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St. Matthew Parish
1555 Glen Ellyn Road
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
September 6, 2020
My dear family of St. Matthew! Rev. Gregor Gorsic, Pastor
September includes for us here in our Glendale Heights parish family a very special (630) 469-6300 ext. 312
annual celebration: our PATRONAL FEAST of St. MATTHEW! His actual feast day is
September 21st, but since that falls on a Monday this year, we will celebrate it as our Parish Patronal Feast on the weekend
prior, namely, for Sunday, September 20th. With the unprecedented circumstances this year from the coronavirus, we will
not be celebrating it with a parish picnic as we had been considering before Covid, but let’s prepare spiritually with a
refreshing, purifying nine-days of prayer called a novena (please go to our website stmatthewchurch.org and find the St.
Matthew Novena). But first, a prayer to St. Matthew, whether you will follow the novena or not: just praying this prayer
everyday will bring many graces from heaven through St. Matthew’s intercession, without following the full nine-day
novena prayers.
Prayer to Saint Matthew
O glorious St. Matthew,
in your Gospel you portray Jesus
as the longed-for Messiah
and the new Moses.
Jesus fulfilled the Prophets
and founded a Church
of the New and Eternal Covenant
in His self-giving Love.
Obtain the grace for us today
to see Jesus living in His Church.
Help us to follow Him
every day of our lives on earth,
and then to live and share
His merciful teaching
so that we all may live with Him
in heaven forever. Amen.
A novena (from Latin: novem, "nine") is an ancient tradition of devotional praying in Christianity, consisting of private or
public prayers repeated for nine successive days or weeks. A pious tradition says that perhaps the nine days between the
Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost, when the disciples gathered in the upper room and devoted themselves to prayer,
could be considered the first novena. However, the actual, more widespread practice of a nine-day set of prayers is actually
relatively recent in the history of our beautiful Catholic Church.
Today, in many Christian communities around the world, such as in Africa, Latin America and the Philippines,
novena traditions are popular and include devotional rituals such as congregational prayers, statue decoration, hymn singing
with music, as well as community fiesta events over beverages, refreshments or processions. Individuals may express love
and honor by kneeling, burning candles or placing flowers before the person represented by a statue. Four kinds of novenas
can now be distinguished: novenas of mourning, of preparation, of prayer, and the indulgenced novenas, though this
distinction is not exclusive. The first novena indulgenced in the city of Rome, approved in 1713, and even there for only one
church, was the novena in preparation for the feast of St. Joseph in the church of St. Ignatius. But not until later, especially
from the beginning of the nineteenth century, were various novenas enriched with indulgences in common for the whole
Church. The prayers may be derived from devotional prayer books or consist of the recitation of the rosary (a "rosary
novena"), or of short prayers through the day. Novena prayers are customarily printed in small booklets, and the novena is
often dedicated to a specific angel, saint, Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or one of the personages of the Holy
Trinity.
The novena very likely may have its roots in ancient funeral-related rituals. One practice of the novena involves
celebrating daily Masses held for nine days with devotional prayers to someone who has died. This practice may trace its
origins to an early Greek and Roman custom performed by families, consisting of nine days of mourning after the death of a
loved one. Over time, our devout faithful ancestors began to associate novenas with Christian themes such as the nine
months Jesus spent in the womb, the giving up of His spirit at the ninth hour, and the event which occurred in the Upper
Room with Twelve Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary when they prayed for nine days until the Holy Spirit descended on
the Feast of the Pentecost (see Acts, 1:12 – 2:5). The Church Fathers also assigned special meaning to the number nine,
seeing it as symbolic of imperfect man turning to God in prayer because of its proximity with the number ten, symbolic of
perfection and God.
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By the Middle Ages the practice of the novena prayer grew especially to prepare for nine days before a feast in
honor of a saint identified on a liturgical calendar. Then, further development brought about widespread practice of the
novena by the 11th century as a means of praying to petition a spiritual or personal favor through a saint, especially our
Blessed Virgin Mary, or perhaps St. Jude, and today even St. Matthew! As the centuries have progressed, into the 16th,
17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, the Catholic Church began formally approving novenas, in particular through the papal
approvals of a large number of novenas by Pope Pius IX, who was Pope from 1846 to 1878.
Novenas are one beautiful spiritual tool that can echo God’s Word in our daily lives. As we prepare to begin our
Family Faith Formation soon, let this opportunity for praying a novena in honor, in preparation, in supplication to St.
Matthew be a chance for you (and your family) to hear and live the Word of God – especially as preserved by St. Matthew
in his Gospel. A Catechist is someone who ECHOES God’s Word to others.
Catechesis — echoing God’s word into the world through our hearts — is a distinct and special ministry in the
Church. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church makes clear, “Catechesis is intimately bound up with the whole of the
Church’s life . . . her inner growth and correspondence with God’s plan depend essentially on catechesis” (no. 7). Each of
us has responsibility to share our faith with others, and this ministry of teaching in the name of the Church has a profound
dignity. In a particular way, parents have a special calling as truly the primary catechists of their children. They prepare the
soil and plant the first seeds of faith. This month, we not only highlight the work of catechists in parishes and schools, but
we also commend parents and guardians and encourage them to take seriously their role of making their Catholic households
a place where faith is passed on to the next generation. With this in mind, let us pray at this moment now a
Prayer for Family Commitment:
Loving and merciful Father, who instituted the family as an instrument of your fruitful love and raised it to
be a sacrament of the love of your Son for his Church, send forth your Holy Spirit to forgive us for our sinful
failures, to heal the personal and social wounds that afflict us, to bring consolation to the vulnerable among
us, and to enable us to reach out in compassionate care to all those families in need. Make possible within us
and for us what only you can do. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessings of shalom and joy and good health for all, especially our dear young people who seek the good things that lead to
lasting happiness and meaning!
In the living, loving, giving and caring Hearts of Jesus and Mary and Joseph,
Fr. Gregor
LABOR DAY
St. Matthew Council of Catholic Women On Labor Day, Monday,
September 7th, Mass will
Sisters in Christ be celebrated at 9 AM.
Also, in observance of the holiday, the Tasker
Greetings from CCW Parish Center will be closed.
Food Distribution —
From April thru August volunteers from the parish distributed food
provided by the Northern Illinois Food Bank.
Each afternoon volunteers picked the food cases up and
Anyway's
delivered them to St. Matthew. Additional volunteers were American Grill & Pub
on hand to unload the cases and distribute the food.
Help us Help You
Volunteers are the only way a project such as this could be successful.
We will Reimburse St. Matthew Church
Thank you to Fr. Gregor who approved the project, the staff and
15% of your total check
volunteers who coordinated it and to every volunteer who
participated in any way.
before taxes
Good All Day on the 1st Monday
All the rules of masks, gloves and safe distancing were followed.
of every month
Thought for the Week — Great opportunities to help others Give this coupon to your server to get credit
seldom come, but small ones surround us everyday.
—Sally Koch 304 W. Army Trail Rd., Bloomingdale
www.stmatthewchurch.org Page 3 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2020
Mass Intentions Scripture
Sunday, September 6, 2020
8:00 AM † Carol & Roy Lukowski (Bob & Peggy Smykowski) Readings
10:00 AM Mercedes Corpuz (Napoleon & Rogelia Ramiro)
12:00 PM St. Matthew Parish Family
1:30 PM † Maria Guadalupe & Salvador Salazar (Salazar Family) for the Week of September 6, 2020
6:00 PM † Maria Scafidi (Family)
Sunday
Monday, September 7, 2020 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 AM Tano & Ellie Puzon (Family)
Ez 33:7-9; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 13:8-10;
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 Mt 18:15-20
7:00 AM † Anna Korah (Granddaughter)
Monday
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-6, 7, 12; Lk 6:6-11
7:00 AM † Teresa & Calogero Calderone (Family)
8:45 AM † George Lasota Jr. (Ed & Lisa Miller) Tuesday
Thursday, September 10, 2020 Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6ab, 6c;
7:00 AM † Robert & Marian Nowlan (Family) Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 or Mt 1:18-23
8:45 AM † Epifanio Duran (Bart & Vickie Bosque)
Wednesday
Friday, September 11, 2020 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-15, 16-17;
7:00 AM † Gert & Dick Fleming (Bob & Peggy Smykowski)
Lk 6:20-26
Saturday, September 12, 2020
8:00 AM † Clement Lake (DiPirro Family) Thursday
5:00 PM † Brian Przyzycki (Anthony & Carol Obodzinski) 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab,
23-24; Lk 6:27-38
Sunday, September 13, 2020
8:00 AM St. Matthew Parish Family
Friday
10:00 AM † Pilar Wee (Family)
12:00 PM † Edward Lange (Patricia Campbell) 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6, 12;
1:30 PM † Cruz Martinez (Wife) Lk 6:39-42
6:00 PM † Edward Lange (Niece)
Saturday
1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Lk 6:43-49
Please note:
Sunday
The WEDNESDAY 8:45 am weekday Mass attendance Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
is only for the School Community. Sir 27:30—28:7; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12;
Rom 14:7-9; Mt 18:21-35
At the start of this new school year, no school parent, nor any other person,
besides a parishioner for that Mass intention, will be permitted to enter the
School Mass for an indefinite period of time.
Holy Family Candles John Massett, Gary Kindahl,
Barry Pucillo, Janet Stann
The Holy Family Candles are lit this week for the
intentions of John and Dee Mulkerin for their
wedding anniversary, being offered by Roger
and Sandy Davis.
“...today you will be with me in Paradise.”
Luke 23:43
II Josh Larson & Agnes Kubas
Sandra Wojdyla, Michelle Denier
Bequests
In Memoriam Please remember Marianne Usiak (9/8/2019), Please remember the good works of our parish
Wilfredo Perez (9/11/19) and Raymond Figielski (9/12/2019) in your will. Contact Fr. Gregor on how you can
on the anniversary of their entrance into Heaven. accomplish this.
