St. Ferdinand Church. February 29, 2004 First Sunday of Lent RECTORY: 5900 WEST BARRY AVENUE PHONE: 773/ Photo by Romuald Gluch

St. Ferdinand Church RECTORY: 5900 WEST BARRY AVENUE PHONE: 773/622-5900 February 29, 2004 First Sunday of Lent Photo by Romuald Gluch

Page Two First Sunday of Lent February 29, 2004 MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, Lenten Weekday 7:00 AM John Wrath rq. Tom & Mary Bucaro 8:00 AM Martha Carnevle rq. Lu Caravette TUESDAY, Lenten Weekday 7:00 AM Jerome Wells rq. Friends 8:00 AM James Handschiegel rq. Family WEDNESDAY, Lenten Weekday / Katherine Drexel, virgin 7:00 AM Margaret Janz rq. Daughter 7:00 AM (Chapel)Mass in Polish 8:00 AM Bishop William E. McManus (6th Anniv.) rq. Ladies of St. Anne 5:30 PM For a Successful Surgery for Anna Kamysz rq. Daughtrer THURSDAY, Lenten Weekday / Casimir 7:00 AM Casimir T. Ramel rq. Wife, Rosemarie Ramel 8:00 AM Marjorie DeBortoli rq. Family & Friends 9:00 AM (Chapel) Polish Mission Mass 7:00 PM Polish Lenten Mission FIRST FRIDAY, Lenten Weekday / World Day of Prayer 7:00 AM Concetta Caravette rq. Daughter-in-Law 8:00 AM Janet, Steve, Steve, Jr. rq. Helen & Paul Duda 9:00 AM (Chapel) Polish Mission Mass 7:00 PM Polish Lenten Mission 8:00 PM przeb³agalna za grzechy FIRST SATURDAY, Lenten Weekday 7:00 AM wynagradzaj¹ca za grzechy cz³onków kó³ka ró añcowego pod wezwaniem M.B. Fatimskiej 8:00 AM Joseph & Sophie Czok rq. Julia Czok 9:00 AM (Chapel) Polish Mission Mass Sunday Anticipated Mass 5:00 PM Clemente Family rq. Michael Clemente 7:00 PM Polish Lenten Mission SUNDAY, Second Sunday of Lent 7:30 AM Maria & Pawel Mikina rq. Daughter 7:30 AM (Chapel)^Stefan w 2 m-ce po œm.; ^Zofia Telaga w 1 rocz.œm. 9:00 AM Frank Florik 10:30 AM (Chapel)Paul Guagliardo rq. Wife 10:45 AM -^Kazimierz Szef, Anna G³¹biñska; ^Anna Zdanowicz w rocz. œm, zm. z rodz. Zdanowicz i Wierzchucki; ^Zofia Szyd³owska; ^Jan Zachwieja 12:15 PM (Chapel) Mass in Italian 12:30 PM Rose J. Spade (3rd Anniv.) rq. Sister, Eleanor 3:00 PM ^Julia Kielin, Piotr Krawczyk 5:00 PM People of St. Ferdinand 6:30 PM Mass in Polish Our Blessed Lord has called home our parishioner Jerome Wells for whom we promise our prayers. May he and all our other deceased parishioners enjoy peace and happiness in God s Sacred Presence. The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for: ^Mariantonia Mele Special Intention for Hanna Gabino HANDMAIDS S. Markocki Congratulations and best wishes to the couple who were married here last week: Magdalena Reczek and Piotr Sobala We pray for God s blessings on them as they begin their new life together. WE WELCOME IN BAPTISM Meaghan Nicole, daughter of Carl Edward and Norine Ann (Baldassin) Gillner; Maxwell Samuel, son of Elijah and Rosaura (Sabido) Bennett; Patrick Juan, son of Jose Juan and Anna (Radzik) Galan; Alex Clyde, son of Clyde Gonzalez and Lizette Vazquez; Julie Robyn, daughter of Roberto and Jenelyn (Castillo) Reyes. Lenten Mission March 18-22, 2004 Abbot Marcel Rooney, O.S.B. (Benedictine Monk, Liturgical Theologian, Retired Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Order) Morning conference series: Learning to Pray Better with Liturgy Thursday, Friday, & Monday at 8:30 in church Evening conference series: Spirituality, Liturgy, and the Catholic Life Thursday, Friday, & Monday at 7:30 in the chapel Saturday conference (9:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. in the chapel) for Liturgical Ministers (Musicians, Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist): Liturgical Ministry: Theology in Practice

