St. Ferdinand Parish - St Ferdinand Church

St. Ferdinand Church
Rectory: 5900 W. Barry Avenue
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 622-5900
Photo by Romuald Gluch
October 12, 2008
Twenty-Eight Sunday in
Ordinary Time
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Twenty-eight Ordinary Sunday
Mass Intentions
MONDAY, October 13, 2008
7:00 AM— +Mary Martin rq. Family
8:00AM — +Alice Reeder rq Sister
7:00PM — Mass in Polish
7:30PM — Rosary in Polish
TUESDAY, October 14, 2008
7:00 AM—+William Beskie rq. May
Cortez
8:00 AM—+Dominic & Barbara Cesaroni rq. Sister
Ameriga
7:00 PM— Mass in Polish
7:30PM — Rosary in Polish
WEDNESDAY, October 15—Memorial of St. Theresa
of Jesus
7:00 AM— +Marion Motyka rq. Family
8:00 AM—+Fr. Cortesi 1st Aniv. Rq. Parish Staff
7:00 PM— +Fr, Cortesi 1st Anniversary (ENGLISH)
THURSDAY, October 16
7:00 AM—+Edwin, Stanley, Sophie Bonk rq. Lazicki Fam.
8:00 AM— +Vincenzo D’Agostino rq. Wife & Family
7:00 PM— Mass in Polish
7:30PM — Rosary in Polish
FRIDAY, October 17, 2008– Memorial of St. Ignatius
7:00 AM— +Donna Katzin rq. Jadwiga & Henry Kobylinski
8:00 AM—+Albert & Lucille Handschiegel
3:30PM — Wedding Liturgy—Marc Scarpelli & Pamela
Smith
7:00PM — Mass in Polish
7:30PM — Rosary in Polish
SATURDAY, October 18, 2008—Feast of St. Luke
7:00 AM— Mass in Polish
8:00 AM—+Nick & Helen Donnawell rq. Family
1:00PM — Wedding Liturgy: Joseph Piekarski & Denise
Wojkowski
3:00 PM— Wedding Liturgy: Krzysztof Dulian and
Katarzyna Namojlik
Vigil: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:00 PM— +Albin Stron rq. Family
7:00PM — Rosary in Polish
SUNDAY, October 19, 2008
7:00 AM— +Andrzej Srodon
8:30 AM— +Catherine Pivarcyk rq. Richard Pivarcyk
10:30 AM—+Ramona Duran rq. daughter
10:45 AM— + Mass in Polish
12:30 PM — +Joseph & Bernice Lewandowski rq. Family
3:00 PM— +Mass in Polish
5:00 PM— People of St. Ferdinand
6:30 PM— O zgode w rodzinie
October 12, 2008
The sanctuary lamps
this week are lit for:
Rose and Charles Coco
Frank Mauro
Marriage Banns
3rd Publication
Marc Scarpelli and Pamela Smith
Joseph Piekarski and Denise Wojkowski
Krzysztof Dulian and Katarzyna Namojlik
2nd Publication
Jonathan Velez and Brenda Taveres
1st Publication
Congratulations!
Congratulations and best wishes to the couple
married in our church:
Pawel Waluszko and Marta Kuklo
Mariusz Zajkowski and Anna Ceglarek
Bogumil Chojnowski and Katarzyna Leszczynska
We pray for God’s blessings upon them as
they begin their new life together.
We Welcome in Baptism
Natalia, daughter of Janusz and Anna (Piejko) Galinski
Aleks, son of Slawek and Zaneta (Przepiora) Lesny
Gabriella, daughter of Piotr and Zofia (Blachaniec)
Grabowski
Ewa, daughter of Krzysztof and Anita (Siudyla) Bodzianowski
Oscar, son of Urszula Korpacz
Lukas, son of Andrew and Monika (Kozieja) Talaga
Maciej, son of Jan and Jolanta (Pawlowska) Drag
Nellie, daughter of Tomasz and Zaneta (Malikowska) Lapiak
Sebastian, son of Andrzej and Dominika (Jurkiewicz)
Ozlanski
REST IN PEACE
Lillian Dziedzic
Benito Cabanin
May God grant him Eternal Rest and Peace!
