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The office of Pro-Life Activities for the Diocese of Buffalo is now accepting reservations for the annual March for Life, which will take place on Jan. 22nd, 2009 in Washington, D.C. The 36 year old Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade means that since 1973 a startling 50 MILLION preborn children have lost their lives to the tragedy of abortion 120,000 occur annually in New York State alone.

To make your reservation or to become a generous sponsor call 847-2205 or send an e-mail address is Pro-Lifeoffice@buffalodiocese.org In order to guarantee the low diocesan hotel rate make reservations prior to December 29. For information on reservations for the Seminarians, religious, and youth all seek sponsorships to attend this event and need your support. If anyone would like to sponsor a person who might otherwise not be able to attend including youth, the cost is $75.00.

Please pray about offering a tax-deductible charitable donation. Checks go to The Office of Pro-Life Activities/Diocese of Buffalo, 795 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14203

Diocese Information

Ured za Pro-Life aktivnosti Biskupije iz Buffala trenutno prima rezervacije za godišnji March for Life, koji ce se održati 22. Sijecnja, 2009 u Washingtonu DC. Marš je uperen protiv 36 godina stare odluke Vrhovnog suda Roe v. Wade jer je od 1973. potresna brojka od 50 MILLIIONA nerodene djece izgubilo živote u tragediji pobacaja, samo u državi New York obavlja se 120,000 pobacaja godišnje.


Za informacije o rezervacijama nazovite broj 847-2205 ili e-mail na adresu Pro-Lifeoffice@buffalodiocese.org molimo potražite vjerske Seminare. U cilju pomoci biskupija jamci pristupacnu hotelsku rezervaciju do 29 prosinca. Mladi traže sponzorstvo za prisustvovanje ovom dogadaju i trebaju vašu podršku. Rezervirajte svoje putovanje ili postanite velikodušnim sponzorom. Želite li sponzorirati osobe koje inace ne bi bili u mogucnosti prisustvati cijena je $ 75.00.

Molimo vas pomozite, jer ce vam ova karitativna donacija biti odbijena od poreza. Vaš cek trebate uputiti na The Office of Pro-Life Activities/Diocese of Buffalo, 795 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14203

Informacija iz Biskupije

Advent is an English version of a Latin word Adventus - “a coming”. It refers to the four-week period before Christmas during which we spiritually await the coming of Christ at Christmas.

The Church has given us these four weeks to prepare ourselves for the coming of the Son of God. He comes to us in grace each time we celebrate the Eucharist and pray. Only if we are united with Him in prayer we will recognize his presence

Advent is the time, which reminds us of the final coming of Christ in glory. This will be the time when He will come to judge the living and the dead and each one will receive what his deeds deserve. We have to prepare for His final coming and readyness to meet Him whenever He comes.

Finally, Advent is the time to reflect on the real meaning of Christmas. It is a time to look deep into our hearts and see if there is anything that would stand on the way to His coming.

In the Book of the Prophet Isaiah we read:
“A voice cries out: In the desert prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight in the wasteland highway for our God! Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill shall be made low; the rugged land shall be made a plain, and the rough country, a broad valley. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed.”

By: Sister Clarissa

Advent je hrvatska verzija stare latinske rijeci Adventus za "nadolazeci". Ovo se odnosi na cetiri tjedna prije Božica, odnosno na razdoblje tijekom kojeg duhovno ocekujemo dolazak Krista na Božic.

Crkva nam je odredila ova cetiri tjedna kako bismo se pripremili za dolazak Sina Božjega. On koji iznova dolazi da nas blagoslovi svaki put kada molitvom slavimo Euharistiju. Samo ako smo ujedinjeni s njim u molitvi cemo prepoznati njegovu prisutnost.

Došašce je vrijeme koje nas podsjeca na konacni dolazak Krista u slavlju. Tada ce ce doci suditi žive i mrtve i svatko ce dobiti ono što njegova djela zaslužuju. Mi smo u pripremi za njegov konacni dolazak, sveti život trebamo biti uvijek spremna za susret kada god do njega dode.

