MARCH 10, 2013 ~~ FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

St. Lawrence O’Toole Catholic Church 4101 St. Lawrence Avenue, Matteson, IL 60443

708-748-6090 Website: www.slotoole.org

E-mail: slotparishoffice@slotoole.orgPastor’s e-mail: thepastor@slotoole.org

FACEBOOK PAGE: St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish

St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish Mission Statement: St. Lawrence O’Toole is a faith-filled Roman Catholic parish, united by the Body of Christ, through the Eucharistic feast, the source and summit of our Christian faith. Our purpose is to build God’s kingdom by acting as a living witness to the Gospel, sharing in Christ’s mission to evangelize and serve both our parish community, and the world around us.

Our Weekly Offering Budgeted Weekly Goal: $ 10,700.00 Budgeted Weekly YTD Goal: $ 373,915.00 Total Given Last Week: $ 6,662.00 Total Given Electronically: $ 1,714.00 Total Offering: $ 8,376.00 Total YTD Offering: $319,552.00 Total Envelopes Used: 185 Total PARISH PAY Users: 59 Building Fund: $ 317.00

Rev. Michael J. Novick Pastor

Mr. William Doerr Mr. John Rangel Mr. Edward Winter Deacons

Ms. Jane Fagan Director of Religious Education

Ms. Pat Fointno Director of Music

Mrs. Patricia Hofkamp Principal

Mrs. Pattie Gallinaro Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Ms. Cathy Costelow Coordinator of Liturgy

Mrs. Sally Doerr Mrs. Mary Cermak Vis Lay Ministers Ms. Maryan Olney Bookkeeper

Parish Staff:

Congratulations to Our 2013 Confirmandi Kelli “Cecilia” Arseneau

Dave “Michael” Baldivino Tayler “Frances” Belton

Raven “Elizabeth” Brzeszkiewicz Dillon “Francis” Clemmer Kimberlee “Rose” Dawson Eric “Terence” Donaldson

Michael “Joseph” Friel Enrique “Francis” Gomez

Alyssa “Josephine” Hamilton Chioma “Quiteria” Iloegbunam

Brenah “Josephine” Johnson Zoe “Maria” Kriha

Elijah “Genesius” Kuli Kaleigh “Rita” Lester Shelby “Teresa” Linear

Mireya “Rebecca” Mayen Elisabeth “Gianna” Melone Mackenzie “Cecilia” Ortega

Jacob “Paul” Tedeschi Tia “Cecilia” Wolffe

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It feels so weird… I mentioned it at the end of last weekend’s masses. You know where we pray in the Eucharistic Prayers using the name of the pope, then follow with “Francis, our bishop, and all the clergy?” It seems very strange not to have a pope in that prayer. Even though I know it to be only temporary, I just want to say it so automatically, but then I have to stop myself and come to reality. This interim time without a shepherd at the helm should be a time that we are so focused on praying for the College of Cardinals, asking the Holy Spirit to guide their hearts to choose the right man for the job. Yet there still seems to be a sort of block in the minds of the faithful. It feels like the Church’s words and hopes are falling on deaf hearts. In other words, do people truly have faith that the Holy Spirit has His holy hand in the mix of this time in history? I feel like many people are just complacent regarding the election. “Well, I have no say in the process so it doesn’t matter.” I feel like our gift of living in a democracy has gone to our heads and we forget about what the heart truly wants to say to God, but we’re afraid the prayer won’t be answered. Therefore, many just don’t ask. When this attitude comes about for something as important as a papal election, then how does a person figure that their prayer will make any difference regarding their own lives? Will a relative be healed? Will I be healed? Will I ever find a new job? Will there ever be peace in the Middle East or other war-torn areas of the world? Will the world ever come to agreement that Jesus is the Savior of the World? Questions like the ones I just wrote, and more, are things that many people want to ask me, but they don’t feel like they can bring to their prayer. It’s as if they feel they don’t ever make a difference. “God is just going to do what He wants.” First, let me say that ALL prayer makes a difference. Secondly, we rightly call God “Our Father” for a reason. Because He cares. Can we change His mind? If our prayers were ineffective, they wouldn’t be prayers and no one would teach about the virtue of hope. Yet, hope is exactly the reason we pray. We have faith that God CAN indeed answer our prayers and WILL in His own way, not necessarily our way. Join me as we wait in joyful anticipation for a new era in the Church to begin. Rev. Michael Novick

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Living Stewardship March 10, 2013 ~~ 4th Sunday of Lent ~~ “No longer was there manna for the Israelites, who that year ate of the yield of the land of Canaan.” (Joshua 5:12) Throughout the forty years that the Israelites journeyed through the desert, God provided them with manna to eat. As soon as they were able to enjoy the fruits of the Promised Land the manna ceased. Likewise, God’s blessings to us may change over the years but it is important to trust that God will always provide us with all that we need.

