December 14, 2003 - St Ferdinand Church

December 14, 2003 - St Ferdinand Church

CHURCH NAME AND NUMBER —
St. Ferdinand #639
ADDRESS —
5900 Barry Avenue
Chicago, Illinois. 60634
PHONE —
773-622-5900
CONTACT PERSON —
Wendy Braunsdorf
(Monday -> Friday from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at 773/622-5900 ext. 238;
any other time you may still reach me at home at 847/506-9734.)
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QuarkXPress
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HP LaserJet 5Si
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Cover through 12 (ads on page 10 and 11)
Page 12 is church copy
SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN —
December 14, 2003
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS —
E-MAIL @ J.S. PALUCH
[email protected]
St. Ferdinand Church
RECTORY: 5900 WEST BARRY AVENUE
PHONE: 773/622-5900
Photo by Romuald Gluch
December 14, 2003
Third Sunday of Advent
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Third Sunday of Advent
December 14, 2003
The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for:
Guziel Family
^Rose, Ann & Charles Coco
MONDAY, Advent Weekday
7:00 AM—Helen Grzybek rq. Family & Friends
8:00 AM—Claudio Clemente
rq. Richard & Wendy Braunsdorf Family
TUESDAY, Advent Weekday
7:00 AM—John J. Cortesi rq. Order of the
Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
8:00 AM—Peter & Alexander Lewandowski rq. Family
WEDNESDAY, Late Advent Weekday
7:00 AM—John Grabinski rq. Ellen Hyndman
7:00 AM—(Chapel)Mass in Polish
8:00 AM—Michael Lans rq. Ladies of St. Anne
THURSDAY, Late Advent Weekday
7:00 AM—Frank Obruzt rq. Envelope Group
8:00 AM—Claudio Clemente rq. St. Ferdinand Church
& School Staff
FRIDAY, Late Advent Weekday
7:00 AM—Ann Dallmeier rq. Family
8:00 AM—Claudio Clemente rq. Past Faculty Members
of St. Ferdinand School
SATURDAY, Late Advent Weekday
7:00 AM—Mass in Polish
8:00 AM—James Handschiegel rq. Sister
Sunday Anticipated Mass
5:00 PM—Albert Mastrangelo rq. Sister
6:30 PM—(Chapel)Simbang Gabi
SUNDAY, Fourth Sunday of Advent
7:30 AM—Collette Family rq. Jeanine Gizel
7:30 AM—(Chapel) o b³og. Bo¿e z okazji urodzin dla
Tomasza Bro¿ek
9:00 AM—Lee Duckett rq. Wife
10:30 AM—(Chapel)Rose Frost rq. Husband & Family
10:45 AM—^Ludwik Gruszkiewicz;
^Kazimierz Szef, Anna G³¹biñska;
^Andrzej Kruszewski;
^Bronis³aw Jeromiñski;
^Józef Sak w 4 m-ce po œm.
12:15 PM—(Chapel) Mass in Italian
12:30 PM—Bruno Wojcik rq. The Foss Family
3:00 PM—^Józef ¯uchowski w 7 rocz. œm, Krystyna
¯uchowska
5:00 PM—Ray Krystyniak (2nd Anniv.)
rq. Wife & Children
6:30 PM—z okazji 75 rocz.urodzin dla mamy Józefy z
proœb¹ o zdrowie i b³og. Bo¿e
Please welcome the School Children at the 8:00 AM Mass on
Friday, December 19th. They will participate at Mass before
being dismissed from school for the Christmas break.
Many, many thanks to the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts
who helped replace the Missals and Hymnals in the
church. You made the job quick and easy.
HANDMAIDS
E. Konopka, M. Netzel
3rd publication None
2nd publication Tomasz Stok³osa and Ewa Kapryœ
Czes³aw Szwajnos and Lidia Barnaœ
Grzegorz Bobala and Ma³gorzata Wedrychowicz
1st publication Rafa³ Wilczek and Beata (Nowak) Majewski
Daniel Frys and Barbara Krawiec
WE WELCOME IN BAPTISM
Olivia Maria, daughter of Gregory and
Urszula (Kulik) Kozio³
Advent Reconciliation Liturgy
The parish will celebrate the sacrament of Penance in
a communal service appropriate to the season of
Advent on Tuesday, December 23rd. The celebration will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Church.
