Saint Albert the Great

5555 West STATE ROAD BURBANK

FIRST Sunday OF ADVENT NOVEMBER 27, 2011

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ILLINOIS 60459

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MASSES SATURDAY 5:00 PM (Sunday Obligation) SUNDAY 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (English-Polish) - 12:00 PM 6:15 AM, 1:30 PM AND 5:00 PM POLISH MASSES 6:30 PM SPANISH MASS WEEKDAY MASSES (Monday-Friday) 6:30 AM, 7:30 AM (Polish), 8:30 AM SATURDAY MASS 7:30 AM ( Polish) 8:30 AM HOLY DAYS (Except Christmas and New Year) Vigil Mass - 5:00 PM (evening before Holy Day) 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM - 6:00PM - 7:30 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM 1st and 3rd Sundays at 3:15 PM Baptismal Preparation Class Last Monday of month at 7:00 PM Parish registration and attendance at the Baptismal Preparation Class are required Prior to Baptism. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE All wedding arrangements must be made with a parish priest at least 5 months prior to scheduled date. All couples are required to participate in a marriage preparation program. Parish registration is a requirement. Times of marriages are as follows: Saturday 12:00 PM and 2:30 PM Sundayno weddings

REV. MICHAEL L. ZOUFAL, PASTOR REV. JOSEPH P. LYNCH, PASTOR EMERITUS REV. RYSZARD CZERNIAK, C.R. ASSOCIATE PASTOR IRVIN A. BRYCE, JR. PERMANENT DEACON
RECTORY ...(708)423-0321 PLEBANIA (po polsku)...(708)423-0321 For Sacraments of Baptism, Marriage, parish registration, convert instruction, prolonged illness at home. PARISH WEBSITE www.stalbertgreat.com E-MAIL StAlbert@archchicago.org PARISH BOUNDARIES North-75th St. East-Cicero, West-Narragansett, South-87th St. Cicero to Austin) 83rd St. (Austin to Narragansett) MINISTRY OF CARE.(708)423-0321 Deacon Irvin A. Bryce Jr. PRAYER NETWORK....(708)966-4068 Mrs. Marlene Rybicki SCHOOL..(708)424-7757 Mrs. Marilyn Kurowski, Principal 5535 West State Road http;//home.comcast.net/~st.alberts/ CCD OFFICE...(708)636-0406 Mr. Kevin Wiseman, Coordinator 5535 West State Road

MASS INTENTIONS
Monday, November 28, 2011 6:30 - Nina Kilcaullen, Teresa Strezo 7:30 - Polish Mass - Special Intention 8:30 - Gospica Bandera, Pamela Ferruza Tuesday, November 29, 2011 6:30 - For Vocations to Priesthood 7:30 - Polish Mass - For the Parishioners 8:30 - Dominic Bandera Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Saint Andrew 6:30 - For the Parishioners 7:30 - Polish Mass - Special Intention 8:30 - Robert Kasper, Margaret & Joseph Kasper 7:00PM - Novena to the Immaculate Conception - For the Parishioners Thursday, December 1, 2011 6:30 - Demeter & Anna Bereznak 7:30 - Polish Mass - Aneta Zaborski - Blessing 8:30 - Michael Walker 7:00PM - Novena to the Immaculate Conception - Special Intention First Friday, December 2, 2011 6:30 - Purgatorial Society 7:30 - Polish Mass - For the Parishioners 8:30 - Innocenza Sturino, George Sweeney 6:00PM - Zofia, Jan & Natalia Hryczynski 7:00PM - Novena to the Immaculate Conception - For the Parishioners Saturday, December 3, 2011 Saint Francis Xavier 7:30 - Polish Mass - Special Intention 8:30 - Domenico Bandera 5:00PM - Salvatore Imbarrato - Anna Mae Carrano, Geiseppi Imbarrato Sunday, December 4, 2011 Second Sunday of Advent 6:15 - Polish Mass - For the Parishioners 7:30 - For the Parishioners, Kathleen King - Shaughnessy & Mearna Families 9:00 - Theresa & Umberto Botta - Enrique Rodriguez 10:30 - Benny Lonero, David Mahoney 12:00PM - Sophie & Leon Latocha, Anna Cyrwus - Antonio Rizzo & Michello Rizzo 1:30PM-Polish Mass - Jan Cybulski, Stanislaw Tylka - Jozef Milek 7th Anniv. of Death 5:00PM-Polish Mass - Special Intention 6:30PM-Spanish Mass - For the Parishioners

Immaculate Conception Novena Mass and Novena Prayers with Benediction

Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011-7:00 pm Mary and Apostle Thursday Dec. 1, 2011- 7:00 pm Mary in the Eucharist Friday Dec. 2, 2011- 7:00 pm Mary united in the Heart of Christ Saturday Dec. 3, 2011- 5:00 pm Mary as our Mother Sunday Dec. 4, 2011- 9:00 am Mary in the Family Monday Dec. 5, 2011- 7:00 pm Mary model of Faith Tuesday Dec. 6, 2011- 7:00 pm Mary help of Christians Wednesday Dec. 7, 2011- 7:00 pm Mary at the foot of the Cross Thursday Dec. 8, 2011 - 5:00 pm The Immaculate Conception

