Saint Albert the Great

8000 south Linder avenue BURBANK

Parish

ILLINOIS 60459

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - JANUARY 20, 2013

Nations shall behold your vindication, and all the kings your glory.

1saiah 62:2

REV. MICHAEL L. ZOUFAL, PASTOR REV. JOSEPH P. LYNCH, PASTOR EMERITUS REV. RYSZARD CZERNIAK, SCh. ASSOCIATE PASTOR REV. ANTHONY BROOKS, SCh. ASSOCIATE PASTOR IRVIN A. BRYCE, JR., PERMANENT DEACON RAYMUNDO DIAZ DE LEON, PERMANENT DEACON MISSIONARY SISTERS OF CHRIST THE KING: SR. ANNA GORSKA, SR. MARIA NIWA, & SR. EWA SZPARGALA

Welcome
All are In this House of God

MASSES SATURDAY 5:00 PM (Sunday Obligation) SUNDAY 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (English-Polish) - 12:00 PM 6:15 AM, 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM (Polish) 6:30 PM (Spanish) WEEKDAY MASSES (Monday-Friday) 6:30 AM, 7:30 AM (Polish), 8:30 AM SATURDAY MASS 7:30 AM ( Polish) 8:30 AM FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION - All day, Bilingual Confessions 5:00-6:00PM, 6:00 PM Mass (Polish) HOLY DAYS Please refer to schedules printed in the bulletin prior to the Holiday. Vigil Mass - 7:00 PM (evening before Holy Day) SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays at 3:15 PM Baptismal Preparation Class Last Monday of month at 7:00 PM Parish registration and attendance at the Baptismal Preparation Class are required prior to Baptism. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE All wedding arrangements must be made with a parish priest at least 5 months prior to scheduled date. All couples are required to participate in a marriage preparation program. Parish registration is a requirement. Times of marriages are as follows: Saturday 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM

RECTORY ...(708)423-0321 or (708)423-0322 PLEBANIA (po polsku) .(708)423-0321 lub (708)423-0322 For Sacraments of Baptism, Marriage, parish registration, convert instruction, prolonged illness at home. PARISH WEBSITE www.stalbertgreat.com E-MAIL StAlbert@archchicago.org PARISH BOUNDARIES North-75th St. East-Cicero, West-Narragansett, South-87th St. Cicero to Austin) 83rd St. (Austin to Narragansett) MINISTRY OF CARE.(708)423-0321 Deacon Irvin A. Bryce Jr. PRAYER NETWORK....(708)966-4068 Mrs. Marlene Rybicki SCHOOL..(708)424-7757 Mrs. Marilyn Kurowski, Principal 5535 West State Road www.stalbertcatholicschool.com CCD OFFICE...(708)636-0406 Mr. Kevin Wiseman, Coordinator 5535 West State Road

MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, January 21, 2013 St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr 6:30 +Gene ONeill 7:30 8:30 +JoAnn & Helen Wright +Leonard Young Tuesday, January 22, 2013 USA Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children 6:30 -Diane Schrader - Blessing 7:30 -Joanna Tylka - Birthday Blessing 8:30 +Souls in the Purgatory +Barbara Kowalski - Brown +Antonio Lombardi Wednesday, January 23, 2013 St. Vincent Deacon and Martyr 6:30 +Sister Mary Linus Mearna RSM 7:30 8:10 - MORNING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH 8:30 +Henry Sommerdyke Thursday, January 24, 2013 St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor 6:30 7:30 8:30 +Leonard Young 7:00PM-PARISH HOLY HOUR Friday, January 25, 2013 The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle 6:30 7:30 8:30 +Al Steffek Saturday, January 26, 2013 St. Timothy and Titus, Bishops 7:30 8:30 -Patrick Manning - Special Intention /Blessing 5:00PM +Edward Jankowski +Helen McNamara -Rosemarie & Hector Garcia - Blessing Sunday, January 27, 2013 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:15 +Ks. Wladyslaw Sieczka 13th Anniv. of Death 7:30 -For the Parishioners +Ercole & Innocenza Sturino 9:00 +Leonard Young +JoAnn Laskowski 10:30 +Genowefa & Alojzy Reiter +Stanislaw Bobak 1 Month Anniv. of Death 12:00PM +John DiDomenico 1:30PM 5:00PM 6:30PM -

