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<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Villanova</strong><br />
A Catholic <strong>Parish</strong> Family<br />
1201 East Anderson Drive . Palatine, IL . 60074<br />
Phone: 847-358-6999 Fax: 847-934-4919<br />
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time—July 29, 2012
ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA<br />
1201 E. Anderson Dr, Palatine, 60074<br />
Phone: 847-358-6999 Fax: 847-934-4919<br />
Website: www.stov.org<br />
Priests:<br />
Pastor: ………………......Rev. Tom Rzepiela<br />
Associate Pastor: …....Rev. Wojciech Oleksy<br />
Pastor Emeritus:……...…...Rev. Ray Yadron<br />
Weekend Associate: ….. Rev. James Presta<br />
Permanent Deacons:<br />
John Breit Len Marturano<br />
Tom Dunne Rich Willer<br />
Tom Maloney<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Ministry <strong>of</strong> Care:<br />
Deacon <strong>Thomas</strong> Dunne….….847-358-6999<br />
Music Minister:<br />
Marcy Weckler Barr ……..….847-358-6999<br />
.<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Manager:<br />
Ron Schaefer………….……..847-358-6999<br />
Religious Education:…..…..847-358-2386<br />
Mary <strong>St</strong>rybel, Coordinator<br />
Lisa Lechowicz, Administrative Assistant<br />
Email: stvrec@yahoo.com<br />
Youth Minister:<br />
Jeff Walczynski…………....….847-358-6485<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Office <strong>St</strong>aff……….....847-358-6999<br />
Joseph Spano, Receptionist<br />
Meaghan Spano, Administrative Assistant<br />
Suzie Walczynski, Administrative Assistant<br />
Connie West, Administrative Assistant<br />
Carol Wilson, Financial Secretary<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Pastoral Council<br />
Norbert Krogstad — 847-414-3406 (co-chair)<br />
Cheryle Seiling—847-845-1291 (co-chair)<br />
School:…………………………...847-358-2110<br />
John LaRoche, Principal<br />
Trish Moore, Secretary<br />
stv<strong>of</strong>fice@stvschool.org, FAX 1-847-776-1435<br />
1141 E Anderson Dr, Palatine, IL 60074<br />
PARISH INFORMATION<br />
MASS SCHEDULE<br />
Saturday 5:00pm<br />
Sunday 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:15am<br />
1:30pm (Polish)<br />
Weekday 6:30am (Communion Service)<br />
8:00am<br />
RECONCILIATION<br />
Saturdays 8:30am—9:30am<br />
PARISH OFFICE SUMMER HOURS<br />
Monday-Thursday 9am—5pm<br />
Friday<br />
9am—5pm<br />
Saturday<br />
9am—1pm<br />
BAPTISM<br />
Parents are required to attend a Baptism<br />
Preparation class. Baptism is celebrated every<br />
Sunday following the 11:15am Mass.<br />
Call the <strong>Parish</strong> Office for information.<br />
MARRIAGE<br />
Arrangements for the celebration <strong>of</strong> marriage<br />
should be made at least six (6) months prior to<br />
your planned wedding date.<br />
NEW PARISHIONERS<br />
Call the <strong>Parish</strong> Office to set up an appointment<br />
to register and learn more about our <strong>Parish</strong>.<br />
COMMUNION FOR HOMEBOUND<br />
Ministers <strong>of</strong> Care are available to bring<br />
Communion to the homebound. Contact the<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Office for more information.<br />
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK<br />
Due to patient privacy, only the person or, in<br />
case <strong>of</strong> their incapacitation, the person<br />
delegated to their medical care, can call the<br />
<strong>Parish</strong> Office to add their name.<br />
PRAYERS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL<br />
If you know someone serving in the military,<br />
please contact the <strong>Parish</strong> Office so our faith<br />
community may pray for them.<br />
BULLETIN DEADLINE<br />
Articles for the bulletin are due by Friday-<br />
9 days before publication date and can be<br />
emailed to: suzie@stov.org<br />
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Dear <strong>Parish</strong> Family <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong>,<br />
Second Homily<br />
Did you love today’s gospel about the feeding <strong>of</strong> the 5,000 hungry people? Don’t you just<br />
love this miracle story! It is about Jesus taking care <strong>of</strong> all <strong>of</strong> his people through the gift <strong>of</strong><br />
a child—his five barley loaves and two fish! But do you realize that there are several<br />
miracles in this story? The first miracle was the willingness <strong>of</strong> the child to share. He<br />
gave up his entire lunch for the sake <strong>of</strong> all. He obviously was well taught by parents to<br />
share whatever was his. The second miracle is <strong>of</strong> an orderly crowd in the face <strong>of</strong> hunger in a massive<br />
gathering. There was no fighting, no shouting, no arguing—just good Christian behavior. The third miracle<br />
was an unwillingness to waste any food—even in the face <strong>of</strong> an extraordinary surplus. As usual, God’s<br />
