November, 8 - St Ferdinand Church

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32nd Ordinary Sunday
Mass Intentions
MONDAY — November 9—Dedica on of the Lateran
Basilica
8:00 AM –Charlo , Paul W.& Irmia rq. Family
12:00 PM (Noon) –Rocco & Julia Pesce rq. Family
7:00 PM – Mass in English
TUESDAY — November 10— St. Leo the Great
8:00 AM – Mass in English
12:00 PM (Noon) – Special blessings for our Family
7:00 PM – Mass in Polish
WEDNESDAY — November 11 — St. Mar n if Tours
8:00 AM – Helen Bubis Kieler rq. Husband
12:00 PM (Noon) –Waldemar & Emma Behreandt
7:00 PM – Mass in Polish
THURSDAY — November 12 — St. Josaphat
8:00 AM – Mass in English
12:00 PM (Noon) –Genowefa, Franciszek Jan Brodzinsci
rq. Family
7:00 PM – Mass in Polish
FRIDAY — November 13 — St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
8:00 AM – Mass in English
12:00 PM (Noon) – Mass in English
7:00 PM – Mass in Polish
SATURDAY— November 14, 2015
7:00 AM – Mass in Polish
8:00 AM – Eleanor Loscuito rq. Daughters Frances
& Carmela
5:00 PM – Deceased Members of NDHS’65
SUNDAY— November 15 — Thirty Third Sunday in
Ordinary Time
o Boże błogosławieństwo oraz opiekę Matki Najświętszej
dla członków Kół Żywego Różańca, ich rodzin oraz ks.
opiekuna, o zdrowie i Boże błogosławieństwo oraz opiekę
Matki Najświętszej w czasie choroby dla zięcia, o powrót
do zdrowia dla Wojciecha S f, +zmarlych członków Kół
Różańcowych: Irena Zawiślak, Aleksander Papiernik,
Władysław Mit, Maria Hunt, Helena Grabińska, Bernard
Klepacki, Adolf Twardak, Aniela Sąder, Stanisława
Markocki, Zbigniew Góralczyk, Zofia Nicpoń, Barbara
Colowski, +Ewa Kabat w 18-ą rocznicę śmierci, +Jan
Kabat w 39-ą rocznicę śmierci , +Maria i Jan Budzioch
oraz ich dzieci, +Franciszek Budzioch, , +Tadeusz Kamysz,
+Wojciech i Bronisława Kamysz, +Teodozja Fey
8:30 AM –Michael Mele rq. Wife
10:00 AM – Jovito Cocjin Death Ann.
10:15 AM – o zdrowie dla Giny, z podziekowaniem za
uratowanie życia. Obwitość otrzymanych łaskz z prośbą o
Boże błogosławieństwo i opiekę Matki Bożej dla Weroniki
w dniu 1-szych urodzin, jan Truszkiewicz w 28-ą rocznicę
śmierci
12:30 PM –Larry Moyer
3:00 PM –o zdrowie dla Giny, Andrzej Trela
5:00PM- Enrico Ditata
7:00 PM- o zdrowie dla Giny
November 8, 2015
The sanctuary lamps
this week are lit for:
Henry Duran
Brianna Angelica Delacruz
Rest in Peace
Please remember to pray for the souls of
all our faithful departed, especially:
Wladyslaw Mentzel
Edward Gancarz
Roman Rodosz
Pawel Mider
DEVOTIONS
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Held each Thursday following the 8:00 a.m. Mass
un l 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 a er
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 me.
HOLY MASS INTENTIONS FOR 2015 AND 2016 — What
does it mean to have a Mass "offered" for someone?
An individual may ask a priest to offer a Mass for several
reasons: in thanksgiving, for the inten ons of another
person or as is most common, for
the repose of the soul of someone
who has died for the souls in
purgatory. One must never forget
the infinite graces that flow from
the Sacrifice of the Mass which
benefit one’s soul. We find not
only the origins of this prac ce
da ng to the early Church but we also clearly recognize
its importance. Offering Mass for a special Inten on is a
long standing tradi on in the Catholic Church. It is usually
considered that special graces are obtained for whom the
Mass is said. If you would like to have a Mass said for
someone, please contact the Parish Office 773-622-5900
ex. 225. We s ll have Masses available for 2015 and now
for 2016. You may also request the Sanctuary Light in
the name of your loved one living or deceased.
November 8, 2015
32nd Ordinary Sunday
Remember in Prayer
Our Stewardship
of Treasure
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.
