Parish Ministries

Africa Surgery Tom Johnson 973-292-3320 Altar Linens Mike Cherello 973-267-6825 Altar Servers Fr. John Hart 973-539-2141 Bereavement Michele Cameron 973-769-9634 Bethany Ministry Linda Macios 973-539-2141 Boy Scouts Kevin Kelly 973-727-7082 Cub Scouts Cassandra Nielsen 973-452-3857 Centering Prayer Fr. Ken Lasch 973-538-2653 Children’s Worship Linda Cannilla 973-540-1683 CYO Basketball Kevin Bopp 917-861-2876 Endowment for Poor Claudia Nardi 973-539-2141 Eucharistic Min. Marybeth Wooters 973-538-6784 Family Promise Brian Doherty 973-714-7674 Finance Committee Greg Kurlander 973- 984-9516 Food Pantry Claudia Nardi 973-539-2141 Gardening Fr. Lukasz Wnuk 973-539-2141 Giving Tree Brian Morgan 973-462-6972 Good Samaritan Jeanette Fredericks 973-267-7152. Home School Assoc. Jean Jabbour 973-809-8630 Holistic Health Michele Cameron 973-769-9634 Homeless Solutions Ralph Ferrara 973-769-6418 Knights of Columbus William C. Duggan, Jr. 973-960-6417 Lectors Andrea Bozzi 973-656-9864 Men’s Group Peter Zaremba 215-518-4973 Nursing Homes Mary Dibble 973- 998-0838 Pre-Cana Ken and Rosa Rose 973-539-9845 RCIA Fr. John Hart 973-539-2141 Respect Life Sue and Dave O’Dougherty 973-993-3068 Safe Environment Linda Macios 973-539-2141 Senior Citizens Janet Dedrick 973-539-7811 Separation / Divorce Deacon Elliott Stein 973-539-2141 Soup Kitchen Annaliese Rush 973-455-0391 Spiritual Direction Karen Florance 973-476-5542 Ushers Anthony Romano 973-267-5433 Village Angels/Tanzania Johanna Burani 973-610-4856 Welcome /Hospitality Moira Clarkin 973-539-4390 Women's Cornerstone Chrissy West 973-809-1646 Vocations Fr. John Brandi 973-539-2141 Young Professionals Fr. Lukasz Wnuk 973-539-2141 Youth Ministry Lisa Sullivan 973-267-8519

Parish Registration: Call 973-539-2141 or visit the parish website at www.assumptionparish.org.

Assumption School: 973-538-0590; www.assumptionnj.org Sr. Merris Larkin, S.C. Principal

Religious Education: 973-267-5638, Fax 973-267-4223 Email: RelEd@assumptionparish.org Linda Macios: Director Sharon Bertram: Coordinator Grades 6, 7, and 8 Lisa Sullivan: Confirmation—973-267-8519 Tara Speer: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Sue Paradise: Secretary

The Religious Education program meets on Sundays, October-March. Kindergarten through 5th grade classes meet 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; 6th through 8th classes meet immediately following the 5:30 p.m. Sunday Youth Mass. The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd classes meet September–April on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Confirmation groups meet once or twice per month on Sunday evenings.

Music Ministry—973-539-2141, extension 19 Claudia Nardi: Director, Dr. Fran Covalesky, Organist Adult Choir, Youth Ministry Choir, Children’s Choir

Holy Rood Cemetery—973-539-7501 Website: www.holyroodcemeterynj.com Diana Loughman: Cemetery Director Emerson Brito, Emerson Pavezzi: Caretakers

Church Sexton—Doug Reisch

Deaf Interpreter - Kathleen Skaf

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday—4:15 to 5:00 p.m. or by appointment

Marriage: Arrangements should be made with a priest or deacon by registered parishioners at least one year in advance of the marriage date. Marriage arrangements should be made PRIOR to reserving reception facility.

Baptisms: Contact Liz Rotunno in the Parish Office to arrange your child's Baptism. For first-time parents, attendance at a Baptismal Preparation class is required. Prep classes are held on the second Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Church.

Visitation of the Sick and Elderly: Please keep us informed so that we may be attentive to those who are ill at home or in the hospital. Eucharistic Ministers are available to bring Communion on Sundays.

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91 Maple Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey 07960 973-539-2141, Fax—973-984-0632

Visit our Website: www.assumptionparish.org Email: assumption@assumptionparish.org

Pastor: Rev. Msgr. John E. Hart

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Lukasz Wnuk

In Residence: Rev. Przemyslaw Gawlik

Deacons: Brian Beyerl, Michael Hanly, Elliott Stein

Trustees: Kathleen Hyland 973-539-2860 / Bob Rohr 973-539-2693

Parish Coordinator—Linda Macios Secretary—Liz Rotunno Business Manager—Robyn Morris

Our office is currently closed but we are responding to voicemail and emails.

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY April 25 8:00 a.m. Scott Sides 5:30 p.m. Lisbeth Hernandez Grace Egan SUNDAY April 26 7:00 a.m. People of the Parish 8:30 a.m. Charlotte Resz Mary Riccette 10:00 a.m. Guillermo Pujades Fred Hicks 12:15 p.m. Doris Winters John Acken 5:30 p.m. Kathleen M. McCormack Ann Jabbour MONDAY April 27 7:00 a.m. Ann Tasco 12:05 p.m. Cita Evangelista (Living) TUESDAY April 28 7:00 a.m. Ruth Downey 12:05 p.m. Joseph and Nellie Bernisky WEDNESDAY April 29 7:00 a.m. John and Patricia Falzon 12:05 p.m. Ralph Francavilla THURSDAY April 30 7:00 a.m. Amerina Rosetta Pinto 12:05 p.m. Joan Kobylarz FRIDAY May 1 7:00 a.m. Joseph Davis 12:05 p.m. The Connell and Kerwin Families SATURDAY May 2 8:00 a.m. Ann Roccanova 5:30 p.m. Jack Citarelli Kay Cavanaugh SUNDAY May 3 7:00 a.m. People of the Parish 8:30 a.m. Maggie Buchner Campbell 10:00 a.m. Carlos and Perla Sy Jake Litus 12:15 p.m. Joseph and Gwladys Cavanaugh Kara Perra 5:30 p.m. Kathleen M. McCormack William Ennis

LIVE STREAMING MASS SCHEDULE

Father John and Father Luke will be livestreaming daily Mass at 12:05 p.m. Monday through Friday, and weekend Masses at 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays, and 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. on Sundays.

Your response to our Sunday Masses and services has made clear the need we all have to pray together, to hear God’s word, and to witness the Eucharist and receive Him spiritually into our hearts.

This pandemic prevents us from being in church together but nothing can separate us from the love of God. Join us online for Mass.

April 26, 2020 Third Sunday of Easter

F irst Reading: Acts 2:14, 22-33

The reading we hear from the Acts of the Apostles represents a sample of the earliest

apostolic preaching about Jesus. Peter proclaims to his fellow Jews that God has raised Jesus of Nazareth from death because of his faithfulness.

S econd Reading: 1 Peter 1:17-21

This excerpt from the First Letter of Peter admonishes its readers to remember their

responsibilities in Christ. Because they have been made holy by the shedding of Christ’s blood, Christians have a duty to conduct themselves in a manner befitting sanctified people.

G ospel: Luke 24:13-35

This passage from Luke’s Gospel recalls the mood of Jesus’ friends after witnessing his

execution. Filled with distress, the followers of Jesus are convinced that their movement has been crushed, even though they have heard rumors that Jesus has been raised. Perhaps reflecting the experience of the earliest Church, they learn that it is by sharing in the Lord’s Supper that Jesus’ living presence is perceived and celebrated.

