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ST TERESA PARISH
Saturday
Sunday
March 7
March 8
4:00 pm
8:30 am
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Sunday
March 8
10:00 am
Domingo
Marzo 8
12:15 pm
Altar Servers/
Monaguillos
Bill Chigaros
Mary Smith
Allison Perez
Hector Alvarez
Robbie Sowell
Abbey Richey
Michaela Richey
JB Rojo
Nancy Benitez
Alex Orozco
Jayden Cuaya
Maryely Medina
Ricardo Cruz
Lectors/Lectores
Michelle Zilske
Bev Stukenborg
Virginia Marsick
Emma Elvir
Guadalupe Fernandez
Communion
Ministers/
Ministros
de la
Comunión
*Bill Chigaros
*Helen Chigaros
Sherry Anderson
Irene Granger
Chet Brandon
*Julia Bollwitt
*Tatia Godin
Deb Adams
Tricia Kohan
Ron O’Connell
*Don Somerville
*Cynthia Somerville
Randy Howard
Jane Gerth
Paul Gerth
Norma Lopez
Salvador Sacramento
Rosario Lira
Rosa Chavez
Maria Trinidad Garcia
Leslie Quezada
Kimberly Valtierra
Jorge Juarez
Greeters/Ujieres
Dennis Brady
Laura Brady
Mike Jamnik
Kathy Bessette
Steve Kelley
Jerry Kuntz
Octavio Garcia
Edgardo Mendez
San Juana Valadez
Eulalio Valadez
ST. TERESA PARISH OUTREACH MINISTRIES
Tuesdays & Thursdays/Martes & Jueves 9:00am-2:00pm
 Nurse available
Wednesday/Miércoles—March 4
Clinic opens at 8:15am
 Certified Nurse Practitioner.
9:00-11:00am
Friday/Viernes—March 6
9:00am-12:00noon
 St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
Please pray for the sick of our parish
Jackson Smith
Mary Harris
Judi Buchholz
Erin Richey
Ray Ruder
David Spargur
Antoinette Mulhall
Miguel Moreno
Dick Keethers
Maternity BVM Parish
All Fridays during Lent starting March 6
7:00 pm
Taize Prayer is a simple prayer service that
consists of chants, enhanced with orchestral strings, scripture, a service of light, and an extended period of silence for
meditation, concluding with prayers for the world.
Adoración Nocturna
Sábado 7 de Marzo, 2015
8:30 pm—5:30 am
En la Iglesia y Hammes Hall
MASSES INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday
4:00 p.m.
February 28, 2015
† Joe Angelo (Jason & Shelley Fritz)
Sunday
8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
March 1, 2015
† Mildred Deneau (Berdell O’Connor)
For all the Parishioners of St. Teresa
Isidoro & Mariana Fernandez (Friends)
Monday
March 2, 2015—No Mass
Tuesday
March 3, 2015—No Mass
Wednesday
8:00 a.m.
March 4, 2015
† Francis Lamarre (Jack & Glory Klasey)
Thursday
8:00 a.m.
March 5, 2015
† Barb Benoit (Diane Mathis)
Friday
8:00 a.m.
March 6, 2015
† Lavern O’Connell (Randy)
Saturday
4:00 p.m.
March 7, 2015
For all the Parishioners of St. Teresa Parish
Sunday
8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
March 8, 2015
Dick Keethers (Parish Family)
† Mildred Deneau (Rosemary Norwicki)
† Alfredo Nava (Sonia Nava)
ST TERESA PARISH
SO FAR YET SO NEAR
Greetings from Key West! At the writing time
of this bulletin, I am looking out into the Atlantic shores of Key West, after a day of
walking around and visiting the island. I
went to mass today, at the Basilica of St.
Mary Star of the Sea, and guess who else is in the
church? Our very own parishioners George and Beth
Arocha! How crazy is it that I leave Kankakee and
there I am with two parishioners, who also happened
to be in Key West. Small world, huh? And it made me
feel how much so far yet so near I am to you all, my
dear Saint Teresa family.
Right now, I am thinking of the many people who are
probably helping to move the chairs and tables in the
church as we prepare the worship space for the laying
of new carpet. I feel so far, and yet so near, that my
heart is also thinking of the work that many of you are
about to do, in order to make this project a reality. I
am not there physically, but I feel so closely united
with you as this project becomes a reality. Thank you
to so many families that have helped and contributed
to this special project, especially to the family of Jerry
and Eleanor Kuntz, who planted the seed for this endeavor. I am sure they are smiling at us from the
heavens.
I was walking the street of Key West when I received
an emergency voice call from St. Teresa. The call was
about someone who needs last rites, a parishioner
who got into an unfortunate accident. In times like
this, I cannot help but feel guilty that I am not there to
be of help when the help is badly needed. And so the
feeling of being so far and wanting to be so near
comes back again, even more.
But I have to be far, sometimes, in order to have a
sense of what is near and dear. I have to surrender
the control and remind myself that the real priest
never leaves – Jesus our Lord. By the time that most
of you read this, I will already be back in Kankakee,
back to the normal grind of things.
I am grateful for this chance to take a short break. I
continue to carry you all in my prayers, and I hope that
this Lenten season will bring near to us the graces and
blessings that sometimes feel so far away from us.
May we feel the nearness of God as we return again to
the stories of how it all began in the solemn sacrifice
of Jesus. I love you St. Teresa!
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TAN LEJOS Y AUN TAN CERCA
¡Saludos desde Key West! Al tiempo que escribo éste boletín, estoy viéndo hacia afuera el
Atlántico y la playa de Key West, después de un
día que caminaba visitando la isla. Hoy fuí a
misa, a la Basílica de Santa María Estrella del
Mar, y adivina a quién ví en la iglesia? Ví a nuestros
propios feligréses George y Beth Arocha! Que locura es
ésta que salgo de Kankakee y aquí me encuentro con dos
feligréses, que también estaban en Key West. Que pequeño mundo, verdad? Y me sentí tan lejos y aun tan
cerca de todos ustedes, mi querida familia Santa Teresa.
Ahorita, estoy pensando en tanta gente que está ayudando a mover todos los muebles en la iglesia en preparación para poner la nueva alfombra. Me siento tan
lejos y aun tan cerca, que mi corazón también está pensando en el trabajo que muchos de ustedes estan por
hacer, para así realizar éste proyecto. No estoy allí físicamente, pero me siento muy unido a ustedes en éste
proyecto que está por realizarse. Gracias a tantas familias que han ayudado y contribuído para éste proyecto,
especialmente a la familia de Jerry y Eleanor Kuntz, que
plantó la semilla para éste empeño. Estoy seguro que
estan sonriéndose desde el cielo.
Estaba caminando la calle de Key West cuando recibí una
llamada de emergencia de Santa Teresa. La llamada era
de alguien que necesitaba la unción de los enfermos, un
feligrés que desafortunadamente se accidentó. Cuando
ésto sucede, me siento culpable por no estar allí y ayudar
cuando alguien más me necesita. Y el sentir que estoy
tan lejos y como quiciera estar tan cerca és un sentir que
regresa más y más.
Pero algunas veces, tengo que estar lejos, para así tener
un sentido de lo que és cercano y querido. Tengo que
renunciar el control y nuevamente recordar que el verdadero sacerdote nunca se aleja – Jesús nuestro Señor.
Ya cuando ustedes léan ésto, yo estaré de regreso en
Kankakee, nuevamente viviendo la agenda cotidiana.
Estoy agradecido por ésta oportunidad de tomar un pequeño descanso. Contínuamente recuerdo a todos ustedes en mis oraciones, y espero que ésta temporada
Cuaresmal nos aporte las gracias y bendiciones que algunas veces pensamos que estan muy lejos de nosotros.
Que lleguémos a sentir la cercanía de Dios según recordamos las historias de como todo tubo su principio en el
sacrifficio solemno de Jesús. ¡Te amo Santa Terersa!
