heads above the rest - St Ferdinand Church

heads above the rest - St Ferdinand Church

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
MONDAY, Weekday/Elizabeth of Portugal
Independence Day
7:00 AM—^Tillie Wysocki rq. Joan B. Wysocki
9:00 AM—^Piotrowski & Pultorak Families rq. Robert &
Christine Maszka
TUESDAY, Weekday/Anthony Mary Zaccaria, priest
7:00 AM—^Stanley L. Zaprzal rq. Wife & Family
8:00 AM—^Cletus Groeper rq. Family
WEDNESDAY, Weekday
7:00 AM—God’s Blessings & Good Health for Vincent
Vitello rq. Rose Cobleigh
8:00 AM—^Cletus Groeper rq. Family
THURSDAY, Weekday
7:00 AM—God’s Blessings for Dolores & Joseph
Guatrochi rq. Tom
8:00 AM—^Rose Marie Ramel rq. Virginia Zyburt
FRIDAY, Weekday
7:00 AM—God’s Blessings for Mike Hoffman rq. Tom
8:00 AM—^Fundador Hernandez rq. Iris Ramirez
SATURDAY, Weekday/Augustine Zhao Rong, priest
and companions, martyrs
7:00 AM—Mass in Polish
8:00 AM—^Navidad C. Fajardo rq. Rory Morales
1:00 PM—Wedding Liturgy
Rafa³ Wiszowaty and Anna Klaczak
Vigil: 15th Ordinary Sunday
5:00 PM—^Haut & Henry Family rq. Jeanine Gizel
SUNDAY, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:00 AM—dziêkczynna w 35 rocznicê œlubu Celiny
i Mieczys³awa Czopor z prosba o dalsze b³.
Bo¿e dla nich i ca³ej rodziny
8:30 AM—^Herbert M. Marros rq. Family
10:30 AM—(Chapel)^Ann Rostan rq. Carole & Lou Rostan
10:45 AM—^Kazimierz Szef
^Anna, Piotr Zdanowicz
^Jan Zachwieja, Zosia Szyd³owska oraz zmarli
z rodziny Zdanowicz i Wierzchnickich
12:15 PM—(Chapel)Mass in Italian
12:30 PM—People of St. Ferdinand
3:00 PM—o wyzwolenie z na³ogu picia i palenia dla
S³awka
5:00 PM—God’s Blessings for Eppy Santos rq. Uncle Tom
6:30 PM—Mass in Polish
There are some Masses in July and August available for your intentions. If you wish to have your
loved ones remembered at Mass, please come to
the Parish Office during regular business hours and
one of the secretaries will help you.
The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for:
^Joey Romano
^Alex Ladisa
July 3, 2005
Our Blessed Lord has called
Remember home our parishioners Valerie Luster,
these Estelle Kopaczynski and Henry Matthys
loved ones for whom we promise our prayers.
May they and all our other deceased
parishioners enjoy peace and happiness in
God’s Sacred Presence.
HANDMAIDS
E. Picchietti
3rd publication Rafa³ Wiszowaty and Anna Klaczak
2nd publication Daniel Kogut and Katarzyna Bucko
Giuseppe DiLorenzo and Snezana Rackovic
1st publication Robert Cudzich and Agnes Cugier
Andrzej Warzocha and Jolanta Siwiak
Daniel Dmitruk and Karolina Dmitruk
Congratulations and best wishes to the couples
who were married here last week:
Kinga Piasecka and Adam Nekarczyk
Jennifer Mowen and Eric Miara
We pray for God’s blessings on them as they
begin their new life together.
WE WELCOME IN BAPTISM
Gianna Rayne, daughter of Giovanni Gomez
and Mary Anne Rajski;
Colin, son of Jean and Agnieszka (Szlag)
Ordaz.
Parish Office Closed
Sunday & Monday
Due to the 4th of July weekend,
the Parish Office will be closed
on Sunday, July 3rd and Monday,
July 4th, in observance of our
nation’s Independence Day.
Please conduct your parish business and Mass Intention requests
after the National Holiday. The
parish office will reopen on
Tuesday, July 5th at 8:30 am.
Masses on Monday, July 4th
will be at 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM. There will be no 8:00
AM Mass on Independence Day. May you have an
enjoyable, blessed and safe holiday weekend!
July 3, 2005
Novena to
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Remember
Saint Anne
Everyone is invited to attend the Novena
to Saint Anne which begins Monday,
July 18 after the 8:00 AM Mass and
continues through Tuesday, July 26.
Weekday services will be held each
morning after the 8:00 AM Mass and on
Sunday, July 24th after the 8:30 Mass.
Novena petitions, as usual, should be
placed in the basket on the altar. Envelopes will be distributed on Monday, July 25. Donations will be picked up
at the closing of the Novena on Tuesday, July 26.
Our Financial Support of St. Ferdinand Parish
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 25-26, 2005:
Weekly Offertory Goal: $13,500
Envelopes:
$ 6,697.00
Loose Cash:
$ 3,030.00
TOTAL DONATIONS:
$ 9,727.00
Sunday & Holy Day Offertory Deficit for past yr.: $50,621.72
PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION:
Last Sunday:
$3,362.79
Total Collected to Date: $3,666.79
Thank you for your support of the missionary and
humanitarian activities of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict
XVI. Your generosity, joined with that of all Roman
Catholics, will help our Pontiff to spread the Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ to all the nations of the world, especially those most impoverished.
May God bless you for all that you do for the
Universal Church as well as here at St. Ferdinand Parish.
New Church Air Conditioning Project
We appreciate everyone’s patience during our recent
heat wave as we are awaiting delivery of our new Church
Air Conditioning units. Installation will occur as soon as
possible in the coming weeks. Some weekend Masses
may be moved to the Chapel depending on the weather until the new Air Conditioning is installed. If the
location of your Mass changes, notices will be posted on
the Church doors in English and Polish languages.
We are so grateful to all of our parishioners who contributed to our capital campaign for the past two and half
years, Sharing Christ’s Gifts. If it were not for you, we
would be suffering through the heat all this summer. As it
is now, even with delays from the manufacturer, our relief
should be just a couple of more weeks away.
Several parishioners have suggested to me to mention
that our Gas and Electric bills for our parish complex are
over $10,000 a month. As you can see from last Sunday’s
collection, its not just a matter of the many good parishioners who are providing our new Church Air
Conditioning units and heating coils, but it will take all of
us to do our share financially to maintain and run the
units for years to come.
Have a safe and restful 4th of July weekend!
Daniel P. Costigan, Business Manager
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As members of the parish faith
in
community, it is our responsibility to
remember both in concrete and spiritual
Prayer
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:
Thomas D. Angarola
Joseph Balicki
Irene Biernat
Stephanie Bosco
Alba Jennie Burroughs
Benito Cabanin
Sharon Carr
Mary Cleary
Anna Diks
Marye Dorgan
Honor Draftz
Paul Duda
Lillian Dziedzic
Infant Brianna Edge
Alice Flannagan
Joseph Gagliano
Marilyn Gibbons
Fatima Gomez
Sam Grisanti
Ben Guttiula
Mary Hain
Margaret Heft
Janina Jaromiñska
Ben Kass
Catherine Keeler
Tad Koziol
Bill Kummer
Peter Lach
June Landers
James Lamberti
Helen Lipski
Sam LoDolce
Netta Lohrmann
Eleanor Loscuito
Elizabeth Ann Maher
Susan Maher
Francesco Mangialardo
Gianni Marconi
Mary Martin
Ann Monardo
Emilia Moreno
Kathleen Nemec
Marie Nowosielski
Deborah L. Pawlak
Patrick Pennington
Francis Pinello
Roseann Regan
Irene Rowe
James Rowe, Sr.
Alicia Schippits
Jack Schneider
Infant Cameron Scott
Gerry Simonek
Bill Smyczynski
Raymundo Soriano, Sr.
Tony Spano
Jim Steinhable
Estelle Stybur
Ann Sullivan
Sr. Roberta Sweitzer, BVM
Minerva Watson
Bernice Zajac
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
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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 3, 2005
Attention! Public School Families
Register your child now for Religious Education
All students must be registered before being
admitted to class. Children who attended
classes last year are re-registered for this
year by a parent/guardian contacting the
school office. This represents a serious
commitment and understanding between you and
St. Ferdinand's Religious Education Program. For information, please call the school office at 622-9732 and ask
for extension 366. You may register in the school office
Monday-Friday, from 8:30-11:30 AM and 12:30-2:30 PM.
Alumni News
Honor Roll
The following St. Ferdinind parishioners earned a place
on their high school’s honor roll for the fourth quarter in
the 2004-2005 school year. We join their parents and
teachers in congratulating them.
