OUR LADY OF BISTRICA PARISH BULLETIN

WEEK NO. 9 - - - FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT  - - -  FEBRUARY 25, 2007 (VOL. 56)

 

MASSES FOR THE WEEK:

Saturday         Feb.     24   :  5:00 PM = dec.    Linda Balen by Michael and Christine Morog.  Joseph Grgas  (Birth Remem.) by son Joseph.

                                                                                   John W. Hacic (20 year Death Anniv.) by wife Mary A. Hacic.  (+ 2nd & 3rd Masses at 6:15 a.m.

                                                                                   March 7 and March 10.)                              

Sunday            Feb.     25   :*6:15 AM = dec.   [ime Kutle{a by Josephine Zuki}. 

 (First Sunday of Lent)          :  9:30 AM =            Stations of the Cross (Croatian)            

                                              :10:00 AM = dec.   Ilija Kre{i} by Vlado Kre{i} and family.  Ivo and Ivka Margi} by daughter Sla|ana and family.  Katica

                                                                                  Murdzak by Mr. & Mrs. Franjo Rado{. (+2nd 7:30 a.m. Mar.12 & 3rd Mass at 6:15 a.m. Mar.14.)

                                              :11:30 AM = dec.   Joseph Kurcz (Birth. Remem.) by wife Helen and family.        Steve Turkovich by Ann Foose.  Ann Bek by Ken

                                                                                   and Pauline Lovelock. (+ 2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. Mar. 13 and 3rd Mass at 6:15 a.m. Mar. 15.)

Monday           Feb.     26   :*6:15 AM =            FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS.

 (Lenten Weekday)               :  7:30 AM = dec.   Sandra Moskaluk by parents.

Tuesday          Feb.     27   :*6:15 AM = dec.   Stephen Turkovich by children.  [ime Kutle{a by Karoglan family.  Anita Sudac by parents and sister.                                 

 (Lenten Weekday)               :  7:30 AM = dec.   For all deceased members of Ilija Vidovi} family by Sister Antonija Vidovi}.        

Wednesday    Feb.     28   :*6:15 AM = dec.   Lillian Manka (Wedd.Anniv.Remem.) by husband Leonard.  Alvin Penkaul by wife Genevieve.  Edward Kogut

 (Lenten Weekday)                                                    by wife Daisy and family.  (+ 3rd Mass at 6:15 a.m. March 3rd.)        

                                              :  7:30 AM = dec.   Mara and Pera Juka by Josephine Zuki}.  Anthony Ciko by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jelenovi}.  Matthew Ore{kovi}                                                                   by John Miskuly and Patricia Miskuly Ryan.        

Thursday        Mar.       1  :*6:15 AM = dec.   Anto, Marica and Jedinko Budimir by Jelka Vi{i} and family.  Mirko Jur~evi} by Josephine Zuki}.                                       

 (Lenten Weekday)                                                   Svjetlana Soldo by husband Slavko sa djecom.               

                                              :  7:30 AM = dec.   Nicholas Moskaluk by Mr. & Mrs. Kubiszyn.                    

Friday              Mar.       2  :*6:15 AM = dec.   Theresa Szabo by Helen Kurcz.  John Schiavi by dau. Yole Marie Murray.  Mary Zak by Mr. & Mrs. Michael

 (Lenten Weekday)                                                    Kogutek.  Hildegard Pearson by Gisela Siadul.  (+ 3rd & 4th Masses at 6:15 a.m. March 8 and  March 16.)

  (FIRST FRIDAY OF MO.) :  7:30 AM = dec.   Terri Evans by Sandy Evans.  William Pirowski by Berkowitz family.  Anna Markovich by sister Pauline and

                                                                                   Ken Lovelock.      

                                              :  6:30 PM =            Stations of the Cross.    

                                              :  7:00 PM = dec.    Joseph Gawlak (Death Anniversary) by wife Sally.                       

Saturday         Mar.       3  :*6:15 AM = dec    Lillian Manka (Wedd.Anniv.Remem.) by husband Leonard.  Alvin Penkaul by wife Genevieve.  Edward Kogut

 (Lenten Weekday)                                                    by wife Daisy and family.                    

 (FIRST SAT. OF MO.)        :  7:30 AM = dec.   Sylvia Kolenko by Helen Stewart and family.                 

(St. Katharine Drexel,Virgin)                                  :  5:00 PM = dec.  Evelyn Albohn by 4th Thurs. Medjugorje Prayer Group.  Ann Bek by Mary Grace and Bruce Miller.  Rose                                                                      Marie Barritt by Dr. Ed and Marie Gannon.  (+ 2nd Mass 7:30 a.m. Mar. 16 & 3rd Mass 6:15 a.m. Mar.24.)    

                                              :  9:30 AM =            Stations of the Cross (Croatian).           

