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MASSES
Saturday Mass — 5:00 PM (Sunday Anticipation/Vigil)
Sunday Mass — 7:30AM (No Music), 10AM, 12 Noon & 5 PM
Weekday Mass—8 A.M., Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 4:15 PM—4:45 PM.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Every Monday for one hour following
the 8 A.M. Mass at St. Patrick Church
SICK & HOMEBOUND:
Call the Parish Office if you wish to receive Holy Communion or a
pastoral visit from a priest or one of our Ministers of Care.
BAPTISMS:
Baptisms are Parish Family events and are held one
Sunday per month at 1:30 PM as priest schedule permits.
Preparation Classes are usually held on the 2nd Thursday of each
month & are scheduled by appointment. Please call the Parish Office
for more information.
MARRIAGES:
Couples wishing to be married at St. Patrick Church
need to make an appointment with the St. Patrick Marriage Minister,
Sue Raymond, at least six months prior to the desired wedding date.
Weddings are NOT scheduled on Church or Federal Holiday
weekends and other select weekends. Call the Parish Office prior
to booking your reception hall.
TO PARISHIONERS & THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE WITH US:
We warmly welcome you and kindly ask you to register at the Parish
Office. If you have moved, married and remain in our parish, have a
seasonal address or change of address, please notify our Parish
Office.
PARISH STAFF
PARISH OFFICE: Located in the Rectory
Rev. Kurt D. Boras, Pastor
Rev. Tom Hoffman, Tri-Parish Associate Pastor
Rev. Richard J. Shannon, Pastor Emeritus
Deacon Joseph R. Winblad, Senior Deacon
Deacon Larry & Roseanne Oskielunas
Deacon Couple & Liturgy Coordinators
Ms. Renee Payne, School Principal
Ms. Linda O’Connor, Director of Religious Education
Ms. Christina Grinius, Director of Music
Ms. April Johnson, Choir Instrumentalist
Ms. Rosarita Hennebry, Music Director Emerita
Ms. Louise Cummings, Parish Business Manager
Mrs. Cathy Barrett, Religious Education Assistant
Mr. Dale Hennebry, Buildings & Grounds Manager
Mrs. Sue Raymond, Secretary, Bulletin Editor,
Website Coordinator and Marriage Minister
200 E. Illinois Street, Lemont IL 60439
630-257-4640 (office); 630-257-0401 (fax)
PARISH EMAIL: [email protected]
PARISH WEBSITE: www.StPatrickLemont.org
REGULAR OFFICE HOURS:
Monday thru Thursday: 9am—5pm; Friday: Closed
(Closed for Lunch Daily between 11:30am—12:30pm)
(Closed on Monday and Thursday of New Year’s Week)
PARISH SCHOOL: St. Alphonsus—St. Patrick School
20W145 Davey Rd., Lemont, IL 60439, (630) 783-2220
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 205 Cass Street, (630) 257-8012
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DECEMBER 27,2015
Pitching for the Kingdom: Our Parish Family
The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Patrick:
This weekend in our faith tradition, we celebrate the
Feast of the Holy Family. When we are at our best as
family members, we see how these relationships give us a
glimpse into how the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy
Spirit love so deeply and awesomely. But when we are
“off our game” with family members, we experience the
darkness of sing and the painfulness of being broken.
During this Year of Mercy proclaimed so by Pope
Francis, I, as one who shares with you in sinfulness
and brokenness, invite you to seek out the Lord with
me and find God’s healing presence always available to
us. Throughout the year, there will be opportunities
and invitations to celebrate the sacrament of
Reconciliation, to be anointed with God’s healing
grace, to be part of days of reflection and recollection
on the mercy of God, to participate in our Lenten
Mission on Mercy, to pray both individually and as a
community of believers about mercy, or to just sit
down over a cup of coffee with some wonderfully
trained pastoral councilors like Fr. Bob Rohrich, Fr.
Larry Gorski, myself, sister Jude of Sacred Heart in
Palos, Mrs. Cathy Barrett, Monsignor John Canary
or Dr. Mary Amore – to name just a few. All these
contacts and healing work will be done with the
utmost seal of confidentiality.
Another painful area in our journeys here on earth
sometimes has to do with marriages.
