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) NOVEMBER 15, 2009 THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Photo by Romuald Gluch

2 Page Two Thirty-third Ordinary Sunday November 15, 2009 Mass Intentions MONDAY, November 16, :30AM +Ralph Barnhart rq. Tom, Mary Bucaro & Family 8:00AM +George Gomez 2nd Anniversary 7:00PM Mass in Polish TUESDAY, November 17 Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary 6:30AM +Mathias Jocki rq. Tom, mary Bucaro & Family 8:00 AM +Ralph Barnhart rq. Sammarco Family 7:00 PM Mass in Polish WEDNESDAY, November 18, :30 AM People of St. Ferdinand Parish 8:00 AM Poor souls from Purgatory 7:00 PM Mass in Polish THURSDAY, November 19, :30 AM +Cathrine Pivarcyk rq. Richard Pivarcyk 8:00 AM +Marie Opachan rq. Rosemarie Keske & Family 7:00 PM Mass in Polish FRIDAY, November 20, :30AM +Rose & Charles Coco rq. Children 8:00 AM +Krystyna Wiktor rq. Wiktor Family 7:00 PM Mass in Polish SATURDAY, November 21 Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00 AM Mass in Polish 8:00 AM +James Rowe rq. Irene Rowe Vigil: Solemnity of Christ the King 5:00 PM +Rose & Mary Durak rq. Carol Durak SUNDAY, November 22, :00 AM Mass in Polish 8:30 AM +Haut & Henry Famiy rq. Jeanine Gizel 10:00 AM +Millardi & Clemente Families rq. Rose Clemente 10:15 AM +Zmarłych z rodziny Brożek; +Stanisława Sutała w 7 rocznicę śmierci 12:30 PM +Rose Toth rq. Fred & Dorothy Brinskelle & Family 3:00 PM Mass in Polish 5:00 PM +Roberto Peregrino rq. Phil Peregrino 7:00 PM Mass in Polish The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for: + Michele Mele + Rose & Charles Coco Congratulations! Congratulations and best wishes to the newlyweds married in our church last week: Sebastian Ciejka and Britni Rudolph We Welcome in Baptism Jakub & Magdalena, children of Patryk and Katarzyna (Kozak) Gajda Karol, son of Sebastian and Aneta (Zareba) Kon Bartosz, son of Marcin and Katarzyna (Miedlar) Kowalski Kacper, son of Dawid and Marta (Paluch) Paluch Kamila, daughter of Slawomir and Magdalena (Karbarz) Paterek Julia, daughter of Sylwester and Magdalena (Krzywdzik) Sielski Patrick, son of Jerzy and Dorota (Niemiec) Sroka Maja, daughter of Rafal and Elzbieta (Ocetkiewicz) Sztorc Rest in Peace Please remember to pray for the souls of all our faithful departed, especially: Rita Cassettari Marta Maslowska-Ford

3 November 15, 2009 Thirty-third 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: Violet Delvecchio Jovita Soriano Eleanor Bucaro Irene Rowe Ann Kornfeind Rufina M. Rafi Dina Drnek Edwardo Escalante Agnes Groeper Lyman Meloche Loretta Walentinski James Gruber Ed Cleary Jadwiga Wojtasik Marie Lucas Leslie May O Brien Geraldine Spano William T. Keleher Stanislaw Cwieka Rose Addante Elizabeth Bruce Delphine Bruce Baby Abigail Gerhard Melanie Nowak Lu Caravette Carl Varsolona Linda Carlson Mary Dorgan Eleanor Loscuito Erin Falbo Mary Griffin Theresa Duval Helen Knapp Julia Wawrzyniak Edward Pfeiffer Jean Biddlecom Mary Ayello Florence Magro Sharon Moody Charlotte Citko Helen Jozefat Genevieve Wagner Dorothy Hagelin Rose Mari Irene Sipp Nick Cici 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 Robert Peregrino S/SGT David A. Domel Jr. May God keep you safe! Our Stewardship of Treasure Sunday, November 8, 2009 Envelopes: $ 7, Loose Cash: $ 2, TOTAL: $ 10, Thank you to all who give their share in supporting our parish! Bóg zapłać! Thank you! The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. ~ Oscar Wilde Our gratitute and sincre thank you to the following parishioners for their help with the church cleaning: Patrick Pytka Billy Tesoro Victoria Pytka Danuata Bialas Barbara Jagielska Vigil Lights: Jadwiga Walowski Anyone interested in helping to clean our church is welcome to join us on Monday evenings at 5:00 pm and Friday mornings at 10:00 am. All notices for the bulletin need to be in the rectory office NO LATER than 3:00 PM on Friday, a week before the Sunday bulletin date. You may bring your bulletin notices to the rectory in an envelope labeled bulletin ; you may fax them to 773/ or you may them to: bulletin@saintferdinand.org Thank you!

