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USHERSApril 2018

4:00 PM C. Cowperthwaite, E. Pindara,T. Zalewski, N. Zalewski

8:00 AM T. Gibson, T. Nester, M. Noworyta

9:45 AM E. Lihota, G. Slusarczyk,T. Baker, M. Gasior

11:30 AM R. Manriquez, J. Gonzalez,M. Suarez, R. Ortiz

READERS

April 2018

4:00 PM A. Bonczek8:00 AM R. Rosiar9:45 AM S. Baker

11:30 AM R. Oseguera

ALTAR SERVERSSATURDAY, April 14

4:00 PM P. Maccagnano

SUNDAY, April 158:00 AM J. Wojtas9:45 AM A. Shea

11:30 AM D. Ranos

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERSApril 2018

4:00 PM M. CowperthwaiteJ. GibbonsD. Karczewski

8:00 AM C. BozovicP. GadusK. Gibson

9:45 AM P. MaccagnanoC. MaloneC. Ranos

11:30 AM L. JimenezM. Suarez

CANTORS

SATURDAY, April 144:00 PM Michelle

SUNDAY, April 158:00 AM Laurie9:45 AM Judy

Week of April 8 ­ 14The Tabernacle Candle will be lit this week in memory of

Raczak FamilyThe Gifts of Bread & Wine are donated this week in memory of

Raczak Family

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Weekend, March 31 & April 14:00 PM + Ann Miller ­ Lenckos Family

15th Anniversary8:00 AM + Guy Feldman ­ Jay & Bobbie9:45 AM For Caretakers ­ Friend

11:30 AM For the Parishioners

Monday, April 9 The Annunciation of the Lord8:00 AM + Ron Madro ­ Rita Abram

Tuesday, April 108:00 AM + Busia Raczak ­ Baker Family

Wednesday, April 118:00 AM + Rich Klimczak ­ Gertrude Gawel

Thursday, April 128:00 AM Rys & Turman Families ­ John & Loretta

Friday, April 138:00 AM + Stella Lisek ­ Son

Saturday, April 148:00 AM + Helen Majka ­ Bernie & Maryann Drosos4:00 PM + Eugene Kucharski ­ Family

Sunday, April 158:00 AM For the Parishioners9:45 AM For the Parishioners

11:30 AM For the Parishioners

In Remembrance

Ron Nawracaj 3/30/1 8

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2018 MassBook

There are quite a few Masses

available in the 201 8 Mass Book.

Please stop by the rectory to

reserve your Masses.

Monday ­ April 9 ­ The Annunciation of the LordReading I Isaiah 7:10­14; 8:10Reading II Hebrews 10:4­10Gospel Luke 1:26­38

Tuesday ­ April 10Reading Acts 4:32­37Gospel John 3:7b­15

Wednesday ­ April 11 ­ St. StanislausReading Acts 5:17­26Gospel John 3:16­21

Thursday ­ April 12Reading Acts 5:27­33Gospel John 3:31­36

Friday ­ April 13 ­ St. Martin IReading Acts 5:34­42Gospel John 6:1­15

Saturday ­ April 14Reading Acts 6:1­7Gospel John 6:16­21

Sunday ­ April 15 ­ 3rd Sunday of EasterReading I Acts 3:13­15, 17­19Reading II 1 John 2:1­5aGospel Luke 24:35­48

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

We pray for...

BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR OURFAMILY MASS AT 9:45 AM!

Fr. Robert

If you are new to the parish, stop in the rectory to register.

ST. FLORIAN CHURCHis back on Facebook

Information and events will be posted on the

Florian Hegewisch user page.

Please Remember Your Parish

Why not consider serving your parish as it has served

you? When making your final arrangements, please

remember our Church in your will.

Loretta Borowski, Michael Boston, GrantBradtke, Kevin Chocholek, Ricky & CindyCholipski, Austin Cichy, Philip Corich, MartinCovarrubias, Mary Lou Cowperthwaite, Dorita De Cardona,David Donahue, Catherine Drilling, Rosie Dunmore,Marietta Falbo, Laurie Ferry, Charlotte Frjelich, Bob Frjelich,Tom Gadus, Irma Garcia, Allysa Garcia, Yesenia Guajardo,Rosa Guadalupe Guajardo, Sara Janet Guzman, HelenHennessy, Maryann Henney, Tristan Hirosky, Baby Ian, TonyJackson, Charlene Jones, Edward Kawa, Larry Kawa, KarenKil, Bob Konecek, Martha Kowalkowski, Kelly Kozloski,Helen Larson, John Larson, Beth Lasseter, Thomas J.Lohr, Hector Maya, Joseph B. Mistarz, Jr., RicardoMorales, Genoveva Nateras, Policarpo Naya, ShirleyOstrowski, Felicia Pancer, D. J. Plys, James Rago, JohnRosmanitz, Jo Shanahan, Lillian Smierciak, Alfonso Soto,Linda Stannish, Lynn & Dwayne Tempe, Chestine Trzupek,Asunción Villalpondo, Rita Wilck, Dianne Williams, StanleyWrona, Sr., Residents of Hammond ­ Whiting Care Centerand Residents of Dolton Health Care Center and Residentsof Burnham Terrace.

We pray for the homebound, sick and hospitalized. If your name appearsin the above list and you no longer wish to be included due to recovery,please contact the Rectory at (773) 646­4877.

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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 approach-ing, 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

NEWEST HISTORY OF ST. FLORIAN PHOTO

Fr. Robert P. Marchwiany, Pastor, with the TO TEACHWHO CHRIST IS COMMITTEE

Spring of 2016

The Paschal Octave and

Divine Mercy SundayEaster is the “Feasts of Feasts,” the “Solemnity ofSolemnities,” the Church’s highest feast, the holiestday of the year.

Liturgical, the “eight days” of Easter constitute a singleday, the day of the new creation. The Church beginscelebrating at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday andcontinues through the Octave of Easter: Every day inanother Easter, another day to rejoice in the life, death,and resurrection of Jesus!

After his resurrection, Jesus took great care to showhis apostles his hands and side, pointing to the woundsof the Passion, especially the wound in his heart, thesource from which flows the great wave of mercypoured out on humanity.

Since 2000, the Church has designated the SecondSunday ofEaster as Divine Mercy Sunday to celebratethe fact that Jesus still calls us to immerse ourselvesin his mercy and love.

The Divine Mercy devotion has grown greatly in pop-ularity since Pope John Paul II declared the SecondSunday of Easter Divine Mercy Sunday when he ca-nonized the Polish Saint Faustina Kowalska on April30, 2000. Saint Faustina’s revelations put a great em-phasis on this day as a “day of mercy.” The DivineMercy chaplet is prayed using Rosary beads, with specialtexts emphasizing the saving Passion ofChrist.

The Resurrection ofChrist is the very miracle ofmercythat has forever changed our destiny as God’s sons anddaughters. In Easter joy we recall that great miracleand its promise to us.

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Thank you to all the people that helped us all duringLent, Holy Week and Easter.

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 businesssystem.

2. What are some ofthe benefits ofbeing a REGISTEREDparishioner? You can get a list of your annual dona-tions to use for tax purposes. As a REGISTEREDparishioner, you can receive sacraments, be a sponsoror witness for someone else receiving sacraments.

3 . Are there any other ways to become a REGISTEREDparishioner? NO.

Que significa ser un Parroquiano1 . Significa estar oficialmente REGISTRADO en la

rectorial Necesitamos la información de su familiaen nuestro sistema de negocio.

2. Cuales son algunos de los beneficios de estar RE-GISTRADO como parroquiano:

• Pueden obtener una lista de sus donaciones anualescon propósito de reportar en sus impuestos.

• Como un parroquiano REGISTRADO, puede recibirsacramentos, ser padrino/testigo para alguien queeste recibiendo los sacramentos.

3 . Hay otras maneras que pueda hacerse un parro-quiano REGISTRADO? NO.

AltarPaul Turner

The altar is a fixed, freestanding table, the central focusfor the celebration of the Eucharist. It is both altar andtable. As altar, it is the place of sacrifice where Christ,who was sacrificed on the cross for us, becomes pre-sent again under the sacramental form of bread andwine. As table, it gathers the people of God to sharethe Body and Blood ofChrist, their holiest meal, whichrecalls the passover and grants a foretaste of the hea-venly banquet.

The altar is traditionally made of stone, but it may beconstructed of another solid, well-crafted materialwhich establishes its beauty and dignity. Its rectangularshape suited the liturgy before the Second VaticanCouncil, when the Scriptures were read from the sidesof the altar. Today's altar is often more square to ac-commodate the priest, the bread and the wine. But itshould always be clear among church furnishings thatthe altar is the center of focus.

When the altar of a church is consecrated, the bishopanoints its top with chrism. Chrism is the perfumed oilwe reserve for the sacraments which are celebrated onlyonce in one's lifetime: baptism, confirmation and ordi-nation. The consecration of an altar sets it apart per-manently for its sacred purpose. In conjunction withthis anointing, the altar also represents Jesus, whosetitle "Christ" means "anointed." The proper reverenceupon entering a church is to bow to the altar, unlessthe tabernacle is centrally located, in which case onegenuflects to the tabernacle.

In the past, the altar was located against the rear walland the priest celebrated Mass with his back to thepeople. Additional altars were often located in chapelsaround the church, permitting other priests to celebrateseparate Masses at the same time. Today a churchshould have one altar, freestanding so the priest maywalk completely around it. It should be permanentlyfixed to reflect the stability of our faith.

This bulletin insert originally appeared in MINISTRY &

LITURGY, a pastoral planning resource used by the worship

leaders in your parish as an aid for better liturgy. Copyright

© 1999 Resource Publications, Inc. , 160 E. Virginia St.

