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 8, 2003
Pentecost Sunday
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Pentecost Sunday
June 8, 2003
The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for:
+Mallardi & Clemente Families
+Baptiste & Angela Mele
MONDAY, Weekday
7:00 —Jennie Focht rq. Husband & Family
8:00 —Ann Dallmeier rq. Family
TUESDAY, Weekday
7:00 —Mary Gruber rq. Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Kolcz
8:00 —Marie Malecki rq. Husband
WEDNESDAY, Barnabas, apostle
7:00 —Oscemar Consolacion Gonzales
rq. Mother & Daughter
8:00 —Catherine Marr rq. Ladies of St. Anne
THURSDAY, Weekday
7:00 —Mary Jo & Will Mistal (15th Wedding Anniv.)
8:00 —James Bujak (5th Anniv.) rq. Mother
FRIDAY, Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor
7:00 —Ray F. Carco
rq. Teachers & Staff of St. Ferdinand School
8:00 —Adolph J. Kubon (8th Anniv.) rq. Family
SATURDAY, Weekday
8:00 —Alex Ladisa rq. Daughter Dolores, Son, Philip
11:00 —Wedding Liturgy
Sylwester Wiejata and Anna Kaznecka
1:00 —Wedding Liturgy
S³awomir Jamroz and Barbara Cudecka
2:00 —Wedding Liturgy (Chapel)
Lech Capala and Edyta Sokal
3:00 —Wedding Liturgy
Wojciech Kupiec and Alicja Bryg
Sunday Anticipated Mass
5:00 —Leonard Strzepek rq. Wife
SUNDAY, The Most Holy Trinity
7:30 —All Fathers
7:30 —(Chapel) +Andrzej Œrodoñ w 6 m-cy po œmierci
9:00 —All Fathers
10:30 —(Chapel)All Fathers
10:45 —-dziêkczynna z proœb¹ o b³og. Bo¿e i potrzebne
³aski dla rodziny w Polsce;
-o b³og. Bo¿e o potrzebne ³aski dla Piotra Pesas
z ok. urodzin;
+Jerzy Sikorski w pó³tora roku po œmierci;
+Stanis³aw Siemianowicz w 9 rocz.œmierci;
+Stanis³aw Borysewicz w 12 rocz.œm.;
+Kazimierz Szef, Anna G³¹biñska
12:15 —(Chapel) Mass in Italian
12:30 —All Fathers
3:00 —+Antoni Pi³at w 6 rocz.œm.
5:00 —All Fathers
6:30 —Mass in Polish
Our Blessed Lord has called
home our parishioners Helen Stander,
Victor DiMalanta, Julia Semon and
Mary Macina for whom we promise our
prayers.
May he and all our other
deceased parishioners enjoy peace and
happiness in God’s Sacred Presence.
HANDMAIDS
E. Piecchietti
3rd publication Sylwester Wiejata and Anna Kaznecka
S³awomir Jamroz and Barbara Cudecka
Lech Capala and Edyta Sokal
Wojciech Kupiec and Alicja Bryg
2nd publication Piotr Mol and Alicja Wiszowata
Adam D. Skrzyniarz and Ola B. Klimek
Matthew C. Tschanz and Julie Anne Seiner
1st publication Rafal Kuchyt and Ma³gorzata Pa³ac
Michal Cebula and Anna Jakubiak
James C. Stout and Carmela S. DeBartolo
Congratulations and best wishes to the couples
who were married here last week:
El¿bieta Maciag and Adam Zymon
We pray for God’s blessings on them as they
begin their new life together.
Our congratulations and best wishes to
Will and Mary Jo Mistal
who will celebrate their
15th Wedding Anniversary
on Thursday, June 12th at the 7:00 Mass.
WE WELCOME IN BAPTISM
Jacub Elvis, son of Darius and
Katarzyna (Piwinska) Harchut;
David Piotr, son of Ryszard and
Ma³gorzata (Giza) Poreba;
Viktoria, daughter of Wojciech and
Wioletta, (Prokop) Tyszka;
Brian, son of Ryszard and Jolanta
(Nazaruk) Urbanowski
June 8, 2003
Pentecost Sunday
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.
