St. Patrick Church ~ a Viatorian Parish 33RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 15, 2015

People of Hope

Today the liturgy speaks to us of God's judgment and the end of time.

When and how the very end will come is known to God alone.

But this we know for sure: the end time has begun with Christ,

when he became one of us in his humanity and then died and rose from the dead.

With him among us now we live our faith even in the trials of life,

not in fear but in the firm hope that God's love and justice will triumph

and that Christ will complete in us

- in God's good time -

what we try to build up as we trust in him.

For we are people of hope in a loving and saving God.

And so we pray …

Lord, God of hope,

you have saved us in the past,

you give us your Son in the present,

and our future lies in your hands,

yet you entrusted it also to us.

Help us to seek this future as a challenge to be creative

and to build up a new world by the power of Jesus Christ,

who will complete your work in us.

Open our eyes and make us see him already walking by our side.

Keep us faithful in hope

and vigilant in our love for you

and our concern for one another.

We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen. Liturgy Alive

The Scripture Readings for today

also point to hope

in the midst of the problems we face.

“Those who lead the many to justice

shall be like the stars forever.”

“My words will not pass away.”

Today’s Readings

do not have to leave us

with just a sense of guilt

or hopelessness.

Our social teaching offers us

enduring values that give us hope in the midst of the social problems of our world.

Pope Francis, in Laudato Si, tells us: Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable

of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start, despite their

mental and social conditioning. Education for Justice

This Week: Monday, November 16

Tuesday, November 17

6:30 RCIA Session

Wednesday, November 18

5:45 REP Sessions

Thursday, November 19

12:00 Adoration

5:00 Vespers and Benediction

6:30 Choir Practice

7:00 Parish Council

Friday, November 20

Saturday, November 21

Sunday, November 22

10:00 Little People’s Church

Our Sponsor of the Week

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For Reflection … My words will not pass away. • What do you take

along with you when you die? • Is there any

correlation between love and the Word of God

that does not pass away? • Is there anything you

can you do to stretch your capacity to love?

Pray for Those Serving in the Military …

Ryan Barrie, Jason Byrne, Noah Clyden,

Joshua DesMarteau, Synthia Dorsey,

Dustin Foltz, David Hodak,

Nathan Hornback, Joseph Jordan,

Alex Kregor, Matthew Lanasa, Troy Martin,

Sarah Miller, Justin Phelps, John T. Raimondo,

Scott Riegel, Erik Schultz, Gregory Smith,

Jessica Smith, Tom Stanley,

Envelope Number 201, and Michael Widhalm.

Be with them, Lord, and keep them safe!

Food Pantry Needs

Please bring NON-PERISHABLES

and / or TOILET PAPER! Thank You for your generous sharing!

The Scriptures today challenge us and our world to get our values in order, to focus on those

things that are really important, and to take risks trusting in the generous power which God has

been given to us. John Bucki, S.J.

PRAYER FOR

THE YEAR OF CONSECRATED LIFE

O God, throughout the ages you have called women and men to

pursue lives of perfect charity through the evangelical counsels

of poverty, chastity, and obedience. During this Year of Consecrated Life, we give you thanks for these courageous

witnesses of Faith and models of inspiration. Their pursuit of

holy lives teaches us to make a more perfect offering of ourselves to you. Continue to enrich your Church by calling forth sons and

daughters who, having found the pearl of great price, treasure the

Kingdom of Heaven above all things. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Father John Peeters, CSV,

Brother Michael Gosch, CSV,

and Father Dan Lydon, CSV,

present their lighted candles

at last Sunday’s

Celebration of Consecrated Life.

AN

ECUMENICAL

THANKSGIVING SERVICE

will be held at 3:00 p.m.

on Sunday, November 22,

at Our Savior Lutheran Church,

975 W. Brookmont Boulevard.

Organized by the River Valley Clergy Alliance, of which our pastor is a member, this

service will provide an opportunity for people of different faith traditions to come together

to give thanks to the Lord for blessings received and to support the “Blessings in a

Backpack” program, which provides weekend meals for more than two hundred students

in the tri-city area. All Saint Patrick parishioners are cordially invited to join their pastor

at this special service.

