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Pastor Rev. Anthony L. Markus ST. PIUS X CHURCH Parish Office Stickney, IL 60402-4497 4300 S. Oak Park Ave. Stickney, IL 60402 Phone: (708) 484-7951 Fax: (708) 749-8518 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stpiusxstickney.org Deacon Marvin Kocar, 442-0306 Parish Mission Statement Business Manager We, the parish family of St. Pius X in Stickney, are called and empow- Stephen Ryan, (708) 484-7951 ered by the Spirit to continue the mission and the ministry of Jesus in the world today. With the gifts God has given each one of us, we Director of Music strive to reach out in faith to the needs of our sisters and brothers in Adult Choir our parish, in our community and in our world. Mary Gifford (708) 267-6485 Children and Teen Choirs Deborah Church, (708) 259-3047 Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Religious Education & October 30, 2016 Youth Ministry The L lifts up all who are falling James & Blanca Donahue and raises up all who are bowed down. [email protected] — Psalm 145:14 (708) 788-6090 Mass Schedule: Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Sundays at 8:00, 10:30 a.m. Weekdays: M,T.Th.F. 8:00 a.m. Wed-Communion Service 8 a.m. Rosary before Mass at 7:30 a.m. Holy Days at 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Holy Hour each First Friday, 8 a.m. Mass at 7 p.m. Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment. Baptisms: 2nd Sunday of the month at 12 Noon. Parent preparation session required. Please call beforehand. Marriages: Please consult parish Priest or Deacon at least 6 months in advance of wedding date. Registration: New parishioners are asked to contact the parish office to register. Bulletin Deadline: - Thursday Page 2 ST. PIUS X, STICKNEY THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME October 30, 2016 Transformation and trees What sort of experiences lead to life-transforming changes? When has an event or relationship opened a door to new possibilities that you couldn’t imagine before? Among the most life-transforming episodes of my life, climbing trees doesn’t figure prominently. I’ve climbed a few. Let’s just say I entered an orchard and ate a few contraband cherries in my youth. Otherwise, I’ve befriended trees, reveled in their beauty, wept over some that died, planted a few when land was available. While I count myself a tree advocate and think of Arbor Day as a holy day, I can’t point to a personal episode when a tree changed my life. Yet trees practically count as biblical characters when reviewing salvation history. In the Garden, you’ve got the tree of life and the tree of good and evil. You’ve got Abraham’s terebinth at Mamre where he encountered angels bearing good news, and the broom tree where Elijah lay down discouraged enough to die but rose up refreshed by another angel. Hagar, Jeremiah, and Isaiah all had divine encounters at trees. Amos made his living by them before being summoned to prophecy. Healing, benevolent trees figure in the psalms and prophecies. If a shoot hadn’t sprouted from the truncated tree of Jesse, where would we be? Between the cedars of Lebanon and the olive trees of Palestine, the kingdoms of Israel and Judah were built and nourished. In Ezekiel and Revelation, symbolic trees promise new life and healing futures. In parables, a mustard seed becomes a mighty tree that represents God’s kingdom. And of course, at the center of history stands the terrible, holy tree upon which history’s savior was hung and which remains the tree of life for all who seek it. Biblically speaking, the sycamore tree in Jericho in today’s story has a long lineage. One man short of stature climbs up its limbs to see over the heads of a crowd. Another man entirely, long on courage, scrambles down to stand before his new Lord. How could a few minutes spent in a tree make such a difference? Biblical trees always offer one invaluable thing: perspective. Up there, sheltered in those benevolent sturdy limbs, Zacchaeus was able to see more clearly than he ever did at ground level. If a tree in Genesis once imparted the fateful knowledge of good and evil, Zacchaeus’ encounter by means of this tree offers him the same understanding. Only for Zacchaeus, already a great sinner, apprehending his fault becomes the vehicle of his rescue. He learned, just a heartbeat before the rest of the world, how a tree might save your life. (Taken from PREPRE THE WORD) Love, Father Tony 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Government has no authority to take October 30, 2016 away an innocent person’s life. “But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, Government exists, instead, to ‘Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the secure the rights of all the people. poor, and if I extorted anything from anyone I shall Some claim They don’t know when repay it four time over.’” Luke 19:8 life begins. So, if they are hunting We are all called to graciously give back to the Lord in and don’t know whether it is a bear proportion to the blessings we have been given. This or a man hidden from view, may means everyone isn’t called to give the same amount, they shoot? If not, then how do they but is called to give equal sacrifice. No amount is too justify abortion when they are not small or insignificant! Open your heart, how is God sure what it destroys. (Father Frank Pavone) calling you? That those who work to restore legal protection for the NEW BEGINNING unborn may turn to God for strength to persevere, we That day which you fear as being the end of all pray. things is the birthday of your eternity. —Seneca Page 3 THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME CONTRIBUTIONS Sunday, Sunday envelopes (136) ..................................... $2964.00 Sunday, October 30, Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Loose Money ........................................................ 487.23 8:00 †Edna Davis req. Pauline Lindo TOTAL REGULAR COLLECTION .............. $3451.23 10:30 † Galo & Nemesia Lindayao req. Family † Bruno & Stephanie Kaydash req. Family Maintenance .................................................................. 0 † Nieves & Marciano Casul, Jr. & Sr. req. Family Balance Our Budget............................................. 1004.11 † Luz Maria Rodriguez req. Rodriguez Family TOTAL SUNDAY COLLECTION ................. $4455.34 † Deceased members of the Catholic Order of Foresters of the State of Illinois Monday, October 31, Weekday 8:00 † Frank Koscik req. Koscik Family —Healing for Lolene Veselsky req. Koc Family Family Assistance Program ................................. .$40.00 Tuesday, November 1, All Saints 8:00 † Poor Souls † The Cermak & Kostecki Families req. Birmingham Family 7:00 pm † Birmingham & Cooney Families req. Birmingham Family † Charles Francis Redhead req. Pauline Lindo Capital Repair Drive † Deceased members of the Ortiz Family req. Myers ............................................................ $30.00 Family Amount received to date ................. $19,596.00 Wednesday, November 2, All Souls 8:00 — Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed 7:00 pm-Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Thursday, November 3, St. Martin de Porres, Religious 8:00 — Communion Service GOD’S PEOPLE Friday, November 4, St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop First Friday Pray for our sick and their families: 8:00 † Norma Bollers req. Pauline Lindo † Mary Trojan req. Family & Friends Fr. Harry Bonin —Intention of Dorothy Lipinski Nathan Kucera Feliksa Barabasz Kathleen Smeltzer 8:30 —Benediction and Confession Fr. Fred Tomzik 7:00 —Welcome Home Catholics & Serious Illness Fred Schimel John Marsala Bill Schaaff Saturday, November 5, Weekday Chriss Holland Josephine Radogno 9:00 —Healing and birthday blessings for Aubrey Redhead Anna Karovic Sophie & Paulette Pitrak req. Pauline Lindo Jonathan Tabor Marcelo & Virginia Estrella Saturday, November 5, Vigil: Thirty-second Sunday in John Gacek Justin Vasiliauskas Ordinary Time Sara Lozada Dan O’Reilly 5:00 † Salerno & Salvino Families Al Cacini Dorothy Salerno † Karen Scaletta req. Connie & Dan Christensen Florence Jadach Marie Green † Michael Lozin req. Mel Lozin Sheri Young Fr. Nick Marro † Therese Kilinski req. Irene Buszkiewicz Helen Cermak Peg Kocar † Rick Noworul req. Family Don Tabor Eleanor Brousik Sunday, November 6, Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Lolene Veselsky David DeFilippis 8:00 † Hattie Kraus req. St. Pius X Parish Family Neftali Rodriguez Lorraine Cepican † Alice Zajac req. Mike & Laura Bratco † Tom Ivano req. Rita Fister 10:30 † Josephine Malastic req. St. Pius X Parish Family With compassion we pray for the repose of the soul of: † Terry Albano req. Lena Ragmalia Casimir Walczak father of Gary —Special Intentions of Jasmine & Kai req. Pauline Lindo Our sanctuary candle burns in honor of: Remember your loved one, living or deceased with a FC 1 Arick S. Ramsden, USN Mass Intention. Mass cards are available. The usual Joseph Zailskas donation is $10. Schedule your intentions by calling the At the request of parish office: (708) 484-7951. Mary Ramsden Page 4 ST. PIUS X, STICKNEY Ministers for November 5/6 Jubilee Year of Mercy Eucharistic Ministers October 30, 2016 Please take your pendant before Mass Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectors: Last Sunday’s Gospel gave us a 5:00 —Ann Lindwall tax collector’s beautiful prayer to 8:00 —Kathy Grego take with us from this Jubilee Year of Mercy. Today, 10:30—Karla Lebron another tax collector’s encounter with Jesus offers a Servers: comforting memory to cherish, but also a challenging 5:00—Debbie Young, John Marynczak mission to embrace. Zacchaeus’ short stature (see Luke 8:00 —Kathy Grego, Angela Valdivieso 19:3) matched how contemptible, socially and 10:30 —Aileen Hernandez, Branden Hernandez spiritually, Zacchaeus’ religious acquaintances considered tax collectors to be.