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St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church . Naperville . Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.12.08
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church . Naperville . Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 10.12.08
Dan O’Grady 922.1334
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, IL 60563 e-mail: [email protected] 630 355-8980 (Main Office) Visit us on the internet at www.stapostle.org 630 305-6318 (Religious Education) 630 355-0521 (Facsimilie)
Pastoral Staff — Full Time Rev. Joel Fortier – Pastor, [email protected] Rev. Fritz Louis, C.S.C. – Associate Pastor Rev. Bob Colaresi, O. Carm. – Weekend Assistant Rev. Mr. William Worden, D. Min. – Deacon, ext. 105 Rev. Mr. Chuck Lane – Deacon, ext. 220, [email protected] Rev. Mr. Jim Breen – Deacon, 630-357-4853, [email protected] Rev. Mr. Larry Kearney – Deacon, ext. 225, [email protected] Rev. Mr. Michael Barrett – Deacon , ext. 220, [email protected] Gerry Czerak – Business Manager, ext. 106, [email protected] Corinne Seguin-Dart – Director of Junior High Youth Ministry, ext. 117, [email protected] Patti Dougherty – Director of Religious Education, ext. 109, [email protected] Julie Frazier – Liturgy and Music, ext. 111, [email protected] Robert Frazier – Liturgy and Music, ext. 112, [email protected] Jan Olah – Director of Pastoral Care, ext. 124 Kevin Pranaitis—Director of High School Youth Ministry, x123, [email protected] Chari Rosales – Director of Adult Education & RCIA ext. 138, [email protected] Michael Ryder – Director of Outreach & Social Justice (OSJ), ext. 121, [email protected] Pastoral Care Staff — Part Time Felicia Lawlor, M.S., R.N., Faith Community Nurse, ext 104, [email protected] Rose Grumbine, R.N., Faith Community Nurse, ext 104, [email protected]
Support Staff — Full Time Nancy Cirmo – Religious Education Assistant, ext. 118, [email protected] Lori Culberson – Liturgical Assistant, ext. 120, [email protected] Kathy Ferguson - Receptionist, ext. 100, [email protected] Diane McQueen – Parish Assistant, ext. 101, [email protected] Anne Schultz – OSJ Partner & Adult Faith Formation Assistant, ext. 113, [email protected] Angela Tuttle – Liturgy Assistant & Communications Coordinator, ext. 110, [email protected]
Support Staff — Part Time Pat Berkhout – Evening/Saturday Receptionist, ext. 119, [email protected] Marge Coronado – Evening Receptionist, ext. 119, [email protected] Marilyn DeMeo – Database Coordinator (T/Th), ext. 107, [email protected] Susan Francesconi, External Communications, ext. 108, [email protected] Jorge Gonzalez – Custodian Sally Meno - OSJ Financial, [email protected] Janet Simmons – Accounts Payable (M/W/F), ext. 107, [email protected] Ted McKeown - Facility Coordinator, ext. 133, [email protected] Theresa Sheliga – Sacristan Coordinator, ext. 116 Lynne Vehlewald – Librarian, ext. 125, [email protected] Pastoral Leadership Community Christine Berta 579.4294 Steven Grumbine 375.0126
Commission Facilitators Worship Parish Life Faith Formation Chris Baker 548.1733 Elaine Scutti 904.1272 Administration Dave Otto 717.6635 Service Carol Healy 961.0942 Stewardship
Liturgy Schedule Daily (Monday — Friday) Communion Service — 6:30 a.m. Rosary — 8:10 a.m. Mass — 8:30 a.m. (Saturday) Communion Service — 8:30 a.m.
Weekend Saturday Vigil — 4:30 p.m. Sunday — 7:30, 9:00, 10:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every first Friday of the month 9 a.m. — Noon.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Reconciliation is available Saturday, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m., or after the 4:30 p.m. Mass in the Reconcilia-tion Room of the Chapel. Fr. Joel is available during the week by appointment. Communal Penance ser-vices are held occasionally throughout the year. Sick and Home Bound Call the Church Office to receive prayer/Eucharist from a priest, deacon or Minister of Care. Baptism Baptisms are usually celebrated 2-3 Sundays each month at a 1:45 p.m. service. On selected dates, Bap-tisms are celebrated at weekend Masses. Parents are required to attend an awareness and renewal evening prior to the Baptism. Call the Church Office a few months in advance to make arrangements. Matrimony A couple planning on being married at St. Thomas should contact the church six months in advance. One year is preferred. Either the bride or groom, or their parents, must be a registered parishioner for at least three months prior to calling to set a date. Religious Education Call the 305-6318 to register. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Any person wanting to learn more about the Catholic Faith, or to join our Catholic community should call the church at 355-8980.
