February 21, 2016 - Saint Andrew the Apostle

St. Andrew the Apostle
Catholic Community
2nd Sunday of Lent - February 21, 2016
Mt. Tabor and the Church of the Transfiguration
Photos taken by Fr. Gregor on February 4th, 2015
during Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
“He [Jesus] took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While He was praying
His face changed in appearance and His clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were
conversing with him, Moses and Elijah...Then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is My
chosen Son; listen to Him.’ ” Luke 9
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Saturday
4:00 pm and 5:30 pm (English)
Sunday
7:30 am (English)
8:45 am En Español - Iglesia
9:00 am (English) - Hall
10:30 am (English) - Church
10:30 am (po Polsku) - Hall
12:00 noon (po Polsku) - Church
12:00 noon (English) - Hall
Weekdays
7:30 am (Mon. Tue. Thur. Fri.)
7:00 am & 8:00am (Wed.)
8:00 am (Saturday)
Reconciliation
Saturdays
3:00 — 3:50 pm
Wednesdays 5:45 — 6:45 pm with Adoration
Seasonal Services and by appointment.
Website: www.andrewcc.org
PARISH OFFICES
530 Glen, Romeoville, IL 60446
(815) 886-4165, Fax (815) 886-6119
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
St. Andrew School
505 Kingston, Romeoville, IL 60446
(815) 886-5953, Fax (815) 293-2016
St. Andrew Faith Formation
505 Kingston, Romeoville, IL 60446
(815) 886-5962, Fax (815) 886-6624
February 21, 2016
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Mass Intentions
THIS WEEK
SATURDAY, February 20
4:00 PM—53rd Wedding Anniversary Mass Intention for
Georgiana & Marion Kowalski
5:30 PM—Arlene Bridegroom by Mr. & Mrs. Zeisel
Monday, February 22
Faith Formation - Focused Catechesis - 6:00pm - Enter Door 1
Prayer Vigil Charismatic Group - 6:30pm - St. Mary Center (B)
Legion of Mary - 7:00pm - Francis Room
SUNDAY, February 21
Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14;
Phil 3:17 - 4:1 [3:20 - 4:1]; Lk 9:28b-36
7:30 AM—James Sansone by Mary
8:45 AM—(S-Ch) Sr. Felipe Sanchez by Veronica Avila
Sra. Sylvia Gomez by Daniel Torres and Family
Sra Margarita Lopez Mendoza by Sus Hijos
Sra. Maria Chaparo de Olivas Sr. Octavio Olivas
9:00 AM—(E-Hall) Penny Weaver by Considine Family
10:30 AM—(E-Ch) John Fitzpatrick by Family
10:30 AM—(P-Hall) Intentions of Celebrant
12:00 PM—(P-Ch) Intentions of Celebrant
12:00 PM—(E-Hall) Parish Family
Tuesday, February 23
Faith Formation - Focused Catechesis - 5:00pm - Enter Door 1
Adult Confirmation Preparation - 7:00pm - Room 105
(Enter Door 5)
RCIA - 7:00 pm - Conference Room
St. Vincent DePaul Meeting - 7:00pm - Parish Office
Rosary - 7:00pm - Francis Room
Hispanic Prayer Group Choir - 7:00pm - St. Mary Center (F)
MONDAY, February 22
7:30 AM—Luke & Ann Fox by M. Hickey
TUESDAY, February 23
7:30 AM—Father “D” by Sedlacek Family
WEDNESDAY, February 24
7:00 AM—Rose Simonelli by Tom & Bernadette Sedlacek
8:00 AM—Frank Pelagia Wozniak & Casimir Kowalski by
Georgiana & Marion Kowalski
THURSDAY, February 25
7:30 AM—Mary Fogarty by Bernadette
FRIDAY, February 26
7:30 AM—Conrad Roman by Brad & Sandy Anderson
SATURDAY, February 27
8:00 AM—Maria Tenuta
4:00 PM—Paul & Walter Kowalski by Joan Kowalski
5:30 PM—William Melaniphy by Family
SUNDAY, February 28
Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12;
Lk 13:1-9; Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8;
Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]
7:30 AM—Carol Kozak by Jim & Karen Grebner
8:45 AM—(S-Ch) Sr. Felipe Sanchez by Veronica Avila
Sra. Sylvia Gomez by Daniel Torres and Family
Sra Margarita Lopez Mendoza by Sus Hijos
Sr. Alberto Y Sra. Rosita Alvarez
Sr. Raul y Sra. Minerva Vizcaino 67 Años
de Casados
9:00 AM—(E-Hall) Deceased members of the Considine and
