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: PLEASE NOTE: OUR CHURCH BUILDING IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED. MASSES AND IN-PERSON GATHERINGS AND ACTIVITIES ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PLEASE PRAY FOR BETTER TIMES.
Please see bulletin for information about televised Masses and opportunities to gather for prayer by telephone or computer

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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Najświętszej Trójcy / Trinity Sunday

CZYTANIA / READINGS:
Pierwsze czytanie: Wj 34,4b–6.8–9
Psalm: Dn 3
Drugie czytanie: 2 Kor 13,11–13
Ewangelia: J 3,16–18

First Reading: Exodus 34:4b-6,9-9
Psalm Dn 3
Second Reading: 2 Cor. 13:11-13
Gospel: John 3:16-8

RESPONSORIAL PSALM FOR TRINITY SUNDAY: Chwalebny jesteś, wiekuisty Boże/ Glory and praise forever!

Uroczystość Najświętszej Trójcy / Trinity Sunday: The story is told of St Augustine of Hippo. He was preoccupied with the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity. He wanted so much to understand the doctrine of one God in three persons and to be able to explain it logically. One day he was walking along the sea shore and reflecting on this matter.  Suddenly, he saw a little child all alone on the shore. The child made a hole in the sand, ran to the sea with a little cup, filled her cup with sea water, ran up and emptied the cup into the hole she had made in the sand. Back and forth she went to the sea, filled her cup and came and poured it into the hole. Augustine drew up and said to her, “Little child, what are you doing?” She replied, “I am trying to empty the sea into this hole.” “How do you think,” Augustine asked her, “that you can empty this immense sea into this tiny hole and with this tiny cup?” She answered back, “And you, how do you suppose that with your small head you can comprehend the immensity of God?” With that, the child disappeared. - Fr Munachi Ezeogu, cssp

“Racism is a sin that constitutes a serious offense against God” – St. John Paul II

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OGŁOSZENIA / ANNOUNCEMENTS

SUNDAY MASS WITH FR. DENNIS ON LINE: Mass may be viewed by going to: http://www.sainttheresasydney.com/

CAN YOU SPARE SOME TIME WEEKLY OR OCCASIONALLY TO HELP WITH MOWING/GARBAGE CLEAN-UP FOR THE CHURCH GROUNDS? Please contact Property Chair John Morykot at 902-756-2722 (Whycocomagh exchange) or 902-564-9652 (Sydney) or e-mail jmorykot@eastlink.ca. Thanks so much for your help!

PLEASE MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR: Conference call to get ready for NOVA SCOTIA POLISH HERITAGE MONTH. Sunday, June 28, at 7:00pm. Please come with your ideas, including ideas for small projects. We will likely still be restricted by crowd size, but we want to make this September – the first N.S. Polish Heritage Month – very special! On October 3, 2019, the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, on our recommendation, voted unanimously to declare every September as Nova Scotia Polish Heritage Month.

POLISH HILL IN GLACE BAY: One of the projects for Polish Heritage Month will be a commemorative marker to honour Polish Hill in Glace Bay (Douglas Ave.). Members of Glace Bay’s Polish community are involved in this. If you have any photos or records related to the Polish families of Glace Bay, please be in touch (902-563-1226). Thanks!

HELPING OUT WITH FREE FOOD HAMPER PROGRAM / DELIVERIES: The St. Michael’s Polish Benefit Society is working with the United Way and New Dawn to deliver free food hampers (safe, no-contact delivery). The Society is looking after mainly the Pier. If you know someone who may benefit from a weekly hamper with some groceries, please call 902-563-1226 or e-mail tom_urbaniak@cbu.ca. Donations toward the program are also being gratefully received (via United Way of Cape Breton).  Please let us know if you might be able to help.  

FOOD CUPBOARD: Please check out the new Food Cupboard, attached to the front of the Polish Village Hall. Thanks so much to everyone who has been helping to stock it! The sign on the Food Cupboard says “Take what you need, leave what you don’t, give what you can. Thank you!”

WEEKDAY RADIO SPOTS ABOUT POLISH CULTURE AND LANGUAGE IN CAPE BRETON: The Coast Radio: Every weekday at 3:50pm and 7:50pm (FM 89.7). It’s called the “One Minute Polish Broadcast”. Learn a new Polish word, phrase, or cultural tradition. Presented by the St. Michael’s Polish Benefit Society. Would you consider sponsoring a whole week for $100? The Coast has kindly agreed to allow us to do this as a fund-raiser (they are not charging for air time). This will be a huge help to bridge the Society through the pandemic (the radio spots will continue afterwards as well), since hall revenues have dried up. Sponsors will be acknowledged on air (IMOs are welcome, birthday tributes, etc). Thanks so much! Dziekujemy!  And, we’re recruiting volunteers to go on air (pre-recorded). We’ll help you get ready. No previous experience required, and you do not have to be a Polish speaker. This will be a great way for us to bring forward members of our community, as well as promote and share Polish language and culture in our region. Our radio theme this coming week will be Boże Ciało (Corpus Christi) – and the Polish customs associated with this important holiday that we mark this week. Thank you to Noah Starzomski-Wilson for doing this recording for us. And thank you to Sophie and Roddie O’Toole for sponsoring this week.Thank you to our radio sponsors so far, who have each sponsored a week (all proceeds are helping the St. Michael’s Polish Benefit Society get through the pandemic): John Morykot, Steve Melnick, Stephanie Black, Michael and Ursula Melski, Sophie and Roddie O’Toole, Jeni Jackson, Catherine and Herb Tucker, Bernie and Jancia LaRusic, Anne Marie and Jimmie Campbell, Ryba family IMO Walter Ryba, CBU School of Arts and Sciences, Kathleen MacKenzie, Paul Lenarczyk, Alison Etter, Tom Urbaniak

OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER FOR PRAYER IN “REAL TIME” DURING THE WEEK BY TELEPHONE OR COMPUTER: Rev. Alison Etter (who is closely connected to our parish) extends a warm welcome to parishioners and friends of St. Mary’s to be part of prayer intentions/conversations in real-time by linking in by telephone or computer at any of the following times on Sunday:
10:00 am – for 30 minutes followed by virtual tea time
11:00 am - children's activities
11:30 am – for 30 minutes followed by virtual tea time
By phone call 1 647 374 4685. Enter the meeting ID: 941 052 1825
Or by computer by going to this link: https://zoom.us/j/9410521825
If an additional password is requested for telephone or computer, it is 227259#.

Fifteen-minute weekday prayer (opportunity to offer intentions) will be as follows: Tuesday, June 9 at 8:00pm; Thursday, June 11 at 10:30am
(link/passwords are the same as above)

ECUMENICAL SERVICES ON FACEBOOK AND RADIO: Alison is also working with a Roman Catholic colleague (Fr. Duaine Devereaux and Fr. Norm MacPhee), an Anglican colleague (Rev. Dorothy Miller), colleagues at the Salvation Army, and Pastor Dave Sawlor of Lighthouse Church to do ecumenical services every week for Facebook and radio. 
Facebook can be seen at 12 noon every Wednesday: https://www.facebook.com/GlaceBayChurches The recording then stays on-line.
And Sundays at 12 noon on The Coast Radio (89.7 FM)

“PEOPLE’S SCHOOL” ON CBC RADIO ONE: Theme – Community Resilience and Leadership: the COVID-19 edition. Every Tuesday and Friday at 4:35pm. This is a collaboration of CBC Radio and CBU Tompkins Institute.  This past week, we looked at resilience in organization and how to conduct good meetings: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-36-mainstreet-cape-breton . Or go to the Facebook page of CBC Cape Breton. Look for links that say “People’s School".

DONATIONS TO OUR PARISH DURING THE TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN: Thanks very kindly for any help you can provide toward our ongoing expenses. As we have not had weekly collections, we are very grateful for any support toward covering the expenses of our parish. Donations can be made securely on-line at Canada Helps (which will email you an instant tax receipt):   https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/st-marys-polish-parish/. (link to this site is provided on our parish website homepage). Or by regular mail to St. Mary’s Polish Parish, 21 Wesley St., Sydney, N.S. B1N 2M5. Thanks for your support! It’s really appreciated. Bog zaplac!
PLEASE NOTE: Next deposit will be in three weeks. Thanks again for your support at this time.

NEXT MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND ENDOWMENT TRUSTEES: Teleconference on Saturday, June 20, at 10:00am. Also, any fellow parishioner who would like to periodically receive more detailed financial updates during the pandemic, or for any questions about finances, please don’t hesitate to be in touch (902-563-1226).

A CALL FOR PHOTOS – BOŻE CIAŁO (CORPUS CHRISTI) AT ST. MARY’S POLISH CHURCH: Boże Ciało is coming up this week. It’s an especially spiritual and colourful feast day for people of Polish heritage. If you have some photos from celebrations in past years – our processions with the Blessed Sacrament, side altars, ogródek (food garden) blessings – please don’t hesitate to send them along. Some photos will be included in the bulletin next Sunday. Please use this e-mail: tom_urbaniak@cbu.ca.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ST. MICHAEL’S POLISH BENEFIT SOCIETY will be held by Zoom and teleconference (whichever is easier for you) right after the planning meeting for Polish Heritage Month (Sunday, June 28, 7:00pm)

MEMBERSHIP IN THE ST. MICHAEL’S POLISH BENEFIT SOCIETY – RENEWALS AND NEW MEMBERS -- A WARM WELCOME: Membership is open to any person of any background with an interest in Polish heritage and culture and who supports the mission and objectives of the Society. It’s the oldest Polish organization of its kind in Canada (founded in 1909!). The membership fee is $30 a year. Monthly meetings are only obligatory for members who have been elected to the board, but all members receive periodic updates, can vote at the Annual General Meeting, and are welcome to participate on projects and working groups as their time permits. You do not have to live in the area to be a member – it’s a way of maintaining a connection and continuing support. For current, members this is also the time of year to renew. Many thanks!

The Society has been very active in the past year, not only running the Polish Village Hall and developing future renovation plans (funding applications are under consideration), but doing cultural and language workshops in the past year (eg. Polish Hospitality for Beginners, Polish Gardening for Beginners, and, in collaboration with Pogoria Polish Folk Ensemble, Polish Acting for Beginners), partnering on the Polish Cape Breton Pop-Up Museum and the Community Breakfast at the Polish Village Hall with the Honourable Mayann Francis, hosting the Good Food Bus during the winter, covering Whitney Pier for the Food Hamper Program, Food Cupboard, radio spots on Polish Cape Breton culture and language, hosting sister-city planning meetings, hosting student workshops on park design and community development walks, organizing a Christmas Market (some of which supports the parish). Thanks to everyone who has helped out in any way with these and other projects. In the past year, the Society also marked its 110th anniversary with a beautiful event!

 

Życzymy błogosławionego tygodnia / Wishing you a blessed week!