Misunderstandings on what the Catholic Church
teaches about marriage, marriage preparation,
divorce, the annulment process, and who can
celebrate the sacraments have brought about a lot of
pain, hurt, anger and stress for many Catholics. I am
very, very proud of our Parish Pastoral Staff. They are
well-trained by myself and the Archdiocese, hardworking, and pastorally sensitive to dealing with the reallife issues that impact many in our parish family. They
share my passion and convictions in trying to help others
as Jesus would – not by simply quoting “laws” to them,
but by using our theological views and teachings to be
merciful, to help people practically live their faith in
helpful ways. Mrs. Sue Raymond wears many, many
hats in our parish family and on our pastoral staff.
However, I am most proud of Sue’s ability to work
with individuals and couples to prepare for marriage
spiritually, to help coordinate their Church ceremony,
to make their wedding preparations fun as well as a
very meaningful and moving part of their journey.
And she helps them make sense of all the necessary
Church paperwork. In my 30 years of priestly ministry,
I can honestly say that Sue is one of the best lay ministers
pastorally sensitive in using Canon Law in
understandable ways with our young (and sometimes,
older) couples.
On the other side of the coin, Sue also ably assists some of
our people in their journey through the different annulment
processes and will continue training with the Archdiocese
to keep up with recent annulment process changes (see
page 5). Please know that you are in good hands with her
and with all of our staff if you have any questions or wish
to know more. They love what they do; they love to serve
you and the Lord; and they continue with me to search out
new and more creative ways to make faith real and more
meaningful in your lives.
Finally, just a couple of events I would like you to
remember, celebrate, and
“put on your internal radar screens….”
On Thursday, December 17th, 2015, Pope Francis
celebrated his 79th birthday. May God bless him with
many more years of health, love, and strength to serve Him
and His people. Please add your own prayers for him.
Remember, that on Saturday, January 2, 2016 our Saturday
evening Mass time will change to 4:30 P.M. This will be
a year round change.
And in May of this upcoming year, 2016, my mom, Ann,
will turn 90 years old and I will be ordained 30 years.
We would like to celebrate these milestones in our lives
with you! The style and manner of this celebration is yet to
be determined, but we do know we wish to share Eucharist,
the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ for sure. For it is
through Him, with Him and in Him that we have found the
gift of you all in our lives.
Have a happy and holy New Year with God’s Blessings,
Fr. Kurt and the Pastoral Staff
of St. Patrick’s Parish Family
The Matthew Kelly Book, Rediscover Jesus was
donated to our church by a generous parish family.
Please feel free to take a book home with you this Advent. You may find
something unexpected to awaken your spirit within its covers.
Visit: www.DynamicCatholic.com to learn more about Matthew Kelly
and other Dynamic Catholic book titles and Matthew Kelly’s funny and
inspiring “not to be missed” CD recordings. Australian born Kelly’s
speaking career began at the age of 19 and has not slowed down since.
According to Wikipedia, his book Rediscovering Catholicism is the
“second highest selling Catholic book—second only to the bible.” Why
not Rediscover Jesus this Advent?!
THE HOLY FAMLY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
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NEW SATURDAY MASS
TIME FOR 2016
A GREAT BIG SHOUT-OUT
“THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!”
TO OUR WONDERFUL ACTIVE PARISH
MINISTRY MEMBERS
ST. PATRICK MINISTRIES 2015-16
ALTAR LINEN CARE
ALTAR SERVERS
ART & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
BIBLE STUDY (WEEKLY)
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
FINANCE COUNCIL
FOOD PANTRY COMMITTEE
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
GIVING TREE (CHRISTMAS)
GOLF OUTING/IRISH OPEN
HOPE’S ON THE WAY HOMELESS SHELTER
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE
LECTORS
LITURGY PREPARATION TEAM
MARRIAGE PREPARATION TEAM
MEN’S CLUB
 ST PATRICK’S DAY PARTY
 TRIVIA NIGHTS
 PARISH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
 ST. BLASE MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY
MINISTRY OF CARE
MINISTRY OF CONSOLATION
MUSIC MINISTRY-YOUTH & ADULT CHOIRS
OFFICE HELP
PARISH COUNCIL
PARISH SCHOOL
PLANTINGS COMMITTEE (INDOOR/OUTDOOR)
PRO LIFE
RCIA & RCIC
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS
RETREAT TEAM—TRI-PARISH
SACRISTANS
S.P.R.E.D.
