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St. Alphonsus Catholic Church 210 E. Logan, Lemont

Parish Office 630-257-2414 Fax 630-257-2476 Religious Education Office 630-257-2371 School Office 630-783-2220 20W145 Davey Road Website: www.st-als.org E-mail: stals-lemont@comcast.net

Temporary Business Hours:

Monday through Friday 8 am– 2 pm

Weekend Mass Schedule **Reservations Required**

Please call Parish Office Saturday: 4:00 pm Vigil Mass

Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am

Holy Days to be announced

Eucharistic Adoration No Adoration until further notice

Sacramental Life Reconciliation By appointment

Baptism Baptisms are usually celebrated the second

and third Sundays of every month. No Baptisms during Lent

Marriage Prospective bride and groom must be

registered parishioners for at least 6 months before a wedding date may be scheduled

Sick and Homebound Contact the office, 257-2414,

to receive a visit from a Minister of Care All visits suspended.

ST. ALPHONSUS C A T H O L I C

C O M M U N I T Y Est. 1867

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From Father Brian’s Desk

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

Parish Registration

Everyone 18 years and older should register for the parish.

To register, please call the Parish Office at 257-2414 or

you can register online at www.st-als.org

Parish Staff Pastor

Fr. Brian Ardagh Associate Pastor Fr. Tom Hoffman

Resident Fr. Robert Rohrich Weekend Celebrant

Fr. Lou Zake Diaconal Ministry Deacon Gib Ende

Deacon Bill Lubben Deacon Terry McGuire

Deacon Dan Rittenhouse Director of Religious Education

Kevin Cody Admin. Assistant for Religious Ed.

Lynn Houser School Principal

Robert Priest Pastoral Associate Linda O’Connor

Office Coordinators Barbara Betley

Melanie Terrazas Accountant Carol Levas

Music Director Joseph Martorano

SPRED: Carol Levas

Parish Pastoral Council Members

Mike Bruno Bill Doherty Diane Kaye

Deborah Kornacker Sharon Kostes

Roy Tam Terese Turner

James Zuccarelli

Reopening Plan for St. Alphonsus Church As I mentioned last week, we have begun the reopening process of St. Alphonsus Church on a limited basis. We have already celebrated a few baptisms and funerals and this weekend begin the institution of weekend Masses for St. Alphonsus and St. Patrick parishioners. However, there will be some differences to our liturgies than in the past. Here are some important points to remember before coming to church:

If you want to attend a weekend Mass, you must make a reservation through our Parish Office at (630) 257-2414. Our Parish Office Hours are 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and we ask that you speak to an Office worker. We will not accept voicemails/messages for reservations.

Unfortunately, due to the reservation guidelines from the Archdiocese of Chicago, we will not be able to allow “walk-ins” to our weekend Masses.

The limit on attendees in the Archdiocese of Chicago per Mass is 20% of our total church seating capacity, while maintaining proper social distancing. St. Alphonsus Church has a seating capacity of 300 people in our main church. Thus, our total amount allowed per Mass is 60 people.

We ask that people be conscious of everyone’s desire to attend Mass in the church and we want to provide the opportunity to do so. So please limit your reservations to 1-2 per month.

We advise that the elderly, and those with underlying medical conditions, please stay at home and participate through our televised Masses.

We ask that if you have a cough, a high temperature, or are not feeling well, please do not register to attend.

The Archdiocese of Chicago has mentioned that all the faithful present at a liturgy are required to wear a mask. We ask that you please bring your own mask. If you do not have one, we have a limited supply at the church.

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled Mass time. Please follow our Team Members’ instructions and follow all signs and

markings. If you are no longer able to attend Mass you previously registered for, we

ask that you please inform the Parish Office. We will continue to record and upload our Sunday Masses on our website,

st-als.org, our St. Alphonsus Church Facebook page and our St. Alphonsus Church YouTube channel.

