Saint Albert the Great Parish 8000 south Linder avenue BURBANK ILLINOIS 60459 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, NOVEMBER 29, 2015 REV. MICHAEL L. ZOUFAL, PASTOR REV. ANTHONY BROOKS, SCh. ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. MARCIN SZCZYPULA, ASSOCIATE PASTOR IRVIN A. BRYCE, JR., PERMANENT DEACON RAYMUNDO DIAZ DE LEON, PERMANENT DEACON MISSIONARY SISTERS OF CHRIST THE KING: SR. WERONIKA ILNICKA, SR. MARIA NIWA SR. AGNIESZKA KORTIAK Welcome All are In this House of God MASSES SATURDAY 5:00 PM Sunday Obligation (English) SUNDAY 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM (English) 10:30 AM (English-Polish) 6:15 AM, 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM (Polish) 6:30 PM (Spanish) WEEKDAY MASSES (Monday-Friday) 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM (English) 7:30 AM (Polish) SATURDAY MASS 7:30 AM ( Polish) 8:30 AM (English) SACRED HEART ADORATION CHAPEL Open 7 day a week from 8:30AM to 8:30 PM FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION 5:00-7:00PM Bilingual Confessions 5:00-6:00PM, 6:00 PM Mass (Polish) HOLY DAYS Please refer to schedules printed in the bulletin prior to the Holiday. Vigil Mass - 7:00 PM (evening before Holy Day) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays at 3:15 PM Baptismal Preparation Class Last Monday of month at 7:00 PM Parish registration and attendance at the Baptismal Preparation Class are required prior to Baptism. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE All wedding arrangements must be made with a parish priest at least 6 months prior to scheduled date. All couples are required to participate in a marriage preparation program. Parish registration is a requirement. Times of marriages are as follows: Saturday 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM, Sunday - no weddings RECTORY.. (708)423-0321 PLEBANIA (po polsku)..(708)423-0321 For Sacraments of Baptism, Marriage, parish registration, convert instruction, prolonged illness at home. PARISH WEBSITE www.stalbertgreat.com E-MAIL StAlbert@archchicago.org PARISH BOUNDARIES North-75th St. East-Cicero, West-Narragansett South-87th St. (Cicero to Austin) 83rd St. (Austin to Narragansett) MINISTRY OF CARE. (708)423-0321 Deacon Irvin A. Bryce Jr. PRAYER NETWORK...(708)966-4068 Mrs. Marlene Rybicki ST. ALBERT THE GREAT SCHOOL.(708)424-7757 5535 West State Road Mr. Terrence K. O Rourke, Principal www.stalbertthegreatschool.com POLISH CATHOLIC SCHOOL KS. IGNACEGO POSADZEGO.(708) 423-5715 5555 West State Road www.szkolaksignacego.com E-MAIL polska@szkolaksignacego.com CCD OFFICE...(708)636-0406 5535 West State Road Deacon Pete Manning, Coordinator
MASS INTENTIONS Monday, November 30, 2015 St. Andrew, Apostle 6:30 am - Souls in the Purgatory 7:30 am + Andrzej & Anna Guzy 8:30 am + Pat M. Fischer - Tony DiNello - Blessing 6:30 pm - Wypominki, Mass in Polish Tuesday, December 1, 2015 6:30 am - 7:30 am + Anna Guzy, +Aniela Bydlon 1st Anniv. Of Death 8:30 am + Michael J. Walker - Laurie Brand - Blessing Wednesday, December 2, 2015 6:30 am - 7:30 am - Parish Purgatorial Society 8:30 am + Nora Cunningham Thursday, December 3, 2015 St. Francis Xavier, Priest 6:30 am + Rafael Rodriguez 7:30 am + Jan & Roman Bukowski 8:30 am + William & Eileen Tarring - PARISH HOLY HOUR First Friday, Decemebr 4, 2015 St. John Damascene, Priest 6:30 am + George Macas 7:30 am + Stanislaw Tylka 8:30 am + Shaughnessy & Mearna Families + Benny Lonero 6:00 pm + Zofia, Jan and Natalia Hryczynski Saturday, Dcember 5, 2015 7:30 am - Zofia - Birthday Blessing for Health 8:30 am - For Gifts of the Holy Spirit for Matt, Kate and Rachel + Frank Kurzawa Sr. 5:00 pm + Salvatore Imbarrato + Mary Beth Dickinson - 10:00 pm Holy Hour ( in Polish) Sunday, Decemebr 6, 2015 Second Sunday of Advent 6:15 am + Jozef Mocherek 7:30 am + Ercole & Innocenza Sturino + Theresa & Umberto Botta + Mario & Santa Rizzo + Salvatore Imbarrato 9:00 am - For All Parishioners + Kathleen Brennan + Vern Shipman, + Fr. Jerry Roche 10:30 am + Stanislaw Brozny + Wladyslaw Bugara + Helena & Stanislaw Bugara 12:00 pm + Baby Cerceo - Betty Hedderman & Family - Blessing 1:30 pm + Stanislaw Jarzabek 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - THE COMING KINGDOM Jeremiah could see it coming the kingship of Jesus and the restoration of Jerusalem. But was anybody listening? Is anybody listening now? It must have been tough being a prophet, but Jeremiah was persistent in his message because he knew that it needed to be heard. Also persistent in his message is Paul as he encourages the Thessalonians and all of us to live in accordance with the kingship that Jeremiah foretold. He encourages us to conduct ourselves in ways of holiness so that we may be well prepared for the king s coming. Finally, Jesus himself tells us to be ever diligent so that we may gain favor before our God and King. Jeremiah could see the kingship of Jesus coming. As we begin the season of Advent, Paul and Jesus tell us not only how to prepare for the Kingdom, but how to live it day to day. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. St. Albert the Great Sacred Heart of Jesus Eucharistic Chapel is open 7 days per week 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Parishioners are needed to commit ONE HOUR per week for a year. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Lefteri Prvett, Carrie Lynn Hennesy Wild, Frank Hernandez, Linca Mazgaj, Bernard Michalewicz, Bartel Amato, Jerry Connell, Joe Sipiora, Kulwant Salaja, Matt Kopp, Merino Kinzie Families, Bagasan Ledesma Camins Families, Cristobal Sayson Families, Grace Sevilla, Tom Grogan, Smykowski & Flanagan Families, Chris Sy, Sally Busee, Daniel Gabala, Bernadine Hainswoth - Miller, Peggy Gentile, Sarah Busse, Denise and Rich Jandura, Frank Lacovetti, Barry Walter, Joseph Shnader, Debby Chalus, Sally Busse, Joel Rivera, Robert Rodriguez, Dorothy Rapacz, Ronald Carvelli Michele Mchalek, Peg Coleman, Mary Navarro, Maria Ganibaldi, Eckhaus & Leano Family, Tom Majewski, Sandie Powers, Emma Swerdlof, Mike Coleman, Bernadine Miller, Barbara Simich, Trine Pineda, Debbie Ohara, Diana Barahona, Robert Skrobutt, Flora Mortell, Renee Rubio, Rev. Thomas Mescall, Nancy & Wayne Kinzie, Marie King Doyle, Johanna Pusateri, Marlene Johanes, Mary Sochacz, Marilyn Buchalski, Carmella Mazurek, Bernice Ciszek, Bill & Ruth Eichnamm, Diane and Robert Juris, Reid, Salvatore Bottari, Theresa Lonski, Alex Silverman, Janelle Demski, Bussie & Hedderman Families, Shirley McVane, Cheryl Korosa, Mary Ann Riccio. LET US PRAY For the deceased: Jaime Barrios.
PLEASE, JOIN US IN CELEBRATION OF THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Saturday December 12, 2015 MASS Schedule: 5:00 am (Spanish), 7:30 am (Polish), 8:30 am (English), 6:30 pm (Rosary in Spanish), (Spanish) TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Advent is a time rich in family traditions. Many of them have been so effectively absorbed into our culture that their religious origins are hidden. Some of us will set candles in our windows tonight. The custom began in Ireland during the so-called penal days, extending from 1691 to the Catholic Emancipation in 1829 and beyond. There were harsh penalties and fines for not attending the government church. Priests were forced into hiding, but people were resourceful and determined in guarding their faith. At Christmas, Irish families, particularly in the countryside, placed a lighted candle in the cottage window and left the door unlatched, hoping that a priest might come by and celebrate the Christmas Mass for them. The possibility of the Mass coming into the family home gave rise to other Irish customs at the beginning of Advent. The cottage received a fresh coat of whitewash, the threshold was swept especially clean, and fresh curtains were hung in the windows. The house was scrubbed until it gleamed, including all the pots and pans, and all garments and table linens were laundered. The custom of the Irish window candle was so admired in Catholic Europe that it was widely copied there, and now finds a welcome in households that may not exactly expect a priest to wander in! Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. GREATNESS The measure of greatness is not the number of servants you have, but the number of people you serve. Anonymous THE THREE COMINGS OF ADVENT There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know, His coming to humankind, His coming into humankind, and His coming against humankind. St. Bernard: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Patronal Feast Day of the United States of America Mass times: Monday December 7, 2015 (in English) Tuesday December 8, 2015 6:30am, 8:30am, 5:30pm (In English) 7:30am, 12:00pm, 7:00pm (In Polish) 8:30pm (In Spanish) Sunday, December 13, 2015 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. We invite all parishioners and their children for a delicious Pancake Breakfast with Santa Sponsored by The Holy Name Society *** Free will donations accepted OPLATKI SALE Members of St. Vincent De Paul Society will be selling Oplatki after Masses on November 28, 29 and December 5, As usual, the Oplatki wafers are available for free will donation. Starting Monday, Novemebr 30th, they will be also available at the parish office.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Bingo 2 CCD 3 Boy Scouts 4 FIRST FRIDAY First Friday 5:00-7:00pm Confessions 4:30-6:00pm Mass in Polish Cub Scouts 5 CCD 8:30 am 6 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 7 Pro Life 8 THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CCD 9 SVD 5:45 pm CCD 10 Boy Scouts 11 Cub Scouts 12 OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CCD 8:30 am 13 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT 14 Seniors 11:00 am Holy Name 7:30 pm 15 CCD 16 CCD 17 Boy Scouts 18 Cub Scouts 19 7:00AM MASS IN THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS CHAPEL 20 4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 21 22 23 25 THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD MERRY CHRISTMAS 26 27 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS MARY AND JOSEPH 28 29 30 31 NEW YEAR S EVE
W środę 8-go grudnia przypada obowiązkowe Święto Niepokalanego Poczęcia NMP Msze Święte we Wtorek, 8-go Grudnia w języku Polskim odbędą się o godz. 7:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. i 7:00 p.m. Święto Matki Bożej z Guadalupe przypada 12 Grudnia. Zapraszamy na Msze Św. w j. Polskim o godz. 7:30 am Roraty Roraty w naszej parafii będą się odbywać w Grudniu w Poniedziałki, Środy i Piątki o godzinie 7:30 rano. Można przynieść swoje lampiony. Roraty dla dzieci Roraty dla dzieci odbędą się w Środę 2 i 9 Grudnia o godzinie 5:00 po południu. SERDECZNIE ZAPRASZAMY MARSZ DLA ŻYCIA - Organizujemy autokarowy wyjazd w obronie życia nienarodzonych do Washington D.C. na Marsz dla życia w dniach: 20-24 stycznia 2016. Chętne osoby prosimy o zapisywanie się u Ks. Antoniego do 4 grudnia. Koszt $325.00. Zapraszamy do wzięcia udziału w marszu dla obrony życia nienarodzonych. Zapraszamy dzieci, rodziców i parafian na Śniadanie z Mikołajem w Niedzielę, 13-go Grudnia, od godz. 7:00am do 10:30pm w Sali pod kościołem. Dowolna ofiara za śniadanie. ZAPOWIEDŹ GROŹNA CZY BARDZO POMYŚLNA? Nadzieja rozpięła się wielobarwnym łukiem pomiędzy Wcieleniem i Paruzją, czyli pomiędzy pierwszym i ostatnim przyjściem Jezusa na ziemię. Adwent jest czasem, kiedy ta nadzieja staje się świętem. Wołamy: Przyjdź! do Jezusa i nasza nadzieja spełni się niechybnie, ponieważ On sam złożył nam obietnicę tego przyjścia. Przez proroka Jeremiasza Bóg przypomina, że zawsze dotrzymuje słowa: Oto nadchodzą dni, kiedy wypełnię pomyślną zapowiedź, jaką obwieściłem (I czytanie). Człowiek może z całą zuchwałością żywić nadzieję wobec każdej obietnicy Bożej na to, że w odpowiednim czasie zostanie wypełniona. Język dzisiejszej Ewangelii Łukaszowej wydaje się ukazywać obietnicę powtórnego przyjścia jako straszną, zagrażającą ziemi, a nie pomyślną. Czy istotnie tak jest? Należy pamiętać, że zapowiedź ta jest wyrażona w języku apokaliptycznym, który posiada wymowę symboliczną, a nie dosłowną. Obecne są w proroctwie żywioły: ziemia, morze i ciała niebieskie, które zostaną poruszone, a wręcz wstrząśnięte przyjściem Jezusa. Te symboliczne ekspresje są sposobem wyrażenia prawdy, że Bóg jest jedynym Panem, a Syn Boży jest jedyną Potęgą wszechświata i przyjdzie, aby uczynić nowe niebo i nową ziemię (Ap 21), przynosząc człowiekowi ostateczne wyzwolenie. Człowiek żyjący nadzieją na spełnienie się Bożych obietnic wzrasta w miłości Boga i człowieka, żyje siłą światła ukrytego w nadziei i swoim postępowaniem stara się podobać Bogu przez zaufanie każdemu Jego słowu, do czego zachęca w Liście do Tesaloniczan św. Paweł (II czytanie). ks. Mariusz Rosik