1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

Parish Office Staff
Parish Life
Clergy
Pastor: Rev. Msgr. John P. Hopkins
St. Vincent DePaul Society
Mike DeShaies: 302-365-5136
Deacons
Tommy Watts
Austin Lobo
Religious Education
Madeline Romano
[email protected]
Pastoral Associate
Sr. Catherine Charles, SND
[email protected]
Parish Support Staff
Tina Maichle
[email protected]
Lois Nowell
[email protected]
Patricia Golt
[email protected]
General Information
[email protected]
Parish Ministries
Special Ministers of Holy Communion
Kathy Linsner: 302-832-1488
Lectors
Lynn Woerner: 302-836-5206
Altar Servers
David or Lisa Carey: 738-9530
Suzanne Kirk: 302-369-6443
Cantors & Choir
Tom Mucchetti: 610-220-2690
Mary Kate Newell: 302-521-7788
Knights of Columbus
Rob Szczerba: 302-836-5806
Pro-Life
Teri Dzik: 302-834-5590
Parent Bereavement Group
Irene Felker: 302-834-8259
Jean Brady: 302-738-5126
Prayer Line
Karen Kolek: 302-834-0225 ext. 108
Lectio Divina
Susan Brubaker: 302-834-1671
Pastoral Counseling
Sandy Cooper: 302-738-4539
Bible Study and Faith Sharing
Deacon Tommy Watts: 302-834-5408
Boy Scouts
Steve Williams: 302-270-1383
Cub Scouts
Joe Musike 302-545-8149
Friends of St. Margaret (50 +)
Sr. Catherine Charles: 302-834-0225 ex. 105
St. Margaret of Scotland Football Team
Michael Klepacki: 302-229-2285
Golf Committee
Mike DeShaies: 302-365-5136
Mike Ryan: 302-283-1474
Church Cleaning Group
Barbara Coates: 302-838-7738
Gardening
Janet and Ed Tyczkowski: 302-832-1057
Nursery / Babysitting
Megan Januszka: 302-454-0112
Doughnuts / Refreshments after Mass
Cindy Sparco: 302-836-0385
Welcoming Committee
Trish Gerhart: 302-379-3869
Prayer Shawl
Sara Moss Starkey: 302-836-4008
Barbara Coates: 302-838-7738
Margaret’s Song (guitar & choir)
John and Patty Jacob: 302-388-0767
Social Justice Committee
Bill Mitchell: 302-836-6006
Meg Kane-Smith: 302-836-3511
Ministry of Hospitality (Ushers)
Tim Higgins: 302-836-1099
Women at the Well
Janet McGehean: 302-392-2236
RCIA ( The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)
Michael Felker: 302-834-8259
Vocations
Francis Woerner: 302-836-5206
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Mass Schedule
Saturday: 5:30 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am & 10:30 am
Weekday: Mon., Wed., & Fr i. 8:30 am
Holy Day: 8:30 am & 7:00 pm
Reconciliation: Sat. 4:30 pm
Rosary: Thur s. 7:00 pm
Devotions
Rosary
Recitation of the Rosary is held every Thursday
at 7:00 p.m. in the church.
Fifth Sunday of Lent
March 21 & 22, 2015
Living the Paschal Mystery
Self-giving strengthens our fidelity as a servantfollower of Jesus. We must take up the habit of
dying to self for the good of others. This defines
what it means to be a faithful follower of Jesus.
When we struggle with the dying to self, we are in
good
company:
Jesus
himself
was
“troubled” (gospel) by this and cried out to be
delivered from it. We don’t enter the paschal
mystery as the dying and rising rhythm of our
Christian living apart from Jesus. When we do
take up the cross and die, not in the physical sense
but by laying down our lives in service, we are able
to see that the cross is the means of glory—for the
Father, for Jesus, and for us. Our dying to self is
hardly the pain of “no pain, no gain.” It is the road
to glorification.
