Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Cletus Canticle 600 W. 55th Street - La Grange, IL 60525

(708) 352-6209 Rectory (708) 352-4820 School

www.stcletusparish.com September 2, 2012

All are welcome.

Handicapped parking is located in front of church. Personal hearing devices are available from the ushers/greeters.

Children’s Chapel available for the young and the restless

in the rear of the church.

PARISH STAFF REV. ROBERT CLARK Pastor REV. EDGAR RODRIGUEZ Associate Pastor/Administrator REV. KENNETH BAKER Associate Pastor REV. CHARLES GALLAGHER Pastor Emeritus REV. RON ANGLIM Weekend Associate REV. MR. JESÚS & SILVIA CASAS Deacon Couple REV. MR. STUART & MARLENE HEYES Deacon Couple PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Ken Baker/Paulette Bolton Worship (708) 215-5422 Laura Langseth Brasky Music Ministry (708) 215-5423 Deacon Jesús Casas Hispanic Ministry (708) 215-5440 Kristen Maxwell Youth Ministry (708) 215-5419 Mary Beth Ford Social Concerns (708) 215-5418 Deacon Stuart Heyes Ministry of Care (708) 215-5407 Debbie Lestarczyk Business Manager (708) 215-5405 Christopher Wagner Technology (708) 215-5420 SCHOOL STAFF Jeff Taylor School Principal Eric Beltran Assistant Principal Mary Lee Krieger Administrative Assistant Jeannie Scalzitti Receptionist/Office Assistant (708) 352-4820 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION STAFF Paulette Bolton Director of Parish Catechesis/Formation Holly Kallal Administrative Assistant (708) 352-2383 RECTORY STAFF Patricia Drobny Bulletin Editor/Office Assistant Bobbie Kallal Human Resources/Records Mary Zwolinski Parish Accounting (708) 352-6209

Labor Without labor nothing prospers. -Socrates

Mass Intentions for the Week of September 3 - September 9, 2012

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Come and adore our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament on Tuesday, September 4, and every first Tuesday of the month.

Adoration begins immediately after the 8:00 a.m. Mass. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed at 6:15 p.m. followed by Benediction.

Hispanic Adoration continues from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

Day Time Intentions

Monday 8:00 a.m. Mary Ann Kohl, Richard Kohl, Roseann Lodato

Tuesday 8:00 a.m. Kyle Bozick

Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Patricia Halm, Karen Marie Wilson, Stephen Callaghan

Thursday 8:00 a.m. Jim Bozec

Friday 8:00 a.m. Manuel Cervantes, Louis E. & Sophie Egielski, Nan Rettig, Erik Geyer

Saturday 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

Scott Parisi Stanley Klepczarek, Georgia Popp, Susan R. Griffin, Bernice Persin, Matthew Mack

Sunday 7:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Mamie Wycislo, Mary Dybas, Albert & Frances Jachimek Ray & Joni Pietrzak, Arturo Morales, Lillian Stopka Maria Wiazak, Marie Garvey Sandy & John Fisher Souls in Purgatory

Please remember our sick in your prayers: Catherine Mlot, Jim Ivetic, Jennifer Buchta,

Ruth Ann Derbas, Julius Kohl, Peter Ference, Joan Trauth, Mary Bartucci, Jennie Boerste, Rene Quinones, Philip Hodak, Eddie Wisner, Frank Nash, Stacy Kwak, Harry Fisher, James McSweeney, John Karch, Gertrude Koeníg-Stoiber, Gerdi Dorso, Loret ta Pavlik, Bob Zimmerman, Breann Moddes, Betty Niwa, Joan Workman, Betty Zapf, Donald Cuttill, Idolina Montano, Sue Kremer, Kathryn Super-Wilson, Lydia Ciaglia, Maeva Bishop, Katie Meyer, Howard Pohlman, Evelyn Kilker, Jessica Gundling, Jean Weekley, Marilyn Matesevac. Also pray for our parishioners who are in nursing homes or are homebound and unable to attend Mass. Please know we pray daily for the sick and the dying.

PLEASE NOTE: All facilities will be closed after the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Monday, September 3. The Rectory Office will reopen on Tuesday, September 4, at 9:00 a.m.

Please pray for those who have died and their families…

Leo Nilles,

husband of Carolyn

Virginia & Howard Hausknecht, sister-in-law and brother of Robert Hausknecht

May the Lord grant them eternal rest.

Amen.

