JAN 10 - St. Theresa Parish

St. Theresa Parish
455 North Benton St. ▪ Palatine, IL 60067 ▪ 847-358-7760
A voice came from heaven,
“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
- Luke 3:22
The Baptism of the Lord ▪ January 10, 2016
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Timothy J. Fairman, Pastor, ext. 101
Rev. Matthew Jamesson, Associate Pastor, ext. 127
Rev. Dennis Stafford, Associate Pastor, ext. 109
Rev. Ron Lewinski, Resident, ext. 118
Rev. Monsignor John P. McNamara, Pastor Emeritus
Deacon Stephen Norys, Minister of Care, ext. 110
Hank Aleliunas, Business Manager, ext. 105
Laura Kutscher, Music Director, ext. 114
DIACONAL MINISTRY
Deacon Jim and Melody Devine, ext. 113
Deacon Stephen and Gail Norys, ext. 110
Deacon Richard and Kathie Pizzato, ext. 361
Deacon Louis and Ann Riccio, ext. 362
Deacon Larry and Karen Schumacher, ext. 363
Deacon Greg and Elizabeth Vogt, ext. 364
SCHOOL
Mary Keenley, Principal, ext. 202
Mary-Anne Zielinski, Administrative Assistant, ext. 203
Terri Kolbus, Director of Admissions, ext. 249
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Elizabeth Vogt, Director of Religious Education, ext. 111
Marsha Jones, Rel. Ed. Registrar, Adm. Asst., ext. 112
Religious Education: 847-359-2846, ext. 111
PARISH SUPPORT STAFF
Mary Amirante, Receptionist, ext.100
Joyce Pizek, Bookkeeper, ext. 102
Marie Paul, Sacristan Leader, ext. 119
Nicole Carlisle, Communications Director, ext. 107
Kathryn McIntyre, Secretary, ext. 104
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Masses & Intentions for This Week
Monday, January 11
6:30 am
8:00 am
Charles Falkenberg, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kunzweiller
Maia Stephen
Susan Jacques & Family
Tuesday, January 12
6:30 am
8:00 am
St. Theresa Purgatorial Society
Linda Faith Kolbus
Religious Ed. Dept.
Wednesday, January 13
6:30 am
8:00 am
Al Schneider
Lee & Bea Kunkel
Deceased Members of the McGivney-Torp Families
Family
Thursday, January 14
6:30 am
8:00 am
Antonio Hurtado
Priest’s Intentions
Calvo Family
6:30 am
8:00 am
Arthur Maciejewski
Tulia Moreira
Russ Family
Family
Friday, January 15
Saturday, January 16
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Eunice Gapsis / Special Intention for Ricky Recto
Holy Souls in Purgatory The Mele Family
Sunday, January 17
7:00 am
8:30 am
10:00 am
11:30 am
John Olday
St. Theresa Guild
Frank Jasonowicz
Family
For Parishioners
Multi-intention:
Virginia Studzinski / Juanita Brodkorb /
Piotr Zuba / Phyllis Kovella
Please pray for all our sick parishioners, family
members, friends & loved ones, especially:
Judy Amoroso
Daniel Anfuso
Hilda Avila
Maria Ofelia Avila
Linda I. Barnstable
Patricia Blankenship
Mary Boland
Carolyn Bohlman
Arthur Byrnes
Timothy Cannon
Frank Caruk
Louis Cipparrone
Anna Maria Collier
Bob Crowell
Robert Fairman
Carole Flood
Sam Greco
Ryan Guerrero (age 16)
Don Hausser
William Hopp Jr.