We invite you to prayerfully reflect on the Readings for the week of April 26

Monday Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday Acts 7:51—8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a; Jn 6:35-40 Thursday Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 Friday Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59; Mt 13:54-58 Saturday Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17; Jn 6:60-69 Sunday Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6;

PLEASE REMEMBER AND PRAY

FOR THE RECOVERY OF:

Charles Arnolt, Charles Arteglier, Greg and John Baxter, Paula Rose Carducci, Jim Cavanaugh, John Hyland, Kenneth Krause, Nancy Arteglier, Jim Mongey, Sister Marie Graziano, Elaine Metzger, Jack Guerriero, Francesca Kobylarz-Bongiorno, Saletha Corbin, Ray Donovan, Calvin Zamarelli, Stephanie Trincanello, Lyle Leeson, Rob Loia, Gail Muhammed, Terri Abrams, Louis Cicitta, John Jennings, Richard Julianno, Madeline Longo, Janet Friedman, Janet Stiles, Ruth Puoti, Michael Grogan, John Hefferon, Doris Bonanno, Terrence Wanniski, Louise Fichot, George Corbin, Jean Morrow, Audrey Roast, Vivian Hart, Debra Phillip, Lucas, Barbara Comerford, Karen Chiappini, Nora DiSciulo, Michael Scavone, Barbara Doran, Laurie Quinn, Rob Pitts, Debra Trappani, Dylan James Larose, Joann Spiena, Capt. Roseanne Hartley, Gloria Dabal, Millie Fragopane, Norman Gravino, Kenneth Bodnar, Dr. Orlando Ternen, Agnes Koch, Linda Leo, Michael Scavone, David Levit, Nancy Cafaro, Sylvia Walsh, Philip Barret, Fr. Jude Salas, Rowland Lucid, William Schattz, Robin Reifinger, Marc Elias, Vincent Smith, William Smith, David Grebowski, Paul Gamerdinger, Dr. Lawrence Bailey, Margaret Anzul, Kimiko Obayashi, Baby Evangeline, Kristen Jankowski, Barbara Egan, Sue Kuchera, Peter Bardes, Francis Romance, Joey Jones, Marianne Jones, Joe Jones, Anthony Sauchelli, Angela Caraccia, Maria Marrero-Kirc, Ian Nguyen, Rossana Wright, Jim Wright, Rose Ruocco, Michael J. Murphy, Fr. Daniel Kelly, Will Cofnuk, Fred Lawless, Joseph Fiore, Margarita Pagan, Kyle Gannon, Mary Author, Marie-Abou-Daoud, Irma Zuwolinsky, Cody Diorio, Jack Carey, Fr. Philip-Michael Tangorra, Fr. Edwin Saumut, Len Solimene, Richard Giacabone, Frank Vallario, Walter Touchette, Raymond Cornine, Sr, Ray Maskal, Dale Potter. Please call the Parish Office at 973-539-2141 with the names of who you would like included in the prayers for the good health of the sick and homebound.

PLEASE PRAY FOR MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH

COMMUNITY AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE

SERVED, OR ARE SERVING, IN THE ARMED FORCES

CW3 Michael Benkosky Green Beret, Special Forces, Airborne Joint Forces; Captain William H. Shipp, Military Professor, Naval War College, Newport, RI; Andrew Vasquez US Army; Andy Soucy US Army; Dan Lessnau Former Marine and Veteran of the Viet Nam War; Kevin Felix US Military Colonel; Lt. Tim Fleury, US Navy; Staff Sergeant William J. McSweeney Retired Marine Served Around the World; Matthew Gonabe, Lt. US Navy Pilot Serving in the Persian Gulf; David Ribardo, 1st Lt. US Army Serving in Afghanistan; Capt. Brendan Griswold 82nd Air Borne in Afghanistan; Capt. Patrick Flynn, US Army 1st Infantry, Afghanistan; Sergeant Richard Galluzzo Serving in Afghanistan, Lt. Thomas Keyes Jr.; Capts. Scott and Meghan Harra, US Army in Afghanistan; Captain Timothy Newcomb, US Army Special Forces; Col. Jason M. Barrett, USMC in Iraq and Afghanistan; Capt. Andrew Pineda and Capt. Laurence Pineda, US Air Force, SMSgt. John Bartow, Stratton ANGB NY, Douglas Reisch, 1/325 Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Daniel Baron, US Navy, Hawaii, CPT Schuyler Orecchio, US Army, Special Operator 2nd Class Patrick Gaven, USN, Staff Sargent Brent M. Betit, ARNG, First Sgt. Jeramiah Dempsey, USAF, Dr. Casey McCann, Lt. Commander Navy; 1

st Lt.

