September 8, 2019 - Twenty-third Ordinary Sunday

Fr. Clinton P. Honkomp, O.P. (303) 522-0196 Pastor

Deacon Mick Palazzolo Social Justice/Campus Ministry

Deacon. Jim Dodge Adult Education/Hospital Ministry

Mr. David Beach Deacon Candidate

Mrs. Denise Reavis Principal

Mrs. Debbie Mandeville Parish Administrative Assistant

Mr. Rich Harkins Business/IT Manager

Mrs. Angie Daniels School Administrative Assistant

Mr. Joe Dinardo Maintenance

Mrs. Alice Hill Liturgy & Music

Mr. Robert Dilley Homebound Ministry

Mr. Dave Klestinski Homebound Ministry

Mass Times: Saturday (vigil) 4:30 pm

Sunday 8:00 am, 10:30 am

Holy Days: As announced

Daily Mass: W, Th, F: 6:20 am

Tuesday: 8:20 am

Communion Service: Monday: 6:20am

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 3:30pm

Eucharistic Adoration:

First Friday/Saturday: Friday 7:00 am to Sat 8:00 am

Other Fridays: 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Parish Office Hours: M - F: 8:30 am - 4:00pm

School Office Hours: M - F: 7:45 am - 3:30 pm

2000 E. Sangamon Avenue (mailing address: 2119 N. 20th St.)

Springfield, Illinois 62702

Church: (217) 544-4554 Fax: (217) 544-4963

School: (217) 544-4553 Fax: (217) 544-1680

www.saintaloysius.org

Dear Friends in Christ,

“Every one of you who does not renounce all his posses-sions cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:33). When we first

hear this statement, it seems that Jesus is making an unreal-

istic demand upon us. How can we renounce all of our pos-

sessions? We need them to live. However, what we must

renounce is the belief that they belong to us. Everything that

we have belongs to God alone. All of our resources are en-

trusted to us not only for our own use, but also so that we

can help others. Once we renounce the idea that we possess

or are entitled to anything, it is much easier to share the

many gifts that God has given us. Then we truly are His

Disciples.

Saint Aloysius Catholic Church A Discipleship Parish

Next Saturday, September 14, we will be having the

Charger Fest. You have read about this in other parts of the

bulletin. Please plan to attend. It promises to be a great time

of food, fun, fellowship, family and friends. I hope to see

you there!

I am very pleased with how the new office space in the

school has turned out for us. The new space is not only ac-

cessible through the school but through the outside door on

21st Street. As mentioned in the FAQ sheet included in the

bulletin a few weeks ago, this new space is handicapped

accessible, cost efficient (we are going to save around

$10K/year by reducing duplicated services), will enhance

the communication efforts among all of the offices, etc. We

are planning a blessing of the new space in the very near

future. Thank you for all of the positive feed-back and sup-

port for this effort.

The school year is off to a grand beginning. I have the op-

portunity to be in the school each day that I teach Spanish

and I can tell you that the atmosphere is electrifying! Mrs.

Reavis is doing an incredible job as our new principal as

she inspires the faculty and brings the love of Christ to all

she meets. We have much to be proud of as a Parish Family

with our school this year. Go Chargers!

For those who might not be aware, ACSA is a diocesan tax

that enables the Church to operate on the diocesan level.

Each parish is assessed a fee based on its annual income,

number of parishioners and school. The idea is that each

parishioner participates in donating directly to the diocese

so the whole parish obligation can be met. Unfortunately,

not everyone participates in ACSA and so the parish is

obliged to pick up the residual from its operating budget.

Tribunal services, missionary efforts, architects, educa-

tional, legal, insurance, financial and ministerial help are all

available to us at St. Aloysius through our ACSA contribu-

tions. Honestly, we couldn’t run our parish without the ser-

vices that the diocese offers us. “ACSA is our fair share of

the infrastructure support of the diocese.” Thank you for

considering a generous contribution to ACSA this year.

May God continue to bless each of you as we step into the

month of September!

With Pastoral Affection,

Fr. Clint, O.P.

