Page 2 27th Sunday In Ordinary Time MASSES FOR THE WEEK Weekend, October 7 & 8 4:00 PM + Ben Lisek Dan & Mary 8:00 AM + Krystyna Abram Abram Family 9:45 AM + August Wopinski Helen Rogalski 11:30 AM + Emilia Silva Family Monday, October 9 8:00 AM + Gus Lubanowski Rita Abram Tuesday, October 10 8:00 AM + John Lippe Family Wednesday, October 11 8:00 AM + Rich Klimczak Karen Lenart Thursday, October 12 8:00 AM + John Kresich Doris CANTORS Friday, October 13 8:00 AM + Rich Klimczak Gene Bolek & Son SATURDAY, October 14 4:00 PM Laurie SUNDAY, October 15 8:00 AM Michelle 9:45 AM Vince Saturday, October 14 8:00 AM + Edward & Evelyn Radzinski Rita Abram 4:00 PM + Gus Lubanowski Joan Gibbons Sunday, October 15 8:00 AM + Walter Bartczak Reggie Kopaezewski 9:45 AM + Ken Baker Family 11:30 AM + Jesús Calderon Familia EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS October 2017 Week of October 8 14 4:00 PM M. Cowperthwaite J. Gibbons C. Ranos 8:00 AM C. Bozovic P. Gadus K. Gibson 9:45 AM O. Haro P. Maccagnano C. Malone The Tabernacle Candle will be lit this week in memory of Rich Klimczak W.M. Schwartz The Gifts of Bread & Wine are donated this week in memory of Rich Klimczak W.M. Schwartz READERS 11:30 AM October 2017 4:00 PM D. Karczewski 8:00 AM R. Kopaczewski 9:45 AM S. Baker 11:30 AM M. Suarez USHERS 4:00 PM ALTAR SERVERS SATURDAY, October 14 4:00 PM P. Maccagnano SUNDAY, October 15 8:00 AM J. Wojtas 9:45 AM A. Shea 11:30 AM D. Ranos A. Davila R. Oseguera 8:00 AM 9:45 AM 11:30 AM October 2017 C. Cowperthwaite, E. Pindara, T. Zalewski, N. Zalewski T. Gibson, T. Nester, M. Noworyta E. Lihota, G. Slusarczyk, T. Baker, M. Gasior R. Manriquez, J. Gonzalez, M. Suarez, R. Ortiz
October 8, 2017 Florian Fest Sunday, October 15, 2017 12pm 8pm St. Florian Gymnasium 131st & Houston Ave LIVE MUSIC 12pm 3pm: Take Five Polka Band 3pm 5pm: DJ 5pm 8pm: Totally Unknown Band FOOD & DRINK Ethnic foods BBQ Homemade Bake Sale 3,000 Cash Raffle Red, white and blue raffle and MORE Prizes! The Pierogi Fest Buscias will be there! For more information call 773 646 4877 Page 3
Page 4 We pray for... Barbara Anderson, Michael Auld, Loretta Borowski, Michael Boston, Grant Joseph Bradtke, Kevin Chocholek, Ricky & Cindy Cholipski, Austin Cichy, Philip Corich, Martin Covarrubias, Mary Lou Cowperthwaite, Jim Cummings, Dorita De Cardona, David Donahue, Catherine Drilling, Rosie Dunmore, Marietta Falbo, Elena Fank, Laurie Ferry, Charlotte Frjelich, Bob Frjelich, Tom Gadus, Irma Garcia, Allysa Garcia, Yesenia Guajardo, Rosa Guadalupe Guajardo, Sara Janet Guzman, Helen Hennessy, Maryann Henney, Tristan Hirosky, Baby Ian, Tony Jackson, Charlene Jones, Edward Kawa, Larry Kawa, Karen Kil, Bob Konecek, 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, Steven Schwartz, Jo Shanahan, Paul Sherman, Lillian Smierciak, Alfonso Soto, Linda Stannish, Lorraine Szumlas, 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) 646 4877. 27th Sunday In Ordinary Time From the Pastor's Desk: Dear Parishioners of St. Florian, Thank you for your generosity and for all you do for St. Florian. At this time, when the heating season is approaching, we are trying to meet the demands that this means. As you know, our heating bills are high every year. Our old Church boiler is not only old, it is not sufficient for our needs. Once it is turned on our gas bills skyrocket because the controls on the boiler are not precise. We are still waiting for the TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS campaign to give us money to install a new boiler, but we need to wait until the campaign is over before we receive any money, so there is still a couple of years ahead of us. Meanwhile we have to face high heating bills. We are still paying on last winter's bills and the new heating season will begin in about 2 months. To prevent the accumulation of all the heating bills I would like to ask you to increase your donation in the ENERGY ENVELOPE. I hope that the heating season will be mild for all of us, but once the Church boiler is turned on we are still paying for the usage. I will keep you in my prayers, please keep me in yours. Yours in Christ Fr. Robert READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday October 9 St. Denis & St. John Leonardi Jonah 1:1 2:2, 11 Luke 10:25 37 BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR OUR FAMILY MASS AT 9:45 AM! Fr. Robert Tuesday October 10 Jonah 3:1 10 Luke 10:38 42 Wednesday October 11 St. John XXIII Jonah 4:1 11 Luke 11:1 4 Thursday October 12 Malachi 3:13 20b Luke 11:5 13 Friday October 13 Joel 1:13 15; 2:1 2 Luke 11:15 26 Saturday October 14 St. Callistus I Joel 4:12 21 Luke 11:27 28 Sunday October 15 28th Sunday In Ordinary Time I Isaiah 25:6 10a II Philippians 4:12 14, 19 20 Matthew 22:1 14 or 22:1 10 ST. FLORIAN CHURCH has changed its Facebook page Information and events will be posted on the Peg Florian user page. Assisted Living Are you looking for a warm, caring place for a loved one? The Albertine Home, 1501 Hoffman Street, Hammond, is open to new residents who need assisted living. It is operated by the Albertine Sisters who provide room and board at a reasonable rate. Mass is celebrated daily and rosary is prayed every evening. Call (219) 937-0575 for a tour.
October 8, 2017 Dear St. Florian parishioners: As summer time is coming to an end we will be returning to our regular parish activities. There is never a vacation break in God's house. Jesus is giving an example of what is most important in His Father's House. "Zeal for your house will consume me." (John 2: 17) This message is many dimensional. One of its messages is the support and care of His Church. Being grateful for the slower pace ofsummer, we are looking for it to get busier. Christ's presence that we experience at St. Florian enriches us all and responds to our need. Different people have different gifts. St. Florian Church has been sharing these gifts with us for about 112 years. The past generations connect with us, the people of the present. Our Church life is a treasure that we have to continue into future generations. To do so, St. Florian Church is always asking the parishioners and all the people ofgood will to share with us their TIME, TALENT and TREASURE. These three (3) gifts have been exercised by Christians since Jesus established the Church about 2,000 years ago. Because of these 3 basic gifts, people have been served, educated and evangelized. These 3 gifts can come in different forms because the Church of the past had different needs than the Church of today. These gifts have to be ignited in people's hearts and passed on to the next generation. Those gifts have been exercised in response to our parish needs. Because of your generosity in these 3 areas we are able to exist and provide the necessary sacramental life, education and evangelization to whoever needs it. St. Florian Church is very blessed to have members like yourselves who understand our mission. One of the programs that the Church has been doing is TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS. Several of you have been actively making sacrifices every month to support the program. TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS has become a helpful tool in many parishes of the Archdiocese of Chicago. For St. Florian, it has been a new gift that is actively moving forward. I am grateful to all of you who have been participating in the program. So far TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS has been successful but we still have less than 4 years of collections to come. Hopefully we will be able to collect the rest of the funds in the future. Our treasure is our Church and we need a new boiler for the Church. TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS, is only one of the programs that is moving the parish forward. Everything that you do financially for St. Florian makes our future possible. The treasure that you share is one ofthe 3 gifts and that seems to be the hardest one for all ofus to maintain. Every parish like St. Florian Church has regular expenses and also unexpected ones like you experience in your own homes. We try to minimize our regular expenses but we still have bills to pay each month. So please continue to exercise your gifts of TIME, TALENT and TREASURE that you are giving to St. Florian. May the Lord repay you a hundredfold for all of your gifts. Cardinal Cupich encourages us to continue your support ofto TEACH WHO CHRIST