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SACRAMENT OF PENANCE

Saturdays: Msgr. Ryan Hall -3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Eves of Holy Days: Msgr. Ryan Hall - 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.

First Friday: Church - 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.

First Saturday: Church - 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Also by appointment

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

The Church provides certain times and preparation for

weddings. Please contact the Rectory at least six months

in advance to begin the process.

REGISTRATION

Every family and person within the parish is encouraged

to register with the Parish.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m.

In July and August Baptism will be celebrated at 12:30

p.m. A required Baptism preparation meeting for parents

meets on the first Monday of the month at 8:00 p.m.

Godparents are welcome. Please register in advance for

the class and Baptism. Godparent Pre-Requisites:

Godparents must be practicing Catholics in good

standing, 16 years of age or older, Baptized and

Confirmed Catholic.

ON BECOMING A CATHOLIC

Those seeking information about the Catholic Faith are

invited to contact Fr. McCartney at the Rectory at 621-

2222.

CARE OF THE SICK

Please notify the Rectory and Human Concerns Ministries

if there is anyone seriously ill so that we can provide

spiritual care.

THE MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sunday, March 11: FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 7:30 a.m. Julie Freno by Peggy & Michael Carillo 9:00 a.m. Biagio Verderame by Pia Pavlowich 11:00 a.m. Eileen Calamari by the McCormack Family Taylor McGrath by the Dellavecchia Family Maurice Murphy - 100th Birthday by Kate Murphy & the Murphy Family 12:15 p.m. People of the Parish

Monday, March 12: Lenten Weekday 9:00 a.m. Fr. Roger T. Dunn by Alice & Chris Gunther

Tuesday, March 13: Lenten Weekday 9:00 a.m. Roseann Ferrigno by Maryann & Ronnie Combs & Family

Wednesday, March 14: Lenten Weekday 9:00 a.m. Rose & Carmine Urciuoli by Lora Lofaro

Thursday, March 15: Lenten Weekday 9:00 a.m. Stephen Deiosso by the Abbondandelo Family

Friday, March 16: Lenten Weekday 9:00 a.m. Richard & Charles Buckland by Dolores & Richard OHara

Saturday, March 17: Lenten Weekday 5:00 p.m. Salvatore Berritto by Mary Lou Berritto Martha Biasi by her Husband Debbie Little by John & Rita Little Peter Zuccaro by the Sharkey Family

Sunday, March 18: FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 7:30 a.m. Roberto Layacan, Sr. & Consuelo Zabala by Family 9:00 a.m. People of the Parish 11:00 a.m. Margaret Camardella by the Dougherty Family John Capri by Sandra Capri For the Parkland, Florida Shooting Victims and Their Families 12:15 p.m. Sheila Langone by Janet Kloepfer

Baby Jack Josephine Banno

John Bertrand Kathleen Capuano Joseph Carbonaro

Barbara Coe Rebekah Cole Kevin Cronin Paul Cronin

John Paul DiNonno Anthony Ferro

Natalie Finamore Tony Grau

Jeremy Hogan Christine Kenney Douglas Knehr

Anne Krukowski

Frank Krukowski Mary Loftus

Richard Malon Jonathan Mannina Tom McCormack

Dieter Nagel Victoria Oxer Trevor Rogers

Anna Sambucci Vincent Scalavino Charles Strecker

Clotida Vecchione Jacqueline Verde Joseph Williams

Anne Wright Mary Wybaillie

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK

...AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

Joseph B. Miceli

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READINGS FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

First Reading: 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23

Second Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10

Gospel: John 3:14-21

FOCUS: Gods mercy and love, made clear in the life,

death and resurrection of Jesus, overcame our sins and

transgressions.

God does not love us conditionally, or despite our sins,

but rather because he created us, and he is love. His

mercy and compassion are that of a loving Father.

LITURGY OF THE WORD:

In the first reading from Second Chronicles, we hear of

the fall of Judah. In Pauls Letter to the Ephesians, he

reminds us that even when we were dead in our

transgressions, God brought us to life through Christ.

In the Gospel, John proclaims that God so loved the

world that he sent his only Son.

Readings for next week, March 18, Fifth Sunday in

Lent: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 5:7-9; John 12:20-33

From Liturgical Commission Publishing, Lansing, MI

Lumen Christi Missal

Weekend of March 10/11, 2018

Fourth Sunday in Lent - Year B

Readings: Missal, p. 133

The Ordinary of the Mass begins on Page 804 Celebrants for the Weekend of

March 17/18

Celebrants* Lectors

Extraordinary

Ministers of

Holy

Communion

Altar

Servers

Sat 5:00

Fr.

McCartney J. Dussel

L. Czarniak

A. Dussel K. Ditrano N. Ditrano

Sun.

7:30 Fr. Lauder Sr. Pat

9:00 Fr. Lauder J. Damiano T. Naughton

W. Smith E. Guevara

11:00 Fr.

McCartney C. Vanatta P. Vanatta

J.T. Canton

M. Heffernan

12:15 Fr.

McCartney

L. Porto

Volunteer

*subject to last minute changes

FOSTERING STEWARDSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE

PARISH SACRIFICIAL GIVING

All that we have and all that we are comes from the Lord. We

are truly His handiwork, says St. Paul in the second reading,

created in Christ Jesus to lead the life of good deeds which

God prepared for us in advance.

Parish Sacrificial Giving Summary

Thank you for your continued sacrificial gifts to St.

Marys.

Sunday Offertory ~ March 3/4 $10,611.00*

Same Sunday Last Year: $ 9,201.00*

Mass Attendance ~ March 3/4 917

Same Sunday Last Year 903

*Does not include Faith Direct

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES

COLLECTION

The annual Diocesan collection for Catholic Relief

Services will be taken up this weekend.

REMINDER

THE 12:15 p.m. MASS TODAY, SUNDAY

MARCH 11, IS MOVED FROM THE HALL

TO THE CHURCH FOR THIS WEEK

ONLY.

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My dear People of St. Marys:

Pope Francis continues to be a Pope of surprises! On March 3, 2018, Pope Francis inserted a new Feast in honor of the Blessed Mother into the Churchs liturgical calendar. The new feast will be called, B. Mari Virginis, Ecclesi Matris , which translated means: Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. This feast will be an obligatory memorial celebrated every year on the Monday following Pentecost Sunday. Since the Solemnity of Pentecost closes the Easter Season, this means that now each year Ordinary Time will resume with this special Marian feast.

The idea that the Blessed Virgin Mary is the Mother of the Church is not new. In fact, St. Ambrose of Milan first used that title for the Blessed Mother in the 4th Century. More recently, on November 21, 1964, at the closing of the third session of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Blessed Paul VI formally gave Mary the title that had long been known and used in the Church: For the glory of the Virgin and our consolation, we proclaim Mary the Most Holy Mother of the Church, that is, the Mother of the whole People of God, both the faithful and the pastors.

After the assassination attempt on his life in St. Peters Square on May 13, 1981, Pope St. John Paul II asked that a mosaic of Mary as Mother of the Church be installed on a building overlooking the site of the shooting. The future saint wanted this done as a tribute to what he believed was Marys intercession in saving his life on that day.

Indeed, in his 1987 Encyclical Letter, Redemptoris Mater (Mother of the Redeemer), St. John Paul explained how Mary is a model of the Church:

Mary is present in the Church as the Mother of Christ, and at the same time as that Mother whom Christ, in the mystery of the Redemption, gave to humanity in the person of the Apostle John. Thus, in her new motherhood in the Spirit, Mary embraces each and every one in the Church, and embraces each and every one through the Church. In this sense Mary, Mother of the Church, is also the Church's model. Indeed, as Paul VI hopes and asks, the Church must draw from the Virgin Mother of God the most authentic form of perfect imitation of Christ. [Redemptoris Mater, 27]

Pope Francis is well-known as having a great devotion to Our Lady. Before and after every international trip of his papacy, he prays before the ancient icon of Mary, called Salus Populi Romani (Mary as Salvation of the Roman People). He also consecrated his pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima, and he prays the Rosary every day.

This new feast will be a great reminder to all, not that Mary was the Mother of the Church, but that Mary is and continues to be, the Mother of the Church, and watches over us all.

Fr. McCartney

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St. Marys Invites You to our 2018 Lenten Mission:

A Lenten Journey in the Footsteps of St. Peter

St. Peter is one of the most profitable characters to meditate on during the season of Lent. Come to the mission and see how St. Peters example can teach you how to have a holy Lent, and become a better disciple of the Lord all year long.

Mission Schedule *

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

St. Peters Call

1:00 pm in the Church & 7:00 pm in Msgr. Ryan Hall

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

St.