“Glory in the Cross of Jesus Christ”

Stations of the Cross 7:00 Friday evenings:

March 15 & March 22

Soup & Prayer 6:00 PM Wednesday evenings:

March 13, March 20 In the Parish Office

Lenten Regulations All persons who are fourteen years and older are bound by the law of abstinence. The law of abstinence forbids the eating of meat and food prepared with meat or meat by-products. Fast: All adults who are 18 years of age but not yet 59 are bound by the law of fast. The law of fast allows only one full

meal and two lighter meals in the course of a day, and prohibits eating between meals. In the U.S., Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence. All other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence only. Exceptions: Pregnant women and the sick are not bound by the laws of fasting.

ST. LAWRENCE O’TOOLE 2013 LENT SCHEDULE

Please join us Wednesdays of Lent at 6:00 PM in the Parish Office. Nourish your body and your spirit. Soup and bread will be provided our first week. If you would like, you may sign up for the other weeks to bring either soup or bread at the first gathering. Join others to share soul, reflection, prayer, and fellowship as we journey through Lent

together preparing ourselves for the joy of Easter.

Stations of the Cross Please join us in Church for The Way of the Cross Stations of the Cross will be held every

Friday evening at 7:00 PM during Lent. Service booklets will be available in Church.

Our March meeting will be on March 15th at Culver/s at 11:30 AM. Please call Ann at 503-9674 to

confirm your attendance by noon March 13th. Happy to be back!!

Christ Has Awakened Our Spirit 3/10 PASSION PRACTICE—6:00—7:00 PM in church. CHAOS follows, from 7:00—9:00 PM. 3/14 Volleyball Tournaments—Our Lad of the Woods, 10731 West 131st Street, Orland Park, 6:00 PM.

3/15 PADS—6:30 PM—8:30 PM. 3/17 PASSION PRACTICE—DRESS REHEARSAL—6:00 PM—9:00 PM, in Church. 3/21 Open Gym—6:30 PM—9:00 PM. 3/23 PASSION PRESENTATION at Mass, please be here @ 4:00 PM. 3/24 PASSION PRESENTATION at both Masses—please be here @ 7:30 AM. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny 9:00 AM—1:00 PM.

ATTENTION O’TOOLE ALUMNI St. Lawrence O’Toole School is excited about contacting and strengthening relationships with our alumni. We are updating our alumni database. If you or anyone you know are O’Toole graduates, please help us update our records. Send us alumni names and current addresses. You may call the school office at (708) 747-3322 or email the information to phofkamp@slotoole.org. We appreciate your help.

We Pray for ~ the recently deceased

and the sick Anna Collier, Catalina Cordero, Cherry White, Lois Thompson, Fr. George Cerny, Kathy Seper, Theresa Kukosh,

Bruce Carlson, Diane McClure, Bill Anderson, Jr., Randy Nichole Harvey, Rebecca Camalick, Leon Botich, Lisa Recupido, Anella Anderson, Milledge Blair, James Roseman, Barb Knight, Harrison Lamb, Karl Carpenter,

Margaret & Judy Thorne, Carrie Goselin, Evalena Jones, Mara & Marko Subasic, James Harrison, Mary McLain, Mary Elizabeth Jones, Carl Giese, Bud Achord, Mary Mender, Arlene Milewski, Sharon Napoleon, Shannon Reading, Patty Burnette, Beverly Boblitz, Richard Sutkowski, Marie Zielinski, Jaime Mihalovich, Rita J. Secor, Lukas Ebben,

Valerie Butts, Sue Krusinski, Tom Cole, Randy Dressen, Dee Fry, Jerry Sallame, Kate Kehoe, Mae Debowski, Mary Kuziel, Henry Corum, Robert Vogel, Paul Redus, Mary Lou Cioffi, Carol Winter, Cristina Garcia

For the Weekend of March 16 & 17, 2013 Extraordinary Ministers

5:00 PM: Jennie Fitzgerald, Chuck Lewis, Charles Seputis, Mary Seputis, Carol Winter 8:30 AM: Deacon Rangel, Nancy Blackwell, Eileen Fuhrmann, Dale Heath, Ed Heveran 11:00 AM: Deacon Rangel, Sally Doerr, Lajuana Johnson, Elizabeth Riddle, Carolyn Rudolf, Jeannine Shubert, Diane Sutkowski

