OUR LADY OF BISTRICA PARISH BULLETIN

WEEK NO. 16 - - -  EASTER SUNDAY, THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD - - -  APRIL 12, 2009 (VOL. 57)

* Sisters’ Convent - MASS  INTENTIONS  WEEK  OF APRIL 12th, 2009

 

Saturday               April     11   :  8:00 p.m. = dec: (HOLY SATURDAY  -- EASTER VIGIL) (Death Anniversary) Charles Kane by wife Mary.

 

 

Sunday`                April      12   :10:00 a.m. = dec:  (EASTER SUNDAY) (14th death anniversary) Teresa Mihalj by Mirko Sambolec. 

Olga Petrović (1st death anniversary), Vicko Blažević and Kata Vidović by Jelka and Ante Višić.  Kata Schwarz by Lenka Horvath. 

(+ 2nd and 3rd  Masses at 6:30 a.m. on April 25 and May 8.)

                                              :11:30 a.m.=  dec:  (Resurrection of  The Lord) Josephine Turkovich by children and grandchildren. 

(Death Anniversary) Charles Kane by Paul VanDooser.  Stanley Biernat Sr. by the family. 

(+2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on April 25; plus 3rd Massat 6:30 a.m. on May 15.)

 

Monday           April    13   :*6:30 a.m. =       : (Easter Monday)FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS.                                                               

                                              :  7:30 a.m. =       :  Special intention by Joseph Sobota.

                                                                               

Tuesday          April    14   :*6:30 a.m. = dec: (Easter Tuesday) Nedjeljko and Cvjeta Veljko by Kapular family.  Mijo Regvart by Turkalj family.

Ilija Krešić and Vida  Sutalo by Vlado and Perka Krešić and  family.  

                                              :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Mrs. Peg Hausrath by Paul VanDooser.

 

Wednesday    April    15   :*6:30 a.m. = dec: (Easter Wednesday) Drina Ćorić by Vincent and Janet Dragone and family.                                                                                 :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Nicholas Tiberia by Lou and Rita Violanti.

                         

Thursday        April    16   :*6:30 a.m. = __  : (Easter Thursday) Special intention for Tony Grgas.

                                              :  7:30 a.m. = ___: Eugene Milosich by Dolores Campbell.

                         

Friday              April    17   :*6:30 a.m. = dec: (Easter Friday) Jaga Petrusić and Kata Novosel by Draganjac family.

Slavko Doko by Marijan Vodopivec.  Frank Blazicko by Nikola and Marija Katalinich.

                                              :  7:30 a.m. = ___: Ann Sobota (Birth Remembrance) by sister Catherine Malevich.

 

Saturday         April    18   :*6:30 a.m. =__ _: (Easter Saturday)Mijo Regvart and deceased members of Regvart family by Mr. & Mrs. Karlo Petrinec.  Jela Petrušić by Slavica Petrušić sa djecom.  Anita Sudac od kumova i djece Josip i Ruzica Gojomerac.                                                              

                                              :  7:30 a.m. =       :  Carolyn Collareno by Lackawanna Nutritional and Craft Programs.                                                      

                                              :  5:00 a.m. = dec: Eleanor and Lavern Schmidt and Helen Henshaw by Boljkovac family.  For all deceased and living

                                                                                    members of Janostin family by Klementina Janostin Shroba.  (+2nd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on May 9.)

 

Sunday            April    19   :10:00 a.m. = dec: (Divine Mercy Sunday)     Stjepan and Ana Sudac; and Marija and Tomo Milosevic by Gojomerac family.  Slavko Doko by Marijan Vodopivec.  Nicholaus Szabo by Joe Szabo and family.  (+ 2nd and  3rd Masses at 6:30 a.m. on May 14 and June 3).

                                              :11:30 a.m. = dec: Joseph Szychowski (Death Anniversary) by family.  Elina Mastracola by Lou and Rita Violanti. 

                                                                                 (+ 2nd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on May 19.)

 

 

 

TODAY: EASTER: The essential information about Jesus’ resurrection is His empty tomb.  Mary Magdalene and two other women testified to this when they arrived at the tomb early in the morning.  Their testimony is confirmed by two apostles: Peter and John who, at Mary Magdalene’s insistence, came to the tomb where they were convinced that the tomb was truly empty.  “The other disciple” whom Jesus loved in a special way entered the tomb and saw the wrappings laying down and folded neatly.  This made him believe that the Lord is raised.  “He saw and believed”… the Scripture says about him.  Later, they saw Jesus many times.

He was sitting with them and eating with them.  They touched Him, placed their hands into His wounds, and none of them, not even Thomas, had any doubt that Jesus is truly raised up.  The opened empty tomb and the huge stone which was moved from the entrance of the tomb are proof that death is conquered, that its chains were broken and that life is victorious.  Our faith, therefore, is not only the faith in immortal soul, but also contains the resurrection of body and soul in Jesus Christ.  John also saw Him first while Jesus was with His disciples in the boat.  It seems that it was because of his love toward Him.  Love helps faith, because while others saw nothing, he saw and believed.  He saw Jesus with his eyes of faith and love.  That kind of faith reaches farther than bodily eyes.  By resurrecting Jesus from the dead our Heavenly Father glorified His Son.  By doing so, He placed His seal on the act of Redemption which began in the Incarnation and ended on the Cross.  By His rising Jesus is placed for the Son of God, for the Lord and the Messiah, the Leader and Savior, judge of the living and the dead.  Full of divine power, He creates to Himself a holy nation which He leads in His foot-steps.     