Resurrection High School
Barbara Bitner, 08
First Honors
Courtney Clark, ‘06
Second Honors
Mallory Clark, ‘06
Second Honors
Meggan Kupinski, ‘07
First Honors
Emily Muszczynski, ‘07
Second Honors
Paulina Pietras, ‘08
First Honors
Juliana Pike, ‘05
First Honors
Marilyn Rodriguez, ‘06
Second Honors
Tania Saavedra, -05
Second Honors
Amanda Sammarco, 06
First Honors
Samantha Studzinski, ‘07 First Honors
Saint Patrick High School
Miguel Alvarez, ‘08
First Honors
David Campbell, ‘08
First Honors
Christopher Lehr, ‘07
First Honors
Peter McGraw, ‘06
First Honors
Timothy Naleway, ‘05
First Honors
Ryan Tosoc, ‘08
First Honors
Nathaniel Amos, ‘05
Second Honors
Brian Belen, ‘05
Second Honors
Nicholas Blaul, ‘05
Second Honors
Kyle Chazaro, ‘08
Second Honors
Michael Fahey, ‘06
Second Honors
Patryk Konopka, ‘08
Second Honors
Andrew Lopez, ‘08
Second Honors
Derrick Mateja, ‘06
Second Honors
Andrew Villarreal, ‘05
Second Honors
Jacinto Zavala, ‘08
Second Honors
Congratulations. Your parish family is very proud of you.
If you have any new children attending this year (such as
first graders), or if you have a change in address or phone
number, we can update our records at registration. We
would like to have all new students registered before the
first day of class. Please pass this information along to
any family members, friends or neighbors who may be
planning to enroll children in our program.
"HEADS ABOVE THE REST"
That's where St. Ferdinand Catholic elementary school
children, stand compared with the public schools in the
area. Year after year, Archdiocese of Chicago elementary school students score well above the national
average on standardized achievement tests.
Combined with high attendance,
high graduation rates,
and an education rooted in moral values…
celebrating its 75th year,
the reasons to choose
St. Ferdinand Catholic School (PreK-8) are, well…
heads above the rest!
Visit St. Ferdinand Catholic School at
3131 N. Mason Avenue or call
(773) 622-3022 for information today.
[email protected]
Choose St. Ferdinand Catholic School.
Your child's future is worth it!
Scholarship Opportunity
For
Society of St. Vincent dePaul Volunteers
Do you volunteer for the Society of St. Vincent dePaul
parish conference?
If so, you are eligible for a new service-based scholarship
at DePaul.
Awards range from $1,000 to $2,500 and take into account
community service, financial need and academic success.
You must be enrolled at DePaul and demonstrate active participation in the local Society of St. Vincent dePaul parish conference.
The deadline to submit application materials is July 15, 2005.
To apply, contact:
Jane McGrath
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management
DePaul University
(312) 362-5765
[email protected]
July 3, 2005
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fun Games Makes Time in Car Fly!
By Stephanie Blozy, WeatherBug Chief Chirp
The July 4th Weekend Holiday marks the midpoint of the summer
vacation season. Driving to the beach, lake, mountains, Grandma’s or
favorite amusement park is an American tradition. So is hearing the
words, “Are we there yet”, coming from the backseat.
Long before the invention of DVD players in cars, my family and I
would play car games for nearly 18 hours as we drove from Cincinnati
to my grandparent’s house in West Palm Beach. The incentive to play?
Prizes! My Mom kept a secret stash of prizes like Matchbox cars, Star
Wars action figures, audio tapes, snacks and puzzle books, under her
seat for the winners. I think I looked forward to the drive more than
the destination!
Here are some of the games that we played:
Name That Tune – One person would chose a song and begin to hum
the tune. The first person to correctly name the song got to hum next.
Children of the 80’s may enjoy limiting the tunes to TV theme songs
and reminiscing about the show!
ABC’s – Using billboards, license plates, and other signage, players try
to complete the alphabet first. Only one person can use a letter so they
must shout and point the letter out to claim it. First one to “Z” wins.
Last Letter First – Choose a category like songs, TV shows, animals, or
cities and select an order of players. The first player names something
in the category (i.e. a song title). The next person would have to name
a song title that begins with the last letter of the previous song. Players
drop out if they can’t think of anything. Last one left is the winner!
50 States – Can be played as a team or individually. Write down all 50
states (challenge your kids to tell you what the capitols are too). Find
as many different states on the license plates of other cars/trucks as
you can. Give extra points to anyone who spots Alaska or Hawaii!
Say What? – Players take turns choosing 5 random letters (e.g. C, P, S,
W, L). Give everyone a few minutes to make up a silly sentence like
“Chirp plays soccer without looking” and take turns sharing your sentence.
