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2 Page Two Palm Sunday April 13, 2014 Mass Intentions The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for: Rose and Ann Coco Jozef Sikon Jr. MONDAY April 14, :00 AM Abbatiello and Giova Families rq. Family 12:00 PM (Noon) Diana Reyes rq. Family 6:00 PM Confession in Polish 7:00 PM Mass in Polish TUESDAY April 15, :00 AM Recovery of Health for Anthony R. Coco 12:00 PM (Noon) Walenty Rebisz rq. Family 7:00 PM Mass in Polish WEDNESDAY April 16, :00 AM Peter Caravette rq. Wife 12:00 PM (Noon) Rosario Lim rq. Edida Ong and Family 7:00 PM Mass in Polish HOLY THURSDAY April 17 8:00 AM Morning Prayer 6:00 PM Mass in English 8:00 PM Mass in Polish 9:00 PM Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration until Midnight GOOD FRIDAY April 18 8:00 AM Morning Prayer 12:00 PM Living Stations of the Cross in English 3:00 PM Stations of the Cross in Polish 6:00 PM Liturgy of the Good Friday in English 8:00 PM Liturgy of the Good Friday in Polish 10:00 PM Adoration of the Tomb of Jesus until Easter Vigil HOLY SATURDAY April 19, :00 AM Morning Prayer 10:00 AM 2:00 PM Bilingual Blessing of the Easter Baskets in the Church (every 30 min.) 8:00 PM Bilingual Easter Vigil EASTER SUNDAY April 20, :00 AM Resurrection Mass in Polish 8:30 AM All Parishioners 10:00 AM All Parishioners 10:15 AM Jarosław Selwon zmarły w Polsce w 6 miesięcy po śmierci; Zbigniew i Halina Selwon zmarli w Polsce w rocznicę śmierci 12:30 PM All Parishioners 3:00 PM Dziękczynna za otrzymane łaski z prośbą o dalsze Boże błogosławieństwo dla Kasi i Pawła na nowej drodze życia; o Boże błogosławieństwo dla Marka Orzeł i jego rodziny; O opiekę Matki Bożej dla właścicieli i pracowników restauracji Barbakan Marriage Banns Second: Paweł Skalski and Agnieszka Zając Congratulations! Congratulations to Władysława i Jan Mitoraj on their 40th Wedding Anniversary Rest in Peace Please remember to pray for the souls of all our faithful departed, especially: Cornellia Dluzak The Parish Office will close on Holy Thursday at 4:00PM and remain closed on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. 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.

3 April 13, 2014 Palm 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 Mary Ayello Florence Magro Sharon Moody Anthony R. Coco Veronica Signo Lottie Chrapla Violet Del Vacchio Rosalie Anastos Edward Waytula Pat Ostrowski William Keleher Arlene Garcia Diana Krzyzanowski Geraldine Spano Nick Paolino Theresa Duval Adam Shershen Bernice Lutke Jean Staniszewski William Napier Josephine Coco Laura Schofield Calvin Upton Julie D Agostino Luna Family Margery Janz Brianna Jurczykowski Susan Milostan Robert Malek Michael F. Coco Tish Vanoni Jodi Mack Geraldine Mack Agnes Coco Ester Baran Al Fitzgibbons Isabell Beyer Kathleen McGinniss Deadra Kusek Stanley Podgorny Tom Sobczak Marietta Falbo Laverne Greco Steve Johns Barbara Alderson Bernadine Jablonski Henryk Sykula Anna DeBold Kathleen Barr Mary Haltin Virginia Starsiak Veena Bhat Pat Flynn Maria & Veronica Segovia Frances Skrabacz Marion Watermann Richard Behrendt Irene & Joseph Biancalana Alice Marzec Maria Dysico Steve Garorowski Grace Miceli Zofia Nicpon Marcey Iwanski Sue Buzinski Dolly D Agostino 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. SPC Jeffrey Foerster Our Stewardship of Treasure DUE TO AN EARLIER BULLETIN SUBMISSION DATE THE COLLECTION FROM THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 5/6 WILL BE REPORTED NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU. Thank you for sharing your TREASURE with St. Ferdinand Parish Bóg zapłać! 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. CHURCH CLEANING 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 HOLY THURSDAY 6:00 PM L: D. Lasiewicz; EM: Dr. L. Mastalerz, E. Mele GOOD FRIDAY 6:00 PM L: A. Vaccaro; EM: M. Madrano, R. Scarpelli EASTER VIGIL 8:00 PM L: Dr. L. Mastalerz, E. Camara, J. Lohrmann; EM: Priest, Deacon, T. Czosnyka EASTER SUNDAY 8:30 AM L: J. McGinniss; EM: E. Mele, A. Vaccaro 10:00 AM L: Sr. J. Pertle; EM: M.A. Barnhart, D. Antos, D. Ash, T. Anaya, E. Anaya 12:30 PM L: M. Syodia; EM: H. Syodia, Dr. M. Starsiak

4 April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday Page Four A Palm Sunday Meditation: Take Up My Cross? Palm Sunday raises at least two important spiritual questions for Christians: What does it mean to be like Jesus? And what does it mean to take up our crosses, just like he did? First, you don't need to go looking for your cross. Life gives them to you. Whether it's an illness or a tough family relationship or trouble in school or problems on the job. The real cross is the one that you don't want. Because it's hardly a cross if you want it. Just like it was for Jesus. Second, we are asked by Jesus to accept our crosses. Now, what does that mean? Well, first it means accepting that suffering is a reality in your life, and being honest about it. Perhaps more importantly, it means not passing along the bitterness that you feel. That doesn't mean that when you're with friends or family members or counselors, you can't talk about it or complain about it or even cry about it. That's both healthy and natural. But it does mean that if you're angry about your boss or about school or about your family, you don't pass along that anger or