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THE EUCHARIST
September 21—October 19
We become what we receive! Saint Augustine, a saint who experienced great conversion, reminds us that we
become much more than living tabernacles when we receive the Lord in the Eucharist; we become his body.
Today, during the fourth Sunday of our five-week reflection on the Mass, we focus on the sacred Communion
which unites us with Christ and with one another, and which calls us to be united to the world. And so each
Sunday, we come to the Table to receive Christ’s Body and Blood with joyful hearts, singing one another to the
banquet, a pilgrim people, united with our Lord. Look inside this bulletin to discover and learn the richness
of the entire ritual, from the Lord’s Prayer until the Prayer after Communion.
Directory
St. Joseph Parish Business Center
4824 Highland
630 964-0216
630 964-0867 fax
Religious Education Office: 630 971-1704
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 and 5:30 pm (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
Monday and Tuesday: 6:00—7:00 pm
Saturday: 3:30—4:30 pm
God’s Call to Us
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]
Parochial Vicar:
Rev. Marek Herbut [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]
Adult Faith Formation Director:
Barb Labotka [email protected]
Director of Religious Education:
Jacqueline Lackaff [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.
Religious Education/Youth Apostolate Assistant:
Helen McAlpine [email protected]
Sacraments
Director of Youth Apostolate:
Marta Spiezio [email protected]
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.
Business Manager:
Beth Harbauer [email protected]
Parish Administrative Assistant:
Gail Granby [email protected]
School Principal:
Rita Stasi [email protected]
School Secretary:
Julie Wojciechowski [email protected]
Counseling Service:
Joanna Avignone [email protected]
Facilities Manager
Joseph Geraghty [email protected]
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
Diocese of Joliet
Office of the Bishop
16555 Weber Road
Crest Hill, IL 60403
www.dioceseofjoliet.org
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY 2014
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
World Mission Sunday, organized by the Propagation of the Faith, is a day set aside for
Catholics worldwide to recommit themselves to the Church’s missionary activity through
prayer and sacrifice. This year, World Mission Sunday will be celebrated on October 19.
Each year the needs of the Catholic Church in the missions grow – as new dioceses are
formed, as new seminaries are opened, as areas devastated by war or natural disaster are
rebuilt, and as other areas, long suppressed, are opening up to hear the message of Christ
and His Church. That is why the involvement and commitment of Catholics from around the
world is so urgently needed. Mission dioceses – about 1,000 at this time – receive regular
annual assistance from the funds collected from this annual appeal. These funds help support
catechetical programs, the work of Religious Communities, communication and transportation
needs, and the building of chapels, churches, orphanages and schools.
Modeling Pope Francis’s love for the “least among us” and fulfilling the call from Christ to love
our neighbor, I ask you to support this special collection on World Mission Sunday. Last year
the diocese received over $175,000.00 to this effort. May the Lord bless you for your
generosity.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon
Bishop of Joliet
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Next weekend there will be a food collection for our St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.
Items needed:
Ravioli (canned), tomato paste, canned fruits and vegetables, Spam, canned meats,
vegetable soup, snacks for kids, catsup, mustard, Saltines, cookies, salad dressing, juice
boxes, bar soap, dish soap, toothpaste, and adult tooth brushes. (The food pantry is also in
need of brown paper bags).
Thank you for your continued generosity!
S T E W A RD S H I P
2014 Catholic Ministries
A Call to Stewardship
Fiscal Year Stewardship Information
Sunday, October 5
Annual Appeal Pledge Report
Monthly pledge payments for the CMAA pledges
should be made in the next few days. It is very
important that these pledges be paid so that our
parish will reach our goal. Once we have reached
our goal in paid pledges, 60% of the additional funds
received will be returned to the parish for our use.
Year-to-Date Goal
$ 390,600.00
Actual Year-to-Date Gifts:
$ 344,061.81
Amount Short of Needed Goal:
$
46,538.19
Parish Goal:
$
109,275.00
Weekly Sunday Goal:
$
27,900.00
Amount Pledged:
$
125,052.00
Gifts from October 5
$
30,221.66
Amount Paid:
$
105,069.00
Amount Due:
$
19,983.00
Thanks for Giving First Fruits
and Taking a Step!
Be a
Donor Count:
518
FISH Volunteer
Downers Grove Area FISH is currently looking for new volunteers to drive clients to medical
appointments and also volunteers to respond to answering service messages requesting
information and support. A volunteer training session will be held at The Community Bank of
Downers Grove on October 25 at 10:00 am. Volunteers may indicate days and times that they are
available to serve. Rides provided are within a 10 mile radius of Downers Grove. Phone volunteers
respond to calls using their home phones and do not need to travel!
Downers Grove Area FISH is an all volunteer 501C3 organization providing services to residents
of Downers Grove, Darien, Lisle, Westmont and Woodridge. Our board is composed of
representative from many churches and organizations in our area. FISH operates a food pantry
and clothes closet. FISH also provides rides to medical appointments and financial assistance for
housing, car repair and utilities.
Please contact Lori at 630.655.8001 for more information and to register for volunteer training.
You may also visit us at www.dgfish.org.
PADS Clothing Needs
On Monday, September 22 and 29, the First Congregational Church at 1047 Curtiss Street in
Downers Grove hosted 54 overnight guests including 13 family units and 28 children. Many of these
kids have school clothing needs, and adults are in need of some of the basics. If you are able to
help with new or gently used clothing in the following sizes, please drop off at the FCC and indicate
‘FOR PADS’. No shoes please. If you can group by sizes, it would be a great help. Thank you!
Tots are in need of:
Size 2T, 4T, 6T, 8T, 10-12 sweats
and sweat shirts
Men
Size XL and XXL sweat pants and shorts
Tube socks (new only)
Women
Sizes 5-8 women’s briefs (new only)
Sizes M, L, XL and XXL sweat shirts
and sweat pants
Girls
L and XL Yoga pants or sweat pants
Size 8-10 girls pants
Size 10 jeans and pajamas
Size 10-12 girls shirts
Boys
M and L men’s shirts for school
Size 10-12 boys pajamas
Pastoral Counseling Services
Joanna Avignone, MA, of Spiezio and Affiliates Counseling Services, is a licensed counselor with
experience in the community mental health field as well as parish youth ministry.
Available counseling services provide guidance for issues such as grief, anxiety, family/marital,
addiction and/or depression. Appointments can be made via email: [email protected].
There is a counseling service fee. All counseling services are confidential.
Part Time Help Wanted
Saint Anne Parish in Oswego seeks secretary and clerical position.
This is a ministerial position of welcome. Knowledge of the Catholic
faith is required. A familiarity with Microsoft based software including
Microsoft Office and Publisher is needed. Some knowledge of
Adobe Photo Shop is a plus. Daytime position with occasional
evening
as
requested.
Please
send
resume
to:
[email protected].
Full time Help Wanted
Holy Family Parish in Shorewood is looking
for a Full-time Director of Music and Liturgy,
salary commensurate with experience.
Please direct all resumes to Fr. Dennis Paul
at [email protected].
“Support the CEF Annual Scholarship Campaign, Move Your Feet”
Since 2003, the CEF has awarded over $14 million in scholarships and $350,000 in ministry grants to schools and
parishes in our diocese. This year the CEF provided $1.8 million in scholarships to 54 schools and $40,000 to 29
parishes through the CEF Ministry Grant program. For our school, the CEF provided $5,600 in financial student aid to
our qualified students. Watch for the CEF campaign brochure in your mailbox or contact
[email protected] to learn more about important tax advantaged strategies you may
consider for your year-end tax planning. Don’t forget -- the CEF is also sponsoring a walk-a-thon to
raise awareness of the need to fill 4,700 empty classroom seats throughout the Diocese of
Joliet. Whether you are an alumnus of a local grade school or have children or grandchildren enrolled,
please lend your support by visiting a Catholic school campus near you on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17. At
the time of SCHOOL DISMISSAL, you can join teachers, students and parents and take one walking
lap around the school to raise awareness of the available seats in our Catholic schools.
