Our Lady of Sorrows Church

136 Davis Avenue Kearny, NJ 07032

Phone: (201) 998-4616 Fax: (201) 997-8659

Emergencies: (201) 275-3891 E-Mail: office@olskearny.org

OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM

Friday 9:00 AM—3:00PM Saturday and Sunday—Closed

PARISH STAFF Rev. John E. Wassell

Administrator Rev. Adauto Alves

Adjunct Priest Rev. Patrick R.C. Wilhelm

In Residence Msgr. John J. Gilchrist

Weekend Assistant Deacon Leonard Mackesy

Deacon John Sarnas Mrs. Lucille Muldoon

Coordinator of Religious Education Mrs. Gina Sgalia-Ball

Director of Music Ms. Donna Calcado

Office Manager/Local Safe Environment Coordinator dcalcado@olskearny.org

Ms. Maureen Harris-Coyle Bulletin Editor / Secretary

bulletin@olskearny.org Mrs. Patty Martinez

Secretary pmartinez@olskearny.org Mrs. Linda Mackalonis

Parish Council Coordinator Mr. Andrew Clappsy, Trustee Mrs. Jane Mackesy, Trustee

Social Services Helpline

1-800-CCS-7413 Archdiocesan

Pregnancy Crisis Hotline (201) 246-7379

April 3rd, 2016 Devine Mercy Sunday

SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST Weekday Masses: Monday—Saturday 7:30 AM

Saturday evening Mass: 5:00 PM Sunday Masses: 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM

Holy Day Masses: 7:30 AM, 12:00 PM & 7:00 PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00—4:30 PM

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Third Sunday of the month after the 10:30 AM Mass. Parents must be registered as parishioners. Arrangements for the Baptism should be made at least one month in

advance.

SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please notify the rectory or priest in the event of a serious illness. Communal

anointing of the sick will be celebrated a few times during the year. Visits to the home-bound and those in hospitals are made by priests and Eucharistic Minister.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Arrangements should be made one year in advance of the proposed marriage according to the Common Policy of the Bishops of the Province of New Jersey. Either the Bride or Groom must be registered with Our Lady of Sorrows Parish.

RELIGIOUS VOCATION

Women and men who feel called to the Religious Life and men called to the Holy Orders should contact the Vocation Office 973-497-4365 or speak with a Parish

Priest.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (R.C.I.A.) Have you received the Sacrament of Confirmation, First Eucharist or First Penance? Are you interested in membership in the Catholic Church? If so, call the Rectory.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP

Welcome! Every Catholic should be registered in the Parish. Letters of testimony for Godparents and Sponsors cannot be given unless one is registered. All

parishioners should be active in parish life and be known to one of the Parish Priests. Stewardship (church support) is a serious responsibility of every Catholic. We urge all parishioners to make regular use of their collection envelopes. When moving,

notify the Parish office.

OUR LADY OF SORROWS MISSION STATEMENT We are Catholic Christians of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish who are conscious of the

plan of God for the salvation of all. We praise the Lord in our everyday lives by sharing our faith and talents with each other for the continued growth of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Community. We wish to live the Beatitudes of Jesus and put them

into practice in our daily lives as we answer His call to evangelization.

Baby Steps

In your spiritual life, you must be satisfied to progress gradually. Usu-ally you will not notice your growth. Sometimes it may even seem you are growing backward as you discover your weaknesses and failings. But trust in God. Allow God to lead you through your spiritual companions and through your own study and prayer.

ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK

2016 LENTEN REGULATIONS

1)The days of both Fast and Abstinence during Lent are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the “paschal fast” to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare our-selves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily His Resurrection. The other Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence.

On a day of Fast, only one (1) full meal is permitted, and two (2) smaller meals, which if added together, would not exceed the main meal in quantity.

Those between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast.

On a day of Abstinence, no meat may be eaten. Those who have reached the age of 14 are obliged by the law of abstinence.

2)The obligation to observe the laws of Fast and Absti-nence “substantially”, or as a whole, is a serious obli-gation.

3)The Fridays of the year, outside of Lent, are designated as days of penance, but each individual may substitute for the traditional abstinence from meat some other practice of voluntary self-denial as penance.

2)The time for fulfilling the Paschal Precept (Easter Duty*) extends from the First Sunday of Lent, February 14, 2016 to The solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 22, 2016.

*Canon 920, §1.All the faithful, after they have been initi-ated into the Most Holy Eucharist, are bound by the obli-gation of receiving Communion at least once a year.

Mercy in Motion Group

Meeting Sunday, April 24th

Following the 10:30 Mass And will be collecting

FOOD & PAPER GOODS For the Kearny Community Food Pantry

All are Welcome

The Rosary Society—will be collecting strings of “Clear White Lights” to decorate the Church Hall. Please place the lights in a box located in the Church vestibule. Thank you for your support.

SAINTS: WHO ARE THEY? Looking for a way to enrich your celebration of the Easter Season? Consider joining the Community of God’s Love for “A Vast Company of Witnesses: The Communion of Saints,” another episode in the series “Catholicism” by Bishop Robert Barron. Didn’t see any of the previous epi-sodes? No problem. Each episode explores a different topic and can be enjoyed independently. In this episode, the Catholic Faith is made visible in real human lives. Bishop Barron focuses on some of the Church’s greatest heroes and demonstrates how their extraordinary examples display both the passion and creative potential of the Cath-olic Church. Highlighting Katharine Drexel, Therese of Lisieux, Edith Stein, and Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Bish-op Barron tells the story of the Church as a vast company of witnesses who are called to be a Communion of Saints. The program will take place on Friday, April 15, at Visita-tion House, 70 West Passaic Avenue (Corner of West Pas-saic and Mortimer Avenues) in Rutherford. The evening will include a light supper at 7 p.m., the video at 8 p.m., and will conclude with dessert and discussion. For infor-mation and registration, call 201-935-0344 or email secretary@thecgl.org

Rosary Society Meeting The Rosary Society of Our Lady of Sorrows will hold its monthly meeting on April 7th at 7 PM in the Church basement. Guest speaker will be Councilwoman Carol Jean Doyle, who will speak on the “Project Clean Up of the Passaic River.” Q & A to follow. All are invited to attend this informative meeting. For more information please contact Patricia Carlson at (201) 998-4861

New Scripture Prayer Group

The group will meet next on April 12th from 8—9 PM. Prayer group will be led by 3rd Order Carmelite, Dr. Denise Marie Mari. Meet-ings will be held the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Ring doorbell to enter convent at 55 Ivy Street. To register, Email: FamilyBibleInstitute@gmail.com Sponsored by the http://FamilyBibleInstitute.webs.com of the House of Hope International.

Please join us in congratulating Toni Ann Troy and Charles Feuker who were joined in Holy Matrimony here at Our Lady of Sorrows on April 1, 2016. May God bless you both!!!

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

SUNDAY, April 3rd CCD Classes followed with attendance at 10:30 Mass -2nd Collection—Archdiocesan Monthly Assessment SATURDAY, April 9th -Confessions 4:00 to 4:30 PM -Collection—Catholic Home Mission

LECTOR/MINISTER SCHEDULE

April 9/10

5:00 PM J. Mackesy J. Morton 8:00 AM A. Martinez C. Anderson 10:30 AM C. Kerr W. Kluss

ALTAR SERVERS

April 9/10

5:00 PM Christopher, Brian & Nicole Goya 8:00 AM Nicole Lucero-Huerta, Tara Bubenas, Izabella Heller 10:30 AM Kayleen & Kristen DeMatos

Kayla & Savannah Martins

For the week of April 3rd 2016

Altar Bread & Wine….. Martha Simanovich / OLS

Sanctuary Lamp…… Martha Simanovich / OLS

Altar Candles....… . Martha Simanovich / OLS

Pope Francis The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for

2016 For the Month of April

• Universal: That people may learn to respect creation and care for it as a gift of God.

• Evangelization: That persecuted Chr istians may feel the consoling presence of the Risen Lord and the solidarity of all the Church.

(Every Mass is offered for the faith-ful, living or dead. However, the fol-lowing are specifically remembered this week.)

THE ROSARY WILL BE PRAYED 20 MINUTES BEFORE EACH WEEKEND MASS

SATURDAY, April 2 5:00 PM -Helder Esteves / Wife & Children SUNDAY, April 3 8:00 AM -Manuel Lago / The Lago Family

10:30 AM -Roy Vaykovich / Maureen Harris-Coyle MONDAY, April 4 7:30 AM -Helen Reidmiller / OLS

TUESDAY, April 5 7:30 AM -Stanley Szymanski / OLS

WEDNESDAY, April 6 7:30 AM Robert Cosgrove / OLS

THURSDAY, April 7 7:30 AM -Eva Gionno / OLS

FRIDAY, April 8 7:30 AM Walter Anthony Kluss / Walter Kluss

SATURDAY, April 9 7:30 AM -Alfredo Rodriques / OLS

Third Sunday of Easter

SATURDAY, April 9 5:00 PM -Michael Masonus / Daughters

SUNDAY, April 10 8:00 AM -Barney & Magdalena Kohanski & Family / Irene Zarbetski 10:30 AM -Richard Walingavich / Dolores Walingavich

The 1st collection for March 13th was $1182.00. The 2nd collection was $522.00.

The collection for Palm Sunday was $1718.00.

The collection for Easter Sunday was $9725.00.

As always, thank you for your generosity.

Let us remember all our family members, loved ones, and fellow parishioners who have died, may God reward them for their good

deeds done in faith. Let us also pray for those who are sick at home or in the hospital, especially Jennie Fischer, Michael Dilkes, Julianna Dilkes Maureen Laurina, Carol Hogan, Ted Husch, Mary Ann Yarmolowicz, Dominic Lore, Jason Woyke, Fudali Family, Silva Family, Carole Anderson.

May God grant them healing.

SACRAMENT FOR THE SHUT-INS—All those who would like to receive the Sacraments during the Easter Season should call the Rectory in advance to make ar-rangements.

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