Rev. Idzi Stacherczak, Pastor Rev. Joseph Vadakumcherry, Associate Pastor Rev. Grzegorz Warmuz, Associate Pastor Mrs. Linda Noonan, School Principal Paul (Pawel) Tawech, Music Director Mrs. Judy Banasiak, Coordinator of Religious Education Mrs. Anna Adamowski, Parish Secretary 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. PARISH REGISTRATION: At the rectory during office hours. Regular Office hours 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily. 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 HOLY DAY MASSES: 7:00 PM Vigil Mass, 6:30 8:00 11:00 AM (English) 9:00 AM 7:00 PM (Polish) 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 School 7001 W. Addison, Chicago, IL 60634 773-685-3581 Fax: 773-545-8919 Web Site www.stpriscilla.org Religious Education Office 773-685-3785 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph December 28, 2008 My eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all the peoples. Luke 2:30-31
Page Two December 28, 2008 Feast of the Holy Family Family life is the central and most important group in any society. Parents everywhere dream of a better life for their children, working hard to raise them well. All parents remind their kids to do homework, clean their rooms, and brush their teeth. Most importantly, parents are the first teachers, teaching children their own faith, values, morals and ideals. No one plays a more significant role in our lives for good or for bad than our parents. The Holy Family models the love and commitment that is at the heart of family life. The respect, unity, courage and concern that Joseph, Mary and Jesus had with and for each other helped them overcome difficulties to fulfill God s Plan for them. Those same qualities in our own families will do the same for us. Prayer to the Holy Family Jesus, Mary and Joseph, like you we are members of the Father s family. We pray that our family love may reflect His love in its openness to all people. May we forgive even when not forgiven, and be patient with others weaknesses. Jesus, give us peace, unity, and strength to meet the difficulties of daily living. May we use our family resources to improve the quality of life for ourselves and all people. Let us show joy in serving, for whatever we do for others, we do for you. Mary inspires us that our love may be strong but not possessive. Let our willingness to give depend on the needs of others rather than on the cost of living. New Year Blessing Father of Light, may He grant you His grace and every blessing, and keep you safe throughout the coming year. May He grant you unwavering faith, constant love, and love that endures to the end. May He order your days and work in His peace, hear your every prayer, and lead you to everlasting life and joy. May Almighty God bless you, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Ka dy dobry dar pochodzi od Ojca wiat³o ci. Niech On udziela Swojej ³aski i wszelkiego b³ogos³awieñstwa, niech zachowa Was a dobrym poprzez ca³y nadchodz¹cy rok. Niech On Wam udziela niezachwianej wiary, wytrwa³ej nadziei i mi³o ci, która trwa do koñca. Niech On kieruje ka dym waszym dniem i prac¹ w pokoju, wys³ucha ka dej waszej modlitwie i prowadzi Was do wiekuistego ycia i rado ci. Niech Was b³ogos³awi Wszechmog¹cy Bóg Ojciec, Syn Bo y i Duch wiêty. Rev. Idzi Stacherczak, Pastor Rev. Joseph Vadakumcherry, Assoc. Pastor Rev. Grzegorz Warmuz, Associate Pastor Joseph, help us to be attentive to the Father s will. Let us be ready, as you were, to go whenever he calls us.