CORs
Don’t forget Dad!
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or Granddad!
or Step-Dad!
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N Father’s Day cards will be availE able in the rectory Monday from 9:00 a.m. until
R Friday
4:00 p.m.
Father’s Day is June 15th.
We need to submit the list of names to the
Archdiocese so that invitations can be mailed.
If you should be included on the list and have
not yet called us, please hurry. Don’t miss out.
The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass
will be held on Sunday, September 21st
at 2:30 p.m. at Holy Name Cathedral,
751 North State Street, Chicago
Couples married in 1953
who are interested in attending this
celebration should call St. Ferdinand
Rectory at 622-5900 to register.
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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:
Joseph Balicki
June Landers
Timothy Benson
James Lamberti
Albin Bilinski
Sam LoDolce
Frank Bisceglie
Netta Lohrmann
Stephanie Bosco
Eleanor Loscuito
Gabriella Bragagnolo
Elizabeth Ann Maher
Alba Jennie Burroughs
Susan Maher
Benito Cabanin
Francesco Mangialardo
Claudio Clemente
Mary Martin
Bishop Edwin Conway
Estelle “Toots” McGuigan
Gayle DeBortoli
Emilia Moreno
Anna Diks
Eleanor O’Donovan
Honor Draftz
Dan Oliver, Jr.
Irene M. Dziedzic
Deborah L. Pawlak
Lillian Dziedzic
Timothy Rajski
Fred Forte
Sophie Regner
Joseph Gagliano
Alicia Schippits
Fatima Gomez
Jack Schneider
Rocco Greco
Infant Cameron Scott
Ben Guttiula
Robert Sierminski
Mary Hain
Lenore Simzyk
Judith Hodolitz
Raymundo Soriano, Sr.
Mary Ann Johansen
Tony Spano
Catherine Keeler
Estelle Stybur
Stanley Kochniarczyk
Ann Sullivan
Helen Kosirog
Minerva Watson
Tad Koziol
School will soon be finished
for the summer. The children will be spending more
time enjoying the sunshine
and fresh air. Please, be
careful as you drive through the neighborhood.
Children, in their enthusiasm for play, are not
always as vigilant about “Stopping, Looking, and
Listening” before they cross the streets.
Have a blessed, happy, healthy and safe summer.
Is it difficult for you to get up and down the aisle at
Communion time to receive Holy Communion?
Would you like to have a pew reserved for you in the
front of the church so that a minister of the
Eucharist could bring Communion to you?
These are questions that were raised at our last meeting
of the Pastoral Staff. If this issue affects you... If you feel
there is a need to have an area set aside for people who
use a wheelchair, a walker or a cane in order to get
around, then please call Wendy Braunsdorf at the rectory
(622-5900 ext. 238) and let her know so that she may
communicate your thoughts and suggestions to the rest of
the staff at the next staff meeting in early June.
