Saint Therese of Lisieux Parish 120 Monroe Avenue • Cresskill, N.J. 07626

Parish Office 201-567-2528

200 Jefferson Avenue Cresskill

Religious Education 201-567-4781

200 Jefferson Avenue Cresskill

Academy of St. Therese 201-568-4296

220 Jefferson Avenue Cresskill

Confirmation & Youth/Young Adult

Ministry 201-567-2528 x 307

MASS INTENTIONS PRAY FOR THE SICK

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St. Therese of Lisieux Welcomes You!

Thank you for coming today! Whether you are just visiting or have recently moved to our area, we are happy that you joined us. Newcomers are invited to register at the Parish Office during regular

business hours, Monday - Friday 9AM to 2PM or visit us at www.sttheresecresskill.org.

SATURDAY: MARCH 10 5:00 Gerri Cleary, req. John Cleary and Family 5:00 Isabel Rabbitt, req. Sharon Rabbitt

SUNDAY: MARCH 11 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Hannah Dougan, req. Maryann and Bob Sullivan 9:30 Silvio DeLuca, req. Joanne and Thomas May 11:30 Marian Babcock, req. Gloria Kinsey 11:30 Jonathan Hazen, req. Angela Caserta

MONDAY: MARCH 12 8:30 Joseph Ruis, req. his wife, Helen 8:30 DeAnna Pasciuto, req. The DiStaulo Family

TUESDAY: MARCH 13 8:30 Grace Dunshee, req. Mary Katherine Pease 8:30 Sean Burke, req. Pat and Margaret Murphy

WEDNESDAY: MARCH 14 8:30 Anne Keegan, req. Aunt Anna 8:30 Livio Leganis, req. Ruth Selling

THURSDAY: MARCH 15 8:30 Lawrence Gordon, req. St. Therese Women’s Bible Sharing 8:30 Lawrence Gordon, req. Mary Ann and John Harty

FRIDAY: MARCH 16 8:30 Deceased Members of the Murphy Family, req. Elizabeth, Patrick and John Murphy 8:30 Tom Chandler, req. his wife, Jackie

SATURDAY: MARCH 17 5:00 Marcella Salvia, req. Thomas Salvia 5:00 John and Mary Buckley & Family, req. Peter & Bridget Joyce

SUNDAY: MARCH 18 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Maria Hroncic, req. her husband, Mario Hroncic 9:30 Patricia McGrath, req. Mary Clancy 11:30 John and Gerri Cleary, req. John Cleary and Family 11:30 John Duffy, req. his wife, Maureen and Family

Carmelo Abbruzzese Leonard Abbruzzese Sarkis Arslanian Virginia Barbagallo Calvin Brokaw Mary Brown Ed Burke Ed Bourke Charles Castle Sam Citero, Sr. Diane Cunningham Jack Curtin Matthew Curtin Quinn Rosa Dolores De Santi James De Steno Jim Donnelly Rosalie Dunkin Ellen Dunn Lillian Elliot Costintino Faustini John Flynn Mary Foley Kathleen Freeman Stevie Garcia Kyle Geran Pat Geran Sean Gonci Michele Guerra Dan Haggerty Maureen Hallenbeck Gloria Iorio Scott Kubrin Bill Lee

Lenore Liebeskind Kara Garrity Liebeskind Anne Marsigliano Timmy McDonnell Stephanie McNamara Michael Michelle Mullen Ed Naso Mary Ann Oates Vinny Ottina Josephine Papa Gus Perez John Pesch Nancy Porcaro Michelle Preolo Bob Prince, Jr. Maryann Princing Sr. Catherine Reddy Rina Romanelli Ralph Rotunda Wendy Ruggiero Jennifer Samson Beverly Schwab Joann Scimanico Cecile Sicari Donna Spina Tony Spina Jeremy Stevens Pamela Stevens Norman Trass Frank Uvenio Patricia Victory Dot Williams Amanda Wilson

MASS SCHEDULE

Daily 8:30AM Saturday 5:00PM Sunday 7:30AM 9:30AM 11:30AM Holy Days 7:30PM Vigil 8:30AM 12:00PM

SERVED BY THE CARMELITES

Pastor Fr. Samuel Citero, O. Carm.

Deacon Rev. Mr. Anthony Porcaro, T. O. Carm.

Pastoral Associate Ms. Gina Marie Loiacono

Director of Religious Education Mrs. Lois Pagnozzi

Principal Mr. Glenn Clark

Assistant to the Principal Mrs. Eileen Walsh

Business Manager Ms. Sharon Rabbitt

Trustees Mrs. Joan Hebert

Mr. Donald Wuertz

SACRAMENTAL BREAD &WINE

The bread and wine offered at the masses this week has been donated

in loving memory of the Deceased Members

of the Murphy Family at the request of

The Murphy Family

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MINISTER SCHEDULE

As a family, we pray for our parishioners and their relatives who are currently on active duty in the military.

