Saint Albert the Great Parish

8000 south Linder avenue BURBANK ILLINOIS 60459

Twenty– Fifth Sunday in ordinary time - September 20, 2015

MASSES SATURDAY 5:00 PM Sunday Obligation (English) SUNDAY 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM (English) 10:30 AM (English-Polish) 6:15 AM, 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM (Polish) 6:30 PM (Spanish) WEEKDAY MASSES (Monday-Friday) 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM (English) 7:30 AM (Polish) SATURDAY MASS 7:30 AM ( Polish) 8:30 AM (English) SACRED HEART ADORATION CHAPEL Open 7 day a week from 8:30AM to 8:30 PM FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION 5:00-7:00PM Bilingual Confessions 5:00-6:00PM, 6:00 PM Mass (Polish) HOLY DAYS Please refer to schedules printed in the bulletin prior to the Holiday. Vigil Mass - 7:00 PM (evening before Holy Day) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays at 3:15 PM Baptismal Preparation Class Last Monday of month at 7:00 PM Parish registration and attendance at the Baptismal Preparation Class are required prior to Baptism. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE All wedding arrangements must be made with a parish priest at least 6 months prior to scheduled date. All couples are required to participate in a marriage preparation program. Parish registration is a requirement. Times of marriages are as follows: Saturday 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM, Sunday - no weddings

Welcome Welcome In this House of God

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RECTORY …………………………..…(708)423-0321 PLEBANIA (po polsku)……………..(708)423-0321 For Sacraments of Baptism, Marriage, parish registration, convert instruction, prolonged illness at home. PARISH WEBSITE www.stalbertgreat.com E-MAIL StAlbert@archchicago.org PARISH BOUNDARIES North-75th St. East-Cicero, West-Narragansett South-87th St. (Cicero to Austin) 83rd St. (Austin to Narragansett) MINISTRY OF CARE……………….…(708)423-0321 Deacon Irvin A. Bryce Jr. PRAYER NETWORK………………....(708)966-4068 Mrs. Marlene Rybicki ST. ALBERT THE GREAT SCHOOL.(708)424-7757 5535 West State Road Mr. Terrence K. O’Rourke, Principal www.stalbertthegreatschool.com POLISH CATHOLIC SCHOOL KS. IGNACEGO POSADZEGO…….(708) 423-5715 5555 West State Road www.szkolaksignacego.com E-MAIL polska@szkolaksignacego.com CCD OFFICE…………………………...(708)636-0406 5535 West State Road Deacon Pete Manning, Coordinator

REV. MICHAEL L. ZOUFAL, PASTOR REV. ANTHONY BROOKS, SCh. ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. MARCIN SZCZYPULA, ASSOCIATE PASTOR IRVIN A. BRYCE, JR., PERMANENT DEACON RAYMUNDO DIAZ DE LEON, PERMANENT DEACON MISSIONARY SISTERS OF CHRIST THE KING: SR. WERONIKA ILNICKA, SR. MARIA NIWA SR. AGNIESZKA KORTIAK

