PASTOR

Rev. David Baker

RECTORY

5771 Buell Street

P.O. Box 168

Akron, NY 14001

(716) 542-9103

Fax: (716) 542-2444

Office Hours: Monday–Friday

8:30 AM–12:30 PM

E-mail: stteresasofakron@verizon.net

Website: www.stteresasofakron.com

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DIRECTOR

Sr. M. Ruth Warejko, CSSF

PARISH TRUSTEE

Richard L. Campbell

C. Douglas Whelan

BUSINESS MANAGER

Melissa Sanford

CONVENT

5773 Buell Street

(716) 542-9717

PARISH HALL & OFFICE OF

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

5775 Buell Street

(716) 542-5777

MISSION STATEMENT

We, the Catholic faith community of St.

Teresa of Avila parish, guided by the

Holy Spirit, commit ourselves to

proclaim and follow the Good News of

Jesus Christ. Basing our lives on faith,

hope and love, we seek to meet our

needs and the spiritual and corporal

needs of those around us. It is our

humble prayer that our lives will be

visible signs of His presence in the

world as we celebrate Christ in His

Word and Sacraments.

APRIL 2, 2017 • THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

MASS SCHEDULE

Sunday Liturgies ..................................................................... 8:00 AM, 10:15 AM Saturday Vigil................................................................................................. 4:30 PM Weekday Liturgies Daily.........................................................8:00 AM, except Wednesday 5:30 PM Saturday ...........................................................................................................9:00 AM Vigil of Holy Days ......................................................................................... 4:30 PM Holy Days ..................................................................................... 8:00 AM; 7:30 PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturdays 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. First Saturday 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. Vigil of Holy Days 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. or anytime by request.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

As preparation for Baptism, parents are asked to contact the parish office to make an appointment with the Pastor.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

Arrangements to be made at the Rectory 6 months in advance.

NEW PARISHIONERS

Please register at the Rectory as soon as you move within the parish. Note: If you are moving out of the parish, please notify the Rectory.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

These letters needed for Baptismal and Confirmation sponsors are issued gladly to those who have been registered for 6 months, attend Mass regularly, have been confirmed, if married, have done so in conformity with the Church laws, and children attend Religious Education.

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Monday, April 3 8:00 Paul Bergman - Birthday Blessings by mom and dad

Tuesday, April 4 - St. Isidore 8:00 Departed Souls

Wednesday, April 5 - St. Vincent Ferrer 5:30 Michael Giancarlo by The Flumerfeldt Family

Thursday, April 6 8:00 Bob Bergman - Birthday Blessings by Tom and Amy and family

Friday, April 7 - St. John Baptist de la Salle 8:00 Special Intention

Saturday, April 8 9:00 Parishioners of St. Teresa’s 4:30 Palma Casseri by The Bergman Family

Sunday, April 9 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 8:00 Norman Merz by Mark and Michele Dranger 10:15 Denise Needham by Adolph and Faith Bassanello

Scripture Readings for the Week Monday - Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62; John 8:1-

11; Tuesday – Numbers 21:4-9; John 8:21-30; Wednesday – Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; John 8:31-42; Thursday - Genesis 17:3-9; John 8:51-59; Friday – Jeremiah 20:10-13; John 10:31-42; Saturday - Ezekiel 37:21-28; John 11:45-56 Next Sunday - Matthew 21:1-11; Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66

Parish Goal: $605,000.00

Amount Raised to Date:

$154,470.00

% of Goal: 26%

ST. TERESA OF AVILA CATHOLIC CHURCH � AKRON, NEW YORK

New in our parish library are a few more books which I've mentioned during recent homilies:

• The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis' clever classic about the spiritual struggle against temptation.

• Prayer Primer - Dr. Peter Kreeft says that he's no good at praying, so when he wants to learn how to do something new, he writes a book about it. This is the result.

• The Lamb's Supper - Dr. Scott Hahn's profound explanation of the Mass as the meeting point of Heaven and Earth, based on the Book of Revelation.

• Praying Scripture For A Change - Dr. Tim Grey shows us how to use the Bible for prayer, with a great analogy about wine-making.

I'm happy to see that our church's library has been getting a lot of circulation lately, and I invite you to browse some titles.

Thanks to all who responded to our first public appeal for Bishop Malone's Upon This Rock project. This week's bulletin insert explains how Upon This Rock will set up an endowment for Catholic Charities. This is different from the yearly appeal. This endowment will generate funds yearly based on investments without touching the principle. Once set up, the endowment should last forever with no additional input.

This year, as you've heard, we have no Catholic Charities appeal. Instead, the first $60,000 collected for Upon This Rock will be given directly to Catholic Charities. Then, from the additional funds collected over Upon This Rock's five-year pledge period, 10% of those funds will build the principle for this new Catholic Charities endowment, as explained above.

Next year, all will return to normal and you will receive Catholic Charities pledge cards in the mail. For this year, however, everything is bundled together under Upon This Rock. More information on how you can participate in the combined appeal will be forthcoming. The appeal should conclude at our parish by early May.