USHERS/GREETERS
VOCATIONS
WOMEN’S CLUB
 BLOOD DRIVE
 COAT DRIVE & TURKEY DRIVE
 PARISH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
YOUTH MINISTRY/TEEN MINISTRY
ST. PATRICK CHURCH AND ITS PARISHIONERS ALSO
HAVE AN ACTIVE PRESENCE IN THE FOLLOWING (AND
MORE):
HOPE AND FRIENDSHIP MINISTRIES OF LEMONT
JOLIET SOUP KITCHEN/CATHOLIC CHARITIES
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
PRISON OUTREACH MINISTRY
NEW YEAR’S EVE MASS: ST. AL’S @ 5PM
NEW YEAR’S DAY MASS: ST. PATRICK’S @ 9 AM
SS. CYRIL’S @ 10:30AM AND 12 NOON
ST. PAT’S MASS TIME CHANGE
BEGINNING JANUARY 2ND
SATURDAY EVENING MASS
WILL BEGIN AT
4:30 P.M.
CONFESSIONS WILL BE
HEARD FROM
3:45 P.M. THRU 4:15PM
THIS DOES NOT EFFECT SUNDAY 5PM MASS
HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS
The Parish Office will be closed
Monday, December 28th.
&
December 31st thru January 4th 2016
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
(Emails and messages to the parish are checked
regularly whenever the Parish Office is closed)
OPEN ENROLLMENT
FOR ST. PATRICK’S
SPRED GROUP 6-10
St. Patrick’s Parish has open
enrollment in their SPRED
Program for special needs
children ages 6-10.
SPRED is a program of
religious education
specifically designed to meet the spiritual needs of
persons with developmental disabilities. Through the
participation in a SPRED community of faith and
experience of friendships on a one-to-one relationship,
our friends are better able to celebrate the sacraments and
enter into the worshipping experience of the whole
Church.
SPRED Community Sessions are scheduled to begin in
February, 2016 and will be held every other Thursday
from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The Community Sessions
will be held at St. Pat’s ministry building located on Cass
Street adjacent to St. Patrick’s Church parking (200 East
Illinois Street, Lemont, Illinois).
Anyone interested in enrolling their child in St. Pat’s
SPRED program may contact the parish office at 630257-4640.
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DECEMBER 27,2015
Renee Payne,
Principal
St. Patrick
Church, RE
Schooloffice
@stalsstpats.org
Visit: www.StAls-StPats.org
Linda O’Connor, Director
630-783-2220
630-257-8012
[email protected]
Christmas Break
Classes will not be in session
from December 20th through December 30th for Christmas
Break. Sunday classes resume
on January 3rd and Wednesday
classes on January 6th. Merry
Christmas to all our volunteers and families.
Confirmation Retreat
Our 8th graders are reminded that
the Confirmation retreat will be
held on Sunday, March 6th from
1:30 – 4:30 pm at St. Al’s/ St.
Pat’s School on Davey Road.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18
1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35
1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40
1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18
Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7;
Lk 2:16-21
1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28
Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13;
Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
SAVE THE DATES 2016…
JANUARY 1—9 A.M. MASS AT ST. PATRICK’S
JANUARY 2—SATURDAY MASS TIME CHANGES TO
4:30PM. CONFESSIONS HEARD FROM 3:45-4:15PM.
JANUARY 13—OPEN HOUSE AT ST. AL’S ST. PAT’S
SCHOOL.
JANUARY 15-17—JOYFUL AGAIN RETREAT AT MT.
ASSISI, HOUSE OF PRAYER. SEE PAGE 6.
JANUARY 23-24—BISHOP PETER SMITH FROM
PORTLAND, AT ALL MASSES. DISCUSS YEAR OF
MERCY AND CANON LAW.
JANUARY 31—BEGIN CATHOLIC SCHOOL’S WEEK,
OPEN HOUSE AT ST. AL’S-ST. PAT’S SCHOOL.
FEBRUARY 10—ASH WEDNESDAY/BEGINNING OF
LENT.
FEBRUARY 12—BEGIN EVENING STATIONS OF THE
CROSS EACH FRIDAY DURING LENT.