Cerca en espíritu,
Padre Sunny Castillo
ST TERESA PARISH
Welcome - Bienvenido
361 St. Joseph Ave • Kankakee IL 60901
Phone (815)-933-7683
Fax (815) 933-7692
Parish Office Hours
Horario de la Oficina Hispana
Mon. - Thurs. 9am-3pm
Fri. 9-12noon
Martes a Jueves
11:30 am-3pm
Mass Schedule
Weekend
Saturday (Vigil) 4:00 pm
Sunday 8:30 & 10:00 am
Domingo 12:15 pm
Wednesday-Friday 8:00 am
Misa en Español
Weekday
Parish Staff Directory
Pastor/Párroco
Fr. Santos “Sunny” Castillo
Deacons
Ronald Whitman & David Marlowe
Financial Director
Lilia Belka ext 226
Ministry Coordinator
Donna Worth ext 227
RCIA (Convert Preparation)
ext 227
Ministerio Hispano
Silvia Barajas ext 229
Sr. Elsie Gamez
Secretaries
Kathy Dummer & Sylvia Lane
Bulletin Information Please e-mail articles by Mon. @ 11am to
[email protected]
Youth Ministry
Ken & Michelle Barrie 427-8130
Music Ministry
Jane Veers 933-6058
Música Español
Joel Cordero 386-6678
St Vincent de Paul Society
ext 212
Prayer Line
Barb Jepson 937-9260
Rita Kanosky 939-0319
Parish Media Links
Website
www.stteresacatholics.org
Facebook Saint Teresa Church in Kankakee, IL
Email
[email protected]
Lisieux Pastoral Center
Director
815-939-2913
Kathy Wade
[email protected]
Azzarelli Outreach Clinic
Parish Nurse & Director
Helen Chigaros RN
815-928-6093
[email protected]
Aquinas Catholic Academy/
Academia Católica de Aquino
366 E. Hickory, Kankakee
School Principal
815-932-8124
Mrs. Dana Berg
St. Patrick & Teresa Religious Education/
Educacion Religiosa y Doctrina
366 E. Hickory, Kankakee
Coordinator of Religious Ed
815-932-0314
Marcia Brown-Medina
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Time, Talent & Treasure
Fostering Stewardship as a way of life
In gratitude of God’s gifts of time and talent to us we
gratefully acknowledge and salute
The Gerald and Eleanor Kuntz Family,
and all those who contributed to the
NEW CARPET PROJECT
who have donated countless hours of hard work
and devotion to St. Teresa Parish
Weekly Collections
Sunday Offering for Feb. 22, 2015
$6,414.66
Sunday Envelope Breakdown
$300 & higher (0) • $200-$299 (2)
$100-$199 (13) • $75-$99 (4) •$50-$74 (8)
$25-$49 (36) • $11-$24 (42) • $10 & under (51)
Our Goal each Week
to cover our expenses is $6, 650.00
Nuestra Meta por Semana
para cubrir los gastos es de $6, 650.00
Thank you for your kind generosity and your deep love of St. Teresa
Lent Matters
“Back to the Hill of Salvation”
Thursday, March 5
6:00pm
St. Teresa Church
Presentation followed by
discussion led by Fr. Sunny
Sacrament
Procedures
Confessions
Saturday 3:00-3:30 pm
Baptisms
Pre-baptism Class is required
before your date will be set.
Please register two to three
months in advance!
Baptisms
English—2nd Sunday of Month
Weddings
Spiritual Preparation begins at
least SIX MONTHS in advance.
Please do not make your
reservations until you have
met with the pastor
Communion Visits
Call the Parish Office
Adoration at Night
9:30 pm - 5:00 am in Spanish
First Saturdays
Eucharist Adoration in English
1st Friday of month after
8:00am mass
Requisitos de los
Sacramentos
Confesiones
Sábados 3:00-3:30 pm
Bautizos
Platicas Pre-bautismales segundo
domingo de cada mes son
requeridas antes de fijar la Fecha
de Bautismo.
Favor de inscribirse con dos a
tres meses de anticipo.
Bautizos
1er Domingo del Mes
Bodas
Preparación Espiritual empieza
por lo menos con SEIS MESES
de anticipo. No haga
preparaciones para su
celebración antes de reunirse
con el párroco.
Visitas de Comunión
Llame a la oficina.
Quince Años y Presentaciones
Llame a la oficina.
Adoración Nocturna
1er Sábado del mes 9:30 pm5:00 am
ST TERESA PARISH
Lenten Activities in the Area
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Scholarship Opportunities
Bishop Blanchette Scholarship
Lenten Series
Applicants must be a student at Bishop McNamara High
School, Grades 9-12, for the 2015-2016 school year.
This is a need based scholarship.
Call Sharon Jackson at 815-937-1556
BEFORE Monday, March 9 for more information
Praying and Sharing on the Lenten Gospels
HomeStar Bank & Financial Services College Scholarships
Come for one hour a week to share your reflections
on the significance of these Lenten days for us in our time.
Participants will use “The Word Among Us” with its daily
reflections.
Sr. Theresa Galvan, CND, and Sr. Helen Kavanaugh, CND,
will facilitate these sessions. There will be three sites for
Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17:
St. Anne Church - Mass Chapel from 10 -11 a.m.
Tuesdays, March 3, 10, 17:
St. Patrick Convent from 7 - 8 p.m.
Lenten Discipleship Series
Experience the Holy Trinity
Thursdays, March 5, 12, 19:
Maternity BVM from 10 - 11 a.m.
St. Martin of Tours, Kankakee
Evangelization Team
Saturday, March 7
Experiencing the Saving Grace of the Lord Jesus
Saturday, March 21
Experiencing the Transforming Power of the Holy Spirit
9am for Adults/6pm for Young Adults
Meet in school lobby; call Carolyn Levy 815-933-7177 for info
Letting Go...Moving On
Presented by Sister Anne Jaeger, SSCM and
Deacon David Marlowe, St. Teresa Parish
Sponsored by: The Inter-parish Women’s Committee
Saturday, March 7
8:30—11:30am
Maternity BVM Parish Hall
Morning of Reflection for Men and Women
What can we learn from the way Jesus faced these emotions
and experiences? Reflect and pray on Jesus’ experiences of
sadness, joy, rejection, hurt, abandonment, betrayal, forgiveness, and above all, a heart eager to show how great his
LOVE was, and is for all!
For information: Call St. Patrick Church 815-932-6716
You may begin bringing old palms to church
and place in the baskets provided.
Applications are available online at
www.homestarbank.com/scholarship.htm
and at Homestar Bank Financial Services
HomeStar NAACP Scholarship
$2,000 scholarship, deadline is April 10, 2015
HomeStar Hispanic Partnership of Kankakee County
Scholarship
$2,000 scholarship, deadline is April 10, 2015
Diocese of Joliet Council of Catholic Nurses
Accepting applications for the annual $500
Nursing Education Scholarship
Deadline for submitting application is April 1, 2015
Application documents and details can be received by
E-mailing Nanci Peek, RN MSN at [email protected]
TAI CHI - Benefits and Effects
Presenter: Gary Paruszkiewicz
Certified Stress Management Educator
Prayer Breakfast
Join us as we begin our day in prayerful reflection on
relevant topics to our lives
Thursday, March 5, 2015
7:30 to 9:00 am
One Heart, One Soul Spirituality Center
2041 W. Route 113, Kankakee
Free Will Donation/Continental Breakfast available
To Register: Call Sister Mary Stella at 815-935-0800
RESPECT LIFE PRAYER
“ Every child conceived by in vitro fertilization is truly deserving of respect and love: Each is a human person, regarless of
the manner of conception. The problem is that the way they
are brought into the world does not live up to their dignity.“
Life Matters: Reproductive Technologies , USCCB
“Todo niño que se concibe mediante la fertilización in vitro es
sin duda merecedor de respect y amor: cada uno de ellos es
un ser humano, más allá de la forma en que fue concebido. El
problema es que la manera en que llegan al mundo no hace
honor a su dignidad.”
La Vida Importa: Tecnologias Reproductivas, USCCB
ST TERESA PARISH
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WHILE THE PASTOR IS AWAY…
Thank you to everyone who donated money to the carpet project fund and to all who helped move the chairs,
pews, and other things in the church in preparation of the installation of the carpet. God Bless You All !!
COME, “CATCH THE SPIRIT”
4th Annual Parish Festival
planning has begun; if you would like to be
part of the fun, please call the parish office!!
815-933-7683
IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (REP) INFORMATION
Reconciliation Service
Wednesday, March 4
6pm
St. Patrick’s church
REP classes 3-8 who have made 1st Communion or ACA 8th
graders not able to go to previous Reconciliation Service
Confirmation Mtg.
Friday, March 6
6pm
St. Patrick’s church
For all parents/students/sponsors of those receiving confirmation in April 2015. At least one parent MUST attend.
SAVE THE DATE
Join in the FUN!!
2nd Annual ACA 5k Run
March 14, 2015
Put on your favorite St. Paddy’s gear and join us.
To register, visit the Current Families page at
aquinascatholic.org or stop at the school office
A note from your Nurse: Feb. 28/Mar. 1
March is both winter and spring...It is winter until
the 20th. As our days lengthen, please remember to
stay warm and be wise. I warmly wish for you these
things - Someone to love, some work to do, a bit of sun,
a bit of cheer, and a guardian angel always near.
Happy Lenten Season!!
HEARTS OF HOPE YOUTH GROUP
BREAKFAST BUFFET
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL, KANKAKEE
ADULTS $10.00
CHILDREN (4-10) $5.00
RAFFLE TICKET 4 FOR $10 OR $5 EACH
Second Sunday of Lent-Feb. 28/Mar. 1, 2015
Today’s first and second readings are linked by the theme of
sacrifice. After Sarah and Abraham wait years to have a child,
God test’s Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his only son,
Isaac. To encourage the Roman Christian community, St. Paul
reminds his brothers and sisters in Christ that God sacrificed
His only Son for the good of all. In St. Mark’s Gospel account
of the Transfiguration, God clearly acknowledges Jesus as His Son, and Jesus alludes to His
death and Resurrection. Our own sacrifice of the
“first fruits” of our time, talent, and treasure to
God through the Church, and to our neighbor,
are solid acts of Christian charity. Sacrifice brings great peace
and joy to those who embrace stewardship as a way of life.