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December 21, 2014 ♦ Fourth Sunday of Advent

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Parish Staff Directory SS. PETER AND PAUL PARISH 36 N. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL 60540 (PHONE) 630-355-1081 (FAX) 630-355-1179 Office Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Website: www.sspeterandpaul.net Facebook: SS Peter and Paul New Evangelization PRIESTS Father Thomas Milota, Pastor .......................................... 630-718-2106 Father Raj Kocherla, Parochial Vicar ............................... 630-718-2105 Father Steven Borello, Parochial Vicar ............................. 630-718-2104 PERMANENT DEACONS Deacon Ron Brown ............................................................ 630-718-2153 Deacon Michael Crowell .................................................... 630-718-2197 Deacon Will Marrero .......................................................... 630-718-2217 Deacon Kevin Neis ............................................................. 630-718-2216 Deacon Roger Novak ......................................................... 630-718-2258 Deacon Tom Rehak ............................................................ 630-718-2158 Deacon Joe Verdico............................................................ 630-718-2155 PARISH OFFICE Pastor’s Administrative Asst: Jessica Payne ....................... 630-718-2108 Office Manager: Gloria Villaseñor ..................................... 630-718-2101 Bulletin Editor: Mary Kerner............................................. 630-718-2110 BUSINESS OFFICE Finance Manager: Tom Boler ............................................. 630-718-2100 Accountant: Christine LaMourie ........................................ 630-718-2102 Accounting Assistant: Rhonda Mucerino ........................... 630-718-2109 Facilities Manager: Frank Partipilo .................................... 630-718-2163 SCHOOL OFFICE……………………... (PHONE) 630-355-0113 Principal: Karen Meskill………………………….(FAX) 630-355-9803 NEW EVANGELIZATION Director: Sr. Sandra Zorko, OSF ........................................ 630-718-2154 Coordinator for New Evangelization for Youth: Michael Lewandowski ............................. 630-718-2131 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE .........................630-357-2436 (FAX)630-357-2458 ATTENDANCE ..................................................... 630-355-1139 Director of Religious Education & Children’s Ministry: Theresa Pratt ................................. 630-718-2133 Assistant Director: Michael Lewandowski ......................... 630-718-2131 Office Manager: Peggy Partipilo ........................................ 630-718-2138 SACRED WORSHIP Director of Sacred Music: Matthew S. Sprinkle .............. .630-718-2119 Liturgical Ministries Coordinator: Deacon Michael Crowell ... 630-718-2197 Sacristy Coordinator: Pam Adamski................................... 630-355-0222 SERVICE MINISTRY Director: Deacon Joe Verdico ............................................ 630-718-2155 PARISH NURSE / PASTORAL MINISTRY Paulette Shea ...................................................................... 630-718-2127 SENIOR SERVICES Deacon Joe Verdico, Communion Call Coordinator .......... 630-718-2155 Paulette Shea, Parish Nurse ................................................ 630-718-2127 Deacon Michael Crowell, Young at Heart Director ............ 630-718-2197 NURSERY COORDINATOR Donna Widmann................................................................. 630-718-2165 PERPETUAL ADORATION VOICEMAIL ................630-355-1014 ext 2442

PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS Thomas Lupinacci, President/ New Evangelization Commission Brendan Heffron, Vice-President & Secretary / Worship Commission Jerry Buch, Administration Commission Cheri Obendorf, Religious Education Commission Saskhya Roache, Parish Life Representative Dick Pugliese, Christian Service Commission Tobias Schlueter, School Board Representative

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Stewart Mattson, Member at Large Paul Gallo, Member at Large Kristine Lewandowski, Member at Large Barb Hoyt, Member at Large Steve Keeley, Member at Large Margie Sznajder, Member at Large

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Church: Saturdays; 5:00 & 6:30 PM Sundays; 6:30, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00AM, 12:30, 5:30 (Tridentine) & 8:00 PM Holy Family Chapel: Sundays; 9:30 & 11:00 AM (Childcare offered during 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM Masses.

Call 355-1081 for info.)

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Mondays — Saturdays; 6:45 & 8:00 AM Mondays — Thursdays; 5:15 PM First Friday — 12:00 NOON in the Adoration Chapel HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE: Consult the parish bulletin or website or call the parish office at 630-355-1081.

RECITATION OF THE ROSARY: Tuesdays at 7:30 PM MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Wednesdays at 7:45 AM RESPECT LIFE ROSARY: Wednesdays following 8:00 AM Mass VESPERS & BENEDICTION: Thursdays at 6:00 PM (Adoration Chapel)

SACRAMENTS RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE Tuesdays: 10:00 AM (Holy Family Chapel) and 7:00 PM (Church) (No 10:00AM Confessions on 2nd Tuesday of the month) Thursdays: 7:15 AM & 4:30 PM (Church) Saturdays: 4:00 PM (Holy Family Chapel) Sundays: 7:00 PM (Church) (Confessions are also heard at 10:30AM on the 4th Saturday of the Month in the Holy Family Chapel.)

