St. William. February 22, 2015 *** 1st Sunday of Lent N. Sayre Avenue, Chicago, IL Phone: 773/ Fax: 773/

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1 St. William 2600 N. Sayre Avenue, Chicago, IL Phone: 773/ Fax: 773/ RECTORY STAFF Rev. Robert J. Lojek, Pastor - ext. 102 Fr. Stanislaw Czarnecki, S.J. - ext. 112 Deacon Edward Simola Deacon John Ponce De Leon Peggy Forgione, Principal - School-102 Martin Wojtulewicz, Bus Mgr. - ext 103 Terry Robertson, Rel Ed. - School-115 Jordan Chua, Music Ministry jchua@guerinprep.org Sister Patrycja, Night Reception ext 101 Kathy Rudy, Secretary-ext kathyrudy2@yahoo.com Daughters of Divine Love/Convent: 773/ DDL Home Health Care: 773/ RECTORY HOURS: Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Evening Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Closed Thursday) (Closed Tuesday morning until 12:00) (Closed daily 1:00 2:00pm -Lunch) Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon RECTORY OFFICE: 773/ RECTORY FAX: 773/ SCHOOL OFFICE: 773/ HOURS: 8:00am 4:00pm SCHOOL FAX: 773/ SCHOOL WEB: stwilliamschool.org *** EW PARISH WEB SITE: February 22, 2015 *** 1st Sunday of Lent

2 St. William February 22, 2015 MASS INTENTIONS LITURGICAL CELEBRATION SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 7:30am Joe Rush 9:00am Raffaela Grasso 57th Death Anniv. Francesca & Antonino Lupo Death Anniv. Baby Christopher Birth Rem. Christine Nejdlik Tara Bassi 10:30am Marianna Licwinko Polish Czeslawa Paluch 20 Death Anniv. Stanislaw Kurek Patryk Birthday Blessings! 12:00pm Jenny, Ruperta, Jose/o Ruben Arceo-Health Barbara Misek Death Anniv. 2:00pm Zofia Bogdanowicz Polish Jozef Findura MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 St. Polycarp 8:15am Joe Rush Encarnacion Hernando Attilio Ricchio TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 8:15am Tara Bassi Aunt Tosia 70th Birthday-God s Blessings! WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 8:15am Casey Pietryzk 7:00pm Polish THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 8:15am Virginia Totaro 16 Death Anniv. 12:00pm Noon Arlene Dortmund Teresa God s Blessings FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 8:15am Tara Bassi Art Ricchio Christine Nejdlik John & Joan Thomas Isabel & Dick Thomas 6:00pm 7:00pm Polish Stations of the Cross SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 8:15am John & Bernadine Janicek Family 4:30pm Come on the journey! Joe Rush Tara Bassi Salvatore Baiamonte Death Anniv. Giovanna Pumo Death Anniv. Teodomero Dizon Palma Flore Good Health EUCHARISTIC LITURGY: Saturday: 8:15 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am, 12:00pm & Polish at 10:30am & 2:00pm Monday - Saturday: 8:15 a.m. Mass with rosary starting at 7:30 a.m. Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Wednesday after English & Polish Mass Polish Mass: Wednesday & Friday 7:00 p.m. Civic Holidays: 8:15 a.m. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Every Thursday: (Noon Mass), Noon 4:30p.m. 3:00pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy-Polish 4:00pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy-English followed by Benediction SACRAMENTAL LIFE BAPTISM: One Preparation Class is required. The Class will meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in the Rectory Hall. Baptism is celebrated on the second and fourth Sunday of the month, attend Noon Mass then Baptism immediately following. MARRIAGES: An appointment should be made with one of the priests or deacons at least six months prior to the wedding. This should be done before a date or banquet hall is reserved. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:30 4:15 p.m. You may also call the rectory for an appointment. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: Call the Rectory for a priest. Please do not wait until the person is unconscious or near death. COMMUNION CALLS: If you would like to receive Communion, call the rectory to make arrangements. 773/ RECTORY HOURS: Daytime: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 9:00am 4:30pm. Rectory Closed EVERY TUESDAY MOR I G Tuesday open from oon-1:00 & 2:00-4:30pm Mon. Fri. closed from 1:00 2:00pm for lunch Evening Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri. from 6 8pm, and Saturday 10am 12 (Noon).

