January 22, 2017 - St. Thomas of Villanova
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January 22, 2017 - St. Thomas of Villanova
S T. T H O M A S O F V I L L A N O VA A CATHOLIC PARISH FAMILY—PALATINE, IL Parish Information ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA PARISH INFORMATION HERE TO SERVE YOU Priests 847-358-6999 Rev. Tom Rzepiela, Pastor Rev. Marcin Zasada, Associate Pastor Rev. Mirek Kulesa, Associate Pastor Rev. Martin Luboyera, Weekend Assoc. Rev. Ray Yadron, Pastor Emeritus 1201 E. Anderson Drive, Palatine, IL 60074 Phone: 847-358-6999 Fax: 847-934-4919 Saturday Sunday Senior Deacons Deacon Tom Dunne Deacon Rich Willer Permanent Deacons Deacon John Breit Deacon Bill Karstenson Deacon Len Marturano Seminary Deacon Deacon Jon Thorsen Bereavement Director—Connie West Ministry of Care Director— Weekday MASS SCHEDULE 5:00pm 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:15am 1:30pm (Polish) 6:30am (Communion Service) 8:00am (Including Saturday) RECONCILIATION Saturdays 8:30am—9:30am PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Thursday 9am—8pm Friday 9am—5pm Saturday 9am—1pm BAPTISM: Parents are required to attend a Baptism Preparation class preferable before the baby is born to avoid babysitting concerns. Baptisms are celebrated on most Sundays following the 11:15am Mass. Call the Parish Office for more information. Upcoming Baptism Prep Classes: Mar 2—Lisa & Steve Korney 630-945-7753; Mar 14—Donna & John Breit 847-359-2870 Deacon Thomas Dunne Music Minister— Marcy Weckler Barr Parish Manager—Ron Schaefer Financial & Technology Manager— Deacon John Breit MARRIAGE: Arrangements for the celebration of marriage should be made at least six (6) Parish Office Staff BECOMING A CATHOLIC: Adults who were never baptized in any faith, who were baptized in another Christian faith and who wish to become Catholic, and baptized Catholics who have never received the Sacraments of Confirmation and/or Eucharist. Contact Tom at 847-971-4419 / [email protected]. Brochures are in the Gathering Area. Joseph Spano, Admin. Assistant Meaghan Spano, Admin. Assistant Suzie Walczynski, Bulletin Editor Youth Minister—Jeff Walczynski Pastoral Council Norbert Krogstad, Chairman Ann Johnson Rev. Thomas Rzepiela Steve Lundell Ron Schaefer Jane Murguia Rev. Marcin Zasada _________________________________ School Information: 847-358-2110 Mary Brinkman, Principal Stephanie Hardy, Assistant Principal Darcy Moder, Admin. Asst. 1141 E Anderson Dr. Palatine, IL 60074 FAX 847-776-1435 email: [email protected] months prior to your planned wedding date. Call Deacon Tom Dunne for more information. NEW PARISHIONERS: All are welcome! Call the Parish Office to set up an appointment to register and learn more about our Parish. COMMUNION FOR HOMEBOUND: Ministers of Care are available to bring Communion to the homebound. Contact Deacon Tom Dunne for more information. PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Call the Parish Office to add your name to our sick list. Due to patient privacy (HIPAA Law), only the ailing person or, in case of their incapacitation, the person delegated for their medical care, can add their name to the sick list. PRAYERS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL: If you know someone serving in the military, please contact the Parish Office so our faith community may pray for them. BULLETIN DEADLINE: Articles for the bulletin are due by Friday—9 days before publication date and can be emailed to: [email protected] Our Websites ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Religious Education: 847-358-2386 Mary Strybel, Coordinator Lisa Lechowicz, Admin. Assistant Meaghan Spano, Admin. Assistant 1141 E Anderson Dr, Palatine, IL 60074 email: [email protected] 2 Parish: www.stov.org Religious Education: www.stvrec.org School: www.stvschool.org GIFT: www.stvgift.weebly.com Youth Group: www.stvoices.org Second Homily Dear Parish Family of St. Thomas, They are looking for a few good men! Well, actually, they would accept a lot of good men. Our Holy Ghost Council Knights of Columbus are hosting a special evening of information about their organization. I hope that you would think about attending to find out about who they are and what they do! The K of C ‘s live out the sprit of stewardship! They do many fundraising events and all of their monies at the end of the year are given away—donated to all the causes in our local communities. They truly live out Christ’s example to care for the poor, the needy, the helpless, the parishes. I hope to see you “guys” at St. Theresa’s Parish this Monday evening. Our appreciation and gratitude continues as it knows no bounds like your generosity. Our Parish Family thanks you for your fantastic response to our “To Teach Who Christ Is” Campaign. Pledges are still coming in—would you believe? So if you are still thinking about it, or have any questions about it, you can call me! Pledge cards are still at the doors of the Church for your convenience. Thank you again to all who have pledged. If you have any questions regarding processing, payments or you need to change the status of your gift in any way (address change, payment method, schedule, etc.) please call the Archdiocesan Campaign Office at 312-534-8500. The mailing address for payments to be sent to is: TTWCI, PO Box 7256, Kensington, CT 06037-7256. Please ensure that all payments have your DONOR ID that is listed on your pledge reminders, and that checks are made payable to “To Teach Who Christ Is.” Thank you for your generosity! We are grateful to Paul Wood, our interim Music Director, for stepping up to seamlessly guide our Liturgical music while Marcy Weckler Barr is on sick leave. His talent and commitment is self-evident. It is with sadness, then, that we announce that Paul has accepted a position as Music Director at a Protestant Church— which has been his life-long dream—effective February 1st. He may still be involved here depending upon his availability and our needs. We are looking for another talented person who can serve as our interim Music Director to direct the choir and coordinate our liturgical music program as well as others who can competently play our electronic keyboard. So, if you are musically inclined and want our excellent Music Ministry to continue, we ask you to step forward and call me as soon as possible for all the “notes” and details. At all of today’s Masses, you heard the Cardinal’s letter about the “Renew My Church” initiative as our Archdiocese plans for the future of our Parishes. All parishes are in a “group” in order to facilitate this planning process. Our “grouping” is St. Theresa, St. Collette, Mission San Jan Diego and of course, us. As promised last weekend, we have our final Christmas collection total. Because of your magnanimity and your resulting generous thoughtfulness, our Christmas Collection was $105,535.00 Our budgeted amount was $134,000.00. We thank you for your goodness and commitment to St. Thomas of Villanova Parish. Coming soon to your local parish: Lion King, Jr.—Catholic Schools Week—St. Pat / St. Joe’s Night! Your Pastor, Rev. Thomas R. Rzepiela 3 Parish Events PARISH CALENDAR • Sunday, January 22 9:15am SPIRITUAL ADOPTION BABY SHOWER Drop off your “gi ” in the Gathering Area or the Narthex. (Unwrapped gi s of diapers, diaper wipes, formula, baby food, clothes, pajamas are needed. No furniture, please.) THANK YOU! Religious Ed Classes School, MRB & TR 9:40am Children’s Liturgy of the Word MRD 10:00am RCIA Class MRA 3:30pm STV School Sports RAC Monday, January 23 4:00pm 7:00pm Religious Ed Classes STV Scripture Study School MRB • Tuesday, January 24 6:45pm STV Scripture Study MRD KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS − − Open House—Monday, January 23 (Page 5) Free Throw Championship— (Page 5) Wednesday, January 25 • 4:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm GOLDEN VILLANOVANS Wednesday, January 25 at 1pm. Group luncheon at Countyline Tavern, 800 W Lake Cook Rd, Buffalo Grove. Call Lydia 847-496-7544. • MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY Wednesday, January 25 at 7:00pm. TOPIC: Hugh VOICES Drop-In TR/RAC Eucharis c Adora on Church GIFT I MRB & D A.A. (Closed Mee ng) MR4 Thursday, January 26 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm Adult Choir Prac ce Church GIFT II MRB & D “LION KING” Musical RAC Friday, January 27 8:45am 7:30pm STV Scripture Study “LION KING” Musical MRA—D RAC Brady & Ken Doruff present update on Suppor ve Housing. Contact Ken Doruff for more informa on: 847-358-3852 • STV SCHOOL “LION KING” MUSICAL (See Below) • MARILYN’S BOOK CLUB back from the holidays ready to start our 12th year! This month's mee ng is 1/28, star ng at noon: reading "What She Knew" by Gilly Macmillian. For loca on and more informa on call (847) 525-3376. • CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK January 29—February 4 (Page 9) • STV SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES Saturday, January 28 8:40am 8:40am 9:00am 1:30pm 6:00pm STV Scripture Study MRB Morning Bible Study MRC Prison Ministry Mee ng MRA “LION KING” Musical RAC Couples Bags Tournament RAC Sunday, January 29 9:15am School, MRB & TR 9:40am Children’s Liturgy of the Word MRD 10:00am RCIA Class MRA 11:00am STV School Open House School 3:30pm STV School Sports RAC − − Sunday, January 29, 11:00am—1:00pm Thursday, February 2, 6:00pm—7:30pm & includes Science Fair • STV SCHOOL BAKE SALE Sunday, January 29 a er Mass in the Gathering Area • STV SCHOOL LOTTERY SALES The weekends of January 28/29 and February 4/5 in the Gathering Area and Narthex (Page 9) • SPAGHETTI DINNER & BINGO Saturday, February 4 at 6pm (Page 7) Religious Ed Classes “Don't let God be unseen in Twenty Seventeen.” STV SCHOOL PRESENTS… “LION KING, JR. “ A show for all ages— “The Lion King, Jr.” is a 60-minute adapta on of the original musical. The African savannah comes to life on our stage with unforge able characters and music telling the inspiring story of the circle of life. All shows will be in the Rowley Ac vity Center. Buy ckets at the door for only $6. Call the School Office 847-358-2110 for more informa on. Show dates and mes are: − Thursday, January 26 at 7:30pm − Friday, January 27 at 7:30pm − Saturday, January 28 at 1:30pm 4 Parish Events Holy Ghost Council #4977 St. Thomas of Villanova St. Theresa Parishes—Pala ne, OPEN HOUSE This is Your InvitaƟon! When: Monday, January 23rd at 7:30 PM Where: St. Theresa’s Lower Dolan Center Who: All Catholic Gentlemen over 18 years of age and Family The Holy Ghost Council #4977 cordially invites you and your family for a short, informa ve evening to reflect on the idea of joining the Knights of Columbus. Guests will be introduced to (among other topics) the benefits of joining the largest Catholic Family Fraternal organiza on in the world; highlights of our Council’s charitable work; answers to the ques on … “Why Should I Become a Knight?” Light food, refreshment and friendship immediately follow the approx. 45 minute formal presenta on and Q&A session. Please a end our Open House to discover why joining the Knights of Columbus is truly an “Experience of a LifeƟme!” YOUTH FREE THROW CHAMPIONSHIP Knights of Columbus Holy Ghost Council 4977 is hos ng a council level compe on for the Basketball Free Throw Championship. The FREE EVENT will be held at St. Theresa School Gym, 455 N. Benton St. (Dolan Center) on Sunday, January 29, 2017, from 12:30 to 2:30pm. The contest is open to all boys and girls ages 9 to 14. Winners progress through local, district and state level compe ons. The Knights will award gi cer ficates to every winner in each age group. Come out to shoot; you have nothing to lose yet something to gain! All par cipants MUST furnish proof of age and wri en parental consent. For addi onal informa on, contact: David Tuegel 847-934-0421. UPCOMING RETREATS Mid-life Singles (mid-30s to 50s): Looking to start 2017 off with a renewed sense of purpose & belonging? Then register today for a life-changing REFLECT weekend retreat at the Cardinal Stritch Retreat House, Mundelein, IL, on Feb 1719, 2017. Call (312) 532-8286, e-mail [email protected], or www.ReflectRetreat.com. Silent Retreat for Men: February 3-5, 2017 at Bellarmine, Jesuit Retreat House— 420 W Country Line Rd, Barrington, IL. “Our Wholeness Comes from God” with Retreat Master, Fr. Keith Muccino, SJ. 847-381-1261 or www.JesuitRetreat.org Retreat for Busy Mothers: February 17—19 at Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary–of-the-Woods, Indiana. A retreat for a busy mom looking for reflec on me and sharing with other busy moms. Call 812-535-2952 or email [email protected]. 5 GIFT (Growing In Faith Together) Ministry is looking for individuals with developmental disabili es to join our Wednesday group. You are a very important part of our Parish Community, and we welcome you with open arms. Our ministry encourages and helps persons with disabili es to become ac ve par cipants in the Catholic Church. All Catholics are equal in dignity in the sight of God. Every human being is created in the likeness and image of God. Our mission is to grow in Faith together with those who have disabili es. The GIFT ministry at St. Thomas of Villanova serves adults 18 and older. GIFT is a program of religious educa on specifically designed to meet the spiritual needs of persons with developmental disabili es. GIFT invites volunteers to prepare a special place where they can welcome persons with developmental disabili es. Through the experience in one-to-one rela onships, our friends with special needs discover a place where they belong and can enjoy meaningful rela onships which help them realize their own gi edness and dignity. Through par cipa on in our GIFT community of faith, our friends are be er able to celebrate sacraments and enter into worshipping experiences of the whole Church. We’d love to have you, so if you or someone you love can benefit from par cipa on in our Ministry, check out our website, www.stvgi .weebly.com or contact Jim Darow at stvgi @gmail.com St. Pat / St. Joe Parish Fundraiser While at the St. Pat & St. Joe’s Fundraiser, try your luck to win one of these pots of gold! You’re Official Invitation To Our Annual Parish Fundraiser! LIVE AUCTION ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Vaca on Stay in a Wisconsin Co age Two Tickets to Neil Diamond Concert on May 28th Two Tickets to Chicago Bulls vs Orlando Magic on April 10th Two Tickets to Billy Joel Concert on Aug 11th Tour of WGN Studios RAFFLE ITEMS Sox vs Cleveland Tickets on July 30th Cubs vs Miami Tickets on June 5th $500 in Gi Cards GRAND RAFFLE FIRST PRIZE One Week Vaca on Stay & 2 Airline ckets ($3,500 value) SECOND PRIZE $2,500 Cash THIRD PRIZE $1,500 Cash 6 Stewardship 2017 Fiscal Year Sunday Sacrificial Giving Date YTD Budget $ 687,300.00 YTD Actual $ 663,311.65 Over / (Under) ($ 23,988.35) 2016 TAX DONATION STATEMENTS Weekend Collec on On-Line Giving Weekly Total Budget: $23,700 Jan 1 $ 20,083.85 $ 1,921.00 $ 22,004.85 ($ 1,695.15) Jan 8 $ 24,589.48 $ 3,138000 $ 27,727.48 $ 4,027.48 Jan 15 $ 18,908.00 $ 1,218.00 $ 20,126.00 ($ 3,574.00) Jan 22 Over / Under THANK YOU! 2016 dona on statements will be available star ng January 31, 2017. Just stop by the Parish Office and pick it up! If you'd like your statement mailed, please either call the Parish Office at 847-358-6999 or email your request to: [email protected]. 