October 4, 2015 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Staff: Rev. Michael J. Novick Pastor Mr. William Doerr Mr. John Rangel Mr. Edward Winter Deacons Ms. Cathy Costelow Coordinator of Liturgy Mrs. Sally Doerr Mrs. Mary Cermak Vis Lay Ministers Mr. Mark Schusteric Director of Maintenance Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00 PM (Sunday Vigil) Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00 AM Monday-Saturday: 8:30 AM Holy Days: 6:30 & 8:30 AM, and 7:00 PM Reconciliation: Saturdays from 4:00 PM— 4:30 PM or by appointment. St. Lawrence O’Toole Catholic Church 4101 St. Lawrence Avenue, Matteson, IL 60443 708-748-6090 Website: www.slotoole.org E-mail: [email protected]Pastor’s e-mail: [email protected]FACEBOOK PAGE: St. Lawrence O’Toole Parish
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October 4, 2015
Twenty-Seventh
Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Parish Staff:
Rev. Michael J. Novick Pastor
Mr. William Doerr Mr. John Rangel Mr. Edward Winter
Deacons Ms. Cathy Costelow
Coordinator of Liturgy Mrs. Sally Doerr Mrs. Mary Cermak Vis
Lay Ministers Mr. Mark Schusteric Director of Maintenance
Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00 PM (Sunday Vigil) Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00 AM Monday-Saturday: 8:30 AM Holy Days: 6:30 & 8:30 AM, and 7:00 PM Reconciliation: Saturdays from 4:00 PM—4:30 PM or by appointment.
St. Lawrence O’Toole Catholic Church 4101 St. Lawrence
Good News Is Arrived!!! I would like to first say thank you to all of you who have been very patient with my weekly allusions as to how the Archdiocese is going to help out our parish to live, survive, and thrive in the years ahead. I believe in a system that says I should give out good news in its entirety – not little bits at a time. Some people may not believe that the Archdiocese really wants St. Lawrence O’Toole to even have a future. Well, here is how I know they do and I hope you will truly listen. We have had an advocate from the Archdiocese who has been working on our behalf to come up with a plan for our future, a plan which has SLOT being a visible and vibrant parish for many years to come. Therefore, here are the basics to that plan. The Archdiocese wants all parishes to be truly self-sufficient in the future, i.e. that parishes receive $0 in aid for regular operations. They are certainly aware that that will not happen overnight. They have given us a target goal of being self-sufficient by fiscal year 2018. Now that is three years of time. They would like to see us have a consistent growth in our everyday operations, especially in terms of increasing revenue. And even though that means we need to continue to work at our Sunday collections, I think that is an area where we need to maintain where we are. We do have many people in our parish who are on fixed incomes and that means I would not expect increases from those families. Others certainly can increase their offerings. However, that also means that we need to find other ways to increase revenue. Of course we are trying to rent out our school space. We are also trying to find ways to raise funds thru different events. One time when I asked Bishop Perry about fundraisers and what a parish should be able to raise (even if not all at once), he said about an average of $25,000 per year. With all of that being said, if we are able to get to being self-sufficient by fiscal year 2018, the Archdiocese will cut our debts down to $300,000 (down from nearly a seven-figure total debt). Now, to me, that is good news. The extra trick that the Archdiocese wants to see from us is to maintain our $0 aid for another three years (thru 2021) after we reach our goal. One way that they are helping us even more immediately is that with our current debt, the Archdiocesan Bank is not going to be charging us any more interest on our loans for the next SIX YEARS! Loans from the Archdiocesan Bank have happened at the parish level usually by the end of June of each year. They might include payroll loans, assessments, or capital advancements. Just imagine, like any other bank, if you borrow, you normally pay interest on them after a certain amount of time. That is what is stopping immediately. That also means that thru that generous part of the overall plan, the Arch is already saving us approximately $90,000 per year. It really makes a lot of sense. We can’t give them what we don’t have. That is why we need to really concentrate on what we do down here. Our second collections won’t stop because there is still a global Church that needs us, too. The Archdiocesan Appeal won’t stop because we are not here to