Fifth Sunday of Lent March 25, 2012

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1 Fif Sunday of Lent March 25, 2012 SATURDAY, MARCH 24, :00 p.m. Virginia Wolf SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 201 Nancy Becker - 1 Anniversary 7:30 a.m. Kaerine Temple 9:00 a.m. Rose, Edward, Sr., & Edward J. Lamparello 10:30 a.m. Eel Gahwyler - 17 Anniversary rd 12:00 noon Cheer Adams - 3 Anniversary MONDAY, MARCH 26, :00 a.m. Frances E. Mical Carl and Marie Cearo TUESDAY, MARCH 27, :30 a.m. Richard R. Tylenda, Sr. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, :00 a.m. Joseph T. Lynyak, Jr Anniversary THURSDAY, MARCH 29, :30 a.m. Kaerine Temple FRIDAY, MARCH 30, :00 a.m. Vincent Kreder PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD S PASSION SATURDAY, MARCH 31, :00 p.m. Olivo Travaglini Irene F. Laborim SUNDAY, APRIL 1, :30 a.m. Kaerine Temple 9:00 a.m. Carol Froehlich 10:30 a.m. Thomas O Keefe - 1 Anniversary Erne J. Bernarducci 12:00 noon Jill Ann Ziemkiewicz Anony Danza, Jr MASSES Daily Mass offering is $15.00 and Holyday and Weekend Masses are $ Checks can be made payable to "Church of Saint Mary." Next Sunday s Scripture Readings PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD S PASSION Gospel: Mark 11:1-10 (37B) Isaiah 50:4-7 (38ABC) Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, Philippines 2:6-11 The Passion of e Lord: Mark 14:1 15:47 or 15:1-39 SANCTUARY OFFERINGS The Sanctuary Lamp which burns near e Tabernacle in Church, e reminder of e Lord's Presence in e Mo Holy Euchari will burn in memory of MICHAEL KELLY. Requeed by Gloria and Ed Ryan. The Altar Bread which will become e Body of our Lord Jesus Chri at e Masses celebrated in Church during e week will be offered in memory of ANTHONY FOLIO - 25TH ANNIVERSARY. Requeed Flora Folio. Please keep Michael, Anony and eir families in your prayers Sanctuary Offerings are available rough e Parish Office located in e Religious Formation Office. Celebrate e Bir - Baptism - Graduation - Wedding - Anniversary of someone you love OR remember ose in e Military - ose who are deceased rough ese offerings! ARCHBISHOP S ANNUAL APPEAL Once a year, Archbishop Myers asks each of us to make a sacrificial commitment to e Church of Newark so we will have e necessary resources to fund, for an entire year, e offices which provide direct services to parishes, including ours. To date, $109, has been pledged from 380 Saint Mary donors. In addition, a ho of oer programs and Human Services are provided which NO single parish could provide on its own. Our parish and e Archdiocese are ONE. Bo need your sacrificial support. We are asking EACH FAMILY to a make a financial commitment to our AAA. Those donors who share a portion of what ey have, are e fir ones to benefit from eir own sense of gratitude of God. Envelopes can be found in back of church. CHILDREN'S CHOIR BAKE SALE March 24/25 Help support e Children's Choir Bake Sale THIS WEEKEND AFTER all Masses.

2 From e Paor March 25, Sunday of Lent Jesus said, I am troubled now. Yet what should I say? Faer, save me from is hour? But it was for is purpose at I came to is hour. Faer, glorify your name. Then a voice came from heaven, I have glorified it and will glorify it again. Jesus said, This voice did not come for my sake but for yours And when I am lifted up from e ear, I will draw everyone to myself. [John 12: 12-33] To help open e treasures of e revised Roman Missal, each week I m giving a reflection on e ree Mass orations of at day, gleaned from e book Essential Presidential Prayers and Texts. I m truly amazed at e eological dep and beauty of ese prayers; I hope you are, too! 5 Sunday of Lent Collect By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God, may we walk eagerly in at same charity wi which, out of love for e world, your Son handed himself over to dea. My Sacrifice and Yours. Wi Holy Week on e horizon, today s orations make e bold reque at we might partake in Chri s Passion; ey also ask God to help us. To be part of Chri s Passion, we mu unite our own sufferings and sacrifices wi His Cross made present in today s Euchari. That s why e prie now says, Pray at my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable Since God expects EVERYONE to sacrifice someing in union wi Chri s Sacrifice, what will you offer up today? Obviously, e venerable Morning Offering is ill true: O Jesus rough e Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, sufferings of is day, in union wi e Holy Sacrifice of e Mass roughout e world. I offer em for all e intentions of your Sacred Heart; e salvation of souls, e reparation for sin, e reunion of Chriians; and in particular for e intentions of e Holy Faer is mon. Amen. [Do you ill say is prayer each morning?] 