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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
May 3 – Fourth Sunday of Easter
9:00 Members of the Sodality of Mary
10:30 Rosa & Fausto Falcone
12:00 Pat Newcomb
Monday, May 4, 2009 – Easter Weekday
12:05 Antonia D’Ascoli
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 – Easter Weekday
12:05 Renato Cervini & Famiglia
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 – Easter Weekday
12:05 Saint Maria Goretti
Thursday, May 7, 2009 – Easter Weekday
12:05 Carannante & Lubrano Famiglie
Friday, May 8, 2009 – Easter Weekday
12:05 Vincenzo Ferriol & Franco Toraldo
Saturday, May 9, 2009 – Easter Weekday
9:00 1st Communion Rehearsal
1:30 Wedding of Myron Shiffert & Maddalena Tilli
4:00 Wedding of Christian Nauvel & Elizabeth
Augustine
May 10 – Fifth Sunday of Easter
9:00 First Holy Communion & Mother’s Day
10:30 Antonia Sciarra
12:00 Maria DeSantis
LECTORS THIS SUNDAY
9:00 Gerry Oliveto
10:30 Marco Randazzo and Adriano Romano
12:00 Alex LoBianco
The collection for Sunday, April 26th was $2526.
The 2nd collection Home Missions was $848.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
Today the Church invites us to pray for vocations. Consider starting with
a prayer about your own religious vocations. Have you considered religious
life, holy orders, or lay ministry? Living a life of Christian witness
carries with it much responsibility, but when practiced with humility and
compassion it engenders a life of great joy. The Church needs you and your
commitment to serve. Be open to unexpected options, and in the words of
Pope John Paul II, “Trust Christ, because He trusts you.”
QUARTA DOMENICA DI PASQUA
Quello che è messo in luce nel Vangelo di oggi è lo zelo del pastore, e
non la docilità inconsciente delle pecore. Gesù non ci invita a rinunciare
a noi stessi o a praticare una cieca sottomissione. Egli è il buon pastore,
in opposizione a tutti coloro che si proclamano guide dei popoli, ma sono
semplicemente attori in cerca di gloria. Cristo non è il capo che manipola
le folle: propone a ciascuno l’amicizia del Padre. E non è d’accordo con
tanti di noi, che pretendono di fare un gregge chiuso e perfetto: lui va a
cercare le pecore lontane.
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"I have other sheep that do not
belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my
voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd. This is why the Father
loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again." - Jn
10:16-17
Readings for the Week of
3 May 2009
Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18
Monday: Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:1-10
Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday: Acts 12:24---13:5a/Jn 12:44-50
Thursday: Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20
Friday: Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6
Saturday: Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14
Next Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8
WHERE’S THE AMERICAN
FATHER?
Being a Catholic dad is
both a great privilege and a big responsibility. Along with their
mothers, they’ve been entrusted to raise their kids to know and love God
and to prepare them for lives as Catholic men and women. Odds are,
they’re good at it, they enjoy it and they all deserve a pat on the back
for the work they do raising their children in the Faith.
The following practices
will make a big difference for a family.
1. Keep Holy the Lord’s
Day: Not only the mother but also the father must be the “keeper of the
faith” by regularly attending Mass on Sunday.
2. Teach Your Children Faith: Faith is learned best by example and it
requires genuine belief.
3. Don’t Forget Forgiveness: By receiving the Sacrament of
Reconciliation (Confession), fathers show that they are accountable and
remind children that mistakes are allowed.
4. Give and Let Give: Let your children see you giving and talk with
them about why you give.
5. Play and Have Fun: Laughter and lightheartedness can enrich our
faith.
6. Get Caught Praying: and pray with your children and teach them that
we are all in an ongoing relationship with God.
7. Be “Mr. Doesn’t-Know-It-All:” “I don’t know” is a legitimate answer
if it is followed by a search for an answer together with your children.
8. Might for Right: To teach integrity to your children, you must have
it.
9. Let It Shine: Remind your kids that – whatever their gifts – they are
created in God’s image, and their gifts are to be celebrated, used and
cherished.
10. Tradition! Sacramentals like the Rosary, Ashes, Novenas, Holy Water.
Etc. gives comfort. Passing on these rituals to your children teaches
them that being Catholic means that they are part of deep-held
traditions and they will never be alone.
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WE WELCOME INTO THE CHURCH Isla
Cristina Pierson, daughter of James Ray and Stephanie Adriana (O’Toole)
Pierson; Tiziano Numa Pomponi, son of Paolo and Gloria (Terrazas)
Pomponi; and Lauren Marie Swerda, daughter of John and Lori (Albright)
Swerda, who were baptized in our Church Sunday, April 26th, 2009.
THE SECOND COLLECTION TODAY is for the Renovation Fund. The
projects for this year are making handicapped accessible restroom
facilities in Casa Italiana, enlarging its kitchen, and restoring the
Church Hall. Please be generous.
THE SODALITY OF MARY meets today after the 9 a.m. Mass in the
Lower Church Hall. New members are welcome.
DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, also known as the SUPPLICA,
takes place today at the 10:30 a.m. Mass and will conclude with
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by refreshments in Casa
Italiana, compliments of Biagio Carannante.
THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY members will attend the 9 a.m. Mass next
Sunday, May 10th followed by a meeting in the Lower Church Hall with Joe
Latchford, Region 4 Vice President, National Holy Name Society, as a
guest speaker.
FIRST RECONCILIATION AND REHEARSAL FOR FIRST COMMUNION will take
place on Saturday, May 9th at 9 a.m. in our Church. Parents of children
receiving these two Sacraments are expected to be present and lead their
children with their example.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION will take place in our Church on Sunday, May
10th, 2009 at the 9 a.m. Mass. We wish to thank the teachers, Gerri
Oliveto and Eileen Parise; and their assistants, Michael Gazdus, Lourdes
Tinajero, and Lisa Pastore for their service and dedication in preparing
our children for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist.
FATHER JOHN ANTHONY ROSSI, who as a deacon served in our parish,
will celebrate his first Mass on Sunday, May 17th, 2009 at 3 p.m. in St.
Peter Church (43 West Maple Avenue, Merchantville, N.J.), followed by a
reception in the parish hall. A bus trip is planned for $35 per person.
Anyone interested, contact Anna Falcone at 301-422-7757 or email
nonna_anna@msn.com
DISCOVERING OPERA WITH BABETTA: on Sunday, May 31st at 3 p.m.
Students and Friends of Casa Italiana are invited to “Discovering Opera
with Babetta,” an interactive presentation with Italian author and
publisher Monica Lapenta. Children age 7 and up are encouraged to attend
(4 tickets for Verdi’s Turandot will be raffled at the event which is
free, but we ask people to RSVP by phone 202-638-1348 or email
casaitaliana2000@gmail.com).
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DIAMO IL BENVENUTO NELLA CHIESA
a Isla Cristina Pierson, figlia di James Ray e Stephanie Adriana
(O’Toole) Pierson; Tiziano Numa Pomponi, figlio di Paolo e Gloria (Terrazas)
Pomponi; e Lauren Marie Swerda, figlia di John e Lori (Albright) Swerda,
che sono stati battezzati domenica, 26 aprile, 2009.
LA SECONDA COLLETTA OGGI è per il Fondo Restauri. I progetti per
quest’anno sono fare accessibili agli endicappati i servizi di Casa
Italiana, allargare la cucina e restaurare la sala sotto la Chiesa.
Siate generosi.
IL SODALIZIO DI MARIA si riunisce oggi dopo la Messa delle 9 a.m.
nella sala sotto la Chiesa. Nuovi membri sono benvenuti.
LA SUPPLICA alla Madonna del Rosario viene recitata oggi alla
messa delle 10:30 a.m. che si concluderà con la Benedizione del
Santissimo, seguita da un rinfresco in Casa Italiana donato da Biagio
Carannante.
LA SOCIETÀ DEL SANTO NOME parteciperà alla Messa delle 9,
domenica 10 maggio 2009, seguita da una reunione nella sala sotto la
Chiesa con una presentazione di Joe Latchford, Vice Presidente, Regione
4, Società Nazionale del Santo Nome.
PRIMA CONFESSIONE E PROVE PER LA PRIMA COMMUNIONE avranno luogo
sabato 9 maggio 2009 alle ore 9 nella nostra Chiesa. I genitori dei
bambini che riceveranno questi due Sacramenti devono essere presenti e
dare buon essempio ai loro figli.
LA PRIMA COMMUNIONE avrà luogo nella nostra Chiesa domenica 10
maggio 2009 alla Messa delle 9. Vogliamo ringraziare gli insegnanti
Gerri Oliveto e Eileen Parise, e i loro assistenti Michael Gazdus,
Lourder Tinajero e Lisa Pastore, per la loro dedicazione nel preparare i
bambini a ricevere i sacramenti della Riconciliazione e dell’Eucarestia.
PADRE JOHN ANTHONY ROSSI, che come diacono ha servito la nostra
parrocchia quest’anno, celebrerà la sua prima Messa domenica 17 maggio
2009 alle 3 p.m. nella St. Peter Church (43 West Maple Avenue,
Merchantville, N.J.), seguita da un ricevimento nella sala parrocchiale.
Un viaggio in pullman e pianificato per $35 per persona. Chi è
interessato, contatti Anna Falcone a 301-422-7757 o email nonna_anna@msn.com
SCOPRENDO L’OPERA CON BABETTA: domenica, 31 maggio 2009, studenti
e Amici di Casa Italiana sono invitati a “Scoprire l’Opera con Babetta,
“ una presentazione interattiva con l’autrice Italiana Monica Lapenta.
Bambini di 7 anni in sù sono encoraggiati a participare. Quattro
biglietti per il Turandot di Verdi saranno sorteggiati durante la
presentazione. L’evento è gratis, ma si prega di RSVP per telefono
(202-638-1348 o email
casaitaliana2000@gmail.com).
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