Pastors

Rev. Julio C. Jimenez, Administrator

Rev. Bernardo Lozano, Associate Pastor
Rev. Jim Merold, Visiting Priest

Deacon
Rev. Mr. Edson W. Elizarraras
Rev. Mr. Joel Ruz

Contact us/Contactanos
Tel 847-546-3610
stjoseph-lincoln@archchicago.org
www.facebook.com/stjosephrl
Website: www.stjosephchurchrl.com

Office Hours

St. Joseph Parish

114 N. Lincoln Ave.
Round Lake, IL 60073

M-T-W-F 8:30 am8:00 pm

Thursday 4:00 pm8:00 pm
Saturday-Sunday 9:00 am3:00 pm

Mass Times
Saturday: 5:00 pm English
6:30 pm Spanish
Sunday: 8:00 am and 9:30 am (Eng.)
11:00 am and 1:00 pm (Esp.)
6:30 pm Bilingual/Bilinge
Weekdays: MondayFriday 8:00 am

Reconciliation/Confesiones
Thursday/Jueves 6:30 pm
Saturday/Sbado 4:00 pm
or by appointment/por cita tambin

Emergency for Anointing

Uncin de los Enfermos
Call/Llame: (847) 546-3610

Parish School
Mrs. Abbie Miller, Principal
Tel. 847-546-1720

PRAISE Religious Education

Mrs. Dianne Raihle, Director
Tel. 847-546-3554

MISSION
St. Joseph Parish is committed to
know, love and serve one another in
a welcoming community in Christ
Jesus.
MISINLa Iglesia de San Jos es
comprometida para conocer, amar y
servir el uno al otro en una
comunidad acogedora en Jesucristo.

April 3, 2016
Divine Mercy

Is Easter Sunday 2016 to now be shelved away as

a nice memory testified to by photos posted on
Facebook? An opportunity for people to dress up and
have good family time? Does the message of Easter
end with the last Easter Sunday Mass? Liturgically,
the Church says, No. We have the Easter Season
a needed time to reflect on the truth of the resurrection
and to look to the coming of the Holy Spirit at
Pentecost.
Easter cannot stay hidden away. Easter demands
that we go into the streetsno matter how
uncomfortable it makes us or others.
In Matthews account of the resurrection, there is
an interesting instruction that is given to the women
who came to the tomb early that morning by the angel
sitting on top of the rolled-away, heavy stone that had
been used to seal the tomb. ...go quickly and tell his
disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold,
he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see
him. (Mt. 28:7)
There is a culture of fear that continually whispers
to us that nothing can change, that we cannot really do
anything in the face of the injustice of our world, that
we should look upon ourselves and our world with
hopeless eyes. The culture of fear is arrogant in its
pride and thinks that it alone has words to speak. The
culture of fear lies. The culture of fear would convince
us that we are its children.
We are not children of the culture of fear. We are
children of the resurrection! We are sons and
daughters of God! We have nothing to fear and we
have words, new words to speak to our world and to
one another! The angel announces that the risen Lord
is going to Galilee and that there the disciples will see
him. The implication is more than apparent, the
disciples are meant to go and meet the Lord who goes
ahead of them. (The Lord always goes ahead of us.)
They are meant to go out into the street and carry the
truth of the resurrection into the world!
By Fr. Michael Cummins
Fr. Michael Cummins is a priest of the Diocese of
Knoxville, TN ordained in 1995.

