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Holy Family Catholic Church “Cherish the Past, Celebrate the Present, Create a bright Future”
15 Gender Road, Newark, DE 19713 • (302) 368-4665
Our Mission Statement Holy Family parish is a welcoming community of faith rooted in the Roman Catholic Tradition.
As members of the Body of Christ, we are a multi-cultural and multi-generational parish called to
share our gifts and talents. Our experience of worship in Word and Sacrament compels us to witness to
all people through catechesis, service and evangelization.
Very Rev. Mark Kelleher Pastor
[email protected]
Rev. Michael J. Cook Associate Pastor
[email protected]
Rev. A. William Rajayan Priest in Residence
[email protected]
Mr. Joseph Certesio, Sr. Deacon
[email protected]
Mrs. Mare Draper Director of Religious Education [email protected]
Mrs. Judith Stives Business Manager
[email protected]
Mr. Richard E. Mitchell, III Director of Worship Arts
[email protected]
GENERAL INFORMATION
Church Office 368-4665
Fax Number 368-4667
Web Page: www.holyfamilynewark.org
Office Hours
Monday through Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM &
5:30 PM to 8:00 PM; Friday: 9:00 AM to Noon
Saturday: 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM; Sunday: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Religious Education Office 368-8976
Fax Number 368-5184
Religious Education Office Hours
Monday through Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM to Noon
Youth Ministry Office 368-8976 ext. 138
Parish Outreach Office 861-0143
Office Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Friday - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY 368-4785
FINANCE COUNCIL
Executive Officer: John Lynch 738-9071
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM
Sunday Masses: 8:00, 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM
Daily Mass: Monday through Saturday 9:00 AM
SACRAMENTS
Baptism: outside of the Lenten Season. Baptisms are scheduled
with the Church Office and normally occur during the Sunday
Liturgy or on the 2nd & 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:30 PM.
Baptismal Program for Parents: Generally bi-monthly on the
3rd Monday of the month, at 7:00 PM.
To register call 368-4665.
Matrimony: Consult parish priest or deacon at least one year
in advance and before any plans or decisions are made.
Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 PM or by appointment.
SICK AND HOMEBOUND
If you are sick or homebound and would like to receive
Eucharist at home on a regular basis, please call the
Church Office at 368-4665.
CHRIST THE TEACHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL OFFICE:
Our Regional Catholic School
Sr. LaVerne King, R.S.M., Principal
Address: 2451 Frazer Road, Newark, DE 19702
For more information call the school office at 838-8850
Web Page: www.cttcs.org
March 26, 2017 – Fourth Sunday in Lent
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FROM OUR PASTOR: FATHER MARK KELLEHER
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HOLY FAMILY’S
SCHEDULE FOR LENT
Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. every Friday of Lent
Reconciliation Saturdays at 3:30 p.m.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy March 26 and April 2nd
at 5:30p.m.
Complete your evening by starting with the Chaplet
and then proceeding directly into Soup and Speaker.
Soup and Speaker March 26 and April 2nd
at 6:00 p.m.
(Sign-ups in the Gathering Space.)
Knights of Columbus -
St. Michael Council #4548
Lenten Fish
Dinner
Serving Dates
and Hours Fridays through
April 7th
4:30-7:00pm
\Try Something New for Lent
On Fridays, immediately following Mass,
Holy Family Church has exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament where we sing the
Chaplet of Divine Mercy around 9:40 am. This is a beautiful way
to do something special for Lent.
Why not give it a try! You will feel the love of Christ.
RECTORY FENCE
REMOVAL
A giant thank you goes out to
Joe Nash, Larry Calio, Al Ware,
Tom Denny and Carmelo
Palazzo for their help in
removing the fence at the Rectory.
Thanks also to Bill Black for providing contact
information.
Great job everyone !!!
FIRST SATURDAY – April 1st!
The Blue Army of Our Lady
cordially invites all parishioners to
join them for First Saturday
Devotions in the Church, beginning
at 7:45 a.m. Devotions are followed
by regularly scheduled mass at 9:00
a.m.
3 Year-old Preschool Openings -
Christ the Teacher Our Preschool 3 year-old program has availability for
2017-18 in the afternoon class (11:55 - 2:55 p.m.) which
meets on Tuesday and Thursdays. Cost is $1825. Chil-
dren must be three as of 8/31/2017.
Contact Mrs. Rose Short at 302-838-8850 x126
or [email protected] to enroll your child!
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY Mare Draper, DRE
[email protected] or by phone: 368-8976
YOUTH MINISTRY
*TWEENs! Our next gathering will be
Thursday, April 6th d from 6 until 7:30pm for
students in 5/6th grade. Friends are
welcome!!
FISH FRYS! Help is needed to serve the parish at the
annual Fish Frys. Please register on-line for dates and
times available. Wear: Holy Family T-shirt (one will be
provided if you do not have one), jeans and sneakers.
Easter Mission Work: Open to all 7-9th
graders: Delaware Prevention Coalition Mission
Impossible! Tuesday, April 18 through April 20th, 8:45am
until 12 noon on Thursday. Easter Break can be a game
changer for you! Awesome service opportunity that will
not only benefits your service requirements, but also the
community we live in! Register Online Today! Cost: $25
per person to cover cost of supplies and food! This is an
overnight event! Older teens and chaperones
needed. Please contact the YM Office if interested.
All-Points Bulletin: VBS Set Design is collecting toilet paper and paper
towel cardboard rolls and tin 1lb/2lb coffee
tins! Please start saving these items. We are collecting
them starting May 1st!! Thank you!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! VBS Maker Fun Factory
Registration is coming soon -- AND will be available ON-
LINE for all participants and volunteers! Date of
VBS: June 19-23rd from 8:30am until
12:30pm. Nursery will be available
this year as ell! Participants: Nursery
through 5th grade. Volunteers: 6th
grade through Adult. Stay tuned for
more details!
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
SACRAMENTAL PREP
A huge THANK YOU to all
who purchased the “Rock Your
Socks” brand socks from our
Tweens. All of the proceeds
supported the Delaware Down
Syndrome Association!
All together we sold 300 pairs of socks!
GIFT: Our final meeting will be held on Wednesday,
April 5th from 6-8pm in the Parish Hall.
Final Service Presentations will be held with a finale group
activity! Looking forward to seeing everyone who
participated this year. It is our hope and expectation that all
families enrolled will attend as Fall info will be discussed!
SACRAMENTAL PREP Confirmation 2017
Our next session will be held on Sunday, April 9th
immediately following the 12 Noon Mass. All will meet
in the Parish Hall until 3pm. This is for Candidates
only. Please remember your sponsor information and
outstanding paperwork.
Please make sure you complete Module 5 and 6 by the
time you attend the Session!
First Eucharist 2017 First Eucharist Practice will be held on
Wednesday, April 26th from 6-7:30pm in
the Church for children and parents.
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ADULT FORMATION
Tour of the Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington, DC: Rescheduled for April 5, 2017. Please resubmit your
reservation to Rita at [email protected] to ensure your spot! (Please do not assume we know you are
going!) Cost: Approximately $50 per person (unless you previously paid us) to cover costs of transportation, snacks, and
dinner in the Tidewater Grill in Harve de Grace. Please bring a bag lunch (or cash) that will be eaten/purchased at the
Shrine. Charter Bus leaving from Holy Family 8:30am and returning 7:30pm (ish).
** A confirmation letter will be sent to all those who registered by early next week. If you do not receive a letter by March
30th, please contact us immediately at 368.8976 or [email protected] .
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Parish News and Happenings
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK:
Anne Neri
Donna Thomas
Maryellen Schwenk
Thelma Morris
Rachael Tolliver-Bey and
Baby Timmy
Robert McClain
Patrick Resendiz
Joann Criste
Nancy L. Lawrence
Jayden Hutchison
Frances Hamill
Nicholas Curran
Mary Ann Spencer
Ed Richards
Joan Archangelo
Cherie Galliani
George Dougherty
Jennie Musacchio
Stephen Swarter
Madelena Gootee
Mike Mandeo
Minerva Aponte
Elias
Anna
Paul
Miriam Brown
Karen Berman
Paulette W.
Denise
Jane Paulson
John Bevenour
Craig Buckman
Bernice Wright
John Hafycz
Andrew
Denise Robinson
Mary Ann Bulatewicz
Tim Ziegler
Katie Ziegler
Ellen Ziegler
Danny Ziegler
Mike
John Romer
Helen Gorski
Millie Nash
Frances Kulaszewski
Theresa Neff
Xavier Rohrer
Dianna - Franny P. -Judi H.
Chris Pruitt
Maureen McCloskey
Tom Boyle
Ava Ponzo
Gerald T. Stafford, Jr.
