Saint Albert the Great

5555 West STATE ROAD BURBANK

Parish

ILLLINOIS 60459

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time August 28, 2011

Welcome
All are

In this House of God

REV. MICHAEL L. ZOUFAL, PASTOR REV. JOSEPH P. LYNCH, PASTOR EMERITUS REV. RICHARD CZERNIAK, C.R. 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 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 2:30 PM Sundayno weddings

Be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

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 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

Romans 12:2

MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, August 29, 2011 The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist 6:30 - Nina Kilcullen 8:30 - Al Steffek Tuesday, August 30, 2011 6:30 - Mitchell Oleksy 8:30 - Ron Mroz 8th Anniv. of Death Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:30 - Souls in the Purgatory 8:10 - Morning Prayer of the Church 8:30 - James Nash, Jan Kowalczyk Thursday, September 1, 2011 6:30 - For vocations to the priesthood 8:30 - Michael Walker 7:00PM - Parish Holy Hour First Friday, September 2, 2011 6:30 - Purgatorial Society 8:30 - Jolanta Array, Innocenza Sturino 6:00PM -Michael Drozdowski Saturday, September 3, 2011 Saint Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the Church 8:30 - Kenneth M. Keselica Sr. 12:00PM - Wedding: Christopher Kowalczyk & Anna Szymczak 2:30PM - Wedding: Grzegorz Wilczek & Iwona Kozicka 5:00PM - Mildred, Nick & Greg Smiciklas - 40th Wedding Anniversary: Rich & Lois Pierzchalski Sunday, September 4, 2011 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 - For the Parishioners, Sean Murphy 9:00 - In reparation for abortion - Theresa & Umberto Botta 10:30 - Phyllis Crowe, Manuel Garcia 12:00PM - Sophie & Leon Latocha - Anna Cyrwus, Anna Mae Carrano 1:30PM-Polish Mass - Jan Cybulski, Maria Kurczak, Jan Mozdzen - Stanislaw Tylka, Boleslaw Cudzich 5:00PM-Polish Mass - Ewa Salamon

THE CROSS OF JESUS

The perception of a cross changed dramatically after Jesus crucifixion. Before that event, death on a cross was not only horrible, it was degrading. It was a penalty reserved only for the most wretched of criminals. The word glory would not have found its way into the same sentence containing the word cross. But all that changed with Jesus. Over time, believers began to venerate and honor the cross. They painted, sculpted, and carved images of it. Many lost their own lives for their association with it. Today our reverence for and relationship with the cross recalls little of the contempt originally associated with it. As it has been through the ages, it is our perception of the cross that determines how we follow Jesus. Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.
LET US PRAY For the sick: Bernice Ciszek, Peter Boyko, Michael Mazurek, Walter Rombach, Daniel Stopka, Anthony Shalton, Greg Brynda, Bill Lyons, Harriet Madey, Richard Polancyk, Timothy Polancyak, Andrea Pellicano, Christina Gazda, Sister Patricia Labuda, Cooper Grant, Jeffrey Andrews, Carol Berghuis, Johana Pusateri, Janelle Demski, Walter & Betty Anderson, Denis Hedderman & Family, Loretta Paulus, Shirley McVane, Catherine, Katie & Lucy Hedderman, Marilyn Buchalski, Rose Thomas, Don Kupiec, Cheryl Korosa, Betty Anderson, Carol Mariano, Penny Prokop, Mary Ann Riccio. For the deceased: Lucy M. Alberts, Ewa Salamon, Steven Jankowski.

WEDDING BANNS III-Christopher Kowalczyk & Anna Szymczak III-Grzegorz Wilczek & Iwona Kozicka

II-Ryszard Naglak & Caryn Urbaniak II-Karol Adamski & Renee Salamon I-Eneasz Gawlak & Jolanta Wilk I-Mateusz Fafrowicz & Emilia Kielbas

Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. (Matt 16:24-25)
In the lives of each of us there may be something painful, big or small, something that we wish to be different. In the lives of each of us there is a cross. The cross can be caused by somebody else, or we may bring a cross on ourselves due to our choices or sometimes the cross is neither the fault of others nor ourselves, but because of the accidents of life or simply because we are human and do not have the perfection of God. Perhaps we do not want to face the pain of the cross so we pretend that everything is fine, we have no cross. If we deny our cross we are losing out on the grace God has planned to give us. After we move beyond denying our cross and admit that we have a cross we may experience anger. We ask the question, Why?, Why me?, I didnt deserve this. Why did God allow this to happen to me? At this stage of coping with our cross we may be angry with others, or even angry with God. It is easy to blame God when we cannot understand why we are in pain. But God did not cause your cross and blaming God is making an unjust accusation against God. Blaming others who are innocent is also unjust. Surely blaming God for some trouble is because we are afraid to face the pain of the real cause of the problem. Look at the life of Jesus. Do we see Jesus blaming his Father for his cross? No. The Father did not kill his son Jesus, it was Roman soldiers who scourged hi m , crowned him and crucified him. The Father did not give them the orders, the orders came from Pilate. Pilate was afraid of the crowd who were on the point of breaking into a riot (Matt 27:24). He even knew that Jesus was innocent (Matt 27:24). After admitting the pain, and accepting that there is a painful situation some people make bargains with God such as, God, if you get me out of this I will be a priest or similar bargains. After feeling anger towards God or others previously it is possible later to experience anger with oneself because of ones cross. When we move beyond anger with ourselves we arrive at where it was meant to lead us all the time, grace. One of the mysteries of life is that a grace accompanies every cross or we will receive a grace if we carry our cross. After the cross comes new life, resurrection, grace, thanksgiving. So we can say Thanks be to God I have come through it. The particular grace we receive is often in proportion to our cross. If we know the pain of being hurt by others, we end up being more sensitive to others, not wishing to impose hurt and injury on others ourselves. To receive the grace that accompanies our cross it is important not to become stuck in any of the stages we can go through when responding to suffering. So it is important to move from: denial, anger, bargaining or anger with ourselves, to acceptance of our cross and grace. We move through these stages of healing by sharing our pain with the Lord when we pray. We dont have to be perfect when we pray. We can tell the Lord everything. There is a saying A trouble shared is half a trouble. If we are a caring Christian community we should be helping each other to carry our crosses. If were not helping each other to carry our crosses were not a caring Christian community. There is something holy about our cross. It is part of Gods mysterious plan that we carry a cross because it keeps us close to God. Mother Teresa of Calcutta said that sufferings are the kisses of Jesus in our lives.
By Fr. Tommy Lane

RELIGION DEFINED I do not know how philosophers may ultimately define religion; but from Micah to James it has been defined as service to ones fellow human rendered by following the great rule of justice and mercy, of wisdom and righteousness. Theodore Roosevelt

SCHOOL NEWS

New school year (2011/2012) has began, we are happy to have children back in our school. We wish them best of luck in their studies and many of Gods blessings as they grow in knowledge. Let us all keep them in our prayers.
Did You Know?

Did you know that the Catholic values and faith that you teach your children at home are reinforced in Catholic schools (including all extra-curricular activities) every moment of the day? Did you know that through emphasis on service for others that is so much a part of Catholic schools; each student learns the value of being Christ to others and grows in gratitude for their many blessings?
Consider a Catholic Education for Your Child

Take a look at St. Albert the Great School if you are interested a faith-based education, academic excellence, a commitment to diversity, and scholarship. We offer Pre-school (3 & 4 year old programs) thru 8th Grade classes. St. Alberts has been well known in Burbank and the surrounding communities for its excellence in Catholic education for over 56 years. Please contact the school office at 708 424-7757 about scheduling an appointment to view our school and discuss registration for the new school year. Our new school year has just begun. Its not too late to register your child!
Parent Back to School Night

Please mark your calendars for Parent Back to School Night on Thursday, September 8th, 2001 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. This meeting is mandatory for all parents and guardians (current & new) to attend. The General Meeting for all parents/guardians will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. in Rogers Hall (the basement of the church). Following the General Meeting, parents/guardians will meet with their childs teacher in the school.
Open House for Grandparents & Special Senior Friends

The students, faculty & staff of St. Albert the Great Catholic School would like to invite our Grandparents, Senior Citizens, and Parishioners to join us at the 8:30 Mass on Monday, September 26, 2011, followed by an Open House in the school from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Refreshments will be served in the school library. Please visit us, see our Preschool, Kindergarten, Computer Lab as well as all of the other classrooms. IF YOU OR ANY MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY IS A GRADUATE OF OUR SCHOOL, PLEASE LET US KNOW WHEN YOU COME TO VISIT.

ST. ALBERT THE GREAT YOUTH GROUP NEWS

As many of the parishioners noticed, I am back in the parish family of St. Albert the Great. I wasnt around for 5 weeks because I was studying Spanish in Mexico. I want to express my gratitude to all of the parishioners who prayed for me during my time in Mexico. The program that I attended was very intensive. It really helped me to learn more about the Mexican Culture and learn a little more of the Spanish language. I am grateful to the Mundelein Seminary for sending me to the Mexico. I also wanted to offer to any parishioners who are interested in studying Spanish to use a program that I attended. This program was providing students with both an academic and cultural education in Spanish language and Mexican culture. If you wanted to find out more about this program, please dont hesitated to talk to me or you may contact Institute of Language and Culture ideasmx@hotmail.com or look at the Facebook under Ideas Mx. Last month our Archdiocese started to celebrate a Year of Teens and Young Adults. This is the one of the six years of the Strategic Pastoral Plan that Archdiocese offers to Evangelize and make a good formation for our parishioners. I wanted to expand our Youth Group, especially during this year of the teens but I cannot do it by my self. I need help of all the parishioners, especially the parents. Parents, please talk to your children, teens, pray with them and help them in making crucial decisions. Our youth group can be a good start for them to recognize their vocation. Starting next Sunday we will have a weekly Sunday Scripture reflection for all the teens and those who are interested to know more about the Catholic faith. Please check our parish web site www.stalbertgreat.com for all the Youth Events and find us on Facebook by searching St. Albert parish. If you are a teenager, and would like to be with people of your age group Please, consider joining our parishes YOUTH GROUP! You are the future of the Church, come and claim YOUR CHURCH! Please Contact Seminarian Marek at the Rectory or after Mass

August 29 - September 2 at St. Alberts

Monday, August 29 7:00 pm Baptismal Prep Class Tuesday, August 30 7:00 pm Bingo Wednesday, August 31 6:00 pm Boy Scouts Thursday, September 1 7:00 pm Parish Holy Hour Friday, September 2 6:00 pm Cub Scouts

Happy Wedding Anniversary

40 years - Rich & Lois Pierzchalski
WEEKLY OFFERING AUGUST 21, 2011 ENVELOPES 734 CONTRIBUTION $13,584.00 5:00PM.........$2,539.00 7:30AM.......$1,893.00 9:00AM.........$2,130.00 10:30AM......$1,793.00 12:00PM.........$1,869.00 1:30PM......$1,892.00 5:00PM.........$1,131.00 MAIL IN.......$ 304.00 Children Envelopes....$ 33.00

WYMAGANIA JEZUSA choroby i cierpienia nieodcznie towarzyszce czowiekowi. Przywizywanie si do luksusu, a szczeglnie traktowanie egzystencji ziemskiej jako jedynego skarbu i celu ycia, stanowi yciow pomyk: Kto chce zachowa swoje ycie, straci je; a kto straci swe ycie z mego powodu, znajdzie je zapewnia Pan Jezus, zachcajc do cierpliwej pracy nad sob. Rodzimy si zarwno z pozytywnymi, jak i z negatywnymi cechami charakteru. Kady z nas dowiadcza take wewntrznego rozdarcia nazywanego przez katechizm skutkiem grzechu pierwszych ludzi. W dowiadczaniu saboci nie pozostajemy jednak sami. Pan da nam Koci, w ktrym naladujc Jezusa, chrzecijanin podejmuje krzy swoich obowizkw zwizanych z yciowym powoaniem i wykonywanym zawodem. Cierpic fizycznie lub psychicznie uczy si przeywa z Nim tajemnice bolesne swego yciowego ranca, by - jak mowi w. Pawe - uczestniczy w odkupieniu wiata.
Bp. Antoni Dlugosz

Jan Pawe II, jako dowiadczony wychowawca, przypomina modym, ktrych nazywa swoj nadziej oraz nadziej Kocioa: Musicie od siebie wymaga, nawet gdyby inni od was nie wymagali. To jakby echo sw Jezusa: Jeli kto chce pj za Mn, niech si zaprze samego siebie, niech wemie krzy swj i niech Mnie naladuje. Krzy to obowizki, jakie podejmujemy w cigu naszego ycia, to take

Zaproszenie do Grupy Modzieowej W ubiegym miesicu w naszej Archidiecezji rozpoczelimy rok modziey. Jest to specjalny rok dla modziey ktry ma pomc modziey we wczeniu si i uczestnictwo w yciu Kocioa, w zdobywaniu oraz pogbianiu wiedzy na temat wiary. Jednym takim sposobem jest wasnie przynaleno do grupy modzieowej ktr mamy przy naszej parafii. Wanie przez t grup modzie bdzie moga bardziej uczestniczy w yciu kocioa, parafii oraz pogbi swoj wiar. Aby nasza grupa bya silna oraz funkcjonowaa, potrzeba jest duo pracy oraz modlitwy. Moj prob kieruj do rodzicw, ktrzy wychowuj modzie jak i rwnie katechizuj swoje dzieci. Rodzice, od was zaley jak drog wasza modzie wybierze. Wy jestecie wiadkami oraz drogowskazami, dzisiejsza modzie przychodzi do was o pomoc w wielu przypadkach. Dlatego prosz Was, abycie porozmawiali z waszymi modymi czonkami rodziny o zainteresowaniu si przynaleeniem do grupy modzieowej. Moj prob kieruj rwnie do Was, modzi ludzie. Nasz ukochany rodak Papie b. Jan Pawe II zawsze wiedzia, e moe polega na modziey. Jego synne sowa to pamitajcie modzi ludzie wy jestecie przyszoci kocioa dlatego od was i przy pomocy waszych rodzicw zaley jak na to polecenie odpowiecie. Drogi mody czowieku, moe Ciebie Bg powouje do suby innym? Nie Bj si - Bg jest Mioci i zawsze Ci domoe. Osoby zainteresowane Grup Modzieow prosimy o kontakt z plebani albo z klerykiem Markiem Smolka.