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Pentecost Sunday
June 8, 2003
St. Ferdinand School Graduates
Class of 2003
We are very pleased to present to the people of St. Ferdinand parish the names
of our St. Ferdinand School Graduates. These 66 students have successfully
completed the requirements for graduation. They are:
Sabrina Alicea
Annalisa Bautista
Michael Boisso
Dina Caballero
Jaime Caballero
Angela Cardino
Natalie Carrera
Josh Carrion
Alfonso Caustrita
Jonathan Chavez
Tony Ciecinski
Frank Cockriel
Giovanni Cortes
Stephanie Daddano
Edgardo De Guzman
Julissa Durate
Darryl Durante
Desiree Dylong
Viviana Ferral
Anthony Gandara
Erika Garcia
Mandy Gonzalez
Ronald Grabowski
Gianna Istambouli
Ann Jaworski
Matthew Jockl
Nicole Kirylczuk
Konrad Kociolek
Casimir Kostrzewski
Meggan Kupinski
Barbara Labuz
Christopher Lehr
Matthew Maks
John Maldonado
Eric Robinson
Maricel Rodriguez
Stephanie Rodriguez
Angel Roldan
Danielle Romero
Lizzette Ruelas
Stefano Smith
Sarah Smyl
Vincent Soriano
Natalie Speiser
Samantha Studzinski
Edward Supan
Katarzyna Syp
Alex Wegrzyn
Mary Ann Young
Anna Malek
Joseph Martinez
Jeremy Marynowski
Christopher Mashni
Joey Mateo
Steven Mazur
Susan Monge
Emily Muszczynski
Joel Ortiz
Lindsey Ortiz
Priank Patel
Veronica Pinal
Joanna Podsiedlik
Jenna Portenlanger
May Quidang
Mercedes Reyes
Nicholas Rivera
Congratulations also to our parishioners who are graduating from high school
and college.We are very proud of you. May God bless you and keep you in His
love always.
Our Financial Support of St. Ferdinand Parish
Last weekend the people of St. Ferdinand Parish contributed $11,328.04 in the regular offertory collection.
Obviously this is a very low total, particularly for the first Sunday of the month. For the past four weekends we have
experienced significantly lower collections. Some of the reason for this could be that people have First Communions,
Weddings and Graduations to attend. The summer is approaching quickly. Vacations and picnics and other summertime activities will impact on Mass attendance. Churches always experience lower collections in the summer. For
many years we have made up for the summer collections with the minor feast days and greater Mass attendance in Lent.
This year our financial good news has been the participation of many families in our Sharing Christ’s Gifts capital campaign; but the bad news has been our consistent struggle to reach our weekly offertory goal, even in the seasons of the
year that we have had high parishioner participation.
Last Sunday’s collection was the lowest since a snowy weekend in January 1998. Compared to the first weekend in
May (the last time we surpassed our weekly goal), on June 1st the collections at the English Masses were down 21%, at
Polish Masses 39% and the Italian Mass was down 63%. The recent Memorial Day weekend was almost as low due to
the holiday. During May our offertory collection deficit is nearly $11,000. We are actually fortunate that we have not
had to use the air conditioning yet during an unseasonably cool spring.
Recently Father Cortesi and I have been talking more often about the collection than we ever have in past years. It
is clear that a number of cuts will need to be made over this summer as well as for next year. Some of the capital projects will occur this summer because they are being provided for by the millennium campaign and this is the season to
do such work. However, the financial outlook for St. Ferdinand’s is no longer as bright as it once was. In recent years
we have said that our parish will one day experience the same struggles as our neighboring parishes. This past year has
shown us that this day has now arrived.
To all of our regular contributors, we are very grateful for your faithful stewardship. If it were not for you, we
would have even greater challenges ahead of us than those we are now facing.
Daniel P. Costigan, Parish Business Manager
COLLECTION:
May 31-June 1, 2003
ENVELOPES:
$8,734.60
LOOSE MONEY:
$2,593.44
TOTAL Donated:
$11,328.04
BUDGET: GOAL$15,000
Amount Over (Under)
($3,671.96)
June 8, 2003
Pentecost Sunday
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.
Ladies of St. Anne
GENERAL MEETING
The last affair of the season will be a Luncheon, Card &
Bunco Party, with a lot of nice prizes and delicious food.
It will be Wednesday, June 11th in Canning Hall at 11:00
a.m.
Tickets may be purchased by calling Lorraine scire at
773/283-6480. Reservations will be required and the price
is $8>00. Please come and bring a friend. All are welcome. The deadline is June 8th for ordering tickets.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
The roots of today’s “birthday of the Church” are in
an ancient Jewish festival of springtime harvest, seven
weeks after Passover. Now, seven weeks after Easter, our
great fifty days of rejoicing come to an end. In the countries
where the Church first came to life, this is a time of harvest,
and the first fruits appear: apricots and lemons, cherries
and strawberries. Even in our gardens, herbs are abundant
and asparagus, that close relation of the Easter lily, comes
fresh to our tables. The earth is laden with so much new
life, and that has always been a sign to Christians of
Easter’s glory.
