Queen of the Universe 2443 TRENTON ROAD, LEVITTOWN, PA 19056

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturdays - 9:00 AM & 5:30 PM Sundays - 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM Holy Days –6:30, 8:30 AM and 7:00 PM Daily Masses will be in the Chapel. Daily - 6:30, 8:30 AM from Sept. to May Daily - 8:30 AM only from June to August

RITE OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays - 4:00 to 5:00 PM

REGISTRATION:

All Catholics are requested to be registered in a parish. If you live within the boundaries of Q.U. Parish, please stop by the Rectory Office to register. Rectory Office hours are: Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. For registration on Saturday or Sunday, please call 945-8750 for an appointment.

MOVING: If you are moving out of the parish, please notify the Rectory immediately so that we may discontinue your envelope mailings.

BAPTISMS:

Baptism is celebrated on the First and Third Sundays of each month. Parents are required to complete the Baptism preparation program prior to scheduling the Baptism. An interview with the Parish Services Coordinator or one of the Parish Priests is necessary before beginning the Baptism sessions.

MARRIAGES: Archdiocesan Regulations require that notice of intended marriage be made six months prior to the date of the marriage. Pre-nuptial instructions are required for marriage. Contact the Rectory for location.

CARE OF THE SICK: Communion to the sick and Anointing of the Sick will be given upon request of someone who is ill, having surgery, or preparing for death. Emergency sick calls for the dying may be made James Fitzpatrick at any time.

Reverend Michael F. Hennelly Pastor

Reverend John J. Farry Senior Priest

Reverend Paul A. Wiedmann Pastor Emeritus

Deacon Joseph Upcavage –Retired

Parish Email– info@quparish.com Parish Website– QUparish.com

Rectory: 215-945-8750 Fax: 215-945-0413 Convent: 215-945-6116

Holy Family Regional Catholic School

2447 Trenton Road, Levittown, PA 19056 Pre-K 3 through 8th Grade

The Parish School of Immaculate Conception, Queen of the Universe, Saint Frances Cabrini

And Saint Joseph the Worker Parishes Mr. John Mundy, Principal

Mrs. Kara Haggerty, Assistant Principal Mrs. Maria Vancheri, Secretary

Mrs. Jo Ann St. John, Receptionist Phone: 215-269-9600 Fax: 215-269-9609

The School Website: HFRCS.org

Coordinator of Parish Religious Education Mrs. Gerry Fedor–Office-215-945-2704-Res. 946-1051 Coordinator of Parish Services –John Murray Business Manager Mary Harrington Bulletin Editor Rita Pondolph Director of Music David Westawski Parish Secretary Joanne Joyce

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Mass Intentions for the Week Fifth Sunday of Easter May 6th

5:30 PM Shane & Cody Cartlidge 7:30 AM Parishioners of QU 9:30 AM Deceased Members of Lynn & Post Families 11:30 AM Louis Watson Monday Easter Weekday May 7th

6:30 AM James Murphy, Jr. 8:30 AM Stephen Smith, Jr.

Tuesday Easter Weekday May 8th

6:30 AM Ernesto Antonelli 8:30 AM Vera Mozeleski

Wednesday Easter Weekday May 9th

6:30 AM Curtis George Mains 8:30 AM Marie Williams

Thursday St. Damien Joseph May 10th

6:30 AM Mary Hughes 8:30 AM John & Mary Brent

Friday Easter Weekday May 11th

6:30 AM Mary T. Owens (9th Anv.) 8:30 AM Catherine Negler

Saturday Easter Weekday May 12th

9:00 AM Darlene Hay

5:30 PM Marlene Fedor Sixth Sunday of Easter May 13th

7:30 AM Parishioners of QU 9:30 AM The Kane Family 11:30 AM Paul DeSanto

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The month of May has not only good weather, but an interesting pedigree. It is named after the Roman goddess Maia, said to be the mother of Hermes, or Mercury. The Romans saw it as “love’s month,” while in England, more practical farmers called it “Three Milks,” since the cows grazing on springtime’s bounty could produce at a phe-nomenal rate. Old customs die hard, and Christians have never made peace with Maytime frolics. No wonder that popular tradition dedicated the month’s prayers and devotions to Mary, although we cannot lose sight of the fact that the liturgy always has Easter at the center of celebration. Recent developments have enriched Mary’s place in a cycle of feast days woven through the whole year, dedicated Saturday as a weekly day for devotion, and highlighted Mary’s role in the Advent story. In fact, every day of the year Evening Prayer centers on the sing-ing of Mary’s Canticle of Praise. The fifty days of Easter culminate on Pentecost with Mary, present of course for Christ’s birth, waiting in the upper room for the birth of the church. —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Fifth Sunday of Easter May 6, 2012

Let us love not in word or speech

but in deed and truth.

