Veni, Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium: et tui amoris in eis ignem accinde.

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1 Sunday After the Ascension May 20, 2012 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Saturday 8:00 AM May 19 Gerard Siorek Intentions req. by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Schilare 5:00 PM The Living & Deceased Members of Mater Ecclesiae Sunday 8:30AM May 20 Jaclyn Grimmie req. by Hank & Monica Lenthe 11:00 AM Robert Byrne req. by The Floyd Family Monday 8:00 AM May 21 Sabina Suchodowski re.q by Larry & Theresa Ferringo Tuesday 8:00 AM May 22 Wanda Siemiontkowski req. by Julie & Christopher Ross Wednesday 7:30 PM May 23 Colin & Jennifer Burke Intentions req. by Jerry & Nonie Burke Thursday 8:00 AM May 24 B. R. Hughes Intentions req. by Family Friday 8:00 AM May 25 Michael Schafer req. by Cheryl Hughes Saturday 10:30 AM May 26 James & Frances McAdams Intentions req. by Mr. & Mrs. Michael Phelps THIS WEEK S LITURGICAL CALENDAR AND READINGS FOR MASS Sunday May 20 II Class SUNDAY AFTER THE ASCENSION Monday May 21 IV Class Tuesday May 22 IV Class Comm. Saint Rita of Cascia, Widow Wednesday May 23 IV Class Thursday May 24 IV Class Friday May 25 III Class Saint Gregory VII, Pontiff & Confessor Comm. Saint Urban I, Pontiff & Martyr Readings: 1 Peter 5, 1-4; & Matthew 16, Saturday May 26 I Class VIGIL OF PENTECOST Mass at 10:30 AM - Sacrament of Confirmation Readings: Acts 19, 1-8 & John 14, FEAST OF PENTECOST: Come, O Holy Ghost, enkindle in our hearts the fire of Thy love. Veni, Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium: et tui amoris in eis ignem accinde. Emitte Spiritum tuum, et creabuntur: et renovabit faciem terrae. If possible, wear something RED next Sunday to show an outward sign of our cooperation in the fire of His love. Please plan to attend the Pentecost Choral High Mass on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM.

2 CCD News Late Registration Began May 1 st Late fees Apply! All registrations must be completed before August 31 st. If you have not already done so, please return completed forms with payment to the Rectory Office. REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED ON THE FIRST DAY OF CCD CLASSES. Students not registered will not be permitted to attend class. CCD FUNDRAISER Thank You for Your Continued Support! Don t throw away those empty printer cartridges and old cell phones! Help us get cash for your trash! Drop off your empty inkjet & laser cartridges, used cell phones, and PDA s in the Cartridges for Kids Collection Basket in the St. Martha Room. Tell your family, friends, and Businesses. All proceeds benefit the CCD Program. This is a great fundraiser for CCD because it requires ZERO investment and is a total profit for Mater Ecclesiae. ***Look for our wicker basket in the St. Martha Room!*** Timber Wolves The Federation of North American Explorers, a Catholic faith based movement for boys and girls, ages 6-18, meets on Thursdays in Bishop DiMarzio Hall from 6:30-8:30 PM. We are now accepting applications for September 2012 for all programs. For more info see: or contact akela@northstarexplorers.org Akela and Bagheera at the CHAPLET Conference with our sixers. Prayer Chain for Special Intentions & Intercessory Prayer Mater Ecclesiae parishioners who have a need for intercessory prayers or who wish to commit to participate in our Prayer Chain should contact Lou DiLoreto at or sifulou@comcast.net. Nursing Home Mass On the Second Friday of each month at 10:45 AM volunteers pray the Rosary and attend Mass said by Fr. Pasley at the Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center at Virtua in Berlin. The next Nursing Home Mass will be June 8. Tuesday Night Confession Schedule Change The Sacrament of Penance will not be offered on Tuesday evening from May 15 through June 5. The regular schedule of Confessions every Tuesday evening, 8 PM to 9 PM, will resume on June 12. The Mater Ecclesiae Pro-Life Apostolate Meetings on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30-9:00 PM. The Pro-Life Newsletter is published each month and is available in the Narthex and online at our Website Like Mater Ecclesiae on Facebook! facebook.com/materecclesiaechurch Remember the Sick: Please pray for Bishop Joseph Galante, Fr. H. L. Brignac, Fr. Daniel Kehoe, Fr. Robert Skurla, Joseph Arleth, Alfred J. Bailey, Louis N. Bailey, Alexandra Bilotti, Dan Bonacorsi, Michael Bowes, Chris Breen, Anne Byrne, Milvia Cacich, William Canfield, Catherine Canfield, Kelsey Canfield, Stephen Caputi, Gloria Cascino, Carolyn Casey, The Casey Family, James Cassidy, Sally Clemente, Bill Coillot, John Robert Conner, Patrick Corrigan, Marie DeCarlo, Robert dicecco, Dakota DiLoreto, Joseph DiSanto, Gerard Dowdall, Vincent Durso, Larry Ferringo, Luke Ferringo, Theresa Ferringo, Kathy Field, Rob Field, Joan Foley, Diane Foster, Gus Friedel, Joseph Gerage, Gordon C. Gladden, Wayne R. Glenn, Tadeusz Grancowski, Ann Graziano, Barbara Hale, Frank Hasson, Kathleen Hess, Nancy Hilbert, Velma Horcher, Mary Jablonski, Joe Johns, Joseph G. Johns, Barry & Mary Johnson, Robert A. Kauffmann, Pauline Keys, Merlyn Kinsey, Dorothy Kirwin, Gregory Kuczykowski, Jr., Jerry Levine, Grace Linkmeyer, Nancy LaMarche, Agnes B. Lamendola, Gay Lauria, Patricia Lennon, Guy Luongo, Montanna Marchesani, Daniel McCusker, Delores McElroy, Tina McGinnis, Donald Miller, Barbara Murphy, Clayton Myers, John Nadrigale, Nancy Numair, Michael Nuzzi, Pam O Brien, Doug Pallidino, Diane Passarello, Michael Pozanski, Carol Rader, Luis Rodriguez, M.A.T. R., Marion Rosetti, Marea Rossino, Tom Rothermel, Jo Anne Ruff, Annabella Salvucci, Bea Schiavo, Justin Schiavo, Kaylin Schiffer, Harold Scull, Rosalie Smith, Kathleen Snyder, Michelle Sprenger, Jack Sprouls, Thomas G. Swart, Robert F Swart Ruth Symons Ethel Thomas

