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Second Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Corpus Christi Parish
Willingboro, New Jersey
Established 1959
RECTORY / PARISH OFFICE
63 Sylvan Lane, Willingboro, New Jersey 08046
Phone 609.877.5322 Fax 609.877.1695 HOURS: M thru F: 9:00 AM to Noon; 1:30 to 5:00 PM
E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ccnj.church
PASTOR Reverend John J. Testa
WEEKEND ASSISTANT Reverend Raymond Lennon, S. V. D.
DEACONS James E. Ayrer (Retired) Michael J. Hagan
PASTORAL MINISTER Sister Robert Marie Green, O. S. F.,
Corpus Christi Convent, 609.871.4226
DIRECTOR OF SACRED MUSIC Renee Hatzold, 609.410.6866
COORDINATOR, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Jacquelyn Young, 609.871.4680
PARISH LIFE MASSES Daily (M - S): 8:00 AM Weekend: Saturday 4:00 PM; Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM Holy Days: Please Refer to Bulletin
RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) Saturday: Immediately after 8:00 AM Mass and 3:00 to 3:45 PM, or by Appointment
NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Saturday Morning following the 8:00 AM Mass
WEDNESDAY DEVOTIONS TO SAINT JOSEPH Immediately following the 8:00 AM Mass
OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Located on the Second Floor of School Phone: 609.871.4680 Fax: 609.871.5213 [email protected]
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Please call the Rectory Office at 609.877.5322
BAPTISMS 2nd Sunday of the Month at 1:00 PM. Parents should be registered in the parish. Please call the Rectory two months prior to the Baptism to make arrangements.
SICK CALLS Any time of day or night. Please call Rectory.
MARRIAGE We joyfully welcome your Marriage here at Corpus Christi. The Diocese requires that arrangements be made one year in advance. Please call the Rectory.
PARISH REGISTRATION We welcome new parishioners and newly married couples and ask that you kindly register with us.
THE CHOIRS OF CORPUS CHRISTI Adult, Resurrection, Youth, Bell, and Contemporary Choirs. Contact the Music Director at 609.410.6866.
THE SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT de PAUL For Assistance, please contact 609.835.7757
POPE JOHN PAUL II REGIONAL SCHOOL 11 South Sunset Road, Willingboro, NJ, 609.877.2144 Visit us at www.pjpiirs.com
Page Two March 12, SANCTUARY CANDLE
Week of March 12: Health of A Friend r/b Grace
MASSES FOR THE WEEK MONDAY, March 13 8:00 AM Raymond Yameogo r/b Mom TUESDAY, March 14 8:00 AM Miguel & Lucille Turner Swangin-Tavares r/b Thomas Swangin, Jr. WEDNESDAY, March 15 8:00 AM Specialist 4th Michael D. Swangin r/b Thomas Swangin, Jr. THURSDAY, March 16 8:00 AM Reynaldo P. Gonzalez r/b Mother, Rosa
(Masses Continued) FRIDAY, March 17, Saint Patrick, Bishop 8:00 AM The Tyrrell Family r/b A Friend SATURDAY, March 18, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop 8:00 AM Catherine Ross r/b Rosemary Butler 4:00 PM Harry Weiss r/b Bob & Judi Forte SUNDAY, March 19 7:30 AM Pro Populo r/b For The People 9:30 AM Roderick O’Connor r/b Pat & Brian McCarthy 11:30 AM Raymond F. Graziani r/b Bonnie & David Phillips
Collection March 5, 2017 $13,862.50 Same Weekend Last Year $15,384.08
Please take the time to use your envelopes. By doing so we are better able to keep track of your donations. We sincerely thank you for your continued generosity.
From the Pastor:
My dear friends in Christ,
Ben Franklin reportedly joked from time to time about waking up earlier to economize on candle usage. Daylight Saving Time starts on the Second Sunday of Lent this year. First used in 1908 in Thunder Bay, Canada, its purpose is to save energy and make better use of daylight. All of us, it seems, busy about many things, look for ways to save time, economize on energy, and find more light. Jesus was transfigured before his disciples. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. A heavenly voice did not tell the disciples to look at him but instead, “Listen to him.” As we listen and learn in the light of the Transfigured one, we must allow that light to shine in our hearts as we face our fears, problems, and life difficulties. As we gain back more daylight this weekend, let us invest some of that time in the light to observe a Lenten practice or spend a few minutes in prayer.
Speaking of candle usage, we are still experiencing issues with candles being lit by the Blessed Mother statue without a donation being placed in the offering box. I am having signs made with an offering request per candle which will go on the front of the candle rack. If the trend continues where someone lights 20 candles without an offering, I will have no other recourse but to discontinue live candles in Church.
Don’t forget the Fish Fry Dinner on April 1st in Bogdan Hall. Tickets are on sale after all Masses.
