Second Sunday of Lent February 28, 2010

Second Sunday of Lent February 28, 2010

Rev. Idzi Stacherczak, Pastor
Rev. Joseph Vadakumcherry, Associate Pastor
Paul (Pawel) Tawech, Music Director
Mrs. Judy Banasiak, Coordinator of Religious Education
Mrs. Anna Adamowski, Parish Secretary
Mrs. Anna Knap, Business Manager
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
Mass in Polish: Wednesday & Saturday 8:30 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
Second Sunday of Lent
February 28, 2010
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
— Psalm 27:1
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February 28, 2010
Spiritual Reflection
SPÓJRZ NA NIEBO
The Lord God took Abram outside and said,
“Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you
can. Just so,” he added, “shall your descendants
be.” We can only iamgine how these words
affected Abram, someone who yearned for a
child his whole life long but believed he was beyond the
age to have a child. Abram came to see that nothing was
impossible with God. His name was changed to
Abraham, meaning “father of many.”
Słowa te usłyszał Abraham. Miał oderwać
oczy od ziemi, od tego wszystkiego, co
stanowiło jego środowisko. Miał nawet
zacząc liczyć gwiazdy, żeby zrozumieć, jak
liczne będzie jego potomstwo. Żona Sara
była niepłodna. Ale Abraham jednak całkowicie
zawierzył Bogu. Chociaż nie było to łatwe—bo
sama wiara nie jest dla człowieka łatwym aktem!
Even more spectacular was Jesus’ appearance to Peter,
John and James. Jesus appeared with clothing that was
dazzling white and was conversing with Moses and
Elijah. It was so important in evangelizing, drawing
many closer to God and faith, that they see Jesus as the
fulfillment of the law and a prophet even more
important than Elijah and the other prophets people
would be familiar with.
Czemu Abraham wątpił? Czy przyadkiem nie
dlatego, że od Bożej obietnicy upłynęło wiele
czasu i nic nie wskazywało na jej wypełnienie?
We can only imagine that Abram and Jesus’ disciples
would be overwhelmed with what they heard and saw.
They would likely be ready to stop their lives and
simply enjoy the news they heard. Peter, John and James
even offered to build three tents on the side, for Jesus,
Moses and Elijah. The words of our Psalm response,
“The Lord is my light and my salvation”, truly come
alive for them!
In our second reading, we hear, “Join with others in
being imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and observe
those who thus conduct themselves according to the
model you have in us.” We are warned against
following the values of the world we live in, but living
values worthy of children of God. Our example needs to
lead us into God’s kingdom.
Ale obietnice te się wypełniły. Innym rodzajem
patrzenia w niebo jest to, o którym św. Paweł pisze
do Filipian: „Nasza Ojczyzna jest w niebie”.
Wpatrujemy się wszyscy w to niebo, oczekując
stamtąd przemiany siebie.
Dzisiejsza Ewangelia mówi nam o przemienieniu
Chrystusa na Górze Tabor. Celem tego przeżycia
było umocnienie wiary uczniów, którzy, jak
Ewangelista zaznacza, nic wprawdzie nie
rozumieli z opisu przyszłych cierpień Chrystusa,
ale też napewno nie dostrzegli w ten sposób
wyraźnej Jego wielkości.
Jesus lets his disciples know, in now uncertain terms,
that they must come down from the mountain again.
They’ll need all the encouragement and strong faith that
came from what they had seen and heard in order to help
others to believe as well.
Świadkami cudu Przemienienia byli trzej
uczniowie najbardziej uprzywilejowani: Piotr, Jan
i Jakub. Chrystus przemienił się wobec Apostołów
po to, aby oni nie załamali się wtedy, gdy
nadejdzie czas męki, gdy On będzie konał na
krzyżu, a oni uciekną opanowani strachem.
Chrystus chciał, by w takich ciężkich chwilach,
które nadejdą, przypomnieli sobie tę wspaniałą
chwilę Przemienienia, aby to im pomogło
uwierzyć w Jego zmartwychwstanie.
