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Readings for the Week March 21 – March 28, 2010

Sunday: Is 43:16-21/Phil 3:8-14/Jn 8:1-11 Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or 13:41c-62/Jn 8:12- 20 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9/Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 Friday: Jer 20:10-13/Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: Ez 37:21-28/Jn 11:45-56 Next Sunday: Lk 19:28-40/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14---23:56 or 23:1-49

PARISH EVENTS and LITURGIES

Saturday, March 20 10:00 am Olive Branch Open (10-1pm & 4:30-7 pm) 5:30 pm Mass - Stephen Nelson Sunday, March 21 8:30 am RCIA, Rm 8/10 9:15 am CF Grades 1-5, FLC 10:30 am Pre/K , Rm 2&3 10:30 am Mass - OLPH Parishioners 11:45 am Junior Choir, Choir Rm 11:45 am Youth Ministry, FLC & SH 11:45 am Confirmation Retreat I, Rm. 8/10 7:00 pm Valleywide Lenten Mission Session I , St. Andrews Monday, March 22 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Valley-wide Lenten Mission, SH 6:30 pm Girl Scouts, Rm 1,2,3&4 7:00 pm Valley-wide Lenten Mission, OLN Tuesday, March 23 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Valley-wide Lenten Mission, SH 7:00 pm Valley-wide Lenten Mission, OLN Wednesday, March 24 7:35 am Men’s Prayer Group, Choir Rm 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Valley-wide Lenten Mission, SH 1:00 pm Olive Branch Open (1-4 pm & 4:30-7 pm) 3:00 pm Adoration, Chapel (3 - 9 pm) 5:00 pm Rosary Makers, Rm 9 7:00 pm Valley-wide Lenten Mission, OLN Thursday, March 25 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Valley-wide Lenten Mission, SH 7:00 pm Valley-wide Lenten Mission and Reconciliation Service, OLN Friday, March 26 5:00 pm Lenten Fish Fry, SH 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross 7:30 pm YM 30 hour Famine, FLC Saturday, March 27 12:00 am YM 30 hour Famine, FLC 10:00 am Olive Branch Open (10-1pm & 4:30-7 pm) 4:30 pm Confessions 5:30 pm Mass - Francoise Huot Sunday, March 28 8:30 am RCIA, Rm 8/10 9:15 am CF Grades 1-5, FLC 10:30 am Pre/K , Rm 2&3 10:30 am Mass - OLPH Parishioners 1:30 pm Natural Family Planning, Rm 8/10 2:00 pm Franciscans, SH & Rm 12

BIBLE STUDY There will be no bible study on Thursday, March 25 due to the Lenten Mission.

CONFESSIONS Fr. Kevin will hear confessions on Wednesday evening before Mass from 5:30 - 6 pm on March 31.

WOMEN’S CLUB will have their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday April 6, at 7 pm in the social Hall. HAITI RICE BOXES Please bring in your Haiti Rice Boxes on the Feast of the Lord's Supper, Holy Thursday, April 1 and place them in the basket in the commons so that they can be brought up during offertory. They can also be brought in during Holy Week and Easter as well. Thank you

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

CLASS SCHEDULE Students in preschool thru eleventh grade will not have class on Easter, April 4. Classes will resume the following Sunday, April 11. YOUTH MINISTRY There will be no youth ministry class next Sunday March 28 or Sunday April 4 enjoy the time with your families. PATHWAYS 2009 Pathways 2009 will be offered at OLPH on Saturday, April 17 from 9am-4:30pm. This is a one-day, instructor-led, interactive program of prayer, learning and reflection for all parish catechists of adults, youth and children and Catholic school religion teachers. At the conclusion of the entire day parish catechists are certified in accordance with Called to Be Disciples. Registration is online at http://tinyurl.com/cdrpathways. Contact the parish office if you do not have internet access for registration assistance.