Gavin John - U.S. Marines Matt John - U.S. Marines

Mario Medina - U.S. Marines Andy Naso - U.S. Army

Christopher D. Smith - U.S. Army

SERVING IN THE MILITARY

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROSITY

Week of March 4, 2018

Regular $ 11,425.00 Assessment $ 3,166.00 Total $ 14,591.00

Please make all checks payable to St. Therese Church

SUNDAY COLLECTION

March 17-18

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

5:00 PM A. Dempsey, B. Gibb, R. Hartmann, C. McConville, C.J. Schutte, R. Schutte, (J. Chandler) 7:30 AM J. Donnelly, J. Tauro, P. DeVries, A. Diggins 9:30 AM G. Stanzione, K. Ardizzone, S. Braeske, E. Cantos, E. Capone, S. Dauble, (C.Manna) 11:30 AM K. Regan, K. Bradler, M. Duffy, P. Dunn, A. Falla, D. Fedey, (T. Glennon)

LECTORS

5:00 PM P. McConville, T. Oates 7:30 AM N. Tauro 9:30 AM J. Leclercq, J. Leclercq 11:30 AM F. Corbett, G. Clark

Peter’s Pence Collection

Today is the Peter’s Pence Collection, a worldwide col-lection that supports the charitable works of Pope Fran-cis. Funds from this collection help victims of war, op-pression, and natural disasters. Take this opportunity to join with Pope Francis and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. Please be generous today.

For more information, visit www.usccb.org/peters-pence.

MARCH 14 PRAYER SERVICE These past few weeks, since the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the nation has been fo-cused on school violence. The Archdiocese has framed an event so that the schools of the Archdiocese can be part of the collective national voice on March 14. The purpose of the event will be to join in the call for a greater nationwide focus on school safety and the dignity of every human.

The administration, staff and student council representatives of our sixth, seventh and eighth grades here at the Academy of St. Therese have all agreed that a prayerful reflection to honor the seventeen victims that lost their lives in Florida and for the protection of all children from senseless violence is appropriate. To this end, the middle school population of our Academy, our sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, will hold a special prayer service on Wednesday, March 14 in our church.

Parishioners are invited to attend this special prayer service. Please feel free to join our middle school popula-tion on Wednesday, March 14 at 10:00 A.M. in the church.

"Lent is a fi ng me for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help and en-rich others by our own poverty. Let us not forget that real poverty hurts: no self-denial is real without this dimension

of penance. I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt."- Pope Francis

IN THE NEWS

Come and join Fr. Ashley Harrington for the MARCH SESSION of IN THE NEWS.

These gatherings review and discuss Catholicism as presented in the media the previous month. Our goal is to openly examine how our faith is communicated to the public.

Tuesday, March 13th at 7:30PM Carmelite Spiritual Center

St. Cecilia’s Church - Englewood, NJ

Sunday, March 11th

XLT - Eucharistic Adoration 10:45am (Youth House)

Tuesday, March 13th “Soup and Substance”

Lenten Soup Meal 6:30pm (Parish Center)

XLT - Eucharistic Adoration 7:30pm (Church)

Friday, March 16th Stations of the Cross

2:15pm (Church) Presented by AST students

Tuesday, March 20th Communal Penance Service

7:00pm Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Tenafly

Friday, March 23rd Stations of the Cross

2:15pm (Church) Presented by AST students

HOLY WEEK

Sunday, March 25th Palm Sunday

Masses: 5:00pm (Vigil) 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am

Tuesday, March 27th

“Soup and Substance” Lenten Soup Meal

6:30pm (Spola Center) Movie Night “Full of Grace”

7:30pm (Parish Center)

Wednesday, March 28th Passion Play

2:00pm(Church) Presented by AST students

Thursday, March 29th Holy Thursday Lock-in Retreat

5:00pm (Parish Center)

Mass of the Lord’s Supper 8:00pm

Friday, March 30th Good Friday

Stations of the Cross 3:00pm (Church)

Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

8:00pm

Saturday, March 31st Holy Saturday

Blessing of Easter Food 12:00pm

Easter Vigil 8:00pm

Sunday, April 1st Easter Sunday

Masses:

7:30am Church 9:30am Church and Gym 11:30am Church and Gym

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Tuesday, March 13th 6:30PM - Parish Center

Lenten Soup Meal 7:30PM - Parish Center

XLT - Eucharistic Adoration

A big THANK YOU to Vera Kaltinick and her

sous-chef, Barbara for the DELICIOUS Chicken Tortilla Soup

for our Lenten Soup Supper.

Anyone interested in preparing soup for one of our scheduled suppers, please contact Gina Marie at 201-567-2528 ext. 307.

Registration for the 2018-19 Religious Education Pro-grams, K-7, Phase 1/8th grade and Phase 2/Confirmation Prep has begun! Meet us in the Academy of St. Therese School gym to register your children.

