Rectory: 5900 W. Barry Avenue Chicago, IL (773) November 19, 2006 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 Photo by Romuald Gluch St. Ferdinand Church Rectory: 5900 W. Barry Avenue Chicago, IL (773) November 19, 2006 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 Page Two 33rd Ordinary Sunday November 19, 2006 Mass Intention: MONDAY, Weekday 7:00 AM Paul Toth rq. Wife 8:00 AM Living and Deceased Members of Gora Family rq. Family 7:00 PM Mass in Polish TUESDAY, Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00 AM God s Blessings for Timothy Miller 8:00 AM Cletus Groeper rq. Family 7:00 PM Mass in Polish WEDNESDAY, St. Cecilia 7:00 AM Deceased Members of Piotrowski and Pultorak Families rq. Robert and Christine Maszka 8:00 AM Mallardi and Clemente Families rq. Rose Clemente 7:00 PM Mass in Polish THURSDAY, St. Clement I; St. Columban; Blessed Miguel Augustin Pro; Thanksgiving Day 9:00 AM Bi-lingual Mass (English and Polish) Robert Peregrino 3rd Anniversary rq. Phil Peregrino; Bernice Kozikowski rq. Family FRIDAY, St. Andrew Dung-Lac and His Companions 7:00 AM John Lucas rq. Wenzl Family 8:00 AM Polanski Family rq. Helen Polanski 7:00 PM Mass in Polish SATURDAY, Weekday, St. Catherine of Alexan dria; Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00 AM Mass in Polish 8:00 AM Mary Boylan rq. Cedro Family Vigil: Christ the King Sunday 5:00 PM Joan H. Piotrowski rq. Constance and William Piotrowski SUNDAY, Christ the King Sunday 7:00 AM Janina, Bolesław Staniow 8:30 AM Mary Butler Mr. & Mrs. C. Delvecchio 10:30 AM (Chapel) Cletus Groeper rq. Family 10:45 AM zmarli z rodziny Adamczyków, Bronkowskich, Prokopów, Klimczyków, Imbierów, Niechciatów; z prośbą o pomoc w intencji Bogu wiadomej 12:30 PM Antanas Slitkaitis rq. Genia Rubliauskiene 3:00 PM Tadeusz w rocznicę śmierci; Tadeusz Kozłowski; o bł. Boże dla Pawła i Tomka 5:00 PM People of St. Ferdinand 6:30 PM o zdrowie, bł. Boże i potrzebne łaski dla Ireny i Dariusza The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for: Living and Deceased Members of Gora Family Paul Toth Our Parishioners Our Blessed Lord has called home our parishioner Joanna Dajnowiec for whom we promise our prayers. May she and all our other deceased parishioners enjoy peace and happiness in God s Sacred Presence. Marriage Banns 3rd Publication Jacek Zienkiewicz and Agata Głódź 2nd Publication Christian Hernandez and Sabrina Torres 1st Publication none We Welcome in Baptism Jon, son of Claudio and Maria (Dysico) Aceves Olivia, daughter of Claudio and Maria (Dysico) Aceves Krista, daughter of Cesar and Maria (Perez) Caballero Kate, daughter of Dennis and Khristine (Dela Cruz) Hufana Paulina, daughter of Paweł and Agnieszka (Rutkowska) Jabłoński Antoni, son of Marcin and Patrycja (Siewruk) Olszewski Please be aware that there will be only ONE MASS on Thanksgiving Day. This is in keeping with the recent policy change to allow us to worship in a more unified way as one family on major holidays. Mass will be at 9:00 am and be bi-lingual (English and Polish). The parish office will be closed from Thursday through Sunday in observance of Thanksgiving. The Parish Office will re-open at 8:30 AM on Monday morning. Happy Thanksgiving!

