Masses Saturday Vigil: Holy Assumption—4:00 PM St. Mary—5:00 PM Sunday: Holy Assumption—10:30 AM St. Mary—8:00, 9:30, and 11:30 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation
Holy Assumption—Saturday from 3:00-3:45 PM St. Mary—Saturday 4:00-4:45 PM (Also by Appointment)
Weekday Mass: Monday thru Friday Holy Assumption—Roebling 9:30 AM (Tues., Wed., & Fri.) St. Mary—Bordentown 12:30 PM
Holy Day: See Mass Schedule in Bulletin for Mass Times
Baptisms Baptisms are celebrated on 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month, 1:00 PM at St. Mary Church; and on the 3rd Sunday during the 10:30 AM Mass at Holy Assumption. Please call the rectory office to register, provide the required documents, and schedule a Baptism Prep class.
Marriages Arrangements are to be made at least 1 year in advance.
Sick Calls/Communion for the homebound Urgent calls any time of day or night. Arrangements for Anointing of the Sick and Holy Communion for those confined to the home are to be made by contacting the rectory.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament The Chapel is closed while Covid-19 restrictions are in place. Daily adoration is suspended until further notice.
Parish Registration We welcome new parishioners to the parish, and we ask them to register as soon as possible. If you are not registered, we are not able to issue letters for sponsorship for the Sacraments or character references to schools or for employment. If you move from the parish please notify the rectory. Registration is available at the Parish Office or on line at www.mmotcp.org under the “About Us” tab.
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS & MINISTRIES
Altar Linen Ministry Barbara Boldizar 609-499-0900 (HA)
Helene Shea 609-298-7612 (SM)
Altar Rosary Society Donna Frappolli 609-221-1957 (HA)
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MASS SCHEDULE
(ALL MASSES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
ST. MARY CHURCH - BORDENTOWN
SATURDAY CONFESSIONS: 4:00-4:45 pm
SATURDAY: 5:00 pm
SUNDAY: 8:00 am
SUNDAY: 9:30 am SUNDAY: 11:30 am
MONDAY-FRIDAY: 12:30 pm
All Masses Live Streamed: www.mmotcp.org
HOLY ASSUMPTION - ROEBLING
SATURDAY CONFESSIONS: 3:00-3:45 pm
SATURDAY: 4:00 pm
SUNDAY: 10:30 am TUES.,WED., & FRI. 9:30 am
10:30 am Mass on Sunday is Recorded and can be viewed on our Facebook Page: Mary Mother of the Church Parish
Bordentown, Roebling, and Florence
HOLY HOUR—FAMILY PRAYER AT HOME
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY - 7-8 pm Live streamed—www.mmotcp.org
CHURCHES OPEN FOR PRIVATE PRAYER
St. Mary: Mon.-Fri. - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Holy Assumption: Mon.-Fri. - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Face Masks are Required
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CHRIST IS RISEN
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I would like to begin this Easter season by thanking you for all your support and kindness, especially during this exceedingly difficult and challenging year. Your phone calls, messages and cards are so appreciated and very affirming. I also believe that I and the staff are not the only ones who experience this kindness from you – I have no doubt those around you appreciate your love and support also.
I would like to take this opportunity to recognize and acknowledge the hard work of my fellow clergy for all their dedicated and committed service to Mary, Mother of the Church Parish. A special thank you goes out to our deacons – your selfless commitment and love for your God and parish is unquestionable. Fr. Anson and Fr. Steve thank you for your support and dedication to God and the parish.
A successful parish can not be based on any one person but on the coming together of all its people. We are blessed in our parish to have very generous people who just want to do good; I’d like to thank our:
Ushers Eucharist Ministers Lectors Altar Rosary Society St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry Counters Legion of Mary Holy Name Society
Please forgive me if I have omitted anyone or group, believe me it’s not intentional. I would like to acknowledge and show appreciation to our office staff: Larry, Cathy, Peggy, Patricia, Sean, Margaret, Carol, and Alfonso – they are so hard-working and faithful to our parish and great support and help to me and I know you feel the same. We are so blessed.
