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Page 1 Second Sunday of Lent March 17, 2019

St. John Brebeuf Church 8307 N. Harlem Ave., Niles, IL 60714

847-966-8145 - www.sjbrebeuf.org


Dear Parishioners, The familiar passages from the Gospel of St. Luke (15: 1-31) regarding forgiveness, about the The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin and the third parable, and the Prodigal Son, keep going back to something we often hear and say but find hard to embrace -- the fact that God’s love has no limits. The parable reminds us that we all have done stupid things in life, very often hurting deeply the people we care about the most. And, yes, we all are tempted from time to time to let resentments build up against others for all kinds of reasons. After a while in both situa-tions, more often than not, things get so complicated that it’s hard for us to even figure out how it all began. But God teaches us to let go of the “whys” and “what ifs” and try to embrace the present moment. Can we believe in a generous God? Can we believe in second chances? Can we see the good in the other even though we feel deeply hurt as certainly the Father did in the parable? Lent is a time to seek God's forgiveness. It's a time to forgive someone in our life. I bring your attention to the following. Check the bulletin for more details. • The English Lenten Mission with Deacon Peter

and Mr. Karaban – Sunday, March 17th at 6 p.m. Monday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m., and Tuesday, March 19th at 6:30 p.m. (Note the time.)

• The Polish Lenten Mission – with Father Marcin

Zasada, Sunday, March 24 – 12:30 p.m. Mass, Monday, March 25, Tuesday, March 26, and Wednesday, March 27 all at 7 p.m.

• A lecture on “Transforming Anger to Meet Our

Needs” by Blanca and Jim Donahue on Thursday, March 28 from 7 - 8 p.m. in the Parish Ministry Center. The talk will focus on practicing compas-sionate communication.

• A Classical Music Concert in our church – J.S.

Bach, “St. Matthew Passion” Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m. There is complimentary admission, with a free will donation. Let the music move your heart to be more compassionate.

What is the lesson about God's Forgiveness? The lesson is simple: Give forgiveness and you will unleash a flood of grace on yourself and on those around you. When you clench your fists and grit your teeth in anger towards someone, you have no room in your heart for God to place His hand in yours. Replace your clenched fist with an open hand and watch as God fills your soul overflowing. I'm praying for you during this Lent. Father Mike Meany Drodzy parafianie, Znane fragmenty z Ewangelii św. Łukasza (15: 1-31) dotyczące przebaczenia, O Zaginionej Owcy, Zgubi-onej Monecie i trzeciej przypowieści o Synu Mar-notrawnym, wracają do czegoś, co często słyszymy i mówimy, znaleźć trudny do przyjęcia - fakt, że Boża miłość nie ma granic. Przypowieść przypomina nam, że wszyscy robiliśmy głupie rzeczy w życiu, bardzo często raniąc ludzi, na których nam najbardziej zależy. Wszyscy jesteśmy kuszeni od czasu do czasu, aby niechęć gromadziła się przeciwko innym z różnych powodów. Po pewnym czasie w obu sytuacjach, często, sprawy stają się tak skomplikowane, że trudno nam nawet zrozumieć, jak to wszystko się zaczęło. Ale Bóg uczy nas, abyśmy dali ujścia tym "dlaczego" i "co jeśli" i próbowali ob-jąć chwilę obecną. Czy możemy wierzyć we wspaniałomyślnego Boga? Czy możemy wierzyć w drugą szansę? Czy możemy dostrzec dobro w drugim, mimo że czujemy się głęboko zranieni, jak to z pewnością zrobił Ojciec w przypowieści? Wielki Post jest czasem szukania Bożego przebaczen-ia. Czas wybaczyć komuś w naszym życiu. Zwracam twoją uwagę na następujące rzeczy. Sprawdź biuletyn, aby uzyskać więcej informacji. •

Angielskie Wielkopostne Misje z diakonem Pio-trem i panem Karabanem odbędą się: niedziela, 17 marca o godzinie 18.00 Poniedziałek, 18 marca o 18:30 i wtorek, 19 marca o 18:30. (Zwróć uwagę


• Polskie Misje Wielkopostne - z ks. Marcinem Zasadą, niedziela, 24 marca - godz. 12:30 Msza św., Poniedziałek, 25 marca, wtorek, 26 marca i środa, 27 marca, wszystkie o godz. 19:00.