Morrissey Families by Lois Considine
10:30 AM—(E-Ch) Parish Family
10:30 AM—(P-Hall) Intentions of Celebrant
12:00 PM—(P-Ch) Intentions of Celebrant
12:00 PM—(E-Hall) John Heatherington by Harvest Saturday
Committee
Wednesday, February 24
Food Pantry - 10:00am to 12:30pm
Spanish Bible Classes - 5:30pm - Parish Office
Adoration - 5:30pm to 7:00pm - Church
Voces Para Dios Rehearsal - 7:00pm - Room 105
Charismatic Group w/ Stations of the Cross (Spanish)
7:00pm - Church
Spanish Ultreya - 7:00pm - Room 113
Reunion with Father Greg - 7:00pm - Room 110
AA Meeting - 7:30pm - St. Mary Center (B)
Thursday, February 25
Children’s Parish Choir Rehearsal - 4:30pm - Church
Faith Formation - Focused Catechesis - 6:00pm - Enter Door 1
Planning Meeting for Lent Retreat - 6:30pm - Parish Office
Charismatic Class - 6:30pm - St. Mary Center (B)
School of the Word - 6:30pm - Room 105
Adult English Choir Rehearsal - 7:00pm - Church
Friday, February 26
No School - Teacher In Service Day
Stations of the Cross (English) - 2:00pm - Church
Fish Fry - 4:30pm to 7:30pm - Hall
Stations of the Cross (English) - 6:30pm - Church
Stations of the Cross (Polish) - 7:00pm - Church
Saturday, February 27
DOJ Meeting - 11:00am - Hall
Faith Formation - Focused Catechesis - 6:00pm - Enter Door 1
Sunday, February 28
RCIA - 11:00am - Conference Room
Look at the night sky; don’t pitch a tent.
So many stars! Too many to count. That is
the un-numberable number of Abram’s
descendants – of which each of us is a part.
God promised then, and promises still today
in covenantal love and mercy to care for us,
protect us, and be our only God. This Lent,
let us go looking for descendant stars, people born of
Abraham and Sarah and loved by God. Let us go looking
for those who need embracing. Let us go looking for
those who need some special care, some covenantal
kindness, many kind words. Let us look. Then let us act.
February 21, 2016
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Rev. Gregor Gorsic, Pastor
(815) 886-4165 ext. 317
My dear family of St. Andrew the Apostle!
What do you love? … This is such an important question, because we inevitably become that which we love!
Prayer is opening our hearts to God’s love for us, and responding to His love for us by loving Him in return. This is so
crucial! It is crucial for everyday life, to feel God’s connection to us in prayer, and to respond to His love by our love.
This is the real and true love that transforms our daily living and our “daily grind.” The point of Transfiguration is
important, as Fr. Anthony Giamborne, O.P. says: “These heavy bodies we bear, which weigh down our minds and pull
our thoughts to earthly things, this stuff will be transformed and transfused with heavenly light.” We glimpse all this in
prayer. But what is prayer?
St. Therese of Lisieux beautifully describes prayer in this way: “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a
simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.” Prayer is God's
gift, first and foremost. Before God, we are all beggars, beggars who are created and loved by God! Out of a humble
and contrite heart, we raise our minds and hearts to God and also request good things from God.
As it happened to Peter, James and John on Mount Tabor, it so readily can happen to us: Jesus prays and we so
easily fall asleep — how often our heavy bodies have heavy minds, heavy hearts, and eventually heavy eyes, ready for
sleep! Yes, we are so easily pulled down, pulled away, distracted from prayer in our hearts. Only when we humbly
acknowledge that we do not know how to pray as we ought, are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. According
to Scripture (cited more than a thousand times!), it is the heart that prays. If our heart is far from God, the words of
prayer are in vain.
