Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish

Diocese of Peoria Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, D.D., C.S.C.

Rev. Monsignor Philip D. Halfacre, Pastor

Rev. Father Dustin Schultz, Parochial Vicar

Parish Church

Located at the corner of Lundy & Shabbona Streets

Parish Office (Behind the Church) 513 S. Shabbona Street, Streator, IL 61364 Phone: 815-672-2474 FAX: 815-672-2040 Secretary: Linda Halko Email: stmichaelparish@mediacombb.net Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8 till 5; Friday: 8 till 4

Rectory Phone During the day, the best way to reach the priests is by calling the office. After hours, call the rectory for urgent matters. Fr. Schultz: (815) 510-9011 Msgr. Halfacre: (815) 510-9010

Parish School 410 S. Park Street, Streator, IL 61364

Phone: 815-672-3847 www.stmichael-streator.org

Principal: Mrs. Ashley R. Davis Secretary: Debbie Rathbun

Religious Education (CCD) Located in the school Phone: 815-672-5911 Email: stmichaeldre@mediacombb.net Director of Religious Education: Sr. Alice Ann Harcharik Secretary: Rosanne Gallick

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday Evening Vigil Masses, September 15 Our Lady of Sorrows 4:00 PM Leon Pastirik (56th Wedd Anniv) by Gladys 5:30 PM Rozak Family

Sunday Morning/Afternoon Masses, September 16 7:00 AM Dena Senko by husband Mike 8:30 AM Living & Deceased members of SS FCSU #6 10:00 AM Dick Gayon by M/M Edward Benner 11:30 AM Dwayne Cagley (Wedd Anniv) by wife Mary & Becca 1:00 PM Pro Populo Monday, September 17 ▪ Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 7:00 AM Chero Grako by Evelyn & Children

Tuesday, September 18 7:00 AM Joan Casey by Carol Zelenock

Wednesday, September 19 ▪ Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr 7:30 AM Confessions

8:00 AM Anna Yendro by Irene Hall

Thursday, September 20 7:00 AM Mary Lou Handzo by Family

Friday, September 21 ▪ Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist 7:00 AM Edward & Catherine Gulvas by Dale & Nancy Perry 9:15 AM School Mass -

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday Evening Vigil Masses, September 22 4:00 PM Leo Orban by Glen & Jeannine Falk 5:30 PM George E. “Kooch” Novotney (1st Anniv) by Family Sunday Morning/Afternoon Masses, September 23 7:00 AM Marilyn Mehalic by Funeral memorials 8:30 AM Franciszka & Vladimir Paterak by Joe & Maria Drapa 10:00 AM Billy Cusac (11th Anniv) by Family 11:30 AM Alvin “Babe” Chalkey (20th Anniv) by Kathryn & Family 1:00 PM Brigida Sanchez by Marco & Family

September 14, 2012 +Triumph of the Cross

My dear Brothers in Christ,

As Catholic men, we are called to a life of service. We are called to care for our families, serve our communities and serve our faith communities. I am excited to share with you that a great and wonderful opportunity exists for Catholic men to answer this call to serve by becoming a member of the Knights of Columbus.

This exemplary order of Catholic men was founded in 1882 by a parish priest who had the vision and foresight to conceive of an organization which would provide Catholic men the opportunity to live their Faith through charitable works, caring for their families, and defending the Catholic Faith. Today, the Knights of Columbus are 1.8 million members strong in 14 countries, providing a strong moral ex-ample in an age where culture promotes secularism over service to others. Last year, this organization of practical Catholic men donated more than $158 mil-lion and 70 million man-hours to charity, in addition to providing its members with the opportunity to share a fraternal brotherhood with men of similar values. Last year, in Illinois alone, the Knights do-nated $4,961,949.00 and 2.1 million man hours in their charitable efforts.

As a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus, I have per-sonally witnessed the tremendous work that these men accomplish in this diocese. However, there is much work which needs to be done in the name of charity. I strongly encourage each man in this Dio-cese, who considers himself to be a practicing Catholic and is at least 18 years old, to prayerfully consider joining the ranks of this fine organization.

Members of the Knights of Columbus will be in par-ishes after Masses during weekends of October 6-7, 2012 with more information. Please take some time to visit with one of these men, so that you may join us in our mission to promote Charity, Unity, Frater-nity and Patriotism. I promise you the experience of a lifetime.

