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                   Mass Intentions                                              The sanctuary lamps
                                                                                 this week are lit for:
                                                                                        +Helen Zablocki
                                                                                +Rose, Ann and Anthony Coco

                                                                                         Rest in Peace
                                                                             Please remember to pray for the souls of
Monday — March 25 — SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNCIATION                              all our faithful departed, especially:
OF THE LORD                                                                             Charles”Bud” Clark
8:00 AM – Blessings for St. Anne Group rq. Ladies of St. Anne
12:00 PM (Noon) – +Rose & Charles Coco rq. Agnes
7:00 PM – Mass bilingual                                                                  DEVOTIONS
Tuesday — March 26, 2019
8:00 AM – Mass in English                                                       EUCHARISTIC ADORATION -
12:00 PM (Noon) – Mass in English                                               Held each Thursday following the
7:00 PM — Mass in Polish                                                        8:00 a.m. Mass un l 6:45p.m.

Wednesday — March 27, 2019                                                      DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET
8:00 AM – Mass in English                                                       Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed in English eve-
12:00 PM (Noon) – +Calogero Fruscione rq. daughter                              ryday from Monday to Friday following 8:00
7:00 PM — Mass in Polish                                            a.m. Mass. Please take a short break from your busy life
                                                                    and join the ladies in prayers. On every Saturday right
Thursday — March 28, 2019                                           a er 8:00 a.m. Mass prayer to St. Anne is being said.
8:00 AM – +Eduardo T. Timones                                       Please stop by the Church and offer to God at least a few
12:00 PM (Noon) – Mass in English                                   moments of your me.
7:00 PM — Mass in Polish
                                                                    STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Friday — March 29, 2019
                                                                     FRIDAYS IN LENT:
8:15 AM – +Husband James Haran and Mom Encarnacion
                                                                     2:00pm— in English
Aquino rq. Teresita
                                                                     (with school students)
12:00 PM (Noon) – +Josephine and Laura Pelegrino rq. Agnes
                                                                     6:00pm — in English
7:00 PM — Mass in Polish
                                                                     7:00pm — in Polish
Saturday — March 30, 2019
7:00 AM — Mass in Polish
8:00 AM — Birthday blessings for Velma Duran rq. family                                 PLEASE NOTE:
5:00 PM – +Sr. Dalarita Brown rq. John J. Brown                             DURING LENT THE PARISH OFFICE
                                                                           WILL CLOSE 4:00PM ON FRIDAYS ONLY.
Sunday — March 31, 2019
7:00 AM — +Jan, Genowefa i Wincenty Gwóźdź
8:30 AM – +Virginia Starsiak rq. Toney & Rose Powers
10:00 AM – +Wanda V. Roskuszka rq. family
                                                                     Welcome to St. Ferdinand Parish
10:15 AM – +Maria Szarek
12:30 PM – +Enrico & Carmela Ditata
3:00 PM – Mass in Polish                                           If you are new to our church or just visi ng, please stop
5:00 PM – +Zofia Zazuniak rq. Knight of Columbus Mater             and introduce yourself. We are pleased to have you
           Chris Council                                           share in this celebra on of the Eucharist. If you do not
7:00 PM – Mass in Polish                                           have home, or if your church is not home to you, we
                                                                   invite you to become part of ourparish family. Please call
                                                                   or stop by our parish office to register 773-622-5900.
                                                                   We are glad you are here and hope you will join us.
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                                                                                      Our Stewardship
     Remember in Prayer
As members of the parish faith community, it is                                         of Treasure
our responsibility to remember both in concrete
and spiritual ways those who cannot celebrate                                               MARCH 17, 2019
with us each week because they are ill. Those                                               Envelopes: $6,698.25
who are sick in turn, remember all of us daily in                                           Loose:     $3,132.00
their prayers and in their sufferings.                                                       TOTAL:      $9,830.25
Geraldine Mack                    Arle e Prasteher
Agnes Coco                        Richard Wojcichowski                           Thank you for sharing your „TREASURE”
Isabell Beyer                     Frank De Marco                                        with St. Ferdinand Parish
Deadra Kusek                      Stefan Wiśniewski
Laverne Greco                     Stanisław Cwieka                                            BÓG ZAPŁAĆ!
Steve Johns                       John Brown
Anna DeBold                       Elaine M. Budzisz                           PLEASE REMEMBER ST. FERDINAND PARISH
Mary Hal n                        Sco Paterson                                           IN YOUR WILL
Veena Bhat                        Nick Arnold
Frances Skrabacz                  Barbara McFarlin
Marion Watermann                  Larry Wojtan
Joseph Biancalana Sr.             Jack Stansbeary
Joseph Biancalana                 Gloria Tello
Grace Miceli                      Aleksandra Donohue
Dolly D’Agos no                   Julia Ma ucci
Julia Szyelik                     Laura Naggo                                                                   Our sincere THANK
Jim Jezuit                        Joel Rivera                                                                   YOU to all who give
George Keehn                      Eileen Mele                                                                   their me to keep
Donald Trainor                    Maria Toporek                                                                 our church clean
Maureen Keith                     Frances Planthaber                                                            and to those who
Dolly Aloisio                     Magdalena Gruber                                                              keep our altar
Michael Spano                     Dawn Pasko                                                                    linens cleaned and
Judy Fahey                        Nevile Steiser                                                                pressed. Thank you
Lee Ready                         Stanley Podgorny
                                                                                                                for your
Jadwiga Glowacz                   Anna & Timothy McFarlin
                                                                      faithfulness. We are deeply grateful for your me and
Petronella Latuszek               Mary Kay Masco
                                                                      talents given to our parish. May God bless you abundantly!
Jack Fahey                        Teri & Fred Bauer
Jany Aloisio                      Kathleen Barr                         We invite anyone able to help with the church cleaning.
Margery Janz                      Barbara Alderson                       Please join us weekly on Mondays at 5:00 pm and
Chris ne Gross                    Veronica Segopva                                 Fridays at 10:00 am. Thank you!
Helen Szostak                     Barbara Alterson
Be y Hotcaveg                     Julia Swanson
Mary Lynn Remijan                 Steve Esposito                               LITURGICAL MINISTRIES
Wiliam Remijan                    Jessica Jurczykowski
                                                                   MASS TIME            LECTOR               EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
                                                                   SATURDAY, March 30, 2019
       PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE                                       5:00 PM         J. Caltagirone           J. Lohrmannm E. DeLeon
       SERVING IN THE MILITARY
                                                                   SUNDAY, March 31, 2019
                         SPC Jeffrey Foerster                       8:30 AM       S. Pasko                        R. Pasko, A. Vaccaro
                         SA Andrew Rios
                                                                   10:00 AM E. Camara                B. Bosak, D. Camara, M. Barnhart,
                                                                   (chapel)                                                A. Groeper
 If you have a loved one serving in the military, please contact
   the rectory office to give us the name of the soldier, so the     12:30 PM       S. Kass                            S. Kass, J. Zarate
          whole parish can pray for your loved one .
                                                                   5:00PM        J. Portenlanger                C. Trujilio, R. Cobleigh
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 THE SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNCIATION
 The Solemnity of the Annuncia on celebrates the coming of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce to her the special
                                          mission God had chosen for her in being the mother of His only son.
                                          We are con nually reminded of the importance of this feast to our salva on in
                                          various devo onal prayers. Two examples that highlight the importance of this feast
                                          are the joyous mysteries of the Rosary and the Angelus.
                                          The feast of the Annuncia on began to be celebrated on this day during the fourth
                                          and fi h centuries, soon a er the date for celebra ng Christmas was universalized
                                          throughout the Church. This feast celebrates the Incarna on of the Second Person of
                                          the Trinity and the salva on of all mankind. This point of our salva on was deeply
                                          discussed by many of the Church fathers, to explain it to the faithful and to show the
 deep love God has for us. Some of the Church fathers who wrote on this were St. Athanasius, St. Gregory of Nyssa and St.
 Augus ne.

 WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
 Don’t miss out on the upcoming enrichment for married couples and religious on April12-14, 2019 at the Wyndham Garden
 Hotel in Elk Grove Village, IL. The enrichment begins with a private weekend experience including 11 presenta ons about
 prac cal tools for growing in loving rela onships, and provides ongoing enrichments a er the weekend from the Worldwide
 Marriage Encounter community. For informa on on applying, please go to wwme-chicagoland.org

                                                                            THIS SUNDAY!
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      “Help one another with generosity of the Lord, and despite no one. When you have the
                    opportunity to do good, do not let it go by” (St. Polycarp)

                                                                                         Frs. Jason & Paul w/Chicago
 Students in their new kitchen                                New cups & plates                            volunteers

                                                        Dear Parishioners and Friends of the Missionaries of the
                                                        Poor:

                                                        With deep gratefulness we thank every one of you for
                                                        your generosity. You give so much hope to the hopeless.
                                                        Please know that all your dona ons have a huge impact
                                                        on the poorest of the poor.

