St. Thomas Becket
P !"#$ P$&'( N)*+(!
847- 827-9220
P !"#$ E-* ",:
s-homasbecket@stbmp.org
P !"#$ /(+#"1(:
www.s-homasbecketmp.org Find us on FACEBOOK!
MASS TIMES Saturday: 4:30pm
Sunday: 9:00am & 12:30pm 7:30am & 10:45am in Polish
Weekdays: 9am Mass:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Friday -7pm Mass in Polish CONFESSIONS
Friday: 6:15pm-6:45pm, Saturday: 3:30-4:15pm.
First Fridays of the month:
5:30pm-6:45pm
ADORATION: 5:30–6:45pm
BAPTISMS & WEDDINGS Please call the parish office to make arrangements.
PARISHIONERS
When moving in or out of the parish, please no"fy the parish office.
HOMEBOUND
If you know of any member of St. Thomas Becket who is homebound and would like a Minister of Care to bring them the Eucharist please call the parish office.
PARISH STAFF
Pastor: Rev. Chris Kulig ckulig@stbmp.org
Pastor Emeritus: Rev. John Roller Deacon Couple:
Tony and Doreen Janno-a:
(847) 690-9970 janno#a@comcast.net Administra6ve Assistant:
Krystyna Maciorowski kmaciorowski@stbmp.org
1321 North Burning Bush Lane • Mt. Prospect, IL 60056
Parish Secretary / Bulle6n Editor:
Liz Mika: emika@stbmp.org
Business Director: Patrick Reynolds:
preynolds@stbmp.org
Religious Educa6on & Forma6on:
Renata Sosin: (847) 296-9051 rsosin@stbmp.org
Music Director:
Paula Kowalkowski pkowalkowski@stbmp.org (847) 298-5450
Maintenance: Mariusz Klimek
1969 - 2019
fb
1969 — 2019
GOD BLESS
ST. THOMAS BECKET
Page 2 Welcome to St. Thomas Becket 23 Sunday in Ordinary Time
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK....
Dear Parishioners,
50 years ago, I was not yet born. However, some of you can say you got married, bought a house, had your first child. And some of you can say you were at St. Thomas Becket with Fr. Frank Wachowski, celebra"ng the very first Mass at the newly established parish.
From humble beginnings to the fulfillment of a dream a parish was established. Through many years, as the parish statement says: "St. Thomas Becket is a community of believers united in Christ, who dedicate ourselves to proclaim the Good News and foster a sense of belonging. As we gather together in prayer and worship, we draw our nourishment from His word and the Bread of His Table. With shared responsibility we go forth to serve and affirm our sisters and brothers. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we strive to build the Kingdom of God within and beyond our parish."
What a profound and true statement to describe our parish. Today, as we all celebrate this community's 50th anniversary, we are all thankful for the gi% of faith, caring love and friendship with people that we call our brothers and sisters. Let us remember in this church, in this newly renovated sacred space, the experienced joy of celebra"ng bap"sms, first communions, confirma"ons, and weddings, the nourishment from the Eucharist, and the sadness of death as we supported those who mourn. Let us also look with great joy and hope to the future, towards the many more extraordinary moments that will take place here.
It is my great joy to welcome in our parish His Eminence, Blase Cardinal Cupich, Bishop Alberto Rojas, and all priests who through many years joyfully witnessed the love of Christ to the people of God. I am grateful for their presence, their loving dedica"on, and their open hearts to help in the many different ways here at St. Thomas Becket Parish.
May God Bless St. Thomas Becket Parish as we make history and cross the threshold of our church on the 50th Anniversary Celebra"on. ~~~ Fr Chris
***********************************************************
Drodzy Parafianie,
50 lat temu jeszcze się nie urodziłem. Jednak niektórzy z was mogą powiedzieć, że zawarliście ślub, kupiliście dom, urodziło się wam pierwsze dziecko. I także niektórzy z was mogą powiedzieć, że byliście w parafii Św. Tomasza Becketa z ks. Franciszkiem Wachowski świętując pierwszą Mszę Św. w nowo utworzonej parafii.
Od skromnych początków po spełnienie marzeń powstała ta parafia. Przez wiele lat, jak głosi misja parafii: “Parafia Świętego Tomasza Becketa jest wspólnotą wiernych zjednoczonych w Chrystusie, którzy troszczymy się o Boże dziedzictwo i z oddaniem głosimy Dobrą Nowinę. We wspólnym gromadzeniu się i modlitwie, karmimy się Jego Słowem i Chlebem z Jego Stołu. Z poczuciem wspólnego obowiązku podążamy w służbie naszym braciom i siostrom. Pod przewodnictwem Ducha Świętego dążymy do budowania Królestwa Bożego wewnątrz i poza naszą parafią.”
Cóż za głębokie i prawdziwe stwierdzenie opisujące naszą parafię. Dzisiaj, kiedy wszyscy świętujemy 50-lecie tej wspólnoty, wszyscy jesteśmy wdzięczni za dar wiary, troskliwą miłość i przyjaźń z ludźmi, których nazywamy naszymi braćmi i siostrami. Pamiętajmy, że w tym kościele, w tej odnowionej świątyni,
doświadczyliśmy radości pokarmu Eucharys/i, celebracji chrztów, pierwszych komunii, bierzmowań i ślubów, oraz smutku śmierci, gdy wspieraliśmy tych, którzy byli pogłębieni w żałobie. Oczekujmy także z wielką radością i nadzieją naszej przyszłości i tych niezwykłych chwil, które będą miały miejsce tutaj.
Z wielką radością witam w naszej parafii Jego Eminencję, Blase kardynała Cupich, biskupa Alberto Rojas i kapłanów, którzy przez wiele lat radośnie świadczyli o miłości Chrystusa do ludu Bożego. Jestem wdzięczny za ich obecność, ich pełne poświęcenia i miłości serca, jak również za wszelką ich pomoc w naszej parafii.
Niech Bóg błogosławi parafię Św. Tomasza Becketa, szczególnie teraz gdy przekraczamy próg 50-lecia powstania naszego kościoła. ~~~ Ks. Krzysztof
PASTOR
REV. KRZYSZTOF KULIG 2015—PRESENT PASTOR
REV. EDWARD PANEK 2004—2015
PASTOR
REV. RALPH MOLLAN 1980—1989 Deceased 4-14-2009
PASTOR REV. JOHN ROLLER
1989—2004 PASTOR
REV. FRANK WACHOWSKI 1968—1980
Deceased 9-1-1980
1969 2019
Page 4 Welcome to St. Thomas Becket 23 Sunday in Ordinary Time
1980—1997
1997—2019
PRESENT
St. Thomas Becket Parish Major Events Timeline
Rev. Frank E. Wachowski Founding Pastor 1968 – 1980
May 15, 1968—Cardinal Cody appoints Rev. Frank Wachowski to establish a new parish.
December 1968—St. Thomas Becket approved as name of the new parish.
September 28, 1969—First Sunday Mass in Maryville Academy gymnasium.
October 5, 1969—Sunday Masses begin at Indian Grove school and con"nue for 9 years.
May 23, 1970—First Holy Communion Mass for 97 children.
August 1, 1970—Outdoor Mass on parish property, picnic in park a%erwards.
October 23, 1977—The Cornerstone is laid in new church.
December 23, 1978—Sunday Masses at new church – work not completed.
September 1979—Work completed on the new church.
March 9, 1980—Dedica"on of the new church.
Rev. Ralph Mollan Pastor 1980 – 1989
Circa 1987—The Parish Book of Prayer appears in the back of the church.
Rev. John Roller Pastor 1989 – 2004
Circa 1990—Brass Sanctuary Items purchased: tabernacle, ciboria and candles"cks.
Circa 1995—Maintenance Commi#ee recommends capital improvements including a new roof and HVAC units. It begins the discussion of church needs and renova"on.
September 8, 1996—Archdiocese of Chicago approves An"phonal Renova"on of worship space.
December 1, 1996—First Polish Mass celebrated—standing room only.
May 27, 1997—An"phonal (circular) renova"on of worship space begun.
June 1997—Rodgers organ donated by Marian Bradle—in memory of Don Bradle.
June 27, 1997—Old pews donated to Fargo, ND diocese—3 churches were helped.
October 11, 1997—Dedica"on of New Church with Bishop Gerald Kicanas.
October 12, 1997—Dedica"on Concert for our new Rodgers Organ by Mr. William Stein.
October 17, 1997—New Ceiling Tiles (donated by USG) installed in parish hall.
Rev. Edward Panek Pastor 2004 – 2015 September 20-21, 2008—Taste of Becket.
May 30, 2009—Dedica"on of St. Thomas Becket statue – Francis Cardinal George a#ended.
September 12, 2009—40th anniversary dance at Old Orchard Country Club.
September 20, 2009—40th anniversary closing ceremony – Bishop George Rassas a#ended.
Rev. Krzysztof Kulig Pastor 2015 — present
August 11, 2016—Orienta"on mee"ng of “To Teach Who Christ is” (TWCI) capital campaign.
September 2016—First TWCI mee"ng with whole parish. Announcement of inten"on to renovate church back to it’s original configura"on.
May 13 to August 2, 2019—Renova"on of church.
September 7, 2019—50th Anniversary Mass with Blase Cardinal Cupich and Bishop Alberto Rojas.
October 12, 2019—50th Anniversary Gala Dinner at Manzo’s Banquets.
Page 6 Welcome to St. Thomas Becket 23 Sunday in Ordinary Time
TAPESTRY OF ST. THOMAS A’ BECKET
In the summer of 1975 my priest-friend, Fr. Gene Winkowski and I traveled to England to study monas"c history.
Being a history-buff, I had to go and see Canterbury Cathedral about 50 miles outside of London. This is where St. Thomas Becket was martyred on December 29, 1170. In order to cut down on expenses, we stayed in a parish rectory in a suburb called Cockfesters. We had a car so it was easy to travel to Canterbury. One of the important items to see was the stained glass window of Thomas Becket in the Cathedral. We did so as we marveled the beau"ful color in the stained glass image of him. We also went to pray at the sight where he was killed in the Cathedral. When we returned to the London rectory, the pastor noted that I had bought a post card of the St. Thomas window. I told him I was bringing this back to my pastor, Fr. Frank Wachowski so that he could decide on an image to have for our parish, St. Thomas Becket. The London pastor noted that the sisters in his parish convent did Tapestries and that they would be worth viewing. Maybe a Tapestry would be considered of St. Thomas Becket.
In any case, Fr. Gene and I went to the convent; when we entered we were both amazed at the excellent work they
had accomplished. That is when I had this brainstorm that I would commission them to do a modern design of St. Thomas Becket from the postcard I bought. The sister said yes and also men"oned that no one had commissioned them to do so the St. Thomas Becket window.
The tapestry was for me, but secretly I wanted to see if Fr. Frank would like it. A year later the tapestry was delivered. It was awesome! My tapestry simply says: Becket. It is one of a kind and by now it is valued at 20 "mes more by an art appraiser. I showed it to Fr. Frank, who immediately fell in love with it.
He wondered if the sisters would do another one. He simply wished it to say: St. Thomas a’ Becket. The sisters said yes and one year later in 1977 it was delivered to the parish. As I was scheduled to leave to be assigned to the Chicago Medical Center, my parents and I decided to make this tapestry a gi% to St. Thomas Becket Parish as I said farewell to my first assignment as a priest.
And so, this is the story of how St. Thomas a’ Becket parish in Mt. Prospect received the tapestry.
It is one of a kind because the parish one says St. Thomas a’ Becket on it. My tapestry is also one of a kind because it simply says Becket. If mine is valued at 20 "mes more in our "me, then, the parish tapestry must be the same.
I was told to protect it from deteriora"on. One must keep it away from sunlight and windy open areas. All in all, I’m happy that the people of St. Thomas Becket fell in love with this gi%.
Fr. Robert Tonelli
**Fr. Bob Tonelli, first associate to Fr. Frank Wachowski.
I came 2.5 years a%er Fr. Frank founded the parish in 1969.
I was assigned July 1, 1972. 1972 2019
MASS TIME
PRESIDER MUSIC/
CANTOR
LECTOR EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
SACRISTAN
4:30pm Rev.
Robert Pajor
Paula K.
Adam W.
Kasia D.
Choirs
Margaret M.
PaQ W.
Joe C.
Lorry N.
Anne B.
Lee M.
Bob K.
7:30am Rev.
Chris Kulig
Adam W. Lucyna S. Lucyna S.
Piotr J.
Józef D.
Barbara S.
Maria T.
9:00am Rev.
Chris Kulig
Paula K.
Theresa E.
Brian W. Pat R.
Gail M.
Daisy K.
Marie V.
JoRene A.
JoRene A.
10:45am Rev.
Chris Kulig
Adam W. Wojciech G.
Wojciech G.
Jacek S.
Agnieszka A.
Halina W.
Halina W.
12:30pm Rev.
John Roller
Paula K.
Theresa E.
Jeff P. Marlena K.
Grzegorz K.
Jeff P.
Darlene M.
MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR SEPT 14/15
C&*"'\ UV T$"# W((]
Sunday, September 8, 2019 GRANDPARENTS DAY 9:30am Bap"smal Prep (P) 11:45am HS Confirma"on Class 2pm Bap"sm (P)
MANNA-pick up your orders Women’s Guild membership drive Monday, September 9, 2019 9:45am Bereavement mee"ng Tuesday, September 10, 2019
7pm Spiritual Life Commission mee"ng Wednesday, September 11, 2019 7pm Choir
Thursday, September 12, 2019 9am Women’s Guild Board mee"ng Friday, September 13, 2019
7pm Mass (P)
Saturday, September 14, 2019 Women’s Guild membership drive Sunday, September 15, 2019 Women’s Guild membership drive
Friendship is Golden
Please join us for the first mee"ng for the year on Monday, September 16 at 7:00 pm in the parish hall.
The St. Thomas Becket Women’s Guild provides the women of our parish the opportunity to enjoy the company of other women within the parish. We also provide social and spiritual events throughout the
year. All mee"ngs are held in the parish hall. We meet September through May. Guests are always welcome! Annual dues of $20 may be paid a%er Masses—September 1-15— or at the mee"ng.
For the first mee"ng, on September 16, a%er the business mee"ng and refreshments, we will be playing bingo. Each a#endee is asked to bring a wrapped, or bagged white elephant gi% to be used as bingo prizes. Winners will select from the temp"ng wrapped gi%s. A%er bingo winners have selected their gi%s,
the remainder of the par"cipants will be invited to take home a gi%.
****************************************************************************
ST. THOMAS BECKET WOMEN’S GUILD 2019-2020
NAME________________________________________________ PHONE #____________________
ADDRESS__________________________________________________________________________
CITY, STATE, ZIP_____________________________________________________________________
BIRTH MONTH AND DAY______________________________________________________________
EMAIL____________________________________________________________________________
Page 8 Welcome to St. Thomas Becket 23 Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Children's Choir will have their first rehearsal on Sunday, Sept. 15th at 10am in the parish hall. ALL ARE WELCOME to join this group! See Paula with ques6ons.
Sunday, September 8, 2019 7:30am †STANISŁAWA ZWIJACZ †HELENA I KAZIMIERZ MAJER †STEFANIA I JÓZEF KACZOR ANNA RYTSZEL—40 URODZINY IRENA MIRON—O ZDROWIE
9:00am †MARGARET MARY McCARTHY †CAMILLE CHMELA
10:45am †BOGUMIŁ NOWAK †DUSZE W CZYŚCU †BONIFACY KUZNOWICZ †ANDRZEJ MOKRY
BARBARA—O ZDROWIE I SZCZĘŚLIWĄ PODRÓŻ
12:30pm †PAUL WISNIEWSKI †WILLIAM DeWAAL Monday, September 9, 2019 9:00am †KATHY KEANE
BARBARA—HEALTH AND SAFE TRIP TO POLAND
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 9:00am †PATRICIA COOPER
BARBARA—HEALTH AND SAFE TRIP TO POLAND
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 9:00am †JACK COLLETTI
BARBARA—HEALTH AND SAFE TRIP TO POLAND
Thursday, September 12, 2019 NO MASS OR SERVICE
Friday, September 13, 2019 9:00am †LILLIAN STAN
7:00pm †STANISŁAWA JANOWSKA Saturday, September 14, 2019
4:30pm †ANGELA & ANTHONY GEBBIA Sunday, September 15, 2019
7:30am †IRENA I FRANCISZEK NOWAK †LUDMIŁA I MICHAŁ DŁUGI †STANISŁAWA ZWIJACZ IRENA MIRON–O ZDROWIE
9:00am †MARGARET MARY MCCARTHY †JANINA PIETRUCHA
†CAMILLE CHMELA 10:45am†MIROSŁAW SZCZERBOWSKI †EUGENIUSZ POBOJEWSKI †BOGUSŁAW NOWAK †DUSZE W CZYŚCU 12:30pm†JOHN & ADELINE OSSO †WILLIAM DeWAAL
Nothing is so strong as gentleness;
nothing is so gentle as real strength.
St. Francis de Sales
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
We, the parish family of St. Thomas Becket, are a community of believers united in Christ,
who dedicate ourselves to proclaim the Good News and foster a sense
of belonging.
As we gather together in prayer and worship, we draw our nourishment
from His word and the Bread of His Table.
With shared responsibility we go forth to serve and affirm our sisters
and brothers.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, we strive to build the Kingdom of God within and beyond our parish.
My, Parafia Świętego Tomasza Becketa, jesteśmy wspólnotą wiernych zjednoczonych
w Chrystusie, którzy troszczymy się o Boże dziedzictwo i z oddaniem głosimy
Dobrą Nowinę.
We wspólnym gromadzeniu się i modlitwie, karmimy się
Jego Słowem i Chlebem z Jego Stołu.
Z poczuciem wspólnego obowiązku podążamy
w służbie naszym braciom i siostrom.
Pod przewodnictwem Ducha Świętego dążymy do budowania Królestwa
Bożego wewnątrz i poza naszą parafią.
Readings for the week of Sept 8, 2019
Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b/Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17 [1]/ Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33 Monday: Col 1:24-2:3/Ps 62:6-7, 9 [8]/Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: Col 2:6-15/Ps 145:1b-2, 8-9, 10-11 [9]/
Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: Col 3:1-11/Ps 145:2-3, 10-11, 12-13ab [9]/Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Col 3:12-17/Ps 150:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 [6]/
Lk 6:27-38 Friday: 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14/Ps 16:1b-2a and 5, 7-8, 11 [cf. 5]/Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: Nm 21:4b-9/Ps 78:1bc-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 [cf. 7b]/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17 Next Sunday: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14/
Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19 [Lk 15:18]/
1 Tm 1:12-17/Lk 15:1-32 or 15:1-10
Observances for the week of September 8 Sunday: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time;
Grandparents' Day Monday: St. Peter Claver, Priest Wednesday: Patriot Day
Thursday: The Most Holy Name of Mary Friday: St. John Chrysostom, Bishop &
Doctor of the Church
Saturday: The Exalta"on of the Holy Cross Next Sunday: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time;
Cateche"cal Sunday
R( X"'\#
&x 1$( W((]
P !"#$ Oxx"{( H&)!#
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday - 8:00am - 2:00pm Saturday - Closed
Sunday - Closed
INFORMACJE PARAFIALNE
Parafia Świętego Tomasza Becketa zaprasza całą wspólnotę polskojęzyczną
do wspólnej modlitwy i nabożeństw.
Msze Św. w jęz. polskim—niedziela:
7:30am i 10:45am piątek: 7:00pm w jęz. angielskim—sobota: 4:30pm
niedziela: 9:00am i 12:30pm
Page 10 Welcome to St. Thomas Becket 23 Sunday in Ordinary Time
UPDATES:
TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS UCZYĆ KIM JEST CHRYSTUS
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL KWESTA KATOLICKA
S)'X Oxx(!"'\ / K%&'()*
Due to the Labor Day holiday, totals for collec"on from the weekend of September 1st will be published at a later day.
50th ANNIVERSARY OF ST. THOMAS BECKET
October 12th at 6:30 pm - Gala at the Manzo's Banquet hall.
Tickets are $125 per adult and $50 per child (3-12)—family style dinner, open bar, live entertainment by the Ranger’s Band.
Reserva"ons are taken up to October 1st.
50th Anniversary Grand Lottery:
A trip voucher valued at $2,500 for a destination of your choice AND cash raffle valued at $2,500—5 drawings at $500 each Raffle coupons are available below, in the lobby, and at the parish office. Chances are only $10 each. Drawing will be held on October 12th during the Gala - winners need not be present. We hope that all
can join us at this momentous occassion in our parish history!
50-LECIE PARAFII ŚW. TOMASZA BECKETA
12-ty październik o godz. 6:30pm—Gala w sali bankietowej Manzo’s.
Bilety są w cenie $125 od osoby, dzieci $50 (3-12lat).
Family style obiad, otwarty bar, bawić nas będzie Ranger’s Band.
Rezerwacji można dokonać do 1-go października.
Główna Loteria 50-lecia parafii:
wycieczka dowolnego celu wartości $2,500 oraz loteria gotówki – 5 razy po $500
Kupony na loterie znajdują się poniżej, można je nabyć w przedsionku kościoła oraz w biurze parafialnym. Każda szansa jest tylko $10.
Zwycięzca nie musi być obecny podczas losowania 12-go października.
Mamy głęboką nadzieję, iż wszyscy dołączą do nas podczas obchodów tej doniosłej rocznicy naszej parafii!
STB 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRAND RAFFLE
WIN A TRIP TO ANYWHERE
(VALUED AT 2,500) DRAWING - OCTOBER 12, 2019 AT 9:30PM - winner need NOT be present.Name________________________________________________________
Phone______________________________ ($10 each CHANCE)
STB 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRAND RAFFLE 5 CHANCES TO WIN $500 EACH—
Winners need NOTbe present. DRAWING - OCTOBER 12, 2019 AT 9:30PM Name_________________________________________________
Phone_________________________________ ($10 each CHANCE)
