09/27/2015 - St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr

St. Stephen, Deacon & Martyr
We are a Stewardship Parish
Papal Prayer:
Lord God, by the creation of the first Eve and her
spouse, you made marriage and the family the
foundation of all human community.
By the birth of your Son, Jesus, to the new Eve,
Mary, our mother, and her most chaste spouse,
Joseph, you radically altered human history.
Through this Holy Family
you made a path for our salvation.
Strengthen the families of this world and impart to
them the gifts of the Holy Spirit. May the
upcoming World Meeting of Families with the
Holy Father serve to give you glory, and bring
strength and fortitude to families, who are being
assaulted by evil from every direction.
May the meeting be a source of light and hope to
all the world.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 27, 2015
Our Parish Mission
Liturgy Schedule
A Catholic community of faith striving to witness to
the Gospel. Our Baptism and Confirmation calls us
to bring Christ’s Love to our families, our work
places and our community. Grateful for God’s gifts,
we seek to nurture those gifts and to give back to
the Lord by sharing our time, talent and material
treasure. In all of our parish activities we seek to
develop a personal relationship with the Lord who
directs our lives and a vision that sees the world
with the eyes of Christ and that leads to a commitment to justice. We seek a sense of unity in Christ
that leads us to be an open and welcoming people
and a sense of joy in being graced by the gifts of
God’s Love.
Monday—Saturday: 8am
Mass of Anticipation: 5pm
Sunday: 7am, 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am, 6:15pm;
1pm (Polish)
Reconciliation: Saturdays, 8:45-9:30am
St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr Catholic Church
17500 South 84th Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60487
708-342-2400
www.ststephentinley.com
Twitter @ststephentinley
Our Church
Parish Office
17500 South 84th Avenue
Tinley Park, IL 60487
Office Hours:
8:30am-8:30pm Mon-Th; 8:30am-7pm Fri; 9am-5pm Sat
Office Closed: 12:30-1pm Mon-Fri
Office Phone: 708.342.2400
Office Fax: 708.342.1545
Religious Ed. Phone: 708.342.1544
Website: www.ststephentinley.com
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ststephentinley
Our School
Sacraments
Baptisms are celebrated every Sunday at 3pm in English and 1pm
in Polish. Please contact Deacon Ken in the parish office for the
necessary preparations at 708-342-2400 ext. 136.
Sacrament of Reconciliation is available on Saturdays, from
8:45—9:30am in the church or by appointment.
Funerals can be arranged with the parish office.
Marriages St. Stephen Parish welcomes the celebration of the
weddings of both registered parishioners and the children of
registered parishioners. Information is available from one of the
priests or deacons.
Pastoral Care of the Sick can be arranged for the sick, elderly and
handicapped desiring Communion by calling the parish office.
Stewardship: Time, Talent and Treasure
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School
9300 167th Street
Orland Hills, IL 60487
School Phone: 708.403.6525
School Fax: 708.403.8621
Ms. Mary Iannucilli, Principal
Collections
For 09-20-2015
Regular
Kids
Sharing
Assumption
$23,107.00
$36.80
$157.00
$25.00
Our Staff
Rev. James Finno, Pastor
Rev. Grzegorz Warmuz, Associate Pastor
William Engler, Deacon
Chuck McFarland, Deacon
William Schultz, Deacon
Joseph Stalcup, Deacon
Pete Van Merkestyn, Deacon
Kenneth Zawadzki, Deacon
Karen Opyd, Administrative Assistant to Pastor
Sandi Morgan, Director of Religious Education
Leslie Krauledis, Assoc. Director of Religious Education
Tammy Burns, Admin. Assistant for Religious Education
Mark Gorka, Music Minister
Karen Dillon, Youth Ministers
Kyle Groves, Youth/Young Adult Minister
Dave Prete, Maintenance Director
Parish Registration
Registration of new parishioners is held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays
every month after the 10am Mass. New parishioners unable to register at
Sunday registration, may register at the parish office on Mondays at 2pm,
Tuesdays at 11am, Wednesdays at 8:30am or Thursdays at 6:45pm.
Please phone the parish office at 708.342.2400 to make an appointment.
We warmly welcome new parishioners and cordially invite you to join
us on our life-long journey to the Lord.
Thank you for your continued Stewardship in support of St.
Stephen. Please visit our website to find other opportunities for
generosity through planned giving by remembering St. Stephen in
your will or living trust.
In addition to printing the collection, we are printing the
Sunday and Holy Day collections from the previous month and
for the fiscal year to date as well as budgeted amount needed
for us to meet both our expenses and
mortgage
payments. Mortgage payments are $41,500 per month (interest
and principal).
The Archdiocese loaned us the money to start our parish and build
our facilities on the basis of a commitment to Stewardship by the
parish. We thank everyone whose support enables us to do the
work of our parish.
Actual
Budget
Last Month
August
$133,600
$136,750
Year-to-Date
July 1 –August 31
$243,698
$248,250
Bulletin Submission
Deadline for Bulletin articles are to be in the parish office by
noon on Friday for the following week’s bulletin.
E-mail: [email protected]
From Our Pastor
Dear People of St. Stephen,
Today I am sorry to announce that because
of family health reasons, Tammy Burns,
our religious education administrative
assistant, will be retiring at the end of this
month. Tammy has been a great blessing
for our RE program for the past 13 years.
She will be greatly missed. Please keep
Tammy and her family in your prayers.
My words today are unlikely to be timely,
since the Pope’s visit to the United States
and the World Meeting of Families in
Philadelphia that ends today have, I’m
sure, produced many challenging ideas on
living the Lord’s way of love in our
families and in our world. (I am writing
this last Monday because of printing
schedules.) The theme of the World
Meeting of Families – “Love is our
Mission: the Family Fully Alive” –
presents a challenging idea in itself. Family
has a critical role to play in our society as it
does in every society. Jesus came to reveal
the Father’s love and mercy and He passes
on this mission to each of us as individual
Christians and as a family of faith. Bishop
Robert Morneau, the auxiliary Bishop of
the Green Bay diocese, wrote these words
that for me give a focus to our living love
in our personal families and in our family
of faith:
“Another word for love is “for”, as in
“This is my body and blood given “for”
you.” In contrast, love is thwarted when
we are against one another, when the
Spirit of the Lord does not govern our
vision and our actions.”
Living “for” others is a way to express the
spirit of Jesus’ life-giving love. In the truth
of Jesus, living in love for God and for
others is the way to find our deepest
fulfillment. That spirit runs against much
of what we hear in our culture. When our
main focus is on satisfying our own needs
and desires, it makes it difficult to live love,
especially long-term commitments of love.
The spirit of living “for” love of others is
essential for family life. Spouses mutually
live for love of one another. Parents live
for love of their children, and adult
children often return that love by caring for
elderly parents. When the focus is on
living “for” others, life flourishes in
families, in a church family, and in
a community. When the focus is
self-centered, communities – families and
others – atrophy and may die. We come to
church each Sunday to be nourished by
God’s Word and by the Eucharist.
Receiving the very body and blood of
Christ nourishes us to live in His spirit, to
live “for” love of God and love of others.
Let’s pray that we may all live that spirit in
our families and in every area of our lives.
When we do, we live the way of love that
leads to life that lasts forever.
Next Sunday I invite you to participate in
the annual “Life Chain”, a silent and
prayerful witness in support of the life of
the unborn child. The Life Chain will be
along 159th Street, with St. Stephen’s place
by the Marquette Bank, just east of 76th
Ave. from 2 to 3:30PM. More information
is elsewhere in the bulletin. It seems very
appropriate that this witness comes on the
feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, October
4. St. Francis had a tremendous
appreciation for the dignity of all of God’s
creation. Pope Francis reflects that the
strong belief in the dignity of each person
and of all creation as God’s gifts to us. The
“Life Chain” is an opportunity to witness
to and to pray for respect and care for the
world that God has created and has
entrusted to us.
Finally, I invite all of you to consider
attending two inspiring presentations that
will be our church this October. Next
Saturday, October 3, Wayne Messmer
presents the one man play Damien, the
story of St. Damien, the leper priest of
Molokai. There will be both a matinee and
an evening performance. The play is a
powerful story that is presented in a very
moving way. I saw this presentation
several years ago and I look forward to
seeing it again. On Friday, October 16, Dr.
Allen Hunt, an excellent speaker who
works with Matthew Kelly’s Dynamic
Catholic organization, will speak on
“Passion and Purpose in Marriage.” I
encourage all married couples and
engaged couples to invest an evening that
will enrich your marriage. Tickets for both
of these events are available after Mass this
weekend and at the parish office.
May God bless you and your loved ones.
Fr. Jay
FELLOWSHIP AND NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION
This Sunday, September 27th everyone is invited to fellowship after the 10 A.M. Mass Please join us for coffee, juice, pastries and
fellowship in the large meeting room. This time together gives us the opportunity to “know and grow” with each other. In addition
registration for new parishioners will take place in rooms 158 and 159. We look forward to meeting you and introducing you to St.
Stephen parish. Members of the clergy and staff will warmly welcome you, provide information about the parish and answer your
questions. Please attend Mass with us and then we can enjoy some pleasant time together after Mass!
Spiritual Life
Initial Drawing for our
Proposed Parish Center
Ticket Prices are as follows:
Matinee Performance 2pm
Children 10-12 years old are free
Play is not recommended for children under 10 years old
Our journey toward building a Parish Center has begun
and has been enthusiastically welcomed. Parishioners
have been meeting and are now presenting the Parish
Center Plan to parish households and also seeking their
financial support.
The architect has presented us with an initial drawing
pictured with this article. The Parish Center will include
a large multi-purpose hall, a kitchen, a youth room, a
meeting room that can be divided into two small meeting
rooms, storage space, washrooms and a vestibule. The
Parish Center will be attached to the corridor nearest the
parking lot on the west end of the meeting room wing of
the current building. The building will be approximately
10,000 square feet.
There is much excitement and anticipation regarding the
Parish Center because it will enables us to enhance the
spiritual and social life of the parish.
Join us in this exciting and worthwhile journey!
General Admission is $10
Special Seating is $15
Evening Performance 7pm
General Admission is $20
Special Seating is $25
Lighthouse Catholic Media
A kiosk with CDs and other materials from Lighthouse
Catholic Media is in the narthex today. The kiosk has
CDs as well as some books and pamphlets that provide
some very fine input on our Catholic faith. Each
weekend a new CD, for $3 each, will be available on the
kiosk. We invite you to look over the materials on the
kiosk. Payment for the materials can be made in the slot
on the bottom of the kiosk.
Spiritual Life
Are You Interested In Becoming Catholic?
Do you have questions about the Catholic faith? Have you
been thinking about becoming Catholic? Would you like to
learn more about the Catholic faith without making a final
commitment? The answer to these questions is the RCIA
or Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It is a process
through which men and women enter the Catholic Church
and receive the Sacraments of Initiation - Baptism,
Confirmation and Holy Eucharist. The process is a spiritual
journey where adults grow in their relationship with God
by learning about Catholic beliefs, practices and teachings
of the church. They get acquainted with the faith
community and participate in public and private prayer,
faith sharing and the observance of feasts, rites and Sunday
Masses.
Our informal sessions meet every Sunday and give you the
perfect opportunity to have all of your questions answered.
Clergy members and trained catechists will meet with you
and walk with you on your “Journey of Faith”.
If you want more information about the process or have
any questions, please contact Barbara Black, at (708) 4669962 or email [email protected]. We look forward to
meeting you and having you join us.
Book Discussion on “Confessions of a
Mega-Church Pastor”
Sunday late afternoon discussions of the book “Confessions
of a Mega-Church Pastor” by Allen Hunt will begin this
Sunday, September 27. Sessions will be on September 27,
October 4 and 18, and November 8 and 22. Each session
will begin at 4:30 PM with a light supper and will be led by
Fr. Jay. The sessions will end in time 6:15 PM Mass. Hunt’s
book speaks to the genius of Catholicism and helps us to
focus on the treasures of our faith. Everyone is invited to
attend as many of these sessions as you are able. Please call
the parish office if you plan to
attend to help us to order adequate
food.
