“He [Jesus] took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. While He was praying His face changed in appearance and His clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah...Then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is My chosen Son; listen to Him.’ ” Luke 9

WORSHIP SCHEDULE Saturday 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm (English) Sunday 7:30 am (English) 8:45 am En Español - Iglesia 9:00 am (English) - Hall 10:30 am (English) - Church 10:30 am (po Polsku) - Hall 12:00 noon (po Polsku) - Church 12:00 noon (English) - Hall

Weekdays 7:30 am (Mon. Tue. Thur. Fri.) 7:00 am & 8:00am (Wed.) 8:00 am (Saturday)

Reconciliation Saturdays 3:00 — 3:50 pm Wednesdays 5:45 — 6:45 pm with Adoration Seasonal Services and by appointment.

Website: www.andrewcc.org PARISH OFFICES 530 Glen, Romeoville, IL 60446 (815) 886-4165, Fax (815) 886-6119 Email: office@andrewcc.org Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm St. Andrew School 505 Kingston, Romeoville, IL 60446 (815) 886-5953, Fax (815) 293-2016 St. Andrew Faith Formation 505 Kingston, Romeoville, IL 60446 (815) 886-5962, Fax (815) 886-6624

St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Community

2nd Sunday of Lent - February 21, 2016

Mt. Tabor and the Church of the Transfiguration Photos taken by Fr. Gregor on February 4th, 2015

during Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

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SATURDAY, February 20 4:00 PM—53rd Wedding Anniversary Mass Intention for Georgiana & Marion Kowalski 5:30 PM—Arlene Bridegroom by Mr. & Mrs. Zeisel

SUNDAY, February 21 Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14; Phil 3:17 - 4:1 [3:20 - 4:1]; Lk 9:28b-36 7:30 AM—James Sansone by Mary 8:45 AM—(S-Ch) Sr. Felipe Sanchez by Veronica Avila Sra. Sylvia Gomez by Daniel Torres and Family Sra Margarita Lopez Mendoza by Sus Hijos Sra. Maria Chaparo de Olivas Sr. Octavio Olivas 9:00 AM—(E-Hall) Penny Weaver by Considine Family 10:30 AM—(E-Ch) John Fitzpatrick by Family 10:30 AM—(P-Hall) Intentions of Celebrant 12:00 PM—(P-Ch) Intentions of Celebrant 12:00 PM—(E-Hall) Parish Family

MONDAY, February 22 7:30 AM—Luke & Ann Fox by M. Hickey

TUESDAY, February 23 7:30 AM—Father “D” by Sedlacek Family

WEDNESDAY, February 24 7:00 AM—Rose Simonelli by Tom & Bernadette Sedlacek 8:00 AM—Frank Pelagia Wozniak & Casimir Kowalski by Georgiana & Marion Kowalski

THURSDAY, February 25 7:30 AM—Mary Fogarty by Bernadette

FRIDAY, February 26 7:30 AM—Conrad Roman by Brad & Sandy Anderson

SATURDAY, February 27 8:00 AM—Maria Tenuta 4:00 PM—Paul & Walter Kowalski by Joan Kowalski 5:30 PM—William Melaniphy by Family

SUNDAY, February 28 Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9; Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] 7:30 AM—Carol Kozak by Jim & Karen Grebner 8:45 AM—(S-Ch) Sr. Felipe Sanchez by Veronica Avila Sra. Sylvia Gomez by Daniel Torres and Family Sra Margarita Lopez Mendoza by Sus Hijos Sr. Alberto Y Sra. Rosita Alvarez Sr. Raul y Sra. Minerva Vizcaino 67 Años de Casados 9:00 AM—(E-Hall) Deceased members of the Considine and Morrissey Families by Lois Considine 10:30 AM—(E-Ch) Parish Family 10:30 AM—(P-Hall) Intentions of Celebrant 12:00 PM—(P-Ch) Intentions of Celebrant 12:00 PM—(E-Hall) John Heatherington by Harvest Saturday Committee

