The Shrine Church of The Shrine Church of

Saint StanislausSaint Stanislaus

Bishop & MartyrBishop & Martyr 3649 East 65th Street

Cleveland, Ohio 44105 The historic church in the heart of Slavic Village since 1873

Rectory and Parish Office 216-341-9091 Parish Fax 341-2688 Saint Stanislaus Elementary School 883-3307 Central Catholic High School 441-4700 Parish Website www.ststanislaus.org E-Mail ststans@ameritech.net

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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Weekend Masses Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM Sunday English Masses 8:30am, 11:30am Niedziela po polsku 10:00am Daily Masses 7:00am (except Saturday) and 8:30am National Holidays 9:00am

CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND OHIO Most. Rev. Richard G. Lennon, Bishop

Staffed by Franciscan Friars Assumption B.V.M. Province — Franklin, Wisconsin

Fr. Robert Konopa, O.F.M., Administrator Fr. Leonard Stunek, O.F.M., Friary Guardian, Parochial Vicar

Br. Justin Kwietniewski, O.F.M., Pastoral Ministry

Mr. Dan Kane, Jr., Parish Business Manager Mr. David Krakowski, Director of Liturgy and Music

Mr. Fred Mendat, Maintenance and Social Center Manager Ms. Patricia Murray & Ms. Patricia Otloski, Parish Receptionists

Mrs. Deborah Martin, Elementary School Principal Mrs. Denise O’Reilly, Elementary School Secretary

Mrs. Aries Jones-Irizarry, Elementary School Receptionist

Icon of Saint Stanislaus and Blessed John Paul IIIcon of Saint Stanislaus and Blessed John Paul II

April 8, 2012

Chrystus zmartwychwstał! Alleluja! Prawdziwie zmartwychwstał! Allleluja!

DEVOTIONS Daily Morning Prayer 8:00 AM (exc. Sunday) Saint Anthony Novena Tuesdays after Mass OFFICE HOURS The parish office is open from Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00 to 4:45 PM or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Ordinarily on Sundays at 1:00 PM. Alternate times must be arranged with a parish priest. Pre-Baptism instructions are necessary in advance. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE All arrangements must be made with one of the priests of the parish six months in advance. CHURCH HOURS Church is open daily 30 minutes before and after all Masses. For tours or private prayer call the rectory.

Mr. Ron Zeszut, Pastoral Council Chairperson Ms. Celeste Suchocki, Finance Council Chairperson Mrs. Dorota Tomaszewska, Katechizacja po polsku Mrs. Sophie Wasielewski, Golden Agers President Mr. Matt Zielenski, St. Vincent DePaul Society Ms. Jane Bobula, Good Shepherd Catechesis Mr. Rob Jagelewski, Parish History Mr. Frank Greczanik, Gift Card Coordinator Mrs. Sharon Kozak, Alumni and Development Mrs. Denise Siemborski, Fr. William Scholarship (could your name fill this space????), Polish Festival Mrs. Sharon Kozak, Four Eagle Award Mr. Frank Scalish, Building and Grounds Sister Mary Alice Jarosz, SSJ-TOSF, Stewardship Mrs. Alice Klafczynski, Hospitality Mr. Ralph Trepal, Evangelization Ms. Lois Sumegi, Garden Club T.J. Dillon, Lil Bros President Ms. Betty Dabrowski, & Mrs. Viviane Buchanan, Web Site Editors To contact Organizations: Send an e-mail to the parish, with the person you wish to contact named in the subject line.

REGULAR SCHEDULE

MASS INTENTIONS ORGANIZATIONS

EASTER/WIELKANOC April 8 kwietnia 2012

Sun 6:30 AM Rezurekcja (Msza św. i procesja) + Sandra Wintrich 8:30 AM + Sp. Int. Parishioners 10:00 AM + Józef & Cecylia Cwiek 11:30 AM + Harriet Drake

Mon Apr. 9 Easter Monday 8:30 AM + Cecelia Tegowski

Tue Apr. 10 Easter Tuesday 8:30 AM + Michael Grzesiak

Wed Apr. 11 Easter Wednesday 8:30 AM + Dorothy Krawczynski

Thu Apr. 12 Easter Thursday 8:30 AM + Leona Dropik

Fri Apr. 13 Easter Friday 8:30 AM + Elton Louis

Sat Apr. 14 Easter Saturday 8:30 AM + Bernice Jankowski

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY April 15 kwietnia 2012

Sat 5:00 PM Sp. Int. Aleksandra Bartosik Sun 8:30 AM + Walter & Dorothy Sarnecki & Son, Wally 10:00 AM Sp. Int. Parishioners 11:30 AM + Ken Kaminski

