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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD JANUARY 3, 2021
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PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
We, the family of St. Joseph Parish, redeemed by Christ’s death and
resurrection and strengthened by His sacraments and Gospel, accept
our calling to follow Him and let His light shine through us to all.
207 South Main Street
Manteno, Illinois 60950
Ph. 815-468-3403
Fax 866-508-4498
www.stjosephmanteno.com
WATERLEAF Crisis Pregnancy Center 888.98.WEHELP (888.989.3435)
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Thursday
8 am - 2:30 pm
Friday 8 am - Noon
PARISH STAFF
PASTOR
Rev. Thomas Theneth CMI
815-468-1954
DEACON
Dick Balgeman (retired)
OFFICE STAFF
Dawn LaMore
Cheryl Olshefski
815-468-3403 ext. 7000
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Jessica Dickson - 815-468-8116
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Pete Christie - 815-932-7661
ACCOUNTANT
Chuck Gricius
815-468-3403 ext. 7004
MAINTENANCE
Keith Simanek - 708-214-7361
CEMETERY
Charlie Frame
815-468-3403 ext. 7005
PARISH COUNCIL
CO-CHAIRS
Nancy Kaufman
Amy Parker
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday 5:00 pm ~ Sunday 8 and 10:30 am
Weekdays Tuesday-Friday 7:00 am
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 2
5 PM †Dorothy Krueger
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3, 8:00 AM
Our Parishioners
10:30 am †Mary Ann Curwick
MONDAY, JANUARY 4
NO MASS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 7 AM
† Dorothy and Barbara Krueger
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 7 AM
intentions of Lillian Churchill
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 7 AM
†Ruth Kennedy
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 7 AM
† Loretta Haut
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9
5 PM †Walter, †Helen and †Donald Wulff
†Susan Rupp
†Frances Beutien
†Norman May
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 8:00 AM
†Mary Ann Curwick
†Michael Olino
10:30 am
Our Parishioners
St. Joseph Catholic Church 2 The Epiphany of the Lord
Please remember St. Joseph Church in your will.
Contact Fr. Thomas for information on how you
can include St. Joseph Church.
SACRAMENTS
RECONCILIATION
Saturday 4-4:30 pm or by appointment
BAPTISM - Please call the church office to schedule.
MARRIAGE
Preparations must begin six months before the date of marriage. If a
previous marriage was entered into by either party, the time frame may
be longer than six months.
MASS ONLINE
Our weekend Online Mass can be viewed live on Sundays at
8:00 am or you can watch the recorded version anytime during
the week after 9:00 am on Sundays. The Mass can be found on our
Facebook page or there is a link on our website.
www.stjosephmanteno.com
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Manteno
THE ROSARY IS PRAYED IN THE
CHURCH AFTER THE WEEKDAY
MORNING MASSES.
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES SCHEDULE
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Saturday, Jan. 9
5:00 PM
Chuck Gricius Cheryl Olshefski
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John Jurica
Kay Jurica
Sandie Wilson
Tom Olshefski
J. Jurica, K. Jurica
S. Wilson, T. Olshefski
RECONCILIATION
Tom Olshefski
Sunday, Jan. 10
10:30 AM
Eric Vandergriff Adam Dotson
Tricia Dotson
Diane Boudreau
Jack Boudreau
Linda Graulau
Sean Graulau
Todd Crockett
Brandon Crockett
Ryan Crockett
Greeter
Daily Mass 7 am
Jan. 12-15
Tue., Jan. 12
Norma Voss
Wed., Jan. 13
Cheryl Olshefski
Thur, Jan. 14
Norma Voss
Fri., Jan. 15
Cheryl Olshefski
Sunday, Jan. 10
8:00 AM
Fred LeSage Alan Pickett
Diane Rewerts
Camden & Jerry Rewerts
Fred LoBue
David Burczak
Shirley Cozzo
Diane Rewerts
David Burczak
Mike Cozzo
Shirley Cozzo
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January 3, 2021 3 St. Joseph Catholic Church
We started another year looking forward and expecting and praying for best things to happen. As we
move forward this year, God does have a lot of plans for us, too. Fixing our gaze on Him as the Magi
moved toward guided by the star to find the new born king and to adore him, let us too, surrender
ourselves with a new resolution in this New Year to do His will in our lives.
