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St. Alphonsus Catholic Church 210 E. Logan, Lemont

Parish Office Center 630-257-2414 Fax 630-257-2476 Religious Ed. Office 630-257-2371 School Office 630-783-2220 20W145 Davey Road Website: www.st-als.org E-mail: stals-lemont@comcast.net

Business Hours: Monday through Thursday: 8 am - 4 pm

Friday: 8 am - 2 pm

Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 pm Vigil Mass

Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 11:00 am Sunday evening Tri-Parish: 5:00 pm

(at Ss. Cyril & Methodius)

Weekday Mass Schedule January 2 – March 1

Monday – Friday 7:30 am St. Patrick Church

Holy Days to be announced

Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesdays 8:00 am - 8:00 pm, Chapel

Sacramental Life Reconciliation

Saturdays 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm or by appointment

Baptism

Baptisms are usually celebrated the second and third Sunday of every month.

No Baptisms during Lent

Marriage Prospective bride and groom must be

registered parishioners for at least 6 months before a wedding date may be scheduled

Sick and Homebound

Contact the office, 257-2414, to receive a visit from a Minister of Care

ST. ALPHONSUS C A T H O L I C

C O M M U N I T Y Est. 1867

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From Father Brian’s Desk

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church

Parish Registration

Everyone 18 years and older should register for the parish.

To register, please call the Office Center at 257-2414 or

you can register online at www.st-als.org

Parish Staff Pastor

Fr. Brian Ardagh Associate Pastor Fr. Tom Hoffman

Resident Fr. Robert Rohrich Weekend Celebrant

Fr. Lou Zake Diaconal Ministry

Deacon Terry McGuire Deacon Dan Rittenhouse

Deacon Bill Lubben Director of Religious Education

Kevin Cody Admin. Assistant for Religious Ed.

Lynn Houser School Principal

Robert Priest Pastoral Associate Linda O’Connor

Office Coordinators Barbara Betley

Melanie Terrazas Accountant Carol Levas

Music Director Joseph Martorano

SPRED: Carol Levas

Parish Pastoral Council Members

Mike Bruno Bill Doherty Diane Kaye

Deborah Kornacker Sharon Kostes

Roy Tam Terese Turner

James Zuccarelli

St.Alphonsus/St.PatrickSchoolOpenHouse As many people are aware, our St.Alphonsus/St.PatrickSchool has established itself as one of the best Catholic School communities through its excellence in academics, athletics and service. Our students have won or placed in the top 10 in many regional Academic Bowls for the past few years and our various sports teams have done extremely well too. Our students have also been great examples of service through their generosity and compassion towards various clothing and food drives. This weekend, our St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick School Annual SchoolOpenHouse will take place on Sunday,January27th from 10:00a.m.–2:00p.m. at 30 W. Davey Road, Lemont, IL. 60439. Please stop by to learn more about our great school and all of the wonderful skills that our students are learning! MovedbytheHolySpirit This is a time of the year where a number of our young parishioners experience events of the Holy Spirit. Last Sunday, Jan. 20th, our 8th Grade Con irmation Candidates participated in the PresentationoftheCreed service during our weekend Masses. This was an inspiring experience when those gathered in the church proclaim what we believe in. Through the support of their Con irmation Sponsors and the St. Alphonsus Parish Community, our Candidates promised that they will continue on their journey to receiving the Holy Spirit in Con irmation. On Saturday, Jan. 26th, the 2nd Grade students of our St. Alphonsus/ St. Patrick Catholic School and our St. Alphonsus Religious Education Program celebrated the SacramentofReconciliation. It was a wonderful opportunity for them to receive God’s Spirit of forgiveness and make a change in their lives for the better. CatholicLeadership360Review Every 5-6 years, the Archdiocese of Chicago reviews the priests that are serving in parish ministry. I had my last review in 2013 and it is time to have another formal review of my ministry at St. Alphonsus Church from parishioners and staff members. Below is the formal invitation to my review process from the Archdiocese of Chicago and instructions on participating online. We will provide paper copies of the evaluation form in the Narthex of the church as well. AccordingtoArchdiocesanpolicies,layleadershipandparishionersaretobegiventheopportunitytorecognizeFr.BrianArdagh’sgiftsandtosharetheirsentimentsabouthisministry.Thus,weareprovidingaparish-widesurveyaspartofhisreviewprocess.ThesurveycanbeeasilyaccessedbygoingtotheArchdioceseofChicago’swebpage(https://www.archchicago.org//)andclick-ingon“Of icesandMinistries”,locatedonthetoppanel.Thiswillbringyoutoanalphabeticallistingofof ices.Under“M”,selectMinisterialEvaluation.YouwillthenbedirectedtotheMinisterialEvaluationwebpage.Inthemiddleofthepage,youwill ind“360CatholicLeadershipReviewforPriests”.Pleaseclickontheword“Link”nexttoyourappropriatelanguagetoaccessthesurvey.ThesurveyisavailableinEnglish,SpanishandPolish.