2nd COLLECTIONS NEXT WEEKEND Jan 29 Our Second Collec on next weekend will benefit our St. Thomas of Villanova School as we begin Catholic Schools Week as well as the Church in La n America. THANK YOU! Please place your special collec on envelopes for each in the Second Collec on Basket. Saturday—February 4, 2017 6:00pm in the Rowley Ac vity Center (Bingo star ng at 8pm) STV SCHOOL LOTTERY JANUARY WINNERS Congratulations! $7.00 per adult before 1/26, $10 per person at the door $5 for kids age 5—17, FREE for kids 4 and younger! Spaghe Family Name: Phone Number: Dinner with Family Fun Bingo Night _______________ ____________ # of adults a ending ($7 pp): __ # of students age 5—17 ($5 pp): __ # of children <5 years old (free w/adult): _________ Amount Enclosed $ ____ Make checks payable to St. Thomas of Villanova School and return this slip with payment to the Parish Office. 7 $25 Okulski Family Sold by Conrad Okulski $25 Sophia McLean Sold by the McLean Family $50 Siegfred Caleja Sold by the Caleja Family $50 Mary Alice Walker Sold by the Lo us Family $100 Donna Schuh Sold A er Mass $200 Lisa Cramm-Kozera Sold by Tori Ruetsche School News OPEN HOUSES Sunday, January 29 from 11AM—1PM Thursday, February 2 from 6PM—7:30PM Come Join Our Catholic School Family! Discover your neighborhood treasure of academic excellence in a faith-filled setting. 8 School News CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK JANUARY 29 thru FEBRUARY 4, 2017 • MASS OF CELEBRATION Kick off Catholic Schools Week at the 9:30AM MASS on SUNDAY, JANUARY 29. There will be a second collec on at ALL Masses to benefit STV School. • • • • • BAKE SALE Weekend of January 28 /29 a er all Masses in the Gathering Area LOTTERY SALES January 28 /29 & February 4/5 a er all Masses in the Gathering Area & Narthex OPEN HOUSES (See informa on on opposite page) SCIENCE FAIR Thursday, February 2 from 6pm—7:30pm SPAGHETTI DINNER & BINGO Saturday, February 4 at 6pm (Page 7) COME JOIN US! STV SCHOOL LOTTERY A tradiƟon since 1977 It’s me to buy your ckets for the March 2017—February 2018 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Still only $10 a ticket 1st drawing of the year will be March 15, 2017 Stub not required to win Checks will be automatically mailed to winners each month Return your completed ticket (BELOW) with payment to the School or Parish Office or put in the collection - March 2017 thru February 2018. 9 Growing Your Faith ON IMMEDIACY FAITH FORMATION RACK NEW MATERIALS New CDs, books and booklets have been added to the Faith Forma on rack in the Gathering Area. Come, grow your faith! CD’s • Down to Earth - Humor and biblical insight are used to remind us that God is in charge. • Fan or Follower - There are many fans of Jesus, but we are called to be His disciples. • Making P.E.A.C.E. With Difficult People - a system to assist in resolving problems with difficult people. • Pure Fatherhood - shows how to become a father on earth, like the Father in heaven. • Sexual Freedom - authen c sexual freedom can deliver us from the empty promises of “sexual libera on.” • Why Go to Mass - provides theological and prac cal reasons why we need to understand and a end Mass. • The God-Sized Hole - explains how we each have a “God-sized” hole within our own hearts. • So Help Me God - Sacraments don’t make holiness easy, but possible. BOOKLETS • The Call to Evangelize • A New Hospital Prayer Book • Purgatory: A Mystery of Love • Spiritual Warfare: Figh ng the Good Fight • The Holy Spirit • The Eucharist: Sacrament and Sacrifice Years ago when I was cleaning out the garage at my folks place back in Streator, IL a er my mom died and my dad had come here to live with my family and me, I threw away several boxes of paperwork I found up in the a c space. None of it had been touched for years. I know this because I used to play up there a lot when I was a kid, and those boxes were there even then. I never thought much about the disposal un l I had lunch a while later with Dad and some of the rela ves back home. It came up in a conversa on that I was doing a lot of clean-up work in the garage. When I told everyone about the boxes I’d pitched, one of my aunts became troubled. Seems she had old le ers-love le ers, even, if I’m recalling this correctly--in some of the