 

     

 

DANAS: USKRS: Bitan je podatak u navještanju uskrsnuća da je Isusov grob nađen prazan.  To svjedoči najprije Marija Magdalena koja je zajedno s drugim ženama rano u zoru prva došla do groba.   Njezino iskustvo potvrđuju i dvojica apostola: Petar i Ivan, koji su na Marijin poticaj i sami došli grobu i uvjerili se da je doista prazan.  «Drugi učenik» koga je Isus posebno ljubio ulazi u grob i «ugleda povoje gdje leže i ubrus koji bijaše na glavi Isuovoj . . . Njemu to postade znakom koji ga dovidi do uvjerenja da je Gospodin uskrsnuo.  Za nj je pisano: «Vidje i povjerova».  Apostolima je dakle polazišna točka njihove vjere u uskrsnuće Gospodinovo otvoren i prazan grob.  No posebno su utvrđeni u toj vjeri kad im se sam uskrsnuli opetovano ukazuje, sjedi s njima, blaguje s njima.  Oni ga se dotiču, pipaju njegove rane i više nitko (čak ni toma) ne sumnja da je Isus doista uskrsnuo.  Otvoren i prazan grob, odvaljen grobni kamen govore da je smrt pobijeđena, da su njezini okovi slomljeni, da je pobijedio život.  Naša vjera dakle nije samo vjera u besmrtnost duše, nego ona sadržava cjelokupno uskrsnuće duše i tijela u osobi Isusa Krista.  Zanimljivo je utvrditi činjenicu da je prvi uzvjerovao Ivan koji je i sam Isusa posebno ljubio.  Ivan ga prvi prepoznaje u osvit zore dok se zajedno s drugimo nalazio u lađi.  Čini se kao da ljubav daje posebnu mogućnost intuicije i vjere.  Ona potpomaže vjeru, jer dok drugi ništa ne vide, on vidi i vjeruje.  Promatrao je pojavu Isusa ne samo svojim tjelesnim očima, nego mnogo više očima vjere i ljubavi.  A takva vjera dopire kudikamo dalje od pogleda tjelesnih očiju.  Uskrsnućem je nebeski Otac proslavio svoga Sina: s njime je stavio pečat na čin otkupljenja koji je započeo utjelovljenjem, a dovršen je križem.  Iskrsnućem je Isus postavljen za Sina Božjega, za Gospodina i Mesiju, bođu i Spasitelja, suca živih i mrtvih . . . Pun božanske moće, on stvara sebi narod svet koga vodi svojim stopama.

 

 TODAY, EASTER SUNDAY

(Greetings from Father Chris)

 

Sretan Uskrs --- a very blessed and Happy EASTER to all our parishioners, neighbors, friends and benefactors. 

We are very grateful to all who made this year’s Holy Week celebrations beautiful: our Sisters, choir members,

altar servers and lectors.  Our sincere thanks to all who devotedly followed Jesus from Palm Sunday through

Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and especially today, on Easter Sunday.  Our Lord’s greeting:

“PEACE BE WITH YOU, DO NOT BE AFRAID”   should be our solace and comfort in this life,

for it means that Jesus is with us, and when He is with us we need not fear.

Christ’s Easter message is LIFE, LIGHT, PEACE AND HOPE.

He bids us to put away fear and anxiety.

 

 

 

 

MONDAY: Happy “Dyngus Day”  to all our Polish parishioners and friends.

 

MONDAY: Fr.Baker Knights of Columbus Blood Drive at 2838 South Park, Lackawanna from 12:30 p.m. through 5:30 p.m.

 

TUESDAY: Weekly all-day Eucharistic Adoration will start today, April 14 following the 7:30 a.m. Mass:

from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with Rosary recitation from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Benediction.

Try to spend one hour with the Eucharistic Jesus.

 

TUESDAY: Parish Council meeting at 7:15 p.m.  All invited to attend.

 

NEXT SUNDAY: Second collection will be for our utilities.

 

DONATIONS: $20.00 for Easter flowers from Justin and Jordan Anderson, children of Sherri and David Anderson.

Thank you very much.

 

WINNER OF “SUMMER FUN COOLER” which was raffled on April 5:  Mrs. Mary Rukavina Budzynski.

Altar Society thanks everyone for buying these raffle tickets.

 

CLEANING CREWS: Our Pavilion is rented on Saturday, April 25th.

We need volunteers to clean the pavilion, and do other work around the church. 

Please come at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 18th to help.

 

DIVINE  MERCY  SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2009

 

We will celebrate «DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY»  in our church next Sunday, April 19th.  Schedule is as follows: 

(1)  Confessions from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. 

(2)  Rosary recitation at 11:10 a.m. 

(3)  Holy Mass in English at 11:30 a.m. 

(4)  Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction following Mass.

Please come to pray for God's mercy for all of us and  for the whole world.

 

 

LECTORS  April 18 & 19:   5:00 p.m.: David Petrus

                                                                                          10:00 a.m.: Philip Rados

                                                                                          11:30 a.m.: Terence Stanton