Došašce je vrijeme za promišljanje o stvarnom znacenju Božica. To je vrijeme da duboko u našim srcima potražimo i vidjmo prepreke koje stoje na putu do njegova dolaska.

U knjizi proroka Izaije smo procitali:
"A glas glasno iz: U pustinji Pripravite put Gospodinu! Napravite ravno u pustoš stazu Bogu našemu! Svaki dolina neka se ispuni u, svaka gora i brežuljak neka se niska, a ispresijecan zemlja ce se ravnica, a grubo zemlji, a široka dolina. A Slava Jahvina ce se ocitovati."

Sestra Clarissa

The rosary is an old prayer tracing its roots to the twelfth century when the people who could not read and write would count their prayers on the string of beads.

During the 15th century the rosary developed into familiar prayer form, as we know it today. Dominicans were very influential in the growth, devotion and spread of this prayer.

The Blessed Mother urged everyone to pray the rosary during her apparitions at Fatima, Portugal. She was named "the Lady of the Rosary," she promised that the Rosary would help people reinforce their faith, convert sinners and bring
a peace to the world.

The feast of Our Lady of Rosary is celebrated on October 7th when all are invited to meditate upon the mysteries of Christ following the example of the Blessed Virgin Mary who was the mostly related to the incarnation, passion and glorious resurrection of the Son of God.

By: Sister Clarissa

Krunica je stara molitvena tradicija ciji korijeni sežu u dvanaesto stoljece u doba kad su ljudi koji nisu umjeli citati ni pisati brojili svoje molitve na niski ili brojanici perli.

Tijekom 15og stoljeca krunica se razvila u molitvenu formu kakvu poznajemo i danas. Dominikanci su znacajno utjecali na njezin razvoj, utjecaj, pobožnost
i širenje ove molitve.

Blažena Majka bodrila je svakoga na molitvu krunice za vrijeme njezinih ukazanja u Fatimi u Portugalu. Ona se prozvala "Gospom od Krunice" uz obecanje da ce Krunica pomoci ljudima ucvrstiti vjeru, da ce preobratiti gresnike i donijeti Mir svijetu.

Slavljenje Gospe od Krunice proslavlja se 7. Listopada kada su svi pozvani na meditaciju posvecenu Kristovim tajnama da slijede primjer Blažene Djevice Marije koja je bila osobito povezana sa inkarnacijom, strašcu i velicanstvenim uskrsnucem Sina Bozijega.

Sestra Clarissa

It's that time of the year again. Changing leaves, abundant harvests of our local specialties of apples, peaches, tomatoes and much more.

Our thoughts start to turn to winter and what we'll have to do to prepare. Outdoor projects like planting, blacktopping the driveway and canning consume our thoughts. In addition to our own personal projects, it is also the time to gather with family and friends before the weather gets too harsh.

Traditionally at Our Lady of Bistrica, we have our Oktoberfest dinner, where the ladies of our church prepare a homemade dinner, Croatian style, which is always pleasing to the palate.

On Sunday October 12th, 2008 after the mass at 1:00 at the Cardinal Stepinac Auditorium, the ladies will be preparing a menu of stuffed peppers, chicken, potatoes, salad and apple strudel for dessert (of course refreshments also).

Bring some family members who haven’t come around for while for everyone to see. Please come and join us for food, meet your old friends and make new ones.

By: Mike Ciko

Opet nam je stiglo to doba godine. Obojenost lišca
sa obiljem darova. Od domaceg voca i povrca bit ce jabuka, breskvi, paradajza i mnogih drugih plodova.

Naša se razmišljanja okrecu zimi i poslovima koje moramo obaviti kako bismo se za nju dobro pripremili. Poslovi na otvorenom poput sadnje, zaštite okucnice
i prilaza te priprema zimnice zaokupljaju nam misli.
Uz jesenje radove, ovo je takoder vrijeme druženja
s obitelji i prijateljima prije nego vremenske prilike postanu previše oštre.

Naša župa Our Lady of Bistrica tradicionalno prireduje Oktoberfest zakusku, za koju domacice naše župe spremaju okrepljujuci hrvatski rucak, koji uvijek prija našem nepcu.

