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St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Serving the Community for 130 Years
March 15, 2015—4th Sunday of Lent
251 Franklin St., Hightstown, NJ 08520
"Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to
shake us from our lethargy." -- Pope Francis
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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
March 16
Mary & James Mahoney
Mass in Spanish
March 17
Communion Service
Jessica Jumamil
March 18
John Paul Geijer
March 19
Communion Service
Joseph Giraldi
March 20
Fr. Bob Schulze
Thomas Arena
March 21
Kathryn Szczepanik
March 22
Rita Gogel
Irene C. Borek
For all the departed souls
For all living & deceased parish members
James Nicoletti
March Pilgrim Cross Schedule: Sunday 12:00pm 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]
Trustees: Tony Humphreys, George Rodriquez
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 March 15
Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:4354
Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16
Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18;
Jn 5:17-30
Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29;
Rm 4:13:16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:4151a
Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10,
25-30
Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53
Sunday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn
12:20-33
Alternate readings (Year A): Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8;
Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]
George Rodriquez
Newly Appointed Parish Trustee
We are happy to welcome George Rodriquez as our
new trustee. George and his wife, Sarita, have three
children.
A parish trustee is responsible for working with the
pastor to ensure that parochial procedures are in
accord with diocesan guidelines. Trustees also approve the annual financial report. St. Anthony’s is
grateful to George for accepting the role.
George fills the vacancy left by the late Kathy Dey
who served as trustee with an energy and dedication of the highest level. Kathy is greatly missed.
Andrew Misnick, Josua Estenes, Rose
Powell, Alexandra Vreeland, Patricia
Miccio, Ken Udovic, Frank & Joan
Walsh, Marie Cacuzzo, Lauren Conway,
Christopher Prefer, Richard Mastriano,
Henry Lloyd, Carl Rubino, Domonique
DeStefano, Mary Wall, 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 (Español)
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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4th Sunday of Lent
Lent: More Than Penance
by Most Reverend Daniel E. Pilarczyk
To think of Lent only as a time of penance is to do it an
injustice. While the traditional practice of "doing something" for Lent is praiseworthy, there is much more to
this wonderful season than just additional practices of
piety or acts of penance and mortification. In Lent the
Church calls us to metanoia.
As a former Greek teacher, I take delight in pointing out
that the word metanoia connotes a change of mind and
heart, altering one's mind-set toward whole new ways of
thinking and acting. This involves taking a look at where
we are and trying to see where we ought to be. It involves testing our values and discerning how they stack
up against the values that Jesus offers his followers.
Fortunately, metanoia is not something we have to do all
by ourselves. God's word gives us a lot of help in the
process, as does the example of our brothers and sisters
in the Lord who are engaged, during these weeks, in the
same exercise.
Lent is also the season of final preparation for those who
will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. The Church invites
its members to pray for these catechumens, but also to
renew their own commitment to the life that began in
them when they were baptized and so became members
of God's people.
Source: americancatholic.org/Features/Lent/0-86716-243-0.asp
Stations of the Cross-St. Anthony of Padua
Fridays in Lent at 7:00 pm
March 20 – Life Teens & EDGE
March 27 – Knights of Columbus
April 3
– Good Friday Services - Easter Schedule
will be published in a later bulletin
Sanctuary Lamp… in Memory of
Mary & James Mahoney,
requested by Clare O’Such
First Reading: II Chronicles 36:14-6, 19-23
Inattention to God’s prophets will not only bring about
seventy years of exile but also captivity for the nation.
Second Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10
God raises us up along with Christ because of His great
mercy, which is His great gift to us.
Gospel: John 3:14-21
The author interrupts his story of Nicodemus’ nighttime
meeting with Jesus to offer a discourse of Jesus on the
sending of the Son by the Father to bring both light and
life into the world.
Spiritual Adoption—Week 9
I have begun to move! Mommy can’t feel me moving
yet, but I am wriggling, shifting and dancing. Most
of my joints are formed now, and I am practicing
how to bend and flex. My fingerprints are evident
on my skin, and I can curve my fingers around my
toes, ears and nose! Thank you for praying for me!
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
“Understand this well. There is something holy, something divine hidden in the most ordinary situations and
it is up to each one of you to discover it.”
St. Josemaria Escriva
In today’s Gospel, (John 3:14-21), we have an Old Testament reference about when Moses raised a pole with a
bronze serpent on it. Poisonous serpents were a punishment from God at the time. All the Israelites who looked
upon the serpent on the pole were saved from death.
