2855 St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx, New YorkRECTORY: 892-1900/1901 WEBSITE: www.sttheresaparishny.com SCHOOL: 792-3688FAX: 892-1146 E-MAIL: contact@sttheresaparishny.com RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 792-8434

Rev. Emmanuel Udoh, Parochial VicarRev. Thomas D’Angelo, In ResidenceRev. Robert Imbelli,Weekend AssociateRev. Edmundo Gomez, Weekend AssociateSpanish Mass

Deacon Anthony P. CassanetoMrs. Josephine Fanelli, PrincipalMrs. Marie McCarrick, Dir. of Religious EducationDr. Liya Petrides, Music Director

Rev. Robert F. Grippo, Pastor

Church of St. TheresaA Caring Community Reaching Out To One Another in Christ

CHURCH OF ST. THERESA, BRONX

APRIL 1, 2012 – PALM SUNDAY

Most of us have experienced various kinds of encounters with God. We have seen Him, for example, in the world of nature. We

have felt His presence under the breath-taking beauty of a starlit night. We have almost read His signature in the lower right hand corner

of a sunset. We have heard His voice in the wind as it gently rustles the leaves of a tree.

We have also met Him inside of our own hearts and minds. We have felt His comforting presence in times of sorrow and His

troubling presence in times of sin. His image is indelibly stamped on every one of us, and try as we might at times we can never

completely ease it. The psalmist saw the truth about himself and about us, when he wrote, “I give you thanks that I am fearfully and

wonderfully made.” Every one of us, I hope, knows what it is to meet God in the secret chamber of our own heart.

We have also seen Him in the lives of other people. C.S. Lewis once said that when he gets to heaven and enters the presence of

God, he does not anticipate a strange face, of whom he will say, “Who are you?” Instead he expected a familiar face, to whom he would

say, “So it was you all the time.” If we are fortunate and discerning, there are people in our lives today who will reveal God to us.

But we can also meet Him in the services and the sacraments of the Church. You see the singing of hymns at mass, the reading of

Scripture, the preaching of the gospel, the celebrating of Mass, the receiving of communion are all avenues of approach to God. We

would probably be less than honest if we said that God is real to us every time we come to Church. But on the other hand we would have

to be spiritually blind and deaf to come to Church week after week and never see His face, feel His presence, or hear His voice.

We are talking about meeting God – in the beauty and majesty of nature, in the secret recesses of our own hearts and minds, in the

lives of people that we know and love, and in the services and sacraments of our Church. All of these are real places of spiritual encounter

where people across the centuries have met face to face with God.

We need to look with ever-increasing expectation for the encounter with God each day of our lives. God is all around us waiting to

break into our lives. We need to know that and we need to teach that fact to one another especially to the young.

This is precisely what Holy Week helps us understand. Literally, hundreds of our own neighbors will come to Church this week to

proclaim this message through song, through witness, through liturgy. Everyone who participates in the services of this week will leave

overwhelmed by their encounter with God. Many will leave with heart and mind renewed.

Will you come to service this week and encounter the God who loves you?

SCHEDULE

HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012

Tenebrae – 9:00AM

Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:30PM

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012

Tenebrae – 9:00AM

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion – 3:00PM

Stations of the Cross with Veneration of the Cross – 7:30PM

HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 2012

Tenebrae – 9:00AM

Confessions – 3:00-5:00PM

Easter Vigil – 7:30PM

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2012

7:30AM, 9:00AM(Italian), 10:30AM(Family Mass) & 12:15PM

Tenebrae is a special Holy Week prayer experience modeled on

the prayer of the church. All are welcome.

Monday, April 2, 2012 is Reconciliation Monday.

Confessions will be available in Church from

3:00-5:00PM and again from 7:00-9:00PM.

ST. ANTHONY NOVENA

A Novena to St. Anthony will be held every Tuesday at 7:00PM

and will continue until June 12. Come join the other devotees

for this Novena as they petition, praise and thank God for all the

blessings received through the intercession of St. Anthony

THIS YEAR’S BEAUTIFUL PASCHAL CANDLE HAS

BEEN DONATED BY:

MARIA & ANTHONY COPPINI

IN MEMORY OF THEIR PARENTS

ANN & ANTHONY COPPINI

FIRST FRIDAY

Friday, April 6 is Good Friday there will be no Holy Hour.

PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S PASSION

SAVE THE DATE!

May 26, 2012 we will be celebrating Fr. Grippo’s 40

th

Anniversary of his Ordination. Please check the bulletin every

week for more details and information.

LENTEN REGULATIONS 2012

ASH WEDNESDAY and GOOD FRIDAY

are days of FAST and ABSTINENCE.

All other Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence

FASTING is to be observed by all persons 18 years of age and

older who have not yet celebrated 18 years of age and older who

have not yet celebrated their 59

th

birthday. On a fast day one full

meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain

strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but

together they should not equal another full meal. Eating

between meals is NOT permitted, but liquids, including milk and

juices, are allowed.

ABSTINENCE is to be observed by all persons 14 years of age

and older. On days of abstinence no meat is allowed.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

As we enter into Holy Week our parish offers prayers for the

Elect and Candidates of our parish who will receive sacraments

at the Easter Vigil.

Elect: Amber Grant and Jennalee Jones will receive Baptism,

Confirmation, and Eucharist.

Candidates for Full Communion: Dazlyn Anderson, Robert

Bisceglia, Alexandra Foglia, Michael Kennedy, Orlando Ortega,

and Diana Rodriguez will complete their sacraments of Initiation

through reception of the sacraments of Confirmation and

Eucharist.

SAVE A LIFE

Learn how to perform CPR. There will be a CPR/AED Two

Year Certification course at Our Lady of the Assumption on

April 4, 2012 from 6PM to 10PM in the Church Hall. The cost

is $40.00 per person. Please call Joanne for registration and

more information.

FATHER GRIPPO & FATHER JOHN LAURI

INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEM ON A JOURNEY TO

MAGNIFICENT NORTHERN ITALY

JULY 1 – JULY 11, 2012

YOUR TOUR PACKAGES INCLUDES:

9 nights in a carefully selected Deluxe

and Superior First Class Hotels

9 buffet breakfasts, 4 lunches, and 4 dinners

Deluxe air-conditioned motor coach

Local Guides

Special Surprise

PRICING UPDATE

Land Package Price: $2, 915.00 pp.

Airfare: $1, 335.00 pp.

Estimated Total Cost: $4, 250.00 pp.

Places we will visit: Venice, Padua, Florence, The Lovely

Chianti Region

with a tour of a local vineyard, Siena, Umbria, Assisi & Rome.

ST. THERESA ANNUAL CARD PARTY

“OUT OF THIS WORLD”

Our Annual Card Party will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2012

At the Villa Barone Manor.

Please save the date. More information to follow.

The students, faculty and staff of St. Theresa School wish all our

parishioners and friends a very blessed Holy Week and joyous

Palm Sunday.

Reservations are coming in for the Alumni Reunion on Saturday,

April 28

th

. Join your former classmates for the festivities

beginning with a 5:00PM Mass and continuing in the school

gym with a cocktail hour, dinner buffet and dancing to DJ.

Vincent Prestopino. Tours of the school will also be available.

Tickets are $50.00 per person. Please mail your check made

payable to St. Theresa School directly to the school so your

name will be on the reservation list at the door.

CONGRATUALTIONS

Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the

Bronx Science Fair. Special acknowledgement to Olivia Stratis

who won 2

nd

place in 3

rd

grade and to Rianne Phillips, Isabella

Jennison and Fiona Mulla who won 4

th

place in the 4

th

grade.

Over 37 schools competed and it was a tough competition.

APRIL 1, 2012

THE SANCTUARY LAMP BURNING NEAR THE

TABERNACLE THIS WEEK IS IN LOVING MEMORY

OF

MARION PATANELLA

LOVE, FRANCINE LEVITT

So they brought the colt to Jesus and put their cloaks over it.

And he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road,

and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the

fields. - Mk 11:7-8

THIS WEEK’S ALTAR BREAD IS IN LOVING MEMORY

OF

JACK BILANCIA

FROM, THE MEMBERS OF THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED

MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH AND THEIR FAMILIES

DONALD RUZZO, JENNIE MOLINARI,

ANNA TROMBETTA, ANGELINA ARGENTINO,

&

ANTONIO SURIANO

CHORAL EVENING PRAYER FOR PALM SUNDAY

This Sunday April 1, 2012 at 4:00PM

The combined choirs of St. Frances de Chantal and St. Theresa

will perform works by Stainor, Dubois, Friedel and others.

Please join us in beginning the most Holy week of the year with

prayer in community.

For more information please contact

St. Theresa Rectory at 718-892-1900

SATURDAY MARCH 31, 2012

5:00PM Lovita Charles

6:30PM James Glenn Hernandez

SUNDAY APRIL 1, 2012

7:30AM Pro-Populo

9:00AM Enrico Passaro

10:30AM Giuseppe & Nicolina Cusumano

12:15PM Irma Orrico

MONDAY APRIL 2, 2012

8:00AM Lorraine Mazzia

9:00AM Angelina Caiola

TUESDAY APRIL 3, 2012

8:00AM Elizabeth DeSimone

9:00AM Edda & Pietro DiCristofaro

WEDNESDAY APRIL 4, 2012

8:00AM Alessandrina Cipollone

9:00AM Antonio Malvisi

7:30PM Lucille Capalbo

THURSDAY APRIL 5, 2012

7:30PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper

FRIDAY APRIL 6, 2012

3:00PM Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

7:30PM Stations of the Cross, Veneration of the Cross

SATURDAY APRIL 7, 2012

7:30PM Easter Vigil

SUNDAY APRIL 8, 2012

7:30AM Pro-Populo

9:00AM Easter Intentions

10:30AM Easter Intentions

12:15PM Easter Intentions

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