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Passion Sunday
St. John of the Cross Parish
March 29, 2015
Imagine for just a moment that you were seated at the table with
Jesus and his disciples at the Last Supper. Having your feet washed
by our Lord … humbling … the breaking of the bread … sharing the
cup … clear signs of God’s love and how we are to love one another.
Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane … suffering, betrayal and
Crucifixion … the reality of sin and suffering in our lives … silence …
kneeling before the cross … kissing the cross … darkness … sorrow
… emptiness …. the lighting of the new fire at the Easter vigil … new
waters of baptism … our world changes once again … passing into
new life and celebrating God’s saving love. Christ, our Alpha our
Omega, our beginning and our end, the Morning Star who shines
brightly in our midst. Alleluia. Alleluia. We are filled with Easter joy.
Our Lenten journey will come to a quiet end on Holy Thursday
as we enter into the Triduum, the great continuous celebration
of Christ’s passage through death into eternal life. As we begin
the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday we sing: “We
should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is our
salvation, our life and our resurrection; through him we are
saved and made free.” Christ’s obedience to his Father, his
suffering, death and his Resurrection...this is the heart of our
year, our faith life. On Easter we joyously sing Alleluia, the
tomb is empty, He has risen.
We invite you to join with us as one community in prayer
during Holy Week and Easter, to “put everything else aside,
even time itself, and be in the presence of the awesome
mystery.” Be inspired, renewed, nourished, and blessed to live
out your baptismal call. Experience it.
Good Friday Fast & Abstinence Reminder
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. Those between 18 until age 59 are
obliged to fast on Good Friday. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal. Two smaller meals may also be taken, but
not to equal a full meal. Those 14 and older should abstain from meat. If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the
Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the "paschal fast" to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare
ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily his Resurrection. Source: USCCB
St. John of the Cross Parish
www.stjohnofthecross.org
March 29, 2015
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On Saturday, March 21 our elect, Nicole, Ellin and
Eric, and Mick, our candidate, gathered with their
sponsors and the RCIA Team for a morning retreat. The
retreat, led by Nancy Polacek, was a time of prayer and
reflection to help the elect and candidates prepare more
deeply for the Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism,
Confirmation and Eucharist, one’s participation in the life
of the Church, and being a disciple of Christ and prophet
of the gospel of joy. As a group we reflected upon our
images of God, how we are becoming a new creation,
what our fears and worries are in life, the effects that sin
have played in our lives, and how the cross is the central
symbol of our faith. The cross reminds us of the way we
are called to live our lives, lives rooted in the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. As Christians we are called to pattern our
lives on the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ – dying to
self and rising for others (sacrificial love). This calling,
this pattern of life and our ongoing conversion is a
lifelong process. The Third Century Theologian
Tertullian wrote, “Christians are made not born.”
As a community of faith let us continue to pray for
Nicole, Ellin, Eric, and Mick as they journey to the
celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter
Vigil. Let us also pray for their sponsors and the RCIA
team in gratitude for accompanying them on the journey
and the sharing of their faith.
Father, God of mercy,
through the waters of baptism
you fill us with new life
as your very own children.
From all who are baptized in water
and the Holy Spirit,
you form one people,
with hearts filled with the Spirit of your love,
so that we may live in your peace.
You call us to announce
the Good News of Jesus Christ,
the Joy of the Gospel to people everywhere.
We pray for Ellin, Eric, Nicole and Mick
lead them to a new and spiritual rebirth
through the Sacraments of Initiation.
(Adapted from the Rite of Initiation the Blessing of Water.)
Fr. Bill
EASTER VIGIL
Paul Turner
The Easter Vigil is the most important
Mass of the year. In the complete ranking
of all Catholic Church celebrations, the
Triduum occupies the top spot.
The
Triduum,
which
begins
with
Holy
Thursday’s Mass of the Lord’s Supper,
concludes on Easter, reaching its climax
with the Easter Vigil. If there is one Mass
in which Catholics should make every effort
to participate every year, it is the Easter
Vigil. If you attend church Easter Sunday
morning, but miss the Easter Vigil, you
missed the most important celebration of
the year.
The
Easter
Vigil
celebrates the
resurrection of Christ and the commitment
of believers. It has four parts. It begins with
a service of light. The community gathers
in darkness to hear that Christ if our light,
shattering the darkness of sin. The next
part of the Vigil is the Liturgy of the Word.
We hear up to nine Scripture passages that
tell the story of salvation, ending with the
Gospel of the Resurrection.
The Third part is the Liturgy of Baptism.
Some catechumens have already been
listed among the elect, those chosen for
baptism this year. They now come forward
to be plunged into the waters of new birth.
Anointed with the chrism, they celebrate
confirmation, receiving the strength of
God’s Spirit for the Christian life. Then the
entire community renews its baptismal
promises. Together we pledge our faith in
the resurrection and promise to follow
Christ more closely.
