St. Matthew Parish 1555 Glen Ellyn Road Glendale Heights, IL 60139

October 11, 2020

Bishop Ronald Hicks Consecration at 1:30pm Sunday Mass on October 4, 2020 Sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Joliet-in-Illinois My dear family of St. Matthew! Rev. Gregor Gorsic, Pastor

Our beautiful Mother Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is also our (630) 469-6300 ext. 312 dear Mother, too! She is our Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope! In this month of October, we remember her especially as Our Lady of the Holy , feast day October 7, and also as Our Lady of Fátima, or even more formally known as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fátima — that is one of her beautiful Catholic titles and is based on the Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria, in Fátima, . The three children were Lúcia dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto. A beautiful, recently-released 2020 movie simply entitled “Fatima” is based on these marvelous apparitions and love of our Mother and on the the power of the Holy Rosary. Also, this is the anniversary month of the final and amazing miracle, which by the way I think is very well-depicted in the recent Fatima movie, called the . Mary had promised a miracle for the last of her apparitions on October 13, 1917, so a huge crowd, possibly between 30,000 or even up to 100,000 people, including reporters and photographers, gathered at Cova da Iria. According to accounts, after a period of heavy rain, the dark clouds broke and the sun appeared as an opaque, spinning disc in the sky. It was said to be significantly duller than normal, and to cast multicolored lights across the landscape, the people, and the surrounding clouds. The sun was then reported to have careened towards Earth before zig -zagging back to its normal position. Some people only saw the radiant colors, and others, Above: Bishop Ronald Hicks including some believers, saw nothing at all. Not all witnesses reported seeing the sun “dance.” preparing for the Final Many witnesses reported that their previously wet clothes became “suddenly and completely dry, Blessing at the 1:30pm Sunday as well as the wet and muddy ground that had been previously soaked because of the rain that Spanish Mass on October 4, had been falling.” The call of Mary for everyone at Fatima is one of penance and prayer, 2020, with Dcn. Len Penkala, especially offering God her prayer of the Holy Rosary, a most powerful spiritual “weapon.” emcee, at his side. Below: Final Procession. As I have previously mentioned in this bulletin platform, one of our retired parishioners is a devoted Rosary-maker since 2010. This week and next week his handiwork will be available for you to admire and, if so inclined, to take home with you or for a family or friend, and we simply ask for a minimum $5.00 donation — half of your donation will go directly to St. Matthew parish and half will go to the beautiful ongoing work of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina through the hospital he was inspired to bring into existence. On a hill overlooking the quiet, southern Italian town of San Giovanni Rotondo sits a state-of-the-art private hospital and research center built by St. Padre Pio, who received the living wounds of Jesus on his body, called the stigmata. He had the desire to create a hospital founded on the principle of caring for both the body and soul of the sick and suffering. In 1939, Padre Pio again spoke of his desire to build a hospital, this time with several men who also believed in the project and who formed a group to support it. St. Padre Pio called the hospital the “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, or “Home for the Relief of the Suffering”, because, as he said later, this “work” was “inspired and created to be a spiritual demonstration of God’s love through a call for charity.” With only 4 million Italian Lira (about $2,400 today) in the bank, construction nevertheless began in 1947, though the roughly 20 workers hired at the start did not yet have an architectural plan for the building! At that point in time, some people thought the Capuchin friar and his group of supporters were crazy to be building a hospital in a village in rural, southern Italy. But Padre Pio said: “The Work is not mine… but Providence’s.” If he could, he said, he would build the hospital in gold, because whatever is done for the sick is done for Christ, and nothing can be too good for the Lord. Eventually, by God’s providence, the hospital of 250 beds was completed and inaugurated on May 5, 1956. Soon after its launch, the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza was given to the by Padre Pio, being one of just two hospitals under the jurisdiction of the pope. “Without prayer, our House for the Relief of Suffering is somewhat like a plant without air and sun,” Padre Pio said, calling his prayer groups the “frontline of this little City of charity.”

St. Padre Pio had a tremendous reverence for our Lord Jesus in the sick, the suffering, in the humbleness of Jesus in the Eucharist. Let’s pray that our love and charity may continue to grow so as to become, as Jesus Himself said, His brothers and sisters and mothers — that’s who we become when we do the will of His heavenly Father, His brothers, His sisters, His mothers! Let’s also pray for one of our Joliet seminarians, Jared Rutnicki, as he begins sharing his life, presence, graces, gifts and blessings with us here at St. Matthew’s! Blessings of shalom and joy and good health for all, especially our dear young people who seek the good things that lead to lasting happiness and meaning!

In the living, loving, giving, caring and merciful Hearts of Jesus and Mary and Joseph, Fr. Gregor

St. Matthew Parish  Glendale Heights, Illinois Page 2 (630) 469-6300 Dear St Matthew’s Parish, Estimado Parroquia de San Mateo,

My name is Jared Rutnicki, and I am a seminarian for the Diocese of Joliet. I am happy to announce that I have been assigned to St Matthew’s as a ¡Bienvenido! Welcome! Teaching Parish! This means that I will be present on the weekends and assisting in parish ministries as a way of to integrating seminary formation. In the spring, I will live in residence at St Matthew’s for my internship semester. our New Shepherd! Mi nombre es Jared Rutnicki, y soy seminarista de la Diócesis de Joliet. Me han asignado a San Mateo como mi “parroquia de pastoral.” Este significa que estaré aquí el fin de semana y ayudaré en los ministerios parroquiales mientras me preparo para ser un sacerdote católico. La primavera, viviré en residencia a San Mateo para mi pasantía.

I grew up in Bourbonnais with two brothers and two sisters. I encountered Jesus Christ in a powerful way as a freshman in high school and soon after began discerning a call to priesthood. I entered the Priestly Discernment Program at Franciscan University where I studied for four years. In 2015, I came to Saints Peter and Paul parish in Naperville doing Totus Tuus where I began working as a youth minister. Two years ago, I made the jump to seminary where I have grown in my friendship with Christ and his Church. Yo crecí en Bourbonnais, Illinois, y tengo dos hermanos y dos hermanas. Encontré a Jesucristo en una manera poderosa cuando estuve en la prepa y empecé a discernir sobre el sacerdocio. Antes de entrar el seminario estudié en la Universidad Franciscana y trabajé en la parroquia de San Pedro y San Pablo en Naperville en el ministerio de jóvenes. Hace dos años, entré al seminario donde he crecido en mi amistad con Jesucristo y su Iglesia.

I am excited to meet you all. Please keep me in prayer, and know that I will remember you in mine. Estoy emocionado para encontrar a ustedes. Por favor recuérdame en tus oraciones, y sabe que se recordaré in míos.

Jared Rutnicki, Seminarian of the Diocese of Joliet

Above: Bishop Ronald Hicks offering a Missal prayer at On Columbus Day, Monday, October 12th, we the 1:30pm Sunday Spanish Mass on October 4, 2020, will have our regular morning Mass at 7 AM. with our Joliet seminarian Jared Rutnicki serving. In observance of the holiday, the Parish Office will be closed. Building and Grounds

Please notice the mulch that has been St. Matthew Council of Catholic Women spread at many areas on the parish Sisters in Christ campus. It has improved the look along the west wall of the school. The mulch has been Congratulations to all who received the sacrament placed around all of the trees and bushes near the church of Confirmation. What a wonderful day! God’s Blessings. and the Tasker Parish Center. Mulch has also been placed in the planters adjacent to the Tasker Center and the rose Undy Sunday garden. Work was begun on and completed on Saturday, Please note the announcement in the September 26, 2020. bulletin regarding Undy Sunday. Because of the VIRUS, these important needs must be Thank you members of the KC Spanish Roundtable who filled in a different way. The needs are just as donated your time, talent and treasure to this project. necessary this year as in past years - Material for this undertaking was donated by J&L Property perhaps even more so this year. Thank you. Preservation. Thought for the Week — In the Kingdom of God, everyone There is no limit to what can be accomplished when good is important. —St. Mother Theresa people unite for a good cause. Thank you all. www.stmatthewchurch.org Page 3 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time  October 11, 2020 Mass Intentions Scripture Sunday, October 11, 2020 8:00 AM † Joan Kordzinski (Family) Readings 10:00 AM † Lourdes Porciuncula (Napoleon & Rogelia Ramiro) 12:00 PM St. Matthew Parish Family 1:30 PM † Maria Guadalupe & Salvador Salazar (Salazar Family) for the Week of October 11, 2020 6:00 PM † Michael Faut Sunday Monday, October 12, 2020 7:00 AM † Yolanda Karall (Husband-David ) Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 or Mt 22:1-10 7:00 AM † Clement Lake(DiPirro Family)

