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St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
Rochester, New York
February 15, 2015
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14
Vigil: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Valentine s Day
4:00 p. m.
Reba Carver (Stanley and Patti Pollock)
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 a. m.
Josephine Gustyn (Kathy and Ken)
11:00 a.m.
Polish Mass
Janina and Tadeusz Jurzyniec
(Son Adam and Family)
MONDAY FEBRUARY 16
President s Day
8:00 a.m.
Jane Kirchgessner (Kirchgessner family)
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17
The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
5:30 p.m.
Jadwiga Duras (Daughter Urszula
and granddaughter Agnieszka)
After the 5:30 p.m. Mass: Burning of the Palms
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18
Ash Wednesday
8:00 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
THURSDAY
8:00 a.m.
5:30 p.m.
Dorothy Mc Ginn (John, Eileen Philippone)
English Mass Józefa Jopek (Saint Stanislaus Ladies Society)
Polish Mass Tomasz Kaczówka (James and Susan Darby)
FEBRUARY 19
Intention of Saint Stanislaus Parishioners
John and Katherine Chwalek (Jerry and Lorraine Shea)
FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 20
8:00 a. m. Mary Nowakowski (Saint Stanislaus Ladies Society)
5:30 p. m. - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
6:00 p.m. Bill Pospula (Donna Walker and Carmen Rollensni)
6:30 p.m.
Stations of the Cross (English)
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21
Saint Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
8:00 a. m.
Barbara Skuza (Family)
Vigil: First Sunday of Lent
2:45 3:35 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Confessions
4:00 p. m.
Zygmunt Ostromecki (Irena Potocki)
Sacrament of the Holy Anointing after the Mass
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22
First Sunday of Lent
9:00 a. m.
Eleanor Kawka (Loving sister Connie)
Sacrament of the Holy Anointing after the Mass
11:00 a.m. Polish Mass
Eugenia and Henryk Konopka
(Rzepa family)
Sacrament of the Holy Anointing after the Mass
A very warm welcome
is extended
to all who have come
to St. Stanislaus Church
to worship.
We are grateful to our parishioners
and we welcome
our guests who visit us
this weekend!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 14
5:00 p.m. Valentine s Day Appreciation Party
for all the parish volunteers (Auditorium)
SUNDAY
MONDAY
We welcome Maryknoll representative Deacon Paul Bork who will speak
at the Masses this weekend. Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers minister in 26
countries in Asia, Central and South America, and Africa.
Maryknoll s task is to share God s Word throughout the world,
especially to the Least of our brothers and sisters. Maryknollers share the
Gospel, not in word alone, but in practical and concrete actions
by feeding
the hungry, clothing the naked, giving shelter to the homeless, comforting the
oppressed.
FEBRUARY 16
Parish Office closed in observance of
President s Day
No Religious Education Classes February
Recess
No Bible Reflection Group February Recess
6:30 p.m. Polonia Civic Centre meeting
(Parish Hall)
7:30 p. m. - Northeast Freedom AA Group
(Auditorium)
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 18
1:00 p.m. Golden Age Club
5:30 p.m. Polish Choir practice
7:00 p.m. Polyphonic Choir practice
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 21
No First Confession/ First Communion
classes February Recess
No Polish School February Recess
SUNDAY
Welcome Maryknoll Representative at St. Stanislaus !
FEBRUARY 15
Coffee Hour after the Masses (Auditorium)
FEBRUARY 22
Coffee Hour after the Masses (Auditorium)
Time with the Lord
All are welcome to spend some
time with the Lord during our Friday
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
between 5:30 6:00 p.m. and
Saturday from 2:45 3:35 p.m.
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
VI Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus continues to reach out and heal his
people today first and foremost through the
sacraments. It is especially important in our time
that we all to recognize Jesus´ personal touch in
the seven forms that disguise his action to merely human eyes.
An enlightened faith must lead us to experience it as a
contact as vital and transforming as his encounter with the leper
or with the woman who had a hemorrhage (Luke 8:43-48). Would
our approach to Communion, or to the sacrament of
Reconciliation, not be very different if we thought of it above all
as a very personal encounter with the One who loves us more than
any other?