Irene Rowe
Mary Ayello
Anthony R. Coco
Lo e Chrapla
Violet Del Vacchio
Edward Waytula
Pat Ostrowski
William Keleher
Arlene Garcia
Diana Krzyzanowski
Nick Paolino
Jean Staniszewski
Laura Schofield
Calvin Upton
Julie D’Agos no
Luna Family
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
Laverne Greco
Steve Johns
Barbara Alderson
Anna DeBold
Kathleen Barr
Lesley Barr
Mary Hal n
Virginia Starsiak
Veena Bhat
Pat Flynn
Veronica Segovia
Frances Skrabacz
Marion Watermann
Richard Behrendt
Joseph Biancalana Sr.
Joseph Biancalana
Steve Garorowski
Grace Miceli
Dolly D’Agos no
Jerry Mack
Joan Grzeskowiek
Wiliam Reynen
Christeen Gross
Julia Szyelik
Chris n Gross
Jim Jezuit
George Keehn
Donald Trainor
Henry Katnik
Maureen Keith
Dolly Aloisio
Michael Spano
Judy Fahey
Lee Ready
John Ready
Gack Fahey
Jadwiga Glowacz
Chrys ne Gross
Petronella Latuszek
Jack Fahey
Jany Aloisio
Margery Janz
Gilbert Ramos
Jody Panek
Chris ne Gross
Zareli Saavedra
Helen Szostak
Be y Hotcaveg
Barbara Cici
Mary Lynn Remijan
Wiliam Remijan
Arle e Prasteher
Richard Wojcichowski
Frank De Marco
Stefan Wiśniewski
Carmela DiTata
Stanisław Cwieka
John Brown
Joanna Grzeszkowiak
Felix Aquino
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING
IN THE MILITARY
SPC Jeffrey Foerster ;
SA Andrew Rios
Pvt2 Nicholas Whelan
CPL Derrick Mateja
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SUNDAY, November 1, 2015
Envelopes: $ 7,074.00
Loose:
$ 3,464.00
Total:
$10,538.00
Thank you for sharing your „TREASURE”
with St. Ferdinand Parish
Bóg zapłać!
PLEASE REMEMBER ST. FERDINAND PARISH
IN YOUR WILL.
Thank you!
Sincere THANK YOU to all who give their me 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.
We invite anyone able to help with the church cleaning.
Please join us weekly on Mondays at 5:00 pm
and Fridays at 10:00 am. Thank you!
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES
MASS TIME
LECTOR
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
SATURDAY, November 14
5:00 PM
J. Lohrmann
E. Mele, R. Scarpelli
SUNDAY, November 15
R. Pasko, M. Chavez
8:30 AM
S. Pasko
10:00 AM
Rel. Educa on E&T Anaya, Sr. Dorota
Students
A Groeper, C. Trujilo
(chapel)
12:30 PM
5:00 PM
D. Camara
M. Syodia
L. Perz
S. Kass, E. Camara
H. Syodia; M Syodia
J .Zarate, M. Madrano
November 8, 2015
32nd Ordinary Sunday
Praying for the Dead
ByFr.RonaldRolheiser,OMI
Why pray for the dead? Does this make any sense? What possible difference can our prayers make to a person once he or
she has died?
These are valid ques ons. A number of objec ons can be
raised against the prac ce of praying for the dead: Do we
need to call God to mercy? Does God need to be reminded
that the person who died was in fact a decent, warm-hearted,
person? God already knows this, is already as merciful as mercy allows, and needs no nudging from us to be understanding
and forgiving. Cynically, the objec on might be put this way: If
the person is already in heaven he doesn’t need our prayers
and if he is in hell, our prayers won’t help anyway! So why
pray for the dead?
We pray for the dead for the same reason we pray for anything, we feel the need and that is reason enough. Moreover
the objec ons raised against praying for the dead are just as
easily raised against all prayer of pe on. God already knows
everyone one of our desires, everyone of our sins, and all of
our good will. So why remind God of these? Because prayer
builds us up, changes us, not God.
This is the first, though not foremost, reason why we pray
for the dead. Prayer is meant to change and console us. We
pray for the dead to comfort ourselves, to s r and celebrate
our own faith, and assuage our own guilt about our less than
perfect rela onship to the one who has died. In praying for
the dead we do two things: We highlight our faith in the power of God and we hold up the life of the person who has died
so as to let God take care of things, let God wash things clean.