October 16: PRESENTATION
PASSION AND PURPOSE FOR MARRIAGE
On Friday, October 16, at 7 PM, Dr. Allen Hunt, author,
speaker, and collaborator with Matthew Kelly at Dynamic
Catholic, will speak here at St. Stephen on “Passion and
Purpose in Marriage.” Matthew Kelly writes of this
presentation: “You cannot imagine how much better your
marriage will be once you start applying Allen’s lifechanging wisdom to your relationship and life!”
Dr. Hunt’s presentation is described in these words on the
poster for the event: “What’s the most important word in a
marriage? What is really going on in your wife’s head?
What do you wish your husband knew about you? Discover
key ingredients to a healthy and happy marriage at the
“Passion and Purpose for Marriage” event. Take your
relationship to a whole new level.” Tickets for the October
16 event featuring Dr. Hunt and a musical
guest are $25 per person and are available
at the parish office (make checks payable to
“Dynamic Catholic”) or online at
DynamicCatholic.com. We invite you to
join us for this enjoyable and enlightening
evening.
A REQUEST FROM YOUR DEACONS
On October 4, the deacons of Chicago will gather to
celebrate their ministry at their annual St. Francis
Dinner. This event provides an opportunity for our
community to come together in fellowship and an
opportunity to raise the necessary funding to support the
work of the Diaconate Council. Monies raised provide an
education fund for deacons and wives, provide a mutual aid
fund for deacons in need, provide funding for various
charities supported by our community, provide funding to
reduce deacon out of pocket costs to attend community
sponsored symposiums and convocations and provide
operating funds for the Diaconate Council.
Our primary source of income is our annual cash
raffle. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $5 each or a book
of six tickets for $25. Cash prizes are one $1,000 winner,
one $500 winner, two $100 winners and six $50
winners. Tickets can be purchased by mailing a check to
Deacon Chuck McFarland, St. Stephen Church, 17500 S.
84th Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60487. Check should be
made payable to Deacon Council. If possible, please also
include address labels so we can put them on your ticket
stubs. We will mail your raffle tickets back to you.
We are also in need of items for our raffles, silent and
live auctions. If you have any items to donate, please call
Deacon Chuck 815 464 4760. Please know it is our privilege
to serve the people of St. Stephen and of the Archdiocese of
Chicago. We appreciate your prayers and support. -The
Deacons of St. Stephen
Parish Life
Cook Team Members Needed for PADS Ministry to
the Homeless and Catholic Charities Meals Program.
Our church presently serves Catholic Charities Meals
Program on the second and fourth Mondays of each
month at St. Anne's in Hazel Crest. Also, the new PADS
season will begin in October and we will again serve the
first and second Fridays of each month at St. Lawrence
O'Toole Church in Matteson.
We are seeking additional cook team members, who when scheduled could provide one course for 20 to 25
people once each month or once every other month, if
enough people volunteer. ( A course would be a salad, a
protein or a starch. A recipe will be provided.) Food is
prepared at your home and then delivered to St. Stephen,
St. Anne or St. Lawrence O'Toole. If you choose to turn
in a receipt for food purchases, we are able to reimburse
you.
If you have any questions or would like to become a
member of our Catholic Charities Meals Program and
PADS Ministry Cook Team, please contact Deacon
Chuck 815 464 4760.
PADS Ministry to the Homeless
We will begin our 10th season of PADS Ministry on
Friday, October 02. We will again serve the first two
Fridays of each month at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church
in Matteson.
Our team consists of both regular and substitute
volunteers. Our regular volunteers normally serve one
shift each month. Our substitute volunteers serve when
one of the regulars is unable to serve. Each night is
divided into four shifts: Shift One 6:30 PM to 11
PM. Shift Two 11 PM to 3 AM. Shift Three 3 AM to 7
AM. Shift Four 5 AM to 8 AM.
To complete our teams, we need the following regular
volunteers:
First Shift Two Men and Two
Women. Third Shift: One Woman. On our substitute
teams, we need men and women who would be willing
to serve the second, third or fourth shift when the need
arises.
Volunteers can be individuals, couples or families
serving together. We do recommend that all volunteers
be age 13 and above. If interested in volunteering or if
you have any questions, please call Deacon Chuck 815
464 4760.
Thank you to the following Businesses,
Ministries and Families
who sponsored this year's 5K Run for the Cross:
Business Sponsors included: Thomas Sonneveld DDS,
Sheehy Funeral Home, Patrick Murphy State Farm,
McCauley Mechanical Construction, Carol's Travel, Lawn
Funeral Home, McLean Video Productions, Animal Wellness
Center of Monee, Trace Ambulance, Brady Gill Funeral
Home, Ted's Greenhouse, Bettenhausen Dodge Jeep, Farmers
Insurance Group Helene Craig Agency, Farmers Insurance
Group Sean Murphy Agency, Joe Rizza Auto Group, J Grady
Construction, Heartland Memorial Center, Insight Family
Vision. The following companies donated product or gift
certificates: Aurelio's Pizza, Darvin Furniture, Frankie's
Ristorante, Lumes Restaurant, Tin Fish, Hearts and Flowers,
Heather Haus Florist, Ed & Joe's Pizza, Rich's Pizza Joint,
Culvers, Tribe's Ale House.
Ministry Sponsors included Knights of Columbus, Men's
Club, PADS Ministry, St. Vincent de Paul,Respect Life
Ministry, Seniors Young at Heart, Teens Growing in Faith,
Religious Education and Cardinal Bernadin School.
Family Sponsors included The Allbee Family, Laura
Barajos, Barb Black, John & Susan Bogumil, The Bugos
Family, The Burke Family, The Camacho Family, Ronald
Centannia, The Cullina Family, John Czerniak & Nancy
Sprinkles, Ron & Sharon Danko, Dave & Eugenie Darling,
Loren & Jackie Davidson, John & Karen Dillon, Fr. Jay
Finno, Jane Flanagan. Ray & Mary Garbaciak, James &
Roberta Grady, Keith & Sharon Grill, Jack & Pat Heniff, The
Hughes Family, John & Ann Lachat, Dick & Elaine
Lindenmeyer, Mark & Chris Losey, Scott & Lynlee
Marhanka, Ron & Debbie Markham, Deacon Chuck &
Terese McFarland, Paul & Beth Mikula, James O'Donnell,
Rafferty Family, Rick & Susan Trump.
Men's Club
St. Stephen Men's Club next meeting will be
October 14, 2015 at 7:30 pm in the office side
of the church in Rooms 125/126.
We
welcome all men of the parish to see what the
Men's Club is all about.
The St. Stephen Men's Club will be taking orders for their
annual Christmas Wreath Sale after masses in the Church
Narthex during the weekends of October 17-18 and October
24-25. Wreaths will be available for pick-up on Saturday,
November 28, 2015, from 9 am to 11am near the garages in
the parking lot.
The men's club would like to thank all who
have participated in Football Mania. The first
week we had one winner for $25. If anyone
has any questions or concerns please contact
Terry Leigh at [email protected]
Parish Life
SENIORS YOUNG @ HEART
Welcome back to our first meeting on Mon.,
Sept. 28th at 10AM in the large meeting
room. We'll be entertained by talented musician, Bud
Boblink, formerly of the famed Harmonicats group.
Available at the 9/28 meeting will be tickets for our Oct.
26th meeting for a special exciting fall game with
luncheon, and also in the Narthex on Oct. 10th and 11th
after all Masses. Cost is $14 pp. Our menu on 10/26 is
turkey dinner with dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy,
green beans Amondine, dinner rolls and surprise dessert.
See Bernie Valderrama after meeting for ticket purchase.
Also tickets will be available at our 9/28 meeting for the
Dec. 3rd trip to Drury Lane to see "White Christmas".
This includes the bus, an excellent dinner and the show.
Cost is $76 pp and all parishioners are welcome. Any
questions call Joan Kapala at 815-534-5111.
St Stephen Movie Night
Featuring Film Woodlawn (Release Date 10/16/2015)
Event Info: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 7 PM Marcus
Theater Orland Park IL
The movie - Woodlawn - is about courage, strength, and
high school football in the midst of racial tensions in
Birmingham, Alabama during the 1970s.
As the new
football coach struggles to unite his racially divided team,
he realizes the decisions he faces are about more than
winning football games, they are about doing what is right.
With the help of a team chaplain, his once racially divided
team come together as brothers and make an astounding run
at the playoffs. Also, a once racially divided city finds
healing. To watch a trailer of the movie, google Woodlawn
the movie. Cost: $10 per person which includes movie
ticket, 46 oz popcorn and 14 oz soda. To order tickets,
please make check payable to St. Stephen Men’s Club and
mail check to Deacon Chuck St. Stephen Catholic Church
17500 So. 84th Avenue Tinley Park IL 60487. Please also
include sheet with your name, email address and phone
number. If any questions, please call Deacon Chuck 815
464 4760.
St. Francis Pet Blessing
Our parish’s annual blessing of pets will be celebrated on
Saturday, October 3 at Noon on the
driveway by our St. Francis Statue. All pets
and their owners and friends are invited to
attend. Please phone Deacon Joe at 708-342
-2400 if you have any questions.
St. Vincent De Paul Food Collection
Next Saturday/Sunday, October 3 & 4, will be our monthly
food collection for the St. Vincent De Paul Ministry to help
support the Tinley Park food pantry. Non-perishable items
such as breakfast cereal, pasta, pancake mixes, canned
goods should be bagged and left in the church Narthex.
Paper towels, toiletry paper, laundry detergent and cleaning
supplies are always welcomed. St. Stephen Parish has
created a section of the food pantry for gluten free foods.
Please mark your bag “gluten free items” if
you include those in your donations. Please
help our parishioners in need and thank you
so much for your continued generosity and
support .
God’s “Big Hug” Prayer Shawl Ministry
Our next meeting will be Thursday October 1, at 10am
in room 125/126 of the parish offices. The Prayer Shawl
Ministry is a group of women from the parish who meet
monthly to knit or crochet shawls for the sick,
homebound, those with terminal illnesses, and other
illnesses and to celebrate a happy occasion. ! We meet on
the 1st Thursday of each month at 10am in room 125 of
the parish offices. Our ministry is open to everyone—
even if you don't have the time to attend the meetings!
Shawls can be created at home on your own time and
own speed. Donations of yarn as well as monetary
donations are always welcome. This size makes for a
perfect fit for those receiving shawls. Please come to our
next meeting and find out what we are
all about. For more information on our
ministry please contact Dorothy at 708614-2588.
“White Christmas”
The musical by Irving Berlin
All are invited to join St. Stephen
Seniors “Young @ Heart” on
Thursday, December 3rd, for a filed
trip to Drury Lane Theater for this
heartwarming musical, the score features many well
known standards including Blue Skies, How Deep is the
Ocean, and holiday favorite, White Christmas. Tickets
will go on sale Monday, September 28th.. Seating is
limited so purchase your tickets early. Ticket price is $75
per person including show, motor coach transportation &
lunch (soup of the day, choice of roast beef with red wine
mushroom sauce or lemon sole with lemon dill sauce,
dessert & beverage.) Bus will depart St. Stephen parking
at 10:30 am. For further information, contact Joan
Kapala at 815-534-5111
Human Concerns
St. Stephen’s Respect Life Ministry
“You are called to stand up for life!” -Pope John Paul II
St. Stephen’s Respect Life Ministry gathers for prayer and planning on the 3rd Thursday each month in room 125 of the
parish office. The Respect Life Ministry focus is upon dignity of life issues. Our goal is to make concerns known, educate our
faith community on the particulars, and provide support and assistance for Catholic life concerns through prayer and action. If
you have any questions please contact Deacon Bill Schultz at the parish office.
150 White Crosses
Diaper Drive
During October, National Respect Life Month, our
parish and our community will see 150 white crosses at
the parish’s driveway entrances, to honor and remember
1.5 million babies whose lives are lost to abortion every
year in the United States. Each cross represents 10,000
babies, as a way to vividly touch people’s hearts as to the
reality of these wonderful gifts from God. We pray for
an end to abortion and we thank God for the precious gift
of life. Human life is sacred from the moment of
conception to natural death .
