SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL PARISH

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1 SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL PARISH APRIL 14, 2019 PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD S PASSION 538 Sunbury Street, Minersville, PA Father Christopher M. Zelonis, M.Div., M.A. ~ Pastor Sister Catherine T. Brennan, SSJ ~ Pastoral Assistant MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: Sunday: Tuesday: Wednesday-Friday: 4:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 8:00 a.m. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: THURSDAYS after the 8:00 a.m. Mass, concluding with Benediction and the Miraculous Medal Novena at 6:00 p.m. Come and spend some quality time with the Lord Parish Office Facsimile Convent Father Parish address: stmichaels@stmichaelarchangelparish.org Religious Education address : ccd@stmichaelarchangelparish.org Like us on Facebook: Parish Website: Diocesan Website: SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Saturday 3:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. Call Father to meet face-to-face or anonymously. Nativity B.V.M. High School Assumption B.V.M. Grade School St. Joseph Center for Special Learning DIOCESAN VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR The Diocese of Allentown provides assistance to victims of sexual abuse. Contact our Victim Assistance Coordinator Wendy S. Krisak, M.A., NCC, LPC Direct Phone: Diocesan website: Youth Protection DIOCESAN SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATOR Sr. Meg Cole, S.S.J., M.S., L.M.F.T. Telephone: (610) Ext. 2019

2 ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CHURCH MINERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 14 April 2019 THIS WEEK S MASS INTENTIONS Vigil Mass for Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion Saturday, 13 Apr. St. Martin I, Pope & Martyr 4:00 PM ~ MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH GEMMELL, SR. Anne M. Gemmell SUNDAY, 14 Apr. - Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion 8:00 AM ~ PEOPLE OF THE PARISH (Living/Dec d) 10:00 AM ~ RONALD M. YOUREY Wife, Jane Monday, 15 Apr. - NO MASS Tuesday, 16 Apr. - 5:15 PM ~ FRANCIS AND MARY ZELINSKY AND FRANCIS, JR. Ann Marie, Robert and Families Wednesday, 17 Apr. - 8:00 AM ~ MITCHELL RYAN CHAPMAN Nana Chapman and Karen Holy Thursday ~ April 18 7:00 pm Mass of the Lord s Supper Private Adoration ~8:00 pm to 10:00 pm Holy Hour ~ 10:00 pm GOOD FRIDAY ~ April 19 Private Adoration ~ Noon to 3:00 pm Celebration of the Lord s Passion 3:00 pm Private Adoration ~ 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross and Opening of The Divine Mercy Novena 7:00 pm HOLY SATURDAY ~ April 20 11:00 am ~ Blessing of Food in Church Easter Vigil Mass 8:00 pm ~ A Special Intention EASTER SUNDAY MASSES ~ April 21 8:00 am ~ Living and Deceased Parishioners 10:00 am ~ Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life (Easter Egg Hunt after Mass ~ Convent yard bring your basket) ************************************************************** To Inspire... To Inform... To Entertain It is a coal from God s altar that must kindle our fire; and without fire, true fire, no acceptable sacrifice. (William Penn) DEVOTIONAL LAMP INTENTIONS Sanctuary In Loving Memory of Joseph and Rose Gemmell Daughter In-Law Rita and Family Thursday Adoration Candle In Loving Memory of Sheila Berzowski (B day 4/18) Sister, Marita Beach Holy Family In Loving Memory of Catherine Buehner Grabowski Family The Blessed Mother In Loving Memory of Nicholas J. Carroll Sister, Cathleen Moran In Loving Memory of Mitchell Ryan Chapman Nana Chapman and Family PRAYERS FOR OUR PRIESTS In your charity, please pray for the priests of our diocese, and in particular during this week remember: Apr. 13: Fr. Eric Tolentino Apr. 14: Fr. Andrew Torma, M.S.C. Apr. 16: Fr. James Torpey Apr. 17: Msgr. James Treston Apr. 18: Fr. James Ward IN MEMORIAM Please remember these deceased clergy of the Diocese of Allentown in your prayers. Apr. 14: Fr. John McNamara Apr. 17: Fr. James O Rourke Apr. 17: Fr. Stanislaus Norbutas Apr. 19: Fr. John Shalvey * Sisters of St. Joseph Easter Guild Cards Are being sold in the vestibule of the Church before and after all weekend Masses. Your living or deceased loved ones can be remembered with a Special Novena of Masses for a donation of $2.50. If you are unable to get cards at Church, please contact Sister Catherine Therese at Thank you in advance for supporting our Sisters of St. Joseph.

