St. Ferdinand Church. May 25, 2003 Sixth Sunday of Easter RECTORY: 5900 WEST BARRY AVENUE PHONE: 773/ Photo by Romuald Gluch

St. Ferdinand Church RECTORY: 5900 WEST BARRY AVENUE PHONE: 773/622-5900 May 25, 2003 Sixth Sunday of Easter Photo by Romuald Gluch

Page Two Sixth Sunday of Easter May 25, 2003 The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for: +Leonard, Seraphin Lewandowski +Mariantonia Mele MONDAY, Philip Neri, priest, religious (Memorial Day) 7:00 Jacob & Anna & Stanley rq. Family 9:00 John Morris rq. Niece & Nephew TUESDAY, Easter Weekday/ Augustine of Canterbury, bishop 7:00 Bruno Wojcik rq. The Foss Family 8:00 Michael Lans rq. Emily Konopka 7:00 Marian Mass in Polish WEDNESDAY, Easter Weekday 7:00 Gayle DeBortoli rq. Aunt Marjorie 8:00 Joseph Maslanka rq. Frances Kozikowski THURSDAY, Easter Weekday 7:00 James Costello rq. Daughter 8:15 John Mastrangelo rq. Family 7:00 Marian Mass in Polish FRIDAY, Easter Weekday 7:00 Memorial Mass Society 8:00 Joseph G. Martin rq. Wife SATURDAY, Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth 8:00 Wanda Nuzzo rq. Husband Sunday Anticipated Mass 5:00 Leonard & Seraphin Lewandowski rq. Family SUNDAY, The Ascension of the Lord 7:30 Deceased Members of the Piorowski & Pultorak Families rq. Family 7:30 (Chapel) Mass in Polish 9:00 Michael Lans rq. St. Ferdinand Ushers Club 10:30 (Chapel)Kay & Charles Kehoe 10:45 -o ³aski Bo e dla rodziny; -o zdrowie i b³og. Bo e dla Stanis³awa; +Ludwika Gruszkiewicz w 4 rocz.œm.; +Alojzy Pacocha w 1 rocz.œm.; +Stefania i Franciszek Bach; +Barbara Œliwka w 7 rocz.œm.; +Marcin Barnaœ, Ludwik Barnaœ, Robert Barnaœ, W³adys³aw Paj¹k 12:15 (Chapel) Mass in Italian 12:30 Mathias & Katherine Jockl (50th Wedding Anniv.) 3:00 Mass in Polish 5:00 People of St. Ferdinand 6:30 +Bogdan Broc³awik w 1 rocz.œm. Our Blessed Lord has called home our parishioner Lena P. Wachowski, Santiago Camara and Domenico Quartararo for whom we promise our prayers. May he and all our other deceased parishioners enjoy peace and happiness in God s Sacred Presence. HANDMAIDS S. Buzinski, Rose Camardo 3rd publication - Adam Zymon and El bieta Maciag 2nd publication - Krzysztof Siuta and Karolina Wiliñska Chris Pacocha and Marzena Domalga Robert Jasko³ka and Irmina Dabrowska Pawe³ Mroczka and Ma³gorzata Ma³oziêæ 1st publication - Sylwester Wiejata and Anna Kaznecka S³awomir Jamroz and Barbara Cudecka Lech Capala and Edyta Sokal Wojciech Kupiec and Alicja Bryg Congratulations and best wishes to the couples who were married here last week: Agnieszka Olas and Mariusz Wojdan We pray for God s blessings on them as they begin their new life together. Our congratulations and best wishes to Mathias and Katherine Jockl who will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, June 1st at the 12:30 Mass. WE WELCOME IN BAPTISM Joshua Alexander, son of Joseph C. and Jeny (Porrata) Berrios; Christina Mary, daughter of Branden and Wanda (Sewielska) Blankenship; Karolina Anna, daughter of Robert and Barbara (Borowska) Niemirski SOLEMNITY OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD TRANSFERRED TO THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER In the Archdiocese of Chicago (and the parish of St. Ferdinand) the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord is observed on the weekend of May 31/June 1. Thursday, May 29th is observed as an Easter Weekday.