Mass Intentions Monday, February 22 Faith Formation - Focused Catechesis - 6:00pm - Enter Door 1 Prayer Vigil Charismatic Group - 6:30pm - St. Mary Center (B) Legion of Mary - 7:00pm - Francis Room

Tuesday, February 23 Faith Formation - Focused Catechesis - 5:00pm - Enter Door 1 Adult Confirmation Preparation - 7:00pm - Room 105 (Enter Door 5) RCIA - 7:00 pm - Conference Room St. Vincent DePaul Meeting - 7:00pm - Parish Office Rosary - 7:00pm - Francis Room Hispanic Prayer Group Choir - 7:00pm - St. Mary Center (F)

Wednesday, February 24 Food Pantry - 10:00am to 12:30pm Spanish Bible Classes - 5:30pm - Parish Office Adoration - 5:30pm to 7:00pm - Church Voces Para Dios Rehearsal - 7:00pm - Room 105 Charismatic Group w/ Stations of the Cross (Spanish) 7:00pm - Church Spanish Ultreya - 7:00pm - Room 113 Reunion with Father Greg - 7:00pm - Room 110 AA Meeting - 7:30pm - St. Mary Center (B)

Thursday, February 25 Children’s Parish Choir Rehearsal - 4:30pm - Church Faith Formation - Focused Catechesis - 6:00pm - Enter Door 1 Planning Meeting for Lent Retreat - 6:30pm - Parish Office Charismatic Class - 6:30pm - St. Mary Center (B) School of the Word - 6:30pm - Room 105 Adult English Choir Rehearsal - 7:00pm - Church

Friday, February 26 No School - Teacher In Service Day Stations of the Cross (English) - 2:00pm - Church Fish Fry - 4:30pm to 7:30pm - Hall Stations of the Cross (English) - 6:30pm - Church Stations of the Cross (Polish) - 7:00pm - Church

Saturday, February 27 DOJ Meeting - 11:00am - Hall Faith Formation - Focused Catechesis - 6:00pm - Enter Door 1

Sunday, February 28 RCIA - 11:00am - Conference Room

THIS WEEK

Look at the night sky; don’t pitch a tent. So many stars! Too many to count. That is the un-numberable number of Abram’s descendants – of which each of us is a part. God promised then, and promises still today in covenantal love and mercy to care for us, protect us, and be our only God. This Lent,

let us go looking for descendant stars, people born of Abraham and Sarah and loved by God. Let us go looking for those who need embracing. Let us go looking for those who need some special care, some covenantal kindness, many kind words. Let us look. Then let us act.

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Rev. Gregor Gorsic, Pastor (815) 886-4165 ext. 317

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My dear family of St. Andrew the Apostle! What do you love? … This is such an important question, because we inevitably become that which we love! Prayer is opening our hearts to God’s love for us, and responding to His love for us by loving Him in return. This is so crucial! It is crucial for everyday life, to feel God’s connection to us in prayer, and to respond to His love by our love. This is the real and true love that transforms our daily living and our “daily grind.” The point of Transfiguration is important, as Fr. Anthony Giamborne, O.P. says: “These heavy bodies we bear, which weigh down our minds and pull our thoughts to earthly things, this stuff will be transformed and transfused with heavenly light.” We glimpse all this in prayer. But what is prayer?

St. Therese of Lisieux beautifully describes prayer in this way: “For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.” Prayer is God's gift, first and foremost. Before God, we are all beggars, beggars who are created and loved by God! Out of a humble and contrite heart, we raise our minds and hearts to God and also request good things from God.

As it happened to Peter, James and John on Mount Tabor, it so readily can happen to us: Jesus prays and we so easily fall asleep — how often our heavy bodies have heavy minds, heavy hearts, and eventually heavy eyes, ready for sleep! Yes, we are so easily pulled down, pulled away, distracted from prayer in our hearts. Only when we humbly acknowledge that we do not know how to pray as we ought, are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. According to Scripture (cited more than a thousand times!), it is the heart that prays. If our heart is far from God, the words of prayer are in vain.