Sincerely yours in Christ, � Most Reverend Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C. BISHOP OF PEORIA

MOST REV. DANIEL R. JENKY, C.S.C. OFFICE OF THE BISHOP

DIOCESE OF PEORIA

DAY OF RECOLLECTION

Intensifying your Faith through Prayer,

Love and Action

The Bishop’s Commission on Women is delighted to an-nounce that the Most Reverend Daniel Jenky will be the keynote speaker for the Annual Day of Recollection on October 6, 2012 at the Spalding Pastoral Center in Peo-ria, IL. The day will begin at 8:30 a.m., Bishop Jenky will speak before lunch, afternoon session will end at 2 p.m. There will be a Holy Hour, Rosary before 4 p.m. Mass with the Bishop at the Cathedral of Saint Mary. One of the speakers for the morning session will be Deena Pav-inato from Oglesby, representing our local area on the Bishop’s Commission, talking about Living in the World - Personal Journeys of Faith. Registration by 9;17;12 is $20, after 9/17 or at the door will be $25. Contact Deena Pavinato (815-883-8506) for more information or Sandi Calvin @ sandical46@hotmail.com or (phone 309-268-0604) to register. Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed a Year of Faith to begin in October, begin this special time of spiritual growth and conversion with an incredible op-portunity to listen to Bishop Jenky!

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY The Book of Acts

The Men’s Bible Study program will be starting again with its first meeting of the year on October 4th. We will be meeting in the school’s meeting rooms. The study program will be held on Thursday nights starting at 7:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. This Bible Study is open to all men of St. Michael the Archangel Parish. We invite you to come and study the bible and learn about our Catholic faith. If interested or for more information please call John Mouser 672-0935 so that we can order the appro-priate amount of workbooks by Sept. 21st

Bishop Daniel Jenky has recently asked that all the par-

ishes in the Diocese of Peoria turn to our Blessed

Mother asking her intercession with Jesus to protect our

country, to guide our leaders, and to turn our hearts to

her Son. Here at St. Michael the Archangel Parish, will

recite this prayer after every Mass beginning on Satur-

day, September 8th – the day we celebrate the Birthday

of our Blessed Mother. We will continue for thirty days

and conclude on October 7th – the feast of Our Lady of

the Rosary.

Prayer of Consecration to the Mother of God: O Mary, Virgin most powerful and Mother of mercy, Queen of Heaven and Refuge of sinners, we consecrate our nation, our leaders, and ourselves to your Immaculate Heart.

We consecrate to thee our very being and our whole life: all that we have, all that we love, and all that we are. To thee we give our bodies, our hearts and our souls; to thee we give our homes, our families, and our country.

We desire that all that is in us and around us may belong to thee, and may share in the benefits of thy motherly benedic-tion. And that this act of consecration may be truly effica-cious and lasting, we renew this day at thy feet the promises we made to God on the day of our Baptism and our first Holy Communion.

We pledge ourselves to profess courageously and at all times the truths of our holy Faith, and to live as befits Catholics who are duly submissive to all the directions of the Pope and the Bishops in communion with him.

We pledge ourselves to keep the commandments of God and His Church, and in particular to keep holy the Lord's Day.

We likewise pledge ourselves to make the consoling prac-tices of the Christian religion, and above all, Holy Com-munion, an integral part of our lives, in so far as we shall be able so to do.

Finally, we promise thee, O glorious Mother of God and loving Mother of men, to devote ourselves whole-heartedly to the service of the Kingdom of God and as instruments of God’s Divine Providence. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME September 16, 2012

The opportunity still exists for those who have not yet responded to the 2012 ADA. A gift to the ADA, no mat-ter how great or small, can go a long way. A pledge of $10 or $20 a month can add up. Even a one-time gift is helpful to the cause.

To those who have contributed, we are most grateful. If you have not yet made a gift to the ADA please consider doing so today.

To date, we have received 729 pledges:

ADA Goal: $ 111,704.00

Pledges to date: $ 82,131.00

Shortfall: $ 29,573.00

74%__

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME September 16, 2012

St. Michael the Archangel School is continuing the Academic and Catholic Legacy that has been in our great town of Streator. It is imperative that our parish, which is now the largest parish in our Diocese, continues to pro-vide an excellent school that offers the best possible learning environment that teaches our Catholic faith and provides high academic standards. This is not possible without all of your continued support and prayers. Please remember that our goal is to at least raise 100,000 dollars for next year and an overall pledged amount of 500,000for the next five years. Catholic Education is a value to our future Church. It is the responsibility of the parents and parishioners of St. Michael the Archangel Parish to continue to pass on our Catholic Faith so that we know that our future is set on the right course.

The money that has been pledged for the upcoming school year has helped us purchase additional Smartboards for the classrooms and 30 Kindle Fires for tablet technology, provide Wifi connection throughout the building, build our Spanish Program, enhance our Science Program by additional Lab equipment and materials, provide financial scholarships for our families, and to purchase additional equipment for our Fine Arts program. Our sister school, Marquette Academy, works with some of our students for advance placement classes. Currently, we have an 8th grade student Skyping in daily for Geometry instruction. This is only able to be done with the tech-nology that was purchased through the Friends of St. Michael!

St. Michael the Archangel School

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME September 16, 2012

This weekend, parishes across the country will honor those who share in the evangelizing and teaching mission of the Church through a special rite of commissioning and blessing. Here at St. Michael

the following catechists and teachers will be commissioned to share the faith of the Church with the adults, families, youth, and children of the parish and school this year:

Thank you all for showing us how to live our faith! Be sure to remember to pray for them throughout the year.

Mrs. Shelly MacBean Mrs. Cynthia Mayer Mrs. Mary Miller Mrs. Darcy Mollo Mrs. Nancy Mueller Mrs. Kim Nettleingham Mrs. Carleen Redd Mrs. Nancy Sedlacko Miss Kayla Tyne

Adult Ed Catechists Sr. Alice Ann Harcharik Mrs. Diana Brennan Mrs. Joyce Kmetz Mrs. Marilyn Brownsey Mrs. Joanie Miller Mr. John Mouser

Monsignor Halfacre Father Schultz Religious Ed Catechists Sr. Alice Ann Harcharik Mrs. Rosanne Gallick Mrs. Laurie Benning Mrs. Diana Brennan Mrs. Liz Broadus Mrs. Connie Burroughs Mrs. Vicki Cheffer Mrs. Kassy DuMais Mrs. Andrea Estvanik Mrs. Anita Flores Mrs. Jeanene Foltin Mr. Jacob Harcar Mr. Bart Hipes

Mrs. Heather Leskanich Mrs. Angela Miller Mrs. Faith Negray Miss Hannah Negray Mr. Tim Negray Mrs. Bridget Parr Mrs. Margie Pavlick Mrs. Heather Perhach Mrs. Kris Phillis Mrs. Chris Price Miss Julie Ramza Mrs. Carleen Redd Mrs. Marcia Robertson Mr. Tom Ruberstell Miss Hannah Schneeman Mrs. Susan Schneider

Miss Amanda Schultz Mrs. Jo Ell Sirotnak Mrs. Diane Spaniol Mrs. Kim Tutoky Mrs. Kerri Wilcoxen Mrs. Pat Wright

School Catechists Mrs. Ashley Davis Mrs. Debbie Rathbun Mrs. Emily Blumenshine Mrs. Tara Dean Mrs. Connie Durdan Mrs. Theresa Graves Mr. Bart Hipes Mrs. Nicole Joyce Mrs. Annette Kohn

Sunday and Wednesday Sessions

of Religious Education begins classes!!

They also learned what would be expected of them this up coming year. It was evident that all Catechists and Aides were ready with renewed zeal to open the minds and hearts of their students to the words of the Gospel and the teachings of the Church!

With vim, vigor ,and vitality students in the Sunday and Wednes-day Sessions began their classes of Religious Education! Students met their Catechist and Cate-chist Aides, and learned what their instruction would include.

Monthly Memorial Mass Association - May 2012—April 2013

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS ON September 8-9

Regular Sunday $18,087.00 Loose Money 761.54 Youth Offerings 25.48 Parish Development 146.00 School Support 1,062.00 Student Mass 53.00 Air & Heat 129.00 Vigil Lights 181.00 Assumption 26.00

Total $20,471.02

BULLETIN SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

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Bulletins are free through the generous businesses that advertise on the back pages. Please show your support by patronizing these businesses. Thank them when you shop there.

