Rev. Idzi Stacherczak, Pastor Rev. Joseph Vadakumcherry, Associate Pastor Paul (Pawel) Tawech, Music Director Mrs. Judy Banasiak, Coordinator of Religious Education Mrs. Anna Adamowski, Parish Secretary Mrs. Anna Knap, Business Manager RITE OF RECONCILIATION: (Confession) 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM, Saturday or by appointment. Weekday Confession held at 7:00 to 7:15 AM. PARISH REGISTRATION: At the rectory during office hours. Regular Office hours 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily. WEDDINGS: Arrangement must be made with one of the priests at least six months before the date of the wedding. Confirm desired date at the church before making other arrangements. At least one of the engaged persons (or their parents) must be a registered and active parishioner of St. Priscilla. Weddings are not scheduled on Sunday. BAPTISMS: English Baptisms will be held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 1:30 PM. Polish Baptisms will be held on the first and third Sundays. Attendance at Baptismal Preparation class is mandatory. Register by calling Rectory.

Rectory: 6949 W. Addison, Chicago, IL 60634 773-545-8840 Fax: 773-545-8919 Religious Education Office 773-685-3785

MASS SCHEDULE

WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday Evening: 4:00 PM

Sunday: 7:30 - 9:00 - 12:15 PM Polish Mass: 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM

WEEKDAY MASSES:

Monday-Friday: 6:30 & 8:00 AM Saturday: 8:00 AM

Mass in Polish: Wednesday & Saturday 8:30 AM

HOLY DAY MASSES: 7:00 PM Vigil Mass, 6:30—8:00—11:00 AM (English)

9:00 AM—7:00 PM (Polish)

Second Sunday of Lent February 28, 2010

The LORD is my light and my salvation;

whom should I fear? — Psalm 27:1

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Spiritual Reflection The Lord God took Abram outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so,” he added, “shall your descendants be.” We can only iamgine how these words affected Abram, someone who yearned for a child his whole life long but believed he was beyond the age to have a child. Abram came to see that nothing was impossible with God. His name was changed to Abraham, meaning “father of many.” Even more spectacular was Jesus’ appearance to Peter, John and James. Jesus appeared with clothing that was dazzling white and was conversing with Moses and Elijah. It was so important in evangelizing, drawing many closer to God and faith, that they see Jesus as the fulfillment of the law and a prophet even more important than Elijah and the other prophets people would be familiar with. We can only imagine that Abram and Jesus’ disciples would be overwhelmed with what they heard and saw. They would likely be ready to stop their lives and simply enjoy the news they heard. Peter, John and James even offered to build three tents on the side, for Jesus, Moses and Elijah. The words of our Psalm response, “The Lord is my light and my salvation”, truly come alive for them! In our second reading, we hear, “Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and observe those who thus conduct themselves according to the model you have in us.” We are warned against following the values of the world we live in, but living values worthy of children of God. Our example needs to lead us into God’s kingdom. Jesus lets his disciples know, in now uncertain terms, that they must come down from the mountain again. They’ll need all the encouragement and strong faith that came from what they had seen and heard in order to help others to believe as well. During this Holy Season, our practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving can lead us closer to God. We can think of intimate experiences of God that we have enjoyed. We can share our deepened faith with those around us as Jesus’ disciples are called to do. This week we can remember the Lord’s call and do all we can to follow it and lead others closer to God. Have a good week!

©MMX Father Pat Umberger, www.frpat.com

SPÓJRZ NA NIEBO

Słowa te usłyszał Abraham. Miał oderwać oczy od ziemi, od tego wszystkiego, co stanowiło jego środowisko. Miał nawet zacząc liczyć gwiazdy, żeby zrozumieć, jak liczne będzie jego potomstwo. Żona Sara

