October 17 - St. Paul the Apostle Church - Diocese of Joliet

St. Paul the Apostle Church
18 Woodlawn Avenue www.stpauljoliet.com Joliet, Illinois 60435
Twenty-Ninth Sunday
In Ordinary Time
October 17, 2010
Our help is
from the Lord
Who made
Heaven & Earth
Psalm 121
Parish Office: .............................................. 815-725-1527
Parish Fax: .................................................. 815-730-9907
School: ........................................................ 815-725-3390
Religious Education: ................................. 815-725-6927
Youth Ministry: ........................................... 815-730-8599
RCIA: (Roberta Lemke) ............................... 815-725-1403
Parish Email: ......................... StPaulJoliet@sbcglobal.net
Pray always and do not lose heart!
Rev. George Klepec, Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Gregory Rothfuchs, Pastor ............................. x240
Rev. John Belmonte, S.J., Resident………………...x230
Rev. James Lennon, Weekend Celebrant
Deacon William Bevan, III
Ellen Fischer, Parish Secretary ................................ x200
Sr. Grace Henneberry, O.P., Admin. of Finance ...... x203
Mary Kay Robbins, Principal .................................... x401
Sr. Karen Marie Lanigan, O.S.F., D.R.E. ................. x301
Jeremy Hylka, Liturgical and Youth Minister ............ x320
Lindsay Ermey, Development .................................. x201
Weekday Masses: Monday—Friday 7:30 AM (Fridays 8:30 AM during school year)
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM
Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 AM
Holy Day Masses: Variable—check bulletin
Reconciliation: (Confessions): Saturday 3—4 or by appointment
Baptisms: Usually the 2nd Sunday of the month after the 10:30 Mass; a preparation meeting
for parents is mandatory. Call the parish office before making any arrangements.
Weddings: Engaged parishioners must contact the parish office at least 6 months before intended
date. Call the Parish Office before making any arrangements.
Homebound: Regular sacramental visits are provided to homebound parishioners upon request;
please call the parish office.
Hospital: Father makes regular sacramental visits to Provena St. Joseph Medical Center;
please notify the hospital of your parish at registration.
RCIA:
Classes are offered from September to Easter for those interested in becoming Catholic.
Becoming a Parishioner: Please contact the parish office to register; All Are Welcome!

St. Paul the Apostle Church
18 Woodlawn Avenue www.stpauljoliet.com Joliet, Illinois
Twenty-Ninth Sunday
In Ordinary Time
October 17, 2010
Saturday, October 16
4:30 PM Art Silk
Sunday, October 17
7:30 AM For The People of St. Paul the Apostle
9:00 AM Martin Spanich
10:30 AM Remus & Maloney Families
Monday, October 18
7:30 AM Thomas J. Mowbray
Tuesday, October 19
7:30 AM Daniel Altiery
Della Amiot
Wednesday, October 20
7:30 AM Joseph Czerwinski
Thursday, October 21
7:30 AM Mary & Margaret Meyers
Friday, October 22
8:30 AM Beatrice Dalton
Next Saturday, October 23
4:30 PM Dominic Principali
Next Sunday, Oct 24—30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30 AM Michael Bakos
9:00 AM Frank Comfort
10:30 AM For The People of St. Paul the Apostle
NEXT WEEKEND’S LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
TIME LECTORS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
Saturday, October 23
4:30 PM - Youth Ministry Youth Ministry
Sunday, October 24
7:30 AM - C Hinkelman/ L Hoffman S Stukel, C Lukowski, C Schultz, L Deiss, C Lehman,
C Dammann, A Prock, P Stroud, M Schwerha
9:00 AM - J Bebar/ T Ciesla B Drag, M/D Gross, J/R Nahas, P Gimbel, C Sinwell,
M Walsh, S Smith
10:30 AM - N Louck/ V Rand J Mangun, D Fonza, A Stiff, L Ermey, J Stofko, J Hatfield
B/P Bodach, J Simpson
Next Weekend’s Servers:
Saturday, October 23
4:30 PM - N Ciarlette, B/C Kohler, J Misischia
Sunday, October 24
7:30 AM - J Gould, A Biasella, E Molnar
9:00 AM - D Drag, J Simon, A/Z Bebar
10:30 AM - V Hir, C Alejos, O Yaklich, C Egan
Sunday
Monday:
Tuesday:
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
National Shut-In Visitation Day;
St. Luke
Ss. Isaac Jogues, John de Brébeuf, and
their Companions
Wednesday: St. Paul of the Cross
Saturday: St. John of Capistrano; Blessed Virgin Mary
Reflection on Stewardship
Embracing a simpler lifestyle
enables us to live more generously.