In prayer we realize how passionately God thirsts for us, He desires we have an encounter with him. Whether we realize it or not, prayer is the encounter of God’s thirst with ours – God thirsts that we may thirst for him. We may forget God, ignore God, hide from God, abandon God, run after false gods – yet in prayer, the faithful God’s initiative of love always comes first.

Jesus reveals that prayer is communion: communion with God, encompassing those who have gone before us, like Moses and Elijah, and listening to God’s voice from the cloud say “This is my beloved, chosen Son; listen to him.” In the New and Eternal Covenant in Jesus, prayer is the living relationship of the children of God with their Father who is good beyond measure, with his Son Jesus Christ and with the Holy Spirit. Thus, the life of prayer is the habit of being in the presence of the thrice-holy God and in communion with him. This communion of life is always possible because, through Baptism, we have already been united with Christ. Baptism begins the lifting up of the heavy bodies we bear, so that even after losing through his sin his likeness to God, man remains an image of his Creator, and retains the desire for the one who calls him into existence. All religions bear witness to every human being’s essential search for God.

Traditionally, Jesus was transfigured in prayer some 40 days before His crucifixion. He was pointing to our human life beyond the imminent death He was about to endure. During this season of Lent may we learn to bear the death of Jesus in our bodies by humbly lowering ourselves to walk the dusty road of life in a constant attitude of prayer from the heart. Only then are we promised a share in his glorification.

The Mysteries of the Rosary, especially the Luminous as well as the Sorrowful Mysteries, reveal to us that precisely our sharing in the sufferings of Jesus of itself evokes a transformation to a new sensitivity in our souls to the ways of God who demands justice and mercy on the face of the earth. In prayer, the longer we look upon the Transfigured life of Jesus, the closer we are, as theologian John McGuckin says, to a growing and irrepressible certainty that we too “shall day by day grow into the Image of the Lord. We inevitably become that which we love; and that which we love ensures it.” What do you love? Our Transformation begins and continues, everyday, with a simple lifting up of our hearts to God in prayer. May that Transformation of our lives continue through prayer and communion with the sufferings and death of Jesus in our bodies to the new life of Jesus transfigured within us! We love you, Jesus, and your Body, the whole Church! Let us grow day by day into an image of YOU!

In the loving Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Fr. Gregor

February 21, 2016

SUNDAY COLLECTION

February 13 & 14 $15,764.88

The Society of St. Vincent DePaul St. Andrew the Apostle Conference

…neighbor helping neighbor... Our helpline 815-886-4165 ext. 304

All calls are confidential with callbacks within 24 hours.

We hear in today’s Gospel, “This is my chosen Son, listen to him.” Our challenged is to live the gospel daily and open our hearts to receive God’s grace. May we find the face of Jesus in the ordinary events of our life.

If you or someone you know is in need of temporary assistance please call our helpline.

Our yellow donation envelops are in the back of the church and at the hall exists.

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Donation Envelopes

St. Andrew has made a change regarding donation envelopes. We will NOT be sending a box of envelopes to your home. Each quarter you will receive an envelope containing offering envelopes for the next three months. The next packet of envelopes will be sent in March. Each envelope will be personalized with your name, number and address to assure accurate recording of your contributions. Please mark the amount of your gift clearly on the outside of the envelope. Doing so will be of great help to the office staff.

Regular financial support is part of Stewardship. We Thank You for using your envelopes regularly. Your continued support allows us to continue and improve existing programs as well as create new ones to minister to our church family, community and the world.

CROSS OF WISHES

During Lent, the staff of St. Andrew the Apostle is asking for your help in purchasing a few items on our “Wish List”. On the wall at the church entrance is a large cross with small purple crosses on it. These are items of varying amounts that are needed and wished for

by our staff. Take a cross and put your name and phone number on the back and return it with your donation in an envelope marked Cross of Wishes to the collection basket, the office, or to a staff member. May our Lord continue to bless you for your kindness!

2016 CATHOLIC MINISTRIES ANNUAL APPEAL Please Participate!

Your Gift Makes a Difference! One pledge can make a difference, especially when combined with all of the other pledges made through-out the diocese. Please prayerfully consider providing your financial support to this year’s CMAA “Chosen by God’s Grace.” You can make a real difference!

