OUR LADY OF BISTRICA PARISH BULLETIN

WEEK NO.15 - - - EASTER SUNDAY- - - RESURRECTION OF THE LORD - - -  APRIL 8, 2007 (VOL. 56)

 

MASSES FOR THE WEEK:

 

Saturday         April      7   :  8:00 PM = dec.    Pasquale, Anthony and Margaret Gentile by Charlotte Gentile and family.  Helen Henchaw by Boljkovac

 (Easter Vigil)                                                          family.  (+ 2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on May 19).    

Sunday            April      8   :*6:15 AM =            Na }ast Sv. Antuna (Posebna Nakana) by N.N.  

 (Resurrection of              :10:00 AM = dec.   Ivica Ca~i} by Frank Grgas and family.  Mathew Oreskovi} by wife Patricia and family.   Anita Sudac by

    the Lord)                                                              parents and sister.  (+ 2nd and 3rd Masses at 6:15 a.m. on May 5 and May 23).              

                                              :11:30 AM = dec.   John Bozich (Birth Remem.) by wife Ann.  Tony Ciko by Nancy Gawronski.  Steve and Katherine Barbic by

                                                                                   daughters Joanne &  Lorraine and grandchildren. (+ 2nd and 3rd Mass at 6:15 a.m. May 11 & May 24).  

Monday           April      9   :*6:15 AM =            FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS.

 (Easter Monday)                  :  7:30 AM = dec.   Josephine Slifka by Steffie and Annie Pecaric and Betty Watt.             

Tuesday          April     10  :*6:15 AM = dec.   Walter Wilk (Death Remem.) by wife Esther and children.  Ann Bek by Lucy Cabarga.  Helen Matuzic Kozub   

  (Easter Tuesday)                                                     by Matuzic and Mathews families.  (+ 3rd Mass at 6:15 a.m. on April 14).                        

                                              :  7:30 AM =            For Croatia Independence Day by Mirko Sambolec.              

Wednesday    April     11  :*6:15 AM = dec.   Stephen Turkovich by grandchildren.  Mary Zak by Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Petroff.  Joseph Kurcz by wife Helen                             

 (Easter Wednesday)                                                 and family.  (+ 3rd Mass at 7:30 a.m. May 5.)    

                                              :  7:30 AM = dec.   Charles Kane (Death Anniv.) by wife Mary.

                                              :  7:00 PM = dec.    Memorial Mass for John Kolenac by the family.             

Thursday        April     12  :*6:15 AM = dec.   Nedjeljko and Cvijeta Veljko by Kapular family.  Ilija and Bo`ica Kre`i} by David sa obitelji.                           

 (Easter Thursday)                :  7:30 AM = dec.   Nicholas Moskaluk by Emily Maj.                     

Friday              April     13  :*6:15 AM =            FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS.      

 (Easter Friday)                     :  7:30 AM =            Special intention by Joseph Sobota.      

Saturday         April     14  :*6:15 AM = dec.   Walter Wilk (Death Remem.) by wife Esther and children.  Ann Bek by Lucy Cabarga.  Helen Matuzic Kozub

 (Vigil: 2nd Sunday                                                       by Matuzic and Mathrews families.                                     

    of Easter)                          :  7:30 AM = dec.   Charles Kane (Death Anniv.) by Paul VanDooser.                 

                                              :  5:00 PM = dec.    Stanley Biernat Sr. by family.  Brownie Mach (29th Death Anniv) by wife Frances and children.  Stephen                                                                                       Turkovich by Steve Grgas and daughters.  (+ 2nd and 3rd Masses at 6:15 a.m. on May 9 and 15).   

Sunday            Mar.     18  :10:00 AM = dec.   Msgr. Stephen Lackovic by Mary Grgas and family.  Ralph Fiore by Dorothy Roviello.  Katica Murdzak by

 (Second Sunday of Easter)                                       Alex and Barbara Druzbik.  (+ 2nd and 3rd Masses at 6:15 a.m. on May 22 and 25).

                                              :11:30 AM = dec.   Lillian Pirowski by family.  Imbro and Regina Huzjak by grandson Louis Spelich.  Leon Bek by Bob and                                                                                            Helen Levulis.  (+ 2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on May 26 and 3rd Mass at 6:15 a.m. on June 1).             