The Vigil culminates in the fourth part, the
Liturgy of the Eucharist. The length of the
celebration has sharpened our hunger for
communion. Now the newly baptized will
join us in the Eucharist for the very first
time. At the Easter Vigil we recommit
ourselves to our faith and rejoice with the
newly baptized.
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Easter Vigil Reception
All are welcome to join us in the Parish Center following the Easter Vigil as we joyously celebrate with those who have received the
Sacraments. As has been our tradition, parishioners have baked homemade desserts for the Vigil Reception. Please bring your
favorite baked goods to the Parish Center on Good Friday or Holy Saturday until noon. Put your desserts in non-returnable
containers, i.e., wrapped on paper plates or in ziplock bags, etc. Any questions can be directed to Ginny Grecco at 708-246-7371.
St. John of the Cross Parish
www.stjohnofthecross.org
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Lifelong Learning
Background on the Gospel
This Sunday, called Palm or Passion Sunday, is the first day of Holy
Week. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday
are called the Triduum—three days that are the highlight of the Church
year. There are two Gospels proclaimed at today's Mass. The first Gospel,
proclaimed before the procession with palms, tells of Jesus' triumphant
entrance into Jerusalem. Riding on a borrowed colt, Jesus was hailed by
the crowds as they blessed God and shouted “Hosanna!” This event is
reported in each of the four Gospels.
In Mark's Gospel, Jesus' passion and death are presented as the
consequence of the tension between the Jewish authorities and Jesus that
had been building throughout his public ministry. This tension reached its
breaking point when Jesus drove the merchants and moneychangers from
the Temple. After this event, the chief priests and scribes began seeking a
way to put Jesus to death, and yet, this is only the surface explanation for
his death.
When Jesus was arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin—the council
of Jewish priests, scribes, and elders—he was charged with blasphemy,
citing his threat to the Temple. When he was brought before Pilate,
however, the religious authorities presented his crime as a political one,
charging that Jesus claimed to be king of the Jews. In continuity with a
theme of Mark's Gospel, the messianic claim of Jesus is widely
misunderstood.
In Mark's Gospel, Jesus' disciples are rarely models of faith and do little
to invoke confidence in their capacity to continue his ministry after his
death. They fare no better in Mark's narrative of Jesus' passion and death.
At the Last Supper, the disciples insisted that none among them would
betray Jesus. When Jesus predicted that their faith would be shaken in the
events ahead, Peter and the other disciples protested vehemently. Yet in
the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus returned three times to find them
sleeping. Jesus prayed in agony over his impending fate while his disciples
slumbered through the night. Just as Jesus predicted, Peter denied Jesus,
and the disciples were absent during Jesus' passion and death. Only the
women who had been followers of Jesus in Galilee are said to have been
present at the Crucifixion, but they remained at a distance.
Throughout this Gospel, Mark challenges the reader to consider the claim
with which the Gospel begins: Jesus is the Son of God. When we read
Mark's account of the passion, we begin to comprehend the deeper
theological statement being made about Jesus' death. In Mark's telling of
the passion narrative, Jesus understood his death to have been
preordained, and he accepted this death in obedience to God's will. Jewish
Scripture is quoted only once, but there are several references to the
fulfillment of the Scriptures. Jesus understood his anointing in Bethany as
an anticipation of his burial, and he announced that this story would be told
together with the Gospel throughout the world. Jesus predicted his betrayal
by Judas as well as Peter's denial. At his arrest, Jesus acknowledged that
the preordained time had arrived. Jesus was both confident and silent
before his accusers. After he was sentenced to death, Jesus did not speak
again until his final cry from the cross. The bystanders misunderstood and
believed that he was calling for Elijah. The Roman centurion, however,
affirmed what Mark has presented throughout this Gospel: Jesus is the Son
of God. Nowhere was this revealed more fully than in his death on the
cross.
During Holy Week, we prayerfully remember the events of Jesus' passion
and death. As we meditate on the cross, we ask again and anew what it
means to make the statement of faith that Jesus, in his obedient suffering
and dying, revealed himself to us as God's Son. Loyola Press.
St. John of the Cross Parish
www.stjohnofthecross.org
Living the Gospel
In Mark’s account of Jesus’
passion, many persons respond to
Jesus in many different ways. A
woman anoints him with perfumed
oil, anticipating his burial. At the
Last Supper, Peter and the rest of
the Twelve swear they will never
deny him. In Gethsemane, the
apostles sleep. Judas betrays
Jesus with a kiss. In fear, a young
man runs away naked (really fast!).
During the trial, many give false
witness. Peter denies Jesus three
times. Pilate hands him over to be
crucified. Soldiers mock him.
Simon of Cyrene helps him carry
the cross. Soldiers crucify him. The
centurion proclaims Jesus to be the
“Son of God.” At the crucifixion,
many women remained present.
Joseph of Arimathea buries Jesus.