Thank You

for your generous response

in support of the 24th Annual

Harvest Sunday Food Drive. Thanks to all our “harvesters.”

May the Lord of the Harvest bless

YOU abundantly!

Hearts of Hope Teen Group

Our Teen Group will be hosting

TAIZÉ PRAYER on Sunday, November 22,

at 7:00 p.m.

at St. Teresa Church.

Taizé worship is for ALL AGES!

It is a very simple, deeply restful, contemplative

way of worship started by a monastic community in France.

There is no preaching or teaching, just very short songs that repeat,

prayers, Scripture, and silence. And lots of candles!

Advent is only 2 weeks away! Advent is about the extraordinary breaking into the ordinary.

It is a season marked by preparation, anticipation, and waiting.

To prepare, we offer this opportunity so that,

as the world counts down the shopping days until Christmas,

we prepare our hearts and minds and spirits

for the arrival of Jesus, our Savior.

INTER-PARISH ADVENT SERIES: 2015 Praying and Sharing Together in This Holy Season of Advent

Participants will use the Advent issue of THE WORD AMONG US, which will be provided.

These sessions will be facilitated by Sister Theresa Galvan, CND, and Sister Helen Kavanaugh,

CND. For your convenience, there will be three sites for these sessions. Choose the one that

works best for you.

St. Anne Parish – Parish Hall 10. – 11 a.m., Tuesdays, Dec. 1, 8, 15.

St. Patrick Parish – St. Patrick Convent, 456 S. Indiana 7 – 8 p.m., Tuesdays, Dec. 1, 8, 15.

Maternity BVM Parish – Parish Library 10 – 11 a.m., Thursdays, Dec. 3, 10, 17.

Our last five minutes on earth are running out.

We can spend those minutes in meanness, exclusivity,

and self-righteous disparagement of those who are different from us,

or we can spend them consciously embracing every glowing soul who wanders within our reach

– those who, without our caring, would find the vibrant, exhilarating path of life

just another sad, forsaken road. Alice Walker

Next week’s collection for the annual

Catholic Campaign for Human

Development (CCHD) needs your

help. CCHD was founded to end the

cycle of poverty in the United States

by funding organizations that help

individuals help themselves. With

the tradition of improving education,

housing situations, and community economic development, CCHD continues to make a positive

impact in communities nationwide. Your contribution will protect human dignity and reach out

to those living on the margins. Please consider contributing to the CCHD collection.

Thank you everyone! The Diaper Drive Collection held on October 18 was very successful.

Because of your generosity we were able to supply diapers to: Living Alternatives Pregnancy

Resource Center, Kankakee; River Valley Pregnancy Resource Center, Bradley; and Catholic

Charities, Kankakee. Your generosity was inspiring! Thank you again!

Respect Life Kankakee Deanery

The Giving Tree will be in the church beginning

the first weekend of Advent - November 28 / 29.

Our recipients are children and adults.

Please start thinking now about what you might do

to help someone less fortunate this Christmas!

GIFT CARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE! We will have grocery cards, gas cards, and department store gift

cards, for Giving Tree gifts, available for purchase after all Masses

on December 5 /6, in the Rectory Office, or you may order them

with your regular MANNA order!

If you know of someone who is need of help this Christmas,

please contact the Rectory Office no later than November 17.

Thank You!

The 2015 Advent Day Retreat is a one-day retreat open to both women and men who desire to enrich

their spiritual growth during the Advent Season. This day, set for Saturday, December 5, from 8 a.m. to

5 p.m., is sponsored by the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary, and will be held at the One Heart, One

Soul Spirituality Center, 2041 W. State Route 113. $20 per person. Lunch provided. Registration

Deadline is Wednesday, December 2. For more information or to register, please call Sister Mary Stella

at (815) 935-0800, Monday through Friday.

The Busy Person’s 2015 Advent Retreat is a retreat that works itself into your busy daily schedule,

giving you an opportunity to deepen your relationship with God during the Advent Season.

