ST. JOSEPH PARISH / PARROQUIA SAN JOSE
371 East Main Street
Middletown, Delaware
Palm Sunday of the
passion of the lord
March 20, 2016
Saint Joseph Church
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
We, the faithful of St. Joseph Parish,
willingly accept our baptismal call
to gather and worship as a community,
to proclaim the Word of God,
and to serve in the image of Jesus Christ.
MISIÓN DE LA PARROQUIA
Nosotros, los fieles de la Parroquia de San José,
aceptamos de buena voluntad
nuestro llamado bautismal
a reunirnos y adorar como comunidad,
a proclamar la Palabra de Dios,
y a servir en la imagen de Jesucristo.
OUR CHURCHES & SACRAMENT SCHEDULE
St. Joseph Church:
East Main Street, Middletown, DE
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM
Sunday Masses:
7:30, 9:30 AM, 11:30AM
Misa Dominical:
2:00 PM (Español)
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30 AM
Reconciliation: Saturday at 4:00 PM
St. Rose of Lima Mission:
Lock St, Chesapeake City, MD
Sunday Masses:
8:00, 9:30 AM
Tuesday Mass: 8:30 AM
Reconciliation: Sunday at 9:00 AM
St. Francis Xavier Shrine:
Church Road, Warwick, MD
As announced
COUNCIL EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Finance Council: John Sanders (410-275-1428)
Pastoral Council: Dave Marchlik (302-378-2138)
Saint Rose of Lima Church
PASTORAL OFFICE STAFF
Very Rev. David F. Kelley, VC., Pastor
Rev. Timothy Brady, O.de.M., Associate Pastor
Tim Enright, Deacon
Bob Altmiller, Facilities Manager
Vidette Benn, Parish Secretary
Nathan Costa, Coordinator of Liturgical Music
Jackie Delaporte, Special Assistant, Sacristan
Diana Gotthold, Formation Office
Rosemary Hadland, Coordinator of Music Ministry
Odile Jacob, Organist
Mary Kirk, Director of Religious Education
Richard McAloon, Business Manager
Antonia “Tonie” Vandenberg, Ministerio Hispano
Mark Winterbottom, Coordinator of Youth Ministry
GENERAL INFORMATION
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stjosephmiddletown.com
Pastoral Center / Centro Pastoral:
371 E. Main Street
Middletown, DE 19709
(entrance on Cleaver Farm Road)
302-378-5800, 302-378-5808 (FAX)
(toll-free from Maryland: 888-433-1874)
Ministerio Hispano: 302-378-5805, Ext. 104
Office Hours / Horario de la Oficina:
Monday – Thursday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Christ the Teacher Regional Catholic School
2451 Frazer Road
Newark, DE 19702
302-838-8850
www.christtheteacher.org
Sr. LaVerne King, RSM – Principal
Liturgy Notes
LENTEN FAST AND ABSTINENCE
Presider’s Intentions
Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of
abstinence. When fasting, a person is
permitted to eat one full meal on the specific
day. Two smaller meals may also be taken, but
not equal to a full meal. The rules of fasting
are obligatory only from age 18 until age 59.
The requirement to abstain from meat is
binding upon those 14 and older.
This week, our presiders will offer Masses for these
intentions:
Monday, March 21
8:30 AM (SJ)
Joseph Ryan
Tuesday, March 22
8:30 AM (SR)
Donald W. Illingworth
Wednesday, March 23
8:30 AM (SJ)
Joan Huhns’ Intentions
Thursday, March 24
Holy Thursday
*No morning mass
7:00 PM (SJ)
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday, March 25
*No morning mass
3:00 PM (SJ)
Good Friday
Service with Veneration
of the Cross
Saturday, March 26
8:00 PM (SJ)
Easter Vigil
Sunday, March 27
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday of the
Resurrection of the Lord
7:30 AM (SJ)
9:30 AM (SJ)
11:30 AM (SJ)
2:00 PM (SJ)
7:30 AM (SR)
9:30 AM (SR)
11:30 AM (SR)
CUARESMA AYUNO Y ABSTINENCIA
Los viernes durante la Cuaresma son días de
abstinencia obligatorios. A una persona se le
permite comer una comida completa en el día.
Dos comidas más pequeñas también pueden ser
tomadas, pero no igual a una comida completa.
Las reglas de ayuno no son obligatorios sino desde
los 18 años hasta los 59 años El requisito de
abstenerse de comer carne es obligatorio para los
mayores de 14 años.