blessings are ever present and super abundant. And then, the miracle <strong>of</strong> the divine multiplication <strong>of</strong> the<br />
loaves and the fish. Jesus feeding his people and meeting all their hungers.<br />
The Archdiocese <strong>of</strong> Chicago has recently established a five year Pastoral Plan. The first year <strong>of</strong> the plan was<br />
focused on Ministry to Youth and Young Adults. The second year <strong>of</strong> this endeavor is called the Year <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Sunday Mass which began in July. We are challenged to understand more deeply the Liturgy and why we<br />
should come to church faithfully every week. We are also asked to reach out to others to invite them to<br />
church and to gather around the table <strong>of</strong> the Lord to experience the Eucharist. Our weekly bulletin will help<br />
us to understand this Year <strong>of</strong> the Sunday Mass.<br />
If you looked around Church today, you would have seen some very happy faces but extremely tired bodies.<br />
This was the week <strong>of</strong> Joseph and the Amazing Techinicolor Dreamcoat. Our entire cast and crew have<br />
earned this Sabbath rest. I sat in on the dress rehearsals earlier this week and was amazed by the talent and<br />
the energy exhibited by all these beautifully gifted people. The pictures in today’s bulletin were taken at the<br />
rehearsals and give only a glimpse <strong>of</strong> their superb production. Hopefully, you were able to attend one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
performances this week. If not, you missed a golden opportunity! No—I should say you missed a<br />
“Technicolor” opportunity. Next week, we will present the <strong>of</strong>ficial reviews about the performance and the<br />
thank yous from our director—Mrs. Jane Liquin. Meanwhile thanks to the cast and crew for their wholehearted<br />
commitment to this project presented for the pleasure <strong>of</strong> our <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Villanova</strong> <strong>Parish</strong> Family.<br />
Thanks to all <strong>of</strong> your who are bringing back church bulletins from your summer travels. I read them all. I was<br />
intrigued by one Wisconsin bulletin which had only two pages total— <strong>of</strong> nothing! But whose <strong>Parish</strong> Mission<br />
<strong>St</strong>atement on the front said it so succinctly - “To love as HE loved, to live as HE lived, to share as HE<br />
shared.” Very simple and direct! Not even a complete sentence. Like Nike says – “Just do it!”<br />
The US Open was in June. The British Open is now over in July. But, the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Villanova</strong> 9th<br />
Annual Golf Outing will take place soon. Have you signed yourself up or your foursome?<br />
Your Pastor,<br />
Rev. <strong>Thomas</strong> R. Rzepiela<br />
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<strong>Parish</strong> <strong>Events</strong><br />
PARISH CALENDAR<br />
Monday, July 30<br />
No Activities<br />
Tuesday, July 31<br />
No Activities<br />
Wednesday, August 1<br />
4:00pm Teen Drop-In TR, RAC<br />
6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration Church<br />
Thursday, August 2<br />
No Activities<br />
Friday, August 3<br />
No Activities<br />
Saturday, August 4<br />
8:30am Saturday Bible <strong>St</strong>udy MRC<br />
Sunday, August 5<br />
9:40am Children’s Liturgy <strong>of</strong> the Word MRA<br />
12:15pm <strong>Parish</strong> Picnic School Grounds<br />
6:00pm Women’s CRHP MRD<br />
6:00pm Men’s CRHP MRC<br />
Eucharistic Adoration<br />
Every Wednesday<br />
During Summer<br />
6:00—7:00pm<br />
Adoration will take place in the<br />
church. All parishioners are<br />
welcome to come and pray with the<br />
Lord present in the Holy Sacrament.<br />
Come for the full hour or even just a portion.<br />
SAVE THE DATE<br />
Women's CRHP Retreat Weekend<br />
September 22-23, 2012<br />
Check out the parish website for more information or<br />
contact Beth Hogg - 773 882 4613<br />
beth.hogg@gmail.com<br />
SUMMER PARISH OFFICE HOURS<br />
7/1/12—8/12/2012<br />
Monday thru Friday: 9am—5pm<br />
Saturday: 9am—1pm<br />
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ENDING THE EXCUSES!<br />
EXCUSES, EXCUSES. I’ve had my share <strong>of</strong> them as<br />
you probably have too. (Too inexperienced, too old,<br />
too shy, too overly-scheduled, too uneducated, too<br />
this and too that.) For example, “I’ll go visit that<br />
person in the Care Center when my work load<br />
lessens. I’ll send a message <strong>of</strong> comfort when I find<br />
the right card. I’ll volunteer to be a CATHECHIST<br />
when I know more about my faith. On and on the<br />
excuses go, and all the while the Holy One urges us<br />
to forego those reasons and share the Love. But<br />
