THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, JANUARY 23, 2011

SAINT ALBERT
THE GREATPARISH
ST. ALBERT THE GREAT
PRAY FOR US
5555 STATE ROAD BURBANK ILLINOIS 60459

REV. RICHARD MILEK, ADMINISTRATOR

REV. JOSEPH P. LYNCH, PASTOR EMERITUS
REV. MARIUSZ NAWALANIEC, ASSOCIATE PASTOR
IRVIN A. BRYCE, JR. PERMANENT DEACON

MASSES
SATURDAY
5:00 PM (Sunday Obligation)
SUNDAY
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
1:30 PM AND 5:00 PM POLISH MASSES
WEEKDAY MASSES (Monday-Friday)
6:30 AM AND 8:30 AM
SATURDAY MASS
8:30 AM
HOLY DAYS (Except Christmas and New Year)
Vigil Mass - 5:00 PM (evening before Holy Day)
6:30 AM - 8:30 AM - 6:00PM - 7:30 PM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
1st and 3rd Sundays at 3:15 PM
Baptismal Preparation Class RECTORY ………….……………….…(708)423-0321
Last Monday of month at 7:00 PM PLEBANIA (po polsku)……………...(708)423-0321
Parish registration and attendance at the For Sacraments of Baptism, Marriage,
Baptismal Preparation Class are required parish registration, convert instruction,
Prior to Baptism. prolonged illness at home.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE PARISH WEBSITE
All wedding arrangements must be made with a www.stalbertgreat.com
parish priest at least 5 months prior to scheduled date. E-MAIL
All couples are required to participate in a marriage StAlbert@archchicago.org
preparation program. Parish registration is a PARISH BOUNDARIES
requirement. Times of marriages are as follows: North-75th St. East-Cicero, West-Narragansett,
Saturday 12:00 PM and 2:30 PM South-87th St. Cicero to Austin)
Sunday—no weddings 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
http://home.comcast.net/-st.alberts/
CCD OFFICE…………………………...(708)636-0406
Mr. Kevin Wiseman, Coordinator
5535 West State Road
 MASS INTENTIONS SEEKING THE LIGHT
SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2011 In today’s readings we find
7:30-For the Parishioners ourselves being drawn more
-Sister Mary Linus Mearna RSM deeply into relationship with Je-
9:00-Salvatore Imbarrato sus. We are getting to know more
10:30-Edward Jankowski
about him as we see how he strug-
-Mary Talty
-Michael Sweeney
gles with the news of his cousin
12:00PM-Josephine Ferrero John’s arrest. His first response is
-John Hanrahan to withdraw, to leave Nazareth and go to Caper-
1:30PM-POLISH MASS naum. There he is perhaps both consoled and
-Maria Kuternoga 40th Anniv. Of Death challenged by the words of Isaiah that Matthew
-Jan Sarna - Blessing quotes, “the people who sit in darkness have seen
-Michal & Wladyslawa Wytrwal - 60th Wedding Anniv. a great light, / on those dwelling in a land over-
5:00PM-POLISH MASS shadowed by death / light has arisen” (Matthew
-For the Parishioners 4:16). Jesus contemplates his cousin’s death, per-
MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011 haps his own death, and he seeks the light. Maybe
6:30-For the Parishioners it is these words of Isaiah that move Jesus out of
8:30-Florence Orr his withdrawal and into action. He begins to
-Victoria Layman preach, teach, cure disease and illness, and pro-
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011
claim the gospel of the kingdom. © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.
6:30-Kitty McCartin - Blessing
8:30-Al Steffek BAPTISMS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2011
6:30-Annie Kennedy The following babies became members of God’s
8:10-MORNING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH Family here recently:
8:30-Emily Sekan Carolina Olvera, Sergio Olvera III, Payton
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011 Grace Gustafson, Jacob Anthony Gustafson,
6:30-Glenn Eul & Family - Blessing Alexis May Ullery, Oliver Kramarz, Sylvia Elena
8:30-Frank DiNovella Martinez, Elizabeth Lily Kopec, Krystian Ayden
7:00PM - PARISH HOLY HOUR Bryniarski, Natalia Kwak, Nicolas Pawelski,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011 Sebastian Sutor, Martha Katherine Wodziak,
6:30-Kelly & McGarry Family Victoria Jana Szewczyk, Alexander David Klimasz,
8:30-Souls in Purgatory Oksana Lily Loy.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2011
8:30-Gusmano & Vinicia Pieranzi We extend our best wishes and pray that what has begun in
5:00PM-John Darden them will be brought to perfection.
-John Placzek LET US PRAY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2011
7:30-For the Parishioners For the sick: Edna Gapastione, Janelle
-Stephen Fahy Demski, Walter & Betty Anderson, Harriet
9:00-Michael Fahy, Joseph Fahy, Stephen Fahy Madey, Denis Hedderman & Family, Loretta
10:30-Michael Sweeney Paulus, Jean Chidichma, Shirley McVane,
-Phyllis Crowe Vicenta Eckhauz, Catherine, Katie & Lucy Hedderman,
12:00PM-Leszek Radwanski - Anniv. of Death Patricia Williams, Andrea Pelicano, Carrie Hermann,
-Emily Ortiz Emily Sekan, Becky Alter, Lorraine Kritikos, Marilyn
1:30PM-POLISH MAS Buchalski, Rose Thomas, Don Kupiec, Raymond Trusk,
-Ks. Wladyslaw Sieczka - 11Anniv. of Death
Maryann Sorn, Cheryl Korosa, Betty Anderson, Carol
-Jan Sarna - Blessing
Mariano, Penny Prokop, Umberto Botta, Mary Ann
5:00PM-POLISH MASS
Riccio. For the deceased: Joseph W. Floren,
-For the Parishioners
Edward Kevin.
 FROM FATHER RICH

For the last few months I have been participating in Advanced Pastoral Lead-
ership program with some other pastors in our Archdiocese which will last until
June 2011. I never thought that I will have to go back to school again, especially
that I know that I won’t get any smarter. I want to share with you what I
learned before I forget. The last session’s topic was “The Gifts of God for the Peo-
ple of God” and it emphasized the importance of lay people in the life of the
church especially, that the number of the priests is decreasing. Between 1965
and 20007 US Catholic population increased 48% and the number of priests
available for active pastoral ministry declined 8.5%. Between 2004 and 2020 according to Dean
Hoge “Priesthood in Year 2020” the estimated number of Catholics per parish will increase from
3086 to 3700.
• In 2007, 1/3 of newly ordained were foreign born
• Between 1985 and 2010
Number of parishes declined from 19,244 to 17,058
Number of Catholics grew from 53 to 65+ million
• Today there are nearly 17,000 deacons in the US and 31,000 Lay Ecclesial Ministers.
• 30%of parish priests say they are too busy to adequately meet pastoral needs of the people.
According to a National Opinion Research Center Survey:
• 87% of priests say they are very happy and satisfied with their lives
• 86% of US Catholics report that their pastors are doing a good job
• 73% of US Catholics are optimistic about the Church’s future
Another good news about the church is the beatification of the Holy Father John Paul II.

Amidst a cheering crowd during the Angelus, the Pope Benedict

XVI spoke about the coming beatification of John Paul II to be held
on May 1. “On 1 May I will have the joy of proclaiming the Venerable Pope
John Paul II, my predecessor, as a blessed. The date chosen is very significant
because it will, in fact, be the second Sunday of Easter which he himself dedi-
cated to Divine Mercy and on the eve of which his earthly life came to an end.”
Benedict XVI said that this beatification is a source of personal joy to him
and to all those who knew John Paul II ; “Those who knew him, those who re-
spected and loved him cannot but share in the Church's joy at this event.”
The beatification of John Paul II will be a historic event, in the last ten
centuries no pope has beatified his predecessor. Throughout history 78 popes have been named
saints and only 10 are blessed. It's estimated that some two million pilgrims will converge on Rome
for the ceremony.
Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi assured an invitation is not required to attend the
ceremony. Everyone traveling to Rome is welcome.
Preparations are already underway in the chapel of St. Peter's Basilica that will host the body
of John Paul II before May 1.
Vatican workers are preparing the chapel of Saint Sebastian, which until now has housed
the remains of the pope from 1689, Innocent XI.
During the ceremony on May 1, we will also find out what day will be assigned to the liturgical
feast of the future Blessed John Paul II.
God Bless, Fr. Rich
 SCHOOL NEWS

