T oday we celebrate the Twelfth Sunday in ordinary Time. The Easer celebration is complete. Our Lord’s Ascension and Pentecost are histo- ry. The feast of the Holy Trinity and the Body and Blood of Christ are just behind us. Today we go
back to Ordinary Time. I think it fits with the begin-ning of summer. At least most of us hope our sum-mer might be a bit less hectic. We look for long days to relax and regroup. Maybe it comes from my days as a teacher, but I looked forward to summer. Whether the summer was hot or cold, wet or dry, it was simpler. The readings this weekend remind us that God will take care of us. In the busy hectic days or in the lazy days of summer, God is with us. I hope everyone gets a chance to slow down this summer and feel God’s touch. This past week St. Kieran was put on the docket with Facilities and Construction for the Archdiocese of Chicago. What this means is that shortly we will have an archdiocesan representative assigned to the parish to begin talking about the scope of work to be done on the church building. This piece of work will include the renovation of the church and the bathrooms in the church. We will talk to contractors and get prices for the work ahead. Once that is complete we will then think about timelines and contracts. I would once again like to
thank everyone who has continued to support the thank everyone who has continued to support the Teach Who Christ Is campaign. Your support, along with everyone who weekly support the work of the parish makes these renovations possible. The last few weeks we have begun to run an article posting the Renew My Church 101 Meeting. This is a meeting for staffs, priests, and any parishioners who want to attend to find out what Renew My Church Is all about and how each parish will be involved. These first sessions are being held during the day which is hard for those working, but it is a start at continued dialogue and education on Renew My Church. Please consider attending if you are able. This week I also was able to celebrate the Jubilee’s of the Sisters of St. Francis in Mishawaka. I was there especially for Sr. Madonna Rougeau who celebrated her golden jubilee. Sr. Madonna is a good friend who worked tirelessly at St. James hospital for over ten years. It was great to see her celebrating 50 of service to God and the people. She was having a great day. Congratulations to Sr. Madonna and our prayers are with you. Finally, I just want everyone to hear it from me. We are closing down both parishes for the week of the Fourth of July. We will check messages, but only be answering emergencies. So now is the time to get your business done.
St. Kieran Catholic Church
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 25, 2017
Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD, for he has rescued the life of the poor.
Registration for 2017-2018 Religious Education classes is ongoing. Please complete the registration form sent home with your children, or download one from the St. Kieran website, and return it to the St. Agnes/St. Kieran Religious Education Office as soon as possible. Registration deadline is September 1, but don’t wait...some classes are getting pretty full already! All 2016/2017 tuition and fees must be paid in full before your registration for 2017/2018 will be accepted. We are in need of teachers and adult aides for the upcoming year. If you think this worthwhile ministry might be for you, call 708/754-0713. Teri Klopp will be happy to discuss requirements and expectations with you.
“Let the children come to me . . .
for of such is the Kingdom of God.” Our Jesus Meets the Children Statue has been refurbished and gleams like brand new! We invite you to come and spend some time with Jesus, sit on his lap, and renew yourself in the quiet presence of the Lord. The statue of Jesus sits just across the drive from the northeast doors of the church. It was commissioned by our late Pastor, Rev. William Eddy, and is dedicated to the memory of Thomas McDonnell, one of our founding parishioners. One of Father Eddy’s great friends, Patrick Rankin, was the artist that was commissioned with the project. Pat actually just repaired the statue, cleaned it, and added a final coating of urethane. Visit Pat’s website at https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/
patrick-rankin.html to see many samples of Pat’s artwork and our own Jesus statue in the artist’s work room. The statue has been a focal point of many pictures over the years. Please take your own pictures and forward them to [email protected] and we’ll get them in the parish bulletin for all to see!
Where are you
in your Faith life?
Are you the spouse of a Catholic who has perhaps been attending Mass, feeling quite Catholic in
many ways, but just never having formalized it?
Are your children enrolled it our Religious Education program and you would like to
join them in the sacraments?
Are you interested in completing that relationship by formally making a profession of faith,
being confirmed and taking an active part at the Eucharistic table?
The long catechumenate process may not be needed for everyone. If you are interested in discussing further how you might complete your initiation into the Catholic faith, please call the Religious Education Office, 708-754-0713 and leave a message for Joe Sopron.
Attention all women in the Parish! The St. Kieran Women’s Club has announced their 2017-2018 monthly Book Discussion reading list. Book Club is open to all the women in the Parish. We meet in the Parish Library the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. Dates are shown below. Please join us!
“Reading is to the mind, what exercise is to the body”
- Joseph Addison
Dates Book Title Author
September 12, 2017 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Be y Smith
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams Louisa Thomas
October 10, 2017 Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly
November 14, 2017 Small Great Things Jodi Picoult
December 12, 2017 La’s Orchestra Saves the World Alexander McCall Smith
January 9, 2018 Li le Bee Chris Cleave
February 13, 2018 Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hardcover
J D Vance
March 13, 2018 A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles
April 10, 2018 The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead
May 8, 2018 Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng
June 12, 2018 Op on B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy
Sheryl Sandberg
Parish News & Events
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Come Meet your Parish Council
Our next meeting is schedule for Wednesday, June 28 at 7:00 p.m.
Please Join Us!
The Rectory Office will be closed the week of July 3 through July 7.
HOLY FAMILY
SHRINE MEMORIAL FLOWERS
Flowers are delivered every Thursday to decorate the Holy Family Shrine in the back of our church. Flower arrangements are ordered and delivered by Hofmann Florist in Chicago Heights. If you would like to have flowers dedicated to the memory of a loved one, or to celebrate a special occasion, or just to decorate the Shrine, you may order them from the Rectory Office by completing the form below. Cost per flower arrangement is $25, which is our cost; checks should be made payable to “St. Kieran Catholic Church.” Orders and remittance may be placed in the weekly collection basket, mailed to the Rectory Office or dropped off at the Rectory Office. You will receive a confirmation of your order. We would like to extend our thanks to all of our parishioners for helping to decorate the Shrine on a weekly basis. I WOULD LIKE TO ORDER A FLOWER ARRANGEMENT FOR THE HOLY FAMILY SHRINE FOR THE FOLLOWING:
(1) ____________________________________ NAME OF PERSON OR EVENT __________________________________ FIRST DATE CHOICE __________________________________ SECOND DATE CHOICE (2) ____________________________________ NAME OF PERSON OR EVENT __________________________________ FIRST DATE CHOICE __________________________________
P.A.C.F. BINGO
Polish American Community Fair
Tuesday’s starts at 6:45 PM at St. Agnes Parish Hall
Regular BINGO Cards, Computers,
Special Progressive Game, Big Jack Pots, food, and drinks.
Funds earned go towards annual scholarships.
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Parish News & Events Other News & Events
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Other News & Events
Michelle Acadia Kim Alexander
Jenna Bova Cory Blair
Michael Case Victoria Cavallaro Jolene Cieniawski
Jerome Chmielewski Janel Compton
Ken Connor JoAnne Corrigan Frank Costello
Richard Czarnecki Stewart Dill
Shar Drozdowski Sorita Durham
Christine Dymek Ava Emroll
Laurie Emroll Teresa Eppel
Norman Falcioni Tom Fleisher
Marlene Gaughan Tom Haggerty
Dominick Hamilton Florence Hand
William Hand, Sr. Mathew Heinberg
Sarah Hergenrother
Our Troops
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Air Force
AB Conor Fitzgerald
Army
PFC Roman Ambriz E5 Patrick Atwater
Sgt. Brenden Flanagan Sgt. James R. Hibbs
PFC Lee James Roché CWO Thomas J. Seehausen
Coast Guard
Luke Stocker
Marine Corps
SSgt. John Henry LCpl. Joseph Johnson
Sgt. Patrick Russell SSgt. Nathan Taylor
National Guard
SSgt. Paul LaBellle
Navy
Eugene Borak Troy DaVault
Raymond J. Martinez
Ministry Schedule for July 1 & 2, 2017 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Gene Labelle Dave Dutko Dave Dutko
Dona Amadio Gordon Moberg
Raymond Brower Tom Narcisi
Barbara Fonfara Briana Narcisi
Kevin Deenihan Pat Hand
Maura Flanigan Charles Lofrano
Ann Gornick Judi Patzelt
Amanda Klopp Mary Segebarth
David Nozar Barbara Stallings
Carlos Porrata Brenda Wesley
Kaitlyn Linde Tyler Stadt
** Served by adult parishioners
Zachary Murphy
Finn Schmidt
Ida Green Joshua Shlosberg
Connie Bultema James Calvert
Susan Alessandrini Barbara Cianchetti
Terry Mazzocca Mary Clairmont Nico Galindo
Holy Family Shrine
This week, the flowers decorating The Holy Family Shrine
in the back of church were donated in memory of . . .
