MISSION STATEMENT. April 16, 2017

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1 St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish is a community dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by the Roman Catholic Church through Word, Sacraments and Service while preserving and sharing the cultural roots of the Parish. MISSION STATEMENT April 16, 2017 Parafia Świętego Stanisława Kostki jest wspólnotą, której celem jest głoszenie Ewangelii Jezusa Chrystusa według nauki Kościoła Rzymskokatolickiego. Misją parafii jest głoszenie Słowa Bożego, sprawowanie Sakramentów oraz służenie innym w zachowaniu tradycji kulturowych Hudson Ave., Rochester, NY Rectory at 34 St. Stanislaus St. Phone: Fax: e mail address: rststani@dor.org Website: Find us on Facebook: St Stanislaus Kostka Church Rochester REV. ROMAN CALY DCN. RAYMOND MIELCAREK Pastor Deacon (Retired) MRS. SONJA STENCLIK MRS. BRIDGET NOWAK MRS. MAGDALENA WNUK MRS. PAMELA MOORE MR. DARIUSZ TEREFENKO MRS. DOROTHY PROCACCINI PARISH COUNCIL: MR. HENRY HERDZIK MR. WALDEK WOJDAK MS. KATHY GUSTYN Pastoral Coordinator Finance Director Secretary/Bookkeeper Religious Education Coordinator Organist Senior Ministries Chairperson Vice-Chairperson Secretary OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM 2:30 PM. Saturday: 9:00 AM. 1:00 PM. Evenings by appointment MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (English) 11:00 a.m. (Polish) Weekdays: Monday 8:00 a.m., Tuesday 5:30 p.m., Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. with Holy Hour at 5:15 p.m. and Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 6:30 p.m. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday: 3:00 3:40 p.m. or by appointment Please remember the ST. STANISLAUS CHURCH OF ROCHESTER, NY (our legal title) considering bequests, endowments, memorials or other special contributions when making out your will. All donations are tax deductible. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Sundays at 12:15 p.m. or by appointment SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Couples are asked to contact the office at least six months before marriage is to take place. NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! Please stop at the Rectory during business hours and introduce yourself. We would like to get to know you. CARE OF THE SICK: Inform staff when relatives are confined to home so that we can arrange to have the Eucharist brought to them. Please notify us of family members living in nursing homes or institutions.

2 SATURDAY APRIL 15 Holy Saturday 8:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Special intention for Saint Stanislaus parishioners SUNDAY - APRIL 16 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord 6:30 a.m. Stanisława and Józef Tryt and Stanisław Tryt (Tryt family) 9:00 a.m. Pierwsza rocznica ślubu Moniki i Piotra Gajdek z podziękowaniem za otrzymane łaski 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass Marianna i Łukasz Biernacki (Irena Dzionara) MONDAY APRIL 17 8:00 a.m. Special intention for blessings and good health for Maria Nawrocki (Anna Werner) TUESDAY APRIL 18 5:30 p.m. 7th Anniversary: Franek Olkowski (Wife and Son) WEDNESDAY APRIL 19 8:00 a.m. St. Stanislaus parishioners THURSDAY APRIL 20 8:00 a.m. Special intention for Jessica and Zach Splain (Family) 5:30 p.m. Jan Kowynia (Ludwinek family) FRIDAY - APRIL 21 8:00 a.m. O zdrowie Hanna Knapik (Zofia Robaczyńska) 5:15 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Confession 6:00 p.m. Wiktoria i Stanisław Szlosek (Córka z Rodziną) 6:30 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy SATURDAY APRIL 22 8:00 a.m. Children and Families of First Communion Class Vigil: Divine Mercy Sunday 4:00 p.m. Zygmunt and Czesława Lewandowski (Family) SUNDAY - APRIL 23 Divine Mercy Sunday 9:00 a.m. Jeanne Marie Bello (Alfred Joseph Bello) 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass Anna i Jan Szpulak, Ryszard i Jan Urban (Rodzina) Words to Inspire the Faithful Alleluia, the Lord is Risen! Mary of Magdala went to Jesus' tomb and found that it was empty. She was the first witness of the Resurrection and announced the empty tomb to other disciples. We are called to be witnesses too. Can you imagine the joy the disciples experienced when they realized that Jesus was actually raised from the dead? Sometimes our faith in the Resurrection can run lukewarm. We don't fully doubt that Jesus was raised but we aren't fully convinced either. Once we become convinced our lives, no matter where our roads take us, will automatically radiate with joy. Like Mary, we are called to then share that joy with others so that they may realize that it is the Lord and come to believe. "Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and Halleluiah is our song." ~St. John Paul II A very warm welcome is extended to all who have come to St. Stanislaus Church to worship this Easter, as we celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord. We are grateful to our parishioners and we welcome our guests who visit us this weekend. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SUNDAY APRIL 16 No parish activities Easter Sunday MONDAY APRIL 17 7:30 p. m. - Northeast Freedom AA Group meeting (Auditorium) WEDNESDAY APRIL 19 5:30 p.m. Polish Choir practice 6:30 p.m. Polonia Civic Center meeting (Parish Hall) 7:00 p.m. Polyphonic choir practice SATURDAY APRIL 22 9:00 a.m. First Reconciliation First Communion Classes 10:00 a.m. Polish School 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Bible Study (Religious Education Center) SUNDAY APRIL 23 After each Mass: Święconka Brunch organized by Social Concerns Committeee and Festival Committee (Auditorium)

3 The Witnesses of Christ s Resurrection! Blessed Pope Paul VI in his Evangelization of the Modern World writes: A man in present times more eagerly listens to witnesses than teachers, and even if he listens to the teachers it is because they are witnesses. He encourages us Christians to be more of a witness of Jesus in our everyday lives to show that He is and lives amongst us. Living as witnesses of Jesus is more convincing than only talking about Him. The Holy Bible offers several accounts of witnesses who saw and met with our Risen Lord. The first person to see Jesus after His Passion, Death and Resurrection is Mary Magdalene (Jn20: 11-17) who saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been. And they said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, They have taken my Lord, and I do not know where they laid him. When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. Jesus said to her: Mary! She turned and said to him in Hebrew, Rabboni ; which means Teacher. Mary called Magdalene, who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, out of whom went seven devils is also the first person freed from sins and converted by Jesus after His Resurrection (Luke 8:2). From that moment on, her life changes and she follows our Lord and bears witness to His Passion, Death and Resurrection. This is why she was chosen to be the first one to see the Risen Christ. The other witnesses to the Risen Christ are the apostles, to whom Jesus appears many times. One special witness is worth mentioning Thomas called Didymus, who had a difficult time believing that Jesus is Risen based only on the word of others. Thomas wanted to touch the wounds of Risen Christ, however he heard: Blessed who have not seen and have believed. (Jn20:29) The Gospel of St. John describes another instance of two of Jesus disciples walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus. One of them is called Cleopas, the other ones name is unknown. From the Gospel according to St. Luke we learn how others were disappointed by Jesus death because they were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel. (Luke 24:21)They were coming back home feeling sad, thinking that their experience with Jesus from Nazareth ended with His death. They are depressed until the moment of a supper when they sat down at the table with Jesus, (whom they did not recognize) until after he took bread, said the blessing, broke it and gave it to them. (Luke 24:30-31) and then their eyes opened and they suddenly recognized Him. It was a pivotal moment of their conversion. Burning with the fire of God s love was not to be extinguished in them from then on. Despite the night and being exhausted from the long trip to Emmaus the disciples could not hold in their enthusiasm and they run home to proclaim that Christ is risen. Happiness is pouring out from their hearts, because they met the Risen Lord. Their strong desire to share the Good News overshadows the despair they felt earlier they cannot be silenced now! Christ is Risen! In the first letter to the Corinthians (1Cor 15:3-8) contains the oldest account of Christ s Resurrection, which states: For I have handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures; that he was buried; that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures: that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred bothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. After that, he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me. This fragment of the scripture illustrates just how many witnessed the Risen Lord. Meeting Jesus changed the life of St. Paul the apostle. He no longer persecuted Christians, he became a witness to Christ. This is yet another testimony of how the Resurrected Christ transformed the life of the Apostle of Nations. Finally one more witness, a silent witness of the Resurrection Mary, Mother of God, who is present at Her Son s side after He rises from the dead. Her presence is a testimony, which we should learn from. In closing I would like to wish you: a Joyful Celebration of the Risen Christ! Yours truly, Pastor Roman Please Pray for Please pray for all those in hospitals, who are ill or recovering from surgery, and all those ailing at home, in hospice or in nursing homes. Please keep in your prayers: Linda Adams, Phyllis Adamski, Marylu Balacki, Ruth Banaszak, Arlene Bialaszewski, Dolores Biddle, Tracy Britton, Leonard Brozak, Ian Joseph Bruckhaus, Eugene Cherkis, Joseph Camptone, Carol Capidone, Norma Coleman, Carl Conde, Linda Cranston, Nolan Cybulski, Irene Czerwiec, Lee Daly-Homa, Irene Drake, Hania Ferenc, Casimera Francione, Phyllis Gardiner, Eleanore Golomb, Joanne Hawkes-Orman, Veronica Hajecki, Ruth Hoffman, Laura Ippoliti, Kathy Przyklek-Jedrzejek, Connie Kawka, Hanna Knapik, Irene Knight, Joan and Nick Legonelli, Norma Leblanc, Irene Lichwiarz, Tracy Lingenfelter, Anne May, Theodore McCracken, Kathleen McHugh, Jim Mills, Justina Montanez, Iwona Muszak, Helena Nadworniak, Emily Nakas, Maria Nawrocki-Dzyban, Susan Oberle, Thomas I. Orczyk, Brenda and David Ortiz, Cristine Paradowski, Vincent Parks Jr., Walter Pawlak, Gloria and Bernie Pensek, Quinn Pomroy, Jan Quist, Genevieve Rodgers, Zofia Robaczynski, Fabian Rogalski, Joe Rogers, Shirley Rojek, Trudy Rosolowski, Paul Russello, Rick Rosser, Elaine Scalzo, Tom Schramil, Genevieve Skiba, Stephen Skura, Sharon Smith, Emily Straszyński, George Swartz, Trudy Swol, Bernard and Trina Weeg, Irena Wiśniewski, Janet Zienkiewicz, Ann Zukosky and Józef Zawitkowski. To add a loved one s name to this prayer list or to take someone off the prayer list, please call the parish office at If you or a family member is admitted to the hospital and would like Fr. Roman to visit and/or administer the Sacrament of Healing, SPRING into ACTION! FEED the HUNGRY! The Sister Regis Food Cupboard is located in one of the highest poverty pockets in the city. Bring in JUST ONE CAN of food EACH WEEK. Your One donation may be the only food on the menu of the poor. Cereal is consistently in greatest needs. In addition, Sr. Julia gave a list of other critical items: canned fruit, pork&beans, tuna fish and soup are just a few. As always, ANY food items you are able to donate are greatly appreciated. Thank you for answering God s Call to do His Corporal Works of Mercy.

4 Świadkowie Zmartwychwstania Jezusa! Błogosławiony papież Paweł VI w swojej Adhortacji Evangelii nuntiandi pisze: "Człowiek naszych czasów chętniej słucha świadków, aniżeli nauczycieli; a jeśli słucha nauczycieli, to, dlatego, że są świadkami". Zachęca nas chrześcijan, aby w naszym codziennym życiu bardziej świadczyć o Jezusie i swoim przykładem życia ukazywać, że Jezus żyje i jest wśród nas. Świadectwo to, że On żyje jest bardziej pociągające niż tylko mówienie o Nim. Otwierając Pismo Święte możemy zobaczyć wielu świadków Zmartwychwstania Jezusa. Tych, którzy widzieli i spotkali się z Nim po Jego Zmartwychwstaniu. Pierwszą osobą, której ukazał się Chrystus po swojej śmierci i powstaniu z martwych jest Maria Magdalena, (J20,11-17) która ujrzała dwóch aniołów w bieli, siedzących tam, gdzie leżało ciało Jezusa - jednego w miejscu głowy, drugiego w miejscu nóg. I rzekli do niej: "Niewiasto, czemu płaczesz?" Odpowiedziała im: "Zabrano Pana mego i nie wiem, gdzie Go położono". Gdy to powiedziała, odwróciła się i ujrzała stojącego Jezusa, ale nie wiedziała, że to Jezus. Jezus rzekł do niej: "Mario!" A ona obróciwszy się powiedziała do Niego po hebrajsku: "Rabbuni", to znaczy: Nauczycielu! Maria z Magdali, która jest pierwsza w niewoli grzechu i którą Jezus uwalnia od siedmiu złych duchów (Łk 8,2; por. Mk 16,9; 15,40-41) Jest też pierwsza w nawróceniu, przemianie swojego życia. Od tego momentu będzie zawsze towarzyszyć Jezusowi i być świadkiem Jego Męki, Śmierci i Zmartwychwstania. Dlatego to jej pierwszej ukazuje się Zmartwychwstały Chrystus. Inni Świadkowie to Apostołowie, którym wiele razy ukazuje się Zmartwychwstały. Szczególnie trzeba tutaj wyróżnić Tomasza zwanego Didymos, który miał wielkie opory, aby uwierzyć na słowo, uczniom Nazarejczyka, że Jezus żyje. Tomasz chciał osobiście dotknąć Jezusa po Jego Zmartwychwstaniu i usłyszał: Błogosławieni, którzy nie widzieli a uwierzyli. Dalej w Ewangelii św. Jana możemy przeczytać o dwóch uczniach Jezusa, idących z Jerozolimy do Emmaus. Jeden to Kleofas a imienia drugiego nie znamy. Możemy dowiedzieć się o uczniach, którzy są bardzo rozczarowani Jezusem A myśmy się spodziewali, że to On właśnie miał wyzwolić Izraela. (Lk24,21). Oni to smutni wracają do swoich domów sądząc, że ich przygoda z Jezusem Nazarejczykiem prorokiem potężnym w czynie i słowie zakończyła się wraz z jego śmiercią. Oni są smutni i rozgoryczeni do momentu, kiedy zasiedli za stołem razem z nierozpoznanym Jezusem i wtedy oczy im się otworzyły i poznali Go. Był to decydujący moment ich nawrócenia. Zapalony ogień Bożej miłości nic nie było w stanie już pogasić. Mimo nocy i zmęczenia całodzienną wędrówką do Emmas. Uczniowie wracają do Jerozolimy a mówiąc dokładnie oni biegną, aby oznajmić innym, że spotkali Chrystusa Zmartwychwstałego. Ta radość z tego spotkania wylewa się z ich serc i oni nie mogą milczeć. Zbyt mocne jest w nich pragnienie, aby podzielić się dobrą nowina, że Pan rzeczywiście Zmartwychwstał i widzieliśmy Jego. Oni nie są już smutni i przygnębieni, ich serca płoną, aby zaświadczyć, że Jezus powstał z martwych i żyje. W 15 rozdziale Pierwszego Listu do Koryntian mamy najstarsze świadectwo o zmartwychwstaniu Chrystusa (1Kor 15, 3-8): Przekazałem wam na początku to, co przejąłem, że Chrystus umarł - zgodnie z Pismem - za nasze grzechy, że został pogrzebany, że zmartwychwstał trzeciego dnia, zgodnie z Pismem: i że ukazał się Kefasowi, a potem Dwunastu, później zjawił się więcej niż pięciuset braciom równocześnie; większość z nich żyje dotąd, niektórzy zaś pomarli. Potem ukazał się Jakubowi, później wszystkim apostołom. W końcu, już po wszystkich, ukazał się także i mnie, jako poronionemu płodowi. Z tego fragmentu możemy dowiedzieć się, że było wielu świadków, którym ukazał się Jezus po swoim zmartwychwstaniu. Również spotkanie św. Pawła Apostoła z Chrystusem Zmartwychwstałym całkowicie zmieniło jego życie. Z prześladowcy chrześcijan stał się świadkiem Jezusa. To jeszcze jedno świadectwo jak spotkanie ze Zmartwychwstałym przemieniło życie Apostoła Narodów. I jeszcze jeden świadek zmartwychwstania, Matka Jezusa, Bogurodzica, która tak mało mówi a za to jest obecna z Jezusem, która pokazuje nam swojego syna, nasze Zmartwychwstanie i Życie. Drodzy Parafianie: Radosnych Świąt Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego!!! Wasz, Proboszcz Roman Extraordinary Ministers - Lectors - Commentators Altar Servers Ushers Schedule for Saturday and Sunday: April 22-23, 2017 Mass Time Extraordinary Ministers Lectors Commentators Altar Ushers Saturday 8:30 p.m. Christine Button Mary Ann Pembroke Alex MacKenzie Maria Kowalski Jessica Kowalski Jenna Taha Gene Golomb, Bill Brand Nick Legonelli George Madden Sunday 9:00 a.m. Al Bello, Sister Francella Jan/Chuck Vorndran Sister Theresa Kate Robson Jack/Amanda/Philip Procaccini Don Williams Stephen Zielinski, Eugene Chmiel Sr. Ken Gustyn Sunday Polish Mass Cecylia Tryt Krystyna Lizak Maryla Szymański Jacek Szymański Lucja Rzepa Maria/Małgorzata/Jan Makula Jan Wnuk John Knick Mark Sewhuk Maciej Kostecki Bronislaw Suchodolski

5 Literary Competition 2017 Overview The Polish Heritage Society of Rochester, with the assistance of the American Council for Polish Culture is sponsoring a writing competition for Rochester area high school students in grades nine through twelve. For this year s competition, students should submit an essay of six hundred words or more. The focus of this year's competition is a well known Polish-American, living or dead and their influence on our society in the United Sates. In addition to a first prize award of $1000, a $200 prize will be awarded to the best essay from each of the other three grade levels. Deadline for submission is April 15, Students do not have to be of Polish descent to enter. Please refer to the list of entry rules and submission form for more detail. These may be found our website: Wedding Jubilee Mass Please join the Most Reverend Salvatore R. Matano, Bishop of Rochester and couples celebrating milestone anniversaries of Marriage on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Couples celebrating a marriage anniversary of 10, 25, 50, or more years are invited to be recognized. Please help us by registering at: conta.cc/2njunbx If you would like to be included in Catholic Courier, please send an , or a letter with information: Names, Church, Town where you were married, wedding date/ year, and a wedding photo (optional). newsroom@catholiccourier.com Mail: Wedding Anniversaries, Catholic Courier, PO Box 24379, Rochester, NY Marriage Banns Marcin Terliński and Aleksandra Terliński (Rak) Andrew Gremlich and Kristina Parkhurst I & II II Thank You Polish School would like to thank everyone who supported their fundraiser, the delicious Naleśniki Brunch. Their fundraiser raised $1,000 for the expenses of the Polish School. Offering Due to an early submission of this bulletin the offering from last weekend Masses will be printed in next week s bulletin. Sympathy In your Christian charity you are asked to remember in your prayers: Florian Dominiak, whom God has called to eternal rest. May he rest in peace, and may the risen Lord strengthen his family at their time of loss. "Święconka" Brunch We are planning on having a "Święconka" brunch on April 23rd (Sunday after Easter), after each Mass.