St. Alphonsus Catholic Church
210 E. Logan, LemontSt. Patrick Catholic Church
200 E. Illinois St., LemontParish Office
210 E. Logan St., Lemont, Il 60439 Temporary Business Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am – 2 pm
Parish Office 630-257-2414
Fax 630-257-2476
Religious Education Office 630-257-2371 Website: www.st-als.org E-mail: [email protected]
St. Alphonsus - St. Patrick School 20 W 145 Davey Rd
630-783-2220 Mass Schedule
Saturday 4:00pm at St. Alphonsus Sunday 7:30am & 11:00am at
St. Alphonsus 9:00am at St. Patrick Eucharistic Adoration
No Adoration until further notice
Sacramental Life Reconciliation
By appointment
Baptism
Please call the Parish Office to schedule There are 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 – Ministers of Care
All visits suspended
St. Alphonsus
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St. Patrick
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C A T H O L I C
C O M M U N I T Y
From Father Brian’s Desk
A Welcome Return
It was great to see a number of people return to church on Ash Wednesday as we began the season of Lent! Both church sites were illed to capacity at the Masses and Prayer Services and there was a constant low of people who attended the “Walk-Up Distribution of Ashes” in the morning and evening times. We were actually wondering if we were going to run out of Q-Tips on Ash Wednesday night… It is also very encouraging to witness numerous parishioners return to Weekend and Weekday Masses in the last month. I know that it has been a long journey since March 2020 and I know many people are ready to return to our churches. With the number of parishioners returning to Masses, I would like to encourage people to think about a couple of things.
First, we would all appreciate it if there was an increase in volunteers as ministers. We really need Greeters/Ushers at all of the Masses to welcome people to church and guide them to and from their seats. While it is not a complicated job, it is a crucial role to our liturgies. If you are able to assist us even just once or twice a month, it would be a great help. Please contact us at the Parish Of ice at (630) 257-2414 if you can volunteer as a Greeter/Usher.
Second, I would like to encourage everyone to please make your reservations for the Weekend Masses. We have noticed in the past couple of weeks that some people believe that they can simply walk up to attend Mass. Until we receive an update from the Archdiocese of Chicago, we still have to make a reservation for all liturgies. While it is not convenient, reservations for Mass are still necessary for safety reasons. Thank you for your consideration.
7:30 a.m. Daily Morning Mass
St. Patrick Church will be the “host church” for the St. Alphonsus & St. Patrick Daily Morning Mass during the month of March beginning Monday, March 1st. Our Daily Mass is celebrated at 7:30 a.m.
from Monday – Friday. Come join us during Lent as we celebrate our faith and receive the Holy Eucharist.
Lenten Opportunities
2021 Lenten Project
Our St. Alphonsus & St. Patrick Parish will once again sponsor a Lenten Project. This year we will focus on Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl program. The Rice Bowl is an inspiring program that supports helping the poorest people in the world ind relief. Please pick up a Rice Bowl container, ill it with your donations and return it to the Parish Of ice in the next few weeks.
Stations of the Cross
We will continue the tradition of offering the Stations of the Cross on Friday evenings at 7:00 p.m. during the season of Lent. The Stations of the Cross prayer service offers the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Jesus on his
inal hours before his death on the cross. The next Stations of the Cross will be celebrated on Friday, March 5th at St. Alphonsus Church. Reservations are
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Lent 202
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CHANGE US THROUGH PRAYER ...
Daily Mass
Join us for Mass Monday through Friday at 7:30am. For the month of March, Mass will be held at St. Patrick Church.
Stations of the Cross (in the Church) - Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please call the Parish Office or register on our website, st-als.org.
Friday Evenings at 7:00 pm
St. Patrick Church – March 12th, March 26th St. Alphonsus Church - March 5th, March 19th Reconciliation
Individual confessions by appointment. Please call the Parish Office.
Parish Reconciliation Service - March 22nd at 7pm at St. Alphonsus Church (Additional details to follow)
...THROUGH FASTING
Abstinence from meat is required on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent for Catholics 14 years of age and older. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday
are also days of fasting. It is required for all Catholics who are 18 years of age, but not yet 59, to eat only one full meal on these days, and other foods
as necessary to maintain their strength.
...THROUGH ALMSGIVING
Every Sunday monetary donations will be accepted for the Lemont Food Pantry. A basket will be located at the
entrance of the Church for donations.
