October 9, 2016 - St. Matthew Church

St. Matthew Parish
1555 Glen Ellyn Road
Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139
St. Matthew
OCTOBER 9, 2016
RECTORY & PARISH CENTER 630-469-6300
Fax Number
630-469-6302
Office Hours: M - F 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
M - F 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Sat 9 AM - 1 PM
Parish Website: www.stmatthewchurch.org
School Website: www.stmatthewschool.org
PASTOR
Rev. Jerome Kish
ext 312
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Rev. Michael Pawlowicz
ext 311
IN RESIDENCE
Rev. Richard Cilano
PERMANENT DEACON
Gabriel Gamboa
Robert Malek
ext 315
Lindsey Parsons
Mick Ruddle
ext 314
DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION
Michael Ruddle
ext 314
FAITH FORMATION OFFICE 630-469-5178
PASTORAL MUSICIAN
Robert Fulda
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Gina Pestrak
630-858-3112
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY
630-469-6300 ext 302
MASSES
Saturday Vigil - 5:00 PM, 6:30 PM (Español)
Sunday - 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, 1:30 PM (Español),
6:00 PM
Daily (Monday through Friday)
7:00 and 8:45 AM
Saturday: 8:00 AM
Rosary after the 8:45 AM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Monday - 7:40 AM, Tuesday - 6:30 PM,
Saturday - 3:30 PM
(or contact one of the priests)
BAPTISMS
Second Saturday of the month at 12:00 PM.
Pre-Baptismal meeting held the second Monday of
the month. Pre-registration is required.
MARRIAGES
Please call the Parish office at least 6 months prior
to the celebration of the Sacrament.
PARISH REGISTRATION
Please stop by the Parish Office to fill out a
registration form.
HOMEBOUND/SICK:
Please call the Parish Office to notify us of
anyone homebound, critically ill or in the hospital.
Bautismos en español son cada cuarto sábado del mes. Preparación bautismal es el segundo miércoles de cada
mes a las 7pm. Se tiene que registrar en las oficinas antes de las pláticas.
Why do bad things happen? The Problem of Evil
Don’t you hate evil? Often when we meet evil in the world and in our lives, it makes us sad.
Just read the latest news: violence and killing in the world can rob your spirit of joy. We try to
wrap our minds around it; the answer must be racism or Islamism or police brutality or mental
illness. I’m not highlighting any particular event, these just seem to be the most common
recurring problems. But then some physical tragedy strikes and we’re plunged back into
darkness. How do you solve cancer or a car accident or a tornado? Who’s responsible for that?
And if you call those an act of God, that just raises more questions. Why does God do that? I
thought he loved us. Evil is a big problem.
Man has been grappling with this problem of evil all throughout history; we are no different. How we look at the
world—its good and its evil—affects the way we live. So here are some possible solutions (please forgive me for
not remembering my sources).
Some people say there is no evil. We can call the first group deniers. If you deny the problem of evil, then
everything is good. There is no sin and you can indulge yourself in any way you want. We probably know many
people who live this way, and probably when we were younger we wished this was true. The second group of those
who deny evil think that it is just an illusion. So you spend your life freeing yourself from the illusion of evil—it’s
all just a problem in your head. Buddhism tend to lean in this direction, or closer to home, the Christian Science
movement.
Then there are many people who admit that evil is a problem—it just has no solution. You just have to accept
whatever happens because you can’t do a darn thing about it. This initially seems as a strong way to live, with your
face set like stone against evil, but it usually leads to depression. This is another group who also agree that evil is a
problem; in fact, they say that everything is evil. So they end up hating the world and everything and everyone in
it. The world is always against them and they are in constant conflict in a battle they can never win. A final group
admits the problem of evil; but they get everything wrong, like a photographic negative. They see what is truly evil
as something that is good. Have you met people who say how great abortion is, an expression of free choice? What
they do not see is they abuse their free choice to take the life of an innocent child. The really do see evil as
something good.