MARTHA’S GUILD
Team 2 will clean on Thursday, March 24, 2016
Loretta Williams, Captain
Pat McTiernan
Anthony Davies
Shirley Stafford
Peggy Calvani
Ellie Collins
Anne Thompson
Karen Headley
George Vergel
Marlene & Jim Jacono
For more information or to volunteer, please call
Loretta Williams, 302-378-8635.
The Word in Our Lives:
Readings for March 27, 2016
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
First Reading: Acts 10:34a, 37-43
Peter proceeded to speak and said: “You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in Galilee after
the baptism that John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power. He
went about doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses
of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a
tree. This man God raised on the third day and granted that he be visible, not to all the people, but to us, the
witnesses chosen by God in advance, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He
commissioned us to preach to the people and testify that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living
and the dead. To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive
forgiveness of sins through his name.”
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-4
Brothers and sisters: If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the
right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden
with Christ in God. When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.
Gospel: John 20:1-9
On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw
the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and
told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” So Peter and the other
disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the
tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he
went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths
but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he
saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.
La Palabra en Nuestra Vidas:
27 de marzo 2016
Domingo de Pascua La Resurrección del Señor
Primera Lectura: Hechos 10, 34a. 37-43
En aquellos días, Pedro tomó la palabra y dijo: “Ya saben ustedes lo sucedido en toda Judea, que tuvo
principio en Galilea, después del bautismo predicado por Juan: cómo Dios ungió con el poder del Espíritu
Santo a Jesús de Nazaret, y cómo éste pasó haciendo el bien, sanando a todos los oprimidos por el diablo,
porque Dios estaba con él.
Nosotros somos testigos de cuanto él hizo en Judea y en Jerusalén. Lo mataron colgándolo de la cruz, pero
Dios lo resucitó al tercer día y concedió verlo, no a todo el pueblo, sino únicamente a los testigos que él, de
antemano, había escogido: a nosotros, que hemos comido y bebido con él después de que resucitó de entre
los muertos.
Él nos mandó predicar al pueblo y dar testimonio de que Dios lo ha constituido juez de vivos y muertos. El
testimonio de los profetas es unánime: que cuantos creen en él reciben, por su medio, el perdón de los
pecados.
Segunda Lectura: Col 3, 1-4
Hermanos: Puesto que han resucitado con Cristo, busquen los bienes de arriba, donde está Cristo, sentado a
la derecha de Dios. Pongan todo el corazón en los bienes del cielo, no en los de la tierra, porque han muerto y
su vida está escondida con Cristo en Dios. Cuando se manifieste Cristo, vida de ustedes, entonces también
ustedes se manifestarán gloriosos, juntamente con él.
Evangelio: Jn 20, 1-9
El primer día después del sábado, estando todavía oscuro, fue María Magdalena al sepulcro y vio removida la
piedra que lo cerraba. Echó a correr, llegó a la casa donde estaban Simón Pedro y el otro discípulo, a quien
Jesús amaba, y les dijo: “Se han llevado del sepulcro al Señor y no sabemos dónde lo habrán puesto”.
Salieron Pedro y el otro discípulo camino del sepulcro. Los dos iban corriendo juntos, pero el otro discípulo
corrió más aprisa que Pedro y llegó primero al sepulcro, e inclinándose, miró los lienzos puestos en el suelo,
pero no entró. En eso llegó también Simón Pedro, que lo venía siguiendo, y entró en el sepulcro. Contempló
los lienzos puestos en el suelo y el sudario, que había estado sobre la cabeza de Jesús, puesto no con los
lienzos en el suelo, sino doblado en sitio aparte. Entonces entró también el otro discípulo, el que había
llegado primero al sepulcro, y vio y creyó, porque hasta entonces no habían entendido las Escrituras, según
las cuales Jesús debía resucitar de entre los muertos.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE—2016
CHRISM MASS -MONDAY, MARCH 21 AT 7:00 PM
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
DOVER, DELAWARE
BISHOP MALOOLY, PRESIDER
HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 24 AT 7:00 PM
IN ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
EVENING MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
CONCLUDING WITH 9:30 PM NIGHT PRAYER
GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 25
9:00 AM IN ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH
LAUDS (MORNING PRAYER)
1:30 PM—STATIONS OF THE CROSS IN SPANISH
IN ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
3:00 PM IN ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
SOLEMN LITURGY BEGINS IN ENGLISH & SPANISH
BI-LINGUAL VENERATION OF THE CROSS AND
RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION
HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 26
9:00 AM IN ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH
LAUDS (MORNING PRAYER)
8:00 PM IN ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
EASTER VIGIL
EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 27
7:30, 9:30 AND 11:30 AM - EASTER MASS
2:00 PM - MASS IN SPANISH-IN ST. JOSEPH
CHURCH
7:30, 9:30 AND 11:30 AM - EASTER MASS
IN ST. ROSE OF LIMA CHURCH
PROGRAMA DE SEMANA SANTA—2016
PARROQUIA SAN JOSÉ
DOMINGO DE RAMOS
20 DE MARZO - 2:00 PM
(Misa (bendición y distribución de ramos)
24 DE MARZO - 7:00 PM
Misa de la Cena del Señor (servicio en ingles)
8:00 a 10:00 PM Traslación del Santísimo Sacramento
( salon de la de la Iglesia)
25 DE MARZO - 1:30 PM
Via Crucis detras de la iglesia
3:00 PM - Adoración de la
Santa Cruz y Comunión
26 DE MARZO - 8:00 PM
Vigilia Pascual (servicio en Ingles)
DOMINGO DE PASCUA - 27 DE MARZO
7:30- 9:30, 11:30 AM
(Misas de Pascua sevicios en Igles)
DOMINGO DE PASCUA - 27 DE MARZO
MISA EN ESPANOL a las 2:00pm
Stewardship
RICE BOWL COLLECTION
Due to the early bulletin deadlines the collection
amounts will be published next week. Thank you for
accepting the responsibility of faithful stewardship.
I am pleased to report that our monthly offertory
contributions through ACH (automatic clearing house,
a.k.a. electronic transfer) now exceed $12,000 monthly
comprised of over 150 participants. This process has
been in place for a few years now and is a safe and
secure way to make a weekly offertory contribution.
All offertory contributions, including special
offertories, can also be set-up through ACH. If elected,
you can still receive weekly envelopes and check the
box indicating you give electronically to preserve the
gesture of giving at Mass if you wish to do so. ACH
also helps with cash flow planning purposes for the
parish budget. If interested, please contact the main
office for a simple sign-up form.
John Sanders, President, Finance Council
Esquina de Administración
Me complace informar que nuestras contribuciones de
ofertorio mensuales a través de ACH (de transferencia
electrónica ) superan $12,000 mensuales compuesta
por más de 150 participantes. Este proceso ha estado
en vigor durante unos cuantos años y es una manera
segura de hacer una contribución de ofertorio semanal.
Todas las contribuciones de ofertorio, incluyendo
ofertorios especiales, también pueden ser través de
ACH. Si es elegido, aún puede recibir sobres
semanales y marca la casilla que indica que usted da
electrónicamente para preservar el gesto de dar en la
misa si desea hacerlo. ACH también ayuda con fines
de planificación de flujo de efectivo para el
presupuesto de la parroquia. Si está interesado, por
favor, póngase en contacto con la oficina principal
para un simple formulario de registro.
John Sanders, President, Finance Council
PAT’S PIZZA
Pat’s Pizza Family Restaurant, located at 311 N. Broad
Street in Middletown, will donate 10% of all receipts
we return to them. Please place your saved receipts in
the collection basket or drop them off at the parish
office.
We are blessed that our local businesses continue to
support our parish. Please thank them for their
generosity when you visit Pat’s.
The Rice Bowl collection and Rice Bowls will be
collected at all masses this weekend.
Parish Life
WELCOME
The people of St. Joseph Parish welcome into our
family Daniel Henry Lanzendorfer who will be
baptized this weekend. Congratulations to you, your
parents & godparents. God bless you as you begin your
faith journey.
NEW TO THE PARISH
Mr. Ronald Stemphoski & Mrs. Rita Cavalcanto of
Silver Maple Farms;
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Broiles of Middletown;
Mr. & Mrs. Vincenzo Criniti of Villages of Fairview
Farms;
Mr. Jordan Legath and Mrs. Marcella Matteo of
Middletown;
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Yanez of Middletown and
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas DiCesare of Middletown
We pray that you will become closer to God through
your participation in our Faith Community. We look
forward to getting to know you. Welcome!
PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL
We remember in prayer all those who are ill, especially
Logan Miller, Nick Ciranni, Claudette Latsko, Shelly
DiPietrapaul, Margaret Walters, Debbie Ribeiro,
Charlie Watson, Terrie Dunn, Phyllis Ciranni,
Catherine Slater, Peggy Robinson, Lucy Vega, Mary
Ann Maycen, Robert Knox, Sandi Polo, Kathleen
Lichman and Timothy Eades.
MAY THE ANGELS LEAD THEM
INTO PARADISE
Please remember in your prayers our deceased
parishioners, loved ones, and benefactors.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
PARISH OFFICE
Please note the Parish Offices will close at 5:00 PM on
Thursday, March 24 and will be closed all day on
Good Friday, March 25.
Catholic Cruises and Tours
for advertising in our parish bulletin.
Please be sure to visit our parish website and check out
sponsors of our golf outing and those businesses who
advertise in our bulletin. Your support of these
sponsors is one way to say thank you for their
generosity.
This Week in Our Parish
Monday, March 21
8:30 AM—Mass at St. Joseph Church
9:30 AM—ESL Class in Rm 6
8:00 PM—Friends of Bill W in Rms. 5 & 7
Tuesday, March 22
8:30 AM—Mass at St. Rose Church
6:30 PM—Contemporary Choir in St. Joseph Church
6:30 PM—Columbiettes Meeting in Rms 5 &7
7:00 PM—Cub Scouts in Parish Complex
Wednesday, March 23
8:30 AM—Mass at St. Joseph Church
9:30 AM—English as a Second Language in Rm. 6
9:30 AM—Bible Study in Rms. 5 & 7
5:30 PM—Cantor Rehearsal in St Joseph Church
6:00 PM—Cantors in St Joseph Church
6:30 PM—Contemporary Ensemble in St Joseph
Church
7:00 PM—Charismatic Prayer in Rm 2
7:00 PM—Parish Choir in St Joseph Church
Thursday, March 24
7:00 PM—Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
in St. Joseph Church
8:00 PM—Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in St.
Joseph Church
8:00 PM—Friends of Bill W in Rms. 5 & 7
Friday, March 25
*Parish office is closed in observance
of Good Friday.
3:00 PM—Solemn Liturgy at St. Joseph Church
Saturday, March 26
8:00 PM—Easter Vigil in St. Joseph Church
Sunday, March 27
Easter Sunday of the
Resurrection of the Lord
2:00 PM—Misa en Español in St. Joseph Church
8TH ANNUAL PARISH EASTER EGG HUNT
All children 10 and under are invited to an Easter Egg
Hunt following the 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM Easter
Sunday masses at both St. Joseph Church and St. Rose
Church. Children should be accompanied by an adult
and are encouraged to bring a basket.
EASTER VIGIL REFRESHMENTS
Refreshments will be served in the Parish Hall
immediately following the 8:00 PM Easter Vigil
Service on Saturday, March 26th.
SAVE THE DATE PARISH CARNIVAL 2016
CARNIVAL NEWS
We invite all parishioners who would like to help
make this year’s Carnival our best yet to join us on
Thursday, April 14, at 7:00 PM in Room 3. Please
call Dominic Marra at 302-378-1568 with any
questions. Please mark your calendars for St. Joseph
Parish’s Annual Carnival which will be held Tuesday,
July 19 thru Saturday, July 23.
VOCATIONS REFLECTION
Jesus tells His disciples “I am among you as the one
who serves.” And in every age, He calls some from
among His disciples to serve as religious sisters and
brothers, as deacons, and as priests. Have you ever
considered that He might be calling you? If so, please
contact Father Norman Carroll, Diocesan Director of
Priestly and Religious Vocations (302-573-3113,
[email protected]). Be sure to visit our website:
www.cdow.org/vocations!
PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PREPARATION NEWS
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION
Religious Education registration forms and schedules
are now available on the parish website. Registrations
and your preferred method of payment are accepted on
a first-come, first-served basis until August 31, 2016. A
copy of the Diocesan “Form A” must be filled out
annually and submitted for each student at the time of
registration. Also, please note that this year we have
seven different sessions- four sessions that follow a
three hour time frame, two sessions that follow a two
and a half hour time frame, and one session that follows
a ninety minute time frame. Confirmation of session
selection will be communicated via e-mail. We also
offer a Special Needs Religious Education program.
Please contact the Religious Education office at
302.378.5800, ext. 107 for further information. If your
child has completed grade level one and is enrolling in
grade level two you must complete a separate form to
register for the sacramental preparation of
Reconciliation and Eucharist. This is a separate
process from Religious Education class registration and
has a separate schedule and fee. St. Joseph Parish has
one of the largest Religious Education programs in our
diocese. We are blessed with many, many catechists
who are willing to share their faith with our children.
As our program grows, we are always in need of
volunteers and gratefully welcome any parent that is
willing to share their time and talent. Please contact
Mary Kirk in the Religious Education office,
302.378.5800, ext. 107 or via email at
[email protected] if you are interested
in learning more about this ministry.
THANK YOU
We would like to thank our parishioners that came in
last Saturday morning to help with our First Eucharist
Retreat. Thanks go to Susan Morrotti, Theresa Denney,
Jan Faust, Sophia Bonfigli, Leslie Stapleford, Jase
Stapleford, Will Stapleford, Terri Sommer, Victoria
Gotthold, Diana Gotthold, and Stephanie Boyle. We ask
you to continue to keep our 85 young students in prayer
Social Concerns
CCEA NEWS
CCEA LENTEN SERVICES
The Chesapeake City Ecumenical Association is
holding Lenten Services preceded by a Soup and Bread
Supper on Wednesdays during Lent. Soup and Bread
will be served at 6:30 PM and the service is at 7:30
PM. Attendees are asked to bring items to help supply
the Generation Station Out of School Program meals.
March 25 St. Augustine Episcopal Church
Route 310 & Mitton Road
South Chesapeake City
Speaker: Rev. James Wolford
12:00 pm (noon)
March 27 Pell Gardens
South Chesapeake City
Speaker: TBD
Sunrise Service –6:30 AM
March 27 Town Point, UMC
61 Port Herman Rd.
South Chesapeake City
Speaker: Rev. Jack Shitama
Sunrise Service –6:30 AM
ROSARY AT BROADMEADOW
The Rosary is prayed each Wednesday at 11:00 AM at
Broadmeadow Nursing Home. Any parishioner is
welcome to attend and participate. We are also in need
of people to lead the rosary. If you are able to help
please call Helen Gaden at 302-376-0711.
Christian Formation
YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS
Youth Fellowship offers young people an opportunity
to meet and openly discuss faith matters, participate
in exciting group activities, and learn new ways to
enjoy and live life to the fullest. There are also many
opportunities for young people to plan their own
events and activities to share their creativity.
Interested youth should contact Mark Winterbottom,
302-378-5800, ext. 106, or
[email protected].
CONFIRMATION PREPARATION
FOR ADULTS
St. Joseph Parish offers an approachable preparation
program for adults seeking to receive the Sacrament of
Confirmation. The six concise preparation sessions run
from March 30 to May 11, with Confirmation
celebrated by Bishop Malooly on Pentecost, May 15,
2016. For more information and to register, please
contact Mark Winterbottom in the parish office, 302378-5800 Ext. 106.
SEASONS OF HOPE
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP
If you are in need of consolation after losing a loved
one, this Christ-centered faith sharing group is for
you. The Bereavement Support Group will begin
Season 3 on Wednesday, April 6th and will meet for
six weeks. Our prayer, scripture, faith sharing and
fellowship will begin at 7:0opm in the Parish Center.
Please Fr. Tim Brady at 302-378-5800 for more
details.
PARENTING POINTERS
On "Good" Friday, we remember that Jesus
experienced humiliation and the physical suffering of
the crucifixion. Death is the ultimate letting go of self.
Few of us will be in a position to surrender our lives
for our faith through physical martyrdom, but letting
go of pride and ego can be a spiritual martyrdom and
not for the fainthearted. Take stock of your attitudes of
pride, self-righteousness, and wanting to be right and
important today. Help your children understand true
humility.
CHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETINGS
Come and see what a Charismatic prayer meeting is all
about. The next one will be Wednesday, March 23 at
7PM. We meet every Wednesday in the parish
complex. There is usually a brief teaching on one of
the charismatic gifts or aspect of faith, followed by
singing and praising the Lord. If you have any
questions, call Linda Wills @ 302-449-1498 or Cookie
Ruane @ 302-378-2217.
RCIA
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
program is designed to help Inquirers on their faith
journey. If you or someone you know has expressed an
interest in joining the Catholic Church, please contact
Deacon Tim Enright, 302-378-5800, ext. 119, or
[email protected].
WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
Please join us for Bible Study on Wednesday mornings
at 9:30 AM in the parish center when we break open
the Scriptures for the coming Sunday. We encourage
people to share how the readings touch their lives or to
sit quietly and listen as others reflect on them. The
conversation is easy and informative. Come when and
as often as you’d like. If you have questions please call
302-378-5800.
BIBLE STUDY & PRAYER GROUP
Dennis and Jan Faust host a Bible Study and Prayer
group on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month in their
home. Please call 302-584-8703 for directions.
All are welcome!
MARRIAGE MOMENTS
A grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die to
produce much fruit. (Jn 12:24) What needs to die in
you to bear fruit in your marriage? Pride? The desire to
always be right? Wanting stuff your way? Avoiding
decisions? Humble yourself today.
Around the Diocese
GOOD NEWS
Listen to Catholic Forum every Sunday morning at
9:05 a.m. on WAAI-FM 100.9 or online at
www.1009purecountry.com. Next Sunday, March
27th, tune in for the annual Catholic Forum Easter
program featuring Bishop Malooly’s Easter message
to the Diocese of Wilmington. For photos, information
regarding upcoming guests, podcasts and more, “Like”
Catholic Forum on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
catholicforum. Listen to past episodes of Catholic
Forum online at catholicforumradio.libsyn.com or
search “Catholic Forum Radio” on iTunes podcasts.
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
COOKS FOR A CAUSE
Please join the Little Sisters of the Poor on Sunday,
April 3rd (3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) for their annual
Cooks for a Cause at Feby's Fishery, 3701 Lancaster
Pike, Wilmington, DE. Bring family and friends and
enjoy a fabulous meal. A percentage of the evening's
proceeds will be donated to help the Little Sisters care
for the needy elderly in our community. Local parish
priests will serve as special "wait staff" throughout the
evening. The event also includes a 50/50 raffle and
silent auction items. Reservations preferred: call
302/998-9501. For further information visit
www.littlesistersofthepoordelaware.org.
CHRIST THE TEACHER CASINO NIGHT
Please mark your calendar for Saturday, April 9th and
join us at the CTTCS Home & School and Athletic
Association sponsored Auction and Casino Night.
Enjoy food and friends and the thrill of lady luck.
Proceeds will support the construction of a new
gymnasium for the Christ the Teacher students. Those
interested in purchasing tickets or becoming a
sponsor for the CTTCS Casino Night should contact
Stephen Adams, CTT Vice Principal, at
[email protected].
A RETREAT FOR WIDOWS
Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May Point,
NJ, will host a retreat April 8-10. Join with other
widows as we look at our own individual stories for
courage and wisdom. We hope to discover how in the
sharing of our stories we continue to find strength and
hope. There will be time for sharing in small groups.
Eucharist and other appropriate liturgies. Beach
walks, socials and fun are also included!
Cost: $130pp, double occupancy
Visit: www.capemaymarianists.org or 609-884-3829.
THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. PETER’S
200TH ANNIVERSARY
The Cathedral of St. Peter, 6th and West Streets in
Wilmington, will mark its 200th Anniversary at the
11:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 10. Bishop Malooly
will be the celebrant. All are invited to join in
celebrating this milestone in the life of our Diocese and
its Mother Church.
ST. JOSEPH ON THE BRANDYWINE
APRIL BOOK CLUB MEETING
For the April 11 meeting, book club members chose
Pope Francis’s book The Name of God Is Mercy. In a
conversation with Vatican reporter Andrea Tornielli,
Pope Francis explains his reasons for proclaiming a
Holy Year of Mercy. In short, he hopes the message
of mercy will find its way into the consciousness of
all people, especially reaching those who are looking
for meaning in life, a road to peace and reconciliation,
and the healing of physical and spiritual wounds. Join
us in the parish Family Center immediately following
the 12:05 Mass on Monday, April 11, from 12:45 to 2
p.m. You are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. To
register, contact Michelle Hogan at 302.622.8878 or
[email protected]. For more information and
directions to St. Joseph on the Brandywine parish in
Greenville, go to our website:
stjosephonthebrandywine.org.
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
Are we also like Peter and deny Christ over and over?
Christ calls us to be all we can be in our Marriage
Sacrament. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Weekend is scheduled for October 4-6 in Rehoboth
Beach, DE. For more information, visit our website at
www.wwme-delmar.org or to register for the weekend,
please call Tony & Linda Massino @ 302-220-9833.