st. ferdinand church march 6, 2011 ninth sunday in ordinary time

ST. FERDINAND CHURCH
RECTORY: 5900 W. BARRY AVENUE
CHICAGO, IL 60634
(773) 622-5900
MARCH 6, 2011
NINTH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
Photo by Romuald Gluch
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Ninth Ordinary Sunday
Mass Intentions
MONDAY — March 7 — Memorial of St. Perpetua
and Saint Felicity
6:30 PM – People of St. Ferdinand
8:00 AM – Jean Lasiewicz - Anniversary rq. Family
7:00 PM – Mass in Polish
March 6, 2011
The sanctuary lamps
this week are lit for:
Living and deceased Members of
Greco Family
Living and deceased members of
Scarpelli Family
TUESDAY — March 8, 2011
6:30 AM – Thanksgiving Mass
8:00 AM – Frank A. Scarpelli rq. Wife
7:00 PM – Mass in Polish
WEDNESDAY — March 9 — ASH WEDNESDAY
6:30 AM – Birthday Blessings for Helena rq. Parish Staff
8:00 AM – Jadwiga Ferenc rq. Son Andrew, wife and
children
9:30 AM – Mass in Polish
12:00 PM–All St. Ferdinand & Notre Dame Schools students
3:00 PM – Prayer Service
6:00 PM – People of St. Ferdinand
7:30 PM – Mass in Polish
THURSDAY— March 10, 2011
6:30 AM – All Souls from Purgatory
8:00 AM – Jozef and Stefania Golda rq. granddaughter
7:00 PM – Mass in Polish
FRIDAY — March 11, 2011
6:30 AM – Anthony Szostak 2nd Anniversary rq. daughter
Christina
8:00 AM – Recovery of Health for Anthony R. Coco
7:00 PM – Mass in Polish
SATURDAY — March 12, 2011
7:00 AM – Mass in Polish
8:00 AM – Fr. David Cortesi rq. Parish Staff
5:00 PM – Alex Ladisa rq. Wife and Family
SUNDAY — March 13, 2011 — 1st Sunday in Lent
7:00 AM – o Boże błogosławieństwo oraz opiekę Matki
Bożej dla członków Kół Różańcowych i ich
opiekuna ks. Michała
8:30 AM – Emily Luka rq. Gary Luka and Family
10:00 AM – People of St. Ferdinand
10:15 AM – Teresa Grzybowska
12:30 PM – Austin and Santos Cazares rq. Elsa and Family
3:00 PM – O zdrowie i błogosławieństwo Boże dla
Krystyny Sobczyk i Krystyny Pakuła z okazji
imienin
5:00 PM – Radek Andrejczuk rq. Friends
7:00 PM – Mass in Polish
THE PARISH OFFICE WILL
BE CLOSED ON MONDAY,
MARCH 7, 2011 IN OBSERVANCE OF PULASKI DAY.
It will re-open on Tuesday,
March 8.
Welcome to our parish!
If you are new to our
church or just visting,
please stop and introduce
yourself. We are pleased
to have you share in this
celebration of the
Eucharist. If you do not
have home, or if your
church is not home to you, we invite you to
become part of our parish family. Please call or
stop by our parish office to register 773-6225900. We are glad you are here and hope you
will join us.
Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
March 6, 2011
Be my rock of refuge,
a stronghold to give me safety.
You are my rock and my fortress;
for your name’s sake you will lead and guide me.
— Psalm 31:3-4
March 6, 2011
Ninth Ordinary Sunday
Remember in Prayer
As members of the parish faith community, it is our
responsibility to remember both in concrete and
spiritual ways those who cannot celebrate with us
each week because they are ill. Those who are sick in
turn, remember all of us daily in their prayers and in their
sufferings. We experience many blessings because of
their remembering us. And so...please remember in your
prayers:
Irene Rowe
Agnes Groeper
James Gruber
Ed Cleary
Stanislaw Cwieka
Baby Abigail Gerhard
Carl Varsolona
Eleanor Loscuito
Jean Biddlecom
Mary Ayello
Florence Magro
Sharon Moody
Peter Gruber
Joseph Gruber
Robert Andrews
Luke Mascardini
Vita Pratola
Luigi Avenia
Anthony R. Coco
Veronica Signo
Baby Gavin Kolens
Lottie Chrapla
Violet Del Vacchio
Rosalie & Tom Anastos
Leslie May O’Brien
Marie Lucas
Edward Waytula
Frank Greco
Pat Ostrowski
William Keleher
Jody Panek
Arlene Garcia
Agnieszka Cwieka
Diana Krzyzanowski
Barbara Pasko
Maria Falbo
Geraldine Spano
Nick Paolino
Lisa Cibulskis
Theresa Duval
Adam Shershen
Marcey Iwanski
Ermine Marino
John Antos
Domonic Caltagirone
Baby Brianna
Jurczykowski
Bernice Lutke
Pat Flynn
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Our Stewardship
of Treasure
Sunday, Febraury 27, 2011
Envelopes
Loose Cash
Total:
—
—
$6,360.00
$3,131.00
$ 9,491.00
Thank you to all who give their share
in supporting our parish!
Bóg zapłać!
Thank you!
The smallest act of kindness is worth
more than the grandest intention.
~ Oscar Wilde
Sincere THANK YOU to all who give their time to
keep our church clean. Thank you for your faithfulness
and dependability. Please know that your help is very
much valued and appreciated. May God bless you
abundantly.
Jean Staniszewski
A Prayer for the
Armed Forces
Almighty God, stretch forth Your
mighty arm to strengthen and protect the men and women of our
Armed Forces. As they face the myriad of challenges
and decisions that each day is destined to bring, may
they be anchored by their faith, protected by Your presence and comforted by the knowledge that they are
loved by You and by this community of faith. Grant
that, meeting danger with courage, and all occasions
with discipline loyalty, they may truly serve the cause
of justice and peace to the honor of your holy name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Daniel Guziec
SPC Jeffrey Foerster
S/SGT David A. Domel Jr.
Anyone interested in helping to clean our church
is welcome to join us:
Mondays at 5:00 pm
or Fridays at 10:00 am.
Bulletin Deadline
The deadline for submitting all bulletin
articles is 3:00 p.m. on the previous Friday
preceding the Sunday of publication. You
may bring your notices to the rectory in an
envelope labeled “Bulletin”; you may fax
to (773) 622-5903 or you may e-mail to:
[email protected]. Thank you!
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ASH WEDNESDAY
MARCH 9, 2011
Ashes will be distributed
at the following Masses:
6:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m. (Polish)
12:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m. (Polish)
Prayer Service:
3:00 p.m.
A Day of Repentance:
The distribution of ashes reminds us of our own mortality
and calls us to repentance. In
the early Church, Ash Wednesday was the day on which
those who had sinned, and who
wished to be readmitted to the
Church, would begin their public penance. The ashes that we
receive are a reminder of our own sinfulness, and
many Catholics leave them on their foreheads all day
as a sign of humility.
Fasting and Abstinence Are Required:
The Church emphasizes the penitential nature of Ash
Wednesday by calling us to fast and abstain from
meat. Catholics who are over the age of 18 and under
the age of 60 are required to fast, which means that
they can eat only one complete meal and two smaller
ones during the day, with no food in between. Catholics who are over the age of 14 are required to refrain
from eating any meat, or any food made with meat, on
Ash Wednesday.
Taking Stock of Our Spiritual Life:
This fasting and abstinence is not simply a form of
penance, however; it is also a call for us to take stock
of our spiritual lives. As Lent begins, we should set
out specific spiritual goals we would like to reach before Easter and decide how we will pursue them—for
instance, by going to daily Mass when we can and
receiving the Sacrament of Confession more often.
LENTEN SCHEDULE
Fridays
2:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross in English (with
school students)
4:00 p.m. – Fish Fry
6:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross in English
7:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross in Polish
Sunday
6:15 p.m. — Lenten Lamentations in Polish
BAPTISM DURING LENT
One of the disciplines of Lent is fasting. As
Catholics, we fast on Ash Wednesday and Good
Friday. As individuals, we may “give up” a food
or an activity for Lent. The
Church fasts even at liturgy: we omit the Gloria
and the singing of the “Alleluia”. In this spirit of
fasting, it is our custom at St. Ferdinand to seal
the baptismal font as a reminder of the simplification called for during the season. It further points
us to Easter, when we all renew our baptismal
promises and are sprinkled with “baptismal water” blessed a the most important liturgy of the
Church’s year, the Easter Vigil. We, therefore,
encourage parents who seek the baptism of their
infant in the upcoming months to plan for a celebration after Easter Sunday, rather than during
Lent. There is no better time to celebrate Baptism
than within the Easter Season.
To schedule a Baptism, please call the Parish
Office at 622-5900.
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SAINT FERDINAND PARISH “TORCH” (Teens of R Church)
LENTEN LOCK-IN
Do you need some distance and perspective from your everyday life? Some
spiritual relaxation, rejuvenation and renewal? Is it time to let go of the past and
explore a new, more healthy and satisfying direction? The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language defines a retreat as — “A period of group withdrawal
for prayer, meditation, or study: a religious retreat.”
Please join us for a Lenten Lock-In that will allow every participant to enjoy fellowship
with each other, examine their relationships—their relationships with each other, their
parents and with God; and help the teens prepare for lent including a reconciliation service on Sunday morning. The male and female teens will be sleeping in separate rooms
with a chaperone assigned to night duty. We invite all parents/guardians to join us for
the 10:00 mass on Sunday in the Chapel.
•
Lock-In begins at 4PM
Saturday and ends at
11AM Sunday
(immediately after the
10:00 mass).
•
Date:
March 19 & 20, 2011
Time:
4:00pm-11:00am
St. Ferdinand Parish Activity
Center, Gym and Schools
Call: 773-622-9494
E-mail:
[email protected]
Cost of the event to be
returned with this
permission slip: $10.00
and a food item for the
snack table to share(2 liter
of soda, bag of chips, bag
of fruit, etc.) Due: March
17, 2011.
•
Dinner and a midnight
snack will be served on
Saturday as well as
breakfast on Sunday
morning.
DAY OF REFLECTION
FOR WOMEN
LADIES OF ST. ANNE
Ladies of St. Anne welcome you back to our first meeting of the
year. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 16 at
11:30am at St. Ferdinand Convent, 5936 W. Barry. The theme
for our March meeting will be “Wear a Hat”. Be creative.
Wear any hat you have. Also our Annual Pot Luck Luncheon
will be on this date. We ask everyone to please bring a salad
(e.g. bean, potato, fruit, pasta, tuna, shrimp, coleslaw). Sandwiches and desserts will be provided by Ladies of St. Anne.
Please bring a salad large enough to feed at least 8 people. If
you are unable to bring a salad, there will be $3.00 charge.
Do you have Cabin Fever? Now is the time to shake off the
“Winter Blues” and join us for an afternoon, greeting old
friends and meeting new friends. All are welcome!
Saturday, March 26
10:00am—3:00pm
Divine Savior Church Hall
7740 W. Montrose Ave.,
Norridge, IL
The topic is “Having a Mary Heart in
a Martha World”. Our presenter is
Sr. Jean McLoughlin, SSND
For information or to register, please contact Kathy Novak at [email protected]
or 708-583-2402Cost is $15 which
includes lunch.
DON’T FORGET!
The clocks will move 1 hours forward from 2:00AM to 3:00AM
on SUNDAY, MARCH 13 to allow more light during
the evening and less light in the morning hours.
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BRING A BOTTLE HOME! FILL IT WITH
YOUR CHANGE! BRING IT BACK TO
CHURCH!
HELP SAVE LIVES!
Beginning the weekend of
March 12 and 13 our parish
will be participating in The
Baby Bottle Project benefiting
The Women’s Centers of
Greater Chicagoland. This
non-profit organization
directly assists mothers and
families experiencing crisis
pregnancies by offering emotional, financial, material,
and spiritual support through counseling, material and
monetary provisions, prayer, and other aid. Each year
the three locations together have over 5,000
appointments with expecting mothers. By God’s Grace,
The Women’s Centers have saved over 33,000
babies—and their mothers—from abortion since
opening in 1984.
Please take a Baby Bottle home with you after Mass on
March 12 or 13, fill it with your spare change, and
return it the weekend of March 26 and 27.
This is a simple, but crucial fundraising effort for The
Women’s Centers. Thank you for helping defend life.
Please remember to keep all pro-life activities in your
prayers! For more information about The Women’s
Center, please visit their website www.womenscenter.org or call 773-794-1313
March 6, 2011
Help! Bakers needed for our St. Joseph Sweet
Table on March 18th
Please help provide
baked goods for our St.
Joseph Day Sweet Table,
hosted by the Fish Fry, in
McManus Hall on Friday,
March 18th. We are
expecting over 800 guests
Not a baker? Fresh fruit,
nuts, mints, candies, etc.
are also a welcomed
addition. Donations can
be dropped off as
follows:
Friday, March 18th to the parish kitchen behind
the school via the “Fish Fry Drive Thru” after
12:00am
Send with your child or bring to school office
Bring to the table when you arrive at the Fish
Fry!
We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful
event! There will be a free will offering. All proceeds
will be distributed to COR and St. Vincent DePaul,
the organizations in our church that help those in
need.
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Build Your House on Rock
M
oses and the evangelist Matthew lived thousands of years apart, yet their message to
God’s people in today’s readings is remarkably the same: listen to the word of God, live by
those words, and you’re on unshakable ground. These
continue to be wise words for us almost 2,000 years
later.
The two parts of that teaching are 1) reading the word
of God and 2) allowing it to seep into everyday actions. This is how the words of Scripture become
more than lines of text in an unopened book. If you
haven’t read a Bible in a long time, try these simple
suggestions:
Do check to see if you have a Catholic Bible and preferably the New American translation. The readings
proclaimed at Mass come from this translation and the
words and phrasing will sound familiar to you.
Don’t start on page one of Genesis and expect to read
the Bible page by page to the end of Revelations. This
works for a novel, but the Bible is more like a library
of books, each with their own story and purpose.
Do choose one of the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke,
John) as your first experience of reading a book of the
Bible. As you know more about the life and teachings
of Jesus the rest of the Bible will be more meaningful.
Don’t hurry! While one Gospel could be read easily in
an evening, you’re looking for transformation rather
than completion of an assignment.
Do read slowly and prayerfully, spending time with
each verse. Consider spending a few minutes each day
during the Season of Lent to read just one Gospel. As
you read, pay attention to words or sentences that
strike you as interesting or fill you with emotion, then
close the book and sit in silence. This is God speaking
to you.
Enjoy the conversation!
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THE WEEK
AT ST. FERDINAND PARISH
March 6, 2011
MONDAY — March 6, 2011
10:00AM — Friendship Club (Convent 2)
6:00PM — Troop 51—(McManus)
6:00PM — Cubs Scouts (Convent 1,2,3)
6:00PM — Knights of Columbus (Canning Hall)
TUESDAY — March , 2011
5:00PM — Radosc (Chapel)
7:00PM — Neocatechumenal Way (Convent 4)
8:00PM — Rosary Group Leaders Meeting (Rectory)
WEDNESDAY — March 8, 2011
12:00PM — LAdeis of St. Anne Bd Mtg (Rectory)
2:30PM — Jr. Legion of Mary (Convent 2)
5:00PM — Our Lady of Perp. Help Novena (Church)
6:00PM — Zawaternik (McManus & Chapel)
6:00PM — Cub Scouts (Convent 2/3)
5:00PM — Kropeczki (Convent 1)
6:30PM — Legion of Mary (Small Convent)
THURSDAY — March 10, 2011
2:30PM — Jr. Legion of Mary Adoration (Church)
6:00PM — Girl Scouts (Convent 1/2/3)
6:00PM — Pack 3051 (McManus Hall)
7:30PM — Filareci Choir (Chapel)
7:30PM — Pre-Cana in Polish (Rectory)
FRIDAY — March 11, 2011
9:00AM — Legion of Mary (Convent 2)
4:30PM — Fish Fry (All Halls)
6:30PM — Pilgrim Virgin (Convent 2)
7:30PM — Ushers’ Meeting (McManus Hall)
7:30PM — Youth Group (Rectory)
SATURDAY — March 12, 2011
8:00AM — Polish School (School & all Halls)
10:00AM —NDHS Registration (School)
6:00PM — AA Meeting (Convent 4)
6:00PM — Neocatechumenal Way (Convent #1)
7:00PM — Boy Scouts Lock-In (GYM)
7:00PM — Confirmation Prep. In Polish (Chapel)
SUNDAY — March 13, 2011
6:00AM — Rosary Group Mtg. (McManus Hall)
8:30AM — School of Religion (School)
10:30AM — RCIA (School)
11:00AM — Word of Life (Convent)
6:00PM — TORCH (Gym & Cafeteria)
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March 6, 2011
Posypmy głowy popiołem
d posypania głów popiołem rozpoczyna się w Wielki Post, 40-dniowy okres
przygotowania do największego święta chrześcijan Wielkanocy. Tradycyjnemu
obrzędowi posypania głów popiołem towarzyszą w Wielką Środę słowa:
"Pamiętaj, że jesteś prochem i w proch się obrócisz" albo "Nawracajcie się i wierzcie w
Ewangelię". Sam zwyczaj posypywania głów popiołem na znak żałoby i pokuty znany jest
w wielu kulturach i tradycjach, często w Starym Testamencie jest też mowa o posypaniu
głowy popiołem jako znaku pokuty. W Kościele pierwszych wieków biskup naznaczał w
ten sposób jedynie tych, którzy czynili publiczną pokutę i aż do Wielkiego Czwartku byli
wyłączeni ze wspólnoty. Z czasem obrzęd ten stał się znakiem postu i pokuty, odprawianej prywatnie przez wszystkich wiernych,
w łączności z innymi członkami Kościoła. Dopiero w VIII w. zaczęto sypać popiołem głowy wszystkich - wszak każdy jest
grzesznikiem. Pierwsze świadectwa o święceniu popiołu pochodzą z X w. W następnym wieku papież Urban II wprowadził ten
zwyczaj jako obowiązujący w całym Kościele. Z tego też czasu pochodzi zwyczaj, że popiół do posypywania głów wiernych
pochodził z palm poświęconych w Niedzielę Palmową poprzedzającego roku.
Porządek Mszy świetych w Środę Popielcową
9 marca, 2011
PORZĄDEK NABOŻEŃSTW
WIELKOPOSTNYCH
DROGA KRZYZOWA
w każdy piątek
godz. 2:00 po południu — w j. angielskim
(wraz z dziećmi i młodzieżą szkolną)
6:00 wieczorem — w j. angielskim
7:00 wieczorem — w języku polskim
GORZKIE ŻALE
w języku polskim
wraz z posypaniem głów popiołem:
9:30 rano i 7:30 wieczorem
w języku angielskim:
Rano: 6:30; 8:00; 12:00;
Wieczorem: 6:00 pm
oraz podczas nabożeństwa
o godz. 3:00 po południu
W
Środę Popielcową - zgodnie z Kanonami 12511252 Kodeksu Prawa Kanonicznego - obowiązuje wstrzemięźliwość od pokarmów mięsnych
i post ścisły (trzy posiłki w ciągu dnia, w tym tylko jeden do syta). Prawem o wstrzemięźliwości są związani wszyscy powyżej 14. roku życia, a prawem o poście - osoby
pełnoletnie do rozpoczęcia 60. roku życia.
Każda niedziela Wielkiego Postu
o godz. 6:15 wieczorem w j. polskim
Drogi Krzyzowe w parafii św. Ferdynanda
w jezyku polskim o godzinie 7PM:
03/11/11 — Róże Żywego Różańca
03/18/11 — Kandydaci do Bierzmowania
i Dzieci I Komunijne
03/25/11 — Harcerze
04/01/11 — Górale
04/08/11 — Klub Dobrego Pasterza
04/15/11 — Zespół „Radość”
04/22/11 — (Wielki Piątek) Ks. Michał Rosa
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W PONIEDZIAŁEK 7 MARCA,
BIURO PARAFIALNE BEDZI E
NIECZYNNE Z POWODU
OBCHODÓW DNIA PULASKIEGO,
Zapraszmy we wtorek 8 marca.
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PIERWSZY, PROFESJONALNY, DZIECIĘCY
CHÓR POLONIJNY
„CHICAGOWSKIE SŁOWIKI”
Zmiana czasu na letni:
Niedziela, 13 marca 2011.
Przestawiamy zegarki z
godziny 2:00 na 3:00 am.
Śpimy o godzinę krócej!
Zmiana czasu (wprowadzenie czasu letniego) ma na
celu efektywniejsze wykorzystanie światła dziennego
a co za tym idzie oszczędność energii. Prekursorami
wprowadzenia czasu letniego byli Niemcy już w 1916
roku. Począwszy od 2007 roku w USA wskazówki
zegarów przestawia się, nie jak do tej pory w
pierwszą niedziele kwietnia i ostatnią niedziele
października, lecz w drugą niedziele marca i pierwszą
niedziele listopada.
Wybierz się na beatyfikację!
Możliwości jest wiele. Pielgrzymki do Włoch
połączone z beatyfikacją Jana
Pawła II organizowane są
przez: Catholic New World
312-944-3958, Biuro św.
Bernarda (773 777 7722),
parafię św. Jacka (773 342
3636), parafię św. Williamsa
(773 484 5872 lub 773 637
6565). Ponadto na pielgrzymki
zaprasza również Biuro św.
Krzysztofa. Do wyboru dwa
terminy. Pierwszy — od 26
kwietnia do 2 maja. W
programie między innymi:
San Giovani Rotondo,
Lanciano, zwiedzanie Rzymu. Drugi — od 29
kwietnia do 8 maja. W programie między innymi:
Monte Cassino, San Giovani Rotondo, Loretto,
Wenecja, Florencja i Asyż. Więcej informacji pod
numerem telefonu: 708 373 1333.
ZAPRASZA SERDECZNIE DZIECI I MŁODZIEŻ W
WIEKU OD PIĘCIU DO SIEDEMNASTU LAT NA
PRZESŁUCHANIA DO CHÓRU, KTÓRE ODBĘDĄ SIĘ
W DNIACH 12-go ORAZ 13-go MARCA W PARAFII
ŚWIĘTEGO FERDYNANDA 5900 W. BARRY AVE.
CHICAGO, IL 60634
DLA ZAINTERESOWANYCH - SZCZEGÓŁOWE
INFORMACJE POD NUMERAMI TEL:
(708)351-3027 ; (708)539-8535
MSZA SW. ZA OJCZYZNĘ
Oddając hołd ofiarom tragedii w Smoleńsku, 10tego dnia każdego miesiąca o godz. 7:00 wieczorem
odprawiana jest Msza św. w intencji Ojczyzny.
Modlimy się wspólnie o pomyślność i dobro
Polski. Zapraszamy !
CZWARTEK 10 MARCA
GODZ. 7:00 WIECZOREM
OGLOSZENIA DO BIULETYNU
PARAFIALNEGO
Ogłoszenia do biuletynu przyjmowane są
w biurze parafialnym do PIATKU do
godz. 3:00 po południu tydzień przed
datą ukazania się następnego wydania
biuletynu. Ogłoszenia można równieź wysłać faksem
na numer (773) 622-5903 lub pocztą elektroniczną:
[email protected].
March 6, 2011
Ninth Ordinary Sunday
Swój dom buduj na skale
Mojżesz i ewangelista Mateusz żyli podzieleni
tysiącami lat, jednakże ich przesłanie dla ludzi Boga
są zadziwiająco podobne: słuchaj głosu Boga, żyj
Jego słowami a wtedy nic i nikt tobą nie zachwieje.
Do dzisiaj słowa te są dla nas słowami mądrości.
Można powiedzieć, że to nauczanie ma dwie
podstawowe części:1) czytanie Bożego słowa i 2)
wprowadzenie jego w nasze codzienne życie. Tak
właśnie słowa Pisma stają się czymś więcej niż tylko
tekstem w rzadko otwieranej książce. Jeśli nie
czytałeś Biblii już przez długi okres, wypróbuj nasze
pomocne sugestie.
Najpierw sprawdź czy masz kopie Pisma Św.,
najlepiej przekład Biblii Tysiąclecia. To właśnie
tłumaczenie jest używane w czytaniach niedzielnej
liturgii i może być Ci znajome.
Nie zaczynaj czytania Biblii „od deski do deski”.
Biblia nie jest nowelą, ale raczej zbiorem rożnych
gatunków literackich z sobie właściwym językiem i
celem.
Zacznij od Ewangelii (Mateusz, Marek, Łukasz, Jan)
jako twojego pierwszego „doświadczenia” z Pismem
Świętym. W miarę jak dowiesz się więcej o życiu i
nauczaniu Jezusa reszta Biblii będzie dla Ciebie
jaśniejszą.
Pospiesz się! Podczas gdy czytanie jednej Ewangelii
może być łatwe to pamiętaj, że tutaj chodzi nam o
coś więcej a mianowicie o przemianę życia aniżeli
tylko ukończenie projektu.
Każdy wers czytaj powoli i modlitewnie. Każdego
dnia postaraj się właśnie w ten sposób czytać kolejne
rozdziały wybranej ewangelii. Podczas czytania
zwróć uwagę na wyraz lub zdanie, które przemówiły
do ciebie, lub wzbudziły jakieś emocje. Wówczas
zamknij Biblie i wsłuchaj się, w to, co mówi do
ciebie Bóg.
Zapamiętaj tą rozmowę.
Page Eleven
AKCJA ZBIERANIA FUNDUSZY DLA
CENTRUM DLA KOBIET
(The Woman's Center)
P
ocząwszy od niedzieli 13 marca prosimy
wszystkich parafian do wzięcia udziału w
akcji zbierania funduszy dla Centrum dla
Kobiet (The Women's Center).
Centrum dla Kobiet jest organizacją która pomaga
kobietom w ciąźy, będących w trudnej sytuacji
finansowej. Centrum Kobiet służy doradą, pomocą i
modlitwą. Przeciętnie w ciągu roku, otrzymuje
pomoc ponad pięć tysięcy kobiet w postaci
niezbędnych rzeczy dla noworodka i małego dziecka
jak: mleko, pieluszki, krzesełka do samochodu,
ubrania wózki itp.
Codziennie odprawiana jest Msza Św. o godz. 12:00
w południe oraz odmawiany jest Rożaniec i
Koronka do Miłosierdzia Bożego w intencji
wszystkich kobiet będących oczekujych na poród.
W weekend 12/13 marca prosimy o zabranie butelki
na mleko dla dziecka i wypełnienie jej drobnymi
monetami. Butelki te prosimy przynieść z powrotem
do kościoła w weekend 26/27 marca.
Skladamy serdeczne podziękowanie tym wszystkim,
którzy się przyłączą do naszej akcji zbierania
funduszy. W ubiegłym roku pomogliśmy 33,000
tysiącom kobiet, które znalazły sie na rozdrożu.
W celu uzyskania więcej informacji, prosimy o
odwiedzenie naszej strony internetowej od adresem:
www.womens-center.org lub zadzwonić do naszego
biura na numer 773-794-1313
March 6, 2011
Ninth Ordinary Sunday
Page Twelve
PIĄTKOWE OBIADY RYBNE W PARAFII ŚW. FERDYNANDA
Irlandzkie życzenie
Niech zawsze będzie
praca dla Twoich rąk,
Niech w Twoim portfelu
zawsze będzie moneta albo dwie,
Niech zawsze świeci słońce
w Twoim oknie,
Niech przyjaciel zawsze
będzie przy Tobie,
Niech po każdym deszczu
pojawia się tęcza,
Niech Bóg napełni
twe serce radością...
WŁÓŻ NA SIEBIE ZIELEŃ I PRZYJDŹ NA ZNAKOMITE POSTNE DANIE
DODATKI:
PEŁNE ZESTAWY OBIADOWE
Panierowana BIAŁA RYBA — $6.50
DORSZ w cieście piwnym — $7.00
Panierowany OKOŃ — $7.50
Panierowane KREWETKI — $7.50
Pieczona TILAPIA — $7.50
Zapiekany młody DORSZ — $8.50
Krewetki — $5.50
Pieczone racuszki — $1.50
Panierowane paluszki serowe (6)- $3.00
Frytki — $1.50
Zupa Clam Chowder — $2.00
Zupa Warzywna — $2.00
Porcja pizzy z serem — $2.00
Cała pizza — $7.00
Z BARU:
Woda — $1.00
Wino — $1.50
Piwo krajowe — $2.00
Piwo importowane — $3.00
„Ostra” Lemoniada — $3.00
Godziny wydawania obiadów od 4:30 do 7:30 wieczorem
SCHOOL HALL 3131 N. MASON
OBIADY NA WYNOS
Przyjmowane od godz. 4:00 do 7:00 wieczorem
ZADZWOŃ: 773 622-3022
Prosimy zaznaczyć czy obiad zostanie odebrany przy okienku czy przy wejściu na salę.
March 6, 2011
Ninth Ordinary Sunday
Page Thirteen
ON THE HOUSE THAT CHARLES BUILT, GOOD STOCK, AND STRONG FOUNDATIONS
Copyright 2011 by John B. Reynolds ([email protected])
Decades ago, I met a guy named Charles from Tennessee. He died years later, but I think of him now as
I consider today’s Gospel passage. My company wanted to buy
product from Charles--he sold those little glass jars of diced red
peppers--so I actually met him on a business trip to his pimiento
cannery. I turned the plant down initially because of some housekeeping issues, but Charles said he’d address the problems, and
he did. I remember the man’s house, though, way more than his
factory, for he had built the home himself, and it was perfect. I
even wrote a poem about it and sent it to Charles later on. He
said he liked the verse, but the words didn’t do the place justice.
Charles built the house on a wooded tract of land between Nashville and Knoxville. First he cleared the trees from the road back
to the actual construction site. Then, using much of his own lumber and stones found in the area, he built his home. I told Charles
that were I ever dropped in the middle of the forest, I’d die,
whereas were he ever dropped in the middle of the forest--and
essentially, he was--he would just build a house and stay a while.
Charles said it wasn’t always smooth sailing, however, explaining that early on, when the concrete foundation he’d poured a
few days earlier totally collapsed, he sat at the job site all alone
and cried.
In houses and in life, a good foundation is everything. My folks
always told me that I came from good stock. I didn’t even know
what they meant initially, but with time, the meaning became
apparent. Whenever I did anything worthwhile, Mom or Dad
gave me the good stock speech. Put differently, of course, they
had given me a good foundation, a foundation which now, on my
best days, I honor them with. In “Forever Young,” Joan Baez
sings, “May you have a strong foundation, when the winds of
changes shift.” Come the storm, we all need something to ground
us, to anchor us, to keep us from just blowing in the wind. A
good foundation does all of these things.
And sometimes, as Carl Sandburg notes in “Prayers of
Steel,” we need a good foundation to raze other foundations:
“Lay me on an anvil, O God/ Beat me and hammer me into a
crowbar/ Let me pry loose old walls/ Let me lift and loosen old
foundations.” Proposing a Kingdom built on love, Jesus challenged the foundations of his time, just as he challenges us now
to do the same. But per today’s Gospel, he doesn’t want people
who just call out, “Lord, Lord!” He wants doers who do the Father’s will. “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and
acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on
rock,” Jesus says, adding that when weather comes, the house
remains standing, for “…it had been set solidly on rock.” I don’t
know if the house that Charles built is still standing, but in my
memory it will always be so. And our own houses will always be
standing, too. As God’s children, we come from the ultimate
stock, after all, and in Jesus the Christ, our foundation is forever
secure.
St. Ferdinand Parish
Support Staff
Mrs. Dorota Gołda, Parish Secretary
Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Administrative Assistant
Ms. Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska, Bulletin Editor
Liturgical
Mrs. Betty Hotcaveg, Lector Coordinator
Deacon Irv Hotcaveg, Coordinator of Eucharistic Ministers &
Ministers of Care
Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Homebound Ministers of Care Scheduler
Parish Council
Mrs. Sophie Kass—President, Mrs. Mary Bucaro, Mr. Stan Mastalerz,
Mr. Antonio Supan, Violet Del Vecchio, Tony Mangiaracina, Herbert
Marros, Elzbieta Kata, Jan Bobek, and Rob Heidelbauer . ExOfficio
Members: Dr. Lucine Mastalerz , Sr. Anna Strycharz
Parish Finance Committee
Mr. Tom Bucaro-Chairperson, Fr. Jason Torba, Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart, Mr. Gene Szaben, ExOfficio Members: Mr. Martin WojtulewiczParish Accountant, Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Dr. Lucine Mastalerz
Parish Organizations and Prayer Groups
Boy Scout: Mr. Vince Clemente, Coordinator
Fish Fry: Mrs. Pat Wenzl, Coordinator
Friendship Club: Mrs. Patricia Flynn, President
Girl Scout: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss, Coordinator
Knights of Columbus—Mater Christi Council:
Mr. Camilo Trujillo, Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary: Jenny Hartnett
Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President
Legion of Mary: Mr. Thomas Sobczak & Miss Aurora Almeida, CoPresidents
Legion of Mary, Juniors: Mrs. Emma Camara, President
Irving Park Catholic Woman’s Club: Mrs. Dolores Schoewe
Market Day: Mrs. Connie Glorioso, Coordinator
Polish Altar Servers — Fr. Michael Rosa, Moderator
English Altar Servers: Fr. Robert Pajor, Moderator
Polish Club of the Good Shepherd: Mr. Andrzej Parada, President
Polish Rosary Group: Mrs. Helena Lesak, President
Polish Saturday School: Sr. Genowefa Potaczała, Director
Polish School Parents’ Assn.: Mrs. Władysława Mitoraj, Pres.
Serduszka: Ms. Iwona Świtajewski, Music Teacher
Radość: Miss Marzena Kulesza, Music Teacher
Kropeczki: Sr. Anna Strycharz
Zawaternik: Bernadetta i Jan Bobek
St. Ferdinand Athletic: Mrs. Linda Ward
St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club:
Mr. Tadeusz Kulasik, President
St. Ferdinand School Board:
Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart, Chairperson
St. Vincent DePaul Society: Mr. Stanley Mastalerz, President
Teens of Our Church (TORCH):
Mr. & Mrs. Rob (Irene) Heidelbauer, Youth Ministers
The “Faustinum” Association of Apostles of the Divine Mercy:
Fr. Jason Torba, Moderator
Ushers Club: Mr. Peter Holod, President
Pro-Life Coordinators: Tony Mangiaracina, Helena Lasak
Chapel Choir – Conductor Julie Kania 773-742-2611
Word of Life — Dito Camara 773-344-8514
Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters Association: Sr. Elwira Dziuk
Notre Dame Athletics: Mr. Nicholas Marzec
Notre Dame Board of Directors: Mrs. Dia Weil, Chairperson
St. Ferdinand Church
5900 W. Barry Ave.
Chicago, IL 60634
St. Ferdinand Parish
Phone: (773) 622-5900
www.saintferdinand.org
Rev. Zdzisław (Jason) Torba, Pastor
Rev. Robert Pajor, Associate Pastor
Rev. Michał (Michael) Rosa, Associate Pastor
Rev. Albert Judy, OP—PT Associate Pastor
Rev. Raymond O’Connor, CMF — Weekend Help
Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon
Ronald Weiner, Deacon
MASS TIMES
ENGLISH
Weekdays
6:30 AM and 8:00 AM
Saturdays
8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Anticipated)
Sundays
8:30 AM
10:00 AM (Chapel)
12:30 PM
5:00 PM
POLISH
W ciągu tygodnia
7:00 PM
Sobota
7:00 AM
Niedziela
7:00 AM
10:15 AM
3:00 PM
7:00 PM
RECONCILIATION / SPOWIEDŹ ŚWIĘTA
Monday—Saturday / od poniedziałku do soboty
6:30 PM — 7:00 PM
Saturday / Sobota
8:30 AM — 9:00 AM
First Friday of the month / Pierwszy piątek miesiąca
6:00 PM —7:30 PM
St. Ferdinand School: 773 622-3022
Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Head of School
Notre Dame High School for Girls Office: 773-622-9494
Denise Piekarski—Principal
Religious Education Office: 773 622-3022 ex. 352
Sr. Anna Strycharz—D.R.E.
St. Ferdinand Polish Saturday School: 773-622-3022 ex 303
Sr. Genowefa Potaczała — Principal
Christian OutReach (COR): 773 622-9732
Mrs. Lu Caravette, Director
Missionary Sisters of Christ the King - 773 889-7979
Sr. Anna Strycharz, Superior — Sr. Boguslawa Trus,
Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Sr. Genowefa Potaczała
BAPTISM:
For Children: a pre-Baptism class is required for Baptism of the first
child. Classes are held in English on the first Wednesday of each
month at 7:00PM in the Convent, and in Polish on the last Tuesday of
each month at 7:30PM in the Church. Following registration, the
sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in English on the second Saturday
each month at 6:00PM and on the fourth Sunday of the month at the
12:30PM Mass. The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in Polish on
the first Saturday of the month at 6:00PM and on the third Sunday of
the month at the 3:00PM Mass. Please call the rectory to register at
773/622-5900.
For Adults: Classes are taught through the Rite of Christian Initiation
Program (RCIA) on Sunday mornings at 10:00AM. Please call Stan
Mastalerz, the RCIA Director at 773/865-4151 for more information.
MARRIAGES:
Must be arranged at least four months prior to the
ceremony. Please call the rectory.