That is one of the purposes of a funeral liturgy, to clearly put
the dead person and our rela onship to him or her into God’s
hands.
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But this is not the most important reason why we have funeral liturgies and why we pray for the dead. We pray for the
dead because we believe (and this a doctrine, the communion
of saints) that we are s ll in vital communion with them. There
is, death notwithstanding, s ll a vital flow of life between
them and us. Love, presence, and communica on reach even
through death. We and they can s ll feel each other, know
each other, love each other, console each other, and influence
each other. Our lives are s ll joined. Hence we pray for the
dead in order to remain in contact with them. Just as we can
hold someone’s hand as they are dying, and this can be an
immense consola on to them and to us, so too, figura vely
but really, we can hold that person’s hand through and beyond death.
Perhaps the words and prayer forms we use seem to indicate something else, since they are addressed to God and not
directly to the person for whom we are praying. Thus, for example, in praying for the dead we use words like: “Lord, have
mercy on her soul!” “Lord, we place her in your hands!” “She
loved you in life, radiated your gentleness, Lord, give her
peace!” The words are addressed to God because it is in and
through God that our communica on with our loved one who
is deceased now takes place: God’s bosom is the venue for our
communica on, God’s power is what is holding both of us in
life, and God’s mercy is what is washing things clean between
us. We can of course also talk directly to the person who has
died, that too is valid enough within the doctrine of the communion of saints, but given the cri cal place of God’s love,
power, and mercy in this situa on, our prayer is generally addressed to God so as to highlight that it is within the heart of
God that we have contact with our loved ones who are deceased. Hence, our prayers for the dead generally take this
par cular form.
And classically, within Roman Catholic theology at least, we
have believed that our prayers help release this person from
purgatory. What’s to be said about this?
Purgatory, properly understood, is not a punishment for any
imperfec on nor indeed a place dis nct from heaven. The
pains of purgatory are the pains of adjus ng to a new life
(which includes the pain of le ng go of this one) and the pains
of being embraced by perfect love when we ourselves are far
from perfect. By praying for the dead, we support them in
their pain of adjustment, adjustment to a new life and to living
in full light. Purga on eventually leads to ecstasy, but the birth
that produces that ecstasy requires first a series of painful
deaths. Thus, just as we tried to hold their hands as they died,
so now, in praying for loved ones who have died, we con nue
to hold their hands, and they ours, beyond the chasm of death
itself.
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THANKSGIVING DINNERS FOR THE HOMEBOUND
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, COR is planning to prepare dinners
for our home bound parishioners. If
you would like a home delivered Turkey dinner on Thanksgiving, please call
the COR office (622-9732) to make
your reserva on.
LADIES OF ST. ANNE mee ng
Wednesday, November 18
St. Ferdinand's Ladies of St. Anne will hold a mee ng on
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at St.
Ferdinand's Convent, 5936 W. Barry, Chicago.
Please note, we will start our Mee ng with a prayer for
our deceased members. Followed by a Card and Bunco
Party (a slight charge to be determined). Please join us
and enjoy a game of Bunco followed by refreshments
and enjoy a bowl of conversa on. ALL ARE WELCOME
THE IRVING PARK CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB
WILL HAVE THEIR MEETING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
10TH AT 10:30 A.M. AFTER OUR MEETING WE WILL HAVE
LUNCH AT A COST OF $4.OO PER PERSON. PLEASE BRING A
$2.00 WRAPPED GIFT, WE WILL PLAY ROBBERS DICE.
WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US FOR A FUN AFTERNOON.
OUR ADDRESS IS: 5936 W. BARRY, CHICAGO (St. Ferdinand’s Convent) . EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL ANN MARIE AT
773-685-6624.
SENIOR BOWLING LEAGUE
Club 50* is looking for seniors to join a bowling league.
Bowling is at the Brunswick Yone, 3111 River Road in River
Grove. We bowl Wednesday’s at 12:30pm. It’s lots of fun
and good exercise too! If you are interested in joining us
call: Pat 708-456-7511 for more informa on.