3 November 19, rd 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: Thomas D. Angarola Joseph Balicki Isabell Beyer Stephanie Bosco Kelly Brumm Alba Jennie Burroughs Barbara Bush Benito Cabanin Sharon Carr Mary Cleary Laura Cortesi Anna Diks Marye Dorgan Honor Draftz Paul Duda Ramona Duran Lillian Dziedzic Alice Flannagan Joseph Gagliano Anetka Gałas Marilyn Gibbons Fatima Gomez Bob Greenberg Sam Grisanti James Gruber Ben Guttiula Mary Hain Margaret Heft Dcn. Irwin Hotcaveg Margery Janz Janina Jaromińska Loretta Kamienski Catherine Keeler Madeline Kocinski Roseann Koziol Tad Koziol Peter Lach June Landers James Lamberti Helen Lipski Sam LoDolce Netta Lohrmann Eleanor Loscuito Elizabeth Ann Maher Susan Maher Mary Manieri Gianni Marconi Mary Martin Ann Monardo Emilia Moreno Kathleen Nemec Marie Nowosielski Rose Nygren Patrick Pennington Artur Pęza Ed Pfeiffer Francis Pinello Jean Pudlo Roseann Regan Irene Rowe James Rowe, Sr. Consuelo Salinas Alicia Schippits Helen Schmitz Ted Schulten Gerry Simonek Alice Smolen George Smolen Bill Smyczynski Raymundo Soriano, Sr. Tony Spano Jim Steinhable Estelle Stybur Ann Sullivan Minerva Watson Julia Wawrzyniak Bernice Zajac Anna Zatłoka From time to time we need to take stock of our list of those who are sick. Please, just call as you call the rectory to ask that your loved ones names be placed on the sick list for our prayers, let us know when they have recovered sufficiently to be taken off the list. Thank you. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is held each Thursday following the 8:00 a.m. Mass until 6:45 p.m. Consider spending a few quiet moments with Our Lord in the Eucharist. On Thanksgiving Day, November 23 the Exposition of Blessed Sacrament will not be held. Religious Education Please note it is still possible to enter your children into the Religious Education Program on Sundays (Class and Mass). Do so before too much more of the year is missed. This is necessary for all children for sacraments not attending Catholic School and should be a continuity i.e. 1st. through 8th grade, just like anything we want to excel at. Certainly we should like to excel in faith. Adults: Now is an excellent time to join with the already begun RCIA group. You have only missed a couple weeks. Please call soon as to leave adequate time for proper development toward your sacraments at the Easter vigil. For more information or to register please call me at 773/ extension 366. Be our Guest In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the eighth grade class invites all who attend the 8:00 AM daily Mass to have some refreshments with them on Wednesday, November 22nd in the vestibule of Church following the Mass. Thanks Joe Kummer Director of Religious Education Bulletin reminder: All notices for the December 3rd bulletin need to be in the rectory no later than 9 AM on Monday, November 27th. You may bring your bulletin notices to the rectory in an envelope labeled bulletin ; you may fax them to ; or you may them to bulletin@saintferdinand.org.

4 Page Four 33rd Ordinary Sunday November 19, 2006 Adopt a Family this Christmas Congratulations to Benjamin Vega for achieving the rank of Tenderfoot Scout and Daniel Gonzalez for achieving the rank of First Class Scout. Great job by both Scouts! WREATH & GREENERY ARE IN! Items are available for pickup after Masses this weekend Saturday, Nov 18 4:45pm - 6:15pm Sunday, Nov 19 8:00am - 1:45pmWE WE HAVE EXTRA - Come See us! St. Vincent DePaul Society Collection The annual Collection for the St. Vincent DePaul Society will be taken up in a second collection next weekend. In addition the Thanksgiving collection will also be for the St. Vincent DePaul Society. All monies collected stay in the parish for needy parishioners. Please be as generous as possible. Thank you for your support. If you and your family would like to share your blessings in the spirit of the holidays with another parish family, then you might consider adopting a family for Christmas. The St. Vincent DePaul Society coordinates the Adopt a Parish Family for Christmas program. Call Ralph Barnhart at for the details. Market Day Market Day has an exciting offer that you won't want to miss! When you spend $50 in December you will get 1 FREE box of Fannie May Trinidads! Simply fill out your order sheet available in the back of the church or place your order online it's that easy. Orders for our December sale are due back to school by Monday, November 27th. Or you can order at marketday.com until NOON on Wednesday, November 29th. Pick up is December 2nd from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. If you have any questions, please call Kelly Trujillo at We are collecting winter coats (for men, women and children) we started Monday, November 6th and will continue until Monday, November 30th. This means, that any coats you can donate, have to be delivered ONLY on MONDAYS (from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) to the COR office in the Convent (5936 W. Barry Ave.) Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, while we need your donations, all coats must be stored at the Convent. Many, many thanks! Honor Roll It is with great joy that we share with you the names of the St. Ferdinand parishioners who earned a place on their high school honor roll at the end of the first quarter. We join their parents and teachers in congratulating them. Resurrection High School Meggan Kupcinski 07 Emily Muszczynski 07 Samantha Studzinski 07 Barbara Bitner 08 Kathy Dola 09 Colleen Mikrut 10 Paulina Pietras 08 Rebecca Price 09 1st Honors 2nd Honors 1st Honors 1st Honors 1st Honors 2nd Honors 1st Honors 1st Honors Congratulations, your parish family is very proud of you!

5 November 19, rd Ordinary Sunday Page Five Our Financial Support of St. Ferdinand Parish Thirty-second Sunday, November 12, 2006: Envelopes: $ 7, Loose Cash: $ 4, TOTAL DONATIONS: $ 12, Total Contributed at (5) Masses in English: $ 6, Total Contributed at (4) Masses in Polish: $ 5, From the Pastor: I would like to thank all the people who support St. Ferdinand Parish especially the volunteers who cleaned the church and chapel last week with Sr. Hiacynta: Carol Marino, Mike Lill, Izabela Nowacki, Zofia Solarz, Danuta Bia³as, Zofia Nicpoñ, Barbara Jagielska, Agnieszka Cwieka, Janina Zaborowska with her daughter Michasia. It is wonderful for me to see that some of them bring their children and grandchildren to help. It is my feeling that the future of the Church is in great shape if more of us could just follow this example. So again please allow me to invite even more of you to get involved with this important task of taking responsibility for the church. It is given to all of us and must be something each of us takes ownership of. It is actually another very noble part of our faith. I would also like to thank the men of our parish who helped clean the parish property last week: Henryk Mroczkowski, Andrzej Parada, Tadeusz Kulasik i Zdzis³aw Kita. For your generosity and all you do for St. Ferdinand Parish may God bless you. We will show special appreciation to our God for all His blessings and gifts through out the year on Thanksgiving Day (November 23) during the mass at 9:00 am. This mass will be celebrated for all of our parish community. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come. Before you sit down for dinner that day with your family remember to come to church that morning and participate in the Eucharist with Our Lord and our church family, which is the best possible way to say thank you to Him. I wish you a happy Sunday, a blessed week and tasty turkey. Fr. Jason Torba Photographs of God s children taking care of His and our church

6 Page Six 33rd Ordinary Sunday Two weeks ago, on Sunday November 5th, 2006 Fr. John Canary, the Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Chicago visited our parish. He then blessed the Divine Mercy Image at 10:45 Mass in Polish. What is Divine Mercy? The Divine Mercy Message and Devotion The message of The Divine Mercy is simple. It is that God loves us all of us. And, he wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy. This message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of Saint Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God's mercy. Even before her death in 1938, the devotion to The Divine Mercy had begun to spread.the message and devotional practices proposed in the Diary of Saint Faustina are completely in accordance with the teachings of Church and are firmly rooted in the Gospel