St. Patrick Church

St. Patrick Church
Serving Lemont, Illinois
June 6, 2010
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Michael J. Cronin, Pastor
Rev. Richard J. Shannon, Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Mr. Joseph R. Winblad, Senior Deacon
Ms. Renee Payne, Principal
Ms. Linda O’Connor, Liturgy & Religious Education Coordinator
Mr. Neil Windt, Music Director
Ms. Rosarita Hennebry, Music Director Emerita
Mr. Michael Lundberg, Tri-Parish Youth Minister
MASSES
Saturday Mass — 5:00 PM
Sunday Masses — 7:30 AM - 10 AM - Noon - 5 PM
Daily Mass — 8:00 AM (Mon.-Wed.)
Holy Day — As Announced
Confession — Saturday - at 4:15 PM
PARISH OFFICE:
PARISH SCHOOL:
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION:
200 Illinois Street
(630) 257-6134
20W145 Davey Rd.
Lemont, IL 60439
(630) 783-2220
205 Cass Street
(630) 257-8012
BAPTISMS: 4th Sunday of the Month at 1:15 PM.
Baptism Preparation Classes are held monthly. We encourage
participation in this program before the baby’s birth. Please call the
Parish Office to schedule.
MARRIAGES: Prospective bride or groom must be a registered,
participating parishioner for at least six months before making
wedding arrangements.
PARISH FAX NUMBER: (630) 257-0401
PARISH WEBSITE:
www.stpatricklemont.org
NEW PARISHIONERS: We warmly welcome you and kindly ask
you to register at the Parish Office.

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June 2010
Dear Friends in Christ,
On the weekend of June 12-13, 2010, we will take up a special collection for the Retired Priests of the Archdiocese.
For many years now, we have relied on our retired priests to celebrate Mass and the sacraments in hundreds of parishes
throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago. Without their dedicated service, many parishes would need to reduce the
number of Masses celebrated each weekend. Some retired priests are called upon to be temporary administrators of
parishes and others fill in to allow pastors some needed time off. Our senior priests do this willingly as a continuation of
the many years that they have faithfully served our Church. Please join me in offering our retired priests words of
appreciation and gratitude for their many years of priestly ministry.
The Priests' Retirement and Mutual Aid Association (PRMAA) cares for our retired priests. This year, we have seen the
cost of healthcare, prescription drugs, and nursing home care increase. In addition, the priests' pension fund remains
seriously impacted by the economic downturn. This special collection will help us to continue to support our retired
priests. You may be aware that the December collection for retired men and women Religious is designated to provide
only for those in Religious Orders. Archdiocesan priests do not receive any funds from this collection.
As the "Year for Priests" draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our retired priests for their
exemplary ministry. We are blessed to have more than one hundred retired priests over eighty years of age, which means
that each one has served for more than fifty-five years. May their spirit continue to enliven our Church!
I am thankful to all of you for your remarkable generosity in this collection last year. I ask you to repeat your kindness
this year. Your donations and your prayers are a great affirmation of our retired priests. Please pray for an increase in
vocations to the priesthood. You and those you love are in my prayers; please keep me in yours.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
Archbishop of Chicago
WELCOME!
Bishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller is the Episcopal vicar for Vicariate V.
We welcome him to St. Patrick’s on Saturday, June 5th at the 5:00 PM Mass.
And a final Reminder . . .
Beginning Monday, June 7th, the time for the weekday
morning Mass (Monday - Wednesday) will change from
7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

