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2302 W. CHURCH ST. | JO HNSBURG, IL 60051 | (815) 385 - 1477
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A diocesan parish served by the Congregation of the Resurrection
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
June 21, 2020 † Father’s Day
Mass Sign-Up available at stjohnsjohnsburg.org
Saturday: 4:00 pm
Sunday: 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00am
WEEKEND MASSES
HOLY DAY OBLIGATION
Eve of Holy Day: 7:00 pm Holy Day Masses:
9:00 am and 7:00pm
Saturdays: 3:00—3:45 pm and by appointment
Communal Penance celebrated during
Advent and Lent
SACRAMENT OF
RECONCILATION
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday: 8:00 am Tuesday: 8:00 am
Wednesday: 8:00 am Thursday: 8:00 am
Friday: 8:00 am
Weekdays before Mass
ROSARY
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time There are many things of which we can be afraid: being rebuked, rejection, anger, being challenged, having to defend ourselves, standing alone, insecuri-ty, failure, and even death. For some, identifying and overcoming their fears is a daunting task. Regardless of how much they may want to break the cycle of fear, they find that they remain close friends with old and dysfunctional behavioral habits and norms. May-be what they really fear is change. There are many who gravitate to the familiar and comfortable, and find safety and security in doing so, even if they remain mired in mediocrity. Human beings have to learn that there is life beyond the “what has always been” and that happiness and depth are possible when old structures and systems have to be left behind. Can you leave the near and dear, the comfortable and familiar, the safe and secure, and discover new opportunities? The shear thought of doing so can bring on feelings of apprehension, intense anger, resentment, defensiveness, reluctance, resistance, and even apathy. If we have to be responsible for making the change, cowardice can creep in. If some-one else is to blame for making the change, any num-ber of possible negative reactions are possible. In the end, only one thing is required and that is God. If I can rely on and deepen my relationship with God, especially in the Eucharist along with a community of believers, then little else is of great concern. We have to figure out what is really important. It is not always what we think. The Gospel calls us to stretch ourselves and try new things, not to remain stuck and stagnant in familiar ways. We are asked to live life more deliberately, rad-ically, and intentionally. We are asked to leave the familiar behind and learn to live with changing, and often limiting, human structures. We cannot get too caught up in the physical, ideological, or structural systems we are used to. The Holy Spirit always leads and guides us. If we trust this, we will find ourselves doing things we never thought we could do. Always seek the path to joy and love. They keep us from fall-ing victim to our fears and from seeking the nostalgic crutches we think we need to achieve a sense of well-being and happiness.
Gospel meditation
BAPTISMS: Parents must be registered parishioners. Parishioners call Fr. Jacek Junak, CR at (815) 385-1477, EXT. 202 for information, requirements, and scheduling for baptism preparation classes.
RCIA: Adults seeking baptism and/or entry into the Catholic Church are invited to participate in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Program. Please call Fr. Jacek Junak, CR for more information.
CEMETERY: Please call Annie in the parish office at (815) 385-1477, EXT. 203 to purchase cemetery plots and niches in columbarium.
MARRIAGES: Please call Fr. Jacek Junak, CR at (815) 385-1477, EXT. 202 for appointment, requirements, and a desired wedding date of at least 6 months in advance.
PRAYER LIST: Please call Anna Rose in the parish office at (815) 385-1477, EXT. 223 to be placed on the bulletin prayer list.
REGISTRATION: Please call Annie in the parish office (815) 385-1477, EXT. 203 to register as a parishioner.
Monday– Thursday: 8:30am– 4:30pm Friday: 8:30am– Noon
Pastor: Rev. Jacek Junak, CR, EXT. 202 Deacon: Mr. Jerry Giessinger Deacon: Mr. Dave Gillespie
CLERGY
Secretary: Annie Muich EXT. 203 [email protected] Business Manager: Kasia Placek EXT. 204 [email protected] Religious Ed. Director: Stephanie Eldridge EXT. 201 [email protected] Bulletin Editor: Anna Rose Zakrzewski EXT. 223 [email protected] Music Ministry: Mary Jo Schwontkowski EXT. 1 [email protected]
PARISH STAFF
Principal: Mrs. Brenda Baldassano
2304 W. Church Street Johnsburg, IL 60051 (815) 385-3959 www.stjohnschool.com
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PARISH INFORMATION
Sunday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 [14c]/ Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33 Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13 [7b]/Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 10-11 [cf. 9d]/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17. Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Mt 7:21- 29 Friday: 2 Kgs 25:1-12/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/Mt 8:1-4 Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20- 21 [19b]/Mt 8:5-17 Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 [2a]/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42
Weekly Readings - Year A
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Prayer Requests Mass Intentions
We will keep names on the list for eight weeks, and then remove. If you would like the name of your loved one to be on the list for
longer than eight weeks, please call to renew. Thank you for your understanding.
“One thing only I ask you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord.” - St. Monica
Jakey Baldassano Very Rev. Steven Bartczyszyn, C.R.
