St. Ferdinand Parish - St Ferdinand Church

St. Ferdinand Parish - St Ferdinand Church

St. Ferdinand Church
RECTORY: 5900 WEST BARRY AVENUE
PHONE: 773/622-5900
Photo by Romuald Gluch
June 15, 2003
The Most Holy Trinity
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The Most Holy Trinity
June 15, 2003
The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for:
+Joseph, Bernice Lewandowski
+Alex Ladisa
MONDAY, Weekday
7:00 —Betty Strelak rq. Michael & Marcia Bisceglie
8:00 —Betty Pfeiffer rq. Pfeiffer Family
TUESDAY, Weekday
7:00 —People of St. Ferdinand
8:00 —Edward & Clary Brixy rq. Edward & Alice Mucha
WEDNESDAY, Weekday
7:00 —Mary Gruber rq. Digiralamor Family
8:00 —Joseph Wadycki rq. Daughter, Bernice
THURSDAY, Weekday/Romuald, abbot
7:00 —Betty Persichetti rq. Family
8:00 —Martin & Barbara Gurdak & Family
rq. Polanski Family
FRIDAY, Weekday
7:00 —Vilma Kemp rq. Family & Friends
8:00 —Wac³aw Leszczyñski rq. Ushers Club
SATURDAY, Weekday
8:00 —Mary DiOrio rq. Husband
11:00 — Wedding Liturgy
Piotr Mol and Alicja Wiszowata
1:00 — Wedding Liturgy
Adam D. Skrzyniarz and Ola B. Klimek
3:00 — Wedding Liturgy
Matthew C. Tschanz and Julie Anne Seiner
Sunday Anticipated Mass
5:00 —Mel Bach rq. Nanci & Natasha
SUNDAY, Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ
7:30 —Walter G. Samp rq. Samp Family
7:30 —(Chapel)-o szczêœliw¹ podró¿ i powrót dla
Patryka i Eryka;
+W³adys³awa Szwab
9:00 —People of St. Ferdinand
10:30 —(Chapel)Edward Pivarcyk rq. Sister-in-Law
10:45 —-dziêkczynna z proœb¹ o dalsze b³og. Bo¿e i
potrzebne ³aski dla Doroty;
-w 25 rocz.œlubu dziêkczynna z proœb¹ o dalsze
³aski i b³og. Bo¿e dla Teresy i W³adys³awa
Podgórny;
+Kazimierz Szef, Anna G³¹biñska;
+Jan Baran w 12 rocz.œm, Józef, Józefa,
Stania³aw, Katarzyna Magiera;
+Cecylia Wróbel, Jadwiga Grzyme
12:15 —(Chapel) Mass in Italian
12:30 —Estelle Jamrozik
3:00 —Mass in Polish
5:00 —Margaret Collette rq. Daughter
6:30 —+Janina Spera 2 m-ce po œm.
If you would like to present the gifts of
bread and wine at Sunday Mass,
please see any of the ushers before
Mass. They will be very happy to accommodate you.
Our Blessed Lord has called
home our parishioners Janet A. Rukas,
Joseph Maniscalco, Jan Grabiñski and
John Cortesi for whom we promise our
prayers.
May they and all our other
deceased parishioners enjoy peace and
happiness in God’s Sacred Presence.
HANDMAIDS
C. Carsello
3rd publication Piotr Mol and Alicja Wiszowata
Adam D. Skrzyniarz and Ola B. Klimek
Matthew C. Tschanz and Julie Anne Seiner
2nd publication Rafal Kuchyt and Ma³gorzata Pa³ac
Michael Cebula and Anna Jakubiak
James C. Stout and Carmela S. DeBartolo
1st publication Michal Osiecki and Agata Wrobel
Jan Krupa and Aneta Kuczynska
Miros³aw Truszkowski and Anika Brachuk
Dennis F. Mieszala and Jill E. Bjorgo
Szymon Bogacki and Magdalena Pilat
Pawe³ Piotr Nowak and Agnieszka Anna Kozio³
Congratulations and best wishes to the couples
who were married here last week:
Karolina Wiliñska and Krzysztof Siuta
Marzena Domagala and Chris Pacocha
We pray for God’s blessings on them as they
begin their new life together.
