March 7, 2010
Masses for the Week
SATURDAY, MARCH 6
(Vigil: Third Sunday of Lent)
5:30 pm-Onorio Iacobelli
by M/M David Augusto
SUNDAY, MARCH 7
(Third Sunday of Lent)
7:30 am-Parish Family
9:00 am-Jennifer Tino by Mom &
Dad
10:30 am-Kib
Roberts by Cathy & Clare
12:00 noon-Edward Drury by Marjule
5:00 pm-James H. Dolnik by Shaw
Family
7:00 pm-Edward
Kelly by Mike & Dot Duffy
MONDAY, MARCH 8
(Lenten Weekday)
6:45 am-Joseph Del Guercio, Jr. by
Mom & Dad
8:00 am-Rose Mary Pizzi (30th
anniversary) by Husband
12:00 noon-Benesta Family by Florence Benesta
5:15 pm-Dec’d Members of Casey
& Guiliano Families by
Peggy
TUESDAY, MARCH 9
(Lenten Weekday)
6:45 am-Caroline Laqualia by Daughter
8:00 am-Elizabeth
D’Allegro by Steve & Nancy Kehayes
12:00 noon-Elizabeth Penta by Catherine Fisher
5:15 pm-John Paul Farro by John Vicchio
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
(Lenten Weekday)
6:45 am-Alfred Jacunski by Eloise
& Richard Grizzetti
8:00 am-David Serra by John & Isabelle Serra
12:00 noon-Sarah Clancy by Granddaughters
5:15 pm-Toni Clark by Mr. & Mrs. A. Bongo
THURSDAY, MARCH 11
(Lenten Weekday)
6:45 am-Viola Clark by Sister
8:00 am-Jack Byron by Victoria & Robert Wilczynski
12:00 noon-Gregory Panico by Vincenza Farco
5:15 pm-Jane Murray by Mary & Jim McHugh
FRIDAY, MARCH 12
(Lenten Weekday)
6:45 am-Loretta Rose Donatiello by
Jessica & Josh Wang
8:00 am-Russell C. Landon
12:00 noon-Catherine &
John Bianco by Nancy Giordano
5:15 pm-Judith
Corliss by Rosemarie Testa
SATURDAY, MARCH 13
(Lenten Weekday)
6:45 am-Kevin Soprano & Grandparents by Family
8:00 am-Parish Memorial Mass
5:30 pm-Joseph Giordano by Michael & Janice Giunta
SUNDAY, MARCH 14
(Fourth Sunday of Lent)
7:30 am-Parish Family
9:00 am-Joseph Garvey by Garvey Family
10:30 am-Claudio & Raye Musilli by Garvey Family
12:00 noon-Anna & Anthony
Luppino by Cynthia Morelli
5:00 pm-Carmen
Rivera by Maria Lopez
7:00 pm-Leonard Jurevich
by Susan Jurevich
Saturday
Memorial Mass:
Anna Arietta, Irene Tulli.
THIS WEEK THE SANCTUARY LIGHT IS:
In Memory of Living & Deceased Members
of the Garrison Family.
Votive Lights for Sanctuary and Shrines
Arrangements
may be made in person at the Rectory, Mon. to Fri., 9:00 to 5:00.
THE SHRINE AREAS VOTIVES THIS WEEK:
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, MOTHER CABRINI, BLESSED
KATERI TEKAKWITHA:
1. In Memory of Mary R. Ferrara
by Palmy Matragrano.
2. In Memory of Jennie Marsillo by Jean Marsillo
ST. JUDE, ST. ALOYSIUS, ST. PATRICK:
1. In Memory of Deacon Frank Muoio by Judy & Mike
Inglesino
2. In Memory of Christine Bozzone by Ferrera Family
EXPOSITION
OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Monday from 12:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Come and spend some time with our Lord.
Novena Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Bible Study
Bible Group meets
Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the Parish Center. The theme for the reflection on
God’s word spoken to us through the Holy Scripture is the Gospel of Saint Luke.
