I have no doubt the outbreak of corona virus and the measures taken to stop it from spreading further has saddened us, as Christians and citizens of our country, and made us afraid of what lies in the future. Suspending major church services hurt us all. I have never experienced such outcome in my life. It’s very difficult for me--I can’t now meet and greet my parishioners. I feel like being robbed from my role as a Pastor. Nevertheless, as a Pastor I pray every day for each and every one of you that you stay safe, continue praying at your home as we all want to follow the recommendations of our civil leaders, based on scientific evaluation of the situation. I believe we definitely didn’t expect things to be so serious, and having suddenly to adjust to new situation for which we are not being prepared. I hope we all soon find a way to positively deal with this new situation in which we are not allowed to gather together for public worship. We need to keep each other in prayer and now is also a time for social media savvy people to connect. If anyone of you use Facebook, e-mail or other ways of internet communication now, I guess, it’s the time to use it more than ever. It comes to our advantage that while we can’t gather together we can still talk with one another at the distance. For now I don’t have prepared recipe for our right response to this crisis. I surely will be working on it based on future events. So far we will con- tinue suspension of weekend services and any non-emergency gatherings, I will keep you posted on whether we continue everyday Masses, adoration on Thursday, and Stations of the Cross on Friday. So far, based on medical authorities’ statements, I didn’t see the need to cancel those services. If the situation continues and if it takes longer for us to refrain from larger gatherings, we will be following the recommendations given to us by the diocesan leadership regarding our Holy Week and Easter services. +Rev. Roger D. Kutzner You can sign up Stay connected and be involved. Find us at individually to “St. Paul the Apostle Peotone”, like and follow receive our us to have parish events and updates from oth- bulletin electronically by er Catholic interests sent right to your home computer or mo- visiting this link: bile device. It’s a great way to know what is going on and https://ebulletin.jspaluch.com maybe even get to know your fellow parishioners better.

ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH 511 N. Conrad Street / Peotone, IL 60468

CHURCH OFFICE TELEPHONE: 708 258-6917 CHURCH OFFICE FAX: 708 258-3061 CHURCH OFFICE E-MAIL: [email protected]

PASTOR: Rev. Roger D. Kutzner / 708 989-0565

DEACON: Mr. James Kelly / 708 373-0311 / [email protected] Page 2 FOURTH SUNDAY of LENT March 22, 2020

MASSES SCHEDULED Scheduled for March 28—29, 2020 March 21—29, 2020 Greeters: Sat 3/21 4:00 pm— +LeRoy, Jr. & LeRoy Brooke, Sr 4:00 pm—Janice Braun req by Marge Brooke 7:30 am—Penny Lund Sun 3/22 7:00 am— ROSARY 10:30 am—Debbie Mazurkiewicz 7:30 am— +Bernadine Koomar Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: req by Bob & Helen Lewis 4:00 pm—Deacon Jim Kelly 10:30 am— +Marion Woss 7:30 am—Deacon Jim Kelly req by Wayne & Sherri Parker 10:30 am—Deacon Jim Kelly and Lector: People of the Parish 4:00 pm—Dan Mott Mon 3/23 7:15 am— +George Kwain, Sr. 7:30 am—Michaela Minock req by Family 10:30 am—Jillian Rojas Tue 3/24 7:15 am— Communion Service Servers: Wed 3/25 7:15 am— Celebrant’s Intention 4:00 pm—Morgan Baker Thr 3/26 7:15 am— Celebrant’s Intention 7:30 am—Mason & Mady Kibelkis 6:00—8:00 pm ADORATION 10:30 am—Ethan Palmisano 7:30—8:00 pm CONFESSION Fri 3/27 7:15 am— +Bernadine Koomar This weekend we are scheduled to take up req by Family the Catholic Relief Services Collection to 7:00 pm— STATIONS OF THE CROSS help Jesus in disguise. This collection Sat 3/28 4:00 pm— +Don Blaser helps six Catholic agencies to provide req by Ernie & Kathy Yost struggling communities with relief and and support and to work for peace and recon- People of the Parish ciliation among our marginalized brothers Sun 3/29 7:00 am— ROSARY and sisters here and around the world. Please prayerfully 7:30 am— +Capt. Patrick C. Hauert consider how you can support the collection. Learn more req by Bob & Helen Lewis about the collection at www.usccb.org/catholic-relief. 10:30 am— +Joseph Onak Are you a Catholic man req by Rick & Denise Starkey 18 years or older? Do you want to volunteer for your church and The most recent updates from Most Reverend community? Are you ready to Richard E. Pates, Apostolic Administrator of put your Faith into Action? the Diocese of Joliet, can be found at Come learn about the Knights of Columbus! You can ob- www.DioceseOfJoliet.org. tain information by contacting Membership Coordinator Brian Grismer at 630 567-0957 or [email protected];