SCHEDULE FOR MINISTERS DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, APRIL 15 KWIETNIA 2012

SAT 5:00 PM Lector— Karen Neuman Euch. Min.— Andy & Marge Flock Cheryl Sevier & Chris Wisniewski Sun 8:30 AM Lector— Sue Halamek Euch. Min. — Dave Perchinske & Ron Grams Felicia Greczanik & Sharon Kozak 10:00 AM Lector — Mieczyslaw Garncarek Euch. Min. — W. Sztalkoper & Teresa Cyranek, A. Jankowska & Judy Jamiot 11:30 AM Lector — Don Pieniak Euch.Min. — Nancy Sontowski & Larry Wilks, Diana Bulanda & Frank Greczanik

SUN HAPPY EASTER! MON PARISH OFFICES CLOSED WED AA MEETING @ 8 PM IN SOCIAL CENTER THU NO GOLDEN AGERS MEETING UNTIL NEXT WEEK! SUN RCIA @ 10AM IN RECTORY GOOD SHEPHERD @ 11 AM IN SC CATECHISM @ 11:15 AM IN RECTORY MASTERSINGERS EASTER CONCERT IN CHURCH AT 3 PM ...FREE

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

VOX HUMANA Welcome to everyone who came to the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus to celebrate the glorious feast of Easter! While you are hear you will worship—that means hear, touch, sing and speak, watch, smell—with all your senses! One of my main contributions to the worship experience is the music you hear coming form the piano and the two organs….most notably, the great pipe organ located in the choir loft. Our wonderful pipe organ is now slightly over 100 years old! That is a great tribute to the people of this parish and, in particular, the Dads’ Club, who have tried their best to maintain a treasure so that it might contribute to the worship experience we all have come to love and associate with this great community. But 100 plus years have now begun to show signs that our loving organ will soon need some very special attention.

Pictured above is a ‘vox’ humana’ pipe which was recently repaired by the organ restoratation and maintenance company of James Leek from Oberlin. Mr. Leek has taken on the challenge of caring for this instrument as though it was his own child from the time of Fr. Gulas. Since the turn of this new century he has re-wired and restored the console (that’s the cabinet which houses all the ivory keys which i tickle to produce sounds ranging from very very quiet to monstrously earthquake shaking). He also has re-leathered our major bellows (the huge mechanisms which keep the pressure constant throughout the various organ chambers). Finally, he regularly comes to tune the organ as best as possible because of numerous age and design related obstacles. Getting back to the pipe featured above, Mr. Leek recently recently found it in dire need of repair as it as totally inoperable. Now it is back in place. Will you ever hear it? Well, one would hope so! Hope so??? Yes….the reason I say that is because the organ is in need of some crucial attention which will require extensive rebuilding of some parts, rewiring of others, updating and simple 100 year maintenance. Anyone who owns a car knows what it is like to make sure you take seriously the 30,000 mile or 100,000 mile servicing intervals in order to insure your vehicles performance!) All it takes now is finding someome who can afford a couple of Cadillacs (Mrs. Romney?) to fund this multi year procedure. Yes, TWO CADILLACS! That’s what it will take. (Translation: about $100,000) . When you think in terms of two caddies, that does not sound impossible, but for us it sort of is a big thing. We will need a couple more Cadillacs to do the front steps and a few more to finish painting the windows. For the church roof we might need a whole fleet of them! In the meantime, I will try my best to make the great lady sound as beautiful as possible, despite numerous missing notes and cross ciphering. In time, we hope to fix her up and keep her going for another hundred years plus. I will keep on approaching foundations...and maybe someone we know will forgo a couple of Cadillacs in their garage and instead underwrite the organ restoration! Quixotic? Nope—just a matter of positive thinking and trust in God’s providence...and the generosity of good people! Enjoy the Hallelujah Chorus! (and forgive any dead or sour notes you will most assuredly hear!) David Krakowski

SHRINE CHURCH OF ST. STANISLAUS APRIL 8 KWIETNIA 2012

We pray for the soul of Patricia Hill;

May eternal light shine upon her. † † 5:00 PM (87)..……………………….………………………….…..$ 1,517.10 8:30 AM (78) …………………….…………………………….…... 1,278.30 10:00 AM (103) …………………………………………………... 1,530.00 11:30 AM(97)……………………………………………….……….... 1,628.28 Mailed in(40).…………………………………………………………... 1,103.00 Total $ 7,054.68

PARISH SUPPORT LAST WEEKEND

Bread and Wine Offering for April: “ In Loving memory of Joseph J. Golubski

and Joseph F. Golubski, D.O.”

Greetings to all our guests this Easter….please come

back more often! Jesus loves company!

THANK YOU GARDEN CLUB AND PARISH HELPERS!!!!

Many thanks to everyone who cam out last Saturday to help clean up and make the church, rectory, peace garden and social center look so much nicer for Easter. Beginning Saturday, April 21 the garden Club will gather any time after 9 AM by the rectory back yard to continue the weeding and mulching. If you are a parishioner whose son or daughter needs commnuity service time, we welcome their help especially with the wheel barrels of mulch! Everyone is welcome to provide an hour or two to help trim, weed and plant flowers for the early Spring and Summer. Many thanks to everyone who donated bulbs last year. The front of the rectory looks exceptionally beautiful!

„Jak śmierć potężna jest miłość” Słowa zamieszczone w tytule pochodzą z Pieśni nad Pieśniami - biblijnej Księgi przypisywanej

Salomonowi: „...jak śmierć potężna jest miłość, a zazdrość jej nieprzejednana jak Szeol, żar jej to żar ognia, płomień Pański”. (8:6 BT). Te słowa zajmowały mnie i zajmują do dzisiaj. Jakie jest ich znaczenie? Co to znaczy, że „miłość jest potężna jak śmierć“? Na pewno na wiele sposobów można tłumaczyć to zdanie. Ale sądzę, że uprawniony jest sposób tłumaczenia tego zdania w kontekście zmartwychwstania Chrystusa.

Człowiek jest istotą wyjątkową. Więcej: jest istotą paradoksalną: z jednej strony jest ograniczony na wiele sposobów, w tym także jest ograniczony czasem życia na ziemi, a z drugiej strony każdy z nas nosi w sobie nieskończone pragnienia, w tym także pragnienie nieśmiertelności. I dlatego życie człowieka jest skierowane ku przyszłości.

Kard. Józef Ratzinger, obecny Ojciec św. opisał pewne wydarzenie. Jednej z rozgłośni radiowej udało się doskonale upozorować katastrofę końca świata. Przekaz okazał się tak wiarygodny, że wielu słuchaczy popełniło samobójstwo. Ci ludzie odebrali sobie życie, ...aby nie musieć umierać. Targnęli się na swoje własne życie, ponieważ nie widzieli przed sobą żadnej przyszłości. Człowiek pozbawiony nadziei dalszego życia nie może egzystować. Bo jest w nim pragnienie życia i to życia, które się nie kończy.

To pragnienie wyraziło się w podwójny sposób w historii narodów. Najpierw jest to dalsze życie w swoich dzieciach i dalszych potomkach. Jednak dość szybko człowiek odkrywa, że życie w dzieciach i wnukach nie jest jego własnym życiem. Wtedy ucieka do pomysłu sławy, które uczyniłaby go rzeczywiście nieśmiertelnym. Ale i ta próba kończy się tak samo, jak pierwsza. W sławie nie żyje on sam, ale raczej echo jego istnienia. Życie w potomkach czy też sława u potomnych to jakieś formy życia w innych. A człowiek nie tyle chce żyć w innych, ile pragnie żyć swoim życiem. I jest coś złego w tym, kiedy człowiek żyje raczej życiem innych, niż swoim. Dzieje się tak na przykład, kiedy ktoś utożsamia się z życiem postaci seriali telewizyjnych czy tzw. „gwiazd” kina czy piosenki.