3 Sacred Music & Liturgical Events May 20 Sunday Within the Octave of the Ascension May 26 Vigil of Pentecost o Confirmation 10:30 AM May 27 Feast of Pentecost o 11:00 AM Choral Mass May 30 Ember Wednesday June 1 First Friday of June June 1 Ember Friday June 2 First Saturday of June June 1 Ember Saturday June 3 - Holy Trinity Sunday June 7 - Feast of Corpus Christi o 7:30 PM Choral Mass & Procession o Blessed Imelda Society Enrollment June 15 Sacred Heart of Jesus o 7:30 PM Choral Mass o Final Choral Mass of Spring Season June 24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist Parish Events May 20 Last CCD Class for All Students o 9:45 AM Kindergarten meets in Hall o 9:45 AM 10:10 AM Grades 5-12 o 10:15 AM 10:45 AM Grades 1-4 May 20 Pancake Breakfast May th Anniversary of Fr. Pasley s Ordination June 3 1:00 PM Parish Celebration and Pot-Luck Luncheon to Celebrate Fr. Pasley s Anniversary June 23 Saturday at 1:30 PM o Mater Ecclesiae Drama Club Presentation o Cheaper By the Dozen June 24 Sunday at 1:30 PM o Mater Ecclesiae Drama Club Presentation o Cheaper By the Dozen Blessed Imelda Girls Enrollment When: Thursday, June 7th, Feast of Corpus Christi Mass Contact: Barbara Kohler at snowowl123@comcast.net Deadline: Sunday, May 27th The Annual House of Charity appeal is underway. Please help Mater Ecclesiae to make our 2012 goal of $36, by returning your pledge card to the Rectory Office. Dress Code We want to foster the greatest reverence and respect for Our Lord at Mater Ecclesiae. Our attire is an outward expression of our love for the Lord and shows how important He is to us. It is also a sign of our respect for the House of God. Therefore, one should always wear their Sunday Best to Mass: modesty, good taste and common sense should prevail. Accordingly, the following rules apply: NO SHORTS, EVER, FOR MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN. Women: No revealing clothing, low necklines, short skirts or bare midriffs. Please dress modestly with dignity and self-respect. We strongly suggest that women wear a head covering. Men: No tattered, soiled work clothes, old jeans or gym clothes. Please wear business or business casual attire to set a good example for our young men and boys. Knights of Columbus Annual Baby Bottle Drive to Benefit Local Pro-Life Center Filled Bottles are due back on Pentecost Sunday. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and we ask Our Lady to bless each and every one of you for helping us with this most important work of mercy that is saving the lives of the innocent!

