St. Irenaeus Parish, Park Forest, Illinois October 14, 2018 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Newest Saints of God in the Communion of Saints! This past Sunday, Pope Francis canonized 7 saints, among them were St Oscar Romero and St Pope Paul VI. St Oscar Romero was archbishop in EL Salvador during the time when an oppressive government used the military to kidnap and execute citizens who were not friendly to the rulers. Oscar Romero began to recognize the oppression and began to speak out against the military regime. When Romero’s friend Fr Rutillio Grande, SJ was brutally murdered, Romero began to see the call in his own life to speak out against the repression, he would become the shepherd for the campesinos-the workers, he became the voice for the voiceless. He spent the rest of his life defending human rights and the dignity of all the people in El Salvador. On March 24, 1980 he was assassinated while saying mass in a hospital chapel in San Salvador. St Oscar Romero, pray for us! Also canonized the same day was St Pope Paul VI who was elected pope in 1963 after the death of St Pope John XXIII. St Pope Paul is known for having continued the work of the Second Vatican Council begun by St Pope John XXIII, St Pope Paul brought it to completion in December of 1964. He issued current teaching on birth control in 1968. He also published Populorum Progressio is the encyclical written by Pope Paul VI on the topic of "the development of peoples" and that the economy of the world should serve mankind and not just the few. It was released on March 26, 1967. St. Pope Paul VI, pray for us! The list of other saints canonized are: Francesco Spinelli, diocesan priest, founder of the Institute of the Sisters Adorers of the Most Holy Sacrament; Vincenzo Romano, diocesan priest; Maria Katharina Kasper, virgin, founder of the Institute of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ; Nazaria Ignacia de Santa Teresa de Jesús (née: Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa), founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Crusaders of the Church. All you holy men and women hear our prayers! Paul Thigpen in his article What Is the Communion of Saints? In OUR SUNDAY VISITOR says that, “Showing honor is a natural human response to the goodness, even the greatness, of another human being. We honor the founders and other leaders of our country from throughout history. We name cities after them, write books about them, make statues of them to erect in public places. We paint pictures of them to display in schools and government buildings. We speak reverently and gratefully of them on patriotic holidays.” “We do similar things for great scientists, great leaders of social movements, great artists and musicians. Why? Because it’s a matter of justice to recognize their gifts and contributions to us. Justice means giving to each his due, and we recognize that we owe much to these great human beings, and we want to say so in different ways.” “In all these ways, we are venerating these great men and women — we are giving them honor. And so we shouldn’t be surprised that the Catholic Church venerates the great heroes of the Faith, who over the centuries have embodied in an extraordinary manner the way of life to which we’re called as Christians. Now that these men and women have been perfected by God and are saints standing face to face with Him in heaven, we have even more reason to venerate them.” And so the Communion of Saints connects us one to the other as we stand on the shoulders of all those who went before us. Those holy men and women of St Irenaeus who are the modern day, faithful disciples of Jesus. That means it is all of us! We are the holy people of God who, in the everyday events of our lives, live in the grace and mercy and compassion of the One who made us and loves us unconditionally! All you holy men and women pray for us! Fr Terry Remembering All Souls This year, to celebrate the feast of All Souls, we will be creating a banner with the names of all our beloved dead. We invite you to write the names of any deceased loved ones on the banner found on the table outside the family room. The banner will be raised and displayed in church beginning November 2nd. Liturgy of Remembrance & Pictures for the Month of November ach year during the month of November, as we celebrate All Saints Day and All Souls Day, the Church also takes time to remember those E who have recently died and gone home to God. The Liturgy of Remembrance will be held on Sunday, October 28 2018 at 10:30am. It is a time to gather together to celebrate the hope our faith is able to offer. We hope you are able to join us to remember the recently deceased members of our parish family. All parishioners are invited to bring