Please pray for Robert Redding of our parish who past away.

Please pray for his family as well during this time of sorrow and loss.

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 8:00 am - Patsy Bortoli Wednesday, June 13, 2018

8:00 am - Paul Sager ( † )

Thursday, June 14, 2018 8:00 am - Alexandra Williams - by John & Mary Giliberti

Friday, June 15, 2018 8:00 am - Donald Sager ( † )

Saturday, June 16, 2018

4:00 pm - Morey Bloom ( † ) by Bloom Family

Sunday, June 17, 2018

8:00 am - The People of Saint Patrick 9:30 am - Peter, Uncles & Grandfathers - by Lucille Aiello 11:15 am - Ulysses Gomez - by John & Mary Giliberti

MASS INTENTIONS Readings for the Week of June 10, 2018

Sunday Gn 3:9-15; 2 Cor 4:13-5:1; Mk 3:20-35 Monday Acts 11:21b-26,13:1-3; Jn 21:20-25 Tuesday 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday 1 Kgs 18:41-46; Mt 5:20-26 Friday 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16; Mt 5:27-32 Saturday 1 Kgs 19:19-21; Mt 5:33-37 Next Sunday Ez 17:22-24; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34

OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Friday 9:00 am - Noon & 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

OFFICE PHONE: 815-965-9539

OFFICE FAX: 815-965-0086

WEBSITE: stpatrickrockford.org.

CHURCH EMAIL: stpatrickrockford@gmail.com

FR. DEL TORO’S EMAIL: frdeltoro.stpatrick@gmail.com

CCD CLASSES: Tuesday 6:00 - 8:00 pm CRE: Lorena Moctezuma

MARRIAGE: Arrangements should be made with Fr. Alejandro del Toro A minimum of 6 months preparation is required.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the office to arrange to receive this Sacrament.

BAPTISM: (English) please call the Parish Office to make arrangements for the Preparation Classes.

PLATICAS PARA BAUTISMO: Las platicas pre-bautismales seran el primer sabado de cada mes a las 5 pm en el centro parroquial. Informacion de las fechas de bautizos seran dadas durante las platicas. No niños por favor.

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Welcome to our Parish Community!

REV. ALEJANDRO DEL TORO ~ Pastor

THE HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS: Saturday: 4:00 pm (English) Sunday: 9:30 am (English) 8:00 am & 11:15 am (Spanish) Tuesday thru Friday: 8:00 am in the Chapel

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Thursday 8:30 am - Noon RECONCILIATION: Saturday afternoon from 3 :30 pm - 3:50 pm and after 8: 00 am week day Masses Arrangements for other times may be made by calling Fr. Alejandro del Toro at 815-965-9539

JUNE 10, 2018 10TH SUNDAYN IN ORDINARY TIME

DAILY READINGS

June 2, 2018 & June 3, 2018

Envelopes ....................... $2,337.00 Children’s ......................... $ 101.00 Loose ............................. $1,734.00 Total ................................. $4,172.00

OUR MONTHLY BREAKFAST is June 10th , after all Masses. English & Spanish food available.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR PARISHIONERS FAVOR DE ORAR POR NUESTROS FELIGRESES

Nursing Home: Pat Stahl, Joe Wong Homebound: Florence Dimke, Delores Flanagan,

Eloise Jones, Anna Orlicki, Maxine Rush, Frank Zielinski

BANNS OF MARRIAGE LAZOS DE MATRIMONIO

June 16, 2018 Gonzalo Martinez Carrillo

Claudia Alejandra Cabral Solis

July 7, 2018 Rene Garcia Mendez

Yesenia Ceniceros Sierra

July 14, 2018 Aaron Figueroa

Estephany Rodriguez

SILVER & GOLD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS Couples celebrating the milestone wedding anniversaries of 25, 50, 55, 60, and 65 or more years of marriage in 2018 are invited to a special Mass celebrated by Bishop Malloy at St. Mary Parish in Huntley, IL on Sunday, August 19th at 2:30 PM. A cake and punch reception will immediately follow. Are you celebrating a special milestone? The Life & Family Evangelization Office welcomes your registration by phone (815) 399-4300 or online at www.rockforddiocese.org/anniversary by August 3rd. Commemorative certificates to mark this special occasion will be available for those who pre-register for this event.

MISA DE ANIVERSARIOS DE BODA DE PLATA Y ORO Las parejas que en 2018 celebran aniversarios de boda de 25, 50, 55, 60, 65 o más años, están invitadas a una misa especial que el obispo David J. Malloy presidirá en honor a ellos, en la parroquia Santa María en Huntley, Illinois; el domingo 19 de agosto a las 2:30 p.m. Después de la misa habrá una recepción con pastel y ponche. ¿Estás celebrando este hito especial? La Oficina de la Vida y Evangelización de la Familia te invita a inscribirte haste el 3 de agosto en el (815) 399-4300 o en línea www.rockforddiocese.org/aniversario. Pre regístrate para recibir tu certificado conmemorativo de esta ocasión especial.