May 25, 2003 Sixth Sunday of Easter Page Three My Dear Brothers and Sisters, As the Father loves me, so I also love you. The God of Love does not know time and space. The thoughts of God are above the thoughts of humans, and His ways are never ending. All good things come from the Lord, for which I like to praise God through the hands of Our Lady of Czêstochowa. I have been among you for almost seven years. I was called to St. Ferdinand Parish from service in Nigeria. Together let us praise God and seek Him in the different situations of our lives. God blessed our work during this time through His goodness and His presence. Not long ago I was speaking with Father Cortesi and he said, Although it is almost seven years of fruitful work, I remember your first day in the parish after arriving from Africa. It is true that good things go very fast, but good things, when they touch you, are never ending. They are always in your heart. From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank you, Father Cortesi, for your very big heart, for welcoming me and all the Polish community. It is not easy to do things alone, so God helps us through our friends who come to our aid. Therefore, I would like to praise the Lord for friends who helped me during this time in the parish especially my brother priests, Polish and American, and our dear sisters, the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King. Thank you to all my lay friends working in the rectory, all the Polish and American groups especially the Polish Catholic School, the Rosary Group, the youth in Laudamus, the Good Shepherd Club, the Highlanders, and also the choirs, Kropeczki, Serduszka, Horyzont, Rodoœæ, Fiat, and all those in liturgical service. In my farewell, know that I love the parishioners of St. Ferdinand and I would like to praise God for all of you and your kindness, for your love of God and his Mother, Our Lady of Czêstochowa. Finally, I ask you in the way of St. Paul the Apostle, to keep me in your hearts and in your prayers, that I may be of service to God as long as it is His will. My soul rejoices in God my Savior, for He has done great things for me. Father Walter Juszczak, CssR On Monday, May 26, St. Ferdinand parish will observe Memorial Day with a special Mass at 9:00 a.m. Traditionally, Memorial Day is a time when we honor and remember those who have died in defense of our country. This year, Memorial Day takes on renewed meaning with the impact of the war in Iraq and tensions in other parts of the world. After Mass, weather permitting, there will be a special ceremony at the Marian Shrine in the garden. [Please note: the Masses on Monday, May 26th will be at 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. There will be NO 8 a.m. Mass on Monday, May 26th.] Is it difficult for you to get up and down the aisle at Communion time to receive Holy Communion? Would you like to have a pew reserved for you in the front of the church so that a minister of the Eucharist could bring Communion to you? These are questions that were raised at our last meeting of the Pastoral Staff. If this issue affects you... If you feel there is a need to have an area set aside for people who use a wheelchair, a walker or a cane in order to get around, then please call Wendy Braunsdorf at the rectory (622-5900 ext. 238) and let her know so that she may communicate your thoughts and suggestions to the rest of the staff at the next staff meeting in early June. CHRISTIANITY Love him totally who gave himself totally for your love. St. Clare of Assisi Pray in name for the protection of these Parishioners who are serving our country in the Armed Forces: Jeffrey Foerster, U.S. Army James Brown, U.S. Army Diosdado Soriano, Specialist, U.S. Army Pfc. Toribio J. Urian, U.S. Army Pfc. Rudyard M. Urian, U.S. Army Justin Jones, U.S. Marine Corps Adam Malkmus, U.S. Army Jeffery P. Tyson, U.S. Army Robert E. Kelley, U.S. Army Erik T. Herrera, U.S. Air Force Farid Farah, U.S. Army Reserves Let us pray. God of love and compassion, before this season of unrest, we had grown comfortable with thinking of them only as they relate to us - as our parents and spouses, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, neighbors and friends. Today, history and circumstance, force us to release them into your care and into our country s service. We pray for them and bless them in your name. Grant them your protection and a safe return home. Amen.

