OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH 1603 MARNE HIGHWAY, HAINESPORT, NEW JERSEY 08036

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1 OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH 1603 MARNE HIGHWAY, HAINESPORT, NEW JERSEY 08036

2 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURECTION OF THE LORD April 20, 2014 M a s s e s Fo r t h e W e e k Saturday, April 19, :00 p.m. Easter Vigil People of the Parish, April 20, :30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Easter 10:30 a.m. The Resurrection of the Lord 12:00 p.m. All Easter Masses are being celebrated for the Intentions of the Parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish. Monday, April 21, :00 a.m. Parish Memorial Society Tuesday, April 22, :00 a.m. Leoncio Noche, Dec d r/b Mary Ann Traten Wednesday, April 23, :00 a.m. Lorraine Saitta, Dec d r/b Susan Keiss Thursday, April 24, :00 a.m. Hermogena, Herminio and Filomeno Santos, Dec d r/b Gigie Bermudez Friday, April 25, :00 a.m. Sydney Nasife. Dec d r/b Sumiko Pflaumer and The Rosary Altar Society Saturday, April 26, :30 p.m. Martin J. Pyne, Sr., Dec d r/b His Family, April 27, :30 a.m. Msgr. Richard L. Tofani, Dec d r/b Renee and Joe 9:00 a.m. Michael McMullen, Sr., Dec d r/b Sue Mc Mullen and Family 10:30 a.m. People of the Parish 12:00 p.m. Rodney Reyes, Dec d r/b The Parish Staff The Tabernacle Light will burn April 20th through April 26th For the Special Intentions of The Family of Joseph Brian Prince r/b The Consolation Mininstry PARISH STAFF Father Joe Noche Pastor Deacon Leo Zito Pastoral Associate deaconleo@olqponline.org Ginny Fama Coordinator of Religious Education ginny@olqponline.org Carol Nasife Parish Secretary carol@olqponline.org Esther Kubiczky Administrative Assistant esther@olqponline.org Hughie Curtis Facilities Manager Diane Dannenfelser Director of Sacred Music Rowell Reyes Business Manager Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Office Telephone Office Fax Parish Website Mass Schedule Saturday Evening: 4:30 p.m. : 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon Daily Mass: 9:00 a.m. Reconciliation: 3:45-4:15 PM

3 April 20, 2014 Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Hainesport, New Jersey Page Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Easter, the holiest day of the Christian year is here! After Holy Week we are able to come closer and closer to the heart of the resurrection news. Death of all things is no longer the ultimate reality. Christ s love for us did not end with his death. Jesus has been raised from the dead and the story continues in our lives by showing us an empty tomb. The empty tomb in this weekend s Gospel from John is presented to us so that we can see the Glory and Mystery of Christ. His rising from the dead is one mystery that cannot be assessed from the outside we can only know and see its reality and power if we dare to step inside the tomb and make Jesus' resurrection our own. The door of the tomb was opened not to let Jesus out of our hearts but to let us in, to allow us to see and believe that His promise is true and that he has indeed risen. He had conquered death once and for all and gave us hope and the promise of eternal life. My dear parishioners, Easter brings us to that amazing reality the reality that Jesus has indeed risen from death. If He had not risen from the dead, if He had merely died and not been resurrected, all our hope for humanity would have been lost. However, His resurrection changed all that and gave a final proof that He was indeed the Son of God. Yes, the event of the resurrection belongs to the history of mankind, which is an integral part of our Christian living. Christ has been raised, and we too have been raised. We are invited to make it more real every day of our lives. We can do this by: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, helping the needy and more... My dear friends. this is how we are supposed to live and continue in our own way. The Greatest Story Ever Told is the story of the resurrection of Jesus the Christ. This is what the Easter story is all about. This is what it means to be called Easter People People who are not afraid to help the needy People who are not afraid to carry the light of Christ into this world People who are not afraid to enter the empty tomb and proclaim that Jesus has indeed risen Let us not forget all these as we move on with our lives. Happy Easter to one and all!!! Fr. Joe

4 April 20, 2014 Easter of the Resurrection of the Lord Page Easter of the Resurrection of the Lord Christ is Risen! Our response to this great Good News: thankful praise! Deacon John O Donnell - Fran Ogazalek - Rose Powers Betty Rizzuto - Harry Smith - Monica Hopson - Patricia Webb - Vincent O Rourke - Bernadine Yost - David Gest Connie Connors - Jerry Yeager, Sr. Rose Duckett - Blanche Collar - Clare Faber - William Massey - Mary Ann Uricheck - Barbara Lamb - Frank Aleknavage - Anna Hopson - Brenda Wise - Ann Lees READINGS FOR THE WEEK An Easter Prayer Rejoice, all creation. Sing out the choirs of the heavens: Jesus has risen, conquering sin and death! We praise and thank God for the gift of his Son, who set us free and made us children of God and heirs of Heaven. May this Easter feast nourish our souls and enliven our Spirits for the sake of God s reign. Amen. The Faith Connection Acts 10: 34a, 37-43, Col 3: 1-4 or 1 Cor 5: 6b-8, Jn 20: 1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 Monday: Acts 2: 14, 22-33, Mt 28: 8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2: 36-41, Jn 20: Wednesday: Acts 3: 1-10, Lk 24: Thursday: Acts 3: 11-26, Lk 24: Friday: Acts 4: 1-12, Jn 21: 1-14 Lord God, Almighty Father, creator of mankind and author of peace, as we are ever mindful of the cost paid for the liberty we possess, we ask you to bless the members of our armed forces. Give them courage, hope and strength. May they ever experience your firm support, gentle love and compassionate healing. Be their power and protector, leading them from darkness to light. To you be all glory, honor and praise, now and forever. Amen. CATHOLIC HOME MISSION APPEAL The Catholic Home Missions Appeal will take place next week. One way that this Appeal works to support mission dioceses here at home is by supporting seminarian formation in poor dioceses. The blessing of seminarians places a financial burden on these dioceses, which educate each seminarian at a cost of $35,000 - $40,000 per year. Your support is needed for these young men, so that they can return to serve their parishes. Please strengthen the Church at home by making a generous gift to next week s Appeal. EASTER BASKET PROJECT THANK YOU On April 5th and 6th the seventh grade CCD students and parish volunteers worked together to create 335 Easter baskets. Their efforts, combined with the 327 baskets donated by RVHS, Burlington Township Middle School, Lockheed Martin and our parishioners, resulted in 765 happy children who were sponsored by Catholic, Christian or medical service agencies. Again, thank you for your generous support. IN MEMORIAM Please remember in your prayers a member of our parish family who died: Doris Steen Also Deceased members of our Parish and those who died in the Service of our Country. May they enjoy peace in their new life with Christ Jesus.

5 April 20, 2014 Page Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Hainesport, New Jersey Next Weekend s Liturgical Minister Schedule April 27/28 Saturday 4:30 PM 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Commentators Renee Rivera Anton Manz Marie Cannataro Patricia Towhey Tom Morse Lectors Sue Robinson Mary Troisi Nicholas Puleo Steve Sereduk Eva Bratty Cantors Alyssa Magee Julia Testa Alexa Kowalski Diane U Glay Kaitlyn Resavy Extraordianary Ministers of the Eucharist Jillian Layman Kim Slater Eleonore Laughton Elizabeth Palmese Denise Fox-Sulitzer Margie Anderson Laura Costello Rita Pelcak Elizabeth Palmese Matt Jordan Bob Strucko Mike/Helen Matheis Norma Larsen Paul Stefanick Wayne Howitz Altar Servers Vivian Bui Erika Roura William Slater Edward Flint Elia Palmese Kelsey Warren Michael Jackson Nettie Jackson Amanda Marth Joseph Amper Isabelle Howley Becky Mozdzen Michael Halpin Nettie Halpin Joseph Halpin Ushers Tom Barber Joe Berger Rich Lewis Joe Rivera Sam Hammill Mark Contravo Bruce McClure Joe Passalacqua Jerry Yeager Chris Resavy Anthony Pizzo Kaitlyn Resavy Paul Mostak John Steczynski Jim Riehman Paul Nestel Lori Nestel Michelle Mann Wayne Howitz Fred Sherrer Antoinette Viggiano Tom May Stewardship of Treasure Parish Offering: April 13, 2014 Due to the bulletin s early publication for the Easter Holiday, the collection totals for April 13, 2014 will appear in next weekend s bulletin. We make a living by what we earn. We make a life by what we share. Thank you for your generous support of our parish Please remember Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish in your Will as a lasting and loving gift to your parish community! Thank you! REMINDER: Our Lady Queen of Peace Church has available an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) program through Parish Giving by John Patrick Publishing Co., Inc. The program is free of charge for parishioners. You can enroll today by visiting our website at and click on the link to Parish Giving. Knights of Columbus KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TRAVEL RAFFLE $5, Travel Certificate Again this year the Knights of Columbus are offering a $5, Travel Certificate in the form of a gift card from AAA of Mount Laurel which can be used for one or more trips. The cost of the tickets are $10.00 each. This important fund raiser supports our parish commitment to assist the Diocese of Trenton Seminarians with their studies. Proceeds from last years raffle amounted to $30,000 and was presented to Msgr. Vaughan, Trenton Diocese Director of Vocations, which were distributed among 30 Seminarians. Tickets will be available on the weekends of May 4/5 and May 18/19. Please stop before or after Mass and purchase a ticket or two. Members of the Knights of Columbus thank you in advance for your continued support of this worthwhile project.

6 April 20, 2014 Easter of The Resurrection of The Lord Page WORD OF LIFE April 2014 As persons with disabilities share their gifts and needs, they bring out the best in our mutual humanity. They challenge us to live the Gospel precepts of charity in the real world to sacrifice some of our comfort for others, to take the time to enable them to be full members of society. They need to feel our solidarity with them, and to know their true dignity and worth as fellow sisters and brothers in Christ. ~ Excerpt from Life Matters: Persons with Disabilities Religious Education News NO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES Monday and Tuesday April 21st and 22nd NO CHILDREN S LITURGY OF THE WORD, April 20th and April 27th FIRST COMMUNION PRACTICE 2nd Grade Students / Sacred Heart School Where: Our Lady Queen of Peace Church When: Saturday, April 26th, 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Wednesday, April 30th, 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM 2nd Grade Students / Hainesport School Where: Our Lady Queen of Peace Church When: Saturday, April 26th, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Thursday, May 1st, 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY NEWS On, May 4th following the Noon Mass, the Rosary Altar Society will be having their annual May Crowning. This year the crowning will be held on the church grounds. A member of our recent Confirmation Class will crown the Blessed Mother and the court will consist of children from the First Communion Class. Please mark your calendars to attend this event. The Rosary Altar Society will be serving light refreshments following the crowning ceremony. The Rosary Altar Society will gather to recite the rosary at 8:30 AM followed by the 9:00 AM Mass on the first of the month and every Friday following the 9:00 AM Mass. All parishioners are invited to pray the rosary for the following intentions: our parish community, world peace, an end to abortion, victims of terrorism, vocations to the priesthood and religious life and the intentions of all present. DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY April 27, 2014 HOLY EUCHARIST CHURCH 520 Medford Lakes Road (Rt. 532) Tabernacle Please join us for our annual Divine Mercy Celebration at 2:00 PM. Confessions from 2:00 PM, Rosary Procession, Veneration of the Divine Image, Adoration, Recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Benediction and Mass. Confessions will not be heard during Mass. Our priest celebrant is Rev. Juan G. Rojas. At the conclusion of Mass refreshments will be served in Hoffman Hall. Please join us all are welcome. Directions: From the Red Lion Circle (where Rts. 70 & 206 meet) take Rte. 206 South to a left onto Medford Lakes Rd. (Rte. 532) go 1 mile. Holy Eucharist Church is on the left. Caregiving Workshop: Care for the Caregiver On Saturday, April 26th from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM, Caregivers of aging parents, spouse and child with DisABILITIES and those who support them will meet at Saint Joan of Arc Parish, 100 Willow Bend Road, Marlton, NJ. A panel of experienced caregivers, a nurse, psychologist, and hospital chaplain will share ways to help you. Your input is valuable. Registration fee of $15 covers a book, handouts and refreshments. For more information contact: Janis Bell, Coordinator for Maturing Adults, Department of Pastoral Care at Regis ter b y m ail or online: