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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 July 28, 2019

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church 210 E. Logan, Lemont

Parish Office Center 630-257-2414 Fax 630-257-2476 Religious Ed. Office 630-257-2371 School Office 630-783-2220 20W145 Davey Road Website: www.st-als.org E-mail: [email protected]

Business Hours: Monday through Thursday: 8 am - 4 pm

Friday: 8 am - 2 pm

Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 pm Vigil Mass

Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 11:00 am Sunday evening Tri-Parish: 5:00 pm

(at Ss. Cyril & Methodius)

Weekday Mass Schedule July 1– July 31

Monday – Saturday 7:30 am SS. Cyril & Methodius

Holy Days to be announced

Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesdays 8:00 am - 8:00 pm, Chapel

Sacramental Life Reconciliation

Saturdays 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm or by appointment

Baptism

Baptisms are usually celebrated the second and third Sundays of every month.

No Baptisms during Lent

Marriage Prospective bride and groom must be

registered parishioners for at least 6 months before a wedding date may be scheduled

Sick and Homebound

Contact the office, 257-2414, to receive a visit from a Minister of Care

ST. ALPHONSUS C A T H O L I C

C O M M U N I T Y Est. 1867


From Father Brian’s Desk

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

Parish Registration

Everyone 18 years and older should register for the parish.

To register, please call the Office Center at 257-2414 or

you can register online at www.st-als.org

Parish Staff Pastor

Fr. Brian Ardagh Associate Pastor Fr. Tom Hoffman

Resident Fr. Robert Rohrich Weekend Celebrant

Fr. Lou Zake Diaconal Ministry Deacon Gib Ende

Deacon Bill Lubben Deacon Terry McGuire

Deacon Dan Rittenhouse Director of Religious Education

Kevin Cody Admin. Assistant for Religious Ed.

Lynn Houser School Principal

Robert Priest Pastoral Associate Linda O’Connor

Office Coordinators Barbara Betley

Melanie Terrazas Accountant Carol Levas

Music Director Joseph Martorano

SPRED: Carol Levas

Parish Pastoral Council Members

Mike Bruno Bill Doherty Diane Kaye

Deborah Kornacker Sharon Kostes

Roy Tam Terese Turner

James Zuccarelli

St.Alphonsus/St.PatrickSchoolNews This weekend our St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School Principal, Mr.RobertPriest, will speak at all of our weekend Masses. Mr. Priest will give an update on this past school year and what to look forward to in the upcoming 2019/2020 school year. Mr. Priest has mentioned on numerous occasions how impressed he is by the dedication and generosity of so many people to our St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School and how successful our Queen of Hearts Raf le and Celtic Fund have become. We are still in need of donations to our Celtic Fund to keep the school thriving for the foreseeable future. If you would like to donate to the Celtic Fund, please check the St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School website: www.stals-stpats.org Tri-ParishDailyMass The Tri-Parish7:30a.m.DailyMass has been celebrated at the other Lemont Catholic churches during the months of June (at St. Patrick) and July (at Ss. Cyril). St. Alphonsus Church will host the Tri-Parish Daily Morning Mass during the month of August. It will begin on Thursday, August 1st in the church. Come join us as we begin each day with prayers and Mass. RenewMyChurchUpdate On Tuesday, July 23rd the Renew My Church Team Members of the four Lemont Catholic parishes (St. Alphonsus, Ss. Cyril & Methodius, St. James and St. Patrick) gathered together to have a “SummerReview” of our Catholic communities. TimWeiske, the Archdiocese of Chicago Director of Strategic Planning and Implementation, and MaryanneKelly, our Lemont Grouping Coordinator, facilitated the meeting. The Grouping Team members from each of the parishes have spent the last six weeks visiting each of the Lemont Catholic Churches and they shared what they noticed as strengths and concerns for each parish. We were also presented with information collected by the Archdiocese that focused on the average number of parishioners that attend weekend Masses at each Lemont Catholic Church and the inancial stability of each parish. In regards to the status of St. Alphonsus Church, our parish has an average of 950-1000 attendance per weekend. That number luctuates in the summer season, like many churches, due to people taking vacations. In regards to our inancial stability, we are doing pretty well. Thanks to generous donations of parishioners and a number of expenses being cut, we have ended each inancial year in the positive sense. In the next few years, we will have to spend some money to make improvements to our parish buildings, including tuck-pointing the church bell tower, improving our church doors and making various minor repairs.


Welcome Guests and Visitors. . . We’re so glad that you’re here and invite you to join us in thanksgiving for God’s action in our lives. Our goal is to provide a spiritual home where all are welcome, where the healing, reconciling, liberating love of God flows through us to all people. In this way, we believe that the Church is the sacrament of God’s saving presence in the world.

“Please come to Mass early enough not to disrupt. Leave late enough not to insult (the Mass does not end until the final blessing).

Worship reverently enough not to distract. Dress proudly enough not to offend.”

Pray for our Team: Fr. Brian

Robert Priest Deacon Terry McGuire

Jackie Chiaramonte Stephanie Kula

Paul Malak Carol Ricken

RENEW MY

CHURCH

SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE 2019 This weekend we will be collecting school supplies for the benefit of the children of the Lemont Open Pantry Families. If you were unable to bring your donation this weekend, please drop off your supplies at the Parish Office by Wednesday, July 31st. Open pantry has provided school supplies to needy families for the last 19 years. The kits are made to the specifications listed on the District 113A school supply lists. Below is a list of the requested items. (When a supply asks for a specific brand, example– Elmer’s Glue Stick, that is what we want the children to receive.) If you wish to make a financial donation, please place it in a separate envelope marked “School Supplies” and drop it in the collection basket. Thank you for your kindness and generosity towards families in need. #2 pencils Crayola Washable markers 3 x 5 and 4 x 6 lined index cards Highlighters– basic colors Boxes of Kleenex Spiral notebooks 70-page (wide rule) Rolls of paper towels 2 inch 3-ring binders Elmer’s glue sticks Black dry erase markers Zipper pencil/ crayon cases Post-it Notes Wide rule loose leaf paper 5 subject spiral notebooks (wide rule)

Plastic pocket folders with or without prongs


Religious Education Update

Kevin Cody, DRE, 630-257-2371, [email protected], www.st-als.org/rel-edu

REGISTRATION FOR 2019-20 Application forms have been distributed to students. Contact the RE Office if you can’t locate

your form. Rates will increase after August 1st. New families should contact the RE Office to register. We will be happy to assist you in setting

your child on a journey with Christ within a supportive faith community. Visit our website, www.st-als.org, for information on our programs.

RCIA FOR CHILDREN School-aged children who have not been baptized, or in 3rd grade or above and have had no formal religious education are invited to see if this journey in faith is for you. This Children’s Initiation Process introduces young people to the person of Jesus and leads them into full membership in his Church. For more information, contact the RE Office.

THE BEATITUDES FOR FAMILIES – Part 1 The children in our programs hear about the rich teachings of Jesus in the Beatitudes every year. Our approach this past year was to look at them as advice on how to live lives that are holy and filled with joy. The following points take the perspective further and applies them to a family context. 1. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The poor include both literally poor people, in need of basic necessities, and figuratively poor people, who are aware of their spiritual poverty, people who acknowledge their need and utter dependence upon God. The reward mentioned here is nothing less than the kingdom of heaven. What do we consider to be our family’s greatest riches? 2. “Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Those who mourn could be anyone who is sad or experiencing a loss of any kind. Jesus promises comfort for those who suffer. When we suffer we have a choice to make: we can become bitter, or we can become more compassionate to others in pain. How do we find comfort in our family? 3. “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.” The meek are people who are humble and patient. A person who chooses other ways to resolve conflicts without resorting to violence is meek. How do we resolve conflict in our families? 4. “Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.” Children have a great capacity to see wrongs and often possess a simple view of complex issues. Perhaps our kids can use their creativity to solve some of the local injustices in schools and communities.

Thisisagreatopportunityforyouanditwillmakeadifferenceinthelifeofachild!We have lead catechist and catechist-aide positions open. Sessions are held on Sunday mornings 8:45 – 10:15, and Wednesday evenings 6:00 – 7:30. The twenty 90-minute sessions begin the last week of September and end the 3rd week of April. We try to have at least 2 catechists to a classroom. You can volunteer as a team or an aide will be assigned. You will receive assistance from a mentor catechist, the RE Of ice, and other catechists. Contact Kevin to explore the possibility.


