St Teresa of Avila DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY CELEBRATION TODAY AT 3:00PM. Mass Schedule DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY. April 8, ? ONLINE WEEKLY?

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1 St Teresa of Avila 306 Morris Avenue, Summit NJ April 8, 2018 Second Sunday of Easter e s t Mass Schedule Saturday (Memorial Mass) 8:30 AM 5:30 PM Sunday 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM (Spanish) 1:30 PM 5:30 PM DAILY LITURGIES Monday Friday 7:00 AM! 8:30 AM PARISH OFFICE HOURS Sunday 9:00AM-1:00PM Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30AM-4:30 PM Tuesday & Thursday 8:30AM-7:00PM DO WE HAVE YOUR DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY ? April 8, 2018 GETTING THE BULLETIN The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own... - Acts 4:32 ONLINE WEEKLY? RECEIVING PARISH MESSAGES AND S? If not, please call the office and give us your . Thanks! DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY CELEBRATION TODAY AT 3:00PM

2 Parish info Pastoral Team PASTOR Monsignor Robert Sterling Meyer, STL, JCL, JD PRIEST WEEKEND ASSISTANTS Monsignor Joseph Reilly, STL,PhD Fr Christopher Ciccarino, SSL, STD Fr Linh Hoang, OFM, PhD Fr William McDonald, STL Fr Amilcar Benito Prado, MA, MDiv Fr Roberto Ortiz, STL Fr Gregory Salomone, OP Fr Gabriel J Curtis, MA, MDiv DEACON Kevin R Reina, JD deaconkevin@stteresachurch.org ASSOCIATE TO THE PASTOR Nick Leeper, MS nickl@stteresaavila.org PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Angela Intili MM angela@stteresachurch.org DIRECTOR OF PARISH MINISTRIES/ ENVIRONMENT & EVENT COORDINATOR Michele Williams mwilliams@stteresachurch.org DIRECTOR OF LITURGY AND MUSIC Matthew Still, BM matthews@stteresaavila.org ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MUSIC Kristen Hoyt, BM kristenh@stteresaavila.org DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Karen Cocco, Ph D kcocco@stteresachurch.org PRE-SCHOOL DIRECTOR Christine Monaco, BEd cmonaco@stteresachurch.org Preparing and Receiving the Sacraments RECONCILIATION Saturdays 4:00pm sharp, Saturdays immediately after the 8:30 am mass. BAPTISMS Please see the website for details and then contact Lucy at Lucy@stteresachurch.org. ADULT INITIATION The RCIA is a process for Catholics who haven't received all their sacraments and wish to do so, or for non-catholics who wish to become Catholic. Contact Nick Leeper nickl@stteresaavila.org for more information. MINISTRY FOR and SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Please notify the Rectory when a member of the parish is in the hospital or is unable to attend Church and wishes to receive Holy Communion or should be anointed. MARRIAGE Please see the website for details and then contact Angela at the parish office. Arrangements must be made at least six months in advance of the marriage date. RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS Women and men who feel called to Religious Life, and men who feel called to Holy Orders, should contact the Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall. Matthew Higgins at matthew. higgins1@shu.edu or at DEVOTIONS HOLY HOUR is offered the First Monday of each month at 7:30 pm ROSARY is recited after 8:30 am Weekday Mass NOVENA to the Miraculous Medal of our Blessed Mother Mary every Monday following the 8:30 am mass. Administrative Team DIRECTOR OF STEWARDSHIP/ CHIEF OF STAFF Karen Imbach kareni@stteresaavila.org EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Betty Bruno bettyb@stteresaavila.org PARISH SECRETARY/OFFICE MANAGER Lucy Diaz lucy@stteresachurch.org DIRECTOR OF PARISH FINANCES George Klacik george@stteresachurch.org ASSISTANT TO THE FINANCE MANAGER Ryan Plate ryan@stteresachurch.org DIRECTOR OF PARISH PLANT/ MAINTENANCE Michael Tenten mtenten@stteresachurch.org TRUSTEES Joseph Oakes Dolly Donahue FINANCE COUNCIL Thomas Garvey Nancy Piraneo Erik N van Nispen Thomas Conniff Peter Pardo Robert McKeon PARISH INTERNS Ella Ortiz - intern1@stteresaavila.org Gabriel Martinez - intern3@stteresaavila.org Contact Details 306 Morris Avenue, Summit, NJ st-teresa.org St Teresa of Avila Summit EUCARISTÍA Cada domingo a la una y media de la tarde. BAUTISMO Padres quienes quisieran bautizar a sus hijos tienen que llamar a Lucy Diaz ( ) para más información y para inscribirse. PRIMERA COMUNIÓN/ CONFIRMACIÓN Para los niños tienen que in- scribirse en el programa de educación religiosa. Llame a Karen Cocco a la oficina de educación religiosa, Lunes a Miercoles entre las horas 9 en la mañana a 1 de la tarde, para más información ( x 204). EL MATRIMONIO Para más información por favor de contactar a Angela Intili a (908) x 216 SACRAMENTO DE LA UNCIÓN DE LOS ENFERMOS: Si udsted o un miembro de su familia está en el hospital, o en casa, enfermo o incapacitado, y quiere recibir el Sacramento de