The SPRING BREAKFAST scheduled for this contacting Grand Knight Dan Mott at 708 277-7086 or Thursday, March 26, has been cancelled. [email protected]; visiting with any current member of the Knights or visiting our website Please watch for a reschedule date! www.kofc.org. Did you know? OSV Newsweekly, under the name of Our Sunday Visitor, was founded in 1912 by Fr. John Francis Noll. OSV Newsweekly speaks the truth in a way that seeks unity in our increasingly polarized world and is an indispensable source of information and formation for Catholics who love their faith. Complimentary copies are available in both lobbies.

Confirmation for St. Paul, St. Boniface and St. Anthony, scheduled for Wednesday, March 25 at the Cathedral, has been postponed. A reschedule date has not been set by the Diocese. Please keep our confirmandi in your prayers. Page 3 FOURTH SUNDAY of LENT March 22, 2020 COLLECTION SUMMARY—March 15, 2020 Jo Furtek, Rita Hall, Mary Ann Batterman, Masses were cancelled this weekend Rose Bailey, Julie Hayes, Emily Klamkin, Pat Sunday Offertory $ 0 Cleary, Jeanne Gaffney, Bishop R. Daniel Budgeted $3,850.00 Conlon, Barbara Castaneda, Rev. James Len- Minus $3,850.00 non, Kelly McVey, Lorianne Mihelic, Gerald Koldash, Irene Man- Adult envelopes used / distributed 0 / 624 ning, the Robert Polacek family, Rich Harms, Susan Podgorny Children’s Envelopes 0 / 82 LaMontana, Don Roberts, TJ Stefanski, Ken Placek, Linda Galica, Providing for our Future $ 0 Darlene Janulis, Christopher Adamsick, Nicole Mikulich, Frances ———————————————————————————————–———————————————————————— Many thanks to all our parishioners for your support Librera, Frank Woss, Ellie Wilson, Lucas Woss and those that go of the Parish. Your kindness is greatly appreciated. unnamed.

———–———————-——————–——————————————––——————–—–—————–——–—–——————–—–—–——– SAINT TURIBIUS OF MOGROVEJO Our PRAYER LIST has been refreshed. Names will be posted for (1538-1606) / March 23 four weeks and removed if the office is not contacted with a re- In times of crisis, God always surprises the Church quest to stay on the list. with unlikely saints, through whom Christ’s light Please note that only names given with permission of the radiates beyond their local communities to illu- person or family member will be added to the list. mine the universal Church. Charles Borromeo was such a saint: appointed Archbishop of Milan at Every Friday in Lent , twenty-one by his papal uncle, epitomizing the corruption that the reformers condemned, Charles the Stations of the Cross will be instead inspired a revival that reinvigorated a prayed at 7pm in the church. Church devastated by the Reformation. His less well-known contemporary, Turibius of Mongrove- Rejoice, Jerusalem! Be glad for her, you who love her; rejoice with her, jo, was God’s “saintly surprise” in the New World. you who mourned for her, and you will find contentment at her consoling breasts." Spanish-born lawyer, professor, head of the feared This Sunday is known as Laetare Sunday and is a Sunday of joy. Lent is half Inquisition, Turibius was still a layman when a over, and Easter is enticingly near. The Church’s liturgy, on this the fourth Sunday of Lent, invites us to grateful king appointed him Archbishop of far-off retrace one of the fundamental dynamics of our baptismal re-birth through the Lima. Once in Peru, however, Turibius was ap- Gospel account of the healing of the ‘man born blind’. It is the passage from the palled at the abuse of indigenous peoples by the darkness of sin and error to the Light of God, who is the Risen Christ. occupying conquistadores—his fellow country- This Sunday was formerly called "Laetare Sunday" since its mood and men—and by the complicity of the clergy. He be- theme was one of hope and rejoicing that Easter was near. In the reformed came the natives’ devoted advocate, building calendar this Sunday is not different from the other Sundays of Lent even though churches, schools, hospitals, and the first seminary the entrance antiphon for the day still begins with the Latin word "laetare" and the in the Americas, publishing catechisms and vestments worn by the celebrant are rose-colored, not violet. The day is prayerbooks in the native languages he painstak- important because it is the day of the second scrutiny in preparation for the ingly mastered. Four hundred years later, whenev- baptism of adults at the Easter Vigil. —www.CatholicCulture.org er Pope Benedict welcomed Latin American bish- ops to Rome, he always invoked “the shining ex- ample of San Toribio.” Help us find the St. Paul the Apostle CCW —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. 2020 WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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