WEDDINGS At least one of the engaged persons (or their parents) must be a registered parishioner for a minimum of three months before the parish will check the calendar for a wedding date. The parish will also permit any individual who has been confirmed in the parish or graduated from our parish school or graduated from North Central College to be married at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church following all other requirements and given the permission of their proper pastor.

To schedule a wedding date, one of the engaged persons should phone the Parish Office at 630-355-1081 or stop by the Parish Office during regular office hours.

Please review the complete wedding policy at www.sspeterandpaul.net.

BAPTISMS We baptize at SSPP each Sunday of the month at 2 PM. Please review the complete baptismal policy at www.sspeterandpaul.net.

FOR CELEBRATION OF BAPTISM 1. Your family should be registered with the parish in order to have your child baptized.

2. If this is your first child, you must attend a baptism preparation class before receiving a date for your baby’s baptism. Call the Parish Office to sign up for the class. Classes are held on the 1st Monday of the month.

3. Call the Parish Office to schedule a date for your child’s baptism.

For information on scheduling baptisms, weddings, sick calls, hospital calls, home communion visitation, adult instructions in the Catholic faith, or to register as a new parishioner, please call the Parish Office at 630-355-1081.

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A Message from our Pastor Dear Parishioners of Saints Peter and Paul, Merry Christmas!

On behalf of all the priests, deacons and staff of Saints Peter and Paul, I would like to wish everyone a truly Blessed Christmas and a joyous New Year! The Savior is come!

Offices Closed The parish offices will be closed from December 24th through January 4th. If you have an emergency or or need to plan a funeral, please phone the parish number and press '1'. A priest will be paged and will return your phone call.

Church Restoration We had a wonderful meeting with Dr. Denis McNamara as we presented the plans for our church restoration last week.

We also stuffed in the bulletin a rendering of the proposed plans along with a question and answer key; however, you can view a video of the entire meeting on our webpage by logging onto www.sspeterandpaul.net and then pressing the "Giving Glory to God" button on the main page. Please take the time to view this video as it is a wonderful and complete explanation of plans.

Work on the church will begin on January 5th and should be completed in early March. Although scaffolding will cover the main sanctuary of the church, Sunday Masses will continue to be celebrated in the main church during the period of restoration. Weekday Masses, Confessions, Funerals and other prayer services on weekdays (including Saturday morning) will take place in the Holy Family Chapel.

For further information, please consult our parish webpage.

May Almighty God bless you and keep you.

In Christ,

Fr. Thomas A. Milota

O sweet Child of Bethlehem, grant that we may share with all our hearts in this profound mystery of Christmas. Put into the hearts of men and women this peace for which they sometimes seek so desperately and which you alone can give to them. Help them to know one another better, and to live as brothers and sisters, children of the same Father. Reveal to them also your beauty, holiness and purity.

Awaken in their hearts love and gratitude for your infinite goodness. Join them all together in your love.

And give us your heavenly peace. Amen.

- Christmas Prayer of St. John XXIII Source: ncea.org

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Mass Intentions PLEASE NOTE: Saturday, December 20 6:45 AM For the Protection of the Unborn 8:00 AM Cuauhtemoc Estrada Vigil Masses for the Fourth Sunday of Advent 5:00 PM Ss Peter and Paul Parishioners 6:30 PM Rita and George Eggert Sunday, December 21—Fourth Sunday of Advent 6:30 AM Ruth Jackson (A) 8:00 AM Patrick J. and Evelyn M. Egan and Deceased Members of the Egan and McMahon Families 9:30 AM Brian Monaghan 11:00 AM Jeannie Palermo (A) 12:30 PM Stella Hennessy 5:30 PM Howie Peters (LATIN MASS) 8:00 PM Larry Moore

The Parish Offices will be closed from December 24, 2014 through January 4, 2015.

Have a safe and blessed Christmas and New Year!

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There will be NO noon Mass in the Adoration Chapel on Friday, January 2nd.

Holy Family Chapel 9:30 AM Roland Maybaum 11:00 AM Joe Kupsche Monday, December 22 6:45 AM Edward Sowa (A) 8:00 AM Rosalie Bergstrom (A) 5:15 PM Patricia Inorio (A) Tuesday, December 23 6:45 AM Purgatorial Society 8:00 AM Deceased Members of the Panarese and Markowski Families 5:15 PM Elsie Mrozek (B) Wednesday, December 24 6:45 AM Jean Payne 8:00 AM Margaret and Richard Rechenmacher Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord

Church

4:00 PM 6:00 PM 12:00 AM

Ss Peter and Paul Parishioners Morgan Serino Ss Peter and Paul Parishioners

4:00 PM

Mark Curtis

Holy Family Chapel Social Hall

4:00 PM Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kucharczyk Thursday, December 25—The Nativity of the Lord 6:30 AM Intention of Celebrant 8:00 AM Morgan Serino 9:30 AM Intention of Celebrant 11:00 AM Natalie McCambridge (B) 12:30 PM Rita Eggert (A) 5:30 PM James “Jim” Bassetto (LATIN MASS) Friday, December 26—St. Stephen 6:45 AM Fr. Joseph Thomas 8:00 AM Eleanor Yesnik Saturday, December 27—St. John 6:45 AM Eleanor Yesnik 8:00 AM Harry Enslein Vigil Masses for the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 5:00 PM Deceased Members of the Koretke, Senft, Rohmer and Krass Families 6:30 PM Ss Peter and Paul Parishioners Sunday, December 28—The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph 6:30 AM Margaret Trunk 8:00 AM Irene and Del Malone 9:30 AM Grace and Al Ruppert and Family 11:00 AM Robert C. Esser (A) 12:30 PM Gene Patton 5:30 PM Howie Peters (LATIN MASS) 8:00 PM Debbie Snyder

OPŁATKI There are a limited number of Oplatki (Christmas wafers) available at the Parish Office for $3.50 per packet. Parish Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30am-5:00pm.

November Baptisms Children of God and new members of our Parish Family: Adalyn Catherine Alexenko Brooklyn Paige Diaz Sophia Kathryn Diaz Gwendolyn Marie Dunne Ciaran Thomas Eggert Jacob Joseph Friery Hannah Leigh Hanson Sydney Ann Kiselyk Ava Lynn Kolar Lucy Belle Locke Vivienne Lyszczarczyk Quinn Frances Maguire Lucas Edward Mendoza Sloane Marie Merkel Connor Jeffrey Monahan Nolan James Ondyak Luca J. Piro Blake Donald Porter Jase Cooper Robleza Nolan Terrence Spaeth Eli Matthew Wszolek

Holy Family Chapel 9:30 AM 11:00 AM

Joseph and Diane Rudzinksi Kenneth Drendel

We wish these families God’s blessings as they cherish and nurture His precious gift of life!

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CHRISTMAS – NEW YEAR’S SCHEDULE 2014 MASS SCHEDULE CHRISTMAS EVE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 Church:

4:00 PM 6:00 PM 12:00 Midnight – Adult Choir & Orchestra (Music begins at 11:00 PM)

Chapel:

4:00 PM

Social Hall:

4:00 PM

CHRISTMAS DAY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 Church:

6:30, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 5:30 PM (Tridentine)

(NO CONFESSIONS OR VESPERS ON CHRISTMAS DAY.)

RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE: Sunday, December 21:

7:00 PM

Tuesday, December 23:

10:00 AM

(Church)

(Upper Level Ministry Center);

& 7:00 pm

(Church)

Thursday, December 25:

No Confessions

Saturday, December 27:

4:00 PM

(Holy Family Chapel)

Sunday, December 28:

7:00 PM

(Church)

(No 10:30AM Confessions)

Tuesday, December 30:

7:00 PM

(Holy Family Chapel)

(No 10:00AM Confessions)

NEW YEAR’S EVE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 Vigil Mass for Holy Day: 5:15 PM (Church)

NEW YEAR’S DAY THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION Church:

6:30, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 5:30 PM (Tridentine)

(NO CONFESSIONS OR VESPERS ON JAN. 1st.)

Thursday, January 1:

No Confessions

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Christian Service Happenings TRANSITIONAL HOUSING MINISTRY

Car Donation Desperately Needed One of the homeless mothers in our transitional housing program has a critical need for a donated used car for basic transportation to work and other necessary family driving requirements.

If you have a used vehicle in fairly good working condition that you would be willing to donate to a needy family as a tax-deductible donation or even sell at a very minimal price, please call Jack Flowers as soon as possible at 630-355-4886 for further details.

Thank you for your generous consideration of this great need!

ELIZABETH MINISTRY As Mary went in haste to visit her cousin Elizabeth who was with a child to help and comfort her, so does our Elizabeth Ministry for all those who are in need. If you have experienced infertility, loss of a pregnancy, an infant or child death, you are not alone, many of our parish families have experienced the same and the Elizabeth Ministry would like to help you through it. On the other hand, if you are expecting for the first time, or you are new parents who just had a baby or adopted a child, the Elizabeth Ministry would like to celebrate with you and offer our services to you. Through prayers, adoration hours, and sharing personal experiences, our ministers will try to bring you some peace and comfort no matter what your situation is.

Contact Sarah at: 630-809-5925 or email her at: elizabeth_ministry@sbcglobal.net.

Legion of Mary Our Lady of Sorrows Praesidium‌ We welcome you to join us in praying the rosary and devotional prayers in the spirit of faith and in union with our Blessed Virgin Mother, as we fulfill the spiritual needs of our parish community. The Legion of Mary is the largest worldwide apostolic association of lay people in the Catholic Church who are devoted to our most Blessed Virgin Mother. Meetings are held every Monday evening from 6:30-8:00pm in the Ministry Center, Room 227, upper level. Contact Paulette Shea at 630-718-2127 if you have any questions.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY Imagine how Mary felt at the birth of Jesus: excited, awed, frightened. Deep faith was her light in the darkness, for Jesus was born during the night of the year when darkness is the longest. In faith is found the real, lasting, and deep joy of Christmas.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul conference was able to assist over 200 individuals and families and provide about 710 meals in the month of November. Through your generous offerings we were able to provide food for Thanksgiving dinners, transportation assistance, and pay monthly household bills, rent and house payments. May God bless you for sharing with those less fortunate.