Sanación favor de llamar la rectoría ( ) para el sacerdote. EL RITO INICIAL CRISTIANO PARA ADULTOS: Si tienes más de 18 años de edad y quisieras recibir uno de los Sacramen- tos Iniciales; el Bautismo, la Confirmación, o la Primera Co- munión; o si deseas convertirte a la fe católica, por favor lla- mar a la rectoria para más información del programa de RICA. Ritos Iniciales Cristianos para Adultos. Mass Intentions Saturday, April 7 8:30 am Memorial Mass 7:30 pm Michael Kane Sunday, April 8 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY 7:30 am Soccodato Family 9:00 am Robert A Nylund 9:30 am Michael Kane 10:30 am James Gilmartin 12:00 pm Sam, Lina & Antoinette Russo 1:30 pm People of the Parish 5:30 pm Michael Kane Monday, April 9 7:00 am Philip Cocco 8:30 am Anna Meny Tuesday, April 10 7:00 am Anne Macenczak 8:30 am Thomas Gionta Wednesday, April 11 7:00 am Tiffany Uribe 8:30 am Charles J Mallon Thursday, April 12 7:00 am Bruce A Kammerer 8:30 am John Jarka Friday, April 13 7:00 am Ron Hart 8:30 pm Jeanmarie Vizzone Saturday, April 14 8:30 am Memorial Mass 5:30 pm Fred Eckert Sunday, April 15 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER 7:30 am Ellen Keohane 9:00 am Anton Miller Jr 9:30 am Joan C Staunton 10:30 am Margaret Coolahan 12:00 pm Margaret Peg Reynolds 1:30 pm People of the Parish 5:30om Sarah Quinn "To Everything there is a Season, and a Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:11 A Time to be Healed Parish sick: Rose Bariexca, Lucy Bustillos, Edgardo Castillo, Charlie Close, Joseph Cunningham, Joe Deluca, Brendan Duane, Carol Filbernagel, Jeanne Flynn, George C Gross, Carolyn & David Harvis, Thomas Intili Jr, Judy Koziatek, Ryan LaPoff, Jinovan Longa, Josephine Mancuso, Ellen Marlowe, Vincent Marotta, Art McCann, Brenda Nobil, Mary O'Cello, Ally Riedling, William Witfield A Time to Mourn Recently deceased: May all the faithful departed rest in peace

3 Upcoming: Special thanks MAY CROWNING Sunday, May 6 9:00am Featuring celebrant & homilist Fr Fred Miller Fr Fred Miller, a native of Hoboken, was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark on May 27, He attended Seton Hall University, where he earned his BA, and continued his studies at St John's University in Jamaica, NY, where he received his MA. From there, he went on to Rome to study at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) where he earned both his STL & STD degrees. Fr Miller spent a number of years teaching systematic theology and spiritual theology at St Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, PA, St Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, and Mount St Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He has served several Archdiocesan parishes which include St Agnes in Clark, St Anne's in Jersey City, and St Thomas More in Fairfield. to all who attended and made our Holy Week and Easter Liturgies so inspirational. From readers and musicians, to seminarians and decorators, from those who set up to those who cleaned up, to our priests, servers and ministers of all kinds... a warm thank you and Easter blessings. Save the Date! Fr Roger J Landry will be at St Teresa's on Sunday, May 20, celebrating the 10:30am mass. He will be signing books after the 10:30 mass and before the 12 noon mass. Aside from his work within the Archdiocese, Fr Miller has served as director of several institutions, including Executive Director of the World Apostolate of Fatima in Washington, a post which he held for 6 years, and the Spiritual Director at the Pontifical North American College, in Rome. Currently, Fr Miller is the Spiritual Director at the College Seminary of the Immaculate Conception at Seton Hall University, where is also an adjunct professor of systematic theology. Fr Miller has published over 50 articles and 2 books, which include The Trial of Faith of St Therese of Lisieux (Alba House) and The Grace of Ars (Ignatius Press). PLEASE DON'T READ ME DURING MASS. TAKE ME HOME AND SHARE ME. THE FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY! April 8, :00 pm S A I N T TERESA OF AVIL A CHURCH - RECITATION OF THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY - EXPOSITION AND BENEDICTION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT - VENERATION OF THE RELIC OF ST FAUSTINA WATCH, READ, & REFLECT FOR 10 MINUTES A DAY Sign up to receive Reflections on Divine Mercy a 10 day series direct to your inbox: Video excerpts from Augustine Institute Studios acclaimed production, Divine Mercy in the Second Greatest Story Ever Told. Inspiring passages from the Catechism of the Catholic Church Reflections for applying God's mercy to your daily life. To sign up, visit:

4 4 BIG MISTAKES WE'VE MADE WITH CATECHESIS One of the great struggles in the Church today is effectively catechizing God's people. In a world so full of error, distortion, and half-truths, this has never been more necessary. I was asked recently to present my thoughts on this topic at a conference. I did so from the perspective not only of a pastor but also of one who grew up at the end of the era of the old Church and through the cultural revolution of late 1960s. Today's post is the first part of my presentation at the conference; I'll be posting the remainder over the next several days. (See Here's How to Help Fix the 4 Big Mistakes We've Made With Catechesis.) Many approaches and experiments in catechesis have been tried over the past several decades and, frankly, all have ultimately failed. Though we need to try something new, that something new is really something old. We must go back to basics and tell the old stories again, within the family environment rather than just at the parish level. In this first part of this article I'd like to reflect on four failed models of the past. I do not refer to specific programs, but more to some of the educational philosophes that underlie our practices then and now. I. THE PROFESSIONAL CLASS At some point, especially in the immigrant years of Catholicism in this country, the task of catechesis shifted from the family and the culture experience of the home to a kind of professional class of teachers, largely priests and religious sisters. In this system, religious education was almost always conducted away from the home. It took place in Catholic schools, which were being built in huge numbers in those years and staffed by ample numbers of religious nuns and brothers. In a largely Protestant culture, which also dominated in the public schools, the building of Catholic schools was considered a high priority for Catholics. Parents were strongly encouraged to enroll their children in Catholic schools. Catholic schools and CCD (Confraternity of Christian Doctrine) programs were remarkably effective, well-staffed, and well-attended in the immigrant years of the first half of the 20th century and well into the 1970s. Religious education and upbringing became a task largely conducted away from the home. Children either attended Catholic school, or if that was not possible, went to CCD classes (established to educate children who attended secular schools). The point was that the education of children in the faith was entrusted to professional religious educators, priests, sisters, and some lay teachers. Surely there were many reasons that this scenario came to be. Industrialization, urbanization, and poverty often put great strains on immigrant families. Educational levels in general among largely poor Catholics were low and to some extent it made sense to entrust the critical task of religious education to the Church. But the effect was the marginalization of parents as the primary religious educators of their children. And this would have lasting effects when the system of priests and religious collapsed in the 1970s. Religious sisters and priests, once a numerous and effective army of teachers, diminished and largely disappeared almost overnight. Despite this, parents were still kept on the periphery. But, frankly, how could catechesis have been redirected back to the home at that time? For at least three generations, Catholics had been led to relegate religious formation to the parish rather than the home. Attitudes change slowly and there was also little catechetical experience to rely on within the family. In reaction to this, many well-meaning but at-first-untrained laity stepped into the gap to prop up the parish-based system. Despite the revolution of the late 1960s and the exodus of religious, parish-based religious instruction continued as usual. Add to this problem the fact that professional class of religious leaders and teachers in the 1960s and later came to be infested by dissenters. Poorly trained adults were at first little equipped to resist those dissenters and were easily led astray. So the first problem is that it is never good when parents and other adults are told to consign the religious education of their children to others. It tends to remove faith from the home and allows a class of dissenters too much access and influence. As we shall see, this left many Jules-Alexis Muenier ( ), La Leçon de catéchisme chronological adults with a faith that was little more than elementary. II. THE PRIORITY WAS ON CHILDREN In all the immigrant years and into the 1960s, the whole focus and priority was to teach children the faith. So critical was the Catholic education of children considered to be, that bishops often instructed pastors of new parishes to build the school first (holding Mass in the hall) and build the church later. With the education of children in the faith such a priority, the education of adults suffered and in many places was non-existent. Certainly there was little attempt to teach parents to hand on the faith. Why should there be when the parish was handling the teaching of the children? But something sets up when the faith is taught only to children and not translated to an adult audience. Children are great at learning the basics, but they are not always able to connect the dots or to discern the deeper meaning and relevance of what is taught. That sort of process requires ongoing formation as people progress through the various stages of life. Most parishes were so focused on the elementary education of children that few resources were left to devote to the ongoing formation of adults through the various stages of their lives. Even if adults had some access to the nuts and bolts of elementary doctrine from their childhood instruction, there was little capacity for most to build upon this foundation and apply the faith to the increasingly complex moral issues of the modern world. Frankly, most parents were poorly equipped to be spiritual leaders in the home (and their children did not look to them for instruction in the faith). Neither were they equipped to be spiritual leaders in the community or to apply their faith to the temporal order or within the community. Some of this explains why, despite so many Catholics in this land, we have so little influence within the temporal order, the political realm, and so forth. Many Catholics make little or no connection between their faith and how they vote or how they think about any number of worldly topics or matters. Quite frankly, most were not taught to do so. Faith was something

5 discussed down at the parish by priests, nuns, and catechists. At home and out in the world, the laity had not been encouraged to say or do much other than to engage in a few pious practices (e.g., saying the rosary, not eating meat on Fridays, and attending Mass on a few holy days here and there). Living or discussing the faith outside the parish was minimal. And inside the parish, the faith was taught almost exclusively to children. Add to this the tendency, even the demand, for short sermons and Masses, and adults were left largely on the margins of educational outreach. This child-centered focus of Catholic education was not only unhealthy but practically guaranteed that Catholics would be (and still are) sitting ducks when error and demanded compromise came knocking at ever increasing levels as the culture melted down. III. THE PROCESS WAS PERFUNCTORY Rote learning through the use of memorized questions and answers was the common method of educating youngsters in the first half of the 20th century. Two factors influenced this: the focus on children and the size of parishes. As we have seen, with the focus of religious education almost entirely on children, there developed an educational model that best fit children. The rote learning of the Baltimore Catechism was good in itself. It presented the basics of the faith well in a concise question and answer format. As a rule, children are much better at memorization than are adults. Further, it is appropriate to provide them with basic principles as a foundation on which to build. But therein lies the weakness as well. If all that is done is to memorize pithy questions and answers, much is left undone. For example, what do the answers mean at a deeper level? What are the consequences for our spiritual, moral, social, and emotional lives? It is true that God is everywhere, but what are the implications of that? Jesus is the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, who became flesh and dwelt among us. But more deeply, who is Jesus Christ and what does it mean to call him Lord and God, yet also our brother? How do we experience Him? The rote method of memorizing questions and answers can supply substance but is there time for adequate reflection? Usually there was not. And that leads to the second factor that influenced this quick, rote method: huge parishes. Many of the parishes of the immigrant period and up to the middle of the 20th century were huge. Some of the ethnic parishes of Chicago had as many as 20,000 members. Some of the parishes took up an entire city block, with the parish and school buildings along with convents and rectories (housing armies of priests and religious). Many parishes had gymnasiums, credit unions, and social halls as well. Imagine the Mass schedules and confessions in parishes of this size! Many parishes had as many as 15 Masses on Sunday in the upper and lower churches and sometimes in the school hall all celebrated before noon. Confessions were heard for as long as six hours on Saturdays with as many as six priests in the boxes. Parochial schools sometimes had double shifts in order to accommodate the large number of students, and there were as many as 60 children per classroom. It's an amazing picture, but it also shows how and why a quick and basic approach to just about everything took hold. These parishes were too easily like factories, quickly churning out product. Masses were usually low Masses, and the confessions were often hurried. Religious instruction had to be quick and focused. There is little time to go deeper in such a factory system, in which quantity too easily eclipses quality. In reaction to this atmosphere, the Baltimore Catechism was pure genius. It captured a lot of content and memorably set it before students. But the questions posed in the catechism weren't always the questions that the world was increasingly asking, as a cultural storm brewed heading toward the 1960s. The depth of knowledge needed to apply the faith to changing and complex situations was not the strong point of the rote system. Add to this the fact that the home was seldom a place for further discussion of the faith and you get a generation or two that is schooled in the basics but has no model to apply them to daily life. Such models are best seen in family settings. IV. THE PREMISE WAS AUTHORITY, NOT TRUTH ITSELF Before the cultural revolution that threw out (among other things) respect for authority, an argument made from a position of authority carried a certain amount of weight. One might be exhorted to go to Mass, or to believe a certain doctrine because the Church said so. Such exhortations were common because they worked. But after the revolution, not only did the argument from authority carry little weight, it was often an additional reason not to accept something as true, even a reason to scorn it all the more. The argument from authority certainly has a place, but its effectiveness varies a lot from person to person and from culture to culture. Some believers are more prone than others to accept the simple weight of authority. Others seek evidence and demand more reasons. In the end, the argument from authority has a flawed premise. Something is not true because the Church teaches it; rather, the Church teaches it because it is true. Authority is helpful because issues can be complex and disparate, and authorities or experts can present them coherently. But at the end of the day, something is true of itself, not merely because an authority says so. While the Church is an important vehicle for truth, the truth is from God, and the Church believes, teaches, and proposes something for belief because God has revealed it through the Scriptures, the Book of Creation, and Sacred Tradition. Pedagogically, this argument from authority, which carried a lot of weight and was a common Catholic appeal, had the drawback of encouraging acceptance of a declaration without going deeper through questions such as these: Why is this so? How is this related to this other teaching that seems to say something different? Are there distinctions to be made and if so what are they? How do we know this is revealed by God and not mere human doctrine? These questions need not be asked in an impudent or contrary way; they are the stuff of rational inquiry, of faith seeking understanding. In the because the Church says so mode, one risks accepting a teaching and suffering the same fate as the seed that falls on rocky ground and withers for lack of root, or the seed that falls on the path and is taken away by the the birds of the air, or the seed that falls among thorns and is choked off. And this is precisely what happened when the revolution hit. The beautiful, docile (docile meaning teachable, not gullible) faith of many Catholics lacked the depth necessary to endure the tsunami that came in successive waves. Thus the generations raised on rote, authority-based systems in which both the questions and the answers were supplied could not withstand the questions raised by a post-revolutionary world. Parents, especially, were ill-equipped to set up a wall of truth for their children, since catechesis had not been their bailiwick for generations and the catechesis they did have was rooted in the child-centered systems of Catholic parishes and schools. Sadly, as we know, a lot of these structures remain in place today. Family-based catechesis is still rare; whatever religious education does occur is still mostly consigned to schools and parishes rather than taking place in the home. Opportunities for adult education have increased, but most parishes are still heavily focused on catechizing children (not a bad thing) and provide limited opportunities for adults. Further, there is almost no effort made to help parents to be better catechizers of their children at home. So although the old days at least had good content, we know that by the 1970s the content had become quite poor even in some cases erroneous and heretical. As a way forward, we need both good content and better support structures. I'll continue with more on this in next week's post. - Msgr. Charles Pope MAR 14, EWTN News, Inc. Reprinted with permission from the National Catholic Register.

6 Parish Happenings This Week at a Glance Monday, April 9 è NO Religious Ed Classes è Rosary Makers 10:00am-11:45pm St John of the Cross è Legion of Mary 7:00pm-9:30pm St John of the Cross Tuesday, April 10 è NO Religious Ed Classes è Tuesday Scripture Sharing 9:30am-11:00am St John the Cross è Bereavement Group 7:00pm-9:00pm Sacristy Wednesday, April 11 è Loaves and Fishes 7:30am- 9:00am Upper Memorial Hall è Christ Child - Layette Assembly 8:15pm- 11:00am Lower Memorial Hall Thursday, April 12 è Catholic Community Bible Study 9:15am-11:30am Memorial Hall è Citizenship Class 7:00pm-8:30pm Avila Room B è Choir 7:30pm-9:30 pm Sacristy è Charismatic Prayer Group 7:30pm-9:30 pm School Friday, April 13 è Spanish Leaders Prayer Group 7:30pm-9:30pm Lower Memorial Hall è Saturday, April 14 Men for All Seasons 7:30am-10:30am Avila Room Spanish Prayer Group 6:3pam-9:30pm Upper Memorial Hall Sunday, April 15 è Religious Ed Classes 8:45am-11:45am School è Sunday Scripture Sharing 9:00am-10:30am Avila Room B SNOW EXPENSES BUDGETED WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT WE HAVE COLLECTED $60,000 $50,017 $4,525 SPECIAL SECOND COLLECTION APRIL 15 WE APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROSITY! Visit us online at st-teresa.org Saint Teresa of Avila Parish SUPPORT GROUP FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER Every Last Wednesday of the 7:30 PM Trinity House 1292 Long Hill Road, Stirling RECOVERY MASS 2nd Saturday Each Month 12:00 NOON The Shrine of Saint Joseph 1050 Long Hill Road, Stirling Monthly Recovery Mass and Prayer Session In the chapel, pray in community for loved ones still enslaved by addictions, and give thanks for those who have found recovery! ALL RECOVERY BIBLE STUDY OPEN INVITATION- Every Thursday at 7:30 PM Trinity House 1292 Long Hill Road, Stirling Spiritual principles of the 12 Steps, as they emerge in Scripture For Info: Keaton Douglas DRUG (3784) shrinerecovery@gmail.com Are you celebrating your 5th, 25th or 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IN 2018? We are honoring those couples in our Archdiocese who will be celebrating these milestones of Christian marriage. These anniversary liturgies will be celebrated by Cardinal Tobin in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on: April 29 at 3:00pm è 5 years & 25 years May 6 at 3:00pm è 50 years Please contact the Parish Office to register. The registered couple will then be contacted directly and provide instructions/directions. Register early! SAINT TERESA OF AVILA MEN'S MONTHLY MINISTRY MEN FOR ALL SEASONS WITH BREAKFAST Fr Mariusz Koch, CFR Associate Spiritual Director Immaculate Conception Seminary SATURDAY 9AM AVILA ROOM Immediately following the 8:30am Mass School news This week the children have been busy making flowers so our hallways look like it is Spring! We are all praying for warmer weather! The preschool children enjoyed their last week of gym with "Stretch and Grow". Thank you to our PTO for providing the kids with a great indoor recess program. As a reminder, school will be closed for Spring break the week of Monday, April 9 - April 13. School will reopen on Monday, April 16th We still have availability in our preschool and kindergarten for September. Please call for information and to schedule a tour.

