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1 St. Florian Catholic Church The Florian Welcome Home Ever Historic Ever New! December 2, 2018 First Sunday ofadvent A place of Healing, Light, Beauty, and Hope! Good Morning Buenos Días Dzien Dobry From the Heart Continued on Page 4

2 Page 2 First Sunday of Advent S. Houston Avenue Chicago IL PHONE: (773) FAX: (773) st.florian@sbcglobal.net S. Houston Avenue Chicago, IL Telefono: (773) Fax: (773) Correo electrónico: st.florian@sbcglobal.net Rev. David J. Simonetti, Pastor Rev. David J. Simonetti, Pastor OFFICE HOURS: Monday: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Tuesday: 8:30 am - 1:30 pm Wednesday: Closed Thursday: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Friday: 8:30 am - 2:30 pm Horas de Oficina: Lunes Martes Miércoles Jueves Viernes WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday - Saturday: 8:00 am VIGIL MASS: Saturday: 4:00 pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00 am (English) 9:45 am (English) 11:30 am (Spanish) CONFESSIONS: Saturdays: 3:00-3:30 pm BAPTISMS: 4th Sunday of the month. Arrangements must be made in advance. MARRIAGES: Arrangements should be made personally and six months in advance. REGISTRATION: New parishioners are always welcome and may register at the Rectory. Misas de la Semana: Lunes - Sábado: 8:00 am Misa de Vigilia: Sabado: 4:00 pm Misas del Domingo: 8:00 y 9:45 am Inglés 11:30 am Español Confesiónes: Sabado 3:00-3:30 pm Español limitado Bautizos: El 2do Domingo del mes Presentaciones: Llame la oficina Quinceañeras: para una cita Matrimonios: Llame la oficina para una cita Con seis meses de anticipación Registración: Bienvenidos a todas las nuevas families. Para registrarse favor de visitar la casa parroquial. 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 8:30 am - 1:30 pm Cerrado 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm 8:30 am - 2:30 pm Week of December 2 8 The Tabernacle Candle will be lit this week in memory of: The Gifts of Bread & Wine are donated this week in memory of: En Memorial de nuestros seres queridos Donación de pan y vino: Donación de la vela de tabernáculo:

3 December 2, 2018 Page 3 MASSES FOR THE WEEK Weekend, December 1 & 2 + Stella Jasek Pat & Vince 8:00 AM + Rita Abram Pat Golden For Health + Louise Maciejciek Son Joseph & Irene Nawracaj 11:30 AM + Gerardo Perez Wife Monday, December 3 8:00 AM + Anna Campagnolo Son & Daughter In Law Tuesday, December 4 8:00 AM + Mary Boberek Mom & Dad Wednesday, December 5 8:00 AM + Bernard Piotrowski Sr. Son Tom & Family 16th Anniversary Thursday, December 6 8:00 AM + Irene Mosser Mosser Family Friday, December 7 8:00 AM + Marie Kaleta Daughter Valerie & Family 11th Anniversary Saturday, December 8 The Immaculate Conception of Mary 9:00 AM + Busha Katulski Jay & Bobbie + Gilbert Yager Wife Sunday, December 9 8:00 AM + Dolly Podsiadlik Family + Ken Baker Family 11:30 AM + In Thanksgiving Rosa CANTORS SATURDAY, December 8 Judy SUNDAY, December 9 8:00 AM Laurie Laurie EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS December 2018 M. Cowperthwaite D. Karczewski V. Maccagnano 8:00 AM C. Bozovic J. Gibbons C. Ranos D. Lenckos P. Maccagnano C. Malone 11:30 Misa Diciembre 2018 Ministros de Eucaristia A. Davila M. Suarez Lectors L. Jimenez Monaguillos D. Ranos Ujieres R. Manriquez J. Gonzalez M. Suarez R. Ortiz READERS December 2018 J. Struzik 8:00 AM C. Jankiewicz A. Bonczek ALTAR SERVERS SATURDAY, December 8 A. Bonczek SUNDAY, December 9 8:00 AM J. Wojtas A. Shea USHERS December 2018 C. Cowperthwaite, E. Pindara, T. Zalewski, N. Zalewski 8:00 AM T. Gibson, T. Nester, M. Noworyta E. Lihota, G. Slusarczyk, T. Baker, M. Gasior