During Jesus’ last hours, only a few
faithful people stand by Jesus.
Most do not. As we hear this
passion proclaimed, where do we
stand?
The essence of discipleship is
that we stand with Jesus and align
our own identity with his, accept
self-denial and self-giving, and in
this way walk with him to the cross.
Disciples go wherever the Master
goes. Like Jesus, to be faithful
followers by taking up our cross
means we will feel this to the
depths of our humanity: we will
suffer, we will lose heart, we will
cry out to God to take life’s
miserable lot away from us. But
also like Jesus, we have divine Life
which gives us the strength to carry
our cross. It is divine Life pulsing
within us—which we first receive at
our baptism—that raises up our
humanity, enabling us to be faithful
disciples carrying our crosses,
faithful disciples consistent with our
identity as Christians, as Body of
Christ. It is divine Life that
strengthens us to stand faithfully
with Jesus. ©Living Liturgy.
March 29, 2015
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Prayer
In God Alone My Soul Rests
All the things in this world
are gifts from God, presented
to us so that we can know God
more easily and make a
return of love more readily.
As a result, we appreciate and
use all these gifts of God
insofar as they help us
develop as loving persons. But
if any of these gifts become the
center of our lives, they
displace God.
(David L. Fleming, SJ, translation)
The words of the Psalmist in Psalm 62 echo with reminders of the
comfort and strength that come from God: “In God alone is my soul at
rest. God alone is my rock. My hope is in God.” These words speak
to the depths of my heart and give me clarity on where I find respite
to my restlessness, tiredness, worries, and busyness.
I know these words speak truth and hold wisdom for me from the
evidence in my past. I know God is where I find respite. I know God is
where my spirit can find rest. I know God is where I can find hope and
strength.
Yet, so often, I do not heed the Psalm’s words of wisdom nor my own
learned wisdom from experience. Often without me realizing it at first,
something else besides God becomes the center of my life and the
place or person within which I seek to find rest, strength, and hope.
More often, something or someone else gets the center of my
attention—an issue that I am dealing with, my responsibilities as a
parent, the unending task list on my desk—and my time with God
gets pushed to the wayside.
The gifts of my life, the people I love, the job I am honored to do,
the responsibilities I am trusted with, end up taking precedence over
my relationship with God. This is never intentional but slowly erodes
my prayer life. The signs of displacing God as my center are obvious.
They appear in the phrases I hear myself saying, “Why do I feel so
tired? So cranky? So frazzled? So stressed? So overwhelmed?”
These questions are signs that I need to take my spiritual pulse. I
need to assess my prayer life and take a serious look at what or who
has become the center of my life. Is it God? Or is it one of the many
gifts of my life?
All of the gifts of my life help me to know God, but they are not to
become gods in my life. As Psalm 62 reminds me, it is not through
the gifts of my life that my soul is at rest, but through the giver of the
gifts, God.
God alone is my rock. My hope is in God. For me to know this and
live this, God needs to remain my center. The only way I know how to
bring God back to my center is by intentionally showing up every day
in prayer to be with God. It is through God alone that, despite all that
is going on in my life, my soul can be at rest.
Father of endless
l o v e
a n d
compassion, hear
my prayer. May I
imitate your Son by
taking up my cross
with
joyful
obedience, seeking
your justice in all
things; may I embrace his
example of loving humility, loving
and praising you in the
compassion and care I extend to Excerpts from an article by Becky Eldridge. Ignatian Spirituality. Used with permission.
others. I ask these things in the
name of your Son, Jesus Christ, May we walk with Jesus in his passion and so share
my Lord and Redeemer. Amen.
abundantly in the new Life he offers. May we choose
to stand by Jesus no matter the personal cost.
Monday
Isa 42:1-7
Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14
John 12:1-11
Tuesday
Isa 49:1-6
Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab6ab, 15 and 17
John 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday
Isa 50:4-9a
Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31
and 33-34
Matt 26:14-25
St. John of the Cross Parish
Holy Thursday
Exod 12:1-8, 11-14
Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc,
17-18
1 Cor 11:23-26
John 13:1-15
Good Friday
Isa 52:13–53:12
Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13,
15-16, 17, 25
Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9
John 18:1–19:42
www.stjohnofthecross.org
Holy Saturday
/Easter Vigil
Gen 1:1–2:2
Gen 22:1-18
Rom 6:3-11
Mark 16:1-7
(plus other readings)
March 29, 2015
Easter Sunday
Acts 10:34a, 37-43
Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8
John 20:1-9 or Mark 16:1-7or
Luke 24:13-35
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CRS Rice Bowl: Week 6
UNITED STATES
Loving
You may bring your Rice Bowl box filled
with alms to Mass today or to the
Parish Center. Watch the bulletin to see
how much spare change our parish will
donate to Catholic Relief Services.
First grade students from St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic school in Delmar,
NY install plants in the Garden of Feedin’, a community garden.
ALBANY’S STORY OF HOPE
The community garden outside the Sister Maureen Joyce Center was once an
abandoned lot in a low-income neighborhood in Albany, New York. Today, it
provides fresh fruits and vegetables to the center’s soup kitchen, where nearly
130 people gather three times a week for a lunch made from scratch by
volunteers like Lois Keefrider.
Lois praises the Garden of Feedin’ and the fresh produce it provides. But for
the people she serves, it’s about more than the food.
“It’s a whole-community aspect of being around the table,” says Lois. “Many of
these people are homeless and this is their home, this is their family.”
The abandoned-lot-turned-fruitful-garden is a symbol of the center’s mission: to
bring hope—and a home—to neighbors who are struggling.
Whether they’ve just lost their job, or have been battling an addiction for years,
everyone and anyone is welcome. “There is no requirement to walk in the door,”
says Lois, who began volunteering as a chef in 2007 to fulfill requirements for
culinary school. “It was the perfect way to use my passion to create nutritious
meals for people in need.”
Lois and her fellow volunteers make a special effort to ensure the meals are
nutritious, knowing that for many guests, it’s the only time they’re able to eat
fresh fruits and vegetables. Served at every meal is a salad made with fresh
greens from the Garden of Feedin’ just outside the center.
But the garden is more than a place to grow food; it brightens up a
neighborhood composed of concrete, abandoned lots, addiction and
unemployment.
“These people’s lives are so difficult-in a way that my sons and I can never
fathom,” says Maria Barbieri, whose teenaged sons, Charlie and Michael, started
the Garden of Feedin.’
“The idea that we can, in some tiny way, communicate with them that they
matter, that their neighborhood matters and that they deserve to have beauty
outside their window just like everyone else—that is important to me.”
In addition to the soup kitchen and community garden, the Sister Maureen
Joyce Center houses a food pantry that supplies 300 households per month with
nutritious food and cooking supplies. Young families with children are able to
obtain diapers, formula, clothing and strollers at Mary’s Corner, the center’s
ministry for young families.
The Sister Maureen Joyce Center receives funding from CRS Rice Bowl
donations—from the 25 percent designated for local use by the Diocese of
Albany’s CRS Rice Bowl collection.
Where Does Our
Spare Change Go?
40 years ago, Catholics in the United
States wanted to respond to famine in
Africa. Could we feed the hungry
through Lenten prayers, fasting and
almsgiving? The answer was yes—
and it came in the form of a small
cardboard box.
40
years
later,
CRS
Rice
Bowl is our way to help our brothers
and sisters in need each Lent. CRS
Rice Bowl is Catholic Relief Services’
Lenten faith-in-action program for
families and faith communities.
Through CRS Rice Bowl, we hear
stories from our brothers and sisters in
need worldwide, and devote our
Lenten prayers, fasting and gifts to
change the lives of the poor.
In 40 years, $250 million have been
given through CRS Rice Bowl to
support programs that prevent hunger
and poverty around the world. Of that,
$62.5 million went to programs in the
U.S. through local dioceses and
$187.5 million went to CRS programs
overseas. Last year our parish
donated $10,700 of spare change
through our Lenten Rice Bowls.
Each year 75% of CRS Rice Bowl
funds are directed to between 40 and
45 countries where CRS runs
humanitarian programs. 25% of gifts
remain in the U.S. where they support
hunger and poverty alleviation efforts.
Lord, help us to be instruments of your peace.
St. John of the Cross Parish
www.stjohnofthecross.org
March 29, 2015
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Book Study
Participants should try to read
the first two chapters for our
first session. Stop in the Parish
Center to pick up your copy
today!
Have you ever thought about the impact that the Eucharist has on your work days, Monday through
Friday, or on your relationships in your family, neighborhood, or the world?
Noted Chicago author, William Droel, has written a great book, Monday Eucharist: Connecting
Sunday Liturgy with Daily Work and Relationships. It's a short book, an easy read, but it contains
much insight and wisdom about what Henri Nouwen describes as a "Eucharistic Life." Droel's
presentation is all about the integration of our spiritual lives with our personal and human lives.
Our parish will be offering a book discussion where we will read the book and discuss its impact on
our lives. Our discussions will span three weeks and will be offered two times each week. You may
attend either session each week.
Mondays at 7 pm: April 27, May 4, and May 11
Thursdays at 1 pm: April 30, May 7 and May 14
This series is being facilitated by Terry Stadler. Terry has been a parishioner for 32 years, along with
his wife, Mary of 47 years. He has 11 years experience in directing adult spirituality development and
growth.
The book is being offered to our parishioners for $7. Please sign up for this exciting discussion group
by dropping off an envelope with your contact info and payment for the book to the Parish Center by
April 15th.