Don Humphries
Vi Jasonowicz
Joan Kuthe
Darlene Landers
Mary Lucas
Zacharias Lucas
Daniel Macbride
Owen Patrick McGoldrick
Jerry Mele
Isabelle Miklius
Nancy Miklius
Kathleen Miller
Kay Miller
Krista Motley
Julie Nagle
Jean Nechi
Dale Palka
Frank Pankanin
Betty Penkava
Jeanne Pryble
Mike Raef
Dale Schafernak
Michala Schauble
Matt Schroeder
Helen Schultz
Cole Schwartz (newborn)
Charles Sebastyan
Helen Simon
Mary Kate Sleppy
Sarah Smith
Emil Solans
Ronald Sowizrol
Martha Todd
Kathy Tomusiak
Emil Tosch
Scott Wallace
Brian Ward
Ann Zimmerman
Please pray for all our military and veterans, especially:
May God Hold Them in the Palm of His Hand...
Please Pray For Those Who Have Died
Eugene Kurtz
Sgt. Robert E. Brodkorb
(Air Force S.A.C.)
Lance Corporal John F. Campe
(U.S. Marine Corp)
Alan Carlson (Navy)
Sgt. David A. Crouse (U.S.M.C.)
Jackie Fairman (Navy)
Captain Kevin Hand (Air Force)
Captain Stephen Hand
(U.S. Marine Corp)
Louis Kittler (Navy)
Colonel James F. Kott (Air Force)
Colonel Marilyn H. Kott (Air Force)
Patrick Malackowski (Air Force)
Deacon Steve Norys (Navy)
Jim Olinski (Vietnam, Army)
Deacon Lou Riccio (Korea, Army)
John Sellinger (Air Force)
Colonel Daniel Joseph Settergren
(Air Force)
Adolf Stransky (Vietnam, Navy)
Phil Urban (WWII, Air Force)
Ron Willer (Vietnam, Army)
Lt. Matthew Zak (Navy Pilot)
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE for Saturday and Sunday, January 16 & 17
Minister(s)
CELEBRANT
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 7:00 AM
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:00 AM
Sunday 11:30 AM
Fr. Tim
Fr. Tim
Fr. Dennis
Fr. Matt
Fr. Ron
Steve Norys
Jim Devine
Louis Riccio
Greg Vogt
Larry Schumacher
Willer, S.
Russ, D.
LaRusso, J.
Hirn, N.
Mayworm, M.A.
LECTORS
1-Willis, M.J.
2-Jacques, S.
1-Galvan, T.
2-Schwind, A.N.
1-Behrens, N.
2-Leo, J.
1-Miklius, L.
2-Solari, M.
1-Pacek, W.
2-O’Laughlin, N.
EXTRAORDINARY
MINISTERS
James, M.
James, I.
Peterson, B.
Carlson, A.
Brooks, K.
Caminiti, J.*
Combs, J.*
Cushing, C.
Englebrecht, E.
Kobilarcik, J.
Schwind, A.*
Travers, D.
Wezdecki, A.
Zak, B.
Arns, M.L.
Galvan, T.
Hoffman, M.
Keane, K.*
Deyhle, R.*
Hannan, S.
Kliarsky, D.
Olejniczak, Z.
Orlowski, J.
Raupp, N.
Amidei, S.
Battin, L.*
Bohlmann, K.
Bohlmann, K. L.
Poznanski, R.*
Roman, E.
Mullen, T.
Richie, R.
Appel, C.
Apuli, C.
Apuli, R.
Arvidson, M.*
Ellis, T.
Weiss, B.
Weiss, M.
Sadural, S.
Zielinski, MA.
Barsella, M.
Brinckerhoff, N.
Dzierzak, M.
Kane, N.
Krupp, R.
Oswald, C.
Attak, Matthew
Flood, B.
Flood, K.
Waldman, Andrea
Houser, Tommy
Braun, Alec
Braun, Ellie
Monroe, Grace
Monroe, Madelyn
Nalley, Margaret
Nottoli, Jimmy
Postiglione, Sabr
Daniel, Walker
Schneider, Landon
Serpico, Jake
Weiss, Amanda
Emily Barker
Yankee, Julia
Phoy, Andrew
DEACON
SACRISTAN
"H"-Designates
"Ciborium"
"C"-Designates "Cup"
* = Wash vessels
after Mass
ALTAR
SERVERS
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A Message from our Associate Pastor...
