Saint Albert the Great

8000 south Linder avenue BURBANK

Parish

ILLINOIS 60459

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? Who will go for us? Here I am, I said, send me! Isaiah 6:8

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, SR. MARIA NIWA, & 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, (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 ST. ALBERT THE GREAT SCHOOL.(708)424-7757 5535 West State Road Mrs. Marilyn Kurowski, Principal www.stalbertcatholicschool.com POLISH CATHOLIC SCHOOL KS. IGNACEGO POSADZEGO.(708) 423-5714 5555 West State Road,Sr. Anna Gorska, Principal www.szkolaksignacego.com E-MAIL polska@szkolaksignacego.com CCD OFFICE...(708)636-0406 Mr.5535 West State Road Kevin Wiseman, Coordinator

MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, February 11, 2013 Our Lady of Lourdes 6:30 7:30 8:30 +Ercole & Innocenza Sturino Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:30 -Irene Studnicka - Blessing 7:30 8:30 +Roman Wojcik - Birthday Remembrance Ash Wednesday, February 13, 2013 6:15 +Virginia Baier 7:30 +Jozef Wilczek 8:30 12:00PM 3:00PM 5:30PM 7:00PM 8:30PM Thursday, February 14, 2013 Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop 6:30 7:30 8:30 +Josephine Ciesielczyk 7:00PM-PARISH HOLY HOUR Friday, February 15, 2013 6:30 +Luz Gutierrez 7:30 +Poor Souls in the Purgatory 8:30 +Gertrude Stoklosa Stations of the Cross: 5:30pm - English 6:30pm - Polish, 8:00 pm - Spanish Saturday, February 16, 2013 7:30 8:30 + 5:00PM +Stanley Ojer , +Cecilia Jankowski +James & Bridget Byrne +Bernardo Lopez 4th Anniv. of Death Sunday, February 17, 2013 First Sunday of Lent 6:15 7:30 -For the Parishioners +Ercole & Innocenza Sturino 9:00 +Vincent Geraci 10:30 -For students, parents and teachers of the Polish Catholic School - Fr. Ignacy Posadzy +Alojzy & Genowefa Reiter +Maria Chlebek 5thAnniv. of Death 12:00PM - Mary & June Padilla & Family - Blessing 1:30PM +Kazimierz Tokarski +Stanislaw Nowak 4th Anniv. of Death 5:00PM 6:30PM +Amalia Romero Cerda

Standing with Our Lady at the Foot of the Cross: Parish Lenten Mission
Saturday, February 16, 2013 5:00 pm Sunday, February 17, 2013 (all English Masses) Monday February 18 7:00 pm Tuesday, February 19 7:00 pm Wednesday, February 20 7:00 pm
Please join us during this Holy Season
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Many Catholics who are not active in the Church will still seek out ashes this Wednesday. While the overture to Ash Wednesday for Christians may be a festive celebration, for Jews it is the New Year feast of Rosh Hashanah. Ten days before the Day of Atonement to God, people are expected to repair breaks in human life. These are days for offering forgiveness and seeking to repair harmed relationships with family, friends, or coworkers. Everyone is expected to seek out someone and clear the air by asking for understanding for any mean words or thoughtless deeds in the past year. Perhaps the ashes you receive will be invested with deeper meaning if you follow a similar plan. This year, Rosh Hashanah will be September 5, and Yom Kippur September 14. A conversation with some Jewish friends or neighbors about their experience of a season of repentance may be a blessing on your Lent. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
LET US PRAY For the sick: Dorothy White, Debbie OHara, Eric & Jesse Dulce, Donald Demski, Marge Nunez, Marlene Johanes, Andrea Pelicano, Janet Arndt, Mary Sochacz Marilyn Buchalski, Jim Lopec and Family, Pineda and Eckhart Families, Carmella Mazurek, Arletta Ceynow, Carmen Salonga Family, Cermak Family, Olga Garcia, Michael Mazurek, John Bello, Alvarez Family, Bernice Ciszek, Valerie Farbin, Barbara Iacullo, Irene Korosa, Bill & Ruth Eichnamm, Diane & Robert Juris, Dorothy Reid, Salvatore Bottari, Theresa Lonski, Harriet Madey, Alex Silverman, Don Kupiec, Richard Polancyk, Johana Pusateri, Janelle Demski, Bussie & Hedderman Families, Sister Patricia Labuda, Walter Anderson, Denis Hedderman & Family Shirley McVane, Katie and Lucy Hedderman, Cheryl Korosa, Penny Prokop, Mary Ann Riccio. For the deceased: John F. Durken, Maryann Pellegrini, Helen Jasinski

with Fr. James Presta, S.T.D.