In prayer we realize how passionately God thirsts for us, He desires we have an encounter with him. Whether
we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God’s thirst with ours – God thirsts that we may thirst for him. We may
forget God, ignore God, hide from God, abandon God, run after false gods – yet in prayer, the faithful God’s initiative
of love always comes first.
Jesus reveals that prayer is communion: communion with God, encompassing those who have gone before us,
like Moses and Elijah, and listening to God’s voice from the cloud say “This is my beloved, chosen Son; listen to him.”
In the New and Eternal Covenant in Jesus, prayer is the living relationship of the children of God with their Father who
is good beyond measure, with his Son Jesus Christ and with the Holy Spirit. Thus, the life of prayer is the habit of
being in the presence of the thrice-holy God and in communion with him. This communion of life is always possible
because, through Baptism, we have already been united with Christ. Baptism begins the lifting up of the heavy bodies
we bear, so that even after losing through his sin his likeness to God, man remains an image of his Creator, and retains
the desire for the one who calls him into existence. All religions bear witness to every human being’s essential search
for God.
Traditionally, Jesus was transfigured in prayer some 40 days before His crucifixion. He was pointing to our
human life beyond the imminent death He was about to endure. During this season of Lent may we learn to bear the
death of Jesus in our bodies by humbly lowering ourselves to walk the dusty road of life in a constant attitude of prayer
from the heart. Only then are we promised a share in his glorification.
The Mysteries of the Rosary, especially the Luminous as well as the Sorrowful Mysteries, reveal to us that
precisely our sharing in the sufferings of Jesus of itself evokes a transformation to a new sensitivity in our souls to the
ways of God who demands justice and mercy on the face of the earth. In prayer, the longer we look upon the
Transfigured life of Jesus, the closer we are, as theologian John McGuckin says, to a growing and irrepressible
certainty that we too “shall day by day grow into the Image of the Lord. We
inevitably become that which we love; and that which we love ensures it.”
What do you love? Our Transformation begins and continues, everyday, with
a simple lifting up of our hearts to God in prayer. May that Transformation of
our lives continue through prayer and communion with the sufferings and
death of Jesus in our bodies to the new life of Jesus transfigured within us!
We love you, Jesus, and your Body, the whole Church! Let us grow day by
day into an image of YOU!
In the loving Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Fr. Gregor
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The Society of St. Vincent DePaul
St. Andrew the Apostle Conference
…neighbor helping neighbor...
Our helpline 815-886-4165 ext. 304
All calls are confidential with callbacks within 24 hours.
We hear in today’s Gospel, “This is my chosen Son, listen to him.” Our challenged is to live the gospel daily
and open our hearts to receive God’s grace. May we find the face of Jesus in the ordinary events of our life.
If you or someone you know is in need of temporary assistance please call our helpline.
Our yellow donation envelops are in the back of the church and at the hall exists.
2016 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES
ANNUAL APPEAL
Please Participate!
Your Gift Makes a Difference!
SUNDAY COLLECTION
February 13 & 14
$15,764.88
CROSS OF WISHES
During Lent, the staff of St. Andrew
the Apostle is asking for your help in
purchasing a few items on our “Wish
List”. On the wall at the church entrance
is a large cross with small purple crosses
on it. These are items of varying
amounts that are needed and wished for
by our staff. Take a cross and put your name and phone
number on the back and return it with your donation in an
envelope marked Cross of Wishes to the collection
basket, the office, or to a staff member.
May our Lord continue to bless you for your kindness!
One pledge can make a difference, especially when
combined with all of the other pledges made throughout the diocese. Please prayerfully consider providing
your financial support to this year’s CMAA “Chosen
by God’s Grace.” You can make a real difference!
If you have not made your contribution to the 2016
Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal, please consider
doing so. This weekend we will conduct our FollowUp Weekend to give everyone an opportunity to participate. You can also participate by going online to
www.jolietdioceseappeal.org, or by mailing in your
gift.
After our parish exceeds its CMAA goal of $72,995 in
paid pledges, 65% of any additional funds are returned
for use in our parish. Thank you for your prayerful
consideration and generous response.
Donation Envelopes
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Tuesday:
1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19
Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23;
Mt 23:1-12
Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16;
Mt 20:17-28
Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31
Friday:
Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21;
Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12;
Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
Sunday:
Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11;
1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9
Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8;
Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]
St. Andrew has made a change regarding donation
envelopes. We will NOT be sending a box of envelopes
to your home. Each quarter you will receive an envelope
containing offering envelopes for the next three months.