5 Sunday of Lent Prayer over e Offerings Hear us, almighty God, and, having inilled in your servants e teachings of e Chriian fai, graciously purify em by e working of is sacrifice. Word & Sacrament. Like ose preparing to become one wi us rough Baptism and e oer Eaer Sacraments, we need God s help to be faiful Chriians. And God offers us all e help we need at each Mass: rough His Word proclaimed from Scripture and in e homily and en rough e Euchari, we learn e teachings of our fai. For what we hear once happened in biblical days now happens again - at each Mass! And if we receive God s Word into our minds and hearts, and allow His Son s Real Presence in e Euchari to make us what we receive in e form of bread and wine, en we will be purified by Chri s Presence working wiin us. However, Chri s Real Presence wiin us, and God s Word which we heard, MUST be put into action if it is to be of any value to us or to e world around us. What will you do wi e help God gives you today rough Word and Sacrament? 5 Sunday of Lent - Prayer after Communion We pray, almighty God, at we may always be counted among e members of Chri, in whose Body and Blood we have communion. United As One. The sad reality of Chriian DISunity is not only a scandal at lessens our impact on e world, e sad fact at all Chriians cannot agree on what is necessary for us to share in e One Bread and One Chalice harms e Church itself! To be counted among e members of Chri means at ju like any oer group or organization, we have met e obligations and requirements of membership. As Saint Paul said in his chapters 10 & 11 in his fir Letter to e Corinians, ose who share in e Euchari worily MUST be one in mind and heart wi e teachings of e Apoles, which have been faifully safeguarded and passed on to us rough eir successors, e bishops. Paul adds at ose who receive Euchari, even ough ey disagree - or worse, publicly contradict ese teachings - bring condemnation upon emselves! And so, as we go for to proclaim e Gospel, is prayer reminds us to maintain our unity wi e teachings of Chri and His Church - in ought, word and deed. Are you one wi e Church and its teachings? Wi God s love and my prayers, Reverend Michael J. Kreder

3 CAN YOU HELP? Msgr. Joseph Chiang, residing at Saint John Vianney has inquired about e possibility of ONE or TWO families here at Saint Mary helping to open eir home to his sier Mary Chiang. Sier Mary Chiang is a Dominican Sier residing in Macau near Hong Kong. She would like to visit from July 1 for e mon of July. Her purpose is to improve her English language. Sier Mary speaks fluent Spanish and is President of a Caolic School wi an enrollment of 6,000 udents. We are looking for a loving, caring home for Sier. Kindly call Msgr. Chiang at (201) if you can assi for 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks! CROP WALK SIGN-UP CROP WALK sign ups will be held next weekend, March 31 April 1 before/after all weekend Masses. The WALK will take place on April 22nd. Queions? Please call Sue Fogarty at (201) CATECHIST CERTIFICATION All Catechis are required to continually update eir certification. Here's a perfect opportunity for you to receive ONE hour of Diocesan Certification! Dr. Saundra Kennedy, Sadlier National Religion Consultant, willl conduct a ONE HOUR Discipleship Training - "Forming Lifelong Followers of Jesus" on Wednesday, April 25, :30-8:30 p.m. SAINT MARY CHURCH (presentation will be given in Church!) If you are able to attend, kindly RSVP by Monday, April 16 to Michael Power, our local Sadlier Representative and parishioner mpower@sadlier.com Parish Penance Service Monday, March 26 at 7:30 pm Several pries will hear private confessions after e communal Examination of Conscience & Act of Contrition. FLOWER MEMORIALS If you wish to REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONES by memorializing em in our Eaer Flower Donations, please use e envelope included wi your monly packet or pick one up in back of Church. The names of e person and e person requeing e remembrance will be included on ONE line to be published in e bulletin Sunday after Eaer. Please PRINT and be legible. SATURDAY MORNING PRAYER SERVICE wi Euchari 9:00 a.m. MEGAN MACALUSO FUND RAISER March 31, :00 p.m. LODI LANES - 58 TERHUNE AVENUE - LODI, NJ "Striking out Cancer - One spare at a time!" As many know, Megan Macaluso, a senior at Saint Mary High School was diagnosed wi Rhabdomyo-sarcoma on September 6, In order to do our part to help support Megan in her fight, we will be holding a fundraiser and all of e proceeds raised will be given to Megan and her family. Tickets are $30. per person & are only available at e door. This fee includes e price of bowling, some food & a $15. automatic donation. There will be a 50/50 raffle, small tricky-tray and a DJ! Please arrive around 8:45 pm in order to sign in! TROUBLED MARRIAGE? See helpourmarriage.com or retrouvaille.org. This is a Caolicbased program open to all. Next NJ/NY weekend is April at e Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cranford/Clark, NJ. For