St. Patrick Church Serving Lemont, Illinois

April 10, 2011 THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

PARISH OFFICE: 200 Illinois Street (630) 257-6134 PARISH SCHOOL: 20W145 Davey Rd. Lemont, IL 60439 (630) 783-2220

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 205 Cass Street (630) 257-8012

PARISH FAX NUMBER: (630) 257-0401

PARISH WEBSITE: www.stpatricklemont.org

MASSES

Saturday Mass — 5:00 PM

Sunday Masses — 7:30 AM - 10 AM - Noon - 5 PM

Daily Mass — 8:00 AM (Mon.-Wed.) Holy Day — As Announced

Confession — Saturday - at 4:15 PM BAPTISMS: 4th Sunday of the Month at 1:15 PM. Baptism Preparation Classes are held monthly. We encourage participation in this program before the baby’s birth. Please call the Parish Office to schedule. MARRIAGES: Prospective bride or groom must be a registered, participating parishioner for at least six months before making wedding arrangements. NEW PARISHIONERS: We warmly welcome you and kindly ask you to register at the Parish Office.

PARISH STAFF

Rev. Kurt D. Boras, Pastor Rev. Richard J. Shannon, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Mr. Joseph R. Winblad, Senior Deacon Ms. Renee Payne, Principal Ms. Linda O’Connor, Liturgy & Religious Education Coordinator Mr. Neil Windt, Music Director Ms. Rosarita Hennebry, Music Director Emerita Mr. Michael Lundberg, Tri-Parish Youth Minister Ms. Louise Cummings, Parish Business Manager

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Dear People of St. Patrick: This Sunday at the 12 noon Mass, we welcome a busload of visitors from St. Mary of the Woods Parish on the northwest side of Chicago. As you probably know, this is the parish where I served for five years prior to coming among all of you. They will be praying with us and then touring various sites in our historic village. I am so grateful to Susan Donahue, one of our parishioners and a wonderful tour guide, for planning a tour and being so hospitable to our visitors from the north. The people of St. Mary’s will conclude their visit among us by visiting the Stone Pub Restaurant for some great food and libations. It will be good to visit with my former parish family and to “catch up” with some dear friends. But what I am most looking forward to is introducing you all to them. I want to share with them the many wonderful things we have accomplished together this year and how proud and humbled I am to be your Pastor. Can I just remind all of our young people from the Confirmation Class of 2011 about the special dinner given in your honor this Sunday evening beginning at 6:00 P.M.? The dinner is sponsored by the Youth Ministry Program of the local Lemont parishes, St. Patrick’s, St. Alphonsus, and St. Cyril and Methodius. Father Larry, Fr. Brian, and myself, will be joining you although I might be a little late coming from my visit with the folks from St. Mary’s. Your host will be Mr. Michael Lundberg, our very gifted and talented Youth Minister who serves our three parishes. I hope you feel welcome and will join us for the evening. We, as your Pastors, are very proud of you. We will gather in our Parish Hall. What a great evening this past Friday! To come together as a parish family, as the Lemont community, and as visitors from around the Archdiocese and beyond, was truly awesome! My heartfelt thanks to the members of all of our choirs here at St. Patrick, to those who have been singing the longest among us to those who just joined recently. Thank you for your hours of rehearsals and helping us raise our minds and hearts to the Lord this holy season. My thanks to the talented and gifted visiting musicians who came among us to

