St. Ferdinand Parish - St Ferdinand Church

St. Ferdinand Parish - St Ferdinand Church

St. Ferdinand Church
RECTORY: 5900 WEST BARRY AVENUE
PHONE: 773/622-5900
November 2, 2003
All Souls Day
Our Beloved Dead
November 1, 2002 - October 31, 2003
Photo by Romuald Gluch
Casimir Jagiel
Bogdan Weso³owski
Sylvia Mary Gill
Victoria Jasso
Mary Kovach
Helen Peterson
Edward Gustav
Alex Tecza
Joseph Pines
Anna Eva Wotocek
Jacqualyn Doelker
Maureen Conroy
Michael S. Dorgan
Josephine Malecki
Arlette Baran
Margaret M. Janz
Michael R. Lans, Sr.
Stella M. Malek
Norma J. Piccinini
Br. Jude Heggy, F.S.C.
Virginia Bonazzi
Margaret Leone
Kazimierz Szef
Virginia M. Bogacz
Israel Irizarry
Anna Koska
Mildred Solarz
Vivian Sacco
Anne Wickman
Helen Grzybek
William Loutris
Bruno Wojcik
Ysabela Pascula
Thelma Novak
Domenico Manzella
Wac³aw Leszczyñski
Rosemary T. Nelson
Sophie Brozek
Maria Zych
Mary Ricchio
Marie Frisch
Florence Knorps
Clara Cwiok
Frank P. O'Keefe
Lena P. Wachowiak
Domenico Quartararo
Bo¿ena Wywiórka
Vincenzo Amico
Victor DiMalanta
Helena Stander
Julia Semon
Janet A. Rukas
Joseph Maniscalco
Jan Grabiñski
Ann R. DiOrio
John Clemente
Florence Ciurysek
Wojciech Olbrycht
Harry Wisowaty
Irene Dziedzic
Marjorie DeBortoli
Judith E. Hodolitz
Gloria L. Keefe
Aleksander Blinstrubas
Rosana Gallichio
Marek Pietrzak
Zofia Baran
Martin Neckorcuk
Robert Fabino
Lucy P. Mantuano
Claudio Clemente
Lottie Piecuch
Ann Civenelli
Urszula Szufnarowska
Marlena Marlaire
Dominik Dwojak
Andrew Kozil
Wilfredo B. Castillo, Sr.
Celestina M. Provenza
Adeline Lewandowski
Nieves Cabanic
Marek Stachowski
Walter Kulpa
Isagani Odulio
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and
may let perpetual light shine upon them.
May their souls, and all the souls
of the faithful departed, through the mercy
of God, rest in peace. Amen
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All Souls Day
MONDAY, Weekday/Martin de Porres, religious
7:00 AM—Mary Gruber rq. Alex Janco Family
8:00 AM—Gloria & Casimir Bloom (Wedding Anniv.)
TUESDAY, Charles Borromeo, bishop
7:00 AM—Ann Dallmeier rq. Family
8:00 AM—John Clemente rq. Brother, Michael
WEDNESDAY, Weekday
7:00 AM—DeBartolo Family rq. Family
7:00 AM—(Chapel)Mass in Polish
8:00 AM—Alois Beyer Family rq. Wife, Isabell
THURSDAY, Weekday
7:00 AM—Dominick Cantalupo rq. Lucy Cantalupo
8:00 AM—Jean B. Jedlowski rq. Josephine & George Sproch
FIRST FRIDAY, Weekday
7:00 AM—John J. Cortesi rq. Mary Stump
8:00 AM—Antonina Mroczek rq. Daughter, Emily Konopka
8:00 PM—przeb³agalna za grzechy
SATURDAY, Weekday
7:00 AM—Mass in Polish
8:00 AM—Theresa & Stanley Gora Family rq. Family
3:00 PM—Wedding Liturgy
Michael Divello and Diane (Colavincenzo) Brigante
Sunday Anticipated Mass
5:00 PM—John L. Mari, Jr., Anna Baskall, Patrick King
rq. Sister, Rose
SUNDAY, Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome
7:30 AM—People of St. Ferdinand
7:30 AM—(Chapel) Mass in Polish
9:00 AM—Deceased Members of the Piotrowski &
Pultorak Families rq. Family
10:30 AM—(Chapel)Frank Bisceglie
rq. Rich & Wendy Braunsdorf & Family
10:45 AM—^Wanda Guzik w 19 rocz.œm.;
^Jan GludŸ w rocz. œm, i zm. z rodziny GludŸ,
Wojarzyñski i Misiarek;
^Kazimierz Szef, Anna G³¹biñska;
^Bogdan Weso³owski w I rocz.œm. rq. siostra z
rodzin¹;
^Edward, Teofila, Wojciech Sobieraj;
^Helena, Florian Mechel, Stefan, Mieczys³aw;
^Andrzej Kruszewski
12:15 PM—(Chapel) Mass in Italian
12:30 PM—Clara Brixy rq. Ray & Berni Wojcik
3:00 PM—Mass in Polish
5:00 PM—Frank O’Keefe rq. Ron & Jan Glomski
6:30 PM—Mass in Polish
The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for:
^Martin, Rosa & Joe Schranz
^Alex Ladisa
November 2, 2003
Our Blessed Lord has called
home our parishioners Walter Kulpa
and Isagani Odulio for whom we
promise our prayers.