#290, San Jose, CA 95112, (408) 286-8505. Paul Turner,

pastor ofSt. John Regis Parish in Kansas City, Mo. , holds

a doctorate in sacramental theology from Sara' Anselmo

University in Rome. His e-mail address is PaulTu@aol. com

Pat & Vince MaccagnanoCarol Jankiewicz

Joan GibbonsMary Lou & Chuck

CowperthwaiteEd Gorski

David RanosMike NoworytaGerry PancerPeg GadusBruce Spasoff

And Tom

...And a big apology if anyone's name was left offthe list.

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St. Vincent de Paul Poor BoxGive Us This Day Our DailyBread When we pray the OurFather, we ask God to provideour food. The Majority of usreceive sufficient food. Otherdo not. We can be our Father’sinstrument by providing “bread”for the needy. You do this by your contributions to theSt. Vincent de Paul Poor Boxes.

Paper Bag RequestThe St. Florian St. Vincent de Paul

food pantry is once again in need

of paper grocery bags to use for

food distribution. If you would

like to donate some bags, please

drop them off at St. Florian Church.

There is a box near the Houston

entrance for bag donations.

MARK YOUR CALENDARApr 10 Bible Study (KH) 7:00pm

Apr 12 Choir Rehearsal (Church) 10:00am

Apr 13 Holy Name (KH) - OffMtg 7:00pm

- Gen Mtg 8:00pm

Apr 19 Choir Rehearsal (Church) 10:00am

Apr 22 Holy Name GolfOuting

Burnham - Burnham, IL 8:00am

Apr 24 Pantry Setup (KH) 9:00am

Apr 25 Big Pantry (KH) 3:30pm

Apr 26 Choir Rehearsal (Church) 10:00am

Please pray for ourService Members:

Eugene Zmija, U.S Air Force­ Sgt Eric L. Abram, U.S. AirForce ­ 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 ­ RobertA. Islas, Jr., U.S Navy ­ Capt. Lisa Klekowski,US. Army ­ PFC Patrick Paskiewicz, U.S.Army ­ Petty Officer Second Class Laura ATomczak, U.S. Navy ­ Master Sgt. ChristopherSaberniak, U.S. Air Force ­ A1C NicolaosHofbauer, 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, pleasecontact the Rectory at 646­4877 so they may be removed fromthis prayer list.

Anyone interested inrenting Konsowski Hall,

please call the rectory formore information.

Volunteers Needed for theSt. Florian Food Pantry

The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry at St. Florian Parishis in need of volunteers. If you would care to donatesome of your free time to help your neighbors in need,please consider volunteering. The Pantry Distributionis held once a month on Wednesday at 3:30pm with aprayer service before the distribution at 2:30pm. Peopleare required for this day, as well as the Tuesday beforethe distribution when food is delivered and must be un-loaded from the truck and put away. For more information,please call Joan Gibbons at (773) 646-0808.

WEEKLY OFFERINGSDue to the Easter Holiday, our offering

collection totals are not available. We willpublish the totals next week.

“We become saints not by violently overcomingour own weakness, but by letting the Lord giveus the strength and purity of God’s Spirit in exchangefor our weakness and misery"

Thomas Merton

TO ALL WHO CELEBRATEWhether visitors, long-time residents

or newly arrived in the Parish, weThank 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 tothe Rectory

Thank You

Name: _____________________________________

Phone: _____________________________________

Address: _____________________________________

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

Please CheckOne:

___New Parishioner ___New Phone Number

___NewAddress ___Moving, Remove

from Register

MemorialsAnd Gifts ofRemembrance

You may remember your deceased loved ones in thefollowing ways:

DonationDaily Masses $ 10

Tree ofLife Gold Leaf $ 100Small Stone $ 500Large Stone $1 ,000

The Tabernacle Candlewill be lit in memory of. . . $ 10

The Gifts ofBread andWineare donated in memory of. . . $ 15

Please remember St. Florian Parishin your estate planning

Your Gift, Your Parishwww.parishgift.org

Mission Statement ofSt. Florian Parish Pastoral Council

St. Florian Parish Pastoral Council is a group ofparishioners who work together with the pastor toact as a consultative body for the parish. Ourmission is to build a prayerful, evangelizing andwelcoming spirit for the benefit of the faithcommunity.

MISSION STATEMENT of ST. FLORIAN PARISH

We are Roman Catholics of prayer, service and long-standing tradition guided by thespirit to meet the direct needs of out parishioners and neighboring community in ademanding 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 participationin dialogue, evangelization, stewardship, prayer and love.

Worship

Altar ServersChoirs, Cantors & Musicians

Ministers ofCommunionLiturgy CommitteeMinistry ofCare

Ministry ofConsolationMinistry ofLectors

Faith Sharing GroupsUshers & Greeters

Bible Study

Education andAdult Formation

Baptismal PreparationR.C.I.A.

Parish Pastoral CouncilReligious Education

Evangelization Committee

Service

Finance CouncilSt. Vincent de Paul

Parish Organizations

Holy Name SocietyKnights ofColumbusDaughters of Isabella

Ladies Rosary Sodality