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Monday 7:00 AM † Tirso D. Monteroso (Marilyn Liwanag) Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31—5:1; Ps 113:1b-2, 3-4, 8:45 AM † Luz Villaflor (Dolly & Vicky Villaflor) 5a and 6-7; Lk 11:29-32

Thursday, October 15, 2020 Tuesday 7:00 AM † Julieta Collado (Aurea Busuego) 8:45 AM † Gregory Puzon (Puzon Family) Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48; Lk 11:37-41 Friday, October 16, 2020 7:00 AM † Rufino O. Aquino (Aquino/Sison Family) Wednesday

Saturday, October 17, 2020 Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Lk 11:42-46 8:00 AM † Alfonso T. Liwanag Sr. (Marilyn & Orly Liwanag) 5:00 PM † Richard Miller (Gorniack Family) Thursday Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6; Sunday, October 18, 2020 Lk 11:47-54 8:00 AM Dom & Norma Estrada (Family) 10:00 AM † Anastacio & Lourdes Ramiro (Family) 12:00 PM St. Matthew Parish Family Friday 1:30 PM † Judith & Liz Salazar (Salazar Family) Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7 6:00 PM † Richard Miller (Sharon Kobe) Saturday Eph 1:15-23; Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-5, 6-7; Lk 12:8-12

Please note: Sunday

The WEDNESDAY 8:45 am weekday Mass attendance Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time is only for the School Community. Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10;

1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21 At the start of this new school year, no school parent, nor any other person, besides a parishioner for that Mass intention, will be permitted to enter the

School Mass for an indefinite period of time.

Don Sopoci, John Greene, Domenica Loiacono

Holy Family Candles The Holy Family Candles are lit this week in memory of Joan Kordzinski, being remembered by the Family.

“...today you will be with me in Paradise.” Luke 23:43 Sophie Schultz, Mary Jo Udell

In Memoriam Please remember Kevin O’Brien (10/13/2019) on the anniversary of his entrance into Heaven. III Alejandro Hernandez & Naila Palacios

St. Matthew Parish  Glendale Heights, Illinois Page 4 (630) 469-6300 As you know, St. Matthew uses OSV Online Schedule of Events Giving! Same company that provides our envelope service to our parishioners. So, if you WEEK OF OCTOBER 11, 2020 haven’t signed up yet or interested in doing Sunday, October 11, 2020 electronic donations, follow the link below or 8:00 AM Dedication of Mary Monument scan the QR code: 8:00 AM Council of Catholic Women Mass 9:00 AM-1:30 PM Children’s Faith Formation Classes https://osvonlinegiving.com/4325

Monday, October 12, 2020 Columbus Day 7:00 PM Baptism Meeting

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Thursday, October 15, 2020 7:40 AM Eucharistic Adoration

Friday, October 16, 2020 7:30 PM Spanish Prayer Group Meeting

Saturday, October 17, 2020 9:00 AM-1:00 PM Spanish Extraordinary Ministers Meeting World Missions Collection If you are planning surgery or are ill and would like to receive the Sacrament of Anointing, please call the parish office to schedule an appointment with one of our priests. Undy Sunday: October 2020

Did you know that new underwear and socks are the most-requested, but least-donated items at Catholic Charities? These basic items (new underwear, warm socks, a fresh diaper) are truly treasures to those who are living in poverty.

St. Matthew Parish is supporting Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet and the individuals and Sunday Collection families they serve by providing new underwear, undershirts, socks, diapers, Week of September 27, 2020 and other basic need items for children and adults living in low-income Needed for Expenses…………….……..$14,885.00 households throughout the month of October. This year, due to COVID-19, In Pew/By Mail Collection……………… $5,674.82 Catholic Charities is requesting donations in either of the two following ways: Online Giving…….………………….……..$3,790.60 Total Collection…………………….....…...$9,465.42 1. Undy Sunday Amazon Wish List – Choose from a list of most-needed items Difference………………………………...- $5,419.58 and your donation will be sent directly to Catholic Charities to help those in Cumulative Report for Year need. ending June 30, 2021 2. Monetary Donations to support Undy Sunday – Donations made to Undy Weekly Collection Sunday will be used to purchase the items needed by Catholic Charities’ Needed to Date………………………..$193,505.00 Total Collection to Date……………....$128,247.02 clients. Difference………………………….....….-$65,257.98