Page Four Sixth Sunday of Easter May 25, 2003 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 Frank Bisceglie Stephanie Bosco Gabriella Bragagnolo Alba Jennie Burroughs Benito Cabanin Claudio Clemente Bishop Edwin Conway Gayle DeBortoli Anna Diks Honor Draftz Irene M. Dziedzic Lillian Dziedzic Fred Forte Joseph Gagliano Fatima Gomez Rocco Greco Ben Guttiula Mary Hain Judith Hodolitz Mary Ann Johansen Catherine Keeler Stanley Kochniarczyk Helen Kosirog Tad Koziol June Landers James Lamberti Sam LoDolce Netta Lohrmann Eleanor Loscuito Elizabeth Ann Maher Susan Maher Francesco Mangialardo Mary Martin Estelle Toots McGuigan Emilia Moreno Eleanor O Donovan Dan Oliver, Jr. Deborah L. Pawlak Timothy Rajski Sophie Regner Alicia Schippits Jack Schneider Infant Cameron Scott Robert Sierminski Lenore Simzyk Raymundo Soriano, Sr. Tony Spano Estelle Stybur Ann Sullivan Minerva Watson Philippine Independence Day Anniversary The Filipino Community of St. Ferdinand Parish is celebrating the 105th Anniversary of Philippine Independence Day on Saturday, June 7, 2003. Holy Mass will be celebrated at the Parish Chapel at 4:30 p.m., followed by a reception and entertainment in McManus and Canning Halls. Everyone is cordially invited. Farewell and God s Blessings to Father Walter Jusczcak You are invited to a reception in the School Cafeteria after the 10:45 Mass today, in honor of Father Walter Juszczak. Father Walter will be available to receive your good wishes. All are welcome. Father will be heading to Poland this week to finish up his studies and pass his exams for his Ph.D. He will be back at St. Ferdinand for a few days near the end of June. As of July 1st you may reach Father Juszczak at: St. Mary of Czêstochowa Parish 3010 South 48th Court Cicero, IL 60804 SMALL TASKS Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe. St. Thérèse of Liseux On Memorial Day, May 26th, you are invited to a special Field Mass Program at one of the cemeteries listed below. Programs are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. in most cemeteries with the Mass beginning at 10:30 a.m. All Saints, Des Plaines Ascension, Libertyville Assumption, Glenwood Calvary, Evanston Calvary, Steger Holy Cross, Calumet City Holy Sepulchre, Worth Maryhill, Niles Mount Olivet, Chicago Mount Carmel, Hillside Queen of Heave, Hillside Our Financial Support of St. Ferdinand Parish Our Lady of Sorrows, Hillside Resurrection, Justice St. Adalbert, Niles St. Benedict, Crestwood St. Boniface, Chicago St. Casimir, Chicago St. Joseph, River Grove St. Mary, Evergreen Park St. Michael, Palatine The people of St. Ferdinand Church contributed $12,486.72 in support of our parish at our eleven Sunday liturgies last weekend, plus $126.38 at our monthly Youth Vigil (PL) Mass Saturday evening. We thank all those who regularly support our mission and ministries each and every week / month of the year. Your stewardship is very important to our success as a faith community because, as you share your blessings with the Church, your parish Church works to serve your spiritual needs. In observance of our national holiday of remembering our military service men and women, and especially those who have given their lives for the ideals of our country, the parish offices will be closed on Monday, May 26 th. Have a safe and restful Memorial Day holiday and weekend. Daniel P. Costigan, Parish Business Manager COLLECTION: ENVELOPES: LOOSE MONEY: TOTAL Donated: BUDGET: GOAL$15,000 Amount Over (Under) May 17-18, 2003 $8,755.50 $3,731.22 $12,486.72 ($2,513.28)

