Rev. Idzi Stacherczak, Pastor Rev. Joseph Vadakumcherry, Associate Pastor Paul (Pawel) Tawech, Music Director Mrs. Judy Banasiak, Coordinator of Religious Education Mrs. Anna Adamowski, Parish Secretary Mrs. Anna Knap, Business Manager RITE OF RECONCILIATION: (Confession) 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM, Saturday or by appointment. Weekday Confession held at 7:00 to 7:15 AM. MASS SCHEDULE WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday Evening: 4:00 PM Sunday: 7:30-9:00-12:15 PM Polish Mass: 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday-Friday: 6:30 & 8:00 AM Saturday: 8:00 AM Mass in Polish: Wednesday & Saturday 8:30 AM PARISH REGISTRATION: At the rectory during office hours. Regular Office hours 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily. WEDDINGS: Arrangement must be made with one of the priests at least six months before the date of the wedding. Confirm desired date at the church before making other arrangements. At least one of the engaged persons (or their parents) must be a registered and active parishioner of St. Priscilla. Weddings are not scheduled on Sunday. BAPTISMS: English Baptisms will be held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 1:30 PM. Polish Baptisms will be held on the first and third Sundays. Attendance at Baptismal Preparation class is mandatory. Register by calling Rectory. Rectory: 6949 W. Addison, Chicago, IL 60634 773-545-8840 Fax: 773-545-8919 Religious Education Office 773-685-3785 HOLY DAY MASSES: 7:00 PM Vigil Mass, 6:30 8:00 11:00 AM (English) 9:00 AM 7:00 PM (Polish) Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 20, 2009 The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace. James 3:18
Page Two September 20, 2009 Spiritual Reflection I want! I have to do everything and s/he doesn t have to do anything! I m going to be first! If we have children, these kinds of words can be very disturbing to us. We like them to share what they have with their brothers and sisters. We know that in the long run, they ll be the happiest when they share. We re called to set the example for them to follow! How difficult it is for us to succeed in the world. We can find us working longer and harder in order to get the things we consider important. One income sometimes isn t enough. Sometimes what we want requires two people to work harder than they should. The relationship between husband and wife isn t given the time and attention that s needed for it to grow. Children are relegated to babysitters too often and don t get the attention they need from their parents either. Sometimes, too, we can get more if we re not entirely honest. Our children can hear of this dishonesty and become involved in our quest for more things to the extent that they see our behavior as the way things need to be done. As we compromise people, even our own family members, to get what we want, they learn to do the same. When we re deeply involved in our quest to succeed, we really don t want others to tell us about the values we are compromising. We sometimes discredit those who live more simply and give more time to their children and families. We find that our quest for success doesn t lead to happiness or fulfillment. Our competitive nature can often lead to conflict, hurt feelings, and broken relationships. In the midst of all this, God speaks. In today s Gospel, Jesus asks His disciples what they were discussing while they were walking down the road. The disciples didn t want to tell Jesus because they were ashamed about discussing who was the greatest. The advice Jesus have to His disciples is just as valid for all of us. Jesus said, If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all. Jesus goes on: Taking a child, He placed it in their midst, and putting His arms around it, He said to them, Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me. The secret to importance, happiness, and peace lies in serving the needs of those around us. It s no secret that the most important people in our lives are the ones who spend time with us, listen to us, and help us when we need help. The secret to close relationships also leads to the happiness, peace, and importance we d like to have. It s rare to see someone near death saying s/he wishes they d spent more hours working. Our importance lies in the time we re willing to spend with those we love. It s not too late. This week we can look at how we spend our time and evaluate whether we devote enough time to those things that are really important. We can look, too, at how often we try to get our own way. We can also look at the example we set for the children around us. If they imitated our aspirations, relationships and work ethic, would they be happy, fulfilled, and important? Have a good week! MMIX Father Pat Umberger, www.frpat.com BALI SIĘ GO PYTAĆ Często ludzie przychodzą do Boga, by Go prosić rzadziej, by Mu dziękować, a jeszcze rzadziej, by Go pytać. Święty Marek w swojej Ewangelii zaznacza, że uczniowie gdy słyszeli niezrozumiałe dla nie wypowiedzi na temat męki, śmierci i zmartwychwstania Chrystusa bali się Go pytać. Woleli zostać w niewiedzy, niż stawiać pytania Jezusowi. Wiele jest powodów dla których człowiek woli nie pytać Boga. Prawie zawsze jednak w podstaw tych obaw kryje się strach. Nie tyle może w postawieniu pytania, bo to byłoby znakiem niedojrzałości człowieka, ale w usłyszeniu odpowiedzi. Człowiek boi się wskazania trudnej drogi, boi się, by Bóg nie postawił mu wymagań. W takiej sytuacji woli nie wiedzieć. Bowiem odpowiedź człowieka Boga jest wiążąca. Bóg nigdy nie odpowiada człowiekowi: rób jak chcesz. On ukazuje człowiekowi w konkretnej sytuacji jedną, jedyną drogę i trzeba się albo na nią zdecydować, albo z niej rezygnować. Odpowiedź Boga jest najczęściej wezwaniem do posłuszeństwa, a tego z reguły człowiek nie lubi. To przeżywali także Apostołowie. Ich spotkanie z Jezusem rozpoczęło się od wezwania: Pójdź za Mną. Dopóki wędrowali, czasem zmęczeni, głodni, niegościnnie przyjmowani, ale znacznie częściej triumfujący, problem posłuszeństwa nie istniał. Jezus czynił cuda, głosił wspaniałe kazania, gromadził tłumy. Ale gdy usłyszeli, że czeka ich także cierpienie, prześladowanie to życie w takiej perspektywie wydawało się im zbyt ciężkie. Może byli nawet gotowi zrezygnować z dalszej pracy Apostolskiej. To wcale nie jest takie proste postawić pytanie Bogu. Niejednokrotnie gdybyśmy usłyszeli odpowiedź Chrystusa ona ścięłaby nas z nóg. Szczególnie pytanie, które narzuca się w chwilach bolesnych doświadczeń: dlaczego?... Dlaczego młoda matka umiera na raka zostawiając małe dzieci; dlaczego niewinne dzieci muszą cierpieć; dlaczego wojny, niezgody, obozy zagłady, itp....? Tylko wielcy ludzie mają odwagę stawiać pytania Bogu i usłyszeć Jego odpowiedzi, które często zaskakują i stanowią szok dla pytającego. W świetle dzisiejszych czytań mszalnych zastanowię się czy miałbym odwagę postawić Bogu pytanie czego ON odemnie naprawdę żąda?. Czy bez szemrania zgodziłbym się z Jego odpowiedzią? -ks. Idzi-
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Three TWENTY-FIFTH IN ORDINARY TIME (20) 7:30 +Matthew, Maxine, Matt, Jr., Fruzynski (Genevieve) 9:00 Bill & Elaine Balog 55th Wedding Anniv. (Grandchildren) Health & Wellbeing for Jadwiga and Adam Kokot +Louis & Raffaela Alleva (Family) +Martin Krawies +Thomas Henaghan 34th Anniversary of Death (Wife) 10:30 O Boże bł. i potrzebne łaski dla byłych żołnierzy w 68 rocz. założenia 5-tej Kresowej Dywizji Piechoty O szczęśliwy odlot do Polski (Irena Taraska) O zdrowie i bł. Boże oraz opiekę Matki Bożej dla córki, zięcia i synów Ryczek, oraz zdrowie i bł Boże dla synów i synowych oraz wnuczków Taraska (Matki) Za dusze w czyśćcu cierpiące z prośbą o modlitwe w Bogu znanej intencji O opiekę Matki Boże i potrzebne łaski dla Vygantas Ciudala O radość w wieczności dla: +Kazimiera Karbarz (Córki z rodzinami) +Krystyna Marcinkiewicz (Rodzina) +Victor Burzyński (Rodzice) +Jerzy Kisło (Rodzina) 12:15 +Marlene Klauba 8th Death Anniv. (Husband Bennett) +Stanisław Góralik 11th Death Anniversary (Wife & Children) +Dolore Cain (Antoinette) 6:00 +Erna & Jan Fijał (Edyta z rodziną) +Za Marcina, Stanisławę i zmarłych z rodzin Niewińskich i Brzezińskich +Za Annę MONDAY (21) Matthew, apostle & evangelist 6:30 All Souls in Purgatory: #36 8:00 Health & Blessings for Therese Bilodeau on her Birthday (Mary Sanders) TUESDAY (22) Weekday 6:30 +Walter Pietrusiak (Friend) 8:00 All Souls in Purgatory (Mary Sanders) WEDNESDAY (23) Pio of Pietrelcina, priest 6:30 +Edward Zielinski 19th Death Anniv. (Denise) 8:00 +Mark S. Hujar Birthday Rem. (R. Hujar Family) 8:30 O zdr. i bł. Boże dla Zdzisława Kulaga w rocz. ślubu THURSDAY (24) Weekday 6:30 +Walter Pietrusiak (Friend) 8:00 +Peter E. Manczak 8th Death Anniversary (Daniel G. Manczak Family) FRIDAY (25) Weekday 6:30 All Souls in Purgatory: #37 8:00 +Mr. & Mrs. Gruendl (Daughter & Son) SATURDAY (26) Cosmas & Saint Damian, martyrs 8:00 +Mabel Turnquist Death Anniversary (Evelyn) 8:30 O zdr. i bł. Boże w 19-tą rocz. ślubu dla Anny i Zdzisława Kulaga Saturday Intentions continued... 4:00 God s Blessing for a good school year for Kailyn (Grandma and Opa) +Geraldine Kamon (Donna & Stanley Ozlanski) +Ed and Helen Kotkowski (Barbara Carollo) +Carl & Agnes Fabsits (Barbara Taschler) +John Herrity (Nabor Family) +Jack Ferrier (Mr. & Mrs. Voelker) TWENTY-SIXTH IN ORDINARY TIME (27) 7:30 All Souls in Purgatory: #38 9:00 +Mabel Turnquist Death Anniv. (E. Cademartrie) +Antoni & Jadwiga Luszczyk and deceased members of Luszczyk Family (Daughter) 10:30 Za dusze w czyśscu cierpiące z prośbą o modlitwę w Bogu znanej intencji O radość w wieczności dla: +Kazimiera Karbarz (Córki z rodzinami) +Krystyna Marcinkiewicz (Rodzina) +Victor Burzyński (Rodzice) 12:15 All Souls in Purgatory: #39 6:00 Za dusze w czyśscu cierpiące: #40 CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU!!! The St. Priscilla Parish, the Holy Name Society and all the ushers extend thanks and gratitude to Mr. William Bill Balog for his 50 years of dedicated service as an usher at our parish. We also wish to congratulate Bill and his wife Elaine on their 55th wedding anniversary. Elaine and Bill have devoted much time and effort over the 50 years to our parish and they continue to do so. Thank you and may God bless you! August 30, 2009 Currency $ 4,533.00 Checks $ 2,074.00 Loose Coin $ 11.19 Total $ 6,618.19 Weekly Goal $ 10,000.00 Budget Year to Date $ 90,000.00 Collections Year to Date $ 62,017.88 Under Budget $<27,982.12> Thank you for your generosity and support of our Parish.
Page Four September 20, 2009 AUTUMN DANCE The Polish Community from St. Priscilla organized its Annual Autumn Dance, which will be held on Saturday, October 10th at 7:00 PM, in McGowan Hall. Music will be provided by The Red & White Band. The ticket price is $15. Drinks and food not included in price. St. Priscilla Cub Scout Pack 3803 will hold their Semi-Annual Can Drive on Saturday, October 3, 2009, from 9 AM until 12 noon in the church parking lot. Please save your clean aluminum cans for this worthwhile cause. -Pack 3803- ~JESIENNA ZABAWA~ Wspólnota polsko-jêzyczna w parafii św. Pryscylii organizuje Jesienn¹ Zabawê Taneczn¹, która odbêdzie siê w dniu 10-go października br. o godz. 7:00 wieczorem w sali McGowan pod kościo³em. Do tañca bêdzie przygrywaæ orkiestra Bia³o-Czerwoni. Cena biletów $15. Bufet obfitcie zaopatrzony. Do mi³ego zobaczenia! Maya Karolina Raczynski Lukas Roman Raczynski George Adamick - Barbara McDonald - Jennifer Hebda - LaVerne Kmiec - Peter Leyden - Mary Lynch - Catherine O Brien - Wilma Oaks - Shirley Potempa - Genowefa Solak - Mary Spiewak - Katie Young LITURGICAL SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY AND September 26th & September 27th MINISTER(S) SATURDAY 4:00 PM 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:15 PM 6:00 PM CELEBRANT DEACON LECTOR Rich Mizera Donna Chesna Camelia Rodriguez Joanna Koziar Maura Clancy Stanisław Słonina COMMENTATOR Dominika Ziobro Józef Piszczek EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Smith Taschler Zyburt Griffin Chesna Ramaglia Cademartrie Gale Józef Piszczek Maria Piszczek Aquino Sloan Clancy Stanisław Słonina Hanna Kurzątkowski ALTAR SERVERS
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Five CAPITAL RENOVATION COLLECTION I want to express my thanks to all who contribute to our Capital Improvements Collection for their generous and consistent donations. We are asked to contribute to so many worthy projects, but these funds are earmarked solely for our own parish. We budget for regular maintenance, but these funds are used for renovations and improvements. We have been given the gift of beautiful parish property and buildings and it is our responsibility to restore and improve them for generations to come! *The donations reported in today s bulletin are from September s Capital Improvement Collection.* $125 Casey Czochara $100 Anonymous, Robert Kolman, A.J., M.R., M.A. Manczak, Daniel G. Manczak, Marion Ward $75 R. Zyszczynski $55 Sophie & Anna Oracz $50 Wladyslaw Bielen, Adam A. & Jadwiga Kokot, Teresito Villegas $40 Antoni Lipka-Chudzik, Emily Sloan, Barbara Taschler $35 Nick Grossmayer $30 William Balog, Richard Hujar, Henry Majcher, Peter O Grady, Melvin Spejcher, Anton Voelker $25 Evelyn Cademartrie, Betty Cullen, Nadine Czekaj, Robert Drzewiecki, Casimer Gaik, LeRoy Grochocki, Jolanta Grocholski, Elsie Hum, Eleanor Krawczyk, John Masters, James Miketta, Piotr Odrzywolski, Edwin Peszek, Concetta Serio, Gerald Sullivan, Chester Wijas, Mr. & Mrs. Wronke, Virginia Zyburt $20 Anonymous, Wojciech Bronowicz, Michael Busse, Jr., Dorothy Castronovo, Edward Connolly, Curley Family, Edward Czerwinski, Mario Dayag, Frank Firlotte, Philomena Greco, Patrick Haugh, Francis Kennedy, Josefa Kobylarczyk, A. Krauss, Jr., Joseph Kurzatkowski, Jozef Lata, Lawrence Lynch, Salvatore Morreale, George N. Mueller, Frances Muka, Edmund Ofiara, Olivia Pamatmat, Antoinette Pusateri, Marian Razniak, Marian Rzeszutek, Antoinette Sanders, Chester Schafer, Donald Schultz, William Senne, Soltyszewski Family, Marcin Stepek, Zbigniew Sycz, Wach Family, Mieczyslaw Wieczorek, Elizabeth Wilczkiewicz, Edward Wojewoda, E. Zdziebko $15 Zbigniew Cison, Karen A. Engel, Anthony Felau, Marian Henaghan, Maria Hillenbrand, Antoinette Kapusta, Frank Mizera, Charlene Poran & Wilma Oaks, V. Szatkowski, Antoinette Viola, James R. West $10 Anonymous, Anonymous, Nicholas Alleva, Angelo Alongi, Joseph Edwin Baltao, Martin Barrett, Rosalie Battaglia, Geraldine Bobula, Lottie Ciesko, Stanley Cmiel, Jerzy Czarnik, TJL Czarnik, Marie Dalrymple, William Duffy, Lorraine DuPlantis, William Engel, Russell Ford, Bart Freihaut, Jozef Gajda, Evelyn Gale, George & Madeline Garcia, Roman Garlicki, Krzysztof Glowinski, Zofia Godlewska, John Griffin, Roman Haramata, Dorothy Heck, Marian Janowski, Virginia Knight, John Koziara, Stephanie Koziara, Grzegorz Kraus, Boguslaw Krol, Zenobia Kruk, Wladyslawa L. Kulaga, Roy Lacour, Stefan Lech, Nancy Lee, Edward Luby, Thomas A. Martin, Roewen Masacupan, John McDermott, John P. Mescall, Jozef & Elzbieta Mikos, Lillian Miller, Benjamin & Natividad Nicasio, Adam Niewiadomski, Stefan Nowik, Adam Pawlak, Salvatore Procaccio, Florence Pytka, Roy Romana, Jos A. Ruckauf, Richard Sajnaj, Joseph Santelli, John Santoro, John Sherrod, Victoria Slowiak, Ryszard Snopko, Estelle Sonnenberg, Jozef Sopek, Jeffrey Stanek, Rogelio Tiongco, Kazimierz Tokarski, Richard Tomal, Helen Toporek, Ronald Tralka, Bernice Tuszynski, Stanley Wcislo, Jozef Wieczorek, Jan Zbroja, Mieczyslaw Ziobro, $6 Arkadiusz Gwozdz $5 Janice Arnet, Daniel Barsella, Javier Benitez, Margaret Bogdanowicz, Piotr Bradlinski, Marian Burek, Adolf Burzynski, Vito Butera, Elaine Carravetta, Leo Cascio, Tadeusz Chwala, Mary Coleman, Czapkowicz/Kotapka, Joseph Day, Jr., Eugenia Denisiuk, Michael DeSimone, Stefania Drzymala, Farkas/Strusinski, Ewa Filar, Thomas Gilleran, Joanna Gogolewski, Cathy Ann Grossmayer, Gerardo Gutierrez, Albert Hehn, John Howe, Artur Iwan, Tadeusz Jaworecki, D. & R. Johnson, Krzysztof Kadzielawa, Mieczyslaw Kalisz, Patrick Kelly, Jay Klasek, Henry Kmiec, Taduesz & Jadwiga Kochanski, Michele Kolak, Nellie Kowalski, Josef Krycka, Jesse Kulaga, Dolores LaValle, Jos LoPiccolo, Mitchell Luszczyk, Albert Mazur, Anthony Mazzio, Catherine McElvaney, Piotr & Zofia Modla, Wieslaw Mroczkowski, Helen Mueller, G. Nabor, John Nardi, Katarzyna Niewinski, John Norman, Harriet Obrzut, Wladyslaw Pater, Melania Pawelko, Anna Pedowski, Stanislaw Piotrowski, Rosemarie Plaza, Marian Prazuch, Z.T. & J. Priami, Wojciech Proszek, Vincent Ramaglia, Nick Ribaudo, Michael Rife, Michael Rockel, Patricia Sciaraffa, Mieczyslawa Smagacz, Mary Smolenski, Stephen Sodergren, Theodore Sullivan, Stanislaw Tolwinski, Henryka Turczynski, Hilario Victa, Jose Viray, Clarence Waldock, Eugene Emil Warta, Witold Wasilewski, Margaret Whiteside, Helena Wincenciuk, Yuza Family, Frank Zaglaniczny, Barbara Zeman $4 Maryann O Regan, Zbigniew Wojcik, $3 Genevieve Fruszynski, Mr. & Mrs. Galkowski, Artur Hryniewicki $2 Guillermo Bermudez, Pawel Bogacz, Andrzej Bonar, Harriet Borkowski, Michael Cosentino, George Fenn, Joseph Harenberg, Stanley Joswiak, Walter Kensek, Lori Martinez, Hector Minini, Mark Nowakoski, Renato Nucup, Gloria Scoville, Ewa Tarasiuk $1 Anonymous, Donato Allegretti, Olga Angerman, Aldo Armijo, Angela Arnet, Joseph Catanzaro, Jaclyn Fields, Marie Kane, Mrs. Kusmider, Radoslaw Lapinski, Alan Lucas, P. Massanisso, Wanda Mickiewicz, Mario Pontarelli The total was $4,464.00. I thank you all again! -Fr. Idzi Stacherczak, Pastor-
Page Six September 13, 2009 COMMUNAL ANOINTING AND MASS FOR THE SICK (Bi-lingual Mass), OCTOBER 4, 2009 AT 2:00 PM WHO MAY BE ANOINTED? 1. Anyone who is seriously sick and has not been recently anointed during the last six months. 2. Anyone whose physical condition has worsened since their last anointing, no matter how recently. 3. Anyone preparing for surgery in the near future. 4. Anyone suffering from chronic (continuing) ailments, that is arthritis, diabetes, etc. 5. Anyone who is growing older and feeling the weakening effect of growing older (especially senior citizens). If you have a neighbor or friend who would like to participate, please pass on this article. This Mass will fulfill your Sunday obligation. If you are interested, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page and return it to the rectory or in a Sunday collection. Thank You! SAKRAMENT NAMASZCZENIA Dwu-jêzyczna Msza św. NIEDZIELA, 4 PADZIERNIKA 2009, O GODZ. 2:00 PM KTO MO E PRZYJ Æ SAKRAMENT NAMASZCZENIA? 1. Ka dy, kto jest powa nie chory i nie by³ w ostatnich 6 miesi¹cach namaszczony. 2. Ka dy, kto os³ab³ fizycznie od czasu poprzedniego namaszczenia. Czas nie gra tu roli. 3. Ka dy, kto ma byæ operowany w najbli szym czasie. 4. Ka dy, kto cierpi chroniczne bóle jak artretyzm, cukrzyce, itp. 5. Ka dy, kto jest bliski starości i z powodu starszego wieku odczuwa ubytek si³ (senior citizen). Je eli znacie kogoś z s¹siadów lub przyjació³, kto pragn¹³by przyj¹æ ten Sakrament to prosimy o poinformowanie tej osoby o takiej mo liwości i wype³nienie dla nich formy rejestracyjnej. Formy rejestracyjne prosimy wype³niæ i zostawiæ w kancelarii parafialnej lub wrzuciæ w koszyczek w niedziele na Mszy św. COMMUNAL ANOINTING SAKRAMENT NAMASZCZENIA REGISTRATION FORM - FORMA REJESTRACYJNA Please return this form as soon as possible. Prosimy oddaæ tê formê jak najwcześniej. I WILL attend the Anointing of the Sick. / Przyjdê w ten dzieñ aby przyj¹æ sacrament Namaszczenia. I am unable to attend; I wish to receive the sacrament at HOME. / Nie mogê przyjœæ. Chcia³(a)bym przyj¹æ ten Sakrament, ale w domu. Name/Imie - Nazwisko: Age/Wiek: Phone/Telefon: