MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, December 28, 2015

The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
6:30 am 7:30 am - Raul Duque, Blessing
8:30 am - Parish Purgatorial Society
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
5th Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord
6:30 am + Bernice Kurzawa
7:30 am 8:30 am + Manuel Garcia, Birthday Remembrance
- Antoine Mercado, Blessing
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
6th Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord
6:30 am 7:30 am - Jun & Marie Padilla, Thanksgiving
8:30 am + Ercole & Innocenza Sturino
Thursday, December 31, 2015
7th Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord
6:30 am 7:30 am 8:30 am + Meghan Shanahan
5:00 pm + Mary & Joseph Trojak
+ Maria Szwajnos 8th Anniv. Of Death
7:00 pm + Aniela Szewczyk 1st Anniv. Of Death
Friday, January 1, 2016
Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God
6:15 am 7:30 am + Botta Family, + Ercole & Innocenza Sturino
+ Michael J. Walker
9:00 am + Pat M. Fischer, + Emily Sekan 5th Anniv. Of Death
10:30 am + Wladyslaw Bugara, +Mieczyslaw Antol
+ Ludwik Bukowski
12:00 pm +
1:30 pm + Mieczyslaw Fudala
+ Aniela Szewczyk 1st Anniv. Of Death
5:00 pm +
6:30 pm Saturday, January 2, 2016
St. Basil the Great & St. Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops
7:30 am + Ludwik Bukowski
8:30 am 5:00 pm + Lorette Hollcraft
Sunday, January 3, 2016
The Epiphany of the Lord
6:15 am - For All Parishioners
7:30 am + Salvatore Imbarrato
9:00 am + Ted Boladz, + Leonard Young
10:30 am + Wladyslaw Bugara, + Stanislaw Ogrodny
+ Stanislaw Brozny, + Ludwik Bukowski
- Janina & Jozef Cislo 35th Wedding Anniversary
12:00 pm 1:30 pm 5:00 pm 6:30 pm + Jorge Rodas

FAMILY LIFE
Family life is sacred, but it is not without trial.
Perhaps this is the most important message we can
glean from todays readings. If Jesus, Mary, and
Joseph can trip up sometimescan disconnectthen
we shouldnt find it surprising when such things
happen to us as well. And parents everywhere
(children, too) can probably relate toand take some
solace inthe Gospels account of Mary and Joseph
after Jesus explained why he stayed behind in the
temple. They heard his words, Luke tells us, But they
did not understand what he said to them (Luke 2:50).
Amen! Nevertheless, Jesus does go back home with
them, and continues to thrive under their care.
Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

St. Albert the Great Sacred Heart of Jesus

Eucharistic Adoration Chapel is open
7 days per week 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Parishioners are needed to commit
ONE HOUR per week for a year.
Lefteri Prvett, Carrie Lynn
Hennesy Wild,Frank Hernandez , Linca Mazgaj, Bernard Michalewicz, 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, Dorothy
Rapacz, Ronald Carvelli Michele Mchalek, Peg Coleman, Mary
Navarro, Maria Ganibaldi, Eckhaus & Leano Family, Tom
Majewski, Sandie Powers, Emma Swerdlof, Mike Coleman,
Bernadine Miller, Barbara Simich, 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.
Deceased: Sophie Tokarz.

NEW YEARS EVE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31ST, 2015
5:00 p.m. Mass in English
7:00 p.m. Mass in Polish
NEW YEARS DAY
FRIDAY, JANUARY 1ST , 2016
6:15 a.m. Mass in Polish
7:30 a.m. Mass in English
9:00 a.m. Mass in English
10:30 a.m. Bilingual Mass
in English and Polish
12:00 p.m. Mass in English
1:30 p.m. Mass in Polish
5:00 p.m. Mass in Polish
6:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish

Next Weekend
Second Collection:

On January 3, 2016 we will take

up a Second Collection for the
Parish Needs. Your contribution will support the growing
maintenance
costs
of
the
church, school, convent and the
parish grounds.
Your support is appreciated

Participants of the Prayer For Life Vigil, December 8, 2015.

ST. ALBERT THE GREAT SPRED PROGRAM MEETING
There is a real need for the Spred program at St. Albert. We have
found children with developmental and intellectual disabilities
that will benefit. However, we need seven more adult catechists.
These people will be trained for the Spred program and learn the
uniqueness of growing in faith with people with developmental
and intellectual disabilities. The adult catechists do not have to
have experience with people with special needs. Spred is not the
same as a parishs religious education program. It does not meet
in a classroom. There is a need for one on one relationship for
each of the six children in the program. Join us on Thursday,
January 14, 6:30 p.m. in the school room 101 for more details as a
parent or an interested man or woman. There is no commitment
if you come, just information shared.
The Baptismal Preparation Class for September Baptisms will
be held on Monday, December 28, 2015 at 7:00 PM in school
library. This class is a requirement for parents who have made
arrangements to have their child baptized. Pre-registration is
required.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION This New Years Eve, at the turning of the year, you may catch a glimpse
of the old year, a cartoon figure of a hunched old man with a sickle, Father Time. Where else but in this
column could you learn that this is in fact a pope? December 31 was in the old calendar the feast of St.
Sylvester. Legend says that Sylvester healed the Emperor Constantine of leprosy, and presided at the liturgy
of baptism for the grateful emperor. In 314, he was chosen pope, and it fell to him to organize the peacetime
church, free at last from persecution. He founded the Lateran Basilica, the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome.
In northern Europe Sylvester Night is a time of great parties with eating, dancing, and singingrecalling
perhaps the joy of the church in the fresh air of Sylvesters papacy. In Poland, there was great fear as the year
1000 approached that an immense dragon would devour the earth and set fire to the heavens. The people
prayed earnestly to St. Sylvester, trusting that the saint would not permit such suffering on his feast day.
Theyve been celebrating ever since!
Many New Years customs have pagan roots, like the British First Footer tradition. The idea is that the
first person setting foot into your house in the new year determines the luck for the year ahead. The ideal
first footer was not a bit like old Pope Sylvester, but rather a tall, dark-haired man carrying the right gift. A
handsome first footer meant the year ahead would be pleasant, and if he carried bread or a shovel of coal
there would be food and warmth in the future. Who will be your households first footer?
Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

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

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. ORourke, 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

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
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE All wedding arrangements
must be made with a parish priest 6 months prior to
scheduled date. Times of marriages are as follows:
Saturday 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM, Sunday - no weddings
REV. MICHAEL L. ZOUFAL, PASTOR
REV. JOSEPH P. LYNCH, PASTOR EMERITUS
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

THE NAME FOR GOD Mother is the name for God on

the lips and in the hearts of little children.
William Makepeace Thackeray

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

Come and
see

our unique
Nativity scene
display
located in the
Administration
Building
(8000 S. Linder
Avenue).

The Baptismal Preparation Class

for Januarys Baptisms will be held on Monday,
December 28, 2015 at 7:00 PM in school library.
This class is a requirement for parents who have
made arrangements to have their child baptized.
Pre-registration is required.
Parish Office Hours
MondayFriday 8:30 am 8:30 pm
Saturday 9:00 am5:00 pm, Sunday Closed

Polonia Club Invites All

Parishioners to a
New Years Eve Party

Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 8:00 pm

In Rogers Hall, preceded by Mass at 7:00 pm
Tickets $50.00- include: Dinner, Champagne on each table,
sweet table. Tickets may be purchased at the parish office
or in the church after each Mass on Sundays.

Zabawa Sylwestrowa
ROZKAD MSZY WITYCH
NOWY ROK
CZWARTEK 31
IA, 2015
GRUDNIA,
31--GO GRUDN
ZAKOCZENIE STAREGO ROKU
7:30 a.m. Msza w. w jz. Polskim
7:00 p.m. Msza w. w jz. Polskim
PITEK 11--GO STYCZNIA 2016
NOWY ROK
6:15 a.m. Msza w. w jz. Polskim
10:30 a.m. Msza w. W jz.
Angielskim i Polskim
1:30 p.m. Msza w. w jz. Polskim
5:00 p.m. Msza w. w jez. Polskim

W sobot 2-go stycznia o godzinie

6:00 wieczorem odbdzie si
koncert kold w wykonaniu
naszych chrw parafilanych.
Wszystkich serdecznie zapaszamy.
PODZIKOWANIE Serdecznie
Dzikujemy panu Bogdanowi
Tomalskiemu oraz panom ktrzy
okazali pomoc i powicili swj czas
i talent przy instalacji systemu
nagonieniowego w Sali w. Alberta.
Druga skadka w nastpnym
tygodniu przeznaczona bdzie na
dach kocioa. Z gry dzikujemy za
wsparcie.

Zarzd Klubu Polonia przy Parafii w. Alberta Wielkiego

serdecznie zaprasza na Zabaw Sylwestrow
Zapewniamy: Szampask zabaw przy muzyce zespou Chris Band,
obiad, szampan, sodki st, z kaw i herbat .
Bar alkoholowy patny. Opieka dla dzieci na czas imprezy - prosimy
o wszeniejsze zgoszenie liczby dzieci, opata $20 od dziecka, wliczony
poczstunek, gry, konkursy i zabawy.
Pocztek o godz.20:00, zabawa poprzedzona bdzie
Msz wit o godz 19:00, bilety po $50.00 od osoby do nabycia po
Mszach w. w niedziele u czonkw klubu oraz w biurze parafialnym.
ADORACJA NAJWITSZEGO
SAKRAMENTU W KAPLICY NAJWITRZEGO
SERCA PANA JEZUSA 7 DNI W TYGODNIU
8:30 AM - 8:30 PM

8000 S. Linder Ave. Serdecznie Zapraszamy.

Drzewko ku pamici naszych bliskich

znajduje sie na tyle kocioa obok obrazu Matki Boskiej

Czstochowskiej i Bog. Jana Pawla II. Skada sie ono z listkw ktre
upamitnij drogie nam osoby ktre ju od nas odeszy a take te
ktre s z nami. Listek moe by ofiarowany z okazji urodzin,
rocznicy lubu a take aby upamitni imi osoby, ktorej ju z nami
nie ma. Ofiara za mniejszy listek wynosi $350.00 natomiast wikszy
$1,000.00. Zebrane fundusze s przeznaczone na utrzymanie
kocioa. Po wicej informacji prosze dzwoni do biura parafialnego
na numer 708-423-0321
Zapraszamy rodzicw z dziemi do obejenia szkoy podstawowej
w. Alberta Wielkiego. Aby si umwii lub uzyska wicej
informacji o pomocy finansowej mona dzwoni po polsku na nr.
708-424-7757

POSTAWA BEZMYLNA, POSTAWA ROZWANA Jedn z waniejszych trosk kadej rodziny jest zapewnienie jej
czonkom odpowiedniego ubrania. Ma by stosowne do pory roku, ma by solidne, a take (dla niektrych to
bardzo wane) ma by modne. O takim ubraniu, solidnym i na lata, mwi dzi w. Pawe: Przyodziejcie si w
serdeczne miosierdzie, dobro, pokor, cicho, znoszc jedni drugich i wybaczajc sobie nawzajem [] na to
wszystko przyobleczcie mio []. Szczegy chrzecijaskiego odzienia w zakresie IV przykazania: Czcij ojca i
matk przedstawia dzisiaj starotestamentalny mdrzec Syrach (zwany te Syracydes). Od czasw, w ktrych
y Syrach, zmienio si bardzo wiele, take sposb wychowania i nauczania, ale przykazania zostay. Z
przykazaniami tak jest, cho zmienia si wszystko, one zostaj. Podobnie jak starotestamentalny mdrzec
Syrach, nauczycielami i wychowawcami byli owi ydowscy uczeni, o ktrych syszymy w dzisiejszej Ewangelii.
Czy pod wpywem rozmowy z Jezusem zmienili ycie? Raczej nie. Wynika to z pniejszego ich zachowania
wobec Chrystusa. Prawdopodobnie potraktowali dwunastoletniego Jezusa jako sensacj, ktra si im
przytrafia w yciu. Tylko tyle. W tej samej Ewangelii czytamy o Maryi: zachowywaa wszystko w swoim sercu.
Dwie postawy bezmylna postawa wobec wydarze yciowych i postawa rozwaania. Obecno caej rodziny
na Mszy w. niedzielnej pomaga zachowywa sowa Jezusa i dziki temu powraca do domu w cigle nowym
odzieniu Chrystusowego ucznia. ks. Antoni Paciorek