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Sept. 02,

2018

Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. — James 1:21b

Celebrating over a Century of Faith and Education

St. Barbara Parish is a Roman Catholic community celebrating a century of faith in the Bridgeport area. Our faith community welcomes all people, helping them grow spiritually through liturgy, prayer, and education, and socially through activities for all ages. Our school takes great pride in fostering these values in our children. We give witness to our faith by sharing with each other our God-given gifts and talents. We nourish and sustain our faith as a family by celebrating the sacraments and the presence of the risen Lord among us in the Eucharist.

Activities This Week

Mon., Sept. 3 - Labor Day Mass; 9:00 am Tues., Sept. 4 - St. Barbara Seniors Mtg.; 11:30 am - Healing Mass; 6:00 pm Wed., Sept. 5 - St. Vincent de Paul Mtg.; 6:30 pm Fri., Sept. 7 - First Friday Students’ Mass; 8:30 am - First Friday Evening Mass followed by Exposition and Benediction; 6:00 pm - Holy Name Mtg.; 7:00 pm Sat., Sept. 8 - 7th and 8th Grade Car Wash; 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Sun., Sept. 9 - Altar & Rosary Mtg..; 1:00 pm

HOLY NAME SOCIETY Car Show Update August 18, 2018

Thank you to all who attended this year’s show. A good time was had, I hope, by all. Thank you to all our sponsors: St. Barbara Thursday Night Bingo, Roger’s Auto Group, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Wolves, Shedor Realty Group, Southern Wine & Spirits of Illinois, Ricobene’s, Custom Wood Design, St. Barbara Seniors, St. Barbara Ladies’ Guild, Bridgeport Inn, Motor World, Chicago Bears, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, Country Firewood, Adeline Skokal, Tony Skokal Family, 11th Ward, J&J Car Wash, Auto Wares, Pulaski Savings Bank, Speedway, Summit, and Edelbrock. We had 53 cars; food and drink, T-shirts, and goodie bags were available for all. New this year was Touch A Truck sponsored by CAPS and the 11th ward. This year we also presented for the first time a country band, “Top Guns”. Thank you goes out to all who helped make this year’s car show fun and a success: CAPS for their food donation, Phil and Cathy Whitehouse, Ryan and Amy Whitehouse, Cliff and Arlene Whitehouse, Tony Frankowski, Tom and Cheri Groark, Bill Webb and Family, Chef Tony for a fantastic job, all our board members and the rectory ladies. The winner of the Split-the-Pot, which amounted to $1,500, was Adeline Skokal. Trophy Winners Modified: 1st Place: Jim Morgan 2nd Place: Ken Bilski 3rd Place: Jerry Horn Stock: 1st Place: Tom Raddatz 2nd Place: Harry Rolston 3rd Place: Robert North Kid’s Choice Award: Joe Jasas, Jr. Hope to see you next year. Financial results will be announced in next week’s bulletin. Our next Holy Name meeting will be on Friday, September 7th, at 7:00 pm.

August 19, 2018 Report

Because our goal has been reached, any additional funds will be returned to our parish for our use. Thank you for your support of St. Barbara Parish.

Donor Count 83 2018 Goal $10,622.61 Amount Pledged $22,142.00 Amount Paid $16,001.00 Balance Due $ 6,141.00

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! St. Mary of Perpetual Help is con-ducting Religious Education Classes (CCD) for all students in Grades 1-8. When: Sunday morning classes star t on Sunday, September 9th, beginning at 8:45 am in the St. Mary of Perpetual Help school building until the end of the 10:30 am Mass. How do I register: There is a new online portal for registration on the St. Mary website. Regis-tration will also take place after the 10:30 am Mass every weekend between now and Sunday. September 2. The registration por tal can be found on the St. Mary website under the “For Fami-lies” tab. New registrants must provide or upload a copy of the child’s baptismal certificate in the portal. For more information, please contact Father Aschen-brener in the church office (773) 927-6646 or visit the parish website: www.stmaryofperpetualhelp.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FEES Confirmation Class: $175; First Communion Class: 175; all other classes: $125. Payments will need to be made online as part of the new registration portal. A $50 late fee will apply for registrations received after September 9. Please do not wait until the last minute! Registering early helps us make sure we are prepared for your family on the first day.

