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Quarterly News from SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Parish
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By Fr. Larry Lisowski
By Fr. Larry Lisowski
Fall 2011
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The silver casket
was slowly being
lowered into the
perfectly carved-
out hole in the
ground, inch
by inch. We
bowed our heads
watching the peaceful descent. People
stood standing with grief in their hearts
and there was an
eerie hypnotic look
on their faces. The
funeral was overand now it was
time to go home. A
loved one is laid to
rest. We walk away
and go back to life.
The grave was right
next to a huge oak
tree. Before the
families returned to
their cars, I asked
them to pause for
a moment and take
a good look at the
tree that was just
about to show its
fall colors. The
tree would be transformed from a
healthy summer green to a crisp coat of
red in the next couple of weeks.
I told them, God has an interesting
way of reminding us that things change
with time. The beauty of creation
that surrounds us keeps moving alongfrom one season to the next. The leaves
on the oak tree will probably be gone
by Thanksgiving and the branches will
be bare in our parish cemetery during
the winter months. We can only dream
of the return of the new buds in the
spring. This is all part of the cycle of
life. The world around us reminds us
that all does not end in death. With God,
there is always new life coming.
If you look closely, you will see the
beauty of parish life unfolding as people
grow and change in time. It is a joy to
watch children mark out their journey
of faith as they receive one Sacrament
after another. It is a blessing to prepare
a couple for their wedding day and
watch them grow closer to each other in
mutual love and respect. It is rewarding
to see someone get involved in the
parish and know that they truly find
satisfaction in using their gifts and
talents for the life of our community.
Who we are as a parish family keeps
changing from year to year. It neverstays exactly the same. Families move
into Lemont and register with our
parish and some families move on to
other Catholic parishes. We remember
and celebrate the faith and life of
parishioners in the 30 funerals we
perform a year. At the same time, we
welcome around 50 infants who are
carried into church by their parents
to be baptized.
The parish family we are today is
different from the parish family we
were ten, twenty and fifty years ago.
There are new faces and new names.
In a sacred way, people come in and
out of our life.
When we gather each week to share
in our Sunday
Eucharist, we are
reminded that God
is with us in all the
changes and moments
of our life. God is
there in the good and
the bad, in our joy
and sorrow, in our
hopes and fears. God
is there as we
experience the cycle
of life.
I love the lyrics to
one of our traditional
hymns that we
often sing at Mass
during the week:
"O God, our Help in ages past, Our
Hope for years to come,
Be Thou our God while life shall last,
And our eternal home."
This is the time of the year when the
days get darker and the weather gets
colder. We can easily get depressedknowing that we have to endure another
Chicago winter.
Have faith! Look for the signs of life
that God is with us. God is always
giving us hints of new life even when
we are standing in a quiet cemetery.
The cycle of life keeps spinning. Look
and listen. God is near.
By Fr. Larry Lisowski
Caught Up in the Cycle of Life
Oak tree in SS. Cyril & Methodius Cemetery photographed by Father Larry
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Congratulations
to all of ourstudents who participated in the
Providence High School Academic
Bowl on Saturday, October 1st.
They competed against 16 other
schools and over 240 students. Our
eighth grade team finished in third
place overall.
We are very proud to acknowledge
the following students:
Matas Maleiska: Science First PlaceSpenser Bailey: Science Third Place
Anne Arnold: English Third Place
Maddie Coules: Social Science
Third Place
Jason Phelan: Math Fifth Place
Thank you to the talented and
dedicated team of Junior High
teachers who prepared them
so well for this event, and tothe parents of the competing
students for their help. Our
entire school is so very proud
of them!
Recently, the younger members
of our school family have
started to learn to play golf!
Thanks to Mr. Nick Mokelke
and Cog Hill, we have been
able to become a part of theFirst Tee program. The
program teaches students
the basics of golf while also
stressing good sportsmanship.
We are very happy to have the
opportunity to offer this as
a part of the physical education
program within our school!
In May of this
year, our parish
launched a two-
year capitalcampaign,
entitled Our
Faith, Our Gift,
Our Home. Our
goal is to raise $1 million which will
enable us to take care of the needed
improvements to the interior of our
historic church.