The Responsorial Psalm response for our Easter Sunday liturgy is incredibly beautiful and uplifting, let it lift us and carry us throughout the coming year:
‘This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.’ Ps 118
Have a blessed and holy Easter.
Fr. Martin
Liturgy Committee Finance Committee Music Ministry Altar Servers Those who care for our churches and linens and seasonal decorations Sacramental Preparation Teams: Baptism – RCIA RE teachers and classroom assistant and hall monitors Knights of Columbus And, a special thank you to those who have assisted in sanitizing the church after Mass.
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For Envelope Users and On-Line Giving Participants Upcoming Donation Designations
Apr 11 Weekly
Mother’s Day: For the intentions of our living and
deceased mothers.
Apr 18 Weekly St. Vincent de Paul: Helps the poor and needy in our local communities. Apr 25 Weekly
Catholic Home Missions: Aids dioceses and parishes in
the U.S. that cannot provide basic pastoral services without
outside help.
May 2 Weekly
Building Maintenance: Keeping our places of worship warm, dry and comfortable.
May 9 Weekly
May 13 Feast of the Ascension (Holy Day of Obligation)
May 16 Weekly St. Vincent de Paul: Helps the poor and needy in our local communities.
PLEASE CONSIDER ON-LINE GIVING
THE SICK who have been
recommended to our prayers…
David Csik, Jr., Maria Corbett, Nichole Lynn
Cochran, Fr. Mike Burns, James Ryan Tomlinson,
Edward Gernhardt, Michael Nuzzi, Joan
DeLorenzo, Virginia Csik, Stephen Paczkowski,
Edward Yaris, Sherri Mahoney, Michele Campbell,
Carol Gibson, Rita Barbalace, Alice Chizek, Mary Paglione, Geraldine Flaherty, Richard Flaherty,
Jackie Flaherty, Mary Filipponi, Theresa Cook,
Lil Toloso, John Young, and all of the sick of the
parish.
PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH
Oh, Saint Joseph, whose
protection is so great, so strong,
so prompt before the throne of
God, I place in you all my
interests and desires.
Oh, Saint Joseph, do assist me by
your powerful intercession, and
obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord, so that, having engaged
here below your heavenly power, I may offer my
thanksgiving and homage to the most Loving of Fathers.
Oh, Saint Joseph, I never weary contemplating you and
Jesus asleep in your arms. Invite me to approach while
Jesus reposes near your heart. Petition Jesus, in my
name, and kiss his fine head for me and ask him to return
the kiss when I draw my dying breath.
Saint Joseph, Patron of departed souls, pray for me.
Amen
Parish Offerings for March 20-21, 2021
Weekly
On Line Giving $ 6,516 Mailed Envelopes $ 4,921
Masses $ 3,277
TOTAL $ 14,714
Thank you for your generosity and
kind support.
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Mary, Mother of the Church
Food Pantry
St. Mary’s Site
Current needs: canned fruit cocktail, Spam, canned
pineapple, laundry detergent and toilet paper.
Open: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 2-3 PM
Thursdays 9-10 AM & 6-7 PM; Saturdays 9-10 AM
The Pantry is closed on Tuesdays.
Holy Assumption Site
We are looking for volunteers to help out at our
Food Pantry. If you are interested, please call
Sue Oros at (609) 499-0022.
Please drop food off Monday mornings
between 10 AM and 11AM.
Open: Tuesdays 2-3 PM
Since each Food Pantry operates separately in
different locations, please bring all donations to
the church requesting the items needed.
Thank you for your continued generosity!
We can hardly grasp the joy and glory of Easter Sunday! The disciples didn’t understand, but they came to believe. So can we. Easter Sunday is more than a celebration of the resurrection of Christ. It is also an invitation to each of us to preach the gospel and take
our place in the long line of witnesses to Jesus’ resurrected life. This is why we are so awed at the mystery: not only that Jesus was raised from the dead but that God entrusts us with Jesus’ mission and to be witness of God’s mighty deed of resurrection. It appears as though God trusts us a great deal. (Living Liturgy, p.112) Through your support of our conference and your practice of self-sacrifice, you bring new life to others, thereby living as witnesses to the Resurrection!
If you or anyone you know in our local communities of Bordentown, Roebling or Florence needs assistance, call our
confidential helpline at 609-298-1414.
Bagpiper, Marty Ferrick
Fr. Martin
& Fr. “O’Anson”
Processing into Mass
The Parish Celebrated St. Patrick’s Day
with a Special Liturgy
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 28, 2021
Parker From: Chesterfield
Interests: Swimming & Basketball
Aspirations: Engineer
Being a Catholic Means: Doing the right things when no one is watching and living with the word of God in m y daily life.
8th GRADE CONFIRMANDI IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Harrison
From: Bordentown
Interests: Football, Basketball, Video Games, Sports Cars
Aspirations: Professional Athlete or Video Game Designer
Being a Catholic Means: Having a great life with guidance and forgiveness from God as well as spreading the word of God through my actions.
Please pray for all our 8th graders as they continue to prepare for Confirmation.
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…… Religious Education News ……
April 11,18…..........................Sunday RE Classes ON-LINE Zoom Call April 12………….…………..Monday RE Classes ON-LINE Zoom Call April 13,20…………………..Tuesday RE Classes ON-LINE Zoom Call EASTER SUNDAY - RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD On Easter, we baptize people into our Catholic faith. Jesus the fisherman pulls them wet and dripping from the baptismal waters into a new life of community, service and joy. May we continue to respond to our own call to make a difference in the lives of others through our gift of faith. EASTER PRAYER Dear God, In this Easter season of hope and new life, help us to be aware of how and where we are needed to spread the Good News to others. Alleluia! Amen. READING THE BIBLE When reading the Bible, it’s important to approach your reading by keeping two ideas at the forefront of your mind: read to come to know the God revealed in the inspired word and to know God’s will for your life. Bible reading should take place in the context of prayer and faith. Before you begin reading, ask the Holy Spirit to open your mind and heart to God and his will. (USCCB.org) MISSIONARY CHILDHOOD COIN BOXES Thank you to those that have considered helping those in need. Whether you have last year’s coin box or you used a sandwich bag from home to collect loose change or small bills during Lent we will be designating two weekends after Easter to bring in your donations at all weekend Masses. We will provide large bins at each of the Church doors. Donations can also be dropped off in the Parish Office or through the OSV online portal. God sacrificed so much for us that as Catholic’s we are asked to do the same for our brothers and sis-ters.
Christ our Passover has been sacrificed, alleluia; therefore let us keep the feast with the unleavened bread for purity and truth, alleluia, alleluia.
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The Bordentown Knights of Columbus Council #570 is once again pleased to announce that they will offer Scholarship Awards to graduating Seniors from the class of 2021. No individual student will receive an award in excess of $1,000.
Applicants must: 1. have maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 at the end of the January semester 2021, and
2. have an immediate family member (father, mother, sister, brother, grandparent) be either a registered parishioner of Mary, Mother of the Church Parish or a member of the Bordentown Knights of Columbus Council #570 in good standing.
Scholarship Application Forms will not be available in Church as in the past due to COVID restrictions; however, they will be available at the Parish Office or through the parish and Knights of Columbus websites.
1. At the Parish Office during normal hours, Monday thru Friday, 9 am- 3 pm.
2. Through the parish website: Go to www.mmotcp.org and scroll down to the Knights of Columbus #570 icon. Click on the links provided to download the application form and instructions. OR
3. Go to the Knights of Columbus website: kofc570.org Click on the block for the scholarship information (picture of a graduate). Download application and instructions here.
Completed applications must be turned into the Parish Office by 12 noon on Friday, May 21, 2021.