Please note that Cardinal Cupich’s dispensation from Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation continues for the next few weeks.

When you arrive at church, you will notice some definite changes during the Mass. Some of those include: 1) Church seating is designated for social distancing by individuals and families/couples. 2) There will be no formal collection of donations. Instead, there will be a locked box where people can place their donations/parish envelopes. 3) There will be no Presentation of the Gifts. 4) The procedure for receiving Holy Communion will be altered. An usher will invite people to approach the priest/Communion Minister pew by pew. I know that these are but a few examples of changes that we have had to deal with as a society and Catholic community since the COVID-19 pandemic. However, through our strength and support of each other, we can overcome the obstacles we face and continue to praise God in a great way.

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Welcome Guests and Visitors. . . We’re so glad that you’re here and invite you to join us in thanksgiving for God’s action in our lives. Our goal is to provide a spiritual home where all are welcome, where the healing, reconciling, liberating love of God flows through us to all people. In this way, we believe that the Church is the sacrament of God’s saving presence in the world.

“Please come to Mass early enough not to disrupt. Leave late enough not to insult (the Mass does not end until the final blessing).

Worship reverently enough not to distract. Dress proudly enough not to offend.”

We have started to accept reservations for Mass. Eventually we will also offer reservations online. Please call the Parish Office between 9am-2pm at 630-257-2414 to reserve your place. If you leave a voice mail, it does not confirm you have a reservation. Space is limited and in consideration of other parishioners, we ask at this time that you only reserve one Mass during the month. Due to the restrictions on attendance, walk-ins will not be allowed. We will accept reservations for the following Masses:

June 20 Saturday 4:00pm June 21 Sunday 7:30am June 21 Sunday 9:00am June 21 Sunday 11:00am

June 27 Saturday 4:00pm June 28 Sunday 7:30am June 28 Sunday 9:00am June 28 Sunday 11:00am

We understand that some people may not be ready or able to return to Mass yet. We will continue to

post a Sunday Mass on our website, our Facebook page, and our YouTube Channel. You may also watch Sunday Mass from the Archdiocese of Chicago at www.archchicago.org or on WLS-TV ABC

Channel 7, or from Mercy Home on Sunday morning at 9:30am on WGN-TV Channel 9.

Renew My Church We are in the process of forming the Mass Schedule for the new parish. A number of factors will help decide the Mass Schedule, includ-ing the number of attendees at each Mass, the number of volunteer ministers and the availability of priests to celebrate Mass. Needless to say, the Mass Schedule for the new parish will be presented in a different fashion, especially dealing with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please be patient as we try to serve the new parish in the best way possible.

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Religious Education Update

Kevin Cody, DRE, 630-257-2371, kcody-stals@comcast.net, www.st-als.org/rel-edu

CONFIRMATION & FIRST COMMUNION As of June 8th, we have no news related to plans on celebrating these sacraments. We will send email blasts as soon as we get information.

WELCOME BACK! A huge sign that we are making progress through this pandemic is being able to gather and worship together in the Mass… at least on a limited basis. We have missed you! We missed having our end of the program year celebrations and good-byes. We missed not holding our 5th consecutive Summer Intensive with its daily morning skits on the saints, lessons about God’s Creation under blue skies, and fun faith projects & activities. The quarantine has brought a new appreciation for our faith community and the joy that comes with gathering together. What an appropriate weekend to return to Mass… when we celebrate Corpus Christi and we can once again receive the Eucharist! Alleluia!

CORPUS CHRISTI – HOW CAN WE CELEBRATE IT AS A FAMILY? This feast celebrates the Real Presence of the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the elements of the Eucharist. It was proposed by St. Thomas Aquinas, and Pope Urban IV in 1264. It sets Catholics apart from Protestants, who suppressed the feast following the Reformation, and most denominations don’t recognize it to this day. Outside Lutheranism, which maintained the confession of the Real Presence, many Protestants denied the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist other than as a merely symbolic or spiritual presence. You can simply celebrate Corpus Christi by hanging a crucifix in your home. If you already have one (or two), try moving them to a spot where you see them everyday. Just moving them to a new place will make them more noticeable to the family.

