ST. FERDINAND CHURCH RECTORY: 5900 W. BARRY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL (773)

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1 ST. FERDINAND CHURCH RECTORY: 5900 W. BARRY AVENUE CHICAGO, IL (773) Photo by Romuald Gluch AUGUST 5, 2012 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

2 Page Two 18th Ordinary Sunday August 5, 2012 Mass Intentions MONDAY August 6, :30 AM Most Forgotten Souls in Purgatory rq. Ann 8:00 AM Recovery of Health for Michael F. Coco 7:00 PM Mass in Polish TUESDAY August 7 Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord 6:30 AM Special Blessings 8:00 AM People of St. Ferdinand 7:00 PM Mass in Polish WEDNESDAY August 8 Memorial of St. Dominic 6:30 AM Lidia Jimenez 1 st Anniversary rq. Barbara Gorospe 8:00 AM Peter Caravette rq. Family 7:00 PM Mass in Polish THURSDAY August 9, :30 AM B Day Blessings for Slawek rq. Friend 8:00 AM Claudio Clemente rq. R. Clemente & Family 7:00 PM Mass in Polish FRIDAY August 10 Feast of St. Lawrence 6:30 AM People of St. Ferdinand 8:00 AM Jerzy Fey 7:00 PM Mass in Polish SATURDAY August 11 Memorial of St. Clare 7:00 AM Mass in Polish 8:00 AM Louis Lasiewicz rq. Family 5:00 PM Elizabeth Marie Roth rq. Mother 7:00 PM Rosary in Italian 7:30 PM Mass in Italian SUNDAY August 12 Nineteenth Ordinary Sunday 7:00 AM Ewa i Jan Kabat; Maria i Jan Budzioch oraz ich dzieci; Krzysztof Niewiarowski w 24 rocznicę śmierci, Adolf Adolf Niewiarowski; zmarli członkowie Kół Różańcowych: Irena Zawiślak, Aleksander Papiernik, Władysław Mit, Maria Hunt, Helena Grabińska; o zdrowie, Boże bł. oraz opiekę MN dla członków Kół Żywego Różańca, ich rodzin oraz ich opiekuna ks. Michała 8:30 AM Anastasius (Tom) Anastos rq. Wife 10:00 AM People of St. Ferdinand 10:15 AM O Boże błogosławieństwo dla arcybiskupa Sławoja Leszka Głódź z okazji urodzin; Jerzy Fey 12:30 PM Stefano & Anna Martino rq. Armida D Agostino 3:00 PM Mass in Polish 5:00 PM Robert Dobrzynski rq. Family 7:00 PM Mass in Polish The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for: Recovery of Health for Anthony R. Coco Alex Ladisa Marriage Banns First: Andrzej Los and Lidia Gajda Christopher Hansen and Rita Lens Second: Adam Rogalski and Anita Malek Wesley Scharlow and Gabriela Spik Dawid Aniol and Elzbieta Ciesla Congratulations! Congratulations and best wishes to the couple married in our church last week: Jose Miranda and Ewa Ziaja DEVOTIONS EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Held each Thursday following the 8:00 a.m. Mass until 6:45p.m DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed in English everyday from Monday to Friday following 8:00 a.m. Mass. Please take a short break from your busy life and join the ladies in prayers. On every Saturday right after 8:00 a.m. Mass prayer to St. Anne is being said. Please stop by the Church and offer to God at least a few moments of your time. WELCOME TO OUR CHURCH If you are new to our church or just visting, please stop and introduce yourself. We are pleased to have you share in this celebration of the Eucharist. If you do not have home, or if your church is not home to you, we invite you to become part of our parish family. Please call or stop by our parish office to register We are glad you are here and hope you will join us.

3 August 5, th Ordinary Sunday Page Three Remember in Prayer 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: Irene Rowe Agnes Groeper James Gruber Ed Cleary Stanislaw Cwieka Carl Varsolona Eleanor Loscuito Jean Biddlecom Mary Ayello Florence Magro Sharon Moody Peter Gruber Joseph Gruber Robert Andrews Vita Pratola Luigi Avenia Anthony R. Coco Veronica Signo Lottie Chrapla Violet Del Vacchio Rosalie & Tom Anastos Marie Lucas Edward Waytula Pat Ostrowski William Keleher Arlene Garcia Agnieszka Cwieka Diana Krzyzanowski Barbara Pasko Geraldine Spano Nick Paolino Theresa Duval Adam Shershen Domonic Caltagirone Bernice Lutke Jean Staniszewski Eileen Greco Jeff Keiser Walter Sublett Regina Ciucci Kiana Marconi Fred Brinskelle Aloysius Fitzgibbons Bogdan Bidas Sarafina Duran William Napier Josephine Coco Helen Knapp Laura Schofield Dolores Lewandowski Calvin Upton Julie D Agostino Luna Family Margery Janz Baby Briana Jurczykowski Susan Milostan Robert Malek John Greco Michael F. Coco Jody Panek Betty Hotcaveg Donn DeBold Laverne Hartig Chester Del Vacchio A Prayer for the Armed Forces Almighty God, stretch forth Your mighty arm to strengthen and protect the men and women of our Armed Forces. As they face the myriad of challenges and decisions that each day is destined to bring, may they be anchored by their faith, protected by Your presence and comforted by the knowledge that they are loved by You and by this community of faith. Grant that, meeting danger with courage, and all occasions with discipline loyalty, they may truly serve the cause of justice and peace to the honor of your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Daniel Guziec SPC Jeffrey Foerster S/SGT David A. Domel Jr. Our Stewardship of Treasure Sunday, July 29, 2012 Envelopes: $5,092 Loose: $3,295 $ 8,387 Thank you for sharing your TREASURE with St. Ferdinand Parish Bóg zapłać! PLEASE REMEMBER ST. FERDINAND PARISH IN YOUR WILL. Each day the people are to go out and gather their daily portion; thus will I test them, to see whether they follow my instructions or not. (EXODUS 16:4) God frowns upon it when we take or keep more than we need. When the Israelites gathered more than their daily portion of manna, that which they hoarded away became wormy and rotten. In the same way, God calls us today to be content with a fair portion and to be willing to share the rest. WEEKLY PARISH SUPPORT Now that the summer is here, we remind you of the importance of your weekly or monthly contribution to the parish. Our church expenses do not take vacation during the summer months. We ask you that you make the financial contributions to the parish even if you are out of town on specific weekends for a much deserved break. In that way we can continue to pay our bills. Thank you very much for your understanding and your cooperation. Thank you! The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. ~ Oscar Wilde Sincere THANK YOU to all who give their time to keep our church clean. Thank you for your faithfulness and dependability. Please know that your help is very much valued and appreciated. May God bless you abundantly. Anyone interested in helping to clean our church is welcome to join us: Mondays at 5:00 pm and/or Fridays at 10:00 am.

4 August 5, th Ordinary Sunday Page Four Why Catholics come to Mass? We desire to gather and pray with our parish family The celebration of Mass, like life, has vertical and horizontal dimensions. This parallels the great commandment, which instructs us to love God and then to love our neighbors as ourselves. Christian life is a pilgrimage we make with our brothers and sisters in Jesus. Jesus set the example by gathering all the Apostles at the Last Supper instead of having a dozen individual meals. God foresaw from all eternity that we would be placed in our particular community at this particular time and that discipleship is lived in friendship and fraternity with those for whom and with whom we pray at each Sunday Mass. Our presence to each other is a symbol of our solidarity and unity with God and with each other. It is the fullest expression of our Christian identity. Liturgy means, work of the people. The greatest work we will do each week is to worship God and pray for, and with, our parish family. We desire to strengthen our particular family Father Patrick Peyton, the great Rosary Priest, instructed us, The family that prays together, stays together. He advocated praying a family rosary daily. In the same way, I recommend that attending and praying at the Sunday Mass together will strengthen your family to confront the various challenges today that often tear families apart. During the sacrament of Baptism, parents are reminded that they are called to be the first and best teachers of their children in the ways of faith. Knowing that the Mass is Catholicism s central prayer and that it is the source and summit of Christian life, we teach our children and grandchildren one of the most important lessons of all when we attend Mass with them. Recently I attended a dinner at which the principal of one of our local Catholic high schools was being honored. In his remarks he said: I grew up in a family where going to Mass on Sunday was about as optional as breathing. Many of us in the audience could identify with those words it was not a matter of authoritarian parents or social pressure, but rather a sense of how important the Sunday Eucharist was for our family identity and survival. To miss Mass is to stop breathing; it is the sure path to a spiritual asphyxiation.

5 Page Five 18th Ordinary Sunday August 5, 2012 AN IVITATION TO MUSIC MINISTRY Since my arrival in early July it is my hope to establish a strong Music Ministry for St. Ferdinand s Parish. The mission of the members of the Music Ministry of St. Ferdinand s is to encourage the assembly in song and enhance the pray life of the community through beauty and joy of music. I hope to establish the following groups offer different choices for those who love to praise God through song. A CELEBRATION FOR ROSE CLEMENTE Please join the scouts as they honor Rose Clemente and 50 years of dedicated service to the St. Ferdinand scouting program on Sunday August 12 th from 4 6PM in the school cafeteria. (It s also her 90 th Birthday). SHHH!!! It s a surprise Adult Parish Choir to sing Saturday Eve 5:00PM/8:30AM Sunday on a rotating schedule (High School age and beyond) Rehearsal only One Hour a week (TBD) Children/Youth Choir to sing Sunday 12:30PM on assigned Sundays. Resurrection Choir (Funeral) to sing funerals when needed. Chapel Choir to sing Sunday 10:00AM in Chapel. Contact Julie Tuiak at Instrumentalist Ensemble High School age and beyond who play Trumpet, Flute, Violin, Guitar & Keyboard Pro Life Walk Saves Babies Join The Women s Centers of Greater Chicagoland as we Walk for Life on Sunday, September 16 th at Our Lady of Victory, 5212 W. Agatite, Chicago and St. Alexander, 126 th & 71 st Ave., Palos Heights. Walkers will receive t shirts, pro life balloons, and lunch with their completed pledge form. Music, games, face painting make this a fun family event. Attention school groups, home school groups, church youth groups: win a free Pizza Party for your team by collecting the most pledge money! For information, registration forms, or to make a donation phone or visit our website at center.org. I wish to extend, once again an invitation to all parishioners to participate in the Music Ministry. Please consider sharing your musical gifts with our community as a choir member or instrumentalist. No auditions are required to participate. Want to sign up for one of the choirs? Please give me a call at ext: 247 or e mail jdrangsholt@gmail.com Sign up sheets are also available in the back of the church. Sharing your gifts of voice/cantors and instrument will be a welcomed and appreciated gift to the St. Ferdinand Parish Community. Dr. James Archdiocesan Website See what s new at The Archdiocesan website, has been in existence for quite a while. We hope the features on this site like daily news, calendar events, information about the local Church and the Catholic Chicago blog will help the Archdiocese widen its reach and fulfill the call to share God's boundless love with all people. Visit and see what s new!

6 August 5, th Ordinary Sunday Page Six Attention representatives of all groups and parish organizations The Annual Calendar Meeting for all heads of parish clubs and organizations will take place on Thursday, August 9, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. All heads are advice to be present at the meeting. The calendar set for your group meeting dates will be available in the Rectory on Friday, August 3rd. SUMMER MISSION APPEAL Rev. Casimir Garbacz SVD and Rev. Casimir Damor SVD will be with us on the weekend of August 11/12, They are members of the Divine Word Missionaries who are international Religious Community of 6,100 missionary Priests and Brothers who serve in 70 countries. They will speak at the Masses about the work of Divine Missionaries. Fr. Garbacz served as a missionary in Ghana, West Africa for many years. He is originally from Poland. Fr. Casimir Damor SVD a native from Madhya Pradesh in Central India is a priest from Indigenous community and has been working among the poorest of the poor, especially the Tribals and Dalits. Please welcome Fr. Garbacz and Fr. Damor and please be generous in the second collection to support their missionary work. The Divine Word Missionaries serve in some of the most difficult mission areas around the world. It's Not Too Late to place your Market Day order this month: Support St. Ferdinand s Athletic Department. This month s proceeds go to support our schools teams and help buy needed gym equipment! Also, receive a free Floral Tote bag with $40 purchase. Order forms are due back to the school office, rectory, or chapel by Monday 8/6 or online orders due Wed. 8/8 by 11:00 pm. Sale pick up is Saturday, August 11th from 9:30 to 10:30 am in the school cafeteria. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at the Market Day Sale! CATHOLIC BELIEFS AND TEACHINGS Love and sexuality are topics that touch the core of every human heart. In today's society, understanding our sexual identity and what it means to love can be difficult. The Church's teaching on these subjects is rich and full of good news. Contraception and sterilization have been in the news a good deal recently, and many people are asking about the Church's teaching. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) website collected a list of frequently asked questions, and offer brief answers with links to source documents & additional resources. Please log onto /Beliefs and Teachings/Love and Sexuality Attention Artists, Crafters, & Vendors This is your invitation to participate in the 16th Annual Art in the Park, Arts, Crafts & Collectible Fair Sat. & Sun., Sept. 15 and 16, 2012 at Portage Park (Irving & Central. Sponsored by the K of C Tonti Council #1567. Entrance fee prior to August 31, is $ 100 and after September 1 it s $150. For information call , or e mail: KofC_Art_In_The_Park@yahoo.com We look forward to seeing you in September. Please share our and/or phone with your friends, crafters, artists or vendors.