Name: _____________________________________________
Phone:_____________________________________________
Email: _____________________________________________
Prefer Mondays ________ Thursdays________
St. John of the Cross Parish
www.stjohnofthecross.org
March 29, 2015
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Idea Generation Sessions
Last week all parishioners received a brochure explaining the upcoming
archdiocesan To Teach Who Christ Is Campaign and a letter from Fr. David
inviting you to attend an Imagine Session at our parish. As explained in the
brochure, a good portion of the funds raised through the Campaign will remain at
our parish for our use.
We are asking your help to determine how these funds should be used. By
participating in one of the Imagine Sessions you can help to identify and
prioritize the needs of our parish for the future from your perspective; what would
enable us to better live out our parish mission of celebrating the Sacraments,
reaching out to those in need, and pursuing life-enriching religious education
and formation opportunities for children, youth and adults. This is a tremendous
opportunity for parishioners to come together and impact the future of our parish.
Come share your ideas!!
Join fellow parishioners thirty minutes before each Session in the Parish Center
to share a cup of coffee and conversation. To help us in planning, please call the
Parish Center to let us know which session you can attend or sign up on our
parish website home page at stjohnofthecross.org.
St. John of the Cross Parish
www.stjohnofthecross.org
March 29, 2015
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Parish News
St. John of the Cross Women’s Club Presents
Parish Directory
Call the Parish Center office today to schedule your
family photo for the new Parish Directory or register
on-line for your photo appointment and receive a
$10 coupon to use toward the purchase of additional
photos. Visit our parish website home page.
Thursday, April 16th 7-9pm
School Multi-Purpose Room
Fr. Bonin Trip to the Opera
Fr. Bonin is organizing a trip to the Lyric Opera to
see The Marriage of Figaro, on October 21 at
2:00pm. We need a group of at least ten to get a
great discounted rate. Please call the Parish Center
ASAP if you are interested.
April in Provence
The Soulful Art of French
Container Gardening
Join us for a spiritual, hands-on experience
featuring
Amy
Cox
of
omstead
(www.omstead.net) who will lead us through the
creation of French container gardens to take home
& savor for the outdoor season ahead.
Wine & cheese will be served as Amy
intermingles tales of her own spiritual adventures
and growth experiences in Provence.
Amy will also offer a limited supply of spiritual
garden-centric items for sale, including plantable
prayer seed crosses and other unique items perfect
for creating lasting First Communion memories.
5% of the proceeds will be donated back to the St.
John of the Cross Women’s Club.
Registration and payment of $25 must be
received by Thursday, April 9th! To register
and pay online using a credit card, please use
the
below
link:
https://
clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/home?
studioid=116375
Or you may drop an envelope with your contact
info and $25 cash or check payable to:
“omstead, llc” at the Parish Center no later
than Thursday, April 9th.
St. John of the Cross Parish
Gardeners: Our Work
Begins This Week!
It’s Not Too Late to Join Us!
Spring is on the way and we are actively looking for
new volunteers to join our Gardening Angels group.
Come help keep our parish grounds beautiful, wellmanicured, weed-free and watered. There are several
levels of volunteerism. Confirmation candidates and
high school teens are invited to participate as well.
There is a Special Projects Group that helps at one or
all of the following:
 Spring Clean Up (week of March 30)
 Planting Days (anticipating May 16, 19 & 23)
 Mulching Day (anticipating June 6)
Regular Weekly Volunteers–These volunteers come
to garden once each week for about two hours during
the months of June - August. (Based on the number of
volunteers we have, and schedule availability, we may
be able to spread this out to once every other week.)
Choose what works best for you.
If you would like to be a part of this dedicated and
energetic group or have additional questions, contact
Jan Grabacki—708-246-4610 (Home) or 630-204-5264
(Cell) - or [email protected]
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know a flower from a weed—
Your energy and enthusiasm is really all we need!
www.stjohnofthecross.org
March 29, 2015
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Parish School: Making Service a Priority
Each of our grade levels exemplify faith in action by completing
many service projects. Just a few ways our students give back
to our community and surrounding communities include:
 Second graders donating baby items in conjunction with
their “Breakfast with Baby Jesus” prayer service
 Each grade level takes turns preparing meals for the Port
Ministries in Chicago twice a month (pictured top below)
 Our student council hosts out of uniform days each month
benefitting many not for profit organizations chosen by the
student council
 Our sixth graders most recently visited Feed My Starving
Children where they prepared and packaged food for
malnourished children. (pictured to the left)
Not only do our students participate in service projects, but our
faculty and staff spent a day recently at Our Lady of the Angels
Mission helping to clean the mission and the convent (pictured
on the bottom).
This Week at SJC
April 2, 2015 Holy Thursday
Prayer Service 2:15pm Gym
Easter Break Begins 3:30pm
St. John of the Cross Parish
www.stjohnofthecross.org
March 29, 2015
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Youth Catechesis News
Serving ~ Giving ~ Loving
YC Families
sharing faith
together with the
Home Lessons and
Mass Reflections
“In the lesson, I liked listening to my mom read
about each sacrament the best.”
