Saint
Therese
Parish
120 Monroe Avenue • Cresskill, N.J. 07626
201-567-2528
Website: www.sttheresecresskill.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sttheresecresskill
SERVED BY THE CARMELITES:
Fr. Samuel Citero, O. Carm., Pastor
Fr. Patrick McMahon, O. Carm., Parochial Vicar
Fr. Joseph McGowan, O. Carm., In Residence
Deacon Anthony Porcaro, T. O. Carm.
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday Evening at 5:00 PM
Sunday: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30 AM
Weekdays: 8:30 AM
Holy Days: 7:00 PM Vigil; 8:30 AM, 12:00 Noon
BAPTISMS:
Please contact the parish office shortly after your
child is born for the necessary information
concerning our schedule of baptisms and
instructional sessions.
MARRIAGES:
Please contact the parish office one year in advance.
CONFIRMATION &
YOUTH/YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY:
201-567-2528
PARISH STAFF:
Ms. Gina Marie Loiacono, Pastoral Associate
Mrs. Lois Pagnozzi, Director of Religious Education
Mr. Adrian Soltys, Director of Music & Liturgy
Mrs. Therese A. Higgins, Principal
Mrs. Eileen Walsh, Assistant to the Principal
Ms. Sharon Rabbitt, Business Manager
RITE OF PENANCE:
Saturday at 4:00-4:30 p.m. Appointments for
Confession at other times can be made by calling
the parish office.
R.C.I.A. :
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults:
Process of Catholic Formation.
Please call the parish office for information.
OFFICE HOURS:
Mon. - Fri. 9 AM to 5 PM
(Closed for lunch 12 to 1 PM)
ACADEMY
OF ST. THERESE
PARISH OFFICE:
REL. ED. OFFICE:
201-568-4296
201-567-2528
201-567-4781
February 22, 2015
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those among us who are sick
and in need of our prayers:
SAT.
5PM Bill Joyce, req. Connie Donnelly
5PM Anthony Poggi, req. his wife, Irene & Family
SUN.
7:30
9:30
9:30
11:30
11:30
For the People of the Parish
Robert and Rita Ripke, req. their daughter,
Denise Ripke
Nancy McPartland, req. Ed and Mary Ann
Naso
Carmela Citero, req. Richard & Joan Hebert
Audrey Hecken, req. Joan & Paul Berberick
MON. 8:30
8:30
Edo Barzelatto, req. the Lamastra Family
Gary Mioli, req. the Milionis Family
TUE.
Jane McCormick, req. the Lang Family
Mary Paoloni, req. Rita & Bushra Mina
8:30
8:30
WED. 8:30
8:30
Gerard Winters, req. the Griffenkranz Family
Ginny McCarthy, req. Louise Karach
THU.
8:30
Mr. William Joyce, req. Women’s Bible
Sharing
Carmela Citero, req. Women’s Bible Sharing
FRI.
8:30
8:30
Enrique Perez, req. Gino & Carmen Pagnozzi
Gary Mioli, req. the Tracy Family
SAT.
5PM Stephanie Severino, req. Barbara & Martin
Vitale
5PM Vincent Cesaretti, req. his children, Camille
Berardi, Jean and Ed Willcox
SUN.
8:30
7:30
9:30
9:30
11:30
11:30
For the People of the Parish
Maus & Passano Families, req. the Passano
Family
Marianne Strohmeyer, req. Mary Clancy
Barbara Bianco, req. the Schmetter Family
Nancy McPartland, req. the Oates Family
SARKIS ARSLANIAN
VIRGINIA BARBAGALLO
JOHN BATESCO
GEORGE BRAESKE
CALVIN BROKAW
EDWARD BROPHY
ED BURKE
DEIDRE BYRNE
CHARLES CASTLE
CATHERINE COLLINS
FRANK D’ANDREA
VIVIAN D’ERASMO
DOLORES DE SANTI
EILEEN DONOVAN
JAMES DE STENO
LILLIAN ELLIOTT
COSTINTINO FAUSTINI
JOAN FLEMING
DOROTHY FORBES
JOHN FOSTER
KYLE GERAN
PAT GERAN
OLE JOHANSON
BABY KAYLA
BUNNY KEELER
ANDREW KOVACH
BILL LEE
CAROL LONG
CHRIS LORA
ANN MARSIGLIANO
TIMMY MC DONNELL
STEPHANIE MC NAMARA
MICHAEL
MICHELLE PRELO
RUTH NICASTRO
MARIE POCHINI
BOB PRINCE
JESSIE RACYN
RINA ROMANELLI
RALPH ROTUNDA
WENDY RUGGIERO
BEVERLY SCHWAB
ELAINE SEMAN
CECILE SICARI
ERIKA SPADACCINI
DONNA SPINA
KATHLEEN TENNANT
GLORIA & RONALD THOMAS
NORMAN TRASS
ISABEL VITELLARO
FLORENCE WILKIN
DOT WILLIAMS
JOHN WOERNER
NANCY WYMER
For our loved ones who have died, especially Kenneth Laude
and Larry Hammond, that they may be at peace with God.