Respect Life Ministry will sponsor a Diaper Drive the
weekends of October 17/18 and 24/25 to benefit
organizations that serve women and children in our area.
1.) PASS Network for Life in Tinley Park, phone 708614-9777. Services include support for women and
men facing an unplanned pregnancy, pregnancy
verification, referral assistance for adoption, housing or
medical needs, and baby supplies. More information at
www.passhelps.org.
Saint John Paul II said: “Give us the grace when the
sacredness of life before birth is attacked, to stand up
and proclaim that no one ever has the authority to
destroy unborn life.”
2.) Crisis Center for South Suburbia 24-hour Crisis
Hotline number 708 429-SAFE (7233).
Services
include emergency shelter, counseling, court advocacy,
community education, community policing, partner
abuse intervention, dating violence prevention, and
transitional housing. More information at
www.crisisctr.org.
Deacon Bill Schultz and Deacon Joe Stalcup will bless
these crosses after they are installed.
St. Stephen parishioners are invited to
bring diapers (any size) to the Narthex
during regular Mass times on these
weekends in October. Thank you!
Donating to St Vincent de Paul has become
easier through our new ONLINE GIVING. Go
to www.ststephentinley.com and click on the
ONLINE GIVING logo to the left of the screen
to register and make your donation. Thank
you from our St. Vincent de Paul Society,
Confidentiality and Compassion
are cornerstones of our SVdP ministry
In today’s gospel Jesus tells his disciples: “Anyone who
gives you a drink of water because you belong to Christ
will not, I assure you, go without his reward.” As you put
your gift in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s poor box,
know that you are serving Christ’s poor ones.
LIFE CHAIN – 2015
Life Chain 2015 will be held on Sunday, October 4, from
2:00 to 3:30 PM along 159th Street. Life Chains will
form along local streets across the United States and
Canada on that day to publicly witness to the value of life
and to pray silently for an end to abortion. You’re invited
to join the St. Stephen group that will be in front of
Marquette Bank, 7560 W. 159th Street, on the north side
of the street. We will pray quietly for an end to abortion
in our nation and our world.
Youth Education & Formation
Teens Growing In Faith (TGIF)
If you are interested in more information about the Youth
Ministry, please contact Karen Dillon at: 708-342-2400,
ext. 149 or at [email protected].
ST.STEPHEN TEEN TRIP TO NCYC (11/19-11/21)
NATIONAL CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE
High school aged teens are wanted to join our trip to Indianapolis for
NCYC as we take over Lucas Oil Stadium & Indiana Convention
Center. NCYC is a powerful, biennial, three-day experience of prayer,
community, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers of high school
age. Celebrate your Catholic Christian faith, meet thousands of youth
gathered on a national level, share beliefs and experience, and recognize
your role in the larger Catholic Church! We will leave 11/19 after
school. We stay in a hotel and attend general sessions and workshops,
listen to great faith music, have mass with over 22,000 people in the
stadium, and work on service. It’s a great way to engage our head, heart,
& hands in our Catholic faith. This trip is a lot of fun! Space is limited,
so if you are interested, don’t delay!
Contact Youth Minister, Karen Dillon at:
[email protected] or 708-560-4659 for more
information.
ALL PARISHIONERS ARE INVITED
TO JOIN US FOR A TRIP TO FRIGHT
FEST AT GREAT AMERICA
Monday, October 12!
Bus leaves at 9:15 am and will leave the park at
closing time of 7pm. Families, teens 7th grade & up without
chaperones, and college students & other young adults are all welcome.
Bring friends! Tickets are $50 which includes ticket & transportation.
Have a season pass? Only pay $15 for the bus. Groups of 3 or more
from a family only pay transportation fee for the 1st 2 tickets. Call/text
Karen Dillon 708-560-4659 for information & to reserve your spot.
Registration forms will be in church office or can be emailed to you
upon request. Deadline is Wed. Oct. 7th!
Youth Ministry
All teens (8th grade and up) are invited to join us on October 4th for
our first ever St. Stephen/St. Elizabeth combined youth group! There
will be food, games, and new friends!
*Our group will host field trips, service projects, social events, bible
studies, move nights, lock-ins/retreats, and summer mission trips.
Upcoming 2015 Events:
October 4th Teen Social Night @ St. Elizabeth 7-9pm
October 11th Teen Social Night @ St. Stephen 7-9pm
October 12th Fright Fest @ Great America 11am-7pm
October 18th Teen Social Night @ St. Elizabeth with Open Gym 7-9
October Pumpkin Patch
October 25th Teen Social Night @St. Stephen 7-9
COMING SOON
ST. STEPHEN PUMPKIN PATCH!
This year purchase your pumpkins from the St. Stephen Teen
Group! Proceeds will go toward our mission trip to help the poor.
Pumpkins are from a farm on Native American land which also
benefits that underserved area of the U.S. Population.
WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION AND THE SEA OF
ORANGE YOU WLL BE SEEING IN THE CHURCH LAWN!
Volunteer help will be needed to help man the pumpkin patch from
11-7. Please consider signing up to help for one 2 1/2 hour shift.
Seniors & adults home during the day, young adults, high schoolers
& 8th graders needing service projects, and adults other adults will
be needed. A great way to share your time with our church. Call
Karen Dillon @ 708-560-4659 to sign up.
Trunk or Treat
St. Stephen Teen Group presents a FUN, FREE
FAMILY ACTIVITY - TRUNK-OR-TREAT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th 6-7:30pm in the
church parking lot. Bring your kids ages 0-11 in their costumes to
Trick (trunk)-or Treat from trunks of cars decorated for the event. A
craft & activities the first 1/2 hour will also be provided. TEENS 16
AND UP AND ADULTS ARE NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE
AND MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS. PLEASE REGISTER
YOUR CAR/TRUNK TO BE PART OF THIS EVENT. All you
need to do is decorate the open trunk of your vehicle in a Halloween
Theme and be there to pass out candy to the trunk-or-treaters. Nothing too scary as this is a family event. Prizes will be given in various
categories to the cars: Most Creative, Funniest, Best Use of Theme,
etc. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS & 8 TH GRADERS (with parent driver) will be given 3 hours of community service credit. Call/
Text Karen Dillon 708/560-4659 BY 10/22 to register your vehicle
or to let us know the # of kids your family is bringing to trunk-or-treat
so we can be prepared.