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Welcome Guests and Visitors. . . We’re so glad that you’re here and invite you to join us in thanksgiving for God’s action in our lives. Our goal is to provide a spiritual home where all are welcome, where the healing, reconciling, liberating love of God flows through us to all people. In this way, we believe that the Church is the sacrament of God’s saving presence in the world.

“Please come to Mass early enough not to disrupt. Leave late enough not to insult (the Mass does not end until the final blessing).

Worship reverently enough not to distract. Dress proudly enough not to offend.”

Shopping Online can Earn Donations for our Parish! There is a growing trend for large brands and retail stores to donate a portion of every purchase to a charity of your choice. These donations are not added to your purchase price, but are taken from the retailer’s own bottom line. These donations can now be directed to St. Alphonsus Parish! It’s easy. To make sure a portion of every purchase you make on Amazon goes to our parish, simply use smile.amazon.com instead of www.amazon.com. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to our parish. Same products, same prices, same service! Once on smile.amazon.com, under “Or pick your own charitable organization”, search for St. Alphonsus Parish. Select the one associated with the Lemont IL location, and START SHOPPING! It’s as simple as that!

The list of parishioners who earned honors in the first semester of Marist High School’s 2018-2019 academic year has been released. Those who made the Dean’s List are students who earned a GPA of 5.0 or better. Those students who received Honors earned a GPA of 4.5 to 4.9 out of a 5.0. Congratulations to the students who earned this prestigious recognition.

Dean's List Kyle Kohn St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick Honors Luke Wollenberg St. Alphonsus

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Religious Education Update

Kevin Cody, DRE, 630-257-2371, kcody-stals@comcast.net, www.st-als.org/rel-edu

CARE FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR CHILD As Catholic parents, we know that the soul is the only part of our child that will live forever, but sometimes we put off nurturing it in favor of more immediate priorities. Yet it’s important to build good spiritual habits while children are young, so they are ingrained as they go off to college into adulthood. Consider these ideas for raising a strong, healthy soul in your child: Feed the soul like you would the body. Spiritual nourishment comes from attending Mass regularly, eating the Sacred Meal, strengthening relationships in Reconciliation, and praying daily… as individuals and as a family. Educate the soul. Take advantage of opportunities the parish provides for religious education… whether it is part of our parish RE Program or our school. Give religion homework the same priority as any other subject. Be involved in your child’s religious education. Show by example. When we teach our child to ride a bike or tie their shoe, we do so by showing them how. Make sure to also show your child ways to live their faith. Discuss what you do to keep your own soul healthy & strong. Daily exercise is key. One only gets better with practice. Make sure your child practices his faith every day. Prayer and service to others are two everyday habits that start in childhood. Embrace our RE theme and challenge your child to create a holy moment each day.

MEET A NEW CATECHIST Ann Baillie is a youth librarian who volunteered to be a 5th Grade catechist because she wants to be part of providing children with an experience of the love of Jesus and the Church. She also sees this ministry as an opportunity to explore and learn about her own faith “with these amazing kids!” We very much appreciate the passion and creativity that Ann has brought to our program.

CATECHIST RESOURCE DAY Catechists from our parish will be joining with catechists from the Southwest area of the Archdiocese for an afternoon retreat on Sunday afternoon. The guest speaker will be Fr. Dominic Grassi. Please keep our catechists in your prayers.

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Let’s Fill the Shelves… Food Pantry Update

Thank you for your continued support of our local food pantry. As part of a service project, the St. Alphonsus Women’s Club will be featuring a “product of the month”. For the month of February we will collect “cans of baked beans, pork & beans and diced tomatoes.” Any items that you are able to give are gratefully accepted. The other staples you provide are also necessary. Your kindness and generosity are very much appreciated.

Weekly Offering

January 19 & 20 Week’s Need $ 12,869.00 Sunday Collection $ 9,492.18 EFT $ Surplus (Deficit) $ (3,376.82) Fiscal Year to Date Surplus (Deficit) $ (729.33) Last Year’s Weekly Collection $ 9,342.00

Thank you for your support of our parish

LOOPS OF LOVE MEETING

Remember that the Knit and Crochet Group meets the first Wednesday of each month at Nancy Zuccarelli’s house at 1350 Overton Drive in Lemont. If you have not joined us, you are always welcome. If you have joined us before or are a regular, we look forward to seeing you on February 6th at 7:00pm.

