October 4, 2015: Twenty-Seventh Sunday in

October 4, 2015: Twenty-Seventh Sunday in

ST TERESA PARISH
Sunday
October 11
8:00 am
St. Rose Community Mass
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Sunday
October 11
10:00 am
Domingo
11 Octubre
12:00
Maria Fernandez
Guadalupe Fernandez
Sara Fernandez
Roxanne Storke
JB Rojos
Lars Menigoz
Alex Orozco
Leslie Lopez
Maryely Medina
Erika Flores
Jack Klasey
Bev Stukenborg
Jane Gerth
Silvia Esparza
Nancy Benitez
Communion
Ministers/
Ministros
de la
Comunión
Linda Gierich
Madonna Brosseau
Pat Posing
Rita Kanosky
Deacon
*Donna Worth
* Mary Herman
Laura Shellie
Debbie Adams
Deacon
*Nick Blanchette
*Nathan Blanchette
Lerlita Evans
Mary Causer
Deacon
Alejandro Tellez
Bertha Aviles
Ricardo Valtierra
Norma Lopez
Maria Trinidad Garcia
Jorge Juarez
Esmeralda Tellez
Kathy Griffiths
Greeters/
Ujieres
Steve Anderson
Sherry Anderson
Diane Boudreau
Jackie Robinson
Kathy Bessette
Mike Jamnik
Bill Cox
Stan James
Angela Mercado
Aracely Diaz
Anselmo Juarez
Joana Cruz
Liturgical
Schedule
Saturday
October 10
4:00 pm
Altar Servers/
Monaguillos
Ashanti Quezada
Ian Quezada
Lectors/
Lectores
ST. TERESA PARISH OUTREACH MINISTRIES
Azzarelli Clinic:
MASSES INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Tuesday, Wednesday ,Thursday
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Martes, Miercoles, Jueves
 Registered Nurse
Clinic opens at 8:00am
Tuesday/Martes - Oct. 6
Clinic opens at 9:00 am
 Doctor Day
4-6 pm
Come no later than 2:30, we take no appointments and we will
up fast.
Wednesday/Miercoles - Oct. 7
Clinic opens at 9:00 am
 Doctor Day
1-3 pm
Come no later than 2:30, we take no appointments and we will
up fast.
 Certified Nurse Practitioner
9-11am
Saturday
4:00 p.m.
Sunday
8:00 a.m.
Oct. 3, 2015 Community Mass at St. Rose
Jackson Smith (Parish Family)
Oct. 4, 2015
Fr. Tony Taschetta (Parish Family)
11:00 a.m.
† Kathy Monahan
(Mickey Kreissler & Sharon Jackson)
† Caridad Bautista (Mendez Family)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Oct. 5, 2015—No Mass
Oct. 6, 2015—No Mass
Oct. 7, 2015—No Mass
Friday/Viernes—October 9
9:00 am-12:00 noon
 St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
Thursday
Oct. 8, 2015—No Mass
Friday
Oct. 9, 2015—No Mass
Saturday
4:00 p.m.
Sunday
8:00 a.m.
Oct. 10, 2015 Community Mass at St. Rose
† Barb Benoit ( Bob & Colleen Schultz)
Oct. 11, 2015
RCIA & RICA Teams (Church)
10:00 a.m.
Kathy Dummer (Family) Birthday Intention
12:00 p.m.
† Wilmer Calderón (Antonio Calderón)
Nurse Notes: SPIRITUAL HEALTH Oct. 4, 2015
#8 Practice the Pay-It-Forward rule– Remember
the movie, Pay It Forward? You do a good deed to
a person, and this person in turn, passes it on to
another, and therefore spreads and gets passed
on to everyone. Doing this will not only attract and
cultivate positivity in your life, this will also help
cultivate your relationships and strengthen bonds
with the people around you.
Religious Community Facts...Did You Know ?
After 17 years (1912) of successful work in Chicago, the Benedictine Sisters numbered 60 members, were staffing
9 schools, had paid for their convent/school and purchased 200 acres of property in Lisle.
ST TERESA PARISH
BACK WITH BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES
I’m back, my dear Church! For two weeks, I have
journeyed through the shrines of Portugal, Spain
and France, and did a short excursion to Milan and
Rome. I am back with amazing memories and
new experiences that will refill my spiritual tank. I
also have gained some good experiences that I
can share in my future homilies and presentations. It was
awe-inspiring that last week, I celebrated mass at Saint Peter’s Basilica with my mother, Michael Groth, and another
seminarian, James Guarascio. This weekend, I am back in
Kankakee to celebrate masses with you. To top it all off, I
was able to share the experience with my mother, whose
first trip to Europe allowed her to see some lifelong dream
destinations, especially in Fatima, Lourdes and Rome.
