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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Siedemnasta Niedziela Zwykła / Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

TODAY’S MASS INTENTION is for Betty and Archie Gillis offered by Joe and Marilyn Gillis. Eternal rest grant onto them O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. Wieczny odpoczynek racz Im dać Panie, a swiatłość wiekuista niechaj Im świeci na wieki wieków. Amen

The Vigil Candle this week is for a private intention offered by Elaine Tynski-Shipley & Chris Shipley.

Eucharistic Minister for today: Marilyn Gillis

Ushers for collection today: Wilf Ingram, Robert Melski Jr.

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NASTĘPNY TYDZIEŃ / THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, July 30: Please note that there will be no Mass this Wednesday, as Father Alex will be attending the diaconate ordination of Father Joseph Cosmas Epifano at Holy Redeemer at 4 p.m., to which we are invited.

Sunday, August 3, 9:30 a.m. The Mass intention will be for Patsy (Farrell) Kiley in thanksgiving on the occasion of her birthday.
Lectors: Jola Cebula, Edmund Rudiuk
Eucharistic Minister: Frank Starzomski
Altar Servers: Noah, Matthew                                 
Ushers: Steve Melnick, Joe Gillis
Greeters: Please consult Marjorie Ardelli or Carolyn Kiley
Altar Society volunteers for August: To be determined following a short meeting of the Altar Society after Mass today.                                   

Collection receipts for Sunday, July 20:  $1273.15 (broken down as follows: $861.10 weekly contribution, $180.00 monthly supplementary contribution, $51.00 candles, $31.05 loose, $110.00 Building fund, $50.00 Polish micro-market. 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 27: Julia, Marta, Natalia
July 28: Marcela, Wiktor
July 29: Konstantyn, Maria, Martal
July 30: Julia, Julita, Ludmiła, Maryna
July 31: Emilian, Helena, Iga, Ignacy, Ludomir
August 1: Konrad, Piotr
August 2: Borzysława, Karina, Maria, Stefan
August 3: Augusta, Lidia, Szczepan

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OGŁOSZENIA / ANNOUNCEMENTS

SHORT ALTAR SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS’ MEETING AFTER MASS TODAY (in front of the altar).

LUNCH AFTER MASS NEXT SUNDAY. Everyone is welcome. There is no charge. Responsible for lunch this month are: Diane and Elie Blondin, Denise and Chris Campbell, Jola and Andrzej Cebula, Janet Hawthorne, Carolyn Kiley, Patsy Kiley, Mary Jane and Leo Kyte, Jancia and Bernie LaRusic, Toni LaRusic, Janina MacCormack, Jean Maillette, Mary McMullin, Liz Melski, Tony Melski, Thank you! If you can, please bring a NON-PERISHABLE FOOD BANK ITEM next Sunday. During lunch next Sunday, we will have a short update meeting, focusing in particular on the upcoming charity auction (Saturday, October 4) to raise money for the new roof.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER ASSIGNMENTS FOR AUGUST:
August 3: Frank Starzomski
August 10: Suzanne Campbell
August 17: Janet Hawthorne
August 24: Marilyn Gillis
August 31: Frank Starzomski

USHER ASSIGNMENTS FOR AUGUST:
August 3: Steve Melnick, Joe Gillis
August 10: Robert Melski Sr., Larry Gniewek
August 17: Bernie LaRusic, Wilf Ingram
August 24: Michael Melski, Robert Melski Jr.
August 31: Joe Gillis, Larry Gniewek

For lector assignments, please see the July 13 bulletin. For greeter assignments, please refer to the previously distributed list by Marjorie Ardelli and Carolyn Kiley. For the altar servers’ schedule, please consult with Krista Ann Starzomski. Thank you and God bless for your valued service in various parish ministries.

RECENT IMO (“in memory of”) CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BUILDING FUND:
IMO Maria Woloszyn from Nellie Tynski
IMO Wanda (Kokoska) MacKinnon from Mary Pierrynowski, Peter and Aggie Stephenson; Lucene MacKenzie and Mike Ratushny
IMO Hilda MacLeod from Mary Ryan
IMO Ted Kiech from Terry Wojick
IMO Bernard French from Victoria Aucoin

July’s POLSKI PIATEK gathering on Friday evening was enjoyed by all! Thanks to everyone who attended.

2014 POLISH FESTIVAL: Sunday, October 19, starting at 3 p.m. – indoors, using the Polish Village Hall plus tours of the church, and having various indoor stations, performances, and food selections, some of which will be related to the traditional Polish “Dozynki” (giving thanks for the harvest). Please see last week’s bulletin for a fuller explanation.

JOIN OUR PARISH TEAM FOR NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON’S EVENT IN SUPPORT OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY! Each team will visit several churches and mosque in the Pier and answer questions for which answers can be found at the sites. Some nice prizes have been donated. Registration is at our church at 12 noon. Please speak with any member of the Rada.

BARBECUE AND TOURS AT OUR CHURCH NEXT SATURDAY (AUG. 2): Tours, 1pm to approx. 4 p.m. Barbecue, beginning at about 3:30/4 p.m. Our parishioners and friends are invited to join in the meal for the teams returning from the Habitat for Humanity challenge. There is no charge. Welcome!

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).

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.

HONOURING THE BLESSED MARTYRS OF NOWOGRODEK: Friday is the feast day for the 11 beatified Sisters of the Family of Nazareth who are being considered for sainthood. They helped the people of Nowogrodek, Poland (now in Belarus), maintain their dignity in the face of Soviet and then Nazi occupation during World War II. In 1942, the Nazis in the area (as elsewhere) began murdering most of the Jewish Poles and many of the Christian Poles. After their pleas to end the killing were ignored, the Sisters offered their own lives in exchange for a group of 60 arrested people. The Nazis released the prisoners and some time later arrested the sisters and had them killed. Through the intercession of the blessed martyrs of Nowogrodek, we pray for an end to all war, brutality, and oppression.

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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TODAY’S HYMNS: (Please note that today’s hymns are not in the hymnal, but the entrance, post-Communion, and recessional hymns are printed the bulletin insert)
Entrance: Witaj Maryjo śłiczna Pani [Greetings, O Mary, Resplendent]
Offertory: Przyjmij od Nas Boże [Receive from us, O Lord]
Communion: Już przyszedł Jezus ukochany [The Beloved Jesus Has Arrived]
Post-Communion: Wszystko Tobie oddać pragnę [I Seek to Dedicate All to You]
Closing: Jezu Ufam Tobie[Jesus, I Trust in You]

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OPENING HYMN (July 27/14) -- Witaj Maryjo, Śliczna Pani [Greetings O Mary, Resplendent]
Witaj Maryjo, Śliczna Pani, do Ciebie wołamy,
Wśród tej ziemi, my wygnani, ku Tobie wzdychamy.

Ref. O Maryjo, witaj nam, Tyś nadzieja cała,
Witaj nam, o Maryjo, chwała Tobie chwała.
O Maryjo, witaj nam; o Maryjo witaj nam,
Witaj nam, o Maryjo, chwała Tobie chwała.

Błagaj Maryjo, Syna Twego o litość nad nami,
Czyste ręce wznieś do Niego, prosim Cię ze łzami.
Matko nasza, my Twe dzieci, o tym wspomnij sobie,
Niech Twa łaska nam zaświeci, wołamy ku Tobie

POST-COMMUNION HYMN -- Wszystko Tobie oddać pragnę [I Seek to Dedicate All to You]
Wszystko Tobie oddać pragnę i dla Ciebie tylko żyć!
Chcę Cię Jezu kochać wiernie, dzieckiem
Twoim zawsze być!
Ref.: Serce moje weź, niech Twą śpiewa cześć,
Serce moje duszę moją, Panie Jezu weź.
Wszystko Tobie oddać pragnę
Od najmłodszych moich lat, Pomóż Jezu,
By mnie nie zwiódł pokusami swymi świat.
Wszystko Tobie oddać pragnę,
W duszy czuję święty żar.
To Ty dajesz dziecku swemu Twojej łaski Boży dar.

CLOSING HYMN – Jezu, Ufam Tobie [Jesus, I Trust in You]
Jezu Ufam Tobie (x3)
Jezu, kocham Ciebie (x3)        [Jesus, I love you.]
Jezu, zostań z Nami [x3]           [Jesus, remain with us.]