Pentecost means “fifty” and our fifty days of Easter
joy are complete. This Sunday is a day to savor the glory of
Easter once more: picnics and cookouts, walks by the water,
time in the garden—are all ways of extending the feast.
Notice the paschal candle today, still burning during Mass.
Our Easter celebration now complete, the candle will soon
be moved to a place near the baptismal font, and be lighted
at baptisms and funerals as a silent witness to Christ’s abiding presence.
© Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.
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COR’s Learning to Relax
O Stress is more than an annoyance. It robs you of
the joy of life, saps your energy, and opens the door
illness and heart disease. But there are many
R tothings
yo can do to remove stress from your life —
and
(get
to smile!) they are all enjoyable!
N Take ready
time to smell the roses. We may chuckle at
well-worn phrase, but if we all followed its
E the
advice, we’d be happier, more relaxed people. So
the time to stop. Not just at the end of the day
R take
before collapsing into bed, but throughout the day.
Admire the trees that you pass, the shape of the
clouds, the gold of the sunrise. Listen to the birds. Idle a
bit while you eat to enjoy your meal. The breaks that you
take will give you more energy, grater concentration, and
a better attitude.
Find a little friend. Whatever pet takes your
fancy, find one, bring it home, and love it. Pets can lower
blood pressure by calming and soothing us, and by making us smile. They listen without interrupting, and offer
unconditional live and loyalty to a thoughtful owner.
Play it again, Sam. Perhaps it’s the melody.
Perhaps it’s the rhythm. Regardless, studies have shown
that music has a relaxing effect on stress. So slip in a CD,
or turn on the radio to your favorite station. Let the notes
bring new harmony to your day.
Walk it out. When you’re stressed, your body produces adrenaline — but the adrenaline has nowhere to go.
Walking begins getting rid of adrenaline instantly. But
don’t wait until you’re stressed to walk: walking regularly
gives you time to think through issues, to prepare for difficult days, and to unwind after them. Walking does more
than tone your muscles — it reinvigorates your mind.
That’s what friends are for. Talk about your troubles to someone who cares for you. Treasure your friends
who love you and listen to you without passing judgement. Learn to share all of yourself — your hopes and
dreams, sorrows and anxieties. Let your friends share
themselves with you in the same way. You’ll soon find
that your joys increase and your burdens grow lighter
when shared in a circle of friends.
Source: “Snuff Out Stress,” 150 Secrets to Erase the Signs of Aging,
Prevention Magazine Health Books, 1996.
Bulletin reminder:
All notices for the June 15th bulletin need to be in the rectory
no later than 9 a.m. on Monday, June 9th.
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].
"Live so that you wouldn't mind selling your pet parrot to the town gossip."
- Will Rogers -
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Pentecost Sunday
Mi³oœæ Bo¿a rozlana jest w naszych sercach przez
Ducha Œwiêtego, który w nas mieszka.
Zielone Œwi¹tki by³y jednym z trzech wielkich œwi¹t
¿ydowskich. Pocz¹tek tego œwiêta siêga bardzo
dawnych uroczystoœci, podczas których sk³adano
podziêkowanie Bogu na Górze Synaj.
Obchodzono je w piêædziesi¹tym dniu po
up³ywie Paschy. Ostatecznie radoœæ z
udanych ¿niw mia³a zamieniæ siê w
Nowym Przymierzu w radoϾ z powodu
przyjêcia Ducha Œwiêtego i otrzymania
Jego darów.
Kiedy nadszed³ wreszcie dzieñ
piêædziesi¹tnicy, znajdowali siê wszyscy
razem na tym samym miejscu. Nagle da³
siê s³yszeæ z nieba szum, jakby uderzenie
gwa³townego wichru, i nape³ni³ ca³y dom,
w którym przebywali. Duch Œwiêty zjawia siê poœród tych ¿ywio³ów, które
towarzyszy³y obecnoœci Boga w Starym
Testamencie: wichru i ognia.
Ogieñ wystêpuje w Piœmie œwiêtym jako przenikaj¹cy wszystko mi³oœci¹
i oczyszczaj¹cy ¿ywio³. Obrazy te pomagaj¹ nam lepiej poznaæ dzia³anie Ducha
Œwiêtego w naszych duszach.
Ogieñ daje równie¿ œwiat³o i oznacza now¹ jasnoœæ,
z jak¹ Duch Œwiêty pozwala zrozumieæ naukê Jezusa
Chrystusa.
Duch Œwiêty prowadzi do pe³nego zrozumienia
prawdy nauczanej przez Chrystusa: “a wreszcie przez
zes³anie Ducha prawdy objawienie doprowadzi³ do
koñca i do doskona³oœci oraz œwiadectwem Bo¿ym
potwierdzi³”.
W Starym Testamencie dzia³anie Ducha
Œwiêtego czêsto okreœla siê jako “tchnienie”. Wyra¿a
ono delikatnoœæ i równoczeœnie si³ê mi³oœci Bo¿ej.
Nie ma nic bystrzejszego od wiatru, który przenika
wszêdzie, który jakby dociera³ do cia³ nieo¿ywionych
i dawa³ im w³asne ¿ycie. Gwa³towny wicher w dniu
June 8, 2003
Zielonych Œwi¹tek wyra¿a now¹ si³ê z jak¹ Mi³oœæ
Bo¿a wkracza do Koœcio³a i do dusz.
Œwiêty Piotr widz¹c t³um ludzi zebrany w pobli¿u
Wieczernika przekonuje, ¿e to co siê teraz dzieje,
oznacza spe³nienie proroków: “W ostatnich dniachmówi Bóg- wylejê Ducha mojego na
wszelkie cia³o...”. Tym razem Duch
Œwiêty nie zstêpuje ju¿ na uprzywilejowanych, jak na towarzyszy Moj¿esza
czy proroków, lecz na wszystkich ludzi,
którzy przymuj¹ Chrystusa. Dzia³anie
Ducha Œwiêtego wywo³a³o w uczniach i
ich s³uchaczach taki podziw, ¿e zdumieli
siê wszyscy, pe³ni mi³oœci i radoœci.
Modlitwa o siedem darów
Ducha Œwiêtego
Duchu Przenajœwiêtszy, racz mi udzieliæ daru
m¹droœci, abym zawsze umiejêtnie rozró¿nia³
dobro od z³a i nigdy dóbr tego œwiat nie
przedk³ada³ nad dobro wieczne; daj mi dar
rozumu, abym pozna³ prawdy objawione na ile
tylko jest to mo¿liwe dla nieudolnoœci ludzkiej;
daj mi dar umiejêtnoœci, abym wszystko
odnosi³ do Boga, a gardzi³ marnoœciami tego œwiata; daj mi
dar rady, abym ostro¿nie postêpowa³ wœród niebezpieczeñstw ¿ycia doczesnego i spe³nia³ wolê Bo¿¹; daj mi
dar mêstwa, abym przezwyciê¿a³ pokusy nieprzyjaciela i
znosi³ przeœladowania, na które móg³bym byæ wystawiony;
daj mi dar pobo¿noœci, abym siê rozmi³owa³ w rozmyœlaniu,
w modlitwie i w tym wszystkim, co siê odnosi do s³u¿by
Bo¿ej, daj mi dar bojaŸni Bo¿ej, abym ba³ siê Ciebie obraziæ
jedynie dla mi³oœci Twojej. Do tych wszystkich darów, o
Duchu Œwiêty dodaj mi daru pokuty, abym grzech swoje
op³akiwa³, i dar umartwienia, abym zadoœæuczyni³ Boskiej
sprawiedliwoœci. Nape³nij Duchu Œwiêty serce moje Bosk¹
mi³oœci¹ i ³ask¹ wytrwania, abym ¿y³ po chrzeœcijañsku i
umar³ œmierci¹ œwi¹tobliw¹. Amen.
PRZYJDZ DUCHU ŒWIÊTY!!!
Zapraszamy wszystkich do s³uchania
Katolickiego Radia w waszych domach.
Audycje nadawane s¹ w ka¿d¹ sobotê od
8:00-9:00 wieczorem na stacji 1080.
Ks. W³adys³aw Takuski s³owem Bo¿ym
siê z nami podzieli i us³yszycie wiadomoœci, których ¿eœcie nie s³yszeli.
Prezes Podhalan i Mi³oœników TatrStaszek Kowalkowski te¿ z Radiem
wspó³pracuje i swoje wierszyki te¿ wam
deklamuje.
Kurs przedma³¿eñski
prowadzony jest
Kurs Przedma³¿eñski w I niedzielê miesi¹ca
w Konwencie
o godz. 4:00pm
(po Mszy œw. o godz. 3:00pm). Wszystkich
zainteresowanych prosimy o kontakt z ks.
Markiem Jurzykiem, tel 773/622-5900 wew. 5
June 8, 2003
Pentecost Sunday
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.
Bilety dla cz³onków $5.00, dla niezrzeszonych $25,
dla dzieci $15.
Wiêcej informacji u p. Iwony Konopka 773/736-9903
p. Henryka Mroczkowskiego 773/889-3538
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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
Biuletynowe pr zypomnienie Wszystkie biuletynowe
og³oszenia na 15 czerwiec prosimy dostarczyæ do parafii nie
póŸniej jak na godzinê 9:00 rano w poniedzia³ek 9 czerwiec.
Og³oszenia te¿ mo¿na dostarczyæ wczeœniej lub wys³aæ
faxem na numer 773/ 622-5903, lub te¿ wys³aæ internetem
[email protected]
TACA NIEDZIELNA
W zesz³ym tygodniu parafianie koœcio³a œw. Ferdynanda z³o¿yli na tacê $11, 328.04. Jest to bardzo niska suma
szczególnie w pierwsz¹ niedzielê miesi¹ca. Przez ostatnie cztery tygodnie znacznie obni¿y³a siê niedzielna taca.
Pierwsze Komunie œw., œluby, graduacje wszystkie te wydarzenia mog³y mieæ wp³yw na zmniejszon¹ frekwencjê w
naszym koœciele. Czas letni zbli¿a siê wielkimi krokami; wakacje, pikniki i inne zajêcia, podobnie jak wy¿ej
wymienione wydarzenia, bêd¹ odbija³y siê na naszym uczestnictwie podczas Mszy œw. i na naszych ofiarach. Przez
wiele lat uzupe³nialiœmy letnie deficyty z oszczêdnoœci, które zgromadziliœmy w czasie Wielkiego Postu i œwi¹t. W tym
roku wiele rodzin zaanga¿owa³o siê w Kampaniê Milenijn¹ i to jest dobr¹ nowin¹, natomiast z³¹ nowin¹ jest znaczany
spadek sk³adek niedzielnych, nawet przy wiêkszej frekwencji osób uczestnicz¹cych w œwiêtych czynnoœciach liturgicznych.
Ostatnia sk³adka niedzielna by³a najni¿sza od stycznia 1999 roku, kiedy to nawiedzi³a nas wielka zima.
Porównuj¹c pierwszy weekend w maju (wtedy ostatni raz sk³adka by³a wy¿sza od wymaganego celu) do 1 czerwca
kolekta zmniejszy³a siê o 21% podczas Mszy w jêzyku angielskim, 39% podczas Mszy w jêzyku polskim i a¿ 63% podczas Mszy w jêzyku w³oskim. Kolekta podczas weekendu Memorial Day by³a równie¿ bardzo niska. Deficyt jaki powsta³ w miesi¹cu maju wynosi blisko $11,000. Mo¿emy dziêkowaæ Bogu, ¿e do tej pory nie musiliœmy w³¹czaæ
ch³odzenia w koœciele, poniewa¿ to spowodowa³oby jeszcze wiêkszy deficyt finansowy.
Podczas moich rozmów z ks. Proboszczem czêœciej ni¿ w ubieg³ych latach rozmawiamy o sprawach finansowych. Jasnym siê staje, ¿e bêdziemy musieli wykonaæ kilka “ciêæ” w tym roku i w przysz³oœci. Obecnie mamy do
wykonania kilka wielkich projektów, które bed¹ finansowane z funduszy Kampanii Milenijnej. Kilka lat temu
mówiliœmy, ¿e wkrótce nadejd¹ trudne dni dla naszej parafii, jak to mia³o miejsce w naszych s¹siadnich parafiach. Ten
rok pokaza³ nam, ¿e te dni ju¿ nadesz³y.
Wszystkim, którzy regularnie wspieraj¹ nasz¹ parafiê jesteœmy bardzo wdziêczni. Gdyby nie wasze wsparcie
borykalibyœmy siê z jeszcze wiêkszymi problemami.
Daniel P. Costigan
SK£ADKA
31 maj, 1 czerwca
W KOPERTKACH
$8,734.60
W GOTÓWCE
CA£OŒÆ
BUD¯ET: CEL$15,000
powy¿ej/(pon¿ej)
$2,593.44
$11,328.04
($3,671.96)
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Pentecost Sunday
June 8, 2003
the week at st. ferdinand parish
June 9-15, 2003
MONDAY
•Before & After School Care —6:30-7:40 a.m. & 1:305:30 p.m., McManus and Canning Halls
•Friendship Club — 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Convent # 2
•Kindergarten Celebration — 10 a.m., Chapel
•Boy Scout Troop # 51 — 7-9:30 p.m., Convent #s 1, 2 &
3
•Calendar Meeting — 7:15 p.m., Canning Hall
•Polish Adult Choir — 7:15 p.m., Chapel
•Fijat — 7:30-9:30 p.m., Church
TUESDAY
•School Dismisses for the Summer — 10:30 a.m.
•Family & School Association Meeting —7-8 p.m.,
Heeney Hall
SATURDAY
•Confession — 8:45-9:30 a.m., Church
•Legion of Mary — 9-11 a.m., Convent # 2
WEDNESDAY
•Faculty In-Service — Cafeteria
•Craft Ladies — 9 a.m. - Noon, Rectory Basement
•Ladies of St. Anne Card & Bunco Party — 11 a.m.,
Canning Hall
•Jr. Legion of Mary — 2:30-4 p.m., Convent # 2
•Webelos # 3051 — 6-9 p.m., Convent #s 1, 2 & 3
•School Board Meeting — 7:30 p.m., Heeney Hall
THURSDAY
•Legion of Mary — 7-9 p.m., convent
FRIDAY
•Pilgrim Virgin — 9-10:30 a.m., convent
SUNDAY
•Polish Highlanders — 8:30-9:30 a.m., Convent # 3
•Chapel Choir Practice — 9:15 a.m., Music Room
•Baptism in Polish — 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 . . .
•Rainbow Hospice is seeking Daytime Volunteers to assist
patients in their homes or long term care facilities. Hospice volunteers provide: Friendly Visits; Respite to caregivers;
Homemaker assistance; Follow up contact to bereaved individuals. Our next Patient Care Training will be held on Friday, June
6, 13, 20 & 27 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Rainbow
Hospice, 444 North Northwest Highway, Suite 145, Park Ridge,
IL 60068. For more information and to set up an interview,
please call Kathy Huber at 847/692-8889.
•Try Marriage Encounter - for a change. Looking for a new
way to let your spouse know you love them in the midst of your
jobs, car pooling the kids and trying to keep up with your house
and yard? Tell him or her that they’re still # 1 in your
life...share a Marriage Encounter Weekend with each other! The
next weekends are August 8-10, September 5-7 or November 79. For reservations or information, please call Brian and Debbie
at 1-800-553-3193 or consult our website at www.wwmechicago-gary.org
•Chicago Public Library, Austin-Irving Branch, 6100 West
Irving Park Road, Chicago, presents: One Score,One Chicago.
Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 7-8 p.m. Symphonie Fantastique by
composer Hector Berloiz will be discussed by Johann Buis,
D.A. Dr. Johann Buis is a professor at Columbia College at the
Center for Black Music Research. He is a Fulbright Scholar,
oboist, and writer. All programs are free and open to the public.
This program is presented by the Chicago Public Library and
the Ravinia Festival. For information, please call 312/744-6222.
•Praying With The Arts is an upcoming retreat for Men and
Women sponsored by Mayslake Ministries on June 27-29th.
This retreat weekend will explore how art helps our personal
prayer as God is revealed through music, poetry, iconic and
other visual art. Four experienced presenters will offer these
reflections at the Cenacle in Warrenville for a total cost of $200.
Please call 630-323-1620 for information or to register before
June 9th.
•Also, the Chicago Public Library, Austin-Irving Branch,
presents: Northwest Side “L” Lines. Wednesday, June 11, 2003,
7-9 p.m. Bruce G. Moffat, a life-long Chicago resident and
author with an avid interest in railway and local transit history
will present a two-hour lecture on the “L”. Mr. Moffat is
employed by the Chicago Transit Authority, and holds degrees
in Mass Communications and Urban Planning from Illinois
State University and the University of Illinois, respectively. A
question and answer session will follow the lecture. For information, please call 312/744-6222.
•Catholic Charities Adoption Information Meeting. Interested
persons are invited to learn more about the adoption process,
and options available to them, at informal meetings sponsored
by the Catholic Charities Adoption Department. Persons of all
religious, racial or ethnic backgrounds are welcome to attend.
The next Adoption Information Meeting will be held on June
19, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. Catholic Charities West Suburban Office,
1400 South Austin. Advance reservations would be appreciated.
Please call (312) 655-7086.
June 8, 2003
Pentecost Sunday
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News from The Women’s Center
During the month of June we honor all fathers.
At The Women’s Center we especially pray for
those fathers who have lost a child through
abortion and also for those fathers who have
enabled their child to be born despite a difficult situation during the mother’s pregnancy.
Each year at The Women’s Center we
help about 2,000 mothers bring their babies
into the world through our counseling, material
assistance and friendship. We are able to do this
because of our wonderful counselors. Training sessions for counseling volunteers will be held at our Cicero
Avenew office on June 14, 21, and 28. Call Judy at 773794-3292 for more information.
We have a group of volunteers who have formed a
mentoring program for our clients who are new moms.
They will provide practical assistance, mothering advice
and ongoing support. If you are a mother or grandma and
like this idea, call Kathy at 773-794-8807 for more information.
We have a very rewarding volunteer opportunity at
our Cicero Avenue Family Room helping our
clients pick up necessities for their families free
of charge. We also need people to sort clothes.
For more information, please call Kathy at
773-794-8807.
We give material help to our moms. At the
present time we are seeking donations of gently used sleepers, onesies, infant undershirts,
receiving and larger crib blankets, girls and boys
clothing (sizes 6 and up), maternity clothing and
women’s extra large clothing. Also needed are new baby
bottles and toiletries, shampoo, soap, dish soap and laundry detergent. They also need double strollers, porta-cribs,
baby swings, and infant car seats. We cannot accept used
toys at this time. If you attend a rummage or garage sale
and buy a crib, mattress or bumper pads to donate to our
moms, it would be most appreciated. To help us with any
of these items or to have them picked up call 773-7941313.
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.