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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church THE FIRST PARISH OF THE JOLIET DIOCESE (ESTABLISHED 1838) 710 WEST MARION STREET ~ JOLIET, IL 60436-1598 (815) 727-4746 ~ FAX (815) 727-4798 ~ WWW.STPATSJOLIET.COM August 2-3, 2014: The 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time In honor of the feast day ST. JOHN MARIE VIANNEY (1786-1859), on August 4th, ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH (710 West Marion St., Joliet) will offer two special commemorations to honor the “Curé of Ars” THIS WEEKEND!!! ON SUNDAY - AUGUST 3, 2014 at the 10:00 a.m. Mass, FR. OLIVIER GÜNST HORN will be our special homilist. Fr. Oliver previously served at the St. John Vianney Shrine in Ars, France and will share his experiences from this ministry with us at this time. Videos and social time follow the Mass. ON MONDAY - AUGUST 4, 2014, ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH WILL BE OPEN FOR CONFESSIONS FROM 8:00 A.M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR THE FAITHFUL. In commemoration of the Curé of Ars who similarly heard confessions every day this way, we are honored to revive this practice. A BILINGUAL MASS FOR THE DAY WILL BE CELEBRATED AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CHURCH. For more info, call (815) 727-4746. ST. PATRICK’S STAFF REV. PETER G. JANKOWSKI, PASTOR This Weekend! [email protected] DEACON PAUL KOLODZIEJ DEACON DARRELL KELSEY ALICIA TOCWISH PASTORAL ASSOCIATE PASTORAL ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATION MANAGER [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DEACON CHARLES PETERSON JULIE DILLENBURG JAMES SMITH PRISON CHAPLAIN DIRECTOR, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FACILITIES MANAGER [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] OFFICE HOURS THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday - Thursday Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. & 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturdays 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. or by appointment TH Friday RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (KINDERGARDEN - 8TH GRADE) 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Sunday Early Session 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. THE SACRAMENT OF THE Sunday Late Session 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MOST HOLY EUCHARIST THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Monday - Friday Please call the Parish Center for more information. English baptisms 7:30 a.m. in English normally are held on the 3rd Saturday of the month at noon. Wednesday THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY MATRIMONY (MARRIAGE) 7:00 p.m. in Spanish Call the office before setting a date for their wedding or other com- Saturday Vigil Masses mitments. The Diocese of Joliet requires a preparation time of six 4:30 p.m. in English months prior to the wedding. Sunday Masses 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. in Eng. THE SACRAMENT OF THE SICK 12:00 p.m. in Spanish Call the Office if you know of someone in need of the Sacrament. FUNERALS Holy Day Masses Dates and times vary. F Please make the arrangements with the Parish Office before ST.. BBRIGID’’S ADORATION CHAPEL HOURS placing any obituary notice in the newspaper. Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. PARISH MEMBERSHIP Registration Forms are located in the Parish Office or in Church. FIND US ON THE WEB AT WWW..STPATSJOLIET..COM OR ON FACEBOOK AT WWW..FACEBOOK..COM/STPATRICKJOLIET NEWS AND VIEWS FROM ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH BY YOUR PASTOR, FR. PETE JANKOWSKI GOOD STUFF AT ST. PAT’S - GOOD GIVING, GOOD GRACE AND A GOOD GOD!!! As we welcome Fr. Olivier Günst Horn to St. Patrick’s Church this weekend, we certainly are blessed with so much faith and good will within our community. Last month, we were blessed to host a Quinceañera and Engaged Encounter Retreat for the sake of the diocese. On June 19th, the Círculo de Oración hosted an evening vigil for the faithful which took them into the long hours of the night. And on Monday the 4th, we host our sixteen hours of reconciliation (from 8:00 a.m. until midnight) in honor of St. John Vianney, with a bilingual Mass at 7:00 p.m. and adoration to be held through the evening. On the campus front, we were blessed last month to receive a special gift, a plot of land directly behind our parking lot (and the limestone corner of the lot, which, by the way, were taken from the original church on Broadway Street and transplanted to this section of our property). We are in the process of deciding what to do with our newly acquired gift. For now, the most economical solution is to level the plot with our existing parking lot and to utilize the grassy