May God bless you all!
Fr. John
Lent at Corpus Christi 2 0 1 7 DAILY MASS 8:00 AM, Monday through Saturday
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Immediately after the Saturday 8:00 AM Mass And 3:00 to 3:45 PM on Saturdays
COHORT LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE Wednesday, March 22nd at 7:00 PM Resurrection Parish at Saint Casimir Church
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Fridays 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM
SOUP AND BREAD Fridays, 6:00 PM, March 17th, 24th, and April 7th
GOSPEL OF MATTHEW Sundays, March 5th thru April 30th 3:00 to 5:00 PM in Bogdan Hall
PARISH MISSION Thursday, March 16th at 7:00 PM
CONFIRMATION Tuesday, April 27th at 6:00 PM
LENTEN FISH FRY Saturday, April 1, 2017, 5:00-7:00 PM, Bogdan Hall
Join us for a delicious FISH FRY Dinner which includes Fish, Cole Slaw, Roasted Potatoes, Bread, Assorted Beverages & Dessert. Tickets: $15.00 pp. ON SALE NOW!
March 12, 2017 The Second Sunday of Lent Page Three
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Matthew’s Gospel invites us all to come to understand how to live out the Kingdom of Heaven in our daily life. You are welcome to join us any Sunday, 3:00 to 5:00 PM. We welcome new and former participants. Questions? Please call Ann at 609.871.0527 or Bob at 609.877.9455.
SAN ALFONSO RETREAT HOUSE
Weekend of March 17th-19th, 2017 This year’s retreat theme is “Walking in the Dark - Living in the Light.” For questions and retreat details, please call Pat McCarthy at 609.871.4895.
PARISH LENTEN MISSION Thursday, March 16th, 2017, 7:00 PM
Please come and join Father Francis Berna, Ph.D., Director of Graduate Theology and Ministry, M.A. and Ph.D. programs of The School of Arts and Sciences of LA SALLE UNIVERSITY for an inspirational evening of reflection. Light refreshments to follow in Bogdan Hall.
“SOUP and BREAD” AND STATIONS
This Friday, March 17th, 6:00 PM Sharp! This Friday evening, the Music Ministry will host “Soup and Bread” in Bogdan Hall at 6:00 PM sharp until 7:00 PM when we will proceed to Church for Stations of The Cross. Delicious soups and breads will be served. We hope you will join us for fellowship and soup at 6:00 PM and stay for Stations of The Cross at 7:00 PM in Church.
THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS IINVITE YOU ... Awareness and Protection Tips: Homeland Security Agent
Join us at our Council Hall, 55 JFK Way, on Wednesday, March 15th at 8:00 PM for an important meeting regarding your safety and protection presented by a Department of Homeland Security Agent. All are welcome and encouraged to join us for these important safety issues.
LAUDATE CHORALE
In Concert Here at Corpus Christi Church The Laudate Chorale, under the direction of Steve Lucasi, is comprised of 40 to 60 singers from the South Jersey area who have come together to give back to the community. On Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 4:00 PM, they will perform in concert here at Corpus Christi Church to benefit Saint Jude Hospital. We hope you will join us!
THAT MAN IS YOU! “Receiving the Gift of Mary” is our next session. We’ll watch a DVD on the importance of the Blessed Mother in our lives and how she can help us grow closer to her Son. Then we’ll discuss two questions: What role does Mary currently serve in your spiritual life? How are you going to make a home for Mary in your heart and in your spiritual life? We meet on Saturdays, 6:00 to 7:45 AM in Bogdan Hall with coffee and Danish. Questions? Please call Tom Janus at 609.835.1475.
WELCOMING COMMITTEE NEWS
Sunday Morning Gathering for New Parishioners Corpus Christi Parish extends a warm invitation to all newly registered parishioners (last three months) to join us following the 9:30 AM Mass on SUNDAY, MARCH 26th
so that we may have the opportunity to welcome you to our Parish Family. Light refreshments served.
ST. PATRICK and ST. JOSEPH
Pray For Us
STATIONS OF THE CROSS FRIDAYS DURING LENT 2:00 PM: Join PJPII R. S. Students 7:00 PM: All Are Welcome
LENT 2017 Here is what the Catholic Church in the United States asks of us as baptized Catholics:
1. The days of fast (only one full meal) and abstinence (no meat) are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
2. All other Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence (no meat).
Those between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast (only one full meal) as above. From the age of 14, people are also obliged to abstain (no meat: this obligation prohibits the eating of meat, but not eggs, milk products or condiments of any kind, even though made from animal fat). The obligation to observe the laws of fast and abstinence is a serious one for Catholics. Failure to observe one penitential day in itself is not considered a serious sin. It is the failure to observe any penitential days at all, or a substantial number of days, which must be considered serious.
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