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Page Two 21st Ordinary Sunday August 24, 2014 Mass Intentions MONDAY August 25, 2014 8:00 Adelaida Villanvevo rq. Edgar and Crisella Lorenzana 12:00 PM (Noon) Mass in English 7:00 PM Mass in Polish TUESDAY August 26, 2014 8:00AM (Noon) Mass in English 12:00 PM (Noon) (Noon) Mass in English 7:00 PM Mass in Polish WEDNESDAY August 27 Memorial of St. Monica 8:00 AM Elodia Flores rq. Carmen Cordero 12:00 PM (Noon) Mass in English 7:00 PM Mass in Polish THURSDAY August 28 Memorial of St. Augustine 8:00AM Haydee Palumbo 50th B Day rq. Husband 12:00 PM (Noon) Marcelo and Cachola Family, Gerald Marcelo rq. Rachelle Marcelo Cachola 7:30 PM Mass in Polish FRIDAY August 29 Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist 8:00AM Lucille Handschiegel rq. Daughter 12:00 PM (Noon) Natividad Ong rq. Antonio Ong and Family 7:30 PM Mass in Polish SATURDAY August 30, 2014 7:00 AM Mass in Polish 8:00 AM Mass in English 11:00 AM Wedding Liturgy: Michal Pokarovsky and Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk 1:00 PM Wedding Liturgy: Radoslaw Ziobron and Izabela Pokorska 3:00 PM Quinceanera Ariana Anaya 5:00 PM Joseph Maslanka 12 Ann. of his death SUNDAY August 31, 2014 21th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 AM O zdrowie, Boże błogosławieństwo oraz opiekę Matki Bożej w czasie choroby dla zięcia Ewa, Jan Kabat; Maria, Jan Budzioch oraz ich dzieci 8:30 AM Mass in English 10:00 AM Mass in English 10:15 AM Maria Koturbasz w 2 ą rocznicę śmierci Irena Olszewska w 1 ą rocznicę śmierci Benedykt Olszewski, Maria, Jan Rudziewicz, Marianna,Jan Olszewski 12:30 PM Sr. Mary Bridget Murphy SND and Family rg. NDHS Class of 65 3:00 PM Kazimierz Wachowski w 2gą rocznicę śmierci rq. żona,córki, rodzina, przyjaciele 5:00 PM St. Ferdinand Parishioners 7:00 PM Rocznica wybuchu II Wojny Światowej The sanctuary lamps this week are lit for: Wiktor & Helena Mazurek Marriage Banns Second: Krzysztof Krzyszowicz and Barbara Peszko Third: Michal Pocarovsky and Katarzyna Kaczmarczyk Radoslaw Ziobron and Izabela Pokorska We Welcome in Baptism Viktoria Leokadia Kuczek daughter of Rafał and Magdalena Kuczek Szymon Pyszka son of Henryk and Lucja ( Chlopecka) Pyszka Rest in Peace Please remember to pray for the souls of all our faithful departed, especially: Tadeusz Kucinski DEVOTIONS EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Held each Thursday following the 8:00 a.m. Mass until 6:45p.m. DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed in English everyday from Monday to Friday following 8:00 a.m. Mass. Please take a short break from your busy life and join the ladies in prayers. On every Saturday right after 8:00 a.m. Mass prayer to St. Anne is being said. Please stop by the Church and offer to God at least a few moments of your time.

