Mass Intentions

HOLY SATURDAY MARCH 26TH EASTER VIGIL 7:30 PM THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH EASTER SUNDAY MARCH 27TH 8:00 AM THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 9:30 AM THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 11:00 AM THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

MONDAY 8:00 AM DICK BURCHFIELD (THE FAMILY) TUESDAY 8:00 AM PETER MULLER WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM JOHN SAPONE (VICKI SAPONE) THURSDAY 8:00 AM MARGARET FLAHERTY FRIDAY 8:00 AM JOHN VANDERPLOOG (THE WENNING FAMILY )

SATURDAY APRIL 2ND 8:00 AM JOSEPH W. STOBER 5:00 PM JOSEPHINE NICHETTE (THE HORODECK-OPILLA FAMILY)

SUNDAY APRIL 3RD 8:00 AM VITO PERAGINO (DOROTHY DANZER) 9:30 AM JAMES TOBIN 11:00 AM VITO PERAGINO (ERIC & LINDA SPACE)

CALENDAR EVENTS

MEMORIALS

The week of March 27th

the Sanctuary Lamp Burns for:

Dick Burchfield

3/27 Easter Sunday

Mass 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am

3/28 Monday

Confirmation Practice & Reconciliation 6:00 pm

Eucharistic Adoration /Confession 7:30 pm

3/29 Tuesday

Confirmation 7:30 pm

4/1 Friday

Eucharistic Adoration /Benediction 9:00 am 4/3 Sunday Coffee And… after all Masses

4/4 Monday Eucharistic Adoration /Benediction 7:30 pm

4/5 Tuesday Women’s Club Meeting 7:00 pm

4/7 Thursday Men’s Club Meeting 7:00 pm

4/11 Monday Protecting God’s Children Class in Hall Eucharistic Adoration /Confession 7:30 pm

4/13 Wednesday Fundraising Committee Meeting 6:00 pm

4/15 Friday

Eucharistic Adoration /Benediction 9:00 am

COLLECTIONS March 19 & 20 $4,604

Diocesan Assessment $1,374

Total $5,978

Estimated Weekly Expense $6,500 Shortage ($522)

Envelopes Mailed: 219 Envelopes Received: 121

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD - MARCH 27TH

Please remember in your

prayers: Geraldine Czarkowski,

Ambrosia Garcia, Monica Carrico,

Mary Kelleher, Hap Rowan, Sue

Geimer, Patricia Poole, Lucille

Esposito, Carmen Sanchez

From the Desk of Father Ed:

Dear Parishioners,

Happy Easter! Our 40-days of Lent have ended. Today, we rejoice because our Savior has risen from the dead. Our Gospel reading from St. John gives witness to Jesus’ Resurrection. “On the First day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.” She went and told two of Jesus’ closest friends, Peter and John, “they have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” The stone from the tomb was removed and Jesus’ body was not there because he has been raised from the dead and is alive. When John, the beloved disciple entered the empty tomb, “he saw and believed.” John, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was the first to believe that Jesus rose from the dead.

The Resurrection of Jesus is such a tremendous event in our Church that it needs to be further pondered and celebrated and so the Church extends the celebration of Easter for 8 days, which is known as the Octave of Easter. The Church also gives us 50 days to celebrate even further the season of Easter. The Easter season concludes after the celebration of Pentecost Sunday on May 15th.

In our second reading from St. Paul to the Colossians, St. Paul was reminding his community that since they were baptized into the very life of Christ that they too have been raised with him. We too through the sacrament of Baptism have died to our old self of sin and have risen with Christ to new life. St. Paul tells us also that we should, “think of what is above, not of what is on earth.” Today we celebrate with the whole Church, all of our brothers and sisters, the great news that Jesus has risen from the dead. He sits at the right hand of the Father as our Glorified Lord and Savior. We are no longer held captive by the prince of this world, the evil one, rather we are set free from sin and death. Let our hearts and minds be set on the things of heaven. We no longer belong to the world but we are children of the Father because he has sent his only Begotten Son into the world who suffered and died for us and rose from the dead. He has opened the gates of Heaven for us and yet remains with us until he calls us home to be him forever in the Kingdom. We no longer have to fear death because Jesus has come back from the dead and is risen. Happy Easter!

Our Lady Queen of Peace, pray for us,

Father Ed, Administrator

Parish Life:

Again a special thanks to our parishioners who have given so generously to our food pantry. Mondays have become a busy day at the food pantry where numerous individuals and families that are struggling financially come for food. If you would like to help out with donating food for the needy of our neighborhood please see the bulletin for more information…thank you and may God bless you for your generosity and thoughtfulness.

Next Sunday, April 3rd is Divine Mercy Sunday: At all the weekend Masses we will be displaying the Image of Divine Mercy, which will be blessed and venerated. The Church has declared that the First Sunday after Easter be dedicated as the Sunday of Divine Mercy. It is a great gift that is given to us by the Church on this day of mercy. The Church has declared that all the faithful can receive a plenary indulgence, granted under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer for the intentions of Supreme Pontiff) to the faithful who, on the Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday, in any church or chapel, in a spirit that is completely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial sin, take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or reserved in the tabernacle, recite the Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you!"). Come and join us at 3:00 pm on Divine Mercy Sunday for Eucharistic Adoration, Reconciliation, and the recitation of the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet.

Altar Server Schedule

Divine Mercy Sunday

April 3rd, 2016

Divine Mercy Sunday is a very special Sunday when the Divine Floodgates from Heaven are wide-opened and Jesus offers us the total forgiveness of all sins and punishment to any soul who goes to Confession and receives Him in Holy Communion on that day.

Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated at all Masses this weekend. There will be a special Divine Mercy Sunday Prayer Service with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Confessions at 3:00 PM. Please come and join us – don’t miss out on the many graces the Lord wants to give us.

Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil March 26th

7:30 pm John McDermott, Mary Dunleavy,

& Jennifer Green

Easter Sunday March 27th

8:00 am Ruth Tauriello

9:30 am John Iacopelli

11:00 am Lori Opitz

Saturday April 2nd

5:00 pm Bob Mayer

Sunday April 3rd

8:00 am Debbie Carter

9:30 am Carolyn Luisi

11:00 am Jennifer Green

Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil March 26th

7:30 pm Joe Mitchell & Xavier Munoz

Easter Sunday March 27th

8:00 am Abagail Oras

9:30 am Jessica Pirello

11:00 am Andrew Opitz

Saturday April 2nd

5:00 pm Joe Mitchell

Sunday April 3rd

8:00 am Chris Pirello

9:30 am Pat and Tim Kelleher

11:00 am Nico Albanese

We would like to welcome our newest member of our

parish: Kaine Richard Grogan; Baptized on February 27,

2016, the child of Stephan & Pamela Grogan.

Murder Mystery Dinner Fundraiser:

St. Joseph’s Church’s Knights and Columbiettes along

with the Squires and Squirettes are sponsoring a

dinner murder mystery fundraiser. Without A Cue

Productions will perform “The Golden Girls” on Friday,

April 22, 2016 in St.Joseph’s Church Community Center

on Halsted St. in Newton. Doors open at 6pm with

dinner at 6:30pm. Come join us for an evening filled

with suspense, comedy, & surprises. Tickets are $30/

person and seating is limited. Call Maureen @ 973-579

-5293 or Miriam @ 201-230-1373 to buy your tickets

now!

Eucharistic Adoration

Mondays 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Fridays 8:30 am -9:30 am Friday (after

8:00 am Mass)

Come join us and spend some quiet time in

prayer before the Lord.

Healing Mass

The Mass will be celebrated

on Thursday April 21st at

7:30 pm in the Church. The

healing service will take

place immediately after

Mass; Father Ed will be celebrating the Mass. Healing has

always been a part of the Church. Jesus healed the blind

man, the deaf man, and the leper. We find in Sacred

Scripture physical healings, healing of relationships,

psychological healing, financial healing, and spiritual healing.

Come with expectant faith and join us, and experience the

Lord’s healing power.

Children’s Choir

Rehearsals will be held the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

Sunday of each month after 9:30am Mass.

SHOP-RITE, AND WEIS GIFTCARDS

Cards in $25, $50 & $100 denominations are available

after all Masses in the Parish Hall.

Please support this worthwhile fundraiser.

The Food Pantry

Thank you to all those who have donated

to our food pantry. Donations of non

perishable items are needed to make this

ministry a success! The food pantry will be

open Mondays from 12pm to 2pm. Food

can be left in the hall after all Masses and weekdays during

office hours. Suggested items for the food pantry are the

following: canned meats (tuna, Dinty Moore beef stew,

Spam, chicken, etc.), soups, instant potatoes, peanut butter

and jelly, snack items, coffee, tea, juices, laundry detergent,

personal care items (shampoo, soap, razors, etc.) Thank

you for helping those in need.

CONFIRMATION PRACTICE

REMINDER

Confirmation practice will be held on

Monday evening, March 28th from 6pm to

7pm in the church. Parent/s and sponsors are

requested to be in attendance. The Sacrament of

Reconciliation will be offered immediately following

the practice. It is highly recommended that all

Confirmandi participate in the Sacrament of

Reconciliation before receiving the Sacrament of

Confirmation.

Religious Education & Confirmation Registration Registrations are now being accepted for the 2016-2017 OLQP Religious Education Program. All returning students, as well as new students, must complete a registration form, no student is automatically re-registered. The REGISTRATION FORM can now be downloaded from our website at www.olqpbranchville.org under the Religious Education tab and mailed or brought into the Religious Education Office. We appreciate your kind support and cooperation. God bless you.

St. Paul Inside the Walls in Madison

Speaking of Faith: Fr. Manning will interview Mary

Oswald about her physical challenges, her encounter

with and response to God, and the integration of faith

into work and life on Wednesday, April 6 from 7:30-

9:00pm

Women’s Conference: Feminine, Faithful, Fearless: A

conference for women affirming who we are in Christ.

Presenters will be Dr. Valerie Lewis-Mosley, Dr. Susan

Timoney, STD, and Rosario Rodriquez along with

musical guests Lauren and Nicky Costabile and Keaton

Douglas as emcee on Saturday, April 9 from 9am-

1:30pm.

What Are the Seven Habits of Christian Disciples? Join

Br. Jude Lasota to find the answer to this question and

learn much more on Saturday, April 16 from 10am-

12pm.

Please go to insidethewalls.org for more information

and to register.