The next packet of envelopes will be sent in March.
Each envelope will be personalized with your name,
number and address to assure accurate recording of
your contributions. Please mark the amount of
your gift clearly on the outside of the envelope.
Doing so will be of great help to the office staff.
Regular financial support is part of Stewardship. We
Thank You for using your envelopes regularly. Your
continued support allows us to continue and improve
existing programs as well as create new ones to minister
to our church family, community and the world.
February 21, 2016
Knights of Columbus
Annual
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner / Dance
Saturday, March 12th
Doors open at 5:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Complete
corned beef dinner, cash bar, music and dancing,
numerous raffles and our grand prize of a 55” LED flat
screen TV.
Individual tickets are $15 each.
Tables of 10 are available.
For tickets or reserve a table
of 10, call Rick Skorski at
815-651-4585.
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FRIDAYS DURING LENT
(EXCEPT GOOD FRIDAY)
4:30pm to 7:30pm
CARRY-OUTS AVAILABLE
To place an order call:
(815) 886-4165 ext.419
after 4:00pm on the day of the Fish Fry
Menu available in the Lent Brochure
at the back of the Church.
Schwan’s Gift Cards
LENTEN REGULATIONS
1. Everyone 14 years of age or over is bound to abstain
from meat on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of
Lent.
2. Everyone 18 years of age and under 59 years of age is
bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
3. On these two days of fast and abstinence, only one full
meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals,
sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according
to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal
another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted
on these two days, but liquids, including milk and fruit
juices are allowed. When health or ability to work would
be seriously affected, the law does not oblige.
4. To disregard completely the law of fast and abstinence
is seriously sinful.
5. Lent is the principal season of penance in the Christian
year. All of the faithful are strongly urged to develop
and follow a program of voluntary self-denial (in
addition to following the Lenten regulations),
serious prayer, and a performance of works of charity
and mercy.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Fridays During Lent
English - 2:00pm & 6:30pm
Po Polsku - 7:00pm
Wednesdays During Lent
En Español - 7:00pm
available for gifts to friends and
family and to buy items now and
in the future.
Purchase your certificate at:
www.schwans-cares.com/c/24484.
MUSICAL MASS SETTING FOR LENT
As the Liturgical season changed from Ordinary Time to
Lent, so our musical Mass settings have changed. We are
now singing a Mass we have done before, Storrington
Mass by Marty Haugen. Mr. Haugen was commissioned
by the Catholic Parish of Our Lady of England in
Storrington to compose a new Mass. This music is
versatile and is more subdued for Lent.
Please enjoy reading the following excerpt from The
Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred
Liturgy, no. 7: “Whether it is used for proclamation or
prayer, music joined to the Word of God is meant to
draw people into an encounter with the living Word of
God, who is Christ. In the Liturgy, the presence of Christ
is revealed in many ways – in the person of the ordained
minister, in the proclamation of God’s Word, in the
Eucharistic species, and lastly when the Church prays
and sings. Music is a gift of God that opens for us a
glimpse of God’s glory.”
From Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship: “A cry
from deep within our being, music is a way for God to
lead us to the realm of higher things.”
I pray that you fully participate in the Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass by praying, listening, partaking, and singing.
As Pope Benedict XVI noted during his visit to France
in 2008,
“…for prayer that issues from the word of God, speech is
not enough: music is required!”
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February
January21,
3, 2016
Ks. Michał Twarużek
Wikariusz Parafialny
(815) 886-4165 ext. 311
email: [email protected]
email: [email protected]
sprawy urzędowe po
wcześniejszym ustaleniu spotkania
Ks. Michał Twarużek
Marta Wysocki
Koordynator Polskiego Duszpasterstwa
(815) 886-4165 ext. 307
email: [email protected]
Godziny pracy: Wtorki i Środy
od 8:30 a.m do 2:30 p.m.
II NIEDZIELA WIELKIEGO POSTU
•
19 Marzec (Sobota) Spowiedź w języku polskim od 7:00
p.m. do 9:00 p.m.
• 24 Marzec– Ranna modlitwa o godzinie 8 rano.
