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!
We are pleased to share our faith and rich traditions with the whole community.
Celebrating 100 years of faith and service (1913-2013)

PROBOSZCZ/PASTOR:  Father Paul Murphy 564-4355

MSZY/MASSES: Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. followed by Novena to Our Lady of Częstochowa. Praying of the Rosary begins prior to Mass at approximately 3:35 p.m.

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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Czternasta Niedziela Zwykła / Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

TODAY’S MASS INTENTION is for Alexander (Sandy) MacKinnon offered by Marjorie Ardelli & Paul MacKinnon. Eternal rest grant onto him O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon him. Wieczny odpoczynek racz Mu dać Panie, a swiatłość wiekuista niechaj Mu świeci na wieki wieków. Amen

TODAY’S RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Będę Cię wielbił, Boże mój i Królu. [I will worship you, my God and king] Pronunciation: Ben-d-e / ch-ee-ew / vy-el-bee-w/ bo-dg-e / moo-y / ee / kroo-lu.

The Vigil Candle this week is in memory of Irene Melnick from Steve Melnick & family

Eucharistic Minister for today: Frank Starzomski

Ushers for collection today: Bernie LaRusic, Wilf Ingram

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NASTĘPNY TYDZIEŃ / THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, July 9, 4:00 p.m. Mass followed by Novena to Our Lady of Częstochowa. Praying of the Rosary prior to Mass beginning at approximately 3:35 p.m. The Mass intention is for Helen Tynski offered by Sister Rosaline Tynski. Lector: Jancia LaRusic

Sunday, July 13, 9:30 a.m. The Mass intention will be for Michael and Terry Baryluk offered by Marilyn and Joe Gillis.
Lectors: Elaine Tynski-Shipley, Edyta Baczyk
Eucharistic Minister: Suzanne Campbell
Altar Servers: Nicholas, Matthew                                  
Ushers: Joe Gillis, Michael Melski
Greeters: Victoria Aucoin, Stephanie Black
Altar Society volunteers for July: Evelyn Cook, Janet Hawthorne, Anne Marie Campbell, Jimmie Campbell                                    

Collection receipts for Sunday, June 29:  $815.00 (broken down as follows: 515.00 weekly contribution, $45.00 monthly supplementary contribution, $49.00 candles, $61.00 loose, $120.00 Building fund, $25.00 Polish micro-market. The profit (net) last week on refreshments and paczki (toward the new roof) was $112.00 (not included in the above total). Thank you, everyone! Please join us downstairs after Mass today. Thank you very much for your generous support of St. Mary’s Polish Parish. Dziękujemy serdecznie!

MASS CARDS/VIGIL CANDLE: Contact Tom Urbaniak (563-1226)

IN MEMORIAM DONATION: To make an In Memoriam donation, please pick up one of the IMO cards/St. Mary’s Polish Church envelopes at the back or speak with Shauna McKay. These will be acknowledged in the bulletin. We also welcome donations to the Building Fund, as we continue with improvements and repairs.

“IMIENINY” (NAME DAYS) FOR THE COMING WEEK. Help to maintain a longstanding Polish Catholic tradition by acknowledging relatives, friends, and colleagues who are celebrating their “name day,” corresponding with the feast day of a saint of the same name.  Where there is more than one saint of the same name who has been assigned a day, your “name day” is the one closest to your birthday. It is customary in the Polish tradition to acknowledge the name day of a relative or friend:
July 6: Dominik, Dominika, Łucja, Lucja
July 7: Antoni, Kira, Piotr
July 8: Adrian, Adrianna, Chwalimir, Edgar, Elżbieta, Eugeniusz
July 9: Mikołaj, Weronika, Zenon
July 10: Aleksander, Amelia, Aniela, Filip
July 11: Cyprian, Kalina, Olga
July 12: Andrzej, Euzebiusz, Feliks, Henryk, Paweł, Piotr, Tolimir, Weronika
July 13: Ernest, Eugeniusz, Jakub, Justyna, Małgorzata, Sara

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OGŁOSZENIA / ANNOUNCEMENTS

LUNCH AFTER MASS TODAY, DOWNSTAIRS. Everyone is welcome. There is no charge.

RECENT IMO (“in memory of”) CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BUILDING FUND:
IMO Hilda (LaRusic)MacLeod from Joe and Marilyn Gillis
IMO Hilda MacLeod from Vicky Aucoin
IMO Hilda MacLeod from Joan Mosher

OUR NEXT POLSKI PIATEK (informal, after-work get-together) will be on Friday, July 25, at 6 p.m. There will be some Polish entertainment and przystawki (reception-style Polish food selections). There is no charge. Everyone is welcome (Polish Village Hall, downstairs).

ST. MICHAEL’S POLISH BENEFIT SOCIETY meets this evening at 7 p.m.

WE’RE PUTTING TOGETHER A PARISH TEAM FOR AUGUST 2: Would you like to be part of our parish’s team for the “Pier Pursuit” event on the afternoon of Saturday, August 2? Many of the local churches and mosque are participating. Teams will visit each of the participating places of faith and answer trivia questions by touring each site or speaking with people on site. It costs $15 per person to enter. All proceeds will support the Habitat for Humanity home-building project in the Pier in the spring of 2015. A barbecue will follow. This promises to be a fun event. Please speak with Tom Urbaniak (563-1226).

FURTHER ENHANCING OUR OUTDOOR SPACE FOR QUIET PRAYER: We are blessed with a beautiful grotto, garden, lawn, and trees. There has been a lot of volunteer effort this year and over the years. It has been suggested to add benches or chairs, and possibly a feature with water. We’re looking for suggestions that are fairly low-cost but add to the restful, meditative quality of the space. Please share any suggestions this week with any member of the Rada. Dziekujemy bardzo.

PROPERTY COMMITTEE CHAIR – Jim Campbell. If you notice any repair/upkeep issues, please feel free to contact Jim at 565-8924 (cell) or 562-5837 (home).

INTERPRETIVE PANELS FOR THE KOLONIA IMMIGRANT HERITAGE PARKETTE (KAPLICZKA PARKETTE) have to be developed by the end of July. The Polish Consul General has kindly come on board as a sponsor. If you have photos, stories, or content about Kolonia and the immigration experience that you think should be on the panels, please call 563-1226. A successful design workshop was held on June 19.

NEW ROOF: We have several estimates now, and we are awaiting response to our grant application for a partial subsidy (Heritage Property Program, Province of Nova Scotia). However, we expect costs to be in the order of $40,000-$50,000. Your support to the Building Fund is greatly appreciated!

FUND-RAISING AUCTION: Please mark the date of Saturday, October 4, for a fund-raising auction for our new roof for the church – to take place at the Polish Village Hall. We will be reaching out to the broader community for donations of good and services to be auctioned. Please speak with your contacts in the community. Thank you for your help and support!

PIER FAITH COMMUNITIES WORKING TOGETHER TO SUPPORT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY (WHITNEY PIER PROJECT): The next meeting will be in our church, downstairs, on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

VISITORS WELCOME TO OUR HISTORIC CHURCH: If you have visitors this summer, please do not hesitate to bring them to Sunday and Wednesday Mass. Everyone is welcome. Also, if any visitors would like a tour of the church during the week or if you or your guests would like the church opened for quiet prayer at any time, please don’t hesitate to call 563-1226.  Please ask guests to sign our guest book at the back of the church.

VISIT BY POLISH MOTORCYCLISTS: They recently dropped by on a weekday and toured the church, and left a nice note and donation for our new roof: “Pozdrowienia od chłopaków motocyklistów z New York oraz New Jersey. Szczęść Boże. Do zobaczenia w następnym roku. Robert, Krzysiek, Chris, [fourth name not legible]. Translation: Best wishes from the motorcycle guys from New York and New Jersey. God bless, See you next year.

OUR FIRST GUEST BOOK ENTRY IN GAELIC: “Aite brèagha is beannichi. Tapadh leiibh. Caitlin Ni Radaigh. [“It’s beautiful and holy. Thank you. Kathleen Reddy.”) Kathleen is part of the Gaelic Council of Nova Scotia and a Gaelic instructor at St FX. She has been interested in our work to maintain our faith, Polish culture and language, and how these are intertwined.

DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR WORLD YOUTH DAY IN KRAKOW, POLAND, 2016: Every July 4, Krakow’s Archcathedral of St. Stanislaus and Wenceslaus celebrates its anniversary. This year, the anniversary was used to announce more details for the upcoming World Youth Day in Krakow. It will be held on July 26-31, 2016. The motto is Błogosławieni miłosierni, albowiem oni miłosierdzia dostąpią /“Blessed are the merciful. They shall have mercy shown to them” (Matthew 5:7). Pope Francis will of course preside at World Youth Day but will use the occasion to acknowledge the city, sometimes nicknamed “second Rome,” as the “city of St. John Paul II.” The Krakow archdiocese includes much of the Malopolska region and has 440 parishes. There are more details on the website www.krakow2016.com

PARISH CENTENARY COOKBOOKS: $10.00

PRZEZ POKOLENIA: Prayers and Customs of St. Mary’s Polish Church: $10.00 (563-1226)

GIFT CERTIFICATES – POLISH VILLAGE HALL.  Please speak with Bernie LaRusic. Since the renovations, the hall is seeing increasing traffic as a comfortable, modern, versatile space for events large and small.

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. 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

Wishing you a blessed week! Bóg zapłać!

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OPENING HYMN FOR SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2014
Kiedy Ranne Wstają Zorze

Our opening hymn – a great spiritual classic – was composed around 1780 by Franciszek Karpiński and was probably performed for the first time in the Stary Kościół Farny (“old church”) in Białystok, which is now part of a basilica complex. It is #219 in our coil-bound hymnal. The text is reprinted below with an English translation.

Kiedy ranne wstają zorze,   Tobie ziemia, Tobie morze, Tobie śpiewa żywioł wszelki:  Bądź pochwalon, Boże wielki! A człowiek, który bez miary, Obsypany Twymi dary, Coś go `stworzył i ocalił, A czemuż by Cię nie chwalił.? Ledwie oczy przetrzeć zdołam, Wnet do mego Pana wołam, Do mego Boga na niebie, I szukam Go koło siebie. Wielu snem śmierci upadli, Co się wczoraj spać pokładli, My się jeszcze obudzili, Byśmy Cię, Boże chwalił

When the early aurora rises, To you the land and the sea To your glory sings everything living. Be praised, O great God! A person who without measure Is showered with Your gifts A great thing created and saved that person. And so why would You not be praised? I can barely wipe my eyes, Soon to my Lord I do cry out, And to my God in heaven, I'm looking for him around me. Many in their dreams fell into death, Only yesterday they fell into sleep, But we, for our part, still did awake So that we could praise You, O God

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TODAY’S HYMNS:
Entrance: Kiedy Ranne Wstają Zorze [When the Early Aurora Rises] -- #219 in the coil-bound hymnal – please see also the bulletin insert
Offertory: Jezu przemień mnie w siebie [Jesus, Transform Me to Be Like You] – not in hymnal
Communion: O mój Jezu, w Hostii skryty [O My Jesus, Contained in the Host] -- #119
Post-Communion: Cóż Ci Jezu damy [What We Give to You, Jesus] -- #137
Closing: Ze wzgórz Częstochowy [From the Heights of Czestochowa] -- #200