U nedjelju 12. listopada 2008 nakon Svete mise u 1:00 u dvorani Kardinala Stepinca, naše domacice spremaju jelovnik na kojem ce se uz punjene paprike naci piletina s krumpirom i salatom te štrudla od jabuka za desert (uz obavezna osvježavajuca pica).

Dovedite i clanove obitelji koji neko vrijeme nisu navracali pa ih dugo nismo vidjeli. Molimo vas dodite
i pridružite nam se. Uživajmo u dobrom zalogaju
i ugodnom druženju sa starim i novim prijateljima.

Mike Ciko

Ako trebate bilo kakvu pomoc, pri pisanju ili slanju svojih pisama ili imate bilo kakvih pitanja, slobodno se obratite. Imate li kakvih pitanja kontaktirajte nas:
Linda Biernat tel/ 625 - 8135
Stevo Leskarac tel/ 882 - 3787
Ourladyofbistrica@gmail.com

We know what it takes to make something happen. Every event at our parish, was made possible by volunteers who are contributing to our community activities. Everyone who worked on preparation for any of our events knows - it isn’t easy. It’s much easier to forget that everything we were taking for granted, takes a careful planning, hours of preparations, and the most of all – the hard work.

Sometimes before, during or after some special functions we tend to be the great critics, taking a hard look at the things, and focusing on the details we didn’t like and enjoy. We would often have done something different (rarely better), but seldom we like and appreciate what we have, until (in some cases) we lose it. It’s easy to forget that someone worked, for days in advance, preparing our meals, building the tents, placing our tables and chairs. While we are having fun, our volunteers are still working in the kitchen, selling tickets, serving us drink and keeping us safe. We paid for our tickets do we owe them something? Well, it feels good to hear a positive comment, to recognize someone’s appreciation and gratitude for all that they are doing and have done.

Our new Bulletin is presenting a Father Chris’s message or Thank you note for everyone who worked hard to make our Annual picnic possible. This note from our priest is a positive model for motivation of the participants and volunteers, and inspiration for those who are going to help us in the creating our future events. We are publishing it here in its entirety:

“It took many hours to prepare for the picnic: setting up the property, putting up tents, tying up the meats for roasting, and then roasting the lamb, pork and chickens, baking strudel and nut rolls, making potato and macaroni salad, bread, working in the kitchen, working behind the bar, making the theme baskets and watching over the auction, souvenir booth, games, bounce house, bake sale, Bell Jar table, cleaning up after the picnic. May God bless all of the people who did all of that work. Thank you from the bottom of our heart. Fr. Chris.”

By: S.L

Svi znamo koliko je truda potrebno da bi se nešto dogodilo. Svaki pojedini dogadaj u našoj župi, omogucili su volonteri koji doprinose aktivnostima naše zajednice. Svi oni koji su ponekada pomagali u pripremama za bilo koju prigodu znaju – da to nije lak posao. Puno je lakše zaboraviti da sve ono što uzimamo zdravo za gotovo, iziskuje pažljivo planiranje i najviše od svega – veliki trud.

Ponekad prije, u tijeku ili nakon pojedine proslave težimo tome da budemo velikim kriticarima, opažamo stvari pažljivo se fokusirajuci na detalje koji nam se nisu svidjeli i kojima nismo bili zadovoljni. Nerijetko bismo nešto napravili drugacije (rijetko bolje), a slabo znamo uživati u onom što imamo, dok (u pojedinim slucajevima) to ne izgubimo. Lako je zaboraviti da se netko puno trudio, u danima koji su priredbi prethodili netko je spravljao našu hranu, podizao šatore, za nas postavljao stolove, prenosio i slagao stolice. Dok se zabavljamo naši volonteri i dalje rade u kuhinji, prodaju karte, serviraju nam napitke, brinu za našu sigurnost. Platili smo za svoje troškove, zar im štogod dugujemo? Pa, lijepo je cuti dobronamjeran komentar, osjetiti necije zadovoljsto i zahvalnost za trud i sve što za nas cine i ono što su do sad napravili.