May they and all our other
deceased parishioners enjoy peace and
happiness in God’s Sacred Presence.
HANDMAIDS
C. Carsello
3rd publication Michael Divello and Diane (Colavincenzo) Brigante
Grzegorz Szczerb¹ and Barbara Plata
2nd publication Aleksander Czarny and Joanna Rojek
1st publication Stanis³aw Kiwak, Jr. and Alicja Zmuda
Our congratulations and best wishes to
Gloria and Casimir Bloom
who will celebrate their
Wedding Anniversary
on Monday, November 3rd at the 8:00 AM Mass.
Congratulations and best wishes to the couples
who were married here last week:
Agnieszka Dobosz and Miros³aw Krupa
Alicja Kopala and Dariusz Cichoñ
We pray for God’s blessings on them as they
begin their new life together.
WE WELCOME IN BAPTISM
Jaclyn Arlette, daughter of Michael
Vincent and Carmela (Rubino) Campioni;
Matthew Joseph, son of Sergio Lettman
and Amanda Geraghty;
Lillian Karin, daughter of Andree B. and
Alice (Grimelova) Siedelmann;
Skylar Rose, daughter of Frank J. and Valerie (Pudlo)
Weisgerber;
Jason Michael, son of Jerzy and Donata (Sawicki)
Zmys³owski
Blood Drive
• Saturday, November 9th
• Call COR (622-9732) to
make your appointment.
• We need you!
Check us out on the web! www.saintferdinand.org
November 2, 2003
All Souls Day
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Welcome! Herman Manuel
I am Herman Emilio Manuel, SVD, and I am deeply honored to serve the parishioners
at St. Ferdinand Church as a Deacon.
I was born in the Philippines. My Father is a physician, now retired and living in
Hawaii. My late mother was a pharmacist. I have one brother and four sisters.
I guess I may say correctly that my exposure to the Society of the Divine Word (SVD)
came early, having spent my elementary and secondary schooling at their schools in my hometown, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, in the Philippines. Even as a young boy, I had a calling to the
priesthood. I entered a diocesan seminary, but my seminary days were cut off when I lost my
mother, and my father wanted the whole family to be together.
I went on to obtain my degree in Pharmacy from the University of the Philippines and
thus became a registered pharmacist. When I came to the United States years ago, I worked as
an intern pharmacist and pharmacy technician in some of the big pharmacies in Southern
California.
My vocation for priesthood was re-ignited while I was working in California. In 1997, I was accepted as
Associate at the Divine Word College in Epworth, Iowa. From there, I joined the Novitiate House of the Divine Word
Missionaries International in Techny, IL for one year.
Here in America, I started my ministerial work as a Eucharistic Minister at our Lady of Peace, then at Our Lady
of Lourdes, Northridge, California. Here in Illinois, from February, 1999 to May, 2001, I did work at St. Anselm
Church tutoring grade school students. I served in the Faith and Fellowship Program at St. Catherine/St. Lucy Parish for
the mentally handicapped. Finally I was involved in Campus Ministry with college students at the Calvert House,
University of Chicago.
From August 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002, I was assigned to St. Edward Parish in New Iberia, Louisiana. There, I
served in numerous ministries: Liturgical, where I preached the homily once a week and played guitar for the choir;
School, were I was a P.E. Instructor for Kindergarten to Grade 3, tutored in the Public School and taught guitar lessons;
and ministered to the sick and the elderly at the Consolata Nursing Home, and volunteered at the St. Francis Diner,
serving food to the poor and the needy.
I professed my First Vows on August 14, 2002 at the St. Mary’s Church in Techny. As part of my curriculum
requirements in the seminary, I am in the graduate studies program for Master of Divinity in World Concentration at
Catholic Theological Union (CTU) in Chicago. I expect to graduate on June 3, 2004.
I professed my Final Vows on September 27, 2003 and I was ordained a Deacon on October 26, 2003 at
St. Elizabeth Church in Chicago. I will be ordained a priest on June 5, 2004. After ordination, I am being assigned with
the Divine Word Missionaries in the Western Province.
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
Catherine Keeler
Eleanor O’Donovan
Timothy Benson
Stanley Kochniarczyk
Deborah L. Pawlak
Albin Bilinski
Helen Kosirog
Timothy Rajski
Stephanie Bosco
Tad Koziol
Sophie Regner
Alba Jennie Burroughs
Bill Kummer
James Rowe, Sr.
Mary Butler
Marie Kummer
Alicia Schippits
Benito Cabanin
June Landers
Jack Schneider
Bishop Edwin Conway
James Lamberti
Sr. Roberta Sweitzer, BVM
Anna Diks
Sam LoDolce
Infant Cameron Scott
Honor Draftz
Netta Lohrmann
Robert Sierminski
Lillian Dziedzic
Eleanor Loscuito
Lenore Simzyk
Fred Forte
Genevieve Lukes
Raymundo Soriano, Sr.
Joseph Gagliano
Elizabeth Ann Maher
Tony Spano
Fatima Gomez
Susan Maher
Estelle Stybur
Rocco Greco
Francesco Mangialardo
Ann Sullivan
Ben Guttiula
Gianni Marconi
Minerva Watson
Mary Hain
Mary Martin
Alex Wegrzyn
Margaret Heft
Estelle “Toots” McGuigan
Mary Ann Johansen
Emilia Moreno
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All Souls Day
November 2, 2003
The Eucharistic Prayer
The Eucharistic Prayer is the source
and summit of the Mass, just as the
Eucharistic sacrifice is the source and
summit of the whole Christian life.
Most Catholics learn at an early age
that it is during the Eucharistic
Prayer that our gifts of bread and
wine become the Body and Blood of Christ. We call this action
the consecration and this change of the elements transubstantiation. The words Jesus spoke at the Last Supper when he took
bread into his hands and said, “This is my body,” and over the
cup, “This is my blood,” embody what we, as Catholics, believe
occurs at Mass.
What we have not always appreciated is the full context of the
Eucharistic Prayer and the depth of its meaning. In the
Eucharistic Prayer, we give thanks and praise to God. We
remember and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, make present
the saving life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. We offer Jesus’
sacrifice to the Father and join ourselves to him in this solemn
offering. We ask the Holy Spirit to transform our offering and
make us one in Christ with all those mentioned in the Eucharistic
Prayer.
We Remember in Thanksgiving
We come to the altar with praise and thanksgiving for the work
of God’s creation and for the redemption won for us by Jesus
Christ. Most especially we remember Christ’s becoming man, his
preaching and teaching, his passion, death, and resurrection. In
this memorial act, these sacred events become present and real
in a special way. In the Eucharist we meet and enter into the one
sacrifice of Christ. Christ has died and risen once, for all time, and
so this memorial does not add to Christ’s sacrifice; nor does it
multiply it. Rather, in the celebration of the Eucharist, Christ
makes his sacrificial death and his resurrection sacramentally
present to us in an un-bloody manner. It is a memorial celebration, so that, as Saint Paul says, “every time, then, you eat this
bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord
until he comes!” (1 Corinthians 11:26)
We Offer Sacrifice
Christ emptied himself for our salvation. “The gift of his love and
obedience to the point of giving his life (cf. John 10:17–18) is in
the first place a gift to his Father” (Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia
de Eucharistia, n. 13). Christ invites us to join ourselves to him
in this offering to the Father so that his sacrifice will include our
own. Through the action of the priest Christ is both the one who
offers and the one who is offered. The gifts of bread and wine that
we carry to the altar are symbols of all in our lives that we bring
to the altar. We join our work, sufferings and successes, joys and
burdens to Christ’s sacrifice so that our lives may be offered and
transformed. When the priest prays “Let your Spirit come upon
these gifts to make them holy. . . .” we are not only asking that
this bread and wine be transformed into the Body and Blood of
Christ, but also that our lives will be changed and given new
meaning, new value.
Real Presence for Eternal Life
The Church partakes most intimately in Christ’s sacrifice when
she receives the Eucharist. “We receive the very One who offered
himself for us, we receive his body which he gave up for us on
the Cross and his blood which he ‘poured out for many for the
forgiveness of sins’ (Matthew 26:28).” (Pope John Paul II,
Ecclesia de Eucharistia, n. 16) Our eating and drinking at the
Lord’s Table assures us of eternal life, for the food that we share
is truly the real body of Christ. When some quarreled about how
Jesus could give them his flesh to eat, Jesus firmly responded:
“Unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his
blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh
and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will raise him on the
last day” (John 6:53–54). Our celebration of the Eucharist then
points us to the future, giving us a glimpse of heaven on earth.
The names of the saints in the Eucharistic Prayer remind us that
the Church in heaven and the Church on earth are one around the
altar. We are given hope for a new world today and a glorious
future when Christ will come again in glory.
One Body, One Spirit in Christ
In the Eucharistic Prayer, we pray that our communion will fulfill the desire of Jesus when he prayed to his Father: “so that they
may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they
also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me”
(John 17:21). The words of the Third Eucharistic Prayer echo
Jesus’ prayer to the Father: “Grant that we who are nourished by
his body and blood may be filled with his Holy Spirit, and become
one body, one spirit in Christ.” The bond of unity that the
Eucharist creates is so unique and so essential to the Christian life
that we can rightly say that the Eucharist makes the Church (see
Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 1396).
Amen
The Eucharistic Prayer ends with the assembly’s Great Amen.
Our Amen should be the most robust acclamation we make at
Mass, for it is our “yes,” our “so be it,” to the entire prayer proclaimed by the priest on our behalf. By our Amen we make the
sacrifice enacted at the altar our own.
This insert has been created in preparation for the implementation of the revised General Instruction of the Roman Missal, which will take place
in the Archdiocese of Chicago on the first Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2003. It is based on material provided by the Secretariat for the
Liturgy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Inc., Washington D.C. Copyright © 2002. Copyright © 2003 Archdiocese of
Chicago.
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All Souls Day
When the Church celebrates the Eucharist, the memorial of her
Lord’s death and resurrection, this central event of salvation
becomes really present and the “work of our redemption is carried out.” (Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, n. 11)
It is Christ himself, the eternal high priest of the New Covenant
who, acting through the ministry of the priests, offers the
Eucharistic sacrifice. And it is the same Christ, really present
under the species of bread and wine, who is the offering of the
Eucharistic sacrifice. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, n.
