Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles June 29, 2014

Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles June 29, 2014

Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
June 29, 2014
Pastor: Fr. Gene Dyer
Weekend Associate: Fr. Luke Kleczka, SDS
Pastor Emeritus: Fr. Gerald Rogala
Deacons: John X. Rottman,
Robert Cnota, Steven Wagner and
Michael McManus
Business Manager
Mr. Joe Wojtowicz
School Principal: Mr. Dan Gargano
Religious Education Coordinator:
Mr. Ron Mazzoni
Mass Schedule:
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.,
11:30 a.m. (Mass in Polish)
Monday through Saturday: 8:30 a.m.
Holy Days: Please see the bulletin
Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy:
Tue. - Sat. following 8:30 a.m. Mass
Confessions: Saturday 4:00 to 4:45 p.m.
Spowiedþ: Niedziela po polsku
11:00 do 11:25 a.m.
Office Hours and Addresses:
Church: 6725 W. Devon Ave. Chicago, IL
60631
Parish Office: 6333 N. Newcastle Ave.
Summer Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:30am - 5:00pm
(773) 792-3077, FAX: (773) 792-3820
e-mail: [email protected]
School: 6323 N. Newcastle Ave.,
(773) 763-3380
Visit us on the web at:
www.saintthecla.org
Weekly Parish Information
Mass Intentions
Mon. June 30th, 8:30am
+Katherine Moffat
+Angelo Borghi
+Patrick O’Brien
Tue. July 1st, 8:30am
+Broda Family
Wed. July 2nd, 8:30am
+John and Sophie Jonas
Thur. July 3rd, 8:30am
+Bernard and Louis Rozmarynowski
Fri. July 4th, 8:30am
(collective intentions)
+Audrey and Marie LaFleur
+Sophie Ligeza
SI - For Religious Freedom
Sat. July 5th, 8:30am
+Therese K. Kennedy
5:00pm
Sun. July 6th, 8:00am
10:00am
+Carl and Marie Kandlbinder
+Sr. Joselita Marie Kujak C.S.J.
Parish Calendar for this week
Sunday June 29th Rummage Sale - gym, Leyden Hall, school, kitchen
Monday June 30th Rummage Sale clean-up
Tuesday July 1st Rummage Sale clean-up
Wednesday July 2nd Rummage Sale clean-up
Thursday July 3rd Rummage Sale clean-up
 Al-Anon meeting - 9:30am – 11:00am - St. Joseph the
Worker, Queen of Peace
 Leisure Club meeting - 11:30am - Queen of Peace
July 4th & 5th CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY
Chicago 950AM,
Chicago West 930AM,
NW Indiana 1270AM
(Listen online at www.relevantradio.com)
+Elanore and Charleen Tocha
(collective intentions)
+Walter & Irene Mastalarz
+Emilia Wolski
+John Sweeney
11:30 a.m. Mass in Polish
+Henryk Horak, +Stanis³aw Wid³ak oraz za zmar³ych cz³onków
rodziny Wid³aków, +Ryszard i Janina Spociñski,
+Emilia i W³adys³aw Kubik, +Helena i Micha³ Cieºla,
+Jacek Topczewski,
+Felicja, Aleksander i Anna Karwowscy,
+Mieczysław i Łucja Kraszewski
+denotes deceased, SI - denotes special intention
Traveling? Check out www.masstimes.org
for Mass times at Churches
where you will be vacationing.
The Leisure Club meets on Thursday, July 3rd at
11:30 A.M. in the Queen of Peace room. All are
welcome! For information, please call Joanie Ptak
at 312-608-4092. God’s blessings to all!
50+ Senior Meet and Greet
When: Thursday, July 10
Where: Immaculate Conception Rectory Assembly Room
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Our parishes planned a Meet and Greet afternoon of fun,
refreshments and entertainment that features Tom Stanfield.
Bring a friend and join us! Please RSVP to Joanie Ptak – 773631-5494 by July 3rd….thanks
Immaculate Conception Seniors Club
St. Juliana Friendship Club
St. Mary of the Woods
St. Monica Senior Club
Queen of All Saints
St. Tarcissus Golden Hours
St. Thecla Leisure Club
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading - Peter was in prison, but prayer by the church
was made to God on his behalf (Acts 12:1-11).
