St. Anthony Catholic Church, Frankfort, IL

www.stanthonyfrankfort.com

Sunday Offering

Budget $18,000.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

Please remember St. Anthony in your will. If you are interested in signing up for E-Giving, please visit our website, www.stanthonyfrankfort.com to download our form, or visit the Parish Office to fill out the authorization form. Thank you.

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St. Vincent de Paul Society St. Anthony Conference

If you or someone you know living in St. Anthony area may need some assistance, have the person in need call

our Parish office phone number 815-469-3750 x114 and leave a message. The call will be answered as soon as possible. If you have donations of clothing or furniture/appliances Call for the SVDP truck pick up at your home (630-231-4658). Don’t forget if you are not playing the Monopoly game at the Jewel Food Stores accept the game pieces at the register and you can drop them off for St. Vincent de Paul Society and we put them to use for the families we help.

Welcome to Our Newly Baptized Children March 7, 2020

Adriana Gracela Hallstrom Daughter of Lucas & Vilma (Petrassi) Hallstrom

Amelia Irene Pietras Daughter of Justin & Susan (Peterson) Pietras

March 14, 2020 Dominic Lucca Wozniak

Son of Robert & Amanda (Berg) Wozniak

Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal

We are pleased that so many parishioners have already pledged a gift to the 2020 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal (CMAA). Your support will allow us to Be Kind and Merciful as, together, we do God’s work here on earth. Every gift brings us closer to our parish’s 2020 CMAA goal of $106,800. If we raise more than our goal, 70 percent of the amount over goal will be returned to us for our needs. This is an amazing opportunity for our parish. Please prayerfully reflect on your pledge to this year’s CMAA and make your gift today. Pledge envelopes are available in the church. You can also return the pledge card you received in the mail from the diocese, make a gift online at jolietdioceseappeal.org or text “Donate” to (815) 205-1949 from your mobile phone.

FILL US Open wide the windows of our spirits and fill us full of light; open wide the door of our hearts, that we may receive and entertain Thee with all our powers of adoration.

~Christina Rossetti

ALL ACTIVITIES AND NON ESSENTIAL MEETINGS

ARE CANCELLED AT ST. ANTHONY CHURCH AND THE PADUA CENTER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

BE AWARE

We need to be aware that

happiness can sometimes sneak in

through the door we didn’t know we

had left open.

~Anonymous

"I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I don't know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will NOT ask, How many good things have you done in your life,? rather he will ask, How much LOVE did you put into what you did?"

~Mother Teresa

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If you would like to request a Mass Intention, please

call the Parish Office at 815-469-3750. Thank you.

ALL WEEKDAY MORNING MASSES WILL BE SUSPENDED UNTIL SUNDAY

MASSES ARE REINSTATED

LIGHT “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” (Ephesians 5:14). We are at the midpoint of our Lenten journey of conversion. As always, God never gives up on us, especially those who have “fallen asleep”

along the road to conversion. The most powerful stories of conversion are proclaimed during these final weeks of Lent. They have the power to shake us out of our sleep. Today’s Gospel story of the healing of the man born blind exposes the real blindness in the time of Christ—the blindness of the self-righteous religious leaders. In a few weeks, at the Easter Vigil, the Church will proclaim “Christ our Light” as the paschal candle is carried into darkened churches throughout the world. May the darkness of sin that still pervades our lives, communities, and world, be dispelled by the Christ who comes to bring sight to the blind and light to the world.

~Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SUFFERING Jesus did not come to do away with suffering or remove it. He came to fill it with his presence.

~Paul Claudel

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — As the prophet Samuel anointed David with oil, the spirit of the Lord rushed upon Da-vid (1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a). Psalm — The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want (Psalm 23). Second Reading — You who were once darkness are now light in the Lord (Ephesians 5:8-14). Gospel — The man who had been blind from birth proclaimed: The one called Jesus made clay with his saliva, anointed my eyes with it, and told me to wash (John 9:1-41 [1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Litur-gy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mon Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tues Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wed Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Thurs Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Fri Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Sat Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sun Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]

SAINT TURIBIUS OF MOGROVEJO (1538-1606) March 23

In times of crisis, God always surprises the Church with unlikely saints, through whom Christ’s light radiates beyond their local communities to illumine the universal Church. Charles Borromeo was such a saint: appointed Archbishop of Milan at twenty-one by his papal uncle, epitomizing the corruption that the reformers condemned, Charles instead inspired a revival that reinvigorated a Church devastated by the Reformation. His less well-known contemporary, Turibius of Mongrovejo, was God’s “saintly surprise” in the New World. Spanish-born lawyer, professor, head of the feared Inquisition, Turibius was still a layman when a grateful king appointed him Archbishop of far-off Lima. Once in Peru, however, Turibius was appalled at the abuse of indigenous peoples by the occupying conquistadores—his fellow countrymen—and by the complicity of the clergy. He became the natives’ devoted advocate, building churches, schools, hospitals, and the first seminary in the Americas, publishing catechisms and prayer books in the native languages he painstakingly mastered. Four hundred years later, whenever Pope Benedict welcomed Latin American bishops to Rome, he always invoked “the shining example of San Toribio.”

~Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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FOURTH SUNDAY

OF LENT

March 22

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Weekly Gospel/Homily Reflection… To re-read the Gospel to assist with

your weekly reflection, go to: www.usccb.org/bible/readings. Click on the calendar on the right for

the week’s readings and scroll to “Gospel”.

St. Anthony Church—Religious Education Program

815 469-6072 REP@stanthonyfrankfort.com

MON & THURS: 8:30AM – 4:30PM FRI: CLOSED

SUN 7:00AM—NOON; TUES & WED 1:00PM—6:30PM (DURING CLASS SESSIONS)

Today’s Gospel tells the story of how Jesus

healed a man who had been blind from birth.

It was truly a great gift when Jesus healed the

man’s blindness, but it was an even greater

gift when Jesus revealed Himself as the Son

of Man, the Messiah. And the man received

that second gift as willingly as he accepted

the first one. He became a believer and

worshiped Jesus. In Baptism, Jesus reveals

Himself to us, and we’re called to be like the

man in today’s Gospel, accepting the gift from

Jesus so that we may truly see Jesus as our

Lord and worship Him.

Question for Children: Jesus helped a blind man see—and He helps each of us see the

world differently. How do you see differently

because you believe?

Question for Adults: Share how you, as a child

of the light, in the power of Christ, produce goodness, justice, and truth for the world.

What specific actions do you take to do this?

40 Days of Faith Facts

Why does Lent last 40 days?

A) The Virgin Mary’s pregnancy lasted

only 40 days

B) Noah spent 40 days on the Ark

C) Jesus spent 40 days in the desert

praying and fasting

D) Moses spent 40 days on Mount

Sinai with God

Last Week’s Answer:

D) Spring

Catechist Corner But why did Jesus work miracles?

The miracles that Jesus worked were signs

that the kingdom of God was beginning. They

expressed His love for mankind and reaf-

firmed His mission. Jesus' miracles were not

self-aggrandizing displays of magic. He was

filled with the power of God's healing love.

Through His miracles He showed that He is

the Messiah and that the kingdom of God

begins in Him. Thus, it became possible to

experience the dawn of the new world: He

freed people from hunger (Jn 6:5-15), injus-

tice (Lk 19:8), sickness, and death (Mt 11:5).

By driving out demons, He began His victori-

ous advance against the "ruler of this

world" (meaning Satan; see Jn 12:31). Never-

theless, Jesus did not remove all misfortune

and evil from the world. He directed His atten-

tion principally to freeing man from the slavery

of sin. His central concern was faith, which He

also elicited through miracles. (YOUCAT ques-

tion 91) Dig Deeper: CCC section (549-550)

POSTPONED

1st Reconciliation

Confirmation

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Pray for Our Military We pray for our brave women and men now serving in our Armed Forces, especially: USN Lt. Joseph I. Bush, Sr. Airman Antonio Cap, USN Petty Officer Matt Campolattara, PVT

US Army Sean Cap, PVT US Army Arturo Gutierrez, Alexis Filippo Charvet, 1st LT Army Defense, SR Airman Lawrence Clark, Seaman Brianne Dillman, SGT Michael Grabarek National Guard, CPL Ryan L. Gower, ITSN Donald Hammond, Petty Officer William Hartley, CPL Michael Horbaczewski, CAPT Timothy Hornik, MJR Thomas John-T.J. Hornick, LCDR John P. Ladowicz, LCDR Timothy Ladowicz, LTC Alejandro Lopez, Airman 1st Class Matthew Lusson, LT Cmdr Daniel Papp, Seaman Bridget Reynolds, Spec E4 Michael Santoyo, Tech SGT Michelle Shalloup, Petty Officer Thomas F. Shereck, 1st LT Tyler Smith, LT Kyle R. Smolek USAF, SGT James Talley, 1st LT US Army Vincent Teodoro, Corpsman Jonathan Waters, LT Thomas M. Zager, LCPL Kyle W. Krause, 1st LT Paul Huguelet, Jr., USMC, US Army CAPT Phillip D. Lee, US Army SPC Zachary J. Haight. Lord, send out Your angels to protect them all. Help them discharge their duties honorably and well. Please bring them safely home to their families and loved ones. Please bring Your peace and mercy to our troubled world. Amen.

Reporting Sexual Abuse Anyone with reason to believe that a child has been abused or is being abused should report their suspicions to civil authorities. Contact the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services at 1-800- 25ABUSE (1-800-252-2873) or local police. The Diocese of Joliet Victim Assistance Coordinator is available to help victims/survivors of child sexual abuse by a cleric, employee or volunteer of the Catholic Church. The Victim Assistance Coordinator will report to Bishop Conlon and coordinate efforts of pastoral support and outreach to assist in the healing process. The Victim Assistance Coordinator can assist in making a report to civil authorities. Contact the Diocese of Joliet Victim Assistance Coordinator at 1-815-263-6467.

FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD The feast of the Annunciation, now recognized as a solemnity, was first celebrated in the fourth or fifth century. Its central focus is the Incarnation: God has become one of us. From all eternity God had decided that the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity should become human. Now, as Luke 1:26-38 tells us, the decision is being realized. The God-Man embraces all humanity, indeed all creation, to bring it to God in one great act of love. Because human beings have rejected God, Jesus will accept a life of suffering and an agonizing death: “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13). Mary has an important role to play in God’s plan. From all eternity God destined her to be the mother of Jesus and closely related to him in the creation and redemption of the world. We could say that God’s decrees of creation and redemption are joined in the decree of Incarnation. Because Mary is God’s instrument in the Incarnation, she has a role to play with Jesus in creation and redemption. It is a God-given role. It is God’s grace from beginning to end. Mary becomes the eminent figure she is only by God’s grace. She is the empty space where God could act. Everything she is she owes to the Trinity. She is the virgin-mother who fulfills Isaiah 7:14 in a way that Isaiah could not have imagined. She is united with her son in carrying out the will of God (Psalm 40:8-9; Hebrews 10:7-9; Luke 1:38). Together with Jesus, the privileged and graced Mary is the link between heaven and earth. She is the human being who best, after Jesus, exemplifies the possibilities of human existence. She received into her lowliness the infinite love of God. She shows how an ordinary human being can reflect God in the ordinary circumstances of life. She exemplifies what the Church and every member of the Church is meant to become. She is the ultimate product of the creative and redemptive power of God. She manifests what the Incarnation is meant to accomplish for all of us.

~Catholic Online

Request for Prayers for the Sick Please remember Ginny Williamson, John Formentini, Geri Brennan, Joanne Terhesh, Thomas Sommers, Len Chudzik, Anthony Olmos, Karen Lesiak, Rita Metzger, Ruth Shaver, Mary Kay Donovan, Mack Wysocki, Michael Beno, Leona Andruska, Danny Reilly, Grace Cantrell, Ryan & Valentina Gasbarro,

Alejandra Aleonar, in your prayers. Names will remain on the list for three weeks. Please call the Parish Office at 815-469-3750 to add or remove names from the list.

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Parish Office Hours Monday through Thursday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Friday 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Prayers for the sick and the dead Beginning January 1, 2020 there will be a binder in the back of the weekday chapel. This binder will

include a list of the sick we are praying for and those who have died. For the dead, we will include the name of the deceased, the date of death, and the

funeral home. St. Anthony will update the binder.

Lenten Regulations 1. Everyone 14 years of age or over is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent. 2. All from the age of 18 years up to the beginning of their 60th year are bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. 3. On these two days of fast and abstinence, only one full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted on these two days, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices are allowed. When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. 4. To disregard completely the law of fast and abstinence is sinful. 5. Lent is the principal season of penance in the Church year. Therefore, all of the faithful are strongly urged to develop and follow a program of voluntary self-denial. All Catholics are encouraged to support generously the charitable works of the whole Church, pray and perform works of charity and mercy. Those who are sick, pregnant, or nursing, or whose health would adversely be affected by fasting or abstinence, should not consider themselves bound by these norms.

Deceased-Our Parish Family Our condolences to the family and friends of

Gladys Sawallisch May the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

CHARITY If you truly want to help the soul of your neighbor, you should approach God first with all your heart. Ask him simply to fill you with charity, the greatest of all virtues; with it you can accomplish what you desire.

~St. Vincent Ferrer

Bishop Blanchette Scholarship/Joliet Diocese Catholic High School Scholarship Opportunity

Established in 1982 by the Joliet Council of Catholic Women, the memorial which honors the late Bishop Romeo Blanchette is supported by donations. Scholarships in his name are made available each year to students who will be attending a Catholic High School in the Joliet Diocese. One student per parish may be nominated by their Council of Catholic Women. Scholarship awards are made on the basis of financial need verified through FACTS assessment and student profiles. The St Anthony Council of Catholic Women is now accepting applications for this scholarship. Completed applications must be received at the St Anthony Parish Office by Friday, April 3, 2020. If you are interested in a scholarship application, please contact Nancy Antonini at nantonini@ameritech.net or call 815-469-1757.

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ONE LORD—ONE BODY—ONE PEOPLE Each moment you spend with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament Brings, Joy, Pleasure and Delight to HIS Sacred Heart! “My joy, My pleasure, My delight is to be with you.” (Prov 8:31) Come to the Divine Mercy Adoration Chapel. Any hour, any day that is convenient for you, HE is waiting.

Help Wanted The Diocese of Joliet Cemetery Office is seeking to hire Seasonal Cemetery workers (positions available in Wheaton, Joliet and Kankakee). These positions consist of the performance of seasonal work in the cemetery for the maximum period as outlined in the union contract (March through October). A valid Illinois drivers’ license is required. Must be willing and able to perform tasks as outlined in the Cemetery Seasonal job description. To view job description, visit: http://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/hr/listjobs.php Normal 40 hour workweek. Ninety-day (90) probationary period. Union membership is required. Conditions and pay-rate ($13.00 per hour to $15.00 per hour based on qualifications) as outlined in the current union contract. Seasonal/temporary with no benefits. Interested applicants may email a resume and/or application to: eholloway@dioceseofjoliet.org. To mail resumes and/or applications, mail to: Office of the Director: 200 W. Romeo Rd. Romeoville, IL 60446

The Shrine of Christ’s Passion Due to the current world-wide health situation, we are unsure if the usual 3:00 pm Good Friday Service will be held at The Shrine of Christ’s Passion. We are also postponing the previously scheduled Volunteer Training Sessions until a later date. Please join us in praying for all those affected by the Corona virus.

VOCATION PRAYER

God our Father, You made each of us to use our gifts in the Body of Christ. We ask that You i spire young people whom You call to priesthood and consecrated life to courageously follow Your will. Send workers into Your great harvest so that the Gospel is preached, the poor are served with love, the suffering are comforted, and Your people are strengthened by the sacraments. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. ~Prayer for Vocations by Pope Francis For an increase of vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and religious life, especially in the Diocese of Joliet, we pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.

