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St. Matthew Parish
1555 Glen Ellyn Road
Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139
St. Matthew
DECEMBER 20, 2015
RECTORY & PARISH CENTER 630-469-6300
Fax Number
630-469-6302
Office Hours: M - F 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
M - F 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Sat 9 AM - 1 PM
Parish Website: www.stmatthewchurch.org
School Website: www.stmatthewschool.org
PASTOR
Rev. Jerome Kish
ext 312
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Rev. Franklin Duran
ext 311
IN RESIDENCE
Rev. Richard Cilano
PERMANENT DEACON
Robert Malek
ext 315
DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION
Michael Ruddle
ext 314
FAITH FORMATION OFFICE 630-469-5178
PASTORAL MUSICIAN
Robert Fulda
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Gina Pestrak
630-858-3112
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY
630-469-6300 ext 302
MASSES - Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM
Sunday - 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, 1:30 PM (Español),
6:00 PM
Daily (Monday through Friday)
7:00 and 8:45 AM
Saturday: 8:00 AM
Rosary after the 8:45 AM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Monday - 7:40 AM, Tuesday - 6:30 PM,
Saturday - 3:30 PM
(or contact one of the priests)
BAPTISMS
Second Saturday of the month at 12:00 PM.
Pre-Baptismal meeting held the second Monday of
the month. Pre-registration is required.
MARRIAGES
Please call the Parish office at least 6 months prior
to the celebration of the Sacrament.
PARISH REGISTRATION
Please stop by the Parish Office to fill out a
registration form.
HOMEBOUND/SICK:
Please call the Parish Office to notify us of
anyone homebound, critically ill or in the hospital.
Bautismos en español son cada cuarto sábado del mes. Preparación bautismal es el segundo miércoles de cada
mes a las 7pm. Se tiene que registrar en las oficinas antes de las pláticas.
Knock, knock. Who’s there?
Almost everybody knows how those old jokes start. It’s not just a joke; it’s how we handle almost all
our encounters with strangers. The phone rings and you ask, “Who is it?” There is a moment of testing
before you decide if you will open the door or continue the conversation. We usually hang up on a
sales person—especially during dinner. A good friend is invited into a deeper, closer conversation or
welcomed into our home. Burglars are barred from entry—if we spot them. We don’t let in everybody
who knocks at the door; but we don’t reject everybody, either. It’s a pretty solid way to handle our
personal life. It seems to me it would be a pretty solid way to handle our national life.
Unfortunately, we usually have only two opposing policies thrown at us: everybody or nobody. Many people hate the
politicians who say, “Let everybody into our country.” Many other people hate the politicians who say, “Let nobody into
our country.” And we know what happens. These two opposing positions put us into camps and the fires of fear and
hatred pour out from our hearts.
Look at the ‘everybody’ position, look at the people who say “Let everybody into our country.” When this comes from
political leaders, this means “Let everybody into your part of the country.” Our politicians do not let everyone into their
part of the country; the White House is the most secure house in the world. Nobody gets in without security clearance.
Even if you’ve come to the US from another country, you want your home here to be safe. Safety requires identifying
the stranger. All humanity is wounded by original sin. Regardless of our country of origin, we are all capable of terrible
crimes. So we have to ask “Who’s there?” when the knock comes at the door. This is simply good common sense and
shows a noble spirit of protection for those we love. Safety compels us to limit access to the more intimate parts of our
lives. This safety is an expression of love and justice.
Now look at the ‘nobody’ position, look at the people who say “Nobody should come into our country.” Granted, this
position is not absolute, but it is pretty broad. It can even come from the good desire for safety mentioned above. But it
can also come from a fear of economic loss, cultural loss, and personal loss. We have to be careful here also, because
self-preservation can be an excuse for self-indulgence and selfishness. Will I lose my way of life if other people
overwhelm it? Actually, you might find your life if you open yourself up to others. I know I would not be here unless my
mother and father welcomed each other into their own lives. All of us come from somewhere else, from the God who
created us. And when we get here, we’ve got absolutely nothing. Human babies are probably the weakest of all God’s
creatures, completely dependent on the charity of those around them. Each person in the world is a child of God, filled
with blessings that come from heaven. So a proper openness to others is also a wonderful expression of love and justice, too.