Meanwhile, we are entering the home stretch of Lent. Next weekend is Palm Sunday already, and soon follows the mysterious and powerful Triduum. Let's all keep one another in prayer and please the Lord by our mortifications.

May God bless us all,

~ Fr . Dave

Our Special Prayer Request for the Week: For the victims and survivors of the terrorist attack in London; let us pray to the Lord…

Please pray for the sick of the parish and their family members particularly; David Hahn, Shirley Lantz, Lucas Lowe, Michael Nanni, Lorraine Sylvester, Norma

Hackbush, Arlene Scheeda, Adolph Bassanello, Jerry Klostermann, Pat Hahn, Jim Creed, Cathie Badding, Maxine Kidder and for the happy repose of the soul of Ciro Gerace. Please also continue to pray for our troops who are serving our country in Iraq, Afghani-stan and throughout the world.

• Sunday, April 2 - Religious Education Classes - 9:00 - 10:00 am and 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

• Wednesday, April 5 - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, following the 5:30 pm Mass until 8:00 pm; Confessions from 5:00 - 5:20 pm and after Mass until 7:00 pm

• Friday, April 7 - Stations of the Cross - 7:30 pm, followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

• Sunday, April 9 - Religious Education Classes - 9:00 - 10:00 am and 11:15 am - 12:30 pm

Prayer for Vocations

Lord Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, show forth, we beseech You, in Your Church the Holy Spirit with whose power the apostles were so abundantly filled. We thank You for the blessings bestowed upon the work of priests and religious; and we pray that You will add to the number of those who now pray, labor, and sacrifice themselves for Your glory and the salvation of souls. Give them unselfish zeal for Your glory. O good Jesus, give us more priests and religious after Your own Heart! Amen.

THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT * APRIL 2, 2017

Religious Education: “See how He loved him” said some of the mourners at the home of Martha, Mary and their brother Lazarus. Today’s Gospel reading opens the door to share thoughts and feelings in the family. Young children may be eager to share what is going on in their lives. But as they grow older they tend to hide what they feel. They aren’t sure what feelings will be acceptable to peers or parents. So let’s offer one another words of encouragement and understanding, for the joyful times as wells as difficult times.

Mark your calendars for St. Teresa’s Annual A to Z Sale - Saturday, April 29th from 9 am - 2 pm in the Parish Hall. Your donations of old “stuff” can be dropped off on Saturday, April

22nd and Sunday, April 23rd from 9 am until noon; and from 10 am until 5 pm the week of the sale. No TV’s, computers or paint products will be accepted this year! For pick up, please call Jennifer at 542-5892.

The Quilt Ladies of our parish will be out in the back of Church next weekend with new prayer quilts for you to tie. Stop by on your way out of Church and tie a knot and say a prayer for our friends, family and community members who could use our prayers.

Reboot! Live! Are you longing for more? And who isn’t looking for something more? Do you want to experience your faith - and live your life - more deeply? Then don’t miss Reboot Live With internationally known speaker and author Chris Stefanick on Thursday, May 4 from 7-9:30 pm at St. Leo the Great Church, 885 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Draw closer to God. Deepen your understanding of His plan for your life. And gain a new passion to live the life God created for you. Don’t wait, tickets are selling fast. Father Dave has tickets available here at the Rectory. Call or stop in any weekday morning.

Camp Turner - Summer Camp Registration is now open - Camp Turner offers a traditional overnight camping program for boys and girls, ages 7-16. Sessions run from 2 pm on Sundays through 6 pm on Fridays, from July 9 through mid-August. The camp is located in the gorgeous pastoral hills of Alleghany State Park in the woods amidst pristine streams and lakes. Lifelong friendships are born in an intentionally Catholic community. Horses, sports, campfires, beach trips, dance, hiking, art and so much more. For information, visit www.CampTurner.com. Financial assistance is available.

Ministers for April Ministers of the Eucharist: 4:30 pm - Amy Bergman, Tim Bergman, Joe Bergman; 8:00 am - Susan Brown and Liz Wulf; 10:15 am - Sister Gerard, Scott Polzin, Ron Konieczny; Lectors: 4:30 pm - Wendy Bergman; 8:00 am - Dick Campbell; 10:15 am - Mike Scroger; Altar Servers: 4:30 pm - Brian Bergman and Andrew Bergman; 8:00 am - Brian Wulf and Vincent Strollo; 10:15 am - Jamie Syroczynski and Marissa Brennan

A software engineer, a mechanical engineer, and an electrical engineer are carpooling to work, when suddenly the car stops

running and they pull over. The mechanical engineer says, "I think it's a problem with the engine. I'll have to get out and inspect." The electrical engineer says, "No, no. It's got to be an electrical issue. I will grab my meter and troubleshoot to find out what is going on." The software engineer says, "Nuts to all that. Let's just get out and get back in again."

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

“Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your

God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and He relents from sending calamity.”

~Joel 2:13