3 ~ PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD S PASSION~ PARISH REGISTRATION All are most welcome here at St. Michael the Archangel Parish. Please register as soon as possible. If you are leaving the parish or just changing your address, please notify the parish office. If you are moving out of the area, please register in a parish where you live as soon as possible; this is especially important for young adults who have finished college and now live in another area. If you need help finding a parish in your new locale, we will gladly assist you. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Baptisms usually take place on the first Sunday of each month during the 10:00 AM Mass, unless the liturgical calendar dictates another Sunday. Baptismal Classes are held at convenience of priest and family. Parents must be registered parishioners. Contact the parish office to make arrangements for the Baptism. Please pay close attention to the requirements for Godparents (see below). If there is any doubt or you need a further explanation please contact us. TO BE A SPONSOR FOR BAPTISM OR CONFIRMATION Be an active, registered member of the parish Be at least 16 years of age, baptized and confirmed Receive Holy Eucharist and Penance on a regular basis If married, be married under the auspices of the Catholic Church Strive to live, publicly and privately, the Lord s Commandments Request sponsorship certificate no less than three weeks before the conferral of the sacrament. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Couples contemplating marriage should contact Fr. Zelonis at least one year before the intended wedding date to begin sacramental preparations. Church date and arrangements MUST precede all other wedding plans. For diocesan registration: VISITATION OF THE SICK Please notify the parish office if someone in your family is in the hospital, as Fr. Zelonis visits every other week and by request. Also, Father and Sr. Catherine take Holy Communion monthly to those who are homebound and cannot attend Church. As soon as reasonably possible, call for Father to confess and anoint the seriously ill. Let nobody fall by the wayside! HANDING ON OUR CATHOLIC FAITH Because parents have given life to their children, they have the gravest obligation of educating them in the Faith. Our Catholic elementary and high schools immerse young people in holiness and virtue while offering other standard activities. Our CCD Program helps parents of public school children to meet their spiritual responsibilities. CCD enrollment may happen at any time but we prefer you register for the following year each May. The Church requires special prep for all youth preparing for First Penance, First Holy Communion and Confirmation. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS We welcome young adults back home for special occasions such as weddings and baptisms; however, non-parishioners who desire to celebrate a baptism or wedding here will need the permission of their pastor. DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN - CATHOLIC CHARITIES A multi-purpose social service agency helping families, children and adults. Pottsville Office ~ CRISIS PREGNANCY HELP LINE PROJECT RACHEL Post Abortion Healing Dear Family, Recall, from two weeks ago, the fourfold blessing of our humanity: (1) The human person is in the image of God; (2) in his own nature he unites the spiritual and material worlds; (3) he is created male and female; and (4) God established him in His friendship. This is what sin has cheapened for us. We experience the effects of sin in our inclination to sin, in suffering and death, in the obscurity and presumed indifference of God toward the human plight. Paul s apt term was the mystery of lawlessness (2 Thess 2:7) The Catechism (385ff) makes clear that the entire mystery of devotion (1 Tim 3:16) Christ incarnate, crucified, risen, and proclaimed is God s response to the mystery of iniquity, or, as philosophers call it, the problem of evil. Bare philosophy falls short because it cannot perceive the finger of God. Divine Revelation understands sin as the abuse of God s love-intended freedom. Our induction into sin, so poignantly narrated in Genesis 3 4, leads the believer to the entirety of Jesus life and ministry, and to the Finger-Pointing of the Holy Spirit (anciently known as digitus paternae dexterae The Finger of the Father s Right Hand ) that convicts us of sin and draws us to the Cross, the wellspring of salvation. The fall of the angels precedes the human fall. While Satan and his league are powerful indeed, they are not nearly equals to the power of God. They are, however, superior in power to the unaided human person. How could God permit Satan, as in the case of Job, to exert his unsavory influence over the first man and