22nd Annual National Night of Prayer for Life

As soon as the holy Spirit overshadowed the womb of the Virgin Mother, God immediately became one of the human family. In like manner, when a child is conceived in his mothers womb, he becomes one of us. This little human being now dwells among us. So that the world may understand this truth, COME PRAY WITH US! Join us in UNITY OF PRAYER across the country in our cathedrals, churches, and chapels, highlighting Eucharistic Adoration and the Rosary. If my people...humble themselves and pray, and seek my presence and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and REVIVE THEIR LAND - 2 Chronicles 7:12 Now more than ever, America needs to invoke the intercession of our Blessed Mother!

And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us -John 1:14

December 8/9 2011 9:00 p.m. Thursday - 1:00 a.m. Friday

The Baptismal Prep Class for December and January Baptisms will be held on Monday, November 28 at 7:00 PM in Church. This class is a requirement for parents who have made arrangements to have their child baptized. Pre-registration is required.

Waiting....waiting....waiting
I have often wondered who waits for whom? I somehow remember that a guy chases a girl until she catches him. Do I wait for the Lord or is the Lord waiting for me? Is the Lord something like a little girl who hides in an obvious place like behind a branch without leaves and is all excited when found. Am I the one looking? Am I the one to be found? We have made many pilgrimages to almost all the Holy Places. The real issue is that we need to look in more obvious places. What obvious place would Jesus hide? An inn? A barn? A cave? A crib? I think we need to ask the question about ourselves. Where and how do we hide? Under piles of work? Busy, busy, busy? In the yard? I could focus on any of those. I choose to speak about hiding behind past hurts or wounds. Wounded wolves, they tell me, hide in a corner. They howl and bark to protect the wound. If you approach, the howl becomes fiercer and more angry. The fierce anger, in the mind of the wolf, hides the wound. No one can get near it! I see God hiding behind a leafless branch excited at the opportunity of being found, and we are hiding behind our bark and growl. No one can come near. So, how do we come together? In our fair or unfair bark, we wait and wait and wait. Like the tantrum of a spoiled child, we have to wait it out and see the branch. The Lord is there all along, still excited about being found. All of our prayer is not a denial of our wounds. Our prayer is an invitation to take the risk and find a new way of healing the pain by looking behind the branch. Help to make this Advent a prayerful time of waiting to see who finds whom? Would you not wait so that the Lord might meet you? by Fr Seher

THANKS A MILLION!
The Womens Care Center would like to thank all St. Alberts parishioners who donated to our recent baby bottle collection at the parish. The total amount collected to date is $7,450. We are so pleased with your response and are very blessed by your generosity! You have hearts of gold, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. What a wonderful way to celebrate God's gift of life! We are deeply grateful to your pastor, Fr. Michael Zoufal, and to Bernadette Strezo, pro-life coordinator, for all their support and leadership in this event. Because of your sacrifices large and small, Womens Care Center will be able to help save babies' lives and give their moms and dads in crisis the moral support and medical and material assistance they need. May the Lord of Life bless you for caring for His littlest ones!

Eyeglasses Collection Drive

Over the years, the number of children in need of optical assistance has increased by a substantial amount. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1.2 million children within developing countries have become visually impaired from the lack of obtaining proper eyewear. The following situation may then prohibit these children in engaging certain activities or even lead a more fulfilling lifestyle. So instead of cluttering the landfills, your old eyeglasses can sufficiently and radical improve another life! PLEASE help to contribute by donating your unwanted or damaged eyeglasses into the charity box located at the back of the church!
All proceeds will go to the Illinois College of Optometry. Thank you for your support! Martin Kurczak

SCHOOL NEWS
H E L P B E N E F I T O U R C A T H OL IC S C H O OL

Just a reminder that if you take a name tag from the Sharing Tree, that the gifts for the children and families need to be returned before 5:00 PM Sunday, December 18 to allow enough time to sort and package gifts. We ask families to limit the selection to 2 tags so that everyone can participate. Please make sure that the name tag is attached to the wrapped gift for easy identification. The gift may be a toy or an article of clothing $15.00-$20.00. Early drop-offs will be greatly appreciated. The earlier the betterThank you.

WIN A 40 TV!
40" Hit achi LCD 1080p HDT V Drawing:12/6/2011 TIME: 9:30AM IN THE SCHOOL
All proceeds from this raffle will go to updating the technology at St. Albert the Great Catholic School.

