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St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr We are a Stewardship Parish The Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2016 Our Parish Mission Liturgy Schedule A Catholic community of faith striving to witness to the Gospel. Our Baptism and Confirmation calls us Monday—Saturday: 8am to bring Christ’s Love to our families, our work Mass of Anticipation: 5pm places and our community. Grateful for God’s gifts, Sunday: 7am, 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am, 6:15pm; we seek to nurture those gifts and to give back to the 1pm (Polish) Lord by sharing our time, talent and material treasure. In all of our parish activities we seek to Reconciliation: Saturdays, 8:45-9:30am develop a personal relationship with the Lord who directs our lives and a vision that sees the world St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr Catholic Church with the eyes of Christ and that leads to a 17500 South 84th Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60487 commitment to justice. We seek a sense of unity in 708-342-2400 Christ that leads us to be an open and welcoming people and a sense of joy in being graced by the gifts www.ststephentinley.com of God’s Love. Twitter @ststephentinley Our Church Sacraments Parish Office Baptisms are celebrated every Sunday at 3pm in English and 1pm 17500 South 84th Avenue in Polish. Please contact Deacon Ken in the parish office for the Tinley Park, IL 60487 necessary preparations at 708-342-2400 ext. 136. Sacrament of Reconciliation is available on Saturdays, from Office Hours: 8:45—9:30am in the church or by appointment. 8:30am-8pm Mon-Th; 8:30am-6pm Fri; Noon-5pm Sat Office Closed: 12:30-1pm Mon-Fri Funerals can be arranged with the parish office. Office Phone: 708.342.2400 Marriages St. Stephen Parish welcomes the celebration of the weddings of both registered parishioners and the children of Office Fax: 708.342.1545 registered parishioners. Information is available from one of the Religious Ed. Phone: 708.342.1544 priests or deacons. Website: www.ststephentinley.com Email: [email protected] Pastoral Care of the Sick can be arranged for the sick, elderly and Twitter: @ststephentinley handicapped desiring Communion by calling the parish office. Our School Stewardship: Time, Talent and Treasure Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic School Collections Collections 9300 167th Street For 12-20-2015 For 12-27-2015 Orland Hills, IL 60487 Regular $23,233.00 Regular $20,501.00 School Phone: 708.403.6525 Kids $107.31 Kids $49.42 School Fax: 708.403.8621 Sharing $563.00 Sharing $153.00 Ms. Mary Iannucilli, Principal Christmas $4,158.00 Christmas $6,933.00 Immaculate Immaculate Conception $14.00 Conception $15.00 Our Staff Holy Mother $12.00 Holy Mother $97.00 All Saints $5.00 Rev. James Finno, Pastor All Souls $5.00 Rev. Grzegorz Warmuz, Associate Pastor Simbang Gabi $1,044.30 William Engler, Deacon Parish Center $636.00 Collections Chuck McFarland, Deacon Electronic $7,029.50 For Christmas William Schultz, Deacon Parish Center $120.00 Christmas $84,053.00 Joseph Stalcup, Deacon Kids $220.40 Pete Van Merkestyn, Deacon Reg. Sunday $3,660.00 Kenneth Zawadzki, Deacon Sharing $200.00 Immaculate Karen Opyd, Administrative Assistant to Pastor Conception $15.00 Sandi Morgan, Director of Religious Education Leslie Krauledis, Assoc. Director of Religious Education Holy Mother $55.00 Joann Buryj, Admin. Assistant for Religious Education Mark Gorka, Music Minister Thank you for your continued Stewardship in support of St. Karen Dillon, Youth Ministers Stephen. Please visit our website to find other opportunities for Kyle Groves, Youth/Young Adult Minister generosity through planned giving by remembering St. Stephen Dave Prete, Maintenance Director in your will or living trust. In addition to printing the collection, we are printing the Parish Registration Sunday and Holy Day collections from the previous month and for the fiscal year to date as well as budgeted amount Registration of new parishioners is held on the 2nd and 4th needed for us to meet both our expenses and mortgage Sundays every month after the 10am Mass. New parishioners payments. Mortgage payments are $41,500 per month unable to register at Sunday registration, may register at the (interest and principal). parish office on Mondays at 2pm, Tuesdays at 11am, The Archdiocese loaned us the money to start our parish and Wednesdays at 8:30am or Thursdays at 6:45pm. Please phone build our facilities on the basis of a commitment to Stewardship the parish office at 708.342.2400 to make an appointment. by the parish. We thank everyone whose support enables us to We warmly welcome new parishioners and cordially invite you do the work of our parish. to join us on our life-long journey to the Lord. From Our Pastor Dear People of St. Stephen, Name Cathedral. The award is given from who we are as God’s sons and annually to a lay person or couple daughters. The Year of Mercy Because of early publication who has served in an exemplary way proclaimed by Pope Francis reminds deadlines, this is the first bulletin the ministry of the parish in response us that God is always inviting us back column that I am actually writing to the baptismal call to live the life of to renew our relationship with the after Christmas. I first want to thank Christ in our world. Keith and Sharon Lord and His people. Baptism has a everyone whose efforts enabled us to live their faith in their marriage and communal dimension. At baptism, celebrate well the Lord’s birth this family and in a number of ministries we become members of God’s Christmas. Thanks to Fr. Greg and in our parish. They are active in the people, the church. As children of Fr. Tim; to Deacons Ken, Joe, Bill, Respect Life, St. Vincent de Paul, God, we are brothers and sisters with Pete, Chuck, and Bill; to Mark and PADS ministries, showing care one another, part of a community of Gorka, our music director, and all the for the most vulnerable in our faith that provides guidance and musicians and singers whose talent society. They are active in liturgical support for living our faith. Baptism and efforts so enriched our worship; and pastoral care ministries, the reminds us that we are beloved to our Art and Environment group welcoming group, and other parish children of God and are united in who brought special beauty to our ministries, including assisting in the God’s family of the Church. church; to our Parish Worship Team liturgies and SCRIP program for our for their efforts on behalf of the parish school. Their generous sharing Baptism also speaks to the mission liturgy; to the children and to Ms. of their time, talent, and treasure we all have as Christians. Through Diane Kotovsky and the other adults embody the spirit of the Christifideles baptism, Christ’s life and love live in who helped to present the Christmas award. us, and we are called to share that gospel at the 5 PM Mass; to our life. Each of us, at baptism, receives liturgical ministers: lectors, ministers Today we celebrate the feast of the the commission to bring the love of of communion, ushers, and altar Baptism of the Lord. It provides an Christ into the world that we touch servers; to David Prete and our occasion to reflect on the significance each day. May each of us open our maintenance staff for all their work in of our own baptisms. Jesus’ public hearts to the Lord’s love for us as His the Christmas season; to our office ministry began when John the Baptist children and renew our commitment staff who handle so many baptized him in the Jordan River. At to bring that love into our world. preparations for the liturgies; and to that baptism, as we hear in the gospel all who joined us to give praise to the today, a voice from heaven said: May God bless you and your loved Lord as we celebrated the birth of “You are my beloved Son; with you I ones. Jesus. I am happy that we were am well pleased.” The experience of blessed to have so many people Jesus speaks to two important Fr. Jay worshiping with us at Christmas. I dimensions of our own baptisms: our am challenged by those crowds to identity and our mission as work to move those who joined our Christians. At baptism we enter into regular congregation at Christmas to God’s family; we become sons and a more regular practice of our faith. I daughters of the Father, brothers and would love to have the problem of sisters of Jesus. One of the challenges needing more Masses to every person faces is carving out our accommodate all who wished to identity as persons. How do we attend. I ask your prayers for God’s answer the question “who am I”? At help in building up our community of our baptism God provides His faith. I also want to thank everyone answer: each of us is a beloved son or who brought gifts, cookies, fudge, daughter of God. In spite of the ups candy, and other treats for Fr. Greg, and downs of life, our identity always our office staff, and me. We has a foundation in our relationship appreciate everyone’s kindness. with the God who is Father of all. One way to look at sin is to see sin as Today I want to congratulate Keith turning away from God and placing and Sharon Grill who will be ourselves and our will - saying not receiving the parish Christifideles God’s will but my will - at the center award this Sunday afternoon at Holy of our lives.