If you have not made your contribution to the 2016 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal, please consider doing so. This weekend we will conduct our Follow-Up Weekend to give everyone an opportunity to par-ticipate. You can also participate by going online to www.jolietdioceseappeal.org, or by mailing in your gift.

After our parish exceeds its CMAA goal of $72,995 in paid pledges, 65% of any additional funds are returned for use in our parish. Thank you for your prayerful consideration and generous response.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 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 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]

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FRIDAYS DURING LENT (EXCEPT GOOD FRIDAY)

4:30pm to 7:30pm

CARRY-OUTS AVAILABLE To place an order call: (815) 886-4165 ext.419

after 4:00pm on the day of the Fish Fry

Menu available in the Lent Brochure at the back of the Church.

Knights of Columbus Annual

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner / Dance Saturday, March 12th

Doors open at 5:00 pm in the Parish Hall. Complete corned beef dinner, cash bar, music and dancing, numerous raffles and our grand prize of a 55” LED flat screen TV. Individual tickets are $15 each. Tables of 10 are available. For tickets or reserve a table of 10, call Rick Skorski at 815-651-4585.

Schwan’s Gift Cards available for gifts to friends and family and to buy items now and in the future. Purchase your certificate at: www.schwans-cares.com/c/24484. LENTEN REGULATIONS

1. Everyone 14 years of age or over is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent.

2. Everyone 18 years of age and under 59 years of age is bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

3. On these two days of fast and abstinence, only one full meatless meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted on these two days, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices are allowed. When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige.

4. To disregard completely the law of fast and abstinence is seriously sinful.

5. Lent is the principal season of penance in the Christian year. All of the faithful are strongly urged to develop and follow a program of voluntary self-denial (in addition to following the Lenten regulations), serious prayer, and a performance of works of charity and mercy.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Fridays During Lent English - 2:00pm & 6:30pm

Po Polsku - 7:00pm

Wednesdays During Lent En Español - 7:00pm

MUSICAL MASS SETTING FOR LENT

As the Liturgical season changed from Ordinary Time to Lent, so our musical Mass settings have changed. We are now singing a Mass we have done before, Storrington Mass by Marty Haugen. Mr. Haugen was commissioned by the Catholic Parish of Our Lady of England in Storrington to compose a new Mass. This music is versatile and is more subdued for Lent.

Please enjoy reading the following excerpt from The Second Vatican Council, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, no. 7: “Whether it is used for proclamation or prayer, music joined to the Word of God is meant to draw people into an encounter with the living Word of God, who is Christ. In the Liturgy, the presence of Christ is revealed in many ways – in the person of the ordained minister, in the proclamation of God’s Word, in the Eucharistic species, and lastly when the Church prays and sings. Music is a gift of God that opens for us a glimpse of God’s glory.”

From Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship: “A cry from deep within our being, music is a way for God to lead us to the realm of higher things.”

I pray that you fully participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass by praying, listening, partaking, and singing. As Pope Benedict XVI noted during his visit to France in 2008,

“…for prayer that issues from the word of God, speech is not enough: music is required!”

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Ks. Michał Twarużek Wikariusz Parafialny

(815) 886-4165 ext. 311 email: assocpastor@andrewcc.org

email: michaltwardy24@gmail.com sprawy urzędowe po

wcześniejszym ustaleniu spotkania

Ks. Michał Twarużek

Marta Wysocki Koordynator Polskiego Duszpasterstwa

(815) 886-4165 ext. 307 email: polish@andrewcc.org

Godziny pracy: Wtorki i Środy od 8:30 a.m do 2:30 p.m.

Marta Wysocki

ROZKŁAD NA LUTY– Przypominamy że obraz M.B

zabieramy i oddajemy na mszy świętej o dwunastej.