Lectors 5:00 PM: Joanie Lewis (L2), Robert Lubbinga (L1) 8:30 AM: Les Easter (L1), Ann Mihalovich (L2) 11:00 AM: Rose Garcia (L2), Ann Rangel (L1)

Greeters 5:00 PM: Linda DeFranza, Sharon Twardowski 8:30 AM: Pat Kubas, Arlene Milewski 11:00 AM: Mary Vis, William Vis

Altar Servers 5:00 PM: Raven Brzeszkiewicz, Elisabeth Melone, Christian Payton 8:30 AM: Zach Arseneau, Zoe Kriha, Teddy Milazzo 11:00 AM: Kim Dawson, Sarah Shubert, Jacob Tedeschi

A Prayer for Those Serving in the Military Lord, Hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for

the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this in the name of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. Amen

If there are parishioners currently serving in the United States military, we would like to know. Please contact the Parish Office @ 748-6090 x102 or slotparishoffice@aol.com, and let us know the name of your dear one and they will be remembered in the prayers of our community and the name posted in the bulletin. Please indicate

branch of service and rank.

2nd Lt. Christine Shirley—Air Force Master Sergeant Michael McGeever—Air Force

Master Sergeant Heriberto Garza—Army Private 1st Class Sam Carreon—Army

Staff Sergeant Sean Heath—Army

Warrant Officer Mark Panozzo—Army PFC Jeffrey M. Heffner—Marines

Airman 1st Class Christopher Garbaciak—Air Force Specialist Alisha D. Grezlik—Army

Slot BINGO Needs your help!! To work or play, one Monday

a month, a few hours on a Monday once a month or as often as possible for you!!

Please give it some thought and join us for this church ministry that supports St.

Lawrence O’Toole! Contact: Jimmy Daniels, Bingo Chairperson

Jimmyd8512@me.com • 708-720-9607(H)• 708-267-6207(C)

Jackpots Cross Fire - $500 Criss Cross - $1,100

Fireplug - $1,600

Team #2 is up this week, Monday, March 11, 2013.

Doors open at 5:00 PM Early bird games start at 6:45 PM.

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Knights of Columbus- Nina Council #3602 will hold our 2013 Lenten Fish Fry Dinners - on these remaining Fridays of Lent: March 15, and March 22, from 5:00

PM-7:30 PM. Located at St. Irenaeus Church- School Gymnasium. South Orchard & Indianwood Blvd. Park Forest, Il. Free Parking. All are Invited.

JOIN US FOR PANCAKES AND AN EASTER EGG HUNT WITH THE EASTER BUNNY When: Sunday, March 24 Time: 9:30 AM—1:00 PM

Cost: Adults $6.00 Children 4-10 $4.00 Children 3 & under FREE Family Max: $25.00

Easter Egg Hunt will be at 12:30 PM. Education Raffle will take place at 1:00 PM.

Come join us for lots of fun and a great breakfast!!

O’TOOLE SCHOOL NEWS The St. Lawrence O’Toole Book Club’s next selection is the novel, Handle With Care,

by Jodi Picoult. The novel explores the dilemma of medical ethics and personal

morality as a family struggles with how to care for their severely disabled child. Our book

discussion is set for Monday, March 11th at 3:00 PM, in the School, Classroom S4. All are welcome and please

bring a friend!

Join us on Saturday, March Join us on Saturday, March Join us on Saturday, March 16th for our 3rd Annual St. 16th for our 3rd Annual St. 16th for our 3rd Annual St.

Patrick’s Day Dinner after 5:00 Patrick’s Day Dinner after 5:00 Patrick’s Day Dinner after 5:00 Mass.Mass.Mass.

Tickets will be on sale this Tickets will be on sale this Tickets will be on sale this weekend after all Masses. Dinner weekend after all Masses. Dinner weekend after all Masses. Dinner will include salad, corned beef OR will include salad, corned beef OR will include salad, corned beef OR fried chicken, cabbage, potatoes, fried chicken, cabbage, potatoes, fried chicken, cabbage, potatoes,

carrots, dinner rolls, and a drinkcarrots, dinner rolls, and a drinkcarrots, dinner rolls, and a drink––– and will be and will be and will be catered from Winston’s Market in Tinley Park.catered from Winston’s Market in Tinley Park.catered from Winston’s Market in Tinley Park.

