Church of St. Theresa A Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ Rev. Niranjan Rodrigo, Parochial Vicar Rev. Thomas D Angelo, In Residence Rev. Robert Imbelli, Weekend Associate Rev. Edmundo Gomez, Weekend Associate Spanish Mass Rev. Robert F. Grippo, Pastor Deacon Anthony P. Cassaneto Mrs. Josephine Fanelli, Principal Mrs. Marie McCarrick, Dir. of Religious Education Dr. Liya Petrides, Music Director 2855 St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx, New York RECTORY: 892-1900/1901 WEBSITE: www.sttheresaparishny.com SCHOOL: 792-3688 FAX: 892-1146 E-MAIL: contact@sttheresaparishny.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 792-8434
CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX APRIL 17, 2011 PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD S PASSION The first public event that Jesus attended with His disciples was a wedding. It took place in a small Galilean village called Cana. for a man, planning to change the world, that seems a strange way to start by attending a wedding in a country town. As weddings go, it was apparently quite an occasion. To the bride and groom and their families, it was doubtless one of the major events of history. All weddings are special to someone. Your own wedding past or future was or will be special to you. So were or will be the weddings of your family members and close friends. But let s face it for most people, weddings are rather ordinary events. The sheer repetition of the event tends to make it ordinary. But Jesus did not feel that way about this wedding. It was important enough to Him that He was willing to leave whatever He was doing in order to be there. Jesus did not see this wedding as an ordinary event. I think that His capacity for finding the special in the ordinary. Things that were commonplace to most people were, for Him, alive with beauty and meaning. Jesus saw wild flowers, blooming on the hillside. To the average eye, they were grass of the field. To Him, they were symbols of divine providence. He was confident that if God would dress wild flowers in radiant splendor, he would surely provide clothing for His children. Somewhere on the street or in a temple court, He saw the body of a dead sparrow. It was such a common sight that most people never noticed, but Jesus did. In His heart He knew that God had seen and felt its fall. Then He said to His disciples, Do not be afraid, you are more valuable than many sparrows. Jesus was not only a student of nature He was also a keen observer of people. He saw possibilities in ordinary men and women that no one else had ever noticed. A poor widow, dropping two copper coins into the temple treasury was, to Him, the ultimate example of sacrificial giving. A blind beggar behind the city gates of Jericho, was worthy of His time and attention. A condemned thief, dying on a cross, was in His clear vision, a suitable resident for paradise. One of the major differences between Him and us was this we see people in broad generalities and regard them according to their functions. The person who delivers our mail is a mail carrier. The person who brings our coffee is a waiter or waitress. Jesus looked upon people as individual children of God, regardless of what their roles if life might be. He saw the specifics. He could see the special in the ordinary. Can we do that? I hope so, because there is not true greatness without it. If we cannot feel the love of God in the place where we are, it is doubtful we could feel it anywhere. If we cannot see the worth and beauty of the people around us, it is doubtful that we could see the qualities in anybody. Allow me to offer a suggestion for each of us during the remaining days of Lent. Don t wait for some. spectacular event. Don t search for exceptional people. Instead, let us follow the example of Our Lord, and find the special in the ordinary. SCHEDULE HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011 Tenebrae 9:00AM Mass of the Lord s Supper 7:30PM GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2011 Tenebrae 9:00AM Liturgy of the Lord s Passion -3:00PM Stations of the Cross with Veneration of the Cross 7:30PM HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2011 Tenebrae 9:00AM Confessions 3:00-5:00PM Easter Vigil 7:30PM EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2011 7:30AM, 9:00 AM(Italian), 10:30 AM(Family Mass) & 12:15PM Tenebrae is a special Holy Week prayer experience modeled on the prayer of the church. All are welcome. PASCHAL CANDLE This year s beautiful Paschal candle has been donated in memory of Mary Miele. Mary had been a parishioner along with her beloved husband George for many years. This donation was made by Mary s nieces and nephews: Donna Licandro, Anthony & Louise Licandro, Lorraine & Danny LoParco, Joan & Mike Tomossi & Helene Miele. The candles used during the Easter Vigil this year have been donated by Fran Ricco, in memory of the deceased and living members of the Ricco, Sangiovanni, and Melisi Families.
PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S PASSION ST. THERESA S ANNUAL CARD PARTY UNDER THE SEA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 TH 7:00 PM VILLA BARONE MANOR It is that time again to come together as a parish family to enjoy and celebrate one another s company at our 55 th Annual Card Party Under the Sea. The Card Party will take place on Wednesday, May 18 th from 7:00 PM 11:00 PM at the Villa Barone Manor. The evening includes and Open Bar, Dinner with choice of two entrees, Dessert and Coffee. The price per ticket is $45.00. There will be wonderful prizes and other surprises. So please bring lots of relatives and friends for a truly fun-filled night out! Tickets are available at the Rectory. Rectory hours are 9:00 AM 4:30 PM. Please remember that the success of our Card Party rests largely upon the support of all our wonderful school parents and parishioners. You are always there when we need you. Come and enjoy a night of friends, food and fun and maybe win a prize. 50 TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Couples celebrating their 50 th Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2011 are invited to attend the Annual Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass with Archbishop Dolan at the Cathedral of St. Patrick on Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 2:00 PM. Pre-registration is required. Please contact the parish for registration. The deadline for Registration is: Saturday, May 5, 2011. This event is sponsored by the Family Life/Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of New York. PALM CROSSES The Altar Society will be selling Palm Crosses today before and after each Mass. Each cross is $12.00 and is beautifully decorated. What a wonderful way to celebrate the victory of Christ s ultimate sacrifice. As always thank you for your support. PETITION BOOK Have you noticed our Petition Book in the vestibule of the Church? Every Saturday, before the 5pm Mass, the petitions entered in the book for that week are brought up to the altar of the Blessed Mother, where they remain for all the weekend Masses. Please pray for these intentions. CALLING ALL ALUMNI CLASS OF 1959 TO 2001 Calling all St. Theresa School alumni from 1959-2001 there will be an all years Reunion on Saturday, May 7, 2011. We want to bring you and your classmates back together to reminisce about experiences here, remembering our faculty and clergy, and reflecting on how St. Theresa has influenced your life. Your evening begins with a Mass at St. Theresa s Church at 5:00 PM, then we move to the school where tours will be conducted by our 8 th Graders, the Class of 2011. We will then proceed to the school auditorium where appetizers, dinner, beer and wine will be served. We have a wonderful band for your listening or dancing pleasure, lots of old photos and we ll be taking today photos to remember the evening. Visit our website where you can print out a remit form for the Reunion or email bhk@sttheresaschoolbronx.org and Barbara Harrison will send you a form. We look forward to seeing you! PELHAM BAY TAXPAYERS There will be a General Meeting of the Pelham Bay Taxpayers on Monday April 18, 2011 in the school cafeteria. We will first have coffee and cake at 7:00PM and then at 7:30PM our meeting will start. Please come and voice any concerns about our neighborhood and community. CONFESSIONS In conjunction with the Archdiocese Easter effort to have confessions available before Easter we will be hearing confessions on Monday, April 18 th after the 8:00AM and 9:00AM Masses and then again from 7:00-9:00PM. We would like to congratulate three of our former students who now attend Cardinal Spellman High School. Robert Boncardo, Miranda Reyes and Desmond Rivera all have been inducted into the National Honor Society. God bless you and continue the good work you are doing. REMINDER TO ALTAR SERVERS Please be sure to check your schedules each week for the Mass you are assigned to serve. If you cannot serve the Mass you have been assigned please make sure you find a replacement. When you are at Mass on Saturday or Sunday please check in the sacristy to see if we need your help serving Mass..