FEBRUARY 13—A CONVERSATION WITH GARY
FENCIK OF THE 1985 SUPER BOWL CHAMPION
CHICAGO BEARS AFTER THE 4:30PM MASS.
THE HOLY FAMLY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
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SIMPLE DECLARATION OF NULLITY
QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO FILE A PETITION
FOR DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE
ATTEMPTED OUTSIDE THE CHURCH.
1. At least one party was baptized Catholic. The
applicant/petitioner need not be the Catholic party.
2. The marriage cannot have taken place in the Catholic
Church or have been blessed at any time by a Catholic
priest or deacon.
3. A Dispensation from Canonical Form cannot have
been granted prior to the marriage in question.
4. The Civil Divorce must be finalized legally by a civil
court judgement.
If you know of someone or believe that you may qualify to
apply for a Simple Declaration of Nullity of Marriage
Attempted Outside the Church, and want to know more,
please call and make an appointment with Sue Raymond
in the Parish Office: 630-257-4640
[email protected]
The process often takes less than one month to complete.
The applicant is free to marry in the Catholic Church if
the petition is favorably granted.
NEW ANNULMENT RULES:
Beginning December 8th, some of the rules for the annulment process have changed. This does not
prove true for all annulment cases, but for many, it can shorten the process significantly. Each Diocese
across the country will need time to properly train its process facilitators and field workers to best
serve their people according to these changes. You may read more on the Catholic New World
website through the following link:
http://www.catholicnewworld.com/cnwonline/2015/1129/13.aspx
Please call Sue in the Parish Office for more information on the annulment process.
November 14th 2015
ST. PATRICK’S IS IN NEED OF
MORE LECTORS, ESPECIALLY AT
THE 12 NOON MASS ON SUNDAY.
PLEASE SEARCH YOUR HEART
AND IF YOU FEEL THE CALL,
PLEASE TALK TO FR. KURT
Upcoming 2016 Lector
Training…
At St. Germaine Parish—
9711 S. Kolin, Oak Lawn, IL
60453
Tuesdays,
April 12 and 19, 7-9pm
With Carol Conway.
Presentation Hall in Church.
Training presented by the Vicariate V
Ministry Commission for the Archdiocese
of Chicago.
Photos by: Jeff Dygdon
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DECEMBER 27,2015
MASS INTENTIONS
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Sp. Int. Becky Granat—St. Pat’s Choir
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†Stephen Nevell—Mary Nevell
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†Norine M. Neef—Family
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10:00 am †Anna Mary Kern—St. Patrick Parish
10:00 am †Josephine Carrino—St. Patrick Parish
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†Joseph Vrbancic—Family
5:00 pm Sp. Int. Health & Blessings for Hedderman,
Lanham & Connolly Children and
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Sp. Int. Andrew & Jamie Bosko
(Wedding Day)—Celeste Gambla
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†Jay Hanrahan—Bill & Dolorita Gordon
4:30 pm
†Julius Savrimas—Bob & Sue Maciulis
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10:00 am †Diane Crain—St. Patrick Parish Family
10:00 am †Jim Kennedy—Berens Family
12 Noon
Sp. Int. for a Family—Family
5:00 pm †Karen Hedderman—St. Patrick Parish
JOYFUL AGAIN
Widowed? Finding Holidays difficult?
At JA Widowed Ministry we understand.
Workshop/retreat for the widowed
January 16 & 17, 2016
Our Lady of the Angels House of Prayer
at Mount Assisi in Lemont.
Phone: 708-354-7211 to register
Visit: www.joyfulagain.org to view video.
(Fr. Kurt will have an active role in this retreat)
“A Little Slice of Heaven”
Mount Assisi Alumnae
Cookbook.
Over 400 recipes from the Sisters, teachers, and alumnae.
The perfect gift for yourself or
others on your Christmas list.
Contact Carrie Peters to order
630-257-7844 ext. 223
[email protected]
ONLY
$15.00
St. Patrick Ministries, Google Calendar, Past
Bulletins, Events and Links may all be found on our
website: www.StPatrickLemont.org
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WHY NOT A MASS INTENTION?
If you would like to schedule a Mass intention for someone
you love, please call or email the Parish Office. Special
intentions can be made for someone who is ill, a
special occasion, an anniversary, a birthday, or
any day! Your family may call the Parish Office
to arrange bringing up the gifts of bread and wine
at that Mass.