P R O - L I FE C O R NE R
“The Catholic Church recognizes the dignity of the human person from concepƟon
to natural death by designaƟng October as Respect Life month….”
This year's “Respect Life” theme was developed based off of a quote from Pope Francis' Day for Life greeting: "Even
the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor are masterpieces of God's
creation, made in his own image, destined to live forever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect."
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 @ 630-464-5344.
PROJECT LOVE INVITES YOU!
PROJECT LOVE, based in Downers Grove, is the charitable outreach of Illinois Citizens for Life. We provide
support to pregnant women and new mothers who are in a financial crisis. We receive requests for help from
pregnancy centers all over Illinois, we give almost a hundred grants each year, and all of the grant money we give
comes from a few small fundraisers and our annual breakfast in April.
Project Love is holding its first meeting in the fall on October 25 to begin planning our fundraisers for the year. Our
committee of about 15 women and men meets monthly between October and April, and we can always use new ideas
and more hands to help with our work. You are invited to come and meet us, and see if you might like to join us.
You may contact Eileen at 630.963.8039 if you have any questions.
The meeting is at: 11:00 am on Saturday, October 25
Illinois Citizens for Life Office, 5021 Fairview Ave., Suite B, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
FEED YOUR SPIRIT
Joyful Again!
Widowed Ministry Retreat/ Workshop
for widowed men/women
“Friends and family don’t understand what I am
going through.” Feeling “stuck”? Need something to
get you “over the hump”?
Come for a weekend especially designed to help
you reflect on and recognize new direction for your
life while still treasuring memories of your loved one.
November 15 & 16
Our Lady of the Angels, Lemont, IL
(includes overnight, private room & meals)
For more information contact Joyful Again! Widowed
Ministry at 708.354.7211
E-mail: [email protected]
Early registration is encouraged, as space is limited.
Purgatory
an evening with best-selling author
Susan Tassone
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish
8404 Cass Ave., Darien
Wednesday, October 22
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
♦
What does the Church teach about Purgatory?
♦
What are we to do in these turbulent times to
help our family members reach Heaven?
♦
Learn how praying for the dead helps bring
about healing for the living.
Susan Tassone is the author of eight books, all
dealing with the holy souls in purgatory. She is a
noted speaker on this subject and a frequent
guest on EWTN, Relevant Radio and Ave Maria
radio. Her ministry has been endorsed by Francis
Cardinal George, OMI.
Registration appreciated: 630-852-3303
A free-will offering will be taken to support
Susan’s ministry.
Meditation
Meditation is above all a quest. The mind seeks to
understand the why and how of the Christian life, in
order to adhere and respond to what the Lord is
asking. The required attentiveness is difficult to
sustain. We are usually helped by books, and
Christians do not want for them: the Sacred
Scriptures, particularly the Gospels, holy icons,
liturgical texts of the day or season, writings of the
spiritual fathers, works of spirituality, the great book
of creation, and that of history - the page on which
the "today" of God is written.
To meditate on what we read helps us to make it
our own by confronting it with ourselves. Here,
another book is opened: the book of life. We pass
from thoughts to reality. To the extent that we are
humble and faithful, we discover in meditation the
movements that stir the heart and we are able to
discern them. It is a question of acting truthfully in
order to come into the light: "Lord, what do you
want me to do?"
There are as many and varied methods of
meditation as there are spiritual masters. Christians
owe it to themselves to develop the desire to
meditate regularly, lest they come to resemble the
three first kinds of soil in the parable of the sower.
But a method is only a guide; the important thing is
to advance, with the Holy Spirit, along the one way
of prayer: Christ Jesus.
