Historic St. James at Sag Bridge Church 10600 S. Archer Avenue | Lemont, Illinois 60439-9344 (Ph) 630.257.7000 | (Fx) 630.257.7912 | E-mail: [email protected] |Website: www.historicstjames.org Facebook: https://Facebook.com/Saint James At Sag Bridge September 10, 2017 Twenty-Third Ordinary Sunday Mass Schedule WEEKENDS: Saturdays: 5:00pm Sundays: 8:00, 9:30 & 11:30am HOLY DAYS: 8:15am & 7:00pm WEEKDAYS: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:15am & Fridays 6:00pm Wednesday: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 5:00-7:00pm, w/Confessions at 6:30pm & Mass at 7:00pm. CONFESSION SCHEDULE: Saturdays, 9:30am-10:00am Wednesdays, 6:30pm Otherwise by appointment BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS & FUNERALS: Contact the rectory office (630.257.7000). SICK & HOMEBOUND PASTORAL CARE: Please notify rectory.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu & Fri: 9:30am to 1:00pm.

FIRST SATURDAYS: Beginning in June until October there will be an 8:30am Mass.

ALL PARISHIONERS ARE WELCOME TO DONATE “HOMEMADE BAKED GOODS”!

DONATED ITEMS MAY BE DROPPED OFF AT THE RECTORY ON: FRI—SEPT. 15TH 8:00AM-3:30PM Sept. 16th, After the 5:00pm Mass SAT, SEPT. 16TH 9:00AM—5:00PM & Sept. 17th, After the 8:00am, 9:30am & 11:30am Masses SUN, SEPT. 17TH 8:00AM TO 12:00PM

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE Hosted by the Altar & Rosary Society CONTACT DOTTIE AT 708.403.0805 For the care of St. James Church

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FROM THE DESK OF THE PASTOR, FR. THOMAS KOYS, M.A.,S.T.L. Lemont Youth Ministry of the parishes of SS. poor, lonely and marginalized people are not forgot- Cyril & Methodius, St. Alphonsus, St. Patrick and ten, and a place where people are free to practice St. James parishes will be meeting on the second their faith.” and forth Sundays of the month at St. Patrick's from 6 to 8pm. - September 10th & 24th, October CCD CORNER 15th & 29th, November 12th & 26th. Other activi- WELCOME TO THE 2017/2018 SCHOOL YEAR!! ties that will take place throughout the year include Walk For Life in Washington DC, Holy Week Mis- We would like to welcome back our spectacular RE team: Mrs. Giovanna Imbarrato- 1st & 2nd Grade & sions during the Triduum and a mission trip to Mexi- First Holy Communion Preparation, Mrs. Bunny co in June. Look for more information in upcoming Heppner- 3rd & 4th Grade, Mrs. Mary Lenzen- 5th bulletins & 6th Grade, Mr. Steve Hagen- 7th & 8th Grade, Confirmation Preparation, Mrs. Joyce McNamara- This bit of news from across the pond is especially Coughlin, Director of Religious Education & Mr. nice to hear since just last Friday another group of Jim Coughlin, Assistant to the DRE. wonderful people made their personal “Consecration OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE: to our Blessed Mother” at our 6:00pm Mass. Interest- Mandatory Parent meeting September 18th. Over- ingly enough, during one of our profound discussions view for the year and resources and ideas to during the 33 Days to Morning Glory consecration help you as a Catholic parent. meetings, the idea of “consecrating” our Muslims IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: neighbors to the Blessed Mother came up. Perhaps, Sept 11th- FIRST DAY OF CCD!!! Mass for families this is a contemporary parallel to the idea of the con- and meet the teachers. 9/11 remembrance secration of Russia in the recent century, which of Sept 14th- Feast of the Holy Cross course has received so much attention and interest. Sept 18th- Mandatory CCD Parent meeting Join me in asking our Lady to guide us in this matter. Sept 23rd- Feast Day of St. Padre Pio Sept 27th- Feast Day of St. Vincent de Paul John Keenan a leading bishop in has Sept 29th- Feast Day of Sts. Michael, Gabriel & described a motion before the Scottish Parliament Raphael celebrating the Consecration of Scotland to Our Lady as “exceptionally significant”. The motion, lodged on BRING IT HOME: Try some of these activities dur- ing dinner or prayer time! 31 August, calls on the Scottish Parliament to recog- nize the Consecration and the fact the “will 9/11: Attend mass or say a special prayer for all play their part in building a true civilization of love, those effected by 9/11 with your children. Explain what 9/11 was and why we should continue to and strive to create a place where all people are val- honor all of those effected by this event. ued”. Bishop John Keenan of the Diocese of Paisley said “I think this is exceptionally significant… I feel FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS: Talk with children about what they find hard to do and tell them that they this is enormously significant and providential.” In can become a saint if they offer it to God. (14th) full, the Scottish Parliament’s motion read: ST. PADRE PIO: Talk about the beauty of confession “That the Parliament recognizes that Scotland’s and give them a good example by going to con- Catholic bishops will consecrate the nation to the Im- fession with them! (23rd) maculate Heart of Mary on 3 September 2017; under- ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: Discuss the importance of stands that the bishops will pray for Scotland at the helping others and those less fortunate. Look Marian Shrine at the , near Motherwell, around your home/kitchen for items or food to do- asking that Scotland be energized with a renewed nate to the less fortunate. (27th) desire to seek the truth, and understands that at the STS MICHAEL, GABRIEL AND RAPHAEL: These great same time they will pray for all parliamentarians and archangels and the others watch over us and are government, so that they will play their part in build- always willing to helping us if we pray to them. ing a true civilization of love and strive to create a Talk to the children about the special Guardian place where all people are valued, a place where Angel each of us has.