FROM THE DESK OF THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR

Dear People of St. Barbara, Every family wants their children to be smart, wise and live according to the good rules their parents set up. It is not pleasant to be called by the principal to come to school because your children did something which was not very smart. And, I think children are very proud when their parents live a good life, are intelligent and they can tell other children how smart their father or mother is. We as adults want to live in a nation that is smart, strong and intelligent. We want to have leaders who govern all nations with wisdom. So we created mil-lions of rules and regulations, millions of laws which govern all aspects of our lives. And we realize that we still are not very smart, not very intelligent, and not very wise. Today’s first reading gives us a good solution to what it means to be an intelligent nation – a nation that will be admired by the whole world. All other nations will say, “This is a great nation. It is truly a wise and intelligent people.” What is the secret? It is very simple. Moses said to the people, “Heed the statutes and decrees which the Lord, the God of your Father is giving you and observe them carefully.” Why did I say it is easy? Because God gave very simple laws which regulate our lives – the Ten Com-mandments. Ten simple words which even the most simple-minded person can memorize. If people live according to the Ten Commandments, we will not need any other laws. We don’t need thousands of lawyers. Unfortunately, we think that we can create a better law and, year after year, we go down as a nation. For example, God said, “Remember to respect the holy day. It should be a day of resting, a day with family and with God.” But, what happened? People are working, are far away from their children and, instead of going to church, they go to the modern temple – the shopping mall. God said, “You shall not kill.” It means, don’t hurt innocent people and innocent animals. What do people do? They kill animals just for killing. They kill people because they don’t like them or because they can show their power over other people. Simply, there are some people who are very powerful who have no respect for life at all. Another example. God said, “You shall not steal.” But what happened in our society? Huge monies dis-appear and no one is responsible.

I don’t want to talk about all the commandments but, take a moment at home, take the Ten Command-ments and you will say the same as I said. If people live the Ten Commandments, the world will not need prisons, police, or armies. I know that Utopia is not real but, I think, in many cases, we can try to keep God’s love and His law to be alive among us. Fr. Andrzej

Please pray for the repose of the soul of:

MAGDALEN MINCHUK

Please keep the Minchuk Family in your prayers.

Thursday August 23, 2018

Beverly $500 Coverall

Holy Name Society Fifth Annual Car Show

THE RUNNING OF THE ROSE August 21, 2018

On Tuesday, August 21st, we held the Running of the Rose Ceremony in our parish. St. Barbara was honored to be one of eight churches in the United States to receive the Silver Rose for an evening on its way to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mex-ico City.

HAWAIIAN LUAU CONTEST WINNERS

School Happenings (School Website: www.stbarbaraschool.org)

THANK YOU THURSDAY BINGO!

St. Barbara Thursday Bingo donated $1,000 to the school to purchase air conditioning units. Thank you for always supporting our school, and for helping us provide much needed resources to our students. God bless!

