Second Sunday of Lent 20 March 2011

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday 8:00 AM March 19 Antonio & Josephine Dogostino req. by Josephine D’Angelo

5:00 PM The Living and Deceased Members of Mater Ecclesiae Sunday 8:30 AM March 20

Helen McArdle req. by Barbara Rodio 11:00 AM

Harry Gillin req. by Hank & Monica Lenthe Monday 8:00 AM March 21 Barbara Waszczuk Intentions req. by Mary Finuoli Tuesday 8:00 AM March 22

Wanda Siemiontkowski req. by Julie & Christopher Ross Wednesday 7:30 PM March 23

Lavinia Pasley req. by The Pasley Family Thursday 8:00 AM March 24

Anthony Van Ommeren req. by Mary Finuoli Friday 8:00 AM March 25

Bernardina Balingit req. by Bill & Zenny Coillot Saturday 8:00 AM March 26

Helen & Michael Tkacs req. by Hank & Monica Lenthe

The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Friday, March 25

Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum

benedicta tu in mulierbus.

THIS WEEK’S LITURGICAL CALENDAR AND READINGS FOR MASS

Sunday March 20 I Class SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Readings: 1 Thessalonians 4, 1-7 & Matthew 17, 1-9

Monday March 21 III Class Monday of the Second Week of Lent Readings: Daniel 9, 15-19 & John 8, 21-29

Tuesday March 22 III Class Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent Readings: 3 Kings 17, 8-16 & Matthew 23, 1-12

Wednesday March 23 III Class Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent Readings: Esther 13, 8-11; 15-17 & Matthew 20, 17-28

Thursday March 24 III Class Thursday of the Second Week of Lent Comm. Saint Gabriel the Archangel Readings: Jeremias 17, 5-10 & Luke 16, 19-31

Friday March 25 I Class ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Readings: Readings: Isaias 8, 10-15 & Like 1, 26-38

Saturday March 26 I Class Saturday of the Second Week of Lent Readings: Genesis 27, 6-40 & Luke 15, 11-32

Lessons of Sundays of Lent

Sundays Breviary Lessons Motive of Mass First Sunday of Lent Second Sunday of Lent Third Sunday of Lent Fourth Sunday of Lent

(The thought of Isaac is superseded by that of Lent) History of Jacob History of Joseph History of Moses

Christ in the desert

Christ the True Jacob

Christ the true Joseph

Christ the true Moses

We will have Stations of the Cross and Benediction at 7:00 PM Every Friday evening during Lent

Tuesday Night Confessions The Sacrament of Penance is available every Tuesday evening from 8 PM to 9 PM. This extra hour each week is provided for the convenience of many and is in addition to the availability of Confessions before every Mass. Since the church will now be open on Tuesday nights from 8 to 9 PM you may wish to stop in for a brief visit to Our Lord in the tabernacle, pray a rosary, or even make a personal Holy Hour, even if you are not going to Confession.

CCD Classes CCD Classes meet on the second and third Sundays of each month, September to May at 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM. Grades K-4 meet on the second Sunday and Grades 5-12 meet on the third Sunday of each month.

CCD FUNDRAISER

Thank You for Your Continued Support!

Don’t throw away those empty printer cartridges and old cell phones!

Help us get cash for your trash! Drop off your empty inkjet & laser cartridges, used cell

phones, and PDA’s in the “Cartridges for Kids” Collection Basket in the St. Martha Room. Tell your family, friends, and Businesses. All proceeds benefit the CCD Program.

This is a great fundraiser for CCD because it requires ZERO investment and is a total profit for Mater Ecclesiae.

***Look for our wicker basket in the St. Martha Room!***

Sunday Collection Thank you for your generosity.

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The Choir which sings at the 8:30 AM Low Mass is in need of new members. Please consider sharing your love of singing. The practice is held every Tuesday

evening at 7:00 PM and Sundays a half an hour before the Low Mass. The repertoire includes English and

Latin hymns in four parts. He who sings prays twice!

