Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church
Dear OLSS Parishioners,
I consider myself a Believer, but I can't believe that it is Palm Sunday already! Lent has flown by and now
we are entering Holy Week. We call it that because it is the Holiest week of the year for Christians, since
the word Holy means other or different, this week is different from any other week in the year, or it should
be.
Remembering how much God loves us is central to a deepening relationship with Christ. If I don't
appreciate what His love for us cost Him, then I probably am not going to respond to Him with the love
and affection that His love deserves. That He would want to remain with us and so He gave us His Body in
Holy Communion; that He is willing to die for our sinfulness so that we can be free and then allows
Himself to be crucified on our behalf. These are great witnesses to His selfless love.
Then, He rises and conquers death and fear, the power of life overcoming the slavery of sin. Easter, the
greatest day in the history of humankind. We hopefully want to spend some time this week entering into
the spirit that will make it Holy for us and for those we love. The Schedule for the Services offered this
week are in this bulletin and all are invited to spend some special time with God, our greatest fan and lover
as we remember the price He paid for our freedom.
Msgr. Mike
No 4 p.m. Mass and no men's group on Holy Saturday, but Adoration on Tuesday and Confessions
from 6-8 on Wednesday evening in the Historic Church.
Mark Your Calendar:
Join us on April 25th for the Second Annual Father Alexander Gala. Reservations required. Please RSVP by
April 3rd.
St. Maries Musica will perform here on April 26th. More details coming soon.
5th Annual Seahawk Scramble Golf Tournament will be May 8, 2015 at Chesapeake Hills Golf Course, Lusby,
MD. Watch the bulletin for more details
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm
Sunday:
8:00am and 10:45am
Daily Mass: As noted inside.
Headsets are available in the
Church for the hearing impaired.
PARISH OFFICE
Mon. -Fri: 8:00am-4:00pm
Office: 410-326-3535
Fax: 410-326-3679
Mailing address: PO Box 560
Solomons, MD 20688
www.olss.org
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Msgr. Michael Wilson
Pastor
Barbara Sewell, Secretary
[email protected]
TJ Parkes, Bookkeeper
[email protected]
Ron Yates, Facilities Mgr.
410-326-3535
[email protected]
Joanne Pensenstadler
Youth Minister
240-925-3034
[email protected]
PARISH STAFF (Cont.)
Faith Formation:
Joanne Pensenstadler /middle school
Shannon Walent/elementary
410-326-3535
SISTERS OF DIVINE
PROVIDENCE
Convent: 410-326-3306
Sr Carolyn Marie Betsch, CDP
OLSS Teacher
Sister Peggy Jacobs, CDP
Ministry of the Sick
Sister Ruth Parent, CDP
Tutor & Ministry of the Sick
DEACONS
Deacon Robert Connelly
410-394-3234
Deacon Moise DeVillier
410-586-2830
Deacon Jack Etzel
410-586-0703
Deacon Christopher Jensen
School Principal - 410-326-3171
[email protected]
Palm Sunday
IMPORTANT NOTES
There is No 4 p.m. Mass on Holy Saturday, April 4th.
NO Gift Certificate sales AND
NO Coffee Hour on Easter weekend.
March 30th-April 5th
No Mass on MONDAY
The Parish office will close at Noon on Holy Thursday,
April 2nd, and will re-open on Tuesday, April 7th.
TUESDAY
9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Adoration in Historic Church
5:30 p.m.
Mass in Historic Church
Elementary Faith Formation Dates
April 12, 19, 26, May 3 (final class)
WEDNESDAY
7:00 a.m.
Mass in Convent Chapel
6-8 p.m.
Confessions is Historic Church
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
Mass of the Lord’s Supper in Parish Church
9-10 p.m.
Adoration in Historic Church
GOOD FRIDAY
Way of the Cross Procession starts at St. Peter’s at 11:30 a.m.
Ecumenical Service, then Stations of the Cross
in Historic Church
1 p.m. Divine Mercy Novena in Historic Church
7 p.m. Communion Service and Reading of the Passion
in Parish Church
HOLY SATURDAY
10 a.m.-Noon, Confessions in Parish Church
There is NO 4PM Mass on Holy Saturday
8 p.m. Easter Vigil in Parish Church
EASTER SUNDAY
8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Masses in Parish Church
Readings for April 5th
Acts of the Apostles 10:34A, 37-43
“You know what has happened all over Judea, beginning in
Galilee…”
Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6B-8
Therefore let us celebrate the feast.
John 20:1-9 or Mark 16:1-7
On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb
early.
Palm Sunday
Hungering for Seeds of Home
We follow Jesus this week on our Lenten journey as
he enters into Jerusalem, a community he knew
well. CRS Rice Bowl asks us, too, to prayerfully
enter into our own communities to find those
who are hungry and thirsty, who need our help.
How does our Lenten journey motivate us to
serve those we encounter in our daily lives?
MASS INTENTIONS
Indicates deceased
L Indicates living
March 31, Gene Lewis (L)
April 1, Kimberly Cox April 2, Our Lady’s Guild April 5, 10:45 a.m. Joe Rocco and Gloria Rocco-Torrell MASS ASSIGNMENTS ~ Holy Week
Holy Thurs.
LECTORS
M. Gorsak
S. DeGuzman
Holy Fri.
