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USHERSMarch 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

March 20184:00 PM D. Karczewski8:00 AM P. Gadus9:45 AM V. Maccagnano

11:30 AM M. Suarez

ALTAR SERVERS

SATURDAY, March 244:00 PM A. Bonczek

SUNDAY, March 25 Palm Sunday8:00 AM A. Shea, J. Wojtas9:45 AM P. Maccagnano

11:30 AM D. Ranos

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERSMarch 2018

4:00 PM A. BonczekM. Cowperthwaite

8:00 AM C. BozovicJ. GibbonsK. Gibson

9:45 AM M. CowperthwaiteP. MaccagnanoC. Malone

11:30 AM A. DavilaR. Oseguera

CANTORS

SAT, March 244:00 PM Michelle

SUN, March 25 Palm Sunday8:00 AM Laurie9:45 AM Judy

Week of March 18 24The Tabernacle Candle will be lit this week in memory of

Helen & Thomas Zurawski FamilyThe Gifts of Bread & Wine are donated this week in memory of

Helen & Thomas Zurawski Family

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Weekend, March 17 & 184:00 PM + Eugene Kucharski Family8:00 AM + Frank & Lorraine Szumlas Rita Abram9:45 AM + Joseph Ludwa Family of Tessie Lapinski

11:30 AM For the Parishioners

Monday, March 198:00 AM + Rys & Turman Families John & Loretta

Tuesday, March 208:00 AM + Eugenia Family

18th Anniversary

Wednesday, March 218:00 AM + Benedytk Lisek Baker Family

Thursday, March 228:00 AM + Edith Feldman Jay & Bobbie

Friday, March 238:00 AM For the Parishioners3:00 PM Stations of the Cross

Saturday, March 248:00 AM For the Parishioners3:30 PM Litany & Benediction4:00 PM + Helen & Thomas Zurawski Family

Sunday, March 25 Palm Sunday8:00 AM + Virginia & Ted Cap Rita Abram9:45 AM + Ceil Motkowicz Tessie Lapinski

11:30 AM For the Parishioners

In Remembrance

Mark Morse 3/2/1 8

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Monday March 19 St. Joseph, Spouse of MaryReading I 2 Samuel 7:45a, 1214a, 16Reading II Romans 4:13, 1618, 22Gospel Matthew 1:16, 1821, 24a

Tuesday March 20Reading Numbers 21:49Gospel John 8:2130

Wednesday March 21Reading Daniel 3:1420, 9192, 95Gospel John 8:3142

Thursday March 22Reading Genesis 17:39Gospel John 8:5159

Friday March 23 St. Turibius of MogrovejoReading Jeremiah 20:1013Gospel John 10:3142

Saturday March 24Reading Ezekiel 37:2128Gospel John 11:4556

Sunday March 25 Palm SundayMark 11:110

Reading I Isaiah 50:47Reading II Phil 2:611Gospel Mark 14:1—15:47

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

We pray for...Loretta Borowski, Michael Boston, GrantBradtke, Kevin Chocholek, Ricky & CindyCholipski, Austin Cichy, Philip Corich, MartinCovarrubias, Mary Lou Cowperthwaite, DoritaDe Cardona, David Donahue, CatherineDrilling, Rosie Dunmore, Marietta Falbo, Elena Fank,Laurie Ferry, Charlotte Frjelich, Bob Frjelich, Tom Gadus,Irma Garcia, Allysa Garcia, Yesenia Guajardo, RosaGuadalupe Guajardo, Sara Janet Guzman, HelenHennessy, Maryann Henney, Tristan Hirosky, Baby Ian,Tony Jackson, Charlene Jones, Edward Kawa, Larry Kawa,Karen Kil, Bob Konecek, Martha Kowalkowski, KellyKozloski, Helen Larson, John Larson, Beth Lasseter,Thomas J. Lohr, Hector Maya, Joseph B. Mistarz, Jr.,Ricardo Morales, Genoveva Nateras, Policarpo Naya,Shirley Ostrowski, Felicia Pancer, D. J. Plys, James Rago,John Rosmanitz, Jo Shanahan, Lillian Smierciak, AlfonsoSoto, Linda Stannish, Lynn & Dwayne Tempe, ChestineTrzupek, Asunción Villalpondo, Rita Wilck, Dianne Williams,Stanley Wrona, Sr., Residents of Hammond WhitingCare Center and Residents of Dolton Health Care Centerand Residents of Burnham Terrace.We pray for the homebound, sick and hospitalized. If your name appears inthe above list and you no longer wish to be included due to recovery, pleasecontact the Rectory at (773) 6464877.