Lent Begins on Ash Wednesday
In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash
Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the
season of preparation for the resurrection of
Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. While Ash
Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation, all Roman Catholics
are encouraged to attend Mass on this day in order to mark the
beginning of the Lenten season. The distribution of ashes reminds
us of our own mortality and calls us to repentance.
The Church emphasizes the penitential nature of Ash
Wednesday by calling us to fast and abstain from meat. This
fasting and abstinence is not simply a form of penance, however;
it is also a call for us to take stock of our spiritual lives. Please
check the Mass schedule for the times for the Masses.
Lenten Regulations!
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of both fast and
abstinence. Fasting, or eating less, obliges those between the
ages of 18 and 59.
All Friday of Lent are days of abstinence from meat. This
rule applies to all who are 14 years of age or older.
The entire season of Lent should be observed in a spirit of
prayer and penance. Spending extra time in prayer or bible
study, attending daily Mass, voluntary sacrifice and selfdenial, combined with works of charity and service to others,
are all excellent ways to obey the Lord's command to do
penance and to prepare for the joyful celebration of Easter.
All Catholics who have reached the age of reason must
confess their serious sins in the Sacrament of Penance at least
once a year. They must also receive Holy Communion at
least once each year during the Easter season.
Stations of the Cross
During Lent we will pray Station of the Cross every Friday,
immediately after the 6:00 p.m. Mass. Stations of the Cross will
be prayed in English language: February 20 and March 6 and 20,
in Polish language: February 27 and March 13 and 27.
Sacrament of the Holy Anointing
During next Saturday and Sunday Masses, February 2122, we will anoint the sick, the elderly and anyone who wishes to
receive this sacrament. We pray that those who are sick may be
healed, and we thank God for those who minister to the sick and
show God s love.
Rochester, New York
February 15, 2015
Please Pray for
Please pray for all those in hospitals, who are
ill or recovering from surgery, and all those ailing
at home, in hospice or in nursing homes.
Please keep in your prayers: Marilyn Adams,
Phillip Michael Adams, Phyllis Adamski, Marylu
Balacki, Paul Baker, Arlene Bialaszewski, Dolores
Biddle, Marjorie Boeker, Leonard Brozak, Ian
Joseph Bruckhaus, Janice Bubb, Wayne Bubb, Joseph Camptone,
Carol Capidone, Norma Coleman, Carl Conde, Elaine Costello,
Linda Cranston, Nolan Cybulski, Irene Czerwiec, Lee DalyHoma, John Flannery, Hania Ferenc, Eleanore Golomb, Eliodora
Hernandez, Florence Hoy, Debbie Husted, Paul Iezzi. Kathy
Jedrzejek, Connie Kawka, Joseph Kociuba, Danuta Kolacz,
Chester A. Krol Sr., Norma Leblanc, Irene Lichwiarz, Ruth
Mance, Joseph Mattioli, Anne May, Kathleen McHugh, Jim
Mills, Justina Montanez, Iwona Muszak, Emily Nakas, Maria
Nawrocki-Dzyban, Cheryl Neilson, Kathy Nielson, Stella Noga,
Susan Oberle, Thomas I. Orczyk, John Ozminkowski, Cristine
Paradowski, Vincent Parks Jr., Walter Pawlak, Bernie Pensek,
Mary Pogrow, Genevieve Rodgers, Bob Quist, Ann Reeder, Zofia
Robaczynski, Shirley Rojek, Tom Schramil, Genevieve Skiba,
Stephen Skura, Sharon Smith, Trudy Swol, Nancy Tychoniewicz,
Gary Walczak, Barbara Webster, Bernard Weeg and Józef
Zawitkowski.
To add a loved one s name to this prayer list or to take
someone off the prayer list, please call the parish office at 4673068.
Just One Can Food Drive:
The winter months are cold and struggling to keep warm and
to feed the family is difficult. Please help us stock the Sr. Regis
Food Cupboard. Each week bring in one can, box or bag of food.
Each week we will highlight a high needs item but ALL foods
will be accepted and appreciated by those in need.
This week s food is: TUNA FISH!
They are in desperate need of: CEREAL and TOILET PAPER!
These items cannot be bought with food stamps. Please help!
An Attitude of Gratitude from
Catholic Charities Community Services!
Dear Friends at St. Stanislaus:
Thank you once again for putting so much time and
effort into helping our clients and their families have a happy
Christmas season. It is always a joy to witness your parish s
devotion to making Christmas bright for those who are less
fortunate. With your help, we were able to provide the gift of
anticipation, hope and courage to over 800 clients and their
families!
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas season and your New
Year finds you in good health and spirits!
Thank you again from our clients, their families and our staff.
Sincerely,
Lori Van Auken
Heather Rickett
Executive Director
Christmas Project Coordinator
Day of Penance
Tuesday, March 24
12:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
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Popielcow
Rozpoczynamy Wielki Post
W rod Popielcow rozpocznie si
Wielki Post, kiedy Bóg czeka na nasze
powroty, na pog bienie wiary, gorliwszy
udzia we wspólnocie modlitwy i czynach mi o ci.
Pochylimy g owy, aby przyj znak popio u. Oto
rozpocznie si czterdziestodniowy okres Wielkiego
Postu, czas wype niania uczynków pobo nych i
przemiany serca. Popielec jest specyficznym dniem
roku liturgicznego, poniewa rozpoczynamy Wielki
Post, który ma nas przygotowa do wi a Wielkiej
Nocy. Ko ció przez wieki wypracowa³ rodki
pomocne do przemiany wewn trznej cz owieka, a
s nimi: post, modlitwa i ja mu na. Dzi ki
modlitwie rozmawiamy z dobrym i kochaj cym nas
Bogiem. Ka dego roku Ko ció w tym okresie
zaprasza nas do wi kszej wspó pracy z Chrystusem
i Jego darami: uczestniczmy we Mszy wi tej,
rozwa ajmy Drog
Krzy ow
Chrystusa i
rozmy lajmy Jego m k w Gorzkich alach, a
przede wszystkim odnówmy swoj przyja
z
Chrystusem przez pojednanie si z Nim w
Sakramencie Mi o ci Pokuty.
Niech ten okres Wielkiego Postu b dzie dla
nas i naszych bliskich czasem duchowego rozwoju i
pog bienia wi zi z Chrystusem.
Udzielanie Sakramentu Chorych
Ko ció zawsze swoj pastersk trosk otacza
chorych i cierpi cych, modl c si za nich oraz
udzielaj c im Sakramentu Chorych. Sakrament
Namaszczenia b dzie udzielany wszystkim, którzy
sobie ycz otrzyma po wszystkich Mszach
wi tych w przysz ym tygodniu, 21-22 lutego.
Rochester, New York
Droga Krzy owa
W czasie Wielkiego Postu w ka dy
Pi tek po Mszy wi tej o godz. 6:00 p.m.
b dzie odprawiana Droga Krzy owa. Jest to
jedna z bardzo pobo nych form modlitwy i
rozwa ania m ki naszego Pana Jezusa
Chrystusa. Zapraszamy Parafian do
uczestniczenia. Droga Krzy owa w j zyku
angielskim: 20 lutego, 6 i 20 marca. Droga
Krzy owa w j zyku polskim: 27 lutego, 13 i
27 marca.
Operacja Miska Ry u
Jako
cz
Wielkiego
Postu
uczestniczymy
w
programie
pomocy
najbardziej
potrzebuj cym.
Katolicka
Organizacja w USA nie tylko zach ca nas do
modlitwy, postu, ale równie do podzielenia
si swoimi ofiarami z potrzebuj cymi w
innych krajach. Skarbonki na sk adanie ofiar
"Miska Ry u" s wy o one w Ko ciele, które
prosimy zabra do domu a one b d zbierane
tydzie
po Wielkanocy w Niedziel
Mi oszierdzia Bo ego.
Narodowy Dzie Pami ci o nierzy
Wykl tych
Dnia 1-go Marca obchodzimy Dzie
Pami ci
o nierzy Wykl tych. Obchody
rozpoczniemy uroczyst procesj w ko ciele
o godzinie 11:00. Zaraz po Polskiej Mszy w.
zapraszamy na okoliczno ciowy program do
audytorium w. Stanis awa. Dzie 1-go
Marca jest wi tem pa stwowym w Polsce.
Prosimy o liczne przybycie. Wi cej
informacji pod numerem telefonu 247-0312.
Komitet
Extraordinary Ministers - Lectors - Commentators
Schedule for Saturday and Sunday: February 21-22, 2015
Mass Time
Extraordinary Ministers
of the Holy Communion
Lectors
Commentators
Ash Wednesday
5:30 p.m.
Chuck Vorndran
Sharon Grant
Sharon Grant
Ash Wednesday
7:00 p.m. Polish
TBA
Slawka Wojdak
Waldemar Wojdak
Saturday
4:00 p.m.
Elaine Bialaszewski
Pam Bialaszewski
Alex MacKenzie
Sonja Stenclik
Sunday
9:00 a.m.
Al Bello, Paul Raspudic
Mike/Mary Yackiw
John Stenclik
Andrew Smagin
Sunday
Polish Mass
11:00 a.m.
Cecylia Tryt
Cecylia Warzecha
Witek Lawrynowicz
Grazyna
Lawrynowicz
February 15, 2015
CMA Update
As of February 10, 2015,
266 members of our parish
pledged $34,300.66 (82.30%)
of our goal of $41,680.
Have you given to the
Catholic Ministries Appeal yet
this year? In order to meet our
goal, we need everyone s help.
Please consider all the ways
that God has blessed you and
yours, and then think how the
Church has brought goodness
into your lives.
Join our appeal and give
back what you can so that we
can remain strong and able to
do God s great work!
This week s contributers
are: Mr. and Mrs. Johann J.
Bachner, Mr. and Mrs. Jacek
Szymanski, Rel. Ed Children,
Mr. Frank Velte and Mr. and
Mrs. Barratt York.
National Day of
Remembrance
of the Cursed Soldiers
The National Day of
Remembrance of the Cursed
Soldiers
is celebrated in
Poland on 1st of March. We
will celebrate this day in our
Church with a procession on
Sunday, March 1, at the Polish
Mass. Directly after the Mass
there will be a short program in
the Auditorium. Everyone is
invited. For more information
please call 247-0312.
Committee
Please Support Those
who Advertise
in Our Bulletin!
Because of the generosity
of the sponsors listed on the
back of our bulletin it is
provided to us at no cost to
the parish. Please, patronize
these businesses and when
you do, thank them for their
support of our parish bulletin.
This week we thank:
Fioravanti Florist for
sponsoring an advertisement
in this weekend's bulletin.
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
Rochester, New York
Polish Heritage Society of Rochester
Literary Competition 2015
The Polish Heritage Society of Rochester, with the assistance of the American Council for Polish Culture is sponsoring a
writing competition for Rochester area high school students in
grades nine through twelve. For this year s competition, students
should submit an essay of six hundred words or more addressing
factors which influenced people to leave Poland and emigrate to
the United States. In addition to a first prize award of $1000,
prizes will also be awarded to the best essay from each of the
other three grade level. Deadline for submission is March 15,
2015. Students do not have to be of Polish descent to enter.
Please refer to the list of entry rules and submission form for
more detail.
These may be found our website:
www.PolishHeritageRochester.org.
Operation Rice Bowl 2015
Operation Rice Bowl embraces the themes of Lent and
invites participants to pray with their families and faith communities, fast in solidarity with those who are hungry, learn about our
brothers and sisters around the world, and give sacrificial contributions to the poor. Our St. Stanislaus Parish is participating in
the Operation Rice Bowl this Lent, and would appreciate for all
the parishioners to make Catholic Relief Services Operation Rice
Bowl a part of their Lenten journey. You can find the Operation
Rice Bowl containers for your donations by the church entryways.
They will be collected on Divine Mercy Weekend.
February 15, 2015
Our Gifts to God
for the weekend of February 7-8, 2015
Offering: Attendance:
Saturday
4:00 p.m.
$ 1,168.50
122
Sunday
9:00 a.m.
$
934.00
113
$ 1,198.00
192
11:00 a.m.
Rectory
$
681.00
Vigil Lights
$
204.25
May God abundantly bless all who show love for St.
Stanislaus Kostka Parish by their regular loyal and dedicated
support of the parish and its apostolate throughout the year.
We thank you for that support.
I said a Valentine prayer for you and asked the Lord above to fill
your heart and bless your soul with the precious gift of love.
I asked Him for sincere love. The kind that's meant to stay
Just like the generous love you give to those you touch each day.
I prayed for love from family and from every cherished friend,
then I asked the Lord to give you His love that knows no end.