April 28th ~ Divine Mercy Sunday

MONDAY April 29th 2019

9:00 AM Marie Plouffer

Req. The Cote Family

TUESDAY April 30th

9:00 AM Marion Latwinas

Req. Edward Nelson

WEDNESDAY May 1st

9:00 AM Guido Verdecchio

Req. Connie & Gerry Donia

THURSDAY May 2nd

9:00 AM Joan Bendinger

Req. Theresa McCloskey

FRIDAY May 3rd

9:00 AM Irma Lisanti

Req. The Kohler Family

SATURDAY May 4th

9:00 AM First Communicants

5:00 PM Patrick Baker

Req. Greg & Breanna Spitz

Peg Smith

Req. her Husband, Don

SUNDAY May 5th

7:30 AM Rebecca & Leonard Hart &

Catherine & James Richardson

Req. Cathy Hart

9:00 AM Joseph Cavallo & Nicholas Riccardo

Req. their Family

Special Intention Wedding Anniversary

for Rosemary & Jack Acker

10:30AM People of the Parish

12 Noon Darlene Marie Goodwin

Req. Eileen Friel

Carol Kerr

Req. Darlene, Ed & Amanda

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn for…

Gerald F. Mornell & Frank & Mary Mariani

Req. Geraldine Mornell & Family

Divine Mercy Living & Deceased

Week of April 28th thru May 4th 2019

The Sanctuary Lamp is available for special intentions and

deceased members of a family. Donation is $25.00. Please call

the Rectory at (856) 667-8850 ext. 210.

WE PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Please pray for all those who are ill in our parish that God’s

healing power may give them courage and strength. We pray

especially for…

Robert Smith, Bobby Cox, Troy Pelfrey, Mike Geden,

Richard Hacking, Patricia Wacker, Charles Neri,

Robert Garrison, Hilda Linka, Bud Strimel, Dalton Hunkins,

Allison Stathius, Grace Bryson, Kelly Mesveskas,

Deacon Joe Card, John & Michael Szatny, Joan Ochlak,

Maureen Huff, Terry Huff, Sr., John Walker,

Andrew Nyame Jr., Dorthy Walters, Mary Reeves,

Darlene DiPatri-Coletti, George Clancy.

To place a person’s name on the sick list, please call

Sr. Evelyn @ 667-8850 x 213.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

And let Your Perpetual Light shine upon them.

And may the souls of all the faithful departed,

Through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

EM & Lector Schedule for May 4th & 5th …

Eucharistic Minister

5:00 PM C. Casey, P. Malimisura.

C. Tartaglia, R. Wambach.

7:30 AM J. Berg, J. Boyle, J. Facenda.

9:00 AM A. Handlon, N. Kaz,

T. Lavender, D. Riccardo.

10:30 AM T. Kovalesky, M. Linka,

T. McCloskey, E. Meyers.

12 Noon J. Katz, J. Martin, A. Maugeri.

Lectors

5:00 PM E. Busch

7:30 AM Sr. Evelyn

9:00 AM R. Lavender

10:30AM A. Ewing

12 Noon D. Donovan

WEEKEND COLLECTION AMOUNTS

April 20th & 21st

1st Collection (Weekly) $18,985.00

Average Weekly Envelope ~ $24.65

Weekly Collection Envelope Needed ~ $30.00

Givelify on line (Weekly) ~ $1,086.00

Weekly Collection Goal Needed: $11,057.00

Thank you for your generous giving…

Please remember OLPH in your will…

Sunday of Divine Mercy

Sunday Acts 5:12-16; Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19;

Jn 20:19-31

Monday Acts 4:23-31; Jn 3:1-8

Tuesday Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7b-15

Wednesday Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21 or, for the

Memorial, Gn 1:26-2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17,

23-24; Mt 13:54-58 Acts 3:1-10; Lk 24:13-35

Thursday Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36

First Friday 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14

First Saturday Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21

Dear OLPH,

Happy Easter! That’s right. We are in the Octave of Easter. For 8 days (from Easter Sunday through Divine Mercy Sunday) the Church “holds us” in the moment of the Resurrection. “Octave” means 8 days. An octave is the Church’s way, liturgically, of extending our worship in one long Easter day. (Same is true for the Octave of Christmas.) Tomorrow (Monday of the Second Week of Easter) we move into the Easter Season, which lasts 50 days until Pentecost. So… Happy Easter!!