Liturgical Ministry Schedule on the Back

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CHRISTIAN INITIATION: Infant Baptism – During Mass on a designated weekend each month. Please contact Deacon Eric Surat, 387-0491, Ext. 320, for information regarding baptismal preparation. For information regarding the adult process (RCIA), please call the parish office. NEWCOMERS: Welcome to our community! Please call Bev Stith or Vicki Hubbard in the office to register, 387-0491. MARRIAGE PREPARATION: Please contact the Pastor, 387-0491, at least six months prior to the intended date. ORDAINED MINISTRY & RELIGIOUS LIFE: For information about the life and ministry of priests, deacons, seminarians and communities of men & women in religious life, contact the pastor or visit the web page of our Vocations Office: www.richmonddiocese.org/vocations. PARISH FAMILY CRISIS: A resource for parishioners in need. Father Kevin, 387-0491. HOSPITAL VISITS: If you are homebound or in the hospital, please call the parish office, 387-0491. When you are admitted to the hospital, please list yourself as Catholic and state that you want your church informed of your stay. Due to HIPPA regulations, this is the only way the hospital can release information to the church EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS-PASTORAL CARE: Lewis Gale – Tom Poulin Salem Health – Ann Cortsen Richfield – Martha Dishner

GOD IS CALLING YOU! Do you find yourself attending Mass, feel drawn to the Catholic Church and have a lot of questions? God may be calling you to inquire about becoming Catholic. For more information, call Tommy Denton at 343-0027 or Diane in the parish office at 387-0491.

PRAYING AS ONE BODY Parishioners are invited to pray especially for our brothers and sisters in Haiti this Lent. Daily Lenten Reflections, published in the bulletin as well on our parish website, www.olphsalem.org, unite us with the lives and prayers of our twin parish community in Cabestor, Haiti. We join our prayers to theirs as one body in Christ and ask God's blessing on all of us as we grow in love and care for each other.

MEET THE MEN BEHIND THE COLLAR Eric J. Ayers and Christopher M. Hess Prayer for Seminarians

O Lord Jesus Christ, great High Priest, we pray You to call many worthy souls to Your holy priesthood. Lead the seminarians daily in your unerring footsteps; so that they become priests who are models for purity, possessors of wisdom and heroes of sacrifice, steeped in humility aflame with love for God and man, apostles of Your glory and sanctifiers of souls. Amen

Please pray for Eric and Christopher and the other men who seek to be the face of Christ as priests of the Richmond Diocese.

COMING SOON LENTEN MISSION

EPHPHETA – BE OPENED! Join us on a journey of spiritual renewal this Lent as we strive to open our minds and hearts to God’s word and loving mercy. Session I is Sunday, March 21, 7 pm at St. Andrew. Sessions 2 – 9 are Monday, 3/22 through Thursday, 3/25; daytime sessions are at OLPH, 10 am -12 noon, with daily Mass at 9 am. Evening sessions are at OLN, 7 – 9 pm. Each session is unique, none are repeated. Don’t miss the experience! WARM HEARTS AND HELPING HANDS We need your warm smiles and loving hands to help offer hospitality for the annual valley-wide Lenten Mission. OLPH will host 4 morning sessions from 10 am - 12 noon, Mon.- Thurs., March 22 – 25. We need whatever ministry is your specialty to welcome and serve all who come to our doors to be spiritually refreshed in Christ: GREETERS to welcome and hand out song sheets, BAKERS and COOKS, and SET-UP, SERVERS, or CLEAN-UP. Please consider choosing a ministry for any or all of these days as your part in building up the reign of God here and now by giving from the heart. Sign-up sheets are near the water fountain or call Marlene Vonderhaar (380-3338) or Diane Drahos at the office, 387-0491. Thank you! FOOD, FOOD, FOOD—LET’S EAT! We need a wide variety and quantity of finger food for the valley-wide Lenten Mission sessions that will be held at OLPH. We will host 4 morning sessions (110 people per day) from 10 am-12 noon, Monday - Thursday, March 22-25. Food may be dropped off during office hours (9 am - 4 pm) or by arrangement. Please sign up near the water fountain or call Marlene Vonderhaar (380-3338) or Diane Drahos (387-0491). Thank you!

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

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Lunch at noon Show at 2 pm $45 per person

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LENTEN FISH FRY

Last one of the Lenten Season

Our 3rd and final fish fry dinner of the Lenten season is scheduled for March 26. Join us as we try to break our attendance record of 245 people (set on March 12!) Join us in our social hall from 5—7:30 pm. Fried or baked fish and some of your favorite side dishes to go with it (cole slaw, macaroni & cheese bread, dessert and drinks… and maybe a surprise along the way!). ALL FOR ONLY $6; CHILDREN UNDER 5...FREE

Tickets are available in the commons this weekend and also at the door. 50/50 RAFFLE...you do not need to be present to win

Take-out or Eat-in

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

Eat, Pray, Love By Elizabeth Gilbert

Do you think perceived faults can be transformed into strengths

rather than merely repressed? Sitting in an outdoor café in Rome, Gilbert’s friend declares that

every city—and every person—has a word. What is your word? Is it possible to choose a word that

retains its truth for a lifetime?