Rzeczywistą odpowiedzią na tęsknotę obecną w sercu człowieka jest dopiero zmartwychwstanie Chrystusa. W Nim miłość i życie stają się silniejsze od śmierci. Bowiem życie Chrystusa i potęga Jego miłości pokonują śmierć. „O śmierci, gdzie jest twój oścień?” Wraz ze zmartwychwstaniem Chrystusa, także my otrzymaliśmy możliwość przezwyciężenia naszej śmiertelności; została nam dana możliwość wiecznego życia w Nim i z Nim. W Chrystusie? A więc nie w nas samych? Tak, możemy żyć wiecznie z Chrystusem i w Chrystusie, ale to nie znaczy rozpłynięcia się w jakieś bezosobowości. Bo pełnia życia w Bogu i w Chrystusie oznacza zarazem zachowanie swojej własnej tożsamości, czyli życia w sobie samym, bo On jest Miłością, która nie pragnie zawładnąć kochanym, ale która udzielając się ocala i zachowuje: On jest Miłością silniejszą od śmierci.

o. Placyd

FINAL WEEKEND FOR PASTORAL COUNCIL NOMINATIONS The annual election for new Parish Pastoral Council members will take place the weekend of May 5-6. Please consider if you or someone you know would be able to serve the parish on this council. Evening meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month from September through June. Nomination forms are available at the church entrances and may be submitted through this weekend. Completed forms may be placed in the collection basket or turned in to one of the priests or council members. NOMINACJE DO RADY PARAFIALNEJ Doroczne wybory do Rady Parafialnej odbędą się w weekend 5-6 maja. Proszę zastanowić się nad wyborem kogoś, o kim wiecie, że jest odpowiedni, aby pełnić rolę członka tej Rady. Spotkania Rady Parafialnej mają miejsce w każdy trzeci wtorek miesiąca od września do czerwca. Formularze nominacji można znaleźć w przedsionku kościoła do 8 kwietnia. Po ich wypełnieniu można je złożyć do koszyka w czasie niedzielnej kolekty lub też oddać jednemu z kapłanów czy też dowolnemu członkowi obecnej Rady Parafialnej.

THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED MAKE HOLY WEEK BEAUTIFUL

THANKS TO: GARDEN CLUB AND CLEAN UP CREW, ART AND ENVIRONMENT CREW HOSPITALITY CREW RCIA TEACHING CREW SERVERS AND SACRISTANS

...for contributing time, energy, funds, and a great attitude to keep our Shrine Church look-ing so grrreat!

DON’T FORGET YOUR GIFT CARDS

APRIL 8 KWIETNIA 2012

GOLDEN AGERS NEWS Just a reminder that April’s meeting of the Golden Agers will take place on Thursday, April 18th...one week later than the usual meeting date.

INFANTS AND TODDLERS OF SLAVIC VILLAGE Please donate needed baby food items. Each do-nation gives you a chance to win a floral hanging basket for your porch or patio! The drawing will take place on May 6th. It’s a great way to help those in need AND earn an early Mothers’ Day gift for your mom (May 13th)! Last month’s winner of the Easter ham was Pat Krul!! (At this point she has yet to commit to a post Easter Vigil midnight Easter Ham breakfast party for all those attending the event...but we’ll keep an eye on our phone messages!) All kidding aside, thank you all for helping this important ministry throughout the year. May eve-ryone have a blessed Easter!

Still need to do some shopping for your Easter egg hunt? Stop by and visit our friendly gift card vendors in the vestibule! You will be surprised at how many stores participate in this worthy fund-raising ministry!

FOUR EAGLES BANQUET Mark you calendar now and plan to attend the Four Eagles Banquet– tickets are $75 per person ($35 of which is tax deductable) or reserve a table of 8 for $550.00. The Social Center is transformed into an elegant din-ing hall complete with budding lilac trees (If you can’t imagine this to be true, just come and see for yourself!!) A real special event with wonderful food, great silent auction items and a nice place to catch up with parish-ioners you see (or miss seeing) throughout the normal year, as we give tribute to Mrs. Katherine Geis and her son, Fred Geis for their support to St. Stan’s. If you have never attended this event in the past, give it consideration. The funds support the continued advancement of the spiritual, educational and cultural mission of St. Stanislaus. Bring friends and family and reserve a table of 8! Just call Sharon Kozak @ 330-467-8532 or e-mail her at sharonkozak@yahoo.com if you need any information or want to make reservations. THANK YOU!