pictures of deceased loved ones to place on the side altar. These pictures will remain on the altar for the month of November. Shopping with Scrip/Gift cards is easy! Available Cards In Inventory/On Hand No Waiting Subway $10 Meijer $25 Taco Bell $10 BP Gas $50 Burger King $10 Speedway Gas $25/$50 Wendy’s $10 Shell Gas $25 Starbucks $10 J.C. Penney $25 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Dunkin Donuts $10 Kohl’s $25 We are in need of volunteer to Panera $10 Visa Gift Card $50 help with a pantry project. On Jewel Foods $25 Chili’s $25 Wednesday, October 31, we will Walmart $25 Target $25 host CEDA mobile produce in Mariano’s $25 Olive Garden $25 the parking lot off of Cherry By using Scrip gift cards, you can give 3% -25% of your Street. Volunteers are needed to everyday purchases back to the church. help set up and handout produce. A variety of gift cards are available for purchase at the Please consider helping us, if you Scrip table. If you have any questions please call the have a few free hours. parish office at 708-748-6891 Thank You! Anyone interested please contact Pat Ward 708.650.1391. Supplies Needed for PADS HOLY LAND TRIP POSSIBILITY We started our PADS season and are in need We are planning on of some supplies. Items needed are: hand organizing a towels and wash cloths, men’s razors, pilgrimage to the shaving cream, toothpaste and deodorant. If Holy Land. We will you could help with these needed items be working with please drop them off at the rectory or in the baskets marked PADS in the back of church. Holy Spirit Travels Thank you. to arrange an 11-day all-inclusive trip. Visit astounding Spaghetti Dinner News! holy sites that will bring you to the origin of your faith and walk in It’s that time of the footsteps of Jesus, from his place of birth to year when we need the site of the resurrection. your help to make our 38th Annual For more information about the details of the Spaghetti Dinner trip, please visit www.holyspirittravels.com. If on October 28th a success. If you would you are interested in this amazing and spiritual like to make a cash donation, donate a experience, please call the parish office and dessert or volunteer your time, please contact the rectory at 748-6891. leave your name with Terri Cardin. If there is significant interest in the trip there will be an (Thank you for the donations that have come in so far). information meeting before the holidays. SAVE THE DATE – OCTOBER 19, 2019 St. Irenaeus School All-Years Reunion! Calling all SIS Comets! If you remember First Fridays, the May Crowning, beanies, colossal class sizes, venial sins, and a cast of mentors/characters such as Mrs. Peterson, Sister Mary Agnese, Sister Mary Cuthbert, Father Coogan, Mrs. Oakley (and too many others to mention) – and even if you don’t – mark your calendar for OCTOBER 19, 2019 for St. Irenaeus’ all-school, all-years reunion. Whether you attended SIS for eight years or just one, come join your classmates at St. Irenaeus Parish Hall (what used to be our big box church) for refreshments, 50s and 60s music and lots of fun memories. Watch The Pillar for more information and Facebook at “St. Irenaeus reunion 2019.” This might be your last chance to clear – or embellish! – the Permanent Record that’s been following you around since you giggled during Communion practice in second grade. Don't miss it! Please email Lynne (McCarren) Hostetter at [email protected] if you want to get on the list of people interested in attending, so that when registration information is available it can be forwarded to you. Also, use that same email if you’d like to help with organizational and logistical support (and first peek at who’s attending!). SPREAD THE WORD!!! PRAYER SPONSORS FOR OUR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION STUDENTS STUDYING TOWARDS COMPLETING SACRAMENTS THIS YEAR. SIGN UP SHEETS LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH. Liturgical Ministers for Next Weekend Liturgical Ministers Saturday Sunday Sunday October 27/28 5:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Lectors Dolly Mikolajczyk Renee Cruikshank-Ward Arthur Bourgeois Therese Goodrich Lynne Hostetter Mike Gonzalez Lody Daley Emily Inman Phil Schwartz Altar Kevin Headley Joanna Mahiya Lerry DeJesus Servers Karen Ertl George Mahiya Sara Leddy Evan Bourgeois Cantor Faye Predny Marianne Velut Lori & Phil Schwartz Eucharistic Bev Helm Sandra Slone Rita Oganwu Ministers Bob Steiert Steve Austin Kathleen Anderson Terri Cardin Dennis Condon Vincent Oganwu Philomena Frank Sara Veldhuizen Doris Foster Barbara Principali Marilyn Olson Sevena Merchant This Week’s Meetings Mass Intentions For The Week Monday Centering Prayer 9:30 in the Chapel Food Pantry 10:00-12:00 in the Parish Center Monday, October 22 St.