Fourth Sunday of Lent March 2, 2008

Rev. Idzi Stacherczak, Pastor
Rev. Joseph Vadakumcherry, Associate Pastor
Rev. Grzegorz Warmuz, Associate Pastor
Fred & Adeline Spitzzeri, Deacon Couple
Mrs. Linda Noonan, School Principal
Paul (Pawel) Tawech, Music Director
Cathy Phillips, Coordinator of Religious Education
Anna Adamowski, Parish Secretary
RITE OF RECONCILIATION:
(Confession) 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM, Saturday or by appointment.
Weekday Confession held at 7:00 to 7:15 AM.
PARISH REGISTRATION:
At the rectory during office hours.
Regular Office hours 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily.
MASS SCHEDULE
WEEKEND MASSES:
Saturday Evening: 4:00 PM
Sunday: 7:30 - 9:00 - 12:15 PM
Polish Mass: 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM
WEEKDAY MASSES:
Monday-Friday: 6:30 & 8:00 AM
Saturday: 8:00 AM
HOLY DAY MASSES:
7:00 PM Vigil Mass, 6:30—8:00—11:00 AM (English)
9:00 AM—7:00 PM (Polish)
WEDDINGS:
Arrangement must be made with one of the priests at least six months before the date of the wedding. Confirm desired date at the church
before making other arrangements. At least one of the engaged persons (or their parents) must be a registered and active parishioner of St.
Priscilla. Weddings are not scheduled on Sunday.
BAPTISMS:
English Baptisms will be held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 1:30 PM. Polish Baptisms will be held on the first and third
Sundays. Attendance at Baptismal Preparation class is mandatory. Register by calling Rectory.
Rectory 6949 W. Addison, Chicago, IL 60634 773-545-8840
Fax: 773-545-8919
Religious Education Office 773-685-3785
School 7001 W. Addison, Chicago, IL 60634 773-685-3581
Web Site www.stpriscilla.org
Fourth Sunday of Lent
March 2, 2008
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
— Psalm 23:1
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March 2, 2008
Spiritual Reflection
A man was born blind. Those around
Jesus had some mistaken notions. They didn’t
see the goodness in the man, or the man’s
potential, but only the fact that he couldn’t
physically see. They showed their prejudice.
“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents?”
Of course, nobody’s sin was the cause of the man’s
blindness. Jesus did all he could to bring this petty
conversation to a better level.
Jesus “spat on the ground and made clay with the
saliva, and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him,
‘Go wash in the Pool of Siloam,’ - which means Sent - .
So he went and wash and came back able to see.” Now
we can expect thankfulness and rejoicing, right? The man
born blind was indeed grateful. But others stood ready to
criticize. “This man is not from God, because he does
not keep the Sabbath.”
Jesus did all he could to bring the Pharisees to
faith as well. He could see the potential in their hearts,
too, but they weren’t willing to open their own eyes and
see more clearly. Rather than doing so, they spread
controversy and caused division. They seemed to be
experts at doing that. They were wonderful at giving
advice to others, but very poor at revealing by their own
example the love and light of God. Their energy is spent
in pointing fingers at others to try to conceal their own
sin and blindness.
In our first reading, we hear that “man sees
appearance but the LORD looks into the heart.” Our
second reading calls us to be children of the light. As
long as we accept our prejudices as valid and use them to
judge others, we can’t live as children of the light. When
we judge others, we cooperate with the forces of evil. We
can continue to undermine others, undermine faith,
undermine our leaders and undermine God. Evil thrives
amid prejudice, controversy and division. How happy the
devil is when we act in these ways.
Original Sin has not been eradicated from the
world. Each day we are faced with the temptation to take
the easy way out. We can do the same things many others
have done. But we can also rise above these things. God
can remove from us those weaknesses and defects of
character that we haven’t been able to change by
ourselves. All God needs is an invitation. We can open
ourselves to God’s healing, or we can keep God out. May
God grant us the wisdom and openness to see. May God
grant us forgiveness and help us live as children of light.