Let’s Fill the Shelves… Food Pantry Update Thank you for your continued support of our local food pantries. Each month we will feature a “product of the month” which is usually a special request from the pantries for an item that is needed most. For August we will collect “lunch box snacks” which will include granola bars, small bags of chips or cookies, juice boxes, fruit snacks, etc. Any item that your are able to give is gratefully accepted. The staples you provide each month are also necessary. Your kindness and generosity are much appreciated.

Weekly Offering

July 20 & 21 Week’s Need $ 12,869.00 Sunday Collection $ 8,548.57 EFT $ 882.62 Surplus (Deficit) $ (3,437.81) Fiscal Year to Date Surplus (Deficit) $ (4,331.71) Last Year’s Weekly Collection $ 7,901.00

Thank you for your support of our parish

Electronic Fund Transfer Electronic Fund Transfer, (EFT), is the process of automatically having your contribution offering transferred from your checking or saving account to St. Alphonsus’ account.

What will EFT do for you? • No more check writing • No more remembering your envelope • No more looking for the correct currency • Automated record keeping

What will EFT do for St. Al’s?

• Your offering arrives even when you are not able to attend mass

• You help us simplify our record keeping • We are better able to plan and budget

To sign up for Electronic Fund Transfer, complete the request below for an EFT form. Return the completed request form by mail or place it in the collection basket marked Parish Office. You will be sent an EFT form with more information about the EFT process. To save time, the form is also available on our website-www.st-als.org If your financial situation changes, you may change or stop your payment at any time. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the Parish office at 630-257-2414.

Electronic Funds Transfer Request Form

Name:______________________________________ Address:____________________________________ City/Zip:________________________________________ Phone :_______________Envelope #____________


Helpful Outreach for People seeking Employment (HOPE) Ministry Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 at 7:00 PM

Location: St. Elizabeth Seton, Orland Hills, IL (O’Mara Hall), located below the church, with

entrance on the south side.

The meeting topic is “The Benefits of Using a Recruiter”

The HOPE Employment Support Ministry meets monthly and provides job search guidance for the unemployed and those in career transition. Meetings include speakers who address various job search topics, including self assessment, networking, resume review, interview skills. HOPE is open to the public, free of charge and we invite job seekers, employers and HOPE Alumni. Employers and HOPE Alumni: Please share job openings and staffing needs with us [email protected] and they will be distributed to meeting attendees.

For more information contact Arnie Skibinski at

[email protected]


“TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON AND A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN.”

“A Time to be Born through Baptism” — Camila Jane Shorette, daughter of Rebecca (Alvarez) & Jacob Shorette “A Time to Love in Holy Matrimony” — “A Time to Heal” — Names will remain on the prayer list for two months. Please contact the office if you need to change, add, or extend a prayer request.

“A Time of War” —

“A Time to Die” — Terese Gilman, mother of our parishioner John Gilman

The military and innocent civilians who have died in the war.

Please keep all these listed, and their families, in your prayers.

Jordan Skrobot Gerry Malak Fran Urban Brayden Edward Dennis Cerniuk

Jerry Noga Michelle F James Connellan Jennifer Gozder- Grimm

Frank Roy Cody Bengtson Mark Gowgiel Pat Perkey Norman Kwak

Greg Hoger Joseph Keslin Anne Lichtenwalter Gene Bozych Edward Schafer

Peggy Kelly Jim McElligott Kris Bechtel Linda Heeg

Scott Bosco, USA, Kuwait Christopher Durkovic, USA, Korea Jake Hoffman, USA, Afghanistan Joshua Plucinski, US Air Force, Germany Jacob Christine, US Navy Andrew J. Bosko, Jr., USN, Various countries in South America And all who serve our country

Tri-Parish Daily Mass Monday - Saturday at 7:30am

July 1 – July 31 Ss. Cyril & Methodius Church

August 1—August 31 St. Alphonsus Church


OUR ABBA The disciples experience Jesus in deep prayer. Asked to teach them how to pray, Jesus gives them his own prayer to the God he knows as Abba. The Lord’s Prayer, slightly different in Luke’s Gospel, contains elements that would be familiar to the disciples. But calling God “Father” was deeply intimate and probably somewhat startling. This is the kind of prayer to which we are called. Jesus teaches us that we, his sisters and brothers, can call God “Our Father”. How powerful these two words are when we pray them together!