message of our Merciful Savior. Properly understood and implemented, they will help us grow as genuine followers of Christ. The Image of The Divine Mercy In 1931, Our Lord appeared to St. Faustina in a vision. She saw Jesus clothed in a white garment with His right hand raised in blessing. His left hand was touching His garment in the area of the Heart, from where two large rays came forth, one red and the other pale. She gazed intently at the Lord in silence, her soul filled with awe, but also with great joy. Jesus said to her: Paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the signature: Jesus, I trust in You. I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. I also promise victory over [its] enemies already here on earth, especially at the hour of death. I Myself will defend it as My own glory. (Diary, 47, 48) I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image with the signature: Jesus, I trust in You. (327) I desire that this image be venerated, first in your chapel, and [then] throughout the world. (47) At the request of her spiritual director, St. Faustina asked the Lord about the meaning of the rays in the Image. She heard these words in reply: The two rays denote Blood and Water. The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These two rays issued forth from the depths of My tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross. Happy is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him. (299) By means of this image I shall grant many graces to souls. It is to be a reminder of the demands of My mercy, because even the strongest faith is of no avail without works. (742) These words indicate that the Image represents the graces of Divine Mercy poured out upon the world, especially through Baptism and the Eucharist. Many different versions of this image have been painted, but Our Lord made it clear that the painting itself is not what is important. When St. Faustina first saw the original image that was being painted under her direction, she wept in disappointment and complained to Jesus: Who will paint You as beautiful as You are? (313) In answer she heard these words: Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace. (313) To be continued. Materials taken from the site: November 19, 2006

7 November 19, rd Ordinary Sunday Page Seven GOOD THINGS IN THREES Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time On this Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, we get a three-fold consolation from the scriptures. All three readings today were written in times of duress or persecution, and all three offer their original readers and us today the message of hope. Daniel s audience was in desperate need of assurance that God would be their source of salvation, for Israel was undergoing one of its most violent periods of persecution at the hands of the Greeks, a time that produced the Maccabean THE LORD, OUR INHERITANCE revolt and the familiar Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The author of Hebrews was writing to a group of people unsure about leaving behind the faith and rituals that they had been told for generations would be their source of forgiveness. In return, they received the strong message that they would be able to find everything in Jesus Christ. Mark s readers were under Roman persecution, rekindling the fear and confusion that they felt immediately following the death of Jesus. These three authors facing tough times were still able to provide optimistic messages. As wise men and women of faith have always done, when today s authors needed to look forward in faith, they also looked back. We look back at their writings today for our hope, and, like them, we can also look at the Psalter Israel s prayer book for help. Today s psalm text reminds us that with the Lord at our side, nothing can truly shake us. We know that God will not abandon us, and that if we walk with the Lord true life will be ours. We are at that time in our Church year when we hear much about the coming of Christ in glory as we get ready to re-enter Advent, our season of preparation for his return. Most likely we are not undergoing the extremes of persecution or trials that the first audiences of today s readings were; but we can, through a deep praying of the psalms and a fervent hearing of their words, be reminded to keep our lives and our faith focused only on God, the one source of our being and our life. Today s Readings: Daniel 12:1 3; Psalm 16:5, 8 11; Hebrews 10:11 14, 18; Mark 13:24 32 Copyright 2005, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. The Archdiocese of Chicago A Journey of Faith Order Now at a Special Parish Price A Great Christmas Gift Idea! This 352-page book contains over 1000 color photographs, maps, illustrations and paintings depicting the rich history of the Archdiocese of Chicago. This book, which would normally sell for $60, can be ordered in our parish at $35. A portion of the proceeds of the sales will be dedicated to the preservation of sacramental registers and films in the Archdiocesan Archives. To order your copies, please call the parish office at 773/ extension 225. Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great Our Lord told St. Gertrude the Great that the following prayer would release 1000 souls from Purgatory each time it is said. The prayer was extended to include living sinners as well: Eternal Father, I offer the most precious blood of the Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.

8 Page Eight 33rd Ordinary Sunday November 19, 2006 XXXII Niedziela Zwykła, 12 listopad 2006: W kopertach: $ 7, W gotówce: $ 4, Suma: $12, Sprawozdanie finansowe Składka niedzielna z (5) angielskich Mszy: $ 6, Składka niedzielna z (4) polskich Mszy: $ 5, Słowo od Proboszcza: Wyrażamy wdzięczność i serdeczne Bóg zapłać wszystkim, którzy wspierają naszą Parafię św. Ferdynanda oraz dziękujemy woluntariuszom, którzy sprzątali kościół i kaplicę w ostatnim tygodniu z naszą zakrystianką Siostrą Hiacyntą: Carol Marino, Mike Lill, Izabela Nowacki, Zofia Solarz, Danuta Białas, Zofia Nicpoń, Barbara Jagielska, Agnieszka Cwieka, Janina Zaborowska z córką Michasią. Chciałem w sposób szczególny zwrócić uwagę, że niektórzy przyprowadzają do pomocy w sprzątaniu swoje dzieci lub wnuków. Myślę, że jeżli rodzice w ten sposób będą wychowywać swoje dzieci to nie musielibyśmy się martwić o przyszłość Kościoła. Niech ten przykład zachęci innych, aby włączyli się w tę piękną i jakże szlachetną incjatywę dbania o czystość naszego kościoła i posesji parafialnej. Dziękujemy też Panom, którzy w ostatnim tygodniu pomogli sprzątać posesję parafialną: Henryk Mroczkowski, Andrzej Parada, Tadeusz Kulasik i Zdzisław Kita. Za Waszą hojność i dobroć dzielenia się swoimi darami oraz poświęcony czas dla Parafii św. Ferdynanda niech Bóg Wam wynagrodzi swoim błogosławieństwem. W sposób szczególny będziemy dziękować za wszelkie dary, którymi Bóg nas obdarza w Święto Dziękczynienia ( 23 listopada) podczas odprawianej o godz. 9:00 rano Mszy św. dla całej naszej wspólnoty parafialnej, na którą wszystkich serdecznie zapraszamy. Zanim zasiądziemy do stołu, aby celebrować wraz rodziną tradycyjny obiad dziękczynienia, zechciejmy przyjść do kościoła, aby w tym dniu szczególną wdzięczność wyrazić Bogu i ludziom poprzez uczestniczenie w Eucharystii, która jest najwspanialszą formą dziękczynienia. Życzę Wam miłej niedzieli, błogosławionego tygodnia i smacznego indyka. ks. Zdzisław Torba Zdjęcia bożych dzieci dbających o czystość świątyni swego Ojca

9 November 19, rd Ordinary Sunday Page Nine W niedzielê 26 listopada o godz. 3:00 po po³udniu w Uroczystośæ Chrystusa Króla w parafii Św. Ferdynanda zostanie odprawiona Msza Św. w intencji Sióstr Misjonarek, Przyjació³ i Dobrodziejów Zgromadzenia. Po Mszy Św. odbêdzie siê Bankiet w White Eagle Restaurant & Banquets o godz. 5:00 po po³udniu. Serdecznie zapraszamy wszystkich parafian. Bilety na bankiet w cenie $50 mo na nabyæ u Sióstr Misjonarek tel.(773) Dnia 3 grudnia 2006 o godz. 11:45 odbędzie się Koncert Muzyki Klasycznej w wykonaniu uczniów Polskiej Katolickiej Szkoły im. Św. Ferdynanda. Serdecznie zapraszamy! Młodzi Pianiści Biuro Parafialne będzie nieczynne od czwartku 23 listopada do niedzieli 26 listopada włącznie. Życzymy wam radosnego Święta Dziękczynienia. Zaadoptuj rodzinę na czas Świąt Bożego Narodzenia Jeżeli uznasz, że ty i twoja rodzina chcą i są w stanie podzielić się waszym szczęściem i ciepłem rodzinnym z inną rodziną z naszej parafii, zastanów się nad adopcją rodziny na czas Świąt. Po więcej informacji na temat programu adopcji rodzin na Święta proszę się kontaktować z Ralph Barnhart dzwoniąc pod numer: 773/ Wystawienie Najświętszego Sakramentu ma miejsce w każdy czwartek po Mszy św. w języku angielskim o godzinie 8:00 rano i kończy się Mszą św. w języku polskim o godzinie 7:00 wieczorem. W czwartek w Dniu Dziękczynienia 23 listopada Wystawienie Najświętszego Sakramentu oraz wieczorna Msza św. nie odbędą się. W dniu Święta Dziękczynienia 23 listopada zostanie odprawiona tylko jedna Msza św. o godzinie 9:00 rano. Msza św. będzie prowadzona w języku angielskim i polskim. Podhalanie i Miłośnicy Tatr im. Stanisława Kowalkowskiego zapraszają na comiesięczne zebranie, które odbędzie się w niedzielę 26 listopada po Mszy św. o godzinie 10:45 w sali McManus. Zabawa Andrzejkowa Klub Dobrego Pasterza zaprasza wszystkich parafian do udziału w zabawie Andrzejkowej, która odbędzie się 25 listopada 2006 roku. Podczas zabawy odbędzie się loteria fantowa, wybór Królowej Kwiatów oraz wiele innych atrakcji. Cena biletu tylko $15 od osoby. Do tańca zagra zespół EXPO z solistką panią Beatą. Bar będzie obficie zaopatrzony. Dochód z zabawy zostanie przeznaczony na pomoc parafii oraz jednemu z domów dziecka w Łomży. Po więcej informacji i rezerwację proszę dzwonić do: Andrzej Parada 847/ Henryk Mroczkowski..773/ / Maria Kita 773/ Biuletynowe przypomnienie: Wszystkie biuletynowe ogłoszenia na 3 grudnia prosimy dostarczyć do parafii nie później jak na godzinę 9:00 rano w poniedziałek 27 listopada. Ogłoszenia też można dostarczyć wcześniej lub wysłać faxem na numer 773/ , lub też wysłać przez internet na adres: bullein@saintferdinand.org.

10 Page Ten 33rd Ordinary Sunday November 19, 2006 THE WEEK AT ST. FERDINAND PARISH November 19 MONDAY Friendship Club 10-3 PM, Convent # 2 Troop 51 6:30-9:30 PM, McManus Hall Cub Scouts 6:30-9:30 PM, Convent # 2, 3 Adult Scripture Study Group 7-8:45 PM, Convent # 4 Jazz Band 6-8:15 PM, Music Room Highlanders Dance Class 7-9 PM, Canning Hall Mass in Polish 7 PM, Church TUESDAY Jr. Legion of Mary, Rosary 2:30 PM, Church Radość 5:30-8:30 PM, Music Room/School Serduszka 6:30-8:30 PM, Convent # 2, 3 Filareci-Polish Choir 7:15 PM, Chapel Mass in Polish 7 PM, Church Polish Lector s Mtg 7:30 PM, Church WEDNESDAY Wiggles and Giggles 9-10:30 AM, Gym Ladies of St. Anne Mtg 9-2 PM, Canning Hall Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help 1:30 PM, Church Jr. Legionnaires 2:30 4 PM, Convent # 2, Webelos Troop # PM, Convent #s 1, 2, 3 Legion of Mary 6:30-8:30 PM, Small Convent Polish School Art Class 6-8 PM, McManus Hall Troop # 51 Committee Mtg 7-9 PM, Convent # 4 Mass in Polish 7 PM, Church THURSDAY Thanksgiving Parish Office Closed FRIDAY Parish Office Closed Legion of Mary 9-11 AM, Convent # 2, Highlander s Dance Class 7-9 PM, Canning Hall Pilgrim Virgin 7-9 PM, Small Convent and #2 Laudamus Music Group 8 PM, Chapel Mass in Polish 7 PM, Church SATURDAY Andrzejki Party 6:30 - Midnight, McManus & Canning Halls Patrician Mtg 9-11 AM, Convent # 2 SUNDAY Christ the King Kropeczki 9-10:30 AM, Music Room Serduszka 9-10:30 AM, Convent # 1, 2 Baptism in English 1:45 PM, Church Highlander s Mtg 11-3 PM, McManus Hall Laudamus Music Group 7:30 PM, Church Our neighbors want you to know... Saint Patrick High School would like to invite all 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys and their families to our Open House on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 from 7-9 pm. Join us for a tour of our facility, meet our dynamic students, dedicated faculty and discover THE SAINT PATRICK EXPERI- ENCE. Eight graders can become a Shamrock-for-a-Day by signing up for a shadow day. For 146 years Saint Patrick High School, Chicago s Oldest Catholic High School for Boys, has been preparing the young men of Chicago for college and for life. Notre Dame High School for Girls, 3000 N. Mango Ave., Chicago is hosting its fourth annual Breakfast with Santa on December 2, Doors will open at 8:30 am and closed at 1:00 pm. Breakfast will be served at 9, 10 and 11 am. Children will receive a gift and have a photo taken with Santa. There will be raffles, crafting, face painting, and game as well. Breakfast consists of French toast, eggs, sausage and beverage. The cost for adults is $7, children 3-12 years old is $5 and less than 3 years old is $3. If you have any questions or need further information please call Jorge Mora at 773/ Fenwick High School will be hosting an Open House for 7th and 8th graders on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 from 7:00-9:00 pm. DOORS OPEN AT 6:30! The Open House is a full two hour program that will end with a tour of the school. There is also an opportunity to meet with teachers, coaches, and club moderators. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago invites those who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide to participate in its Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide Program (LOSS). Next meeting will be held on November 21 at 6 pm at Catholic Charities 721 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL.

11 November 19, rd Ordinary Sunday Page Eleven ON END TIMES, AND MOM Copyright 2006 by John B. Reynolds My mom s birthday was a week and a half ago. November 10th. She would have been ninety. I can t picture her at that age, perhaps feeble with a walker or a wheelchair or a hospital bed, things my father came to know late in life. Pop got old right before my eyes. Not Mom, though. And even with the picture of her and Dad on the swing in Grandma s yard that I see every time I come here to write--the picture taken before I was born that captures her looking fine in a white dress cut just below the knee, a pair of strappy sandals, and a beautiful smile as she leans into my father s embrace--i can t in my mind picture her young, either. I can picture her only as Mom--unchanging and ever-caring--and I miss her more than these words upon a page can say. This is the woman who taught me how to pray and who rubbed Vick s on my chest when I was sick. This is the woman who showed me how to bake a pie, and, truth be told (because Dad was always at work), who taught me how to throw a fastball. Put some pepper on it, Johnny! I can still hear the words. And this is the woman who, upon learning that Oscar Mayer had fired me from my first job out of college in 1978, didn t buy another package of their bologna for the rest of her life, keeping the boycott in place through that sad day in March seventeen years later when she hung up the phone with Aunt Marge and dropped dead on the dining room floor. This was the woman that any son would want in his corner, and I am forever grateful that God put her in mine. And why do I pick this day to share with you these memories of Mom? Well, there s the November 10th birthday, true, but more so, I write of Mom now because every time I read today s Gospel passage, I think of her. My mother didn t subscribe to any of those tabloid papers that always carried bizarre headlines like Sasquatch Lives! or Aliens Sighted at McDonalds or Noted Soothsayer Predicts End of World. In fact, she subscribed to the Diocese of Peoria s Catholic Post. Still, I think she actually focused on the tabloid headlines a bit more, and she focused on those end-ofthe-world headlines most of all. I don t know if it was Sr. Joan Claire or Fr. Friedbert or any of the other nuns or priests who graced my St. Anthony Grade School childhood, but one of them must have tipped me off to the final lines of today s Gospel in which Jesus himself speaks of the end time ( that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father, ) because every time Mom said the end was near, I paraphrased the lines back to her. As things worked out, of course, the world survived my mother, whose individual end time came very suddenly, very unexpectedly, and long before anyone thought it would. As the liturgical year winds down, may we remember that our own end times will most likely come the very same way, and live our lives accordingly. And trust me. If Mom were here, she d be in my corner on this THE END Support Staff Mrs. Dorota Gołda, Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak, Administrative Assistant Liturgical Mr. Andrew Warzocha, Director of Music and Liturgy 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 Ralph Barnhart - President, Mary Bucaro, Terri Calcitrai, Gilbert DeJesus, Sophie Kass, Ken Presslak, Anthony Supan, Andrew Warzocha. Parish Organizations Adult Scripture Study - Coordinator : Miss Ameriga Cesaroni Boy Scout - Coordinator: Mr. Vince Clemente Friendship Club - President: Mrs. Rosalie Anastos Girl Scout - Coordinator: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss St. Ferdinand Parish Knights of Columbus - Tonti Council: Tony Mangiaracina, past Grand Knight Ladies of St. Anne - President: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio Laudamus - Mr. Jarosław Buranicz Legion of Mary - Presidents: Mr. Justo Evangelista & Mrs. Fely Mesina Legion of Mary, Juniors - President: Emma Camara Irving Park Catholic Woman s Club - Mrs. Dolores Schoewe Market Day - Coordinator: Mrs. Kelly Trujillo Polish & English Altar Servers - Fr. Mariusz Stefanowski Polish Club of the Good Shepherd - President: Andrzej Parada Polish Rosary Group - Mrs. Helena Lesak Polish Saturday School - Director: Mrs. Renata Gawlik Polish School Parents Ass n. - President: Władysława Mitoraj Serduszka - Music Teacher - Miss Iwona Raszyk Radość - Miss Marzena Kulesza St. Ferdinand Athletic Association - Director: Victoria Matthews St. Ferdinand Family & School Association - President: Mrs. Sharon Fanuke St. Ferdinand Parish Council - President: Mr. Ralph Barnhart St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club - President: Mr. Stanisław Ciszek St. Ferdinand School Board - Chairperson: Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart St. Vincent DePaul Society - President: Mr. Ralph Barnhart Ushers Club - President: Mr. Peter Holod

12 St. Ferdinand Church 5900 W. Barry Ave. Chicago, IL St. Ferdinand Parish (773) Rev. Zdzisław (Jason) Torba, Pastor Rev. William M. Holbrook, Associate Pastor Rev. Roman Rataj, Associate Pastor Rev. Mariusz Stefanowski, Associate Pastor Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon Ronald Weiner, Deacon English 5:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM (Chapel) 12:30 PM 5:00 PM Saturday Masses SUNDAY MASSES: Reconciliation/Spowiedź Polish 7:00 AM 7:00 AM 10:45 AM 3:00 PM 6:30 PM Saturday: Following the 8:00 AM Mass until all are heard. Pierwszy Piątek Miesiąca: 6:00-7:00 PM Sobota: 6:30 PM St. Ferdinand School Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Principal Christian OutReach (COR) Mrs. Lu Caravette, Director Religious Education Office ext. 366 Mr. Joseph Kummer, D.R.E. Missionary Sisters of Christ the King Sr. Genowefa Potaczała, Superior Sr. Hiacynta Ratajczak Sr. Elżbieta Barnowska Sr. Bernadetta Gościniak BAPTISM: For Children: a pre-baptism class is required for baptism of the first child. The class in English is held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Convent, and in Polish on the last Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM in the church. Upon registration the sacrament is celebrated in English at 1:45 PM on the second and fourth Sunday of the month,. In Polish on the first Sunday of the month at 1:45 PM and on the third Sunday of the month at 3:00 PM Mass. Please call the rectory to register. For Adults: Instructions are processed through the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA). Contact local Director of Religious Education (DRE) at the rectory ext MARRIAGES: Must be arranged at least four months prior to the ceremony. Please call the rectory.