Pastor

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Pastoral Council

Mikki Buhl

John Cernich

Mary Coady

Joseph Lesko

Gary McCandless

Michelle Stewart

Pam Tipps

Bob Wheatley

Finance Council

Paul Brown

Karl Kohlrus

Amy Neal

Matt Noonan

Ryan Spearie

Earl Schroeder

Paul Palazzolo

School Board

Joel Washko Tom Kohlrus

Nicholas Gilmore

Sara Vargas

Scott McCamant

Rachel Towner

Marianne Stremsterfer

Liturgy Committee

Alice Hill, Chair

Linda Vono

Sheri Daniels Vikki Warren

Mikki Buhl

Paula Petrilli

Rita Lesko

Gary McCandless

Rachel Schrenk

Mary Coady

Discipleship Committee

Terri Maze

Kim Lesko Michelle Daniels

Lisa Fowler

Ed Strode, Chair

Kathy Paoni

Tom Paoni

Mary Ann Mann

Social Justice Committee

Judy Cervellone

Patti Crouch

Matt Daniels Dave Klestinski

Nancy Schrenk

Michelle Stewart

Greg Stumpf

Principal’s Page Mrs. Denise Reavis

We are off to a great start and I am so proud of our students! From spelling tests and

sports to our all school prayer service and recess with friends, I see their dedication, hard

work, welcoming spirit, and Christian attitude! These are the things that make us St.

Al’s!

Weekday Holy Mass for our students is Tuesday, September 10 at 8:20am in the

church. Please join us when you are able. Each class will have the opportunity to plan

the Mass. Parishioners are invited to join us as

We need a few volunteers! One area of need is for our Pre-K 3 & 4 classes on Thurs-

day morning and Friday afternoon. If you have some time that you could come and help

supervise one day or several days a week, please contact the school office.

We are also looking for cafeteria supervisors and recess monitors to assist during the

lunch shifts between 11:00-11:45am or 11:40am-12:25pm.

St. Aloysius ChargerFest... Saturday, September 14 from 5:30-10:00pm. The price of

a ticket is $10.00 and includes a pulled pork sandwich, potato salad, and coleslaw from

McCormick’s Catering! Dinner will be served from 5:30-8:30pm! Soda and beer will be

available for purchase. Lots of fun activities are being planned to include a Magic Show

and live music from The Cold Peppers and Gracia Harrison. Please invite your family,

friends, and alumni, as all are welcome. Tickets are available at the school and parish

office or any St. Aloysius student. Sign your team up for the Bags Tournament! Limited

spaces available! *Cost is $20/ team (2 people /team) *Single elimination *Prize

awarded to the 1st place team! *Check in at 6:00pm *Bags fly at 6:30pm To register for

the Bags Tournament please call 544-4553.

It is that time again!!! You are invited to Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A on Tuesday, Sep-

tember 10 from 4:30-7:30pm. Please invite all family and friends; every-one must pre-

sent a flyer to receive credit. Flyers are in this weekends bulletin, or available at the par-

ish or school office. Thank you for supporting St. Aloysius School. Hope to see you

there!

Magic Match Program... St. Aloysius School has a program that matches sponsors to

classrooms and curriculum areas. If you or your business is willing to be a sponsor for

one of our classrooms for the school year, contact Mr. Rich Harkins at 544-4554.

Don’t forget to join us for Bingo at Caritas Hall, 909 E Converse, on Saturday, Septem-

ber 14 at 10:45am for Early Bird, other games begin at noon. If you can volunteer to

help please call the school office. Play bingo during our times, help make this a fun and

profitable activity for St. Aloysius School! Thank you to our volunteers last week: Rich-

ard Camden, Ron Kohlrus, Megan Wanless, Rhonda Mills, and Ed Strode.

Have you been to the school Facebook page lately? Keep up on the latest events in our

school community! Make sure to follow us as we use Facebook as one of our communi-

cation tools to share information with the school community.

Welcome to a new school year at St. Aloysius School! Thank you for

joining our family!