• Wykład "Transformacja gniewu w celu zaspoko-jenia naszych potrzeb" Blanca i Jima Donahue w czwartek, 28 marca, w godz. 19-20:00 w Centrum Duszpasterstwa Parafialnego. Rozmowa skupi się na ćwiczeniu współczującej komunikacji.

• Koncert muzyki klasycznej w naszym kościele - J.S. Bach, "St. Matthew Passion "Niedziela, 31 marca o godz. Wstęp jest bezpłatny, z tzw. Co łaska... Niech muzyka porusza twoje serce, aby być bardziej współczującym.

Jaka jest nauka o Bożym przebaczeniu? Nauka jest prosta: Zacznij przebaczać, a uwolnisz potok Bożej łaski na siebie i na otaczających cię. Kiedy zaciskasz pięści i zaciskasz zęby w gniewie w stosunku do kogoś, nie masz miejsca w swoim sercu, aby Bóg położył swoją rękę na twoich dłoniach. Zastąp swoją zaciśniętą pięść otwartą dłonią i patrz, jak Bóg wypełnia twoją przemienioną duszę. Modlę się za ciebie podczas tego Wielkiego Postu.

Ks. Mike Meany

St. John Brebeuf Parish

Lenten English Mission

Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody: The Life-Changing Power of Grace Sunday, March 17th 6 p.m. Evening Mass Monday, March 18th 6:30 p.m. Prayer Service Tuesday, March 19th 6:30 p.m. Prayer Service Deacon Peter John Pedrasa and Mr. Maciek Karaban, Pastoral Associate Inspired by the book by Allen R. Hunt, Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody, Deacon Peter and Mr. Karaban will reflect of the power of forgiveness. Through the use of real-life experiences and theology, they will explore how so many people today fail to capture the power of forgiveness because they are afraid of it, because they have grown comfortable in their familiar wounds, or because they are just stub-born. The Lenten Mission will help us explore the reasons that for even the best of us forgiveness is usu-ally underrated and understated. Our prayers together will hopefully enable us to give forgiveness and to unleash the many graces within us.

Deacon Peter John Pedrasa, will be ordained as a Priest for the Diocese of Tucson, Arizona, this May. He is currently completing a Masters in Divinity from The Uni-versity of Saint Mary of the Lake at Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, Illinois. Deacon Peter has served at

St. John Brebeuf for the past two years through the Teaching Parish Program.

Mr. Maciek (Mac) Karaban, has been the Director of Religious Education and the Pastoral Associate for the past five years at St. John Brebeuf. He received his Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies (MAPS) in May 2014 from Loyola University

Chicago. He also received a Master of Arts in Catho-lic Social Teaching in June 2000 from The Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Warsaw, Poland.

We are accepting monetary donations toward the purchase of: Roman Missal, leather bound, with gold tr im used daily. This book will last for five years -- $300 Microphone, used by the pr iest dur ing Mass, two of these are needed, $350 each. Donations may be made at the parish office.


Monday, March 18 - Lenten Weekday 6:30 - For All Parishioners 8:30 - Hedy Sancho (Birthday Blessings), Emilia Hernandez Tuesday, March 19 - Lenten Weekday 6:30 - August Merkel (5th d/a) 8:30 - Jozef Reszka, Mary Ann Shrader (Birthday Blessings), Marie Cierny (Birthday Blessings), St. Queen Jadwiga Society Members Wednesday, March 20 - Lenten Weekday 6:30 - Robert Boller 8:30 - Robert Bianchi 7:00 - Celebrant - Fr . Przemek Daniel Szacilowski, Jozef Drozdz, Jadwiga Komosa, Jozef Maciolek, Jozef & Stanislawa Kusinski, Anna & Franciszek Jesionka, Rozalia & Franeszek Kulis, Maria & Marian Nytko, Danuta & Jan Niewola, Edward Chylko Thursday, March 21 - St. Peter Damian 6:30 - For All Parishioners 8:30 - Henryk Stankiewicz, Raymond Sikora Friday, March 22 - Chair of St. Peter 6:30 - For All Parishioners 8:30 -Albert DeLorenzo, Bertha Plonka Saturday, March 23 - St. Polycarp 7:30 - Marianna & Wawrzyniec Michalek, Jarrott Moore (Bday Blessings) 5:00 - Celebrant - Fr . Samborski Frank Sergot, Don Wirkus, Alicia Duarte, Enrico & Ida Costabile, Mary Kudron (d/a), Olivia Sergot (Health) 6:30 - Celebrant - Fr . Przemek Danuta Chowaniec, Janina & Jozef Lis, Jozef, Jadwiga & Artur Rafalko, Bronislaw Marciszewski, Janina, Wojciech, Jozefa & Wladyslaw Golik, Aniela, Edward Maciolek & Deceased Family Aniela Wladyslaw Mis, Zofia, Jan & Jozef Baran, Ludwik, Weronika Sajdak & Deceased.Fam. Members, Jan, Maria Cichon & Family, Wladyslaw, Stefan Sajdak (8 mo. d/a), Souls in Purgatory, Jozef Sienkiewicz, Staszel Bronislawa

