T E L J 3, 2021

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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD JANUARY 3, 2021

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PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

We, the family of St. Joseph Parish, redeemed by Christ’s death and

resurrection and strengthened by His sacraments and Gospel, accept

our calling to follow Him and let His light shine through us to all.

207 South Main Street

Manteno, Illinois 60950

Ph. 815-468-3403

Fax 866-508-4498

[email protected]

www.stjosephmanteno.com

WATERLEAF Crisis Pregnancy Center 888.98.WEHELP (888.989.3435)

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday-Thursday

8 am - 2:30 pm

Friday 8 am - Noon

PARISH STAFF

PASTOR

Rev. Thomas Theneth CMI

815-468-1954

[email protected]

DEACON

Dick Balgeman (retired)

OFFICE STAFF

Dawn LaMore

Cheryl Olshefski

815-468-3403 ext. 7000

[email protected]

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Jessica Dickson - 815-468-8116

[email protected]

MUSIC DIRECTOR

Pete Christie - 815-932-7661

[email protected]

ACCOUNTANT

Chuck Gricius

815-468-3403 ext. 7004

[email protected]

MAINTENANCE

Keith Simanek - 708-214-7361

CEMETERY

Charlie Frame

815-468-3403 ext. 7005

PARISH COUNCIL

CO-CHAIRS

Nancy Kaufman

Amy Parker

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 5:00 pm ~ Sunday 8 and 10:30 am

Weekdays Tuesday-Friday 7:00 am

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 2

5 PM †Dorothy Krueger

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 8:00 AM

Our Parishioners

10:30 am †Mary Ann Curwick

MONDAY, JANUARY 4

NO MASS

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 7 AM

† Dorothy and Barbara Krueger

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 7 AM

intentions of Lillian Churchill

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 7 AM

†Ruth Kennedy

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 7 AM

† Loretta Haut

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9

5 PM †Walter, †Helen and †Donald Wulff

†Susan Rupp

†Frances Beutien

†Norman May

SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 8:00 AM

†Mary Ann Curwick

†Michael Olino

10:30 am

Our Parishioners

St. Joseph Catholic Church 2 The Epiphany of the Lord

Please remember St. Joseph Church in your will.

Contact Fr. Thomas for information on how you

can include St. Joseph Church.

SACRAMENTS

RECONCILIATION

Saturday 4-4:30 pm or by appointment

BAPTISM - Please call the church office to schedule.

MARRIAGE

Preparations must begin six months before the date of marriage. If a

previous marriage was entered into by either party, the time frame may

be longer than six months.

MASS ONLINE

Our weekend Online Mass can be viewed live on Sundays at

8:00 am or you can watch the recorded version anytime during

the week after 9:00 am on Sundays. The Mass can be found on our

Facebook page or there is a link on our website.

www.stjosephmanteno.com

St. Joseph Catholic Church, Manteno

THE ROSARY IS PRAYED IN THE

CHURCH AFTER THE WEEKDAY

MORNING MASSES.

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES SCHEDULE

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Saturday, Jan. 9

5:00 PM

Chuck Gricius Cheryl Olshefski

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John Jurica

Kay Jurica

Sandie Wilson

Tom Olshefski

J. Jurica, K. Jurica

S. Wilson, T. Olshefski

RECONCILIATION

Tom Olshefski

Sunday, Jan. 10

10:30 AM

Eric Vandergriff Adam Dotson

Tricia Dotson

Diane Boudreau

Jack Boudreau

Linda Graulau

Sean Graulau

Todd Crockett

Brandon Crockett

Ryan Crockett

Greeter

Daily Mass 7 am

Jan. 12-15

Tue., Jan. 12

Norma Voss

Wed., Jan. 13

Cheryl Olshefski

Thur, Jan. 14

Norma Voss

Fri., Jan. 15

Cheryl Olshefski

Sunday, Jan. 10

8:00 AM

Fred LeSage Alan Pickett

Diane Rewerts

Camden & Jerry Rewerts

Fred LoBue

David Burczak

Shirley Cozzo

Diane Rewerts

David Burczak

Mike Cozzo

Shirley Cozzo

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January 3, 2021 3 St. Joseph Catholic Church

We started another year looking forward and expecting and praying for best things to happen. As we

move forward this year, God does have a lot of plans for us, too. Fixing our gaze on Him as the Magi

moved toward guided by the star to find the new born king and to adore him, let us too, surrender

ourselves with a new resolution in this New Year to do His will in our lives.