Meet in Room 9 from 7-8:30 pm Monday, April 5th and April 12th

When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.

Mark Twain

Happy Birthday!

Mar 20...Heather Butterworth, Brianna Gaynor, Hayden Helm, Carol Huynh, Susan McKnew, Michael O’Keefe

Mar 21...Elena Macdonald, Barbara O’Connell, Steve Rothschild, Hannah Wanner

Mar 22...Derek Abdelnour, Olivia Fobare

Mar 23...Brian Becker, Mike McGuire

Mar 24...Bryan Jenkins, Ellen Thomsen

Mar 25...Philip Filipovic, Francis Kristoff, Abby Lieber, Janis Soja

Mar 26...Leslie Whitt, Lisa Butterworth, Matt Croke, Paula Hutchison, Carl Pollard

EASTER EGG HUNT New Date!

Join us on Saturday, April 10 at 10 am in the church parking lot. We will begin with a short prayer, help the children on a hunt for eggs, enjoy some snacks and play some games and maybe a race or 2! Please sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board. Hope to see you there! Contact Bev Stith 387-0491 or Glenn and Cecelia Nalls, 776-5418 if have any questions.

MONDAY –1 Pt 5:1-4; Mt 16:13-19 “But who do you say that I am?”… “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” – Mt 16:15-16

Every Monday before dawn Jenine Vodon walks half a mile down a rocky path to attend 6 am Mass. Arriving just as day breaks, she lays down on a hard wooden pew before church begins. She rests when she can. Jenine has six grown children and is a grandmother many times over, but she still labors everyday, tilling her small garden in order to eat. Her bones ache, but Jenine knows the Son of the living God and raises her hands at Mass in praise to the Messiah. PRAYER: Son of the living God, we pray for Jenine and those who endure physical toil even into old age and yet recognize your care and goodness. Give us the eyes to see as she does the hope that comes with each new day in You. Amen

TUESDAY – Is 55:10-11; Mt 6:7-15 “Your kingdom come… on earth as in heaven.” – Mt 6:10 Jean Robert sits in the shade during the heat of day and prays the rosary. He prays in the trust that God's kingdom will come. Simply carrying the beads with him throughout the day is in itself a daily prayer that God will be always present with him and will provide for him and his neighbors scattered among the forested paths around Cabestor. PRAYER: Our Father, even in the beautiful mountains of Haiti, living off the land can be difficult. Please give this day your daily bread to our brothers and sisters there. And give us the spiritual daily bread we need to live in solidarity with them and work for justice to come to the people of Haiti. May we all find your kingdom in our communion with each other. Amen WEDNESDAY -- Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32 “Every man shall turn from his evil way … Who knows, God may relent and forgive.” – Jon 3:8-9 Being a teenager is tough. Trying to live according to one's Christian faith only adds to the difficulty. In Haiti, teens also share their family's burden of providing basic necessities. Lucien is 15. His parents send him to school and to parish youth group. His youth leader says it's hard to convince Lucien and many of his classmates that forming his faith is more important than having a girlfriend or smoking and drinking with the guys. But Sacre Coeur's faith community persists in guiding its youth, hoping they will grow to rely more on God. PRAYER: Lord, with all the struggles that Haitian families endure, strengthen our twin faith to hold its young people in an em-brace of love and concern. We pray for all our children; grant that they will always know your mercy and turn to you in times of stress as well as joy. Help them choose to live by your ways. Amen

THURSDAY – Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25;

Mt 7:7-12 “Seek and you will find…Do to others as you would have them do to you.” – Mt 7:7, 12 Chantal is a preschool teacher and a parish leader in nearby Lascahobas. She also helps the rectory staff in Cabestor. At church, she is a cantor and youth leader. In Cabestor, she cooks, does chores and helps children with homework. Chantal has memorized the