May 25, 2003 Sixth Sunday of Easter Page Five Ladies of St. Anne COMMUNION SUNDAY Sunday, June 1st 9:00 a.m. Church The gift bearers will be Helen Polanski and Florence Magro. Bulletin reminder: All notices for the June 1st bulletin need to be in the rectory no later than 9 a.m. on Monday, May 26th. You may drop your bulletin notices off at 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. GENERAL MEETING The last affair of the season will be a Luncheon, Card & Bunco Party, with a lot of nice prizes and delicious food. It will be Wednesday, June 11th in Canning Hall at 11:00 a.m. Tickets may be purchased by calling Lorraine scire at 773/283-6480. Reservations will be required and the price is $8>00. Please come and bring a friend. All are welcome. The deadline is June 8th for ordering tickets. Irving Park Catholic Woman s Club Everyone is invited to the Spring Luncheon at the Ridgemoor Country Club on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 A delicious luncheon will be served followed by entertainment by the DiBella Duo The cost is $25.00 For information and tickets call Sue Buzinski at 773/736-6433. The Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held on Sunday, September 21st at 2:30 p.m. at Holy Name Cathedral, 751 North State Street, Chicago Couples married in 1953 who are interested in attending this celebration should call St. Ferdinand Rectory at 622-5900 to register. For further information, call the Family Ministries Office at 312/751-8351 or visit the website: www.familyministries.org. ST. FERDINAND USHER / MEN'S CLUB "MICHAEL J. MELE 6th MEMORIAL" 21st ANNUAL GOLF OUTING AT Village Green CC - Mundelein, IL Saturday June 7th, 2003 (First Tee-Off 10:00 AM) FOR ALL MEN & WOMAN GOLFERS GOLF FEE: $65.00 INCLUDES: CART + 9TH HOLE REFRESHMENTS + + FOR RESERVATIONS CALL: KEN PRESSLAK 773/286-5512 MIKE MCGOVERN 773/889-8847 MIKE BISCEGLIE 773/622-1815 RESERVATION FORM ST. FERDINAND USHERS GOLF OUTING JUNE 7, 2003 ENCLOSED IS MY CHECK FOR: I WILL ARRANGE A FOURSOME: #1 #2 #3 #4 I WOULD LIKE TO GOLF WITH: $ YOUR NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE NUMBER: RETURN COMPLETED FORM WITH PAYMENT BY MAY 31, 2003

Page Six Sixth Sunday of Easter May 25, 2003 Jak mnie umi³owa³ Ojciec, tak ja was umi³owa³em Mi³oœæ Boga nie zna czasu ani przestrzeni, myœli Pana s¹ ponad myœlami cz³owieka a drogi Jego s¹ nieskoñczone. Wszystko dobro pochodzi od Pana za które pragnê podziêkowaæ Jemu samemu przez rêce Maryi Królowej Polski. Przebywa³em wœród was prawie 7 lat wezwany do tej pos³ugi z Afryki- Nigeri, aby razem z wami uwielbiaæ Boga, dziêkowaæ i prosiæ Go w ró nych sytuacjach yciowych, a Bóg b³ogos³awi³ swoj¹ dobroci¹ i obecnoœci¹ w tym czasie. Niedawno w czasie rozmowy z proboszczem, ks. Cortesi powiedzia³: Walter to ju prawie 7 lat naszej owocnej wspó³pracy a ja jeszcze pamiêtam pierwsze spotkanie z tob¹ po przyjeÿdzie z Afryki, jest prawd¹, e co dobre biegnie bardzo szybko i zostawia niezatarte œlady. Z ca³ego serca pragne podziêkowaæ ks. proboszczowi David Cortesi za jego wielkie serce dla mnie oraz ca³ej Polonii Amerykañskiej. Trudno czegoœ dokonaæ samemu dlatego Bóg stawia na naszej drodze przyjació³, którzy pomagaj¹, wspieraj¹ i podnosz¹ na duchu. Pragnê wyraziæ moje wotum wdziêcznoœci za przyjacielsk¹ wspó³pracê wszystkim polskim i amerykañskim ksiê om pracuj¹cych w tej parafii oraz wspania³ym siostrom Misjonarkom Chrystusa Króla. Dziêkujê równie przyjacio³om œwieckim pracuj¹cym na plebanii, wszystkim grupom dzia³aj¹cym na terenie naszej parafii a w szczególnoœci : Polskiej Katolickiej Szkole im. œw. Ferdynanda, Kó³kom Ró añcowym, M³odzie owej Grupie Laudamus, Klubowi Dobrego Pasterza, Podhalanom i Mi³oœnikom Tatr, zespo³om: Kropeczki, Serduszka, Horyzont, Radoœæ, Fiat oraz ca³ej s³u bie liturgicznej. egnaj¹c siê z wami, kochani parafianie, pragnê wychwalaæ Boga za was wszystkich, za wasz¹ yczliwoœæ i mi³oœæ Boga oraz naszej Matki Królowej Polski. Na koniec proszê was, jak to czyni³ kiedyœ œw. Pawe³ Aposto³ o trochê miejsca w waszych sercach i w waszych modlitwach, abym móg³ s³u yæ Koœció³owi Bo emu, jak d³ugo Chrystus ode mnie tego za ¹da. Uwielbiaj duszo moja Pana swego i chwal Stworzysiela tak bardzo dobrego O. W³adys³aw Juszczak CssR. Zarz¹d i Cz³onkowie ywego Ró añca pw. Matki Boskiej Czêstochowskiej dziêkuj¹ ci Ojcze Nasz Ukochany Opiekunie, Wielki Kap³anie, Ojcze W³adys³awie Dziêkuj¹c Bogu za 15 lat twojego kap³añstwa, dziêkujemy Mu, e wybra³ Ciê na opiekuna naszych Kó³ek Ró añcowych, które to z najwiêksz¹ trosk¹ prowadzi³eœ przez 7 lat. Dziêkujemy Ci - za ukazywanie nam drogi Maryi wiod¹cej do Chrystusa - za twoje s³owa: Nie wypuszczajcie z r¹k Ró añca, bo jego moc pokona wszelkie diabelskie z³o - za uzdrowienia duchowe i cielesne, których Jezus dokonywa³ poprzez ciebie wœród nas i wœród naszych rodzin - za uwra liwiane i otwieranie naszych serc na dzia³anie Ducha Œwiêtego i pragnienie abyœmy chodzili w Duchu Œwiêtym - za œpieszenie z sakramentalnym namaszczeniem chorych do potrzebuj¹cych wœród nas i wœród naszych rodzin. - za Twoje rêce, które k³ad³eœ na nas b³ogos³awi¹c - za to, e by³eœ jak bochen chleba z którego ka dy móg³ ukroiæ, i mimo rozlicznych twoich obowi¹zków, ka dy kto potrzebowa³ twojej pos³ugi kap³añskiej, otrzymywa³ j¹. - za wszystkie wspólne pielgrzymki do sanktuariów Maryjnych - za Msze œw. i pikniki - za wieczory ró añcowe - za czuwania m³odzie owe - za Op³atek 2003, który na d³ugo pozostanie w sercach i pamiêci - za œwiêconki wielkanocne - za chwile trudne, których nie brakowa³o, jak w ka dej rodzinie, ale dziêki zawierzeniu Maryi i ró añcowi, wychodziliœmy zwyciêsko. Zarz¹d Ró añca szczególnie dziêkuje ci Ojcze, za œrodowe spotkania, za twoj¹ wiarê w nas, e umiemy, e potrafimy, e nas staæ. Je eli choæ trochê tak jest to dziêki twojej pracy nad nami, bo stawia³eœ poprzeczkê coraz wy ej, mówi¹c: nie zadawalajcie siê bylejakoœci¹. Tak niewiele mo emy ci daæ, mówi¹c: Dziêkujemy Ale zapewniamy ciê, e wyp³ywa ono z naszych serc wype³nionych wdziêcznoœci¹. I choæ z alem egnamy ciê, to z najwiêksz¹ ufnoœci¹ wierzymy, e Ta która ciê wezwa³a i do której idziesz a któr¹ tak bardzo ukocha³eœ, bêdzie z tob¹ w ka dy czas, wypraszaj¹c ci dary Ducha Œwiêtego i Bo e b³ogos³awieñstwo na dalsz¹ pos³ugê kap³añsk¹. Zapewniamy ciê o naszej pamiêci modlitwenej Zarz¹d i Cz³onkowie Kó³ Ró añcowych

May 25, 2003 Sixth Sunday of Easter Page Seven S³owa podziêki ks W³adys³awowi Juszczakowi sk³ada Klub Dobrego Pasterza Tak niedawno, pamiêtam jak dzisiaj chocia siedem minê³o ju lat, ksiêdza Dzieszko pantofle pasowa³y w sam raz. Do dziœ dnia adnego odciskua w wir pracy ruszy³ od razu, ile par butów zmieni³ do dzisiaj- tylko on wie. Ks. W³adys³aw Juszczak- jak e ju dzisiaj znany w Chicago Ks. W³adys³aw Juszczak- redemptorysta znaj¹ go w innych parafiach, a najlepiej nasz, równie lubiany, organista gdy œpiewaj¹ w duecie to jakby Disco Polo nie dorówna im nawet sam San Solo. W Klubie Dobrego Pasterza by³ tam opiekunem i sam jak Dobry Pasterz by³ dobrej nowiny zwiastunem oczkiem w jego g³owie to m³odzie i grupa Laudamus z nimi to on by poszed³ nawet do Emaus. Oddzielny rozdzia³ to Kó³ka Ró añcowe przez te siedem lat kwit³y ró e i powstawa³y nowe. Pod sztandarem Pani Jasnogórskiej Matki Boskiej Czêstochowskiej znalaz³y swe schronienie wraz ze swym opiekunem duchowym by go umocniæ i wspieraæ modlitw¹ aby podo³a³ wyzwaniom nowym Na Jej rozkaz byæ zawsze gotowym. W parafii Ferdynada