Ephiphany (Epiphaneia in Greek means appearance or manifestation) has been defined as the

manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. The choice of

the Gospel text today for the feast of the Epiphany underscores the truth that Jesus is God’s

revelation to the whole world. The Magi in Matthew are guided not only by astrology but also by the

Scriptures. Revelation outside the Scriptures motivates them to obey the one God; yet, they do not

find their way to Jesus without the Scriptures. This means that God is the source of our light. It

teaches that openness and humility are necessary if we wish to read correctly the “signs of the times”.

The light has come, and we are invited to live in it. This feast challenges us today to be like the star

which guided Magi to the Christ child. It invites us to shine to others who have not yet en-

countered God in Christ that they will be motivated to come and encounter him who in his love,

continues to sustain the world.

The Magi are the highly respected religious leaders, representing non-Jewish religions. The Persian

Magi had a reputation for astrology. The homage they pay Jesus contrasts strikingly with the

indifference shown him by the people and the religious leaders of his own nation and by the hostility

displayed by Herod. St. Matthew in his Gospel clearly tells us that Jesus is the Messiah, rejected by the

Jews but accepted by the Gentiles, so that it is the new Christian community that is the true Israel,

heir to the promises made in the Old Testament.

The star at the birth of Jesus announces to the Magi the birth of the king of the Jews and then leads

them to his home. This star reminds us of the star announced in the prophecy of Balaam (Num

24:17). Here the star which comes out of Judah stands for a conquering Jewish king. Originally this

meant King David, but later the prophecy was applied to Messiah. It is telling us that Jesus is the

expected Messiah, the true ‘King of the Jews’.

St. Gregory Nazianzen has commented as follows: “Let us remain in adoration; and to him, who, in

order to save us, humbled himself to such a degree of poverty as to take our flesh, let us offer him

not only incense, gold and myrrh (the first as God, the second as King, and the third as one who

sought death for our sake), but also spiritual gifts, more sublime than those which can be seen with

the eyes”(Oratio,19).

The involvement of the wise men in the events at Bethlehem ends with yet another act of respectful

obedience and cooperation with God’s plans. Christians also should be receptive to the specific grace

and mission God has given them and should persevere in fulfilling this mission.

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Thomas Theneth CMI

From the Pastor

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Our parish offers a convenient service for contributions!

Online Giving is a web-based application that allows you to start, stop and

change your contributions at any time. Please notice that our offering envelopes

now have a check box which indicates “I’ve given online”, which you can use to

present during offertory at Mass. Online Giving is very easy to use and requires

no special knowledge other than how to access the internet. If you haven’t already signed up then go to our parish

website at www.stjosephmanteno.com and select Online Giving.

St. Joseph

Church

Donor Tree

We have designated 4 levels of giving:

Bronze = $100 Silver = $250

Gold = $500 Stone = $1000

Order forms available in narthex or on

parish website.

If you have questions about what to engrave

on your leaf, please call

Noreen Jedlicka at 815 468-7751.

SOME IDEAS FOR ENGRAVING

Family Name, In Memory of a deceased

loved one, In Honor of an occasion such as

a Wedding, Anniversary, Baptism, First

Holy Communion or Confirmation

CLINIC: Aurora, IL 630-701-6270

EDUCATION CENTER: Bolingbrook, IL

For Assistance Call:

888.98.WEHELP (888.989.3435)

www.waterleafwc.org

2 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU

PARISH GOAL ....................................... $30,500.00

AMOUNT PLEDGED ............................ $24,902.00

AMOUNT PAID .....................................$22,337.00

REMAINING BALANCE ......................$ 2,565.00

2020 Catholic Ministries Annual

Appeal Pledge Report

Grateful Giving, Joyful Living

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The collection report for December 27 can be found

on today’s bulletin insert.

