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. 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 10, 2011 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Every wife, mother or whoever happens to have the responsibility knows that there are two ways to clean house. One is routine and regular; the other is major and seldom. In the first, you sweep the floors, vacuum the carpets, wash the dishes, make the beds, secure the bathrooms, and dust the furniture. The second way includes all of the above but goes a bit further. You also move the furniture in order to get at the dirt that has accumulated under and behind. You clean out the refrigerator and throw away all of the moldy food. You rearrange the pantry and put new paper on the shelves. You straighten the closets and give away or put away the old and out-of-season clothes. Then, as time permits, you go the attic or basement and dispose of all of the needless junk that has collected there across the months. In most parts of the country, this latter procedure is called spring-cleaning. When winter is over and the warm weather arrives, you open the doors and windows, let in the fresh air, blow away the stale odor, and get your house extra special clean. With the passing of time, excess baggage, useless junk, and plain dirt tend to accumulate in out-of-the-way places. If you need any proof of that, go look in your hall closet. Most hall closets are alike. There was a day when they were neat, clean and not overcrowded. Then the process began. First, it was some extra coat hangers. Then some clothes that were too tight, but you were sure you would lose enough weight to wear them next season. Next, a couple of gift boxes that you didn t need right then but would sometime soon. Then there were a few pairs of shoes that you planned to give to St. Vincent De Paul Society, as soon as you got together enough things to make it worth the trip. On and on it goes; here a little, there a little; nothing big or dramatic. You never made a clear-cut decision to turn your hall closet into a junkyard; nevertheless, it happened. Now you re almost afraid to open the door, lest you get buried in an avalanche of the trash and treasure that have collected there across the months. Well, it isn t too difficult to see a likeness between our lives and that hall closet. Both of them tend to get cluttered in ways that we never planned nor deliberately pursued. How many of us today are leading overcrowded lives and wondered when and how it happened? Do you have time to play with your children, to talk with your spouse, to enjoy your friends? How about prayer, mass, sacraments, meditation? Whatever happened to that time? There was a time when you found or made room to talk with God and think about life. Something else has filled that space. What is it, and is it more important than the things that used to be there? Honest answers to questions such as these would probably tell us that we need a spiritual spring-cleaning. Every life has only so much space and so many hours. Let nature take its course, and the bad will crowd out the good or the good will crowd out the bad. At some point, we have to take charge or our own lives, decide what is really important, hold on to that, and throw the rest away. HOLY NAME SOCIETY NEWS There will be a meeting of the Holy Name Society on Thursday, April 14 th at 8:00 PM. New members are welcome! Refreshments will be served. 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. Every Friday during Lent we will be praying the Stations of the Cross at 7:30 PM. WEDNESDAYS DURING LENT Every Wednesday night during Lent there will be a 7:30 PM Mass. ALTAR SOCIETY There will be a meeting of the Altar Society on Wednesday, April 13 th at 7:30 PM. 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. COFESSIONS will be heard on Monday April 18 th. 7:00PM 9:00PM. GOT MILK? The Ambassador Girl Scouts of St. Theresa will be selling Girl Scout Cookies before and after the Masses on Saturday April 16 and Sunday April 17. We are back to the basic cookies Samoas, Trefoils, Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Does and Lemon Chalets. The cost is $4.00 per box. Please come and get your favorites.
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 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. THE LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS PRESENTED BY OUR SCHOOL & RELIGIOUS EDUCATION YOUTH April 15, 2011 at 7:30 PM You are invited to support our young people by your participation in their prayerful presentation of the Stations. St. Theresa Church 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! P.S. 304 S ANNUAL CARD PARTY HEADIN WEST THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2011 VILLA BARONE MANOR Donation per person is $50 (includes BBQ chicken, ribs, mac & cheese, cornbread, salad, baked potato, corn on the cob). Wet your whistle at the open bar. For more information call Amy Labbate (718)822-5307. 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. THEODORE DUBOIS S THE SEVEN LAST WORDS OF CHRIST Palm Sunday, April 17 at 3:00 PM St. Theresa Church, 2855 St. Theresa Ave, Bronx, NY 10461 and Good Friday, April 22 after the 7:30 PM Stations of The cross at St. Frances de Chantal Church, 190 Hollywood Ave, Bronx, NY 10465. Theodore Dubois s Seven Last Words of Christ will be performed by the combined choirs of St. Frances de Chantal, St. Frances of Rome and St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus. All are welcome to join us this season for a service of prayerful remembrance and reflection of Christ s passion and death through music. Admission is Free! For further information please call St. Theresa s parish rectory at 718-892-1900 or the rectory at St. Frances de Chantal at 718-792-5500. 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.
APRIL 10, 2011 1 ST TIME John Centrone & Sara Russello And when he had said this, he cried out in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, "Untie him and let him go." - Jn 11:43-44 THE SANCTUARY LAMP BURNING NEAR THE TABERNACLE THIS WEEK IS IN MEMORY OF STEPHEN VESELY PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH AND THEIR FAMILIES INGERBORG PFLUEGER, ANNA PAGNOTTA ELIZABETH DESIMONE & JOSEPH M. AMOROSO PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL S 3RD ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC Westchester Bank presents Preston High School s 3 rd Annual Golf Classic. It will be held on Friday, May 6 th at Pelham/Split Rock Golf course. The day begins with breakfast at 7 AM, modified shotgun start at 8 AM, and ends with an Awards Luncheon at 1 PM. There are 8 specialty holes including a $50K hole in-one, silent and live auctions and raffles. The price is $175 per golfer includes cart, all meals, goody bag, and more. The luncheon only is $60. For more information, please call Mary Kate at 718-863-9134 or email mboland@prestonhs.org. 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. The Food Pantry is also in need of the following food items: Coffee, Tomato Sauce, Pasta, Soups, Cereal, Stuffing Mix, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Cake mixes, Frosting, Puddings and Jello. Thank you once again for all your kindness and generosity. SATURDAY APRIL 9, 2011 5:00PM Benjamin, Carmela & Albert Gregoria 6: 30PM Pro-Populo SUNDAY APRIL 10, 2011 7:30AM Pro-Populo 9:00AM John Pagnotta & Michele Igonivino 10:30AM John Remeny 12:15PM Giuseppe & Nicolina Cusumano MONDAY APRIL 11, 2011 8:00AM Pasquale Conte & Maria Rinaldi 9:00AM Carmella Frangella TUESDAY APRIL 12, 2011 8:00AM Mary Malec Warthol 9:00AM Bonifacio DiLullo & Antonio & Pasqua Palumo WEDNESDAY APRIL 13, 2011 8:00AM Anthony DePasquale 9:00AM Santa Oliveri 7:30PM Special Intention THURSDAY APRIL 14, 2011 8:00AM Jeana, Angelina & Rosina Porco 9:00AM Carlo & Pietro Porco FRIDAY APRIL 15, 2011 8:00AM Drew Anthony Cacciotolli 9:00AM Benny Caiola SATURDAY APRIL 16, 2011 8:00AM Emilo Vasquez 9:00AM Rocco Previtera Jr. 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 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, 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.
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