St. Thomas of Villanova A Catholic Parish Family - Palatine, IL

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Parish Information

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:15am

1:30pm (Polish) Weekday 6:30am (Communion Service)

8:00am (Including Saturday)

RECONCILIATION Saturdays 8:30am—9:30am

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NEW PARISHIONERS: All are welcome! Stop by the Parish Office to register and learn more about our Parish. BAPTISM: Parents are required to a end a Bap sm Prepara on class preferable before the baby is born to avoid babysi ng con-cerns. Bap sms are celebrated on most Sun-days following the 11:15am Mass. Call the Parish Office for more informa on. Upcoming Bap sm Prep Classes: Apr 26, May 17 & Jun 6 MARRIAGE: Arrangements for the celebra on of marriage should be made at least six (6) months prior to your planned wedding date. Call Deacon Tom Dunne for more informa on. BECOMING A CATHOLIC: Our RCIA (Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults) Process is for adults who were never bap zed in any faith, who were bap zed in another Chris an faith but wish to become Catholic or who were bap zed Catholics but never received the Sacraments of Confirma on and Eucharist. Contact the Parish Office for more info. Bro-chures available in the Gathering Area kiosk. COMMUNION FOR HOMEBOUND: Ministers of Care are available to bring Communion to the homebound. Contact Deacon Tom Dunne for informa on. PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Call the Parish Office to add your name to the sick list. Due to pa ent privacy (HIPAA Law,) only the ailing person, or in case of their incapacita on, the person delegated for the medical care, can add their name to the sick list. PRAYERS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL: Call the Parish Office to add a name of some-one serving in the military, so our faith com-munity can pray for their safety and service.

PARISH OFFICE 1201 E Anderson Drive, Pala ne, IL 60074

Phone: 847-358-6999; Fax: 847-934-4919; www.stov.org Parish Office Hours: Mon-Thu 9am—8pm, Fri 9am—5pm, Sat 9am—1pm

Rev. Tom Rzepiela, Pastor Ext 204 fathertom@stov.org Rev. Marcin Zasada, Associate Pastor Ext 206 fathermarcin@stov.org Rev. Mirek Kulesa, Associate Pastor Ext 200 fathermirek@stov.org Deacon John Breit, Business Manager Ext 202 jbreit@stov.org Ron Schaefer, Project Manager Ext 208 rschaefer@stov.org Deacon Tom Dunne, Minister of Care Ext 201 deacontomdunne@yahoo.com Jeff Walczynski, High School Youth Dir. Ext 212 jeff@stvoices.org Connie West, Bereavement Director Ext 207 cwest@stov.org Suzie Walczynski, Bulle n Editor/Admin Ext 205 suzie@stov.org Sheila O’Shea, Admin. Assistant Ext 200 Joseph Spano, Admin. Assistant Ext 200 stvliturgysched@yahoo.com Meaghan Spano, Admin. Assistant Ext 200 stvrec@yahoo.com

STV SCHOOL

1141 E Anderson Drive, Pala ne, IL 60074 Phone: 847-358-2110; FAX: 847-776-1435; www.stvschool.org

Mary Brinkman, Principal stvprincipal@stvschool.org Stephanie Hardy, Assistant Principal seventh@stvschool.org Darcy Moder, Admin. Assistant stvoffice@stvschool.org

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

1141 E Anderson Drive, Pala ne, IL 60074 Phone: 847-358-2386; www.stvrec.org

Mary Strybel, Religious Ed Coordinator stvrec@yahoo.com Lisa Lechowicz, Religious Ed Admin Asst. stvrec@yahoo.com Meaghan Spano, Religious Ed Admin Asst. stvrec@yahoo.com

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Priests Rev. Tom Rzepiela, Pastor

Rev. Marcin Zasada, Assoc. Pastor Rev. Mirek Kulesa, Assoc. Pastor

Rev. Mar n Luboyera, Weekend Assoc. Rev. Ray Yadron, Pastor Emeritus

Permanent Deacons

Deacon John Breit Deacon Mark Duffey Deacon Tom Dunne

Deacon Bill Karstenson Deacon Len Marturano

Deacon Rich Willer

Pastoral Council Jane St. Pierre Murguia, Chairperson

Deacon John Breit Lexine Cramm Barb Howell Ann Johnson

Norbert Krogstad Rev. Mirek Kulesa

Steve Lundell Pam Maloney

Rev. Tom Rzepiela Gay Sladky

Connie West Rev. Marcin Zasada

NOTE: Bulle n deadlines Ar cles for the bulle n are due on Fridays—9 days before publica on