These improvements will be completed
across several phases with the first one
soon to be completed. New washrooms
have been added to the church andour Reconciliation rooms have been
renovated to provide a more reverent and
sacred space to celebrate the Sacrament.
Planning is now taking place so that
we can embark on the much larger
second phase that is targeted to begin
in June 2012. This will include painting
of the interior of the church, lighting
improvements, restoration of the pews
and the installation of new flooring and a
permanent baptismal font.
The good news is that as of mid-
November more than 500 families of
our 2,448 registered parishioners have
committed over $580,000 in pledges
to our capital campaign, bringing us
halfway to our goal. We still need yourhelp and continued support to reach it.
If you have not yet made a pledge to the
campaignits not too late and every
pledge counts.
Pledge cards and brochures regarding
Our Faith, Our Gift, Our Home willcontinue to be available at the tables in
back of church throughout the duration
of our campaign. Please consider all the
ways our parish has touched your life
through the celebration of daily, weekly
and sacramental
prayer. Through
your pledge, we can
continue to care for
our church which
plays such an
important role inthe spiritual life of
so many people.
By Shaune Jones, Co-Campaign Director
Capital Campaign Begins 2012 Outlook
By Shirley Tkachuk, Principal
Students Win in Academicsand Try New Sport
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Our parish
bulletin had a
makeover last
year. Not only
is it now in
color, we also
enjoy a weekly
image on the cover, which depicts
an element from that weeks gospel.
These images cover a wide range ofstyles, artists and eras, from paintings,
frescoes, mosaics, photography,
sculptures, and stained glass; even a
Biblical quilt has been showcased.
Every week there is a new masterpiece!
Just looking back over the last several
months, there are diverse artists such as
Duccio di Buoninsegna (The Sending
of the Twelve, September 4, 2011), a
14th century Italian artist who did the
masterpiece, Maest, for the Cathedral
of Siena. The painting on our bulletin
cover was one of forty-three scenes in
the life of Christ that was part of the
beautiful altarpiece.
Last July17th, the parish bulletin
featured a Van Gogh painting, Sower
with the Setting Sun, and inside the
bulletin was an image of the same
parable in stained glass found inLincoln Cathedrala very different
depiction styleshowing us there are
many ways to tell a story.
Last September 25th, one of the most
interesting pieces of art was shown. The
gospel was about the two sons who are
asked to work in their fathers vineyard.
The picture on the bulletin cover is done
in an unconventional stylebright,
bold and allegorical. Nelly Bube, a
Kazakhstan artist who works with
UNESCO to promote women in Asian
culture, did this painting. She began by
painting childrens book illustrations
and progressed to doing representations
of Bible parables. In Two Sons, the
entire gospel story is revealed in one
paintingthe father is the central figure
and he stands with his back to us, as if
observing his sons; a bunch of grapes
is in the upper right corner. On the
left, one son refuses to work, but has
a change of mind and helps with the
harvest. On the right, a son agrees to
help, then decides to toss his shovel and
avoid the work. Nelly Bube uses the
fathers placement of his outstretched
arms to connect the brothers in the
story. Ms. Bube typically uses bright
colors, strong shapes and Biblical
subjects. She also likes to use her
WorksofArtComplementWords ofWisdom
Inspired Art Corner By Judith Mokelke
Moest:
The Sending of the Twelve
Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1311
Museo dell Opera del Duomo,
Siena, Italy
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countrys nomadic culture, the ideal of
brotherhood and a peaceful work vision
in her paintings. She is greatly admired
in her native land.
Information about the weekly cover
art is found on page 12 of the bulletin,
crediting the artist, medium, date andlocation where the art is housed. Every
image of art depicted is used with
permission of the artist or copyright
holder. Our editor then forwards a
copy of the bulletin to living artists
in appreciation of their work, so our
bulletin has been seen around the world,
even as far as Kazakhstan!
As each week goes by, take another look
at the weekly art that comes through
our bulletin. It will reinforce the gospel
message, while giving us the experience
of a variety of art and artists It can be
enjoyable just to look at the pictures
for what they are, a visual interpretation
of Gods image.
Sower with the Setting Sun
Vincent Van Gogh, 1888
Krller-Mller Museum,
Otterlo, Netherlands
The Sower
Ward & Hughes, 1869
Lincoln Cathedral, England
Two Sons
Nelly Bube, Kazakhstan artist
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Parishioners Answer Lord's Callto Teach Our Children
The Religious Education Program isoff to a good start. Classes started on
the week of September 11th. We have
560 students enrolled in Religious
Education classes. There are students
in kindergarten through eighth grade on
Sunday and first through eighth grade
on Monday and Wednesday. All classes have a Catechist and
a Catechist Aide who work with the children.
On Sunday, September 18th we celebrated Catechetical
Sunday at the Noon Mass. This is the day that the United
States Bishops set aside to honor all those who teachreligion to our young people. Here at SS. Cyril & Methodius
we honored all the parish school teachers, the religious
education catechists and the John Paul II Polish School
teachers, by calling them in front of the assembly where
Fr. Larry commissioned them and then blessed them.
We thank the following parishioners who have answered
the Lords call to work in our Religious Education
Program. Please keep them in your prayers this year as
they educate the young people of our parish.
Kindergarten:
First Grade:
Second Grade:
Third Grade:
Fourth Grade:
Fifth Grade:
Shelley Kral and Jennifer Budz
Jacqueline Mackowiak,
Margaret Rogers, Judy Bronner,
Shannon Davis, Bernice Hill,
Sophia Otreba, Margy Zagorski,
Matthew Orednick
Laura Hernandez, Michelle Xheka,
Zoraida Odegaard, Lisa Lochen,
Jennifer Irwin, Margie Dzielski,
Mary Beth Lipowski,
Stephanie DiNardi, Cathy AHearn,Joanna Szudzinski
Dottie Gottardo, Kristen Juarez,
Allie Dickerson, Maggie Ernst,
Terri Theodore, Agnieska Mietus,
Beth Rendak, Kiley Rendak,
Teresa Kobylak, Debbie Arenberg,
Mary Arenberg
Jenifer Mansell, Bonnie Oswald,
Tina Madanowski, Ashley
Bobak, Barb Damiani,
Sue Stapleton, Teresa Ehle,Shannon Ehle, Christine Voss,
Jonathan Pacheco
Dave and Marilou Purpura,
Tracy Simon, Krystyna Ulanski,
Margaret Tomecki, Veronica
Szaflarski, Julie and Amy Gebka,
Maria Meeder, April Kogut
Sixth Grade:
Seventh Grade:
Eighth Grade:
Tutor:
Special Needs Aides:
Office Staff:
Crossing Guards:
Susan Dziekan, Nicole Oprzedek,
Laura Sciacca, Diane Szaflarski,
JoAnn Kowalewski, Kathy Machaj,
Margaret Pilecki, Alyssa Papiernik,
Bob Schmidt, Jillian Toth
Vince Rigler, Mary McKevitt,
Kurte Korte, Maria Pochecki,
Adrianna Swiderek, Beata Mietus,
Mike Laskowski, Sara Lesnicki,
Lillie Gajda, David OSullivan
Mark Czerwinski, Bob Sutkowski,Bob Gembara, Julie Smagacz,
Denise Ciciura, Nicholas Holy,
Marv Gonsiorowski, Kathy Eggers,
Steve Woynerowski,
Michelle Gerbino-Kancewick
Theresa Cisneros
Anne Blickhahn, Lupe Czerwinski,
Denise Schneider, Lisa Nickleski,
Lucy Kuharchuk
Alicja Jablonski, Karen Moravek,
Judy Rzonca, Marianne Siple,
Jennifer Knippenberg, Anna Ryttel,
Mary Hinchley, Joanne Totura,
Laura Malak
Jim Crockett, Susan Conway,
Sherri Jasper, Peter Bator,
John Stoch, Scott Bozych,
Elizabeth Goryl, John Lesnicki
By Trish Nickleski
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What is RCIA?
We hear thoseinitials frequently
throughout the
year, but do
we know what
they mean? Actually they represent
the hope of the church! It stands for
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
RCIA is the process by which adults
become Catholics. The people who
come to us are from a wide variety of
backgrounds. Some come who have
had little or no religious upbringing
and some from other traditions in
which they were very involved, but
after prayer and seeking have chosen
the Catholic Church.