Tickets are $3.00 and can be purchased at the

rectory, school, and through several Parish Organizations. St. Albert the Great Music Ministry wishes to extend an invitation to all parishioners and visitors:If you love to sing, come and join the St. Albert Adult Choir:We are looking for fingers and instrumentalists. Practice is every Tuesday in the church 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Nov. 28 - Dec. 3 at St. Alberts

Monday, November 28 7:00 pm Baptismal Prep Class 7:30 pm CCD Parent Talk Tuesday, November 29 7:00 pm Bingo Wednesday, November 30 6:00 pm Boy Scouts 8:15pm CCD Confessions Gr. 7-8 Friday, December 2 6:00 pm Cub Scouts Saturday, December 3 9:30am CCD Confessions Gr. 3-6

CCD SACRAMENTAL TALKS FOR PARENTS are scheduled for November 28 at 7:30 pm in Rogers Hall.
LET US PRAY
For the sick: Diane & Robert Juris, Mary Ellen Conley, Therese West, Dorothy Reid, Erin DeValek Eustaquito, Leona Selcyn, Anna Iacovetti, Francis Sessino, Salvatore Bottari, Rosemarie Maslo, Theresa Lonski, Alex Silverman, Pat Williams, John Smykowski, Daniel Stopka, Harriet Madey, Richard Polancyk, Timothy Polancyak, Andrea Pellicano, Christina Gazda, Sister Patricia Labuda, Cooper Grant, Jeffrey Andrews, Carol Berghuis, Johana Pusateri, Janelle Demski, Walter Anderson, Denis Hedderman & Family, Loretta Paulus, Shirley McVane, Catherine, Katie & Lucy Hedderman, Richard & Marilyn Buchalski, Don Kupiec, Cheryl Korosa, Carol Mariano, Penny Prokop, Mary Ann Riccio.

S AVE THE DATE FOR O U R L A DY O F G UA DA L UP E M A S S

Monday December 12, 2011 at 4:30 am & 6:30 pm

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CZUWAJMY, OCZEKUJC NA PRZYJCIE PANA Adwent to czas oczekiwania na przyjcie Pana. Wspominamy w tym okresie wielowiekowe oczekiwanie narodu wybranego na nadejcie Mesjasza, ktre wypenio si w narodzeniu Jezusa. Szczeglnym spojrzeniem obejmujemy oczekiwanie Maryi na narodziny Syna Boego. Przez okres Adwentu chcemy si dobrze przygotowa do uroczystoci Narodzenia Paskiego. Chodzi o oczyszczenie naszych serc, w ktrych Syn Boy chce mie swoje mieszkanie. Rwnoczenie Adwent przypomina nam o nadejciu Chrystusa na kocu czasw i o tym, e kady z nas stanie przed Jego obliczem cae wic nasze ycie ma by radosnym i aktywnym oczekiwaniem na to spotkanie. To oczekiwanie zostao w dzisiejszej liturgii sowa scharakteryzowane wezwaniem do czuwania. Czuwajcie wic, bo nie wiecie kiedy pan domu przyjdzie mwi Chrystus. Czuwa to wykorzysta dany nam czas i dary aski, by swoje serce uczyni mieszkaniem Chrystusa. Czuwa to peni wol Bo, y Boymi przykazaniami, tak aby nasza postawa przyniosa chwa Bogu, ktry pragnie zbawienia wszystkich i dlatego wszystkim wychodzi naprzeciw w Jezusie Chrystusie, ktry poprzez zamieszkanie w nas pragnie uczyni nas swoimi wiadkami wobec naszych blinich.
ks. Witold Winiowski paulista

Czuwajcie, bo nie wiecie, kiedy pan domu przyjdzie. (Mk 13, 35)
Zapraszamy wszystkich parafian do wzicia udziau w Roratach w naszej parafii. Rorarty, czyli Msze wite ku czci Najwitszej Maryji Panny na pamitk e przyja nowin Archanioa Gabriela zwiastujcego, i zostanie Matk Syna Boego.

Roraty w naszej parafii bd od poniedziaku do soboty o godz. 7:30 rano. Zapraszamy wszystkich do wsplnej modlitwy.

POLONIA KLUB
PRZY PARAFII W. ALBERTA WIELKIEGO

ZAPRASZA NA ZABAW SYLWESTROW 31-GO GRUDNIA, 2011 MSZA W. O GODZ. 7:00 PM

ZABAWYA OD 8:00 PM DO 2:00 AM
W SALI POD KOCIOEM

ORKIESTRA WYBOROWA ZAWODZIANIE

W CENIE SMACZNY OBIAD - SZAMPAN NA STOLE - BAR PATNY CENA $60.00 ORGANIZUJEMY OPIEK NAD DZIEMI - $10.00 OD DZIECKA

B i l e t y m o n a k u p i n a p l e b a n i i.
Zbirka okularw

Z biegiem lat liczba dzieci potrzebujcych pomocy optycznych znacznie wzrosa. Wedug Centrum Kontroli i Prewencji Chorb, okoo 1,2 mln dzieci w krajach wolno rozwijajcych stay si niewidome z braku uzyskania odpowiedniech okularw. Dlatego te, zorganizowalimy zbirk nieuywanych i niepotrzebnych okularw, aby te dzieci mogy normalnie y i widzie. Jeeli moecie pomc, bardzo prosz przyniecie je na plebani Wszystkie dary dostarczone zostan przekazane do Illinois College of Optometry. Serdecznie Dzikujemy za pomoc! -Martin Kurczak