Please consider signing up for Online Giving. Call the parish office for more details.

ADORATION

Jesus the Bread of Life

This Tabernacle that holds the Blessed Sacrament, can

be seen from outside the church through a south win-

dow. Look for it the next time you drive by the church.

Stop and spend a few minutes with Jesus. This is to

remind us that Jesus is always with us.

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PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS:

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Our Service Personnel and their families:

Rita Ameskamp Baby Lenny Jess Baeza Rose Bailey Ruth Barber Josh Becvar

Lee Becvar Kathy Berg Darrell Bertrand Donna Bertrand Kay Bertrand Dylan Biederman

David Borowiec Marvin Borowiec Emily Boyich Wayne Broski Charles Buck Steve Bydalek

Lynn Callahan Michael Canfield Brian Cochran Jeannee Coco LuAnn Coogan Abraham Daily

Dorothy Daliege Pat Dumas Dori-Ann Ewing Jacquelyn Field Mike Flynn Carter Fortin

Karen Franz Ken Franz Mary Ann Freitag Isabelle Gabrielson Henry Family Beckett Herman

Maryellen Jablonski Emily James Larry Kackley Olivia Klein Mike Knaak Betty Knickrehm

Mike Koomar Angela Laster Brian Michael McAdams Maryann Milliu Maggie Moffett Katie Morse

Mike Nalley Lee Prendergast Elizabeth Price Gloria Rose Dave Ruklic Elaine Rys

Pat Salrin Francis Smith Joan Sofakos Dave Sosnowski Lisa Vaquez Voss Family

Laura Wanger Joan Wertz Joe White Ben Worsham Audrey Kate Yeasel Rachel Zimmer

May I remind those who would like to be prayed for, please contact Rita Broderick at 815-468-3437. You will be on the prayer tree for three months unless

we hear otherwise. We use the asterisk to denote those names that will be removed after the three months.

Joliet Diocese Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal

We are pleased that so many parishioners have already pledged a gift to the 2020 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal (CMAA).

Your support will allow us to Be Kind and Merciful as, together, we do God’s work here on earth.

Every gift brings us closer to our parish’s 2020 CMAA goal of $30,500. If we raise more than our goal, 70 percent of the amount

over goal will be returned to us for our needs. This is an amazing opportunity for our parish.

Please prayerfully reflect on your pledge to this year’s CMAA and make your gift today. You can also return the pledge card you

received in the mail from the diocese, make a gift online at jolietdioceseappeal.org or text “Donate” to (815) 205-1949 from your

mobile phone.

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The Jesus Talks meetings will continue to meet on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the parish hall. Please watch your email

each week for details. To be added to the email list for updates on our meetings please email [email protected].

Thank you for your generosity and support of St. Joseph Catholic Church!

Thank you to all parishioners who have completed and submitted

your Commitment Card. For those parishioners who have not yet

had the opportunity to submit their card, a final letter will be mailed

to you with a personalized Commitment Card. We invite all faithful

parishioners to complete a card as our parish goal is 100% participa-

tion! You may return your card by:

��mailing it to the church using the pre-addressed

envelope included with the letter.

��or bringing it to Mass next Sunday.

��or you may visit our parish website at

https://www.stjosephmanteno.com/ and complete

an electronic Commitment Card.

All cards need to be returned to the parish by Sunday, December 13.

Electronic giving is the preferred, easy, safe and secure way to

give to our parish. To schedule a recurring electronic gift directly

from your bank account or credit card, please visit our website and

follow the instructions. We appreciate all parishioners using this

means to support our parish.

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