4 Support Our Knights Council and an Order of Traditional Carmelite Monks! Now you can order coffee from the Mystic Monks through the Knights of Columbus web site. Get great coffee and support the knights. Flavors include Premiumm Blend, Dark, Medium and Light Roast, Decaf Arabica, Hazelnut, Chocolate Cherry, Irish Cream, French Vanilla, and Royal Rum Pecan. To learn more or place an order go here: An Invitation Father Hartman and Father Pasley offer Holy Mass on most,, if not all, Mondays and Fridays for the residents/patients at a Camden County Health Services Center and Virtua Health and Rehabilitation Center, respectively. We invite you to help in wheeling the residents to and from Mass. No obligation or o commitment is required; it is just a matter of going to the facility (Blackwood or Berlin) on any day you are free to help us. For more specifics, dates, times, directions, etc., please contact Father Hartman. Thank you! Sunday Collections Thank you for your generosity! http: // Carmelite Monks of Wyoming Mystic Monk Coffee is roasted by the Carmelite Monks, a Roman Catholic monastery in the silence and solitude of the Rocky Mountains of northernn Wyoming. The monks live a hidden life of prayer and contemplation in the pursuit of God. The monastery is inundated with young men who seek to leave everything to pray for the world, in a tradition at least a thousand years old. Mater Ecclesiae Council #12833 meetings are held on the 2 nd & 4 th Mondays of the month at 8:00 PM in the Knights Room. The Scriptural Rosary and Prayer for Vocations are said at 7:30 PM in the Church. New members are welcome. Visit their website: The New 4 th Degree Knights of Columbus Assembly Anima Christi No meets on the 3 rd Monday of the Month at 8:00 PM following the recitation of the Rosary at 7:30 PM. The Assembly is the 4 th degree arm of the Knights of Columbus and performs the color corps duties at Father Pasley s bequest. All the 4 th degree members of Anima Christi are members of our K of C Mater Ecclesiae Council and this Parish. Scriptural Rosary The Mater Ecclesiae Knights of Columbus Scriptural Rosary is now available on the Knights' website. You can download the PDF file from the homepage or the "Prayers" page. You can go directly to or follow the link from the Mater Ecclesiae website. Joinn us in September when the Monthly Breakfasts willl begin once again. Thank you for your support of this wonderful fundraising activity! Sunday Breakfast May 2 20 th Final Breakfast for the Season; See you again the Fall! Come out and enjoy a great meal with friends! We will be serving pancakes, farm-fresh eggs, fresh oven-roasted potatoes, bacon, sausage, pastries, toastt and more! Beverages include coffee, tea & juice. Tickets available at the door: Adults: $6..00 Children to age 12: $3.00 Families: $27.00 All proceeds benefit Mater Ecclesiae.

5 JOIN THE MATER ECCLESIAE SENIOR DRAMA STUDENTS FOR THEIR 2012 PRODUCTION OF Cheaper by the Dozen On Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th at 1:30 PM In Bishop DiMarzio Hall Come join our talented actors for an afternoon of laughter and fun. LIGHT refreshments will be served on Sunday immediately following High Mass. Free-Will Donations will go to the Mater Ecclesiae Building Fund

6 The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on The Vigil of Pentecost, Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 10:30 AM Please remember our Confirmandi in your prayers this week. Angelina Marie DelPalazzo Dakota Louis DiLoreto Sierra Mae DiLoreto Jeffrey Thomas Kohler Elena Anna Maria Emilia Mojalliu John Paul Sparks Maria Rose Thomas Hannah Philomena Zwick John Paul Zwick Father s Day Spiritual Bouquet Mass Cards Give a spiritual gift for Father s Day, or a loving Memorial Remembrance. If you would like to include your father, grandfather, husband, uncle, brother, or loved one in our Father s Day Mass Intentions, Father s Day Spiritual Bouquet Mass Cards will be available in the Narthex. Your loved ones will be remembered in the Masses offered at Mater Ecclesiae in observance of Father s Day. If you plan to attend Father Pasley s Anniversary Celebration, please fill in our Pot Luck sign-up sheet in the Narthex to let us know what you will be bringing to share or if you can help with the set up or clean up. The Parish will be supplying hot coffee, tea, lemonade and iced tea and a cake. Thank you!