Renew My Church email: RenewMyChurch@stov.org

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Second Homily Dear Parish Family of St. Thomas, Today’s Gospel shows us Jesus as the Good Shepherd who knows His sheep. He lays down His life for them. Today is known as Good Shepherd Sunday and, therefore, also known as the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. It is an opportunity for us to prayerfully ask the Lord for more vocations. (God knows that we need more priests—especially as we know

that the shortage of priests is hitting the Archdiocese of Chicago as we “Renew My Church.”) While we are all called to imitate Christ, some are called more closely to imitate Jesus as the Good Shepherd. As one author has put it—”Priests and Religious are not ‘hired help,’ but rather, they give their whole lives to the Church.” As our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has so famously said, priests are supposed to “smell like the sheep” - to be with the people, to closely identify with the trials of life. Those who are called to be Shepherds must themselves learn to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd. We at St. Thomas of Villano-va are blessed to have our seminarian, Andy Matijevic, who is at Mundelein Seminary. And at the same time, we are blessed to be able to “adopt” other seminarians like Deacon Jacob Rouse (By the way, next weekend will be his last weekend here as he heads home in May to be ordained for the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa.) and many others over the last eleven years through our “Teaching Parish Program,” and the Pastoral and Transitional Diaconate Internships. It is the hope that the presence and gift of these men at our parish—as part of their seminary training—will also inspire our young parishioners to think about priesthood. When is the last time you have asked your children and grandchildren if they have ever thought of becoming a priest? Maybe, you can put that on your agenda for this week? And say a prayer for all the priests—both living and deceased—who have ministered to you throughout your life. (Just this past Tuesday, it was the nineteenth anniversary of the death of Father James J. Rowley as well as the third anniversary of the passing of Francis Cardinal George.) And don’t forget to keep your STV parish priests in your prayers throughout the week. We need plenty of prayers like you do! I would ask you to pray also the following prayer:

Prayer for Vocations

God our Father, we thank You for calling men and women to serve in Your

Son’s Kingdom as priests, deacons, religious, and consecrated persons. Send

Your Holy Spirit to help us respond generously and courageously to Your call.

May our community of faith support vocations of sacrificial love in our youth.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. We had our second Town Hall Meeting for “Renew My Church” this past week. Thank you to the 149 parishioners who attended this important informational meeting. And we thank you for the feedback regarding the possible scenarios. Our parish “Renew My Church” Feedback and Discernment Team will bring all your feedback and any concerns to our next Grouping Meeting this upcoming week. Meanwhile, if you have any questions or comments, you may send them to renewmychurch@stov.org and a team member will respond. We will keep you posted as to the further developments of scenarios and the direction for renewal and structural change as we seek vitality and viability for the four parishes of our area. Your Pastor,

Rev. Thomas R. Rzepiela

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Parish Events

PARISH CALENDAR

Sunday, April 22 9:40am Children’s Liturgy of the Word MRD 10:30am RCIA Class MRA 3:30pm STV School Athle cs RAC 7:00pm VOICES Discussion Night TR 7:00pm Polish Adult Volleyball RAC

Monday, April 23 2:45pm STV School Athle cs RAC

Tuesday, April 24 2:45pm STV School Athle cs RAC 7:00pm School Board Mee ng MR2 7:00pm Golf Ou ng Mee ng MRC 9:00pm Men’s Basketball RAC

Wednesday, April 25 4:00pm VOICES Drop-In TR/RAC 6:00pm Eucharis c Adora on Church 7:00pm Faith Forma on Series MRB 8:00pm A.A. (Closed Mee ng) MR4

Thursday, April 26 7:00pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Church

Friday, April 27 No Ac vi es

Saturday, April 28 8:40am Morning Bible Study MRC

Sunday, April 29 9:40am Children’s Liturgy of the Word MRD 10:30am RCIA Class MRA 3:00pm STV School Athle cs RAC 7:00pm Polish Adult Volleyball RAC

• MILITARY SUPPLY DRIVE BEGINS April 21—29 collec on bins will be in the Gathering Area. (Page 5)

• VOICES DISCUSSION NIGHT 7pm in the Teen Room (See below)

• GOLDEN VILLANOVANS Wednesday, April 25 at 1pm. Group Luncheon at Pala ne Inn—95 W Northwest Hwy. RSVP to Carol: 847-476-6464

• COOKIES FOR KAIROS Due Wednesday, April 25 by 5pm (Page 6)

• MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY Wednesday, April 25, 7pm – NAMI Northwest Suburban Mee ng (Every 4th Wednesday of the month) Speaker: Maxim Chasanov, Amita ABBH Hospital Medical Director. Amita Alexian Brothers Center for Mental Health, 3436 N. Kennico Ave., Arlington Hts. For more info on this and support group mee ngs, contact NAMI NWS at namin-wsub@gmail.com / 847-899- 0195.