Sunday, March 11 10:45am -12:00pm Tuesday, March 13 3:45pm - 5:00pm Wednesday, March 14 3:45pm - 5:00pm

Families can also register in the Religious Education Of-fice, 200 Jefferson Ave, during office hours. For your con-venience registration forms can be downloaded from the Parish Website (under Religious Education), and mailed.

SPECIAL NOON MASS

A special mass and a support group mee ng for all who are affected by the disease of alcoholism will take place at Church of St. Mary, 20 Legion Place, Closter, NJ on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 12:00 noon. This is our yearly healing mass.

Mass is offered for the support, healing and recovery of not only the person directly affected with the abuse of alcohol and/or drugs, but also for anyone involved in the life of the alcoholic or drug addict. For informa on please call 201-768-7565.

April 21, 2018 is the Fr. Jim McKenna Memorial Fund annual Beefsteak Dinner and Reverse Raffle. For infor-ma on go to our website, fatherjimmckenna.org.

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SPRING CRAFT SHOW/SALE:

On Sunday, March 18, Saint Jo-seph Regional H. S., Montvale, NJ will be hosting its annual Spring Craft Show/Sale from 10AM until 4PM, showcasing the talents of 100 crafts people

and fine artists including many new craft-ers. Admission is $2.00. Children and senior citizens (65+) are free. NO STROLLERS PERMIT-TED. www.sjrnj.org

Early Bulletin Submission Deadlines for the Easter Holiday

Sunday, March 25th Bulletin - Tuesday March 13th Sunday, April 1st Bulletin - Tuesday March 20th

Bulletin articles must be submitted by noon to bulletin@sttheresecresskill.org.

Thank you in advance for you cooperation.

The Academy of the Holy Angels’ Award Winning Performing Arts Program

presents their Spring Musical Catch Me If You Can.

This riveting musical based on the startling true story of Frank Abagnale Jr.’s life of crime and redemption is packed with high-energy song and dance numbers. Performances are Friday, March 16th at 7:30 pm, Saturday, March 17th at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 18th at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, with a sen-ior price available for $10, and are available online at AHA.Booktix.com. All shows will be presented at AHA, 315 Hillside Avenue in Demarest. Contact tickets@holyangels.org for more information. Saint Therese alumni, Folk group singer and parishioner Emily Stanzione is involved in the show.

The Archdiocese of Newark will be honoring couples who will be celebrating five, twenty-five and fifty years of Christian marriage in 2018. These anniver-sary liturgies will be celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Tobin in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark as follows:

April 29, 2018 at 3PM 5 and 25 years May 6, 2018 at 3PM 50 years

Please notify the parish office by April 11th if you would like attend one of the celebrations.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Celebrating 5th, 25th or 50th

Wedding Anniversary this Year?

BRANCHES HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP

TACOS & TOPICS

Welcome to the new Tacos and Topics Series (TNT) We will eat tacos, discuss a current TEEN topic and

see what Jesus has to say about it in His teaching stories.

THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 11TH

1-3PM

Youth House/Teen Center

Topic: OUR PLANET

You are invited to make a donation toward the Easter Flowers which will be used to decorate the church. Donations may be made in memory of a loved one or for a special inten-tion. Envelopes are available at the doors of the church and in your monthly envelope packet.

Please be advised that the Office of Development and Stewardship s ll has some communion dresses available for our second grade girls receiving First Commun-ion. The Archdiocese has mostly smaller sizes and a few of the larger sizes le .

Please contact Kari Volosin: 973-497-4046 or kari.volosin@rcan.org with the amount and size of dresses needed. Thank you and God bless!

NOT ENOUGH - It is not enough for me to love God, if my neighbor does not love God.

St. Vincent de Paul

Raffle to Benefit the American Special Children’s Pilgrimage Group “THE LOURDES KIDS”

Tickets on sale next weekend March 17th & 18th

ASCPG is a non-profit organization 100% run by volunteers. Its mission is to bring a group of disabled children and young adults to Lourdes France each Easter. The intention is to provide a respite from the disability for the children and their families. The disabled child is brought to Lourdes (at no cost to their families) by trained volunteers & medical staff from ASCPG. Family members do not go on the trip. The trip provides a rich, joyful and memorable experience for the child, enhancing their lives.

Cost per Ticket is $10.00 – Tax Deductible PRIZES AS FOLLOWS:

FIRST PRIZE: $2,500 TRAVEL CERTIFICATE SECOND PRIZE: $750 GIFT CARD THIRD PRIZE: $500 in RESTAURANT CERTIFICTES

Please make checks payable to ASCPG.

The drawing will be held on Saturday March 24th @ 9:00PM, St. Therese School Gym, Cresskill, NJ - Winner need not be present.

If you are unable to purchase a ticket please consider a donation which can be made by visiting: www.ascpg601.org

Please feel free to bring petitions for Our Lady of Lourdes as we would be happy to bring them to her on our Pilgrimage.

Thank You for Your Support!