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THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
NOVEMBER 18/19, 2017
First Reading: Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Response: Psalm 128:1-5 Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30
BAPTISM: Please contact the Parish Office to fill out a baptismal registration form and to schedule with Fr. Draper or Deacon Prunty a date for your child's bap-tism. Note: If this is your first child being baptized, a bap-tismal preparation class must also be scheduled and taken with Fr. Draper or Deacon Prunty prior to the baptism.
MARRIAGE: Arrangements are to be made by contacting the Parish Office at least six months in advance of the pro-posed date. Couples must meet in person with Fr. Draper to set their date and are required to participate in a mar-riage preparation program prior to the wedding.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK: If your or a fellow parishioner’s health is in danger due to sickness or old age, please contact the Parish Office to be anointed by Fr. Draper.
SICK VISITATION: If you are going to be hospitalized or are confined to your home and would like to receive Holy Communion, please contact the Parish Office to make ar-rangements.
PARISH STAFF
FR. TIMOTHY DRAPER, Pastor
DEACON KEVIN PRUNTY, Pastoral Associate
PAM FREUND, Parish Secretary
CAROL PRUNTY, Parish Bookkeeper
SUSAN MCCOY, CRE
GERARD LEGNER, Custodian & Maintenance
Parish Center For: St. Patrick, St. Flannen, & St. Mary
32 North Jones Avenue Amboy, IL 61310 Amboy Office: 815-857-2315 Harmon & Walton Office: 815-857-2670 Rectory: 815-857-4172 Fax: 815-857-3485 Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday, 8:30-4:00 Thursday, 8:30-3:00 Friday, 8:30-12 noon Website: stpatrickamboy.org
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Meet 2nd and 4th Wednesday of
the month at 7:00 pm in the parish hall. FOOD PANTRY: Open the 3rd Wednesday every month at
9:00 am in the basement of St. Patrick Church.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL: Meet 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the
month at 7:00 pm in the school.
AMBOY RECONCILIATION:
Saturday 3:30 pm—4:15 pm
Wednesday 5:30-6:15 pm
HARMON & WALTON RECONCILIATION:
Upon Request
32nd Sunday In Ordinary Time
November 11/12, 2017
MASS SCHEDULE
WALTON
† Saturday 6:00 pm
HARMON
† Sunday 9:00 am
AMBOY
† Saturday 4:30 pm
† Sunday 7:30 am & 10:30 am
† Tuesday 7:00 am
† Wednesday 5:00 pm
† Thursday 7:00 am
† Friday 8:00 am Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament & Adoration
Mass at 5:00 pm
† 1st Wednesday of the month 10:00 am at Maple Crossing
at Amboy
† Communion Service led by Deacon Prunty: Monday - 5:00 pm
at St. Patrick, Amboy
Stay awake and be ready!
For you do not know on what
day your Lord will come.
MASS INTENTIONS
Tuesday, November 14th
7:00 am, Amboy HELEN ANN BECKER †
By: Doris Latta
RAY BECKER †
By: Mark & Kim Becker
Wednesday, November 15th
5:00 pm, Amboy BRIAN FOSTER †
By: Rosie McCullough
PATRICIA KELLER †
By: Rita Glenn
Thursday, November 16th
7:00 am, Amboy KEN & RITA SPITZ †
By: Sheila & G.G. Garcia
Friday, November 17th
8:00 am, Amboy Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament & Adoration
5:00 pm, Amboy DAKOTA PIPER †
By: Dale & Paula Leffelman
Saturday, November 18th
4:30 pm, Amboy KATHY HARPER †
By: Larry & Eileen Piper
6:00 pm, Walton WALTER BLUM †
By: Karen Burgess
Sunday, November 19th
7:30 am, Amboy THE PARISHIONERS OF ST MARY
ST FLANNEN & ST PATRICK PARISHES
9:00 am, Harmon DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE
HAEFNER FAMILY †
By: Larry & Nadine Knoll
10:30 am, Amboy JOANNE BRANIGAN †
By: Pete & Eileen O’Rourke
HELEN GLESSNER †
By: Rick & Colleen Considine
LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 18/19, 2017
Sunday, 7:30 am
Servers: Frank Lachat Sr.
Lector: Don Clayton
Extraordinary Minister: Teresa Wells
Sacristan: Deacon Kevin
Music Ministers: Nancy & Stella
Sunday, 10:30 am
Servers: Emma Dinges Courtney Lachat Lector: Bonita Willis
Extraordinary Minister: Scott Bonnell
Sacristan: Diane Stewart
Music Ministers: Silent Mass
Saturday, 4:30 pm
Servers: Avery Shaw Hayden Wittenauer
Lector: Kaylee Jones
Extraordinary Minister: Darlene Hinkle
Sacristan: Kaylee Jones
Music Ministers: Veronica & Kathy
“Strive to enter thru the narrow gate” Luke 13:24 Great Lakes Catholic Men’s Conference
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Join close to a thousand other Catholic men, at all levels of faith, from Illinois and surrounding states as they gather to revitalize their faith at the longest running Catholic Men’s Conferences in the Nation! Conference speakers include former NFL player, Chris Horn; radio host, Gus Lloyd ; Jewish convert to the faith, Deacon Bob Fishman; and evangelist, Paco Gavrilides. The event will be emceed by Wayne Messmer. The 23rd annual Great Lakes Catholic Men’s Conference will be held at the Holmes Student Center at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, on Saturday, November 18th from 8:50 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets include lunch and parking. Cost is $40 for early registration or $45 AT THE DOOR; $15 for college students or younger. For tickets visit www.thetalk.org.
“The willingness of
America’s veterans
to sacrifice for our country
has earned them
our lasting gratitude.” Jeff Miller
ST. PAT’S KID’S CHOIR NEWS
We would like to invite all 2nd through 8th graders to join us for another year of Kid’s Choir which will be singing for the 4:30 pm Christmas Eve Mass. Practices will begin Wednesday, November 29th at 6:30 p.m. at the church. A complete schedule will be handed out at that time. In addition, the students in K – 4th grade will be singing prior to the 4:30 pm Christmas Eve Mass. If you have any questions, please feel free to call Mark or Kim Becker at 857-2586.
HOLY HOURS FOR HOLY ORDERS
The seminarian for November 17th will be Miles Monaco who is in his first year of Theology at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, IL
HOLY FAMILY ICON This icon of the Holy Family will be at St. Mary’s for the 6:00 pm Mass on November 11th. and at St. Flannen’s for the 9:00 am Mass on November 12th.
The Parish Office will be closed this Thursday,
November 16th for a staff training workshop.
ST. PATRICK
Weekly Budget Need $3,775.00
Sunday Collection $3,801.05
Income Required to date $71,725.00
Sunday Collection to date $75,502.90
ST. FLANNEN
Weekly Budget Need $1,088.00
Sunday Collection $1,151.00
Income Required to date $20,672.00
Sunday Collection to date $21,608.76
ST. MARY
Weekly Budget Need $824.00
Sunday Collection $1,095.00
Income Required to date $15,656.00
Sunday Collection to date $14,834.00
-STEWARDSHIP OF GOD’S BLESSINGS-
SUNDAY COLLECTION AS OF 11/05/2017
Works of Mercy Capital Campaign
We have raised $89,035 towards our goal of
$91, 072. Only $2,037 left to raise!!! Thank
you for your continued support.
ST. PATRICK WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION
It’s time for the ST. PATRICK WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION’S
SEMI-ANNUAL BAKE-LESS BAKE SALE. Women of the
parish, your bake sale letter is on the table in the back of
the church with your name on it. Please pick yours up today!
HERE & THERE
NOTRE DAME VS NAVY-- Notre Dame fans are invit-ed to the Dixon KC Hall (506 West 3td St., Dixon) to watch the Notre Dame-Navy game on November 18th. Bring a game watching snack to share. The Knights will be serving their wonderful 3rd Saturday Steak ($14) or Chicken ($9) dinners at the end of the game! Doors
Open at 2pm, kick off is at 2:30pm; dinner at 5:30pm. GO IRISH!
The Dixon Knights of Columbus, Council 690 invite you to be their guest for a FREE Thanksgiving Dinner
on Thursday, November 23rd. Dinner will be served from 12-3:00 pm at the Kay Cee Club Hall, 506 West Third St. in Dixon. Everyone is invited to attend. Car-ryout meals will be available. Meals will be available for delivery in the Dixon area by calling Betty at 815-288-4775.
Saturday, December 2nd, ST. JAMES K OF C, will hold their ”SILENT KNIGHT” LIVE AUCTION AND DINNER at 221 West Kirke Gate, Lee. Dinner and silent auction from 5:30 to 7pm; live auction begins at 7pm. Dinner tickets, $15 will be sold in advance. Call 815-508-6059. All proceeds support charities during the Christmas season.
My dear parishioners,
As we approach the end of the liturgical year, our Sunday
readings remind of us Christ’s second coming, his judgement of
the living and the dead, and the mystery of eternal life. In this
Sunday’s Gospel (Mt 25:1-13), Jesus tells the parable of the ten
virgins, in which he speaks of Heaven as the eternal wedding
banquet: “the bridegroom came and those who were ready went
into the wedding feast with him” (Mt 25:10). In the person of
Jesus Christ, God has come to earth to wed mankind to himself.
Jesus is the bridegroom and the Church is his bride. Husbands
and wives united in the sacrament of holy matrimony have the
great privilege and task of witnessing to the world the great love
between Christ and his Church.
On March 19, 2016 (the Solemnity of St. Joseph), Pope Fran-
cis published his much anticipated Apostolic Exhortation On
Love in the Family Amoris Laetita (The Joy of Love). Having read
and reflected on this text, the Lord has put it on my heart to
share with you in this bulletin column some of the Holy Father’s
catechesis on the sacrament of marriage and family life. For this
first installment, I would like to start with a passage from the
last paragraph of this document, as well as the Pope’s prayer to
the Holy Family (below). Pope Francis states: “no family drops
down from heaven perfectly formed; families need constantly to
grow and mature in the ability to love. This is a never-ending
vocation born of the full communion of the Trinity, the profound
unity between Christ and his Church, the loving community
which is the Holy Family of Nazareth, and the pure fraternity
existing among the saints of heaven…. All of us are called to
keep striving towards something greater than ourselves and our
families, and every family must feel this constant impulse. Let us
make this journey as families, let us keep walking together.
What we have been promised is greater than we can imagine.
May we never lose heart because of our limitations, or ever stop
seeking that fullness of love and communion which God holds
out before us” (n. 325).
Fr. Draper
Prayer to the Holy Family
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in you we contemplate the splendour of
true love; to you we turn with trust. Holy Family of Nazareth,
grant that our families too may be places of communion and
prayer, authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic
churches. Holy Family of Nazareth, may families never again
experience violence, rejection and division; may all who have
been hurt or scandalized find ready comfort and healing. Holy
Family of Nazareth, make us once more mindful of the sacred-
ness and inviolability of the family, and its beauty in God’s
plan. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Graciously hear our prayer. Amen.
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