IS. There are many Chicago parishes that have already found success in the program. Yours In Christ, Fr. Robert Marchwiany, Pastor Page 5 From the Pastor's Desk Dear "To Teach Who Christ Is" donor, In addition to the other information regarding this collection, please remember that the program was meant to take 5 years to help you spread your donation over time. Some ofyou have already given the entire sum of money that you pledged. The 60% from the program goes directly into our parish account. Anything above that we get 100%. At the end ofthe 5 year period we hope to use the money to purchase a new boiler for our Church. This is way overdue! If you have any questions about your pledge, please call (312) 534-8500. Thank you for your generosity and please continue fulfilling your pledge. St. Florian is counting on you! Yours in Christ, Fr. Robert Marchwiany, Pastor A big thank you to all who took part in the "To Teach Who Christ Is" Campaign. We appreciate your generosity. The Archdiocese credits us every month with 60% of your CURRENT payments. Some people are delinquent in their payments which slows down our goal. We really can't move forward until we receive most ofthe funds for the boiler. Ifyou have any questions about your payments, please call the Archdiocese at 312-534-8500. Yours in Christ, Fr. Robert Marchwiany, Pastor
Page 6 WEEKLY OFFERINGS MARK YOUR CALENDAR September 30 & October 1, 2017 Sunday Collections 4:00pm Mass 8:00am Mass 9:45am Mass 11:30am Mass Mailed Donations Votives Actual Received vs Budgeted Goal Deficit Amount 652.00 575.00 534.00 379.07 31.00 84.67 2,255.74-4,500.00 2,244.26 Energy Parish Needs Building Improvement Maintenance 27th Sunday In Ordinary Time Oct 12 Oct 19 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Choir Rehearsal (Church) Choir Rehearsal (Church) Pantry Setup (KH) Big Pantry (KH) Choir Rehearsal (Church) 10:00am 10:00am 9:00am 3:30pm 10:00am St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box 66.00 How Do We Care? We visit people at home and in hospitals. We give advice, food and clothes to those in need. We reach out to the lonely and alienated We are members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. 193.00 173.12 56.00 172.00 What does it mean to be a Parishioner? 1. It means to be officially REGISTERED in the rectory! We need your family information in our business system. 2. What are some of the benefits of being a REGISTERED parishioner? You can get a list of your annual donations to use for tax purposes. As a REGISTERED parishioner, you can receive sacraments, be a sponsor or witness for someone else receiving sacraments. 3. Are there any other ways to become a REGISTERED parishioner? NO. Que significa ser un Parroquiano 1. Significa estar oficialmente REGISTRADO en la rectorial Necesitamos la información de su familia en nuestro sistema de negocio. 2. Cuales son algunos de los beneficios de estar REGISTRADO como parroquiano: Pueden obtener una lista de sus donaciones anuales con propósito de reportar en sus impuestos. Como un parroquiano REGISTRADO, puede recibir sacramentos, ser padrino/testigo para alguien que este recibiendo los sacramentos. 3. Hay otras maneras que pueda hacerse un parroquiano REGISTRADO? NO. General Pulaski Council #3323 Knights ofcolumbus Spaghetti Dinner Ifyou like our pancake breakfast, then you'll love our spaghetti dinner. The dinner will include: Salad, Bread & Butter, Dessert, Coffee, Milk and "All You Care To Eat Spaghetti & Meatballs with Meat Sauce", all for just 8.00 per person, 5.00 for kids 10 and under. The dinner will be held on October 14th from 4pm until 7pm at the St. Columba Social Center 13323 S. Greenbay Avenue in Hegewisch. Plenty of parking and handicapped accessible. For more information, please contact John Rydzewski at (708) 841-1904. NEWEST HISTORY OF ST. FLORIAN PHOTO Fr. Robert P. Marchwiany, Pastor, with the TO TEACH WHO CHRIST IS COMMITTEE Spring of 2016 Please pray for our 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. If you know of a family member who is no longer serving, please contact the Rectory at 646 4877 so they may be removed from this prayer list.
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 www.parishgift.org