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St. John the Apostle Church, Villa Park
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PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
OUR PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS WHO ARE SICK:
If you would like your name added to or removed from this list
for prayers, please call the rectory. Maria Ester Aguilar, Janet
Anderson, Ann Bader, Ray Bader, Lilia Carbajal, John Castrejon,
Tilmon Chelette, Stephanie Chodera, Isabella Daytesola, , Mary
Doris, John Draff, Brock Eckhoff, Emily Emond, Deacon Joe Ferrari,
Angelina Flores, Egan Gan. Fran Hale, Stanley Kalinowski, Charlotte
Kennon, Jean Killian, Joann Klien, David Koenig, John Kraynack,
Frances Krueger, John Krzys, Charlene Martin Lupo, Steven Lutes,
Stella Mindoloska, Judy Moss, Peter Moss, Mark Orlowski, Philip
Pasuntino, Jennifer Perez, Matt & Annmarie Potenza, Frank
Ragase, Bobby Roeback, G. Rojas, Marge Saalfeld, Mateo Santacruz,
Fr. John Sebahar Luigi Schiassi, Theresa Sekowski, Tom Shook, Tim
Smith, Mondavi Sobbi, Benjamin Soriano, Mary Thoris, Mary Vacco,
Dale Vercellotti, Kevin Wallace, Casty Buchit Young.
DIRECTORY Bishop
Most Rev. Ronald Hicks Pastor-Rev. Mark Rosenbaum
Weekend & Daily Mass– Assistant Weekend Mass Assistant
Priests
Fr. Tan Nguyen SVD Fr. Nhan Van Tran SVD
Deacon Ron Madsen (630) 279-7433 Music Ministry—John Toner,
Alexia Garcia
Director of Religious Education / Directora de Educacion
Religiosa
Dolly Foley (630) 832-7588 R.E. Office Hours/Horario de Oficina:
Monday/Lunes 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Saturday/Sabado 8:30 AM - 12:00
PM
Parish Website: www.stjohnvillapark.org
Deanery: www.easterndupagedeanery.org
Bulletin Editor: [email protected]
RECTORY / PARISH OFFICE 630-279-7404
330 N. Westmore Ave. Villa Park IL 60181 [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Friday: 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Saturday 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
MASS SCHEDULE / HORARIO DE MISA SANTA
Saturday: 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM
en Español Weekdays: 7:45 AM except Thursday at 7:00 PM
Confessions / Confesiones
Mondays 5-6:00 PM—Fridays 7:30-8:30 PM or by appointment.
Baptisms / Bautismos Pre-Baptism class in English – the 1st
Sunday of the month at 12:30 PM.
Preparacion pre-bautismal – primer sábado del mes a las 10:30
AM. Contact the rectory to register. Contacte la rectoría para
registrarse.
Weddings / Bodas / Quinceañeras
Contact the rectory to schedule. Contacte la rectoría para
programar.
MISSION STATEMENT The Catholic Community of St. John the Apostle
Parish commits to live out the teachings of Jesus Christ, nourished
by the Eucharist, guided by the Holy Spirit and rooted in prayer.
Together we continue the mission of Christ through Evangelization,
Discipleship and Charity. La misión de la Parroquia San Juan
Apóstol La Comunidad Católica de la Parroquia San Juan Apóstol se
compromete a vivir las enseñanzas de Jesucristo, alimentada por la
Eucaristía, guiados por el Espíritu Santo y con raíces en la
oración. Juntos continuamos la misión de Cristo a través de la
evangelización, discipulado y Caridad.
MILITARY PRAYER LIST. As a parish family, we at St. John the
Apostle pray for all the members of our parish. We especially pray
for our parishioners and their relatives who are currently on
active duty in the military: • DeWitt • Staff Sgt. Adam Griswold •
Pvt. Aren Menor • Pvt. Joseph Aguayo-Ludvik • USMC Joseph Ciesla •
Spc. Thomas • AIC Darren Menor • A1C Ryan Pemberton • Sgt. Andrew
J. Peterson • Sgt. Donald J. Peterson • A1C Anthony Pieroni—USAF •
Pvt. Jeremy Schumacher • Spc. MP Catherin R. Stover/Peterson •
Corp. Robert Stover • Pfc. Stephen Winter. • ( name and branch of
service so that he or she can be in-
cluded in a weekly prayer list in our bulletin.)
December 13th—The Third Sunday of Advent
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Christmas Schedule
Saturday, December 13—Our Lady of Guadalupe English Mass—8:00
AM
Monday, December 14-Bi-Lingual Mass 6:00 PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Friday, December 18—7:30 -8 :30 PM Monday, December 21—5:00—6:00
PM
And by appointment (630-279-7404
Christmas Masses
Thursday, December 24 Christmas Eve—5:00 PM & 10:00 PM
Friday, December 25 Christmas Day—9:00 AM-11:00 AM
1:00 PM Espanol
Normal Weekend Mass Schedule—28/29 The Blessed Virgin Mary,
The Mother of God Masses: (Holy Day of Obligation) Thursday,
December 31 New Year’s Eve 7:00 PM
Friday, January 1 New Year’ Day—Bi-Lingual Mass 9:00 AM
If you are planning on attending a Christmas Mass you must sign
up on- line or by calling the rectory when registration for
Christmas opens. Due to the large number of requests for Christmas
Masses
no walk-ins allowed.
Christmas greetings in the Lord to all, I hope this message
finds you safe and healthy. I want to send my Christmas blessings
upon all of you. Remembering this year, that as our celebrations
may not be as grand, we may not be able to have large gatherings.
That the salvation of the world came in something not grand,
something not large, just in a newborn child in a manger with just
a few around Him. I thank all of those who have persevered in their
faith at this time of physical separation from loved ones. Our
faith in our Lord Jesus Christ is something that we can choose to
carry with us throughout our life. In the goodness of God, we can
offer prayers for loved ones who are not physically present to us.
Just as Christ, entering into humanity, was an offering for people
of all times and places. Let us not be discouraged, rather let us
be a people of hope, a people of offering, that will not let the
present circumstances slow us down. Again, a Blessed and Merry
Christmas to you all. I continue to keep my parishes of St.
Alexander and St. John the Apostle in my thoughts and prayers. Fr.
Rosenbaum.
We Share Online Giving Now Available
Go to our web page Stjohnvillapark.org
Select the Online Giving Tab
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That’s it. You can return at any time to edit your donation or
to view your financial records.
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This Weeks Readings
Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27
Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19, 23; Mt
21:28-32 Wednesday: Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21c-25; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14;Lk
7:18b-23 Thursday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17
Friday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Saturday:
Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Sunday: 2
Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 16:25-27; Lk
1:26-38
Collections
November 22nd—$1,897.00 By Mail Nov. 15th & 22nd —$2,800.00
Thanksgiving & Human Development
$471.00
Total: $5,168.00
Your generosity and discipleship are greatly appreciated! Thank
you for supporting the good work of St. John Parish!
You are a HERO for Life! Team St. John the Apostle- Villa Park
raised $2,276.62 in the Waterleaf Virtual Baby Bottles for Life
Team Challenge. Because of your support, Waterleaf can continue to
in their mission to support and educate pregnant women facing
crisis or unin-tended pregnancies through the Waterleaf Medical
Clinic and their Aspire Education and Resource Center located in
Aurora. Thank you for being a hero for life!
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To St. John the Apostle Parishioners -- Weekend Masses need more
volunteers As all of you know, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced
many challenges upon us. We are thankful to the volunteers that
have been faithful in their efforts to assist our parish in its
effort to keep our Mass a endees safe and healthy. Our parish needs
more weekend Mass volunteers. We are asking those who a end Mass to
consider volunteering just a few minutes of your me at the
conclusion of Mass to help clean and sani ze the pews. This
generally takes about 10-15 minutes. Just stop by the ministry room
or check with a volunteer to see if there are enough volunteers to
get the job done! We will be happy to train you!
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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Of December 12th– December 20th
Date Intention RequestedbySaturday, 12th 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 1. The
Parishioners of St. Johns 1. The Parishioners of St. Johns
Sunday 13th 9:00 AM 1. The Parishioners of St. Johns 11:00 AM 1.
The Parishioners of St. Johns 1:00 PM 1. Alejandro Gonzalez Manuel
& Clara Gonzalez Monday, 14th 7:45 AM 6:00 PM
1. Leo Dube (+) OurLadyofGuadalupe(Bi-lingual) Amelia &
Marion Les Tuesday, 15th 7:45 AM 1. Mary T. Moneer & Joseph P.
Simmins (+) George & Mary Ann McBeath Wednesday, 16th 7:45 AM
1. Tita Tan—Special Intention Brisa Bolesa Thursday, 17th 7:00 PM
1. Gerald Foley (+) The Foley Family Friday, 18th 7:45 AM 1. The
Parishioners of St. Johns Saturday 19th 8:00 AM 5:00 PM 1. The
Parishioners of St. Johns 1. The Parishioners of St. Johns Sunday,
20th 9:00 AM 1. Emily & Edward Slowik (+) The Family 11:00 AM
1. The Parishioners of St. Johns 1:00 PM 1. America
Castillo—Special Intention Brisa Boksa
DID Y0U KNOW
St. John of the Cross—1542-91, Doctor of the Church, reformer of
the Carmelite order, and one of the greatest of Catholic mystics
and Spanish poets. He entered the Carmelite order in 1563, taking
the name of John of St. Matthias. He studied in Salamanca (1554-68)
and was ordained in 1567. That same year John met Teresa of Avila,
who persuaded him to collaborate in the reform of the order. On
November 11, 1568, his name changed to John of the Cross, he
assumed the Primitive Rule and helped to found the first monastery
of the reform. He was sequently rector of the college at Alcala and
then confessor of the Carmelite nuns at Incarnation in Avila, where
Teresa was prioress. Kidnapped by Carmelites hostile to the reform,
he was harshly imprisoned in Toledo where he began to write his
greatest poetry. He escaped from this prison and continued to write
mystical poems and to compose Scholastic theology becoming a
hermeneutic of the religious experience contained in these art
objects. John, held various positions within the reformed
(“Discalced”) Carmelites and underwent significant persecution at
the end of his life. John of the Cross was the author of such
spiritual classics as the Ascent of Mount Carmel and Dark Night of
the Soul. John of the Cross was canonized ion 1726 and declared a
Doctor of the Church in 1926. Feast Day: December 14.
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