I have prayed for you, many times, dear church. I spent a
total of 4 ½ hours praying the petitions that were sent on this
pilgrimage, especially at the shrine of Fatima and Lourdes.
All the petitions were offered at every mass, until they were
eventually left by the grotto of apparition in Lourdes, and
candles were burned for them as well. I feel so humbled to
be the bearer of your petitions. Thank you for this privilege.
Father Tony said in his homily last weekend that, “It’s all
Sunny in Kankakee”, and by the grace of God, things are
working out because of the many parishioners and priests
that have been generous to us. In the first weekend of my
absence, there were enough priests that helped cover our
masses, thanks to our staff that helped make it work. I want
to say thank you to Fr. Roy Jacob for his leadership and
kindness. He is always willing to be with the people and
help where he is needed. Our parish staff and volunteers
have also helped me feel relaxed, because I know that they
are able to accomplish their ministry with the utmost generosity and enthusiasm. So, truly, I have been grateful, and
my prayers for our churches in Kankakee have been geared
toward thanksgiving and continued outpouring of blessings,
healing, unity and spiritual renewal.
This weekend, we celebrate the three days of Saint Teresa’s
Festival. I dreamed of this festival four years ago, as an opportunity to celebrate the gift of Saint Teresa Church to the
faithful of Kankakee. I truly believe that through the years,
the church of Saint Teresa became the happy and dynamic
parish that it is today not only because of the priests that
helped mentor the people, but especially because of the welcoming spirit that has been imbedded in the heart of the
faithful. As pastor of the three Kankakee parishes, I see the
enthusiastic response of our parishioners who have worked
hard to prepare for these festivals every year. This is how
we have achieved the goals that we have set. I hope that
more volunteers will continue to step up to making future
festivals successful, and that new faces will also grace the
planning meetings. I also hope to build up the spirit of community for all the churches, by calling everyone to participate
and support in these festivities.
After the heart of Jesus,
Fr. Sunny Castillo
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REGRESO CON RECUERDOS PRECIOSOS
¡Ya regresé, mi querida Iglesia! Por dos semanas, he
visitado los santuarios en Portugal, España y Francia,
e hice una excursión corta a Milán y a Roma. Estoy
de regreso con recuerdos asombrosos y experiencias
nuevas que llenan mi reserva espiritual. También he
ganado algunas nuevas experiencias que puedo
compartir en mis homilías y presentaciones futuras.
La última semana fué de gran inspiración, celebré misa en la
Basílica de San Pedro con mi madre, con Michael Groth, y con
otro seminarista, James Guarascio. Éste fin de semana, de
regreso a Kankakee, celebraré las misas con ustedes. Sobre
todo, puedo compartir mis experiencias con mi madre, que fué
su primer viaje a Europa y le permitió realizar su sueño al visitar los diferentes lugares, especialmente Fátima, Lourdes y
Roma.
Mi querida iglesia, he rezado por ustedes muchas veces. Pasé
un total de 4 ½ horas rezando las peticiones enviádas a ésta
peregrinación, especialmente al santuario de Fátima, y
Lourdes. Todas las peticiones se ofrecieron en cada misa, y
finalmente se quedaron en el santuario de las apariciones en
Lourdes, y también se ensendieron velas. Fué en espíritu de
humildad que llevé sus peticiones. Gracias por éste privilegio.
El Padre Tony dijo en su homilía éste fin de semana, que,
“Todo está radiante en Kankakee”, y por la gracia de Dios, las
cosas estan trabajando bién porque muchos feligreses y sacerdotes son generosos con nosotros. En el primer fin de semana
de mi ausencia, hubieron suficientes sacerdotes para todas las
misas, gracias a mi personal que estubo al tanto de todo. Doy
las gracias al Padre Roy Jacob por su liderazgo y amabilidad.
Él siempre está dispuesto en acompañar a la gente y ayudar
dónde sea necesario. Nuestro personal parroquial y los voluntarios me ayúdan a sentirme relajado, porque yo sé que éllos
pueden cumplir su ministerio con gran generosidad y entusiasmo. En realidad, estoy agradecido, y mis oraciones por
nuestras iglesias en Kankakee estan dirigídas a dar gracias y
continúan un derráme de bendiciones, sanación, unidad y
renovación espiritual.
Éste fin de semana, celebramos tres días del Festival de
Santa Teresa. Soñaba de éste festival hace cuatro años,
como una oportunidad de celebrar el don de la Iglesia de Santa
Teresa a todos los fieles de Kankakee. En realidad, yo creo
que a través de los años, la iglesia de Santa Teresa llegó a ser
la felíz y dinámica parroquia que lo és hoy día nó por los sacerdotes que han ayudado a la gente, pero especialmente por su
espíritu de biénvenida que ha sido implantado en el corazón de
los fieles. Cómo pastor de las tres parroquias en Kankakee,
véo la respuesta entusiasta de nuestros feligreses que han
trabajado duro para preparar éstos festivales cada año. Así és
como hemos cumplido con las metas anticipadas. Espero que
más voluntarios salgan a ofrecerse para que los festivales en
el futuro tengan éxito, y que caras nuevas favorescan las juntas de planeación. También yo espero engrandecer el espíritu
de comunidad para todas las iglesias, llamando a todos a participar y apoyar en éstas festividades.
Después del corazón de Jesús,
Padre Sunny Castillo
ST TERESA PARISH
Welcome - Bienvenido
361 St. Joseph Ave • Kankakee IL 60901
Phone (815) 933-7683
Fax (815) 933-7692
EMERGENCY # (815) 216-6733
Parish Office Hours
Mon. - Thurs. 9am-3pm
Fri. 9-12noon
Horario de la Oficina Hispana
Martes a Jueves
9:30am-3pm
Mass Schedule
Weekend Saturday Community Mass at St. Rose 4:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 am
Misa en Español
Domingo 12:00 pm
Weekday
Wednesday-Friday 8:00 am
Parish Staff Directory
Pastor/Pastor
Fr. Santos “Sunny” Castillo
Associate Pastor /Pastor Asociadio
Fr. Roy Jacob
Deacons
Ronald Whitman & David Marlowe
Financial Director
Lilia Belka ext 226
Ministry Coordinator
Donna Worth ext 227
RCIA (Convert Preparation)
ext 227
Ministerio Hispano
Silvia Barajas ext 229
Sr. Elsie Gamez
Secretaries
Kathy Dummer & Sylvia Lane ext 221
Bulletin Information Please e-mail articles by Mon. @ 11am to
[email protected]
Youth Ministry
Ken & Michelle Barrie 427-8130
Music Ministry
Jane Veers 933-6058
Música Español
Ema Segura 592-4175
St Vincent de Paul Society
ext 212
Prayer Line
Barb Jepson 937-9260
Rita Kanosky 939-0319
Parish Media Links
Website
www.stteresacatholics.org
Facebook Saint Teresa Church in Kankakee, IL
Email
[email protected]
Lisieux Pastoral Center
Director
815-939-2913
Kathy Wade
[email protected]
Azzarelli Outreach Clinic
Parish Nurse & Director
Helen Chigaros RN
815-928-6093
[email protected]
Aquinas Catholic Academy/
Academia Católica de Aquino
366 E. Hickory, Kankakee
School Principal
815-932-8124
Mrs. Dana Berg
St. Patrick & Teresa Religious Education/
Educacion Religiosa y Doctrina
366 E. Hickory, Kankakee
Coordinator of Religious Ed
815-932-0314
Marcia Brown-Medina
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Time, Talent & Treasure
Fostering Stewardship as a way of life
In gratitude of God’s gifts of time and talent to us we
gratefully acknowledge and salute
Deacon Ron Whitman and
Deacon David Marlowe
Weekly Collections
Sunday Offering for Sept. 27, 2015
$ 5,023.69
Sunday Envelope Breakdown
$300 & higher (0) • $200-$299 (1)
$100-$199 (11) • $75-$99 (4) •$50-$74 (12)
$25-$49 (34) • $11-$24 (27) • $10 & under (48)
Second Collection-Christ is Our Hope Magazine
$ 1,067.31
Our Goal each Week
to cover our expenses is $6, 650.00
Nuestra Meta por Semana
para cubrir los gastos es de $6, 650.00
Thank you for your kind generosity and your deep love of St. Teresa
Please pray for the sick of our parish
Jackson Smith
Mary Warner
Isidoro Fernandez
Judi Buchholz
Jose Gaytan
Patricia Kohl
Sacrament Procedures
Confessions at St. Rose
Saturday 3:00-3:30 pm
Baptism Classes
Pre-baptism Class is required
before your date will be set.