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NOTES FROM FATHER BOB… TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME I write these few thoughts while in Ephesus, Turkey where St. Paul visited, worked, and preached the Good News. It is a beautiful, but I must say, very hot setting. I pray that this note finds my family of St. Cletus Parish well and blessed. I think of you each day as I follow in the footsteps of St. Paul. Know that at each place I go, I ask the Lord, through the intercession of Paul, to watch over each one of you and keep you always in His loving care. It is hard to believe that I have been gone for almost ten weeks now. I truly miss each of you every day. I know that school has already begun for all of our St. Cletus Cardinals and all the children of our parish. I hope the children are excited to begin their studies again. I have had a little jump on you, as I began my studies of St. Paul almost three weeks ago. Always remember, dear children, that learning is a life-long journey. There is so much to learn and know. I am discovering this myself as I walk in St. Paul's footsteps here in Turkey. I will say a special prayer for each of you as I continue my journey to the Holy Land.

After spending several weeks on the theme of “Bread of Life” from John’s Gospel, today's Gospel brings us back to the writings of Mark. We find Jesus today in a discussion with the Pharisees regarding true religion. The bottom line is that service of the lips is no good without the affection of the heart. True religion does not want us to be babies—it wants us to grow up. True religion wants us all to be sisters and brothers to each other, the world over, for we are all the children of God. Accept this word into yourselves and submit to it. Do what it tells you. There is no wiser wisdom. There is no freer freedom. There is no greater love. This has become so much clearer to me as I have discovered God’s working through St. Paul, the early Christians, and each of His children during this trip. I have experienced this in the ancient ruins of Greece and Turkey. I have discovered this in all the beautiful people of these lands who are all seeking the same thing we seek—THE TRUTH! The good news is we already know what this TRUTH is. It is the TRUTH that God loves each of us: the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak, the free and the enslaved. There is no distinction in God's love. Let us embrace this love and share it with each other and the whole world. As I witnessed the many ancient ruins and the beautiful tributes to God in enormous churches and basilicas throughout Greece and Turkey, I couldn't help but wonder and marvel at the sacrifices that the early Christians were willing to make for the honor and glory of God. Can we do any less than the early Christians who have come before us? I think not! I remember reminding each of you of the sacrifices that our founding parishioners made to provide us with such wonderful facilities over the past 61 years. This was done only through an attitude of trust in God and faith in the Mission of our parish community as it has grown and expanded over the years. Please, as we move forward with our Living Our Faith, Building Our Future Campaign, remember that it takes more than just the desire and wish to accomplish our goal to build our new parish center. It takes the affection of our hearts and a willingness to sacrifice for the good of the larger community. I continue to thank God and those who have made the sacrifice and commitment to this very important project and ask that the Holy Spirit moves those who have not yet committed to this project to do so. With God and each other, we can accomplish this goal for the honor and glory of the God who has given us all we have. Please know, once again, that I love and miss you all. Please pray for me as I continue my journey in the footsteps of St. Paul and then to the Holy Land where Jesus was born, grew, worked, walked, preached, suffered, died, and rose again for EACH of US! May we accept this love into our own lives and become instruments of this love in all we do and to all we meet. May God Bless Each of You Abundantly in His Love, Father Bob ~ Pastor

CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVES by Fr. Ron Rolhesier There's a well-known axiom that I will phrase more delicately than its usual expression. It goes this way: Every time you tell yourself that you should do something, you pay a bad price. The insinuation is that we are forever mistaking the voice of neurosis for the voice of conscience and putting ourselves under false obligations that rob us of both of freedom and maturity. Is that true? Yes and no. The axiom sounds cleverer than it is. It says that there should not be any shoulds in our lives; but that statement is self-contradictory. Still it needs to be given its due. There's wisdom in its instinct, even if it is expressed with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. It has this positive challenge: Many times when we feel a nagging obligation inside ("I must do this! I should do that!") the imperative is not coming from God or truth but from some other voice that is being falsely heard as the voice of God. Put more technically, most of the voices we hear inside that demand that we do something are psychological and emotional rather than moral or religious. They don't tell us what's right or wrong, or what God wants of us, they only tell us how we feel about certain things. For example: a feeling of guilt does not indicate that we did something wrong, it only tells how we feel about what we did, and that feeling can be healthy or unhealthy. Perhaps we didn't do anything wrong at all, but are only wounded and neurotic. Sorrow and contrition are better indicators of morality than any feeling of guilt. So where do these feelings of obligation and guilt come from? They come from nature and nurture, from genetics and socialization, from our unconscious and from our wounds. Freudians, Jungians, and Hillmanians offer different explanations, but they all agree on the main thing, that is, many of the voices inside of us that speak of right and wrong and demand that we do this or that are not moral or religious voices at all. They may well have important things to teach us but, if we take them as the voice of God and morality, we will end up acting out of something other than God and conscience. Many of the 'shoulds' we feel inside of us are not the voice of conscience at all. But, with that being said, some important qualifications need to be added: Simply put, sometimes the voice of obligation that we feel inside is profoundly moral and religious, God's voice. False voices speak inside but so too do true ones. C.S. Lewis, for example, in describing his own conversion, shares how he didn't