Dear Parish Family,
The season of Christmas is concluding once again and one would think that after celebrating this same event for some two
thousand years human cultures would finally get tired of it all. The fact is, I think, that in our modern task-oriented culture,
we hardly have any real excuses to pause and consider the things that matter to us the most. At the least, Christmas for
both Christians and non-Christians alike, becomes the culturally enforced excuse to give somewhat meaningful gifts to
those other than ourselves. I think that we need Christmas to remind us of people and to remind us that we have friends.
But even more importantly, it is that time of the year that somehow manages to creep up on us unexpectedly with the
sudden and dreadful thought of God. After all, Christmas represents in time what God generated in eternity – the mingling
of blood and divinity in the fabric of our collective human family. And as the story goes, the foreign exchange of immortality
with mortality becomes a real and historical event in that first and blessed body of water in the tiny womb of Mary.
From the moment you and I became living things, knit together in the secret wombs of moms and our hearts became
spoiled by curious looks and the love of mothers and fathers, and ever since the moment we learned to manage our
thoughts and memories into cohesive patterns of self-identity, we’ve longed to belong. And as we’ve learned to reason,
we’ve also learned to compromise our wild imaginings as if reason and desire were never meant to exist in the same
place. I think we’ve placed an over-glorified virtue to independence and self-accomplishment, all the while neglecting the
very thing that makes us who we are, which is each other. Now we just get lost in the strange circumstance of being
unable to put a name to that persistent and annoying
ache in those deep places within us, which we
sometimes shove off as some residue of a bygone trait
that finds no bearing in our evolved lives. Yet, there is a
whole universe in every man, woman and child, and
perhaps we find ourselves frighteningly alone within our
own empty spaces. We hope, as it were, only to be
found, discovered, and treasured.
As we leave the Christmas season behind, let’s not
abandon the awakening that it came here to bring, the
definitive harkening of the possibility to love God, self,
stranger, and life once again, or maybe for the first time.
As the very quotable John O’Donohue once wrote, “It is
difficult to love yourself, if you are not first loved. When
you are loved, your heart rushes forth in the joy of the
dance of life…Love somehow transfigures the sad
gravity of life…Like someone who has been lost for
years in a forgotten place, you rejoice in being found.”
And what a joy it truly is to hear the words which define
the life of every Christian sensibility “You are my
beloved Son” – words, which, once uttered to the Son of
God suddenly became words uttered to the rest of us.
At the end of the day, the greatest truth is not that we
are very alone but that we are very together, wrapped in
the awesome mystery of Trinitarian love.
Peace and Blessings,
Fr. Matt
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St. Theresa Seniors
OUR STEWARDSHIP
Year Actual
Christmas
2015
Basket
Online
Total
Year Prior
Christmas
2014
$ 78,240
$ 2,581
$80,821
12/27/15
Basket
Online
Total
$ 104,157
12/28/14
$ 32,563
$ 2,252
$ 34,815
$ 20,465
$ 1,844
$ 22,309
1/3/16
Basket
Online
Total
1/4/15
$ 23,526
$ 3,083
$ 26,609
$ 22,835
Pending
Our Parish Uses
For Online Donations
Sign up for online giving at
https://www.givecentral.org/location/314
Age 70 ½ and older...
You can make a tax-free gift
from your IRA.
How? With an Individual Retirement Account “IRA” Charitable
Rollover, also called a “qualified charitable distribution.”
What is an IRA Charitable Rollover? An IRA Charitable
Rollover is a direct transfer of up to $100,000 from your
Traditional IRA to a qualified charity like St. Theresa Parish.
Who is eligible to make an IRA Charitable Rollover? Any
owner of a Traditional IRA who is at least 70½ years old is
eligible.
How does an IRA Charitable Rollover benefit me? Because
the donation is made directly to St. Theresa Parish, you benefit
by not having to count the donated amount as income for tax
purposes - this can be particularly helpful in excluding all or part
of your required minimum distribution.
How long do I have to act? Under the new law enacted by
Congress and signed by the President, the IRA Charitable
Rollover is now permanently available. You can take advantage
of this unique charitable giving tool each year.
How do I make an IRA Charitable Rollover?
Contact your IRA trustee or administrator and
instruct them to make the contribution from
your IRA directly to St. Theresa Parish. They
will have forms for you to complete.
WEEK AT A GLANCE...
Monday, 1/11
Tuesday, 1/12
Wednesday, 1/13
Thursday, 1/14
6:30, 8:00am
Daily Mass (Chapel)
6:30pm
Families of Nazareth
(104)
7:00pm
Marian Rosary
Devotion (Church)
7:00pm
Boy Scout Troop 91
Committee Meeting
(105)
7:00pm
BSJ Finance
Subcommittee
(Festle)
7:30pm
KOC General
Meeting (Lower
Dolan)
7:30pm
RCIA (Bernardin)
6:30am
Daily Mass (Chapel)
8:00am
All School Mass
(Church)
10:30am
Cenacle Prayer Group
(Festle)
7:00pm
Cub Scout Pack 91
Committee Meeting
(105)
7:00pm
School—Parents’
Association Meeting
(School)
7:00pm
Parish Welcome &
Social (Lower Dolan)
6:30, 8:00am
Daily Mass (Chapel)
3:30pm
Parish Staff Meeting
(2nd Floor Pauline)
6:30pm
Women’s Chorale
(Church)
7:00pm
Boy Scout Troop 91
(Lower Dolan)
7:00pm
PPC Meeting (Festle)
7:30pm
Charismatic Prayer
Group (Bernardin)
6:30, 8:00am
Daily Mass (Chapel)
7:00pm
Women’s Club—St.
Theresa Guild
(Festle)
7:30pm
Adult Choir
Rehearsal (Church)
8:30pm
Men’s Basketball
(Gym)
Friday, 1/15
Saturday, 1/16
8:00am
Daily Mass (Chapel)
12:30pm
Confessions
(Church)
3:00pm
Holy Hour—prayer for 5:00pm
vocations to the
Mass (Church)
6:30, 8:00am
Daily Mass (Chapel)
8:30am
Adoration (Chapel)
priesthood (Chapel)
5:00pm
Benediction (Chapel)
Sunday, 1/17
7:00 am
Mass (Church)
8:30 am
Mass (Church)
10:00 am
Mass (Church)
11:30am
Mass (Church)
1:00pm
Baptisms (Church)
2015 CHRISTMAS FLOWER MEMORIALS
Donations made in honor / memory of:
James H. Neurauter, Sr.
Fred & Peggy Schwind
Joseph Borzala
Michelle Ann Burbach
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Marsico
Paul Mescher
Paul Combs
Thomas E. Dombrowski
Gerald Fleischhauer
Joseph & Murva Sherry
Bob Gazda
Maria Oleszczuk
Chester Oleszczuk
Arthur & Alice Maciezewski
Parents of Mr. & Mrs. Frank
Pellicori
Puck Lyons
Leo & Florence Thompson
Patricia L. Grisco
Therese Solawetz
Walter & Stephanie Zaremba
Bernadette Roman Hoggard
Sigmund & Mary Woelfel
John Lowecki, Jr.
Armatys Family & Friends
Walter & Jean Oswald
Failla Family
Jerome & Irene Kustermann
Jacob & Florence Ulrich
Robert A. Bowers
Richard J. Deyhle
James Cabay
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Skaleski
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Paar
Joanne M. Kengott
Roland Kurfess
Judie Weidner
Ramond & Heselbarth Families
Agnes & Walter Janowiak
Zofia & John Zielinski
The Gervasi Family
J. Hilleband
The Lipinski Family
The Gervis Family
Frank Galanti
R. Galloy
J. Grogan
E.L. Hlavacek
Geraldine Harrigan
Lucille Andersen
Vivian Mall
Bernice Horner
Jeanette Zapotocky
Sophie Vasto
Charles V. Falkenberg, Jr.