Then comes our final group. These are people who admit that there is a problem of evil, but that there is also a
solution to the problem. They recognize the solution is only partial, but the hope of an answer guides the way they
live in a beautiful way. They recognize the goodness of a world that comes forth from the hand of God, lovingly
held by him each day, and yet ultimately must return to him on some day. In his love and providence God can call
us home late in life by old age or even before our birth by a tragic miscarriage. He can call us home through the
tiniest germs or the greatest storms. He can embrace us and bring us home even when we abuse the gift of our free
will and take the life of one of our brothers or sisters. He always hates murder, yet always loves the children he has
made. These terrible, personal evils—called sins, the moral evil that we create—these did not move him to destroy
his world. No he loved the world so much he sent his only Son to save it, to forgive it, and to offer us the chance to
reach a world where there is no more evil but only good. This Son has shown the courage to live in the midst of all
the evils of the world, and offers us the help to do the same. So do not be overcome by evil, but by the grace of
Jesus Christ, overcome it by an abundance of good.
What a beautiful solution to the dark problem of evil! What is the answer? Christ our Light. May each of us find
him as we struggle with the problem of evil.
With my prayers,
Fr. Jerome
St. Matthew Mission Statement
Declaración de la Misión de la Parroquia San Mateo
We, the members of the St. Matthew Parish community
being many parts but one sacramental body,
are sent by the love of God
to make Christ present in the world.
Nosotros, los miembros de la comunidad parroquial de San Mateo,
siendo muchas partes, pero un solo cuerpo sacramental,
somos enviados por el amor de Dios
para hacer presente a Cristo en el mundo.
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2016
7:00—† EDUARDO OLLERO (Mr. & Mrs. Lucas)
8:45—CAYETANO & ELIZA PUZON (Priscilla Sison)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016
7:00—GARRON SEGAL (Lou & Sue Gazzola)
8:45—DOLORES & VICTORIA VILLAFLOR (Priscilla Sison)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016
7:00—† REMEDIOS LAGRAZON (Compra & Elizaga Family)
8:45—† BETTY & CHARLES McNAMARA (Family)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016
7:00—† CLEMENT LAKE (DiPirro Family)
8:45—† LUZ VILLAFLOR (Dolly & Vicky Villaflor)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016
7:00—† SOULS IN PURGATORY
8:45—† RUFINO AQUINO (Sison Family)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016
8:00—† LUZ VILLAFLOR (Puzon Family)
5:00—† STAN STANN SR. (Metty-Stann Family)
6:30—PRIESTS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2016
8:00—J. CADIZ FAMILY
10:00—PARISH FAMILY
12:00—MARTIN CAMARENA & FAMILY
1:30—† ROSA GARCIA (Clara Garcia)
6:00—† MAXIMA & EVARISTO PASCUA (Family)
Schedule of Events
WEEK OF: OCTOBER 9, 2016
SUNDAY CCW Undy Sunday — KC Tootsie Rolls
9:00 AM—Hispanic Charismatic Prayer Group
9:00-1:00 PM—Spanish Alpha
12:00-1:00 PM—Spanish Choir
6:00 PM—I.M.P.A.C.T. Youth Group
MONDAY Columbus Day
7:00 PM—Bingo
7:00 PM—Hispanic Charismatic Prayer Group
7:00 PM—Baptism Meeting
7:00 PM—Parish Council
TUESDAY
9:30 AM—Crafters
7:00 PM—1st Reconciliation Parent Meeting
7:00 PM—Legion of Mary Meeting
WEDNESDAY
6:00 PM—Mother of Perpetual Help Novena
7:00 PM—Cornerstone
7:00 PM—Children’s Faith Formation Classes
7:00 PM—Spanish Baptism Meeting
7:00 PM—Spanish Ministry
7:00 PM—Room Moms Meeting
THURSDAY
7:30 AM—Eucharistic Adoration
10:00 AM—Small Faith Group
7:00 PM—R.C.I.A.