Based on the private revelation of Saint Faustina Kowalska, known as the Apostle of Divine Mercy, Pope Saint John Paul renamed today Divine Mercy Sunday. For nine days now, from Good Friday until today, those particularly devoted to our Lord’s Divine Mercy, have been praying a novena for the whole world. Each day of the novena a different group of people is presented to the Lord that He might shower them with his mercy. This afternoon from 2 to 3pm, those prayers conclude with adoration. Please come by and pray with us!

In 1980, just the second year of JPII’s pontificate, he wrote the encyclical, Dives in Misericordia, or, God Who is Rich in Mercy. There, he articulated that Jesus shows us the face of the merciful Father:

“Especially through His lifestyle and through His actions, Jesus revealed that love is present in the world in which we live - an effective love, a love that addresses itself to man and embraces everything that makes up his humanity. This love makes itself particularly noticed in contact with suffering, injustice and poverty - in contact with the whole historical "human condition," which in various ways manifests man's limitation and frailty, both physical and moral. It is precisely the mode and sphere in which love manifests itself that in biblical language is called "mercy.” (n.3)

After developing a beautiful meditation, JPII concludes, “For mercy is an indispensable dimension of love; it is as it were love's second name and, at the same time, the specific manner in which love is revealed…” (n.7) The whole document is worthy of your attention. I love that: mercy is love’s second name!

We perceive this “second name of love” from the foot of the Cross, when Jesus says, “Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do.” We see mercy in Jesus’ promise, “Today, you will be with me in paradise.” Mercy’s face shines in Jesus’ dialogue with Peter, “Do you love me?.... Feed my lambs.” And the forgiveness of our loving Father is on full display today in the Upper Room, when Jesus appears in their midst despite the locked doors and repeats “Peace be with you….Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” and breathing the Holy Spirit upon them, imparts the power to forgive and retain sins: “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

The power and reality of this moment are unmistakable. These men who abandoned Jesus at the cross, those who were unfaithful (except John), are now given the power and responsibility to serve as instruments of forgiveness in the world. Those whose faults and failings are laid bare are commissioned to be missionaries of mercy. Sinners, sent out to share God’s forgiveness with the world. Such is the mercy of God! And such is the power and responsibility of the priest in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Happy Easter! Blessed Sunday of Mercy!

Fr. Wilson

Knights Korner

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Council 5714.

636 N. Forklanding Road, P.O. Box 294,

Maple Shade, New Jersey, 08052

Upcoming Events:

Family Spaghetti Dinner every 3rd Friday of the Month,

May 17th, 5pm – 7pm $10 for Adults / $5 for Children

located in the Maple Room. This includes salad, dessert,

beverage, spaghetti/meatballs or clams with sauce.

Konstructing God’s Kingdom:

The Children’s Liturgy, Kingdom Kids, will meet on the

following dates at the 10:30 a.m. mass. Children from age

5 and up are welcome to come and join the FUN!

May 5th, 12th & 26th.

O.L.P.H. 2019 Senior Club.

The O.L.P.H. Seniors meet at the Maple

Shade Municipal bldg., N. Stiles Ave. on

the second Tuesday of each month

at 11:30 a.m. (doors open at 11a.m.) in

the Seniors Room. Please join us for a Driver’s Refreshers

course given by the Burlington County Sheriff’s Dept. on

April 23rd. Class Starts at 8:30am. Call Jim or Tina at

(856)779-8105 for more information. Join us for our

upcoming Trip: The Motown

Years ~ May 21st, 2019 ~ $79.00

per person, price includes ~ Mr.

Airy Casino Matinee Show Ticket,

$15.00 slot Bonus, Great Lunch Buffett. For

Reservations, please call Jim or Tina 856-779-8105.

The Maple Shade Food Bank… We thank

you so very much for your kind generosity.

There are still those who hunger for food.

Please help us with your donation of soup,

stews, cereal, juice, chef-boyardee and any

other nonperishable food items. Once

again, thank you so much for your charitable heart and

your continued support of our Mission.

Altar Rosary Communion Luncheon

Sunday, May 5th, at 1pm.