October 12, 2008
Twenty-eight 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 u s
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:
Violet Del Vacchio
Jovita Soriano
Eleanor Bucaro
James Rowe
Irene Rowe
Ann Kornfeind
Rufina M. Rafi
Marie H. Fitzgibbons
Dina Drnek
James King
Edwardo Escalante
Agnes Groeper
Sr. Josetta
Lyman Meloche
Loretta Walentinski
James Gruber
Ed Cleary
Lu Caravette
Jadwiga Wojtasik
Joseph Perrone
James Gruber
Marie Lucas
Richard May
A Prayer for the
Armed Forces
Almighty God, stretch forth Your
mighty arm to strengthen and protect the
m e n
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
Robert Peregrino
May God keep you safe!
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OUR STEWARDSHIP OF
TREASURE
Twenty-seventh
Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 5, 2008
Envelopes:
Loose Cash:
TOTAL:
$ 7,151.25
$ 3,046.00
$ 10,197.25
Thank you for your generosity !
Dziękujemy za złożone ofiary. Bóg zapłać!
Roses to those on the
Way of the Cross
It remains our sincere hope that through word and deed,
education and example, we young and old one heritage
or another, would all come to know that our care for
Our Church — His really, is done through small and
not so small gestures of help and support. As a source
of hope and inspiration it is our intention to publish
those names in print who have done outstanding work
in the course of the week to “plant a rose” so to speak
along the way as we carry the cross in the glory of the
victory “He” won. Our part though small can and does
grow. We might need to see the proof. The names are
both a thank you and attempt to have lots of roses
where ever “the cross” is.
Zofia Nicpon
Carol Marino
Mike Lill
Billy Tesoro
Danuta Bialas
Jadwiga Maleszko
Wiktoria Pytka
Patrick Pytka
Joshua Lill
Barbara Jagielska
Vigil Lights: Jadwiga Walowski
Just a reminder:
We clean our church on Monday evening at
5:00 pm & Friday at 10:00 am.
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DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER THE
ROSARY IS PRAYED
at 8:30AM DAILY (following the 7:30am Mass in English)
and
at 9:30AM ON SUNDAYS (following the 8:30AM Mass in English)
2008 Annual Catholic Appeal
“We have done what we are obliged to do.” – Luke 17:5,10
In Luke’s gospel Christ reminds us that
everything we are and everything we have
came to us as a gift from God. We must
grow our gifts and return them generously
to be used in God’s work.
A Memorial Mass in the intention of our former pastor,
Fr. David Cortesi will be celebrated on the first anniversary
of his passing, Wednesday, OCTOBER 15 at 7:00pm in
the church. All parishioners are invited and encouraged
to attend.
A reception will be held immediately following
the Mass in the Cafeteria.
Gifts of our time, talent and treasure to our parish and our
Archdiocese are an important part of our commitment to
proper stewardship of God’s gifts. Those who have contributed to the 2008 Annual Catholic Appeal are not only
demonstrating their stewardship, but also are providing
critical resources necessary to continue the ministries and
services of the Archdiocese.
On behalf of Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. and the
many beneficiaries of the Annual Appeal, thank you for
completing your pledge payments. Every gift is important and appreciated.
On behalf of Mater Christi Council and the Knights of
Columbus, we wish to express our most sincere gratitude
to Father Jason Torba and the parishioners of Saint Ferdinand Church. The enthusiastic welcome given us during
our membership drive has left us grateful beyond words.
As a result of our membership drive, our council has been
blessed with many new members who wish to be of service to our parish and community. Many more of you
took home our literature to think it over.
We encourage you to play a more active role in building
of God’s kingdom by joining the Knights of Columbus.
You will find it to be the experience of a lifetime. May
God continue to bless Saint Ferdinand parish.
Fraternally,
Charles Calcitrai, Grand Knight
Gilbert De Jesus, Membership Director
(773) 889-6550
If you wish to be part of the 2008 Annual Catholic Appeal, please contact Karen Whitehead at 312/655-7461 or
at kwhitehead@archchicago.org
“He is not here, he is risen ad he
precedes you into Galilee.
There you will see him”
Today the church comes to you ,
with this announcement. COURAGE,
DO NOT BE AFRAID! God has
provided and answer for your life.
Catechesis for the Youth and Adults
Tuesdays and Fridays at 7:30PM in McManus Hall
Beginning October 14th
(Free babysitting provided)
St. Ferdinand Church
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St. Ferdinand Usher Club
Presents
Sunday, October 19, 2008
7:00AM-1:00PM
Activities include games, costume parade and special kid’s raffle!
Have a chance to win tickets for the following musicals:
CANNING HALL
(Enter through school doors next to Chapel)
Adults - $6.00 Children - $4.00
1) DIRTY DANCING
2) MARY POPPINS
3) HIGH SCHOOL
MUSICAL-SENIOR YEAR
4) CELINE DION
A MUSICAL TREAT!!
Tantalizing Polish Sausage
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The parish Office will be CLOSED
on Monday, October 13 in
observance of the Columbus Day.
It will re-open on Tuesday, October 14.
We'd like to say thank you everyone who supported our October Market Day Sale! For November, we only have to say
'PIES'.
Baby Bottle Project
Starting in two weeks, October 25 and 26, we will ask
our parishioners to participate in a special fundraiser to
help The Women Center. Your nickels and dimes do
make a difference that is why we ask you
to participate in this project. It is easy as
one-two-three.
On October 25/26 weekend you will pick
up a baby bottle after the Masses. Than
you will take it home and any time you
have spare change you can drop it in the
bottle. Two weeks later, on November 8/9 weekend
you will return the baby bottle before all the Masses.
Thanks to your spare change, the Women Center can hire
counselors who give women the hope and courage that
they need to choose life. The center will also provide free
groceries, clothes for women and their children, diapers,
toys, car seats and other financial needs. This is wonderful opportunity for parishioners of all ages, including children, to be able to work together to support life.
Scouts
Advancement
News!!!
Congratulations to
Ronny Rodriguez for
obtaining his Scout Badge, and Peter
Proctor for completing the rank of
Tenderfoot Scout. Great job Scouts,
keep up the hard work!!!
Reminder: All notices for the bulletin need to be in the rectory office NO LATER than 3:00 PM on Friday, a week before the Sunday bulletin date. You may bring your bulletin
notices to the rectory in an envelope labeled “bulletin”; you
may fax them to 773/622-5903 or you may e-mail them to: bulletin@saintferdinand.org
October 12, 2008
one
word,
Get those freezers ready for Pie
Month. Market Day is pleased to offer November
Bonus Days this month with thirteen high quality
desserts. Read next week's bulletin for more details
but mark your calendar for the November Market
Day pick up on Saturday, November 8 from 10 to 11
am.
Annual Arts & Craft Show
St. Thecla Church located at 6725 W. Devon announces
its 6th Annual Arts & Craft Show to be held, Saturday,
October 18 from 9:00-4pm in Falcon Hall. The event will
future craft items for home decorating and gift giving for
Halloween, thanksgiving and Christmas. A snack will be
available. The Hall is handicap accessible. There is
plenty of parking. Enter of Oak Park Ave.
Admission is $.50 cents. Questions call Bernie at 773774-6897 or Rita at 773-792-2189
Crafters Wanted!
St. Beatrice School 26th Annual Christmas Craft Show,
Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6
4141 N. Atlantic Ave.
Schiler Park, IL 60176
847-678-1752
The Parents Club of Guerin College Preparatory HS is
seeking crafters for its 28th Annual Craft Show on November 29 from 10-3:00pm. The Parents Club prides itself on featuring only handcrafted items at the
event, which is held throughout the first floor
of the school 8001 W. Belmont Ave. Admission is $2.00. For more information please
call 708-453-6233.
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The Challenge of
Forming Consciences
for Faithful Citizenship
Our nation faces political challenges that demand urgent moral choices.
We are a nation at war, with all of its
human costs; a country often divided by race and ethnicity; a nation of immigrants struggling with immigration. We
are an affluent society where too many live in poverty; part of a global community confronting terrorism and facing
urgent threats to our environment; a culture built on families, where some now question the value of marriage and
family life. We pride ourselves on supporting human rights, but we fail even to protect the fundamental right to life,
especially for unborn children. We bishops seek to help Catholics form their consciences in accordance with the
truth, so they can make sound moral choices in addressing these
challenges. We do not tell Catholics how to vote. The responsibility to make political choices rests with each person
and his or her properly formed conscience.
Why Does the Church Teach About Issues Effecting
Public Policy?
The Church’s obligation to participate in shaping the
moral character of society is a requirement of our faith,
a part of the mission given to us by Jesus Christ. Faith
helps us see more clearly the truth about human life and
dignity that we also understand through human reason.
As people of both faith and reason, Catholics are called
to bring truth to political life and to practice Christ’s
commandment to “love one another” (Jn 13:34).
According to Pope Benedict XVI, “charity must
animate the entire lives of the lay faithful and therefore
also their political activity, lived as ‘social
charity’” (Encyclical Deus Caritas Est, no. 29). The
United States Constitution protects the right of
individual believers and religious bodies to participate
and speak out without government interference,
favoritism, or discrimination. Civil law should
recognize and protect the Church’s right and
responsibility to participate in society without
abandoning our central moral convictions. Our nation’s
tradition of pluralism is enhanced, not threatened, when
religious groups and people of faith bring their
convictions into public life. The Catholic community
brings to the political dialogue a consistent moral
framework and broad experience serving those in need.
party or interest group. In today’s environment,
Catholics may feel politically disenfranchised, sensing
that no party and few candidates fully share our
comprehensive commitment to human life and dignity.
Catholic lay women and men need to act on the
Church’s moral principles and become more involved:
running for office, working within political parties, and
communicating concerns to elected officials. Even
those who cannot vote should raise their voices on
matters that affect their lives and the common good.
How Does the Church Help Catholics to Address
Political and Social Questions?
A Well-Formed Conscience The Church equips its
members to address political questions by helping them
develop well-formed consciences. “Conscience is a
judgment of reason whereby the human person
recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act. . . .
[Every
person] is obliged to follow faithfully what he [or she]
knows to be just andright” (Catechism of the Catholic
Church, no. 1778). We Catholics have a lifelong
obligation to form our consciences in accord with
human reason, enlightened by the teaching of Christ as
it comes to us through the Church.
Who in the Church Should Participate in Political
Life?
In the Catholic Tradition, responsible citizenship is a
virtue, and participation in political life is a moral
obligation. As Catholics, we should be guided more by
To be continued
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THE WEEK AT ST. FERDINAND
PARISH — October 12, 2008
MONDAY — October 13, 2008
10:00AM — Friendship Club Mtg. (Convent#2)
5:30PM — Polish Choir (Canning Hall)
6:00PM — Troop #51 (McManus Hall)
6:30PM — Cub Scouts (Convent #2 and 3)
7:00PM — Scripture Study Group (Convent #4)
TUESDAY — October 14, 2008
5:00PM — ESL Junior College—Music Room
5:00PM — Highlanders Dance Class (Canning Hall)
5:30PM — Radosc Polish Choir (Heeney Hall)
6:30PM — Serduszka (Children Choir) (Convent #2,3)
7:00PM — Athletic Association Mtg. (Cafeteria)
7:30PM — Neocatechumenal Way—(McManus/Canning)
WEDNESDAY — October 15, 2008
9:00AM —St. Anne Group Mtg. (Rectory)
2:30PM — Jr. Legionaries (Convent #2, small C.)
5:00PM — Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena
6:00PM — Webelos, 3051 (Convent #1, 2, 3)
6:00PM — Polish School Art Class (McManus Hall)
6:00PM — Kropeczki (Polish Choir) (Canning Hall)
6:30PM — Legion of Mary (Small Convent)
7:00PM — Troop 51 Committee Mtg. (Convent #4)
THURSDAY — October 16, 2008
8:00AM — School Mass (Church)
9:00am — Staff Meeting
2:30PM — Jr Legion—Adoration (Church)
5:00PM — ESL Junior College (Music Room)
5:30PM — Polish Choir (Canning Hall)
5:30PM — Girl Scouts— Convent #1, 2 and 3
7:00PM — School Board Mtg. (Heeney Hall)
7:15PM — Filareci (Polish Adult Choir) - (Chapel)
FRIDAY — October 17, 2008
9:00AM — Legion of Mary (Convent #2)
7:00PM — Pilgrim Virgin (Convent #2, sml Convent)
7:30PM — Neocatechumnal Way—(McManus/Canning)
8:00PM — Odnowa w Duchu Sw. (Chapel)
SATURDAY — October 18, 2008
8:00AM — Polish School
1:00AM — Polonia (McManus Hall)
4:00PM — Holy Spirit Grup Meeting (Music Room)
6:30PM — Lednica (Radosc) - Music Room
7:30PM — Neocatechumenal Way (McManus Hall)
SUNDAY — October 19, 2008
All Day — Pancake Breakfast—All Halls
9:00AM — Serduszka (Convent 1/2)
9:15AM — CCD Classes (Chapel & School)
10:30AM — RCIA Classes (Convent #4)
10:30AM — Confirmation right of inscription (Chapel)
12:00AM — Lednica Practice (Radosc) - Convent 1/2/3/4)
3:00PM — Baptism in Polish (Church)
October 12, 2008
CHÓR FILARECI—
DUDZIARZ
Nr. 15 Związku Śpiewaków Polskich w Ameryce
Serdecznie Zaprasza na
I-szy w drugim 100-leciu
KONCERT I ZABAWĘ
która odbędzie się w
Sobotę, 18 października 2008
w Restauracji „Grota” 3112 N. Central
Początek o godzinie 6:30pm
W programie :
KONCERT przygotowany przez
p. MARYNE SHUTOVICH
Obiad—do obiadu wino, Loteria fantowa
Do tańca będzie przygrywał pan Kazimierz
Oleksy
Donacja $30 od osoby
Po informacje i wcześniejszą rezerwację
prosimy dzwonić do:
Anny 773-931-3943
Zofii 773-725-3742
October 12, 2008
Twenty-eight Ordinary Sunday
Październik Miesiącem
Różańca Świętego
Miesiąc październik jest miesiącem modlitwy
różańcowej. W naszej parafii będziemy modlić się na
różańcu od poniedziałku do piątku po Mszy św. o godz.
7pm, w soboty o godz. 7pm i w niedziele o godz.
10:15am.
Poniedziałek, 13 październik:
Nabożeństwo Fatimskie: I dziesiątka—KZR; II
dziesiątka—Faustinum; III dziesiątka—Dziecięca Grupa
Różańcowa; IV dziesiątka—Klub Dobrego Pasterza;
V dziesiątka—Klub Podhalan i Miłośników Tatr
Wtorek—14 pażdziernik—
Zespół RADOŚĆ
Środa—15 październik—
Msza św. Za + Ks. Davida Cortesi
Czwartek—16 październik —
Klub Podhalan I Miłośników Tatr
Piątek—17 październik —
Grupa Miłosierdzia Bożego FAUSTINUM
Sobota—18 październik —
Dziecięca Grupa Różańcowa
Niedziela—19 październik—
Koła Żywego Różańca
Poniedziałek—20 październik—
dzieci szkolne
Wtorek—21 październik —
zespół SERDUSZKA
Środa—22 październik—
dzieci szkolne
Czwartek—23 październik—
Grupa Miłosierdzia Bożego FAUSTINUM
Piątek—24 październik—
Dziecięca Grupa Różańcowa
Sobota—25 październik—
Klub Podhalan I Miłośników Tatr
Niedziela—26 październik—
Koła Żywego Różańca
Poniedziałek—27 październik—
dzieci szkolne
Wtorek—28 październik—
Koła Żywego Różańca
Środa—29 październik—
Klub Dobrego Pasterza
Czwartek—30 październik—
Grupa Miłosierdzia Bożego “FAUSTINUM
Piątek—31 październik—
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Pierwsza rocznica śmierci ks. Davida
Cortesi wypada w środę 15
października. Z tej okazji
zapraszamy wszystkich na uroczystą
Mszę św., która zostanie odprawiona
o godzinie 7:00 wieczorem w
kościele. Po Mszy zapraszamy
wszystkich na drobny
poczęstunek do szkolnej kafeterii.
CENTRUM DLA KOBIET
„The Women’s Center”
Miesiąc
październik
został
wyznaczony
„miesiącem szacunku dla życia”. Odkąd aborcja przestała
być uważana za przestępstwo, są prowadzone badania na
zarodkowych komórkach macierzystych [embryonic stem
cell research] oraz klonowanie. Musimy powrócić do
podstawowych wartości moralnych uznając świętość
życia od momentu poczęcia aż do naturalnej śmierci. W
naszym ośrodku „The Women’s Center” uratowaliśmy w
ubiegłym roku ponad 1,000 dzieci oraz ich matki przed
grozą aborcji.
Archidiecezja Chicago planuje specjalne obchody
tzw. „40 Dni dla Życia” [40 Days for Life], które będą
polegały na spokojnej modlitewnej obecności przed
aborcyjnymi klinikami. Będą trwały przez całą dobę w
ciągu 40 dni od 24 września do 2 listopada. The Women’s
Center
potrzebuje
modlitewnych
wojowników
szczególnie na wyznaczony nam dzień 28 października.
Prosimy dzwonić do Janet na numer 773-794-4772.
Drobne pieniążki
mogą uratować
nie jedno dziecko!
W dniach 25/26 października po wszystkich
Mszach św. będziemy rozdawać dziecięce butelki. Prosimy by każda z rodzin zabrała ze sobą do domu jedną
taką butelkę. Butelkę należy wypełnić drobnymi pieniążkami które nam zazwyczaj zostają po zakupach.
Wypełnioną butelkę będzie można przynieść do kościoła
w dniach 8/9 listopada. Butelki zostaną przekazane do
Centrum dla Kobiet, które pomaga ciężarnym kobietą w
trudnych sytuacjach.
Z góry dziękujemy za waszą pomoc.
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Klub Marszalkow parafii Sw. Ferdynanda
zaprasza na:
Niedziela, 19 pazdziernika, 2008
7:00—1:00pm
W programie: gry i zabawy, parada przebierancow, loteria dla dzieci.
Szansa na wygranie biletow na jedno z ponizszych przedstawien:
CANNING HALL
(Wejscie przez drzwi przy Kaplicyl)
1) DIRTY DANCING
2) MARY POPPINS
3) HIGH SCHOOL
MUSICAL-SENIOR YEAR
4) CELINE DION
Dorosli - $6.00 Dzieci - $4.00
MUZYCZNA UCZTA GWARANTOWANA!
W MENU ZNAJDUJE SIE ROWNIEZ POLSKA KIELBASA
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SPOTKANIE STOWARZYSZENIA
MIŁOSIERDZIA BOŻEGO „FAUSTINUM”
termin: 16 - 28 listopada, 2008,
cena $2,695
Pielgrzymka z Parafii Św Ferdynanda pod
przewodnictwem Ks Tomasza Sztandera
1 DZIEŃ: CHICAGO - TEL AVIV
2 DZIEŃ: JEROZOLIMA
3 DZIEŃ: BETLEJEM - JEROZOLIMA
4 DZIEŃ: JEROZOLIMA - SYNAJ
5 DZIEŃ: SYNAJ - KAIR
6 DZIEŃ: MEMPHIS - SAKKARA - GIZA
7 DZIEŃ: KAIR
8 DZIEŃ: KAIR - JEROZOLIMA
9 DZIEŃ: JEROZOLIMA - GALILEA
10 DZIEŃ: GALILEA - JEROZOLIMA
11 DZIEŃ: JEROZOLIMA
12 DZIEŃ: JUDEA
13 DZIEŃ: TEL AVIV - CHICAGO
Cena obejmuje:
- Koszt przelotu z Nowgo Jorku lub Chicago
- Zwiedzanie zgodnie z programem
- Noclegi w pokojach dwuosobowych
- Wyżywienie dwa razy dziennie ( oprócz dni przelotów )
- Przejazdy i transfery klimatyzowanym autokarem
- wstępy do miejsc zwiedzanych
- Opieka polskiego przewodnika
- Wstępy do miejsc ujętych w programie
- Opłaty podatkowe
- Cena nie obejmuje napiwków i opłat za napoje w
restauracjach hotelowych
Apostolski Ruch Bożego Miłosierdzia zrodził się z
charyzmatu i doświadczenia mistycznego św. Siostry
Faustyny. Podejmuje on zadanie głoszenia światu orędzia
Miłosierdzia przez czyn, słowo i modlitwę oraz dąży do
zjednoczenia z Bogiem drogą ufności wobec Niego i
miłosierdzia względem bliźnich.
Apostolski Ruch Bożego Miłosierdzia rozwijał się wraz z
rozszerzaniem się kultu Miłosierdzia Bożego w formach
przekazanych przez św. Siostrę Faustynę. Dziś tworzą go
różne zgromadzenia, stowarzyszenia, bractwa, wspólnoty
i osoby indywidualne podejmujące zadanie głoszenia
orędzia Miłosierdzia świadectwem życia (czynem),
słowem i modlitwą.
Każdy apostoł Bożego Miłosierdzia angażuje się w
świadczenie miłosierdzia bliźnim przez czyn, słowo i
modlitwę. Sposób pełnienia apostolatu uzależniony jest
od wielu czynników, m.in. powołania, środowiska rodzinnego i zawodowego, oraz osobistych możliwości.
Przyłącz się do Stowarzyszenia Miłosierdzia Bożego w
naszej wspólnocie parafialnej, podejmując dzieła
miłosierdzia każdego dnia.
ZAPRASZAMY na spotkania formacyjne w
III piątek miesiąca (17 PAZDZIERNIKA)
o godzinie 7:00PM.
INFORMACJA I REZERWACJA:
SAINT BERNARD TRAVEL
6904 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60634
tel: 773 777 7722
fax: 773 777 7244
info@pielgrzymki.org
www.pielgrzymki.org
Biuro Parafialne będzie NIECZYNNE w
poniedziałek, 13 października w
związku z obchodami Dnia Kolumba.
Ponownie zapraszamy we wtorek,
14 października.
October 12, 2008
Twenty-eight Ordinary Sunday
Page Twelve
October 12, 2008
Twenty-eight Ordinary Sunday
Page Thirteen
ON POETRY, AND BALLADS IN PARTICULAR
Copyright 2008 by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com)
So I’m taking a poetry class this semester. Regular readers of
this space know that I fancy myself a verse-maker, regaling
you occasionally with so much metered rhyme. In truth, I’ve
been writing poems for decades now. I’ve got a drawerful of
them, and a drawerful of rejection letters to complement the
effort. Bad form, perhaps, has been my undoing. But English
316--Forms of Poetry--is trying to bring a little structure to my
work. I always kind of sensed that poetry had rules. Guidelines, anyway. But beyond knowing that a sonnet has fourteen
lines, I was in the dark on the details. I’m still in the dark, but
thanks to Professor Bruce, the shadows are lifting.
A poet herself, she told us on our first night together of the
harsh-sounding accentual alliterative poetry written by the
early Anglo-Saxon poets. Four beats per line. Non-rhyming.
Alliteration twice in the first half of the line and at least once in
the second half. Think Beowulf, if you dare. And from there
she took us right into traditional and contemporary ballads.
One such classic, apparently, is the ballad of Sir Patrick Spens.
Here are the first and last stanzas (in your best Old Scottish,
please): “The king sits in Dunfermling toune/ Drinking the
blude-reid wine/ O whar will I get guid sailor/ To sail this
schip of mine?” and “Haf owre, haf owre to Aberdour/ It’s
fiftie fadom deip/ And thair lies guid Sir Patrick Spens/ Wi the
Scots lords at his feit.” What happens in-between is the king’s
choice of Sir Patrick, with the sailor saying yes, even though
he knows he is doomed and it will be his final voyage. It’s all
very sad, and that’s the point. Ballads tell stories of heartbreak
and death. I didn’t do well on the first quiz because I hadn’t yet
captured this idea, even though I should have, given the ballads
we had been assigned to read. But it wasn’t until I remembered
an old Steve Goodman song--The Ballad of Penny Evans--that
I finally got it. “Oh my name is Penny Evans and my age is
twenty-one/ A young widow in the war that's being fought in
Viet Nam/ And I have two infant daughters and I do the best I
can/ Now they say the war is over, but I think it's just begun…” Another sad story, but great ballad material.
Today’s first two readings, by comparison, seem to be
anything but great ballad material Per Isaiah, after all, “On this
mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples a feast
of rich food and choice wines…” No bad news there. Per the
Apostle Paul, “My God will fully supply whatever you need...”
No bad news there, either. But things start going south in the
Gospel, what with the invited guests saying they’re too busy to
come to the wedding feast, and with the king proclaiming them
unworthy, then extending the invitation to all. And things go
way south when a guest arrives improperly dressed, setting up
the parable’s lesson, one that we should all keep forever in
front of us. Ballad-wise, I’d maybe put it this way: The king
said, ‘Bind him! Throw him out!/ a rude and harsh adieu’/ The
many are invited, yes/ The chosen, though, are few.
St. Ferdinand Parish
Support Staff
Mrs. Dorota Gołda, Parish Secretary
Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Administrative Assistant
Liturgical
Mr. Andrew Warzocha, Director of Music and Liturgy
Mrs. Betty Hotcaveg, Lector Coordinator
Deacon Irv Hotcaveg, Coordinator of Eucharistic Ministers
& Ministers of Care
Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Scheduler of
Ministers of Care to the Homebound
Parish Council
Mr. Ralph Barnhart-President, Mrs. Mary Bucaro, Mr. Gilbert
DeJesus, Mrs. Sophie Kass, Mr. Stan Mastalerz, Mr. Antonio
Supan, Violet Del Vacchio. ExOfficio Members: Dr. Lucine
Mastalerz , Mr. Andrew Warzocha.
Parish Finance Committee
Mr. Tom Bucaro, 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
Adult Scripture Study: Miss Ameriga Cesaroni, Coordinator
Boy Scout: Mr. Vince Clemente, Coordinator
Fish Fry: Mr. & Mrs. Rich (Pat) Wenzl, Coordinators
Friendship Club: Mrs. Patricia Flynn, President
Girl Scout: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss, Coordinator
Knights of Columbus—Mater Christi Council:
Mr. Charles Calci trai, Grand Knight
Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President
Legion of Mary: Mr. Thomas Sobczak &
Mrs. Fely Mesina, Co-Presidents
Legion of Mary, Juniors: Mrs. Emma Camara, President
Irving Park Catholic Woman’s Club: Mrs. Dolores Schoewe
Market Day: Mrs. Kelly Trujillo, Coordinator
Pol. & Eng. Altar Servers: Fr. Mariusz Stefanowski, 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’ Ass’n.: Mrs. Władysława Mitoraj, Pres.
Serduszka: Miss Iwona Raszyk, Music Teacher
Radość: Miss Marzena Kulesza, Music Teacher
St. Ferdinand Athletic Boosters: Mrs. Ann Liedke &
Mrs. Tammy Sammarco, Co-chairpersons
St. Ferdinand Family & School Ass’n., Mrs. Connie Glorioso
St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club:
Mr. Stanisław Ciszek, President
St. Ferdinand School Board:
Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart, Chairperson
St. Vincent DePaul Society: Mr. Ralph Barnhart, President
Teens of Our Church (TORCH):
Mr. & Mrs. Rob (Irene) Heidelbauer, Youth Ministers
The “Faustinum” Association of Apostles of the Divine Mercy:
Fr. Mariusz Stefanowski, Fr. Tomasz Sztandera,
Moderators
The Home Church Movement: Fr. Tomasz Sztandera, Moderator
Ushers Club: Mr. Peter Holod, President
Charismatic Renewal in the Holy Spirit: Rev. Peter Gnoinski,
Ms. Beata Piszczatowska,
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. Mariusz Stefanowski, Associate Pastor
Rev. Tomasz Sztandera, Associate Pastor
Weekend Presiders: Legionaries of Christ—Fr. Jason
Brooks (847) 309-2523
Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon
Ronald Weiner, Deacon
St. Ferdinand School & Religious Ed. Office: 773 622-3022
Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Principal/D.R.E.
Christian OutReach (COR): 773 622-9732
Mrs. Lu Caravette, Director
Missionary Sisters of Christ the King - 773 889-7979
Sr. Genowefa Potaczała, Superior
Sr. Hiacynta Ratajczak
Sr. Anna Strycharz
Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak
MASS TIMES
ENGLISH
Weekdays
7:00 AM and 8:00 AM
Saturdays
8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Anticipated)
Sundays
8:30 AM
10:30 AM (Chapel)
12:30 PM
5:00 PM
POLISH
W ciągu tygodnia
7:00 PM
Sobota
7:00 AM
Niedziela
7:00 AM
10:45 AM
3:00 PM
6:30 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
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 7:00 PM in the Convent, and in Polish on the last Tuesday of
each month at 7:30 PM in the Church. Following registration, the
sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in English on the second Sunday
each month at 1:45 PM and on the fourth Sunday of the month at the
12:30 PM Mass. The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in Polish on
the first Sunday of the month at 1:45 PM and on the third Sunday of
the month at the 3:00 PM 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.