• MISERICORDIA CANDY DAYS Next Weekend of April 28 / 29 (Page 6)

• TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday, May 5 (Page 8)

• LIVING ROSARY Tuesday, May 8 (Page 6)

• VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION OPEN (Page 6)

GOLF OUTING—Friday, July 27

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Trouble Hearing at Mass? We have a few assisted listening devices for use during Mass. Just ask an usher for the device. They will gladly assist you.

VOICES DISCUSSION NIGHT All High School teens and newly confirmed 8th graders are invited to the VOICES Discussion Night, tonight—Sunday, April 22 in the Teen Room at 7:00pm. We will discuss current topics happening in our every day lives and e them into the messages God want us to not only hear, but use throughout our travels each day. Bring a friend or two!

For more informa on, email Jeff at Jeff@stvoices.org.

VOICES St. Thomas of Villanova Youth Group

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Parish News

AROUND OUR TOWN

Ministry of Care presents a Fireside Chat with Fr. Bri o called “Building Be er Rela onships”—Thursday, April 26 from 6:30pm—8pm at St. Anne’s Church in their Gathering Space—120 N Ela Street (Not Ela Road) in Barrington. For more informa on, contact Deacon Tom Dunne at 847-358-6999. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Come to Faith Community Homes’ Spring Fundraiser “Fun & Games” on Sunday, April 29 from 3—6pm at Arlington Ale House—3rd Floor of the Metropolis Building, 111 W Campbell St, Arlington Hts. $40 per person for 2 drinks, appe zers, raffles, bar games, pinball, bubble hockey, shuffleboard and more! www.fchomes.org or 847-342-0846

Ac vate the Fruits of the Holy Spirit in your life by a ending the Holy Spirit Series led by Sister Barbara Mass, SLW (Sister of the Living Word)

Three Wednesdays May 2, 9 and 16

10am—11:30am or 7pm—8:30pm

Living Word Center 800 N Fernandez Ave, Arlington Hts

RSVP by April 25 to

bmass329@gmail.com

MILITARY SUPPLY DRIVE

APRIL 21st to APRIL 29th To Benefit Deployed Military

Dona on boxes located in the Gathering Area

ITEMS NEEDED • Beef Jerky • Trail Mix • Icy Hot / Cold Patches • Foot Powder • Eye Wash

Our volunteers moved mountains one box at a me! We collect care and comfort items to send to deployed service members. Contact Dawn Hedrick at HelpUSAtroops@gmail.com. (Arlington Heights, IL) Website: h p://helpusatroops.com

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Parish News

2018 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

JUNE 25th—29th from 9am—Noon Rowley Ac vity Center

Children age 4 years old to those entering 5th Grade

We’ll venture onto an uncharted

island and anchor ourselves in the truth that Jesus carries us through life’s storms. Come for the songs, Ship Rec Games, Castaway Cra s,

Bible Discovery, KidVid Cinema and even Tropical Treats!

Download a registra on form at

www.stvrec.org or pick up a form in the Religious Ed

or Parish Offices.

We need parent volunteers, too! Just email stvrec@yahoo.com or

call 847-358-2386

LIVING ROSARY & MAY CROWNING Everyone is invited to honor our Blessed Mother on Tuesday, May 8th at 7:00pm in Church for the Living Rosary and May Crowning.

Be A Bead: We invite individuals, families or groups and especially First Communicants and Confirmands to be beads of the rosary. If you would like to be a bead, you must call Gay Sladky 847-359-4067. We want to honor Mary in as many languages as possible; so if you speak a foreign language, please let Gay know when you call her.

MISERICORDIA CANDY DAYS A er Masses on April 28th & 29th, volunteers will be collec ng dona ons at all church exits for Misericordia. Funds raised will make a difference in the lives of the 600 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabili es who call Misericordia “Home.” So, look for the volunteers wearing the signature Misericordia aprons and passing out candy and tags in return for your dona ons on behalf of Misericordia.

Thank you for your generosity.

MEN’S KAIROS INSIDE PRISON MINISTRY COOKIES NEEDED! The Kairos Inside Prison Ministry brings cookies inside to share with the men at Stateville. Recipes and proper bags can be found in the Narthex and in the Gathering Area in the blue collec on bins. Please follow the recipes as they are, and remember that prayer is the most important ingredient! The me is short: Cookies must be turned in by 5pm this Wednesday, April 25th. Thank you for your baking generosity! Ques ons, call Lee Fialek at 847-358-0227

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST Last chance to register! Training is next weekend! Training Session on Saturday, April 28, 2018 Check in at 9:00am Training from 9:30am—12:30am St. Mary Parish Office—Marian Room 10 N Buffalo Grove Rd, Buffalo Grove Training is open to confirmed adults and teens. Please consider joining this beau ful ministry. To sign up for training or for more informa on, please contact Marian at 630-470-7192 /mariandegroot@comcast.net.

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Our School News From the Principal’s Desk

Congratula ons to our second graders who made their First Communion last Saturday. This sacrament was a beau ful celebra on of young Catholics and their families. Thanks, Fr. Tom, our parish priests, and Mrs. Kerr for preparing them so well. Seussical, Jr. was absolutely out-standing. With students from Kindergarten through Eighth grade among the cast members, it was truly an en re school community event. Fantas c job—Mrs. Liquin, our director and her assistants Ms. Klotz, Mrs. Shepke, and Mrs. MacCabe, along with all the parents who shared responsibili es so the play ran without a hitch. Thanks! Thursday, April 26th is our School’s Art Fair, Book Fair, 4th Grade Human Wax Museum and Ice Cream Social. This is also an OPEN HOUSE! Come join us 6pm—7:30pm for a grand me! Grandparents Day for STV School is Friday, April 27th. This beau ful event is always jam-packed with proud grandparents and even prouder grandchildren. We begin with Mass honoring our grandpar-ents and then, head into the RAC to share lunch together. God bless, Mary Brinkman P.S. TRIVIA NIGHT IS MAY 5TH! Ask your neighbors, family and friends… all are welcome to this FUNdraiser!

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Trivia Night Fundraiser

BYOF… Food, Fiesta & Friends

Cash Bar—No Outside Beverages Invited Soda & Water Available

Must Be 21 or Older to A end

Emcee for the Night Jim Schwantz

Mayor of Pala ne

ORDER FORM

Name: ___________________________ (Table Captain) Cell Phone: ________________________ Email: ____________________________

Please try to seat me with the following:

1.__________________________________

2.__________________________________

3.__________________________________

4.__________________________________

5.__________________________________

6.__________________________________

7.__________________________________

8.__________________________________

Advance Ticket Sales Price by 5/1/18

_____ ckets x $30 = $ ________

_____ tables x $220 = $ ________

Make checks payable to: St. Thomas of Villanova

Drop off order form and payment at

School or Parish Office by May 1st!

Saturday, May 5th

Rowley Activity Center 6:00pm Doors Open, 7:00pm Games Begin

6th Annual

WIN CA$H PRIZES! 1st Place: $400; 2nd Place: $200; 3rd Place: $100

RAFFLES ~ EVERYONE WINS WALL ~ HEADS OR TAILS GAME ~ + MORE

ADVANCED TICKETS: $30 per person / $220 for table of 8 people ($35 at the door)

Email: stvtrivianight@gmail.com with ques ons.

Proceeds to benefit STV School

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Stewardship

YTD Totals

YTD Budget $ 995,400.00

Over / (Under) ($ 77,350.39 )

YTD Actual $ 918,049.61

2018 FISCAL YEAR SUNDAY SACRIFICIAL GIVING Date Weekend

Collec on On-Line Giving

Weekly Total

Over / Under Budget: $23,700

Apr 1 $ 20,1898.01 $ 1,753.00 $ 21,951.01 ($ 1,748.99)

Apr 8 $19,490.27 $ 2,963.00 $ 22,453.27 ($ 1,246.73)

Apr 15 $ 17,737.73 $ 3,153.00 $ 20,890.73 ($ 2,809.27)

Apr 22

Apr 29

ON-LINE GIVING GiveCentral ONLINE GIVING is a convenient way for St. Thomas of Villanova to receive your SSG support, as well as your Parish Easter Gi . It is a secure online system with payment op ons from direct debit (ACH) to all major credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. You can donate to these funds:

• Sunday Giving • Parish Easter Gi • Sharing / Ministry of Care • “To Teach Who Christ Is”

How to sign up:

1. Go to www.givecentral.org 2. Click the “START GIVING” bu on. 3. Type St. Thomas of Villanova in

the search box and click on our picture when it appears.

4. Choose a fund to which you would like to donate, entering the frequency, date range and dollar amount, then click “ADD TO MY GIFT BASKET.”

5. You may click “CHECKOUT” at any me, or add more dona ons, if you wish.

6. When you are ready, click “MY GIFT BASKET” at the top of the page and verify your gi s.

7. Click “CONTINUE,” then “COMPLETE PROFILE” to register.

8. Complete the registra on form, then click “REGISTER AND CONFIRM GIFT.”

9. You’re registered! You will receive a confirma on email from GiveCentral.

THANK YOU!

40 CANS FOR LENT—THANK YOU! The Knights of Columbus Holy Ghost Council #4977 sends a big THANK YOU to all who par cipated in our “40 Cans for Lent” campaign. The generosity of St. Thomas and St. Theresa parishioners generated 3192 pounds of food for the St. Thom-as and the Pala ne Township Food Pantries through this Lenten season. May God bless you. Sincerely, Bruce A. Alesi, Grand Knight, Holy Ghost Council #4977

2018 PARISH EASTER GIFT Thanks to all who gave a special Parish Easter gi to our Parish Family. Your generous Easter dona ons will help us meet our financial obliga ons for this financial year, allowing us to provide our Parish Families with ministries and other essen al services. Today is the last day to contribute! We respec ully ask all Parish households, if at all possible, to give a gi of $175.00 by today, Sunday, April 22 as your 2018 Easter Gi to your Parish Family. If you can give more in the “name” of parishioners who can’t, thank you! Whatever you give, please do so in praise and in thanks to God for the gi of our Savior, Jesus Christ! Alleluia! Thank you, Parish Stewards!

− Parish Finance Committee

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St. Patrick / St. Joseph Parish Fundraiser Growing Our Faith

Today the Church throughout the world prays for voca ons. Will you make a special effort to ask the Lord for more voca ons to the priest-hood and religious life?

♦ Pray for the priests who have ministered to you throughout your life, both living and dead.

♦ Keep our parish priests in your prayers throughout the week.

♦ Encourage your children, grand-children, or other young people to consider a voca on as a priest or religious brother or sister.

♦ Pray a rosary for more young men and women in our diocese to respond to God’s call.

"Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest" —Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2

“Becoming a priest or a man or woman religious is not primarily our own decision.... Rather it is the response to a call and to a call of love.” —Pope Francis

So I took a stone carving class years ago. My ini al effort wasn’t half bad, and it remains in my mind one of my best ar s c efforts. I carved three sides of the alabaster stone--roughly the shape of a large shoebox with a sloped top--with these words: “With Love…the stone to beauty grows…and quietly sing the stars.” There were twenty people in the class, and I can’t recall anyone else’s work except for one. A classmate named David started with a stone about the same height as mine but with a deep fissure running ver cally through it. Apparently hearing the old Chris an hymn in his head, David carved, “Rock of Ages…” on one side of the fissure; he carved “cle for me” on the other.

I haven’t thought of David’s stone for a long me, but it comes to mind today in conjunc on with today’s readings and in conjunc on with my recent visit to Salt Lake City on a business assignment. I spent most of my me in the Salt Palace conven on center, but when out and about, I saw the centerpiece of the city, the Salt Lake Temple, a mul -spired edifice that takes your breath away for its beauty. Late one a ernoon I saw it silhoue ed by the clouds with rays of sunshine coming down from above. It was all very biblical, promp ng one of my traveling colleagues to sing halleluiah! and to recall Joseph Smith’s vision and/or Brigham Young’s assessment that Salt Lake was the place. I never took any compara ve religion classes in college--I’ve never even seen The Book of Mormon--so, I can’t tell you much about Mormonism. I looked it up online and got about a

gazillion hits (3,380,000 anyway…), and that’s just way too much work. Accordingly, I did what I some mes do when overwhelmed by the World Wide Web: I turned to our Grolier’s Encyclopedia. Here we go. Mormon-ism: “…a way of life prac ced by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of La er-day Saints, o en called Mormons or La er-day Saints…Mormons use the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and two other books of revela ons to Joseph Smith as their standard scriptures, thus they share most of the beliefs of tradi onal Chris anity but with some modifica on…” Hmmm. “…the beliefs of tradi onal Chris anity.” I told an Evangelical friend once that I wasn’t sure who they were religiously, or what they were all about. He responded, “I think you’re an Evangelical.” That was decades ago, and the words s ll make me smile. Like the Mormons, apparently--and for sure, my Evangelical friend--I believe that Jesus is the Christ. Crucified. Died. Risen. Everything else to my way of thinking is periphery. To use Peter’s words from today’s first reading when the religious elite ask him by whose authority he cured a beggar unable to walk, “If we are being examined today about a good deed done to a cripple…then all of you and all the people of Israel should know that it was in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead….He is the stone rejected by you…which has become the cornerstone…” Truly, David, “Rock of Ages…cle for me.” For all of us.