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Page Three HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH (28) 7:30 +Cyril Schaefer (Wife) +In loving memory of Elenora Mroczek (Family) For the Peszek Family (Dolores & Edwin Peszek) For Raymond Miller (Dolores & Edwin Peszek) 9:00 +Salvatore DeSimone (Family) +George F. Kaplan (Janet Kaplan) +For the soul of Helen Jean Labus and blessings for her family for their generosity (Ela) 10:30 +Krystyna Marcinkiewicz O szcz liwe rozwi zanie i Bo e b. dla Magdaleny i Paw a Franczyk +O rado wieczn dla Victora Burzy skiego (Rodzice) +O spokój duszy dla Daniela Narel i ca ej rodz. Narelów i Halickich 12:15 +Deceased Members of the Borkowski Family (Harriet) +Joseph Nerone (Gloria Nerone) 6:00 +Mieczys aw Skutnik (Córka z rodzin ) MONDAY (29) Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas 6:30 +Helena Olszewska 8:00 +Pauline Gerber-Mother (Daughter) TUESDAY (30) Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas 6:30 +Helena Olszewska 8:00 +Louis Costabile (Family) WEDNESDAY (31) Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas / Vigil: BVM, the Mother of God 6:30 +Krystine L. Cabalfin 8:00 +Casimiro M. Lorenzana, Jr. 4:00 PM Mass & Special Devotion THURSDAY (1) BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD 7:30 St. Priscilla Parishioners 9:00 +Salvatore J. Serio (Wife Connie & Family) +Michael R. Viola (Knuerr Family) 10:30 +Krystyna Marcinkiewicz (Mama z rodzin ) +O szcz cie wieczne dla Victora Burzy skiego (Rodzice) +O wieczn wiat o dla Mieczys awa i Danuty Le niak O Bo e b. i wiele ask z racji urodzin dla Marii Czochara (Polska Grupa) O Bo e b. i potrzebne aski dla Michasi, Marysi i Magdusi Adamowski oraz Patrysi i Victorii Staucheff 12:15 +Fe L. Molatalab +Praxedes Rodriguez Death Anniversary (Mr. & Mrs. Melecio Rodriguez) +W adys aw Wito ski 2nd Death Anniv. (Fita Family) 6:00 Za Parafian w. Pryscylli FIRST FRIDAY (2) Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, bishops, doctors 6:30 Ackermann Family (Marge) 8:00 For All Poor Souls in Purgatory (Barcebal Family) FIRST SATURDAY (3) Christmas Weekday / The Most Holy Name of Jesus 8:00 +Jan Karbarz; Kazimiera, Mieczys aw Koziar 4:00 +Josephine Niziolek 10th Death Anniversary (Husband & Family) THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD (4) 7:30 +Louis Drazin (Family) +Antoinette Wojewoda (Family) 9:00 +Edwin Gale (Evelyn & Family) +Josephine Barbien (Friend) 10:30 O Bo e b. i wiele ask z racji urodzin dla Teresy Jurkowskiej (Polska Grupa) +Krystyna Marcinkiewicz (Mama z rodzin ) +O wiat o w wieczno ci dla Victora Burzy skiego (Rodzice) 12:15 +Józef Górny 30-ta rocz. mierci (Family) +Rose O Malley (H.P. Kaeptlinger) 6:00 Msza w. w j z. polskim Mass in Polish Julia Pachuta Zofia M ynaska Dan Bartolon The following graduates from St. Priscilla School have been named 2009 Illinois State Scholars: Christopher Mayor, Stephan Mizera, Elizabeth Schorsch, and Samantha Vanis. Congratulations on the accomplishments of these students! December 14, 2008 Currency $ 4,673.00 Checks $ 5,747.33 Loose Coin $ 15.05 Total $10,435.38 Weekly Goal $ 10,000.00 Budget Year to Date $230,000.00 Collections Year to Date $181,151.23 Under Budget $<48,848.77> Thank you for your generosity and support of our Parish.
Page Four December 28, 2008 Religious Education News May your Christmas sparkle with moments of love, laughter and goodwill! May the year ahead be full of contentment and joy! On behalf of the teachers and myself, I would like to extend to each of our Religious Education families the warmest of Christmas greetings and wish each of you the fullest of Christ s grace and love in the New Year! There will be no Religious Education classes on December 27 and January 3. Classes will resume on January 10 promptly at 9:00 AM. Wednesday, December 31st - New Year s Eve 4:00 PM Bilingual Mass and Special Devotion Thursday, January 1st, 2009 - New Year s Day English Masses: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 12:15 PM Polish Mass: 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM Merry Christmas! Judy Banasiak, CRE LITURGICAL SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY AND January 3rd & January 4th MINISTER(S) SATURDAY 4:00 PM 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:15 PM 6:00 PM CELEBRANT DEACON LECTOR Katarzyna Cioch Virginia Zyburt Marilyn Picchietti Justyna Sadowski Jim Miketta Krystyna Cioch COMMENTATOR Marcin Stepek Piotr Grocholski EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS LoPiccolo Brown Vitullo Griffin Johnson Zyburt Duffy Picchietti Gale Senne Czes aw Mazur Stanis aw S onina Knight Aquino Miketta Krystyna Cioch Ryszard Janusiak ALTAR SERVERS
