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St. Pius X Catholic Community
1025 E. Madison Street  Lombard, IL 60148  630-627-4526  www.stpiuslombard.org
WELCOME TO
ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
1025 E. MADISON STREET ■ LOMBARD, IL 60148
[email protected]
www.stpiuslombard.org
DIOCESE OF JOLIET
SERVED BY THE CONGREGATION OF THE RESURRECTION
MISSION STATEMENT
We the people of St. Pius X Church, a faith community in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet,
Illinois, accept the challenge to restore all things in Christ through the use of our gifts and ministry. Guided by
the Father, nourished by the Eucharist, and inspired by the Holy Spirit we embrace all through our
commitment to worship, education, service, and stewardship.
LEMA DE NUESTRA MISIÓN
Nosotros las personas de la Iglesia de San Pío X, una comunidad de fe Católica de la Diócesis de Joliet,
Illinois, aceptamos los desafíos de restaurar todas las cosas en Cristo, por medio de nuestros talentos y
ministerios. Guiados por el Padre, nutridos por la Eucaristía, e inspirados por el Espíritu Santo; unidos y
comprometidos todos nosotros por medio de nuestros dones, educación y servicio.
Business Manager: John Matyasik
Administrative Assistant: Donna Cooper
Parish Secretary: Pam Matyasik
Maintenance Director: Sallie McGinn
Pastoral Council, Chair: Betty Kramer
Finance Council, Chair: Frank Enda
Stewardship Council, Chair: Leanne Newman
Pastor:
Father George Zieba, CR
Deacons:
John Chan, Ron Knecht,
Larry Lissak, Tom Rachubinski
Hispanic Ministry Pastoral Assistant:
Fr. Fernando Cuevas, CS
Pastoral Care: Sr. Pauline Schutz, OSF
Parish Office: 630-627-4526
Fax: 630-495-5926
[email protected]
Faith Formation: 630-627-1551
[email protected]
School: 630-627-2353
Fax: 630-627-1810
[email protected]
Convent: 630-627-5810
School Principal: Daniel Flaherty
Assistant Principal: Toni Miller
Youth Ministry - Director: Mark Restaino
Faith Formation - Director: Colleen Lowery
Music Ministry - Director: Kirsten Currie
Hispanic Ministry - Coordinator / Secretary:
Laura Mora
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IMPORTANT TO KNOW
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Thursday
9:00 AM—12:30 PM;
1:00 PM—4:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM—3:00 PM
MASSES
Saturday: 5:00 PM Anticipation of Sunday
Misa en Español: Sábado 7 PM
Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, and 11:30 AM
Mass interpreted in sign language:5 PM Sat.
Holy Days: see previous Sunday Bulletin
Weekdays:
8:30 AM Monday through
Friday
Saturday: 8:30 AM First Saturday of each
month
NEW PARISHIONERS
Welcome! You are invited to
come to or call the Parish Office to
register. Forms are also available
on the website.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday: 3:30 to 4:30 PM or by appointment.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the first
Sunday at the 11:30 AM Mass. No Baptisms are
celebrated during Lent. Parent preparation is required.
The parent meeting for Baptism is generally on the first
Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. Please call the Parish
Office for more information
(630-627-4526).
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Please call the Parish Office at least 6 months before
your desired wedding date, to check availability.
FUNERALS
Arrangements should be made at the Parish Office
before publication in the newspaper.
SICK CALLS
Homebound because of sickness or age, please call the
Parish Office (630-627-4526) to arrange a visit with a
Minister of Care or a priest.
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please call the Parish Office for arrangements.
Because of HIPAA Privacy regulations, hospitals can no
longer contact the parish. If you are hospitalized and
would like a priest or minister from St. Pius X to visit or
have your name added to the Prayers of the Faithful,
your family should notify the Parish Office.
INFORMATION ABOUT
OUR CATHOLIC FAITH
For questions and instruction in the faith or to become a
part of the RCIA process (Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults), call the Parish Office.
MINISTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
If you are interested in one of our many ministries or wish
to volunteer time or talent, please contact the Parish
Office or see our website for more details.