Counseling Service Call Samarian Interfaith 357-2456 or Jan Olah, Pastoral Care 355-8980 x 124. Sunday Nursery Nursery care is available for your child age one (must be walking) to four at the 9 & 10:45 a.m. Mass. For more information call the church office.
St. Paul, in the second reading today, talks about know-ing how to live with abundance and knowing how to live in humble circumstances as well. Many people these days are having to make that shift from living with abundance to living more humbly. One day you have huge wealth in the stock market or some other fund, and the next day you have none or greatly
reduced assets. That is a very scary thing for people who are counting on those resources to retire or live. St. Paul continues, “I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hun-gry, of living in abundance and of being in need. I can do all things in him who strengthens me.” That is his secret for coping with the volatility of life. Is it ours?
I remember when my Mom and Dad were going through the great depression (I was too young to remember it my-self). But I do remember them talking about it. Their secret was the same as St. Paul’s; they were rooted and grounded in their faith. They learned to do without. That may be a lesson we will need to learn again in our own culture and time. It has always been part of Christian spirituality and as-ceticism to learn to do without, to be selfless and sacrificial. We live in a culture that does not teach that. We are very much absorbed by our culture and so the counter-cultural message of Christianity has never been very well received, except among the poor. They have always re-joiced in the good news of Jesus as St. Paul does today. Maybe these difficult days can be a time of learning to assimilate the counter-cultural message of Christianity into our lives, by learning to do without so that we and oth-ers may live. It seems that if we do not learn the lessons of our faith, that our culture of conspicuous consumerism and materialism will teach us when it collapses, to live humbly just as we have lived with abun-dance. St. Paul also says, “Still, it was kind of you to share in my distress.” In our compassion for one another and the poor in our common distress we will find the power of Christ of which St. Paul speaks. We express the faith of St. Paul with his words even as we pray for healing at all the masses this weekend: “My God will fully supply whatever you need, in accord with his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. To our God and Father, glory forever and ever. Amen!”
In Jesus, in solidarity and compassion with all the poor,
Dear Friends,
“One day you have huge wealth... and the next day you have none.“
Guests and Visitors!
St. Thomas is here to compan-ion you on your faith journey. Come with us as we grow in closeness to Christ through liturgy, music, faith formation, special events, and countless ways to make a difference.
Would you like to become a Parishioner? Join us this weekend, October 19, at Wel-come Sunday after the 9:00 and 10:45 a.m. Masses, in the gym with Donuts.
Welcome...
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 512 2008 I can do all things in Christ,
who strengthens me. — Philippians 4:13
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Worship Commission
Frazier’s Say Farewell October 18/19 Julie and Robert Frazier will speak at all masses next weekend, October 18 and 19 to express their gratitude for 14 wonderful years as Co-Music and Liturgy Directors at St. Thomas. A simple reception for them will follow each mass in the Gathering Area / Gym. You are invited to help… If you would like to be a part of this farewell weekend by being present for the re-ception, tidying up between masses, providing a prepared fruit tray… we would love to have you! Please call Lori Culberson 630.355.8980x120 or Patti Dougherty 630.355.8980x109. Thanks for your assistance! Instruments for Haiti Our twin parish, Ste. Marie Madeline in Duchity, Haiti is in need of several more electric guitars, electric basses, portable keyboards and amplifiers. If you have any of these instruments that you could donate or if you would like to make a monetary contribution towards the pur-chase of this gear please contact Robert Frazier at [email protected] or 355-8980, ext. 112. Thank you!
Sound Board and Projection Ministry Several people are needed to operate the sound board and to run the pre-mass projection at weekend liturgies. Training will be provided. Contact Robert Frazier at 355.8980, x 112 for more information.
Liturgy and Music Has New Director and Assistant We are very pleased to announce that Kate Cuddy from Eden Prairie, MN is the new Director of Liturgy and Music and Jessica Allured from our parish has been named the Assistant Music Director. Last week Kate said “yes” to Fr. Joel’s offer by sending a cake, special delivery, which read: “I caught the Spirit. Digo sí” (I say yes). Kate”. (See picture below) Kate Cuddy, an award winning musician, di-rector and composer, will join the staff in early December. She comes to us with more than 25 years of experience in music ministry, most re-cently as the Minister of Music and Liturgy for Pax Christi Catholic Community in Eden Prairie MN. Kate is married with two adult children. She can be heard on various recordings of David Haas, Marty Haugen, Michael Joncas, Jeanne Cotter and many other noted Catholic composers. She co-produced the collection Who Calls You by Name, Volume II (GIA Publications, Inc.) with David Haas, and has published original compositions of her own, including Living Bread of God, On the Day, With This Bread, and You Have Been Enlightened. Cuddy is the recipient of several industry awards: her passion for working with youth will be honored in December 2008 by the NFCYM with the National Youth Ministry Award. Kate holds a bachelor’s degree in music educa-tion from Drake University in Des Moines, IA.
