Sunday of Divine Mercy• April 23rd, 2017
SAINT CLARE PARISH • CLIFTON, NJ
Celebration of
the Eucharist
Memorials for the Week
Altar Bread & Wine is offered this week in memory of…
MISSED OPPORTUNITY
Altar Candles burn this week in memory of…
MISSED OPPORTUNITY
Sanctuary Candle burns this week in memory of…
JOSEFINA LAGAZO-ESTERO
Divine Mercy Chapel Candle burns this week in memory of…
MISSED OPPORTUNITY
MONDAY, APR. 24
8:30 AM
STEPHEN DENKOWICZ
TUESDAY, APR. 25
8:30 AM CLAIRE UMOWSKI
Memorial Opportunities are available:
Contact the Office at 973-777-9313
WEDNESDAY, APR. 26
8:30AM
ANTHONY BLASKEWICZ
THURSDAY, APR. 27
8:30AM
RUPERTO GONZALES
FRIDAY, APR. 28
8:30AM
JOCELYN DEI
SATURDAY, APR. 29
8:30AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
5:00PM FELICITA & ALEXANDER MANCHENO
SUNDAY, APR. 30
8:00 AM VINCENT A. VENEZIA
10:00 AM BRIGIDO & TRANQUILINA DAVID;
PERTA KOLLER
12:00 PM ERLINDA ORCULLO; BARBARA
HENNEBERRY
SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY
First Reading: Acts 2:42-47
In the early days of the Church in Jerusalem, the faithful
listened intently to the teachings of the apostles. They lived a
communal life, sharing all property in common and praying and
taking their meals together.
Second Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9
In this first letter from Peter, he speaks to the Christians with
great joy and confidence, reminding them that through Christ’s
resurrection, they have been given a new birth and are heirs to
the kingdom of heaven.
Holy Thursday Collection: $1590.00
Good Friday Collection: $1253.00
Easter Collection: $16,524.00
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WE WISH TO EXTEND OUR DEEPEST
THANKS TO OUR PARISH COMMUNITY
FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND TO THOSE
WHO HELPED WITH DECORATIONS.
EASTER CANDLE WAS DONTAED BY:
ANDREW BLASKEWICZ
IN HONOR OF HIS PARENTS:
ANTHONY & GENEVIEVE BLASKEWICZ
Gospel: John 20:19-31
After his resurrection, Jesus appears to his disciples and gives
them the power to forgive sins. Thomas, who is absent, sees
Christ later and believes in His resurrection after feeling His
wounds. Christ admonishes Thomas by saying, “You became a
believer because you saw Me. Blessed are they who have not
seen and believed.”
To Our RCIA Confirmandi
DENNIS ARIAS
SUSIE ARIAS
JOHANNA CHAMORRO
MARIA CHAMORRO
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Sunday of Divine Mercy• April 23rd, 2017
SAINT CLARE PARISH • CLIFTON, NJ
INCREASED OFFERTORY:
FOR IT IS GIVING THAT WE
RECEIVE: The pledge cards are
HIS WORD TODAY
BY REV. WILLIAM J. REILLY
due. Remember pledges are a
commitment we make with God and
His Church. Therefore, ask the
Lord how much you can honestly
give in supporting His Church. We
are all called to do our fair
share in maintaining our beautiful
house of worship. Thank you to those that pledged
already. God bless.
“They devoted themselves to the teaching of
the apostles and to the communal life, to the
breaking of the bread and to the prayers… All
who believed were together and had all things
in common… Every day they devoted
themselves to meeting together in the temple
area and to breaking bread in their homes… and
every day the Lord added to their numbers.”
Such a description seems ‘too good to be true’ but
this is the description of the first disciples of the
Lord. The teaching of the apostles, the kerygma,
telling of the resurrection of Jesus and His victory
gave their discipleship new meaning. Like a family,
they formed a support group, sharing joy, as well as
fears, anxieties and triumphs because Christ was
alive. The Eucharist became the common bond,
uniting them with Christ and one another. Prayer
became a binding force.
Michelle Ladlee • Liam Foley • Tina Loyacano • Donald
Foster • Caleb Brosonski • Sandy Cackowski • Cynthia
Gauthe • Larry Gauthe • John Sabbak • Antonio
Campanella • Sofia Perez • Angela Maldonado• Ivan
Rivera • Daniel Burgers • Kenneth Franco • Ellen
Buchner • Tom Matteo • Therese Matulewicz • Jayden
Singer • Elizabeth Chuprevich • Edward Bajbek • Joan
Fitzgerald • Daelyn Bezares • Catherine Murphy • George
Blaskewicz • Michael Los • Agnes Moran •
• Barbara Thompson • Steve Rummel • Allyson Hughes
•Lorraine Castiglione • Mary Anne Zisa • John M. Crosby
• Sandra Esposito • Faustino Lozano • Isabel Lozano
Can I not see that my life in my parish, my small
group, is a mirror of those described by St. Luke or
of those gathered in the upper room? Can the
presence of Christ in my life, lead me to recognize
His presence in others? Can I truly believe that I am
not alone in my faith and move from ‘God and me’
to ‘God and we?’ On Divine Mercy Sunday, it can
happen.
+ Josephine Bove +John R. Lacquaniti +Charles Moran
+Zofia Colucci +Leonardo Tavarone +Carol Tavarone
+Anthony Lupinacci +Mary Perry +Janet Luzzi
NEXT PARISH TRIP
MARIAN PILGRIMAGE
JOIN FR. PETER & FR. EIDER ON A PILGRIMAGE
CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF
FATIMA APPARITIONS
WHERE TO: PORTUGAL, SPAIN, & FRANCE
WHEN: SEPT. 4-13TH, 2017 (10 DAYS!!!)
FOR MORE INFO, ITINERARY, AND REGISTRATION FORM,
PLEASE VISIT THE PARISH WEBSITE.
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MINISTRY SCHEDULE
APR. 29/30
EUCHARISTIC
MINISTER (H)
LECTOR
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
10:00 AM
12:00 NOON
STELLA BEDNARZ (H)
CAROL GOMMOLL (H)
PETER SAGUI (C)
BARBARA WALERS (C)
TIM BONNOMO
ROSEMARY BEDOYA (H)
ANTHONY SANTASIERI (H)
NANCY KELLEY (C)
CAROLINE ONG (C)
ANDREW BLASKEWICZ
WILLIAM BOBILA (H)
EILEEN BOSOTINA (H)
JUNE KIRBY (C)
JOAN MARIANO (C)
CHICHI ONWUCHEKWA
ROSARY MERANDINO (H)
ANN TRITAK (H)
JESSICA LIM (C)
CHRISTINE VARGAS (C)
MICHELE CIOLINO
LECTOR AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTER SCHEDULES WILL BE POSTED WEEKLY.
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