Holy Hour for Life

On January 22, 2013, our nation will sadly mark the 40th Anniversary of the tragic U.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion on demand throughout all nine months of pregnancy. Since then, over 53,000,000 lives have been lost and many women and men have been left spiritually wounded. Jesus told us that some evil spirits can only be cast out by prayer and fasting, therefore we invite you to join us for a special Holy Hour for Life on January 24 at 7:00 pm in Church. St. Albert the Great will be hosting the Holy Hour for Life in solidarity with those who are on the Archdiocese of Chicagos Pilgrimage to the March for Life in Washington D.C. Come join us as we pray for an end to abortion.
SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND WILL BE FOR THE SOUND SYSTEM.
AS ALWAYS, YOUR SUPPORT WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

2012 DONATIONS DONATION STATEMENTS 2012 donations statements to the church will be mailed out upon parishioners request. Please call the parish office at 708-423-0321 if you would like a statement of your contributions.
A VISIBLE GOD We find it difficult to convey ideas to people unless we can actually show them something, demonstrate what we mean. God, who is invisible and truly beyond human understanding, apparently faces the same difficulty. People want to see, not just listen to an idea. So God gave us Jesus Christ, God made visible in the world. During these past weeks we have seen how Jesus was revealed as an infant to the shepherds and the magi, and then began his adult public life at his baptism by John. Todays Gospel reading tells us of his first sign, providing wine for the wedding guests at Cana. Of course, even Jesus, God made visible, was not always easily understood in his own day, nor is he even now. So we have to ponder what we see: the poverty and simplicity of his birth, his humility and openness before John the Baptist, his kindness and compassion toward people in their ordinary problems, such as running short of wine at a wedding. Yet it is in coming to know Jesus that we come to know God. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.

IRA Charitable Gifts are BACK IN BUSINESS

If youre age 70 or older, you may be able to take advantage of an important incentive for Charitable giving. Congress has re-authorized for 2012 and 2013 the provision that allows individuals to make gifts of up to $100,000 per year from their IRA accounts to one or more charities, without first incurring income tax on the withdrawal. Your gift may also count as your annual required minimum distribution from your IRA. This means that you can direct up to $100,000 a year from your IRA to St. Albert the Great with no federal income tax liability. The IRA Rollover may provide you with an excellent opportunity to make a gift during your lifetime from an asset that would be subject to multiple levels of taxation if it remained in your taxable estate. Now, there are some details and restrictions: 1. You must be 70 or older when you make your gift, and the gift must be made from an IRA no other retirement plans (such as 401k, 403b or SEP accounts) qualify. 2. Your gift must come to us outright 3. Although the distribution will be free from income tax, it will not generate an income tax charitable deduction. 4. There are other details which well be happy to guide you through. Because Congress acted after the end of 2012 to pass this legislation, they have provided two ways you can make this type of gift and still have it count for 2012. Option One is to make an IRA transfer by January 31, 2013 and elect for it to count as a charitable gift for 2012. The administrator of your IRA plan will make the actual distribution to us. We can provide a sample letter of instruction that you can send to your plan provider (see below for details). Option Two applies if you took a distribution from your IRA in December 2012. In that case, you are allowed to send us a check in the amount of your December 2012 IRA distribution by January 31, 2013. Then elect on your tax return for the December 2012 distribution to count as an IRA rollover. Rich Goode, the Archdioceses Director of Planned Giving, can provide a sample letter of instruction that you can send to your IRA plan provider. For more information, please feel free to contact Rich at 312/534-7848.

REMEMBER, 2012 Charitable IRA distributions can be made until January 31, 2013
LET US PRAY For the sick: Patricia Fischer, Debbie OHara, Eric & Jesse Dulce, Donald Demski, Diana & Tom Soulkup, Marge Nunez, Marlene Johanes, Andrea Pelicano, Janet Arndt, Mary Sochacz Marilyn Buchalski, Jim Lopec and Family, Pineda and Eckhart Families, Carmella Mazurek, Virginia Wolski, Arletta Ceynow, Bill Sullivan, Carmen Salonga Family, Cermak Family, Olga Garcia, Michael Mazurek, John Bello, Alvarez Family, Bernice Ciszek, Valerie Farbin, Barbara Iacullo, Irene Korosa, Bill & Ruth Eichnamm, Diane & Robert Juris, Dorothy Reid, Salvatore Bottari, Theresa Lonski, Harriet Madey Alex Silverman, Don Kupiec, Richard Polancyk, Johana Pusateri, Janelle Demski, Bussie & Hedderman Families, Sister Patricia Labuda, Walter Anderson, Denis Hedderman & Family Shirley McVane, Katie and Lucy Hedderman, Cheryl Korosa, Penny Prokop, Mary Ann Riccio. For the deceased: Jozef Kowalczyk, Eileen F. Stahl.

ST. ALBERT THE GREAT SCHOOL NEWS

St. Albert the Great School Fundraising Committee Presents

Pancake, Belgian Waffle, French Toast and Omelet Breakfast

Sunday, January 27, 2013 8:00 am until 12:00 Noon

Our Breakfast includes: Pancakes, Belgian Waffle or French toast, Sausage or Bacon, Hash
Browns. Your choice of Orange Juice, Milk and Tea or Coffee. Individuals: Pancake Breakfast $8.00, Omelet $8.00, Belgian Waffle Breakfast $8.00 French Toast Breakfast $8.00 Combos: Pancake Breakfast with Omelet $10.00, Belgian Waffle and Omelet $10.00 French Toast with Omelet $10.00 A family of 5 consisting of 3 or more children under the age of 10 $20.00, Additional children (11 and up) $6.00 each

Proceeds benefit St. Albert the Great School Celebrating over 57 years of Academic Excellence
Market Day Pick Up is Monday January 28, 6-7pm

OPEN HOUSES
We will begin accepting applications for the 2013 2014 school year during Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 27 Feb. 1). Open Houses have been scheduled to take place during this week as well. There will be a Preschool Open House for new families only on Monday, January 28th, from 9 11a.m. and 5p.m. to 7 p.m. This open house will include presentations given by our Preschool Teachers, Ms. Perveiler and Ms. Smith. These presentations will give new families an opportunity to learn all about our program and its curriculum. If you have friends and relatives who are looking for a fantastic Preschool Program (we are not a daycare facility) for their little ones, please extend an invitation to them to attend this Open House. An additional Open House has been scheduled for all Grades on Wednesday, January30th, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. If you have friends and relatives who are looking for an excellent Catholic education opportunity, please invite them to attend this Open House. There will be other Open Houses scheduled during the coming months. If perspective new families do not find the times of the Open Houses convenient for them, they are invited to call the school office and schedule a time to come in to see the good things that happen here at St. Albert the Great Catholic School. CONGRATULATIONS KAROLINA Congratulations are in order to Karolina Nowobilski (7th Grade) upon winning the 7th Grade Competition of the Patriot Pen Essay Contest sponsored by the Post & Aux. #5220 Johnson-Phelps VFW. For her winning essay she was presented with a $100.00 check. We are very proud of you Karolina!! Keep up the good work!!!

PARISH VALENTINES DAY DANCE February 9, 2013 7PM in Rogers Hall

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE PARISH OFFICE $35.00 ADULTS, $10.00 CHILDREN (includes live band, dinner, games) Sponsored by Polish Catholic School im. Ignacego Posadzego

2013 Archdiocesan Annual Catholic Appeal Continues Love Never Fails! 1 Cor 13:8
Many of you have responded to the Annual Catholic Appeal mailing from Cardinal George. On behalf of those served by the ministries and services funded by the ACA, we thank you for your gifts. If you received the mailing and have not responded, please do so as soon as possible. In addition to providing for ministries and services throughout the Archdiocese, the Appeal also funds services that are of great help to other ministries here in our parish. This year, the theme of the Appeal is: Love Never Fails! In his first letter to the Corinthians Paul instructs that love is greatest virtue. God loves us always. He gives us everything. As we contemplate His gifts to us, we should also reflect on our gratitude for these gifts. Your financial support for the work our parish, of our Archdiocese and of the Church throughout the world is, in fact, one way to express this gratitude. Please give generously to the 2013 Annual Catholic Appeal.