Acaso el domingo de pascua 2016 ya paso y solo

se quedar como un bonito recuerdo que ponemos en
las fotos que ponemos en Facebook? Fue solo una
oportunidad para vestirse bien y pasarla con la
familia? Se termin el mensaje de pascua?
Litrgicamente, la iglesia nos dice que no. An
tenemos el tiempo de pascuaun tiempo que es
necesario para reflexionar y pensar en la venida del
Espritu Santo en pentecosts.
La pascua no se puede esconder. La pascua nos
demanda que salgamos a las callesno importa que
sea incmodo para nosotros o los dems.
En el recuento de la resurreccin en Mateo, hay
una instruccin interesante que se les da a las mujeres
que han venido a la tumba y ven al ngel sentado
encima de la roca que esta removida, la roca que ha
sido usada para sellar la tumba. vallan pronto y
dganle a los discpulos que El ha resucitado de entre
los muertos, y sepan que El ira delante de ustedes a
Galilea; all lo vern ustedes. (Mt. 28:7)
Existe una cultura de miedo que continuamente
nos dice que nada puede cambiar, que en realidad no
podemos hacer nada por la injusticia en el mundo, que
deberamos vernos y al mundo con ojos de desespero.
Esta cultura de miedo miente. La cultura de miedo no
quiere convencer de que somos sus hijos.
Nosotros no somos hijos de la cultura de miedo.
Nosotros somos hijos de la resurreccin! Somos
hijos e hijas de Dios! No tenemos nada que temer y
tenemos palabras, nuevas palabras que decirle nuestro
mundo y a los dems! El ngel anuncia que el Seor
resucitado va hacia Galilea y que ah los discpulos lo
vern. La implicacin es ms que aparente, los
discpulos deben ir y encontrarse con el seor que va
delante de ellos. (El Seor siempre va delante de
nosotros.) Los discpulos deben salir a la calle y llevar
la verdad de la resurreccin al mundo.
Escrito por Padre Michael Cummins
Padre Michael Cummins es un sacerdote del
Arquidiocesis de Knoxville, TN ordinado en el 1995.

April 3, 2016

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Mass Intentions

Intenciones de Misas

If you would like to add a Mass intention to be

published in the bulletin, please stop by the rectory or
call (847) 546-3610.

Si deseas una intencin para la Misa para publicar en

el boletn, favor de venir a la rectora o llamar
(847) 546-3610.

KOC Spelling Bee Regional Winners

Ganadores del Deletreo Regional

Congratulations to David Johnson and Rachel

Pinto for their first and second place finishes in the
KOC Regional Spelling Bee held in Wauconda on
March 16th.
David placed first after many rounds against
Rachel who came in second. David is now eligible to
participate in the KOC State Spelling Bee finals in
mid-April. Both are students at St. Joseph School and
represented Our Lady of the Rosary Council.
Both families have participated in past spelling
bees and the parents also need to be complimented on
encouraging their children to study and attend the
events.

Felicitaciones a David Johnson y Rachel Pinto por

su primer y segundo lugares del deletreo regional que
tuvo lugar en Wauconda el 16 de Marzo.
David tuvo el primer lugar despus de muchas
rondas contra Rachel, que qued en segundo lugar.
David es elegible para participar en el deletreo final a
mediados de abril. Los dos son estudiantes de la
Escuela San Jos y son representados por el Concilio
de los Caballeros de Nuestra Seora del Rosario.
Las dos familias han participado en deletreos
anteriores y los padres tambin deben ser felicitados
en alentar a sus hijos a estudiar y asistir a los eventos.

Parishioner Survey

Encuesta para Feligreses

Archbishop Cupich wants your input!

When Archbishop Cupich announced the Renew My
Church initiative in January, he invited everyone in the
Archdiocese of Chicago to participate in the process of
revitalizing our parish communities. Just as Pope Francis
asked Catholics across the globe for their input prior to the
Synod of Bishops meetings in 2014 and 2015, Archbishop
Cupich is asking for your help as the Archdiocese begins a
new listening phase of this important effort.
Please take time to respond to a survey designed to
help Archbishop Cupich and the Archdiocese of Chicago
better understand the perspectives of Catholics across
Cook and Lake Counties. The survey is available at:
www.archchicago.org/renew
We encourage you to complete the survey online.
Paper copies will be made available in parishes the
weekends following Easter Sunday.
Please note all responses will be anonymous.

El Arzobispo Cupich quiere conocer su opinin!

Cuando el Arzobispo Cupich anunci la iniciativa
Renueva mi Iglesia el pasado mes de enero, invit a
todos los miembros de la Arquidicesis de Chicago a
participar en el proceso de revitalizacin de nuestras
comunidades parroquiales. Del mismo modo que el Papa
Francisco pidi a los catlicos de todo el mundo que
compartieran sus pensamientos y opiniones antes del
Snodo de los Obispos de 2014 y 2015, el Arzobispo Cupich
esta pidiendo su ayuda, ahora que la Arquidicesis inicia
una nueva fase de escucha como parte de este importante
esfuerzo.
Por favor tome un tiempo para responder la encuesta
que ha sido diseada para ayudar al Arzobispo Cupich y la
Arquidicesis a entender mejor los puntos de vista de los
catlicos de los condados de Cook y Lake. La encuesta
estar disponible en: www.archchicago.org/renew
Lo animamos a completar la encuesta por Internet.
Tambin habr copias impresas.
Por favor, tenga en cuenta que todas las respuestas
sern annimas.