Participation in the CRS Rice Bowl project is also a way to include almsgiving in your Lenten journey. (See page 7 for more information)
Religious Education Update
Kevin Cody, DRE, 630-257-2371, [email protected], www.st-als.org/rel-edu
CONFIRMATION
Saturday, March 13th at 10:00am & 12:30pm at St. Alphonsus Church Saturday, March 20th at 10:00am at St. Patrick Church
Reservations can be made on our parish website starting on March 1st at 9:00am. CONFIRMATION VIRTUAL RETREAT
Feb. 28th at 2:00pm with Fr. Tom McCarthy
FIRST COMMUNION
April 24th at 10:00am & 12:30pm St. Alphonsus Church May 1st at 10:00 am St. Patrick Church
Reservations can be made on our parish website starting on April 12th at 9:00am. STUDENT SESSIONS THIS WEEK
8th Grade on Mon. at 7:30pm Grades PS-7 on Wed. at 6:30pm RCIC –Year 2 Thursday at 6:00pm
How are we called to
repentance today?
During Lent, we focus on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving which are all related to repentance, forgiveness, and penance.The examen is one of the most powerful practices of repentance for spiritual growth. In a nutshell, the daily examen is a practice popularized by St. Ignatius of Loyola in which you set aside fifteen or twenty minutes a day to prayerfully “examine” your day to see where God was present, and to discern how God is calling you to grow. Practicing a regular examen is a great way to prepare for receiving the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation too!
Let’s Fill the Shelves… Food Pantry Update
Thank you for your continued support of our local food pantries. During these difficult times, their need is greater than normal. We ask
that you continue to donate any items that you can. You may bring your items to the church on the weekends. Both church locations have bins available. If you would like to make a monetary donation, you may mail your donations to: Bethany Lutheran Church, 500 Lemont St., Lemont or to United Methodist Church, 25 W Custer St., Lemont. Any monetary food pantry donations received at the Parish Office will be forwarded to these pantries.
Your kindness and generosity are much appreciated.
Weekly Offering
February 21 – February 22 Week’s Need $ 12,869.00 Sunday Collection $ 8,391.00 EFT $ 995.71 Online Giving $ 1,775.00 Ash Wednesday $ 1,266.00 Surplus (Deficit) $ (441.29) Fiscal Year to DateSurplus (Deficit) $ (22,775.27) While Mass options are limited, you can donate online at www.st-als.org,
or drop off or mail your donation to the Parish Office.
You may also sign up for EFT
(Electronic Funds Transfer) online, using the request below or by calling the Parish Office.
Thank you for supporting your parish!
Electronic Funds Transfer Request Form Name:___________________________________ Address:_________________________________ City/Zip:_________________________________ Phone :___________________________________ Envelope # ________________________________
Maybe now is the time to consider Electronic Fund Transfer
Electronic Fund Transfer, (EFT), is the process of
automatically having your contribution offering transferred from your checking or saving account to the parish. You no longer have to write a check or remember your envelope. It also provides automated record keeping. Your offering arrives even if you are not able to attend Mass. It helps the Parish to plan and budget especially during these challenging times.
To sign up for EFT, you may call the Office to have an EFT form mailed to you, or you may print the form found on our website. Once completed, the form may be returned by mail, dropped in the Sunday collection or brought to the Parish Office. If your financial situation changes, you may change or stop your payment at any time.
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. You may also call the office at 630-257-2414. Thank you for your generosity.
St. Alphonsus-St. Patrick Donation
Please send me a copy of my donations for 2020 Name ___________________________________ Address___________________________________ __________________________________ Phone ____________________________________ Envelope Number __________________________ Please circle church: St. Alphonsus or St. Patrick
CRS RICE BOWL– Almsgiving Project
Join our parish faith community-and more than 12,000 Catholic communities across the United States– in a life-changing Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. Pick up your family’s CRS Rice Bowl from an usher at the end of Mass or at the Parish Office. During the 40 days of Lent, we will reflect on how hunger and malnutrition affect our human family, and on the need to take action to end this global injustice.Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more.
Focus for Second Week of Lent: Stories of Hope from Madagascar
We all need food to nourish us and keep us healthy. Without food, we find it hard to concentrate, study, do our work or even play. Jesus often shared meals with friends and even strangers, and he teaches us to be generous in sharing what we have to eat with others.
What is your favorite show or movie? Why do you like it? Has it taught you anything new or interesting? In Madagascar, families gather to watch puppet shows that entertain and teach. They love seeing the brightly colored puppets talk to each other, tell stories and ask the crowd questions. After each show, parents leave with new information to help their families.