March 24- Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time 7:30 - Celebrant - Fr. Meany Maria Kaczkowski, Jadwiga Komosa 9:00 - Celebrant - Fr . Meany - Family Mass Arthur & Dorothy Kapchinski, Ronald Schmidt 10:45 - Celebrant - Fr . Samborski Frank Held, Purity Antolin, Stanley Parathach, Emilia Hernandez 12:30 - Celebrant - Fr . Zasada Wladyslawa & Kazimierz Urbas, Anna Gazda, Walter & Darek Ciechanowski, Stefania, Marian & Wladyslaw Tutaj, Bronislawa Swiecicka, Teresa Kot (8th d/a), Stanislawa Golebiowska (1st d/a), Daniel Szacilowski, Grzegorz Szacilowski Anna Drozdz, Malgorzata Drozdz, Maria & Jozef Drozdz, Andrzej Malinowski, Tadeusza & Antoni Szacilowski, Mieczyslaw Lagocki & Antoni, Kazimierz Mastyga, Zosia Komarec (1st d/a), Tadek Komarec (2nd d/a), Stanislaw & Czeslaw Wysocki, Stanislawa, Czeslaw & Bronislaw Skurski, Genowefa, Irena, Elusia Sadlowski, Mariola (Blessings), Krysia & Andrzej (Health) 4:30 - Gorzkie Zale - Fr . Przemek 6:00 - Celebrant - Fr . Przemek For All Parishioners

Liturgy Schedule -- Mass Intentions for the Week of Mar. 18– 25


MEMORIAL OPPORTUNITY Remember a deceased relative or friend in a special way

by donating the altar bread and wine that are used at Mass each week. Suggested donation is $50.

Please contact the parish office to select a date.

Altar Bread and Wine For the week of March 17, 2019 offered for:

Janina Szczepanski

Donated by: Josephine Sewruk

REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS OUR DECEASED

Helen Dawiec

We Pray for Our Ill Members Patrick O’Connor Patty Pater (4) Madeline Albano (2) Mary Hickey (4) K. Kozeny (1) Devin Pittges (3) Frances Liszewski (4) Patricia Severin (4) Anna Wlodkowska (4) Elena Sioson (3) Jody Baty (4) Wittum Family (3) Verene Schoenmann (3) Virginia Brekke (4) Diana Lee Zumpano (3) Names will appear on this list for four weeks; the number after each name is the number of weeks the name has appeared. If there is no call to the office after the fourth week, the name will be placed on the parish website. The list is under “Quick

Celebrating our SJB Military Remembrance

St. John Brebeuf Parish accepts family members names, branch of service, and photo. Please bring them to the par-ish office, Attention: Legion of Mary. Army, Navy, Ma-rines, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard. Please remember in prayer the following who are cur-rently serving in the Armed Forces Timothy Casey Christopher Vick Sgt. Joseph Merkel Sgt. Peter Merkel Robert Monaco Chief Ryan Morrow Thomas Neuhengen Scott Rodberg Mark Honsa Sgt. Daniel Cunningham Pvt. James Cunningham CW3 Louis Haberkorn CDR John Tutwiler Marian Niemotko SSGT Michael J. Archam PFC Seth D. Perkins A1C Andrew T. Perkins Sgt. Ramiro Cadena Susanne Connolly Tutwiler May they return safely to their families. If your loved one's name appears on this list and his/her rank is not included, please contact the parish of-fice so the information can be added. Thank you. If you or your loved one is no longer in active service, please call the parish office to let us know.

