the family of saint gerald 9310 s. 55th court oak lawn
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The Family of Saint Gerald 9310 S. 55th Court
Oak Lawn, Ill. 60453 October 18, 2020
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Our Shooting Star
I come from a very small family. My mom, dad and two brothers. I had three uncles, two grandmothers and one great grandmother. I never met either grandfather. I was very blessed to have been born into a very loving, fun family.
My mom had one brother. His name was Kenneth. Kenneth was 8 years younger than my mom. She loved Ken and doted on him. They had tough times growing up but with the help and guidance of their mom and grandmother they did very well.
Now hearing about Ken from my mom she said he was a very curious young child and loved going to Mass. He always wanted to sit in the front pew at church and he sang the loud-est. The good sisters of the parish sat in the pew directly behind Ken and the family. They al-ways said how much they enjoyed his singing. Although my mom said that he sang off key, but the sisters were really being kind.
Mom told me that Uncle Ken always had his nose in a book and loved to read about the stars and the planets. He would then go outside to the front porch and tell his numerous friends what he had just read. The other children were captivated by his tales.
Mom and her family lived across the street from St. Cecelia’s Catholic church and they be-came very good friends with Fr. Thomas Raftery. Fr. Raftery would come over very often. He would talk about different things and he talked in great length about the priesthood. After Ken graduated from eighth grade he went to Quigley. He then went on to Mundelein and became a priest.
The entire family was so excited and proud to have a priest in the family. Fr. Kenneth S. Wojtas. His first assignment was St. Thomas the Apostle in Hyde Park. He was chaplain at Billings hospital and Lying In also in Hyde Park.
But as they say people make plans and the good Lord sits back and just smiles. For you see, my brothers and I did not have much time with Uncle Ken. He and two other priests, Fr. Tho-mas Fisher and Fr. Harry Heineman along with Fr. Heinemans brother (who was the pilot of the plane) perished in a plane crash.
I often think of Uncle Ken as a shooting star, beautiful and bright but faded much to quickly. I wonder what Uncle Ken could have and would have accomplished had he lived a longer life. But the good Lord had other plans.
Kate Zagata, Bulletin Editor
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Tina Lackner Bob Lamb Cody Lenoci Kathy Levickis Joyce Lewandowski Mary Lindzius Dorothy Longfellow Cathy Losos Jim Lucchetti Chris Lundstrom Bill Lyons Peggy Madera Kate Martin Debbie Martinez Gene Martyn Jr. Kelly McCain Mr. & Mrs. McCormick Marilyn McEathron David McMullen Christopher Melody Ronald Merlini Catherine Miller Maureen Mrugala Jimmy Murphy Mary Nally Kate Newhart Juan Nieto Mary O’Boyle Victoria Rose Ogrodny Laila Bader O’Flaherty Patricia Oksanen MaryJo Olejniczak Mary Owens Carol Paprocki Roselynn Peary Carmen Pendroza Carol Ploog John Raciak Debbie Ries-Cunningham Lena Rayas Bruce Renz
Bob Reyes Jerry Rizzuto Nancy Ryan Lena Ryan Linda Saathoff Frances Sacino Gerrit Schoenig Alexander Scott Christina Scott Deirdre Scott Robbie Segina Randy Skendzel John Sluga Rosemarie Sobczak Joel Staszewski Linda Stearns Jill Steigerwald Helen Stewart Joseph Streit Joseph Streppa Christine Sullivan Nicki Susralski Debbie Brennan Stein Vicki Sye Salvatore (Sam) Teresi Charles Thompson Marissa Torres Leonard Trzeciak Rita Tucholski Carrie Tully Norman Vereecke Gemma Vivar Marcia Vorac Robert Walsh Nicolas Walter Kathleen Wampach Diane Ward Frances Wilhelm Joyce Wilkinson Jean Wilson Alan Wisniewski Stella Wisniewski Jameson Woodworth Mary Ellen Ziegler
Pray for the sick listing
5:00PM 7:30AM 9:15AM 11:00AM
N Mica D Kobzaruk F Bertucci T Jones
J Anderson, S Weber P Butkus, T Paluck S Krystof, C Vendetti T Jones, M Yerkes
10/24-25 MASS TIMES LECTOR EUCHARISTIC MINISTER
ALL SOULS MASS Our All Souls Mass where we mention all our deceased by name for the year. will be held on Monday, November 2nd at 7pm. We will be taking reservations starting with the week of
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PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS
Baptisms
The Stewardship of our Family of Saint Gerald 10/11/20 Collections Masses $3771.00* Mailed/Dropped Off $4394.00 Give Central $1312.00 Archdiocese $Unavailable Utilities $616.00 Total $10,093.00 THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. *Includes Utilities Our parish family depends upon your support and
cannot exist without you. When you are not able to be here we thank you for remembering your financial commitment to our faith community and each other.
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We congratulate our parents and families, whose child was welcomed into the new life of Baptism. May God protect this little one, reborn into the Family of God.