4 November 15, 2009 Thirty-third Ordinary Sunday Page Four From the Pastor s Desk... Dear parishioners and benefactors of St. Ferdinand parish, Every year each parish is obligated to send a financial report for the past fiscal year to the Archdiocese and to share this report with you. In today s bulletin we publish the parish financial report for the past year so you can see for yourself where your Sundays offerings and other donations are being applied. I fully understand that because of the challenging economic times in our country it s not easy for anyone to function, maintain a household, pay the monthly bills, pay for insurance, and pay for your children s education therefore, I m very grateful for your Sundays contributions and the offerings that you made throughout the past year. By your generosity many of you demonstrate your commitment to the parish and for the future of our church as well as your gratitude to God for the many blessings that he bestows upon you and your families. My gratefulness goes not only to individual parishioners, but also to the many parish organizations. These organizations support our efforts to grow spiritually, to build a fellowship of faithful community and to help upkeep the parish buildings and grounds. We are doing our best to minimize our spending, nevertheless, the increasing cost of electricity, gas and other items keep our expenses high, but as you might have already noticed, the Sunday collection are lower. I would like to express my deep appreciation to all who spend countless hours volunteering to clean our church, assist with the upkeep of our parish grounds, and helped during the time of preparation and renovation work to welcome Notre Dame High School for Girls into our school building. All these efforts helped us extensively to minimize our expenses. My words of thankfulness and gratitude go to our senior and homebound parishioners who are unable to personally come to our church but continue their very generous support to the parish. Thank you to all who contributed to our Organ Fund. We are on the last phase of the installation and expect to have the work completed this week. The new organ is a wonderful gift that our generation will leave behind for St. Ferdinand Church on the occasion of 50 th Anniversary of its dedication. Once again, I would like to express my words of thankfulness and gratitude to each and every one of you for your contributions towards St. Ferdinand parish. I encourage you to continue your commitment to our community of faithful and personally get involved wherever possible. Please, also remember our parish in your will. Even a gift of 1% is very beneficial in supporting our ministerial work among all faithful. Please remember that when we get called to our Father, nothing what we left behind will matter to Him, just what was left for the next generation. As an expression of my thanks and appreciation for everything that you have done for St. Ferdinand parish, I pray that Almighty God may send his blessings upon you and your family. Once a month a Mass is offered for the intention of the supporters and benefactors of our parish. God Bless You! Father Jason Torba

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7 Page Seven Thirty-third Ordinary Sunday November 15, 2009 LADIES OF ST. ANNE MEETING November 18 at 11:30AM McManus Hall The day will start with a Memorial Mass in the Church (in case of a funeral, in the Chapel). From there we will proceed to McManus Hall for your meeting, games and raffle. The game Put and Take will be played. We ask everyone to please bring a new wrapped table prize worth $1.00 or more to be used as prizes. Refreshments will be served. Please note: We ask all members to please bring a toy for a child. Please DO NOT WRAP the gift. Make a child happy this Christmas. Hostess: Rose Guzzetta, Santa Carcione, Dolores Ladisa, Giacomina Greco. COR s CORNER We will be cooking Turkey s again this year for our home bound. Please call to order your Thanksgiving meal. Winters