Church of St. Theresa A Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ Mass Schedule SUNDAY MASSES: Saturday at 5:00 pm Saturday at 6:30 pm (Spanish) Sunday at 7:30, 9:00 (Italian), 10:30 (Family Mass) & 12:15 PM WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday thru Friday: 8:00 & 9:00 am Saturday: 8:00 & 9:00 am Devotions Miraculous Medal & St. Theresa after Monday morning Masses. St. Anthony after Tuesday morning Masses. Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament every Wednesday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM, as well as every First Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 PM with silent adoration until 10:00 PM. Recitation of the Rosary every Saturday at 4:30 (before the 5:00 PM Mass) Confessions Saturdays from 4:00 to 5:00 and by appointment Baptisms Baptisms are held on the second Sunday of every month at 1:30 PM. Please call the Rectory at least one month before to make arrangements. Baptismal instructions for parents and Godparents are required. Marriages Call the Rectory at least six months in advance of the wedding date to make an appointment with a deacon or priest. Rev. Gilberto Angel-Neri, Parochial Vicar Rev. Emmanuel Udoh, Parochial Vicar Rev. Thomas D Angelo, In Residence Rev. Robert Imbelli, Weekend Associate 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.sttheresaschoolbronx.org SCHOOL: 792-3688 FAX: 892-1146 E-MAIL: contact@sttheresaparishny@gmail.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 792-8434
CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX MARCH 17, 2013 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT If you were ever to visit the Holy Land, you would discover it to be rather a dusty land. It has two seasons a rainy season that begins in the late fall and ends in the early spring. Then, the arid season begins. The land becomes parched and dry. At the same time the siroccos blow from the desert of Transjordan and Arabia. This dusty character of the land is reflected throughout the Bible. The custom of foot washing was a courteous and practical gesture for guests who arrived with tired and dirty feet. We too get some dust on us just by walking through life. It never is smooth sailing all through life. There is never a time when everything comes up roses. To live and to try is to experience some degree of failure. All of life is a mixture of hills and valleys, ups and downs, successes and failures. Study biography and you will find that behind every successful person is a surprising amount of failure. Babe Ruth is remembered in baseball for having hit 714 homeruns. Almost no one knows or cares that he struck out 1,330 times. But if you re keeping score, Babe Ruth failed nearly twice as often as he succeeded. To walk up to the plate with a bat in your hand is to experience some failure. Life is that way. The person who is unprepared to cope with failure is unprepared for life. Another way we get dust on ourselves is by falling down. Sometimes we can make an awful mess of life; we fall flat on our faces. It is often times painful and tragic. You lose your job. You go bankrupt in business. Your home breaks up, your children go wrong. Failure can be a devastating and shattering experience. Sometimes we get dust on ourselves by sitting down in the middle of a road. We just quit and stop trying. This is perhaps the most tragic failure of all. It s one thing to lose the game; it s another thing to forfeit. Some, people for some strange reason find it less embarrassing to never try than to try and fail. So what then should we do? Well, the first thing we should do is to learn from it. No need to brood over it. Remorse is intended to serve a constructive purpose, and that is to set up the processes of correction. After that regret is a negative and not a positive emotion. Once we have learned whatever there is to learn from our failure, we need to leave it behind. Shake off the dust; don t carry it with you. The poet Emerson wrote: Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely. Lent 2013 should remind us that failure ought not be fatal or final. Jesus Himself said; Shake off the dust and go on to the next village. So what will you do? If you trust in Jesus and His grace, then with Jesus help all is possible. Invitations for the Alumni Reunion on April 27 th should be in your hands if you graduated in 2005 or earlier. Remember, we are looking to honor our 1962 and 1963 classes and hope we will have a great showing. Reservations are necessary this year to get an accurate count. No payment at the door. Join us on Facebook at St. Theresa Bronx and St. Theresa Pelham Bay. For more information malynch@sttheresaschoolbronx.org. ST. ANTHONY NOVENA St. Anthony Novena begins on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 7:00P.M. Come join the other devotees for the 13 week Novena as they petition, praise and thank God for all the blessings received through the intercession of St. Anthony. HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BINGO St. Theresa s Home School Association is sponsoring Bingo on Friday, April 12, 2013 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM in the school cafeteria. This Bingo night is for Adults only. Please bring a few friends and have some fun. COME TO THE CABARET Tickets for the Cabaret are on sale now. Tickets are $40.00 and includes a Pasta Dinner Buffet, Wine, Dessert & Coffee. Tickets can be purchased in the Gift Shop on weekends and at the Rectory on Weekdays. Remember life is a Cabaret old chum so come to the Cabaret.
CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX HOLY THURSDAY (March 28, 2013) 9:00 A.M. Tenebrae 7:30 P.M. Mass of the Lord s Supper GOOD FRIDAY (March 29, 2013) 9:00 A.M. Tenebrae 3:00 P.M. Commemoration of the Passion of Our Lord 7:30 P.M. Stations of the Cross HOLY SATURDAY (March 30, 2013) 9:00A.M. Tenebrae 3:00 P.M. 5:00 PM Confession 7:30 P.M. GREAT EASTER VIGIL EASTER SUNDAY (March 31, 2013) 7:30 A.M., 9:00 A.M. (Italian), 10:30 A.M. (Family Mass) & 12:15P.M. (Choir) FATHER RALPH A. DIORIO CONFERENCE Moments with God, In Healing Love Sunday, April 28, 2013 Renaissance Hotel in White Plains, NY (Reservations are required) Please contact Arlete at 914-669-8139 or acturturro@gmail.com and visit www.rdohealingministry.org for more information. OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CARD PARTY LIFE IS SWEET Thursday, March 21, 2013 7:00-9:00PM at the Villa Barone Manor. Get your friends together for a fun night and help support Our Lady of Assumption School. Tickets are on sale now at the rectory. The ticket price is $50.00 per person. For more information call 718-824-5454. YOUR DONATION HELPS Because of your support of the Cardinal s Appeal we are in a position to do immense good in many areas of concern. We are able to sustain numerous charitable offices, agencies, and programs to provide compassionate and effective assistance to those most in need. We are able to offer financial support to our parishes and schools that are struggling to serve people of all backgrounds in distressed communities. We are able to ensure excellent academic and spiritual formation in our schools, and the best of catechetical training in our parishes. And finally, we are able to care for our retired clergy and religious who have given their lives in service of the Church and to prepare our future clergy.please be as generous as you can. Thank you for your kind support. CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPONSORS To act as a sponsor for Baptism and Confirmation you must obtain a sponsor certificate which means: YOU ARE A REGISTERED CHURCH GOING PARISHIONER. The certificate will only be given if you are registered for at least 3 months and longer. Please no exceptions. Thank you. CONFESSIONS are heard every Saturday from 4:00PM- 5:00PM or by appointment in the Rectory. ST. THERESA S CARD PARTY MAY 23, 2013 AT THE VILLA BARONE MANOR GOING BACK TO THE 80 S The Card Party Committee is in the process of getting the Card Party under way for May and as they have done in the past years, they are asking for donations. Almost everyone receives something for Christmas that they don t want or can t use it s inevitable. We would be happy to take them off your hands. We can use anything that is NEW AND UNUSED such as picture frames, candle sets, wallets, etc. Thank you for your consideration and all you do to help make the card party a success! Please remember only NEW UNUSED AND UNOPENED ITEMS will be accepted. Please bring your donations to the Rectory. There will be more information to follow. The Food Pantry is in need of food to replenish the pantry. We are hoping to give out food for Easter Sunday. We are asking for tomato sauce, pasta, box or can juices, soups, cake mixes, frostings, oatmeal, cereal, crackers, rice, tuna fish, canned nonperishable goods, peanut & jelly. We would like to distribute the food to those families who are on our food pantry list. God bless you for all of your kindness. NO GLASS JARS PLEASE.