Ted Bierchen Jim Blaney
John & Kathy Braun Valerie Brunkhorst
Harriet Buerer Kyle Buscemi
Noelle Hoeh-Butski Carmelita Caifano
Jeanne Caifano Leonard Caifano
Serenity Carf Sabrina Cavanaugh
Shirley Cermak Mary Chambers
Georgianne Chromczak
Mike & Sharon Coyle
Dennis Decman John DeLay
Michele Dubois Paulette Elsey John Ferraro
Tina Fosnacht Shirley Freeland
Harold Gabel Terrance Galvin
Debbie Glen Carol Golemba
Patti Hoeh Michael Jonas
Greg Jurczynski Jerome Kehl
Judy King Don & Barb Klapperich Richard Laskowski Dean & Sandra Lenard
Darren Leonardi Ron Marulewski, Jr. Barbara & Nick
Mastillo Teegan Mazuer
Jeremiah McCauley Bob McPartlin
Sr. Carol Mecko Marge Moeller Jeanne Monaco
John Morris Irene Murphy
Charles Nielson Bruce Novak
Annette Orlos Charlotte Paoletti
Constanza Paredes Maury Pera
Cathrine Philbin Theresa Pigoni Tina Quintero
Sr. Rosemary Reier Wayne Rendak Valerie Robbins Nancy Roberts
Roz Ruiz Mary Schoiber
Marie Scopa Dolores Sklodowski
Marge Stabla Carmen Tosto
John Wolf Kathleen Wurth Alice Zabawski
Diane Zyskowski
Our Beloved Deceased:
Gerald Connery, Sr.
Saturday, June 20, The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 4:00 PM S.I. Members and Families of Knights of Columbus Council 9167 (James Eldridge, Grand Knight) Sunday, June 21, Father’s Day 7:00 AM Parishioners, Friends, & Benefactors of St. John the Baptist (Fr. Jacek, CR) 9:00 AM † Deceased Members of the Malnaric Family 11:00 AM † Harry Smith (Wayne & Patsy Hiller) Monday, June 22, St. Paulinus of Nola; St. John Fisher and Thomas More, Martyrs 8:00 AM S.I. Kiernan Mulvaney, Birthday (Grandpa & Grandma) Tuesday, June 23 8:00 AM † Michael Handago, Anniversary (Family) Wednesday, June 24, The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 8:00 AM † John Lenzen, Birthday (Family) Thursday, June 25 8:00 AM † Marilyn Freund (Ray & Felicia Kuna) Friday, June 26 9:00 AM S.I. Michael Flores, Birthday (Maria Mercado) Saturday, June 27, St. Cyril of Alexandria 4:00 PM † Borucki Family (Barbara Kipkowski)
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St. John’s Catholic school registration for 2020 /2021 School year is open!
2020-2021 SCHOOL REGISTRATION
OPEN NOW!
† Before and after care available 5
days a week
† Special Education Services
† Chess Club, Journalism Club,
LEGO League, Young Rembrandts
Art Club, Band, Piano, and Athletics!
INFORMATION FORM 2021-2021 SCHOOL YEAR
FAMILY NAME: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Child Age Grade
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_________________________________________________________________ ________ _____________ Home Address: _____________________________________________ City: ______________________ Zip Code: ___________________
E-Mail Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mother’ Name: __________________________________________ Father’s Name: _____________________________________________
Phone Number: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The best way to contact me is at: ____________________________________________________________________________________
For more information about our school, please visit our website: www.stjohnschool.com
Please complete this form and drop it off at the parish office mailbox, in the collection basket, or in the black mailbox at front doors of school building.
The school office will contact you upon receipt of this information. For additional information please contact the school office at 815-385-3959 or email:
[email protected] should you have any questions with regard to our school.
Preschool:
Half day or
full day
classes
available
with 2, 3 or 5
day options!
Full Day
Kindergarten
thru
8th Grade!
5 June 21, 2020 † Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Will You Say Yes?
You find yourself in the difficult situation of being accused of blasphemy and confronting possible execution. Your crime is believing in Jesus Christ. The question is then asked of you, “Are you a Christian, a follower of the one named Jesus Christ?” Your answer may very well dictate what happens to you next. What is your answer? It is probably easier to answer this question when the scenario is make-believe. All of us want to be-lieve that we would say yes to the question of be-lief in Jesus, but strange things happen when hu-mans panic in the face of extreme stress. As we reflect on what we would say, there are those all over the world who are being asked that very same question. It is a question that was asked of many in the first centuries of the Church. Those who respond “yes” are considered martyrs and saints.
We might not usually think of all this in terms of good stewardship living. However, our faith is also a gift we have received from God to cultivate, grow, and share with others. The more interesting question than the one posed above is, “Would an accuser even think of asking you such a ques-tion?” Would you have cultivated, grown, and shared your faith enough that anyone would even consider you worthy of asking the question? They might assume you don’t know Jesus Christ at all. I don’t like conflict and do not seek out conflict, but I would rather someone ask the first question posed than assume there is no reason to confront me in the first place.
—Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
Blessing of Fathers God and Father of all creation, we come before you today with humble hearts. You are our model of a loving father. When we fail and fall short of your expectations, you are always there at the end of the day with open arms, ready to heal the cuts and scrapes of the day and to encourage us to try again and not to give up. We hold up these men in our midst who act in the world as fathers to their children or models of fathers for others. Bless them in their moments of doubt and frustration with their children. Give them warm and open hearts to forgive failures. Provide them with the words needed for encouragement and perseverance. We ask all this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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The Sanctuary Lamp is burning
June 14—June 27
For the Special Intentions of the
Parishioners and Friends of St. John’s
St. John the Baptist Question: What do we know about St. John the Baptist? Answer: We know quite a lot about John the Baptist from the Gospels and other historical sources. John was the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth through a graced post-menopausal conception (Luke 1). John would have been raised with an intimate knowledge of Jewish doctrine and religious practice, due to his father being a Levite priest. Elizabeth is a “kinswoman” of Mary. While not in the same nuclear family, the two were close enough that Mary would journey to spend several months with Elizabeth during her pregnancy. We don’t know how close John and Jesus were as children, but they certainly knew of one another as cousins. Luke 3 tells us he began his ministry in “the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberias Caesar,” roughly 29 A.D. He lived as a hermit with clear ascetic practices, such as rough clothing and a simple vegetarian diet. Despite his remoteness, John’s ministry was prophetic. People came from across the region to be baptized in water as a sign of re-pentance. John, however, continually pointed beyond himself to the one who was to come: Jesus Christ. John the Baptist’s call to repentance extended to the rules of his day. John critiqued the local rulers, Herod Antipas and his wife Herodias. Previously, Hero-dias had been married to Antipas’ brother, Herod Philip, but had betrayed him, left him, and married his more powerful brother. John was arrested for the slight and was eventually executed (Mark 6). This martyrdom prophetically anticipates the trials that awaited Christ and his fol-lowers. In life and death, John the Baptist served as the herald of the Messiah.
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As we all continue to navigate through social distancing and a focus on staying healthy, the impacts reverberate throughout our own lives, our local community and our country. Many of us have been unable to work due to temporary business closures and/or our children being home from school. As we support our loved ones and friends through phone calls, social media contact and our prayers, you may wonder how you can also support others in our community. St. Vincent de Paul greatly appreciates your donations through GiveCentral; all donations go directly toward helping those in our community who are struggling with utility, housing, medical bills as well as with food shortag-es. "Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor." Proverbs 22:9
The Pro—Life Action League invites you to join the upcoming “Face the Truth” Tour, an annual pro-life public education initiative that reaches tens of thousands of people with the reality of abortion. From July 10-18, pro-life volunteers will hold signs at major intersections across Chicagoland, depicting the beauty of life in the womb as well as the horrible injustice done to the unborn vic-tims of abortion. The Face the Truth Tour changes hearts and minds, guides post-abortive women and men to healing and peace and saves babies from abor-tion. For more information on this powerful pro-life campaign, including the complete Tour schedule, visit...
ProLifeAction.org
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Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
Don’t take a summer vacation from your marriage, bring it into your marriage. Time with your spouse on a World-wide Marriage Encounter weekend is an investment that will pay dividends. It is a weekend for married couples to get away from job, computers, children, chores and phones – and focus on each other and God’s plan for your marriage. Sign up today to attend one of the upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends :
June 26-28 in Rockford, IL
September 11-13 in Geneva, IL
October 16-18 in Brookfield, WI
Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at:
alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653. Para un fin de semana en español por favor llamen a Candelario y Emilia al 815-375-4250.
Ministry News & Events
Please visit our parish website home page for information on the reopening of St. John’s for public mass as well as information on how to sign up for Mass times.
stjohnsjohnsburg.org
A private, independent high school in the Catholic tradition offering an integrated, college preparatory classical curriculum
centered on Catholic teaching. As part of the Chesterton Schools Network, Chesterton
Academy of the Immaculate Heart has been the joint venture of a number of area families
for many years. Opening in the Fall of 2020 and currently enrolling students, the school will be
located at St. Peter in Volo, IL.
For more information, please visit us at https://chestertoniheart.org/,
on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ChestertonMcHenry/,
or email us at [email protected].
Church Finances
Ministry news & events
Until further notice, many church, school, ministry events and meetings have been cancelled or postponed.
For up-to-date Parish information and announcements, please visit the St. John the Baptist Church website at
stjohnsjohnsburg.org
or download the free MyParish App on your Smart Phone and enter 60051 or St. John the Baptist under Find a Parish.
Stewardship OF TREASURE Online Contributions……….…..………….….$ 1,705.00
Diocesan stewardship 2020 2020 Diocesan Stewardship Goal _ _ $74,260.00 Pledged to Date …..…….………………..…..…$ 11,030.00 Paid to Date .…………...………………..……….$ 7,250.00 Difference between goal and payments $67,010.00
For pledging & payment: www.rockforddiocese.org/donate
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Please remember St. John’s in your will. Thank you for your generous giving!
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