April 3, 2016

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday:
Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:410; Lk 1:26-38
Tuesday:
Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15
Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21
Thursday:
Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20;
Jn 3:31-36
Friday:
Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14;
Jn 6:1-15
Saturday:
Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19;
Jn 6:16-21
Sunday:
Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 1113; Rv 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 [1-14]
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes:
Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Sal 40 (39):7-11;
Heb 10:4-10; Lc 1:26-38
Martes:
Hch 4:32-37; Sal 93 (92):1-2, 5;
Jn 3:7b-15
Mircoles:
Hch 5:17-26; Sal 34 (33):2-9;
Jn 3:16-21
Jueves:
Hch 5:27-33; Sal 34 (33):2, 9, 17-20;
Jn 3:31-36
Viernes:
Hch 5:34-42; Sal 27 (26):1, 4, 13-14;
Jn 6:1-15
Sbado:
Hch 6:1-7; Sal 33 (32):1-2, 4-5, 18-19;
Jn 6:16-21
Domingo:
Hch 5:27-32, 40b-41; Sal 30 (29):2, 46, 11-13; Ap 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19
[1-14]

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Weekly Parish Schedule

April 3-9
Sunday
Domingo

Monday
Lunes
Tuesday
Martes
Wednesday
Mircoles
Thursday
Jueves
Friday
Viernes
SATURDAY
Sbado

11:00 AM
12:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM

April 3-9
Jr. Legion of Mary
Celulas
Legio n de Mara
Social Services
Finance Council

CON
CR
CON
REC
REC

SDC Planning

CON

7:00 PM Emau s Women

CR

9:00 AM
7:00 PM
7:00 AM
7:00 AM

REC
CR
CR
CON

Legion of Mary
SDC
Celulas
Celulas

Candidates and Sacraments received at Easter

Joanna Alvarez
Berenise Cordova
Diego Coronado
Cesar Gomez
Baldomero Juarez
Alondra Lira
Nestor Munoz
Alexis Salgado
Jocelyn Sandoval
Miguel Suarez
Oscar Suarez
Myra Trevino
Evette Vazquez

Baptism, Confirmation, First Communion

Confirmation
First Communion, Confirmation
Confirmation
First Communion
First Communion, Confirmation
First Communion, Confirmation
Confirmation
First Communion, Confirmation
First Communion, Confirmation
First Communion, Confirmation
Baptism, Confirmation, First Communion
First Communion, Confirmation

April 3, 2016

1. Make the Sign of the Cross

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1. Haz la Seal de la Cruz.

2. Oracin Opcional
Expiraste, Jess, pero la fuente de vida brot para las
You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth
almas y el mar de misericordia se abri para el mundo
for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the
entero. Oh fuente de vida, insondable Misericordia
whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine
Divina, abarca al mundo entero y derrmate sobre
Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself
nosotros.
out upon us.
2. Optional Opening Prayers

(Repeat three times) O

Blood and Water, which
gushed forth from the Heart
of Jesus as a fountain of
Mercy for us, I trust in You!
3. Say the Our Father, Hail
Mary, and the Apostles
Creed.

(Repite tres veces lo

siguiente) Oh Sangre y Agua
que brotaste del Corazn de
Jess, como una Fuente de
Misericordia para nosotros, en
Ti confo
3. Luego se dice un Padre
Nuestro, Avemara, y Credo.

4. The Eternal Father (The

Our Father Beads of the
Rosary)

4. Al comenzar cada decena

(cuentas grandes del Padre
Nuestro) decir:

Eternal Father, I offer you

the Body and Blood, Soul
and Divinity of Your Dearly
Beloved Son, Our Lord,
Jesus Christ, in atonement
for our sins and those of the
whole world.

"Padre Eterno, te ofrezco el

Cuerpo, a Sangre, el Alma y la
Divinidad de Tu Amadsimo
Hijo, Nuestro Seor
Jesucristo, para el perdn de
nuestros pecados y los del
mundo entero."

5. On the Ten Small Beads

of Each Decade

5. En las cuentas pequeas

del Ave Mara:

For the sake of His sorrowful

Passion, have mercy on us
and on the whole world.

Por Su dolorosa Pasin, ten

misericordia de nosotros y del
mundo entero.

6. Repeat for the remaining decades

7. Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times)

6. Al finalizar las cinco decenas de la coronilla se

repite tres veces:

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,

have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Santo Dios, Santo Fuerte, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad

de nosotros y del mundo entero.