August 24, 2014 21st Ordinary Sunday Page Three Remember in Prayer 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: Irene Rowe Mary Ayello Florence Magro Anthony R. Coco Lottie Chrapla Violet Del Vacchio Rosalie Anastos Edward Waytula Pat Ostrowski William Keleher Arlene Garcia Diana Krzyzanowski Nick Paolino Theresa Duval Adam Shershen Bernice Lutke Jean Staniszewski Josephine Coco Laura Schofield Calvin Upton Julie D Agostino Luna Family Margery Janz Brianna Jurczykowski Susan Milostan Robert Malek Michael F. Coco Tish Vanoni Jodi Mack Geraldine Mack Agnes Coco Ester Baran Isabell Beyer Deadra Kusek Stanley Podgorny Marietta Falbo Laverne Greco Steve Johns Barbara Alderson Bernadine Jablonski Henryk Sykula Anna DeBold Kathleen Barr Mary Haltin Virginia Starsiak Veena Bhat Pat Flynn Veronica Segovia Frances Skrabacz Marion Watermann Richard Behrendt Irene & Joseph Biancalana Steve Garorowski Grace Miceli Sue Buzinski Dolly D Agostino Jerry Mack Joann Grzeskowiek Wiliam Reynen Christeen Gross Gerald Marcelo Virginia Keleher Neil Steppen A Prayer for the Armed Forces Almighty God, stretch forth Your mighty arm to strengthen and protect the men and women of our Armed Forces. As they face the myriad of challenges and decisions that each day is destined to bring, may they be anchored by their faith, protected by Your presence and comforted by the knowledge that they are loved by You and by this community of faith. Grant that, meeting danger with courage, and all occasions with discipline loyalty, they may truly serve the cause of justice and peace to the honor of your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. SPC Jeffrey Foerster Our Stewardship of Treasure SUNDAY, August 17, 2014 Envelopes $5,554.00 Loose $3,365.00 TOTAL: $8,919.00 Thank you for sharing your TREASURE with St. Ferdinand Parish Bóg zapłać! PLEASE REMEMBER ST. FERDINAND PARISH IN YOUR WILL Thank you! The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. ~ Oscar Wilde Sincere THANK YOU to all who give their time to keep our church clean. Thank you for your faithfulness and dependability. Please know that your help is very much valued and appreciated. May God bless you abundantly. CHURCH CLEANING Anyone interested in helping to clean our church is welcome to join us: Mondays at 5:00 pm and/ or Fridays at 10:00 am LITURGICAL MINISTRIES for the weekend of August 30/31 MASS TIME LECTOR EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 5:00 PM E. DeLeon J. Lohrmann, E. Mele SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 8:30 AM 10:00 AM (chapel) 12:30 PM 5:00 PM A. Vaccaro T. Kass, D. Camara E.A. Anaya J. Zarate M. Syodia M.A. Barnhart, F. Supan, C. Trujillo, E. Anaya, T. Anaya S. Kass, M. Madrano H. Syodia, M. Lay

August 24, 2014 21st Ordinary Sunday Page Four Reasons to Reconnect With Your Catholic Faith A timely opportunity to mature in your faith For many of us Catholics, faith was authentic, but it was also passed down from our parents and grandparents. We certainly benefitted from this, but more as recipients than as active participants. Perhaps we even celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation as teenagers, but still we were on the receiving side. Isn t it like that with a lot of things? It s how we receive language, everyday skills, our position in the family or the classroom, even, at times, our occupations. We get into things, receive them, but we don t think about them. Then, one day a light turns on and we understand things more from the inside than the outside, more as active participants, more as mature adults. Faith is no exception to this rule. Faith, received from the outside, cannot grow and have its full force in our lives until we accept it inside, understand it again, experience it from a deeper perspective. More than anything, what we experience when that light turns on is an overwhelming sense of God s total love, and a desire to respond to that love and live in that love. Sometimes this happens on retreats, or at moments of crisis, or when we are involved in a renewal movement. Sometimes it happens in quiet prayer, as the Spirit awakens in us a deeper faith in Jesus Christ. Yet these moments of renewal are only a beginning; our faith still has not yet found its full force in our lives. Reconnecting with our Catholic faith helps us rediscover its beauty and truth and gives us a chance to claim it more deeply for ourselves. A new appreciation of Catholicism Although the fashion of society is to think of all faith all religious expressions as the same, this cannot be true. After all, some faith expressions seem to contradict other faith expressions either Jesus is divine or he is not; either faith contradicts reason or it does not. Reconnecting with your Catholic faith can bring a renewed appreciation of what Catholicism, distinctly, has to offer modern believers: 1) a tradition that goes back to the Apostles themselves; 2) an expression of faith that appreciates reason; 3) a range of spiritualities over twenty centuries of Christianity; 4) the discipline and challenge of the seven sacraments, particularly the Holy Eucharist; 5) a Church with authority, which does not abuse that authority, but leaves plenty of room for individual expression; 6) a faith that is not trapped either in the next world or in this world, but relates each to the other in hope; 7) an approach to Scripture that allows for non literal understanding; 8) an institution that, while open to change, does not flap with the latest wind; and 9) most of all, the assurance of our communion with God, in Jesus and the Spirit. www.pemdc.com