As the Bible reports in the book of
Acts, this is how people first came to
the Church, and now over 2,000 years
later, people are still coming. What a
privilege it is to celebrate with those in
our RCIA program!
The three Catholic parishes of Lemont,
SS. Cyril & Methodius, St. Alphonsus
and St. Patrick, are in joint effort
in the RCIA process. All the RCIA
candidates/catechumens meet as a
group and go through the process
together. We start the year in mid-
September and continue untilMemorial Day; quite a commitment!
We meet every Monday night and have
a wonderful experience together and a
very strong community is formed. Each
candidate/catechumen will celebrate
the Rite of Welcoming, Sending and
the Lenten Rites at their individual
parishes, then come back together and
discuss the experience.
This year we have six candidates and
one catechumen supported by fivementors. Some of the sponsors meet
with us as well. On any given evening,
we can have 13 or 14 in attendance
making up our lively group.
A candidate is a person who was
baptized but has had little or no
religious education or someone coming
to us from another faith who has been
baptized. A catechumen is someone
who has not been baptized. This year
we have two candidates from SS. Cyril
& Methodius, three candidates and one
catechumen from St. Alphonsus and
one candidate from St. Patrick. Please
try to get to know, or at least introduce
yourself, to the soon-to-be members of
our family of faith.
During the month of October, the
Parish School and the Religious
Education Program participated
in the Baby Bottle Project. Each
student received a baby bottleand was asked to fill it with
loose change.
All money collected was used to
help the Womens Center providing
counseling in Des Plaines,
Evergreen Park and Chicago. The
primary work of the Womens
Center is to provide support for less
fortunate women and their babies
along with helping other families
with their ongoing needs. The fundscollected will also help support
the pro-life work of The Womens
Center. This is a wonderful
opportunity for our students to
show support for life and for
children, and to learn the beauty
of giving to help others.
By Trish Nickleski
BabyBottleProject
to HelpWomen'sCenter
RCIA Brings New LifeBy Doreen Dabney, Pastoral Associate
Jessica Finocchio and Linda Pachl are SS. Cyril & Methodius RCIA Candidates
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And do not
forget to do
good and toshare with
others, for with
such sacrifices
God is pleased.
Hebrews 13:16
This scripture passage echoes the
objective of the Archdiocese of
Chicagos Office for Peace and Justice
Parish Sharing Program. Its mission is
to link parishes in the Archdiocese in
order for each to benefit from sharing
the financial, spiritual and personal
resources that God gave us.
St. Adalberts has been our Sharing
Parish for over 25 years and enjoys
many connections with SS. Cyril
& Methodius. Both were originally
founded by Polish immigrants
and continue to support the Polish
community today. It is not a surprise
to find out that our parishioners have
Polish ancestors and friends who wereparishioners of St. Adalberts. Founded
in 1874, ten years before SS. Cyril &
Methodius' formation in 1884, it was
the third Polish parish established to
serve the growing immigrant population
in Chicago. At its height, as many as
4,000 families were registered in the
parish with over 2,000 children enrolled
in the school. Described as the mother
church, from it a number of additional
parishes were formed to support the
huge numbers of Catholics living in the
surrounding area. Located in the Pilsen
neighborhood, today it is predominantly
Hispanic. Reflective of the changes
that many Chicago neighborhoods have
undergone, it respectfully blends the
old with the new. It still offers Polish
masses, and in addition to English also
has Spanish masses.
The church is built in the Italian
Renaissance style and modeled after St.
Pauls Basilica in Rome. Parishioner
Pat Graczyk has visited the church anumber of times. noting that, It is quite
an impressive architectural gem, full of
really beautiful features.
In addition to a large white-marble
statue of St. Adalbert, the churchs
patron and evangelizer of Poland, above
the altar are inscribed the opening
words of the oldest Polish hymn,
"Bogurodzica," which some claim was
written by St. Adalbert himself. On a
missionary trip to convert the Prussians,
he was martyred in 997. Legend says
that Boleslaw, the King of Poland,
bought back the saints body by paying
its weight in gold. Other murals of
Queen Jadwiga of Poland and Our
Lady of Czestochowa adorn the walls.
A shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Hispanics beloved Patroness of the
Americas draws large numbers of
devoted worshipers. To appreciate the
size, parishioner Ray Walschlager said
what surprised him the most on his first
visit to the church was how big it was.All of St. Cyrils could fit inside it.
Although the Sharing Parish program
originally started to help poorer parishes
stay afloat, by no means is it a one-way
street. Fr. Larry feels that it enriches our
understanding of the world around us
and takes us outside of ourselves as we
learn more about each other and spend
time together. How often do we hear
the giver receives more
than the recipient? God asks that wegive, and when we do, He showers us
with blessings. Kathy Jenner became
involved with the Tree of Love program
a number of years ago and has seen it
expand from providing Christmas gifts
for St. Adalberts, to now supplying
gifts for the Womens Center and
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls. While
she has since passed on the leadership
responsibilities, she cant imagine
not continuing to participate, as it has
become such an integral part of her
familys Christmas activities and onethat has given them so much joy.
Over the years, parishioners from both
parishes have shared, worshiped and
participated in a number of activities
together. There is a variety of easy ways
each of us can continue to support our
Sharing Parish:
Extending a Hand Bridges CulturesBy Nancy Kosek
St. Adalbert's, founded in 1874
Intricate windows decorateSt. Adalbert's entry way
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USE the monthly St. Adalbert
Sharing Parish envelope that is
included with your regular weekly
collection envelopes.
DROP OFF food for the Helping
Hands program. Many years ago
Helping Hands started supplying
St. Adalberts with food for the
Thanksgiving, Christmas and
Easter holiday seasons.
DONATE diapers and baby essentials
to the Respect Life Committees
October Baby Shower.
PURCHASE gifts for the Tree of
Love Christmas present program.
PARTICIPATE in fellowship with St.
Adalberts at events such as St. Cyrils
bilingual English/Spanish Mass everyOctober and the reception graciously
hosted by the Altar and Rosary Society
in the gym afterward, or the beautiful
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass and
celebration at St. Adalberts each year
on December 12.
PRAY for St. Adalbert parishioners
and their community.
St. Adalberts is rich in history and
culture and strong in dedication and
devotion. Your support does make
a difference within the parish. Fr.
Michelini would like the parishioners
of SS. Cyril & Methodius to know
how deeply grateful we are for your
prayers, help and all you do. Fr. Mike
extends an open invitation to all our
parishioners to visit the church located
in Chicago at 1650 West 17th Street,
between Paulina Street and Ashland
Avenue. He especially extends a
welcome to visit during Our Lady of
Guadalupe celebration on December 12.
See you there!
Thanks to Pat Graczyk, Ray
Walschlager, Kathy Jenner and
Mary Beth Rudis for their input.
A large white marble statue of St. Adalbertgraces the alter as well as words to the hymn"Boqurodzica," thought to be written by him
St. Adalbert parishioners perform during Mass celebrated at SS. Cyril & Methodius
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The Archdiocese
of Chicago has
proclaimed June
2011 to June
2012 the Year of
the Teen. I have
been a youth
minister for 20 years now and to me
every year is the year of the teen! This
is a good way to bring attention to other
teens out there who want to be part of
our Catholic faith.
This year in Lemont, we are in full
swing offering the tri-parish teensmany great things. In September, we
met with Lemont High School teacher
Matt Doherty who gave us a wonderful
perspective of our priorities in life. We
went to Drury Lane in October to hear
Francis Cardinal George speak about
keeping God close in every aspect of
our lives. Then, at our monthly teen
meeting in October, we watched a great
DVD by Matthew Kelly who spoke
on the genius of the Catholic Church,
noting that without it the world would
be in terrible shape.
In November, we are going to
St. John the Evangelist Catholic
Church in Streamwood to hear youth
minister speaker, Justin Fatica, give
his presentation entitled You Are
Amazing! to inspire us and help
us grow in confidence that we are
loved by God.
This December, we will once again
present our nativity play Song of
the Stable. For January we will have
a special presentation from Fr. Joe
Noonan who will be speaking about
his pilgrimage to Medjugorie in
Eastern Europe and how he found his
vocation there.
