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The Epiphany of the Lord January 5, 2020
January 5, 2020 Visitation Catholic Church
WELCOME TO VISITATION CATHOLIC CHURCH Love and Service to Others 779 S. York Street ● Elmhurst, IL ● 60126 ● www.visitationparish.org Daily Mass: Monday-Friday, 6:15 AM, 8:15 AM Saturday Reconciliation: 4:00-4:45 PM Regular Saturday Mass Hours: 8:15 AM, 5:00 PM Regular Sunday Mass Hours: 7:00 AM, 8:15 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 6:00 PM VISITATION PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Visitation Parish, a Roman Catholic Community in the Diocese of Joliet-in-Illinois, seeks to draw all to Jesus Christ, revelation of the Father and font of the Holy Spirit, by celebrating the Sacraments, educating people of all ages in the Truths of the Catholic Faith, and reaching out to those who are physically, emotionally, or spiritually in need.
Where is the rest of my flock? MAKE IT YOUR NEW YEAR’S
RESOLUTION TO SIGN UP ON FLOCKNOTE!
Our parish benefits when our parishioner count is accurate. And now, all envelope and online giving
is being recorded in our new Flocknote registry system.
To receive your giving records at the end of 2020, you must be registered.
It really takes just 2 minutes.
SPOUSES, PLEASE REGISTER SEPARATELY AND USE A DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESS AND CELL PHONE NUMBER
WE CAN HELP YOU REGISTER. CALL THE RECTORY 630-834-6700
The Epiphany of the Lord January 5, 2020
Visitation is beautifully decorated for the Christmas Sea-son! Thank you to everyone who put in their time, talent and treasure to make our Church so festive.
Thank you especially to the Trumbetta Family for spon-soring our wonderful new outdoor Nativity set. The set is further enhanced by the lovely crèche built by Waclaw Walkosz. This can all be seen outside the main Parish Center entrance.
Thank you to all of the parishioners who donated a piece of our new indoor Nativity, which can be seen to the left of the altar as you walk into the church: The Doyle Fami-ly, The Udovich Family, The Nguyen/Patel Family, Mary Rita Moore, The Hardt Family, The Pacold Family, Alyce Vaughn, Margrette Mary Bradley, The Family of Tom McCabe, Maria Gambino, and the donors who chose to be anonymous.
Visitation is truly blessed to have so many wonderful and generous parishioners!
VISITATION PASTORAL STAFF ● Rev. Greg Skowron, Pastor, 815-791-6073 [email protected] ● Rev. Shaun Cieslik, Parochial Vicar, 630-834-6700 [email protected] ● Dcn. Anthony Spatafore, Pastoral Associate, 630-834-6700 [email protected] ● Dcn. Jay Janousek, 630-834-2863 ● Dcn. James Eaker, 630-530-7596 ● Dcn. Mike Iozzo [St. Peregrine Ministry], 630-567-4700 [email protected] ● Dcn. Michael O’Ryan [St. Peregrine Ministry], 630-530-2954 [email protected] PARISH FAITH FORMATION/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ● Matthew Pozen, 630-279-7058, x502 [email protected] YOUTH MINISTRY ● Jake Bartley, Youth Minister, [email protected]
MUSIC ● Barbara Masters, Parish Music Director, 630-834-8190 [email protected] OFFICE STAFF ● Marek Latocha, Business Manager 630-834-6700, x202, [email protected] ● Suzanne Noonan, Secretary, 630-834-6700 ● Teodora Kulikowska, Admin. Asst., 630-834-6700, x206 ● Susan Hemmersmeier, Communications Manager [email protected] VISITATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL Website: www.visitationelmhurst.org Phone: 630-834-4931/Fax: 630-834-4936 ● Carrie Mijal, School Principal, [email protected] ● Katie McVey, School Assistant Principal [email protected]
PARISH AND PASTORAL STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: [MON-THUR] 8:30 AM-4:30 PM [FRI] 8:30 AM-12 Noon ● Phone: 630-834-6700 Fax: 630-834-6711 ● Email: [email protected] ● Parish Website: WWW.VISITATIONPARISH.ORG
Deanery Website: easterndupagedeanery.org
BISHOP OF JOLIET
Most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, J.C.D.
WWW.DIOCESEOFJOLIET.ORG
Visitation Parish would like to thank George Klein for his
15 years of ministry service as Head Usher. George has
officially “retired” from the role and he will be greatly
missed. George coordinated a crew of thoughtful and
efficient ushers, and could always be seen at Sunday and
holiday masses making sure parishioners and visitors had
a place to worship and any special needs of the
congregation and priests and deacons were met. Thank
you, George!"
and on Thursdays after 8:15 A.M. mass, we pray for our or-dained. Please take some time to pray with us and bring your rosary.
