Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 31, 2016

Directory
St. Joseph Parish Business Center
4824 Highland
630.964.0216 • 630.964.0867 fax
Religious Education: 630.964.0216 x1106
Youth Ministry: 630.964.0216 x1201
St. Joseph School: 630.969.4306
www.stjosephdg.org
Weekend Masses:
Saturday Evening: 5:00 pm
Sunday: 7:00, 9:00 am, 11:00 am, & 5:00 pm
Weekday Masses:
7:00 am (Monday-Friday)
8:00 am (Saturday)
Weekday Holy Days: Call for schedule
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
(Confession)
St. Joseph Catholic Church • 4801 Main Street, Downers Grove
God’s Call to Us
Saturday: 3:30—4:30 pm
Registration:
We are happy to welcome new members to our
community. Please contact Deacon Frank Kozar
at 630.964.0216 x1107.
Pastor:
Rev. John Phan
[email protected]
Deacons:
Frank Kozar, Greg Ouska, Carl Schumacher &
Robert (Pat) Sullivan
Parish Service Coordinator:
Frank Kozar
[email protected]
Music Director/Liturgist:
Robert Valle
[email protected]
Liturgy Assistant:
Helene Nogle
[email protected]
Director of Religious Education:
Jacqueline Lackaff
[email protected]
Religious Education/Youth Apostolate
Assistant:
Lori Balsamo
[email protected]
Director of Youth Apostolate:
Marta Spiezio
[email protected]
Parish Administrator:
Beth Harbauer
[email protected]
Parish Administrative Assistant:
Gail Granby
[email protected]
School Principal:
Rita Stasi
[email protected]
School Secretary:
Julie Wojciechowski
[email protected]
Spiezio & Affiliates Counseling Service:
Joanna Avignone
[email protected]
Facilities Manager
Joseph Geraghty
[email protected]
(The St. Joseph Parish Mission Statement)
St. Joseph Parish is a community chosen and called by
God to be sent and directed by the Holy Spirit.
It exists to provide the People of God the pastoral care and
spiritual nourishment they need to proclaim the good
news of Christ in their lives and to the world.
Our Response to God’s Call
(The St. Joseph Parish Vision Statement)
St. Joseph Parish is a community of God’s People empowered
by the Holy Spirit to promote God’s reign in the world.
Nourished by Word and Sacrament, we will grow together in
faith, hope, and in a passionate love of God and neighbor.
In our families, we will teach and learn the love of Jesus Christ.
In our various occupations we will make decisions
and set priorities in accordance with the values of the Gospel.
And in the world around us we will stand always for
justice, compassion and peace.
Sacraments
Baptisms: We celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism every Sunday. Parents are
required to attend a Baptismal formation meeting. Baptisms are scheduled at
this meeting. Please call the Parish Center for reservations and further
information.
Marriages: Arrangements should be made at least six months in advance to
provide ample time for preparation of this sacrament. Please call the Parish
Center for more information.
Sick or Homebound: If you or a member of your family is hospitalized or
homebound and would like a priest to visit, please notify the Parish Center.
Parish Boundaries: North: Tollway; South: 59th St. East: Prospect Ave. &
extensions north and south; West: Belmont Avenue
STEWARDSHIP
2016 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES ANNUAL APPEAL
Please Participate! Your Gift Makes a Difference!
This week, you are asked to review the 2016 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal (CMAA) Opening
Report that you received with your bulletin today. The CMAA is much different than a one-time
special collection. It is a pledge campaign where you can make a one-time gift or pledge your gift
over 10 months to support the good works of the diocese.
A gift to the CMAA will touch the lives of many in our diocese in a positive way. Each gift makes a
difference! Together, the gifts of many enable our diocese to deliver needed education, ministry and
services to those who need it most. As you take the time to review the tabloid and see all the work
enabled by the CMAA, please reflect on God’s gifts to you. He has given you all that you have. We
were “Chosen by God’s Grace” and together we can give thanks to Him for our blessings through a
gift to the CMAA.