Please continue to help us by placing a donation in a green envelope found at the side and rear entrances of the church and chapel. We may be contacted by calling 630-355-1081.

Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-toperson service to those who are needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and its patron, Saint Vincent de Paul.

YOUNG AT HEART & FRIENDS Please note that there will be NO noon First Friday Mass or luncheon on Friday, January 2nd.

SS Peter and Paul Troop IL0908 American Heritage Girls Troop IL0908 at SS Peter and Paul Parish meets every second and fourth Monday of the month from 4:005:30PM. New members are always welcome.

American Heritage Girls is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. The organization offers badge programs, service projects, girl leadership opportunities and outdoor experiences to its members. Home school, Public school and SS Peter and Paul students are welcome to join as well as girls from surrounding parishes. For more information, please contact Teresa Shoup tlshoup@outlook.com or Mary Beth Zabinski marybeth@zhitech.com for more details.

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News from the Knights Knights of Columbus Council No. 1369 615 E. Ogden Ave., Naperville, IL 60563 www.napervillekofc.org

01-06 – Tuesday – Business Meeting – 7:30 PM 01-12 – Monday – Columbian Squires Meeting – 7:00 PM 01-17 – Saturday – Pro-Life Rosary at Planned Parenthood – 9:00 AM (John Zabinski) – PRAYERS NEEDED 01-18 – Sunday – Free Throw Contest – 7:00 to 9:00 PM @ SSPP Gymnasium (John Moran) 01-20 – Tuesday – Officers and Directors Planning Meeting – 7:00 PM (Larry Pociask) The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic Men’s Fraternal Service Organization founded by Father McGivney. All of the good works we do are informed by our four core principles: Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. The Knights also have an insurance program that has a top notch rating. For more information, please contact our Grand Knight, Alex Rechenmacher at 247-0329 or our Membership Director, Nick Thompson at 815-871-4218.

The KC Hall is available for parties and meetings. Contact Al Knoeck at 630-369-2992 for more information.

Our aluminum can collection has been a great success. It has provided us the funding we need to support our priests and seminarians.

Please continue to drop off your aluminum cans next to the trailer behind the KC Hall.

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Liturgical Ministries

DECORATING THE CHURCH AND CHAPEL FOR CHRISTMAS We would like to extend an invitation to all to participate in decorating our beautiful church and chapel for Christmas.

We will be starting our decorations on December 22nd.

Please call or email Pam Adamski at 630-355-0222 or pamadamski@gmail.com if you are interested.

We are in need of more Lectors and

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.

While we need more ministers for all Masses, we have the greatest need at the 11:00am, 12:30pm and 8:00pm Masses.

If you would like to serve the church in these very meaningful ministries, please contact Deacon Michael Crowell at mcrowell@sspeterandpaul.net

Did You Know...

The New Evangelization MOMS GROUP The MOMs (Meeting Other Mothers) Group brings together Catholic mothers committed to family and community service. We meet monthly for support, friendship and affirmation of our role as Catholic mothers. Our fellowship opportunities include playgroups, meals for moms, rosaries, service activities, moms’ night out and children’s activities. Please email ssppmoms@gmail.com for more information on group events.

MOMs Group is always excited to welcome new members!

Childcare is available for children age 9 months to 5 years during the 9:30am and 1l:00am Sunday Masses in Room L -24 in the Ministry Center lower level.

No reservations needed, first come, first serve. Questions? Call Donna Widmann at 630-718-2165.

DO YOUR ROSARIES NEED REPAIR? Drop them off at the Parish Office during regular office hours, tagged with your name and phone number.

You’ll receive a call when the work has been completed.

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Pray With Us

PRAY FOR PRIESTS TODAY “In strengthening the priest you strengthen the whole Church…. Strengthen the priest and you strengthen the whole foundation, you strengthen everything in the Church.” Fr. Gerald Fitzgerald. S.P. During Advent we are recruiting volunteers to make a year-long commitment, beginning January 4th, to spend an hour in prayer each week for the priests of our parish. We will begin with seven individuals who will commit to offering a Holy Hour exclusively for our parish priests on a distinct day of the week, thus covering a complete week. The commitment of each person will be to the day of the week, not a particular hour on a particular day.

The holy hour can be done before the Blessed Sacrament (or at home, if necessary).

After we have secured a holy hour for our parish priests, for each day of the week, we hope to expand the Holy Hours to include seven parishioners to pray for the deacons; for the Bishop and his Auxiliary Bishop; and for religious and seminarians. St. Augustine declared, “Certainly, if there are good sheep there are also good shepherds; good sheep give rise to good shepherds.” As members of this parish, this community, this fold, we must pray for our pastor, priests, deacons, bishops, religious and seminarians. What a great way to begin the New Year!

