T oday we celebrate the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The theme of food continues this week. In the first reading the Israelite community has been freed from Egypt and is now on the journey to the promised land.
After all the signs and miracles that they have experienced, they still grumble. They worry that they will die without food. That God is now going to forsake them. God responds to their grumbling by giving them manna to eat. Each day the manna appears like frost and provides for the needs of that day. What a way to build reliance. They couldn’t hoard or stockpile. It was all about trust. We also are called to put our trust in God’s providence. Hard to believe that we are once again in August. Just a reminder that by now everyone should already be enrolled in Religious Education classes or St. Agnes School. Waiting will only make your life more stressful and there is a chance we won’t have room for your children. Registration for both the school or RE classes have been ongoing since May. Please contact Mrs. Hamilton in the school office at 756-2333 or Mrs. Klopp in the
Religious Education office at 754-0713 if you still Religious Education office at 754-0713 if you still need to register. Congratulations to Sr. Mary Grace Richey OSF who made her Perpetual Profession of Vows this past Thursday at the Mother House in Mishawaka. Sr. Mary Grace teaches third grade at St. Agnes. Several of us were able to go to the ceremony and join her in her celebration. Please keep Sr. Mary Grace in your prayers. Two upcoming events to put in your calendar would be the St. Agnes Golf Outing on September 9th. And the St. Kieran Parish Picnic on Sunday September 16th. The Joe Dee Golf Outing will be held at Cardinal Creek Golf Course and all proceeds go to the St. Agnes School. The St. Kieran parish picnic will be held right here on the St. Kieran grounds and is a chance to get together with family and friends from the parish. We look forward to seeing you at both of these events.
Have a Blessed Week!
St. Kieran Catholic Church
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 5, 2018
Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life.
— John 6:27a
Notes from Fr. John
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — I will rain down bread from heaven for you (Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15).
Psalm — The Lord gave them bread from heaven (Psalm 78).
Second Reading — Put on the new self that has been created in God’s way (Ephesians 4:17, 20-24).
Gospel — Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst (John 6:24-35).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Mk 9:2-10 Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22; Ps 102:16-21, 29, 22-23; Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 16:13-23 Friday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 Saturday: Hb 1:12 — 2:4; Ps 9:8-13; Mt 17:14-20 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-9; Eph 4:30 — 5:2; Jn 6:41-51
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WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH THE PARISH PICNIC!
We are looking for parishioners to volunteer just an hour of time to help at the St. Kieran Parish Picnic on Sunday, September 16, from 11 AM to 3 PM. Volunteers are needed for food serving, kids games, prize table, train station, and set/clean-up. The following slots are available:
11 AM to 12 PM (Noon) 12 PM to 1 PM 1 PM to 2 PM 2 PM to 3 PM If you can work the final slot and can stay to help clean up, we will greatly appreciate the help. All of the food for the picnic will be prepared by Mr. Bill Barker—volunteers will only serve.
If you can help, please call the Rectory Office at (708)755-0074, send an email to Sheila Porrata at [email protected] , or drop a note in the collection basket letting us know that you can help. Don’t forget to include what time slot you would prefer and a contact number. A confirmation of your volunteer time will be sent to you. Thanks for helping with this annual family event!!!
Joshua Shlosberg served St. Kieran Parish for fifteen years, sharing his gifts as Music Minister, Lector, Minister of Care, and Eucharistic Minister.
Joshua (Lee) Shlosberg
1944 to 2018
Joshua was laid to rest on July 12, 2018, at Mepkin Abbey, the Trappist Monastery in South Carolina where he served ten years as a Brother (1992 to 2002.) It was his desire, after being diagnosed with lymphoma in October, 2017, that his ashes be interred in the Abbey cemetery, among the graves of the deceased brothers.
The Mass of Resurrection in the Abbey Church, planned and presided over by the Abbot, featured “Amazing Grace” and classical offerings by musicians on violin, cello, oboe and organ. At the conclusion of the Liturgy, the urn containing Joshua’s ashes was carried from the Church to the Monks’ Cemetery—a hillside overlooking the Cooper River. After chanted prayer and blessing, the urn was placed in the prepared site, and all present each placed a shovelful of clay into the grave as a final farewell.
Parish News & Events
Farewell to Deacon Gene and Mary LaBelle
The St. Kieran Women’s Club and the Knights of Columbus Council 997
invite you to a farewell reception for Gene and Mary
on Sunday, August 19, immediately following the 10:00 a.m. Mass.