eventually we have to put those excuses behind us<br />
and go! (Excerpt from - A Living Faith Daily Devotions booklet).<br />
Put an end to your excuses and call me. I would love<br />
to have you become a part <strong>of</strong> the Catechist Club and<br />
teach Religious Education to God’s children.<br />
Our needs are:<br />
• 3rd Grade on Monday – 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.<br />
• 8 th Grade on Monday – 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.<br />
OR 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.<br />
Mary <strong>St</strong>rybel at 847-358-2386<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Villanova</strong><br />
Marriage Encounter Team<br />
1201 E. Anderson Dr. Palatine, IL 60074<br />
Invites YOU and your SPOUSE<br />
to participate in a<br />
Marriage Encounter on Sept. 7-9, 2012<br />
Watch for information in upcoming parish bulletins, or<br />
If you can’t wait to find out more, contact<br />
Carol and Earl Schaffnit 847-358-9066<br />
OR<br />
Donna and Deacon John Breit 847-359-2870<br />
GOLDEN<br />
VILLANOVANS<br />
Ladies Lunch at Fortune Cookie<br />
Monday, August 6th—1pm<br />
General Meeting in MRA & B<br />
Wednesday, August 8th—1pm<br />
Topic: Catholic Charities & Their Services
Understanding Our Faith<br />
Grow In Faith<br />
While Serving<br />
Others<br />
The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> SPRED Community is in need <strong>of</strong> some<br />
special volunteers to serve alongside some special adults<br />
starting this fall.<br />
We serve two small groups <strong>of</strong> adults with developmental<br />
disabilities; each group meets two times a month on<br />
either Wednesday or Thursday evenings- late September<br />
to mid-May from 6:45 – 9:00pm. The groups share<br />
activities, prayer/scripture and simple snacks all centered<br />
on exploring and celebrating our shared faith in Christ.<br />
The rewards <strong>of</strong> serving in SPRED go far beyond our<br />
actual meeting time-and the time spent together in our<br />
group meetings are a blessing to not only our catechists<br />
and their special friends, but also to families, friends and<br />
those who serve many <strong>of</strong> our participants.<br />
A few <strong>of</strong> our dedicated catechists <strong>of</strong> many years have<br />
decided to retire, and both groups are in need <strong>of</strong> some<br />
new volunteers for the fall. We now need...<br />
Wednesday Evening<br />
• Lead Catechist—primary duties are to facilitate the<br />
‘formal’ lesson part <strong>of</strong> our evening. This is based on a<br />
very detailed lesson plan from the SPRED <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Archdiocese.<br />
READINGS FOR THE WEEK<br />
Mon: Jer 13:1-11; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 13:31-35<br />
Tue: Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43<br />
Wed: Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 59:2-4, 10-11, 17, 18; Mt 13:44-46<br />
Thu: Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53<br />
Fri: Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Mt 13:54-58<br />
Sat: Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 14:1-12<br />
Sun: Ex 16:2-4, 12-15; Ps 78:3-4, 23-25, 54; Eph 4:17, 20-24;<br />
Jn 6:24-35<br />
ROSE FOR LIFE<br />
In memory <strong>of</strong><br />
JOHN SCHWANK<br />
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Thursday Evening<br />
• Activity Catechist—primary duties are to facilitate the<br />
activity portion <strong>of</strong> our evening. Activities are simple,<br />
individual opportunities to help all <strong>of</strong> us to prepare for the<br />
sharing <strong>of</strong> the Gospel message.<br />
• Helper Catechist—primary duties are to serve as a partner<br />
to one <strong>of</strong> our ‘special friends’ by providing a sense <strong>of</strong><br />
stability and spirituality through-out our meetings.<br />
Special training is provided for each position by the<br />
Archdiocese, and Virtus Training is required.<br />
For more information please call:<br />
Wednesday Night Group :<br />
Nina Pelc 847-359-3779 or Sheila O’Shea 847-991-7946<br />
Thursday Night Group:<br />
Lorel McDonald 847-705-7739
Living Faith<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Angela’s<br />
School Supply<br />
Drive<br />
Now—August 6th<br />
Bins are now available in the Narthex and<br />
Gathering Area. We will be collecting all types <strong>of</strong><br />
school supplies for our sharing <strong>Parish</strong>, <strong>St</strong>. Angela’s.<br />
So… all you coupon clippers and sale followers<br />
start your list and stock pile the deals.<br />
(Their school starts on Aug. 13th!)<br />
** Note: They use WIDE ruled paper, erasable<br />
pens, Kleenex & hand sanitizer, as well as all<br />
school supplies.<br />
THANK YOU in advance for your efforts!<br />