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Pray For Our Parish For the sick… Helen Swanson Geraldine Schulz Violet Scott, aunt of Bill Dougherty & Nancy Trattner Aidan Hofmann; grandson of Audrey Easton Etta Hart, mother of Ed Gerry Gegreese, friend of Tressa Kasten Michael Paligi, son of Larry & Carrie Becky Cerven, daughter of Denny Rockett For the deceased… Janet Snyder, cousin of Mary Carroll Lisa Spanton & June Zehlke, friends of Kevin & Sylvia Bauler Marguerite Adams, wife of Bob For those recently married... Allison Dietzen & Mike Young Dawn Franta & Gary Bausch
Today’s Readings First Reading — On this mountain the LORD will make for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines (Isaiah 25:6-10a). Psalm — I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life (Psalm 23). Second Reading — God will supply whatever you need (Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20). Gospel — I have prepared my banquet, and every-thing is ready. Come to the feast! (Matthew 22:1-14 [1-10]). Readings for the Week Mon: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 — 5:1; Lk 11:29-32 Tues: Gal 5:1-6; Lk 11:37-41 Wed: Gal 5:18-25; Lk 11:42-46 Thurs: Eph 1:1-10; Lk 11:47-54 Fri: Eph 1:11-14; Lk 12:1-7 Sat: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Lk 10:1-9 Sun: Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96; 1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
To the wedding feast of your Son, good and gracious God, you have invited all the peoples of the world.
Open our community to all who seek you, and adorn it with that rich diversity which is your Spirit’s special gift. Let our assembly on each Lord’s Day bear witness as a living sign to the banquet of eternal life where all are welcome.
We ask this in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen. From: Prayers for Sundays and Seasons, Liturgy Training Publications. www.ltp.org
Mass Intentions Monday, October 13, 2008 8:30 †Anne Battisto, by Vito Battisto †Griffin McCarthy, by Jim & MaryJo Breen Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:30 Forty Days for Life Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:30 †Mario Singson, by Lourdes Chew †Maxine Kramer, by Shanahan and Baudino Families Thursday, October 16, 2008 8:30 Forty Days for Life Friday, October 17, 2008 8:30 †Jenni Anderson, by Mom, Dad & Kerri Saturday, October 18, 2008 4:30 †Griffin McCarthy, by The Neely Family †Lorene Morton, by The Culberson Family Sunday, October 19, 2008 7:30 †John Easton, by Audrey Easton 9:00 For the People of St. Thomas 10:45 †Estelle Sobczyk, by Helen & Tim Swanson †David Mahoney, by Joanne Debenedetto 12:15 Forty Days for Life
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C.A.R.E. CORNER
At any given time, we all struggle with physical ailments, with emotional turmoil, with spiritual voids or with difficult relationships. We know such struggles are universal and timeless. Scrip-ture gives us numerous examples of people who were sick or struggling. The Gospels are filled with stories of the blind, the lame, the deaf and those afflicted with leprosy. We don’t have to look far for stories of people shunned by their families and communities because of their sin. For all of these people, their afflictions were dev-astating. They were unable to move unaided, unable to work, unable to be a contributing mem-ber of their family and most likely seen as a drain on the resources of the larger community. For all these people, their primary focus was their affliction and their primary goal was to be healed. Their brokenness propelled them to seek restoration, wholeness and healing. And they believed such restoration required the assistance of God. Do we still believe this today?
Faith and Spiritual Formation Commission Outdoor Luminaire Mass The Life of My Life Outdoor Luminaire Mass will be held at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery on October 12 at 6:15 p.m. Luminaire's are $2 and may be pur-chased at the cemetery on the 12th from 5 to 6 p.m. You may download the form by visiting the Sts. Peter and Paul website at: sspeterandpaul.net and clicking on Upcoming Events.
Commission Members Needed The Faith and Spiritual Formation Commission which represents all ages in our St. Thomas commu-nity, is looking for a parent from All Saints and a teen representative to be on this commission. For more information, call Patti Dougherty, 355-8980 ext. 109.
An Invitation...
St. Thomas has recently revived a Rosary Ministry that our recent Vincent Shepard has lovingly ministered for so many years. This Rosary Ministry mission is to evangelize the power of prayer with Mary, as well as, make and gift rosaries for that in need. Some of our recent recipients are: residents at nursing homes and assisted living residences; people of Ecuador and Haiti; victims of Katrina; and many of our St. Thomas parishioners. We make various versions of the rosary—cord and wire. We invite all ages and skill levels. Instructions are provided. For more information or to join this special ministry, contact the Pastoral Care Office x124.