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Date Time Lector Ministers Servers Music

August 3 4:00 pm D. Josephitis A. Pascente D. Rittenhouse G. Rittenhouse

F. Kula E. Todner

Parish Choir

August 4

7:30 am B. Kaiser G. Kaiser S. Kostes G. Umentum

A. Lilja A. Matthews

9:00 am B. Waligorski J. Cacciato C. Cacciato A. Padalik

L. Tam SERVER NEEDED

Cantor Ensemble & Keyboard

11:00 am A. Fidanzo K. Gory B. Israel D. Kornacker P. Loisi B. Lubben

C. Calhoun G. Calhoun

Parish Choir

5:00 pm Lemont Tri-Parish Mass at Ss. Cyril

MASS OF

CREATION

Gather Hymnal

Gloria #193 Gospel Accl. #194 Holy, Holy #198 Memorial Acclamation #B200 Great Amen #202 Lamb of God #204

Liturgical Ministers Schedule

St. Alphonsus Bulletin is a weekly publication of St. Alphonsus Catholic Community of Lemont, Illinois. All rights reserved. Printing by J. S. Paluch Co., Inc., Schiller Park, Illinois.

Saturday, July 27 4:00 pm Maria Pellegrinetti – daughter Charlotte Bernard Sajdak – Fr. Brian Ardagh Healing for Jordan Skrobot – Beck Family Ronald Dominick – Wife Sunday, July 28 7:30 am Ellie Cuiching – Summers Family Harriet Culinovic – Bev & Paul Malak Keith Michalek – Family Dennis L. Berent – Donna & Jim Berent 9:00 am Harriet Culinovic – Family Parishioners of St. Alphonsus Parish 11:00 am Donald Rittenhouse - Pam & Ralph Schobert Ronald W. Macey – Paxson Family Monday, July 29 7:30 am Kyle Krull - Roxy & Terry Summers Tuesday, July 30 7:30 am Regina Madeja - Bev & Paul Malak Robert McDonnell - Terri & George Dowiarz Wednesday, July 31 7:30 am Frank Kula - Fr. Tom Hoffman Thursday, August 1 7:30am Donald Rittenhouse - Fr. Tom Hoffman Friday, August 2 7:30 am Patty Michalek - Family Special Intention - Pat & Jim Frank Saturday, August 3 7:30 am Parishioners of St. Alphonsus

Saturday, August 3 4:00 pm Louis Skowronski - Joe & Judie Jack Schultz - Darlene & Bob Herb Charlotte & Walter Suda - Family Rose Domanski - Diane & Joe Sunday, August 4 7:30 am Audrey Keenan - Family Helen Bromberek - Bev & Paul Malak Fran Berst - Bev & Paul Malak Julene Endecavageh - Diane & Gib Ende 9:00 am John E. Ruppert - Lynn & Mark Labno Bill Soosh - Betty Israel Donald Rittenhouse - Betty Israel John Kyle Krull - Colleen Kinnunen & Brittany Healy 11:00 am Bill Bellair - Family Greg Coats - McGuire Family Parishioners of St. Alphonsus

Mass Intentions

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Ps 106:19-23 or Ps 34:2-11; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42 Tuesday: Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28; Ps 103:6-11; Mt 13:36-43 Wednesday: Ex 34:29-35; Ps 99:5-7, 9; Mt 13:44-46 Thursday: Ex 40:16-21, 34-38; Ps 84:3-6a, 8, 11; Mt 13:47-53 Friday: Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37; Ps 81:3-6, 10-11ab; Mt 13:54-58 Saturday: Lv 25:1, 8-17; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 7-8; Mt 14:1-12 Sunday: Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Ps 90:3-6, 12-14, 17; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21


CHURCH NAME & NUMBER — Saint Alphonsus #512066 ADDRESS — 210 East Logan Lemont, IL 60439 PHONE — 630-257-2414 CONTACT PERSON — Barb Betley SOFTWARE — Publisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 10 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 12 INCLUDING THIS SHEET

SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN — July 28, 2019 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: If there are any questions or problems, please call. Thanks for your help.

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