“Receiving the Body and Blood of Christ helps us
understand all Jesus sacrificed for us. It allows us to
reflect on our faith each week and recommit to living
a life serving Jesus.”
“The best part of the lesson for our family was
working together, we loved working on this project.”
“We collected used books from friends and
neighbors. We turned the books in for money, which
we donated to the less fortunate. The money will
help others celebrate.”
“If I could be part of the ministry at mass, I would
want to be part of the choir, because I love singing.”
“We enjoyed learning that the sacraments make
the invisible, visible and coloring the sacramental
symbols.”
“We learned that Jesus will forgive us no matter
what we do if we are truly sorry. The Sacrament of
Reconciliation helps us to feel whole again.”
“We helped make and pack food to send to hungry
children all over the world. It taught us to care for
others and to appreciate the things we have.”
Please pray about sharing your faith with
these wonderful students next YC year...we
need commitments in April & May to plan
for the year beginning in September.
YC Schedule
Classes K-6
FFC
Jr Hi Sm Groups
Special Needs
10:15-11:30am
6:15-7:30pm
Noon-1:30 pm
7th & 8th grade
9:00-10:00am
Sunday, April 12, 19, 26
Monday, April 13, 20, 27
All work due by April 15
April 12
Sunday, April 12
St. John of the Cross Parish
Outreach News
Who Calls You?
I recently attended a parish workshop on the topic
of servant leadership. In a small group exercise, we
shared examples of people in our lives who truly
embody the characteristics of a servant leader—
leaders who are empathetic, humble, focused on
others, and driven by a sense of mission.
Our group shared stories about saints and popes,
family members and friends, civic and political
figures. Despite the differences in the types of people
we named, all of us agreed that these leaders called
forth our enthusiasm, stirred a passion for justice,
and inspired us to share their work.
This workshop’s exercise is precisely what Ignatius
asks us to consider in the contemplation on the call
of Christ the King, except he takes it one question
further: If the call of these worldly leaders can
inspire us to respond, how much more worthy of
our consideration is the call of Jesus, our eternal
leader?
I recall the people who have called me to co-labor
with God, to join Jesus on mission. I felt called by a
couple I met on a service trip in Appalachia. I felt
called when I learned about the martyrs in El
Salvador, the life of Dorothy Day, and the Jesuit
Volunteer Corps. I feel called in my vocation to
marriage, social work, and ministry. I feel called
when I listen to the words of Pope Francis and when
I listen in general. This group who calls me is an
eclectic bunch, diverse in their work and distinct in
their mission, but united in their generous, eager,
loving responses to the call of Christ the King.
Jesus invites the disciples to join him on
mission. “Come after me,” he says. They follow
immediately, leaving their former lives behind.
Who is calling you? Igantian Spirituality. Elizabeth Eiland Figueroa
Opportunities to Serve
Go to our parish website to see the many ways you
can volunteer your time and talent or donate goods.
From serving our parish on a consultative body or
other parish organization, assisting our parish
seniors, helping at local charities, or donating goods
or funds to help our Sharing Parishes or the many
local charities we support to bringing nonperishable
food to the church narthex to feed the poor—there
are so many ways you can, “Go in peace, glorifying
the Lord by your life.” Give Bill Bright a call at x-132
if you’d like to discuss ways you can become
involved.
www.stjohnofthecross.org
March 29, 2015
Page 12
Music Notes
Crossroads
Tower Chorale to Visit SJC
On April 19, members of the Tower Chorale will
provide special music at the 10:45am Sunday
Mass. The Tower Chorale is a 90-voice
community chorus comprised of amateur and
professional singers, including former members of
the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Grant Park
Symphony Chorus, Light Opera Works, Chicago
Opera Theater, various community theater and
music organizations, and singers from several of
the local churches. Known for musical diversity,
this non-profit organization has been one of the
premier music groups in Chicago’s western
suburbs since 1986.
All SJC Music Ministers and any child, second grade and
older, are invited to sing with the Combined Choirs of St.
John of the Cross Parish for our upcoming First Eucharist
liturgies.
Saturday, May 2
11am & 2pm
Rehearsal at 10:30am and 1:30pm
Saturday, May 9
11am & 2pm
Rehearsal at 10:30am and 1:30pm
Calendar of Events
April 3
Living Stations of the Cross
April 12
Youth Rally
April 13
Parent Outreach Event
Good Friday Living Stations of the Cross
Crossroads teens will present the Living Stations of
the Cross at noon on Good Friday. Plan on attending
this powerful event with your whole family.
Youth Rally
Gather with teens from other parishes for music, food
and inspiration at a Youth Rally on April 12. See the
website for details.
Speaker Event
The Crossroads Parent Outreach team invites you to
join parents of teenagers as we explore creative ways
to enhance the faith journey of our teens on Monday,
April 13 from 7 - 8:30 pm in the Parish
Center.