Jesus compares this to his being raised up at the time of
his crucifixion. To reject this savior, who was raised up
for us, is to choose spiritual darkness and death and
reject the light of faith. This will be a reoccurring theme
in the Gospel of John, light and dark, salvation versus
spiritual punishment.
Religious Education News: Parish Religious Education
registration begins on April 1st. If you register your
child before June 30 you will receive a $10 discount.
Registrations completed after Sept. 5 maybe subject to a
late fee. One child costs $110. If anyone would like to
sponsor a child, please call the Religious Education Office.
Registrations will be taken Monday through Friday from
9-3 PM in the Religious Education Office.
Free Tax Preparation @ The Library!
Twin Rivers Library, 276 Abbington Drive, East Windsor
Friday, March 27th, 9:30 - 2:30
Registration Requested, but walk-ins will
be accommodated, if time permits. Se
Habla Español. Undocumented people are
welcome. Call for more reservations and
information. 609-443-1880
Discover if you belong in the monastic community at St.
Mary’s Abbey
Single Roman Catholic men between 18 & 40 are
invited to attend a Vocation Retreat April 2-4 or 5
to experience the life of a Benedictine Monk.
Go to [email protected] or contact
Rt. Rev. Giles Hayes 973 538-3231 x3060
Ask a Lawyer
Free legal consultations for ALL interested people
Immigration & General Legal Questions
Wed. March 25 7:00-8:30pm
Princeton Public Library
Information:(609) 924-9529 ext. 220
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Social Justice Corner - March 15, 2015
How could we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?
Psalm 137:4
Throughout history families have been forced to leave
their land. Sometimes, like the Israelites and African
slaves, they were captured and brought to a new land.
Sometimes, like today's Syrians they flee bullets and
bombs. Or, as in the case of our neighbors to the south,
they flee violence and poverty. No matter the reason, it
is difficult to feel joy when forced to leave your home.
“Good and gracious God...
Show mercy to those who travel in danger, and lead
them to a place of safety and peace. Comfort those who
are alone and afraid because their families have been
torn apart by violence and injustice.
“Open our hearts so that we may provide hospitality for
all who come in search of refuge. Give us the courage to
welcome every stranger as Christ in our midst.” National Migration Week Resources, Justice for Immigrants Campaign
“I would also like to draw attention to the tens of thousands of children who migrate alone, unaccompanied,
to escape poverty and violence...They are increasing day
by day. This humanitarian emergency requires, as a
first urgent measure, these children be welcomed and
protected.”
“Today and always, the poor are the privileged recipients of the Gospel, and the fact that it is freely preached
to them is a sign of the kingdom that Jesus came to establish. We have stated, without mincing words, that
there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the
poor. May we never abandon them.” Pope Francis
Please continue to fill your Lenten Rice Bowls so that
we, in a small way, may help Catholic Relief Services
relieve suffering of the poor around the world.
Lenore Isleib
[email protected]
Social Justice Committee
Here’s to Your Health with Sheila Conway
(Consult your Physician before making any changes to your
exercise or diet regimen.)
4 Healthy Breakfast Mistakes You Might Make This
Morning
Breakfast may be the most important
meal of the day, but these slip-ups
could make your breakfast less
healthy than you think.
You eat something different every
day. According to a recent British
study, people with the most day-today variation in the calorie count of
their morning meal were 90 percent more likely to have
a large waist, a heart disease risk factor.
Your meal is too skimpy. Diabetes patients who ate a
large, nutritious breakfast for three months had a reduction in blood sugar and blood pressure three times
greater than that of people who ate a smaller meal, according to a 2013 Israeli study. Breakfasts high in protein may lower levels of ghrelin, the “hunger hormone.”
You eat cereal with small flakes. Pennsylvania State University researchers crushed a wheat flake cereal to 80
percent, 60 percent, and 40 percent of the original size.
As flake size decreased (the cereal looked more
crushed), participants poured themselves a lower volume of cereal but still consumed more calories compared with a bowl containing bigger flakes.
You opt for butter over peanut butter. Overweight
women who added peanuts or peanut butter to a breakfast of OJ and Cream of Wheat reported feeling fuller
for up to 12 hours afterward, found a study in the British Journal of Nutrition. Nuts increased levels of ͒
peptide YY, a hormone that helps you feel full after
meals.
Source: rd.com/slideshows/healthy-breakfast-mistakes/
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. For more details please contact Bart or Angie Cruz
609 448-2511, 609 933-4321 or 609 937-6357. Proceeds will benefit mission work and support the needs of
our parish.
Notre Dame Class of 2019
Notre Dame students learn to apply lessons of faith,
leadership and learning to the big tests of life.
Apply now for fall admission to the Class of ‘19
Admissions Test, March 20 at 8am
For additional information, please contact the
admissions office at 609 882-7900 x139
Collection Schedule
Collections: First
Second
3/15
Weekly
Catholic Relief Services
3/22
Weekly
Catholic Schools
3/29
Weekly
Monthly Offering
4/3
Holy Land/Good Friday
4/5
Weekly
Capital Campaign
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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 6 more payments to make totaling $50,681.16
that will be paid off in August of 2015. With the last
payment, we look forward to celebrating the retirement
of our mortgage! 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 March 8: $13,124. 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.
Catholic 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 church
foyer 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.
St. Anthony’s Annual Parish Lenten Retreat
“I Believe, Help Me in My Un-belief”
Saturday, March 21, 8:45 am – 3:00 pm
Community Room in the Church
To Register - Call 443-5699
Or e-mail [email protected]
Lunch is included—Free Will Donation
Please come - All are Welcome!
Presenters:
Dr. Eric Jaszewski, Robert Dunne – Noted Author
Deacon Michael Lee Foster
Gloria Lynch, CLEM
Deacon Tom Garvey
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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
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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]
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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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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
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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
COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR 2015 at St. Anthony’s
Sunday March 15 11:30am—2:30pm
Physicians and health professionals will provide
free health screenings, including:
Blood pressure, Cholesterol, Glucose.
Make an appointment for a
Free Mammogram or Vision Screening
Participants include:
x Greater Mercer TMA
x John Paul Geijer Memorial Foundation
x Hightstown Health Department
x Hospice Program of Princeton HomeCare
x Office of Attorney General
x PHCS Community Education & Outreach
x Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center
x New Jersey Commission for the Blind
x RISE: A Community Service Partnership
x Womanspace
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information 1-888-897-8979
Princeton HealthCare System
Community Education & Outreach
Life Teen and Edge will not
be Meeting Sunday, March
15th 2015
St. Anthony of Padua
Stations of the Cross
Come Join Life Teen & Edge
March 20 2015 @ 7:00p.m
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DYC 2015 – March 22, 2015
Join Diocesan Youth Celebration
@ Notre Dame High School
Info: dotyouth.org or 609-406-7440
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
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Saturday, April 18th 2015 @ 8:00am-3:15pm
Register form on our parish website! stanthony–hightstown.net
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IV DOMINGO DE CUARESMA (Juan 3: 14-21)
El Evangelio nos presenta un racimo de motivos para provecho espiritual, es decir para movernos a creer y unirnos más
a Jesucristo.
El primer motivo es el del levantamiento enaltecimiento del
Hijo del Hombre. Este es un modo muy de san Juan para referirse a la crucicficion; le quita todo lo doloroso y vergonzoso a la muerte en la cruz, para revestirla de honor y dignidad: “Ser puesto en alto”. Este es el primero de los tres anuncios del levantamiento del Hijo del Hombre (Juan 8:28;
12:32) y todos tienen un importe salvífico universal y de
necesidad.
El relato de la serpiente levantada sobre un mástil por Moisés
para salvar a quien la mirase, es uno de los que se queda ella
memoria para siempre. El episodio lo cuenta el libro de los
Números 21:4-9 y lo vuelve a leer el libro de la Sabiduría
16:5-7; 11-14. Ocurrió durante la travesía de Israel por el
desierto. Al comentarlo, el sabio señala que Dios otorgo “un
signo de salvación para recordar los mandamientos de tu
Ley”. Con los ojos, los Israelitas levantaban su corazón a Dios
y en ese movimiento eran salvados por su “palabra que todo
lo sana” (sab 16:12). San Juan traspasa la eficacia salvadora
desde la Ley que es palabra de Dios a Jesús, enaltecido en
cruz, y enaltecido junto a Dios, su Palabra que todo sana. No
basta con mirar con los ojos si el corazón no cree. Levantar
los ojos y levantar el corazón para unirnos a Dios.
Un motivo más para nuestra reflexión es el del envió del Hijo
único para salud del mundo, no para su juicio. En san Juan,
“mundo” es la humanidad necesitada de salación. Y el juicio
no es un proceso cuya decisión este en suspenso, deliberándose. En lenguaje de san Juan “juicio” equivale a condenación, pues, ¿Quién puede salir victorioso litigando contra
Dios? No aceptar al Enviado es condenarse, vivir juzgando.
El regalo que Dios, movido por amor, hace al mundo, no
puede rechazarse. La disyuntiva en la que coloca san Juan a
sus oyentes es o aceptar a Jesús, el enviado Divino o rechazarlo. Pero si se le acepta, debe haber un compromiso público en este sentido “caminar en la luz”, dicen sus palabras. Es
una decisión ante Dios y ante la comunidad creyente. La
Cuaresma nos da la oportunidad de replantear nuestra decisión ante el regalo del Hijo, para que nos abra los ojos y levantemos el corazón.
Source/LTP Manual para proclamadores de la palabra
CONFESIONES PARA LA PARROQUIA MANANA A LAS
7:00PM (BILINGÜE)
INFORMACION SOBRE NULIDAD MATRIMONIAL: Para mucha gente, el proceso de anular un matrimonio es misterioso
y está acompañada la mayoría de veces de información errónea. La Diócesis de Trenton ha preparado una sesión en español. El martes 16 de Marzo aquí en San Antonio de 7:30 –
900: pm. Para más información llamar al 609.403.7165
TIEMPO INCLEMENTE: En este tiempo del año, 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
EL GRUPO DE ORACION INVITA A LA COMUNIDAD AL
RETIRO CUARESMAL “LLAMADO A VIVIR UNA VERDADERA CONVERSION ESPIRITUAL” EL SABADO 28 DE MARZO
DE 8 AM -2:00 P en el gimnasio de la Iglesia. Para más información comunicarse con Patricia Sanabria al
609.529.3007
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.
REQUISITOS PARA SOLICITAR UNA CARTA DE REFERENCIA:
Las personas interesadas en solicitar cartas de referencia tendrán que estar registrados en la parroquia por un periodo
activo de tres meses, haciendo uso de los sobres de la Iglesia.
Después de este tiempo podrán contactar a la oficina. Esta
regla aplica a lo que están solicitando el sacramento de Bautizo, Confirmación y Quincenos.
OFICINA DE EDUCACION RELIGIOSA: Las inscripciones para
la catequesis comenzara la primera semana de Abril, en horas
de oficina de lunes a viernes de 9:00 am -3:00 pm, traer una
copia de la fe de bautizo, el costo es de $110 por niño. Para
más información comunicarse con la Sra. Aileen O’Brien ext.
21. o Ximena ext. 29
Aileen O’Brien, Directora de Educación Religiosa.
Adopte Espiritualmente a un bebe
9na Semana – Adopción Espiritual
¡Ya me he empezado a mover! Mami todavía no siente mis
movimientos, pero ¡ya me muevo, puedo dar vueltas y bailar!
Casi todas mis coyunturas se han formado y practico estirarme y encogerme. Mis huellas digitales ya se pueden distinguir
en mi piel y también ¡puedo doblar mis deditos y tocar mis
orejas, mi nariz y los dedos de mis pies! ¡Gracias por rezar por
mí!
George Rodríguez
Recientemente nombrado Administrador parroquial
Nos complace dar la bienvenida a George Rodriguez como
nuestro nuevo fideicomisario. George y su esposa, Sarita, tienen tres hijos.
Un fideicomisario es responsable de trabajar con el pastor
para asegurar que los procedimientos parroquiales estén
de acuerdo con las pautas diocesanas. Los fideicomisarios
también aprueban el informe financiero anual. St. Antonio
está agradecido con George por aceptar esta posición.
George llena la vacante dejada por la difunta Kathy Dey que
sirvió como fideicomisario con una energía y dedicación al
más alto nivel. Kathy se la extraña mucho.
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: Octavia Jijaba 609 578 0898
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
Gloria Enríquez 609 937 8026
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
Rev. Michael Brizio, IMC 732-303-7800
Richard Zimmer, Manager, N.J. Lic. No. 4589
J. Brent Barlow, N.J. Lic. No. 2826
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