Divin ne Mercy Parish (Founded 2010) ) Saints Peter & Paul Church Est. 1903 St. Anne Church Est. 1882 St. Adalbert Church Est. 2910 Three Rivers, Massachusetts Rev. Stefan J. Niemczyk, Pastor Rectory: 2267 Main Street (413) 283 6030 Office Hours: Mon. & Fri. 9 A.M. to 3 P.M.; Tues., Wed., Thursday 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. Divine Mercy Religious School & Parish Halll 283 4320 Email: stspeterpaulanne@gmail.com ~~~ Website: www.churchofdivinemercy.org May 23, 20100 Vigil of Sunday 4:00 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m.(polish) and 9:30 a.m. Daily Masses 7:00 a.m. (except Tuesday) Tuesday Novena & Mass 5:30 p.m. Holy Day Masses Refer to Mass Schedule ~~~ ~~ SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday 3:00 p.m. First Friday at 6:30 p.m. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM & HOLY MATRIMONY Contact Rectory to make arrangements SACRAMENT OF THE SICK (ANOINTING) Contact Rectory when the need arises SICK CALLS Anytime Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts Mayy 23, 2010 Page 1
All items for the bulletin should be submitted no later than Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. in order for it to be printed in the upcoming weekend bulletin (please include your name & phone #). You may email your item, drop it off at the Rectory or mail it. Editorial discretion on all items. Email: stspeterpaulanne@gmail.com. Co Directors of Religious Education: Jean Brigham (283 4232) & Michael Wostena Parish Secretaries: Lydia McKee & Debra Ingalls Choir Director & Organist: Mark Narreau (583 8541) Organist: Mary Besko & Barbara Kelleher (596 2727) SATURDAY, May 22 nd Confessions at 3:00 p.m. WEEKLY CALENDAR SUNDAY, May 23 rd Chalice of Strength Prayers for Priests & Vocations 4:00 p.m. in the church Mission Appeal MONDAY, May 24 th TUESDAY, May 25 th Choir Rehearsal check with Mark Narreau, Director. WEDNESDAY, May 26 th Alcoholic Anonymous 7:00 p.m. St. Maximilian Kolbe Room THURSDAY, May 27 th FRIDAY, May 28 th SATURDAY, May 29 th Confessions at 3:00 p.m. SUNDAY, May 30 th Chalice of Strength Prayers for Priests & Vocations 4:00 p.m. in the church Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 2
Mass Intentions Saturday May 22 nd St. Rita of Cascia, religious 7:00 a.m. +Josephine Cioch Her Daughter & Grandchildren 4:00 p.m. +Arline Britt Her Sisters +Sister Mary Wielkiewicz Eucharia, F.S.S.J. Gloria Nowak 5:15 p.m. +Grace Kulpa Greg & Darlene Cerkiewicz Sunday May 23 rd Pentecost Sunday 8:00 a.m. +Jan Safianek Daughter Janina & Waclaw Pryga 9:30 a.m. +Edward & Bernice Tenczar Their Daughter in law & Family 2:00 p.m. May Devotions Monday May 24 th 7:00 a.m. Parishioners of Divine Mercy Tuesday May 25 th St. Bede the Venerable, priest & doctor of the Church; St. Gregory VII, pope, St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, virgin 5:30 p.m. +William Petrashewicz His Wife & Family Wednesday May 26 th St. Philip Neri, priest 7:00 a.m. +Florence Bigelis John & Barbara Yurkunas Thursday May 27 th St. Augustine of Canterbury, bishop 7:00 a.m. +Terrence Beusee Sandy Rudnick Friday May 28 th 7:00 a.m. +Beatrice Joseph Lynn Riendeau Saturday May 29 th Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00 a.m. +John Droz John & Regina Janosz 4:00 p.m. +Adrien & Beatrice Paquette The Family +Mary & John Handzel Josephine, June, Richard & Family 5:15 p.m. +Marilyn Astin The Family +Michael & Theresa Szwed Jack & Sandra Gilbert Sunday May 30 th The Most Holy Trinity 8:00 a.m. +Genevieve Janosz St. Cecelia Choir 9:30 a.m. +Walter Benoit 9 th Anniv. His Family +Stanley Bigda Alexandra Bigda & Family 2:00 p.m. May Devotions Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 3
~~ DIVINE MERCY SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS ~~ - STUDENTS Don t forget to learn about our Catholic Faith the rest of the year. Practice it by attending Mass every week. Pray every day! - PARENTS Be the best example for your children by Faithfully accompanying them to Mass every Sunday (or Saturday vigil). Don t be embarrassed to pray with your children. You are the first teachers in the family! - TEACHERS God bless you and thank you for your dedication in sharing our faith with our young people. - May Devotions in honor of our Blessed Mother are held on the Sundays in May at 2:00 p.m. (please check the Mass and calendar pages in the bulletin) How pleased would Our Lady be to see our young people and their families come to honor and show her their love! ~~ ADORATION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT ~~ Wednesday 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If you can give one hour, or substitute, please call Diana Roth @ 283 8709 Forgiveness No one heals himself by wounding another. St. John Chrysostom For Reflection: How have I seen this to be true in my own life and in the lives of others? Why do I think this is a true statement? PRIESTLY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS If you feel God may be calling you to a religious vocation in His Church, call Fr. Gary Dailey at 413 452 0816 or email: g.dailey@diospringfield.org. Website: www.myvocation.com. Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 4
~~ DONATIONS ~~ SINCERE THANKS for your generosity & support of our parish God Bless All GENERAL FUND In memory of Victor Bukowski $20 from Swift River Elementary School Sunshine Fund In memory of Nellie Lysik $20 from Josie & June Slozak CASH DONATIONS TO OFFSET MONEY RAFFLE $25 from Bill Gallagher, $30 from Gloria Nowak, $20 from Ted Wachta, $20 from Hedy Workum, $25 from Mr. & Mrs. William Ziobrowski ~~ DIVINE MERCY NEWS ~~ UPCOMING EVENTS Sunday, May 23 rd Mission Appeal Saturday, June 5 th Ordination of Seminarians June 6 th First Mass to be celebrated by Deacon Tomasz Parzynski Saturday, June 12 th Hot Dog & Hamburger Cookout (starts after 4 p.m. Mass) Corpus Christi Procession Sunday, July 25 th Divine Mercy Annual Parish Picnic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SIGN IT DIVINE MERCY When writing a check out to the church, please make it out to Divine Mercy Parish. SIGN OF PEACE The Sign of Peace is an option at Mass. It s not obligatory to shake hands. To protect yourself from any flu strain or other illness, use common sense! A friendly nod of the head or offering a sincere verbal, Peace to you, is perfectly acceptable. FOOD SHARE Please continue to assist with your donations to the Food Share program. All non perishable items are accepted, including crackers, Jell O, condiments, coffee, tea, jams, jellies, cake mixes, etc. Drop off donations in the box at church. Thank you for your help! WEB SITE UPDATE Please visit our church web site www.churchofdivinemercy.org. Paul Brozek is the person that updates the web site; if you have any comments or would maybe like to see something added, please contact the Rectory. Weekly bulletin can be viewed there. Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 5
(Divine Mercy News continued) STAR PROGRAM 2009 2010 We are pleased to announce that the STAR Program will continue for another year. The program will run from June of this year through May of 2011. Mailing of the coupons will take place shortly and participants will have the month of June to purchase the entire year for $100. This will be a savings of $20. We hope that many of our parishioners will choose to participate. Those participants of the previous STAR program are reminded that the drawing for the $1,000.00 and $500.00 prizes will take place at the end of May. For those paying on a monthly basis please assure that your payments are current so you will be eligible to be included in the drawing. Once again, we thank all of our supporters and wish all of you "Good Luck". DIVINE MERCY ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC Sunday, July 25 th If someone wants to donate to the Special Raffle, please call Fred Orszulak at 283 7400, the Rectory at 283 6030 or Lydia McKee at 283 6865. Thank You. The Picnic Committee welcomes new assistance. Volunteers are also welcome and needed to make this year s Parish Picnic another success. Please consider giving a couple hours of your time! ARTS & CRAFTS ITEMS We have a great need for Arts & Crafts items. Everyone has a talent and we need YOUR help! What can you contribute this year? Call Carol at 283 7222 with your generous reply and may God Bless you abundantly. TAG SALE Due to insufficient time to resolve the logistic issues pertaining to the Tag Sale, which was generally held yearly in June, there will not be a Tag Sale this year. Drop off points and sufficient storage facilities for donated items have yet to be resolved. We have several items stored in Saint Anne's school. This storage area may not be available much longer and another location needs to be found. When these issues are resolved, we will keep everyone informed. For now we hope that our contributors are patient and hopefully the Tag Sale will be resumed in the future. SOIREE DVD Anyone wishing to obtain a copy of the DVD from the Soiree (Variety Show) can order one by calling Dick and Barbara Kelleher at 596 2727 (leave a message). The cost is an $8 donation to the parish. If you would like a copy of any of the previous shows (1988 through 2009), they have all been put on DVD and are available for an $8 donation, as well. POLISH WOMENS CLUB OF THREE RIVERS will meet on Wednesday, May 26 th at St. Stanislaus Club in Three Rivers at 7:00 p.m. President Margaret Brozek will conduct the business meeting and Frances Czech will be in charge of the social. HOT DOG & HAMBURGER COOKOUT On Saturday, June 12 th, the Sts. Peter & Paul Men s Guild will be hosting a Hot Dog & Hamburger Cookout outside the Parish Hall. The cookout will be offered beginning after the conclusion of the 4:00 p.m. Mass and will continue after the 5:15 p.m. Mass. Cost is just $1.00 per person and all are invited. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the evening with your families!! Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 6
(Divine Mercy News continued) WITH THE MERGER OF STS. PETER & PAUL PARISH & ST. ANNE PARISH, many changes and adaptations have had to be made. The Sts. Peter & Paul Men s Guild wishes to thank St. Anne s Men s Club for their willingness to further merge the two organizations by donating their remaining funds to the Sts. Peter & Paul Scholarship Fund. God Bless you for your generosity and your commitment to the youth of our newly combined Parish Family! WELCOME TO THE PRIESTHOOD As you have read in recent bulletins, three men in the Church of Springfield are to be ordained to the Order of Priests on Saturday, June 5 th. One of those Chosen Men, the Rev. Mr. Tomasz Parzynski, will be celebrating his First Mass in our parish on Sunday, June 6 th at the 9:30 a.m. service. The Rev. Mr. Parzynski has had a great presence in our Church preparing for his Ordination, and the Sts. Peter & Paul Men s Guild wishes to welcome him to the priesthood by holding a reception for him and his family in the Parish Hall after the First Celebration of Mass on the 6 th. A light buffet will be served. SECOND COLLECTION FOR SACRED HEARTS MISSIONS This weekend, Father Michael Shanahan, ss.cc, from the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, will be speaking on behalf of the missionary work of his Congregation. We ask you to be as generous as you can in the second collection that will be taken up. To learn more about the community, please visit their website at www.sscc.org. Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 7
~~ AROUND THE AREA ~~ HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS On Friday, June 4 th the eve of the Ordination to Priesthood there will be a Holy Hour for Priestly Vocations in St. Michael s Cathedral at 7:00 p.m. Please join the seminarians and the three deacons who will be ordained as we pray for an increase in priestly vocations for our diocese. ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD On Saturday, June 5 th the Church of Springfield rejoices as three men, Rev. Mr. Tomasz Gorny, Rev. Mr. Tomasz Parzynski and Rev. Mr. Piotr Pawlus are ordained to the Order of Priests in the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel at 11:00 a.m. These three men are from Poland and are giving their lives to the service of our diocese. They have a few members of their family from Poland coming to celebrate with them. It would be nice to have the faithful of our diocese, their new diocesan family, gathered in the Cathedral to welcome them as our new priests. Please come and join us for this great celebration. ST. MARY S PARISH IN WARE will conduct its 26 th Annual Carnival on the grounds of St. Mary s School, South & Charles Streets in Ware on June 11 th 13 th. Entertainment on Friday evening will be the Mark VI Band, Saturday evening the Eddie Forman Band will play for your dancing and listening pleasure. Sunday, will feature local talent including Ware Community Band, Songs and Music by Noah Lis and Brianna Lamb. The Shriner Clowns will be on our grounds Sunday afternoon for all the children. There will be games of skill and chance, rides and delicious Polish & American Food. Polish food will be available Friday thru Sunday. THE 8 TH EUCHARISTIC ROSARY PROCESSION To Jesus, Through Mary, For Grace will take place on Sunday, June 13 th beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Church of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 99 King Street in Northampton. At 2:30 we will