(Extra wine, pop, and water will be sold.)(Extra wine, pop, and water will be sold.)(Extra wine, pop, and water will be sold.) Adults $12.00 Children 4Adults $12.00 Children 4Adults $12.00 Children 4———10 years old $10.0010 years old $10.0010 years old $10.00

Children under 4 freeChildren under 4 freeChildren under 4 free

KNOW THE MASS, ONE WORD AT A TIME

Love

“Love” is a great word, but unfortunately it’s often an empty word without much depth or meaning. That was not true for Saint Paul who had a powerful and life-transforming experience of love: “I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). Every time Paul celebrated the Eucharist, he knew that love anew when he heard Jesus’s great words: “This is my

body, which will be given up for you.” In Sunday Mass we meet the living Jesus who loves us to the utmost in giving himself up for us. When we truly know and believe his self-sacrificing love made present and real in the Mass, we are forever changed. Nothing else can matter as much. In loving us, Jesus transforms our lives.

Archdiocese of Chicago Strategic Pastoral Plan YEAR OF SUNDAY MASS / YEAR OF FAITH

LOUIS J. CAMELI ©2012 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. Visit our website at www.LTP.org

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Jesus says in Matthew 7:20, “You will know them by their

fruits.”

After listening to Jesus’ parable

today, what is the “fruit” from my reception of the

Eucharist?

The collection for our Easter Flowers will be taken up next weekend, March 16 & 17. An envelope for this collection is in your monthly envelope packet. Thank you

VOCATION INFORMATION March 10, 2013 – Fourth Sunday in Lent The second reading tells us, “…we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us.” (2 Corinthians

5:17-21) How can you be an ambassador for Christ in your life? If you have ever thought about priesthood, consider attending the next Exploring Priesthood Weekend retreat held on April 12-14, 2013 at Mundelein Seminary to learn about the possibilities of diocesan priesthood in Chicago. For information contact Fr. Brian Welter at 312-534-8298 or at bwelter@archchicago.org or go to www.ChicagoPriest.com.

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ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO The Church: The Sacrament of the World’s Salvation This is the fourth of six articles on the purpose and major documents of the Second Vatican Council, written on the fiftieth anniversary of the calling of the Council by Blessed Pope John XXIII. The documents on the Sacred Liturgy and on Divine Revelation, which were the subject of previous short articles, lead us now to consider Lumen gentium, the Constitution on the Church.

Christ is the light of all the peoples of the world, as the title of the document on the Church declares at its very start. A few lines into the document, the Church is defined as the sacrament of the unity of the human race, the instrument that Christ, as savior of the whole world, uses to gather all peoples together in His name and in His love The Church is presented as a mystery of faith. This is because her existence begins with the mission that Christ received from his Father to save the world from the consequences of its sinfulness, and because her life is therefore incorporated into the mystery which is God’s own life as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. One of the ironies of the last fifty years is that the Council’s desire to situate the Church within the faith itself has been often thwarted by people who still consider her primarily as a juridical institution and who espouse institutional “reform” programs as if the Church were a country, a corporation or a club. The Council intended to change this way of thinking about the Church. The Church is variously described as a sheepfold, as the edifice of God, as our mother, as the spouse of the spotless Lamb of God, as the place where a pilgrim people come together on their journey of faith in order to receive the gifts that Christ won for them--the gift of the Holy Spirit, sanctifying grace, sacramental grace, the truths of the Gospel, the infused virtues, the love of pastors ordained to make Christ’s headship visible in His body, and all the other gifts, visible and invisible, that create the tissue of life of the faithful. Because all the baptized are called to holiness of life here and to life eternal in God’s heavenly kingdom, the Church offers all the gifts necessary to achieve holiness. The Council’s teaching on the Church considers various ways of achieving holiness and living as a disciple of Christ: lay people in the world, those in the married state, the life of religious consecration, the way of ordained deaconate and priesthood and episcopacy, the various forms of discipleship that have been part of the Church’s history and which we see most clearly in those who have been declared saints, especially, in a pre-eminent way, the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our mother. This great company of witnesses grows in each generation as the Church reaches out in mission to share the gifts of Christ, the Light of the Nations, with all the peoples of the earth. The Church herself is a gift from Christ, her head, who uses the sacraments of the Church to touch and to be present to His people and who desires that all peoples be gathered into one people of God in the Church. God bless you. Sincerely yours in Christ, Francis Cardinal George, OMI Archbishop of Chicago

PRAYER FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NEW POPE Heavenly Father, we, the People of God, gathered in solidarity as did the disciples in the Upper room, pray for the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Cardinals who will be in conclave for the election of the next vicar of our Lord Jesus Christ. May the hearts of our Cardinals be open to the wisdom of the Holy Spirit, beyond any human judgment, to elect the candidate most pleasing to You, Heavenly Father, and who will guide the Church at this momentous time in history.