Gospels and often uses the words in ordinary conversation. Her face sometimes reveals an underlying fatigue, but she always manages a smile in believing the truth of Jesus' words. PRAYER: Loving Father, strengthen Chantal and all young women who sacrifice to serve others. Bless those who hang on your words and believe every one with their whole heart. Their faith encourages us to do the same. May we find happiness in always loving and serving you. Amen FRIDAY – Ez 18:21-28; Mt 5:20-26 “Leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” Before we even thought about a relationship with a Haitian community, Sonrius Jean Baptiste was running a school for about 500 children in Cabestor. The director of Sacre Coeur School, he's been teaching for more than 30 years. Most of that time teachers there received no pay. Now our twinning project pays teacher salaries. Our friendship with the Haitian community has made us more attuned to their needs and helped us more humbly desire to share our gifts. PRAYER: Jesus, forgive us for the times we’ve forgotten or ignored the needs of our brothers and sisters. Help us to be more aware of our neighbors and to be generous without counting the cost. May our ef-forts toward solidarity reconcile us to them and you. Amen SATURDAY – Dt 26:16-19; Mt 5:43-48 “Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.” Madziani and her brother have every reason to be angry and afraid. When they were very small their father was arrested and held for 2 years as a political prisoner in Haiti. While he was in jail their mother died. Their older brother and family friends cared for them. When their father was released he refused give in to resentment. Instead, he rebuilt a home based on love, even extende to those who had caused his family pain. Now you see only joy in the children’s faces. PRAYER: Loving God, we pray for families in Haiti who have been victimized by violence and oppression. You call us to look at the root causes of conflict. Give us wisdom to conquer evil with love, and the will to seek justice and peace through compassion. Amen

DAILY LENTEN REFLECTIONS with our brothers & sisters in Haiti

Liturgical Ministry Schedule 5:30 pm

Saturday March 27

7:30 pm Holy Thursday

April 1

CLW

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Lauri Persin Michael McKnew Joe Brogan Kati Persin Debra Brogan Mary Gubala John Wizorek

Roger Boucher Glenn Nalls Eric Surat Cecelia Nalls Bill Thompson Carl Dietrich Susan McKnew

Lectors Charles Ruvolis Christina Nifong Margie Secor

Cathy Wizorek Leah Fame

Altar Servers Evan Heath Julie McKnew

Kaitlyn Johnson Julie McKnew

Cantors Thomas Fame Frances Tracy

Sound Board Valentina Heath Carl Lorber

Altar Linens Sharon Nelson

7:30 pm Good Friday

April 2

Roger Boucher Lauri Persin

Bill Murphy Kathryn Anderson Leah Fame Christina Nifong Glenn Nalls Cecile Dietrich Cathy Wizorek Kati Persin Marisa McKnew

David Drahos

Carl Lorber

10:30 am Sunday

March 28

Ronny Riquelmy - L Joseph Kelliher - H

Pat Lewis Timothy Kolb Terri Therrien Martha Dishner Paul Purcell Christina Stephenson Bill Thompson Meredith Nevin Pat Purcell

Wade Thompson Susan Thompson Kathryn Anderson

Kaitlyn Johnson Hannah Guthrie

John Pendarvis

Elizabeth Thompson

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This page is sponsored by the Salem Knights of Columbus Council #10015

OUTSIDE THE PARISH NATIONAL EVANGELIZATION TEAMS MINISTRIES RETREAT Please join our youth in grades 6-12 for this fantastic opportunity to meet and interact with the NET retreat team at Church of The Transfiguration in Fincastle on March 25. Our theme will be “Why Faith”, addressing the four common reasons young people don’t seem interested in their Catholic faith. Pizza will be served promptly at 5:30 pm and the retreat will begin at 6 pm. To help defray the cost of the retreat please donate $7 per youth. Registration is limited and on a first come basis. Please contact Lisa Brajdic at dlbrajdic@rbnet.com, phone 992-1043; or Joyce Minnich at min5314@cox.net, phone 977-3638 for more information. YEAR OF THE PRIEST APPRECIATION LUNCH sponsored, the Knights of Columbus will be held at St. Elias Social Hall on Saturday, March 27, beginning at 11 am. Featured speaker will be Most Reverend Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo. The cost of the lunch is $12 per person; all are welcome to attend. Reservations and payment are required by Monday, March 22. Make your check payable to the Salem Knights of Columbus and mail to Salem Knights, Attn: Jeff Sobataka, PO Box 2362, Salem, Va 24153. For more information call Bill DeBerry 309-5565 or 343-7849. STUDYING THE GOSPEL OF JOHN Looking for some quiet prayer time? Interested in sharing your faith? Then join us Friday, March 26 at 6:30 pm for prayer, scripture reading and fellowship at Madonna House, 828 Campbell Ave. SW, Roanoke 343-8464. All are welcome. Sponsored by Young Adult Ministry. For more information contact Carl Dietrich at 392-9308 or carl.dietrich@verizon.net.