Please visit https://catholiccharitiesjoliet.org/undy-sunday/ to make a donation or view the Amazon Wish List. Shortfall from Mass Cancellations Beginning March 14-15, 2020 If you’d prefer to send a check directly to Catholic Charities, please mail it to: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet/Undy Sunday, 16555 Weber Road, Crest Received from Online giving Hill, IL 60403 (Week ending 9/27)....………..$3,790.60 From mail and drop off env:…………….$5,674.82 Total Collection……….………..…...... $9,465.42 For more information on Undy Sunday, please email Maggie Snow at [email protected]. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the poor Avg. donations per week (Actual)..….$13,358.44 and vulnerable in our community, particularly during this difficult time. Shortfall since Mass cancellation Running Total since 3/14/20…...…($118,652.45) www.stmatthewchurch.org Page 5 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time  October 11, 2020 World Mission Sunday is Next Week!

Next week is World Mission Sunday. We are called through our Baptism to be part of the Church’s missionary efforts, through prayer, self- sacrifice, and support of the Mission Church through material aid. This year, Pope Francis asks us to respond to that call, saying, “Here I Am, Send Me!” To “send” ourselves, we can: PRAY for the Church’s worldwide missionary work OFFER financial HELP and CHARITY through the collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith for vulnerable communities throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Pacific Islands.

¡El Domingo Mundial de las Misiones es la próxima semana!

La próxima semana es el Domingo Mundial de las Misiones. Estamos llamados a través de nuestro Bautismo a ser parte de los esfuerzos misioneros de la Iglesia, a través de la oración, el autosacrificio y el apoyo de la Iglesia Misionera mediante la ayuda material. Este año, el Papa Francisco nos pide que respondamos a ese llamado, diciendo: "¡Aquí me tienes, mándame a mi!" Para "enviarnos" a nosotros mismos, podemos: ORAR por la obra misionera mundial de la Iglesia OFRECER AYUDA financiera y CARIDAD a través de la Sociedad para la Propagación de la Fe para las comunidades vulnerables de Asia, África, América Latina y las islas del Pacifico.

St. Matthew Parish  Glendale Heights, Illinois Page 6 (630) 469-6300 St. Matthew Parish St. Matthew Mission Statement We, the members of the St. Matthew Parish community being many parts but one sacramental body, are sent by the love of God to make Christ present in the world.

Declaración de la Misión de la 1555 Glen Ellyn Road Parroquia San Mateo Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139 Nosotros, los miembros de la comunidad Phone: (630) 469-6300 • Fax: (630) 469-6302 www.stmatthewchurch.org • www.stmatthewschool.org parroquial de San Mateo, siendo muchas partes, pero un solo cuerpo sacramental, somos enviados por el amor de Dios para Office Hours hacer presente a Cristo en el mundo. Monday - Thursday ...... 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Friday ...... 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM Sacraments Masses Saturday Vigil...... 5:00 PM Diocese of Joliet Bishop ….…….…………..…………..Bishop Ronald A. Hicks Sunday ...... 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, 1:30 PM (Español), 6:00 PM Daily - M thru F ...... 7:00 AM Pastor ...... Rev. Gregor Gorsic, ext 312 Wed (only school community) and Th…8:45 AM Saturday ...... 8:00 AM (Rosary after the 7:00 AM and 8:45 AM Mass) Parochial Vicar ...... Rev. Raj Kocherla, ext 311 Sacrament of Reconciliation Permanent Deacons ...... Dcn. Gabriel Gamboa, ext 309 Monday ...... 7:40 AM Dcn. Robert Malek, ext 307 Tuesday ...... 6:30 PM Saturday ...... 8:40 AM, 3:30 PM Dcn. Lindsey Parsons, ext 308 (Or contact one of the priests.) Dcn. Michael Ruddle, ext 314 Baptisms Director of Faith Formation ……………………..Dcn. Michael Ruddle, ext 314 Second Saturday of the month at 12:00 PM. Pre -Baptismal meeting held the second Monday Faith Formation Office ...... (630) 469-5178 of the month. Pre-registration is required.

Marriages Director of Music and Liturgy ...... Christian O’Kelley, ext 313 Please call the Parish office at least 6 months

prior to the celebration of the Sacrament. School Principal ...... AnnMarie Mahay, (630) 858-3112 Parish Registration St. Vincent de Paul Society ...... (630) 469-6300 ext 302 Please stop by the Parish Office to fill out a registration form.

Homebound/Sick Please call the Parish Office to notify us of anyone homebound, critically ill or in the hospital.