bitterness or meanness to others. If you have a lousy boss, does that mean that you should be mean to your family? If you have a difficult family situation, does that mean that you should be angry with your coworkers? If you are having problems at school, does that mean that you should be cruel to your family? Your cross is your cross. It shouldn't become someone else's. Third, wait for the resurrection. Because in every cross there will be some invitation to new life, to a new way of relating to God, and often in a way that may not be immediately apparent. In other words, where is the new life that God is holding out for you? And how will it come? Is it in forgiving someone in your family? Moving away from an unhealthy work environment? Letting go of something that prevented you from being more loving? Trusting in yourself a little more? Surrendering yourself to the future that God has in store for you? God's gift of resurrection is usually a complete surprise, just like it was for the Apostles. And just as the Apostles discovered on Easter Sunday, the resurrection does not come when you expect it. It sometimes takes a long time to come at all. And when it does come, it's often not what you would expect it to look like. Most of all, it's often hard to describe, because it's personal it's your resurrection. When I was a Jesuit novice, I worked in a hospital for seriously ill people, and every Friday we had a little discussion group. One young woman, who had been in a wheelchair for many years told me something that completely surprised me. She said that she used to think of her chair as a cross which would have been my reaction but lately, she said, she thought of it as her resurrection. She said, "My wheelchair helps me get around. Without it, I wouldn't be able to do anything. It brings me life." Despite our crosses, or maybe because of them, these resurrections in our lives do come. You have Jesus's word on that. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, culture editor of America and author of 'The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and My Life with the Saints.'

5 Page Five Palm Sunday April 13, 2014 Holy Week Schedule Holy Thursday Bus Pilgrimage Monday, April 7, :00 PM Reconciliation Service Holy Thursday, April 17, :00 AM Morning Prayer 6:00 PM Mass 9:30 PM Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration until Midnight Good Friday, April 18, :00 AM Morning Prayer 12:00 PM Living Stations of the Cross 6:00 PM Liturgy 10:00 PM Adoration of the Tomb of Jesus until Easter Vigil Holy Saturday, April 19, :00 AM Morning Prayer 10:00 AM 2:00 PM Bilingual Blessing of the Easter Baskets in the Church (every 30 min.) 8:00 PM Bilingual Easter Vigil Easter Sunday, April 20, :30 AM Mass in Church 10:00 AM Mass in Chapel 12:30 PM Mass in Church Please note: there will be NO MASS AT 5:00pm Easter Monday, April 21, :30 AM Mass 8:00 AM Mass Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27, 2014 The Novena will begin on Good Friday and will continue through Sunday following the Mass at 8:00AM. On Sunday, April 27 the celebration of Feast of Divine Mercy will start with 12:30pm Mass in English followed by the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and will conclude with 3:00pm Mass in Polish. When we are born we begin a pilgrimage to get to heaven. For some, that pilgrimage is long and for some the pilgrimage is short. The Knights of Columbus of Mater Christi Council would like to take part of that pilgrimage with you as we travel to seven churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago, on Holy Thursday, April 17 th, stopping at each to visit the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and offer prayers for each other and our families. Our first stop will be at the home of Cardinal Francis George where we will have an outdoor candlelight prayer service offering prayers as he undergoes his treatment for cancer. We will then visit; Our Lady of Mt Carmel, St. Thomas of Canterbury, St. Mary of the Lake, St. Gregory the Great, Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Jerome and St. Ignatius Church. At each church we encourage everyone to join us in front of the church as we pray for 1. Our children (1 st decade of the rosary of the Sorrowful Mother) 2. Those that are lonely, depressed or may be considering abortion (2 nd decade of the rosary of the Sorrowful Mother) 3. Those that have no place to live (3 rd decade of the rosary of the Sorrowful Mother) 4. Those that are hungry (4 th decade of the rosary of the Sorrowful Mother) 5. Those that suffer from any addiction (5 th decade of the rosary of the Sorrowful Mother) 6. Those that are unemployed (6 th decade of the rosary of the Sorrowful Mother) 7. For Our Priests and religious. (7 th decade of the rosary of the Sorrowful Mother) We hope that you will want to join us as we pilgrimage together. The pilgrimage will start after the 6:00 PM mass at St. Ferdinand s and then we will meet on Belmont Ave, by the north parking log. The ticket price is $5 for children high school age and younger and $8 for adults. Tickets can be purchased at the rectory by calling (773) (Credit card, cash or check accepted) Bring your entire family, your neighbors and friends. We would like to have four buses filled with parishners of St. Ferdinand Church.

