quick messages via text, push notifications, or email to everyone registered. While we will still use Constant Contact for lengthier weekly updates Remind will allow us to quickly notify families about things like class placements, cancellations, etc. Signing up for messages on Remind is easy. Receive messages via text message Text code @a833ce to 81010 Reply to the message from the Remind team with your first and last name, and you re in! Catechists and other volunteers are still needed for next year s classes! Please contact the RE Office at 630-357-2436 to find out how you can help.
Page 6 COME AND BE COMFORTED PRAYER-SCRIPTURE-FAITH SHARING-FELLOWSHIP Saints Peter and Paul Seasons of Hope bereavement group will begin on Monday August 8, 2016 at 6:30 pm in the St. Paul Center for the New Evangelization, located on the corner of Benton and Brainard. This Christ centered faith sharing group is intended for those who have lost a loved one through death. For more information or to register, contact Deacon Joe Verdico @ 630 718-2155 or Parish nurse Paulette Shea @ 630 718-2127. Please register by August 1, 2016 SEASONS OF HOPE is coming in August! Volunteers needed A unique Christ-centered Catholic support group for the bereaved will be offered at Saints Peter and Paul beginning this summer on Monday evenings. The facilitators would love some helpers to join in. It is not a big time commitment, but your effort will help many. Please contact Deacon Joe @ 630 718-2155 for ways to get involved. We are in need of more Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion for the 11am Mass. If you feel you can serve the Lord in this ministry, please contact Deacon Michael Crowell at mcrowell@sspeterandpaul.net
CHRISTIAN SERVICE HAPPENINGS Saint Vincent de Paul Page 7 In today s Gospel we see how Jesus, on his way to Jerusalem, sent messenger on ahead of Him. To be the messengers of God, we must know well what God wants to say and do through us, as He sends us out to bring his love to others. In the month of June, you were the messenger of God in bringing hope to the poor. Your gifts enabled the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to assist families, providing food and help with utility and rent bills. Through your almsgiving you are performing a good work; far greater than you think. The coins placed in the St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box bring Christ love and compassion to the poor. Transitional Housing Ministry With the average rent for a 2-bedroom apartment in DuPage County at $1176 per month, housing costs continue to be a struggle for many families after they leave the Transitional Housing Ministry program. Even with a full-time job, it is difficult for many to make ends meet. While a solution is not yet at hand, we appreciate your ongoing support to help families work toward selfsufficiency through your donations in the pink envelopes. Call Jack Flowers at 630-355-4886 for more information. Waterleaf Volunteer Opportunities! What's your passion? Waterleaf, a local pregnancy resource center/ clinic is in need of some dedicated volunteers at both of our locations! Client Advocate (Aurora): The Client Advocate is the first "face" of Waterleaf to clients and critical to the success of our mission. They provide support and care to the clients in addition to personal and consistent follow-up. Usual commitment is 4 hours/week at our Aurora location. Resource Specialist (Bolingbrook): Volunteer at our Education & Resource Center and work closely with pregnant clients to provide help with childbirth/parenting classes, resources, education, sexual integrity, resume preparation, and ongoing support they may require throughout their pregnancy. Spanish-Speaking a plus for both! If you or somebody you know is interested in either of these positions, please download an application at waterleafwc.org. Please call Sheryl Finn for more information about Aurora positions or Lisa Van Dyke for Bolingbrook at 630.701.6270. SS Peter and Paul Troop IL0908 American Heritage Girls is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. The organization offers badge programs, service projects, girl leadership opportunities and outdoor experiences to its members. Home school, Public school and SS Peter and Paul students are welcome to join as well as girls from surrounding parishes. Our troop meets every second and fourth Monday of the month from 4:30-6:00PM from September May at SS Peter and Paul Parish. New members are always welcome. We are currently registering girls for the fall for grades 1-12. We have many exciting outings planned such as campouts at Starved Rock, Michigan Dunes and Devil s Lake, a night at the Shedd Aquarium and a Maritime Museum/Submarine, the Broadway play, Annie and our annual Lenten Retreat. We also have some great service projects which include visiting area nursing homes, Fish Fry, soup kitchens, diaper drives, Loaves and Fishes and PADS. For more information, please contact Mary Beth Zabinski : marybeth@zhitech.com for more details. EVENING PRAYER AND BENEDICTION Please join us for Evening Prayer (Vespers) and Benediction, held every Thursday at 6:00pm in the St. Francis Adoration Chapel. VOCATION PRAYER CALENDAR Remember these men and women in your daily prayers Priests, Deacons, Seminarians and Women & Men Religious in the Diocese of Joliet JUNE - JULY 26 Srs. Mildred Slabenak, Mary DePaul Stava, Sharon Marie Stola, Agnes Ann Svec, Barbara Ann Svec OSB 27 Eduardo Flores Garcia (Seminarian) 28 Timothy Nickels (Deacon Candidate) 29 Frs. David Lawrence & James Lennon 30 Patricia Haney 1 Jerry Alfeltra (Deacon Candidate) 2 Frs. Raymond Lescher & Dennis Lewandowski 3 Srs. Mary Susanne Thome, Regina Ann Weissmann OSB Lucille Adelmann, Marlene Ambrose, Donna Marie Baier OSF
Page 8 Registration Fee: $90 per student Included in Registration Fee: Saints Peter and Paul Church Ministry Center 36 N Ellsworth Street Naperville, Illinois 60540 (630) 718-2119 Monday, August 1, 2016 through Friday, August 5, 2016 9AM 3 PM Open to students in grades 2-8 Academic Year 2016/17 Professionally-trained music staff of four teachers; Lunch and snacks daily; Camp T-shirt and games! Registration Deadline: July 1, 2016 Space is very limited! FIRST COME FIRST SERVED Mail in form along with registration fee. Saints Peter and Paul Summer Music Camp Complete Registration Form and return to the Office of Sacred Music with your Registration Fee Name: Phone: Address: City: State: Zip Grade: Email: Allergies/Food restrictions: S.S.P.P. Class of 1975 and 1976 Reunion Spread the word! Classmates, spouses and friends are invited to gather on July 23rd for a casual evening of memories, food and friendship. We will begin with 5pm mass in the church, followed by refreshments in the Zuker Hall (our old lunchroom!) at 6:15pm. Cost is $25 in advance, $30 at the door For more information and to RSVP, please email Mary Ellen McManus Howard at ajhsmom1@gmail.com Join the Office for Young Adult Ministry for the 2016 Theology On Tap Kick-Off Friday, June 30 6:00-9:00pm Blanchette Catholic Center 16555 Weber Rd. Crest Hill, IL60403 Enjoy a night of: Community, free food and drinks, prayer with Bishop Siegel and Keynote Speaker, Jeanne Bishop For questions contact Lisa Askew in the Office for Young Adult Ministry laskew@dioceseofjoliet.org or (815) 2216234
Page 9 PRAYER INTENTIONS THE SICK Please remember in your prayers, the following people who are seriously ill and others who are suffering with long-term or terminal illnesses: Kelsey Allen, Don Anderson, William Bauman, Alli Bayer, Keith Becker, Kay Becker, Bill Beckwith, Eleanor Bermes, Steven Bermes, Barbara Bigus, Drew Birdsall, Matt Bloodgood, Rose Briceno, Evelyn Brown, Charles Bruce, Mary Bruce, Chris Bruni, Rachel Bryan, John Case, Don Cassa, Colette Cerulla, Gloria Cervany, Mary Beth Cesare, Dan Condon, Kathy Condon, Joe Condon, Henry Czesnakowicz, Scott Dawson, Arsenio O. DeLeon, Leo Delinski, Lalitha Devadas, Sangeetha Devadas, Mary Dorn, Donald Drever, Karen Eggen, Charles Farrell, Thomas Farrell, Therese Feranec, George Franicevic, Mary Ann Freitag, Geri Fricke, Trish Gannon, Joe Gorman, Adam Gruett, Eillen Gruett, Nikki Gudall, Don Haas, Sue Hall, Mary Beth Harmon, Judy Healy, Sami Henderson, Gloria Hermes, Penny Holtz, Jan Janczak, Marion Kenny, Marion Kinney, Laura Kochel, Jessica Kolinski, Kevin Konvalinka, Maddie Kowalski, Suzanne Krauss, Thomas Krauss, Kathleen Krutak, Ed Kurzawa, Rosemary Krystek, Jeanine LaBelle, Cathy LaBruzzy, Nancy Lee Ramirez, Pierre Lebeau, Ken Lietz, Michael Lietz, Bernice Lisenby, Rita Lisson, Vi Livernash, Maria Macedo, Monica Macedo, Rosalia Magana, Joan Marchaterre, Rose Marks, Geraldine Marra, Sam Marra Jr., Michael Marren, Luisa Matta, Jeanette Prochorow McCann, David Michael, Ray Michel, Arla Jean Minor, Barbara Mitchell, Barb Moceri, Mary Moore, Eileen Morris, Diane Mrizek, Cesar Naguit, Armando Navar, Jill Navarro, Maria Suong Nguyen, Hans Nicolaysen, Fr. William Nijm, Eugene Niziolek, Mercedes Niziolek, Ann Nowak, James Oliver Olimpiada, Matthew Ousterout, Lynda Palulis, Jos Panny, Ben Parrilli, Nick Partipilo, John Pfeuffer, Carson Pytell, Sharon Pworek, Charles Rankin, Camilla Rivera, Patrick Rockowitz, Harrison Ruzicka, Maria San Juan, Catherine Sawner, Charles Schenk, Rita Schmidt, Roger Schmith, Nicholas Selig, Mary Grace Shane, Ysabelle Simbol, Irene Slowik, Edward Slowik, William George Sprinkle, Caryl Steimel, John Stewart, Tom Stone, Joe Super, Mark Szachnitowski, Frances Tavernaro, Jeannie Thorpe, John Thorpe, Bernice Tokarski, Akiko Toyohara, Diane Varner, Carmen Vasquez, Charles Villaseñor, Larry Vose, Stephanie Watts, David Wayne, Marie Williams, Douglas Wilson, Janice Wilson, Jean Wiseman, Sylvia Wolfe, Rita Woker, Deacon Richard Yarshen, Dorothy Zaba, Nick Zadak, John Zedrow, Deacon Kevin Zeeb, Jayne Zenker, Helen Zgoda, Mary Elizabeth Zink. Newly added: Fr. Vytas Memenas, Rose Grimes, Kim Nemeth, Mary Switt, Betty Lou Milota, Max Reitzel, Mary Grace Shane and Ryan Novak. May they and their families be comforted by our prayers and Our Lord s compassion. We wish to offer our sympathy and a promise of our prayers to family and friends on the death of : Zdziskaw Ignasik, Ann Czuk and Lisa Rakowski. PRAYING FOR THE SICK AND DECEASED Please note that if you wish to have a family member or friend s name included with the petition for the sick which is read at weekend Masses, you must call the parish office by 9 AM on Friday. Your loved one s name will automatically be added into the sick list in the bulletin the following weekend. If you add a loved one s name to the petition when you come to Mass, please follow up with a phone call to the parish office on Monday so the name may be included with the sick list in the bulletin. In the interest of keeping our sick list current, the first weekend in July we will remove names put on prior to June 1st, unless we hear from you or a family member that you wish a name to remain on the list. Call the Office, 630-355-1081, to add, remove or keep a name on the sick list. Any names received after 9 AM on Friday will be included in the following weekend s prayers. Deceased loved ones who are buried from Saints Peter and Paul Parish are automatically named in the bulletin and in the petition read at weekend Masses. Other recently deceased loved ones may be added to the petitions by calling the parish office by 9 AM on Friday. U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Burns Daniel Caddigan Captain Nick DuPre Major Frank Girdwain Sgt. Mike McDonnell Sr. Airman Steve McDonnell Sgt. Zachary McKenty Captain Scott Paeth Major Tamara Prasse Sr. Airman Daniel Shea Senior Airman Amanda Shea Sgt. Dan Steenstra U.S. Army Captain Michael Caddigan Captain John J. Case Major Mary Cassidy Lt. Col. Richard Collage Captain Tom Crane Pvt Nick Gedvilas Major Thomas E. Goerling Sgt. Anthony Gorup Cpl. Jon Gurnik SPC Jarred Hampton Lt. Col. Sean Hermick Sgt. Kellen Jones 1 Lt. Josh Laz Captain Stephen Laz Captain Aimee Laz Park SPC Steven Powell Major Michael Predny Captain Andrew J. Prunty Captain Daniel Rickert 1st Lt. David Rickert Harrison Ruzicka, SPEC. 4 Sgt. 1st Class Pamela Schmecht Sgt. Jeremy See Please Remember in Prayer our Men and Women Serving in the Military U.S. Army (cont d) Captain Stephen Stoll SPC Robert Surran Sgt. Craig Vladika Captain Eileen White U.S. Navy LCDR Thomas Bock Captain Anthony Giglio Lt. Tom Kuhrt Commander Chris Kurgan Ensign Patrick Marsh Lt. Kaleb Moore Lt. Kasey Scheel Lt. Matthew Scheel Ensign Michael Schmitz U.S. Marine Corps Major Kevin Bowler Captain Donald J. Carlsen CWO2 John Crites Sgt. Richard DiBiaso PFC Jonathon Dragovan Sgt. Luke Focer PFC Ryan Goralski 2nd Lt. Eric Hovey Sgt. Ivan Karamysev Major Pete Keough Gy Sgt. Conor Mahoney Sgt. Steven Oleksy II LCPL Matthew Prasse Corporal Joseph Taylor Staff Sgt. Marcin Tutaj U.S. Coast Guard P.D. John McNellis If you would like to have a serviceman or woman included in the military remembrance list in the bulletin, please call the parish office at 630-355-1081. To arrange a welcome home for your soldier or marine, contact Donna Morsovillo of Operation Welcome You Home at 630-302-2638 or donna@welcomeyouhome.org.
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January June 26, 31, 2016 2016 Page 10 LUKE S GOSPEL CORNER The opening lines of today s Gospel, When the days for Jesus being taken up were fulfilled, Jesus resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, contain within themselves the entirety of salvation history. Being taken up, points to Jesus being taken up or lifted up upon the cross, and to His Ascension into heaven and exultation. Through Jesus, man shares in the exaltation of the divine an exaltation accomplished through the Passion and death of God s divine Son at the hands of those He came to save. The Gospel tells us Jesus resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, which is literally translated, Jesus set His face toward Jerusalem. Luke s descriptive words tell us nothing was going to deter Him from His mission. Jesus mission had entailed preaching and healing those in Galilee, but now He turns toward Jerusalem, the city of destiny. In His deeds, Jesus fulfilled what He had said, I come to do, not my will, but the will of the Father. Jesus actions are foreshadowed in the first reading from Kings when Elijah the prophet, suddenly comes to Elisha while he is working in the fields and lays his mantle upon Elisha s shoulders. Elijah s mantel, or cloak, symbolizes his calling as God s prophet. Elisha, owning twelve yoke of oxen, was extremely wealthy, yet he cuts up his plow as fuel for the fire and feeds his people his oxen, abandoning everything he has in response to God s calling. Elisha was not some false prophet, living on the gifts given to the Temple. He was a wealthy, successful person, surrounded by family and friends, but he left everything to embrace God s will for him. Elisha s story prepares us for Jesus pronouncements in the second half of the Gospel sayings that are intended to shake us: Leave the dead to bury the dead. Leave your family when God calls you to and don t look back. Even Elisha paused to say goodbye. What is the message of these harsh words? The choice of Jesus to journey to Jerusalem clues us in. Nothing can come between us and the will of God not possessions, not family, and not our own ideas about our future. The abruptness of the message prompts us to examine our priorities and motivations. When we are faced with a decision, do we first ask what God s will is for us? Nothing so mirrors God in us than our freedom. We are free to choose the direction of our lives our careers, our spouses, and how we will spend our time and money. How do we use our freedom? St. Paul s letter to the Galatians reminds us we are called for freedom. Do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh; rather, serve one another through love. Are our choices centered on serving ourselves to the exclusion of God and neighbor, or do we approach each moment with the question, What would God want me to do? How can I serve God and neighbor this day? Do our choices reflect our prayer, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done. So much of our life is caught up in doing our thing, but our exultation, our happiness ironically is only achievable when we choose to give up our own thing and choose God s. This is the irony of the Cross that St. Paul writes about. This is what Jesus meant in last week s Gospel that those who wish to save their life must lose it. Only in choosing to unite our will with the Father s, do we find peace, satisfaction, and fulfillment. Nothing in life is ever accomplished without great desires. So, too, we must desire to be holy with our whole heart, with our whole soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind (Deut. 6:4-5), for Jesus promised, To him who thirsts, I will give the fountain of life, freely (Rev. 21:6). And this directive is not reserved for monks or Mother Teresa s Missionaries of Charity. Dying to ourselves is completely contrary to our culture and our notion of freedom, but God calls us to trust Him like a child trusts his father, knowing that He only wishes our complete happiness, our exaltation at His right hand. God calls us to look beyond a life of gratification and toward eternity. 1 Joseph A. Fitzmyer, The Gospel According to Luke, I-IX, The Anchor Bible, pp. 823-837 2The Jerome Biblical Commentary, pp. 194-195. 3 Bishop Robert Baron, The Word on Fire, You re Fired, 2004, Cycle C, Week 13 (available online). For more information about Luke s Gospel Corner email Robert.J.Schuhriemen@gmail.com
BACK TO BASICS Page 11 Infallibility: Christ s Gift to the Church Most people, even non-catholics, probably have some notion that Catholics believe the Pope can speak infallibly. But many people, Catholic and non-catholic alike, have mistaken notions of what infallibility means and how it is exercised in the Church. In these next few bulletin articles we ll take a look at the meaning of infallibility applied to the teachings of the Church, and the various ways in which the Church can teach infallibly. So what do we mean by infallibility? Christ made certain promises to His Church. He told his apostles, He who hears you, hears me (Luke 10:16), so that in hearing the teachings of the apostles, we are hearing Christ Himself. Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to lead his apostles into all truth (John 16:13). Jesus promised to remain with his Church to the end of time (Matthew 28:20). He gave the Church authority the authority to bind and loose (Matthew 16:19; 18:18). And Jesus promised that the gates of Hell would never prevail over His Church (Matthew 16:18). From these guarantees of Jesus, it follows that His Church could never fall into error. How could it be that the Son of God could establish a Church, promise His abiding presence, give His Church the gift of the Spirit of truth, and give that Church His authority all for that Church to end up teaching what is false? No, Christ s promises assure us that the Church will never fail to teach the whole truth of the Gospel in its purity. St. Paul even calls the Church the pillar and foundation of the truth (1 Tim 3:15). This freedom from error is obviously impossible for a merely human institution. Therefore, it must be a gift given by God. In order to preserve the Church in the purity of the faith handed on by the apostles, Christ who is the Truth willed to confer on her a share in his own infallibility (CCC 889). So that we can know with objective certainty that the faith we hold is the faith Christ handed on to the apostles, Christ endowed the Church's shepherds with the charism of infallibility in matters of faith and morals (CCC 890). So infallibility means this: under certain well defined circumstances, by the assistance of the Holy Spirit, the Church cannot teach error in matters of faith and morals. Notice what infallibility is not: infallibility does not mean that every utterance of every leader of the Church is without error; there are certain conditions for exercising this gift that we will look at in upcoming weeks. Infallibility does not mean the Church can speak without error on any topic whatsoever; it must be in the realm of faith and morals. It doesn t mean such teachings use the best expressions possible, or cannot be given further clarity and depth later; it simply means such teachings contain to error. In the next few bulletin articles we ll look at the three ways by which the Church can teach with this gift of infallibility. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING & CERTIFICATION CLASS Linden Oaks Behavioral Health in Elmhurst will be presenting a training and certification class on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at the Blanchette Catholic Center from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. The Course Fee is $40.00 per person, payable at the door. This includes manual/materials. Lunch will be provided. YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER for this course by visiting https://mhfadioceseofjoliet.eventbrite.com, more information on this event may be found there as well. Registration is extremely low. Please register soon if you plan to attend. Mental Health First Aid is a public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common supports. This 8-hour course uses roleplaying and simulations to demonstrate how to offer initial help in a mental health crisis and connect persons to the appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care. The program also teaches the common risk factors and warning signs of specific types of illnesses, like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. Mental Health First Aid is included on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).
Page 12 St. Francis Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration Flame of Faith Candles Six candles burn perpetually around the Blessed Sacrament in our St. Francis Eucharistic Adoration Chapel. The burning candles serve as a constant prayer before the Lord, present in the Blessed Sacrament. Envelopes for you to have your intention remembered with one of these candles and prayed for ONE WEEK (Sunday to Sunday) are available in the Adoration Chapel. The intentions will be published in the bulletin. Flame of Faith intentions for this week: PRAY WITH US RECEIVE HIS BLESSINGS..ADORE OUR LORD IN THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENT Consider spending one hour a week with him! Adorers are needed for the following hours: Monday 2am Monday 6pm Tuesday 5pm Saturday 2am Saturday 4pm Saturday 8pm The seven-day Devotional Candles, at the altar of our Lord, in the Saint Francis Adoration Chapel, are being offered for the following intentions: 1. For help for a daughter marriage. 2. For successful surgery and healing of Dwight R. 3. For the conversation of Peter Michael. 4. For the protection of the unborn. 5. For people to sign-up to spend an hour with the Lord in adoration. ROSARY Come pray with us each Tuesday evening in the Church beginning at 7:30 PM. With our Rosaries, we will ask Our Lady to intercede for our Holy Father s special intention of the month, as well as for our own intentions and for world peace without the threat of terrorism. If there is a special intention that you would like to have remembered during the weekly Rosary, please email sspprosary@gmail.com or come to the Tuesday Rosary to add your intention. PRAYER NETWORK If prayers are needed, please call Jay Albarran at 630-961-3835 or Connie Wanberg at 630-355-3056. FLAME OF FAITH 6. For protection of religious liberty and marriage in our country. Please consider visiting with our Lord at this times. Call Barb at 630-885-1726 or blandiak@gmail.com Elizabeth Ministry If you have experienced infertility, loss of a pregnancy, an infant or child death, you are not alone, many of our parish families have experienced the same and the Elizabeth Ministry would like to help you through it. On the other hand, if you are expecting for the first time, or you are new parents who just had a baby or adopted a child, the Elizabeth Ministry would like to celebrate with you and offer our services to you. Through prayers, adoration hours, and sharing personal experiences, our ministers will try to bring you some peace and comfort no matter what your situation is. Contact Sarah at: 630-809-5925 or email her at: elizabeth_ministry@sbcglobal.net. MOMs Group The MOMs (Meeting Other Mothers) Group brings together Catholic mothers committed to family and community service. We meet monthly for support, friendship and affirmation of our role as Catholic mothers. Our fellowship opportunities include playgroups, meals for moms, rosaries, service activities, moms night out and children s activities. Please email ssppmoms@gmail.com for more information on group events. MOMs Group is always excited to welcome new members!
HERE AND AROUND TOWN Page 13 NEWS FROM THE KNIGHTS Knights of Columbus Council No. 1369 615 E. Ogden Ave., Naperville, IL 60563 www.napervillekofc.org 07-05 Tuesday Business Meeting 7:30 PM 07-16 Saturday Pro-Life Rosary at Planned Parenthood 9:00 AM (Alex Rechenmacher) JOIN US The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic Men s Fraternal Service Organization founded by Father McGivney. All of the good works we do are informed by our four core principles: Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. The Knights also have an insurance program that has a top notch rating. For more information, please contact our Grand Knight, John Moravecek at 983-9209 or our Membership Director, Nick Thompson at 815-871-4218. The KC Hall is available for parties and meetings. Contact Al Knoeck at 630-369-2992 for more information. Our aluminum can collection has been a great success. It has provided us the funding we need to support our priests and seminarians. Please continue to drop off your aluminum cans next to the trailer behind the KC Hall. Make your marriage strong or stronger! CATHOLIC ENGAGED ENCOUNTER: Upcoming 2016 sessions in English at the Portiuncula Center for Prayer, 9263 W. St. Francis Road, Frankfort are: September 10-11 and November 5-6. See www.jolietee.org for information and registration. Call 815-221-6246 for information about sessions in Spanish. MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER IN ENGLISH: Upcoming 2016 sessions in Elk Grove Village are: August 12-14, and October 7-9. For reservations, call 630-577-0778 or go to: applications-joliet@alifetimeoflove.org. ENCUENTRO MATRIMONIAL EN Español: Próximas sesiones para el 2016 en Chicago: Setiembre 16-18 y Noviembre 18-20. Para reservaciones, llamar a Gabriela & Javier Vargas al 630-621-8984 o 630-621- 8978. TROUBLED MARRIAGES: Upcoming Retrouvaille weekend in the Joliet Diocese is September 9-11. To make a reservation, call 708-802- 1830 or see: www.retrouvaille.org for other dates and locations. CATHOLIC MAN S NIGHT Men of all ages are welcome to our monthly Catholic Man s Night, which includes adoration, confession, two talks, dinner, fraternity and discussion. If you want to grow in your faith and become a better man please join us. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with adoration and will finish by 9:00 p.m. A $10 donation is recommended for dinner. Wednesday, June 29, 2016 from 6:30 9:00 p.m. at St. Walter, Roselle. ADOPT A SEMINARIAN PROGRAM This is an opportunity for your students to adopt a seminarian, a man who is studying to be a diocesan priest, or a candidate, a woman preparing to be a sister or a man preparing to be a religious brother or priest, and encourage them on their journey by writing letters. Your encouragement would be greatly appreciated by the men and women in formation. Contact: Fr. Burke at:vocations@dioceseofjoliet.org or (815)221-6171 for more information about participating in this program. School Administrative Assistant-Secretary Our Lady of Peace Catholic elementary school, in Darien, is seeking to hire a full time benefitted Administrative Assistant- Secretary to work in the school office. This position performs duties as required by the principal and pastor of Our Lady of Peace. Candidate must have a minimum of five years current experience. A solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (including mail merge), Excel, Google and Access is required. Ability to maintain School Speak and support FACTS tuition system is needed. Candidates must be organized and detailed oriented. Must have strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with school families, students and as part of the parish-school staff. Ability to multi-task; be flexible and capable of handling a variety of ongoing duties; and be willing to participate in continued job training. Normal work week Monday Friday 7:30 am 4:00 pm with occasional evening hours. This is a twelve month position. Applicants meeting the necessary qualifications please email a cover letter, resume and references to: Resume@olopdarien.org
November June 26, 2016 10, 2013 Page 14 SAINTS PETER AND PAUL CHURCH 36 N. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL 60540 (PHONE) 630-355-1081 (FAX) 630-355-1179 Office Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM-5 PM Website: www.sspeterandpaul.net Facebook: SS Peter and Paul New Evangelization PRIESTS Father Thomas Milota, Pastor... 630-718-2106 Father Raj Kocherla, Parochial Vicar... 630-718-2105 Father Sebastian Gargol, Parochial Vicar... 630-718-2104 PERMANENT DEACONS Deacon Ron Brown... 630-718-2153 Deacon Michael Crowell... 630-718-2197 Deacon Will Marrero... 630-718-2217 Deacon Kevin Neis... 630-718-2216 Deacon Roger Novak... 630-718-2258 Deacon Thomas Rehak... 630-718-2158 Deacon Joe Verdico... 630-718-2155 PARISH OFFICE Pastor s Administrative Asst: Jessica Payne... 630-718-2108 Office Manager: Gloria Villaseñor... 630-718-2101 Bulletin Editor: Claudia Gruett.... 630-718-2110 BUSINESS OFFICE Finance Manager: Tom Boler... 630-718-2100 Accountant: Christine LaMourie... 630-718-2102 Accounting Assistant: Rhonda Mucerino... 630-718-2109 Facilities Manager: Frank Partipilo... 630-718-2163 SCHOOL OFFICE... (PHONE) 630-355-0113 Principal: Karen Meskill... (FAX) 630-355-9803 NEW EVANGELIZATION Director: Sr. Sandra Zorko, OSF... 630-718-2154 Administrative Asst/Webmaster: Denise Stephen... 630-718-2156 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE... 630-357-2436 (FAX)630-357-2458 ATTENDANCE... 630-355-1139 Director of Religious Education & Children s Ministry: Theresa Pratt... 630-718-2133 Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH STAFF DIRECTORY Associate director of Religious Education & Youth Ministry: Jared Rutnicki... 630-718-2131 Office Manager: Peggy Partipilo... 630-718-2138 RE Administrative Assistant: Debbie Mulay... 630-718-2139 SACRED WORSHIP Director of Sacred Music: Matthew S. Sprinkle....630-718-2119 Liturgical Ministries Coordinator: Deacon Michael Crowell... 630-718-2197 SERVICE MINISTRY Director: Deacon Joe Verdico... 630-718-2155 PARISH NURSE / PASTORAL MINISTRY Paulette Shea... 630-718-2127 SENIOR SERVICES Deacon Joe Verdico, Communion Call Coordinator... 630-718-2155 Paulette Shea, Parish Nurse... 630-718-2127 Sr. Sandra Zorko, OSF, Young at Heart Director... 630-718-2154 NURSERY COORDINATOR Donna Widmann... 630-718-2165 WEDDING COORDINATOR Pam Adamski... 630-355-0222 PERPETUAL ADORATION VOICEMAIL... 630-355-1014 x2442 PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS: Thomas Lupinacci, President/ New Evangelization Commissioner Terry McHugh, Worship Commission Stewart Mattson, Secretary / Member at Large Jerry Buch, Administration Commission Cheri Obendorf, Religious Education Commission Kelly Heffron, Parish Life Representative Dick Pugliese, Christian Service Commission Tobias Schlueter, School Board Representative Steward Mattson, Member at Large John Moravecek, Member at Large Charles Millington, Member at Large Barb Hoyt, Member at Large Steve Keeley, Member at Large Scott Jenkins, Member at Large
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Saints Peter and Paul Church #848 36 N. Ellsworth St. Naperville, IL 60540 PHONE 630-718-2110 CONTACT PERSON Claudia Gruett EMAIL ADDRESS: cgruett@sspeterandpaul.net SOFTWARE Microsoft Publisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 7 PRINTER KONICA MINOLTA C654 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 15 SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN June 26, 2016 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS none