Saint Albert the Great

8000 south Linder avenue

BURBANK

Parish

ILLINOIS 60459

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, January 17, 2016

Welcome
All are

REV. MICHAEL L. ZOUFAL, PASTOR

REV. ANTHONY BROOKS, SCh. ASSOCIATE PASTOR
REV. MARCIN SZCZYPULA, ASSOCIATE PASTOR
REV. LESLAW PREBENDOWSKI SCh. ASSOCIATE PASTOR
IRVIN A. BRYCE, JR., PERMANENT DEACON
RAYMUNDO DIAZ DE LEON, PERMANENT DEACON
MISSIONARY SISTERS OF CHRIST THE KING:
SR. WERONIKA ILNICKA, SR. MARIA NIWA
SR. AGNIESZKA KORTIAK

MASSES
SATURDAY
5:00 PM Sunday Obligation (English)
SUNDAY
7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM (English)
10:30 AM (English-Polish)
6:15 AM, 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM (Polish)
6:30 PM (Spanish)
WEEKDAY MASSES (Monday-Friday)
6:30 AM, 8:30 AM (English)
7:30 AM (Polish)
SATURDAY MASS 7:30 AM ( Polish) 8:30 AM (English)
SACRED HEART ADORATION CHAPEL
Open 7 day a week from 8:30AM to 8:30 PM
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION 5:00-7:00PM
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 6 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, Sunday - no weddings

In this House of God

RECTORY ..(708)423-0321
PLEBANIA (po polsku)..(708)423-0321
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
ST. ALBERT THE GREAT SCHOOL.(708)424-7757
5535 West State Road
Mr. Terrence K. ORourke, Principal
www.stalbertthegreatschool.com
POLISH CATHOLIC SCHOOL
KS. IGNACEGO POSADZEGO.(708) 423-5715
5555 West State Road
www.szkolaksignacego.com
E-MAIL polska@szkolaksignacego.com
CCD OFFICE...(708)636-0406
5535 West State Road
Deacon Pete Manning, Coordinator

MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, January 18, 2016
6:30 am 7:30 am 8:30 am - Parish Purgatorial Society
+ Pat M. Fischer
- St. Alberts Seniors Club - Blessing
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
6:30 am 7:30 am + Stanislaw Bafia
8:30 am + James & Mary Keenan
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
St. Fabian, Pope & Martyr
St. Sebastian, Martyr
6:30 am + Artur Cox
7:30 am 8:30 am + Irma Cantu 2nd Anniv. Of Death
+ Christopher Gomez Jr.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr
6:30 am + Helen Wolniak
7:30 am 8:30 am + Milton & Margaret Blount
7:00 pm - PARISH HOLY HOUR
Friday, January 22, 2016
6:30 am 7:30 am 8:30 pm + Jack Nugent
Saturday, January 23, 2016
St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr
St. Marianne Cope, Virgin
Blessed Virgin Mary
7:30 am 8:30 am - Members of the Thursday Holy Hour Blessing
5:00 pm + Ann Swierk 8th Anniv. Of Death
+ Edward Jankowski, + Brendon McGarry
+ Sr. Mary Linus Mearna RSM
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
6:15 am + Wladyslaw Sieczka 16 Anniv. Of Death
+ Ludwik Rusnak 7 Anniv. Of Death
7:30 am + Ercole & Innocenza Sturino
+ Giusepa Rizzo, + Mario Rizzo
9:00 am + Mary Talty
10:30 am + For All Parishioners
12:00 pm + Albert Lopez
+ Stanley & Victoria Layman
1:30 pm + Stanislaw Janik
5:00 pm 6:30 pm + Ramon G. Gavina 11 Anniv. Of Death

SURPRISES
Life is full of surprises, some pleasant, some not.
The scriptures are filled with stories of Gods
surprises cropping up when they are least expected:
younger children obtaining the inheritance; the
lowliest being seated highest up; an itinerant preacher,
killed like a criminal, exalted to eternal, heavenly
glory.
Anybody who has planned a wedding or similar
event knows that they are filled with opportunities for
surprises. For the bridegroom in todays Gospel story,
who has no direct contact with Jesus, the pleasant
surprise came because somebody else paid attention
and had faith in Jesus.
We may think that the point of todays familiar
story of the wedding at Cana is that when we have
faith in Jesus, our lives will be pleasantly changed.
A Christian, however, needs to have a broader perspective and realize that to have faith in Christ means
that somebodys lifenot necessarily our ownwill
be surprised for the better. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.
St. Albert the Great Sacred Heart of
Jesus Eucharistic Adoration Chapel
is open 7 days per week
8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Parishioners are needed to commit

ONE HOUR per week for a year.
Lefteri Prvett, Carrie Lynn Hennesy
Wild,Frank Hernandez , Linca Mazgaj,
Bernard Michalewicz, Bartel Amato,
Jerry Connell, Joe Sipiora, Kulwant Salaja, Matt Kopp, Merino
Kinzie Families, Bagasan Ledesma Camins Families, Cristobal
Sayson Families, Grace Sevilla, Tom Grogan, Smykowski &
Flanagan Families, Chris Sy, Sally Busee, Daniel Gabala, Bernadine
Hainswoth - Miller, Peggy Gentile, Sarah Busse, Denise and Rich
Jandura, Frank Lacovetti, Barry Walter, Joseph Shnader, Debby
Chalus, Sally Busse, Joel Rivera, Robert Rodriguez, Dorothy Rapacz,
Ronald Carvelli Michele Mchalek, Peg Coleman, Mary Navarro,
Maria Ganibaldi, Eckhaus & Leano Family, Tom Majewski,
Sandie Powers, Emma Swerdlof, Mike Coleman, Bernadine Miller,
Barbara Simich, Trine Pineda, Debbie Ohara, Diana Barahona,
Robert Skrobutt, Flora Mortell, Renee Rubio, Rev. Thomas
Mescall, Nancy & Wayne Kinzie, Marie King Doyle, Johanna
Pusateri, Marlene Johanes, Mary Sochacz, Marilyn Buchalski,
Carmella Mazurek, Bernice Ciszek, Bill & Ruth Eichnamm, Diane
and Robert Juris, Reid, Salvatore Bottari, Theresa Lonski, Alex
Silverman, Janelle Demski, Bussie & Hedderman Families, Shirley
McVane, Cheryl Korosa, Mary Ann Riccio.

PARISH CHRISTMAS CAROLS CONCERT, JANUARY 3, 2016

The second collection next

weekend will be for the
Church Roof Fund.
Your concern and donations
are greatly appreciated.

January 18 23 at St. Alberts

Monday, January 18
11:00 Am Seniors Club
Tuesday, January 19
7:00 pm CCD
7:00 pm Bingo
Wednesday, January 20
8:10 am Morning Prayer of the Church
10:00 am Bible Study
7:00 pm CCD
Thursday, January 21
7:00 pm Parish Holy Hour
7:00 pm Boy Scouts
Friday, January 22
7:00 pm Cub Scouts
Saturday, January 23
8:30 am CCD
1:00 pm Prayer Group

DONATION STATEMENTS FOR 2015

After December 31st all 2015 donation envelopes will be
entered for January 2016. Statements will be mailed out
to all parishioners that requested statements in the past
years. If this will be parishioners first request for donation
statement, please call the parish office at 708-423-0321.

Our annual parish fish fry is in jeopardy of not happening this year. We are in need of volunteers to
help with the fish fry that has been part of parish history. We will have a meeting on Thursday

January 21, 2016 in the school library. Please call Deacon Pete 708-636-0406 and let
him know that you will be there. The meeting should last about an hour.
Some of the things we will need volunteers for are;

Fish Fry chairperson-over sees the entire operation, is responsible for volunteers, ordering, and set up.
Fryers in training-people to learn to man the fryers and cook
Counter help-to take and serve orders
Steam table people-help prepare pasta dishes
Bartenders-self explanatory
Dessert bar attendant-makes sure dessert table is full and is responsible for condiment
table
Dish-washer (s) and clean up help-self explanatory
Set up crew-set up hall on Thursday and comes in early on Friday to prepare baked potatoes
Driver (s)-pick up supplies weekly
Split the pot sellers

This years fish fry will take place beginning on Friday February 12, 19, 26, March 4, 11, and 18
from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We really do need a lot of volunteers in order for the fish fry to happen this year, please consider joining in and come to the meeting on Thursday January 21, 2016.

St. Albert the Great School Open House for New

Families Thursday, January 28, 2016 @ 6:00 PM
5535 West State Road, Burbank, IL

St. Albert the Great School 1st Trimester Honor Roll 2015/2016

Pastor Father Michael Zoufal and Mr. Terrence ORourke, Principal, will give a formal presentation about
academic programs and student activities. Following the talk, families will go over to the school where
members of the Student Council will give tours of the facilities and representatives of the school will be
available to answer any questions.
Please visit our website: www.stalbertthegreatschool.com for more information or call
the school office at 708-424-7757.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Although our tradition carries a long memory of marriage as a sacrament, it
may surprise you to learn that for nearly eleven centuries,
there was no single wedding ceremony approved for use in
the Church. While we have evidence of priests blessing
marriages as early as the second century, in the early period church leaders relied on civil authorities to manage
marriage for everyone in society. In most cases, society
yielded its authority to sanction marriage to the male
heads of households.
From ancient times, marriage had been a family affair,
managed by the father of the family, who acted as priest
and guardian of family tradition. Each head wanted to keep

the family gods alive, and so he would arrange for brides

for his sons, paying a bride price as compensation for the
loss of a skilled household worker. As creepy as that
sounds, it was a step up from the kidnapping practice of
earlier years. Even after the kidnapping raids stopped, the
customs remained. Every wedding contained the ritualized
kidnapping of the bride, the husband abducting his bride
from the festivities, carrying her over the threshold to prevent her fathers gods from following her into her new religion. There, he fed her a piece of sacred cake, initiating
her into a new way of life. Its fascinating to see how customs endure, long after we have completely rejected the
values and attitudes they originally expressed! Rev. James Field,

WEDDING BANNS
II - Karol Smolenski & Aneta Szyc
OUR WEEKLY OFFERING
January 10, 2016
$14,158.80
Parish Needs
$6,070.80
Thank You for your support.

We are collecting last years palms for the upcoming Ash Wednesday. Please place them in plastic
bins provided in the church vestibule and by the
south and north exits.

BLUE CANDLES There are still few candles available in front of our Blessed Mother. If you are interested in
burning a candle for your loved one in front of our Blessed Lady , please contact the parish office. The donation for one year is $250.00.

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

Zapraszamy rodzicw z dziemi do
obejenia szkoy 28-go Stycznia
o godz. 6:00 wieczorem.
Bdzie mona wysucha prezentacji,
ks. Proboszcza Michael Zoufal oraz
dyrektora szkoy pana Terrence ORourke,
o programach nauczania i zajciach dla
uczniw. Po prezentacji bdzie mona
obeje szko i zasign odpowiedzi na
pytania. Zapraszamy rwnie do obejenia
szkolnej strony internetowej:
albertthegreatschool.com

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 informacje dotyczce klas 0-8 prosze dzwoni na
nr. 708-424-7757, lub na plebani 708-423-0321.

JASEKA STYCZE

2016

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