-Living Liturgy
First Friday Adoration
Adoration is held from 9am - 10am
on the first Friday of every month. All are welcome to
join us in worshiping our Lord.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
We will have the Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent at
7:00 p.m. in the church.
Mass Intentions
March 23
March 25
March 27
March 28
March 29
8:30 am
8:30 am
8:30 am
5:30 pm
8:30 am
10:30 am
Guy Gruttadauria
C.A. Daniels
Jane Madden
Paul Marsilii
Erwin & Jane Wegert
People of the Parish
Sacraments
Baptism
Baptisms can be scheduled on most Sundays at noon or during any of our Masses.
If this is your first child you are required to
attend a class before the Baptism can be
scheduled. Call the office to schedule.
Reconciliation
Saturday at 4:30pm or by appointment.
Matrimony
Consult the parish priest at least one year
before your wedding date.
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Parish News
St. Vincent de Paul Food Closet
Thank you for your generous donations to satisfy the needs of the food closet. The items that are currently needed are desserts, shampoo, baked beans,
spaghetti sauce, jelly and canned ham. Thank you for your generosity in
helping to feed and care for the community. Thank you for your generosity,
no canned goods are needed at this time.
From the Religious Ed Office:
Registration information for the 2015/16 RE year is going
home with all current RE families this week. Please r etur n all forms and
deposit to the Religious Ed Office before April 15. RE families with students
who will be preparing to receive sacraments next year will also be receiving
that information.
Registration for new RE families will begin the weekend of April 18. Please
contact Madeline Romano for more information.
There will be no RE classes on March 29/31. This is a change from the
original schedule. We expect to see our RE families at Palm Sunday Mass
next weekend, hopefully at Triduum celebrations, and on Easter Sunday. All
RE students are expected to report for class the week of April 11.
VBS – This year ’s VBS will be held the week of August 3. The planning
meeting will be held this Wednesday, March 25, at 6:30 pm. Please contact
Brenda Carlton for more information, or simply stop by and join us for the
meeting on Wednesday.
What about the cards? Please continue to pray for the young people of our
parish. Next Sunday, Palm Sunday, all parishioners will be invited to take
home a card and to pray for the young person whose name is written on the
card. We also ask that you please begin to also pray for members of our
parish to come forward and volunteer to help plan and provide ways that we
can help the young people of our parish feel more a part of parish life. Next
weekend, there will be opportunity for anyone to sign up to find out more
about how we hope to better serve our young people
Confirmation: THANK YOU to “all” the par ents and candidates who
participated in the Lock-In. The Spirit was alive and with us which made
everything go very smoothly.
Knights of Columbus
“February” Family of the Month
Dennis and Marie Murphy
A MESSAGE FROM FR. JOHN:
I need your help! This is a difficult r equest for me to
make because of your generosity when you are asked to support various requests. When you understand what the mission
and need is you always respond. To help the parish to continue to grow we need to build a social hall. I can’t accomplish
this without your help.
Phase II of our Capital Campaign will kick-off in April and
will be completed by Memorial Day. The parishioners who
will be asked to support this campaign are those who were
not participants in Phase I. Our goal is to raise an additional
$1,000,000 to build the Social Hall.
Please consider supporting this effort. Without your help and
commitment we will not be able to reach our goal. The Hall
will be available for the use of all parishioners and ministries.
It will allow for all kinds of family activities. I ask you to be
open to support this effort. Again, you have always been generous. Please plan to respond in a positive way when given
an opportunity to complete a pledge card. The Social Hall is a
real need and it is up to all of us to make it happen.
Worship ● Service ● Social Life
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
The St. David Council #12842, invites men 18 and older to join us in
supporting the parish and the community through acts of service.
Please call Grand Knight Rob Szczerba for additional information at
302-836-5806 or e-mail [email protected].