During this Holy Season, our practices of prayer, fasting
and almsgiving can lead us closer to God. We can think
of intimate experiences of God that we have enjoyed.
We can share our deepened faith with those around us as
Jesus’ disciples are called to do. This week we can
remember the Lord’s call and do all we can to follow it
and lead others closer to God. Have a good week!
Również i w naszym życiu dzieje się często tak, że
nawet trudności i cierpienia można pokonać, jeśli
się ma przed oczyma jakiś wspaniały obraz
przyszłości—tak jak w dniach męki Chrystusa,
której cząstkę On im odsłonił na Górze
Przemienienia.
©MMX Father Pat Umberger, www.frpat.com
—ks. Idzi—
Second Sunday of Lent
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT (28)
7:30 — +Deceased Members of St. Priscilla Parish: #28
9:00 — St. Priscilla Parishioners: #27
10:30— W int. Hanny Kosobudzkiej z racji urodzin z prośbą
o zdrowie i bł. Boże w dalszym życiu (Mąż)
O radość w wieczności dla:
+Krystyna Marcinkiewicz (Rodzina)
+Józef Bugaj 11-ta rocz. śmierci (Córka z rodziną)
+Victor Burzyński (Rodzice)
+Borys Streż, Władysław Szomko,
Aleksandra Lenkiewicz
+Antoni Kołodziej 20-ta rocz. śmierci
(Ola, Aldona i Dariusz)
+Józef Farkas 7-ma rocz. śmierci (Żona)
+Dorota Krynska
+Anna Bratko 40 rocz. śmierci
+Jan Bratko
+Władysław, Władysława Gucwa
+Maria Rzeszutko
+Józef Gieracki
+Helena Baniowska
12:15— +Deceased Members of St. Priscilla Parish: #29
6:00 — +Jan Zieliński (Małgorzata)
+Maria i Józef Wiercioch
+Maria, Adam i Edward Bronowicz
MONDAY (1) Lenten Weekday
6:30 — +Maria Genoveva Merino (Friend)
8:00 — St. Priscilla Parishioners: #28
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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (7)
7:30 — +Deceased Members of St. Priscilla Parish: #29
9:00 — Natividad & Benjamin Nicasio: 66th Wedding Anniv.
+Erminia & Salvatore DeSimone (Michael)
+Marge Navigato (Kay Grossman)
10:30— +Krystyna Marcinkiewicz (Rodzina)
+Aleks Wiącek 6-ta rocz. śmierci (Żona i Dzieci)
+Helena i Józef Białońscy (Córka Maria)
+Aleksandra Lenkiewicz rocznica śmierci
12:15— +Karol Koziara 38th Death Anniv. (Family)
+Jennie Toscano (Alma Corona)
2:00 — CONFIRMATION MASS:
Most Rev. Gustavo Garcia-Siller
6:00 — Za Parafian św. Pryscylli: #29
Catholic Women’s Club
Card & Bunco Party
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
in McGowan Hall
Doors open 11:00 A.M.
Lunch 12:00 P.M.
Donation: $12.00, Table Prizes
Men are welcome. See you there!
TUESDAY (2) Lenten Weekday
6:30 — +Elizabeth O’Leary (Friend)
8:00 — +Amanda McRae
WEDNESDAY (3) Lenten Weekday
6:30 — +Helena Olszewska
8:00 — +Loretta M. Brania 2nd Death Anniversary
(Daniel G. Manczak Family)
8:30— +Kazimiera, Jan Karbarz
THURSDAY (4) Lenten Weekday
6:30 — +William Senne 1st Death Anniversary (Wife)
8:00 — +Robert Goggina (Debbie & Mike Peszek)
FIRST FRIDAY (5) Lenten Weekday
6:30 — +Anna Zagajewska (Friends)
8:00 — All Poor Souls in Purgatory (Barcebal Family)
6:00 P.M. — Stations of the Cross
7:00 — Droga Krzyżowa i Msza św. pierwszo-piątkowa
FIRST SATURDAY (6) Lenten Weekday
8:00 — +Margaret A. Manczak 1st Death Anniversary
8:30 — +Helena Olszewska
4:00 — +Mary O’Hagan 6th Death Anniversary (Family)
+Jacqueline Martino-Jung Birth. Rem. (Martino Fam.)
