OUR LADY OF BISTRICA PARISH BULLETIN

WEEK NO. 18 - - - THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT - - - APRIL 26, 2009  (VOL. 57)

* Sisters’ Convent - MASS  INTENTIONS  WEEK  OF APRIL 26, 2009

Saturday               April     25   :  5:00 p.m. = dec: Lillian Manka (Birth Remem.) by Mary Manka.  Adam and Emily Schenck by grandson Gregory

(Vigil Mass)                                                                 Schenck.  Leonard Dynarski by wife. 

                                                                                        (+2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on May 21; and 3rd Mass at 6:30 a.m. June 12.) 

 

Sunday                  April     26   :10:00 a.m. = dec:  Tereza Cesar by sestara Agica i Jagica.  Mijo Regvart by Petrinec family.  Tomo Konta by Vlado and

  (3rd Sunday of Easter)                                               Perka Krešić.  (+ 2nd and 3rd Masses at 6:30 a.m. on May 12 and June 9.)                  

                                              :11:30 a.m. =  dec:  Carl Levulis by Ann Bozich.  

 

Monday           April    27   :*6:30 a.m. =       : FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS.                                                              

  (Easter Weekday)          :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Ann Sobota by husband Joseph Sobota.

                                                                               

Tuesday          April    28   :*6:30 a.m. = dec: Emma and Franjo Klić by daughter Irena Glamuzina.  Slavko Doko by Marijan Vodopivec.  Independence  (Peter Chanel, pr., martyr;  Louis Mary de Montfort, pr.)     of Croatia by Mirko Sambolec.  (+ 3rd Mass at 7:30 a.m. May 20.)    

                                              :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Joseph Kurcz by Kurcz family. Joseph & Agnes Galic by grandchildren. Carl Levulis by Bob & Helen Levulis

 

Wednesday    April    29   :*6:30 a.m. = dec: Drina Ćorić by Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Ciko.                                  

  (Catherine of Siena)          :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Barbara Morog (100th Birth Remembrance) by daughter Mary Morog Culig and family.

                         

Thursday        April    30   :*6:30 a.m. = dec: For all souls in Purgatory.                      

  (Pius V, pope)                  :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Joseph Grgas (60th Wedding Anniversary remembrance) by wife Mary.

                                             

Friday              May      1    :*6:30 a.m. = dec: Ada Vargovich by Mildred Kellerman.  John Bozich by wife Ann.                             

  (Joseph the Worker)     :  7:30 a.m. =       :  Special intention by Joseph Sobota.

                                              :  7:00 P.M. = dec:  Mary Smerski by Genowefa Czupryna and family. 

                                             

Saturday         May      2    :*6:30 a.m. = dec: Carolyn Collareno by Debra and David Regelski.        

  (Athanasius, bp, dr.)      :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Ross VanDooser (Birth Remembrance) by son Paul VanDooser.            

                                              :  5:00 p.m. = dec: Pauline Oreski (Mothers Day Remembrance) by daughters and grandchildren.  All deceased and living

                                                                                    members of Shroba family by Klementina Shroba.  (+ 2nd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on May 26.)

                         

Sunday            May      3    :10:00 a.m. = dec: George Grabar Sr. by Mary Prsa and family.  Tereza Cesar by brat Ivan Galic and family.  Tereza Cesar by (4th Sunday of Easter)     :11:30 a.m. = dec:            Oswald family.  Tony Ciko by family. (+ 2nd & 3rd  Masses at 6:30 on May 19 and June 4.) 

                              :11:30 a.m. =       : For our four Communicants.

 

 

 

TODAY, 3rd SUNDAY OF EASTER: The mystery of man becomes clear only in the mystery of the Incarnation, in the word INCARNATE.  The Son of God was united with every person through the Incarnation.  Jesus worked with human hands, He rationalized with a human mind, He made decisions with a human will, He loved with a human heart.  His human nature was uplifted very highly and with dignity.  Jesus, the Innocent Lamb, earned life for us by freely pouring out His Blood.  God reconciled us with Himself - - - He was among us and saved us from slavery of the devil and sin.  By suffering for us He gave us an example to walk in His footsteps, and He revealed the path we are to walk on.  While traveling that road, life and death are sanctified and get a new meaning.  Only in Christ (a new man), through His Easter mystery do we understand the meaning of life of every Christian.  Easter Law is the same everywhere.  Jesus speaks about life, which comes forth from death.  Through Him every “death” becomes a source of new life.  This is true for the death we accept with love and trust in God.  Suffering is not some kind of chance in history of salvation.  Suffering belongs to every history that will be God’s history in the world.  And if Christianity wants to christen the modern history - - - it can do it only through the Easter Law, through which comes life and glory after death and suffering..  Only if we are uplifted with Christ will we be able to draw others to ourselves.  (John 12, 32).     