by³eœ siedem d³ugich lat lecz jako kap³an- piêtnaœcie z Bogiem jesteœ za pan brat. yczymy tobie ksiê e W³adys³awie byœ dalej kroczy³ raz drog¹ obran¹ a nasze modlitwy napewno tobie pomog¹ Jak znajdzie potrzeba- dodamy pokuty a ty nim wyruszysz- sprawdÿ czy ks. Dzieszko nosi ten sam rozmiar buty. Serdecznie zapraszamy Poloniê do udzia³u w 6-tej Pielgrzymce Rodziny Radia Maryja do polskiej Czêstochowy w Pennsylvanii w dniach 3-6 lipca, 2003. Wyjazd w czwartek wieczorem :3 lipca, powrót w niedzielê w nocy. W programie Pielgrzymki do wyboru: Niagara i Sanktuarium M.B. Fatimskiej lub Washington: Muzeum Ojca œw. i Bazylika N.M.P. Koszt Pielgrzymki: do 31 maja -$230 po 1 czerwca -$250 Zg³oszenia, zapisy i szczegó³owe informacje: Centrala Radia Matryja:773/385-8472 Biura Rek Travel: 773/777-7733 Zebranie Zarz¹du Klubu Dobrego Pasterza odbêdzie siê w œrodê 28 maja o godzinie 7:00 wieczorem w Konwencie. Obecnoœæ obowi¹zkowa! Natomiast zebranie ogólne Klubu Dobrego Pasterza odbêdzie siê w niedzielê 1 czerwca po Mszy œw. o godz. 10:45 w sali McManus. Ze wzglêdu, e jest to ostatnie spotkanie przedwakacyjne serdecznie wszystkich zapraszamy. TACA NIEDZIELNA W ostatnim tygodniu wierni Koœcio³a œw. Ferdynanda z³o yli $12,486.72 podczas 11 Mszy œwiêtych plus $126.38 podczas wieczornego czuwania polskiej m³odzie y w zesz³¹ sobotê. Dziêkujemy wszystkim, którzy regularnie, ka dego tygodnia/miesi¹ca, wspomagaj¹ nasz¹ misjê i pos³ugi podejmowane w naszej parafii. Wasze finansowe uczestnictwo jest bardzo wa ne w pomyœlnym rozwoju wspólnoty wiary, poniewa od was zale y dzia³alnoœæ parafii œw. Ferdynanda. Jeœli wy bêdziecie siê dzieliæ dobrami otrzymanymi od Boga z ca³ym Koœcio³em, tak te Koœció³ bêdzie móg³ lepiej s³u yæ waszym duchowym potrzebom. Narodowym zwyczajem jest obchodzenie œwiêta- Memorial Day tj. Dzieñ Pamiêci. Dzieñ ten poœwiêcony jest pamiêci wszystkim kobietom i mê czyznom s³u ¹cym w wojsku, a szczególnie tym wszystkim, którzy oddali swoje ycie w obronie naszego kraju. Biuro Parafialne w poniedzia³ek 26 maja bêdzie zamkniête. yczymy wam bezpiecznego i spokojnego œwiêta Memorial Day. Daniel Costigan, Menad er Parafii SK ADKA W KOPERTKACH W GOTÓWCE CA OŒÆ BUD ET: CEL $15,000 powy ej/(poni ej) 17-18 maj, 2003 $8,755.50 $3,731.22 $12,486.72 (2,513.28)

Page Eight Sixth Sunday of Easter May 25, 2003 MONDAY- Memorial Day See special Mass times listed on page 3 Prayer Service following the 9 a.m. Mass, Garden the week at st. ferdinand parish May 26 - June 1, 2003 TUESDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 a.m. & 1:30-5:30 p.m., McManus and Canning Halls Cooking Class 2:30-4 p.m., Heeney Hall & Parish Kitchen Serduszka (Little Hearts Choir) 6:30-8:30 p.m., Convent #s 2 & 3 Baptism Preparation Class in Polish 8 p.m., Church WEDNESDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 a.m. & 1:30-5:30 p.m., McManus and Canning Halls Craft Ladies 9 a.m. - Noon, Rectory Basement Notre Dame High School Graduation Practice 12:15-2:30 p.m., Church Jr. Legion of Mary 2:30-4 p.m., Convent # 2 Webelos # 3051 6-9 p.m., Convent #s 1, 2 & 3 Kropeczki (Little Dots Choir) 6-8 p.m., Music Room Good Shepherd Club Board Meeting Convent # 4 Polish Adult Choir 7:15 p.m., Chapel Fijat 7:30-9:30 p.m., Church THURSDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 a.m. & 1:30-5:30 p.m., McManus and Canning Halls Graduation Retreat All Day, McManus Hall Cooking Class 2:30-4 p.m., Heeney Hall & Parish Kitchen Girls Scout Troops 188, 1883 & 1733 5:30-9 p.m., Convent #s 1, 2 & 3 Polish School Theater Group 6-9 p.m., Chapel Legion of Mary 7-9 p.m., convent Pack 3051 Committee Meeting 7-9 p.m., Convent # 4 FRIDAY Before & After School Care 6:30-7:40 a.m. & 1:30-5:30 p.m., McManus and Canning Halls Legion of Mary 9-10:30 a.m., convent Notre Dame High School Graduation Church, McManus Hall SATURDAY Confession 8:45-9:30 a.m., Church Patrician Meeting 9-11 a.m., Convent # 2 SUNDAY Polish Highlanders 8:30-9:30 a.m., Convent # 3 Ladies of St. Anne at the 9 a.m. Mass in Church Kropeczki (Little Dots)/Serduszka (Little Hearts) 9:15-10:30 a.m., Convent #s 1 & 2 Chapel Choir Practice 9:15 a.m., Music Room Good Shepherd Club 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., McManus Hall Baptism in Polish 1:45 p.m., Church Polish Pre Cana 4-6 p.m., Convent # 4 Christ Renews His Parish - Men 6-10 p.m., Convent # 4 Fijat evening Music/Mass Convent # 2 Laudamus 7 p.m., Convent # 1 our neighbors want you to know... Children s Memorial Hospital Benefit Concert. Saturday, May 31, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. Resurrection Lutheran Church, featuring the music ministries of Resurrection Lutheran Church along with guests from Chicago and Suburban churches. Event Musical Director: Michael J. Jacklin. coming together in a common goal: To Help the Children. 9920 West Grand Avenue, Franklin Park, IL. Free parking. Tickets $10.00 Adults; $5.00 Students (with I.D.), Children 12 and under Free. For more information, please call 1-847-455-7013. Rainbow Hospice is seeking Daytime Volunteers to assist patients in their homes or long term care facilities. Hospice Volunteers provide: Friendly visits, Respite to caregivers; Home maker assistance; Follow up contact to bereaved individuals. Our next Patient care training will be held on Friday, June 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Rainbow Hospice, 444 North Northwest Highway, Suite 145, Park Ridge, IL 60068. For more information and to set up an interview, call Kathy Huber at 847/692-8889. Trinity High School, River Forest, will be offering summer Art Camp for incoming 3rd - 8th grade girls. The camp will be held at Trinity weekly from June 16 - July 3rd. Each week the girls will focus on a different aspect of art including ceramics, painting, and drawing. Students entering grades 3-5 will meet from 8:00-10:00 a.m. and students entering grades 6-8 will meet from 10:30-12:30. The cost for each week is $60.00. Trinity will be holding a Theatre Arts Camp from June 16th- July 3rd. This camp is open to girls entering grades 3-8. Class will meet from 9-12 p.m. The cost is $150 and a workshop performance will be held on the last two days of class. Trinity will be holding a Math Camp for girls entering 7th and 8th grade. Their will be an emphasis on percents, fractions, ratios, decimals, and much more. Camp will be held from August 4th-7th from 9-11 a.m. Class size is limited to 25 students and cost is $60 per student. For more information, or to print out a registration form, please visit the Trinity website, www.trinityhs.org, or call the Main Office at 708/771-8383. Trinity will hold Athletic Camps in Basketball, Tennis, Softball, cross-country, Volleyball and Soccer. Camp dates and times vary. Please call Jason Nichols, Athletic Director, at 708/771-7015 for more information. Catholic Charities is searching for loving foster homes. If you d consider opening your home and your heart to someone in need of a home, you might plan on attending one of the following foster parenting classes. Everyone is welcome, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or economic circumstances. Information on how to become a Catholic Charities foster parent will be presented at the following meeting. June 3, at 7 p.m. at Catholic Charities, 651 Lake Street, Chicago. (312) 655-7200.

May 25, 2003 Sixth Sunday of Easter Page Nine One of the first debates in the early church was this: Should Christians celebrate Easter each year on the date that Christ rose from the dead (the fourteenth day of the Jewish month named Nisan, according to the gospel of John), or should they celebrate Easter each year on the day of the week that he rose from the dead Sunday? Some of the churches in Asia said date. After all, Jesus rising from the dead changed history, and we ought to keep the date holy. (And this is what the churches later decided to do with Christmas, which we celebrate every year on December 25, no matter what day of the week it is.) The church in Rome said day : Sunday the Lord s Day is the best time to keep the solemn feast of the resurrection. Sunday was our first and for a century or so, only holy day. How could Easter not be on a Sunday? Rome won the debate. To this day, all churches celebrate Easter on a Sunday and never on a weekday. Recently, the bishops of the United States had a similar discussion: Should we continue to keep the solemn feast of the Lord s Ascension on a Thursday the fortieth day after Easter, according to the Acts of the Apostles or should we move it to a Sunday, the Lord s Day. (In the Support Staff Mrs. Aneta Koæma, Administrative Assistant Mrs. Wendy L. Braunsdorf, Communications Coordinator Mrs. Lu Caravette, Sr. Gracjana Ziêba, Receptionist/Secretary Ricky Salgado, Daniel Lopez, Jason Felix, 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. Day or Date? June 1 St. Ferdinand Parish gospels of Mark and Luke, Jesus ascends into heaven on a Sunday.) A few years back, the bishops in the western states and in Canada wanted to try celebrating Ascension on Sunday instead of Thursday. Rome approved their plan as an experiment to see if more people would be able to participate in Mass if Ascension Day was a Sunday. It worked. So the bishops of the United States discussed whether the whole country should change the celebration of Ascension from a Thursday to a Sunday. They agreed to make the choice by region. Rome approved. So this year, Ascension Day is Sunday, June 1st, in most of the United States. The psalm for this solemn feast bids us to sing. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy, a blare of trumpets for the Lord! All you peoples, clap your hands. Sing praise! Sunday is the Lord s Day, and the ascension reveals the risen Lord s glory. Let us all keep holy this great feast of our God. Copyright 2001 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 800-933-1800. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Text by David Philippart. Illustration by Luba Lukova. Parish Organizations Boy Scout - Coordinator: Mr. Claudio 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. Catherine 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: Mr. Waclaw Leszczyñski Polish Saturday School - Director: Mrs. Lucyna Olszewska Polish School Board - Chairman: Mr. Stanis³aw Urban Rosary Group - Mr. Wac³aw Wileczek 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. Walter Juszczak, C.ss.R., Associate Pastor Rev. William M. Holbrook, Associate Pastor Rev. Marek Jurzyk, Associate Pastor Rev. S³awomir Koz³owski, Associate Pastor Rev. Joseph Kromenaker, Resident Rev. Joseph Varkey, Resident Irwin Hotcaveg, Deacon Ronald Weiner, Deacon St. Ferdinand School - 773/622-3022 Mr. Jerome R. Molitor, 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. Katarzyna Zaremba, 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.