PRAYER INTENTIONS
If you have a prayer intention that you would like the
parish to pray for, write it in the Book of Prayer in
Church.
BULLETIN ARTICLES
Due ten days prior to bulletin date. Attach Word file and
email to [email protected]. Please put a
contact name and phone number on each article indicating
the date(s) you would like the article to run. Every effort
will be made to see that your request is granted.
As a general rule, we encourage using “bulletin space”
instead of a separate insert whenever possible—–this
saves the cost of printing. The following guidelines
should be observed if an insert is necessary: A proposed
insert must be submitted for approval prior to bulletin
insertion weekend. Approved inserts must be delivered
by Thursday to the Parish Office.
Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life:
www.vocations.com or call 815-834-4004.
Support Serra Vocations at the monthly Vocation Mass
and dinner at St. Petronille Parish in Glen Ellyn.
Please call 630-932-8098 for information.
Reporting Sexual Abuse: Anyone who has reasonable
cause to suspect the sexual abuse of a minor by a member
of the clergy or other Church personnel is urged to report
the matter immediately. To inform the Diocese of Joliet,
call Mrs. Judith Speckman (Victim Assistance
Coordinator) at 815-263-6467 or write the Diocese of
Joliet, 425 Summit Street, Joliet 60435. Contact DCFS at
1-800-252-2873 or call the local County States Attorney.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL ASSISTANCE
Mon. & Fri. 9:30 am—Noon, Wed. 12:30-2:30 pm
Information: 630-300-4353
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LITURGICAL NEWS
Ministry Schedule — February 14/15
Liturgical Calendar
Monday
February 9-Weekday
Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mk 6:53-56
8:30 am
Alvina Reed by family
Tom Pflum (anniv.) by family
Tuesday
February 10-Saint Scholastica
Gn 1:20 -- 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13
8:30 am
Joe & Pat Juliano by Oczkowski Family
God’s Blessing upon Dave Doncoes
Wednesday February 11-Our Lady of Lourdes
World Day of the Sick
Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mk 7:14-23
8:30 am
Dolores Williams by Therese Brossard
(Grade School Mass)
E/M: J. Caprio, C. Devito, B. Kramer,
M. Reznicek, E. Soger, D. Trapp
Saturday Lectors: R. Luner, L. Matasek
5:00 pm A/S: R. Fagan, N. Lechtenberg, S. D’Alessandro,
M. Poirier
G: M. & B. Matson
Acolitos: V. Garcia, J. Cruz, R. Garcia
Saturday Ministros: L. & R. Serna, A. & I. Rodriguez
7:00 pm Hospitalidad: G. Ruiz, M. Vergara
Español Lectores: F. Palma, M. De Jesus Mondragon
Peticiones: F. Diaz
Thursday February 12-Weekday
Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30
8:30 am
Helen Dime by Kathy & George Czaplicki
Friday
February 13-Weekday
Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:31-37
8:30 am
Helen O’Sullivan by Virginia Jablonsky
Saturday February 14-Saints Cyril and Methodius
Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1-10
3:30-4:30 pm Reconciliation
Vigil—Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:00 pm
Ceferino & Bernadette Pacificar by family
(Boy/Cub Scout Mass)
7:00 pm
Misa en español
Sunday
February 15
Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31 -- 11:1;
Mk 1:40-45
7:30 am
Grazia Vivacqua by family
9:30 am
Jane Steben by family
Christopher Meyer by family
11:30 am
St. Pius X Parish Family
Sunday
7:30 am
E/M: K. Czaplicki, J. Miulli, C. Monckton,
L. Newman, D. Pflum, L. Thurman
Lectors: G. Wolf, E. Morris
A/S: T. Florey, E. & M. Hassler, A. Spada
G: H. & R. Canestrini, T. & C. Blaszak
Sunday
9:30 am
E/M: B. Grant, K. Hogan, L. & P. Warda
Lectors: B. Hocking, C. D’Acquisto
A/S: S. Jara, R. Popo, A. Sanchez
G: W. & C. Stuercke, J. Sullivan
E/M: V. Jablonsky, H. Jaroszewski, M. LoCoco,
B. & K. Sutton
Sunday
Lectors: M. Weaver, M. Reaves
11:30 am
A/S: R. Dawson, K. Pruyn, J. Spencer, J. Weaver
G: J. & S. DeFalco
St. Pius X Prayer Chapel
The Prayer Chapel is open Sunday through
Friday evenings, 7 pm to 11 pm. Please come
and adore Him. Use Door #8 on east side of
church building. Would you like to sign up for
an hour per week in the Prayer Chapel? Please
contact our leaders to pledge your hour.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Estelle Soger
Linda Chan
Michelle LoCoco
John Chan
Ceil D’Acquisto
Carol Gawenda
the following parishioners
and friends who are ill:
630-627-8310
630-202-2489
630-620-6283
630-202-2943
630-627-9472
630-833-3211
Frank Cvach
Bob Heise
Karen Krystyan
Cindy Metz
Rosary/Prayer/Benediction-Wednesday 8 pm Prayer Chapel
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Year of Consecrated Life
Ash Wednesday is February 18
Mass Times
8:30 am
10:00 am
7:00 pm
8:30 pm (Espanol)
Baptism Preparation Ministry
Preparation for Baptism is not just the technical details
of the event or a grand theological presentation. Baptism
preparation involves speaking of all the Sacraments and how
they affect your life. Baptism is just the start of the journey of
spiritual life.
We are seeking couples around 30 to 50 years old,
who have children in St. Pius School or Faith Formation or
even beyond who can give the presentation and give witness to
the Catholic family journey. You do not have be the holiest
family at St. Pius, just normal.
Unless there is a holiday, Baptism Preparation is held
on the first Monday of each month. If several couples volunteer
for this ministry, then the commitment may be 3 times per year.
Please contact Dn Larry at 630-629-9234 or
[email protected].
Prayer for Year of Consecrated Life
O God, throughout the ages you have called women and
men to pursue lives of perfect charity through the
evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience.
During this Year of Consecrated Life, we give you thanks
for these courageous witnesses of faith and models of
inspiration. Their pursuit of holy lives teaches us to make
a more perfect offering of ourselves to you. Continue to
enrich your Church by calling forth sons and daughters
who, having found the pearl of great price, treasure the
Kingdom of Heaven above all things. Through our Lord
Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in
the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.
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November 30, 2014—February 7, 2016
PARISH NEWS
Our Stewardship of Sharing
Weekly Offering Report
Weekly Offering Contributions ~ January 2015
First Week Offering
9,261
First Week Electronic Giving (1/1-1/6)
8,062
Second Week Offering
8,122
Second Week Electronic (1/7-1/13)
6,482
Third Week Offering
10,486
Third Week Electronic (1/14-1/20)
3,319
Fourth Week Offering
7,810
Fourth Week Electronic (1/21-1/27)
3,590
Electronic from 1/28-1/31
1,708
Budgeted Income for January
$63,411
Under Budget for January
(4,571)
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Year to Date Sunday Offering Budget
July 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015
Revenue
$442,484
Budget through January 31
454,831
Over (under) Budget for year
(12,347)
Church Projects Collection
July 1, 2013 through February 3, 2015
Weekly Offering Contributions ~ February 2015
Air Conditioning Goal $50,000 Donations
First Week Offering
7,042
Restroom Goal
$77,000 Donations
First Week Electronic Giving (2/1-2/3)
5,527
Parking Lot/Lights
Donations
Budgeted Income for February*
63,411
Amount needed for Feb. Offering budget: $50,841
Christmas Collection as of 2/3/15
*Budgeted offering income needed to meet monthly budgeted expenses.
Budgeted amount for Christmas
Golden Touch Donations 7/1/14-2/3/15
$26,575
84,924
7,040
$34,020
38,000
Thank you for your continued support of our
ministries to the people of God.
$16,853
“Gratitude is the Memory of the Heart”
150 Anniversary
th
The Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate have
served as teachers, principals and with pastoral presence
at St. Pius X since its beginning.
As they celebrate 150 years of their Order, let us also
celebrate with them to say “thank you” for their service,
not only to the St. Pius X Catholic Community but also
to the community at large.
Please join us for the
Celebration of Holy Mass—11:30 am
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Refreshments and Fellowship immediately
following in the Parish Social Center.
Remember – Celebrate - Embrace
Congratulations to the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary
Immaculate on the 150th Anniversary of their Order. We
thank the Franciscan Sisters of Joliet for over 60 years of
devoted service to our faith community where they taught in
our parish school from the time it was founded. Their service
continues through the presence of Sr. Pauline Schutz, OSF
(pictured on left) who has directed Pastoral Care in our faith
community and in the surrounding area for 37 years through
ministries such as the St. Vincent dePaul Society; the
Bereavement Ministry; Ministers of Care to the ill and the
homebound, as well as to those in nursing homes and
hospitals. She brings together our V.I.P.s , a group of seniors,
for monthly meetings and socialization.
Pictured with Sr. Pauline is Sr. Ann Freiburg, OSF, a native
of Lombard, who supported parish ministries and the
community for 20 years. Collectively, they have given 57
years of service to
our parish and to the
community at large.
That’s a lot of years and
a lot of service. Now it’s
time to say “thank you!”
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This Week’s Calendar of Events
Monday-February 9
Finance Meeting
5:30 pm
Baptism Preparation
7:00 pm
Tuesday-February 10
V.I.P. Luncheon
11:30 am
Wednesday-February 11
Grade School Mass
8:30 am
CCW Dine & Unwind Dinner
7:00 pm
Rosary/Prayer/Benediction
8:00 pm
Thursday-February 12
Market Day Pick Up
10:00 am
Stewardship Council
6:00 pm
Sacred Music Concert-School
7:00 pm
Friday-February 13
Poland Preview
7:00 pm
Saturday-February 14
Boy/Cub Scout Mass
5:00 pm
Sunday-February 15
Scout Pancake Breakfast —7:30 am-1:00 pm
Parish Office
Church
Phil's Friends
On Monday February 16, the Youth Ministry will be taking a
bus to Phil's Friends in Roselle and packing care packages for
cancer patients and their families. Meet at St. Pius X, in the
front of the school, at 5:20 pm, and we'll be back around
8:10 pm. Students must bring $5 for the bus; chaperones go for
free. We can only bring 40 people, so space is limited. Only
those who sign up by emailing [email protected]
will be able to go. Hope you can join us!
Martha Room
Church
Wheat Café
Prayer Chapel
Social Center
Parish Office
Church
Order Paver Bricks by March 1
for installation by the end of March
Order online
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or at the Parish Office.
Questions or online wording to
[email protected]
or 630-627-4526
Parish Office
Church
Social Center
In The Footsteps of Saint John Paul II
A Journey to Poland Tour
June 16-25, 2015
Preview with representatives from
Viking Travel
Friday, February 13 – 7 pm
In the Parish Office
$800 deposit revised due date is February 20
“ST. JOSEPH DAY EVENT IS COMING”
The St. Joseph Table Event will be held on MARCH 22,
in the Social Center after the 11:30 am Mass.
We “WELCOME ALL PARISHIONERS”
who would like to help with this event. Your
suggestions and ideas are welcomed and
appreciated. If interested, please contact Albert
Treado at 630-450-0057 or email
[email protected]. Thank you!
Thank You Corner
Scout Pancake Breakfast
The Boy Scout and Cub Scout programs of St. Pius will hold
their annual pancake breakfast on February 15. This fundraiser
provides the majority of our funding to put on a first class
Scouting program. The Social Center doors open at 7:30 AM
and close at 1:00 P.M. Pre Sale tickets can be purchased for $7,
and tickets at the door are $9. Tickets will be sold after all
Masses February 7/8. For ticket information contact Jeff
Werner at 630-279-8765 or E-mail at
[email protected].
Thank you to everyone
who supported the Elizabeth Ministry Bake Sale!
If you were a baker….
If you were the buyer of baked goods….
If you were a worker at the sale….
Or if you were the consumer of the products….
We appreciate you!
