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 1501 South Main Street, Lombard, IL 60148Rectory: (630) 629-1717 Fax: (630) 705-0692 Academy: (630) 627-0640 Fax: (630) 705-0139
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Advent
Preparing for thecoming of the Lord!
 
 
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Sherry Rochford
Children’s Faith Formation630.396.6078; sherry@ctklombard.org
Marge Zilinsky
Religious Education/Parish Secretary630.396.6074; marge@ctklombard.org
Eileen Maggiore
Pastoral Assoc./Adult Faith Formation630.396.6076; eileen@ctklombard.org
Elaine Ward
Business Manager 630.396.6073; elaine@ctklombard.org
Rev. Robert Schoenstene
630.629.1717
Deacon Fred Francl
630.629.1717
Deacon Wayne Storrs
630.629.1717
Deacon Frank Lillig
630.396.6077frank@ctklombard.org
Deacon Peter Robinson
Coor. Pastoral Care; 630.629.1717deaconpeter@ctklombard.org
Rev. Peter Jarosz, Pastor 
630.396.6079frpeter@ctklombard.org
Michelle Iwinski, Kindergarten AideBill Runge
Director of Music and Liturgy630.396.6075; bill@ctklombard.org
Carol Clishem
Pastor’s/Parish Secretary630.629.1717;carol@ctklombard.org
Jill Placey, Academy Director 
Kindergarten Teacher 630.627.0640; jplacey@ckslombard.org
Lori Bhardwaj
Academy Secretary/Parish Finance Asst.630.627.0640; lori@ckslombard.org
Tony Azzolin
Facilities Manager 630.629.1717; tony@ctklombard.org
Karen Hanish, Pre-School Jan Waas, Pre-School AideMaintenance
Paul Sweder, Joe IapichinoVictor Mandin
PARISH STAFF
Friday, December 4th, 2009—7:00 PM
Parish Advent Reconciliation Service
“Come O Lord and set us free”
Let’s start our Advent Journey with a newheart. Our Parish reconciliation Service is forthe whole family. Our second graders will bereceiving their First Reconciliation and theeighth graders will be attending as part oftheir Confirmation Preparation.
 
 
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 Why Celebrate theSacrament of Reconciliation?(Why not go
directly  
to God?) Ten Good Reasons
1. Of course, go to God in prayer. We should do soeach day. The Sacrament of Reconciliation callsfor personal reflection and private prayer, too.2. There is Scriptural support for the Church pos-sessing the ministry of forgiveness, including: Mat-thew 16:19 and 1 2 Corinthians 5:18-203. Writings and practices from the first generations of Christianity show a clear understanding of theChurch as having the key role in conveying pen-ance and reconciling the sinner with the commu-nity of faith.4. Reconciliation to
whom
? To self, God
and 
thecommunity. Sin is not just about me and God.The priest represents the community (that hasbeen fractured by one’s sin) in his role as confes-sor.5. Being alone in the examination of our sinfulness,we may be apt to rationalize sin away…as well asto sometimes judge ourselves too harshly.6. The penance given in the Sacrament of Recon-ciliation serves as a reminder that sorrow and for-giveness needs to connect with actions that orientus to a new way of living.7. The Sacrament of Reconciliation offers a decisivemoment of forgiveness in the sacramental proc-ess.8. Experiencing understanding and forgivenessthrough the priest is often powerfully healing andfreeing. The priest may offer insights which canresult in a more hopeful perspective going forward.9. In the case of serious (mortal) sin, the Sacramentof Reconciliation is necessary to restore us tospiritual well-being (state of grace).10. The Sacrament of Reconciliation conveys a gracethat strengthens us for living our baptismal identitymore faithfully.
 Join us for our  Advent Reconciliation ServiceFriday, December 4; 7:00pm
Support Our Troops Thank You
Operation Support Our Troops was a huge success thanks tothe many generous parishioners who contributed. With your help, over 250 pounds of items for our troops in foreign coun-tries and hospitals will be distributed. Included in these pack-ages will be letters from grateful citizens. Your prayers arealways needed for our military around the world.
Holiday Gathering for Divorced or Widowed Singles
The Single through Loss Committee of the Diocese of Jolietis sponsoring
“Holiday for Soles” 
–a gathering for singleswho have lost a spouse through death or divorce. Holy Trin-ity Catholic Church in Westmont, IL is hosting the event Sat-urday, December 5th from 4:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.Scheduled events include the celebration of Mass, a presen-tation on “Holiday Stress for Singles,” potluck and social.Suggested donation is $5.00.RSVP by November 28
th
at singlethroughloss.org. Singlethrough Loss Committee is an inter-parish committee, initi-ated and endorsed by the Center for Family Ministry of theDiocese of Joliet. Call the Family Ministry office at 815-838-5334 for more information.
Christ the King ParishEarly Learning Academy Update
Dear Parishioners and Friends,At this time of year with the Thanksgiving holiday it remindsme of how many blessings we have! I am very thankful towork at such a beautiful and Christ-centered early learningenvironment! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allthat you have done to support the Academy! Many handshave created and nurtured this school!We have had the firemen from Lombard visit the students for fire safety and the Lombard library visit with special holidaystories and activities!Our council is off to a great start! Parents, staff and parish-ioners attended our last meeting to collaborate on Academyevents. I appreciate your support!May God bless you and keep you safe, Mrs. Placey
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