The Blessed Virgin Mary exercises beautifully these two attitudes of safety and openness as expressions of love. It’s
how Jesus arrived here. An angel came knocking upon Mary’s door. It caused her some trouble, but she took some time
to identify him as coming from God. Then she opened herself up to receive Christ, Emmanuel, God-with-us. She lost her
life as Mary the single young girl, but discovered a new life of Blessed Mary, Mother of God and mother of all his
creation. Creation and all creatures are his—there are no foreigners to Christ. He brings along with him smelly, working
shepherds and great, wise men; glorious choirs of angels and the world worst sinners will all sing his praises. Christ did
not abandon a dark world filled with hate and war—he came to save it. He found in his Blessed Mother a beautiful,
faithful place for him to begin that work.
You and I cannot control the entire world or even our own neighborhoods—or even our own hearts. But if you give your
heart to Christ, he would love to live here with you. And his presence will make your part of the world more peaceful,
with the peace that only comes from heaven and is the only peace that will last forever. In the midst of your fears, he
will teach you how to be both a guardian of security and still generously open to the lives of those around you. Safety
and openness can both be expression of his love. But first, you have to let him into your heart, into your life.
Who’s there? It is Christ. He is saying to you, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock.”
With my prayers,
Fr. Jerome
St. Matthew Mission Statement
Declaración de la Misión de la Parroquia San Mateo
We, the members of the St. Matthew Parish community
being many parts but one sacramental body,
are sent by the love of God
to make Christ present in the world.
Nosotros, los miembros de la comunidad parroquial de San Mateo,
siendo muchas partes, pero un solo cuerpo sacramental,
somos enviados por el amor de Dios
para hacer presente a Cristo en el mundo.
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2015
7:00—JORGE & SUSAN TAN (Elizaga Family)
8:45—† DANIEL RIGERT (Family)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015
7:00—BEN DURIAS FAMILY (Elizaga & Compra Family)
8:45—† JEAN MOORE (Josie & Al Ceballos)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23,2015
7:00—MILAGROS & ANTHONY VALENTINE
(Elizaga & Compra Family)
8:45—† ANTHONY KAROVIC (Family)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015
7:00—† LOURDES RAMIRO (Ellie & Tano Puzon)
8:45—† FRANK KING (Rock Home School Group)
CHRISTMAS EVE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015
4:00 PM English—SPECIAL INTENTIONS
4:00 PM Spanish—SPECIAL INTENTIONS
11:00 PM—FOR THE PARISH FAMILY
CHRISTMAS DAY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2015
8:00—SPECIAL INTENTIONS
10:00—SPECIAL INTENTIONS
12:00—SPECIAL INTENTIONS
1:30—SPECIAL INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 2015
8:00—† JACK DOLLE (Dolle Family)
5:00—† HOWARD & LORRAINE KELLER (Daughter)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015
8:00—† ERIN WILLIAMS (Family)
10:00—NICKLAUS KING (King Family)
12:00—FOR THE PARISH FAMILY
1:30—† CARMELITA ACOSTA & ANASTACIO VARGAS
(Laura Vargas)
6:00 PM—PRIESTS OF ST. MATTHEW PARISH
Schedule of Events
WEEK OF: DECEMBER 20, 2015
SUNDAY
I.M.P.A.C.T. Jewelry Sale
12:00-1:00 PM—Spanish Choir
3:00 PM—KC Spanish Round Table
3:00 PM—Pastorela
6:00 PM—I.M.P.A.C.T. Youth Group
MONDAY
7:00 PM—Bingo
7:00 PM—Posada
TUESDAY
9:30 AM—Crafters
7:00 PM—Legion of Mary Meeting
7:00 PM—Posada
WEDNESDAY
6:00 PM—Mother of Perpetual Help Novena
7:00 PM—Cornerstone
7:00 PM—Posada
THURSDAY
Parish office closed
FRIDAY—Christmas
NO Bingo
SATURDAY
12:00 PM—Spanish Baptisms
1:00 PM—Baptism
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2015
5:00 PM—Janice Folk, Brenda Casey, George Gacic,
John Lachman, Liz Zaleski-Gacic
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015
8:00 AM—Barb Greene, Mary Cichantk, Edwin Islan,
Wally Johnson, Annabelle Tumlos
10:00 AM—David Gravel, Nina Fabian, Phyllis Morreale,
Mel Sebayan, Alice Silva
12:00 PM—Dolly Villaflor, Carmen Amezquita, Eloisa
Simbol, Vicki Villaflor, Celia Yu