Easter Candle Memorial

Thank you to the Lange Family for their do-nation toward the purchase of the large Easter Candle. We are still accepting donations for other small Easter candles (250.00). If you would like to make a donation, please call or stop in at the parish office—847-966-8145.

Death Notice: Rev. Leon R. Wagner, 94, ordination class of 1949, passed away on March 7th. Fr. Wagner served in many parishes before retiring in 1992, including St. John Brebeuf, 1959-1966. All funeral services will take place in South Caroli-na at a later date.


11:00 AM - 15:00 PM W programie: Msza Swięta; Konferencje biblijne; Modlitwy; Możliwość zapisania się do APOSTOLSTWA NIEUSTAJACEGO RóZANCA 8 Wrzesień - sala C przy

kuchni

6 Październik - sala C 3 Listopad – Flanagal Hall w

szkole 5 Styczeń - sala C 2 Luty – Flanagan Hall w

szkole 2 Marzec – sala C 6 Kwiecień – Flanagal Hall w

szkole 4 Maj – Flanagal Hall w

szkole

Devotions in the Church Rosary

Monday through Friday After 8:30 AM Mass

After 7:30 AM Mass Saturday Every First Wednesday of the Month Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions

Ave Maria Polish Prayer Group

Wednesday, After 7:00 PM Mass (Inc. Benediction )

First Friday Devotions To the Sacred Heart of Jesus

After 8:30 AM Mass and After 7:00 PM Polish Mass

First Saturday Devotions

To Immaculate Heart of Mary After 7:30 AM Mass and

After 6:30 PM Polish Mass

Devotions in the Adoration Chapel Marian Prayer Group

Monday 7:00 PM

Godzinki Ave Maria Prayer Group Thursday 8:00 AM

Hour of Divine Mercy

Friday 3:00 PM Includes Stations of the Cross) Pray for priests every Thursday

Zapraszamy Serdecznie na DZIEN SKUPIENIA APOSTOLSTWA

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9

Saturday: March 23, 2019 5:00 pm Kaitlyn Maczek Sebastain Krupa 6:30 pm Maxymilian Regulski, Eva Wanat, Emilia Stopka Sunday: March 24, 2019 9:00 am Vincent Macam, Adam Cudzich Billy Fabbri 10:45 am Sebastain & Veronica Drozd Isabelle Nawara 12:30 pm Adrian Anszczak, Ian & Alekandra Duda 6:00 pm Jake Wargo

The Marvelous Rosary Join in Rosary Prayer daily, Monday through Friday, following the 8:30am Mass: Saturday, after the 7:30am Mass; Sunday before the 7:30am Mass.

Praying the Rosary together in front of the Blessed Sacrament gives many graces and is so peaceful.

Intencje mszalne -- Proszę przedstawić wszystkie intencje mszalne do biura parafialnego 14 dni przed żądanymterminem tak, aby można je wydrukować w biuletynie. O ile nie jest wyznaczony wczesniejszy termin biuletynu, czas ten zostanie skrócony. Tylko intencje wydrukowane w biuletynie zostaną odczytane podczas Mszy św. Requests for Mass Inten ons -- Please submit all Mass Inten-

ons to the parish office two weeks in advance of your re-quest so they can be printed in the bulle n. (Unless there is an early deadline for bulle n, this will be shortened). Only inten-tions printed in the bulletin will be read at Mass.



March 17: Second Sunday of Lent Lent is a call not just to “give up some-thing” but more important to “give something for the poor.” Wherever you

live in the parish, there are poor families within walking distance of your home. When in need, they ring the rectory bell. They are, in effect, ringing your doorbell.

Is there a family you know who needs assistance? Please call the Society of St.Vincent de Paul so that together we can help the suffering and poor. Have you considered joining the Society of St. Vin-cent de Paul? Is there a family you know who needs assistance? Please call the Society of St. Vincent de Paul so that together we can help the suffering and poor.

All information will be strictly confidential St. John Brebeuf Parish Office Telephone: (847) 966-8145

17 Marca: Druga Niedziela Wielkiego Postu Wielki Post jest wezwaniem nie tylko do’’rezygnacji z czegoś”, ale także do

”dawania czegoś potrzebującym”. Gdziekolwiek mieszkasz w parafii, w bliskiej odległości od twojego domu są ubogie rodziny. W razie potrzeby dzwonią do drzwi proboszcza. W rzeczywistości dzwonią dotwoich drzwi. Czy Bóg wzywa Cię do przyłączenia się do To-warzystwa św. Wincentego a Paulo? Jeśli znasz rodzinę która potrzebuje pomocy prosze zadzwoń do naszego Stowarzyszenia St. Vincent de Paul. Razem możemy pomóc cierpiacym i potrzebu-jącym.

Wszystkie informacje bedą ściśle poufne. Biuro Parafijalne Sw. Jana Brebeufa

(847) 966-8145

Photo: left to right , Clara Weiss, Sue Schoenfeldt, JoJo Malinowski, Father M. Meany and Conrad & Connie Sparkowski. The Catholic Women’s Club St. Joseph’s Table cele-bration was held Sunday March 3th at Lone Tree Manor, and this was a great opportunity to honor and thank Conrad and Connie Sparkowski for their many years of support to St. John Brebeuf Church. The Sparkowski’s will be moving to another parish soon and we want to wish the very best in their new parish and let them know how much we will miss them!

Don’t forget to bring your lunch bags to the front of church on the morning of Tuesday, March 19th, between 5:45 am and 9:00 am. We need your help - Please consider be-ing a part of this very worthwhile ministry. If you are interested in volunteering to distrib-ute bags after the Masses, please contact Dan Vonder Heide at 773.910.5536. Thank you and God bless.



Village of Niles Recycling/Food Drive The Village of Niles Public Works Department is doing a Recycling Drive on March 23 from 9:00 am to noon at 6849 W. Touhy. St. John Brebeuf is sharing a special request -- Niles residents are also asked to bring food items to donate to Niles Family Services when they drop off things for the Recycling Drive. "The food is going out faster

than it is coming in," says Tony Hollenback, director of Family Services at the Village of Niles. He added that the support of the community is essential to help families in need. Non-perishable food items, toiletries, and laundry detergent are especially requested. Information about what items are accepted during the Recycling Drive, as well as what food items are needed, contact the Village of Niles Public Works Department, 847-588-7900.

Dear Friends,

Thank you for keeping me in your prayers during the recent Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church, convened by the Holy Father in Rome. Your support gave me great hope and encouragement, and I would like to provide you with an update on what was accomplished and our next critical steps.

This meeting set the direction of the entire global Church on the question of child safety. Our firm resolve and the actions we will take are a direct result of hearing the testimony of victims/survivors throughout the meeting. Their unflinching witness moved the hearts of the participants and the world and led us to recommit to a common mission of making the Church a safe place for all, achieved by taking personal responsibility, holding bishops accountable, and practicing transparency.

The nine talks over three days were given by presenters approved by the Holy Father. Each of the speakers pointed out the failures of bishops to act responsibly and described the damage done by their lack of accountability and transparency. Pope Francis built on what was said in the various talks by making it clear at the end of the Mass on Sunday that the Church’s agenda in protecting children must be proactive not reactive or defensive. He insisted that the Church will spare no effort to hold abusers accountable and will not tolerate cover-ups.

The all-out effort which the pope has called will continue to build over time and will be marked by a commitment to ongoing learning and improving, particularly by listening to victims/survivors of abuse.

Four concrete steps were announced at the end of the meeting. 1. The imminent publication of a motu proprio by the pope, providing rules and regulations to safeguard

minors and vulnerable adults within the Vatican City State; 2. The distribution of a “vademecum” (or rulebook) to bishops around the world, standardizing

guidelines so church leaders everywhere take on this task in a united way and explaining their juridical and pastoral duties and responsibilities regarding protecting children;

3. Recognizing that the global Church is marked by great culture diversity and unique regional challenges, task forces of competent experts that are culturally sensitive and regionally representative will be organized to assist bishops’ conferences that may lack the necessary resources or expertise to fully address the issue of safeguarding minors and dealing with abuse;

4. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is responsible for approving the norms of each bishops’ conference.

With this letter, I invite you to view the major talks, prayer services with testimonies of victims/survivors, the penitential ceremony and Mass, all of which were streamed live so the entire world could follow this event. The videos and talks are posted on the Vatican’s dedicated website at pbc2019.org.