January 5, 2020 Visitation Catholic Church
ARMED FORCES PRAYER LIST We remember in prayer our military as they serve in our Armed Forces and pray for God’s protection.
U.S. Air Force MSGT Kevin James (Langley AFB, VA) AMN Natalee Arbino (Wright Paterson, OH) AMN E2 Jacob Neimanas (Travis AFB, CA) A1C Eric E. James (Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX) U.S. Army 1LT Steven Taylor (Fort Riley, KS) MAJ Patrick Leen (Quatar) 1 LT Joseph D. Frost (Ft. Knox) CPT Nicholas Keller (Ft. Knox, KY) 1 LT Thomas J. Diwisch (Fort Bragg, NC) PFC Stephen J. Taylor (Lielvārde AFB, Latvia) 2 LT Frances Cervone (Fairbanks, AK) 1 LT Nathaniel E. Greenberg (Fort Hood, TX) U.S. Army National Guard PVT Christopher J Slowinski (Ft. Leonard Wood, MO) MAJ Joseph Doyle (ID) CPL James Kotowski (Afghanistan) Thomas Treslo (Afghanistan) U.S. Coast Guard CPO Patrick Kirby (TX) U.S. Marine Corps PVT Nicholas Acevedo (CA) 1 LT Kurt P. James (Camp Pendleton, CA) SGT David Byrne (Japan) CPL Conor Croci (MCAS Miramar, CA) LCPL Eric E. Gibas (Camp Pendleton, CA) PVT Dominik Tosto (San Diego, CA) United States Navy LCDR Robert Aranha (United States)
Information Meeting for Navajo Mission to Chinle, Arizona
The Joliet Diocese – Partnership in Mission is planning its
next Navajo Construction Mission to Chinle,
Arizona. Two information meetings will be held —one on
January 7th, 2020 from 7-9 pm, the other on January 15th,
2020 from 7-9 pm at the Blanchette Catholic Center –
16555 Weber Rd. – Crest Hill, IL 60403. Interested
persons are invited to attend. Further information can be
found at https://
partnershipinmission.managedmissions.com/OurTrips or
call 815-221-6258, email: [email protected]
Thank you to the following families for donating
Christmas Flowers:
Mr. & Mrs. John Bolger, Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Nelson
And In memory of Harry Doyle
St. Monica Prayer Group Come pray with us for your loved ones who have
drifted away from the faith or who are outside of the
Church. This fellowship group will meet the first
Tuesday of every month.
Visitation Parish, 779 S. York Rd, Elmhurst,
IL, Fireside Room, Parish Center,
Tuesday, November 5, 7-8 PM
Questions, call Bonita at 630-279-0816 or
Sheila at 630-329-1867 “...if two of you are on earth agree about anything for
which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my
heavenly Father.” Mt18:19
The Epiphany of the Lord January 5, 2020
Our ENDOW studies on
ST THOMAS AQUINAS, PART 2
will begin on Wednesday, January 8,
from 7-9pm and
resume Thursday, January 9,
9-11am in the Visitation Parish Center.
The studies run for 8-12 weeks. The Wednesday even-
ing session will begin part 2 and Thursday morning
will resume on chapter 4 where we left off before the
Advent Season.
If you are new to the studies, please register by going
to the following link: https://endowgroups.org/groups/
karen-stuefen-s-visitation-group-2
FYI...ENDOW is offering a $10 discount through 2019
on Deus Caritas Est (God Is Love). Use code Endow12
at checkout.
Pope St. John Paul II said, “the Church has been justi-
fied in consistently proposing St. Thomas as a master
of thought and a model of the
right way to pursue theolo-
gy.” Here we explore what
Aquinas has to teach us
about the virtues and theory
and the essential purpose of
living the moral life as Cath-
olic women.
Be Kind and Merciful through the 2020
Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal
All parishioners will receive a mailing from the Diocese of
Joliet this month about the 2020 Catholic Ministries Annual
Appeal (CMAA). Our annual appeal is vitally important to
not only the diocese, but also to our parish as well. The
CMAA supports 30 ministries that benefit every parish and
allow us all to Be Kind and Merciful to the most vulnerable
in our community.
Our parish’s goal for the 2020 CMAA is <$GOAL>, and 70
percent of any amount we raise over our goal will be
returned to us. This is a great opportunity for our parish!
Please review the materials and then prayerfully reflect on
your gift to this year’s annual appeal.
If you do not receive a mailing from the diocese about the
CMAA, please contact the parish office.
Consecrate Yourself to St. Joseph, Our Spiritual Father!
