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MASS SCHEDULE MISSION STATEMENT Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri. - 8:30 am St. Mary Catholic Parish is a Wed. Communion Service - 8:30a.m. Christ-centered family which Saturday 5:00 p.m. welcomes all members to continue their spiritual Sunday 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m. growth and religious education and to use their individual talents to assume shared 11:00 a.m. Holy Day Masses responsibility for service and 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m. fellowship to our community. & 7:00 p.m. PARISH STAFF WHO TO CONTACT RECTORY OFFICE HOURS R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Monday — Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Any person who is interested in learning more about the Catholic faith or how to become a Friday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. member of the Catholic community should Rectory Phone-815-467-2233 Fax Number-815-467-1760 contact Fred Ban, Director of Religious Father Tuan Van Nguyen, Pastor Education at 815-467-2769. 815-467-2233 ext.103 [email protected] Baptisms John Putman, Deacon Baptisms are celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of 815-467-2233 [email protected] each month. Please call the Rectory to schedule a date. Parent Preparation Class is required. The class will be Kathy O’Hagan, Pastoral Associate held the first Tuesday of each month. Please call Kathy 815-467-4228 [email protected] O’Hagan, Pastoral Associate, (815-467-4228) to reserve your spot. Mary Blatti, Office Manager 815-467-2233 ext. 100 [email protected] Weddings Fred Ban, Director of RE It is Diocesan policy that marriages must be arranged at least 6 months in advance. Please call 815-467-2769 [email protected] the Rectory for further details and to Mary Mogensen, schedule a date. Bookkeeping and Foundation for Faith Homebound or Hospitalized Parishioners 815-467-2233 ext. 101 If you are unable to attend Mass due to illness or [email protected] extenuating circumstances, members of the pasto- Joann Ban, Youth Minister, ral staff and Ministers of Care will bring the Holy Communion to you. Please call the Rectory to be 815-514-5381, [email protected] placed on the list of visitations. Kaleigh Jerkatis, Music Director: 815-467-2233 ext. 109 Funerals -Please call the Rectory for all funeral arrangements [email protected] A message from Fr. Tuan Reflection for this Sunday: It is the fate of the prophet to be rejected. A prophet challenges those who think that they are doing fine. They do not want to hear that they really are not. Jeremiah told the people of Judah that they must repent of their infidelity or God would destroy the temple. They responded by threatening to put him to death. But Jeremiah was able to bear this, for he knew God had called him. After all, God had warned him from the start: “Gird your loins….They will fight against you” (Jeremiah 1:17,19). Jesus faces simi- lar opposition in the Gospel. He upended his neighbors’ expectations, first by revealing that the hometown boy is a prophet and secondly by pointing out that prophets often show favor to outsiders over their own people. Rather than welcoming the universality of his message, they reject him and drive him out of town. Jesus was able to bear all this and more. “(Love) bears all things,” Saint Paul writes to the Corinthians (13:7). Indeed, it is out of love, love for God and love for the people they served, that Jeremiah and Jesus were able to bear all things. How does love enable you to bear all things? Saints of the Week We are starting a new Bulletin article, “Saint of the Week”, please watch for this, as it is a great discus- sion point for you and your families to learn together. Saint Paul Miki: Paulo Miki was born into a wealthy Japanese family. He was educated by the Jesuits in Azuchi and Takatsuki. He joined the Society of Jesus and became a well known and successful preacher – gaining numerous converts to Catholicism. Miki was arrested and jailed with his fellow Catholics, who were later forced to march 966 kilometers (600 miles) from Kyoto to Nagasaki; all the while singing the Te Deum. On arriving in Nagasaki – which today has the largest Catholic population in Japan – Miki had his chest pierced with a lance while tied to a cross on 5 February 1597.[2] He preached his last sermon from the cross, and it is maintained that he forgave his executioners, stating that he himself was Japanese. [3] Crucified alongside him were Joan Soan (de Gotó) and Santiago Kisai, also of the Society of Jesus; along with twenty-three other clergy and laity, all of whom were canonized by Pope Pius IX in 1862. Saint Paul Miki’s Feast day is this Wed. Feb. 6th. And Saint Agatha Virgin and Martyr: Saint Agatha of Sicily is a Christian saint and virgin martyr. Her memorial is Feb 5th. Agatha was born in Palermo Italy and she was martyred in approx.. 251. She is one of seven women, who, along with the Blessed Virgin Mary, are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. According to the 13th-century Golden Legend (III.15) by Jacobus de Voragine, fifteen-year-old Agatha, from a rich and noble family, made a vow of virginity and rejected the amorous advances of the low-born Roman prefect Quintianus, who thought he could force her to turn away from her vow and force her to marry. His persistent proposals were consistently spurned by Agatha, so Quintianus, knowing she was a Christian during the persecution of Decius, had her arrested and brought before the judge. He was the judge. He expected her to give in to his demands when she was faced with torture and possible death, but she simply reaffirmed her belief in God by praying: "Jesus Christ, Lord of all, you see my heart, you know my desires. Possess all that I am. I am your sheep: make me worthy to overcome the devil." With tears falling from her eyes, she prayed for courage. To force her to change her mind, Quintianus sent Agatha to Aphrodisia, the keeper of a brothel, and had her imprisoned there. Agatha never lost her confidence in God, even though she suffered a month of rape, assault, and efforts to get her to abandon She is the Patron Saint of Palermo, Italy. She is also the Patron Saint of breast cancer patients, martyrs, bakers, fires and earthquakes. Saint Agatha was canonized by Pope Gregory I. Welcome to St. Mary’s We are blessed to have you with us today-- and every weekend! Our liturgies are en- hanced by your presence and participa- tion. We hope that you find the experience here at St. Mary’s to include a warm and inspiring celebration of the Eucharist and the faith that we profess. If you are not regis- tered at St. Mary’s or are registered and need to make changes, please complete the form below and place it in the offertory basket or mail it to the Parish Office at : 303 W St. Mary’s Minooka, IL 60447. Name:_____________________ Address:_____________________ City / Zip:__________________ Phone:____________________ A great opportunity for the men of St. Mary’s Minooka, and Email:____________________ other Parishes, to meet, listen, assist, challenge, and guide each other in our Father’s ways. Please check No need to Every Saturday from 7:00-8:30am in the come every appropriate box: Parish Center Men 18 years of age and week come when you can. older ( ) New Parishioner Testimonials: ( ) New Address * “ I never knew I needed this.” * “I look forward to every Saturday morning.” ( ) New Phone *I wanted to sleep in, but I did not want to miss.” * It is awesome being with other guys that feel the same way.” If you would like to have a candle lit in the candle area near the Virgin Mary statue outside, for a special intention, please call the rectory at 815-467-2233. Thank you. Religious Education News Congratulations to our children who are participating this weekend in the Rite of Enrollment for their First Holy Communion. It is awesome to watch them prepare for this wonderful Sacrament and gift from God, that is the Holy Eucharist! Please continue to pray for them and all of our children as the journey on and learn more of our faith and what it means to them to be Catholic. We have asked the children in RE, “What do you want learn more of”? , they have mentioned they are very in- terested in the Saints. So in response to that, we are starting a new Bulletin article, “Saint of the Week”, please watch for this, as it is a great discussion point for you and your families to learn together. God Bless, Fred Ban Director Of Religious ED And Faith Formation Diaconate Class of 2020 Diocese of Joliet Movies with the Saints Widowed and feeling stuck? Come and find ways to move toward inner Please plan on joining us to watch "Paul, peace and new hope in life. Joyful Again! Apostle of Christ", on Feb 10th and Feb 17th Widowed Ministry presents a Retreat/ at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center. Paul went workshop for widowed men & women from being one of the most infamous perse- cutors of Christians to Christ's most All are welcome. influential apostle. He had problems just like we do, and learning about how he overcame March 9 &10, 2019 them, can be a source of inspiration to us in our own lives.The movie is approximately at the Mt.