Saint Pope John Paul reminded us in 2004, “There can be no Eucharist without the priesthood, just as there can be no priesthood without the Eucharist.” And, St. John Vianney, Patron of Parish Priests exclaimed, “A good shepherd, a pastor after God’s heart, is the greatest treasure which the good Lord can grant to a parish, and one of the most precious gifts of divine mercy.” Should we not then take an hour and pray that God might strengthen the treasures he has given us?

To sign up or for more information, contact Theresa Schuhriemen at 630-723-9576 or gloriadei85@gmail.com.

St. Francis Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration Flame of Faith Candles

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday:

Friday: Saturday: Sunday:

1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 105:1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]

Six candles burn perpetually around the Blessed Sacrament in our St. Francis Eucharistic Adoration Chapel. The burning candles serve as a constant prayer before the Lord, present in the Blessed Sacrament.

Envelopes for you to have your intention remembered with one of these candles and prayed for ONE WEEK (Sunday to Sunday) are available in the Adoration Chapel. The intentions will be published in the bulletin.

Flame of Faith intentions for the week of Dec. 21: The seven Day Devotional Candles, at the altar of our Lord, in the Saint Francis Adoration Chapel, are being offered for the following intentions: 1.

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In thanksgiving for the miraculous healing of Anna.

Thank you Lord for helping our family.

For Barbra, Simone, and Paul.

For healing of daughter Megan from lung cancer.

For the spiritual healing of Margaret Schafer.

For the healing of Zofia’s husband.

FLAME OF FAITH

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Pray With Us

“With the angel’s greeting to Mary the New Testament begins. We could say that the first word of the New Testament is ‘be joyful,’ ‘be happy’, in other words ‘joy.’

This is the true meaning of Christmas: God is near us, so near that He became a child. We realize that today’s world where God is absent is dominated by fear, by uncertainty. Nonetheless, the words be joyful because God is with you and with us truly open a new time. Joy is the true gift of Christmas, not the expensive gifts that call for time and money. We can communicate this joy simply: with a smile, a kind gesture, a little help, forgiveness.

And the joy we give will certainly come back to use...Let us pray that this presence of the liberating joy of God shines forth in our lives.” -Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

St. Francis Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel

PRAYER NETWORK If prayers are needed, please call Jay Albarran at 961-3835 or Connie Wanberg at 355-3056.

The Angelus V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.

R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with Thee; Blessed art thou among women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, Now and at the hour of our death. Amen

Open for prayer 24 hours a day, seven days a week

V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.

R. Be it done unto me according to thy word.

Hail Mary...

Attention Parishioners and Visitors

V. And the Word was made Flesh.

R. And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary…

Please consider spending an hour with our Lord.

Adorers are needed for the following hours:

9 am Thursday 10 pm Saturday Please consider visiting with our Lord at this time.

Call Barb at 630-885-1726 or blandiak@gmail.com

ROSARY Come pray with us each Tuesday evening in the Church beginning at 7:30 PM. With our Rosaries, we will ask Our Lady to intercede for our Holy Father’s special intention of the month, as well as for our own intentions and for world peace without the threat of terrorism. On the third Tuesday of the month, there will be a Rosary Holy Hour with Benediction. All are most welcome to join us. If there is a special intention that you would like to have remembered during the weekly Rosary, please email sspprosary@gmail.com or come to the Tuesday Rosary to add your intention.

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us Pray: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts, that we to whom the Incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made known by the message of an angel, may by His Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.

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Prayer Intentions PRAY FOR THE SICK

PRAYING FOR THE SICK AND DECEASED

Please remember in your prayers, the following people who are seriously ill and others who are suffering with long-term or terminal illnesses:

Please note that if you wish to have a family member or friend’s name included with the petition for the sick which is read at weekend Masses, you must call the parish office by 9 AM on Friday. Your loved one’s name will automatically be added into the sick list in the bulletin the following weekend. If you add a loved one’s name to the petition when you come to Mass, please follow up with a phone call to the parish office on Monday so the name may be included with the sick list in the bulletin.

In the interest of keeping our sick list current, the first weekend in January we will remove names put on prior to December 1st, unless we hear from you or a family member that you wish a name to remain on the list. Call the Office, 630-355-1081, to add, remove or keep a name on the sick list. Any names received after 9 AM on Friday will be included in the following weekend’s prayers.

Deceased loved ones who are buried from SS. Peter and Paul Parish are automatically named in the bulletin and in the petition read at weekend Masses. Other recently deceased loved ones may be added to the petitions by calling the parish office by 9 AM on Friday.