Sunday            Mar.       4  :10:00 AM = dec.   Anica ]utura by the ]uturi} family. Zvonimir Jaki} by son Zoran and family.  Katica Murdzak by Mary                             

 (Second Sunday of Lent)                                         Prsa.  (+2nd and 3rd Masses at 6:15 a.m. March 27th and March 31st.)          

                                              :11:30 AM = dec.   Joseph and Mary Spelich by grandson Louis Spelich.  Elizabeth Schlenhardt by Joseph Szabo.  (+ 2nd Mass

                                                                                   at 6:15 a.m. on March 28th.)         

 

TODAY, FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT: Today is the first Sunday of this holy season of Lent which will last for six weeks.  The good of this holy season of Lent is beautifully expressed in today’s opening prayer: “to help us to understand the meaning of Jesus’ death and resurrection, and teach us to reflect it in our lives”.  To know better and to understand better what Jesus did for us and what He suffered for us, and in thanksgiving we are to sympathize with Him and His suffering for us.  that sympathy would be empty if our sympathy wouldn’t be visible in our lives.  Lent is a favorite time to re-examine our life’s purpose.  Are we going on the right road?  Is there anything to change?  Are we perhaps tired?  Let Lent be the time of intensive prayer, more zeal in meditating about God’s Word and being more active in helping those in need.  Then Lent will bring us the best fruits for our spiritual progress.        

 

DANAS, PRVA NEDJELJA KORIZMU: Prije tri dana, na ]istu srijedu zapo~eli smo {est tjedana posve}enog korizmenog vremena.  [to bi trebaobiti cilj ove korizme, lijepo je re~eno u zbornoj molitvi dana{nje sv. mise: da “uznapredujemo u razumijevanju Kristova otajstva te ga dostojnim `ivotom provedemo u djelo”.  [to bolje upoznati i shvatiti {to je Isus za nas u~inio i pretrpio, u zahvalnosti suosje}ati s njime i njegovim patnjama za nas, bila bi samo isprazna osje}ajnost, ako se zahvalnost Isusu zbog njegova djela ne bi pokazala u na{em `ivotu.  Korizma je povla{teno vrijeme za preispitivanje na{ih `ivotnih stavova.  Idemo li pravim putom?  [to imamo ispraviti?  Nismo li se pomalo zamorili?  Neka nam vrijeme korizme bude vrijeme intenzivnije molitve, revnijeg promi{ljanja i aktivnijeg djelovania oko dobra i pomo}i bli`njima.  Onda }e donijeti najbolji plod i za na{ duhovni napredak.  

 

MONDAY: CCD classes for all students from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAR. 2: Stations of the Cross at 6:30 p.m.  Also: this Friday is the First Friday of March.  Holy Mass will be celebrated at 7:00 p.m. followed by Benediction.

SATURDAY, MAR. 3: First Saturday of the month.  Special prayer before 7:30 a.m. Mass: “An Act of Reparation for Blasphemies Against the Blessed Virgin Mary.”

NEXT SUNDAY: Our second collection will be for Black and Native Missions.

CATHOLIC  CHARITIES: One for All is the theme for the 2007 Catholic Charities Appeal which ends on Palm Sunday, April 1st.   Donation cards will be mailed to all parishioners next week.  Please do your best, and deposit your donations in our weekend collection baskets or mail to our rectory.

FAMILY DINNER REPORT: Income (including ticket sales, bar and cookies sold): $2747.00.  Expenses:  $883.41.  Clear: $1863.59.  Everyone enjoyed the home-made food and said it was the best that they ever had at our annual Family Dinners.  Thanks to everyone who worked so many hours to prepare for this dinner.  It was a very successful fund-raising event for our parish. God bless all who worked and who came to the dinner. 

WORD AMONG US booklets are available in the vestibule.  It will help you with meditations during Lent. Take one home.

DECEASED: Catherine (nee Mihokovic) Tan, wife of the late Edward Tan, died February 18th.  Irene (nee Spara) Mistasz, wife of Joseph and sister of our parishioner Eugene (late Marcy) Szpara, died February 16th.  Our deepest sympathy to the families. 

LECTORS March 3 & 4:  5:00 Vigil: Andrew Kellner

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

 

LENTEN REGULATIONS

The following should also be noted:

RECONCILIATION: Catholics are bound by an obligation faithfully to confess serious sins at least once a year. (Canon 989).

OTHER FRIDAYS OF THE YEAR: Catholics should be reminded that all other Fridays of the year remain as days of penance, in prayerful remembrance of the Passion of Jesus Christ.

OBLIGATION: The obligation which we have as members of the church to do penance is a serious one.  Furthermore, the obligation to observe, as a whole or “substantially”, the penitential days specified by the Church is a serious one.

While no one should hold himself or herself lightly excused, one should not become unduly scrupulous.  Failure to observe individual days of penance is less serious than the failure to observe any penitential days at all or a substantial number of such days.