10/16/16 ORDINARY TIME · 2018-10-07 · 2 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ORLAND PARK 10/16/16 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time The St. Francis of Assisi community is a welcoming Christian

10/16/16 ORDINARY TIME

2 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ORLAND PARK 10/16/16

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The St. Francis of Assisi community is a welcoming Christian family. We believe in Jesus Christ and are guided by the Holy Spirit and the example of St. Francis. We gather to celebrate, to grow in the knowledge of our faith rooted in the Catholic tradition, and to recognize our responsibility to reach out to the world.

Pastor’s Morsels And Tidbits

Notes on the Scripture The readings for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time revolve around the theme of persistence. In many matters concerning our faith, we are challenged as disciples of Christ to have tenacity and perseverance. The Gospel reading is the parable of the persistent widow. This parable is unique to the third Gospel. Luke likely preserved this parable because it conflates two of his favorite topics: prayer and widows. Luke presents prayer as an essential component in the life of believers. Luke also consistently presents Jesus’ con-cern for widows and holds up widows as models of faith because they gener-ously give to others in need. How is our prayer life? How sensitive are we to others? Sr. Gael Gensler It is with great pleasure I want to welcome Sr. Gael Gensler to our community, as our new pastoral associate. Some of you may know her, since she worked with us during the parish transformation process. She is a great person, a Franciscan nun and a good friend of mine. I truly believe she will be able to help us to con-tinue to build up this great parish. Please, help me to welcome her warmly this weekend. Parish Pastoral Council On October 24th we have our first Parish Pastoral Council meeting for this year 2016/17. The role of the council is to help the pastor with planning and ensuring the pastoral life and the mission of the parish. I would like to invite few new mem-bers to our council and so I would appreciate some recommendations. Please email me names of people suited for the role at [email protected] Grand Raffle This weekend we continue selling our Grand Raffle tickets. We have great prizes ($60,000) and at the same time this is a wonderful way of supporting our parish. Please check the bulletin for more details and buy a ticket in the narthex or at the office during the week. Casino Night Please, mark your calendars and join us for a Casino Night on Saturday, October 22nd at 7pm. This is going to be a great opportunity to gamble (not for real money) and have some fun together as a community. A $50 dollar ticket provides food, 2 drinks of choice and $5000 in chips to play and use for raffle prizes. Check the bulletin for more details and buy a ticket for this great event.

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NOTE: The Multi-Purpose Room (MP) has been renamed after the late Diane Niehaus as The Niehaus Room (NR).

This week at St. Francis

STEWARDSHIP WEEKEND Orland Township Flu Shots, 8:30 am (GR) Youth Ministry, Pizza &, 11:30 am (SFR)

Sunday, October 23

Ministry of Care Training, 9:00 am (SFC) Overeaters Anonymous, 9:30 am (GR) Religious Ed (A) Grades 1-8, 4:30 pm (SFC)

Wednesday, October 19

Bible Timeline Group 1 Series 2, 8:30 am (SFC) Book Club, 1:00 pm (NR) Catechist Meeting & Potluck, 6:30 pm (SFC) Bible Timeline Group 2 Series1, 7:00 pm (UH)

Tuesday, October 18

A.A. Meeting, 8:00 pm (NR)

Friday, October 21

Seniors Club, 12:00 pm (UH) Religious Ed, Grades 1-8, 4:30 pm (SFC) Catechism 101, 7:00 pm (GR) St. Vincent DePaul, 7:00 pm (NR)

Thursday, October 20

Religious Ed, Grades 1-8, 8:00 am (SFC) STEWARDSHIP WEEKEND “Casino Night”, 7:00 pm (UH, SFR)

Saturday, October 22

Special RE (B), 5:30 pm (SFC) Special RE (A) Adults, 6:00 pm (SFC)

Monday, October 17

Who is Sr. Gael? She is a member of the Sisters of St. Fran-cis, whose motherhouse is located in Clin-ton, IA. I’ve been a pastoral associate with St. Julie Billiart in Tinley Park, St. Mary of the Annunciation in Fremont Center (Mundelein, IL) and Magdalen Parish, Wich-ita, KS. Prior to pastoral ministry, I worked as Director of Institutes for the North Ameri-can Forum (we did training programs for the RCIA), an Associate Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of Peoria, and I taught school at St. Gerald’s in Oak Lawn and St. Francis de Paula in the city and in Iowa. I am not a Chicagoan – I was born and raised on a farm in northern Illinois where some of my family continues to be involved in farming. I am one of 10 children (one de-ceased brother), lots of nieces and nephews and even more great nieces and nephews and still arriving! I enjoy gardening, golf, reading and hiking. I am honored to minister with you at St. Francis of Assisi Parish. I look forward to walking this journey of faith with you. Please help me to know you by name. I apologize beforehand if I ask you to tell me your name again. Thank you for your warm welcome. Peace and all good.


Cardinal Joseph Bernardin (CJB)

Family School Association (FSA)

6th ANNUAL LADIES NIGHT OUT!

Friday, November 4, 2016 * Upton Hall,

St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 15050 Wolf

Road, Orland Park * 7:00PM - 10:00PM

*FREE ADMISSION*

Visit vendors selling a wide va-

riety of products: jewelry,

handbags, candles, crafts,

food products & more from lo-

cal vendors. Raffles all night.

Non-alcoholic drinks will be served. Bring

your own alcoholic beverages, appetizers,

desserts to share. (All attending must be 21

and over.) Call your girlfriends, sisters,

aunts, moms, and grandmas, and plan a

night out! For questions, contact FSA chair-

person Toni Cygan (708)638-8664.

National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony Sixteen eighth grade students were inducted into the Cardinal Joseph Ber-

nardin Chapter of the National Junior Honor Soci-ety. Members have excelled in the areas of schol-arship, leadership, service, character, and citizen-ship. Reverend Steve Dombrowski (St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Orland Park) and Ms. Mary Iannucilli (Principal of CJB) presided over the ceremony. The officers are: Ella Bailitz (President), Ben Combs (Vice President), Julianna Johnson (Secretary), and Grace Curry (Parliamentarian). As members of the NJHS, students will participate in projects that benefit the community, parishes, and school.

Ms. Barb Kristin (Faculty Adviser) commented how very proud she is of these students for their aca-demic achievements and especially for all the ser-vice they will provide to their parishes and the community. When asked what it meant to be part of NJHS, Ben Combs (Vice President) said, “Being a member of NJHS allows me opportunities to help others, pro-vide service, and work toward making a better world.” Grace Curry (Parliamentarian) com-mented “Being a member of NJHS means being part of a group of students who have put a lot of hard work and dedication into their education. It is an honor to be a part of NJHS after all our hard work.” NJHS member, Kevin Bugos, added, “Being a part of NJHS offers me an opportunity to use my talents to provide service to my community, school, church and family, and to strive to be a good leader in the school.” NJHS members are Terence Amador, Ella Bailitz,

Kevin Bugos, Jacob Coleman, Benjamin Combs, Grace Curry, Ariana Hazemi, Julianna Johnson, Emma Kulpinski, Mac Maciulewicz, Colin Peck, Katianne Soltys, Christopher Staszak, Raven Talu-san, Madeleine Viz, and Nora Whitten. The NJHS Program is overseen by Ms. Barb Kristin and the Faculty Council is Mrs. Tracy Cokinos, Mrs. Andrea Lampasona, Ms. Julie Martin, Mrs. Marnie O’Neill, and Mrs. Maria Niemiec. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School is YOUR PARISH SCHOOL! We are a Catholic elementary school located in Orland Hills, offering instruction in 3-year old Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. CJB is a nationally rec-ognized Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and is in-cluded in ”Chicago” magazine’s list of Top Private Schools in the Chicago area. For more information about CJB, visit www.cjbschool.org or call Mrs. Cynthia Devlin, Enrollment Director, at 708-403-6525 ext. 127 or [email protected]


708-460-0155

VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED! Parents, Please con-sider sharing your time and talents with the children in our pro-gram. AS OF OCT 1st - we are still in need of one catechist for the 7th Grade Thurs class 4:30-6:00pm, and one catechist for the 6th Grade Wed [B] class 4:30-6:00pm CHILDREN’S LITURGY Be sure to join us for "Children's Liturgy of the Word" (CLW) during the 9:00 & 10:30 Masses, for chil-dren ages 4 through 4th grade. This contin-ues through May . No registration or fee is required. SCRIP PROGRAM St Francis Families are invited participate in the SCRIP Program at Cardinal Joseph Bernardin School. In-formation is available on our website. www.sfaorland.org


Communion to our

Homebound

For more

information

about Eucharist

to the home-

bound or our

Ministry of Care

Program, please

call the

office:

708-460-0042

“Pope Francis stresses, ‘We are speaking of an attitude of the heart, one which approaches life with serene atten-tiveness, which is capable of being fully present to someone without thinking of what comes next’ (LS 226).”

“Serene Attentiveness to

God’s Creation,” www.goo.gl/xdm378

USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities

ARE YOU HAVING DIFFICULTY DEALING WITH OUR STRESSFUL WORLD? ARE THE STUMBLING BLOCKS OF LIFE GETTING YOU DOWN? FEELING STUCK AND UNFUL-FILLED? TALKING ABOUT IT CAN HELP! Our Lady of the Woods will now offer counseling services at the parish. Michele Nowak, a Licensed Clini-

cal Professional Counselor with Holbrook Counseling Center of Catholic Charities, will be available for ther-

apy sessions on Wednesdays on the parish campus. Michele has 12 years of experience working with in-

dividuals, couples and families in the areas of marital/relational problems, grief and loss, life-cycle transi-

tions, perinatal mood changes and early parenting issues, anxiety and depression, stress management,

and other concerns that get in the way of our well-being.

At one time or another, we all encounter stumbling blocks along the road of life. Counseling offers a safe

and non-judgmental therapeutic setting that encourages us to understand our thoughts, feelings and be-

haviors, gain insight and self-awareness, develop skills and reach our goals.

Catholic Charities Holbrook Counseling accepts some PPO insurance plans and also offers subsidized

fees to those who qualify. To learn more about these counseling services or to make an appointment,

please call (312) 655-7725.


Mission Trip Top 10 Reflection by Matt Toohill

10. The meal times were great because I like to eat, and because it gave me a chance to connect with teens and adults from our parish and others. They weren’t fancy, but they were filling. 9. Parish Time: Three nights at Catholic HEART we had time to connect as a parish, to share about our experiences, pray, and grow closer together. 8. Celebrating: At Catholic HEART, we celebrated everything from Taco Tuesday, to daily Mass, dance night, finishing our projects, and brushing our teeth (or not). 7. Witnessing the faith: While we were at Meno-monie Falls, a lady asked what kind of group we were. I got to share that we’re a Youth Ministry on a mission trip serving in the area. Later that day we stopped at a local ice cream shop, and again I was able to share who we were and whom we were serving. 6. Prayer: For one week, we had daily mass, a ro-sary in the afternoon, adoration on Tuesday, and

an opportunity for reconcilia-tion on Wednesday. There were many other times of prayer, and time to reflect on our faith. 5. Having the best teens and adults from St. Francis who worked and prayed hard, and made the trip a lot of fun. Having the Catholic HEART staff running our week, and the support from

St. Francis of Assisi parish community. 4. My Work Team: I had a young, but very hard working team consisting of two Juniors, three in-coming freshmen, and a seventh grader. One girl named Bailey was from Gibson City, and it turns out that we had both gone on the Teens Encoun-ter Christ retreat which means we are both part of another community of faith. My team served by painting a metal fence, staining a wood fence, and running tubing to a make a second floor watering system for the plants. We then moved on to paint-ing a garage for a guy who needed help keeping his property up to code. Our final job was helping an elderly lady pull weeds from a very large gar-den in the front of her house.

3. The Mercy: Being the year of mercy, we fo-cused a lot on what it means to be merciful through service, forgiveness, and praying for oth-ers. We also need to be merciful to ourselves, that God is a God of Mercy, and Christ came and redeemed us to show us mercy. 2. 4 Corners: Four corners takes place each year on Wednesday night. The four corners this year were Reconciliation, Peace, Faith, and the Activity corner. I sat in the Peace corner, and talked with four teens about different things in their lives in which they were searching for peace. 1. The Holy Spirit: Week long service trips, con-ferences, and retreats help to renew our spirit to live out our faith. The Holy Spirit moving in the young church is an amazing encounter with God, and is made possible by the support from every-one at St. Francis of Assisi Parish.

