St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish is a community dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ as taught by the Roman Catholic Church through Word, Sacraments and Service while preserving and sharing the cultural roots of the Parish. MISSION STATEMENT November 25, 2018 Parafia Świętego Stanisława Kostki jest wspólnotą, której celem jest głoszenie Ewangelii Jezusa Chrystusa według nauki Kościoła Rzymskokatolickiego. Misją parafii jest głoszenie Słowa Bożego, sprawowanie Sakramentów oraz służenie innym w zachowaniu tradycji kulturowych. 1124 Hudson Ave., Rochester, NY 14621 Rectory at 34 St. Stanislaus St. Phone: 467 3068 Fax: 467 3072 e mail address: rststani@dor.org Website:www.saintstanislausrochester.org Find us on Facebook: St Stanislaus Kostka Church Rochester REV. ROMAN CALY Pastor DCN. BRUNO PETRAUSKAS DCN. RAYMOND MIELCAREK MRS. SONJA STENCLIK MRS. BRIDGET NOWAK MRS. MAGDALENA WNUK MRS. PAMELA MOORE MR. DARIUSZ TEREFENKO MRS. DOROTHY PROCACCINI PARISH COUNCIL: MRS. DOROTHY STYK MS. KRYSTYNA STAUB MS. KATHY GUSTYN Parish Deacon Deacon (Retired) Pastoral Coordinator Finance Director Secretary/Business Manager Religious Education Coordinator Organist Senior Ministries Chairperson Vice-Chairperson Secretary OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM 2:30 PM. Evenings by appointment MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. (English) 11:00 a.m. (Polish) Weekdays: Monday 8:00 a.m., Tuesday 5:30 p.m., Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Thursday 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Friday 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Confession at 5:00 p.m. Holy Hour at 5:00 p.m. and Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 6:30 p.m. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday: 3:00 3:40 p.m. or by appointment Please remember the ST. STANISLAUS CHURCH OF ROCHESTER, NY (our legal title) considering bequests, endowments, memorials or other special contributions when making out your will. All donations are tax deductible. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Sundays at 12:15 p.m. or by appointment SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Couples are asked to contact the office at least six months before marriage is to take place. NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! Please stop at the Rectory during business hours and introduce yourself. We would like to get to know you. CARE OF THE SICK: Inform staff when relatives are confined to home so that we can arrange to have the Eucharist brought to them. Please notify us of family members living in nursing homes or institutions.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24 Vigil: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 4:00 p.m. Helen and Richard Laskowski (Jim and Marianne Pospula) SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 25 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 9:00 a.m. Florence Dyński (Polyphonic Choir) 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass Krzysztof Bodzoń (Family) MONDAY NOVEMBER 26 8:00 a.m. Elizabeth Hollern (Sisters at St. Stanislaus) TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27 5:30 p.m. Gertrude Adamski (Marcia and Dave Swartz) WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 8:00 a.m. Blessingss for health and healing for Jon Remmel (Jim and Jane Mills) THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29 8:00 a.m. Vivian Strojny (Helen Synda) 5:30 p.m. Mary and Walter Szwajkos (Gerry Wilson) FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30 Saint Andrew, Apostle 8:00 a.m. Richard Kulesa (Family) 5:00 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - Confession 6:00 p.m. Cassandra Cammarata (Daniela and John Knick) 6:30 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy SATURDAY DECEMBER 1 8:00 a.m. James White (Terese White) Vigil: First Sunday of Advent 4:00 p.m. Deceased from Zamiara family, Elżbieta Kadzikiewicz and Tamara Pusławski (Rzepa family) SUNDAY - DECEMBER 2 First Sunday of Advent 9:00 a.m. Susan and Bobby Nezelek (Wendy Budi) 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass Kazimiera i Edmund Labecki w rocznicȩ śmieci (Rodzina) Live the Liturgy - Inspiration for the Week We live in interesting times. Life is constantly changing. While this can be exciting on one hand, change also presents challenges. We live in an age of relativism where people can pick and choose the truths that suit them and build their own system of beliefs. While humans certainly have the freedom to choose, losing sight of long-standing universal truths is not such a healthy course. Jesus Christ our King is our Universal Truth! He is the God who is nonnegotiable, our non-option! In Christ, we know what truth is. He alone points us to God, our true selves, our proper relationships with one another, and the world in which we live. Christ directs us to the poor and vulnerable and teaches us what God's Kingdom is meant to be. Christ is the King Who serves others. He gets dirty. He ascends the Throne of the Cross. We are called to do the same. A very warm welcome is extended to all who have come to St. Stanislaus Church to worship this Sunday. We are grateful to our parishioners and we welcome our guests who visit us this weekend. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25 Coffee Hour after the Masses MONDAY NOVEMBER 26 6:15 p.m. Religious Education Classes 7:30 p. m. North East Freedom AA Group meeting (Auditorium) WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 5:30 p.m. Polish Choir practice 6:30 p.m. Parish Council meeting (Religious Education Center) 6:30 p.m. Polonia Civic Center (Parish Hall) 7:00 p.m. Polyphonic Choir practice SATURDAY DECEMBER 1 8:45 a.m. Preparation classes for the First Holy Communion (Religious Education Center) 10:00 a.m. Polish School SUNDAY DECEMBER 2 Coffee Hour after the Masses Christ the King "Hail the King of the Jews." The Kingship of Christ has always been different than the world expected. Many of Jesus' disciples hoped for an earthly Messiah who would overthrow the Romans. But, as Jesus says in today's Gospel, His Kingdom is "not of this world." And yet it is a very real kingdom. Jesus is a very real Lord. And we are called to invite Jesus to be King of our lives. In the early 20th century, disillusionment with authority of all kinds was growing. Revolutions, atheistic thinkers, and World War I contributed to a rejection of faith. In 1925, Pope Pius XI called the Church and the world back to a sense of hope in Christ. He instituted the solemnity of Christ the King on the last Sunday before Advent. How is Jesus King of your life today?
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe If you brought your child to the restroom during the Liturgy of the Word, you might walk away with one of two interpretations of Jesus as King. The first and second readings are bold and victorious. We see Christ coming on the clouds for the Final Judgment of Heaven and Earth. The Gospel sets a very different tone. Jesus is under arrest and facing death before Pontius Pilate. We know how this story will end. So if Christ is King, what does it mean? Is He a glorious conqueror or a suffering servant? "My kingdom does not belong to this world." Here is the heart of Jesus' reign. He is a King -- and His "subjects" are alive and well on earth -- but, ultimately, Jesus' Kingdom transcends our earthly concepts of power. Jesus faced down the temptation of a solely earthly Kingship. At the close of his 40 days in the desert, the devil offered Him the Kingdoms of the world. Jesus only had to sacrifice His heavenly values and worship Satan. The same temptations to distort the Kingship of Christ are present to us today. Jesus' invitation also endures. "Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice." It is important for us to belong to the full truth of Christ's Kingdom. First, our own hearts must be transformed. Our own rebellions in favor of selfishness and against holiness must be conquered by God's grace. Second, we must work to transform the world as best we can in our own corner of it. Like Jesus shows us by His Life and Death, this doesn't mean domination. It means service, sacrifice, respect, and love. Our lives must "testify to the truth" of Jesus Christ, who lays down His life for His people. That is the true beauty of Christ the King! Why Do We Do That? Catholic Life Explained Question: We live in a country that upholds the separation of Church and State. What is the role of Catholics in society? Answer: The role of the Church in the world has taken different forms over time, but the theme is the same. Be disciples in it! As the lay faithful -- that is, not vowed priest or religious -- we are called to live and love in the circumstances of our daily lives. St. John Paul II wrote a document about the laity. In it he wrote, "In their situation in the world God manifests His plan and communicates to them their particular vocation of seeking the Kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and by ordering them according to the plan of God" (On the Lay Members of Christ's Faithful, 15). God wants us in the hospitals, the board rooms, the law offices, the food pantries, and the little league games! We are to engage in the affairs of the world. But when we're there, we should live the plan of God. We need to respect those around us, engage in just business and legal practices, and love our children. We should care for the earth, use our money wisely, and get to know our neighbors. We must advocate for social policies that respect human dignity and human freedom. No matter our state in life, we are invited to build the Kingdom of God! Parish Registration Card Update Drive There are new parish registration cards which reflect modern day media contact information. You will be contacted either by phone, email or US Mail to verify your current information and update any changes. Our deadline for completing this project is December 15 th. If you don t hear from us, that means we don t have your correct contact information on file or you are not officially registered. Bring a Friend to Church! Advent (from, "ad-venire" in Latin or "to come to") This Thanksgiving, wherever we are, we take time out to thank God for all of the graces and blessings given to us, our families and friends, and our Country. And we look forward to Christmas and the coming of our Lord. In order to help prepare the way in our hearts for Jesus, think about asking or bringing a friend to church. What better way to increase our faith than to ask someone we know to come and share in this most important part of our lives? Perhaps there is a friend from school, or a co-worker, or a family member that you can ask, Please come to church with me. With no pressure, suggest that they can come on their own, or come with you, but ask them to please, just come. Advent begins December 1st and 2 nd, and we wish to welcome anew any visitors at these weekend Masses. The Magi followed the Star to Jesus, may you be the Star that guides those dear to you, to Christ. Please Pray for... Please pray for all those in hospitals, who are ill or recovering from surgery, and all those ailing at home, in hospice or in nursing homes. Please keep in your prayers: Linda Adams, Kathleen A. Adams, Marylu Balacki, Ruth Banaszak, Mary Ann Ballou, Arlene Bialaszewski, Dolores Biddle, Leonard Brozak, Ian Joseph Bruckhaus, Teodozja Brychcy, Eugene Cherkis, Joseph Camptone, Carol Capidone, Krystyna Ciejek, Edward Ciejek, Baby Maxwell Ciotoli, Norma Coleman, Carl Conde, Marcia Cote, Linda Cranston, Nolan Cybulski, Veronica Czerniak, Melanie Etter, Lee Daly-Homa, Casimera Francione, Phyllis Gardiner, Eleanore Golomb, Madeline Gotham, Kathy Gustyn, Joan and Mary Kay Hausladen, Joanne Hawkes-Orman, Veronica Hajecki, Kim Harvey, Ruth Hoffman, Jan Hoholuk, Richard Hurysz, Kathy Przyklek-Jedrzejek, Helena Jurczuk, Wieslawa & Henryk Juśkiewicz, Connie Kawka, Nick Legonelli, Tony Leib, Irene Lichwiarz, Marcin Lukowiak, Beth Lynch, Mark Mahany, Theodore McCracken, Kathleen McHugh, Jim Mills, Deacon Ray Mielcarek, Vicki Mielcarek, Justina Montanez, Baby Michael Moretter, Iwona Muszak, Emily Nakas, Steve Nowak, Susan Oberle, Thomas I. Orczyk, Brenda and David Ortiz, Cristine Paradowski, Gloria and Bernie Pensek, Quinn Pomroy, Colleen Parsons, Mary Ann Pembroke, Jan Quist, Genevieve Rodgers, Zofia Robaczyński, Fabian Rogalski, Joe Rogers, Shirley Rojek, Trudy Rosolowski, Rick Rosser, Tom Schramil, Sharon Smith, Marian and Irene Sobolewski, Emily and Joe Straszyński, Gary and Michele Stenclik, George Swartz, Bernard and Trina Weeg, Irena Wiśniewski, Stefania Wnuk, Paul Wojciechowski, Janet Zienkiewicz and Ann Zukosky. To add a loved one s name to this prayer list or to take someone off the prayer list, please call the parish office at 467-3068. If you would like Fr. Roman to visit or anoint a loved one who is in the hospital, nursing home etc. you should call or preferably text him at 585-705-7142. Leave the name of the person, name of hospital, nursing home, room number and if it is an emergency/eminent death. You may still call the rectory 467-3068 with this information.
Uroczystość Chrystusa Króla Obchodzimy dziś w Kościele Uroczystość Chrystusa Króla. Jest to ostatnia niedziela roku liturgicznego, za tydzień już będzie Adwent. Królowanie Jezusa różni się od tego, które znamy na co dzień. Królowanie pełne pokory i posłuszeństwa wobec Boga. Posłuszeństwa, aż do śmierci. Królowanie pełne miłości. Miłości aż do krzyża. Królowanie pełne dobroci i przebaczenia. Jeżeli Chrystus jest dla mnie Królem, to znaczy, że o n jest dla mnie najważniejszy, że w swoim życiu stawiam Go na pierwszym miejscu. Czyli, że nic na świecie nie będzie dla Ciebie ważniejsze od Boga, od Jezusa. Co to znaczy, że jestem uczniem Chrystusa, że o n jest moim Panem? To ważne pytanie. To znaczy, że mam odwagę się do Niego przyznać wszędzie tam, gdzie się znajdę, także wśród ludzi nie wierzących, także wśród tych, którzy śmieją się ze mnie i z mojej wiary. To znaczy, że potrafię znaleźć czas na niedzielną Mszę Świętą, że mam czas na chwilę codziennej modlitwy, bo nie wyobrażam sobie dnia bez rozmowy z Tym, który dla mnie jest najważniejszy. To znaczy, że w swoich kłopotach i trudnościach staram się oprzeć na Bogu, na wierze, a nie tylko na swojej ludzkiej mądrości i roztropności. Każdy z nas może coś zrobić, żeby Chrystus coraz bardziej królował. Może najpierw powinien zakrólować w naszych sercach. Jeżeli ty będziesz dobry, to więcej będzie dobra w świecie i więcej będzie Boga w świecie a ten świat coraz bardziej będzie prawdziwym Królestwem Chrystusa. Aktualizacja Parafialnych Kart Rejestracyjnych Istnieją nowe parafialne karty rejestracyjne, które odzwierciedlają współczesne dane kontaktowe naszych parafian. Skontaktujemy się z Tobą telefonicznie, przez e-mail, lub przez pocztę aby zweryfikować twoje bieżące informacje i zaktualizować wszelkie zmiany. Nasz termin realizacji tego projektu jest 15 grudzień. Jeśli nie otrzymasz od nas wiadomości, oznacza to, że nie mamy twoich poprawnych danych kontaktowych lub nie jesteś oficjalnie zarejestrowany w naszej parafii. Opłatki Opłatki są do nabycia w biurze parafialnym w godzinach urzędowych a także po Mszach św. w kościele. Druga Taca w tym Tygodniu: Na Katolicki Uniwersytet The Annual Jesse Tree Project: November 17 thru December 9 th We have the names of 40 children- ages 5 months to 4 years old who are chronically ill, developmentally or physically disabled and receive services from Catholic Charities. Please put a smile on their face and twinkle in their eyes this Christmas. Take a heart from the Jesse Tree. To allow time for us to check that all the children have gifts and all are wrapped ALL GIFTS MUST be under the Jesse Tree or dropped off to the rectory by Sunday, Dec. 9 th. Catholic Charities will be picking them up on Tuesday, Dec, 11 th. Luminaries Remember Loved Ones Living or Deceased in Prayers This Christmas Season remember your living and deceased loved ones. Let them surround us with their light as we place luminaries to remember them throughout the church. We will pray for them at each Mass during the Octave of Christmas. PRAYERS are the BEST GIFT to give they NEVER END! Available after Mass or at the rectory. Suggested donation: $5 each or $10 Gift Set (for the living) (includes 2 red luminaries, 2 flameless candle: 1bag for the church and the other to give to the family member or friend to decorate his/her home.) Last day to request: Dec. 17 th Second Collection: Catholic University of America Second collection during this weekend Masses is the designated collection for the Catholic University of America. Please be generous. Opłatki/Christmas Wafers Opłatki can be purchased in the rectory during business hours 9:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m., and also after the Masses in the church. Extraordinary Ministers - Lectors - Commentators Altar Servers Ushers Schedule for the weekend of DECEMBER 1-2, 2018 Mass Time Saturday 4:00 p.m. Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Communion Lynda Duncan Gerry Wilson Lector Commentator Altar Servers Ushers Andrew Smagin Andrew Smagin Chloe/Matthew Parsons Altar Servers Needed! Gene Golomb Bill Brand George Madden Tom Struzik Sunday 9:00 a.m. Tom Strzepek Lee Homa Mike/Mary Yackiw Kate Robson Kate Robson Altar Servers Needed! Don Williams Stephen Zielinski, Eugene Chmiel Sr. Ken Gustyn Sunday 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass Cecylia Tryt Krystyna Lizak Polska Szkoła Anna Mroszczak Jan/Józef Makula Jan Wnuk Jacob Wyrozebski John Knick, Mark Sewhuk Maciej Kostecki Bronislaw Suchodolski
Our Gifts to God For the Work of Our Church For the weekend of November 10-11, 2018 Offering: Attendance: Saturday 4:00 p.m. $ 836.00 79 Sunday 9:00 a.m. $ 1,272.00 124 11:00 a.m. $ 1,293.00 233 Rectory $ 840.00 Online Giving 10/18 $ 1,965.00 Utilities $ 457.00 Thank you for your continued generosity! Help the Sr. Regis Food Cupboard FILL a Christmas Table We filled over 50 Thanksgiving tables for those in need thanks to your VERY generous donations. Now the Christmas tables need to be filled. Can you help put 1 or 2 items on a table? We need: RICE, BEANS (black, green, kidney), CHICKEN GRAVY, CHICKEN STUFFING, CANNED CORN, TOMATO SAUCE, CANNED FRUIT, COOKIE/CAKE MIX, CANNED FROSTING, CEREAL is a year round need. Just one food item helps to feed the hunger pains of the poor. Charitable Contributions for Your Financial Planning The year 2018 is coming to an end and soon we will have to file our taxes. Contributions to the church are tax deductible. Please consider the charitable contribution to St. Stanislaus Kostka Church as part of your financial planning. This is something that will benefit both the church and the donor. To take the advantage of the tax write off for 2018, the contributions have to be made by December 31, 2018. Thank you for your consideration and generosity always. Altar Flowers The floral centerpiece for the Mass on Tuesday, November 27th at 5:30 p.m. was offered in loving memory of Gertrude Adamski by Marcia and Dave Swartz. Offering Due to an early submission of this bulletin the offering for last weekend, November 17-18th will be included in next week s bulletin. Support Those Who Advertise in Our Bulletin The Saint Stanislaus Parish Bulletin is provided for our parish through the generosity of the advertisers on the back pages of the bulletin. Please support their businesses. This week we thank: James Crowley Plumbing