                                                        It has been two weeks since we asked you to take an
                                                        envelope from our Tree of Hope, many of you returned
                                                        the dona ons already. Thanks to your generosity so far
                                                        we were able to collect over $7,226!!! Once again we will
                                                        be able to help many children from Divine Mercy
                                                        Academy, they will receive proper shoes, backpack,
                                                        books, uniform and most important they will receive 3
                                                        meals a day!!!

                                                         Fr. Paul and Brothers in Kenya are very thankful for each
                                                        and every act of kindness and generosity that you
                                                        con nue to share with them and those they help. Please
                                                        know that your inten ons and those of the parish are kept
                                                        in their daily prayers.Fr. Paul is very grateful for your
                                                        warm welcome during last weekend, He was touched by
                                                        kindness, love and hospitality.

                                                        Just as reminder, all dona ons should be returned by April
                                                        21st the, envelopes can be put into the baskets during
                                                        regular collec on or dropped off at the parish office.
                                                        Please do not hang the envelopes with dona ons back on
                                                        the Tree of Hope. Checks payable to Missionaries Of The
                                                        Poor in memo "Kenya Project"

                                                        If you have any ques ons, please call Marta 847-312-6144
                                                        or .Ula 773-987-4419

                                                        Have a Blessed and Holy Lent,
                                                        Chicago Volunteer Group and Friends of the MOP
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                                                                                   THIS WEEK
                                                                               AT ST. FERDINAND
                                                                                     PARISH
Resurrec on High School Spring Arts and Cra s Fair : April 6, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.; $5 adults, $2/seniors and students, children under
10 free; more than 150 cra ers and vendors; at the school, 7500 W.        Monday, March 25, 2019
Talco Ave.                                                                10:00AM — Friendship Club (Convent)
                                                                          5:00PM — Children’s Choir (Chapel)
The Colours of Antonio Stradivari : March 30, 7 p.m., with Henry
                                                                          6:00pm — Cub Scouts (Convent)
Criz on violin; $20, $15/seniors or students, $10/youth; in the St.
John Can us Church Hall, 825 N. Carpenter St.; for details, visit         6:00PM — Troop #51 (JTC)
can us.org or call 800-838-3006.
                                                                          Tuesday, March 26, 2019
St. Francis Borgia Spring Rummage Sale :                                  1:00PM — Jr. Legion of Mary (Convent)
April 9-13; drop-off dates April 9-10, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; sale dates      5:00PM — Radosc (JTC)
April 11-12, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and April 13 , 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 8325
                                                                          Wednesday — March 27, 2019
W. Addison St.; for information, call 773-625-1118.
                                                                          5:00PM — OL of Perpetual Help Novena (Church)
No Greater Love: Reflections on the Seven Last Words of Jesus :           5:30PM— Kropeczki (Convent)
March 31-April 2, 6 p.m. supper followed by 7 p.m. parish mission         6:00PM— Polonia Group Dance (JTC)
with Friar Johnpaul Cafiero, OFM; hosted by St. Cornelius, St.
                                                                          7:00PM— Cub Scouts (Convent)
Thecla and St. Tarcissus parishes at St. Cornelius, 5430 W. Foster
Ave.; for details call 773-283-5222.                                      Thursday — March 28, 2019

                                                                          2:30PM — Jr. Legion of Mary Adora on (Church)
Conferences and Lenten Retreat with Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ: : April 4,
                                                                          3:00pm— Set-up for Fish Fry (all Halls)
6 p.m. Mass, 7 p.m. day of recollec on for liturgical ministers; 6
p.m. Sta ons of the Cross and Lenten talk; April 6, 9:30 a.m. day of      6:00PM— Pack 3051 Commi ee Mtg (Convent)
recollec on for religious educa on program, 11 a.m. lunch and             6:00PM — Girl Scouts (Convent)
discussion for catechists and leaders, 4 p.m. Mass, 5 p.m. Theology       7:00PM— Filareci Choir (Chapel)
on Tap session in McGowan Hall; April 7, 8:30 a.m. Mass, 12:15 p.m.
Mass followed by gathering of St. Priscilla alumni, parents and           Friday — March 29, 2019
friends all at St. Priscilla Parish, 6949 W. Addison St.; for             10:00AM— Legion of Mary (Convent)
informa on, call 773-545-8840 or email church@stpriscilla.org.
                                                                          4:30PM — FISH FRY (all Halls)
Dynamic Catholic Passion and Purpose for Marriage : April 6, 10           6:30PM — Pilgrim Virgin (Convent)
a.m. to 2 p.m.; with Allen Hunt and musician George Lower at St           7:00PM — Boy Scouts (Fish Fry) - Gym
Juliana Parish, 7201 N. Oketo Ave.; visit stjuliana.org/events or call    8:00PM — Collegium Cantorum Polonia (Chapel)
773-631-4127 for more informa on.
                                                                          Saturday — March 30, 2019
Women’s Center : Main office at 5116 N. Cicero Avenue, is looking           8:00AM — St. Ferdinand Polish School (All Halls)
for volunteers to answer phones and other tasks, call Terry Jones at
                                                                          1:00PM — Polish Scouts (Convent)
773-794-4771 or email tjones@gotwc.org.
                                                                          6:00PM — AA Mee ng (Convent)
Providence Soup Kitchen : hours available Monday-Friday, 9:15
                                                                          Sunday— March 31, 2019
a.m.- 1:30 p.m., underneath St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Noble
Street and Evergreen Avenue, contact Sr. Florine Licavoli at 773-558      No events
-9258.
                                                                         BULLETIN ARTICLES DEADLINE —
Northside La n Progress : needs volunteers for a variety of tasks
                                                                         The deadline for bulle n ar cles is 3:00 p.m. on the
to assist immigrant men with wage the , medical and immigra on
                                                                         previous Friday preceding the Sunday of publica on.
advice, as well as providing clothing and other supplies; call Mrs. G.
                                                                         All ar cles can be can emailed to:
Moore at 312-343-0844
                                                                         bulle n@sain erdinand.org or drop it off at the office.
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                                         NABOŻEŃSTWA
                                          WIELKIEGO
                                            POSTU

                                          DROGA KRZYŻOWA
                                            W KAŻDY PIĄTEK
                                        2:00pm— w j. angielskim
                                        (wraz z uczniami szkoły św.
                                        Ferdynanda)
                                        6:00pm — w j. angielskim
                                        7:00pm — w j. polskim

                                             GORZKIE ŻALE
                                        w każdą niedzielę Wielkiego
                                           Postu o godz. 6:15pm

                                          PRZEWODNICZENIE
                                           NABOŻEŃSTWOM
                                         DRÓG KRZYŻOWYCH
                                             PRZEZ GRUPY
                                           DZIAŁAJĄCE PRZY
                                            NASZEJ PARAFII
                                                 PIĄTEK
                                               godz. 7:00pm

                                                  29 marca
                                            Koła Żywego Różańca
                                                5 kwietnia
                                         Klub Podhalan i Miłośników
                                                   Tatr
                                                12 kwietnia
                                             DROGA
                                           KRZYŻOWA
                                        ULICAMI CHICAGO
                                           (z Jezuickiego Ośrodka
                                         Milenijnego do Parafii św.
                                         Władysława) Krzyż niosą
                                             grupy parafialne, a
                                          rozważania poprowadzi
                                            Grupa Młodzieżowa.
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  ‘’Pomagajmy sobie nawzajem z Bożą hojnością nikim nie pogardzając. Kiedy masz możliwość aby uczynić dobry uczynek, nie
 zmarnuj tej szansy.” (św. Polikarp)
Drodzy Parafianie i Przyjaciele MisjonarzyUbogich!

                                                     Z calego serca dziekujemy tym z Was, ktorzy w tak krotkim czasie odpowiedzieli
                                                     na prosbe pomocy Misjonarzom Ubogich i ich podopiecznym w Kenii. Minely
                                                     zaledwie dwa tygodnie od naszego pierwszego ogloszenia a my
                                                     juz doswiadczamy ogromnej serdecznosci, dobroci i szeroko otwartych serc ludzi
                                                     w naszej parafii oraz osob z bliskich i dalszych okolic Chicago.
                                                     Skladamy serdeczne Bog zaplac za zlozone ofiary! Dziekujemy wszystkim, ktorzy
                                                     wzieli koperty z Drzewka Nadzieji i juz zlozyli ofiare. Na dzien dzisiejszy
                                                     zebralismy $7.226, po raz kolejny bedziemy mogli pomoc wielu dzieciom ze
                                                     szkoly Milosierdzia Bozego, zakupic mundurek, buty , plecak, ksiazki, a co
                                                                                             najwazniejsze nasze dzieci nie beda
                                                                                             glodne –3 razy dziennie otrzymaja cieply
                                                                                             posilek !!!