We will gather in the school vestibule for food and fellowship
as we thank the LaBelles for their decades of dedication and service
to St. Kieran Parish.
Please make plans to join us.
If you have been attending Mass
here at St. Kieran, but have not registered . .
NOW IS THE TIME! Come and join our parish family.
Fill out this form and give it to an usher or call the rectory at 708-755-0074. We will happily send you a registration form. Name: ________________________________ Address:_______________________________ Phone:________________________________ Email: ________________________________
OUR LADY OF SORROWS NOVENA
Thursday, August 9
Please consider joining us on the
second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. to pray a Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows
for the resolution of conflicts all over the world.
P C
The parish council will not be meeting during the months of July and August.
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Parish News & Events
Registration for 2018-2019 Religious Education classes is ongoing. Several classes have already been filled and the remainder of the classes are nearly full. Although the registration deadline is August 31, you should not wait any longer to register your children. Call the Religious Education Office at 708/754-0713 to check availa-bility. We will need some new teachers and adult aides for the upcoming year. If you think this worthwhile ministry might be for you, call Teri Klopp in the Religious Education Office. She will be happy to discuss requirements and expectations with you.
THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL BLESSING FOR
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
AT ALL MASSES NEXT WEEKEND, AUGUST 11 & 12.
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Parish News & Events
Our St. Kieran 10:00 am Mass Choir is a great group of singers! We are always looking for new members. You don’t have to know how to read music, just love to sing!
Practices are every Thursday evening from 7:00 – 8:30 pm.
Our first practice is Thursday, August 30.
Our first Mass of the year is Sunday, Sept. 9.
See Joanne Rossbach if you are interested in joining.
Join the choir!
“And He will raise you up on eagle’s wings, bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of His hand.” (from On Eagle’s Wings, Joncas)
RESURRECTION CHOIR The St. Kieran Resurrection Choir is a special group of volunteer singers that offers comfort and support at funerals. If you would like to join this wonderful ministry, please see Joanne Rossbach or call the Rectory. There are no practices and no requirements for attendance. Members are called several days before a funeral and come to sing when they are available.
“For bells are the voice of the church; they have tones that touch and search the hearts of young and old.” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
Chime Choir All are welcome to join our Chime Choir (ages junior-high and older). The chimers play about once a month at a weekend Mass and for special occasions. No musical background at all is needed. Prac-tices are every other Monday evening from 7:00 – 8:00 pm, beginning August 27. If you are interested, please talk to Joanne Rossbach or call the Rectory. A special thank you to the Knights of Columbus (Chicago Heights Chapter, Council 997) who continue to support our music ministry!
SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE AUGUST 11/12, 2018
A new academic year will soon begin for our grade school children in the greater community of Chicago Heights. Families who struggle with meeting the daily needs of their children are even further stressed when school begins and supplies, clothes, and equipment are needed. In an effort to help our families with the extra costs of supplying their children with what they need to begin the school year, we are asking our parishioners to help out by purcha-sing needed supplies for both our children AND their teachers. Needed supplies are listed below and can be brought to St. Kieran Church the weekend of August 11/12 where they will be distributed within the following week to our local community schools in District 170 and to the students at St. Agnes Catholic School, our sister parish. Your help is greatly appreciated! May God bless you for what you can do for our children! ITEMS NEEDED BY STUDENTS
Binders; 3-ring, 1 or 2 inch Notebooks; Spiral Bound and Composition Book Bags (no wheels) Paints, Water Colors Crayons Paper; Loose-leaf, Wide & College Ruled Ear Buds Pencil Case, Zippered Erasers, Pencil Top & Hand Held Pencils, Number 2 Folders; 2-pocket, any color Pencils, Colored Glue, Sticks & Bottle (Elmer’s) Pens; Blue, Black and Red Highlighters Post-It Notes, 3” x 3” Index Cards Protractors Markers; Dry Erase & Washable Rulers, with inches and centimeters Scissors ITEMS NEEDED BY TEACHERS
Hand Sanitizer, Bottled Paper Towels Kleenex (Boxes) Wipes; Baby, Hand, and Clorox Napkins (Paper) Ziploc Bags, quart or gallon size
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Parish News & Events
St. Agnes has hosted a Shawl Ministry group for a number of years. They are a small group of knit-ters and crocheters who make baby afghans for families who are baptizing, shawls for the sick or homebound and neck scarves for PADS guests. A lot of the work may be done at home, but they meet once a month for about an hour at St. Agnes, usually on the last Thursday of the month at 10 AM for a cup of coffee, company, and to pray while they work. If you’re interested in joining the group, please call Ann at 756-2635 or Kay in the parish office at St. Agnes at 709-2694. P.S. Plenty of supplies are available, so please think about coming to learn how to knit or just for the fellowship!
