OUR LADY OF BISTRICA PARISH BULLETIN

WEEK NO. 21 - SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - MAY 17, 2009  (VOL. 57)

* Sisters’ Convent - MASS INTENTIONS WEEK OF MAY 17, 2009

Saturday         May    16   :  5:00 p.m. = dec:   Valentine and Anna Abram by grandson Gregory Schenck.  Florian Jablonski by John and Mary Lou

  (Vigil Mass)                                                          McEnvoy and family.  John Dynarski by Dorothy Dynarski. 

                                                                                  (+ 2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on May 30; plus 3rd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on June 20.)

 

Sunday            May    17   :10:00 a.m. = dec:   Ante and Sebastian Ciaćek by Marija and Nikola Katalinich.  Tereza Cesar by Mr. & Mrs. John Turkalj. 

  (6th Sunday of                                                       (+ 2nd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on May 27.)

      Easter)                          :11:30 a.m. = dec:   Charles Rukavina (Death Anniv.) by sister Mary Budzynski.  For all living and deceased members of

                                                                                  our Altar Society.  (+ 2nd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on June 2.)    

Monday           May    18   :*6:30 a.m. =       :    FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS.            

  (John I, pope & martyr)      :  7:30 a.m. =       :    Special intention by NN.       

                                             

Tuesday          May    19   :*6:30 a.m. = dec:   George Grabar Sr. by Mary Prsa and family.  Tereza Cesar by brat Ivan Galic and family.  Tereza Cesar   

  (Easter Tuesday)                                                    by Oswald family.  (+ 3rd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on June 4.)      

                                              :  7:30 a.m. = dec:   Ida Kolenko by daughter Barbara and Alex Druzbik.  Josephine Turkovich by children and grandchildren.                                                                                    Melvin Cekok by Maryann and Nick Albino.  (+ 3rd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on June 10.)                                                                         

Wednesday    May    20   :*6:30 a.m. = dec:   Emma and Franjo Klić by daughter Irene Glamuzina.  Slovko Doko by Marijan Vodopivec.  Independence

  (Bernardine of Siena,                                              of Croatia by Mirko Sambolec.

        priest)                            :  7:30 a.m. = dec:   Kristina Dobrowski by Eugene Dobrowski and family.                                          

                    VIGIL MASS:   : 7: 00 p.m. = dec:   Carolyn Collareno by Alice Podpora. 

 

Thursday        May    21   :*6:30 a.m. = dec:   Msgr. Stephen Lacković by Steve Grgas and family.                             

(Ascension of the Lord)  : 9:00  a.m. = dec:   Mary Slonina (Birth Remembrance) by daughter Valerie Devany.  Karl and Maria Seitz by Inga and Boris.

                                                                                   (+ 2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on June 4.)

                                              :10:00 a.m. =       :    FOR ALL OUR PARISHIONERS.

                                             

Friday              May    22   :*6:30 a.m. = dec:   Tereza Cesar by Irene Glamuzina.  Slavko Doko by Marijan Vodopivec.  Mijo Regvart by Petrinec family. 

 (Rita of Cascia, religious)                                             (+ 3rd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on May 29.)             

                                              :  7:30 a.m. = dec:   Lillian Manka by Mary Manka.  Adam and Emily Schenck by grandson Gregory Schenck. 

                                                                                      Leonard Dynarski by wife.  (+ 3rd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on June 12.)

                                             

Saturday         May    23   :*6:30 a.m. = dec:   Drina Ćorić by Rita Biondo. 

  (Easter Weekday)               :  7:30 a.m. = dec:   Julia Lombardo by Valerie Devany.                      

                                              :  5:00 p.m. = dec:   Mary and Paul Bednar by David and Judy Petrus.  Ann Bartokvich by Michelle Ribarich. 

                                                                                      (+ 2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on June 9.)

 

Sunday            May    24   :10:00 a.m. = dec:   George Grabar Sr. by Mary Prsa and family.  Mijo Regvart by Petrinec family.  Pera Juka by

  (7th Sunday of Easter)                                                 Mr. & Mrs. Ante Juka.  (+ 2nd Mass at 6:30 a.m. on June 16; plus 3rd Mass at 7:30 a.m. June 24.)

                                              :11:30 a.m. = dec:   Annette Gaj (1st Death Anniversary) by Tobi and Jim Stewart.  Carolyn and David Collareno by the

                                                                                      family.  (+ 2nd Mass at 7:30 a.m. on June 5.)

 

 

 

TODAY, 6th SUNDAY OF EASTER: It is very beautiful to speak about love, but the question is: “What truly is love; what to love means?”  Does it mean not to speak evil against someone?  Or not to hurt anyone?  Or to be polite and to be a gentleman toward everyone?  Above all, to love truly means to keep God’s Commandments.  Our Lord, who loved His Heavenly Father above everything and everybody else, showed that to us.  Jesus said: “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments, and abide in His love.”   (John 15, 10).  To love means to give your life for the person you love.  “There is no greater love than when one gives his life for his friends.”   The person truly loves if he is ready to sacrifice his life for the welfare of the loved one.  Maybe a total giving of life is not asked at once, but from day to day…one drop of blood at a time…life we are to try to give to those whom we love.  To love means to bring up the fruit that will remain for a long time.  For example: when somebody is in need, to help the poor, to help people in different life’s needs.  Charity is not of small value.  We are to try to help others so that they might help themselves.  We have to reconstruct our relations toward other people and communities with emphasis on the importance of the commandment of love.     