3 St. William Amount needed weekly to cover our budgeted expenses is: $6,750 Budget for Weekly Collection....$6,750 Weekend Collection $5,495 Under $ ( -1,255) St. Vincent de Paul......$ 66 School Collection...$ 12 Building Fund...$ 63 Utility Fund.....$ 20 Please Remember your Parish in your Will! Please Support the Annual Catholic Appeal ENTRUSTED WITH RESPONSIBILITY Goal for 2015: $23,066 Our Annual Catholic Appeal is going on now. We hope ALL families will participate this year. You can participate until the end of December. Remember that the Appeal is much different than a one-time special collection. It is a pledge campaign where you can make a gift payable in installments. Anything over our goal comes back to St. William Parish. HOUSEKEEPER/CAREGIVER JOB WANTED Housekeeper/Caregiver looking for work part time: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Excellent references. Call Maria 773/ FROM DEACON ED: REMEMBER WHEN...The only web you knew about was the one hanging from you basement ceiling? PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK Marilyn Berry Elzbieta Mital Mary Targosz Maria Hinojosa Dana Oades John Pugliani orma Bode Jinger Rush Ruben Arceo Sue Coston Amanda Bert Leila Bandy Virginia Goggin Marge Dyja Florence Wajda Dolores Piccoli Lizette Del Valle Louise Schultz Michelle Petersen Angelo Tufano WEEK AT A GLANCE Page Three Sunday, February 22 10:30am 1:00pm Cub Scout 3049 Pinewood Derby-LH 5:00 10:00pm Raising the Roof Practice Liebrich Monday, February 23 7:00pm All Parish, Organizations & School Mtg-Liebrich Tuesday, February 24 7:00 8:30pm Cub Scout Pk 3049 Rm 316 7:00 9:00pm Adult Formation Rectory Hall Wednesday, February 25 7:00 8:30pm Confirmation Prep School Library 8:00pm Polish Bible Study Rectory Hall Thursday, February 26 8:00am 3:30pm Confirmation Retreat Liebrich Hall Noon 5:30pm Mass/Eucharistic Adoration Church 3:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet/ Polish Church 4:00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet/ English Church 6:30 9:30pm Girl Scouts Rm 315 & 316 7:00 8:30pm Choir Church 7:30 9:00pm Boy Scout Troop 49 Liebrich Hall Friday, February 27 8:15am All School Mass Church 2:30pm All School Stations of the Cross Church 4:30 7:00pm Pasta Dinner for purchase in Liebrich Hall 6:00pm Stations of the Cross 7:00 10:00pm Parents Club Liebrich Hall Saturday, February 28 10:30am 12:00pm Cub Scout 3049 Den Mt Rm 316 Call Sr. Patrycja at 773/ x105 to check on room reservations. Fill out Facility Reservation/Cancel Forms. THANK YOU FROM THE WOMAN S CENTER Thank you for the wonderful presents you contributed to our Christmas parties for our clients and their families. We had 364 people at the south side party and 792 at the north side party. Due to your generosity each child received a gift of clothing and a toy. For many families this was their only celebration. TABERNACLE LIGHTS Katia & Casey Pietrzyk ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK: MONTCLAIR-LUCANIA FUNERAL HOME Thanks for your sponsorship! See ad in the back of the bulletin. If you have a business and want to advertise here, please call J. J. S. Paluch at 800/

4 Page Four ST. WILLIAM PARISH Celebrating 100 Years Dear Parishioner of St. William, God s grace shines upon us as we draw closer to celebrating 100 years as a parish on Sunday, October 2, Our celebration will begin with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 12 pm followed by a Dinner Dance at Elmcrest Banquets by Biancalana. Now is the time that we begin the planning of this very important event in the life of our parish! An event of this magnitude requires the commitment and dedication of many and we invite you to be a part of this undertaking. On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 7 pm in Liebrich Hall, we will gather together to begin the first phase of planning for our 100 th anniversary. As a parishioner, you are an integral part of our faith community and we look forward to having you attend the meeting. Please join us on our journey to our 100 years as a parish! We are grateful for your commitment to St. William Parish, Rev. Robert J. Lojek Pastor Julie Gorski Parish Pastoral Council St. William School and Youth Group Presents LENTEN PASTA DINNERS Date: February 27 Pasta Donated By: St. William GIORDANO S 1115 W. Chicago Avenue Oak Park Phone: 708/ Dinner includes: Bowl of pasta, salad and bread. Cost: $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for Seniors and $3.50 for kids under 12. Beverages available for purchase. Where: Liebrich Hall Time: 4:30 7:00pm Bring your friends to help raise money for the St. William School and Youth Group s trip to NCYC! LENTEN SCHEDULE ON FRIDAY S All School Stations of the Cross at 2:30pm everyone invited. Evening Stations of the Cross at 6:00pm. You can buy a meatless dinner in Liebrich Hall from 4:30 7:00pm (hosted by our Teen Youth Group). This Friday is a Pasta and Salad night. ST. WILLIAM SCHOOL BLUE & WHITE BALL Please join us on March 7 th at The Elmcrest, Banquets by Biancalana for our Blue & White Ball, preceded by 4:30 pm mass and school Open House from 5:30-6:30 pm. A cash bar will open at 6:30 pm followed by dinner at 7:30 pm and dancing at 9:00 pm with DJ Marcia. There will be a Silent Auction and Split the Pot, Toshiba TV and Galaxy Tablet raffles during the evening. Price of the dinner ticket is $ Drink tickets sold separately. Your reservation must be made ahead of time and may be done online at or by check sent to the school or rectory. If you like, you can join us after dinner for dancing and fun, ticket price $25.00 starts at 9:00 pm. WEATHERING THE WINTER SAVE THE DATES! NEXT SUNDAY! Your first chance to purchase tickets to "Raising The Roof 2015" and enjoy coffee and sweets besides! "Raising The Roof Coffee Kickoff on Sunday, March 1st from 8 am-1 pm in the Brides Room. Tickets to RTR just $5! 2014 TAX STATEMENTS Please call Sr. Patrycja at 773/ ext. 101 for tax statements and leave her a message with your name and envelope number or address. You will not be called back. You can find your statement on the table by the Holy Family in church, 1-2 weeks later. PROTECT YOUR PETS IN THE COLD In these cold months, it s important for people to bring their pets inside to protect them from hypothermia and frostbite and for others to report neglected animals to law enforcement. Call to: Locate a warming center near you, request a well-being check for someone who may be suffering from the extreme weather, report inadequate heat in a residential building, learn about programs that assist with home heating costs, or for shelters. Landlords must have heat at 68 during the day and 66 overnight.

5 St. William Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. William, This is the first Sunday of Lent. In the gospel according to St. Mark, we heard that the Spirit drew Jesus into the desert for 40 days to face temptation. We just started our Journey of Faith last Wednesday. We have time during Lent to prepare ourselves to celebrate Easter but before we do that we must work on our spiritual life and spend more time with Jesus. The more time we spend with him the stronger we will be against the temptation to sin. During Lent three things are important: Prayer, Fasting & Almsgiving. This is a great opportunity to have more prayer time by coming to the Stations of the Cross at 2:30 with the school children or 6:00pm with the parish. Monday Saturday we say the rosary at 7:30am followed by 8:15 Mass. We have mass at Noon every Thursday followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 4:15pm. On March 13 we will have a very powerful presentation of the Passion of Christ, performed by The Youth of Chicago. What about Fasting? I hope everyone will give up something; drinking, smoking, sweets, swearing, gossiping, watching too much TV, too much time texting, on the phone or the internet. By clearing away the things that block us from God we will be better able to hear his voice and do his will. Almsgiving opportunities: We can support our Teen Youth Group by purchasing meatless meals on Friday s during Lent from 4:30 7:00pm in Liebrich Hall. This Friday is a Pasta Dinner donated by Giordano s in Oak Park. This is also a time to give more to the poor, through our St. Vincent de Paul Society or any charity of your choice. There is also the Annual Catholic Appeal which helps Catholic in this country and around the world, or the Rice Bowls to help feed the poor in other countries. This is also a season of repentance so don t forget the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We have Confessions every Saturday from 3:30 4:15pm, also every First Friday, so March 7th confessions from 7:30 8:15am, followed by Mass. Our big parish Reconciliation prayer service will be Wednesday, April 1 at 6:00pm in English, Spanish, Italian and Polish. This is a great time to reconcile with God and your family members. Page Five On Monday, February 23rd there will be an all parish, all school and all organization meeting at 7:00pm in Liebrich Hall. We are meeting about our 100 Year Anniversary coming up in We have so many plans and hopes for our 100th anniversary but it will take many hands and many great ideas to put together a wonderful year leading up to Sunday, October 2nd, when we have the big dinner dance at Elmcrest Banquets! I am asking for 2 representatives from each organization of every single ministry and group that meets at or serves St. William, including the school. 2 reps from Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, St. Rocco, Seniors, Ministers of Care, Eucharistic Ministers, Choir, Knights of Columbus, Ushers, Eucharistic Ministers, Polish groups, Youth Group, Athletic Association, Parents Group, Teachers, Money Counters, EVERYONE! And most important, PARISHIONERS. We need parishioners that will donate your time and talent. (It s a great thing to do for Lent!) This is the only 100th Anniversary that we will live to see Let s make it extraordinary!! I am counting on all of you. Thank you all. I want to say a special thank you to the following people: The anonymous donor who gave $1,000. Polish family who gave $400. The Polish Rosary Group who organized the Polish Oplatek, donated $1,500. The St. Rocco Society who organized the Spaghetti Dinner, donated $1,500 to the parish and $1,000 to the school. I am so grateful for these generous donations. I am also grateful to our generous parishioners who give faithfully every Sunday thank you, thank you, thank you! I am so proud of our parishioners and special groups who keep our parish and school in business. God Bless you all. Please mark your calendars for March 7th for the Blue & White Ball. We will have Mass at 4:30pm, followed by the school open house from 5:30 6:30pm. Then at Elmcrest Banquets cash bar opens at 6:30, dinner at 7:30pm. We are selling dinner tickets and raffle tickets at the church or at the rectory. There will be split the pot, raffles, and silent auction. If you would like to donate a silent auction item, please call 773/ ext I hope you have a successful and enriching Lenten Journey. Blessings -Fr. Robert Lojek

6 Page Six Ministry Schedule for the Weekend of February 28 & March 1, 2015 St. William Saturday 4:30pm 2/28/15 Sunday 7:30am Sunday 9:00am Sunday-Polish 10:30am Sunday 12:00pm Sunday-Polish 2:00pm Priest Fr. Robert Fr. Stan Fr. Robert Fr. Stan Fr. Robert Fr. John Deacon Lectors Polska Szkola T. Zejer T. Supergan Eucharistic Ministers Altar Servers M. Hernandez J. Martinez Y. Garcia I. Armenta J. Armenta A. Steppan D. Tabarez C. Jurczyk C. Jurczyk A. Wilson A. Estrada J. Sanchez I SOBOTA MARCA ( ) Arcybractwo Straży Honorowej Najświętszych Serc Jezusa i Maryi zaprasza na nabożeństwo wynagradzające Pierwsze Soboty Miesiąca za grzechy osobiste, nasze, naszych Rodzin, Polonii i narodu polskiego Ojczyzny Polski. Czuwanie rozpoczyna sie o godzinie 7:00 wieczorem. W programie czuwania jest wspólna i prywatna modlitwa, spowiedz święta, różaniec i Koronka do Bożego Miłosierdzia. Czuwanie kończy sie Mszą świętą o godzinie 9:00 PM. Wszystko to odbywa się w Kościele pod wezwaniem Św. Williama w każdą 1 -szą Sobote Miesiąca. Parafia znajduje się pod adresem 2600 N. Sayre Ave, Chicago. Numer do parafii jest Zapraszamy naszych parafian na to czuwanie 7 Marca 2015 roku. Komunia dla chorych w domu w I Piątek Miesiąca Marca W każdy pierwszy piątek miesiąca ksieża z parafii Sw. Williama udają sie do chorych. W domach służąc sakramentem pokuty i pojednania, przynosząc Komunie Świętą oraz poświęcając swój czas na rozmowe. Zgłoszenia osób chorych należy kierować do biura parafialnego, lub do Sióstr Albertynek czy Ks. Proboszcza pod numerem telefonu wew 102. Pierwszy Piątek miesiąca Marca zapraszamy również na spowiedz dzieci, młodzież jak również osoby dorosłe o godzinie 6-tej wieczorem i na Msze świętą o godzinie 7 mej wieczorem. KOŁO RÓŻAŃCOWE W naszej parafii działają juz dwie Róze Św. Jana Pawła II i Św. Rity, zawiązuje się kolejna Róza Różańcowa, do której powinno należeć 20 członków, czyli tyle ile jest tajemnic różańcowyh. Każdy członek zobowiązany jest do codziennego odmawiania jednej dziesiątki różańca oraz spotkań o ile jest to możliwe w każdą pierwszą sobote miesiąca o godzinie 7:00PM. Po więcej informacji prosimy o kontakt z Ks. Stanisław Czarnecki x112; Siostrą Patrycją lub Sr. Anną x105. KURS PRZEDMAŁZEŃSKI W ASZEJ PARAFII Ksiądz Proboszcz Robert Łojek zaprasza pary przygotowujące się do zawarcia związku małżeńskiego na kurs przygotowujący do zawarcia tego sakramentu. Kurs rozpoczyna się 1 marca 2015 roku. Kontakt z Ks. Robertem w.102.

7 REFLEKSJA DO CZYTAŃ IEDZIEL YCH 1 iedziela Wielkiego Postu 1. W pierwszym czytaniu (Rdz 9,8-15) słyszymy o przymierzu Boga z Noem zawartym po potopie. W Wielkim Poście chcemy sobie uświadomić i celebrować nowe Przymierze, jakie Bóg zawarł z każdym z nas poprzez cierpienie, śmierć i zmartwychwstanie Chrystusa. Zastanów się, jakie są podobieństwa i jakie różnice pomiędzy przymierzem jakie Bóg zawarł z Noem w Starym Testamencie a Nowym Przymierzem, jakie Bóg zawarł z każdym z nas? 2. Drugie czytanie (1P 3,18-22) chce nam przypomnieć, że Wielki Post to także czas zaufania i zawierzenia Bogu dzięki temu, co Pan Jezus dla nas uczynił poprzez swoje cierpienie, śmierć i zmartwychwstanie. Wszystko, co posiadamy pochodzi od Jezusa, który poszedł do nieba i siedzi po prawicy Bożej, aby wstawiać się za nami, zwłaszcza w godzinie naszych życiowych prób i doświadczeń. Jak często zwracam się do Pana, kiedy przeżywam różne trudności i cierpienia? Może czas tego Wielkiego Postu będzie dla mnie dobrą okazją, aby częściej zwracać się do Boga z moimi problemami? 3. W Ewangelii u św. Marka (Mk 1,12-15) widzimy Jezusa, który przez 40 dni jest kuszony przez szatana. Pan Jezus, w przeciwieństwie do Adama z raju, zwycięsko wychodzi z konfrontacji z szatanem, po czym idzie do Galilei głosić Ewangelię Bożą w słowach: Czas się wypełnił i bliskie jest królestwo Boże. Nawracajcie się i wierzcie w Ewangelię. Czy wierzymy, że w łączności z Jezusem, będąc w komunii z Nim, również my mamy moc opierać się pokusom? Czy wiem o tym, że sakrament pojednania spowiedź święta, jest nie tylko przebaczeniem grzechów, ale także umocnieniem duchowym do walki z pokusami i grzechem! 4. Proś Pana na modlitwie, abyś doświadczył, jakiej łaski Jezus pragnie Ci udzielić na tej wielkopostnej drodze w przygotowaniu do Świąt Wielkanocnych i w otrzymaniu nowego życia w Chrystusie. Powiedz Bogu: Oto jestem, Panie, gotowy przejść z Tobą drogą przez cierpienie krzyża do radości poranka wielkanocnego! Zapraszamy na spotkanie biblijne do Parafii św. Williama, w środę, 25 lutego, godz. 8pm.

8 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. William Church # N. Sayre Avenue Chicago, IL TELEPHONE EXT. 100 or 0 CONTACT PERSON Kathy Rudy kathyrudy2@yahoo.com SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat X Windows 7 PRINTER Ricoh Aficio MP 161 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday 3:00PM SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION February 22, 2014 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS