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St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Serving the Community for 130 Years
February 22, 2015—1st Sunday of Lent
251 Franklin St., Hightstown, NJ 08520
Father, help me to see this holy season of
Lent as a time of spiritual renewal, rather
than a time of deprivation.
Motivate me to reach a new level of
experiencing your grace.
The first Sunday of Lent begins at the
beginning: Creation and the Garden of
Eden. The story of the temptation and
fall are a reminder of our sinfulness
and our need for salvation.
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MONDAY
9:00 am
7:30 pm
TUESDAY
6:45 am
9:00 am
WEDNESDAY
9:00 am
THURSDAY
6:45 am
9:00 am
FRIDAY
6:45 am
9:00 am
SATURDAY
4:30 pm
SUNDAY
7:30 am
9:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 noon
4:00 pm
February 23
Sheila Hutchinson
Mass in Spanish
February 24
Communion Service
Franklin A. Pasquarello
February 25
Gloria Fischer
February 26
Communion Service
Jim Manley Jr., Jim Manley Sr.
February 27
Peg Davis
Anna Adamaitis
February 28
Romana Mateos (Anniversary)
March 1
Tito Cascieri, Jr.
Jack Devine
Thomas Dougherty
For all living & deceased parish members
Dolores Mastroianni (Healing)
February Pilgrim Cross Schedule: Sunday 10:30am Mass
Rev. Patrick J. McDonnell, Pastor, ext. 18
Office Phone: 609-448-0141 ■ Fax: 609-448-8878
Assisting Priests and Deacons who are not assigned to our
Parish, but who come here to help us: Msgr. Hugh Ronan,
Father Lee Inverso, Father Tony Ramos, Latino Ministry:
Father Miguel Valle
Deacon: Tom Garvey, Asst. Deacon: Michael Scannella
Asst. Deacon Andy Fatovic
For emergencies only x30
Assistant to the Pastor: Sheila Conway x25
Nutritional Counseling
Bulletin Editor/Admin. Assistant: Deb Napolitano x11
[email protected]
Trustee: Tony Humphreys
Helping Hands Coordinator: Judy Abramovitz
609 443-3573
Music Ministries Director: Quentin Marty Ph.D.
609 448-3944
Contemporary Choir: Catherine Doyle 609 448-6120
Director of Operations: Guy Conway x23
[email protected]
Parish Accountant : Henry Kazin x10
[email protected]
Religious Education: Aileen O’Brien x21
[email protected]
Religious Ed. Admin. Assistant/Liaison Latino Community:
Ximena Bustamante x29
Sacrament Secretary: Deacon Michael Scannella x28
[email protected]
Building & Grounds: Eddie Dunn and
Assistant Nick Sebasto x31
Youth Ministry: Liz Guzhnay x12
Parish Office Hours: Mon- Thursd
day — 9AM—4PM
Friday 8AM - 3PM
Visit our website www.stanthony–hightstown.net
Wheelchair Accessible
SCRIPTURE READINGS—Week of February 22
Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:3146
Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15
Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk
11:29-32
Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8;
Mt 7:7-12
Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26
Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:4348
Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 1519; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10
΄΅͑͟ͲͿ΅͹΀ͿΊ‫ͼͲͳ͑΄׏‬Ͷ΃Ί͑
The bakery will be open
next Sunday!
Stop by after Mass for delicious treats.
Collection Schedule
Collections: First
Second
2/22
Weekly
Catholic Schools
3/1
Weekly
Capital Campaign
3/8
Weekly
Monthly
3/15
Weekly
Catholic Relief Services
Father Michael Brizio, IMC will be here Thursday, Feb.
26 for confession or counsel in the church from 7pm to
8:30pm.
Frank & Joan Walsh, John Carney, Rebecca Peterson,
Josua Estenes, Valerie Peterson, Pat Bernard, Ted
Misiura, Joan Misiura, Joyce Crosby, Nerina Lamartina, Marie Cacuzzo, Ronald
Shekiro, Christine Divine, Lauren Conway, Christopher Prefer, Richard Mastriano, Henry Lloyd, Carl Rubino, Domonique DeStefano, Mary Wall,
Steven Madonna, Agnes Medican, and Nancy Aiello.
Names appear for four weeks. 448-0141 x11 or Jennie
Rubino 609 490 –0473 for additional prayers.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Saturday: 4:30 PM;
Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 AM; 4:00 PM,
12:00 noon (Español)
Daily Masses: Monday, 7:30 PM Spanish
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM
Consult Bulletin for any special 6:45 AM services
Novena to St. Anthony of Padua
Tuesdays following the 9 AM Mass
Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Wednesdays following the 9 AM Mass
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
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1 Fridays – after 9:00 AM mass to 7:00 PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 3:30-4:00 PM, Reconciliation Room
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1st Sunday of Lent
Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson
Have you ever felt tested by God? I daresay
most of us will offer an unqualified “yes” to
that. It’s a consistent pattern in most lives of
faith, as witnessed best of all by the saints of
our Church. You and I may not have to endure the multiple troubles of Job, but we all
have our moments of misery before mercy,
and our consequent doubts about God’s personal love for us. We hear that pain in the
many voices around us from people all the
time. “My child died in a school shooting and you have
the nerve to ask me to trust God?” Or, “my spouse died
of cancer despite my prayers, and I just cannot forgive
God for taking her so young.” Or, “my cousin was
abused by a priest, so I don’t go to Mass any more.”
The list could go on.
St. Mark, acting as God’s messenger today asks us to
note by way of Jesus’ experience of testing before He
began His mission, He of Holiness and Truth personified, that God allows even His lesser friends like us to
be tested. From these tests we learn just how genuine
our Faith is, and how deep our love for God is. None of
us should be caught off guard by the twists and turns
of life here on earth, which the saints tell us, after all, is
a testing ground. Those tests prepare us for our unique
mission, which the priest will spell out for us at the end
of Mass whenever he says: “Go in peace, glorifying the
Lord by your life.”
Source: jppc.net/2015/01/07/february-22-2015-first-sunday-of-lent/
CHILDREN’S EASTER CHOIR
HEY KIDS! JOIN ST. ANTHONY’S EASTER CHOIR!
The Easter Choir is now practicing for the 10:30 AM
Mass on Easter Sunday, April 5th. Kids in GRADES 4
AND ABOVE are invited to sing. Choir practice is on
Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 PM in the
church. It’s not too late to join. Come sign up at the
rehearsal. Parents are invited to attend. For more information contact Quentin Marty at 609-448-3944.
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
in the church hall
Sunday February 22, 2015 - 8:30am to 12:30pm
Pancakes, Sausage, Juice, Coffee, Tea
12 and over $3.00 11 and under Free
First Reading: Genesis 9:8-15
Yahweh makes a covenant with Noah to never again
destroy the world by the waters of a flood. The rainbow
will be its sign, and that will signal the end of lesser
storms in the future.
Second Reading: I Peter 3:18-22
The author shows that just as Noah was delivered from
the evils of his time by the flood waters, so are Christians rescued from evil by the waters of baptism.
Gospel: Mark 1:12-15
After his baptism, Jesus is tested by Satan in the
“wilderness.” This prologue of Mark’s gospel then ends
with a summary of Jesus’ preaching about the kingdom
of God, and the need we have to repent and believe in
the good news.
Religious Education
Director: Aileen Mary O’Brien 609-448-0141 x21
[email protected]
Religious Ed. Admin. Assistant/
Liaison Latino Community: Ximena Bustamante
609-448-0141x29 [email protected]
Office hours: 9-3 PM Monday – Friday
We are closed Sat. and Sun.
Director’s Corner
“Love, to be real, must cost, it must hurt, it must empty us
of self.” Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
In today’s Gospel, (Mark 1:12-15), we have a shortened
version of Jesus’ temptation in the desert for 40 days. 40
days in the desert, is a significant number as it appears in
the Old Testament as well. The Israelites wandered in the
desert for 40 years while God tested them in the desert.
John the Baptist’s arrest coincides with the beginning of
Jesus’ public ministry. The Kingdom of God is truly at hand
as Jesus, from the line of David, brings the Kingdom that
will never end.
A representative from Villa Victoria Academy will be available after 9 & 10:30 Masses on Sunday, March 1 to
answer questions and share information about the
school. Villa Victoria offers young women in grades
Pre-K through 12 a college-preparatory education,
small class sizes, and faith-centered curriculum.
VVA is registering now for fall 2015—financial Aid
is available. Please stop by to learn more and pick up literature about the program. Call 609 882-1700 for more information.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Friday, March 6, there will be Eucharistic Adoration in the
chapel after the 9:00am mass from 9:30am to 7:00pm.
What is Eucharistic Adoration? The Eucharist is: Jesus truly
present - Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity!
Understood simply, Eucharistic Adoration is adoring or
honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. In a
deeper sense, it involves "the contemplation of the
Mystery of Christ truly present before us".
During Eucharistic Adoration, we "watch and
wait", we remain "silent" in His Presence and open
ourselves to His Graces which flow from the Eucharist ... By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, we become
what God wants us to be! Like a magnet, The Lord
draws us to Himself and gently transforms us. In its
fullest essence ... Eucharistic Adoration is "God and Man
reaching out for each other, at the same time!" (catholicchurch.org)
Come adore, praise, thank God for his love and mercy.
Bring your petitions to Him and ask for His graces to do His
will. Call Barbara McGeachen at 609-448-8399 to sign-up
for Adoration.
Knights of Columbus Invites Everyone to our
Saint Patrick’s Dance - March 14, 2015 6 to ?
Food, Irish Dancers, Irish Tenor, Live Band
Beer, Soda and Wine Provided all for $40.00/person
Appetizers start at 6:30 - Dinner at 8:00
Dance the night away - For tickets call
Tony Humphreys 448-8229
or Joe Prykanowski 448-0542
ALL PROFITS GO TO SUPPORT CHARITIES
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Social Justice Corner - February 22, 2015
Put to death in the flesh, he was brought to life in the
Spirit. 1 Peter 3:19
These words are not only a description of Jesus' death
and resurrection, they are a promise to all of us, especially those who give their lives for others.
Recently, Pope Francis declared Archbishop Oscar
Romero a martyr. This declaration opens the way for
Romero to be beatified, a step on the way to canonization. Romero died at the hands of members of the Salvadoran military, two of whom had been trained at the US
School of the Americas. Those who assassinated Archbishop Romero still have not been brought to justice.
Petitions to close the school that trained them have been
ignored.
Archbishop Romero's words still ring true today as repression continues in Honduras, Mexico and other
countries.
“Brothers, you came from our own people. You are
killing your own brothers. Any human order to kill
must subordinate to the law of God, which says, 'Thou
shalt not kill'. No soldier is obliged to obey an order
contrary to the law of God. No one has to obey an immoral law. It is high time you obeyed your consciences
rather than sinful orders. The church cannot remain
silent before such an abomination...in the name of God,
in the name of this suffering people whose cry rises to
heaven more loudly each day, I implore you, I beg you, I
order you: stop the repression.” Archbishop Oscar
Romero
Oscar Romero was shot to death by members of the Salvadoran military as he celebrated Mass in San Salvador,
on March 24, 1980.
Lenore Isleib
Social Justice Committee
[email protected]
Here’s to Your Health with Sheila Conway
(Consult your Physician before making any changes to your
exercise or diet regimen.)
