MASS SCHEDULE

All Masses have been cancelled until further notice.

CLERGY AND STAFF Reverend Daniel F. Swift, Pastor, father_dan@smlparish.org

Reverend Roy Ballacillo, Parochial Vicar, rballacillo@smlparish.org Deacon Ken Motylinski Deacon Joseph Tedeschi Susan B. Kraemer, Business Administrator Christine Brandt, Pastoral Associate Lenora Gange, Administrative Assistant Mary Thomas, Administrative Assistant Amy Rash, School Principal Mary Pat Scordato, Director of Religious Education Kevin Callahan, Minister of Marketing and Evangelization Carolyn Cuperwich, Music Coordinator Linda Xerri, Parish Youth Minister Harry Meshirer, Parish Bookkeeper Ralph Gallo and Kevin Loughlin, Parish Trustees

OFFICE HOURS Please call from 1 p.m.—2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

ST. MARY OF THE LAKES ONLINE Website Address: http://www.smlparish.org Email Address: Frontdesk@smlparish.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/smlparish School Website: http://www.smlschool.org

Knights of Columbus: http://www.Medfordknights.org

LOCATION, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, FAX (609 Area Code) Parish Office 40 Jackson Road 654-8208 x110 Parish Office Fax 975-0137 Parish Health Ministry 654-8208 x610 St. Mary of the Lakes School 196 Route 70 654-2546 x210 St. Mary of the Lakes School Fax 654-8125

Parish Religious Education 196 Route 70 654-2546 x310 Parish Youth Minister 40 Jackson Road 654-2546 x111 Bulletin Editor 40 Jackson Road 654-8208 x131 St. Vincent de Paul Society 1 Jones Road 953-0021

PARISH REGISTRATION: ALL ARE WELCOME “God is rich in mercy, because of His boundless love for us.” Ephesians 2:4 tells us God’s love knows no boundaries and neither does St. Mary of the Lakes. New parishioners, regardless of where they live, are welcome and encouraged to register at our parish. Registration forms are available at the doors of the church, in the parish office, and on our website at smlparish.org. Click on contact us/registration.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Confessions have been cancelled until further notice.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Please call the parish office anytime or speak to one of the priests after Mass.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the second Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. Parents must attend a Baptism Preparation Session prior to their child’s Baptism. Please call the parish office 609/654-8208, x110 as early as possible to make the necessary arrangements.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Congratulations to our engaged

couples. Call 609/654-8208, x110 to make arrangements for your wedding. We suggest you call at least a year in advance.

BECOMING CATHOLIC (RCIA) If you or someone you know is considering becoming Catholic or is/are baptized Catholic but have yet to receive First Communion and/or Confirmation, please call Christine Brandt at 609/654-8208, x113.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Adoration has been cancelled until further notice.

MINISTERIAL VISITS The Sacraments are available to anyone confined

to home or institution. Please contact the parish office if you know anyone who is unable to get to church.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY The St. Vincent de Paul Society is an all-volunteer ministry with services provided and supported by many of our parishioners. “Vincentians” provide outreach and assistance to anyone in need throughout our parish region. Contact Joe Pasquarella, President. 609/953-0021.

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40 Jackson Road, Medford, New Jersey 08055 Parish Website: www.smlparish.org

Parish Email Address: Frontdesk@smlparish.org

May 10, 2020

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Reopening of Church for Private Prayer

Please Observe These Directives EFFECTIVE MAY 13, 2020

•The Church is open for private prayer every day from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. •Only 10 persons are allowed in the Church at any given time. •Everyone 2-years-old and older must wear a mask. •The Parking Lot Entrance is the only door to be used. •Social distancing of six feet is to be observed. •After a pew is used, leave the kneeler down so staff knows the

area needs to be cleaned. Do not sit in a pew above a kneeler that is down.

•The public restrooms are locked. •Please do not gather outside church, or in parking lot. These directives pertain to the reopening of Church for private prayer. Other plans regarding Mass will be communicated when they are developed. Thanks in advance for your cooperation! Father Dan

Long-term prayer requests (those over a year

old) will not be published individually, but will

be prayed for at each Mass, as will the

following: Michelle Allen, Connie & Joseph

Aromando, Marty Ball, Keith Bodendorf, Ann

Bober, John Boyd, Michael Bryan, Ryan Clark, Sherri Colan,

Concepcion Collazo, John Day, David J. DiLullo, Sandra DiMaio,

Tracey Dougherty, Theresa R. Dumas, Mary Eisenhower, Jim

Endahl, Tony Femiano, George Finan Jr., Margaret Fitzpatrick,

Louis Giansante, Ana L. Gonzalez, Nicholas Grasso, Sawyer

Michael Howarth, Rose Jacob, Jim Kehoe, Morgan Kelly, Jim

Kester, Lee Knecht, Dave Koch, Louis Kramer, Ellen Kretzu,

Kathy Kuchova, Gail LaBarber, Marlene Lattanzi, Gregory Law,

Joanne Lecate, Bob Lender, Peggy Luciani, Rosemarie Lyczak,

Milvia Maceira, Juan Mallgui Moya, Maria Minadeo, Richard

Moken, Ignacio J. Molina-Guillermety, Carol and Steve

Newman, Joseph Nguyen, Rita O’Connor, Colette Parisi, Rose

Piontkowski, Bill Quigley, James Quigley, IV, Kelsie Quinn,

Cynthia G. Quinones, Norma Evelyn Ramos-Collazo, Sue Rebel,

Ted Rich, Christine Rock, Garry Roettger, Richard SM, Anna

Romano, Joseph Stern, Jr., Dianne Stippick, Leoncia Sullivan,

Mary Ann Sullivan, Paul V., James Vega, Anna Mae Wade,

Elizabeth Wakefield, Grace Wakefield, Thomas Walsh, Hudson

Edward Wingate, Ryan, Madeline.

2nd LT Christian Aguilar; 1st LT Kyle Brandt, USAF; Capt. Katherine Collins Kneram, USA; 1st LT Erin Corcoran, USA; CAPT Kevin Emmons, USA; BG Steve Gilland, USA; MAJ Suzanne Gillern; PVT CM Sean Grannan, USA; LTJG Jeremy Griffin, USN; Chief Warrant Officer Kevin James Haddon, USA; LT Sean Hickey, USN; 2nd LT Waverly Hock, USAF; MAJ William Hock, USAF; Capt. Richard Jordan, USMC; ENS William Jordan, USN; 2nd LT Rachel Kelly, USAF; LT Commander Matthew Knepper, USN; Capt. Patrick Kneram, USA; LCpL Brett Koerner, USMC; PVT Nicholas Lawrence, USA; GM3 David Lewis, USN; Christopher Macready, USMC; 2nd LT Doug MacDonald, USMC; 2nd LT Michelle Matthews, USMC; MIDN 4/D Patrick McKernan, USA; PO3 Allston Megill, USN; Sgt. Mark Mickinak, USMC; General Scot Miller, USA; 1st LT Victor Prato, USA; CM Jonathan Ross, USN; ENS Nolan Smith, USN; TSGT Adrian Tomkus, USAF.

Act of Spiritual Communion Prayer My Jesus,

I believe that You are present in the

Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things,

and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and

unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Sunday, May 10 All Mothers Living & Deceased

Monday, May 11 All Mothers Living & Deceased Helen Witkowski / Her Children

Tuesday, May 12 All Mothers Living & Deceased Mary Rose Jennison / Her Family

Wednesday, May 13 All Mothers Living & Deceased Victor Capcino / Carol Wagner Christopher Westdyk / The Weill Family

Thursday, May 14 All Parishioners Millard Wallace Jr. / Rita Wallace & Family

Friday, May 15

Diane Stellwag / The Xerri Family Joseph Mooney / Christine Brandt Michael S. Moseley / Mary Kay Henrichsen

Saturday, May 16 Joseph Mooney / Mrs. Michael Vahey Clarence Saylor / Clergy, Staff & Parishioners of SMLCCS

Sunday, May 17 All Parishioners Charles D’Aversa / Dan & Rosemary Ryan Jean Bubnis / Your Friends at the SVdP Louis Cancelliere / Susan Kraemer Clarence Saylor / Maryann Merlino & Family

Resources During Coronavirus

(please click the links found below) Diocese of Trenton

https://dioceseoftrenton.org/catechesis Strong Catholic Families Website http://www.catholicfamilyfaith.org/

Project YM https://projectym.com/live/

CatholicMom.com http://catholicmom.com/

"It's beautiful when mothers teach their children to send a kiss to Jesus or to the Virgin Mary. At that very moment, the kid's heart transforms into a site of prayer. It's a gift from the Holy Spirit.”

“Ask yourselves, 'Do you have a Gospel at home? Do we read it together as a family? Do we meditate while praying the rosary?' A Gospel that is read within the family is like good bread

that nurtures the hearts of everyone.” "There are children who have not learned how to make the sign of the Cross. Mothers and fathers, teach your

children this. It's a good assignment for parents to have.”