want to become a Christian but something inside of him told him that he had to become one. Despite being "the most reluctant convert in the history of Christendom", at a point in his life, he came to realize "that God's compulsion" was his liberation. He became a Christian because, paradoxically, in a moment of genuine freedom, he came to know he had no other choice existentially except to surrender himself to something, God's compulsion, which presented itself to him as an obligation. "God's compulsion" is precisely a deep and authentic 'should' inside us, and the great paradox is that when we submit to it we become freer and more mature. It's also what brings joy into our lives. It's no accident that the book in which Lewis describes this experience is called, Surprised by Joy. There's a great paradox at the heart of life that's hard to accept, namely, that freedom lies in obedience, maturity lies in surrender, and joy lies in accepting duty and obligation. Jesus clearly taught and embodied this paradox: He was the freest human person to ever walk this planet, yet he insisted constantly that he did nothing on his own, that everything he did was in obedience to his Father. He was the paradigm of human maturity, even as his life was one within which he habitually surrendered his own will. And he was free of all false religion, false morality, and false guilt, even as he constantly drew upon moral and religious imperatives deep inside of his own soul and inside of his own religious tradition. Simone Weil, that extraordinary philosopher and mystic who guarded her freedom so deeply that, despite her belief in the truth of Christ, she resisted baptism because she wasn't sure that the visible church on earth merited this kind of trust, was, despite fierce instinctual resistance, clear that what she ultimately wanted and needed was to be obedient. We spend our whole lives, she once stated, searching for someone or something to be obedient to because unless we give ourselves over in obedience to something greater than ourselves, we inflate and grow silly - even to ourselves. She's right. We need to stop obeying false voices inside of us. Neurosis is not to be confused with conscience. But, that being admitted, there are some 'shoulds" that we should do!

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser, theologian, teacher, and award-winning author, is President of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, TX. He can be contacted through his website www.ronrolheiser.com.

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REFLECTIONS FROM OUR SOLSBERRY, IN MISSION TRIP For one week this summer, I participated in the St. Cletus Youth Ministry Mission Trip to Solsberry Hill, Indiana. While there, I volunteered at a day care center, Habitat for Humanity, a thrift store, and a crisis pregnancy center. The pregnancy center was the most gratifying, because I was able to work directly with the women and children who were in deepest need. In doing so, I realized how blessed I am. Eddie Ashe, Nazareth Academy, Junior

2012-2013 TEEN FAITH FORMATION PROGRAM Our first large group session will be next Sunday, September 9, from 6–8:00 p.m. in Morrissey Hall. We will have pizza and make blankets for the RML Specialty Hospital. Our first small group sessions will take place in the homes of our catechists on Sunday, September 23 at assigned times. I’m looking forward to starting a great year! IT’S NOT TOO LATE! REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN! Registration materials are still available online and are due as soon as possible. Forms can be dropped off at the school or rectory. Contact (708) 215-5419 or kmaxwell@stcletusparish.com with any questions. DROP-IN Our first drop-in of the new school year is Tuesday, September 11, from 5:30–8:00 p.m. in Room, 208 in the Education Building. All high school teens are welcome to “drop-in” during those hours for games, music, and hanging out! Hope to see you there! Bring a friend! TEEN ADVISORY BOARD Any high school teen is invited and encouraged to participate in this year’s advisory commissions board. Your input will help us plan socials, service projects, prayer opportunities, and our mission trip for next summer. Our first meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 18, at 6:30 p.m. in Room, 208 in the Education Building. Stay Up-To-Date on Our Activities and Events “Like” St. Cletus Youth Ministry on Facebook! You can do this at www.facebook.com/stcletusyouth. Kristen Maxwell Youth Ministry

HOLY NAME SOCIETY Holy Name member and ALL men from the parish are invited to the first HNS meeting of the new 2012-13 school year. We will meet on Friday, September 7, at 7:45 p.m. in front of the church for prayers, and then gather in Room 98 in the Education Building for our 8:00 p.m. meeting. Join us as we discuss the upcoming events for the year. Hope to see you there! Dan Gibbons