J.D. Poling, US Army, Gitmo, Cuba, PFC Peter Mitchell, USMC, Dale G. Potter, Retired Lt. Commander US Navy, and Major US Marine Corps, Lt. Michael Herbert Jr. 3-66 Armored Brigade 1st Infantry Division Fort Riley Kansas deployed to Germany, Seaman Connor Fitzpatrick, US Navy, Great Lakes, IL., Brendan Rochelle, PFC, 1/127 82nd Airborne, Fort Bragg.

GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRY

NOW MORE THAN EVER

Do you need help? Our Good Samaritan Ministry can assist registered parishioners with various errands and services. Please call Jeanette Fredericks at 973.267.7152

If you, or anyone you know, is unable to get groceries, prescriptions or other necessities, due to the Coronavirus restrictions, please have them contact Jeanette Fredericks, our Good Samaritan Coordinator for April at 973.267.7152.

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ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD

Peter R. Cipollini Ann McCue Father of Peter Mother of Michele Shaffer Mary Wohlgemuth Lyle Leeson Mother of John Husband of Beverly Jim Hennessey Helen Bay Father of Colleen Mother of Father Richard Bay Claire Perich Deacon Vincent Lupi Mother of Mary Beley Husband of Nancy Carolyn J. Traphold Janet Johnson Mother of Mary Williams Mother of Suzie Whitehorn

April 26, 2020 Third Sunday of Easter

THE RISEN LORD ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS

. . while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them.

With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him . . . Luke 24: 13-35

Here is a reflection I hope you will enjoy.

Kathleen and Harry met in college, “directionless and broke, barefoot on the path of life,” they remember. Something clicked and the couple embarked on a journey together that has lasted 45 years. They established careers, married, had two wonderful kids. Like every good marriage, they celebrated moments of ecstasy — and, like the best of marriages, conquered the obstacles and survived the hardships.

Forty-five years later, with the children raised and settled with families of their own, Kathleen and Harry looked ahead to a new chapter. But that all changed with three words: “You have cancer.” And so began a new journey — one of uncertainty, hope and fear shifting with every CT scan and lab result. The cancer is inoperable and incurable, but doctors tell them that it’s controllable through chemotherapy.

On this new road, Kathleen and Harry are traveling light, stripping away the excess baggage of their lives, relentlessly rooting out the things they don’t use, need or want. The days of detailed calendars and planners are over — now they focus on the here and now. They will always worry about the future of their kids and grandkids, but the endless noise of politics and division don’t even register. The day-to-day stresses of building and maintaining a lifestyle no longer matter. They read more; they talk more. Their daily routine has become more interesting, more relevant. Volunteering and community work are more fulfilling.

Harry writes of his and Kathleen’s life in an essay in The Boston Globe: “Our hearts and minds are much fuller . . . There’s no telling what this chapter in our lives will bring. Or how long it will last. Inevitably, one of us will start a new chapter alone, but it’s nothing we need to think about right now. As we strip away the distractions and detritus of 45 years together, we are, once again, getting closer to what we were in the beginning: barefoot on the path of life.” [From “Getting Back to What Matters Most” by Harry Viens, The Boston Globe Magazine, February 2, 2020. Used with permission of the author.]

A couple travels the hard road between Good Friday and Easter, seeking to live these days to the fullest. What illuminates their road to Emmaus is the love of God that first “clicked” for them 45 years ago

and continues to be a living reality in this new, unpredictable chapter of their lives. God travels with us on our own roads to Emmaus; God is present in the broken bread of compassion and healing we offer and receive from our fellow travelers. Easter faith is to recognize God in our midst: in our wanting to understand, in our struggle to make things right, in our brokenness. May this Easter season open our hearts and spirits to recognize Christ among us in every moment of our lives, in both the bright promising mornings and the dark, terrifying nights. (Connections)

In Christ’s Peace, Father John

Assumption Parish Morristown, NJ

OUR HEARTS WERE BURNING Jesus promised to be with us always, but often we

fail to recognize him because we have different ideas of what he must be like. For example, maybe we expect to see a glorious Lord and he appears to us instead as a simple walking companion.

