ST PAUL THE APOSTLE Catholic and School 18 Woodlawn Joliet, Illinois 60435 815-725-1527 www.stpauljoliet.com November 3, 2013 30th Sunday Ordinary Time
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: parishsec@stpauljoliet.com 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 Development & Marketing x201 Raymond Kaufmann, Director of Music Saturday, November 2 All Souls Day 4:30PM For the Faithfully Departed Sunday, November 3 7:30AM Joseph Vota by: Beverly Vota 9:00AM Mary Ann & Ted Meyer by: E Meyer 10:30AM The People of St. Paul the Apostel Monday, November 4 7:30AM Jody Hindman-Russell by: J & K Hindman Tuesday, November 5 7:30AM Pavnica & Mance Families by: Mary Mance Wednesday, November 6 8:30AM Feehan & Long Families by: B Feehan Thursday, November 7 7:30am Robert Wicevic by: F Wicevic Friday, November 8 7:30AM Thomas & Nell Mowbray by: Kay Comfort Saturday, November 9 4:30PM Daniel Keenan by: Keenan Family Next Sunday, November 10 7:30 AM The People of St. Paul The Apostle 9:00 AM Donald & Dennis Gornik by: Marian Gornik 10:30 AM Eugene Malone by: not stated NEXT WEEKEND S LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS TIME READERS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Saturday, November 9 4:30 PM A Kokosz/ P Wilda P Larranaga, R Baskerville, R Ward, G Wheeler, E Cora, J & K Anzalone Sunday, November 10 7:30 AM C Hinkleman/ A Henderson K Burla, A Prock, C Schultz, C Lehman, K & L Briick, C Lukowski 9:00 AM A Theobald/ K Denardo P Bowden, P Gimbel, L Nichols, M Walsh, M Kucek, L Laux, S Smith 10:30 AM M L Crossen/ B Bodach P Bodach, M Knorr, L Garcia, J Hatfield, R DiGiulio, N Louck, B Bayci Next Weekend s Servers: Saturday, November 9 4:30 PM R & P Kasheimer/ Z Offerman/ E Molnar Sunday, November 10 7:30 AM B Hinkleman/ M Benton/ I Todd/ M talarico 9:00 AM K Sawyer/ S Rand/ P Picciolo/ D Tubongbanua 10:30AM G Underhill/ J Scherf,/C Castillo/ N Bartelt Weekday Mass: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM (Wed 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: After this I had a vision of a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation, race, people, and tongue. They stood before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands... [One of the elders] said to me, These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:9,14). We celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints this past Friday. I thought that this would be a good time to discuss the doctrine of the Communion of Saints. As Catholics, we believe that there is a communion between all the saints whether here on earth, in purgatory or in the heavenly kingdom and, as a communion, we share both in holy things and in holy persons. The Catechism of the Catholic puts it this way, Since all the faithful form one body, the good of each is communicated to the others.... We must therefore believe that there exists a communion of goods in the. But the most important member is Christ, since he is the head.... Therefore, the riches of Christ are communicated to all the members, through the sacraments. As this is governed by one and the same Spirit, all the goods she has received necessarily become a common fund The term communion of saints therefore has two closely linked meanings: communion in holy things (sancta) and among holy persons (sancti). (CCC #947/948) The communion in holy things means that we share in faith, in the sacraments, in the various charisms of the, in charity, etc. A charism is described in this way; Within the communion of the, the Holy Spirit distributes special graces among the faithful of every rank for the building up of the.484 Now, to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. (CCC #951) What charism essentially means is that people are, through the grace of the Holy Spirit, given a good work to accomplish for the common good of the People of God and are also given by God all the grace they need to accomplish such a work. The Catholic Encyclopedia has a good definition of how we share in the communion of holy persons. The communion of saints is the spiritual solidarity which binds together the faithful on earth, the souls in purgatory, and the saints in heaven in the organic unity of the same mystical body under Christ its head, and in a constant interchange of supernatural offices. The participants in that solidarity are called saints by reason of their destination and of their partaking of the fruits of the Redemption (1 Corinthians 1:2 Greek Text). The damned are thus excluded from the communion of saints. The living, even if they do not belong to the body of the true, share in it according to the measure of their union with Christ and with the soul of the the angels, though not redeemed, enter the communion of saints because they come under Christ's power and receive of His gratia capitis. So, what does all this mean? How are we to understand what the church teaches concerning the Communion of Saints? One thing that we have to recognize is that God exists outside of space and time. In fact, God created space and time. Space and time are actually creatures meaning that they were created by God when He created the universe out of nothing (creation ex nihilo). What we can take from the fact that within the Communion of Saints there is a communion of holy persons is that somehow we are all connected in a communion across space and time. The faithful on earth, the departed souls in purgatory and the saints in heaven are united in the Mystical Body of Christ with Christ as the Head and Shepherd of His. I like to think of it this way. The love that we share with one another, with family, with friends does not cease to exist when someone passes from this life to the next. Rather, the love remains because God graced us with this love, has shared His great love with us and, through the grace of God, we are still in a communion of love that connects us to all those who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith. We are connected in the Mystical Body of Christ and share in both holy things and holy people. It s important that we remember that we share in both of these things. By sharing in holy people we remain connected to one another in love across space and time. By sharing in holy things, every pious and holy action done by one belongs and is profitable to all, through charity which seeketh not her own. (Catechism of the Council of Trent. Part. I, Ch. X) This means that every time we pray, every time we go to mass, every time we receive one of the sacraments, every time we read sacred scripture, every time we complete an act of mercy, every time we share our love with another person, etc. the benefit of this pious and holy action redounds to all people not just ourselves and not just to the people who immediately surround us. The doctrine of the Communion of Saints is a beautiful and profound teaching of the that expresses God s great love for us but is one that, unfortunately, we often forget to contemplate as we practice our faith.
Parish News St. Paul s FOLLOW Youth Ministry Members 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 Twitter: stpaulsfollow FOLLOW Night Tuesday, 11/5; doors open at 5:30pm, meeting from 6:30 to 9:00pm: Theology of the Body Night! Daybreak Saturday, 11/9 from 9:30am to 12:30pm. R.E.P. NEWS In need of information about Our Religious Education Program? Please call the REP office at 815-725-6927 The Religious Education Program at St. Paul s will present the fall session of FLAG (Families Learning About God) on Sunday, November 3 from 11:30 am until 2:15 pm or Monday, November 4 from 5:45 until 8:30 pm. A light meal will be served on both days. All REP families are required to attend one of these sessions. The topic is The Miracles of Jesus. If you have not yet registered, please call the Religious Education Office at 815-725-6927. There will be no REP classes on Monday, November 11. Regular REP classes will resume on Monday, November 18. St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School News Always Growing: St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School students are always growing: in faith, in academic knowledge, in athletics, and in fine arts. As they learn more about the Saints this year, the children are growing in the practices of the Faith; we hope you will see more and more of them with their families at Sunday Mass. Our achievement exam scores increased significantly this year in reading, and even more so in math, an objective measure of great academic growth. Our volleyball teams have won first place in four tournaments, and our baseball team won first place, Division 1A in the state: all are admirable accomplishments. Our band has tripled in size, and our drama club has grown from producing short skits to producing a 45 minute junior high play version of The Wizard of Oz. Save the date: there will be two performances of the play on November 15 th, at 2:00 pm and at 7:00 pm in our gym. All are welcome to our first ever full length drama production of this classic story. Find out if monkeys really do fly! PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY Women Speak Out LIFE [The abortion] gave me grief and sorrow beyond expression. I have committed the most heinous of all crimes -- I killed my own child. Yet, the Lord forgave me, just as he forgave Paul. Yet I will always regret what I did and will probably always feel grief. But I pray that my experience can somehow prevent other women from making the same fatal mistake. I m a nurse now, so I wear my uniform to all the pro-life things I do! For information on healing after abortion, see www.silentnomoreawareness.org. TO ALL PARISHIONERS PLEASE NOTE THAT BEGINNING JAN. 1, 2014 YOUR OFFERING ENVELOPES WILL BE MAILED TO YOU ON A BI-MONTHLY SCHED- ULE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT LYNNE AT THE RECTORY 815-725-1527 ext 200
9:00am Mass 10:00am RCIA 10:30am Mass 11:30am FLAG Sunday, November 3 Convent All AC Monday, November 4 8:00am Eucharistic Adoration 5:45pm FLAG All AC Tuesday, November 5 8:00am Eucharistic Adoration 5:00pm Youth Ministry Convent 6:30pm Boy Scouts #15 School Hall 6:30pm Baptismal Prep A 1 Wednesday, November 6 8:30am Mass 5:30pm Paulites Social A 4 6:00pm Rainbows School Thursday, November 7 3:00pm Children s Choir 3:45pm Interviews w/ Diana A 3 6:30pm Adult Choir 7:00pm Spirit & Truth Convent/ Friday, November 8 8:00am Eucharistic Adoration 6:15pm Girl Scouts Wendel A 2 Saturday, Novembeer 9 8:00am - 9pm AC and Gym Closed for the Entire Day 3:00pm Confessions 4:30pm Mass 5:30pm Music Ensemble Sunday, November 10 8:00am-9:00pm AC and Gym Closed for the Entire Day 9:00am Mass 10:00am RCIA Convent 10:30am Mass 11:30am Baptisms NOTICE: The school will be getting new insulated window panels installed on the east and west sides starting Friday November 8 th after school through Monday November 11 th. Painting will take place in the spring. Please be cautious around the construction equipment and site during this process. We thank you for your cooperation and generous donations that this project could be accomplished. For the most current calendar information please go to www.stpauljoliet.com Patricia Balla Erin Bartel Gerri Bertino Mason Briese Patricia Burda Noemi Canales Gerard Colagrossi Laura Criel Sally Drauden Jean Fabich Judith Gahala Pray for the Sick Please remember the following people in your prayers who are seriously ill or who are suffering from long-term illnesses: Harn Family Matt Gross Sami Henderson James Hickey, Jr. 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
November 2-3, 2013 Today s gospel shows how the love of God can and does change people. Do you know and feel the love of our Lord for you, your spouse, or your family? Make the time to allow the love of God to strengthen, renew and rekindle your marriage relationship. Attend the next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on December 6-8, 2013. Contact Jim and Kris McCulloch, 630-577- 0778. For more information visit our website at: wwmejoliet.org. TUITION ANGELS Each year help is given in these situations by our parish through thousands of dollars of financial aid given to needy families; help is also given by the Marconi Scholarship to families who have encountered financial strain due to medical issues. Now there is another avenue of help: the Tuition Angels fund. People can become tuition angels by donating money to help either specific families or simply to fortify the general fund which will then portion out assistance according to need. At this time of year families who are able reach out to those who are unable and your generosity is remembered always. What better gift than to allow a child to continue their education, based in faith and filled with care. Thank you for your consideration and participation in this worthy endeavor. May God bless you and yours Show, by your life, that it is worth giving your time and talents in order to attain high ideals, it is worth recognizing the dignity of each human person, and it is worth taking risks for Christ and his Gospel. It is he that we have come to seek because he first sought us. ~ Pope Francis, World Youth Day Farewell Ceremony at HAVE A FUN DAY TRIP WITH THE PAULITES COME SEE THE PLAY HELLO DOLLY ON Decenber 11, 2013 Bus will pick-up in the church lot at 10:15 AM Reservations NO later than November 11, 2013 Watch this space regarding "2013 CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE." This year we are hoping to, once again, provide gifts for the needy. Cost: Members $63.00 Non-members $68.00 Cost Includes lunch Contact: Helen Jackinowski 815-725-0187 SUNDAY OFFERING THANK YOU! Offering for Sunday, Oct.27.....$16,330.00 Collection Amount Budgeted...$16,731.00 Week s Budget Shortfall...($401.00) Year to Date Shortfall..($24, 896.00) Our Parish depends on a weekly collection of $16,731.00 to meet our budget. Thank you for your generous support of our parish. Your donations of time, talent, and treasure enables us to provide many ministries and services for the benefit of our parishioners and the local community. God bless you and your family!
NOVEMBER 3, 2013 THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN OR- DINARY TIME St. Paul s is now on Facebook and Twitter! Taking advantage of the right moment can make all the difference in the world. That is why all special moments need to be treasured. In a similar way, the Lord gives us many opportunities as well. These special blessings of grace help us to find wholeness and maintain virtuous lives. Do we recognize and cherish them or do we take them for granted? Step-Up Day at JCA What is it like to be part of a tradition? What does it mean to be a champion? Come to JCA for Step-Up 2013 on Friday, November 8 th from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to find out! Experience firsthand what a day at JCA is like. Eighth graders interested in becoming part of the JCA family are encouraged to attend this event! Information will be available on academics, athletics, clubs, and more. Joliet Catholic Academy faculty members, staff, and students look forward to meeting future Angels and Hillmen at Step- Up Day 2013! This invitation is extended to ALL area 8th grade classes. Check with your school to see if they are sending the 8th grade class or if you will need to independently RSVP to JCA. If the school is sending the class, JCA will coordinate with your principal. Please contact JCA s Admissions Office at 815-741-0500 or admissions@jca-online.org for any questions. REPORTING SEXUAL ABUSE: Anyone who has reasonable cause to suspect the sexual abuse of a minor by a member of the clergy or other personnel is urged to report the matter immediately. To inform the Diocese of Joliet, call Mrs. Judith Speckman (Victim assistance Coordinator) at 815-263-6467 or write the Diocese of Joliet, 425 Summit Street, Joliet, Illinois 60435, or contact DCFS or your local County States Attorney. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/stpauljoliet FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: stpauljoliet Prayer for Vocations Pope John Paul II Lord Jesus, as you once called the rst disciples to make them let your sweet invita on con nue to resound: Give young men and women the grace of responding quickly to your voice. Support our bishops, priests and consecrated people in their apostolic labor. Grant perseverance to our seminarians and to all those who are carrying out the ideal of a life totally consecrated to your service. Awaken in our community a missionary eagerness. Lord, send workers to your harvest and do not allow humanity to be lost for the lack of pastors, missionaries and people dedicated to the cause of the Gospel. Mary, Mother of the, the model of every voca on, help us to say to the Lord who calls us to cooperate in the divine plan of salva on. Amen. For an increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life, especially in the Diocese of Joliet, we pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.