woman, and everyone else besides? Romans 8:28 shares, We know that God enables all things to work together unto good for those who love Him. The working-together of all things culminates in the Paschal Mystery, which Mother Church declares in this Holy Week. The mystery of redemption entails our graced yet free cooperation. Participation in the Eucharist during the Sacred Triduum is the highlight, but for most of us, the Sacrament of Reconciliation is a necessary spiritual preparation. Have I told you lately that I love you and that my love for you, as your pastor, entails generous availability for Confession? The times listed in the bulletin hope to provide early morning and later evening opportunities. I published a personal and direct phone number in the bulletin for reasons such as I cannot make any of these times but I still would like to confess. I will drive to where you are if I am available. Don t let Father is so busy lull you into persisting in serious sin. This confessor is also often a penitent. I couldn t authentically exhort you to go to Confession otherwise. Same old stuff? Understandable. But don t be afraid to allow the Holy Spirit to dig deeper. His findings, once disclosed in the sacrament, will lead to freedom. Yours, SPECIAL PARISH CONFESSION TIMES FOR LENT Tuesday, April 16 ~ 5:45 to 7pm Wednesday, April 17 ~ 7 to 7:50am & 6:00 to 6:30pm (Holy) Thursday, April 18 ~ 7 to 8am (No AM Mass) (Good) Friday, April 19 ~ Noon to 1pm

4 ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CHURCH MINERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 14 April 2019 CCD and SACRAMENT NEWS: CONFIRMATION: MANDATORY PRACTICE ~ Tuesday, April 23 at 6:00 to 7:30 pm - St. Matthew the Evangelist Church. Thursday, April 25 at 4:30 pm. The Bishop will confer the Sacrament of Confirmation on our eighth Grade students. The designated church for Confirmation ~ St. Matthew the Evangelist. FIRST COMMUNION: Communion Retreat - SATURDAY, April 27 Children 8:45 am to 12:30 pm. Parents 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm. Parish Center Meeting Room. (use Lewis St. entrance) First Communion ~ SATURDAY, May 11 at 10:00 am Mass. (Meet in Chapel at 9:15 AM) SUNDAY, May 12 at 9:45 am-meet in Parish Gym Parish May Procession Wear First Communion Attire. ALL STUDENT ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE! CCD FUNDRAISERS: We will continue selling before and after Masses in the vestibule of the Church. All food items are made by: Tony s Meat Market 17 E. North St. Minersville Our choices are: Cold Subs: $7.00 Regular (Bele), Italian, Ham/Cheese or Turkey Small Cheese Pizza Pie: $9.50; Large Cheese Pizza Pie: $ As always, we thank you in advance for your generous support of our CCD Program. *************************************************************** Lenten Program Healing Our Church at St. Michael the Archangel Parish Bishop Schlert has requested that each Parish in the Diocese conduct small group discussions to prayerfully reflect on Scripture, on the abuse crisis, and on our journey forward as true followers of Christ. Therefore, in keeping with this goal, St. Michael the Archangel Parish is recruiting parishioners to attend these discussion sessions during Lent. The sessions will be held in the Parish Meeting Room on the following dates: Wed., April 10 th ~ 6:30 pm & Wed., April 17 th ~ 6:30 pm *************************************************************** ROAST BEEF DINNER SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 Parish Center Cafeteria - 11 am to 2 pm Adults - $12.00 Children 10 and under - $6.00 Sponsored by St. Michael Archangel Church On the menu is roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetable, coleslaw or applesauce, roll, dessert and beverage. Eat-in or takeout. Tickets are now on sale in the vestibule or you can pick up your tickets at the Parish Office during the week. Advance tickets recommended. call A NOTE TO OUR FAITHFUL BAKERS A sign-up sheet is in the vestibule for donation of baked goods. Thank you for your donations. ALTAR SERVER ASSIGNMENT Ella Frantz ~ Tuesday, Apr. 16, 5:15 pm Holy Thur., Apr. 18 ~ 7:00 pm ~ Ella Frantz, Ava Frantz, Brayden Dodds & Dawson Seiders Good Fri., Apr. 19 ~ 3:00 pm ~ Emily Hart, Ryan Daubert,& Gillian Kavanaugh Holy Sat., Apr. 20 ~ 8:00 pm ~ Connor Denion, Gillian Kavanaugh & Brylee Beach Easter Sun., Apr. 21 ~ 8:00 am ~ Sarah Leibig, Emily Hart, Liam Reiley & Ryan Daubert Sun., Apr. 21 ~ 10:00 am ~James Dubé, Keegan Dubé & Matthew Dubé EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION AND LECTOR ASSIGNMENTS Holy Thurs,. Apr. 18 ~ 7:00 pm ~ Sr. Catherine, Alice Doyle & Mr. or Mrs. Doyle Lector: Joseph Kohutka Good Fri., Apr. 19 ~ 3:00 pm ~ Deb Walters, Joseph Lazarchick & Gerald Trasatt Lectors: Maria Mason & Georgine Walters Sat., Apr. 20 ~ 8:00 pm ~ Sr. Catherine, William Beadle & Charles Reber, Sr. Lector: Peggy Butler & Dottie Kull Sun. Apr. 21 ~ 8:00 am ~ Sr. Catherine, Norm Brown & Gerald Trasatt Lector: Kelly Kalovcak Sun., Apr. 21 ~ 10:00 am ~ Sr. Catherine, Joe Lazarchick & Bert Ehlinger Lector: Gavin Stone * THANK YOU Our Society of St. Vincent de Paul wishes to thank all of our volunteer soup-makers, those who made monetary donations and those who helped in any way with their Soup Supper on April 5. The needy in our area will benefit greatly from your free-will offerings. God Bless! Sr. Catherine T. Brennan Our Paschal Candle has been donated By an Anonymous Family. Our palm arrangements have been donated In Memory of Ronald M. Yourey by his Wife, Jane. MONTHLY 50/50 DRAWING WINNER CONGRATULATIONS to Marie Tokarcheck $ Thank you for your participation in our monthly drawing. SPONSOR OF THE WEEK R. E. REDDY & SONS, INC. for sponsoring an ad, making our bulletin possible

5 ~ PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD S PASSION~ SCHOOL NEWS ASSUMPTION B.V.M. ~ Registrations for K through grade 8. Call the Tours available anytime! NATIVITY BVM HIGH ~ registration call Mrs. Lynn Sabol * DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 Opening following the 7:00 pm Stations on Good Friday. Concluding services are being held on Sunday, April 28, 2019 beginning at 2:00 pm with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament along with confessions at 3:00 pm The closing prayer service will begin at 3:00 pm with the Chaplet, Novena and Benediction. The Divine Mercy Novena Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy, the Sunday after Easter, be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. He gave St. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena. The different souls prayed for on each day of the novena are: DAY 1 (Good Friday) - All mankind, especially sinners DAY 2 (Holy Saturday) - The souls of priests and religious DAY 3 (Easter Sunday) - All devout and faithful souls DAY 4 (Easter Monday) - Those who do not believe in Jesus and those who do not yet know Him DAY 5 (Easter Tuesday) - The souls of separated brethren DAY 6 (Easter Wednesday) - The meek and humble souls and the souls of children DAY 7 (Easter Thursday) - The souls who especially venerate and glorify Jesus' mercy DAY 8 (Easter Friday) - The souls who are detained in purgatory DAY 9 (Easter Saturday) - The souls who have become lukewarm Novena Prayer I fly to Your Mercy, Compassionate God, Who alone are good. Although my misery is great and my offenses are many, I trust in Your Mercy because You are the God of Mercy, and it has never been heard of in all ages, nor do Heaven or Earth remember, that a soul trusting in Your Mercy has been disappointed. (State the intentions) Jesus, Friend of a lonely heart, You are my haven. You are my peace. You are my salvation. You are my serenity in moments of struggle and amidst an ocean of doubts. Amen. PARISH STEWARDSHIP 30/31 March, 2019 Due to a revised publication deadline, the collections for April 6/7 will be listed in a future bulletin. Although we know that times are still difficult for many, we ask you to be as generous as possible with your parish for Easter. Thank you for all you do for St. Michael s God Bless you! ***************************************************************** NIGHT SCHOOL ~ PARISH RCIA: CANCELLED We regretfully cancel the Night School because (1) our candidates have scheduling conflicts that make Tuesday evenings impossible to coordinate, though instruction will continue separately; and (2) nobody else from the parish showed up for the first night. I am happy to sit down with anyone who has questions about the faith, no matter how silly you think the questions are. It s a part of ministry that I crave. We ll keep trying! ~ Fr. Zelonis ******************************************************** PARISH EVENT CALENDAR Apr. 15: Young-At -Heart ~ meeting at 1:00 pm (10th Anniv. party) Apr. 18: ~ Holy Thursday ~ Mass and Procession 7:00 pm all Confirmation & Communion children mandatory, Altar Servers, Lectors & Ministers of Holy Communion - meet in gym 6:45 pm. Apr. 19: Good Friday ~Service 3:00 pm Family Stations of the Cross 7:00 pm. Apr. 20: Blessing of Food in Church ~ 11:00 am : Holy Saturday ~ Easter Vigil 8:00 pm. Apr. 21: Easter Sunday ~ Easter Egg Hunt after 10:00 am Mass Apr. 23: MANDATORY~ Confirmation Practice for Confirmation Student and Sponsors at St. Matthew the Evangelist Church 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Apr. 25: Confirmation ~ 4:30 pm ~ St. Matthew s Apr. 27: First Communion Retreat ~ MANDATORY- 8:45 Children, Parents 12:30 pm. ******* Parish Office will be closed Holy Thursday, April 18 th, Good Friday, April 19 th and Monday, April 22 nd.