How to Get Motivated During a Depressive Episode
Getting motivated when you’re going through a depressive episode can be challenging, but there are
guidelines you can follow to help transition out
of your depression. Here are some suggestions
that may help:
Get out of bed. Just getting out of bed is a good
first step. When the depressive episode is really
bad, sometimes motivation starts with recognizing even the smallest steps as mini victories.
Simply get up, take a shower, get dressed, and
view it as a positive first step toward your goal.
Get some exercise. Exercise is a proven mood booster, so
once you get up and get out of bed, take the next step
and make yourself exercise to further break out of that
“no-motivation” mindset.
Break tasks and goals into small steps. Sometimes breaking down what you want to accomplish into smaller,
more achievable goals will give you the motivation you
need. way, you feel like you are accomplishing something.
Rely on your family. Most people with depression know
their families love them and care for them, but during a
depressive episode, it’s easy to lose sight of that fact. If
you feel the urge to withdraw, resist it and reach out to
your family for help. A strong family unit is essential
when it comes to dealing with a depressed person.
Build on any positive developments. Finding motivation
during a depressive episode is undoubtedly tricky, but
one strategy is to remain as optimistic and positive as
possible. Look for subtle signs, such as colors looking
brighter or music sounding better to you. Then, push
yourself further in that positive direction, and encourage
friends and family members to help push you too.
Depression is a serious illness, and focusing on a goal, a
hobby, or even a strong family unit to get you through it
may not be enough. Treatment of depressive episodes
frequently require medication and counseling from qualified mental health experts to help you rekindle the motivation you need to get back to a better quality of life.
Source: everydayhealth.com/health-report/major-depression/find-motivation.aspx
CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF
CONFIRMATION FOR ADULTS
Confirmation is one of three Sacraments of Initiation. It completes the Sacrament of Baptism. It
seals us with the gift of the same Holy Spirit that
Jesus sent upon his disciples at Pentecost.
Catholics are fully pledged in the Faith when we receive
all three Sacraments of Initiation that is Baptism, First
Holy Communion and Confirmation. The Parish is inviting all adults who have missed receiving Confirmation and have the desire to complete their initiation into
the Church to please call Rosemarie Constable at 609448-0974. The Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on Pentecost - Sunday May 24th.
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Building Fund/Capital Campaign Fund
MINISTRIES
A big THANK YOU to all those who continue to support
our monthly Building/Capital Campaign Fund by making their generous donations. We continue to pay our
monthly mortgage payments of $8,446.86 and now
have only 7 more payments to make totaling $59,128.02
and will be paid off in August of 2015. Along with these
important loan payments we continue to provide the
proper maintenance and repairs required to keep our
buildings and grounds in pristine condition, all the
while paying very close attention to costs. We are proud
to say that our maintenance costs have been reduced
substantially this year over the previous several.
Over and above the day to day maintenance and repairs
there still are plans for several projects that will require
substantial investments. As noted previously, the parking lot and concrete walks are a concern and will need
to be addressed, along with our sound and computer
system and backup power.
Once the mortgage is paid off it will free up funds that
will enable us to make these necessary improvements,
which is why your continued support of the Building/
Capital Campaign Fund is so important. In the meantime we will continue our current maintenance program
to keep the building and grounds safe and in the best
condition.
Anthonian Seniors: St. Anthony of Padua Parishioners 50 years
and older are welcome to join our Senior Club. Please call Angie Cruz 609–448–2511, or come to a meeting.
The Mass Offering Total for February 8: $13,644. Your
donations are important; they help Saint Anthony of
Padua continue the good work in the parish and the
community. Please remember the Parish in your Wills
and in your Estate Planning.
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Bereavement Ministry: We meet and talk to people in our parish who have experienced losses; we help you find peace of
mind and soul. Please contact the parish office 609-448-0141
x25 or Deacon Mike Scannella x28. Let God begin his work
with and in you.
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Helping Hands: Diligent volunteers provide a variety of help for
people in the community. Contact: Judy Abramovitz 609 4433573
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King’s Kids is a Children's Liturgy of the Word program held
monthly at the 9 and 10:30 Masses. For information, contact
Joanne and John Tyne. [email protected]
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Knights of Columbus Hightstown We welcome any interested
men of the parish. To learn more please call Rob Walsh 609
509-1718. We are looking to provide more support to the parish .
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Music Ministries - Get involved and share your love of music!
See Quentin Marty after Mass or 609-448-3944; Contemporary Choir Cathy Doyle 609-448-6120,and Spanish Choir:
Nelson Rivera at 609-443-9683
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Prayer Shawl Ministry - Prayer shawls are available at no
charge to ill parishioners, their families or friends. To request a
prayer shawl call Rosemarie Farkas 448-6971 or Rosalie Danek
448-8431. We accept monetary donations. Volunteers are very
much needed! Lessons are available.
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Respect Life Ministry. - The group meets on the 4th Thursday
of each month. For more information, please call Tony Humphreys 609-448-8229. Pregnant? - Need Help? Birthright is
here to help - 49 East Main Street, Freehold NJ 07728; 732462-2888.
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Catholic Annual Appeal
This weekend is the launch of the Diocese of Trenton’s
annual Catholic Appeal (formerly the Bishops Annual
Appeal).
Each year at this time, we reach out to you and ask you
to partner with us through the Annual Catholic Appeal.
A gift to the annual appeal helps fund the vital ministries, programs and services of 109 parishes within the
diocese. Your generous contribution helps support
youth and family ministries, catholic education, vocations to the priesthood and religious life, and the charitable works of our extended diocesan family.
You will find pledge cards and envelopes in the pews
for use in making your gift.
We sincerely thank you for your past and future generosity. We can be proud of our catholic faith and together our gifts can help further the vital work of our
church.
The Anthonian Seniors are celebrating St. Patrick's
Day on Tuesday, March 3 at noon. Lunch costs $5
per person. Karl Dentino is coming to play Irish
music. Please wear something green. For details call
609 933-4321.
Never measure your generosity by what you give, but
rather, by what you have left. –Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
RCIA Ministry - If you are 16 years and over and would like to
become a Catholic, or if you have been baptized but have not
received the sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation,
please call: Rosemarie Constable 609-448-0974, Steve Pavone
732-446-7661, or Deacon Tom Garvey 609-443-5699.
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Social Concerns Social Concerns (totally funded by your donations) helps those in OUR parish in distress and in need of temporary aid. (Prov 14:31) “To help the poor is to honor God.”
Clothing at Green House The Green House will receive and
distribute gently used, washed and folded clothing SATURDAYS
ONLY from 9:00am to 11:00am. As always, thank you for your
donations and cooperation. Barbara McGeachen 609-4488399
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Social Justice Committee - Our committee's mission is to work
to support the rights of the most vulnerable in our society. All
are welcome. For information call Leigh or Lenore Isleib 609448-6470.
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Spiritual Direction- If you are looking for a deeper relationship
with God, or perhaps ‘just want to pray better’ perhaps spiritual direction would help. For more info or to give it a try, contact
Mary Naylor 609-426-6144 or Sandra Lopez 609 506 1010
by appointment.
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Father Michael Brizio IMC will be helping us on the last Thursday of each month for confession or counsel in the Church
from 7pm to 8:30pm. Call the church office for holiday schedule.
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GED / ESL – Victor Fernandez 609-468-0304
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For a complete listing of ministries and groups, please visit our
website or call the church office.
If small children need to visit the restroom or water fountain
during mass, they must be accompanied by an adult. Thank
you for your cooperation!