    

 

 

DANAS: 3. NEDJELJA PO USKRSU: «Misterij čovjeka postaje doista jasan jedino u misteriju utjelovljene Riječi . . . Utjelovljenjem se naime Sin Božji na neki način sjedinio sa svakim čovjekom.  Radio je ljudskim rukama, razmišljao ljudskim umom, odlučivao ljudskom voljom, ljubio je ljudskim srcem . . . U njemu je ljudska narav uzdignuta na veoma visoko dostojanstvo . . . Nevini Jaganjac, prolivši slobodno svoju krv, zaslužio nam je život.  U njemu nas je Bog izmirio sa sobom i među nama i otrgnuo nas iz ropstva davla i grijeha . . . Trpeći za nas nije nam samo dao primjer da idemo njegovim stopama, nego nam je i otvorio put; dok njime idemo, život se i smrtposvećuju i dobivaju novi smisao.»  (Gaudium et spes, 22).  Jedino dakle u Kristu «novom čovjeku», po njegovu vazmenom otajstvu mlžemo shvatiti smisao života svakog kršćanina, pa i nas samih.  Vazmeni je zakon posvuda na snazi.  On govori o životu, koji se rađa iz smrti.  Po njemu svaka «smrt» postaje izvorom novoga života.  Istina to vrijedi samo za smrt koju prihvaćamo s ljubavlju i pouzdanjem u Boga.  Trpljenje4 nije neka slučajnost u povijesti spasenja.  Ono pripada svakoj povijesti koja hoće biti Božja povijest u svijetu.  I ako krščanstvo hoće pokrstiti suvremenu posijest, onda to može postići samo po vazmenu zakonu, po kome nakom smrti i trpljenja dolazi život i slava.  Samo ako budemo «podignuti» skupa s Kristom, moći ćemo sve privući k sebi.  (Iv 12, 32).     

 

 

OUR  PARISH  UPCOMING  EVENTS

 

TUESDAY, MAY 5: Parish Council meeting at 7:15 p.m. to discuss  plans for our lawn fete.  Please attend this meeting and volunteer to work where needed.

 

OUR ANNUAL LAWN FETE: Dates:  Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14.  Please come to the above meeting to participate in the discussions.  Or call the rectory to volunteer: 822-0818.

 

DONATIONS FOR THE LAWN FETE:  We already received a donation of $15.00 toward expenses for the lawn fete from the Plotycia family.  Please do your best to donate money, perhaps for a keg of beer, or theme baskets, or prizes.  Every little bit helps to defray some of our expenses. 

 

***AREA  HAPPENINGS***

 

Sunday, May 3: Chicken dinner at Queen of Angels Parish, corner of Warsaw and Electric, Lackawanna.  From noon to 4:00 p.m.  Tickets: $9.00.  Dinner consists of chicken, potatoes, cabbage, vegetable, homemade dessert and beverage.  Raffle of theme baskets, pull tabs, and Split Club. 

 

TODAY:  Second collection is for the ANNUAL CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS APPEAL.  Of the 29 counties in the geographically sprawling Diocese of Salt Lake City, only 16 have a resident pastor.  These mission dioceses need funding for ministerial training, seminaries, and religious education in order to nurture the faith and administer basic pastoral care to the rural areas of the state.  Please give generously in today’s Catholic Home Missions Appeal.

 

TUESDAY: Eucharistic Adoration following the 7:30 a.m. Mass: from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with Rosary recitation at 6:00 p.m.  and Benediction.  Try to spend one hour with the Eucharistic Jesus.

 

FRIDAY, MAY 1: First Friday of month.  Mass and Benediction at 7:00 p.m.

 

FRIDAY, MAY 1: First Penance at 5:00 p.m. in the church.  First Penance and First Communion children have to be present.

 

SATURDAY, MAY 2: First Saturday of month.  Special prayers before 7:30 a.m. Mass: “Act of Reparation for Blasphemies Against the Blessed Virgin Mary.”

 

NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 3: Four beautiful children will receive their First Holy Communion at our 11:30 a.m. Mass.  They are Kasia Dabrowski, Dana Duncan, Brynn Krolikowski and Ethan Bowen.  May God bless them on their special day and always.

 

ALTAR SOCIETY DONATION: We are pleased to announce that the Altar Society donation to the General Fund of our parish is $3000.00.  This great profit was due to the fact that so many volunteers helped with the baking and preparation ahead of time, and with volunteers working many hours on the day of the sale, April 5th.  We also thank everyone who donated either money or baked goodies, and those who bought the baked goods, sausage, barbecued hamburgers, macaroni salad, and who bought raffle tickets and split club tickets.  God bless you all.

 

LECTORS  May 2 & 3:  

                                                                   5:00 P.M. Vigil Mass: Richard Moretti

                                                                   10:00 a.m.: Philip Rados

                    11:30 a.m.: Communicants