BINGO! – We had actual “travel BINGO” cards, but you can easily
make your own by drawing a grid with 25 boxes. Put a “Free Space”
in the middle and then write in the names of objects you will
encounter on your journey (stop signs, horses, farmer, McDonald’s,
etc) in the remaining 24 boxes. First one with 5 inter-connected boxes
checked-off wins. Chief Meteorologist, Mark Hoekzema created a special version of this game called “Road Kill Bingo” for the Storm
Chase.
Silence is Golden – Once I got older, I understood why this was Mom
and Dad’s favorite game! Whoever stays quiet the longest, wins.
Happy Travels!
Courtesy of WeatherBug. Used with permission.
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News from the Friendship Club
The Friendship Club
will meet on the first
Monday of each month
and every Monday
from 10 AM until 3
PM in the Convent at
5936 West Barry.
MARKET DAY pick-up:
Saturday, July 9, 10:00 a.m.
Completed order forms are due in
Church by Sunday, July 3. Internet orders
are due by NOON, Wednesday, July 6 at
www.marketday.com. Pick up is next
Saturday, July 9 at 10:00 a.m. Come welcome
your new charipeople Kelly Trujillo and Connie
Gloriosso.
Volunteers will be from the CLASS OF 2006
and a portion of the profits will go toward
their graduation expenses. Parents & students
should contact Urszula Szaban for more information at (773) 282-4648.
NEW IN JULY: Fully Cooked
Chicken Italian Sausage is perfect
for light and lean recipes and is
delicious on the grill. There are a
lot more great choices for summertime meals.
The next sale will be Saturday, August 13 at
10:00 a.m. If you would like to volunteer at
that sale contact Sharon Fanuke at (773) 7253780.
Stop! Don’t throw out that used
computer ink cartridge or cell phone!
St. Ferdinand School will continue its computer ink cartridge
and cell phone recycling program throughout the summer.
Please ask your family, friends, co-workers,
etc. to save their used cartridges and
cell phones. Used cartridges and
cell phones may be dropped off at
the school office.
This program helps to save the environment
and bring new technology equipment to
St. Ferdinand School at the same time.
Bulletin reminder: All notices for the July 17th bulletin need to be in the rectory no later than 9 AM on Monday, July 11th, You may email them to [email protected]; bring your bulletin notices to the rectory in an envelope labeled “bulletin”; or you may fax
them to 622-5903.
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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 3, 2005
Po¿egnanie ks. Marka Jurzyka
Zawsze w ruchu ci¹gle gdzieœ goni
Jak w zaprzêgu na sto koni.
Ktoœ tu powie - oczywista
Taki ksi¹dz - to jak turysta.
Tu z pielgrzymk¹ siê udaje
aby zwiedziæ obce kraje.
Tutaj krótsze - niczym skoki
któ¿ zna jakie Boskie s¹ wyroki?
Mszê odprawiæ na pikniku klubowym
i artyku³ w Dzienniku Zwi¹zkowym”
Ma³o tego - wszyscyœmy to czytali
i widzieli
jego wspania³y artyku³ w tygodniku
“Niedzieli”
Gdziêœ w terenie Mszê odprawiæ,
¿eby innych równie¿ zbawiæ.
Rekolekcje - to specjalnoϾ jego
s³uchaliœmy piêknych nauk ksiê¿y
- profesorów
nawet z Uniwersytetu Katolickiego.
Kursy przedma³¿eñskie przygotowa³
pieczo³owicie
by m³odzi z Bogiem szli przez ca³e swoje
¿ycie
by swe pociechy wychowywali w wierze
a sw¹ mi³oœci¹ darzyli wszystkich wokó³
szczerze
Lektorzy, Ministrowie Eucharystii,
Klub Dobrego Pasterza
i mi³oœników Tatr
Nowenna do Œw. Anny
Zapraszamy wszystkich do wziecia
udzia³u w nowennie do Œw. Anny, która
rozpocznie siê w poniedzia³ek 18 lipca
i trwaæ bêdzie do wtorku 26 lipca.
Nowenna podczas tygodnia bêdzie
oprawiana bezpoœrednio po Mszy œw.
o godzinie 8:00 rano, w niedzielê 24
lipca, po Mszy œw. o godzinie 8:30 rano.
Intencje, proœby i podziêkowania do Œw. Anny mo¿na
sk³adaæ do koszyka przed o³tarzem w koœciele. Koperty
na ofiary bêd¹ rozdawane w poniedzia³ek 25 lipca. Wasze
ofiary bêd¹ kolekcjonowane we wtorek 26 lipca.
by³ wszêdzie i ze wszytkimi
tam gdzie przygna³ go wiatr.
Niejednemu z nas dziœ mina rzêdnie
i krew siê burzy
Bo taki to by³ nasz, nasz ks. Marek Jurzyk.
Skoro nazwa³em, ¿e to ksi¹dz turysta
spójrzcie - znów spakowany - to oczywista.
Tym razem dzisiaj on od nas odchodzi.
¯egnaj¹ go wszyscy i starzy i m³odzi.
Mówi¹ dziœ o tym w koœciele od rana
takie to ¿ycie ka¿dego kap³ana.
¯egnaj¹c Ciebie nasz ksiê¿e Marku
Pamiêtaj zawsze o swoim zegarku.
Byœ na plebanii czy to w podró¿y
wiedzie³ czy aby siê czas Tobie nie d³u¿y³.
Tam bêd¹ ludzie inni - nie bêdzie nas
Up³ywaæ bêd¹ dni i godziny - up³ywaæ
bêdzie czas
- Szczêœæ Bo¿e ks. Marku ¿yczymy Tobie
trwania w pracy duszpasterskiej,
aby dobry Bóg mia³ dalej w swej opiece
a Ty ze swej pracy mia³ jak najlepsze
owoce
i zadowolenie.
My ze swej strony bêdziemy pamiêtaæ
o Tobie w naszych modlitwach.
Szczêœæ Bo¿e!
[Klub Dobrego Pasterza]
Stop! Nie wyrzucaj zu¿ytych telefonów komórkowych
i wk³adów z drukarek
Szko³a Œw. Ferdynanda bêdzie
kontynuowa³a program utylizacji
zu¿ytych telefonów komórkowych
i zu¿ytych wk³adów po tuszu do drukarek
w okresie letnim. Zapytajcie przyjació³, rodzinê czy
znajomych o zu¿yte niepotrzebne telefony czy wk³ady.
Mo¿na je dostarczaæ do sekretariatu w szkole. Program
ten przyczynia siê do ochrony œrodowiska a zarówno
dodaje nam parê groszy na zakup nowych urz¹dzeñ na
potrzeby szko³y.
July 3, 2005
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dzisiaj!!! Biuro Parafialne bêdzie zamkniête
W poniedzia³ek wypada œwiêto narodowe - Dzieñ Niepodleg³oœci. Biuro
parafialne bêdzie zamkiniête
dzisiaj i jutro. Biuro parafialne
zostanie ponownie otwarte we wtorek
rano o godzinie 8:30.
W poniedzia³ek Msze œw. w jêzyku
ang. zostan¹ odprawione o godzinie
7:00 i 9:00 rano. Mszy œw. o godz. 8:00 nie bêdzie.
¯yczê wam spokojnego i udanego weekendu i niech ³aska
Bo¿a bêdzie z wami w tym czasie!
Zarz¹d Kó³ ¯ywego Ró¿añca
Zebranie Zarz¹du Kó³ ¯ywego Ró¿añca
odbêdzie siê w œrodê 6 lipca o godzinie
7:30 wieczorem w sali McManus. W
niedzielê 10 lipca o godzinie 6:20 rano w
koœciele podczas wystawienia
Najœwiêtszego Sakramentu, odmawiany
bêdzie Ró¿aniec. Bezpoœrednio po Mszy œw. o
godzinie 7:00 rano w sali McManus odbêdzie
siê formacyjne spotkanie cz³onków Kó³ Ró¿añcowych.
Nowi cz³onkowie s¹ mile widziani.
W ka¿d¹ sobotê przed polsk¹ Msz¹ œw. w koœciele
odmawiany jest Ró¿aniec o godzinie 6:30 rano. Zarz¹d
Kó³ wraz z duchowym opiekunem ks. Romanem Rataj
serdecznie zaprasza do wspólnej modlitwy ró¿añcowej.
Prosimy wszystkich parafian o codzienn¹ modlitwê w
intencjach papieskich, które w lipcu s¹ nastêpuj¹ce:
Ogólna: za chrzeœcijan aby zawsze liczyli siê
z wra¿liwoœci¹ i potrzebami ka¿dego cz³owieka, nie
przemilczaj¹c nigdy radykalnych wymogów przes³ania
Ewangelii.
Misyjna: za wszystkich ochrzczonych, aby na miarê swej
sytuacji ¿yciowej d¹¿yli do przemiany spo³eczeñstwa
wnosz¹c w mentalnoœæ i struktury œwiata Œwiat³o
Ewangelii.
Northwest Neighborhood Federation
Masz trudnoœæ z p³aceniem wysokich rachunków medycznych? Czy obawiasz siê o zdrowie swojej rodziny? Nie
masz dobrego ubezpieczenia na zdrowie? Nie staæ ciê na
p³acenie wysokich sk³adek na prywatne ubezpieczenie?
Northwest Neighborhood Federation (NNF) organizuje
warsztaty informacyjne w jêzyku polskim pod nazw¹
„Opieka zdrowotna dla wszystkich” w dniu 13 lipca
o godzinie 7 wieczorem w McM Hall. PrzyjdŸ i dowiedz
siê na temat darmowego ubezpieczenia na zdrowie dla
ciebie i twojej rodziny.
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Taca Niedzielna
Niedziela 26 czerwiec, 2005:
Niedzielny zamierzony cel: $13,500
w kopertach:
$ 6,697.00
w gotówce:
$ 3,030.00
Razem:
$ 9,727.00
Deficyt z niedziel i œwi¹t za poprzedni rok: $50,621.72
Ofiary na Œwiêtopietrze z ostatniej niedzieli: $3,362.79
Do dnia dzisiejszego zebraliœmy na Œwiêtopietrze:
$3,666.79
Chcia³bym wam serdecznie podziêkowaæ za
wsparcie finansowe misji Ojca Œwiêtego Benedykta XVI.
Wasze ofiary w po³¹czeniu z ofiarami ze wszystkich
Koœcio³ów na œwiecie pomog¹ nieœæ pomoc i s³owo Bo¿e
dla tych, którzy najbardziej tego potrzebuj¹.
Niech Bóg wam wynagrodzi wasz¹ dobr¹ wolê
i chêæ niesienia pomocy dla koœcio³a Œw. Ferdynanda jak
równie¿ dla Koœcio³a na ca³ym œwiecie.
Nowy system ch³odz¹cy
Jesteœmy wam bardzo wdziêczni za wasz¹ cierpliwoœæ i wyrozumia³oœæ. W dalszym ci¹gu czekamy na
dostarczenie nam czêœci, które s¹ niezbêdne by system
ch³odz¹cy w budynku koœcio³a zacz¹³ dzia³aæ. Naprawa
zostanie dokonana natychmiast po dostawie czêœci
i mamy nadziejê, ¿e w przysz³ych tygodniach klimatyzacja bêdzie dzia³aæ. W zale¿noœci od pogody, niektóre
niedzielne Msze œw. mog¹ zostaæ przeniesione do kaplicy na czas braku klimatyzacji w koœciele. Wszystkie
zmiany dotycz¹ce Mszy œw. bêd¹ wywieszone na
drzwiach koœcio³a w jêzyku polskim i angielskim.
Jesteœmy niezmiernie wdziêczni wszystkim
parafianom, którzy przez ostatni okres dwóch i pó³ roku
systematycznie wspierali Kampaniê Milenijn¹. Dziêki
wszystkim parafianom wspieraj¹cym Kampaniê Milenijn¹
zostanie zakupiony system ch³odz¹cy do Koœcio³a
i miejmy nadziejê, ¿e nie bêdziemy musieli cierpieæ
z powodu upa³ów w okresie lata. Czêœci, które s¹
niezbêdne do funkcjonowania systemu ch³odz¹cego s¹
produkowane na specjalne zamówienie. Z powodu
opóŸnienia producenta nie jesteœmy w stanie nic zrobiæ a¿
do momentu kiedy otrzymamy wyprodukowane czêœci.
Niektórzy z parafian zasugerowali, abym wspomnia³ ile
kosztuje nas zap³acenie miesiêcznych rachunków za gas
i pr¹d - koszt ten wynosi $10,000. Ofiary z Kampanii
pomog¹ nam pokryæ koszty odrestaurowania systemu
ch³odz¹cego, jednak obawiam siê, ¿e przy takich niskich
ofiarach jak z ostatniej niedzieli nie bêdziemy
w stanie zap³aciæ rachunków za pr¹d.
¯yczê wam bezpiecznego i b³ogos³awionego
wypoczynku podczas d³ugiego weekendu.
Daniel P. Costigan , Menad¿er Parafii
i przysz³o
lato
Page Eight
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 3, 2005
the week at st. ferdinand parish
July 4-10, 2005
MONDAY - Independence Day
•Parish Office is Closed
TUESDAY
•Summer School – 8-11 AM, School
•Eucharistic Adoration – 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Church
WEDNESDAY
•Summer School – 8-11 AM, School
•Jr. Legion of Mary – 2:30-4 PM, Convent # 2 & convent
•Polish Adult Choir – 7:15 PM, Chapel
•Baptism Preparation Class – 7:30 PM, Rectory
•Fijat – 7:30 - 9:30 PM, Church
THURSDAY
•Summer School – 8-11 AM, School
•Jr. Legion of Mary, Rosary – 2:30 PM, Church
•Polish Family Life Group – 6:30-8 PM, Canning &
Heeney Halls
FRIDAY
•Summer School – 8-11 AM, School
•Pilgrim Virgin – 7-9 PM, Convent # 2, convent
•Filipino Choir – 7-9 PM, Convent # 1
•Laudamus Music Group Practice – 8 PM, Chapel
SATURDAY
•Legion of Mary – 9-11 AM, convent
•Market Day pick-up – 10-11 AM, Cafeteria
SUNDAY
•Polish Rosary Group – 8:30-10 AM, McManus Hall
•Polish Highlanders – 8:30-9:30 AM, Convent # 3
•Chapel Choir Practice – 9:15 AM, Chapel
•Baptism in English – 1:45 PM, Church
•Laudamus Prayer Group– 7:30 PM, Church
our neighbors want you to know . . .
•Grammy Nominated Christian Band to perform at Holy
Family. “Pray Strong” Concert featuring SONICFLOOd.
As a fund-raising effort to benefit the victims and survivors
of last December’s South Asian Tsunami, the Dove Awardwinning and Grammy-nominated Christian rock band
SONICFLOOd will perform live in an outdoor concert at
Holy Family Parish in Inverness on Friday, July 8th. To date,
the band has four Top 10 radio hits, including “Cry Holy”
and “Shelter”.
The parish grounds will open to the general public at 5:30
PM. The music will begin at 7:00 PM when the Christian
band “Exit East” opens the show.
Advance tickets are now on sale for $10 on line at:
www.itickets.com, www.christianhappenings.com and
www.holyfamilyparish.org. Day of show tickets will be
priced at $15.
For more information, please call 847-359-0042 ext. 156, or
e-mail Holy Family’s PR Manager, Jim Accurso at [email protected].
•The Rising Stars Theatre Company, announces auditions for The Sound of Music. Auditions will be Sunday,
July 10 from 2-5:00 PM for children/teens (ages 5-19)
and Monday/Tuesday, July 11 & 12 from 7-9:00 PM for
adults at 6850 West Addison, Chicago. For more information, please call 773/736-2490.
•Austin-Irving Branch, 6100 W. Irving Park Road, presents
OBESITY MANAGEMENT AVOIDING FAD DIETS,
Tuesday, July 12, 7:00 PM.
Dr. Reed Berger, attending physician and professor of
clinical nutrition at the Nutrition and Wellness Center of
the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, will
give a lecture on obesity management, fad diets and gen-
eral nutrition. Dr. Berger will take questions from the
audience. For information, please call the Library at 312744-6222.
•Do you have problems paying your medical bills? Are
you concerned about your health and the health of your
family? Do you not get medical insurance through your
current job and you cannot afford private insurance?
Northwest Neighborhood Federation (NNF) will address
these issues at Health Care For All workshop on July
13th, at 7 pm in St. Ferdinand Parish’s McManus Hall.
Come and find more information about free or affordable
health care for you and your family.
•The Village of Wilmette is seeking qualified women
and men for the position of Police Officer. Applications
will be available until July 13, 2005. The application can
be downloaded from the Village of Wilmette website,
www.Wilmette.com/police. If you prefer, you may pick
up an application at the Wilmette Police Department, 710
Ridge Road, Village Hall, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, or contact Maureen Barry at 847-853-7502. The completed
application must be turned in at the mandatory orientation session held at Loyola Academy, 1100 Laramie,
Wilmette, IL on July 13, 2005 at 7:00 PM.
Basic Requirements: Education: 4-year College Degree;
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen; Age: 21 through 44
Physical: Excellent Physical Condition;
Other: Excellent Moral Character; Valid Driver’s License;
Good Driving Record.
Hiring Process also includes: Polygraph, Drug Screen,
Medical Exam, Background Investigation, Oral
Interviews, Psychological Exam.
July 3, 2005
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Page Nine
ON THE BODY, THE SPIRIT, AND THE FOURTH OF JULY
Copyright 2005 by John B. Reynolds ([email protected])
Years ago, Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen got together in
the film Star Man, a touching alien-come-to-earth affair.
Bridges is the alien. Actually, Bridges, first, is Allen’s
deceased husband, but the alien assumes the husband’s
body to better deal with his new surroundings. It’s fun
watching Bridges (the alien) adjust to his new human experiences, but the scene I remember most is when the starcrossed couple pulls into a truck stop and Bridges experiences his first slice of home-made pie. Apple, as I recall.
The expression on his face belies the pleasure of it all,
prompting Allen to conclude, essentially, that even though
our human bodies are primitive, we have our moments.
I am reminded of this scene as I consider today’s second
reading. “You are not in the flesh,” Paul tells us. “On the
contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God
dwells in you….” OK. I think I get what he’s getting at,
especially when I recall what some guy on Channel 11 said
years ago. He said that we aren’t human beings but spiritual
beings in human form. OK a second time. But we also
believe that our bodies will rise again, returning us to our
humanness, but glorified in body and soul. It’s in the
Nicene Creed, roughly: “We look for the resurrection of the
dead, and the life of the world to come,” with details in The
Catechism of the Catholic Church (1059, 1060).
Which brings me back to that apple pie. Or that ice-cold
beer or that ’72 Duster of mine or that beautiful sunset or
that delicious kiss or any of the life experiences that bring
us pleasure. Or even the ones that bring us anguish, sorrow,
and pain. Jesus knows what it’s like to hang out at a wedding feast or go fishing with his buddies. He also knows of
the brokenness which can be the human experience for all
of us. “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest…” he says in today’s Gospel passage. Depending on the day, I can almost hear him speaking
the words directly to me. Depending on the day, can’t you
almost hear him speaking them directly to you?
“You are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the
spirit…” Like I said, I think I get what Paul’s getting at.
Not to mention the guy on Channel 11. But we are human
beings. Eternal ones, in fact. Not this go around. But that’s
what’s coming. Jesus embraced his humanness for all of us
to emulate. He enjoyed a good meal. He celebrated with his
friends. He mourned with them, too. And in the end, he
took the nails for us when, even by his own admission, he
didn’t want to. I don’t know if our Lord is into Fourth of
July fireworks, but I like to think that he is. Because like a
slice of home-made apple pie savored for the very first
time, the lights in the sky we see this holiday weekend are
just another celebration of this life we live. We may be
primitive, we humans, but we have our moments. And
someday, by God, we’ll have our glorified eternity.
THE END
St. Ferdinand Parish
Support Staff
Sr. Gracjana Ziêba, Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Wendy L. Braunsdorf, Communications Coordinator
Mrs. Dorothy Go³da, Parish Secretary
Daniel Lopez, Joe Nucup, Marbyn Sales, 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, Gilbert
DeJesus, Sophie Kass, Ken Presslak, Anthony Supan, Andrew
Warzocha.
Rev. David J. Cortesi and Daniel P. Costigan, ex officio.
Parish Organizations
Adult Scripture Study - Coordinator : Miss Ameriga Cesaroni
Boy Scout - Coordinator: Mr. Vince Clemente
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. Kelly Trujillo
Polish Altar Servers - Sr. Mariola Inda
Polish Club of the Good Shepherd - President: Andrzej Parada
Polish Rosary Group - Mrs. Helena Lesak
Polish Saturday School - Director: Mrs. Renata Gawlik
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. Sharon Fanuke
St. Ferdinand Parish Council - President: Mr. Ralph Barnhart
St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club - President: Mr. Stanis³aw Ciszek
St. Ferdinand School Board - Chairperson: Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart
St. Vincent DePaul Society - President: Mr. Ralph Barnhart
Ushers Club - President: Mr. Peter Holod
St. Ferdinand Church
5900 West Barry Avenue
Chicago, IL 60634-5128
St. Ferdinand Parish
Phone: 773/622-5900
On the Worldwide Web: www.saintferdinand.org
Rev. David J. Cortesi, Pastor
Rev. William M. Holbrook, Associate Pastor
Rev. Marek Jurzyk, Associate Pastor
Rev. Roman Rataj, Associate Pastor
Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon
Ronald Weiner, Deacon
SUNDAY MASSES:
CHURCH / Koœció³:
Saturday:
5:00 PM
Sunday:
7:00 AM (Polish)
8:30 AM
10:45 AM (Polish),
12:30 PM
3:00 PM (Polish)
5:00 PM
6:30 PM (Polish)
CHAPEL / Kaplica
10:30 AM, and 12:15 PM (Italian).
RECONCILIATION / SpowiedŸ
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.