regiration, call (732) PALM SUNDAY NEXT WEEK, we celebrate Palm Sunday. All children rough Grade 5 will be brought to e High School Auditorium where e Hanna- Barbera s Eaer Story video will be played. This animated re-creation of The Eaer Story brings to life all e wonder and glory of what many have called e greate ory ever told. PRAY FOR OUR SICK Please PRAY in e name of JESUS, e healer, at e SICK of SAINT MARY PARISH may be reored to heal and all ose who ASSIST and CARE for e sick will be given e STRENGTH to continue GOD S good WILL: Ray Anderson, Marie Corrigan, Margaret Curtin, Gilda Danza, Joseph Danza, Domingo DelaCruz, Joselito De Leon, Bruce Duryea, Michael Francis, Rev. Charles W. Hartling, Joyce Kasper, Patricia Kmon, Be Maroney, Megan Macaluso, Connie Mehos and Steven Monahan ALTAR SERVERS We are looking for e return of 0LDER SERVERS of High School age rough 29 to assi wi our Triduum Masses and services. If you were an Altar Server and would like to share your time during e Sacred Triduum, please call e Parish Office. Think quickly! Scripts are prepared and we re ready for print! ALL CURRENT SERVERS are asked to put time aside and be available for e MASS OF THE LORD S SUPPER on THURSDAY, April 5 at 7:30 P.M. Rehearsal for is liturgy will take place Saturday evening, March 31 following e 5:00 p.m. Mass.

4 CONGRATULATIONS GIRLS CYO! Saint Mary 5 & 6 Grade girls, coached by Mike Perchun won e National Division Championship defeating Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood and e Girls 7 & 8 Grade girls team coached by Benn O'Hara won e American Division defeating Corpus Chrii in Hasbrouck Heights. Congratulations to all e girls, coaches and parents who helped lead em to victory. We are so proud of you! SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL OLD FASHIONED STAR SPANGLED TRICKY TRAY Saint Mary High School will be holding eir Annual Tricky Tray on Friday, April 20. This year's event, "An Old Fashioned Star Spangled Tricky Tray" will be held at e High School gymnasium. The entrance fee is $15.00 and a paa dinner will be offered for $5.00/plate. Doors open at 6pm. For tickets, p l e a s e c a l l J o a n i e a t ( ) o r smhspres@verizon.net. Tickets will also be available for purchase at e door. Donations toward e prize pool are greatly appreciated. These donations may be dropped off at e Main Office or can be arranged for pick up. MARK YOUR 2012CALENDAR NOW! Regiration for Religious Formation will begin on e weekend of March 31/April 1. Forms can be downloaded from our website: Friday, March 30. If you are unsure of your parish number, please contact e Parish Office because NO regirration will be accepted wiout your parish number. ONLY Regiration forms will be accepted. Regiration will take place after all Masses in Room #100 in e basesment of e High School. Forms will also be available in e hallway. The DEADLINE to regier for e Summer Program is Sunday, April 29, ABSOLUTELY NO REGISTRATIONS will be accepted after April 29. In e intere of providing your children wi a well organized program, adequately prepared catechis and necessary educational materials, we urge you to comply wi our reque so at our experience can truly be fai-filled and Spirit enhanced. ENROLLEMENT is dependent on e number of catechis available. Classes will be held on: June 25 rough e 29 and July 2, 3, 5 and 6. Oer dates to be determined. OPERATION RICE BOWL... provides e faiful of our Archdiocese wi e opportunity to learn about and directly assi e poor bo here in our Archdiocese and overseas. Please pick up a rice bowl found by e main doors of church and return em to church by Holy Thursday, April 5. N O G R EAT E RL O VE Chri's Passion in Poetry, Song and Dance presented by The Xavier Company Sunday, April 1, pm CHURCH OF SAINT MARY NO Admission Charge Free Will Offering will betaken PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY Continue to pray for all e brave men and women who are defending our country. Keep em safe from all attacks and danger. Give em wisdom and reng in battle, help em to ay spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally rong and bring em safely home to eir families. DREW NAPOLI nephew to Thea Scheuerman 1LT. DANIELLE REID daughter of John and Bonnie Reid in Kuwait PAUL FEDORISIN Ellen Reid's grandson Fort Knox - Kentucky HOLY THURSDAY Experience HOLY THURSDAY in a new way by volunteering to have your feet washed at e Mass of e Lord s Supper on April 5 at 7:30 p.m. Kindly call e Parish Office at [201] if you would like to take part in is humbling experience. CUSTODIAN NEEDED A Part-time worker is needed to assi wi cleaning e school. Hours? Work may begin anytime after dismissal - 3:00 p.m. If intereed, please Mr. Roy Corso, rcorso@maryhs.org or call e office at (201) for furer information ANNIVERSARY MASSES It is an annual tradition to honor e couples in e Archdiocese who are celebrating five, twenty-five, fifty or more years of marriage. These liturgies are celebrated by Archbishop John J. Myers held at e Caedral Basilica of e Sacred Heart. Sunday, May 6, :00 p.m. Golden Anniversary (due to parish office: April 10) Sunday, June 3, :00 p.m. Silver Anniversary & 5 Anniversary (due to parish office: May 15) Many couples like to plan ese celebrations in advance. Regiration has begun and will take place by calling e Parish Office at [201]

