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THE PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW / ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA / OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
March 20, 2016 - PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
SAINT MATTHEW
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 5:00 pm Edward Illmensee Jr. (decd) req. by Walter & Joan Haubold
SUNDAY, MARCH 20 8:00 am Raymond Henshaw (decd) req. by Bryan Healy
9:00 am Frank De Souza Sr.(decd) req. by Wife & Family 12:00 pm Angelo Perez (decd) req. by Janet & Marty
MONDAY, MARCH 21 9:00 am Raymond Henshaw (decd) req. by Tom & Lucy Tucker
TUESDAY, MARCH 22 9:00 am John Korenko (decd) req. by Friends at Mass
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 9:00 am Susan Snyder Special Intention req. by George Febles & Family
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 5:00 pm Patrick & Katherine Mc Carthy (decd) req. by Catherine Mc Carthy
SUNDAY, MARCH 20 8:30 am Wanda Blaha (decd) req. by Lorraine Easty 10:30 am Margaret & Joseph Zuzic (decd) req. by Fuska Antunovic
MONDAY, MARCH 21 8:00 am Johnson Family (liv) req. by Lorraine Easty
TUESDAY, MARCH 22 8:00 am Akhavan Family (liv) req. by Lorraine Easty
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 8:00 am Johnson Family (liv) req. by Lorraine Easty
SUNDAY, MARCH 27 - EASTER 8:30 am Maureen O’Connor (decd) req. by Marie Doyle 10:30 am Walter & Ruth Murray (decd) req. by Janet & Packy Murray
THURSDAY, MARCH 24 - HOLY THURSDAY FRIDAY, MARCH 25 - GOOD FRIDAY
SATURDAY, MARCH 26 - HOLY SATURDAY
See the Holy Week Schedule on page 3
SUNDAY, MARCH 27 - EASTER
8:00 am Jennifer Smith Special Intention
req. by Rob Vinci
9:00 am Louise Moore (decd)
req. by Patricia & James Marrin
12:00 pm John Korenko (decd)
req. by Anonymous
First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7
Isaiah describes an individual who had been taught by God to reach out to others. He also describes this individual's willingness to be beaten and spit upon, secure that with God's help, he will not be disgraced.
Second Reading: Philippians 2:6-11
Paul discusses how Jesus did not declare equality with God, but took on human form. He humbled himself enough to accept dying on the cross. God in turn exalted him and wants us to respect Jesus' name and worship him.
Gospel: Luke 22:14—23:56
Luke gives a detailed account of Jesus' last supper with the apostles, where Jesus tells them he will soon suffer in fulfillment of God's will. Then Jesus prayed that he might be spared if it suited God's will. After Judas betrayed Jesus, he was arrested. Although Pilate did not think Jesus was guilty of a crime, he gave in to the will of the people, and sentenced Jesus to death on a cross. Then Jesus was crucified and his body laid in a new tomb.
MARCH 20, 2016 - PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
WEEKLY COLLECTIONS - Thank You!
SAINT MATTHEW 2016 2015 March 13….....………..………....$3329 $4757 Maintenance & Repairs……..$1385 $1935 Attendance………..….….…….. Incomplete 523 OLPH 2016 2015 March 13…..……...................$2934 $2901 Maintenance & Repairs……..$ 931 $1083 Attendance…………….…………... 357 352 The Second Collection today at St. Matthew is for the Fuel Offering.
The Easter Flower Envelope may be dropped into any collection.
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS: HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 20, 2016 “Go into the village straight ahead of you. Upon entering it you will find an ass tied there which no one has yet ridden. Untie it and lead it back. If anyone should ask you, ‘why are you untying the beast’ say, ‘the Master has need of it.’ They departed on their errand and found things just as he had said.” Saint Luke sets the scene for us to join Jesus and His followers in their entry to the holy city. Triumph will soon turn to tragedy. The crowd of greeters will quickly depart, and others will take their place. Holy Week is upon us. We can begin these solemn days, remembering what transpired in Jerusalem. We can approach the Passover meal, observe the washing of the disciples’ feet, and the giving of the gift of the Eucharist. We join the disciples in the garden of olives, see the betrayal, hear the denial and the unjust arrest. We will walk the dusty streets to the hill of Calvary, listen to His final words, and quietly leave the guarded tomb. The events of Holy Week really ask much more of us. We read and listen, we are moved to compassion. But as we walk this week, discover others who are suffering in a similar way. Consider refugees and displaced persons, hear their cry. Consider families of those incarcerated and support their pain. The streets of Jerusalem are the halls of a hospital for the terminally ill, where the Christ continues to suffer today. The passion of Christ crosses the centuries and is revealed for our consideration today.
Please keep in your prayers the
ill of our parish especially:
Peter Rasulo, Christopher Liva,
Richard Dosin Sr., Susan Sullivan
Manuele, Mary Michna, Richard
Ryan Sr., Paula Piluso, John
Trevor Dabenigno, Bonnie Taylor,
Pat Chepiga, Maureen Farrell Kenner, Louis Cillo,
Stella Taras, and John Kelly.
And for those who have died marked by the sign
of faith, especially:
If you know of any parishioners who are ill and would like to
be visited by a priest, please contact the rectory at 914-478
-2822.
Names will be left on the sick list for 4 weeks. Please feel
free to call the rectory to add names of immediate family
members at any time.
50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS AT ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL
Couples celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2016 are invited to attend the ANNUAL GOLDEN WEDDING MASS JUBILEE MASS with
Cardinal Dolan at the Cathedral of St. Patrick on Saturday, June 25 at 1:30pm OR Sunday, June 26 at 2:00pm Pre-registration IS required. The closing date to register for the Mass is Monday, May 23rd. Please contact the rectory during office hours (Monday - Friday: 9:30am—5:00pm) if you would like to be registered.
2016 HOLY WEEK & EASTER SCHEDULE
March 20 - Palm Sunday Regular Mass Schedule
March 21 - Reconciliation Monday
(Last Confession before Easter) STM - 4:00pm - 6:00pm OLPH - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: Regular Daily Mass Schedule
NO Daily Masses on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
Holy Thursday, March 24 STM: 10:00am - Tenebrae
OLPH: 7:00pm - Mass of the Lord’s Supper & Procession
Good Friday, March 25 STM: 10:00am -Tenebrae
STM: 3:00pm - Passion, Veneration of the Cross & Communion
OLPH: 7:00pm - Stations of the Cross & Veneration of the Cross
Holy Saturday, March 26 STM: 10:00am - Tenebrae
STM: 11:00am - Blessing of Easter Baskets 8:30pm - Easter Vigil Mass (at both locations
Easter Sunday, March 27 STM: 8:00am, 9:00am & 12 noon
OLPH: 8:30am & 10:30am
This Week’s Candle Memorials :
St. Matthew Tabernacle Candle
In Memory of Nathaniel Pollock
req. by his daughter, Claudia
Blessed Mother Candles
In Memory of Frank DeSouza Sr.
req. by his Grandchildren
Sacred Heart Candles
In Memory of Alice Lemischak
req. by her Children & Grandchildren
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Tabernacle Candle
In Memory of Sal Campoli
req. by his wife, Dora
ST. STANISLAUS KOSTKA
COFFEE HOUR takes place
every Sunday after the 9:00 AM
Family Mass. The St. Stanislaus
Kostka Society welcomes all
parishioners to join them.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
See the Holy Week & Easter
Schedule on Page 3 for the Stations
of the Cross Schedule.
The Mass book is OPEN through
May 31st.
If you would like to reserve a Mass in memory of a loved one, please contact the rectory at 914-478-2822. We have many Masses available during the week and on Sunday’s at both Church locations.
Central to Pope Francis’s environmental encyclical, Laudato Si’, is his call for a universal “culture of encounter,” or dialogue. Dialogue between science and religion, between the market economy and true human fulfillment, between the overdeveloped North and suffering communities in the South, is essential to “caring for our common home.” Let us pray for conversion to such a dialogical spirituality, even as we live it out by buying less and demanding limits to greenhouse gas emissions from our government.
IN SEARCH OF OUR LADY OF
PERPETUAL HELP HISTORY.
The Making All Things New committee is in the process of creating a history of our parishes. If you have a photo or memory of a special event (communion, picnic, wedding, parade, confirmation, etc.) we would like to include it. Photos, flyers, news clippings, written anecdotes: anything and everything is being considered for this publication. Please submit in an envelope labeled "Parish History" and include your name & phone number so your items can be returned. Please supply a caption for each photo submitted. Bring your envelopes to the rectory: 616 Warburton Ave, Hastings-on-Hudson, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. Submissions may be made via email with images attached to: [email protected] with "Parish History" in the subject line. Please submit by Sunday, May 15, 2016.
IRS FORMS for Tax Purposes are available upon request. Please call the rectory with your ENVELOPE NUMBER and we will get your form out to you. Your IRS Form includes ONLY donations made to the parish collections. (Does not include Cardinals Appeal).
On Easter Sunday, March 27, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt following the 10:30am Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ardsley (approx. from 11:30am—12:30pm) on the grounds of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help School. All children from the St. Matthew/OLPH Parish are invited to participate!
Please Note: Anyone wishing to recycle old plastic eggs and donate candy, trinkets, or stickers etc., please bring them to the Religious Education office during Tuesday & Wednesday classes.
Religious Education News:
Please note that TODAY, Palm Sunday, the St. Matthew Religious Education
classes will meet after the 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church instead of the school. St. Matthew’s School will not be opened so we will not have a Coffee Hour. In the Church, please sit by class as attendance will be taken. Parents are welcomed to stay as we pray the Stations of the Cross. Dismissal from the Church will be at approx. 10:45am. St. Matthew will not have classes on March 27th - Easter Sunday. Classes will resume on April 3rd. (OLPH will not have classes on Tuesday, March 29th).