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Page Five 31-go grudnia 2008 r. o godz. 8-mej wieczorem Do tañca przygrywa³a bêdzie orkiestra BIA O-CZERWONI Indywidualny bilet: $70 Pe³ny obiad, szampan i butelka alkoholu na stole. Dodatkowy p³atny bar. Po pó³nocy tak e ciep³y barszcz i krokiety. Bilety do wykupienia na plebanii. Ilo æ miejsc ograniczonych! December 31, 2008 8:00 PM Music provided by WHITE-RED BAND. Individual ticket price: $70 Dinner provided, with warm snack after midnight. Champagne and alcohol on each table. Open cash bar. Tickets available at rectory. Limited quantity! Christine Achtel - George Adamick - John Alongi - Joseph Bargi - Rita Bobowski - Mary Ann Bonk - Joseph Bottino - Vivian Bottino - Meg Butler - Robert Calkins - Dorothy Castronovo - Maria Ceglarek - Maria Clancy - Jane Conley - Nancy & Richard Crabtree - Albert Dale - Tarcisio DeBiase - Leo Divito - Edward Drzymala - Gene Fuentes - Angiolina Gervasio - Mary Gudel - Jennifer Hebda - Sean Henaghan - Mariana Hernandez - Mildred Ingallinera - Krzysztof Kadzielawa - Janet Kaplan - Chester Kmiec - LaVerne Kmiec - Eleanor Kowalski - Allyson Krajewski - Walter Krawczyk - Giuseppe Lamanna - Cecilia LaPorta - Angela Lazio - Mary Lynch - Carlos Mariduena - Felicita Martinez - Donald Mohr - Donna Mohr - Frances Montana - Mikey Muka - Frank Nasca - Natividad Nicasio - Dolores Nielsen - Stefan Nowik - Wilma Oaks - Catherine O Brien - Colleen O Donnell Craig - Leonard Olbrisch - Lorie Pacer - Phyllis & William Peterson - Dolores & Richard Piela - Carmella Pizzo - Russ Plambeck - Bernice Plicner - Donna Pomierski - Debbie Pope - Daniel Pope - Florence Pope - Shirley Potempa - Antonio Puccio - Rachael Reece - Stanley Renda - Stephanie Rhodes - Rosemary Rios - Angelo Rocco - Augusto Sandoval - Gloria Scoville - Phyllis Scully - Josephine & Antonio Sevenhouse - Amy Sherod - Stephen Sierzega - Patricia Slowik - Mary Smolenski - Louise Sowa - Mary Spiewak - Adeline Spitzzeri - Frank Stelka - Odette Stinar - Victor Szatkowski - Marilyn Tamburrino - Helen Tyc - Patricia Tytro - Edward Watrach - McKenna Weber - Robert Welch - Katie Young If you know of any parish member, family member or friends who are homebound and in need of our prayer, we would like to add their names to our Pray for list. If you would like to be taken off of our Pray for list because you are no longer sick, please contact the rectory at 773 545-8840.
Page Six December 28, 2008 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! $200 Daniel G. Manczak & Family $125 Casey Czochara $100 Anonymous, Marion Ward $75 R. Zyszczynski $50 Wladyslaw Bielen, Adam A. & Jadwiga Kokot, Justyna Sadowska, Genevieve Szymczak $42 Sophie & Anna Oracz $40 Emily Sloan $35 John Ferrier, Nick Grossmayer $30 Carlito Avanzado, William Balog, Richard Hujar, Henry Majcher, Peter O Grady, Margaret Zacharski $25 Anonymous, Evelyn Cademartrie, Betty Cullen, Nadine Czekaj, Robert Drzewiecki, Casimir Gaik, Elsie Hum, Eleanor Krawczyk, Antoni Lipka-Churdzik, James Miketta, James Moncada, Sr., Mary O Leary, Edwin Peszek, William Sawicki, Chester Schafer, Concetta Serio, Melvin Spejcher, Gerald Sullivan, Chester Wijas, Virginia Zyburt $20 Anonymous, Dorothy Castronovo, Rafal Christ, Zbigniew Cison, Edward Connolly, Frank Firlotte, Philomena Greco, LeRoy Grochocki, Patrick Haugh, Francis Kennedy, John Koczur, Danuta Kowal, Richard Koziar, A. Krauss, Jr., Joseph Kurzatkowski, Jozef Lata, Lawrence Lynch, John Masters, Jan Miklas, Jozef & Elzbieta Mikos, Salvatore Morreale, George N. Mueller, Frances Muka, Edmund Ofiara, Andrzej Ostojski, Olivia Pamatmat, Antoinette Pusateri, Michael Rife, Marian Rzeszutek, Tadeusz Samolyk, Donald Schultz, Marysia Sekeres, Donald Smith, Ryszard Snopko, Steve Sobieraj, Adam Sochacki, Soltyszewski Family, Antoni Swiderski, Zbigniew Sycz, Geraldine Timmreck, Gene Urban, Anton Voelker, Wachs Family, Elizabeth Wilczkiewicz, Edward Wojewoda, E. Zdziebko $15 Mario Dayag, William Duffy, Antoinette Kapusta, Frank Mizera, Mary Parent, Gary Pitts, V. Szatkowski, Kazimierz Tokarski, Antoinette Viola, James R. West $11 Ruben Adaya $10 Anonymous, Anonymous, Genevieve Adelt, H. Badzioch, Rosalie Battaglia, Joy Belluomini, Patrick White, Piero Bertacchi, Robert Blicharz, Sr., Geraldine Bobula, Marian Burek, Michael Busse, Jr., Jerzy Ciepiela, Stanley Cmiel, Jerzy Czarnik, TJL Czarnik, Edward Czerwinski, Marie Dalrymple, Carol Dombek, Carinne-William Donohue, Lorraine DuPlantis, Karen A. Engel, William Engel, Jozef Gajda, Evelyn Gale, George & Madeline Garcia, Krzysztof Glowinski, Zofia Godlewska, John Griffin, Thomas J. Henaghan, Evelyn/Carol Hoffman, Maria & Waclaw Hryniewiccy, Henry Huberty, Artur Iwan, Marian Janowski, Mieczyslawa Kalisz, Janet Kaplan, Zofia Kornacki, John Koziara, Stephanie Koziara, Zenobia Kruk, Warren Kunstler, Roy LaCour, Stanislaw Lasko, Stefan Lech, Nancy Lee, Mitchell Luszczyk, Thomas & Janina Malinowski, Thomas A. Martin, Czeslaw Mazur, John P. Mescall, Raymond Miller, Wieslaw Mroczkowski, G. Nabor, Elizabeth Nelson, Antoni Niemczyk, Adam Niewiadomski, Kazimiera Nowak, Stefan Nowik, Piotr Odrzywolski, Wladyslaw Pater, Adam Pawlak, Salvatore Procaccio, Florence Pytka, Marian Razniak, Frank Reckmann, Stanley Ryczek, Richard Sajnaj, Joseph Santelli, John Santoro, Gary Schultz, Gina Severino, John Sherrod, Patricia Sherry, Mieczyslawa Smagacz, Jozef Sopek, Jeffrey Stanek, Marilyn Suriano, Rogelio Tiongco, Richard Tomal, Helen Toporek, Ronald Tralka, Bernice Tuszynski, Eugeniusz Wisniewski, Zbigniew Wojtkowski, Jan Zbroja, Mieczyslaw Ziobro $8 Virginia Knight $6 E.K. Kupinski $5 Nicholas Alleva, Janice Arnet, Alfonso Avecilla, George Barkhou, Daniel Barsella, Javier Benitez, Margaret Bogdanowicz, Jan Boratyn, Piotr Bradlinski, Mary Brown, Jozef Bunda, Leo Cascio, Mary Ellen Coleman, Joseph Day, Jr., Michael DeSimone, Eugenia Denisiuk, Corinne-William Donohue, Stefania Drzymala, Ewa Filar, Daniela Fita, Russell Ford, Thomas Gilleran, Marek & Anna Godlewski, Gerardo Gutierrez, Arkadiusz Gwozdz, Jon Hernandez & Kristine Co, D. & R. Johnson, Hilary Jurkowski, Leroy Knowles, Tadeusz & Jadwiga Kochanski, Michele Kolak, Marek & Ewa Kowalczyk, Nellie Kowalski, Grzegorz Kraus, Jozef Krycka, Jesse Kulaga, Jos LoPiccolo, Joann Maass, Anna Makowski, Andrzej Maria Mandziuk-Galek, Angelo Martino, Rowen Masacupan, Albert Mazur, Catherine McElvaney, Piotr & Zofia Modla, Jozef Moskala, Eugene J. Mroz, Helen Mueller, John Nardi, Niewiarowski & Prokopiuk, Krystyna Niewinska, John Norman, Andrzej Oleksy, Melania Pawelko, Edgar Pelegrino, Kazimierz Pikul, Stanley Pilch, Rosemarie Plaza, Z.T. & J. Priami, Wojciech Proszek, Vincent Ramaglia, Melecio Rodriguez, Zdzislaw Siemionko, Edward & Maria Skrabacz, Stanislaw Slonina, Victoria Slowiak, Mary Smolenski, Stephen Sodergren, Marcin Stepek, Krzysztof Strzalka, Theodore Sullivan, Andrzej Szewc, Stanislaw Tolwinski, Reynaldo Villaraza, Eugene Emil Warta, M. Wenc & A. Maziarz, Mieczyslaw Wieczorek, Helena Wincenciuk, James Zachacki, Steven Zachar, Frank Zaglaniczny, Barbara Zeman $4 Grzegorz & Anna Niemczewski, Witold Wasilewski $3 Lori Martinez, Marian Pajdzik, Robert Raczkowski $2 Harriett Borkowski, Bernard Frackiel, Walter Kensek, Jaroslaw Lis, Frederick McKinstry, Hector Minini, Maryann O Regan, Nick Ribaudo, Christine Zarek $1 Anonymous, Donato Allegretti, Joseph Catanzaro, Jaclyn Fields, Mary Krol, B. Plucinski, Jose Viray $? Antoinette Sanders The total was $5,128.00. I thank you all again! -Fr. Idzi Stacherczak, Pastor