ONLY help ourselves. However, we need to think differently, too. Monies you may have given to the Debt Reduction Fund or even those who still give to the now defunct School Investment Fund should be allocated to our regular Sunday and Holy Day collections. We know people only have so much discretionary money, but I need you to pray about how you might change your thinking to help this plan come to fruition. One thought I learned from an old friend from my days at Holy Name Cathedral is to include our parish in your will or estate. It’s not about depriving your nuclear family, but instead realizing that your gift to your parish is your way of saying that you want the parish to continue for many years to come. I realize that is a lot to think about. It is for me, too. My brain is already trying to think 4-6 years down the road. I ask you to do the same. Together, we can keep O’Toole alive and well for generations to come. Peace and Hope, Rev. Michael Novick
That our weekly bulletin will soon begin a weekly column of St. Lawrence O’Toole facts, figures, history, quotes, and “stuff” you have probably never thought about or thought about but didn’t know where to find the answer. We hope that this column will provide interesting reading with some fun tidbits of information from time to time! First Did You Know: There are 300 white crosses currently displayed on our campus, on Governors Highway by the O’Toole sign. These crosses are a visible reminder of the babies lost to abortion everyday in our country, indeed, in our world! These crosses were purchased by our Respect Life Committee, through the generosity of you, our O’Toole parishioners. These crosses were installed on September 12, the Day of Remembrance for Aborted Babies and will stay up through the entire month of October—Respect Life Month. The Respect Life Committee also invites all parishioners to come to our sidewalk vigils, every Saturday in October, from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM. We will provide signs, so please do not bring signs. Please join us for this peaceful witness and silent prayer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pro-Life News October is RESPECT
LIFE MONTH and SLOT’s Respect Life Committee is very busy this month.
Here is our schedule of events for October:
All are Welcome October 4th, Respect
Life Sunday, at 6:00 PM Following 5:00 PM Mass at Infant
Jesus of Prague THE CATHOLIC CALL TO SOCIAL
JUSTICE-PROTECTING AND AFFIRMING THE DIGNITY AND
VALUE OF LIFE LEARN WHY YOUR FAITH IS SO IMPORTANT IN THE MODERN
WORLD Presenter: Dawn Fitzpatrick, Director
Respect Life Office Archdiocese of Chicago
Infant Jesus of Prague Parish Hall, 1131 Douglas Ave, Flossmoor, Illinois
60422 Sponsored by the Respect Life
Committee of Infant Jesus of Prague Parish
•We are hosting Café O’Toole this weekend, October 3 & 4. Stop by and visit with us. •All throughout the month, we will have a table of materials set up in the back of Church with USCCB literature on life issues. •Life Chain happens this Sunday, October 4, from 2:00 PM—3:30 PM, on 159th Street, between Harlem Avenue and 80th Avenue in Orland Park—PLEASE NOTE THE LOCATION CHANGE DUE TO THE LAGRANGE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE ARRIVE BY 2:00 to pick up signs & find position for this peaceful witness & silent prayer.
Will you pray for life this October?
Join us and pray for the unborn, those who work in the abortion
industry, and mothers and fathers considering abortion. Every Saturday in October from 11:00 AM until 12:00 noon on the sidewalk
facing Governors Hwy. Rescue those being led away to
death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who
weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your
life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they
have done? —Proverbs 24:11-12
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please come out and Join the 2015
Public Square Rosary Crusade Today!
WHAT: The Holy Rosary
WHERE: Infant Jesus of Prague
WHEN: Saturday, October 10 at 12:00
Noon. Any questions, please contact:
Eileen Fuhrmann @ 708-748-7165 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Will meet at Portillos in Homewood, 175th & Halsted on
Thursday, October 15 at 11;30 AM. Please call Ann @ 708-503-9674 or Donna @ 708-528-0775 by October
13 to make your reservation. Hope to see all of you there! Twenty-seventh Sunday in
Ordinary Time -- October 4, 2015 “Let the little children come
to me; do not stop them.” Are you being called to bring others to Christ and His Kingdom as a priest, deacon, sister or brother? Call Father Francis Bitterman at (312) 534-8298, or write: [email protected].
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It’s A Guy Thing You are invited to join other Catholic
men to learn how we apply our faith at
work, with family & everyday life experiences, through prayer, faith sharing the Word of God, & Church teaching. We meet every 1st & 3rd
Wednesdays @ 7:00 PM, in the Parish Office . Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 7.
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"If you are looking for an easy and meaningful gift, Fr. Mike Novick, pastor at Saint Lawrence O’Toole, has published his first book “We Don’t Live
in Eden (But we can once again, Believe Me).” Delores Madelener, a reporter at the Catholic New World newspaper, recently reviewed Fr. Mike’s book and says “Father calls it a book, but for me it was an 83-page personal memoir…It’s like he knows you and wants you to know him.” She later says “The most surprising part of the book is the dozen pages of Novick’s original poetry.” Many have already enjoyed it. Share some light reading with someone you love!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
October 4-Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples, “Let the
children come to Me for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” This week, please help the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to bring the love and mercy of Jesus to children who are hungry and cold. Unfortunately, We are no longer able to accept donations of clothing at our St. Lawrence O’Toole Pantry. If you have donations of clothing, please take it to the St. Vincent de Paul store
located at 7010 W. 159th St., Orland Park. If you have donations of furniture, please call 773-779-6700 to make arrangements. God Bless You! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We will, again, be collecting diapers for SWADDLE the weekend
of October 24 & 25. Few people are aware of the
"Diaper Gap" that exists in the United States. Needy families cannot purchase disposable diapers with most government assistance like food stamps and WIC. Day care centers require a full day's supply of disposable diapers for parents to leave their babies so they can work. Cloth diapers are not allowed in day care centers and most families in need do not have their own laundry facilities and commercial facilities do not allow cloth diapers to be
washed in their machines. The need for diaper banks is huge.
Last diaper drive St. Lawrence collected over 6000 diapers, we would love to ship over 8000 this time! With your help this is a reachable goal.
COMING NOW!! We have something new and exciting way for all of us to evangelize our community. We will again be selling these car magnets for $5.00 each,
next weekend, October 10 & 11in the Church. This is an easy way to show your O’TOOLE PRIDE, and to share the Good News of Jesus Christ to the world and invite people to come to O’Toole. Look for the table with the
car magnets at the back of church. Any questions, please contact the Parish Office.
The 2015-2016 Religious Education year has begun. We are still happily welcoming new families and students to our program. Classes for
grades 1-8 take place on Mondays, 5:30-6:45 PM. Sacrament preparation for First Reconciliation and Communion begins in grade 1 and continues with reception of these sacraments in grade 2. It is a consecutive two year preparation. Confirmation preparation is a consecutive and concentrated program of instruction in grades 6, 7 and 8. Confirmation
instruction assumes that students have continued religious education formation in grades 3, 4 and 5 following First Communion. We are hoping to welcome many more students to our program this year. We welcome any questions or concerns you may have. If more information is needed, please call us at the Parish Office.
Café O’Toole Is next weekend, October 3 & 4.
October’s hospitality is
hosted by
SLOT’s Respect Life Committee
SWADDLE
Living Stewardship
“In his use of things man should regard
the external goods he legitimately owns not merely as exclusive to himself but common to others also, in the sense that
they can benefit others as well as himself.”
-Vatican II, Modern World, 69 PRAYER OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
Take. Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my entire will, all I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it.
Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace; that is enough for me. PLANNED GIVING Remember St. Lawrence O’Toole in your estate plans. St. Lawrence O’Toole has been blessed over the years to have received some
generous gifts from parishioners and friends who have included our parish in their estate plans. If you would like to include SLOT in your plans, please contact the Parish Office.
A Prayer for Those Serving in the Military
Lord, Hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the
selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this in the name of Jesus, Our Lord and Savior. Amen
If there are parishioners currently serving in the United States military, we would like to know. Please contact the
Parish Office @ 748-6090 x100 or [email protected], and let us know the name of your dear one and they will be remembered in the prayers
of our community and the name posted in the bulletin. Please indicate branch of service and rank.
2nd Lt. Christine Shirley—Air Force Master Sergeant Michael McGeever—Air Force
Master Sergeant Heriberto Garza—Army Sergeant 1st Class Sean Heath—Army Warrant Officer Mark Panozzo—Army
Airman 1st Class Christopher Garbaciak—Air Force Specialist Alisha D. Grezlik—Army Corporal Michael L. Ford—Army
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For the Weekend of October 10 & 11, 2015
Extraordinary Ministers 5:00 PM: Cathy Costelow,
Eileen Fuhrmann, Barb Galloy 8:30 AM: Nancy Blackwell, Jean Seitz, Augustine Witt 11:00 AM: Valerie Butts, Jimmy Daniels, Sara Deck,
Sally Doerr, Catherine Gallus, Mary McLain, Ann Rangel
Lectors 5:00 PM: Mary Bulger (L1), Alan Peters (L2) 8:30 AM: Les Easter (L1), Joe Schmitt (L2) 11:00 AM: Rose Garcia (L1), Carol Winter (L2)
Greeters 5:00 PM: Louis Bulger, Sharon Twardowski 8:30 AM: Flora Krupa, Arlene Milewski 11:00 AM: Linda DeFranza, Michele Foote
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This week at O’Toole
Sunday, October 4, 2015 Café O’Toole After All Masses 8:30 AM: Mass 11:00 AM: Mass Monday, October 5, 2015 8:00 AM: Rosary C 8:30 AM: Mass Tuesday, October 6, 2015 7:45 AM: Rosary C 8:10 AM: Morning Prayer C 8:30 AM: Mass 9:15 AM: Morning Scripture Study PO/M Wednesday, October 7, 2015 8:00 AM: Rosary C 8:30 AM: Mass Thursday, October 8, 2015 7:45 AM: Rosary C 8:10 AM: Morning Prayer C 8:30 AM: Mass Friday, October 9, 2015 8:00 AM: Rosary C 8:30 AM: Mass Saturday, October 10, 2015 8:10 AM: Morning Prayer C 8:30 AM: Mass 9:00 AM: Rosary C 4:00 PM: Reconciliation C 5:00 PM: Mass Sunday, October 11, 2015 8:30 AM: Mass 11:00 AM: Mass This calendar list was current as of publication. For the most up-to-date listing of Parish events, please go to: https://sites.google.com/a/slotoole.org/webcalendar/
Our Weekly Offering Budgeted Weekly Goal: $ 8,076.00 Total Given Last Week: $ 6,036.00 Total Given Electronically: $ 70.00 Total Offering: $ 6,106.00 Total Envelopes Used: 153 Total PARISH PAY Users: 64
Saints & Special Observances:
Sunday: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Respect Life Sunday Monday: Simhat Torah (Jewish observance) begins at sunset Tuesday: St. Bruno; Blessed Marie-Rose Durocher Wednesday: Our Lady of the Rosary Friday: St. Denis and Companions; St. John Leonardi Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary
Readings for the Week:
Monday: Jon 1:1 — 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-6, 9-10; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Ps97:1-2,5-6,11-12; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: Wis 7:7-11; Ps 90:12-17; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30 [17-27]
Sacramental Information: Baptisms: The first and second Sunday of each month at 12:30 PM. NOTE: Expectant parents should phone the Parish Office 2 months before the birth of your baby to arrange for required Baptismal Preparation Classes. Weddings: Arrangements for Marriage should be made by calling the Parish Office no later than four months prior to the proposed wedding date. Attending Pre-Cana is required. Funerals: Arrangements can be made by a family member by calling the Parish Office. Pastoral Care of the Sick: To arrange for communion to be brought to the sick, the elderly, and the homebound, please call the Parish Office @ (708)748-6090. Pro-Life Phone Numbers: Pregnancy Counseling Hotlines: Carenet/Heartbeat—1-800-395-HELP, Birthright—1-800-550-4900, Project Rachel, (post-abortion healing) - 1-888-456-HOPE Natural Family Planning information: St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee—call David & Elba (815) 939-0949, St. Stephen’s in Tinley Park—call Jeff & Linda (708) 633-7392, For Spanish classes—call Don & Fidelia (630)628-9850. For more information or to order the Couple to Couple League Home Study Course please call (800) 745-8252.
“Let the children come to me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.”