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Please join us
June 13th
At 12:00
Fr. Mike Cronin
will be leaving
St. Patrick's Parish
and moving on to be Pastor
at St. Edward in Chicago.
* * *
On June 13, 2010 at Noon
Fr. Mike will
celebrate
his farewell mass as
Pastor of
St. Patrick’s parish.
* * *
There will be a reception
in honor of Fr. Mike
following the
noon Mass
in the parish hall.
All parishioners are invited.
Notes from the Music Director
Greetings, Friends of St. Patrick!
The Feast of Corpus Christi reminds us that the Lord
provides.
This very sentiment is demonstrated in the many
talented, able and generous people in the music
department who give of their time, energies, and talents.
They are ministers to the people at St. Pat’s, to
themselves, and even to the world.
I feel it only appropriate to thank all those who have
been involved directly, or indirectly (i.e. youth choir
parents, choir member spouses, etc.) in the music
ministry this year. To the youth choir, the contemporary
choir, the family choir, the guitar ensemble, the cantors,
the keyboardists, the quartet: thank-you, thank-you,
thank-you for making it another great year.
I would also like to thank Fr. Mike for his time and
service toward the St. Pat’s community. In the two
years I’ve been here at St. Pat’s, I’ve learned much
from him and have enjoyed both working with and
getting to know him. I’m sure I speak on behalf of the
music department when I wish him all the very best at
St. Edward’s. Thank-you again, Fr. Mike.
Even though our youth and contemporary choirs will be
taking a summer break, you can still serve in the
capacity of our Family Choir. Meet in the Parish Hall
basement one hour before each Family Choir liturgy
and get ready to sing! The dates are as follows:
June 27, July 11 and 25, August 8 and 22
– 10 a.m. Masses for all
And don’t forget our Guitar Ensemble, which plays
Masses year round! Contact me if you are interested!
Have a great summer!
Neil A. Windt – Director of Music
708-899-2106; nwindt@att.net
[A]s often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,
you proclaim the death of the Lord until he
comes.
— 1 Corinthians 11:26

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Renee Payne, Principal 630-783-2220
From the Principal’s Desk
On Friday, May 21st, the school community celebrated
two fond farewells at a special liturgy: We bid farewell to
our graduating 8th grade class of 2010, and we also said
good-bye to Father Mike Cronin who will be moving on
to St. Edward's parish in Chicago at the end of June. The
school gave Father Mike a beautiful vestment stole that
has the children of the world on one side and depicts
Noah's ark on the other side. We hope that he will think
of us each time he wears it. Father also received a
monetary gift from the school families, as well as a basket
of St. Edward's spirit gear so he will be ready for his new
parish and school.
At the same liturgy, we also bid farewell to our
graduating class. The class of 2010 presented special
thank-you banners to the faculty and staff and gifted the
school with a beautiful tree in honor of our theme of
caring for God's creation. The 8th graders were sent off
with our fond blessings and good wishes. They each
received a special Celtic stone and a bookmark to carry
with them on their new ventures----a little reminder that
we will always love them and care about them and that
they should use the memories from St. Al’s-St. Pat’s as a
support forever.
Feed My Starving Children Fieldtrip
"Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed
the poor." Proverbs 22:9
On Friday, May 28th, the 3-4th graders went on a field
trip to Feed My Starving Children. Feed My Starving
Children is a non-profit organization with a site in
Aurora, IL. They focus on providing food for children of
countries that suffer from starvation. There they packaged
meals for the children of Haiti. The meals consisted of
soy, vegetable, rice, and chicken powder. Once all the
meals were packaged, the students prayed over them.
After two hours, the students packaged 15,768 meals,
which was enough to feed 43 children for an entire year.
It was an amazing experience! I encourage others to
volunteer. Visit www.fmsc.org for more information.
Check out our
re-vamped website
www.stals-stpats.org
St. Al’s-St. Pat’s
Graduates of
2010
Stefan Badescu
Jack Brunk
Tyler Cornelius
Maureen Crowell
John Dohse
Claire Elenteny
Michael Garvey
Sarah Gottardo
Ciara Hansel
Mikhaila Lakatos
James Lee
Kyleigh Maday
Molly McNeeley
Connor Melvin
Timothy Mitchell
Elizabeth Mullins
Gabriele Petrylaite
Brian Sullivan
Adam Wallace
School Information
If you would like more information
about St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick’s
school, please see the pamphlet
holders at the back of church. If you
would like a tour of the school or to
speak with someone for more
information, call us at 630-783-2221.
We would love to have you join us ‘over the river and
through the woods’!
Brother Rice summer
camps are now available to
register online at
www.brotherrice.org/
events. Camps offered are
academic, athletic and
band. Register now to
reserve your spot.