Marriage Moment<br />
"Jesus...began to send them out two by<br />
two." (Mk. 6:7) We are stronger together<br />
- with a partner and a community <strong>of</strong><br />
faith. You, too/two, are sent to your<br />
neighbors, your relatives and the world<br />
to heal, to love, to forgive.<br />
A Parenting Pointer<br />
"When a woman is in labor, she has pain, because<br />
her hour has come. But when her child is born, she<br />
no longer remembers the anguish because <strong>of</strong> the<br />
joy <strong>of</strong> having brought a human being into the<br />
world." (John 16.21) What a difference a day makes.<br />
© 2012 Susan Vogt<br />
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Golf Outing Fundraiser 2012<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Villanova</strong><br />
9th Annual Golf Outing<br />
Friday, August 17th, 2012<br />
Shotgun <strong>St</strong>art 12:00 p.m.<br />
White Deer Run Golf Club<br />
Vernon Hills, Illinois<br />
For a $ 150 Fee, Your Day Includes:<br />
• Best Ball Scramble Format<br />
• Greens Fees and Carts<br />
• Buffett Lunch and Dinner<br />
• Hole Contests, Awards and Raffles<br />
• Live Auction <strong>of</strong> Collectible Items<br />
For more information, or to submit your registration for this major parish<br />
fundraising event, contact the parish <strong>of</strong>fice at (847)358-6999.<br />
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Golf Outing Fundraiser 2012<br />
Friday<br />
August 17, 2012<br />
We are still accepting<br />
registrations.<br />
Deadline:<br />
Monday, August 6th.<br />
Security Code: __ __ __<br />
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<strong>St</strong>ewardship <strong>of</strong> Treasures<br />
SUNDAY SACRIFICIAL GIVING (SSG)<br />
July 1 $23,749.00<br />
July 8 $23,285.64<br />
July 15 $18,082.34<br />
July 22 $16,692.63<br />
Sunday Budget $ 94,000.00<br />
YTD Actual $ 81,887.64<br />
$ -12,112.36<br />
Thank you!<br />
Note: We encourage you, if able, to increase your<br />
SSG so we can meet our Sunday Budget.<br />
HEADING OFF TO VACATION?<br />
NOT AT STV THIS WEEKEND?<br />
While on vacation or just visiting another parish,<br />
please remember your Sunday Sacrificial Gift to<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> is still needed.<br />
• Why not mail your Sunday donation in the<br />
STV addressed envelope provided in your<br />
envelope packet?<br />
• Why not set up <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Villanova</strong><br />
<strong>Parish</strong> as an electronic bill to be paid from<br />
your personal online bank account? Your<br />
check will be mailed to us by your bank.<br />
• Why not drop <strong>of</strong>f your contribution before<br />
your vacation or stop by the parish <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
when you return? We’ll save a Sunday<br />
bulletin for you.<br />
• And remember to bring back a copy <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Sunday bulletin from your vacation church<br />
for Fr. Tom.<br />
Thank you for your generosity!<br />
SAVE THE DATE<br />
Thursday, September 6th<br />
CURRENTLY<br />
IDEAL<br />
Our food pantry is desperately bare.<br />
Please help!<br />
FOODPANTRY<br />
MONTHLY COLLECTION<br />
NEXT WEEKEND August 4/5<br />
♦ Pasta Sauce<br />
♦ Pancake Mix & Syrup<br />
♦ Peanut Butter & Jelly<br />
♦ Instant Oatmeal Packs<br />
♦ Soup & Saltines<br />
♦ Rice or Pasta Side Dishes<br />
♦ Tuna<br />
♦ Granola Bars<br />
♦ Canned Fruit<br />
♦ Juice Boxes<br />
Thank you!<br />
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!<br />
Due to a lack <strong>of</strong> volunteers,<br />
our 2012 <strong>Parish</strong> Picnic has<br />
been cancelled.<br />
Next opportunity for<br />
serving dinner at<br />
Catholic Charities in<br />
Des Plaines.<br />
Watch the bulletin.<br />
More details to come!<br />
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Patience With God<br />
There's an adage that says that an atheist is simply<br />
someone who cannot grasp metaphor. <strong>Thomas</strong> Halik,<br />
the Czech writer, would suggest rather that an<br />
atheist is someone who cannot be patient enough<br />
with God.<br />
There is a lot <strong>of</strong> truth in that. Patience with God is<br />
perhaps our greatest faith-struggle. God, it would<br />
seem, is never in a hurry and because <strong>of</strong> that we live<br />
with an impatience that can test the strongest faith<br />
and the stoutest heart.<br />
Life, as we can all attest to, is not without its bitter<br />
frustrations and crushing heartaches. We all live<br />
with a lot <strong>of</strong> pain and unresolved tensions. Who<br />
among us doesn't experience regularly the pain <strong>of</strong><br />
sickness, various kinds <strong>of</strong> personal and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
failure, some kind <strong>of</strong> humiliation, the inadequacy <strong>of</strong><br />
self-expression, the soul-searing losses <strong>of</strong> loved<br />
ones, every kind <strong>of</strong> frustrated longing, and the<br />
nagging pain <strong>of</strong> life's inadequacy? In this life, there's<br />
no such a thing as a clear-cut, pure joy; rather<br />
everything comes with shadow. We do in fact live<br />
inside a certain valley <strong>of</strong> tears.<br />
We are built for happiness, but pure happiness never<br />
quite finds us. Neither, it would seem, does<br />
justice. Jesus promised that the meek would inherit<br />
the earth, but mostly it doesn't seem that way. The<br />
arrogant among us <strong>of</strong>ten believe that. There's an<br />
infamous Ziggy cartoon which shows him praying to<br />
God in these words: I just want to let you know that<br />
the meek are still getting clobbered down here!<br />
Often that appears to be the case. So where is God?<br />
Where is the truth in Jesus' promise about the meek<br />
inheriting the earth? In the face <strong>of</strong> long-standing<br />
global injustice we either live in a long-suffering<br />
patience with God or we come to believe that<br />
neither God's promises nor God's existence hold true.<br />
When Jesus was dying on the cross, some onlookers<br />
where taunting him and challenging his message<br />
with the words: If you are the Son <strong>of</strong> God, let him<br />
rescue you! In essence: If God is real and your<br />
message is true, prove it right now! And God let<br />
Jesus die! The same held true for Jesus himself in<br />
the face <strong>of</strong> the death <strong>of</strong> Lazarus. In essence, he was<br />
being challenged: If you possess God's power in this<br />
world and you love this man, why don't you save him<br />
from dying? Jesus let Lazarus die! And the first<br />
community <strong>of</strong> disciples, immediately after the<br />
Ascension, painfully struggled with the same<br />
question: Jesus is God and he loves us - so why does<br />
he let us die?<br />
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Each <strong>of</strong> us asks that question in our own way<br />
because what we want is a God who rescues us, who<br />
intervenes actively for justice and goodness in this<br />
world, who acts visibly now in this life, and who<br />
doesn't let us get sick and die. None <strong>of</strong> us want a<br />
God who asks us to live in a life-long patience,<br />
predicated on the promise that in the end, whenever<br />
that will be, love and justice will prevail, all<br />
tears will be dried, and all will finally be well. We<br />
want life, love, justice and consummation now, not<br />
in some distant future and only after a lifetime <strong>of</strong><br />
heartache. God, as an old Jewish axiom puts it, is<br />
never in a hurry!<br />
And so we live with a lot <strong>of</strong> expressed and<br />
unexpressed impatience with God. Atheists, it would<br />
seem, at a certain point just give up on playing the<br />
game and, in essence, say the words: I've seen<br />
enough; I've waited enough; and it's not enough! I<br />
will no longer wait for God! But if atheism is just<br />
another way <strong>of</strong> saying I will no longer wait for God<br />
than the opposite is also true: Faith is just another<br />
way <strong>of</strong> saying: I will wait for God. If atheism is<br />
impatience, faith is patience.<br />
The Italian spiritual writer, Carlo Carretto, after<br />
spending more than 20 years in solitude as a monk in<br />
the Sahara desert, was asked what single thing he<br />
felt that he heard God most say to him inside <strong>of</strong> the<br />
long, deep silence. What, he was asked, do you hear<br />
God saying to the world? His answer: God is asking us<br />
to wait, to be patient!<br />
Why the need for such great patience? Does God<br />
want to test us? Does God want to see if we indeed<br />
have a faith that is worthy <strong>of</strong> a great reward? No.<br />
God has no need to play such a game, and neither do<br />
we. It's not that God wants to test our patience. The<br />
need for patience arises out <strong>of</strong> the rhythms innate<br />
within life itself and within love itself. They need to<br />
unfold, as do flowers and pregnancies, according to<br />
their own innate rhythms and within their own good<br />
time. They cannot be rushed, no matter how great<br />
our impatience or how great our discomfort.<br />
And neither can God be rushed because it is his<br />
timetable that protects us from perpetually stunting<br />
life and love by drawing them through the birth<br />
canal prematurely.<br />
Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and award-winning<br />
author, is President <strong>of</strong> the Oblate School <strong>of</strong> Theology in San Antonio,<br />
TX. Contacted him through his website www.ronrolheiser.com.
Got any<br />
protein<br />
bars?<br />
“Don’t cry for me, Argentina.”<br />
Wait … Wrong musical!<br />
Shhh… Late night rehearsals<br />
have caught up with Ron!<br />
Our Youth<br />
Minister’s<br />
Night Job<br />
Doesn’t every director dress like this?<br />
Narrator x 2<br />
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Our Weekly Prayers<br />
Monday, July 30<br />
6:30am Communion Service<br />
8:00am † Jack Riordan; † Pete McEnery<br />
Tuesday, July 31<br />
6:30am Communion Service<br />
8:00am † Arlene Olechowski<br />
Wednesday, August 1<br />
6:30am Communion Service<br />
8:00am † Andrew Wilson; † Michael Guzaldo;<br />
† Rita Cooney<br />
Thursday, August 2<br />
6:30am Communion Service<br />
8:00am † William Johns; † Michael Guzaldo;<br />
† Bob Berry; † Anthony Raugelis<br />
Friday, August 3<br />
6:30am Communion Service<br />
8:00am † Joseph Olechowski; † Marian Pankow<br />
Saturday, August 4<br />
8:00am † Robert Freel; † David Sladky;<br />
† Roman Opena; † Rita Cooney<br />
5:00pm † Roman Opena; † George Suchomski;<br />
† Katie Lazich; † Jacquelyn Franek<br />
Sunday, August 5<br />
7:30am † Annette & Raymond Witt; † Rita Cooney<br />
9:30am † Loretta Kauth; † Kathryn Flynn;<br />
† Al & Rosemary Shellander;<br />
† Caryln Krieter<br />
11:15am All Living & Deceased <strong>Parish</strong>ioners<br />
1:30pm Mass in Polish<br />
4:00pm Vietnamese Mass<br />
BAPTISMS<br />
Through the Sacrament <strong>of</strong> Baptism, we welcome<br />
into the Christian Community:<br />
Maya Rebecca Castro<br />
Crist<strong>of</strong>oro Minh Huynh<br />
Maximilian Jacek Makowski<br />
Charlotte Venise Wodzien<br />
PRAY FOR OUR SICK<br />
Remember to pray for those who are sick and<br />
convalescing, especially members <strong>of</strong> our parish<br />
community.<br />
Chic Anderson, Carole Brown, Connie & Bill Coduto,<br />
Bernadette Cook, <strong>Thomas</strong> Cooney, Bruno Dul, Jerome<br />
Flynn, Kurt Forseth, Carmela Gabl, Xochitl Garcia, Laura<br />
Grieger, Bob Haren, Elaine Haren, Bea Hauser, Irene<br />
Isherwood, Dennie Jauch, Marie Johnson, Ingrid<br />
Kardynalski, Linda Kelley, Lydia Killian, Carole Konieczny,<br />
Susan Kordell, Nicole Lamarca, Kay Landau, Robert<br />
Leadley, Harold Lewis, Bob Lindegard, Becki Luckenbill,<br />
Ron Manno, Bob Maruska, Darlene Mucibabich, Nancy<br />
Padden, Franco Puri, Betty Rasmussen, Loretta<br />
Rutkowski, Phyllis Schrammel, Shirley Serena, Margee<br />
Simeo, Vera Slove, Virginia Sobolewski, William Specht,<br />
Josephine Sughero, Robert Szott, Chuck Thornley, Mark<br />
Turf, Joen Vargas, John Welge, John Wysocki<br />
IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY<br />
We pray for the loved ones serving in our Armed<br />
Forces. Protect them that they may be the joy <strong>of</strong><br />
those who love your name. Psalm 5:12b<br />
Lt. Kevin Brandwein, USN;<br />
PFC Ryan Camis-Sutherland, U.S.<br />
Army;<br />
Major Joey Cross, USMC;<br />
CPL David Crouse;<br />
PFC Evan P. Crouse;<br />
SPC Brian J. Dankowski,<br />
U.S.Army;<br />
Lt. John-Paul Falardeau, USN;<br />
TSGT Dan Fialek, USAF;<br />
Msgt. Matthew Grelck, USAF;<br />
Sgt. <strong>Thomas</strong> Grygowski, USMC;<br />
Commander Jason Haen, USN;<br />
Colonel William D. Hibner;<br />
Lt. Erin Lynn Keane, USAF<br />
Joseph Kilcullen III, Green Beret;<br />
PFC Jeffrey Daniel Krantz, USMC;<br />
Specialist Dustin Lyles, U.S. Army;<br />
SrA Ryan C. Maloney, USAF;<br />
UPCOMING MARRIAGES<br />
II<br />
III<br />
SPC Michael Medina, U.S. Army;<br />
SN Gregory Minott, USN;<br />
<strong>St</strong>aff Sgt. Darrel J. Moe, USAF;<br />
Lt. Robert D. Muchow, USN;<br />
A1C Brian R. O’Donnell, Jr. USAF;<br />
LCPL Conor O’Neill, USMC;<br />
LCPL Kevin M. Potter, USMC<br />
Lt. Col. Robert T. Quinnett;<br />
Ltd. James Ruetshe, Ranger;<br />
Sgt. Nicholas Regini, USMC;<br />
Captain Louis J. Schager, Jr.,<br />
USN;<br />
Lt. Colonel Jeffrey D. <strong>St</strong>ockwell,<br />
USAF;<br />
2nd Lt. Tina <strong>St</strong>owick, U.S. Army<br />
Matthew Walz, USAF;<br />
CPL Corey A. White, USMC<br />
LCPL James N. Wyant, USMC<br />
Lisa Jozwiak & Brian Bange<br />
Jen Dahlberg & Michal Szczerba<br />
Congratulations…To the newly married<br />
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Kathleen & Raymond Krawzak
On Dinnertime, Bounty & Let’s Go Eat<br />
Copyright 2012 by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com)<br />
As I see it, one <strong>of</strong> the best things in life is a really good meal. Yes,<br />
I’ve had my share <strong>of</strong> fancy dishes--mostly while on the road for<br />
my job--but food doesn’t need to be gourmet fare to satisfy in<br />
gourmet fashion. A good burger can beat a filet on any given day.<br />
I remember the best upscale seafood linguini I ever tasted, and it<br />
was extraordinary. In an opposite vein, however, I still hold that<br />
the late-night dinner <strong>of</strong> cheese, crackers, and summer sausage<br />
my wife’s aunt gave me once was a feast beyond anything I could<br />
get from downtown. Per Virginia Woolf, “One cannot live well,<br />
love well, or sleep well unless one has dined well.” From all<br />
angles, I agree.<br />
Two <strong>of</strong> today’s readings have to do with food and feasting. In the<br />
first passage from the Book <strong>of</strong> Kings, we learn <strong>of</strong> Elisha’s servant<br />
who comes to the prophet with twenty barley loaves, and “fresh<br />
grain in the ear.” Elisha tells him to give it to the people to eat,<br />
but the servant protests, saying, “How can I set this before a<br />
hundred people?” The prophet insists, though, explaining, “For<br />
thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and there shall be some left<br />
over.’” And what do you know! The gourmets out there may not<br />
have much good to say about barley loaves and corn--or about<br />
crackers, cheese, and summer sausage--but as the adage goes,<br />
hunger makes the best sauce. Let the feasting begin.<br />
This passage is a foreshadowing, <strong>of</strong> course, <strong>of</strong> today’s Gospel<br />
passage, the Evangelist John’s account <strong>of</strong> the multiplication <strong>of</strong><br />
loaves that leads into our Lord’s declaration that he is the Bread<br />
<strong>of</strong> life. With the crowd massing before them, Jesus tests his<br />
disciple Philip, asking him where they can buy enough food for<br />
everyone. “Two hundred days wages worth <strong>of</strong> food would not be<br />
enough for each <strong>of</strong> them to have a little,” he replies. Then<br />
Andrew points out the boy who has five loaves and two fishes,<br />
but admits, “…what good are these for so many?” Jesus directs<br />
his disciples to have the people recline (“about five thousand in<br />
number”), and we all know what happens next.<br />
An old Lyle Lovett song tells <strong>of</strong> a Sunday preacher going on and<br />
on about Judgment Day and warning the congregation that they<br />
had better pay attention to him or he might just keep preaching all<br />
day long. Everyone’s hungry, though, so the person telling the<br />
story comes up with a plan, and when the time is right, the entire<br />
church joins him in song: “To the Lord let praises be/ It’s time for<br />
dinner now, let’s go eat…” Seeing the many signs and wonders<br />
Jesus is performing for the sick among them, the people follow<br />
Jesus up the mountain in today’s Gospel text because they are all<br />
hungry for more <strong>of</strong> what this<br />
man has to <strong>of</strong>fer. One<br />
hunger leads to another,<br />
however, and Christ proves<br />
to be much smarter than<br />
Lyle Lovett’s preacher-man.<br />
Jesus knows he has to feed<br />
the people’s bodies before<br />
he can really feed their<br />
souls, and with his Bread <strong>of</strong><br />
Life discourse coming up,<br />
what a feast he has<br />
planned! Truly, to the Lord<br />
let praises be/ It’s time for<br />
dinner now, let’s go eat!<br />
August 4/5 SATURDAY 5:00 PM SUNDAY 7:30 AM SUNDAY 9:30 AM SUNDAY 11:15 AM<br />
SUNDAY 1:30 PM<br />
Polish<br />
PRESIDER TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD<br />
DEACON John Breit Tom Dunne<br />
HOMILIST TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD<br />
LECTORS<br />
Dennis Young<br />
Theresa Mitchell<br />
Jim Hajost<br />
Lee Fialek<br />
Mark D. Long<br />
Jackie Nogle<br />
Bill Pocklington<br />
John Schrammel<br />
MINISTERS OF<br />
COMMUNION<br />
Jim Dunne<br />
John Davis<br />
Dan Dunne<br />
Linda Heideger<br />
Helen Janicki<br />
Mike Kanis<br />
Peggy King<br />
Mick Lasiewicz<br />
Sharon Lasiewicz<br />
Don Ullmer<br />
Alice Witt<br />
Paul Wiedlin<br />
Millie Cr<strong>of</strong>t<br />
Ron Jozwiak<br />
Sharron Jozwiak<br />
Peter Kain<br />
Greg Korney<br />
Betty Kunzweiler<br />
Rich Teutsch<br />
Jane Teutsch<br />
Susan Weres<br />
Beryl Whittemore<br />
Marty Yurcheshen<br />
Debbie Yurcheshen<br />
Sue Allen<br />
Bev Dalton<br />
Ken Doruff<br />
Donna Breit<br />
Carol Schaffnit<br />
Earl Schaffnit<br />
Maureen Treanor<br />
Karen Barrett<br />
Mary Carlson<br />
Donna Casey<br />
Tom Cavenagh<br />
Carol Guziak<br />
Jeanie Landeweer<br />
Kaylyn Dunne<br />
SERVERS<br />
Emily Dzieza<br />
Cristina Flores<br />
Ava Guagliardo<br />
Jennifer Sobkowiak<br />
Elizabeth Trauth<br />
Therese Banea<br />
Caley Soulje<br />
Nora Walsh<br />
Allison Walsh<br />
Amanda Schallmoser<br />
Joey VanMeter<br />
Aryana Ziakas<br />
GREETERS<br />
M<br />
G<br />
N<br />
Bill & Helen Scott<br />
Maureen Penkava<br />
J & R Redmond<br />
T & M Greener<br />
Boni & Mila Quiaoit<br />
Bob & Margo <strong>St</strong>anek<br />
R & K Schappert<br />
G & C Sokulski<br />
<strong>St</strong>edronsky Family<br />
Tom & Pat Cavenagh<br />
Ruth Boldt<br />
R & S Zapata<br />
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CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Villanova</strong> Church #925150<br />
1201 E. Anderson Drive<br />
Palatine, IL 60074<br />
TELEPHONE<br />
847 358-6999<br />
CONTACT PERSON<br />
Suzie Walczynski<br />
EMAIL: suzie@stov.org<br />
SOFTWARE<br />
MSPublisher 2007<br />
Adobe Acrobat 8<br />
Windows XP<br />
PRINTER<br />
Konica Minolta C252<br />
TRANSMISSION TIME<br />
Wednesday 12:00<br />
SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION<br />
July 29, 2012<br />
NUMBER OF PAGES SENT<br />
1 through 14<br />
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS<br />
14