MASS & ME GOSPEL REFLECTION QUESTIONS The following can help you to engage your children in today’s Mass. John 6:51-58: Today’s Gospel passage recounts the feeding of the 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish. Jesus wants the crowds to understand that he has come to give them “living bread.” • What are your family meals like? Is there something you could do to make them less rushed, more of a family time, more nourishing for your spirits? • Eucharist means thanksgiving. How do you give thanks in your daily life? • Eucharist is about unity. Is there anything that divides your community or this country? How can receiving the “living bread” help? Eucharist is about being the Body of Christ for others. How can you be Jesus for others this week?

Please keep Fr. Brian, our Unification Team, and the Renew My Church consultants in your prayers as we move toward forming a new parish with St. Patrick.

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Let’s Fill the Shelves… Food Pantry Update Thank you for your continued support of our local food pantries. Each month we will feature a “product of the month” which is usually a special request from the pantries. Currently the Food Pantry has requested monetary donations only. You may mail your donations to: Bethany Lutheran Church, 500 Lemont St., Lemont or to United Methodist Church, 25 W Custer St., Lemont. Any monetary food pantry donations received at the Office will be forwarded to these pantries. Your kindness and generosity are much appreciated.

Weekly Offering

June 6 & June 7 Week’s Need $ 12,869.00 Sunday Collection $ 6,153.00 EFT $ 7,533.79 Online Giving $ 1,795.00 Surplus (Deficit) $ 2,612.79 Last Year’s Weekly Collection $ 8,502.00 Fiscal Year to Date Surplus (Deficit) $ 27,702.85

While Mass options are limited, you can donate online at

st-als.org, sign up for EFT or drop off or mail your donation to the Parish

Office at 210 E. Logan St. Lemont, IL 60439

Thank you for your support. We are grateful to everyone who has continued to support their

Parish during these challenging times.

Electronic Funds Transfer Request Form

Name:_____________________________________ Address:___________________________________ City/Zip:___________________________________ Phone :_________________________________ Envelope _______________________________

Maybe now is the time to consider Electronic Fund Transfer!

Electronic Fund Transfer, (EFT), is the process of automatically having your contribution offering transferred from your checking or saving account to St. Alphonsus’ account.

What will EFT do for you? • No more check writing • No more remembering your envelope • No more looking for the correct currency • Automated record keeping

What will EFT do for St. Al’s?

• Your offering arrives even when you are not able to attend mass

• You help us simplify our record keeping • We are better able to plan and budget

To sign up for Electronic Fund Transfer, you may call the Office to have a an EFT form mailed to you. The form is also available on our website www.st-als.org. Return the completed request form by mail or drop it off at the Parish Office, 210 E. Logan St. Lemont, IL 60439. If your financial situation changes, you may change or stop your payment at any time. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the Parish office at 630-257-2414.

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“TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON AND A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN.”

“A Time to be Born through Baptism” — “A Time to Love in Holy Matrimony” — “A Time to Heal” — Names will remain on the prayer list for two months. Please contact the office if you need to change, add, or extend a prayer request.

“A Time of War” —

“A Time to Die” — Donna Biannuci The military and innocent civilians who have died in the war. Please keep all these listed, and their families, in your prayers.

Jordan Skrobot Gerry Malak Brayden Edward Dennis Cerniuk

Pat Perkey Norman Kwak Bob Priest Linda Heeg

Kris Bechtel Ralph Shroyer Ed Schafer Jeff Schikora

Peggy Kelly Eva Mossman Eva Levas Donna Cody

Scott Bosco, USA, Kuwait Christopher Durkovic, USA, Korea Joshua Plucinski, US Air Force, Germany Abraham Moore, US Navy Jacob Christine, US Navy, Iraq Andrew J. Bosko, Jr., USN, with the Green Berets in Eric Tucker, USA, Afghanistan Saudi Arabia And all who serve our country

Bi-Parish Daily Mass

Daily Mass is suspended until further notice.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6; Ps 121:1bc-8; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Ps 4:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab, 8, 11; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps 65:10-13; Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16; Ps 27:7-9abc, 13-14; Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21; Ps 16:1b-2a, 5, 7-10;Mt 5:33-37 Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58

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Readings for the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ

A reading from the Book of Deuteronomy Dt 8:2–3, 14b–16a Moses said to the people: “Remember how for forty years now the LORD, your God, has directed all your journeying in the desert, so as to test you by affliction and find out whether or not it was your intention to keep his commandments. He therefore let you be afflicted with hunger, and then fed you with manna, a food unknown to you and your fathers, in order to show you that not by bread alone does one live, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of the LORD. “Do not forget the LORD, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery; who guided you through the vast and terrible desert with its saraph serpents and scorpions, its parched and waterless ground; who brought forth water for you from the flinty rock and fed you in the desert with manna, a food unknown to your fathers.”

Responsorial Psalm Ps 147:12–13, 14–15, 19–20 R. (12) Praise the Lord, Jerusalem. Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion. For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you. R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem. He has granted peace in your borders; with the best of wheat he fills you. He sends forth his command to the earth; swiftly runs his word! R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem. He has proclaimed his word to Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel. He has not done thus for any other nation; his ordinances he has not made known to them. Alleluia. R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

A reading from the first Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians 1 Cor 10:16–17 Brothers and sisters: The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John Jn 6:51–58 Jesus said to the Jewish crowds: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.”

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Saturday, June 13 4:00pm Fr. Tom Enright – Mary Kucharski Phyllis Josephitis – Family Ronald Dominick – Wife Laverne Kulis – Friend Sunday, June 14 7:30am Gene Bozych – Bev & Paul Malak Rose & Lyle Nelson – Jack Counter Ed & Lorraine Barczuk – Barb & Don Betley 9:00am MaryJane Michalik – Kathy & Nick Lambrakis Nick I’uliano - Padalik Family Parishioners of St. Alphonsus 11:00am Jerry Noga – Wife Robert Bromberek – Albert Henry Family Healing for Jonah Majka – Family Healing for DeAna Machowski - Fr. Brian Monday, June 15 Liz Hartig – Bev & Paul Malak David Nenn – Family Tuesday, June 16 Robert Bromberek – Carol Beavers Wednesday, June 17 Annabelle Santucci – Gnatek Family Thursday, June 18 Robert Bromberek - Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Kilsdonk Friday, June 19 Rita Zolecki – Family

Mass Intentions

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St. Alphonsus Bulletin is a weekly publication of St. Alphonsus Catholic Community of Lemont, Illinois. All rights reserved. Printing by J. S. Paluch Co., Inc., Schiller Park, Illinois.

Saturday, June 20 4:00pm All Living and Deceased Fathers Sunday, June 21 7:30am All Living and Deceased Fathers 9:00am All Living and Deceased Fathers 11:00am All Living and Deceased Fathers

Fr. Brian will remember all daily Mass intentions during his private prayers.

If you would like to change the date of an existing intention, or to request a new

Mass intention, please call the Parish Office at 630-257-2414.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-7; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Ps 51:3-6ab, 11, 16; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14; Ps 31:20, 21, 24; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Sir 48:1-14; Ps 97:1-7; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 10; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30 Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25; Ps 89:4-5, 29-34; Lk 2:41-51 Sunday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33

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CHURCH NAME & NUMBER — Saint Alphonsus #512066 ADDRESS — 210 East Logan Lemont, IL 60439 PHONE — 630-257-2414 CONTACT PERSON — Barb Betley SOFTWARE — Publisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 10 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 10 INCLUDING THIS SHEET

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