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, September 21, 2015 St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist 6:30 am + John & Helen Lojas 7:30 am + Anna Kubasik + Eugeniusz Kubasik 8:30 am + Leonard F. Peterson Jr. Tuesday, September 22, 2015 6:30 am + Albert F. Heiden 7:30 am - Souls in the Purgatory 8:30 am + Karen Janecek + Frank Zygmunt Wednesday, September 23, 2015 St. Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest 6:30 am - 7:30 am - 8:30 am + Karen Janecek + Philomena Harnedy + Sister Mary Judith O.P. Thursday, September 24, 2015 6:30 am - Parish Purgatorial Society 7:30 am + Maria & Kazimierz Mitoraj 8:30 am + Dorothy Marek 7:00 pm - PARISH HOLY HOUR Friday, September 25, 2015 6:30 am - 7:30 am - 8:30 am + Sr. Patricia Labuda + Lucille Curtis Saturday, September 26, 2015 St. Cosmas & damian, Martyrs, BVM 7:30 am - 8:30 am + Donna Marie Skoczylas 12:00 pm - Wedding: Bogumil Bylina & Katarzyna Staszel 5:00 pm + Zenah Santina Muhdi + Mary & Joseph Trojak +Josephine & Frank Zagajewski +Anne Ledeika 4th Anniv. Of Death 6:30 pm - Filipino Mass Sunday, September 27, 2015 6:15 am - 7:30 am - For the Parishioners + Ercole & Innocenza Sturino 9:00 am + Chris Janowiak + Albina & Andrzej Radecki 10:30 am + Wladyslaw Bugara + Andrzej & Jan Gromski 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm + Tadeusz Rozwadowski 3rd Anniv. Of Death 5:00 pm + Edward Berdowski 6:30 pm + Gordon Osten

Let us pray for the sick: Carmen Rodriguez, Dorothy Rapacz, Bartel Amato, Jerry Connell, Joe

Sipiora, Kulwant Salaja, Matt Kopp, Merino Kinzie Families, Bagasan Ledesma Camins Families Cristobal Sayson Families, Grace Sevilla, Tom Grogan, Smykowski & Flanagan Families, Chris Sy, Sally Busee, Daniel Gabala, Bernadine Hainswoth - Miller, Peggy Gentile, Sarah Busse, Denise and Rich Jandura, Frank Lacovetti, Barry Walter, Joseph Shnader, Debby Chalus, Sally Busse, Joel Rivera, Robert Rodriguez, Ronald Carvelli Michele Mchalek, Peg Coleman, Mary Navarro, Maria Ganibaldi, Eckhaus & Leano Family, Tom Majewski, Sandie Powers, Emma Swerdlof, Mike Mazur, Mike Coleman, Bernadine Miller, Barbara Simich, Michael Mazurek, Trine Pineda, Debbie Ohara, Diana Barahona, Robert Skrobutt, Flora Mortell, Renee Rubio, Rev. Thomas Mescall, Nancy & Wayne Kinzie, Marie King Doyle, Johanna Pusateri, Marlene Johanes, Mary Sochacz, Marilyn Buchalski, Carmella Mazurek, Bernice Ciszek, Bill & Ruth Eichnamm, Diane and Robert Juris, Reid, Salvatore Bottari, Theresa Lonski, Alex Silverman, Janelle Demski, Bussie & Hedderman Families, Shirley McVane, Cheryl Korosa, Mary Ann Riccio. LET US PRAY For the deceased: Dennis P. McClintock.

’TIS THE GIFT TO BE SIMPLE The Shaker hymn describes a circular journey from innocence to innocence with characteristic brevity: ’Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free. ’Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be. This journey is easier sung about than done. It takes humility and time to recover a second innocence. Titles, positions of honor, money, and power are not requirements of the kingdom of God. Jesus says and demonstrates in today’s Gospel that members of God’s kingdom must hold in their embrace the most inconsequential of persons, for that person is identified with Jesus. This attitude ran counter to the intuition of the world of Jesus’ time, as it does in ours. The simplicity set forth by Jesus requires the shedding of unnecessary, unimportant, false, and burdensome attachments that earthly power demands. Membership in the Kingdom is light enough to put a song in our heart. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

The Baptism Preparation Class for October Baptisms will be held on Monday, September 28, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the Church. This class is a requirement for parents who have made arrangements to have their child baptized. Pre-registration is required.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE 708-423-0321.

O U R W E E K L Y O F F E R I N G

September 13, 2015 $13,233.20 TWChI Camp $2,289.00

T h a n k Y o u f o r y o u r s u p p o r t .

