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1 THAT THEY MAY BE ONE P O: P L Pastoral Center, 15 Maplewood Ave. Phone: Barbara Manner Monday Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm Fax: Mary Foran Knell

2 North American Martyrs Parish SAINT MARY S SUNDAY, MARCH 25 Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion 10:30am MARIA TORRES (Phil & Rachelle LaBrecque) 12:30pm WALTER CEMINO 1st Ann. (familia) HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 29 7:00pm A SPECIAL INTENTION FOR GILBERTE VICTOR (Jackie Mercado) GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD S PASSION, MARCH 3 3:00pm SOLEMN COMMEMORATION OF THE LORD S PASSION & DEATH GREAT EASTER VIGIL MASS, SATURDAY MARCH 31 8:00pm ALL LIVING & DECEASED PARISHIONERS EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1 The Resurrection of the Lord 12:30pm SPANISH MASS POR LAS INTENCIONES DE LA COMUNIDAD SAINT ROSE SAT., MARCH 24 Vigil: Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion 4:30pm SHEILA TULLER (family) SUNDAY, MARCH 25 Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion 5:30pm A SPECIAL INTENTION FOR RICKY MERCADO (Jackie Mercado) MONDAY, MARCH 26 Monday of Holy Week 8:00am JOHN V. CARMODY (family) TUESDAY, MARCH 27 Tuesday of Holy Week 8:00am A SPECIAL INTENTION FOR ALZIE MERCADO (Jackie Mercado) 7:00pm MIGUEL CABRERA (familia) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 Wednesday of Holy Week 8:00am ALICE OUELLETTE (family) HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 29 NO MORNING MASS 7:00pm SPANISH MASS GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD S PASSION, MARCH 30 NO MORNING MASS 3:00pm SPANISH SOLEMN COMMEMORATION OF THE LORD S PASSION & DEATH HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 31 NO MORNING MASS GREAT EASTER VIGIL MASS, SATURDAY MARCH 31 8:00pm SPANISH MASS POR LAS INTENCIONES DE LA COMUNIDAD EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1 The Resurrection of the Lord 10:30am ALL LIVING & DECEASED PARISHIONERS NO 5:30 PM MASS SAINT ISAAC JOGUES SUNDAY, MARCH 25 Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion 8:30am CHARLES TOMALONIS (Knose Family) EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1 The Resurrection of the Lord 8:30am ALL LIVING & DECEASED PARISHIONERS PARISH OFFICE The Parish Office will be closed on Tuesday, for the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral. The Archbishop has invited everyone to attend this Mass. The Parish Office will also be closed on Good Friday. East Hartford PASTORAL REFLECTIONS The stage is set. The drama begins to unfold! The greatest love story in the history of the world will be relived in these coming days. It is the love story of a God who refused to abandon His children to sin and death, the God who just would not let go! This is the story of the Week that is called Holy! It begins with the donkey pageantry of Palm Sunday, and it winds through a week of fire and passion. We see the loud hosannas of a Palm Sunday give way to the cry: Crucify Him! Crucify Him! on that dark Friday that we call Good. It will culminate at the empty tomb on Easter Sunday when angels will inquire: Why do you seek the living among the dead? It is indeed a week of fire and passion. Will it be just another week that is called Holy or will it be for us, individually and collectively as a parish, a HOLY WEEK? The answer is up to us! We invite and encourage everyone to take advantage of this powerful week of prayer and healing by joining in the liturgical services of the Triduum: celebrated in English at St. Mary s Church and in Spanish at St. Rose Church. Opportunities to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance are plentiful this week: Monday, March 26th, 6:00 7:00pm at all our churches; Tuesday, March 27th, after the 8:30am Mass and before the 7pm Spanish Mass; Saturday, March 31st, 10am 12pm at St. Mary s Church. Join with us and make this week that is called holy a Holy Week HOLY THURSDAY: On the night before He died for us Jesus gave us a final example of His love for us. He instituted the great gift of the Eucharist. In this gift He would continue His presence among us until the end of time. He gave His disciples the gift of priesthood and the example of service in the washing of the feet powerful realities! The MASS OF THE LORD S SUPPER will be celebrated at 7:00pm (both at St. Mary s in English and St. Rose in Spanish) followed by a procession of the Blessed Sacrament and adoration at the altar of repose. (Following liturgical norms, the Blessed Sacrament will be vacated from the Adoration Chapel at St. Mary s at 9:00am on Holy Thursday and will be returned on Easter Sunday morning.) GOOD FRIDAY: The day Christ died for you and for me the day the angels were silent! The Solemn