Our Mission Statement We are the family of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, a community of individuals united by the love of Christ. We reach out to all through prayer, spiritual formation, liturgical offerings, education, a welcoming spirit and service. We are a perpetual adoration parish,
sharing this opportunity with the surrounding communities.
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturdays: Confessions 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., Masses 8:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Vigil
Sunday Masses: 8:00, 9:30, 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Daily Mass Monday through Friday: 7:00 & 8:30 a.m., Saturday: 8 a.m.
Tuesday Evenings: Mass 6:30 p.m. St. Anthony Novena Follows
Wednesdays: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena Follows 8:30 a.m. Mass Fridays: Our Lady of Sorrows and All Consolations Novena follows 8:30 a.m. Mass
Our Lady of Sorrows Church REV. PAUL D. HARTE, PASTOR REV. CAL N. LAVERDE, SENIOR PRIEST
DEACON JOSEPH W. LONERGAN
724 Maple Avenue, Linwood, NJ 08221 Office - 609-927-1154, Fax - 609-927-0398
A Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Parish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
CHURCH OFFICE 609-927-1154 [email protected] Parish Office Hours:
Monday to Thursday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
In case of a spiritual emergency only, and
you need to reach the priest, please call
609-927-1154 and use the prompt.
SRE - School of Religious Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609-927-0121
Mrs. Melissa Stuchel SRE@[email protected]
Youth Group - Tom Salerno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609-927-8679
Meets in the Annex Sunday Evenings 7:15 - 8:30 PM
St. Joseph's Regional School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609-927-2228
Knights of Columbus
Tom Haynes All Saints Council, #6277 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609-926-9599
Circle of Prayer: Request prayers or participate . . . . . 609-927-6047
Ministry of Motherhood M.O.M.’s
Legion of Mary: Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. in Annex
www. legionofmarylinwood.tripod.com
APRIL 3, 2016 SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings In Annex Wed. & Fri. 7 to 8 p.m. and
Sat. 8 to 9 p.m.
Al-Anon Meeting—In Annex Wed., 7 p.m.
Call 856 547-0855
Gamblers Anonymous & Gam-Anon Meetings In Annex Thurs. 7pm
PROGRESSIVE BINGO Fridays 7:30 p.m. $1,000 Prizes
Visit our newly updated website:
http://www.ourladyofsorrows.us
Mass Intentions Saturday, April 2, 2016 6:30 PM Alfred Scerni
R/B Burd Family
Rich Shumski
R/B Family
Sunday, April 3, 2016
8:00 AM Eleanor Wallace
R/B Robert Wallace
Miriam Porter
R/B Edward, Samantha & Ella
9:30 AM Clemence (Miki) Murphy
R/B Brian & Mary Peterman
Rita Kearney
R/B Chris, Erin Bisirri & Family
11:00 AM Fr. Ron Falotico
R/B His Brother, Pete
Dottie Hughes
R/B Bob & Deb Matthews & Family
6:30 PM ALL PARISHIONERS
Monday, April 4, 2016
7:00 AM Dottie Hughes
R/B Claire & Dan Lawler
8:30 AM Anna May Prokop
R/B Gerard Gantert
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
7:00 AM Roslyn Nesselson
R/B Damian & Eileen Lokuta
8:30 AM Millie Conover
R/B Fran & Joe Ostrowski
6:30 PM Gary A. Gandolfi—Living
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
7:00 AM All Those Serving in the Miltary
8:30 AM William McRory
R/B Parents
Thursday, April 7, 2016
7:00 AM Margaret B. Campbell
8:30 AM Millie Conover
R/B Pat
Friday, April 8, 2016
7:00 AM Grazia Fiorentino
R/B Her Husband & Family
8:30 AM Joseph Sykes
R/B Dana & Jim Boyer
5:00 PM CONFIRMATION MASS
Saturday, April 9, 2016 8:00 AM Souls In Purgatory
6:30 PM ALL PARISHIONERS
Sunday, April 10, 2016
8:00 AM Miriam Porter
R/B Edward, Samantha & Ella
Mary Axilrod
R/B Bob & Madeline Foerster
9:30 AM Mary P. Greene
R/B Her Family
Dottie Hughes
R/B Jane Lavan
11:00 AM Clemence (Miki) Murphy
R/B Dan, Dan, Jr., Vinnie Del Monte
Hilda Gomez
R/B Her Nephew, Luis Soto & Family
6:30 PM A Special Intention
Please pray for: Vera Baker , Samantha Brannigan,
Elaine Brenner, Connie & Leonard C., Clementine
Camp, Sean Carey, Bill Criniti, Jacque Cure, Sheila
Daily, Sylvie Danzenbaker, Tyler Dawson, Nancy
Derwin, Ralph DeStefano, Tristan Dumont, Kevin
Evans, Fred Ellenberg, Arlene Paul Farnan, Jennie
Farnan, Leo Fiocco, Barbara
Fiorentino, Jack Fiorentino,
Duane, Carol Gott, Marvin Gott,
Edward Greene, Kathryn Harte,
Jack Hearing, Heather, Lynn
Irvine, J.C., Kelly Johnson,
William Juliano, Dan Keiser,
Baby Clodaeh Keyes, Rita
Librone, Taylor Lindle, Anna & Michael McAuly,
Mark, Dorothy McDonough, Lisa Massimiano, Pete
McBrair, Patricia Matthews, Patricia Miller, Richard
Miller, Kim Morgan, Linda Mullin, Richard Mursheno,
Peter O’Neill, Bella & Richard Pavese, Anna Pepek,
Joan Richmond, Teresa Rivera, Gerard R., Laura
Rogers, June Rosenthal, Jean Louise S., Helen ‘Betty’
Shearn, Barbara Sauerheber, Richard Savini, Jillian
Sayre, Albert Sbrolla, Ricky Schulz, Ronan Seybold,
Joan Sless, Shane Smith, Infant Oscar Sprage, Martha
Sweeney, Angela Torres, Sandy Toscano, Jeanette
Marie Trumbauer, Robert & Louise Wargo, Stephen
Weintrob, 4 special intentions and a healing.
COLE JAMES ROCAP
ALBERT L. SBROLLA
4/8 Friday, 5:00 p.m. Confirmation
Bishop Dennis Sullivan
First Communion Dates
4/24 11:00 a.m. Sunday Mass
5/1 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass
5/15 11:00 a.m. Sunday Mass
Altar Server Schedule April 9th & 10th
Saturday 6:30 P.M. D. Sandilands
Sunday 8:00 A.M E. Brestle
Sunday 9:30 A.M. M. Fortis/D. Wollermann
Sunday 11:00 A.M. PJ Hladun/N. Price
Sunday 6:30 P.M. DJ Rubino
Lector Schedule-April Saturday 6:30 P.M. E. Smith
Sunday 8:00 A.M. B. Switzer
Sunday 9:30 A.M. J. Dods
Sunday 11:00 A.M. P./N. Orlando
Sunday 6:30 P.M. W. Spilker
PERPETUAL ADORATION How appropriate that we celebrate the Feast of Divine
Mercy right after Easter. The Resurrection was an act
of Mercy, for without Jesus
redeeming us we would not
be able to approach God.
Stay and visit with Jesus in
His Sacrament of love, the
Eucharist. Go to Confession
and receive the merciful love
and forgiveness of our Father
and then approach our Jesus,
our God and Savior. How
awesome is our God that
He loves us so much. Do we
try to return some love to
Him? Bring our children and teach them that just as
we receive the Mercy of God we must also grant our
mercy upon others.
ADORERS PLEASE OFFER ONE HOUR THIS
WEEK FOR ALL WHO FIND IT DIFFICULT
TO FORGIVE, FOR ALL WHO WON’T
FORGIVE, FOR ALL WHO DON’T BELIEVE
IN FORGIVENESS FOR OTHERS AND FOR
ALL WHO FIND IT HARD TO FORGIVE
THEMSELVES.
Adorers needed: Friday 4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m.
It’s Divine Mercy Sunday...maybe it’s time for
you to be a Perpetual Adorer. Just try it as a
Substitute. You will want to come back!
SANCTUARY CANDLES
IN CELEBRATION OF THE
UPCOMING WEDDING OF
ANDREW TOMASSETTI & BRITTANY DEVITO REQUESTED BY MOM
We have many Masses and
Bread & Wine and Sanctuary
Candle Remembrances available.
Remember your loved ones, living
and dead while supporting our
parish. Dates are available through
May 31, 2016.
BREAD & WINE
IN CELEBRATION OF THE
25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF
CONRAD & DEBBIE SHOWS REQUESTED BY THE COUSINS
Eucharistic Minister Schedule-April
Saturday 6:30 P.M. K. & J. Feriozzi/
B. Berenotto
Sunday 8:00 A.M. B. Wallace/D. Marinelli/
K. Savini
Sunday 9:30 A.M. B. Weaver/S. Pietrofitta/
M. Pushman
Sunday 11:00 A.M. P. Camp/D. Polozneck/
G.Maharaj
Sunday 6:30 P.M. M. Spilker
Easter Collection
1st Collection $15,852.00
2nd Collection 2,341.00
Total $18,193.00
Holy Thursday $ 1,159.00
Holy Land $ 1,262.00
Easter Flowers $ 115.00
A Spiritual Meditation
“Don’t worry about
anything: Instead, pray
about everything: Tell
God your needs and
don’t forget to thank
Him for His answers. If you do this, you will
experience God’s peace which is far more
wonderful than the human mind can understand.
His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts
quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4.6.-7
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
Divine Mercy Sunday will be
observed here at our parish
today. The services begin at
3:00 p.m. and will incorporate
the recitation of the Chaplet of
Divine Mercy, recitation of the
Glorious Mysteries of the
Rosary, reading of a Concise
Catechesis of Divine Mercy
Sunday (incorporating Pope
Saint John Paul II’s Message of
1981) and time for private devotion. The Holy Hour
concludes with Benediction. Divine Mercy Sunday is an
annual celebration of God’s Mercy when all sin is forgiven
and the punishment due to sin is completely removed for
those who prepare for this day by celebrating the Sacrament
of Reconciliation prior to today, and who receive Holy
Eucharist on the day itself. The focus of Divine Mercy
Sunday is on God’s Mercy for sinners, for those who turn to
Him with trust.
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE
SUNDAY READINGS
HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. W illiam J. Reilly
Second Sunday of Easter or
Sunday of Divine Mercy, April 3, 2016
“Many signs and wonders were done among the people
at the hands of the apostles. They were all together in
Solomon’s portico. None of the others dared to join
them, but the people esteemed them. Yet more than ever,
believers in the Lord, great numbers of men and women,
were added to them... Blessed are those who have not
seen and have believed.”
The second Sunday of Easter, designated Divine Mercy
Sunday by St. John Paul II, and a key moment in the
Jubilee Year of Mercy finds us, not at Solomon’s portico
but in our homes and home parishes. The signs and wonders
of the early church are manifest again, as others, through
our efforts and invitation, return to the life of the church.
If each person would pause, pray, and then invite someone
to experience the mercy of God and return to the life of the
church, how different would our parish life be.
Before his election as Pope, our Holy Father as Archbishop
of Buenos Aires wrote “Only someone who has encountered
mercy, who has been caressed by the tenderness of mercy,
is happy and comfortable with the Lord.”
Bishop Sullivan has asked
I share the following
information with you from
Archbishop Joseph E.
Kurtz, President of the
USCCB. Today, the people of God
must speak up for our
brothers and sisters facing genocide in the Middle
East. I urge every Catholic to sign the petition at
www.stopthechristiangenocide.org. As people of
faith, we must convince the United States Department
of State to include Christians in any formal
declaration of genocide.
For months, the Catholic Church has been a voice for
Christians and other religious minorities facing the
evil of deadly persecution. Now, the State
Department is expected to make a decision within
days. A resolution, H. Con. Res. 75, is also gaining
bipartisan support in Congress. Please, make sure
your name is added to the witness. The very future of
the ancient Christian presence in the Middle East is at
stake.
I am grateful to my brother bishops, the Knights of
Columbus and all the faithful who have struggled to
keep a focus on suffering Christians in the national
debate. Rest assured of my continued prayers and
support.
With each passing day, the roll of modern martyrs
grows. While we rejoice in their ultimate victory
over death through the power of Jesus’ love, we must
also help our fellow Christians to carry the Cross of
persecution and, as much as possible, help relieve
their suffering. By doing so, the Middle East and the
world will be made safe for people of every faith to
live in peace.
750 RAFFLE We need volunteers
To help with our 750 Raffle Beef and Beer!
This is the only one night fundraiser for the Parish.
Please call the office 927-1154 if you are interested in
helping. There are many jobs to fill and we are sure
you will be a perfect fit for one of those jobs!!
The raffle is held in October, and we are getting
ready now. Thank you!
Almighty God,
Thank You for the men and women who are on our
soil defending us from nuclear threats and attacks.
Father, I pray that you will disarm and fail every
attempt the enemy has at causing destruction to our
nation. Give our troops the knowledge in advance to
divert any attempt to hurt us. Lord, be with our
brave men and women here! I thank You for them
all! I love You! Amen!
We especially pray for:
Daniel Baker, Air Force
Joshua Bowen, Air Force
Daniel Cahill, Army
Nicholas Davenport, U.S. Coast Guard
Kristen Davenport, U.S. Coast Guard
Glenn Godleski, Army
Jordan Gott, Army
Shawn Hagerthey, Army
Patricia Hughes, Air National Guard
Anthony Kelly, Army
Jeremy Komasz, Navy
Stephen Lauderman, Air Force
Brad Mohr, Marine Corps
Christopher Roth, Army
T.J. Rubino, Air National Guard
Kevin Semler, Marine Corps
John Walsh, Navy
Michael Zameito, Navy
If you have a family member, friend or loved one in the
Armed Forces that you would like to add to our prayer
list, please call the office at 927-1154 . We need their
name and the name of the military branch in which
they serve.
We need a volunteer to walk
the floor on the 4th Friday from
6:30-9:30 p.m. (this job can be
split between 2 people). On the
3rd Friday we need an extra
helper in the kitchen. We
also need a bingo caller. If you
are interested, please call the
Office at 927-1154 to volunteer.
Mother’s Day Flowers May 8th, Complimentary
flowers after all Masses
Golf Tournament May 21st, Saturday
Mays Landing
Country Club
YOUTH GROUP (for ages 12-18)
Meets Sundays at 7 PM in the Church. FMI text
“olsyouth” to 84576. Find us on Facebook or call
Tom Salerno at 927-8679.
YOUNG ADULT GROUP
Meets the 1st Sunday of the month at 7 pm in the
Hall Kitchen. For more information call
Tom Salerno at 927-8679 or email Eileen at:
RELIGIOUS GIFTS FOR FIRST COMMUNION
AND CONFIRMATION
The Missionaries of the Sacred
Hearts, 2249 Shore Road, Linwood,
have a varied selection of gifts. You
are most welcome
to stop by
Monday-Thursday
from 8:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. and
Friday, 8:30 a.m.-
Noon. Religious articles are located
in our office building on the corner of
Shore and Royal Avenues, Linwood
on the same grounds as Villa Pieta. (Phone: 927-5600)
There is NO Catholicism 101 Class Monday, April 4th.
Classes start again on Monday, April 11th. This class is
offered every Monday from 7:45 p.m. -9:30 p.m. in the
church annex. For more information please call
Nancy at 926-5595.
FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 8th
Bingo workers are: Rich Varevice, Darlene &
George Mason, Bob Wallace, Loretta, Kim Pirillo
and Carmella Garcia.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye! The amazing “Enchanted Pr incess
Breakfast” will take place at Greate Bay Country Club on
Saturday, April 16th from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. Enjoy a
delicious breakfast buffet and photos with your favorite
“Frozen” themed princess and a fantastic show with singing
and dancing for all the princesses of the kingdom! Tickets
are only $25.00 for kids and $30.00 for adults. Call Megan
(Food & Beverage Manager) at 927-5071 Ext. 129
Pennies for the Poor VIII hits its 100th day on April 10th.
Please consider joining this simple effort to get as many
people as possible to save one penny a day for 100 days to
be used to help our adopted school, Flor de Café in the
Dominican Republic. Pennies will be collected after all
Masses at Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Joseph’s the
weekend of April 16th and 17th. Thank you to all who are
helping! Your pennies make a huge difference!
Donations are tax deductible.
Women of all ages and stages of life are invited to the
Ministry of Motherhood’s Prayer Group on Wednesday,
April 13th, in Linwood at 7:45 p.m. Please call or text
Alice at 609 408-2194 to RSVP and get the exact address.
Email [email protected] to be added to
our email list. Start reading...The Ministry of Motherhood’s
Book and Dessert Club invites all women to join us as we
discuss Wild Goose Chase by Mark Batterson on Thursday,
April 21st, at 8:00 p.m., at an Atlantic City location.
Call Alice at 609 408-2194 for the address.