Meditation engages thought, imagination, emotion,
and desire. This mobilization of faculties is
necessary in order to deepen our convictions of
faith, prompt the conversion of our heart, and
strengthen our will to follow Christ. Christian prayer
tries above all to meditate on the mysteries of
Christ, as in lectio divina or the rosary. This form of
prayerful reflection is of great value, but Christian
prayer should go further: to the knowledge of the
love of the Lord Jesus, to union with him.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church
FEED YOUR SPIRIT
The Ministry of the Extraordinary Minister of
Holy Communion Training Session
October 27 ▪ 7:00 pm
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion assist the presider 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, October 27 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.
CHRISTMAS
in October?
That’s what it takes to be ready to sing the great carols of the season as
well as other liturgical music for the days of Christmas. Now is the time
to join choirs and help our parish celebrate the season with great
festivity and to also see if choir would fit your life’s schedule on a
regular basis. The St. Joseph Choir (11:00 am Mass) rehearses on
Tuesday evenings from 7:30 pm—9:00 pm. Singers and Musicians
(9:00 am Mass) rehearse on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm—8:30 pm. We
welcome all singers, high school age and older!
Contact Bob Valle, Director of Music/Liturgist ([email protected]
or 630.964.0216, ext. 1209) to become a part of this
music ministry and to help lead our assembly to praise.
'Hearkening to God's Voice':
How Do We Form Our Consciences Today?
James Burke, Ph.D.
Pope Francis urges us to listen to our hearts for God’s promptings through conscience. But how
do we do this in a culture that too often denies the reality of conscience? Or confuses it with
self? How can we allow Jesus to shape and strengthen our consciences in parish community?
We will briefly contrast cultural views and Catholic teaching on conscience. Then practice a
simple method for communal discernment, the pastoral circle with a case study or two. Come to
question, interact and hopefully discover the joy of hearkening to God’s voice and keeping the
covenant together (see Exodus 19-21).
James Burke, Ph.D. is a Catholic moral theologian, specializing in Catholic social teaching and nonviolent
conflict. He is an Associate Professor of Theology, and Director of the Center for Ministry & Spirituality at
Lewis University, a Catholic and LaSallian Institution of higher learning in Romeoville.
Monday, October 20 ▪ 7:00 pm
Divine Savior Parish, Pastoral Center
6700 Main St., Downers Grove, IL
Believe Celebrate Live
THE EUCHARIST
The Lord’s Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer is sung or said
almost every time the Church gathers
for prayer. Even when Communion is
taken to the sick, the brief prayers
accompanying the rite always include
the Lord’s Prayer. When it is prayed at
every Mass, it marks the beginning of
the Communion rite.
The Lord’s Prayer is a prayer for the
coming of the kingdom, an “Advent prayer, as it were.
But it is also a community prayer for reconciliation and
forgiveness. When Jesus taught us to pray, he taught us to
pray together: “we,” not “I.” He taught us to look, as a
community, to the coming of the kingdom, without
neglecting to ask for “our daily bread.” And he taught us
to seek forgiveness, not only from God but from each
other: “Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who
trespass against us.” For St. Augustine, these words of
forgiveness had special importance when the prayer was
said at Mass: “As a result of these words we approach the
altar with clean faces; with clean faces we share in the
body and blood of Christ” (quoted in Cabié, The
Eucharist, p. 109).
Sign of Peace
The sign of peace “may have generated more
opposition and controversy than any of the changes in the
liturgy after the Second Vatican Council (Champlin, The
Mystery and Meaning of the Mass, p. 104). Shaking hands
in church? Yet it is an ancient practice, vouched for by
none other than St. Paul himself, who told the Romans to
“greet one another with a holy kiss” (Romans 16:16).
Tertullian called the kiss of peace “a seal set upon the
prayer” (quoted in Cabié, p. 114).
In the early church, the peace was exchanged
before the gifts procession, in remembrance of Christ’s
words: “So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if
you remember that your brother or sister has something
against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go;
first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then
come and offer your gift” (Matthew 5:23-24, NRSV). In
some current rites for example, that celebrated in Zaire - it
still takes place at that moment.
But in our celebration of the Roman rite,
as early as the time of St. Augustine, this
sign had been moved to follow the Lord’s
Prayer, and it flows naturally out of the
plea for reconciliation and peace at the
end of the Our Father.
The peace is a ritual moment, not “a
greeting or a welcome, but rather a sign
and vehicle of reconciliation”(Champlin,
p. 106). As we exchange the sign of peace
with those around us, we come face to
face with Christ’s presence in the assembly of which we are
a part, a presence that at times can be harder to grasp than
his presence under the signs of a sacrament in bread and
wine.
It is quite wonderful that the Church provides no
specific words and no specific sign for this moment. This
rite is celebrated by the faithful, and every community is
free to pray this moment of reconciliation in its own way.
The Breaking of the Bread
“Christ’s gesture of breaking bread at the Last Supper. . .
gave the entire Eucharistic Action its name in apostolic
times” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal [GIRM]
#83). The breaking of bread was central to St. Paul’s
understanding of the church itself: “Because the loaf of
bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all
partake of the one loaf” (1 Corinthians 10:17). As the
bread is broken, a litany: “Lamb of God, you take away the
sins of the world: have mercy on us...Grant us peace.” This
litany has a different function from the Kyrie with which the
Mass began, and that it echoes. As Msgr. Champlin
observes, “The word ‘mercy’ means more than our
customary English ‘forgiveness’ or ‘compassion.’” It would
be a mistake to hear this as a plea to a just judge, a plea not
to be punished. Rather, in asking Jesus the Lamb to “have
mercy on us,” we are imploring “all of God’s
blessings” (Champlin, pp. 107-108).
The bread is broken, the wine is poured. The priest
takes the broken host and raises it, with the chalice, for all
to see. Then he invites the people to Communion in words
that echo the litany just prayed and the words of the angel
to St. John: “Happy are those who are called to the
marriage supper of the Lamb” (Revelation 19:9).
intimacy of this moment: “When you
approach, do not come with your hands
outstretched or with your fingers open,
but make your left hand a throne for the
right one, which is to receive the
King” (quoted in Champlin, p. 115).
At this moment, as we wait to come
forward to receive the Body and Blood of
Christ, we are also, in a sense, waiting for
the culmination of all things, the marriage
supper of the Lamb.
Communion Procession
Time for Meditation
From the Gospels, we know that the
Last Supper was anything but a passive
event. Jesus washed the feet of his
disciples; they prayed together as he broke
the bread; and when he foretold his
betrayal, “they began to be distressed and
to say to him, one by one, ‘Surely it is not
I?’” (Mark 14:19).
For us, too, Communion is a
moment of decision and action, a
moment when we let Jesus serve us, when we are
challenged to declare our faith in him. Communion is not
brought to us where we are; we do not pass a plate along
each row. No, we move, we stand up, we go forward to the
altar. We make a choice. We do not receive the Body and
Blood of Christ in silence, but with song and with
dialogue. “The Body of Christ.” “Amen.” “The Blood of
Christ.” “Amen.”
The procession is an expression of community. Even as
the Body of Christ is given and received, the procession
itself expresses the unity of the gathered assembly. But at
the same time, Communion is a private moment, when
each Christian individually approaches and, one by one,
receives God’s own gift of self. St. Cyril, in his fourthcentury instructions to the neophytes of Jerusalem,
captures the wonderful mystery and
We have experienced different kinds
of silence in the course of the Mass—
“head” and “heart” silences, you might
say. There are praying silences, as at the
penitential rite and the collects, and there
are thinking silences, after the readings
and the homily. The silence after Holy
Communion is a time for adoration and
thanksgiving, petition and self-offering...
Another option we are offered is to sing a psalm, a
canticle of praise, or a hymn together. In this way, the
entire gathered assembly, the body of Christ that has just
received the Body of Christ, expresses its thankfulness and
praise in this sung sign of unity.
Prayer after Communion
The Communion rite concludes with another prayer.