LUTY 28, 2016 ZOFIA MAREK Z RODZINĄ

MARZEC 6, 2016 LEA BEDNARCZYK Z RODZINĄ

Peregrynacja obrazu Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej

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Grafik na Luty 2.7 2.14 2.21

2.28

10.30

Lektor Andrzej Gucwa

Stanisław Ryndak

Darek Pikul Stanisława Mniszak

Szafarz I Stanisław Ryndak

Darek Pikul Stanisław Ryndak Stanisław Ryndak

12.00

Lektor I Krzysztof Tomaszek Marian Łukaszczyk

Ewa Małek Mirosław Gaik

Lektor II Anna Dziedzic

Marek Rzeszotko Ania Bzdyk Krzysztof Tomaszek

Szafarz I Grace Gacek Maria Szarek Grace Gacek Eugeniusz Szarek

Szafarz II Eugeniusz Szarek Maria Szarek

ZAZNACZ KALENDARZ

LUTY 26- Fish Fry od 4:30 do 7:30 wieczorem Prowadzony przez duszpasterstwo polskie. Prosimy o osoby chętne do pomocy o kontakt z biurem parafialnym, numer wewnętrzny 307.

Chcielibyœmy poinformowaæ ¿e zosta³a wprowadzona dodatkowa polska Msza Œw. w ka¿dy wtorek o godzinie 7:15 wieczorem w koœciele. Msza Œwiêta zostanie po³¹czona z Nowenn¹ do Matki Bo¿ej Czêstochowskiej.

• 19 Marzec (Sobota) Spowiedź w języku polskim od 7:00 p.m. do 9:00 p.m.

• 24 Marzec– Ranna modlitwa o godzinie 8 rano. • Wielki Czwartek: Msza Wieczerzy Pańskiej (trzy języczna)

o 7 wieczorem. • Pielgrzymka do 7 kościołów zaraz po mszy świętej, zapisy

pod numerem 815-886-4165 wew. 301 • 25 Marzec Wielki Piątek: Ranna modlitwa o godzinie 8

rano. • Liturgia Męki Pańskiej w języku Polskim o godzinie 7

wieczorem. W języku angielski o godzinie 3 popołudniu. • Droga Krzyżowa w języku angielskim o godzinie 6

wieczorem. • Adoracja od godziny 8:15 wieczorem do 10:30 wieczorem. • 26 Marzec Wielka Sobota: Ranna modlitwa o godzinie 8

rano. • Święcenie Pokarmów po polsku o godzinie 12 i 1

popołudniu. W języku angielskim o godzinie 11 rano. • Adoracja od godziny 12 popołudniu do 3:00.

Wigilia Paschalna (trójjęzyczna)o godzinie 7:30wieczorem. • 27 Marzec Wielkanoc– Niedziela Zmartwychwstania

Pańskiego. Rezurekcja w języku polskim o godzinie 5:30 rano w kościele.

• W języku angielskim o godzinie 7:30 rano w kościele. • W języku hiszpańskim o godzinie 8:45 rano w kościele. • W języku hiszpańskim o godzinie 9 rano w Hall. • W języku angielskim o godzinie 10:30 rano w kościele i w

Hall. • W języku angielskim o godzinie 12 popołudniu w Hall. • W języku polskim o godzinie 12 popołudniu w kościele. • 28 Marzec Drugi dzień świąt.

Msza o godzinie 7:00 wieczorem w kościele. *** W Wielkanoc NIE odbędzie się msza polska w hall o godzinie 10:30 rano.

II NIEDZIELA WIELKIEGO POSTU

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Just as Peter, John and James experienced the Transformation of Jesus, let Jesus transform your marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are April 8-10, 2016 or June 10-12, 2016 or

August 12-14, 2015, all at Elk Grove Village, IL. Early registration is highly recommended. For reservations/information, call Jim & Kris at 630-577-0778 or contact us through http://wwme-chicagoland.org.

Permítale al Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial ayudarle a practicar estos dones en su matrimonio. Inscríbase hoy mismo para asistir al próximo fin de semana del Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial. Para más

información de los Fines de Semana en español, si vive en los suburbios o pertenece a la Diócesis de Joliet, comuníquese con Javier y Gaby Vargas (630) 621-8984 gabyjaiervgs@gmail.com en el área de Chicago llamar a Oscar y Luz Delgado (847) 826-9525, odelro@aol.com, para los que vivan en el área del sur de Chicago y el Noroeste de Indiana llamar a Juan y Elia Zambrano (708) 825-4099 eliaza4726@sbcglobal.net .