Please register two to three
months in advance!
St. Teresa 1:15 pm
2nd Sunday of the month
St. Martin 7:00pm
2nd Monday of the month
Baptisms in English
2nd Sunday of Month 2:30 pm
Weddings
Spiritual Preparation begins at
least SIX MONTHS in advance.
Please do not make your
reservations until you have met
with the pastor
Communion Visits
Call the Parish Office
Adoration at Night
9:30 pm - 5:00 am in Spanish
First Saturdays
Eucharist Adoration in English
1st Friday of month 8:30am
Fr. Tony Taschetta
Elena Acevedo
Procedimiento para
Sacramentos
Confesiones en Santa Rosa
Sábados 3:00-3:30 pm
Platicas Pre-bautismales
Platicas son requeridas antes
de fijar su fecha. Favor de
inscribirse de 2 a 3 meses de
anticipación.
Sta. Teresa - 10 am-12 pm
3er Domingo del Mes
Sta. Rosa 4:00 pm
2 do Domingo de l Mes
Bautizos Espanol
1er Domingo del Mes 12:00
Bodas
Preparación Espiritual empieza
mínimo SEIS MESES de
anticipo. No haga
preparaciones para su
celebración antes de reunirse
con el párroco.
Visitas de Comunión
Llame a la oficina.
Quince Años y Presentaciones
Llame a la oficina.
Adoración Nocturna
1er Sábado del mes 9:30 pm
ST TERESA PARISH
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AROUND OUR COMMUNITY
A time of prayer
Concerned about an older adult or person with a disability?
If you think someone age 60 or older or a person with a disability age 18-59 is being abused, neglected, or financially exploited, please make a confidential phone call to Catholic
Charities, Diocese of Joliet at 815-933-7791 or the 24 hour
Adult Protective Services hotline at 866-800-1409.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
One Heart, One Soul Spirituality Center
2041 W. State Route 113, Kankakee
TOPIC: “Images of Mary”
Presenter: Mrs. Judy Bumbul
Director of Spiritual Ministries for SSCM
Catholic Charities provides trained and caring professionals to
help determine the services most needed to stop neglect and
abuse; protect the person who has sufferend abuse and/or
neglect; and assist the individual in the healing process. Intervention for the abuser is also provided.
$5.00 Donation
Call 815-935-0800 to Register
Visit our website at www.sscm-usa.org for upcoming programs
Abuse isn’t always intentional and it can happen in any home.
Knights of Columbus
Long term recovery committee for
Coal City Tornado Relief is seeking volunteers for
continued response in the aftermath of the
tornado in that community.
Volunteer dates are
October 24 and November 28.
Please call the Tornado Hotline at
815-518-3047
The help received to date has been tremendous, but
are still seeking help on those weekends.
Thank You!!
Fit N’ Healthy Challenge
Sponsored by Presence St. Mary’s
Join us at Lisieux Pastoral Center
New Session begins on Oct. 8, 2015
Tuesdays and Thursday
5-6pm
Fitness Instructor Joseph Begley
This is a FREE program for the community
The family of St. Teresa welcomes you!
NEW Children OF GOD
Max Daniel Ketcham
Son of
Max W. Ketcham & Jessica A. Martinez
Baptized on August 15, 2015
Araceli Ramirez
Daughter OF
Mayra Ochoa
Baptized on August 15, 2015
“Let the silence and atmosphere of peace bring you
to a deeper place within yourself. “
Ladies Auxiliary Annual
Card Party and Salad Bar
Sunday, October 11
12:30—4:00 pm
Knights of Columbus Hall
187 S. Indiana Ave.
Kankakee
Donation $6.00
Cards or board games of your choice. Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to enjoy an afternoon of fun & food.
Consultas Inmigratorias
5 Noviembre,
10 Diciembre , 2015
Abogados del Proyecto de Inmigración les ofrece consultas
para contester sus preguntas acerca de la inmigración. Las
consultas cuestan $25.00 y están disponibles SOLO POR
CITA PREVIA.
El Centro Pastoral Lisieux
371 N. St. Joseph Ave.
Kankakee, Il 60901
Para fijar una cita:
Llame al 309-829-8703
los Lunes o Miércoles de 10 a.m .a 4 p.m.
