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Quarterly News from SS. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Parish

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By Fr. Larry Lisowski


Fall 2011

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News from the Pews - all 2112

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.


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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News from the Pews- all 211 4

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:

[email protected]

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

news from the pews - fall 2011

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