HURDLING God’s grace within me and God’s strength behind me can overcome any hurdle ahead of me.

~Anonymous

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13 Day Pilgrimage HOLY LAND and JORDAN November 7 ~ 19, 2021 Hosted by Fathers John Sponder & Richard Smith Jerusalem ... Bethlehem ... Sea of Galilee Nazareth ... Tiberias ... Caesarea-by-the Sea Jericho ... Masada ... Aqaba Wadi Rum ... Petra ... Mt. Nebo ... Jerash Of all the places in the world, this is where God chose to come to earth. Jesus was born here, lived here, taught here, died here, and rose here. You will be in all of these places. You’ll stand where the shepherds stood when the angels sang of Christ’s birth. You’ll hear the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus preached it. You’ll pray the Lord’s Prayer where Jesus first prayed it. You’ll be reminded of your baptism where Jesus was baptized. You’ll look up at a cross where Jesus’ cross stood. And you’ll go into the tomb, the open tomb, from which Jesus rose. But that will only be the beginning. A trip to the Holy Land continues for the rest of your life. Then there’s the fun. You’ll float on the Dead Sea. You’ll ride in a jeep through the Jordanian desert. And if you choose, you’ll experience culture and even night life in fascinating cities like Bethlehem, Petra, Nazareth, and Jerusalem. Having been to the Holy Land, we can tell you that there was never a moment when we didn’t feel safe. Most moments, instead, were filled with amazement and gratitude. Please consider joining us for this pilgrimage!

Please contact Fr. John Sponder or Trans World Travel, Inc. 734 Central Ave., Highland Park, IL 60035, 847-432-2400, for more information. Brochures are available in the back of Church and at the office.

Parish Office Phone (815-469-3750) Fax (815-469-6514)

Rev. Richard Smith, Pastor, x115, frsmith@stanthonyfrankfort.com

Rev. John Sponder, Parochial Vicar, x137 frjohn@stanthonyfrankfort.com

Rev. John Ohner, OSA, Weekend Assistant, ohnerosa@comcast.net

Deacon Joe Johnson, Pastoral Associate, x 111 (cell) 815-922-9796, joe@stanthonyfrankfort.com

Deacon Don Berkey, don@stanthonyfrankfort.com

Deacon Bill Boucek

Deacon Tony Schlott

Lindsay Fitzgibbon, Business Manager, x143 lindsay@stanthonyfrankfort.com

Paula Bucciferro, Accountant, x126 paula@stanthonyfrankfort.com

Jeanne DeFries, Parish Secretary, x110

jeanne@stanthonyfrankfort.come Bishop, Di

7659 West Sauk Trail Frankfort, IL 60423

Daily Mass: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am

(Morning Prayer, 7:45 am) Saturday Reconciliation: 3:00 to 3:50 pm

Saturday Mass Hours: 4:00 pm Sunday Mass Hours:

7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, & 12:00 pm (Noon)

MISSION STATEMENT We, the members of St. Anthony Catholic Church, gather together to worship and celebrate the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, as we strive to live the Gospel in our daily lives. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we are called to invite, inform, inspire and ignite the community in our faith journey by fostering stewardship through sharing of our gifts of time, talent and treasure. We are further called to share our faith through active evangelization and charitable outreach.

Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop, Diocese of Joliet Rev. Vytas Memenas, Pastor Emeritus

www.stanthonyfrankfort.com

Welcome to St. Anthony Catholic Church

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION

Lynette Rea, Music Ministry Director, x122 lynette@stanthonyfrankfort.com

Adult Faith Formation (815-469-6198)

Deacon Tony Schlott, Director, x149 tony@stanthonyfrankfort.com

Religious Education (Grades 1-8) Office (815-469-6072) Fax (815-806-9421)

REP@stanthonyfrankfort.com

Deacon Tony Schlott, Director, x149 tony@stanthonyfrankfort.com

Kathy Depre, Secretary, x142 kathyd@stanthonyfrankfort.com

St. Vincent DePaul Society 815-469-3750 ext. 114

St. Vincent DePaul SocietySVDP PICK-UP (630-231-4658)