Twenty-Third Ordinary Sunday Page Three ST. SERRA STATUE DEFACED Catholic League president Bill Donohue com- ments on the defacement of a statue of Saint Junípero Serra: “Murder” was written on a statue of Saint Junípero Serra. His hands were painted red and a swastika was depicted on the statue of the child standing next to him. The deface- ment took place near the San Fernando Mis- sion, outside of Los Angeles. Fortunately, everything was quickly cleaned up. canonized Fr. Serra in 2015. The 18th century priest personally founded six COME TO THE CHURCH missions, baptizing more than 6,000 Indians. “On what reasonable grounds and with what imagi- He did more to defend the natural rights of In- nable right can anyone suggest that any human life dians against Spanish conquistadors than any since that time of Abram, is less precious or valuable other leader at the time, secular or religious. than that of Isaac? Or has less potential in the plan of our Creator? What a savage, unconscionable, Gregory Orfalea and James A. Sandos have heinous act it would have been to have put this spe- offered two of the most authoritative accounts cial gift of God, Isaac, to death in his mother’s of the work of Saint Serra. “To the Indian,” womb. And to how many potential Isaacs has that writes Orfalea, “he [Serra] was loving, enthusi- happened and is still happening…The right to life is astic, and spiritually and physically devoted.” the greatest civil rights issue of our time. This is the To the accusation that the missionaries de- issue that will determine whether America remains a hospitable society, committed to caring for women in stroyed Indian culture, Sandos says, crisis and their unborn children, -- or whether Ameri- “Although many historians once thought that ca betrays our heritage and the truths on which the Indian culture had been eradicated, anthropol- founders staked their claims to independence….No ogists and other observers have provided evi- one has to have an abortion. To all those in crisis dence to the contrary.” pregnancies, I pledge our support and our financial help. Come to the . Let us walk with The assault on this revered priest comes on you through your time of trouble. Let us help you the heels of many attacks on historical figures, affirm life. Abortion need not be an answer ...” --- all stemming from the Charlottesville tragedy. As with those episodes, the persons involved Archbishop Edwin O’Brien Maryland March for Life St. Mary’s, Annapolis, March 13, 2008 in this barbarism have accepted the hate-filled propaganda of extremists, misrepresenting history to serve a radical agenda. Indeed, I told the Catholic League staff last week that the missionaries would be next. We are involved in a frontal assault on West- ern civilization. This is cultural cleansing, and the fanatics will not stop until they remake America to fit their warped vision of reality. They are stuck in the time warp of the 1960s, and still refer to the U.S. as AmeriKKKa. We need to resist this campaign at every step of the way.

Our Weekly Offertory collection from the weekend of September 3, 2017 was $3,952.00. The number of envelopes used was 101. OUR MANY THANKS TO OUR REGISTERED FAMILIES USING ENVELOPES & THE CASH-AND-CARRY FOLKS.

Our CHURCH CLEANERS FOR FRIDAY 9/15/17 Are Margaret, Dottie, Bronislawa & volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the rectory office at 630.257.7000.

VOTIVE OFFERINGS FORTHE WEEK OF9/10/17 St. James Altar & Rosary Society Get well Karyn Cimaroli Heath & Healing of Lillian Hofferica In memory of Lillian Simanavicius

Our beautiful bouquets of flowers surrounding our altar were made available in celebration of 30th Wedding Anniversary TODD & CHRISTINE SUDDRETH

24TH ORDINARY SUNDAY 9/16 & 9/17/17 Altar Celebrant Servers Lectors Ramirez 5:00 PM Fr. Tom C. Zarzycki Koys Ramirez Ramirez J. Beecher 8:00 AM Fr. Socias C. Stach- J. Beecher Pearman Dillenburg

9:30 AM Fr. Tim N Akroush DeRoche Koys M. Lawler T. Lawler 11:30 AM Fr. Tom G. & D. Estrada S. Hagen Koys E. & L. Glenn J. Jacobek*

Monday September 11th 8:15 AM Tadeusz & Wanda Ziolkowski Tuesday September 12th-Most Holy Name of Mary 8:15 AM Patricia Carpino Wednesday September 13th-St. John Chrysostom 7:00 PM Sandy Skurnicki Thursday September 14th-Exaltation of the Holy Cross 8:15 AM Favorable Decision on Ashphalt Plant Friday September 15th-Our Lady of Sorrows 6:00 PM Jozef Dziaba

TWENTY-FOURTH ORDINARY SUNDAY Saturday September 16th-Sts.Cornelius & Cyprian 5:00 PM Richard Sadowski Sunday September 17th 8:00 AM Dauksas &M. Hanlon Families 9:30 AM Fred Butalla 11:30 AM Blessings & Thanksgiving for the Pabin Families