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Prayers of the Parish

Michael Cavoto, HN James M. Chavez, Matthew Domek, Christopher Durkovic, James Dean Johnson, Jacob Kikta, Bill Nelson, 2nd Lt. Alexander Nuxoll, Sgt. Kevin Parker, Joshua Plucinski, Andrew Price, Mstr. Sgt. Jose Sanchez, Kyle Tranchitello, Kurt Warkenthien, Humberto Zermeño, and all our men and women in the military.

“The future of humanity passes by way of

the family” Pope John Paul II

Note from the Faith Formation Office

Catechist for 1st/2nd Graders on Mondays Catechist for 1st/2nd Graders on Thursday Sessions are twice a month from 6-8pm and material is provided for lesson planning

Mary Kerwin, Faith Formation Secretary (815) 886-5962 extension 501

ffoffice@andrewcc.org

Elena Marquez, Coordinator of Faith Formation Se Habla Español

(815) 886-5962 extension 503 faithformation@andrewcc.org

Office is opened during Faith Formation Sessions

St. Andrew the Apostle Faith Formation Office Hours

St. Andrew the Apostle Faith Formation

Remember these men and women in your daily prayers . . .

Priests, Deacons, Seminarians and Women & Men Religious of the Diocese of Joliet

February 15 Frs. Jose Cilia, Robert Colaresi, Raymond Corkery, David Dillon, Michael O’Keefe, Gavin Quinn O.Carm 16 Srs. Marie Therese Terrazzino, Margaret Valois OSM Patricia Kolas, Veronica Michalski PHJC 17 Frs. Jeffery Smialek, Glenn Snow, Jose Luis Torres, Edward Ward, John Welch O.Carm 18 Luke Zanoni (Seminarian) 19 Frs. Dong Bui & Daniel Hoehn 20 John Horan (Seminarian) 21 Dcns. Paul Kolodziej, Kevin Koster, Michael Kowalchik, Frank Kozar, James Krueger, Kenneth Kubica

Faith Formation is looking for Catechists!

Any child in grades 5th through 8th who attends Faith Formation at St. Andrew is welcome to sign up for Co-ed Volleyball. Applications are due Friday, February 19, and they are available in the holders on the

spirit wear cabinet in the administration wing or by calling the school at 815-886-5953 x 420.

Faith Formation - Focused Catechesis February 21 to February 27

Check calendar for specific dates and times

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Ramona Tagle Coordinadora del Ministerio Hispano 815-886-4165 Ext. 305

Hispanic@andrewcc.org

Intención de Misa + Sr. Felipe Sánchez,+ Sra. Sylvia Gómez,

+Sra. Margarita López Mendoza,

+ Sra. María Chaparo De Olivas.

+Sr. José Luz Granados Gladys Granados que cumple 19 años hoy.

Sagrada Familia

Sra. María Ortiz.

El 5, de Marzo de 2016 De 8:00AM - 2:30 PM

El Costo es $5.00 por persona de 13 año para Arriba. NINOS GRATIS!

Directores Espiritual Padre José Luis Torres Y Padre José Cilia

Orden Carmelitas.

HABRA CONFESIONES DURANTE TODO EL DIA DEL RETIRO.

CLASE DE APOLEGETICA CATOLICA Los Miércoles de 6:00pm - 7:00pm En la oficina de la Iglesia 530 Glen Ave. Es importante conocer nuestra Fe Católica. Ejemplo por que nos confesamos con un sacerdote, por que tenemos imágenes, y por que veneramos a la Virgen María. Toda estas respuestas y mas te daremos sobre donde esta en la Biblia.

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Support Our School Schwan Fundraiser

PLACE YOUR ORDER SOON!

St. Andrew’s School receives a percentage of your purchase. All your orders are delivered to your home. We hope you find this convenient and the items delicious! The fundraiser runs to March 20, 2016. Please share this information with your family members and friends.

You can visit the website directly: www.schwans-cares.com/c/24484.

Any child in grades 5th through 8th who attends Faith Formation at St. Andrew is welcome to sign up for Co-ed Volleyball. Applications are due Friday, February 19, and they are available in the holders on the

spirit wear cabinet in the administration wing or by calling the school at 815-886-5953 x 420.

Our PK-4th grade students celebrated 100 days of school on January 29 by wearing 100 items. The creativ-ity was amazing from 100 Legos to 100 beads to 100 written words.

February is Nation Dental month. PK-2nd graders heard about proper care of their teeth from Dorothy and Ledie of Grove Dental in Boling-brook. The children got to show how to brush teeth properly with puppets.

Congratulations to 8th grader, Katie Nguyen, took a Placement Exam at Joliet Catholic Academy last January and is awarded a scholarship for her freshman year. Dr. Jeffrey Budz, President/Principal of JCA, wrote: "On behalf of the entire Joliet Catholic Academy family, I would like to congratulate Katie on earning a JCA Franciscan Carmelite Top Scorer Scholarship based on her outstanding performance on our January 9, 2016 Placement Test!... The scholarship is our way of recognizing her outstanding achievement." Congratulations, Katie!

During our Catholic Schools week, our service project is to provide soup for the We Care Food Pantry. The third annual “Souper Bowl” was held between the Students and the

Staff. Each group was to bring in as much soup as possible, and the group that brought in the most soup would earn a reward. The students brought in 565 cans of soup while the staff brought in 516 cans of soup for a total of 1081 soups for the We Care pantry. The referees were Fr. Gregor and Fr. Belmonte as shown on our football field bulletin board in the administration wing. Students received No Homework on Tuesday. Thank you to all those students and staff who participated.

Catholic Schools Week Open House was a huge success. 7th and 8th graders gave tours along with some of the board members. Presentations were given in English and Spanish. We had 18 total families express interest in St. Andrew

School mostly in the Preschool and Kindergarten and a few in the middle school. For those who are interested, and feel they cannot afford it, please know that financial aid is available between the Catholic Education Foundation and St. Andrew School Scholarships.

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Address _______________________________ _______________________________________

Home Phone ____________________________

Work Phone ____________________________

Please Pray For

Frances Ison, Carole Ann Banks, Joe Mauricio, Jr., George Lambert, Karen Langan, Kathy Borowski, Sharon Dempsey, Bearnie Lee, Kathy Broski, Denny Czyzewicz, Mildred Drdak, Tiffany Lannin, Roger Gulden, Rose Ison, Bea Russell, Janet Phad, Dolores Halagiera, Jean Sinderson, Virginia Fondakowski, Carol McGreehin, Valerie McCann, Sandy Nelson, Barbara Linsner, Violet Sinkula, Katie Churulo, Marie Lynch, Mary LaRue, Dorothy Maloney, Carrie Klocek, Joan Koester, Alejandra Hernandez, Alex Estrada, Keith Dehmer, Aldona Murphy, Andrew Wisniewski, Carrie Klocek, Gene Nowak, Marcia Kizior, Mary Melaniphy, Pete Carrara, Gretchen Patez, Paula Sedlacek, Loretta Lenz, Władysław Pazgan, Evelyn Metoyer, June Cygan, Kattarina Moreno, San-dra Guerrero, Mia Dooley Look upon our brothers and sisters who are ill, in the midst of illness and pain, may they be united with Christ, who heals both body and soul; may they know the consolation promised to those who suffer and be fully restored to wellness and wholeness. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.

GRANT ETERNAL REST, LIGHT AND PEACE TO ALL FAITHFUL DEPARTED: Richard J. Preisler

Please call the parish office by Monday at (815) 886-4165 for the name of your loved one to be placed for 3 weeks on our short term prayer list. Also, please call the parish office, if you are hospitalized and would like a visit from our hospital ministry team or homebound and in need of communion.