ATTENTION LEISURE LOAFERS! Join us for our September meeting on Thursday the 6th, 1:00 p.m. in Morrissey Hall. Come share some good summer stories with us. As always, refreshments will be served after the meeting. See you then! Alice Katzmarek

FOOD PANTRY UPDATE…Here are three ways you can continue to help support the Food Pantry: (1) Make it routine to pick up an item or two for the Food Pantry when you go to the grocery store. Items are flying off the shelves as our volunteers pack the 250+ bags we will need for our next monthly distribution! Choose from our list of most needed items, which, at this time, includes tuna, oatmeal, cereal, boxed sides, canned meat, snacks, and coffee. Remember, all in date non-perishables are greatly appreciated! Then, drop off the items in the Church vestibule in the designated food bins located in the Madonna della Strada shrine area, when you come to weekend Mass or daily, from 7:45 AM – 4:00 PM. (2) Make a monetary donation to the Food Pantry. You can drop an envelope marked “Food Pantry” in the Sunday collection or at the rectory. These funds are used to purchase items needed to balance the assortment of staples and extras included in our pre-packed family bags. (3) Volunteer to work at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. On the fourth Wednesday of each month, we send a group of 10-15 volunteers to earn credit for us. At these sessions, we earn $15.00 worth of food per volunteer. Please check your calendar to see if you might be able to join our volunteer team on one or more of these evenings. A few things you should know:

• Volunteers need to be 14-years-old to volunteer at the Food Depository during regular ses sions. • GCFD is located at 4100 W. Ann Lurie Place, Chicago, IL 60632, which is a few blocks from I-55 and Pulaski. • If you are interested, please contact Jerry Mitchell, who coordinates the St. Cletus volunteers: jerry.mitchell@us.nufarm.com or (630) 849-5857 (Jerry's cell). • If you volunteer at the Food Depository on your own, please designate the St. Cletus Food Pantry as the recipient of your volunteer credits. Our Agency Code is A01336.

Again, thank you for your overwhelming generosity.

INTERFAITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS…Providing transportation and support for independent living. Here’s an easy and tasty way to support the work of Interfaith Community Partners: Eat Italian on the first Thursday of each month. Alex and Aldo’s, located at 720 East 31st Street, La Grange Park, (708) 354-1390, donates 10% of their proceeds on this day to ICP. This includes take-out, delivery, or dining in their small cozy establishment. So this Thursday, September 6, eat well and support a great cause! SOCIAL CONCERNS Labor Day is traditionally the day to honor workers in the US and more recently to mark the end of summer. I think it is a most fitting time to celebrate those workers in our Social Concerns Ministry, who dedicate so many volunteer hours to “labor” for God’s kingdom all year long, even during the long, hot summer (think Rummage Sale or Summer Food Pantry set-up and distribution). So hats off to you…whether you serve on the Social Concerns Commission or PPC, volunteer your service for the Food Pantry, the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the Giving Tree, the Employment Ministry, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Interfaith Community Partners, Respect Life, Mission Ladies, Adult Service Projects, other special outreaches, or provide fruits of your ”labor” by offering financial support, food for our Pantry, or gifts for our Advent outreach. A sincere thanks for being models of faith in action! And may you have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day weekend! Cont:

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ARISE CHICAGO & CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING “Catholic social teaching is a central and essential element of our faith. Its roots are in the Hebrew prophets who announced God’s special love for the poor and called God’s people to a covenant of love and justice. It is a teaching founded on the life and words of Jesus Christ…”) One of the seven themes in Catholic social teaching concerns “The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers: The economy must serve people, not the other way around. Work is more than a way to make a living; it is a form of continuing participation in God’s creation. If the dignity of work is to be protected, then the basic rights of workers must be respected—the right to productive work, to decent and fair wages, to the organization and joining of unions, to private property, and to economic initiative.” (Visit the website of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, www.usccb.org and search for “Catholic Social Teachings” to educate yourself about the complete Social Teachings of the Catholic Church.) ARISE CHICAGO, an interfaith workers’ rights non-profit organization, bases its work on what Scripture tells us: that we are all created in the image of God and therefore are deserving of dignity and respect, including in the workplace. Most of us probably have a dignified workplace, but many workers do not. Did you know that, according to a UIC study, in Cook County, in just one week, $7.3 million dollars is stolen in wages, mostly from immigrant workers? Think about that for a minute. $7.3 million in one week! This happens when workers are not paid the proper minimum wage or forced to work off the clock, and in a myriad of other ways. Arise Chicago is working to help workers to get fair wages and proper working conditions. The insert in today’s Canticle will provide you with information about one such group of workers, as well as give you an opportunity to join Arise in their efforts. You can also visit their website, www.arisechicago.org for more about their efforts on behalf of workers. For now, please lift up workers in prayer over this Labor Day weekend, as together we seek a fuller measure of God’s justice in the workplaces around us. Thank you. Mary Beth Ford Director of Social Concerns

