Immaculate Heart of Mary and Our Lady of the Holy Rosary April 1, 2018 Father Daniel J. Jordan, Pastor (802) 878-4513 ihmchurch@comcast.net Immaculate Heart of Mary 7415 Williston Road P.O. Box 1047 Williston, Vermont 05495 Rectory: (802) 878-4513 Parish Hall: (802) 878-2756 Email Address: ihmchurch@comcast.net Website: ihm-williston.org Office Administrator: Joann Frymire Directors of Religious Education Laura Kalagher Parish Council Coordinator Carl Maklad Marriage: Six months preparation required. Do not set a date prior to meeting with the pastor. Pre-Cana required in the Diocese of Burlington. Baptism: By appointment. Call the rectory to make arrangements. Mass Schedule Lord's Day Masses: Saturday, 5:30 PM Sunday, 10:30 AM Weekday Masses: Mon, 8:00 AM &Wed, 7:00 PM Reconciliation: Wednesday, 6:00-6:45 PM Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday, 8:00-10:00 PM Our Lady of the Holy Rosary 64 West Main Street P.O. Box 243 Richmond, Vermont 05477 Rectory: (802) 434-2521 Email Address: olhr@gmavt.net Website: olhr-richmond.org Office Administrator: Hope Kennedy Director of Religious Education Jill Danilich Parish Council Coordinator Chris Braves Supervisor of Cemeteries Doug St. Amour Grand Knight - KofC Council #4684: Ray Miller Rosary Council #4684, meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30PM Mass Schedule Lord's Day Masses: Saturday, 4:00 PM Sunday, 8:30 AM Weekday Masses: Thurs. & Fri., 8:30 AM Reconciliation: Sat, 3:15-3:45 PM & Thurs., 6-7PM Eucharistic Adoration: Thursday, 6:00-8:00 PM The Rosary is recited 20 minutes before all Masses at both churches. OFFICE HOURS FOR PARISH OFFICES FOR IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY Monday: 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM Tuesday: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM Thursday & Friday: 9:00 AM To 2:00 PM FOR OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY Tuesday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Thursday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord MORE COUNTERS ARE NEEDED!! If you have a bit of time available on Monday mornings we need some more people to help count the weekly collection. We do this in teams. Right now we have 2 teams so it would only be an every other week commitment. Please call the rectory if you are interested or email ihmchurch@comcast.net. FOOD SHELF We collected about 195 pounds of food this month. Thank you for your continued support of this very important ministry. The offering for March 24/25: will be in next week s bulletin In order to meet our expenses, we need to collect at least $2500 in our weekly offering! Please remember us when you are away or attending Mass at a different parish. Thank you for continued financial support. God Bless You! Page 2 Easter Prayer Jesus, you have risen, so there is hope for me. You are no longer in the power of sin, of evil! Love has triumphed, Mercy has been victorious! God s mercy always triumphs because God s love is stronger than evil and death itself. God s love can transform our lives. God s love can do this! -Pope Francis
WE ARE ONE BODY IN CHRIST HOLY ROSARY Sunday, 4-1, 8:30 AM Mass Easter Sunday For the intentions of the Holy Rosary Parishioners Including Ray Foster Sr RIP & Marion Foster RIP by the Mathieu Family Thursday, 4-5: no daily Mass Friday, 4-6, no daily Mass Saturday, 4-7, 3:15-3:45 Confessions 4:00 PM Mass Intentions of the Stewart Family Sunday, 4-8, 8:30 AM Mass For the intentions of the Holy Rosary Parishioners IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY Saturday, 3-31, 8:00 PM Mass Easter Vigil For the intentions of the IHM & Holy Rosary Parishioners Sunday, 4-1, 10:30 AM Mass Easter Sunday For the intentions of the IHM Parishioners Monday, 4-2, 8:00 AM Mass Ryan Jones RIP & Daniel Desgroseilliers RIP by the family Wednesday, 4-4, no daily Mass Saturday, 4-7, 8:00 PM Mass For the intentions of the IHM Parishioners Sunday, 4-8, 10:30 AM Mass Alice Koch RIP by Ed & LuAnn Koch If you would like to have a Mass said for a special intention contact either rectory to schedule this. This is a wonderful way to remember your beloved dead. COMMUNION AT HOME If you or someone you know would like to receive Communion at home please call either IHM at 878-4513 or Holy Rosary at 434-2521. THE RETURN OF EASTER The return of Easter should be to the Christian life the call of a trumpet. It is the news of a great victory. It is the solution of a great perplexity. It is the assurance of a great triumph. --Frederick Temple the sick James Bissonnette Frank Bridgeman Brian Doherty Margaret Guthrie Janet Hale Callie Hayes Terrie Kneen Marilyn Mack Mary Jane Purczynski Father Donald J. Ravey Storm Rushford Marilyn Whitney Matthew Yakubik Betty Bouchard Liz Cressinger Peggy Frymire Julian Haftarczuk Brian Hard Christian Hegarty Gail Lavallee Bill Petty Grace Robinson Sara Stuhlsatz Paul Whitney Those serving in the Military Throughout the world Joe & Reese Rose Daniel Kalagher Andrew Danilich Devon Duquette Erik Karstensen Please let us know of any family members serving in the military, no matter where they are stationed, so we can pray for them. Our Faithful Departed READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-15ab, 16-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 4:32-35; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31 Page 3
APRIL 4 Knight of Columbus meeting 7:30 PM at OLHR 8 K of C breakfast 9:30 AM at OLHR 12 Welcome Committee meeting 12:00 PM 1:00 PM at Simply Divine Café Worldwide Marriage Encounter Morning after morning he opens my ear that I may hear. As we celebrate Palm Sunday, let us keep our ears open to the love from our spouses and God by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are May 19-20, 2018 in Warner, NH and Apr 6-8, 2018 in WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY. For more information, call Gary & Lynn Root at 802-456-8114 or visit them at https://wwmevt.org. From Father Dan And the IHM and Holy Rosary Staff You are invited to Aspire Together s Carbonara Dinner Dance Saturday, April 28th at 6:00 pm at the Milton Eagles Club 42 Centre Dr. Milton. Dinner by donation to benefit Aspire Together s work. RSVP by 4/26/18 to Terri at 658-8046 or terri.aspiretogether@gmail.com Ballroom dance & instruction ~ Photo props & fun ~ Dinner donated by Olive Garden Page 4 HIGH SCHOOL FOR A DAY 5th through 7th-grade students are invited to attend Rice's annual High School for a Day (HS4D) Part II on Friday, April 6, 2018 from 8:00 AM until 2:30 PM. HS4D is a unique opportunity for 5-7th -grade students to familiarize themselves with Rice, our faculty and students. Participants customize their HS4D schedule by choosing from a variety of hands-on activities specially-created to highlight Rice's classes, clubs, and sports. Due to space limitations, we are able to accommodate just 70 students. This program fills up fast! RSVP by March 27 to reserve your child's spot. To RSVP, please contact Caroline Schafer at schafer@rmhsvt.org. GOLF TOURNAMENT Rice Memorial High School will hold its 18th Annual Rice-Cathedral Alumni Association Golf Tournament on June 22, 2018 at Rocky Ridge Golf Course in St. George at 9:00 AM. If interested in playing or becoming a hole sponsor contact Lee Lee at the Rice Advancement Office at 862-6521 x 230 or for more information go to www.rmhsvt.org. All proceeds benefit Rice's tuition assistance program.
OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY The offering for March 24/25: will be in next week s bulletin In order to meet our expenses, we need to collect at least $1885 in our weekly offering! Please remember us when you are away or attending Mass at a different parish. Thank you for continued financial support. God Bless You! TV MASS If you are interested in the Mass on TV it is aired on Sunday s at 6:00 AM on WCAX, Channel 3. Richmond Area - MMCTV Channel 15 Sunday - 11:00 AM & 4:00 PM. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED Holy Rosary parishioner needed to drive a gentleman, living on Jericho Road in Richmond, to weekend Mass. Please call Hope in the Parish Office (434-2521) for details. PROCLAIM THE RISEN CHRIST On Easter morning everything--the spring weather, the flowers, birds and butterflies, the people around us in their finery, the beautiful liturgy and music-- everything seems to bear witness that Jesus Christ is risen today! Like the eyewitness accounts in today's scriptures, the glorious and joyful life all around us helps us to believe the good news of the Resurrection and sing "Alleluia!" In the scriptures today we hear from Peter and Paul and John. All three speak with conviction about witnessing the resurrected Christ. John's Gospel account includes Mary of Magdala, who also was privileged to witness the Resurrection and tell others the good news. On this glorious Easter Sunday can we ourselves give eyewitness accounts that Jesus Christ is risen today, alive and active in our lives? Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The Paschal Mystery is the key to our Christian faith: the dying and rising of Jesus that is the pattern of our life. In their first steps on the road of faith, the catechumens feel the cross of glory traced over their eyes, on their lips, across their shoulders, on their ears, over their heart, and on their feet. The mystery is that even death gives way to life for those who are held in the embrace of Jesus. Today, many new Christians arise from the waters of the font. Yet the font is not the destination of their journey. The goal is Pentecost, fifty days from now, and a lifetime of praise to the Father, in Christ, in the embrace of the Holy Spirit, for the sake of the world. "Neophyte," our ancient word for newlybaptized people, means "newly-planted" in Greek. If someone in your parish has just been baptized, welcome them today. The smiles on their faces and the light in the eyes is a foretaste of heaven. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co. Page 5