SE REQUIERE CITA PARA SER ATENDIDO.
Calling all Cooks!!
Looking for people to share their culinary skills by providing dinner for Fr. Sunny, Fr. Roy, and the
Deacons on Saturday evenings.
Find a friend to join you and call St. Teresa Parish Office for more
details on how you can become part of this FUN
service to our clergy.
815-933-7683
ST TERESA PARISH
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The Rosary - A powerful weapon
INSTALLATION MASSES FOR FR. SUNNY AS PASTOR
Saturday, October 31, 4:00 pm mass at St. Rose
Sunday, Nov. 1, 8:00 am mass at St. Martins
Officiate: Bishop Daniel R. Conlon
October is Respect Life Month
Respect Life Kankakee Deanery
is sponsoring a Diaper Drive in honor of
Respect Life Month
Our parish will be collecting disposable diapers of all sizes
(and wipes) the weekend of October 17-18, 2015. Items
collected will be distributed to families in need through
Catholic Charities, Kankakee; Living Alternatives Pregnancy
Resource Center, Kankakee; and River Valley Parenting
and Pregnancy Resource Center, Bradley.
Your generosity is most appreciated.
Lord God,
We confess that in You we live and move and
have our being. Because You are, we are.
May we find grace from you to affirm the being
of every human and may we labor to make this
truth known to the world around us.
Amen
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Oct. 3/4, 2015
In the context of the passage from the Letter to the
Hebrews that all things exist for and through God,
today’s scripture passages from the Book of Genesis
and St. Mark’s Gospel profess a common theme:
sacred marriage. In the Gospel, Jesus, referring to
Genesis, proclaims, God made them male and female. For this reason, a man shall leave his father
and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two
shall become one flesh. It is obvious from these
Scripture passages that God’s gift of marriage is a
blessing between one man and one woman. This is
the church’s teaching on Christian marriage and it
is this Scriptural Truth that faithful stewards need
to embrace regardless of what secular society promotes as a false image of marriage. In this Truth,
the Sacrament of Matrimony reaches its full Christian meaning and potential by strengthening husbands and wives to love and serve the Lord and one
another.
October is the month of the Rosary, a
special time we remember our Mother
Mary and honoring and respecting her
unique role in the salvation history. Her
role in the salvation history was inseparable and she played a double role; as a
physical mother and a true disciple. Jesus never failed to introduce His beloved mother in public as
the true disciple and a mother. In the gospel of Mathew
12:48-50 we find Jesus asking, “Who is my mother, and who
are my brothers?” For whoever does the will of my Father in
heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” With firm conviction and knowledge Jesus was revealing that Mary is the
only one who perfectly obeyed the will of God the Father.
Therefore she is a perfect disciple and a real mother in all
respect. Jesus knew well that Mary is the only one he can
trust with full confidence here on earth. As the mother and a
disciple she accompanied Jesus till the end. The cost that
she paid through her life is unimaginable.
Now the time has come to express our deep gratitude to our
mother for her meritorious and heroic life here on earth.
How do we respect and honor her? We need to ask the question, how important is Mary in my life? Do I make any effort
to recite the rosary on a daily basis as part of my Christian
life
It is Pope Leo XIII who personally started the practice of
devoting October to the Rosary devotion. In a letter of September 1, 1883, mindful of the Rosary's power to strengthen
faith and foster a life of virtue, he outlined the triumphs of
the Rosary in past times and admonished the faithful to
dedicate the month of October to the Blessed Virgin through
the daily recitation of her Rosary in the presence of the
Blessed Sacrament, in order to obtain through her intercession the grace that God would console and defend His
Church in her sufferings.
The rosary is a powerful weapon against Satan. One day a
retreat preacher shared with me one of his moving experiences in the field of retreat. One day he was giving a retreat
for a group of people in Rome. It was a full week retreat and
a couple of thousand people were on board to get the divine
experience. During the adoration this priest was praying
alone in the corner of the chapel. While he was in deep
meditation Satan appeared before him and said, “Do not let
the people recite the rosary. Because each time they recite
the Hail Mary it is a strong blow on my head. Please discourage them from doing so”.
It is an undeniable fact that reciting the rosary is a strong
support and power against Satan and all his influences. In
this month of October, let us consider this beautiful prayer
of the rosary as a means that we can use to make ourselves
powerful and draw closer to Jesus and Mary by meditating
on the great mysteries of our salvation.
Have a blessed Week
Rev. Roy Jacob CMI