Again, we wish to encourage all who have been
away from the church or the sacraments to take this
opportunity to return. All will be asked to acknowledge their sinfulness before God and the gathered
community, to seek mercy, and to receive the
Church’s absolution. In this way we can enter into
Christmas reconciled with God, neighbor and self.
Please pray that through this celebration some
will be brought home, released from the burden of
sin and guilt, and begin healing in Christ.
Individual confessions are also heard each
Saturday morning from 8:45-9:30, and on December
20th from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Op³atki, the traditional Christmas wafer,
is available after Mass from the Ushers.
A donation of $1.00 per envelope
is requested.
December 14, 2003
Third Sunday of Advent
Advent Reconciliation Service
Tuesday, December 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
4:00 PM
Midnight
Midnight
Christmas Eve:
Church
Church
Chapel
Family
English
Italian
Christmas Day:
7:30 AM
Church
English
9:00 AM
Church
English
12:30 PM
Church
English
12:15 PM
Chapel
Italian
There will be no evening Masses on Christmas Day.
5:00 PM
New Year's Eve:
Church
English
New Year's Day:
7:30 AM
Church
English
9:00 AM
Church
English
12:30 PM
Church
English
12:15 PM
Chapel
Italian
There will be no evening Masses on New Year's Day.
Our Financial Support of St. Ferdinand Parish
December 6-7, 2003:
Envelopes:
$ 8,965.50
Loose Cash:
$ 3,236.00
TOTAL DONATIONS:
$12,201.50
Amount over/ (under) weekly budget: ($2,798.50)
We continue to experience below-budget offertory collections at an alarming rate each week, a situation that has existed
throughout the first six months of this fiscal year. We are projecting an approximate 20% deficit in offertory income. As we
stated in an October bulletin, it was our previous intention to
publish last year’s annual report during November; however,
due to the serious financial situation we are currently facing, a
special mailing will be sent to all registered parishioners early
in the new year once we have the added information of our
financial six-month report.
The 2004th year of our Lord is quickly approaching and we
will certainly receive many blessings, but next year will also
challenge us as a parish community to address several serious
financial realities.
May the Lord Jesus, whom we await this Advent, bless you
abundantly for all that you do for His Church.
Dan Costigan, Business Manager
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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
Timothy Benson
Albin Bilinski
Stephanie Bosco
Alba Jennie Burroughs
Mary Butler
Benito Cabanin
Josephine Chiero
Bishop Edwin Conway
Anna Diks
Honor Draftz
Lillian Dziedzic
Fred Forte
Joseph Gagliano
Marilyn Gibbons
Fatima Gomez
Rocco Greco
Ben Guttiula
Mary Hain
Margaret Heft
Mary Ann Johansen
Catherine Keeler
Stanley Kochniarczyk
Helen Kosirog
Tad Koziol
Bill Kummer
Marie Kummer
June Landers
James Lamberti
Sam LoDolce
Netta Lohrmann
Eleanor Loscuito
Marie Lucas
Genevieve Lukes
Elizabeth Ann Maher
Susan Maher
Francesco Mangialardo
Gianni Marconi
Mary Martin
Estelle “Toots” McGuigan
Emilia Moreno
Iris Otto
Deborah L. Pawlak
Timothy Rajski
Roseann Regan
Sophie Regner
James Rowe, Sr.
Alicia Schippits
Jack Schneider
Sr. Roberta Sweitzer, BVM
Infant Cameron Scott
Lenore Simzyk
Raymundo Soriano, Sr.
Tony Spano
Estelle Stybur
Ann Sullivan
Minerva Watson
Alex Wegrzyn
Diane Scarpelli Wilczenski
Adopt a Family this Christmas
If you and your family would like to share
your blessings in the spirit of the holidays with another parish family, then
you might consider adopting a family
for Christmas. The St. Vincent dePaul
Society coordinates the Adopt a Parish
Family for Christmas program. Call Ralph
Barnhart at 777-2349 for the details.
Bulletin reminder: All notices for the December 28th bulletin
need to be in the rectory no later than 9 AM on Wednesday,
December 17th. Due to the upcoming holidays, the publisher has
moved up our deadlines for the next several bulletins. The deadline for submitting notices for the January 4th bulletin is 9 AM on
Monday, December 22nd.
You may drop your bulletin notices off at the rectory in an envelope labeled “bulletin” or you may fax them to 622-5903. The email address for bulletin notices is [email protected].