Mary Igaravidez
Berna Hanahan
Salomon Kim
Elizabeth Kang
Shaffer & Sansone Family
Nadzieja A. Miedzinska
Edward J. Miedzinska
Elizabeth J. Kocialkowski
Karen Shuey
Dorothy & John Caminiti
Gayle Photikarmbumrung
Pat Vanderwiel
Matthew Vanderwiel
John Vanderwiel
Laurie J. Mendala
Nadine E. Fachet
Jan Bielinski
Frank Lukasiuk
William C. Cordes
Robert Kane
Lucy & Wally Arvidson
Andy Carponelli
Richard McKeon
John Georgeoff
Eugene Volk
Cathy Volk-Colbert
Josephine & Russell Willis
Jean Bernath
Ella & James Malek
Susan Homuth
Georgeana & Peter Tarara
Jo & Vincent Bongiovanni
Rose & Bernard Zarzana
Peter J. Falzone
The Meller Family
Mr. & Mrs. Montano & Augstina
Mangubat
Mr. & Mrs. Facundo Alerre &
Aurora
Mrs. Herminia Lackie
Mr. Renato Alerre
Mr. Andrew Barba
Mr. Manuel Barba
Louise Fox
Robert Fox
Ann Tebbe
Don Glow
Christopher Stach
Elzbieta Dudek
Andrew Baumgartner
Arnold C. Brodkorb
Juanita M. Brodkorb
Frank J. Lopresti
Marie E. Lopresti
Tony Alexandria
Marie Alexandria
Kathleen Alexandria
Adeline Avella
Edward & Josephine Bernd
Michele & Mariana Racanelli
Peter Sentman
Brian Leoffler
Mary & Ray Storey
Tom Storey
Steven Viransi
Centella & Muscari Families
Daniel Bufanda
Michelle Krupa
Edward Kengott
Shirlee Pervenecki
Mary K. Schultz
Donald L. Schultz
Sypek Emilia
Karol Sypek
Adela Iwanicka
Kazimierz Iwanicki
Janina & Wladyskaw Gniadek
Helena & Stefan Kopcinski
Dominic Seiwek
Cy Plazak
Joe Wade
Reilly Burkeen
Margaret P. McMahon
Susan Mertes
Salvatore Galluzzo
Joe & Kathleen Giglio
Logan Giglio
Babies Giglio & Mueller
John & Jerry & Paul Occhino
Mary Occhino
Daniel Snyder
Piotr Zuba
George Norek
John & Dorothy Puzzo
Robert Zimmermann
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald M. Killigrew,Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Vinson
Peter Mele
Marie E. & Walter Neenan
The Aleliunas & Ricker Family
Ann & Michael Rubino
Paul & Dorie Bohlmann
Ben & Stephanie Szramek
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FROM THE MUSIC DIRECTOR...
“And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the
angel, praising God and saying ‘Glory to God in the highest’ “
- Luke 2: 13-14
One of the most humbling and joyful parts of my job as director of
music is accompanying a singing assembly. There is nothing
quite like the joy and beauty of hearing people gathered together,
singing all around you. During the Advent season our quiet
entrance processions were simply beautiful as your voices
supported the unaccompanied melodies of O Come, O Come
Emmanuel and Creator of the Stars . What a joyful contrast it
was to then hear the familiar Christmas carols being sung by
great crowds at the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day liturgies,
loud and joyous, all of us sharing in the angel’s song of ‘Glory to
God in the highest.’
Thank you, community of St. Theresa, for sharing the exquisite
joy of the Christmas season with the gift of your voice in song.
When everyone sings together, we are united in the purpose of
praising God, just like the multitude of heavenly hosts referred to
in Luke’s Gospel. Singing as a parish community is not about the
quality of our voices but the joy of all of us coming together to
sing as one.
No matter how strong or weak, great or not so great your voice
might be, your participation in our sung prayer makes a
difference. May the joyful sounds of music that richly filled our
Christmas season continue to fill our liturgies as we sing together
as a parish family.
KNIGHTS CORNER
BUSINESS MEETING NOTICE
Our Next Monthly Business Meeting will be on
Monday, January 11, 2016 at St. Theresa, Lower
Dolan Center at 7:30. Come for the meeting and
learn how to help those in need, serve your parish and grow in
your faith. Then stay to socialize with your fellow Brother
Knights. For more information contact Jim Arns at
grandknight4977@gmail.com.
Join Culver’s of Palatine in support of our council!
DINE AND SHARE
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
5 pm to 8 pm
Culver’s of Palatine, 1765 N. Rand Rd.
Come join the K of C Holy Ghost Council 4977 at Culver’s of Palatine
and support the Knights at the same time. Culver’s is donating 20%
of the group’s sales during this time period to our council Charities
Fund. Bring the family your aunts, uncles, grandparents and ALL of
your friends. Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to have your
dinner served to you by the Knights. Come see your friends and have
a great meal!
MENTION THIS AD WHEN ORDERING
BETTER YET! BRING IT WITH YOU SO YOU DON’T FORGET!
Be sure to stop by during our Culver’s night. So join in on
the fun and plan to meet your friends at Culver’s!
Hope To See You There!
HEALING MASS and BLESSING
ST. THERESA CHURCH
455 N. BENTON ST.
PALATINE, ILLINOIS
Fr. Chris Krymski from the NATIONAL SHRINE of St. Peregrine (Patron Saint of the Sick)
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica will be celebrating a HEALING MASS. Father will also bless
everyone individually with the first class relic of St. Peregrine after Mass. We encourage
everyone to come, pray and feel the power of God’s gift of Mercy and Healing.
When:
Monday, January 18, 2016
Rosary @ 7:00 pm
Mass @ 8:00 pm
Where: St. Theresa Church, Palatine, Illinois
Marian Rosary Devotion sponsors and invites everyone to attend this event and to bring their families, friends and neighbors.
Come and stand in for those who are unable or too sick to attend, God will be pleased with your generosity.
For more information: Call Diane (847) 204-5610 or Jean (847) 496-5970
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MINISTRY OF CARE
The Ministry of Care office is the central
point in our parish community for
outreach, resources and referrals.
Deacon Stephen Norys, Coordinator
FOOD PANTRY COLLECTION
For the weekend of January 16th & 17th
Most needed:
Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
Kleenex
Sanitary Napkins
Tuna
ON-GOING INVITATION TO SMILE…
from Fr. Dennis
We need to live in Christian joy!
Holy Scripture continually mentions Christian joy as the heart
of Christian living.
And I commend joy, for man has no good thing under the sun
but to eat and drink and be joyful…
Ecclesiastes 8:15
There is no joy in the world like bringing one soul to Christ.
William Barclay
Christian Living Today:
I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate
the love of Jesus to those who do not know Him or have
forgotten Him.
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin and Foundress
Let’s remember to smile at our public worship,
and especially as we process to receive
Holy Communion!
The Palatine March for Life
is going to Chicago!
Sunday, January 17th , 2016
MarchforLifeChicago.org
LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS
There are limited seats left
on the coach buses leaving from St. Theresa Church!
St. Theresa March for Life Chicago Bus Trip SCHEDULE
9:30 am - Check in at St. Theresa Church before special 10:00 Mass or
10:30 am - Check in at the Dolan Center of St. Theresa
11:00 am - FREE Hot dog lunch provided by K of C and Ladies Aux.,
Live music, and Ecumenical prayer.
12:00 pm - Buses load for March for Life Chicago in Federal Plaza
Life-affirming signs will be available to share the love of LIFE!
5:00 pm (approx.) - Arrive back at St. Theresa Church
To reserve your spot call ASAP!
Contact Maria Goldstein or Laura Vandercar at 847-651-4877
or email NWFL526@gmail.com
Sponsored by the St. Theresa/St. Thomas Respect Life Team and NorthWest Families for Life
www.NorthWestFamiliesforLife.weebly.com
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43rd ANNIVERSARY OF ROE v. WADE DAILY HERALD AD PROJECT
On January 22, 2016 we will mourn the 43rd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision
legalizing abortion through all nine months of pregnancy. Since that fateful day, over 56 million unborn
children have lost their lives to abortion. At least as many women and men are living with a lifetime of
regret. (See help-line below)
•
•
Catholic Parishes in Vicariate I are once again sponsoring ads in the Daily Herald to
acknowledge the dignity and humanity of each of these lives.