If you received your pledge form in the mail, please complete it and mail it or bring it to Mass next
weekend. For those of you who have not received the mailing, we will conduct our Commitment/InPew Weekend process at all Masses next weekend.
After our parish exceeds its CMAA goal of $114,507 in paid pledges, 65% of any additional funds are
returned for use in our parish.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration and generous response.
STEWARDSHIP
Mark the Date: February 20 & 21
St. Vincent de Paul Clothing Drive
at St. Joseph Church
The St. Vincent de Paul truck will be in our parking lot
the weekend of February 20 & 21 so start going
through your closets and drawers now and save any
donations for the drive! We have a special need for
winter coats, blankets and linens. If you need a home
pick-up for larger items, please call us at 630.231.4658
or email [email protected].
Thank you for helping us help others!!!
Collection for the Church in
Latin America
Thank you for your generous donations to the
Collection for the Church in Latin America. Your
support helps ensure that people have adequate
catechesis, marriage and family life programs, and
strong religious and seminarian formation among
other programs. Thank you for taking this
opportunity to share your faith. To learn more
about how your donations are making a difference,
please visit www.usccb.org/latin-american.
Stewardship of Neighbor
Resolve to be a person of hospitality and mercy. Make
time and space for others who enter your life. Be more
aware of those times when a neighbor, co-worker, fellow
parishioner or stranger, needs a moment of kindness, a
little attention or an affirming gesture on your part.
A Call to Stewardship
Fiscal Year Stewardship Information
Sunday, January 24
Year-to-Date Goal
$ 837,000.00
Actual Year-to-Date Gifts:
$ 808,824.03
Amount Short of Needed Goal: $
28,175.97
Weekly Sunday Goal:
$
27,900.00
Sunday Contributions
$
19,710.50
Electronic Contributions
$
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Gifts from January 24
$
19,710.50
Thanks for Giving First Fruits
and Taking a Step!
Tuition Assistance for Catholic School Students
The Catholic Education Foundation of the Diocese of Joliet (CEF) distributes need-based scholarships each
year. Students, K through 12, interested in attending a Diocese of Joliet Catholic school are welcome to apply
for financial assistance to help cover the cost of tuition.
PLEASE NOTE:
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Tuition assistance grants are determined on an annual basis.
Families must apply each year in order to be considered.
Award determinations are based on a financial aid analysis of the FACTS application.
Families can complete this application ON-LINE in January to ensure that all required support
documentation* is submitted by the March 1 deadline.
General Information: www.CEFJoliet.org
Application (English and Spanish): https://online/factsmgt.com/aid
Grant notification letters will be mailed by the end of May. The award checks will be sent directly to the
schools.
Consider making school computers/School FACTS Coordinators available for families.
* Support information (uploaded in PDF format) includes:
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W-2 forms (both parents if applicable)
Recent 1040 Federal Tax Returns (2014 and 2015 Returns acceptable)
Any Documentation for other income (Child Support; Welfare,
Workers Compensation, TANF, or Social Security income).
MORE INFORMATION:
A program summary and web links can be found at www.CEFJoliet.org or by contacting
the CEF OFFICE, 815.221.6127 or [email protected].
St. Joseph Catholic Church Mission 2016
WALKING WITH GOD IN MERCY
February 14, 15 & 16
St. Joseph Church
7:00 – 8:00 pm
(8:00—9:00 pm Questions & Answers)
Please join Fr. Larry Dreffein as he leads our Parish Mission and offers an
opportunity to prepare our hearts for the Holy season of Lent.
Sunday, February 14
“Remembering”
Monday Morning, February 15 (10:00 am)
“ReflecƟon on Mercy”
(ExposiƟon of the Blessed Sacrament and BenedicƟon)
Monday Evening, February 15
“Family MaƩers”
(Judgment, JusƟce, Mercy)
Tuesday, February 16
“Be-Aƫtudes”
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available after the Tuesday session.