Registration for Religious Education Classes
Families with children in grades 1-8 may register by coming to the
Religious Education Office between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00
p.m. Monday –Thursday and Friday from 8:30 to 12:30 p.m., or by
going online to the parish website www.ststephentinley.com for the
Registration forms for 2015-2016.
Special Notes
October 3/4 Grade 2 - Rite of Welcome Mass (5 p.m. Sat. & 10 a.m.
Sun.); October 6 or 7— Parents/Guardians meeting for Confirmation
Candidates 6:16pm in the Church; October 17/18- Grade 8
Confirmation Candidate Mass 5 p.m. Sat. & 10 a.m.
For additional information, please check us out on the website under the
Religious Education tab at the top of the home page
www.ststephentinley.com Please utilize the website to check for
current information regarding religious education.
Parish Life
Ladies Social Club
The Ladies Social Club is having a Day of Reflection on
October 24 from 9:00 A.M. to noon. Father James
Friedel will be our speaker. There will be a $12.00
donation fee which will include coffee and rolls in the
morning and a lite lunch. If you have
any questions, please contact Toni
Rafferty on 708-478-6937. Tickets
will be on sale the weekends of
October 3/4, October 11 and October
17/18, after all the Masses.
2016 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES Coupon Books
Don’t wait to start your savings. Golden Opportunities
Coupon Books are here! You can start using them now,
and they are good through next October 1. Still only $25.
Great Gift Idea. You will find fine dining restaurants,
casual dining, entertainment, sports, and retail. Many
offers you can even use Once-A-Month…how would you
like to save $16 each month at Isabella’s? The books
are available in the Church Office. If you have any
questions, please call Connie Lambke at 708-263-0441.
Marriage
Banns II
Brendan Jackson & Sharday Shelby
Anthony Sollami & Tiffany Crawford
Banns I
Michael Perkowski & Fristen Rekart
Polish Ministry
Informacje Dotyczące Duszpasterstwa w Parafii Sw. Śzczepana
W ciago calego roku Msza Św. w niedziele w języku polskim jest o godz. 1PM
-Pierwszy piątek miesiąca: Spowiedz of 7-8pm Msza o 8pm
-Pierwsza sobota miesiąca: od godz. 7pm-9:30pm
-Spowiedz w kazdą sobote of godz. 8:45-9:30am
-Po bliższe imformajce proszę dzwonić do biura parafialnego pod numer 1(708) 342- 2400 wew 137
Nie bądźmy zazdrośni
Podczas jednej z misyjnych wędrówek brat Masseo urządził św. Franciszkowi scenę zazdrości, choć próbował ją
usprawiedliwić troską o Franciszka. Brat – nieco podirytowany spytał: „Dlaczego wszyscy cię naśladują? Dlaczego
cały świat goni za tobą, i dlaczego tęskni prawdopodobnie każdy człowiek, żeby cię zobaczyć, usłyszeć i być ci
posłusznym? Nie jesteś przystojny, nie masz dużo wiedzy, nie masz szlacheckiego pochodzenia. Skąd się to więc
bierze, że cały świat za tobą goni?”.
Również w pierwszym czytaniu usłyszeliśmy, że Mojżesz dostrzega wokół siebie ludzi pałających zazdrością. „Czyż
zazdrosny jesteś o mnie?” – rzekł do Jozuego – „Oby tak cały lud Pana prorokował, oby mu dał Pan swego ducha!”.
Zazdrość przejawia się w potrzebie nieustannego porównywania z innymi, a powodów może być wiele. Różni nas
zamożność, pochodzenie, wykształcenie czy stan życia duchowego. Każdy powód może stać się przyczyną, że
rozbudzimy naszą wyobraźnię, która będzie podejrzliwie oceniała postępowanie innych. Uczestniczymy w
gorączkowym poszukiwaniu nowości i wskutek tego ciągle oczekujemy zmian. Gdy tylko osiągniemy to, czego
pragnęliśmy, chcemy innej rzeczy, zupełnie tak, jak czynią to dzieci.
W drugim czytaniu apostoł Jakub wskazuje na niebezpieczeństwa, jakie niesie bogactwo. Ludzie nie tylko pragną być
bogaci, ale chorobliwie zazdroszczą bogactwa innym. O bogactwo zabiegają politycy i przedsiębiorcy, ludzie nauki i
techniki, artyści i rzemieślnicy. Niektórzy twierdzą nawet, że w życiu liczy się tylko bogactwo i pieniądz. Wielu
mówi, że jest to normalne, gdyż takie jest życie.
Uczucie zazdrości było znane apostołom. Jan przychodzi do Jezusa mówiąc, że spotkał człowieka, który Jego mocą
wyrzucał złe duchy i zabronił mu, gdyż nie należał do grona uczniów. Czym kierował się umiłowany Apostoł Jezusa?
Pewnie zazdrością! Jednak zdumiewa nas i zadziwia postawa Mistrza z Nazaretu. Jezus tak bardzo szanuje wolność
każdego człowieka, że pozwala używać swojej mocy nawet tym. którzy są z dala od Niego. On jest cierpliwy. Wie, że
każde dobro, które człowiek czyni drugiemu, powinno w końcu doprowadzić do lepszego poznania Boga.
Zazdrość to forma nienawiści drugiego człowieka, a przejawia się jako smutek z powodu cudzego szczęścia i radość z
powodu jego nieszczęścia. Zazdrość jest nowotworem ludzkiego serca. Jak powstaje zazdrość? Mechanizm jest prosty.
W sercu człowieka jedno włókno przestaje kochać. Dlaczego kogoś nie kochamy? Najczęściej dlatego, że nie chce być
naszą wyłączną własnością, albo kocha kogoś, kogo my kochamy. Jak zatem należy zachować się wobec ludzi
zazdrosnych? Jest możliwa tylko jedna jedyna pomoc – trzeba kochać zazdrośnika.
Wielkość ludzkiego powołania należy sprowadzić do miłości. Człowiek jest szczęśliwy, kiedy innych do szczęścia
doprowadza, bo miłość nie zna uczucia zazdrości. Jako chrześcijanie powinniśmy sobie nawzajem pomagać w
lepszym poznaniu wymagań Pana Boga. Miłość Boża nie jest uzależniona od naszej osobistej świętości; to raczej
nasza świętość zależy od miłości Boga do nas i powinna być miłością odpowiedzialną.
Military Corner
Please pray for our Military men and women on a daily basis for their safe return.
LCPL Nicholas Cascone
Capt. Michael Gryczka
Sgt. Dominic Messina
Capt. Anthony J. Cesaro
Lt. Dan Kniaz
PFC Matthew O'Boyle
Major Vincent Cesaro
Tsgt. Laura Langley
Lt. Cmdr. John Pierczynski
1st Lt. Michael Chimienti
Ssgt. Carl Langley
Tsgt. Stephen Vlaming
Lt. Amanda Griffith
Sgt. Joseph Malone
LCDR Marilyn Walsh
Cpl. Evan Grober
Capt. Christopher Mazurek
Major Thomas Walsh
Parish Calendar
Baby nursing #153 | Narthex...Damien Ticket Sales |Narthex...PADS Sign Up | Narthex...Raffle Tickets
9:30 AM RCIA #125 | 10:00 AM Babysitting #161|10:00 AM Children's Liturgy of the Word #154-156
11:00 AM Welcoming & Parish Reg. LMR & #158/158
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Baptism | 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM Hunt Book Discussion LMR
Mon 09-28 RE 4:15-5:30pm; 6-7:15pm | 10:00 AM Young @ Heart LMR & #161
Tues 09-29 RE 4:15-5:30pm; 6-7:15pm | 7:30 PM Highlanders #170/171/172/173 |7:30 PM Rosary Daily Chapel
Wed 09-30 RE 4:15-5:30pm; 6-7:15pm | 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Moms & Tots #158
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Adult Choir Church and/or Music Room
Thurs 10-01 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM Adoration of Blessed Sac Daily Chapel with Rosary @ 8:30am
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry #125/126 |4:30 PM Children's Choir Church
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Benediction Daily Chapel followed by Divine Mercy Prayers
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Praise Band Church | 7:00 PM Rosary in Polish Daily Chapel |7:30 PM SWIFT #125
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM Bible/Scripture Study #126 | 6:30 PM 1st Fri Mass (Polish) Church
Fri 10-02
7:00 PM Rosary in Polish Daily Chapel
Baby nursing #153 | Early Bird Drawing for Raffle at the Play evening performance
Sat 10-03
Narthex...Ladies Day of Reflection Tickets | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Book Study (B.Black) #126
2:00 PM Damien, the Play Church | 5:00 PM Eucharist Rite of Welcoming Church
7:00 PM 1st Sat Mass (Polish) Benedictine Sisters | 7:00 PM Damien, the Play Church
Sun 10-04 Baby nursing #153 | Narthex...Ladies Day of Reflection Tickets
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Growing With God #162-167 | 9:30 AM RCIA #125
10:00 AM Babysitting #161 | 10:00 AM Eucharist Rite of Welcoming Church
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Life Chain on LaGrange | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Baptism
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM Hunt Book Discussion LMR
Sun 09-27
SERVICE HOURS AVAILABLE for Babysitting at 10am Mass.
Please contact Babysitting Coordinator Pat Mullin at [email protected] to signup for your first choice of dates!
Minister’s Schedule
10/4
Lector
Eucharistic
Altar
Celebrant
Deacons
Greeters
5:00 PM
Clausen,Samantha
Witry,Ryan
Magdziasz,Marilyn
Garbaciak,Raymond
Genardo,Patricia
Vaitkus,Charlotte
Baste,Chona
Engler,Kate
Daley,Bern
Vagena,Elaine
Jefferies,Michelle
Magdziasz,Tom
Baste,Choleen
Witry,Bernard
Kane, Caitlin
Russell, Austin
Corning,Karoline
7:00 AM
Page,Bob
Dressel,Allan
Smajo,Jonathan
Smajo,Geri
Smajo,Nicholas
Dressel,Judy
Cachey,Mark
Erzinger,Ruth
Connolly,Bill
Connolly,Marie
Snyder, Larry
8:30 AM
Harty,Lynette
Gingras,Ashleigh
Miguel,Ihidia
Murphy,Sharon
Berchman,Cheryl
Berchman,Mark
Antolec,Dennis
Antolec,Gerry
Labriola,Lawrence
Labriola,Sue
Janssens,Virginia
Albee,Eamon
Hildebrandt,Walter
Lima,Clare
Berchman,Noah
Berchman,Lucas
Kras,Kolin
10:00 AM
Hilbert,Mary Beth
Beaudin,Greg
Fehrenbacher,Michael
Stephans,Kathy
Feyerer,Barbara
Feyerer,Edward
Hausner,Bob
Anderson,Shirley
Dobersztyn,Grace
Dobersztyn,Joe
Steele,Tammy
Bibzak,Ray
Bibzak,Joyce
Reidy,Brian
Meagher,Katelyn
Meagher,Amanda
Hamoay, Pamela
11:30 AM
Novotny,Deborah
Luczak,Longin
Hughes,James
Sullivan,Janet
Mangan,Melissa
Gamino,Theresa
Burke,Linda
Kolloway,Rita
Brennan,Mike
Tierney,Abigail
Robison,Anne
Dometita,Levie
Kolloway,Mike
Knawa,Kathy
Bugos, Kevin
Pursel, Mia
Pursel, Ava
1PM
Budz,Janina
Sierakowski,T.
Boblak,Andrej
Kwiatkowski,S.