Contact
Beth
Korenchan
[email protected] with questions.
Thank you to all of the Parish 3rd and 4th
graders who turned out to make Easter baskets
with Crossroads teens. It was a fun afternoon of
service, and the baskets are sure to bring smiles
to the faces of needy children on Easter
morning.
Children who plan to sing should also
attend
one
rehearsal
on
either
Wednesday, April 29 or Thursday, April 30
in church from 3:45-4:30pm.
Thank you for sharing your gift of song
with our littlest ones!
St. John of the Cross Parish
presents
Music for Soprano & Organ
Tracey Ford, Soprano
Johnny Kash, Organ
Wednesday, April 8 at 7pm
in Church
All Are Welcome ~ No Admission Charge
St. John of the Cross Parish
www.stjohnofthecross.org
March 29, 2015
Page 13
Holy Thursday & The Eucharist
One of the things we celebrate during Holy Week
is the institution of the Eucharist. This mystery, as
we know, makes God present, real and physical, in
the world in a multiplicity of ways. What happens at
a Eucharist?
Among other things, what happens at every
Eucharist is that, as a community, our reality as the
Body of Christ is intensified. What is meant by that?
In Scripture, the phrase “the body of Christ” is
used
to
connote
three
realities
simultaneously: Jesus, the God-man who walked
the roads of Palestine for 33 years; the Eucharist,
which continues to give concrete physical flesh to
God, as Jesus did; and the community of
believers who also, like the Eucharist, continues to
make the physical reality of God present in the
world. All three of these are the body of Christ.
Moreover when Scripture speaks of the latter two
realities, the Eucharist and the Community of
believers, as the Body of Christ it is not using the
term metaphorically. It never says that we
are like the Body of Christ, or that
we represent the Body of Christ or replace it, nor
even that we are the mystical body of Christ. It
simply says that we are the Body of Christ.
This has implications beyond what we normally
realize. It doesn’t just mean that in the Eucharistic
species, the bread and wine, we have the real
physical presence of Christ, but it means as well,
and this is where we often water it down, that, in
the community of believers too we have God on
earth as really as that God was once physically
present in Jesus. The community gathered for
worship, and even when it is not at worship, is
really the anointed, physical, real presence of God
on earth. That sounds strong, and it is. Like the
incarnation itself, this conception both stretches
and scandalizes the imagination. It stretches it
because we cannot conceive of what is so infinite
and perfect in something so finite and flawed. It
scandalizes because the imagination balks at the
concept of a God that is so accessible, so tied to
the ordinary, and so bound to human flesh with all
its flaws.
Yet that is our belief and that is the mystery of the
Eucharist. To try to explain it more simply: At the
Eucharistic prayer at the liturgy, the priest says the
words: “This is my body. This is my blood.” When
he says those words, and in the invocation to the
Holy Spirit that usually just precedes those words,
he is not only asking that the bread and wine be
St. John of the Cross Parish
changed into the reality of Christ, he is also, and
just as much, asking that the people present, the
congregation, be changed into the body and blood
of Christ.
St. Augustine, in a homily he gave to Christians
who were receiving the Eucharist for the first time,
once said it this way: “You ought to know that what
you will receive, what you ought to receive daily,
the bread that you see upon the altar which has
been sanctified by the word of God, is the body of
Christ. The cup, or more accurately what the cup
contains, sanctified by the word of God, is the
blood of Christ. By these, the bread and wine,
Christ wanted to entrust us with his body and blood
which he shed for the forgiveness of our sins. If
you receive this well, you are what you
receive.”
Augustine goes on in the same homily to point
out the meaning of the symbolism of the loaf of
bread and the cup of wine that serve as Eucharistic
species. A piece of bread is made up because
individual kernels of wheat have been crushed and
brought together and then, under heat and fire,
baked into one loaf. Likewise for the wine: It is
made up of individual grapes that have been
crushed and thus brought together into one cup.
The unity that results is, in each case, contingent
upon a certain giving up of individualism. This is
part of the transformation that the Eucharistic
prayer asks of us, namely, the breaking down of
our own egos, agendas, and bitter lack of
forgiveness, so that we can be one with others in a
community. Later on, in that same homily,
Augustine tells those receiving communion that
they should receive it in this way, “so that you have
yourselves in mind.”
In another homily he uses even stronger words.
He tells the neophytes who are about to receive
communion: “Be what you see, and receive what
you are.” (Estote quod videtis, et accipite quod
estis.)