Fr. Larry Dreffein was ordained a Franciscan priest in 1976. His present
focus is on the 1st priority of the Franciscan Order, Prayer and Devotion
in solitude. He holds degrees from Quincy College, Catholic Theological
Union (Chicago), & Loyola University of the South (New Orleans). He
holds a B.A. in French, M.Div., M.P.S. focusing on African American
Studies. He taught for 14 years at Hales Franciscan High School. He
spent 10 years as the Regional Spiritual Assistant for the Secular
Franciscan Mother Cabrini Region which includes the Archdiocese of
Chicago, Diocese of Joliet and the Diocese of Rockford. Currently he
serves as a weekend associate at various local churches, including St.
Joseph and is presently the Spiritual Assistant to the Korean Secular
Franciscan Fraternity of St. Thomas More.
ST. JOSEPH YOUTH APOSTOLATE
Next weekend, February 6 and 7,
at the counter and
tables in the narthex for some homemade baked goods.
A free-will offering will be gratefully accepted!
All proceeds are used for high school service and mission
trips and this year for some of our students who will be
traveling to POLAND to meet the Holy Father!
DISCOVERY 2016 Team Formation!
Interested in getting information about being a team leader for the St. Joseph Youth
Apostolate Annual Discovery Retreat? Come to a meeting on Sunday, February 7,
12:30-2:30 pm in the Parish Center Youth Room. This initial meeting on Discernment
will give you information you will need to consider being a 2016 High School Leader
for this awesome Retreat! Come and see if you are called to be a 2016 Team Leader!
The 2016 Discovery Youth Directors are: Sophie Chaulk, Megan Geraghty and Nick
Peters. These seniors along with a team of 30-40 additional leaders will help direct the
2016 Discovery Retreat.
You must have already attended a Discovery Retreat at St. Joe’s to be eligible to
lead. If you are a high school student who has not yet made your Discovery Retreat
at St. Joe’s - give yourself a “gift” and go! Contact the Youth Ministry Office in the
Parish Center for details.
FEED YOUR SPIRIT
New Beginnings
New beginnings is a self-help support group where people help
people through the difficult experience of death, divorce,
separation, or other loss of a significant relationship. We are a
non-profit ministry of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in
Naperville. Our focus is on the Spiritual, Intellectual, and
Emotional growth of our members. People from all faiths are
encouraged to join us. Our mission is to provide a supportive
and safe environment for all of our members. We meet weekly
from 7:30-9:00 pm on Tuesday evenings at St. Raphael’s in
Naperville.
For more information, check us out at (www.NewBeginningsNaperville.com), on Meetup at New Beginnings in Naperville,
or contact St. Raphael Catholic Church Service Ministry &
Pastoral Care office at 630.615.7613.
2016 Lenten Retreat
Nazareth Retreat House
717 N. Batavia Avenue, Batavia, IL
A retreat open to all women who desire to enrich
their spiritual growth during the Lenten season.
Three Retreat Choices:
Friday, February 5 to Sunday, February 7
Friday, February 12 to Sunday, February 14
Friday, February 19 to Sunday, February 21
All retreats begins at 8:00 pm and end at 2:00 pm.
For more information or to register, please contact
Linda Isleib at 630.879.1296.
Suggested donation: $100 per person.
Sponsored by the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary
REFLECT Weekend Retreat for Mid-life Singles (mid-30s to 50s)
Register today for a life-changing REFLECT Weekend Retreat at the Cardinal Stritch Retreat House, Mundelein, IL,
on March 4-6. Cost is $197 for meals and a single room. Take a chance and get involved... you won't regret it!
E-mail [email protected], visit www.ReflectRetreat.com or call 312.532-8286, for details.