MARCH 17, 2013 PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED MEMBEROF OUR PARISH AND HIS FAMILY MICHAEL DUGAN Then Jesus straightened up and said to her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" She replied, "No one, sir." Then Jesus said, "Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more." - Jn 8:10-11 THE SANCTUARY LAMP BURNING NEAR THE TABERNACLE THIS WEEK IS IN MEMORY OF ANTONIO BISCEGLIA WITH ALL OUR LOVE, NELIDA, ANGELO, CATI & GRANDCHILDREN Readings for the Week of March 17, 2013 Sunday: Is 43:16-21/Phil 3:8-14/Jn 8:1-11 Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c- 62/Jn 8:12-20 Tuesday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9/Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28/Jn 11:45-56 Next Sunday: Lk 19:28-40/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14- -23:56 or 23:1-49 THIS WEEK S ALTAR BREAD IS IN LOVING MEMORY OF COSTANZA DELGROSSO LOVE, ROSE & TONY POZZUTO MANY THANKS We are most grateful to all our wonderful parishioners who have sacrificed so generously by increasing their weekly Sunday contributions. Please know that your weekly increase is for the betterment of St. Theresa Parish, for the building up and improvement of our parish. We are most grateful to all of you who have helped to make a difference in our community. Please continue to help us in order to keep St. Theresa Parish the vital, growing parish that it is. We are the only parish in our immediate area with the lowest Sunday collection. We need to keep up with our neighbors. Your help is vital. Thanks for all you do! SATURDAY MARCH 16, 2013 5:00PM Ann Sauro 6: 30PM Lydia Matos SUNDAY MARCH 17, 2013 7:30AM Linda Wadsworth 9:00AM Giovanni Cala 10:30AM Michael & Vera Kean 12:15PM Albina Castellano MONDAY MARCH 18, 2013 8:00AM Michael Wolovich 9:00AM Giarratana & Yannicelli Families TUESDAY MARCH 19, 2013 8:00AM Elijah Rosello 9:00AM Pino & Angela Bergonzi WEDNESDAY MARCH 20, 2013 8:00AM Assunta, Pasquele, Francesco & Luigi Porco 9:00AM Cirino & Felicia Sanfilippo 7:30PM Benita Zingaro THURSDAY MARCH 21, 2013 8:00AM Erica Sanchez 9:00AM Giovanni Cala FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2013 8:00AM Nicola & Sebastiano LaVerghetta 9:00AM Rachel & Pasquale Vertullo & Angelina Naclerio SATURDAY MARCH 23, 2013 8:00AM Rosalie Livorsi 9:00AM Santo & Rose Ottimo 5:00PM Anthony Rubuano(Anniversary) & Belitto Family 6:30PM Leticia Villar SUNDAY MARCH 24, 2013 7:30AM Pro-Populo 9:00AM Michael Wolovich 10:30AM Teresa Marcellino 12:15PM Irma Orrico PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH Joseph & Marie Albano, Nicholas Bambina, Maryann Cali- Bannan, Judy Berardione, Marguerite Bianco, Richard J. Colesanti, Nicholas Cappa, Anthony Cardone, Sara Corrado, Peter Corbo, AnaEdith Castillo, Dennis Deandrea, Raymond Deandra, Rosemary Davis, Rose & Carlo Dente, Thomas DeSimone, MaryAnn DiBattista, Massimiliano D Onofrio, Sal Duscio & Family, Nat Ettinger, Joseph Fazon, Josie Frisina, Jeanine Iovino, Patricia Kiernan, Stella Kim, Joseph Klucinec, Lena Kocovic, Salvatore Lanza, Angie Lox, James Magrino, Vita Marino, Maryann Maiorana, Frank Maiorana, Angelo Megaro, Jessie Megaro, Raymond & John Matta, Vincent Mastrogiovanni, Dolores Miriglia, Michael Montalto, Sharon Frankel-Mormoyale, John Motts, Joseph & Marie Motts, Theresa Negli, Isabelle O Brien, Francis Olivio, Marisol Pagan, Lucille Perito, Irene Piscitelli, Vera Pozzuoli, Angela Piccinni, Louis Quattrucci, Diana Raffa, Nilda Samday, Carmen Torrellas, Irene Vesely, Madeline Volpe, Theresa Wagner.
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