4 Page 4 From the Heart First Sunday of Advent Our Lady of Continued from Page 1 Guadalupe We pray for... Oremos... Modlimy sie za... Loretta Borowski, Michael Boston, Grant Bradtke, Kevin Chocholek, Ricky & Cindy Cholipski, Austin Cichy, Martin Covarrubias, Mary Lou Cowperthwaite, Dorita De Cardona, David Donahue, Rosie Dunmore, Marietta Falbo, Laurie Ferry, Charlotte Frjelich, Bob Frjelich, Tom Gadus, Irma Garcia, Allysa Garcia, Yesenia Guajardo, Rosa Guadalupe Guajardo, Sara Janet Guzman, Maryann Henney, Tristan Hirosky, Baby Ian, Tony Jackson, Charlene Jones, Edward Kawa, Larry Kawa, Karen Kil, Bob Konecek, Mary Koscielniak, Martha Kowalkowski, Kelly Kozloski, Helen Larson, John Larson, Beth Lasseter, Thomas J. Lohr, Hector Maya, Joseph B. Mistarz, Jr., Ricardo Morales, Genoveva Nateras, Policarpo Naya, Shirley Ostrowski, Felicia Pancer, D. J. Plys, James Rago, John Rosmanitz, Jo Shanahan, Lillian Smierciak, Alfonso Soto, Linda Stannish, Lynn & Dwayne Tempe, Chestine Trzupek, Asunción Villalpondo, Rita Wilck, Dianne Williams, Stanley Wrona, Sr., Residents of Hammond Whiting Care Center and Residents of Dolton Health Care Center and Residents of Burnham Terrace. We pray for the homebound, sick and hospitalized. If your name appears in the above list and you no longer wish to be included due to recovery, please contact the Rectory at (773) Our Spanish community will begin their Novena (nine days) to Our Lady ofguadalupe on Monday, December 3 rd, at 6:00pm. They will meet each evening in Konsowski Hall and say the rosary and special prayers to Our Lady. All are invited to join them for as many days as you are able. A Mass in celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be held on Wednesday, December 12th, at 6:30 pm. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday December 3 St. Francis Xavier Isaiah 2:1 5 Matthew 8:5 11 Tuesday December 4 St. John Damascene Isaiah 11:1 10 Luke 10:21 24 Wednesday December 5 Isaiah 25:6 10a Matthew 15:29 37 Thursday December 6 St. Nicholas Isaiah 26:1 6 Matthew 7:21, Friday December 7 St. Ambrose Isaiah 29:17 24 Matthew 9:27 31 Saturday December 8 Immaculate Conception of Mary I Genesis 3:9 15, 20 II Ephesians 1:3 6, Luke 1:26 38 Sunday December 9 2nd Sunday of Advent I Baruch 5:1 9 II Philippians 1:4 6, 8 11 Luke 3:1 6

5 December 2, 2018 Congratulations Alumni! Principal's Honor Roll Page 5 Advent Showing Our True Colors You might think the colors of the season are the red and green we see BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR OUR everywhere this time of year. For FAMILY MASS AT! Catholics, the colors of the liturgical season of Advent are purple Anyone interested in and a bit of pink. These colors have special signirenting Konsowski Hall, ficance for this holy season. They evoke the themes please call the rectory for ofadvent. more information. The traditional Advent wreath will have three purple candles, one pink candle and perhaps a white one in the center. Purple connotes the theme of repentance Ifyou are new to the parish, stop in the rectory to register. and fasting in preparation for the celebration of Christmas when the white candle will be lit. During Advent, the priest at our Sunday Masses will wear Please Remember Your Parish purple vestments on the first, second and fourth Why not consider serving your parish as it has served Sundays of Advent. As in Lent, purple reminds us you? When making your final arrangements, please that we are all sinners in need of God's mercy and love, especially in the sacrament of Reconciliation. remember our Church in your will. The third Sunday ofadvent is called Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete means "rejoice" in Latin. We rejoice in the promise of redemption through the sacrifice of Jesus. On that day, the priest wears pink vestments, and we light the pink candle on our wreath as a sign of our joy. It's a good reminder that while joy fills our plans for Christmas gift-buying and gift-giving, the true joy of Christmas is welcoming God's only Son into our world. ST. FLORIAN CHURCH is back on Facebook The white of Christmas vestments might signify snow for those of us living in the colder climates, but it is a sign of purity of Christ, the sinless one. The priest Information and events will be posted on the will wear white vestments on Christmas Day and Florian Hegewisch user page. all the Masses through the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. De La Salle Institute Emma Elizalde

6 Page 6 MARK YOUR CALENDAR WEEKLY OFFERINGS November 24 & 25, 2018 Sunday Collections 4:00pm Mass 8:00am Mass 9:45am Mass 11:30am Mass Mailed Donations Votives Actual Received vs Budgeted Goal Deficit Thanksgiving SVdP Donation Campaign for Human Development Energy Building Improvement Maintenance Amount $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 2, $ 4, $ 2, $ $ $ $ $ Service Members: Eugene Zmija, U.S Air Force Sgt Eric L. Abram, U.S. Air Force Aaron Alvarez, U.S Navy MSgt James Ritchie, U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Conner, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Marszalek, U.S. Army Robert A. Islas, Jr., U.S Navy Capt. Lisa Klekowski, US. Army PFC Patrick Paskiewicz, U.S. Army Petty Officer Second Class Laura A Tomczak, U.S. Navy Master Sgt. Christopher Saberniak, U.S. Air Force A1C Nicolaos Hofbauer, U.S. Air Force Sgt. Ernest Silva, U.S. Marine Corps Jonathan Daniel Ladowski, U.S. Marine Corps Walter Michael Davila, U.S. Navy If you know of a family member who is no longer serving, please contact the Rectory at so they may be removed from this prayer list. First Sunday of Advent Dec 2 Dec 6 Dec 13 Dec 14 Rosary Ladies Sodality (KH) Choir Rehearsal (Church) Choir Rehearsal (Church) Holy Name (KH) - OffMtg - Gen Mtg Dec 18 Pantry Setup (KH) Dec 19 Big Pantry (KH) Dec 20 Choir Rehearsal (Church) 1:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00am 3:30pm 6:30pm St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box $ St. Vincent de Paul - Thanks! Because you are concerned This is a note ofappreciation. Our thank you is a simple but sincere statement. You are being thanked by the poor and the needy for food, clothing, medicine and other needs you are supplying. The Poor Boxes are the Bread Boxes of the Needy. Rosary Ladies Sodality Meeting The next meeting ofthe Rosary Ladies Sodality will be held on December 2nd at 1:30 pm in Konsowski Hall. This meeting will include the Sodality's annual Christmas luncheon and gift exchange, so be sure to attend. The Daughters of Isabella The Daughters of Isabella, Circle 859, will meet on December 4 th at 1:00pm in the St. Columba Social Center. The annual Christmas Luncheon and St. Vincent de Paul raffle will take place during this meeting. For more information, please contact Bernice Scallon at (773)

7 MISSION STATEMENT of ST. FLORIAN PARISH We are Roman Catholics of prayer, service and long-standing tradition guided by the spirit to meet the direct needs of out parishioners and neighboring community in a demanding social environment. We strive to achieve a sense of justice, responsibility, prayerfulness, communication and unity by providing: All individuals the opportunity of receiving sacraments The proper educational environment spiritually, morally, academically A channel for corporal works of mercy A time and place for social gathering and fellowship Our goals and objectives will be accomplished through encouraging active participation in dialogue, evangelization, stewardship, prayer and love. Worship Altar Servers Choirs, Cantors & Musicians Ministers of Communion Liturgy Committee Ministry of Care Ministry of Consolation Ministry of Lectors Faith Sharing Groups Ushers & Greeters Bible Study Baptismal Preparation R.C.I.A. Parish Pastoral Council Religious Education Evangelization Committee TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE Whether visitors, long-time residents or newly arrived in the Parish, we Thank God for you. If you are not registered, or there is a change in your address, or telephone number, please fill out the form and place it in one of our collection baskets or mail it to the Rectory Thank You Name: Phone: Address: Please Check One: New Parishioner NewAddress Service Education and Adult Formation New Phone Number Moving, Remove from Register Finance Council St. Vincent de Paul Parish Organizations Holy Name Society Knights of Columbus Daughters of Isabella Ladies Rosary Sodality Mission Statement of Pastoral Council Pastoral Council is a group of parishioners who work together with the pastor to act as a consultative body for the parish. Our mission is to build a prayerful, evangelizing and welcoming spirit for the benefit of the faith community. Memorials And Gifts ofremembrance You may remember your deceased loved ones in the following ways: Donation Daily Masses $ 10 Tree oflife Gold Leaf $ 100 Small Stone $ 500 Large Stone $1,000 The Tabernacle Candle will be lit in memory of... $ 10 The Gifts ofbread and Wine are donated in memory of... $ 15 Please remember in your estate planning Your Gift, Your Parish