November 11 - St. Paul the Apostle Church

ST PAUL THE APOSTLE
Catholic Church and School
18 Woodlawn Ave.
Joliet, Illinois 60435
www.stpauljoliet.com
November 11, 2012
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
Rev. Gregory Rothfuchs, Pastor
x240
Rev. John Belmonte, S.J., Resident x230
Rev. James Lennon, Weekend Celebrant
Deacon William Bevan, III
Lynne Passarella, Parish Secretary x200
Denise Rowan, Business Manager x203
Mary K. Robbins, Principal
x401
Sr. Karen Marie Lanigan, O.S.F., D.R.E. x301
Jeremy Hylka, Liturgical and Youth Minister x320
Tanya Rand, Dean of Devel.&Mrktg. x201
Raymond Kaufmann, Director of Music

St. Paul the Apostle Church
18 Woodlawn Avenue www.stpauljoliet.com Joliet, Illinois
The Thirty-second Sunday
In Ordinary Time
November 11, 2012
Saturday, November 10
4:30PM Janet Militello
Sunday, November 11
7:30 AM The People of St. Paul the Apostle
9:00AM Deceased Paulites
Anthony Chiavola
10:30 AM Raymond, Ann & Richard Ruddy
Monday, November 12
7:30 AM Margaret Theobald
Tuesday, November 13
8:30 AM William Haake
Wednesday, November 14
7:30 AM Thomas Dooley
Thursday, November 15
7:30 AM Carol Marchio
Friday, November 16
7:30 AM Joseph Kozar
Saturday, November 17
4:30 PM Peter Hylka
Next Sunday November 18
7:30 AM Angela Lucas
9:00 AM The People of St. Paul the Apostle
10:30 AM Lawrence M. Ryan Sr.
NEXT WEEKEND’S LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
TIME READERS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
Saturday, November 17
4:30 PM M. Schelgel/ J. Roolf R. Lemke,P & C Wilda, L. Jenco
N. Pultorak,D. Lennon, J. Militello
Sunday, November 18
7:30 AM E. Dollinger/ L. Deiss J.& K. Anzalone, S.Stukel, M.A. Schwerha
J. Peceniak, C. Lukowski, T. Ciesla
9:00 AM K. Sawyer/ A. Theobald T. Bailey,D. Bailey, J. Simpson, C. Sinwell
P. Gimbel, D. Gross, M. Gross
10:30 AM C. Nowak/ M. Maloney S. Hobbs, D. Fonza, B & P Bodach,
B. Bayci, R. DiGiulio, M.L. Crossen
Next Weekend’s Servers:
Saturday, November 17
4:30 PM T & A Sarcletti, J. McGinnis, C. Castillo
Sunday, November 18
7:30 AM J. Blake, A. Simon, C. Alejos
9:00 AM J. & E. Webb, K. Sawyer, C & C Kohler
10:30AM L & S Serrato, O & G Yaklich
Reflection on Stewardship
Embracing a simpler lifestyle
enables us to live more generously.
October 28, 2012 $15,767.00
(This amount includes Direct Donation)
Budgeted per week: $17,500.00
Weekday Mass: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM (Tues, 8:30 AM during school year)
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM
Sunday Mass: 7:30,9:00,10:30 AM
Holy Day Masses: Variable-check bulletin.
Reconciliation: Sat 3-4 pm or by appointment.
Baptism: Usually 2nd Sunday of the month after 10:30am Mass. A preparation meeting for parents
is mandatory. Call the parish office for details
Weddings: Engaged parishioners must contact the parish office at least 6 mos. prior to intended
date, and before making any arrangements.
RCIA:
Classes from September to Easter for those interested in becoming Catholic.
Becoming a Parishioner: Please contact the parish office to register All Are Welcome!