DEATHS
Sunday, Oct 18 7:30am Sophie & Vincent Wisniewski 9:15am Margaret Mary O ’ Sullivan, Ronald Vasaitis 11:00am Daniel & Rosemarie Sobczak, Fouzie Hasso, Daniel A. Saad, Paul & Arlene Vanderbilt, Lucille Flynn, Cameron H. Ivey, Krzysztof Tralka Monday, Oct. 19 8:00am John & Bud McGrail, Rita Walsh, Ray Tinman Tuesday, Oct. 20 8:00am Daniel William Braun, Frank Dobbs Wednesday, Oct. 21 8:00am Jacqueline Giebelhausen, John Fedor, Raymond Gorski, Roel Crucero Thursday, Oct 22 8:00am Patrick Fallon, Gabriel Castilleja, Spec Int for Bruce Renz, Spec Int for Roselynn Peary Friday, Oct 23 8:00am Patrick & Ellen Dunican, Roman Olejarz, Philomena Moran Saturday, Oct 24 5:00 Bessie Cadek, William & Helen McClelland, Dan Carroll Sunday, Oct 25 7:30am Fr. Malcolm 9:15am Leslea Wagner, Daniel Morales, Giuseppe Scalise 11:00am Margaret McGrath, Matthew Gulino, Jan Kopec, Fr. Lawrence J. Malcolm, Therese M. Langan, James Chavez, Spec Int for Emma Dearth
MISSION STATEMENT We are the Family of St. Gerald- People of God, brought together in the Eucharist as the Body of Christ. We gather as sisters and brothers with the Lord, welcoming and inviting others to journey with us to become more like Christ. We strive for spiritual fulfillment by building a community of love and service.
WELCOME BACK We are now able to have 120 people at each Mass. We have plenty of room so please join us. We have had no reports of anyone coming down with the virus. Every effort is being made to thoroughly clean the church and we follow all the rules for hand cleaning mask wearing and social distancing. So please call the office at 708 422-0234 to make your reservation or you can also go on line to the St. Gerald Website, stgerald.com click on signup genius icon.
Grace Elizabeth Reiners Dtr. of Matthew and Clare Mucker Reiners
Josephine Tannura Jeanne Marie Seufert-Fowlie
May Choirs of angels welcome them.
If there is an emergency in which you would need to contact a priest for the Anointing of the Sick in the evening please call the Parish Office at 708 422-0234 this will connect you through to the Rectory. In all non-emergency situations please contact us during regular business hours at the same phone number.
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Confession Regulations Effective 8/1/20 confession times are 4:00-4:30. Prior registration is required. Please call the Parish Office. If you need a different time, again, please call the parish office for an appointment 708 422-0234.
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The Family of Saint Gerald www.stgerald.com Oak Lawn, Illinois
WEEK END LITURGIES SATURDAY 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY 7:30, 9:15, 11:00
WEEKDAY LITURGIES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8AM ADORATION CHAPEL NOT OPEN AT THIS TIME THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturdays,4:00-4:30 p.m. please call the parish
Weddings should be scheduled at least six months in advance. Please contact the Wedding Coordinator.
Baptisms are celebrated every Sunday. Parents are expected to go through a Baptismal preparation session. Classes are held on the third Thursday of the month at 7PM in the Par-ish Meeting Room. Please call the Parish Of-fice to register for the class.
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ST. GERALD PARISH STAFF
Rev. Robert Pajor…………Pastor [email protected] Rev. Michael Flynn………. Associate Pastor Rev. William Browne……..Resident Rev. Mr. Michael Fekete….Deacon [email protected] Mr. Thomas Forbes……….Parish Business Manager [email protected] Mrs. Kemberly Markham…Principal [email protected] Mr. Leo McGinnis…………Coord. of Religious Education [email protected] Mrs. Sandy Weber…………Ministry of Care [email protected] Mr. Michael Glowacki……. Music Director [email protected] Ms. Debbie Janicke……….. Dev Director [email protected] Mrs. Laura Kowalski………Wedding Coordinator [email protected] Mrs. Kate Zagata…………...Bulletin Editor [email protected] Parish Office 9310 S 55th Ct. Telephone 708 422-0234 Fax 708 422-0822 School 9320 S 55th Ct. Telephone 708 422-0121 Fax 708 422-9216 Religious Education (REY) Office 708 423-0458 Convent 708 422-0280
CHURCH NAME AND NUMBER Saint Gerald #587 ADDRESS- 9310 s. 55TH Court Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453 PHONE- 708 422-0234 CONTACT PERSON- Kate Zagata SOFTWARE- Ms Publisher 2003 Windows 7 Adobe Acrobat 9.0 PRINTER- Hp Color Laserjet 2550 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT- Cover through 1-10 SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN Oct. 18, 2020 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS-We want 300 bulletins this time. Please deliver the bulletins to the Parish Office not the church. The parish office is the building south of the church. Thank you.