From the Marian Fathers at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy… ”In the midst of crisis, confusion, and a world at war with the Church, it's time to come home again to our spiritual father, St. Joseph. In this richly researched and lovingly presented program of [a 33-day] consecration to St. Joseph, Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, brings to life the wonders, the power, and the ceaseless love of St. Joseph, Universal Patron of the Church and the Terror of Demons… He calls on all of us to turn to St. Joseph, entrust ourselves, our Church, and our world to our spiritual father's loving care, and then watch for wonders when [he] opens the floodgates of Heaven to pour out graces into our lives today.”
Complete with incredible endorsements from His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, DD, Most Rev. Athanasius Schneider, ORC, DD, Scott Hahn, PhD, Dr. Ray Guarendi (Speaker, Author, and EWTN TV Host), Jim Cavaziel (Actor, “The Passion of the Christ”), amongst many others.
For more information about this
consecration or to purchase a
personal copy of the book,
Consecration to St. Joseph: The
Wonders of Our Spiritual Father,
please visit:
consecrationtostjoseph.org
January 5, 2020 Visitation Catholic Church
Candles will burn perpetually this week before the
Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel of Our
Lady, Mother of the Eucharist, for the following
intentions:
For the intentions of Isabel Rodriguez
Before the statues of Our Lady and St. Joseph in the
church, vigil candles burn for requested intentions. If
you would like to have a candle lit, please call the
parish office at 630-834-6700. This week candles
will burn for the following intentions:
For Vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
PRAYERS FOR OUR FAMILY
For the Sick Please pray for all the sick and their families:
Dcn. Jay Janousek
For the Deceased Please pray for all the deceased and their families.
If you or a member of your family is ill or hospitalized and
would like to be placed on our Prayer List, please call the
Rectory office and let us know.
Due to privacy issues we will only honor requests made by
you or a family member. Your name will remain on the list
for two weeks. Please call the office to add a name or to
have the name continued for two weeks.
CHURCH VIGIL CANDLE INTENTIONS
FLAME OF FAITH INTENTIONS
LO, IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
Where Jesus is, Mary is too. She cooperated with
God to bring forth our Savior. Throughout our
Lord’s life, Mary made herself available to Him. As
the Mother of God, Mary calls us to the Eucharistic
Sacrifice of the Mass and Eucharistic Adoration. We
must make it a habit to imitate her. Since our primary
calling as creatures is to love and adore our Creator, it
is fitting to take time during this Christmas season to
recognize our dependence on Him. You want to
show love? You must receive it first. Just as roses
bloomed in December as a sign of Our Lady of
Guadalupe to Juan Diego’s bishop, roses of holiness
can bloom in our hearts from every moment spent in
Jesus’ presence. He can soften hearts, heal hearts,
and encourage hearts. Leaving the Adoration throne
room, we are filled with His love. It is then that we
are prepared to bring Him to others.
Mary, after the Annunciation, immediately went to
visit her cousin Elizabeth, to attend to her needs
before the birth of John the Baptist. Upon greeting
Mary, Elizabeth said, “…but who am I that the
mother of my Lord, should come to me?” (Luke 1:43)
And John leapt in his mother’s womb. Let this be a
sign to us to not delay our acts of charity towards
others. Mary was filled with Jesus and straightaway
brought Love to Elizabeth and John, filling them with
the joy of the Holy Spirit.
Be filled with the Holy Spirit this Christmas season.
Like the shepherds in the fields on Christmas night,
hasten to make your way to the Adoration Chapel.
“Rejoice in the Lord always…all men should notice
how kind you are. The Lord is near. Put all anxiety
away from your minds. Present your needs to God in
every form of prayer and in petitions full of gratitude.
Then will God’s own peace, which goes beyond all
comprehension, stand guard over your hearts and
minds, in Christ Jesus, our Lord.” (Phil. 4:4-7) May
all our families be like the Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary, and Joseph: filled with the peace and love of
God!
The Adoration Chapel is open perpetually. Let’s
keep it that way going into the New Year! Many
registered adorers need partners. Hasten to Him Who
loves you, so you can bring His love to others! To
register, call Mary Lewis at 630-941-9173 or Joan
Taylor at 630-530-8963.
Twitter @vis_parish
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Find us on social media!
Please join Deacon Jim and others to pray to end abortion
on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. at Anchor Clinic, 1189
Roosevelt in Glen Ellyn.
PRO LIFE
The Epiphany of the Lord January 5, 2020
MASS INTENTIONS
Readings for the week of January 5, 2020
GOSPEL REFLECTION
January 5, 2020
The Epiphany of The Lord
We may walk many roads when we search for God, and
He leads us all the while. The men we honor today were
not Jews. The Messiah wasn’t coming for them, not in the
minds of Jesus’ contemporaries. These men were
astrologers. They were adept at reading portents in the sky,
a practice condemned in the Mosaic covenant. Still, to the
best of their knowledge and awareness, they were seeking
the truth. This truth led them to journey from their own
homeland to honor a king they’d never met, one they
couldn’t be sure truly existed. “‘We saw his star at its
rising and have come to do him homage.’” Who do you
know seeks God so tenaciously?
“Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,” the Gospel
tells us. Who are the seekers in your own life? Maybe it’s
your cautiously curious co-worker, the neighbor who
unexpectedly found peace on a yoga retreat, or your
desperately angry child who has chosen, for now, to go
their own way. Perhaps they’re not overtly headed for
Jesus now, not yet. But they may well be seekers of truth
in ways we didn’t expect. Our invitation is to listen,
inquire, and give directions when appropriate.
The magi and modern-day seekers can inspire us as well.
When is the last time you sought God’s truth so
tenaciously? As believers, it can perhaps be easy to
become desensitized to the Christmas season and to the
miraculous reality we recently celebrated. Mass may have
been lovely, but so was the succulent roast beef, the crisp
smell of evergreen, and the warm glow of family. Consider
asking yourself, “God, do I know you as well as I should?
Would I journey as far as the magi to meet You, if I could?
Do I journey to meet You daily in prayer? What do those
answer say about me, and about our relationship?” Perhaps
we, like the magi, can once again be “overjoyed” at seeing
the Light of the World.
■ Monday, January 6 6:15 AM Intentions of Larry & Nancy Wilsak 8:15 AM James O’Malley ■ Tuesday, January 7 6:15 AM Marge Thallemer 8:15 AM Richard & Camella Kapraun ■ Wednesday, January 8 8:15 AM Gerald O’Hara 8:15 AM Francis Vasquez ■ Thursday, January 9 6:15 AM Michael Thallemer 8:15 AM Intentions of Teresa Mirenicki ■ Friday, January 10 6:15 AM Shaw Lai 8:15 AM Richard Plotz ■ Saturday, January 11 8:15 AM Intentions of Scott & Anne Davis 5:00 PM Linda Tierney Kathy Billings Don Young ■ Sunday, January 12
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 7:00 AM Raymond Sofia 8:15 AM Intentions of Teresa Mironicki Donald Young 10:00 AM People of the Parish Arlene Ahlgrim Gabriel Remy 11:30 AM Tom Rehfield Marcia Olsen 6:00 PM Gary Jenkins
Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12
Monday: 1 Jn 3:22-4:6/Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10/Mk 6:34-44
Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18/Mk 6:45-52
Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19-5:4/Lk 4:14-22a
Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Lk 5:12-16
Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Jn 3:22-30
Next Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Acts 10:34-38/Mt 3:13-17
January 5, 2020 Visitation Catholic Church
The Epiphany of the Lord January 5, 2020
VISITATION PARISH LITURGICAL MINISTRY SCHEDULE
1-11/1-12 5:00 PM 7:00 AM 8:15 AM 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 6:00 PM
LECTORS Bob Kaminski Bill Milano Tony Cuzzone Kati Potaczek William G. Burke Gerry Weaver
EUCHARISTIC
MINISTERS Dianne C.
Carter
Elaine Ryba
MaryAnn
Santucci
Cathy Sholtis
Marianne
Stanke
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NOT FILLED
NOT FILLED
Michael
Deardurff
Megan
Deardurff
Mary McCann
Stephen L. Ruff
Karen Boozell
Jessica Felice
Rufo
Lacsamana
Al Potaczek
Pam Hauser
James L. Hauser
Susan Maloney
Kelley Mical
Rachael Gilboy
Paul Morris
Colleen Costello
Rauen
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ALTAR
SERVERS Rachael Bricker
Will Bryk
Dillon Noble
Sophia
Braafhart
Julianna
McKillop
NOT FILLED
Luke Beckman
Jacob Wede
Benjamin Wede
Alysa Lawton
Natalie
Lawton
Nick Zaragoza
Brady Lavin
Christopher
Murphy
Adrian Schafer
Mikey Curtin
Molly McGreal
Lucy Russ
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Charlie Hosler
Thomas Hosler
Ryan Mayfield
Meg Prabhu Peter Frost
Morgan Frost
Clare Lopatka
Ryan Meydrech
Georgianna Nemeth
Max Nemeth
Brendan Bassing
Ryan Mayfield
DAILY 8:15 AM MASS ALTAR SERVER ASSIGNMENT (DECEMBER 30-4)
THIS SUNDAY! Fr. McDonald Council #1911 Blood Drive
Sunday, January 5, 2020
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Visitation Hospitality Center
779 S. York Road, Elmhurst
Walk-ins
Welcome!