7 Page Seven 18th Ordinary Sunday August 5, 2012 HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT BEING A PRIEST? I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. Are you hungry for the bread of life? Do you think God might be calling you to serve the Lord? For information about the diocesan priesthood contact Fr. Brian Welter at or at bwelter@archchicago.org or go to ww.chicagopriest.com. For information about religious life contact Sr. Elyse Ramirez, OP at or at eramirez@archchicago.org, and for the Permanent Diaconate program contact Deacon Bob Puhala at or bpuhala@usml.edu. QUIGLEY SCHOLAR PROGRAM If you are a young man in High School and are thinking about Priesthood, check out the Quigley Scholars program. Contact Fr. Michael Scherschel at St. Joseph College Seminary at mscherschel@luc.edu or go to Welcome Home R.C.I.A. is calling (The Rite of Christian Initiation) Meets Sunday Morning at 10:00AM in the School Do you or someone you know need the Sacrament of Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist or Confirmation? We welcome all who want to learn more about the Catholic faith. The Rite of Christian Initiation (R.C.I.A.) is for Adults who: Are considering becoming Catholic Want to return to the Church Been Baptized but have not received other sacraments Have delayed Confirmation Our R.C.I.A. group will meet on Sunday mornings at 10:00 in the School beginning on September 9th. For more information or to register, please call Stan at (773) or Jeff at (773) Why wait. Call now! Hello? Yes, it s me Lord... I m here Lord

8 August 5, th Ordinary Sunday Page Eight REFLECTION ON CHICAGO VALUES Recent comments by those who administer our city seem to assume that the city government can decide for everyone what are the values that must be held by citizens of Chicago. I was born and raised here, and my understanding of being a Chicagoan never included submitting my value system to the government for approval. Must those whose personal values do not conform to those of the government of the day move from the city? Is the City Council going to set up a Council Committee on Un Chicagoan Activities and call those of us who are suspect to appear before it? I would have argued a few days ago that I believe such a move is, if I can borrow a phrase, un Chicagoan. The value in question is espousal of gender free marriage. Approval of statesponsored homosexual unions has very quickly become a litmus test for bigotry; and espousing the understanding of marriage that has prevailed among all peoples throughout human history is now, supposedly, outside the American consensus. Are Americans so exceptional that we are free to define marriage (or other institutions we did not invent) at will? What are we re defining? It might be good to put aside any religious teaching and any state laws and start from scratch, from nature itself, when talking about marriage. Marriage existed before Christ called together his first disciples two thousand years ago and well before the United States of America was formed two hundred and thirty six years ago. Neither Church nor state invented marriage, and neither can change its nature. Marriage exists because human nature comes in two complementary sexes: male and female. The sexual union of a man and woman is called the marital act because the two become physically one in a way that is impossible between two men or two women. Whatever a homosexual union might be or represent, it is not physically marital. Gender is inextricably bound up with physical sexual identity; and genderfree marriage is a contradiction in terms, like a square circle. Both Church and state do, however, have an interest in regulating marriage. It is not that religious marriage is private and civil marriage public; rather, marriage is a public institution in both Church and state. The state regulates marriage to assure stability in society and for the proper protection and raising of the next generation of citizens. The state has a vested interest in knowing who is married and who is not and in fostering good marriages and strong families for the sake of society. The Church, because Jesus raised the marital union to the level of symbolizing his own union with his Body the Church, has an interest in