7 8 de Abril del º domingo de Pascua "La comunidad de creyentes tenía un solo corazón y una sola alma, y nadie consideraba co-mo suyo lo que poseía, sino que todo lo tenían en común..." - HECHOS 4:32 Todo lo que somos y todo lo que tenemos es un regalo de Dios! Piensa en tu familia, tus ami-gos, tus talentos, tus habilidades y tu dinero. Todos estos son regalos de Dios! En realidad, no somos dueños de nada, simplemente somos "administradores" de los dones con los que Dios nos ha bendecido. MINISTERIOS DE NUESTRA PARROQUIA EL CORO: De la misa en español esta solicitando la colaboracion de personas mayores de 14 años para acompanar la misa de 1:30 los domingos. El horario es flexible y participacion puede ser intermitente. Interesados comunicarse al CLASES BAUTISMALES: Los programas efectivos de preparación para el bautismo ofrecen a los padres una oportunidad para continuar su formación en la fe católica e incluye una catequesis más desarrollada sobre el sacramento del bautismo y sobre las enseñanzas de la Iglesia con respecto al matrimonio y la vida en familia. La preparación es una portunidad para llevarlos a una unión más intima con Cristo y la Iglesia. Para mayor información contactar a José Ramírez Tel LEGIÓN DE MARÍA: Se darán los lunes en el Salón de Juan de la Cruz de 7:30-9:30pm. También tendrán a su disposición la Imagen de la Virgen para que visite semanalmente nuestros hogares. Infórmese con Maria Cecelia Fernandez a o inscribirse en el libro que ésta disponible después de cada Eucaristía. Todos quedan invitados. Tambien, si usted o algunos de los suyos tuviera una, situación especial, emergencia, necesidad etc., no deje de llamarnos y la Legión de María le visitara. GRUPO DE ORACION: El grupo de oración de nuestra comunidad les invita a unirse con ellos los sábados a las 7pm en el Memorial Hall. Para más información, contactar a Marcos Vásquez al MINISTROS DE LA PALABRA Y EUCARISTIA: Los que desean servirle al Señor en como ministros de la Palabra (lector) o de la Eucaristía (Comunión) favor de hablar con la Sra. Fanny Vásquez: MONAGUILLOS/AS: Niños y niñas de 3er grado en adelante, que desean servir en la misa, favor de hablar con Patricia Chacón al tel y/o al correo electrónico patriciamchacon@hotmail.com. La Pasion de Cristo

8 Peer Minister POSITIONS AVAILABLE! SENIOR PEER MINISTER Role Purpose: The Senior Peer Minister is a college undergraduate who will be responsible for living out their Catholic faith to encourage and invite middle and high school students to have a closer relationship with Jesus Christ as his disciples. Qualifications: Pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree Practicing Roman Catholic Must receive a Protecting God's Children certificate Considerations: 10 hours a week Nights, weekends, and flexible hours are required Stipend Room and board possible If interested, please forward your resume, and a cover letter to Nick Leeper at nick.leeper@spphoboken.com. JUNIOR PEER MINISTER Role Purpose: The Junior Peer Minister is a high school senior who will be responsible for living out their Catholic faith to encourage and invite middle and high school students to have a closer relationship with Jesus Christ as his disciples. Qualifications: Practicing Roman Catholic A positive rolemodel and witness to a life of faith Be a mature high school senior Must receive a Protecting God's Children certificate Considerations 5 hours a week Nights, weekends, and flexible hours required Stipend If interested, please forward your resume, and a cover letter to Nick Leeper at nick.leeper@spphoboken.com. CELEBRATE! DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY THE SHRINE OF SAINT JOSEPH 1:30 3:30 Ongoing Confessions Chapel 3:00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:30 pm Benediction and Mass The Shrine of Saint Joseph A Mission of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity 1050 Long Hill Road, Stirling religious@stshrine.org stshrine.org Parish Ministries Mexico Mission Annual Pilgrimage Please consider joining us on our Summer Pilgrimage to our sister parish, San Martin Caballero, in Iztapalapa, Mexico. The pilgrimage includes the visitation of our sponsored children, catechism activities with the children, a trip to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a work activity on the church grounds, and general fellowship with our Mexican brothers and sisters. The trip dates are June 26 through July 2. The cost is $ and includes airfare, food, and accommodations. High school students under 18 must be accompanied by a parent. Space is limited so please contact Vinny Candela as soon as possible if you are interested. (vcandela@singletreetech.com or ) Bereavement Group We have upcoming meetings on the following dates: April 10, April 17, and April 24. The meetings are on Tuesdays from 7-9 in the Sacristy. No one should grieve alone. Being with others who are experiencing a similar pain and loss can be helpful. Participants in a Support Group are in mourning and their ways of dealing with the process can be helpful and encouraging. If you, or someone you know, is grieving now, no matter how long ago the loss occurred, you might find deeper peace through the Journey. Sometimes it is harder to talk with a family member because they are also in pain. If you cannot attend the entire series, drop in when you can. For more information, contact Ann Marasco: or Susan Angelo: Christ Child Society of Summit is once again offering a scholarship(s) to graduating high school seniors who live in Summit or attend high school in Summit. Scholarships may be used to offset college tuition, books or other direct college expenses. Applications can be found on the Christ Child Society of Summit website: christchildsummit.org Click on Outreach>Christ Child Society of Summit Scholarship and then CLICK HERE or use this direct link: All applications along with supporting documentation must be received no later April 16. SAVE THE DATE! The 12th Annual Christ Child Society of Summit ANNUAL BABY SHOWER & LUNCHEON APRIL 19 11:30am Mass 12:15pm Lunch (Memorial Hall) Loaves and Fishes Good Morning Summit! Did you know that one in six of Summit's students faces food insecurity and 22% of Summit's families are working poor? We need your help to make sure all Summit families have access to fresh, local produce and food items! Please take a moment to learn about how YOU can get involved and help our community thrive! Summit Downtown Inc (SDI) manages Summit Farmers Market to promote local producers and bring Jersey Fresh food to our community. In attempts to assist local families, SDI initiated The Give It Fresh Today (GIFT) table, which accepts donations of food items and monies to help provide access to nutrient dense food to Summit's most vulnerable. These donated food items are then dispersed via weekly food pantry settings by Loaves and Fishes (St Teresa of Avila food pantry) and GRACE (Giving and Receiving Assistance for our Communities Essentials). SHIP (Summit Helping It's People) also uses the food while serving breakfast and lunch on weekdays and dinner on weekends to Summit's neediest. CAN YOU HELP US? GIFT is looking for Sunday volunteers! Volunteer for a 2-hour shift just once or once-a-month. Volunteer as an individual, as a family, through your church or organization. Looking for an easy volunteer commitment for your family, need service hours? GIFT is a wonderful way to get involved. Below is the link to our Sign Up Genius with open dates and shifts. Contact information is also available for any questions or concerns. showsignup/10c0e4eadae2da2ff2-grace2 Thank you for your kindness and generosity. Help Summit support Summit! ANNOUNCEMENTS PASTA KNIGHT AT THE KNIGHTS hosted by the Springfield Knight of Columbus April 16, 6pm - 8pm Rudolfo Reino, PGK - Chef of the Knight Buffet Menu: Rigatoni Bolognese, Garlic Bread, Salad, Dessert, Coffee, Tea Live Music Adults $12, Seniors $10, Children Under 12 $6 Call for Table Reservations SENIOR PROM AT THE SUMMIT Y Calling all seniors age 62 and older! The Summit YMCA is hosting the 11th annual Senior Prom on Sunday April 8, 2018 from 1pm-4pm Dining and Dancing and entertainment provided by DJ Jeanmarie. Capture those wonderful memories of yesteryear or start new ones. Come in your party clothes ready to have a wonderful time. This promises to be an unforgettable afternoon. Free to all For information and to RSVP please contact Sue Fieseler ext 1167 THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR INNER-CITY CHILDREN ANNUAL GALA will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at The Venetian in Garfield. This year's honorees Hugh Weber, President of the Prudential Center and NJ Devils will receive the Vitae Discimus Award, and Polly and Terry O'Toole and will receive the Archbishop Gerety Award. Proceeds from the dinner will provide partial-tuition scholarships to low income students, in grades K-12, attending Catholic Schools in Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union Counties. For more information about the SFIC Gala, to order tickets or place a journal ad, please visit or call SFIC at PRO-LIFE YOUTH RALLY hosted by the Respect life Office, will address the epidemic of opioid addiction that is destroying lives and families. Last year 1,901 people died in New Jersey alone from opioid addiction. The rally will take place on April 25 at the ARCHDIOCESAN YOUTH RETREAT CENTER, 499 BELGROVE DRIVE, KEARNY from 8:30am-1:00pm. The cost is $10 per student. For more information, please contact Cheryl Riley - rileyche@rcan.org OR