— 1 John 3:18

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Sanctuary Corner

Our Program: $300 from each family*. *Some can afford to give more, some less. With all giv-ing we can reach our goal. Whatever we give will determine the ultimate scope of the project. Together let us pray to Mary, Queen of the Universe!

PREP Closing Prayer Service

TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012 6:45 PM

COMBINED Monday and Tuesday closing prayer service in the Church.

Refreshments following prayer service in the Large Hall.

HOLY FAMILY REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL

2nd Annual Auction: “United We Stand!”

Holy Family’s 2nd Annual Auction, United We Stand, held on April 14, was a terrific success! Everyone had a great time! We are grateful to our Auction Committee Chairs, Colleen Blair and Sally Spinosa, for their leader-ship; our Children’s Artwork Coordinator, Stephanie Wol-verton, for sharing her time and talents; our many Auc-tion Committee volunteers for their hours of hard work; all donors, bidders and attendees; and the following gen-erous sponsors:

Event Sponsor Trenton Block & Hardscape Supply, Inc.

Platinum Sponsors Cherokee Day Camp

Bob Breslin, Reedman Toll Auto World

Gold Sponsors Vincent & Cheryl Muller

Silver Sponsors Accusource Services, LLC The Cunningham Family

Hulmeville Inn Just Cleaning Services, Inc.

Knight Masonry The Manto Sports Group

$100 Restaurant Sponsors Bagelocity and The Soup King Cafe

Cesare’s Restaurant Curly’s at The Nest

Hulmeville Inn Kelch House

King George II Inn Mamma Mia Trattoria

The Pines Tavern

$50 Restaurant Sponsors A&S Pizza & Pasta

Amato’s Pizza DeLorenzo’s Pizza

Friendly’s Ice Cream Joe’s Pizza

Michaels Restaurant & Lounge

Thanks for the memories! See you next year! PREP Registration for 2012-2013

PREP registration for 2012-13 began on Monday, March 5. PREP classes are held every Monday or Tuesday evening from 6:45-8:00 in Holy Family Re-gional School on the campus of Queen of the Universe Parish. PREP begins in first grade and continues con-secutively until sixth grade. Celebration of Sacra-ments: First Penance: grade 2; First Communion: grade 3; Confirmation - grade 6. If you have any questions please call Gerry Fedor at 215-945-2704 or 215-946-1051.

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THIS WEEK AT THE QUEEN

Sun, May 6th “CLOW” Children’s Liturgy of the Word Graduation celebration 9:30 - 12 Baptism 1:00 pm New Altar server training 2:00 pm church

Mon, May 7th Church Cleaning 1:00 pm Tues, May 8th “Prep” Combined Closing Prayer Service 6:45 pm (Hospitality in LH)

Wed, May 9th Choir practice 7-9 pm

Thurs, May 10th RCIA 7:00 pm Sun, May 13th Baptism session 1 following the 9:30 am Mass New Altar server training 2:00 pm church

WHEN: Saturday, May 26th, 8 am—1 pm, rain or shine. It’s time to clean out your closets and clear out the garage. Come and make some extra cash or donate to Queen’s White Elephant table. Spaces are $15 and tables are $5 each. For information or donation call Shanin Iskra @ 215-945-7399.

FYI: Awesome opportunity for our Queen parish family… It doesn’t matter what you consider your-self, a Cradle Catholic, Revert, Bible thumper, Dutiful, Devout, whatever you

see yourself as, you are invited to one of the best Bible Conferences in the United States… (This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity for some of us…) The National Catholic Bible Conference is being hosted locally at: “Our Lady of Czestochowa” in Doylestown, PA. This conference is usually hosted somewhere out west… This conference is for everyone; the novice, the theolo-gian, young, old and everyone in between. Take notes, just listen to the talks, shop the resources available, pray, mingle with like minded Catholics, feel the Holy Spirit at work… You will benefit and enjoy this Catholic Bible camp. Registration forms will be available at all the doors of the church or call the rectory for more informa-tion. If you decide to attend this AWESOME event please let John Murray know @ 215-945-8750. If enough Queen parishioners plan on attending we might look to organize a car pool…

FAREWELL MASS Looking for all former students, faculty and parishioners St. David School, Willow Grove, and Our Lady Help of Christians, Abington, are consolidating to become Queen of Angels Regional Catholic School. St. David is hosting a final farewell celebration on Sunday June 10. Mass celebrated by Monsignor Bolger at 12:30 followed by light refreshments. RSVP by June 3 to stdavida-lumni@gmail.com or call 215-588-6173 Laura.

Spring Cleaning? As you are doing your annual Spring Cleaning, should you come across any new, unused items you feel you will not use or need, please consider donating them to Queen.

These new/unused gifts will be used as door prizes or in gift baskets throughout the year for various parish events.

We are also looking for baskets to be used for the Basket Auc-tion at the October Fest. We are especially in need of large baskets.

Please drop the items off at the Rectory. If you need someone to pick them up, please call Anne Marie @ 215-945-5723.

We need parishioners who speak foreign languages and any who can do sign language to participate in the Pente-cost Sunday Readings. Please share your talent and help us express the diversity of cultures in Queen of the Universe on this important occasion. If you speak any foreign language or do sign language, please contact Andy Pastorek by phone at 215-943-2469 or by e-mail at a.pastorek@verizon.net. If there is no answer, please leave a message and I will return your call.

Do You Speak Any Foreign Language? Can You Do Sign Language?

Queen’s Annual Flea Market

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Pilgrimage to Rome

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is sponsoring a Pil-grimage to Rome on the occasion of the Conferral of the Pallium on Archbishop Chaput. The pilgrimage, visiting the major religious sites in Rome and Assisi and includ-ing Mass with the Holy Father in Saint Peter's Square runs from June 25 - July 2, 2012. For more information or to obtain a brochure, please contact Maria Michalik at 800 -727-1999 x150 o r v i a e - ma i l a t mmichalik@ctscentral.net

STEWARDSHIP

We are grateful for our faithful stewards. Thank you for your continuous generosity

Sunday, April 29, 2012 $12,549.12 Sunday, May 1, 2011 $13,720.25 Catholic Missons $ 1,660.00

CONWELL-EGAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL NEWS CEC “Friday Night” Alumni Dance on May 11, 2012 Alumni and friends are invited to come back to the “Friday Night” Egan dance! The evening starts at 8pm @ the school. Tickets are $35 per person which includes food, drinks & music. They may be purchased during school hours in the Admin office or by contacting alumni@conwell-egan.org Celebrate the Arts at CEC! The annual Fine Arts Festival will be held on Thursday, May 10 at 7pm. Art exhibit highlight student works, followed by the Spring Concert with performances by the student choral group and jazz band. Admission is free. CEC Monte Carlo Night, Saturday, May 19th @ 7pm The annual Monte Carlo help supports Conwell-Egan athletic programs. Tickets are $15 and include food, beer, soda and DJ. We will have horse racing, gaming tables, raffle baskets & 50/50s. Contact Jim Jenkinson 267-532-8580 for tickets. LACE (Ladies Association of Conwell-Egan) is spon-soring a Family Fun Night @ the Trenton Thunder vs Reading Phillies on Sat., July 21, 2012 @ 7:05 PM at the Mercer County Waterfront Park in Trenton, NJ. Tickets are $11.00 ea and there will be Fireworks after the game. Please contact Nina @ 215-943-6297 or Linda @ 215-741-4838 for tickets. There are only 125 tickets avail-able.

PILGRIM FATIMA STATUE To have the Pilgrim Fatima Statue at your home call Dolores Slane @ 215-946-7572 or sign up at the church entrance. Statues will be at the homes for the week of May 6, 2012

Dolores & Russell Gillespie, Rowland & Valerie Myers, Gem. Livolsi

Prepare for Archbishop Ryan High School Scholarship Test

Register Now! Registration deadline: Tuesday May 8th

7th Grade Practice Test Saturday, May 12, 2012

9 AM– 12 PM $25.00

To register call Pam McPeak, Director of Admissions at 215-637-1800 ext 281

Or visit our website www.archbishopryan.com

Vigil lights for the Week of May 6 - May 12

Church In loving Memory of:

Mary T. Owens

A FUN OUTING

Thanks to Joe Pulak and the members of Queen’s golf committee, the 57 golfers who participated and all of our sponsors who supported Queen’s 2nd Annual Golf Outing, which was held on Friday, April 27th. This fundraiser raised $3,420 for Queen and was a great time for all. Hope you can join us next year!

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NOTICE: At the beginning of every month, the sick list will be updated. An updated prayer list means continuing or adding the names of people needing our prayers. Please contact the rectory if someone is to remain or to be added to the monthly prayer list in the bulletin.