5 RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Sessions for adults intereed in becoming Caolic or Caolic adults who wish to receive Holy Euchari and/or Confirmation are held on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. in Room 200 in Saint Mary High School. To regier, call Mary Lanni (201) or STATIONS OF THE CROSS... are held on Friday evenings during Lent at 7:30 in Church. Stations help e faiful to make a spiritual pilgrimage of prayer, rough meditating upon e chief scenes of Chri's sufferings and dea. All are welcome! Stations will be led by Martin Hipkins on March 30! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Regina Council Knights of Columbus meet in Saint Mary High School - Room #200 on e 2nd and 4 Tuesday evenings. Meetings art at 7: pm and la about an hour. All broer Knights are welcome to attend and ose wanting to obtain information on e Knights are welcome to come down. SAINT MARY SCHOOLS ANNUAL SPRING CARNIVAL May 1 rough May 5 The Academy at Saint Mary and Saint Mary High School will be holding eir Annual Spring Carnival at Memorial Field in Ruerford beginning Tuesday, May 1 rough Saturday, May 5. Bring your family and friends to e carnival for some fun. Enjoy ALL NEW EXCITING RIDES, Games, Food and more! "Family Night" is Tuesday, May 1 and Wednesday, May 2nd. "Pay ONE price" and ride ALL NIGHT! "Alumni Day" is Saturday, May 5 - come to e Carnival and see some old friends! Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday 6:00-10:00 p.m. Friday 6:00-11:00 p.m. Saturday 3:00-11:00 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY STATIONS OF THE CROSS If you were kind enough to take one of e 14 Stations of e Cross to write your own personal reflection, kindly it rcansmr@aol.com to e parish office by Monday, March 26! Thank you! ANNUAL FREE RABIES CLINIC The Ruerford Heal Department will be conducting its Annual Free Rabies Clinic for Ruerford cats and dogs on Saturday, March 31 from 11am to 1pm at e Mortimer Avenue Firehouse. Regiration forms can be picked up at 184 Park Avenue between 8:30 and 4:30pm. RECAPTURE THE DREAM CAMPAIGN It gives us great joy at e money raised has allowed us to open our worship space. However, ere is ill work to be done! We need e support of everyone who calls Saint Mary Church eir parish and spiritual home! Many of you have written or told me at you believe our renovated church and outdoor improvements will enable us to do even more wonderful ings in e Lord's name! Your kind words are always uplifting. As you may know, we have asked each family to make a pledge of $3, or $75.00 a mon for irty-six mons. This comes to a sacrifice of about $2 a day (less an a Starbucks cup of coffee). Since is campaign was based on equal sacrifice and not equal giving, some would be able to afford much less, oers much more. I cannot emphasize equal sacrifice and not equal giving, enough because only you know what is a sacrificial gift. We do not want anyone to go wiout e normal ings; we need to suain our lives in is blessed corner of e ear to which we have been blessed to live, while on e oer hand, if it doesn t hurt at all, it is not a sacrifice eier. I ask all of you to pray and look at your financial means and obligations and if you have not made a sacrificial gift, may consider to do so. If everyone does what ey can we can continue to do great ings. Any pledge or gift in any amount will be gratefully accepted. Your pledge and sacrifice will make it possible to provide a rong future for our beloved parish. We should be grateful to all ose at have gone before us and left us wi e wonderful ings we presently enjoy. It is now our opportunity to leave our mark and legacy on future generations and make Saint Mary Parish ronger. Please, feel free to call e parish office (201) if you have any furer queions. I ank ose who have given eir support and to ose who are ill considering making a pledge, ank you too. Consider having your name on a Memorial plaque hung on e wall for e Contributors of e Recapture e Dream Campaign. It's not too late! CONFESSIONS... next Saturday will be heard at 3:30 p.m. inead of 4:00 p.m. This will be your LAST CHANCE before Eaer for reconciliation. Consider joining us at our Penance Service on Monday, March 26 where we will have 10 confessors at 7:30 p.m.

6 Fif Sunday of Lent March 25, 2012 "Recapture e Dream" - A Dream Come True!