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10/09/16 ORDINARY TIME
2 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ORLAND PARK 10/09/16
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The St. Francis of Assisi community is a welcoming Christian family. We believe in Jesus Christ and are guided by the Holy Spirit and the example of St. Francis. We gather to celebrate, to grow in the knowledge of our faith rooted in the Catholic tradition, and to recognize our responsibility to reach out to the world.
Pastor’s Morsels And Tidbits
Notes on the Scripture Jesus had worked a miracle of healing for ten people afflicted with leprosy. They had cried out for him to have pity on them, and he did. But only one mem-ber of this group took the time to return to Jesus, fall at his feet, and thank him. Jesus affirms the one man who does the right thing: “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.” Jesus thus establishes this Samaritan man as our exam-ple. We too are to glorify “God in a loud voice” for all that he has done for us. So, what exactly has God done for us? What are the miracles in our lives that we have failed to notice, to believe, or to appreciate? Undoubtedly the answers will be different for everyone, with one main exception: we are all called to give thanks for the gift of life, of course. This is the first miracle God worked on our behalf! Bringing us into existence to live and love is a gift we might tend to take for granted. But surely, we can be thankful for more. We would all do well to reflect on the multitude of God’s gifts in our lives. Defending Religious Liberty Please consider coming to this interesting talk presented by Jocelyn Floyd, J.D. of the Thomas More Society on October 13th at 7pm (Rel Ed Center) spon-sored by our Multi-Parish Respect Life Committee. Grand Raffle This weekend we continue selling our Grand Raffle tickets. We have great prizes ($60,000) and at the same time this is a wonderful way of supporting our parish. Please check the bulletin for more details and buy a ticket in the narthex or at the office during the week. Casino Night Please, mark your calendars and join us for a Casino Night on Saturday, Octo-ber 22nd at 7pm. This is going to be a great opportunity to gamble (not for real money) and have some fun together as a community. A $50 dollar ticket pro-vides food, 2 drinks of choice and $5000 in chips to play and use for raffle prizes. Check the bulletin for more details and buy a ticket for this great event. Renew My Church FYI - The Archdiocese of Chicago is working on this strategic effort meant to ensure that all the parishes stay vibrant, vital, and continues to carry out the mission of the Church. The first step in this process is to take an honest look at the significant changes and challenges we are facing. I will try to share more information on this initiative, but meanwhile please keep this process aimed at renewing the vitality of all parishes in your prayers.
10/09/16 ORDINARY TIME 3
SFA Women's Day of Renewal
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Registration after weekend masses through October 9
8:45 AM to 1:30 PM St. Francis Center
$15 includes boxed lunch
Cash or Check only
Theme: "Treasuring
Relationships" Speaker: Dr. Carole Eipers
Please join us,
and invite a friend!
NOTE: The Multi-Purpose Room (MP) has been renamed after the late Diane Niehaus as The Niehaus Room (NR).
This week at St. Francis
Children’s Liturgy of the Word, 9:00 & 10:30 am (UH) RCIA, 10:30 am Mass Third Grade Mass Lesson, 9:45 am (UH) Third Grade Demonstration Mass & Coffee And…, 10:30
am (CH, GR)
Sunday, October 16
Ministry of Care Training, 9:00 am (SFC) Overeaters Anonymous, 9:30 am (GR) Religious Ed (B), Grades 1-8, 4:30 pm (SFC) VIRTUS, “Protecting God’s Children” Seminar, 6:30 pm
(SFC) Bereavement Committee, 7:00 pm (NR) Knights of Columbus, 7:00 pm (GR)
Wednesday, October 12
Bible Timeline Group 1 Series 2, 8:30 am (SFC) Prayer Shawl Ministry, 12:30 pm (SFR) Religious Ed, Grades K-8, 4:30 pm (SFC) Bible Timeline Group 2 Series 1, 7:00 pm (UH) Religious Ed, Grades 4-8, 7:00 pm (SFC)
Tuesday, October 11
Youth Ministry Fright Fest @ Great America, 3:30 pm A.A. Meeting, 8:00 pm (MP)
Friday, October 14
Respect Life Presentation, 7:00 pm (SFC)
Thursday, October 13
Women’s Day Event, 8:00 am (SFC) FMSC Retreat, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (UH) FMSC Retreat, 4:30 pm (UH)
Saturday, October 15
Parish & RE Offices Closed Mass at 9:00 am Special RE Adult Session (A & B), 6pm (off campus) Prayer Group, 7:30 pm (NR)
Monday, October 10 - Columbus Day
4 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ORLAND PARK 10/09/16
“If you know someone…who has had an abor-tion, express your sympathy for her loss. As-sure her of God’s unconditional love, and en-courage her to seek healing and forgiveness.” www.HopeAfterAbortion.org
“Bridges of Mercy for Post-Abortion Healing,” www.goo.gl/MpC7RG
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
A special program at featuring national
speaker and legal expert, Jocelyn Floyd,
J.D., of the Thomas More Society, will be
held Thursday at the St. Francis Center at
7:00 pm.