You can be sure of a place in my prayers, and I ask that you keep victims/survivors, our Church, and our community in yours. Sincerely yours in Christ,

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich Archbishop of Chicago


St. John Brebeuf Parish Fish Fry Dinner

Hosted By

Holy Name Men’s Club Catholic Women’s Club

Parish School Associa on (P/SA) Boy Scouts - Girl Scouts

Filipino Americans

March 29th – April 5th 5:00 - 7:00 PM - Parish Ministry Center

8305 N. Harlem Avenue - Niles

Pre-Sale Tickets Per Person @ $10.00 Door Sale Tickets Per Person @ $12.00 Half Price for Children 6 to 12 Years Old

(Children Under 5 Years Old Eat Free)

Purchase Pre-Sale Tickets at Parish Office

MENU White Fish - Three Sides – Soup – Light

Dessert, Coffee – Lemonade Beer – Wine – Pop Will Be Available for

Purchase (Cheese Pizza or Macaroni & Cheese

available)

For Addi onal Informa on Call Dennis O’Donovan @ 847-744-2927 Andy Beierwaltes @ 847-966-6961

John Jekot @ 847-651-7624

TRANSFORMING ANGER TO MEET OUR NEEDS

Thursday, March 28, 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

St. John Brebeuf Catholic Church Fr. Thomas May Ministry Center

James G. Donahue, M. Div. LSW CADC NCRS (Emeritus)

Medical Social Worker III Blanca F. Donahue, MS of Education, BA Psychology,

Retired Elementary School Education Teacher

Through the use of story telling, sacred scripture, and the practical experience gained through 30 years as a social worker, Mr. Donahue, will guide us on how we can all better transform our anger rather than repressing it. A few of the topics that will be explored: Reflect on who do you know that handles anger well? Learn the Practice of Mindfulness - Slow breathing, walking, quiet prayer, Be grateful. You are breathing, alive. Appreciate the moment. This practice prepares you to respond with compassion. Discover how we all can learn to feed the seeds of com-passion instead of the seeds of anger/judgement. Practice - Compassionate Communication James G. Donahue, now retired, worked for The Cook County Health and Hospital System as a Medical Social Worker and Addiction Counselor for 30 years at Dr. Jorge Prieto Family Health Center located in Little Village Community of Chicago. As a Certified Addiction Counselor and National Certified Re-covery Specialist he worked part-time as an Addiction Counse-lor for Pillars in Hickory Hills, Illinois. He represented Dr. Jorge Prieto Family Health Center as one of the founders of The Little Village Violence Prevention Collaborative and is a member of The National Association of Social Workers.


Rekolekcje Wielkopostne w jęz. Polskim Rozpoczniemy w niedzielę 24 marca o godz. 12:30 pm.

Poniedziałek 25 marca Wtorek 26 marca

Sroda 27 marca o godz. 7:00pm

Rekolekcje wygłosi Ksiądz Marcin Zasada z Parafii Sw. Tomasza Villanova w Palatine.

Ksiądz Marcin Zasada - urodzony i wychowany w Polsce, przyjechał do Stanów Zjednoczonych w 2007roku aby kontynuować swoje powołanie. 12 maja, 2012 ukończył studia na Uniwersytecie St. Mary of the Lake / Mundelein. Wyświęcony przez Jego Eminencję Franciszka Kardynała dla archidiecezji chicagowskiej obecnie asystent pastora w St. Thomas of Villanova, Palatine, IL

Polish Lenten Mission

Presenter: Father Marcin Zasada

Sunday, March 24 – 12:30 p.m. Mass, Monday, March 25,

Tuesday, March 26, and Wednesday, March 27 all at 7 p.m.

Fr. Marcin Zasada – born and raised in Poland — came to the U.S. in 2007 to continue his voca-tion. He graduated from Universi-ty of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. On May 12, 2012, he was ordained by His Em-inence Francis Cardinal George for the Archdiocese of Chicago. He is currently the associate pas-tor at St. Thomas of Villanova, Palatine, IL.



“Czyń co Widzisz” “Musicie być mocni. Drodzy bracia i siostry ! Musicie być mocni tą mocą, którą daje wiara ! Musicie być mocni mocą wiary ! Musicie być wierni ! Dziś tej mocy bardziej Wam potrzeba niż w jakiejkolwiek epoce dziejów”. 40 lat temu-Jan Paweł II- Wielki.

Stowarzyszenie Św. Jadwigi Królowej

ma zaszczyt zaprosić Państwa na “Wielkopostnego Śledzia”.

7 kwietnia 2019

Zapraszamy najpierw do kościoła, na Nabożeństwo “Gorzkich Żalów” na godzinę 4:30 p.m.

Po zakończeniu “Gorzkich Żalów” przejdziemy do Centrum Parafialnego. Tam będziemy na Państwa czekać,

aby podać do zjedzenia smaczną zupę, danie ze śledziem marynowanym według przepisu jadwiżańskiego.

Podamy również smaczny deser. Donacja $15.00

Bilety już można kupować w biurze parafialnym, lub u naszych Jadwiżanek: Pani Stasi: 847-581-0521

Pani Ali: 847-966-8056 lub po wszystkich mszach świętych w języku polskim .

W ramach tego spotkania z Państwem, zrobimy konkurs

“Największego Bursztynu”. Dlatego Bardzo Was Wszystkich prosimy o przyniesienie

waszych ślicznych, polskich bursztynów. Przewidziana nagroda za największy bursztyn.

Dochód będzie przeznaczony na zakup nowych świec,

na główny ołtarz. W zamyśleniu Wielkopostnym: Stow. Św. Jadwigi Królowej.

The St. Queen Jadwiga Society invites you to the Gorzkie Zale (Lenten Polish Devotion) on April 7th at 4:30 pm in the church. Immediately after the service, we invite you for a meal and dessert in the Parish Center. Tickets are $15.00 per person, and are available for purchase at the SJB office or By calling Stasia: 847 581 0521 or Ala: 847 966 8056.


It was beautiful 4 weeks in the Land of our Lord! Thanks to Mun-delein Seminary I could go once again to the Holy Land as a priest and serve as a Spiritual Director and Confessor to 3rd year Theolo-gy Seminarians as they prepared for their priesthood. Once again, I could follow steps of Christ from Capernaum, the Sea of Galilee to Jerusalem. It was great to go and see those places once again, but what it was even greater, was to pray for all of you and say masses

at Calvary, Gethsemane Garden, Magdala, and the greatest: at the Tomb of Jesus Christ in Holy Sepul-cher! I prayed for all of you and gave thanks to God for beautiful four years among you at St. John Brebeuf! I keep praying for you and please pray for me! From the bottom of my heart: Thank You! Fr. Piotr Samborski

To były piękne 4 tygodnie w Ziemi Świętej! Dzięki Seminarium w Mundelein które poprosiło mnie, żebym służył klerykom 3 roku teologii jako ojciec duchowny i spowiednik, mogłem jeszcze raz doświadczyć wspaniałego czasu na Ziemi naszego Zbawcy. Znowu mogłem kroczyć drogą Chrystusa od Kafarnaum, Jezioro Galilejskie aż do Jerozolimy. Wspaniale było jeszcze raz zobaczyć te miejsca, ale jeszcze wspanialej było odprawiać mszę i modlić się za Was na Kalwarii, Getsemani, Magdalii i najwspanialszym miejscu: Grobie Pana Jezusa w Bazylice Grobu Pańskiego! Modliłem się za Was i dziękowałem Bogu za wspaniałe 4 lata w parafii Św. Jana Brebeuf! Obiecuję modlitwę i proszę o modlitwę za mnie! Z głębi mojego serca: Dziękuję! Ks. Piotr Samborski

Fr. Piotr Samborski’s Holy Land Experience


Children’s Bulletins

Children’s bulletins are near the entrances at the back of the church. Children may use the bulletin to color dur-ing Mass, and may take it home to read. We hope your family experiences Jesus!

SJB CHILDRENS CORNER SJB Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Children's Liturgy of the Word continues to grow as more children are joining us for this special worship experience. The Liturgy is geared espe-cially for children ages 6-10. It is a special oppor-tunity for children to understand and appreciate Scripture at Sunday Mass at 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Polish Mass. The Children’s Liturgy of the Word ministry will continue until June of 2019. We welcome all of our children ages 6-10 to participate!

YOUTH OVERNIGHT LENTEN

RETREAT

March 30-31, 2019 7pm -10 am Youth Ministry Room

(entrance from the playground at the back of the school)

COME !!!

You will find the opportunity to be closer to Jesus through conversation, prayer, fun and joy. MŁODZIEŻOWE NOCNE REKOLEKCJE IELKOPOSTNE

Marzec 30-31, 2019

7pm -10 am Youth Ministry Room (wejście od placu zabaw z tyłu szkoły)

PRZYJDŹ !!!