Please consider contributing $5.00 (minimum) toward the cost of the ad. Sponsors have the option of listing their names
in the ad or remaining anonymous. The ad will run on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23 in the first
section of the Daily Herald.
Members of the Respect Life Team will be available to accept your donations after Mass the weekend of Jan. 9-10 or you can
complete the form below and drop it off at the table or the Parish Office next week. You can see a sample of the ad at the tables next
weekend.
I/we wish to contribute $__________ to help sponsor the newspaper ad in the Daily Herald.
I/we wish my/our name to appear in the Daily Herald as a supporter._______
I/we DO NOT wish my/our name to appear in the Daily Herald._________
Name: ________________________________________________________________
If there are any questions, please call the parish office. Thank you for your support!
Facing an unintended pregnancy? You are not alone. Call 1-800-712-HELP or www.OptionLine.org
Hurting from abortion? You are loved. Call 1-888-456-HOPE or www.AbortionRecovery.org
Hugs for the Homebound
Do you know someone in a nursing home or homebound
who could use a “hug”?
The Respect Life Team, in coordination with the Ministry of Care and St. Theresa School, is beginning a new outreach program.
We will be sending monthly cards of prayer and encouragement to your relatives and friends who are homebound or in a nursing
home. This small gesture can provide prayerful comfort and support to those in special need of healing and consolation. We
want them know that their brothers and sisters in Christ have not forgotten them.
Recipients do not need to be parishioners. They can reside in or out of our parish.
Through the program:
1. They will receive a greeting card in the mail every month signed by students at St. Theresa School.
2. They will be prayed for every month by the students.
To have a note sent:
Please email or call Deacon Steve Norys (moc@sttheresachurch.org or 847-358-7760 x.110) with names and addresses of the
people who could use a "hug."
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ST. THERESA RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Thank you for all who participated in and helped to make the Christmas Eve Pageant great!
Coming this winter…
St. Theresa Religious Education Presents:
Winter Luau
Saturday, February 27th 2016
6pm- 10pm
In the Dolan Center
$25 / $30 at the door per person, includes food, entertainment,
non-alcoholic drinks,
and 1 fancy alcoholic beverage
(more alcoholic drinks are available at cash bar)
Adults over 21 only, please.
All Adults in the parish are invited.
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ST. THERESA SCHOOL
Sing, Choirs of Angels...
The St. Theresa School children welcomed the Christ Child in glorious prayer and chorus
at the Christmas Concert and Prayer Service, both of which took place before the break.
ST. THERESA SCHOOL OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS
St. Theresa School,
Preschool through 8th grade,
will be hosting an OPEN HOUSE on
Sunday, January 31, 2016
from 12:30pm—2:00pm.
ALL are welcome to attend.
For more information regarding
admissions at St. Theresa School,
or for a tour of the campus, please
call or email Terri Kolbus,
Admissions Director,
847-359-1820 x249 or
tkolbus@sttheresaschool.com.
COME BEGIN THE JOURNEY WITH US
See how St. Theresa School can make a difference in your child's life!
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
1 Sm 1:1-8; Ps 116:12-19; Mk 1:14‑20
Tuesday:
1 Sm 1:9-20; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Mk 1:21‑28
Wednesday:
1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20; Ps 40:2, 5, 7-10; Mk 1:29‑39
Thursday:
1 Sm 4:1-11; Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25; Mk 1:40‑45
Friday:
1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a; Ps 89:16-19; Mk 2:1‑12
Saturday:
1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a; Ps 21:2-7; Mk 2:13‑17
Sunday:
Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11
ADORATION
O Come, let us Adore Him.
O Come, let us Adore Him.