1410)
Not only do we say that it is the Church that celebrates the
Eucharist, we believe that the celebration of the Eucharist also
makes the Church. Although we are already one in Christ
through Baptism, Eucharistic “Communion renews, strengthens,
and deepens this incorporation into the Church, already
achieved by Baptism. In Baptism we have been called to form
but one body. The Eucharist fulfills this call” (Catechism of the
Catholic Church, n. 1396).
We participate in the Eucharistic Prayer by:
• Our attention and posture.
• Joining our lives to the sacrifice of Christ.
• Making the responses: Holy, Holy, Memorial Acclamation,
Great Amen.
Communal Anointing of the Sick
Saturday, November 22nd at 11:30 AM
FOR WHOM? to quote the New
Catechism ... The Anointing of the Sick is
not a sacrament for those only who are at
the point of death. Hence, as soon as
anyone of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for
him/her to receive this sacrament has certainly already arrived.
If a sick person who received this anointing recovers his
health, he can in the case of another grave illness receive this
sacrament again. If during the same illness the person’s condition becomes more serious, the sacrament may be repeated. It
is fitting to receive the Anointing of the Sick just prior to a serious operation. The same holds for the elderly whose frailty
becomes more pronounced.
We invite all parishioners suffering in spirit or body who are
in need of healing to come to the Anointing of the Sick. When we
are sick, Christ comes in this Sacrament to touch us in a special
way. The purpose of the church’s sacramental Anointing of the
Sick is: to strengthen us physically if it is God’s will; to strengthen us spiritually, in our ability to witness to the whole community the real meaning of life in Christ; and to offer comfort. Never
underestimate the power of prayer!
Free transportation service will be provided by COR volunteers to those who need it. Please call COR (622-9732) to
arrange for your ride. Medical support personnel will be on hand
in case of emergencies.
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Our Financial Support of St. Ferdinand Parish
For the weekend of October 25-26, 2003:
Envelopes:
$ 9,436.60
Loose Cash:
$ 4,175.22
TOTAL DONATIONS: $13,611.82
Amount over/ (under) weekly budget: ($1,388.18)
Last weekend’s regular collection was an improvement
over the previous week by nearly $2,000... an increase of
over $1,000 from envelope users and over $900 in loose
money contributions. We are grateful for any level of
increased offertory support, as we have not reached our
weekly offertory goal of $15,000 for the past six months
(May 4, 2003).
Thank you for your support of Christ’s mission and ministry here at St. Ferdinand Church.
Annual Mass Count
Each year, by Archdiocesan policy, all parishes
count every person who attends a Mass that fulfills the
Sunday obligation. Those statistics help each individual
parish, as well as the Archdiocese of Chicago, evaluate
current services and plan for the future. The highest
Mass attendance year in recent history throughout the
Chicago area was the October following 9-11-2001. For
the past two years parishes have experienced a decrease
in Mass attendance, including here at St. Ferdinand
Parish. These are our average numbers of people attending our eleven Sunday Masses each weekend since the
new millennium of Christianity began:
Year
Avg./Weekend % of Parishioners
2003
4,602
41%
2002
5,241
47%
2001
5,891
53%
2000
4,960
45%
Irving Park Catholic Woman’s Club
The Irving Park Catholic Woman’s Club will have their
next meeting on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at 10:30
AM. There will be a sign on the fence for our meeting
place. Prayer Service is: “Remembering our Deceased
Members,” and we should have a speaker from the Police
Department. If you have any questions, please call Anne
Marie Lane at 773-685-6624.
Bulletin reminder: All notices for the November 9th bulletin
need to be in the rectory no later than 9 a.m. on Monday,
November 3rd. You may drop your bulletin notices off at the rectory in an envelope labeled “bulletin” or you may fax them to 6225903. The e-mail address for bulletin notices is [email protected].
Neither Despair Nor Presume
Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was
saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
—St. Augustine
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All Souls Day
November 2, 2003
Modlitwa Eucharystyczna
Modlitwa Eucharystyczna jest sercem
i g³ównym punktem Mszy Œwiêtej.
Wiêkszoœæ Katolików dowiaduje siê ju¿
we wczesnym wieku, ¿e w³aœnie podczas
Modlitwy Eucharystycznej dary chleba
i wina staj¹ siê Cia³em i Krwi¹
Chrystusa. Ten akt nazywamy „konsekracj¹” a zmianê, która
nastêpuje w elementach chleba i wina „przeistoczeniem.” S³owa
wypowiedziane przez Chrystusa podczas ostatniej wieczerzy nad
chlebem i winem „To jest cia³o moje” i “To jest krew moja”,
urzeczywistniaj¹ to, co rzeczywiœcie dzieje siê podczas Mszy
Œwiêtej. Pe³na zawartoœæ i g³êbia Modlitwy Eucharystycznej jest
nie zawsze nale¿ycie otaczana uwag¹ wiernych. W Modlitwie
Eucharystycznej Jezus Chrystus oddaje czeœæ i dziêkczynienie
Bogu w s³owach wypowiedzianych przez kap³ana. Przez tê modlitwê mo¿emy zjednoczyæ z Chrystusem nasze dziêkczynienie i
oddawanie czci Bogu. W modlitwie tej wspominamy ¿ycie i
pos³ugê Chrystusa, a tak¿e pamiêtamy ¿e Duch Œwiêty o¿ywia
zbawcze ¿ycie, œmieræ i zmartwychwstanie Jezusa. Przez
Modlitwê Eucharystyczn¹ sk³adamy ofiarê Chrystusa Bogu
Ojcu jednocz¹c nas samych z nim. Prosimy Ducha Œwiêtego, aby
uczyni³ nasz¹ ofiarê godn¹, a nas uczyni³ jednym w Chrystusie
razem ze œwiêtymi i wszystkimi wspomnianymi w modlitwie
Eucharystycznej.
