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LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday .................................................... 5 pm Sunday ......................... 8 am, 10 am & 12 noon Weekdays............................. See inside bulletin Holy Days ............................ See inside bulletin
RECONCILIATION 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month ........ 3:30 pm or by appointment
HOLY ROSARY 1st Saturday of the month .................... 4:15 pm
OFFICE HOURS Monday–Thursday .......................... 9 am–4 pm Friday ..........................................9 am–12 noon
PARISH STAFF Rev. Esteban "Steve" DeLeon ................ Pastor
Jean Choplinsky .......... Business Administrator
Jeanine Ritz............. Religious Ed Coordinator Nancy Liette ....... Youth Ministry Coordinator Bryce Miller ....................... Music Coordinator
Geri Tarkington ........ Baptisms, Marriage, and Funerals
Virginia Mollner ........ Social Ministry Director
Jessica Kwiatkowski .......................... Secretary
Grace Jones ...... Receptionist & Liturgy Coord.
Tony Lewis ...................................... Custodian
Sharon Lewis ............................. Housekeeping
STAR OF THE SEA
CATHOLIC SCHOOL 309 15th Street • Virginia Beach, VA, 23451 Website .............................. www.sosschool.org Phone .......................................... 757-428-8400 Fax .............................................. 757-428-2794 Dr. Carey Averill ............................... Principal
Marie Wise .............. Admissions Coordinator
APRIL 21, 2019 • EASTER SUNDAY
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Star of the Sea 1404 PACIFIC AVE. • VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23451
Website: www.staroftheseaparish.com [email protected] Phone: 757-428-8547 Fax: 757-428-0788
Easter Sunday
Fr. Steve and the Parish Staff wish you all a very blessed Easter.
MONDAY, April 22
No Religious Education
Parish Office & Social Outreach Closed
TUESDAY, April 23 7pm Young Adult Meet & Greet, at Wasserhund
WEDNESDAY, April 24 10am Women’s Club, R5 6pm Soup Kitchen, JCOC
THURSDAY, April 25 6:30pm RCIA, CHA
FRIDAY, April 26
SATURDAY, April 27 5pm Mass (Lisa Ethier†)
SUNDAY, April 28– 2nd Sunday of Easter 8am Mass (Catherine McCoy†) 10am Mass (Mario Martini†) 12noon Mass (People of Star of the Sea)
No Life Teen
Something in the Water Music Festival Weekend
THE WEEK AHEAD
In Our Parish
April 21, 2019– Easter Sunday
Today, Easter Sunday, we are told that the Lord has kept his word that he will save us from our sins by dying and rising to life again. End of the story? Not quite, for that is where our story begins. Each of us should be busy today doing our mission to tell and live the Easter story again and again. We were saved with much pain and at a great price. A grateful and contrite heart is our response to God, especially at Easter. Easter is about gratitude and joy. Let us live grateful lives for we have been saved. Let us also live joyful lives, for we are forgiven and loved. By His resurrection, Jesus teaches us that suffering is not the end in itself, that rightly accepted and offered, suffering is a means to find genuine happiness and fulfillment, and that death is the passage to eternal life. Let us keep on loving as the Risen Christ did. Amen.
From Fr. Steve
John Flannery M. Baily Buck Diana Brumitt Cathy K.Urwin Pat Smith Mary Dempsey Mary Barraco Gerardo DeLeon Beverly deCroix Sherry McCaskill Ken Fleming Ally Elefante Diana Marsden Nancy Burgess Peggy Morelli Bill Sabo Betty Sabo Remy Gega Brian Oswald Greg Banton Darren Wilson Michael Oswald Diana Sayson
Estrella S. Monzon
Anne O’Brien
Carlos Ortiz
Aaron Holley
Julie Mauro
Bernie Devlin
Kevin Kittrel
Marty Gurski
Shelia Atkey
Vicki Williams
Mike Davis
Craig McMillan
Collin Johnson
Randy Starling
Ric Robinson
Jeanney Meagher
Carolinn McLane
Michelle Wilson
The Aragon Family
Norm Hess
Lynn Hess
Katie Sabatino
Kelsie Weyer
Brenda Morris
Ann Miller
Angelita I. Majors
Anita Babineau
Dorothy Clemens
Hank Richeson
Joe McWaters
Mary M. Lyons
Susan Rivadulla
Sandra O’Brien
Ramona L Castner
Joel Rivera
Penny Romero
Christine Lake
Chris Palm
Pam Huggins
Robert Garrison
Joclare Moody
Michael Earhardt
Bonnie Cholish
Mario Simbulan
Madeline DeMuccio
Joan Kunzinger
Barbara Spruell
Christy Black
Tom Holloway
Silvia Widmer
John Slepecki
Miguel Macias
Joseph Mikulski
Sheila Acke
Billy Spruell Jr.
