St. Ferdinand Church. Photo by Romuald Gluch. March 13, 2005 Fifth Sunday of Lent

St. Ferdinand Church RECTORY: 5900 WEST BARRY AVENUE PHONE: 773/622-5900 Photo by Romuald Gluch March 13, 2005 Fifth Sunday of Lent

Page Two Fifth Sunday of Lent March 13, 2005 MONDAY, Lenten Weekday 7:00 AM God s Blessings for Matylda rq. Sister Grace 8:00 AM ^Edward Powers rq. Family TUESDAY, Lenten Weekday 7:00 AM ^Kacie Hester & Ellen Rabbitt rq. Rita Corcoran 8:00 AM Well Being of Michael Miller rq. Uncle Tom WEDNESDAY, Lenten Weekday 7:00 AM ^Betty Pantuso rq. Robert & David Rose & Families 8:00 AM ^Deceased Members of Rice Family rq. Martha Netzel THURSDAY, Lenten Weekday / Patrick, bishop 7:00 AM ^Robert Sierminski rq. Wife 8:00 AM ^Leon Kolaski rq. Charles McClelland, Jr. FRIDAY, Lenten Weekday / Cyril of Jerusalem, bp., doctor 7:00 AM ^Madaline Pfeifer rq. Mary Tortorici 8:00 AM ^Carl C. Donnawell (8thAnniv.) rq. Family SATURDAY, Joseph, husband of Mary 7:00 AM ^Józef Kutyna i zmarli z jego rodziny 8:00 AM ^Anthony Campanaro, Sr. rq. Family Vigil: Palm Sunday 5:00 PM ^Clemente Family rq. Michael Clemente SUNDAY, Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion 7:00 AM o uzdrowienie syna Jana Miciaka; -o zdrowie, Bo e b³. i opieke Œw. Józefa dla Józefa Œrodoñ z okazji iminin; -o Bo e b³, potrzebne ³aski i zdrowie dla Józefy Lisowskiej i Andrzeja; ^Marta Gotonelska; ^Frank Herba 8:30 AM ^Betty Pantuso rq. Ladies of St. Anne 10:30 AM (Chapel)^Matthew Fedanzo rq. Parents 10:45 AM ^Kazimierz Szef; ^Józef Wolszczak, Józef Marut; ^Jakub Adamkowicz; ^Mary Sroka 12:15 PM (Chapel)Mass in Italian 12:30 PM People of St. Ferdinand 3:00 PM ^Antoni Król 5:00 PM Well Being of Cam Frigo rq. Uncle Tom 6:30 PM ^Janina Staniow w miesi¹c po œmierci; ^Kazimierz Szerszeñ w 2 rocznicê œmierci. Individual Confession The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for: ^Rose Spade ^Joseph & Seraphine Lewandowski Our Blessed Lord has called Remember home our parishioner Bertha Schneider these and John Jadin for whom we promise loved ones our prayers. May they and all our other deceased parishioners enjoy peace and happiness in God s Sacred Presence. HANDMAIDS S. Markocki The Worship Schedule for Holy Week Lenten Reconciliation Service Tuesday, March 22nd, 7:00 PM in the Church Holy Thursday - No Morning Mass 8:00 AM - Morning Prayer in Church 7:30 PM - Mass of the Lord s Supper in Church Good Friday - No Morning Mass 8:00 AM - Morning Prayer in Church 12:00 Noon - Stations of the Cross in Chapel 3:30 PM - Good Friday Liturgy in Church Holy Saturday - No Morning Mass 8:00 AM - Morning Prayer in Church 11:00 AM & 1:00 PM - Easter Baskets will be blessed in McManus Hall 7:30 PM - Easter Vigil in Church The Easter Vigil will be celebrated in English and Polish. The celebration of the Easter Vigil fulfills the Easter Sunday obligation. There will be no 5:00 PM Mass on Holy Saturday. Easter Sunday: in Church: in Chapel: 8:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM There will be no 5:00 PM Mass on Easter Sunday Individual confession is heard every Saturday from 8:45-9:30 AM, and on March 19th from 3:00-4:30 PM Holy Week Schedule for the Italian Speaking Holy Thursday - 8:00 PM in the Chapel. Good Friday - 7:00 PM in the Church and Chapel with the neighborhood procession following the services. Holy Saturday - 8:00 PM in the Chapel Easter Sunday - 12:15 PM in the Chapel

March 13, 2005 Fifth Sunday of Lent Page Three Our Lenten Alms: that others may benefit through our sacrifice, Lord, hear our prayer. Our alms this Lenten Season will be directed to the following: Catholic Relief Services - Tsunami St. Ferdinand Church & School Families in Need Cancer Treatment for Polish Children in Need Polish Catholic League The Catholic League for Religious Assistance to the Church in Poland was founded in the United States in 1943 during the midst of the Second World War. With many church buildings lying in ruins, the Catholic League immediately sent material help to Poland and aid in the reconstruction of the buildings and provided sacred vessels, books and vestments. The work of the