BAKER'S BITS - 6.10.18 - East River Catholics

June 6, 2018

1. Last Sunday we had a beautiful celebration of the First Holy Communion in St. John Nepomucene Church. Thank you to all who helped with the preparation of the children, rehearsals, decora- tion of the church, musicians and singers and refreshments after the celebration. You all helped to make it a memorable special day for our first communicants.

2. Blessed feast of Saint Anthony to you all! His feast is Wednesday, June 13.
We will be blessing and distributing bread at the 9 am and 12:15 Masses

3. Please make every effort to make a contribution to this year's Cardinals Appeal! Thank you very much. It does not matter how big your gift but that you participate! 73 people have given. Our goal is 100

4. Father’s Day is on June 17th. Please give me the names of your fathers so they can be remembered at Masses on Father’s Day and the whole month of June.

REV. FATHER PLACID (FRANCIS) PIENTEK, O.S.B.

Father Placid was born on July 26, 1918 in Lower Manhattan, NY to Slovak immigrant parents Ignatius and Helen (Jakubjak) Pientek, he had two brothers and a sister -all deceased. Father Pientek began his education at the historic St. Peter’s School in lower Manhattan; when Monsignor Stephen Krasula opened St. John Nepomucene School in 1926, Francis Pientek was one of the first students. At the suggestion of Msgr. Krasula he attended Benedictine High School that the Slovak Benedictine monks opened in Cleveland in 1927. After his high school graduation Francis felt the call of the Holy Spirit . He began preparations for entering the Benedictine order by attending St. Procopius Benedictine College in Lisle, Il. He formally entered the community of Saint Andrew Abbey, Atchison, KS in 1938 where he received the religious name Placid. After completing his collegiate studies he returned to the monastery in Cleveland, where after completing his theological studies, he was ordained a priest. As a young priest he joined the staff of Benedictine High School where he served as a teacher and an athletic coach and later as a Athletic Director. In 1952 he travelled to Rome to study at the Monastic Institute of the International Benedictine College of Saint Anselmo. When he returned to Cleveland he was named the novice master of the abbey and later treasurer, he was also named treasurer of Benedictine High School. After his retirement in 1989 he continued to help the treasurers of the abbey. He was an active member of many Slovak fraternal organizations. In 2013 he moved to Regina Health Center where he continued to work with volunteers. He died on May 6, 2018 due to complications from pneumonia.

We will offer a series of Masses for him in our church.

Z PERA OTCA BAKERA

1. Minulú nedeľu sme krásne oslávili sviatosť Prvého svätého prijímania v kostole sv. Jána Nepomuckého.Ďakujem všetkým, ktorí pomohli s prípravou detí, skúškami, výzdobou kostola, hudobníkom, spevákom a tým, ktorí pripravili malé pohostenie. Všetci ste pomohli pripraviť nezabudnuteľný zážitok pre naše prvoprijímajúce deti.

2. Prajem vám požehnaný sviatok sv. Antona. Jeho sviatok bude v stredu 13. júna. Chlieb sv. Antona budeme požehnávať a rozdávať počas sv. omší o 9 am a 12:15 pm.

3. Vynasnažte sa prispieť na tohtoročnú kardinálovu zbierku! Veľká vďaka! Nie je dôležité, aký veľký je váš dar, dôležité je, že sa zúčastníte tejto zbierky! Doteraz darovalo 79 ľudí. Náš cieľ je 100 darcov.

4. Deň otcov bude 17. júna. Prosím, odovzdajte mi mená vašich otcov, aby sme sa za nich modlili v Deň otcov a po celý mesiac jún.

OTEC PLACID (FRANCIS) PIENTEK, O.S.B.

Otec Placid sa narodil 26. júla 1918 na Manhattane, NY slovenským imigrantom Ignáciovi a Helene (Jakubjakovej) Pientekovim, mal dvoch bratov a sestru, všetci sú už zosnulí. Otec Pientek začal svoje vzdelávanie na historickej škole svätého Petra v dolnom Manhattane a keďMonsignor Stephen Krasuľa otvoril v roku 1926 školu pri kostole svätého Jána Nepomuckého, bol jedným z prvých študentov. Na návrh Msgr. Krasľu začal Francis Pientek navštevovať benediktínsku školu, ktorú v roku 1927 otvorili slovenskí benediktínski mnísi v Clevelande. Po ukončení strednej školy Francis pocítil volanie Ducha Svätého. Začal sa pripravovať na vstup do benediktínskeho rádu, navštevoval benediktínsku Vysokú školu sv. Prokopa v Lisle, Il. V roku 1938 vstúpil do komunity Saint Andrew Abbey, Atchison, KS, kde prijal meno Placid. Po dokončení štúdia sa vrátil do kláštora v Clevelande, kde bol po ukončení teologických štúdií vysvätený za kňaza. Ako mladý kňaz začal učiť na benediktínskej strednej škole, kde pôsobil aj ako atletický tréner a neskôr ako vedúci oddelenia športu. V roku 1952 odcestoval do Ríma, kde študoval na Monastic Institute of the International Benedictine College v Saint Anselmo. Po návrate do Clevelandu bol menovaný Magistrom noviciátu kláštora benediktínov. Neskôr bol tiež menovaný pokladníkom kláštora a pokladníkom benediktínskej strednej školy. Po odchode do dôchodku v roku 1989 naďalej pomáhal pokladníkom benediktínskeho kláštora. Bol aktívnymčlenom mnohých slovenských fraternalistických organizácií. V roku 2013 sa presťahoval do domova dôchodcov Regina Health Center v Richfield, OH, kde pokračoval v práci s dobrovoľníkmi. Zomrel 6. mája 2018 na komplikácie zo zápalu pľúc.

V našom kostole za neho odslúžime sériu svätých omší.