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Page Two Fi h Sunday of Lent March 13, 2016 Mass Intentions The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for: MONDAY March 14, 2016 8:00 AM Mass in English 12:00 PM (Noon) Mass in English 7:00 PM Mass in Polish /Chapel TUESDAY March 15, 2016 8:00 AM Antonina Szostak rq. Helen Szostak 12:00 PM (Noon)- Mass in English 7:00 PM Mass in Polish WEDNESDAY March 16, 2016 8:00 AM Mass in English 12:00 PM (Noon) Mass in English 7:00 PM Mass in Polish THURSDAY March 17, 2016 8:00 AM Mass in English 12:00 -(Noon)- Mass in English 7:00 PM Mass in Polish FRIDAY March 18, 2016 8:00 AM Carl C. Donnawell 19 th Ann of his death rq. Family 12:00 -(Noon)- Mass in English 7:00 PM Mass in Polish SATURDAY March 19, 2016 7:00 AM- Mass in Polish 8:00 AM Deonn Banduci- special blessing during the surgery and recovery of health 5:00PM - Murphy Family SUNDAY March 20 Palm Sunday 7:00AM o zdrowie i Boże błogosławieństwo oraz opiekę Matki Najświętszej w czasie choroby dla zięcia, o zdrowie dla mnie i całej mojej rodziny, +Jan i Ewa Kabat, + Maria i Jan Budzioch oraz ich dzieci, + Franciszek Budzioch 8:30 AM + Xavier Pallivathukal 25 th death Anniversary 10:00 AM Mass in English 10:15 AM o zdrowie i Boże błgosławieństwo dla członków Klubu Podhalan i Miłośników Tatr ich rodzin i ks. Kapelana za wstawiennictwem MB Ludźmierskiej, +Józef Parada w 32-ą rocznicę smierci, o Boże miłosierdzie dla wszystkich dusz cierpiących w czyścu 12:30 PM Eleonora Pacione rq. Mesina Family 3:00 PM +Irena i Robert Marculis, + Eugene Marculis w 30- dni po śmierci 5:00PM- Mass in English 7:00 PM- Mass in Polish Eleanore Zablocki + Jozef Parada Rest in Peace Please remember to pray for the souls of all our faithful departed, especially: Josephine Niko Monica J. Campanaro DEVOTIONS EUCHARISTIC ADORATION - Held each Thursday following the 8:00 a.m. Mass un l 6:45p.m. DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed in English everyday from Monday to Friday following 8:00 a.m. Mass. Please take a short break from your busy life and join the ladies in prayers. On every Saturday right a er 8:00 a.m. Mass prayer to St. Anne is being said. Please stop by the Church and offer to God at least a few moments of your me. LENTEN SCHEDULE Fridays 2:00 p.m. Sta ons of the Cross in English (with parish schools) 6:00 p.m. Sta ons of the Cross in English 7:00 p.m. Sta ons of the Cross in Polish Sundays 6:15 p.m. Lenten Lamenta ons in Polish

March 13, 2016 Fi h Sunday of Lent 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. Irene Rowe Mary Ayello Anthony R. Coco Lo e Chrapla Violet Del Vacchio Edward Waytula Pat Ostrowski William Keleher Arlene Garcia Diana Krzyzanowski Nick Paolino Jean Staniszewski Laura Schofield Calvin Upton Julie D Agos no Luna Family Brianna Jurczykowski Susan Milostan Robert Malek Michael F. Coco Tish Vanoni Jodi Mack Geraldine Mack Agnes Coco Ester Baran Isabell Beyer Deadra Kusek Stanley Podgorny Laverne Greco Steve Johns Barbara Alderson Anna DeBold Kathleen Barr Lesley Barr Mary Hal n Virginia Starsiak Veena Bhat Pat Flynn Veronica Segovia Frances Skrabacz Marion Watermann Richard Behrendt Joseph Biancalana Sr. Joseph Biancalana Steve Garorowski Grace Miceli Dolly D Agos no Jerry Mack Wiliam Reynen Julia Szyelik Jim Jezuit George Keehn Donald Trainor Maureen Keith Dolly Aloisio Michael Spano Judy Fahey Lee Ready John Ready Gack Fahey Jadwiga Glowacz Petronella Latuszek Jack Fahey Jany Aloisio Margery Janz Jody Panek Chris ne Gross Zareli Saavedra Helen Szostak Be y Hotcaveg Mary Lynn Remijan Wiliam Remijan Arle e Prasteher Richard Wojcichowski Frank De Marco Stefan Wiśniewski Carmela DiTata Stanisław Cwieka John Brown Joanna Grzeszkowiak Felix Aquino Marry Henning Teri & Fred Bauer Lena Dorado Our Stewardship of Treasure Thank you for sharing your