Catholic Chari es Transla on and Interpreta on Network
Chicago is Recrui ng — The Catholic Chari es Transla on
and Interpreta on Network Chicago Social Enterprise is
looking for bilingual individuals to work as professional interpreters (as contractors/freelancers) as needed in the
Chicagoland area. Interpreters will provide professional
interpreta on onsite to hospitals, schools, and social services agencies. TIN Chicago is looking for bilingual people
who speak Spanish, Polish, Vietnamese, Urdu, Chinese,
Hindi, Korean, Somali, Burmese, Filipino, Amharic, and Swahili. All other languages not listed here are welcome as
well. TIN Chicago will be hos ng an informa onal mee ng
and language tes ng at 721 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. To learn
more, contact Rafael Picerni at 312-655-7483 or ntranslaonchicago@gmail.com.
November 8, 2015
Mother-Daughter Tea—Sunday, November 15
Family Ministries is organizing a Mother-Daughter
Tea for 10 to 12 year old girls and their mothers on
Sunday, November 15, at 2:30 p.m. The program
will take place at the St. Vincent Hall at Catholic
Chari es, 721 North LaSalle in Chicago. For more informa on
and to sign up, visit www.marriageandfamilyministries.org
THE FRIENDSHIP CLUB
of St. Ferdinand is anxious to welcome you. We meet
every Monday in the Convent from 10:00AM-3:00PM with
coffee and a snack at noon. For entertainment we lay
various card games and occasionally have speakers to tell
you about things of interest to seniors. Both men and
women are welcome. For detailed informa on please call
Pat at 773-622-8609.
Na onal Bible Week— November 15 to 21
From November 15 to 21, the USCCB invites families, parishes, schools and other Catholic groups to par cipate in Na onal Bible Week, celebra ng the 50th Anniversary of the 2nd Va can Council Dogma c
Cons tu on on Divine Revela on, Dei Verbum. This year's theme is, "The Bible: A Book
for the Family." For more informa on and
resources, please visit: www.usccb.org/bible/na onal-bibleweek.
Kolbe House Jail Ministry Mass — Sunday, December 6
Kolbe House, the Jail Ministry for the Archdiocese of Chicago,
invites you to a bilingual (Spanish and English) Mass at 3 p.m.
on Sunday, December 6, at Assump on B.V.M. Parish, 2434
South California Avenue in Chicago. At this Mass, we especially invite anyone who is personally affected by incarcera on, a
vic m of crime, or anyone who wants to be part of our ministry through prayer. If you are an ex-offender or have a loved
one who is incarcerated, please come. If you need more informa on, please call Deacon Pablo or Fr. Arturo at Kolbe
House: 773-247-0070, or email Pablo at khpablop@aol.com
Catholic Chari es Crisp! Mobile Grocer
Crisp! is a social enterprise of Catholic Chari es of Chicago. A mobile grocer, it offers
affordable groceries delivered right to the
door of residents in the city of Chicago. You
can order by telephone or online, and have groceries
delivered right to you! Crisp! offers fresh produce, meat, seafood, and dairy products among its large selec on of items,
including generic and name brands. Crisp has op ons for
those looking to live healthier lifestyles as well with recipe
packages, low sodium and sugar free products. With only a
$10 minimum purchase, Crisp! serves those who can truly
benefit by this convenient service. First me customers receive $10 off their order of $30 or more with code “getcrisp.”
To order or for more informa on call 312-948-7800 or visit
www.crispgrocery.com.
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THE WOMEN’S CENTER
We celebrate Thanksgiving during November. This is an appropriate me for us to thank God for the
many people who have helped us in our
work of serving mothers and babies in difficult pregnancies. We could not do this without your help.
We are selling beau ful (difficult to
find in stores) Pro-Life Christmas cards at a super price per
box of 10 for $5.00 plus $1.00 for shipping. Call 773-7941313 for an informa onal flyer and ordering informa on.
Our Christmas Wreath sale is on the weekends of 11/28
and 11/29 and 12/05 and 12/06. If a Parish or Respect Life
Group would like to par cipate call Janet at 773-685-2531.
We need strong men to help unload and deliver wreaths to
Churches. If a Knights of Columbus or Respect Life group
would like to “lend an arm”, please contact pscarle @womens-center.org or phone 773-794-8807.
Looking for service hours, building your resume, mee ng
new folks, or just wan ng to make a difference? The Women’s Center (pregnancy resource center) needs you! 1) We
are looking for someone with a flexible schedule at our Cicero Ave loca on for the Front Desk and 3rd Floor recep on
areas, gree ng people and answering simple calls. 3) We are
looking for reliable, warm hearted volunteers on Monday,
Tuesday, or Thursday from 5pm to 9am the following day to
answer a er-hours calls and book appointments for our
office. 4) We are looking for generous folks to host a baby
shower for our clients to provide NEW baby boy or girl
ou its, sleepers, onesies (0-3 month and 3-6 month), and
size newborn diapers to our clients. 5) We have an opportunity to clean, tag, and box baby bo les for our “spare
change campaigns”. If you would like to find your place in
our mission, connect with Paige at 773-794-8807 .
