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THE PARISH OF OUR LADY OF
LOURDES 300 CENTRAL AVENUE MOUNTAINSIDE 07092
908-232-1162 Fax 908-232-0776 [email protected] www.ollmountainside.org
COME AND WORSHIP WITH US Masses
Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30 am & 5:00 pm
Weekdays 7:30 am & 8:30 am Saturday 8:00 am
Holy Days As Announced
Penance Saturdays 1:00 pm
Novena to the Miraculous Medal Saturdays following 8:00 am Mass
Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Fridays following the 7:30 am Mass
Baptisms scheduled monthly excluding Lent
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord + March 27, 2016
Parish Staff
Rev. Richard J. Carrington Pastor
Rev. William Benedetto Parochial Vicar
Deacon Michael DeRoberts [email protected]
Permanent Deacon
Rev. John P. Holian Rev. William McDonald
Weekend Assistants
Fran Michetti Coordinator Faith Formation
908-233-1777 Fax 908-232-0776
Joseph Neglia Director of Music
Kevin Donahue Coordinator Youth Ministry
Kim Choma, RN Health & Wellness Ministry [email protected]
908-232-1162 Fax 908-232-0776
Sister Maureen A. Fichner, S.S.J.
School Principal 908-233-0484
Leslie Lewis Director Pre K - K
908-233-1899 [email protected]
Regina O’Brien
Parish Secretary/Office Manager [email protected]
Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel
732-574-0064 [email protected]
OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1958 and is an integral part of the Mountainside community.
As a parish, we strive to:
form one family in Christ embracing our various
backgrounds and age differences;.
unify and strengthen our parish bonds through living our Catholic faith supported by Eucharistic Adoration, Educational, Service,
and Social Ministries;
To evangelize and minister to the needs of God’s people under the patronage of Our Lady of Lourdes, reflecting the greater Church’s efforts to promote love of God and love of neighbor - through our
Catholic faith and works.
Throughout this journey, we strive to become stronger families, neighbors and Catholics living our lives according to the teaching of
Jesus Christ, under the protection and intercession of Our Blessed Mother.
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Everyone is welcome! Please contact our Parish Office to register with us.
Prayer Requests Please pray for the sick…Patricia Kane, Marta Pares, Antonie Bachmeier, Kathleen Ruggeri, Pedro Antonio Turcios Moreno, Charles Ropars, Valerie Santiago, Rose Vera Kaeppel, Joeline Stearns, Meurice Lake, Frank Servello and Helen Ahlquist.
The Eucharistic Chapel Candles will burn this week in loving memory of Susan Letnik requested by Anastasia Carumpalos, for the loving memory of Laurence Meier requested by Gregory Meier and for the loving memory of Albin Shumbris requested by his wife, Mary.
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week for the loving memory of the deceased members of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Please Pray for our service member, Sgt. Nicholas Perez-Santalla, and for all Service Men and Women who are presently serving our country.
Ministry Schedule for the Weekend of April 2 - 3, 2016
Follow Pope Francis on Twitter @Pontifex
A few of this week’s tweets from Pope Francis….
Pray for me.
May the Lord free us from all temptation that separates us from what is essential in our mission and help rediscover the beauty of faith.
Lectors Extraordinary Ministers Servers
5:00PM
MIKE MARGELLO PATRICIA BITTNER NANCY HAUGHEY MICHELE HOPKINS FLORA SERVELLO
GIULIA LYN GOGGI ZACK KISCIRAS WILLIAM ZIPETO
7:30AM
TONY UYTTENDAELE
BARBARA PLUCENIK JOSEPHINE TURNEY
DEACON MIKE
SEAN QUIMSON SAVERIO ZIPETO
9:30AM
PAUL MIRABELLI
HEIDI CALDERONE ANN CIASULLI
ROSEMARIE GRAZIANO ELIZABETH KELLY
JOHN BITTNER MICHAEL BITTNER DANNY WHELAN JIMMY WHELAN
11:30AM
BILL TAYLOR
MARIA DEANNA ANN O’NEIL
ROMANA SAWABI PAUL SCHRYBA
JAMES SNYDER LAURA PARRELL
ZACH PATER
SUNDAY 5:00 PM
YOUTH LECTOR
FONTAINE GATTI DONNA PEREZ SANTALLA
CONGREGATION VOLUNTEER
DOMENICO DELUCA CONLETH GORHAM
RYAN KENNEDY
PARISH CALENDAR
Tuesday, March 29th
4:00 pm - Faith Formation
Wednesday, March 30th
4:00 pm - Faith Formation
St. Rocco’s Food Pantry
Next weekend, members of the Circle of Compassion will distribute food bags. Please return them the following weekend with the suggested food items. If you wish you can give a monetary donation by submitting it in an envelope marked “Circle of Compassion” and placing it in the collection basket at Mass. Your help in “feeding the poor” in these hard economic times is greatly appreciated.
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Adoration chapel candles may burn in Memory of, or in Honor of a Loved one,
Special Birthday or Anniversary, or for a Special Intention.
When you don't know what to purchase as a gift, consider a gift of Prayer..
Contact the Parish Office… Donation $25.00.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Fear not for I am with you!
God knows where we are. Sometimes we forget this. Sometimes we even feel that God has forgotten us. He hasn't, God knows exactly where we are. So when you are
afflicted with those forsaken feelings, when you're on the verge of throwing a pity party, thanks to those despairing thoughts, go back to the Word of God."GOD SAYS, I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE ".
Mother of the Holy Eucharist Pray for Us!
Saturday Evening March 26th, Vigil, Easter Sunday 8:00 PM For the People of the Parish
Sunday, March 27th, Easter Sunday 7:30 AM For the People of the Parish 9:30 AM Caterina Gennar (Lazzaro) Req. by the Lopez Family 11:30 AM Anna Ottavis Req. by Alda Morando
Monday, March 28th 7:30 AM Laurence Meier, 16th Anniversary Req. by Gregory Meier 8:30 AM Veronica Honecker Req. by the Family
Tuesday, March 29th
7:30 AM Matthew Burvett Req. by Rita & Gregory Federico 8:30 AM Joan Casale Req. by Carl & Cynthia Casale
Wednesday, March 30th
7:30 AM Mary & Carl Leonhard Req. by the Family
8:30 AM Delia Lomba Req. by the Pares Family
Thursday, March 31st 7:30 AM John Hunter Taylor Req. by Larry Lane 8:30 AM Shrenik Ramaniklal Doshi Req. by Kenneth Trimarco
Friday, April 1st 7:30 AM Anne Marie Salmon Req. by the Nolan Family 8:30 AM Virginia Krasauskas Req. by Lois Hertzberg & Louis Schulze
Saturday, April 2nd
8:00 AM Patricia Diemer Req. by Al & Carol Leick
Saturday Evening, April 2nd, Vigil, Second Sunday of Easter 5:00 PM Mary Jeffers Req. by Meurice Lake
Sunday, April 3rd, Second Sunday of Easter 7:30 AM For the People of the Parish 9:30 AM John & Lucy Cangro Req. by Linda Fedey 11:30 AM Peggy Giordano Req. by Charles & Regina Piscitelli 5:00 PM Thomas Caputo Req. by Karen Shaneen
ATTENTION GIFT BEARERS
If you are having a weekend Mass offered for yourself or a relative living or deceased and would like to bring up the gifts of bread & wine at the Offertory of the Mass, please advise the ushers beforehand so that you may present the Offertory Gifts at that particular Mass.
One Hour… Our Lord Needs Us!
Sunday: 4 am, 9 am, 11 am, 6 pm Monday: 9 am, 6 pm Tuesday: 12 noon, 1 pm, 12 midnight Wednesday: 1 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm Thursday: Friday: 12 noon, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, 9 pm, 10 pm, 12 midnight Saturday: 11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, 7 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm, 10 pm
...the more difficult the sacrificial hour, the greater the blessing...an early AM adorer or a 2-3 AM adorer.
NEW ADORERS
Brian & Christine Flanagan Norma Weinstein Krissy Chiang Marge Potter Barbara Fernandez David O' Dougherty Dottie Kozak Milagro Schlutter (2nd hour) Mary Jane Ford (2nd hour) MaryAnn Golomb (2nd hour) Rosemary Wellner(2nd hour)
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Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Taken from the "Weekly Guide for Daily Prayer" on Creighton University's Online Ministries web site: www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.html Used with permission.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 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 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31
There is no liturgy at all on Holy Saturday. We spend this day in “the in-between place” - between the re-membering the death of our Lord and celebrating his Resurrection. The Easter Vigil Liturgy, which is cele-brated after sunset, is a full celebration of our Lord's resurrection. The Liturgy of the Word has a series of eleven readings to choose from. The idea is that we remain in vigil this night, reviewing the story of our sal-vation - from the story of Creation, to the great story of the Exodus from slavery in Egypt, through a number of the prophets, culminating in Paul's Letter to the Ro-mans - “Are you not aware that we who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into his death?” The readings begin in the dark, and are then read by the light of the Easter Candle. Then the lights come on, bells are rung as we sing the Gloria. The gospel story of the Resurrection is then proclaimed in the full light, with Easter joy. Go to this link for a de-tailed look at the Easter Vigil.