February 29, 2004 First Sunday of Lent Page Three Lenten Schedule All Fridays of Lent are Days of Abstinence Stations of the Cross All Fridays of Lent beginning February 27th Church 1:30 PM. with the School Children Church 5:00 PM in English Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Church Following the 5:00 English Stations of the Cross and concluding at 7:45 PM Fish Fry - All Fridays of Lent beginning February 27th McManus & Canning Halls 4:30-7:30 PM Soup &... Wednesdays - Beginning March 3rd in the Convent at 11:30 AM Mass in English Wednesday evenings of Lent at 5:30 PM in the Church Confession Every Saturday from 8:45-9:30 AM, and on April 3rd from 3:00-4:30 PM In Italian on April 3rd from 3:00-4:30 PM Parish Reconciliation Service April 6th at 7 PM in the Church Prayer Fasting Almsgiving Bulletin reminder: All notices for the March 7th bulletin need to be in the rectory no later than 9 AM on Monday, March 1st. You may bring your bulletin notices to the rectory in an envelope labeled bulletin or you may fax them to 622-5903. The e-mail address for bulletin notices is bulletin@saintferdinand.org. As members of the parish faith community, it is our responsibility to 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: Joseph Balicki Timothy Benson Albin Bilinski Stephanie Bosco Alba Jennie Burroughs Mary Butler Benito Cabanin Sharon Carr Josephine Chiero Anna Diks Honor Draftz PaulDuda Lillian Dziedzic Alice Flannagan Fred Forte Joseph Gagliano Marilyn Gibbons Fatima Gomez George Greco Rocco Greco Ben Guttiula Mary Hain Margaret Heft Mary Ann Johansen Catherine Keeler Stanley Kochniarczyk Helen Kosirog Tad Koziol Bill Kummer Marie Kummer Our Financial Support of St. Ferdinand Parish June Landers James Lamberti Sam LoDolce Netta Lohrmann Eleanor Loscuito Marie Lucas Genevieve Lukes Elizabeth Ann Maher Susan Maher Francesco Mangialardo Gianni Marconi Mary Martin Emilia Moreno Deborah L. Pawlak Timothy Rajski Roseann Regan Sophie Regner James Rowe, Sr. Alicia Schippits Jack Schneider Sr. Roberta Sweitzer, BVM Infant Cameron Scott Charles Simonek Lenore Simzyk Raymundo Soriano, Sr. Tony Spano Estelle Stybur Ann Sullivan Minerva Watson Alex Wegrzyn Sunday, February 21/22, 2004: Envelopes: $ 9,028.50 Loose Cash: $ 3,956.00 TOTAL DONATIONS: $12,984.50 Amount over / (under) weekly budget: ($2,015.50) Our regular collection improved last week by more than $1,000. Thank you for all that you do for St. Ferdinand Parish! The season of Lent is here which means it is time for the Annual Catholic Appeal to support the ministries and services of the Archdiocese as well as offering Lenten Alms for the poor and needy. The Catholic Appeal second collection will be next weekend. You may donate by cash or check. Contributions or pledges by check are sent directly to the Archdiocese (or you may mail them directly yourself), cash contributions are consolidated to one parish check. After the appeal weekend all pledge payments should be made directly to the Archdiocese of Chicago. Similarly, the Appeal office should supply you with acknowledgments of your gift(s) for tax purposes. St. Ferdinand s receives the credit for all contributions made through the parish or by mail; the recording of contributions is maintained downtown, not here at the parish. Thank you for supporting the local Church of Chicago. Lenten Alms envelopes are available in the Church and Chapel for the next six weeks. Please use these special purple and black envelopes for your contributions on Palm Sunday or anytime you wish through the regular offertory collection. Each week in the bulletin we will feature one of the three areas of charitable works that we will support this year as a parish community. Daniel P. Costigan, Parish Business Manager

Page Four First Sunday of Lent February 29, 2004 Port Ministries Why me? My home is the Street. Not an actual place, like Halsted Street, or State Street or any other Street with a name. My Street isn t a concrete strip in Chicago, it s another world right next to yours. People speak of the poor, they talk about the homeless, like they were some great faceless mass out there. Take it from me, we all have names, faces, stories. I am one of them and they are part of me. I am a man, a woman, I am young and I am old, but most tragically of all I am a child. Whatever or whoever I am, the Street doesn t care. The Street is the great equalizer. I am African-American, I am Hispanic, I belonged to white, prosperous families of the middle class. I am a believing Catholic, Protestant, Jew, Hindu, Muslim or I believe in nothing at all. The Street does that to you. Faith tells us that we were created as beautiful, free people in the image of God. If that s true, why do I sleep in doorways and under bridges? Why do I have to