The Carmelite Monks of Wyoming Mystic Monk Coffee is roasted by the Carmelite Monks, a Roman Catholic monastery in the silence and solitude of the Rocky

Mountains of northern Wyoming. The monks live a hidden life of prayer and contemplation in the pursuit of God. The monastery is inundated with young men who seek to leave everything to pray for the world, in a tradition at least a thousand years old.

Pictures for CCD Students

As part of our anniversary year, we will be

taking class pictures of the CCD students for

our 10th Anniversary book in March and April.

Parents will be notified via email when each

class is scheduled to have their pictures taken.

CCD News Attention Parents:

Re-registration and Registration for New CCD students for all returning CCD students will be held on the CCD Sundays in March and April this year in Bishop DiMarzio Hall. Please go to the CCD table between 9:45 and 10:45 to get your registration packet. In March, CCD Classes will meet:

• Grades K-4 on March 13 • Grades 5-12 on March 20

In April, CCD Classes will meet: • Grades K-4 on April 3 • Grades 5-12 on April 10

In May, CCD Classes will meet: • Grades K-4 on May 15 • Grades 5-12 on May 22

Late registration will take place in May. Please contact Mrs. Rooney with any questions.

Support Our Knights Council and an Order of Traditional Carmelite Monks! Now you can order coffee from the Mystic Monks through the Knights of Columbus web site. Get great coffee and support the knights. Flavors include Premium Blend, Dark, Medium and Light Roast, Decaf Arabica, Hazelnut, Chocolate Cherry, Irish Cream, French Vanilla, and Royal Rum Pecan. To learn more or place an order go here: http://www.kofc12833.org/coffee.html

Second Collection today for Catholic Missions

Among the Black & Native Americans

Concert for Homeless Refugees

In St. Croix Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass

If in this calendar year (01/01/11 through 12/31/11) you are celebrating your 25th Wedding Anniversary, 50th Wedding Anniversary, or more than 50 years of marriage, please join us in celebrating on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at 3:00 pm Mass (light reception following) at St. Brendan the Navigator Parish, Maris Stella Church, 5012 Dune Dr., Avalon, NJ 08202-1333.

Join us for a concert of Lenten Meditations presented by the Mater Ecclesiae Parish Choir to benefit St. Thomas

Diocese of the Virgin Islands. Free will donations will be accepted to aid the Missionaries of Charity in their work with the homeless Haitian refugees on the island of St.

Croix. The sisters run the soup kitchen and other works of mercy. The Concert will be presented in the Narthex

following the High Mass at 1:00 PM on March 20th. We will present Lenten Hymns and Sacred Music. Please plan to attend the concert as we endeavor to lend our

support to the efforts of the Sisters of Charity to minister to the Haitian refugees whose lives were devastated and

now live in abject poverty.

Please call 856-583-6132 for further information. Registration forms are available in the Narthex.

Join the Knights of Columbus for

homemade pizza in Bishop DiMarzio Hall after Stations of the Cross each

Friday evening during Lent.

Join us on the second Sunday of each month for Breakfast!!

Second Sunday Breakfast Free will offering is encouraged.

April 10 Breakfast will be served after Both Masses!

Come out and enjoy a great meal with friends! We will be serving pancakes, farm-fresh eggs, fresh

oven-roasted potatoes, sausage, pastries, toast and more! Beverages include coffee, tea and juice.

Tickets available at the door:

Adults: $6.00 Children to age 12: $3.00 Families: $27.00

We appreciate your support of this monthly fundraiser!!

All proceeds benefit Mater Ecclesiae.

Catholic Doctrine Classes

The classes are held weekly on Monday nights at 7:00 PM and are taught by Father Pasley.

Mater Ecclesiae Council #12833 meetings are held on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month at 8:00

PM in the Knights Room. The Scriptural Rosary and Prayer for Vocations are said at 7:30 PM in the Church. New members are welcome. Visit their website: www.KofC12833.org.

Scriptural Rosary

The Mater Ecclesiae Knights of Columbus Scriptural Rosary is now available on the Knights' website. You can download the

PDF file from the homepage or the "Prayers" page. You can go directly to www.KofC12833.org or follow the link from the

Mater Ecclesiae website.