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

Weekly Collection - August 25th - 26th

Saturday, September 1 - Vigil of the Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. + Thomas Mangan (John Mangan) + Vicky & Joseph Kaput (Nancy Kaput) Birthday Blessings: Frank V. Nowak (Family) Divine Mercy for All (C. Kisielente Family) Sunday, September 2 - The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:00 a.m. + Donald Rolek (Len Ostrewski) + Edward & Rose Orzech (Bill & Barbara Webb) + Patricia Galasinski (Guest Family) + Vicky & Joseph Kaput (Nancy Kaput) Health Blessings: Koen Guest (Guest Family) 9:30 a.m. + Steve & Harriet Sklany (Victoria David) + Vicky & Joseph Kaput (Nancy Kaput) + Mary Diaz DeLeon (Family) 11:30 a.m. + Estelle Barton (Ed & B. Glabicki) + Vicky & Joseph Kaput (Nancy Kaput) Health Blessings: Terrance Lerner (Virginia Pienta) Divine Mercy for All (J. Lukwinski) Monday, September 3 - St. Gregory the Great 9:00 a.m. + Edward & Rose Ciz Tuesday, September 4 - Weekday 6:00 p.m. + Russell Lech (Ed & B. Glabicki) Wednesday, September 5 - St. Teresa of Calcutta 8:30 a.m. Blessings: Mitchell & Dennis Pienta (Virginia Pienta) Thursday, September 6 - Weekday 8:30 a.m. + Robert Baker Friday, September 7 - Weekday (First Friday) 8:30 a.m. + Mary Domagala (Mike Domagala) + Dorle Pomierski (Diane Rzasa) 6:00 p.m. + Ralph Eneberg (Ed & B. Glabicki) Saturday, September 8 - The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:30 a.m. + All Souls’ Remembrance Saturday, September 9 - Vigil of the Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. + Daniel Kutansky (Alanna) + Theresa Powers (Son, Dan) + Vicky and Joseph Kaput (Nancy Kaput) Birthday Blessings: Frank V. Nowak (Family) Divine Mercy for All (C. Kisielente Family) Sunday, September 10 - The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 6:00 a.m. + Norbert Rolek (T. Rolek) + Helen McCormick (Bill and Barbara Webb) + Eleanor Leverence (Son, Gary) + Vicky & Joseph Kaput (Nancy Kaput) Health Blessings: Theresa Oleszkiewicz (Ruth Czarnecki) Health Blessings: Koen Guest (Guest Family)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH 5:00 p.m. Altar Servers: M. Lemke, A. Lemke, Q. Do, A. Gorz, G. Godinez Eucharistic Ministers: J. Lukwinski, R. Carden Lectors: G. Dumelle, P. Saletta SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH 6:00 a.m. Altar Server: G. Vanderford Eucharistic Ministers: S. Guest, J. Balasa Lector: J. Bertucci 9:30 a.m. Altar Servers: C. Kelly, N. Perez, D. Prieto, G. Salinas, P. Young Eucharistic Ministers: P. Rodriguez, J. Rodriguez Lectors: Sr. K. McNulty, M. Worth 11:30 a.m. Altar Servers: A. Torres, N. Bunda, V. Sandoval, A. Rodriquez, M. Rodriguez Eucharistic Ministers: H. Alonzo, A. Alonzo Lectors: H. Alonzo, L. Szczepanski

Sunday Envelopes (81) $ 1,843.00 Sunday Loose $ 548.00 Children's Envelopes (4) $ 13.00 Debt Reduction (53) $ 534.00 Total Collection $ 2,938.00 YTD Weekly Actual $ 26,945.11 $ 2,938.00 Goal $ 57,600.00 $ 6,400.00 % of Goal 47% 46% Votives & Vigil Lights: $ 229.28 July Give Central: 1st $ 2,139.00 2nd $ 550.00

Sunday, September 10 - The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:30 a.m. + Vicky & Joseph Kaput (Nancy Kaput) + Ima Whitehouse (Dave & Ruth Czarnecki) + Nick Paolino (Wife, Mary) 11:30 a.m. + Ann.: Vernon Sandacz (John & Susan Adomaitis) + David Maeshiba (Michelle Pomierski) + Tyjuan Lewis (Adeline Skokal) + Vicky & Joseph Kaput (Nancy Kaput) + Casimir Pienta (Virginia Pienta) + Daniel Gondek (Salinas Family) Divine Mercy for All Religious (Parishioner)

Baptisms: Parents must be registered practicing parishioners and attend a baptismal preparation session before a baptism will be scheduled. Call the rectory office for further information. Communion Calls: Please contact the Rectory when someone who is homebound or in the hospital wishes a visit to receive Holy Communion or the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. The Anointing of the Sick is for anyone seriously sick and not only for those near death. Ministry of Care: Eucharistic Ministers are available to visit, pray with, and bring Holy Communion to those who are sick and unable to attend Mass. Notify the Parish Office when this service is needed. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a program for anyone inquiring and seeking information about entering the Catholic faith. Weddings: Weddings need to be scheduled at least six months in advance. Couples are reminded to secure the Church date before the reception hall. Moving/New Cell #: Please contact the rectory with address change or telephone change.