 

 

 

DANAS: 6. NEDJELJA PO USKRSU: Lijepo je govoriti o ljubavi, no postavlja se pitanje: Što zapravo znači ljubiti? - - - Da li to znači: ne govoriti ništa zla protiv koga?  Ili možda čuvati se svake uvrede ili zla nanesenih drugome?  Ili možda biti uljudan i otmjen prema svima?  Što zapravo znači istinski i pravo ljubiti? - - - LJUBITI znači ponajprije i iznad svega držati Božje zapovijedi.  To nam je najbolje pokazao sam Gospodin, koji je sigurno najviše i iznad svega ljubio svoga nebeskog Oca.  Isusove su riječi: «Ostat ćete u mojoj ljubavi ako budete vršili moje zapovijedi, kao što sam i ja vršio zapovijedi Oca svog te ostajem u njegovoj ljubavi!»  (Iv 15, 10). - - - LJUBITI znači dati svoj život za one koje ljubiš: «Nema veće ljubavi od ove da netko svoj život daruje za druge. . .»  Ljubi istinski onaj, koji je spreman i na totalnu žrtvu samoga sebe u korist ljubljenoga.  Možda se još ne traži žrtva života, ali iz dana u dan kap po kap svoje krvi i života darivamo drugima, onima, koje ljubimo.  - - - LJUBITI znači donositi plod, koji ostaje.  Ne bi bila prava ljubav, koja bi se zadovoljila samo time, da ublaži časovito nečiju bijedu ili nevolju.  Dobro je iz motiva ljubavi pomagati siromahe i ljude u najrazličitijim životnim potrebama.  Karitativna djela nisu od male važnosti, no njima se ne mijenja situacija svijeta.  Trebalo bi cijelu stvar stubokom mijenjati te ljudima u nevolji na taj način pomoći da ih se osposobi da sami sebi pomažu i oslobađaju se nevolja koje su ih stisle.  Nije dosta slati hranu gladnima.  Bolje je naučiti ih kako se polje obrađuje i tako oni malo po malo sami sebi pomažu.  Treba dakle prestrukturirati cijele odnose prema ljudima i zajednici i naglasak staviti na tu prevažnu i zapravo jedinu zapovijed ljubavi.     

 

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20

 

Father Chris, our Pastor, celebrates the 38th anniversary of his ordination to priesthood today, May 20th.

Congratulations from all your parishioners and friends.  May God bless you always!  We pray that

you will be around to celebrate your 50th anniversary!

 

TODAY: Dinner at 1:00 p.m. in our Cardinal Stepinac Auditorium for members of Altar Society.

   

TODAY:  Second collection is for our utilities.

 

TUESDAY: Eucharistic Adoration following the 7:30 a.m. Mass, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  

Rosary recitation and Benediction at 6:00 p.m..

 

TUESDAY: Lawn Fete meeting at 7:15 p.m.   Progress discussions.  Everyone invited to this meeting to help with plans.

 

 THURSDAY, MAY 21: ASCENSION OF THE LORD

 

This is a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass schedule: 

Vigil Mass on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.  

Thursday Masses:  English Mass at 9:00 a.m.

and the Croatian Mass at 10:00 a.m.  

 

DONATIONS FOR OUR LAWN FETE

 

Keep your donations coming!  We could use many more donations to help defray the cost of running our Lawn Fete.

Here are a few helpful suggestions: you can give new items to create Theme Baskets, or bring a wrapped Theme Basket,

or give money to help buy beer, etc.  June 13th and 14th are just around the corner!! Also, please remember to turn in

your sold raffle tickets as soon as possible. Deposit them in our weekend collection baskets.

 

YEAR 2010 MASS BOOK: The new Mass book for next year (2010) is now available.  If you have any special intentions for Masses, please call as soon as possible to make sure that those dates are not taken.  Call the rectory: 822-0818.

 

MAGNIFICAT (A Ministry to Catholic Women): Magnificat Breakfast May 30, 2009 at Creekside Banquet Facility, 2669 Union Rd, Cheektowaga.  From 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Cost: $15.00.  Call 716-773-5976 for reservations before May 23rd. 

 

A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE: Can you say to your children the words of Jesus in today's scripture, «As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you»?   This requires we «lay down our life» (our time, attention, opinions) for each other.  This is the sacrament of family life, when God becomes visible in our sacrificial love for one another.

INTERCESSION FOR LIFE: For all who dwell in the shadow of death, and especially for those who languish on death rows:

that they might turn from their sin, and trust in the justice and mercy of God: We pray to the Lord.

 

WEDDING BANNS II:   Ivan Ereiz and Jessica Lynn Kumro.

 

LECTORS May 23 & 24:  

                                                                                    5:00 P.M. Vigil Mass: Richard Moretti

                                                                                    10:00 a.m.: Perka Kresic

                          11:30 a.m.: Terence Stanton