O Come, let us Adore Him,
Christ the Lord.
Adoration of the Holy Eucharist is offered
every Friday, all day long,
in the St. Theresa chapel.
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The Catholic Community of St. Theresa Parish
PARISH ADDRESS:
455 N. Benton St., Palatine, IL 60067
Parish Website: www.sttheresachurch.org
Phone: 847-358-7760
Fax: 847-202-8941
Sundays: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 and 11 :30 AM
Weekdays: 6:30 and 8:00 AM
Saturday: 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Vigil)
SCHOOL ADDRESS:
445 N. Benton St., Palatine, IL 60067
School Website: www.sttheresaschool.com
Office: 847-359-1820
Fax: 847-705-2084
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Thursday: 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
MASS SCHEDULE
ST. THERESA PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of St. Theresa Parish is to share Christ with others through the sacraments, education, prayer and service.
NEW PARISHIONERS
PARISH COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Welcome to St. Theresa. We invite you to contact the parish secretary
and/or speak with a Greeter before Sunday Mass for information on
registration. Also, please visit the parish website and view the
Welcome Info button for helpful information.
Parish Pastoral Council: Leo Miklius
Board of Specified Jurisdiction (School Board): Tom Paar
Finance Council: Jerry Sara
Religious Education Board: Frank Annerino
VISITATION OF THE SICK
BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY / MINISTERS OF CARE TO THE SICK
If you or a family member are in a local hospital and would like a visit
from a priest, please call the Parish Office. Those who are
homebound can also make arrangements to receive communion on a
regular basis by calling the Ministry of Care, 847-358-7760.
Deacon Stephen Norys, 847-358-7760 ext. 110
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, HOLY GHOST COUNCIL:
Saturdays at 12:30-1:30 PM or by appointment.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Baptism is celebrated at 1:00 PM on the first and third Sundays of the
month. Parents are asked to arrive at 12:45 PM. Parents must take
part in preparation classes before the Baptism takes place. Please
call the Parish Office to make arrangements. Parents are required to
attend the classes before the baby is born.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS and ALTAR SERVERS
Marie Paul, mariep@sttheresachurch.org or 847-358-7760 ext. 119
Jim Arns, grandknight4977@gmail.com
2nd Monday of month, 7:30 PM Lower Dolan Center
MARIAN ROSARY and MASS: Mondays at 7:00 PM, in the church
OUR LADY of FATIMA DEVOTIONS:
First Saturday of month after the 8:00 AM Mass
CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP:
Wednesdays at 7:30 PM in the Pauline Center; Deacon Lou Riccio
Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance. Please
call the Parish Office to make an appointment with a priest. No other
plans should be finalized until then.
REACH (Special Religious Education for Adults)
SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Maria Goldstein, 1st Tuesday of the month, 7:00 PM in the Pauline Center
This sacrament offers the Lord's healing strength and peace to
anyone who is seriously or chronically ill, hospitalized or about to
have surgery. Please call the Parish Office if you wish to have
someone receive this sacrament.
SACRAMENT FOR ADULTS
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
Anyone interested in joining the Catholic Church or wanting
information about the Catholic Church is asked to call Deacon Larry
Schumacher at 847-358-7760 ext. 363. Baptized, adult Catholics who
have not received the Sacraments of Eucharist or Confirmation and
wish to, call Deacon Schumacher.
For Bulletin: bulletin@sttheresachurch.org
For Scheduling: scheduling@sttheresachurch.org
For Website: webmaster@sttheresachurch.org
Deacon Rich and Kathie Pizzato
RESPECT LIFE, www.sttheresachurch.org/respect life
ST. THERESA WOMEN’S CLUB: Liz Gawlik
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT de PAUL
Last Monday of month, 7:00 PM, in Pauline Center
WEDDING REHEARSAL MINISTRY: Mary Vaughan
YOUTH MINISTRY
LIFT@sttheresachurch.org
Nancy Brinckerhoff
Kathy Ferry
Maureen Ross
Rev. Matthew Jamesson