"As for you, do not be called 'Rabbi.' You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven. Do not be called 'Master'; you have but one master, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant."

- Matthew 23:8-11

Dear Parishioners,



We hear in the gospel that we must practice what we preach. But actually, no one can practice everything they preach. I know that I have an inner illumination that envisions a future human possibility with clarity, but the devil always comes with the details. Thank goodness I ask for forgiveness and go back to the drawing board. I need to remind myself that I should not brand myself as a failure but someone on a journey. In some ways, it comes with the territory of following Christ.

On Wednesday, November 8th, Dr. Terrence Rynne, PHD, a Professor at Marquette University will give a presentation titled: The Nonviolent Way of Jesus at 6:30 p.m. in the St. Patricia School Lunch Room (9000 So. 86th Avenue, Hickory Hills). Our discussion should not be looked at as a hopeless pursuit for non-violence, but a step along the way.

Dr. Rynne believes that Jesus Christ and the early church can only be properly understood through a nonviolent lens. Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection should be seen as the offer of God’s forgiveness, not a bloody sacrifice to appease an angry God. Jesus presented a foretaste of this reality with His continuous dialogue with opponents and His radically inclusive community. Jesus did not allow His disciples to violently defend Him when He was arrested. The evening will explore these questions:

HOW CAN WE UNDERSTAND A NEW THEOLOGY OF PEACE?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

IS THIS "PEACE AT ANY PRICE?”

DOES IT OPEN THE GATES TO ALLOW TYRANTS’ UNHIN- DERED RIGHTS TO INVADE SOVEREIGN NATIONS?

Please call the rectory/church office (708.598.5222) to register for this event. 

Sincerely, Fr. Mike Meany 

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Community Services

Thanksgiving

The Jewel Food Store in Hickory Hills is offering Holiday Bucks. Before you check out at Jewel, please help us with our Thanksgiving and Christmas deliveries by picking up Holiday Bucks at either the Osco or Jewel Service Desks by Nov. 18th. Your donations will support St. Patricia’s Community Services. We would like to thank Jewel Food Stores and our Community for your assistance with helping the area’s needy. Your donation will provide a holiday meal for the needy.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!

St. Patricia and St. Agatha

Every year since 1977, we have asked for your assistance in helping our St. Patricia

Parish and our Sharing Parish (St. Agatha) to purchase gifts or gifts for people in need.

If you would like to purchase new gifts for our area’s needy individuals or a needy family, please email Missy — mkeegan@stpatriciaparish.com, or call Missy at 1-708-598-5222, and a wish list will be emailed to you.

St. Agatha, our Sharing Parish, will be accepting gift cards instead of gifts. However, we still need to assist the families in need. One of our volunteers will email or call you with a wish list for a Parishioner of St. Agatha. We will have a signup sheet at this weekend’s Masses of November 4th and 5th in the Gathering Space of our Church. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email Missy. THANK YOU in advance for all your assistance to our area’s needy!

Deacon Charley and Missy Keegan — St. Patricia Community Services 

REOPENING OF THE SCHOOL HALL

YOU ARE ALL INVITED to the reopening of the St. Patricia School Hall on Sunday, Nov. 12th following the 9:30 a.m. Mass.