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The moral problem is in taking stem cells from an embryo because the growing child must be killed. Destroying an embryo is taking a hu-man life. A human life begins at the moment of conception. Every em-bryo has the entire ge-netic makeup of a unique human being. Many people feel that the potential benefit of alleviating pain or death outweighs the destruc-tion of an embryo. The embryo is seen as dis-

Adult Faith Formation

My spouse has Parkin-son’s disease. Why is the Catholic Church against stem cell re-search? The Catholic Church is not against stem cell research. It is against embryonic stem cell research. Stem cells are undiffer-entiated cells that have the potential to develop into many different kinds of cells. They are present early in the hu-man embryo soon after conception. Stem cells are also found in the placenta, umbilical cord and in the adult brain, bone marrow, blood, skeletal muscle and skin. These cells may have the potential to cure diseases like Park-inson’s, Alzheimer’s and cancer. It is not morally wrong to take stem cells from an adult or from the pla-centa and umbilical cord because this does not harm the person. Adult stem cell re-search is a promising field of research with no moral problems.

I’M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION by, Sue Flanagan

posable biological ma-terial to be used. A basic moral principle is that an evil action cannot be justified by a good intention. Embry-onic stem cell research is an evil act that might lead to a good end. So, it is morally unaccept-able. U.S. CCC p.392-393 Want more? CCC 2258-2262, 2274-2275 Questions? [email protected]

SAINTS OF MERCY by, Betty Kameron

Teresa of Avila was born in Avila Spain. Less than 20 years be-fore Teresa was born in 1515, Columbus opened up the Western Hemi-sphere to European colonization. Two years after she was born, Lu-ther started the Protes-tant Reformation. Out of all this change came Teresa pointing the way from outer turmoil to in-ner peace.

Teresa’s father was rig-idly honest and pious, but he may have car-ried his strictness to extremes. Teresa’s mother loved romance novels but because her husband objected to these fanciful books, she hid books from him. This put Teresa in the middle---especially since she liked ro-mances too. Her father told her never to lie but


her mother told her not to tell her father. Later she was always afraid that no matter what she said she was going to do everything wrong. When she was 7 years old she convinced her older brother that they should “go off to the land of the Moors and beg them, out of love of God, to cut off their heads there.” They got as far as the road from the city before an uncle found them and brought them back. After this incident she led a fairly normal life, though she was con-vinced she was a horri-ble sinner. As a teen-ager, she cared only about boys, clothes, flirting, and rebelling. When she was 16 her father decided she out of control and sent her to a convent. At first she hated it but eventu-ally she began to enjoy it---partly because of her growing to love God, and partly be-cause the convent was a lot less strict than her father. Still, when the time came for her to choose between marriage and religious life, she had a tough time making the

decision. She’d watched a difficult mar-riage ruin her mother. On the other hand being a nun didn’t seem like much fun. When she finally chose religious life, she did so because she thought it was the only safe place for someone as prone to sin as she was. Once installed at the Carmelite convent per-manently, she started to learn and practice men-tal prayer, in which she tried hard to keep Jesu Christ present within her. Teresa prayed this way off and on for 18 years without feeling she was getting results. Some of this was attrib-uted to life within the convent. At times it could be troublesome and confusing. Teresa suffered the same problem that Francis of Assisi did, she was too charming. Everyone liked her and she liked to be liked. She found it too easy to

slip into a worldly life and ignore God. Then Teresa fell ill with ma-laria. When she had a seizure, people were so sure she was dead that after she woke up four days later she learned they had dug a grave for her. Afterwards she was paralyzes for three years and was never completely well. Yet instead of helping her spiritually, her sickness became an excuse to stop her prayer life. Finally, she started to pray again. She had many mystical experi-ences. In her books she analyzed and dis-sects these mystical experiences the way a scientist would. Teresa went on to lead a life of prayer and devotion to God. She began con-vents and was placed in troublesome circum-stances throughout her life. She is the founder of the Discalced Car-melites. In 1970 she was declared a Doctor of the Church for writing and teaching on prayer, one of two women to be honored in this way. St. Teresa died at the age of 67. She is the patron saint of Head-ache suffers. Her sym-bol is a heart, an arrow and a book. She was canonized in 1622.


St. Francis Book Club The St. Francis book club meets the third Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m. in the Niehaus Room

All are Welcome!

October 18 “Thyme of Death” by, Susan Albert

November 15 “Chains of Sand”

by, Jemma Wayne

Bears Game and Tailgate Party 12:00-End of Game Youth Room Hot Dogs and Lemonade provided. Bring your best tailgate side dish to share.

International Nacho Day Thursday Oct. 20 3:00-7:00 PM Drop in the Youth Room afterschool for a snack. Play some ping Pong, and Jenga, or do homework.

Youth Ministry Adult Leaders Meeting October 17, 2016 7:00 PM in the Youth Room

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Note from Team 20 CRHP member:

I'd want to thank you all for being a part of CRHP. I am so proud of your ministry. I have always grieved, when I get invited by friends

in Protestant fellowships, to see them so alive with their " life groups". I am desolate when-

ever I hear many friends moving to other churches. And having known CRHP now, my sadness is alleviated and I am so encouraged,

more hopeful and excited that finally, we can grow more and deepen our spiritual bond as

Catholic brothers and sisters especially in our own parish. We have to keep on responding

to the call of evangelization and radiate Christ's spirit to all.

Again, thank you for the joyful weekend. Yes, I

was so moved... I felt I was truly "home" with Jesus.


Saturday, October 15 5:15 PM Bernard & Marie Zuber and Irene Michal, rq. by Lee & Chuck Springer and Charlie McLaughlin, rq. by O’Shea Family Sunday, October 16 7:30 AM People of St. Francis

9:00 AM Jerry O’Connell, rq. by Linda & Richard and James Scianni and Karl Pierz, rq. by Mike & Karen

10:30 AM Betty Vaughn, rq. by Robert & Rosemary Odewald and John O’Sullivan, rq. by O’Shea Family and Ed Anderson, rq. by St. Michael Youth Ministry

12:00 PM William Welch, rq. by Slak Family and David Dolitsky, rq. by Mallon Family and Darlene Gaulke, rq. by Les Gaulke Monday, October 17 7:45 AM Erin Kozarewicz, rq. by Dad, Mom & Adam and Mr. & Mrs. Jaraslaw Wolanski and Edward Chanda, rq. by Family Tuesday, October 18 7:45 AM Joyce March, rq. by Joe March Wednesday, October 19 7:45 AM Daniel O’Rourke, rq. by Sally O’Rourke Thursday, October 20 7:45 AM Laverne Rudofski, rq. by SFA Liturgical Ministers Friday, October 21 7:45 AM Tom Kelly, rq. by Anne Kelly and Minnie DeLisa, rq. by Family Saturday, October 22 5:15 PM Eileen McKeon, rq. by Thomas McKeon and Dolores Zavodny, rq. by the McKane Family and Tom Kelly, rq. by Anne Kelly Sunday, October 23 7:30 AM Casey Ciarrocchi, rq. by Family and Martin Barrett, rq. by Family and Sr. Paulina Small, rq. by Family

9:00 AM David Dolitsky, rq. by Pat Hasier and Patrick H. Cahill, rq. by Jerry & Kay Saletta and Esther Phillips, rq. by Nancy Sullivan

10:30 AM William Glasgow, rq. by Radzicki Family and David Dolitsky, rq. by Evoy Family and Edward White, rq. by Nancy Sullivan

12:00 PM People of St. Francis

Please pray for all who are sick and in need of healing, especially:

