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1 STAFF & ORGANIZATIONS PARISH AND SCHOOL STAFF Mr. Bogdan (Don) Pieniak, Parish Administrator Mrs. Deborah Martin, St. Stanislaus School Principal Mr. Dan Kane Jr., Business Manager Mr. David Krakowski, Director of Liturgy and Music Mrs. Denise O Reilly, St. Stanislaus School Secretary Mr. Fred Mendat, Maintenance & Social Center Manager PARISH ORGANIZATIONS Mrs. Susan Halamek, Pastoral Council Chairperson Ms. Celeste Suchocki, Finance Council Chairperson Mrs. Sophie Wasielewski, Golden Agers President Mr. John Sklodowski, Dads Club President Mr. Rick Krakowski, C.Y.O. Coordinator Mr. Matt Zielenski, St. Vincent DePaul Society Ms. Jane Bobula, Good Shepherd Catechesis Mr. Rob Jagelewski, Parish Historical Committee Mrs. Nancy Mack, MANNA Coordinator Mrs. Grace Hryniewicz, Shrine Shoppe Manager Mrs. Sharon Kozak, Alumni and Development Mrs. Denise Siemborski, Fr. William Scholarship Mr. John Heyink, Building and Grounds Committee Ms. Marianna Romaniuk, PORADA Director Luis Ramirez, Lil Bros President SCHEDULE OF SERVICES MASS SCHEDULE Daily Masses: 7:00 & 8:30 (no 7:00 on Sat.) Sunday Vigil: Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday English Masses: 8:30 & 11:30 Sunday Polish Mass: 10:00 Holy Day English: Refer to Schedule Holy Day Polish: 5:30 PM National Holidays: 9:00 DEVOTIONS Daily Morning Prayer: 8:00 (exc. Sunday) Saint Anthony Devotion Tuesdays after Mass Rosary for Life Tuesdays and Fridays after Mass Avilas prayer for vocations, second Monday of the month OFFICE HOURS The parish office is open from Monday through Friday, 7:30 to 5:00 PM. SACRENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00 to 4:45 PM or by appointment. SACRENT OF BAPTISM Ordinarily on Sundays at 1:00 PM. Alternate times must be arranged with a parish priest. Pre-Baptism instructions are necessary in advance. SACRENT OF MARRIAGE All arrangements must be made with one of the priests of the parish six months in advance. GODPARENT AND SPONSOR CERTIFICATES Those who wish to be sponsors for Baptism or Confirmation must be registered and practicing members of the Catholic Church. If you attend St. Stanislaus but you are not registered, please contact the parish office so that you can be listed as a parishioner here. FUNERALS Arrangements are made through the funeral home. INQUIRY CLASSES (R.C.I.A.): Contact any member of the Pastoral Team. CHURCH HOURS Church is open daily 30 minutes before and after all Masses. For tours or private prayer please call the rectory. FRANCISCAN FRIARS Fr. Michael Surufka, OFM, Pastor Fr. Leonard Stunek, OFM, Friary Guardian, Parochial Vicar Fr. Placyd Kon, OFM, Parochial Vicar Br. Justin Kwietniewski, OFM, Pastoral Ministry DIRECTORY Rectory & Parish Office Parish Fax St. Stanislaus Elementary School Central Catholic High School Pulaski Franciscan CDC PARISH WEBSITE ststans@ameritech.net PHOTO ALBUM The artist s sketch on the right depicts the original building with the spires. Corner Stone laid in 1886, and church dedicated in MASS INTENTIONS TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME September 28, Wrzesnia 2008 Sat 5:00 PM +Frances & Adam Zaborowski Sun 8:30 +Teresa Swierczek Welcome to the Holy Name Society from St. Hyacinth Parish! 10:00 +Anthony Malysa 11:30 +MaryAnn Zdunczyk 1:00 PM Baptism of Elizabeth Ewa Niemojewska Aleksandra Anna Kiełbasa Julia Isabela Kiełbasa Mon Sep 29 Archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael Happy Feast Day Fr. Michael 7:00 +Bronisław 8:30 +Władysław Rzucidło Tue Sep 30 St. Jerome, priest 7:00 + Helen Kozlowski 8:30 +Brian Homan Wed Oct 1 St. Theresa of the Child Jesus 7:00 +Albina Kowalec 8:30 +Jan Ciborowski Thu Oct 2 Guardian Angels 7:00 +Veronica Gnatowski 8:30 +Andrew & Eleanor Wierzbicki Fri Oct 3 Weekday 7:00 +Henry Stachowicz 8:30 +Joe & Jean Dardzinski Sat Oct 4 St. Francis of Assisi, religious 8:30 +Joseph Kucia TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME October 5, Września 2008 Happy Feast Day Fr. Placyd Sat 5:00 PM Sp. Int. Albin & Jane Bielawski Congratulations Albin & Jane on your 25th Anniversary Sun 8:30 +Ludwik & Janina Zdulski 10:00 +Celia Kopec 11:30 +Florence Galicki

2 MUSIC TWENTY-SIXTH TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME ENGLISH MASS Processional: All Hail the Power of Jesus Name #313 Presentation: O Breathe On Me, O Breath of God #262 Communion: I Received the Living God #246 Recessional: The Church s One Foundation #327 SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK Sun 8:30 Holy Name Society from St. Hyacinth Parish Mon Happy Feastday Fr. Michael Tues 6:30 PM English Choir Rehearsal Wed 8:00 PM A.A. & Al-Anon in the social center. Thu 2:00PM Blessing of Animals in front of church. 3:30 PM Church Cleanup Crew until 5:15. Fri 5:00 PM Polish Festival Starts see schedule for activities 7:00 PM Transitus in church. Sat 4:00PM Blessing of Animals in front of church. 4:00 PM Polish Festival continues until 10:30PM Sun 12:00 PM Polish Festival continues until 8 PM Happy Feast Day Fr. Placyd POLSKA MSZA ŚWIĘTA Procesja: Kto się w opiekę #52 Ofiarowanie: Czego chcesz od nas Panie #27 Na Komunię: Jezu miłości Twej #45 Zakończenie: Pobłogosław Jezu drogi #71 WELCOME TO THE HOLY NE SOCIETY FROM SAINT HYACINTH PARISH! Wedding Bans Richard Montowski Jr. & Jennifer Gammalo (III) Anthony Elbicki & Amy Laughlin (II) Faithful Citizenship So, are you tired of the political silliness already? Have you already decided for whom you will cast your vote? Do you think the candidates are being honest? Do you care? Well, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops might be of help. They ve developed a novena for faithful citizenship which could be of assistance to you as the big day approaches. It addresses the many concerns any patriotic citizen should reflect upon prior to determining their vote. The task is not an easy one inasmuch as no party has a consolidation on morality across the board. Below I have copied the main prayer of this novena, one which alone should contribute to your vote. Due to a lack of space I will include more notes on this in subsequent weeks. But, for now, it would not hurt if you were to cut out the prayer and say it daily prior to the casting of your vote! Novena Prayer Immaculate Heart of Mary, help us to conquer the menace of evil, which so easily takes root in the hearts of the people of today, and whose immeasurable effects already weigh down upon our modern world and seem to block the paths toward the future. From famine and war, deliver us. From nuclear war, from incalculable self-destruction, from every kind of war, deliver us. From sins against human life in its very beginning to its very end, deliver us. From hatred and from the demeaning of the dignity of the children of God, deliver us. From every kind of injustice in the life of society, both national and international, deliver us. From readiness to trample on the commandments of God, deliver us. From attempts to stifle in human hearts the very truth of God, deliver us. From the loss of awareness of good and evil, deliver us. From sins against the Holy Spirit, deliver us. Accept, O Mother of Christ, this cry laden with the sufferings of all individual human beings, laden with the sufferings of whole societies. Help us with the power of the Holy Spirit to conquer all sin: individual sin and the sin of the world, sin in all its manifestations. Let there be revealed once more in the history of the world the infinite saving power of merciful love. May it put a stop to evil. May it transform consciences. May your Immaculate Heart reveal for all the light of hope. Amen!! PRAY THIS AFTER EVERY POLITICAL COMMERCIAL YOU HEAR OR SEE ON TV AND/OR ANY MEDIUM. AND HOPE FOR REAL CHANGE!!! David Krakowski SCHEDULE FOR MINISTERS Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 5 Października, 2008 Sat 5:00 PM Corpus Tom Christi Krol Sunday, May 25, Maja 2008 Sat 5:00 PM Connie Rob Aliff Jagelewski & Marilyn Mosinski, Mike Potter, Stan Witczak Sun 8:30 Michael Susan Wilks, Halamek Stan Witczak, Marge & Andrew Flock Sun 8:30 Nicole Marcia & Mark & Kobylinski, Don Stech, Alice Sharon Klafczynski, Kozak, Chris Yolanda Luboski Kane 10:00 Alice Klafczynski, Asia Sychla M. Mosinski, Adeline Nadolny, Sharon Kozak 10:30 Ewelina Teresa Ejsmont, Cyranek, Tom Monzell, Bill Bobowicz A. Jankowski, w. Sztalkoper 11:30 Eucharistic Richard Ministers Konisiewicz to be scheduled NO 11:30 Marie Ostrowski, MASS Stanley ON CORPUS Koch, Joann CHRISTI & Ron Grams SUNDAY PARISH SUPPORT Last Sunday s Collection 5:00 PM Vigil (71) $ :30 (85)....$1, :00 (91) $ :30 (53) $1, Mailed in (29)......$ Total (329 envelopes) $4, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

3 PASTORAL MESSAGE SEPTEMBER 28, WRZESNIA 2008 Will It Be YES or No? The two most important and most often used in our daily life are the words YES and No. These two define our sincerity and honesty in our dealings with Almighty God, our neighbor and ourselves. Yes, these two mono syllabic words reveal and define our character and reputation; our loyalty and our fidelity to the Lord and to all others. We look into the text and meaning of today s Holy Gospel. Jesus relates a story and a father and his two sons. The loving father approached both of his sons asked if they would go to work in his vineyard. The first son replied to his father, saying, Yes, I will go into the vineyard and work. But, he no sooner turned away from his father and said to himself, No, I will not go. So, he did not go to work in the vineyard. The father made the same request of the other son, the second son. The son did not delay in responding with a very strong No, I will not go into the vineyard and work But, after leaving his father, he stopped and said to himself, This isn t right. No, I will go into the vineyard. Jesus asks his audience mainly the Pharisees and Scribes as to which of the two sons fulfilled the wish of the father. They gave the right answer: the son who at first said no. When this audience received from Jesus the meaning and application of this story, it became hostile. The father, the owner of the vineyard, represents God. The first son represents the Jews, the Pharisees and Scribes. They said yes that they would be God s favored people, his chosen people. But, down the ages they neglected their allegiance to God, mingled with pagans, worshipped foreign gods, consumed forbidden foods. This is the reply of Jesus to the Jewish leaders for their being scandalized at the way Jesus deals with sinners and taxcollectors, represented by the second son.. The emphasis in this story lies more on the actual conversion of sinners and on righteousness, who at first disregarded the law of God, then after hearing the word of the prophets and Jesus, turned their lives, their moral behavior, completely around. Tax collectors and sinners were outcasts in the eyes of the religious leaders; these are ones that Jesus says are entering in the Kingdom of Heaven. This angered the Jews and Pharisees. This was another reason they sought to put Jesus to death. The sincerity of our words must correspond to the dignity of our works. I sometimes think about Christians and indeed, our very own brothers and sisters in the Catholic Faith, who once said yes and seemingly later did not remain in the Church. Whereas some who had been aloof from the Church, the sinners did finally get back into the Church and proclaim the gospel message of Christ with perseverance. We must be honest. We must mean what we say and say what we mean whenever we use Yes or No. St. Anthony of Padua had the following commentary on the importance of combining doing and saying: The word comes alive only when actions speak. I beg you, may your words be few and your actions speak for you. Fr. Len Sprawiedliwy a bezbożny Przed tygodniem usłyszeliśmy w kościele Ewangelię o właścicielu winnicy, szukających pracowników do swojej winnicy. Dzisiejsza Ewangelia jest jakby kontynuacją ; przedstawia właściciela winnicy, który miał dwóch synów. Właściciel posyła ich do winnicy, tak jak posłał tam pracowników wynajętych za pieniądze. Pierwszy z synów chętnie się zgodził, ale nie poszedł; drugi odmówił, ale w końcu poszedł. Z podobnym przeciwstawieniem mamy do czynienia także w pierwszym czytaniu. Tutaj także chodzi o dwóch ludzi, których zachowania są krańcowo różne. Pierwszy był początkowo sprawiedliwy, który następnie odstąpił od swojej sprawiedliwości stając się bezbożnym; drugi był początkowo bezbożny, ale odwrócił się od swojej bezbożności, czyli nawrócił się stając się człowiekiem sprawiedliwym. Jak sądzę, wolno mi na podstawie tego wyciągnąć trzy następujące wnioski: 1. U Boga liczą się czyny bardziej niż słowa. 2. Jak długo jesteśmy w podróży, nie możemy być zbyt pewni siebie, że osiągniemy cel. Dlatego powinniśmy zabiegać o własne zbawienie z bojaźnią i drżeniem (List do Filipian 2, 12). 3. Nawet jeśli ktoś był czy wciąż jest na drodze, która prowadzi do potępienia, może, jak długo żyje, z tej drogi zawrócić na drogę prowadzącą do zbawienia. A jeśliby występny porzucił wszystkie swoje grzechy, które popełniał, a strzegł wszystkich moich ustaw i postępowałby według prawa i sprawiedliwości, żyć będzie, a nie umrze: nie będą mu poczytane wszystkie grzechy, jakie popełnił, lecz będzie żył dzięki sprawiedliwości, z jaką postępował. Czyż tak bardzo mi zależy na śmierci występnego - wyrocznia Pana Boga - a nie raczej na tym, by się nawrócił i żył? (Księga proroka Ezechiela 18, 21-23). Widzimy, że tak samo, jak w przypowieści, którą słyszeliśmy tydzień temu, chodzi w dzisiejszej perykopie ewangelicznej o zbawienie wieczne. I tak, jak tydzień temu, tak samo i dzisiaj w przypowieściach Jezusa poznajemy miłosiernego Ojca, który nie pragnie śmierci grzesznika, lecz aby się nawrócił i miał życie. Najważniejszym przesłaniem pierwszego czytania i dzisiejszej Ewangelii jest wezwanie do nawrócenia. Nawrócenie - samo to słowo, jeśli chcemy być szczerzy, nie brzmi dla nas zbyt zachęcająco. Z łatwością przychodzi nam kontynuować dotychczasowy sposób życia; trudniej przychodzi nam zmienić coś, nawet jeśli widzimy tego konieczność. Kto kiedyś chciał rzucić nałóg palenia, ten wie o czym mówię. Nawet tak wielki człowiek, jak św. Paweł Apostoł przyznaje to, kiedy pisze o sobie: Jestem bowiem świadom, że we mnie, to jest w moim ciele, nie mieszka dobro; bo łatwo przychodzi mi chcieć tego, co dobre, ale wykonać - nie (Rz 7, 18). Czy Apostoł poddaje się? Nie. Wie, gdzie szukać wyjścia i Kto może mu pomóc. Dlatego też zaraz potem składa dzięki Chrystusowi, który wyzwala nas z przemocy grzechu mieszkającego w nas (por Rz 7, 24). o. Placyd

4 ST. STANISLAUS ST. STAN S POLISH FESTIVAL NEXT WEEKEND CLEVELAND, OHIO ST. STAN S HISTORICAL FACT by Rob Jagelewski Father Wenceslaus Krzycki OFM was Pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish from His first act during his Pastorate was to build a new home for the Friars to replace the old wood structure that was located on the present rectory s site. Father Krzycki received permission from the Bishop to build a new rectory on condition that the Franciscans pay half of the costs of construction. The Friars moved into their new home on December 31, The old wood rectory was moved to the rear of the lot and later sold for $750. THE MEMORIAL BRICKS ARE INSTALLED All those who have ordered memorial bricks for the St. Stanislaus Peace Garden through June of this year will be able to see them if they take a walk through the garden. We are now taking Peace Brick orders for the next installation. Consider donating a brick for a lasting memorial for a deceased relative or friend. Order forms can be picked up at the rectory or downloaded from the St. Stanislaus Web Site www. ststanislaus.org SAINT STANISLAUS POLISH FESTIVAL SET-UP HELP NEEDED! Thursday Evening, starting at 5:00 PM. After the Festival we need help to breakdown the decorations starting at 5:30 on Sunday Lend a hand and a couple hours if you can! Contact Sharon at or at sharonkozak@yahoo.com MASSES STILL AVAILABLE FOR THIS YEAR We still have quite a few weekday Mass dates open for October, November and December. If you would like to reserve a Mass intention for a loved one that has passed or a special intention for someone that is ill and needs prayers, you may drop by the rectory during normal business hours or drop your request in the collection basket. The customary stipend is $10.00 for a weekday Mass. The Mass Book for next year (2009) is also open. If you haven t reserved your special dates, now is the time to do so.

5 COMMUNITY NEWS SEPTEMBER 28, WRZESNIA 2008 CELEBRATE SAINT FRANCIS! Franciscan Friars have been serving Saint Stanislaus since The spirit of Saint Francis of Assisi continues to animate the ministry of the friars who live and serve here. The same Franciscan spirituality permeates the lives and work of all who worship and serve at Saint Stanislaus, and we can see signs of this at work in our sense of hospitality and welcome, our sense of willing volunteerism, our ongoing dedication to education of the young, our discovery of God in the beauty of the arts, our commitment to the civic community and to the poor, the family-like atmosphere of our community, and the tenderness of our devotion to God and all that is holy. In the midst of a busy Festival Week, please try to set some time aside to join in prayer at the Transitus Service on Friday at 7:00 PM. UROCZYSTOŚĆ ŚW. FRANCISZKA! Franciszkanie posługują w parafii św. Stanisława BM od 1906 roku. Duch św. Franciszka jest ciągłą inspiracją dla posługi braci. Duchowość franciszkańska przenika życie i pracę wszystkich tych, którzy modlą się i pracują przy naszym kościele. Możemy zauważyć znaki tego w naszej posłudze, w naszej gościnności i otwartości na pracę woluntariuszy, naszą stałą troską o edukację młodzieży i dzieci, naszym odkrywaniu Boga w pięknie sztuki, naszym zaangażowaniu dla dobra świeckiej wspólnoty i najuboższych, rodzinnej atmosferze naszej wspólnoty zakonnej, w naszej pobożności do Boga i wszystkiego, co święte. W pośrodku czasu, kiedy odbywać się będzie parafialny festiwal, zapraszamy do wzięcia udziału w nabożeństwie TRANSITUS w piątek o godz. 7:00 wieczorem. W czasie tego nabożeństwa wspominamy błogosławioną śmierć naszego Patrona, czyli jego przejście z życia ziemskiego do życia we wspólnocie Świętych w niebie. BLESSING OF ANIMALS! They take on different roles to different people. To children they are both fun as well as a lesson in responsibility. At the other end of the scale, to those who live alone, they become valuable companions. They can be warm, relaxing, playful or annoying. All that in a little packet of life from God to color our lives. Our formal blessing of the animals takes place this Thursday, the vigil of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, at 2:00PM. This year we will also have a blessing of animals on Saturday at 4:00 PM. As St. Francis loved all nature and creation, this occasion will help us focus on our little buddies, asking God to bless them as they bless us with their lives. BŁOGOSŁAWIEŃSTWO ZWIERZĄT! Przyjmują one różną rolę dla różnych ludzi. Dla dzieci są zarówno zabawą jak i lekcją odpowiedzialności. Dla najstarszych i żyjących samotnie stanowią wierne towarzystwo. Mogą działać relaksująco, poprawiać samopoczucie, nastrajać do zabawy lub być przyczyną zdenerwowania. Błogosławieństwo zwierząt będzie miało miejsce w ten czwartek o godz. 2:00 po południu, w przeddzień święta św. Franciszka. W tym roku błogosławieństwo zwierząt będzie także w sobotę o godz. 4:00 po południu. Św. Franciszek kochał zwierzęta i całe stworzenie wzywał do wielbienia Stwórcy. REVERSE RAFFLE The Father William Gulas Scholarship Fund Reverse Raffle will be on Saturday, November 8 at 6:00 P.M. this year. Tickets, which are $35.00, include dinner, beer, wine, pop and a chance to win $ For more information or tickets, please call Rick Sutich , Denise Siemborski , John Heyink or Frank Greczanik ST. STANISLAUS SHRINE SHOPPE Sklepik z art. religijnymi i kafejka Godziny otwarcia: Sobota 4:00 PM 6:00 PM Niedziela 9:30 1:30PM Tel: Znakomita kawa i ciastka!!! Open before and Dyski CD, kasety, różańce, książki, obrazy i i wiele więcej. Zapraszamy! after Mass! BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS. The next class will be at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on October 5, 2008 at 12:30 PM. Call for more information. INFANTS AND TODDLERS OF SLAVIC VILLAGE You can win a $20.00 gift card to Chuppa s Market place by donating needed items for the infants and toddlers. There will be two drawings, the first on October 26th and the second on November 23rd. Please be Generous, Help fill our baskets. DAD S CLUB THANKSGIVING RAFFLE The Dad s Club is holding its first Thanksgiving Raffle. We will be raffling off twenty (20) gift certificates from Dave s Supermarket with a value of $ You can spend it on turkey, ham or groceries your choice. Tickets are three for $1.00. You can get them from any Dad s Club member or at the Rectory Office.