Half of all children in Madagascar are undernourished, meaning they don’t have enough nutritious food to stay healthy. Parents want their children to grow up healthy and strong, and the puppet shows give them new knowledge they can use right away to make sure that happens. Community health workers trained by CRS use the puppets to teach families about how doctor visits, hand washing and rainbow foods—different colored foods like tomatoes and carrots that have important vitamins and nutrients—are necessary to stay healthy.
Meatless Meals from Around the World
Each Friday of Lent, we abstain from eating meat as a way to experience a little of the hunger that many experience daily. Journey with us around the world and incorporate these Lenten recipes into your meatless Fridays. Give the money you saved each week by not eating meat—about $3 per person per meal—to your CRS Rice Bowl to feed those in need around the world.
Greens with Rice 2 T fair trade olive oil
1 small onion, diced 1 medium tomato, diced 1 clove garlic
1 t fresh ginger, minced
3 c packed collard greens or kale 1 c rice
2 c water
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat oil in medium-sized pot. Add onion, tomato, garlic and ginger, and sauté until just tender. Add collard greens or kale, and stir 1 minute. Add rice, water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Cover and cook on medium heat for 25 minutes or until water is absorbed. Serves 4‒5
ARE YOU
REGISTERED?
If you are not registered,but would like to join St. Alphonsus and St. Patrick Parish, it is very simple. You can go to our web page,
www.st-als.org, look under “About” and then select
“Parish Registration”. You can then fill out the needed information. You can also come into the office and fill out a registration form or call and a form can be mailed
to you.
A registered parishioner receives all parish mailings.
Being a registered parishioner makes the process much easier when it is time for
infant baptism, school registration, weddings, or when asked to be a baptismal or confirmation sponsor.
Why not sign up? We welcome you!
LENT 2021 Change Us…. MORE LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES
DAILY DEVOTIONALS VIA E-MAIL Dynamic Catholic
This Lent, Matthew Kelly and the
Dynamic Catholic team will once again offer daily inspirational e-mails. BEST LENT EVER e-mails are delivered to your inbox and based on I Heard God Laugh, the book our parish offered as an Advent gift this past December. (A limited supply is still available at the Parish Office or from an Usher.) Beginning on Ash Wednesday and continuing through all forty days of Lent, you will receive a daily email with a short video to help you reconnect with yourself and your God. There is not a cost to participate in BEST LENT EVER.
To sign up, visit the Dynamic Catholic website at dynamiccatholic.com.
Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart, a Catholic Media Ministry, is offering daily videos “Seeds of Hope: Stories for Lent and Throughout the Year.” You can sign up at www.htoh.us/seeds to send these videos to your inbox for the Easter Season.
Relevant Radio
Last year, tens of thousands of people journeyed together through Father Rocky’s Lenten Lessons on the Mass. Delivered to your inbox daily, these Lenten Lessons are a way to renew your love of the Mass and deepen your knowledge of the greatest sacrament during this season of repentance. And this year, in addition to the 60-second audio reflections, Fr. Rocky has recorded daily bonus videos that go behind the scenes and dive even deeper into the meaning of the Mass. Learn more about the Mass while you drive to work, at dinner time with your family, or while you brush your teeth! Sign up for the lessons at
relevantradio.com/father-rockys-40-lenten-lessons-mass/.
“TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON
AND A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN.”
“A Time to be Born through Baptism” —
“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” — Judy Armentrout
The military and innocent civilians who have died in war.
Please keep all these listed, and their families, in your prayers. Jordan Skrobot Gerry Malak Bev Malak Roger Malak Linda Malak Brayden Edward Pat Perkey Norman Kwak Ralph Shroyer Ed Schafer Peggy Kelly Greg Hoger Fr. Blasco Fonseca Eva Levas
Gene & Dolly Callahan Duane Billadeau Aldona Grinius Liz Pitluck Jean Skopas Rich Jakusz Sharon Pociask
Scott Bosco, USA, Kuwait Christopher Durkovic, USA, Korea Joshua Plucinski, US Air Force, Germany Abraham Moore, US Navy
Jacob Christine, US Navy, Andrew J. Bosko, Jr., USN, Little Creek, VA Eric Tucker, USA, Afghanistan Mark Williams, II
ATAR Bradley Komes Zachary F. Eriksen Capt. Daniel J Falvey PFC Nick Kelliher SSgt. John Kenney Warren Miller
Capt. Brittany Neubeck Chad Peters Maj. Leslie Rafferty Ryan Rudman Patrick Schubert Sergeant Jonathan Farmer, US Army - Africa
READINGS FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
A reading from the Book of Genesis Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 / 26 God put Abraham to the test. He called to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am!” he replied. Then God said: “Take your son Isaac, your only one, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you.”