W E D D I N G B A N N S

III - Bogumil Bylina & Katarzyna Staszel II - Jan Styrczula & Patrycja Kepkowska

I - Kazimierz Budz & Katarzyna Iskra

Parish Office Hours Monday — Friday 8:30 am – 8:30 pm Saturday 9:00 am — 5:00 pm Sunday – Closed

Next week we will have a second collection for the Church Roof

May God reward your concern and generosity.

September 21 – 26 at St. Albert’s

Tuesday, September 22 7:00 pm Bingo

Wednesday, September 23

7:00 pm Boy Scouts

8:10 am Morning Prayer of the Church

7:00 pm Adoration Thursday, September 24

Saturday, September 26 1:00 pm Prayer Group

10:00 am Bible Study

Friday, September 25 7:00 pm Cub Scouts

Monday, September 21 11:00 am Seniors

ST. ALBERT’S RECYCLES Paper Recycling: There are four bins in the car-nival parking lot behind the school for people to place paper in for recycling. Please use them to discard your unwanted newspapers and magazines. Car-tridges: We are still collecting used printer cartridges, cell phones, and copier cartridges (not the powder toner).

The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace

— James 3:18

Second Collection - September 20, 2015 This Sunday our Second Collection is for the Seminaries of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Your support for this cause is greatly appreciated.

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. —-John 15:16

We place children first and we would do anything to help a child. In Palestine children had no status until they matured. So can you imagine what a shock it was for the disciples arguing about which of them was the greatest when Jesus placed a child before them. And not only that but Jesus said if you want to be first you must be last of all and servant of all (Mark 9:35). The disciples and Jesus had two differ-ent ideas of service and how to achieve greatness. One person who was last in many ways but became first was John Mary Vianney born in Dardilly near Lyons in 1786. In 1812 he went to the preparatory seminary at Verrières and was the bottom of the class of 200 due to his poor Latin but when they ex-amined him again in French he was still the bottom of the class. After that he was taught theology pri-vately and in French by Father Balley, the Parish Priest or Curé of Ecully, and he was ordained in 1815. Three years later he was appointed to Ars. Out of the 200 people in the parish only a few were practicing their faith, they had abandoned their religion. He began by doing penance for his parishioners. Reports of his holiness spread and people came from the sur-rounding parishes to hear him. In 1827 people began to come on pilgrimage to Ars to confess to the Curé. From 1830 until his death in 1859 four hundred peo-ple came each day. He began hearing confessions at 1 am until before Mass at 7 am and gave a teaching at 11 am and continued hearing confessions until evening. By 1855 there was a daily service of two horse buses between Lyons and Ars, and two other buses met the Paris train at Villefranche. The railway station in Lyons even had a special ticket office for people going to Ars, so many were the pilgrims. It is an example of the last being first as Jesus teaches in the Gospel today (Mark 9:35). John Mary Vianney was last but now he is first since he is the patron

saint of Pastors or Parish Priests. The apostles in the Gospel today had not yet learned what true greatness is and were arguing about it among themselves (Mark 9:33). They did in time learn what true greatness is and they followed Jesus in their deaths, being martyred. Peter was crucified upside down on an X-shaped cross in Rome just to the left of where St. Peter's now stands and buried in the nearest cemetery so St. Peter's was built on top of it. Andrew was crucified on an X-shaped cross in Greece and is said to have preached to those who crucified him for two hours until he died. Bartholo-mew also known as Nathanael was killed by continu-ous whipping in Asia. Thomas was stabbed with a spear in India. James was put to death by the sword in Jerusalem (Acts 12:2). By their martyrdoms they won many souls for Christ. How they later matured from that day in today’s Gospel when they were ar-guing on the road. What does society, our culture, our media tell us is first or is great?. What did Jesus say is first or is true greatness? On another occasion he said, “Seek the kingdom of God first….” (Matt 6:33) The more the world drifts away from God the less it recognizes what is truly great and comes first, and the more the world resembles the pathetic attitude of the disci-ples arguing on the road. The Church in its ministry reminds us what is truly great and comes first, re-minds us that drink, adultry and money are not the ultimate goals of life, that the ultimate goal of life is to serve God. We take our image and model on ideal of what is truly great from Jesus and his good news. We do not want to be contaminated by the world but want to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world and to show the world what comes first. By Fr. Tommy Lane

JESUS SHOWS US WHO IS TRULY GREAT - THE LAST COMES FIRST

Blue Army Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima is Coming to St. Albert the Great Church

Thursday, September 24th at Noon. Holy Hour and Benediction at 7:00 p.m.

Statue will leave after the 8:30 a.m. Mass Friday morning. Please join us for prayers and the 8:30 a.m. Mass

Książka na intencje mszalne na rok 2016 jest otwarta. Intencje prosze zamawiać w biurze parafialnym od poniedziałku do piątku od godz. 8:30 am – 8:30 pm

oraz w soboty od 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

ZGŁOSZENIA CHORYCH - W zakrystii/kancelarii parafialnej możemy zgłaszać chorych z naszych rodzin, którzy pragną skorzystać z sakramentu pojednania z racji zbliżającego się pierwszego piątku miesiąca. Będziemy ich odwiedzać w pierwszy piątek miesiąca.

Druga składka w następnym tygodniu będzie przeznaczona

na dach na kościele. Niech Wam Dobry Bóg

zawsze wynagradza.

KIEDY CZŁOWEK JEST WIELKI? Gdy apostołowie posprzeczali się w drodze o to, kto z nich jest największy, Jezus postawił przed nimi dziecko i zachęcał do przyjęcia go w Jego imię (Mk 9,33-37). Chciał przez to powiedzieć, że sprawdzianem prawdziwej wielkości człowieka jest to, czy potrafi się on zniżyć do kogoś, kto jest mały, potrzebuje pomocy. Chrystus jako Syn Boży po raz pierwszy zniżył się ku nam w tajemnicy Wcielenia i ukrywając swoje bóstwo, stał się jednym z nas. W dzisiejszej Ewangelii Jezus zapowiada jeszcze głębszą uniżoność, aby w tajemnicy krzyża i zmartwychwstania ogarnąć nas wszyst-kich i podnieść z grzechu do prawdziwej wielkości życia na Jego miarę. O, jak bardzo świat potrzebuje Jego pochylenia się! Świat, który odrzuca ubogich w duchu, łagodnych i małych, bo obcy jest mu duch ewangelicznych błogosławieństw. O, jakże my sami ogromnie potrzebujemy Jezusowego pochylenia się! Czy jesteśmy zdolni przyjąć Jego gest? Czy jesteśmy w stanie naśladować Go wobec tych, którzy

oczekują od nas dobroci, miłości i miłosierdzia? Czy nie zagraża nam poczucie własnej wielkości? Św. Teresa od Dzieciątka Jezus wyznała kiedyś, iż aby nie usłyszeć od innych: „Możesz sobie sama dać radę!”, nie chciała nigdy być duża. Z powodu choroby czuła, że jest niezdolna do zarabiania na życie, nie uważała również, że może sobie zasłużyć na życie wieczne w niebie. Jak ona oczekujmy wszystkiego od Boga, czyniąc z naszej strony to, co jest Jego wolą. ks. Stanisław Zarzycki - pallotyn

WĘDRÓWKA: "Zawsze bowiem można spotkać coraz to nowych przyjaciół i wcale nie trzeba z nimi stale przebywać. Kiedy widzimy ciągle tych samych ludzi - (...) - stają się oni w końcu częścią naszego życia. A skoro są już częścią naszego życia, to chcą je zmieniać. Jeśli nie stajemy się tacy, jak tego oczekiwali, są niezadowoleni. Ponieważ ludziom wydaje się, że wiedzą dokładnie jak powinno wyglądać nasze życie. Natomiast nikt nie wie, w jaki sposób powinien przeżyć własne życie" (P. Coelho)