Knights of Columbus Food Pantry

A continuing Food Collection program to aid those among us experiencing “food insecurity” continues at Mater Ecclesiae. There is a wicker basket in the Saint Martha’s Room. Please place whatever items of non-perishable food you can into that basket as often as you can. They will be distributed to those in need.

Remember the Sick:

Please pray for Fr. H. L. Brignac, Fr. Daniel Kehoe, Fr. Robert Skurla, Joseph Arleth, Alfred J. Bailey, Louis N. Bailey, Alexandra Bilotti, Dan Bonacorsi, Michael Bowes, Chris Breen, Anne Byrne, Milvia Cacich, William Canfield, Catherine Canfield, Kelsey Canfield, Stephen Caputi, Gloria Cascino, Carolyn Casey, The Casey Family, James Cassidy, Bill Coillot, John Robert Conner, Patrick Corrigan, Dakota DiLoreto, Joseph DiSanto, Gerard Dowdall, Vincent Durso, Larry Ferringo, Luke Ferringo, Theresa Ferringo, Guido Fetta, Kathy Field, Rob Field, Matthew Flynn, Joan & William Foley, Diane Foster, Gus Friedel, Joseph Gerage, Gordon C. Gladden, Wayne R. Glenn, Tadeusz Grancowski, Ann Graziano, Barbara Hale, Francis Kelley Heiland, Kathleen Hess, Velma Horcher, Mary Jablonski, Joe Johns, Joseph G. Johns, Barry & Mary Johnson, Robert A. Kauffmann, Pauline Keys, Merlyn Kinsey, Dorothy Kirwin, Gregory Kuczykowski, Jr., Jerry Levine, Grace Linkmeyer, Nancy LaMarche, Agnes B. Lamendola, Gay Lauria, Patricia Lennon, Guy Luongo, Daniel McCusker, Delores McElroy, Tina McGinnis, Donald Miller, Helen Minuto, Barbara Murphy, Clayton Myers, John Nadrigale, Nancy Numair, Pam O’Brien, Cole O’Drain, Doug Pallidino, Diane Passarello, Michael Pozanski, Carol Rader, Christina Razzano, Luis Rodriguez, M.A.T. R., Marion Rosetti, Marea Rossino, Tom Rothermel, Annabella Salvucci, Bea Schiavo, Justin Schiavo, Kaylin Schiffer, Harold Scull,

The Mater Ecclesiae Pro-Life Apostolate Meets on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30-9:00 PM. The Pro-Life Newsletter is available in the Narthex

and online at our Website www.materecclesiae.org.

Prayer Chain for Special Intentions & Intercessory Prayer

Mater Ecclesiae parishioners who have a need for intercessory prayers or who wish to commit to participate in our newly formed Prayer Chain should contact Lou DiLoreto

at 609-304-4911 or sifulou@comcast.net.

Nursing Home Mass

On the Second Friday of each month at 11:00 AM volunteers pray the Rosary and attend Mass said by Fr. Pasley at the Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center at Virtua in Berlin. The

next Nursing Home Mass will be April 8.

Once again this year, the Diocesan Rice Bowl Collection will take place after the conclusion

of Lent. Everyone is encouraged to put aside a sacrificial donation each week during Lent, and

to bring that donation in at the conclusion of the season. The Rice Bowl donation boxes are available in the Narthex.

Mornings of Reflection: Sacred Music & Liturgical Events A Lenten Retreat

March 18, 25, 2011 Friday, 7:00 PM

Join us on Saturday mornings during Lent for a Morning of Reflection during this most solemn and penitential time of the

Liturgical Year. o Stations of the Cross

March 26, 2011 Saturday 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

March 26 o Lenten Mornings of Reflection April 2 and 16 o Mass at 8:00 AM

8:00 AM Mass o Lenten Retreat immediately after Mass 9:00 – 11:00 AM Morning of Reflection: April 2, 16, 2011 Saturday 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

A Lenten Retreat o Lenten Mornings of Reflection

Please bring a bagged, light breakfast and beverage to be eaten in silence immediately after the morning Mass.

o Mass at 8:00 AM

o Lenten Retreat immediately after Mass The Morning of Reflection will begin promptly at 9:00 AM. Presented by Father Pasley April 10 – Sunday 1:30 PM

o Vespers of Passion Sunday Vespers at Mater Ecclesiae April 17, 2011 – Palm Sunday

April 21 – Holy Thursday • Passion Sunday on April 10 at 1:30 PM o 9:00 AM Tenebrae

Vespers is scheduled for the third Sunday of every month at 1:00 PM

o 7:30 PM Choral Mass

o 8:30 PM Holy Hour for Priests at Repository

April 22 – Good Friday April CAP Sessions o 9:00 AM Tenebrae

We can be sure that we love God’s children when we love God and do what He has commanded. 1 John 5:2

o 3:00 PM Liturgy of Good Friday

April 23 – Holy Saturday

The Office of Safe Environment for Children, Youth and Adults is announcing CAP (Child Assault Prevention) sessions. CAP is the safe environment training program for adults who have regular contact with minors. Attendance is required in order to comply with the USCCB’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The policy of the diocese is that adults will attend CAP once every five years.

o 8:45 AM Blessing of Easter Baskets

o 9:00 AM Tenebrae

o 8:30 PM Easter Vigil CAP 1 teaches attendees to recognize child abuse and neglect and

how to report to the proper authorities. Adults are taught that children have the right to be safe, strong and free. CAP 1 is for new volunteers and employees.

April 24 – Easter Sunday

o 8:30 AM Low Mass with Hymns CAP 2 is No More Bullies, No More Victims and is a workshop on

bullying awareness and bullying prevention. Cyberbullying is also addressed. Both sessions are 90 minutes.

o 11:00 AM Choral Mass

Parish Events Adults must attend CAP 1 before attending CAP 2. After five years, adults have the option of attending CAP 1 again if they prefer. The following session will be offered this month: March 25, 2011 Friday

o Pizza after Stations in Bishop DiMarzio Hall CAP Phase 1: All Sessions Meet at 7:00 PM

March 20, 2011 – Sunday 1:00 PM • Wednesday, April 6, St. Brendan the Navigator, Avalon • Monday, April 11, Christ the Redeemer, Parish Hall, Atco o Concert of Lenten Hymns to aid Missionaries of

Charity on island of St. Croix • Thursday, April 14, Holy Eucharist, Cherry Hill

CAP Phase 2 – Bullying Prevention, March 20, 2011 – CCD Sunday Grades 5-12 All Sessions Meet at 7:00 PM

• Thursday, April 7, St. Charles Borromeo, Sicklerville o Registration for 2011-2012 CCD School Year • Wednesday, April 13, St. Frances Cabrini, Ocean City

April 3, 2011 – CCD Sunday Grades K-4 • Monday, April 18, Christ the King, Haddonfield

o Registration for 2011-2012 CCD School Year To attend one of these classes, please call the CAP registration line in the Office of Safe Environment for Children, Youth and Adults at (856) 583-6165 or email ddiggons@camdendiocese.org to register. Please register at least five days before the session you would like to attend.

April 3, 2011 – 1PM Emergency Preparedness Seminar

April 10, 2011 – CCD Sunday Grades 5-12

o Registration for 2011-2012 CCD School Year The CAP schedule, location phone numbers and directions may be found on the diocesan website @ www.camdendiocese.org April 17, 2011 – Cannoli Fundraiser Order Pickup In case of inclement weather please call the location of the CAP session you are attending.

Easter Cannoli Fundraiser Eighth Annual Cannoli Sale To Benefit Mater Ecclesiae

Our parishioner, Marianna Kane, will once again make and donate 1000

Cannoli Italian Pastries to Mater Ecclesiae. You can choose ricotta

cheese, vanilla or chocolate filling. These delicious pastries are

authentically Italian and homemade to order. The Cannoli will be

available for pickup on Palm Sunday, April 17, just in time for your Easter

celebrations. You can order them filled or ready-to-fill (so you can easily

fill them yourself at home). Look for the sign-up sheets in the Narthex.

Please be sure to include the Mass time when you will pick up your order.

PAYMENT IN CASH ONLY!!!

ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN APRIL 10TH!