OUR LADY OF BISTRICA PARISH BULLETIN

WEEK NO. 12 - - - THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT - - - MARCH 15, 2009  (VOL. 57)

* Sisters’ Convent - MASS  INTENTIONS  WEEK  OF MARCH 15, 2009

Saturday               March   14   : 5:00 p.m. = dec: Maria Primosch by Eric Primosch and family.  Stanley Chmielowiec by Don & Renita Kasprzyk.  Florian      (VIGIL MASS)                                                                   Jablonski by Valerie Devany.  (+2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on April 8; & 3rd Mass 6:30 a.m. on April 21.)

 

Sunday,                 March   15  :  9:30 a.m. =        : STATIONS OF THE CROSS. (CROATIAN)           

(3rd Sunday of Lent)                     :10:00 a.m. = dec: Nedjeljko and Cvijeta Veljko by Kapular family.  Mijo Regvart by Turkalj family.  Ilija Krešić and Vida

                                                                                        by Vlado and Perka Krešić & family. (+2nd & 3rd Masses at 6:30 a.m. March 27 & April 14.)           

                                                    :11:30 a.m.=  dec: Joseph Kurcz by Kurcz family.  Joseph and Agnes Galic by grandchildren.  Carl Levulis by Bob and Helen

(+ 2nd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on April 3; plus 3rd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on April 29.)      Levulis. 

 

 

Monday           March  16  :*6:30 a.m. =       : FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS.                                                              

 (Lenten Weekday)               :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Marija Maslac by husband Andelko.       

                                                                                               

Tuesday          March  17  :*6:30 a.m. = dec: Ante Uršula, Ivića and Šime Kutlesa by Sister Bogumila.       

  (St. Patrick, bishop)            :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Anne & Nicholas Kukoleca by family.  Stanley Zak Jr. by Deanna and Karen Zak.  Elizabeth Schlenhardt                                                                                 by Joe Szabo and family.  (+ 3rd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on March 28.)      

                                                                                 

Wednesday    March  18  :*6:30 a.m. = dec: Lillian Manka by husband Leonard.  Josip Damjanic by Mary Lou Nasso.  Albert Antonio by wife Joan  

  (Cyril of Jerusalem)                                                   and family.  (+ 3rd Mmass at 6:30 a.m. on March 31.)                                                                     

                                              :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Walter Wilk (Death Anniversary) by Esther Wilk Gutek.        

 

Thursday        March  19  :*6:30 a.m. = dec: Mijo Regvart by Mr. & Mrs. Josip Jelenović.  Mijo and Marija Draganjac by Draganjac family.  Svjetlana  

 (St. Joseph, husband of                                            Soldo by Mr.& Mrs. Franjo Radoš.                         

   the Bl. Virgin Mary)             :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Ann Sobota by husband Joe Sobota.                                                                                                                                                  

Friday              March  20  :*6:30 a.m. = dec: For all souls in Purgatory.                      
  (Lenten Weekday)              :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Drina Ćorić by Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Ciko.               

                                              :*6:30 p.m. =       :  STATIONS OF THE CROSS. (English)

                                              :  7:00 p.m. = dec: For all souls in Purgatory.      

                                                                                                               

Saturday         March  21  :*6:30 a.m. = dec: Msgr. Stephen Lacković by Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Gawronski.                                    

 (Lenten Weekday)               :  7:30 a.m. = dec: Carolyn Collareno by Debra and David Regelski.

  (VIGIL MASS)                   :  5:00 p.m. = dec: For all living and deceased members of Schenck and Hanslick families by Gregory Schenck.  Mary Bednar                                                                                     by Mary Grgas and family.  Ann Grgas by Joe and Lillian Matesic.  (+ 2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on Mar. 24

                                                                                    and 3rd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on April 4.)

 

Sunday            March  22  :  9:30 a.m. =       : STATIONS OF THE CROSS. (CROATIAN)        

  (4TH Sunday of Lent)           :10:00 a.m. = dec: Mijo Regvart and deceased members of Regvart family by Mr. & Mrs. Karlo Petrinec.  Jela Petrušić by                                                                                     Slavica Petrušić sa djecom.  Anita Sudac od kumova i djece Josip i Ruzica Gojomerac.  (+ 2nd Mass                                                                                     at 7:30 a.m. on March 27; plus 3rd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on April 18.)  

                                              :11:30 a.m. = dec: Steve and Katherine (Birth Remem.) Barbic by daughters Joanne and Lorraine and grandchildren.  Ronald                                                                                     Reetz by the Mead family.  Erica Rakiecki (Death Anniv.) by the family. (+ 2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on

                                                                                                    March 27; plus 3rd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on April 23.)