USSCB Statement on Family Catechesis http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/who-we-teach/children/

FORMED www.formed.org Click on “Sign Up” button Click “I belong to a Parish or Organization” Enter code in all capitals : ZZFDVV Choose “St Mary of the Lakes”, click NEXT Enter your name and e-mail address, click “Sign Up”

Catholic Icing – Great ideas for celebrating the various feasts with food and crafts https://www.catholicicing.com/

For Moms: https://blessedisshe.net/

For Dads: https://www.catholicgentleman.net

Pope Francis on Catholic Parenting

Parishioner Making Protective Masks My name is Sue Roggio, I am a parishioner at St,

Mary of the Lake church. I am making fabric protective masks with medical grade foam inserts for individuals. I can make about 10-12 a day.

Anyone needing one can call me at 609-953-1723 and I will do my best to provide them. I will place them on my front porch at 2 Friar Tuck Drive in Sherwood Forest after I'm contacted. There is no charge, however if anyone has 1/4 or 1/2 inch

elastic they would like to donate, that would be appreciated. I can make small ones

for children as well. Please stay safe.

For the theme of the Fifth Sunday

of Easter Liturgy:

https://dioceseoftrenton.org/faith-at-home

Pre Cana Planning Virtual Conference

Bishop O’Connell to Celebrate Livestreamed Mass for All Workers Caring for COVID-19

Patients

Bishop O’Connell will celebrate a Mass on May 13 at

noon on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima with the special intention of honoring those individuals who

are critical in caring for COVID-19 patients and

keeping the general public safe and well. The Mass will be celebrated in St. Joseph Church (worship site

of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Keyport). It will be livestreamed on the

diocesan YouTube channel

During this COVID-19 crisis and until further notice, Holy Communion can only be distributed to the

faithful as Viaticum for the dying in the Diocese of Trenton.

A MOTHER

The young mother set her foot on the path of life. "Is this the long way?" she asked. And the guide said, "Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning." But the young mother was happy, and she would not believe that anything could be better than these years. So she played with her children, and gathered flowers for them along the way, and bathed them in the clear streams; the sun shone on them and the young Mother cried, "Nothing will ever be lovelier than this." Then the night came, and the storm, and the path was dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and the children said, "Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come." And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and the children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was weary. But at all times she said to the children," A little patience and we are there." So the children climbed, and when they reached the top they said, "Mother, we would not have done it without you." And the mother, when she lay down at night looked up at the stars and said, "This is a better day than the last, for my children have learned fortitude in the face of hardness. Yesterday I gave them courage. Today, I have given them strength." And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and the years, and the mother grew old and she was little and bent. But her children were tall and strong, and walked with courage. And when the way was rough, they lifted her, for she was as light as a feather; and at last they came to a hill, and beyond they could see a shining road and golden gates flung wide. And mother said: "I have reached the end of my journey. And now I know the end is better than the beginning, for my children can walk alone, and their children after them." And the children said, "You will always walk with us, Mother, even when you have gone through the gates." And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates closed after her. And they said: "We cannot see her, but she is with us still. A Mother like ours is more than a memory. She is a living presence." Your Mother is always with you. She's the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street; she's the smell of

bleach in your freshly laundered socks; she's the cool hand on your brow when you're not well. Your Mother lives inside your laughter. And she's crystallized in every tear drop. She's the place you came from, your first home; and she's the map you follow with every step you take. She's your first love and your first heartbreak, and nothing on earth can separate you. Not time, not space...not even death!

Please click on the link below for admissions:

https://www.smlschool.org/admissions Admissions: 609-654-2546 x227

SMLS Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week SMLS students reached out with pictures and videos to show their love for all their amazing teachers during

Teacher Appreciation Week! Visit our Facebook page to see their messages.

New Instruction Continues at SMLS! Our teachers have not skipped a beat and are facilitating

remote learning on multiple platforms. Contact us at

Admissions@smlschool.org to learn more!

Need a Gift Card? Need a gift card for Mother's Day but don't want to go to

the store? Or can't deliver it in person? Purchase e-gift cards through SMLS PTA and a portion of

your sale supports our school! Includes over 750+ brands to shop including favorites such as - Target, Amazon, Walmart, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble

and many more! To order an online gift card go to

www.shopwithscrip.com and use the Enrollment Code BCB1L9CF6583.