Page Five 21st Ordinary Sunday August 24, 2014 WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY! Sr. Kamila Wojdyla grew up in Wola Zarczycka, Poland. She came to the United States 21 years ago. In 1995 she was assigned to work at St. Ferdinand parish. Her next assignment in 2002 was St. Hyacinth parish, then Holy Trinity Polish Mission and for the past six years she worked at the Provincial House of the Society of Christ in Lombard, IL. After 12 years Lord is calling her to work here again. She is very happy to be back! Sr. Anna Gorski loves nature. She was born and raised in the northeast part of Poland filled with lakes and forests. After graduating from High School she joined the religious order of Missionary Sisters of Christ the King and took the vows in 1984. Upon taking her final vows in 1992 and finishing her theology degree at the Catholic University of Lublin, the next 17 years she spent working among the kids and youth at various places in Poland. In 2008 she came to the United States and was sent to work with the communities on the south side of Chicago working as a sacristan and then in the Polish Catholic School. The last year she spent in Poland. She is very happy to be back and work at this wonderful community. At our parish Sr. Anna will be responsible for the sacristy. MARGARET BRUMANN a life long member of St. Ferdinand's parish joined the Religious Order of Sisters Daughters of St. Mary of Providence. Margaret began her postulancy on Friday Aug. 15th. For the past fifteen years Margaret gave her talents by playing the clairnet/flute for the chapel choir and the past two years the 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Mass. Let us pray and wish Margaret well in her vocation as a Religious Sisters. Prayers for Peace in Iraq Friday, August 29, 5 p.m. ECUMENICAL PRAYER VIGIL FOR PEACE IN IRAQ AT ST. STANISLAUS KOTSKA CHURCH 1351 West Evergreen Avenue in Chicago 5 to 6 p.m. Ecumenical Prayer Service 7 p.m. Mass followed by Divine Mercy Chaplet All night Adoration for Peace until 6 a.m. Religious Education for Grades K 8 will start September 21 st Classes will begin at 8:30AM till 9:45AM in the school and are followed by attendance at 10:00AM Mass in the Chapel with the whole family. For information please call Sr. Anna Strycharz, DRE (773) 622 3022 x352 from 7:30AM 3:00PM We will have a registration/sign up on Sunday, September 14 th and September 21 st from 8:30AM until 12:00 Noon in the school office at 3131 N Mason Ave. Please bring your child s baptismal certificate along with a $25.00 registration fee which will be deducted from your tuition. You may also come in to register your family from Monday thru Friday at the school office between the hours of 8:30AM to 2:00PM. If you have any questions, please call Sr. Anna Strycharz (773) 622 3022x352. Registration for 1 st grade and 7 th grade are very important because sacramental preparation requires two year of attendance in a religious education program. We do have a special class for school age children who have not yet received the Sacrament of Baptism. ANNUAL BISHOP ABRAMOWICZ SEMINARY BANQUET Sunday, September 7, 2014 at 5:00pm Westin O Hare, Rosemont, IL Bishop Abramowicz Seminary program is unique. Commencing in September, 1999, it has annually recruited seminarians in Poland who, with the approval of their respective bishops there, have each freely elected to leave their native Poland with the idea of completing their seminary training here, first at Bishop Abramowicz Seminary program in Chicago, then at Mundelein Seminary. Among those attending will be His Eminence Cardinal Francis George, OMI, with the auxiliary bishops of Chicago. For tickets and reservations please call Joan Trandel 708 484 6513. For further information call also Very Rev. Jacek Wrona or Dorothy Lin 312 915 0598. Ladies, Come Join Us You ll Be Glad You Did The Ladies Auxiliary of Mater Christi Council, Knights of Columbus will be holding a breakfast for women interested in hearing about membership in the Ladies Auxiliary. The Ladies Auxiliary of Mater Christi Council supports charitable programs in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus. Your hands and minds are needed to help us to continue to do God s work. Membership is open to ladies over 18. The FREE breakfast will be held in McManus Hall on Saturday, September 13 th at 9:00 AM. An RSVP is required, so call (773) 202 0234 to reserve your breakfast..

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August 24, 2014 21st Ordinary Sunday Page Seven FRIENDLY REMINDERS If you or a loved one is in need of prayers due to an illness, please call the rectory to put your name on the prayer list. If someone on this list has recovered, please call the rectory to have the name removed. If you or a loved one are in the hospital and would like a visit from our ministers, deacons or priests, you must call the rectory and request a visit. The privacy law states that the hospital cannot provide a list when we come o visit our parishioners. Please notify the rectory if you have someone in your home who is unable to join us at Mass and he/she would appreciate having the Eucharist brought to the home. We ask that if you have a loved one serving in the military, to please contact the rectory office to give us the name of the soldier, branch of service, and rank, so the whole parish can pray for your loved one. If your address has changed or if you are moving out of our parish and no longer wish to be a parishioner, please notify the rectory at 773 622 5900 ex. 225 Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. THANK YOU! What does it mean to have a Mass "offered" for someone? An individual may ask a priest to offer a Mass for several reasons: in thanksgiving, for the intentions of another person or as is most common, for the repose of the soul of someone who has died for the souls in purgatory. One must never forget the infinite graces that flow from the Sacrifice of the Mass which benefit one s soul. We find not only the origins of this practice dating to the early Church but we also clearly recognize its importance. Offering Mass for a special Intention is a long standing tradition in the Catholic Church. It is usually considered that special graces are obtained for whom the Mass is said. If you would like to have a Mass said for someone, please contact the Parish Office 773 622 5900 ex. 225. They will help you with the dates and times which are available. The stipend or offering given, signifies the sacrificial nature of giving of something of yourself to associate more intimately with Christ who offers himself in the Eucharist. THIS WEEK AT ST. FERDINAND PARISH Monday August 25, 2014 10:00AM Friendship Club (Convent) 6:00PM Cub Scouts (Convent) 6:00PM Troop #51 (McManus Hall) Tuesday August 26, 2014 6:00PM Chicagowskie Slowiki 7:30PM Baptism Prep. Class in Polish (Church) Wednesday August 27, 2014 2:30PM Jr. Legion of Mary (Convent) 5:00PM Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena (Church) 6:00PM Cub Scouts (Convent) 6:00PM Chicagowskie Slowiki (Chapel) 6:30PM Legion of Mary (Convent) 7:30PM Knights of Columbus (Canning Hall) Thursday August 28, 2014 2:30PM Jr. Legion of Mary Adoration (Church) 6:00PM Girls Scouts (Convent) 6:00PM Pack 3051 Committee (Convent) 7:00PM Filareci Choir (Chapel) 7:00PM Beat 2514 Meeting (McManus Hall) Friday August 29, 2014 9:00AM Legion of Mary (Convent) 6:30PM Pilgrim Virgin (Convent) Saturday August 30, 2014 6:00PM AA Meeting (Convent) Sunday August 31, 2014 11:00AM Ziarno (Convent) Find a Catholic Church anywhere in the World www.masstimes.org Traveling Catholics to locate Mass times and information for Catholic Churches around the world. BULLETIN ARTICLES DEADLINE The deadline for bulletin articles is 3:00 p.m. on the previous Friday preceding the Sunday of publication. All articles can be can emailed to: bulletin@saintferdinand.org or faxed to 773 622 5903 or dropped off at the parish office.

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W Page Nine 21st Ordinary Sunday August 24, 2014 SR. ANNA GORSKI Moje rodzinne strony to Warmia i Mazury, tak więc jestem człowiekiem lasów i jezior czyli wielkim miłośnikiem przyrody. Do wspólnoty Sióstr Misjonarek Chrystusa Króla wstąpiłam po ukończeniu szkoły średniej w 1984r. Dnia Sr. Kamila Wojdyla, Misjonarka Chrystusa Króla. Pochodzę z miejscowości Wola Zarczycka koło Leżajska woj. pokarpackie. Po ślubach wieczystych wyjechałam do Stanów Zjednoczonych i pracuję w tym kraju 21 lat. W 1995r. miałam to szczęście, jako jedna z pierwszych Sióstr Misjonarek, posługiwać w nowo tworzacej się polsko języcznej wspólnocie przy parafii św. Ferdynanda i pracowałam tu do 2002. Następnie służyłam w parafii św. Jacka, św. Trójcy i przez ostatnie sześć lat w domu prowincjalnym Księży Chrystusowców w Lombard. Po 12 latach Bóg posyła mnie znów do waszej parafii, bardzo odmienionej, i bardzo ciesze, że sa jeszcze osoby, które z wielkim sercem 20 lat temu tę polską wspólnotę zakładały. Polecam Bogu i Matce Bożej Częstochowskiej ten nadchodzacy czas, Kapłanów, Siostry i Wszystkich Parafian. 16.07.1987 złożyłam I profesję zakonną, a 15.08.1992 profesję wieczystą. Na Katolickim Uniwersytecie Lubelskim ukończyłam teologię. Przez 17 lat pracowałam pośród dzieci i młodzieży posługując w różnych szkołach, różnych parafiach i różnych częściach Polski. Zawsze mile wspominam moje pierwsze miejsce pracy czyli Władysławowo oraz kolejne miejsca mojej posługi: Warszawę, Tarnów oraz w parafię Serca Pana Jezusa w Szczecinie. W 2008 przyleciałam do Ameryki i pracowałam w południowej części Chicago posługując w zakrystii i Polskiej Katolickiej Szkole. Miniony rok spędziłam w Polsce będąc w Domu Modlitwy, gdzie większą część dnia spędzałam w ciszy i modlitwie. Obecnie czuję się posłana do parafii św. Ferdynanda i z każdym dniem podoba mi się tu coraz bardziej. Jestem zadowolona, że mogę w parafii św. Ferdynanda służyć Bogu i ludziom.

August 24, 2014 21st Ordinary Sunday Page Ten NOWENNA PRZED UROCZYSTOŚCIĄ MATKI BOSKIEJ CZĘSTOCHOWSKIEJ POLSKA SZKOŁA KATOLICKA im. św. Ferdynanda Koła Żywego Różańca zapraszają wszystkich do wzięcia udziału w 9 cio dniowej Nowennie i tym samym uczczenia Święta Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej. Nowenna rozpoczela się w niedzielę 17 sierpnia o godz. 10 rano. W tygodniu Nowenna jest odprawiana po Mszy św. o godz. 7:00 wieczorem, w sobotę po Mszy św. o godz. 7 rano, a w niedzielę o godz. 10:00 rano. Z tej okazji Koła Różańcowe zapraszają również na Mszę św. odpustową z procesją oraz odpust połączony z festynem. Msza św. odpustowa zostanie odprawiona w niedzielę 31 sierpnia o godz. 10:15. Procesja wyruszy z Kościoła bezpośrednio po Mszy św. Po procesji zapraszamy wszystkich serecznie na odpust i festyn pod figurką Matki Bożej od strony ulicy Marmora. Rejestracja do Polskiej Katolickiej Szkoły im. Św. Ferdynanda oraz sprzedaż książek odbędą się w dniach 27, 28 i 29 sierpnia (środa, czwartek, piątek) w godz. 4pm 7pm w Canning Hall. Rozpoczęcie roku szkolnego w sobote 6 września w kaplicy szkolnej. Msza św. dla I zmiany o godz. 9am, dla II zmiany o godz. 1pm, po Mszy św. spotkanie rodziców i dzieci z nauczycielami. Kontakt ze szkołą: tel. 773 945 0505 e mail: sekretariat@szkolaferdynanda.org KRUCJATA RÓŻAŃCOWA ZA OJCZYZNĘ zaprasza na modlitwę różańcową (4 części różańca) w sobotę 30 sierpnia na godz. 7. wieczorem Modlimy się o Polskę wierną Bogu, Krzyżowi, Ewangelii, o wypełnienie Jasnogórskich Ślubów narodu. KOLEKTA PRZEZNACZONA NA LIGĘ KATOLICKĄ POMOCY RELIGIJNEJ POLSCE I POLONII Już od 1943 roku, założona przez duchowieństwo polonijne i świeckich, Liga Katolicka Pomocy Religijnej Polsce i Polonii, niesie pomoc Kościołowi w Polsce, a także wychodzi naprzeciw katolickim, polskoamerykańskim rodzinom w Stanach Zjednoczonych Ameryki Północnej, wszędzie tam gdzie Polonia jest obecna. Misja Ligi głosi: W trosce o przyszłość naszego polsko amerykańskiego dziedzictwa, pielęgnujemy święty dar jedności z Kościołem Rzymskokatolickim w Polsce i promujemy POLONIĘ PRZEOBRAŻONĄ: INFORMOWANĄ ZJEDNOCZONĄ ZAANGAŻOWANĄ AKTYWNĄ. Obecny Krajowy Dyrektor Wykonawczy Ligi Katolickiej ks. bp Andrzej P. Wypych, D.D. (biskup pomocniczy Archidiecezji Chicago) zachęca Was Bracia i Siostry w wierze, do dołączenia się do grona hojnych ofiarodawców podczas corocznej składki na rzecz Ligi Katolickiej Pomocy Religijnej Polsce i Polonii. Jej termin wyznaczony jest na weekend najbliższy dacie 26 sierpnia (Uroczystość Matki Bożej Częstochowskiej, patronki Ligi). W tym szczególnym i radosnym dla nas Polaków i Polonii roku kanonizacji Świętego Papieża Jana Pawła Wielkiego, prosimy tegoż Syna Polskiej Ziemi o błogosławieństwo owoców pracy już wykonanej przez Ligę oraz o wstawiennictwo u Naszego Pana za wszystkimi dobroczyńcami wspierającymi misję i cele Ligi Katolickiej Pomocy Religijnej Polsce i Polonii, którym serdecznie dziękujemy Bóg zapłać! Po więcej informacji zapraszamy na stronę Ligi: ww.catholicleaguepolonia.org II KOLEKTA W DNIU DZISIEJSZYM ZOSTAJE ZEBRANA NA LIGĘ KATOLICKA. Bankiet Dobroczynny Seminarium Biskupa Abramowicza 2014 W niedzielę 7 września 2014 r. odbędzie się doroczny Bankiet Dobroczynny na rzecz Seminarium im. Biskupa Abramowicza w Westin O Hare Hotel, Rosemont, IL. Cicha aukcja, podczas której serwowane będą koktajle, rozpocznie się o godzinie 17:00. Uroczysty obiad rozpocznie się o godzinie 18:00. Seminarium im. Bp. Abramowicza zostało założone we wrześniu 1999 roku. Corocznie sprowadza ono wybranych seminarzystów z Polski, którzy za pozwoleniem swoich Biskupów, z własnej woli decydują się na poświęcenie swojego życia w Archidiecezji w Chicago. Wsród obecnych będzie Ksiądz Kardynal Francis George oraz Biskupi Pomocniczy Archidiecezji Chicago. Podczas obiadu Camille Kopielski otrzyma nagrodę Caritas Christi. Zachęcamy do poparcia tego Bankietu poprzez wcześniejszą rezerwacje. Więcej informacji można również uzyskać dzwoniąc do Ks. Jacka Wrony lub Dorothy Lin 312 915 0598. BEZPŁATNE KURSY JĘZYKA ANGIELSKIEGO Zrzeszenia Amerykańsko Polskie organizuje bezpłatne kursy języka angielskiego dla osób początkujących. Kontakt z Zrzeszeniem Polsko Amerykańskim dzwoniąc pod numer: 773 282 1122 wew. 405

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August 24, 2014 21st Ordinary Sunday Page Thirteen There s a line in one of today s Scripture readings that impacts me every time I come across it. Actually, there are a lot of good lines in the readings for this 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time. The question that Jesus directs specifically to Peter in the Gospel (after the disciples at large tell Jesus that others identify him as the Baptist, or Elijah, or Jeremiah, or another prophet) is one of them: But who do you say that I am? The letter from Paul to the Romans has some probing thoughts concerning the wisdom and knowledge of God: How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable are his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? The line I m considering in the moment, though the one I most connect with is from Isaiah in the first reading, for thus says the Lord regarding the demotion of Shebna as master of the palace and the promotion of Eliakim: I will fix him like a peg in a sure spot. If the best similes are the ones that make us picture something in our mind s eye with laser focus and really get the image the author presumably wants us to get, then this one works for me. The larger text offers details as God addresses the shamed Shebna: I will thrust you down from your office and pull you down from your station. On that day, I will summon my servant Eliakim, son of Hilkiah; I will clothe him with your robe, and gird him with your sash, and give over to him your authority. Then God speaks directly of his plans for Eliakim: He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. I will Support Staff Mrs. Zofia Mazurek, Parish Secretary Sr. Kamila Wojdyla, Administrative Assistant Ms. Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska, Bulletin Editor Mr. Kamil Duda, Website Designer/Editor Liturgical Bro. Dr. James Drangsholt, Director of Music/Liturgy, Lector & EM Coordinator Mr. Kamil Duda, Polish Music Director Dcn. Irv Hotcaveg, Deacon Emeritus Ms. Jane Lohrmann, Homebound Ministers of Care Scheduler Parish Council Mrs. Sophie Kass President, Stanley Mastalerz, Anthony Mangiaracina, Peter Holod, Irene Heidelbauer, Mary Ann Barnhart, Joyce McGiniss, Elizabeth Kata, Maria Gal, Br. James Drangsholt, ExOfficio Members: Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Sr. Anna Strycharz Parish Finance Committee Mr. Tom Bucaro-Chairperson, Fr. Jason Torba, Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart, Mr. Gene Szaben, ExOfficio Members: Mr. Martin Wojtulewicz-Parish Accountant, Sr. Kamila Wojdyla, Irene Heidelbauer, Dr. Lucine Mastalerz Parish Organizations and Prayer Groups Boy Scout: Mr. Vince Clemente, Coordinator Fish Fry: Mrs. Pat Wenzl, Coordinator Friendship Club: Mrs. Patricia Flynn, President Girl Scout: Mrs. Joyce McGinniss, Coordinator Knights of Columbus Mater Christi Council: Mr. Edward Weyna, Grand Knight ON BEING SECURED (AND SECURE) Copyright 2014 by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com) St. Ferdinand Parish place the key of the House of David on Eliakim s shoulder; when he opens, no one shall shut, when he shuts, no one shall open. Then he uses that meaningful simile. Again, I will fix him like a peg in a sure spot, to be a place of honor for his family In truth, it s not nearly as specific as the lines preceding it, and yet it is the image I walk away with. Millenniums later and ago Jesus fixes Peter in the same way. Recognizing the play on words (that Peter in Greek is Petros, and rock is petra) is always fun as we consider Christ s message to his friend following Peter s acknowledgement that Jesus is the Christ: Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. Then, similar to Eliakim before him, Peter receives the keys to the Kingdom and learns, Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Later in Matthew s Gospel, Jesus gives this binding and loosing authority to all of the disciples, but Peter alone remains the rock of the Church, and Peter alone holds the keys. From Peter, then, flows the very foundation of the Church to each of us, and from Peter and the disciples flow the authority of the Church to Francis and our bishops. Eliakim and Peter are fixed like a peg in a sure spot. As disciples of the Christ, we are secured the same. Securely. In the surest of spots. Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary: Marcia Codak Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President Legion of Mary: Mr. Thomas Sobczak & Miss Aurora Almeida, Co-Presidents Legion of Mary, Juniors: Mrs. Emma Camara, President Irving Park Catholic Woman s Club: Mrs. Dolores Schoewe Market Day: Ms. Pat DelBoccio, Coordinator Polish Altar Servers Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski, Moderator English Altar Servers: Fr. Marcin Zasada, Moderator Polish Club of the Good Shepherd: Mr. Andrzej Parada, President Polish Rosary Group: Mrs. Helena Lesak, President Polish School Parents Assn.: Mrs. Bogusława Łakomy, Pres. Radość: Miss Marzena Kulesza, Music Teacher Kropeczki: Sr. Anna Strycharz Polonia: Ms. Anna Krysinski 847-529-2555 St. Ferdinand Athletic: Mrs. Linda Ward St. Ferdinand Polish Highlanders Club: Mr. Tadeusz Kulasik, President St. Ferdinand School Board: Mrs. Mary Ann Barnhart, Chairperson St. Vincent DePaul Society: Mr. Stanley Mastalerz, President Teens of Our Church (TORCH): Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski Youth Minister The Faustinum Association of Apostles of the Divine Mercy: Fr. Michal Wyrzykowski, Moderator Ushers Club: Mr. Peter Holod, President Pro-Life Coordinators: Tony Mangiaracina, Helena Lasak Chapel Choir Conductor Julie Tupiak 773-742-2611 Word of Life Dito Camara 773-344-8514 Holy Spirit Missionary Association: Sr. Elwira Dziuk Notre Dame Athletics: Mrs. Linda Ward Notre Dame Board of Directors: Ms. Sue Miller & Ms. Noreen Musica

St. Ferdinand Church 5900 W. Barry Ave. Chicago, IL 60634 Phone: (773) 622-5900 St. Ferdinand Parish www.stferdinandchurch.com Rev. Zdzisław (Jason) Torba, Pastor Rev. Marcin Zasada, Associate Pastor Rev. Michael Wyrzykowski, Associate Pastor Rev. Albert Judy, OP PT Associate Pastor Rev. Raymond O Connor, CMF Weekend Help Br. James Drangsholt, OSF In Residence ENGLISH MASS TIMES POLISH Weekdays W ciągu tygodnia 8:00 AM & 12:00 Noon 7:00 PM Saturdays Sobota 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM (Anticipated) 7:00 AM Sundays Niedziela 8:30 AM 7:00 AM 10:00 AM (Chapel) 10:15 AM 12:30 PM 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM RECONCILIATION / SAKRAMENT SPOWIEDZI Monday Saturday / od poniedziałku do soboty 6:30 PM 7:00 PM Saturday / Sobota 8:30 AM 9:00 AM First Friday of the month / Pierwszy piątek miesiąca 6:00 PM 7:30 PM St. Ferdinand School: 773 622-3022 Dr. Lucine Mastalerz, Head of Schools Notre Dame High School for Girls Office: 773-622-9494 Irene Heidelbauer Director Religious Education Office: 773 622-3022 ex. 352 Sr. Anna Strycharz D.R.E. St. Ferdinand Polish Saturday School: 773-622-3022 ex 303 Sr. Genowefa Potaczała Principal Christian OutReach (COR): 773 622-9732 Mrs. Lu Caravette, Director Missionary Sisters of Christ the King - 773 889-7979 Sr. Anna Strycharz, Superior Sr. Kamila Wojdyla, Sr. Anna Gorski, Sr. Genowefa Potaczała BAPTISM: For Children: a pre-baptism class is required for Baptism of the first child. Classes are held in English on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30PM in the Church, and in Polish on the last Tuesday of each month at 7:30PM in the Church. Following registration, the sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in English on the second Saturday each month at 6:00PM and on the fourth Sunday of the month at the 12:30PM Mass. The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated in Polish on the first Saturday of the month at 6:00PM and on the third Sunday of the month at the 3:00PM Mass. Please call the rectory to register at 773/622-5900. For Adults: Classes are taught through the Rite of Christian Initiation Program (RCIA) on Sunday mornings at 10:00AM. Please call Stan Mastalerz, the RCIA Director at 773/865-4151 for more information. MARRIAGES: Must be arranged at least four months prior to the ceremony. Please call the rectory.

CHURCH NAME AND NUMBER St. Ferdinand #639 ADDRESS 5900 Barry Avenue Chicago, Illinois. 60634 PHONE 773-622-5900 CONTACT PERSON Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska 630-308-2609 or 708-329-4040 SOFTWARE Microsoft Publisher 2003 Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pak 4 PRINTER HP Photo Smart P1100 TRANSMISSION TIME Wednesday, 7:00AM NUMBER OF PAGES SENT Cover through 16 (ads on page 14 and 15) Page 16 is church copy SUNDAY DATE OF BULLETIN August 24, 2014 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 21st Ordinary Sunday