ON STONE CARVING, SLC, MORMONISM, & CORNERSTONES

Copyright 2018 by John B. Reynolds

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Family Matters

LITURGY SCHEDULE for APRIL 28 / 29

SATURDAY 5:00 PM SUNDAY 7:30 AM SUNDAY 9:30 AM SUNDAY 11:15 AM

PRESIDER Fr. Ray Yadron Fr. Mirek Kulesa Fr. Tom Rzepiela Fr. Tom Rzepiela

DEACON Deacon Mark Duffey Deacon Rich Willer Deacon Jacob Rouse

Deacon Tom Dunne Deacon Jacob Rouse

Deacon John Breit Deacon Jacob Rouse

HOMILY Fr. Ray Yadron Deacon Jacob Rouse Deacon Jacob Rouse Deacon Jacob Rouse

LECTORS Mary Bragiel Bob Trauth

Frank Maher Tom Greener

Stan Nowak Mary Spila

Chanelle Savich Ray Savich

MINISTERS OF COMMUNION

Ann Duffey Jim Dunne

Carol Gabiner Layne Gabiner Corinne Greico Peggy Jablonski

Helen Janicki Mike Kanis Peggy King

Mick Lasiewicz

Don Ullmer Diane Zielinski Bonnie Fennig Karen Flasch

Jim Hajost Bob Hicks

Mary Anne Horan Peter Kain

Mary Larson

Andrew Nalywajko Theresa Naran c

Jackie Nogle Kate O'Connell

Kathy Schappert Randy Schappert

Beth Stowick Susan Weres

Alice Wi

Donna Breit Earl Schaffnit Ted Tomusiak

Maureen Treanor Karen Barre Mary Carlson Donna Casey

Tom Cavenagh Bob Haas Lynn Haas

SERVERS

Jack Castelli Lily Dix

Grace Hedgepeth

Garre Colbrook David Dabrowski

Aaron Hardy

Douglas Hall Colin Regan Ryan Regan

Ka e Burke Madalyn Chambers

Madeline Hake

GREETERS M G N

Sylvia Schaffer Bob & Nancy Bachmann Pat & Maureen Driscoll

Karen Froelich Tom & Marianne Greener

Mila Quiaoit Mary Schaefer & Brendan Randy & Kathy Schappert

Cheryl Su on

Lynn Hass John & Jan Harahan

Tom & Nancy Hulsebosch

SUNDAY 1:30 PM

Fr. Marcin Zasada

Fr. Marcin Zasada

Jesus said,” I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also.”

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Our Weekly Prayers

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, April 23 6:30am Communion Service 8:00am Jerry Boehm Tuesday, April 24 6:30am Communion Service 8:00am All Who Are Sick Wednesday, April 25 6:30am Communion Service 8:00am All Military Personnel Thursday, April 26 6:30am Communion Service 8:00am Marino Guardalabene Friday, April 27 6:30am Communion Service 8:00am Inten on for Kris na Sromek

Griffin 10:30pm STV School’s Grandparents

Day Mass Saturday, April 28 8:00am Lourdes Selvaraj 5:00pm All Living & Deceased Parishioners Marino Guardalabene Sunday, April 29 7:30am Kermit Alellano; Margaret Mary Zimmer 9:30am Shirley Konczyk; Dorothy Koncar; Brenda Darling 11:15am Zofia Barczyk 1:30pm Mass—POLISH

WEEKLY READINGS Mon: Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:1-10 Tue: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-7; Jn 10:22-30 Wed: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Thu: Acts 13:13-25: Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27; Jn 13:16-20 Fri: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6 Sat: Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14 Sun: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-28, 30-32; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8

Barbara Amato Lou Anderson

Jim Baur Vito Boffa

Cherie Bott Andy Bouchonville Charles Campagna Eleanor Campagna

Anna Marie Candorla Tom Cook

Baby Seamus Cullen Jason Dean

Emily Dempsey Beth Dix

Joe Donzelli Julia Rose Donzelli

Eamon Downey Jeanne Formanski

Jaime Forseth Kirk Forseth

Faith Forseth Parker Forseth

Daniel Gajewski Mel Gass Bill Gerl

Ralph Gonzalez Ron Hennis Dave Hicks

Adeline Kaczmarek Katherine Kearney

Barbara Kerlin Wesley Knutson

James Kobler Mary Alice Kobler

Susan Kordell Lauren Lambert

Gene Lazich Harold Lewis

Elegie LoCascio Allan Loden

Peggy Lowe Richard Maloney Baby Alexa Mang

Helen Mariano Bob Maruska

Elayne Maruska Baby Benjamin Mauro

Mike McGee Theresa Mitchell Candida Morales

Mike Moran JoAnn Moser Paul Moser Rita Olles

Larry Peterson Catherine Prendergast

Pa y Reynolds Barb Ridge Bob Ridge

Elaine Romanchek

Ken Romanchek Bridget Rubin Dick Samojla Dan Schaffer Carlos Serna Corky Smith Shawn Smith Russell Spano

Kris na Sromek Alice Stedronsky

Anne Swaw Robert Szo

Sharon Tadsen Jack Treanor John Welge Jim White

Sharon Woelfel Martha Zara

FOR OUR SICK

U.S. Air Force • MSGT Dan Fialek • SSGT Jus n Godsey • MSGT Ma hew Grelck • CPT Erin Killion • CPT Sean McGee • SrA Trenton J. Metyk • SSGT Darrel J. Moe • Lt Col Ross A. Mol • SSGT Brian R. O’Donnell • SrA Joshua Olszak • MAJ Ma hew Walz U.S. Army • MAJ Robert Bland • MAJ Bernade e O’Shea Bland • PFC Ryan Camis-Sutherland • CPT Ben Couchey • SSGT Brian J. Dankowski • SGT Raymond Dickenson • PVT Ryder Dickenson

• CPT Joel Hilborn • SF Joseph Kilcullen III, Green

Beret • LT Michael Labek • 2LT Daniel Lloyd • SSGT Dus n Lyles • SPC Michael Medina • SGT Kevin Miller • CWO2 Timothy O’Cain • CPT James Ruetsche, Ranger • PFC Will Willis U.S. Coast Guard • LT Kevin O’Brien

U.S. Marine Corps • MAJ Joey Cross • CPL David Crouse • PVT Nicholas G. Dean • WO1 Thomas Grygowski • PFC Jeffrey Daniel Krantz

• CPT Thomas McCarthy • CPL Cameron Miller • SGT Conor O’Neill • SGT Nicholas Regini • SGT Kyle Rich • LT Jake Schlenbecker • SGT Corey A. White U.S. Navy • LTJG Jeremy Adams • LCDR Kevin Brandwein • CMDR John-Paul Falardeau • CAPT Jason Haen • SN Caleb Harrington • PO2 David Holley • LT Quinn Daniel Kilpatrick • AN James Steininger And all those serving in the Middle East.

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ROSE OF LIFE In Memory of PETER J. FIORESI

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FOR OUR DEPARTED, REST IN PEACE

Brenda Darling Robert Glader - Husband of Nancy Glader

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IV NIEDZIELA WIELKANOCNA – NIEDZIELA DOBREGO PASTERZA – Głos

Owce idą za głosem pasterza, czasem we mgle czy deszczu. Być może nawet go nie widzą. Wystarczy jednak, że słyszą i rozpoz-nają głos, który znają… Przestraszone dziecko przestaje płakać, słysząc głos matki: ‘Jestem tu, nie bój się’. Warto się zastanowić, czyj głos jest dla mnie ważny, w czyich słowach odnajduję i doświ-adczam szczęścia, pokóju, bezpieczeństwa. Głos, któremu można zaufać, wypływa z miłości. Odkryć powołanie to usłyszeć taki głos. ‘Bądź przy mnie’– mówią kochający się ludzie. ‘Pójdź za mną’ – mówi Jezus, zapraszając by stać się Jego uczniem…

Piękna modlitwa napisana przez Henryka Sienkiewicza

‘Panie, Ty wiesz, co jest boleść, boś sam na krzyżu za grzechy ludzkie cierpiał… Więc oto przynoszę Ci krwawe serce moje i u stóp Twoich przebitych błagam, byś miał miłosierdzie nade mną… A zaś nie wołam na Cię: weź mój ból, ale wołam: dodaj mi mocy, bym go przeniósł…

Bom ci jest żołnierz na Twoim ordynansie, o Panie, i chciałbym Tobie i Matce mojej, Rzeczy-pospolitej służyć… A jakoż to uczynię, gdy mdleje serce moje i osłabła prawica moja?!… Przeto spraw, bym o sobie samym zabaczył, a tylko o chwale Twojej i o zbawieniu matki pamiętał, które to sprawy są większe niż boleść lichego jak ja robaka… I umocnij mnie, Panie, w siodle moim, bym przeciw poganom czyniąc, zajechał do chwalebnej śmierci i do nieba… Przez Twoją koronę cierniową – wysłuchaj mnie! Przez ranę w boku Twoim – wysłuchaj mnie! Przez przebite gwoźdźmi ręce i nogi – wysłuchaj mnie…!’