beg and sometimes find my food in garbage cans on LaSalle Street? Why is this here? Port Ministries is, I guess you can say, more than a soup kitchen or a shelter. It is an idea, It is a vision that really came about because one man wanted to help a lot of people and didn t give up. Father Gus Milon, OFM, a Franciscan friar, came to the south side of Chicago in 1985 with nothing more than a few friends, a few dollars and a dream to feed the poor, clothe the naked, shelter the orphans and be a friend to those that life has just passed by. It wasn t easy, and it didn t happen fast. Father Gus took on the Street and, for the first time, the Street backed off. He won because he fought it with hope and prayer. First there was the soup kitchen, an old abandoned restaurant at 5058 South Ashland Avenue. Tough turf. Gang turf. But they came. First day The Port opened its doors Father Gus didn t know where the food or the money would come from. By that afternoon, food had somehow arrived to feed everybody. It took a lot of work, a lot of sweat, but there was food for all. It is a place of hope... People respond when something is real. Port Ministries is real because every day they don t just post their Mission Statement. They live it. At Port Ministries they don t preach, they don t convert, they don t try to save you from the Street. They fill the basic needs of human beings. I m given food, clothes, a shower and a bed for the night. There s a free clinic if I m hurting, with licensed doctors who give examinations and make referrals. If I have a family, we can stay together under one roof in safety and comfort. If I want, I can get counseling for everything from financial management to education to job placement. At Port Ministries, I am offered everything I need to survive and slowly work my way to a point of stability and self-sufficiency. I don t give up my free will or choice, though. I receive with dignity. Faith is all around you at Port Ministries, the Spirit is alive everywhere, in the face of every volunteer and guest who enters the door. It s not preached at you in words, it s shown by the actions of the heart. Please be generous this Lent, that by our sacrifice the Port Ministries may benefit. Congratulations to our Second Graders. Last Tuesday, February 24th, our Second Graders experienced God s Love in a new way for the first time. Our Second Graders in the School and Religious Education Program celebrated First Reconciliation. Congratulations and may God bless all of you, your parents and teachers. March, 2004 Dear Friends in Christ, In my role as Archbishop, I am privileged to see the vast array of good works done in the Catholic name throughout Cook and Lake Counties. Hundreds of dedicated professionals and thousands of well-prepared volunteers make visible Christ s love for His people in this portion of our Lord s kingdom. There are many great stories that have not been told. More than 125,000 children are taught the faith and prepared to receive the sacraments by catechists who are trained through the Office for Catechesis. In parishes throughout the Archdiocese, lay volunteers are preparing to call our lapsed brothers and sisters back to the practice of our Catholic faith through Spreading the Holy Fire, an outreach effort being coordinated by our Office for Evangelization. Parishes and schools serving economically distressed neighborhoods receive support to maintain buildings and help with operating expenses. We reach out to attract, form and sustain deacons and lay ministers to enrich our parish worship and to help develop and guide parishbased ministries. Our priests participate in on-going formation and continuing education programs in order to remain vitally engaged in their ministry. Every day, in our name, prisoners are visited and counseled. Those who have lost loved ones are consoled. Young adults grow in their faith through Campus Ministry. Mass is signed for the deaf in 36 parishes, and, in more than 115 parishes, religious education programs are tailored to children with special needs. The dignity of life is promoted and defended. The Annual Catholic Appeal is the one archdiocesan campaign