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Is God in your marriage? Participate in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend on July 20-22 in Madison, WI; Sept. 7-9 in Geneva, IL or Oct. 19-21 in Brookfield, WI. For more information visit our website at: alifetimeoflove.org or call (888) 574-5653. Para un fin de semana en Espanol por favor llamen a Candelario y Emilia al 815-375-4250. Las fechas son Junio 8-10, Agosto 31-Sept. 2 and Nov. 2-4.

DIOCESAN SUMMER CAMPS St. Theresa Camp & Retreat, for young woman in 7th grade thru college age will take place from June 24 - 27. Jeremiah Days, for boys entering 7th thru 9th grades will take place July 8 - 11. First Call Retreat, for young men entering 10th thru college will take place July 15 - 18. The cost is $90.00. These camps & retreats are open to all youth, not just those who have already shown interest in the priest-hood and religious life. The goal is to have fun and at the same time plant seeds for the future. This is an excellent program for our youth that are to be making their Confirmation in the coming year. This is an opportunity to learn about their faith, religious life and priesthood from Sisters, Nuns, Priests and Seminarians first hand. For more information, anyone can check out our web-site www.rockforddiocese.org/vocations.

VOCATIONS CORNER by Fr. Keith Romke “Yes” and don’t be afraid to Commit! One issue that I see present in the lives of many teenagers today (although we’re all susceptible!) is the difficulty to say yes and to commit to something. For example, one of them might receive and invitation to go to a party on a Friday night about a week away, and even though they are 100% open and available on that evening, they say “Maybe” rather than saying yes. The reason why is because they want to keep their options open in case if a better offer comes along! This happens all the time, and again I think this sometimes happens to all of us. We can see a good opportunity arise, but we’re hesitant to embrace it because we’d rather do something great! I think that this biggest place where this plagues individuals come when trying to discern one’s vocation especially the question of what God might be calling one to dedicate their entire life to! Even if we feel called to some-thing, we can be hesitant to take the leap of Faith and enter into it because we don’t know if something better might be on the horizon. What we have to trust is that if God is calling us and we sense this, that it WILL be what is best for us. So too, if we assess things by our standards, chances are that we’ll think that something else will fulfill us more than what God is calling us to, because more often than not the value of our vocation and the difference that we can make in the world will not be immediately apparent. So if God calls say YES and prepare yourself for the time of your life!

HUGE RUMMAGE SALE On Saturday, June 8th, 9:00am - 3:00pm and Sunday, June 9th, 9:00am - 2:00pm the St. Vincent de Paul Society Holy Family Conference will be having a ‘huge rummage sale’ at the Holy Family gym, 4401 Highcrest Road. Proceeds benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which serves the poor of our community.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION We are in need of English Catechist for the up coming Religious Education school year.

St. Anthony Church is offering free classes to anyone who is interested. For more information call the parish office, 815-965-9539.

To register contact Heather at 815-965-2761, ext 230 or email sttonysdre@aol,com with your name, phone number and parish.

Have you ever felt judged by your family? St. John Paul II noted that the family "is the cradle of life and love" (On the Lay Members of Christ's Faithful, 40). Yet unmet expectations and divergent priorities can cause tension in even the most loving family situations. This is true for us, and it was true for Jesus! In today's Gospel, Jesus has returned home to Nazareth. A large crowd gathered, and Jesus finds himself facing stiff opposition from his family. This was likely Jesus' large, extended family. The Semitic language has no specific words for extended relatives, so everyone is "brother" or "sister." The entire clan has gotten wind of Jesus' preaching, and they are not amused. "They set out to seize him, for they said, 'He is out of his mind.'" To make matters worse, the religious authorities even accuse Jesus of being possessed by a demon. It's a mess by any standards. The family's perspective is perhaps understand-able. In Jewish culture, teachers and scribes underwent intensive schooling and apprenticeships, none of which Jesus had done. The family knew Jesus the carpenter, not Jesus the rabbi. For them, Jesus' bold preaching threatened the reputation of their family! Jesus' words to his family can seem controversial. "Who are my mother and my brothers?" Yet Jesus knows what he is about. He has always known he would be about the business of his Heavenly Father. And what is that business? It is the business of the new covenant and the Kingdom of God. In this Kingdom, we are all adopted sons and daughters of the King. Jesus begins, even now, to expand the perspective of his listeners. Being welcomed into this family does not depend on our families of birth or ethnic origin, but a wholehearted commitment to "do the will of God." - Liturgical Publications, Inc