Receive what you are! That is the real
imperative within the Eucharist. What Jesus
wanted to give us at the last supper was not just
his presence and God’s forgiveness under the
species of bread and wine, but that same reality in
the faces, hands, and bodies of those who partake
of that bread and wine. At a Eucharist, we, not just
the bread and wine, are meant to change.
www.stjohnofthecross.org
By Ron Rolheiser
March 29, 2015
Page 14
The Week Ahead:
Monday, March 30, 2015
9:30am Spiritual Journaling
10:30am Step 11 Christian Meditation
1:00pm Little Rock
2:30pm Staff Adoration
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
9:05am Tuesdays with Mary Rosary
7:00pm RCIA
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
9:30am Bible Study
2:00pm Christian Meditation
3:00pm Spirituality of St. John of the Cross
Thursday, April 02, 2015 Holy Thursday
Parish Center Office 9am-4pm
7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday, April 03, 2015 Good Friday
Parish Center Office 9am-3pm
12:00pm Stations Of The Cross
3:00pm The Passion of the Lord
Saturday, April 04, 2015 Holy Saturday
7:00am Christian Meditation
Parish Center Office 9am-3pm
11:00am Blessing of the Easter Baskets
7:30pm Easter Vigil & Reception
Sunday, April 05, 2015 Easter
Parish Center Office Closed
As always, in an emergency you may reach a
priest after hours by calling 708-246-4404 and
following the voice prompts.
Wedding Banns
Nora White and Kevin Malone
Paige Hodum and Kevin Petzold
Holy Week Mass Intentions
Monday, March 30 Monday of Holy Week
7:45am Jack Gallagher; Irene Rooney
Tuesday, March 31 Tuesday of Holy Week
7:45am Adele Zurowski; Sr. Anna O’Brien
Wednesday, April 1 Wednesday of Holy Week
7:45am Our Beloved Dead; Joanna Misantoni Vesper
Thursday, April 2 Holy Thursday No morning Mass
7:00pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday, April 3 Good Friday No morning Mass
3:00pm The Passion of the Lord
Saturday, April 4 Holy Saturday No morning Mass
7:30pm Easter Vigil
Sunday, April 5 Easter Sunday
7:30am Patrick Sheridan; Evelyn Spitkovsky
9:00am Walter Dziubla; Joe Scelsi
9:15am Bridget Dowdle; Ron Pacer
10:45am Ramon and Gloria Sanchez; Larry Dougherty
11:00am Virginia Jangodzinski; Deceased members of
the Dees and Turlek families
12:30pm Walter & Patricia Cebula; Chester Cebula
No 5:00pm Mass
Italics: Living
Pray for our Beloved Dead
Barbara Harris, friend of Dianne Grant
John Cozza, husband of Sally, father of Tom, Paul, Phil, Jay, Don,
Barbara Cozza-Gordon, and late Jim
Patrick Mahoney, husband of Jeanne
Frank Reilly, husband of Rita, father of Dan and Patti Mullen,
grandfather of Claire, Katie, Michael Jr., and Connor
Eleanor Cronin, mother of Caroline Winterfield
The SJC Men’s Club invites all men of the parish to
an engaging morning with:
Rev. Mike Foley
Pastor, Our Lady of the Woods, Orland Park
Discovering and Sharing the
Risen Christ in the Liturgy
Saturday, April 11 9:00am-10:30am
SJC Parish Center
Light morning refreshments will be served
Have a question or suggestion? Contact
our staff via email or call 708-246-4404.
St. John of the Cross
March 29, 2015
Page 15
Pray for our Sick
Rodney Cullens
Cornelius Fitzmaurice
Karen Hult
Jill Jodlowski
Rev. David P. Dowdle, Pastor
[email protected]
Rev. Joseph F. McDonnell,
Pastor Emeritus
Rev. William J. Vollmer,
Associate Pastor
[email protected]
Deacon John Schopp, Deacon
[email protected]
Bill Bright, Director of Outreach
[email protected]
Janet Caschetta, Director of YC
[email protected]
Jim Clauer, Director of Worship
[email protected]
Baby Olivia Kavanaugh
Lee Lepinske
Casimer Ragus
Laura Dragich, Reservations
[email protected]
Kathleen Gorman, Principal
[email protected]
Katie Hayes, Dir of Teen Ministry
[email protected]
Jessica Koch, Director of Music
[email protected]
MJ Martin, Director of Operations
[email protected]
Elizabeth Russell-Jones,
Welcome
[email protected]
Sacred Paschal Triduum and Easter Schedule
Holy Thursday, April 2
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00 p.m.
Contemporary Ensemble
Good Friday, April 3
Stations of the Cross 12:00 p.m.
Passion of the Lord 3:00 p.m.
Parish Choir
Holy Saturday, April 4
Blessing of Easter Baskets 11:00 a.m. in the Parish Center
Easter Vigil 7:30 p.m.
Parish Choir
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, April 5
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m. First Floor Multi-Purpose Room in School
10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m. First Floor Multi-Purpose Room in School
5 Alive Teen Choir
12:30 p.m. (Note this Mass starts 15 minutes later than usual.)
Contemporary Ensemble
At each Mass music will be led by a cantor, organ, and/or piano,
and various instruments in addition to the choirs noted above.
No 5:00 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday
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