September, 21 - St Ferdinand Church

 www.stferdinandchurch.com Page Two 25th Ordinary Sunday Mass Intentions
MONDAY—September22,2014
8:00AM–SpecialIntention
12:00PM(Noon)–DianaReyesrq.Family
7:00PM‐MassinPolish
WEDNESDAY—September24,2014
8:00AM–TomandRosalieAnastosrq.A&TAnastos
12:00PM(Noon)–God’sBlessingforStanislawa&
StanislawGiec50thWeddingAnniv.
7:00PM‐MassinPolish
September 21, 2014 The sanctuary lamps
this week are lit for:
AlexLadisa
RoseandAnnCoco
We Welcome in Baptism
Kaya Nawrocki daughter of Wojciech and Katarzyna
( Zaluska) Nawrocki Daniel Saldana son of Arturo and Maria (Castaneda) Saldana Julia Anna Garczynska daughter of Norbert and Agnieszka (Prus) Garczynski TUESDAY—September23—MemorialofSt.PadrePio
8:00AM–WilliamandMaryButler
12:00PM(Noon)–MassinEnglish
7:00PM‐MassinPolish
Marriage Banns
Second:
James Sherwin and Luzel Brandi Filca Marian and Szczypka Joanna Third: David Mastalerz and Kim Lauritzen THURSDAY—September25,2014
8:00AM–MassinEnglish
12:00PM‐(Noon)–MassinEnglish
7:30PM‐MassinPolish
Rest in Peace
Please remember to pray for the souls of all our faithful departed, especially: Martin Walsh Eugienia Szumski Aniela Frejek FRIDAY—September26,2014
8:00AM–SpecialBlessingforNilaAluningrq.Family
12:00PM‐(Noon)–MassinEnglish
7:30PM‐MassinPolish
SATURDAY—September27—MemorialofSt.Vincentde
Paul
7:00AM–ElodiaFloresrq.CarmenCordero
8:00AM‐MassinEnglish
5:00 PM – FredBrinskelle
DEVOTIONS
SUNDAY—September28—26thOrdinarySunday
7:00AM‐Ewa,JanKabat;
Maria,JanBudziochorazichdzieci
‐OzdrowieiBożebłogosławieństwooraz
opiekęMatkiNajświętszejwczasiechoroby dlazięcia
8:30AM–GuillermoOrtegarq.OrtegaFamily
10:00AM–PeterCaravetterq.Wife
10:15AM–OzdrowieiBożebłogosławieństwodlaKlubu PodhalaniMiłośnikówTatrichrodziniks. kapelana
GabrielWaswrocznicęśmierci
12:30PM–Rev.PeterCibulski5thAnnofHisOrdinationrq.
SisterCathy
3:00PM–MassinPolish
5:00PM–JamesCherry2ndAnn.ofhisdeath
7:00PM–WacławKaczmarczyk
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION ‐ Held each Thursday following the 8:00 a.m. Mass until 6:45p.m. DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed in English everyday from Monday to Friday following 8:00 a.m. Mass. Please take a short break from your busy life and join the ladies in prayers. On every Saturday right after 8:00 a.m. Mass prayer to St. Anne is being said. Please stop by the Church and offer to God at least a few moments of your time. September 21, 2014 25th 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 Mary Ayello Florence Magro Anthony R. Coco Lottie Chrapla Violet Del Vacchio Edward Waytula Pat Ostrowski William Keleher Arlene Garcia Diana Krzyzanowski Nick Paolino Theresa Duval Adam Shershen Bernice Lutke Jean Staniszewski Josephine Coco Laura Schofield Calvin Upton Julie D’Agostino Luna Family Margery Janz Brianna Jurczykowski Susan Milostan Robert Malek Michael F. Coco Tish Vanoni Jodi Mack Geraldine Mack Agnes Coco Ester Baran Isabell Beyer Deadra Kusek Stanley Podgorny Marietta Falbo Laverne Greco Steve Johns Barbara Alderson Bernadine Jablonski Henryk Sykula Anna DeBold Kathleen Barr Mary Haltin Virginia Starsiak Veena Bhat Pat Flynn Veronica Segovia Frances Skrabacz Marion Watermann Richard Behrendt Irene & Joseph Biancalana Steve Garorowski Grace Miceli Sue Buzinski Dolly D’Agostino Jerry Mack Joan Grzeskowiek Wiliam Reynen Christeen Gross Gerald Marcelo Virginia Keleher Neil Steppen Michael Cobleiah Julia Szyelik Christin Gross Jim Jezuit George Keehn Maria Teresa Frutos A Prayer for the Armed Forces
Page Three
Our Stewardship
of Treasure
SUNDAY, September 14, 2014 Envelopes — $5,721.00 Loose — $3,227.00 TOTAL: $8,948.00
Thank you for sharing your „TREASURE” with St. Ferdinand Parish Bóg zapłać! PLEASE REMEMBER ST. FERDINAND PARISH IN YOUR WILL
Thank you!
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. ~OscarWilde
As a source of hope and inspiration it is our intention to publish those names in print who have done outstanding work cleaning our church in the course of the week. Sincere THANK YOU to the following parishioners: Carol Marino Alicja Kaczmarczyk Jadwiga Maleszko Aleksandra Zurawski Izabela Nowacki Barbara Jagielska LITURGICAL MINISTRIES
for the weekend of September 27/28 MASS TIME 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 com‐
forted 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. LECTOR EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 5:00 PM E. DeLeon E. Mele, R. Scarpelli SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 8:30 AM Dr. M. Starsiak 10:00 AM E.A. Anaya (chapel) D. Camara, M. Chavez M. A. Barnhart, F. Supan, C. Trujillo, E. Anaya, T. Anaya
12:30 PM
J. Zarate S. Kass, M. Madrano 5:00 PM H Syodia M. Syodia, M. Lay SPC Jeffrey Foerster September 21, 2014 25th Ordinary Sunday Page Four This year, the Church celebrates Catechetical Sunday on September 21, 2014, and is focusing on the theme "Teaching About God's Gift of Forgiveness." Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith Why Should I Confess My Sins to a Priest? by Rev. Ian M. Bozant Archdiocese of New Orleans In a modern American mindset, a great deal of emphasis has been placed on privacy. As such, the idea of confessing one’s sins to another person can seem odd or even unnecessary. Often, the most common argument against this idea is that Almighty God knows all things and desires all people to approach him in prayer, so it seems sufficient to simply confess one’s sins and beg for forgiveness in private prayer. While venial sin may, in fact, be forgiven in many ways, the Catholic Church teaches that it is necessary to confess one’s mortal sins to a priest in the Sacrament of Penance in order to receive forgiveness from God. This teaching is based on our fundamental reality as human beings, on Sacred Scripture, and on a knowledge of sin’s personal and communal effects. (...) One might say on a very natural level that one of the reasons our Blessed Lord chose to institute confession this way is because we are human. Often, a very important part of the healing process comes in being able to name our transgression and fault and then expressing that to others. Bringing forth these hidden faults and sins into the light of Christ’s mercy has an essential role in the healing that our Blessed Lord wishes to offer. Additionally, one often finds a great deal of comfort in verbalizing these faults to another and hearing the words of forgiveness pronounced by the lips of another person. (...) More importantly, the Scriptures themselves illustrate that our Blessed Lord gave to his Apostles the power to forgive sins: “When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. [Jesus] said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained’” (Jn 20:20‐23). Thus, very clearly, one can see the specific charge our Blessed Lord gave his Apostles to forgive the sins of others, but they were unable to do this on their own, which is why he sent the Holy Spirit upon them. Our Blessed Lord intended for this charge to continue throughout the ages and be carried out by the successors to the Apostles (see Mt 28:9‐20) so that Christ’s offer of forgiveness would be available to all people. In Pope John Paul II’s post‐synodal apostolic exhortation Reconciliatio et Paenitentia, he elaborates on the notion of sin and its effects. First and foremost, sin has a profound effect upon the sinner: “As a personal act, sin has its first and most important consequences in the sinner himself: that is, in his relationship with God, who is the very foundation of human life; and also in his spirit, weakening his will and clouding his intellect” (...) It is precisely this truth that can help one understand the need to confess one’s sins to a priest. Certainly, the priest stands in the Person of Christ offering the forgiveness of Almighty God to the penitent in accord with our Lord’s command in the Gospel of John. But the priest himself does not lose his humanity or his membership in the Body of Christ when he hears the confession of penitents and pronounces the words of absolution. Thus, the priest is a representative of the Church and functions on behalf of God as well. In this way, the priest can reconcile the penitent with God himself, who has been offended by the sins confessed, but the priest can also reconcile the penitent with the Church, whose members have, in some mystical way, been effected by those same sins. Recognizing the truth of one’s membership in the Body of Christ, the penitent should desire to make amends in some way for the effect that sin has had on the fellow members of the Body of Christ. Often, many object to the notion of confessing one’s sins to another person. People feel uncomfortable and ashamed telling others of the wrongs they have committed, but, in some sense, this is appropriate. Each person guilty of sin should be ashamed, at least in some way, of his or her transgression and feel some sorrow for the sins he or she has committed. This helps to prepare the penitent’s soul for the forgiveness of Almighty God and is in itself a grace leading the soul back to right relationship with our Blessed Lord, which should be a source of great consolation! There may always be some sense of trepidation and fear when one approaches the confessional, but with great humility, the priest opens the doors of God’s mercy to the contrite penitent, filling the soul with grace and repairing the bond with Almighty God and his Church that was damaged by sin. Page Five 25th Ordinary Sunday September 21, 2014 WORLD’S FINEST CHOCOLATE BARS SALE! Our students have been hard at work selling World’s Finest Chocolate bars. Blended into every bar is a 50% profit margin for our school. 50 cents from each bar will be used to continue to expand our technology and iPad program. We will be selling bars for $1.00 each before and after masses on September 27th and 28th. Thank your generosity and continuous support of Saint Ferdinand SAINT PATRICK HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Saint Patrick High School will host an Open House for prospective students and their families on Thursday October 16 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. At Open House students and parents will have the opportunity to tour the campus, meet with current students, faculty, coaches, and parents, and visit with various clubs and athletic teams. Transportation and scholarship information will also be available. For more information please contact Matt O’Brien ’05, Senior Director of Admissions and Donor Relations Officer, 773‐286‐8452, Brian O'Connor '05, Director of Admissions, 773‐205‐3770 or Cathy Infante, Assistant Director of Admissions, 773‐282‐8844 Ext. 280. Girl Scout Reminder It's not too late to join Girl Scouts! We have just started meeting this year, welcoming back our returning scouts and getting to know our new girls. Don't miss out on any of the fun that is already in the works for the 2014‐2015 scouting year ‐ our regular registration period ends September 30th! If you have not already registered, please contact Mrs. Joyce McGinniss, Girl Scout Coordinator, at 773‐725‐5154 or email Mrs. Cathy McManamon, Troop Leader & Council Trainer, at ferdsGS@comcast.net for more information. If you are an adult who enjoys working with girls from ages K‐12, we are always happy to have new volunteers. We especially need an Assistant Leader for the Junior Troop (Grades 4‐5). Please contact Cathy if you are interested, and thank you for supporting almost 70 years of Girl Scouting at St. Ferdinand. Chicago Area Bike‐Hike for Life Plan to attend The Women’s Center’s Bike‐Hike for Life on Saturday, October 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. at Chicago northwest at Caldwell Woods (Milwaukee and Devon Avenues). This year’s event will include a Pet Blessing to commemorate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. Registered participants will receive a t‐shirt, lunch and snacks with a minimum of $35 in pledges for adults; $10 for students under 18. Youth groups can win a free pizza party by raising the most in pledge money. New this year ‐register online at: www.womens‐center.org. Illinois Catholic Advocacy Network (I‐CAN) iPAD Drawing ENDS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Want to stay up‐to‐date on everything that is happening with the Catholic Conference of Illinois? Sign up for I‐CAN, a grassroots advocacy email network with updates on CCI, as well as state and federal issues that affect Catholics in Illinois. Enter to win a free iPad Air by signing up for I‐CAN at www.ilcatholic.org. The drawing will be held on September 30. LASALLIAN LOUNGE CONCERT Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 2p.m. Rejoice! Songs, Spirituals and Opera. Talented tenor Zachary Vanderburg and pianist Alyssa Arrigo will perform a lively selection of musical pieces. The concert will be presented in the intimate setting of the LaSallian Lounge, located on the second floor of the Stahl Family Theatre, 5900 W. Belmont, Chicago. Order tickets by mail, phone or internet –773‐286‐8470, www.stpatrick.org/performing_arts All tickets ‐$20.00 includes complimentary wine, coffee, tea and snacks. (Snacks provided by All On The Road of Park Ridge. Only 40 patrons can be accommodated.) SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AT ST. PASCAL PARISH St. Pascal will be hosting a Small Christian Community program this fall starting 10/5/14. Small Christian Communities are made up of 6 to 12 people who meet once a week for 6 weeks to pray and to share the action of God in their lives. Each person shares at a level where he or she feels comfortable. No previous training is needed. The meetings will last about 90 minutes. This coming session is from a booklet called "Why Catholic? Journey through the Catechism". This session begins the week of October 6th and ends the week before Thanksgiving. The focus of this 6 week session will be "Christian Prayer ‐ Deepening My Experience of God". If you would like more information or would like to join us in a Small Christian Community, please call the St. Pascal Rectory at 773 725‐7641 and leave your name and phone number. Someone will get back to you. This is an excellent way to re‐energize your spiritual life. September 21, 2014 25th Ordinary Sunday IRVING PARK CATHOLIC WOMAN’S CLUB will have their Meeting on the Second Tuesday, October 14th at 10:30 a.m. After our Meeting we will have a Pot Luck Luncheon brought by our officers and Desert will also be served. Cost will be advised at the meeting. After lunch we will play CLR. We welcome any one that would like to join us for a fun afternoon. Everyone is welcome. Our address for the meeting is: 5936 W. Barry, Chicago (St. Ferdinand’s Convent building) Any questions please call: Ann Marie Lane 773‐685‐6624 ST. CONSTANCE DINNER DANCE St. Constance Parish will hold its Annual Parish Dinner Dance on Saturday, October 11. The celebration begins at 4:30 PM Mass at St. Constance Church, 5843 W. Strong Street, Chicago. The dinner dance itself (300 attendees maximum) will be held in the adjoining parish Handzel Center beginning at 6:00 PM and continuing until1:00 AM, with music by Romeo Band. Tickets are $50 per person with an open bar (beer and wine). A cash raffle (donation: $10 a ticket; $25 for three tickets; $100 for twelve tickets; $200 for 48 tickets; $8,000 in total prize money) will also be featured. For dinner dance tickets, raffle tickets, or more information, call Sophie at 773/763‐2361. DISCERMENT RETREAT FOR SINGLE CATHOLIC WOMEN Theme: Let Yourself be Attracted by Love? October 24‐26, 2014 Dominican Sisters, Immaculate Conception Province, in Justice, IL will host a Discernment Retreat for single catholic women ages 17‐35. The retreat will discuss the issue of God’s call in Christian life (everybody’s got one!) as well as how to find out (discern) one’s individual vocation. The retreat is design to assist in self‐discovery before God. There will be time for fun and prayer, discussion and silence, solitude and community. If you’ve ever asked yourself a question of what is your vocation, don’t miss this opportunity: let’s seek the answer together! Beginning: Friday, October 24 @ 4pm. End: noon on October 26.. Please, prayerfully, consider participation with us! Any questions? Contact Sr. Joachima Celinska, OP @ 708.458.3040 or vocations@sistersop.com. "The joy of evangelizing always arises from grateful remembrance: it is a grace which we constantly need to implore." Evangelii Gaudium Pope Francis CHURCH CLEANING Anyone might be able or available in helping to clean our church is welcome to join us: Mondays at 5:00 pm ‐ Fridays at 10:00 am. Thank you! Page Six PLEASE HELP THE FISH FRY RAFFLE! Jewel Food stores are giving stamps to be used toward Cuisinart Cookware with purchases of $10.00 or more. We hope to be able to purchase some pieces for the Fish Fry Raffle this year. If you are not using your stamps can you please donate them to the Fish Fry? Stamps will be issued thru December 26th. Please Remember us when you do your holiday shopping. Stamps can be dropped off at the Rectory or given to the the ushers in an envelope marked "For Fish Fry" Thank You! Mary Ellen Leavy ‐ 773‐259‐2942 Pat Wenzl ‐ 773‐909‐4667 September 21, 2014 25th Ordinary Sunday Page Seven September 21, 2014 25th Ordinary Sunday Home Energy Jumpstart Program Page Eight THIS WEEK AT ST. FERDINAND PARISH Get energy‐saving products installed in your home for free through the Home Energy Jumpstart Program, offered in partnership with ComEd. The program is available to owners of single‐family homes, two‐flats and individually‐metered condos and townhomes. Renters are also eligible, with permission from their landlord. In addition to the free items below, you also can receive a $150 bonus rebate on top of the standard rebates from the Peoples Gas Home Energy Rebate Program when you install a qualifying high‐efficiency furnace or boiler. Call 855‐849‐8928 to get started. Please have your Peoples Gas and ComEd account numbers handy when you call.  Programmable Thermostat Use a programmable thermostat to raise and lower the temperature automatically, so you limit the amount of energy used when you aren't home or are asleep.  Showerhead An energy‐efficiency 1.5 gpm showerhead uses less water than traditional showerheads, which means you'll use less energy heating water for showers.  Pipe Insulation Insulating your hot water pipes keeps water warm longer, which helps reduce water use and the amount of energy used by your hot water heater.  Faucet Aerators The kitchen and bathroom faucet aerators we install use up to 30 percent less water than standard faucet aerators. Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) CFLs use about 75 percent less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs and last about 10 times as long. Refer A Friend. Get Entered To Win A Little Something Extra. For a limited time, refer others to the Home Energy Jumpstart Program and get entered into a monthly drawing for gift cards up to $100 when your referrals participate in the program. After our technicians install your free products, they'll give you a unique referral code. Pass your referral code along to your friends, neighbors and family members for a chance to be entered into the monthly drawing. You'll be entered once for each installation completed based on your referrals. Certain terms and conditions apply. No participation necessary to enter. Monday — September 22, 2014 10:00AM — Friendship Club (Convent) 6:00PM — Cub Scouts (Convent) 6:00PM — Troop #51 (McManus Hall) 7:00PM — colegium Cantorum Choir (Chapel) Tuesday — September 23, 2014 5:00PM — Radosc— (McManus Hall) 6:00PM — Chicagowskie Slowiki (Chapel) Wednesday — September 24, 2014 2:30PM — Jr. Legion of Mary (Convent) 5:00PM — Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena (Church) 6:00PM — Cub Scouts (Convent) 6:00PM — Polonia Group Dance (McManus) 6:00PM — Chicagowskie Slowiki (Chapel) 6:00PM— Kropeczki (Convent) 6:30PM — Legion of Mary (Convent) Thursday — September 25, 2014 2:30PM — Jr. Legion of Mary Adoration (Church) 6:00PM — Girls Scouts (Convent) 6:00PM — Pack 3051 Comiuttee Mtg (Convent) 7:00PM — Filareci Choir (Chapel) Friday — September 26, 2014 9:00AM — Legion of Mary (Convent) 6:30PM — Pilgrim Virgin (Convent) 6:30PM — Confirmation Mtg (chapel) Saturday — September 27, 2014 8:00AM — Polish Saturday School (School) 1:00PM — Polish Scouts (Convent) 7:00PM — Rosary (Church) Sunday— September 28, 2014 8:30AM — School of Religion (School) 10:00AM — Highlanders Club Mtg (McManus Hall) 10:00AM — School Family Mass (Chapel) 11:00AM — Ziarno (Convent) 12:30PM — Baptism in English (Church) 4:00PM — Faustinum Mtg (McManus) BULLETIN ARTICLES DEADLINE — The deadline for bulletin articles is 3:00 p.m. on the previous Friday preceding the Sunday of publication. All articles can be can emailed to: bulletin@saintferdinand.org or faxed to 773‐622‐5903 or dropped off at the parish office. Page Nine 25th Ordinary Sunday September 21, 2014 PLEASE NOTE: ANYONE UNABLE TO REQUEST A SINGLE BRICK MAY OFFER A FREE WILL DONATION TO HAVE THE NAME INCLUDED ON ONE JOINT COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE. Osoby, które nie mogą wykupić całej cegiełki mogą złożyć dowolną ofiarę by nazwisko zostało zamieszczone na jednej wspólnej tablicy pamitatkowej. September 21, 2014 25th Ordinary Sunday KROPECZKI ZAPRASZAJĄ Page Ten SPOTKANIE STOWARZYSZENIA APOSTOŁÓW BOŻEGO MIŁOSIERDZIA FAUSTINUM W niedzielę 28 września zapraszamy do wspólnego udziału w Mszy św. o godz. 3:00PM w intencji rozwoju kultu Bożego Miłosierdzia oraz potrzebnych łask dla wolontariuszy oraz naszych parafian. Zebranie wolontariuszy odbędzie się w tym samym dniu, po mszy sw. o godz. 4:00PM w sali McManus. Serdecznie zapraszamy na pierwsze, po wakacjach spotkanie dziecięcego zespołu „ Kropeczki”. Spotkanie odbędzie się w środę 24 września o godz. 6:00 wieczorem w konwencie sióstr. Zapraszamy także chętne do śpiewania dzieci, w wieku od 3 do 8 lat. Bliższych informacji udziela s. Anna Strycharz MChR – tel. 773‐622‐5900 wew.352 PIELGRZYMKA DO SANKTUARIUM MATKI BOSKIEJ CZĘSTOCHOWSKIEJ W MERRILLVILLE, IN Koła Żywego Różańca wraz z duchowym opiekunem ks. Marcinem Zasadą zapraszają na 1 dniową Pielgrzymkę do Sanktuarium Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej u Ojców Salwatorianów w Merrillville, Indiana —12 października 2014. Będzie to pielgrzymka z okazji obchodów 97 rocznicy Objawień Fatimskich. Bilety w cenie $35. W cenę biletu wchodzi przejazd luksusowym autobusem oraz posiłek . Wyjazd z parkingu o godz. 8:30 rano a powrót ok. 7:00 wieczorem. Po więcej informacji lub rezerwację prosimy dzwonić do Heleny Lesak –773‐387‐2337. BEZPŁATNE KURSY JĘZYKA ANGIELSKIEGO Zrzeszenie Amerykańsko‐Polskie organizuje bezpłatne kursy języka angielskiego. Oferujemy pomoc fachowych nauczycieli oraz komplet podręczników dla każdego studenta. Osoby zainteresowane prosimy o kontakt z Zrzeszeniem Amerykańsko‐Polskim dzwoniąc pod numer (773)282‐1122 wewn.404, 405. KRUCJATA RÓŻAŃCOWA ZA OJCZYZNĘ zaprasza na modlitwę różańcową (4 części różańca) w sobotę 27 WRZESNIA na godz. 7.00 wieczorem Modlimy się o Polskę wierną Bogu, Krzyżowi, Ewangelii, o wypełnienie Jasnogórskich Ślubów narodu. SPOTKANIE MINISTRATÓW Serdecznie zapraszamy wszystkich chłopców, którzy już są ministrantami, lub uczestniczyli w Pierwszej Komunii Świętej i chcieli by dołączyć do grona ministrantów przy naszej parafii. Spotkanie odbędzie się w piątek 26 września, o godzinie 7 wieczorem w sali pod biurem naszej parafii Świętego Ferdynanda. Będzie to pierwsze powakacyjne spotkanie wszystkich ministrantów, kandydatów i rodziców. Czas spotkania bedzie okazją do wspólnego zapoznania, wprowadzenia do posługi ministranckiej, oraz omówienia programu na najbliższy rok. Bardzo serdecznie zapraszamy. Ojciec Święty Jan Paweł II do ministrantów: "Wasza służba jest czymś szczególnym, co pozwala wam doświadczyć z bliska obecności i skutecznego działania ZESPÓŁ POLONIA ZAPRASZA Serdecznie zapraszamy dzieci i mlodziez w wieku od 6‐sciu do 12 stu lat do nowo powstającej przy naszej parafii grupy Zespołu Pieśni i Tańca "Polonia". Próby bedą się odbywały w każdą środę w sali McManus w godzinach od 6:00 do 8:30 wieczorem. Pierwsze zajecia w srodę, 8 pażdziernika o godz. 6:00pm. Zajecia obejmuja taniec nowoczesny, taniec ludowy, spiew, rytmike. Nowo powstała grupa będzie brała czynny udział w uroczystościach parafii św. Ferdynanda. Bliższe informacje u p. Anny Krysińskiej 847‐529‐2555. September 21, 2014 25th Ordinary Sunday Page Eleven INTEGRACYJNA WYSTAWA PLASTYCZNA PRAC DZIECI NIEPELNOSPRAWNYCH „HISTORIA POLSKI” Dziewięcioro dzieci z Polski ( Michał, Hanna, Przemysław, Patrycja, Sandra, Jakub, Dominika, Mateusza oraz Izabella), które pod opieką Fundacji Kochajmy Zabytki‐ Zabytki Dzieciom, przyjechały z Polski do Chicago z wystawą prac malarskich pod tytułem Malujemy Historię‐ Pokonujemy Granice. Integracyjna wystawa plastyczna prac dzieci niepełnosprawnych odbędzie się 21 września, o godz. 5:00 wieczorem w Sali Bankietowej Floryan pod adresem: 1730 Elmhurst Rd., w Des Plaines. Wstęp wolny. Zapraszamy! „MYŚLEĆ, ROZUMIEĆ, DZIAŁAĆ !”‐ UNIWERSYTET W DRODZE to coroczne spotkania z Prof. Piotrem Jaroszyńskim Prof. dr hab. Piotr Jaroszyński, kierownik Katedry Filozofii Kultury i Sztuki Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego Jana Pawła II, wykładowca Wyższej Szkoły Kultury Społecznej i Medialnej, członek Rady Naukowej Powszechnej Encyklopedii Filozofii. Wygłosił ok. 150 wykładów naukowych na uczelniach 5 kontynentów. Od lat głosi prelekcje dla Polonii upowszechniając ideały patriotyczne wyrastające z cywilizacji łacińskiej. Jest autorem ok. 30 książek, w tym po angielsku i hiszpańsku, które w sumie znajdują się w ponad 1200 bibliotekach świata. Od lat współpracuje z Radiem Maryja, Telewizją Trwam, Naszym Dziennikiem i Naszą Polską. 28 września (niedziela) Parafia w. FERDYNANDA Spotkanie po Mszy sw. o godz. 10:15 Temat: KATOLICY PRZECIWKO KATOLIKOM—METODY WALKI Z KOSCIOLEM” 28 wrzesnia (niedziela) Parafia św. Jacka Po Mszy św. o godz. 6:30 pm Temat: Obraz Moskwy w poglądach naszych wieszczów Podhalanie i Miłośnicy Tatr pod patronatem Matki Boskiej Ludźmierskiej serdecznie zapraszają na wielką zabawę Jesienną 11 października do sali McManus o godz. 7:00 wieczorem Cena biletu tylko $25 od osoby Bar i kuchnia obficie zaopatrzone. W czasie zabawy wielka loteria fantowa. Do tańca przygrywać będzie wspaniały zespół Casablanca. Bilety do nabycia po polskiej Mszy św. oraz u prezesa 773‐715‐7605 u vice‐prezesa 773‐636‐4695 u skarbnika 773‐474‐3018 Przydźciy syćka ku nom bedziy nom wesoło! Prezes Tadeusz Kulasik wraz z Zarządem Koła September 21, 2014 25th Ordinary Sunday Page Twelve September 21, 2014 25th Ordinary Sunday Page Thirteen ON TOMMY HILFIGER, GO FIGURE,
AND CONTRADICTIONS Copyright 2014 by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com) My sister gifted me several years ago with a Tommy Hilfiger shirt. Let me say first of all‐‐and unequivocally‐‐that I loved it. The shirt looked great and felt great and I wore it into the ground. At the same time, I’ve never bought another one. Why? Because the brand is generally retailed above my standard price range. I know this because not long after she gave it to me, I was in a department store looking at some other TH offerings when I saw the same shirt. And the price tag. I’m sure Mary got it on sale because that’s the way our mom taught us to shop. Just the same, the thought jumped into my head and remains to this day that from my perspective, the brand isn’t “Tommy Hilfiger,” but “Tommy GoFigure.” A contradictory notion… Contradictory notions come to mind as I consider today’s readings, too. I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time making sense of them. And maybe that’s the point. For example, I encounter immediate dichotomy in the first text from Isaiah. Per the prophet as the passage begins, “Seek the Lord while he may be found, call him while he is near.” OK. This sounds pretty good. A near God‐‐a find‐able God‐‐is comforting. But almost in the same (contradicting) breath, thus says the Lord: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways…As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts.” Suddenly, God doesn’t sound so near or find‐able anymore. The Apostle Paul’s message is contradiction‐laden as well. Remember that he is in prison when he writes to the Philippians. And I think I’ve got it right in saying he originally thought he’d be around for Christ’s return. So now faced with the prospect of death, he has some soul‐searching to do: “Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, life is Christ, and death is gain. If I go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. And I do not know which I shall choose. I am caught between the two…” Per an earlier passage, it’s pretty clear that he expects to continue delivering the Jesus message, (“My eager expectation and hope is that I shall not be put to shame in any way”), but the living/dying contradiction remains. And contradictions abound in the Gospel. Don’t you really want to side with the disgruntled laborers who spend the entire day in the hot sun and who don’t think it’s fair when the workers starting nearly at day’s end get the same wage? I do. I know I shouldn’t. But I do. And I even know the larger message. The trouble is that it’s so large, I sometimes can’t get my brain around it. And the larger message is this: salvation cannot be earned. I can’t pray my way into heaven. Or fast my way into heaven. Or alms‐give my way into heaven. Seems contradictory. Seems like I should be able to pray/fast/alms‐give my way in but as one of my old lector books puts it, “Salvation is a free gift from God and not possible for us as human beings.” A.k.a., “As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways above your ways.” Go figure. And thank God. St. Ferdinand Parish
Support Staff
Mrs. Zofia Mazurek, Parish Secretary
Sr. Kamila Wojdyla, Administrative Assistant
Ms. Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska, Bulletin Editor
Mr. Kamil Duda, Website Designer/Editor
Liturgical
Bro. Dr. James Drangsholt, Director of Music/Liturgy,
Lector & EM Coordinator
Mr. Kamil Duda, Polish Music Director
Dcn. Irv Hotcaveg, Deacon Emeritus
Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Homebound Ministers of Care Scheduler
Parish Council
Mrs. Sophie Kass—President, Stanley Mastalerz, Anthony
Mangiaracina, Peter Holod, Irene Heidelbauer, MaryAnn Barnhart,
Joyce McGiniss, Elizabeth Kata, Maria Gal, Br. James Drangsholt,
ExOfficio Members: Dr. Lucine Mastalerz , Sr. Anna Strycharz
Parish Finance Committee
Mr. Tom Bucaro-Chairperson, Fr. Jason Torba, Mrs. MaryAnn
Barnhart, Mr. Gene Szaben, ExOfficio Members: Mr. Martin
Wojtulewicz-Parish Accountant, Sr. Kamila Wojdyla, Irene
Heidelbauer, 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. Edward Weyna, Grand Knight
Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary: Marcia Codak
Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President
Legion of Mary: Mr. Thomas Sobczak & Miss Aurora Almeida,
Co-Presidents
Legion of Mary, Juniors: Mrs. Emma Camara, President
Irving Park Catholic Woman’s Club: Mrs. Dolores Schoewe
Market Day: Ms. Pat DelBoccio, Coordinator
Polish Altar Servers — Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski, Moderator
English Altar Servers: Fr. Marcin Zasada, Moderator
Polish Club of the Good Shepherd: Mr. Andrzej Parada, President
Polish Rosary Group: Mrs. Helena Lesak, President
Polish School Parents’ Assn.: Mrs. Bogusława Łakomy, Pres.
Radość: Ms. Marzena Kulesza, Music Teacher
Kropeczki: Sr. Anna Strycharz
Polonia: Ms. Anna Krysinski 847-529-2555
St. Ferdinand Athletic: Mrs. Linda Ward
St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club:
Mr. Tadeusz Kulasik, President
St. Ferdinand School Board:
Mrs. MaryAnn Barnhart, Chairperson
St. Vincent DePaul Society: Mr. Stanley Mastalerz, President
Teens of Our Church (TORCH):
Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski —Youth Minister
The “Faustinum” Association of Apostles of the Divine Mercy:
Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski, Moderator
Ushers Club: Mr. Peter Holod, President
Pro-Life Coordinators: Tony Mangiaracina, Helena Lasak
Chapel Choir – Conductor Julie Tupiak 773-742-2611
Word of Life — Dito Camara 773-344-8514
Holy Spirit Missionary Association: Sr. Elwira Dziuk
Notre Dame Athletics: Mrs. Linda Ward
Notre Dame Board of Directors: Ms. Sue Miller & Ms. Noreen Musica
St. Ferdinand Church
5900 W. Barry Ave.
Chicago, IL 60634
St. Ferdinand Parish
Phone: (773) 622-5900
www.stferdinandchurch.com
Rev. Zdzisław (Jason) Torba, Pastor
Rev. Marcin Zasada, Associate Pastor
Rev. Michael Wyrzykowski, Associate Pastor
Rev. Albert Judy, OP — PT Associate Pastor
Rev. Raymond O’Connor, CMF — Weekend Help
Br. James Drangsholt, OSF — In Residence
MASS TIMES
ENGLISH
Weekdays
8:00 AM & 12:00 Noon
POLISH
W ciągu tygodnia
7:00 PM
Saturdays
8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Anticipated)
Sobota
7:00 AM
Sundays
8:30 AM
10:00 AM (Chapel)
12:30 PM
5:00 PM
Niedziela
7:00 AM
10:15 AM
3:00 PM
7:00 PM
RECONCILIATION / SAKRAMENT SPOWIEDZI
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 Schools
Notre Dame High School for Girls Office: 773-622-9494
Irene Heidelbauer—Director
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. Kamila Wojdyla,
Sr. Anna Gorska 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 7:30PM in the Church, 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.
CHURCH NAME AND NUMBER —
St. Ferdinand #639
ADDRESS —
5900 Barry Avenue
Chicago, Illinois. 60634
PHONE —
773-622-5900
CONTACT PERSON—
Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska
630-308-2609 or 708-329-4040
SOFTWARE —
Microsoft Publisher 2003
Adobe Acrobat 7.0
Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pak 4
PRINTER —
HP Photo Smart P1100
TRANSMISSION TIME—
Wednesday, 7:00AM
NUMBER OF PAGES SENT —
Cover through 16 (ads on page 14 and 15)
Page 16 is church copy
SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN —
September 21, 2014
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS —
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