Edith Kapustka
Ann Benson
Frances Montana
February 14, 2010
Currency
$ 4,196.00
Checks
$ 2,991.00
Loose Coin
$
5.81
Total
$ 7,192.81
Weekly Goal
$ 10,000.00
Budget Year to Date
$320,000.00
Collections Year to Date
$228,287.17
Under Budget
$<91,712.83>
Thank you for your generosity and support of our Parish.
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February 28, 2010
Throughout the entire Lenten season,
we will be praying
the STATIONS OF THE CROSS every Friday.
The Stations of the Cross in English will be held
at 6:00 PM, whereas the Stations of the Cross
in Polish will be held at 7:00 PM.
We invite all parishioners to attend these
meditative prayers focusing on
the suffering and passion of Christ.
Serdecznie zapraszamy wszystkich parafian do wzięcia
udziału w nabożeństwach Wielkiego Postu.
W każdy piątek Wielkiego Postu będzie odprawiona
Droga Krzyżowa w języku polskim
o godz. 7:00 wieczorem, a o godz. 6:00 po angielsku.
GORZKIE ŻALE w języku polskim
będą odprawiane w każdą niedzielę o godz 5:30
(pół godziny przed wieczorną Mszą świętą).
Lent began with Ash Wednesday. As part of our
community’s observance of Lent, we ask all families to
participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice
Bowl, a program of prayer, fasting, learning, and giving.
Please be sure to take home a Rice Bowl packet and
follow this simple yet powerful Lenten Practice.
Jesus’ transfiguration was a moment of hope for the
disciples, giving them the strength to endure the future
sacrifices they would make as they formed the early
Church. As we continue our journey with Catholic Relief
Services’ Operation Rice Bowl, let us be mindful that our
Lenten sacrifices help to give hope to our brothers and
sisters in need.
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
March 6th & March 7th
MINISTER(S)
CELEBRANT
SATURDAY
4:00 PM
As scheduled
SUNDAY
7:30 AM
SUNDAY
9:00 AM
As scheduled As scheduled
SUNDAY
10:30 AM
SUNDAY
12:15 PM
SUNDAY
6:00 PM
As scheduled
As scheduled
As scheduled
Krystyna Niemczyk
Jim Miketta
Maria Raźniak
DEACON
LECTOR
Karl
Rodriguez
Donna
Chesna
Marilyn
Picchietti
EUCHARISTIC
MINISTERS
ALTAR
SERVERS
Marian Raźniak
Ryszard Koziar
COMMENTATOR
LoPiccolo
Smith
Sulak
As scheduled
Griffin
Chesna
Duffy
Ramaglia
Ribaudo
As scheduled As scheduled
Maria Piszczek
Józef Piszczek
Knight
Miketta
Brown
Stanisław Słonina
Krystyna Cioch
As scheduled
As scheduled
As scheduled
Second Sunday of Lent
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It is good that we are here… continue welcoming Catholics home
Today’s Gospel story (Lk 9:28-36) would make a dramatic movie scene! Jesus’ friends
are dozing off up on a mountain until they see Jesus
completely transformed. At this, Peter, James and John
become “fully awake” and they proclaim, “Master, it is
good that we are here.”
Over the last two months, there have been many people
who have experienced a kind of transformation on their
own… these are the people who have returned to the
Catholic Church during the Catholics Come Home
evangelization initiative. Many returning Catholics
began by going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation for
the first time in years during January and February.
Now that we are in the Season of Lent, there are
returning Catholics attending programs in their own
parishes and coming to the HOMECOMING series
around the Archdiocese.
Every active parishioner needs to be aware that there
are still Catholics returning, but some are coming in a
quiet way by slipping into a pew to attend Mass. This is
a great opportunity for all of us to recall what it feels
like to be in new surroundings for the first time. If you
see a new face in church, smile, introduce yourself, and
welcome them. You could even say the line from today’s
Gospel, “It is good that we are here.”
CatholicsComeHomeChicago.org 2009-2010
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February 28, 2010
CAPITAL RENOVATION COLLECTION
I want to express my thanks to all who contribute to our Capital Improvements Collection for their generous and consistent
donations. We are asked to contribute to so many worthy projects, but these funds are earmarked solely for our own parish. We
budget for regular maintenance, but these funds are used for renovations and improvements. We have been given the gift of
beautiful parish property and buildings and it is our responsibility to restore and improve them for generations to come!
*The donations reported in today’s bulletin are from February’s Capital Improvement Collection.*
$200— Anonymous
$125— Casey Czochara
$100— Anonymous
$50— Wladyslaw Bielen, Adam A. & Jadwiga Kokot, Teresito Villegas, R. Zyszczynski
$40— Emily Sloan
$35— John Ferrier, Nick Grossmayer, Melvin Spejcher
$30— William Balog, LeRoy Grochocki, Richard Hujar, Edward Lowery, Anton Voelker
$25— Anonymous, Richard Bonk, Evelyn Cademartrie, Betty Cullen, Nadine Czekaj, Frank Firlotte, Casimer Gaik, Philomena Greco,
Eleanor Krawczyk, Lawrence Lynch, John Masters, James Miketta, Edwin Peszek, Krzysztof Plaza, Chester Schaffer, Concetta
Serio, Gerald Sullivan, Chester Wijas, Mr. & Mrs. Wronke, Virginia Zyburt
$20— Carlito Avanzado, Richard Bargi, Dorothy Castronovo, Edward Connolly, K. Czarnota, Edward Czerwinski, Mario S. Dayag,
Ryszard Domusiewicz, Jolanta Grocholski, Patrick Haugh, Maria & Waclaw Hryniewiccy, Elsie Hum, Francis Kennedy, John
Koczur, Joseph Kurzatkowski, Jozef Lata, George N. Mueller, Piotr Odrzywolski, Edmund Ofiara, Andrzej Ostojski, Olivia
Pamatmat, Marian Rzeszutek, Tadeusz Samolyk, Antoinette Sanders, Donald Schultz, Victoria Slowiak, Ryszard Snopko,
Soltyszewski Family, Patrick Sullivan, Barbara Taschler, Gene Urban, Wach Family, Elizabeth Wilczkiewicz, Edward Wojewoda
$15— Anna Bartolon, William Duffy, Anthony Felau, Marian Henaghan, Antionette Kapusta, Frank Mizera, Gary Pitts, V. Szatkowski,
Antoinette Viola, James R. West
$10— Anonymous, Anonymous, H. Badzioch, Martin Barrett, Rosalie Battaglia, Piero Bertacchi, Geraldine Bobula, Wojciech Bronowicz,
Michael Busse, Jr., Jerzy Ciepiela, Stanley Cmiel, Jerzy Czarnik, Ryszard Czarnik, TJL Czarnik, Marie Dalrymple, Lorraine
DuPlantis, Karen A. Engel, William Engel, Russell Ford, Bart Freihaut, Jozef Gajda, Evelyn Gale, Krzysztof Glowinski, Gabriel
Gregec, John Griffin, Maria Hillenbrand, Evelyn/Carol Hoffman, Henry Huberty, Artur Iwan, Marian Janowski, Virigina
Knight, Josefa Kobylarczyk, Zofia Kornacki, John Koziara, Stephanie Koziara, Grzegorz Kraus, Zenobia Kruk, Wladyslawwa
Kulaga, Roy Lacour, Stefan Lech, Jos LoPiccolo, Edward Luby, Julian Malkiewicz, Cheryl Mangerich, John McDermott, John P.
Mescall, Wladyslaw Mikina, Jozef & Elzbieta Mikos, Lillian Miller, Helena Moscinski, Jozef Moskala, Wieslaw Mroczkowski,
Frances Muka, Elizabeth Nelson, Benjamin & Natividad Nicasio, Antoni Niemczyk, Adam Niewiadomski, Kazimiera Nowak,
Stefan Nowik, Renato Nucup, Andrzej Oleksy, Adam Pawlak, Charlene Poran, Salvatore Procaccio, Antoinette Pusateri, Florence Pytka, Marian Razniak, Frank Reckmann, Michael Rife, Roy Romana, Stanley Ryczek, Joseph Santelli, John Santoro, Gina
Severino, Estelle Sonnenberg, Jozef Sopek, Jeffrey Stanek, B. Stasiak & R. Krupa, Suwada, Rogelio Tiongco, Kazimierz Tokarski, Richard Tomal, Helen Toporek, Ronald Tralka, Bernice Tuszynski, Marion Ward, Patrick White, Jozef Wieczorek, Eugeniusz Wisniewski, Steven Zachar, Jan Zbroja, Mieczyslaw Ziobro
$7— Arkadiusz Gwozdz
$5— Ruben Adaya, Nicholas Alleva, Aldo Armijo, Janice Arnet, Daniel Barsella, Walter Belokon, Javier Benitez, Anne Biggins, Piotr
Bradlinski, Marian Burek, Adolf Burzynski, Elaine Carravetta, Mary Ellen Coleman, Joseph Day, Jr., Eugenia Denisiuk, Michael
DeSimone, Stefania Drzymala, Mrs. Farkas/Strusinski, Daniela Fita, Bernard Frackiel, Thomas Gilleran, Maria Greco, Cathy
Ann Grossmayer, Gerardo Gutierrez, Bogdan Hanek, Roman Harmata, Dorothy Heck, Edward Heiser, Tadeusz Jaworecki, D.
& R. Johnson, Krzysztof Kadzielawa, Jay Klasek, Leroy Knowles, Tadeusz & Jadwiga Kochanski, Michele Kolak, Danuta
Kowal, Marek & Ewa Kowalczyk, Josef Krycka, Jesse Kulaga, Dolores LaValle, Joann Maass, Angelo Martino, Roewen Masacupan, Alexander Masiewicz, Albert Mazur, Catherine McElvaney, Piotr & Zofia Modla, Wladyslaw Molek, Helen Mueller, G.
Nabor, John Nardi, John Norman, Harriet Obrzut, Melania Pawelko, Marian Prazuch, Z.T. & J. Priami, Monika Proszek, Edward Radziszewski, Vincent Ramaglia, Melecio Rodriguez, Gloria Scoville, John Sherrod, Zdzislaw Siemionko, Stanislaw Slonina, Mieczyslawa Smagacz, Mary Smolenski, Stephen Sodergren, Stanislaw Tolwinski, Henryka Turczynska, Clarence Waldock,
Eugene Emil Warta, Witold Wasilewski, Marek Wenc, Jan Wewiorko, Lucjana Wilczewska, Helena Wincenciuk, Marek Wojtylo,
Yuza Family, Frank Zaglaniczny, Barbara Zeman
$4— Nellie Kowalski, Jose Viray
$3— George Fenn, John Howe, Wojciech Proszek, Nick Ribaudo, Steve Sobieraj, Margaret Whiteside
$2— Harriett Borkowski, Michael Cosentino, Manuel Hilado, Stanley Joswiak, Hector Minini, Mark Nowakowski, David Rizzo, Christine
Zarek
$1— Anonymous, Donato Allegretti, Olga Angerman, Angela Arnet, Jaclyn Fields, Anna Makowski, Maciej & Haline Maliszewski, P.
Massanisso, Wanda Mickiewicz, Mario Pontarelli, Rose Sardena-Soto
$??— Anna Galas, Mowia & Zbigniew Sycz
The total was $4,629.00. I thank you all again!
-Fr. Idzi Stacherczak, Pastor-