S O U P A N D S A L A D S AT U R D AY
All parishioners are invited to join St. Alberts Holy Name Society for a fresh crisp salad and hearty bowl of soup guaranteed to warm your heart and soothe your soul. JANUARY 26 from 4-7 P.M. we will have special varieties from our local restaurants. $6.00 per person Come and enjoy! Soup is On!!
Cream of Chicken w/ Rice by GEORGIOUS Saucy Minestrone by Chef Marty Chicken Noodle by Famous Dave Hennip

January 21 - 26 at St. Alberts

Monday, January 21 11:00 am Seniors Club Tuesday, January 22 7:00 pm Bingo Wednesday, January 23 8:10 am Morning Prayer of the Church 6:00 pm Boy Scouts 7:00 pm CCD Thursday, January 24 7:00 pm Parish Holy Hour/Adoration Friday, January 25 7:00 pm Cub Scouts Saturday, January 26 8:00 am CCD

ST. ALBERT THE GREAT PARISH

EXCEPTIONAL CONCERT! TRADITIONAL POLISH CHRISTMAS CAROLS BY

GOLEC uORKIESTRA
Choir let us Sing to the Lordiewajmy Panu Polonia children choir Chicagowskie Sowiki

SATURDAY, JANAURY 26, 2013 8:00 PM

Tickets may be purchased after each Sunday Mass or at the parish office

OUR WEEKLY OFFERING JANUARY 12-13, 2013 $15,111.50

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

ROZPOCZYNA SI DOROCZNA KWESTA KATOLICKA 2013 Mio Nigdy nie Ustaje!(I Kor 13:8) Dzikujemy tym wszystkim, ktrzy ju odpowiedzieli na list kardynaa Georga o Kwecie Katolickiej. W imieniu wszystkich, ktrzy otrzymuj posug i duszpasterstwa wspierane przez Doroczn Kwest Katolick, dzikujemy za Wasze ofiary. W tym roku, motywem przewodnim jest myl Mio Nigdy nie Ustaje!. W swoim pierwszym licie do Koryntian, w. Pawe uczy, e mio jest najwiksz cnot. Bg nas zawsze kocha i daje nam wszystko czego potrzebujemy. Rozmylajc nad darami, ktre otrzymalimy, powinnimy rwnoczenie zastanowi nad wdzicznoci za wszystko czym Bg nas obdarzy. Dary, ktre skadamy na rzecz naszej parafii, archidiecezji i Kocioa na caym wiecie s jedn z moliwoci okazania naszego podzikowania. Prosimy o ofiarne wsparcie Kwesty Katolickiej 2013.

Trwaj zapisy do Angielskiej Szkoy Katolickiej i przedszkola przy Parafii w. Alberta.

Przedszkole
P DNIA od godz. 8:00AM - 11:15 AM, Dzieci od 3-4 lat 3 dni - poniedziaek, roda, pitek CAY DZIE od godz. 8:00AM - 3:00PM Dzieci od 3-4 lat 3 dni - poniedziaek, roda, pitek Dzieci od 3-4 lat 5 dni - od poniedziaku do pitku Po wicej informacji dotyczcych klas 0-8 prosze dzwoni do szkoy na nr. 708-424-7757, lub na plebani 708-423-0321.

Suy
Suy oznacza, by gotowym na pomoc innym osobom. Godnym uwagi jest przykad suby samego Jezusa Chrystusa. Okreli On sw misj i sub po wypowiedzeniu przez Niego sw: (. . .) Syn Czowieczy nie przyszed, aby mu suono, lecz eby suy i da swoje ycie na okup za wielu. (Mk. 10, 45) Jezus take i dzi suy nam poprzez skadanie ofiary ze Swego ycia za nas i dla naszego zbawienia oraz uzdrowienia. Spotykamy Go sucego nam podczas naszego, kadorazowego uczestnictwa w Mszy w., ( . . .) to jest Ciao Moje, ktre za was bdzie wydane. Podczas Mszy w., jak i po jej zakoczeniu, zabi-eramy t sub Jezusa do naszych serc. Zdajemy sobie spraw, e i my sami musimy by gotowymi na niesienie pomocy innym. My sami musimy suy.