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“May love hold you, peace enfold you — may you be held in God’s hands.”
All Saints / All Souls Liturgy will be held at St. Thomas at on Sunday, November 2 at the 12:15 p.m. Mass. Those who have died will be remembered in a special way. You are invited to participate by bringing a flower forward during the Prayer of the Faithful (flowers provided) .
The liturgy will be followed by a reception in the Gathering Area. For more information, call Lori Culberson 355-8980, ext. 120.
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Religious Education Beginning Volleyball For 4th/5th/6th/ graders Boys and Girls in grades 4,5and 6 are invited to come on Friday, October 17 to the gym at St. Thomas from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Kelly Burling, an experienced coach, will help you learn some skills and have some fun. Contact the Faith Formation/Religious Education Office for the Medical Permission Form or fill it out before the session starts on Friday.
Families Invited to Care Pantry Open House Do you know where our St. Thomas Care Pantry is located? Where the items are taken that are brought to church the first Sunday of the month, through our Kids Kare program? Come to the Care Pantry Open House on Sunday, October 19, after the 9:00 and 10:45 liturgies. Let’s meet in the gym by the new kitchen entrance. (The Care Pantry is located beyond the kitchen.) After you visit the Care Pantry, return to the gym for a donut as it is Donut Sunday! First Communion Preparation Information regarding preparation for First Eucha-rist has been mailed to the parents of First Communi-cants. If you did not receive the registration form and the information concerning the parent enrichment sessions and family prayer services, please call the Religious Education Office immediately at 305-6318. Parents who desire that their children receive this sacrament in Second Grade should have them regis-tered in the First Grade Religious Education Program or attending All Saints Catholic Academy. Please call the Faith Formation / Religious Education Office 305-6318 with questions. First Communion Parent Sessions Parent Enrichment Sessions for First Eucharist have been scheduled. These sessions are for adults only and attendance is expected at both Session 1 and Session 2 for parents who desire to have a child re-ceive their First Communion in the spring of 2009.
Session 1, Theology of the Eucharist, will be pre-sented by Fr. Joel Fortier on Saturday morning, Octo-ber 18, 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Academy and offered again on Monday evening, Oc-tober 20, 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. in the St. Thomas Ministry Center. Parents may attend either time.
Session 2, Preparation for Eucharist in the Home, will be presented by Patti Dougherty on Saturday morning, November 1, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. at All Saints Catholic Academy and offered again Monday eve-ning November 3, 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. in the St. Thomas Ministry Center. Parents may attend either time for Session 2 as well.
? Families: Take some time to discuss and reflect on the readings of the week.
Oct 12 Question of the Week...
How do I prepare myself for the Sunday Mass?
Ministry Opportunities! Several ministry opportunities within the Faith Formation Office are in need of volunteers to organ-ize and plan offerings for youth and their families. If you are interested in working on any of the following initiatives, in any capacity please contact Corinne Seguin at [email protected] or phone (630)305-6318.
Parenting Round Tables- participants choose an array of relevant issues / topics; growing up on line, bullying, the trusting void, ethics, which are impact-ing the youth/family to discuss in an informal ambi-ance.
Let’s Talk Teens-10 Questions to Connect Parents, Teens and God; is a Christian literature seminar on parenting that is a practical and up-to-date approach to strengthening faith in families.
Growing Up Sexually (G.U.S.) is a sixth grade course offered to parents and their children on six Sunday afternoons beginning in January. Presenters and hosts are needed for this very popular series.
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Sophomore Retreats The first High School sophomore retreat is hap-pening this weekend, October 12-13. The sopho-mores will experience two intense spirit-filled days at La Salle Manor Retreat Center in Plano, IL. Please pray for the teens through this experience.
Junior High Parent Open House! Parents are cordially invited to attend the second open house scheduled on October 27 at Hill Middle School. The open house has been specially set aside for parents and their youth to team together to launch the Faith Formation year. Parents will begin in the LMC with a brief intro to the program. This will be followed by classroom visits to greet your child’s instructor. Please check the schedule in your son or daughter’s R.E. folder for room numbers and teach-ers. The youth and their teachers are very excited to have parents on board in this important journey of faith! Partners in Prayer Parents, care takers and catechists, don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to help you and your children grow in their faith life! Please join the Faith formation team and Loyola press on Wednesday, October 15 in the Senior Center to welcome Ms.Kathy Drennan. Her talk, “Learn Proven Ways to Lead Kids in Prayer” promises more than words: handouts, ready-to-use meditations, online resources and more will be available! 6:30-7:00 p.m. Gathering and hospitality 7:00-8:30 p.m. Partners in Prayer with Kathy Drennan St. Thomas Teens (and Parents!) with Character Called to Meeting! The next general meeting for STATWC is sched-uled for October 16, Thursday, in the Gym from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Citizenship will be the pillar discussed and illustrated by the youth at this OPEN HOUSE. Several service projects will be presented for volun-teer and leadership possibilities. Come and get pre-pared for the Election and Christmas Seasons with good people and great fun!
St. Thomas Teens with Character Calling the CORE group to a working session! On Thursday, October 9, CORE leaders are meeting to plan the October 16 general meeting for St. Thomas Teens with Character. This meeting is for all youth, grades 7-12, who are interested in leading a Pillar Meeting or service pro-ject. Please arrive promptly at 7:00 p.m., so that plans can begin for the fall and Christmas seasons. Below are two service projects being launched for the month of October. Support Our Troops of Illinois Fill a Holiday Stocking Project Project Coordinator-Rachel Smith
Fill a white athletic sock with its mate and the following suggested items: A new, gift wrapped DVD A disposable, gift wrapped camera Beef jerky- 3.25 oz. folds in half and fits into stocking nicely Nuts or trail mix 5.25 is a reasonable portion Package of batteries-AA or AAA Word Search, Sudoku books Mechanical pencils Candy canes, mints or peppermint sticks Granola bars or protein/power bars Microwave popcorn-one packet Playing cards Individual servings of coffee or other hot drinks Please include thank-you letters, home made drawings or holiday cards. These will go out in a separate package to the troops, so please do not include in the stockings. Lay them in the box and helpers will be sure they get sent! A Celebration of Peace Collection Drive; Project Coordinators- Mari-Claire Dart and Sarah Hay On September 2 Mayor Pradel proclaimed Sep-tember 15 to October 16 the second annual Celebra-tion of Peace month in Naperville. ThinkGlobal Arts Foundation, in partnership with the city of Naperville, North Central College, School districts 203 and 204, local businesses and other organizations will sponsor activities to educate and inspire residents to embrace peace in their daily lives. Please visit www.thinkglobalarts.org for more details on this Celebration. There are several speakers, films and panel discussions being offered in Naperville that are aimed to a high school audience. One of the many activities being launched is a collection drive for contributions of chalk, crayons, markers, pencils, glue sticks, scissors, paints, brushes and rulers which are most needed to encourage artis-tic expressions as part of the peace initiative. St. Tho-mas the Apostle was chosen as a collection site for these materials. Please leave any of these items in the box marked “Peace” outside of the Faith Formation Office. Your thoughtful generosity is much appreci-ated!
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Service Commission Outreach & Social Justice Naperville CARES Seeks Volunteers St. Thomas Saint Vincent de Paul often partners with Naperville CARES to help those with emergency, one-time needs for rental or utility assistance. They are an excellent agency, and they are in need of volunteer help, as follows: — Take applications from those requesting assistance.
You will be trained and supported by a professional case manager.
— Participate on the Development Committee (fund raising and grant writing). — Maintain the CARES website Please call St. Thomas parishioner Janet Derrick for more information (630-251-2198). Dine Away Hunger The People’s Resource Center in Wheaton does an outstanding job in providing basic needs and self help programs to those living in poverty in DuPage County. Their food pantry serves 2,000 families each month. On Wednesday, October 15, dine at one of the restau-rants below and 10% of your bill will be donated to People’s Resource Center.
Angeli’s Butterfield’s The Distinctive Cork Egg Harbor Café Francesca’s Passaggio Houlihan’s Jilly’s La Sorella di Francesca Meson Sabika Potter’s Place Raffi’s on 5th Walker Charhouse Don’t skip the dessert!
Soup’s On! Cooking Up Donations October 19 Please support Soup’s On! at the Tellabs Atrium at the northwest corner of Diehl and Raymond Roads in Na-perville from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, October 19. Loaves & Fishes Community Pantry, DuPage PADS, and Hesed House will share the proceeds equally. The family-oriented event will feature bluegrass performers Grasstowne and Wildfire as well as area high school musical groups. Kids will be captivated by a Children’s Activity Area sponsored by the DuPage Children’s Museum. Unique items will be available at Silent Auction. Food will be provided by more than 20 area restaurants. In addition to the food and entertainment, adult ad-mission will include a commemorative Soup’s On! ceramic soup mug and an event program/cookbook contain-ing recipes from participating restaurants. Tickets are $40 for adults, $10 for children 6 to 18, and free for chil-dren 5 and under. Contact Jody Bender at (630) 355-3663 or [email protected] or visit www.soupsonrotary.com to purchase tickets and learn more about the event.
STA Staff Teams Step Out for S.T.E.P. … and they need your support on October 26, 1:30 p.m. at All Saints Academy for our annual S.T.E.P. Walk. There are three components to S.T.E.P. There is a prayer service before the walk, enlightening exhibits (including cultural food) for all ages related to global poverty and its eradication, and, of course, the walk! Four St. Thomas staff teams are making the walk and praying for your support.
There are three ways to support your favorite team … and only one of them involves money!
� Walk with your favorite team. � Commit to visit the exhibits. � Pledge a donation.
STA Staff Teams: Sophia Sisters — Susan Francesconi and Lori Culberson are going to begin a Sophia ministry at St. Thomas. Stay tuned! The Prayer Partners — Jan Olah and Mike Ryder pray together at least once a week. Find yourself a prayer partner and try it! The Vatican II Two — Both Chari Rosales and Father Joel are experts and exponents of Vatican II. Ask them any question you have about Vatican II! Team Schuttle — It is a combination of the beginning of Anne Schultz’ last name and the end of Angie Tuttle’s last name. But what is the deeper meaning? Angie’s office is at one end of the building and Anne’s office is at the other end. They have been lobbying for a golf cart to “schuttle” them back and forth!
The competition is friendly, but fierce! To support your favorite team, complete the appropriate form in the Gathering Area after all Masses and anytime dur-ing the next two weeks.
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Pastoral Care Need a Shot in the Arm? Keep the Date! On Saturday, November 1, St. Thomas will host a Flu Clinic in association with CNS Home Health and Hospice. The clinic will be held in the Gathering Area from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. CNS will again be of-fering only the flu shot this year. The cost is $25. The influenza vaccine composition to be used in the 2008-2009 year in the US will consist of three brand new influenza strains:(HIN1) A/Brisbane like virus, (H3N2) A/Brisbane like virus, and B/Florida like virus. � CNS payment guidelines include: � Medicare part B, Cash, or Check. � Medicare card verifying part B coverage
is required � Secondary insurance cards are also recommended Any Hospice, Humana Gold, Sterling and
Champus/Tricare clients will need to obtain their flu shot from their personal MD. Looking forward to a very successful endeavor, Your St. Thomas Parish Nurses
Senior Fair offers Facts, Freebies and Fun on October 17 Senior citizens are invited to attend the DuPage County Seniors’ and Caregivers’ Fair on Friday, Oc-tober 17. The fair will take place from 8:3 to 12:30 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 W. Manchester Road, Wheaton. Free parking will be available. Many free health services will be available, includ-ing blood pressure, glucose (2hour fast required, wa-ter and medication allowed), vision, hearing, podiatry and bone density screenings as well as numerous bro-chures, free giveaways, raffle prized and refresh-ments. All Screenings Are Subject To Availability. For a nominal charge, DuPage County residents can ob-tain flu shots. Flu Shots Are Subject To Availability, And Appointments Are Necessary. A representative from the Low Income Home En-ergy Assistance Program will be available to accept applications and provide information on help with heating bills. The fair is sponsored by the DuPage County Sen-ior Citizen Services. For more information or to make an appointment for a flu shot, call DuPage County Senior Citizen Services and 630-407-6500 or toll free at 1-800-942-9412.
The Celebration Clinic Caring for Mind, Body and Spirit Free One Day Medical Clinic! Saturday, October 18, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pre-Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 815 S. Washington Street, Naperville Immediately south of Edward Hospital 355-2522 www.oursaviours.com Free Services Include � Medical Screening, Dental Screening,
Crisis Intervention, � Chiropractic, Job Assistance, Music,
Family Portraits, Prayer, � Winter Clothing, Hair Cut & Style, Nail Care,
Refreshments
Pregnant? Confused? Need Help? Please call Woman’s Choice Services
630-261-9221
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Communication from the Bishop Dear Friends in Christ, As Catholics we are called to share our faith as missionaries. World Mission Sunday gathers sup-port for the pastoral and evangelizing programs and needs of more than 1,150 mission dioceses in Af-rica, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and remote regions of Latin America. The funds gathered on World Mission Sunday are distributed in the Pope’s name by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith—a Pontifical Mission Society. The Society for the Propagation of the Faith was founded in Lyons, France, in 1822 by a young French laywoman, Pauline Jaricot. Inspired by sto-ries she heard about missionary work in China, she felt called by the Lord to help the Catholic Church's worldwide missionary work. Pauline herself never traveled to the Missions, which, during her lifetime, consisted of the Missions in China and young dio-ceses in the United States. Pauline gathered friends and workers in a family silk mill into "circles of ten," asking each person to pray daily for the Mis-sions and sacrifice a penny-a-week (at that time, quite a large sacrifice!). From this idea emerged the Propagation of the Faith. In 1926, Pope Pius XI instituted Mission Sunday for the whole Church, and the first Worldwide Mis-sion Sunday collection was taken up in October, 1927. The next to last Sunday of October is cele-brated in all dioceses around the world as a feast of our Catholicity and our solidarity with Christians the world over. World Mission Sunday is one way Catholics can recognize our common responsibility for evangelization, spreading the good news of Je-sus Christ. A concept that originated in Pauline Jaricot’s desire to help all the world's missions in the 19th century is now the basic means of support for the Catholic Church's worldwide Missions! Again this year, I invite you to be generous to the special col-lection for World Mission Sunday. God bless you and your loved ones! Sincerely in Christ, J. Peter Sartain Bishop of Joliet
VOCATION EVENTS IN OCTOBER Priesthood Discernment Group Sunday, October 19
Who: Young men age 17+ What: helps young men discern their calling in life. When: Sunday, October 19, 3-5pm Where: Fiat House, 113 N. Ottawa St., Joliet, IL 60432 Topic: "What makes a good priest?" and “What do priests do besides celebrate Mass?” Priests from the Diocese of Joliet will be sharing their voca-tion stories and their perspective on the questions above. Dinner will be served at 5pm for those who can stay. There is no cost for this event. Please RSVP to Fr. Burke Masters at 815-834-4004 by October 17 so we know how many are coming. Operation Andrew Dinner with Bishop Sartain at Visitation Parish.
Who: Young men high school age and older What: Dinner with Bishop Sartain with the opportunity to learn more about priesthood.. When: Thursday, October 23, 6-8pm Where: Visitation Parish, 779 S. York St., Elmhurst, IL Topic: How do I discern God’s call in my life? There is no cost for this event. Please RSVP to Fr. Burke Masters at 815-834-4004 by October 20 Annual Parish Vocation Conference Saturday, October 25
Who: Those who want to promote vocations in their parish What: Conference to learn to promote vocations When: Saturday, October 25, 9-12:30pm. Mass at 8am, registration 8:30am. Where: Cathedral of St. Raymond 604 N. Raynor Ave.., Joliet, IL 60435. Topic: How can I promote vocations in my parish? Those who attended our conference last year should at-tend again since we have many new things to share. Bishop Sartain will be present and we have a wonderful new dis-cernment tool to share with you. If you are interested in attending, please contact your pastor. Also, please RSVP for this important meeting to Ron Beaumont at by October 20. You can also contact the Voca-tion Office at 815-834-4004 for more information.
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NEWS from… All Saints Catholic Academy Panoramic Picture Celebrates Peace
Tues, Oct 21, 7:00 p.m., Lighthouse, October Meet-ing—Mike Ryder, Director of St. Thomas Outreach & Social Justice will Give a talk on “How I Spent my Summer” with pictures from the Navaho Reser-vation, Mississippi Habitat, Haiti, and Disneyworld!
Wed, Nov 5, 1:00 p.m., Lunch at Cracker Barrel on Diehl Road west of Rt 59 Contact Barb Bigus for reservations
Tues, Nov 18, 1:00 p.m., Meeting
December Christmas Party at Cress Creek TBA!
Stewardship… A Way of Life Last Weekend’s stewardship of financial gifts...
Weekly Sunday Offertory (week 14) For 10/05/08 Automatic Direct Debit Mailed in & stock donations Total for week *Based on Collection Counters Reports
Fiscal Year (7/1 to 6/30) to date: Weekly Average 7/1/07 to date: Goal for Fiscal Year 7/1 to 6/30 % of Annual Sunday Offertory Goal Remaining for Fiscal Year
$27,009
$0 $4,093
$31,102
$524,507 $37,465
$1,993,000 26.32
$1,468,493
Parish Pictorial Directory Coming soon! Watch for your letter in the mail and get all the information.
A panoramic picture of the whole school was taken outside on Friday, October 3. We held the pinwheels that we made for Peace Day. The kindergarten classes are learning about being good citizens, shapes, coins and numbers. We will be taking a field trip to Johansen’s farm this month. The first grade classes are saying the Rosary together every Friday. We gather in McSherry Hall and the Star of the Week leads one decade. In the classroom, we are learning to tell time, count coins, and the components of soils. Our second graders responded to the question “Describe what you would tell someone who didn’t attend All Saints Catholic Academy what second grade is like.” Some of the responses were as follows: lots of reading and writing paragraphs, we have lockers, we play games in math, we have Mass on Wednesday morning, we pray for people, we have computers and specials, we play games to learn, we learned about voting and voted on our class mascot.
