Holy Family Catholic Church Cherish the Past, Celebrate the Present, Create a bright Future 15 Gender Road, Newark, DE 19713 (302) 368-4665 Very Rev. Mark Kelleher Pastor mkelleher@holyfamilynewark.org Rev. Michael J. Cook Associate Pastor mcook@holyfamilynewark.org Rev. A. William Rajayan Priest in Residence awms@live.com Mr. Joseph Certesio, Sr. Deacon jcertesio@holyfamilynewark.org Mrs. Mare Draper Director of Religious Education mdraper@holyfamilynewark.org Mrs. Judith Stives Business Manager jstives@holyfamilynewark.org Mr. Richard E. Mitchell, III Director of Worship Arts rmitchell@holyfamilynewark.org Our Mission Statement Holy Family parish is a welcoming community of faith rooted in the Roman Catholic Tradition. As members of the Body of Christ, we are a multi-cultural and multi-generational parish called to share our gifts and talents. Our experience of worship in Word and Sacrament compels us to witness to all people through catechesis, service and evangelization. GENERAL INFORMATION Church Office 368-4665 Fax Number 368-4667 Web Page: www.holyfamilynewark.org Office Hours Monday through Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM & 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM; Friday: 9:00 AM to Noon Saturday: 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM; Sunday: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM Religious Education Office 368-8976 Fax Number 368-5184 Religious Education Office Hours Monday through Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM to Noon Youth Ministry Office 368-8976 ext. 138 Parish Outreach Office 861-0143 Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Wednesday, Friday - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY 368-4785 FINANCE COUNCIL Executive Officer: John Lynch 738-9071 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM Sunday Masses: 8:00, 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM Daily Mass: Monday through Saturday 9:00 AM SACRAMENTS Baptism: outside of the Lenten Season. Baptisms are scheduled with the Church Office and normally occur during the Sunday Liturgy or on the 2nd & 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:30 PM. Baptismal Program for Parents: Generally bi-monthly on the 3rd Monday of the month, at 7:00 PM. To register call 368-4665. Matrimony: Consult parish priest or deacon at least one year in advance and before any plans or decisions are made. Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 PM or by appointment. SICK AND HOMEBOUND If you are sick or homebound and would like to receive Eucharist at home on a regular basis, please call the Church Office at 368-4665. CHRIST THE TEACHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL OFFICE: Our Regional Catholic School Sr. LaVerne King, R.S.M., Principal Address: 2451 Frazer Road, Newark, DE 19702 For more information call the school office at 838-8850 Web Page: www.cttcs.org March 5, 2017 First Sunday in Lent
FROM OUR PASTOR: FATHER MARK KELLEHER Children s Liturgy of the Word will be held next Sunday, March 12th at 10:00 am. This will be our final Children s Liturgy of the Word until Fall. The Women's Group would like to thank everyone who helped make our recent bake sale a big success. The winner of the Artwork Raffle is Lupe Reynolds. Congratulations! HOLY FAMILY S SCHEDULE FOR LENT Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. every Friday of Lent Reconciliation Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy March 12 th, 19 th and 26 th April 2 nd at 5:30 p.m. Complete your evening by starting with the Chaplet and then proceeding directly into Soup and Speaker. Soup and Speaker March 12 th, 19 th and 26 th April 2 nd at 6:00 p.m. (Sign-ups in the Gathering Space.) Save the Date! Holy Family s 7th Annual Golf Tournament is going to be held on Friday August 18, 2017 at Backcreek Golf Course in Middletown, DE. Knights of Columbus - St. Michael Council #4548 Lenten Fish Dinner Menu Fried or Baked, Cod, & Pollock Scalloped Potatoes, Hush Puppies Stewed Tomatoes, Macaroni and Cheese, Coleslaw Desserts Iced Tea, Lemonade, Coffee, Tea, and Milk Soda offered for 1.00 Beer and Wine available Serving Dates and Hours Fridays through April 7th 4:30-7:00pm 2017 Prices Adults = $10.00 advance $9.00 Senior Citizens = $9.00 advance $8.00 Children (Ages4-12) = $5.00 Take-outs available Serving the most scrumptious & delectable Fish Feast east of the Mississippi! 308-Holy Family Page 2