The Thomas More Society is a not-for-
profit, national public interest law firm dedi-
cated to restoring respect in law for life, fam-
ily, and religious liberty. Ms. Floyd brings her
first-hand knowledge and experience of de-
fending Religious Liberty in the courtrooms of
the United States where it has become a ma-
jor issue of concern. Come hear her update
on the current attacks on Religious Liberty.
This program is part of the Knowledge and Prayer Series sponsored
by the Multi Parish Respect Life Ministries of St. Francis of Assisi,
St. Michael and Our Lady of the Woods parishes in Orland Park and
St. Bernard's and Annunciation Byzantine Catholic Parishes of
Homer Glen.
10/09/16 ORDINARY TIME 5
Mission Trip Reflection CJ Brncich
This past year I went on my third, and sadly my last mission trip as a member of the SFA youth group. This year our par-ish teens trav-eled to join Catho-lic Heart in the twin cities’ Minnesota area. Our week was headlined by service, prayer and lots of singing and dancing dur-ing our evening program. As the main focus of our trip being service, I was part of a group working with a charity called rebuilding the twin cities. Our projects revolved around helping out people living in less than ade-quate living condi-tions, or the eld-erly that could not keep up with the maintenance of their houses. Whether we were
there to help clean up or build a wall, they were just as grateful. They showed us their gratitude with kind w o r d s a n d prayers, they told stories of their faith that inspired us to keep on go-ing. We experienced Christ through the people we were helping because they remained
positive and faith-ful regardless of their situation. After a few of the days of service, all of the teens from our parish would get together with-out the chaper-ones and talk about what we ex-perienced and did for the day. We would also meet with everyone for parish time; we were able to hear
great stories from different perspec-tives. The thing that I am going to miss most about our parish mission trips is the way we all become so close to each other during the course of the week; we share a bond that will last for a life time. This mission trip stuck out to me because the eve-ning program was so much better and interactive than the previous mission tr ips. They really knew how to connect with all the kids there in a way that we could under-stand by doing skits and singing. Although I'm sad that my last youth mission trip is over, I will enjoy the rest of my last summer with ex-treme youth minis-try and I hope to possibly return as a young adult leader.
6 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ORLAND PARK 10/09/16
Just pull up to the church van and Helping Hands
members will be happy to assist you. The van will
be here through 12:00 pm Mass, so if you forgot
your donations, you can bring them back by noon!
Coats will be donated to the South Suburban Cri-
sis
Center (Neat Repeats) and Homeless veterans.
Any questions please contact,
Lee—301-9706 or Laurie - 478-7113
THANK YOU!
COAT DRIVE - THIS WEEK!
Mission Trip 2017 Register Today, space is extremely limited,
and going fast. Destination: Memphis, TN Tentative Dates: June 3-9
More Info. http://heartworkcamp.com/ For Current High School Freshmen Through Seniors
Join the best team of adult leaders at CHWC. We are looking for an adult
Male who would like to participate in the Mission Trip Experience. If you are interested please contact Youth Minister Matt Toohill [email protected]
708-460-0042
Xtreme Xtravaganza
Sunday October 9
6:00 Social Time
7:00 Youth Mass
8:00 Service Pro-ject; St. Agatha Tree Ornaments
Games.
An excellent time to join Youth Ministry
Bring a friend or two.
10/09/16 ORDINARY TIME 7
Note from Team 20 CRHP member:
I'd want to thank you all for being a part of CRHP. I am so proud of your ministry. I have always grieved, when I get invited by friends in Protestant fellowships, to see them so alive with their " life groups". I am desolate whenever I hear many friends mov-ing to other churches. And having known CRHP now, my sad-ness is alleviated and I am so encouraged, more hopeful and ex-cited that finally, we can grow more and deepen our spiritual bond as Catholic brothers and sisters especially in our own parish. We have to keep on responding to the call of evangeliza-tion and radiate Christ's spirit to all. Again, thank you for the joyful weekend. Yes, I was so moved... I felt I was truly "home" with Jesus. God bless you all for your good work!
~ Maria
We warmly welcome our new parishioners (September 2016) to
St. Francis of Assisi:
Richard & Agnieszka (Maka) Lukaszczyk and children: Jacob and Alex
Brian & Lisa (Garcia) Baud
and children: Averi and Sydney
Rosario & Jill (Barry) Fratto and children: Giulianna, Amelia, and Carlo
Brian & Kathleen (Legendre) Bianco
and children: Anna and Evan
Matthew (Matt) & Stephanie (Lea) Healy and children: Taylor and Olivia
Carl & Lisa (Stanton) Kopecky
and son: Anthony
Scott & Nikki (DelSasso) Rachford and children: Jack and Nicholas
Louis & Kathy (Urbanowicz) Meyers and children: Addison and Jacob
Kristopher & Tricia (McMullen) Muschler
and children: Kyle, Alexander, and Mason
Nunzio & Lena Puleo
Brendan & Kelly (Aldworth) Tabor and children: Sophia, Ava, and Cotton
Ms. Dianne Patricio, Sofia Nuguit,
and Sorhaya Cruz
Brian & Natalia (Nawalaniec) Sakalas and children: Jessica and Nicholas
Henry & Kimberly (LaBeck) Coyle
and children: Ryan, Morgan, and Ella
Many thanks to
the following
committee
members who
made our
celebration of
Grandparents
Day a success:
Margie Gregori,
MariJayne Tittle,
DorothyStanis,
Leanne
Stotereau-Hahn
and
Mary Kay
Burberry.
THANKS!!!
~ Trisha
Goldberg
8 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ORLAND PARK 10/09/16
from a mother and fertil-izing them in a glass dish. Only the healthiest embryos are selected and the others de-stroyed. Multiple embry-onic children are placed in the mother’s womb with the hope that one but not multiple children will implant and develop. If too many implant in the womb, some are usually aborted to im-prove the chance that one will develop to full term. Some embryonic children are frozen. Every couple who is considering IVF must
Adult Faith Formation
Why is the Catholic Church against in vitro fertilization for a couple that cannot have chil-dren? The Catholic Church r e c o g n i z e s t h a t “couples who discover that they are sterile suf-fer greatly.” CCC237 It is with compassion that the Church encourages treatments for infertility or adoption. There are doctors who specialize in the causes of infertil-ity and can offer appro-priate treatment with full respect for the dignity of the spouses and the life to be born. See refer-ences below. The dignity of every human being and the meaning of marriage are essential to this topic. A married man and woman share in the creative power of God in the conjugal act of love. They become a mother and father through each other. A child is not owed to a couple. A child is a gift born in the image and likeness of God from the moment of concep-tion. CCC2366-2379 In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a procedure that in-volves removing eggs
I’M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION by, Sue Flanagan
answer this question. Are the embryos made in a clinic your children or your property? Your Catholic faith teaches they are chil-dren with a right to be conceived and carried in the womb and born into the world within marriage. Donum Vitae part II W a n t m o r e ? www.usccb.org/prolife, fertilitycare.org, popep-aulvi.com, Donum Vitae Questions? [email protected]
St. Francis Borgia Francis was a young no-bleman at the court of the king of Spain. He became a Duke when he was only 33 and lived a happy, peaceful life with his wife Eleanor and their eight children. But unlike so many other powerful nobles, Francis was a perfect Christian gentle-man, a true man of God and his great joy was to receive Holy Communion often. This happy life ended when his beloved wife died.