Shirley Benning & Jennie Smith Sara & Joe Benning Robert O’Donnell The Secular Franciscans Frank Sabino Henry & Mildred Lechner Ron Gengenbacher Donna Pouk Adams & Schorn Family Catherine & Peter Ellena John & Margaret Handzo Mary Lou Handzo Edward G. Green Thomas, Louise & Tom Nagle Hrasch Family Daniel John Retoff John & Louise Yusko Ruth Ehlers M/M William C. Salz Irene McIntosh & Mary Palko Peter Locascio Family Satch & Dom Salvati George & Mary Sharisky Jason Sharisky Soltis & Vogel Families Catherine Pavlick

Winifred Hilliard Clyde & Vivian Boyd Richard Ross Victor, Madeline, Katherine & Evelyn Rashid Andrew & Florence Matsko Joseph Wargo Nelda J. Lyons Adamchak & Balke Families Thomas J. Leheney Wirges, Coates, & Richard Families Dorothy & Joseph Crisp & Family Edward L. Uhren Family Bruner, Casey & Lankin Families Dwayne Cagley James Monahan George & Catherine Miller Family Luckey-Redfern Family Stavar & Miller Families Raymond S. Tutoky Craig & Laughlin Families Urdzik & Geo. Yusko Families Walter S. Henne Family O. Voss Family & R. Meredith Catherine Michlik Marilyn Mehalic

Molly & Joseph Mattioda Margaret Mary Yuhas Koval & Thompson Families Victor W. Bandura Puskar & James Families Edward & Catherine Gulvas Knute Gudmunson Grako, Pollett, & Harcharik Families Andrew & Antonia Hamara Joe, Mary & Jerry Hughes Anacleto & Porfiria Hernandez Aggie Majernik Batkiewicz-Masley Family Kahanec-Devera Family Bellis & Grossen Families Doris L. Knudsen Albert Matas, Sr. Phillis & Nink Family Clinton Quaka Bodznick & Konchar Family Antolik Family Jaime D. Arevalo Donald H. Noon Linda Kay Noon Hoskins Family

Marjorie & Elmer Adams Family John C. Gaydos Family Lutz & Wargo Families Ftacek-Demko Families Madara & Wahl Families Stacie Simpson William Warwick & Nadine Lund Bea, Art, Jack & Bob Zack Christopher James Pollett Cathy Killian James J. Churney, Sr. The Dzuryo Family Savage & Trainor Families George & Rosemary Lesak Families Glenn, Mary & Kevin Pfalzgraf Leskanich & Hanusik Families Doermann, Heitmann & Leonard Families Deb Matsko, Tim Matsko & Renn Family Clarence & Anna Redd Family Eleanor Muhlstadt Henry & Caroline Budde Virgil & Catherine Smith Family Anna A. Ksiazkiewicz Mudrock & Kmetz Families

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FUNERALS: September 8, 2012, Marcella “Marcy” Novotney

Ministry Schedule for Next Weekend

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Sept. 22 4:00 PM Louise Elias, Louise Keenan, Sr. Alice Ann Harcharik 5:30 PM Sr. Laura Northcraft, Ed Wargo, Jean Anderson Sept. 23 7:00 AM Al Kmetz, Joyce Kmetz, Steve Hrasch 8:30 AM Ray Phillis, Nancy Phillis 10:00 AM Marilyn Brownsey, Mark Panno, Mike Walzer 11:30 AM Bill McKim, Dee Hernandez Lectors Sept. 22 4:00 PM Ella Killian 5:30 PM Marc Cheffer Sept. 23 7:00 AM Jane Hutchison 8:30 AM Jim Schaibley 10:00 AM Denise Natt 11:30 AM Margie Pavlick Altar Servers Sept. 22 4:00 PM Olivia McClellan, Cash Olson 5:30 PM Reese Rinaldi, Riley Rinaldi Sept. 23 7:00 AM Sarah Smith, Eliza Smith 8:30 AM Kenzie Erschen, Cora Schultz 10:00 AM Max Snell, Mitchell McMahan 11:30 AM Mallory Aukland, Chloe Clayton

Streator Knights of Columbus BREAKFAST

Sunday, September 16, 2012 Serving 7:30 - 10:30 a.m.

$6 Adults, $3 Children ~ Carry-outs ~ Open to public

Guardian Angel Outreach Diaper Drive

Next weekend, September 22/23, at all the Masses, Guardian Angel Outreach will be collecting donations of diapers (most in need of sizes 4 & 5) and wipes for our office. There will be a plastic bin at each entrance of the church.

K of C Ladies Auxiliary Meeting

Monday, September 17th at 7:00 p.m. Irene Grube will speak about the Streatorland

Food Pantry.

Monthly Memorial Mass Association - May 2012—April 2013 Ed Burash Burash, Higgins, & Ahearn Families John & Helen Bottino James M. Bailey John & Anna Fialko & Family William Harcar, Sr. & son, Gary Roman & Marie Obenhin Norman & Thomas Obenhin Mary M. Devera Andrew Ballock Dorothy Essman Michelle “Shelley” Olson Clarence & Cecilia Klachko Harcar & Kiss Families Senko & Urichko Families Randy Pearce Maurice Killian Easi & Glowicki Families Haar & Hiltabrand Families Gerald Sweeden Milton & Betty Klein Mark DeMoss & Grandparents Living & Deceased of the Doran, Harty & Salvati Families Patricia & Harry Kear Jason Parcher Family Kennedy-O’Hara Families San Gabriel-Balana Families John & Ann Crawford The Brown Family Hart, Bresney, Dankovich, Teegardin Families Zarolzin & Makarewicz Families Wright & Elias Family Lou & Jane Ramza Bradach-Barton Families Bandura & Ryan Families

Harry Thomas Woodward & Walker Families Pizzolato, Hersheway & Spellious Families The Cannella Family Leon Pastirik Elsie & Carl Swanson Lloyd & Lucille Kudrick & Families Boik & Collner Family Angelos & Farrington Families Clarence & Kathryne Connors Evelyn E. Lee Kmetz & Novotney Family Dan DeBernardi & Ballock Family Yendro & McGee Family Bellis & McGurk Families Albert & Catherine Kmetz Wurmnest & Divora Families Andrew L. & Ethel F. Leskanich Florence & Jack Adams John & Barb Murphy Family Ted & Catherine Schmitz & Family Ohmes, Keesee & Williams Families Robert Graham Michelle I. Graham Elizabeth (Dunn) Morrison Raymond Morrison The Dan Sedlock Family M/M Alvis Sabbe, Maurice Sabbe & Marie Malhein Cebulko & Wargo Families Crawford & Sopko Families Fred, Agnes & Al Salvati Liptak & Ondercho Families Bud Trainor & John Hogan Trainor & Lesak Families Les & Viola Davis Family Marvin Lee

John W., Ursula & John, Sr. Cottingham Florence & Jack Adams Lechner, Muhlstadt & Marquis Families Purcell & Lytle Families Sandy Beavers Randy Sullivan Martha Averweg Danny Fechter Pleasant & Delheimer Families Forrest Cox Jakupcak & Krocker Families Segovich & Vavrek Families Richard G. Tutoky Gregg & Rithmiller Families Rozak & Smith Families Roy L. Lathrop Decased of Drapa & Paterak Families Michael, Mary & Jim Novak Carl & Agnes Schaibley Gotch & Trainor Family Deceased of Kozel & Sankovich Family Todd Spellious Panno & Leskanich Families Frank & Lois Jurcak George McGurk Helen Chismarick Lutz & Seaman Families Joseph & Grace Stehlo Albert & Audrey Kooi Centko Family Mehalic Family Francis & Gertrude Hatzer George & Kathleen Sabol Roy Armstrong

Kathryn Thorson & Madigan Family Mack, McClary & Prendergast Families John R. Solon & Lynne Ayers & Weiss Families The Richard Crane Family Benner & Miiller Families Vera Stasell Jack Balke, Zeller Family Chalkey & Urbance Families Dominic & Cecelia Baietto Barra & Rizzo Families William J. Miller & Bernard L. Miller Koprowski, Grube, Palasky, Mattis Families Walter Gura Manypenny & Johnson Families Jaegle & Talty Families James Bowman John Peruba, Tillie Peruba & Jack Peruba Ronald Foster Raymond Schmitt Paula & Frank Corrigan Steve & Florence Hrasch Dyas & Yuhas Family Zavada & Hernandez Families George “Kooch” Novotney Patrick J. McClernon Oliver J. Lawrence Doris Yedinak Churney & Katcher Families Barbara Bartman Breen, Plumb & Sharkey Families Patrick Walker & Lisa Walker Andrew & Lena Yarusinsky Drapp & Dzurisin Families Lucy Schultz Tony Harcar, Jr.