coats are needed! If you have any coats (mens, womens and childrens) to donate, please bring them to COR office at the Convent any Monday (8:30am 3:30pm). Many, many thanks! ATTENTION MEN OF ST. FERDINAND PARISH Are you retired? Do you work the second or third shift? Could you start your work day after 9:00 AM? Would you like to do a little more than just attend mass on Sundays and Holy Days? If you were able to answer yes to any of the questions, here is a great opportunity to get closer to our Lord. We are looking to start adult altar servers at the eight o clock mass daily and would like to invite you to participate in this new venture. Our goal is to have a group of men who will volunteer to assist at daily mass just two days a month. Fr. Robert will be our trainer and coordinator. If you can help, please call the rectory at (773) or Tony at (773) LIFE SOURCE Sharing Life The Donation for blood is constant. Your donations are necessary for others to live. Hundreds odf units are needed daily to kee up with the hospital demands and need os patients. They can only fill this demand people like you who are willing to share the gift of life. Please call Vickie to set up an appointment for NOVEMBER 29 at St. Ferdinand STATEMENT OF APPRECIATION FROM CARDINAL GEORGE I am extending my thanks to all in the Archdiocese of Chicago who offered prayers and support that the House of Representatives would do the right thing to protect innocent life. Saturday, November 7, marked a momentous moment in our nation's history when the House voted in the Stupak Amendment not to expand abortion though health care reform. Special thanks must be given to our Representative, Congressman Daniel Lipinski (IL-3), who took a principled, moral stand for the protection of life from conception to natural death. Without such a vote, the Stupak Amendment would not have succeeded. Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. Archbishop of Chicago Read Cardinal George s complete statement lauding the November 7 decision of the U.S. House of Representatives to block federal health care reform money from paying for elective abortions on the USCCB web site, archives/2009/ shtml

8 November 15, 2009 Thirty-third Ordinary Sunday Page Eight GOOD SHEPHERD CLUB DINNER DANCE The Good Shephered Club cordially invite to a Dinner Dance which will take place on Saturday, November 28 at 7:30PM in the McManus Hall. Good time, great food, raffle and other attractions are just part of the fun evening! Tickets: $15 per person. For more information or reservation, please call: Andrzej: or Heniek: Ewa: TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF CHRIST THE KING The Missionary Sisters of Christ the King, working in the Archdiocese of Chicago will unite on Sunday, November 22 for a Mass of Thanksgiving at 1:30pm, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of their founding. The Mass with Mother General, Edyta Rychel, Priests, Sisters, guests and the faithful will be celebrated at St. Constance Church. The celebration will continue after Mass at Jolly Inn Banquet Hall. Tickets for the banquet are available at $40.00 per person and can be obtained through the sisters in our rectory or school office. We will be sincerely grateful to you for celebrating this joyful occasion with us. THE WEEK AT ST. FERDINAND PARISH November 15, 2009 MONDAY November 16, :00AM Friendship Club (Convent #2) 6:00PM Cub Scouts (Convent 1/2/3) 6:00PM Troop 51 (McManus Hall) 7:00PM Knights of Columbus (Canning) 7:00PM Kof C Memorial Mass (Chapel) 8:00PM Pre-Cana Class in Polish (Convent 4) TUESDAY November 17, :00PM Radosc (Chapel) 6:00PM Serduszka (Convent 1/2/3) 7:00PM Filareci (Chapel) WEDNESDAY November 18, :00PM Ladies of St. Anne Bd Mtg. (Rectory) 2:30PM Jr. Legion of Mary (Convent # 2) 5:00PM Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena (Church) 6:00PM Zawaternik (McManus + Chapel) 6:00PM Cub Scouts (Convent 2/3) 6:00PM Kropeczki (Children s Choir) - Convent 1 6:30PM Legion of Mary - Small Convent 6:30PM Troop 51 Committee (Convent 5) THURSDAY November 19, :30PM Jr. Legion of Mary Adoration (Church) 6:00PM Girl Scouts (Convent 1, 2,3) 6:00PM Polish School Art Class (Convent 4) 7:30PM SF School Board Mtg. (Heeney) FRIDAY November 20, :00AM Legion of Mary (Convent 2) 6:30PM Pilgrim Virgin (Convent #2) 6:30PM Confirmation Prep. Classes (PL) - Chapel 7:00PM Faustinum (Church) 7:30PM Youth Group (Convent 4) SATURDAY November 21, :00AM Polish Saturday School (School) 5:30PM Holy Spirit Missionary Assoc. (Convent 1/2) 7:00PM HS Father-Daughter Dance (McManus) SUNDAY November 22, :30AM School of Religion (Chapel & School) 9:00AM Serduszka (Convent 1/2/3) 10:00AM Highlanders Club Mtg. (McManus) 10:00AM RCIA (School) 11:00AM Word of Life (Convent 2) 3:00PM Baptism in English (Church) 6:00PM TORCH (GYM & Cafeteria)

9 Page Nine Thirty-third Ordinary Sunday November 15, 2009 Z biurka Księdza Proboszcza... Drodzy Parafianie i Dobrodzieje Parafii św. Ferdynanda, Co roku każda parafia jest zobowiązana do wysyłania sprawozdania finansowego z ostaniego roku (od 1 lipca do 30 czerwca) do Archidiecezji. W dzisiejszym biuletynie zamieszczamy takie sprawozdanie z ostaniego roku, abyście mogli zobaczyć na co są wydawane pieniądze, które składacie w każdą niedzielę na tacę. Wiem, że w związku z trudną sytuacją ekonomiczną w całym kraju nie jest łatwo każdmu z was funkcjonować; utrzymywać dom, płacić bieżące rachunki, ubezpieczenia, dbać o wykształcenie dzieci, itp. Tym bardziej wszystkim, którzy składali ofiary w ubiegłym roku finansowym serdecznie dziękuję. Wiele osób poprzez swoje hojne ofiary pokazuje swoją odpowiedzialność za parafię i przyszłość Kościoła oraz wdzięczność Bogu za te dary, którymi On nas obdarza na codzień. Oprócz podziękowań dla wszystkich parafian, chciałem w sposób szczególny słowa podziękowania skierować do wszystkich grup parafialnych, które na wiele sposobów wspierają naszą parafię, dbając o jej rozwój duchowy, starając się budować wspólnotę parafialną, jak również dbając o jej wygląd zewnętrzny. Robimy wszystko, aby ograniczać wydatki. Jednak jak sami wiecie w związku z rosnącymi cenami energii, gazu oraz innych produktów rachunki są coraz wyższe, a składki na tacę adekwatnie niższe. Tym bardziej jestem wdzięczny tym wszystkim, którzy niezliczoną ilość godzin spędzili, jako woluntariusze przy sprzątaniu kościoła oraz dbaniu o posesję parafialną, podczas prac remontowych i przygotowawczych do otworzenia nowego High School w budynku naszej szkoły, co pozwoliło nam zaoszczędzić wiele pieniędzy. Słowa podziękowań kieruję też do osób starszych i chorych, które nie mogą być osobiście w kościele, ale pamiętają o parafii i wspierają ją swoimi hojnymi datkami. Dziekuję wszystkim, którzy złożyli ofiary na nowe organy piszczałkowe, których instalacja w najbliższym tygodniu się zakończy. Jest to piękny dar jaki nasze pokolenie zostawi po sobie dla kościoła św. Ferdynanda z okazji 50-lecia jego poświęcenia. Dziękując wam jeszcze raz za każdą ofiarę jaką składacie na rzecz Parafii św. Ferdynanda, proszę was, abyście wszyscy uczęszczający do naszego kościoła poczuli się odpowiedzialni za parafię i wyrazili to poprzez osobiste zaangażowanie oraz składane ofiary na niedzielną tacę. Pamiętajcie też o swojej parafii w swoich zapisach testamentalnych, aby może chociaż 1% przekazać na rzecz naszej parafii i prowadzonych tutaj dzieł. Pamiętajmy, że po naszym odejściu z tego świata, kiedy staniemy przed Bogiem nie będzie się liczyć co posiadaliśmy tutaj na ziemi, ale co przekazaliśmy innym. Niech Bóg ze swoim błogosławieństwem będzie największym podziękowaniem dla was i waszych rodzin za to wszystko co robicie dla parafii św. Ferdynanda. W intencji wszystkich Ofiarodawców i Dobrodziejów naszej parafii odprawiamy w naszym kościele Mszę św. raz w miesiącu. Szczęść Boże! Ks. Zdzisław Torba

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12 November 15, 2009 Thirty-third Ordinary Sunday Page Twelve SPOTKANIE STOWARZYSZENIA MI OSIERDZIA BO EGO FAUSTINUM Apostolski Ruch Bożego Miłosierdzia zrodził się z charyzmatu i doświadczenia mistycznego św. Siostry Faustyny. Podejmuje on zadanie głoszenia światu orędzia Miłosierdzia przez czyn, słowo i modlitwę oraz dąży do zjednoczenia z Bogiem drogą ufności wobec Niego i miłosierdzia względem bliźnich. Przyłącz się do Stowarzyszenia Miłosierdzia Bożego w naszej wspólnocie parafialnej, podejmując dzieła miłosierdzia każdego dnia. Zapraszamy na spotkanie w piątek 20 listopada, 2009 na godzinę 7:00 wieczorem do kościoła. Doroczna Kwesta Katolicka czyncie wszystko na chwałe Pana. 1 List Do Koryntian 10:31 JUBILEUSZ 50-LECIA SIÓSTR MISJONAREK CHRYSTUSA KRÓLA Siostry Misjonarki Chrystusa Króla pracujące w naszej parafii i w wielu parafiach polonijnych, serdecznie zapraszają na uroczyste zakończenie obchodów 50-lecia istnienia Zgromadzenia. Dziękczynna Msza Święta z udziałem wielu kapłanów, sióstr oraz gości zostanie odprawiona w parafii Sw. Konstancji 22 listopada o godz. 1:30 po południu, a po niej Bankiet w Sali Jolly Inn. Bilety na bankiet w cenie $40 od osoby są do nabycia u sióstr w biurze parafialnym i szkolnym. Ponad 90,000 rodzin z terenu Archidiecezji wsparło Doroczną Kwestę Katolicką Złożone ofiary pomagają Waszym bliźnim w powiatach Cook i Lake oraz ludziom na całym świecie. Do czasu zakończenia Dorocznej Kwesty Katolickiej 2009 Archidiecezji Chicago otrzymacie Państwo pocztą jeszcze tylko jeden rachunek przypominające o spłacie zadeklarowanych kwot. Serdecznie dziękujemy osobom, które zapłaciły je już w całości. Niezależnie od tego, czy Państwa ofiara była mała, czy duża, to w połączeniu z ofiarami tysięcy innych parafian z terenu Archidiecezji, każda darowana kwota ma znaczący wpływ na możliwości Archidiecezji w zakresie oferowania posług duszpasterskich i innych usług. Raz jeszcze pragniemy podziękować za Waszą ofiarność.

13 November 15, 2009 Thirty-third Ordinary Sunday Page Thirteen ON WAKES: PATTIE BRUGGER S AND WISLER S MOTHER S Copyright 2009 by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com) While I didn t know Pattie all that well, news of her death still came as a shock to me. She had been undergoing surgery after surgery for years to treat her condition, which, as I understood it, was some form of skin cancer. She had asked me a long time ago to pray for her and her basal buddies. I always did, but as I told a few people at the funeral home, Pattie s surgeries--and her corresponding recoveries--had become nearly automatic to me. She came out of this surgery, too, and I got an from her not long afterwards thanking everyone for the prayers. She died a few days later, apparently of something else altogether. All I know for sure is that another good woman s gone--an amazing one, in fact--and seemingly, before her time. She was fifty years old. I didn t know Wisler s mother at all, but I went to high school with her son Tom--a good guy--so when I got word of his mom s passing, I headed the car south and west to Streator to catch the Friday night wake (following Pattie s Thursday night wake in Chicago). A few other high school friends were already at Solon- Telford Funeral Home when I arrived there. Ron. Gary. Brian. I chatted for a while with all of them before kneeling at the coffin, then embracing Tom and telling him I was sorry for his loss. Someone asked me if I made it to Streator much anymore. Only for wakes, I said. Seems a cancer took Wisler s mother as well, and I heard it took her quickly at the end. I left the funeral home at 6:15 PM or so with a long drive to Indianapolis ahead of me. Alone in the car, in the dark, I pondered death and dying for quite while, at least until I hit Kankakee. I thought of Mom and Dad, their lives and their passings. I thought of my own death--whatever the cause turns out to be--and about how I m convinced that when the time comes, I ll go out with a smile and the thought, Man, I never thought I d die from this! And after having heard Relevant Radio s Drew Mariani speaking earlier that day about near-death experiences, I thought of the old joke about the guy who wanted to know exactly where he was going to die. A friend asked him why. The man responded, If I knew where I was going to die, I d never go near the place. ` Today s scriptures speak of end days. Per Daniel, Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, and per Jesus himself, then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory...but of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. In truth, this is the passage I always referred my mother to whenever she told me the world was going to hell in a hand basket and would be ending soon. It did end eventually for her, I guess, and for Dad, and for so many others, and now for Pattie Brugger and for Wisler s mother. One way or another, the end days await us all, and even if we re not driving in our cars, alone, at night, after two wakes and a near-deathexperiences discussion on the radio, this is probably a good thing to ponder every once and a while. Support Staff Mrs. Dorota Gołda, Parish Secretary Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Administrative Assistant Ms. Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska, Bulletin Editor Liturgical Mrs. Betty Hotcaveg, Lector Coordinator Deacon Irv Hotcaveg, Coordinator of Eucharistic Ministers & Ministers of Care Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Scheduler of Ministers of Care to the Homebound Parish Council Mr. Ralph Barnhart-President, Mrs. Mary Bucaro, Mr. Gilbert DeJesus, Mrs. Sophie Kass, Mr. Stan Mastalerz, Mr. Antonio Supan, Violet Del Vacchio. ExOfficio Members: Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Sr. Anna Strycharz Parish Finance Committee Mr. Tom Bucaro, 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: Mr. & Mrs. Rich (Pat) Wenzl, Coordinators Friendship Club: Mrs. Patricia Flynn, President Girl Scout: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss, Coordinator Knights of Columbus Mater Christi Council: Mr. Camilo Trujillo, Grand Knight Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President Legion of Mary: Mr. Thomas Sobczak & St. Ferdinand Parish 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 Pol. & Eng. 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. Serduszka: Ms. Iwona Raszyk, Music Teacher Radość: Miss Marzena Kulesza, Music Teacher Kropeczki: Sr. Anna Strycharz Zawaternik: Bernadetta i Jan Bobek St. Ferdinand Athletic Boosters: Mrs. Ann Liedke & Mrs. Tammy Sammarco, Co-chairpersons St. Ferdinand Family & School Assn., Mrs. Marta Robak St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club: Mr. Tadeusz Kulasik, President St. Ferdinand School Board: Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart, Chairperson St. Vincent DePaul Society: Mr. Ralph Barnhart, President Teens of Our Church (TORCH): Mr. & Mrs. Rob (Irene) Heidelbauer, Youth Ministers The Faustinum Association of Apostles of the Divine Mercy: Fr. Jason Torba, Moderator The Home Church Movement: Fr. Tomasz Sztandera, Moderator Ushers Club: Mr. Peter Holod, President Pro-Life Coordinators: Tony Mangiaracina, Helena Lasak Chapel Choir Conductor Julie Kania

14 St. Ferdinand Church 5900 W. Barry Ave. Chicago, IL Phone: (773) Rev. Zdzisław (Jason) Torba, Pastor Rev. Robert Pajor, Associate Pastor Rev. Tomasz Sztandera, Associate Pastor Rev. Albert Judy, OP PT Associate Pastor Rev. Raymond O Connor, CMF Weekend Help Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon Ronald Weiner, Deacon ENGLISH MASS TIMES St. Ferdinand Parish POLISH Weekdays W ciągu tygodnia 6:30 AM and 8:00 AM 7:00 PM St. Ferdinand School: Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Head of School Notre Dame High School for Girls Office: Denise Piekarski 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. Genowefa Potaczała, Superior Sr. Hiacynta Ratajczak, Sr. Anna Strycharz, Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak 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 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 7:00PM in the Convent, 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.