Thirty-second Sunday in
Ordinary Time
November 11, 2012
The Year of Faith
Several of the documents of Vatican II do not deal with issues relevant to the Church as a whole, but
instead focus on very specialized issues that the average Catholic probably does not find very relevant. While
every Catholic can find something important in the document on the liturgy or on the Church in the modern
world, today’s document is not so broadly appealing.
The Decree on Catholic Churches of the Eastern Rite deals with a reality that most Roman Catholics
aren’t even aware of: the fact that they belong to the Latin Rite while there are other Catholics in union with
the pope that live a very different liturgical tradition, rooted in what was in ancient times the eastern half of
the Roman Empire. In the early Church the Faith took root in five great cities of the ancient world. Each of
those cities had its own liturgical tradition which profoundly shaped how it lived the Faith. Numerically,
most Catholics in the world today have inherited the ancient tradition of Rome, but there are also other roots
of the Faith descended from Byzantium, Antioch, or Alexandria, for instance. These are collectively referred
to as the “Eastern Churches.”
Many of those ancient traditions broke away from the pope centuries ago to form the Orthodox
Churches, and yet it might surprise the average Roman Catholic to know that for each Orthodox Church, there
is a Catholic counterpart in union with the pope. For example, the Catholic version of the Greek Orthodox
Church is the Byzantine Catholic Church. (By the way, there is one such church nearby: Annunciation Byzantine
Catholic Church in Homer Glen.)
Vatican II made the point that the Eastern Catholic Churches enjoy full equality with the Roman dioceses.
While numerically much smaller, Eastern Catholics possess an ancient patrimony of faith which must
be preserved and treasured. For this reason, they possess the right to govern themselves under the authority of
the pope. This autonomy is meant to ensure that the integrity of their traditions and liturgy will be preserved
in harmony with the ancient root of each rite.
“History, tradition and abundant ecclesiastical institutions bear outstanding witness to the great merit
owing to the Eastern Churches by the universal Church… The Churches of the East, as much as those of the
West, have a full right and are in duty bound to rule themselves, each in accordance with its own established
disciplines, since all these are praiseworthy by reason of their venerable antiquity, more harmonious with the
character of their faithful and more suited to the promotion of the good of souls.”
As a young seminarian, one of the most profound experiences I had of the great antiquity and diversity
of the Church was to take part in the Divine Liturgy in the Maronite Catholic Church (which is rooted in the
Middle East and whose liturgy is celebrated in Arabic). At some point every Roman Catholic should experience
the Eastern Catholic Churches since, as it has been famously put, “the Church can only fully breathe
with both lungs, East and West.”
Fr. Gregory

Parish News
St. Paul’s Youth Ministry
(FOLLOW)
New members are always welcome.
You must be confirmed and/or in high school!
Contact Youth Minister Jeremy Hylka at
815-730-8599 or stpaulsyouth@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.stpaulyouth.com
Facebook: St. Paul’s Youth Ministry Joliet
FOLLOW Night…Tues., Nov. 13 – 5:30 to 9pm
FOLLOW with Theology of the Body.
Pro-Life Rally…Sat., Nov. 17 from 8:00am to 11:30am.
Thanksgiving Can Food Drive Weekend…November 17-
18 at all Masses.
2012 CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE
Beginning Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, two
Christmas Trees will be in the Narthex of
the church. The trees, as well as the tables
at the four side doors, will be filled with
Christmas cards denoting gifts that will be
given to those whose Christmas would be
without gifts. Upon each card there will be
printed a item that you may purchase (only
new items please). Starting Saturday, November
24 through Sunday, December 9,
you may place your gift(s) in any one of the
6 Christmas wrapped containers near the
trees or the small tables at
the side doors. This year,
as in the past, the facilities
of Birth Right & Catholic
Charities Daybreak will distribute
the gifts to those in
need. Once again, THANK
YOU for sharing.
R.E.P. NEWS
In need of information about
Our Religious Education Program?
Please call the REP office at 815-725-6927
There will be a Parent/Child Reconciliation meeting on Monday,
November 19 from 6-7 pm in the school basement. This
is a requirement for those students making First Confession
later this month. All service projects for Confirmation 2013
are due on Monday, November 19. If you have any questions,
please call Sr. Karen at 815-725-6927.
St. Paul the Apostle School
Holiday Vendor Fair
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Time: 9-3pm
Over 30+ sellers under one roof
One stop shopping for all your holiday
gifts!
*DESIGNER CRAFTS*
*FOOD* *RAFFLE ITEMS*
*GIVE AWAYS*
*10% DISCOUNT TO ALL
TEACHERS* *CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE*
Proceeds to our New Science & Technology
classrooms Contact: Christine Merriman at
merriman4@att.net or 815-744-7095
“The Rosary is THE WEAPON against
the evils of today.”
Saint Padre Pio
St. Paul the Apostle Rosary Group
Every Friday in the Cry Room
Aer 7:30am Mass
Everyone Welcome

Sunday, November 11 VETERANS DAY
7:30am Sunday Mass
Church
9:00am Sunday Mass
Church
9:00am Vendor Fair
AC/Gym
9:00am RCIA
Convent
10:30am Mass
Church
11:30:am Hospitality Coffee
Tower Room
Monday, November 12
7:30am Mass
Church
8:00am Eucharistic Adoration
Church
3:45pm Cheerleading Practice
Gym
5:00pm REP Choir
Church
5:15pm REP
All School Bldgs
7:00pm A A Meeting
School Hall
7:30pm Basketball Practice
Gym
Tuesday, November 13
8:30am Mass
Church
3:15pm Cheerleading Practice A 4
3:45pm Basketball Practice
Gym
5:00pm Youth Ministry
Convent
6:30pm Boy Scouts #15
School Hall
Wednesday, November 14
7:30am Mass
Church
8:00am Eucharistic Adoration
Church
3:45pm Basketball Practice
Gym
6:30pm Paulites Exec. Board Meeting A 2
Thursday, November 15
7:30am Mass
Church
8:00am Eucharistic Adoration
Church
3:00pm Children’s Choir
Church
3:30pm Interviews w/Diana A 3
3:45pm Basketball Practice
Gym
6:00pm Girl Scouts (Molnar) A 2 & 3
6:30pm Adult Choir
Church
7:00pm Parish Council A 1
7:00pm Spirit & Truth
Convent/Church
Friday, November 16
7:30am Mass
Church
8:00am Eucharistic Adoration
Church
3:45pm Basketball Practice
6:00pm Dell/Sullivan Wed. Rehearsal Church
6:30pm 4 H A 2 & 3
Saturday, November 17
9:00am Basketball Practice
Gym
12:00pm Dell/Sullivan Wedding
Church
3:00pm Confessions
Church
4:00pm Youth Ministry Rosary
Church
4:30pm Vigil Mass
Church
5:30pm Music Ensemble
Church
5:30pm Youth Ministry Open Gym Gym
Sunday, November 18
7:30am Mass
Church
9:00am Mass
Church
9:00am RCIA
Convent
10:30am Mass
Church
12:00pm Basketball Practice Gym
For the most current calendar information please go to www.stpauljoliet.com
Pray for the Sick
Please remember the following people in your prayers who are seriously ill
or who are suffering from long-term illnesses:
Patricia Balla
Erin Bartel
Mason Briese
Patricia Burda
Noemi Canales
Gerard Colagrossi
Laura Criel
Jean Fabich
Mary Patricia Fischer
Fr. Marty Gabel
Judith Gahala
Harn Family
Bernie Hastings
Sami Henderson
Ann Juhlmann
Helen Locher
Carol Malnar
Shirley Max
Helen Meyer
Terry Meyer
Robert Miller
Mary Modlin
John Mowbray
Jeanie Nunuue
Kurt Palmer
Kay Prock
Elizabeth Ratkovich
Amy Remallard
Marie Richards
Lisa Savero
Barbara Schreiner
Richard Schreiner
Tony Simone
Louis Toka
Sal Ventura
Nancy Zimmer

Join us once a month from
7:30-9:00pm in room A4 of
the Activity Center!
St. Paul the Apostle
Liturgical Ministry
More info contact Jeremy at
stpaulsliturgy@sbcglobal.net
or 815-730-8599
The next session is December 4th, The Exodus
and Law: Passover and Commandments
BIBLE STUDY SERIES
Stewardship Drive
Just a reminder, returning your blue stewardship
card shows your continuing support of our parish.
Please return your card either in the collection basket
on Sunday, through the mail or drop it off at the
Parish Office. And as always, we
are grateful for your continued
support of St Paul the Apostle
Parish. Thank you for your support!
From Your Catechism
“Hence the whole Christian life is a communion
with each of the divine persons, without in any way
separating them. Everyone who glorifies the Father
does so through the Son in the Holy Spirit; everyone
who follows Christ does so because the Father draws
him and the Spirit moves him.” (CCC, n.259)
Providence Catholic to Host Open House
(New Lenox) - Providence Catholic High School in New
Lenox invites all grade school students and their families
to attend their annual Open House on Sunday, November
18, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Providence is a
Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory Augustinian
high school located only minutes from I-80 and I-
355. A dedicated and caring faculty and staff integrate
the core Augustinian values of truth, unity and love into
all dimensions of student life. A demanding curriculum,
inclusive service programs, competitive athletics and
comprehensive extracurricular offerings challenge students
in a safe and nurturing environment. The class of
2012 earned scholarships valued at nearly $25 million
dollars and had a 24.4 average ACT score, the highest in
the school’s history; honors students had a 28.2 ACT
average. In addition, these seniors performed in excess
of 15,000 hours of community service during their high
school careers. Please call Mrs. Rachel Ellingson at 815-
717-3160 with any questions concerning Providence
Catholic’s Open House or the Incoming Freshman Placement
Exam. The school is located at 1800 W. Lincoln
Hwy. in New Lenox. For more information about PCHS,
please visit www.providencecatholic.org.
Year of Faith Coffee
Immediately following 10:30
am Mass
Join your fellow parishioners
for COFFEE DONUTS AND
FELLOWSHIP AND MORE
PLEASE STOP BY AND GET YOUR
FREE YEAR OF FAITH PRAYER
CARDS, KITCHEN MAGNETS AND NO-
VEMBER YEAR OF FAITH WORK-
SHEETS.IT WILL BE A GREAT WAY TO
DEEPEN AND GROW YOUR FAITH
PRAY FOR
THOSE WHO
RISK THEIR
LIVES TO
KEEP US SAFE
& OUR
FREEDOM
SECURE!
HONOR THEM BY EXERCISING YOUR
RIGHT TO VOTE!