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 July 8, 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. 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 MR. JOHN KNICK MS. KATHY GUSTYN Pastor Deacon (Retired) Pastoral Coordinator Finance Director Secretary/Bookkeeper 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 JULY 7 Vigil: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 p.m. Eugenia and Henryk Konopka and Bokota family (Rzepa family) SUNDAY - JULY 8 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. Frank Olkowski (Wife and Son) 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass Msza Święta Dziękczynna z okazji 25 Rocznicy Ślubu Krystyny i Andrzeja Lizak, za otrzymane Błogosławieństwa i prośba o dalsze łaski i zdrowie (Renata Lizak i Cecylia Tryt) MONDAY JULY 9 Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest and Companions, Martyrs 8:00 a.m. Anthony J. DelVecchio (Wife Connie) TUESDAY JULY 10 5:30 p.m. Maria Juśkiewicz (Adela Piotrowska) WEDNESDAY JULY 11 Saint Benedict, Abbot 8:00 a.m. - Janusz Wykrota (Alexandra Buchowska, Mother) THURSDAY JULY 12 8:00 a.m. Saint Stanislaus parishioners 5:30 p.m. Blase Pesce (Family) FRIDAY - JULY 13 8:00 a.m. Henryk Kiljan 5:00 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - Confession 6:00 p.m. Floryan Slowiński (Son Larry) 6:30 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy SATURDAY JULY 14 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin 8:00 a.m. Kathryn Fite (Cecylia and Teofil Warzecha) Vigil: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 p.m. John and Katherine Hurysz (Family) SUNDAY - JULY 15 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. Barbara Smagin (Marcia Szczepański) 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass John Warzecha on the 1st Anniversary of passing (Wife Emily) 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 JULY 8 Coffee Hour after the Masses MONDAY JULY 9 7:30 p.m. North East Freedom AA Group meeting (Auditorium) TUESDAY JULY 10 WEDNESDAY JULY 11 THURSDAY JULY 12 FRIDAY JULY 13 SUNDAY JULY 15 Coffee Hour after the Masses Live the Liturgy Inspiration for the Week It seems that Jesus is always facing some kind of opposition. Today, those from His native place amaze Him because of their lack of faith. We oppose Jesus as well. It is not easy to be challenged and realize our great need to change. We grow comfortable with ourselves and our surroundings and resist change. We become defensive when the wisdom Jesus utters asks us to leave ourselves and our concerns and think more about others. We lack faith in God, faith in ourselves, and faith in one another. We are asked to keep our eyes fixed on the Lord and allow ourselves to be stretched. Jesus knows what He is talking about. Do we really believe this? St. Ann s Novena Begins July 17 We honor St. Ann and we pray to her for her intercession to grant us blessings and favors. St. Ann s Novena will be on: Tuesday, July 17: after the 5:30 p.m. Mass Wednesday, July 18: after the 5:30 p.m. Mass Thursday, July 19: after the 5:30 p.m. Mass Friday, July 20: after the 6:00 p.m. Mass Saturday, July 21: after the 8:00 a.m. Mass Sunday July 22: after the 11:00 a.m. Mass Monday, July 23: after the 8:00 a.m. Mass. Tuesday, July 24: after the 5:30 p.m. Mass Wednesday, July 25: after the 5:30 p.m. Mass Ending on Thursday July 26, (Feast of Joachim and Ann, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and grandparents of Jesus) at 5:30 p.m. We are inviting all the members of Ladies Society and all the parishioners to take part in this beautiful Novena. Please plan on coming and please spread the invitation to all!!
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time If you have been closely following the Sunday readings, today's Gospel could sound a bit like a broken record. Four weeks ago, the Gospel told of Jesus visiting His home of Nazareth and being poorly received by His family members. Jesus had attracted a large crowd as He preached, and His concerned relatives came to bring Him home. Jesus, they thought, was out of His league. Today Jesus takes things further. He returns to Nazareth. Rather than preaching from His house, He enters the synagogue. He speaks eloquently. The listeners acknowledge that "Wisdom has been given Him" and recognize the "mighty deeds wrought by His hands," but it is too much for them to bear. "Is He not the carpenter, the son of Mary?" The listeners know His whole clan, His male and female relatives. Jesus as carpenter was acceptable. Even Jesus as fringe preacher was interesting enough to draw a crowd. But Jesus as authoritative teacher is too much. "They took offense at Him." As Christians, we have known the truth of Jesus' identity since we were first introduced to Him. He is fully human and fully Divine. He is the Second Person of the Trinity. It could be easy to look down on these 1st century listeners for their lack of faith. But where do we expect to learn our own lessons? The more we age, the easier it is to believe we understand the world and how it works. We have experience with people, with the Church, with politics, and with the affairs of daily living. We have developed criteria for first impressions. We categorize. Today we remember that the Christian life requires humility. Jesus' listeners have an expectation of how things should be, and their lack of faith causes doubt in others. "He was not able to perform any mighty deeds there." Do your assumptions limit your perspective? Who can you learn from that you did not expect? Everyday Stewardship Recognize God in Your Ordinary Moments Sometimes we need a dose of healthy skepticism. Do you see some of the claims on the Internet, in social media, or even on the cover of supermarket tabloids? If we are not careful, we can easily be led astray. However, when we find ourselves skeptical all the time, unable to trust anyone or anything, we have a problem. Trust is essential in a conversion process, and we all are in a continual process of turning toward and moving closer to God. If we find it hard to trust the promises of God, then we will find ourselves lost and bewildered. Sometimes the biggest obstacle to a stewardship way of life is lack of trust. This is true for individuals as well as parish communities. Do we believe that God will provide for our needs? Do we believe that if we give it all away we will receive even more in abundance? Do we believe that there is true freedom in complete surrender? Many will say that the principles of a stewardship way of life sound good spirituality and are inspiring. But when really faced with the tough decisions, they will fall back on placing trust in themselves, material goods, or money. Are we true disciples and good stewards as we claim? Where do you place your trust? Have you chosen a path where you are all in or are you still keeping something for yourself because you just aren't sure all this talk of "consider the lilies" is real or just pretty words on a page? 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, Arlene Bialaszewski, Dolores Biddle, Leonard Brozak, Ian Joseph Bruckhaus, Eugene Cherkis, Joseph Camptone, Carol Capidone, Krystyna Ciejek, Edward Ciejek, Norma Coleman, Carl Conde, Marcia Cote, Linda Cranston, Nolan Cybulski, Veronica Czerniak, Melanie Etter, Lee Daly-Homa, Hania Ferenc, 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, Connie Kawka, Nick Legonelli, Tony Leib, Norma Leblanc, Irene Lichwiarz, Marcin Lukowiak, Beth Lynch, Theodore McCracken, Kathleen McHugh, Jim Mills, Deacon Ray Mielcarek, Vicki Mielcarek, Justina Montanez, Baby Michael Moretter, Iwona Muszak, Emily Nakas, Susan Oberle, Thomas I. Orczyk, Brenda and David Ortiz, Cristine Paradowski, Gloria and Bernie Pensek, Quinn Pomroy, Mary Ann Pembroke, Jan Quist, Genevieve Rodgers, Zofia Robaczyński, Fabian Rogalski, Joe Rogers, Shirley Rojek, Trudy Rosolowski, Rick Rosser, Elaine Scalzo, Tom Schramil, Sharon Smith, Emily and Joe Straszyński, Gary and Michele Stenclik, George Swartz, Bernard and Trina Weeg, Irena Wiśniewski, Paul Wojciechowski, Janet Zienkiewicz, Ann Zukosky and Józef Zawitkowski. 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. Saint Kateri Takakwitha On July 14th, we celebrate the feast of the "Lily of the Mohawks." St. Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American woman to be canonized. Orphaned by a smallpox outbreak, Kateri survived with severe scarring and impaired eyesight. Despite tragedy, she was a devout girl at a young age, often building crosses from sticks in the woods. When she was 18, she began secret instruction in the Catholic faith with French missionaries. Her commitment to Christianity and vow of virginity was misunderstood and ridiculed by her fellow villagers. She escaped to a nearby mission, where she attended daily Mass, taught the children, and cared for the sick and the elderly. Sometimes the greatest misunderstandings can come from those closest to us. Like St. Kateri, God invites us to be faithful to our commitments of faith and to always respond in love. Faith Formation Registration Faith Formation Registration forms for school year 2018-2019 can be found on the bulletin boards.
XIV Niedziela Zwykła Łączy nas wszystkich zebranych w Kościele na Eucharystii jedna wiara i jeden chrzest. Łączy nas wspólne powołanie do świętości. Chcemy razem złożyć Bogu ofiarę Jego Jednorodzonego Syna. Jesteśmy wszakże świadomi własnej niedoskonałości i grzechu. W Starym Testamencie Bóg powoływał proroków, którzy mieli obwieszczać ludowi Jego wolę. Za posyłanym prorokiem zawsze stała powaga posyłającego Boga. Mimo to ludzie rozmaicie reagowali na słowo Pana: jedni słuchali słów Boga, inni sprzeciwiali mu się i je odrzucali. Podobną reakcję zastał Jezus w rodzinnym Nazarecie, gdzie Jego współrodacy Go nie przyjęli. Dziwił się ich niedowiarstwu. Człowiek jest słaby, może się zapomnieć, Byleby nie odrzucał z uporem Bożej łaski. Wystarczy ci Mojej łaski mówi Pan do Pawła. Moc bowiem w słabości się doskonali. Parafialny Festiwal Nasz doroczny St. Stanislaus Polish Arts Festiwal będzie w Piątek 3-go Sierpnia i w Sobotę, i 4-go Sierpnia. Rozpoczęliśmy już sprzedawać Festival Raffle. Nagrody: 8 X$500, trzy w Piątek i 5 w sobotę. Cena: $5 za jeden, pięć za $ 20. Biley można kupić po Mszach św., w biurze parafialnym i także podczas Coffee Hour po Mszach św. w audytorium. Zebranie dla kapitanów i pracowników fefstiwalowych będzie w Środę 18-go Lipca w audytorium. Zapraszamy wszyustkich zainteresownych w pomocy w czasie festiwalu o przyjście na to zebranie. Zgłaszać się do pomocy można także przez skontaktowanie się z biurem parafialnym. Nowenna do Świętej Anny Rozpocznie się 17 Lipca Od wielu już lat w naszym Kościele odprawiana jest Nowenna do świętej Anny Matki Maryi i Babci Jezusa. W naszej Parafii jest wielu czcicieli, którzy z pobożnością czczą św. Annę, a która przez swoje wstawiennictwo wyprasza nam potrzebne łaski i błogosławieństwa. Nowenna do św. Anny rozpocznie się 17 Lipca i zakończy się 25 Lipca. Wtorek, 17-go Lipca: po Mszy św. o godzinie 5:30 Środa, 18-go Lipca: po Mszy św. o godzinie 5:30 Czwartek, 19-go Lipca: po Mszy św. o godzinie 5:30 Piątek, 20 Lipca: po Mszy św. o godzinie 6:00 Sobota, 21-go Lipca: po Mszy św. o godzinie 8:00 rano Niedziela, 22-go Lipca: po Mszy św. o godzinie 11:00 Poniedziałek, 23-go Lipca: po Mszy św. o godzinie 8:00 Wtorek, 24-go Lipca: po Mszy św. o godzinie 5:30 Środa, 25-go Lipca: po Mszy św. o godzinie 5:30 Zakończenie Nowenny w Czwartek, 26 Lipca, Wspomnienie Joachima i Anny, rodziców Matki Bożej i Dziadka i Babci Jezusa Msza św. o godzinie 5:30. Zapaszamy wszystkich członków Stowarzyszenia Pań i Parafian do uczestniczenia w tym pięknym nabożeństwie. Jedzenie dla Potrzebujących Zwracamy się do wszystkich o pomoc dla tych którzy są w potrzebie. Wakacje się zaczynają i dużo dzieci nie będzie mialo szansy na posiłki, które były dla nich przygotowane w szkołach. Przy wejściach do kościoła są pojemniki na wasze donacje. Podzielmy się z potrzebującymi, abyśmy wszyscy mieli dobre wakacje i żadne dziecko nie było głodne w czasie wakacji. Vacation Bible School Starts on Monday! Vacation Bible School returns this week thanks to the generous support of the Ladies Society that sponsors this FREE fun, faith-filled time for all children ages 5-12! Through crafts, games, singing, snacks and much more the children will learn to how to build up treasures for Heaven while building up God s Church on earth. Vacation Bible School will be from July 9th through July 13th from 9 AM until noon at the Religious Education Center. Frozen Pierogi for Sale Festival Committee has frozen cheese and potato pierogi for sale for $8.00 a dozen. If interested please contact the rectory at 467-3068 to purchase. Prayer Shawl Ministry WILL NOT meet in July and August. Extraordinary Ministers - Lectors - Commentators Altar Servers Ushers Schedule for the weekend of July 14-15, 2018 Mass Time Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Communion Lector Commentator Altar Servers Ushers Saturday 4:00 p.m. TBD Andrew Smagin Andrew Smagin Tiziana Sostre Altar Servers needed! Gene Golomb Bill Brand George Madden Tom Struzik Sunday 9:00 a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. Polish Mass TBD Cecylia Warzecha Adela Piotrowska Kate Robson Magdalena Wnuk Kate Robson Małgorzata Koszela Altar Servers needed! Jan/Józef, Maria, Małgorzata Makula, Emilia Bodzon Jakób Wyrozebski, Jan Wnuk Don Williams Stephen Zielinski, Eugene Chmiel Sr. Ken Gustyn John Knick Mark Sewhuk Maciej Kostecki Bronislaw Suchodolski
Upcoming Events in Our Parish: July 9th 13th: Vacation Bible School July 17-25: St. Ann s Novena July 18: Festival Workers and captains meeting August 3-4: Saint Stanislaus Polish Arts Festival Second Collection thisweekend The second collection during this weekend Masses will be collection for Emerging Churches. Please be generous. Summer is Great - but it Doesn t Pay the Bills! and so we ask that before you go on vacation this summer you consider the ongoing needs of our church and offer your gifts of thanks and support for the time you will be away. We will all enjoy vacation that much more. Festival Raffle Tickets! The festival raffle tickets are available after the Masses, in the rectory during business hours and during the Coffee. The prizes are the same as last year (8X$500). Please help support our annual festival by buying the festival raffle tickets! It s NO Picnic for the Poor Many of us enjoy the summer months with picnics and other gatherings but the poor are praying that they will have food to put on their table. You can help them have an indoor picnic by bringing in at least one food item each week. Here are the foods that the Sr. Regis Food Cupboard needs the most: spaghetti sauce, oatmeal, chicken soup, crackers, juice and canned corn. Extra special food items that would be greatly appreciated are: canned mixed vegetables, boxes of mashed potatoes, canned fruit, jelly, macaroni, canned ravioli and tuna fish. CEREAL is ALWAYS tops on the list! FYI, the Dollar Tree has many of these items, especially juice. Offering Due to the Independence Day and an early submission of this bulletin the offering from last weekend Masses will be included in next week s bulletin. Marriage Banns Victoria Shinkeyeva and Alexander Scoglio 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. II