Josie Orencia
Mary Longley
Patricia Rufle
Mary Morris
Ruth Jennette
Dale Ann Corillo
Dan Foley
Judy Duff
Michelle Richards
Kevin Flannery
Jim Edge
Evelyn Edge
Meghan Fitzgerald
Madeline Fitzgerald
Marianne Cicatko
Barbara Thomas
Lynda Huffman
Jimmie Huggins
Bohumila Hrahoska
Brian Dempsey
Michael Fitzpatrick
Walt Daunhauer
The Gendreau Family
David Havel
JJ Miller
Nick Baragar
Lanie Lizarda
Scott Kohlrust
April Buckner
Tanner Effinger
Carolyn Stevens
Barb Tennyson
Joan Hoare
Mary Hancock
Stephanie Mungal
Betty Viloria
Clarence Pitz
Isaac Swain
Lois McDaniel
Alexa La Duke
Sherry LaMay
Jeffrey DiFulgo
Helen Slezak
Ann LaBuda
Gloria Apel
Vincent Donlon
Lee Taylor
Kevin Moore
Sirico Whitfield
Tony Schmidt
Bryan Langan
Janice Wilkie
Jack Upton
Andy Gallop
George Slezak
Bob Romano
Kaye Barnes
Jacqueline Alwine
Marguerite Frassica
Giuseppe Pasceri
Con English
Bob White
George Rogers
Jorg Widmer
Carly Mauer
DaBiero Family
Patricia Briden
Mischele Grayson
Andrea Themides
Christopher Browne
Jack McGovern
Tom Ford
Wanda Weakley
Gail Alcorn
Ann Graziadei
Rosemarie Fraites
Liz Apel
Debbie Lancto
David Hilton
OUR CIRCLE OF PRAYER
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED: Aleli Romero
Divine Mercy chaplet will be prayed Sunday, April 28th at
3pm at St. John the Apostle, 1968 Sandbridge Rd –or– 3pm at St. Gregory the Great, 5345 VA Beach Blvd.
STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA April 21, 2019
Weekend Ministry Schedule
for April 27th & 28th Contact Grace Jones at [email protected]
Altar Guild Ellen Pontiff, Trish Dutko, Lyn Ungvarsky,
Loraine Eastwood, Maureen Abramson
Welcome Desk 5pm Shannon
8am Fleming — 10am Ungvarsky, Pontiff
Mass Schedule at Local Parishes Holy Family 9am Tuesday through Friday
5:30pm Saturday, 8:15am, 11am Sunday
St. John’s 7:30am Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday 8am Wednesday, 5pm Saturday,
7:30am, 9:15am, 11am Sunday
St. Nicholas 9am Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
5:30pm Saturday, 9am and 11am Sunday
St. Luke’s 7am Monday through Saturday
5pm Saturday, 7am, 9:30am, and 12 Sun.
Holy Spirit 6:15pm Tuesday through Thursday,
9:10am Friday, 5:30pm Saturday, 8am,
10:15am and 12:15pm Sunday
Readings for the Week of April 22-28th Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 1[1]/
Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22 [5b]/ Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 [3b]/ Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/ Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118: 1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a [22]/
Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21
[21a]/Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 5:12-16/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/Rv 1:9-
11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31
Congratulations to our newly initiated Catholics who were
received into the Church at the Easter Vigil:
Rylie Evans Kathryn Exner
Elizabeth Farmer Julie Fobear
Erin Higgenbottom Philip Wayne Hopkins
Theresa Howland Tae Ah Kim-Kelly
Virginia Miller Katherine Moore Joseph Pagano Timothy Staton Kelley Venier
May God bless them as they continue to live a good Catholic life.
Thank you to their sponsors, the RCIA team and those who prepared the Easter Vigil Reception.