Nathan Lopez, from mom & Aunt Paula
Edward & Shirley Monser
Pamela Jacks Officer Timothy Jones
Rose Klauck Dennis Kurowski
Joyce Lentzi Bob Mackowiak
Ken Mannie Terri Masiur
Kathleen Masterson Tom Maxwell Erin McCann
Marilyn Monteleone Herb Neal
Phillip Oleksy Rosemarie Pagliero
Elena Presutti Katie Quinn Radomski Marjorie V. Ringwald
Tom Roberts Ron Sinclair
Audrey Strasser Fran Somer Pat Sullivan Gayle Tama
Linda Wickizek Dana Wittman
Marjorie Woltman All First Responders
Monday, June 26 8:00 a.m. Communion Service (C) 6:30 p.m. Women’s Club Board Meeting (L) Tuesday, June 27 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass (C) Wednesday, June 28 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass (C) 7:00 p.m. Parish Council Meeting (LMR) Thursday, June 29 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass (C) 12:30 p.m. Bible Study (LMR) to 2 PM 7:00 p.m. Glenwood Adult Basketball League (H) to 9:30 PM Friday, June 30 8:00 a.m. Daily Mass (C) Saturday, July 1 9:00 a.m. Communion Service (C) 4:00 p.m. Confessions (Cry Room) to 4:30 PM 5:00 p.m. Anticipated Mass (C) Sunday, July 2 7:30 a.m. Recycle Rally (East Parking Lot) to 11:30 AM 8:00 a.m. Sunday Mass (C) 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass (C)
Herbert Neal
David Anthony Percudani
Monday, June 26 – Weekday 8:00 a.m. • Communion Service
Tuesday, June 27 – St. Cyril of Alexandria 8:00 a.m. • Charlie & Mary Bogash and their sons, req. by the Zinker Family
Wednesday, June 28 – St. Irenaeus 8:00 a.m. • Larry Ladniak, req. by St. Kieran Church
Thursday, June 29 – Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles 8:00 a.m. • Brother Charles Joyce CFC, req. by his sister
Friday, June 30 – The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church 8:00 a.m. • Deacon Bennie & Mrs. Doris Stabile, req. by St. Kieran Church
Saturday, July 1– St. Junípero Serra; Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday; Canada Day 9:00 a.m. • Communion Service 5:00 p.m. • Teresa Plucienik, req. by Harold Plucienik • Linda Lynch, req. by Harold Plucienik • Deceased of the Donn & Dorothy Pries families, req. by Catherine Valek
Sunday, July 2 – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 a.m. • Ed Patzelt, req. by his family • Herbert Neal, req. by Hank & Dee Dewey 10:00 a.m. • Rose Dal Degan, req. by the D’Orazio Family • Norman Slakis, req. by his family • Fran & Ken Broxterman, req. by Peggy & Leighton Broxterman • John Geraci, req. by the Geraci Family • Living/deceased members of the St. Kieran Women’s Club
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St. Kieran Catholic Church 724 West 195 Street, Chicago Heights IL 60411
Visit our Website at www.stkieranchurch.org
Parish Mission Statement:
St. Kieran Parish is a Catholic community within the Archdiocese of Chicago. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, nourished by Scripture and Sacrament, we are called by Christ to become disciples and stewards. Through worship, fellowship, catechesis, and service to all God’s children, we embrace our Lord’s challenge to live as family and be his witnesses, beginning here in Chicago Heights.
Parish Staff: Rev. John Siemianowski, Pastor Deacon Eugene Labelle, Senior Deacon Rev. Thomas Kasputis, Associate Pastor Deacon David Dutko Rev. William O’Mara, Resident Associate Deacon Emil Vasek
Weekend Masses are celebrated Saturdays at 5 PM; Sundays at 8 AM and 10 AM Weekday Masses are celebrated Tuesday through Friday at 8:00 a.m.
Communion Services are celebrated on Mondays at 8:00 a.m. and on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated on Saturdays at 4:00 p.m.
Rectory Office, 708/755-0074: Hours of Operation: 9 AM to 3 PM (Monday—Thursday)
Religious Education Office, located at St. Agnes, 708/754-0713 Teri Klopp, Coordinator, [email protected]
Director of Music: Mrs. Joanne Rossbach, 708/755-0074
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Parish Ministries: Knights of Columbus: Keith Betton, 708/699-0130 Visit our website: www.knights997.org
SACRAMENTAL/IMPORTANT INFORMATION
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Contact the Rectory Office to make arrangements. Regular Baptismal Sundays are the first and third Sundays of the month at 11:30 a.m. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Contact the Rectory Office at least six month prior to date of marriage. SACRAMENT OF EUCHARIST TO THE HOMEBOUND: Please contact the Rectory Office to set-up visits. ORDER OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION: For adults who wish to know more about the Roman Catholic faith, please contact the Rectory Office and the Director of Religious Education will contact you. NEW PARISHIONERS: To become a member, please contact the Rectory Office for a registration form. BULLETIN/PARISH CALENDAR: Bulletin information should be submitted by email to the Bulletin Editor. Contact the Office Manager for arrangements to use parish facilities.
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