Znajdziesz okazję być bliżej Jezusa poprzez rozmowę, modlitwę, zabawę i radość.


March 17-19: Lenten Mission in English, see page 3

March 17: Gorzkie Zale, 4:30 pm.

March 19: Uncle Pete’s Sack Dinner Collection, 5:45 am—9:00 am

March 22: St. John Brebeuf School Fun Fair, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm, PMC

March 23: Shrine of Christ’s Passion Tour 8:00 am, see page 9

March 24: Welcome Sunday—Invite your friends & family to join us!

March 24: Lenten Polish Mission, after 12:30 mass

March 24: Gorzkie Zale, 4:30 pm.

March 28 : Lenten Workshop, Transforming Anger to Meet Our Needs, 7:00 pm Ministry Ctr.

March 29: Holy Name Men’s Club Fish Fry 5:00—7:00pm Parish Center

March 30-31: Youth Ministry Overnight Retreat, see page 16

March 31: Concert, J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, 3:00 pm. Please note that Alcoholics Anonymous meets in School Room 20 on Mon, Tues., and Wed. 7:30-10 pm. Golden Agers meet every Tuesday for Bingo 8:00am -1:00pm in PMC C.

Calendar of Upcoming Events at SJB

Alpha at St. John Brebeuf Parish Center

Tuesdays, April 2 - June 11 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Visit: www.alphausa.org/stories


St. John Brebeuf Church Staff

Pastor: Rev. Michael Meany

Associates: Rev. Piotr Samborski

Rev. Przemyslaw Tomczyk

Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Robert Banzin

Deacons: Larry Skaja/retired,

Andy Beierwaltes

Pastoral Associate: Maciek Karaban

Music Director & Liturgical Coordinator:

Marek Rachelski

Children’s Choir Director: Ewa Fair

Business Manager: Joseph Wojtowicz

School Principal: Dr. Mary Maloney

Director Youth Ministry:

Krystyna Sobocinska

Staff Secretary: Charlotte Lindquist

Bulletin Editor: Maria R. Garcia

Fr. Thomas May Ministry Center

Parish Office

8305 N. Harlem Ave., Niles, IL 60714

(847) 966-8145 Fax: (847) 966-0014

Mon, Tue, Thur : 9am - 8pm,

Wed, Fri: 9am - 7pm

Sat: 9am - 6:30pm, Sun: 9:30am - 12:30pm

Website: www.sjbrebeuf.org

E-mail: [email protected]

School: (847) 966-3266

8301 N. Harlem Ave., Niles, IL 60714

Website: www.sjbschool.org

Religious Education: (847) 966-3269

Youth Office: (847) 966-9815

Baptisms:

Last Sunday of each month during

10:45 AM Mass or 2:00 PM Service

(Polish): First Weekend of each month:

at 12:30 PM Mass on Sunday &

Third Sunday of the Month at 1:45 PM

Parents must attend pre-baptism instruction.

Matrimony: Four months notice is minimal.

Eucharistic Adoration:

In Parish Ministry Center Chapel

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 7am - 8pm Wednesdays and Fridays 7am - 7pm

Saturdays 7am - 6:30pm Sundays 7:00 am - 12:30 pm

Mass Schedule

Saturday: 5:00 PM, 6:30 PM (Polish)

Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:45 AM,

12:30 PM (Polish), 6:00 PM

Monday—Friday Morning: 6:30 & 8:30 AM

Wednesday: 7:00 PM (Polish)

Saturday Morning: 7:30 AM

First Friday: 7:00 PM Mass (Polish)

See Bulletin for Holy Days

Reconciliation - Saturday

11:00 AM—Noon (English & Polish)

First Friday, 6:00 PM (English & Polish)

March 17, 2019

“We are a people of faith who respond to our Baptismal call to holiness by caring for one another and journeying together with Christ through prayer, sacraments, life-

long formation and service in light of the Gospel and Catholic Tradition.”


CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS St. John Brebeuf Church #512142 8305 N. Harlem Avenue Niles, IL 60714 TELEPHONE 847 966-8145 CONTACT PERSON Maria R. Garcia EMAIL: [email protected] SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat DC Windows 7 TRANSMISSION TIME Thurs. 9:30 am SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION March 10, 2019 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 18 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

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