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“NIGHT OF NETWORKING” MEETING October 23, 2008 The October St. Thomas Jobs Ministry “Nite-of-Networking” Meeting will be held on Thursday eve-ning October 23 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apos-tle Catholic Church, where employed Job Ministry Volunteers will share information with Job Seekers about: � Their company and position � How they “landed” their position � Their company website � “How” to approach their company when inquiring
about positions � Open positions, if available, within their company
and what the future looks like � Opportunities in their area of expertise � Many other topics of interest to assist your efforts
to employment We will “host” 2 rounds of structured network-ing, starting with assigned tables of cross- functional networking, followed by functional networking. Functional areas include: � Human Resources � Finance/Accounting � Supply Chain/Operations � Project Management � Sales/Marketing � Information Systems We will also be “hosting” a one hour session, Networking # 101, starting at 6:00 pm, to assist peo-ple recently displaced or new to the job search proc-ess. During this session you will be “learning” about: handbills, resumes, business cards, web sites, other resources. We will use this hour to acquaint you all about how to start your job search process. You will join the rest of the group at 7:00 pm in the Gym for the “Nite-of-Networking”. Bring 30 “Handbills” and business cards to share. Please plan to attend this informative meeting. Contact Jim Breen at [email protected] for more info.
Jobs Ministry Weekly Networking Meeting Friday mornings at 9:30 a.m.
(after the 8:30 a.m. Liturgy) Lighthouse
Administration Commission
Friday October 17, 9:30 am: Jim Fergle, Manager of Employment Services at the DuPage Career Cen-ter, will look at the job search process in a presenta-tion titled “Job Search S.U.R.V.I.V.A.L.”
THE WEEK AHEAD… Monday, Oct. 13 9:00am-12:00 p.m. Gathering Place Café, Gathering Area 4:15—5:15 p.m. Youth Choir, Church 7:00—9:00 p.m. Catechist Mtg. (Jr. High), Lighthouse & Youth Center 7:00—8:30 p.m. Healing Ministry, Cana 7:00—9:30 p.m. New Wine, Senior Center 7:00—9:00 p.m. Transitional Housing, Judea
Tuesday, Oct 14 9:00am-12:00 p.m. Gathering Place Café, Gathering Area 10:00—11:00 a.m. Care Pantry & Blood Pressure Screening, Lighthouse & Senior Center 7:00—8:30 p.m. Care with God’s Creation, Senior Center West 7:30—9:00 p.m. Art Lecture on Icon, Gym West 7:30—9:30 p.m. Befriender Training, Lighthouse 7:30—9:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal, Church
Wednesday, Oct. 15 9:00am-12:00 p.m. Gathering Place Café, Gathering Area 9:00—11:30 a.m. Bible Study, Senior Center 4:15—5:30 p.m. Joyful Jammers, Church 5:30—7:00 p.m. Rosary Ministry, Gathering Area :6:00—10:00 p.m. ALPHA, Lighthouse 6:30—9:30 p.m. Leading Kids in Prayer, Senior Center 7:00—9:00 p.m. Buildings & Grounds, Judea
Thursday, Oct. 16 9:00am-12:00 p.m. Gathering Place Café, Gathering Area 10:00am-12:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, Lounge 6:00—7:00 p.m. Journey Praise Band, Church 6:30—9:00 p.m. St. Thomas Teens with Character, Youth Center 6:30—8:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, Lounge 7:00—9:00 p.m. Dance Class, Gym 7:00—9:00 p.m. Baptism Meeting, Senior Center 7:00—9:00 p.m. DuPage United, Judea 7:00—9:30 p.m. Marriage Enrichment, Cana 7:30—9:30 p.m. Genesis Rehearsal, Church 7:30—9:00 p.m. Lector Training, Lighthouse
Friday, Oct. 17 9:00am-12:00 p.m. Gathering Place Café, Gathering Area 9:30am-12:00 p.m. Jobs Ministry, Lighthouse 5:00—6:30 p.m. Volleyball for 4,5,6th graders, Gym 6:00—10:00 p.m. Marriage Enrichment Event, Lighthouse
Saturday, Oct. 18 8:30—9:45 a.m. Parent Session for 1st Eucharist, All Saints Academy 8:30—11:45 a.m. Religious Education at All Saints Academy 9:00 am—3:00 p.m. ALPHA Retreat Day, Lighthouse 9:00am-12:00 p.m. Art Class, Senior Center 9:00—10:30 a.m. Men’s Christian Fellowship, Resource Center 10:15—11:15 a.m. Rainbows, Ministry Center
Sunday, Oct. 19 8:30am-12:30 p.m. Care Pantry Visit 8:30am-12:30 p.m. Welcome & Donut Sunday, Gym 9:00am-12:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word for Children, Ministry Center 10:00—11:30 a.m. Puppet Practice, Resource Center 12:15—2:15 p.m. RCIA, Senior Center 6:30 p.m. Quest Mass, Church 7:00—9:00 p.m. Quest, Ministry Center