Tony Francia Memorial Golf Tournament
St. Margaret’s annual Tony Francia Memorial Golf Tournament will be held June 11, 2015 at Cavaliers Country Club
in Newark. The cost is $125 per golfer and the proceeds will be
donated to our campaign to build a social hall. We had 89 golfers
play last year; our goal this year is 100 golfers. Golf committee
members will be available in the gathering space in a few weeks to
register this year’s participants. Come on out for a fun day on the
links with your fellow parishioners and help support the campaign
for our social hall!
For more information, please contact Mike Deshaies
([email protected]) or Mike Ryan ([email protected]).
Attention all those who have gone through the
RCIA program in years past as a candidate, catechumen or sponsor. Please join the RCIA team along
with this year’s catechumen, John, for a soup supper and Stations of
the Cross at 5:30 pm Friday; March 27th. Families are welcome.
Contact Laura Julien @ 832-9726 or Cathy Lavallee @ 368-9874 to
let us know that you are coming.
LENTEN CONFESSIONS
Saturdays – 4:30 P.M.
Wednesday, April 1st – 6:00 – 7:00 P.M.
PARISH/DEANERY PENANCE SERVICE
Sunday, March 22nd - 7:00 P.M.
St. Joseph Church, Middletown
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
HOLY THURSDAY – April 2nd
Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Procession
7:00 P.M.
Visits to Repository until 11:00 P.M.
GOOD FRIDAY – April 3rd
Stations of the Cross - 12:00 noon
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion - 5:30 P.M.
HOLY SATURDAY – April 4th
Blessing of Food – 12:00 noon
Easter Vigil Mass - 8:00 P.M.
EASTER SUNDAY – April 5th
8:30 A.M., 10:30 A.M. & 12:15 P.M .
Social Justice
Fifth Sunday of Lent – March 22
It is by uniting his own sufferings for the sake of truth and freedom
to the sufferings of Christ on the Cross that a human person is able
to accomplish the miracle of peace and is in a position to discern the
often narrow path between the cowardice which gives in to evil and
the violence which, under the illusion of fighting evil, only makes it
worse. … A human person is alienated if he refuses to transcend
himself and to live the experience of self giving and of the formation
of an authentic human community oriented towards his final destiny,
which is God.
-- John Paul II, Centesium Annus, 25, 41
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Community News
The Kirkwood Creamery is NOW HIRING for
ice cream servers/cashiers. Days, evenings and
weekends available. April thru September.
Email resume or letter of interest to [email protected].
60 Images of Our Lady in Art, plus Faberge Eggs
APRIL 8TH - Bus leaves St. Polycarp for Washington. D.C. at 7 am
(Pick-up en route on Kent Island). See mosaics in St. Matthew Cathedral. National Museum of Women in the Arts has displays of
works from them Vatican, the Louvre, the Uffizi & elsewhere. Enjoy a moderately-priced lunch in the café. Hillwood, home of Marjorie Merriweather Post, includes collection of priceless French &
Russian art, including world famous Easter eggs of the Czars. Head
home at 3:30 pm. $50 includes all but lunch. Bernadette Baker
(302)653-8279.
Holy Week Quiet Retreat
Monday, March 30-Sunday, April 5
–Come to Malvern Retreat House for a silent retreat during the most
holy of weeks. Daytime events are scheduled Monday through
Wednesday. Retreatants can stay overnight from Holy Thursday
through Holy Saturday and end the retreat with Easter Sunday Mass.
Please visit malvernretreat.com for more information or contact
Malvern Retreat House Rector Monsignor Joseph Marino
at [email protected] or 484-321-2545.
Do you enjoy camping, making friends, climbing rocks,
exploring caves?
If you are a boy 11 years or older or have completed 5th grade, come
check out Boy Scout Troop 283 on Tuesday, March 31 or Tuesday,
April 14. Contact Rob Szczerba at 302-836-5806 or email
[email protected] to schedule your visit.
Looking for Someone to Clean?
If your are looking for a house cleaner, call your fellow parishioner,
Sally at 302-228-9112. Licensed. References available upon request.
Mount Aviat’s 5thAnnual 5K and Sister Walk
Join the MAA community on Sunday, April 26th at 9:15 a.m. for the
5th Annual 5K and Sister Walk. Don’t miss out on the preregistration rate available until April 17th: $20/per person or $50/per
family. Pre-registration fee includes T-shirts. Trophies will be
awarded after the race. To register, go to www.MountAviat.org or
contact
Dina
([email protected])
or
Kandi
([email protected]). Mass will take place prior to the race
at 8:00 a.m. at the school.
Christ the Teacher Catholic
School News….
Christ the Teacher Catholic School is accepting students for the 2015-16 school year. If you have interest in
knowing more about our regional Catholic school, please contact
Sister
LaVerne
at
302-838-8850
ext.
129
or
[email protected] for an appointment to tour the school.
Christ the Teacher School
Our Regional Catholic School
For additional information visit
www.christtheteacher.org
302-838-8850
Come see the Official Relic of Saint John Paul II
April 15-16, 2015 , St. Hedwig Church
Under the direction of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus
and Mary, the official relic of Saint John Paul II will be brought to
our diocese April 15-16, 2015, to St Hedwig Church. Wilmington is
one of only three dioceses in the United States to receive this relic
during its official pilgrimage from March-July 2015.
You are invited to attend a Welcoming Mass and Veneration on
Wednesday, April 15 and/or a Farewell Mass and Veneration on
Thursday, April 16, 2015, 5:30pm Holy Hour, 6:30pm Mass,
7:30pm Veneration of the Relic. Immediately following, there will
be a Saint John Paul II display and refreshments in the Msgr. Gulcz
Hall. For more information about the relic, go to
www.sthedwigde.org or call (302) 594-1400.
Divine Mercy Weekend, April 10-12
Malvern Retreat House
Directed by: Rev. Ronan Murphy & Rev. Pio Mandato with
Rev. Stephen DeLacy
Immerse yourself in the grace of Christ’s Divine Mercy during this
10th Anniversary weekend retreat at the beautiful Malvern Retreat
House; culminating with the Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday! Visit
malvernretreat.com or call 610-644-0400 for more information.
Pondering the Mystery of Christ
Tuesday, April 28th: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth, break forth
into joyous song and sing praises!”(Psalm 98:4)
As the earth prepares to bring forth new life this Spring, we
invite you to join us, with Retreat Leader, Liz Sweeney, SSJ,
as we ponder the mystery and impact of Christ in our own
lives as our own deepest Self so that we can do what we must
do—live Christ ever more fully and deeply in our everyday
lives.
Liz Sweeney, SSJ, is a spiritual director and retreat leader at
Jesus House, in Wilmington, Delaware. Her extensive work
and experience leading Contemplative Dialogue retreats has
enlarged the arena of her ministry to working with religious
congregations throughout the United States.
Cost is $35 per person before April 28th, $45 at the doorCost included continental breakfast and lunch
To register: call our office at 302-995-6859 or visit us at jesushousecenter.org
Jesus House Prayer and Renewal Center,
2501 Milltown Road, Wilmington, DE 19808
Marydale Retirement Villages “Spring Bazaar”
March 28th: 9:00am—3:00pm
Held in the Community Center
135 Jeandell Dr. Newark, DE 19713
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Delaware / Maryland / Eastern Shore
In the first reading it says “I will be their God, and they shall
be my people.” God wants to be invited into your marriage. The
next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is scheduled for
April 24-26 in Rehoboth Beach, DE. For mor e infor mation, visit
our website at www.wwme-delmar.org or to r egister for the
weekend, please call Dave and Cyndi Germack @ 302-220-9833.
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Diocese News
Pilgrimage 2015
People of Joy
Bishop Malooly invites youth and young adults from all parishes and schools to join him as we come together for the
sixth annual Pilgrimage on Saturday, March 28, 2015. Young
people from across the diocese will carry the diocesan pilgrimage cross through the streets of Wilmington with the
bishop as a representation of Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem and his
journey on Good Friday to Calvary. Registration opens at 10
am at St. Elizabeth parish and the day begins with opening
prayer and a concert featuring Steve Angrisano at 10:30 am.