As we pray, fast and give this week, we make
room for the God who can save us and raise us up. All
we need to do is let God in. Have a good week!
©MMVI Father Pat Umberger, www.frpat.com
OCZY DUSZY I CIAŁA...
Treścią dzisiejszej Ewangelii jest
natychmiastowe uzdrowienie niewidomego od
urodzenia żebraka, dochodzenie w sprawie tego
cudownego uzdrowienia i nieuleczalne duchowe
zaśl epienie fary zeuszów, reli gijny ch
przywódców Izraelskiego narodu. Być
niewidomym od urodzenia, żyć w wiecznej nocy, nigdy
nie widzieć słońca, piękna zorzy i zmierzchu—nigdy nie
widzieć kochanego oblicza matki ani niewinnych oczu
dziecka, barwnych kwiatów i innych cudów przyrody—to
wielkie nieszczęście i wielka strata.
Niewidomy od urodzenia to obraz nas wszystkich. My
wszyscy od urodzenia jesteśmy ślepi na Boga i na Boże
sprawy. Często zło zaślepia nam oczy. Możemy jednak
wyzdrowieć i przejrzeć. Boski Lekarz, Jezus Chrystus,
zawsze jest w pobliżu. Kiedy z wiarą przyjmujemy łaskę
chrztu, On nam otwiera oczy i otrzymujemy wówczas
Bożą wiedzę, Boży wzrok, nowe oczy duszy.
Chrystus mówi do nas: „Ja jestem światłością świata. Kto
idzie za Mną, nie będzie chodził w ciemności, lecz będzie
miał światło życia” (J. 8, 12). Jezus jest Światłem,
Słońcem świata, które wiecznie świeci, płonie i grzeje.
Wielu grzało się przy tym Słońcu, przy Sercu Jezusowym
i świeciło im światło Jego Ewangelii. Dzisiaj są daleko od
Niego, w ciemnościach zła, niewiary, odstępstwa i
grzechu.
Chrystus przyszedł na świat, aby niewidomi przejrzeli, a
ci, którzy sądzą, że widzą, stali się niewidomymi.
Wszystkim, którzy szukają światła, podaje rękę, aby ich
wyzwolić z ciemności. Natomiast tych, którym wydaje
się, że dobrze widzą, że są sprawiedliwi i mądrzy, że sami
sobie poradzą, pozostawia w ciemnościach, w ich
słabości, ograniczoności i w grzechu, a grzech jest
największą ciemnością. Oni są nieuleczalnie chorzy, gdyż
lubią ciemność i nie chcę przejrzeć. Wmawiaj w siebie, że
są zdrowi i nie potrzebują lekarza. Nawet największy cud
nie otworzy im oczu. Sądzą bowiem, że łatwiej jest
zamknąć oczy niż zmienić styl i sposób myślenia, zmienić
swoje serce i swoje życie.
Dlatego trzeba, aby człowiek usłyszał wezwanie: „Idź
obmyj się w sadzawce Siloe”, to znaczy w Sakramentach,
które sprawiają, że nasze oczy przejrzą i w nowym
świetle zobaczą swoje człowieczeństwo i wiarę. Wtedy
narodzi się nadzieja i prawdziwa wizja życia.
Czy jestem gotowy do końca iść za Chrystusem?
Czy traktuję Jego nauki selektywnie, przyjmując jedne, a
odrzucając drugie?
- Ks. Idzi -
Fourth Sunday of Lent
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (2)
7:30 — +Sara Cottonaro (Mario Giza)
+In loving memory of Tomaszek Klepacz
For fast recovery to health for Aleksander
9:00 — +Salvatore Desimone (Family)
+Roy Carlson (Donna & Jack Herrity)
+Salvatore & Erminia DeSimone (Family)
+Margaret Bartgen (Dolores Nielsen)
+Hongkok Tan (Daughter-in-Law)
Boyet Fernandez—Thanksgiving (Aunt Windy)
Windy Jison Birthday (Linda Villegas)
10:30— +Teresa i Wiesław Gwóźdź (Rodzina)
+Aleksy Wiącek 4-ta rocz. śmierci; Stefan i Stefania
Dudek (Żona i dzieci oraz córka z rodziną)
+O wieczne światło dla Victora Burzyńskiego (Rodz.)
+Michał Winiarski rocznica śmierci
O spokój duszy Kazimierza Winiarskiego, który
zmarł w Polsce (Rodzina)
+Józef Farkas 5-ta rocz. śmierci (Żona i rodzina)
O zdrowie i bł. Boże Matki Najśw. dla Mieczysława
O pomoc wyjścia z nałogu i powrót do zdrowie dla
syna Macieja
+O spokój duszy dla rodziców Marianny i Władysława
Płachta
+Antoni Szczerba 3 rocz. śmierci
12:15— +Karol Koziara 36th Death Anniversary
5:30 PM — Gorzkie Żale
6:00 PM — Za Parafian św. Pryscylli
MONDAY (3) Lenten Weekday
6:30 — Parishioners of St. Priscilla
8:00 — +Vito Orseno
7:00 PM — English Mission—Special Intention for Margaret
TUESDAY (4) Lenten Weekday
6:30 — +Eugene Stalmach (Wife Aurelia Stalmach)
8:00 — +Garmella Costabile (Mrs. Costabile)
7:00 PM — English Mission—Special Intention for Elizabeth
WEDNESDAY (5) Lenten Weekday
6:30 — All Souls in Purgatory
8:00 — +Anna Zagajewski (Daughter)
7:00 PM — English Mission—St. Priscilla Parishioners
THURSDAY (6) Lenten Weekday
6:30 — For St. Priscilla Parishioners
8:00 — +Myra McGlynn Birthday Rem. (Family)
FIRST FRIDAY (7) Lenten Weekday
6:30 — For St. Priscilla Parishioners
8:00 — For All Poor Souls in Purgatory (Barcebal Family)
2:00 PM — Stations of the Cross—Schoolchildren
6:00 PM — Stations of the Cross in English
7:00 PM — Droga Krzyżowa - Stations of the Cross in Polish
SATURDAY (8) Lenten Weekday
8:00 — In Thanksgiving for God’s Blessings and plea for
continued blessings
4:00 — +Victor A. Procaccio (Mother & Dad)
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FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (9)
7:30 — +In loving memory of Tomaszek Klepacz
For fast recovery to health for Aleksander
9:00 — +Chester Kusmider (Wife, Daughters & Jim)
+Salvatore Desimone (Family)
+Margaret, Peggy, Bridget Leyden (Leyden Family)
+Margaret Bartgen (Barbara Kowalski)
+Gladys Kucharski Birthday Rem. (Family)
+Daniel & Mary Sexton (Marian Henaghan)
+Mieczysław Miłkowski (Daughter-in-Law)
+Hongkok Tan (Daughter-in-Law)
Boyet Fernandez—Thanksgiving (Aunt Windy)
Windy Jison Birthday (Linda Villegas)
10:30— +O wieczne szczęście dla Stanisławy Sławuszewskiej
(Rodzina)
+Teresa i Wiesław Gwóźdź (Rodzina)
+O wieczny spokój dla Victora Burzyńskiego (Rodz.)
+Józef Kozioł 4-ta rocz. śmierci (Syn z rodziną)
12:15— +Jan i Anna Los
+Kathleen McLaughlin
+Karol & Wiktoria Koziara
+Mike “Mickey” Nawrocki (Henry Kruzel & Family)
5:30 PM — Gorzkie Żale
6:00 PM — Prośba o łaskę zdrowie i bł. Boże dla Katarzyny i
jej rodziny w rocz. jej urodzin (Rodzice)
Robert Wilber
Mary Taylor
Raffaela Perez
February 17, 2008
Currency
$ 4,401.00
Checks
$ 3,419.21
Loose Coin
$
8.64
Total
$ 7,828.85
Weekly Goal
$ 10,000.00
Budget Year to Date
$310,000.00
Collections Year to Date
$261,284.93
Under Budget
$<48,715.07>
Thank you for your generosity and
support of our Parish.
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March 2, 2008
Our English Missions
Our presenter will be Rev. Gerald Grupczyñski. Father Gerry, a Michigan native, educated in the U.S. and in Poland, is
a member of the Society of Christ priests and is pastor of Five Holy Martyrs Church. Five Holy Martyrs Parish is
remembered for having hosted Pope John Paul the Great in 1969 and 1976 while he was cardinal. The Pope returned to
the parish in 1979 to make Five Holy Martyrs the only parish in the Western Hemisphere where Pope John Paul II
would celebrate Mass. All of this took place during the pastorate of the late pastor, Bishop Alfred Abramowicz, who also
celebrated the 50th Anniversary of St. Priscilla Parish in 1976.
Saturday / Sunday:
Father Gerry will speak at all Masses in preparation for the Lenten mission.
Monday:
8:00 AM — Mass with homily
7:00 PM — Mass with homily
Tuesday:
8:00 AM — Mass with homily
6:00 PM — Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
7:00 PM — Mass with homily
Wednesday:
8:00 AM — Mass with homily
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM and after Mass — opportunity for individual Reconciliation
7:00 PM — Concluding Mass with homily
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
March 8th & March 9th
MINISTER(S)
CELEBRANT
SATURDAY
4:00 PM
SUNDAY
7:30 AM
SUNDAY
9:00 AM
SUNDAY
10:30 AM
SUNDAY
12:15 PM
SUNDAY
6:00 PM
As scheduled
As scheduled
As scheduled
As scheduled
As scheduled
As scheduled
Sister Bernice
Virginia
Zyburt
Marilyn
Picchietti
DEACON
LECTOR
ALTAR
SERVERS
Marian Raźniak
Marcin Stepek
Krystyna Cioch
COMMENTATOR
EUCHARISTIC
MINISTERS
Stanisław Słonina James Miketta
LoPiccolo
Brown
Taschler
Sulak
Chesna
Smith
Griffin
Gale
Duffy
Villegas
Ribaudo
Stanisław Słonina
Krystyna Cioch
Clancy
Aquino
Sloan
Picchietti
Ryszard Janusiak
Stanisław Ryczek
As scheduled
As scheduled
As scheduled
As scheduled
As scheduled
As scheduled
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Rekolekcje Wielkopostne w bie¿¹cym
roku w naszej parafii bêdzie prowadzi³
Ks. Andrzej Bartos, wikariusz parafii St.
Christina w Chicago poprzednio pracuj¹cy jako
wikariusz w parafii św. W³adys³awa w Chicago.
Serdecznie witamy naszego Gościa w
parafii św. Pryscylli i ¿yczymy owocnych dni
rekolekcyjnych.
—Szczêśæ Bo¿e!—
PROGRAM REKOLEKCJI
NIEDZIELA—9.III.2008
10:30 AM — Msza św. z nauką rekolekcyjną
5:30 PM — Gorzkie Żale z nauką pasyjną
6:00 PM — Msza św. z nauką rekolekcyjną
7:00 PM — Nauka rekolekcyjna dla młodzieży
PONIEDZIAŁEK—10.III.2008
10:30 AM i 7:00 PM — Msza św. z nauką rekolekcyjną
WTOREK—11.III.2008
10:30 AM i 7:00 PM — Msza św. z nauką rekolekcyjną
ŚRODA—12.III.2008
10:30 AM i 7:00 PM — Msza św. z nauką rekolekcyjną
i zakończenie rekolekcji
SPOWIEDŹ ŚWIĘTA
11 marca—wtorek - od godz. 6 do 7 wieczorem
12 marca—środa - od godz. 5 do 7 wieczorem
All members of the Holy Name Society
and their wives are invited
to attend the 9:00 AM Mass on
Sunday, March 2, 2008.
Our March meeting will take place in the
lower level of the rectory.
Continental breakfast will be served before
the 10:30 AM Meeting.
All members please attend.
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Christine Achtel - George Adamick - John Alongi Donald Arnet - Joseph Bargi - Michael Beirne - Rita
Bobowski - Mary Ann Bonk - Meg Butler - Dorothy
Castronovo - Jane Conley - Maria Clancy - Nancy &
Richard Crabtree - Tarcisio DeBiase - Erminia DeSimone - Frances G. Diprima - Leo Divito - Sister Edwarda Doyle - Myles Druffel - Edward Drzymala Gene Fuentes - Angiolina Gervasio - Mary Gudel Monika Gudel - Jennifer Hebda - Sean Henaghan Mariana Hernandez - Ellen Hetland - Lorraine Hetland Mildred Ingallinera - Tyrone Jackson - Josephine
Jaykowski - Krzysztof Kadzielawa - Janet Kaplan Chester Kmiec - Allyson Krajewski - Walter Krawczyk
- Giuseppe Lamanna - Angela Lazio - Romona
Lugowski - Mary Lynch - Dorothy Major - George
Major - Carlos Mariduena - Felicita Martinez - Raymond Miller - Donald Mohr - Donna Mohr - Frances
Montana - Mikey Muka - Frank Nasca - Dolores Nielsen - Stefan Nowik - Wilma Oaks - Catherine O’Brien Colleen O’Donnell Craig - Leonard Olbrisch - Lorie
Pacer - William Panzella - Phyllis & William Peterson Dolores & Richard Piela - Russ Plambeck - Bernice
Plicner - Donna Pomierski - Debbie Pope - Daniel Pope
- Florence Pope - Shirley Potempa - Antonio Puccio Rachael Reece - Stanley Renda - Stephanie Rhodes Rosemary Rios - Angelo Rocco - Augusto Sandoval Leeanne Schuh - Phyllis Scully - Qiovanna Settecase Josephine & Antonio Sevenhouse - Amy Sherod Stephen Sierzega - Patricia Slowik - Mary Smolenski Louise Sowa - Mary Spiewak - Adeline Spitzzeri Eugene Stalmach - Frank Stelka - Odette Stinar - Bob
Suwalski - Victor Szatkowski - Marilyn Tamburrino Helen Tyc - Patricia Tytro - Edward Watrach McKenna Weber - Robert Welch - Tina Wellnitz George Young - Nora Zacharski - Joan Ziffra
If you know of any parish member, family
member or friends who are homebound and in
need of our prayer, we would like to add their
names to our Pray for… list.
If you would like to be taken off of our Pray
for… list because you are no longer sick, please
contact the rectory at 773 545-8840.
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March 2, 2008
St. Priscilla School Marketing/Fundraising Committee presents…
Saturday, April 12, 2008
4:00 PM — 8:00 PM in McGowan Gall
Dinner includes:
** Polish sausage link ** Stuffed Cabbage ** 4 pierogi of your choice
(Choose from sauerkraut/mushroom, meat, potato, cheese, strawberry or blueberry) ** Sauerkraut **
Rye Bread & Butter ** Beverage included **
Desserts available at a nominal cost.
Pre-Sale Tickets:
Adults $10.00
Children (3-12) $8.00
Ticket Sale at the Door:
Adults $12.00
Children (3-12) $10.00
Children under age 3 FREE!
Tickets are available at the rectory and school during regular
business hours and after the weekend Masses.
It’s that time of year —
MARCH
MADNESS!
Buy a ticket, support St. Priscilla School
and try your luck at winning!
Hoops Mania tickets are available for
$20.00 each at the rectory and school
during regular business hours and after the
weekend masses.
Catholic Women’s Club
Meeting—Tuesday, March 4th
1:00 PM in the Round Room
Hostess: Mary Magdalene Guild
Louise Doppel—Prefect
Please join us!
Card & Bunco Party
Wednesday, March 26th
McGowan Hall—Doors open at 11:00 AM.
Lunch at 12:00 PM.
Donation $12.00.
Table prizes and raffle.
Men are welcome.
Tickets available at the rectory.
For more information,
please call Emily at 773-777-4903.