Commemoration of the Lord s Passion and Death will take place at 3:00pm in English at St. Mary s, and 3:00pm in Spanish at St. Rose. Stations of the Cross will be prayed Good Friday Night at 7:00pm at St. Mary s Church. HOLY SATURDAY: The day of the long wait! Blessing of Easter foods will take place at 12:00 noon at St. Mary s Church. The great Easter Vigil will begin at 8:00 pm (both in English at St. Mary s and in Spanish at St. Rose). This is the holiest night of the year the night when Christ triumphed over the powers of death and darkness it is our night! Join in the joyful celebration when bells will ring and candles will glow. (We invite you to bring a small hand bell to this celebration to join in the festive Gloria.) Even though this article was written by Fr. Rohan, the drama and centrality of this week is at the center and heart of our Faith. The question to ask ourselves is: Will it just be another week that is called holy, or will it be a Holy Week? Only you can decide! Website: namct.org info@namct.org

3 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord DOMINGO DE RAMOS En estos días de inicio de Semana Santa, las compañías de viaje ofrecen oportunidades para salir, divertirse. Jesús nos ofrece un viaje, un encuentro con El. Es un viaje a la interioridad, a la memoria de Jesús, capaz de suscitar seres humanos amorosos. Para encontrarnos con Jesús no tenemos que huir a ninguna parte. El lugar privilegiado para encontrarnos con Jesús es la vida. Necesitamos perder los miedos, miedos de Dios, miedos de nosotros, miedos de los demás. El encuentro con Jesús puede moldear nuestra personalidad. Entremos en la Fiesta de las Fiestas con el equipaje de nuestra personalidad, cargada de carismas y talentos que son las huellas del amor de Dios. Hoy comenzamos la Semana Santa con este grandioso día, que popularmente llamamos Domingo de Ramos. Es el inicio de una reflexión profunda de los misterios de nuestra fe, de los temas más importantes. Nosotros como parroquia, como familia parroquial, vamos a hacer este recorrido comunitario y reflexivo con Cristo nuestro maestro, el líder por excelencia. Hoy hacemos memoria de la entrada triunfal de Jesús al corazón de su pueblo. Una entrada profética y pacifica que broto de los ánimos de los creyentes, reafirmaron su fe en Dios y confiaron profundamente en ese Jesús que aclamaban, reafirmaron que en Jesús esta Dios. La dignidad de Jesús estaba en El mismo, en su grandeza y calidad humana. El regalo más grande que nos dio fue El mismo, su testimonio de vida. Su novedad está en el Amor por el cual Él se ha entregado. Cuando Cristo hablo, no lo hizo para ser alabado ni aplaudido, sino para iluminar el camino de las personas. Lo hizo todo con la grandeza de quien sabe amar, hasta dar su vida, por la causa de una humanidad nueva, libre, justa y feliz: el Reino de los Cielos. Este domingo es una invitación a ver lo que somos, lo que tenemos y a analizar nuestras perspectivas de futuro. Somos una comunidad, que se llama Parroquia, tenemos la presencia de Cristo y estamos creciendo con El. Nuestra tarea es cuidar todo esto y sentir que el amor solidario de Cristo sigue vivo entre nosotros. Por eso hoy oramos por nuestros enfermos y todos los que estén pasando por alguna dificulta. Que el Amor de Cristo y su misericordia sea la mejor terapia que restaure lo que sea necesario en ellos. Jesucristo, hermano, amigo, enviado del Padre para ser nuestra luz y nuestro guía. Te damos gracias por tu testimonio de amor, por tu entrega generosa hasta el final, por la grandeza humana manifestada en la humildad, la sencillez y en la fuerza con la cual enfrentaste la injusticia y buscaste una humanidad nueva, digna, libre y feliz. Que Dios los bendiga a todos y bienvenidos a este lugar de encuentro en nuestro Boletín Semanal. Un abrazo, P. Gustavo Lopez Website: namct.org SAINT JOSEPH MEDAL The North American Martyrs Parish congratulates our St. Joseph Medal recipient Sandra Gingras. It is parishioners like Sandra who give of their time and talent and help to continue to spread and to build up the Kingdom of God. Thank you for all that you do! HOME FRONT SERVICE PROJECT We want your help putting together our Home Front Team who will spend one fun, hands on day working on a home. We will provide vital quality of life improvements at no cost to homeowners in need right here in our community. This is our first North American Martyrs Parish service project, and we need your support to make it a big success! We are looking for volunteers and construction professionals to help with planning, home repairs, food, prayer, household tasks, etc. for our project on Sat., May 5th. We can make a difference in our world, making it a better place, one person at a time. Please fill out the Volunteer Forms found in the back