determining which marital unions are sacramental and which are not. The Church sees married life as a path to sanctity and as the means for raising children in the faith, as citizens of the universal kingdom of God. These are all legitimate interests of both Church and state, but they assume and do not create the nature of marriage. People who are not Christian or religious at all take for granted that marriage is the union of a man and a woman for the sake of family and, of its nature, for life. The laws of civilizations much older than ours assume this understanding of marriage. This is also what religious leaders of almost all faiths have taught throughout the ages. Jesus affirmed this understanding of marriage when he spoke of two becoming one flesh (Mt. 19: 4 6). Was Jesus a bigot? Could Jesus be accepted as a Chicagoan? Would Jesus be more enlightened if he had the privilege of living in our society? One is welcome to believe that, of course; but it should not become the official state religion, at least not in a land that still fancies itself free. Surely there must be a way to properly respect people who are gay or lesbian without using civil law to undermine the nature of marriage. Surely we can find a way not to play off newly invented individual rights to marriage against constitutionally protected freedom of religious belief and religious practice. The State s attempting to redefine marriage has become a defining moment not for marriage, which is what it is, but for our increasingly fragile civil union as citizens. THIS WEEK AT ST. FERDINAND PARISH Monday August 6, :30PM Christopher House (Convent 2) Tuesday August 7, 2012 Wednesday August 8, :00PM Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena (Church) Thursday August 9, :30PM Filareci Choir (Chapel) Friday August 10, :00AM Legion of Mary (Convent 2) 6:30PM Pilgrim Virgin (Convent 2) Saturday August 11, :00AM Market Day (Cafeteria) 6:00PM AA Meeting (Convent #4) Sunday August 12, :00AM Rosary Group Mtg (McManus) 11:00AM Word of Life (Convent 2) Find A Catholic Church anywhere in the World Mass Times for Travel Mass Times is a non profit web site that allows traveling Catholics to locate Mass times and information for Catholic churches around the world. Automated Church Lookup: Live Operator: Speak to a live operator for Church Information. Available only on Tue, Thu, Sat: noon 4pm; Francis Cardinal George, OMI Archbishop of Chicago

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10 August 5, th Ordinary Sunday Page Ten SANKTUARIUM MATKI BOSKIEJ CZĘSTOCHOWSKIEJ O. SALWATORIANÓW 5755 Pennsylvania Street Merrillville, Indiana XXV PIESZA PIELGRZYMKA MARYJNA CHICAGO MERRILLVILLE sierpnia, 2012 Tegoroczne Zawołanie Pielgrzymkowe: W I E R Z Ę WYJŚCIE: ROZPOCZĘCIE: Sobota, 11 sierpnia z kościoła Św. Michała Archanioła 83rd & South Shore Drive 7:30am Mszą św., której będzie przewodniczył Ks. Arcybiskup Mieczysław Mokrzycki ze Lwowa Osobisty sekretarz Jana Pawła II i Benedykta XVI WCZEŚNIEJSZE ZAPISY: Niedziela 5 sierpnia po mszach św. w kościołach: Bazylika Św. Jacka Kosciół św. Trójcy Kościół św. Konstancji Kościół św. Ferdynanda Kościół św. Brunona Jezuicki Ośrodek Milenijny Misja Miłosierdzia Bożego 3636 W. Wolfram, Chicago 1118 N. Noble Street, Chicago 5843 W. Strong Street, Chicago 5900 W. Barry Str, Chicago 4751 S. Harding Ave, Chicago 5835 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago 21W410 Sunset Ave, Lombard Do piątku 10 sierpnia: Biuro Św. Bernarda 8904 W. Belmont (773) Redyk Travel 8531 S. Harlem Ave. (708) Księgarnia Źródło 6517 W. Belmont (773) Sanktuarium MB w Merrillville, IN (219) UWAGA: OSOBY, KTÓRE NIE ZAPISZĄ SIĘ NIE BĘDĄ DOPUSZCZONE DO UDZIAŁU W PIELGRZYMCE! Więcej informacji pod numerem: W imieniu Komitetu organizacyjnego: Ks. Józef Zuziak, SDS Koordinator Pielgrzymki

