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June 12, 2011 ŚWIĘTA JADWIGA SANTA EDUVIGES 2226 NORTH HOYNE AVENUE • CHICAGO, IL 60647 W EEKLY R EFLECTIONS United by the Spirit into the Body of Christ. When on Pentecost Sunday the Apostles first proclaimed the Christian message, they presented the Gospel to people from all over the world yet were heard speaking in their own languages. The Greeks heard the message in Greek, the Persians in Farsi, the Romans in Latin, the Hebrews in Hebrew, etc. Although the people who heard the message were from all over, the message itself united them into one people. This was and is the work of the Holy Spirit, forming us into One Person, the Body of Christ. Thus St. Paul tells the Corinthians, "We are all different, we have different gifts, we do different things, but we are untied in the Holy Spirit into One Body. St. Hedwig, pray for us. Św. Jadwigo, módl się za nami. Santa Eduviges, ruega por nosotros. ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO Administered by the Resurrection Fathers and Brothers Celebrating 122 years in the Bucktown Community. NOTES AND EVENTS 2 W EEKLY R EFLECTIONS continued from page 1: Pluralism is not an exception in the Church, it is the norm. As an example of pluralism I offer the type of experiences that we had right here in the United States. There are Hispanic Catholics, Black Catholics, and White Catholics, Asian Catholics, African Catholics, etc. Issues affecting women as women, men as men, youth, children, the sick, and the elderly are all discussed regularly. The very word Catholic means universal. All of us together are formed by the Holy Spirit in the one Body of Christ. We have to get away from the thought that someone or some group is rather an exception than a norm in the Church. There is no one “normal” group in the Body of Christ. We are all united by the Holy Spirit to make up this Body. All partake of the heart of the Body's existence. So also in our parish. There are hundreds of people who practice a ministry in our parish. Some are talented teachers, some are musically talented, some visit the sick and homebound, some welcome inquirers, some work with our young people, some serve in a liturgical position. I could go on and on. None of these ministers are on the fringe of the parish. All make up the heart of the parish because we are all united by the Holy Spirit. As Catholics we don't just put up with each other's differences, we value each other's differences as a unique manifestation of the Holy Spirit without which our faith body would be incomplete. Yet the Holy Spirit wants all different viewpoints to make the Body of Christ complete. Therefore, it would be as wrong for me to impose my preconceived notions of life on others, as it would be for others to demand that I see things through their eyes. The message that comes clear to us at Pentecost is that we must respect each other's differences. We have all been gifted with unique manifestations of the Spirit. The Church is stronger for our letting the Spirit live in our lives. Without the Holy Spirit we would be a disorganized throng. With the Holy Spirit we are the Body of Christ. On Pentecost Sunday, the Church was born. The Holy Spirit united different people into the one Body of Christ. We, the members of the Body of Christ, benefit from our differences one from the other. May we allow the Holy Spirit to flow through our lives so that our respect for each other's uniqueness might itself draw more people to become members of the Body of Christ. READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF June 11 - 12, 2011 Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/ Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/ Jn 20:19-23 Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10/ Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9/ Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11/ Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11/ Mt 6:7-15 Friday: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30/ Mt 6:19-23 Saturday: 2 Cor 12:1-10/ Mt 6:24-34 Next Sunday: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/ 2 Cor 13:11-13 LECTORS Saturday, June 11 5:00 pm Chris Konarski Nikki Ziomek Sunday, June 12 8:00 am Jessica Juarbe and Edi Kaminska 9:30 am Antoni Wolan and Marzena Wolan 11:00 am Nini Centeno and Christina Delira STATUE OF OUR BLESSED MOTHER MARY Parishioners and Friends, we would like to inform you that the Statue Of Our Blessed Mother Mary has been taken away for restoration purposes. The cost of this restoration is approximately $2,500. We are asking kindly for sponsors who would like to contribute to the restoration of the Statue Of Our Blessed Mother Mary, and in this way she will soon be back to Her original place. Thank you in advance for your help and cooperation. ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER? Use of the offertory envelopes each week lets us know that you are an active member of our Parish. This prevents misunderstandings when someone wants to be married, have a child baptized or is asked to become a Godparent. Registration also enables us to provide letters for you for tax purposes. If you are registered and not receiving your envelopes, if any identifying information in your life has changed including, if you have moved or if you would like to become a registered parishioner, please complete registration forms found in the vestibule of the Church. We are asking all of our Parishioners to please reregister, so that we can update our records. SACRAMENTS RECONCILIATION: Monday-Saturday before Mass; Saturday 4:30 pm or by appointment. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call to receive this sacrament of healing if a family member is ill or preparing for surgery. MARRIAGE: Please contact the parish office at least 6 months before the planned wedding date. BAPTISM: Please call the Parish Office. Baptism (English): 4th Sunday at 11:00 am Mass. Preparation Class: 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Convent. Godparents must be married by the church or be living as single. PA R I S H I N F O R M AT I O N PARISH WEEKLY CALENDAR ________________________________________ Sunday, June 12 Bible Study 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in the Convent Bautizo en Español después de Misa de 1:00 pm _______________________________________ Monday, June 13 3 SIXTH CATECHETICAL SUNDAY You are cordially invited, Rev. Stanislaw Jankowski, CR, Pastor of our Church, in collaboration with the Parish Pastoral Council, has invited a Jesuit Preacher, Rev. Anthony Bus, CR to talk about the Sixth Commandment: “You Shall Not Commit Adultery ” on, June 18, at 5:00 pm and June 19, 2011 at 8:00 am and 11:00 am Masses. This is a part of the Spiritual Preparation, a 3-year program, in celebrating the 125th Anniversary of our Parish. Everyone is invited to listen to him for formation and growth of our spiritual life. Catechetical Sunday is designated every last Sunday of each month for the year 2011, in exception to this one because on the this month last Sunday the 25th is Corpus Cristi. _______________________________________ Tuesday, June 14 CATECHETICAL SUNDAY WAS MOVED… _______________________________________ Wednesday, June 15 Practica del coro en Español en el sótano de el convento Choir practice in the Choir Loft located in Church at 7:30 pm. _____________________________________ Thursday, June 16 _____________________________________ Friday, June 17 PARISH CARNIVAL Circulo de Oración después de Misa de 7:00 pm _____________________________________ Saturday, June 18 PARISH CARNIVAL _______________________________________ Sunday, June 19 PARISH CARNIVAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION For more information about Catechism classes, Baptisms, or Adult RCIA classes call Ana Flores at the Parish Office. June 26, 2011 is Corpus Cristi Day and due to this we will move our Catechetical Sunday to Saturday June 18 and Sunday June 19, 2011. ST. HEDWIG SECOND ANNUAL FAMILY FEST St Hedwig is going to have a big Family Fest this coming Summer of 2011 on June 17, 18, 19, at the church grounds. There will be children’s rides, fire department exhibit, games, bingo, raffle, good music, karaoke, food , clowns, balloons and beer garden. Bring your family and friends to enjoy this 2 nd annual event of the parish. Raffle tickets are now on sale at the foyer of the church starting April 24,2011 after all masses. Please buy your tickets early. For more information, please call the office at 773 4861660 and somebody will re-direct your call to Nikki Ziomek, Tamara Porfirio, Michelle Patterson John R. Milder or Nini Centeno. Santa Eduviges va a tener un Gran Festival Familiar durante este verano de 2011 a partir del 17 de Junio, 18, y 19, en el recinto de la iglesia. Habrá juegos para niños, exhibición del departamento de bomberos, juegos, bingo, rifa, buena música, karaoke, comida, payasos, globos, y la cervecería al aire libre. Traigan a su familia y amigos a disfrutar de este segundo evento anual de nuestra parroquia. Los boletos ya están a la venta en el vestíbulo de la iglesia a partir de abril 24,2011 después de las misas. Por favor, compren sus boletos con anticipación. Para obtener más información, por favor llame a la oficina al 773 486-1660 y alguien volverá a dirigir su llamada a Ziomek Nikki, Tamara Porfirio, Patterson Michelle, Juan R. Milder o Nini Centeno. ST. HEDWIG FAMILY FEST FACEBOOK PAGE We created a Facebook page for the Family Fest. It is called St. Hedwig Bucktown Family Fest and will contain all information and updates about the festival. We encourage all parishioners to become fans of this page. PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Those from our Parish who have requested your prayers. Daniel Brady Lino Carmona Barbara Durbin Irene Gramiak A. Krzyzaniak Angela Melchor Apolonio Alarcon Jovita Soriano Clifford Welheim Monika Kloniecka Jorge Cervantes R. Evangelista Walter Gramiak Lt. Robert Logisz Christine Kirk Samantha Ramirez Raymundo Soriano Helen Wozniak Sally Cardenas Ann Pyzik Jose Serbia Grace Gauss Lorraine Macek Rose Pasko Carlos Riano Brian Stanzil Pat Munson Bernie Popp Frances Alequin Leo Cieminski Dorothy Damienski Cherry Garcia Jesse Flores, Jr. USAF F. Hoffman Mary Janka Julia Marzec Amalia Lorenzana Mary Piechowski Diane Pilat Caroline Riske Maria Kozlowska Jeffrey Starzec Paz Tamondong Dorothy Chmielewski Emma Gomez James Desecki Trudy Gardner Dolores Kryszak Mary Jane Sicinski Joan Sicinski Frederick Schuster Mary Vencill S T E WA R D S H I P 4 PARISH COLLECTION June 4 & 5 2011 Parish Envelopes Loose Collection $ 1,790.00 $ 637.97 Total Collection $ 2,327.97 Weekly Budget Amount (Under) Budget $ 5,000.00 ($2,672.03 ) Deficit Amount for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 ($ 107,718.08 ) Mid-Year Appeal Total Debt Red. $ 6,722.55 $ 980.55 Upcoming Second Collections Energy June 18- 19 Suggested weekly donation: One hour of your weekly salary. WE THANK ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS AND BENEFACTORS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT ! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - WE ARE ONE BODY IN CHRIST We extend a sincere and prayerful Thank You to everyone who has contributed to this very important campaign. We would like to acknowledge our new parishioners who are pledging for the first time and everyone who has re-pledged. By working together we will accomplish our dreams of restoring and preserving our Church. As of June 6, 2011 we have received over: $ 340,520 in pledges $ 265,600 in contributions We have a balance of $ 74,920 If you don’t have envelopes for this Campaign there are envelopes in the church that you may use for your contribution. Please use the Capital Campaign envelopes for this and not the Capital Improvement envelopes. Thank you! MID - YEAR SPECIAL APPEAL We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Mid-Year Special Appeal. So far the Appeal donations have reached over $6,700. Your contributions will help us greatly to pay our 2010-11 dues to the Archdiocese of Chicago. This Appeal and its success require the participation of every parishioner. We encourage those who didn’t have a chance to participate in the Appeal yet, to do so. Mid-Year Special Appeal envelopes are available in the church. You may bring your donation any time to the Mass, mail it back to us, or bring it to the Parish Office. You may also make an electronic contribution using www.envelopeservice.com Biography of Fr. Anthony Bus, C.R. Father Anthony Bus, C.R., was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1984 and is a vowed religious of the Congregation of the Resurrection. A religious community of priests and brothers, founded in 1836 in Paris, France. Born in Cristobal, Panama, Father Anthony was raised in a military family. He is the second eldest of eight siblings. Fr. Anthony has a B.A. degree in sociology from St. Louis University, and a Masters of Divinity from Aquinas Institute in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 1996, he has been pastor of St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Chicago, Illinois. He has written a reflection of his years as a priest called A MOTHER’S PLEA. Fr. Anthony Bus is host of a radio program called WINDS OF CHANGE, heard daily on 750AM from the St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish, Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy. We thank you for your generosity! 5a 5b June 12, 2011 June 12, 2011 PARISH STAFF MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK June 11, Saturday · Sábado · Sobota 8:00 AM † Irene C. Tusinski 5:00 PM † Rev. Stephen Gira, CR June 12, Sunday · Domingo · Niedziela 8:00 AM † Lottie Olszowka † Albert Snignoski 9:30 AM Joseph Feranski - In Thanksgiving † Joseph J. Widak 11:00 AM Joann Dorsey - Spec. Int. Dec. Members of the Congregation of the Resurrection † James Dorsey † Leo Puralewski, Jr. † Veronica Pudlo † Harriet Pietrucha † Dr. Antonio Bautista 1:00 PM St. Hedwig Parishioners † Joaquin Serna, Sr † Ramiro Guevara June 13, Monday · Lunes · Poniedziałek 8:00 AM In Thanksgiving to St. Anthony 7:00 PM † Charles Doran June 14, Tuesday · Martes · Wtorek 8:00 AM † Ruth Puralewski 7:00 PM † Sharon Marek June 15, Wednesday · Miércoles · Środa 8:00 AM Trudy Gardner - Health & Blessings 7:00 PM † Bro. Thomas Iwicki, CR June 17, Friday · Viernes · Piątek 8:00 AM Blessings on the Congregation of the Resurrection † Stephanie Rafa 7:00 PM † Charles Doran June 18, Saturday · Sábado Santo · Sobota 8:00 AM † Stephanie Rafa 5:00 PM MASS SCHEDULE Weekend: Saturday (Vigil) 5:00 pm (English) Sunday 8:00 am (English) 9:30 am (Polish) 11:00 am (English) 1:00 pm (Spanish) Weekday: Monday-Friday 8:00 am & 7:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am DEVOTIONS Eucharistic Adoration: Monday-Sun. 6:00-7:45 am Monday-Friday 6:00-7:00 pm Holy Rosary: Monday-Sunday 7:15 am O.L. Perpetual Help Novena: Tuesday 8:30 am Litany of the Sacred Heart: First Friday 8:30 am Litany of Blessed Virgin Mary: Saturday 8:30 am Rosary & Our Lady of Manaoag Novena: First Saturday 4:00 pm † Dr. Antonio Bautista June 16, Thursday · Jueves · Czwartek 8:00 AM † Rev. Walter Wilczek, CR 7:00 PM Pastor…………………….Rev. Stanislaw Jankowski, CR Assistant Pastor……. Rev. Tomasz Wojciechowski, CR Resurrectionists in Residence Rev. Eugene Szarek, CR………………Superior Provincil Deacons/Diáconos Gilberto Cintrón & Daniel Cabrera Business Manager………………. Margaret Kloniecka Director of Religious Education…………….Ana Flores Music Ministry………………………Maryna Shutovich Administrative Asst./Bulletin Editor…..Yarine Serrano Parish Secretary……………………….Bernadine Popp PARISH OFFICE Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm or by appointment (closed 12:00 pm -1:00 pm) Phone………………………………….773-486-1660 Fax……………………………………..773-486-1684 Email…………………………[email protected] Web page…………………www.sthedwigbucktown.org † Frank Jendrzejak † Stefan Krzyzaniak † Dr. Antonio Bautista June 19, Sunday · Domingo · Niedziela 8:00 AM Gaspar Hernandez - Health & Blessings Liv. & Dec. Members of the Krerowicz and Olszowka Families, † Souls in Purgatory † Lottie Olszowka, † Albert Snignoski † Edward J. Kwiatek, † Timoteo Palomares 9:30 AM Jadwiga Darlak- Health & Blessings Walter Gelembiewski - Health & Blessings † Arthur Jakubowski, † Stanislaw Pogado † Bronislaw Karpuk, † Jan Horyd 11:00 AM Blessings on the Holy Father Ted & Frank Ficek - Health & Blessings Frank & Audrey Pudlo - Health & Blessings † Michael Bernacki, MD, † Henry Logisz † Edward Martin, † Ted Swiatek † Joseph Ficek, † Stanislaw Szyszka † Joseph Pasko, † George Robaczewski, Jr † Casimir Wojtas 1:00 PM St. Hedwig Parishioners † Joaquin Serna, Sr, † Ramiro Guevara REFLEXIÓN RECIBID EL ESPÍRITU SANTO Jesús, antes de morir y resucitar, hizo una hermosa promesa a sus amigos. Que Él y su Padre les enviarían su Espíritu para que jamás se sintieran abandonados o solos en la Tierra. También les pidió que se quedaran en Jerusalén todos reunidos hasta que se cumpliera su promesa. Y así estuvieron 10 días junto a la Virgen María, encerrados en una casa, rezando y conversando sobre Jesús. Tenían mucho miedo... y no se atrevían a hablar a la gente de su Maestro. Todavía sentían que les podía pasar lo mismo que a Jesús... que los mataran por ser sus amigos. Y al amanecer de aquel día Jesús cumplió su promesa. Cuando recibieron el Espíritu Santo los discípulos se transformaron: se llenaron de coraje, sabiduría, se les aclararon todas las cosas que no habían entendido mientras habían estado con Jesús. Salieron a las calles y empezaron a hablar de Jesús y a explicar su mensaje. Pero... ¿cómo explicar quién es el Espíritu Santo? Es alguien que no podemos ver, pero que existe. Es como el amor... es el Amor que no vemos, pero sentimos. Cuando amamos a alguien estamos alegres, andamos con deseos de ayudar, de cantar, de hacer cosas buenas. A la persona que queremos la tenemos siempre cerca aunque no esté con nosotros y no se nos ocurre hacerle daño. El Espíritu Santo que recibimos el día en que nos bautizaron nos hace personas buenas, generosas, solidarias, alegres, cariñosas y valientes. Cuando actuamos con amor, valentía, generosidad y alegría es seguro que el Espíritu Santo está en nuestros corazones. Imagina que tu corazón es como un “nido”. Al Espíritu Santo le gusta que le ofrezcamos un lugar en nuestro corazón para vivir en él. En la fiesta de hoy... el Espíritu nos entrega sus dones. Un don es como una “virtud” o una “habilidad” que nos hace ser especiales... y que podemos usar para mejorar nuestra vida y la de la gente que nos rodea... ¿Tú... qué “dones” tienes? ¿Qué puedes hacer... para que tu corazón sea un sitio acogedor... un “nido” en el que el Espíritu Santo quiera posarse y anidar? ESPÍRITU DE JESÚS Te ofrezco mi corazón para recibirte y que llenes mi vida. Dame la fuerza necesaria para vivir siempre como Jesús nos enseñó: Amando a todos y amando a Dios. Te pido que me ayudes a cambiar las actitudes egoístas que tengo en mi interior y todo lo que me aleja de Dios y de mis hermanos. Ayúdame a ser cada día mejor hijo, mejor hermano, mejor amigo... Te doy gracias por acompañarme y estar siempre a mi lado. Ayudándome a distinguir las cosas buenas y las cosas malas. Enseñándome a elegir siempre el camino del bien. Espíritu Santo, Espíritu de Jesús, ven a mi corazón y transforma mi vida para vivir como Jesús vivió. R E F L E K S J E T YG O D N I A 6 Zesłanie Ducha Świętego Słowa pełne mocy Jezus wszedł do Wieczernika i wypowiedział słowa nadziei do beznadziejnych istot! Czyż nie jesteśmy tacy jak oni, przerażeni i samotni? Tchnął w nich Ducha w chwili, gdy wyjaśniał słowami to, co czynił. Słowa nadają sens, wyjaśniają mroki, tchną życiem. Apokalipsa nazywa Jezusa ALFĄ I OMEGĄ, pierwszą i ostatnią literą alfabetu. Dlaczego porównuje Go do liter? Z liter tworzy się słowo, słowa wyrażają myśli, myśli ujawniają poznanie, poznanie bierze się z doświadczenia. Bez słów wszystko wydaje się bezsensem. Potrzebujemy słów wiarygodnych, takich, które nam wytłumaczą, co z nami się dzieje! Słów pełnych Ducha! Nie można być szczęśliwym, kiedy się nie wie, po co się żyje i do czego zmierza! Victor Frankl, który przeżył kilka lat w obozach koncentracyjnych, wyznał w swojej książce „Człowiek w poszukiwaniu sensu”, że trzy rzeczy pozwoliły mu przetrwać: wola napisania książki, pragnienie odzyskania ukochanej żony i pragnienie przemienienia osobistej tragedii w triumf. Frankl wrócił z obozu jako zupełnie inny człowiek: dojrzalszy, obdarzony empatią, głęboki, z wolą przeprowadzania innych ludzi z bezsensu cierpienia do sensu życia. Jeśli jesteś w sytuacji, której nie możesz zmienić, pomyśl, że ta sytuacja zmienia ciebie w sposób niepowierzchowny. Trzeba przetrwać niekiedy najgorsze cierpienie, najtrudniejsze odtrącenie, pozorny bezsens. Kiedyś mnie to olśniewająco dotknęło: czytałem książkę i natrafiłem na słowo PIĘKNO, które za pierwszym razem odczytałem jako PIĘTNO. Sens może być źle odczytany, wtedy wydaje się czymś przerażającym. Czytając zwierzenia Arnchild Lauveng, chorej na schizofrenię, dowiedziałem się tego samego: doczekała się uzdrowienia, ponieważ nawet gdy straciła w to wiarę, miała nadzieję, że zostanie uzdrowiona. Ona sama tak pisze: „Miałam w sobie dziecięcą wiarę, która towarzyszyła mi zawsze, przez całe życie, że istnieje dobry Pan Bóg, który jest z nami w dobrych i złych dniach i który mnie nie opuści, niezależnie od tego, czy wyzdrowieję, czy nie. W mojej wierze wyzdrowienie nie było najważniejsze, znacznie ważniejsza była świadomość, że On tam jest”. Ta kobieta po 10 latach przebywania w szpitalach psychiatrycznych wyzdrowiała i obecnie sama jest psychologiem klinicznym. Przeżyła piekło cierpienia, by ofiarowywać nadzieję tym, których najlepiej rozumie. Niekiedy przeżywamy istną gehennę, by później umieć wyprowadzić z niej innych. Czy to jest bez sensu? Wiliam James radził ponoć osobom pragnącym popełnić samobójstwo: „Przeczytajcie najpierw jutrzejszą gazetę”. Skoro zwykły news potrafi człowiekowi zwrócić sens życia, to tym bardziej słowa Boga. Ja bym radził tym, którzy myślą o samobójstwie, przeczytać Ewangelię przeznaczoną na następny dzień. Jest w niej tchnienie życia! Augustyn Pelanowski OSPPE ZESŁANIE DUCHA ŚWIĘTEGO – Obchodzimy dzisiaj początek Kościoła - jego narodziny. Poprzez modlitewne czuwanie Kościół wzywa nas do głębokiej refleksji nad swoim osobistym miejscem w życiu kościoła i każe zadać pytanie „kim ja jestem jako członek „Żywego Kościoła?” Dzisiaj ks. Tomasz zaprasza wieczorem na modlitewne spotkanie w duchu TAIŹE, które rozpocznie się o godz. 7:00. Zapraszamy!! RODZINNY FESTYN – zapraszamy wszystkich drogich parafian oraz przyjaciół i sympatyków parafii św. Jadwigi na wspólną zabawę. Zabawa, dobra muzyka, konkursy, smaczne jedzenie i wiele innych atrakcji to wszystko od piątku do niedzieli włącznie. Zapraszamy do wzięcia udziału w Wielkiej Loterii Fantowej. ZAPRASZAMY!!
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