APRIL 17, 2011 2 ND TIME: John Centrone & Sara Russello Say to daughter Zion,"Behold, your king comes to you,meek and riding on an ass,and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden." - Mt 21:5 THE SANCTUARY LAMP BURNING NEAR THE TABERNACLE THIS WEEK IS IN MEMORY OF MARY POIDOMANI FROM, LUCY ZULLO & FAMILY Readings for the Week of April 17, 2011 Sunday: Mt 21:1-11/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Mt 26:14---27:66 or 27:11-54 Monday: Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13---53:12/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1---19:42 Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1---2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ex 14:15---15:1/Is 54:5-14/Is 55:1-11/Bar 3:9-15, 32---4:4/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Rom 6:3-11/Mt 28:1-10 Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b- 8/Jn 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or Lk 24:13-35 FOOD PANTRY NEWS Due to the hard economic times we are all facing these days we regret that our Food Pantry will only be giving out food three times a year, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you are a member of St. Theresa Parish and are in need of food please call the Rectory to register to be called at a later date to pick up food. Please be prepared to leave your name and address and phone number as we can only serve our Parish. Fr. Jim Sheehan, a priest of the Archdiocese on NY, has written a well-received true story of his beloved father s Alzheimer s and his North Bronx Family s struggle with this dreaded disease. The book can be ordered from amazon.com or from Fr. Sheehan, c/o Coy Publishing PO Box 1605, Yonkers, NY 10704-9998 for $12. SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS Please support our Advertisers; it is their support that makes this bulletin possible, and when you visit them, please let them know that you read their advertisement in St. Theresa s bulletin. SATURDAY APRIL 16, 2011 5:00PM Mary & Vincent Curcio 6: 30PM Jose S. Gazquez SUNDAY APRIL 17, 2011 7:30AM Pro-Populo 9:00AM John Pagnotta 10:30AM Joseph Presta 12:15PM Roth, Griffo & Lent Families MONDAY APRIL 18, 2011 8:00AM Evelina Segreti 9:00AM Joseph Presta TUESDAY APRIL 19, 2011 8:00AM Francesco Cipollone & Antonia Cipollone 9:00AM Teresa & Alfio Morello WEDNESDAY APRIL 20, 2011 8:00AM Biase & Rosina Barone 9:00AM Blanche Bilancia 7:30PM John Healy THURSDAY APRIL 21, 2011 7:30PM Mass of the Lord s Supper FRIDAY APRIL 22, 2011 3:00PM Liturgy of the Lord s Passion 7:30PM Stations of the Cross, Veneration of the Cross SATURDAY APRIL 23, 2011 7:30PM Easter Vigil SUNDAY APRIL 24, 2011 7:30AM Pro-Populo 9:00AM Easter Intentions 10:30AM Easter Intentions 12:15PM Easter Intentions THE SICK OF OUR PARISH: Joseph Albano, Marie Albano, Nicholas Bambina, Debbie Beers, Philip Carone, Richard John Colesanti, Peter Corbo, Raymond Dandrea, Dennis Dandrea, Rosemary Davis, Thomas DeSimone, Mary Ann Dibattista, Robert Dipaula, Sal Duscio & Family, Nat Ettinger, Joseph Fazon, Josie Frisina, Edward Griffin, Jeanine Iovino, Jacquelyn Joy, Patricia Kiernan, Stella Kim, Nettie Iemma, Joseph Klucinec, Theresa Lando, Salvatore Lanza, Annie Leicht, James Magrino, Maryann Maiorana, Theresa Marcellino, Jeanette Martone, Vincent Mastrogiovanni, Raymond Matta, John Matta, Angelo Megaro, Sharon Frankel-Mormoyale, John Motts, Joseph & Marie Motts, Theresa Neglia, Marylou Ortiz, Lucille Perito, Vera Pozzuoli, Angela Piccinni, Louis Quattrucci, Rita Rinaldi, Nilda Samday, Rose Tanzi, TREE OF LIFE Perhaps you may consider our St. Theresa Tree of Life located by the statue of the Sacred Heart. This Tree of Life is a special way in which our parishioners can memorialize their loved ones. Please call the Rectory for further information. My actions, my little sufferings, can make God loved all over the world. St. Theresa
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