A SPECIAL INVITATION: Enrolling your child in a St. Albert the Great School
Catholic school gives them a faith-filled education Fundraising Committee
that will last a lifetime. We are inviting you to be- Presents
come part of our school family. If you are consid- Catholic School Week Celebration
ering a Catholic School Education for your child
(ren), it is not too late to register for the 2nd Pancake, Belgian Waffle,
Semester of the current school year, or too early French Toast
to register for the upcoming 2011-12 school year.
St. Albert’s, known for its tradition of excellence
and Omelet Breakfast
for 57 years, is the only Catholic Grammar School Sunday, January 30, 2011
in Burbank. Our alumni proudly send their chil- 8:00 am until 12:00 Noon
dren and grandchildren to our school. We also St. Albert the Great Roger’s Hall
have students that come to us from the surround-
ing communities of Bridgeview, Oak Lawn, Chi- Our Breakfast includes: Pancakes,
cago Ridge, Justice, and Chicago. Belgian Waffle or French toast, Sausage or
Save the dates! We welcome you to come and Bacon, Hash Browns. Your choice of Orange
celebrate Catholic Schools Week with us. The Juice, Milk and Tea or Coffee.
week will start with 9:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Individuals:
January 30, 2011, followed by our Famous Pan- Pancake Breakfast $8.00
cake Breakfast in Rogers Hall. We also extend an Omelet $8.00
invitation for everyone to visit our Open House Belgian Waffle Breakfast $8.00
on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. French Toast Breakfast $8.00
to 7:00p.m. Combos:
Pancake Breakfast with Omelet $10.00
Belgian Waffle and Omelet $10.00
PRO LIFE French Toast with Omelet $10.00
A family of 5 consisting of 3 or more children under the
DID YOU KNOW? age of 12 $18.00,
18 Days A baby’s heart begins to beat Additional children (12 and up) $6.00 each
43 days Brain coordinates movements Proceeds benefit St. Albert the Great School
8 Weeks All organs are functioning Celebrating over 57 years
9 Weeks Has permanent, individual fingerprints of Academic Excellence
10 Weeks Sense of touch (comfort/pain)
12 Weeks A baby can smile, suck his/her thumb,
and make a fist
Adoption: Over million couples wait to adopt - and
that includes children of all races and those with
special needs.
Any textbook will confirm what every doctor knows:
LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

January 23, 2011
Wait for the LORD with courage; be stouthearted,
and wait for the LORD. — Psalm 27:14
 FEAST OF FAITH
Penitential Rite Standing together in the presence of the Lord, we acknowledge our weakness, our sins
and faults and failings. But the penitential rite is really less about our sins than it is about God’s mercy. It is not
a time for individual confession, like a mini-sacrament of reconciliation. It is, rather, a preparatory rite, pre-
paring us to praise the mercy of Christ as we acknowledge our own weakness. When Simon Peter witnesses
the miraculous catch of fish—when he realizes who is in the boat with him—he falls at Jesus’ feet with the
words, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man” (Luke 5:8). We are like Peter. The more aware of the
Lord’s presence we become, the more awareness we also have of our sinfulness, our weakness.
The penitential rite of the Mass takes several forms, from the traditional Confiteor or “I confess” to a
litany, spoken or sung by the deacon or cantor with responses by the entire assembly. The penitential rite al-
ways includes the words Kyrie, eleison; Christe, eleison—Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy. This ancient
Greek prayer came to the Roman liturgy from the East, and still echoes in many of the litanies of the Eastern
Rite Churches. These words turn our gaze from our own weakness to the gentleness, the kindness, the forgiv-
ing love of Christ. —Corinna Laughlin, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

You may have felt the movement of God’s grace in your life calling you to a vocation. If so,
take to heart the words of Pope John Paul II, “Be not afraid!” The calling to a religious voca-
tion is a beautiful gift from God. For more information about the priesthood contact Fr.
Brian Welter at 312-534-8298 or at bwelter@archchicago.org. For information about the
religious life contact Sr. Elyse Ramirez, OP at eramirez@archchicago.org or 312-534-5240.
See our website at www.ChicagoPriest.com.

January 25 –January 29 at St. Albert’s

One evening Pastor
asked how many had Tuesday, January 25
followed his instruc- 7:00 pm Bingo
tions of the past Wednesday, January 26
week and read Mark
17, and every hand 6:00 pm Boy Scouts
went up. The pastor Thursday, January 27
said, “Mark has only 7:00 pm Parish Holy Hour
16 chapters. Let me Friday, January 28
begin my sermon on
6:00 pm Cub Scouts
the sin of lying.”
Saturday, January 29
WEEKLY OFFERING 4:00 pm Schola
JANUARY 16, 2011, ENVELOPES 4:00 pm RCIA
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9:00AM…………...……..…..$1,800.00 SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2011
10:30AM…………...…………$2,209.00 5:00 PM - Rev. Ted Ploplis
12:00PM…………...……...….$1,666.00 SUNDAY, JANAURY 30, 2011
1:30PM…………...………….$2,622.00 7:30 AM - Rev. Tom McCarthy
5:00PM…………...………….$1,682.00 9:00 AM - Rev. Joseph Mol
MAIL IN…………..…...……….$ 310.00 10:30 AM - Rev. Mariusz Nawalaniec
Children Envelopes……..….$ 109.00 12:00 AM - Rev. Mariusz Nawalaniec
Thank you to all parishioners who consistently 1:30 PM - Rev. Rich Milek
give their share to support our parish. 5:00 PM - Rev. Rich Milek
 OD KS. RYSZARDA
Papież Polak zasiadał na Stolicy Piotrowej ponad 26 lat. Był pierwszym od ponad 450. lat
biskupem Rzymu nie pochodzącym z Włoch. Jego pontyfikat, trzeci pod względem długo-
ści w dziejach, wywarł szczególny wpływ na losy Kościoła katolickiego i całego świata.
Nazywany papieżem pielgrzymem, Jan Paweł II odbył 104 podróże zagraniczne, od-
wiedzając 129 krajów. Spotykał się z ludźmi cierpiącymi głód i nędzę materialną i ni-
estrudzenie docierał wszędzie tam, gdzie było łamane prawo człowieka do wolności i god-
nego życia. Nie wahał się zajmować stanowiska w sprawie konfliktów politycznych i trud-
nych problemów społecznych. Papież apelował i z determinacją upominał się o prawa
człowieka i pokój na świecie, także podczas wystąpień na forum Zgromadzenia Ogólnego
Narodów Zjednoczonych w 1979 i 1995 roku. Jan Paweł II wezwał wówczas narody, by
podjęły „ryzyko solidarności, a tym samym ryzyko pokoju”.
W 1981 roku, kiedy papież ocalał po nieudanym zamachu na jego życie, dał osobiste świadectwo, że można przebaczyć
nawet wrogowi. W pierwszym publicznym przemówieniu po zamachu, papież przebaczył zamachowcowi Ali Agcy.
Jan Paweł II był pierwszym papieżem, który zwołał i przewodniczył 19. spotkaniom młodzieży z całego świata, widząc
w ludziach młodych tych, którzy mogą zbudować światowy pokój.
Jan Paweł II przewodniczył blisko 200. uroczystościom beatyfikacyjnym i kanonizacyjnym. Zwołał 14 synodów bisk-
upów, mianował 232. kardynałów, wśród nich 10. Polaków. Był autorem ponad 100. dokumentów, w tym 14. encyklik.
1 maja odbędzie się beatyfikacja Jana Pawła II - ogłosił Watykan wraz z publikacją dekretu o uznaniu cudu
za wstawiennictwem polskiego papieża. Za cud uznano niewytłumaczalne całkowite ustąpienia choroby
Parkinsona u francuskiej zakonnicy. Benedykt XVI będzie osobiście przewodniczył beatyfikacji na Placu św.
Piotra. 27-letni pontyfikat polskiego papieża przeszedł do historii jako przełomowy dla Kościoła i losów
milionów ludzi.
Benedykt XVI wyraził w niedzielę radość, że 1 maja odbędzie się beatyfikacja Jana Pawła II. Papież mówił o tym
podczas spotkania na modlitwie Anioł Pański w południe w Watykanie. Zwracając się po polsku Benedykt XVI
powiedział: - Drodzy bracia i siostry, Polacy! Serdecznie pozdrawiam was wszystkich: obecnych tu w Rzymie, w Polsce i
w świecie. Podzielam waszą radość z ogłoszenia beatyfikacji Ojca Świętego Jana Pawła II, która odbędzie się 1 maja tego
roku. Ta wiadomość była bardzo oczekiwana przez wszystkich, a w szczególny sposób przez was, dla których czcigodny
mój poprzednik był przewodnikiem w wierze, w prawdzie i w wolności. Życzę wam głębokiego, duchowego
przygotowania się do tego wydarzenia i z serca wszystkim błogosławię - dodał papież. O beatyfikacji tej Benedykt XVI
mówił również po włosku: - Drodzy bracia i siostry, jak wiecie 1 maja z radością ogłoszę błogosławionym czcigodnego
Jana Pawła II, mojego umiłowanego poprzednika. Wybrana data jest bardzo znamienna: będzie to bowiem druga
Niedziela Wielkanocna, którą on sam dedykował Bożemu Miłosierdziu i w której wigilię zakończył swój ziemski żywot.
Ci, którzy go znali, ci którzy cenili go i kochali, nie mogą nie radować się wraz z Kościołem z tego wydarzenia. Jesteśmy
szczęśliwi - podkreślił papież. Słowa te zgromadzeni na placu Świętego Piotra wierni, wśród nich liczne grupy Polaków,
nagrodzili burzą oklasków. Ks. Ryszard
Podczas pewnej wizytacji jednej z podhalańskich parafii jeszcze kiedy Karol Wojtyła nie był
Papieżem, przejęta z wrażenia gaździna pomyliła przygotowany tekst powitania Kardynała i
zamiast zatytułować go "najdostojniejszy", powiedziała: "Witojcie nom najpsystojniejszy ksieze
kardynale". Kardynał zaś spojrzał na nią z błyskiem w oku i odpowiedział: "Co prawda, to prawda".

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