Francis did something that astonished all the nobles of Spain; he gave up his Dukedom to his son Charles and be-came a Jesuit priest. So many people came to his first Mass that they had to set up an altar outdoors, but his Supe-rior tested him by treat-ing in exactly the oppo-site way he had been used to all of his 41 years of life. He who had once been a Duke had to help the cook, carry-ing wood for the fire and
SAINTS OF MERCY by, Betty Kameron
10/09/16 ORDINARY TIME 9
AROUND FOR AWHILE by, Fr. Ed Upton
My surgery was on June 8th – almost 4 months ago. It is so good to be in a recovery mode and to be present at St. Francis. I have been praying about on what I have learned during this ex-perience. It was 4 days between the time I learned of the need for surgery and when I had the surgery. I was not frightened. A number of arrange-ments had to be made during those days: leaving Dubuque and being accepted at Loyola and that plan-ning occupied my time. While the Doctors ex-plained the surgery, they did not go into de-tail nor did I ask for de-tails. In reflecting, I am sur-prised at my calmness. Usually when sitting at the doctor’s office for a visit, I begin to imagine
every pain is a sign of serious illness. I wasn’t in denial but rather was able to put the operation in God’s hands. I realized the surgery was beyond my control. I was confident God was with me. And was ready to accept whatever the outcome. It helped that the health care professionals kept assuring me, “you’ll me fine”. And I was aware that people were praying for me. I also became aware of the importance of family and friends. Prayer and concern meant so much. I had many things planned for the time af-ter surgery – helping at parishes; being involved in meetings; taking time with friends: all had to be canceled. And guess what? It all carried on without me.
So what did I learn? Trust in God’s presence and be open to His will; - worry does nothing. Appreciate the impor-tance of family and friends. Be aware I am not indispensable; and want to be, “Around for a while.”
sweeping the kitchen. When he served food to the priests and brothers, he had to kneel down in front of them all and beg them to forgive him for being so clumsy! Still he never once complained or grumbled. The only time he became angry was when anyone treated him with respect as if he was still a Duke. Once a doctor who had to take care of a painful
wound Francis had got-ten said to him: “I am afraid, my lord that I have to hurt your grace.” The saint answered that he would not hurt him more than he was right then by calling him “my lord” and “your grace.” It was not too long before the humble priest accom-plished wonderful works for God’s glory as he preached everywhere and advised many peo-
ple. He spread the Soci-ety of Jesus all over Spain and in Portugal. When he was made Su-perior General of the Jesuits, he sent mission-aries all over the world. Under his guidance, the Jesuits grew to be a very great help to the Church in many lands. Through all such suc-cess, St. Francis Borgia remained completely humble.
10 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ORLAND PARK 10/09/16
St Michael Parishioner
looking for babysitter
4-5 days per week
(M -F, 2pm-6pm)
at our home,
located less than a mile
South of St. Michael.
Please contact Ellen
at 773.203.9282 if interested.
10/09/16 ORDINARY TIME 11
Catholics have more than one way to pray and more than one sacrament. Yet it often seems as if our only prayer is the Mass and our only sacra-ment is the Eucharist. According to some liturgists, the worship style mainline Protestant churches use was adapted from a form of evening prayer and preaching Catholic churches used in the 15th cen-tury. And today we have the Liturgy of the Hours, Taizé prayer, solemn benediction, an increasingly common praise and worship style, and all sorts of other traditions. But one would hardly know it from the schedule posted at most Catholic parishes: “Mass times.” Mass and Eucharist itself are indeed the source and summit, but endless repetition punctuated by Stations of the Cross on Fridays in Lent runs the risk of taking the splendor and majesty of the Mass for granted rather than letting it truly be the source and summit of our worship. Similarly, in so many of our churches it seems as if
St. Francis Book Club The St. Francis book club meets the third Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m. in the Niehaus Room
All are Welcome!
October 18 “Thyme of Death” by, Susan Albert
November 15 “Chains of Sand”
by, Jemma Wayne
our only instrument is the electric organ, played in a certain style. But our church has been around for two millennia and instruments of all kinds have come and gone, just as singing styles have ebbed and flowed. In our own time there is increasing use of electronic and digital media, something to which the church will adapt and become accus-tomed in the same way it has done case with other great cultural and technological transforma-tions. Today, worldwide—never mind across different time periods—we know more than ever that Ca-tholicism is about unity, not uniformity. Yet if we were truly convinced of our unity, comfortable in our Catholic diversity, and focused on building a flourishing church, wouldn’t we more frequently have different sorts of public worship during the week, different ways to worship through music, and a true openness to catholicity, the universality of human expression?
More than Mass times
10/02/16 Year to Date
Budgeted $ 23,050.00 $ 322,700.00
Collected $ 26,038.00 $ 320,061.00
Net $ 2,988.00 ($ 2,639.00)
PLEASE CONSIDER SIGNING UP FOR ELECTRONIC GIVING.
Sign Up Today:
Go to our website, www.sfaorland.org and press the “Donate Now” button or
www.sfaorland.org and press the “Donate Now” button or
You can also use the yellow form in your envelope packet or
Call the office to sign up: 708-460-0042
12 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ORLAND PARK 10/09/16
Saturday, October 08 5:15 PM 50th Anniversary of Betty & Tom Devine and Vincent Jacobucci, rq. by Zoladz Family and Alice Zoladz, rq. by Dale & Pat Anderson Sunday, October 09 7:30 AM People of St. Francis
9:00 AM Lenore Culver, rq. by Ed & Nancy Culver and Alice & James Murphy, rq. by Family and Scarlett Lanton, rq. by Mary Gombas
10:30 AM Walter Pankiewcz, rq. by Bochenek Family and Julie Czuk, rq. by Czuk Family and William Callaghan, rq. by Niehaus Family
12:00 PM Shirley Sabadosa, rq. by Cech Family and Mary McGoldrick, rq. by Radzicki Family and Margaret Olivr, rq. by Topolski Family Monday, October 10 7:45 AM Gen Candela, rq. by Family and Bill Callaghan, rq. by Thursday Friends and Josephine Barbaro, rq. by Shirley Bell Tuesday, October 11 7:45 AM Ceil Borucke, rq. by The Grekowicz Family and Susan Cava, rq. by Joe March and Josephine Barbaro, rq. by Grace McGuire Wednesday, October 12 7:45 AM Joe Gioiosa, rq. by Antonietta Gioiosa & Family and Anthony Mazich, rq. by Henrietta Mazich Thursday, October 13 7:45 AM Rosemary Burgess, rq. by Cathy Daly and Thomas Banish, rq. by Jimmy & Lucy Friday, October 14 7:45 AM Thaddeus Grekowicz, rq. by The Grekowicz Family Saturday, October 15 5:15 PM Bernard & Marie Zuber and Irene Michal, rq. by Lee & Chuck Springer and Charlie McLaughlin, rq. by O’Shea Family Sunday, October 16 7:30 AM People of St. Francis
9:00 AM Jerry O’Connell, rq. by Linda & Richard and James Scianni and Karl Pierz, rq. by Mike & Karen
10:30 AM Betty Vaughn, rq. by Robert & Rosemary Odewald and John O’Sullivan, rq. by O’Shea Family and Ed Anderson, rq. by St. Michael Youth Ministry
12:00 PM William Welch, rq. by Slak Family and David Dolitsky, rq. by Mallon Family and Darlene Gaulke, rq. by Les Gaulke
Please pray for all who are sick and in need of healing, especially:
Maureen Andrews Michael Clavio
Emily Cepkauskas Baby Cohen
Rita Costanzo Barbara Dougherty Edward Jankowski
Chuck Jurek Beverly Kowalkowski Lorraine Kowalkowski
Cami Letsos Joe Lipien
Lillian Mattes Mary Kay McCarthy
Nick Medo
Sunita Malvea Dennis Niswonger Diane Ostrowski Larry Pecor III John Pfeiffer
Elaine Pritchason Phillip Reynolds
Keara Rigg James Riker
Russell Soucek Vern Tuttle Jeff Walls
Richard & Rita Webster Frank Wierzbowski
Diane Gillolley Clement Koehler
John McCarthy Laverne Rudofski
Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 -- 5:1; Ps 113: 1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29-32
Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:37-41
Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46
Thursday: Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1-6; Lk 11:47-54
Friday: Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7
Saturday: Eph 1:15-23; Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-7; Lk 12: 8-12
Sunday: Ex 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-8; 2 Tm 3:14 -- 4:2; Lk 18:1-8
10/09/16 ORDINARY TIME 13
Please visit the Saint Francis Liturgical Minister Web Terminal for the most up to date schedule or to volunteer.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 - 5:15 PM
Presider A. Sowa Deacon J. Donahue
Altar Servers H. Dwyer M. Gaspardo MINISTER NEEDED
Eucharistic Ministers
R. Carlo J. Donahue P. England C. Funk
R. Klein L. Martenson M. McNaughton R. Nerius
d. Ross J & S Zubik
Readers J. Dwyer J. Walsh
Sacristan P. England
Ushers C. Arzbaecher R. Adamowski
J. Arzbaecher P. Jarka
M & R Zoladz
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 - 7:30 AM
Presider A. Sowa Deacon M. Pindelski
Altar Servers M. Freisleben N. Freisleben I. Krzeczkowski
Eucharistic Ministers
D. Burns P. Goldberg H. Hennessey
V. Hennessey E. McCarthy G. McGuire
J. Pedersen M. Pindelski D. Zambuto
Readers G. Saletta T. Molyneaux
Sacristan C. Bennecke
Ushers C. Bennecke J. Belski
M. Molyneaux MINISTER NEEDED
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 - 9:00 AM
Presider A. Sowa Deacon M. Pindelski
Altar Servers M. Bakes B. Laird K. Laird
Eucharistic Ministers
K. Biederman N. Biggio P. Depcik J. Dykas
R. Januszyk B. Kameron K. Ostrowski S. Pacholski
M. Pindelski S. Ramsey R. Zielinski
Readers M. Nelson T. Glynn
Sacristan B. Kameron
Ushers W. Kameron H. Antkiewicz
K. Nelson J. O’Halloran
O. Pagnucci P. Walsh
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 - 10:30 AM
Presider S. Dombrowski Deacon J. Donahue
Altar Servers A. Picciolini B. Siemiawski G. Vittori
Eucharistic Ministers
M. Curran J. Donahue G & J Fifer P. Flynn
P. Flynn M. Greenan L. Higgins L. Kaspar
K. Koehler S. Moe M. Ward
Readers A. Mitrovich M. Terpstra
Sacristan M. Curran
Ushers L. Pajon J. Higgins
J. Higgins, Jr. K. Kaspar
J. Ota B. Whiteford
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 - 12:00 PM
Presider TBA Deacon D. Carroll
Altar Servers C. Kane J. Malysz D. Prendergast
Eucharistic Ministers
B. Bruozis D. Budz D. Carroll
C. Catalano E. Fitzgerald S. Gibson
R. Long MJ Noreikis M. Vaas
Readers C. Klabacha T. Governale
Sacristan S. Gibson
Ushers J. Ondrus J. Modelski
C. Prendergast S. Prendergast
J. ONDRUS MINISTER NEEDED
Zbigniew Strzep & Cynthia Donati and
Martin Ward & Megan Chirillo October 1, 2016
May your lives always be blessed with God’s love!
With joy, we announce the marriage of...
We joyfully welcomed the following children
into our Christian Community on October 2, 2016
Jackson Pierce Degutis Son of Thomas and Ashley Primozic
Degutis
Isabella Mary DiFilippo Daughter of Dustin and Melissa Grygiel
DiFilippo
John Turner Fitzgerald Son of Sean and Kelly Turner
Fitzgerald
Mason Edward Muschler Son of Kristopher and Tricia McMullen
Muschler
Grace Marie Thompson Daughter of Timothy and Kory Kronenberger
Thompson
16 ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, ORLAND PARK 10/09/16
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Community
The parish offices are located in the lower level of the church. Entrance is via the walkway at the west side of the church build-ing. The parish offices are open from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Evenings and weekends are by appointment. The Religious Ed offices are located in the St. Francis Center, 15010 Wolf Rd.— up the hill, west of the church. Religious Ed office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Religious Ed offices are closed on Fridays. The Eucharistic Chapel is open for prayer twenty-four hours a day. The Chapel is located at the northeast corner of the Church. ADMINISTRATION Phone: 460-0042 Fax: 460-0136 Office Manager: Paula Belski ([email protected]) Director of Facilities & Operations: Jim Hahn (jhahn@...) Parish Accountant: Kathleen Biederman (kbiederman@...) Receptionists: Marje Curran ([email protected]) & Ann Carroll (acarroll@...) Comm. Coordinator: Allison Domenick (adomenick@...) Facilities Maintenance: Monika Czajczyk, Greg Gervais P.T./Weekend Maintenance: Andy Bakes, Joe Boyce, Eric Franklin, Michael Higgins RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Phone: 460-0155, Fax: 460-5086 Dir.: Mary Kay Burberry, ext. 240 ([email protected]) Coordinator: Jackie O’Malley, ext. 242 (jomalley@...) Office Manager: Maureen Krzyminski, ext. 244 (mkrzyminski@...) CARDINAL JOSEPH BERNARDIN SCHOOL Phone: 403-6525 Principal: Mary Iannucilli Web page: www.cjbschool.org YOUTH MINISTRY Youth Minister: Matt Toohill ([email protected]) MUSIC Phone: 460-9831 Director: Leanne Stoterau ([email protected]) Accompanist: James Draudt Children's Choir Co-Director: Anne Hayes Religious Education Cantor: Angela Reynolds (remusic@...) Cantor for Parish Funerals, Weddings: Gina Vitucci BULLETIN Editor: Jill Hickey Topf ([email protected]) Submissions generally due 7-10 days in advance of publication. Send copy directly via email or leave in mailbox at parish office. PARISH LIBRARY In the Great Room there is a “SELF-SERVE” parish library
MASS SCHEDULE: SATURDAY: 5:15 PM SUNDAY: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 , AND 12:00 AND MONDAY - FRIDAY: 7:45 AM
Religious Education Religious Education meets on alternating Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays for Grades K-8, and on Saturdays for Grades 1-8, at the Religious Education Center. Grades K-4 meet from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. and grades 4-8 meet from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday sessions meet from 8:30—10:00 a.m. Children's Liturgy of the Word meets on Sun-days during the 9 & 10:30 a.m. masses for children 4-years-old to 4th grade, September-April. The Joseph Cardinal Bernardin School, located on the campus of St. Elizabeth Seton parish at 167th and 94th Ave., is the elementary Catholic regional school for parishioners of St. Francis. For registration information, contact the school at 410-6525.
Become a Catholic R.C.I.A. - The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Anyone interested in becoming a Catholic, please contact the parish office at 460-0042.
Anointing of the Sick
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is celebrated every Monday, immediately after the 7:45 a.m. Mass. Those of advanced age or suf-fering from a chronic or serious illness are invited to be anointed. The priests are available to offer the Sacrament whether the ill person is at home or in the hospital. Please call 460-0042.
Baptisms
Baptisms usually take place on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month at 1:30. Prior to the Baptism, parents need to call the office to make arrangements. A baptismal conference will be set up with the parents.
Marriages Weddings need to be scheduled at least four to six months in advance upon approval of a priest. Couples are reminded to secure the church date before the reception hall. Please check our website for more de-tails.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Communal celebration of the Sacrament will be held during Advent and Lent. Individual confessions are heard on Saturdays at 11:30-12:00.
Registration
You may become a registered member of the parish by completing a registration form which is found in Church.
Boundaries North: 135th St. South: 183rd St.
West: Will-Cook Road East: 108th Ave. - 135th St. - 153rd St.
104th Ave. - 153rd St. - 183rd St.
15050 South Wolf Road, Orland Park, Illinois 60467-3028 Website: http://www.sfaorland.org Parish office e-mail: [email protected] Parish phone: 708-460-0042
REV. ARTUR SOWA, Pastor ([email protected])
REV. STEVEN DOMBROWSKI, Associate Pastor ([email protected])
REV. EDWARD F. UPTON, Pastor Emeritus ([email protected])
SR. BERNARD LYNCH O.P., Pastoral Associate ([email protected])
DEACON DANIEL CARROLL, Permanent Deacon ([email protected])
DEACON JOHN DONAHUE, Permanent Deacon ([email protected])
DEACON MICHAEL KILEY, Permanent Deacon ([email protected])
DEACON MICHAEL J. PINDELSKI, Permanent Deacon ([email protected])