JOB SUPPORT GROUP SIX-WEEK WORKSHOP BEGINS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 Interfaith Career Network invites you to join us at the First Presbyterian Church of La Grange for a six-week job support skills workshop beginning Tuesday evening, September 18, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Whether you are unemployed, under-employed, looking for a career change or a recent grad looking for your first professional position, this workshop is for you. First Presbyterian Church of La Grange is located at 150 South Ashland Avenue. Meetings will be held in Westminster Hall. Please enter church on Catherine Avenue. Everyone is welcome and there is no fee for attending. We hope you will join us! For further information, please call FPCLG’s church office at 708.354.0771. Interfaith Career Network offers job support through various programs throughout the month. For further information, please visit our website at www.interfaithcareernetwork.org.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

This program is for children ages 3-5. Classes meet during the 9:30 a.m. Mass on most Sundays throughout the school year. There is still room available for all classes. This fun-filled class provides the children a time to be with others their own age and learn of the gospel in a way that is age appropriate. Please contact Mary Ellen Staelgraeve (708) 352-7693 for more information/registration form.

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JESUS INVITES YOU TO BE HIS DISCIPLE The new school year has just begun and St. Cletus has adopted the theme for the year of: “Character Counts: Disciples Called to Witness.” It is a fitting reminder that we are all called to witness to our faith through our actions. For all of us, (child or adult), modeling is what impacts us. St. Francis said: “Preach the Gospel always. Sometimes use words.” The Lord wants you to know him better, understand and share his message, and to follow his way of life by serving one another. What a wonderful opportunity to do all of the above by being a minister of the Word or a minister of the Eucharist. What a positive way to accept the Lord’s invitation to serve the community at the table. When we gather for a dinner, don’t we all offer to help? Could we do the same at the Eucharistic meal? Please consider the invitation. Lector training: Thursday, September 6, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Eucharistic Minister training: Thursday, September 6, from 7:30-8:15 p.m. Any current minister who would like to be a Service Minister, please call Paulette Bolton (708) 215-5415. Schedules are flexible based on your availability. Please call the rectory (708-352-6209) if you would like to participate.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION There is still time to register your children for Religious Education for the 2012-13 year. Make sure that your child has the opportunity to share in learning about our loving God. Further information is available on-line or by calling the office at (708) 352-2383. A reminder: Students anticipating celebrating their First Communion (second grade) or Confirmation (8th grade) need to be in the program for 2 years prior to the reception of the sacrament – (1st & 2nd grades and 7th & 8th grades). If you are new to the program, a copy of your child’s baptismal certificate is needed. We are eager to welcome you.

CATECHISTS STILL NEEDED!

T hanks to all who have responded to the call for catechists. Your response is greatly appreciated. We still have a couple of spots to fill in order to serve our children. Gd. 2 - 1 catechist - Sunday 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. Gd. 4 - 1 catechist - Sunday 9:15 - 10:45 a.m.

Team-teaching is a possibility. You could alternate dates with a partner. Please call (708) 352-2383 if you are interested. Thank you.. Paulette Bolton,

Director of Parish Catechesis/Formation

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Lk 4:16-30 Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Lk 4:31-37 Wednesday: 1 Cor 3:1-9; Lk 4:38-44 Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Lk 5:1-11 Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Lk 5:33-39 Saturday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30;

Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23]

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Gregory the Great; Labor Day Friday: First Friday Saturday: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

TRUST I may trust Jesus too little, but I can never trust him too much. —Anonymous

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CATHOLICISM SERIES TO BE SHOWN THIS FALL The CREDO Committee is pleased to present the acclaimed Catholicism series by Fr. Robert Barron on Monday nights in the Fall, beginning on September 10, 2012. The series will run for ten sessions every Monday night except for Columbus Day when the school will be closed. We have a new start time: 7:30 p.m. We hope this will allow Monday night Religious Education teachers to join us. There is no homework for the series - and each episode stands alone, rather than building on the previous one. Feel free to attend just a few sessions - or join us for them all! Each episode lasts about 50 minutes. After each episode we will have small group discussions for those who wish to stay, but the discussion is optional. Here is a list of the episodes: 1. Amazed and Afraid: The Revelation of God Become Man 2. Happy Are We: The Teachings of Jesus 3. The Ineffable Mystery of God: That Than Which Nothing Greater Can Be Thought 4. Our Tainted Nature’s Solitary Boast: Mary the Mother of God 5. The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul and the Missionary Adventure 6. A Body Both Suffering and Glorious: The Mystical Union of Christ and the Church 7. Word Made Flesh, True Bread of Heaven. The Mystery of the Church’s Sacraments and Worship 8. A Vast Company of Witnesses: The Communion of Saints 9. The Fire of His Love: Prayer and the Life of the Spirit 10. World Without End: The Last Things Fr. Barron’s website, The Word on Fire http://www.wordonfire.org/, says “Recently, Pope Benedict IVI declared a “Year of Faith” which will begin in October 2012. This year, he hopes, will provide a new impetus to the mission of the whole Church to lead men out of the desert in which they often find themselves, to the place of life, of friendship with Christ.” Watching the Catholicism series will be a way to gain knowledge of the Church and deepen your relationship with Christ.” There is a study book for the class: It can be found at http://store.wordonfire.org/product-p/wf-69.htm. You do not need to buy the book to attend the class, but you may find it helpful in your personal study. If you want the book, please do go ahead and order it yourself. There is no charge to attend the class, nor will there be a formal registration. The CREDO Committee thanks the Holy Name Society for generously donating the DVD’s for the class. We hope you can join us for this outstanding presentation on Catholicism. We will meet in the Kindergarten Room of the Education Building. Please enter at the flagpole entrance.

Circle of Song for Women creates community and gives you an opportunity to participate in song and become one with the music! Singer/songwriter, Kathy Sherman, CSJ, will lead this group in a variety of music-Earth songs, folk songs, songs from different cultures and religions, and songs written by her. The dates for this spirit-filled program are Tuesdays, September 11, 18, 25; October 9, 16; November 14, 20, 27; December 4, and 11 from 7-9 :00 p.m. A suggested donation is $5-10 per session. All voices, cultures, faiths and abilities are welcome. Journeying Deeper into the Universe invites you to be with other seekers and to delve deeper into the Universe story. This series is based on the “Journey of the Universe” film from Brian Thomas Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker and the educational series that accompanies the film. Bridget Sperduto and Ann Schreckenberger will lead the program on Wednesdays, September 12; October 10; November 7; December 12; and January 9. The cost is $30 per session. All programs are held at The Well, 1515 W. Ogden Ave., La Grange Park. Registration and information can be found at the website www.csjthewell.org or call (708) 482-5048.

Nick Radziwon USA Navy 1st Lt. Thomas G. Dybicz USA Ranger Kapolei, Hawaii Lt. Cdr. Amy Sloan Bloyd US Coast Guard Alexandria, Virginia Michael Carr USA Captain Anthony Cech USA Chaplin Ft. Bragg, NC Sgt. Franklyn Cuchana USA Sgt. Michael Fittanto USA Kabul, Afghanistan M/Sgt. Patrick Hegeman USMC Camp LaJeune, NC Sgt. Joseph Kaminski USA Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya Kevin Lewis USA Kabul, Afghanistan Pfc. Zackus McLeod USA Capt. Robert Mele USAF Afghanistan Capt. Steven Muscolino USAF Wichita, KS Spf. Kyle Nicholson USA Ft. Bragg, NC Pvt. James Reisel USA Ft. Bliss, TX Pfc. Eugene Sapinski USA Afghanistan S/Sgt. Daniel Hattie USAF Fairbanks, AK Pfc. Matthew Sparks USMC San Diego, CA Capt. Charlie Drucker USA Afghanistan Major Christopher Strahlman USA Quatar M/Sgt. Anthony Zito USA Fort Campbell, KY

Please let us know of others serving in the military…also when friends and loved ones return from deployment overseas. Questions? Call Eugenia Callison at (708) 482-4974.

LET US CONTINUE TO REMEMBER IN PRAYER THOSE IN THE MILITARY ESPECIALLY…

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ST. CLETUS BOOK CLUB The next book is:

THE DEVIL’S STAR

by Jo Nesbo

We will meet to discuss it on: Tuesday, September 11, at 7:00 p.m.

in Room 102 of the Education Building.

Questions? Email: loriashe@aol.com

AS THE SUMMER IS COMING TO AN END, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO JOIN US FOR

A MORNING OF MEDITATION

How to Meditate with Your Children

All are invited:

Parents, grandparents, teachers, catechists, mediators, Those who want to learn to mediate, and

Those who want to know more about meditation.

Saturday, September 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

St. John of the Cross Parish Center 5005 South Wolf Road

Western Springs, IL

Sponsored by the Christian Meditation group (wccm.org)

Free well offering accepted.

Reservations are requested but not required.

Contact:

Mary @ (708) 246-5108 or mary105105@gmail.com

“Be doers of the word and not hearers only…” (James 1:22) What do you do to live God’s word? Do you share time and talent with your parish or those in need? Do you support the work of the Church with the fruits from your own work?

Sunday, September 2 8:00 a.m. CV/West Welcome Committee

Monday, September 3

Tuesday, September 4 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

C S-208 C RB S-200 S-201

Adoration and Benediction Teen Catechist Meeting Spanish Adoration School Board Meeting PreCana Kairos Meeting

Wednesday, September 5 9:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

RB S-201

Mission Ladies Catechist Formation Meeting

Thursday, September 6 1:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

MH S-Music S-Music

Leisure Loafers Cantor Rehearsal Chancel Choir

Friday, September 7 6:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 8:00 p.m.

S-Music Front of church S-98

Spanish Choir Holy Name Society Prayers Holy Name Society Meeting

Saturday, September 8 5:00 p.m. Front lawn 8th gr. Mums Sale

Sunday, September 9 8:00 a.m. See schedule

Front lawn Entire School

8th gr. Mums Sale Religious Education Classes Begin

DAY/DATE TIME LOCATION/ ROOM #

EVENT

C…Church S…School (Education Building) CV…Church Vestibule (East & West) RB…Rectory Basement MH…Morrissey Hall

September 2, 2012 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Eleven

Sunday Collection – August 26, 2012

Total Active Registered Families 2,753 Collection Statistics Amount Collected # of envelopes used this week 657 $ 18,978 Envelopes Users % of registered families 24% 3,667 Loose Check/Cash 2,105 Electronic Giving Weekly Collection Budget: $27,000 $ 24,750 Total Collected Over (Under) Budget: ($2,250) This fiscal Year @ 8/26/12 Actual Sunday Collections: $ 236,559 Budgeted Sunday Collections 243,000 YTD Over (Under) budget: $ (6,441)

We thank you for your continued and generous financial support. Along with the volunteering of your time and talents you contribute to the Kingdom of God here on earth. God bless. Fr. Edgar, Administrator

ALL Facilities Closed after the 8:00 a.m. Mass

WEEK AT A GLANCE

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

St. Cletus Catholic Parish of the Archdiocese of Chicago is a Christian community of believers and followers of Christ Jesus. We call and welcome all to join our family of faith as we seek to live the Gospel values in our daily lives, community and world. We are committed to providing spiritual nourishment through the worship of God, celebration of the sacraments, Christian education, and use of our time, talent and treasure in serving others with compassion and love.

MASSES Saturday Evening: 5:00pm Sunday: 7:00am, 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm (Spanish) Weekdays: Mon. thru Sat. 8:00am Evening before Holy Day: 7:00pm Holy Day: 6:30am, 8:00am BAPTISMS 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month at 11:30am. Parents must be registered parishioners and attend the Baptism Preparation class. Please make arrangements by calling the Rectory office (708-352-6209). WEDDINGS Dates and times are reserved for registered parishioners. Initial arrangements must be completed five months in advance of the wedding date. HOME/HOSPITAL VISITATION AND COMMUNION CALLS Please contact the Ministry of Care office (708-215-5407). EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND BENEDICTION Adoration begins following the 8:00am Mass and continues during the day until 6:15pm the first Tuesday of the month. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed at 6:15pm followed by Benediction. Hispanic Adoration continues from 7:00pm until 8:00pm. CONFESSIONS Confessions every Saturday of the month: 4:15-4:45pm.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL

Chairperson: Ed Burke Vice-Chairperson: TBD Recording Secretary: Xavier Polanski Corresponding Secretary: Elizabeth Goellner-McLean Worship Ministry: Jeanine Rapp Finance Liaison: Brian Kapusta Parish at Large: TBD Youth Ministry: Dawn Dion Education Ministry: Marty Mulcrone (School) TBD (Rel. Ed) Adult Faith Formation: Colleen Hagen Pastoral Care Ministry: Gary Lewis Jim Matthews Development Ministry: Ed Burke Staff Representative: Paulette Bolton Hispanic Ministry: Silvia Casas Social Concerns: Dick Ford Julie Rehwoldt Technology Ministry: TBD Parish Life Ministry: Fr. Edgar Rodriguez Bill Wettstein

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS Monday thru Saturday: 9:00am-5:00pm Sunday: 8:00am-1:00pm

ST. CLETUS SCHOOL BOARD OFFICERS Pastor: Fr. Bob Clark Principal: Jeff Taylor Chairperson: Tim O’Brien Vice Chairperson: Jeanne Kelly Secretary: Heather Alpe Athl. Association President: Kevin Dahill FSA President: Cathy Kane PPC Rep: Marty Mulcrone Tech. Committee Rep: Mark Staelgrave Marketing: Elizabeth Goellner- McLean Finance: Ed Burke Bob Gray Mike Magee Alumni: Cathy Hinckley Michael Gilmartin Policy & Planning: Jim Krecek

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CALL MIKE FOR RESTORINGANTIQUES AND FURNITURE

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Accepting New Patients “Listening To Your Health Care Needs”6900 S. Madison, Willowbrook, Suite 103

630-325-4049 ParishionerOur Family Keeping Your Family Comfortable Since 1951

Call Hoekstra Today! (630) 968-0896

Valuable CouponSave $10 Off Your AnnualFurnace or A/C Tune-Up,Save $25 Off A Combo!

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LIZA’S TOUCHFull Service Hair Salon

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Get-a-quainted Summer Sale at Liza’s Touch

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Massage Therapy and Spiritual Direction• Deep Tissue • Pregnancy• Swedish • Energy WorkSr. M. Clancy, SSND

IN PRACTICE SINCE 1990LaGrange ParkHomer Glen

Gift Certificates Available

PATH TORELAXATION

708.288.9065

PC MDPC & MAC Sales & Service

Networking • WIFI • Internet(630) 789-3971 Tom

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Pisa PizzaWE DELIVER

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FAMILY DININGCARRY OUT • DELIVERY

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Telephone 55th & Willow Springs Road(708) 246-0827 LaGrange, Illinois 60525

Conboy’s WestchesterFuneral Home

10501 W. Cermak Rd.Westchester, IL 708-562-5900

INTERIOR / EXTERIORFine painting of walls, ceilings & woodwork

Wallcovering removal & installationStaining & varnishing woodwork

Complete painting/staining of exteriorsInstallation of chair & crown moldings, baseboard & shoe moldings

John Wilsonjwilsonpainting@yahoo.comCell (630) 337-8946Office (708) 246-5604Graduate of St. Cletus

CAMEOENDODONTICS

Practice Limited to EndodonticTherapy and Dental Implants

(708) 579-0488• 475 W. 55th Street, Suite 208, LaGrange

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• Cupcakes • Sweets • Hors D’oeuvres HIGH TEA OUR SPECIALTY!Weddings • Showers • Christenings or Any Occasion 630.926.8643

009238 St Cletus Church (A)

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Ltd.Family Owned & Operated For Over 108 Years — Five Generations of Dignified ServicePre-Need Insurance and Burial Trust Available

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Carol L.KlimaMartin

Attorney At LawReal Estate

Wills • Trusts • Probate246-7570

CHOOSE A TRUE LOCAL PLUMBER

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FRANK TRAMONTANAWestern Springs Resident

PropertiesFor All Your

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Office 708-246-6300Direct Line 708-205-0969

Where is God in your Life?Let’s find out Together.

Joan ZabelkaCertified Spiritual Director

(708) 277-4958

Complete PsychologicalEvaluation & Treatment

Individual – Marital – FamilyLorraine D. D’Asta, Ph.D.

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FREE CONSULTATIONSFX Parishioner 708.937.9400

John F. O’Connell III, D.D.S.

Restorative and Implant

General Dentistry

930 N. York Rd., Suite 120

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(630) 455-1666

Top Dollar Paid For YourUnwanted Gold, Platinum, Silver

Host A Party - $$$ For AllOr Fund Raise For Charity

St. Cletus Mom & ParishionerAmy McCabeGold Buyer 708.203.8362www.GoldRushGirls.com

AAA ACCURATE APPLIANCE708-344-1690

Your LaGrange NeighborKitchenAid, Kenmore & Whirlpool

“Banquets of Distinction”Accommodating 20-500• Weddings • Showers

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ALLAN E. POWERPlumbing & Heating

Plumbing Repairs, Sewer RoddingBathroom Remodeling Lic #058-132085352-1670 804 Arlington, La Gr.

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MARLENE’SCATERINGHomestyle Food

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Locally Owned 55 Yrs +Here to Serve You in Countryside

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Baptisms, Graduations, Corporate Meetings, LuncheonsAccommodates up to 175 People

536 East Ave. La Grange 708-352-1762www.pdlg.org

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1000 Hillgrove Ave., Western Springs, IL 708-246-7100

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• On-Site Adult Care Facility• Homemaker Services

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FAMILY DENTISTRYKevin E. Collins, DDS, PC475 W. 55th St., La Grange

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708-485-0100