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— Parish Data —

In charity, please remember in your prayers…Honora Forgas, Louise Wolosick, Norma Hubbard, Edith Caruso, Joseph Luparell, Don Kmett, William Wente, Emma Pianezza, Carmen Santini, Armand Colin, Evelyn Collins, Judy Danna, Carolyn Venvertloh, Larry Selinger, Al Giacomini, Mary Pratt, June For-gas, Barbara Pulliam, Leona Murphy, James Todd, Charlie Barber, Gilda Fulgenzi. 2017...Donald Drendel, Denzil DeVanney, Walther Fliege, Barbara Todd, Helen Richardson, Mary Bedolli, Donald Mro-scak, August Papilli, Frances Emmons, Robert Berberet Sr. Katie Raffa, John Williams, Barbara Vesel-ing, Mike Timko, Richard Neal Sr. Marianne Charles, Robert Wolf, Virginia Wagner and Betty Andretta. 2018… Larry Brooks, Katherine Stoecker, Betty Chernis, Kathy Martin, Beatrice Nimpson, Fredrick Bedolli, Mary Ku-lek, Bernie Hagele, Dorothy Warrington, Mary LeMasters, Peg Wilson, Annette Hickman, Edna Kennedy, Joseph Car-love, Bernadine Seitz, Joseph Crowe, Janet Coe, Jeannette O’Ravis. 2019... Lena Ostenburg, Bonnye Locke, Alda Bretz, Della Maurer, Leonard Naumovich, Leanne Schleyhahn, Delores Anthony, Carl Venvertloh, Elmer Schuster,

Norman and Helen Reeves, Pat Capranica, Richard Murawski, and John Wolosick.

Parish Ministry Schedule - Sat-Sun - September 14-15

Saturday, 4:30pm Sunday, 8:00am Sunday, 10:30am

Music Adult Choir Janet Kehoe and family Lydia and Johanna

Lector Kathy Daum Matt Noonan John Mehlick

E.M. Pat Daniels, Will Lesko Lizzie Palazzolo, Michele Stewart Evelyn and Dave Schumacher

Servers Paige N. Rachel S.

Alyssa F.

Kevin K.

George R.

Clayton R.

Sat 4:30pm Sun 8:00 Sun 10:30 Total

108 114 165 387

Weekly Attendance-August 31-September 1

PARISH CALENDAR

The budgeted amount is the minimal required to maintain ser-vices, employee benefits, utilities, and maintenance at current levels and does not provide for debt payment, unbudgeted repairs or improvements, or long term planning for the parish or school. Offerings Budget for the month of September is $40,000.00. We

have received 23% of the needed funding to meet essential

budget obligations.

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PARISH CALENDAR

PARISH CALENDAR

PARISH CALENDAR WEEKLY PARISH OFFERING

Week 9 September 1 Total to Date

Loose Collection $75.00 $1,641.00

Weekly Envelopes $9,409.00 $71,883.50

Total $9,484.00 $73,524.50

September 8 11:45am Liturgy Committee

September 9 6:20am Communion Service

September 10 8:20am All School Mass

September 10 4:30-7:30pm Chick-fil-A Spirit Night

September 11 8:15am Legion of Mary

September 12 1:30pm Early School Dismissal

September 12 6:30pm School Board

September 12 7:00pm Adult Choir

September 13 7:00am Adoration

September 13 5:00pm Benediction

September 14 8:30am Street Ministry

September 14 10:45am Bingo

September 14 5:30-10:00pm ChargerFest

September 18 7:00-9:00pm RCIA ( Come and See )

Special Prayers and Blessing

Please pray for the repose soul of:

Jacqueline Mason

Eternal Rest Grant to her, O Lord and let perpet-

ual light shine on her.

PARISH CALENDAR

ANNUAL CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL

Parish Letter (Pink envelope)

Amount $120,000.00

Total Collected (June 30, 2019) $41,361.75

Residual $78,638.25

ANNUAL CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL

Assessment (2018) $49,968.00

Total Pledge (June 30, 2019)

$25,225.00

Amount owed $24,743.00

St. Aloysius Catholic Church: A Discipleship Parish

Around the Church

Springfield Right to Life banquet is being held on Monday, September 23, starting at 6:00pm. at the Crowne Plaza. Join us to eat some delicious food, and listen to our keynote speaker, Betty Parquette, tell her powerful story. To reserve your seat, email srtlbanquet@gmail.com, or call (217)-523-2700.

National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children They never had a birth date, they never had a funeral and they were our brothers and sisters. Every year Priests for Life, Citizens for a Pro-Life Society and the Pro-Life Action League, join forces to sponsor the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Chil-dren in America. Please join us as Springfield participates in this national event on Saturday, September 14 at Planned Parenthood, 601 N. Bruns Lane. The prayer service is from 10-11:00am and lawn chairs are welcome. The 9th Annual Prayer in the Public Square Rosary Rally will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2019. Please join us to pray for America and honor Our Lady of Fatima and the Miracle of the Sun. We will meet outside at the Lincoln statue at the Springfield Capitol Building on 2nd and Capitol streets from 12-1:00pm(inside to the Rotunda if it rains). Contact Donna Berte 217-622-8576 with any questions or if you would like to lead a prayer.