Directed by Sister Anne Jaeger, SSCM, Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary, One Heart, One Soul

Spirituality Center, 2041 W. State Route 113. Cost $40 and open to both women and men. Registration

is limited. For more information or to register, please call Sister Anne Jaeger at (815) 715-1545 to

schedule your initial meeting on November 23 and 24 to obtain materials.

St. Rose of Lima Church, Kankakee, invites all parishes to its "Christmas Past" Sale of gently used

Christmas decorations on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 22, from

9 a.m.- 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the church hall. Wreaths, trees, tree ornaments, lights, and

other decorations will be sold.

Enjoy A Concert on the Feast of St. Cecelia at Maternity BVM Church next Sunday, November 22, at

3 p.m. We will be celebrating the musical talent of our young people. A free will offering will be

collected to support our music ministry

What are we trying to do? We are trying to get to heaven, all of us. We are trying

to lead a good life. We are trying to talk about, and write about, the Sermon on

the Mount, the Beatitudes, and the social principles of the Church. It is most

astounding – the things that happen when you start trying to live this way.

Dorothy Day

ST. PATRICK CHURCH, 428 SOUTH INDIANA AVENUE, KANKAKEE, IL. (815) 932-6716.

Liturgical Ministers Schedule. Please arrange for a substitute if needed. NOVEMBER 21 / 22 4:00 P.M. 7:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M.

CANTORS E. Kregor M. Finks (Choir)

SERVERS A. Gilbert K. McCawley

T. Gilbert J. McCawley

C. Scott B. Kuntz

LECTORS M. Spilsbury Sr. H. Kavanaugh, CND M. O’Brien

EUCHARISTIC G. Keller J. Buck P. Germano

MINISTERS K. Kidd B. Grasser J. Germano

D. Legris M. LaLuna A. Purcell

USHERS C. Denault G. Flageole R. Hartman P. Swanson

C. Elsey R. Skelly P. Holohan D. Glenzinski

G. Piatt S. Drassler B. Grasser T. Marcotte

S. Berg A. Parkinson M. Born M. Spilsbury

LITTLE PEOPLE’S CHURCH – November 22 K. Hodak / S. Mulcahy

This Week: November 16 - 21 7:15 a.m.

WEEKDAY LECTOR K. Yohnka

SACRISTAN B. Kingsnorth

Please pray for the sick and the dying, and all those who mourn the loss of a loved one.

Also, let us remember in prayer the homebound and those in nursing homes or hospitals.

Prayer Line … Call (815) 933-6877

MASS INTENTIONS Monday, November 16

St. Margaret of Scotland, St. Gertrude

7:15 Edward & Mary Meisenbach

Tuesday, Nov. 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary

7:15 Janine DesMarteau Morris

as she celebrates her birthday

Wednesday, November 18

Dedication of Basilica of St. Peter

7:15 Michael Boris, Sr. (Birth. Ann.)

Thursday, November 19

7:15 Pierre DesMarteau (Ann.)

Friday, November 20

7:15 Theodore & Ella Ahern

Sat., Nov. 21 Presentation of the Virgin Mary

7:15 Lois Bydalek Johnson (Birth. Ann.) /

Patricia Billadeau / Daniel J. Tuttle

Sunday, November 22 Christ the King

7:00 Philip Schriner

10:00 For the Intentions of Don Byrne

MEMORIAL CANDLES

The Blessed Sacrament Candle burns for the Intentions of the Lindner Family.

The Holy Family Candle burns for the Special Intentions of Aaron Fuerst and Family.

November – the Month of Saints, People Like Us Through Baptism we become part of a family much larger than our biological family. It is a

family of people "set apart" by God to be light in the darkness. These set-apart people are called

saints. Although we tend to think about saints as holy and pious, and picture them with halos

above their heads and ecstatic gazes, true saints are much more accessible. They are men and

women like us, who live ordinary lives and struggle with ordinary problems. What makes them

saints is their clear and unwavering focus on God and God's people. Some of their lives may

look quite different, but most of their lives are remarkably similar to our own. The saints are our

brothers and sisters, calling us to become like them. Henri Nouwen

Clancy-Gernon

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Clerics of St. Viator:Rev. John Peeters, CSV, Pastor

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