Saint Albert the Great

5555 West STATE ROAD BURBANK

Parish

ILLINOIS 60459

Twenty- THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - September 9, 2012

Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs to the kingdom? James 2:5

REV. MICHAEL L. ZOUFAL, PASTOR REV. JOSEPH P. LYNCH, PASTOR EMERITUS REV. RYSZARD CZERNIAK, SCh. ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. ANTHONY BROOKS, SCh. ASSOCIATE PASTOR IRVIN A. BRYCE, JR., PERMANENT DEACON RAYMUNDO DIAZ DE LEON, PERMANENT DEACON MISSIONARY SISTERS OF CHRIST THE KING: SR. ANNA GORSKA AND SR. EWA SZPARGALA

Welcome
All are In this House of God

MASSES SATURDAY 5:00 PM (Sunday Obligation) SUNDAY 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (English-Polish) - 12:00 PM 6:15 AM, 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM (Polish) 6:30 PM (Spanish) WEEKDAY MASSES (Monday-Friday) 6:30 AM, 7:30 AM (Polish), 8:30 AM SATURDAY MASS 7:30 AM ( Polish) 8:30 AM FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION - All day, 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 5 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

RECTORY ...(708)423-0321 or (708)423-0322 PLEBANIA (po polsku) .(708)423-0321 lub (708)423-0322 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 SCHOOL..(708)424-7757 Mrs. Marilyn Kurowski, Principal 5535 West State Road http;//home.comcast.net/~st.alberts/ CCD OFFICE...(708)636-0406 Mr. Kevin Wiseman, Coordinator 5535 West State Road

MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, September 10, 2012 6:30 - Dr. James Scully Watts 7:30 8:30 - Josephine Coleman, Maria Lathus Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:30 - Dr. James Scully Watts 7:30 - Maria Granat & Jan Granat 1st Anniv. of Death 8:30 - Al Steffek, Mary McBride Wednesday, September 12, 2012 The Most Holy Name of Mary 6:30 - Adeline & Luis Bal 7:30 - Jan Galdyn 3rd Anniv. of Death 8:10 - MORNING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH 8:30 - Bob Wright Thursday, September 13, 2012 St. John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 6:30 - Fred Williams 7:30 8:30 - Dr. James Scully Watts 7:00PM - PARISH HOLY HOUR Friday, September 14, 2012 The exaltation of the Holy Cross 6:30 - Mildred Smiciklas, Louis & Adeline Bal 7:30 - Mieczyslaw Antol 8:30 Saturday, September 15, 2012 Our Lady of Sorrows 7:30 - Raymond Anderson 8:30 2:30PM - Wedding: Adam Milewski & Katherine Tokarz 5:00PM - Greg Smiciklas, Stanley Ojer, Ellen Kandich - Rich & Lois Pierzchalski 41st Wedding Anniversary Sunday, September 16, 2012 Twenty - Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:15 7:30 - For the Parishioners, Czaja Family - Michaels Family - Blessing 9:00 - Anthony Shalton, James Klimek 10:30 12:00PM - Christopher Iacullo, Sister Leo Clare - John Lawlor Jr. 1:30PM - Edward Berdowski, Mieczyslaw Antol - Aleksander & Maria Skawinski 5:00PM 6:30PM - Lupita Tejo

We Remember...
All parishioners are invited to join our school children in a special Mass on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. during which we will honor and pray for all the victims of the September 11, 2001.

We invite St. Albert the Great Catholic School

Teachers, RCIA and Religious Education Catechists to receive blessing and commission for 2012/2013 school year. The ceremony will take place Sunday September 16, 2012 at the 9:00 a.m. Mass.
THE MESSIAH FORETOLD
Todays story of the cure of a deaf man with a speech impediment is a good example of how much is contained in a simple miracle story. The Greek word mogilalos appears only here in all of the New Testament. It is a technical term referring to someone with a stammer. It is also used only once in the entire Jewish scriptures, in the passage that we read today as our first reading from Isaiah. Clearly, by his choice of this precise word Mark wants us to recognize that what Jesus is doing is the fulfillment of what Isaiah had predicted centuries earlier. In fact, Mark wants us to recognize that Jesus is the Messiah foretold by Isaiah and the other Jewish prophets of old. The word ephphatha, be opened, used to describe the restoration of the mans speech, is another example of a subtle allusion to an earlier prophecy. This time the prophecy in question is from Ezekiel, when he foretells that in the messianic age, your mouth shall be opened to speak (24:26). The sophistication of Marks narrative is further revealed when we realize that there are multiple levels within a single reference. Mark not only draws our attention back to Israels prophetic past, he also points to the initiatory practice of his contemporaries by his mention of such things as spittle, touching of ears, and the use of the word ephphatha, all of which were practices incorporated into the early Churchs baptismal ritual.
Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

Happy Wedding Anniversary

41 years Rich & Lois Pierzchalski

A R E YO U A H I G H S C H O O L S T U D E N T ?
DO YOU NEED TO RECEIVE SACRAMENTS OF BAPTISM, PENANCE, EUCHARIST OR CONFIRMATION? WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH?

ST. ALBERT THE GREAT IS OFFERING A NEW 2 YEAR PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS YEAR 1 September 2012 April 2013 9th grade students (or older who have not received Sacraments) are required to attend classes twice a month, Wednesday evening 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - 20 lessons. Students who are preparing for the Sacraments will be learning about the commitment to the faith as young adults. It is their decision to continue the journey of faith and participate in life of the community. Sacraments are a commitment to follow Gods teaching and accept Gods presence in life. First Year program is focused on the Creed and Liturgy. Students are required to attend the 9:00 A.M. Mass as a class on the second Sunday of every month. YEAR 2 Fall 2013 10th grade students who completed the 1st year, are required to attend classes twice a month - Wednesday evening 7:00pm - 8:30 pm - 20 lessons. Second year is focused on Prayer and Morality. Students are required to attend Sunday masses, retreat and complete service hours. Baptism, Penance, Eucharist, and Confirmation will take place late March or early April.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION CALL ST. ALBERT THE GREAT RECTORY (708) 423-0321

There is still time to register for our C.C.D. Religious Education Programs. Please contact the C.C.D. Office for information, or pick up a registration form at the Rectory. The C.C.D. Office will be open Wednesday, September 19th 7:00pm-8:30pm and Saturday, September 22nd 8:00am 10am. WEDDING BANNS
III-Adam Milewski & Katherine Tokarz II-Jonathan Wallace & Tanya Bischoff II-Mariusz Furca & Jadwiga Kowalczyk I-Krzysztof Gronka & Edyta Slodyczka

OUR WEEKLY OFFERING

WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 1-2, 2012 $13,903.50 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT

September 10 - 13 at St. Alberts

Monday, September 10 11:00 am Seniors Club 7:00 pm Pro Life 8:00 pm Holy Name Society 7:00 pm Parish Council Tuesday, September 11 7:00 pm Bingo Wednesday, September 12 8:10 am Morning Prayer of the Church 6:00 pm Boy Scouts Thursday, September 13 7:00 pm Parish Holy Hour/Adoration

LET US PRAY
For the sick: Olga Garcia, Cermak, Kancer and Costanza Families, Michael Mazurek, John Bello & Busse Family, Greg & Lupe Alvarez Family, Bernice Ciszek, Sonia Casper, Valerie Farbin, Laura Rhodes, Barbara Iacullo, Irene Korosa, Mitchell Sidorski, Arletta Ceynow, Bill & Ruth Eichnamm, Diane & Robert Juris, Dorothy Reid, Erin DeValek, Salvatore Bottari, Theresa Lonski, Alex Silverman, Harriet Madey, Richard Polancyk, Sister Patricia Labuda, Carol Berghuis, Johana Pusateri, Janelle Demski, Walter Anderson, Denis Hedderman & Family, Shirley McVane, Catherine, Katie & Lucy Hedderman, Marilyn Buchalski, Don Kupiec, Cheryl Korosa, Penny Prokop, MaryAnn Riccio. For the deceased; William Hardin, Jan Zieba, Tiffany Norton, Rose Milazzo.

The 2012 carnival has come to an end and I would like to thank the carnival committee, all the volunteers, and all those who came out to support this years carnival. A very special thanks to Senator Steven Landek for allowing us to use the Village of Bridgeview property. In addition I would like to thank Mike Porforio, Police chief Russell Harvey for all the support they have given the St. Albert the Great parish family. If it were not for their support no carnival would have taken place and our school would have suffered financially. The carnival is the largest fundraising effort for our school. I would also like to thank the following sponsors of the carnival, if you are in need of any of the services these sponsors can give please patronize them and thank them for their support of our parish.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Fr. Michael Zoufal

*Lawn Funeral Home *Hawk Chevy *The Cleaning Company *Mabanka Restaurant *R. DiFaggio & Sam Plumbing & Sewer Co. *Universal Restoration Service *MillersCoors Brewing Co. *SBK Building Restoration, LLC *Sunrise Charter Service *Val Pac *Far South Distributors *Dukes Hardware *Farbin Bros Shell *Computer Maintenance For The Rest Of Us *Restaurant Depot *Church Budget Monthly Mail *Telerico-Martin Bakery *Van Gogh School Photographers, INC. *State Bank of Countryside *Georgious Family Restaurant *One Stop Shop, LLC *Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home *Vinces Flowers and Landscaping WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS Winners of the parish raffle were homas Lyons & Terri Shehane Lyons of Evergreen Park $10,000.00 Janice Vasquez of Burbank $500.00 E. O. Delgadillo of Burbank $500.00 J. Adaszak of Burbank $500.00 Maria Torres of Burbank $500.00 Krystyna Radon $500.00 Nancy Marszewski $500.00 MORE WINNERS MORE WINNERS MORE WINNERS MORE WINNERS MORE WINNERS Winner from the raffle trailer were Peg Koutsky Winner of the T.V. Jen Zielinski Winner of the Dirt Bike Bill Sobran Winner of the Black Hawks Basket

The next Market Day Pick-up is Monday, September 17 at 6 p.m. in the school. Please return Order Sheets by Monday, September 10, 2012

KNOW THE MASS ONE WORD AT A TIME

Acclaim
To acclaim someone is to speak directly to them in praise and recognition, and often in a public way. Real acclaim doesnt happen too often, but when it does, its unmistakable. Something wells up in us that must come out and be directed to the one we want to praise and recognize. This happens at Mass. We acclaim the merciful Lord (Lord, have mercy), the Lord who will speak to us in the

Gospel (Gospel acclamation), the all-holy Trinity in heaven (Holy, holy, holy), the Lord Jesus Redeemer (memorial acclamation after the consecration), the Triune God who has saved us (the Great Amen acclamation), and Jesus the Lamb who frees us from sin (the Lamb of God acclamation). When we feel, when we know that Gods abundant mercy has touched and transformed our lives, how can we not acclaim the Lord?

PARISH THAT PRAYS AND PLAYS TOGETHER . . . STAYS TOGETHER . . .

Join St Albert's Holy Name Society for

A Night of Laughs at our First Annual Comedy Night Saturday, October 6th in Rogers Hall
Featuring- Bill Brady from Seneses Barrel of Laughs

Admission $35.00 - Includes dinner, refreshments and lots of laughs! Doors open at 6:30pm - Dinner (family style) served at 7:00pm - Show starts at 8:00pm tickets available at the rectory 708-423-0321 for details call Jim Petula 708-422-5822

Drodzy Parafianie, Dzikujemy serdecznie wszystkim, ktrzy wsparli nasz karnawa prafialny jak rwnie tym ktrzy pomagali w czasie karnawau. Gratulujemy zwycizcom gwnych nagrd naszej Parafialnej Loterii i dzikujemy tym wszystkim, ktrzy zakupili losy. Karnawa jest jednym z najwikszych sposobw wsparcia materialnego naszej szkoy w. Alberta Wielkiego. Dzikujemy rwnie sponsorom karnawau (lista znajduje si na 3 stronie biuletynu.) oraz wszystkim firmom, a szczeglnie Restauracji Mabenka Ks. Michael L. Zoufal

DZIKUJEMY

CHARYTATYWNY PIKNIK
16 wrzenia 2012 w Casa Italia odbdzie si charytatywny piknik organizowany przez Zgromadzenie Sistr Misjonarek Chrystusa Krla. Cay dochd z tej imprezy zostanie przeznaczony na Dom Samotnej Matki pw. w. Rodziny w Chicago. Dom ten prowadzony jest od 4 lat przez Siostry, a utrzymywany dziki ofiarnoci dobrych ludzi. Serdecznie zapraszamy wszystkich, ktrzy chc nas wesprze w prowadzeniu tego dziea. Bilety na loteri mona zakupi u siostry w zakrystii.
Donacje mona przesya na adres fundacji: TOTUS TUUS FOUNDATION 4910 N. Menard Ave., Chicago, IL. 60630