Spirituality Faith Formation Evangelization Stewardship Welcome to Welcome to Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Fifth Fifth Sunday Sunday of of Easter Easter May 3, 2015 Today’s Readings: 980 in the Gather Book Come, Come, be be renewed renewed … may … may Your Glory Your Glory shine! shine! Pastor’s Corner Life on the Vine In our Gospel reading this Sunday, we hear Jesus tell us, I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. (John 15: 5) Jesus reminds us of the importance of staying close to him in this passage. Our life, our help and our hope come from this connec- tion. Without this strong bond to the Lord, we cannot bear abundant fruit in our life. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that the way in which we can be sure of the holiness of a person is through the fruit that they bear. He says, a good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. (Matt 7:18) An example of this good fruit is found in the first reading today. St. Paul is now connected to Christ because of his conversion that happened on the road to Damascus. However, the community is leery of him, they remember the evil he has done and they are afraid of him. He needs to prove himself and he does. The community slowly begins to accept him because they see that he means what he says. He is connected to Christ and he is connected to the Christian community. They begin to trust him be- cause they see his faith is real. A connection to Christ on the vine necessitates a connection to the Church. If we are truly spiritual and holy, it will reflect in the way we live as members of the Church. Pope Francis notes that the Church must reflect the very love and mercy of God: Consequently, wherever the Church is present, the mercy of the Father must be evi- dent. In our parishes, communities, associations and movements, in a word, wherever there are Christians, everyone should find an oasis of mercy. (Misericordiae Vultus, 12) God’s love and mercy are essential fruits that are produced from our life on the vine of Christ. We continue to celebrate First Communions this Sunday. As members of this parish, let’s do our best to reflect the life of Christ in the way we greet our guests and our members who are new to parish life. Communion is the greatest expression of our life on the vine. May our connection to Christ be evident in the way we greet the chil- dren receiving communion and their families who visit with us today. We can be an occasion of grace for these children and their families if we reflect Christ’s mercy and love today. Similarly, we can encounter God’s grace today when we celebrate joyfully the gift of new life that comes to us in Holy Communion. Father Mike
Welcome to Welcome to Our Lady Queen of Peace Church Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
FifthFifth Sunday Sunday
of of EasterEaster
May 3, 2015 Today’s
Readings: 980 in the Gather Book
Come, Come, be be
renewedrenewed … may … may
Your Glory Your Glory shine!shine!
Pastor’s Corner
Life on the Vine
In our Gospel reading this Sunday, we hear Jesus tell us, I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. (John 15: 5) Jesus reminds us of the importance of staying close to him in this passage. Our life, our help and our hope come from this connec-tion. Without this strong bond to the Lord, we cannot bear abundant fruit in our life. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that the way in which we can be sure of the holiness of a person is through the fruit that they bear. He says, a good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tree bear good fruit. (Matt 7:18) An example of this good fruit is found in the first reading today. St. Paul is now connected to Christ because of his conversion that happened on the road to Damascus. However, the community is leery of him, they remember the evil he has done and they are afraid of him. He needs to prove himself and he does. The community slowly begins to accept him because they see that he means what he says. He is connected to Christ and he is connected to the Christian community. They begin to trust him be-cause they see his faith is real. A connection to Christ on the vine necessitates a connection to the Church. If we are truly spiritual and holy, it will reflect in the way we live as members of the Church. Pope Francis notes that the Church must reflect the very love and mercy of God: Consequently, wherever the Church is present, the mercy of the Father must be evi-dent. In our parishes, communities, associations and movements, in a word, wherever there are Christians, everyone should find an oasis of mercy. (Misericordiae Vultus, 12) God’s love and mercy are essential fruits that are produced from our life on the vine of Christ. We continue to celebrate First Communions this Sunday. As members of this parish, let’s do our best to reflect the life of Christ in the way we greet our guests and our members who are new to parish life. Communion is the greatest expression of our life on the vine. May our connection to Christ be evident in the way we greet the chil-dren receiving communion and their families who visit with us today. We can be an occasion of grace for these children and their families if we reflect Christ’s mercy and love today. Similarly, we can encounter God’s grace today when we celebrate joyfully the gift of new life that
comes to us in Holy Communion. Father Mike
This Week’s Mass Intentions Saturday, May 2 5:00pm Marion Saitta/JoAnn Cardello Sunday, May 3 8:00am Sidney Tichy/Altemose Family 10:00am John & Mary Niland/Joan Bullard 12:00pm Ruth Allen/Family 1:30pm Frances Cantwell/Judy & Ed Baldwin & Family Monday, May 4 12:10pm Carol Newton/Joan Bullard Tuesday, May 5 8:00am Cosimo Serio/Lidia Fazio Wednesday, May 6 8:00am Virginia Jordan Riofski/Paul & Stephanie Romano Thursday, May 7 8:00am Joseph F. Burns/K of C Council 7141 Friday, May 8 8:00am Matteo Bilotti/son & grandchildren Saturday, May 9 8:00am Communion Service 5:00pm Matthew Martin Tucker/Mom, Dad & brother Sunday, May 10 8:00am James P. Andrews/ K of C Council 7141 10:30am Michael Melascaglia/Schierloh Family 12:00pm Francis X. Pollock/Joe & Joan Gaiotti 1:30pm Anthony Humemamski/Neil & Mary Boyce
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For the Military: If you would like to
place yourself or a family member on this list, please call the office and pro-vides us with name and rank.
CPT Tim Carlin SSGT Edward J. Drozd SSGT Gary M. Gassman SR Nicholas Kolment LtCol Tanya Dear, Air Force Major Keith Billman Spc. Larissa Lopez Chief Justin C. Melody Ensign Scott Douglas Captain Matthew Meckes USMC Cpl Matthew J Stevens Andrew Larregui Airman Ralph Lucchese Sgt Phillip J. Sever Sgt Joshua R. Sever LtCom Greg Crosby CPT Lauren De Jesus PVT Stefan De Jesus CPT Matthew DeSabio Major Stephen Pletchan PVT ToniAnn Valdner M.P. PFC Matthew Smith Corporal Matthew Tucker USMC Spc. Kevin R. Booth
Stewardship of Prayer
For those in need of Hope, Healing and Health Maria Grazia-Freni, George Mason, Angi Bremer, Ian McGoldrick, Ashlee Murray, Annaya Murray, Ayanna Murray, Edward Iandoli, Kevin Oldroyd, Brian Meyers, Cheryl Morse, Connie Rega, Deb Mooney, Nunzio Forte, Marianne Hinrichs, Ashley Bagosy, Mary Ann Triola, Brian Boyce, Hank Foertsch, Mary Amundsen, Harriet Packer, Paul Romano, John Matthew Russell, Shawn Everett, Christine Dafcik, Robert Corby, Vic-toria Guaracci , Frank Guld, Gladys Guld, Steven Hill, Deborah Gehr, Donald Hiemenz, Timothy Hiemenz, Judy Yarka, Joe Yarka, Susan Zieberski, Denise Zieberski, Kim Price, Stan Swiecicki, Russ Schwartz. Please call the office if you would like to add yourself or a family member to our prayer list. We will renew this list each month.
Feast of the Ascension
Wednesday, May 13th No 8am Mass 5pm Vigil Mass
Thursday, May 14th 8am Mass 7pm Mass
Mission Statement of Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish As the spiritual home for Catholics in the West End, we are a family of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. We are a Sunday people, remade in Baptism, nurtured by the Eucharist,
and guided by the Holy Spirit. Under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we strive to share our time, talents, and treasures. We are formed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and
proclaim the Kingdom of God by our words and actions.
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Mass Schedule Daily Mass Monday : 12:10pm Tuesday-Friday: 8am Saturday: 8am Communion Service
Monday: 6:30pm to 7:00pm (Monday Confessions are held in
the main church behind the choir.)
Saturday: 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Habra misa en español cada domingo-1:30pm. Todos invitados-Anuncien esto a
sus amigos y otros feligreses de la parroqua.
Tambien invita-mos a todos a
nuestros grupos de oración 7pm el viernes. Por
favor únase a nosotros.
Stewardship of Prayer
Religious Education Registration for the 2015/2016 school year.
Forms were sent home with your child/children or can be picked up at the Church Office.