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Lemont Youth Ministry
Please keep the following teens and chaperones in your
prayers this week while gone on their 8th annual summer
mission trip to Chicago with Catholic HEART
Workcamp. They will be doing general home
maintenance and repair, painting, cleaning, and general
fix up for the elderly and low income, and meal
preparation for the homeless.
Nicole Ahline
Mary Arenberg
Meghan Beechen
Matt Belavic
Angelica Carmen
Brianne Cody
Elise Cody
Jennifer Collins
Michael Collins
Jen Dornbos
Cara Dohse
Anne Doyle
Mary Doyle
Nicholas Duda
Annie Fox
Katie Grand
Rachel Hunter
Aaron Korte
Abbie Korte
Alex Lyewski
A Prayer for Teens
Joey Marusarz
Molly Mazur
Alexis Mikrut
Paul Rachwalski
Clare Rogers
Sara Seskauskas
Zach Subak
Alyssa Szymanski
Paige Szymanski
Stephen Tuscher
Katie Wallace
Michael Walus
Luke Whittingham
Danny Wojnowski
Vince Zygmuntowicz
Allison Carmen
Nicole Darwell
Alan Solowski
Mark Sundh
Melissa Tejkowski
God of Living Waters,
I know I must enter this river of life
to grow into what You are calling me to be.
You have worked many miracles with water;
do the same with me during this journey.
Immerse me completely in. your grace.
Send your Spirit upon. me as I work my way
through the twisting currents and rocks along the
Way.
Keep me afloat when the challenges of life weigh
me down.
Part the waters of uncertain and uncertainty doubt
so I can find the real me and see the real You.
Fill me with faith and love
so my life might give life to others.
Let your light guide and sustain me
so that I may become a living sign of your real
presence to all we meet along the River of Life.
Amen.
19th Annual
St. Patrick's Irish Open
Golf Outing
Friday, July 23rd
The 19th Annual St. Patrick's Irish Open will be held
Friday, July 23rd, at the beautiful Cog Hill Golf and
Country Club. The price of $115.00 per golfer includes
golf with a cart along with lunch and beverage on the
course, plus a BBQ dinner to follow with drinks, golf
awards, door prizes, and raffles. The outing again will be
a best ball/scramble format, with tee times beginning at
noon. Please call the Parish Office at 630-257-6134 to
secure your tee time.
We are also accepting Hole Sponsorships for $100.00.To
sponsor a hole, please call the Parish Office.
Definition of Golf:
A game, of considerable antiquity in Scotland, in which a
small hard ball is struck with various clubs into a series of
small cylindrical holes made at intervals, usually of a
hundred yards or more, on a golf-course. The aim is to
drive the ball into any one hole, or into all the holes
successively, with the fewest possible strokes; commonly
two persons, or two couples (a ‘foursome'), play against
each other.
From the Oxford English Dictionary
Do you have a Green Thumb
We are looking for a few volunteers to come
by St. Patrick’s and help out with watering
our outdoor plantings.
If you are interested, please contact Bernie
Bluder at 630-257-7809.
Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, gave it to his
disciples and said, “Take it; this is my body.” (Mark
22:26). God calls us through his Son to be one in the body
of Christ. Could God be calling you to the priesthood or
religious life To explore the possibility, contact Fr. Joe
Noonan at 312-534-8298 or at jnoonan@archchicago.org
or Sr. Elyse Ramirez, OP at 312-534-5240 or at
eramirez@archchicago.org. Also visit
www.ChicagoPriest.com and www.VocationsCAVA.org.

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MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, JUNE 5 – Vigil: The Most Holy Body
and Blood of Christ
5:00 pm St. Patrick Parishioners
SUNDAY, JUNE 6 – The Most Holy Body and
Blood of Christ
7:30 am Special Intention
Andrew Bosko
—Celeste Gambla
10:00 am Bernetta Hennebry
—The Family
Noon St. Patrick Parishioners
5:00 pm Special Intention
Jenny Paketuris
—Friends
MONDAY, JUNE 7 – Weekday
8:00 am Rev. Edward Wilhelm, CSSR
(Please note new mass time)
TUESDAY, JUNE 8 – Weekday
8:00 am Stella Ulman
—Carole Novak
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9– Weekday
8:00 am Rev. Byron G. Maher
SATURDAY, JUNE 12 – Vigil: The Eleventh
Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:00 pm John Pastewski
—The Family
SUNDAY, JUNE 13 – The Eleventh Sunday in
Ordinary Time
7:30 am Special Intention
Rachel Bosko
—Celeste Gambla
10:00 am Dennis Mannix
—Kathleen A. Mannix & Family
Noon St. Patrick Parishioners
5:00 pm Joan Budny
—The Kirkus Family
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6; Mt 5:1-12
Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Mt 5:13-16
Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Mt 5:17-19
Thursday: 1 Kgs 18:41-46; Mt 5:20-26
Friday: Ez 34:11-16; Rom 5:5b-11; Lk 15:3-7
Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21; Lk 2:41-51
Sunday: 2 Sm 12:7-10, 13; Ps 32; Gal 2:16, 19-21;
Lk 7:36 — 8:3 [7:36-50]
Were you Married in l960
The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on
Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 3:00 PM at St. John Brebeuf,
8307 N. Harlem Ave., Niles, IL. Couples married in 1960
interested in attending this celebration should contact their
parish to register by calling 630-257-6134. The registration
deadline is: June 14, 2010.
Please call the Family Ministries Office at 312-534-8351 or
visit the website: www.familyministries.org for more
information.

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STEWARDSHIP
“They all ate and were satisfied. And when the
leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve
wicker baskets.” - Luke 9:17
The story of the Loaves and Fishes shows us that
when we share what we have - even if it doesn’t
seem like that much - miracles can happen. God
blesses the gifts we offer and makes them wondrous.
Regular Sunday Offertory
For the Month of May
Month
Budgeted goal for May $33,967.00
Received via Sunday envelopes $22,242.00
Received via EFT * and mail-in $6,588.00
Loose contributions $4,114.00
Total contributions in May 2010 $32,944.00
Less than goal for May ($1,023.00)
Fiscal Year-to date
Budgeted goal through 05-31-10 $336,683.00
Received 07-1-09 to 05-31-10 $335,381.00
Less than goal for 2009-2010 ($1,302.00)
Other
May Maintenance Envelopes $207.00
May Collection for Sharing Parishes $1,180.00
May School Support Envelopes $313.00
Catholic Charities Collection $1,700.00
*EFT is the process of automatically having your contribution offering
transferred from your checking account to St. Patrick’s account.
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED COUNSELING
Have you ever considered counseling, but you couldn't find
the time Maybe the time is now! The Holbrook Counseling
Center of Catholic Charities can help. Whether your trouble
is personal, relational or career-related, the center offers
professional assistance that is confidential, convenient and
affordable. The Holbrook Counseling Center provides
services at our Worth office and at other locations. For
further information or to make an appointment, please call
(312) 655-7725.
We pray for . . .
The sick of our Parish
Eileen Cattoni
Carole Conklin
Glenn Granat
Cory Steck
Sue Winblad
Suzette Kitzmiller
If you would like to have someone who is ill prayed for in church,
please call the Parish Office (630-257-6134). The name of that
person will be announced in church and will be added to the
prayer column in the weekly bulletin.
and we pray for . . .
Our loved ones in the military
Ryan Rudman
Kody Peters
Chad Peters
Steven Korbus
We would like to pray for all of our loved ones who are serving in the
armed forces. If you would like to submit a name for the list, please
fill out the form below and drop it off in the parish mailbox or the
Sunday collection basket. Please include your name & phone, also.
Name: _____________________________________
Requested by: ________________________________
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