St. Ferdinand Church

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Rectory: 5900 W. Barry Avenue
Chicago, IL 60634
(773) 622-5900
Photo by Romuald Gluch
December 23, 2007
Fourth Sunday of Advent
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Mass Intentions
MONDAY, December 24
7:00 AM— Casimir Talaga rq. wife
8:00 AM— Therese Radek rq. Tom, Mary Bucaro &
Family
5:00PM— Mass in English (Church)
10:00PM—Mass in Polish (Church)
10:00PM—Mass in Polish (Chapel)
12:00 AM—Midnight Mass in English (Church)
TUESDAY, December 25—The Nativity of the Lord
CHRISTMAS
7:00 AM—Dziękczynno błagalna za zbawienie
wszystkich dusz żyjących i konających; o łaskę zbawienia
wszystkich dusz z czyśćca przez Boże Narodzenie
8:30 AM—Mass in English
10:30AM—Mass in English (Chapel)
10:45AM— Dziękczynno błagalna za zbawienie
12:30PM —Mass in English
3:00PM— Dziękczynno błagalna za zbawienie
WEDNESDAY, December 26 — Feast of St. Stephen
7:00 AM— Mary V. Martin 1st Anniv. rq. Family
8:00 AM— Ben Zablocki rq. Family
9:30AM— Jozef Gniedziejko w 1-sza rocznicę śmierci
7:00 PM—Mass in Polish
THURSDAY, December 27—Feast of St. John Apostle and Evangelist
7:00 AM— John Lucas rq. Family
8:00 AM— Mary V. Martin rq. Sister Theresa
7:00 PM— Mass in Polish
FRIDAY,December 28 Feast of the Holy Innocents
7:00 AM— Antoinette Janz rq. Marggery Janz
8:00 AM— Frank Loscuito rq. Eleanor Loscuito
7:00 PM—Mass in Polish
SATURDAY, December 29
7:00 AM— Mass in Polish
8:00 AM— Margaret Janz rq. Margery Janz
Vigil: Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and
Joseph
5:00 PM— Alex Ladisa rq. Wife & children
SUNDAY, December 30
7:00 AM— Mass in Polish
8:30 AM— Herbert H. Marros rq. wife
10:30 AM— Members of the Memorial Mass Society
10:45 AM—Mass in Polish
12:30 PM— Michael Flynn rq. Pat Flynn & family
3:00 PM— Za otrzymane łaski z prośbą o dalszą opiekę
MB dla Wiesławy, Czesława i Eweliny
5:00 PM— George Citko rq. Charlotte Citko
6:30 PM—O zdrowie, Boże błogosławieństwo oraz
opiekę MB na każdy dzień dla Ireny i Dariusza
December 23, 2007
The sanctuary lamps this
week are lit for:
Ben Zablocki
Lewandowski Family
Marriage Banns
3rd Publication
None
2nd Publication
Jerry P. Zychowski and
Wanda Kogut
Simon Bogacki and Magdalena Pilat
Tomasz Purchala and Bozena Palasiewicz
1st Publication
None
Please remember to pray for all who
have parted this life sharing now
in God’s eternal presence:
Madeline
Kocinski
Celebrate the feast of Christmas every day, even
every moment in the interior temple of your spirit,
remaining like a baby in the bosom of the heavenly
Father, where you will be reborn each moment
in the Divine Word, Jesus Christ. --
St. Paul of the Cross
December 23, 2007
Remember in Prayer
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:
Ryan Aloisio
Tom Anastos
Rosalie Anastos
Thomas D. Angarola
Joseph Balicki
Isabell Beyer
Josephine Brosch
Delphine Bruce
Elizabeth Bruce
Benito Cabanin
John Castenda
Sharon Carr
Charlotte Citko
Mary Cleary
Anna Diks
Samuel DiVincenzo
Anna Dobjan
Marye Dorgan
Honor Draftz
Bob Duda
Kenneth Duda
Paul Duda
Ron Duda
Ramona Duran
Lillian Dziedzic
Marie Fitzgibbons
Alice Flannagan
Joseph Gagliano
Anetka Gałas
Eugene Gniadek
Fatima Gomez
Bob Greenberg
Sam Grisanti
Ben Guttiula
Mary Hain
Betty Hotcaveg
Margery Janz
Janina Jaromiñska
Loretta Kamienski
Tad Koziol
Ada Ksiazkiewicz
Violet Lach
June Landers
Helen Lipski
John Lodge
Sam LoDolce
Netta Lohrmann
Eleanor Loscuito
Lucy Magliano
Elizabeth Ann Maher
Susan Maher
Gianni Marconi
Thomas McPeak
Lyman Meloche
Felicity Minarcik
Ann Monardo
Emily Moreno
Jerry Mullins
Kathleen Nemec
Rose Nygren
Patrick Pennington
Mary Perrone
Artur Peza
Ed Pfeiffer
Jean Pudlo
Irene Rowe
James Rowe, Sr.
Consuelo Salinas
Alicia Schippits
Helen Schmitz
Ted Schulten
Michael Scrivens
Gerry Simonek
Casmira Skripkus
Dorothy Skupien
George Smolen
Bill Smyczynski
Raymundo Soriano, Sr.
Tony Spano
Jim Steinhable
Rita Stubits
Estelle Stybur
Ann Sulivan
Susan Swanson
Rose Toth
Carol Vachula
Minerva Watson
Julia Wawrzyniak
Bernice Zajac
Veronica Zamarron
Anna Zatłoka
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A Prayer for
the Armed Forces
Almighty God, stretch
forth Your mighty arm to
strengthen and protect the men
and women of our Armed Forces. As they
face the
myriad of challenges and decisions that each day is destined to bring, may they be anchored by their faith, protected by Your presence and comforted by the knowledge
that they are loved by You and by this community of
faith. Grant that, meeting danger with courage, and all
occasions with discipline and loyalty, they may truly
serve the cause of justice and peace to the honor of your
holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
May God keep you safe!
Daniel Guziec
SPC Jeffrey Foerster
Bryan Callan
Robert Peregrino
Roses to those on the
Way of the Cross
It remains our sincere hope that through word and
deed, education and example, we young and old
one heritage or another, would all come to know
that our care for Our Church — His really, is done
through small and not so small gestures of help
and support. As a source of hope and inspiration it
is our intention to publish those names in print
who have done outstanding work in the course of
the week to “plant a rose” so to speak along the
way as we carry the cross in the glory of the victory “He” won. Our part though small can and
does grow. We might need to see the proof. The
names are both a thank you and attempt to have
lots of roses where ever “the cross” is.
Alicja Kaczmarczyk
Zofia Nicpon
Jadwiga Maleszko
Izabela Nowacki
Barbara Jagielski
Manette & Joshua Lill
Barbara Kisielewicz
Just a reminder: We clean our church on
Monday evening at 5:00 pm
and Friday at 10:00 am
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December 23, 2007
December 22, 2007
Dear Parishioners,
This Sunday is the end of the Advent Liturgical cycle, which is our preparation to experience the
wonderful Christmas Holiday and to prepare ourselves to the final meeting with Christ at the end of time.
The Midnight Mass tomorrow will begin our celebrations of Christmas. We have prepared ourselves
spiritually and we also made sure that our church is decorated and ready, so we may have a deeper
experience of this great mystery of our faith—the Word becoming flesh, God incarnating His love for
humanity by sending down His Son to redeem the world.
I wish to thank all the volunteers who came to clean our church and the chapel and to get the decorations
ready for Christmas. May the Newborn Child bestow many graces on you and your family. The time you
have given to our parish is a donation of your love for the Church. Thanks to your dedicated contribution,
Christmas will ‘shine’ and become more meaningful to all of us, allowing us to see God’s grace in each face
as our spirituality grows and deepens during the Christmas season.
Please don’t be like the rest of commercial society and finish celebrating Christmas the day after,
which happens so often in stores, streets and even in some homes, where Christmas decorations are quickly
taken down. For Christians, Christmas Liturgy and cycle starts on Christmas day and ends on a day of
Baptism of the Lord, which this year falls on January 13. In the Polish tradition the Christmas cycle ends
on February 2, the Presentation of the Lord. By participation in the Church Liturgy and preservation of
the beautiful Christmas traditions and customs we will demonstrate the true meaning of Christmas the living presence of Christ Jesus among us.
Dear Parishioners and visiting guests, along with my fellow priests, the Missionary sisters working
in our parish and the Parish Council, I wish that your heart would be a welcoming place for a newborn Child.
May he radiate his joy and blessing on your life so it can become better, more beautiful and happy
and the Christmas spirit of kindness, goodness and integrity fulfill your everyday life.
Merry Christmas!
Fr. Jason Torba
Pastor
December 23, 2007
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WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME ….
Ashley Litalien, Grade 3, Holy Name School, Welland, Canada: "We celebrate Christmas because Jesus, Our Lord and
Saviour was born! Because he was born he made a sacrifice of death so we could live forever. So Christmas is a time to
remember Jesus' love for us. It is a time that we can
show our love for one another. We get together with
family and friends. Even though I like the
food and gifts, Jesus is the reason for the season."
Diana Conidi, Grade 8, Notre
Dame School, Niagara Falls: "From
as far back as I can remember
Christmas was one of the happiest
celebrations. Decorating the tree,
wrapping the presents and setting up
the nativity set under the tree remind us that this is a special time and
that the real reason to celebrate is
the birth of Christ. As I got older and
became a teenager I realized that the
true meaning of Christmas is about love
and coming together with your friends
and family as Jesus often celebrated with
his family and friends. If this is like your
Christmas then you are lucky because many
teenagers don't see the difference between the religious holiday and the commercial holiday. We celebrate with my
aunts, uncles and cousins by going to church, eating special food and spending time together as a family. That helps us to
be in the Christmas spirit which means we should be grateful for all the things God has given us."
Heather Crole, OAC, Notre Dame High School, Welland: "To me Christmas is about gathering with family and friends
to relax during the break and revel in the spirit of giving and sharing. It's the perfect time to step back from study, work
and other activities to enjoy a peaceful snowfall, a favourite Christmas carol, all the traditional foods especially the
homemade cookies, and listening to the fascinating stories told by older relatives of family experiences in the old days.
Most important is the awareness that Christmas is about giving and definitely not about receiving. Jesus was born and
died for us, and we give of ourselves for others out of the goodness of our hearts not because it's the right thing to do but
because as human beings we are compassionate and sympathetic towards one another. When we share ourselves we
really receive the things that are more important than any gift we open on Christmas morning."
Tim and Janet Nohara: (parents of 3 young children Adelaine, Paul and Evan) " As parents of a young and growing family, we try to impress upon our children the tremendous meaning of Christmas how incredibly blessed we are to receive
the gift of the Incarnation, Jesus, Himself. We have tried to make this Jubilee year of celebrating Christ's birth one of
special significance for our family by rekindling some old traditions of praying the rosary together and joining the children for their weekly school Mass. This has strengthened our relationships with each other and with God. A new activity
which we expect will become a tradition is to join with close friends and family to put on a Christmas concert at a retirement home. We try to impress upon our little ones that sharing these God-given gifts of voices, music and time with the
elderly is really doing what God wants us to do, and that all of these acts of charity offered to family and others are gifts
we can give back to Jesus for His birthday."
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Monday, December 24, 2007
5:00PM
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
12:00AM—Midnight Mass in English (Church)
8:30AM
10:30AM
12:30PM
THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE
CLOSED ON
MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 24, 25 & 26
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December 23, 2007
OUR STEWARDSHIP OF
TREASURE
3rd Sunday of Advent
December 16, 2007
Envelopes:
Loose Cash:
TOTAL:
$ 6,947.00
$ 3,282.00
$ 10,229.00
Thank you for your generous
support of St. Ferdinand Parish!
Market Day has an exciting offer that you won’t want to
miss! Remember that when you order at
www.marketday.com in January, you’re automatically
entered in a contest to win exciting prizes! Prizes include
a Disney Vacation package for four, iPods® and $25
Best Buy® Gift Cards! Simply place your order online –
it’s that easy!
Order online at marketday.com until NOON on Wednesday, Jan. 9th or turn in your order form into the school or
church by Monday, Jan. 7th. Market Day pick up is Saturday, January 12, 2008 from 10:00
to 11:00 am.
SCOUTING NEWS!!!
NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY
The Good Shepherd Club invites you to spend the New
Year’s Eve at St. Ferdinand’s McManus Hall.
Good food and great time GUARANTEED!.
The evening starts at 8:00PM.
Tickets are $80 per person and include: dinner at
9:30PM, hot dish at midnight, a bottle of vodka and
champagne per table, cold drinks, great sweets
and party favors.
All tickets qualify for a special prize!
Full table purchase (10 people) will receive $50 discount.
Music for the evening will be provided by “Gora Band”.
For information and reservation, please call:
Zdzislaw Kita 773/745-9749
Krysia Mroczkowski 773/520-3539 or 773/805-3539
Andrzej Prada 847/967-0106 lub 847/530-4035
Congratulations to Patrick McGraw for
completing the rank of First Class
Scout. Great job, Patrick!!!
Keep up the great work!!!
Notre Dame High School for Girls will be holding a
placement exam Saturday, January 12, 2008 at 8:00am.
All current 8th grade students are invited to attend the
test and a pizza party afterwards. A financial aid seminar
will be held for parents at the same time to discuss scholarship opportunities. There is a $25 testing fee. Students
should bring 2 pencils and a calculator. Please contact
Mrs. Rachel McMillin, Director of 9th Grade Admissions, at 773-622-1541 to reserve your spot or for more
information.Make-Up Exam: Saturday, January 19 at
8:00am.
December 23, 2007
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BISHOP ABRAMOWICZ
SEMINARY Seven Great Moments of
Polish Christmas
COR THANKS YOU….
For all the many people
you have helped this
Christmas Season.