 

 

TODAY, 3rd SUNDAY OF LENT: God gave his Law to Moses.  The commandments, which Moses announced to the people at the foot of Mount Sinai, were not important because they arranged a relationship of the people toward God, but are important because God gave them to His people.  These are God’s commandments: the expression of God’s will which the people have to perform if they want to live a life worthy of men.  The very commandments are retold in the natural law.  They are important because their performance (observation) is readiness to God’s will in everything.  Therefore, God shows how His people are to live in faithfulness to Him and in love toward his neighbor.  The New Testament Law emphasizes an encounter of man with his God through the great commandment of love.  Jesus did not abolish the Sinai Law, He fulfilled it.  The first three commandments of the Decalog speak about our relationship toward God.  The other seven commandments speak about the love toward our neighbor.  The Old Testament Law shows God as a law giver who instills fear into our hearts. It is revealed by lightening and thunder.  The New Testament Law is more an expression of love by which God loves us and equally expects the same from every creature.     

 

    

 

DANAS: 3. NEDJELJA U KORIZMI: Bog daje svoj Zakon Mojsiju.  Zapovijedi, koje Mojsije objavljuje narodu podno Sinaja, nisu važne zbog toga što su zapovijedi prema kojima se sređuje odnos naroda prema Bogu, nego su važne zato jer ih je Bog dao svome narodu.  Zapovijedi su to Božje izraz njegove volje, koju mora narod i izvršavati, ako želi živjeti životom dostojnim čovjeka.  Same su zapovijedi najvećim dijelom prerečeni prirodni zakon.  No važne su upravo radi toga jer njihovo vršenje označuje spremnost da se u svemu vrši i poštuje Božja volja.  Bog dakle pokazuje svom narodu kako treba živjeti u vjernosti prema njemu i u ljubavi prema bližnjemu.  Starozavjetni Zakon prethodi novozavjetni Zakon, koji ne stavlja naglasak na moral, da se zna što se mora i smije, a što se ne mora i ne smije činiti, nego je njime više označen susret čovjeka sa samim Bogom po velikoj zapovijedi ljubavi.  Isus nije zapovijedi sa Sinaja dokinuo, nego ih usavršio: prve tri zapovijedi Dekaloga svodi na zapovijed ljubavi prema Bogu, a ostalih sedam na zapovijed ljubavi prema bližnjemu.  Starozavjetni Zakon prikazuje Boga kao starog zakonodavca, koji ulijeva strah u srca i bubrege.  Objavljen je uz tutnjavu gromova i sijevanje munja.  Novozavjetni je Zakon više odraz ljubavi, kojom Bog ljubi čovjeka te jednako tako s pravom očekuje uzvrat ljubavi svakog svog stvorenja.

 

 

HOLY  NAME  SOCIETY

 

Today, Sunday, March 15:  A meeting of the Society will be held in the rectory at 2:00 p.m.   We ask all our male parishioners to come to this meeting and become members of the Society.    Please attend.  We must work together to keep our parish viable and encourage parishioners to come back to the church, attend Masses etc. and participate in parish events.

 

Tuesday, March 17th:  St. Patrick taught the Irish people about the Trinity by using the three-leaves of the shamrock (3 in 1).

 

FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH

Thursday, March 19th: Jesus’ foster father, Patron saint of the worker and of a happy death.

 

TODAY: Second collection is for our utilities.

 

TUESDAY: Rosary prayers from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. & Benediction.

 

WEDNESDAY: Singing practice: Croatian 6:00; English 6:30 p.m.

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18: Peel 100 pounds of apples for strudels.

Please come to the hall at 8:00 a.m. to help with this big project.

 

WEDNESDAY:  Bible studies for adults  from 6 to 7 p.m.

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 19: Make cheese strudel at 8:00 a.m. in hall.

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 19: Pro-Life Youth Group meeting at 6:30 p.m.

 

DISCOVER THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

 

Saturday, August 15, 2009: Father John Corapi is one of the most respected preachers of authentic Catholic teaching in the Church today. He will be preaching what he says will be one of his most powerful presentations ever, on the person and power of the Holy Spirit.  He will be delivering four exciting and moving sermons for the first and only time at this special conference at the HSBC ARENA, BUFFALO, NY.  Topics will include «The Theology of the Person and Power of the Holy Spirit,» «The Gift that Contains All Gifts,»  «The Holy Spirit is Given to Those that Obey,»  and  «The Spirit We Have Been Given is No Cowardly Spirit!»  Tickets are $45.00 each.  Call 1-888-223-6000 for tickets. 

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Our Croatian Sister, Sister Ivanka, was appointed Provincial of the Franciscan Sisters in Zagreb.  Also congratulations to Sister Kata who became Sister Ivanka’s assistant.  Both Sisters attended St. Bonaventure College and visited our parish often while in the States.  May God help them in these responsible positions.

 

CATHOLIC  CHARITIES:  Please make your returns as soon as possible.  The Appeal ends on Palm Sunday, April 5th.

 

DONATIONS: We will accept donations graciously, either money or flowers, for our Easter Altar to make the church beautiful for the Easter Holy Days.

LECTORS  March 14 & 15:  

                                                                   5:00 P.M. Vigil Mass: David Petrus

                                                                   10:00 a.m.: Philip Rados

                    11:30 a.m.: Terence Stanton