of the churches or at the parish office. Return by the collection basket or the parish office. Collection Boxes will be in church the weekends of April 14/15 & 21/22 to accept your donations that will help make this project a success. WEATHER CANCELLATIONS will be announced on CBS/WFSB AND NBC/WVIT. Grades K8 St. Rose No Religious Ed. Confirmation I & II St. Mary s No Religious Ed. SCHEDULE OF CLASSES RCIA ST. ROSE CHURCH BASEMENT 8:00am English, 8:30am Spanish GRADES K 8 Classes are on Saturdays in the school at St. Rose 03/31 No Classes Holy Week 04/07 Grades K 8 Classes 9:00 10:30am CONFIRMATION YEAR I AND II Confirmation Classes are twice a month on Mondays in St. Mary s Hall. 04/02 Classes 6:30 7:45pm 04/16 Classes 6:30 7:45pm 04/20 Meeting 7:3010:00pm, St. Rose CB 04/22 Afternoon Retreat 1:007:00pm, Holy Family info@namct.org

4 PARISH SUPPORT Stewardship of TIME, TALENT, & TREASURE is a way of life for the followers of Christ. Your gifts of love and sacrifice last week amounted to: Offertory Collection Monthly Collection $7,505 $3,520 Thank you for your Stewardship! PLEASE NOTE! Checks should be made payable to: North American Martyrs Parish or N. A. M. Parish. WOMEN S COMMUNION BREAKFAST The annual Women s Communion Breakfast, will be held in St. Mary s Hall on Sunday, April 15th, following the 9am Mass. Guest Speaker: Mary Pauline Nagle Olsen, MD, founder of the Woodland Women s Health Assoc., Hartford and a board member of the Malta House of Care. Mary also helps at the St. Gerard Center for Life which is a crisis pregnancy center. Tickets: $10 can be purchased from Denis at Mass, or you can purchase them at the Parish Office or if you can t come in give us a call , and we will hold them for you. All the women of the parish (Men are also welcome) are invited to attend. Your friends and relatives are also invited to attend. HOLY WEEK REHEARSAL There will be a rehearsal this Monday, March 26th, at 7:30pm in Saint Mary s Church for everyone involved in the Services during Holy Week. Includes: Ushers, Ministers of the Eucharist, Lectors, Oil Barriers, Altar Servers, Volunteers for Washing of the Feet, Gift and Food Bank Basket Carriers. NEW MASS SCHEDULE BEGINS APRIL 8, 2018 St. Isaac Jogues Church Sunday 8:30am Mass in English St. Mary s Church Sunday 9:00am Mass in English 10:30am Mass in Twi Ghanaian Language 12:30pm Mass in Spanish St. Rose Church Saturday 3:15pm Confession 4:30pm Vigil Mass in English The 8:00am morning Masses, Monday thru Saturday will be held at St. Mary s Church. March 25, 2018 St. Mary s Sanctuary candle burns this week: IN LOVING MEMORY OF BRIAN COONEY St. Mary s Adoration Chapel candle burns this week: IN LOVING MEMORY OF HELEN D. PEKARSKI St. Rose s Sanctuary candle burns this week: FOR THE INTENTIONS OF THE POPE St. Rose s Shrine candle burns this week: FOR AN INCREASE IN VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND CONSECRATED LIFE St. Isaac Jogues Sanctuary candle burns this week: FOR THE HEALTH SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF THE PRIESTS DEACONS OF OUR PARISH If you would like to have a Candle burn in honor of a living or deceased loved one, or for a special intention, please call the Parish Office MONDAY 03/26 Malta Van 11:00am 4:00pm St. Rose Parking Lot Foodshare Truck 1:15 2:00pm St. Isaac Jogues Lenten Confession 6:00 7:00pm in all three churches Holy Week Rehearsal 7:30pm St. Mary s Church TUESDAY 03/27 Confession: 8:30am St. Rose & 6:15pm St. Rose WEDNESDAY 03/28 Combined Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm St. Rose HOLY THURSDAY 03/29 7:00pm English Mass, St. Mary s Church 7:00pm Spanish Mass, St. Rose Church NO Bingo at St. Isaac Jogues GOOD FRIDAY 03/30 Service of the Lord s Passion 3:00pm English Service of the Lord s Passion, St. Mary s 3:00pm Spanish Service of the Lord s Passion, St. Rose Stations of the Cross: 7:00pm St. Mary s Church NO Bingo at St. Mary s HOLY SATURDAY 03/31 Confessions 10:00am12:00pm St. Mary s Church Blessing of the Foods 12:00pm St. Mary s Church Easter Vigil 8:00pm St. Mary s, English 8:00pm St. Rose, Spanish EASTER SUNDAY 04/01 8:30am St. Isaac Jogues, English 10:30am St. Rose, English 11:00am St. Isaac Jogues, Ghanaian 12:30pm St. Mary s, Spanish NO 5:30pm Mass St. Rose Website: namct.org info@namct.org

5 Daily Readings Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wed.: Thurs.: Friday: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mk 11:110 or Jn 12:1216 (37) Is 50:47/ Phil 2:611/Mk 14:115:47 or 15:139 (38) Is 42:17/Jn 12:111 Is 49:16/Jn 13:2133, 3638 Is 50:49a /Mt 26:1425 Chrism Mass: Is 61:13a, 6a, 8b9/ Rv 1:58/ Lk 4:1621 Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:18, 1114/1 Cor 11:2326/ Jn 13:115 Is 52:1353:12 /Heb 4:1416; 5:79/Jn 18: 119:42 Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:12:2 or 1:1, 2631a/Gn 22:118 or 22:12, 9a, 1013, 1518 /Ex 14:1515:1/ Is 54:514/ Is 55:111/Is 12:23, 4, 56 [3]/ Bar 3:915, 324:4/ Ez 36:1617a, 1828 / Rom 6:311/ Mk 16:17 Next Sun.: Acts 10:34a, 3743/Col 3:14 or 1 Cor 5:6b8/ Jn 20:19 or Mk 16:17or Lk 24:1335 GOOD FRIDAY is a day of FAST & ABSTINENCE Catholics 14 years of age and older may not eat meat. Adults who are years of age may not eat between their one major and two lesser meals of the day. However liquids of any kind may be consumed at any time of the day.) STATIONS OF THE CROSS THIS WEEK 3/30 7:00pm Good Friday, St. Mary s Church DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY On this day everyone has the opportunity to avail themselves of the promise which Jesus made to completely cleanse the soul of all sin and to cancel all punishment which that soul had incurred as a result of sin. We go to the Feast of Mercy as beggars and receive the ultimate pardon from the King of Mercy. He also offers us the opportunity to bring our petitions to Him on this special holy day. Jesus told St. Faustina that on the Feast of Mercy, "all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened." (Diary 699) The Feast of Divine Mercy is a window through which we can see into the soul of God and understand His merciful spirit. On the Feast of Mercy we can go to His house and He will pardon us completely and grant us many graces. Jesus greatly desires to forgive us and heal us of the wounds of sin so that we may dwell in the shelter of His Divine Mercy. This year, it will be observed on Sunday, April 8th, at 2:30 pm at St. Mary s Church. There will be a procession and Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament, talk on Divine Mercy, Chaplet of Mercy and Veneration of the first class relic of Saint Faustina. Please make every effort to attend and do not squander the blessings which God wishes to make available to us. The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday and ends on the first Sunday after Easter, April 8th. Pamphlets for the Novena are in the Parish churches this weekend. Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) Monday, March 26th, All Churches 6:00 7:00pm Tuesday, March 27th, St. Rose Church 8:30 9am St. Rose Church 6:15 6:50pm (Spanish) Saturday March 31st, St. Mary s Church 10am 12pm HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH Mass of the Lord s Supper 7:00pm St. Mary s Church (English) 7:00pm St. Rose Church (Spanish) Followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in both churches. GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH Solemn Commemoration of the Lord s Passion and Death 3:00pm St. Mary s Church (English) Solemn Commemoration of the Lord s Passion and Death 3:00pm St. Rose Church (Spanish) Stations of the Cross 7:00pm St. Mary s Church HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 31ST Blessing of Easter foods 12:00 Noon St. Mary s Church The Great Easter Vigil 8:00pm St. Mary s Church 8:00pm St. Rose (Spanish) Note: There will be no 4:30pm Mass on Holy Saturday EASTER SUNDAY MASSES, APRIL 1ST 8:30am St. Isaac Jogues Church (English) 10:30am St. Rose Church (English) 11:00am St. Isaac Jogues Church (Ghanaian) 12:30pm St. Mary s Church (Spanish) Note: No 10am or 12pm (Spanish) or 5:30pm (English) Masses on Easter Sunday at St. Rose Church 2018 ARCHBISHOP S ANNUAL APPEAL In just a few short weeks, our parish has raised $41,565 for the 2018 Archbishop s Annual Appeal. In these trying times, the need of our surrounding community grows and the assistance provided by the Appeal becomes all the more crucial. If you have not yet made your gift to this year s Appeal, please consider doing so in the days ahead. Your gift will help continue the vital services, ministries and programs that help so many throughout our Archdiocese. MEN S RETREAT AT HOLY FAMILY Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Rd., West Hartford, April 11th, 69pm with Brandon Nappi. Men all over the world are seeking to create a more conscious brotherhood. To be courageous and spiritually awake is our greatest calling as men and as human beings. In our festive evening featuring fellowship, laughter, learning and a beer tasting with Spencer Brewery (Spencer, MA), which celebrates the ancient Christian monastic tradition of craft brewing, we ll explore male spirituality. Walking the spiritual path with integrity takes both courage and humility. We ll examine how we as men can support one another as we cultivate a stronger and deeper life in the Spirit. Come together as men of faith to listen and respond to the wisdom of God and the experience of one another. Offering: $40, includes dinner and beer tasting. Call or go to info@holyfamilyretreat.org.

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