6 April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday Page Six Good bye and Good luck! It is with sadness that we bid farewell to Dorothy Golda, our parish secretary for the past ten years. She has been the willing hands and happy heart helping to make our parish the great place to worship. No task was too big or too small for her. Dorothy s background is in accounting and she recently has met additional state education requirements and became CPA certified, therefore her desire is to work in the field of her education and interest. Her last day in the office will be April 15. We will miss her smiling face and gentle manner. She has very efficiently kept things running in the parish office. To all that came in contact with her, she was always able to help. You will be missed greatly, but we realize that exciting opportunities and challenges await you. May everyday in your new job be rich and rewarding! Congratulations and God Bless you in your new endeavor! THANK YOU! Yesterday is a history, tomorrow mystery, today is a gift. For the past ten years I have experienced many todays. I have met a lot of people, work with many and learned something from each of you. Every person that I have met here at St. Ferdinand Parish contributed to my either personal, spiritual or professional grow and I would like to thank all of you for that. I am going to try to list everyone that I would like to thank in order they came to my life. If I forget mention someone dear, please forgive me there is a place for each of you in my heart, even if you slipped my mind. I thank: Fr. David Cortesi (please keep watching over me), Fr. Bill Holbrook, Dan Costigan (thank you for introducing me to St. Ferdinand Family), Joe Kummer (always appreciate correcting my English), Dcn. Ron Weiner, Dcn. Irv Hotcaveg, Wendy Braunsdorf (you taught me a lot), Lu Caravette, Andrew Warzocha and Sr. Grace (both of you made my work a fun place to be), Sr. Hyacintha, Fr. Mark Jurzyk, Fr. Roman Rataj, Fr. Mariusz Stefanowski, Fr. Thomas Sztandera, Fr. Robert Pajor, Ireneusz Mierzejek, Fr. Michael Rosa. Special thanks to people who I have worked the longest and also to those who joined St. Ferdinand Family not too long ago: Fr. Jason Torba (thanks for being my mentor and not so bossy boss), Fr. Albert Judy, Fr. Ray O Conner, Sr. Bernadetta (will miss having you in the next office), Sr. Gloria (your happiness is very contagious and I thank you for that), Sr. Genowefa, Sr. Anna, Helena Lesak (you were like a mother to me), Elizabeth Ceisel Mikowska (thanks for being there for us when we needed you), Norbert Garczynski (I will still call you if something breaks down), Kamil Duda (it was fun to discover thoughts of next generation), Charles Clemente, Br. James Drangsholt (who will I call when I am late for work?), Fr. Marcin Zasada and seminarian Paul Barwikowski. I express my gratitude to all of you, Parish Groups and Organizations, both schools: St. Ferdinand and Notre Dame High School, Volunteers and Parishioners. I will miss you ALL. Thank you and God bless You! Dorota Dorothy Golda LADIES OF ST. ANNE Will meet on Wednesday, April 16 at 11:30AM in the convent, 5936 W. Barry. The regular meeting will be a Card and Bunco party. The tickets will be $4.00. Please note: this is not a luncheon. Dessert and coffee will be served. Bring a friend, and come and enjoy playing Bunco. All are welcome. We ask everyone to please bring some non perihiable food items which will be donated to ur food Pantry here at St. Ferdinand. All donations are greatly appreciated. Ministry Enrichment Gathering Saturday, April 26 The Archdiocesan Office for Divine Worship, along with Liturgy Training Publications, are hosting a Ministry Enrichment Gathering for liturgical ministers. It will be an opportunity to gather for prayer, training and formation. The event will be held at St. John of the Cross Parish, 5005 Wolf Road in Western Springs, at 9:15 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Catholic Family Day at Six Flags Great America Sunday, June 22 Join Catholic families from around the Archdiocese of Chicago for the first ever Catholic Family Day at Six Flags Great America theme park, 542 North II Route 21 in Gurnee. The event will begin with Mass at 9:30 a.m. and tickets are $34 per person. The picnic package is $47.62, which includes park admission and an all you can eat buffet what will be open from 1:30 until 3 p.m. Order tickets online at greatamerica and enter the promo code: CATHOLIC when making a purchase. For more information, visit StrategicPastoralPlan/StrongCatholicParents/ or call MUNDELEIN SEMINARY EVENING OF TRIBUTE Cardinal George will attend the Evening of Tribute sponsored by the University of St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary at the Sheraton Chicago, 301 East North Water Street in Chicago. The honorees of the evening will be Rev. Msgr. Daniel Mayall with the 2014 Joseph Cardinal Bernardin As Those Who Serve Award and William and Lois McEssy with the 2014 Francis Cardinal George Cristo Gloria Award. CONTACT: Media Relations Office,

