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“There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as if everything is” —Albert Einstein

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Saturday, May 11 8:15am Intention of Nick DiRubba 4:30pm Intention of Anthony Kadiri, Birthday Sunday, May 12 (The Ascension of the Lord) 7:30am Margaret Mary Kmetyk �

9:00am Mothers Day Novena

11:00am Kelsey Mizerak � 5:00pm For the People of the Parish

Monday, May 13 (Our Lady of Fatima) 8:15am Mothers Day Novena

Tuesday, May 14 (St. Matthias, Apostle) 8:15am Mothers Day Novena

Wednesday, May 15 (St. Isidore) 8:15am Mothers Day Novena

Thursday, May 16 8:15am Mothers Day Novena 9:30am Christopher Sliker �

Friday, May 17 8:15am Mothers Day Novena

Saturday, May 18 (St. John I, Pope and Martyr) 8:15am Mothers Day Novena

4:30pm Maryann Humm � 7:00pm Oronzio A. Valerio � Sunday, May 19 (Pentecost Sunday) 7:30am For the People of the Parish

9:00am Dorothy Bender �

11:00am Mothers Day Novena 5:00pm Sarah Jones �

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Pentecost Sunday

Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1ab, 24ac,29bc-30,31,34

1 Corinthians 12:3b-7,12-13 or Romans 8:8-17 John 20:19-23 or John 14:15-16, 23b-26

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Altar Flowers are in memory of Margaret Mary Kmetyk

Icon Flowers are offered: In joy and gratitude from the 33 Days to

Morning Glory Marian Consecration Prayer Group.

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TODAY

Please join us this Sunday, May 12th to hon-or our Blessed Mother.

After the nine o’clock Mass, we will have a May Proces-sion. All are invited to bring your own flowers. Vases with water will be provided in front of the statue.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We're excited to have Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, with us this weekend to prepare us for our Parish Mission that will take place Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 7:00pm. The theme for our mission is "Spiritual Freedom". All of us experience different things that hold us back from really loving God, our neighbor and ourselves - what would it be like to have those things removed and actually be able to love (and be loved) the way God made us to? Please join us at our Parish Mission when, through preaching and prayer, we'll be able to experience and receive the spiritual freedom the Lord wants us to have!

Our Mission stands in the middle of the Church's great Pentecost Novena - the nine days of prayer that followed the Lord's Ascension, as Mary and the Apostles waited and prayed for the promised gift of the Holy Spirit. Our novena culminates on Saturday evening, May 18, when we will celebrate our Extended Pentecost Vigil Mass at 7:00pm. This Mass includes additional Scripture readings, worship and prayer, and is followed by a wonderful time of fellowship (with the best homemade brick-oven pizza you can find) - please join us!

During this month of May we share in the Church's great tradition of honoring our Blessed Mother and acknowledging the special place God has given her in His plan of salvation. Please join us this Sunday (Mother's Day) after our 9:00am Mass for our annual May Crowning when our children will help lead us in this wonderful devotion to our Blessed Mother as we seek her prayers for us and our families.

Finally, please save the date for our annual Parish Picnic, which will be held on Sunday, June 9, following the 5:00pm Mass. We'll have some great grilled food, desserts, games and activities for the entire family - join us for this great "outdoor family dinner night"!

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

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Religious Education Registration for the 2013-2014 school year has begun!

Forms are available in the narthex of the church and from the Parish Office. Forms can also be download-ed from our website, www.olphparish.org, by clicking on the blue bar (Parish Ministries) and scrolling down to Religious Education. Pre-K through Middle School (IMPACT) forms are available now. Watch the bulle-tin, in the coming weeks, for new and exciting changes to our High School Religious Formation Program!

For more information contact Judy Gruel, jgruel@archbalt.org.

REGISTER

NOW!

V�������' ��� N�����! As always, many dedicated volunteers are needed to

instruct our children and youth on Sundays and during the weekdays. If you have been thinking about

becoming a catechist, or would like to be an aide for one of our programs, please contact Judy Gruel, as soon as possible. We would love to have all of our

catechists and aides on board by August! Archbishop Lori has a wonderful evening planned for all parish catechists in August, and we would love for you to be able to take part in our training and planning sessions for the fall. Don’t delay! Call Judy Gruel, 410-747-0131, or email at jgruel@archbalt.org to

be come a valued member of our catechetical team!!

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DATE CHANGE

The Bereavement Support Group’s next meeting will be on Monday, May 20th at 7pm in the parish office living room. Questions? Please Call Sr. Lorraine at 410-

747-4334.