COMING UP THIS WEEK…
Sun, Dec 27: Guitar Ensemble at 10am Mass
Mon, Dec 28: Parish Office Closed
Eucharistic Adoration for 1 hour after 8am Mass
Bible Study canceled
Tues, Dec 29: No Adult Choir Rehearsal
Thurs, Dec 31: Parish Office Closed
No Children’s Choir Rehearsal
Fri, Jan 1: New Year’s Mass at 9am (no Music)
Sat, Jan 2: New Mass time for Saturday—4:30pm
Confessions from 3:45pm—4:15pm
Sun, Jan 3: RE at 8:25am
Baptism at 1:30pm
Mon, Jan 4: Parish Office Closed
Eucharistic Adoration for 1 hour after 8am Mass
THE HOLY FAMLY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
Weekly Offering
Week Ending December 06, 2015
Revenue for Week of 12/06/2015
Target Revenue for Week
Better/(Worse) than Plan
7,217
9,818
(2,601)
Average # of Weekly Envelopes
EFT Givers
176
44
** Includes Ordinary income. Does not include
extraordinary items or Capital Campaign Contributions
or pledges.
THIS WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS
1st: Regular Weekly Contribution
2nd Collection: St. Patrick Debt Reduction
SUPPORTING OUR PARISH
NEXT WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS
1st: Regular Weekly Contribution, 1% for Church
in Latin America.
2nd Collection: St. Patrick Church Maintenance
NEXT WEEKEND’S
PRESIDER/MASS SCHEDULE
New Year’s Day
FRIDAY, January 1:
9:00am-Fr. Tom Hoffman (No Music)
The Epiphany of the Lord
SATURDAY, January 2:
5:00pm-Fr. Kurt Boras
SUNDAY, January 3:
7:30am-Fr. Tom Hoffman (No Music)
10:00am-Tom Hoffman
12 Noon-Fr. Larry Gorski
5:00pm-Fr. Tom Hoffman—Lemont Tri-Parish Mass
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We pray for The Sick of our Parish
If you would like to have someone who is
ill prayed for at Mass, please call or email
the Parish Office. The name of that person
will be announced in church and will be
added to the prayer column in the weekly
bulletin. (Note: Privacy laws may affect our
ability to publish specific information).
*Please call or email the Parish Office to remove a
name or if you believe a name has been retained or
removed in error 630-257-4640.
Lou Amato, Rose Mary Arbino, Ann Boras, Lynn
Callahan, Filomena Compiani, Marianne Diewald, Michael
Doll, Carrie Dunhnam, Ziggy Dzimira, David Erickson,
Karen Forzley, Celeste Gambla, Fr. Ed Gleeson, Camille
Golminas, Gregory Gorski, Becky Granat, Christopher
Granitz, Fr. John Harvey, Maeve Hayes, Fr. Don
Headley, Rosarita Hennebry, Barbara Landes, Lisa
Marzano, Judy & Joe Murray, Lillian Olsick, Fr. Bill
O’Mara, Janie O’Reilly, Rosalie Pankow, Terrence Pelech,
Helen Perini, Florence Provencher, Ron Rickerson, Ethel
Roman, Lewis Ruppert, Florence Rybski, Leonard
Semetulskis, William Siewertsen, Jean Skopas, Cory Steck,
Mary and Don Tadda & Melanie, Pat Traynere, Bill
Waitkus, Leo Wilkes, Jean Wend.
If you or someone you know would like to
receive visits from one of our Extraordinary
Ministers of Communion, call the Parish
Office. If you or someone you know is
unable to attend Mass and would like a
bulletin mailed to your/their home, please call the
Parish Office at 630-257-4640.
Televised Mass for shut-ins:
WGN CH. 9—Sundays at 9:30am
We pray for Our loved ones in the military
We would like to pray for all of our loved ones who are serving
in the armed forces. Lt. Daniel Alvey, Andrew Bosko,Jr.,
Zachary F. Eriksen, Capt. Daniel J. Falvey, SSgt. John
Kenney, Steven Korbus, Warren Miller, Chad Peters,
Maj. Leslie Rafferty, Ryan Rudman, Patrick Schubert,
Kevin Thomas.
If you would like to submit or remove a name from the
list, please call or email the Parish Office:
630-257-4640 [email protected]