Maureen Andrews Michael Clavio

Emily Cepkauskas Baby Cohen

Rita Costanzo Barbara Dougherty Edward Jankowski

Chuck Jurek Beverly Kowalkowski Lorraine Kowalkowski

Cami Letsos Joe Lipien

Lillian Mattes Mary Kay McCarthy

Nick Medo

Sunita Malvea Dennis Niswonger Diane Ostrowski Larry Pecor III John Pfeiffer

Elaine Pritchason Phillip Reynolds

Keara Rigg James Riker

Russell Soucek Vern Tuttle Jeff Walls

Richard & Rita Webster Frank Wierzbowski

Joseph Battaglia James Kozeluh Roger Roethly

We joyfully welcomed the following children

into our Christian Community on October 2, 2016

Hunter James Weisenbach Son of James & Sandra Scholz Weisenbach

Egidius Russell Hiler Son of Cory and Amanda Slakaitis Hiler

Lucas William Hiler Son of Cory and Amanda Slakaitis Hiler


Please visit the Saint Francis Liturgical Minister Web Terminal for the most up to date schedule or to volunteer.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 - 5:15 PM

Presider E. Upton Deacon M. Kiley

Altar Servers P. Viz S. Viz T. VIZ

Eucharistic Ministers

M. Burmeister E. Erdman R. Funk M. Kiley

L. Kowalkowski J. Modelski B. Petrick A. Sweeney

S. Vari J. Zubik S. Zubik

Readers W. Winker J. LaRoche

Sacristan E. Erdman

Ushers F. Burkiewicz R. Adamowski

R. Repta A & R Rzeszutko

J. Ward

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 - 7:30 AM

Presider S. Dombrowski Deacon D. Carroll

Altar Servers A. Elizondo J. Strolia M. Strolia


K. Boland D. Carroll B. Flanagan

P. Grasso D. Grekowicz E. Mudgett

P. Seaman M. Sheehan J. Wator

Readers T. Molyneaux P. Flynn

Sacristan D. Grekowicz

Ushers J. Mudgett J & P Belski M. Molyneaux


Presider S. Dombrowski Deacon J. Donahue

Altar Servers M. Bonaminio N. Bonaminio A. Mackowiak


K & T Cech C. Cernak B. Devine

J. Donahue R. Januszyk D. Ostrowski

K. Ostrowski S. Ramsey J & J Schweiger

Readers C. Pytel K. Pytel

Sacristan C. Cernak

Ushers H. Antkiewicz B. Barrett

N. Celeski D. Mackowiak

N. Sullivan P. Walsh


Presider A. Sowa Deacon J. Donahue

Altar Servers D. Snaidauf K. Snaidauf N. Treacy


V. Carlo J. Donahue G. Dytrych W. Freer

M. Harton G. Kaminski J. Magafas B. McCormick

J. Ota C. Patrick T. Vidinich

Readers M. Whalen T. Glynn

Sacristan W. Freer

Ushers K. Whalen G. Kelley

J. Modelski K. Struck

J. Whalen J. Winters

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 - 12:00 PM

Presider A. Sowa Deacon J. Donahue

Altar Servers N. Buckley H. Dwyer E. Winjum


D. Blahaus B. Bruozis D. Budz

J. Donahue C. Kara N. Palacz

M. Pavela L. Pietranczyk M. Vaas

Readers J. Massimilian J. Dwyer

Sacristan L. Pietranczyk

Ushers J. O’Halloran D & R Hodson

P. Jarka MINISTERS NEEDED

Christopher Ciciora & Meaghan O’Sullivan October 8, 2016

May your lives always be blessed with God’s love!

With joy, we announce the marriage of...

Monday: Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 12:13-21

Tuesday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9

Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 12:39-48

Thursday: Eph 3:14-21; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19; Lk 12:49-53

Friday: Eph 4:1-6; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 12:54-59

Saturday: Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 13:1-9

Sunday: Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34:2-3, 17-19, 23; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18;


St. Francis of Assisi Parish Community

The parish offices are located in the lower level of the church. Entrance is via the walkway at the west side of the church build-ing. The parish offices are open from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Evenings and weekends are by appointment. The Religious Ed offices are located in the St. Francis Center, 15010 Wolf Rd.— up the hill, west of the church. Religious Ed office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Religious Ed offices are closed on Fridays. The Eucharistic Chapel is open for prayer twenty-four hours a day. The Chapel is located at the northeast corner of the Church. ADMINISTRATION Phone: 460-0042 Fax: 460-0136 Office Manager: Paula Belski ([email protected]) Director of Facilities & Operations: Jim Hahn (jhahn@...) Parish Accountant: Kathleen Biederman (kbiederman@...) Receptionists: Marje Curran ([email protected]) & Ann Carroll (acarroll@...) Comm. Coordinator: Allison Domenick (adomenick@...) Facilities Maintenance: Monika Czajczyk, Greg Gervais P.T./Weekend Maintenance: Andy Bakes, Joe Boyce, Eric Franklin, Michael Higgins RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Phone: 460-0155, Fax: 460-5086 Dir.: Mary Kay Burberry, ext. 240 ([email protected]) Coordinator: Jackie O’Malley, ext. 242 (jomalley@...) Office Manager: Maureen Krzyminski, ext. 244 (mkrzyminski@...) CARDINAL JOSEPH BERNARDIN SCHOOL Phone: 403-6525 Principal: Mary Iannucilli Web page: www.cjbschool.org YOUTH MINISTRY Youth Minister: Matt Toohill ([email protected]) MUSIC Phone: 460-9831 Director: Leanne Stoterau ([email protected]) Accompanist: James Draudt Children's Choir Co-Director: Anne Hayes Religious Education Cantor: Angela Reynolds (remusic@...) Cantor for Parish Funerals, Weddings: Gina Vitucci BULLETIN Editor: Jill Hickey Topf ([email protected]) Submissions generally due 7-10 days in advance of publication. Send copy directly via email or leave in mailbox at parish office. PARISH LIBRARY In the Great Room there is a “SELF-SERVE” parish library

MASS SCHEDULE: SATURDAY: 5:15 PM SUNDAY: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 , AND 12:00 AND MONDAY - FRIDAY: 7:45 AM

Religious Education Religious Education meets on alternating Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays for Grades K-8, and on Saturdays for Grades 1-8, at the Religious Education Center. Grades K-4 meet from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. and grades 4-8 meet from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday sessions meet from 8:30—10:00 a.m. Children's Liturgy of the Word meets on Sun-days during the 9 & 10:30 a.m. masses for children 4-years-old to 4th grade, September-April. The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin School, located on the campus of St. Elizabeth Seton parish at 167th and 94th Ave., is the elementary Catholic regional school for parishioners of St. Francis. For registration information, contact the school at 410-6525.

Become a Catholic R.C.I.A. - The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Anyone interested in becoming a Catholic, please contact the parish office at 460-0042.

Anointing of the Sick

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is celebrated every Monday, immediately after the 7:45 a.m. Mass. Those of advanced age or suf-fering from a chronic or serious illness are invited to be anointed. The priests are available to offer the Sacrament whether the ill person is at home or in the hospital. Please call 460-0042.

Baptisms

Baptisms usually take place on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month at 1:30. Prior to the Baptism, parents need to call the office to make arrangements. A baptismal conference will be set up with the parents.

Marriages Weddings need to be scheduled at least four to six months in advance upon approval of a priest. Couples are reminded to secure the church date before the reception hall. Please check our website for more de-tails.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Communal celebration of the Sacrament will be held during Advent and Lent. Individual confessions are heard on Saturdays at 11:30-12:00.

Registration

You may become a registered member of the parish by completing a registration form which is found in Church.

Boundaries North: 135th St. South: 183rd St.

West: Will-Cook Road East: 108th Ave. - 135th St. - 153rd St.

104th Ave. - 153rd St. - 183rd St.

15050 South Wolf Road, Orland Park, Illinois 60467-3028 Website: http://www.sfaorland.org Parish office e-mail: [email protected] Parish phone: 708-460-0042

REV. ARTUR SOWA, Pastor ([email protected])

REV. STEVEN DOMBROWSKI, Associate Pastor ([email protected])

REV. EDWARD F. UPTON, Pastor Emeritus ([email protected])

SR. GAEL GENSLER, OSF, Pastoral Associate ([email protected])

DEACON DANIEL CARROLL, Permanent Deacon ([email protected])

DEACON JOHN DONAHUE, Permanent Deacon ([email protected])

DEACON MICHAEL KILEY, Permanent Deacon ([email protected])

DEACON MICHAEL J. PINDELSKI, Permanent Deacon ([email protected])

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10/16/16 ORDINARY TIME · 2018-10-07 · 2 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ORLAND PARK 10/16/16 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time The St. Francis of Assisi community is a welcoming Christian