FEED YOUR SPIRIT
The Ministry of the Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
Training Session: February 1 ▪ 7:00 pm
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion assist the Priest in distributing Holy Communion at Masses. Our
Lord, present under the forms of bread and wine, is food for our journey to the kingdom! For those
interested in becoming Extraordinary Ministers, there are special formation sessions which focus on the
spirituality of the minister, the ritual of the Eucharist, and guidelines specific to Saint Joseph Parish.
The next formation session for those interested will be held on Monday, February 1 at 7:00 pm. Please
contact Rob Visher at 630.244.6813 or [email protected] for details if you are interested in becoming an
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. You may also contact Bob Valle, Director of Music/Liturgist at
the parish [email protected] or 630.964.0216, ext. 1209.
Divine Savior Parish Lenten Mission
World Marriage Day
Dinner Dance
Saturday, February 13
6:00 pm—10:00 pm
St. Matthew Catholic Church
1555 Glen Ellyn Road, Glendale Heights, IL
All married couples are invited to celebrate
World Marriage Day.
The event will begin at 6:00 pm with dinner
served at 7:00 pm. Cost is $40 per couple for
catered dinner, dancing, & cash bar.
Reservations required and accepted until February 6.
Mail to:
Matt and Dana Wolze
1409 Center Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60189.
Please make check payable to: WWME.
This is event is sponsored by Worldwide Marriage Encounter.
PREPARING FOR EASTER PEACE:
Reflections on the Peace Prayer
February 7, 8, and 9 ▪ 7:00 pm
Divine Savior Parish
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67 & Main St., Downers Grove
Franciscan Friar Johnpaul Cafiero will lead this Parish
Mission. Fr. Johnpaul is a teacher on both the high school
and university levels. He is also a retreat director, and
international preacher.
Adults, family, friends and neighbors are encouraged to
attend. This Mission will touch the hearts of EVERYONE!
Joyful Again!
(A Widowed Ministry)
There will be a retreat/workshop on March 5 & 6 at
Our Lady of the Angels House of Prayer in Lemont.
Being widowed is a special loss, and this program is
designed especially to help the widowed find hope &
joy again.
Email [email protected] or
708.354.7211.
See a brief video on www.joyfulagain.org.
Tell the Story of Our Faith!
The Ministry of the Lector at Saint Joseph Parish
Training Session: February 6 ▪ 9:00 am
Lectors proclaim the word of God at liturgical celebrations. The lector is a liturgical minister who feeds
the assembly at the Table of God's Word. He or she tells the living story of our faith and is the
instrument through which God speaks to the gathered assembly. Lector formation includes a basic
introduction to Scripture as it relates to Sunday liturgy, familiarity with the Lectionary (the ritual book
for Scripture), and the practical considerations for public reading within the context of worship.
A training and formation session for those interested in the ministry of the lector will be held on
Saturday, February 6 at 9:00 am. Persons who are interested in becoming lectors should contact Roberta
Raike at [email protected] or Stephanie Palubicki at [email protected]. You may also
contact Bob Valle, Director of Music/Liturgist at the parish, [email protected] or 630.964.0216, ext. 1209.
FEED YOUR SPIRIT
LOOKING TO GROW IN HOLINESS:
Join a like-minded group of women once a month.
We are Catholic Women of Jesus (CWOJ) an intimate group of women in love with Our Lord! We seek
to put Jesus Christ at the center of our lives and to emulate Him in the world. As a group, we are guided by the
Holy Spirit in our journey to become “little Christs”.
CWOJ was founded in the early summer of 2010 by Rosemary Deardurff. We have
experienced many beautiful moments in the Lord, and continue to share practical life
experiences reflecting our personal journey to sainthood. This year in 2016, we are meeting
once a month focusing on Fr. Albert’s book - Catching Fire Becoming Flame A Guide for Spiritual
Transformation.
Our activities will continue to include book studies, Catholic topic discussions, and going on
same-day pilgrimages. Please join us at St. Joseph Church Parish Center in the dining room at
4824 Highland Avenue in Downers Grove the first Sunday of every month from 1:30-3:30 pm
(walk-ins welcome). At 3:30 pm, we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Contact Rosemary Deardurff at [email protected] to share your e-mail address in order
to receive the next month’s agenda, or call 630.776.7650 with any questions. We would love
to meet you!
Back to the Basics…
What We Believe
The Characteristics of Faith
Part I of IV
Faith is a grace
When St. Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, Jesus declared to him that this
revelation did not come “from flesh and blood,” but from “my Father who is in heaven.” Faith is a gift of God,
a supernatural virtue infused by him. “Before this faith can be exercised, man must have the grace of God to
move and assist him; he must have the interior helps of the Holy Spirit, who moves the heart and converts it
to God, who opens the eyes of the mind and ‘makes it easy for all to accept and believe the truth.’”
Faith is a human act
Believing is possible only by grace and the interior helps of the Holy Spirit. But it is no less true that believing
is an authentically human act. Trusting in God and cleaving to the truths he has revealed are contrary neither
to human freedom nor to human reason. Even in human relations it is not contrary to our dignity to believe
what other persons tell us about themselves and their intentions or to trust their promises (for example,
when a man and a woman marry) to share a communion of life with one another. If this is so, still less is it
contrary to our dignity to “yield by faith the full submission of... intellect and will to God who reveals,” and to
share in an interior communion with him.
In faith, the human intellect and will cooperate with divine grace: “Believing is an act of the intellect assenting
to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace.”
The Catechism of the Catholic Church
PRO-LIFE CORNER
What will YOU pledge to
help end abortion?
The Bible shows us that prayer and fasting is important, that big changes come from pouring
oneself out to God in prayer, and that fasting helps to focus and intensify our prayer.
Can you spare an hour in prayer outside the local abortion clinic? Or, better, an hour each
week during the 40 Days for Life campaign? How about praying regularly from home
specifically to end abortion? Or perhaps committing to attend one or more extra Masses a
week? Or spending an hour a week in adoration with the Blessed Sacrament?
What can you fast from? What is so important to you
that it will really be a commitment to give up for 40 days?
Your morning coffee, with the cost donated to a pro-life
organization? An hour of mindless television, replaced with a rosary offered to end
abortion? A day free of surfing the soulless internet, replaced by prayerful vigil with others
outside the abortion clinic? A bread and water diet one day a week for 40 days, in memory
of those babies who never ate or drank?
Remember, if you truly want to change the world, you have to begin by changing yourself.
So start by doing something different…drastic…emphatic!
Makeapledge!
Sign-up this weekend in the narthex for prayer hours at the abortion clinic,
or to make a pledge of prayer and fasting.
Or sign-up anytime online at www.40daysforlife.com/downersgrove,
click on “Create a Login” then fill in your registration information.
When: February 10 to March 20, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
Location: Access Health Center
1700 W. 75th Street, Downers Grove
Your presence, prayers, and sacrifices may make theultimatedifferenceinababy’slife!
St. Joseph Catholics for Life: Promoting the Culture of Life through Prayer, Education, & Action
For more information or to be added to our mailing list for pro-life news and events:
email [email protected], or call Bob LeMay at 630.464.5344.
Shroud of Turin Exhibit 2016
You Can Help!
What a Wonderful Lenten Activity for Individuals and Families!
As advertised, the Shroud of Turin exhibit will be at St. Joseph Church in Downers Grove
beginning Ash Wednesday, February 10, 2016 through Sunday, February 14, 2016.
Exhibit hours: February 10 & 11: 11:30 am – 7:00 pm
February 12: 11:30 am – 9:00 pm
February 13: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
February 14: Noon – 6:00 pm
Volunteers are needed for baking and general assistance
to help make this a successful event.
Parishioners, their families and friends are invited to volunteer. Volunteers must be of high
school age and older.
Fish Fry
will be held on Friday, February 12, from 4:00 –
In conjunction with the exhibit, a
8:00 pm. Homemade desserts are needed to sell at the Dessert Table that night.
To volunteer as a baker and/or help at the Dessert Table go to the following link to sign-up:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4dadae23a2f85-dessert/ or email [email protected].
Seven other areas of assistance are available before, during and after the 5-day event:
♦ Set-up on Tuesday, 2/9
♦ Parking
♦ Greeter
♦ Exhibit Staff
♦ Floater
♦ Hospitality
♦ Teardown
For detailed descriptions of these seven opportunities, and to sign-up, go to the following link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040e4ea5a62aa20-2016 or email [email protected].
This event is co-sponsored by the St. Joseph Knights of Columbus and the St. Joseph Council of Catholic Women.
St. Joseph Parish Events ▪ Week of January 31
Sunday, January 31
10:00 am RCIA
12:30 pm Baptisms
Monday, February 1
9:00 am
Physical Fitness Group
6:00 pm
Eucharistic Adoration
7:00 pm
Charismatic Prayer Group
7:00 pm
AFF The Prophets
7:00 pm
Eucharistic Minister Training
Tuesday, February 2
9:30 am
Bible Study
7:30 pm
Choir Rehearsal
7:30 pm
Knights of Columbus
PC Library
Chu
Ch2
Chapel
PC Chapel
Ch1
Chu
Ch2
MR
Rectory
Wednesday, February 3
9:00 am
Physical Fitness Group
6:30 pm
S.A.F.E.
6:30 pm
Jr. Hi Confirmation Program
7:00 pm
Hand bell Choir
7:00 pm
Singers & Musicians Rehearse
8:30 pm
YA Rosary
Friday, February 5
9:00 am
Physical Fitness
Saturday, February 6
9:00 am
Lector Training
3:30 pm
Confession
4:00 pm
Winter Bake Sale
Ch2
Ministry Rm
Sch/Sh
Ch3
MR
YR
Ch2
Chu
Chapel
Narthex
Abbreviations: Chu-Church Ch-Church Hall DR-Dining Room PC-Parish Center HR-Handbell Room
MR-Music Room PC-Parish Center Sch-School Sh-School Hall YR-Youth Room
“ A disƟnguished relic linked to the mystery of our redempƟon.”
– Saint John Paul II
“By means of the Holy Shroud, the unique and supreme Word of God comes to
us: Love made man, incarnate in our history; the merciful love of God who has
taken upon himself all the evil of the world to free us from its power…”
– Pope Francis
The St. Joseph Parish Knights of Columbus #14649
and the Council of Catholic Women
are excited to bring this exhibit to Downers Grove.
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his FREE exhibit includes a detailed photograph of
the Shroud, specially produced by Eastman Kodak.
The image is more than 14 feet long and 3 feet wide, and
shows the front and back images of the shroud. The
exhibit presents the results of a comprehensive and
forensic study with numerous photographs and
illustrations. The exhibit is the work of the Center for the
Study of the Passion of Christ and the Holy Shroud, and
Monsignor Giulio Ricci and other scientists, who spent
more than 25 years researching the Holy Shroud.
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Fitzgerald Hall (Church lower level)
4801 Main Street, Downers Grove, IL
Exhibit Dates & Times:
Starts Ash Wednesday
Wednesday & Thursday, Feb. 10-11: 11:30 am—7:00 pm
Friday, Feb. 12: 11:30 am—9:00 pm
Friday night Fish Fry & Bake Sale, 4:00 pm—8:00 pm
Saturday, Feb. 13: 10:00 am—7:00 pm
Saturday food available, 11:00 am—7:00 pm
Sunday, Feb. 14: 12:00 noon— 6:00pm
“An icon wriƩen with the blood of a whipped man, crowned with thorns,
crucified and pierced on his right side.”– Pope-Emeritus Benedict XVI
PRAYING FROM SUNDAY TO SUNDAY
Today’s Readings
First Reading — God appoints Jeremiah as prophet to
the nations (Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19).
Psalm — I will sing of your salvation (Psalm 71).