była niepłodna. Ale Abraham jednak całkowicie zawierzył Bogu. Chociaż nie było to łatwe—bo sama wiara nie jest dla człowieka łatwym aktem! Czemu Abraham wątpił? Czy przyadkiem nie dlatego, że od Bożej obietnicy upłynęło wiele czasu i nic nie wskazywało na jej wypełnienie? Ale obietnice te się wypełniły. Innym rodzajem patrzenia w niebo jest to, o którym św. Paweł pisze do Filipian: „Nasza Ojczyzna jest w niebie”. Wpatrujemy się wszyscy w to niebo, oczekując stamtąd przemiany siebie. Dzisiejsza Ewangelia mówi nam o przemienieniu Chrystusa na Górze Tabor. Celem tego przeżycia było umocnienie wiary uczniów, którzy, jak Ewangelista zaznacza, nic wprawdzie nie rozumieli z opisu przyszłych cierpień Chrystusa, ale też napewno nie dostrzegli w ten sposób wyraźnej Jego wielkości. Świadkami cudu Przemienienia byli trzej uczniowie najbardziej uprzywilejowani: Piotr, Jan i Jakub. Chrystus przemienił się wobec Apostołów po to, aby oni nie załamali się wtedy, gdy nadejdzie czas męki, gdy On będzie konał na krzyżu, a oni uciekną opanowani strachem. Chrystus chciał, by w takich ciężkich chwilach, które nadejdą, przypomnieli sobie tę wspaniałą chwilę Przemienienia, aby to im pomogło uwierzyć w Jego zmartwychwstanie. Również i w naszym życiu dzieje się często tak, że nawet trudności i cierpienia można pokonać, jeśli się ma przed oczyma jakiś wspaniały obraz przyszłości—tak jak w dniach męki Chrystusa, której cząstkę On im odsłonił na Górze Przemienienia.

—ks. Idzi—

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SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT (28) 7:30 — +Deceased Members of St. Priscilla Parish: #28 9:00 — St. Priscilla Parishioners: #27 10:30— W int. Hanny Kosobudzkiej z racji urodzin z prośbą o zdrowie i bł. Boże w dalszym życiu (Mąż) O radość w wieczności dla: +Krystyna Marcinkiewicz (Rodzina) +Józef Bugaj 11-ta rocz. śmierci (Córka z rodziną) +Victor Burzyński (Rodzice) +Borys Streż, Władysław Szomko, Aleksandra Lenkiewicz +Antoni Kołodziej 20-ta rocz. śmierci (Ola, Aldona i Dariusz) +Józef Farkas 7-ma rocz. śmierci (Żona) +Dorota Krynska +Anna Bratko 40 rocz. śmierci +Jan Bratko +Władysław, Władysława Gucwa +Maria Rzeszutko +Józef Gieracki +Helena Baniowska 12:15— +Deceased Members of St. Priscilla Parish: #29 6:00 — +Jan Zieliński (Małgorzata) +Maria i Józef Wiercioch +Maria, Adam i Edward Bronowicz MONDAY (1) Lenten Weekday 6:30 — +Maria Genoveva Merino (Friend) 8:00 — St. Priscilla Parishioners: #28 TUESDAY (2) Lenten Weekday 6:30 — +Elizabeth O’Leary (Friend) 8:00 — +Amanda McRae WEDNESDAY (3) Lenten Weekday 6:30 — +Helena Olszewska 8:00 — +Loretta M. Brania 2nd Death Anniversary (Daniel G. Manczak Family) 8:30— +Kazimiera, Jan Karbarz THURSDAY (4) Lenten Weekday 6:30 — +William Senne 1st Death Anniversary (Wife) 8:00 — +Robert Goggina (Debbie & Mike Peszek) FIRST FRIDAY (5) Lenten Weekday 6:30 — +Anna Zagajewska (Friends) 8:00 — All Poor Souls in Purgatory (Barcebal Family) 6:00 P.M. — Stations of the Cross 7:00 — Droga Krzyżowa i Msza św. pierwszo-piątkowa FIRST SATURDAY (6) Lenten Weekday 8:00 — +Margaret A. Manczak 1st Death Anniversary 8:30 — +Helena Olszewska 4:00 — +Mary O’Hagan 6th Death Anniversary (Family) +Jacqueline Martino-Jung Birth. Rem. (Martino Fam.)

Edith Kapustka Ann Benson

Frances Montana

February 14, 2010 Currency $ 4,196.00 Checks $ 2,991.00 Loose Coin $ 5.81 Total $ 7,192.81

Weekly Goal $ 10,000.00 Budget Year to Date $320,000.00 Collections Year to Date $228,287.17 Under Budget $<91,712.83>

Thank you for your generosity and support of our Parish.

Catholic Women’s Club

Card & Bunco Party

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in McGowan Hall

Doors open 11:00 A.M.

Lunch 12:00 P.M. Donation: $12.00, Table Prizes

Men are welcome. See you there!

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (7) 7:30 — +Deceased Members of St. Priscilla Parish: #29 9:00 — Natividad & Benjamin Nicasio: 66th Wedding Anniv. +Erminia & Salvatore DeSimone (Michael) +Marge Navigato (Kay Grossman) 10:30— +Krystyna Marcinkiewicz (Rodzina) +Aleks Wiącek 6-ta rocz. śmierci (Żona i Dzieci) +Helena i Józef Białońscy (Córka Maria) +Aleksandra Lenkiewicz rocznica śmierci 12:15— +Karol Koziara 38th Death Anniv. (Family) +Jennie Toscano (Alma Corona) 2:00 — CONFIRMATION MASS: Most Rev. Gustavo Garcia-Siller 6:00 — Za Parafian św. Pryscylli: #29

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MINISTER(S) SATURDAY 4:00 PM

SUNDAY 7:30 AM

SUNDAY 9:00 AM

SUNDAY 10:30 AM

DEACON

LECTOR Karl Rodriguez

Donna Chesna

Marilyn Picchietti

Krystyna Niemczyk

COMMENTATOR Ryszard Koziar

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

LoPiccolo Smith Sulak

Griffin Chesna

Duffy Ramaglia Ribaudo

Maria Piszczek Józef Piszczek

ALTAR SERVERS

As scheduled As scheduled As scheduled As scheduled

CELEBRANT As scheduled As scheduled As scheduled As scheduled

SUNDAY 12:15 PM

As scheduled

Jim Miketta

Knight Miketta Brown

As scheduled

SUNDAY 6:00 PM

As scheduled

Maria Raźniak

Marian Raźniak

Stanisław Słonina Krystyna Cioch

As scheduled

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY March 6th & March 7th

Throughout the entire Lenten season, we will be praying

the STATIONS OF THE CROSS every Friday.

The Stations of the Cross in English will be held at 6:00 PM, whereas the Stations of the Cross

in Polish will be held at 7:00 PM.

We invite all parishioners to attend these meditative prayers focusing on

the suffering and passion of Christ.

Serdecznie zapraszamy wszystkich parafian do wzięcia

udziału w nabożeństwach Wielkiego Postu.

W każdy piątek Wielkiego Postu będzie odprawiona Droga Krzyżowa w języku polskim

o godz. 7:00 wieczorem, a o godz. 6:00 po angielsku.

GORZKIE ŻALE w języku polskim będą odprawiane w każdą niedzielę o godz 5:30

(pół godziny przed wieczorną Mszą świętą).

Lent began with Ash Wednesday. As part of our community’s observance of Lent, we ask all families to participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice Bowl, a program of prayer, fasting, learning, and giving. Please be sure to take home a Rice Bowl packet and follow this simple yet powerful Lenten Practice. Jesus’ transfiguration was a moment of hope for the disciples, giving them the strength to endure the future sacrifices they would make as they formed the early Church. As we continue our journey with Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice Bowl, let us be mindful that our Lenten sacrifices help to give hope to our brothers and sisters in need.

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It is good that we are here… continue welcoming Catholics home Today’s Gospel story (Lk 9:28-36) would make a dramatic movie scene! Jesus’ friends

are dozing off up on a mountain until they see Jesus completely transformed. At this, Peter, James and John become “fully awake” and they proclaim, “Master, it is good that we are here.” Over the last two months, there have been many people who have experienced a kind of transformation on their own… these are the people who have returned to the Catholic Church during the Catholics Come Home evangelization initiative. Many returning Catholics began by going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time in years during January and February. Now that we are in the Season of Lent, there are returning Catholics attending programs in their own parishes and coming to the HOMECOMING series around the Archdiocese. Every active parishioner needs to be aware that there are still Catholics returning, but some are coming in a quiet way by slipping into a pew to attend Mass. This is a great opportunity for all of us to recall what it feels like to be in new surroundings for the first time. If you see a new face in church, smile, introduce yourself, and welcome them. You could even say the line from today’s

Gospel, “It is good that we are here.”

CatholicsComeHomeChicago.org 2009-2010

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CAPITAL RENOVATION COLLECTION I want to express my thanks to all who contribute to our Capital Improvements Collection for their generous and consistent donations. We are asked to contribute to so many worthy projects, but these funds are earmarked solely for our own parish. We budget for regular maintenance, but these funds are used for renovations and improvements. We have been given the gift of beautiful parish property and buildings and it is our responsibility to restore and improve them for generations to come!

*The donations reported in today’s bulletin are from February’s Capital Improvement Collection.*

$200— Anonymous $125— Casey Czochara $100— Anonymous $50— Wladyslaw Bielen, Adam A. & Jadwiga Kokot, Teresito Villegas, R. Zyszczynski $40— Emily Sloan $35— John Ferrier, Nick Grossmayer, Melvin Spejcher $30— William Balog, LeRoy Grochocki, Richard Hujar, Edward Lowery, Anton Voelker $25— Anonymous, Richard Bonk, Evelyn Cademartrie, Betty Cullen, Nadine Czekaj, Frank Firlotte, Casimer Gaik, Philomena Greco,

Eleanor Krawczyk, Lawrence Lynch, John Masters, James Miketta, Edwin Peszek, Krzysztof Plaza, Chester Schaffer, Concetta Serio, Gerald Sullivan, Chester Wijas, Mr. & Mrs. Wronke, Virginia Zyburt

$20— Carlito Avanzado, Richard Bargi, Dorothy Castronovo, Edward Connolly, K. Czarnota, Edward Czerwinski, Mario S. Dayag, Ryszard Domusiewicz, Jolanta Grocholski, Patrick Haugh, Maria & Waclaw Hryniewiccy, Elsie Hum, Francis Kennedy, John Koczur, Joseph Kurzatkowski, Jozef Lata, George N. Mueller, Piotr Odrzywolski, Edmund Ofiara, Andrzej Ostojski, Olivia Pamatmat, Marian Rzeszutek, Tadeusz Samolyk, Antoinette Sanders, Donald Schultz, Victoria Slowiak, Ryszard Snopko, Soltyszewski Family, Patrick Sullivan, Barbara Taschler, Gene Urban, Wach Family, Elizabeth Wilczkiewicz, Edward Wojewoda

$15— Anna Bartolon, William Duffy, Anthony Felau, Marian Henaghan, Antionette Kapusta, Frank Mizera, Gary Pitts, V. Szatkowski, Antoinette Viola, James R. West

$10— Anonymous, Anonymous, H. Badzioch, Martin Barrett, Rosalie Battaglia, Piero Bertacchi, Geraldine Bobula, Wojciech Bronowicz, Michael Busse, Jr., Jerzy Ciepiela, Stanley Cmiel, Jerzy Czarnik, Ryszard Czarnik, TJL Czarnik, Marie Dalrymple, Lorraine DuPlantis, Karen A. Engel, William Engel, Russell Ford, Bart Freihaut, Jozef Gajda, Evelyn Gale, Krzysztof Glowinski, Gabriel Gregec, John Griffin, Maria Hillenbrand, Evelyn/Carol Hoffman, Henry Huberty, Artur Iwan, Marian Janowski, Virigina Knight, Josefa Kobylarczyk, Zofia Kornacki, John Koziara, Stephanie Koziara, Grzegorz Kraus, Zenobia Kruk, Wladyslawwa Kulaga, Roy Lacour, Stefan Lech, Jos LoPiccolo, Edward Luby, Julian Malkiewicz, Cheryl Mangerich, John McDermott, John P. Mescall, Wladyslaw Mikina, Jozef & Elzbieta Mikos, Lillian Miller, Helena Moscinski, Jozef Moskala, Wieslaw Mroczkowski, Frances Muka, Elizabeth Nelson, Benjamin & Natividad Nicasio, Antoni Niemczyk, Adam Niewiadomski, Kazimiera Nowak, Stefan Nowik, Renato Nucup, Andrzej Oleksy, Adam Pawlak, Charlene Poran, Salvatore Procaccio, Antoinette Pusateri, Flor-ence Pytka, Marian Razniak, Frank Reckmann, Michael Rife, Roy Romana, Stanley Ryczek, Joseph Santelli, John Santoro, Gina Severino, Estelle Sonnenberg, Jozef Sopek, Jeffrey Stanek, B. Stasiak & R. Krupa, Suwada, Rogelio Tiongco, Kazimierz Tokar-ski, Richard Tomal, Helen Toporek, Ronald Tralka, Bernice Tuszynski, Marion Ward, Patrick White, Jozef Wieczorek, Eugen-iusz Wisniewski, Steven Zachar, Jan Zbroja, Mieczyslaw Ziobro

$7— Arkadiusz Gwozdz $5— Ruben Adaya, Nicholas Alleva, Aldo Armijo, Janice Arnet, Daniel Barsella, Walter Belokon, Javier Benitez, Anne Biggins, Piotr

Bradlinski, Marian Burek, Adolf Burzynski, Elaine Carravetta, Mary Ellen Coleman, Joseph Day, Jr., Eugenia Denisiuk, Michael DeSimone, Stefania Drzymala, Mrs. Farkas/Strusinski, Daniela Fita, Bernard Frackiel, Thomas Gilleran, Maria Greco, Cathy Ann Grossmayer, Gerardo Gutierrez, Bogdan Hanek, Roman Harmata, Dorothy Heck, Edward Heiser, Tadeusz Jaworecki, D. & R. Johnson, Krzysztof Kadzielawa, Jay Klasek, Leroy Knowles, Tadeusz & Jadwiga Kochanski, Michele Kolak, Danuta Kowal, Marek & Ewa Kowalczyk, Josef Krycka, Jesse Kulaga, Dolores LaValle, Joann Maass, Angelo Martino, Roewen Masacu-pan, Alexander Masiewicz, Albert Mazur, Catherine McElvaney, Piotr & Zofia Modla, Wladyslaw Molek, Helen Mueller, G. Nabor, John Nardi, John Norman, Harriet Obrzut, Melania Pawelko, Marian Prazuch, Z.T. & J. Priami, Monika Proszek, Ed-ward Radziszewski, Vincent Ramaglia, Melecio Rodriguez, Gloria Scoville, John Sherrod, Zdzislaw Siemionko, Stanislaw Slon-ina, Mieczyslawa Smagacz, Mary Smolenski, Stephen Sodergren, Stanislaw Tolwinski, Henryka Turczynska, Clarence Waldock, Eugene Emil Warta, Witold Wasilewski, Marek Wenc, Jan Wewiorko, Lucjana Wilczewska, Helena Wincenciuk, Marek Wojtylo, Yuza Family, Frank Zaglaniczny, Barbara Zeman

$4— Nellie Kowalski, Jose Viray $3— George Fenn, John Howe, Wojciech Proszek, Nick Ribaudo, Steve Sobieraj, Margaret Whiteside $2— Harriett Borkowski, Michael Cosentino, Manuel Hilado, Stanley Joswiak, Hector Minini, Mark Nowakowski, David Rizzo, Christine

Zarek $1— Anonymous, Donato Allegretti, Olga Angerman, Angela Arnet, Jaclyn Fields, Anna Makowski, Maciej & Haline Maliszewski, P.

Massanisso, Wanda Mickiewicz, Mario Pontarelli, Rose Sardena-Soto $??— Anna Galas, Mowia & Zbigniew Sycz

The total was $4,629.00. I thank you all again! -Fr. Idzi Stacherczak, Pastor-