7:00 PM—School Development Meeting
7:00 PM—Divorce & Beyond
7:00 PM—Biblical Institute
7:00 PM—Cantors / 7:30 PM—Traditional Choir
7:30 PM—Job Club
FRIDAY
9:30 AM—Divine Mercy Group
7:00 PM—Hispanic Charismatic Planning Meeting
7:00 PM—Spanish Alpha Meeting
7:00 PM—Bingo
SATURDAY
9:00 AM—Children’s Faith Formation Classes
11:00 AM—1st Reconciliation Spanish Parent Meeting
6:00 PM—Taste of Autumn
7:00 PM—Marriage Encounter
School Event Table
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016
5:00 PM—John Liss, Catherine Heneghan, Linda
Launius, Linda Liss
6:30 PM—
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2016
8:00 AM—Barb Schuirmann, Gail Dolan, Lynette
Hooper, Sarah Oliver
10:00 AM—David Gravel, Gigi DiPirro, Estelita
Querubin, Napoleon Ramiro, Rogelia Ramiro
12:00 PM—Marilyn Liwanag, Marianne Herff, Mary Ann
Schlacks, Linda Warner
1:30 PM—
6:00 PM—Barbara McCarty
GREETERS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016
5:00 PM—Emily Stanfield, Carolyn Stanfield, Colleen
Wojtkiewicz
6:30 PM—
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2016
8:00 AM—Sharon Roddan, Annabelle Tumlos, Jose
Zamudio
10:00 AM—Stephanie Teuthorn, Monica Teuthorn, John
Fischer, John Peter, Nina Fabian, Editha Blanco
12:00 PM—Roger Antonio, Dolly Villaflor
1:30 PM—Triny & Maria Sosa, Diana Sanchez
6:00 PM—
LECTORS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016
5:00 PM—Linda Warner, Susan Tejeda
6:30 PM—Mateo Garcia, Monica Garcia
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2016
8:00 AM—Maria Jacinto, Dennis Salonga
10:00 AM—Ellie Puzon, Tano Puzon
12:00 PM—Vicky Villaflor, Dolly Villaflor
1:30 PM—Olga Tavizon, Eduardo Sanchez, Jose Diaz
6:00 PM—Joe DiPirro, Jr., Mel Sebayan
BINGO
Monday, OCT 10: Kochowicz, M/M Marquez, Nze,
Pollina, Zaremba
Friday, OCT 14: M/M Branch, Jasso, M/M Losacco,
Maletsky
Workers must be at the hall by 5:30 PM on Monday
and Friday night.
FIRST RECONCILIATION
PARENT MEETING
Tuesday, October 11
7:00 PM in the Church
Sunday Collection
Cumulative Report for Year ending June 30, 2017
Week of October 2, 2016
Collection Needed
to cover expenses
$ 15,000.00
Total Collection
$ 14,811.05
_______________
- $
188.95
Weekly Collection
Needed to Date
$
Total Collection to Date
$
Difference
210,000.00
195,671.28
——————
- $
14,328.72
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 — 5:1;
Ps 113:1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29-32
Tuesday:
Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48;
Lk 11:37-41
Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46
Thursday: Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1-6; Lk 11:47-54
Friday:
Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13;
Lk 12:1-7
Saturday:
Eph 1:15-23; Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-7; Lk 12:8-12
Sunday:
Ex 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-8; 2 Tm 3:14 — 4:2;
Lk 18:1-8
If you are planning surgery or are ill and would like to receive
the Sacrament of Anointing, please call the parish office to
schedule an appointment with one of our priests.
Bernie Dooley, Lisa Miller, Jim Duffy
Please remember Luis Morales (10/14/2015)
on the anniversary of his entrance into Heaven.
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Michael Spadavecchia & Anna Morrison
Matthew Smart & Kelsey Nupnau
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Saint Matthew Council #9893
The Holy Family Candles this week are lit in
memory of Kelly Mulkerin, being remembered by
the Mulkerin Family.
Next Business Meeting October 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm.
Social October 26, 2016 at the Parish Center on the 2nd floor
come and have a good time bring a friend.
“...today you will be with me in Paradise.”
Luke 23:43
Christmas wreaths will be coming up for sale, and so will
citrus (Oranges and Grapefruits).
October is Knight Recruiting Month.