7 April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday Page Seven Hundreds to Venerate Renowned Religious Icon in Chicago In a rare traditional religious ceremony, hundreds of Catholics are expected to take part in welcoming the Black Madonna, and icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa, to the following parishes: May 10 7:00pm St. Ferdinand Church, 5900 W. Barry Ave., Chicago, IL (773) May 11 7:00pm St. Ladislaus Church, 3343 N. Long St., Chicago, IL (773) May 12 7:00pm Jesuits Millennium Center, 5835 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL (773) May 13 7:00pm St. Hyacinth Basilica, 3636 W. Wolfram St., Chicago, IL (773) May 14 7:30pm Holy Trinity Polish Mission, 1118 Noble St., Chicago, IL (773) May 15 7:00pm St. Mary of Czestochowa, 3010 S. 48 th Ct., Cicero, IL (708) May 16 5:00pm St. Rosalie Church, 4401 N. Oak Park Rd., Harwood Heights, IL (708) May 17 6:00pm Cistercian Fathers Polish Mission, 116 Hilton St., Willow Springs (708) The icon, a replica of the famous Black Madonna of Czestochowa, has traveled from the Pacific coast of Russia, throughout Europe, racking up over 40,000 miles of travel while being seen by millions of Catholic and Orthodox faithful. The Ocean to Ocean pilgrimage, an unprecedented effort for the international pro life movement, is being presented by Human Life International, the world s largest grassroots pro life organization, whose European leaders launched the pilgrimage in the summer of Eventually, the icon will continue throughout the Southern Hemisphere before returning to Poland, where it was written and blessed by the ordinary of Czestochowa. This pilgrimage is intended to awaken the faithful about the urgency of defending life from the moment of conception, said Father Peter West, Vice President of HLI and chairman of the pilgrimage committee. Hundreds of thousands, in venerating the image, have recommitted to restoring a Culture of Life, while hosting discussions, lectures and contests around the visitation of the icon. Truly, our Blessed Mother, as Mediatrix of all grace, is interceding on our behalf with her Son, the Lord of Life, and we will see a return to respect for life and family. This event is free and open to the public. Voluntary donations to support the pilgrimage will be requested. For photos and more information on Human Life International s Ocean to Ocean pilgrimage, visit More information regarding detailed program of the visit in our parish is forthcoming. LASALLIAN LOUNGE CONCERT Sunday, April 27 th, p.m. Dvorak s Piano Trio No.4 (Dumky), Op 90: Olena Hirna violin, Halyna Kuleshko cello and Oksana Pidruchna piano. These three exceptional musicians are all educators and have been symphony performers in the Chicagoland area for many years. The concert will be presented in the intimate setting of the LaSallian Lounge, located on the second floor of the Stahl Family Theatre, 5900 W. Belmont, Chicago Order tickets by mail, phone or internet , All tickets $20.00 includes complimentary wine, coffee, tea and snacks. (Only 40 patrons can be accommodated.)

8 April 6, 2014 Palm Sunday Page Eight THIS WEEK AT ST. FERDINAND PARISH Monday April 14, 2014 NO EVENING ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOLY WEEK 10:00AM Friendship Club (Convent) Tuesday April 15, 2014 NO EVENING ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOLY WEEK We invite you to join us in this simple expression of our love for Christ and His love for us in the morning of Good Friday, April 18, 2014 Route Walking in silence through the heart of Chicago, from the Daley Center Plaza to Holy Name Cathedral. Schedule We gather at Daley Plaza at 8:45 AM, and begin promptly at 9:00 AM with an introduction. The scheduled arrival at Holy Name Cathedral is around 11:30am, and the last station is expected to conclude around noon. Additional Information The total length of the walk is approximately two miles. Participants are encouraged to be prepared for fatigue, and for possible inclement weather. For information contact us via phone (312) or The Way of the Cross is sponsored by the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation. GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION Christians around the world are united in a special way during Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Our hearts, minds and prayers are also especially aware of the Holy Land. Our parish, once a year on Good Friday, is called on to support Christians in the Holy Land. Many Christians in the Holy Land depend on the collection for their lives. As a pontifical collection requested by Pope Francis, the annual Good Friday Collection offers a direct link for parishioners to be witnesses of peace and to help protect the Holy Places. When you donate on Good Friday, you are supporting Christians in the Holy Land. Franciscans and others in the Holy Land are housing and feeding the poor, providing religious formation and education, maintaining shrines and parishes, and conducting pastoral ministry. For more information, visit The Good Friday Collection is requested by the Holy Father. Please be as generous as your abundance allows. Wednesday April 16, 2014 NO EVENING ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOLY WEEK 9:00AM Ladies of St. Anne (Convent) 5:00PM Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena (Church) HOLY Thursday April 17, 2014 NO EVENING ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOLY WEEK INSTITUTION OF PRIESTHOOD Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the sacrament of the priesthood. During the Last Supper, Jesus offers himself as the Passover sacrifice, the sacrificial lamb, and teaches that every ordained priest is to follow the same sacrifice in the exact same way. On that day, please remember and keep in prayers all priests, but especially the priests working in our parish, our pastor, Fr. Jason Torba and the associate pastors PT and weekend help: Fr. Marcin Zasada, Fr. Albert Judy, and Fr. Ray O Connor. May Mary, the Mother of all the priests, fill them with a renewed vigour to celebrate the precious gift of priesthood and the God s infinite love reach out to all our beloved priests! God Bless! GOOD Friday April 18, 2014 NO EVENING ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOLY WEEK Parish Office Closed HOLY Saturday April 19, 2014 NO EVENING ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOLY WEEK Parish Office Closed EASTER Sunday April 20, 2013 NO ACTIVITIES

9 Page Nine Palm Sunday April 13, 2014 Schedule of parish groups and organizations guarding the Tomb of Jesus on Good Friday and Holy Saturday

10 April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday Page Ten Niedziela Palmowa, zwana w liturgii Niedzielą Męki Pańskiej, rozpoczyna w Kościele obchody najważniejszego tygodnia Wielkiego Tygodnia. Uroczystości Niedzieli Palmowej przybliżają nas do przeżyć Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego punktu kulminacyjnego w całej historii zbawienia. Wielki Tydzień rozpoczyna się w atmosferze triumfu. Wszyscy czterej ewangeliści pozostawili opis radosnego wjazdu Chrystusa do Jerozolimy. Zmierzając ku miastu od strony Góry Oliwnej, Jezus dosiadł osiołka, a tłum witający Syna Bożego rozścielał na drodze płaszcze i gałązki drzew. ( ) Liturgia Kościoła nawiązuje ściśle do wydarzeń sprzed bez mała dwóch tysięcy lat. Zamiar ten potwierdzony był już w dokumentach z IV wieku, które zawierały opis zwyczaju, kultywowanego wówczas w Jerozolimie: patriarcha dosiadający osła wjeżdżał do miasta drogą, opisaną w Piśmie Świętym. WIELKI CZWARTEK USTANOWIENIE SAKRAMENTU KAPŁAŃSTWA Wielki Czwartek to wspomnienie ustanowienia Sakramentów Eucharystii i Kapłaństwa. Jest to więc święto wszystkich kapłanów. Jest to dzień, w którym bardziej niż każdego innego dnia w roku mamy okazję uświadomić sobie, jak wiele kapłanom zawdzięczamy. PORZĄDEK WIELKIEGO TYGODNIA W J. POLSKIM Poniedziałek 14 kwiecień 2014 Spowiedź Św. 6:00 9:00 PM Wielki Czwartek 17 kwiecień :00* PM Msza Św. *Adoracja Najświętszego Sakramentu będzie kontynuowana po Mszy św. do północy. Wielki Piątek 18 kwiecień :00 PM Droga Krzyżowa 8:00* PM Liturgia Wielkiego Piątku *Po Liturgi Wielkiego Piątku czuwanie przy Grobie Pańskim i Adoracja Najświętszego Sakramentu przez całą dobę do Wigilii Paschalnej Wielka Sobota 19 kwiecień :00 2:00 PM Święcenie pokarmów w J. polskim i angielskim w Kościele (co 30 min.) 8:00 PM Dwujęzyczna Wigilia Paschalna Niedziela Wielkanocna 20 kwiecień :00 AM Rezurekcja 10:15 AM Msza św. 3:00 PM Msza św. Nie ma Mszy św. o godz. 7:00 PM Poniedziałek Wielkanocny 21 kwiecień 14 9:30 AM Msza św. 7:00 PM Msza św. W dniu, w którym Pan Jezus ofiarował Kościołowi dar Eucharystii, a wraz z nią ustanowił kapłaństwo, pragniemy skierować słowa podziękowania oraz życzeń do kapłanów pracujących w naszej parafii, ks. Zdzisława Torby, proboszcza oraz ks. Marcina Zasade, wikariusza oraz księży Alberta Judy i Ray O Connor. Życzymy Wam gorących serc, abyście stając przy człowieku w jego ziemskiej wędrówce podnosili to, co słabe, prostowali to, co powikłane i wzbudzali nadzieję. Niech Wasza szlachetna posługa siania ziarna Bożej Prawdy i prowadzenia ludzi do spotkania z Chrystusem w sakramentach przynosi radość. Niech przyczynia się do budowania jedności Kościoła naszego Domu. Matka Chrystusa, Matka Kapłanów swą macierzyńską miłością niechaj broni, osłania i czuwa nad Wami. Szczęść Boże! NOWENNA DO MIŁOSIERDZIA BOŻEGO Nowennę rozpoczniemy bezpośrednio po Liturgii Wielkiego Piątku przed Grobem Pańskim: w Wielką Sobotę w czasie czuwania modlitewnego; w Niedzielę Zmartwychwstania przed Mszą Św. Rezurekcyjną o godzinie 5:30 rano; od Poniedziałku Wielkanocnego do piątku po Mszy św. o godz. 7:00 wieczorem. w sobotę po Mszy św. o godz. 7:00 rano przed uroczystością Święta Miłosierdzia Bożego w sobotę wieczorem od godz. 7:00 9:00 Nabożeństwo przygotowujące.

11 April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday Page Eleven DZIĘKUJEMY! Z wielkim żalem pragniemy powiadomić, że w dniu 15 kwietnia odchodzi z biura parafialnego, sekretarka p. Dorota Gołda, pracująca w naszej parafii przez ostatnie 10 lat. P. Dorota ma wykształcenie ekononiczne i w ostatnim czasie zdobyła najwyższe kwalifikacje z księgowości, tzw. certyfikat CPA dlatego też pragnie rozpocząć pracę w swoim zawodzie. Dziękujemy Jej za oddanie, uśmiech, życzliwość, cierpliwość i wyrozumiałość oraz profesjonalizm i wzorowe prowadzenie biura parafialnego. Życzymy by nowa praca wzbogacała w doświadczenia i była zadowoleniem oraz pasmem sukcesów i docenienia Jej rzetelnej pracy. Będzie nam brak Jej uśmiechu i życzliwości oraz zawsze pomocnej dłoni. Szczęść Boże! Wczoraj jest historią, jutro tajemnicą, dzisiaj darem. Przez ostatnie dziesięć lat doświadczyłam wielu dzisiaj. Poznałam mnóstwo ludzi, pracowałam z wieloma i od każdego z Was coś się nauczyłam. Każda osoba, którą poznałam w parafii Św. Ferdynanda, przyczyniła się do mojego intelektualnego, duchowego i zawodowego rozwoju i chciałabym Wam wszystkim za to podziękować. Spróbuję wymienić wszystkich, którym chcę podziękować w kolejności w jakiej pojawiliście się w moim życiu. Jeśli zapomnę wspomnieć kogokolwiek mi drogiego, proszę o wybaczenie dla każdego z was jest miejsce w moim sercu nawet jeśli wymkneliście się z mojej pamięci. Serdecznie dziękuję: Ks. David owi Cortesi (proszę bądź wciąż moim Aniołem Stróżem), ks. Bill owi Holbrook, Dan owi Costigan (dziękuję za przyjęcie mnie do Rodziny Św. Ferdynanda ), Joe owi Kummer (zawsze będę wdzięczna za poprawianie mojego angielskiego), diakonom: Ron owi Weiner i Irv owi Hotcaveg, Wendy Braunsdorf (byłaś najlepszą nauczycielką), Lu Caravette, Andrzejowi Warzocha i s. Gracjanie (oboje wnosiliście wiele radości do naszych codziennych zajęć), s. Hiacyncie, ks. Markowi Jurzyk, ks. Romanowi Rataj, ks. Mariuszowi Stefanowskiemu, ks. Tomaszowi Sztandera, ks. Robertowi Pajor, Ireneuszowi Mierzejek i ks. Michałowi Rosa. Szczególne podziękowania dla osób, z którymi pracowałam najdłużej jak również dla tych, którzy niedawno wstąpili do Rodziny św. Ferdynanda : ks. Proboszczowi Zdzisławowi Torba (za bycie nie tylko szefem, ale doradcą i nauczycielem), ks. Albertowi Judy, ks. Ray owi O Connor, s. Bernadecie (będzie mi Ciebie bardzo brakowało), s. Bogusławie (Twoje zawsze radosne usposobienie emanowało w koło), s. Genowefie, s. Annie, pani Helence Lesak (jesteś dla mnie jak druga matka), Elżbiecie Ceisel Mikowskiej (dziękuję, że zawsze mogliśmy na Ciebie liczyć), Norbertowi Garczyńskiemu (będę dzwonić jak coś się popsuje), Kamilowi Duda (dzięki Tobie wiem jak myśli młodsze pokolenie), Charles owi Clemente, br. James owi Drangsholt (do kogo zadzwonie jak będę spóźniona do pracy?), ks. Marcinowi Zasada i klerykowi Pawłowi Barwikowskiemu. Dziękuję również wszystkim członkom grup i organizacji parafialnych, nauczycielom i pracownikom szkoły Św. Ferdynanda i Notre Dame oraz wszystkim wolontariuszom i parafianom. Będę za Wami wszystkimi tęsknić. Dzękuję Wam bardzo, niech Bóg ma Was wszystkich w Swojej opiece! Dorota p. Dorotka Gołda PROGRAM Uroczystości w parafii Św. Ferdynanda Rozpoczęcie 26 kwietnia (sobota) o godz. 9:00 wieczorem: Wystawienie Najświętszego Sakramentu i Nabożeństwo wigilijne przygotowujące do Święta Miłosierdzia Bożego Modliwy za wstawienictwem bł. Jana Pawła II Film z pobytu papieża w Chicago w 1979 i spotkania z Polakami Przypomnienie tekstów papieskich, w których szczególnie zwracał się do nas Polaków Godz. 12 o północy Msza św. z niedzieli Święta Miłosierdzia Bożego Godz. 2 am transmisja z Rzymu z uroczystości kanonizacyjnych prowadzona przez telewizję TRWAM Koncert Jan Paweł II Święty, Polak, Patriota Polska Katolicka Szkoła im. Św. Ferdynanda organizuje po raz trzeci koncert pieśni patriotycznej, w tym roku poświęcony osobie kanonizowanego rodaka papieża Jana Pawła II. Koncert dobędzie się w niedzielę 27 kwietnia o godz. 4pm w kaplicy szkolnej, wstęp wolny. Wykonawcy: uczniowie z polskiej szkoły, schole szkolne, chór z Trójcowa, Chicagowskie Słowiki, harcerze. Ojczyzna jest naszą Matką. Ziemia Polska jest Matką szczególną. ZAPRASZAMY!

12 April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday Page Twelve Ikona Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej w swojej pielgrzymce Od Oceanu do Oceanu przez świat w obronie życia odwiedzi Chicago W dniach od 10 do 18 maja 2014 r. pielgrzymująca Ikona Częstochowska będzie odwiedzać następujące parafie: 10 maja o godz. 7:00 wieczorem kościół św. Ferdynanda, 5900 W. Barry Ave., Chicago, IL 11 maja o godz. 7:00 wieczorem kościół św. Władysława, 3343 N. Long St., Chicago, IL 12 maja o godz. 7:00 wieczorem Jezuickie Centrum Milenijne, 5835 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 13 maja o godz. 7:00 wieczorem Bazylika św. Jacka, 3636 W. Wolfram St., Chicago, IL 14 maja o godz. 7:30 wieczorem Polska Misja kościół św. Trójcy, 1118 Noble St., Chicago, IL 15 maja o godz. 7:00 wieczorem Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej, 3010 S.48 th Ct. Cicero, IL 16 maja o godz. 5:00 wieczorem kościół św. Rozalii, 4401 N, Oak Park Rd. Harwood Heights, IL 17 maja o godz. 6:00 wieczorem Polska Misja oo. cystersów, 116 Hilton St. Willow Spring, IL Uroczyste pożegnanie: 18 maja o godz. 6:00 wieczorem na zakończenie wizyty u oo. cystersów. Podróżująca Ikona jest kopią oryginalnej wielkości, wykonaną tradycyjną metodą ikonograficzną. Została ona przyłożona do oryginału i poświęcona na Jasnej Górze przez abpa Stanisława Nowaka metropolitę częstochowskiego 28 stycznia 2012 roku. W swojej peregrynacji przejechała już ok. 100 tys. km. (ok. 62 tys. mil). Intencją pielgrzymki jest obrona ludzkiego życia i rodziny. I etap peregrynacji rozpoczął się we Władywostoku w Rosji, a zakończył w Fatimie i Nazaré w Portugalii. Trasa wiodła przez 24 kraje Azji i Europy (Rosję, Białoruś, Ukrainę, Łotwę, Litwę, Polskę, Czechy, Słowację, Węgry, Rumunię, Słowenię, Chorwację, Włochy, Austrię, Lichtenstein, Szwajcarię, Niemcy, Belgię, Wielką Brytanię, Irlandię, Francję, Hiszpanię i Portugalię) i wyniosła 65 tys. km. (40 tys. mil). Matka Boża odwiedziła 75 katedr, 73 wielkie sanktuaria (w tym Lourdes i Fatimę), ok. 50 cerkwi prawosławnych oraz niezliczoną liczbę parafii katolickich. Zatrzymywała się także na rynkach wielu miast, w szpitalach, więzieniach, schroniskach dla kobiet w ciąży kryzysowej, hospicjach oraz z modlitwą pod klinikami aborcyjnymi. Maryja pokazuje głęboką wiarę współczesnych ludzi, korzenie chrześcijańskiej kultury oraz wielkie zagrożenie atakiem cywilizacji śmierci. Pochyla się nad każdym cierpiącym, leczy poranienie współczesnych ludzi i prowadzi ich do Swojego Syna, Jezusa Chrystusa. Od 24 sierpnia 2013 r. Czarna Madonna wędruje po Ameryce Północnej. Przejechała już ponad 35 tys. km (22 tys. mil). Pielgrzymkę koordynuje Human Life International. Zbliża się Jej wizyta w Chicago, która została objęta patronatem ks. Kardynała Francis George a, Arcybiskupa Chicago. Koordynatorem na te dni jest Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Fundacji Jana Pawla II w Chicago. Więcej informacji po polsku O szczegółowych informacjach dotyczących wizyty Ikony MB Częstochowskiej w naszej parafii poinformujemy wkrótce. Fundacja Kultury Tatrzańskiej pragnie zaprosić w sobotę 26 kwietnia, 2014 na wycieczkę pielgrzymkę autobusem po chicagowskich miejscach, w których znajduja się pomniki lub pamiątki poświęcone Janowi Pawłowi II. Autobus zabierze pielgrzymów z dwóch lokacji: 9:00 rano Kościół Świętej Trójcy, 1118 N. Noble Street Chicago, IL 60642, 9:30 Kościół św Błażeja, 6101 S. 75th Ave. Summit, IL W kościele św. Błażeja będziemy modlić się w nowej kaplicy przy relikwiach (kropla krwi) bł. Jana Pawła II. Około godziny 9:45 rano, pielgrzymka wyruszy i odwiedzi: Cmentarz Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego, kościół Ojców Cystersów pod wezwaniem Matki Bożej Matki Kościoła w Willow Springs, kościół św. Cyryla i Metodego w Lemont, kościół Świętych Pieciu Braci Męczenników w Chicago, bazylikę św. Jacka i kościół sw Heleny w Chicago. Zakończenie naszej wycieczkipielgrzymki nastąpi w Muzeum Polskim w Ameryce, gdzie obejrzymy pamiątki i wystawe ku czci Jana Pawła II. Koszt pielgrzymki autobusowej wynosi $30 i rezerwacji można dokonać przez e mail: info@tatrafoundation.org lub dzwoniąc pod numer Zapraszamy!