Adults: Have I ever experienced Jesus walking with me in times of trouble? How did I recognize him and how did I respond to his presence?

Children: Do I feel Jesus near me when I am troubled or sad? What do I talk to him about?

A Family Perspective: Families, as the domestic church, have the opportunity to make the family meal a time of prayerful encounter with one another and with Jesus. At a family meal we share our experiences of the day and connect them with the experiences of others in the family. We can also enjoy the meal as an opportunity to reflect upon our family life in light of Scripture. At their best our family meals can connect us to Jesus too. As you eat, talk together about how the disciples discussed their experiences in Jerusalem and how they came to understand them differently when Jesus interpreted those events in the light of Scripture.

FINANCIAL BLESSINGS Assumption is a Tithing Parish

I continue to be uplifted by the faithfulness of our parishioners. So many of you are watching our livestreamed Masses and services. I pray that one day soon we will be together in our beautiful church.

Our collection last week totaled $14,031. Our Easter collection to date totals $109,495.00.

Happy Easter. We continue to celebrate that Jesus is Risen! Thank you for all the hope you provide by your most generous donations to Assumption each week. I deeply appreciate your continued support of Assumption. You are always in my prayers.

PRAY FOR OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS

Our book of intentions is always open in our church, for parishioners to write the names of those they would like us to pray for. At this time, so many of our family and friends are not able to stay at home during this pandemic, and are going to work each day, performing essential duties that allow us to stay at home. If you would like to add a name (or names) of an essential worker to our book of intentions, please email us, and we will add the names to our book of intentions and pray for them at each Mass.

If you are an essential worker, please accept our gratitude and prayers. We thank you for your courage.

The following article may remind us of some of those people who are working to keep our community, our nation, and our world going. May God bless and protect them all.

SEEN AND REMEMBERED:

OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS Nurses, doctors, paramedics, technicians and other

hospital workers earn the gratitude of the world right now. They risk their lives for others — what genuine heroes do.

But, there are many other people we might overlook who are also essential in these extraordinary times.

I took a run the other morning. It was still and quiet, but I was surprised to see how many people were up, about, and still working in a city in which "nonessential workers" have been told to stay at home.

I saw bus drivers and taxi drivers, who may have taken some of those hospital workers to their 14-hour shifts, along with stock workers and cashiers who work in stores, so we can still buy food, milk, bread and coffee. I saw truck drivers steering rigs with pictures of fruits, vegetables and meats painted on their sides. Long trucks pulled up at pharmacies to bring in medicines, soap and candy. Delivery service vans, their drivers balancing boxes in their arms.

I passed a few stores that weren't shuttered, and saw bakers and cooks in the windows, rolling out pizza or pita dough, slicing sandwiches and stirring soups to be picked up or delivered to people who have been stuck inside, and may feel anxious, edgy and hungry.

I saw security guards on patrol in front of office buildings and theaters, and maintenance workers, wearing dark green, gray and blue informs, often with their names sewn over their hearts, in masks and gloves in front of buildings, ready to unplug toilets and unstick elevators.

I saw sanitation workers, in dark blue uniforms, roll out trash bins to lift them into the backs of trash trucks. I waved at the people at work in convenience stores and, yes, the liquor shop. I saw police officers on the street, and construction workers, in boots, masks and gloves, still digging into those streets to keep the city's power and plumbing running. I heard a rumble from under a grate along the street from the subway, and thought about people riding those trains to many of the jobs I'd just seen.

These days, we are surrounded by essential, extraordinary people. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/04/827110608/opinion-seen-and-remembered-our-essential-workers

PRAYER TO END THE COROAVIRUS O clement, O loving, O sweet Mother Mary,

We, your children of every nation, Turn to you in this pandemic.

Our troubles are numerous; our fears are great. Grant that we might deposit them at your feet,

Take refuge in your Immaculate Heart, And obtain peace, healing, rescue,

April 26, 2020 Third Sunday of Easter

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