ALL HIGH SCHOOLERS are invited to sign up for our annual Baltimore Mission Trip (BOOM) tak-ing place July 7-12. Each morning we meet at 7:45am and begin the day with Mass. Then, we break up into small groups and serve our brothers and sis-ters in need throughout the Baltimore area! In the af-ternoons we arrive back at OLPH for a time of Mis-sion Formation and prayer. This week is saturated with both prayer and service, as well as community and formation...the essentials of true Mission! For more information email Matt or download the permis-sion slip on the High School section of the parish website..spots are going quickly!!

Contact Matt at mattc.malone@gmail.com with any questions. See you there!

Please include these people and their families in your prayers that they may experience Christ’s comfort and healing.

Rob Baldwin

Lucy Bodner Joe Botkin

Wayne Buckley

Graham Burrell Kaelynn Collazo

Sean Cunningham

Anna Curry MaryJo DeFillipo

Kay Donahue

Robert Dovalovsky

William Dovalovsky John Duvall

Janet Feldman

Jayne Fleischer Richard Flynn

Carol Freese

Thomas French

Herb Michael Bob Moan

Peggy Moan

Caroline Mohler Joseph Murray

Nathan Niessner Sara Ann Ring

Rosemarie Rippel June Rosemary

Sally Ross

Ephel Sandford Hugh Sandford

Pearline Sandford Bill Schone

Sheila Schone

Victor Shellhorse

Jack Simpson

Ardellia Smith

Julia Smith

Bill Snyder Rose Sorbello

Crystal Spicer Mary Stevens

Linda Uliana

Lauretta Vaccarino

Ed Ward

Jon Web

Richard Weinroth Robert Welsh, Jr. Robert Welsh, Sr.

Clyde Wenzel Kyla Zeilinger

We need your help! We are trying to keep this prayer list updated.

If you or your loved one is on the mend, please notify the Parish Office at 410-747-4334.

Julie Gallagher Ray Gallagher Lewis Goode

Antoinette Haigley

Joe Haupt Gail Higgins

Mary Grace Howard

Chuck Hutzell Alan Ignacio

Meghan Jaecksch

Ally Jarkiewicz

Marian Kubic Anne Labagh

Phil Lewellen Fred Lourenso

Josephine Lucas

Jim McKelvey

Lucy McKenna

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All registration forms received will be put on a waiting list. Parents will be notified if space

becomes available.

Adult and high school volunteers still needed! Forms are still available in the narthex of the church, or email Judy Gruel, jgruel@archbalt.org if you can help.

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

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The first act of the apostles after the Ascension of Jesus was to find a replacement for Judas. With all the ques-tions, doubts, and dangers facing them, they chose to focus their attention on finding a twelfth apostle. Why was this important? Twelve was a very important number to the Chosen People: twelve was the number of the twelve tribes of Israel. If the new Israel was to come from the disciples of Jesus, a twelfth apostle was needed. But Jesus had chosen the original twelve. How could they know whom he would choose? One hundred and twen-ty people were gathered for prayer and reflection in the upper room, when Peter stood up to propose the way to make the choice. Peter had one criterion, that, like Andrew, James, John, and himself, the new apostle be someone who had been a disciple from the very beginning, from his baptism by John until the Ascension. The reason for this was simple, the new apostle would become a witness to Jesus' resurrection. He must have followed Jesus before anyone knew him, stayed with him when he made enemies, and believed in him when he spoke of the cross and of eating his body -- teachings that had made others melt away. Two men fit this description -- Matthias and Joseph called Barsabbas. They knew that both these men had been with them and with Jesus through his whole ministry. But which one had the heart to become a witness to his resurrection. The apostles knew that only the Lord could know what was in the heart of each. They cast lots in order to discover God's will and Matthias was cho-sen. He was the twelfth apostle and the group was whole again as they waited for the coming of the Holy Spirit. That's the first we hear of Matthias in Scripture, and the last. Legends like the Acts of Andrew and Matthias testify to Matthias' enthusiastic embrace of all that being an apostle meant including evangelization, persecution, and death in the service of the Lord.

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Archbishop William E. Lori will celebrate the Opening Mass of the 2nd Fortnight for Freedom on Friday, June 21 at 7 p.m. at the Baltimore Basilica. The Fortnight, June 21 to July 4, is an initiative of the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops aimed at bringing Catholics together with people of all faiths for prayer, study, and peaceful action to remind ourselves and others about the importance of preserving the fundamental right of religious freedom. The Mass will be nationally televised. All are welcome. For more information, visit www.archbalt.org.