TREASURE with St. Ferdinand Parish BÓG ZAPŁAĆ! PLEASE REMEMBER ST. FERDINAND PARISH IN YOUR WILL. For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things and I consider them so much rubbish, that I may gain Christ (PHILIPPIANS 3:8) The first commandment says that we shall not put other gods before the Lord. Detaching ourselves from material possessions and considering them rubbish does just that. It strengthens our rela onship with Jesus and allows us to live more freely and joyfully. Thank you! Sincere THANK YOU to all who give their me to keep our church clean. Thank you for your faithfulness and dependability. Please know that your help is very much valued and appreciated. We invite anyone able to help with the church cleaning. Please join us weekly on Mondays at 5:00 pm and Fridays at 10:00 am. Thank you! MASS TIME LITURGICAL MINISTRIES LECTOR SATURDAY, March 19 EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS 5:00 PM J. Lohrmann E. Mele, R. Scarpelli SUNDAY, March 20 SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2016 Envelopes $6,142.00 Loose $2,987.00 TOTAL: $ 9,129.00 8:30 AM School Students R. Pasko M. Chavez PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE MILITARY SPC Jeffrey Foerster ; SA Andrew Rios Pvt2 Nicholas Whelan; CPL Derrick Mateja 10:00 AM (chapel) 12:30 PM 5:00 PM E.A. Anana D. Camara M. Syodia, M. L. Perz E&T Anaya, R. Serrna, J. Benez, E. Camara, S. Kass H. Syodia J.Zarate, M. Madrano

March 13, 2016 Fi h Sunday of Lent Page Four PLENARY INDULGENCES APLENTY Like all previous Jubilees, the Jubilee Year of Mercy features a very special plenary indulgence (the complete remission of all temporal punishment due to sin). I wish that the Jubilee Indulgence may reach each one as a genuine experience of God's mercy, which comes to meet each person in the Face of the Father who welcomes and forgives, forge ng completely the sin commi ed. Pope Francis, Le er to Archbishop Rino Fisichella, Sept. 1, 2015. This me around, Pope Francis is seeking to make the indulgence as widely available as possible. In the extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, a Holy Door is to be opened in every cathedral around the world, as well as in par cular shrines and churches. Even though we can only obtain one plenary indulgence a day, if you perform the required ac ons for other plenary indulgences on the same day, you can s ll obtain mul ple par al indulgences. To receive the Jubilee Year indulgence, you must fulfill the usual condi ons, (specified below) and perform the indulgenced act: passing through a designated (ST. FERDINAND) Holy Door during the extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy (between Dec. 8, 2015 and Nov. 20, 2016)or performing one of the corporal or spiritual works of mercy. As for the sick and the elderly, the Holy Father says, "For them it will be of great help to live their sickness and suffering as an experience of closeness to the Lord who in the mystery of his Passion, death and Resurrec on indicates the royal road which gives meaning to pain and loneliness. Living with faith and joyful hope this moment of trial, receiving communion or a ending Holy Mass and community prayer, even through the various means of communica on, will be for them the means of obtaining the Jubilee Indulgence." For the imprisoned, the Holy Father says, "They may obtain the Indulgence in the chapels of the prisons. May the gesture of direc ng their thought and prayer to the Father each me they cross the threshold of their cell signify for them their passage through the Holy Door, because the mercy of God is able to transform hearts, and is also able to transform bars into an experience of freedom." You may receive the plenary indulgence yourself, or offer it for a person in purgatory. To receive a plenary indulgence: To refresh everyone's memories, here are the normal condi ons for receiving a plenary indulgence: It is necessary that the faithful be in the state of grace at least at the me the indulgenced work is completed. A plenary indulgence can be gained only once a day. In order to obtain it, the faithful must, in addi on to being in the state of grace: have the interior disposi on of complete detachment from sin, even venial sin; have sacramentally confessed their sins; receive the Holy Eucharist (it is certainly be er to receive it while par cipa ng in Holy Mass, but for the indulgence only Holy Communion is required); and pray for the inten ons of the Supreme Pon ff. It is appropriate, but not necessary, that the sacramental Confession and especially Holy Communion and the prayer for the Pope's inten ons take place on the same day that the indulgenced work is performed; but it is sufficient that these sacred rites and prayers be carried out within several days (about 20) before or a er the indulgenced act. Prayer for the Pope's inten ons is le to the choice of the faithful, but an Our Father and a Hail Mary are suggested. One sacramental Confession suffices for several plenary indulgences, but a separate Holy Communion and a separate prayer for the Holy Father's inten ons are required for each plenary indulgence. For the sake of those legi mately impeded, confessors can commute both the work prescribed and the condi ons required (except, obviously, detachment from even venial sin). Indulgences can always be applied either to oneself or to the souls of the deceased, but they cannot be applied to other persons living on earth. www.thedivinemercy.org

Page Five Fi h Sunday of Lent March 13, 2016 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE English Services Thursday, March 17, 2016 7:00 PM Reconciliation Service Holy Thursday, March 24, 2016 8:00 AM Morning Prayer 6:00 PM Mass 9:30 PM Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Adoration until Midnight Good Friday, March 25, 2016 8:00 AM Morning Prayer 12:00 PM Living Stations of the Cross 6:00 PM Liturgy 10:00 PM Adoration of the Tomb of Jesus until Easter Vigil Holy Saturday, March 26, 2016 8:00 AM Morning Prayer 10:00 AM 2:00 PM Bilingual Blessing of the Easter Baskets in the Church (every 30 min.) 8:00 PM Bilingual Easter Vigil Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 8:30 AM Mass in Church 10:00 AM Mass in Chapel 12:30 PM Mass in Church Easter Monday, March28, 2016 8:00 AM Mass 12:00 Noon Mass ST. FERDINAND SCHOOL & NDHS ANNOUNCEMENTS: St. Ferdinand is Enrolling Now for Fall 2016! If you are looking for Pre-K Grade 8 look no further. For more informa on and to schedule a person tour, please call Ms. Kate Lucas in the Admissions Office at 773-622-9494 or email her at KLucas@SaintFerdinand.org Notre Dame High School for Girls is Enrolling Now for Fall 2016! If you are interested in a person tour or more informa on about why Notre Dame High School for Girls is the right choice call Ms. Kate Lucas in the Admissions Office at 773-622-9494 or email her at KLucas@NDHS4Girls.org Upcoming Events: Calling all Notre Dame Alumnae! The Alumnae Luncheon will be held Sunday, April 17 at La Villa. Tickets are $40. If you would like more informa on or want to a end, please call Ms. Lisa Gagliardi at 773-622-9494 or email her at LGagliardi@NDHS4girls.org LADIES OF ST. ANNE MEETING ST. FERDINAND S LADIES OF ST. ANNE WILL HAVE THEIR MEETING ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 16, 2016, AT 11:30 A.M. THE ADDRESS IS ST. FERDINAND S CONVENT, 5936 W. BARRY, CHICAGO. THIS IS THE 1 ST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR, SO LET US HAVE A GOOD TURNOUT. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED, ALL ARE WELCOME. THANK YOU! Our hear elt thank you to the parents of 2015 First Communion classes for their generous gi in the amount of $5,000. The funds that we received were used to renovate all confessional rooms in the church. It was our desire to revamp the places where the celebra on of God s mercy is received and in a special way, during the Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis. It is always amazing to witness how Christ brings us together to provide support for each other. May God bless you for your generosity! Create a Clean Heart Conference Saturday, April 2 The Create a Clean Heart Conference will enable the Catholic Church to truly become a "field hospital" to the many people during this Year of Mercy. Conference a endees will be equipped with knowledge, hope, and prac cal tools to help bring the message of spiritual healing and freedom to their parishes and their families. The Conference will be held at St. Luke Parish in River Forest on Saturday, April 2. To learn more, visit www.createacleanheart.org,

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March 13, 2016 Fi h Sunday of Lent Page Seven COR S CORNER Hello to all of you our supporters, as you read this the Boy Scout Fish fry date has passed, thank you for the food you brought. We are now serving 37 people every Monday and we need you help either with non-perishable food or monetary dona on. We need: Canned meats, vegetables, soups, pasta, pasta sauce, paper towels and toilet paper, and any other non-perishable items. Perishable items can be brought to the convent on Monday s 9:30 am to 1 pm. Ring the white bell. Thank you for all of your help St. Ferdinand s COR St. Constance Church Announces Passion Play St. Constance Parish, 5843 W. Strong Street/Chicago 60630 will host an English language Passion Play at 4:00 PM and a Polish language Passion Play at 7:00 PM on Sunday 3/20/2016 at the church (located on the southeast corner of Strong and Marmora). The Pasion play, presented by the Roman Catholic theatrical prayer group Wieczernik Cenacle, a non-profit theatrical organiza on associated with St. Hyacinth Basilica, is the story of the life of Jesus with all passages taken from Scripture, played out by a cast of actors, and accompanied by music and original set design. Free will offerings are accepted. For more informa on, please contact Deacon Jim Schiltz at 773/259-8261. THIS WEEK AT SAINT FERDINAND PARISH Monday March 14, 2016 POLISH MISSION 10:00AM Friendship Club (Convent) 6:00PM Cub Scout (Convent) Tuesday March 15 2016 POLISH MISSION 5:00PM Radosc (Jason Torba Mee ng) 6:00PM Chicagowskie Slowiki (Chapel) Wednesday March 16, 2016 POLISH MISSION 2:30PM Jr. Legion of St. Mary (Convent) 5:00PM Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena (Church) 6:00PM Cub Scouts (Convent) 6:00PM Polonia Group Dance (Jason Torba Center) 6:00PM Chicagowskie Slowiki (Chapel) 6:30PM Legion of Mary (Small Convent) Thursday March 17, 2016 2:30PM Jr. Legion of Mary Adora on (Church) 6:00PM Girl Scouts (Convent) 7:00PM Filareci (Chapel) 7:30PM School Board Mee ng (Rectory) Friday March 18, 2016 9:00AM Legion of Mary (Convent) 4:30PM Fish Fry (All Halls) 6:30PM - Pilgrim Virigin (Convent) 7:00PM Polish School Meka Panska (Chapel) 7:00PM Faus num Saturday MArch 19, 2016 8:00AM Polish School (School building) 1:00PM Polish Scouts (Convent) 6:00PM AA Mee ng (Convent) Sunday March 20, 2016 PALM SUNDAY 8:30AM Easter Breakfast Parent/Student/School Faculty 10:00AM Highlander Club Mee ng (Jason Torba Center)) 4:00PM Faus num Mee ng (Jason Torba Center) SUNDAY MASS ON TELEVISION Sunday Mornings at 9:30 a.m. on WGN-TV 9 Sunday Mass at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls the Parish of the Airways is seen on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m., on WGN-TV, Channel 9 in Chicago for those unable to leave their homes because of age or ailment to a end Mass.

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Page Nine Fi h Sunday of Lent March 13, 2016 Porządek Rekolekcji Wielkopostnych 2016 Para ia św. Ferdynanda w Chicago Rekolekcjonista: Ks. Prałat Sławomir Śledziewski 13 marca (Niedziela): Msze św. z nauką ogólną o 7:00 rano, 10:15, 3:00 i 7:00 wieczorem 14 marca (poniedziałek): Msze św. z nauką ogólną o godz. 9:30 rano i 7:00 wieczorem Po Mszy św. wieczorowej o godz. 8:00 w kaplicy nauka stanowa dla żon i matek 15 marca (wtorek): Msze św. z nauką ogólną o godz. 9:30 rano i 7:00 wieczorem. Po Mszy św. wieczorowej o godz. 8:00 w kaplicy nauka stanowa dla mężów i ojców Spowiedź św: od godz. 8:30 do 9:30 rano oraz od godz. 6:00 wieczorem z przerwą na Mszę św. 16 marca (środa): Msze św. z nauką ogólną o godz. 9:30 rano i 7:00 wieczorem. Po Mszy św. wieczornej o godz. 8:00 spotkanie w sali parafialnej z księdzem rekolekcjonistą Ks. Prałat Sławomir Śledziewski osobisty sekretarz kardynała Mullera prefekta Kongregacji Nauki Wiary, w służbie Stolicy Apostolskiej pracuje od 2012 roku, od kiedy Kardynał Gerhard Ludwig Müller został poproszony przez Benedykta XVI o podjęcie się obowiązków prefekta jednej z ważniejszych kongregacji watykańskich. Ksiądz prałat został wtedy osobistym sekretarzem Kardynała. Wcześniej, od 2000 roku pełnił funkcję wykładowcy UKSW i Wyższego Seminarium Duchownego w Łomży. Ks. Sławomir Śledziewski pochodzi z Piątnicy, święcenia kapłańskie przyjął w 1995 r. w Łomży, a później studiował na Uniwersytecie Ludwika Maksymiliana w Monachium. W 2000 r. uzyskał tytuł doktora teologii dogmatycznej. Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej postanowieniem z 6 listopada 2015 nadał ks. Sławomirowi Śledziewskiemu Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski, za wybitne zasługi dla polskiego Kościoła oraz osiągnięcia w pracy naukowej i dydaktycznej. PORZĄDEK NABOŻEŃSTW WIELKIEGO TYGODNIA W JĘZYKU POLSKIM Spowiedź Św. Poniedziałek 21 marca godz. 6:00 PM Wielki Czwartek 24 marca 2016 8:00* PM Msza Św. *Adoracja Najświętszego Sakramentu będzie kontynuowana po Mszy św. do północy. Wielki Piątek 25 marca, 2016 3:00 PM Droga Krzyżowa 8:00* PM Liturgia Wielkiego Piątku *Po Liturgi Wielkiego Piątku czuwanie przy Grobie Pańskim i Adoracja Najświętszego Sakramentu przez całą dobę do Wigilii Paschalnej Wielka Sobota 26 marca, 2016 10:00 2:00 PM Święcenie pokarmów w języku polskim i angielskim w Kościele(co 30 min.) 8:00 PM Wigilia Paschalna w j. polskim i angielskim Niedziela Wielkanocna 27 marca, 2016 6:00 AM Rezurekcja 10:15 AM Msza św. 3:00 PM Msza św. Poniedziałek Wielkanocny 28 marca, 2016 9:30 AM Msza św. 7:00 PM Msza św. NABOŻEŃSTWA WIELKIEGO POSTU DROGA KRZYŻOWA 2:00 po południu w j. angielskim 6:00 wieczorem w j. angielskim 7:00 wieczorem w języku polskim Prowadzenie: 3/18/16 - Klub Dobrego Pasterza 3/25/16- Kapłani GORZKIE ŻALE W każdą Niedzielę Wielkiego Postu o godz. 6:15 pm

March 13, 2016 Fi h Sunday of Lent Page Ten BÓG ZAPŁAĆ! Serdecznie dziękujemy rodzicom dzieci, które przyjęły Komunię św. w ubiegłym roku za dar ołtarza, pięć tysięcy dolarów, które wykorzystaliśmy na remont konfesjonałów w naszym kościele. Chcieliśmy odnowić w Jubileuszowym Roku Miłosierdzia miejsca doświadczania tej wielkiej łaski jaką jest Boże miłosierdzie w czasie sakramentu spowiedzi. Bóg zapłać za ten piękny gest dbania o naszą światynię parafialną. Niech Bóg swoim błogosławieństwem wynagrodzi waszą dobroć PROŚBA O WSPARCIE Nazywam się Piotr Kołodziejczyk i i jestem właścicielem Telewizji Radom ( www.tvradom.pl ) Nasza telewizja Patriotycznie nastawiona na kształcenie młodzieży realizuje film pt. Twin Ci es. Jest to opowieść o dwóch miastach o Radomiu w Polsce i Radomiu w IL. Tak naprawdę jest to opowiesć o Polonii w i jej losach w USA i Polakach w kraju. Film ten jest produkowany przez młodzież z liceum im. Jana Kochanowskiego. Jako nagrodę za ich naprawdę ciężką pracę nagrody w postaci wyjazdu z nami do USA na promocję filmu. Niestety koszty organizacyjne przerastają możliwości naszej skromnej stacji. Zwłaszcza, że w Radomiu w Polsce rządzą siły przeciwne misji patriotycznej naszej stacji. W związku z tym zwracamy się z prośbą o pomoc finansową. My będziemy wdzięczni za każdy grosz. W naszym dziele wspiera nas posłanka Małgorzata Wypych. Cały nasz zespół liczy 8 osób. Jest to młodzież bardzo zdolna ale uboga, nie patologiczna lecz uboga. Chcielibyśmy w ramach wdzięczności zarejestrować film o Polakach w Chicago. Chcemy w USA zrobić 8 projekcji filmu 7 w Chicago i jedną w Radomiu IL.Czas nas goni gdyż już teraz trzeba kupować wizy i bilety. Z góry dziękujemy za okazane serce Piotr Kopłodziejczyk - właściciel Telewizji radom mobile: 514610304 SPOTKANIE 17 MARCA

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March 13, 2016 Fi h Sunday of Lent Page Twelve W piątek, 18 marca spotykamy się po raz ostatni na piątkowym obiedzie rybnym. W tym roku powitamy wiosnę w sposób szczególny, zajęciami i zabawami dla wszystkich grup wiekowych. Zdjęcia z Wielkanocnym Zajączkiem Malowanie twarzy, klauni i balony! Loteria fantowa, a w niej do wylosowania koszyki pełne niespodzianek oraz wspaniałe nagrody dla dzieci i dorosłych! Dla dzieci torebki pełne niespodzianek! PEŁNE ZESTAWY OBIADOWE Panierowana BIAŁA RYBA $8.00 Obiad z Łososia $9.50 DORSZ w cieście piwnym $9.00 Panierowany OKOŃ $8.50 Panierowane KREWETKI $9.00 Pieczona TILAPIA $8.50 Soda $1 lub.50c Woda $1.00 Wino $2.00 Piwo krajowe $2.00 Piwo importowane $3.00 Ostra Lemoniada $3.00 Prosimy o wsparcie dziewcząt z Liceum Notre Dame kupując pyszne czekoladowe batoniki w cenie $1.00. Doskonałe do wypełnienia naszych Wielkanocnych koszyczków! DODATKI: Krewetki $7.00 Pieczone ciasto $1.50 Paluszki serowe $3.00 Frytki $1.50 Nachos z serem $2.00 Zupa Clam Chowder $2.00 Zupa Warzywna $2.00 Porcja pizzy z serem $2.00 Cała pizza $8.00 Pieczony ziemniak $1.00 DO WYGRANIA WSPANIAŁE NAGRODY: Telewizor Keurig do kawy Tablet 7 Opiekacz 3 palnikowy Grill Zestaw ogrodowy (7 częsciowy) Opiekacz do wafli Grill kuchenny (George Foreman) Mikser Robot kuchenny Zestaw garnków Cuisinart Crock Pot Wspaniałe koszyki upominkowe Koszyki upominkowe dla dzieci Karty upominkowe Oraz mnóstwo innych i ciekawych rzeczy Możliwość odebrania obiadu na Drive-Thru dla osób niepełnosprawnych. Godziny wydawania obiadów od 4:30 do 7:30 wieczorem SCHOOL HALL 3131 N. MASON OBIADY NA WYNOS Przyjmowane od godz. 4:00 do 7:00 wieczorem ZADZWOŃ: 773 622-3022 Prosimy zaznaczyć czy obiad zostanie odebrany na Drive-Thru

March 13, 2016 Fi h Sunday of Lent Page Thirteen ON PRAYER COTTAGES, PRIDE, AND CASTING STONES Copyright 2015 by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com) So I received an unusual text message last Friday night from my friend Abhishek. Abhi and I work together and we re always dealing with quality assurance issues, so it was nice to get a nonwork-related communica on for a change. According to his text, he was having a Lenten Co age prayer mee ng at his place Saturday night followed by supper, and he invited me to join him. Now, I had just been to a church mee ng at my home parish on Thursday night. I was in the middle of a church mee ng on Friday night when Abhi s text came in. I had a four-hour church mee ng lined up for Saturday morning, and of course, Mass on Sunday. And my own parish s Lenten mission was in play for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings. Hence, I didn t really feel the need to add another prayer service--and nearly an hour away at that--into the mix, but here s the thing: I ll drive a long way for a good meal. I say this because--while it was possible Abhi and his wife Oindrila would put out pizza or nachos--i figured they d put out an Indian spread instead, and they nailed it. The evening began with chicken 65 (a spicy chicken dish) as an appe zer and closed with several dishes I can t pronounce but each one was delish! And in the middle of the feast, a prayer service broke out for the maybe thirty people a ending, all members of an Episcopalian church serving the local Indian community in Abhi s part of the world. The pastor led us in prayer and song to start (I had a song sheet and did the best I could, but with the words and the singing all in Hindi, I mostly mumbled ). A young man then gave a nice Support Staff Mrs. Zofia Mazurek, Parish Secretary Sr. Kamila Wojdyla, Administrative Assistant Ms. Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska, Bulletin Editor Mr. Kamil Duda, Website Designer/Editor Liturgical Bro. Dr. James Drangsholt, Director of Music/Liturgy, Lector & EM Coordinator Mr. Kamil Duda, Polish Music Director Dcn. Irv Hotcaveg, Deacon Emeritus Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Homebound Ministers of Care Scheduler Parish Council Mrs. Sophie Kass President, Stanley Mastalerz, Anthony Mangiaracina, Peter Holod, Irene Heidelbauer, MaryAnn Barnhart, Joyce McGiniss, Elizabeth Kata, Maria Gal, Br. James Drangsholt, ExOfficio Members: Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Sr. Dorota Domin Parish Finance Committee Mr. Tom Bucaro-Chairperson, Robert Groszek, Tadeusz Czosnyka, Edith Anaya, Mrs. MaryAnn Barnhart, Mr. Gene Szaben, Greg Ramel, ExOfficio Members: Mr. Martin Wojtulewicz-Parish Accountant, Sr. Kamila Wojdyla, Irene Heidelbauer, Dr. Lucine Mastalerz Parish Organizations and Prayer Groups Boy Scout: Mr. Vince Clemente, Coordinator Fish Fry: Mrs. Pat Wenzl and Mrs.Mary Ellen Leavy Coordinators Friendship Club: Mrs. Patricia Flynn, President Girl Scout: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss, Coordinator Knights of Columbus Mater Christi Council: Mr. Edward Weyna, Grand Knight St. Ferdinand Parish reflec on on the topic of pride, direc ng us to Scripture passages for God s word on the subject. One of the passages from Ezekiel described Lucifer s fall from grace. As the seven deadly sins go, pride is the worst of the worst. Or the best of the worst, depending on how you look at it. But pride and humility are tricky things. I don t think it s wrong to be proud of (and thankful for) our God-given gi s. As the Apostle Paul--also referenced in the young man s review--put it: Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord. Besides, as soon as I say, I m humble, I m not. The young man s words gave me pause, though, and they con nue to now as I consider today s Gospel passage, the story of the adulteress brought to Jesus by the religious elite to hear his take, given that her stoning was jus fied by the law. Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her, he says, and one by one, they fall away. Surely, self-righteous pride fed the angry crowd as they gathered their weapons, but Jesus, who knows the human heart, touches everyone so eager to carry out the woman s death penalty. In a sense, their own humility causes them to put down their stones. Scripture tells that if we humble ourselves before the Lord, he will li us up. No one knows what kind of long-term conversion occurred that day, but ul mately, angry hearts so ened, humility triumphed, self-righteousness gave way. Something to give all of us pause as we con nue our own journeys of conversion to Calvary and beyond. Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary: Marcia Codak Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President Legion of Mary: Miss Aurora Almeida President Legion of Mary, Juniors: Mrs. Emma Camara, President Irving Park Catholic Woman s Club: Mrs. Dolores Schoewe Polish Altar Servers Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski, Moderator English Altar Servers: Fr. Pawel Adamus, Moderator Polish Club of the Good Shepherd: Mr. Andrzej Parada, President Polish Rosary Group: Mrs. Helena Lesak, President Polish School Parents Assn.: Mrs. Bogusława Łakomy, Pres. Radość: Ms. Marzena Kulesza, Music Teacher Kropeczki: Sr. Dorota Domin Lednica Group: Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski Polonia: Ms. Anna Krysinski 847-529-2555 MOP: Mrs.Marta Robak 847-312-6144 St. Ferdinand Athletic: Mrs. Linda Ward St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club: Mr. Tadeusz Kulasik, President St. Ferdinand School Board: Mrs. MaryAnn Barnhart, Chairperson St. Vincent DePaul Society: Mr. Michael McGinniss, President Teens of Our Church: Fr. Pawel Adamus Youth Minister The Association of Apostles of the Divine Mercy: Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski, Moderator Ushers Club: Mr. Peter Holod, President Pro-Life Coordinators: Tony Mangiaracina, Helena Lesak Chapel Choir Conductor Julie Tupiak 773-742-2611 Word of Life Dito Camara 773-344-8514 Holy Spirit Missionary Association: Sr. Elwira Dziuk Notre Dame Athletics: Mrs. Linda Ward Notre Dame Board of Directors: Ms. Sue Miller & Ms. Judy Becker

Phone: (773) 622-5900 St. Ferdinand Parish www.stferdinandchurch.com Rev. Zdzisław (Jason) Torba, Pastor Rev. Pawel Adamus, Associate Pastor Rev. Michael Wyrzykowski, Associate Pastor Rev. Albert Judy, OP PT Associate Pastor Rev. Raymond O Connor, CMF Weekend Help Br. James Drangsholt, OSF In Residence Dcn. Pawel Barwikowski ENGLISH MASS TIMES POLISH Weekdays W ciągu tygodnia 8:00 AM & 12:00 Noon 7:00 PM Saturdays Sobota 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Anticipated) 7:00 AM Sundays Niedziela 8:30 AM 7:00 AM 10:00 AM (Chapel) 10:15 AM 12:30 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM RECONCILIATION / SAKRAMENT SPOWIEDZI Monday Saturday / od poniedziałku do soboty 6:30 PM 7:00 PM Saturday / Sobota 8:30 AM 9:00 AM First Friday of the month / Pierwszy piątek miesiąca 6:00 PM 7:30 PM St. Ferdinand School: 773 622-3022 Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Principal Notre Dame High School for Girls Office: 773-622-9494 Irene Heidelbauer Principal Religious Education Office: 773 622-3022 ex. 352 Sr. Dorota Domin St. Ferdinand Polish Saturday School: 773-622-3022 ex 303 Sr. Dorota Domin Principal Christian OutReach (COR): 773 622-9732 Mr. Michael McGinniss, Director Missionary Sisters of Christ the King - 773 889-7979 Sr. Dorota Domin Superior Sr. Kamila Wojdyla, Sr. Anna Gorska BAPTISM: For Children: a pre-baptism class is required for Baptism of the first child. Classes are held in English on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30PM in the Church, and in Polish on the last Tuesday of each month at 7:30PM in the Church. Following registration, the sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in English on the second Saturday each month at 6:00PM and on the fourth Sunday of the month at the 12:30PM Mass. The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in Polish on the first Saturday of the month at 6:00PM and on the third Sunday of the month at the 3:00PM Mass. Please call the rectory to register at 773/622-5900. 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 773/865-4151 for more information. MARRIAGES: Must be arranged at least four months prior to the ceremony. Please call the rectory.

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