Prayer Service for Christian Unity Ascension Thursday May 14th 12 Noon at the First Presbyterian Church at 97 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. Bishop Bambera will be the homilist. This is sponsored by Christian Communities Gather-ing of NEPA. For more information contact: [email protected]
First Holy Communion Candidates
Sunday May 3rd
DAMIAN ALBUNIO DOMINIC BALZANO CARTER BIRNBAUM CARSON BOWMAN TYLER BURNS CAMILO CAPPELLETTI GIANNA CARUSO JACE DE SANTO KALIA DI ANGELIS ABIGAIL DOMINICK DAVID DUBICKI AIDAN FAVA SOPHIA FERNICOLA MC CAFFERY GOGGIN BROOKE GREEN JASMINE HAINES JOSHUA HAVANSKY ELIZABETH HILL BROOKE KAMINSKI ALICIA KARAS HANNAH KENNEDY SHAYLEE KIMMICK
CAMERON KING RILEY KOERNER MICHAEL LA FIURA KEVIN LA RUE AIDEN LOLLIS ANTHONY MANGES JALISSA MANTILLA JOCELYN MC CREE PETER MILANESE AVA MORGAN ARIANA MOSCOSO VINCENZO ORTIZ STEPHEN PAGLIUCA DEANNA PERRY JOSHUA PONCE DARIANNA RIZVIC MATTHEW SALVATORELLI ANGELINA SIMONCELLI CHLOE TANTALLA ALYSSA VALOT KATIE VAN SCHOYCK
Please keep these children in your prayers.
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Our Lady Queen of Peace Church is a special parish because so many parishioners volunteer their
time. Please let us know if there is someone you feel could be our next Steward of the Week! Tear off
this coupon and put it in the collection, Suggestion Box or bring it to the office.
Do you know someone in our parish who is a good steward?
Thank you for sharing with your parish what God has given you!!
Regular Offertory:
$ 13,150.50 Online Giving: $ 550.00
Our Lady Queen of Peace
Stewardship Prayer Generous and loving God, you gather us together as one family in our Catholic faith. Help us to proclaim your Kingdom by our words and actions. Guided by the Holy
Spirit and with the help of Blessed Mary, may we share our time, talents, and treasures and abundantly return these, our gifts, to You. Amen
Pleasant Valley Ecumenical Network
Food items: peanut butter & jelly, large boxes of “unsweetened cereals” (corn flakes, cheerios, rice krispies, etc.) mac & cheese, soups Clothing items: Diapers size 1, boys light weight jackets, school socks all siz-es, young women’s junior clothing all sizes, men’s sweats all sizes, men’s tee shirts size small. Linens, crib sheets and receiving blankets.
Prayer Shawl Ministry Saturday May 9, 2015 10am –Noon in the Teen Room All are Welcome.
Knights of Columbus for purchasing Funeral Bibles which are used during the Funeral Mass and given to the family of the deceased.
Prayer Shawl Ministry makes shawls that are given to the family of the deceased. They pray for God's love to sur-round the shawl's recipient. By the time the person re-ceives it, the shawl is filled with prayers for them. "When they wrap themselves in it, they can feel the warmth and love that the prayers and yarn have become."
Funeral Altar Servers who offer comfort to grieving fami-lies at the Funeral Mass by assisting the family and friends of the deceased in giving thanks and praise to God for the life of their loved one.
Basket Donations Needed: Our Parish Flea Market will be hosting a Basket Raffle at our Flea Market on June 19, 20 and 21st We are seeking new donations for the Baskets listed below. With the outstanding support of our parishioners we were able to make 20 HUGE baskets to raffle off last year. Thank you so much Pamper Basket: Lotions, Bubble Baths, Salts, Towels, Soaps etc. Mr. Clean Basket: All Cleaning Sup-plies of any kind. Please bring items to the Church Office.
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Start spreading the news! Tell your rel-atives, friends, neighbors, col-leagues about the QOP Flea Market on June 19-21, 2015. Post it on your FACEBOOK
page! We would also be happy to accept yours & their donations for the fundraiser, and as you prob-ably know, donations will only start May 31, 2015. If you have any questions, call Kelli Krechel 610-381-2642 or Lynn Smith 570-350-2704.
Gift Card Raffle. Only 2 months left for our Annual Raffle! Please be sure to hand in your tickets soon for a chance to win great Gift Cards! If you need more tickets, please stop by the office. The pro-ceeds of this fundraiser help to maintain our church ground and building, as well as fund some great parish Ministries!
Atlantic City Bus Trip A few seats are still open on the bus to Atlantic City on Wednesday, May 13th. The bus will depart the church parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and return approximately 8:30 p.m. The cost for this trip is $35 and a casino slots return will be awarded to all those attend-ing. If you have made a reservation but have not for-warded payment you must do so before May 5th, or relinquish your reservation. Checks must be payable to Our Lady Queen of Peace and mailed to Tom Whitehead at 72 Iroquois Road Al-brightsville PA 18210. Please contact Tom at 570-646-8174 to make reservation or for more information. Proceeds benefit the Capital Im-provements Fund.
Carnation Sale: Altar & Rosary So-ciety will be selling carnations on Mother's Day week-end after all Masses. The selling of these flowers supports Pennsylvanian for Human Life -- Pro Life. Please stop by to see us. Thank you.
Altar & Rosary Society Lottery Calendar The ladies of the A&R are selling Lottery Calen-dars for the month of July 2015. The cost is $10.00 per calendar and you have 31 chances to win. The A&R members have a supply of cal-endars and they are available in the office at QOP Church. Thanks for your participation.
Altar and Rosary Society
Babysitting offered during 10:30am Mass-Many children get their first experience of a lov-ing parish community through our nursery during Mass and other parish events. Our Baby sitting ministry provides a precious moment of peace for parents so they can get in touch with God. Babysitting Offered during the 10:30am Mass every Sunday in the the Preschool.
We are always looking for volunteers for this ministry. If you are interested, please contact the Church Office 610 681-6137 or at [email protected]
Stewardship of Time and Talent What’s Happening
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Mass Greeter Schedule for May 10 10:30am: Dawn & Mario DeMaria, Dave & Teri Marazas, Rivera Family
Nuestra Senora de la Paz Horario Para La Palabra De La Sagrada Escritura Encargada de Los Lectores: Maria Diaz 570 972 4421 May 3 Janette Y Alvaro May 10 Maria Elena Y Luisa May 17 Alvaro Y Janette
Church Cleaner Schedule May 9 L. Katchmaric, M. Fer-guson, Rakoski Family Thank you for cleaning our Church! For more info about this ministry, please call Diane at 570 629-4185.
Bereavement Support Group If you have lost a loved one you are welcome to join us for healing and fellowship. Meetings are at 1:30pm in the Café. All are welcome. Our next Meetings: May 10 and 24. For more information con-tact the Church Office.
Al Anon Meeting “Let It Begin With Me” Welcome all Al Anon members to meetings on Wednesdays at Noon. Join us for recovery, strength and hope at Our Lady Queen of Peace in Room 114. For more info please contact Cyn-thia K. 201 492-1551 **closed meeting; no smoking.
Download our app at myparishapp.com
“Portrait of Mary” May is the month of our Blessed Mother. Join local artist and member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Jean Perry on Wednesday, May 6th 6-8pm in McCawley Hall for a relaxing and fun art workshop painting your image of Mary. Ages 13-110! Cost $12 Sign up in Church Office and wear old clothes!!
Annual Mother's Day Brunch Sunday May 10th from 11AM-3PM in McCawley Hall Adults $12.00/children 10 and under $6.00 Includes: Omelet station, ham and turkey carving stations, fruit salad, danish and a buffet of other goodies. Seating at the door will be limited. It is strongly advised that you make reservations in advance by calling any of the following Knights: Larry Decker @ 570-992-6797, Leo Weir @ 570-992-2448, Bob Iannotto @ 610-381-4067, Mark Tichy @ 610-972-1095, or Grand Knight Ed Yost @ 570-992-6783 Treat Mom like the queen she is on her special day and thank you for your support of the Knights of Colum-bus.
Youth Ministry
Living 4:12 5:45-7pm
Teens of Peace 7-8:30pm
Monday May 5: Move Up Day
Tuesday May 6: Kickball Tournament
Like us on Facebook: Queen of Peace Teens
Eucharistic Adoration: Every Friday after 8am Mass until 7pm. Divine Mercy Chaplet 3pm
We are in need of adorers during these hours. There is a sign up sheet outside the Chapel.