This time it is not a prayer of thanksgiving; rather, we now
ask for the fruits of the Eucharist. We pray that the
sacrament may have an effect in our lives...These prayers,
together with the prayers over the gifts we heard just before
the Eucharistic Prayer, offer a rich and diverse vision of
what the Eucharist can do in our lives and in our
communities, if we are aware and open to it. They are a
marvelous source for prayer and reflection on the gift of
Eucharist.
Go to the St. Joseph website to learn more about
Communion at Mass.
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
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What does receiving the Body and Blood of Christ mean in my daily life?
How has my understanding and experience of this sacrament changed over time?
Is receiving Communion a private moment? Is it a communal moment? Might it be both?
As I continue to grow in grace and enrich my spiritual life, how might I deepen my faith in this great sacrament?
Copyright © 2008, World Library Publications, the music and liturgy division of J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. All rights reserved. • www.wlpmusic.com
Why Do We Do That? A Two-Part Look at the Meaning of Our Rituals
Join Bob Valle, our Director of Liturgy and Music, for an in-depth learning experience
in Church hall I on the following days:
October 23 t 7:00 pm—8:30 pm
What does it mean to Feast at the Table? How does the Mass Change Us to Be Food for Others?
And if you can’t make it to the evening session, they will be combined into one!
October 18 t 9:00 am—11:30 am
Free Insurance for Your Family
A family that prays together...you guessed it. Studies have shown that although
divorce rates among all Catholics [are] nearly as high as the population at large
(about 40 percent of first marriages), the divorce rate for couples who go to church on Sunday and
pray together daily is less than one divorce in every 1,105 marriages. Fr. Andrew Greely in writing
of this study stated: “Nothing that researchers have ever discovered is as accurate an indication of
future marital happiness as whether or not the couple prays together. Even for a few minutes a
day.”
We all know that children model after their parents, for good or for not so good. Research shows
that if fathers attend Mass regularly, 74 percent of their children will attend Mass as adults, while if
dads don’t attend Mass (even if moms bring them to Mass regularly) 61 percent of their
children completely abandon the faith… As St. John Paul II warned: “ The future of the world
and the Church passes through the family” (Familiaris Consortio, #79).
There are a number of family traditions you can recapture and bring into your home. Here are just a
few: Pray as a family before meals; pray as a family before bedtime; pray for your family, your
spouse and children; attend Mass every Sunday; read the Bible; discuss the lives of the saints;
pray the rosary once a week or even monthly; pray whenever you hear an ambulance, pass a
cemetery or see a homeless person; teach them by word and deed about virtues and morality;
protect your computers from pornography; place a crucifix over everyone’s bed; have your house
blessed; install holy water fonts; consecrate your home to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; set up a
sacred space or family altar.
“As a family, you can pray the ‘Our Father’ around the dinner table. That’s not difficult to do, it’s easy.
Praying the rosary together, as a family, is very beautiful and it gives strength. Also praying for one another:
A husband for his wife and a wife for her husband. Parents praying for their children and children for their
parents and grandparents. Praying for one another.”
~~ Pope Francis
(Excerpted from Catholic Citizens of Illinois, Spring 2014 Newsletter; authored by the Evangelization Outreach
Committee of St. Isaac Jogues Parish, Hinsdale)
For men of the parish that would like to join in our fraternal, spiritual, charitable, and social
work in the parish and community: contact Matt Borgard at 630.969.3467
or [email protected] or visit www.FitzKnights.org.
Thank you to all who brought desserts for the St. Joseph Parish Fall Fest.
The dessert table was a delicious success enjoyed by all!
The Saint Joseph Parish Council of Catholic Women acts through its members to support,
empower, and educate all Catholic women in spirituality, leadership, and service
through its various activities.
We do all things with the guidance and through the intercession of Our Lady,
to whom our council is dedicated.
For more information contact St. Joseph CCW at [email protected] or www.stjosephdg.org/parish/ccw.php.
A D U L T F AI T H F O R M A T I O N
Our Book Club is growing and
You are invited!