1:30 PM—Ana Maria Garcia, Gustavo Garcia, Salvador
Gonzalez, Jose Orozco, Martha Pompa
6:00 PM—Barbara McCarty
GREETERS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2015
5:00 PM—Coleen Schwartz
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015
8:00 AM—Larry Grogan, Clarita Nelson, Bill & Joanne
Schaper, Jane Swiertz
10:00 AM—Anthony Czernek, Steven Czernek, Carolyn
Lorenz, Alex Markiso
12:00 PM—Rob Crylen, Jaimee Marzan, Mary Ann
Schlacks, Linda Warner
1:30 PM—Gustavo Garcia, Triny & Maria Sosa
6:00 PM—
LECTORS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2015
5:00 PM—Henry Kare, Christine Kare
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015
8:00 AM—Lindsey Parsons, Ike Cruz
10:00 AM—Sylvia Quines, Geraldine Taylor, Christine
DeStefano
12:00 PM—Therese Rosen, Florencio Villegas
1:30 PM—Laura Vargas, Maricruz Moreno, Antonio Ruiz
6:00 PM—Sue Metty, Bill Rigali
ALTAR SERVERS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 2015
5:00 PM—Anna Gendusa, Jana Manalo, Jyle Manalo
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015
8:00 AM—Joseph Licko, Jenna Tumlos, Melissa Tumlos
10:00 AM—Ricardo Herrera, Melanie & Melissa Estrada
12:00 PM—Mallory Sulda, Dominic Renzulli, Brianna
Rodriguez
1:30 PM—Samantha Diaz, Isabella Escobar, Daniela
Moreno
6:00 PM—Fryda Garcia, Julia & Natalia Hamberg
BINGO
Monday, DEC 21: M/M Banach, Carpio, Galarza,
M/M Kulasik
Friday, DEC 25: NO Bingo
Workers must be at the hall by 5:30 PM on Monday.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12,
20-21; Lk 1:39-45
Tuesday:
1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56
Wednesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14;
Lk 1:57-66
Thursday:
2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29;
Lk 1:67-79
Friday:
Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29;
Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25]
Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14;
Lk 2:1-14
Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7;
Lk 2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6;
Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]
Saturday:
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab,
16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22
Sunday:
Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28;
Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10;
Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24;
Lk 2:41-52
MASS TIMES
CHRISTMAS EVE & CHRISTMAS DAY
Thursday — December 24th
4:00 PM English (Church)
4:00 PM Spanish (Gym)
11:00 PM
Friday — December 25th
8:00 AM — 10:00 AM — 12:00 Noon —
1:30 PM (Spanish)
MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
A holy day of obligation
Thursday — December 31st
7:00 PM
Friday — January 1st
9:00 AM — 10:30 AM (Spanish)
Arturo Flores, Alina Cruz
Rest In Peace
Mary Foster
BULLETIN ARTICLES
As the holidays approach, please take a moment to review our
early due dates. Your cooperation is appreciated.
BULLETIN DATE
January 3, 2016
Please remember John Boquist (12/20/2014)
on the anniversary of his entrance into Heaven.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 20, 2015
Congratulations to the following families whose children
were recently baptized:
JORDAN RAIN JARANILLA son of Rex and Joana
(Apan)
KYLEE MICHELLE KURLAND daughter of Derek and
Jennifer (Lee)
ANN MARIE NICOLE MARTINEZ daughter of Nicolas
and Terrifrancine (Lobrin)
We welcome these newest members into God’s family
and pray that their parents be guided in their role of
leadership and teach their children to love God and one
another.
If you are planning surgery or are ill and would like to
receive the Sacrament of Anointing, please call the parish
office to schedule an appointment with one of our priests.
ARTICLES DUE
Monday, December 21
Sunday Collection
Week of December 13, 2015
Collection Needed
to cover expenses
$ 14,500.00
Total Collection
$ 20,234.52
$
5,734.52
------------------------------------------Cumulative Report for Year ending June 30, 2016
Weekly Collection
Needed to Date
$ 348,000.00
Total Collection to Date
$ 347,433.42
——————
$
566.58
Difference
-
ST. MATTHEW
CONTINUING THE MISSION CAMPAIGN
News from
We Teach More ~ ~ About Our Saints!