                                                                                           Jesli nie mieliscie jeszcze okazji przylaczyc
                                                                                           sie do pomocy , prosimy zabierzcie ze
                                                                                           soba koperte z naszego Drzewka
                                                                                           Nadzieji, ktore znajduje sie w tyle
                                                                                           kosciola. Wszystkie ofiary mozna zlozyc w
                                                                                           koszyku podczas regularnej zbiorki na
                                                                                           Mszy Sw. lub zostawic w biurze
                                                                                           parafilanym do 21 kwietnia , prosimy nie
                                                                                           zawieszajcie kopert z donacjami na
                                                                                           drzewkach. Czeki prosimy wypisywac na
                                                                                           Missionaries of the Poor (MOP) z
                                                                                           dopiskiem w memo Projekt Kenia.
                                                                                            Bracia zapewniaja o codziennej
                                                                                           modlitwie w intencji naszej parafii i
                                                                                           wszystkich ludzi dobrej woli.Ojciec Paul
                                                                                           jest niezmiernie wdzieczny za serdeczne
                                                                                           przyjecie go w naszej parafii podczas
                                                                                           ostatniego weekendu, jest wzruszony
                                                                                           wasza ofiarnoscia i serdecznoscia jaka
                                                                                           okazujecie Braciom i ich podopiecznym
                                                                                           od tak wielu juz lat.
                                                                                           Za wszystkie zlozone dary i ofiary niech
                                                                                           Wam Pan Bog stokrotnie wynagrodzi!
                                                                                           W razie jakichkolwiek pytan prosimy o
                                                                                           kontakt z : Marta Robak 847-312-6144;
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                                                             Drogi Rodzicu,
                                                     nie czekaj, już teraz zapisz
                                                             swoje dziecko
                                                    do Polskiej Katolickiej Szkoły
                                                          im. św. Ferdynanda
                                                               w Chicago
 Trwają zapisy do polskiej szkoły na rok szkolny 2019/2020. Rejestracji można dokonać w każdą sobotę w
 biurze szkoły od godziny 8:30 do 3:00pm. Oferujemy podstawowy program nauczania języka polskiego,
historii, geografii oraz program religijny wliczony w opłatę szkoły, a w nim przygotowanie do sakramentów
        swiętych. Ponadto całą gamę zajęć pozalekcyjnych dostosowanych do zainteresowań ucznia.
           Przygotowujemy młodzież do zdawania Egzaminów Certyfikatowych i Seal of Biliteracy.
               Szczegółowe informacje na stronie szkoły www.polskaszkolaswferdynada.org

                                           ZAPRASZAMY!!
SPRZEDAŻ PALM I ŚWIEC NA STOŁY
WIELKANOCNE

                          Rodzice dzieci śpiewających
                            w KROPECZKACH będą po
                             Mszach św. sprzedawać
                           świece na wielkanocny stół
                             oraz palmy . Dochód ze
                          sprzedaży umożliwi dzieciom
                          wspólny wyjazd. Bóg zapłać !

KRUCJATA RÓŻAŃCOWA ZA OJCZYZNĘ
zaprasza na modlitwę różańcową (4 części różańca) w sobotę
30 marca na godz. 7.00 wieczorem. Modlimy się o Polskę
wierną Bogu, Krzyżowi, Ewangelii i o wypełnienie
Jasnogórskich Ślubów narodu.

POMOC W SPRZĄTANIU KOŚCIOŁA
 Serdeczne Bóg zapłać wszystkim tym, którzy pomagają w
sprzątaniu kościoła, praniu obrusów I bielizny kielichowej
oraz dbają o wygląd posesji wokół budynków parafialnych.
Osoby, którym zależy na pięknym i czystym wyglądzie naszej
świątyni zapraszamy do pomocy w każdy poniedziałek o
godz. 5:00 PM i w piątki o godz. 10:00 AM.

SPOTKANIA GRUPY AA
„Al-Anon” w języku polskim odbywają się przy naszej parafii
w każdą sobotę o godz. 6:30 wieczorem w konwencie sióstr
Misjonarek pod adresem 5936 W. Barry Ave. Chicago.
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              ON TRAGEDY AND EVIL AND BEARING FRUIT Copyright 2018 by John B. Reynolds (john@jrwrites.com)

   Today’s Gospel is really two individual short passages from          who were killed when a gunman opened fire at those two
Luke. I think each stands alone, but they play be er in succession,     mosques—do you think they were more guilty than everyone else
which is apparently how Luke saw it when he put down the words          who lived in New Zealand?” And going back further, “Or those 185
a couple of millenniums ago. The first of the two passages in my        who died when the earthquake hit in 2011—do you think they
bible is en tled “A Call to Repentance” (here, Jesus hints at the       were more guilty than everyone else who lived in Christchurch?”
“Why?” ques on we all ask when bad things happen), while the            Jesus again answers his own ques on (and again, with authority):
second of the two passages is en tled “The Parable of the Barren        “By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all
Fig Tree” [here, Jesus speaks of a worthless fig tree (worthless, at    perish as they did!"
least, in the eyes of the fig tree owner, but the gardener sees                 This call to repentance is Lent’s primary theme, but Christ’s
things differently)].                                                    words are hard to hear as we ache for the vic ms--and their
        The first half of today’s Gospel, “A Call to Repentance,”       families--of tragedies and evil in the world. Tragedies prove that
opens with folks telling Jesus of the Galileans who came to a bad       tomorrow is never guaranteed, and hate is hate, but I take hope in
end at Pilate’s direc on. Jesus responds, “Do you think that            the second half of today’s Gospel, “The Parable of the Barren Fig
because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater           Tree.” We all know the story. The owner wants to cut the tree
sinners than all other Galileans?” Looking back to the synagogue        down, but the gardener argues on the tree’s behalf (“Sir, leave it
a ack in Pi sburgh last October, we could rephrase the ques on:         for this year also, and I shall cul vate the ground around it and
“Do you think that because these congregants suffered in this way        fer lize it; it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it
they were greater sinners than all other members of the                 down”). Do you know what I like most about this parable? We’re
synagogue?” Jesus immediately answers his own ques on; “By no           never told how it ends. And given my world view of things, I see it
means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as     ending well for the tree under the gardener’s loving care. By
they did.”                                                              extension, therefore, I see it ending well for you and me. We
        Jesus con nues in the same vein: “Or those eighteen             shake our heads and wonder about the bad things and the bad
people who were killed when the tower at Siloam fell on them—           guys out there, but Lent is about our conversion, since we each
do you think they were more guilty than everyone else who lived         have control and choices in this regard alone. The barren tree gets
in Jerusalem?” Here, we could subs tute, “Or those fi y people          another chance. Today…today…so do we all.

          Support Staff                                                 Ladies of St. Anne: Mrs. Violet DelVecchio, President
Mrs. Zofia Mazurek, Administra ve Assistant— ext. 225                  Youth Group: Fr. Pawel Zazuniak, Beata Bosak (773) 758-2123
Mrs. Ewelina Sokolowski, Opera ons Director                            Knights of Columbus Mater Chris Council: Mr. Dennis Kasprzyk, Grand
Ms. Elizabeth Ceisel-Mikowska, Bulle n Editor                          Knight
Mr. Paul Kolodziej, Website Editor                                     Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary: Marcia Codak
                                                                       Legion of Mary: Miss Aurora Almeida — President
           Liturgical                                                  Legion of Mary, Juniors: Mrs. Emma Camara, President
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Rev. Lukasz Pyka, Associate Pastor — ext. 236               Ms. Denise Akana—Principal
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Sundays                                Niedziela                                           BAPTISM:
8:30 AM                                 7:00 AM             For Children: a pre-Bap sm class is required for Bap sm of the first
10:00 AM (Chapel)                      10:15 AM             child. Classes are held in English on the first Wednesday of each
12:30 PM                                3:00 PM             month at 7:30PM in the Church, and in Polish on the last Tuesday of
5:00 PM                                 7:00 PM             each month at 7:30PM in the Church. Following registra on, the
                                                            sacrament of Bap sm is celebrated in English on the second Satur-
         RECONCILIATION / SAKRAMENT SPOWIEDZI               day each month at 6:00PM and on the fourth Sunday of the month
       Monday—Saturday / od poniedziałku do soboty          at the 12:30PM Mass. The sacrament of Bap sm is celebrated in
                       6:30 PM — 7:00 PM                    Polish on the first Saturday of the month at 6:00PM and on the third
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           Sundays — 30 minutes before Polish Mass          register at 773/622-5900.
                       30 minut przed Polska Mszą sw.       For Adults: Classes are taught through the Rite of Chris an Ini a-
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              ADDITIONAL Confession during LENT             MARRIAGES: Must be arranged at least four months prior to the
                   every Saturday at 4:30pm.                                     ceremony. Please call the rectory.
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