13 April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday Page Thirteen ON MISTAKEN IDENTITIES, AND PALM SUNDAY Copyright 2014 by John B. Reynolds Most marathoners I know hate it when well meaning spectators cheer runners on at the 23 mile mark by saying, You re almost there! I suppose the last three miles of a 26.2 mile event could qualify for being almost there, but marathoners understand that the final few miles of the race are tougher than all the miles leading up to the final few miles. Perhaps in similar fashion on this Palm/Passion Sunday, our Lenten journey that began with ashes weeks ago is nearly over. You re almost there! And yet in many ways, the journey is just now beginning, and the pain will be great before we arrive at the empty tomb. But things don t start out that way today. The pain Christ s own, anyway doesn t even appear to be on anybody s radar screen. Hosanna to the Son of David, cry the people spreading their cloaks on the ground and strewing palm branches down on the outskirts of Jerusalem as Jesus approaches the city. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest. Are these the same people who would be calling for Christ s crucifixion shortly thereafter? Some of them, certainly. And why do they turn on Jesus? Why do they praise him one minute and plead for his death the next? I think it s a case of mistaken identity. At least misunderstood identity. Not that this should have been, really. I mean, Jesus has been pretty specific about who he is and what he is about these past few weeks. Consider the Samaritan woman at the well who says to Jesus I know that the Messiah is coming, the one called the Support Staff Mrs. Dorota Gołda, Parish Secretary Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Administrative Assistant Ms. Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska, Bulletin Editor Mr. Kamil Duda, Website Designer/Editor Liturgical Bro. Dr. James Drangsholt, Music Director Mr. Kamil Duda, Polish Music Director Bro. Dr. James Drangsholt, Lector Coordinator Dcn. Irv Hotcaveg, Deacon Emeritus Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Homebound Ministers of Care Scheduler Parish Council Mrs. Sophie Kass President, Stanley Mastalerz, Anthony Mangiaracina, Peter Holod, Irene Heidelbauer, Mary Ann Barnhart, Joyce McGiniss, Elizabeth Kata, Maria Gal, Br. James Drangsholt, 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. David Rizzo, Grand Knight Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary: Marcia Codak St. Ferdinand Parish Christ He responds, I am he, the one speaking with you. Consider the man born blind when Jesus asks him if he believes in the Son of Man. The now seeing man says, Who is he sir, that I may believe in him? and Jesus responds, You have seen him, and the one speaking with you is he. By his own words, Jesus is the messiah, the one who is to come. And still, Crucify him! Maybe the donkey was the crowd s first clue Wouldn t this messiah who was going to return Jerusalem to power come riding into town on a great steed? A horse of war? And yet Jesus enters on an ass. Fitting. For the King of Peace Judas surmises early on that his master is not the savior king destined to overthrow Roman rule, so he cashes in his chips early. When Peter says in the courtyard, I do not know the man, there s probably a grain of truth in his words, for perhaps he, too, is clinging to the popular hope that Jesus is the promised deliverer of the Jews. And when the chief priests mock our Lord, telling him to come down from the cross, I don t doubt that some of Christ s own hope he actually does. The Great Sunday is just a week away. We re almost there! Like being twenty three miles into the marathon, though, this is where the journey really begins, and the pain Jesus endures between now and then will bring us to tears. When Christ enters Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken and asked, Who is this? See what I mean? Mistaken identity. At lease misunderstood identity. But the centurion understands at last. For all of us. Truly, this was the Son of God. Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President 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: Ms. Pat DelBoccio, Coordinator Polish Altar Servers Fr. Marcin Zasada, Moderator English Altar Servers: Fr. Marcin Zasada, Moderator Polish Club of the Good Shepherd: Mr. Andrzej Parada, President Polish Rosary Group: Mrs. Helena Lesak, President Polish School Parents Assn.: Mrs. Bogusława Łakomy, 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. Marcin Zasada 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 Tupiak Word of Life Dito Camara Holy Spirit Missionary Association: Sr. Elwira Dziuk Notre Dame Athletics: Mrs. Linda Ward Notre Dame Board of Directors: Ms. Sue Miller & Ms. Noreen Musica

14 St. Ferdinand Church 5900 W. Barry Ave. Chicago, IL Phone: (773) St. Ferdinand Parish Rev. Zdzisław (Jason) Torba, Pastor Rev. Marcin Zasada, Associate Pastor Rev. Albert Judy, OP PT Associate Pastor Rev. Raymond O Connor, CMF Weekend Help Br. James Drangsholt, OSF In Residence Dcn. Michael Wyrzykowski ENGLISH MASS TIMES POLISH Weekdays W ciągu tygodnia 8:00 AM & 12:00 Noon 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 / SAKRAMENT SPOWIEDZI 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 Director Religious Education Office: ex st Sunday of Advent1st Sunday of AdventSr. 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 Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska or 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 April 13, 2014 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Palm Sunday