Due to the current social distancing restrictions, SMLS

Casino Night is postponed. All ticket purchases/donations/sponsorships/advertisements that were provided will be transferred to the rescheduled event. If you have any

questions or issues regarding the event, please contact us at pta@smlschool.org. Please stay safe and thank you

for your continued support of our school.

SMLS Recipe Book

Need a Mother's Day Gift? Bored of all your normal "go to" recipes? Need something

new to make for the family? We have a few SML Recipe books remaining that you can

order and we will deliver it to your mailbox! We collected over 125 of St. Mary of the Lakes Church

and School Family time-tested, loved recipes and compiled them in an amazing book available for purchase! Simply

go to www.smlschool.org/recipe-book and order yours today!

Shopping Online? Use AmazonSmile

AmazonSmile provides an easy way to direct funds to St. Mary of the Lakes Church and School! When you use AmazonSmile 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases are donated

to the charitable organization of your choice. There’s no additional cost to you!

Box Tops for Education App Instead of clipping Box Tops from

packages, all Box Tops can now be earned digitally by scanning your receipt. Simply download the BoxTop App and scan your

receipt. Are you a ShopRite Shopper?

Use https://www.shopriteformyschool.com

to register your ShopRite Price Plus Card and select SMLS and your Box Tops for Education points will go directly to

our school account! No need to scan your receipts! If you have been cutting and collecting BoxTops they are they are also still being accepted until the expiration date.

Knights of Columbus Want To Help By Doing More Than “Staying Home”?

Want to help your neighbors who need food? Please consider contributing to the Food Drive being conducted by the Knights of

Columbus and St. Vincent de Paul. Drop off whatever you can spare at the Knight’s trailer located in the church parking lot.

The un-manned trailer is open from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. daily (see below). On Wednesday, the KofC Supreme filmed the Knights in Action and did some interviews to promote

other councils to do something similar,

Contact the Society of St. Vincent de Paul at: 609-953-0021.

Vivat Jesus !

Anyone interested in joining the Knights of Columbus please contact Scott Latimer

at 609-352-1281 / ScLattimer@aol.com ... … or join directly on the

Knights website by using this barcode - but make sure you

specify Council #6520 when applying 1

We have gone Virtual!

During the Corona shut down you can

now join TMIY on-line

on Friday mornings at 7:00 a.m.

All you need is a computer or smart phone.

Please click: www.stjoans.org/tmiy and we’ll get you hooked up!

YES Updates Thank You Letters From

Parishioners who received “Easter” greetings from

the YES Ministry.

Virtual YES YES continues to meet virtually on Tuesday at 4:00

p.m. Teens in grade 8-12 are invited to join us!

Parents can email yes@smlparish.org

for the access code.

Virtual Prayer Book

For a link to the St. Mary of the Lakes COVID-19 Virtual Prayer Book, please click the link below:

https://smlparish.org/virtual-prayer-book

The Virtual Prayer Book includes: Name/s of those diagnosed with COVID19 Name/s of those who have died from COVID19 Name/s of those who are helping in the relief effort of COVID19 (doctors, nurses, researchers, EMTs, Police, etc.) General Prayer Intentions not related to COVID19

Your gift is truly

appreciated.

In Challenging times- it’s great to have supports like you!

Sheltering in place? Imagine if you had no place in which to shelter. Right now, with (as you know) our

host congrega�ons shut down and most of our volunteers and staff staying home, we are s�ll doing our

best to honor our commitment to homeless families with children. Our most recent family just moved

out into transi�onal housing and we are in the process of selec�ng a new family in their place.

Your very generous dona�on of $500 means more than you can know, and will bear good fruit! Thanks

to contribu�ons from our concerned community faith congrega�ons, companies and individual donors,

we are able to con�nue by using some new and innova�ve methods. Extraordinary �mes call for

extraordinary measures. As you know, we will be using this dona�on for motel shelter, as I doubt we will

be able to go back to our normal rota�on before May, if then.

IHN: serving homeless families with children since 1997. Four hundred and thirty-one families to date,

and as many more as we are able! Thank you!

Keep well and thank you again for thinking of the less fortunate at a �me when we could jus�fiably be

concerned only with ourselves and our families.

InterfaithHospitalityNetworkOf

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(856) 638-0110 Fax (856) 638-0115

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A Community Response for Homeless Families

St. Mary of the Lakes

40 Jackson Road

Medford, NJ 08055

Helping the Homeless in Burlington County

How do you “shelter in place” if there is no shelter?

St. Mary of the Lakes continues to shelter homeless families through our

Interfaith Hospitality Network even though our church hosts are currently

closed. We are housing families in local motels and providing funds for

their lodging, food and supplies. At this time, we are asking our

parishioners to assist us in this effort by clicking , or typing in the below url

https://bit.ly/2SPIeBM

and go to the website for making a donation to the program… Thank

you so much for your on-going generosity in the support of this program.

You can show your support for

St. Mary of the Lakes on: Facebook

Please first Friend us on Facebook at smlparish and post your support on our home page. Also, when you see a SML post, please like the post and comment on the post. You

can also share our posts with friends and family and ask them to also Friend us.

Google Please go to Google and type smlparish and click on St.

Mary of the Lakes Church. Then click on Reviews Tab and scroll down to Rate and Review on Google and touch the

star for the rating. You will then need to sign in with your Google Account.

Daily and Sunday Mass Are Being Live-Streamed

A link can be found on St. Mary of the Lakes'

homepage by cut and paste www.smlparish.org

The Coronavirus and Act of Spiritual Communion prayers are also on the home page of the parish

website below the video so you can pray them with the priest at the appropriate time of the Mass.

How to Download myParish App

On cell: Open up Messages, type 88202 in number field, type App in

text field — tap send, tap link — tap open, tap download from App Store — tap open and allow push notifications

(or Go to the App Store or Google Play

and download myParish App and create an account)

On computer: Click the link: www.myParishApp.com and create an account

* Find St. Mary of the Lakes: Go to find my parish

and type 08055 or St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford, N.J.

Join Eucharistic Adoration Group: Go to Groups

and scroll down to Eucharistic Adoration and simply

tap the add group icon

* Allow notifications: Go to Settings on your screen — scroll down to myParish—turn notifications to on !

Mass Cards Available by

Calling Parish Office

You can request an announced Mass

to be said for a living or deceased

family member, friend or loved one

by calling the parish office from

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. We will be happy to

mail the Mass Card for you.

Please have the address for the family available when

calling. The suggested offerings are: Mass cards for

the living: $10.00, Announced Mass cards for the

deceased: $15.00 and Perpetual Mass cards: $20.00.

A PRAYER FOR GOING DEEPER O Divine Presence,

I do not enter the deeper realm all by myself.

Always you are there with me, as a guide to protect and direct me,

as a loving companion to embrace and support me, as a wise One to provide both challenge and solace.

O Divine Presence, as I go deeper to discover my roots,

wrap me in your love. Strengthen me as I face fear and insecurity,

surprise me with hidden treasures waiting within me. O Divine Presence,

when I feel shaky and uncertain from seeking and searching,

assure me often that I am always rooted in your love.

Remind me often that I am always rooted in your love.

Remind me often that your love never leaves me,

even when I lose the road to my inner home. O Divine Presence,

You desire my wholeness. You would never lead me anywhere

that would destroy me. Here is my life.

I place it in your care as I commit myself to going deeper.

Amen.

St. Mary of the Lakes This Week

All ministry and extracurricular activities at SMLCCS are cancelled.

A Coronavirus Prayer Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and

villages “curing every disease and illness.” At your command, the sick were made well. Come to our aid now, in the midst of the global spread of the coronavirus, that we may experience your healing love. Be with the doctors, nurses, researchers and all medical professionals who seek to heal and help those affected and who put themselves at

risk in the process. May they know your protection and peace. May victims regain their strength and health

through quality medical care. Heal us from our fear. Stay by our side in this time of uncertainty and sorrow. Be with those who have died from the virus. May they be at rest with you in your eternal peace. Hear our prayer, O Divine

Physician. Hear our prayer.

Amen.

Parish Office Drop Box Just a friendly reminder to please use the Parish Office

Drop Box next to the Rectory front door for drop offs and

church envelopes.

Thank you !

For Live Adoration on EWTN GB

SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SMILE

Corona Marian Prayer O clement, O loving, O sweet

Mother Mary, we, your children of every nation, turn to you during this pandemic. Our troubles

are numerous; our fears are great. Grant that we may, with confidence, place them

at your feet as we take refuge in your Immaculate Heart. Bless us with peace, healing,

rescue, and timely help with all our needs. You are our Mother. Pray for us to your Son.

Amen.

St. Vincent de Paul

Updated Hours St. Vincent de Paul in Medford is open on Wednesday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Please go to the pantry door in the back. Your generosity enables St. Vincent to help men, women, and children with financial assistance for housing, auto insurance, utilities, health care, and other expenses.

If you or someone you know needs assistance, call

SVdP at 609/953-0021.