God bless you.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
3:00 pm
Przybylo’s House of the White Eagle
6839 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Niles, IL
Adult Tickets: $40.00 / under 12 child $20
December 29, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Ticket price includes entrance and program, Wigilia style
family dinner, Silent-Auction. The program includes a
music and verse bi-lingual presentation of the
Seven Great Moments of Polish Christmas: Feast of St.
Nicholas, Polish Advent, Wigilia Dinner and Pasterka
Mass, Christmas Eve Dinner & Shepherds, St. Stephen’s
Day, New Years, Epiphany, Presentation of the Lord.
His Eminence Francis Cardinal George will
solemnly crown the Divine Infant
King at a Solemn High Mass
in the Classical Latin form at the
For tickets, please call Mrs. Camille Kopielski
at 847-394-2520
For more information, please contact Holy Innocents
Rectory at 312-666-3675
CROWNING OF THE KING
SHRINE OF CHRIST THE
KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST
6401 S. Woodlawn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
ARCHDIOCESAN MASS FOR LIFE
January 5, 2008 at 5:00 pm
St. Lambert
8148 Karlov Ave.
Skokie, IL 60076
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
Principal Celebrant
We remember the children lost and women hurt through
abortion as we reflect on the 35th anniversary of Roe v.
Wade. Join Cardinal George and priests from across the
Archdiocese of Chicago for the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass as we petition the Lord to end the scourge of abortion in our land!
We Are A People of Life!
A reception will follow the Mass. All are welcome!
"The Golden Compass"
Many of the faithful of the Archdiocese of Chicago
have called or e-mailed our offices to ask for information on the recently released movie, "The
Golden Compass," as well as the series of books on
which the film is based, His Dark Materials by Philip
Pullman.
Both the movie and the books contain aspects that are
deeply troubling to those who profess the Catholic faith.
Consequently, a number of Catholic websites have offered in-depth reviews of both the books and the film. In
order to better inform Catholic parents on whether the
books and film are suitable subject matter for Catholic
children or young adults, we offer two judicious evaluations from the Diocese of LaCrosse and Zenit news service. To read the documents, please log onto
Archdiocesan web site at
www.archchicago.org and click on
FAQ about "The Golden Compass" Diocese of La Crosse and What Every
Parent Should Know About "The Golden
Compass" - Zenit News Service .
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December 23, 2007
THE WEEK AT ST. FERDINAND PARISH
December 23, 2007
MONDAY — December 24, 2007
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
TUESDAY — December 25, 2007
THURSDAY — December 27, 2007
2:30PM—Jr. Legion-Rosary (Church)
5:30PM—Girl Scouts (Convent #1, 2 and 3)
7:00PM—Jaselka Practice (Chapel)
7:00PM—3051 Committee Meeting (Convent #4)
7:15PM—Filareci (Polish Adult Choir—Music Room)
7:30PM—Baptismal Prep. Classes in Polish (Church)
FRIDAY — December 28, 2007
9:00AM—Legion of Mary (Convent #2, Small Convent)
6:00PM—Faustinum Group Mtg. English (Convent #2)
6:30PM—Divine Mercy Group (Convent #2)
WEDNESDAY — December 26, 2007
Parish Office CLOSED
2:30PM—Jr. Legionaries (Convent #2)
5:00PM—Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena-Church
6:00PM—Webelos, 3051 (Convent #1, 2 and 3)
6:00PM—Polish School Art Class (McManus Hall)
6:00PM—Kropeczki (Polish Choir) (Canning Hall)
6:30PM—Legion of Mary (Small Convent)
7:03PM—Good Shepherd Club BD Mtg (Heeney Hall)
SATURDAY — December 29, 2007
Set-up for New Year’s Party—All Halls
9:00AM—Patrician Meeting (Convent #2)
SUNDAY — December 30, 2007
LIVE MIDNIGHT MASS FROM THE CATHEDRAL
WGN-TV, Channel 9 will broadcast Midnight Mass live on
Christmas Eve from Holy Name Cathedral beginning at 12 a.m.
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago, will be
the main celebrant. Fr. Greg Sakowitz will provide English language commentary throughout the broadcast. Fr. Claudio Diaz,
Jr. will provide Spanish language commentary, available on the
SAP (Secondary Audio Program) channel.
CHRISTMAS DAY MASS
ON CHANNEL 26 WCIU
A pre-recorded Christmas Mass celebrated
by Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.,
Archbishop of Chicago, will be broadcast on
WCIU, Channel 26, from 10 to 11 a.m. on
Christmas Day.
Check your local cable schedule for broadcast times outside of Chicago.
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December 23, 2007
22 grudnia, 2007
Drodzy Parafianie,
Dzisiejszą niedzielą kończy się okres Adwentu, czyli naszego przygotowania się do
przeżycia Świąt Bożego Narodzenia oraz do naszego ostatecznego spotkania z Chrystusem na końcu
czasu. Jutro Mszą świętą – Pasterką rozpoczynamy celebrowanie Świąt Bożego Narodzenia.
Do przeżycia tej uroczystości w naszej parafii przygotowywaliśmy się pod względem
duchowym, ale także zadbaliśmy, aby oprawa zewnętrzna, wystrój kościoła pomógł nam lepiej
przeżyć tę wielką tajemnicę naszej wiary i dotrzeć do Źródła samej tajemnicy Wcielenia.
Składam serdeczne “Bóg zapłać” wszystkim woluntariuszom, którzy pomogli nam sprzątać
kościół i kaplicę oraz przygotować świąteczną dekorację. Niech sam Nowonarodzony Chrystus
obdarzy licznymi łaskami Was wszystkich, którzy poprzez poświecenie swojego czasu
przyczyniliście się do upiększenia celebracji tych świąt w naszym Kościele. Ten zewnętrzny nastrój
niech pomoże nam głębiej przeżyć te święta pod względem duchowym.
Nie kończmy celebrowania Świąt Bożego Narodzenia zaraz na drugi dzień, jak to się dzieje
w sklepach, na ulicach i w niektórych domach, kiedy znikają dekoracje świąteczne. Dla nas
chrześcijan z dniem Bożego Narodzenia rozpoczyna się okres Bożego Narodzenia, który trwa do
Uroczystości Chrztu Pańskiego, w tym roku liturgicznym do 13 stycznia. W polskiej tradycji okres
ten jest przedłużony aż do Święta Ofiarowania Pańskiego – 2 lutego. Poprzez uczestniczenie
w liturgii Kościoła w tym okresie i zachowanie pięknych bożonarodzeniowych tradycji i zwyczajów
pokażemy innym prawdziwą istotę przeżywania tych świąt - żywą obecność Chrystusa wśród nas.
Drodzy Parafianie i Goście, życzę Wam wraz księżmi wikariuszami, siostrami i całym
zarządem, niech serce każdego z Was będzie miejscem, w którym zatrzyma się i spotka z przyjęciem
Nowonarodzony Syn Boży. Niech to Boże dziecię opromieni Wasze życie blaskiem swego
błogosławieństwa czyniąc je bardziej doskonalszym – lepszym, piękniejszym i szczęśliwszym. A ten
nastrój świąteczny oraz atmosfera wzajemnej życzliwości i dobroci wypełnia Waszą codzienność.
Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia!
Ks. Zdzisław Torba
Proboszcz
December 23, 2007
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PORZĄDEK MSZY ŚWIĘTYCH W ŚWIĘTA BOŻEGO NARODZENIA
Poniedziałek, 24 grudnia
5:00PM — Msza św. w j. angielskim w kościele
10:00PM — Pasterka w j. polskim w kościele
10:00PM — Pasterka w j. polskim w kaplicy
12:00 w nocy — Pasterka w j. angielskim w kościele
Wtorek, 25 grudnia
7:00AM — w j. polskim
8:30AM — w j. angielskim
10:30AM — w j.angielskim
12:30PM — w j. angielskim
3:00PM — w języku polskim
BIURO PARAFIALNE
BĘDZIE NIECZYNNE W
PONIEDZIAŁEK, WTOREK
i ŚRODĘ 24, 25 i 26
GRUDNIA.
Środa, 26 grudnia
7:00PM — w j. polskim
CZUWANIE PIERWSZYCH SOBÓT MIESIĄCA
Koła Żywego Różańca im. Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej
zapraszają na czuwanie wynagradzające pierwszych
sobót miesiąca 5 stycznia, 2008
o godz. 7:30 wieczorem.
W niedzielę 20 stycznia, 2008 o godz. 4:00 po południu odbędzie się
Wieczór Kolęd „A słowo Ciałem się stało i mieszkało między nami” na
który serdecznie zapraszamy wraz z naszym opiekunem duchowym ks.
Tomaszem Sztanderą. W cenę biletu — $20 — włączony jest gorący
posiłek, ciasto i napoje. Oprawę muzyczną zapewni
p. Kazimierz Oleksy.
Bilety do nabycia u członków Kół Różańcowych po
każdej polskiej Mszy świętej.
LULAJŻE
Specjalny koncert świąteczny
Grażyna Auguścik
Quintet
Arek Górecki & The Chicago
International Trombone Ensemble
Sobota, 29 grudnia, 2007 godz. 8:00 PM
Jezuicki Ośrodek Milenijny
5835 W. Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, IL 60634
www. grazynaauguscik.com
www.jezuicichicago.org
Bilety do nabycia w biurze Ośrodka
773/777-7000
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December 23, 2007
Jest taki dzień
Klub Dobrego Pasterza
Zaprasza na Zabawę Sylwestrową
„Baw się z Nami i powitajmy Nowy Rok 2008”
Zapewniamy wspaniałą zabawę i smaczne jedzenie.
Wieczór Sylwestrowy rozpoczynamy
o godzinie 8:00 wieczorem.
Obiad będzie podany o godzinie 9:30 wieczorem.
O północy barszcz z krokietem.
Bilety w cenie $80.00 za osobę.
W cenę biletu włączony jest obiad,
akcesoria noworoczne, słodkości oraz
na każdym stole butelka alkoholu, szampana
oraz zimnych napojów.
Bilety wstępu biorą udział
w losowaniu nagrody noworocznej.
Przy zakupie całego stołu — $50 zniżki!
Do tańca zagra nam zespół „Góra Band”.
Zapraszamy!
Po informację i rezerwację proszę dzwonić do:
Zdzisław Kita 773/745-9749
Krysia Mroczkowski 773/520-3539 lub 773/805-3539
Andrzej Parada 847/967-0106 lub 847/530-4035
POLISH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
ZRZESZENIE POLSKO-AMERYKAŃSKIE
W chwili obecnej Zrzeszenie PolskoAmerykańskie
organizuje zapisy na:
BEZPŁATNE KURSY
Przygotowujące do egzaminu na obywatelstwo
Kursy rozpoczną się w styczniu 2008, Zajęcia odbywać
się będą w ciągu tygodnia wieczorem oraz w soboty i
niedziele na południu i północy Chicago.
Serdecznie zapraszamy!
W celu zapisywania się proszę dzwonić:
(773) 2382-1122 wew. 400, 402
Jest taki dzień bardzo ciepły, choć grudniowy... Takimi
słowami wita Boże Narodzenie polska piosenka. Ileż to
pięknych wspomnień niesie ta uroczystość. Tłumy ludzi
przemieszczające się wzdłuż i wszerz świata, aby te
święte dni przeżyć w gronie rodzinnym, poczuć ciepło
rodzinnego domu, z którego wyfrunęło się jak ptaki z
gniazda.
Gdzie jest człowiek,
na którego nie działałaby
magia słów „Boże
Narodzenie”. Słowo to
rodzi piękne i
zawsze ciepłe
wspomnienia o
wielu zwyczajach tak
pielęgnowanych
przez naszych
rodziców, a tak
zapomnianych przez
nas, wpatrzonych
we wzorce obce
naszej kulturze
i religijności.
Bóg się rodzi –
głosi nasza
Zamilknij
gniewie,
moc truchleje
polska kolęda.
ludzki
ludzka
nienawiści,
ludzka
złości wobec
cudu, że Bóg
tak umiłował
nas, że sam stał
się człowiekiem.
Rozumieli to
przodkowie,
przyjmując
zwyczaj, że w
Boże Narodzenie
unikano kłótni i
sporów, bo nie godzi się witać Bożą Dziecinę inaczej, jak
w ciszy, w pokoju i miłości, z gestem dobroci, z dobrym
słowem, wyciągając dłoń z białym opłatkiem do
bliźniego.
Jakieś ciepło spływa do serca, gdy słyszy się utwór F.
Chopina, w którym odzywają się tony kolędy Lulajże,
Jezuniu. Tej melodii, tego utworu można słuchać wiele
razy. A to tylko jedna z setek polskich kolęd, w których
Polak wyśpiewywał Jezusowi nastrój swojej duszy,
swoją miłość, swoją tęsknotę, swój żal za utracone
ideały. Ile z tych kolęd my współcześni potrafimy
zaśpiewać, w ilu z nich potrafimy wyrazić Dziecięciu
stan naszego ducha? A to przecież także część naszej
polskiej tożsamości, wartość, którą powinniśmy
przekazać następnym pokoleniom.
Krótkie grudniowe dni mijają szybko. W podobnym
tempie miną kolejne święta Bożego Narodzenia. Kolejne
w naszym życiu i w życiu przyszłych pokoleń niech
rodzą w naszych sercach ciepłe uczucia: bezpieczeństwa,
miłości i pokoju.
Ks. Włodzimierz Kwietniewski
www.niedziela.pl
December 23, 2007
Page Twelve
SIEDEM WIELKICH MOMENTÓW ŚWIĄT BOŻEGO NARODZENIA
Seminarium Biskupa Abramowicza zaprasza na Trzeci Doroczny Obiad
Siedem Wielkich Momentów Świąt Bożego Narodzenia
Niedziela, 6 stycznia, 2008
Godz. 3:00 po południu
Przybyło– White Eagle Banquets
6839 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Niles, IL 60714
Bilety w cenie $40 dla dorosłych
$20—Dzieci do lat 12
Obiad wigilijny w stylu rodzinnym, program, cicha aukcja.
W sprawie biletów prosimy dzwonić do p. Camille Kopielski 847/394-2520
Więcej informacji udziela parafia Św. Młodzianków 978/666/-3675
JOSEPH VON EICHENDORFF
Boże Narodzenie
Pusty rynek. Nad dachami
Gwiazda. Świeci każdy dom.
W zamyśleniu, uliczkami,
Idę, tuląc świętość świąt.
Wielobarwne w oknach błyski
I zabawek kusi czar.
Radość dzieci, śpiew kołyski,
Trwa kruchego szczęścia dar.
Więc opuszczam mury miasta,
Idę polom białym rad.
Zachwyt w drżeniu świętym wzrasta:
Jak jest wielki cichy świat!
Gwiazdy niby łyżwy krzeszą
Śnieżne iskry, cudów blask.
Kolęd dźwięki niech cię wskrzeszą —
Czasie pełen Bożych łask!
Northwest Neighborhood Federation
4914 W. Addison Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60641
773-282-9807 FAX 773-282-0827
organizuje
DARMOWE
KLASY JEZYKA ANGIELSKIEGO-ESL
Rejestracja i egzamin wstepny:
Czwartek, 10 Stycznia 2008
Godzina: 6:00 wieczorem
Adres: :
Northwest Neighborhood Federation
4924 W. Addison Ave
(Addison i Cicero, wejscie od ulicy Addison
Więcej informacji pod numerem: 773/282.9807
December 23, 2007
Page Thirteen
ON STEADFASTNESS, AND CHRISTMAS
Copyright 2007 by John B. Reynolds ([email protected])
I didn’t realize it at the time, but I got a taste of Christmas several months ago at the Lake View Presbyterian Church in Chicago . It was a hot day without a snowflake, Christmas tree, or Salvation Army bell-ringer in sight. That’s probably why I missed the
whole Christmas thing. Per usual, I just wasn’t paying attention. But now that there are snowflakes, Christmas trees and bell-ringers
at every turn, I can better make the connection between the birth of Light and Love that we celebrate in a couple of days and what
transpired all those months ago. I was there that day for a memorial service in honor of Dennis Dilno, who had died in New York
City several months earlier. I never knew Dennis--had never even met him--but I know his partner Jeff, and I wanted to pay my respects. Leaving the church a few hours later, I understood that with Dennis’ passing, another good man was down, and that a glimmer of light and love had gone out of the world.
The guy was an amateur photographer, and much of his work was on display throughout Lake View Presbyterian. Impressive.
I know a little bit about photography, and I can tell you this: the camera captures the moment, but it’s the shooter who tells the story.
Several people in church told their own stories with artistic performances of song and dance in celebration of the life now gone, like
one person’s rendition of a Sweeney Todd favorite: "Nothing’s gonna harm you/ Not while I’m around…" and I got the clear message throughout it all that Dennis will be missed by many. As one who often gets caught up in the sweep of minutia of everyday life,
I was taken to learn that Dennis made a point of staying in touch with those he cared about. One person said that her time with Dennis was every Sunday night by phone from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. For somebody else, it was every Tuesday morning at 10:00. Constancy
is rare these days; Dennis seems to have embodied it.
At least that’s the impression I got over the course of the afternoon, with the pastor bringing the message home clearest to me.
She said that we hear often in the psalms the word "steadfast" in reference to God. She said that the idea of absolute faithfulness--of
steadfastness--which the psalmists experienced with God, many people had experienced with Dennis. Then she said something that’s
really stayed with me: "In a world that is consumed with consumables… to be up next to someone who is enduring is holy…
sacred…a gift from God." Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. Amidst all the snow and lighted trees and bell-ringers, we’ve been
waiting upon the Lord for nearly a month now, and Bethlehem is just around the corner. "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear
a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’" God can be with us in our relationships as well, for we
are called to see Jesus in--and to be Jesus for--one another. In a world that is consumed with consumables, may we be ever
steadfast in Love. Merry Christmas.
THE END
St. Ferdinand Parish
Mr. Charles Calci trai, Grand Knight
Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President
Legion of Mary: Mr. Justo Evangelista &
Mrs. Fely Mesina, Co-Presidents
Legion of Mary, Juniors: Mrs. Emma Camara, President
Liturgical
Irving Park Catholic Woman’s Club: Mrs. Dolores Schoewe
Mr. Andrew Warzocha, Director of Music and Liturgy
Market Day: Mrs. Kelly Trujillo, Coordinator
Mrs. Betty Hotcaveg, Lector Coordinator
Pol. & Eng. Altar Servers: Fr. Mariusz Stefanowski, Moderator
Deacon Irv Hotcaveg, Coordinator of Eucharistic Ministers
Polish Club of the Good Shepherd: Mr. Andrzej Parada, President
& Ministers of Care
Polish Rosary Group: Mrs. Helena Lesak, President
Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Scheduler of
Polish Saturday School: Sr. Genowefa Potaczała, Director
Ministers of Care to the Homebound
Polish School Parents’ Ass’n.: Mrs. Władysława Mitoraj, Pres.
Serduszka: Miss Iwona Raszyk, Music Teacher
Parish Council
Radość: Miss Marzena Kulesza, Music Teacher
Mr. Ralph Barnhart-President, Mrs. Mary Bucaro, Mr. Gilbert
St. Ferdinand Athletic Boosters: Mrs. Ann Liedke &
DeJesus, Mrs. Sophie Kass, Mr. Stan Mastalerz, Mr. Anthony
Mrs. Tammy Sammarco, Co-chairpersons
Supan, ExOfficio Members: Dr. Lucine Mastalerz , Mr. Andrew
St. Ferdinand Family & School Ass’n., Mrs. Connie Glorioso
Warzocha.
St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club:
Parish Finance Committee
Mr. Stanisław Ciszek, President
Mr. Tom Bucaro, Fr. Jason Torba, Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart,
Mr. Gene Szaben, ExOfficio Members: Mr. Martin Wojtulewicz- St. Ferdinand School Board:
Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart, Chairperson
Parish Accountant, Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Dr. Lucine
St. Vincent DePaul Society: Mr. Ralph Barnhart, President
Mastalerz
Teens of Our Church (TORCH):
Parish Organizations and Prayer Groups
Mr. & Mrs. Rob (Irene) Heidelbauer, Youth Ministers
Adult Scripture Study: Miss Ameriga Cesaroni, Coordinator
The “Faustinum” Association of Apostles of the Divine Mercy:
Boy Scout: Mr. Vince Clemente, Coordinator
Fr. Mariusz Stefanowski, Fr. Tomasz Sztandera,
Fish Fry: Mr. & Mrs. Rich (Pat) Wenzl, Coordinators
Moderators
Friendship Club: Mrs. Patricia Flynn, President
The Home Church Movement: Fr. Tomasz Sztandera, Moderator
Girl Scout: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss, Coordinator
Ushers Club: Mr. Peter Holod, President
Knights of Columbus—Mater Christi Council:
Support Staff
Mrs. Dorota Gołda, Parish Secretary
Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Administrative Assistant
5900 W. Barry Ave.
Chicago, IL 60634
St. Ferdinand Parish
Phone: (773) 622-5900
www.saintferdinand.org
Rev. Zdzisław (Jason) Torba, Pastor
Rev. William M. Holbrook, Associate Pastor
Rev. Mariusz Stefanowski, Associate Pastor
Rev. Tomasz Sztandera, Associate Pastor
Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon
Ronald Weiner, Deacon
St. Ferdinand School & Religious Ed. Office: 773 622-3022
Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Principal/D.R.E.
Christian OutReach (COR): 773 622-9732
Mrs. Lu Caravette, Director
Missionary Sisters of Christ the King - 773 889-7979
Sr. Genowefa Potaczała, Superior
Sr. Hiacynta Ratajczak
Sr. Elżbieta Barnowska
Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak
MASS TIMES
ENGLISH
POLISH
BAPTISM:
Weekdays
7:00 AM and 8:00 AM
Saturdays
8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Anticipated)
Sundays
8:30 AM
10:30 AM (Chapel)
12:30 PM
5:00 PM
W ciągu tygodnia
7:00 PM
Sobota
7:00 AM
Niedziela
7:00 AM
10:45 AM
3:00 PM
6:30 PM
RECONCILIATION / SPOWIEDŹ ŚWIĘTA
Monday—Saturday / od poniedziałku do soboty
6:30 PM — 7:00 PM
Saturday / Sobota
8:30 AM — 9:00 AM
First Friday of the month / Pierwszy piątek miesiąca
6:00 PM —7:30 PM
For Children: a pre-Baptism class is required for Baptism of the first
child. Classes are held in English on the first Wednesday of each
month at 7:00 PM in the Convent, and in Polish on the last Tuesday of
each month at 7:30 PM in the Church. Following registration, the
sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in English on the second Sunday
each month at 1:45 PM and on the fourth Sunday of the month at the
12:30 PM Mass. The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in Polish on
the first Sunday of the month at 1:45 PM and on the third Sunday of
the month at the 3:00 PM Mass. Please call the rectory to register at
773/622-5900.
For Adults: Classes are taught through the Rite of Christian Initiation
Program (RCIA) on Sunday mornings at 10:00AM. Please call Stan
Mastalerz, the RCIA Director at 773/865-4151 for more information.
MARRIAGES:
Must be arranged at least four months prior to the ceremony. Please
call the rectory.

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