Adult Conference- Defending the Faith Conference
July 26-28, 2019 After March 31st $171
Young Adults (20 – 30) $94 Hotel reservations at Fairfield Inn & Suites Steubenville,
OH $139/night. Bus information to come soon. https://steubenvilleconferences.com/events/dfc/
For complete details contact Nancy: [email protected]
FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
April 7, 2019 Sunday Collection $21, 677.76
We need $16,077 each week to operate the parish.
Social Outreach $1,277.00
Debt Reduction $2,535.77
Our current mortgage debt for the parish hall is $65,861.67
Parish mortgage for the school building is $1,362,905.31 If you would like to have your Church contributions sent directly to the Church from your bank, please contact your own bank to do so. Almost every bank offers this service. Some parishioners are opting to do this.
Congratulations to the teens who made their Confirmation on
March 29, 2019 and were sealed with the gifts of The Holy Spirit
Ryan Ball Nicholas Bracilano Felicia Bremer Caroline Brown Caroline Charles Taylor DeJesus Daniel Dorrian Matthew Gerick Kristen Glaser Allison Hudome Andrew Huynh Melanie Huynh
Kayla Kwiatkowski Taylor Kwiatkowski Anna Melley Luke Mooney Claudia Nunes Matthew Recinos Brenda Rodriguez Matthew Seaman Tom Smith Meghan Weaver Rachel Wilson Madeline Wrubel
STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA April 21, 2019
SACRAMENTS Baptism The next Baptism Classes will be May 8th & 15th at 7pm. For more information or to register for classes contact [email protected].
First Reconciliation/First Eucharist If your child will be in 2nd grade or higher and would like to receive the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Eucharist next year for the 2019/2020 school year, please contact [email protected].
*1st Eucharist Rehearsal Monday, April 29th at 6:15pm
Confirmation If your teen will be in 10th grade or higher and would like to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation next year for the 2019/2020 school year, please contact
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
The RCIA meets each Thursday at 6:30pm in Crawford Hall A. For more info contact [email protected].
Marriage If you are a registered parishioner and interested in celebrating your wedding here, please contact [email protected], at least six months prior to your planned wedding date.
Wedding Banns Brian Leininger (2nd bann)
Kelsey Gallagher To Be Wed: May 4, 2019
STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL NEWS
Now Enrolling for 2019-2020
Is a small, nurturing school environment right for your child?
Our school offers half or full day preschool (age 3) through 8th grade. Financial aid available. For a tour, call Marie Wise at 757-428-8400
Come see if Star of the Sea is right for your student from age 3 through 8th grade!
Dr. Averill marches in Richmond with many middle school students from our school on
April 3.
JOIN US FOR EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AT STAR OF THE SEA ON THE 1ST THURSDAY OF EACH
MONTH FROM 8:30AM UNTIL 3:00PM The next Adoration is May 2nd, 2019
Why Eucharistic Adoration? The Catechism quotes St. Pope John Paul II: “The Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation full of faith, and open to making amends for the serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our adoration never cease.” (CCC1380)
Every vocation in the Church comes from and through Christ Jesus. It is He who calls. Spending time in Eucharistic Adoration with our Divine Lord is a good place to go to ask what He wants with our life. Why not spend some time each month in adoration, in union, in contemplation of the Lord present in the Eucharist?
Spending time with Jesus in adoration should not strike us as unusual. It is really a very natural human activity. When two people love each other, they want to spend time together to visit, to get to know each other better. You cannot love someone you do not know. Adoration of our Lord in the Eucharist is your chance to know Jesus better.
Christ is truly and substantially present in the Eucharist – Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. Let our adoration never cease.
Please prayerfully consider joining the parish Eucharistic Adoration team – contact Dick and Sue Meeker at 757-228-7775 or [email protected]
“Something in the Water” Music Festival
April 26-28, 2019 Please note that this music festival is expected to be huge and will impact your route to church. When coming to church that weekend please plan for July 4th-like
traffic. Please park in the church lot only, the gym lot will be closed. We will post any information that we get about road closures on the front doors as soon as we have it. **Please note! All events originally planned at the Church on that weekend, with the exception of the weekend Masses, have been cancelled.
Young Adults Ages 21-35
We are beginning a new ministry!!!
April 23rd 7:00pm Wasserhund Brewing Co
Alpha is a series to celebrate our Catholic
Christian faith. Alpha is a time to explore
life's big questions, to say what you think
and to hear other people's points of view.