Hospital Visitation of Parishioners

Please remember that if you or any family members find yourselves in a hospital, be sure to let them know you are a parishioner at St. Andrew’s — it doesn’t hurt to say it a few times, either! Whenever we priests, deacons or Eucharistic Ministers come to visit, we check the hospital list of parishioners printed under “St. Andrew.” But if you’re not listed as a parishioner of St. Andrew, we won’t know you’re even there! We do not want to miss you! You can always call us, too, at the office, ext. 301. Thank you. May the Lord Jesus be with you all your days, to love and be loved by Him, to honor and serve Him, as He honors and serves us!

A COMMUNITY OF WORD AND SACRAMENT

SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION CATECHUMENATE

The Catechumenate is a community which gathers those adults who have not been baptized, and seek deeper insight into the Christian faith.

BAPTISM OF CHILDREN We joyfully celebrate the baptism of children of Christian households which are joined to our weekly worship, and have active registration in our parish community for at least 3 months. After registration in the parish, please attend an Evening of Awareness, if you have not attended a class in the past two years, to register for Baptism and select a date. Classes are presented on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Baptism is celebrated on the third Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m.

EUCHARIST AND CONFIRMATION Formation for those coming first to the table of the Lord as children is infused into the efforts of our school and Faith Formation Office. Confirmation formation is a two year process completed in eighth grade. Please call the Faith Formation Office for more information.

SACRAMENTS OF COMMITMENT MARRIAGE

Marriage preparation is a six month process of prayer, reflection and study. Couples work with both the presider and a sponsor couple through this process. Please note that this six month period of preparation is essential.

ORDERS Those seeking assistance in discerning a call to ordained ministry are encouraged to call the parish offices.

SACRAMENTS OF HEALING RECONCILIATION

Reconciliation is available each Saturday afternoon, 3:00pm, Wednesday evening, 5:45-6:45pm, through seasonal communal services, and by appointment.

ANOINTING Anointing of the Sick is offered through seasonal services, and always by request. If hospitalized, please immediately seek anointing from the Catholic chaplain.

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Clothing, household items, small appliances or furniture. Bag or box donations and call 630-231-4658 for St. Vincent de Paul truck pickup service. A truck will come right to your door.

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The St. Andrew We Care Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 10:00 am. until 12:30 p.m. for any eligible family in Romeoville in need of food assistance.

The requirements to receive food commodities from the Pantry is that a valid State of Illinois Driver's License or State of Illinois ID and a current utility bill with your Romeoville address must be presented at the time of sign-in. Due to the poor economy, loss of employment or housing, and if you are currently residing with a Romeoville family, you may bring your valid Illinois Driver’s License or State ID AND a current utility bill from the Romeoville residents you are living with. Some proof of residency must be established. This must be brought to the Pantry each time you come for food assistance.

The Pantry is located at 219 Arlington. For further information, please contact Jack or Pat Frazier at (815) 919-3233.

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Parish Staff (815) 886-4165 Rev. Gregor Gorsic, Pastor, ext. 317

Rev. Michał Twaruzek, Associate Pastor, ext. 311 Rev. Jacob Kolawole, Priest in Residence, ext. 301 Darlene Searcy, Communications Secretary, ext. 301 Bernadette Sedlacek, Manna, ext. 303 Deacon Ron Searls, Business Manager, ext. 302 Marta Wysocki, Coordinator of Polish Ministry, ext. 307 Ramona Tagle, Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, ext. 305 Sue Psenicka, Director of Music & Worship Coordinator, ext. 314 Barb Sanders, Contact for Adult Faith Formation, ext. 308 Russell McNab, Facility Manager, ext. 316

St Andrew School (815) 886-5953 Kathy Lifka, Principal, ext. 421 Jill Briceno, Secretary, ext. 420

St. Andrew Faith Formation (815) 886-5962 Elena Marquez, Coordinator of Faith Formation, ext. 503

Deacons: Deacon Jesse Tagle Deacon Jerry Clark Deacon Ricardo Marquez Deacon Herb Waldron Deacon Felix Dominguez Deacon Rich Ford Deacon Rigoberto Padilla

St. Vincent de Paul Society (815) 886-4165 ext. 304 Knights of Columbus (815) 651-4585 Independent Counseling Services Victor Alvarez (815) 886-4165 ext. 315

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