We Teach More was evident in our third grade
classrooms this week. The students in Mrs. Bergeron
and Mrs. Sulda’s third grade classrooms joined
together to watch Juan Diego, Messenger of God to
learn about Our Lady of Guadalupe. After watching
the video, both classes joined together to discuss
Mexico City, the Aztecs, Spanish Conquistadors and
measles covering geography, science, reading and
religion curriculum. After their discussion the children
made a Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe
ornament to hang on their Christmas tree.
October November
Previous Month Account Balance: $ 38,033 $ 41,608
New Collections:
$ 6,605 $ 5,756
Total Amount Collected:
$ 44,638 $ 47,364
Expenditures, Current Month:
Completed:
Facility Assessment
-
-
In-Progress:
Parish Landscaping:
$ 1,637
$ 1,200
Loan Payment—Parking Lot: $ 1,393
$ 1,393
Total Expenses
$ 3,030
$ 2,593
Current Account Balance:
$41,608
$ 44,771
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING
GENEROSITY TO OUR CAMPAIGN.
If you are interested in a Catholic education for your child at our
school, please contact Mrs. Gina Pestrak, Principal at 630-858-3112
to learn more about our programs and to schedule a tour of our school.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS MAKE THESE
REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS POSSIBLE.
MEMORIALS
Poinsettia Plants have been placed around the church during this Christmas season
by the donations of parishioners in memory of their family members,
living or deceased, and in thanksgiving.
William & Annabelle Anderson
Anne Batka
Carl Budnick
Michael Clago
John & Sophia Dangelo
Giuseppe D’Agostino
Rosa D’Agostino
Osita Elizaga
Santiago & Lourdes Elizaga
James Erickson, Sr.
Gert & Dick Fleming
James Giacalone
Gerald Gravel
Thelma Kay Gravel
Greene & Sustek Families
Al Hanschmann
In Thanksgiving:
Jeff Greeley Family
Puzon Family
Mark Hoffmann
Henry Hoffmann
Mary Lou Johnson
Ray & Irene Karwowski
Keller & Kozik Families
Kerchenfaut Family
Dennis Kobe
Jennifer Kocsis
Eva & Joseph Krass
Edward Kucia
Roy Lukowski
Bill, Ryan & Harlan Marler
James McCarty
Lucille, Florence & Louis Miller
Christopher Cody Nixon
Dennis Nixon
Ramiro Family
Sophie Schultz
Stephen Noworolnik
Bob & Dorothy Olson & Nan & Butch
Anne O’Neill
Marc A. Padleckas
Gregory Puzon
Barbara Rakoncay
Charles & Lourdes Schoefer
Joe Schwartz
Barbara Seely
Leo Serio
Estelle & Walter Smykowski
Scott M. Smykowski
Fr. Franklin Tasker
Woller Family
Ann & Sam Zaccone
Thomas M. Ziemba
Special Intentions:
Barbara Greene
Regina Straley
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Saint Matthew Parish #9893
All Brothers Knights of your parish wish you a
VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS
Please reach out and help someone in need
this Christmas Season.
KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS
We express our heartfelt thanks to the St. Matthew parishioners
for their support and assistance for our programs and activities.
Golf ball drop tickets on sale now by members of Knights of
Columbus. Early Selection of your good luck numbers now
available.
Want to place an Ad in the St. Patrick Day’s ad book? Please
contact Dick Kelly or Bill Burger.
If you have not yet picked up your Citrus Fruit order, please do
so.
The Holy Family Candles this week are lit in
memory of Daniel Rigert, Christian Bast, Mary
Ivery and John Flynn, being remembered by the
Rigert Family.
“...today you will be with me in Paradise.”
Luke 23:43
RECONCILIATION TIMES
Reconciliation is offered every Saturday at 3:30 PM, Monday
at 7:40 AM and Tuesday at 6:30 PM. There will also be some
extra times for Reconciliation in preparation for Christmas.
Monday, December 21st
Tuesday, December 22nd
Wednesday, December 23rd
6:00-8:00 PM
6:00-8:00 PM
6:00-8:00 PM
No Social Meeting, December 23
PARKING LOT PAVING AND REPAIR
MAY GOD BLESS
OPLATKI
Oplatek (Christmas wafers) are available at the Parish Center.
Each package is $1.50 and contains three wafers.
PARISH CENTER CLOSED
The Parish Center will be closed from Thursday,
December 24 until Monday, December 28.