proceed up Main Street, take a right turn onto State St. and a right turn onto Trumbull road and entering back into the church on King St., concluding with Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. We will end at 4:30 p.m. A reception will follow with location to be announced following the procession. For more information or questions, call George or Brenda D Astous at 413 296 0033 or 413 221 4372. THE DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD OFFICE OF PARISH MINISTRIES presents Doctors of the Church with Joan Kelly D. Min. The event will be held on Saturday, June 19 th at Jericho located at 537 Northampton St. in Holyoke. The day will begin at 9:30 a.m. (registration at 9:00 a.m.) and will end at 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. The cost for the day is $20. The doctors to be covered are: St. Teresa of Avila, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, St. Francis de Sales and St. Anthony of Padua. At a time when our church is in such turmoil and in need of healing let s hear from the Doctors of the Church. This is a wonderful opportunity for Religious Education teachers, Pastoral Ministers and lay ministry leaders in the parishes. Certificates of attendance will be provided. For more information or to receive a flyer please call Jean at 413 452 0652 or email j.raczkowski@diospringfield.org. Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 8
The Spirit Sustains the Church A Mustard Seed #588 The Solemnity of Pentecost is considered to be the birth of the Catholic Church. The Gospel for this feast is well known. Our Blessed Lady and the Apostles were gathered in the upper room, the same place Our Lord celebrated the Passover the night before He died on the cross. Suddenly the Holy Spirit, in the form of a mighty wind and tongues of fire, filled the room and those present were transformed forever. They went forth as the first members of the Church to proclaim the good news to the world. In good times and bad, Holy Mother Church has survived for two thousand years. Our Lord foretold that being His follower would not be easy. There have been numerous persecutions over the centuries. The truth which the Church proclaims is often inconvenient or hated by the world. But despite the fact that some members of the Church have made serious human errors and sometimes sinned grievously, the Church continues to be guided by the Holy Spirit. This, too, is Our Lord s promise. These are challenging times in the Church. The personal affronts to our Holy Father are obviously an attack on the Church herself. Like other dioceses, the Springfield Diocese has not been immune from the scandal of sexual abuse of minors and adolescents. The declining number of vocations after Vatican Council II has led to the necessity of consolidating and closing many schools and parishes. These events have left many of the faithful shaken, disappointed, confused, and sometimes angry. The loss of a beloved parish, which is like an extended family, has been particularly difficult. Pastoral planning s intentions to provide adequate access to the Holy Eucharist throughout the diocese were commendable. A clearer explanation and more sensitive execution of the plans on the parts of diocesan and parish leaders may have been useful because even the changing of the parish name has elicited strong emotions. In some of those situations affected, the changing of the parish name might have occurred with less tension from greater collaboration. We offer some clarity here. When a church for a parish is built, it is either dedicated or consecrated. In either instance, the name that that sacred building receives remains with that building (unless it is sold and deemed profane, i.e., no longer for sacred use). In a parish merger, like that of Sts. Peter & Paul and St. Anne, the church designated for parish use retains its original name. Thus, the newly named Divine Mercy Parish, Three Rivers, worships in Sts. Peter & Paul Church. Likewise, St. Elizabeth Parish (a merger of St. John the Baptist and St. Mary of the Assumption), Ludlow, worships at St. John the Baptist Church. While this may seem a trivial matter to some, it s important for a proper understanding. Secular laws and customs do not always agree with Church law. We should find encouragement in Pentecost, and the birthday of the Catholic Church. Globally and locally, the Church survives through trials, both within the Church and the world at large. When Jesus appointed Peter to be the rock of the Church, Our Lord promised that the gates of hell would not prevail. That is because the Holy Spirit, through the use of frail humans, is always present in and sustains the Church. Jesus tells us, The Spirit of Truth will guide you to all truth. (cf.: John 16:13) Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 9
VOTIVE LAMP INTENTIONS 1.+Edna Burns daughter Patty. 1.+Piotr I Anna Majka syn. 1. Zsp. Joseph & Frances Swist daughter. 1.+Earl McKee wife Lydia. 1.+Frank & Mary Falk daughter & son in law. 1.+Felix & Catherine Misiaszek son Peter & daughter in law. 1.+Phyllis Misiaszek brother Peter & sisterin law. 1.+Sister Josephine Niece. 1.+St. Anne special blessings on grandchildren. 1. St. Anthony for a special favor. 1. Zsp. Deceased members of Salamon & Marcinkiewicz families. 1. +Deceased members of Gut & Yurkunas family. 1.+Helen & Francis Ford Pat. 1.+Rusty Nowak wife & son. 1. Zsp. Jana Wasiuk od zony z rodzina. 1. Thank you God, for prayers answered & continued blessings & good health B.R. 1. God s blessing & continuing recovery for Eleanor Charlie. 1.+Michael A. & Mary Wojnilowicz son Michael. 1. Pray for world peace Holy Rosary Sodality. 1. For a friend s health. 1.+Edward Ziobrowski family. 1. For all members of the military Rosary Sodality. 1. For an end to abortion Rosary Sodality. 1. Health for our sick parishioners Rosary Sodality. 1. For Priestly and Religious vocations Rosary Sodality. 1.+Edward Zerdecki wife & family. 1. +Darryl Tyburski love Mom, Dad, sister Betty & brothers Tom & Ray. 1.+Julia & Joseph Koziol family. 1.+Edward Godek wife Pat. 1. Health & God s blessings for Irene Orluk Sophie. 1. +Lucille Pietrowski husband Joe & family. 1.+Nancy Szostek Gloria Nowak. 1.+Kowalczyk family family. 1. Zsp. Franciszke I Wojciecha Frydryk Syn. 1.Zsp. Stella I Leo Pulaski J.F. 1.Zsp. Anne I Michala Zbylot J.F. 1.Zsp. Edna I Frank Pytka J.F. 1. Zsp. John I Michael Boronski J.F. 1. Zsp. Patricia Kohler J.F. 1. Health & God s blessing for daughter & family. 1. God s blessings & health for Christine Virginia. 1. Special intentions Mom Get Well. 1. Healing for Susan B LJF. 1. Rest in peace Michael LJF. 1. Blessing for grandson Victor Grandma. 1. Zsp. Joseph Wostena, Jr. wife & children. 1. To St. Peregrine for healing of Reggie Ostraut The Wostena family. 1. To Pope John Paul I for good health of Blanche Wostena children. 1. Zsp. Sister M. Lucentia (Cecilia) Nadolski, F.S.S.J. The Wostena family. 1. To St. Philomena for special intentions. 1. Walter for his 90 th birthday S.. 1. +Phyllis Misiaszek S.. 1. +William & Mary Lemanski S.. 11. Stella J.M. S.. 1. Terry & Frank Kulina S.. 1. Health & happiness of K.T.E.N. M.P.. 1. God s blessings & health for J.J.P.B.J. M. P.. 1. Blessings for my grandson Vic Grandma. 1. God s blessings, good health & continued success for Rep. Todd Smola EK&GK. 1. +Sophie & Joseph Socha Anna.1. God s blessings & health for Carol Mastalerz Pat Godek. 1. healing & strength. 1. Zsp. Rodzicow Witkowskich od corki. 1. God s blessing & healing for Sally Olearczyk Lydia McKee. 1. Living & deceased members of Lemanski & Vaz families. 1. +Louis Zglobicki wife & family. 1. Family health & God s blessing. 1. Health & God s blessing for son. 1. +Wanda Kwasnik brother Michael. 1. +Joseph Marchelewicz family. 1. Health & strength for Mom R.C.. 1. +Victor Bukowski R. C.. 1. +Thomas Dranka, +Shannon Harkins. 1. +Deceased members of the Hayes & Dranka families. 1. +William Zobka, Sr. rest in the peace of God. 1. God s blessings & return to good health the strength to withstand dialysis & prayers to find a transplant for Paul Hayes. 1. Helen Koziara Starzyk. 1. God s blessings & speedy recovery for Sally Olearczyk Emily Izyk. 1. Return to good health for Richard Mother & Frank & Bruce. 1. Blessings for Kyle M. and a return to good health Cioci Connie & Uncle Chick.1. +Anthony Zieminski wife & family. 1. +William Gilbert. 1. +Helen Starzyk. 1. +Eleanor Starzyk. 1.+Betty Bielaska. 1. God s blessing & good health for DKJ.1. +Stephen & Sophie Noga son Stephen. 1. Blessed Mother, blessings & good health for daughters & granddaughters. 1. +Husband & son love A. Pietrewicz. 1. God s blessings for Chick & Connie on their anniv. F.. Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 10