 

TODAY: Easter is the center pole of the liturgical year – a feast above all other feasts.  On that day a unique God’s newness took place in the history of mankind.  Christ, crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered, died and was buried and on the third ay He rose from the dead.  His Easter event touches every person, all mankind, all creation as well.  We all died in Adam and were all made alive in Christ.  This is why Easter faith is repeated at the end of our Creed: “We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.  Amen.”  A Christian is a man of great Easter hope.  That’s why we celebrate Christ’s and our feast days.  Yes, the Christian is a mortal man, but Christ is the one who will rise from the dead.  Death is not the final word of man’s history.  

 

DANAS: Uskrs je sto`er liturgijske godine, blagdan nad blagdanima, svetkovina nad svetkovinama.  Toga se dana dogodila u povijesti svijeta jedinstvena, Bo`ja novost.  Krist --- raspet za nas pod Poncijem Pilatom, mu~en i pokopan” --- “uskrsnu tre}eg dana” (Vjerovanje).  No njegov uskrsni doga|aj doti~e svakoga ~ovjeka, sve ~ovje~anstvo, {tovi{e cijelo stvorenje.  Jer, kako pi{e Pavao u Poslanici Korin}anima: “Krist uskrsnu od mrtvih, prvina usnulih….Jer kao {to u Adamu svi umiru, tako }e u Kristu svi biti o`ivljeni” (1 Kor 20-22).  Stoga se uskrsna vjera jo{ jednom ponavlja na svr{etku Vjerovanja: “I i{~ekujem uskrsnu}e mrtvih i `ivot budu}ega vijeka. Amen.”  Kr{}anin je ~ovjek velike, uskrsne nade.  Stoga slavi Uskrs kao Kristov i svoj vlastiti blagdan. Kr{}anin je ~ovjek, dakle smrtnik.  No taj je ~ovjek kr{}anin, to jest – uskrsnik.  Smrt nije posljednja rije~ ~ovjekove povijesti.     

 

TODAY, EASTER SUNDAY: HAPPY EASTER --- SRETAN USKRS 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.  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 Easter 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.  A VERY  BLESSED  AND  HAPPY  EASTER ---- SRETAN  USKRS  from Father Chris who serves you at Our Lady of Bistrica parish.   May God bless you all.

 

TODAY: Holy Name Sunday observed.  Members are encouraged to go to Confession and receive Holy Communion, especially during this holy season of Easter.

MONDAY, APR. 9:  Happy Dyngus Day to all our Polish parishioners and friends.

MONDAY, APR. 9: No CCD classes until April 16th.  Parents: please bring your children to Mass every Sunday.

TUESDAY, APR. 10: Parish Council meeting at 7:00 pm

NEXT SUNDAY:  Second collection will be for our utilities.

EASTER FLOWERS DONATIONS:  Mr. & Mrs. Nikola Katalinich $50.00;  Mrs. Helen and Roza Kurcz $50.00; Mrs.Mary A. Hacic $50.00; Mrs. Klementina Shroba $20.00; Mrs. Mary Grgas $25.00; Mr. & Mrs. Michael Morog $50.00.  We are very grateful for your donations.

DONATIONS IN MEMORY OF MSGR. LACKOVIC: Mr. & Mrs. Chester Borowczyk $25.00; Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Blazevic $40.00; Mrs. Sally Gawlak $25.00; Marko and Mary Kezman $25.00; Mr. & Mrs. Michael Alvarez $30.00. Thank you for your donations.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Weekly Adoration of the Holy Eucharist will start on Tuesday, April 17th and continue every Tuesday from  6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. only.    

CATHOLIC CHARITIES: At Catholic Charities today we rejoice with you in the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus!  We also want to Thank You – you proved again that you are a part of the one for all community of Western New York.  The time and treasure you dedicated to Catholic Charities Appeal 2007 will help return people in our community to a place of strength and stability.

LECTORS APR. 14 & 15: Vigil 5:00 p.m. Andrew Kellner.

   10:00 a.m. Philip Rados.    11:30 a.m. Terence Stanton.

 

REGINA CAELI

(Recited as a prayer of joy during Easter Season)

 

Queen of Heaven rejoice, alleluia.

The Son whom you merited to bear, alleluia.

Has risen as he said, alleluia.

Pray to God for us, alleluia.

Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.

Because our Lord is truly risen, alleluia.

 

Let us pray:  God of life, You have given joy to the world by the resurrection of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.  Through the prayers of His mother, the Virgin Mary, bring us happiness of eternal life.  We ask this through Christ our Lord.  Amen.