8. Optional Closing Prayer

7. Oracin final Opcional

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the

treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly
upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in
difficult moments we might not despair nor become
despondent, but with great confidence submit
ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy
itself.

Oh Dios Eterno, en quien la misericordia es infinita y

el tesoro de compasin inagotable, vuelve a nosotros
Tu mirada bondadosa y aumenta Tu misericordia en
nosotros, para que en momentos difciles no nos
desesperemos ni nos desalentamos, sino que, con gran
confianza, nos sometamos a Tu santa voluntad, que es
el Amor y la Misericordia Mismos.

April 3, 2016

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Ministers for April 9-10, 2016

MONDAY/LUNES 04-04
8:00 AM Parishioners

Lectors
Lectores

TUESDAY/MARTES 04-05
8:00 AM Parishioners
WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES 04-06
8:00 AM Parishioners
THURSDAY/JUEVES 04-07
8:00 AM Parishioners
8:00 PM Parishioners
FRIDAY/VIERNES 04-08
8:00 AM Parishioners
SATURDAY/SBADO 04-09

D. Del Vecchio
L. Del Vecchio
M. Held

J. Lahera
J. Nordlund
D. Theobald

B. Memenga
G. Memenga
D. Ortega

6:30 PM
P. Arciniega
X. Garcia

A. Arguelles
M. Cazares
M. Gonzalez
C. Jacobo

T. Iniguez
S. Ruiz
M. Valadez

J. Valdez
L. Valdez
M. Valdez

8:00 AM
M. Philyaw
C. Thompson

J. Barna
D. Healy
T. Nguyen

D. Philyaw
G. Vilchis
C. Zmijewski

A. Gomez

9:30 AM
C. Hoegnifioh
J. Hoegnifioh

C. Hoegnifioh
B. Kelley
T. Knudtson
C. Kraly

B. Phillips
K. Sanders
A. Spodark

A. Blome
E. Blome
E. Reyes

I. Aguilar
M. Anguiano
R. Espino
R. Gonzalez

M. Jimenez
R. Rios
A. Ruiz

E. De Ita
J. De Ita
E. Sotelo

E. Alcantara
O. Armas
A. Herrera
E. Rodriguez

C. Sanchez
F. Segundo
G. Zavala

D. Garcia
J. Garcia
F. Segundo

1:00 PM
M. Herrera
A. Vega

8:00 AM Joe Frost by Gertrude and Family

9:30 AM Didier Hoegnifioh by Charnice
Georgette Hoegnifioh by Charnice 6:30 PM
Theophile Hoegnifioh by Charnice
11:00 AM Mauro Lopez by Gabriela Lopez
Florina Mun ozWellbeing
1:00 PM Cinthia Vazquez by Maria Vazquez
Alfonso Carbajal de Su Familia
Belen Carbajal de Su Familia
Jose Carbajal de Su Familia
6:30 PM Parishioners

Celulas en Alianza
El convivio mensual es el 3 de abril despus de las misa
de la 1:00 p.m. en el saln comunitario.

Collecon Dates

March 20

March 27

Envelopes/Sobres

185 for $3,059.00

142 for $3,093.00

Loose

$6,115.29

$6,060.08

Total/Todo

$9,174.29

$9,153.08

Budget (Under)

$1,374.29

$1,353.08

$2,701.20 Easter

$4,889.19

School

Servers
Monaguillos

5:00 PM
K. Kasprzycki
M. Losch

5:00 PM Bridget Gibbons

by Gibbons and Dunn Family
11:00 AM
6:30 PM Javier Ramirez por Familia Jacobo A. Bahena
A. Jimenez
Jose Francisco Rodriguez
por Veronica Rodriguez
SUNDAY/DOMINGO 04-10

Communion Ministers
Ministros de Comunin

L. Barrera
S. Martinez
Y. Martinez

Mario Carlos
Audrey Edenhofer
Arturo Mondragon

Please Pray for the Sick/Reza por los Enfermos

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John Bailey
George Belitz
Carmel Brown
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Matthew Cerriteo
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Carmen de la Rosa
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Teri Frost
Guadalupe Gonzalez
Michele Harper

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Tyrone Hoper
Arthur Jones
Jennifer Jones
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Ashley Leslie
Richard Madeja
Therese Mazalawski
Wanda Mazurek
May Memenga
Yvonne Molidor
Francisco Montez
Margaret Pragalz
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Isaac Ruiz

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April Simmons
Pat Soppe
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A Window into St. Joseph School

From the Principals Desk
Una Ventana a la Escuela de San Jos
del Escritorio de la Directora
Buen Camino!