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Youth Ministry News
Life Teen and Edge will be Meeting
Sunday, Feb. 22nd @ 5p.m
in the Gymnasium
ʹΙΖΔΜ͑ΠΦΥ͑ΥΙΖ͑ΊΠΦΥΙ͑;ΚΟΚΤ͞
ΥΣΪ͑ͳΝΠΘ͑ΗΠΣ͑ΦΡΕΒΥΖΤͫ͑
ΤΥΒΟΥΙΠΟΪ͞ΙΚΘΙΥΤΥΠΨΟ͟ΟΖΥ͠
ΪΠΦΥΙ͞ΞΚΟΚΤΥΣΪ͞ΓΝΠΘ͑͠
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DYC 2015 – March 22, 2015 ͑
Diocesan Youth Celebration @ Notre Dame High School
Info: dotyouth.org or 609-406-7440
Pilgrimage Trip to Philadelphia
The Filipino community of St. Anthony
of Padua Parish invites you to its 8th
pilgrimage trip to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and the
Shrine of St. Rita de Cascia in Philadelphia on Saturday,
May 2, 2015. There will be a Holy Mass and confession. Cost: $85 per person - all inclusive. For more
details please contact Bart or Angie Cruz 609 4482511, 609 933-4321 or 609 937-6357. Proceeds will
benefit the mission work of Fr. Boyet Concepcion for
the poorest of the poor in the Philippines and to support the needs of our parish.
CORE THEOLOGY LECTURES
#SHAREJESUS: a Social Media
Introduction to Canon Law
Challenge for Lent
Sr. Rose McDermott
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm — Place: Chancery/Pastoral Center,
701 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Cost: $10 (bring a lunch)
For Info: Call 609-403-7205 or [email protected]
March 28, 2015 - A Lenten Young Adult Retreat from 10-3pm
Life Lessons of Mary – experience “Calvary” through the
life of Mary
Speaker Sr. Mary Agnes Ryan, IHM
Diocese of Trenton Chancery/ Pastoral Center library
701 Lawrenceville Rd, Trenton, NJ 08638
Price $10.00
Spiritual Adoption—Week 5
Things are really starting to happen now!
Look, my arms and legs are budding, I
have an umbilical cord through which my
wastes are removed, and my Mommy supplies me with oxygen and nutrients. Most
of my organs are beginning to develop.
My lungs are starting to appear. All four
heart chambers are functioning and my
blood is pumping. If you listen real close
you can hear my first heartbeat! With
each beat of my heart I say, “I love you God! Thank
you for your prayers.
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I DOMINGO DE CUARESMA (Marcos 1:12-15)
Este evangelio enlaza la nota de la estancia de Jesús en el
desierto, mas unida a la escena del bautismo precedente, con
un resume de la actividad de Jesús en Galilea, que encabeza
relatos que describen a Jesús como Heraldo cualificado del
Reino de Dios.
Sabemos que los cuarenta días en el desierto indican que
algo muy importante esta por suceder, como la alianza nueva de Dios con Noé después del diluvio o la alianza en el Sinaí tras la estancia de Mouse en la cumbre, o la entrada del
pueblo en la tierra de la libertad tras cuarenta años de marchar por el desierto, o el encuentro con Dios del profeta Elías
al que el Espíritu llevaba de un lado a otro. Igual, Jesús será
conducido por el Espíritu al desierto, pero él vive entre bestias salvajes y ángeles. Este es un dato extraño, por lo menos.
Los rabinos ensenaban que la armonía del Paraíso, entre
Adán y las bestias salvajes se había roto por el pecado cometido; argumentaban que ese pecado había borrado la imagen
de Dios en el hombre y por eso las fieras no respetaban más a
los humanos. También ensenaban que, el paraíso, Adán era
alimentado por los mismos ángeles de Dios que le traían el
pan de la mesa celeste. La nota de san Marcos indica bien
que Dios está con Jesús, que lo protege y alimenta como Elías
y que aquella armonía original y paradisiaca de las enseñanzas rabínicas, ha sido recuperado.
Lo que está a punto de suceder es el cumplimiento de los
tiempos en Jesús de Nazaret. La cercanía del reino de Dios
nos exige conversión, es decir, enmendarnos para recuperar
la imagen de Dios instaurada en nosotros, pero que se ve con
una cualidad distinta en Jesús de Nazaret, hombre del Espíritu, vencedor de Satanás y Heraldo poderoso del Reino.
Source/LTP Manual para proclamadores de la palabra
RECUERDE QUE DURANTE LA CUARESMA NO TENDREMOS
BAUTIZOS.
CONFESIONES Y CONSEJERIA: El padre Michael Brizzio,
ofrecerá los servicios de confesión y consejería el Jueves 26
de Febrero de 7 a 8:30 pm.
ADORACION AL SANTISIMO SACRAMENTO: El primer viernes del mes después de la misa de 9:30 am 7:00pm.
TIEMPO INCLEMENTE: En este tiempo del ano, donde el clima es impredecible lo mejor sería llamar con anticipación,
para verificar si el horario de misa u oficina ha cambiado.
Por favor llame a la línea principal 609.448.0141 ext. 34
MISA EN ESPANOL TODOS LOS LUNES. A las 7:30 pm, es
precedida por el padre Toni, invite a sus amigos a los familiares que asistan a la Eucaristía.
Durante la misa, los niños pequeños deberán estar
acompañados por un adulto cuando vayan al baño, o a la
fuente de agua. Gracias por su cooperación.
OFICINA DE EDUCACION RELIGIOSA: La oficina está buscando
voluntarios bilingües para el día lunes, Y miércoles, Catequistas,
ayudantes de catequistas, monitores en el pasillo. Si está interesado por favor comunicarse con la Sra. Aileen O’Brien ext. 21. o
Ximena ext. 29
Aileen O’Brien, Directora de Educación Religiosa.
LA DIOCESIS DE TRENTON: Está ofreciendo un taller el sábado
7 y 14 de Marzo aquí en San Antonio para todos los ministerios
del la parroquia. “D
Desarrollando la Capacidad Intercultural de
los Ministros”. El contenido de estas presentaciones está diseñado para ofrecer a los líderes de ministerios un nivel básico de
conocimientos y habilidades en el área del ministerio intercultural. La cuota de inscripción es de $15., incluye almuerzo y libro.
El cupo es limitado. Se proveerá ayuda financiera si la necesita.
Para más información comunicarse con Sandra Lopez al
609.403.7138
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6ta Semana – Adopción Espiritual
¡Mis brazos y mis piernas crecen más y más! ¡Mis ojos ya se
pueden distinguir. Mira, mi nariz se ha empezado a formar
también! Algún día la usaré para oler las bellas flores que Dios
ha creado. ¡Gracias por orar por mí!
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Llama 609.406.7400 ext. 5592.
Pastor: Rev. Patrick J. McDonnell: 609 448 0141 ext 18
Sacerdote de la misa los lunes: Fr. Toni Ramos
Enlace entre la comunidad Latina y el Pastor: Ximena
Bustamante 609 448 0141 ext. 29
Confesiones al mediodía los domingos: Fr. Pat
Bautizos e Intensiones: Judith Cortez 609 336 7249.
Matrimonios: Padre Miguel Valle 609 924 1743 ext. 119
[email protected]
Ensayos para Matrimonios Carlos Gavilanes 609 558 1079
Grupo Juvenil: Liz Guzhnay 609 448 0141 ext. 12
Quinceanos: Dinora García 609 802 9783
Grupo de Oración: Patricia Sanabria 609 529 6638
Grupo Mariano: Milton Pinos 908 770 0893
RICA (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos) Carmen Franco 609 655 2878 José Luis Varela 609 977 6558
Servidores del Altar: Jesús Abalos 609 448 7651
Ministerio de Música: Nelson Rivera 609 443 9683
Departamento de Matrimonio y Vida Familiar: Freddy y
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Servicios sociales para la comunidad Latina: David Abalos 609
371 2435
GED / ESL – Victor Fernandez 609 468 0304
Dirección Espiritual para mujeres una vez al mes: Sandra López 609 506 1010
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