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Other News & Events
5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Dave Dutko Emil Vasek Gene Labelle
Gina Caffarini Tom Narcissi
Joan Cliff Briana Narcissi Gordon Moberg
Judi Patzelt
Connie Bultema Karlene Henshaw Barbara Fonfara John Jaworski
Pat Hand Charles Lofrano
Sandy Ciccotelli Mary La Belle
Edward Funches David Nozar
Amanda Klopp Mary Segebarth
Tyler Stadt Benjamin Stadt
** Served by adult parishioners
Sofia Alessadrini Matteo Alessandrini
Raymond Brower Sue Habegger
James Calvert Tana Neubauer
Susan Alessandrini Teri Klopp
Terry Mazzocca Mary Schmal Harrison Ogunbote
Michelle Acadia Kim Alexander
Jenna Bova Cory Blair
Anthony H. Bruno Noreen Bussey Philip Cameli Michael Case
Victoria Cavallaro Janel Compton
JoAnne Corrigan Richard Czarnecki Shar Drozdowski Christine Dymek
Jim Dymek Gary Eichberger
Ava Emroll Laurie Emroll Teresa Eppel Tom Fleisher
Marlene Gaughan Tom Haggerty
Dominick Hamilton Florence Hand Heather Henry
William Hand, Sr. Sarah Hergenroth
Larry Janaszak Rose Klauck
Dennis Kurowsk Amanda LaBelle
Joyce Lentzi Marge Knapp
Our Troops
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Air Force
E-3 Conor Fitzgerald
Army
PFC Roman Ambriz E5 Patrick Atwater
Sgt. Brenden Flanagan Sgt. James R. Hibbs
PFC Lee James Roché CWO Thomas J. Seehausen
Coast Guard
Luke Stocker
Marine Corps
SSgt. John Henry LCpl. Joseph Johnson
Sgt. Patrick Russell SSgt. Nathan Taylor
National Guard
Captain Paul LaBelle
Navy
Troy DaVault Raymond J. Martinez
Joseph Swanson
There are dates available throughout 2018 to purchase flowers
dedicated to a loved one for the Holy Family Shrine
in the Church.
Frank J. Longo Pat Longo
Ken Mannie Terri Masiur
Kathleen Masterson Tom Maxwell Erin McCann
Marilyn Monteleone Rosemarie Pagliero Bernice Pappalardo
Virginio Popolla Elena Presutti
Catherine Pryszez Katie Quinn Radomski
Bill Rinaldi Jr. Marjorie V. Ringwald
Tom Roberts Selene Robinson
Rosa Maria Santos Ramón L. Santiago
Phyllis Siebert Audrey Strasser
Fran Somer Carolyn Stadt Pat Sullivan Gayle Tama
Catherine Valek Lonnie Varallo
Sr. Joy Weideman Linda Wickizek Dana Wittman
Marjorie Woltman Kevin Yant
Ministry Schedule for August 11 & 12, 2018
Monday, August 6 8:00 a.m. Communion Service (C) 5:00 p.m. St. Agnes Athletics (FF) to 9 PM
Tuesday, August 7 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass (C) 5:00 p.m. St. Agnes Athletics (FF) to 9 PM
Wednesday, August 8 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass (C) 5:00 p.m. St. Agnes Athletics (FF) to 9 PM
Thursday, August 9 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass (C) 12:30 p.m. Bible Study (L) 6:30 p.m. Our Lady of Sorrows Novena (Day Chapel) 7:00 p.m. Baptismal Preparation (C) 7:30 p.m. Glenwood Adults Men’s BB League (H) to 9:30 PM
Friday, August 10 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass (C) 5:00 p.m. St. Agnes Athletics (FF) to 9 PM
Saturday, August 11 9:00 a.m. Communion Service (C) 9:00 a.m. St. Agnes Athletics (FF/Hall) to 1 PM 2:00 p.m. Glenwood Adults Men’s BB League (H) to 4:30 PM 4:00 p.m. Confessions (C) to 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Anticipated Mass (C) School Supply Drive at all weekend Masses Blessings for Returning Students/Teachers at all weekend Masses
Sunday, August 12 8:00 a.m. Sunday Mass (C) 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass (C) 11:30 a.m. Baptisms (C) School Supply Drive at all weekend Masses Blessings for Returning Students/Teachers at all weekend Masses
Monday, August 6 – The Transfiguration of the Lord 8:00 a.m. • Communion Service
Tuesday, August 7 – St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Cajetan 8:00 a.m. • Joshua Shlosberg, req. by St. Kieran Church
Wednesday, August 8 – St. Dominic 8:00 a.m. • Deceased of the LeRose & Magnabosco Families • Living/deceased of the Springfield Dominican Sisters, req. by Sister Santina De Luca OP
Thursday, August 9 – St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross 8:00 a.m. • Sr. Calista Brisley OSF, req. by St. Kieran Church
Friday, August 10 – St. Lawrence 8:00 a.m. • For the people of St. Kieran Parish
Saturday, August 11 – St. Clare 9:00 a.m. • Communion Service 5:00 p.m. • Olga Vasek and Rev. Conrad Motola OFM, req. by Emil & Sandy • Monica Hill, req. by the Linde Family • Peter & Lydia Zagone, req. by their family • Deceased members of the Alexander Family, req. by Jeanne Maggio
Sunday, August 12 – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 a.m. • Herb Neal, req. by the Neal Family 10:00 a.m. • Anna & John Flicker, Sr., req. by Joseph & Maryann Perozzi • Rosalia & Giovanni Stanfa, req. by Joe & Rosalia Stanfa • Barbara Bruno & Clara Tiberi, req. by David & Marina Tiberi
July Collection
Sunday Collection $ 24,987.00
Building Fund $ 1,400.00
Educational Stewardship $ 127.00
Sharing Parish $ 208.00
Peter's Pence $ 1,485.00
Phyllis Siebert
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St. Kieran Catholic Church 724 West 195 Street, Chicago Heights IL 60411
Visit our Website at www.stkieranchurch.org
Parish Mission Statement:
St. Kieran Parish is a Catholic community within the Archdiocese of Chicago. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, nourished by Scripture and Sacrament, we are called by Christ to become disciples and stewards. Through worship, fellowship, catechesis, and service to all God’s children, we embrace our Lord’s challenge to live as family and be his witnesses, beginning here in Chicago Heights.
Parish Staff: Rev. John Siemianowski, Pastor Deacon Eugene Labelle, Senior Deacon Rev. Thomas Kasputis, Associate Pastor Deacon David Dutko Rev. William O’Mara, Resident Associate Deacon Emil Vasek
Weekend Masses are celebrated Saturdays at 5 PM; Sundays at 8 AM and 10 AM Weekday Masses are celebrated Tuesday through Friday at 8:00 a.m.
Communion Services are celebrated on Mondays at 8:00 a.m. and on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated on Saturdays at 4:00 p.m.
Rectory Office, 708/755-0074: Hours of Operation: 9 AM to 3 PM (Monday—Thursday)
Sandy Vasek, Office Manager, [email protected] Sheila Porrata, Bulletin Editor, [email protected]
Emily Hernandez, Parish Secretary, [email protected]
Religious Education Office, located at St. Agnes, 708/754-0713 Teri Klopp, Coordinator, [email protected]
Director of Music: Mrs. Joanne Rossbach, 708/755-0074
Parish Ministries: Knights of Columbus: David Nozar, 708/267-8253. Visit our website: www.knights997.org
Parish Council: Keith Betton, Kevin Dennihan, Sue Habegger, Dave Nozar, Terry Shelley, and Joe Sopron. Contact us at [email protected]
St Kieran Women's Club: Sue Habegger, email: [email protected]
SACRAMENTAL/IMPORTANT INFORMATION
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Contact the Rectory Office to make arrangements. Regular Baptismal Sundays are the first and third Sundays of the month at 11:30 a.m.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Contact the Rectory Office at least six month prior to date of marriage.
SACRAMENT OF EUCHARIST TO THE HOMEBOUND: Please contact the Rectory Office to set-up visits.
ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION: For adults who wish to know more about the Roman Catholic faith, please contact the Rectory Office and the Director of Religious Education will contact you.
NEW PARISHIONERS: To become a member, please contact the Rectory Office for a registration form.
BULLETIN/PARISH CALENDAR: Bulletin information should be submitted by email to the Bulletin Editor. Contact the Office Manager for arrangements to use parish facilities.
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