Please pray for those homebound, hospitalized and in need of con nued prayers… Rev. Anthony Adducci, Amalia Agins, Austin Agins, Bernadette Agins, Joyce Agins, Stephen Agins, Mary Aguirre, Walter Annerino, Amy Averet, Kimberly Babe, Geraldine Baldwin, Tony Baressi, Judith Beaudry, Christine Bertucci, Joseph ‘Joey’ Bertucci, Lonnie & Theresa Bertucci-Falls, Jennifer Bond, Fr. Michael Bowler, Jeff Bowman, Andrea Brongiel, Mary Camarda, Anthony Capone Sr., Adele Castro, Laverne Connolly, Tim Consola, Joe Cruz, Patti Cuchetto, Paul DeGrazia, Jacqueline Dybas, Kathy Egle, Jerry Felske, Minnie Ford, Natalia Francone, Bill Frank, Sr. Mary Therese Freymann, Darlene Frost, Harold Frost, Paul Gadomski, Ray Gadomski, Lily Ann Galloway, John Gasca, Cheryl Lynn Gilhooly, Bernadette & Ed Glabicki, Ed Glos, Koen Guest, Jose P. Gutierrez, Eugene Harms, Kellar Harris, Lynette Heidemann, Jasmine Henson, Denise Holland, Gwen Holub, Morris Humphrey, Michaeline Hunter, Ted Hunter, Suzanne Ivester, Jennifer Janson, Chester Jendryczka, Dr. Joe, John Kaput, Dorothy Kawalerski, Rose Kisielowski, Stanley Kiwala, Anna Kolendo, Janice Kutansky, Craig Labudda, Ken Labudda, Sunny Labudda, Baby Kinsley Paige Leschinsky, Kiera Litwin, Lenny Loretto, Richard Lyznicki, Nancy Mallory, John Mangan, Kayle Marth, Paul Martinez, Bill Marczuk, Zena Masi, Maria Mawgwi, Lil’ Joe Michalak, Cindy Moore, Dr. Mike, Frank Muszynski, Cydney Muti, Stephanie Nicks, Deacon Jack O’Leary, Theresa Oleszkiewicz, Allison Pakula, Virginia Pakula, Eva Castillion Parcon, Josie Petkus, Michael Petruck, Dolores Pienta, Mitchell Pienta, Virginia Pienta, Beverly Pirelli, Ray Polakowski, Robert Potter, Josephine Richardson, Jose Rodriguez, Jose C. Rodriguez, Sandra Rios, Mila Rolon, Dolly Roti, Ellen Ryan, Therese Ryndak, Dorothy Rzasa, Maria Saludo, Laverne Scianna, Kennedy Shepski, Adeline Skokal, Heidi Skokal, Raymond Smolinski, Gary Solverson, Sharon Solverson, Jeff Spaargaren, Jr., Rosalie Spalla, Diane Spata, Madeline Stachnik, Joanne Stewart, Lauren Stronczek, Rose Stronczek, Robert Synal, Baby Zachary Synal, Emily Rose Thomas, Norbert Trojanowski, Bill Ufferman, Dolores Ufferman, George Vanderford Sr., George Vanderford Jr., Juan Vargas, Ava Walczak, Sadie Walker, Barbara Webb, Bill Webb, Sylvia Wiertel, Madison Young, Eugene & John Zabek, John Ziemba, Irene Zima

MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY LITURGIES Saturday………………………………….. 5:00 p.m. Sunday……..6:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.

WEEKDAY LITURGIES 8:30 a.m.: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 6:00 p.m.: Tuesday

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION 6:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted

CONFESSION Saturday 3:45-4:30 p.m.

FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTIONS Mass at 8:30 a.m., followed by a short period of Adora-tion of the Blessed Sacrament. Evening Mass at 6:00 p.m., followed by Exposition and Adoration, concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 7:30 p.m.

THE ROSARY Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. before the 6:00 p.m. Mass, and on Sunday at 5:30 a.m. before the 6:00 a.m. Sunday Mass.

OFFICE HOURS Monday-Wednesday, Friday: 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; 1:30-4:00 p.m. The office is closed on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

Pastor: Fr . Wojciech Ar tur Marat amarat@archchicago.org Associate Pastor: Fr . Andrzej Beltowski abeltowski@StBarbaraChicago.org School Principal: Mrs. Nicole Nolazco nnolazco@StBarbaraChicago.org Business Manager: Mrs. Carol Spalla cspalla@StBarbaraChicago.org Director of Music: Ms. Eva Mrgan emrgan@StBarbaraChicago.org Tuition Admin.: Ms. Dolores Becatti dbecatti@StBarbaraChicago.org Parish Secretaries: Ms. Dolores Becatti Ms. Judy Lukwinski jlukwinski@StBarbaraChicago.org Mrs. Carol Spalla Religious Education: Mrs. Rober ta Carden

St. Barbara Catholic Church 2859 South Throop Street

Chicago, Illinois 60608 www.StBarbaraChicago.org

Rectory Phone: (312) 842-7979 Rectory Fax: (312) 842-7978 School Phone: (312) 326-6243 School Fax: (312) 842-7960 Sr. Citizens Center: (312) 225-2108