Parafia p.w. Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
ST. MARY’S POLISH PARISH
21 Wesley St., Sydney, NS, B1N 2M5
Tel.: (902) 564-4847
www.stmaryspolishparish.ca
Witamy wszystkich! Welcome to all!
St. Mary’s Polish Church is a heritage landmark designated by the Province of Nova Scotia
We are pleased to share our faith and rich traditions with the whole community.
Established in 1913. Church rebuilt in 2015-2016. Our second century of faith and service

PROBOSZCZ/PASTOR:  Father Dennis Lamey 902-564-4222; sttheresasydney@gmail.com

MSZY/MASSES: Sunday at 9:30am, Wednesday at 6:30pm
Novena to Our Lady of Częstochowa following the Wednesday evening Mass

SPOWIEDŹ:  Godzina do uzgodnienia z księdzem.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Anytime upon request to the priest.

SAKRAMENT CHRZTU ŚWIĘTEGO:  Prosimy o kontakt z księdzem conajmniej na 1 miesiąc przed planowaną datę.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Please contact the priest at least one month in advance.

SAKRAMENT MAŁZEŃSTWA:   Zapowiedzi powinny być ogłoszone conajmniej na 6 miesięcy przed planowaną datę.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Intentions must be announced at least six months in advance.

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Trzydziesta Niedziela Zwykła / Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

TODAY’S MASS INTENTION (9:30 am Mass) is for the soul of Józef Wołoszyn offered by Ursula and Michael Melski

Eucharistic Minister for today: Sophie O’Toole
Ushers for collection today: Joe Gillis, Toni LaRusic

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NASTĘPNY TYDZIEŃ / THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, October 31, 6:30pm The Mass intention will be for the soul Aggie Stephenson (praying of the Rosary will precede Mass) 7:00pm Novena to Our Lady of Czestochowa
Saturday, November 3, 11:30am

Sunday, November 4, 9:30am: The Mass intention will be for the soul of Michael Ardelli and Dawn Marie Wadden offered by Shirley Ardelli and family
Lectors: Anna Wesołkowska, Tom Urbaniak
Eucharistic Minister: Roddie O’Toole
Altar Servers: Frankie Chislett, Kristofer Starzomski-Wilson, James Clarke, Robbie Melski
Ushers: Bernie LaRusic, Larry Gniewek
Greeters: Peggy Ryba, Joan Mosher
Altar Society designated volunteers for November: Marilyn Gillis, Joe Gillis
Property Committee designated member for the coming week: John Morykot
Care Committee: to visit or send a card, please call Catherine Tucker (902-567-0146) or Vicki Aucoin (562-7142)

Collection receipts for Sunday, October 21: $1115.05 (broken down as follows: $877.00 general collection, $ monthly, $ fuel, $48.05 votive candles, $10.00 loose, $120.00 rebuilding fund, $60.00 Evangelization. Not included in the total is $1000.00 from Joan Candelora with kindest thanks for the Community Kitchen Project and $3776.15 from the Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival). Thank you very much for your generous support of St. Mary's Polish Parish. Dziekujemy bardzo.

MASS INTENTIONS / VIGIL CANDLE: To reserve Mass Intentions / Vigil Candle, please contact Fr. Dennis directly at 902-564-4222.

IN MEMORIAM DONATION: In Memoriam donations will be acknowledged in the bulletin. Building Fund contributions will go toward the new church. To contribute to the Rebuilding Fund, if you do not have an envelope, you can write on your regular envelope or cheque “Designated to the Rebuilding of St. Mary’s Polish Church.”

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OGŁOSZENIA / ANNOUNCEMENTS

RECENT IN MEMORY OF ("IMO") CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REBUILDING FUND:
IMO Walter Wojcik from Terry Wojick
IMO Bill Quirk from Nellie Betts; Peggy Ryba; Lynette Ryba

A NOTE FROM FR. DENNIS: The Whitney Pier Legion Branch 128 will hold their memorial service for those who gave their lives in service to their country at St Mary’s Polish Parish on Sunday November 4, 2018, following the 9:30am Mass. November 2 is the feast of All Souls and there will be a candle service and Mass at St Theresa’s Parish on November 2 at 7:00pm to remember those who died in the last year.  Family members will be asked to light a candle at this service (family members called beforehand). This service will be for St Theresa’s and St Mary’s Polish churches. --Blessings, Fr Dennis

ALL SOULS DAY: In keeping with the Polish custom for All Souls Day, please consider taking some holy water to the cemetery. In addition to spending time at the graves of relatives, it is customary to pray for all the deceased there buried, including people without relatives remaining in the area: Bądźcie pozdrowione wy wszystkie dusze wiernych zmarłych!

LUNCH AFTER MASS NEXT SUNDAY: Everyone is welcome. The following is a list of parishioners who are on the rotation this month to please bring a dish. Many thanks! Marjorie Ardelli, Vicky Aucoin, Jola and Andrzej Cebula, Shirley Ardelli, Angela and Howie Doiron, Marilyn and Joe Gillis, Jancia and Bernie LaRusic, Toni LaRusic, Linda Morykot, Jerry Pocius, Bernie Paruch, Magda and Edmund Rudiuk,  Tom Urbaniak

ITEMS FOR OUR COMMUNITY KITCHEN AND LOAVES AND FISHES: If you can bring a non-perishable item next Sunday, it will be gratefully received. There will be a box near the entrance to the lunch area.

ASSIGNMENTS IN VARIOUS MINISTRIES FOR NOVEMBER 2018:
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Please refer to the list provided by Marilyn Gillis

LECTORS:
November 4: Anna Wesolkowska, Tom Urbaniak
November 11: Krista Ann Starzomski, Janusz Wawrzyszyn
November 18: Anne Marie Campbell, Bernie Paruch
November 25: Stephanie Black, Noah Starzomski-Wilson

USHERS:
November 4: Bernie LaRusic, Larry Gniewek
November 11: Robert Melski Sr., Tony Gniewek
November 18: Joe Gillis, Robert Melski Jr
November 25: Toni LaRusic, Tony Melski

ALTAR SOCIETY DESIGNATED VOLUNTEERS FOR NOVEMBER: Marilyn Gillis, Joe Gillis

GREETERS:
November 4: Joan Mosher, Peggy Ryba
November 11: Catherine Tucker, Herb Tucker
November 18: Anna Wesolkowska, Marjorie Ardelli

OUR ANNUAL PRE-CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: November 10 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at the Polish Village Hall. Multiple vendors (tables have been fully booked!) and many one-of-a-kind items! Please spread the word! Admission is $2.00

PIEROGI-MAKING AND PIEROGI ORDERS: We will be making pierogi on November 2, 3, 4. Any volunteer help is greatly appreciated. We are also taking pre-orders. Please call 902-578-3697 or 902-577-3081, or please speak with Stephanie, Wayne, or Anne Marie after Mass.

COMMUNITY KITCHEN PROJECT: Thanks to everyone who has been helping out! This is a collaborative project – a service to the community -- of our parish and other local faith communities and organizations, arising from a need identified on our recent community development walks. It happens weekly here at our church. The atmosphere is very friendly and people of different generations and backgrounds are here for a nutritious meal and conversations. Free of charge or donate what you can. Wednesdays from 11:30am to 1:00pm. All welcome.

ST. MICHAEL'S POLISH BENEFIT SOCIETY: Meeting this evening at 7:00pm

REMEMBRANCE DAY: On Sunday, November 11 we will pray for our veterans and also mark the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence, which is a designated major anniversary.

A NOTE ON JACK O’DONNELL: Condolences and prayers are extended to the family of Jack O’Donnell and the Men of the Deeps on Jack’s passing. Jack was a good friend of our parish. It was a pleasure to collaborate with him on our joint concert in 2013. He often sent our parish e-mails of encouragement as we went through rebuilding. He will be greatly missed.

TRANSLATION OF TODAY’S SECOND READING FROM JER. 31:7: Thus says the Lord: Shout with joy for Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your praise and say:
The Lord has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them back from the land of the north; I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst, the mothers and those with child; they shall return as an immense throng. They departed in tears, but I will console them and guide them; I will lead them to brooks of water, on a level road, so that none shall stumble. For I am a father to Israel, Ephraim is my first-born.

ŚWIĘTO PAMIĘCI ZMARŁYCH - ALL SAINTS’ DAY, ALL SOULS’ Day: Special days for all Catholics and very significant in the Polish tradition. All Saints’ Day was first celebrated in the year 835, in honour of saints known and unknown. All Souls’ Day, for all the deceased, started being marked in a major way about 100 years later.  In Poland, almost everything comes to a stop on these days as people visit hometowns and family gravesides for blessings of the graves and prayers. Cemeteries are lit up with thousands of candles. Flowers are often laid on evergreen branches, and the custom requires that untended and forgotten graves also be adorned with flowers.Poles likewise return to sites of torture and execution from past wars and occupations to pray for the dead and to place flowers and candles. In Poland, hundreds of candles are lit at memorial sites for people of special cultural significance, such as revered clerics, writers, artists, and musicians.

“Saint Paul gives us very practical advice about preserving unity: `Bear with one another in love.” – A recent message on Twitter from Pope Francis

IN MEMORIAM / BUILDING FUND ENVELOPES / REBUILDING FUND ENVELOPES are at the back of the church. Many thanks for your support.

TO CONTRIBUTE ON-LINE TO OUR REBUILDING, PLEASE GO TO OUR PARISH WEB HOME PAGE (www.stmaryspolishparish.ca) and please click the link to our Canada Helps donation page. It’s a secure system and you’ll receive your charitable tax receipt promptly. Thanks for your support! Please spread the word.

REBUILDING FUND CONTRIBUTIONS: Building Fund contributions will go toward the new church. To contribute to the rebuilding if you do not have an envelope, you can also write on your regular envelope or cheque “Designated to the Rebuilding of St. Mary’s Polish Church.”.Donations can also be made by regular mail: St. Mary's Polish Parish 21 Wesley St. , Sydney, N.S. B1N 2M5. Thank you so much for your support.

THE RENOVATED AND REFURBISHED POLISH VILLAGE HALL is a comfortable, well appointed, modernized venue for events large and small. Please consider renting the hall for your events.The beautifully renovated downstairs is now available again for rentals for holiday parties or other occasions Please call 564-8494;

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR ON-LINE “VIRTUAL TOUR” AND AN 8.5 MINUTE PARISH WELCOME VIDEO ON OUR WEBSITE:  www.stmaryspolishparish.ca

Życzenia na błogosławionego tygodnia / Wishing you a blessed week!

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TODAY’S HYMNS: 9:30 am Mass
Entrance: Cały Świat Niech Śpiewa Tę Pieśń (May All The World Sing this Hymn)
Psalm: Pan Bóg uczynił wielkie rzeczy dla nas. [The Lord has done great things for us.]. Pronunciation: Pan / boog / oo-CHI-nee-w / vee-ELK-ee-e / dg-ech-i / dla / nas
Offertory: Pod Twą Obronę (Under Thy Protection)
Communion: Jezu Miłości Twej (Here in this Sacrament)
Post-Communion: Zróbcie Mu Miejsce (Make Space For Him)
Recessional: Zawitaj Matko Różańca Świętego (Welcome, Mother of the Holy Rosary)