For more information contact:
Nancy @[email protected]
428-8547 ext 107
STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA April 21, 2019
Nancy Liette, Youth Ministry Coordinator
Life Nights are Sundays 7-8:30pm Complete calendar available on the parish website
No Life Teen this Sunday
No Life Teen April 28th
May 5th Life Night @7pm w/ taco bar!!!!!
Connect with Life Teen FACEBOOK: Star of the Sea Life Teen / HS Youth Group
Instagram: @SOSLIFETEEN
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Jeanine Ritz, Coordinator
Monday Nights– 6:15-7:30pm– No Class April 22nd
K-5th Grade– The Sowers
6-8th Grade– Edge
Sunday Nights– 7pm– No Class April 21st/28th
9-12th Grade– Life Teen
Monday Night Adult Faith Sharing– No Class April 22nd The group meets Mondays at 6:15pm. Contact for the group is Stephanie Lavin, 581-6833.
Tuesday Morning Women’s Faith Sharing– No Mtg 4-23 What if you were a witness to the events of the last days of Jesus’s life? “Walk in Her Sandals: Experiencing Christ’s Passion through the Eyes of Women” looks at six universal gifts of women through the eyes of women in the gospels, while guiding you on a prayerful and creative journey through the days of Holy Week, Easter and Pentecost. Please join us as we read and discuss this book and deepen our relationship with Jesus in a profoundly intimate way. We meet each Tuesday from 9:30am-11am in room 1/2. Contact Ann Mooney at 496-2595 for more information.
Tuesday Night Adult Faith Sharing– No Class April 23rd The group usually meets every Tuesday and begins with Mass & Rosary at 6:15pm followed by faith sharing at 7pm. We are currently doing lectionary based faith sharing. For any questions contact Grace at [email protected]
COMMUNITY LIFE Shining Stars Senior Adults
All Seniors are welcome to join us for our next Senior
Mass and Celebration on Friday, May 3, 2019 with Mass
at 12 noon followed by lunch to celebrate our May senior birthdays. If it is not your birthday month, please bring a dish to share. Please join us!!!
Children of Mary - All are welcome to join us If you are devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and would like to join us in praying the Rosary and visiting nursing homes, please contact Nida Shaughnessy at 430-2334 or
come to our next meeting on May 2nd at 5:15pm in room 5 in the parish hall. Speaking of Our Blessed Mother…Please invite Mary as the Pilgrim Virgin of
Fatima into your home, contact Nida. Join us to pray
the Rosary on Tuesdays at the First Colonial Inn at
10:30am and at Atlantic Shores on Wednesdays at
10:30am.
**Helping Hands of Star of the Sea
This group is open to all men and women of the parish who would like to help with small projects. They meet most Saturday mornings at 8:30am at the Lake House. Contact Steve, 343-3288 for more info. More volunteers
are needed.
RISE Faith Formation Program for Men
The 30 day challenge for men has begun. For questions or more information about future meetings, contact Jeanine Ritz at [email protected]
Women’s Club The ladies meet every Wednesday at 10am in room 5. All women and crafters welcome!!
Children’s Liturgy of the Word This is offered at the 5pm Saturday Mass and the 10am Sunday Mass for all children 4 years old to 2nd grade. No sign up is necessary. Fr. Steve will bless and dismiss the children after the opening prayer so they can enjoy the readings on their level, and they return to you during the offertory. Parents are always welcome to come and help!
Parish Nursery Our beautiful nursery is located down the hallway by the restrooms. It is open for all Masses on the weekend. One parent must stay with their child at all times. A live broadcast of the Mass is shown on the TV in the nursery.
Columbarium Our Columbarium is located at the south end of the
Church. Double Niche $1,500.00
Single Niche $750.00 This price includes the urn and brass plate, engraved marble face plate, and perpetual care. Contact Jean. 5 day candles are available for everyone's use.
Easter Sunday
SOCIAL MINISTRY
Coordinator, Virginia Mollner
Email: [email protected]
Hours of Operation:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9:30-11:30am
Phone Number: 428-1244
EASTER SUNDAY We prayed, fasted,
and gave alms –and now we celebrate!
Let us rejoice in our risen Lord!
Star of the Sea Catholic Church’s SOCIAL MINISTRY wishes you and your loved ones a very
blessed and Happy Easter!
Peace and Justice: Please continue to pray the Rosary and for the homeless, those in need, and for individuals going through personal hardship. May we always know how much God loves all of us!
Social Outreach: We serve our neighbors and residents of Virginia Beach who are needy or homeless by providing food and assistance resources to the best of our service abilities. Our Social Outreach is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:30 -10:30 am for assistance services and remains open till 11:30 am to serve lunch. Thank you so much to our Parish, volunteers, community Food Bank/Food Rescue Program partners, and also our sister parish of St. John the Apostle for supporting our Social Outreach pantry and making sure we have non-perishable food to share with our guests and families.
Soup Kitchen: Our team of Soup Kitchen volunteers will be serving on 4-24-2019 a delicious meal to approximately 70 guests who depend on the Judeo Christian Outreach Center’s cafeteria (JCOC) for food. We look forward to cooking a dinner from scratch, and then at 6:00 pm serve JCOC’s guests with our Star of the Sea Catholic Church’s hospitality!
“The world tells us to seek success, power, and money; God tells us to seek
humility, service, and love.” ---Pope Francis
CONTACTS IN THE PARISH Baptism, Marriage, Funerals Geri Tarkington 428-8547
Liturgy Coordinator Grace Jones 428-8547
Religious Education Coordinator Jeanine Ritz 428-8547
Life Teen/ Youth Ministry Coord. Nancy Liette 652-2124
Eucharistic Adoration Dick & Sue Meeker 228-7775
Funeral Hospitality Virginia Rader 631-1966
Marie Beck 581-0452 Music Bryce Miller 428-8547
Social Ministry Virginia Mollner 428-8547
Columbarium Jean Choplinsky 428-8547
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Jean Choplinsky 428-8547
Children of Mary Nida Shaughnessy 430-2334
Ministry to Sick and Homebound Pat McGlinchy 428-2464
Shining Stars Senior Adults Barbara Tennyson 635-5891
Women’s Club Jan Carlson 486-7686
Helping Hands of Star of the Sea Steve Rufle 343-3288
Young Adults Jeanine Ritz 428-8547
Altar Servers Sidney Hays 481-9080
Greeters Sharon Pitz 468-2621
Lectors Kevin Bowser 635-1929
EMHC Diane Boyd 403-8919
Welcome Desk Team Rhonda Crowe 340-0409
Altar Guild Marge Standing 450-3050
Parish Events Committee Amber Steele 989-287-0031
RISE for Men Jeanine Ritz 428-8547
Grief Sharing Group Virginia Rader 631-1966
Meals on Wheels Marie Beck 581-0452
Prison Ministry Virginia Mollner 428-8547
Migrant Ministry Isabel Valentini 406-1453
School Principal Dr. Carey Averill 428-8400
STAR OF THE SEA PARISH COUNCIL Diane Anderson Jim Billing John Fletcher
Nancy Liette Ruth Neely Chancey Walker
Kirsten Robinson Tim Murphy Michelle Libasci
STAR OF THE SEA PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL Gary Ruffner Larry Wetsel Peter Rader
Alison McKee John Davey
Both councils meet once a month.
Scheduling Mass Intentions If you would like to schedule a Mass intention for a loved one, you may book 2 Masses at a time. After each Mass is said you may book another. This policy is to ensure that everyone who would like to have a Mass said has the opportunity to do so. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please call the office at 428-8547.
The Welcome Desk has been suspended for the Noon MASS due to lack of volunteers. Please prayerfully consider volunteering for this worthwhile Ministry as it would be a shame to welcome guests before Mass but not invite them for a token of appreciation after Mass. If God puts this on your heart, please contact Rhonda Crowe at 340-0409 or [email protected].
SPONSOR OF THE WEEK
Thanks to Gary’s Painting & Wallpaper, for sponsoring our bulletin this weekend.
A Closing Prayer for Our Lenten Journey Loving God, You call us to be good stewards of creation and of all the gifts you have blessed us with. As we end our Lenten journey, walking with our brothers and sisters around the world who are hungry and in need, we pray that these, our Lenten sacri-fices, may be an offering of solidarity and a promise of continued work on behalf of all poor and vulnerable people. As good stew-ards of your many gifts, may we always remember to love our neighbors as ourselves. And wherever we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty or clothe the naked, may we remember that we are encountering the risen Christ. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