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Sunday, November 15th, 2015 at 2pm – LaSallian Lounge
Concert – “A Taste of Handel”
Enjoy a lovely a ernoon performance of piano and vocal
by Jordan Crice and Libby Quam. One
of the highlights of the a ernoon will
be Brahms Handel Varia ons. This is
the 2nd concert of the LaSallian concert series of four concerts being presented in the in mate se ng of the
LaSallian Lounge located on the 2nd
floor of the Stahl Theatre at 5900 W.
Belmont. The concert begins at 2pm.
Sea ng is limited to 40 guests. Complimentary wine, coffee tea and snacks (provided by All on
the Road of Park Ridge) are included in the admission price
of $25.00. To order ckets or for more informa on please
call 773-286-8470 or visit www.stpatrick.org/
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St. Viator Parish: seeking ar sts, cra ers and vendors for
Dec. 4-6, fair, also includes an ice ska ng rink and photos
with Santa, at 4140 W. Addison, 773- 286-4040.
St. Thecla: cra and gi show, Nov. 21, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., admission/$ 1, 6725 W. Devon Ave., 773- 792-3077.
Veteran’s Day/Polish Independence Day Mass: Nov. 11, 7
p.m., recep on follows with performances of WiCi Song &
Dance Theater, and children from St. John Brebeuf School
and Polish Saturday School of Nicolas Copernicus, 8307 N.
Harlem Ave., Niles, 847-966-8145.
Comboni Missionaries: dinnerdance Nov. 21, 6:30 p.m.,
guest of honor “Tony” Turano, music by Diaman , $70/
person, at Porre a’s Banquets, 3718 N. Central Ave., for
ckets, call 708-354-1999.
“St. Catherine of Siena Brought to Life”: one-woman drama
with Sr. Nancy Murray, Nov. 15, 2 p.m., $15, refreshments
follow, at Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave.,
call 773-282-7035, Ext 10.
Piano Recital by Dennis Costanzo: Nov. 15, 2 p.m., music by
Beethoven, Chopin, others, at St. Rober t Bellarmine Church,
4646 N. Aus n Ave., handicap accessible, 773-286-0956.
“Hearing God’s Voice in Popular Music”: free concert of
music from the 60s-today, performed by Brian Fife, full band,
vocalists, Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at St. Raymond Church, 301 S. IOka Ave., Mount Prospect, 847-253-8600.
THIS WEEK
AT SAINT FERDINAND PARISH
Monday — November 9, 2015
10:00AM — Friendship Club (Convent)
6:00PM — Cub Scout (Convent)
6:00PM — Troop #51 (Jason Torba Center)
Tuesday — November 10, 2015
10:30AM — Irving Park Wome’s Club (Convent)
5:00PM — Radosc (Jason Torba Mee ng)
6:00PM — Chicagowskie Slowiki (Chapel)
Wednesday — November 11, 2015
12:00PM — Ladies of St. Anne Bd Mtg (Convent)
2:30PM — Jr. Legion of St. Mary (Convent)
5:00PM — Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena (Church)
6:00PM — Cub Scouts (Convent)
6:00PM — Polonia Group Dance (Jason Torba Center)
6:00PM — Chicagowskie Slowiki (Chapel)
6:30PM — Legion of Mary (Small Convent)
Thursday — November 12, 2015
2:30PM — Jr. Legion of Mary Adora on (Church)
6:00PM — Boy Scouts Pack 3051 (Jason Torba Ctr)
6:00PM — Girl Scouts (Convent)
7:00PM — Filareci (Convent)
7:30PM — Parish Council Mee ng (Rectory)
Friday — November 13, 2015
9:00AM — Legion of Mary (Convent)
6:30PM — Pilgrim Virgin (Convent)
7:00PM — Filareci (Chapel)
Saturday —November 14, 2015
“Christmas Bingo”: Catholic comedy, Nov. 20, 7 p.m., $30/
before Nov. 9, $35/at door, St. Thomas of Villanova Church,
1201 E. Anderson Drive, Pala ne, 847- 358-6999.
8:00AM — Polish School (School)
1:00PM — Polish Scouts (Convent)
6:00PM — AA Mee ng (Convent)
S.M.A.R.T. Ministry: for singles, ages 40-plus, Nov. 20, 6-8
p.m., social at Clemen ’s Pizzeria 602 W. Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights, RSVP to chicagocatholicsocial@ outlook.com by Nov. 18.
Sunday— November 15, 2015
11:15PM — Lednica (Chapel)
3:00PM — Bap sm in Polish
St. Giles Divorce Ministry: for Catholic or non-Catholic men
and women separated or divorced, child care available for
small fee, Thursdays 7 p.m., now-Dec. 10, at St. Giles Par ish
Center. 1025 Columbian Ave., Oak Park, IL. for more info, call
Deirdre, at 708-383- 3430, Ext. 404.
Shrine of Christ the King: To assist in its mission within the
community a er the recent devasta ng fire, there is a Go
Fund Me page at GoFundMe.com/Shrine- FireFund. The
shrine is at 6415 S. Woodlawn Ave., 773-363-7409.
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BULLETIN ARTICLES DEADLINE —
The deadline for bulle n ar cles is 3:00 p.m. on the
previous Friday preceding the Sunday of
publica on. All ar cles can be can emailed
to: bulle n@sain erdinand.org
or dropped off at the office. Thank you!
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY ALL
ARTICLES FOR NOVEMBER 29 BULLETIN MUST BE
RECEIVED NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 17th .
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W sobotę – 31 października 2015 uczniowie ze zmiany porannej oraz popołudniowej uczestniczyli we Mszy św. szkolnej z
okazji Uroczystości Wszystkich Świętych. Na ten dzień chętne dzieci, przy pomocy rodziców przygotowały sobie przebranie
wybranego świętego. Podczas kazania dzieci przedstawiały kilku świętych opowiadając o ich życiu, a także przekazując
wszystkim przesłanie dotyczące naszego powołania do nieba. W taki obrazowy sposób uczniowie naszej szkoły zapoznały się
ze Św. Maksymilianem Kolbe, św. ojcem Pio, św. Teresą od Dzieciątka Jezus, św. siostrą Faustyna, Matką Teresą z Kalkuty,
św. Janem Pawłem II a także królową Jadwigą. Podczas procesji z darami uczniowie nieśli relikwie świętych. Wszystkie dzieci,
które były przebrane w stroje świętych, pod koniec Mszy św. otrzymali nagrody.
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BÓG ZAPŁAĆ!
Niech Pan Bóg obdarzy swoim błogosławieństwem i udzieli
obfitych łask tym którzy troszczą się o nasz kościół.
Dziekujemy za sprzątanie
naszego kościoła paniom:
Carol Marino, Izabeli
Nawacki, Jadwidze
Maleszko, Alicji Kaczmarek,
Barbarze Jagielskiej,
Krystynie Budziszewskiej,
Urszuli Skoczylas i Marii. Za
pranie puryfikaterzy Sophie
Kass, Mary Ann Barnhart,
Del Antos, Zofii Krupa, Marii
Zachemskiej. Za uzupełnianie
oleju w świeczkach
Romanowi Komorowskiemu oraz za naprawianie ławek
Józefowi Bobrowskiemu. Wszystkich, którzy troszczą się o
czystość i piękny wygląd naszego kościoła niech Pan Bóg
ma w swej opiece.
PIELGRZYMKA NA LITWĘ I DO POLSKI
13-27 czerwca
W związku z Rokiem Miłosierdzia,
Ksiądz Proboszcz Tadeusz Dzieszko,
proboszcz parafii św. Konstancji,
zaprasza na wyjazd pielgrzymkowy z
polskim przewodnikiem na Litwę do
Wilna i północnej Polski. W Wilnie
znajduje się Sanktuarium Bożego
Miłosierdzia, gdzie jest pierwszy obraz
Jezusa Miłosiernego namalowany pod
kierunkiem świętej Siostry
Faustyny Kowalskiej oraz Obraz Matki
Bożej Miłosierdzia w Ostrej Bramie.
Pośród wielu ciekawych sanktuariów i
miejsc, które odwiedzą pielgrzymi
znajduje się również Stacja Telewizji
TRWAM i RADIA MARYJA z nowo
wybudowanym kościołem Maryi
Gwiazdy Nowej Ewangelizacji i św. Jana
Pawła II w Toruniu. Wyjazd nastąpi w
dniach od 13-go do 27-go czerwca,
2016 roku. Pełne programy są w biurze
na plebanii sw, Konstancji. Ze względu
na szybko wzrastające ceny biletów w
czasie wakacyjnym, rezerwacji należy
dokonać jak najszybciej.
Po pielgrzymce będzie można zostać
dłużej w Polsce. W sprawie
dodatkowych informacji prosimy
dzwonić pod number (708)932-1102
November 8, 2015
MSZA ŚW. ZA OJCZYZNĘ.
10 LISTOPADA
Ojczyzna jest nasza matką ziemską.
Polska jest matka szczególną.
Niełatwe są jej dzieje, zwłaszcza na przestrzeni ostatnich
stuleci. Jest matka, która wiele przecierpiała i wciaż na nowo
cierpi. Dlatego też ma prawo do miłości szczególnej"...
św. Jan Paweł II
Serdecznie zapraszamy na Mszę św. za Ojczyznę we wtorek ,
10 listopada o godz 7:00 wieczorem, podczas której modlimy
się za naszą Ojczyznę Polskę oraz ofiary katastrofy smoleńskiej.
Po Mszy św. zapraszamy na uroczyste otwarcie wystawy
Istytutu Pamięci Narodowej Rzeczpospolita Utracona” do sali
Jason Torba Center.
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Koła Żywego Różańca pw. Matki Boskiej Częstochowskiej przy parafii św. Ferdynanda z
główną zelatorką Heleną Lesak, ks. Proboszczem Zdzisławem Torba i opiekunami duchowymi byłym wikariuszem
naszej parafii, ks. Marcinem Zasada i obecnym ks. Pawłem Adamusem, składają serdeczne podziękowania
wszystkim tym, którzy w jakikolwiek sposób przyczynili się do zorganizowania Mszy św. i Uroczystości 20 Lecia
Koła Żywego Różańca. Jako wyraz wdzieczności za wszelkie dobro, będziemy Was polecać Matce Boskiej
Częstochowskiej w naszych modlitwach różańcowych. Bóg zapłać.
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ON THE WIDOW’S MITE, AND A PROVIDENTIAL GOD
Copyright 2015 by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com)
I heard a story on the radio the other day of a young man who
proposes to a man’s daughter, and of course, the father wants to
know about the young man’s plans for the future. I don’t have this
verba m, but the father asks the young man a series of ques ons,
and to each, the young man replies, “God will provide.” For example, the man asks something like, “What kind of work do you do?”
and the young man answers, “I don’t have a job right now, but
God will provide.” Later the man’s wife asks her husband how the
talk went with the future son-in-law. “Not good,” the man answered. “He doesn’t have any plans, and he thinks I’m God…”
In today’s Gospel--the story of the widow’s mite--Jesus cau ons
the crowds to be mindful of the scribes: “They devour the houses
of widows and, as a pretext, recite lengthy prayers…” Then Jesus
gathers his disciples a er watching several rich people put large
sums of money into the synagogue treasury and a widow put in
two small coins. I’m not sure what the value of the coins would be
today, but it’s not much. Which is why Jesus tells his disciples,
“Amen I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other
contributors to the treasury. For they have all contributed from
their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all
she had, her whole livelihood.”
I don’t know about you, but I feel both good and bad about this
reading. Good in the sense that I don’t think I fit the descrip on of
the scribes as Jesus paints them. I haven’t devoured any widows’
houses, a er all, or recited lengthy prayers in the public square.
This is really, good, actually, because per Jesus, these scribes “will
receive a very severe condemna on.” But I feel bad about the
reading in the sense that the widow out-gives me, too, in the context Jesus places her contribu on. When I contribute to my home
parish or to the larger Church or to Illinois Special Olympics or to
any of the other worthy causes asking me for financial assistance, I
don’t exactly contribute all I have, my “whole livelihood.” So
where does this leave me?
In truth, I’m not sure. There’s something to be said for working
hard and saving, certainly. I mean, check out the Book of Proverbs:
“The slack hand impoverishes, but the hand of the diligent enriches.” And: “Wealth quickly go en dwindles away, but amassed li le
by li le, it grows.” And even: “The rich man’s wealth is his strong
city; the ruina on of the lowly is their poverty.” And yet the widow surpasses me--and I suspect many of us--when it comes to
giving all she has to God. But I’m not just talking cash. And perhaps
this is key to understanding what this reading is really about. Trust
in the Lord. Appreciate--daily--that God is God, and we are not. Be
thankful. Be generous. Live the Bea tudes we heard last week.
Ponder the widow’s mite (is she crazy? or does she have the faith
that moves mountains?). Ponder the Na ve American saying,
“Wealth is not measured by what you have but by what you’ve
given away.” Ponder, also, “God will provide.”
St. Ferdinand Parish
Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary: Marcia Codak
Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President
Legion of Mary: Miss Aurora Almeida — President
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
Liturgical
Bro. Dr. James Drangsholt, Director of Music/Liturgy,
English Altar Servers: Fr. Pawel Adamus, Moderator
Lector & EM Coordinator
Polish Club of the Good Shepherd: Mr. Andrzej Parada, President
Mr. Kamil Duda, Polish Music Director
Polish Rosary Group: Mrs. Helena Lesak, President
Dcn. Irv Hotcaveg, Deacon Emeritus
Polish School Parents’ Assn.: Mrs. Bogusława Łakomy, Pres.
Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Homebound Ministers of Care Scheduler
Radość: Ms. Marzena Kulesza, Music Teacher
Kropeczki: Sr. Dorota Domin
Lednica Group: Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski
Parish Council
Polonia: Ms. Anna Krysinski 847-529-2555
Mrs. Sophie Kass—President, Stanley Mastalerz, Anthony
Mangiaracina, Peter Holod, Irene Heidelbauer, MaryAnn Barnhart,
MOP: Mrs.Marta Robak 847-312-6144
Joyce McGiniss, Elizabeth Kata, Maria Gal, Br. James Drangsholt,
St. Ferdinand Athletic: Mrs. Linda Ward
ExOfficio Members: Dr. Lucine Mastalerz , Sr. Dorota Domin
St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club:
Mr. Tadeusz Kulasik, President
Parish Finance Committee
St. Ferdinand School Board:
Mr. Tom Bucaro-Chairperson, Robert Groszek, Tadeusz Czosnyka,
Mrs. MaryAnn Barnhart, Chairperson
Edith Anaya, Mrs. MaryAnn Barnhart, Mr. Gene Szaben, Greg Ramel, St. Vincent DePaul Society: Mr. Michael McGinniss, President
ExOfficio Members: Mr. Martin Wojtulewicz-Parish Accountant, Sr.
Teens of Our Church: Fr. Pawel Adamus —Youth Minister
Kamila Wojdyla, Irene Heidelbauer, Dr. Lucine Mastalerz
The Association of Apostles of the Divine Mercy:
Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski, Moderator
Parish Organizations and Prayer Groups
Ushers Club: Mr. Peter Holod, President
Boy Scout: Mr. Vince Clemente, Coordinator
Pro-Life Coordinators: Tony Mangiaracina, Helena Lesak
Fish Fry: Mrs. Pat Wenzl and Mrs.Mary Ellen Leavy Coordinators Chapel Choir – Conductor Julie Tupiak 773-742-2611
Word of Life — Dito Camara 773-344-8514
Friendship Club: Mrs. Patricia Flynn, President
Holy Spirit Missionary Association: Sr. Elwira Dziuk
Girl Scout: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss, Coordinator
Notre Dame Athletics: Mrs. Linda Ward
Knights of Columbus—Mater Christi Council:
Notre Dame Board of Directors: Ms. Sue Miller & Ms. Judy Becker
Mr. Edward Weyna, Grand Knight
Support Staff
Mrs. Zofia Mazurek, Parish Secretary
Sr. Kamila Wojdyla, Administrative Assistant
Ms. Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska, Bulletin Editor
Mr. Kamil Duda, Website Designer/Editor
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. Pawel Adamus, 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
Dcn. Pawel Barwikowski
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, Principal
Notre Dame High School for Girls Office: 773-622-9494
Irene Heidelbauer— Principal
Religious Education Office: 773 622-3022 ex. 352
Sr. Dorota Domin
St. Ferdinand Polish Saturday School: 773-622-3022 ex 303
Sr. Dorota Domin — Principal
Christian OutReach (COR): 773 622-9732
Mr. Michael McGinniss, Director
Missionary Sisters of Christ the King - 773 889-7979
Sr. Dorota Domin—Superior Sr. Kamila Wojdyla,
Sr. Anna Gorska
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
SOFTWARE —
Microsoft Publisher 2010
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 —
November 8, 2015
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS —
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