Catholic League continues today. Fueled by today s current climate of opposition to the Church and its role in the Polish way of life, the Church still needs your assistance. The Catholic League for Religious Assistance to Poland continues to be a lifeline to the Church in Poland. The Catholic League provides direct assistance to both the clergy and the laity of Poland as they strive to uphold the faith. Your support of the Church in Poland allows the Catholic League for Religious Assistance to Poland to continue the work it began over fifty years ago. Through the efforts of the Catholic League, donations raised are used to educate priests; to support three major seminaries in Rome and Paris; to assist poor parishes in their charitable ministries; and to supply needy churches with liturgical vestments and sacred vessels. As we reflect on how truly blessed we are, please be aware of those less fortunate and be as generous as you are able. Our Financial Support of St. Ferdinand Parish Sunday, March 5/6, 2005: Envelopes: $ 8,743.50 Loose Cash: $ 4,316.24 TOTAL DONATIONS: $13,059.74 Thank you for your contributions to St. Ferdinand Church. Typically Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday are the weekends that we receive the greatest amount of financial support from our parishioners and visitors. Your generosity is even more important this year as we work to decrease our deficit and balance our budget. For whatever you are able to do to further Christ s mission in our parish, we are grateful. LENTEN ALMS: Hopefully you picked up one of the special Lenten Alms envelopes from the pew or the Ushers stands today, or you plan to pick one up on your way into Church next Sunday. Remember to return your Lenten Alms at Mass on Palm Sunday in the regular offertory basket by using the special LENTEN ALMS envelope. Thank you for all that you do for those in need. Daniel P. Costigan, Parish Business Manager Remember As members of the parish faith in community, it is our responsibility to Prayer remember both in concrete and spiritual ways those who cannot celebrate with us each week because they are ill. Those who are sick in turn, remember all of us daily in their prayers and in their sufferings. We experience many blessings because of their remembering us. And so... please remember in your prayers: Thomas D. Angarola Joseph Balicki Irene Biernat Stephanie Bosco Alba Jennie Burroughs Mary Butler Benito Cabanin Sharon Carr Mary Cleary Violet Del Vecchio Anna Diks Marye Dorgan Honor Draftz Paul Duda Lillian Dziedzic Infant Brianna Edge Alice Flannagan Joseph Gagliano Marilyn Gibbons Fatima Gomez Ben Guttiula Mary Hain Margaret Heft Mary Ann Johansen Catherine Keeler Frances Kozikowski Helen Kosirog Tad Koziol Bill Kummer Peter Lach June Landers James Lamberti Edward Lazicki Helen Lipski Sam LoDolce Netta Lohrmann Eleanor Loscuito Elizabeth Ann Maher Susan Maher Francesco Mangialardo Gianni Marconi Mary Martin Karen Menas Stanley Molik Ann Monardo Emilia Moreno Kathleen Nemec Deborah L. Pawlak Patrick Pennington Francis Pinello Roseann Regan Irene Rowe James Rowe, Sr. Alicia Schippits Jack Schneider Infant Cameron Scott Gerry Simonek Lenore Simzyk Bill Smyczynski Raymundo Soriano, Sr. Tony Spano Estelle Stybur Ann Sullivan Sr. Roberta Sweitzer, BVM Minerva Watson Bernice Zajac Communal Reconciliation Liturgy On Tuesday of Holy Week, March 22nd, our parish will celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation in a communal liturgy appropriate to the season of Lent. The celebration will begin at 7:00 PM in the Church. We especially hope all those who have been prevented by fear from coming to confession, those away from the sacraments for a long time, those who have felt alienated from the Church or the parish, will participate in this celebration of God s loving mercy. All will be asked to acknowledge their sinfulness before God and the gathered community, to seek mercy, and to receive the Church s absolution. Please pray that through this celebration many will be brought home, released from the burden of sin and guilt, and begin healing in Christ.