September 26 — $16,654.00
( This amount includes Direct Donation.)
Budgeted per week: $20,500.00
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Lk 10:1-9
Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22; Lk 12:35-38
Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12; Lk 12:39-48
Thursday: Eph 3:14-21; Lk 12:49-53
Friday: Eph 4:1-6; Lk 12:54-59
Saturday: Eph 4:7-16; Lk 13:1-9
Sunday: Sir 35:12-14, 16-18; Ps 34;
2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18; Lk 18:9-14

Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 17, 2010
I lift up my eyes toward the mountains;
whence shall help come to me?
My help is from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth
—-Psalm 121:1-2
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Christianity is the name given to a life lived as Jesus Christ, the Son of God, lived in word and deed (action). It is a
life based on love and directed toward the achievement of sainthood, while following the moral rules set down by Jesus.
Christianity answers man’s question: ‘What is the purpose of life?’ The answer is simple: to know, to love and to
serve the Lord, in order to go to Heaven. Christian morality distinguishes itself from ethical systems based on natural
morality as well as non-Christian beliefs. For example, humanism is a moral system that denies belief in God and
views humanity as the highest form of existence. Its end is to provide man with a way of life that will help him reach
happiness on earth, but it denies or ignores the question of the existence of an afterlife. Christianity, on the other hand,
is the unveiling of the mystery of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit by Jesus Christ, who is the Son. God is a mystery
beyond words, but Christianity is the communication of divine life and knowledge to man. Consequently, the acknowledgment
and worship of a Triune God aides us in discovering the correct moral approach. Christianity is more than a
set of rules (Matthew 12: 23). Christ was not a moralist (new rules to replace old), He is God’s incarnate love and
came to promote a new way of living. It is an invitation to share the love that can be experienced only by sharing in
God’s own life.
Christianity is no stranger to a moral life. Jesus’ saving message includes a moral system united to it in such a way
that Christianity necessarily includes morality. The morality of Jesus protects the life of our relationship with Him. Together
with sanctifying grace, the Holy Spirit also gives us infused moral virtues, especially the chief moral virtues of
prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. These principal moral virtues are called cardinal virtues because they
are the foundation of all the other moral virtues. The cardinal virtues remove the obstacles to our union with God and
make us lead good Christian lives. Prudence makes us see what we should do and what we should avoid in order to
save our souls, as well as choose the best means to reach Heaven. Justice makes us render to each one his due. Fortitude
gives us strength to do God’s will in the midst of trials and difficulties. Temperance helps control evil desires
and use rightly the things that please our senses. The theological virtues of faith, hope and charity dispose the Christian
to live in a relationship with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These virtues are called theological virtues
because they enable us to share in the divine life of God; given to us at Baptism. Faith is the virtue by which we firmly
believe, on the word of God, all the truths He has revealed. Hope is the virtue by which we firmly trust that God will
give us eternal happiness in Heaven and the means to obtain it. Charity is the virtue by which we love God above all
things for His own sake, and our neighbors as ourselves for the love of God. The human virtues are rooted in the theological
virtues, which adapt man’s faculties for participation in the divine nature: for the theological virtues relate directly
to God. They dispose Christians to live in a relationship with the Holy Trinity. They have the One and Triune
God for their origin, motive, and object. The theological virtues are the foundation of Christian moral activity; they
animate it and give it its special character. They inform and give life to all the moral virtues. They are infused by God
into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as his children and of meriting eternal life and are the
pledge of the presence and action of the Holy Spirit in the faculties of the human being. No truly Christian life can be
found that does not include the specific morality of Jesus. Let’s use this analogy: a person is not a brain, but is composed
of different members that make up his body. In addition, the whole body is animated by the soul. But a person
also has a brain. Furthermore, without the brain, a person ceases to be a person. Such is the relationship between Christianity
and morality: they are not identical; although Christianity involves other realities, a Christian life cannot exist
without morality.