Koinonia of Springfield will be having a retreat weekend Sep-tember 20-23, 2019 at the Villa Maria on Lake Springfield. The retreat offers a time to relax, reflect and grown in your faith. The retreat begins at dinner on Friday and concludes after lunch on Sunday. Cost is $125, which includes lodging, all meals and re-treat materials. For information contact Georgene Jones-217-965-4494 /fsp1985@royell.net or www.sacredheartvirden.com/koinonia Butler Funeral Home... Fall Bus Trip, Thursday, October 3,

8:30am-5:30pm. Please join us for a trip to The Bish-op Hill Historic District. Once home to many Swedish Immigrants, Bishop Hill has been designated as a State Historic Site and a Historic Landmark. We will enjoy a step-on tour with a narrated history of the village, followed by lunch, time to explore a museum

and several unique specialty shops. Cost is $35 per person and includes transportation and tours. For reservations/ information, call 544-4646.

The SHG Swim & Dive Teams are hosting a Nelson’s chick-en dinner fundraiser, Wednesday, September 25, 4:00- 6:30pm at SHG East Campus front entrance for drive-thru pickup. Tick-ets are $10 each. Order forms are in the SHG office or emailed by contacting hviele1@gmail.com. Forms with payment should be dropped off or mailed to SHG by Wednesday, September 18.

St. Pat’s School is hosting its First Annual Kickball Tourna-ment on Saturday, September 28 at Lewis Memorial Acres. Each team should consist of 11 or more players with a minimum of 5 women and $150 entry fee. For more information, contact Steve Miller at 217-414-3969 or Kristin Cavanagh at 217-341-7724. All proceeds benefit St. Pat’s School.

Plant

If you want corn, you know what to plant. If you want apples, you know what to plant. It’s how things work. The thing is, it’s not just plants that work that way. Maybe you call it karma. My grandfather liked to say that “it all comes back by return mail.” St. Paul said “as ye sow, so shall ye also reap.” Whatever you call it, it’s how life works. And it’s why St. Paul tells us that our duty as Christians is to “encourage one another and build each other up.” When you really put the effort in to do something well. Or to make something to the best of your ability. You know how great it feels when someone tells you how im-pressed they are with it. It only took them a moment. But you feel 10 feet tall. When you get hit with bad news. Or something goes horribly wrong. Or maybe you’re just having a having a bad day. You know what a blessing it is for someone to have a kind word for you. It may seem like the smallest thing to them. But to you it means the world. If you and I want to live where that happens. Where encourage-ment is the norm. Where support comes when needed. Then we need to be the ones who start it. So how do you start it? By grounding yourself in gratitude, gratitude to God for all that God has done for you. Do it by thanking God for each thing that God has given to you. List out each thing. Start small, and thank God for each one. You won’t be able to do it for more than a minute or two before God will change your whole perspective. If you keep it up, you will find that – even in the middle of life’s hardest things, death, illness, divorce, job loss – God will ground you in this quiet joy. A joy that overflows. A joy you cannot contain. That is what you start with. That is where the support and en-couragement that you can give will come from, the joy that comes from grounding yourself in gratitude for all that God has done for you. That is what you plant. And it will change the world. - Deacon Jim

St. Aloysius Catholic Church: A Discipleship Parish

Parish Bulletin Board

Annual Catholic Service Appeal... Soon each parish family will be receiving a letter from Bishop Paprocki asking for support of our larger diocesan church. The annual appeal assessment for St. Aloysius Church this year is $51,458.00. I invite our Parish family to prayerfully consider this appeal. The theme is “Together in Mission” Christ calls us to consider our gifts and to return a portion of them to him through our parish and the larger Church, our diocese. Joining with other parishes in our diocese, we can all work together to care for the Church by sharing God’s gifts. Thank you for your generosity. Are you interested in the Catholic Faith? We will begin a new journey in faith to share the richness of the Catholic Church and our parish family. We invite you to learn what the Church teaches, and be introduced to some of our parish members. These sessions also are opportunities for you, and others that you may wish to invite, to ask those per-plexing and difficult questions you may have about the Church. If you know someone

who may be interested in learning more about our faith invite them to join the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) You can accompany them (give them moral sup-port) to the sessions as they explore our faith. RCIA will begin Wednesday, September 18. Your word or deed can make a difference. The RCIA Schedule includes: September 18, 7:00pm, First Meeting: Welcome; Stories; Why Catholic with Fr. Clint. September 25, 7:00pm Church Tour with Fr. Clint.

ChargerFest will be held on the parish parking lot next Saturday, September 14. It will include a dinner catered by McCormick’s, a cash bar, and live music provided by The Cold Peppers and Gracia Harrison, former contestant on The Voice. There will also other activities planned including a Magic Show and Cake Walk! We are looking for cake donations. Cakes can be dropped off at the school office on Friday, September 13.

Helping Others…We must speak to others with our hands before we try to speak to them with our lips. Providing immediate relief to the hungry in our communities is the goal of Catholic Charities Holy Family Food Pantry. Through the donations of local businesses, churches, school groups, individuals, and the tireless dedication of volun-teers, thousands each year receive relief from hunger and help to find solutions for the future. The Holy Family Food Pantry is greatly in need of your assistance. During the summer, food donations are reduced but the need increases. Our shelves are still very low. With the holidays fast approaching, we are in great need of food donations. Please help by bringing food to church or directly to the pantry. All food items are needed at this time, however the most needed are as follows: tuna, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, jelly, canned pasta and canned fruit. Thank you for your donations and generosity.

91st Annual Springfield Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Convention This event will be held at St. Boniface Church, 110 N. Buchanan, Edwardsville on Wednesday, September 25. Registration and morning refreshments, 8:00am with the Convention starting at 9:00am. Mass follows at 11:00am. celebrated by Bishop Thomas John Paprocki. The Convention finishes up with a luncheon after Mass. Guest speakers are Deby Sansone Schlapprizzi and Maria Rodgers O’Rourke. For more information, contact Sue Schwegel at (618) 466-4208 or schwegelsue@gmail.com.

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time... September 8, 2019, Being a disciple. Jesus is relentless. One more time he tells the great crowd: carry your cross, renounce posses-sions, be my disciple. Following him requires relentless behaviour. We are to have an unwavering preference for Jesus above parents and family. But we cannot forget that care for them and all others is also attention to Jesus Christ. It is both-and. Always.

How will I behave to assure myself I am following Jesus?

What must I do to carry my cross one more day, one more week?

What possession (s) can I give away for someone else to use?

St. Al’s Seniors... Attend the 8:20am mass on Tuesday, September 18 fol-lowed by coffee/breakfast at the Park-way Café.

Youth Choir rehearsals will be in the school music room on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30pm. Students will sing at 10:30 mass on Sunday, September 22.

KC Council 4175 (Springfield North Council) is beginning their fall fish fries. The next fish fry is Friday, Sep-tember 13. Thank you for your support.

St. Aloysius Prayer Chain... If you have a special intention or someone whom you would like prayers offered please call Mrs. Vikki Warren @ 217-544-2299. STEWARDSHIP ...Gracious and lov-ing God, we understand that you call us

to be stewards of your abundance, the caretakers of all you have entrusted to us. Help us to use your gifts wisely and to share them generously. May our faith-ful stewardship be the hall-

mark of our discipleship, a visible sign of our commitment to Christ. We pray with grateful hearts, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

September 9 St. Peter Claver

6:20am Communion Service

September 10 Weekday

8:20am Bonnye Locke+

September 11 Weekday

6:20am Della Maurer+

September 12 Weekday

6:20am Sandra Slingerland +

September 13 St. John Chrysotom

6:20am Carl Venvertloh+

September 14 Exaltation of the

Holy Cross

September 15 24th Ordinary Sunday

Sat 4:30pm Joseph Crowe+

Sun 8:00am Leonard Naumovich +

Sun10:30am All Parishioners +

You're invited to support

SPIRIT NIGHT

Saint Aloysius

Tuesday, September 10th

4:30 -7:30 pm

A percentage of sales from flyers received will be donated.

Must present paper flyer, digital flyer or sticker

to receive credit

Valid only at Chick-fil-A White Oaks, 2431 Wabash Ave., Springfield Il.