PRAY FOR all those in our parish who are ill at home, nursing homes, in hospitals and especially for: Allie Abell, Margaret Bartholomai, Janice Carroll

Bonk, Jenny Bowman, Callender Family, John Ciocca, Mary Beth Ciocca, William R. Clay Jr., Troy Cantando, Joseph Colpo, Jeanne Colpo, Maryanne Daly, Theresa Esposito, Susan Evans, Derek Fitzgerald, Josephine Gerchak, Kassidy Giangrante, Loretta Goslin, Cecelia Gulick, Dolores Halterman, Dorothy Harwood, Mary Hendrickson, Amy Huffnagle, Jack Howard, Luis Lopez Jr., Rosemary Krier, Donna Laghjichi, Russ Lake, Chase Charles Lumio, John Martin, Rose Masic, Bernie Mastrull, Jackson McHale, Maureen McKee, Joseph Murtha, Joseph Murtha, Jr., Doris Noble, Loraine Patterson, Nicholas Pawlowski, Barbara Piccone, Jack Rapko, Paul Rozick Charlotte Rodgers, Winnie Schopf, Doreen Siemienski, Adam Siemienski, Charlotte Sinon, Stella Skwirut, Patricia Staffa, Bob Walsh.

PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS

Please pray for the protection of our men and women serving in the Armed Forces, especially: Ryan Berk Dwight Gregory Andrew Bragg Paul Hallman Audri Chavez John Hanczary Ashley Cisneros Thomas Kubacki Christopher Deese Paul Liberatore Russel Destremps Brian Lounsberry Dave Di Belius Joseph McArdle Tim Di Pietro Michael McMaster Joseph T. Donohue Jimmy Schmidt Deroy Flowers Kathryn Sinon John Gattone Tiffany Szumila Nicholas Gray Joshua Thompson Richard Good Holly Szumila Vance Timothy Grauel Jeffrey Max Vance Troy Wiedenmiller If your Service Member has returned, or if you would like to add a name to our Service Member List, please call the rectory.

PRAYER

OUR PARISH DIRECTORY Aid For Friends Fran Giaccio 215-946-4173 Altar Servers Sue Raffin 215-547-4436 Charismatic Prayer Meeting Helen Howe 215-943-4686 Madeline Anderson 215-785-6952 Cub Master Pack 124 Colleen Gutekunst 267-987-0031 Scout Coordinator J. Fitzpatrick 215-949-0586 Scout Master/Boy Scouts Frank Daniels 215-945-6392 Scout Venture Crew Mark Wassum 215-547-3743 Eucharistic Ministers & Lectors Cathy Sue Lynn 215-945-8750 Food Collection Marion Slack 215-945-1670 Health Ministry Gloria Neuman, RN 215-757-4888 Head Usher H. Bowman 215-493-5307 Hope Coordinator Terry Austen 267-346-2101 Barbara Hallowell 215-943-1494 Hospitality R. Kemmerer-Bolf 215-943-2875 Marriage Preparation Maria & Tom Miller 215-946-1988 Music Ministry David Westawski 215-946-8539 Prayer Line Requests Joan McHale 215-945-6349 Ann Van Arsdale 215-945-7932 Children’s Liturgy of the Word Cheryl Murray 215-869-8853 Rosary Noreen Zilinski 215-945-8858 Sexton Bill Breeman Youth Group J.A.M. Sue Raffin 215-547-4436

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Thursday

9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Benediction at 7:45 PM

St. Peregrine Novena at 7:15 PM Prayer Group at 8:00 PM

The sign up book for the Thursday adoration hours will be outside of the Chapel. Please sign up so that we can have adoration on Thursday’s.

H.O.P.E. Q.U. Parish Volunteers give the gift of self, by visiting and assisting shut-ins. Provide transportation to medical appointments, with notice and to Mass. Provide meals when needed. And referral information to family care-givers. We are unable to provide nursing, personal care or transport those in need of a wheelchair.

To reach H.O.P.E. call coordinators Terry Austen—267-346-2101

Barbara Hallowell—215-943-1494

COVER SHEET

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS: Queen of the Universe Rectory

2443 Trenton Road Levittown, PA 19056

PHONE:

215-945-8750

BULLETIN NUMBER: 511474

CONTACT PERSON: Rita Pondolph Joanne Joyce

EMAIL ADDRESS:

qubulletineditor@gmail.com quparishsecretary@gmail.com

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