St. Barbara Church

The first Sunday of Advent symbolizes Hope with the
Prophet’s Candle reminding us that Jesus is coming.
We are a welcoming Roman Catholic Parish that cherishes the Polish heritage of our founders
and celebrates the diversity of all who enter, thus striving to give glory to God through worship and service to the community.
St. Barbara Church
Rev. Joseph T. Hilinski, Pastor
Phone: 216 661-1191
Rev. Andrzej Panek
Phone: 216 704-5080 (cell)
1505 Denison Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44109-2890
Established in 1905
Fax: 216 661-1148
Email: [email protected]
www.tinyurl.com/st-barbaracleveland
First Sunday of Advent – November 30, 2014
LITURGY SCHEDULE / ROZKLAD MSZY SW.
Saturday, Sobota, November 29
4:30 p.m.
† Leo Kucharski int. Evelyn Kucharski
Sunday, Niedziela, November 30
9:00 a.m.
† Mary Molek Pechatski int. Jack Squirek
11:00 a.m.
† Andrzej Rapacz int. Zofia & Andrzej Rubis
Monday, Poniedziałek, December 1
7:30 a.m.
† All Souls (Gillock)
Tuesday, Wtorek, December 2
7:30 a.m.
† Joseph A. Hilinski int. Renata & Gertraud Sliwka
SECOND COLLECTION Next Weekend:
The Retirement Fund for Religious
Next weekend, December 6-7, there will be a special
collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. Often
sisters, brothers, and religious order priests ministered for little
pay, resulting in today’s shortage of retirement savings. Your
gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious helps provide
prescription medications, nursing care, and more.
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Wednesday, Środa, December 3
7:30 a.m.
† Jerome Budzinski int. Loretta, Debbie,
Gary & Cindy
PARISH GUILD MEETING
Thursday, Czwartek, December 4, St. Barbara
730 a.m.
† All Souls (G. Sliwka)
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Friday, Piątek, December 5, First Friday
7:30 a.m.
† Betty Babets int. Donald Babets
5:30 p.m.
† Stanislaw & † Kazimierz Rusiecki
int. Teresa & Jan Leszczak
PARISH RAFFLE TICKETS
Saturday, Sobota, December 6, St. Nicholas
4:30 p.m.
Health & Blessings for Mary Alice Hudack
int. Jack Squirek
Sunday, Niedziela, December 7
9:00 a.m.
† Sophie Krol int. Ken & Maureen Krol
11:00 a.m.
† Teresa & Adam Gacek int. Zofia & Andrzej Rubis
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All MASSES are in English except the 11:00 Sunday mass
which is in Polish. CONFESSIONS are heard in English
every Saturday before the Vigil Mass, from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m.
and in Polish every Sunday before the Polish mass.
Monday, December 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall
A reminder to everyone to PLEASE PICK UP your
envelope for the Parish Raffle from the table near the west
side entrance to our church. If you can help deliver
envelopes to parishioners who may live near you but are not
able to come to Mass that would also be helpful.
The generosity of our Parishioners & Friends
has brought St. Barbara Church the following:
Collection Nov. 22-23 - $2,322 (87 envelopes)
Maintenance Fund - $328 (16 envelopes)
Thank you! Dziękuję bardzo!
SPECIAL FEAST DAYS THIS WEEK
Prayer List
Please pray for our parishioners who are ill
and all who are in need of our prayers:
Phyllis Bobko, Sarah Burket
Loretta Budzinski, Donna Cuevas, Donald Friedl
Dorothy Friedl, Irene Heruminek, Eleanor Hodel
Mary Konarski, Dorothy Noga, Doris Wojton,
Dora Wotowiec, Jeanette Woznicki
FROM THE SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for your amazing
generosity! We were able to fill 30 bags of Thanksgiving "fixins"
and donate the surplus items to Metro Catholic Elementary School
which amounted to approximately $400.00. More importantly, you
helped families to enjoy a Happy Thanksgiving.
As we begin a new Church year the Social Concerns theme will be
WE ARE CALLED TO GIVE OF OUR TIME, TREASURE AND
TALENT.
We will be making sock snowmen to be distributed to the
residents of Mt. Alverna Nursing Home on December 6th after the
Saturday evening Mass. All materials will be provided. All that is
needed is your time and talent.
The Giving Tree is back! We will be contributing to the
Christmas Outreach Program at Metro Catholic Elementary
School. The tags on the tree indicate some of the items that are
needed. So that the gifts can be distributed in a timely manner our
deadline for donations will be Sunday, December 14th. All that is
needed is your treasure.
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POINSETTIA SALE
The ST. BARBARA PARISH GUILD is
sponsoring the “Annual Christmas
Poinsettia Sale”. You may dedicate
your poinsettia “In memory” of a
deceased loved one or “in Honor” of a
living relative or friend. A dedication
card will be attached to each flower. The poinsettias will be
displayed during the Christmas Season. The flowers may be
removed the weekend of January 10, 2015.
The cost of a 7 ½ inch Red Poinsettia is $13.00 each.
Payment in cash or check (made payable to “St. Barbara Parish
Guild”) is required at the time the order is placed. An envelope
with payment and order form (marked for “Poinsettia Sale”) can be
dropped in the collection basket. Deadline for orders will be
December 7, 2014.
Order forms are available on the table at the west entrance
of the church.
Sunday, November 30, marks the feast of St. Andrew.
Happy Name Day to Fr. Andrzej Panek and to all the
Andrzejs and Andrews in our parish!
While the feast day for our patron saint, St. Barbara, is no
longer on the church calendar, the traditional date to celebrate
is December 4. Happy Name Day to all the Barbara’s in our
parish!
And we can’t forget the feast day of St. Nicholas on
December 6. So happy Name Day to all those in our parish
named Nicholas as well! St. Nicholas (Sw. Mikolaj) will be
making a special appearance at our church on Sunday,
December 7, at 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass.
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OD KS. ANDRZEJA …
Sw. Mikolaj, urodzil sie w Barii w poludniowych Wloszech w IV
wieku chrzescijanstwa. Byl dzieckiem zamoznych rodzicow,
uproszonym przez nich w modlitwie u Boga. Od mlodosci
odznaczal sie poboznoscia i wrazliwoscia na niedole i
trudnosci ludzi, zwlaszcza biednych i opuszczonych. Po
smierci rodzicow majatek rozdal potrzebujacym. Ustanowiony
biskupem sprawowal posluge w Azji Mniejszej. Jako biskup
uczestniczyl w Soborze Nicejskim na ktorym potepiono Ariusza
i jego herezje. Zmarl 6 grudnia 352 roku. Pochowano go w
Mirze.
W Kosciele katolickim sw. Mikolaj jest patronem zeglarzy,
piekarzy, kupcow oraz wiezniow. Jest tez szczegolnym
opiekunem zwierzat domowych i ptakow. Lud Polski i Ukrainy
wierzy gleboko, ze swiety posiada wladze poskramiania
wilkow. Zwyczaj obdarowywania sie podarkami pochodzi z XIII
wieku. Wprowadzono go najpierw w szkolach w formie
stypendiow i zapomog dla biednych uczniow. Z biegiem czasu
przeniesiono ten zwyczaj na wszystkie dzieci w szkolach. Stad
przeszedl on do rodzin i to w szerszym zakresie
obdarowywania nie tylko dzieci, ale rowniez doroslych.
7 grudnia - sw. Mikolaj odwiedzi
Parafie sw. Barbary. Ma prezenty dla
wszystkich / grzecznych /. Jesli rodzice
chca dodatkowy prezent dla swoich
dzieci, prosze przygotowac paczke,
podpisac ja i przyniesc do zakrystii
przed Msza sw. o 11:00.
8 grudnia - Niepokalanego Poczecia
swieto obowiazkowe - Nabozenstwo
5:30 po poludniu.
Zycze blogoslawionego Dnia Dziekczynnienia.
z modlitwa - ks. Andrzej Panek
HOLIDAY CONCERT 
Friday, December 5, at 7:00 p.m. JOY TO THE WORLD: a free concert by the Daughters of St. Paul Choir known for their fresh
arrangements of time-honored classics, presents well-loved carols and holiday favorites at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist,
th
1007 Superior Avenue. Free secure parking in the Cathedral Plaza Garage at Rockwell & East 9 .