March 7, 2010
The Ministry of Prayer
“To everything there is a season, and a time
for every purpose under heaven.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11
“……A time to be healed…..”
Sick list: Adrian
Alfonso, Vicki Aloia, John Baerlein, Barbara Belton, Enes & Vivian Bernabo, Eugene Blewitt, Jean Blewitt, Clara Bounopane, Frank
Brady, Marie Bruder, John Bryer,
Noel Calerrico, Ed Centanni,
Anna Cesta, Laura Conforti,
Jeff Cotugno, Meghan Crane,
Mary Cubitoso, Rae DeBlasi, Lynn DePietro, Donny DiBenedetto, Steven Domalewski, Joanna
Dzitko, Norma Eichlen,
George Flood, Eileen Furlick, Todd Gabettie, Jim Gates, Anthony Grenci,
May Hamelin, Cihan Hazer, Rosemary Horkey, Lucille Krumeich, Msgr.
John Laferrera, Frank Maglio,
Albert F. Mancuso, Brian Martin, Terrance McHugh, Jonathan Miller, Catherine
B. Perry, Heather Pfaff, Ernie Pollara, Sr. Rita Ponzini, Patti Prezioso, Angela Ferlanto Putzi, Donald Quinn, Frank Rivers, Irene Rivers, Maryanne
Rivers, Dawn Marie Garamello Ruggiero, Richard Rygiel, Eleanor Ferlanto Sanchez,
Carmela Scelfo, Rosemary Scott, Giovanni Sereno, Salvatore Sereno, Isaac
Sullivan, Bart Taranto, Ethan Martin Toohey, James Tressito, Claire Tulino, Edna Turci, Bernadette Twomey, William
Twomey, Donna Valenti, Gerald
Veneziano, Richard Verde, Patricia Verderami, Samantha Warrender,
Mary Wethington, Esther Wethington
Squire.
“……A time to die………….”
Deceased: Columbia Bove, Dr.
James Garofalo,
Elizabeth Monaco, Rosalie Widejko.
“..A time for war and a time for peace..”
For national and world leaders and for
those in the armed services, especially
John Berberick, Glenn Berdela, Michael Berdela,
Brian Bergen, Matthew Birtwistle,
Shawn Braue,
Corey Charkowske, Thomas L.
Comer, T J Dolan,
Richard Dorchak, Blaine
Douglas, Brian Feddeler, Randall Ferrara, David Fox,
Jason Garrison, Edward Gibbons, Ryan Graal, Joseph
Robert Hyer, Loren Elizabeth Hyer,
Katherine Comer Irish, Dan Kinville,
Robert J. Krimmel, Patrick
Lynch, John McHugh, Michael McHugh, Mike Philips, Rose Poyourow,
Jonathan Poyourow, Conor
Regan, William Rock, T. J. Rooney, James Sturla,
Daniel Talouzzi, David G. Testa,
Jonathan Whitehead.
Amen.
Take this list home with you and use it in your daily
prayers.
Family Faith Formation and Children’s Ministry
Religious
Educ. -- Remainder of Year, PreK- 6th
Weekly
Sundays –Mar. 7,14,21,28; April 11,18
Mondays – Mar.8,15,22,29; April 12,19
Tuesdays – Mar. 9,16,23,30; April 13,20
No Classes the week April 4.
NOTE: March 28th is the Palm
Sunday Religious Education Family Mass at 9:00am in the school auditorium.
Family Catechesis:
Group 1 –March 21 and April 25
Group 2 – March14 and April 18, 25
Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) Schedule
Dates: March 14; April 11
& 25; May 9 & 23
The children attending the
sessions during Mass have been actively praying, listening and
participating. We ask parents to
continue to encourage their young children to attend during the 9:00am on the
dates listed above. If you are
interested in joining the CLOW team or assisting with the monthly sessions,
please contact Lynda Vincenti 227-4084 or Ed Karpinski 226-0209 x9. Thank you!
Religious Ed.–Final Semester, 7th
& 8th
Monday evenings- March 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th
No Class April 5th
April 12th –
Last class
Upcoming Confirmation dates
Confirmation Retreat-
Candidates & Parents
Saturday, March 13th 9:30am-1:00pm
Candidate
& Sponsors Meeting
Saturday, March 20th 4:30-5:30pm
followed by Ritual Mass at
5:30pm
OR
Candidate & Sponsors
Meeting
Sunday, March 21st 6:00-7:00pm
followed by Ritual Mass at
7:00pm
St.
Aloysius Book Club
Meets on
Thursday, at 7 pm
in the first floor of the Parish Center.
March 25th, "Dinner
at the Homesick Restaurant", Anne Tyler; April 29th, "The Wednesdays Sisters", Meg
Clayton; May 27th,
"Blessings", Anna Quindlen. All are invited for good conversation &
good company.
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Dear
Parishioners: The
main message of Jesus in this Sunday’s Gospel has to do with sin and the need
for repentance. Jesus cautioned
his listeners then and cautions us now to think clearly about sin and its
consequences. Many in Jesus’ time
and some people even today associate tragedies they or others experience with
punishment from God for their sins and offenses. Jesus, in fact, strongly disputes the judgment his listeners
were making about the guilt of the Galileans and those who died in the collapse
of the tower at Siloam. Twice
Jesus said, “By no means!” are they guiltier of sin. Jesus
urged his listeners then and urges us now to recognize we are all guilty of sin
and we must repent of our sins.
Twice Jesus said, “But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all
perish as they did!” The
Teacher, Jesus, continues with the telling of the parable of the fig tree. The owner of the field, the vine
grower, is interpreted to be God. Jesus is the gardener. The fig tree is the sinner who has not
been able to bear the fruit of repentance. The parable is about the amazing patience of God and the
love of Jesus for the sinner. What
started out as a message of doom and gloom becomes a story of mercy and
hope. Jesus, in the person of the
gardener, appeals to God, the owner of the field, to allow the tree, the
sinner, more time to respond to his care and feeding. The
need for repentance is not always understood. You may have heard it said that the closest we ever come to
perfection is when we write our resumes.
Since we may not be guilty of any serious wrong doing, we may be tempted
to think that repentance is for other people. The truth is that we are all called to repent and repentance
goes beyond simply saying that we are sorry for our sins. That, by itself, is contrition. Repentance involves a change of heart,
the radical elimination of whatever it is that keeps us from enjoying a closer
union with our Lord. Our
Lord wants us to be truly repentant and to persevere in leading our lives in
keeping with the will of the Father.
May the Lord bless us and lead us to sincere repentance. God
bless! Deacon
Bill |
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Lenten
Opportunities at St. Aloysius
·
Daily
Mass at 6:45 am, 8 am, 12 noon & 5:15 pm
·
Weekly
Social justice themes (see list in this bulletin)
·
Soup
Supper – Fridays, March 5, 12, 19 5:30 to 6:30 pm
·
Stations
of the Cross on Fridays at 7:00 pm
·
“Magnificat” daily reflection books
·
Monday
Eucharistic adoration from 12:30 pm to 7:30 pm
·
Faith
Quest, the adult spirituality forum during the Wednesdays of March.
·
Food
drives and Meatloaf Saturdays.
·
Fasting
·
Operation
Rice Bowl – for world hunger.
·
Daily
Rosary recitation
·
Your
Easter celebration of Reconciliation
·
Daily
Bible reading and personal prayer
St Al's Seniors
Happy St. Patrick's Day
St. Al's Seniors will celebrate St. Patrick's
Day on March 16th at 12 noon at: Jimmy Johnston's
Restaurant; 58 Eisenhower Parkway, Roseland.
The luncheon will be $17.00 for members and
$22.00 for non-members. Please call Mary
McHugh 973-228-5592 or Isabelle Serra
973-226-3447 for reservations. All money
must be in by March1st.
There will be no payment at the door.
Come and join your friends for a great afternoon
of fun and the "wear'n
of the green"!!
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