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 December 30, 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 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 Pastor Parish Deacon Deacon (Retired) Pastoral Coordinator Finance Director Secretary/Business Manager Religious Education Coordinator Organist Senior Ministries Chairperson Vice-Chairperson Secretary 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 OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM 2:30 PM. Evenings 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 DECEMBER 29 Vigil: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 4:00 p.m. Josephine Gustyn (Kathy Gustyn) SUNDAY - DECEMBER 30 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 9:00 a.m. Vincent Parks Jr. (Jim and Sonja Stenclik) 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass Za Boże Błogosławieństwa otrzymane przez rodzinę Kardela, Bachner i Tomczyszyn (Sherry Hostetter and Joan Mauk) MONDAY DECEMBER 31 Saint Sylvester I, Pope 8:00 a.m. Saint Stanislaus parishioners 4:00 p.m. New Year svigil Mass Paul Russello (Josephine Król) TUESDAY JANUARY 1, 2019 New Year s Day World Day of Prayer for Peace 9:00 a.m. Blessings for parishioners in the New Year 11:00 a.m. Błogosławieństa Bożego dla Parafian oraz w dniu urodzin dla ks. Macieja Napieralskiego i w dniu imienin dla ks. Mieczyslawa Zygadlo. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2 Saint Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church 8:00 a.m. Tony Powderly (Edward Bedrin) THURSDAY JANUARY 3 The Most Holy Name of Jesus 8:00 a.m. Steve Sanna (Joe Makowiec) 5:30 p.m. Cecylia Bielec (Joseph Siekierski) FRIDAY JANUARY 4 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 8:00 a.m. Special intention 5:30 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - Confession 6:00 p.m. Joseph Tran (Mr. Sean) 6:30 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy SATURDAY JANUARY 5 Saint John Neumann, Bishop 8:00 a.m. Stanisława Cała Birthday Blessings Vigil: The Epiphany of the Lord 4:00 p.m. Robert Przepiora (Mr. and Mrs. Mielcarek) SUNDAY - JANUARY 6 The Epiphany of the Lord 9:00 a.m. Blessings for Kathy Gustyn (Polyphonic Choir) 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass Błogosławieństwa Boże dla Wiesławy i Henryka Juśkiewicz (Polski Chór) I asked for strength And God gave me difficulties to make me strong. I asked for wisdom And God gave me problems to solve. I asked for prosperity And God gave me brains and brawn to work. I asked for courage And God gave me danger to overcome. I asked for love And God gave me troubled people to help. I asked for favors And God gave me opportunities. I received nothing I wanted I received everything I needed. 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 DECEMBER 30 Coffee Hour after the Masses MONDAY DECEMBER 31 No Rel. Education classes - Winter recess 7:30 p. m. North East Freedom AA Group meeting (Auditorium) TUESDAY JANUARY 1 Parish office closed in observance of the New Year WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2 No Choir practice SATURDAY JANUARY 5 8:45-10:00 a.m. Preparation classes for the First Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. Polish School SUNDAY JANUARY 6 Coffee Hour after the Masses 12:30 p.m. - Meeting and Christmas Party for Ladies Society members and guests Live the Liturgy Families are complicated systems. They can be the most transforming or the most hurtful of experiences. Our families of origin have a huge claim on who we are and who we will become. While families need to help us fulfill some of our human needs, this cannot be their sole purpose or focus. Healthy and happy families consist of folks who always have their eyes on the needs and best interests of the other individuals who make up their family unit. We live in the greater family of the world, which is also God's family. It can't only be about us. We must focus our gaze on the needs and well-being of our brothers and sisters. This whole seeing allows us to see others as God sees them. The Holy Family is the perfect example of how all families can work: our families of origin, the families in which we now find ourselves, and the family of our world. May we look to their example in helping us finetune our systems of family life so that God's presence can truly be revealed in and through them!
The Holy Family "After three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers." As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family, this Gospel exposes us to a strange tension. While this Family is one we can look to for an example, they are not quite the same family unit as everyone else. There is an otherness to Jesus, something profound. And yet, perhaps on second thought, are our families so different? When Mary and Joseph encountered Jesus in the temple, "they were astonished." But at what? Mary's response is surprised. They're not astonished that Jesus is preaching in a place for respected teachers. They're not astonished that their Son has captured the attention of the wisest men of the time period. They're astonished at His seemingly disobedient behavior! "Son, why have You done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for You with great anxiety." All our children have an "otherness" about them, something that makes them unique and different. They are distinctly not "me." What will our own children become? What temple will they wander off to? Who will they astound? Mary, the Holy Mother of God This Solemnity is a rather recent addition to the cycle of seasons, Sundays, and Feasts in our Liturgical Year. We have Pope Paul VI to thank for the 1974 enshrining of the devotion to Mary into our calendar on January 1. It is also a day in our calendar as a World Day for Peace. Let us pray... God of heaven and earth, You came to us and took our earthly flesh through the gift of Mary's yes. She is our Mother in faith, as she is your Earthly Mother. We are thankful beyond our ability to thank You for the Gift of her Son as our Brother and Savior. Through her self-giving, we have been reconciled to You. Bless us as we begin this New Year and endow us with the desire and ability to create a world of peace. We ask all this, through the intercession of Mary to You, one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. 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, Dave Kolupski, 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. Why Do We Do That? - Catholic Life Explained Question: What do we know about Joseph, Mary, and the rest of Jesus' relatives? Answer: You may see pictures of Joseph, Mary, and a young Jesus on the Feast of the Holy Family. What we do know of them has been treasured throughout the ages. Both Joseph and Mary came from the tribe of Judah and were distant descendants of King David. Tradition gives us the names of Mary's parents - Anne and Joachim - and we venerate them as saints. Joseph was a carpenter, and he taught Jesus his trade. We know that St. Elizabeth was related to Mary, and we call St. John the Baptist Jesus' "cousin." In the Bible, we also see references to Jesus' "Brothers and Sisters." Who were these people? The most likely theory rests in the language of the time period. The Hebrew people spoke Aramaic. This language had no words for specific family roles. All male relatives were "brother" and all female relatives were "sister." Like many people of His day, Jesus had a large family! So large that He got lost and needed to be found in the Temple. When you think of the Holy Family, remember that Jesus probably had quirky uncles, nosy aunts, doting grandparents, and cousins to play with, just like us!
Święto Świętej Rodziny Jezusa, Maryi i Józefa Ostatnia niedziela roku to święto Świętej Rodziny: Jezusa, Maryi i Józefa. Liturgia słowa zarówno ta wzięta ze Starego Testamentu, jak i ta pochodząca z Nowego praktycznie w całości odnosi się do tematu rodziny. Fragment zaś Ewangelii według św. Łukasza ukazuje nam Świętą Rodzinę jako wzór do naśladowania. Oto Matka Boża jako ta, która troszczy się, wychowuje słowem, uczy życia Pana Jezusa. Znajduje Ona oparcie w kochającym mężu św. Józefie. Jest on opiekunem Syna Bożego. On jest również Jej opiekunem. W pełni odnajduje się w tej roli. Realizuje swoje życiowe powołanie. Dzisiejsze święto mówi, że świat kręci się wokół rodziny. Rodziny ludzkiej i Bożej a można by powiedzieć: rodziny Bożo-ludzkiej. Święto Bożej Rodzicielki Maryi 1 Stycznia W pierwszy dzień Nowego Roku a ósmy dzień od Narodzenia Jezusa dziękując Bogu za przyjście na świat Chrystusa, obchodzimy uroczystość ku czci Matki Bożej, sprawczyni obietnic danych całej ludzkości, związanych z tajemnicą Odkupienia, czcząc Jej Macierzyństwo. Matka Jezusa jest ukazana ludziom jako najdoskonalsze stworzenie, a zarazem jako pierwsza z tych, którzy skorzystali z darów Chrystusa. Święto Boskiego Macierzyństwa wprowadził do liturgii Kościoła papież Pius XI w roku 1931 na pamiątkę 1500. rocznicy soboru, odbytego w Efezie w 431 r. Kościół na tym właśnie soborze jako dogmat ogłosił, że Maryja jest Matką Bożą. Parafialny Opłatek Dinner Dance Tradycyjny Parafialny Opłatek Dinner Dance odbędzie się w Sobotę 12 Stycznia, 2019. Bilety w cenie: $25 dorośli, studenci - $15 dzieci poniżej 7 lat bez opłaty. Bilety można kupić w biurze parafialnym w godzinach urzędowych i po Mszach św. Obiad i muzyka do tańca przez Dariusza. Dzieci z Polskiej Szkoły wykonają Jasełka. Zapraszamy Parafian wraz z Rodzinami i Gości na nasz Tradycyjny Parafialny Opłatek w gronie parafialnej rodziny. Votive Candles for the Month of January Sanctuary Light is burning in loving memory of Frank Olkowski, offered by his wife Sławka Olkowski. Angels Candles are burning in loving memory of Regina and Stanley Pollock Jr. and Patti Pollock, offered by Jim and Sonja Stenclik. Votive Candle on the Sacred Heart altar is burning in loving memory of Chester Cyrana, offered by his loving daughter Donna and family. Votive Candle on the Blessed Mother altar is burning in loving memory of Helena Tomczyszyn, offered by her daughter Chris Eggleston. Votive Candle on the Blessed Mother altar is burning in loving memory of Barbara Smagin, offered by Terry Laskowski. Votive Candle in Our Lady of Częstochowa and Saint John Paul II Shrine is burning in loving memory of Agnieszka Suchodolski, offered by Suchodolski family. Offering Due to an early submission of this bulletin due to the New Year s the offering for last week will be included in next week s bulletin. Parish Office Closed! Parish Office will be closed on Tuesday, January 1 in observance of New Year s Day. Ladies Society News Ladies Society will hold a meeting and Christmas Dinner on Sunday, January 6th, 2019 at 12:30 p.m. We would like to remind the members to call Gerry Wilson (544-1352) or Connie Kawka (586-7842) their Christmas Dinner reservation. It is $10 for members and guests. People should bring in their favorite side dish to pass. 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: Richard L. Felerski Funeral Home, Inc. Extraordinary Ministers - Lectors - Commentators Altar Servers Ushers Schedule for the weekend of January 5-6, 2019 Mass Time Saturday 4:00 p.m. Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Communion Extraordinary Ministers Needed! 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. Sister Barbara Sister Theresa Bob/Andria Mikiciuk Kate Robson Kate Robson Altar Servers Needed! Don Williams Stephen Zielinski, Eugene Chmiel Sr. Ken Gustyn Sunday 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass Anna Bachner Adela Piotrowski Polska Szkoła Anna Mroszczak Maria/Małgorzata 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 December 15-16, 2018 Offering: Attendance: Saturday 4:00 p.m. $ 1,149.00 75 Sunday 9:00 a.m. $ 1,363.00 117 11:00 a.m. $ 1,279.00 185 Rectory $ 990.00 Vigil Lights $ 446.00 Christmas flowers $ 210.00 Utilities $ 551.00 Charitable Contributions for Your Financial Planning On the threshold of the New Year 2019 we extend our wishes that the New Year be one filled with faith, hope, love, joy, and prosperity for us all! May our Lord and Savior be someone to whom we can turn in our weak, joyful and painful moments. May He be our Rock, our Shelter and our Strength. Opłatek Dinner Dance Our annual Opłatek Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m., Polish school will perform Jasełka, a delicious dinner will be served, and Music by Dariusz and Friends! Tickets at $25 for adults, $15 for students, Children under 7 years of age are free. Please plan on attending and spending a beautiful evening with the parish family and friends. We are very grateful for all your contributions, no matter how large or small. The year 2018 is coming to an end and soon we will have to file our taxes. Contributions to the church are tax deductible. Many people choose to make year-end gifts and donations. 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.