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY Mare Draper, DRE mdraper@holyfamilynewark.org or by phone: 368-8976 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SACRAMENTAL PREP Confirmation 2017 Covenant Mass and Session 3 will be held on Sunday, March 5 th beginning with Mass at 12Noon. All students, parents and sponsors are expected to attend this session. The Session will end at 3pm. Please remember your sponsor information and outstanding paperwork. Please make sure you complete Module 3 and 4 by the time you attend the Session! First Eucharist 2017 Retreat with parents and students will be held on March 25 th Stay tuned for additional information coming soon! YOUTH MINISTRY *TWEENs! Our next gathering will be Thursday, March 9th from 6 until 7:30pm for students in 5/6 th grade. Friends are welcome!! Sunday Nite Lites will gather on Sunday, March 5 th from 6:30-8:30pm in the Youth Room! Open to all high school students and their friends! FISH FRYS ARE BACK! Help is needed to serve the parish at the annual Fish Frys. Please register on-line for dates and times available. Wear: Holy Family T-shirt (one will be provided if you do not have one), jeans and sneakers. All-Points Bulletin: VBS Set Design is collecting toilet paper and paper towel cardboard rolls and tin 1lb/2lb coffee tins! Please start saving these items. We are collecting them starting May 1 st!! Thank you! ADULT FORMATION Tour of the Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington, DC: March 15, 2017 There are a few spots left for Tour of the National Shrine in Washington, DC. Please contact Rita at rgarland@holyfamilynewark.org to reserve your spot! Cost: $50 per person to cover costs of transportation, snacks, and dinner in the Tidewater Grill in Havre de Grace. Please bring a bag lunch (or cash) that will be eaten/purchased at the Shrine. Charter Bus leaving from Holy Family 8:30am and returning 7:30pm (ish). ** A confirmation letter will be sent to all those who registered by early next week. If you do not receive a letter by March 8 th, please contact us immediately at 368.8976 or rgrarland@holyfamilynewark.org. SOUP NEEDED! Have a special soup recipe that you are famous for? Have a family favorite worth sharing? The Soup and Speaker Series is right around the corner and we need soup donations to make it soup-er special. Please contact the RE Office with your soup flavor and date you would like to offer your donation. SOUP AND SPEAKER SIGNUPS have begun in the Gathering Space! This year s theme: Ordinary people doing Extraordinary Things! All age groups welcome. Come see how God s calling inspired great things for our speakers. Maybe HE is calling you as well! Page Three 308-Holy Family
Parish News and Happenings CHRIST THE TEACHER SCHOOL NEWS. Christ the Teacher Blue Ribbon Casino Night & Auction - April 1st At Christ the Teacher Catholic School, 2451 Frazer Road, Newark, DE 19702, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Tuition Raffle tickets available (winners receive tuition vouchers to any Catholic elementary or high school). Proceeds from this exciting fundraiser will go toward the construction of a new gymnasium and preschool building. Tickets/donations/ sponsorships available until March 20. For more information contact our Vice Principal at 302-838-8850 x130 or by email: sadams@christtheteacher.org In addition, there will be a CTTCS Tuition Raffle tickets are $25/per chance or 5 for $100 and prizes include 3 - $200 Tuition Vouchers and 1 - $1000 Tuition voucher for any Catholic elementary or high school. Those interested in purchasing tickets or becoming a sponsor for the CTTCS Casino Night should contact Stephen Adams, CTT Vice Principal, at sadams@christtheteacher.org. The Ancient Order of Hibernians invites High School Seniors whose families are registered at Holy Family Parish to apply for our $1,000 College Scholarship. Details and an application can be found by visiting our website NewarkAOH.com. The application deadline is Friday March 17, 2017. Present this coupon at Tony s Bistro and Raymond will donate 20% of the total bill to Holy Family Church Tony s Bistro - 29 Chestnut Hill Plaza Newark, DE 19703 Total Amount of Bill $ PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Denise Robinson Mary Ann Bulatewicz Tim Ziegler Katie Ziegler Ellen Ziegler Danny Ziegler Mike John Romer Helen Gorski Millie Nash Frances Kulaszewski Theresa Neff Xavier Rohrer Dianna - Franny P. -Judi H. Chris Pruitt Maureen McCloskey Tom Boyle Ava Ponzo Gerald T. Stafford, Jr. Sally Downes Joyce West Jill Martone Joyce Hamilton Loretta McCullough Butch Cicconi Steve Purvis Snapper Jablonski Catherine Perillo Louis Bud Schaub Robert Cichocki Marian Santos Bryan Horner Mary Elizabeth Bulatewicz Cecil Theresa Wilson Sister Ann McAlpin Weekly Offertory Anne Neri Donna Thomas Maryellen Schwenk Thelma Morris Rachael Tolliver-Bey and Baby Timmy Robert McClain Patrick Resendiz Joann Criste Nancy L. Lawrence Jayden Hutchison Frances Hamill Nicholas Curran Victor Lusardi Mary Ann Spencer Ed Richards Joan Archangelo Cherie Galliani George Dougherty Jennie Musacchio Stephen Swarter Paul Winkleman Madelena Gootee Mike Mandeo Minerva Aponte Elias Anna Paul Miriam Brown Karen Berman Paulette W. Denise Jane Paulson John Bevenour Craig Buckman Bernice Wright Weekly Budget : $ 13,587.00 (Amount of $ needed to run the parish on a weekly basis) Actual Offertory for 2/26/2017 $12,625.00 Shortfall for the week $ 962.00 Budget Goal Year-to-Date: $ 475,545.00 Actual Offertory Year-to-Date: $ 444,681.00 Shortfall (Deficit) Year-to-Date: $ 30,864.00 SCRIP SALES Scrip Sales for week of 2/19/2017 - $4,785.00 Net sales for week = $186.69 Total Net Sales for Year = $6,978.59 308-HolyFamily Page four
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, March 4 9:00 am Stephanie DeLuca 5:00 pm Intentions of Parishioners Sunday, March 5 8:00 am Thomas M. Novak 10:00 am John and Elsie Schurgard 12:00 pm Frank Masley Monday March 6 9:00 am For the intentions of Moriah Vosteen Tuesday, March 7 9:00 am Robert Litzinger Wednesday, March 8 9:00 am Eileen McCarron Thursday, March 9 9:00 am William McClafferty Friday, March 10 9:00 am Loretta Woods Saturday, March 11 9:00 am Margaret Wootten 5:00 pm Helen B. Heitz Sunday, March 12 8:00 am Intentions of Parishioners 10:00 am Jeffrey Chaplow 12:00 pm Aurora Contento To help you with Next Week s Readings - Second Sunday of Lent Reading 1: Genesis 12:1-4a Reading 2: 2 Timothy 1:8b-10 Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 St. Vincent depaul Society 2016 Client Statistics Thank you for your support to the Poor Boxes and your other donations made to SVDP in 2016. Due to your continued generosity, SVDP was able to help 74 families avoid their electric from being terminated, 42 families with rental or mortgage payments, 11 requests for heating oil deliveries, and 23 families with emergency lodging. Please continue to help us help others. We can do so much for the needy in our Parish and Community when you contribute to the St. Vincent depaul Society. Thanks again and God Bless you. WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, March 5 KoC Fish Fry Tickets in Gathering Space 9:30 am - RCIA Sunday Session - AER 10:00 am - Religious Education Pre-K and K - REC Rms 2-6 12:00 pm - Confirmation Covenant Mass - HFC 1:15 pm - Confirmation Session 2 - HFC/HFH 1:30 pm - Just Do It Mtg. - PHCR1 Monday, March 6 6:00 pm - RE Grades 1-9 - REC Rms 1-8 and YR 7:00 pm - Knights of Columbus 4th Degree - HFH Tuesday, March 7 6:00 pm - RE Grades 1-9 - REC Rms 1-8 and YR 6:30 pm - RCIA Team Meeting - AER Wednesday, March 8 6:00 pm - GIFT Program - HFH 6:30 pm - Pastoral Council Meeting - CR 7:00 pm - Choir Rehearsal - HFC Thursday, March 9 9:00 am - Prayer Shawl Mtg. - PHCR 6:00 pm - Tweens 5th/6th Grade Meeting - YR 6:30 pm - Scripture Class Part 2 - HFH 7:00 pm - Contemporary Ensemble Rehearsal - HFC Friday, March 10 9:45 am - 10:45 am - Eucharistic Adoration - HFC 4:30 pm - KoC Fish Fry - HFH 7:00 pm - Stations of the Cross - HFC Saturday, March 11 KoC Fish Fry Tickets in Gathering Space 3:30 pm - Reconciliation - HFC Sunday, March 12 KoC Fish Fry Tickets in Gathering Space 9:30 am - RCIA Sunday Session - AER 10:00 am - Children s Liturgy of the Word - Gathering Space 1:30 pm - Just Do It Mtg. - PHCR1 5:30 pm - Divine Mercy Chaplet - HFC 6:00 pm - Soup and Speaker - HFH Weekly Schedule Room Key AER Adult Education Room HFC Holy Family Church HFH Holy Family Parish Hall PHCR - Parish House Room REC - Religious ED Center YR - Youth Room GS - Gathering Space CR - Church Conference Rm SILENT PRAYER: Our parish has a group of people who will earnestly pray for any needs you have. This is done anonymously via a telephone prayer chain. If you have a special need for which you are in need of prayer call: 894-0726, 737-1333, or 731-4297 before 7:30 p.m. and we will pray for you. 308-HolyFamily Page 5
Parish News and Diocesan News VIA CRUCIS. Good Christians, come with hearts contrite. St. Anthony s welcomes you tonight! These opening words of the Via Crucis welcome all to worship at this 57-year Lenten tradition. The Via Crucis is open to the public, and is presented every Friday night in Lent from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 9 th & DuPont Streets, Wilmington, DE, 19805. A cast of 125 youth from age 3 to college age students re-enact the last days of Jesus and his crucifixion on Good Friday in the style of the medieval Miracle Play. Groups of 10 or more can reserve seating by calling 302-421-3700. SISTER WALK 5K. Mount Aviat s 7 th Annual 5K and Sister Walk. Join the MAA community, including the Oblate Sisters, on Sunday, April 30th at 9:15 a.m. for the 7 th Annual 5K and Sister Walk. Don t miss out on the pre-registration rate available until April 12th: $20/per person or $50/per family. Pre-registration fee includes T-shirts. Trophies will be awarded after the race in the gym. To register, go to www.mountaviat.org and download a registration form or contact Dina at 302-893-5074 or dinaokie@verizon.net. Mass will take place prior to the race at 8:00 a.m. at the school. OUR LADY OF FATIMA DESIGNER BAG BINGO. Sunday, April 30, 2017 in the Msgr. Dwyer Hall. Doors open at 1pm, bingo starts at 2pm. Designer Bags, Door Prizes & Desserts! Tickets $25.00 each. Must be 18 years or older to attend. Please contact Rachel Pompetti @ 824-4285. Check out the flyer on the website at www.olfnewcastle.com ST. ANN S CHURCH & SCHOOL PRESENTS - DISNEY S ALADDIN JR. Travel to Agrabah where you ll meet a genie, a princess, a boy, a villain, harem girls, story tellers, guards, a sultan, his court, and a magic carpet. Performances are Friday March 31 and Saturday April 1 (both at 7pm) in St. Ann s School Social Hall. The cost is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under 12. To get tickets or for more info, email stannschurch1@verizon.net or call (302)654-5519. You won t want to miss it! Mommy & Me at St. E is a free 1 hour event for children ages 18 months to 3 years on St. Patrick s Day, Tuesday, March 14 starting at 9 a.m. in the lower school library of St. Elizabeth s at 1500 Cedar Street in Wilmington. There will be snacks, crafts, games, stories, movement and singing. Remember to wear your green! Call 302-655-8208 for more information. Feelin GroovE is the theme of St. E s thirteenth annual Fundraising Auction scheduled for Saturday, March 25. Starting time is 6:00 p.m. in the St. E Center. Tickets include Silent and Live Auction, gourmet buffet, open bar (soda, wine, beer); cost $40 individual, $70 couple, $350 reserved table for 8. Reservations are required. For more info contact Kathleen Houghton at 302-225-8675 or khoughton@sehs.org. Proceeds benefit the St. E Technology & Scholarship Funds. Take St. E s time machine back to the 50 s, 60 s and 70 s this March. Attire of the decades is encouraged. Saint Michael - Knights of Columbus Council 4548 March 13 - Business Meeting MEMBERSHIP IN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS is open to men 18 years of age or older who are practical (that is, practicing) Catholics in union with the Holy See. This means that an applicant accepts the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and morals, aspires to live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church.and is in good standing with the Catholic Church. Please contact Bill Black, (Grand Knight), 302-502-5768 or Joel Watson (Membership Director) 215-520-0811. www.kofc.org ANNUAL YOUTH CHESS TOURNAMENT sponsored by the Delaware Knights of Columbus Saturday, March 18, 2017. Starting at 8:00 am Event Location: Saint Pius X #4425 Council Home 1801 Lancaster Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805. This events runs from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Open to all children from the Diocese of Wilmington who will compete in chess matches through out the day. Prizes are awarded to individual and team champions in three divisions: K-3, K-6, and K-8 finishers. Contact Information Name: Felix Spitelle, State Family Director fspitelle@yahoo.com (302) 658-2713 ANNUAL FREE THROW CONTEST sponsored by the Delaware Knights of Columbus Sunday, March 19, 2017. Open to all children from the Diocese of Wilmington Contestants arrive at 12:15, with the shooting to start at 1:00 pm. Event Location: St. Peter's School Gymnasium 515 Harmony Street, New Castle, DE 19720. Children compete in age groups and winners receive recognition & trophies. Age groups are Boys and Girls divisions, 9-14 as of January 1. Contact Information: Name: Mark Winterbottom mwinterbottom@gmail.com (302) 985-3678 PROGRAM MANAGER OF THE EASTERN SHORE SOCIAL SERVICES The Diocese of Wilmington/Catholic Charities is seeking a Program Manager for the Eastern Shore Social Services located in Princess Anne, Maryland. The position provides program leadership and oversight to various programs such as: financial coaching and case management services, financial assistance for rent, mortgage, utility payments, behavioral health services, a food cooperative for qualified households, emergency food pantry, immigration services, information and referral services and a thrift store. Candidate must possess: A master s degree in Health or Social Service. At least 5 years management and supervisory experience in social services. Cross cultural competency required. Well organized and detail oriented. Able to use analytical and critical thinking skills. Spanish speaking a plus. Valid driver s license with an insurable driving record required. For more information or to apply, see our posting on www.careerbuilder.com EOE 308-Holy Family Page Six