So, as you can see, it is going to be the
year of the teen indeed!
We have also started a new program
called College Connection. This
program links students who are away
at college to their parishes back home.
Students have been receiving mailingsthe old-fashioned way to their dorm
rooms and also had a visit from Fr.
Larry. The mailings have included
church bulletins, cookies, a Matthew
Kelly book and some Halloween treats.
For those teens interested in becoming
a part of any of our programs, just email
me, Mike Lundberg:
By Mike Lundberg, Youth Minister
Year of the Teen
College connection partcipants left to right: Brian AHearn, Rachel Rendak, Joe Marusarz, Joe Conway, Justin Rigler and
Fr. Larry; not pictured, Clare Rogers (who joined them for dinner)
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Thirty-seven
years ago MissJanice Nieroda
(then Sr. Janice)
asked if I would
be interested
in helping her
and Fr. Richard
Jozwiak (then
Pastor of SS. Cyril & Methodius)
decorate the church for the various
holiday seasons. As a graduate of the
Chicago Floral Design School and
operator of a small florist business
from my home, I loved working with
flowers and other decorations and
gladly accepted the opportunity to
expand upon what I learned and loved
doing. At this time, I also met Don
and Pat Graczyk who, together with
other members of the Graczyk family
had been decorating the Christmas
Crib in church for years.
Whatever it takes to make something
work clicked. Soon we realized thatwe could not do what we envisioned
for the church without help. So, we
recruited Antoinette Slomczynski
and Gibe Ende (now Deacon Ende)
to join us. Shortly thereafter, Althea
Wesolowski and Debbie Keppler
joined our group. Back then, even
Deacon Norb Lesnieski was not
above being asked to stick around
and help. As the decorations became
more and more involved, Antoinette
recruited her husband Rich, and I gotmy husband Ray, to help along with
other family members and friends
until three and four in the morning to
finish what we were working on.
What started out as an informal
decorating committee of a handful has
evolved into what is now the Art and
Environment Ministry. Its membership
has grown to 15 to 20 members.
The Ministrys mission has also
expanded from decorating the churchfor the various holiday seasons to
doing the same for the overflow
Masses in the gym for Christmas,
Palm Sunday and Easter. While
everyone enjoys the Ministrys
accomplishments, not seen are the
hours of work behind those decorations
and the effort it takes to water the
plantsyes, they are live plants.
Today, after thirty-seven years, I have
decided it is time for me to retire
from a job I have loved and enjoyedmore than anything else. What I
have enjoyed were the comments we
would hear from parishioners about
how beautiful SS. Cyril & Methodius
looks, season after season.
In retiring, I want to take this
opportunity to thank the parishioners
of SS. Cyril & Methodius for
their generous flower offerings
used to purchase the flowers and
other decorations. And special
thanks to all the current and past
members of Art & Environment,
especially my family, including
my husband Ray, my daughter
Denise and her husband Mike,
and my son Paul, who didnt
complain too much when I
grabbed his friends who are
not Catholic to help.
To Patti Williams and Tami Ziebell
who will replace me, I wish the best
and hope they enjoy the task as muchas I did.
Master Talent Guided Art &Environment Ministry
By Claudette Walschlager
Tami Ziebell and Patti Williams
Co-chairs of the Art & Environment
Committee
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News from the Pews
Gym Kitchen MakeoverBy Denise Duda, Business Manger
Have you seen
the school gym
kitchen yet? Ifnot, take a look
at it and notice
that it has been
completely
renovated. The
school gym kitchen is used for many
parish and school events and it
has been in need of some updating.
Back in the 1950s, the SS. Cyril& Methodius Kitchen Club was
instrumental in furnishing the
gym kitchen. The kitchen now has
brand new custom made cabinets,
countertops, fresh paint, new sink
and faucet, new floor and a new
roll top door for easier access when
serving refreshments. Many thanks
to Athletics, Altar & Rosary Society,Polish Club and our Parish for
monetary contributions, and
to parishioners who volunteered
their time, effort and expertise to
the renovation.
NOTE: Cover Art byrenowned artist Marian Osher