boxes. I apologized, but troubled in return, I asked her when she had planned to go through the boxes herself. Another aunt answered first: “About forty years ago…” This was--and s ll is--funny to me, but if I’m being honest, it’s also bi ng because I know I’ve emulated my aunt’s procras na on countless mes before--and a er--she spoke those insigh ul words. One such example is fresh in my head because my (decades) lack of meliness was just pointed out to me a couple of nights ago. I’d go en together with old work friends for dinner, and one of the a endees was a woman I hadn’t seen in twenty years. Oddly, a few nights before we all connected, I came upon a photograph I’d taken of her in the lab where were both worked some10 me pre-1995. I showed it to her at the restaurant and she laughed when I said that none of us have changed. She asked where I’d even found it. I told her it was in a dresser drawer in my bedroom. She laughed again and said I needed to clean out the drawer more o en. I didn’t tell her that my 2017 resolu on is spend at least ten minutes a day de-clu ering my home, and that this resolu on actually brought me to the picture. So far so good on the resolu on by the way, but the sooner in the day I get to de-clu ering, the more engaged I am in the process. In an infinitely larger context, today’s Gospel speaks to me of this same no on of ac ng on things sooner than later. When Jesus encounters fishermen Simon Peter and his brother Andrew by the Sea of Galilee, he tells them to come join him, and we learn that “At once they le their nets and followed him.” Jesus walks further and encounters James and his brother John in a boat with their father Zebedee, all mending their nets. He calls to these brothers, too, and “immediately they le their boat and their father and followed him.” As disciples in our own right, Jesus calls us to the work of the Kingdom as well, and when it comes to pu ng on Christ--yes, even more so than cleaning out a dresser drawer--now beats later. Per the 17th century English churchman Thomas Fuller, “What may be done at any Time will be done at no Time.” Or put more simply per something I read once, “One of these days is none of these days.” Waste no me. Copyright 2017 by John B. Reynolds ([email protected]) Kids’ Corner LITURGY SCHEDULE for JANUARY 28 / 29 SATURDAY 5:00 PM PRESIDER SUNDAY 7:30 AM SUNDAY 9:30 AM SUNDAY 11:15 AM Fr. Mirek Kulesa Fr. Ray Yadron Fr. Tom Rzepiela Fr. Mirek Kulesa DEACON Deacon Rich Willer Deacon Bill Karstenson Deacon John Breit Deacon Jon Thorsen Deacon Len Marturano HOMILIST Deacon Rich Willer Fr. Ray Yadron Deacon Jon Thorsen Deacon Len Marturano LECTORS Frank Maher James Sohn Jill Cervenka Bonnie Fennig Dominic Couturier Jackie Nogle Dorene Wackerfuss Mary Spila Mary Willer Louis Akins Marian DeGroot Jim Dunne Carol Gabiner Layne Gabiner Corinne Greico Helen Janicki Mike Kanis Gene Lazich Sueann Karstenson Sarah Rauen Gay Sladky Bob Slanicky Lori Smithe Rita Snyder Bob Stanek Margo Stanek Marilynn Stone Don Ullmer Donna Breit Bev Dalton Ken Doruff Dave Haen Jean Haen Leo Herz Barb Howell Trish Irwin Sue Kadowaki Cindy Kane Marilyn Marturano Tom Nolan Carol O’Shea Brian O'Shea Sheila O'Shea Sandy Peterson Howard Pettinger Earl Schaffnit Ted Tomusiak Maureen Treanor Ian Cameron John Mepham Sarah Mepham Jose Aguilar-Rodriguez Tori Ruetsche Michael Nix Ryan Regan Truman Sanchez Colin Regan Victoria Walsh Joey Steffens Mia Martino Anna Martino Elise Martino Madeline Hake Payton Chlopecki Tyler Murphy Jake Bargowski Emily Murphy Maureen Penkava Sylvia Schaffer J & R Redmond Bob & Margo Stanek Karen Froelich T & M Greener Mary Haig Sue Fanara Ann Johnson Brian & Sheila O'Shea Howard Pettinger B & C Romaniszak MINISTERS OF COMMUNION SERVERS * Shadowing GREETERS M G N 11 SUNDAY 1:30 PM Fr. Marcin Zasada Fr. Marcin Zasada Our Weekly Prayers OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED MASS INTENTIONS Monday, January 23 6:30am Communion Service 8:00am Andrew Wilson; Gary Johanson Tuesday, January 24 6:30am Communion Service 8:00am Dave Regan Wednesday, January 25 6:30am Communion Service 8:00am Inten on for E.J. Zbikowski; Dave Regan Thursday, January 26 6:30am Communion Service 8:00am Carlos Murguia Friday, January 27 6:30am Communion Service 8:00am All Who Are Sick Saturday, January 28 8:00am Maria Murguia 5:00pm Madaline Tomaszek; Kenneth Cain Sunday, January 29 7:30am Alice Cooney; Kathy Alfini 9:30am For the Sanc ty of All Human Life; Irene Newton 11:15am All Living & Deceased Parishioners; George Cooper 1:30pm Mass—POLISH DAILY READINGS Mon: Heb 9:15, 24-28; Ps 98:1-6; Mk 3:22-30, Tue: Heb 10:1-10; Ps 40:2, 4ab, 7-8a, 10, 11; Mk 3:31-35 Wed: Acts 22:3-16 ; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Thu: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10; Mk 4:21-35 Fri: Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40; Mk 4:26-34 Sat: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 1:69-75; Mk 4:35-41 Sun: Zep 2:3; 3:12-13; Ps 146:6-10; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Mt 5:1-12a Sophia Adele Filonczuk FOR OUR SICK Beth Dix William Dvorak Jeanne Formanski Kirk Forseth Faith Forseth Parker Forseth Mel Gass RJ Hubka Adeline Kaczmarek Mary Anne Kiesel Wesley Knutson Mary Alice Kobler Susan Kordell Lauren Lambert Lou Anderson Kathy Bell Cherie Bott Andy Bouchonville Baby Billy Callahan Baby Ray Callahan Anna Marie Candorla Tom Cook John Cooney Abbey Corbett Baby Seamus Cullen Brenda Darling Jason Dean Emily Dempsey Gene Lazich Harold Lewis Bob Maruska Elayne Maruska Candida Morales Carolyn J. Moran Paul Moser Mary Obey Ken Oeschger Rita Olles Boni Quiaoit Pa y Reynolds Elaine Romanchek Ken Romanchek Shawn Smith John Socha Alice Stedronsky Anne Swaw Robert Szo Kathy Tomusiak Marcy Weckler Barr Jeri Sue Welty Amy Whitcomb Connie Wilberding Martha Zara IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY Lord, bless the men and women of our military as they answer the call to serve our na on and defend our freedom. Protect and heal them-- body, soul, mind and spirit--especially those in harm's way. Most of all let them know your love; that you are with them, and that you will never forsake or abandon them. I ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Amen. U.S. Air Force • MSGT Dan Fialek • A1C Jus n Godsey • MSGT Ma hew Grelck • CPT Erin Killion • CPT Sean McGee • SrA Trenton J. Metyk • SSGT Darrel J. Moe • SSGT Brian R. O’Donnell • A1C Joshua Olszak • MAJ Ma hew Walz U.S. Army • SPC William Banville • MAJ Robert Bland • MAJ Bernade e O’Shea Bland • PFC Ryan Camis-Sutherland • CPT Ben Couchey • SGT Brian J. Dankowski • CPT Joel Hilborn • SPC Jeffry Ketelsen • SF Joseph Kilcullen III, Green Beret • LT Michael Labek • 2LT Daniel Lloyd • SSGT Dus n Lyles • SPC Michael Medina • SGT Kevin Miller • CPT James Ruetsche, Ranger • CPT Jesse Turner • CPT Tina Stowick Turner • PFC Will Willis U.S. Coast Guard LT Kevin O’Brien • U.S. Marine Corps • MAJ Joey Cross • CPL David Crouse • MSGT Jason Dean • WO1 Thomas Grygowski • • • • • • • • PFC Jeffrey Daniel Krantz CPT Thomas McCarthy LCPL Cameron Miller CPL Sam Miller SGT Conor O’Neill SGT Nicholas Regini CPL Kyle Rich SGT Corey A. White U.S. Navy • ENS Jeremy Adams • LCDR Kevin Brandwein • LCDR John-Paul Falardeau • CAPT Jason Haen • PO2 David Holley • SN Gregory Mino ROSE OF LIFE In Loving Memory of LILLIAN & WILLIAM CERNEY My Loving Parents FOR OUR DEPARTED, REST IN PEACE Michael “Mickey” Young ∼ 12 Wife of Dennis Young Informacje po polsku (Polish Information) III Niedziela Zwykła – Posłany do grzeszników Bardzo dużo światła na działalność Jezusa w Galilei rzuca cytat ze Starego Testamentu ukazujący Jezusa przychodzącego do człowieka pogrążonego w ciemności. Syn Boży nie został posłany do sprawiedliwych, ale do grzeszników; nie do zdrowych, ale do chorych. Ta prawda bardzo mocno wybrzmiewa na kartach Nowego Testamentu. Niestety my sami zbyt często o niej zapominamy. Bóg nie odrzuca nikogo, nawet największego grzesznika. Dla każdego istnieje możliwość zbawienia, którą Bóg pragnie zrealizować… Kto lub co więc daje nam prawodo tego, by innym tego zbawienia odmawiać? Co więcej, jaki grzech może nas samych oddzielić od Boga? Nie ma takiego grzechu, który by nie mógł być przebaczony. Bóg jest bogaty w miłosierdzie. Niech ta prawda nieustannie rozświetla nasze wewnętrzne ciemności… Powstanie Styczniowe – heroiczny zryw Polaków Lata poprzedzające wybuch powstania styczniowego to okres narastającego terroru carskiego zaborcy, czas masowego sprzeciwu ludności i manifestacji o charakterze patriotycznoreligijnym. Podczas jednej z nich, 27 lutego 1861 r. śmiertelnie rannych zostało pięć osób. Ich pogrzeb, a miesiąc później ostrzelanie tłumu na pl. Zamkowym w Warszawie, w wyniku czego zginęło sto osób, spowodowały radykalizowanie się nastrojów, rozwój konspiracji, a także ogłoszenie żałoby narodowej. W wielu miastach, m.in. w Wilnie, i Kielcach, odbyły się marsze poparcia i solidarności z mieszkańcami stolicy. Noszono też tzw. biżuterię patriotyczną z symbolami zniewolonego narodu: koroną cierniową, kotwicą, sercem, kajdanami z łańcuchem lub herbem z polskim Orłem, litewską Pogonią i ukraińskim Michałem Archaniołem. Władze carskie szykanami i wysokimi grzywnami zmuszały do zdjęcia oznak żałoby. Równocześnie kształtowały się konspiracyjne obozy polityczne. Przedstawiciele ‘czerwonych’ dążyli do walki i ogłoszenia reform społecznych, a zwłaszcza uwłaszczenia chłopów i przez to przyciągnięcia ich do powstania. Z kolei ‘biali’ byli przeciwni wybuchowi powstania i skłonni pójść na ugodę z władzą w zamian za ograniczone reformy. Kolejne posunięcia władzy rosyjskiej: ogłoszenie stanu wojennego, profanacja świątyń katolickich i w konsekwencji zamknięcie wielu kościołów, masowe aresztowania i zesłania, doprowadziły do wzrostu napięcia. Niespodziewany pobór do wojska młodych mężczyzn podejrzanych o konspirację spowodował wybuch powstania w nocy z 22 na 23 stycznia 1863 r. W Warszawie działał w podziemiu Tymczasowy Rząd Narodowy. Jego pierwsze decyzje dotyczyły uwłaszczenia chłopów, którym obiecano ziemię za udział w powstaniu. Władza została podzielona na wojskową i cywilną. Niezwykle sprawnie jak na warunki konspiracyjne działała łączność z prowincją, aprowizacja, ściąganie podatku narodowego. Tajne państwo polskie było ewenementem na skalę europejską. Funkcjonowało do czasu, gdy carska policja za pomocą masowych aresztowań i tortur rozbiła jego struktury. Na terenie Królestwa Polskiego stacjonowała około 100-tysięczna armia rosyjska. Przeciwstawiono jej nieprzeszkolone i słabo uzbrojone polskie oddziały. Jedyną możliwą formą walki była więc wojna partyzancka. Początkowo unikano starć w otwartym polu. Kiedy dotarła broń zakupiona za granicą, a ochotników przeszkolono w leśnych obozach, doszło do wielu bitew o sporym znaczeniu wojskowym, psychologicznym i propagandowym (m.in. pod Okszą, Słupią, Węgrowem i Żyrzynem). Największe natężenie walk miało miejsce latem 1863 r. W sumie podczas prawie dwóch lat powstania stoczono około 1200 bitew i potyczek, a w oddziałach powstańczych służyło około 200 tys. osób. Powstanie objęło swym zasięgiem ziemie zaboru rosyjskiego. Liczono na szersze poparcie państw europejskich, jednak ograniczyły się one do złożenia not protestacyjnych. Trudności ze zlikwidowaniem partyzantki spowodowały, że Rosjanie wprowadzili niespotykany terror − odpowiedzialność zbiorową, publiczne egzekucje, masowe konfiskaty majątków i zesłania na Syberię. W dniu 15 sierpnia 1864 r. na stokach Cytadeli w Warszawie powieszono generałów i członków Rządu Narodowego: Romualda Traugu a, Romana Żulińskiego, Józefa Toczyskiego, Rafała Krajewskiego, Jana Jeziorańskiego. Podczas walk poległo około 30 tys. powstańców, blisko 38 tys. znalazło się na Syberii, wielu wyemigrowało. 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