KNIGHTS SPONSOR BABY SHOWER
Beginning March 27-28, the Knights of Columbus Council #570 will start collecting baby supplies for the Centennial Chapter’s Baby Shower. Each year the chapter hosts an annual baby shower to support the works of First Way and ChoiceOne pregnancy centers. We are once again asking the parishioners of Mary Mother of the Church Parish for your assistance.
Bins will be set up at the exits at both Holy Assumption and St. Mary churches to collect non-monetary donations. Items that are in need:
For those that wish to make a monetary donation, please visit our website donation page at:
www.kofc570.org/donate or you can donate through Paypal to [email protected].
Those who wish to make a donation by check can do so either at the Parish Office during regular business hours or by mailing a check to:
Mary Mother of the Church Parish C/O K of C #570 P.O. Box 570 Bordentown, NJ 08505
All checks should be made payable to: K of C #570.
Thanks again for your continuing support.
From the Diocese. . .
Faith At Home for Easter is organized into three parts for the Easter Season; it continues to be a one-page resource to accompany families of all stages to prepare for the liturgy and grow in their faith.
Palm Sunday and Holy Week includes Palm Sunday, March 28th through Easter Sunday, April 4th. April includes Divine Mercy Sunday, April 11th through Sunday, April 25th. May includes Sunday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 30th.
The first resource for Holy Week is available today and the second resource for April will be available online on April 6th. To access these resources online, go to www.dioceseoftrenton.org/faith-at-home and en Español at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/fe-en-casa.
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Our Lady of Sorrows School Anniversary Celebration
Our Lady of Sorrows School is celebrating its 65th Anniversary! We are having a “virtual” celebration
on Friday, April 16th, 2021 which includes a 50/50 drawing. We are selling tickets for $5.00 each
with 3 chances to win. Tickets are available for purchase by calling the school office at 609-587-4140
or the parish office at 609-587-4372. The combined prizes already exceed
$20,000.00! The tickets are on sale until April 14th,
so don’t miss out on a chance to win!
Offerings at Francis House of Prayer To Register Call 609-877-0509 or [email protected]
All programs offered online and in person unless otherwise indicated.
IT’S ABOUT “TIME” Tuesday, April 13 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Time is a gift from God, every second of it. Let’s examine our use of it. Can it be our friend, enjoying every bit of it? Does it hang heavy, fly by or drag along? How can we befriend it, savor it and glorify God in the way we use it.? Some people procrastinate, others ruin their relationship with time by anxiously rushing. Does your relationship with “time” need a little attention? Take some “time” with it. Donation: $25, with lunch and materials; Zoom $20.
IN-PERSON ONLY
CONTEMPLATING GOD IN NATURE CELEBRATING EARTH DAY Thursday, April 22 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Open your eyes, ears and hearts to God’s glory in nature. We will reflect on Thomas Merton’s nature writings collected in When the Trees Say Nothing and let his words inspire us to be more attentive to the love of God vibrating through nature everywhere. Then we will spend some time outdoors at Francis House enjoying what God has created and reflecting on God as a loving Creator. All is a gift of God that helps each one of us to know, love and serve God with joy and gratitude. Donation: $25, with lunch.
THE FIVE THINGS WE CANNOT CHANGE THE PEACE IN EMBRACING THEM Friday, April 23 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
There are certain facts in life we cannot change, the un-avoidable “givens” of human existence. We will look at some of these: Everything changes and ends, things do not always go according to plan, pain is a part of life, people are not loving and loyal all the time, to name a few. Seeing these as our part in the Life of Jesus, helps us drop our deep-seated resistance to these “givens.” We become truly free to discover the deep richness that union with Christ offers. Donation: $25, includes lunch and materials; Zoom $20. 7-DAY SILENT DIRECTED RETREAT
May 23 – 30 Sunday to Sunday Begins 7:00 PM – Ends 10:00 AM
Receive the healing and transforming grace of seven days with God, savoring the silence and prayer that open your whole being to God’s Word and Presence. Daily liturgy, spiritual direction and optional contemplative prayer periods are included. Donation: $575; $50 non-refundable deposit.
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