Page Four Fifth Sunday of Lent March 13, 2005 COR s O R N E R Prayer for Pope John Paul II God of infinite compassion and mercy, the lasting health of all who believe in you, hear us as we pray for your loving help for John Paul II our Pope. Bless him in his special need, comfort him in his affliction, strengthen him in spirit, and restore his health, that he might once again offer joyful thanks as the chief teacher and shepherd of your Church. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. CHANGE OF PARISH OFFICE HOURS ON SUNDAYS In order to accommodate a greater number of parishioners according to our new Mass schedule, the parish office will be open from 9:30am to 1:30pm. Office hours for Monday through Friday (8:30 am to 8:30 pm) and Saturday (9am to 7pm) remain the same. Please note that the Parish Offices will be closed on Good Friday afternoon and on Easter Sunday, March 27 th, in observance of the feast. Soup &... is held on the Wednesdays, of Lent at 11:30 AM in the convent. Please join us for soup, and stay for a very informative afternoon. We ask that you let us know you re coming. To reserve a seat, call the Christian Out Reach (COR) Office at 773/622-9732. St. Ferdinand School to Pilot Cutting-Edge Learning Technology St. Ferdinand is one of only three schools chosen recently by the Archdiocese of Chicago to take the lead in a pilot program designed to help bring cutting-edge educational technology solutions to area schools. The program, AutoSkill s Academy of Reading and Math, a computer-based learning tool that focuses on providing reading and writing interventions for struggling learners, has already helped thousands of students nationwide raise reading and math scores. St. Ferdinand is the only Catholic elementary school in the diocese to test this unique educational program, along with St. Patrick and Resurrection High Schools. The Academy of Reading and Math software complements the principles of the No Child Left Behind agenda by providing a form of reading and writing intervention for struggling learners. Designed for deployment at the classroom level, it is intended to extend the effectiveness of a reading or math specialist to every struggling student, WHAT S NEW? St. Ferdinand School is pleased to announce... WHAT: WHO: WHERE: Wiggles and Giggles Playgroup Parents/caregivers and their little tots (infant to three years of age) St. Ferdinand School Gym 3131 N. Mason Chicago, Illinois 60634 WHEN: Every Wednesday from 9:30-10:30 AM, when school is in session, BEGINNING APRIL 6. WHY: COST: We wish to provide parents/caregivers with an opportunity to socialize with other parents and to provide young children with an environment that helps to develop their first friendships. Free of charge! The hour each week will include story time, music or action rhymes and free play in the gym, using mats, balls, a parachute, etc. supervised by Mrs. Carol, the Preschool Teacher, and/or parent helper. Please call the school office at 773-622-3022 for more information and registration. We look forward to having you and your little one join us! and makes it possible for schools like St. Ferdinand to provide individualized attention without overtaxing alreadybusy instructors. The program has already proven successful in helping students make permanent gains in reading and math proficiency by honing new skills to the point of automaticity, achieved when a learner can repeatedly perform a set task with accuracy and skill. The software works by providing educators with a snapshot of each student s current ability levels. Based on this assessment, it then places learners in an appropriate training stream. St. Ferdinand staff members Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Nancy Donovan, Simon Mireles and Randy Peluso have already been trained on the new program, which should be up and running by April 1, just in time for the start of the fourth quarter. Correction: Please note that Nancy Donovan has been nominated for the 2005 Heart of the School Award.