Minister Schedule for Feb. 28/Mar. 1
Eucharistic Ministers:
5:00 PM: Nancy Bandini, Glenn Bickford, Regina Bickford
Ann Dempsey, Brittany Gibb, Ronnie Hartmann
7:30 AM.........Mary Clark, Peter DeVries
Anne Diggins, Joe Donnelly
9:30 AM: Andy Naso, Ed Naso, Mary Ann Naso
Carolee Parisi, Kathleen Passano, Stephanie Petriello
11:30 AM: Eric VanSteenburg, Kathy Bradler, Barry Dineen
Eileen Donovan, Maureen Duffy, Jean Early
THE SACRAMENTAL WINE and BREAD offered at the
Masses this week were donated in Loving Memory of
George La Cognata, requested by his wife, Angelina.
THE SANCTUARY LAMP is lit at all the Masses this
week in Loving Memory of Vincent Cesaretti, requested
by his children, Camille Berardi, Jean and Ed Willcox.
This week’s collection:
5:00 PM..................Maryanne
Sullivan, Lenore Liebeskind
7:30 AM..................Nicholas Tauro
9:30 AM..................Academy Students
11:30 AM................Norm Nilsen, Joan Hebert
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Servers:
5:00 PM..................Daniel Cetera, Zachary Cetera
9:30 AM.................Richard Ardizzone, Zeida Ben-Fredj
Weekly Collection
Our week’s goal is:
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Lectors:
$15,300.00
Regular
$8,775.00
Assessment $ 79.00
Total:
$8,854.00
Thank you for your generosity!
Travelling Therese
week of March 1
The next parishioner to receive the statue of
of St. Therese is Ray Keim.
First Sunday of Lent
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Letter from the Pastor
Dear Parishioners,
On Ash Wednesday we began our Lenten pilgrimage. The
difference between a pilgrimage and a vacation (which we
could all use) is that it is going where God wants us to go, not
necessarily where we want to go. Characteristic of a pilgrimage
is that it is often filled with surprises. Sometimes the surprises
are easy to take and sometimes they are not.
Jesus in today’s Gospel begins his desert pilgrimage. I am
sure he was surprised by the temptations he encountered. Like
Jesus we keep our eye on the prize and do all we can to
remain faithful to God and never lose sight of who we truly are.
We might have expectations of ourselves for this Lenten
pilgrimage. Hopefully we can stay open to what God has in
store for us and let go of what we have planned for ourselves.
In the weeks ahead let us pray for one another. Let us walk
with one another and allow God to test us, surprise us, and
touch our hearts in such a way as to allow us to become a
new creation when at last we celebrate the feast of his
resurrection.
To Help Make Your Lent Better
Good News for those who enjoyed the Father Barron
series on Catholicism—Father Barron also has a series Untold Blessings: Three Paths to Holiness. Father Pat will show these in the parish center
after the 8:30 AM Mass on Mondays: February 23,
March 9, and March 23. Plan on joining us now….
And:
For those who missed the original Father Barron
Series on Catholicism, we have a parishioner
who is willing to host a group in her home on
Tuesday Evenings in Lent. Space is limited to 8
participants. If you are interested, please call
Father Pat at the Church Office.
Taize Prayer will be held on all the Tuesday eve-
Fr. Sam
nings in Lent at 7:00, with the exception of March
24th--our Communal Penance Service at 7:30pm at
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. A priest will be available for confessions during Taize Prayer.
From the Pastoral Associate's Desk
Stations of the Cross will be celebrated in our
With Love,
A very big THANK YOU goes out to all who helped to
make sandwiches to feed our homeless brothers and
sisters. It was a bitter cold night in NYC and I want to
thank all the teens and adults, (Ms. Kathy O’Leary and
Mr. Barry Dineen) for taking time to serve. We were
thrilled to be able to warm the hearts and bellies of so
many. A special shout-out to our St. Therese Girl Scouts
who wrote such wonderful, heartfelt messages on the
lunch bags. Together all of us worked as the hands and
feet of Jesus that night!
Our first Parish Mardi Gras party was a great success!
Thank you to all who came out and brought so many
delicious goodies for all to share. It was a great night of
fellowship and a wonderful way to start our Lenten season.
Please mark your calendars and “Save the Date” for
the following special events:
April 2nd Lenten Lock-In for all High School and College
Teens!
April 18th Our Parish Wide “Service/Outreach” Day,
followed by an appreciation BBQ.
July 19-24 Summer Mission Trip (Work Camp) for High
School teens & Adult Chaperones.
Blessings for a wonderful Lenten season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving which I pray will help all of us to journey more deeply into the heart of the paschal mystery of
Jesus’ life, death and resurrection!
Gina Marie
church on all the Friday evenings of Lent at 7:00;
however on Good Friday it will be at 3:00pm.
The Living Stations of the Cross will be held
on Friday, March 27th at 7:00pm in the Church.
Communal Penance Service
The combined parish communities of St. Therese and
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel will celebrate our Lenten communal penance service on Tuesday, March 24th at
7:30pm at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Tenafly.
Music Ministry
St. Therese’s Music Ministry is always accepting new
members!
Please consider joining either of our two ensembles
and praise God through the beautiful medium of music.
We have a lot of fun!
The Adult Choir (age 18+) meets on Wednesdays from
7-8:30 pm and provides music for the 11:30 am liturgy
on Sunday.
The Folk Group (7th-12th graders) meets on Thursdays
from 8:00-9:30 pm and provides music for the 9:30 am
liturgy on Sunday.
See Adrian at the organ/piano for more information or
just to say “hi”!