We conclude with the 5pm liturgy at St. Elizabeth. Don’t
miss this great opportunity to wrap up your Lenten journey
with hundreds of your peers. Cost for the day is $15 or $45
max per family (bring your own lunch). To register, please
contact Madeline Romano For more information, visit
www.cdowcym.org.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington is seeking Field Specialists for the Weatherization Assistance Program in Wilmington
and Dover. For more information or to apply,
see our posting on www.CareerBuilder.com EOE M/F/D/V.
The Diocese of Wilmington/Catholic Charities seeks 1 Fulltime Basic Needs Case Manager (35 hours a week) to work at
both its Georgetown and Dover offices. For more information
or
to
apply,
see
our
posting
on
www.CareerBuilder.com EOE M/F/D/V.
Seeking a Director/ Coordinator of Liturgy and Music
St. Francis de Sales Parish in Salisbury is seeking a Director/
Coordinator of Liturgy and Music. The successful candidate
will have knowledge of the Roman Catholic Church Liturgy
with a love for the Church and a prayerful commitment to the
parish community. An understanding of liturgical music and
cultural variances is crucial for our large parish with a diverse
assembly. Qualifications: Masters of Divinity or equivalent
with emphasis in liturgy, Bachelors considered with 1-3
years’ experience and knowledge of Catholic liturgical practices. Please contact Father Chris LaBarge at 410-742-6443
or [email protected].
Good News
Listen to Catholic Forum
every Sunday morning at 10:05 a.m. on 1150AM
WDEL and www.wdel.com.
Next Sunday, March
29th, tune in for the annual presentation of the Passion
of Our Lord by the St. Elizabeth High School Drama
Class. For photos, information regarding upcoming
guests and more, “Like” Catholic Forum on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/catholicforum.
Are you Being Called to God?
Through the prophet Jeremiah, God promised that He would
write His covenant in the hearts of His people. Throughout
the history of Christianity, courageous women and men have
generously offered the whole of their lives in the service of
that covenant as consecrated religious sisters and brothers.
Do you have what it takes to follow their lead? If you’d like
to explore the options, please call or write Father David Kelley, Diocesan Director of Priestly and Religious Vocations
(302-573-3113; [email protected]). Be sure to visit our
website: www.CalledByTheLord.com!
Marriage Moments
A grain of wheat must fall to the ground and die to
produce much fruit. (Jn 12:24) What needs to die
in you to bear fruit in your marriage? Pride? The
desire to always be right? Wanting stuff your way?
Avoiding decisions? Humble yourself today.
Parenting Pointers
This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday. Before we
walk into the passion of Holy Week, perhaps you
could rejoice with your family about your accomplishments
as a family (Toilet training? A day without fighting or complaining? An award? A healing?).
Bring It Home
March 22, 2015
In the readings this week, some Greeks came to Philip
and said, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Take the Scriptures and Bring It Home by, giving up forty seconds to
forty minutes throughout this week to engage in silent
prayer. Meditate with this simple mantra over and over:
“I wish to see Jesus in my life.” Discuss with others in
your home what insights you may have received from
this prayer.
READINGS FOR
March 22nd — March 29th
March 22– Fifth Sunday of Lent
Jer 31:13-34/ Heb 5:7-9/ Jn 12:20-33 or Ez 37:12-14, Rom
8:8-11/ Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45
March 23– Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62/ Jn 8:1-11
March 25- Is 7:10-14; 8:10/ Heb 10:4-10/ Lk 1:26-38
March 26– Gn 17:3-9/ Jn 8:51-59
March 27– J er 20:10-13/ Jn 10:31-42
March 28– Ez 37:21-28/ Jn 11:45-56
March 29– Palm Sunday of the Passion for the Lord
Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16/ Is 50:4-7/ Phil 2:6-11/ Mk
14:1—-15:47
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