Naš najnoviji Bulletin predstavlja poruku Fr. Christophera bilješku zahvalnosti svima onima koji su se puno trudili da naš Godišnji piknik ucine mogucim. Ovaj zapis našeg svecenika je pozitivni primjer za motivaciju sudionika i volontera te inspiracija onima koji ce nam pomoci i u kreiranju naših buducih priredbi. Ovdje tu poruku za Vas prenosimo u cijelosti:

“Trebalo nam je puno vremena da pripremimo sve za naš piknik: Poslovi su ukljucivali pripremanje terena, podizanje šatora, povezivanje mesa za pecenje, pecenje prascica, pilica i janjetine, potom pravljenje štrudli i orahnjaca, pripremu krumpira i salate s makaronima i kruha, poslove u kuhinji i posluživanju za barom, pravljenje tematskih košarica pracenje aukcije uz štand sa suvenirima, osiguranje igara, bounce house, prodaja poslastica, Bell Jar table te spremanje nakon piknika. Neka Dragi Bog blagoslovi sve one koji su pomogli u obavljanju ovih poslova. Hvala Vam od srca. Fr. Chris.”

S.L

Next Tuesday's (April 8th) is our weekly Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (from after the 7:30 AM Mass until 6:00 PM) and the Rosary and Benediction at 6:00 PM. Adoration will be dedicated for the intention of keeping our Sisters in our parish. We kindly ask our parishioners to join us in prayer to beg God for a special favor.

Our Croatian Sisters - the Sisters of Charity of
St. Vincent de Paul of Zagreb - have been called home to Croatia by the Mother General of their order. This news is a cause of great sadness for the all members of our Lady of Bistrica, as we have a love and attachment for each other. They are very important to us, not only for all the valuable and necessary services they selflessly provide, but also for their spiritual guidance and devotion to our parish members. They are providing a religious education, music and countless other works. Our dear nuns cook, clean and keep our altar and all our gardens absolutely beautiful.

The parish council is drafting a letter to be sent to the Mother General that will plead our case while being respectful of her authority in this matter. Father Chris and the church trustees and council will sign this letter on behalf of the entire parish. We are hoping for a miracle - we will pray!

By: C.& L. Duncan

Sljedeceg utorka (8.Travnja) je naše tjedno Klanjanje Presvetom Sakramentu (nakon jutarnje mise u 7:30 do 6h poslije podne) i Krunice s Blagoslovom u 6h poslije podne. Klanjanje ce biti posveceno ocuvanju casnih sestara u našoj župi. Ljubazno Vas molimo da nam se pridružite u molitvi kojim cemo se Dragom Bogu obratiti za osobitu uslugu.

Po naredbi Casne Majke, naše casne sestre Družbe sestara milosrdnica Sv. Vinka Paulskoga sa sjedištem u Zagrebu – pozvane su da se vrate u Hrvatsku. Ova vijest uzrokom je velike tuge svih župljana Naše Gospe Bistricke, jer smo sestre zavoljeli i vezani smo jedni za druge. Sestre su za nas izuzetno važne, ne samo zbog odgovornih i nužnih poslova koje za nas nesebicno obavljaju, nego zbog duhovnog vodstva i predanosti clanovima naše župe. One za nas osiguravaju religiozno obrazovanje, glazbu, te obavljaju i brojne druge poslove. Naše sestre i kuhaju, rade na uredivanju i održavanju crkve, oltara i naših prekrasnih vrtova.

Župno vijece upravo osmišlja pismo koje ce sa poštovanjem biti upuceno Casnoj Majci u kojem cemo uz štovanje njezinoga autoriteta iznijeti naše videnje i stavove u vezi ovog važnog slucaja. Naš svecenik Fr. Chris, crkveno povjerenstvo i župno vijece biti ce potpisnicima pisma u ime citave naše župe. S nadom da ce se dogoditi cudo – mi cemo se moliti!

C.& L. Duncan

Kitchen

Needs your HELP!!!

We all know it isn't hard to donate your time occasionally. Now is the time! For volunteer information Please call Irena:

716/ 826 - 8825
Please help - once a month. Thank you!

Kuhinja

Treba Vašu Pomoc!!!

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Molimo nazovite Irenu:

716/ 826 - 8825
Molimo pomozite jednom mjesecno. Hvala!

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