Second Reading — Love with its many facets is the
most important of the virtues (1 Corinthians 12:31 —
13:13 [13:4-13]).
Gospel — When Jesus claims his salvific mission is for
all people, not just the Jews, he is expelled by the enraged members of the Nazarean synagogue
(Luke 4:21-30).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981,
1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved
Readings for the Week
Monday:
2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Ps 3:2-7;
Mk 5:1-20
Tuesday:
Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18;
Lk 2:22-40 [22-32]
Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 6:1-6
Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10-12;
Mk 6:7-13
Friday:
Sir 47:2-11; Ps 18:31, 47, 50, 51; Mk 6:14-29
Saturday:
1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34
Sunday:
Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138:1-5, 7-8;
1 Cor 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; Lk 5:1-11
Gospel of Luke 5:1-11
February 7, 2016
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and
listening to the word of God, he was standing by the
Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there
alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked
and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the
boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to
put out a short distance from the shore. Then he sat
down and taught the crowds from the boat. After he
had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into
deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” Simon
said in reply, “Master, we have worked hard all night
and have caught nothing, but at your command I will
lower the nets.” When they had done this, they
caught a great number of fish and their nets were
tearing. They signaled to their partners in the other
boat to come to help them. They came and filled
both boats so that the boats were in danger of
sinking. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the
knees of Jesus and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I
am a sinful man.” For astonishment at the catch of
fish they had made seized him and all those with him,
and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee,
who were partners of Simon. Jesus said to Simon,
“Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching
men.” When they brought their boats to the shore,
they left everything and followed him.
Saints and Special Observances
Sunday:
Tuesday:
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Presentation of the Lord;
Groundhog Day
Wednesday: St. Blaise; St. Ansgar; Blessing of Throats
Friday:
St. Agatha; First Friday
Saturday:
St. Paul Miki and Companions;
First Saturday
Hot Line to Heaven!
Don’t forget...if you need extra prayers said for your
special intention, St. Joseph’s Prayer “Hot Line” can help.
Call Bernie Borgard at 630/969-3467 or e-mail her at
[email protected] with your prayer intention, or if
you’d like to join the Prayer Hot Line!
www.vocations.com
The Joliet Diocese Vocation Office web pages are a
confidential way to learn more about priesthood and
religious life vocations. Information is also available by
calling Deacon Frank Kozar at 630.964.0216 x1107.
St. Joseph Parish Community would like to recognize and
remember in prayer all active duty military personnel
serving our country here and throughout the world.
Emily C. Behrel
Justin T. Lewandowski
Ian A. Nogle
Please inform the Parish Center when your
soldier returns home. Thank you!
If someone in your family is a member of the military and you
would like to include their name on the bulletin board in the
narthex and in the Sunday bulletin, please call the parish
center or email [email protected].
Pray for the Sick
Theo Michael Boockmeier,
Naveeta Flanagan,
Charlotte Kulaga,
Gertrude McGarry, Colleen
Morrison, Dennis Pallecone, Aneesh Sehgal, Michael
Scallon, Henry Serino, Margaret Walsh and all who are
in nursing homes and hospitals.
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 31, 2016
Faith, hope, and love remain, these three;
but the greatest of these is love.
- I Corinthians 13:13
Mass Schedule & Intentions
THURSDAY, February 4
SUNDAY, January 31
7:00 AM
Erica Hammerschmidt (L) &
James Koncar
9:00 AM Joan DeVito
11:00 AM Rosalind Karlin
5:00 PM
Anthony Brenner & People of the Parish
MONDAY, February 1
7:00 AM
Edward Lewandowski & Rafael Caballes
7:00 AM
Noel Sanchez (L)
8:00 AM
5:00 PM
Marjorie Pitelka
FRIDAY, February 5
SATURDAY, February 6
Adeline & George Wrobleski &
The People of the Parish
7:00 AM
Peter & Mary Rinaudo
TUESDAY, February 2
SUNDAY, February 7
7:00 AM
8:15 AM
Natalie Berumen
Bernard “Andy” Anderson
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
Claudette E. Binkowski
WEDNESDAY, February 3
Deceased members of SVdP Society &
their benefactors & David Wrobleski (L)
9:00 AM
Theodora Paulon & Fathers’ Spiritual Bouquet
11:00 AM Jerzy Maslany
5:00 PM
Anita Stefano
Ministry Schedule for Saturday, February 6 and Sunday, February 7
Mass
Times
Lectors
Extraordinary Ministers
of Holy Communion
Altar
Servers
Greeters
SATURDAY
5:00 PM
L. Frank
J. Frank
C. Maduzia, L. Maduzia,
M. McDowell, J. Overmann,
L. Rovens, R. Smith
A. Eschenbach
P. Eschenbach
D. Moore
J. Drennan
SUNDAY
7:00 AM
S.P. Kennedy
M. Raines
J. Bigane, A.M. Himpler,
M. Kennedy, E. Wengren,
N. Woods, G. Wrobleski
C. Bowe
J. Dressel
E. Gesior
D. Wozniak
S. Wozniak
SUNDAY
9:00 AM
C. Wall
M. Crane
V. Barrett, K. Crane, J. Pickering,
M. Pickering, S. Smith, T. Smith
K. O’Meara
P. Pickering
B. Pickering
M. Dunn
K. Conness
SUNDAY
11:00 AM
D. Dlouhy
A. Cummins
G. Francisco, J. Holcer, E. LaBuda,
P. Lord, E. Ohman, C. Weinberg
A. Arlis
N. Arlis
J. Flavin
K. Sullivan
E. LaBuda
SUNDAY
5:00 PM
L. Nogle
S. Poetzel
J. Boyer, J. Boyer, S. Fahey,
S. Jaworski, T. Pal, M. Pattanayak
S. Lifka
C. Lifka
J. Chvatal
N. Atonson
A. Bellie
M. Bertram
L. Boor
Liturgy of the Word with Children: Fran White 9:00 am Mass • Mary Ann Travers 11:00 am Mass
CELEBRATING LENT AND THE EASTER TRIDUUM
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
AshWednesday,February10
StationsoftheCross
Masses: 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Prayer Service with distribution of ashes:
12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m.
Fridays, February 12, 19, 26, March 4,
7:30 p.m.
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NoStationsonMarch11duetoCon irmation
February 10 – 11, 11:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
February 12 – 11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
February 13, 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
February 14, 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m.
Fitzgerald Hall (church lower level)
LentenFishFry&BakeSale
SilhouetteStationsoftheCross
March 18
7:30 p.m., School Hall
Simplesoupsupperwillbeservedat6:30p.m.
February 12, 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
ParishMission
WalkingwithGodinMercy
February 14, 15, 16
7:00 p.m.
Fr. Larry Dreffein, O.F.M.
SpecialMissionSessionforSeniorCitizensFebruary 15, 10:00 a.m.
LentenReconciliationService
March 3, 2016, 7:00 p.m.
IndividualReconciliation
Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
PrayerintheSpiritofthe
TaizéCommunity
withPrayeraroundtheCross
Sundays, February 21 and March 20
7:00 p.m.
PalmSundayofthePassion
oftheLord
March 19, 2016, Saturday, 5:00 p.m.,
Sunday, March 20, 2016
7:00, 9:00, 11:00 a.m., and 5:00 p.m.
HolyThursday
March24,2016
Morning Prayer,7:00 a.m.
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:30 p.m.
Night Prayer, 9:30 p.m.
GoodFriday
March25,2016
Morning Prayer, 9:00 a.m.
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, 3:00 p.m.
Stations of the Cross,7:30 p.m.
HolySaturday
March26,2016
Morning Prayer, 9:00 a.m.
Blessing of the Easter Food,1:30 p.m.
EasterVigil
8:00 p.m.,
No5:00p.m.Mass
EasterSunday
March27,2016
7:00 a.m.,
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