When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. Then he reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the Lord’s messenger called to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am!” he answered. “Do not lay your hand on the boy,” said the messenger. “Do not do the least thing to him. I know now how devoted you are to God, once you did not withhold from me your own beloved son.” As Abraham looked about, he spied a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. So he went and took the ram and offered it up as a holocaust in place of his son.
Again the Lord’s messenger called to Abraham from heaven and said: “I swear by myself, declared the Lord, that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your beloved son, I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore; your descendants shall take possession of the gates of their enemies, and in your descendants all the nations of the earth shall find blessing - all this because you obeyed my command.”
Responsorial Psalm Psalm 116:10 and 15, 16-17, 18-19 R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
I trusted, even when I said, “I am sorely afflicted.” How precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his faithful. R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
Your servant, Lord, your servant am I, the son of your handmaid; you have loosened my bonds. A thanksgiving sacrifice I make; I will call on the name of the Lord.
R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
My vows to the Lord I will fulfill before all his people, in the courts of his house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. R. I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.
A reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans Romans 8:31b-34 Brothers and sisters: If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but handed him over for us all how will he not also give us everything else along with him?
Who will bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who acquits us, who will condemn? Christ Jesus it is who died - or, rather, was raised - who also is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark Mark 9:2-10 Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart
by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified. Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; from the cloud came a voice, “This is my belove Son. Listen to him.” Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them.
As they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what rising from the dead meant.
Saturday, February 27
4:00pm Bernard Kucharski – Wife
Anna Thomas – Leelamma & Thomas Kurian Gene Malak – Barb & Don Betley
George Repchak - Wife
Sunday, February 28 7:30am Sue Hren – Bev & Paul Malak Keith Michalek – Family Eugene Malak – John Berst
Parishioners of St. Alphonsus & St. Parick 9:00am Florence Godbout – St. Alphonsus & St. Patrick Parish
George Stoops – Barb & Joe Bannon Patricia Schneider – Mary Zeiger Art Dominic – Hayes Family
11:00am Dan Chiaramonte – Barb & Doug Laubhan Ken Gignal – Fr. Brian & the staff of St. Alphonsus & St. Patrick Parish Healing for Christie Bis - O’Connor Family Healing for Chris & Keith Kolberg
-Peggy & Joe Martorano
Monday, March 1
7:30am Sandy Haddad - Arlene Bergman Tuesday, March 2
7:30am Healing for Chris & Keith Kolberg -Peggy & Joe Martorano
Wednesday, March 3 7:30am Dorothy Lavery- Fr. Brian Ardagh
Thursday, March 4
7:30am Agnes Margalus - Kelly Margalus Friday, March 5
7:30am Parishioners of St. Alphonsus & St. Patrick
Mass Intentions
Saturday, March 6
4:00pm Bill Schafer - Pat & Ed Schafer Angela Lahey - Janet Paslay
Robert Pellegrini - Wife & Daughter Jorge Jasso - Vicki Twardowski
Sunday, March 7
7:30am Dorothy Thorns - MaryAnne & Bill Doherty William Maloney, Jr. - Pat & Jim Browne Fran Berst - Bev & Paul Malak Joseph Noonan– Fr. Brian Ardagh
9:00am George Stoops - Linda Stoops
Sister Peg Ivers - Fr. Richard Shannon Ed Siblik - Hayes Family
Genevieve Verbancic - Donna Rice
11:00am Lois Horcher-Wohead - Jacki Chiaramonte Dan Chiaramonte - Bev & Paul Malak Rob Salbego - Mom & Dad
Dennis Lucheon - Barb & Bob Salbego ` Parishioners of St. Alphonsus & St. Patrick
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Morning Daily Mass
Monday – Friday at
7:30am
Mass will be held at St. Alphonsus Church for the month of February. Beginning Monday, March 1st
Mass will move to St. Patrick church for the month.
Reservations are not required, but names and contact information will be taken. All other guidelines will be followed.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered during the week by appointment only.
There is no designated time before the weekend Masses, as it was in the past.
If you would like to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, please call the Parish Office and one of our priests will be
more than willing to meet with you. READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23;
Mt 23:1-12
Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21;
Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 [1-3, 7-8, 12-17]; Ps 19:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25