11 August 5, th Ordinary Sunday Page Eleven UWAGA PRZEDSTAWICIELE GRUP I ORGANIZACJI PARFIALNYCH Coroczne Spotkanie Kalendarzowe dla wszystkich prezesów i opiekunów klubów i organizacji parafialnych odbędzie się w czwartek 9 sierpnia o godzinie 7:30 wieczorem w szkolnej kafeterii. Kalendarze służące do wpisania dat spotkań będzie można odebrać w biurze parafialnym w piątek 3 sierpnia. Każdą organizację o wysłanie swojego przedstawiciela na spotkanie. ODPUST PODHALAŃSKI W SANKTUARIUM OJCÓW KARMELITÓW W MUNSTER, IN Podhalanie i Miłośnicy Tatr pod patronatem Matki Bożej Ludźmierskiej zapraszają na Odpust Podhalański do Sanktuarium OO Karmelitów Bosych w Munster, IN do tzw. Amerykańskiego Ludźmierza na odpust ku czci Matki Bożej Ludźmierskiej Królowej Podhala w dniu 19 sierpnia Cena przejazdu luksusowym autobusem wynosi $25 od osoby. Odjazd zaplanowany jest z parkingu parfialnego o godz. 9:30 rano. Zapisy: Stanisław Ciszek Tadeusz Kulasik DNIOWE REKOLEKCJE W EUROPIE!! pod patronatem Oj. Superiora Stanisława Czarneckiego z Jezuickiego Ośrodka Milenijnego TERMIN: PAZDZIERNIK, TRASA: Barcelona Manresa Monsterrat Lourdes Burgos Santiago de Copostella Braga Porto Nazare Batalha Alcobaca Fatima Lizbona *zostalo tylko 8 miejsc wolnych! "Śladami Chrystusa i Mojzesza" pilgrzymka do Ziemi Sw. i Jordanii. z opiekunem duchowym Oj. Jerzym Karpinskim z JOM Termin: listopad, 2012 Uwaga!! mozliwosc nocnego czuwania w Bazylice Grobu Panskiego! Po wszystkie informacje pielgrzymkowe, prosze dzwonic pod: (847) Blue Amber Travel LETNI APEL MISYJNY Zapraszamy do wspólnej modlitwy pod figurą błogosławionego Jana Pawła II i obejrzenie I części Opery Góralskiej ku czci Ojca św. bł. Jana Pawła II. W ogrodach Ojców Karmelitów z tej okazji odbędzie się piknik. Serdecznie zapraszamy! Prezes Tadeusz Kulasik wraz z Zarządem Grupy Wsparcia dla osób z chorobami Nowotworowymi oraz dla ich bliskich Informacje w Zrzeszeniu Amerykańsko Polskim dzwoniąc na numer wew. 316 lub u pani Gosha Thornton wew. 22 Jesteś głodny? Możemy pomóc! Przyjdź do Irving Park Składu Żywnościowego, 3801 N. Keeler (w środku Irving Park Methodist Church) w Chicago. Godziny: Środy od 9:00 rano do po południu. Kontakt: Anna: W następny weekend, 11/12 sierpnia odbędzie się w naszej parafii Doroczny Letni Apel Misyjny. W tym dniu będziemy gościć w naszej parafii Ks. Kazimierza Garbacza ze Zgromadzenia O. Werbistów, który przez wiele lat pracował na Misji w Ghanie w Zachodniej Afryce. Zakon O. Werbistów skupia 6,100 misjonarzy, którzy pracują w 70 krajach na wszystkich kontynentach, wielokrotnie w najbardziej trudnych misjach na całym świecie. Zebrana druga kolekta zostanie przeznaczona wsparcie pracy Ojców Werbistów. Prosimy o hojność i już teraz serdecznie dziękujemy za każdy gest waszych serc.

12 August 5, th Ordinary Sunday Page Twelve Treść Mszy w. można ująć w formie krótkich pytań i odpowiedzi katechizmowych: W jakim celu Pan Jezus ustanowił Mszę św.? Aby każdy człowiek miał życiową styczność z Ofiarą Krzyża i przez to były mu udzielone owocujące z niej zasługi. Kto składa Ofiarę Mszy? Cały Kościół, tj. Chrystus Głowa Ciała Mistycznego, kapłani drugorzędni [ministerialni] naznaczeni charakterem kapłaństwa, a przez nich wszyscy, którzy w sakramencie chrztu otrzymali prawo udziału w życiu Kościoła. Kogo ofiaruje się w Mszy? Cały Kościół, tj. Chrystusa w ludzkiej naturze (obecnie uwielbionej) i wszystkie inne członki Ciała Mistycznego. Ciałem i Krwią ofiary wiernych będzie każde dobro, tj. każda prawda i miłość, dokładana do miłości ujawnionej w Ofierze Krzyża, zbliżonego do nas przez Mszę świętą. W jaki sposób składamy Ofiarę Mszy? Po pierwsze w sposób niekrwawy i symboliczny, a po drugie w sposób społeczny. Jakie są główne czynności w Mszy? P rzeistoczenie i Komunia święta. Która z tych głównych czynności jest najważniejsza i istotna? Przeistoczenie, dlatego że występuje tu Chrystus Pan jako Najwyższy Kapłan i dar ofiarny z całym Kościołem. Msza św. jest niejako własnością Kościoła, podobnie pozostałe sakramenty. Ci, którzy znajdują się poza nim, korzystają ze skutków Ofiary tylko pośrednio, zawsze przez niego i dzięki niemu. To Kościół celebruje Eucharystię, on ustala i zatwierdza na mocy autorytetu otrzymanego od Chrystusa Pana ryty, ceremonie i przepisy dotyczące liturgii. To Kościół udziela kapłanom przez swoich prawowitych biskupów polecenie celebracji, dając im do rąk księgi liturgiczne. Biskupi katoliccy, następcy Apostołów pozostający w komunii z Biskupem Rzymskim, następcą św. Piotra, otrzymawszy od niego jurysdykcję z ustanowienia Bożego, kierują powierzonymi im Kościołami partykularnymi, uformowanymi na wzór Kościoła powszechnego jako zastępcy i legaci Chrystusa. Są oni widzialnym źródłem i fundamentem jedności.

13 August 5, th Ordinary Sunday Page Thirteen No matter the it, it s never as easy as it sounds. Whenever my wife tells me that a given project will take only fifteen minutes, she s wrong 90% of the time. You got two minutes? I hear members of my staff say as they stroll into my office cubicle. Nothing ever takes just two minutes. Chop, chop I remember my wife s brothers say when they were helping us put down a new kitchen floor years ago. The implication was that they would complete the work in no time at all. They didn t. And a few years back, somebody at work got one of those Easy Buttons from Staples so occasionally I hear That was easy in our office space. Despite the brilliant marketing, typically, it s not. I think my favorite example of this is the old Steve Martin routine from a million years ago. In my memory, he introduced it on Saturday Night Live. Anyway, it s the bit in which he tells us that we can all be millionaires and never have to pay taxes. I ve never forgotten the punch line, but I Googled it just now to get Martin s shtick in its entirety. You can be a millionaire, and never pay taxes! You say, "Steve, how can I be a millionaire and never pay taxes?" First, get a million dollars. Now, you say, "Steve, what do I say to the tax man when he comes to my door and says, 'You have never paid taxes'?" Two simple words. Two simple words in the English language: "I forgot!" Of course, Steve leaves out the hard part. It s easy to say I forgot, but First, get a million dollars is the milliondollar rub. A friend told me probably twenty years ago years ago Support Staff Mrs. Dorota Gołda, Parish Secretary Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Administrative Assistant Ms. Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska, Bulletin Editor Liturgical Bro. Dr James Drangsholt, Music Director Mrs. Betty Hotcaveg, Lector Coordinator Dcn. Irv Hotcaveg, Coordinator of Eucharistic & Ministers of Care Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Homebound Ministers of Care Scheduler Parish Council Mrs. Sophie Kass President, Mrs. Mary Bucaro, Mr. Stan Mastalerz, Mr. Antonio Supan, Violet Del Vecchio, Tony Mangiaracina, Herbert Marros, Elzbieta Kata, Jan Bobek, and Rob Heidelbauer. ExOfficio Members: Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Sr. Anna Strycharz Parish Finance Committee Mr. Tom Bucaro-Chairperson, Fr. Jason Torba, Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart, Mr. Gene Szaben, ExOfficio Members: Mr. Martin Wojtulewicz- Parish Accountant, Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Dr. Lucine Mastalerz Parish Organizations and Prayer Groups Boy Scout: Mr. Vince Clemente, Coordinator Fish Fry: Mrs. Pat Wenzl, Coordinator Friendship Club: Mrs. Patricia Flynn, President Girl Scout: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss, Coordinator Knights of Columbus Mater Christi Council: Mr. Tom Young, Grand Knight Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary: Jenny Hartnett Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President ON EASY ASSIGNMENTS, AND I FORGOT! Copyright 2012 by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com) St. Ferdinand Parish now of his father s philosophy in such regards. Apparently his dad maintained that if he could come up with a product and sell it to a million people at one dollar each, he d be a millionaire. Inspired by this, I started charging parishes a dollar a week for this weekly column you re reading (and thanks as always for stopping by). Yep. My subscription fee is $1/column, or $52 per year. I don t have a million subscribing parishes yet, but hey, a guy can dream. All of these easy assignments come to mind today as I consider the Gospel reading for this 18 th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The crowds go looking for Jesus after he feeds them loaves and fishes. Our Lord challenges them, saying that while they followed him because of the loaves, they should seek instead the food provided by the Son of Man, upon whom God has set his seal. The people ask, What can we do to accomplish the works of God? and Christ responds, This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent. That s it? But that, of course, is plenty. We are called to believe that Jesus is the Christ, that his flesh is true food, that he is risen from the dead. And we are called to be Christ for one another. It s a lot to take in, but we must take it in. After all, we ll each have to give an accounting someday of how Christ like we lived our lives. I forgot is still a funny line for Steve Martin in the here and now. I wouldn t bank on it for you and me in the eternal ever after. Legion of Mary: Mr. Thomas Sobczak & Miss Aurora Almeida, Co-Presidents Legion of Mary, Juniors: Mrs. Emma Camara, President Irving Park Catholic Woman s Club: Mrs. Dolores Schoewe Market Day: Mrs. Connie Glorioso, Coordinator Polish Altar Servers Fr. Michael Rosa, Moderator English Altar Servers: Fr. Robert Pajor, Moderator Polish Club of the Good Shepherd: Mr. Andrzej Parada, President Polish Rosary Group: Mrs. Helena Lesak, President Polish Saturday School: Sr. Genowefa Potaczała, Director Polish School Parents Assn.: Mrs. Władysława Mitoraj, Pres. Radość: Miss Marzena Kulesza, Music Teacher Kropeczki: Sr. Anna Strycharz Zawaternik: Bernadetta i Jan Bobek St. Ferdinand Athletic: Mrs. Linda Ward St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club: Mr. Tadeusz Kulasik, President St. Ferdinand School Board: Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart, Chairperson St. Vincent DePaul Society: Mr. Stanley Mastalerz, President Teens of Our Church (TORCH): Fr. Michael Rosa Youth Minister The Faustinum Association of Apostles of the Divine Mercy: Fr. Jason Torba, Moderator Ushers Club: Mr. Peter Holod, President Pro-Life Coordinators: Tony Mangiaracina, Helena Lasak Chapel Choir Conductor Julie Kania Word of Life Dito Camara Holy Spirit Missionary Association: Sr. Elwira Dziuk Notre Dame Athletics: Mr. Nicholas Marzec Notre Dame Board of Directors: Mrs. Dia Weil, Chairperson

14 St. Ferdinand Church 5900 W. Barry Ave. Chicago, IL Phone: (773) St. Ferdinand Parish Rev. Zdzisław (Jason) Torba, Pastor Rev. Robert Pajor, Associate Pastor Rev. Michał (Michael) Rosa, Associate Pastor Rev. Albert Judy, OP PT Associate Pastor Rev. Raymond O Connor, CMF Weekend Help Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon ENGLISH MASS TIMES POLISH Weekdays W ciągu tygodnia 6:30 AM and 8:00 AM 7:00 PM Saturdays Sobota 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Anticipated) 7:00 AM Sundays Niedziela 8:30 AM 7:00 AM 10:00 AM (Chapel) 10:15 AM 12:30 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM RECONCILIATION / SPOWIEDŹ ŚWIĘTA Monday Saturday / od poniedziałku do soboty 6:30 PM 7:00 PM Saturday / Sobota 8:30 AM 9:00 AM First Friday of the month / Pierwszy piątek miesiąca 6:00 PM 7:30 PM St. Ferdinand School: Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Head of School Notre Dame High School for Girls Office: Irene Heidelbauer Principal Religious Education Office: ex. 352 Sr. Anna Strycharz D.R.E. St. Ferdinand Polish Saturday School: ex 303 Sr. Genowefa Potaczała Principal Christian OutReach (COR): Mrs. Lu Caravette, Director Missionary Sisters of Christ the King Sr. Anna Strycharz, Superior Sr. Boguslawa Trus, Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Sr. Genowefa Potaczała BAPTISM: For Children: a pre-baptism class is required for Baptism of the first child. Classes are held in English on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30PM in the Church, and in Polish on the last Tuesday of each month at 7:30PM in the Church. Following registration, the sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in English on the second Saturday each month at 6:00PM and on the fourth Sunday of the month at the 12:30PM Mass. The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in Polish on the first Saturday of the month at 6:00PM and on the third Sunday of the month at the 3:00PM Mass. Please call the rectory to register at 773/ For Adults: Classes are taught through the Rite of Christian Initiation Program (RCIA) on Sunday mornings at 10:00AM. Please call Stan Mastalerz, the RCIA Director at 773/ for more information. MARRIAGES: Must be arranged at least four months prior to the ceremony. Please call the rectory.

15 CHURCH NAME AND NUMBER St. Ferdinand #639 ADDRESS 5900 Barry Avenue Chicago, Illinois PHONE CONTACT PERSON I WILL BE ON VACATION UNTIL AUGUST 27TH. PLEASE DIRECT ALL QUES- TION TO DOROTA GOLDA AT ST. FERDINAND S PARISH BY CALLING EX. 10. Thank you. Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska Monday Friday (Anytime) SOFTWARE Microsoft Publisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pak 4 PRINTER HP Photo Smart P1100 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday, 7:00AM NUMBER OF PAGES SENT Cover through 16 (ads on page 14 and 15) Page 16 is church copy SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN August 5, 2012 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 18th Ordinary Sunday