area for parish events. We also are blessed that some plumbing engineers at the parish have donated their time to fix one of two broken boiler wa- ter pumps in the rectory basement (the other pump was fixed last winter). We are still in dialogue con- cerning the carpet situation in the church building. As with much that we do at the parish, with the God-inspired kindness of our parishioners, so much has and will be accomplished at St. Patrick’s! With everything else going on at the parish, we are also in the midst of our Religious Education Regis- tration Sunday at St. Patrick’s. As we have stated during the last few months, we would like to get a bet- ter count of those who will be attending our program, so for the second year in a row we have imple- mented an early/late tuition policy here at the parish. For those who register their children for classes and pay their tuition in full by August 4th, a $25 discount is applied to their tuition. For those who reg- ister their children after August 4th, a $25 late fee applies. We need to do this so that Julie Dillenburg has the opportunity to find teachers for our classes and for us to reach our 2014-2015 Budget for the RE Program. I wish to thank Mimi Hernandez (the Chair of our Finance Committee) who handles the RE Tuition for us at St. Pat’s as well as Julie Dillenburg (our Director of the Religious Education Program). Both do a great job in their respective ministries and we are blessed to have them both in the parish. August is going to be a very busy, active month at St. Pat’s. If you are a person of prayer, you are invited to attend any or all of our spiritual activities that we hold during the weeks ahead: our Círculo prayer group on Sunday nights at 5:00 p.m., our Holy Hour at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, our Legion of Mary Meet- ings on Wednesdays following the 7:00 p.m. Mass and, in the fall, our Alpha Adult Education Program here at the parish. Once a month, we offer an all- St. Pat’s Church night adoration and this Monday, we will extend Ad- oration until midnight to accompany our evening of Online Giving confession. I am even told our adorers wish to extend Thursday adoration through the wee hours of the night - our prayer for perpetual adoration continues to grow! God Bless, Check it Out at www.stpatsjoliet.com Online Giving is a great way to support the parish without having to use envelopes or while you are on vacation or away from the parish. Save the hassles and sign up now! MINISTRY & FINANCE PAGE 3 TODAY’S READINGS READINGS FOR THE WEEK First Reading - All you who thirst, come to the Monday: Jer 28: 1-17; Ps 1192; Mt 14: 22-36 water! You without money, come to the feast! Tuesday: Jer 30: 1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102; Mt (Isaiah 55: 1-3). 14: 22-36 or Mt 15: 1-2, 10-14 Psalm - The hand of the Lord feeds us; he an- Wednesday: Dn 7: 9-10, 13-14; Ps 97; Mt 17: 1-9 swers all our needs (Psalm 145). Thursday: Jer 31: 31-34; Ps 51; Mt 16: 13-23 Second Reading - Nothing can separate us from Friday: Na 2: 1, 3; 3: 1-3, 6-7; Dt 32: 35cd- the love of God in Christ (Romans 8: 35, 37-39). 36ab, 39abcd, 41; Mt 16: 24-28 Gospel - All ate until satisfied; they collected Saturday: Hb 1: 12 - 2: 4; Ps 9; Mt 17: 14-20 twelve baskets of what was left over (Matthew Sunday: 1 Kgs 19: 9a, 11-13a; Ps 85: 9-14; Rom 14: 13-21). 9: 1-5; Mt 14: 22-33 Stewardship is a way of life for Christians and planned giving is good stewardship. Leave a Legacy Time, Talent and support the works of our parish & Treasure or diocese. To learn more about planned-giving programs, call the parish at THE COLLECTION FOR (815) 727-4746 to learn more. JULY 26-27 WAS $4,934.27 In Comparison... July 27-28, 2013 was $6,666.00 Tithing is the debt you owe. Offering is the seed you sow. Please remember St. Patrick’s in your Will or Estate Planning Ministry Schedule for August 9-10, 2014 4:30 p.m. Altar Servers Lector Greeter Eucharistic Minister Senior Elizabeth Lockwood Miranda Harvey Teen Mass Teen Mass Carlos Lockwood Emma Jagodzinski 8:00 a.m. Altar Servers Lector Greeter Eucharistic Minister Senior A. Haugabook Amelia Schroeder Lynn Michels - Main Deacon Paul Kolodziej Lynn Michels - East Melissa Haugabook Kathy Wilhelmi - West Kathy Wilhelmi 10:00 a.m. Altar Servers Lector Greeter Eucharistic Minister Senior Samantha Mallaney Emily Limbach Margie Keigher - Main Deacon Darrell Kelsey Boyan Golden Bob Sullivan - East Religious Education Kelsey Kobe Janet Sullivan - West Class Mass PAGE 4 AROUND THE PARISH & DIOCESE 105% MINISTRY APPEAL UPDATE We’re Looking 75% for Help at our TARGET GOAL: $23,447.00 Par ish Picnic! TOTAL PLEDGED: $24,724.00 50% TOTAL PAID: $16,422.00 We are looking for DONATIONS ERCENTAGE OWARDS OAL OF FOOD AND DRINK (both cases of cans and two P T G : 105% 25% liter), water and juice box donations.