•
Wielki Czwartek: Msza Wieczerzy Pańskiej (trzy języczna)
o 7 wieczorem.
• Pielgrzymka do 7 kościołów zaraz po mszy świętej, zapisy
pod numerem 815-886-4165 wew. 301
• 25 Marzec Wielki Piątek: Ranna modlitwa o godzinie 8
rano.
• Liturgia Męki Pańskiej w języku Polskim o godzinie 7
wieczorem. W języku angielski o godzinie 3 popołudniu.
• Droga Krzyżowa w języku angielskim o godzinie 6
wieczorem.
• Adoracja od godziny 8:15 wieczorem do 10:30 wieczorem.
• 26 Marzec Wielka Sobota: Ranna modlitwa o godzinie 8
rano.
• Święcenie Pokarmów po polsku o godzinie 12 i 1
popołudniu. W języku angielskim o godzinie 11 rano.
• Adoracja od godziny 12 popołudniu do 3:00.
Wigilia Paschalna (trójjęzyczna)o godzinie 7:30wieczorem.
• 27 Marzec Wielkanoc– Niedziela Zmartwychwstania
Pańskiego. Rezurekcja w języku polskim o godzinie 5:30
rano w kościele.
• W języku angielskim o godzinie 7:30 rano w kościele.
• W języku hiszpańskim o godzinie 8:45 rano w kościele.
• W języku hiszpańskim o godzinie 9 rano w Hall.
• W języku angielskim o godzinie 10:30 rano w kościele i w
Hall.
• W języku angielskim o godzinie 12 popołudniu w Hall.
• W języku polskim o godzinie 12 popołudniu w kościele.
• 28 Marzec Drugi dzień świąt.
Msza o godzinie 7:00 wieczorem w kościele.
*** W Wielkanoc NIE odbędzie się msza polska w hall
o godzinie 10:30 rano.
Grafik na Luty
Lektor
10.30
Szafarz I
______
12.00
Marta Wysocki
Lektor I
Lektor II
Szafarz I
Szafarz II
2.7
Andrzej Gucwa
Stanisław Ryndak
Krzysztof Tomaszek
Anna Dziedzic
Grace Gacek
ZAZNACZ KALENDARZ
LUTY 26- Fish Fry od 4:30 do 7:30 wieczorem
Prowadzony przez duszpasterstwo polskie. Prosimy
o osoby chętne do pomocy o kontakt z biurem
parafialnym, numer wewnętrzny 307.
Chcielibyœmy poinformowaæ ¿e zosta³a
wprowadzona dodatkowa polska Msza
Œw. w ka¿dy wtorek o godzinie 7:15
wieczorem w koœciele. Msza Œwiêta
zostanie po³¹czona z Nowenn¹ do
Matki Bo¿ej Czêstochowskiej.
Peregrynacja obrazu Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej
ROZKŁAD NA LUTY– Przypominamy że obraz M.B
zabieramy i oddajemy na mszy świętej o dwunastej.
LUTY 28, 2016
ZOFIA MAREK Z RODZINĄ
MARZEC 6, 2016
LEA BEDNARCZYK Z RODZINĄ
2.14
2.28
2.21
Stanisław Ryndak
Darek Pikul
Stanisława Mniszak
Darek Pikul
Stanisław Ryndak
Stanisław Ryndak
Marian Łukaszczyk
Ewa Małek
Mirosław Gaik
Marek Rzeszotko
Ania Bzdyk
Krzysztof Tomaszek
Maria Szarek
Grace Gacek
Eugeniusz Szarek
Eugeniusz Szarek
Maria Szarek
February 21, 2016
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St. Andrew the Apostle Faith Formation
Note from the Faith Formation Office
Faith Formation
is looking for
Catechists!
Catechist for 1st/2nd Graders on Mondays
Catechist for 1st/2nd Graders on Thursday
Sessions are twice a month from 6-8pm and
material is provided for lesson planning
Mary Kerwin, Faith Formation Secretary
(815) 886-5962 extension 501
[email protected]
Elena Marquez, Coordinator of Faith Formation
Se Habla Español
(815) 886-5962 extension 503
[email protected]
Remember these men and women in
your daily prayers . . .
