Saint Therese Parish

120 Monroe Avenue • Cresskill, N.J. 07626

Parish Office 201-567-2528

200 Jefferson Avenue Cresskill

Religious Education 201-567-4781

200 Jefferson Avenue Cresskill

Academy of St. Therese 201-568-4296

220 Jefferson Avenue Cresskill

Confirmation & Youth/Young Adult

Ministry 201-567-2528

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St. Therese of Lisieux welcomes you! Thank you for coming today! Whether you are just visiting or have recently moved to our area, we are happy that you joined us! Newcomers are invited to register at the Parish Office during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9AM to Noon; 1PM to 5PM or visit us at www.sttheresecresskill.org.

SATURDAY: MAY 13 5:00 Gary Mioli, req. Aunt Anna (Tana) 5:00 Mary Cognata and Stella Barbieri, req. Rosina and Anthony Barbieri

SUNDAY: MAY 14 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Sinon and Mary Mulqueen, req. Mary Clark 9:30 Maria Hroncic, req. Nick and Fides Hroncich 11:30 Joey Muti, req. Mom, Dad and Jessica 11:30 Julienne O’Sullivan, req. her family

MONDAY: MAY 15 8:30 Joey Muti, req. Grandma Sheehan 8:30 Helen and Frank McCullough, req. Doreen and Bob

TUESDAY: MAY 16 8:30 Joey Muti, req. Mom, Dad and Jessica 8:30 Tomas O. Ricalde, req. The Ricalde Family

WEDNESDAY: MAY 17 8:30 Joey Muti, req. Mom, Dad and Jessica 8:30 Gregory G. Magee, M.D., req. Doreen and Robert

THURSDAY: MAY 18 8:30 Louis and Lillian Prath, req. Joan & Dick Hebert 8:30 Margaret Hebert, req. Joan & Dick Hebert

FRIDAY: MAY 19 8:30 Elena Morin, req. Maria and Branko Badurina 8:30 Anne McDade, req. Doreen McCullough

SATURDAY: MAY 20 5:00 Maria Hroncic, req. Nick and Sandy Hroncich 5:00 Raymond Rancan, req. The LaMastra Family

SUNDAY: MAY 21 7:30 For the People of the Parish 9:30 Helen Pankowitz, req. Barbara Higgins 9:30 Florence Wilkin, req. The Wilkin Family 11:30 Sr. Julia Mary, O.P., req. Maura and Joe DeCristofaro 11:30 Elsie and August Mercandino, req. The Mercandino Family

MASS INTENTIONS

PRAY FOR THE SICK

SACRAMENTAL BREAD & WINE The bread offered at the masses this week has been

donated in loving memory of Joseph Ruis at the request of his wife, Helen

The wine offered at the masses this week has been donated in loving memory of Maria Hroncic

at the request of her husband, Mario

CARMELO ABBRUZZESE LEONARD ABBRUZZESE SARKIS ARSLANIAN VIRGINIA BARBAGALLO CALVIN BROKAW MARY BROWN ED BURKE ED BOURKE CHARLES CASTLE SAM CITERO DIANE CUNNINGHAM JACK CURTIN MATTHEW CURTIN DOLORES DE SANTI JAMES DE STENO JIM DONNELLY ROSALIE DUNKIN ELLEN DUNN COSTINTINO FAUSTINI JOHN FLYNN KATHLEEN FREEMAN JOSEPH FRISCIA STEVIE GARCIA KYLE GERAN PAT GERAN SEAN GONCI MICHELE GUERRA DAN HAGGERTY MAUREEN HALLENBECK GLORIA IORIO RAY KEIM ANDREW KOVACH SCOTT KUBRIN BILL LEE

LENORE LIEBESKIND KARA GARRITY LIEBESKIND CHRIS LORA ANNE MARSIGLIANO DEBBIE MARTINI TIMMY MC DONNELL STEPHANIE MC NAMARA MICHAEL MICHELLE MULLEN KAREN NAGIB MARY ANN OATES JOSEPHINE PAPA GUS PEREZ JOHN PESCH NANCY PORCARO MICHELLE PREOLO BOB PRINCE, JR. MARYANN PRINCING JESSIE RACYN SR. CATHERINE REDDY RINA ROMANELLI RALPH ROTUNDA WENDY RUGGIERO BEVERLY SCHWAB JOANN SCIMANICO CECILE SICARI DONNA SPINA JEREMY STEVENS PAMELA STEVENS RONALD THOMAS NORMAN TRASS FRANK UVENIO PATRICIA VICTORY DOT WILLIAMS AMANDA WILSON

REST IN PEACE Please pray for Mary McNulty

and for all military men and women who have died this week, may they be at peace with God.

SANCTUARY LAMP The Sanctuary Lamp burns this week

in loving memory of Susanna Magarelli at the request of The Magarelli and Hallihan Families

Happy Mother’s Day from the

Parish Staff of St. Therese

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Letter from the Pastor

Dear Parishioners,

At the conclusion of today’s Gospel we hear Jesus say: “Whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these.” This saying of Jesus is a call to service. It is a reminder to us that we are called in this Easter season to renew our com-mitment to walk in the footsteps of Jesus and to love one another as he has loved us.

On this Mother’s Day our young people are taking up the charge of today’s Gospel as they collect nursery items for mothers and infants in need. It is a small gesture with far reaching implications for the expectant mothers who will receive these items. To be a truly pro-life community means that we stand ready to help every new mother and infant through prayer and charity.

Even though we are five weeks into Easter, the season is filled with the excitement and joy that we felt at the Easter Vigil and on Easter Sunday Morning. As the season moves towards the Ascension and Pentecost we continue to grow in the joy and love of the God who has set us free from the darkness of sin and called us into the warmth of the light of his love.

Happy Mother’s Day!

With Love,

Fr. Sam

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED GENEROSITY

Our weekly goal $15,300.00

Week of May 7, 2017 Regular $12,808.00 Assessment $ 2,606.50 Total $15,414.50

Please make all checks payable to St. Therese Church

SUNDAY COLLECTION MINISTER SCHEDULE

May 20 & 21

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

5:00 PM A. Dempsey, B. Gibb, R. Hartmann, C. McConville, C.J. Schutte, R. Schutte 7:30 AM P. DeVries, A. Diggins, J. Donnelly, R. Reinhardt 9:30 AM E. Cantos, E. Capone, S. Dauble, J. DeCristofaro, D. Millheim, C. Parisi 11:30 AM C. Curran, B. Dineen, M. Duffy, P. Dunn, J. Early, A. Falla

LECTORS

5:00 PM K. Leyden, M. Sullivan 7:30 AM D. Wuertz 9:30 AM J. Leclercq, J. Leclercq 11:30 AM A. Smith, L. Liebeskind

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

May 24 - Vigil 7:30 PM A. Smith

May 25 8:30 AM F. Mladjenovic 12:00 PM J. Leclercq

SERVERS

5:00 PM O. Syby, P. Frattini 9:30 AM R. Hayden, B. Hayden 11:30 AM J. O’Brien, C. Sanchez

Special Needs

1:30 PM P. Frattini

CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN

Today, we are taking up the collection for the Catholic Commu-nication Campaign. Your support helps the CCC connect peo-ple to Christ, here and around the world, through the internet, television, radio, and print media. Half of the funds we collect remains in our diocese to support local efforts. Be a part of this campaign to spread the gospel message and support the collec-tion today! To learn more, visit www.usccb.org/ccc.

Our last Special Needs Mass until fall will be celebrated on May 21, 2017 at 1:30PM

Everyone is welcome to our Inclusive Family Masses. These Masses are adapted for individuals with

special needs and gifts, their families and friends.

SPECIAL NEEDS MASS

SERVING IN THE MILITARY

As a family, we at St. Therese pray for all the members of our parish. We especially pray for our parishioners and their relatives who are currently on active duty in the military.

We ask God to keep in his care Spec. Andrew J. Naso Deploying to Kuwait

2018 MASS BOOK

The 2018 Mass Book will open on Tuesday, May 16th

from 9:30-11:30AM and 1:30-4:30PM. Please keep in mind that there is a limit of three

Saturday/Sunday/holy day Masses.

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The cards for our annual Mother’s Day Novena are available at the doors of the church. Please print the necessary information on the outside envelope and return it to the Parish Office. The envelopes will be placed on the altar for a nine-day novena. The sug-gested donation is $10.00.

Let us remember in our prayers our Mothers, Grand-mothers, Aunts, Godmothers and those who are like mothers to us both living and deceased.

MOTHER’S DAY NOVENA

Our BRANCHES High School Youth Group and

Social Concerns Ministry will be joining forces and holding a

BABY ITEM COLLECTION

before and after all the masses this weekend - May 13th & 14th We ask that all items be NEW.

Later in the spring we will host a Baby Shower and the gifts will be given to local MOMS in need.

What a wonderful way to celebrate Mother’s Day with a donation to help these new Moms!

We thank you for your support.

YOUTH GROUP NEWS

St. Therese Knights of Columbus and

The Msgr. Charles McCorristin Assembly are proud to announce that this year's winner of the

7th grade Essay Competition is

Yuning Han from

The Academy of St. Therese CONGRATULATIONS!

HSA CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS Week 13

Date Name Ticket # Amount 4/24/2017 Borges, G. 0019 $ 25.00 4/25/2017 Zerillo, J. 2492 $ 25.00 4/26/2017 Syby, S. 2175 $ 25.00 4/27/2017 Chung, S. 0851 $ 25.00 4/28/2017 Garcia, S. 3180 $ 25.00 4/29/2017 Kochakian, E. 0504 $ 25.00 4/30/2017 Keane, D. 1204 $ 100.00

HSA CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNERS Week 14

Date Name Ticket # Amount 5/1/2017 Savage, J. 1942 $ 100.00 5/2/2017 John, G. 1434 $ 25.00 5/3/2017 Quintana, E. 2388 $ 25.00 5/4/2017 Borges, G. 0011 $ 50.00 5/5/2017 Torres, A. 3285 $ 25.00 5/6/2017 Koons, M. 0555 $ 25.00 5/7/2017 Kelliher, D. 1152 $ 25.00

After an overwhelming response we are beginning to plan our St. Therese 2017 Feast!

A large amount of volunteers and time is required to carry out this ambitious event each year. Behind these volunteers is a core Feast Committee who dedicate their time and talent to help make our feast a huge success for all.

The Feast Committee is responsible for the planning, preparation and running of the annual St. Therese Feast, which could serve as one of the largest fundraisers for the Parish.

This year we are opening up 6 new committee spots and will welcome new members.

Committee members should be capable of volunteering and willing to commit to attend monthly Feast meetings as well as be available for the entire weekend of August 25th. We are also in need of someone with Marketing, PR and/or Social Media skills to help work with the committee.

If you are interested in becoming a Feast Committee Member or help with marketing, please contact Gina Marie at 201-567-2528 or gloiacono@sttheresecresskill.org

Note: At a later date we will begin to recruit for our regular feast volunteers to help on the actual weekend!

Thank you.

St. Therese Parish Feast 2017

JOIN US!

Thursday, May 18th 9AM – 12PM

in the

Parish Center

As we celebrate 40 years of Sharing the Scriptures and

growing in love for God and one another!

Our program will be given by two young women, Lauren & Emily, from "Array of Hope".

Please bring a dish to share!

WOMEN’S BIBLE SHARING BRUNCH

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