Merchantville County Club. ~

501 Chapel Ave. Cherry Hill, NJ

Guest Speaker: Father Joel Wilson,

Administrator of OLPH Parish. For

Ticket information please contact:

Gerri Mornell (609) 314-1969 or

Margaret Toth ~ (856) 779-0682

OLPH PARISH Celebrating 100 Years!

Save the Date: June 2nd ~

100th Anniversary Mass & Celebration

with Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. &

Luncheon to follow Mass.

Anniversary Celebration Planning

Meeting! Monday, April 30th at 6pm.

Pope John Room. Please come and

help us plan this wonderful

Celebration!

ALL youth, young adults AND their families are invited

for a special day at GREAT ADVENTURE (May 19th)

that will feature MASS with BISHOP O’CONNELL and

a CONCERT with MATT MAHER! Cost is ONLY $50

per person ($20 w/ Season Pass) and includes a private

lunch buffet, parking and a free return ticket!

You can come as a family or as a Parish group…

just go to www.dotyouth.org for all the details!

Divine Mercy Sunday

All are invited… April 28th, 2019

Our Lady of Perpetual Help ~

2:00PM ~ (No Mass) Exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament, Confessions,

Divine Mercy Chaplet,

Benediction, The image: Jesus appeared to St.

Faustina in a vision, with his right

hand raised in a blessing and his left touching his garment

above his heart. Red and white rays emanate from his heart,

symbolizing the blood and water that was poured out for our

salvation and our sanctification. The Lord requested that

“Jesus, I trust in you” be inscribed under his image. Jesus

asked that his image be painted and venerated throughout the

world: “I promise that the soul that will venerate this image

will not perish”. (Diary no. 48) and “By means of this image

I will grant many graces to souls.” (Diary, no. 742)

Dear Families of OLPH,

Our parish will be participating in the 2019 Day of

Service campaign "Hearts to Hospitals: Hearts to

Lead- Hands to Help" - helping children and their

families in Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth & Ocean

Counties. Over the next few weeks, the 31 Catholic

schools in the Diocese of Trenton will be dedicating

themselves to a single service project. Students will

be creating "Thank you" cards for caregivers and

"Encouragement Notes" to be distributed to sick

children and their families in about a dozen hospitals

spanning these counties.

This year, the Diocese Catholic Schools Day of

Service- an annual effort first launched in 2015- will

feature the collection of gift cards and new toys that

will be donated to participating hospitals with the

aim of making time spent there by young patients

and their families more comfortable and pleasant.

The students of OLPH will begin today, by enlisting

the support of their families and parish community.

Toy Collection: All toys must be new/unused (no

stuffed animals please) ~ Coloring books, art

supplies, games, small toys, arts & crafts.

Gift Cards: Convenience stores, gas stations,

pharmacies, restaurants, coffee shops and grocery

stores.

Collections will begin tomorrow and conclude on

May 3rd, the official Day of Service, when all schools

will work together to assemble the donated items and

package them into gift bags for hospital patients.

All donations can be dropped off at the school office.

Thank you for your support in making this a great

success!

Kelly Spicer & Shanon Bianco

Annual Catholic Appeal OLPH Parish Update

March 2019

Goal: $45,000

Pledged: $21,466.92

Collected: $15,341.16

Donors: 147

Thank you to the generous families who have

supported the Annual Catholic Appeal. It’s not too

late to pitch in! In past years, almost 300 families

made donations. Please consider the appeal as a part

of your prayerful stewardship of God's bounty in

your life. The Annual Catholic Appeal supports and

fosters many essential ministries, programs and

services in the Diocese of Trenton. There are 3 ways

to donate:

Complete and send in the cards found in the

back of church

Mail a gift to Annual Catholic Appeal / 701

Lawrenceville Road / Trenton, NJ 08648 – be

sure to note that it is from an OLPH

parishioner! Visit the secure website

at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/catholicappeal

Our Traveling Madonna…

As we begin to

celebrate the 100th

Anniversary of our Parish, we are

inviting families to

participate in a 9 day

Novena with our

Traveling Madonna… If you

are interested, please fill out the form below and place in

the collection basket. You can also contact the Rectory at

667-8850 ext.210.

Family Name_________________________________

Contact Name_________________________________

Address______________________________________

City__________________________________________

Email Address_________________________________

Cell phone#___________________________________

Home phone#_________________________________

Once received, someone will contact you with a date.

School News

Dear OLPH Families,

I trust you enjoyed a wonderful Easter with those you

hold most dear. Our school children will return from

spring break tomorrow. We excitedly welcome them

back and look forward to the final stretch of the

school year.

The month of May will be full of activity. Our

children have been busy preparing for the Bishop’s

Day of Service, Hearts to Hospitals, which is Friday,

May 3. Our students have already made quilts,

created greeting cards, and collected toys and gift

cards to share with children in local hospitals. If you

would like to donate a gift card to be included in this

project, please reach out to the school office or Mrs.

Kelly Spicer at kspicer@olphparish.com. Mrs.

Spicer is our faculty coordinator and Mrs. Shanon

Bianco is our parent liaison with the diocese for this

event. We are so thankful to them for leading our

school’s participation in this worthy project.

During the month of May, I am reminded of a day in

2002 when I was notified that my daughter’s school

principal had called and needed to speak with me

immediately. It was a frightening few minutes until I

was able to reach the school office and return her

call. What a relief when her concern was, “Lauren

refuses to eat Jesus’ body.” (For a second, I was just

relieved that neither of my kids were sick, injured, or

in trouble.) As you may have guessed, it was just

days before First Communion, and Lauren’s class

was practicing with unconsecrated hosts just as our

OLPH children did recently. After finally exhaling, I

thanked her for contacting me, assured her I would

address this, and returned to my own students.

That night I spoke to our pastor after our PTA

meeting. He assured me that he would stop at the

school in the morning and talk to my daughter. She

happily came home the next day and said,

“Mom, you know Jesus comes to us in many forms.

I am ready for Saturday!” This announcement was

made with every ounce of her seven-year-old

confidence, since she surely believed she was telling

me something I did not know. I am unsure of the

exact details of the conversation she had with this

dear priest, but I will be forever grateful that he was

involved in the school my children attended. He has

long since retired as pastor, and I am many years

beyond being a second-grade parent, but the lessons

learned have stuck with me, and the blessings of their

Catholic school education have had lasting influence

on the adults my children are now. I will never regret

the sacrifices this choice required.

We at OLPH are equally blessed with Fr. Wilson’s

ministry as a pastor who supports our school. Fr.

Wilson communicates with faculty, visits the school

regularly, and has even taught in many of our

classrooms. Our whole school community thanks

him for his commitment and we celebrate his new

role as pastor. I trust that one day parents will retell

stories of how he positively impacted their children’s

lives, just as I do of the gifted Monsignor Mannion

who got my daughter over her First Communion

jitters.

Our OLPH school second-graders will join their

PREP peers and receive Eucharist for the first time

next Saturday. Their First Holy Communion mass is

May 4 at 10:30 AM. We pray that Jesus will always

stay in their hearts and guide their footsteps.

Lord Jesus, Bless the children coming forward to

receive Holy Communion for the first time on

Saturday. May it be an initial step into a lifelong love

of the Eucharist. Give them a hunger for this sacred

food so that they turn to you for comfort, guidance,

and wisdom as they grow into full discipleship.

Thank you for their innocence and goodness. May

their hands, extended in anticipation of your Body

and Blood, inspire all of us to cherish this sacred

sacrament. Amen.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Mrs. Cynthia Smith

I was in prison and you visited Me!

The Diocese of Trenton Jail & Prison Ministry is in

great need of volunteers to visit our incarcerated brothers

and sisters, to remind them of God’s great love and

mercy for them. We serve multiple State and County

Correctional Centers as well as the Federal Prison at Ft.

Dix. Our volunteers conduct Communion Services,

Bible Studies and Prayer Services, as well as offering the

gift of Listening and Pastoral Presence. If you are

interested in sharing faith, hope and love with this often

forgotten population, we will be conducting information

sessions throughout the Diocese. Please call the

Ministry Coordinator,Peter Haas at 609-403-7198 or

email him at phaas@dioceseoftrenton.org. Please

leave your name, phone number, email and parish. We

will contact you with the date, time and location of the

information sessions. Thank you.