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As you know, St. Matthew uses OSV Online
Schedule of Events Giving! Same company that provides our
envelope service to our parishioners. So, if you
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 haven’t signed up yet or interested in doing
Sunday, September 6, 2020 electronic donations, follow the link below or
scan the QR code:
Monday, September 7, 2020 Labor Day
Parish office closed https://osvonlinegiving.com/4325
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
4:00 PM Building & Grounds Meeting
7:00 PM R.C.I.A.
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Thursday, September 10, 2020
7:40 AM Eucharistic Adoration
Friday, September 11, 2020
4:30-6:30 PM BBQ Fundraiser Pick up
Saturday, September 12, 2020
12:00 PM Baptisms
Holy Land Collection
If you are planning surgery or are ill and
would like to receive the Sacrament of
Anointing, please call the parish office to
schedule an appointment with one of our
priests.
ENROLL NOW!
Domingo de Niños Clases de Formación Religiosa
¡ENLÍSTATE AHORA!
Sunday Collection
Week of August 23, 2020
Needed for Expenses…………….……..$14,885.00
In Pew/By Mail Collection……………… $6,610.50
Online Giving…….………………….……..$2,746.00
Total Collection………………………..…..$9,356.50
Difference………………………………...- $5,528.50
Cumulative Report for Year
ending June 30, 2021
Weekly Collection
Needed to Date………………………..$119,080.00
Total Collection to Date………………..$75,857.47
Difference………………………….....….-$43,222.53
Shortfall from Mass Cancellations
Beginning March 14-15, 2020
Received from Online giving
(Week ending 8/23)....………..$2,746.00
From mail and drop off env:…………….$6,610.50
Total Collection……….………..…............$9,356.50
Avg. donations per week (Actual)..….$13,358.44
Shortfall since Mass cancellation
Running Total since 3/14/20…...…($104,249.80)
www.stmatthewchurch.org Page 5 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2020
Do you go to Mass on Sundays? Do you desire to see the Church grow with young faith-filled children? WE HAVE A MISSION FOR YOU! Families will have the choice of a 40 minute session either before or after the Sunday Mass the family attends. The curriculum for these sessions will be based on the Sunday readings and all the materials needed to lead a class will be provided! We offer catechist training sessions. We encourage all adults to prayerfully consider whether this ministry is right for you! You do not need to have a child in our program to volunteer! If you are interested or have some questions that we can answer, please call Deacon Mick at 630- 469-5178. St. Matthew Parish Glendale Heights, Illinois Page 6 (630) 469-6300
St. Matthew Parish St. Matthew Mission Statement
We, the members of the St. Matthew Parish
community being many parts but one
sacramental body, are sent by the love of God
to make Christ present in the world.
Declaración de la Misión de la
1555 Glen Ellyn Road Parroquia San Mateo
Glendale Heights, Illinois 60139
Phone: (630) 469-6300 • Fax: (630) 469-6302
Nosotros, los miembros de la comunidad
www.stmatthewchurch.org • www.stmatthewschool.org parroquial de San Mateo, siendo muchas
partes, pero un solo cuerpo sacramental,
somos enviados por el amor de Dios para
Office Hours hacer presente a Cristo en el mundo.
Monday - Thursday .............................. 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Friday.......................................................................................... 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM Sacraments
Masses
Saturday Vigil.............................................. 5:00 PM
Diocese of Joliet Apostolic Administrator ................ Bishop Richard E. Pates Sunday ........................................8:00, 10:00, 12:00,
Diocese of Joliet Bishop Elect ……………..…………..Bishop Ronald A. Hicks 1:30 PM (Español), 6:00 PM
Daily - M thru F ........................................... 7:00 AM
Wed and Th………………………….……….8:45 AM
Pastor ....................................................................... Rev. Gregor Gorsic, ext 312 Saturday ..................................................... 8:00 AM
(Rosary after the 7:00 AM and 8:45 AM Mass)
Parochial Vicar .......................................................... Rev. Raj Kocherla, ext 311 Sacrament of Reconciliation
Monday ...................................................... 7:40 AM
Permanent Deacons .......................................Dcn. Gabriel Gamboa, ext 309 Tuesday ........................................................ 6:30 PM
Dcn. Robert Malek, ext 307 Saturday ..................................... 8:40 AM, 3:30 PM
(Or contact one of the priests.)
Dcn. Lindsey Parsons, ext 308
Dcn. Michael Ruddle, ext 314 Baptisms
Second Saturday of the month at 12:00 PM. Pre
Director of Faith Formation ……………………..Dcn. Michael Ruddle, ext 314 -Baptismal meeting held the second Monday
of the month. Pre-registration is required.
Faith Formation Office ................................................................... (630) 469-5178 Marriages
Please call the Parish office at least 6 months
Director of Music and Liturgy .................................. Christian O’Kelley, ext 313
prior to the celebration of the Sacrament.
School Principal ........................................... AnnMarie Mahay, (630) 858-3112 Parish Registration
Please stop by the Parish Office to fill out a
St. Vincent de Paul Society ........................................... (630) 469-6300 ext 302 registration form.
Homebound/Sick
Please call the Parish Office to notify us of anyone
homebound, critically ill or in the hospital.
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