Zabawa. 1. God s blessing & complete recovery after surgery for Sally Olearczyk A.P.. 1. +Raymond Sabourin, Sr. wife & family. 1. +Stanley Krol Barbara & Anna. 1. St. Jude & St. Anthony E.. 1. St. Lucy E.. 1. God s blessings & good health for Mary Smola Emily Izyk. 1. +Deceased members of the Korsak family. 1. +Deceased members of the Wladyslaw Izyk family. 1. Jesus I Trust In Thee. 1. Jesus I Trust In You family blessings of health & strength. 1. Health & God s blessings for my grandson Babci. 1. +Walter Smola wife Alice. 1. God s help & guidance for my son D.. 1. +Fred Mastalerz love Julie & Carol. 1. God s blessings & good health for Carol M. Mom Julie. 1. Blessings & good health for daughter & son & their families. 1. God s blessing & good health for our mother Mary Miaricki on her birthday love, Vicki & Art. 1. In loving memory of Grace Kulpa daughter Debbie. 1. God s blessings & special intentions for Karen Mom. 1. Blessings & return to good health for Grandson Kyle Babci. 1. God s blessing for full time employment. 1. God s blessings for RLT families. 1. +Edward Wytas wife & family. 1. +Grace Kulpa husband Ed. 1. +J. Wieczorek S. Rosinski. 1. +Stefan Rosinski wife Sallie. 1. God s blessing & speedy recoverey for Sally Olearczyk Mary L.. 1. +H. Wieczorek S. Rosinski. 1. +Joseph Kszepka wife & family. 1. +Joe Misiaszek Cis & family. 1. +Frank Charwick wife & sons. 1. Zsp. Joseph Wostena, Jr. wife & children. 1. To St. Philomena for special intentions.1. Zsp. Sister M. Lucentia (Cecilia) Nadolski, F.S.S.J. the Wostena family. 1. To Pope John Paul I for good health of Blanche Wostena children.1. To St. Peregrine for healing of Reggie Ostraut the Wostena family. 1. Safe travel for daughters. 1. Sue Harlinski Lee & Ed Nadolski. 1. +Joyce Swain Trudy Mercier. 1. +Horace Orszulek Gloria Nowak. 1. God s blessing & health for Del Edna. 1. +Irene Dymon sister F. Zabawa. 1. +John Ligus wife Helen. 1. +Frank & Sophie Swiatlowski family. 1. +Victor Bukowski wife Frances. 1. +Julia Bukowski family. 1. God s blessings health Arlene Olejarz Pauline & Ed W.. 1. For Mom & Dad s health TKNE. 1. +Rose Desmarais Nancy Morris. 1. St. Jude healing D..1. Blessings & good health for Alice Piechota Josephine Yurkunas. 1. God s blessing & good health for Kathy & Bill Mark & Susan. 1. + Mailyn Astin Mark & Susan. 1. God s blessings & good health for Lorraine Mark & Susan. 1. 90 th Birthday blessings Walter Swiatlowski Lori. 1. +Alfred L. Jasnocha, Jr. Charlie & Genie & family. 1. Mary Miarecki 96 th birthday Roslyn Styspeck. 1. God s blessings & good health for Alice Piechota Barbara. 1. +Alfred L. Jasnocha, Sr. Charlie, Genie & family. 1. +John Mastalerz wife & familyl. 1. +William (Billy) Zobka love June & Josie Slozak. 1. God s blessing & healing for Jake. 1. God s blessings for my family. 1. +Genevieve Vaz Lori. 1. +Catherine Szlachetka daughter. 1. Blessings & good health for Chester Brozek Rose Tyburski. 1. God s blessings & good health for Mom Mark & Susan. 1. +Julia A. Machnik S.. 1. +Jennie Vaz S.. 1. Lori Vaz S.. 1. A.J. & Jaonne S.. 1. The Lemanski family S.. 1. +Frank Zabawa his wife. 1. To St. Lucy for a special favor. 1. +Frank Miskiewicz Barbara. 1. +Henry Stefanowich Barbara. 1. Gale Benoit S.. 1. For good health & peace for Father Stefan L.R.. 1. For intentions of the prayer line L.R.. 1. +Frank Recor L.R..1. For birthday blessings & love for Del McClosky L.R.. 1. For God s choicest blessings for our First Communicants always L.R. Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 11
~~ BACK PAGE HUMOR & MORE~~ The Grandma Test I was out walking with my four year old granddaughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and asked her not to do that. "Why?" my Granddaughter asked. "Because it's been on the ground; you don't know where it's been, it's dirty, and probably has germs," I replied. At this point, my granddaughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Grandma, how do you know all this stuff? You are so smart." I was thinking quickly. "All Grandmas know this stuff, It's on the Grandma Test." "You have to know this stuff or they don't let you be a Grandma." We walked along in silence for two or three minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information. "Oh...I get it!" she beamed. "So if you don't pass the test, you have to be the Grandpa." "Exactly," I replied, with a big smile on my face. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL Saint Michael The Archangel, defend us in the battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And you, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who roam through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. Divine Mercy Parish Three Rivers, Massachusetts May 23, 2010 Page 12