In Christ,
Jeremy Hylka

Parish News
Dear Fr. Greg,
It is with great pleasure that I inform you that
St. Paul the Apostle Parish has been selected as
the recipient of the first annual “Angels Among Us”
award presented by Catholic Charities.
This award recognizes a parish, individual, or
community organization that has demonstrated
outstanding contributions of time, service, and financial
support to Catholic Charities of the Diocese
of Joliet.
The presentation of this award will take place at
our annual “Playing for Miracles” dueling pianos
fundraising event on Friday, November 12, 2010 at
Ashton Place in Willowbrook.
Congratulations and, once again, bless you for
all of your efforts in supporting the work we do at
Catholic Charities.
Sincerely,
Glenn Van Cura
Executive Director
(refer to article on page 6)
YOUR STOMACH WILL BE GROWLING
SO YOU WON'T MIND THAT GHOSTS \
WILL BE HOWLING—YOU WILL GO TO
THE TOWER ROOM FOR A TREAT—
IT WILL BE NICE FOR PEOPLE TO
MEET AND GREET—
PLEASE BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR
ST.PAUL'S NOT SOO SCARY
HALLOWEEN COFFEE AND
TREATS ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 31
AFTER THE 9:00 MASS
TOWER ROOM
St. Paul’s ‘FOLLOW’ Youth Ministry…
Are you confirmed and interested in
our program?
Contact Youth Minister Jeremy Hylka at 815-730-8599
or stpaulsyouth@sbcglobal.net
or our website at: www.stpaulyouth.com
Some upcoming events in Youth Ministry:
FOLLOW Night…Tues., Oct. 19 ,5 - 7pm Social,
7 - 9pm FOLLOW.
Retreat Team Meeting…Wed., Oct. 20 , 6:00 - 8:00pm.
Youth Mass and Open Gym…Sat., Oct. 23 , 3:00 - 9:00pm.
FOLLOW 8 Retreat Weekend…November 13-14,
forms and money due by October 26!
Have a facebook? Become a fan of St. Paul’s Youth Ministry
Joliet, and be updated with events, see pictures, discuss
Catholic issues and much more!
FROM THE BISHOP
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY 2010
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Our Lord, before returning to the Father, promised
His followers the Holy Spirit and charged them with
being His “witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8).
At Baptism, we too were called to be Christ’s
witnesses. We are to share our faith with those around
us, and to support, in prayer and sacrifice, the work of
missionaries who bring the “Good News” of Jesus to
faraway places – to Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and
remote regions of Latin America.
On World Mission Sunday, celebrated this year
on October 24, the Catholics of the world unite at Mass
to recommit ourselves to this Baptismal vocation to be
missionaries. As we pray and respond here at home, we
are replicating what is also taking place in every parish
and chapel in every corner of the globe. Your generosity
through the Society for the Propagation of the Faith will
reach those who await the “Good News” of Jesus, who
long to experience His hope and love.
More than 1,150 young churches in the Developing
World count on your generous response this World
Mission Sunday. Please also continue to pray that all of
us in the Diocese of Joliet ----may be eager and effective
witnesses of Jesus, as He asked us to be.
Sincerely in Christ,
Most Rev. J. Peter Sartain
Bishop of Joliet

Calendar News
Sunday, October 17
7:30am Mass
Church
9:00am Mass
Church
10:30am Mass
Church
(Children’s Liturgy of the Word) Tower
10:30am RCIA
Convent
Monday , October 18
7:30am Mass
Church
8:00am Eucharistic Adoration Church
8:30am School Activities
All AC
3:00pm School Daycare
SH
5:45pm Religious Education
All
7:00pm REP Faculty Gym/ A-4
7:30pm AA
SH
7:30pm Boy Scout Committee A-3
Tuesday, October 19
7:30am Mass
Church
8:00am Eucharistic Adoration Church
8:30am School Activities
All AC
3:00pm School Daycare
SH
3:00pm Volleyball
Gym
5:00pm Youth Ministry
Convent
6:30pm Boy Scouts
SH
7:00pm Knights of Columbus A-3
Wednesday, October 20
7:30am Mass
Church
8:00am Eucharistic Adoration Church
8:30am School Activities
All AC
9:45am Sacristy Set up
Church
3:00pm School Daycare
SH
3:00pm Volleyball
Gym
3:00pm Young Rembrandts
School
6:00pm Youth Ministry Retreat Team Convent
6:30pm Rainbows
School
6:30pm GRIEF SUPORT A-1
7:00pm School Board A-2
Thursday, October 21
7:30am Mass
Church
8:00am Eucharistic Adoration Church
8:30am School Activities
All AC
3:00pm School Daycare
SH
3:00pm Children’s Choir
Church
3:00pm Volleyball
Gym
3:30pm Interviews by Diana A 3
6:00pm Choir
Church
7:00pm Parish Council A-1
Friday, October 22
8:30am School Mass
Church
9:00am Eucharistic Adoration Church
9:00am School Activities
All AC
3:00pm School Daycare
SH
5:00pm Marriage Prep set up
All AC
Saturday, October 23
7:30am Marriage Prep
All AC
9:45am Sacristy Set up
Church
3:00pm Confessions
Church
4:30pm Vigil Mass
Church
5:30pm Music Ensemble
Church
6:30pm Youth Ministry Gym/ A-4
Sunday, October 24
7:30am Mass
Church
9:00am Mass
Church
10:30am Mass
Church
10:30am RCIA
Convent
All articles for the bulletin should be submitted two weeks
prior to the publication date. Articles should be emailed
to stpauljoliet@sbcglobal.net.
Pray for the Sick
Please remember in your prayers, the following people who are seriously ill
and others who are suffering with long-term illnesses:
Mason Briese, Eugene Oetter, Helen Locher, Gary Pausen, Erin Bartel, Harn Family, Cathy Buza, Jeanie Nunuue,
Marianne Gulas, Amy Remallard, Laura Criel, Kurt Palmer, Nancy Zimmer, Marie Richards, Kay Prock, Lisa Savero,
John Mowbray, Donald Karcz, Sr., Bernie Hastings, Rev. George Klepec, Mrs. John Carney, Gerald Colagrossi,
Shirley Max, Jack Jackson, Theresa Dumyahn, Tony Simone, Sami Henderson, Louis Toka, Patrick Habing,
Robert Marion
May they and their families be comforted by our prayers and our Lord’s compassion.

October: Month of the Holy Rosary
During the month of October we will be reciting the rosary 20 minutes
before all the Masses. The rosary is a prayer of meditation on the
events in the life of Jesus.
If you are interested in leading the rosary before any of the Masses, a
sign –up sheet will be in the Usher’s Room or contact Roberta Lemke
at 815-206-8686. Please consider coming a little early for Mass to recite
the rosary to honor our Lord and His Blessed Mother.
Follow Retreat
St. Paul’s Youth Ministry invites all High School
Students to our fall weekend retreat here at St. Paul’s
SATURDAY, 11/13 and SUNDAY, 11/14
Cost is $50 with permission forms. A fun weekend to enjoy time with your
friends, discover more about yourself, and become closer to God.
Contact the Youth Ministry Office for more info or go online to our
website (stpaulyouth.com) under news and print the flyer/forms!
Catholic Charities congratulates St. Paul the Apostle Parish
with the “Angels Among us” Award
to be presented at
Playing for Miracles, a dueling pianos extravaganza
Friday, November 12, 2010
Ashton Place - 341 75 th Street, Willowbrook, IL
6:30 p.m. Cocktails (open bar), Silent Auction, and “Candy Bar”
7:15 - 9:15 p.m. Gourmet Food Stations Open
8:00 - 11:00 p.m. Dueling Pianos
9:00 p.m. Miracles Auction, 10:00 p.m. Dessert Table
$75 per person – open seating
To order tickets go to www.cc-doj.org or call 815-724-1140
All proceeds benefit programs serving children at Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Joliet

News from other Parishes
& Organizations
Oct 17, 11am Bishop’s Mass with Persons with Disabilities
at the Cathedral of St. Raymond. Luncheon after.
Call 815-838-6475 if you will attend the luncheon.
Oct 17, 8-11:30am, Pancake breakfast at St. Anne (Crest
Hill). Call 815-722-3222 for info.
Oct 21, 6-7:30pm, women’s religious discernment group
with the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia will meet at the
John Paul II House. For women ages 15-30.
Call 815-582-3877.
Oct 22, JCA Raffle. Tickets are $5.00. Top prize is $5000
Call 815-741-0500.
Oct 22-24, Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend.
Call 630-577-0778.
Oct 30, 9:30am-12:30pm, at St. Charles Pastoral Center.
A time for all married couples to celebrate marriage &
Eucharist. Call 815-838-5334 for info.
Nov 2, 9am at Resurrection Cemetery (Romeoville), All
Souls Day Mass. Bring a folding chair.
Nov. 7, 3pm at St. Charles Pastoral Center. Tree of Light
Mass for families that have lost a child through age 4 due
to infant death, miscarriage, etc. Call 815-838-5334.
Nov 7, 8-11:30am. Pancake breakfast at St. Bernard’s.
Nov 12 & 14, at the University of St. Francis, Upper room
fundraiser featuring Diocesan Priests in “Eter 8 nity”.
Call 815-725-3455 for info.
Nov 13, 9am, Annulment process procedures at St. Charles
Pastoral Center. Call 815-838-5334.
Nov 13-14, Joyful Again, a Ministry weekend for men
and women who have been widowed. Call 708-354-7211.
Jan 22-25,2011, Joliet Diocese March for life in Washing-
Light of the World Retreat
October 23-25
Take time away from the
everyday demands of life to renew
your personal relationship with God.
Church of St. Jude in Joliet
Call 815-722-2209 for info/to register
All Public Buildings are smoke free
Reminder: All buildings close at 9pm.
After use of rooms, please be sure to leave them
clean and turn off all lights!
Happy Are They….
Happy are they who grieve not for what they
have not, but give thanks for what they do have.
—Anonymous
Diocesan Cemeteries – Fall Open House
DATE: SUNDAY, Oct. 24
TIME: 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 PM
11:00 A.M. -½ hr. seminar
LOCATIONS: ALL SAINTS CEMETERY & MAUSO-
LEUM, KANKAKEE, and ASSUMPTION CEMETERY &
MAUSOLEUM, WHEATON, and RISEN LORD CEME-
TERY, OSWEGO
Call 630-554-7590 for info.
PRAY FOR THOSE IN THE
MILITARY….
MAY GOD KEEP THEM SAFE!
St. Paul the Apostle Fall Stewardship Program
The scriptures remind us “To those who are given much,
much is expected in return.” Our God is a generous God who continues
to bless us in so many ways. How can we respond? He reminds us that
if we share our talents, time and treasures with Him, He will bless us 30,
40 and 100 fold. How has the Lord Blessed you?
This coming week, all registered members of the Parish will receive
the Financial letter and blue commitment card which will aid the
Parish in establishing the 2011 budget. Please return these cards as soon
as possible in the envelope provided through the weekend collection,
the mail or at the parish office.