February 13, 2013

DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES at the 6:15 a.m. Mass (in English) 7:30 a.m. Mass (in Polish) 8:30 a.m. Mass (in English) 12:00 p.m. Mass (in Polish) 3:00 p.m. Mass (bi-lingual in English/ Polish) 5:30 p.m. Mass (in English) 7:00 p.m. Mass (in Polish) 8:30 p.m. Mass (in Spanish)
Please remember that ashes are distributed ONLY in the context of the Mass.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Please join us for the Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent at the following times:

5:30 p.m. (in English), 6:30 p.m. (in Polish) 8:00 p.m. (in Spanish) St. Albert the Great School
Our students will attend Stations of the Cross in church every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. You are welcome to join them. USHERS NEEDED FOR THE 12:00 PM MASS SUNDAYS. MEN AND WOMEN ARE WELCOME. IF INTERESTED PLEASE CALL THE PARISH OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION. LOVE IN OUR WORKS Our Lord does not

care so much for the importance of our works as for the love with which they are done.
Teresa of vila

Someone suggested that if Jesus had sent his twelve disciples for testing this might well be the reply he would have received: Thank you for submitting the rsums of the twelve men you have picked for managerial positions in your new organization. All of them have taken our battery of tests. We have run the results through our own computer. After having arranged personality interviews for each of them, it is the opinion of our staff that most of your nominees are lacking in background and vocational aptitude for the enterprise. That assessment of the Twelve Apostles gives hope to us because if they could go on to accomplish great things for the Lord then so also can we. We are each called by the Lord at baptism and confirmation to be his witnesses. No one can say they are not suitable. If Jesus could use the apostles with their obvious weaknesses, he can also use you to advance his kingdom. God calls you to make a difference to the world, God wants to use you in his plan for the salvation of the world. Paul, who had been a persecutor of Christians and watched Stephen being stoned to death, wrote in our second reading, I am the least of the apostles...I hardly deserve the name apostle; but by Gods grace that is what I am, and the grace he has given me will not be fruitless.(1 Cor 15:9-10) Will you allow God to use you in his plan for the salvation of the world? Will you make a difference? Jesus called James and John. They were in a boat mending nets with their father Zebedee. Immediately they left everything and followed Jesus leaving their father in the boat. (Matt 4:21Jesus called Bartholomew but we know no more about him. He is mentioned as one of the Twelve but we are not told anything he said or did. (Matt 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13) Perhaps he was a timid man of few words who struggled to overcome shyness. Jesus called Matthew (Matt 9:9). Matthew had a past, he was a tax-collector before Jesus called him. If he was like any of the other tax-collectors he would have collected a lot more in taxes from people than he returned to Rome. We can guess that Matthew would have had enemies, many of them. Jesus called Thomas. But he would only believe in the resurrection of Jesus if he could put his fingers into the wounds the nails made and put his hand into Jesus side. (John 20:25) Today Jesus calls usWith the intercession of Jesus for us at the right hand of the Father and by our spending time in prayer with the Lord we too can grow from strength to strength and accomplish great things for God and his kingdom. Fr. t. Lane

ST. ALBERT THE GREAT SCHOOL 5535 W. STATE RD. BURBANK IL

Open Houses in February. St. Albert the Great Catholic School in Burbank will be holding two Open Houses in February for new families, Wednesday, February 20, from 9:00 AM6:00 PM and Monday, February 25, from 9:00 AM 1:00 PM. Our students come to us from Burbank, Bridgeview, Justice, Chicago, Oak Lawn and other local communities.
Call the school office @ 708-424-7757 for more information. CARSONS COMMUNITY DAYS The Carsons Community Day Event being held on Friday, March 1st & Saturday, March 2nd, is a great way to earn money for St. Albert the Great Catholic School. A $5.00 donation (the school gets to keep the $5.00) will get you a booklet with over $400.00 in valuable coupons that will not be offered anywhere else. For further information about this event, and how to order coupon booklets, please call the school office. CONGRATULATIONS COLE We would like to congratulate Cole Geinosky (7th Grade) for being acknowledged in Splash swimming magazine. He was recognized for his accomplishment in the 50 meter back stroke for his age group. He has been ranked as one of the top 10 in the nation for this event. Combining excellence in academics and athletics is an achievement to be proud of!! Congratulations Cole, we are so very proud of you!!! ALUMNI NEWS The following St. Albert graduates have achieved Honor Roll status at: BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL HIGH HONOR ROLL: Alexander Borys, Brian Cragg, Solomon Geinosky, B HONOR ROLL: Matthew Keane ST. LAURENCE HIGH SCHOOL A HONOR ROLL: Daniel Hecker B HONOR ROLL: Timothy Hecker, James Mercado, Robert Navarro. NAZARETH ACADEMY B HONOR ROLL: Meagan Pawlak MOTHER MC CAULEY H.S B HONOR ROLL: Ashley Koll Congratulations!! We are very proud of you.

Saint Paul reminds us that Love Never Fails! Let us better understand Gods love and express our own love of the Church by supporting initiatives that serve those in need through the Annual Catholic Appeal.

February 11 - 15 at St. Alberts

Monday, February 11 7:00 pm Parish Council 8:00 pm Holy Name Society Tuesday, February 12 7:00 pm RCIA 7:00 pm Bingo OUR WEEKLY OFFERING FEBRUARY 2 - 3, 2013 $15,212.50

Wednesday, February 13 8:10 am Morning Prayer of the Church 6:00 pm Boy Scouts Thursday, February 14 7:00 pm Parish Holy Hour/Adoration Friday, February 15 7:00 pm Cub Scouts HOLY NAME SOCIETY MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2013 8:00 PM GUEST SPEAKER - MAYOR HARRY KLEIN

Thank You for your support

Standing with Our Lady at the Foot of the Cross: A Parish Lenten Mission with Fr. James Presta, S.T.D.February 1620, 2013
In this Year of Faith, the 2013 St. Albert the Great Lenten Parish Mission will focus on Our Ladys role in the history of salvation and the sacramental life of the Church. We look to Mary as Mother and Teacher in the Spiritual Life. We turn to Mary during this Lenten Season to draw us deeper into the Paschal Mystery of Her Son. The Church prays, Grant that through the life-giving Gospel and your grace-filled sacraments the Church may form its daughters and sons in the likeness of Christ, its founder, who was born of a Virgin Mother as the firstborn of many brothers and sisters and the Savior of the whole human race. (Opening prayer, Holy Mary, Fountain of Light and Life in CMBVM, p. 80) 1st presentation: Mary, Fountain of Light and Life: The Role of the Blessed Virgin in the Sacraments of Christian Initiation 2nd presentation: The Blessed Virgin Mary at the Foot of the Cross: Our Lady as the Refuge of Sinners and the Mother of Reconciliation 3rd presentation: Mary, Woman of the Eucharist: The Blessed Virgin as Disciple of the Incarnate Word

REV. JAMES PRESTA, M.Div., S.T.L., S.T.D., Vice Rector for Seminary Administration and Assistant Professor in the Department Systematic Theology B.S., Psychology and Theology, Loyola University; S.T.B., M.Div. and S.T.L., University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary; S.T.D. Pontifical University Marianum, Rome, ordained in 1986, Former Rector/President and instructor of Theology at St. Joseph College Seminary 1996-2010. Former adjunct faculty member in the Theology Department of Loyola University Chicago. Associate pastor at St. Christopher Parish in Midlothian, Ill (1986-1993) and Queen of Martyrs Parish in Evergreen Park (1993-1996). Past Chairman of the Priest Placement Board of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Current academic affiliations include: the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars as well as the Mariological Society of America. Current work and research is in Mariology. Author of The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Third Typical Edition of the Roman Missal, appearing in a collection of essays Lift Up Your Hearts edited by Rev. Robert L. Tuzik.

BEST FISH FRY IN TOWN !!!

Please Join Us for Great Food & Family Fun! FRIDAYS DURING LENT
FEBRUARY 12, 22 MARCH 1, 8, 15, 22 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM
IN ROGERS HALL

FISH DINNER ... $9.00 SHRIMP DINNER . .$11.00 COMBO DINNER ..$10.00 LASAGNA DINNER ... $7.00 PASTA DINNER ... $6.00 FISH SANDWICH ... $5.00 TUNA POCKETS.. $4.00 KIDS DINNER .. $4.00 FRIES.$2.00

All our volunteers are ready to serve you the best fish, shrimp, and pasta
Dinner includes choice of baked potato or fries, or mac/cheese, with roll and butter, dessert, coffee/juice.

Msze wite w rod Popielcow 13-go lutego, 2013

6:15 am (w jz. Angielskim), 7:30am (w jz. Polskim), 8:30am (w jz. Angielskim), 12:00 pm, (w jz. Polskim), 3:00pm (w jz. Angielskim i Polskim), 5:30pm (w jz. Angielskim), 7:00pm (w jz. Polskim), 8:30 pm (w jz. Hiszpaskim) ( posypanie gw popioem nastpi podczas kadej Mszy w.)

Naboestwa Wielkopostne:
Droga Krzyowa w pitki o godzinie 6:30 wieczorem Gorzkie ale w niedziele o godzinie 4:30 po poudniu poczone ze Msz wit.

ROZPOCZA SI DOROCZNA KWESTA KATOLICKA 2013 Mio Nigdy nie Ustaje! (I Kor 13:8) Dary, ktre skadamy na rzecz naszej parafii, archidiecezji i Kocioa na caym wiecie s jedn z moliwoci okazania naszego podzikowania. Prosimy o ofiarne wsparcie Kwesty Katolickiej 2013.
BOGOSAWIESTWO Bogosawiestwa, o ktrych mwi dzisiejsza Ewangelia, to zachta Jezusa, abym: po pierwsze przyjrza si mojej wasnej ndzy, godowi, zom i pogardzie, z ktr si stykam, a po drugie, bym przyjrza si skupiskom ndzy wok siebie. Przy takim spojrzeniu na ubstwo najwiksz wartoci i skarbem staje si Bg ze swoim krlestwem oraz drugi czowiek mj blini. Moemy zauway, jak niektrzy ludzie czyni wszystko, aby osign bogactwo za wszelk cen. Potrafi na rne sposoby wyrzdza krzywd bliniemu dla pienidza. Wanie do takich Chrystus mwi: biada. Dobra materialne powinny by wcignite w sub Krlestwa Boego i drugiego czowieka yjcego obok mnie. Kto wic ubstwia te dobra i korzysta z nich, nie ogldajc si na Boga i bliniego, ten zasuguje na biada. Nie pienidz jest przeklty, ale serce, ktre przylgno do pienidza. Nawet ubodzy nie s bogosawieni, jeeli myl tylko o chlebie, a nigdy o Bogu. Bogaci te nie s przeklci dlatego, e wszystko maj, ale dlatego, e nie potrzebuj Boga. Nie wolno uywa dbr materialnych do celw przeciwnych mioci Boga i czowieka; nie mona bogaci si, korzystajc z niepewnej sytuacji bliniego. Chrzecijanin o duchowoci ubogiego czuje si zawsze solidarny z biednym i godnym, z paczcym i przeladowanym nie z racji humanitarnych, ale z racji wiary w Boga Miosiernego, ktry da Jedynego Syna, by nas wszystkich odkupi. Tak wic, o bogosawiestwie i przeklestwie nie decyduje ubstwo ani bogactwo, ale serce i postawa yciowa. ks. Wiesaw Burski saletyn

Bogosawieni wy, ktrzy teraz paczecie. (k 6,21)

W poprzednim tygodniu skierowalimy podzikowania do wszystkich sposorw, ktrzy wsparli Golec uOrkiestra koncert. Wrd nich byli Lucjan Wycislak z Lucjan Promotion iWojciech Chramiec z SB Signs.