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: CHURCH RE-OPENING FOR MASS ON JULY 5, with health and safety restrictions. Attendance can only be through a pre-registration process. Please see below for more information.
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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XIII Niedziela Zwykła / Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

CZYTANIA / READINGS:
Pierwsze czytanie: 2 Krl 4,8–12a.14–16a
Psalm: 89
Drugie czytanie: Rz 6,3–4.8–11
Ewangelia: Mt 10,37–42

First Reading: 2Kings 4:8-12a, 14-16a
Psalm: 89
Second Reading: Rom. 6:3-4, 8-11
Gospel: Matthew 10: 37-42

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Na wieki będę sławił łaski Pana / For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord

PRAYER FOR GRADUATES: This is a prayer that is being used in Christian services across Canada for graduates this weekend.
God of truth and knowledge,
by your wisdom we are taught the way and the truth.
Bless the Class of 2020
as they now finish this course of study.
We thank you for those who taught and worked beside them,
and all who supported them along the way.
Walk with these graduates
as they leave and move forward in life.
Take away their anxiety and confusion of purpose.
Strengthen their many talents and skills.
Instill in them confidence in your future,
that their energies may be gathered up
and used for the good of all people,
for the sake of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

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OGŁOSZENIA / ANNOUNCEMENTS

RE-OPENING PROTOCOLS FOR SUNDAY, JULY 5: Mass on Sunday, July 5, 9:30am. Anticipated COVID-19 protocols at this time. Additional details to be forthcoming, and these may be subject to change (eg. additional protocols). Thanks for your kind patience and understanding.

• For the first week, parishioners will be randomly called until capacity is reached. If you’re not sure if the parish has your phone number, and if it’s current, please call Stephanie Black at 902-578-3697 to leave your number. The next week, persons who could not attend the first week will be called first. Attendance can only be through this pre-registration process. Please ensure that you are completely free of any of the potential COVID symptoms. (Again, thank you so much for your understanding.)
• Physical distance of two metres (six feet) will be required inside and outside the church (if not in family bubbles)
• Entry will be through Wesley St. doors. Staged exit through side (parking lot) doors.
• Hand sanitization at entrance. Masks strongly recommended.
• There will be no choir, as per the required protocols.
• There will be one lector and no altar servers.
• Church will be sanitized after use in order to be fully clean for Mass.
• Some pews will be taped off to help ensure distancing. Ushers will assist with seating from a distance.
• There will be no holy water in the hand fonts
• Fr. Dennis will explain protocols for communion.

There will be no paper bulletins. Bulletins will continue to be provided electronically (on Saturday) or by regular mail. Please don’t hesitate to advise if there is anyone not currently receiving a bulletin who would like to receive a bulletin.  Dziekujemy bardzo!

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

ONLINE MEETING / CONFERENCE CALL TO PREPARE FOR NOVA SCOTIA POLISH HERITAGE MONTH. Sunday, June 28, at 7:00pm Atlantic time. 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 collective recommendation, voted unanimously to declare every September as Nova Scotia Polish Heritage Month. You can join this meeting by computer or simply call in from telephone. It’s very easy to connect.
JOIN BY COMPUTER – Please use this link:
https://zoom.us/j/95713018876
Meeting ID: 957 1301 8876
OR JOIN BY TELEPHONE: Please simply dial one of the following:
        +1 647 374 4685 Canada
        +1 647 558 0588 Canada
Meeting ID: 957 1301 8876

PLEASE NOTE: The temporary pandemic-relief food program came to an end on June 26, but we are transitioning into other ways to help people in our community with food security. We will again be hosting The Good Food Bus – with very affordable fruits and vegetables. Our Food Cupboard will also continue and we will make extra efforts to keep it stocked. In collaboration with Pathways to Employment (charity that provides employment and training opportunities to people in our community who are living with mental illness),  we are doing our FOOD GARDEN again this year, and the vegetables will help in a small way with some of the local needs.

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!”

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!

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 Kolonia. Thank you to Frank Starzomski for doing this segment! 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 and the temporary hall shut-down): John Morykot, Steve Melnick, Stephanie Black, Michael and Ursula Melski, Jerry Pocius, 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, Kathleen MacKenzie, Andy Parnaby, 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 through marriage to Tom Urbaniak) 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 take place Tuesday at 8:00am (same link as above).

“PEOPLE’S SCHOOL” ON CBC RADIO ONE: Theme – Community Resilience and Leadership: the COVID-19 edition.We have had the final episode before the summer. You can find back episodes here: 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". This is an initiative of the Tompkins Institute (named after Fr. Jimmy Tompkins) – CBU.

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 at the beginning of July. Many thanks!

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 (though other members are always welcome to attend), 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!

Please call (902-563-1226) to register as a member or go to this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Y4JovpcdoeXhIalMbHp-l9akxQPWBqgYEXKhWPNRN2o/viewform?ts=5ebde2c8&edit_requested=true

Życzymy błogosławionego tygodnia / Wishing you a blessed week!