‘[…] Po czym klęczeli jeszcze przez dłuższą chwilę, ale już w połowie modlitwy widać było, że ból załamał się Jackowi w piersiach, bo nagle zakrył twarz rękoma i począł szlochać.

Więc gdy wstali i przeszli do pierwszej izby, westchnął głęboko ksiądz Woynowski i tak mówił: – Mój Jacku, siła ja w życiu za moich żołnierskich czasów przeszedłem i cięższa od twojej przygoda mnie spotkała, o której nie chcę opowiadać, ale to ci tylko powiem, że w chwili najsroższego bólu ułożyłem tę oto właśnie modlitwę i że ratunek jej zawdzięczam. Nieraz odtąd ją powtarzałem w każdym nieszczęściu, a zawsze z ulgą wielką. Dlatego odmówiłem ją i teraz…’

Fragment ‘Na polu chwały’ Henryka Sienkiewicza

23. Kwietnia – uroczystość św. Wojciecha – głównego patrona Polski

Święty Wojciech urodził się w 956 roku w czeskich Libicach. Był szóstym dzieckiem książęcej pary Sławnika i Strzyżysławy. Od dziecka przeznaczony do stanu duchownego w wieku 27. lat został mianowany biskupem Pragi. Do swojej biskupiej stolicy wszedł boso. W posłudze był gorliwy i bezkom-promisowy.

Nie troszczył się o siebie, większą część dóbr biskupich przeznaczał na ubogich, zaopatru-jąc ich potrzeby, odwiedzając ich i pilnie słuchając. Odwiedzał też więzienia, a przede wszystkim targi niewolników. Praga leżała na szlaku ze wschodu na zachód i stąd dostarczano niewolników do krajów is-lamskich. Święty Wojciech miał mieć pewnej nocy sen, w którym usłyszał skargę Chrys-tusa: ‘Oto ja jestem znowu sprzedany, a ty śpisz?’ Scenę tę przedstawia jeden z ka-setonów Drzwi Gnieźnieńskich.

Wojciech nawoływał też usilnie do przemiany życia i porzucenia złych obycza-jów zarówno możnych, jak i duchowieństwo. Niezrozumiany i skonfliktowany z nimi wyjechał wraz ze swoim bratem przyrodnim

Radzymem do Rzymu. Tam razem z nim wstąpił do klasztoru benedyktynów na Awentynie, posługując wśród braci za-konnych jako najmniejszy z nich. Po nakaza-nym przez papieża powrocie do Pragi i ponownym konflikcie z diecezjanami zdecydował się na wyjazd na misje.

W drodze na północ do pogańskiego ple-mienia Prusów Wojciech gościł w Gnieźnie u księcia Bolesława Chrobrego, a następnie w Gdańsku, gdzie nauczał i chrzcił. Towarzyszył mu Radzym Gaudenty i subdiakon Benedykt Bogusza, który znał język plemienia Prusów i mógł służyć za tłumacza. Prusowie nie chcieli nawrócenia. Rankiem 23. kwietnia 997 roku po Mszy św. odprawionej przez Wojciecha Prusowie otoczyli misjonarzy. Zaczęto bić Wojciecha ubranego jeszcze w szaty litur-giczne i zawleczono go na pobliski pagórek. Tam pogański kapłan zadał mu pierwszy śmiertelny cios. Potem 6 włóczni przebiło jego ciało. Odcięto mu głowę i wbito ją na żerdź. Przy martwym ciele pozostawiono straż. W chwili zgonu Wojciech miał 41. lat.

Radzyma i Boguszę po pewnym czasie wypuszczono, by przekazali Bolesławowi Chrobremu propozycję wykupienia ciała męczennika. Według tradycji książę uczynił to za tyle złota, ile ono ważyło, a następnie złożył je w Gnieźnie, w kościele zbudowanym na Wzgórzu Lecha. Dwa lata później, w 999 roku papież Sylwester II wyniósł Wojciecha na ołtarze, a w roku następnym do Gniezna pielgrzymował cesarz niemiecki O on III, który ogłosił papieską decyzję o erygowaniu pierwszej polskiej archidiecezji i metropolii ze stolicą w Gnieźnie.