Fifth Sunday After Easter 10 May 2015 MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 PM May 9 Sunday 8:00 AM May 10 10:30 AM Monday 7:30 PM May 11 Tuesday 8:00 AM May 12 Wednesday 7:30 PM May 13 Thursday 8:00 AM May 14 7:30 PM Friday 8:00 AM May 15 Saturday 8:00 AM May 16 5:00 PM Confessions 15 minutes before Daily Masses 30 minutes before Sunday Masses LITURGICAL CALENDAR AND READINGS FOR MASS Sunday May 10 II Class FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Readings: James 1, 22-27 & John 16, 23-30 8:00 AM Low Mass 10:30 AM High Mass Monday May 11 Rogation Day II Class Saints Phillip & James, Apostles Comm. Saint Lucy Filippini, Virgin NO 8 AM MASS Readings: Wisdom 5, 1-5 & John 14, 1-13 7:30 PM Mass of Rogation Day, Litany of Saints, Procession Tuesday May 12 Rogation Day III Class Saints Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs Readings: Ecclesiasticus 24, 23-31 & John 19, 25-27 Wednesday May 13 Rogation Day II Class Vigil of Ascension of Our Lord (Our Lady of Fatima) 7:30 PM Mass Readings: Acts 1, 1-11 & Mark 16, 14-20 Thursday May 14 I Class ASCENSION OF THE LORD Holyday of Obligation 8:00 AM Mass 7:30 PM Mass Readings: Acts 1, 1-11 & Mark 16, 14-20 Friday May 15 III Class Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Confessor Readings: Ecclesiasticus 31, 8-11 & Matthew 18, 1-5 Saturday May 16 III Class Saint Ubaldus, Bishop & Confessor Readings: Ecclesiasticus 44, 16-27; 45, 3-20 & Matthew 25, 14-23 early beloved, be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if a man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass: for he beheld himself and went his way, and presently forgot what manner of man he was. But he that hath looked into perfect law of liberty and hath continued therein, not becoming a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work: this man shall be blessed in his deed. And if any man think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. Religion pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation and to keep one’s self unspotted from this world. James 1, 22-27 D A Happy and Blessed Mother’s Day!
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Fifth Sunday After Easter 10 May 2015
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday 5:00 PM May 9
Sunday 8:00 AM May 10 10:30 AM Monday 7:30 PM May 11
Tuesday 8:00 AM May 12
Wednesday 7:30 PM May 13
Thursday 8:00 AM May 14 7:30 PM
Friday 8:00 AM May 15 Saturday 8:00 AM May 16 5:00 PM
Confessions 15 minutes before Daily Masses
30 minutes before Sunday Masses
LITURGICAL CALENDAR
AND READINGS FOR MASS
Sunday May 10 II Class FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER Readings: James 1, 22-27 & John 16, 23-30 8:00 AM Low Mass 10:30 AM High Mass
Monday May 11 Rogation Day II Class Saints Phillip & James, Apostles Comm. Saint Lucy Filippini, Virgin NO 8 AM MASS Readings: Wisdom 5, 1-5 & John 14, 1-13 7:30 PM Mass of Rogation Day, Litany of Saints, Procession
Tuesday May 12 Rogation Day III Class Saints Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla & Pancras, Martyrs Readings: Ecclesiasticus 24, 23-31 & John 19, 25-27
Wednesday May 13 Rogation Day II Class Vigil of Ascension of Our Lord (Our Lady of Fatima) 7:30 PM Mass Readings: Acts 1, 1-11 & Mark 16, 14-20
Thursday May 14 I Class ASCENSION OF THE LORD Holyday of Obligation 8:00 AM Mass 7:30 PM Mass Readings: Acts 1, 1-11 & Mark 16, 14-20
Friday May 15 III Class Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Confessor Readings: Ecclesiasticus 31, 8-11 & Matthew 18, 1-5
Saturday May 16 III Class Saint Ubaldus, Bishop & Confessor Readings: Ecclesiasticus 44, 16-27; 45, 3-20 & Matthew 25, 14-23
early beloved, be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if a man be a hearer of the word and
not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass: for he beheld himself and went his way, and presently forgot what manner of man he was. But he that hath looked into perfect law of liberty and hath continued therein, not becoming a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work: this man shall be blessed in his deed. And if any man think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. Religion pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation and to keep one’s self unspotted from this world.
James 1, 22-27
D A Happy
and Blessed Mother’s
Day!
The Ascension of Our Lord May 14
nd He led them out as far as Bethania: And lifting His hands, He blessed them. And it came to pass, Whilst He blessed
them, He departed from them And was carried up to Heaven.
(Luke 24, 50, 51)
“Eucharistic adoration is the greatest of actions. To adore is to share the life of Mary on earth when
she adored the Word Incarnate in her virginal womb, when she adored Him in the Crib, on
Calvary, in the divine Eucharist.”
~ Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Knights of Columbus Baby Bottle Project
Campaign to Run from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day
The annual Knights of Columbus pro-life fundraiser will kick off on Mother’s Day weekend with the distribution of empty baby bottles. Parishioners are asked to return them, filled with cash or checks on Father’s Day weekend. Donations will be given to a local pregnancy resource center. Last year parishioners donated over $1,000 to benefit Good Counsel Home/SJ for pregnant women and their children who are homeless. So as we celebrate these two holidays and honor the mothers and fathers in our lives, let’s also remember those parents who reject the temptation of abortion and now need our support as they choose life for their babies.
The Feast of Pentecost
Sunday, May 24th, 10:30 AM Choral High Mass
The Feast of Corpus Christi, Thursday, June 4th, 7:30 PM
Choral High Mass and Procession
The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday, June 12th, 7:30 PM
Choral High Mass
¾ Sunday, May 10 – Fifth Sunday After Easter
o Mother’s Day
o 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Anticipated Mass
o 8:00 AM Low Mass with Hymns
o 10:30 AM High Mass
o Confessions 30 minutes before each Mass
¾ Monday, May 11 – Rogation Day
o 7:30 PM Mass, Litany of the Saints, Procession
¾ Tuesday, May 12 – Rogation Day
o No 8 PM Confessions
¾ Thursday, May 14 – Ascension of Our Lord
o Holy Day of Obligation
o 8:00 AM Mass
o 7:30 PM Mass
¾ Sunday, May 17 – Sunday After Ascension
o 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Anticipated Mass
o 8:00 AM Low Mass with Hymns
o 10:30 AM High Mass
o Confessions 30 minutes before each Mass
¾ Tuesday, May 19 – No 8 PM Confessions
¾ Saturday, May 23
o No 8 AM Mass
o 4:30 PM Confessions
o 5:00 PM Mass of Pentecost
� Confirmation at High Mass
� Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan
¾ Sunday, May 24 – Pentecost Sunday
o 8:00 AM Low Mass with Hymns
o 10:30 AM Choral High Mass
o Confessions 30 minutes before each Mass
¾ Tuesday, May 26 – No 8 PM Confessions
¾ Sunday, May 31 – Trinity Sunday
o 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Anticipated Mass
o 8:00 AM Low Mass with Hymns
o 10:30 AM High Mass
o Confessions 30 minutes before each Mass
¾ April through May 30
o CCD Re-registration & New Registration for
2015-2016
o Early Registration discount – through May 30
o Registration fees increase on May 31st.
¾ Sunday - May 10
o Mother’s Day
� NO CCD CLASSES on Mother’s Day
o Mother’s Day Spiritual Bouquets
o Knights of Columbus Baby Bottle Pro-Life
Fundraiser to run through Father’s Day
¾ Sunday - May 17 CCD Sunday
o Grades 5-12
o 9:15 to 10:15 AM
o Final CCD Class of Year
¾ Monday – May 25 – Memorial Day
o Rectory Office Closed
Rogation Day
Litany of the Saints, Procession, and Mass on
Rogation Monday Monday, May 11 at 7:30 PM
"Rogation Days are days during which we seek to ask God's mercy, appease His anger, avert His chastisements manifest through natural disasters, and ask for His blessings, particularly with regard to farming, gardening, and other agricultural pursuits. They are set aside to remind us how radically dependent we are on Mother Earth, and how prayer can help protect us from nature's often cruel ways. These days are divided between the Major Rogation –April 25 (by coincidence alone, the Feast of St. Mark) -- and the Minor Rogation, which consists of the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before Ascension Thursday.”
From www.fisheaters.com Read more about Rogation days on this website
The Most Important Person on Earth is a Mother! Happy Mother’s Day!
She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not.
She has built something more magnificent than any cathedral – a dwelling for an immortal soul,
the tiny perfection of her baby’s body… The angels have not been blessed with such a grace.
They cannot share in God’s creative miracle to bring new saints to Heaven. Only a human mother can.
Mothers are closer to God the Creator than any other creature; God joins forces with mothers in performing
this act of creation… What on God’s good earth is more glorious than this: to be a
MOTHER!
Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty
Mother’s Day Spiritual Bouquet Mass Cards
If you would like to include your living or deceased loved ones in our Mother’s Day Mass Intentions, Mother’s Day Spiritual Bouquet Mass Cards are available in the Narthex.
We have exceeded our Goal!
$38,466 Thank you to everyone who so generously pledged this year!
BALTIMORE CATECHISM
LESSON TWELFTH: On the Attributes and Marks of the Church Q. 570. In which Church are these attributes and marks found?
A. These attributes and marks are found in the Holy Roman Catholic Church alone.
Q. 571. How do you show that Protestant Churches have not the marks of the true Church?
A. Protestant Churches have not the marks of the true Church, because:
1. They are not one either in government or faith; for they have no chief head, and they profess different beliefs;
2. They are not holy, because their doctrines are founded on error and lead to evil consequences;
3. They are not catholic or universal in time, place or doctrine. They have not existed in all ages nor in all places, and their doctrines do not suit all classes;
4. They are not apostolic, for they were not established for hundreds of years after the Apostles, and they do not teach the doctrines of the Apostles.
Q. 572. From whom does the Church derive its undying life and infallible authority?
A. The Church derives its undying life and infallible authority from the Holy Ghost, the spirit of truth, who abides with it forever.
Q. 573. By whom is the Church made and kept One, Holy, and Catholic?
A. The Church is made and kept One, Holy, and Catholic by the Holy Ghost, the spirit of love and holiness, who unites and sanctifies its members throughout the world.
CCD – Religious Education news
Final CCD Class of the School Year
May 17, Grades 5-12, 9:15 – 10:15 AM
Prayer Chain for Special Intentions & Intercessory Prayer
Mater Ecclesiae parishioners who have a need for intercessory prayers or who wish to commit to participate in our Prayer Chain should contact Lou DiLoreto at 609-304-4911 or [email protected].
Nursing Home Mass
On the Second Friday of each month at 10:45 AM volunteers pray the Rosary and attend Mass said by Fr. Pasley at Virtua Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin.
Tuesday Night Confessions The Sacrament of Penance is available every Tuesday evening from 8 PM to 9 PM. Since the church will be open on Tuesday nights from 8 to 9 PM you may wish to stop in for a brief visit to Our Lord in the tabernacle, pray a rosary, or even make a personal Holy Hour, even if you are not going to Confession.
Pro-Life Apostolate
Meetings are on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30-9:00 PM. The Pro-Life Newsletter is published each month and is available in the Narthex and online at our Website www.materecclesiae.org.
Timber Wolves
The Federation of North American Explorers, a Catholic faith based movement for boys and girls, ages 6-18, meets on Thursdays in Bishop DiMarzio Hall from 6:30-8:30 PM. For more information see: www.northstarexplorers.org or contact [email protected].
Men’s Schola A New auxiliary Men's Schola has formed. Learn how to read and sing Gregorian chant notation and to serve the Liturgy formally in choir. The Schola is open to men and boys ages 14 and up. All musical experience levels are welcome; no previous experience is necessary. Please contact John Rotondi at [email protected] or 856-669-7783 if interested to join.
Food Drive
Please help to keep the shelves stocked at Mater Ecclesiae’s Food Pantry. Distributions will now take place only once a month, on the first Tuesday of the month.
DRESS CODE We want to foster the greatest reverence and respect for Our Lord at Mater Ecclesiae. Our attire is an outward expression of our love for the Lord and shows how important He is to us. It is also a sign of our respect for the House of God. Therefore, one should always wear their “Sunday Best” to Mass: modesty, good taste and common sense should prevail. Accordingly, the following rules apply: • NO SHORTS, EVER, FOR MEN, WOMEN OR
CHILDREN. • Women: No revealing clothing, low necklines, short
skirts or bare midriffs. Please dress modestly with dignity and self-respect. We suggest that women wear a head covering.
• Men: No tattered, soiled work clothes, old jeans or gym clothes. Please wear “business or business casual attire” to set a good example for our young men and boys.
Mater Ecclesiae Council #12833 Meetings are held on the 2nd & 4th Mondays
of the month at 8:00 PM in the Knights Room. The Scriptural Rosary and Prayer for Vocations are said at 7:30 PM in the Church. New members are welcome. The Scriptural Rosary can be found on their website: www.KofC12833.org.
The 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Assembly Anima Christi No. 3294
Meetings are on the 4th Monday of the Month at 8:30 PM. The Assembly is the 4th degree arm of the Mater Ecclesiae Knights of Columbus and performs the color corps duties.
Support Our Knights Council and an Order of Traditional Carmelite Monks!
You can order coffee from the Mystic Monks through the Knights of Columbus web site. Get great coffee and support the Knights. Selection includes Premium Blend, Dark, Medium and Light Roast, Decaf Arabica, and assorted flavored coffees. To learn more or place an order go here: http://www.kofc12833.org/coffee.html
The Office of Child and Youth Protection is announcing CAP (Child Assault Prevention) sessions. CAP is the safe environment training program for adults who have regular contact with minors. Attendance is required in order to comply with the USCCB’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The policy of the Diocese of Camden is that adults will attend CAP once every five years. Each presentation is 90 minutes.
Adults who are new employees or volunteers should attend CAP 1 before attending CAP 2 or CAP 3. After five years, adults have the option of attending CAP 1, 2 or 3 when they renew their CAP.
CAP Phase 1
• Saturday, May 23, 2015, 10:00am, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Camden, Cathedral Hall • Thursday, May 28, 2015, 7:00pm, Saints Peter & Paul, Turnersville, Parish Center • Tuesday, June 2, 2015, 7:00pm, St. Peter, Merchantville, Lower Church • Monday, June 8, 2015, 7:00pm, Christ the Redeemer, Atco, Hall • Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 2:00pm, Catholic Charities, Camden, Training Room
CAP Phase 2 – Bullying Prevention
• Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 7:00pm, St. Peter, Merchantville, Lower Church • Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 7:00pm, Wildwood Catholic High School, Wildwood, Library • Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 7:00pm, Saints Peter & Paul, Turnersville, Parish Center
NO CAP Phase 3 – Cyber Empowerment
To attend one of these classes, please call the CAP registration line in the Office of Child and Youth Protection at (856) 583-6165 or email [email protected] to register.
Please register at least five days before the session you would like to attend. The CAP schedule, location, phone numbers and directions may be found on the diocesan website @
www.camdendiocese.org
IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER PLEASE CALL THE LOCATION DIRECTLY.
ATTENTION CCD PARENTS CCD Registration is under way.
Re-registration Packets have been mailed to parents.
Registration Packets for New CCD students are available at the CCD Forms Display in the Narthex.
Registration forms are due in the Rectory Office by May 30th. Late Registration fees will apply beginning May 31st.
If you have any questions, please call the Rectory Office, 856-753-3408 or email [email protected].