Priests, Deacons, Seminarians and Women & Men
Religious of the Diocese of Joliet
February
15 Frs. Jose Cilia, Robert Colaresi, Raymond Corkery,
David Dillon, Michael O’Keefe, Gavin Quinn O.Carm
16 Srs. Marie Therese Terrazzino, Margaret Valois OSM
Patricia Kolas, Veronica Michalski PHJC
17 Frs. Jeffery Smialek, Glenn Snow, Jose Luis Torres,
Edward Ward, John Welch O.Carm
18 Luke Zanoni (Seminarian)
19 Frs. Dong Bui & Daniel Hoehn
20 John Horan (Seminarian)
21 Dcns. Paul Kolodziej, Kevin Koster,
Michael Kowalchik, Frank Kozar, James Krueger,
Kenneth Kubica
Prayers of the Parish
Michael Cavoto, HN James M. Chavez,
Matthew Domek, Christopher Durkovic,
James Dean Johnson, Jacob Kikta, Bill Nelson,
2nd Lt. Alexander Nuxoll, Sgt. Kevin Parker,
Joshua Plucinski, Andrew Price, Mstr. Sgt. Jose Sanchez,
Kyle Tranchitello, Kurt Warkenthien, Humberto
Zermeño, and all our men and women in the military.
“The future of humanity
passes by way of
the family”
Pope John Paul II
Faith Formation - Focused Catechesis
February 21 to February 27
Check calendar for specific dates and times
St. Andrew the Apostle
Faith Formation Office Hours
Office is opened during Faith Formation Sessions
Any child in grades 5th through 8th who
attends Faith Formation at St. Andrew is
welcome to sign up for Co-ed Volleyball.
Applications are due Friday, February 19,
and they are available in the holders on the
spirit wear cabinet in the administration wing or by
calling the school at 815-886-5953 x 420.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Just as Peter, John and James experienced
the Transformation of Jesus, let Jesus
transform your marriage. The next
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends
are April 8-10, 2016 or June 10-12, 2016 or
August 12-14, 2015, 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.
Permítale al Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial
ayudarle a practicar estos dones en su
matrimonio. Inscríbase hoy mismo para
asistir al próximo fin de semana del
Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial. Para más
información de los Fines de Semana en español, si vive en
los suburbios o pertenece a la Diócesis de Joliet,
comuníquese con Javier y Gaby Vargas (630) 621-8984
[email protected] en el área de Chicago llamar a
Oscar y Luz Delgado (847) 826-9525, [email protected],
para los que vivan en el área del sur de Chicago y el
Noroeste de Indiana llamar a Juan y Elia Zambrano
(708) 825-4099 [email protected] .
February 21, 2016
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Ramona Tagle Coordinadora
del Ministerio Hispano
815-886-4165 Ext. 305
[email protected]
El 5, de Marzo de 2016
De 8:00AM - 2:30 PM
El Costo es $5.00 por persona de
13 año para Arriba.
NINOS GRATIS!
Directores Espiritual
Padre José Luis Torres Y Padre José Cilia
Orden Carmelitas.
HABRA CONFESIONES DURANTE TODO EL DIA DEL RETIRO.
CLASE DE APOLEGETICA CATOLICA
Los Miércoles de 6:00pm - 7:00pm En la oficina de la Iglesia 530 Glen Ave.
Es importante conocer nuestra Fe Católica. Ejemplo por que nos confesamos
con un sacerdote, por que tenemos imágenes, y por que veneramos a la Virgen
María. Toda estas respuestas y mas te daremos sobre donde esta en la Biblia.
Sagrada Familia
Sra. María Ortiz.
Intención de Misa
+ Sr. Felipe Sánchez,+ Sra. Sylvia Gómez,
+Sra. Margarita López Mendoza,
+ Sra. María Chaparo De Olivas.
+Sr. José Luz Granados
Gladys Granados que cumple 19 años hoy.
February 21, 2016
Any child in grades 5th through 8th who
attends Faith Formation at St. Andrew is
welcome to sign up for Co-ed Volleyball.
Applications are due Friday, February 19,
and they are available in the holders on the
spirit wear cabinet in the administration wing or by
calling the school at 815-886-5953 x 420.
Our PK-4th grade students celebrated 100 days of
school on January 29 by wearing 100 items. The creativity was amazing from 100 Legos to 100 beads to 100
written words.
Catholic Schools Week Open House
was a huge success. 7th and 8th graders
gave tours along with some of the board
members. Presentations were given in
English and Spanish. We had 18 total
families express interest in St. Andrew
School mostly in the Preschool and Kindergarten and a
few in the middle school. For those who are interested,
and feel they cannot afford it, please know that financial
aid is available between the Catholic Education
Foundation and St. Andrew School Scholarships.
Support Our School Schwan Fundraiser
PLACE YOUR ORDER SOON!
St. Andrew’s School receives a percentage of your
purchase. All your orders are delivered to your home.
We hope you find this convenient and the items delicious!
The fundraiser runs to March 20, 2016. Please share
this information with your family members and friends.
You can visit the website directly:
www.schwans-cares.com/c/24484.
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February is Nation Dental month.
PK-2nd graders heard about proper
care of their teeth from Dorothy and
Ledie of Grove Dental in Bolingbrook. The children got to show
how to brush teeth properly with
puppets.
Congratulations to 8th grader, Katie Nguyen, took a
Placement Exam at Joliet Catholic Academy last January
and is awarded a scholarship for her freshman year.
Dr. Jeffrey Budz, President/Principal of JCA, wrote:
"On behalf of the entire Joliet Catholic Academy family,
I would like to congratulate Katie on earning a JCA
Franciscan Carmelite Top Scorer Scholarship based on
her outstanding performance on our January 9, 2016
Placement Test!... The scholarship is our way of
recognizing her outstanding achievement."
Congratulations, Katie!
During our Catholic Schools
week, our service project is to
provide soup for the We Care
Food Pantry. The third annual
“Souper Bowl” was held
between the Students and the
Staff. Each group was to bring in as much soup as
possible, and the group that brought in the most soup
would earn a reward. The students brought in 565 cans
of soup while the staff brought in 516 cans of soup for a
total of 1081 soups for the We Care pantry. The referees
were Fr. Gregor and Fr. Belmonte as shown on our
football field bulletin board in the administration wing.
Students received No Homework on Tuesday. Thank
you to all those students and staff who participated.
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February 21, 2016
A COMMUNITY OF WORD AND SACRAMENT
SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION
CATECHUMENATE
The Catechumenate is a community which gathers those
adults who have not been baptized, and seek deeper insight
into the Christian faith.
BAPTISM OF CHILDREN
We joyfully celebrate the baptism of children of Christian
households which are joined to our weekly worship, and
have active registration in our parish community for at least
3 months. After registration in the parish, please attend an
Evening of Awareness, if you have not attended a class in
the past two years, to register for Baptism and select a date.
Classes are presented on the first Wednesday of each month
at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Baptism is celebrated on the
third Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m.
EUCHARIST AND CONFIRMATION
Formation for those coming first to the table of the Lord
as children is infused into the efforts of our school and Faith
Formation Office. Confirmation formation is a two year
process completed in eighth grade. Please call the Faith
Formation Office for more information.
SACRAMENTS OF COMMITMENT
Please Pray For
Frances Ison, Carole Ann Banks, Joe Mauricio, Jr., George
Lambert, Karen Langan, Kathy Borowski, Sharon Dempsey,
Bearnie Lee, Kathy Broski, Denny Czyzewicz,
Mildred
Drdak, Tiffany Lannin, Roger Gulden, Rose Ison, Bea Russell,
Janet Phad, Dolores Halagiera, Jean Sinderson, Virginia
Fondakowski, Carol McGreehin, Valerie McCann,
Sandy Nelson, Barbara Linsner, Violet Sinkula, Katie Churulo,
Marie Lynch, Mary LaRue, Dorothy Maloney, Carrie Klocek,
Joan Koester, Alejandra Hernandez, Alex Estrada, Keith
Dehmer, Aldona Murphy, Andrew Wisniewski, Carrie Klocek,
Gene Nowak, Marcia Kizior, Mary Melaniphy, Pete Carrara,
Gretchen Patez, Paula Sedlacek, Loretta Lenz, Władysław
Pazgan, Evelyn Metoyer, June Cygan, Kattarina Moreno, Sandra Guerrero, Mia Dooley
Look upon our brothers and sisters who are ill, in the midst of
illness and pain, may they be united with Christ, who heals both
body and soul; may they know the consolation promised to
those who suffer and be fully restored to wellness and
wholeness. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
GRANT ETERNAL REST, LIGHT AND PEACE TO ALL
FAITHFUL DEPARTED: Richard J. Preisler
Please call the parish office by Monday at (815) 886-4165 for
the name of your loved one to be placed for 3 weeks on our
short term prayer list. Also, please call the parish office, if you
are hospitalized and would like a visit from our hospital
ministry team or homebound and in need of communion.
MARRIAGE
Marriage preparation is a six month process of prayer,
reflection and study. Couples work with both the presider
and a sponsor couple through this process. Please note that
this six month period of preparation is essential.
Hospital Visitation of Parishioners
Please remember that if you or any family members find
yourselves in a hospital, be sure to let them know you are a
Those seeking assistance in discerning a call to ordained parishioner at St. Andrew’s — it doesn’t hurt to say it a few
ministry are encouraged to call the parish offices.
times, either! Whenever we priests, deacons or Eucharistic
Ministers come to visit, we check the hospital list of
parishioners printed under “St. Andrew.” But if you’re not
SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
listed as a parishioner of St. Andrew, we won’t know you’re
RECONCILIATION
even there! We do not want to miss you! You can always call
Reconciliation is available each Saturday afternoon,
us, too, at the office, ext. 301. Thank you. May the Lord Jesus
3:00pm, Wednesday evening, 5:45-6:45pm, through
be with you all your days, to love and be loved by Him, to
seasonal communal services, and by appointment.
honor and serve Him, as He honors and serves us!
ORDERS
ANOINTING
Anointing of the Sick is offered through seasonal
services, and always by request. If hospitalized, please
immediately seek anointing from the Catholic chaplain.
Call St. Vincent DePaul Truck to Pick Up Donations
Clothing, household items, small appliances
or furniture. Bag or box donations and call
630-231-4658 for St. Vincent de Paul
truck pickup service.
A truck will come right to your door.
I would like to have my house blessed.
Please contact me to make arrangements.
Name _________________________________
Address _______________________________
_______________________________________
Home Phone ____________________________
Work Phone ____________________________
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February 21, 2016
Parish Staff
St. Andrew the Apostle We Care Food Pantry
The St. Andrew We Care Food Pantry is open every
Wednesday from 10:00 am. until 12:30 p.m. for any eligible
family in Romeoville in need of food assistance.
(815) 886-4165
Rev. Gregor Gorsic, Pastor, ext. 317
Rev. Michał Twaruzek, Associate Pastor, ext. 311
Rev. Jacob Kolawole, Priest in Residence, ext. 301
Darlene Searcy, Communications Secretary, ext. 301
Bernadette Sedlacek, Manna, ext. 303
Deacon Ron Searls, Business Manager, ext. 302
Marta Wysocki, Coordinator of Polish Ministry, ext. 307
Ramona Tagle, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, ext. 305
Sue Psenicka, Director of Music & Worship Coordinator, ext. 314
Barb Sanders, Contact for Adult Faith Formation, ext. 308
Russell McNab, Facility Manager, ext. 316
The requirements to receive food commodities from the Pantry
is that a valid State of Illinois Driver's License or State of
Illinois ID and a current utility bill with your Romeoville
address must be presented at the time of sign-in. Due to the
poor economy, loss of employment or housing, and if you are
currently residing with a Romeoville family, you may bring
your valid Illinois Driver’s License or State ID AND a current
utility bill from the Romeoville residents you are living with.
Some proof of residency must be established. This must be St Andrew School (815) 886-5953
Kathy Lifka, Principal, ext. 421
brought to the Pantry each time you come for food assistance.
Jill Briceno, Secretary, ext. 420
The Pantry is located at 219 Arlington. For further
St. Andrew Faith Formation (815) 886-5962
information, please contact Jack or Pat Frazier at
Elena Marquez, Coordinator of Faith Formation, ext. 503
(815) 919-3233.
Deacons:
Deacon Jesse Tagle
Deacon Jerry Clark
Deacon Ricardo Marquez
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Deacon Rigoberto Padilla
Birthright 1-800-550-4900
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Natural Family Planning
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