Holy Ghost and SS. Mary and Jude Parish

Holy Ghost 700 E. 170th St.

South Holland, IL 60473 708-333-7011 Office 708-333-1996 Fax

St. Mary Queen of Apostles 207 W. 145th St.

Riverdale, IL 60827 708-849-4901 Office 708-849-5903 Fax

St. Jude the Apostle 880 E. 154th St.

South Holland, IL 60473 708-333-3550 Office 708-339-3336 Fax

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Christ Our Savior Catholic School 900 E. 154th St. South Holland, IL

708-333-8173 www.christoursaviorcatholicschool.org

We welcome you to our parish community of Holy Ghost and SS. Mary and Jude.

We trust that the message today will uplift you and encourage you as we share in today’s Eucharist.

Please know that our doors and our hearts are always open to you. May God bless you and may His light shine upon you.

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Sat., Oct. 12 4:00 PM

Ronald Binkowski (1st Year In Heaven) by Jan Binkowski Preston Ford by Wife, Son & Family Florence Kwiatkowski (Birthday) by Family Steve & Marie Pala & Chester Sikorski by David Sikorski Family

Sun., Oct. 13 8:30 AM

10:30 AM

Angie Ostarello by Family Theresa Obidike (Gentle Repose of her Soul) by Family Mary Torres by Orie Matyasik

Mon., Oct. 14 8:30 AM Janice Whipple by Ron & Pat Slusarski

Tues., Oct. 15 8:30 AM Purgatorial Society

Wed., Oct. 16 8:30 AM Deceased Priests of Holy Ghost, St. Mary Queen of Apostles & St. Jude

Thur., Oct. 17 8:30 AM PRAYER SERVICE

Fri., Oct. 18 8:30 AM People of Our Faith Community

Sat., Oct. 19 4:00 PM People of Our Faith Community

Sun., Oct. 20 8:30 AM 10:30 AM

Lou Chacon by Mary Simms Isabella Spann, Helen Coleman & Mary Theresa Taylor by Margaret Chavers Liliane Bolly (In Thanksgiving)

MASS INTENTIONS

Our Pastoral Staff Rev. Gosbert Rwezahura Pastor

Holy Ghost Deacon Couple James & Mary Ann Renwick Secretaries Marilyn Lanigan, Ellen Voce

St. Mary Queen of Apostles Deacon Gerald Hahn Business Manager Brenda Griggs Organist Cathy Szczech Faith Formation Ann Hilsen

St. Jude the Apostle Deacon Tim Springer Deacon Mel Stasinski Business Manager Linda Morgridge RE & Youth Ministry Coordinator Marsha Johnson Office Assistant Sylvia Stasinski

Maintenance Malcolm Moore, John Olsen, Ronald Sostand

Monday 8:30 AM Tuesday 8:30 AM 9 :00 AM Holy Hour Wednesday 8:30 AM Thursday 8:30 AM Prayer Service Friday 8:30 AM Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:30 AM 10:30 AM

Holy Days Watch bulletin for schedule

Rosary Monday - Friday 8:00 AM

Confessions Saturday 3:15 - 3:45 PM Baptisms & Weddings Please contact the rectory office

October 19 4:00 PM Zenovia Evans Mary Kozlowski Mark Ziemkowski Volunteer Needed

October 20 8:30 AM Donna Lamoureux Nancy Burrage Joan Ellliot Kelsey Engel Kenechi Aranonu

October 20 10:30 AM Sondra Watts Karen Fleszewski Marsha Johnson Ismael Hounnou Eric Lwanyaga

LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE

Mass Minister of the Word Extraordinary Ministers of Communion Altar Servers

The offering of a Mass is a tradition in the Catholic Church. Masses can be offered in remembrance for someone who is deceased, for a birthday, anniversary, or in thanksgiving. If you would like to have a Mass offered contact the Rectory office in person, by email or in the collection basket. Mass Stipends are $10 per Mass request.

Attention all Ministers and Servers:

If you are unable to attend your scheduled Mass, please arrange for a replacement.

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Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine?

My dear brothers and sisters, the word “Thank You” is very short but very important. The word “Thank You” does not only mean “appreciation” for something done or received but also means that some-thing done or donated is “received with love” by the recipient. “Thank You” is one of the first words we learn when we begin to speak. I still remember how I learned to say “Thank You” with my brothers and sisters at home. Our mother would give us some gifts when she came from the market. She would then see who did not thank her and she would ask one to return the gift until one said “Thank You”. When I started kindergarten our teacher would test our abilities by asking us questions like what do you say to your mother and your fa-ther when you receive sweets from them? And together as a class, we would reply saying; we say “Thank You” and our teacher would approve the answer and congratulate us. So, at this young age we were taught the value of gratitude. As we grew older we understood more what it meant to be grateful through a wide range of African proverbs, idioms, and sayings. One of the sayings I still remember in my native language was entasi-ima ehabwa limoi which means someone ungrateful is always given once. I believe each one of us has gone through the same experience and that is why wherever you go, you will hear this beautiful word “Thank You” or muchas gracias in Spanish and dziekuje bardzo in Polish, which is not only a word of appreciation but also a quality of being human. We all admire people who are apprecia-tive, and we can connect with them easily. There are also other forms of showing gratitude such as sending a “Thank You” card to someone or using a gesture like slightly bowing the head before a person with folded hands (in some cultures). Jesus in this weekend’s Gospel is dealing with this group of ungrateful people. They were cleansed but ended up celebrating and never remembered to go back and give God thanks. They are the antithesis of Naaman in the first reading from the second Book of Kings who, after realizing that he had been cured of his leprosy returned to Elisha to give God thanks. We might have found ourselves in the same situation at some point in our lives when we asked God to help us in certain situations but after receiving what we desired we never remembered to say “Thank You Lord” but instead ended up celebrating our success instead. May God forgive us for those times we never recognized His graciousness and thanked Him. In the Lord, Fr. Gosbert Rwezahura.

From The Dining Room Table of Deacon Mel

Being thankful is becoming more and more foreign to us as a society and culture. Of course there are people who still say “thank you” to show their appreciation, but over the years I found that expressions of thankfulness have been steadily declining. That is something that we all should be concerned about. When we lose our sense of appreciation and gratitude we lose more than just an op-portunity to act politely. We lose one of the fundamental characteristics that are at the heart of any spirituality that claims to be Christian. When you think of it there isn’t anything that we have, including our own lives, that hasn’t come to us from God. Nothing is of our own making. Everything is Grace. We can never re-pay God for all the gifts we have received from him, but what we can give him is our thanks. Even our ability to give thanks is a gift from God. So let us all reflect upon God’s goodness and all he has given us and all that he has done for us, and give him thanks.

SPOTLIGHT ON: Jan Binkowski

Jan has been a parishioner of St. Mary of the Assumption since 1962. She grew up in Gary, Indiana, married Ron and lived in Dolton for over thirty years and moved to South Holland. She retired from nurs-ing after fifty years. She was an active member of SMQA Parish volunteering in various ministries such as the Finance Council, Food Pantry, Women’s Tea, Eucharistic Minister, worked “Coffee

And” and “Soup And”. Jan served on the To Teach Who Christ Is Committee and was a representative for the Renew My Church process. She has a son and two beautiful granddaugh-ters whom she loves very much. She is active with her High School classmates and plans their class reunions, lunches, and dinners. She loves to travel and thanks God for her good health and hopes to continue her active life style. Along with her SMQA family she looks forward to coming together in faith forming the new loving parish.

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TODAY S READINGS First Reading -- Naaman, cleansed from his leprosy, returns gratefully to Elisha (2 Kings 5:14-17). Psalm -- The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power (Psalm 298). Second Reading -- If we have died with Christ we shall also live with Christ (2 Timothy 2:8-13). Gospel -- Ten lepers are healed by Jesus, but only one, a Sa-maritan, returns to give him thanks (Luke 17:11-19). READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rom 1:1-7; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Rom 1:16-25; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Rom 2:1-11; Ps 62:2-3, 6-7, 9; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Rom 3:21-30; Ps 130:1b-6ab; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18;Lk 10:1-9 Saturday: Rom 4:13, 16-18; Ps 105:6-9, 42-43; Lk 12:8-12 Sunday: Ex 17:8-13; Ps 121:1-8; 2 Tm 3:14 -- 4:2; Lk 18:1-8

Miracles of Faith

Besides being cured, what do Nathan (first reading) and the leper who thanked Jesus (Gospel) have in common? Both of them began to believe. Nathan proclaims Israel's God to be the only God. The only leper who returned to thank Jesus was "glorifying God in a loud voice" (Luke 17:15). It makes me wonder, what miracles do we see that help us grow in faith? For an answer, we can look at a second thing they had in com-mon: they both asked for help. Sometimes we get caught up in self-sufficiency mode, thinking we have to handle all our prob-lems by ourselves. We may miss out on ways to solve those problems by not asking for help. If you think asking for help is a sign of weakness, you may be missing a chance for God to act through one of your friends and give you support. And, of course, you can ask God for help in prayer. We may have friends who help us in times of need or inspire us with their faith, but we have to decide to make a leap of faith ourselves. The third thing that Nathan and the leper did in com-mon was express their faith. You can spend your whole life thinking that you are a Christian, but if you never express that faith, it will be just a theory. St. Paul in the second reading, for example, was suffering in prison, but he didn't mind because his suffering demonstrated the importance of Jesus' message to him. So he wrote from prison in the hope that other Christians would be encouraged in their faith. Perhaps you know of some-one who inspired you with their faithfulness and dedication. Having a friend who helps us grow in faith can be a very nice miracle indeed. Tom Schmidt, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

SHEDSOMELIGHT Christ Our Savior Catholic School

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It’s time for one of our most popular, mouthwatering fundraisers of the year. Affy Tapple Taffy Apples can be ordered by the case through Christ Our Savior School. Each case contains 24 taffy apples at a cost of $48 per case. Individual apples will be sold at the school office. If you are interested in ordering Taffy Apples by the case (plain, peanut, chocolate chip, party colored drops or Halloween sprinkles), contact the office. Payments and orders are due by Wednesday, October 16. We will let you know when delivery has occurred. YUM, YUM, YUMMY! THANK YOU!