Marcia Adams, Kelsey Allen, Don Anderson, Lorraine Augspurger, Lorraine Babyar, Aldo Balzarini, Monica Barton, Steven Bermes, Donna Booth, Trista Bordignon, Rose Briceno, Ceal Brown, Evelyn Brown, Deacon Ron Brown, Baby Charles Brumbalo, Rachel Bryan, Natalia Carlos, Don Cassa, Colette Cerulla, Mary Beth Cesare, Baby Franco Colasante, Baby Santino Colasante, Mike Considine, Fortunato Cruz, Victoria Cruz, Norbert Cvengros, Scott Dawson, Agnes DeHayes, Lalitha Devadas, William Dieter, Sr., Warren Dixon, Jr., Diane Dobbs, William Dobbs, Mary Dorn, Jean Drendel, Julie Drendel, Alice Durma, Theresa Dvorak, Karen Eggen, Trudy Faga, Maria Fairman, Charles Farrell, Thomas Farrell, Charles Faso, III, Marilyn Feder, Betsy Feliciano, Linda Finck, Julie Flick, Richard Flick, Robert Flick, Fran Ford, George Franicevic, Mary Ann Freitag, Annette Gean, Cardinal Francis George, Mary Ginnan-Renzas, Edward Goerling, Joe Gorman, Emmerence Greenberg, Nikki Gudall, Ted Gysan, Don Haas, Virginia Habes, Alison Hagen, James Hatfield, Eileen Hawell, Sami Henderson, Constance Hennessy, Jacqualyne Hill, Penny Holtz, Bernie Hurd, Jan Janczak, Mark Jenkins, John Keenan, Laura Keistler, John Kennedy, Marion Kenny, Michael J. Kerner, Mark Kiwior, Father George Klepec, Mary Kluzak, Richard Kluzak, Winifred Kolar, Irene Korczyk, Mary Kouri, Maddie Kowalski, Nancy Kratville, Thomas Krauss, Kathleen Krutak, Leo Kuefler, Ben Kujawa, Edmund Kurzawa, Rita Kuziemka, Mark Landiak, Maureen Lange, Pierre Lebeau, Samantha Lent, Mike Lenz, Baby Michael Lietz, Vi Livernash, Maria Macedo, Monica Macedo, Rosemary Magnar, Joan Marchaterre, Rose Marks, Tom Mathern, Barb McCague, Jeanette Prochorow McCann, David McCarthy, Margaret McDonnell, Patricia McEttrick, Patrick Michel, Tom Mlyniec, Roger Mumper, Cesar Naguit, Zeny Naguit, Dennis Nielsen, Frank Nitti, Ann Nowak, Fr. James Nowak, Tommy O’Grady, Matthew Ousterout, Jean Oxenreiter, Martha Pappadopoli, Daniel Parker, Ben Parrilli, Carolynn Pavini, Jacki Peckenpaugh, Jim Peters, Steve Peterson, Child Peyton, John Pfeuffer, Patty Piekarczyk, Joseph Pletka, Kimberly Pommier, Pat Pradel, Walter Prochorow, Lisa Rakowski, Linda Rice, Elizabeth Ritscherle, Katie Rommel, Sharon Ruff, Peter Ruocco, Harrison Ruzicka, Donna Ryan, Patricia Rynne, Michele Sagen, Maria San Juan, Catherine Sawner, Charles Schenk, Rita Schmidt, Roger Schmith, Betty Scholp, Virginia Schultz, Ellen Schutzius, John Schutzius, Ysabelle Simbol, Anna Skrzynecka, Sr. Aniceta Skube, O.P., Edward Slowik, Susan Spatafore, Fr. Christopher Steinle, John Stewart, Dennis Stielman, Tom Stone, Jim Streu, Allison Surin, George Svec, Mark Szachnitowski, Eileen Szarek, Frances Tavernaro, Rita Tesar, Sheila Thornley, Jeannie Thorpe, Bernice Tokarski, Rebecca Tomsik, Bernard Toussaint, Akiko Toyohara, Sharon Tworek, Christopher Vacek, Laine VanHoutan, Noah VanHoutan, Carmen Vasquez, Charles Villaseñor, Judy Vissepo, James Walsh, Stephanie Watts, Frank Weidner, Cathy White, Dr. Michael White, Marie Williams, Douglas Wilson, Janice Wilson, Audrey Witnik, Robert Wold, Sylvia Wolfe, Rund Yaqoob, Rena Yarshen, Stephanie Young-Hayes, Bill Yudchitz, Deacon Kevin Zeeb, Jayne Zenker, Fr. Kenneth Zigmond, Mary Elizabeth Zink, Helen Zgoda.

Newly added this week: Joseph Dziubinski, Tracy Eraci, Joe Nardi, Jerome Porretta, Joe Rodriguez, Duane Szymkowski, Bill Welch, and Elaine Zeman.

May they and their families be comforted by our prayers and Our Lord’s compassion.

We wish to offer our sympathy and a promise of our prayers to family and friends on the death of Lorayne Flynn., Elizabeth Krotz, Martha Loughman, Annette Spencer and Kathleen Sturma.

Please Remember in Prayer our Men and Women Serving in the Military U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Burns Daniel Caddigan Captain Frank Girdwain Sgt. Mike McDonnell Airman Steve McDonnell Airman 1st Class Zachary McKenty Captain Scott Paeth Major Tamara Prasse Sr. Airman Daniel Shea Senior Airman Amanda Shea Sgt. Dan Steenstra Sgt. Nicole Finnigan Underwood U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Michael Caddigan Captain John J. Case Major Mary Cassidy Lt. Col. Richard Collage Captain Tom Crane Major Thomas E. Goerling Sgt. Anthony Gorup Sgt. Kellen Jones 1 Lt. Josh Laz Captain Stephen Laz Captain Aimee Laz Park PFC Christopher Pavini PFC Steven Powell Captain Michael Predny 1st Lt. Andrew J. Prunty Captain Daniel Rickert 1st Lt. David Rickert Harrison Ruzicka, SPEC. 4 Sgt. 1st Class Pamela Schmecht PFC Jeremy See Captain Stephen Stoll SPC Robert Surran Sgt. Craig Vladika Captain Christopher White

U.S. Army (cont’d) 1st Lt. Eileen White U.S. Navy Lt. Ellen Bock Lt. Thomas Bock Ben Craig, AFW2 Captain Anthony Giglio Lt. Tom Kuhrt Commander Chris Kurgan Lt. Commander Paul Lucia Ensign Patrick Marsh Lt. Kaleb Moore Captain Debra Scheel Lt. Kasey Scheel Lt. Matthew Scheel Ensign Michael Schmitz U.S. Marine Corps LCPL Jonathan Bonus Captain Kevin Bowler Captain Donald J. Carlsen CWO2 John Crites Sgt. Richard DiBiaso PFC Jonathon Dragovan Sgt. Luke Focer LCPL Daniel P. Hodgman 2nd Lt. Eric Hovey Sgt. Ivan Karamysev Major Pete Keough Gy Sgt. Conor Mahoney Sgt. Steven Oleksy II LCPL Matthew Prasse Corporal Joseph Taylor Staff Sgt. Marcin Tutaj U.S. Coast Guard P.D. John McNellis

If you would like to have a serviceman or woman included in the military remembrance list in the bulletin, please call the parish office at 630-355-1081. To arrange a welcome home for your soldier or marine, contact Donna Morsovillo of Operation Welcome You Home at 630-302-2638 or donna@welcomeyouhome.org.

December 21, 2014

Fourth Sunday of Advent

BAPTISM INFORMATION What about Baptism?

Do you want to have your child baptized?

What a joy it is to experience the gift of new life that God gives to His people. Immediately the mystery of God’s love is revealed in the mystery of His creative power which He allows Christian parents to share. Ss. Peter and Paul Parish rejoices with all parents beholding this tremendous gift. Since the Sacrament of Baptism is essential to the Christian life, Ss. Peter and Paul Parish abides by all the norms set forth by the Catholic Church in administering the Sacrament of Baptism. We want the baptism of your child to bear the full Grace that Christ bestows in this sacrament and we do not want any obstacles which would be created by not following these norms.

These norms are laid down by the Roman Catholic Church and are age old and time tested norms. We ask all parents to understand the sacred nature of this sacrament which these norms protect and therefore the inability for Ss. Peter and Paul Parish to compromise these norms without endangering this sacred character.

The code of canon law declares: Baptism, the gate to the sacraments, necessary for salvation in fact or at least in intention, by which men and women are freed from their sins, are reborn as children of God and, configured to Christ by an indelible character, are incorporated in the Church, is validly conferred only by washing with true water together with the required form of words.1 Further, in order to celebrate the sacrament of baptism licitly the priest must have a founded hope that the infant will be brought up in the Catholic religion; if such a hope is altogether lacking, the baptism is to be put off according to the prescription of the law and the parents are to be informed of the reason.”2 Please note that this is a direct quotation from the Code of Canon Law which is the universal law of the Roman Catholic Church. This well-founded hope is manifested not simply by the parents’ statements but also by their actions. The parents manifest this founded hope when they attend Mass regularly and seek an on-going relationship with the Church.

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CIC 1983, canon 849.

CIC 1983, canon 868,2.

Godparents When choosing godparents, it behooves the couple to be quite selective. The purpose of the godparent is to guide the child in the ways of the faith so that they might reach heaven. The Code of Canon Law explains that the godparent is one who “will help the baptized to lead a Christian life in harmony with baptism, and to fulfill faithfully the obligations connected with it.”

This godparent must: • Have completed the sixteenth year.3 • Be a Catholic who has received their first communion and the Sacrament of Confirmation.4 • Lead a life in harmony with the faith and the role to be undertaken.5 • Not be bound by any canonical penalty legitimately imposed or declared.6 • Not be the father or the mother.7 A life in harmony with the faith and the role to be undertaken means

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someone who is practicing their faith weekly, believes what the Church believes, is validly married in the Church or living a chaste single life and has no other obstacles to being a good Catholic example of Christian life.

A person of another Christian denomination or other religion cannot be a godparent; however, a Christian person of another Christian denomination may serve as a Christian witness which is not a godparent and whose name does not appear on the baptismal certificate.8 A Catholic cannot be a Christian witness. Any Catholic party is bound by the laws which govern godparents, cf. above. An individual who has left the Catholic faith cannot be a Christian witness because they have freely chosen no longer to live the Catholic faith.

Parents may choose to have only one godparent. If the parents choose to have two godparents, one must be male and one female.9 The relationship of two godparents emulates spiritually the parenthood of the biological parents. Just as it is impossible to have two biological parents who are of the same sex so is it impossible to have two godparents of the same sex.

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CIC 1983, canon 874, 1.

CIC 1983, canon 874, 1 7 CIC 1983, canon 874, 1 9 CIC 1983, canon 873

CIC 1983, canon 874, 1 CIC 1983, canon 874, 1 8 CIC 1983, canon 874, 2

In order to avoid any embarrassment on your part, it is advisable that you contact the parish office prior to choosing your godparents. Your godparents will be asked to have their parish priest fill out a godparents form testifying that they fulfill the canonical requirements.

SSPP offers a Baptism Preparation Class for parents on the 1st Monday of each month beginning at 7:30 PM in the St. Paul Center for the New Evangelization (formerly called Pastoral Hall). Our next class is Monday, January 5. If this is your first child, you MUST attend a class before receiving a date for your baby’s baptism. (Both mom and dad are asked to attend. Godparents are also encouraged to attend.) Please sign up for the class by calling the Parish Office, 630355-1081. (Your family should be registered with the parish in order to have your child baptized.) If you have attended a class within the last 10 years (at any parish) you need not re-attend. If you attended at Ss. Peter and Paul, simply call the office to schedule your baby’s baptism and provide the date you attended; if you attended at another parish, you will be asked to provide a letter of verification.

We baptize at SSPP each Sunday of the month at 2 PM. Because baptism is meant to be a celebration of the community, we DO NOT schedule private baptisms. Also, we make every effort to limit the number of children baptized to four. Please check with the Parish Office to make certain the date you want is available before making plans with your family. The offering to the church for a baptism is $20.00. Couples may pay when they attend the Baptismal Preparation class or they can send payment to the parish office.

Required paperwork MUST be submitted to the parish office no later than ten (10) business days prior to the baptismal date, or your date will be rescheduled. This includes all necessary information regarding family records and godparents. A sponsor certificate must be provided by each godparent who belongs to a different parish. The proper sponsor certificate for SSPP will be distributed at our preparation classes and may also be downloaded from our parish website. Christian witnesses are most welcome to celebrate with the family and community, but please note they are not recorded as sponsors on the baptismal certificate or in the baptismal register.

Thank you for your cooperation and may Almighty God bless you and your family.

November 21, December 10, 2014 2013

Thirty-Second Fourth Sunday of in Advent Ordinary Time

SAVE THE DATE- ANNUAL MEN’S RETREAT This year’s Annual Men's Retreat at The Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House will be held Feb. 20-22, 2015. The retreat master this year will be Fr. Keith Muccino, SJ. If you have attended in the past you know that a retreat provides a wonderful, relaxing and spiritual experience. The retreat is based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. The retreat consists of: personal time for prayer, relaxation, Daily Mass, Confession, Eucharistic Adoration, and Spiritual Direction. Register for the retreat online at www.bellarminehall.org or call 847-381-1261. Questions? Contact Tom Lupinacci at mensretreatbell@gmail.com or 630-548-1838.

PREGNANT? NEED HELP? Waterleaf Women's Center National Birthright National Pregnancy Hotline National Adoption Hotline Rachel’s Vineyard Natural Family Planning The Nurturing Network Crisis Pregnancy Woman’s Choice Services Project Gabriel

630-701-6270 1-800-848-LOVE 1-800-535-9947 1-202-463-7563 1-866-99-4-GIVE 1-815-221-6251 1-800-TNN-4MOM 1-800-67-BABY-6 1-800-NO-ABORT 630-261-9221 1-877-734-2444

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Volunteer Opportunities at Waterleaf Women’s Center Thought about volunteering but haven't found your niche?

Waterleaf, a local crisis pregnancy center is in need of some dedicated volunteers.

Teen Advisory Board (TAB): TAB members are comprised of enthusiastic girls AND guys from various area high schools keep Waterleaf in touch with the "pulse" of our primary demographic for marketing & outreach as well as fundraising efforts. Meets Monthly.

Client Advocate: The Client Advocate is the first "face" of Waterleaf to clients and critical to the success of our mission.

They provide support and care to the clients in addition to personal and consistent follow-up. Available times: Mon 8-12, Th. 1-4, Fri. 7-3, Every other Sat. 8-12. Partial shifts available (usually 4 hour min.)

If you or somebody you know is interested in either of these positions, please download an application at waterleafwc.org or call Sheryl Finn at 630-701-6270.