March 13, 2005 Fifth Sunday of Lent Page Five Scout News The young men of our Boy Scout Troop enjoyed an evening of indoor miniature golf on Monday night at the Putting-Edge. There were many "holes-in-one", and many not. While it was frigid outside, a great time was had by all over glow-in-the-dark golf, pizza, and arcade games. Attention All Bakers! Please help provide baked goods for our St. Joseph Day Sweet Table, hosted by the Fish Fry, in McManus Hall on Friday, March 18th. We are expecting over 650 guests. Not a baker? Fresh fruit, nuts, mints, candies, etc. are also a welcomed addition. Donations of baked goods can be dropped off at the school office 8am til 2:15 on Friday March 18th. After 2:15pm please bring donations to McManus Hall. We look forward to seeing you at the last Fish Fry of the year! There will be a free will offering. All proceeds will go to the poor. Stations of the Cross During Lent we remember Our Lord s Passion by praying the Stations of the Cross. There are two opportunities to pray the Stations in English each Friday. Please join us at 1:30 or at 5:00 PM in this very moving devotion. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament The Blessed Sacrament is exposed after the 5:30 PM Stations of the Cross on Friday. Exposition will end just before the beginning of the Polish Stations of the Cross at 8:00 PM. Please spend a few quiet moments with Our Lord in the Eucharist. Bulletin reminder: All notices for the March 20th bulletin need to be in the rectory no later than 9 AM on Monday, March 14th; and because the publisher will be closed to observe Good Friday, they need to move our usual deadline for the Easter Sunday bulletin. Notices for the Easter Sunday bulletin need to be at the rectory no later than 9 AM on Thursday, March 17th. You may bring your bulletin notices to the rectory in an envelope labeled bulletin ; you may fax them to 622-5903; or you may e-mail them to bulletin@saintferdinand.org. St. Ferdubabd s Fish Fry St. Joseph's Day Please join us Friday, March 18th, as we honor Saint Joseph during the last Fish Fry this year. There will be a special program of musical entertainment this evening as we enjoy our beautiful St. Joseph Sweet Table. Come join us as we welcome spring and prepare for Easter. Breaded Whitefish $5.50 Beer Battered Cod $6.00 Breaded Perch $6.00 Breaded Shrimp $6.50 (above dinners include fries, coleslaw, bread and dessert) Child's Meal $1.00 Less Baked Scrod Dinner $6.50 (served w/baked potato, coleslaw, bread, butter, dessert and coffee ) Shrimp Only $4.00 Breaded Cheese Sticks(6) $2.50 Fried dough $1.50 French Fries $1.50 Available From the Bar Soup $1.50 Pizza $1.50 Whole Pizza $5.00 Beer or Wine $1.00 Soda or Water $.50 Our Hosts This Week Will Be Various Church Groups Phone First Carry Out Orders Taken From 4:00 until 7:00PM Call 622-3022 Request Drive-Up or Walk-In

Page Six Fifth Sunday of Lent March 13, 2005 Rekolekcje Wielkopostne dla m³odzie y Marzec 13-16, 2005 Serdecznie zapraszamy na rekolekcje dla ludzi m³odych Cz³owiek szuka drugiego cz³owieka Cz³owiek szuka czegoœ, co nie przemija Cz³owiek szuka Boga PrzyjdŸ! W niedzielê 13 marca na Mszê œw. o godzinie 6:30 wieczorem W poniedzia³ek, wtorek, œrode (14-16 marca) na 8:00 wieczorem do kaplicy (obok koœcio³a) Rekolekcje prowadziæ bêdzie ks. Dr Henryk S³awiñski z Krakowa. Program Nabo eñstw i Mszy œw. w Wielkim Tygodniu, 2005 SpowiedŸ Wielkanocna Poniedzia³ek, 23 marca od godz. 6-9:00 wieczorem w Koœciele Wielki Czwartek 5:00 PM - Msza œw. Wieczerzy Pañskiej w Koœciele 8:00 PM - Nawiedzanie Koœcio³ów w Chicago Wielki Pi¹tek 12:30 PM - Droga Krzy owa w Koœciele 1:00 PM - Liturgia Wielkiego Pi¹tku w Koœciele Wielka Sobota 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Œwiêcenie Pokarmów co 20 minut w Kaplicy 7:30 PM - Wigilia Paschalna Liturgia Paschalna bêdzie odprawiona w j. angielskim i polskim. Niedziela Wielkanocna Rezurekcja - 5:00 AM w Koœciele Msza œw. - 7:00 AM w Koœciele Msza œw. - 10:45 AM w Koœciele Msza œw. - 3:00 PM w Koœciele Uwaaga! Nie bêdzie Mszy œw. o godz. 6:30 PM w Niedzielê Wielkanocn¹. Poniedzia³ek Wielkanocny