During the day on Easter Sunday, we read from the Acts of the Apostles to hear Peter's preaching about the Resurrection. The Letter to the Colossians reminds us “You have died and your lives are hidden with Christ in God.” The gospel is from John's Gospel and give us the first story of that Easter morning - Mary Magdalene discovers the empty tomb and runs to Peter and the “disciple Jesus loved” to tell them. They run to the tomb and discover for themselves that it is empty.
COLLECTION
3/13/2016
$10,103 *
Year to Date Actual
$328,068
Year to Date Budget
$326,870
Surplus
$1,183
Peter's Pence
$2,854
* Collection includes on line gifts for month of February of $5,780.
RING FOUND
Please contact the parish office at 908-232-1162.
Divine Mercy Sunday
The Sunday after Easter, April 3rd is Divine Mercy Sunday as decreed by St. John Paul II. We will have exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament with recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at the Mercy Hour of 3:00 pm. This Feast of Divine Mercy, as recorded in the diary of Saint Faustina, receives from Jesus himself the greatest promises of Grace related to the Devotion of Divine Mercy. Specifically, Jesus states that the soul that goes to Sacramental Confession within eight days before or after Divine Mercy Sunday and receives Holy Communion on that Sunday, shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and pardon from all temporal punishment due to sin. Additionally, Holy Mother Church grants a plenary indulgence, observing the usual rules with the recitation of some simple prayers. “This Feast emerged from the very depths of My mercy, and it is confirmed in the vast depths of my tender mercies. Every soul believing and trusting in My mercy will obtain it.” (Jesus' words, Diary 420)
Please remember the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in your estate planning.
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Pope Francis Easter Message 2016
“Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe…” (Mk 16:5). The women were the first to see this great sign, the empty tomb; and they were the first to enter…
“Entering the tomb”. It is good for us, this Easter , to reflect on the experience of the women, which also speaks to us. For that is why we are here: to enter, to enter into the Mystery which God has accomplished with his vigil of love.
We cannot live Easter without entering into the mystery. It is not something intellectual, something we only know or read about… It is more, much more!
“To enter into the mystery” means the ability to wonder, to contemplate; the ability to listen to the silence and to hear the tiny whisper amid great silence by which God speaks to us (cf 1 Kings 19:12).
To enter into the mystery demands that we not be afraid of reality: that we not be locked into ourselves, that we not flee from what we fail to understand, that we not close our eyes to problems or deny them, that we not dismiss our ques-tions…
To enter into the mystery means going beyond our own comfort zone, beyond the laziness and indifference which hold us back, and going out in search of truth, beauty and love. It is seeking a deeper meaning, an answer, and not an easy one, to the questions which challenge our faith, our fidelity and our very existence.
To enter into the mystery, we need humility, the lowliness to abase ourselves, to come down from the pedestal of our “I” which is so proud, of our presumption; the humility not to take ourselves so seriously, recognizing who we really are: creatures with strengths and weaknesses, sinners in need of forgiveness. To enter into the mystery we need the lowli-ness that is powerlessness, the renunciation of our idols… in a word, we need to adore. Without adoration, we cannot enter into the mystery.
The women who were Jesus’ disciples teach us all of this. They kept watch, together with Mary. And she, the Virgin Mother, helped them not to lose faith and hope. As a result, they did not remain prisoners of fear and sadness, but at the first light of dawn they went out carrying their ointments, their hearts anointed with love. They went forth and found the tomb open. And they went in. They had kept watch, they went forth and they entered into the Mystery. May we learn from them to keep watch with God and with Mary our Mother, so that we too may enter into the Mystery which leads from death to life.
From the Pastor’s Desk… EASTER MESSAGE
“You are looking for Jesus the crucified, but He is not here. He has been raised, exactly as He promised.” (MT28:5-6)
During this time of Paschal Joy, Orthodox Christians and Byzantine Catholics greet each other with this refrain in their respective languages “Christ is risen” and the response is “He is truly risen”. Unfortunately, in the Latin Church we simply say “Happy Easter”. Previously in centuries gone by a Catholic of the Latin Rite would say: “Resurrexit sicut dixit”: “He has risen as He said, Alleluia”. All these expressions of Paschal joy are based on the fact of the Historical Corporeal Resurrection of the Lord. The same body which experienced the ignominy of criminal crucifixion overcame death that first Easter Sunday. As St. Paul writes: “If Christ is not raised your faith is worthless.” (1Cor.15:17) The veracity of the Christian Faith rests upon the foundation of the corporeal resurrection. It is the proof that Christ is Our God, Our Lord and Our Savior.
Because of the Resurrection, you and I have one of two choices; to ignore it as did the chief priests and scribes when informed by the soldiers who guarded the tomb that He has been raised up or we can live as a changed people. Let us imitate the faith of the holy women who came to the tomb that first Easter Sunday. In his Easter homily of centuries ago Pope Gregory the Great wrote: “You have heard dearly beloved brethren how the holy women who had followed the Lord came to the tomb bringing sweet spices; the one they had loved in life, in death also they would serve with all care and tenderness. Now therefore, if we who believe in Him who was dead, come and seek the Lord bearing with us the perfume of virtues, together with the repute of good works, we do indeed come to his sepulcher bringing sweet spices.” In other words we profess our faith in the Resurrection of Christ by living as a resurrected people. A trans-formed and different people because all our hope is in the Risen Christ.
‘Laudetur Iesus Christus’! Praised be Jesus Christ!.
Happy Easter! Fr. Richard, Fr. Jack, Fr. Bill and Deacon Mike De Roberts
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Fredericks, Burke and Donnelly Families
by M/M Richard Fredericks
John Vitale by
Eve Vitale
Parents by
M/M Herbert Oesterle
Edward Manziano by
Theresa Manziano
Catherine Higgin by
M/M Kenneth Bittner
Dave Belenets by
Patricia Belenets
Thomas Ciasulli by
Ann Ciasulli
Josephine Inguagiato by
M/M Mark Di Pietro
Don Oberding by
Barbara Oberding
Federico Family by
M/M Gregory Federico
Oceania Rivera by
M/M Santos Santiago
Michael Kascin by
Mrs. Michael Kascin
Alex Szabo by
Stephanie Szabo
My Family by
Ann Di Giovanni
Lawrence & Nancy McCabe & Family
by Lawrence McCabe
Albin Shumbris by
Mary Shumbris
Family & Friends by
M/M Robert Kuczynski
Matthew J. Burvett by
Edith Burvett
Verna & John Mattioli by
M/M Edward Smith
Robert Hummel Joseph & Mary Presuto
by Yolanda Hummel
Frank Liguori
Deceased Members of the Bouting and Yurochko Families
by M/M Robert Yurochko
Iacona & Turney Families
by M/M Thomas Turney
Erich W. Wolz August & Theresia
Lippert Joseph & Elizabeth Wolz
by Theresia Wolz
Mary Carolyn Ramsburg by
M/M Brian Keane
Dolores Altiero Caccamo by
M/M Caccamo
Dunne & Leonhard Families
by Dr/Mrs. James Dunne
Our Parents by
M/M John Schnakenberg
Our Deceased Parents by
Yvonne & Norman Hobbib
Ciccarino, Vesper & Duffy Families
by Irene Ciccarino
Kazanowski & Blewis Families
by M/M John Blewis
Pauser & Cotter Families by
M/M Richard Cotter
Barrington & Hopkins Families
by Mrs. William Hopkins
Lourdes Quimson by
M/M Jesus Antonio Arteche
Venes & Dunelewicz Families
by M/M Carmine Venes
Burbach/Kockelmann Families
by M/M/ Manfred Burbach
Gionta & Solski Families by
M/M Albyn Gionta
Connie & John Dorio by
M/M Jeffrey Mc Mahon
Theresa & Robert Geraghty
by Maureen Geraghty
M/M Frank Conde Antonio Cunha
by M/M Frank Conde
Deceased Members of the Gallagher & Skudder
Families by
Gallagher Family
My Family by
Ann Di Giovanni
Kevin Maher, Kathleen Maher Stephen Maher
Anna Sozda Casimir Sozda
by Jennifer Doll
Matthew Gallagher by
Gallagher Family
Elizabeth & Andrew Bukva
Mary & Louis Montsko Mary & Louis Franz Theresa & Nicholas
Bukva by
Norma Weinstein
In Memory of the O’Keefe & Hahner
Families By
M/M Scott Hahner
Gift by…
Thomas Beke M/M John Caccamo
Dr/Mrs. Myroslaw Choma Ray Cirasa
Robert Flynn Richard Fredericks James Gallagher Maurice Gallipoli
M/M Walter Gierla M/M Peter Goggi
M/M Jack Graziano Mr/Dr. Sean Herrighty
M/M Lester Kotas Dorothy Kozak William Leber M/M Al Leick
Richard Miskewitz M/M John Quinlan
M/M Fred Raffa Richard Ruggeri Ramona Sawabi
M/M John Skinner Mrs. Philip Spinelli
M/M Manuel Teixeira Diane Tidaback
M/M Richard Watson Mauro Wolfe
Thomas Zimmermann
Easter Flower Offerings
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Focus on Faith Formation
Thank you to all of our families who turned in contributions for our Lenten service project. We were able to help the Circle of Compassion provide meals for needy families at Easter. Please note that our traditional weekly classes will meet Easter week. Spring break for the Mountainside schools are the week of April 10th so we will not have class that week. Our next Confirmation session will be Sunday, April 3rd beginning with the 11:30 am Mass. Our next Family Faith session will be Sunday, April 3rd and we will meet at the 5:00 pm Mass. Our speaker will be Fr. John Gordon who will be discussing the Year of Mercy. All in the parish are welcome to attend.
Children's Easter Prayer Dear God, Thank you for giving us such good gifts. For our families who love us. For delicious food and tasty drink. For so many different beautiful animals. For parks with tall trees and soft grass. For birds that fly among the clouds. For seas and streams that are fun to paddle in. And thank you for your son Jesus. We like to read about him in the bible. He taught his disciples about you. He healed people who were sick. He walked on water, And even died and came back to life. Help us to remember all the things he did And celebrate him on this special day. Amen
Circle of Compassion
“Indeed someone might say, you have faith and I have works”. Demonstrate your faith to me without works and I will demonstrate
my faith to you from my works” James 2:18
A last minute plea this weekend for your continued support to our appeal on behalf of the parish communities at St. Rocco’s and St. Joseph’s Social Service Center. Your food and financial donations are a true demonstration of your faith through action.
Please see the reminders at the entrances of the church for details and envelopes should you wish to make a monetary donation.
God bless you for your response!
HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL NEWS
Celebrate Earth Day 2016 Holy Trinity School
Annual Earth Day-We Care! Poster Contest April 22nd
Help educate our community about the importance of caring for our Earth by designing a poster.
Judging and display of the artwork will take place in the Holy Trinity School Westfield Campus on Friday April 22nd from 2:30 to 4 pm. (336 1st St, Westfield). Ribbons and certificates will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category. The most creative in each category will also get an Earth Day t-shirt and a starter planting kit and have their artwork displayed in the Trailside Center at their Earth Day Celebration on April 24th. The contest is open to all Westfield and Mountainside children. Visit www.facebook.com/htisnj for full contest rules and deadlines. The third graders enjoyed a field trip to the Mayo Theatre in Morristown to see the play “Charlotte’s Web”. They will be comparing and contrasting the book, the play and the movie. They also learned about our country’s capital and are currently engaged and enthusiastic about creating their very own Washington D.C. brochure. The room was filled with excitement when they began long division using the “Does (divide) McDonald’s (multiply) Serve (subtract) Cheese (check) Burgers (bring down and start over)” method. What an exciting week! Mrs. Green’s sixth grade religion class is studying Holy Week, culminating in making their own paschal candles. The families and staff of Holy Trinity School wish all of our parishioners a blessed and peaceful Easter season. Looking for a strong faith based Early Childhood Program? There are a few places still available at the Mountainside Campus. Please call 908-233-1899 for tours and information about the full day Pre-K and Kindergarten Program. Call 908-233-0484 for information about the Holy Trinity elementary and middle school classes at the Westfield Campus.
The Adoration Chapel will reopen
on Easter Monday, March 28th after the 8:30 am Mass.