Join us on the third Saturday of
every month for coffee and lively discussion.
St. Joseph Parish Center Dining Room
4824 Highland, Downers Grove
Saturday, October 18
(following 8:00 am Mass)
Our latest book for discussion is The Shack, by William Young
“Christian Holiness and Doctrine:
Blessed Cardinal Newman’s Contribution”
The Second Vatican Council teaches us that the development of tradition, guided by the Holy
Spirit, takes place through the “contemplation and study made by believers” (Dei Verbum, n. 8).
Such “contemplation and study" is why we are pleased to offer this new program with the
aim of providing friendly intellectual and spiritual evenings for parishioners and their friends
to meet and to discuss the exemplary life and teachings of Blessed John Henry Newman
(1801-1890).
The sessions consists of the following:
Welcome & Coffee, Short Meditation, Lecture, and Discussion.
We will gather in the Parish Center Library & Chapel.
Saturday evenings: November 1 and November 22
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Previous study of theology is not required. All are welcome to attend and invited to bring a
friend. A short advanced reading will serve as the focal point of the lecture and discussion.
Passion for Truth is available for purchase during parish center hours. The cost of the book
is $20. Please make check payable to: St. Joseph Parish, note: Passion for Truth.
Background reading: Chapters 3, 4, 5, 9
First Session: Chapter 28, Christian Holiness
Second Session: Chapter 33, The Development of Christian Doctrine
Reservation is required. RSVP to the parish center at 630.964.0216.
PRAYING FROM SUNDAY TO SUNDAY
Today’s Readings
First Reading — On this mountain the LORD will
make for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice
wines (Isaiah 25:6-10a).
Psalm — I shall live in the house of the Lord all the
days of my life (Psalm 23).
Second Reading — God will supply whatever you
need (Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20).
Gospel — I have prepared my banquet, and everything is ready. Come to the feast! (Matthew 22:1-14
[1-10]).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,
International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
Readings for the Week
Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 — 5:1;
Ps 113:1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29-32
Tuesday:
Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48;
Lk 11:37-41
Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46
Thursday: Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1-6; Lk 11:47-54
Friday:
Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13;
Lk 12:1-7
Saturday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18;
Lk 10:1-9
Sunday:
Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10;
1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21
Monday:
Saints and Special Observances
Sunday:
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday:
Columbus Day; Canadian
Thanksgiving Day
Tuesday:
St. Callistus I
Wednesday: St. Teresa of Jesus
Thursday: St. Hedwig; St. Margaret Mary
Alacoque; National Boss Day
Friday:
St. Ignatius of Antioch
Saturday: St. Luke
Look up vocation information at:
www.vocations.com
The Joliet Diocese Vocation Office web pages are
a confidential way to learn more about priesthood
and religious life vocations.
Eucharistic Adoration
Adoration takes place in the church chapel
following the 5:30 pm Mass every Monday
from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and every Friday
from 7:30 am until 5:30 pm. Adorers are
needed. Please sign-up in the narthex.
Gospel of Matthew 21:15-21
Sunday, October 19
The Pharisees went off and plotted how they
might entrap Jesus in speech. They sent their
disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying,
"Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man
and that you teach the way of God in accordance
with the truth. And you are not concerned with
anyone's opinion, for you do not regard a person's
status. Tell us, then, what is your opinion: Is it
lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?"
Knowing their malice, Jesus said, "Why are you
testing me, you hypocrites? Show me the coin
that pays the census tax." Then they handed him
the Roman coin. He said to them, "Whose image
is this and whose inscription?" They replied,
"Caesar's." At that he said to them, "Then repay to
Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what
belongs to God."
Pray for the Sick
Kristen Bruni, Don Daly, Chris Ellis, Lucille
Engelsman, Peter Eschenbach, Derek Hall, David
Karraker, Ester Kolaczkowski, Gertrude McGarry,
Baby Holden Ottersen, Tom Ryan, Peggy Schrader,
Susie Voss, Emily Woodruff, and Bob Zielke
St. Joseph Parish Community recognizes and
remembers in prayer, the men and women
serving our country in war-torn lands:
Sgt. Hannah Kobit
Justin T. Lewandowski
Please inform the Parish Center when your
soldier returns home. Thank you!