The proceeds from the bake sale help the Elizabeth Ministry to
continue to support the many aspects of our work, including the
cost of items for gift bags given to the families of newly
baptized babies, gift bags for the pregnancy blessing, and for
families in crisis. This ministry is solely funded through the
generous support of the parishioners of St. Pius X.
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MINISTERIO HISPANO
Misa en Español
Sacerdote
Coordinadora de Ministerio Hispano
Coordinador Educación Religiosa
Sábado 7:00 pm
Fernando Cuevas
Laura Mora
Abraham Rodríguez
Bautizos
1er. Y 3er. Sábado del mes
todo a todos, para ganar, sea como sea, a algunos. Y hago todo
esto por el Evangelio, para participar yo también de sus bienes”.
¡Qué todos nosotros, sacerdotes y laicos, adultos y jóvenes,
religiosas y mujeres del mundo, sepamos imitar este ejemplo,
para servir los intereses del Reino de Dios, proclamando siempre
el Evangelio, en cualquier ocupación o puesto que tengamos en la
vida!
3.- “Se levantó y se puso a servirles” A Jesús lo vemos hoy en
la casa de un amigo, ayudando a que una mujer sea ella misma.
Da su mano para que esa mujer pueda ponerse de pie y valerse
por ella misma. La respuesta de ella será ir más lejos, ponerse a
servir. El final del día encontramos a Jesús sanando a otros
Horario de Oficina
enfermos. Estará entre los excluidos a causa de su enfermedad…
Miércoles
9:00 am—1:00 pm
escuchando quejas… plegarias como lamentos…
Jueves
1:00 pm—4:00 p.m.
voluntariamente se sitúa en el lugar por donde pasa la vida
Teléfono
630-627-4526 X203
doliente. Dios en Jesús ha elegido el lugar social carente de
Email
[email protected]
esperanza, más sometido a prueba. Quiere dignificar la vida. El
relato de Marcos tiene una viveza admirable. En su misma
¿TE APUNTAS A SERVIR?
brevedad, conserva toda su frescura: ni sobra ni falta un detalle;
1.- Estamos en la tierra cumpliendo un servicio. Job expresa es un buen modelo de información periodística: La suegra de
sus sentimientos a corazón abierto. Sus palabras podrían
Simón estaba en cama con fiebre y se lo dijeron enseguida. Jesús
firmarlas muchas personas de nuestro tiempo. No son
se acercó, la cogió de la mano y la levantó. Se le pasó la fiebre y
precisamente una oración, pero lo parecen. Hay mucho en común se puso a servirles. La suegra de Pedro es una de las figuras del
entre la plegaria y la queja del que ya no puede más. Es otra
Evangelio que, con su actitud, nos recuerdan a dónde debe
manera de orar: ir hasta el borde de las situaciones y no negar lo llevarnos la fe, la gratitud y el amor de Jesucristo. No se contenta
que uno ve, lo que una y otra vez la experiencia nos muestra. La con ser librada de la fiebre, se pone inmediatamente al servicio de
fe no niega lo que vemos, solo nos invita a no detenernos
Cristo.
demasiado en lo que daña y a poner nuestros ojos en el Señor.
Job deja en evidencia a los amigos incapaces de acompañar en
4.- “Luchamos contra la pobreza ¿te apuntas?” Donde está
situaciones tan dolorosas. Están demasiado preocupados por
Jesús hay vida, crece la vida, se lucha por la vida. Esto es lo que
justificar la situación, tienen una imagen muy hecha de Dios y de descubre, con gozo, quien lee esta página de Marcos o recorre
la espiritualidad… todo tiene que cuadrar con lo aprendido.