enhance our “Redeemed!” concert in such a generous way. My thanks to Betty Slad and her “band of helpers” who hosted a beautiful post-concert reception in our Parish Hall. And last but certainly not least, I hope you will join me in thanking Neil Windt, our Parish Music Director. This young man has brought a spirit among us through his love and passion for music. When we originally talked together a few months back, I simply presented a “kernel” of an idea to Neil about a Lenten concert. With his passion and youthful zeal, he just, as we say in the sports world, “took the ball and ran with it!” I do hope we can continue to present such concerts together in the future! With that being said, after all the hard work and effort, I do hope Neil and the choirs will not run away from me whenever they see me coming. Please remember that the Tri-Parish Reconciliation Service for Lent will be held at St. Cyril’s on Monday, April 18th. A number of confessors will be available from 4P.M.-5:30P.M. and again from 6:30P.M.until 8P.M. For those wishing to experience the forgiveness of God this Lenten season, I invite you on behalf of all the Pastors of Lemont. Finally, a few weeks ago, I preached about a young lady named Marg. She was working in a law office as a para-legal and many who loved her deeply as family and friends, and me her Pastor, just “pegged” her to become a lawyer. And then she said she had to make the toughest phone call to me to say that her “heart” was taking her in a new direction. She wanted to leave the pursuit of law, and to follow a true passion of hers, which she felt was a “calling from God.” Many of you commented and seemed inspired by her story. Since then some of you have asked me about Marg. Well, Marg is a real person. Her name is Marg Guadagno. Her dream, her passion, was to become a chef. She recently was named the Executive Chef of “Tocco” Restaurant in Chicago. She was featured this past Saturday on a television program entitled “First Look Chicago.” She will be coming among us to prepare a gourmet meal as part of her gift to us at our recent school fundraiser. I hope to invite her to come and speak among us in the future, especially to our young people, to help us all remember that we should never give up on our dreams! May God bless you in the week ahead. Father Kurt

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St. Patrick Spread St. Patrick SPRED (Special Religious Education) group is seeking individuals 6 – 10 with developmental and intellectual challenges. In SPRED we focus on faith development by sharing God’s love through Jesus and the friendship of our special SPRED group. We are also in need of Helper Catechists. St. Cyril & Methodius will be hosting an informational meeting on Thursday April 14 at 6:30 in the school building teacher’s lounge. Attending this meeting does not obligate but provides information to make a decision. Please call Lois Ryan 708 715 0425 for further information.

LiveJustly Now that plenty of plastic bags have been collected for the Sleeping Mats for the Lenten project the next discussion is why so many people had so many plastic bags. All people are encouraged to recycle and that is a very necessary and useful thing. It costs money and land to ‘get rid’ of the collective garbage. Do you know where your garbage goes and how much it costs to ‘put’ somewhere? Take some time to investigate. It is eye opening

But since it was plastic bags that were collected it begs the questions of why people have so many. Most all stores have reusable bags. Some are cloth, some are from recycled material and some are heavy duty plastic. Do you use any of them? They do cost some extra money. Some of the heavy duty plastic ones are as little as $0.10 and some that can be purchased on line can cost $35. So there is a variety of choices. It has been reported that some of the bags made from recycled materials contain lead. A couple of companies currently make recycled bags with small amounts of lead. They will of course be working to remove that small amount from their bags. You can find this information on the web. The vast majority of bags are safe if handled properly.

The most important part of reusing bags, no matter what kind is keeping them clean. So do not keep them in the trunk of your car or stuff them inside each other as you empty them of the groceries. If you use cloth or partly cloth, throw them in the washing machine after unloading the groceries. If they are reusable plastic wash them in a non-bacterial-hot water solution, rinse and let dry. It is easy to do and easy on the environment.

All the extra bags were put to good use this Lent now is the time to concentrate on stop collecting them at all!

Dear People of St. Patrick: I wanted to share this “thank you” from Father Ed McLaughlin, our Mission preacher, this year. It is “short, sweet and right to the point,” much like his reflections that he shared with us from his heart. Dear People of St. Patrick and Father Kurt: Thanks so much for the opportunity to preach a Mission among the people of St. Patrick. My thanks to the Mission Team, the witness speakers, and all who worked so hard. I truly enjoyed being with the people of St. Pat’s, and oh yeah, even you and Father Shannon. Peace and blessings this Holy Season. Father Ed McLaughlin Incarnation Parish Palos Heights, IL

Easter Basket Drive

The St. Patrick’s Men’s Club, in cooperation with Lemont Hope and Friendship Ministries and the Women’s Center of Greater Chicagoland, is sponsoring an Easter Basket drive for needy families in Lemont and the

Chicago Metro area. During the weekends of March 27 and April 3, Easter eggs will be at the Church entrances. Inside each egg is a tag for a child in need of an Easter basket. Please take the eggs and make Easter baskets with candies and appropriate basket gifts of small toys, socks, etc. Baskets should be brought to Church no later than April 10.

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Renee Payne, Principal 630-783-2220 Linda O’Connor, Director 630-257-8012

FSA invites you and your Family to

Pancake Breakfast with

The Easter Bunny!!!

The Pancake Breakfast with the Easter Bunny is taking place Sunday, April 10, 2011 from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in St. Al’s Church basement. Please bring your family and friends to enjoy this special pancake breakfast. A “Sweet Stop” with whipped cream, fruit toppings and chocolate chips will also be available. The Easter Bunny will be there to hand out treats and of course to have pictures taken with him?

Adult admission is $6.00, Seniors and Children 3 and older is $4.00 (children 2 and under are free) Each picture with the Easter Bunny will be $2 and will come in a festive photo holder.

In addition to the wonderful breakfast, we are also having a ‘Bake Sale”. Pick up some delicious treats to share with your family and friends.

First Communion

Parents are reminded that practice for RE students celebrating their First Communion in May will be held on Wednesday, May 4th at 6pm in the church. At least one parent needs to attend with their child. Practice should last about an hour. Lenten Service Project

Thank you to all who participated in our Lenten project, Operation Rice Bowl. The funds raised will help bring dignity to the lives of the poor in various parts of the world, including the U.S. The total amount will be reported in the bulletin as soon as all the money has been turned in.

Church Cleaning Volunteers Sought

It’s spring cleaning time for our homes and our church needs it too! If you are interested in helping to spruce up our worship space in time for Easter, we would love to have your help. On the morning of Tuesday, April 12th, we will gather to wash, dust, wax and mop our church. If interested, or if you need more details, please contact Dale Hennebry or Linda O’Connor.

Preschool and Kindergarten Open House

20W145 Davey Rd Lemont, IL 60439

Phone: (630) 783-2220 www.stals-stpats.org

April 27, 2011 Noon-l :30 p.m. Please drop by any time from noon to 1: 30 p.m.

Visit and meet our faculty and staff! See us in action!

Did you know that at St. Alphonsus-St. Patrick School we offer a full day of Kindergarten? We also offer before and after school care. Our Early Childhood program, certified by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) supports young learners by providing a nurturing environment that encourages exploration through developmentally appropriate activities in a Christ-centered community.

Developing strong morals, Catholic faith, and great minds one child at a time…..

Joyful Again! Are you widowed? Do you know someone who is widowed? Still struggling with the loss? Widowed for some time and feeling “stuck”? Need something to get you “over the hump”? Wanting to move on with your life while still treasuring your past and its precious memories?

All are invited. The Joyful Again! retreat is for both men and women (all ages) who have been widowed and are still trying to find hope and joy in their lives.

This weekend program, sponsored by the Center for Family Ministry of the Joliet Diocese, will be held at the St. Charles Retreat Center, 101 Airport Rd., Romeoville, IL

On April 16 & 17, 2011 For more information: Phone: 1-708-354-7211 E-mail: joyfulagain@att.net Website: www.joyufulagain.org

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St. Patrick Employment Ministry:

H.O.P.E. Helping Our People seeking Employment

The next meeting of the H.O.P.E. Employment Support Ministry to help those who need to find employment will take place on Thursday, April 14 at 7 pm in the St. Patrick Parish Hall (Cass Street building basement). From 7 pm to 7:45 pm we will cover basic job search process skills for first time attendees such as writing effective resumes, cover letters, and job search strategies. From 7:45 pm to 8:30 pm, we will cover general topics and most importantly provide the opportunity to network. All are welcome to attend. If you are in need of employment, or have employment opportunities to offer, please join us on Thursday, April 14 at 7 pm in the Parish Hall. Contact Larry or Roseanne Oskielunas at 630-257-7254 for more information.

“LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS” Practice: April 9, 1:00-3:00 PM

Practice: April 17, 1:00-3:00 PM St. Al’s Church

Lunch provided at Practice All High School Teens are Welcome to

Participate Presentation will be on:

Good Friday, April 22, 7:00 PM St. Al’s Church

Confirmation Class Of 2011 Share The Spirit

The Youth Ministry Program cordially invites you to a dinner in your honor to celebrate your confirmation.

Please be our guest at St Patrick’s Church on

April 10, 2011 6:00 p.m.

Please R.S.V.P. by April 6, 2011 Dinner will be served downstairs in the

Parish Center at St Patrick’s R.S.V.P. Mike Lundberg

lemontyouthm@sbcglobal.net 630-257-2414

The Sacrament of Confirmation for Adults, 2011

The Adult Confirmation Program in the Archdiocese of Chicago is a collaborative effort between Bishops, parishes, the Office for Catechesis & Youth Ministry and the Office for Divine Worship. Are you a practicing Catholic who is at least 18 years old and have been baptized and received First Communion? But you have not been confirmed? Or do you know of someone in this situation? Interested adults should inform your priest, deacon or a lay minister from your home parish that you wish to participate in the program. If, for some reason you cannot do that contact Doreen Dabney @ 630.257.2414. We will be offering sessions at St. Alphonsus Parish in Lemont, IL, beginning May 3 and ending June 21, 2011. The Sacrament will be celebrated at Incarnation Parish in Palos Heights on, Saturday, June 18, 2011. If you have questions at all please call Doreen at the above number or at ddabney@st-als.org.

20 lbs. Ground Beef 10 pkgs. Lipton Spanish Rice 15 pkgs. Flour Tortillas(12 per bag) 4 (24oz.) Cans Refried Beans 15 pkgs. Taco Seasoning 2 (64 oz.) Medium Salsa 3 cans Sliced Jalapeno Peppers 3(2lb.) bags Cheddar Cheese 4 boxes Chicken Taquitas 6 pints Sour Cream 3 Heads Lettuce 1 bag Onions 40 Plum Tomatoes 2 lrg. Bags Tortilla Chips 2 containers Pre-sweetened Lemonade or Kool-Aid Assorted Fresh Fruit for fruit salad (grapes,pineapple,melon,berries, watermelon) Fresh homebaked desserts

Soup Kitchen Friday, April 29, 6pm-8pm

Servers and food donations needed to prepare dinner for the residents at Daybreak Soup Kitchen, Joliet. Contact Jackie Papiernik (630)243-9358 for details

Daybreak is also in need of the following donations: Men & Women’s deodorant, body wash and lotion, diaper wipes and diapers.

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MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 — Vigil: The Fifth Sunday of Lent

5:00 pm Anna Ray Hennebry —Family SUNDAY, APRIL 10 — The Fifth Sunday of Lent

7:30 am John Kickels —Bill & Dolorita Gordon 10:00 am Carol A. Breier —Tom & Marge Breier Noon Una Cassidy —Lee Family 5:00 pm St. Patrick Parishioners MONDAY, APRIL 11 — Weekday

8:00 am Spl Intention—Charles & Lourdelle Gambla 52nd Anniversary —Celeste Gambla TUESDAY, APRIL 12 — Weekday

8:00 am Frances Koski —Dale & Val Hennebry WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 — Weekday

8:00 am Frances Koski —Dennis & Mary Ellen Hennebry SATURDAY, APRIL 16 — Vigil: Palm Sunday

5:00 pm John Kickels —Ed & Gerry Siblik SUNDAY, APRIL 17 — Palm Sunday

7:30 am John Kickels —Friendship Club 10:00 am Frank McGowan —Lee Family Noon Bruno Tenuta —Mary Tenuta 5:00 pm St. Patrick Parishioners

2010 Contribution Statements Contribution statements for 2010 will be mailed upon request only. Please fill out the following form and return to the Rectory or in the collection basket at Church with your name and address and your statement will be mailed to you.

Name: _____________________________

Address: _____________________________

______________________________

______________________________

Phone: ______________________________

In today’s Gospel Jesus tells us, “I am the Resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me will never die.” Do you think God might be calling you to the priesthood or religious life, so that you can help others hear of God’s Good News of eternal life? For information about diocesan priesthood, visit www.chicagopriest.com or contact Fr. Brian Welter at 312-534-8298 or bwelter@archchicago.org. For information about the religious life contact Sr. Elyse Ramirez, OP at 312-534-5240 or at eramirez@archchicago.org.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:

Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 [41c-62]; n 8:1-11 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday: Mt 21:1-11 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22; Phil 2:6-11; Mt 26:14 — 27:66 [27:11-54]

Are you seeking a way to serve God and God’s loved ones with others who share these goals? Come and See where our search has led us, The School Sisters of St. Francis of Christ the King at Mt. Assisi Convent in Lemont. The next Come and See day for women 18 to 35 years of age is on Sunday, April 17, 2011, from 11:00 until 6:00 p.m. Contact Sr. Marjorie at 630-257-7524 or vocareosf@yahoo.com.

VOCATIONS

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HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED COUNSELING?

Have you ever considered counseling, but you couldn't find the time? Maybe the time is now! The Holbrook Counseling Center of Catholic Charities can help. Whether your trouble is personal, relational or career-related, the center offers professional assistance that is confidential, convenient and affordable. The Holbrook Counseling Center provides services at our Worth office and at other locations. For further information or to make an appointment, please call (312) 655-7725.

and we pray for . . .

Our loved ones in the military Scott Clark Michael R. Denson Steven Korbus Ryan Rudman Tiffany Marie Peterson Kody Peters Maj. Leslie Rafferty Chad Peters Ryan D. Wedel

We would like to pray for all of our loved ones who are serving in the armed forces. If you would like to submit a name for the list, please fill out the form below and drop it off in the parish mailbox or the Sunday collection basket. Please include your name & phone, also.

Name: _____________________________________ Requested by: ________________________________

We pray for . . .

The Sick of our Parish

If you would like to have someone who is ill prayed for in church, please call the Parish Office (630-257-6134). The name of that person will be announced in church and will be added to the prayer column in the weekly bulletin.

Eileen Cattoni Kathy Eterno Jo Gallegos Rick George Glenn Granat Suzette Kitzmiller

Gerald Liberty Judy Murray Fr. Eathan Oakes Cory Steck Sue Winblad

STEWARDSHIP

Regular Sunday Offertory For the Month of March

Month Budgeted goal for March $29,576.00 Received via Sunday envelopes $21,082.00 Received via EFT* and mail-in $5,462.00 Loose contributions $4,080.00 Total contributions in March 2011 $30,624.00 Better than goal for March $1,048.00

Fiscal Year-to date Budgeted goal through 03-31-2011 $285,329.00 Received 07-1-10 to 03-31-2011 $276,847.00 Less than goal for 2010-2011 ($8,482.00)

Other March Maintenance Envelopes $221.00 March Sharing Envelopes $1,335.00 March School Support Envelopes $176.00

*EFT is the process of having your contribution offering automatically transferred from your checking account to St. Patrick’s account.

"So they took away the stone." - John 11:41

Perhaps one of Our Lord's greatest miracles was the raising of Lazarus. Yet, we see that even in this great miracle Jesus calls others to act. He tells the crowd to roll away the stone from the tomb. And they protest, saying it will stink. How often do we think that something God is asking us to do might "stink" – whether it is giving more of our time, our talent or our treasure? Yet if we are willing to follow Our Lord's command and take away the stones that block us from participating in God's work, we can expect great miracles in our lives.