Repentance
Of all human acts, repentance is most divine.
- Thomas Carlyle
October Weddings
Anne Mastandrea &
Matt Bremner
Dana Gaspar &
Chad Steiner
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 12, 2014
I can do all things in him who strengthens me.
- Philippians 4:13
O C TO B E R M A S S I N T E N T I O N S
10-12
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
5:00 PM
10-13
7:00 AM
5:30 PM
10-14
7:00 AM
SUNDAY
Wanda Wrobleski
Bob & Carol Wall & Family
Mothers’ Spiritual Bouquet
Fathers’ Spiritual Bouquet
MONDAY
James T. Murray
Elizabeth Anne Yeo
TUESDAY
8:15 AM
5:30 PM
10-15
8:00 AM
5:30 PM
Intention of the Presider
Barbara Aeschliman
WEDNESDAY
Erica Hammerschmidt (L)
Phillip Naso
Thank you to the Blessed Virgin Mary
for prayers answered
10-16
7:00 AM
5:30 PM
10-17
7:00 AM
5:30 PM
10-18
7:00 AM
5:30 PM
10-19
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
5:00 PM
THURSDAY
Monica Hammerschmidt (L)
Margaretmary Matyasec
FRIDAY
Guy Murphy (L)
Irene Arcaro
SATURDAY
Sunya Caliendo
Michael Rorke
SUNDAY
Dena & Adam Mini
Doris Kotek
Richard Blanchard
People of the Parish
Ministry Schedule for Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19
Mass
Times
Lectors
Extraordinary Ministers
of Holy Communion
Altar
Servers
Greeters
SATURDAY
5:00 PM
R. Raike
S. Poetzel
S. Jessee, M. Kennedy,
S. Kennedy, C. Maduzia,
L. Maduzia, J. McReynolds,
T. Rapach
M. Hodgkiss
J. Paveleck
W. Paveleck
R. Carroll
E. Carroll
SUNDAY
7:00 AM
Deacon
L. Malek
K. Mallon
C. Cavanaugh, R. Krystek,
M. Raines, S. Seegers,
E. Wengren, C. Whipple
J. Gaydos
T. Woods
N. Wind
D. Wozniak
S. Wozniak
SUNDAY
9:00 AM
Deacon
C. Wall
J. Lenzo
K. Aguayo, K. Collins,
V. Riordan, S. Smith, T. Smith,
T. Wilkinson
S. Jakobsze
J. Porcelli
A. Scheg
C. Mejdrich
R. Tandaric
SUNDAY
11:00 AM
Deacon
D. Ineich
A. Zleczewski
J. Gasbarre, E. LaBuda,
M. Taylor, G. Zehak,
A. Zleczewski, T. Zleczewski
D. Canty
L. Zleczewski
J. Flavin
K. Sullivan
M. Harnik
SUNDAY
5:00 PM
K. Urbanski
S. Jagielo
S. Becker, S. Fahey,
J. Gargula, A.M. Himpler,
M. Morrison, A. Sima,
M. Pattanayak
H. Gates
G. Ross
L. Ross
October 13.
RSVP FORM
PLEASE RSVP BY OCTOBER 13 with completed form and check payable to:
St. Joseph School
St. Joseph School Office, Attn: Forever Green
4832 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515
Name of guests attending ________________________________________________________________
Email address _________________________________________________________________________
Funds raised benefit all aspects
of the SJS gym and sports
program, including recess and
PE equipment, and all team
sports. This event is our ONLY
fundraiser. Your support is
greatly needed and
appreciated!
_________ Number of guests aƩending x $25………………………………..….. $__________
_________ Drink Tickets x $3 ………………………………………………………..…... $___________
I can’t aƩend, but please accept my donaƟon to the Program………. $___________
TOTAL
$___________