todo su evangelio. Se encuentra con ese Jesús que cura a los
Olvidan que la vida es puro aprendizaje. Y que Dios o está en la enfermos, acoge a los desvalidos, perdona a los pecadores, sana a
vida o no es Dios. La teología que defiende a Dios a costa del
los poseídos por espíritus malignos, se preocupa por quienes
hombre no es evangélica. Dios está a favor del hombre, por eso
tienen fiebre… Donde está Jesús hay amor a la vida, interés por
hemos de confiar en Él, pues tiene razones que nosotros
el ser humano, pasión por la liberación de todo mal. En esta
desconocemos. En un libro del hermano Roger he encontrado
ocasión desde “Manos Unidas” se nos invita a reflexionar y hacer
esta frase: “a veces, en situaciones exigentes, el ser humano llega balance sobre el logro de los 8 Objetivos de Desarrollo del
a ser plenamente él mismo”. Job es uno de ellos. ¡Como tantos
Milenio (ODM) propuestos por Naciones Unidas, precisamente
hoy! El pasaje del Libro de Job, es la meditación del hombre
en 2015, año que se había marcado como fecha tope para la
probado por el dolor y en diálogo con Dios: El hombre está en la consecución de dichos objetivos. La ONG de Desarrollo de la
tierra cumpliendo un servicio, sus días son los de un jornalero;
Iglesia Católica para la ayuda a los países más desfavorecidos del
como el esclavo suspira por la sombra, como el jornalero aguarda planeta, que apoya más de 1.000 proyectos en los más de 60
su salario... La vida del hombre es como un soplo, pasa
países, recordará, durante 12 meses, que la lucha contra la
rápidamente, pero tiene sentido si hemos llevado una vida de
pobreza es una tarea de las naciones, pero, también, de cada una
servicio y al final podemos presentar ante Dios un corazón lleno de las personas que formamos parte de nuestro mundo; por eso
de nombres, de las personas que hemos amado y hemos servido. invita a toda la sociedad a unirse a esta lucha contra la pobreza
Matrimonios, Visita a los enfermos, Quinceañeras
e Intenciones de misa
Favor de hablar a la Rectoría para mas información
con una pregunta que nos hace a todos en el lema de este año:
2.- Débil con los débiles. Me agrada que este domingo San Pablo “Luchamos contra la pobreza ¿te apuntas?”
nos diga “me he hecho todo a todos” A la vez defiende su
libertad, la que le permite servir a los otros, débiles o rebeldes.
Por José María Martín OSA
San Pablo anuncia el Evangelio de la libertad ante intereses
particulares. Intenta el diálogo con la diferencia: “Porque, siendo
yo libre como soy, me he hecho esclavo de todos para ganar a los
más posibles. Me he hecho débil con los débiles; me he hecho
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DEANERY AND DIOCESAN NEWS
The 2015 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal — “Extending God’s Mercy”
Bishop Conlon’s mailing asking for a pledge to the 2015
Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal (CMAA) is in the hands of
many of our parishioners. If you have received the mailing,
please respond as soon as possible. If you have not received it,
please contact our parish office at 630-627-4526.
morning light. Please shine bright
by making a generous gift to the
CMAA.
The CMAA funds the mission
and ministries of our diocese. It also
funds services that are of great help
to the ministries here in our parish.
This year, the theme of the Appeal is “Extending God’s
Mercy.” Pope Francis recently said that Mercy “goes beyond in
such a way that sin is put to the side. It is like heaven. We look at
Please answer the bishop’s
the sky, there are many, many stars; but when the sun rises in the
request and make a generous
morning, the light is such that we can’t see the stars. God’s
pledge. All pledges can be paid in
mercy is like that: a great light of love and tenderness.”
10 installments. Thank you in
advance for your support.
We are called by the Gospel to be a light unto others. By
showing mercy to those in need, by helping build the kingdom of
God in our own parish and our own diocese, we are like the
Eastern DuPage Deanery Liturgical Day
Liturgical Enrichment for Ministers – Growing in Faith through Ministry
Hospitality Ministers (Ushers/Greeters), Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Art & Environment Ministers, and Music Ministers
(Directors/Cantors/Choir) are encouraged to attend a Liturgical Enrichment Day. You will have the opportunity to enjoy a
continental breakfast and a morning of reflection with ministers from 15 other parishes in our Deanery. Our keynote speaker will be
Fr. Richard Fragomeni, Professor of Liturgy and Preaching, followed by breakout sessions to share information to enrich your parish
ministry.
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM – Noon
Place: Ascension of Our Lord Parish, 1 S 314 Summit Avenue, Oakbrook Terrace IL 60181
Registration forms have been emailed to ministers. Please return your completed registration form to the Parish Office as soon as
possible. There is no cost to you. The Cost has been covered by each parish. If you have any questions, please contact St. Pius X
Parish Office at 630-627-4526.
Catholic Charities to Benefit from First Look for Charity
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, along with 17 other charities, will benefit from First Look
for Charity, the official kick-off to the Chicago Auto Show. The black-tie event will be held
on Friday, February 13 at McCormick Place from 7:00 to 11:00 pm. Guests who purchase
tickets through Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet will enjoy an incredible evening on the
showroom floor, complete with champagne and hors d’oeuvres from around the world, and
first class entertainment. Guests will also be treated to all the amenities of the Catholic Charities Hospitality Suite including private
coat check, open bar, incredible food, free portrait photography, live music and warm cookies as you depart for the ride home. Plus,
when you purchase tickets and attend the event, you are automatically entered to win a new car! Tickets are $250 each and are
available at catholiccharitiesjoliet.org or by calling 815-724-1140.
Bilingual Volunteer Needed
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet is seeking a bilingual (English/Spanish) volunteer to help at their Lombard office. This
volunteer will assist the Emergency Services Case Manager with intakes and assessments of potential program participants; make
appropriate referrals and recommendations for clients as needed; respond to walk-in clients; provide clients with resources such as
food vouchers, transportation vouchers, and medication assistance; and instill a sense of hope in individuals/families
served. Daytime hours. Interested? Call 630-495-8008.
To learn more about the programs and services Catholic Charities provides in DuPage County, visit
catholiccharitiesjoliet.org.
www.stpiuslombard.org
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Serra Club Mass & Dinner
Montini Placement Exam
Serra Club invites you to join them at St. Petronille
The SERRA CLUB OF DUPAGE, an organization supporting
vocations to the priesthood and religious life, invites you to join
them on Monday, February16, 2015, at St Petronille Parish,
420 Glenwood, Glen Ellyn. The evening will begin at 6 pm
with Rosary and Mass in the Church. Dinner will follow in the
Parish Center.
Montini Catholic High School will be offering their High
School Placement Exam to 8th graders who are looking for a
private, college-preparatory high school. 8th grade students
who have not yet taken the placement exam may do so on
Saturday, February 14 at 8:00 am at Montini Catholic High
School. Montini Catholic High School is located at
19W070 16th Street in Lombard.
Fr. Jyothi Raju Kocherla will be the Guest Speaker at the
dinner. He goes by Father Raj. Fr. Raj is from India; he was
ordained as a priest on March 15, 2002. For almost ten years
he was in India working in his diocese as a pastor and as an
associate. He came to the United States in 2012. He is now
serving at Saints Peter and Paul Parish in Naperville.
On Thursday, February 12, Montini will be hosting a “Meet
Montini” breakfast at 8:30 am and an Information Night at
7:00 pm. Information is also available at www.montini.org or
contact Kim Richmond at [email protected] or call
630-627-6930 x 182.
Joyful Again
To find out more about SERRA or to make a reservation for
the dinner, please contact John Matyasik:
[email protected] or 630-947-5672.
Retreat/ workshop
For widowed men/women
There will be a retreat/workshop program held March 21 & 22
at Holy Family Medical Center (now Presence) located at
Golf Rd. & River Rd., Des Plaines.
You are invited to the next "
“Tuesday Night with the Sisters,” a
series of programs to observe the Year of Consecrated Life.
Tuesday, February 10, at 7 pm. Father David Turner, OSB,
will introduce us to Hildegard of Bingen, a Benedictine abbess,
writer and composer from 12th century Germany. On May 10,
2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially declared her a saint of the
Roman Catholic Church. Father David is a monk of
St. Procopius Abbey. Please come to the Sacred Heart
Monastery entrance at 1910 Maple Ave., Lisle. The statue of
the Sacred Heart is at our front door.
Being widowed is a special loss, and this program is designed
especially to help the widowed find hope & joy again.
Space limited – register early.
Call Joyful Again Widowed Ministry
1-708-354-7211.
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