Looking to have a Pancake breakfast February 12, 2017 look
for INFO on this upcoming event!
Still looking for Knights to fill our ranks. For INFO CALL OR
TALK TO: GK JOE WILLIAMS AT 630-790-9345 OR PGK
ART KOPACEEK AT 630-930-9516
COLUMBUS DAY
On Columbus Day, Monday, October 10th, we will
have our regular morning Masses at 7 and 8:45 AM.
In observance of the holiday, the Parish Office will be closed.
MAY GOD BLESS
BAPTISM MEETING
A Baptismal preparation class, for parents and
godparents, is offered the second Monday of
the month at 7 PM in the Parish Center.
ST. MATTHEW JOB CLUB
Looking for work? Need ideas, job search tools or
friendly encouragement? Please join us on
October 13th at 7:30 PM in the Tasker Parish Center.
For more information, please call Larry at (630) 531-0286 or
email [email protected]. Call if you are coming to the meeting.
Pre-registration is required. The next class will be held
on October 10th.
2016CATHOLICMINISTRIESANNUALAPPEAL
PledgeReportasofSeptember30,2016
MonthlypledgepaymentsforCMAApledgesshouldbemade
inthenextfewdays.Itisveryimportantthatthesepledges
bepaidsothatourparishwillreachourgoal.Oncewehave
reached our goal in paid pledges, 65% of the additional
fundsreceivedwillbereturnedtotheparishforouruse.
PARISHGOAL:$63,067AMOUNTPLEDGED:$74,240
AMOUNTPAID:$57,320REMAININGBALANCE:$14,921
REBATEAMOUNT:$0
DONORCOUNT:478
St. Matthew Council of Catholic Women
ALL LADIES OF THE PARISH
Undy Sunday — Boxes will be
available to collect your donations of socks,
underwear, pajamas for men, women and
children. All sizes. ‘What ever you do for the
least of your brothers, that you do unto Me.’ The collection
will continue until Sunday, October 16. Watch for sales.
Ministry of Praise —Do you believe in the power of
Prayer? Do you know about the Ministry of Praise? We all
need prayer. The Ministry of Praise has a monthly list of
people who are asking for your prayers. No meetings. No
dues. You pick up your list at the ministry table each
month. Please call Mary Ellen at 630-681-9155.
Thought for the Week — Always be on the lookout for
the presence of wonder.
La próxima plática pre-bautismal sera el
Miércoles 12 de octubre a las 7pm en el
centro parroquial. Se tiene que registrar
antes de asistir a la plática. Recuerde
también que los padrinos tienen que
asistir. Para mas información llame a las
oficinas de la parroquia.
PROGRAMA
GRATITUD
Seguramente podemos recordar al menos unos cuantos días en nuestras vidas cuando las cosas iban tan bien
que nada podía ponernos de mal humor. Tal vez fue el día
en que una persona muy especial nos invitó a su fiesta de
graduación o el día de nuestra boda. Quizás fue el día en
que nos enteramos de que tendríamos un hijo largamente
esperado o el día en que recibimos una promoción tardía.
Hubo alegría en nuestro corazón, ligereza en nuestros pasos y gran vitalidad en el curso del día. Probablemente
nos fuimos al teléfono para llamar a unas cuantas personas importantes y contarles acerca de nuestra buena fortuna.
Seguramente que así se sintieron Naamán y el leproso
cuando fueron curados de su terrible enfermedad. No podían contener su gratitud, y aunque ambos desconocían
las costumbres de un país extranjero conocían los buenos
modales de dar las gracias a las personas responsables de
sus curaciones.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Lunes 10 de octubre
12:00 pm Rosario
7:00 pm Misa
Martes 11 de octubre 12:00 pm Misa
6:30 pm Rosario
7:00 pm Misa Solemne
Miercoles 12 de octubre 12:00 pm Misa
6:30 pm Rosario
7:00 pm Misa Solemne
Programa sujeto a cambios
DAR CUENTAS
No es sólo lo que hacemos, sino lo que no hacemos,
aquéllo por lo cual hemos de dar cuentas.
—Moliere