Buen Camino!

I catch myself reflecting on my walk through Spain

frequently. My husband, Todd, and I walked together
sharing an experience of a lifetime. We prayed for the
intentions of family and friends. Our prayers also went out
for all the people we met from all over the world. Many of
them made a lasting impression and filled our hearts with
compassion.
Each day was filled with new experiences. We heard
the phrase Buen Camino! from people passing by us as we
walked along the trail. It gave us encouragement in times
of need and was also a friendly greeting that bridged all
language barriers. Since Todd and I seemed to walk slower
than everyone else, we started our days
hitting the trails by 7 a.m. The early
mornings were chilly and damp, but we
were able to enjoy the peacefulness of less
pilgrims on the path. As the day
continued, we would talk about the
challenges we were having. After the first
day of walking, I was not sure that I
would be able to walk all the miles ahead
of us. Support braces were now on both
of my knees, but we just laughed about
how slow we walked. We enjoyed looking
for each group that passed us.
We arrived in Santiago on Good
Friday. The rain began only an hour into
the walk. Many miles through the forest
protected us from much of the rain. As
we headed to the Office of Pilgrims for
our certificate of completion, we got lost.
Fortunately, a few miles later we waited our turn in line.
On Holy Saturday, we took a walk for fun. After a stop for
poison ivy cream, we stopped by a little church. Two
people approached us with a plate with special bread. They
wanted to make sure we were Pilgrims. Later that evening,
we went back for Mass. We celebrated Easter in the
Cathedral of St. James with the Bishop.
I will be asked about my walk and how it changed my
life for many weeks to come. God showed me that I need
to take better care of my body that I turn to prayer often,
and that I am able to recognize blessings He sends along
lifes journey. I have so many stories to share. God
brought people and challenges into my life so I can draw
closer to Christ. It truly was a Buen Camino!

Me encuentro reflejando de mi caminata por Espaa con

frecuencia. Mi marido, Todd, y yo caminamos juntos
compartiendo una experiencia de toda una vida. Oramos por
las intenciones de nuestros familiares y amigos. Nuestra
oraciones tambin salieron para todas las personas que
conocimos de todo el mundo. Muchos de ello hicieron una
impresin duradera y llenaron nuestros corazones de
compasin.
Cada da estuvo lleno de nuevas experiencias. Hemos
escuchado la frase Buen Camino! de la gente que pasaba
por nosotros cuando caminbamos por el sendero. Nos dieron
aliento en tiempos de necesidad y tambin un saludo
amistosos que puente todas las barreras
lingsticas. Ya que Todd y yo caminamos
mas lentos que los dems, empezamos
nuestros das a la 7:00 A.M.. Temprano en
la maana era mas frio y hmedo, pero
tambin disfrutamos de la tranquilidad de la
escasez de peregrinos en el camino. A
medida que continuaba el da, platicbamos
de los retos que estamos teniendo. Despus
del primer da de caminar, no estaba segura
de que iba a ser capaz de caminar todas las
millas por delante de nosotros. Tenia apoyos
en ambas rodillas, pero solo reamos de lo
lento que caminamos. Disfrutamos mirando
los grupos que nos pasaban.
Llegamos a Santiago el Viernes Santo. La
lluvia comenz a solo una hora en el paseo.
Muchas millas a travs del bosque nos
protegi de la lluvia gran parte del camino.
A medida que nos dirigamos a la Oficina de
Peregrinos por nuestro certificado de terminacin, nos
perdimos. Afortunadamente, algunas millas, mas adelante
esperbamos nuestro turno en le fila. El Sbado Santo fuimos
a caminar por diversin. Despus de llegar por locin para la
hiedra venenosa llegamos a una pequea iglesia. Dos personas
se acercaron a nosotros con un plato de pan especial. Queran
asegurarse de que ramos peregrinos. Mas tarde esa noche,
volvimos para misa. Celebramos la Pascua en la Catedral de
Santiago con el Obispo.
Me preguntarn acerca de mi caminar y como cambio
mi vida por mucho tiempo que viene. Dios me mostro que
necesito cuidarme mejor y que vuelvo a la oracin a menudo,
y que yo soy capaz de reconocer las bendiciones que me enva
a lo largo del camino de la vida. Tengo tantas historias para
compartir. Dios trajo a la gente y los retos en mi vida para
poder acercarme mas a Cristo. Fue sin duda un Buen
Camino!