Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 20, 2016

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 20, 2016

MASS INTENTIONS Monday, November 21, 2016 6:30 am - For Parishioners 7:30 am - For Parishioners, + Wojciech Para 8:30 am + Vincent Geraci, - Benjamin Shea - Blessing 6:30 pm - Polish Devotions Tuesday, November 22, 2016 6:30 am - For Parishioners 7:30 am - Parish Purgatorial Society, + Wojciech Para 8:30 am + Cecilia Mikrut Wednesday, November 23, 2016 6:30 am - Fr. Roebrt Stepek 7:30 am + Andrzej & Karol Kowalczyk, + Wojciech Para 8:30 am + Costello Family - Ron & Clementine Zaker - 59th Wedding Anniv. 6:30 pm - Polish Devotions Thursday, November 24, 2016 Thanksgiving Day 7:30 am - Melania, 1st Birthday Blessing, + Wojciech Para - Galica & Plewa Families Blessing & Thanksgiving 9:00 am + Helen Jasinski, + Mary & Joseph Trojak - Karen LoRusso Blessing for Health Friday, November 25, 2016 6:30 am - For Parishioners 7:30 am + Andrzej Malacin, + Wojciech Para 8:30 am + Frank Silder 6:30 pm - Polish Devotions Saturday, November 26, 2016 7:30 am - For parishioners, + Wojciech Para 8:30 am + Mary Lou Godlewski 5:00 pm + Vincent Geraci, + Frank Kurzeja + Francesco & Josephine Rizzo 6:30 pm - Filipino Mass Sunday, November 27, 2016 6:15 am + Stanislaw & Ludwina Lukanus + Jan & Maria Obrochta, + Jozef Mocherek 7:30 am + Ercole & Innocenza Sturino, + Alice Gajos + Zbigniew Swistak 11th Death Anniv. - Karen LoRusso Blessing For Health + Marge Nunez, + Adeline Bernacki 9:00 am + John Smykowski 2nd Death Anniv. - Karen LoRusso Blessing For Health + Stella & Ed Milarczyk, + Danuta Bryniarska 10:30 am + Stanislaw & Ludwina Lukanus, + Wladyslaw Mietus + Czeslawa & Stanislaw Chmielak, + Wojciech Para 12:00 pm - Alexus Loredo 16th Birthday Blessing 1:30 pm + Tadeusz Szczepanski, + Andrzej Gromski 5:00 pm + Marek Maziarz, + Aniela Bielanska 6:30 pm + Porfirio - Pete Herrera SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Monday: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Thirty-fourth or Last Week in Ordinary Time Tuesday: St. Cecilia Wednesday: St. Clement I; St. Columban; Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro Thursday: St. Andrew Dũng-Lạc and Companions; Friday: St. Catherine of Alexandria Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary Page 2 THANKSGIVING DAY MASS Please, join us Thursday, Nov. 24th for a Thanksgiving Mass at 7:30 a.m. (in Polish) and 9:00 a.m. (in English). A Collection will be taken up on Thanksgiving Day for the benefit of the needy of our parish area by members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. When you thank God on this day, please remember the less fortunate. KINGSHIP The book of Samuel recounts for us today the anointing of David as king of Israel. It was the elders of Israel who declared David king that day, but it was God who called David to shepherd Israel. Thus mandated by the citizens of his kingdom and by his God, David took his place in a long line of kings. The apostle Paul speaks to us of kingship as well, but on a much higher plane: the kingship of Jesus our Lord. As great as David was, he and all earthly monarchs who came before and after him in their kingdoms around the world are minor kings by comparison to the true King. And lastly, we hear the story of that true King in perhaps his weakest moment: near death, hanging on a cross, taunted by a common criminal and by the world at large. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Let Us Pray for the Sick Happy Thanksgiving, Best Wishes and Many God s Blessings to All Parishioners and Visitors of St. Albert the Great Church From: Fr. Mariusz Nawalaniec, Pastor Fr. James Beath, Associate Pastor Fr. Leslaw Prebendowski, Associate Pastor Fr. Wojciech Oleksy, Associate Pastor Deacon Irvin Bryce, Deacon Raymundo Diaz De Leon and the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King. PARISH OFFICE AND THE ADORATION CHAPEL WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY 11/24/16 Karen LoRusso, Denise Marek, Denise & Rich Jandura, Imelda Gomez, Serena Loyola, Alice Dulce, Shirley McVane, Carl Demma, Tom Baguio, Meg A. Radcliff, Mary Owens, Margaret Geinosky, Bernice..Hylaszek, Theresa Stanislawek, Joshua Szymanek, Karen Hock, Lefteri Prvett, Linca Mazgaj, Bernard Michalewicz, Bartel Amato, Tom Grogan, Smykowski & Flanagan Families, Chris Sy, Sally Busee, Daniel Gabala, Bernadine Hainswoth - Miller, Sarah Busse, Dorothy Rapacz, Flora Mortell, Rubio, Rev. Thomas Mescall, Nancy & Wayne Kinzie, Marie King Doyle, Johanna Pusateri, Marilyn Buchalski, Bernice Ciszek, Diane and Robert Juris, Salvatore Bottari, Theresa Lonski, Alex Silverman, Hedderman Family, Cheryl Korosa, Mary Ann Riccio. For the Deceased: Susan Saldane, Jozef Bukowski, Mary Ann Helson

Dear Friends! From the Pastor s Desk This coming Thursday, November 24th we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. I cordially invite you to join us for the Holy Mass at 7:30 am in Polish or 9:00 am in English. Let us always remember to show gratitude to God and our neighbor. We should try every day to speak these three magic words, Please, Thank You, I m sorry!. If we could only remember to do this often; our world, communities, families, places where we work and rest would become a "heaven" on earth! I ask you to always and everywhere show each other love, gratitude, kindness, goodness, joy, and peace. As we sit down this Thursday at the Thanksgiving table, let us pray and give thanks to God for blessings that he bestows on us every day. Glory and praise to you, Lord, for giving us a desirable, good, and ample land; for making a covenant with us in your Son Jesus; and for granting us life, grace, mercy, and food in every season. Bless this festive meal and this time to enjoy it, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Jesus, I trust in You! Fr. Mariusz St Albert s Daughters of Immaculate Mary Choir All people of St Albert are welcome! We want to build a big choir once again and have joy in singing to the Lord! Practices are every Saturday at 8pm at St. Albert the Great Church. We hope to see you! All members who used to sing in the choir of St. Albert s years ago, now is your chance to come back and do what you love! Sing! If you are interested please contact Music director Kasia Szczech 708 567 3422 or simply come to our practice on Saturdays at 8pm. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY FOOD DRIVE Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are quickly approaching. The St. Vincent De Paul Society will be conducting its annual FOOD DRIVE to help families in our church and surrounding community in need. You can help us help them. Please consider donating any non-perishable food items with current best used by date in our wooden bin at the main entrance of the church vestibule or monetary contribution in the Poor Box, also located there. Giving is not always easy, but can be rewarding. The Lord sees what we do to help others. Page 3 Our Weekly Offering NOVEMBER 13, 2016 $13,805.52 5:00PM $ 2,301.00 6:15AM $ 658.00 7:30AM $1,363.00 9:00AM $2,028.00 10:30AM $2,429.00 12:00PM $1,578.52 1:30PM $1,404.00 5:00PM $1,110.00 6:30PM $ 581.00 Mail In $ 100.00 Children Envelopes $ 253.00 School Support $4,468.50 Thank you to all who support our parish. November 27, 2016 we will take up a Second Collection for the Parish Needs. Your contributions will support the growing maintenance costs of the church, school, convent and the parish grounds. Your support is appreciated Monday 11/21/2016 St. Albert the Great Seniors (60 or over) meet 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Rogers Hall. Please come, meet your neighbors, make new friends, play Bingo. Tuesday 11/22/2016 Play Bingo every Tuesday Night. Door open at 4:00 p.m. Books only $11.00. Come Hungry! We have a full kitchen! Wednesday 11/23/2016 Bible Study in the Administration Building St. Joseph Room 10:00 a.m. Saturday 11/26/2016 St. Albert the Great Prayer Group meets every Saturday in the Administration Building St. Joseph Room at 1:30 p.m.

Preschoolers singing "Jesus loves me" to Dr. Rigg during his visit at St. Albert the Great School on November 11th, 2016. Dr. Rigg is the Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Below you can see Dr. Rigg s tweet after his visit. Living lesson in history. Veteran's Day at St. Albert the Great School. Thank you for serving our Country. God Bless You! Page 4 One Faith, One Family, One Future! OPLATKI FOR THE HOLIDAYS The St. Vincent De Paul Society members will sell OPLATKI CHRISTMAS WAFERS in the church vestibule after Masses Saturday, November 26th and Sunday, November 27th and Saturday, December 3rd and Sunday, December 4th. Your almsgiving will be a free will offering and used to benefit the poor and needy of our community at Christmas time. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Among the Catholics seeking religious freedom in America were the Carrolls of Maryland, who arrived in 1649 from Ireland via England. Charles Carroll, born in Annapolis in 1737, was the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence, and was the longest-surviving signer. As was the custom for English Catholics, he attended English schools in Belgium and later university in France. By the time he signed the Declaration, he was the richest man in America, and his decision to sign would hardly go unnoticed by the king. Because Carroll was so wealthy and because he was a Catholic, he had more to lose than the others. Those who signed became traitors to the Crown and risked losing everything. It is said that someone grumbled that there were many men in the world named Charles Carroll, and he could dodge responsibility if he had to. For that reason, he added a flair to his signature, of Carrollton, making it clear that he put everything at risk. His cousin John, also an ardent supporter of the American Revolution, was ordained a Jesuit priest and returned to Maryland at the outbreak of hostilities. Upheavals in Europe forced the Jesuit order to dissolve, leaving Carroll a secular priest. Ultimately, it was John Carroll who was asked to organize the Catholic Church in the new nation. No one was better positioned for this task, a cultured man from an esteemed family, a cherished friend of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, and a man so thoroughly attuned to an undercurrent of anti-catholicism in the colonies that he could charm powerful people to a new point of view. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

Drodzy Parafianie, Z biurka Ks. Proboszcza W najbliższy czwartek 24 listopada przeżywać będziemy w Stanach Zjednoczonych Ameryki Północnej Święto Dziękczynienia Thanksgiving Day! W tym szczególnym dniu serdecznie was zapraszam do udziału we Mszy Świętej o godz. 7:30 am. w języku polskim lub o godz. 9:00 am. w języku angielskim. Pamiętajmy, że zawsze powinniśmy okazywać wdzięczność Panu Bogu i naszym bliźnim. Każdego dnia powinniśmy wypowiadać magiczne trzy słowa : Proszę, Przepraszam i Dziękuję! Gdybyśmy o tym pamiętali nasz świat, nasze wspólnoty i rodziny, nasze miejsca pracy i wypoczynku byłyby niebem na ziemi! Proszę was, abyście zawsze i wszędzie okazywali sobie wzajemnie miłość, wdzięczność, życzliwość, dobroć, radość i pokój. Dziś módlmy się także słowami specjalnej modlitwy z okazji Święta Dziękczynienia: Tobie Boże i Panie chwała i cześć za obdarzenie nas obfitymi plonami ziemi. Składamy Ci także dzięki za zbawcze przymierze z Jezusem i za obdarzenie nas życiem, łaską, miłosierdziem i pokarmem ziemskim oraz niebieskim. Błogosław w tym dniu nasz posiłek oraz błogosław czas przebywania w gronie rodziny i przyjaciół. Amen. Jezu, ufam Tobie! Ks. Mariusz. NAJLEPSZE ŻYCZENIA OBFITYCH ŁASK BOŻYCH Z OKAZJI DNIA DZIĘKCZYNIENIA WSZYSTKIM PARAFIANOM ŻYCZY KS. PROBOSZCZ MARIUSZ NAWALANIEC, KS. JAMES BEATH, KS. LESLAW PREBENDOWSKI, KS. WOJCIECH OLEKSY ORAZ SIOSTRY MISJONARKI CHRYSTUSA KRÓLA. W czwartek 24-go listopada przypada Święto Dziękczynienia Msza Św. w jęz. Polskim odbędzie się o godz. 7:30 a.m. Serdecznie Wszystkich Zapraszamy Jeśli ktoś lub coś każe ci sądzić, że jesteś już u kresu, nie wierz w to! Jeśli znasz odwieczną Miłość, która Cię stworzyła, to wiesz także, że w Twoim wnętrzu mieszka dusza nieśmiertelna. Różne są w życiu pory roku : jeśli czujesz akurat, że zbliża się zima, chciałbym abyś wiedział, że nie jest to pora ostatnia, bo ostatnią pora Twego życia będzie wiosna: wiosna zmartwychwstania. Całość twojego życia sięga nieskończenie dalej niż jego granice ziemskie: Czeka cię niebo. Św. Jan Paweł II W listopadzie (poniedziałek, środa i piątek) o godz. 6:30 po południu będziemy się modlić za zmarłych i o godz. 7:00 wieczorem za dusze wypominane w naszym kościele będziemy odprawiać Mszę Świętą. Wciąż możemy ze sobą zabrać do domu specjalne kopertki wypominkowe na których prosimy wypisać imiona i nazwiska swoich bliskich zmarłych. Przed ołtarzem jest umieszczony specjalny koszyk do którego możemy składać kopertki wypominkowe wraz z ofiarą. Możemy też te kopertki przynieść do zakrystii, kancelarii parafialnej lub dać jednemu z księży lub siostrze zakonnej. Klub Polonia przy parafii Św. Alberta zaprasza serdecznie na Zabawę Sylwestrową w sali po kościołem. Rozpoczynamy Mszą Św. o godz. 7:00 pm. o godz. 8:30 pm. będzie podany gorący obiad. Grać będzie zespół Chris Band. Cena biletu od osoby dorosłej $60.00, dzieci $20.00. Szampan, zakąski, słodki stół - wliczone w cenę biletu. Samotni Ale Nie Sami (SANS)! Zapraszają na spotkanie co 2-gi czwartek o 6:00 pm w parafii Św. Alberta w Sali Św. Tereski od Dzieciątka Jezus (biuro parafialne i kaplica Adoracyjna Najświętszego Sakramentu). Jeżeli nie masz rodziny, znajomych, przyjaciół, bliskich przyjdź do nas teraz już nie będziesz sam sama. Po więcej informacji dzwoń do Elżbiety 708-979-6279 Page 5

st. Albert the Great Parish 8000 south Linder avenue, BURBANK, ILLINOIS 60459 REV. MARIUSZ NAWALANIEC, PASTOR, REV. JAMES BEATH, ASSOCIATE PASTOR, REV. LESLAW PREBENDOWSKI SCh., ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. WOJCIECH OLEKSY, 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 PARISH OFFICE....(708)423-0321 BIURO PARAFIALNEpo 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 Mrs. Jodi McLawhorn, Principal www.stalbertthegreatschool.com ST. ALBERT THE GREAT LANGUAGE PROGRAM FR. IGNACY POSADZY.(708) 423-5714 www.szkolaksignacego.com E-MAIL polska@szkolaksignacego.com CCD OFFICE...(708)636-0406 5535 West State Road, Burbank, Il. 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 Bilingual Confessions 4:30-6:00PM, 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, 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. Times of marriages are as follows: Saturday 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM, Sunday - no weddings Perpetual Blue Candles are located in front of the Holy Family, on the left side of the main altar. If you are interested in burning a candle with an inscription of your loved one s name for a period of one year - please contact the parish office. The donation for one year is $250.00. TREE OF LIFE is located in the back of the church at our Lady of Czestochowa Shrine. You can establish a beautiful memorial to a loved one by inscribing a leaf with his or her name. The donation for a leaf is $300.00. Donation for a larger memorial leaf is $1,000.00. The money collected is used for the maintenance of the church property. More information and order forms are available in the parish office. St. Albert the Great Sacred Heart of Jesus Eucharistic Adoration 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. We invite everyone to join us for a Holy Mass in the Chapel, each third Saturday of the month at 7:00 a.m. I rejoiced because they said to me, We will go up to the house of the LORD. Psalm 122:1