Sally Downes
Joyce West
Jill Martone
Joyce Hamilton
Loretta McCullough
Butch Cicconi
Steve Purvis
Snapper Jablonski
Catherine Perillo
Louis “Bud” Schaub
Robert Cichocki
Marian Santos
Bryan Horner
Mary Elizabeth Bulatewicz
Cecil
Theresa Wilson
Sister Ann McAlpin
Jack Douglass
SCRIP SALES
Scrip Sales for week of 3/12/2017 - $4,745.00
Net sales for week = $200.92
Total Net Sales for Year = $7,605.23
Socks for Soldiers
WE ARE NOT COLLECTING SOCKS, RATHER, WE
ARE ASKING FOR DONATIONS! You do not need be a
4th Degree to donate. This project is open to all. Would you
help support this Cardinal Gibbons Assembly project with
a donation of $3.00? We, the Patriotic 4th Degree, are
requesting the cost of a pair of socks. We cannot accept
socks because they must meet GAO standards. Make
checks payable to: CARDINAL GIBBONS ASSEMBLY,
C/O HOLY FAMILY CHURCH. 15 GENDER ROAD,
NEWARK, DE, 19713. We will be collecting until the end
of March. Thank You for your assistance. God Bless our
Troops!
Weekly Offertory
Weekly Budget : $ 13,587.00
(Amount of $ needed to run the parish on a weekly basis)
Actual Offertory for 3/12/2017 $9,464.00
Shortfall for the week $4,123.00
Budget Goal Year-to-Date: $ 516,306.00
Actual Offertory Year-to-Date: $ 486,502.00
Shortfall (Deficit) Year-to-Date: $ 29,804.00.00
Congratulations to Grace Smith, a Holy Family Parishioner, an altar server
and a student at Ursuline Academy. Grace was honored with the Francis X. Ford
Award by Maryknoll Magazine for her essay responding to the theme,
“ Caring for One Common Home,” which was referenced by Pope Francis in his
encyclical “Laudato Si.”
Hers was selected from 7,261 entries from across the United States.
We are so proud of you Grace !!
Holy Family Women Group next
meeting
Wednesday April 5th at 6:30.
Tom Vresics will be presenting a
Lenten Reflection. All are welcome.
We are taking nominations
for officers for next year.
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MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, March 25
9:00 am Robert Litzinger
5:00 pm Raymond Rutz
Sunday, March 26 8:00 am Joseph Novack
10:00 am John & Elsie Schurgard
12:00 pm Intentions of Parishioners
Monday March 27
9:00 am Marie Taylor
Tuesday, March 28
9:00 am John B. “Bob” Morris
Wednesday, March 29
9:00 am John B. “Bob” Morris
Thursday, March 30
9:00 am John J. Dougherty
Friday, March 31
9:00 am Micki Smith
Saturday, April 1
9:00 am Su Kwa (living)
5:00 pm Intentions of Parishioners
Sunday, April 2
8:00 am John B. Dimaio
10:00 am Ruth Spell
12:00 pm Tricia Snavely
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 26
KoC Fish Fry Tickets in Gathering Space
9:30 am - RCIA Sunday Session - AER
10:00 am - Rel Ed. Pre K and K - REC Rms 2-6
1:30 pm - Just Do It Mtg. - PHCR1
5:30 pm - Divine Mercy Chaplet - HFC
6:00 pm - Soup and Speaker - HFH
Monday, March 27
8:15 am - Rosary - HFC
6:00 pm - RE Grades 1-9 - REC Rms 1-8 and YR
7:00 pm - K of C - St. Michaels - HFH
Tuesday, March 28
8:15 am - Rosary - HFC
6:00 pm - RE Grades 1-9 - REC Rms 1-8 and YR
Wednesday, March 29
8:15 am - Rosary - HFC
6:30 pm - Confirmation Core Team Mts. - YR
7:00 pm - Choir Rehearsal - HFC
Thursday, March 30
8:15 am - Rosary - HFC
9:00 am - Prayer Shawl Mtg. - PHCR
6:30 pm - Scripture Class Part 2 - HFH
7:00 pm - Contemporary Ensemble Rehearsal - HFC
Friday, March 31
8:15 am - Rosary - HFC
9:45 am - 10:45 am - Eucharistic Adoration - HFC
4:30 pm - KoC Fish Fry - HFH
7:00 pm - Stations of the Cross - HFC
Saturday, April 1
7:45 am - First Saturday Devotions - HFC
9:00 am - Holy Angels Confirmation Retreat - HFH
3:30 pm - Reconciliation - HFC
Sunday, April 2 9:30 am - RCIA Sunday Session - AER
10:00 am - Rel Ed. Pre K and K - REC Rms 2-6
1:30 pm - Just Do It Mtg. - PHCR1
5:30 pm - Divine Mercy Chaplet - HFC
6:00 pm - Soup and Speaker - HFH
Weekly Schedule Room Key AER—Adult Education Room HFC—Holy Family Church
HFH—Holy Family Parish Hall PHCR - Parish House Room
REC - Religious ED Center YR - Youth Room
GS - Gathering Space CR - Church Conference Rm
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To help you with Next Week’s Readings -
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Reading 1: Ezekiel 37:12-14
Reading 2: Romans 8:8-11
Gospel: John 11:1-45
SILENT PRAYER: Our parish
has a group of people who will
earnestly pray for any needs you
have. This is done anonymously via
a telephone prayer chain. If you
have a special need for which you
are in need of prayer call: 894-0726,
737-1333 or 731-4297 before 7:30
p.m. and we will pray for you.
26 March 2017
4th Sunday of Lent
In today’s first reading, the Lord chooses the least
likely of Jesse’s sons as His anointed king. Have you
ever thought that you would be an unlikely choice for a
religious vocation? So have many priests, deacons,
sisters and brothers! God’s call is mysterious. If you’d
like to explore what could be a vocation to the priest-
hood or religious life, call or write Father Norm
Carroll, Diocesan Director of Priestly and Religious
Vocations (302-573-3113; [email protected] ). Be
sure to visit our website: www.cdow.org/vocations!
Ordination to Priesthood
- Saturday, May 20
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St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine Originally presented as a series of BBC radio
broadcasts, Eamon Duffy’s Ten Popes Who Shook the
World is an engaging and enlightening look at ten
popes who have had a significant impact on both the
secular and spiritual world. Join us in the parish
Family Center immediately following the 12:05 Mass
on Monday, May 1, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. You are
welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. To register,
contact Ann Hapka at 610.388.1362 or
[email protected] . To learn more about the
book and for directions to the parish, visit our
website: stjosephonthebrandywine.org.
Are you a woman interested in learning more about
Irish history, culture and traditions? Are you a
woman committed to defending the teachings of the
Catholic Church? If so, then the Ladies Ancient
Order of Hibernians (LAOH) may be the
organization for you. We are actively seeking new
members. Any woman sixteen years of age or older
who is a practicing Roman Catholic, Irish by
birth, descent or through adoption, member of a
religious order, or who is the wife or mother of a
member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians is eligible
for membership in this noble order. For more
information, please visit: www.ladiesaoh.com or email
[email protected] . The LAOH and the AOH
continue their strong collaborative working
relationship with each organization working to aid
and support the Irish people as they strive for a
united, and peaceful independent Ireland. Both
LAOH and AOH members strive to meet their
mission through living their motto of Friendship,
Unity, and Christian Charity in their daily living.
Saint Michael - Knights of
Columbus Council 4548 March 27- 7:00 Business Meeting
MEMBERSHIP IN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS is
open to men 18 years of age or older who are practical
(that is, practicing) Catholics in union with the Holy See.
This means that an applicant accepts the teaching
authority of the Catholic Church on matters of faith and
morals, aspires to live in accord with the precepts of the
Catholic Church .and is in good standing with the Catholic
Church. Please contact Bill Black, (Grand Knight), 302-
502-5768 or Joel Watson (Membership Director) 302-373-
6617 www.kofc.org
Are you suffering a lot? Do not worry
My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the way that
will lead you to God.”
The historic, world-famous International Pilgrim Virgin
Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be visiting the following
parishes as part of the Fatima Centennial US Tour for
Peace:
Saturday, April 1: 8am-2pm
St Joseph on the Brandywine, Wilmington
Saturday, April 1: 5pm- 6am-All Night Vigil
St Mary of the Assumption, Hockessin
Sunday, April 2: 12 Noon-6am -All Night Vigil-
St Jude the Apostle, Lewes
Monday, April 3: 10am-8am -All Night Vigil-
Sts. Peter & Paul, Easton, MD
Please join us for an extraordi-
nary day of graces, healing and
prayer to Our Lady, for our
country and our families.
All are welcome!
For more information contact
Mary Beth Payne at (302) 897-
3022 or Email: livefati-
[email protected]
Say “Yes” to Our Lady! www.fatimatourforpeace.com
Present this coupon at Tony’s Bistro and Raymond
will donate 20% of the total bill to Holy Family
Church
Tony’s Bistro - 29 Chestnut Hill Plaza
Newark, DE 19703
Total Amount of Bill $ ______________
PARISH MALVERN MENS RETREAT WEEKEND IS
April 28, 29 & 30, 2017.
Sometimes the frantic pace of life can leave us with
little time to deal with growing our personal
relationship with Jesus Christ. Finding the time and
place can be an obstacle. A weekend retreat can be the
time and the Malvern Retreat House the place. I invite
you to join other men of Holy Family for a retreat at
Malvern the last weekend in April. Call Frank
Strawser at 302-593-2362 or email him at
[email protected] . The Malvern Retreat House
also offers retreats for women, married couples and
families. Visit our website (malvernretreat.com) or
call 610-644-0400.