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Third Sunday of Advent
THIRD SUNDAY OF
December 14, 2003
FIRST READING: Zephaniah 3:14–18a
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Isaiah 12:2–3, 4, 5–6
SECOND READING: Philippians 4:4–7
GOSPEL: Luke 3:10–18
Advent
Rejoicing in God with Us
Traditionally, the Third Sunday of
Advent is known as Gaudete (“rejoice”) Sunday. The somber Advent vesture is exchanged for a deep and vibrant rose. This week’s Advent wreath
candle is also rose or pink. The readings for this Sunday reflect this
bright delight. In fact, the whole rhythm of Advent picks up today. As the
more immediate preparations for Christmas begin, the more restrained
mood of Advent’s early days is abandoned. The “O Antiphons” are sung
and proclaimed beginning this week. You can feel Christmas in the air.
This sensation is not just schmaltzy sentimentality. It’s more like a sixth
sense we Christians have. And the liturgy is urging us to employ this
sense to recognize that Emmanuel, God-with-us, really is with us now.
• Comment
By this time
of year, the airwaves are awash in
Christmas carols. Department stores
are all geared up for their final holiday
sale blitzes. Schedules are crammed
with Christmas shopping, pageants,
preparations, and the occasional
moment or two of panic. Children find
it more and more difficult to wait.
Something more than carols is in the
air, and today’s liturgy more than mirrors this holiday intensity. All three of
today’s readings speak to this “holidazzle.”
Zephaniah calls for celebration.
The Messiah, the “King of Israel, the
LORD,” is here among us. He comes to
celebrate with us, to dance and sing, to
share in our revelry. With the Savior’s
presence, we have nothing to fear.
Enemies are banished; judgment is lifted. All that is left to us is to rejoice in
God’s presence.
Paul issues a double call for jubilation and praise. After all, the Lord is
near at hand! What is there to be anx-
ious about? What is there to fear? The
Lord comes to blanket God’s people
with peace.
In the Gospel, John the Baptizer’s
listeners want to know what to do to be
ready for the Lord’s coming. John
gives them no elaborate agenda. The
prophet’s response is simplicity itself:
Keep on doing what you’re doing, but
do so with great care and a sense of
justice. John calls on his listeners who
possess more than they need to give to
those in greater need. He urges those
who must tax not to be taxing, not to
overburden, not to defraud. He
reminds those who bear arms that they
are not to strong-arm, to wield their
weapons but sparingly, to forswear
falsehoods, and to blunt their blows.
• Reflection
Today’s readings seem to indicate that our final
Advent preparations need not be anything out of the ordinary. Thus, for us,
celebration is part of the ordinary.
Unbridled joy is the ever-present emo-
tion for those who recognize that the
Messiah is present. We need not
involve ourselves in some highfalutin’
agenda to get ready for Emmanuel.
Rather, our Advent task is to tend to
what is at hand, to be in charge of our
own souls, and also to be responsive to
all who are near and dear.
And being responsive, by the way,
is never something that is done in the
abstract or in general. We can be
responsive only in the concrete, in particular. Perhaps that’s why the Baptizer
in today’s Gospel passage was so particular in his preparation advice.
Clearly that’s why we have to be particular in our preparations for the coming of the Lord. We have to be at attention and pay attention to our personal
needs, and in so doing, recognize and
respond to the very particular and personal needs of others.
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JOIN US!!!
SIMBANG GABI 2003
(9-Day novena of holy Masses before Christmas, December 15 - 23)
6th Day of the Novena Mass and the 10th year at St. Ferdinand Church
(Chapel this year)
3115 North Mason Avenue, Chicago, IL 60634
Rev. David Cortesi, Pastor will be our celebrant, Herman Manuel will be the homilist.
Saturday, December 20, 2003 at 6:30 PM
Please join us in this beautiful Filipino Christmas Tradition.
Food will be served in Canning Hall and McManus Hall after Mass.
Contribution of your favorite dessert is most welcome.
December 14, 2003
Third Sunday of Advent
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Alumni News
Honor Roll
January Cold Cash On-Line Give-Away! Order on-line
for your chance to WIN COLD CASH every day in
January! Market Day is giving away $5,000 in January.
$2,000 give away on January 1, two winners awarded
$500, plus $500 awarded to their school! $3,000 give
away from January 2 - 31, 30 winners awarded $100 —
a new winner every day!
Place your order at www.marketday.com for any January
sale item to be automatically entered. Remember, place
your order before January 1st for a chance to win $500
for you and our school.
Completed order forms are due in Church by Sunday,
January 4. The next pick up is on Saturday, January 10,
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. in the school cafeteria. Any questions
contact Tammy Sammarco (773) 286-5235.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
1444 South Keeler Ave.
Chicago, IL 60623-1112
773-762-5700
Nov. 20, 2003
Dear St. Ferdinand Parishioners and Father Cortesi —
Thank you for the October sharing check of
$984.00. We really appreciate your thoughtfulness
and generosity to us.
We’re enjoying our new church boiler. Most of
the bugs have been worked out. We’re also enjoying the
gentle Fall weather.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, and have a
Blessed Advent.
You’re in our prayers and in a special Mass I
offer each month.
With thanks,
Father Ray
It is with great pride that we share with you the name of
the St. Ferdinand parishioner who earned a place on the
Regina Dominican honor roll.
Elizabeth Miller
A Honors
Congratulations, your parish family is very proud of you.
Ladies of St. Anne
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Wednesday, December 17th Canning Hall 11:30 AM
The Ladies of St. Anne are having a
wonderful Christmas Party. We will
have excellent entertainment and delicious food. You will be with fantastic
company so bring your friends for an
enjoyable afternoon. Donation is
$15.00. For reservations please call
Sue Buzinski at 773/736-6433 or
Lorraine Scire at 773/283-6480. Please
make your reservations before December 10, 2003.
It may be an old coat to you... but it’s
welcome warmth to a homeless person. Did you know
there are over 50,000 homeless men, women, and children in the Chicago area? They need your help to stay
healthy this winter—both mentally and physically.
We’re collecting warm and clean used coats and other
warm garments for the 20th Annual Coat Drive for the
Homeless coordinated by the Mental Health Association
of Greater Chicago.
Check your closet for items you no longer need.
Donation Drop Off:
Saint Ferdinand Convent
5936 West Barry
Mondays and Wednesdays
10 AM to 3 PM
October 20, 2003 to January 7, 2004
Together we can make a difference!
ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
Entertainment Books are now available for only $20. A
big book for a very small price. 50% off discounts for
dining, movies, sports, hotels, and much more. It makes a
great book. They can be used immediately! For information or to order, call Lucille Hanson at 708/583-1922.
Help. For When Life Hurts.SM
125 S. Clark St. • Suite 1820 • Chicago, IL 60603
• (312) 781-7780 • Fax: (312) 920-9569
www.mentalhealthchicago.org e-mail: [email protected]
Check us out on the web:
www.saintferdinand.org
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December 14, 2003
Jak nale¿y prze¿yæ wieczór wigilijny
Wigilia jest niezwyk³ym dniem roku, w którym wspominamy tajemnicê narodzenia siê naszego Zbawiciela. Nale¿y
uczyniæ wszystko, by wieczerza ta mia³a religijny i rodzinny charakter. Zapraszamy w ten wieczór Jezusa do naszych
domów.
Przygotowania do wieczerzy wigilijnej nale¿y zakoñczyæ wczeœniej, by nie trwa³y do ostatniej chwili. Potrawy
wieczerzy powinny byæ potrawami postnymi; w ¿adnym wypadku nie powinien byæ serwowany alkohol. Jak nakazuje
polska tradycja, jedno miejsce przy stole mo¿na zostawiæ wolne, jako znak pamiêci o bliskich zmar³ych i podró¿nych,
którzy niespodziewanie mog¹ zapukaæ do drzwi. Piêknym gestem jest zaproszenie na wieczerzê kogoœ samotnego,
emigranta lub osoby ubogiej. Stó³ wigilijny nakrywamy odœwiêtnie, bia³ym obrusem. Pod obrus mo¿na po³o¿yæ trochê
siana, na pamiatkê urodzenia siê Pana Jezusa w ¿³obie. Na stole stawiamy œwiecê, k³adziemy Pismo Œwiête i ustawiamy talerzyk z op³atkami. ¯yczenia sk³adane wówczas powinny byæ szczere, ale nale¿y w nich unikaæ wspominania
dawnych problemów i niepokojów w rodzinie. Nale¿y ubraæ siê odœwiêtnie. W czasie wieczerzy nie powinno siê
poruszaæ tematów, które mog³yby wzbudzaæ niepotrzebne dyskusje. Wieczór wigilijny jest idealnym czasem do
œpiewania kolêd (mo¿e ktoœ z domowników gra na instrumencie) lub s³uchania ich nagrañ. Po wieczerzy udajemy siê
na pasterkê lub idziemy na Mszê œw. nastêpniego dnia.
Ojciec rodziny zapala swiecê i mówi:
Wszyscy odpowiadaj¹:
- Œwiat³o Chrystusa
- Bogu niech bêd¹ dziêki
Nastêpnie œpiewamy kolêdê: „Wœród nocnej ciszy”, a potem ktoœ z domowiników odczytuje fragment z Ewangeli œw.
£ukasza (2, 1-14):
„W owym czasie wysz³o rozporz¹dzenie Cezara Augusta, ¿eby przeprowadziæ spis ludnoœci w ca³ym pañstwie. Pierwszy ten spis odby³ siê wówczas, gdy wielkorz¹dc¹ Syrii by³ Kwiryniusz. Wybierali siê wiêc wszyscy,
aby siê daæ zapisaæ, ka¿dy do swego miasta. Uda³ siê tak¿e Józef z Galilei, z miasta Nazaret, do Judei, do miasta
Dawidowego, zwanego Betlejem, poniewa¿ pochodzi³ z domu i rodu Dawida, ¿eby siê daæ zapisaæ z poœlubion¹
sobie Maryj¹, która by³a brzemienna. Kiedy tam przebywali, nadszed³ dla Maryi czas rozwi¹zania. Porodzi³a
swego pierworodnego Syna, owinê³a Go w pieluszki i po³o¿y³a w ¿³obie, gdy¿ nie by³o dla nich miejsca
w gospodzie. W tej samej okolicy przebywali w polu pasterze i trzymali stra¿ nocn¹ nad swoj¹ trzod¹. Naraz
stan¹³ przy nich anio³ Pañski i chwa³a Pañska zewsz¹d ich oœwieci³a, tak ¿e bardzo siê przestraszyli. Lecz anio³
rzek³ do nich: Nie bójcie siê! Oto zwiastujê wam radoœæ wielk¹, która bêdzie udzia³em ca³ego narodu: dziœ w
mieœcie Dawida narodzi³ siê wam Zbawiciel, którym jest Mesjasz, Pan. A to bêdzie znakiem dla was:
Znajdziecie Niemowlê, owiniête w pieluszki i le¿¹ce w ¿³obie. I nagle przy³¹czy³o siê do anio³a mnóstwo
zastêpów niebieskich, które wielbi³y Boga s³owami: Chwa³a Bogu na wysokoœciach, a na ziemi pokój ludziom
Jego upodobania.”
Po odczytaniu ewangelii ojciec rodziny zwraca sie do wszystkich nastepuj¹cymi s³owami:
Ukochani! Oto dziœ
obchodzimy wigiliê Bo¿ego Narodzenia. Syn Bo¿y w swojej ogromnej mi³oœci sta³ siê jednym z ludzi, wszed³ do
ludzkiej rodziny, aby nas wprowadziæ do Bo¿ej rodziny. St¹d radoœæ, która ogarnia tego wieczoru nas i ca³y
œwiat. Zanim z³o¿ymy sobie zyczenia, proœmy naszego Ojca, który jest w niebie, o pokój na ziemi i prawdziw¹
mi³oœæ miêdzy ludŸmi. Pomódlmy siê zatem s³owami, których nauczy³ nas Jezus Chrystus:
- Ojcze nasz...
Polecamy te¿ Najœwiêtszej Maryi Pannie, Bogarodzicy – nasz¹ rodzinê, naszych przyjació³, s¹siadów, goœci,
wszystkich chorych, g³oduj¹cych, sieroty, ludzi samotnych, smutnych i nieszczêsliwych:
- Zdrowaœ, Maryjo...
Nastêpnie sk³adamy sobie ¿yczenia dziel¹c siê op³atkiem.
Ks. Marek Jurzyk
December 14, 2003
Third Sunday of Advent
Cz³onkowie ¯ywego Ró¿añca wraz
z opiekunem ks. S³awomirem
zapraszaj¹ na Czuwanie
Adwentowe przygotowuj¹ce do
radosnego prze¿ycia Œwi¹t
Narodzenia Pañskiego. Rozpoczêcie
czuwania o godz. 7:30 wieczorem, 20 grudnia w koœciele, zakoñczenie ok . godz. 11:00 wieczorem.
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SpowiedŸ
SpowiedŸ przedœwi¹teczna
Poniedzia³ek, 22 grudzieñ, 6:00 p.m.
Serdecznie wszystkich zapraszamy. !!!
ZAADOPTUJ RODZINÊ
Towarzystwo œw. Vincentego a Paulo
dzia³aj¹ce przy naszej parafii zwraca
siê z proœb¹ do rodzin, które chcia³y
by “zaadoptowaæ “ jedn¹ rodzinê na
czas œwi¹t. Adopcja ta, polega na
tym, ¿eby przygotowaæ prezenty,
zakupiæ ¿ywnoœæ, lub ubranie dla biednej rodziny
z naszej parafii. Jeœli ktoœ z was chcia³by to uczyniæ,
proszê skontaktowaæ siê z Ralphem Barnhart tel.
777-2349 po 8 grudnia, 2003. Rafph udzieli informacji na temat danej rodziny i wtedy bêdzie ³atwiej
dobraæ odpowiedni podarunek.
Wigilia Bo¿ego Narodzenia
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
koœció³
kaplica
po polsku
po polsku
Bo¿e Narodzenie
7:30 AM
kaplica
po polsku
10:45 AM
koœció³
po polsku
10:45 AM
kaplica
po polsku
3:00 PM
koœció³
po polsku
Nie bêdzie Mszy œw. o godz 6:30 wieczorem.
31 Grudnia
7:00 PM
koœció³
po polsku
Nowy Rok
OCZEKUJEMY TWEGO
PRZYJŒCIA W CHWALE !!!
TACA NIEDZIELNA
Grudzieñ 6-7, 2003:
W kopertkach:
$ 8,965.50
W gotówce
:
$ 3,236.00
CA£OŒÆ:
$12,201.50
Powy¿ej/(poni¿ej) wyznaczonego celu: ($2,798.50)
W dalszym ci¹gu, ka¿dego tygodnia, doœwiadczamy
alarmuj¹cego spadku bud¿etu. Sytuacja ta istnieje ju¿ od
pierwszych szeœciu miesiêcy roku fiskalnego. W tej
chwili spodziewamy siê, ¿e deficyt na pierwsze pó³rocze
wyniesie oko³o 20%. Jak ju¿ zapowiedzieliœmy we
wrzeœniowym wydaniu biuletynu, planowaliœmy przedstawiæ roczny finansowy raport w listopadzie. Ze wzglêdu jednak na zaistnia³¹ sytuacjê finansow¹, raporty finansowe bêd¹ wysy³ane do ka¿dej rodziny zarejestrowanej
w naszej parafii z pocz¹tkiem nowego roku.
Nowy Rok 2004 bardzo szybko zbli¿a siê do nas
i z pewnoœci¹ zostaniemy obdarzeni wieloma ³askami
i b³ogos³awieñstwami. Nie mniej jednak nowy rok staje
siê dla nas - jako wspólnoty parafialnej- wielkim
wezwaniem finansowych potrzeb.
Niech Jezus Chrystus, na którego czekamy
w czasie Adwentu, obdarzy was niezliczonymi ³askami
za ka¿d¹ ofiarê i pos³ugê, któr¹ wykonujecie dla Jego
Koœcio³a.
Daniel P. Costigan, Menad¿er Parafii
7:30 AM
kaplica
po polsku
10:45 AM
koœció³
po polsku
10:45 AM
kaplica
po polsku
3:00 PM
koœció³
po polsku
Nie bêdzie Mszy œw. o godz 6:30 wieczorem.
Grupa “Laudamus”
serdecznie zaprasza na
wspani³¹
zabawê sylwestrow¹.
Cena biletu $40.
Zapewniamy gor¹cy
obiad, lampkê szampana
o 12-ej, akcesoria sylwestrowe i szalone tañce
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Third Sunday of Advent
December 14, 2003
the week at st. ferdinand parish
December 15-21, 2003
MONDAY
•Before & After School Care —6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM,
McManus & Canning Halls
•Children’s Book Fair — 8 AM 2 PM, Canning Hall #s 1 & 2
•Friendship Club — 10 AM-3 PM, Convent # 2
•Troop # 51 — 7-9:30 PM, Convent #s 1, 2 & 3
•Polish School Theater Group — 6-9 PM, McManus Hall
TUESDAY
•Before & After School Care —6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM,
McManus & Canning Halls
•Serduszka (Little Hearts Polish Children’s Choir) — 6:30-8:30
PM, Convent #s 2 & 3
•Jaselka Practice — 6-9 PM, Chapel
WEDNESDAY
•Before & After School Care —6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM,
McManus & Canning Halls
•Craft Ladies — 9 AM-Noon, Rectory
•Ladies of St. Anne Christmas Party — Canning Hall & Parish
Kitchen
•Jr. Legion of Mary — 2:30-4 PM, Convent # 2
•Kropeczki (Little Dots Polish Children’s Choir) —6-8 PM,
Music Room
•Webelos 3051— 6-9 PM, Convent #s 1, 2 & 3
•Troop 51 Committee Meeting — Convent # 1
•School Board Meeting — 7-10 PM, Heeney Hall
•Polish Adult Choir — 7:15 PM, Chapel
•Fijat — 7:30-9:30 PM, Church
THURSDAY
•Before & After School Care —6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM,
McManus & Canning Halls
•School Christmas Pageant — 1 PM, Chapel
•Jr. Legion of Mary — 2:30 PM, Church
•Girl Scout Troops 188, 1883, 1733 — 5:30-9 PM, Convent #s
1, 2 & 3
•Legion of Mary — 6:30-8:30 PM, convent
•Polish School Theatre Group — McManus Hall
•School Christmas Pageant — 7 PM, Chapel
•Laudamus Music Group — 8 PM, Heeney Hall
FRIDAY
•Before & After School Care —6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM,
McManus & Canning Halls
SATURDAY
•Confession — 8:45-9:30 AM, Church
•Legion of Mary — 9-11 AM., Convent # 2
•Polish Catholic Saturday School — 9 AM - 4 PM, School
•Polish/English Classes — 9 AM - 4 PM, Music Room
•Polish School Op³atek — 9 AM - 4 PM, Cafeteria
•Holy Spirit Prayer Group — 4-10 PM, Convent # 2
•Simbang Gabi — 6:30 PM, Chapel, then Canning, Heeney &
McManus Halls
•Rosary Group — 7 PM, Church
•Polish Youth Vigil — 7:30-Midnight, Chapel
SUNDAY - Fourth Sunday of Advent
•Polish Highlanders — 8:30-9:30 AM, Convent # 3
•Kropeczki (Little Dots) — 9-10:30 AM, Music Room
•Serduszka (Little Hearts) — 9-10:30 AM, Convent #s 1 &2
•Chapel Choir Practice — 9:15 AM, Chapel
•Religious Education (C.C.D.) — 9-10:30 AM, School & 10:30
AM Mass, Chapel
•Baptism in Polish — 1:45 PM, Church
•Christ Renews His Parish- Men — 6-10 PM, Convent # 4
•Laudamus — 7:30 PM, Church
our neighbors want you to know . . .
•Annual Christmas Concert. On Sunday, December 21, 2003
at 4:00 PM, the Chicago Boy Choir, under the direction of
James Brian Smith, will present its fourth annual concert of carols and other songs of the season at Our Lady of Victory
Church, 5212 West Agatize, Chicago. Ample off-street parking.
Free admission. A free-will offering will be taken. All are invited to attend. For more information and/or travel directions,
please call 773/286-2950.
•Power wheelchairs available. Wheels for Seniors makes available power (electric) wheelchairs to senior citizens and permanently disabled of any age people, usually at no out-of-pocket
expense if they qualify. No deposit is required. The electric
wheelchairs are provided to those who cannot walk and cannot
self-propel a manual wheelchair in their home and who meet
the additional qualifications of the program. Call 1-800-3408525 for more information on the details of this program.
•Thinking About Priesthood? Have you ever thought God
might be calling you to the priesthood? What is life as a priest
really like? Might priesthood be an exciting and fulfilling way
to live life? If you would like to explore the possibility of
priesthood further, join us for a Ministry Weekend. Ministry
Weekend is a retreat experience designed to help men discover
if God may be calling them to be a priest. Adult men, age 2140, who have completed their undergraduate degree are invited
to join us on January 16-18, 2004. For more information contact your parish priest or call: Fr. Joe Noonan at (847) 9704814.
•While traveling this holiday season you can find out the Sunday
and daily Mass schedule wherever you are by logging on to
www.masstimes.org. Mass Times is a free ministry to traveling
Catholics, funded by Pauline Books and Media, in partnership
with the Catholic Communication Campaign of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops and Mass Times Trust. The
information is also available by phone at: 1-410-676-6000.
Serving more than 60 million Catholics who live and travel in
the United States.
December 14, 2003
Third Sunday of Advent
WEEK THREE
December 14, 2003
LOVE
Reading: Luke 3:10-18
“Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has
none. And whoever has food should do likewise” (Lk 3:11).
Reflection
“It is not enough, for example, to acknowledge and respect every
man’s right to the means of subsistence if we do not strive to the
best of our ability for a sufficient supply of what is necessary for
his sustenance” (John XXIII, Peace on Earth, no. 32).
Inspiration—Practicing Love
When we generously plant seeds of justice, where will love
grow?
Nearly a dozen Catholic parishes in western Michigan are participating in JustFaith, an extended justice education program (see
www.justfaith.org). Most of these groups enhance their faith formation with hands-on days, such as CCHD’s Journey to Justice
process. Journey to Justice is a one- or three-day experience of
reflection, discussion, and action on the Church’s teachings on
the preferential option for and with the poor and solidarity with
the poor.
Recently, JustFaith groups in the Dioceses of Kalamazoo and
Grand Rapids participated in Journey to Justice days with the
Michigan Organizing Project (MOP). Parishioners from Grand
Rapids learned about MOP efforts for passage of the Student
Adjustment Act. This bipartisan legislation would provide tuition
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relief to immigrant students who have lived much of their lives in
this country by allowing these students to attend state colleges at
in-state tuition rates. Attaining higher education would enable
these young adults to make further contributions to this country.
For the JustFaith participants in CCHD’s Journey to Justice program, the time spent with MOP leaders was informative and
inspiring. Mary Sue Stegehuis said that her JustFaith study group
was impressed with MOP’s knowledge of the issues. She is glad
that MOP exists and wants to encourage her parish to become a
member. Stegehuis also noted that MOP members show a clear
sense of support and respect for one another by working together
to ensure that members are heard and by helping one another to
develop their leadership gifts.
Another JustFaith participant in Journey to Justice, Ken
Schoenborn, was also impressed with MOP community leaders.
The interactive Journey to Justice session with MOP’s lowincome urban members and the Scripture study and reflection
session helped Schoenborn and fellow parishioners visualize
social justice actions that could be embraced by members of their
affluent, rural parish.
Suggested Questions
When do human needs seem overwhelming to you? How would
you act with, rather than for, poor and low-income persons in
your community? What deeper loving actions could you take
with others to “share one of your cloaks” with persons who have
none and thereby increase peace in your community?
This resource was developed by the Catholic Campaign for
Human Development of the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Copyright © 2003.
Used with permission
St. Ferdinand Parish
Support Staff
Mrs. Aneta Koæma, Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Wendy L. Braunsdorf, Communications Coordinator
Mrs. Lu Caravette, Sr. Gracjana Ziêba, Receptionist/Secretary
Daniel Lopez, Kevin Cawley, Robert Szarek, 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. Vince 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. El¿bieta Pawlus
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: Andrzej Parada
Polish Rosary Group - Mrs. Helena Lesak
Polish Saturday School - Director: Mrs. Lucyna Olszewska
Polish School Parents’ Ass’n. - President: Krystyna Blacharczyk
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. William M. Holbrook, Associate Pastor
Rev. Marek Jurzyk, Associate Pastor
Rev. S³awomir Koz³owski, Associate Pastor
Rev. Roman Rataj, Associate Pastor
Rev. Joseph Kromenaker, Resident
Rev. Joseph Varkey, Resident
Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon
Ronald Weiner, Deacon
SUNDAY MASSES:
CHURCH:
Saturday:
5:00 PM
Sunday:
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
10:45 AM (Polish),
12:30 PM
3:00 PM (Polish)
5:00 PM
6:30 PM (Polish)
CHAPEL:
7:30 AM (Polish), 10:30 AM, and 12:15 PM (Italian).
RECONCILIATION:
Saturday: 8:45-9:30 AM or by appointment in the
rectory. Sobota: 6:30 wieczorem.
St. Ferdinand School - 773/622-3022
Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, 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. Gracjana Ziêba, Superior
Business Manager - 773/622-5900 ext. 3
Mr. Daniel P. Costigan
To register please come to the rectory during
business hours:
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
1:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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.