Palm Sunday:March 24 & 25

Solemn entrance with a representativegroup at each Mass

Saturday 4:00 pm (English)Sunday 8:00 am (English)

9:45 am (English)11:30 am (Spanish)

Holy Thursday:March 29

8:00 am Morning Prayer6:30 pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Adoration before the BlessedSacrament until 9:30 pm

Good Friday:March 30

8:00 am Morning Prayer12:00 pm Way of the Cross

3:00 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion(English)

4:30 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion(Spanish)

Holy Saturday:March 31

8:00 am Morning Prayer12:00 pm Blessing of Easter Baskets (in Church)

7:30 pm Easter Vigil (fulfills the Easter obligation)

EASTER SUNDAY:

April 1 - The RESURRECTION of the LORD8:00 am (English)9:45 am (English)

11:30 pm (Spanish)

Holy Week andEaster Schedule

of Worship

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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.

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

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.

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Announcing the 2018

Traditional Marriage Public Square Rosary Crusade

God's marriage and the traditional family need our prayers. That is why you are invited to join our2018 Rosary Rally for Traditional Marriage.

In The Secret of the Rosary, Saint Louis de Montfort said: “Public prayer is far more powerfulthan private prayer to appease the anger ofGod and call down His mercy, and Holy Mother Church,guided by the Holy Ghost, has always advocated public prayer in times of public tragedy andsuffering.”

Join the 2018 Traditional Marriage Public Square Rosary Crusade today!

What: The Holy RosaryWhere: 14200 S. Burnham Ave. Burnham, IL.When: Saturday, March 17, 2018

12:00 Noon 1 :00 P.M.

Prayer Program

1 . Opening hymn: O Sacred Head, Surrounded2. Angelus3. Holy Rosary followed by Fatima prayers to

be prayed after each decade4. How to Pray the Rosary5. Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary6. Prayer to Saint Joseph7. Divine Praises8. Litany to Saint Joseph9. Closing hymn: Immaculate Mary

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What does it mean to be a Parishioner?1 . It means to be officially REGISTERED in the

rectory! We need your family information inour business system.

2. What are some of the benefits of being a REGIST-ERED parishioner? You can get a list of yourannual donations to use for tax purposes. As aREGISTERED parishioner, you can receivesacraments, be a sponsor or witness for someoneelse receiving sacraments.

3 . Are there any other ways to become a REGIST-ERED parishioner? NO.

Que significa ser un Parroquiano1 . Significa estar oficialmente REGISTRADO en

la rectorial Necesitamos la información de sufamilia en nuestro sistema de negocio.

2. Cuales son algunos de los beneficios de estarREISTRADO como parroquiano:

• Pueden obtener una lista de sus donacionesanuales con propósito de reportar en sus im-puestos.

• Como un parroquiano REGISTRADO, puederecibir sacramentos, ser padrino/testigo paraalguien que este recibiendo los sacramentos.

3 . Hay otras maneras que pueda hacerse un par-roquiano REGISTRADO? NO.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Mar 22 Choir Rehearsal (Church) 10:00am

Mar 27 Pantry Setup (KH) 9:00am

Mar 28 Big Pantry (KH) 3:30pm

Apr 5 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 Robert A.Islas, Jr., U.S Navy Capt. Lisa Klekowski,US. Army PFC Patrick Paskiewicz, U.S. Army Petty Officer Second Class Laura A Tomczak,U.S. Navy Master Sgt. Christopher Saberniak,U.S. Air Force A1C Nicolaos Hofbauer, U.S.Air Force Sgt. Ernest Silva, U.S. MarineCorps Jonathan Daniel Ladowski, U.S.Marine Corps.

If you know of a family member who is no longer serving,please contact the Rectory at 6464877 so they may beremoved from this prayer list.

St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box

Reaching Out During our liturgy, you extended your

hand and said “Peace be with you.” After liturgy, you

stretched out your hand to the Poor Boxes and by this

action again you said “Peace be with you.”

WEEKLY OFFERINGSDue to unforeseen circumstances, our offering

collection totals are not available. We will publish

the totals next week.

Paper Bag Request

The 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.

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.

TO ALL WHO CELEBRATEWhether visitors, long-time residentsor newly arrived in the Parish, we

Thank 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:

___NewParishioner ___NewPhone Number

___NewAddress ___Moving, Remove

fromRegister

MemorialsAnd Gifts ofRemembrance

Youmay remember your deceased loved ones in thefollowing ways:

DonationDailyMasses $ 10

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

The Tabernacle Candlewill be lit inmemory of. . . $ 10

The Gifts ofBread andWineare donated inmemory of. . . $ 15

Please remember St. Florian Parishin your estate planning

YourGift, 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