March 9, 2008

Resurrection of Our Lord Church

3900 Meramec St.
St. Louis, MO 63116

Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 9, 2008

Parish Council:
Vietnamese Mothers' Club
Mrs. Thong Nguyen:   351-2037
Viet. Sacred Heart of Jesus:
Mr. Tri Nguyen:   638-7417
Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society:
Mr. Hoa Nguyen:     719-6683
Children Religious Education:
Ms. Hau K. Nguyen:   636-394-9047
Vietnamese Liturgy Committee:
Mr. Tan Bui:   351-2037

Offering for March 3, 2008
English Mass: $663.00
Viet. Mass: $2130.00
Catholic Relief: $623.00
Capital Improve: $1048.00

Vocation View: Seeing physically dead people return to life is not a common event . But Christians, serious about their vocation, are eager to help the “down and out” find new meaning in Christ. Divine Word Missionary and Sister Servants of the Holy Spirit. Call 1-800-553-3321 or email us at Dwm@mwci.net

Rev. Peter De Ta Vo, SVD, Pastor
Rev. Thomas Tran, SVD, Associate Pastor
Rev. Tan Viet Nguyen, SVD, Priest in Residence
Rectory: 314-832-7023 and 314-832-7024 (Fax)

Baptism: Arrangements must be made one week in advance.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sunday from 7:15am to 7:45am or by appointment.
Marriage: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months prior to planned date of wedding.
Benediction: Friday from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. in Vietnamese.

Mass Schedule

5th Sunday of Lent (March 9, 2008)

8:00am	(Eng. Sun.) Marie Newton by Loraine Litzau
*8:00am	Weekday Masses in English (the Rectory Chapel)
Mon.	03/10 Raymond Diaz by Georgia Diaz
Tues.	03/11 Special Intention
Wed.	03/12 Special Intention
Thurs.	03/13 Special Intention
Fri.	03/14 Special Intention
*7:00pm	*Vietnamese Weekly Mass on Wed. Thurs. & Fri*

Today’s Scripture: Jn. 11:1-45

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise.” Martha said, “I know he will rise, in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.”… So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me; but because of the crowd here I have said this, that they may believe that you sent me…….

I am the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in me will not die but live.

Prayer List: Our elderly, our sick, and our shut-ins, especially Mr. Quang Huynh, Mrs. Luc Nguyen, Mrs. Huong, Mrs. Luan, Mrs. Ngai, Mrs. Kim-Phung; Mr & Mrs. Ngoc Nguyen, Mrs. Margaret Gebhardt, Mrs. Bernie Sidlo, Richard Kreiner, Bob Litzau, Mary Knoll, Margaret Bueltemeyer, Collen, Jane, and Rose Mosblech, Gerald Wrombel, Christine Kunze, and Mrs. Mary Goldworm, Mary Ann Sciaroni, Trang Nguyen, Maggie Pappil, Kristine Kunze. If you want to be on the prayer list, please let the priests know.

Birthdays of the Week
Thu Bui, Sabrina Duong, Loan Giang, Loan La, John Le, Sonnie Nguyen, Tuyen Nguyen,
Hien Tran, Jennifer Vo-03/09, Calvin Nguyen, Thu Nguyen, Dai Vo-03/10, Diep Ngo-03/12, Alexander Giang-03/13, Hoa Bui, Andrew Hoang, Chau Nguyen-03/14, Christine Nguyen, Phuc To-03/15. May God bless you and Happy Birthday to all.

Lenten Adult Religious Program: The Lenten Adult Religious class will meet every Tuesdays during Lent until after Easter at 7:00PM in the dinning room of the rectory house. All are welcome and invited to come and learn more about scripture and how the word of God relates to you life.

Cenacle: Due to the bad weather last Wednesday, the cenacle prayer group will meet this coming Wednesday, March 5th at 1:30PM in the chapel located in the Rectory House. All are welcome and invited to come and pray for the priests and their ministry to God’s faithful.

Holy Week Mass Schedule: The Schedule for Holy Week is as follows: 8:00PM Holy Thursday (March 20) with washing of the feet (two volunteers needed), 3:00PM on Good Friday(March 21) Stations of the Cross outside weather permitting, 8:00PM on Good Friday the Passion Narrative followed by the Veneration of the Cross & Holy Communion. The Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil (March 22) at 8:00PM and Easter Sunday (March 23) 8:00AM Mass in English and 10:00AM in Vietnamese. Please Note: The Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil celebrations will be bilingual-English and Vietnamese. There will not be a separate English Mass during these three days (Holy Triduum).

Easter Flowers: Donations for flowers for Easter is now being collected. Parishioners who wish to donate money toward the purchase of Easter flowers in memory of a deceased loved one are welcomed to do so. You may place your donation in an enveloped marked “Easter Flowers” and place the envelope in the collection basket or drop it off at the parish office. Thank you.

Second Collections: A reminder that we will have two special collections, The Holy Land Collection on Good Friday, March 21st and the Regina Cleri Collection on Easter Sunday, March 23rd.