Easter Vigil - 8pm
A. Werking
B. Quinn
N. Wallmark
M. Nash
S. Perrin
G. McMinn
MASS SERVERS
J. Anderson
A. Gerber
A. Bland
R. Sanford
E. Weakley
T. McDevitt
M. Blaylock
A. Pensenstadler
T. Perrin
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
D. Alves
J. Capristo
M. Alves
L. Capristo
D. Beck
C. Gross
J. Beck
M. Gutowski
J. Biggins
R. Hough
J. Burgess
G. LeDoux
A. Cannedy
C. Leveillee
G. Dickinson
H. McGrath
B. Brier
M. Brier
K. King
S. King
J. Oster
C. Parkes
TJ Parkes
K. Slingland
The Seahawk Report
Eighth Graders have been very busy this past
quarter. We have been blessed with two new
students which brings our number to 21. In
Religion they have been preparing for their
Confirmation by completing their “Red Books”. They are
also presenting group projects on the Sacraments and have
been meeting with their 2nd Grade Buddies to assist them in
preparing for First Penance and First Communion. In
Language Arts they have each selected a topic of interest
and are spending much time gathering facts and writing a
research paper. Various topics include “Living with
Asperger’s, “The History of Guitars”, and “How the
Holocaust affected Children”. I can’t wait to read them. In
Science students are investigating a topic and will be
presenting projects at the Science Fair in April. In Social
Studies 8th Graders have been “Unpacking The
Constitution”. Lastly, but probably most important to them,
8th Graders are preparing for Graduation in June! Students
will be attending 8 different High Schools! I wish them
well but I will miss them.
Our Lady Star of the Sea
Solomons, Maryland
March 29, 2015
MASS ASSIGNMENTS ~ Easter Sunday
No 4pm Mass on Holy Saturday, April 4th
8 a.m.
Lectors
A. Werking
M. Baranoski
Servers
J. Bullock
A. Bland
E. Johnson
10:45 a.m
G. Moore
C. Moore
M. Moore
Eucharistic Ministers
T. Heibel
D. Beck
J. Beck
E. Werking
A. Cannedy
T. Janey
Sr. Carolyn
C. Leveillee
D. Peachman
J. Crane
K. Crane
G. Dickinson
P. Gault
M. Gault
L. McDevitt
B. Strauss
Announcements
E. Werking
B. Strauss
A. Etzel
J. Moore
Greeters
Cook Family
Bender Family
Dine at Boomerangs Restaurant on Fridays during Lent and
15% of your food check will be donated back to OLSS School.
Please be sure to mention OLSS to your server.
Jubilarian Mass for Married Couples - On Sunday, June 21,
2015 at 2:00 pm, Cardinal Donald Wuerl will celebrate the
annual Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of
Immaculate Conception honoring couples celebrating
25,30,35,40,45,50 or more years of marriage. Personalized
certificates will be distributed after the Mass. Please call the
OLSS parish office no later than April 9th to register.
Join Us
"By this Novena (of Chaplets), I
will grant every possible grace to
souls."
For the
Divine Mercy Novena
starting
Good Friday
through
Divine Mercy Sunday
GOOD FRIDAY: After Ecumenical Stations (1pm) Historic Church
HOLY SATURDAY: 9AM Convent Chapel
EASTER SUNDAY: After 8am and 10:45 am Mass
MONDAY: 5:00 pm Convent Chapel
TUESDAY: 5:15pm Historic Church
WEDNEDSAY: 5pm Convent Chapel
THURSDAY: 5:15pm Historic Church
FRIDAY: 5pm Convent Chapel
SATURDAY: After 4pm Mass
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY: After 8am and 10:45 Mass
"I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the
fountain of My mercy, that they may draw there from strength
and refreshment and whatever grace they have need of in the
hardships of life, and especially at the hour of death."
Our Lord to St. Faustina
Hot Cross Buns - a European staple on Good Friday, are made of sweet, spiced dough with icing shaped in the
form of a cross. They were commonly distributed to the poor and were even considered a blessing against sickness and
house fires. In some locales they were baked and distributed the day before Ash Wednesday, a kind of last celebration before the fast.
With such a characteristic and with such a holy association, some believed this humble bun qualified as a charm against evil, and it
was superstitiously hung in the house.
Charismatic Prayer Group meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Upper Room. Call Joe & Sally Hamilton at 410-326-4054 or Lynn
Coffey at 410-326-3837.
OLSS Men’s Group meets Saturdays at 6:30 a.m.in the Historic Church for Mass, then conversation, coffee & donuts.
The Rosary is prayed every Sunday at 7:30 a.m If you are interested in becoming a Rosary leader, please contact the Parish office.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed every Sunday after the 8 a.m. AND 10:45 a.m.Masses in the Parish Church.
Baptisms by appointment on Saturdays and Sundays at Mass or individual times. Please call Father Mike to arrange a meeting & then
schedule the Baptism.
Weddings Registered parishioners should contact the pastor at least six months in advance of the planned date which should not be
finalized until church arrangements are made.
OLSS Choir meets every Wednesday evening at 7PM in the church to rehearse. All are welcome. Choir does not meet during summer
months. For more information contact Debbie Kelley at 240-508-8768.
Prayer Shawl Ministry If you would like to join our ministry please call Mary Ann Dale at 301-863-3333. The Prayer Shawl group
meets the third Wednesday of each month at 3:00 p.m. in the Parish Office. Does not meet during summer months.
Boy Scout Troop 427 meets Mondays at 7:00 p.m. For information please call Rob McAlister at 301-862-2002.Cub Scouts meet
Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Call Beth Oster at 410-394-0944 for more info
Solomons Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Friday at 9:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. in the Chesapeake Room.
Al-Anon group meets every Sunday at 7:00 p.m. in the Upper Room in the Historic Church.