Wspominamy z dziêkczynieniem
Gromadzimy siê przy o³tarzu z chwa³¹ i dziêkczynieniem za
dzie³o Stworzenia oraz za odkupienie otrzymane przez Jezusa
Chrystusa. W szczególny sposób wspominamy przyjœcie Jezusa
na ziemiê, jego g³oszenie Królestwa i nauczanie, jego mêkê,
œmieræ i zmartwychwstanie. Wspominanie to jest aktem, przez
który zbawienne dzie³a Chrystusa urzeczywistniaj¹ siê w sprawowaniu Mszy Œwiêtej. Przez Eucharystiê mamy dostêp do
jedynej i tej samej ofiary Chrystusa. Chrystus umar³ i
zmartwychwsta³ raz i na zawsze, dlatego wspomnienie to nie
dodaje lub pomna¿a ofiary Chrystusa. Natomiast, w
uroczystym obchodzeniu Eucharystii, Chrystus w sposób bez
krwawy urzeczywistnia dla nas sakramentalnie swoj¹ œmieræ
i zmartwychwstanie. Eucharystia jest pami¹tk¹ zbawiennych
dzie³ Chrystusa, dlatego Œwiêty Pawe³ mówi:„Ilekroæ bowiem
spo¿ywacie ten chleb i pijecie kielich, œmieræ Pana g³osicie, a¿
przyjdzie!” (1 Cor. 11:26)
Sk³adamy Ofiarê
Chrystus uni¿y³ siê dla naszego zbawienia. „Dar jego mi³oœci
i pos³uszeñstwo a¿ do oddania swojego ¿ycia (Jn 10;17-8) w pierwszej kolejnoœci jest darem Ojca.” (EDE, n. 13) Chrystus
zaprasza nas abyœmy zjednoczyli siê z nim w jego ofierze dla Ojca
przez modlitwê wypowiadan¹ przez kap³ana. Przez funkcjê
kap³ana Chrystus jest jednoczeœnie tym, który sk³ada ofiarê oraz
tym, który jest ofiarowany. Dary chleba i wina, które
przynosimy do o³tarza w symboliczny sposób reprezentuj¹
wszystkie sprawy naszego ¿ycia. W ten sposób jednoczymy nasze
prace, cierpienia, sukcesy, radoœci oraz obowi¹zki z ofiar¹
Chrystusa, aby nasza ofiara sta³a siê godn¹. Podczas gdy kap³an
modli siê: „Niech twój Œwiêty Duch zst¹pi na te dary i uczyni je
œwiêtymi....” Koœció³ nie tylko prosi, aby dary chleba i wina
zosta³y przeistoczone, ale równie¿, aby nasze ¿ycie by³o
odmienione i na nowo uwartoœciowane.
Prawdziwa Obecnoœæ na ¿ycie wieczne
Koœció³ bierze udzia³ w ofierze Chrystusa w sposób najbardziej
bliski, podczas gdy przyjmuje Eucharystiê. „Otrzymujemy tego
samego Chrystusa, który ofiarowa³ siê za nas, otrzymujemy
jego cia³o, które wyda³ na Krzy¿u za nas oraz jego Krew, któr¹
‘przela³ za wielu dla odpuszczenia grzechów’ (Mt 26:28)” (EDE,
n.16). Spo¿ywanie przy Pañskim stole zapewnia nam ¿ycie
wieczne. Dzieje siê tak, poniewa¿ po¿ywienie, którym siê dzielimy jest prawdziwie cia³em Chrystusa. Podczas gdy niektórzy
zastanawiali siê nad tym w jaki sposób Jezus mo¿e daæ siê im
jako pokarm, Jezus stanowczo im odpowiedzia³: „Zaprawdê,
zaprawdê powiadam wam: Je¿eli nie bêdziecie jedli Cia³a Syna
Cz³owieczego ani pili Krwi Jego, nie bêdziecie mieli ¿ycia
w sobie. Kto spo¿ywa moje Cia³o i pije moj¹ Krew, ma ¿ycie
wieczne, a Ja go wskrzeszê w dniu ostatecznym.” (Jan 6:53-54).
Obchodzenie Eucharystii równie¿ wskazuje nam przysz³oœæ,
pozwalaj¹c nam doœwiadczyæ przedsmaku nieba tu na ziemi.
Wspominanie imion Œwiêtych w Modlitwie Eucharystycznej
przypomina nam, ¿e razem z nami zgromadzony jest Koœció³
triumfuj¹cy w niebie jak i Koœció³ tu na ziemi. Przez
Eucharystiê otrzymujemy nadziejê na nowe ¿ycie doczesne oraz
na chwalebn¹ przysz³oœæ, kiedy to Chrystus powróci w chwale.
Jedno Cia³o, Jeden Duch w Chrystusie
Przez Modlitwê Eucharystyczn¹ modlimy siê, aby nasza komunia wype³ni³a to, o co prosi³ Ojca Jezus: „aby wszyscy stanowili
jedno, jak Ty, Ojcze we Mnie, a Ja w Tobie, aby i oni stanowili
w Nas jedno, by œwiat uwierzy³, ¿e Ty Mnie pos³a³eœ” (Jan
17:21). S³owa trzeciej Modlitwy Eucharystycznej odzwierciedlaj¹
modlitwê Jezusa do Ojca: „Spraw abyœmy, którzy posileni
jesteœmy jego cia³em i krwi¹ byli nape³nieni Duchem Œwiêtym
i stali siê jednym cia³em i duchem w Chrystusie” (Zobacz orygina³: Trzecia Modlitwa Eucharystyczna). Zjednoczenie jakie
stwarza Eucharystia jest tak wyj¹tkowe i w tym samym czasie
niezbêdne w Chrzeœcijañskim ¿yciu, i¿ mo¿emy powiedzieæ, ¿e
Eucharystia buduje Koœció³ (KKK, n.1396).
Amen
Modlitwa Eucharystyczna koñczy siê trzykrotnym „Amen”
œpiewanym przez wspólnotê. To „Amen” powinno byæ najsilniejsz¹ odpowiedzi¹, któr¹ wypowiadamy podczas Mszy Œwiêtej,
poniewa¿ jest ona naszym potwierdzeniem tego wszystkiego o co
prosiliœmy w Modlitwie Eucharystycznej za poœrednictwem
kap³ana. Przez „Amen” stwierdzamy nasze zjednoczenie
z Chrystusem przez ofiarê ponowion¹ na o³tarzu.
Wk³adka ta powsta³a w przygotowaniu do wprowadzenia Ogólnej Instrukcji do Msza³u Rzymskiego, która dokona siê w Archidiecezji
Chicagowskiej w pierwsz¹ niedzielê Adwentu, to jest 30 listopada, 2003. Informacje w niej zawarte zosta³y oparte na materia³ach udostêpnionych przez Sekretariat do spraw Liturgicznych Stanów Zjednoczonych Konferencji Katolickich Biskupów, Inc., w Washington’ie D.C.
Copyright ©2002
November 2, 2003
All Souls Day
Kiedy Koœció³ prze¿ywa Eucharystiê, pami¹tkê œmierci
i zmartwychwstania jej Pana, g³ówny punkt zbawiennego
dzie³a staje siê prawdziwie urzeczywistniony i „dokonuje
siê zbawcze dzie³o naszego odkupienia” (Zobacz orygina³: Ecclesia de Eucharistia, n. 11)
„Bior¹c udzia³ w Eucharystycznej Ofierze, która jest
sercem i g³ównym punktem ca³ego ¿ycia Chrzeœcijanina,
lud ofiarowuje boskiego Baranka Bogu oraz sk³ada sam
siebie w ofierze razem z nim.” (Zobacz orygina³:
Dogmatyczna Konstytucja o Koœciele, n. 11)
„Sam Chrystus, odwieczny i najwy¿szy Kap³an Nowego
Kiedy Koœció³ prze¿ywa Eucharystiê, pami¹tkê œmierci
i Przymierza, za poœrednictwem pos³ugi kap³anów, sk³ada
Eucharystyczn¹ ofiarê. Równie¿ ten sam Chrystus,
prawdziwie obecny pod postaciami chleba i wina, jest
Eucharystyczn¹ ofiar¹.” (Zobacz orygina³: KKK, n.1410)
„Nie tylko mo¿emy stwierdziæ, ¿e Koœció³ obchodzi
Eucharystiê, ale równie¿, ¿e Eucharystia buduje Koœció³.
Chocia¿ jesteœmy ju¿ zjednoczeni z Chrystusem poprzez
Sakrament Chrztu Œwiêtego, Eucharystia ponawia, umacnia oraz pog³êbia to wszczepienie w Koœció³ dokonane
przez Chrzest Œwiêty. Przez Chrzest zostaliœmy wezwani
do budowy jednego cia³a. Eucharystia wype³nia to
wezwanie” (Zobacz orygina³, KKK, n. 1396).
Bierzemy udzia³ w Modlitwie Eucharystycznej poprzez:
• Zjednoczenie naszego ¿ycia z ofiar¹ Chrystusa
• Odpowiadanie œpiewaniem aklamacji „Œwiêty, Œwiêty”
oraz trzykrotnego „Amen”
• Nasz¹ postawê i nasze skupienie
Klub Dobrego Pasterza zaprasza swoich
cz³onków 9 listopada na Mszê o godz.
10:45, na której odbêdzie siê
zaprzysiê¿enie nowego zarz¹du. Po
Eucharystii odbêdzie siê zebranie ogólne
z prelekcj¹ w sali McManus. Tematem
Zebrania Ogólnego bêdzie Jan Pawe³ II,
Biskup Rzymu. Zapraszamy wszystkich
cz³onków oraz chêtnych do zapisania siê
do Klubu.
“Zabawa Andrzejkowa”
Klub Dobrego Pasterza zaprasza na zabawê
Andrzejkow¹ w sobotê 29 listopada do sali
parafialnej McManus.
Pocz¹tek o godz. 7:30 wieczorem.
Do tañca graæ bêdzie zespó³
“Rzeszowiacy”. Przewidziana jest
loteria, wybór Królowej Kwiatów oraz
inne atrakcje. Bilety w cenie $15 od
osoby. Rezerwacjê mo¿na zrobiæ
dzwoni¹c na numer tel.
847/967-0106 p. Andrzej
773/889-3538 p. Heniek
773/685-8900 p. Kuc
lub po ka¿dej Mszy œw. przy wyjœciu z koœcio³a
Page Seven
TACA NIEDZIELNA
25/26 paŸdziernik, 2003:
$ 9,436.60
$ 4,175.22
$13,611.82
Powy¿ej/(Poni¿ej) bud¿etu:
($1,388.18)
W zesz³ym tygodniu regularna sk³adka by³a wy¿sza
o oko³o $2,000.... $1,000 otrzymaliœmy z kopertek
i ponad $900 w gotówce. Jesteœmy wdziêczni za ka¿d¹
ofiarê z³o¿on¹ na rzecz parafii. Od prawie szeœciu miesiêcy (maj 4, 2003) nie osi¹gnêliœmy wymaganego celu tj.
$15,000. Serdeczne Bóg zap³aæ tym wszystkim, którzy
wspieraj¹ misjê Chrystusa w koœciele œw. Ferdynanda.
Liczenie Roczne
Ka¿dego roku, z nakazu Archidiecezji, ka¿da parafia ma
obowi¹zek liczenia osób uczêszczaj¹cych na Msze œw.
aby wype³niæ religijny obowi¹zek. Statystyki te pomagaj¹
ka¿dej parafii, jak równie¿ Archidiecezji Chicago oceniæ
potrzeby danego koœcio³a i podj¹æ pewne plany na
przysz³oœæ. Najwiêksza liczba osób uczêszczaj¹cych na
Msze œwiête mia³a miejsce po 11 wrzeœnia 2001. Przez
dwa ostanie lata parafie, ³¹cznie z nasz¹, doœwiadczy³y
spadku liczby wiernych bior¹cych udzia³ we Mszy œw.
Poni¿ej podana jest œrednia liczba ludzi uczêszczaj¹cych
podczas 11 niedzielnych Mszy œw. w naszej parafii od
rozpoczêcia Nowego Millenium Chrzeœcijañstwa.
Rok
Œrednia liczba
% parafian
2003
4,602
41%
2002
5,241
47%
2001
5,891
53%
2000
4,960
45%
W Kopertkach
W Gotówce
Ca³oœæ
Cz³onkowie ¯ywego Ró¿añca pod wezwaniem
Matki Boskiej Czêstochowskiej
Serdecznie zapraszamy na wspóln¹ modlitwê
ró¿añcow¹ w niedzielê 9 listopada do kaplicy o
godz. 7:00 rano. Zapraszamy równie¿ na
spotkanie do sali McManus zaraz po Mszy œw.
o godz. 7:30 rano. Chêtni bêd¹ mogli zapisaæ siê do
¯ywego Ró¿añca.
PRZYPOMINAMY, ¯E
BIURO W KONWENCIE JEST NIECZYNNE.
Intencje mszalne lub inne sprawy w jêzyku polskim
prosimy za³atwiaæ na plebanii od poniedzia³ku do pi¹tku
w godzinach od 9 rano do 12:00 i od 1:00 do 5:00 po
po³udniu, lub w niedzielê od 10:00 rano do 2:00 po
po³udniu w biurze parfialnym
W sprawach rezerwowania daty œlubu prosimy kontaktowaæ siê z p. Anet¹ Koæma od pon.- do pi¹tku od godz.
9:00 do 5:00 pm. Nr. tel 773/622-5900 wew. 222.
Biuletynowe przypomnienie Wszystkie biuletynowe
og³oszenia na 9 listopada prosimy dostarczyæ do parafii
nie póŸniej jak na godzinê 9:00 rano w poniedzia³ek
3 listopada. Og³oszenia te¿ mo¿na dostarczyæ wczeœniej
lub wys³aæ faxem na numer 773/622-5903, lub te¿ wys³aæ
internetem [email protected]
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All Souls Day
November 2, 2003
the week at st. ferdinand parish
November 3-9, 2003
MONDAY
•Before & After School Care —6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM,
McManus & Canning Halls
•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
WEDNESDAY
•Before & After School Care —6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM,
McManus & Canning Halls
•Craft Ladies — 9 AM-Noon, Rectory
•Irving Park Catholic Woman’s Club — 9 AM - 2 PM, 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
•Polish Adult Choir — 7:15 PM, Chapel
•Family & School Association — 7:15-8:15 PM, Heeney Hall
•Baptism Preparation — 7:30 PM, Rectory
•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
•Jr. Legion of Mary - Rosary — 2:30 p.m., Church
•Girl Scouts Investiture — 6-9 PM, Canning Hall
•Polish School Theater Group — 6-9 PM, McManus Hall
•Legion of Mary — 6:30-8:30 PM, convent
•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
•First Friday Confession in Polish — 6-8 PM, Chapel
•First Friday Mass in Polish — 8 PM, Chapel
SATURDAY
•Confession — 8:45-9:30 AM, Church
•Legion of Mary — 9-11 AM., Convent # 2
•Blood Drive — 9 AM - 2 PM, Canning Hall
•Polish Catholic Saturday School — 9 AM-4 PM, School
•Adult Polish/English Classes — 9 AM - 4 PM, Music Room
•Market Day Pick-Up — 10-11 AM, Cafeteria
SUNDAY
•Polish Highlanders — 8:30-9:30 AM, Convent # 3
•Polish Rosary Group — 8:30-10 AM, McManus Hall
•Serduszka (Little Hearts) —9-10:30 AM, Convent #s 1 & 2
•Kropeczki (Little Dots) —9-10:30 AM, Music Room
•Chapel Choir Practice — 9:15 AM, Chapel
•Religious Education (C.C.D.) — 9-10:30 AM, School & 10:30
AM Mass, Chapel
•Baptism in English — 1:45PM, Church
•Christ Renews His Parish- Men —6-10 PM, Convent # 4
•Laudamus — 7:30 PM, Church
our neighbors want you to know . . .
•Active Senior Expo, “Dedicated to inform, educate and entertain
senior citizens,” will be held Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at White
Eagle Banquets, 6839 North Milwaukee Avenue, in Niles. The event
will feature hundreds of products and services for seniors, free health
screenings, free seminars, free Krispy Kreme doughnuts, and free
musical entertainment. Show hours are 9 AM-2PM and parking is free.
We are pleased to offer free admission (regular admission is $2) to
Active Senior Expo to all parish seniors who would like to attend the
event. Simply present this article (or a photocopy) at the door and you
and all members of your party will be admitted at no charge.
•The first of two Open Houses will be held at Notre Dame High
School, 7655 West Dempster Street, Niles, IL, on Thursday,
November 6 from 6-8:30 PM. All prospective junior high students and
their parents are welcome to attend the event that promises to be both
informative and insightful. For those unable to attend, Notre Dame will
host another Open House on Sunday, December 7 from 11:30 AM - 3
PM. For more information regarding the events, contact the Notre
Dame admissions office at 847/779-8615 or
[email protected].
•Archbishop Quigley High School Open House Weekend, 103 East
Chestnut Street (1/2 block west of the John Hancock). Come with your
family and friends to learn about Quigley’s unique high school educa-
tional experience! For your convenience, we will host both a Saturday
morning and Sunday afternoon Open House - November 8, 11AM - 2
PM; November 9, 1-4 PM. Limited free parking available at Holy Name
Cathedral parking lot at Chicago and State. For more information, contact Fr. Dennis Ziomek, Director of Admissions (312) 787-9343 or visit
our Web site at www.quigley.org
•St. Giles Church, 1101 Columbian, Oak Park, invites you to an
Alternative Giving Fair November 8-9. Saturday from 2-7 PM and
Sunday 8:30 AM - 1 PM in McDonough Hall. Gifts from around the
world. Fair Trade Vendors: Ten Thousand Villages; Heifer International;
Equal Exchange Coffee; Pueblo Esperanza. Your gift buying will help
artisans and farmers around the world earn a living wage.
November 2, 2003
All Souls Day
Page Nine
Sinners Yet Saints, Citizens of a City Yet to Come
The solemnity of All Saints and the commemoration of All
the Faithful Departed (All Souls) begin our liturgical celebration of November. The first is often celebrated as the
feast day of all the church’s “unrecognized” saints —
those without feast days, or those whose dedication to the
gospel was known only to a few, such as the countless parents and grandparents, siblings and friends who have
inspired us in our lives of faith. All Souls is generally kept
as a day of prayer for the “pour souls,” those who have
died but still await the fullness of eternal life.
Not surprisingly, however, these days have
much more to offer, for they are as much about us,
God’s people in the world today, as they are about
those who have gone before. Indeed, these days are
about all the baptized, the whole church, God’s
people of past, present, and future. For we
baptized are always both saints and sinners,
already members of that heavenly company that dances and sings in eternal praise.
But we are also still Jesus’ struggling disciples, who, like those first called, don’t
always “get it,” don’t always live as citizens of the new Jerusalem, God’s city
built on the sure foundation of wisdom,
justice, and peace.
It is this city, the new and eternal Jerusalem that we
celebrate in these two days, though it is not bricks and
mortar that we honor, but the spiritual stones of the baptized. Together we are all built on Christ, the keystone,
upheld by the generations who have preceded us, ready to
support those who will follow. And it is for us, the baptized of our age, to carry on this legacy, to live today as if
God’s reign has already dawned in fullness. Today we
live the holiness of the saints. Today we proclaim
the message of the prophets. Today we must
shine as holy signs of God’s peace, mercy,
grace and justice. And as we live in this
world, we learn the eternal melody the saints
sing even now, struggling still with all those —
living and dead — who yet await the fullness of
God’s glory.
©2003 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training
Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue,
Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800;
www.ltp.org. Text by Bryan Cones. Art by Luba
Lukova. All rights reserved. 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 Saturday School - Director: Mrs. Lucyna Olszewska
Polish School Parents’ Ass’n. - President: Krystyna Blacharczyk
Rosary Group - Mr. Wac³aw Wileczek
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. Katarzyna Zaremba, 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.