We invoke our Mother Mary, untied in prayer with the disciples in the Upper Room, to intercede for our Cardinals to select the next Holy Father in docility to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, her divine Spouse.

Holy Mary, Mother of God and of the Church, we entrust this conclave to your maternal and Immaculate Heart, and offer these prayers for your guidance and protection over the choosing of the next Vicar of your Son.

1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be

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Sacramental Information: Baptisms: The first and second Sunday of each month at 12:30 PM. NOTE: Expectant parents should phone the Parish Office 2 months before the birth of your baby to arrange for required Baptismal Preparation Classes. Weddings: Arrangements for Marriage should be made by calling the Parish Office no later than four months prior to the proposed wedding date. Attending Pre-Cana is required. Funerals: Arrangements can be made by a family member by calling the Parish Office. Pastoral Care of the Sick: To arrange for communion to be brought to the sick, the elderly, and the homebound, please call the Parish Office @ (708)748-6090. Pro-Life Phone Numbers: Pregnancy Counseling Hotlines: Carenet/Heartbeat—1-800-395-HELP, Birthright—1-800-550-4900, Project Rachel, (post-abortion healing) - 1-888-456-HOPE Natural Family Planning information: St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee—call David & Elba (815) 939-0949, St. Stephen’s in Tinley Park—call Jeff & Linda (708) 633-7392, For Spanish classes—call Don & Fidelia (630)628-9850. For more information or to order the Couple to Couple League Home Study Course please call (800) 745-8252.

Masses for the Week Sunday, Mach 10, 2013 Mary Veitch req. by John & Ann Rangel, Heinz Family req. by Family Monday, March 11, 2013 Purgatorial Society Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Rita Cadena req. by The Garcia Family Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Peggy Hogan re. by Jill Carlson, Rita Cadena req. by Mrs. Clough Thursday, March 14, 2013 Celebrant’s Intentions Friday, March 15, 2013 Christopher Kilboy req. by Family Saturday, March 16, 2013 Lloyd Drahos req. by Family

Masses for Sunday, March 17, 2013 Albert & Elisabeth Grohman, Robert Seaman

Saints & Special Observances:

Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Lent; Second Scrutiny;

Daylight Saving Time begins; Girl Scout Sunday Friday: Abstinence

This week at O’Toole Sunday, March 10, 2013 ST. PATRICK’S DAY TICKETS AFTER MASS 8:30 AM Mass 11:00 AM: Mass 6:00 PM: CHAOS C, B2 & SC/G Monday, March 11, 2013 8:00 AM: Rosary C 8:30 AM: Mass 4:30 PM: Bingo SC/G Tuesday, March 12, 2013 7:45 AM: Rosary C 8:10 AM: Morning Prayer C 8:30 AM: Mass 9:15 AM: Morning Scripture Study PO/M Wednesday, March 13, 2013 8:00 AM: Rosary C 8:30 AM: Mass 6:00 PM: Soup & Prayer PO/M Thursday, March 14, 2013 7:45 AM: Rosary C 8:10 AM: Morning Prayer C 8:30 AM: Mass 6:00 PM: Irish Dance OH/C 6:00 PM: SPRED PO/K & PO/M 6:30 PM: CHAOS SC/G 6:30 PM: Music Ministry C Friday, March 15, 2013 8:00 AM: Rosary C 8:30 AM: Mass 6:00 PM: PADS O’TOOLE 7:00 PM: Stations of the Cross C Saturday, March 16, 2013 8:10 AM: Morning Prayer C 8:30 AM: Mass 9:00 AM: Rosary C 4:00 PM: Reconciliation C 5:00 PM: Mass 6;00 PM: St. Patrick’s Day Dinner C Sunday, March 17, 2013 8:30 AM: Mass 11:00 AM: Mass 6:00 PM: CHAOS B2 & SC/G

Prayer for Protection of Conscience Rights Father, we praise you and thank you for your most precious gifts of human life and human freedom. Touch the hearts of our lawmakers with the wisdom and courage to uphold conscience rights and religious liberty for all. Protect all people from being forced to violate their moral and religious convictions. In your goodness, guard our freedom to live out our faith and to follow you in all that we do. Give us strength to be bold and joyful witnesses. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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Readings for the Week: Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis2:1a,12-22;Ps34:17-21,23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30

Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sunday: Is 43:16-21; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 3:8-14; Jn 8:1-11 Alternate readings (Year A): Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]

Glory in the Cross of Jesus Christ