Psalm - The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him
(Psalm 34).
Second Reading - I have finished the race; I have kept the faith
(2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18).
Gospel - Simon Peter said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the
living God” (Matthew 16:13-19).
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Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc-23;
Mt 8:18-22
Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8; Mt 8:23-27
Am 5:14-15, 21-24; Ps 50:8-13, 16bc-17;
Mt 8:28-34
Eph 2:19-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 20:24-29
Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119: 10, 20, 30, 40,
131; Mt 9:9-13
Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17
Zec 9:9-10; Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14;
Rom 8:9, 11-13; Mt 11:25-30
St. Thecla Athletic Council Annual Golf Outing
August 16, 2014 at Tam Golf Club
3:15 check-in - 4:00 shot gun start
$60.00 per golfer includes: golf, cart, lunch, a cocktail, a $10.00 gift certificate to an area establishment, a chance to win a $100 tuition credit, and many other prizes.
Please contact Gina O’Hehir ASAP at [email protected] to reserve your spot
If you can’t make it, please consider getting together with a few other families to sponsor a hole. Your names
would appear on a sign on the course as donors.
One of the things I
have learned as a
parent is this: when a
family member is
going through a rough
time and I don’t know
what to do, I just need
to love him or her through it. That’s become a
kind of mantra for my wife and me because it
works. When we come to the end of our rope and
don’t know what the “right” thing to do is, we’ll
say, “We can love her through it.” Inviting love
into the equation is to invite God into the mix.
Bringing our uncertainty and worry into the light
of Christ allows us to focus less on the problem
and more on the person. God is love, and those
who abide in love, abide in God. That is my wish
for you and your family. - Tom McGrath
This 2nd collection takes
place today.
Blood Pressure Screening This Weekend
Volunteers from Compass will be in the back
of Church to check blood pressures this
weekend. They will be available after the 5:00
p.m., 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Masses. It is a
quick measure you can take to monitor your
health. Plan to stop by.
50-Year Reunion for the Class of '64 A few folks from the
Class of '64 are in the process of planning a 50-year reunion to
be held this fall. If you are from this class or know the
whereabouts of anyone who graduated in 1964, please send an
email to [email protected]. They would love to hear
from you!
Jedną z rzeczy, której
nauczyłem się będąc
rodzicem jest to, że
kiedy ktoś z rodziny
przechodzi trudny
okres w życiu i nie
wiem, co mam robić, powinienem po prostu
kochać ją lub jego mocniej przez cały ten czas.
Przekonanie to stało się rodzajem mantry dla mnie
i dla mojej żony, ponieważ jego zastosowanie jest
skuteczne. Kiedy dochodzimy do kresu
wytrzymałości i wciąż nie wiemy, co jest tą
„prawidłową rzeczą” do zrobienia, mówimy:
„Możemy kochać mocniej w tym trudnym czasie”.
Zaproszenie miłości, aby wprowadzić równowagę,
jest zaproszeniem miłości to rozwiązania konkretnego
zagmatwania. Przynoszenie naszych niepewności i trosk do
światła Chrystusa, pozwala nam mniej koncentrować się na
problemie, a więcej na osobie. Bóg jest miłością i ci, którzy
trwają w miłości, trwają w Bogu. To jest moje pragnienie dla
ciebie i twojej rodziny. - Tom McGrath
Weekly Contributions:
A note from the Finance Committee
We need to maintain the momentum of the great
financial progress we made in the last fiscal year. Have you
missed a weekly donation that you can catch up on? Thank you
for giving this your consideration.
June 22nd, 2014
Total Collection…....…................................................$7,095.00
Maintenance Fund……………………………............$90.00
School Fund……………………………..……..……..$20.00
Children’s Envelopes...……………………………….$6.76
Parking Lot Fund……………………………………...$160.00
Sharing Parish……………………………....................$86.00
Thank you for your generosity to help meet our weekly
financial goals. Please remember St. Thecla in your will.
Sign up for Automated Giving by visiting www.parishpay.com
or by calling 1-866-parish-1.
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Pro-Life
THE WOMEN'S CENTER
5116 North Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630 (773)794-1313
We celebrated Father’s Day this month and many fathers feel a deep loss and sadness due to the abortion of their child. At the
Women’s Center, we reduce the number of abortions by approximately 1,000 babies saved each year. We are able to do this because
of our counseling, and the spiritual and material help which you enable us to provide our mothers and fathers.
We need strong Furniture Room volunteers Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. or 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. to distribute baby furniture
and to serve as a lobby/front desk substitute. A volunteer is needed on Saturdays who speaks Spanish to return phone calls that come
into our Counseling Office. We have excellent opportunities for individuals or friends to work together; cleaning baby bottles used
for our “spare change” fundraising. This work is done anytime Monday thru Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m and all this work is
done at our Chicago office.
Baby diapers in sizes 1, 4, 5 and 6, maternity, baby and children’s (up to size 14) clothing in good condition are needed for our
Resource Room. These must be delivered to us unless accompanied by baby
furniture. To volunteer your help or donate, call Jackie at 773-794-8807 or
email [email protected].
We are happy to pass on your used baby equipment to mothers who cannot
afford to buy it. Our wish list includes: 4 infant/toddler car seats, 3 fixed side
cribs, 3 crib mattresses, 4 toddler beds, 2 high chairs, 4 strollers, 2 double
strollers, 4 bouncers, 5 pack n plays, 3 swings, 2 changing tables and 3 walkers. If your neighbors have a garage sale or if you attend one, please ask the
sellers to donate items to us because our need is a great one. A receipt for all
donations for tax purposes is available. It will be a great help if you can deliver these to us. For our address, or if a pick-up by a volunteer is needed,
please call 773-794-1313.
The Women’s Center czerwiec 2014
W czerwcu obchodzimy Dzień Ojca. Wielu ojców odczuwa wielką stratę i głęboki smutek związany z aborcją ich dziecka. Poprzez
ocalenie przeciętnie około 1,000 dzieci rocznie - The Women’s Center obniża liczbę aborcji. Możemy to czynić poprzez fachową
konsultację, duchową i materialna pomoc, którą umożliwiacie nam, abyśmy mogli wspomagać nasze matki i naszych ojców.
Potrzebujemy silnych wolontariuszy do naszego Magazynu Mebli w czwartki od godziny 10:00 rano do 1:00 po południu albo od
1:00 do 4:00 po południu do pomocy przy rozdzialaniu dziecięcych mebli, jak również na zastępstwo w recepcji przy frontowym
biurku. Potrzebujemy wolontariusza znającego hiszpański, na soboty, do odbierania telefonów w naszym biurze porad.
Mamy też doskonałą okazję dla pojedyńczych osób i grup przyjaciół chcących pomagać wspólnie. Potrzebni są wolontariusze do
przygotowania dziecięcych buteleczek do następnego użycia w naszej akcji zbiórki drobnych pieniędzy na cele Women’s Center.
Praca w dowolnych godzinach od od poniedziałku do piątku pomiędzy 10:00 rano a 5:00 po południu w biurze na Cicero [5116 N.
Cicero].
Potrzebne są pieluszki w rozmiarze 1, 4, 5 i 6; odzież na okres ciąży w dobrym stanie, ubranka dla niemowląt i starszych dzieci do
rozmiaru 14. Rzeczy te starajcie się dostarczyć sami, chyba że macie także do oddania mebelki. Aby zgłosić swoją pomoc lub aby
ofiarować dary prosimy dzwonić do Jackie na numer 773-794-8807 lub drogą elektroniczną [email protected].
Cieszymy się, że możemy podarować Wasze używane rzeczy dziecięce matkom, których nie stać na ich kupno. Potrzebnych są 4
krzesełka do samochodu dla niemowląt oraz dla starszych dzieci; 3 łóżeczka otwierane z jednej strony; 3 materacyki; 4 łóżeczka dla
starszych dzieci; 2 stoliczki do karmienia; 4 wózeczki; 2 podwójne wózeczki; 4 urządzenia do skakania dla dziecka [tzw. bouncers];
5 kompletów z potrzebnymi rzeczami dla dziecka, kiedy wychodzimy z domu, tzw. „pack and plays; 3 huśtawki; 2 stoliczki do
przewijania; 3 chodziki na kółkach, kiedy dziecko uczy się chodzić [walkers]. Jeśli wasi sąsiedzi organizują wyprzedaż garażową
prosimy zapytajcie o podarowanie rzeczy dla nas, bo jesteśmy w tej chwili w wielkiej potrzebie. Możemy dostarczyć pokwitowanie
do rozliczenia podatkowego. Będzie to dla nas wielkim ułatwieniem, jeśli sami te rzeczy do nas dostarczycie. Aby uzyskać adres,
lub aby zgłosić by ktoś odebrał mebelki prosimy do nas dzwonić na numer 773-794-1313.
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Keep in mind. . .
Prayer List, US Military
United States Air Force:
SrA Michael J. Archam,
A1C Heather Bosh,
SrA Nicole Coreil
A1C Scott Frisco
A1C Shane Garrison,
SSgt. Adam Krey,
Lt. Andrew May,
2ndLt. Peter A. Schroeder,
SSgt. James E. Stay
SSgt. Sentara Stay
SSgt. Matt Tredwell
United States Army:
MAJ. Terence W. Bacon,
SGT. Sean Doherty,
SGT. Rachel Hall,
CPT. Gina Marie Healy,
SGT. Robert Lach,
CPT. Jared Lampe,
WO. Steven Larmay,
SPC. Thomas J. Lyons III,
PFC. Raymond Rau,
SPC Thomas Rohl,
1LT. Michael Spiwak
United States Marines:
2ndLt. Philip E. Blais,
2ndLt. Kevin Bowler,
PFC Michael T. Brennan,
Pvt. James Dinela,
LCpl. Kyle Elmer,
SSgt. Benjamin Juhasz,
LCpl. Nathaniel J. Juncer,
Maj. Michael C. Mroszczak,
Cpl. Brian Pasterczyk,
Capt. Craig V. Platt,
LCpl. Jose Rivera,
MSgt. Richard L. Sroka,
SSgt. James E. Stonehouse
United States Navy:
SN E-3 Joseph J. Daly
CAPT. Steven Stancy
We keep those who are serving in the military in our prayers. Please print the name of your loved one and drop it in the collection
basket or return it to the Parish Office. Their names will remain on the list until you notify us of their return. Also notify us if their
rank changes.
Sick List - We pray for all those in nursing homes, homebound or who require extended care and those who care for them: Help us
with the responsibility of keeping the sick list up to date and accurate. Please call the office when the status of someone’s health
changes.
Joseph Augustin
Charlotte Bartkowicz
Frank Bednarczyk
Frank Bednarz
Gino Belcaster
John Belcaster
Christina Bennett
Rosemary Besyk
David Bergthal
Stella Bieniek
Frank Bieniek
Robert Blachowiak
Franciszek Bosak
Marian Brown
Laurence Brueck
Krzysztof Bylica
Herlinda Castellanos
Therese Ciborowski
Eileen Cobb
Kevin Connolly
Eileen Conway
Susan Christ
Mike Curtin
John Dooley
Sophie Dembek
Donald Edsey
Kenneth Ellinger
Genevieve Erazmus
Kristen Formanski
Nicolette Garrigan
Frank Gibbons
Joan Giuntoli
Loretta Golubski
Ann Gosciniak
Ireta Gross
Lenore Grow
Patrick Hall
Gerald Halvey
Dorothy Hennessey
Frank Herbig
Gerald Halvey
Teresa Jozefczak
Tommy Kernan
Beverly Kisiel
Rita Koch
Mary Kozlowski
Tillie Kroll
Stephanie Krupa
Mary Lou Kuszynski
Sophie Lally
Mary Lavalle
Arlene Lewandowski
Elizabeth Link
Joan Lomasney
Martin McCaffrey
Edward McGinniss
Eileen McGovern
Lorraine McMahon
Edward McManis
Dolores Mick
Imleda Mizones
Lillian Morris
Gerrick Mueller
Katharina Mueller
Kim Murphy
Julie Muza
Therese Neiman
Catherine Neumann
Kathleen Numec
Święty Michale Archaniele!
Wspomagaj nas w walce,
a przeciw niegodziwości i zasadzkom złego
ducha bądź naszą obroną.
Oby go Bóg pogromić raczył, pokornie o to prosimy,
a Ty, Wodzu niebieskich zastępów, szatana i inne złe
duchy, które na zgubę dusz ludzkich po tym świecie
krążą, mocą Bożą strąć do piekła. Amen.
Danuta Okrzesik
John Orloff
Patricia O’Toole
Bob Paige
Susan Peterson
Kevin Peterson
Giselle Piekarski
Estella Plaza
Caroline Plodzien
Thomas Podgorny
Roman Poniatowski
Raymond Prybil
Joe Pulizzano
Eileen F. Redding
Stephania Rosa
Virginia Rozmarynowski
Stanley Sadej
Nancy Samp
Anthony Sansone
Mary Sarlo
Peter Schroeder
Janina Sikora
Laura Smith
Janina Sroka
Helena Starzynska
Judith Wolff-Stenzel
Dorothy Struck
Bill Sturch
Helen Surdey
Dorothy Taylor
Janis Taylor
Patricia Timm
Cecilia Walega
Christine Wasowski
Mary Widelka
Anthony Wiorski
Irene Wlezien
Edward Wnek
Julia Wojtanowski
Paul Wyncott
Julia Zeler
Rose Zemba
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle. Be our defense against the
wickedness and snares of the devil. May God
rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O
Prince of the heavenly hosts, —by the power of
God—thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil
spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the
ruin of souls. Amen.
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General information
Baptisms:
How to Become a Catholic:
Please contact the Parish Office to arrange a Baptism.
Baptismal Prep Class:
Will be confirmed at time of Registration of the Baptism.
Marriages:
The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage
Preparation for the Archdiocese of Chicago ask that a minimum
of 4 months be set aside for personal preparation for marriage.
Couples should refrain from setting a firm date or making any
other arrangements until after they have met with a parish priest
or deacon to discuss marriage plans. Please note that Weddings
do not take place during Lent.
Adults or teenagers interested in receiving the Sacraments of
Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, or Eucharist) or those who
are interested in the Catholic Faith should call the Parish Office
for more information about the R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian
Initiation for Adults).
Homebound/Communion Visitations:
St. Thecla Church has several ministers of care who can
regularly take communion to those in need. Please call the
Parish Office to arrange for communion for yourself or
a homebound loved one.
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Pope Benedict XVI spoke in 2012 about his worry that
religious liberty in the United States is being weakened. He called religious liberty the “most cherished of
American freedoms.” Unfortunately, our most cherished freedom is under threat:

 HHS mandate for sterilization, contraception, and
abortion-inducing drugs. The mandate of the Department of Health and Human Services forces
religious institutions to facilitate and/or fund a
product contrary to their own moral teaching. Further, the federal government tries to define which
religious institutions are “religious enough” to
merit protection of their religious liberty.

from renting public schools on weekends for worship services, even though non-religious groups
could rent the same schools for many other uses.
Litigation in this case continues.
Discrimination against Catholic humanitarian
services. After years of excellent performance by
the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) in administering
contract services for victims of human trafficking,
the federal government changed its contract specifications to require MRS to provide or refer for
contraceptive and abortion services in violation of
Catholic teaching.
Catholic foster care and adoption services. Bos Christian students on campus. In its over-100-year
ton, San Francisco, the District of Columbia, and
history, the University of California Hastings Colthe State of Illinois have driven local Catholic
lege of Law has denied student organization status
Charities out of the business of providing adoption
to only one group, the Christian Legal Society,
or foster care services—by revoking their licenses,
because it required its leaders to be Christian and
by ending their government contracts, or both—
to abstain from sexual activity outside of marriage.
because those Charities refused to place children
Is our most cherished freedom truly under
with same-sex couples or unmarried opposite-sex
threat? Yes, Pope Benedict XVI recognized
couples who cohabit.
just two years ago that various attempts to
limit the freedom of religion in the U.S. are
 State immigration laws. Several states have passed
particularly concerning. The threat to religious
laws that forbid what they deem as “harboring” of
freedom is larger than any single case or issue
undocumented immigrants—and what the Church
and has its roots in secularism in our culture.
deems Christian charity and pastoral care to these
The Holy Father has asked for the laity to have
immigrants.
courage to counter secularism that would
 Discrimination against small church congrega“delegitimize the Church’s participation in
tions. New York City adopted a policy that barred
public debate about the issues which are deterthe Bronx Household of Faith and other churches
mining the future of American society.”
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