PARISH STAFF

Clergy

Pastor Rev. Kevin Segerblom pastor@olphsalem.org

387-0491 Ext. 301

Deacon Rev. Dr. Eric Surat

office@olphsalem.org 387-0491 Ext. 320

Ministries

Music & Worship Betsie Pendarvis

music@olphsalem.org 387-0491 Ext. 305

Adult Faith Formation Diane Drahos

adulted@olphsalem.org 387-0491 Ext. 303

Youth Ministry Nikki & Dan Lieber

youthministry@olphsalem.org 387-0491 Ext. 307

Children’s Faith Formation Barbara Hairfield

christianformation@olphsalem.org 387-0491 Ext. 304

Roanoke College Ministry

Nhat Nguyen ndnguyen@roanoke.edu

375-2301

Administrative Staff

Business Manager Linda Beck

adminasst@olphsalem.org 387-0491 Ext. 302

Parish Secretaries Bev Stith & Vicki Hubbard

office@olphsalem.org 387-0491 Ext. 300

Custodian Milka Ponjavic

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OUTSIDE THE PARISH

THE NATIONAL FORTY DAYS FOR LIFE campaign continues until March 28. In addition to 40 days of peaceful prayer and fasting for an end to abortion, please consider volunteering to pray outside of Planned Parenthood on Peters Creek Road during this time and to spread the word to others about this life-saving effort. For more information visit www.40daysforlife.com/roanoke. CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF RICHMOND: JOB VACANCIES Peninsula Catholic, a regional Catholic high school in Newport News, Virginia is seeking a full-time drama instructor/director, licensed or seeking licensure in Theater Arts, preK-12 and a full-time art instructor, licensed or seeking licensure in Art, preK-12. Send resumé, application, (which can be found at www.richmonddiocese.org), transcript(s), written references, and a copy of your teaching license (if applicable) to Peninsula Catholic High School, Attn: Principal; 600 Harpersville Rd., Newport News, VA 23601. Applications accepted until April 1. CHRISM MASS You are invited to come to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond to attend the annual Chrism Mass on Monday, March 29th at 6:00 pm. Following the liturgy, there will be light refreshments in the Virginia Commonwealth University Shafer Dining Hall, located across from the North side of the Cathedral. OPEN HOUSE There will be an open house at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart on Monday, March 29, from 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. Events are as follows: Tours of the edifice and preservation project highlights Tours of the Museum of Virginia Catholic History in the Upper Church & Crypt Music demonstrations - organ and vocal EASTER AT MADONNA HOUSE Madonna House will open from 12 noon to 4 pm on Easter Sunday, Apr. 4. Bring the family for a visit after Mass and enjoy a light lunch including the traditional Russian Easter koolitch (bread) & paska (spread). See the display of colorful pysanky eggs, symbols of the journey from Lent to Easter. You are welcome to leave your prayer intentions in our chapel. Mass on Saturday, March 27 & April 24 at 8:30 a.m. Everyone welcome. Closed Apr. 5 to 7. 828 Campbell Ave. SW. Ph: 343-8464. CURSILLO a three day weekend that helps you experience your Catholic faith and encourages a spiritual life that is filled with joy, laughter and enthusiasm. Up coming weekends for Southwest Virginia will be held at Jubilee House in Abingdon, VA. The men’s weekend is April 15 -18 and the women’s weekend is May 13 -16. For more information pick up an application on the bulletin board in the commons or call Tom Boyle at 276-525-1104 for the men’s weekend and Ann Baldwin at 276-783-4474 for the women’s weekend.

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Total 2009-2010 budget: $ 491,112

We currently have $41,466.81 collected for the stained glass/art project, which is

in the design stage. Thank you for your generosity!

OLPH FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP February income $47,813.90 February expenses $44,569.57 ($ 3,244.33)

Year-to-date income $338,196.44 Year-to-date expenses $363,250.37 ($ 25,053.93)

Average regular/holy day collections needed per week: … $8,976.00 Our treasure from last weekend’s collection: … $7,795.35 ( $1,180.65)

In addition to the above, our treasure from last weekend included $115 for Easter flowers, $70 for Family Crisis, $20 for Palm Sunday, $20 for Stained Glass Fund and $553 for Catholic Relief Services. Thank you for your generosity!