Msza œw. - 7:00 PM w Koœciele Ks. Henryk jest wyk³adowc¹ homiletyki na Papieskiej Akademii Teologicznej w Krakowie. Pomimo pracy naukowej jest zaanga owany w pracê duszpastersk¹ wszêdzie tam, gdzie spotka³ ludzi otwartych na prawdê. Rekolekcje Wielkopostne dla Parafian Marzec 13-16, 2005 14-16 marca 9:00 rano Msza œw. w kaplicy 14,16 marca 7:00 wieczorem Msza œw. w koœciele SpowiedŸ œw. 14 i 15 marca od godziny 8:00 do 9:00 rano w kaplicy oraz 14 marca od godz. 6:00 do 9:00 wieczorem w koœciele. SpowiedŸ œw. 23 marca od godziny 6:00 do 10:00 wieczorem Klub Dobrego Pasterza zachêca wszystkich do nabycia kartek Wielkanocnych, które s¹ sprzedawane w przedsionku Koœcio³a. Taca Niedzielna Modlitwa Post Umartwienie Niedziela 6 marca: w kopertach: $ 8,743.50 w gotówce: $ 4,316.24 Razem: $13,059.74 Chcia³bym wam serdecznie podziêkowaæ za ofiary sk³adane na rzecz Koœcio³a Œw. Ferdynanda. Ka dego roku liczba wiernych wzrasta na Mszach œw. w Niedzielê Palmow¹ i Niedzielê Wielkanocn¹ co wi¹ e siê równie ze wzrostem naszej niedzielnej tacy. W tym roku potrzebujemy waszej pomocy bardziej ni kiedykolwiek z powodu deficytu z którym nasza parafia siê boryka. Za ka dy cent, który podarujecie by parafia Œw. Ferdynanda mog³a kontynuawaæ Chrystusow¹ misjê, bêdziemy wam szczególnie wdziêczni. Wilkopostna Ja³mu na: Mamy nadziejê, e ka dy z was z³o y wielkopostn¹ ja³muznê. Mo ecie do tego celu u yæ specjalnych kopertek, które s¹ wystawione na stojakach z ty³u Koœcio³a i Kaplicy. Na kopercie mo ecie zaznaczyæ na jaki cel przekazujecie wasz¹ ofiarê. Pamiêtajcie, eby zwróciæ te koperty na Mszach œw. w Niedziele Palmow¹ podczas kolekty. Niech was Bóg ma w swojej opiece za wszystko co robicie dla innych ludzi. Daniel P. Costigan, Menad er Parafii.

March 13, 2005 Fifth Sunday of Lent Page Seven Klub Dobrego Pasterza organizuje nawiedzanie Koœcio³ów. Nawiedzanie zaczniemy od Katedry Biskupa Mêczennika. Nawiedzimy miêdzy innymi Koœció³ Œw. Trójcy, M³odziankowo, Koœcó³ Œw. Heleny, Koœció³ Stanis³awa Kostki, Bazylikê Œw. Jacka. Po szczegó³y i rezerwacjê proszê dzwoniæ do pana Andrzeja Parada, pod numer: 847/967-0106. Katolicka Liga-jeden z celów na który mo ecie sk³adaæ wasze Wilkopostne Ja³mu ny Liga Katolicka nios¹ca pomoc dla Koœcio³a w Polsce zosta³a za³o ona w 1943 roku w Stanach Zjednoczonych podczas II wojny œwiatowej. Po wojnie, kiedy to z wielu Koœcio³ów pozosta³y tylko gruzy. Liga Katolicka pomaga³a w ich odbudowie. Wysy³ali równie ksi¹ ki, naczynia i szaty liturgiczne. Katolicaka Liga pomaga do dnia dzisiejszego. Koœció³ w Polsce potrzebuje naszej pomocy szczególnie w dzisiajszych czasach. Katolicka Liga niesie bezpoœredni¹ pomoc zarówno dla duchowieñstwa jak i dla ludzi œwieckich wspieraj¹cych nasz¹ wiarê. Dziêki waszemu wsparciu Katolicka Liga mo e kontynuawaæ swoj¹ pomoc dla Koœcio³ów w Polsce od ponad 50 lat. Wasze ofiary s¹ w g³ównej mierze przeznaczone na wykszta³cenie nowych ksiê y; wsparcie trzech g³ównych seminariów w Rzymie i Pary u; pomoc biedniejszym parafi¹ oraz na zaopatrzenie Koœcio³ów w szaty i naczynia liturgiczne. Modlitwa za Jana Paw³a II Bo e nieskoñczonej litoœci i mi³osierdzia Upragnione zdrowie wierz¹cych w Ciebie, Us³ysz nasze modlitwy i b³agania za naszego papie a Jana Paw³a II. B³ogos³aw mu i ul yj jego cierpieniom Wzmocnij jego ducha, odnów jego zdrowie Aby móg³ raz jeszcze z³o yæ dziêkczynn¹ ofiarê jako G³ówny nauczyciel i pasterz Twojego Koœcio³a. Prosimy Ciê przez Jezusa Chrystusa naszego Pana. Amen. Biuletynowe przypomnienie: wszystkie biuletynowe og³oszenia na 20 marca prosimy dostarczyæ do parafii nie póÿniej jak na godzinê 9:00 rano w poniedzia³ek 14 marca. Drukarnia bêdzie nieczynna w Wielki Pi¹tek, dla-tego musieliœmy zmieniæ datê wys³ania wielkanocnego biuletynu do druku. Og³oszenia do tego biuletynu proszê dostarczyæ nie póÿniej ni na godz. 9:00 rano we wtorek 17 marca. Og³oszenia te mo na dostarczyæ wczeœniej lub wys³aæ faxem na numer 773/ 622-5903, lub te wys³aæ internetem: bulletin@saintferdinand.org St. Ferdinand Fish Fry Dzieñ Œw. Józefa Zapraszamy wszystkich na ostatni pi¹tkowy obiad w tym roku, na ktorym uhonorujemy Œw. Józefa. Atrakcj¹ tego wieczoru bêdzie specjalnie przygotowany program muzyczny i oczywiœcie wype³niony s³odkimi smako³ykami stó³. PrzyjdŸ w pi¹tek. Razem przywitamy wiosne i przygotujemy siê do Œwi¹t Wielkanocnych. Krewetki w panierze $6.50 Panierowana bia³a ryba $5.50 Dorsz w cieœcie piwnym $6.00 Panierowany okoñ $6.00 Ka de z powy szych dañ jest serwowane z frytkami, surówk¹ chlebem i deserem. Zapiekany m³ody dorsz $6.50 serwowany z pieczonymi ziemniakami, surówk¹, chlebem i deserem. Krewetki $4.00 Pieczone racuszki $1.50 Panierowane paluszki serowe (6) $2.50 Przy Barze: Zupa $1.50 Pizza $1.50 Piwo lub wino $1.00 Napoje, woda $0.50 Gospodarzem pi¹tkowego wieczoru bêd¹ grupy parafialne. Telefon: 622-3022 Obiad mo na zamówiæ na wynos w godzinach od 4:00 do 7:00 wieczorem i odebraæ przy dojeÿdzie do okienka lub przy wejsciu na salê.

Page Eight Fifth Sunday of Lent March 13, 2005 the week at st. ferdinand parish March 14-20, 2005 MONDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM, McManus & Canning Halls Terra Nova Testing All day, School Polish Confession 8-9 AM, Chapel Polish Lenten Mission Mass 9 AM, Chapel Friendship Club 10 AM - 3 PM, Convent #2 Polish Confession 6-9 PM, Church Legion of Mary 6:30-7:30 PM, convent Polish Lenten Mission Mass 7 PM, Church Adult Scripture Study 7-8:30 PM, Convent # 4 Boy Scout Troop # 51 7-9:30 PM, Convent #s 1, 2 & 3 Polish Youth Mission 8 PM, Chapel TUESDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM, McManus & Canning Halls Terra Nova Testing All day, School Polish Confession 8-9 AM, Chapel Polish Lenten Mission Mass 9 AM, Chapel Serduszka (Little Hearts, Children s Choir) 6:30-8:30 PM, Convent #s 2 & 3 Confirmation 7:30 PM, Church Polish Youth Mission 8 PM, Chapel WEDNESDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM, McManus & Canning Halls Polish Lenten Mission Mass 9 AM, Chapel Ladies of St. Anne 9 AM-2 PM, Canning Hall & Parish Kitchen Soup &... 11:30 AM, Convent # 2 Jr. Legion of Mary 2:30-4 PM, Convent # 2 & convent Kropeczki (Little Dots, Children s Choir) 5:30-7 PM, Music Room Polish Altar Servers 6-7:30 PM, Gym RodoϾ (Joy Choir) 6-8 PM, McManus Hall Webelos Troop # 3051 6-9 PM, Convent #s 1, 2 & 3 Polish Lenten Mission Mass 7 PM, Church School Board Meeting 7-10 PM, Heeney Hall Polish Adult Choir 7:15 PM, Chapel Fijat 7:30-9:30 PM, Church Polish Youth Mission 8 PM, Chapel THURSDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM, McManus & Canning Halls Jr. Legion of Mary, Rosary 2:30 PM, Church Girl Scout Troop #s 1883, 188, 1733 & 8 5:30-9 PM, Convent #s 1, 2 & 3 Polish Family Life Group 6:30-8 PM, Canning & Heeney Halls FRIDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM, McManus & Canning Halls Stations of the Cross 5 PM & 8 PM, Church Fish Fry 4:30-7:30 PM, McManus & Canning Halls, Parish Kitchen Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 5:30-7:45 PM, Church Living Stations of the Cross 7 PM, Chapel Filipino Choir 7-9 PM, Convent # 1 Laudamus Music Group Practice 8 PM, Chapel SATURDAY Polish Catholic Saturday School 8 AM-4 PM, School Adult Polish/English Classes 8 AM-4PM, Music Room Legion of Mary 9-11 AM, convent Lenten Confession (English) 3-4:30 PM, Church Holy Spirit Prayer Group 4-10 PM, Convent # 2 Adult Polish Confirmation Class 5-6 PM, Chapel Polish Youth Vigil 6 PM-12Midnight, Chapel SUNDAY - Palm Sunday Polish Highlanders 8:30-9:30 AM, Convent # 3 Serduszka 9-10:30 AM, Convent #s 1 & 2 Kropeczki 9-10:30 AM, Music Room Religious Education (C.C.D.) 9:15-10:30, School; & 10:30 Mass in Chapel Chapel Choir Practice 9:15 AM, Chapel Laudamus 7:30 PM, Church our neighbors want you to know... Nun Run # 2, March 18-19, 2005. No running, just driving from one convent to another!! Fasten your seatbelts and prepare yourself for a whirlwind weekend of exploring Religious Life for women as a Sister!! We are the religious Sisters in the Chicago area. Transportation provided, no fee for the weekend. Come to our houses; eat, sleep, pray and laugh with us! Open to college age women up to 30 years of age. Call Sr. Elyse Marie at 708.524.1749 or e-mail SemRamirez@spdom.org for registration information by March 14, 2005. Sponsored by the Chicago Archdiocesan Vocation Association. Fenwick High School will host an Open House for 6th and 7th graders on Wednesday, March 16 from 7-9 PM. Doors open at 6:30! The Open House is a full two-hour program that will end with a tour of the school. There is also an opportunity to meet with teachers, coaches, and club moderators. For information, please call 708.386.0127 ext. 115 or 123. Free and confidential tax preparation and FAFSA preparation services are offered at WIC on Diversey at 4622 West Diversey, Saturdays thru April 9, 8:30-11:30 M. You may qualify if your total family income is $35,000 or less. Be sure to bring your W- 2 s and other proofs of income. Call 312-409-1555 for further information. Retired? Eager to give something back? The Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corps is accepting volunteers (age 50+) to work with the materially poor in chicagoland two days weekly and reflect and pray on that experience in the Ignatian tradition, beginning September 2005. For further information contact George Sullivan, 773-975-6871 or gsullivan@ilvc.org. Or the ILVC National office at (toll-free) 888-831-4686 or view website at www.ilvc.org.

March 13, 2005 Fifth Sunday of Lent Page Nine Is there a MASH fan in the house? I m talking about the old TV series detailing life in a Korean War mobile army surgical hospital. I m talking about Hawkeye Pierce and Trapper John McIntyre. I m talking about Radar O Reilly and Hot Lips Houlihan. And mostly today, I m talking about the bungling but likeable commander Henry Blake played by McLean Stevenson. Blake was written out of the show after the third season in 1975, but I can still recall the final scenes. With discharge papers served, Blake was going home, and after saying goodbye to his staff and surprising Hot Lips with a kiss and after the incoming wounded were safely unloaded he boarded the helicopter and flew away. But when the doctors and nurses were hard at it later on, again patching up fallen soldiers, Radar walked into the operating room to announce that Blake s plane had been shot down over the Sea of Japan, and that there were no survivors. The show ended with the busy staff reduced to stunned silence. Sadly, I thought of this while at work a few mornings back. It wasn t much past 9:00 AM on a Wednesday and several of us were hard at it in the lab when Howard, our Quality Assurance Director, walked in. He said that he was glad most of us were together because he had some news to share. It wasn t good news, though. Seems Wolfgang had passed away in the night. We all knew Wolfgang, the QA Manager for one of our member-owner grocery chains in Michigan. He d been fighting cancer for a while, but he Support Staff Sr. Gracjana Ziêba, Administrative Assistant Mrs. Wendy L. Braunsdorf, Communications Coordinator Mrs. Dorothy Go³da, Parish Secretary Daniel Lopez, Joe Nucup, Marbyn Sales, Evening Receptionists Liturgical: Mr. Andrew Warzocha, Director of Music and Liturgy Mrs. Betty Hotcaveg, Lector Coordinator Deacon Irv Hotcaveg, Coordinator of Eucharistic Ministers & Ministers of Care Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Scheduler of Ministers of Care to the Homebound Parish Council Ralph Barnhart - President, Mary Bucaro, Terri Calcitrai, Gilbert DeJesus, Sophie Kass, Ken Presslak, Anthony Supan, Andrew Warzocha. Rev. David J. Cortesi and Daniel P. Costigan, ex officio. ON HENRY BLAKE, WOLFGANG, AND LAZARUS St. Ferdinand Parish Copyright 2005 by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com) seemed to be dealing with it well. He was in for a product evaluation in December and he looked great. We did lunch that day. And I spoke with him by phone on Monday. We talked shop, and he was planning on coming down in a week or so for another cutting. But Radar O Reilly-like, there was Howard just two days later with the news, and when he shared it, the whole lab went silent, just like the MASH O.R. And silence can give way to tears. Of all the words in the Bible that speak of God s concern for humankind, I pick just three. We find them in today s Gospel about Jesus at Lazarus tomb, and I singled out these very words about ten years ago not long after my mom died when a friend asked me for my most vivid image of Christ s love:...and Jesus wept... Walking on water... Calming the seas... Raising the dead... These are all very Godly things, and perhaps because of their Godliness, I don t connect with them all that well. While I marvel at their greatness, they re a little out there for me. But hurting for the loss of a friend? Feeling another s pain? Mourning with those who mourn? These are things I connect with and understand. Whether the loss of individuals in our lives brings us to silence or tears or both, may we somehow find comfort in the empty tomb of Easter morning. Untie him and let him go, Jesus said when Lazarus stepped forth. He says the same thing to all of us, that we might not be bound. See you later, Wolfgang. We ll do lunch. John. THE END Parish Organizations Boy Scout - Coordinator: Mr. Vince Clemente Friendship Club - President: Mrs. Rosalie Anastos Girl Scout - Coordinator: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss Knights of Columbus - Tonti Council: Tony Mangiaracina, past Grand Knight Kropeczki - Sr. El bieta Pawlus Ladies of St. Anne - President: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio Laudamus - Mr. Jaros³aw Buranicz Legion of Mary - Presidents: Mr. Justo Evangelista & Mrs. Fely Mesina Legion of Mary, Juniors - President: Emma Camara Irving Park Catholic Woman s Club - Mrs. Dolores Schoewe Market Day - Coordinator: Mrs. Tammy Sammarco Polish Altar Servers - Sr. Mariola Inda Polish Club of the Good Shepherd - President: Andrzej Parada Polish Rosary Group - Mrs. Helena Lesak Polish Saturday School - Director: Mrs. Renata Gawlik Polish School Parents Ass n. - President: Krystyna Blacharczyk Serduszka - Music Teacher - Miss Iwona Raszyk St. Ferdinand Athletic Board - Director: Mr. Len Bertolini St. Ferdinand Family & School Association - President: Mrs. Sharon Fanuke St. Ferdinand Parish Council - President: Mr. Ralph Barnhart St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club - President: Mr. Stanis³aw Ciszek St. Ferdinand School Board - Chairperson: Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart St. Vincent DePaul Society - President: Mr. Ralph Barnhart Ushers Club - President: Mr. Mike Bisceglie

St. Ferdinand Church 5900 West Barry Avenue Chicago, IL 60634-5128 St. Ferdinand Parish Rev. David J. Cortesi, Pastor Rev. William M. Holbrook, Associate Pastor Rev. Marek Jurzyk, Associate Pastor Rev. Roman Rataj, Associate Pastor Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon Ronald Weiner, Deacon SUNDAY MASSES: CHURCH / Koœció³: Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:00 AM (Polish) 12:30 PM 8:30 AM 3:00 PM (Polish) 10:45 AM (Polish), 5:00 PM 6:30 PM (Polish) CHAPEL / Kaplica 10:30 AM, and 12:15 PM (Italian). RECONCILIATION / SpowiedŸ Saturday: 8:45-9:30 AM or by appointment in the rectory. Sobota: 6:30 wieczorem. St. Ferdinand School - 773/622-3022 Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Principal Christian OutReach (COR) - 773/622-9732 Mrs. Lu Caravette, Director Religious Education Office - 773/622-3022 ext. 366 Mr. Joseph Kummer, D.R.E. Missionary Sisters of Christ the King - 773/889-7979 Sr. Gracjana Ziêba, Superior Business Manager - 773/622-5900 ext. 3 Mr. Daniel P. Costigan To register please come to the rectory during business hours: 8:30 AM - 12:00 Noon & 1:00 PM - 8:30 PM Monday - Friday Baptism of children is celebrated at 1:45 p.m. in English on the second and fourth Sundays of the month, and in Polish on the first and third Sundays of the month. To register, please call the rectory. Pre-Baptism class is required for baptism of the first child. The class in English is held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the rectory, and in Polish on the Tuesday before the first Sunday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in Church. Please call the rectory to reserve a place in the class. Marriages must be arranged at least four months prior to the ceremony. Please call the rectory.