WE WELCOME IN BAPTISM
Brandon Alexander, son of Raul and
Sharon (Tayupanta) Basulto;
Brian Mathew, son of Raul and Sharon
(Tayupanta) Basulto;
Savanna Amber, daughter of Raul and
Sharon (Tayupanta) Basulto;
Kailyn Elizabeth Minas-Beck, daughter of Kevin
George Beck and Myla Dosado Minas;
Orlando Xavier, son of Orlando Leo and Emma (Perez)
Reyes;
Carter Patrick, son of Patrick Dockery and Jacqueline
(Griffin) Quinn
June 15, 2003
The Most Holy Trinity
St. Ferdinand Parish
to Celebrate
Corpus Christi
The parish observance of the feast
of Corpus Christi will be on Sunday,
June 22. Our celebration begins with the
12:15 and 12:30 Masses in both Chapel and Church, followed by a neighborhood procession with the Blessed
Sacrament, and Benediction. Mass in Chapel will be in
Italian, Mass in Church will be in English and Polish.
We hope to involve all of our parish’s organizations,
our school children, the First Communicants, and all the
religious as well as cultural groups that worship as part of
the parish community.
All are encouraged to participate in this treasure of our
Catholic heritage. There is a space in the procession for
everyone.
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:
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
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2 Cor 6:1-10; Mt 5:38-42
2 Cor 8:1-9; Mt 5:43-48
2 Cor 9:6-11; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
2 Cor 11:1-11; Mt 6:7-15
2 Cor 11:18, 21b-30; Mt 6:19-23
2 Cor 12:1-10; Mt 6:24-34
Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116; Heb 9:11-15 Mk
14:12-16, 22-26
Joseph Balicki
Timothy Benson
Albin Bilinski
Arlene Bilinski
Stephanie Bosco
Gabriella Bragagnolo
Alba Jennie Burroughs
Benito Cabanin
Claudio Clemente
Bishop Edwin Conway
Gayle DeBortoli
Anna Diks
Honor Draftz
Lillian Dziedzic
Fred Forte
Joseph Gagliano
Fatima Gomez
Rocco Greco
Ben Guttiula
Mary Hain
Judith Hodolitz
Mary Ann Johansen
Catherine Keeler
Stanley Kochniarczyk
Helen Kosirog
Tad Koziol
June Landers
James Lamberti
Sam LoDolce
Netta Lohrmann
Eleanor Loscuito
Elizabeth Ann Maher
Susan Maher
Francesco Mangialardo
Mary Martin
Estelle “Toots” McGuigan
Emilia Moreno
Eleanor O’Donovan
Dan Oliver, Jr.
Deborah L. Pawlak
Timothy Rajski
Sophie Regner
Alicia Schippits
Jack Schneider
Infant Cameron Scott
Robert Sierminski
Lenore Simzyk
Raymundo Soriano, Sr.
Tony Spano
Estelle Stybur
Ann Sullivan
Minerva Watson
We are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.
— Romans 8:16-17
Our Financial Support of St. Ferdinand Parish
Through your stewardship, the people of St. Ferdinand Parish contributed 13,589.16 in the regular offertory collection last weekend. This total was an improvement of $2,260 over the previous weekend, which was surprisingly the
lowest regular collection in over four and a half years. During the past week a number of parishioners have spoken to
me or showed me bulletins from other area parishes. It is true that collections are down nearly everywhere. No matter
how poorly we may think we are doing as a community, there are always others in worse shape (which, of course, can
be said of more things than money), if that kind of comparison makes us feel any better about ourselves and our collective stewardship. The point being that what we need to concern ourselves about is that we are doing all that God calls
us to do in His name. If we do so, with our time, talents and treasure, than our Lord will be well pleased with our individual and collective efforts.
Next weekend summer begins officially, we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, and all of our educational programs and many of our parish organizations are taking a well deserved rest for the next couple of months. I too am
going on vacation for two weeks, something I have not done in twenty-five years of working for the Church. It has
been another busy and often challenging year, both personally in the lives of many in our community and collectively as
a parish. It is time to enjoy the beauty of summer and the opportunity to recreate ourselves as disciples. May the Holy
Trinity be the source of our inspiration and the Body and Blood of Christ be our nourishment to truly be the Church at
this time and in this place.
Daniel P. Costigan, Parish Business Manager
COLLECTION:
ENVELOPES:
June 7-8, 2003
$9,574.73
LOOSE MONEY:
$4,014.43
TOTAL Donated:
$13,589.16
BUDGET: GOAL$15,000
Amount Over (Under)
(1,410.84)
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June 15, 2003
COST AND BENEFITS OF CHILDREN
The government recently calculated the
cost of raising a child from birth to 18
and came up with $160,140 for a middle
income family. Talk about sticker shock!
That doesn't even touch college tuition.
But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break
it down. It translates into $8,896.66 a
year, $741.38 a month, or $171.08 a
week. That's a mere $24.24 a day! Just
over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is
don't have children if you want to be "rich."
Actually, it is just the opposite.
What do you get for your $160,140?
•Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
•Glimpses of God every day.
•Giggles under the covers every night.
•More love than your heart can hold.
•Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
•Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and
warm cookies.
•A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or
chocolate.
•A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites, building sandcastles, and skipping down the sidewalk in
the pouring rain.
•Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter
what the boss said or how your stocks performed
that day.
For $160,140, you never have to grow up.
•You get to finger-paint, carve pumpkins, play
hide-and-seek, catch lightning bugs, and never
stop believing in Santa Claus.
•You have an excuse to keep reading the
Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, watching Saturday
morning cartoons, going to Disney movies, and
wishing on stars.
•You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and
flowers under refrigerator magnets and
collect spray painted noodle wreaths for
Christmas, hand prints set in clay for
Mother's Day, and cards with backward
letters for Father's Day.
For $160,140, there is no greater bang
for your buck.
•You get to be a hero just for retrieving
a Frisbee off the garage roof, taking the training
wheels off a bike, removing a splinter, filling a
wading pool, coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs,
and coaching a baseball team that never wins but
always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
•You get a front row seat to history to witness
the first step, first word, first bra, first date,
and first time behind the wheel.
•You get to be immortal.
•You get another branch added to your family
tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in
your obituary called grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
•You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality
that no college can match.
•In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there
with God. You have all the power to heal a booboo, scare away the monsters under the bed,
patch a broken heart, police a slumber party,
ground them forever, and love them without limits, so . . . one day they will, like you, love without
counting the cost.
ENJOY YOUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS!
Add Years to Your Life by Looking on the Bright Side
COR’s
O The way you view your life may significantly affect its
•Get involved. Activities that provide a sense of accomplishcan make a big difference in your life and the lives of
length.
A
recent
study
by
researchers
at
the
Mayo
Clinic
R found that optimists outlive pessimists. Here are some tips ment
others.
N to help you accentuate the positive:
•Avoid unhealthy responses to stress. Destructive habits, such
as smoking, drinking and substance abuse can only make
the negative self-talk. Instead of focusing on what
E •Stop
you feel worse.
you think you can’t do, revel in your strengths.
R •Stay flexible. Change can be difficult. Instead of dwelling •Live for today. Take time to savor the special moments today
on how things used to be, try to focus on how you can
make the best of the way things are.
brings.
Be optimistic — your health may depend on it!
June 15, 2003
The Most Holy Trinity
Mother’s Day Peace Project
“If you want peace, work for justice.”
—Pope Paul VI
“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your
time; but if you have come because your liberation is
bound up with mine, then let us work together.”
— Lilla Watson, An Australian Aboriginal Woman
Action Idea for the Week:
This week I will defend those being mistreated.
St. Ferdinand Parish School
Registrations for
2003-2004 School Year
Now Being Taken!
St. Ferdinand Parish School serves students from
preschool through grade 8.
The faith-based curriculum allows us to unite
what is being taught at home and at church
and to emphasize those values
throughout the school day.
•Religion taught each day;
Mass participation once a week
•New curriculum & books
in reading, social studies & religion
•Curriculum being revised
for social studies, religion and technology
•Cafeteria, gym, computer lab, science lab, art room,
music room, library, nurse, counselor
•Resource teachers in math and reading
•Before and after school care available
•Faith partners, library aides, student safety patrol,
student council, newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine,
sports programs, band, piano & guitar lessons
•Archdiocesan certified and State recognized
•Talented and caring teachers
•Delightful students
If you’d like to arrange a school tour,
Please call the school office: 773.622.3022
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About the Mother’s Day Peace Project
For weeks you have been seeing items in the bulletin about
the Mother’s Day Peace Project. Mother’s Day is in May,
right? Why do we keep seeing Mother’s Day Peace Project
notices? Here’s what the Committee has to say:
“Arise...Christian women of this day. As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvil at the summons of war, let
women on this day leave the duties of hearth and home to
set out in the work of peace.” — Julia Ward Howe.
The Archdiocesan Women’s Committee in collaboration with
the Office for Catholic Schools, the Office of Peace and
Justice and Pax Christi Illinois would like to explain The
Mother’s Day Peace Project. This is an effort to remind us of
the origins of Mother’s Day as a Peace movement and to
provide resources and inspiration to women and others seeking to use their voice as a vehicle for peace in our world.
Each week you will find in your weekly bulletin a reflection
that encourages peace making in our homes, neighborhoods,
city, or throughout our world. These reflections will include
scripture, inspiration and an action idea. It is our hope that
this will inspire women and others to find ways to be a voice
of Peace in our world.
“Human society, as we here picture it, demands that men
(and women) be guided by justice, respect the rights of others and do their duty. It demands, too, that they be animated
by such love as will make them feel the needs of others as
their own.” (Pacem in Terris # 35)
The Project is designed to continue for the entire year and is
sponsored by the Archdiocesan Women’s Committee
- Women & Society subcommittee.
Pray in name for the protection
of these Parishioners
who are serving our country in the
Armed Forces:
Sgt. David Domel, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps
1st Lt. Paul Polanski, U.S. Marine Corps
Jeffrey Foerster, U.S. Army
James Brown, U.S. Army
Diosdado Soriano, Specialist, U.S. Army
Pfc. Toribio J. Urian, U.S. Army
Pfc. Rudyard M. Urian, U.S. Army
Justin Jones, U.S. Marine Corps
Adam Malkmus, U.S. Army
Jeffery P. Tyson, U.S. Army
Robert E. Kelley, U.S. Army
Erik T. Herrera, U.S. Air Force
Farid Farah, U.S. Army Reserves
Let us pray.
God of love and compassion, before this season of
unrest, we had grown comfortable with thinking of them
only as they relate to us - as our parents and spouses, sons
and daughters, brothers and sisters, neighbors and friends.
Today, history and circumstance, force us to release
them into your care and into our country’s service. We
pray for them and bless them in your name. Grant them
your protection and a safe return home. Amen.
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Powoli zbli¿amy siê do Uroczystoœci Bo¿ego
Cia³a, pragniemy przygotowaæ siê ca³ym sercem do
prze¿ycia tej wielkiej tajemnicy, któr¹ jest Eucharystia.
Chrystus odchodz¹c do swojego Ojca zechcia³ zostaæ
z nami pod postaci¹ Chleba i Wina, lecz
my czêsto zapominamy o tym, czujemy siê
opuszczeni i osamotnieni. Czêsto brak nam
wiary w autentyczn¹ obecnoœæ Chrystusa
w Najœwiêtszym sakramencie.
Poni¿ej przytoczony cud eucharystyczny
niech bêdzie dla nas œwiadectwem, niech
umocni nasz¹ wiarê i rozpali nasze serca
wdziêcznoœci¹ Boskiemu Oblubieñcowi.
Cud w Lanciano, sta³ siê s³ynny
w ca³ym œwiecie od czasu, kiedy 4 marca
1971 r. og³oszono wyniki kilkumiesiêcznych badañ naukowych postaci
Cia³a i Krwi przechowywanych od VIII
wieku we w³oskim mieœcie Lanciano.
Historyczne Ÿród³a mówi¹ nam o tym, ¿e
w po³owie VIII wieku mia³o miejsce
niezwyk³e wydarzenie w ma³ym przyklasztornym koœciele œw. Longina.
Otó¿ pewnego zakonnika, który tam mieszka³, nawiedza³y
przez d³ugi czas bardzo ciê¿kie pokusy. Kiedy odprawia³
Mszê œw. mia³ w¹tpliwoœci, czy w czasie konsekracji chleb
rzeczywiœcie staje siê Cia³em Chrystusa, a wino Jego
Krwi¹. Pewnego dnia rankiem, podczas odprawiania Mszy
œw., kiedy wypowiada³ s³owa konsekracji, ogarnê³a go
watpliwoœæ niezwykle silna i natrêtna. I wtedy
wypowiadaj¹c s³owa: “To jest Cia³o Moje... To jest Krew
Moja...” zauwa¿y³, ¿e z bia³ej Hostii rzeczywiœcie sp³ywa
krew. Na widok tego, co siê dokona³o, oniemia³y ze zdumienia i przera¿enia, zakonnik w ekstatycznym milczeniu
wpatrywa³ siê w œwiête postacie Cia³a i Krwi Pañskiej.
W koñcu strach ust¹pi³ i jego serce przepe³ni³a nieopisana
radoœæ. Po d³ugim milczeniu, z twarz¹ rozpromienion¹
radoœci¹ i mokr¹ od szczêœcia, zwróci³ siê do wiernych
uczestnicz¹cych we Mszy œw. ze s³owami: “Patrzcie, oto
prawdziwe Cia³o i Krew Pana naszego Jezusa Chrystusa,
które uczyni³ widzialne dla mnie w tym celu, abym nie by³
ju¿ niedowiarkiem lecz wierz¹cym”. Wieœæ o tym
nadzwyczajnym wydarzeniu roznios³a siê po ca³ej okolicy.
W krótkim czasie koœció³, w którym mia³ miejsce cud, sta³
siê znanym sanktuarium, do którego t³umnie zaczêli
W sobotê 21 czerwca o godz. 8:00
wieczorem, grupa Laudamus
zaprasza na bliskie spotkanie
z Jezusem,
z Tym, który nas pierwszy umi³owa³
i na którego zawsze
mo¿emy liczyæ.
"Przyjmijcie Ducha Œwiêtego”
to s³owa, które bêd¹ tematem
i wezwaniem sobotniego spotkania.
Jeszcze raz zachwyæmy siê Bo¿¹ trosk¹ o zbawienie
ka¿dego cz³owieka.
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nap³ywaæ pielgrzymi. Œwiête postacie Cia³a i Krwi przechowywano w specjalnym relikwiarzu.
W miarê up³ywu wieków o Eucharystycznym cudzie
zaczêty kr¹¿yæ rozmaite legendy. Ojcowie Franciszkanie,
którzy s¹ kustoszami sanktuarium,
postanowili sprawdziæ wiarygodnoœæ kultu
œwiêtych postaci Cia³a i Krwi Chrystusa.
W tym celu 18 listopada 1970 roku zlecili
grupie w³oskich naukowców szczegó³owe
badania pod kierownictwem prof. Odoardo
Linoli z Arezzo. Badania trwa³y kilka
miesiêcy. Zakoñczone zosta³y 4 marca
1971 r. Wyniki by³y sensacyjne i znalaz³y
siê na pierwszych stronach w³oskich gazet.
Potwierdzi³y przekaz tradycji, ¿e Hostia
z VIII wieku jest ludzkim miêœniem sercowym bez ¿adnych œladów ciêcia, co
wyklucza przypuszczenie, ¿e zosta³o
wyciête jakiemuœ cz³owiekowi.
Stwierdzono z ca³¹ pewnoœci¹, ¿e posiada
w swoim sk³adzie komórki ludzkiego
miêœnia sercowego oraz wsierdzia
i osierdzia, a tak¿e komórki uk³adu nerwowego charakterystyczne dla miêœnia sercowego. W niewyt³umaczalny
sposób zachowa³o siê równie¿ 5 bry³ek skrzepniêtej krwi.
Badania wykaza³y, ¿e jest to prawdziwa ludzka krew
grupy AB. Tê sam¹ grupê krwi znaleziono w zachowanym
sercu - Hostii. Z naukowego punktu widzenia nie da siê
wyt³umaczyæ dlaczego Cia³o i Krew przez dwanaœcie
wieków nie uleg³y procesowi rozk³adu i w tak doskona³ym
stanie zachowa³y siê do naszych czasów.
Trzy lata po pierwszych badaniach naukowych, przyjecha³
do Lanciano ks. kard. Karol Wojty³a, aby spêdziæ tu ca³¹
noc na modlitwie i adoracji Eucharystycznego cudu.
Pozostawi³ bardzo wymowny zapis w ksiêdze
pami¹tkowej: Fac nos Tibi semper magis credere, in Te
spem habere Te diligere (Spraw, abyœmy w Ciebie
bardziej wierzyli, pok³adali nadziejê i mi³owali).
Eucharystyczny cud w Lanciano jest znakiem
szczególnego rodzaju, który wskazuje na ¿yw¹
obecnoϾ Jezusa w Eucharystii. Jest to bardzo
wymowny znak, który wzywa do wiary, do otwarcia
serca na przyjêcie daru nieskoñczonej mi³oœci
Zbawiciela ofiarowanej nam w Eucharystii.
Peregrynacja obrazu MB Czêstochowskiej
Cz³onkowie ¯ywego Ró¿añca informuj¹,
¿e mo¿na przyjmowaæ Matkê Najœwiêtsz¹
do swoich domów w kopii Jej cudownego
obrazu z Jasnej Góry. Wszyscy chêtni
proszeni s¹ o kontakt telefoniczny
z kustoszem Obrazu Jasnogórskiego
p. W³adys³awem Krok tel. 773/589-9516.
Za wszystkich przyjmuj¹cych obraz
cz³onkowie odmawiaj¹ ró¿aniec. Niech
Najœwiêtsza Matka wyprasza wszystkim Jej dzieciom
potrzebne ³aski.
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PIKNIK, PIKNIK, PIKNIK !!!
Klub Dobrego Pasterza na Piknik zaprasza
ju¿ ogieñ rozpala dru¿yna nasza
29 czerwca szykujmy plecaki
by wyruszyæ na turystyczne szlaki
do Lake Villa autobus zawiezie
i wszyscy bêdziemy na dobrym obiedzie.
Mszê œwiêt¹ ksi¹dz nam odprawi
picie, jedzenie pob³ogos³awi:
prosiaka, kapustê i inne ³akocie
i bêdzie mo¿na p³ywaæ na wodzie.
Gry i zabawy te¿ mamy w planie
a¿ nas ciemna noc zastanie.
Wyjazd 29 czerwca o godz. 8:30 rano.
Cena biletu wraz z przejazdem dla cz³onków $5.00, dla
niezrzeszonych $25, dla dzieci $15.
Zg³oszenia wraz z op³at¹ przyjmuje do 22 czerwca
Iwona Konopka 773/736-9903
Henryk Mroczkowskiego 773/520-3539
Podhalanie i Mi³oœnicy Tatr z Katolickim Radiem siê k³aniaj¹
i na 29 czerwca na piknik zapraszaj¹
W Parku Schiler Wood na 10 platformie
jak Bozia pozwoli mo¿ecie siê zabawiæ i pojeœæ do woli.
Napojów nie braknie jak na nas przysta³o
bêdzie siê wam zatem lepiej tañcowa³o.
Bêdzie loteria i bêd¹ wygrywki
ka¿dy los wygrywa takie s¹ zagrywki.
Telewizor, DVD mamy te¿ na stanie
oraz 200 nagród dla was pozostanie.
Cena biletu na losowanie tylko 10 dolarów
bilety s¹ dostêpne dla wszystkich pañ i panów.
Dochód na Katolickie Radio przeznaczony
serdecznie zapraszamy, Bóg zap³aæ sk³adamy.
O 11:30 na Mszê zapraszamy
odprawi nasz kapelan, którego kochamy.
Staszek Kowalkowski, prezes
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I DUCHOWI ŒWIÊTEMU
TACA PARAFIALNA
Wspólnymi si³ami parafianie koœcio³a œw. Ferdynanda z³o¿yli $13,589.16 na sk³adkê niedzieln¹. Oznacza to, ¿e otrzymaliœmy $2,260 wiêcej ni¿ w zesz³¹ niedzielê. Sk³adka niedzielna w zesz³ym tygodniu by³a najni¿sza od ponad 4,5 lat.
Przez ostatni tydzieñ rozmawia³em z wieloma parafianinami, którzy pokazywali mi biuletyny parafialne z innych koœcio³ów. Prawd¹ jest, ¿e ofiary s¹ wszêdzie zani¿one. Niezale¿ne od tego jak biedni czujemy siê jako wspólnota, zawsze
znajd¹ siê biedniejsi ni¿ my (nie tylko w kwestii materialnej) - jeœli takie porównanie mo¿e nas podnieœæ na duchu.
Przede wszystkim jednak musimy siê zatroszczyæ o wype³nienie woli Bo¿ej i dzia³anie w Jego imieniu. Poœwiêcaj¹c
swój czas, dobra i talenty na rzecz Koœcio³a nasze ¿ycie staje siê mi³e Bogu.
Kalendarzowe lato rozpocznie siê ju¿ w nastêpnym tygodniu i cz³onkowie wszystkich grup parafialnych oraz organizatorzy programów edukacyjnych szykuj¹ siê na zas³u¿ony wypoczynek. Ja równie¿ wybieram siê na wakacje, tym razem
na 2 tygodnie, co zdarza mi siê po raz pierwszy od 25 lat pracy w Koœciele. Koñcz¹cy siê rok fiskalny by³ kolejnym
pe³nym wydarzeñ i wyzwañ zarówno dla ka¿dego z nas indywidualnie jak i dla ca³ej wspólnoty. Nadszed³ czas, aby
cieszyæ siê piêknem lata i odnowiæ nasze si³y. Niech Bóg w Trójcy Jedyny bêdzie Ÿród³em natchnieñ, a Cia³o i Krew
Chrystusa naszym pokarmem na ¿ycie wieczne.
Daniel P. Costigan, Menad¿er Parafii
SK£ADKA
7-8 czerwiec
W KOPERTKACH
$9,574.73
W GOTÓWCE
$4,014.43
CA£OŒÆ
$13,589.16
BUD¯ET : CEL $15,000
powy¿ej/(poni¿ej)
($1,410.48)
Page Eight
The Most Holy Trinity
June 15, 2003
the week at st. ferdinand parish
June 16-22, 2003
MONDAY
•Friendship Club — 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Convent # 2
•Boy Scout Troop # 51Family Night — McManus Hall
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
•Craft Ladies — 9 a.m. - Noon, Rectory Basement
•Ladies of St. Anne — 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Canning Hall &
Parish Kitchen
•Jr. Legion of Mary — 2:30-4 p.m., Convent # 2
•Webelos # 3051 — 6-9 p.m., Convent #s 1, 2 & 3
•Troop 51 Committee Meeting — 7-9 p.m., Convent # 1
•Polish Adult Choir — 7:15 p.m., Chapel
•Fijat — 7:30-9:30 p.m., Church
THURSDAY
•Legion of Mary — 7-9 p.m., convent
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
•Confession — 8:45-9:30 a.m., Church
•Legion of Mary — 9-11 a.m., Convent # 2
•Holy Spirit Prayer Group — 4-10 p.m., Convent # 2
•Polish Youth Vigil – 8 p.m. - Midnight, Chapel
SUNDAY
•Chapel Choir Practice — 9:15 a.m., Music Room
•Polish Highlanders — 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., McManus Hall
•Baptism in English — 1:45 p.m., Church
•Christ Renews His Parish - Men —6-10 p.m., Convent #
4
•Fijat evening Music/Mass —Convent # 2
•Laudamus — 7 p.m., Convent # 1
our neighbors want you to know . . .
•St. Priscilla’s, 6969 West Addison Street,
Summer Fun Carnival.
Wednesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 19: 5-10 p.m.
Friday, June 20: 5-11 p.m.
Saturday, June 21: 2-11 p.m.
Sunday, June 22: 2-10 p.m.
For information call Linda (773) 545-6157
Unlimited rides special: $15
Times: Thurs. 5-10 p.m., Sat. 2-6 & Sun. 2-6 p.m.
Mega Pass: $40
The Mega Pass is available for purchase through Tuesday,
June 17. Unlimited rides throughout the carnival.
•Catholic Charities Run for Kids! June 21, 2003, 8 a.m.
5k run and walk at Randolph Street and Lake Michigan,
Chicago. Join the 5k run/walk for kids that will help more
than 125,000 kids this year! Hotline: (312) 655-8367 or
www.catholiccharities.net/run.
•LaVida International, Adoption Agency. Parents needed
to adopt orphaned Asian born infants and toddlers.
Couples are cordially invited to attend free information
meetings to be held locally in Schaumburg, IL on
Wednesday, June 25, 2003. For further information,
please call Lisa or Mar (800) 513-1910.
•Villa St. Benedict. Join us for a Groundbreaking
Celebration! Friday, June 27, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. At Villa
St. Benedict, you’ll enjoy a vibrant retirement lifestyle
with a new sense of freedom. The only continuing care
retirement community located in Lisle, Villa St. Benedict
offers a great value with a complete array of services and
amenities, and the peace of mind of on-site health care, if
ever needed. Call (630) 852-0352 for details.
•ARCHDIOCESAN WEEKDAY RADIO PROGRAMS
DEBUT ON NEW STATION AT NEW TIME
Archdiocese of Chicago radio programs are now airing
Monday through Friday in a new time slot and on a wellknown radio station that can easily be heard throughout
the Chicago area. "Catholic Community of Faith" programming airs from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on WCSN, Radio820-AM.
The new program lineup features news and information
about the ministries, agencies and services of the
Archdiocese of Chicago. Topics of faith are explored with
a Catholic perspective.
Also significant is the fact that Archdiocesan programs
will follow the popular national Catholic radio program,
"Morning Air," hosted by Jeff Cavins who is known for
his EWTN television series, "Life on the Rock." Starboard
Network produces "Morning Air" out of Minneapolis, and
it can be heard from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Radio-820-AM.
Tune in for "Morning Air" from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and for
Archdiocese of Chicago radio programming from 9 a.m.
to 10 a.m. every weekday morning on Radio-820-AM, the
new home of Catholic talk radio in Chicago.
June 15, 2003
The Most Holy Trinity
Page Nine
A Trinity Thought Experiment
No one except God can understand how
there are three distinct persons in one God.
We can, however, understand why it is
important to us. Here is a theological
thought experiment or analogy to explain
the meaning of the Holy Trinity.
Imagine a fan with three blades. On each
of the blades picture signs labeled
"Father", "Son" and "Spirit." Suppose that
the "Father" blade is on top. It represents
the one life of God. The Father knows
about the Son and loves him, so he gives
his entire life to his Son. He does not
divide his life, he gives it all. Imagine the
"Son" blade turning to the top.
When the life is not in the Father and not yet in the Son, it
has to be somewhere. It is in the Holy Spirit. (Remember
that this is only an illustration of something far more complicated.) So the
"Spirit" blade comes to the top of the fan.
Now how can the one life of God be in
all three persons at the same time?
Imagine turning on the fan. The blades
spin so fast that it is impossible to see
which is on top. You might say, from this
example, that God is a dynamo of love,
constantly sharing one life.
If the Father can give his life to two other
persons, why not four or ten or a billion?
If the Father wants to do this he can. The
message of the Trinity is that he wants to
do it. The Father wants to include you.
© 2000 by Father Richard Lonsdale -- www.catholic1.com
GOD’S PRESENCE
Realize above all that you are in God’s presence … empty yourself completely and sit waiting, content with the grace of
—St. Romuald
God, like a chick who tastes nothing and eats nothing but what its mother gives it.
Bulletin reminder: All notices for the June 22nd bulletin need to be in the rectory no later than 9 a.m. on Monday, June
16th. You may drop your bulletin notices off at the rectory in an envelope labeled “bulletin” or you may fax them to 622-5903. The
e-mail address for bulletin notices is [email protected].
St. Ferdinand Parish
Support Staff
Mrs. Aneta Koæma, Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Wendy L. Braunsdorf, Communications Coordinator
Mrs. Lu Caravette, Sr. Gracjana Ziêba, Receptionist/Secretary
Ricky Salgado, Daniel Lopez, Jason Felix,
Evening Receptionists
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
Ralph Barnhart - President, Mary Bucaro, Terri Calcitrai,
Sophie Kass, Ken Presslak, Andrew Warzocha.
Rev. David J. Cortesi and Daniel P. Costigan, ex officio.
Parish Organizations
Boy Scout - Coordinator: Mr. Claudio Clemente
Christ Renews His Parish: Lay Director: Mr. Ronald Pasko
Friendship Club - President: Mrs. Rosalie Anastos
Girl Scout - Coordinator: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss
Knights of Columbus - Tonti Council:
Tony Mangiaracina, past Grand Knight
Kropeczki - Sr. Catherine
Ladies of St. Anne - President: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio
Laudamus - Mr. Jaros³aw Buranicz
Legion of Mary - Presidents: Mr. Justo Evangelista
Mrs. Fely Mesina
Legion of Mary, Juniors - President: Emma Camara
Irving Park Catholic Woman’s Club - Mrs. Dolores Schoewe
Market Day - Coordinator: Mrs. Tammy Sammarco
Polish Club of the Good Shepherd - President:
Polish Saturday School - Director: Mrs. Lucyna Olszewska
Polish School Board - Chairman: Mr. Stanis³aw Urban
Rosary Group - Mr. Wac³aw Wileczek
Serduszka - Music Teacher - Miss Iwona Raszyk
St. Ferdinand Athletic Board - Director: Mr. Len Bertolini
St. Ferdinand Family & School Association - President:
Mrs. Maureen Sobie
St. Ferdinand Parish Council - President: Mr. Ralph Barnhart
St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club - President:
Mr. Stan Kowalkowski
St. Ferdinand School Board - Chairperson: Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart
St. Vincent DePaul Society - President: Mr. Ralph Barnhart
Ushers Club - President: Mr. Mike Bisceglie
St. Ferdinand Church
5900 West Barry Avenue
Chicago, IL 60634-5128
St. Ferdinand Parish
Rev. David J. Cortesi, Pastor
Rev. Walter Juszczak, C.ss.R., Associate Pastor
Rev. William M. Holbrook, Associate Pastor
Rev. Marek Jurzyk, Associate Pastor
Rev. S³awomir Koz³owski, Associate Pastor
Rev. Joseph Kromenaker, Resident
Rev. Joseph Varkey, Resident
Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon
Ronald Weiner, Deacon
SUNDAY MASSES:
CHURCH:
Saturday: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday:
7:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m
10:45 a.m. (Polish),
12:30 p.m.,
3:00 p.m. (Polish)
5:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. (Polish)
CHAPEL:
7:30 a.m. (Polish), 10:30 a.m., and 12:15 p.m. (Italian).
RECONCILIATION:
Saturday: 8:45-9:30 a.m. or by appointment in the
rectory. Sobota: 6:30 wieczorem.
St. Ferdinand School - 773/622-3022
Mr. Jerome R. Molitor, Principal
Christian OutReach (COR) - 773/622-9732
Mrs. Lu Caravette, Director
Religious Education Office - 773/622-3022 ext. 366
Mr. Joseph Kummer, D.R.E.
Missionary Sisters of Christ the King - 773/889-7979
Sr. Katarzyna Zaremba, Superior
Business Manager - 773/622-5900 ext. 3
Mr. Daniel P. Costigan
To register please come to the rectory during
business hours:
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Baptism of children is celebrated at 1:45 p.m. in English
on the second and fourth Sundays of the month, and in
Polish on the first and third Sundays of the month.
To register, please call the rectory.
Pre-Baptism class is required for baptism of the first child.
The class in English is held on the first Wednesday of each
month at 7:30 p.m. in the rectory, and in Polish on the
Tuesday before the first Sunday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in
Church. Please call the rectory to reserve a place in the
class.
Marriages must be arranged at least four months prior to
the ceremony. Please call the rectory.