Saint Padre Pio Parish The Diocesan Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Our Lady of Pompeii 4680 Dante Avenue

Vineland, NJ

Mass:

Saturday, 5:00 PM

Sunday, 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM

St. Padre Pio Novena/OLP

Thursdays 7:00 PM

Mass & Novena 1st Thursdays

7:00 PM/OLP

Saint Mary 736 Union Road

Vineland, NJ

Weekdays

Mon., 7:00 PM

Tues.-Friday, 8:15 AM

First Saturday, 9:00 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday afternoon 4:15-4:45 pm

Anytime by appointment.

St. Mary School 735 Union Road

Vineland, NJ

www.smrschool.org

Phone: (856) 692-8537

Mr. Steven P. Hogan, Principal

Mrs. Carol Kirchman, Advancement Director

Jacqueline Quinlan, CCD Coordinator

padrepioreled@gmail.com

Vineland Catholic Collaborative

Felicia Navarro, Director of Life Long Faith Formation

llffvineland@comcast.net

vinelandcatholic.org

Safe Environment Coordinator

Barbara Bailey

4680 Dante Avenue

Vineland, NJ 08361

www.pppnj.org

856-691-7526

Rev. Robert L. Sinatra, J.C.L., Pastor/Rector

Rev. Sungheum John Kim, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Patrick McStravog, O.S.A., Weekend Assistant

Deacon Richard T. Sampson

ST. PADRE PIO PARISH

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Saturday, March 2nd Vigil 5:00pm/OLP Rosemary Buono By The Kell Family Sunday, March 3rd 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30am/OLP People of the Parish Aaron Ploch By Loving Family Witold Gardyasz By Mr. & Mrs. Ignatius Bik & Family Giovani Lubrano By John & Toni Burdey 9:00am/OLP Michael Duffek By Loving Wife Ruth 11:00am/OLP Rosemary Buono By Jacqueline Quinlan Monday, March 4th St. Casimir 7:00pm/StM Elizabeth Bachleda By Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. McCarthy Tuesday, March 5th Shrove Tuesday 8:15am/StM Rose Piccini By Phil & Mary Polizzi Wednesday, March 6th Ash Wednesday

7:30am/OLP Deceased Priests & Religious of the Diocese if Camden

9:00am/GYM School Mass 12:15pm/OLP Deceased Parishioners & Benefactors of St. Padre Pio Parish 4:00pm/OLP Deceased Members of the Sinatra & Wiedemer Families 7:00pm/OLP People of the Parish Thursday, March 7th St. Perpetua & Felicity 8:15am/StM Paul Ambrose, Sr. By Wife & Family 7:00pm/OLP For the Intentions of the Padre Pio Novena Friday, March 8th St. John of God 8:15am/StM Bart Speziali By Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bedwell Saturday, March 9th Vigil 5:00pm/OLP People of the Parish Richard Amelio By Wife Marie John “Jack” Barretta By Maria-Elena Tierno Anna Downey By Bob Buono Ignacy Gardyasz By Gerard & Jadwiga Lotkowski Sherry Lynn Coraluzzo By Tony & Tia Riviera Helen Rahn By Joan Lachowicz Pearl Walsh By Steve & Paula Menzoni

Jerry Mosey By Kevin & Margaret Harkins Stephen Volpe, Jr. By Tom & Linda Gallina Sunday, March 10th 1st Sunday of Lent 7:30am/OLP Shirley Camino By Gary Vai & Pat Cuccio 9:00am/OLP Our Parents Anthony & Mary Machise By Steve, Gerry & Family 11:00am/OLP Rosemary Buono By Alan & Cindy Angelo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MINISTRY SCHEDULE March 9th & 10th

Readers: 5:00P.M./OLP Volunteer 7:30A.M./OLP Volunteer 9:00A.M./OLP Volunteer 11:00A.M./OLP Volunteer EM: 5:00P.M./OLP 5 Volunteers 7:30A.M./OLP 3 Volunteers

9:00A.M./OLP 5 Volunteers 11:00A.M./OLP 3 Volunteers Altar Servers: 5:00P.M./OLP A. Camardo, R. & F. Celebre, S. Horvath 7:30A.M./OLP M. Downing, T. Kubiak 9:00A.M./OLP K. & V. Corona, E. Kurelko, I. Quinlan 11:00A.M./OLP N. & L. Calderone, L. Grippo, J. Mercante Ash Wednesday: 03/06 7:00P.M./OLP E. & M. Kurelko First Thursday Mass: 03/07 7:00P.M./OLP Volunteer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesdays – 9:15a.m. – 3:00p.m. closing with evening prayer and Benediction. Holy Child Chapel is open daily from 9:15a.m. – 3:00p.m. for visitation. Experience the presence of Our Lord in the Eucharist. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stations of the Cross: All Fridays, During Lent

7:00 PM, OLP Church There will be no Stations of the Cross on April 12th

due to the Passion Play performance at the Landis Theater.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ash Wednesday – March 6th

Ashes will be distributed at all Masses Mass 7:30 am OLP

Mass 9:00 am St. Mary School Gym Mass 12:15pm OLP

Mass 4:00 pm OLP Mass 7:00 pm OLP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For you, Lord, are good, & ready to forgive; & plenteous in mercy to all who call on you.

Psalm 86:5

VINELAND, NJ

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Sacrament of the Sick:

We are happy to administer the Sacrament to those at home or in the hospital. Please notify the rectory when a family member is ill and/or in the hospital. In cases of shut-ins or chronic illness, please arrange with the office for a member of the clergy or Eucharistic minister to make regular visits. You are an important part of our parish family and we want to make the Sacraments available to you.

Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the office.

Marriage: Please contact the office at least six months

prior to date of the celebration. Parish Bulletin Announcements:

Please submit in writing by 12 noon Monday. New Parishioners:

Please register at the Parish office, or online at pppnj.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pray for the Sick May the Lord bring healing & renewed strength to all the sick and bless those who care for them. Amen Jake Abrams, John Baron, Anne “Billie” Bergamo, Vera Bertonazzi Merighi, Robert Bubel, Chris Burrows, Patricia Cavaliero, Charles Cestaro, Sr., Sherry Cestaro, Todd Chain, Andrea Cheli, John Cheli, Dr. Dee Dobson, Anne M. Dondero, Stephanie Engle Michele Feltman, Donald Fiocchi, Sr., Delores Flaim, Ronald Franceschini, Marilyn Goldstein, Jackie Gross, Shannon Hoddinott, Toni Infranco, Tim Jacobsen, Kayla, Florence Kerr, Michael Killeen, Donald Kinkade, Kristine Kousmine, John LaGreco, Joseph Letizia, McCaw Family, Jim McMahon, Patrick Murray, Emil Milano, Kathy Milano, Paul Milano, Sr., Paul Milano, Jr., Rita Milano, Victoria Milano, Larry Moratelli, James Procaccino, Pauline Pace, Paige Parker, Frank Pozzi, Maria Procopio, Karen Richmond, Jessica Flaim Salerno, Weston Selby, Dorothy Smaniotto, Rita Smaniotto, Sheryl Soboloski, Samantha Souden, Lena Torchia, Anthony Tramontana, Eugene Vernacchio, Maryann Walz, Allison Winkler To have a loved one listed on the prayer list, please call the Parish office at 856-691-7526 or email us at prayers@pppnj.org. Names will remain on the prayer list for eight weeks unless requested. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“You did it for Me,” says the Lord Support the 2019 House of Charity-Bishop’s Annual Appeal

www.camdendiocese.org/hoc Your House of Charity gift enables Catholic Charities offices in each of

our 6 counties to provide a range of vital social services to people in need. For example, food pantries, clothing, furniture, housing

assistance, fuel assistance, etc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2019 LENTEN REGULATIONS 1. On GOOD FRIDAY, all Catholics from ages 18-60 inclusive are bound to observe a sacred fast, that is, taking only one full meal during the day, and two smaller meals, which together do not equal one full meal. There is no eating between meals. On GOOD FRIDAY, and ALL FRIDAYS OF LENT, Catholics 14 years of age and older are obliged to refrain from eating meat. (It is permitted to eat eggs and milk products, as well as condiments, even if made from animal fat.) 2. The time for fulfilling the (Easter Duty) extends from the First Sunday of Lent, March 10th to the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, June 16th .

SANCTUARY LAMP/OLP In Memory of Aaron Ploch Requested by Loving Family

This candle burns perpetually as a reminder that Jesus is present.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANCTUARY LAMP/ST. MARY’S

This candle burns perpetually as a reminder that Jesus is present

Intentions may be placed by calling the Parish office at 856-691-7526.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Lady of Pompeii Church The flowers in the Sanctuary

are in loving memory of Aaron Ploch

from his Family Flowers may be placed in memory of loved ones by calling

Johanne Bylone at 856-691-3669 or Judy Fries at 856-825-0594. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St. Padre Pio Candle In Loving Memory of

Stephen Volpe Requested by Joanne Hofstetter Intentions may be placed by calling the Parish office

at 856-691-7526 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

REMINDER There will be no flowers on the altar during Lent

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mass Intentions & Mass Cards are a beautiful & loving way to honor our family & friends when they are in need of healing or pass away. Mass cards are available in the Parish office. Announced Masses: $15.00 Unannounced Masses: $10.00

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STEWARDSHIP

Stewards Bear Fruit “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.” (LUKE 6:43) Are you using your God-given gifts in the way God intended? Do you compare yourself to others and complain about what you don’t have instead of being thankful for what you do have? In Stewardship God gives each of us unique gifts and a unique plan. Listen to how God is calling you to use your gifts, to bear good fruit, for the glory of His name. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday, March 31, 2019 @ Washington Lake Park, Sewell, N.J. 8th Annual iRace 4Vocations / Mass for Vocations will be celebrated by

Bishop Sullivan @ 1pm followed by a 5krun/1 mile family walk. For more information & to register for the event, visit

camdenpriest.org/irace4vocations/. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CASH BINGO Where: Our Lady of the Lakes Parish Hall, Collings Lakes, N.J. When: March 7th at 7:00PM

Seating is limited! Please call Jerrie Snyder at 609-226-7224 for additional information.

No Alcohol Children under 18 not permitted

EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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ADULT & CHILDREN’S CHOIRS

Children’s Choir Rehearsals: Tuesdays 6:45PM to 7:30PM/OLP The choir is open to all students in Grades 2nd through 8th. Adult Choir Rehearsals Wednesday evenings from: 7:30PM to 9:00PM/OLP. Adult Choir Rehearsal Tuesday 03/05 7:30PM due to Ash Wednesday Wednesday Rehearsals will resume on March 13th Adult Choir 03/06 Ash Wednesday 7:00PM Mass 03/24: Children’s Choir/OLP 9:00AM Mass 03/10: Adult Choir/OLP 11:00AM Mass

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENING AT ST. MARY SCHOOL

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Sunday,03/10:Grades7th&8th9:00AMMass

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Knights of Columbus Council #6621

The Knights of Columbus will be selling tickets for their annual Pizza Sale after all Masses beginning in February through Easter Sunday, April 21st . Part of the profits from this sale will go toward the sponsorship of our Seminarian Steven Bertonazzi, Jr.

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CONFIRMATION The Catholic Community of Vineland will celebrate the

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION with the Most Reverend Dennis J. Sullivan, Bishop of Camden on

Saturday May 18th at Our Lady of Pompeii Church 4680 Dante Ave. Vineland, N.J. There will be 2 Masses

10AM & 1PM (to be assigned) Rehearsal for the Mass at OLP Church AM Group-Monday May 13 at 6:15pm PM Group-Tuesday May 14 at 6:15pm

The Confirmation Retreat will be April 26-28 at St. Augustine Prep

611 Cedar Ave., Richland, N.J. ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!

For Mercy Day Retreat, Rehearsal & Confirmation Mass Please email RelEd@vinelandcatholic.org

or call 856-563-0482 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

THEOLOGY ON TAP

Naming What’s Important. Theology on Tap with Fr. Dan Joyce SJ of St. Joseph’s University will explore our relationship with God, commitments to faith, community, action and prayer. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Tir Na Nog, 482 E. Evesham Road, Cherry Hill from 7 – 9 p.m. ToT is co-sponsored by the Saint Joseph University Alumni South Jersey Chapter is a great chance for 20 & 30 somethings to hear dynamic speakers and engage in meaningful conversation in a relaxed and casual atmosphere. For more info gregory.coogan@camdendiocese.org, or join “Theology on Tap – South Jersey” on Facebook or follow “Theology on Tap SJ” on Twitter.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass

If in this calendar year (1/1/19 through 12/31/19), you are celebrating a milestone wedding anniversary of 25, 50, 60 or 70+ years of marriage,

please join us in celebrating Mass with Bishop Dennis Sullivan on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 3:00pm.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish 591 New Jersey Avenue Absecon, NJ

(A light reception will follow in the parish hall) Registration forms are available in the Parish office.

The deadline for submission is May 6, 2019

EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS

Please know that the priests & parish staff will NEVER contact you via email to ask that you provide them with gift cards or assist them financially. If you receive an email which appears to have been sent by a priest or staff member requesting financial assistance of any kind, please report it to the parish office immediately, at 856-691-7526. DO NOT RESPOND!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADVENTURE IS WAITING

Boy Scout Troop 36 @ Sacred Heart Church 1010 E. Landis Avenue, Vineland

Contact Scoutmaster Robert Strittmatter / 856-305-3871 strittmatterupholstery@gmail.com for additional information.

MARCH 3, 2019

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Collection Weekly Collection (In Pew): 02/24/19: $7,147.00 E-giving: $320.00 Total Weekly Collection: $7467.00 Weekly Collection Goal: $10,200.00 Difference: $2,733.00 Monthly Collection: $31,614.00/E-giving monthly: $1280.00 Total Monthly Collection: $32,894.00 Total Monthly Collection Goal: $40,800.00 Difference: -$7,906.00 Candles: $176.00

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Oldies Spring Fling Featuring

Jerry Blavat Saturday, March 30th, 2019

7:00 pm to 11:30 pm in Rosary Hall

Admission is $40pp. (BYOB). Doors open 6:30 pm / Food 7:00 pm. Donation of desserts appreciated. Call Janice at 856-305-4177 for additional information.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAINT JOSEPH SOCIETY TAKE-OUT CHICKEN BARBEQUE

MARCH 17TH FROM 11 AM TO 3 PM

Save the date and look for tickets soon. Only a limited number of tickets will be sold. This is our only annual fundraiser

used to support our projects for the good of the parish.

What is the St. Joseph Society? This men’s organization, the oldest society of our parish, was founded on April 17, 1910. St. Joseph was a carpenter, and so to honor him, we carry on his tradition of volunteering time, talents & labor in an effort to improve

& beautify our buildings & grounds. Past projects have included the building of the chicken barbeque pit, pump house, farmers produce stand,

band stand, painting, maintaining & improving our grotto, large & small repairs to the buildings, halls & grounds.

Members meet monthly, & volunteer as their schedules permit. If you are interested in learning more about the St. Joseph Society, to join,

contribute your talents, etc., contact the Parish office at 856-691-7526 or contact Paul at 856-327-0524.

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TheKnightsofColumbuswillbesellingPalmCrossesafterallMassestheweekendofApril6th&7thSuppliesarelimitedandwillbesoldonafirstcome,firstservedbasis.Cost:$10.00each.50%

oftheprofitswillgotoSt.VincentdePaulFoodBank&Councilcharities.

USAF: Stf. Sgt. Michael Rhodes, Sr.; Col. Jennifer Hammerstedt, C2C Rocco Sangataldo Gen. Michael A. Fantini, Sr., Captain Elizabeth Golden, AFC Rachel Wright Air Force National Guard: MSGT. Joseph R. Tolotti Army: Wes Jarrell; Col. Stephen P. Dondero; Pvt.

Keith Harris, Jr., Pvt. S. Allen, John Caccia; Stf. Sgt. Special Forces/Medic Rusty Waymack; MSGT Timothy M. Dobson; WO Jason Heney; Stf. Sgt. Richard Rivera; SPC Michael Ruga; Sgt. James Conklin; Lt. Nicolette B. Pizzo. Navy: Chief Dennis Lloyd, Ensign Alexandra Wismer Marines: PFC William F. Butler, III, Captain Christopher Kuhlen Caldwell; PFC Elton King

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03/11 – Senior Club Meeting, Rosary Hall, 11:00AM 03/12 – St. Patrick’s Day at Doolan’s 03/14 – Knights of Columbus Meeting, Rosary Hall, 7:00PM 03/17 – St. Joseph’s Society Chicken BBQ, Rosary Hall, 11AM til 3PM 03/19 – St. Joseph’s Society Meeting, Rosary Hall, 7:00PM 03/27 – Altar Rosary Society Meeting, Rosary Hall, 7:00PM 03/30 – Jerry Blavat, Rosary Hall, 7PM to 11PM

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St. Patrick’s Festival at Doolan’s in Spring Lake, N.J.

Tuesday, March 12th, $75/pp-includes: transportation, 1 hr. open bar, meal, show, tax & gratuities. Tickets still available. Call Rosemary Nestor

at 856-226-3451 for more information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Vineland Soup Kitchen/Spirit & Truth Ministry FUNDRAISER PIZZA NIGHT

Pizza Hut in Vineland 301 S. Main Rd. 5:00pm til 8:00pm/Wednesday March 20th

Pizza Hut will donate $2 for each adult buffet & $1 for each children’s buffet sold

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAVE THE DATE!

Run for the Roses, Saturday, May 4th St. Augustine Prep’s signature fundraising event.

Contact Maria Enos at enos.maria@hermits.com or call 856-697-2600 ext. 190 to make a donation or for additional information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Remember man, that thou are dust and unto dust thou shalt return!”

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