UPCOMING CHRIST OUR SAVIOR EVENTS ALL ARE WELCOME

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 5-9 P.M. FREE EVENT PK – GRADE 8

TRUNK AND TREATING BRING YOUR OWN TREAT BAG

Food, dancing, car decorating contest, trunk or treating and much more! ALL are invited! Grades Preschool through 3 must attend with an adult. You do not have to be enrolled at COS to attend. RSVP at 708-333-8173.

SEEKING - CRAFTERS AND VENDORS for the an-nual Christ Our Savior Catholic School Craft Fair and Vendor Show. The show will be held on Saturday, No-vember 9, in the school gym from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If you would like to participate, please contact Karen Brodzik at 708.333.8173 ext. 24 or at Iteachkb@aol.com. An application will be sent to you.

SAVE THE DATE

Christ Our Savior School Breakfast With Santa, Sunday, December 8. Details will soon be published. All are welcome to attend.

In Christ’s Love, Karen Brodzik - Principal

Robert Kelliher Beth Handy Gerald Dewitt Mary Faulkner Ruby Ingram Teresa Spruiell Ruben Davilla Joey Centrachio Duane Taylor Sarah Halaburt

Tom Sheeran Dolores Cox Daniel Mendez Richard Mebane Linda Powell Vicente Zamora Earline Mebane Marian Kelliher Dolores Vanco Karen Murdaugh

Eleanor Sheeran Kathleen Bauer Ann Dobias Barbara Ryan Joan Metzger Delores Jerome Anna Szuts Mike Kelly Pinkie Scarborough

PRAY FOR OUR SICK Please pray for the physical and spiritual well-being of parishioners and friends who are ill and recovering.

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Our Weekly Offering Holy Ghost Worship Site 10 - 5 - 2019 $ 971.00

St. Mary Queen of Apostles Worship Site 10 - 5 - 2019 $ 1, 145.00

St. Jude the Apostle Worship Site 10 - 5 - 2019 $ 5,643.25 Thank you for your financial support of our parish. You may continue to use your previous parish envelopes. Checks should be made payable to your previous parish name.

The wine used at St. Jude Church for the Eucharist for OCTOBER

is in memory of Kosmala & Pearson Families We are grateful for the donation.

Bible Study at St. Mary Queen of Apostles

When: Every Tuesday Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: Rectory Conference Room

“MAKING DISCIPLES OF CHRIST” Religious Education classes for ongoing faith for-mation and sacrament preparation for students in

Grades 1-8 have started on Monday evenings at 6pm. Let us be your partner in continuing the education of your young people in our Catholic faith. For more information contact Marsha Johnson 708-333-3550.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Genoa Council #1659 BABY BOTTLE PROJECT

Please support the Baby Bottle Project benefiting the Women’s Centers of Greater Chicagoland. They have helped to save over 40, 000 babies in 34 years. Fill the baby bottle with your spare change and return it any weekend during October in the back of the church. Please give whatever you can to help those women and young girls to choose life for their babies. Thank you for defending life and remember to keep all pro-life under-takings in your prayers.

BETHLEHEM ARTS

Handcrafted olive wood religious figurines and articles from Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the Holy Land are available for purchase after all Masses. The woodcarvings reflect the faith and love for the Lord. Consider purchasing a gift that will be remembered and cherished for yourself or someone dear to you.

The Holy Name Society will begin the Annual Thanksgiving Basket Drive next weekend. Food collected during October and November will be used to make a special holiday meal for needy families in our area.

If your last name starts with the letter: A - H please bring Starches such as stuffing mix, instant mashed potatoes, macaroni, rice I - M please bring Accompaniments such as gravy, cranber-ry sauce, cornbread mix, pie crust & pie filling N - Z please bring Vegetables such as peas, corn, yams, green beans Any additional non-perishable items that would contribute to the meal would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

MASS OF REMEMBRANCE

There will be a Mass of Remembrance on Saturday, Nov. 2nd, at 4 P.M. If you have buried a loved one in the past year please call the Rectory office 708 333-3550 by Oct. 23rd to have their name added to our remembrance list.

World Mission Sunday October 20, 2019 Next weekend, we celebrate World Mission Sunday. As Pope Francis reminds us, “Faith in Jesus Christ enables us to see all things in their proper perspective, as we view the world with God’s own eyes and heart.” World Mission Sunday calls us to solidarity with communities of faith that are young, struggling or economically strained around the globe. Please pray for our brothers and sisters in faith and be generous in next week’s collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

Deacon Jim Renwick will be out of town on retreat this weekend. Please pray that he will be enriched by this experience.

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Seniors will meet on Thursday, October 24th at 9:15 AM after Mass in McMahon Hall. Please sign up in the back of church if you plan to attend. Town Hall Meeting

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