Cost:
Diocesan loan:
Monthly payment:
Loan balance:
$155,180.00
$ 95,000.00
$ 1,393.00
$ 6,003.37
SCHOOL LOAN - TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE
Cost:
Diocesan loan:
Monthly payment:
Loan balance:
$ 58,600.00
$ 22,600.00
$ 1,900.00
$ 20,816.40
St. Matthew Council of Catholic Women
ALL LADIES OF THE PARISH
A Blessed and Merry Christmas
from the Staff of St. Matthew
Fr. Jerome
Fr. Richard
Annabelle
Barbara
Karina
Fr. Franklin
Deacon Bob
Carmen
Regina
Phyllis
Robert
Mick
Chris
Ron
Norma
Jim
As we reach this most holy time of year; the CCW has
much to be thankful for — Fr. Jerome, Fr. Franklin and
Fr. Richard—May God Bless each of you.
CCW is grateful to the parish staff—including those who
care for our Priests, those who serve in our parish school
and those who maintain the parish complex.
The Parish Center staff—always cheerful, well-informed
and helpful.
To all who volunteer— every ministry is important.
To all parishioners— you are wonderful.
We are abundantly blest—
As you celebrate this Christmas Season,
May you find joy in His birth,
Forgiveness through His death
And life through His amazing
Gift of Salvation.
Merry Christmas
Horario de misa de
Nochebuena & Navidad
Diciembre 24, 2015:
4 P.M Inglés (Iglesia)
4 P.M Español (Gym)
11 P.M
Diciembre 25, 2015:
8 A.M
10 A.M
12 P.M
1:30 P.M Español
Año Jubilar de la Misericordia
20 de diciembre de 2015
Cuarto Domingo de Adviento
Al proclamar el Año Jubilar de la Misericordia, el Papa
Francisco exclamó cómo él deseaba que este Año Santo esté
“lleno de misericordia”, nosotros como discípulos vamos “al
encuentro de cada persona llevando la bondad y la ternura de
Dios. A todos, creyentes y lejanos, pueda llegar el bálsamo
de la misericordia como signo del Reino de Dios que está ya
presente en medio de nosotros” (Misericordiae Vultus, 5). Al
visitar a Isabel, María presenta bellamente una imagen así. A
pesar de los riesgos de su embarazo, sin mencionar su preocupación por ser una mujer joven sin casarse todavía, María
de inmediato, sin egoísmo “sale” de sí misma y a toda prisa
avanza sobre terreno peligroso para llevar “el bálsamo de la
misericordia” de Dios para ayudar a su pariente. Ya que el
Bautismo y la Eucaristía nos han hecho, de alguna manera,
portadores de un Cristo Vivo dentro de nosotros, así como
María fue, esa generosidad de “salir” de nosotros mismos
para ofrecer un servicio atento de misericordia a nuestros
prójimos, debe marcar especialmente nuestro Tiempo de
Navidad este Año Jubilar.
—Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
Citas del Papa Copyright © 2015, Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Usadas con permiso.
Debido a cortes estatales financieros y al bajo nivel
de participacion en nuestra parroquia, las clases de
Ingles como segundo lenguaje ya no seran
ofrecidas en San Mateo. El college de Du Page
todavia ofrece estas clases gratis en otras
locaciones. Por favor de contactarlos para mas
informacion.
UN ORDEN NUEVO
“Oh, pequeña aldea de Belén”; un clérigo de
Filadelfia llamado Phillips Brooks escribió este popular
villancico a mediados de los 1800, pero el profeta
Miqueas hubiera podido hacerlo primero. Miqueas sabía
que el tesoro grande viene en estuche pequeño. En la
primera lectura de hoy, él sabía que del pueblito de Belén
vendría el Señor.
El escritor de la carta a los hebreos explica que Cristo
vino a nosotros para hacer la voluntad de Dios de
establecer un nuevo orden y ser un sacrificio perfecto. Y
Lucas nos dice que Isabel y Juan, el pequeño en sus
entrañas, comprenden que grandes maravillas han llegado
con la venida del Señor.
Este es el Cuarto Domingo de Adviento. Mañana
celebramos de nuevo el fruto de tu vientre, María. Como
se nos dice en Hebreos, el nuevo orden de Jesús se está
creando hoy mismo. Y como proclama Miqueas, su
grandeza llega ahora mismo hasta los confines de la tierra.
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