Sierakowski,Maria
Fr Greg
Flo Simosky
Joan Beck
Geraldine Casey
Peg Schmidt
Kathy Stephens
Jim Stephens
Mike Tyrrell
Eileen Tyrrell
Barb Ridge
Bob Ridge
John&Mike Vasek
Patricia Vasek
B. J. Witry
Charlene Mueller
Rose Romano
Natalie Sims
Sun 9/27
Team #1
Sun 10/4
Team #2
Mass Intentions
Pray for Our Sick
11:30am
Sunday
Eileen J. Finnegan
Donald Sodora
Robert Waszak
Robert Waszak
Raymond Norbot
Sablick & Vasek Family
Emerson & Eleanor Malizia
6:15pm
Za Dusze W. Czyscu Cierpiace
Sylvia Koch
req.by Friends of the Tinley
Park Library Board
9/27
7:00am
8:30am
10:00am
9/28
8:00am
9/29
8:00am
9/30
8:00am
10/1
8:00am
10/2
8:00am
10/3
8:00am
5:00pm
10/4
7:00am
8:30am
10:00am
11:30am
1:00pm
6:15pm
Donald Wellington
Monday
Margaret Trecha
Frank & Josephine Kwiatt
Tuesday
Henry Michalski
Purgatorial Society
Wednesday
Christine Hession
Jerome J. Brasky
LeRory Drake
Thursday
Justine Janasek
Rose Cavallone
Friday
Teodoro Dometita
Lottie Fornek
Piedad DeCaceres
Saturday
Mossy Riordan
req.by
req.by
req.by
req.by
req.by
req.by
req.by
Gayle Kick
Karen Opyd
Jeff & Alisa Waszak
Waszak Bros.
The Family
The Vasek Family
Martha Maggiore &
Karen Zahara
req.by Bob & Barb Ridge
req.by Terrie Lloyd
req.by Anna Plecki
req.by Dolores Michalski
req.by Noreen Galvin
req.by Dolores Michalski
req.by Donna Drake
req.by The Family
req.by Phyllis & Terri
Edgar & Levie
req.by Dometita
req.by M/M D. Johnson
req.by Pat DeCaceras
David Alcala
Gerry Barnes
Julie Barth
Arlene Beavan
Remi Benkowski
Kathie Brosius
Tammy Burns
Ed Burns
Thomas Conners
John Cornwall
Francine Courtney
James Courtney
John Czerniak
David Dansart
Ida De John
Janice Dorff
Joe Dorff
Caroline Grady
Larry Hersh
Dorothy Hinz
Lillian Kurzawski
Mary Leststarczyk
And for all for whom our parish is asked to pray
To help keep the list of names read at Mass and placed
in the bulletin accurate and current, we will keep the
name of a non-parishioner who is an immediate family
member of our parishioner on the list at Mass for two
weeks and in the bulletin for two weeks. For a
parishioner, we will keep the name on the list at Mass
for four weeks and in the bulletin for 60 days. We ask
that an immediate family member call after 4 weeks if
you wish to have the name continued to be read at
Mass.
Pray for Our Deceased
req.by Mike & Mary Moran
Marie Balestri
Dorothy O’Connell
Robert Przybylski
Billy Rogers
Mary Stack
Audrey Przybylski
Julie Stephens
Sunday
For the People
John & Kunegunda Cwekala
Marie Balestri
req.by
req.by
req.by
req.by
req.by
req.by
req.by
Sr. Altar Servers
Evelyn Dec
Linda Evert
Jean Coughlin
The Tattas Family
Dianne Przybylski
The Ventrice Family
Jim Call
req.by Maureen WhelanKaponowski
req.by Barb Ahrens
req.by The McLean Family
req.by Sue Trump
req.by Noreen Galvin
Terri Lloyd
Joseph Lodato
Ed Malone
Robert Murphy
Robert Obiala
Nathan Parry
Bill Rapka
Gerri Rasmussen
Robert Rasmussen
Baby Marek Rudzki
Betty Ruzich
Mary Lou Schoettler
Nicole Siedschlag
Jim Stephans
Rachel Swallow
Joseph Tierney
Jane Van Duch
Michael Vasek
MaryBeth Vasquez
Kelly Weiss
Pat Williams
Frank Buckley
Ryan Elwood
Anna Fei
Clara Gamino
Anna Green
Dolores Hinz
Bernie Kovalsky
Colette Mc Ginnis
Ronald Skarzynski
Doris Stabile
Susan Staunton
Roger (Bud) Stillman
Weekly Readings
req.by Grandchildren
req.by Deborah Smith
Adam Kustok
Gibbons-McLean Family
Rose Mary & Fred Trump
Donald Sodora
Za Dusze W. Czyscu Cierpiace
Krystina Sonner
req.by Maria Sekula
Int of Joe & Chris Luczak
req.by The Bartling Family
Alvin Paul, Jr.
req.by Alvin Paul III
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Nm 11:25-29/Jas 5:1-6
Zec 8:1-8/Lk 9:46-50
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rv 12:7-12a
Neh 2:1-8/Lk 9:57-62
Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12
Bar 1:15-22 /Mt 18:1-5, 10
Bar 4:5-12, 27-29/Lk 10:17-24
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Nancy’s Pizza and St. Stephen Pizza Coupon
Have lunch or dinner at Gatto's on the 2nd or 4th
Wednesday of the month and help in raising funds for
St. Stephen’s parish. The parish will receive 15% of the
before tax cost of your meal. Please present this coupon
to your server or ask your server to write
St. Stephen's Men's Club on your bill.
Nancy’s Pizza at 171st Street and 80th Avenue (in the
Family Dollar Plaza) is making an offer to St. Stephen
Parishioners. On any Monday through Wednesday,
present this coupon and 20% of the pre-tax amount
(10% if a discount coupon is used) will be donated to
the St. Stephen Parish Center Fund. You can enjoy a
pizza and support our parish. Nancy’s Pizza’s number
is 708-614-6100.
St. Stephen Men’s Club
Dine-In or Carryout
2nd & 4th Wednesdays
of the month
15% Donation (before
tax)
Present this couponto
your server
20% of the pre-tax amount
(10% if a discount coupon is used) to be
donated to the
St. Stephen Parish Center Fund.
Coupon good on Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays!