St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church 2500 Arbeiter Rd, Joliet, IL 60431 Fourth Sunday of Easter April 17, 2016 Mass Schedule Sunday Obligation Saturday.......4:30 pm Sunday..8:30am & 10:00 am Weekday Mon, Tues, Thurs & Friday... 9:15 am Wednesday...6:30pm Holy Days of Obligation 9:15 am & 7:00 pm Vigil Mass 7:00 pm Check bulletin for changes. Sacraments Reconciliation Saturday 3:30 to 4:15pm, Wednesday 5:45 to 6:15pm and by appt. Baptism Sunday after 10:00 am Mass. Call the office for open dates Marriage Please call the church office at the beginning of your wedding planning (at least six months in advance). Staff Pastor.......Fr Karl Langsdorf.....Terry Safko...Vic Puscas Pastoral Associate.....Sandy Book Music Coordinator...Mark Epling Coordinator of FCFF.....Penny Giunta Secretary..... Jackie White Telephone......815-609-8077 Fax...815-609-8078 www.st-francis-xavier.org Like St Francis Xavier Catholic Church on Facebook.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, When I was growing up my home parish in this time after Easter held its forty hours adoration. In fact most parishes in the city had a similar devotion. It was in fact a form of perpetual adoration but not continuously in one place.. During the year we would visit many churches to pray but also to see the displays of flowers placed in front of the Blessed Sacrament. I believe the tradition started in Europe in the 1500 s when there was a real threat of invasion by the Turkish Empire. It was a prayer and plea for protection for the Christian communities in danger. In our own parish there is a few hours of Adoration on a Tues Evening from 5 pm to 8 pm and on Thurs morning after Mass for an hour. Today I believe we need to be reminded of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and of our need to receive the Eucharist so that we can be strengthened in our faith and be better able to face the challenges of life. I am always impressed by the diligence of parents who struggle to get their children to Mass and to religious education but I am not so naïve as to believe that it is always so. On a recent Religious Ed Sunday I was very aware of the disparity in numbers of those who signed in before Mass and the continuous stream of those who signed in during Mass and after Mass. Without the example of parents going to Mass and receiving the Eucharist the family based religious Ed program is a little like a waste of time. Two different signals are being given, and most times the bad example wins. The Christians of the 1500 s believed that the Christ would save them and he did. The feast of the holy rosary celebrates that victory over the Turkish Empire at the Gates of Vienna. If we as Christians are to have any hope of fulfilling our mission of going out to the whole world and proclaiming and living a Christian life to the full then it must be based on a solid belief that he or she who eats the body and blood of Christ will have life to the full and the strength to carry out and live the Christian life to the full. The Christ who told the disciples he would be with them until the end of time is with us in word and sacrament and he wants to share that with us not just on occasion but every week so that we have the strength for the Journey Let the Journey continue with the Good Shepherd as our guide. Pray for me as I pray for you, Fr Karl Hospitality Sunday April 24th Light refreshments will be served after the 8:30am & 10:00am Masses. If you are interested in helping with this event please let me know, or show up and offer help. We are trying to keep things simple so no need to bring anything unless you were already planning on bringing something. Contact Karen Asiyanbi bodunrin@comcast.net Apr 16-!st Communion Class @ 11am Apr 17-FCFF after 10am Mass Apr 29-SFX DINNER DANCE at 6pm Apr 30-1st Holy Communion @ 4:30pm Mass May 1--1st Holy Communion @ 8:30am & 10am Mass May 8-Mother s Day May 15-FCFF (inc.confirmation Class) May Crowning May 15-Ice Cream Social after May Crowning The Documents of Vatican II Lecture Series is on Tues., April 26th at 7pm in the church of St Procopius Abbey. The talk is free and open to the public. This is the 4th talk in the series and is being given by Dr Timothy O Malley, director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy. It is titled The Work of Our Redemption: A Theology of Sacrosanctum Concilium, and is on the Second Vatican Council s document concerning the sacred liturgy. For more information go to www.procopius.org Daybreak Sign Up Sunday Please drop the food off at church between 5:45 and 6:00 pm on the 4th Friday of each month or call Caryl Hayes. Volunteers are needed to bring food as well as to collect, transport and serve the food. Our menu consists of Lasagna and/or Mostaccioli, salad, bread, dessert, juice and milk. Contact Caryl Hayes at 815-263-9584 or cl.hayes@att.net.a notebook will be in the Narthex to sign up for food donations and serving The World Day of Prayer for Vocations will be celebrated this year on April 17, the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Pope Francis issued a Papal Message for the occasion, in conjunction with the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. In it, the Holy Father reminds us: The Christian vocation, just like every particular vocation, is born from within the People of God, and is a gift of divine mercy. He goes on to stress how the ecclesial dynamism of an individual s vocation demands that we go beyond ourselves and place our lives at the service of God s plan. The entire Papal Message is available in both English and Spanish at www.usccb.org/vocations along with other resources from the CCLV Secretariat for the observance of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations in the United States. Be assured of my fraternal support and prayers for your pastoral efforts to encourage vocations with in the Church.
Family Centered Faith Formation after 10am Mass Beatrice Weber April 17 May 15 (May Crowning) and Ice Cream Social and sons Christopher & Andrew and daughter Sarah Thomas & Lori Sherman Confirmation Class May 15, @ 8:30am First Communion Classes@ 11am We re happy you have decided to take this journey with us! April 16 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Practice April 16, after 11:30am Class Knights of Columbus SCHEDULE Blood Drive April 30-4:30pm Mass May 1-8:30am and 10:00am Mass READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:11-18 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-7; Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: Acts 12:24 13:5a; Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 8; Jn 12:44-50 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27; Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14 Sunday: Acts 14:21-27; Ps 145:8-13; Rv 21:1-5a; Jn 13:31-33a, 34-35 St Francis Xavier Parish DINNER DANCE Friday April 29, 2016 Whitetail Ridge Golf Club Dinner and Dancing $50.00 per person (21& over) Cash Bar 6-7pm /Dinner-7pm Purchase tickets after masses in the Narthex or call the parish office at 815-609 8077 Website www.st-francis-xavier.org Heartland Blood Centers will be in the lower level of St. Francis Xavier Church Sunday 5/8/2016 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm K of C Ladies Auxiliary All women of our parish are invited to our next meeting April 18 @ 7:30pm in the lower level of the church. PARISH GRAND RAFFLE Cash Prizes $50.00 per ticket The prizes depend on the number of tickets sold. The more sold, the more money you will win!!! The Parish Grand Raffle drawing will take place at the Dinner Dance on April 29th $$$ Purchase tickets after masses in the Narthex or call the parish office at 815-609 8077 Website www.st-francis-xavier.org
Is your child in college or intending to go in the fall? Please fill out the form below and drop it in the collection basket so we can send him/her a care package and stay in touch. Student s name Student s email Manna News Manna cards are a simple way to bring in extra money for our parish. The manna cards are purchased at a discount and then sold at face value. The discount varies from vendor to vendor. If you buy a $25 card, it is worth $25 at the vendor. Therefore, the card costs you nothing extra. We all buy gas, groceries and go out to eat, so why not stop by the manna table and see what we have. We accept cash and checks payable to St. Francis Xavier. Help Wanted College name and address Currently enrolled Will start in the fall of 2016 Parents/Grandparents, would you like to help with this new ministry? If so, please give us your name and best way to reach you: ****Marriage Encounter Weekends***** The good news of the Gospel reminds us that we are God s people, the sheep of his flock! Because of Jesus death and resurrection, we are given the ultimate gift of eternal life and are held tight, safe and secure in God s hand! Let these amazing and life giving truths fill you and your marriage relationship with His love and peace. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are June 10-12, 2016 or August 12-14, 2016 or October 7-9, 2016, all at Elk Grove Village, IL. Early registration is highly recommended. For reservations/information, call Jim & Kris at 630-577-0778 or contact us through http://wwme-chicagoland.org. We are looking for volunteers to join our friendly group of manna sellers. If you can stay after Mass an additional 15 to 20 minutes, we would love to have your help. Please call Marilyn #815-353-8736 Saturday Apr 16, 4:30pm Kevin & Christina Gallagher Sunday Apr 17, 8:30am St Francis Xavier Parishioners Sunday Apr 17, 10:00am Carly Smith Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Apr 18, Apr 19, Apr 20, Apr 21, Apr 22, 6:30pm Don Long Saturday Apr 23, 4:30pm Estelle Kominsky Sunday Apr 24, 8:30am St Francis Xavier Parishioners Sunday Apr 25, 10:00am Thomas Dubaniwicz TUESDAY EVENING 5 8 p.m. THURSDAY MORNING 9:45 10:45 Mass Schedule for April 22nd, and 23rd 2016 Saturday 4:30 pm GREETERS Sunday 8:30 am Sunday 10:00 am GREETERS NEEDED Vogt Family GREETERS NEEDED LECTOR Kathy Thoman Tom Johannessen Elizabeth Kingsbury- Puscas MINISTERS of HOLY COMMUNION Bill Thoman Bob & Barb Spalo Terry Stanley Carina Johannessen SERVERS T.J.Johannessen Luke Lyznicki Sarah & Hannah Markun MANNA HELPERS Mary Kaffer Audra Marino Jim Thomas Sheila Genevich Monica Hehl Marilyn Watson
Our Sunday Offering Please pray for... April 3, 2016 Envelopes used:150 Loose Currency: Total: April Blue Envelopes $4744.00 $1175.00 $5919.00 $ 946.00 Approximate number of Registered Families. 543 Jim Connell Joe Lopez Erno Balogh Ron Stajkowski Anna Lopez Agnes Badar Larry Formella David Warburton Thank you for your generosity! For your heart will always be where your riches are. Matthew 6:21.. Pray for Our Military Ronald Wallis Navy, Djibouti, Africa OFFICE /STAFF INFORMATION Office Hours: Monday & Thursday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday 11:30am to 3:00pm Friday 8:30 am to 1:00 pm Office closed on Wednesday Telephone...815/609-8077 Fax..815/609-8078 Web site....st-francis-xavier.org E-mail.office@st-francis-xavier.com Pastor.... Rev. Karl Langsdorf frkarl@st-francis-xavier.com..terry Safko PARISH REGISTRATION: All Catholics are expected to register in their parish. We encourage you to register through the simple process of picking up the form in the back of church or by telephoning the office and complete the simple questionnaire....vic Puscas Pastoral Associate....Sandra Book Religious Education/FCFFCoordinator...Penny Giunta Secretary....Jackie White Sacramental Preparation:..Sister M. Gesuina Bongiorno, O.S.M. Confirmation Preparation...Mike & Gaylene Oesterreich Music Coordinator... Mark Epling Daybreak Coordinator...Caryl Hayes cl.hayes@att.net/815-263-9584 Bulletin Coordinator.....Kathleen Thoman Webmaster.webmaster@st-francis-xavier.com SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION: Reconciliation: Confessions are every Saturday from 3:30 to 4:15 pm, Wednesday from 5:45 to 6:15 pm and by appt.. Baptisms: Are celebrated on Sunday after the 10:00 am Mass. Call the church office for open dates. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:(Family Centered Faith Formation) Registration takes place from May through August. Classes begin in September and are held twice a month on Sunday after the 10:00 am Mass. Marriages: Please contact the parish office at the beginning of your wedding planning to check if your wedding date is available and to start the marriage preparation process. A minimum of six(6) months in advance of your wedding date is a requirement of the Joliet diocese. Weddings are celebrated at Noon or 2 p.m. on Saturdays. PARISH MINISTRIES: If you would like to join one of our parish Quinceanara Must contact the parish 3 months prior to the ministries (lector, Communion minister, catechists, etc.) please call requested date the office for details. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): For adults ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT is held on interested in becoming Catholic, RCIA prepares them to Tuesday from 5-8p.m. and on Thursday after the 9:15 am Mass until receive the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, 10:45a.m. and Eucharist) at the Easter Vigil. Adult Catholics in need of SACRAMENTAL PREPARATIONS: We are delighted to celebrate the sacraments of Baptism & Marriage within our parish for registered families. If you have any questions, please contact our parish office, 815-609-8077 Confirmation are also invited. The formal program meets weekly from October through May. Bulletin Inserts: If you plan to insert flyers in the Sunday bulletin, please call the parish office on the prior Monday for approval and scheduling Please submit all articles for the bulletin in writing no later than noon on Mondays. You may fax (815/609-8078) or email (office@st-francisxavier.com) your article AS AN ATTACHMENT.