INCOME TAX STATEMENTS

Once again we will only send tax statements to those parishioners who request them. If you need your statement for Income Tax purposes, please fill out the form below and place it in the collection basket, mail it or bring it to the office, or call the office at 630-257-2414 to request your statement.

Thank you.

St. Alphonsus Donation Please send me a copy of my donations

to St. Alphonsus for 2018

Name : __________________________________ Address: __________________________________ Phone: __________________________________ Envelope Number: ________________________

St. Alphonsus offers Eucharistic Adoration for all parishioners and non-parishioners every Tuesday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm in the Chapel of Mercy, located in the Parish Center. Come for an hour, half-hour or even just a quick visit.

Our Lord welcomes everyone!

Tamales are back by popular demand!! Lemont Knights of Columbus Council #1599 will be sponsoring a Tamale Fest fundraiser to help support local charity and parish programs. They will be selling authentic Mexican Tamales February 3, 2019 in time for Super Bowl Parties. These make a delicious addition to any game-time menu.

Choose from either Chicken or Pork in a tasty red sauce. For your convenience they are prepackaged in half dozen, heat-sealed bags for $9.00, or bags of a dozen for $18.00. The Knights will be distributing the Tamales warm and fresh from the oven (while supplies last) on Sunday, February 3rd as follows:At St. Patrick, after 10:00 AM and Noon Masses; At SS. Cyril/Methodius, after the 10:30 AM Mass; At St. Alphonsus, after 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM Masses

Call Tim Mathias, (630) 788-4800 or Glen Missaggia, (630) 464-3147 with any questions.

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The 2019 Mass book is open! Mass requests are available for 2019. A Mass is a wonderful way to remember someone who has passed away, to receive healing prayers for someone who may be sick or in need of help, or to celebrate special dates like birthdays or anniversaries. The donation for a Mass intention is $10.00. In addition to the Sunday morning Masses, requests can also be made for the 5:00 pm Sunday evening Tri–Parish Mass or the 7:30 am morning daily Masses.

Counseling By Fr. Rohrich

Counseling services are available by Fr. Bob Rohrich at the DePaul Center, 212 Custer. Appointment times on weekdays are: 10 and 11am and 5, 7, 8 and 9pm. Father Bob counsels the engaged and married, as well as individuals for depression, anxiety, grieving, separation, divorce and other personal problems. The cost is a $10 donation for each session.

Please call 630-257-9235.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MONTHLY MEETING All members, please attend our Business Meeting on Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 and bring your card. Also, new members, please attend our February meeting at the VFW Hall in Lemont starting at 7:00PM. We encourage Catholic men age 18 or older to join our Membership. Please contact our Grand Knight Tom Porritt at 630-750-9441 or tjporritt75@gmail.com. You will be glad you did.

Due to implemented government regulations in all hospitals, parishes will NOT be informed of any parishioner’s hospitalization nor will that information be available to any visiting clergy and/or parish visitor. A hospital may notify us only if you specifically request this at the time of admission. Please let us know. We certainly want to continue praying for and supporting those who are ill. You are important to us.

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St. Barnabas Parish to Honor First Responders Sunday, February 3rd at the 10:00 am Liturgy

Recognizing the critical roles first responders play in our community and society, St. Barnabas Parish, located at 10134 S. Longwood Drive in Chicago, will honor firefighters, police officers and paramedics/EMTs at a special Mass on Sunday, February 3rd at 10:00 am. The celebration is an opportunity for parishioners and community members to thank them for their service and to pray for their health and safety. First responders from municipal, county, state and federal public safety departments are invited to come in uniform and to participate in the Gathering Procession. Chicago Police Department Chaplain, Fr. Dan Brandt, and Chicago Fire Department Chaplain, Fr. John McNalis, will celebrate the mass. If you would like to add the name of a first responder, who lost their life in the line of duty, to the list that will be read during the Mass, please contact Kitty Ryan at 773-779-1166 x. 226 or at ktryan@stbarnabasparish.org.

Congratulations to Abigail Rose Laning Baptized in November 2018 Welcome to St. Alphonsus!

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“TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON AND A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN.”

“A Time to be Born through Baptism” — Adelaide Cler Cosgrave, daughter of Kathryn (Bosch) and James Cosgrave Madison Lila Jay, daughter of Carissa (Ulmet) and Andrew Jay “A Time to Love in Holy Matrimony” — “A Time to Heal” —Names will remain on the prayer list for two months. Please contact the office if you need to change, add, or extend a prayer request.

“A Time of War” —

“A Time to Die” —

The military and innocent civilians who have died in the war. Please keep all these listed, and their families, in your prayers.

Jordan Skrobot Gerry Malak Tony Goode Charlene Counter Fran Urban Brayden Edward

Rob Pociask Dave Goreham Linda Heeg Joseph Keslin Dan Nimtz Lorraine Repchak

Greg Hoger Mark Gowgiel Jennifer Gozder- Grimm Debbie Gilman

Tim Jaeger, USA, Iraq Scott Bosco, USA, Kuwait Christopher Durkovic, USA, Korea Jake Hoffman, USA, Afghanistan Joshua Plucinski, US Air Force, Germany Jacob Christine, US Navy Andrew J. Bosko, Jr., USN, Little Creek, VA And all who serve our country

St. Al’s/St. Pat’s Daily Mass

Monday - Friday at 7:30am

January 2– March 1 St. Patrick Church

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Parish Office Closed

ALVERNIA MANOR JOB OPPORTUNITY

Dining Room Aids needed 7 days a week 4:30PM to 7:30PM Job consists of serving help, dining room clean up

and resetting of both dining rooms. Alvernia Manor Senior Living

13950 Main St. Lemont 630-257-7721

6 - 7:30 PM WWM/CHJ

6 - 7:30 PM WWM/CHJ

6 - 7:30 PM WWM/CHJ

6 - 7:30 PM WWM/CHJ

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Mass Intentions Saturday, January 26 4:00 pm Roseann Lucas - Family Carl Skowronski - Joe & Judie Fran Berst - Pascente Family Ronald Dominick– Wife Sunday, January 27 7:30 am Parishioners of St. Alphonsus 9:00 am Ken Baetzel - Pat & Ed Schafer Sr. Mary Ricardo DiSanto, CSJ - Betty Israel D’Ette McCormick - Osborne Family 11:00 am Bill Bellair - Family Casey Galasinski-Family Frances Christin - Loralei & Don Harkins Healing for Christian Reyes - Bob Litoborski Monday, January 28 7:30 am 45th Wedding Anniversary of Leela & Tom Kurian - Family Marie McGury - Florence McGury Tuesday, January 29 7:30 am Jeanette & Joseph Kolada - Pam & Roger Nogal Loraine Barczuk - Barb & Don Betley Wednesday, January 30 7:30 am William T. Margalus - Family Jack Schafer - Joanne & Dom Thursday, January 31 7:30 am Fran Berst - Kelly Margalus Billie Hemza - Gisela & Dan Rittenhouse Friday, February 1 7:30 am Jeff Giazzon - Family

Saturday, February 2 4:00 pm Bernard Kucharski - Wife Parishioners of St. Alphonsus Fran Berst - Pickering Family Sunday, February 3 7:30 am Keith Michalek - Glau Family Nick Tableriou - Barb & Don Betley Fran Berst - Bev & Paul Malak 9:00 am Jeanne Adams - Family Healing for Linda Heeg - Fr. Brian Ardagh 11:00 am Judith Manzke - Fr. Brian Ardagh Charles Scervino - St. Alphonsus SPRED Group Barbara Moore (mother of Christine Flynn) - Egofske Family

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 9:15, 24-28; Ps 98:1-6; Mk 3:22-30 Tuesday: Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2, 4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11; Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday: Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 4:1-20 Thursday: Heb 10:19-25; Ps 24:1-6; Mk 4:21-25 Friday: Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mk 4:26-34 Saturday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40 [22-32] Sunday: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Cor 12:31 -- 13:13 [13:4-13]; Lk 4:21-30

Date Time Lector Ministers Servers Music

Feb 2 4:00 pm P. Malak K. Vavra L. O’Connor J. August B. Rogers

P. Madden K. Schmidt

Parish Choir

Feb 3 7:30 am R. Kaiser G. Kaiser S. Kostes G. Umentum

Kostes Family

9:00 am P. Browne B. Lubben C. Levas D. Czaja

F. Kula L. Tam

Cantor Ensemble & Keyboard

11:00 am L. Jankowski K. Gory B. Burke L. Ryan S. Kostes

A. Carter L. Ascolani

Parish Choir

5:00 pm Lemont Tri-Parish Mass at Ss. Cyril

Gather Hymnal

Glendalough Mass

Kyrie #260 Gospel Accl. #262 Holy, Holy #263 Memorial Acclamation #265 Great Amen #267 Lamb of God #269

Liturgical Ministers Schedule

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