Holy Family Catholic Church Cherish the Past, Celebrate the Present, Create a bright Future 15 Gender Road, Newark, DE 19713 (302) 368-4665 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 Liturgical Music 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 Fax Number Web Page: www.holyfamilynewark.org 368-4665 368-4667 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 Fax Number 368-8976 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 Nursery: During Sunday 10:00 AM Mass 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 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 May 1, 2016 - Sixth Sunday of Easter
FROM OUR PASTOR: FATHER MARK KELLEHER Divine Mercy Parish Mission JESUS I TRUST IN YOU Thank you to everyone who attended the Divine Mercy Parish Mission. It was a success! A special thank you to Father Dan Cambra for his informative, humorous and thought provoking talks on the Divine Mercy Chaplet and its beginnings. The Divine Mercy Chaplet itself is so moving, and when all of the voices in the congregation joined in with Father Mark and the Cantor, it was simply too beautiful to express. Hearts were filled with Jesus love. Time to Start Planning Summerfest is 78 days away. SummerFest Volunteer signups start LAST ALUMINUM CAN COLLECTION May 7/8, after all Masses We need hundreds of volunteers. There are plenty of jobs to choose from and we need all the help we can get: May 8 th is the Last St. Vincent depaul Aluminum Can Collection. Due to the declining value of aluminum, we will not be collecting aluminum cans for St. Vincent depaul after May 8 th. We thank Peter Drake for more than 15 years of faithful service through all kinds of weather. Your dedication to this ministry has been an inspiration. Thank you, and God bless you in your future endeavors. Please signup. Food Parking Clean-up Instant Bingo Big 6 Candy Wheel Drinks 1 st Aid night watchman 308-Holy Family Page 2
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY Mare Draper, DRE mdraper@holyfamilynewark.org or by phone: 368-8976 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Sign ups now for VBS! June 20-24 - This year we will be doing Cave Quest where we be Following Jesus, the Light of the World. Please call the Religious ED to sign your children up for this wonderful experience. Phone: 302-368-8976 ALSO: HEADS UP! Early Registration for Religious Education programs 2016-2017 is now open and on-line! A special discount will be given for all early registration!! Stop in and see us! We will help you through the process! No payment due until July 1 st! 1 st Eucharist for our Special Sacraments students will be held on Sunday, May 1st at the 10am Mass followed by the Crowning of Mary at the RE Center. Please arrive by 9:30am in the Gathering space. Special note: 1 st Eucharist 2 nd graders are welcome to attend and wear their dresses and suits from their 1 st Eucharist! YOUTH MINISTRY Confirmation 2016 Confirmation Session 4 will be held on Sunday, May 15 th in the Parish Hall for parents and candidates. Sponsors are also welcome to attend! The day starts at 12pm Mass followed by the session until 3:30pm. If you have outstanding paperwork, please be sure to bring it with you! See you soon! HIGHSCHOOL SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP: Please see website for details and additional information! Jesus House Service Opportunities: Setup, serve and cleanup retreat meals at the Jesus House Formation Center. Great Opportunity for Confirmation/ Sponsor day together. VBS Construction starts on Mondays beginning May 2 nd in our RE Center! Signup on the website for service hour credits. Adult Formation Fr. Mark s Tour of the Doors (the Jubilee Doors in our Diocese) will take off on Wednesday, May 25 th! If you are interested in going on this day trip, please contact us asap! Guaranteed to be a great time! Travel time and Itinerary to come! Hope you can make it! PRIESTS RETIREMENT FUND COLLECTION: The weekend of May 14 & 15 we will hold a special collection for the Diocesan Priests Retirement Fund. This fund is becoming vital as more and more of our priests reach the age of retirement. Your donation will be used to support the many fine priests who have dedicated their lives to service of the faithful of Delaware and Maryland s Eastern Shore. You can meet four of our retired priests; Fr. Raymond Forester, Msgr. Daniel McGlynn, Fr. Leonard Kempski and Fr. Edward Stork, and learn about their ministry on a short video posted on the diocesan website, cdow.org. Please be as generous as possible. Page Three 308-Holy Family
Parish News and Happenings PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Denise Robinson Robert Litzinger Tim Ziegler Janet Durham Richard E.Durham Mike Betty Lucier Theresa Grunert Rich Maloney John Romer Kevin Conley Helen Gorski Sr. Margaret Maureen, OSF Michael Mandio Frank Montgomery Millie Nash Steve Purvis Joanne Quirk Darene Burke Frances & Leo Kulaszewski Theresa Neff Katie Ziegler Xavier Rohrer Joanie Archangelo Dianna - Franny P. -Judi H. Melissa Ditta Camomot Bob and Betty McCloskey Chris Pruitt Maureen McCloskey Mary Bulatewicz and Rob Drew K Terrance McKernan Rudy Paladnietti Thomas Boyle Ava Ponzo Gerald T. Stafford, Jr. Sally Downes Joyce West Jill Martone Frank M. Joyce Hamilton Loretta McCullough Marlene Kreutz This list of prayers for the sick is getting very long. Please take a look at the list and if ANY NAMES ON THE LIST can come off, please let the office know - 368-4665. If any of the sick have been healed or have passed away, please let us know. Quintella Miller Robert Acquilante Ed Richards Jacqueline Williams Fran Herschberger Jeffrey Gudzune Mary Sherri Cook Rose Jackson Helen Cella Marty Drinan Jane West Joseph Jackson Catherine Perillo Tom S. Jean Quirk Roberta Briggs Jennie Musacchio George Riley Matin Abbasian Arvin Abbasian Matthew Veid Baby Carmine Kathy Quirk Linda Quinn Clare Clark Sister Ann McAlpin Anne Neri Donna Thomas Maryellen Schwenk Andrea DeRosa Arianne Shuma Karen Berman Richard Baxter Judy Hughes Mary Wilson Charlotte Reynolds Thelma & Robert Morris Rachael Tolliver-Bey and Baby Timmy Miriam Reed Robert McClain Patrick Resendiz Vince Sustersic MaryAnn Lacey Joann Criste May the choir of angels come to greet her and speed her to Paradise. Please pray for Brenda, who recently passed from this life: Brenda Hart Wife of Lee Hart and sister in law of Linda and Snapper Jablonski And all the souls of the faithful departed. May they rest in peace. 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, 738-3033, 737-1333 or 731-4297 and we will pray for you. ST. VINCENT depaul SOCIETY: Catholic Charities Truck will be in the Holy Family parking lot on May 14th and 15th. Please save any used goods, clothing, decorations, etc. and bring them to the parking lot on one of these two dates. 308-HolyFamily Page four
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, April 30 9:00 am John and Eleanor DeLuca 5:00 pm Hertha Kessler We apologize for the misspelling of Hertha Kessler s name in last week s bulletin. Sunday, May 1 8:00 am Robert Page 10:00 am Intention of Parishioners 12:00 pm Michael Jr. & Daniel Boyle Monday, May 2 9:00 am Harold Kauffman Tuesday, May 3 9:00 am Frank Maher Wednesday, May 4 9:00 am Jackie Metz (living) Thursday, May 5 9:00 am Tullia Labriola Friday, May 6 9:00 am Angela Kauffman (living) Saturday, May 7 9:00 am David Kaczmarczyk (living) 5:00 pm Mother s Day Remembrance Sunday, May 8 8:00 am Mother s Day Remembrance 10:00 am Mother s Day Remembrance 12:00 pm Mother s Day Remembrance To help with Next Week s Readings: May 8, 2016 - Seventh Sunday of Easter First Reading: Acts of the Apostles 7:55-60 Second Reading: Revelation 22:12-14,16-17 Gospel: John 17:20-26 FIRST SATURDAY May 7! The Blue Army of Our Lady cordially invites all parishioners to join them for First Saturday Devotions in the Church, beginning at 7:45 a.m. Devotions are followed by regularly scheduled mass at 9:00 a.m The Holy Family Women's Group will meet at the Church on Wednesday May 4th at 6:30 pm. We will have pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet before carpooling to Friendlys. WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, May 1 Knights selling Holy Land Crosses 9:30 am - RCIA Sunday Service - AER 12:00 pm - Liturgy with Special Sacrament Students - HFC 12:00 pm - May Procession - Sidewalk in front of church 1:30 pm - Just Do It - Friends of Bill W. Meeting - PCR1 Monday, May 2 6:15 pm - Adult Faith Formation Committee - AER 7:00 pm - K of C Cardinal Gibbons Mtg. - HFH Tuesday, May 3 6:30 pm - RCIA team Meeting - AER Wednesday, May 4 10:30 am - Staff Meeting - AER 6:30 pm - Holy Family Women s Group mtg. - HFH 7:00 pm - Choir Rehearsal - HFC Thursday, May 5 9:00 am - Prayer Shawl Ministry - 6:00 pm - Confirmation Core Team Mtg. - YR 7:00 pm - SVDP Society Mtg. - PHCR1 Friday, May 6 9:45 am - Eucharistic Adoration - HFC Saturday, May 7 - Summerfest Sign ups Mother s Day Rose Sale 7:45 am - First Saturday Devotions - HFC 3:00 pm - Reconciliation - HFC Sunday, May 8 - Summerfest Sign ups Mother s Day Rose Sale Last Aluminum Can Collection Day 1:30 pm - Just Do It - Friends of Bill W. Meeting - PCR1 Weekly Schedule Room Key AER Adult Education Room HFC Holy Family Church HFH Holy Family Parish Hall PHCR1 - Parish House Room 1 REC - Rel. Educ. Center CR - Church Conf. Rm. Rm -classroom in REC YR - Youth Room GS - Gathering Space CCR - Front Church Conf. Rm. PL - Parking Lot Weekly Offertory Weekly Budget : $ 13,788.00 (Amount of $ needed to run the parish on a weekly basis) Actual Offertory for 4/24/2016: $11,149.00 Shortfall for the week: $ 2,639.00 Budget Goal Year-to-Date: $ 592,904.00 Actual Offertory Year-to-Date: $ 579,784.00 Shortfall (Deficit) Year-to-Date: $ 13,120.00 SCRIP SALES Scrip Sales for week of 4/19/16 - $5,120.00 Net sales for week = $206.99 Total Net Sales for Year = $9,964.96 308-HolyFamily Page 5
Parish News and Diocesan News Saint Michael - Knights of Columbus Council 4548 May 9 7:00 May 23 7:00 Business Meeting Officer of the Quarter Our Council collects pop top tabs including those from pet food cans to benefit The Ronald McDonald House in Wilmington. Please drop off all tabs in the Outreach Food bin, 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. Bulletin Announcement: St Helena s Outreach Office is hosting an Advanced Directives presentation given by Linda Branco, Pastoral Care Director at St. Francis Hospital, on Wednesday, May 18 th at 6:30 PM in Masci Hall. Advanced Directives are legal documents that allow individuals to spell out decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time. For more information, please call St. Helena s Parish Social Ministry at 764-0325 x104 St. Joseph on the Brandywine Book Club: June 13 When Elizabeth I ruled England, the Catholic Church was outlawed, Catholic priests were considered traitors, and every person had to choose between loyalty to country and fidelity to faith. Treason by Dena Hunt chronicles seven days in the lives of a young priest who continues to minister to hidden Catholic communities and a young woman who must hide her faith from her Protestant husband. We invite you to join us in the parish Family Center on Monday, June 13, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. The meeting immediately follows the 12:05 Mass, and you are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. To register, contact Michelle Hogan at 302.622.8878 or hogan514@verizon.net. For more information and directions to St. Joseph on the Brandywine parish in Greenville, go to our website: stjosephonthebrandywine.org. Please continue to use the coupon when going to Tony s Bistro. Raymond just sent us another check for $75.00. God bless you Raymond. 308-Holy Family Page Six Career Opportunity: Director of Religious Education St. Joseph on the Brandywine Parish in Wilmington, DE is seeking a part-time (25 hours per week; benefits included) Director of Religious Education to develop, implement and evaluate all formal Religious Education in the Parish: K-9 (185 students) through Adult Faith Formation. The Director is responsible for recruiting, orienting and training Catechists and coordinating the parish sacramental program for student candidates who attend the Parish Religious Education Program. Minimum required qualifications will include: Practicing Catholic in good standing committed to the authentic teachings of the Catholic Faith. Master s degree in Religious Education or Theology and knowledge, skills, and abilities obtained through five years of parish experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Job Opportunity: Jesus House Prayer & Renewal Center is searching for an Office Manager who will organize and coordinate office operations. This person will be exceedingly well organized, flexible and enjoy the administrative challenges of supporting the goals set by the Board of Directors. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and have a working understanding of Quickbooks Pro. Please send Resume' and contact information to: angie.malmgren@gmail.com To honor Mother s Day, Catholic Charities is sponsoring a diaper drive to support our Diaper Bank. As the only affiliate of the National Diaper Bank Network in Delaware, we provide diapers to families in need. Currently, our Diaper Bank serves over 100 families! To help support our Diaper Bank, please make a donation of diapers, baby wipes, or other baby hygiene items. Donations can be brought to any Catholic Charities location throughout the month of May. You will receive a tax receipt for your donation. You can also donate gift cards or cash. Visit our website at www.cdow.org/charities to donate online using a credit card. If you know someone in need, have them call Bayard House at 302-654-1184 to learn how to participate in the program. 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 $