to fund these many ministries. I urge you to contribute as generously as your circumstances allow to this important campaign. Our goal for 2004 is to raise $8 million, and the materials being distributed in your parish spell out exactly where those funds will go. No money donated to the Appeal has been or will be used to defray the expenses related to the sexual misconduct scandal. Through the Appeal, we are called to share with those who are less fortunate a portion of the gifts that the Lord has blessed us with. In giving, you become part of these wonderful stories of faith in action. Thank you for your support. Know that you are in my prayers; please pray for me as well. Sincerely yours in Christ, Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. Archbishop of Chicago

February 29, 2004 First Sunday of Lent Page Five COR s O R N E R Ladies of St. Anne COMMUNION SUNDAY March 7 Church 9:00 AM The gifts of bread and wine will be offered by Julia Wawrzyniak, Melanie Nowak and Harriet Wojtasik. GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, March 17 11:30 AM Canning Hall St. Patrick s Day will be Wearing of the Green Party. Awards will be given for the best, the brightest and the proudest displays of Irish spirit! All who attend must wear green or pay $1 fine (to be donated to charity). Also, our annual Pot Luck Luncheon will be on this date. Last names beginning with A through L, will bring dessert. Please bring enough to serve 8 to 10 people. Last names beginning with M through Z, please bring salad enough to serve 8 to 10 people. Lorraine Scire will be selling tickets for Luncheon Is Served at our March 17 meeting.tickets are $6. Luncheon Is Served will be our April 21 meeting. come and bring your friends. Everyone is welcome. It sneaks up on you. No real warning. A slight tingle in the tummy, twitch of the nerves, a distracted wandering of the mind. Your heart beats quicker, your eyes dart, your mouth waters. You get weaker, rationalize, murmur an almost prayer, tremble, tighten your stomach muscles, then finally give up altogether and make a dash for the icebox. You re a crazed, compulsive nibbler; an obsessed, obsessive snacker; a refrigerator raider, a junk food freak, a normal weak human being. We ve all been there with you thousands of times. The door swings back like a toy theatre curtain, the lights go on and that marvelous magical array of goodies ever changing, ever the same is revealed before you snacks, sips, picks, pops, pulls, tastes, tidbits, nic-nac nibbles, disastrously non-organic and unhealthy, the consummate cosmic sampler. But more satisfying than the tasty temptations is the rush of cool security as you crouch at the open womb of mother ice box. We know God sees but He understands and forgives. His Son replenished the wine supply at the Cana wedding and multiplied some loaves and fish for the hungry hillside listeners. The only thing He doesn t understand is when only a few ice boxes in the world have most of the goodies. Keep shopping, keep snacking and keep sharing! Lourdes Sunday is next week! Shop, snack and please share with Lourdes and the needy of our parish. Many Thanks! No Baptism Preparation Class in March Because of the penitential nature of the season, we do not celebrate Baptism during Lent, rather, we wait until Easter and the Easter Season when we celebrate new life with the risen Christ. There will be no Baptism Preparation Class in March. The next class will be on April 21st at 7:30 PM in the Rectory. If you are planning a Baptism soon, please call to reserve your place. ST. FERDINAND'S FISH FRY Friday, March 5th is Kid's Night, featuring special "Kid's Meals", Kid's Bingo, and other fun activities for the kids. Don't forget to browse the Book Fair for summer reading! Our Sundae Bar is sure to bring out the "Kid" in everyone! Why not round up the family, invite the grandchildren and join us for this Fun event! Kid's Night Only - Special Kid's Meal $3.50 Fish Dinner or Pizza Dinner All dinners include chips, goldfish crackers, soda, prize and visit to the Sundae Bar Adults can visit Sundae Bar for $1.00 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) Baked Scrod Dinner $6.50 (served w/baked potato, coleslaw, bread, butter, dessert and coffee) Available From the Bar Soup $1.50 Pizza $1.50 Whole Pizza $5.00 Beer or Wine $1.00 Soda 50 Water 50 Our Hosts this week will be the THE SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS Dinners are served from 4:30 to 7:30 pm CALL 622-3022 REQUEST DRIVE-UP OR WALK-IN

Page Six First Sunday of Lent February 29, 2004 Rekolekcje wielkopostne ks. Jaros³aw Jêczeñ Marzec 4-7, 2004 4-6 marzec- 9:00 rano- Msza œw. w kaplicy 7:00 wieczorem- Msza œw. w Koœciele 8:00 wieczorem- nauka dla m³odzie y w kaplicy 7 marzec- Msze œw. jak w zwyk³¹ niedzielê 6:30 wieczorem- Msza œw. wraz z nauk¹ dla m³odzie y w koœciele. SpowiedŸ œw. bêdzie siê odbywa³a 5 i 6 marca przed Msz¹ œw. od godz. 8:00 rano w kaplicy, oraz 5 i 6 marca od godz. 6:00-10:00 wieczorem w koœciele. Wystawienie Najœwiêtszego Sakramentu Gorzkie ale W ka d¹ niedzielê Wielkiego Postu o godz. 2:30. W ka dy pi¹tek Wielkiego Postu bezpoœrednio po Drodze Krzy owej w jêzyku angielskim od godz. 5:45 do godz. 8:00. GORZKIE ALE P³yte CD z nagraniami naszego oraganisty i jego siostry mo na nabyæ u pana Andrzeja nr. tel 773/575-4313 Zebranie Zarz¹du Klubu Dobrego Pasterza odbêdzie siê 3 marca o godz. 7:00 wieczorem w konwencie. Zebranie Ogólne Klubu Dobrego Pasterza odbêdzie siê w niedzielê 7 marca po Mszy œw. o godz. 10:45 w sali McManus. DROGA KRZY OWA DLA DOROS YCH W KA DY PI TEK O GODZ. 8:00 WIECZOREM W KOŒCIELE Nabo eñstwo Drogi Krzy owej swój pocz¹tek bierze z Jerozolimy. Z czasem zaczêto w ca³ym koœciele wznosiæ stacje mêki Pañskiej. Wierni obchodz¹c je rozwa aj¹ cierpienie Zbawiciela, który pomimo bólu i cierpienia modli³ siê wêdruj¹c z krzy em na ramionach. Na tej drodze jesteœmy z Jezusem z³¹czeni przez krzy. Krzy e naszego ycia k³adziemy na krzy Chrystusa. Jego cierpienia i nasze chcemy z³o yæ Bogu. 5 marzec- Grupa Laudamus 12 marzec- Kó³ka Ró añcowe 19 marzec- Podhalanie i Mi³oœnicy Tatr 26 marzec- Serduszka 2 kwiecieñ- Polska Katolicka Szko³a DROGA KRZY OWA DLA DZIECI W KA DY CZWARTEK O GODZ. 6:00 WIECZOREM W KOŒCIELE. TACA NIEDZIELNA Niedziela, 21/22 luty, 2004 W kopertkach: $ 9,028.50 W gotówce: $ 3,956.00 CA OŒÆ: $12,984.50 Powy ej/(poni ej) tygodniowego celu: ($2,015.50) Nasza tygodniowa sk³adka polepszy³a siê o ponad $1,000. Serdeczne Bóg zap³aæ za wszystko co czynicie na rzecz parafii œw. Ferdynanda. Czas Wielkiego Postu ju nadszed³ a wraz z nim nadszed³ Roczny Apel z proœb¹ o wsparcie katolickich dzie³ i pos³ug w naszej Archidiecezji. Kopertki przeznaczone na ten cel bêd¹ umieszczone w tyle koœcio³a w nastêpnym tygodniu. Zwracamy siê do was z proœb¹ o wykorzystanie tych kopertek i z³o enie ich podczas zbierania pierwszej kolekty. Wielki Post jest nie tylko czasem nawrócenia, ale tak e sk³adania ja³mu ny wielkopostnej na rzecz ubogich i potrzebuj¹cych. W kolejnych biuletynach bêdziemy umieszczaæ informacje na temat organizacji którym nasza parafia oka e wsparcie podczas tegorocznego Wielkiego Postu. Kopertki z fioletowym paskiem przeznaczone na ten cel umieszczone s¹ w koœciele i kaplicy przez szeœæ kolejnych niedziel. W Niedzielê Palmow¹ bêdziemy mieli okazjê, aby z³o yæ swoje ofiary i ja³mu nê dla tych którzy ich najbardziej potrzebuj¹. Jeœli ktoœ pragnie wczeœniej z³o yæ swój dar mo e to uczyniæ podczas zbierania niedzielnej sk³adki. Niech Bóg nas wszystkich umacnia w podejmowaniu wielkopostnych wyrzeczeñ. Daniel P. Costigan, Menad er Parafii.

February 29, 2004 First Sunday of Lent Page Seven Marzec 2004 Drodzy Przyjaciele w Chrystusie: Jako Arcybiskup Archdiecezji Chicagowskiej, mam okazjê poznaæ rozleg³e obszary wspania³ych dzia³añ wykonywanych w imiê Koœcio³a na terenach powiatów Cook oraz Lake. Setki oddanych ekspertów-profesjonalistów i tysi¹ce doskonale przygotowanych wolontariuszy ukazuj¹ mi³oœæ Chrystusa do ludzi w tym zak¹tku ziemi. Jest wiele zdarzeñ, które do tej pory nie zosta³y jeszcze powiedziane. Katecheci, przygotowani odpowiednio przez Biuro Katechetyczne ucz¹ religii i przygotowuj¹ do przyjêcia sakramentów œwiêtych ponad 125 tysiêcy dzieci w naszej Archdiecezji. Wielu woluntariuszy w ramach programu Spreading the Holy Fire (Rozprzestrzeniaæ Ogieñ Œwiêty) koordynowanego przez Biuro Ewnagelizacyjne przygotowuje siê do znalezienia i nak³onienia do powrotu do wiary i praktyk religijnych wszystkich, którzy je zaniedbali lub porzucili. Parafie i szko³y s³u ¹ce wspólnotom znajduj¹cych siê w rejonach s³abszych ekonomicznie otrzymuj¹ finansowe wsparcie w celu pokonania kosztów zwi¹zanych z utrzymaniem parafii i obiektów parafialnych. Diakoni oraz osoby pracuj¹ce w duszpasterstwie œwieckich s¹ formowane, dokszta³cane i jednoczeœnie zachêcane do pozostania w swoim powo³aniu, aby przy ich pomocy mogli wzbogacaæ kult religijny w swoim œrodowisku oraz pomagaæ przy rozwiniêciu i kierowaniu duszpasterstwem na terenie swojej parafii. Kap³ani poprzez swoje zaanga owanie bior¹ czynny udzia³ w ci¹g³ych programach formacji i kszta³cenia, gdzie pog³êbiaj¹ i utwierdzaj¹ siê w swoim powo³aniu. Codziennie, w naszym imieniu odwiedzane s¹ osoby przebywaj¹ce w zak³adach karnych. Osoby, które straci³y bliskich s¹ otaczane opiek¹ i pokrzepiane. M³odzie pog³êbia swoj¹ wiarê bior¹c udzia³ w Duszpasterstwie Studentów. Dla osób nies³ysz¹cych odprawiane s¹ Msze Œw. jêzykiem migowym w 34 parafiach, a w ponad 115 programy religii dostosowane s¹ do potrzeb dzieci z opóÿnieniami w rozwoju. Równie ochrona ycia jest g³êboko popierana i broniona. Doroczny Apel Katolicki jest kompani¹ finansow¹, która zbiera fundusze na pomoc wszystkim duszpasterstwom i organizacjom dzia³aj¹cym na terenie naszej Archdicezezji. Zwracam siê z proœb¹ o ofiarne wsparcie tej wa nej kompani, na tyle na ile mo liwoœci materialne wam na to pozwol¹. Celem naszym w roku 2004 jest zebranie 8 milionów dolarów. Materia³y, które w tej chwili nadchodz¹ do waszych parafii dok³adnie objaœniaj¹ na jakie cele pieni¹dze te zostan¹ przeznaczone. Zapewniam, e adna suma zebrana podczas Apelu nigdy nie zosta³a, jak równie nigdy nie zostanie przeznaczona na pokrycie kosztów zwi¹zanych ze skandalem molestowania seksualnego w Koœciele Katolickim. Pamiêtajmy e, poprzez Apel Katolicki, jesteœmy wezwani do podzielenia siê z ubo szym tym czym nas Pan obdarzy³, zaœ poprzez dzielenie stajemy siê czêœci¹ wspania³ych œwiadectw wiary popartej czynami. Dziêkujê ka demu z was za ofiarnoœæ. Jesteœcie w moich modlitwach, proszê was równie o modlitwê za mnie. Oddany w Chrystusie, Kardyna³ Franciszek George, OMI Arcybiskup Chicago ST. FERDINAND'S FISH FRY 5 marzec jest wieczorem dla dzieci i z dzieæmi. Specjalne danie dla dzieci, Bingo i wiele innych ciekawych zajêæ. Nie zapomnijcie przej eæ ksi¹ ek dla dzieci i zakupiæ na letnie czytanie! Jest specjalny Sundae Bar i z pewnoœci¹ ka dy bêdzie zadowolony. Zapraszamy wszystkie rodziny razem z dzieæmi na ten specjalny wieczór. Wieczór dla dziecispecjalny posi³ek $3.50 Ryba lub Pizza frytki, krakersy, soda, niespodzianka i lody. S³odki bar dla doros³ych $1.00 Panierowana bia³a ryba $5.50 Dorsz w cieœcie piwnym $6.00 Panierowany okoñ $6.00 Panierowane krewetki $6.50 (Ka de z powy szych dañ serwowane jest z frytkami, surówk¹, pieczywem, kaw¹ lub herbat¹.) Zapiekany m³ody dorsz $6.50 (serwowany z pieczonym ziemniakiem, surówk¹, pieczywem, deserem, kaw¹ lub herbat¹.) Przy barze Zupa $1.50 Pizza $1.50 Pizza $5.00 Piwo lub Wino $1.00 Napoje $0.50 Gospodarzami tego wieczoru s¹ woluntariusze pracuj¹cy w szkole. Przyjmowanie zamówieñ od godz. 4:00 do 7:00 wieczorem TEL: 622-3022 Obiad mo na zamówiæ na wynos i odebraæ przy dojeÿdzie do okienka lub przy wejœciu na salê. Biuletynowe przypomnienie: wszystkie biuletynowe og³oszenia na 7 marca prosimy dostarczyæ do parafii nie póÿniej jak na godzinê 9:00 rano w poniedzia³ek 1 marca. Og³oszenia te mo na dostarczyæ wczeœniej lub wys³aæ faxem na numer 773/ 622-5903, lub te wys³aæ internetem bulletin@saintferdinand.org

Page Eight First Sunday of Lent February 29, 2004 the week at st. ferdinand parish March 1-7, 2004 MONDAY Troop # 51 7-9:30 PM, Convent #s 1, 2 & 3 Polish School Theater Group 6-9 PM, McManus Hall Legion of Mary 6:30-8:30 PM, convent TUESDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM, McManus & Canning Halls Serduszka (Little Hearts, Polish Children s Choir) 6:30-8:30 PM, Convent #s 2 & 3 Polish School Administration Meeting 7-9 PM, Convent # 4 WEDNESDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM, McManus & Canning Halls Craft Ladies 9 AM-Noon, Rectory Irving Park Catholic Woman s Club Card Party 9 AM - 2:30 PM, Canning Hall & Parish Kitchen Soup &... 11:30 AM, Convent Jr. Legion of Mary 2:30-4 PM, Convent # 2 Lenten Evening Mass 5:30 PM, Church Kropeczki (Little Dots Polish Children s Choir) 6-8 PM, Music Room Webelos 3051 6-9 PM, Convent #s 1, 2 & 3 Family & School Association Meeting 7:15-8:15 PM, Heeney Hall Polish Adult Choir 7:15 PM, Chapel Fijat 7:30-9 PM, Church THURSDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM, McManus & Canning Halls Polish Lenten Mission Mass 9 AM, Chapel Jr. Legion of Mary - Rosary 2:30 PM, Church Girl Scout Troops 188, 1883 & 1733 5:30-9 PM, Convent #s 1, 2 & 3 Polish School Theater Group 6-9 PM, McManus Hall Polish Stations of the Cross for Children 6 PM, Church Polish Lenten Mission 7 PM, Church Laudamus Music Group 8 PM, Heeney Hall FRIDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 AM & 1:30-5:30 PM, McManus & Canning Halls Polish Lenten Mission Mass 9 AM, Chapel Legion of Mary 9-11 AM, Convent # 2 Stations of the Cross 1:30 PM, Church Fish Fry 4:30-7:30 PM, Canning Hall & Parish Kitchen Stations of the Cross 5:30 PM, Church Polish Lenten Mission 7 PM, Church Polish Stations of the Cross 8 PM, Church SATURDAY Confession 8:45-9:30 AM, Church Polish Lenten Mission Mass 9 AM, Chapel Legion of Mary 9-11 AM, Convent # 2 Polish Catholic Saturday School 9 AM - 4 PM, School Polish/English Classes 9 AM - 4 PM, Music Room Market Day Pick-Up 10-11 AM, Cafeteria Polish Confirmation Classes 5-6 PM, Chapel Polish Lenten Mission 7 PM, Church SUNDAY - Second Sunday of Lent Polish Highlanders 8:30-9:30 AM, Convent # 3 Ladies of St. Anne at the 9:00 Mass in Church Kropeczki (Little Dots) 9-10:30 AM, Music Room Serduszka (Little Hearts) 9-10:30 AM, Convent #s 1 &2 Chapel Choir Practice 9:15 AM, Chapel Religious Education (C.C.D.) 9:15-10:30 AM, School & 10:30 A Mass, Chapel RCIA until 3 PM, Convent # 4 Christ Renews His Parish- Men 6-10 PM, Convent # 4 Laudamus 7:30 PM, Church our neighbors want you to know... Food for Friends. Curves on Central is pleased to announce that their facility at 3054 North Central will participate in the Curves Annual Food Drive which is to take place during the month of March and will benefit your local food pantry. We invite you to become a member during this time and we will waive the service fee. Just bring a large sack of non-perishable food items with you when you come in to join. This is a huge value so we ask that you be generous in your food contributions. If you have any questions contact Pat Dugan at 773/889-1123. The Chicago Public Library, Austin-Irving Branch, 6100 West Irving Park Road presents the following: Quarterly Investment Tune-Up, Tuesday, March 2, 2004 from 7-8 PM. What is your net worth? Six steps to achieving financial goals. Worried about your retirement? Explore how time in the market is more important than timing. This program is free and open to the public. Blooming Branches, Spring Series 2004. Gardening for LIfe. Gardening is one of America s favorite pastimes; it is good for one s physical, mental and emotional health. There is no reason that this has to change as we grow older or as other physical limitations develop. Although gardening can be physically taxing, there are ways to make it easier on our bodies. In this program, discover tools and techniques to make gardening comfortable for all physical abilities. March 3, 2004, 7 PM. Registration is required. Colon Cancer: Diagnosis and Prevention. Thursday, March 4, 2004 from 7-8 PM. The program will cover all the latest advances for the screening and prevention of colon cancer, as well as general overall health and wellness. The presenter will be Richard V. Benya, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago and staff physician at the University of Illinois Medical Center. Dr. Benya is also the Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Program. This program is free and open to the public. For information about these library programs, please call the Austin-Irving Branch at 312/744-6222.

February 29, 2004 First Sunday of Lent Page Nine One day a while back, a man, his heart heavy with grief, was walking in the woods. As he thought about his life this day, he knew many things were not right. He thought about those who had lied about him back when he had a job. His thoughts turned to those who had stolen his things and cheated him. He remembered family that had passed on. His mind turned to the illness he had that no one could cure. His very soul was filled with anger, resentment and frustration. Standing there this day, searching for answers he could not find, knowing all else had failed him, he knelt at the base of an old oak tree to seek the one he knew would always be there. And with tears in his eyes, he prayed: "Lord You have done wonderful things for me in this life. You have told me to do many things for you, and I happily obeyed. Today, you have told me to forgive. I am sad, Lord, because I cannot. I don't know how. It is not fair, Lord. I didn't deserve these wrongs that were done against me and I shouldn't have to forgive. As perfect as your way is Lord, this one thing I cannot do, for I don't know how to forgive. My anger is so deep, Lord, I fear I may not hear you, but I pray that you teach me to do this one thing I cannot do - Teach me to forgive." As he knelt there in the quiet shade of that old oak tree, he felt something fall onto his shoulder. He opened his eyes. Out of the corner of one eye, he saw something red on his shirt. He could not Support Staff Mrs. Wendy L. Braunsdorf, Communications Coordinator Mrs. Lu Caravette, Sr. Gracjana Ziêba, Receptionist/Secretary Daniel Lopez, Kevin Cawley, Robert Szarek, 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, Sophie Kass, Ken Presslak, Andrew Warzocha. Rev. David J. Cortesi and Daniel P. Costigan, ex officio. How to forgive St. Ferdinand Parish turn to see what it was because where the oak tree had been was a large square piece of wood in the ground. He raised his head and saw two feet held to the wood with a large spike through them. He raised his head more, and tears came to his eyes as he saw Jesus hanging on a cross. He saw spikes in His hands, a gash in His side, a torn and battered body, deep thorns sunk into His head. Finally he saw the suffering and pain on His precious face. As their eyes met, the man's tears turned to sobbing, and Jesus began to speak. "Have you ever told a lie?" He asked. The man answered - "yes, Lord." "Have you ever been given too much change and kept it?" The man answered - " Yes. Lord." And the man sobbed more and more. "Have you ever taken something from work that wasn't yours?" Jesus asked. And the man answered, "Yes, Lord." "Have you ever sworn, using my Father's name in vain? " The man, crying now, answered - "Yes, Lord." As Jesus asked many more times, "Have you ever?" The man's crying became uncontrollable, for he could only answer - "Yes, Lord." Then Jesus turned His head from one side to the other, and the man felt something fall on his other shoulder. He looked and saw that it was the blood of Jesus. When he looked back up, his eyes met those of Jesus, and there was a look of love the man had never seen or known before. Jesus said, "I didn't deserve this either, but I forgive you." Parish Organizations Boy Scout - Coordinator: Mr. Vince Clemente Christ Renews His Parish: Lay Director: Mr. Ronald Pasko 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 Club of the Good Shepherd - President: Andrzej Parada Polish Rosary Group - Mrs. Helena Lesak Polish Saturday School - Director: Mrs. Lucyna Olszewska 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. Maureen Sobie St. Ferdinand Parish Council - President: Mr. Ralph Barnhart St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club - President: Mr. Stan Kowalkowski 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. S³awomir Koz³owski, Associate Pastor Rev. Joseph Kromenaker, Resident Rev. Roman Rataj, Associate Pastor Rev. Joseph Varkey, Resident Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon Ronald Weiner, Deacon 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 SUNDAY MASSES: CHURCH: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m., 9:00 a.m 3:00 p.m. (Polish) 10:45 a.m. (Polish), 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. (Polish) CHAPEL: 7:30 a.m. (Polish), 10:30 a.m., and 12:15 p.m. (Italian). RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 8:45-9:30 a.m. or by appointment in the rectory. Sobota: 6:30 wieczorem. To register please come to the rectory during business hours: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 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.