Ephiphany (Epiphaneia in Greek means appearance or manifestation) has been defined as the
manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. The choice of
the Gospel text today for the feast of the Epiphany underscores the truth that Jesus is God’s
revelation to the whole world. The Magi in Matthew are guided not only by astrology but also by the
Scriptures. Revelation outside the Scriptures motivates them to obey the one God; yet, they do not
find their way to Jesus without the Scriptures. This means that God is the source of our light. It
teaches that openness and humility are necessary if we wish to read correctly the “signs of the times”.
The light has come, and we are invited to live in it. This feast challenges us today to be like the star
which guided Magi to the Christ child. It invites us to shine to others who have not yet en-
countered God in Christ that they will be motivated to come and encounter him who in his love,
continues to sustain the world.
The Magi are the highly respected religious leaders, representing non-Jewish religions. The Persian
Magi had a reputation for astrology. The homage they pay Jesus contrasts strikingly with the
indifference shown him by the people and the religious leaders of his own nation and by the hostility
displayed by Herod. St. Matthew in his Gospel clearly tells us that Jesus is the Messiah, rejected by the
Jews but accepted by the Gentiles, so that it is the new Christian community that is the true Israel,
heir to the promises made in the Old Testament.
The star at the birth of Jesus announces to the Magi the birth of the king of the Jews and then leads
them to his home. This star reminds us of the star announced in the prophecy of Balaam (Num
24:17). Here the star which comes out of Judah stands for a conquering Jewish king. Originally this
meant King David, but later the prophecy was applied to Messiah. It is telling us that Jesus is the
expected Messiah, the true ‘King of the Jews’.
St. Gregory Nazianzen has commented as follows: “Let us remain in adoration; and to him, who, in
order to save us, humbled himself to such a degree of poverty as to take our flesh, let us offer him
not only incense, gold and myrrh (the first as God, the second as King, and the third as one who
sought death for our sake), but also spiritual gifts, more sublime than those which can be seen with
the eyes”(Oratio,19).
The involvement of the wise men in the events at Bethlehem ends with yet another act of respectful
obedience and cooperation with God’s plans. Christians also should be receptive to the specific grace
and mission God has given them and should persevere in fulfilling this mission.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Thomas Theneth CMI
From the Pastor
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January 3, 2021 5 St. Joseph Catholic Church
Our parish offers a convenient service for contributions!
Online Giving is a web-based application that allows you to start, stop and
change your contributions at any time. Please notice that our offering envelopes
now have a check box which indicates “I’ve given online”, which you can use to
present during offertory at Mass. Online Giving is very easy to use and requires
no special knowledge other than how to access the internet. If you haven’t already signed up then go to our parish
website at www.stjosephmanteno.com and select Online Giving.
St. Joseph
Church
Donor Tree
We have designated 4 levels of giving:
Bronze = $100 Silver = $250
Gold = $500 Stone = $1000
Order forms available in narthex or on
parish website.
If you have questions about what to engrave
on your leaf, please call
Noreen Jedlicka at 815 468-7751.
SOME IDEAS FOR ENGRAVING
Family Name, In Memory of a deceased
loved one, In Honor of an occasion such as
a Wedding, Anniversary, Baptism, First
Holy Communion or Confirmation
CLINIC: Aurora, IL 630-701-6270
EDUCATION CENTER: Bolingbrook, IL
For Assistance Call:
888.98.WEHELP (888.989.3435)
www.waterleafwc.org
2 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU
PARISH GOAL ....................................... $30,500.00
AMOUNT PLEDGED ............................ $24,902.00
AMOUNT PAID .....................................$22,337.00
REMAINING BALANCE ......................$ 2,565.00
2020 Catholic Ministries Annual
Appeal Pledge Report
Grateful Giving, Joyful Living
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The collection report for December 27 can be found
on today’s bulletin insert.
Please consider signing up for Online Giving. Call the parish office for more details.
ADORATION
Jesus the Bread of Life
This Tabernacle that holds the Blessed Sacrament, can
be seen from outside the church through a south win-
dow. Look for it the next time you drive by the church.
Stop and spend a few minutes with Jesus. This is to
remind us that Jesus is always with us.
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January 3, 2021 7 St. Joseph Catholic Church
PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS:
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Our Service Personnel and their families:
Rita Ameskamp Baby Lenny Jess Baeza Rose Bailey Ruth Barber Josh Becvar
Lee Becvar Kathy Berg Darrell Bertrand Donna Bertrand Kay Bertrand Dylan Biederman
David Borowiec Marvin Borowiec Emily Boyich Wayne Broski Charles Buck Steve Bydalek
Lynn Callahan Michael Canfield Brian Cochran Jeannee Coco LuAnn Coogan Abraham Daily
Dorothy Daliege Pat Dumas Dori-Ann Ewing Jacquelyn Field Mike Flynn Carter Fortin
Karen Franz Ken Franz Mary Ann Freitag Isabelle Gabrielson Henry Family Beckett Herman
Maryellen Jablonski Emily James Larry Kackley Olivia Klein Mike Knaak Betty Knickrehm
Mike Koomar Angela Laster Brian Michael McAdams Maryann Milliu Maggie Moffett Katie Morse
Mike Nalley Lee Prendergast Elizabeth Price Gloria Rose Dave Ruklic Elaine Rys
Pat Salrin Francis Smith Joan Sofakos Dave Sosnowski Lisa Vaquez Voss Family
Laura Wanger Joan Wertz Joe White Ben Worsham Audrey Kate Yeasel Rachel Zimmer
May I remind those who would like to be prayed for, please contact Rita Broderick at 815-468-3437. You will be on the prayer tree for three months unless
we hear otherwise. We use the asterisk to denote those names that will be removed after the three months.
Joliet Diocese Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal
We are pleased that so many parishioners have already pledged a gift to the 2020 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal (CMAA).
Your support will allow us to Be Kind and Merciful as, together, we do God’s work here on earth.
Every gift brings us closer to our parish’s 2020 CMAA goal of $30,500. If we raise more than our goal, 70 percent of the amount
over goal will be returned to us for our needs. This is an amazing opportunity for our parish.
Please prayerfully reflect on your pledge to this year’s CMAA and make your gift today. You can also return the pledge card you
received in the mail from the diocese, make a gift online at jolietdioceseappeal.org or text “Donate” to (815) 205-1949 from your
mobile phone.
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The Jesus Talks meetings will continue to meet on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the parish hall. Please watch your email
each week for details. To be added to the email list for updates on our meetings please email [email protected].
Thank you for your generosity and support of St. Joseph Catholic Church!
Thank you to all parishioners who have completed and submitted
your Commitment Card. For those parishioners who have not yet
had the opportunity to submit their card, a final letter will be mailed
to you with a personalized Commitment Card. We invite all faithful
parishioners to complete a card as our parish goal is 100% participa-
tion! You may return your card by:
��mailing it to the church using the pre-addressed
envelope included with the letter.
��or bringing it to Mass next Sunday.
��or you may visit our parish website at
https://www.stjosephmanteno.com/ and complete
an electronic Commitment Card.
All cards need to be returned to the parish by Sunday, December 13.
Electronic giving is the preferred, easy, safe and secure way to
give to our parish. To schedule a recurring electronic gift directly
from your bank account or credit card, please visit our website and
follow the instructions. We appreciate all parishioners using this
means to support our parish.
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