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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
March 1, 2015
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those among us who are sick
and in need of our prayers:
SAT.
5PM Stephanie Severino, req. Barbara & Martin
Vitale
5PM Vincent Cesaretti, req. their children, Camille
Berardi and Jean & Ed Willcox
SUN.
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
MON. 8:30
8:30
Tom Power, req. Lois Pagnozzi and Family
David Bowden, req. the LaMastra Family
TUE.
Gerald Winters, req. Lois Pagnozzi
John Spano, req. Elaine Wylen
8:30
8:30
WED. 8:30
8:30
Florence Higgins, req. Barbara Higgins
John Spano, req. Jeanne & Tom Segedin
THU.
8:30
8:30
Ed Manke, req. his wife, Kate
Mary DeMarrais, req. Mary Ellen & Peter
Polomski
FRI.
8:30
8:30
John Ruis, req. Mary O’Malley
Anne Keegan, req. Mom and Dad
SAT.
5PM Buckley Family and Monica Ann, req. Peter &
Bridget Joyce
5PM Bernard Baudisch, req. the Djelevic Family
SUN.
7:30
9:30
9:30
11:30
For the People of the Parish
Vincent Yallo, req. Mary O’Malley
Bea Santiago, req. Kay Maurice
Walter Kremers & Eddie Chandler, req. the
Kremers Family
Peter’s Pence
Next week our diocese will take up the Peter’s
Pence Collection, which provides the Holy Father
with the funds he needs to carry out his most important charitable works. The proceeds benefit the
most disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression,
and disasters. Your gift makes you a pilgrim of
charity around the globe.
SARKIS ARSLANIAN
VIRGINIA BARBAGALLO
JOHN BATESCO
GEORGE BRAESKE
CALVIN BROKAW
EDWARD BROPHY
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
ABBY FOSTER
KYLE GERAN
PAT GERAN
OLE JOHANSON
BABY KAYLA
BUNNY KEELER
BILL LEE
CAROL LONG
CHRIS LORA
ANN MARSIGLIANO
TIMMY MC DONNELL
STEPHANIE MC NAMARA
MICHAEL
ANN MARIE MEEHAN
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
KATHY WHELAN
FLORENCE WILKIN
DOT WILLIAMS
NANCY WYMER
For our loved ones who have died, especially, Joseph Licenziato and Kenneth Nasse, that they may be at peace with God.
Minister Schedule for March 7-8
Eucharistic Ministers:
5:00 PM.................G. Bickford, R. Bickford, A. Dempsey
B. Gibb, R. Hartmann, K. Mays
7:30 AM.................R. Keim, R. Reinhardt,
A. Barbieri, R. Barbieri
9:30 AM.................K. Ardizzone, S. Graeske, E. Cantos
E. Capone, S. Dauble, J. DeCristofaro
11:30 AM...............G. Pecci, K. Regan, K. Bradler
B. Dineen, E. Donovan, M. Duffy
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Lectors:
5:00 PM..................T. Oates, K. Leyden
7:30 AM..................N. Tauro
9:30 AM..................F. Cantos, M. Dobrovolsky
11:30 AM................R. Puglisi, F. Corbett
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Servers:
5:00 PM.................Peter Frattini, Isabellla Vitolo
9:30 AM.................Katherine Espiritu, Kiera VanDerWall
11:30 AM...............Jack Hayden, Rory Hayden
Weekly Collection
Our week’s goal is:
$15,300.00
This week’s collection: Regular
$8,050.00
Assessment $ 344.50
Total:
$8,394.50
Thank you for your generosity!
Travelling Therese
week of March 8th
The next parishioner to receive the statue of
St. Therese is the Lacoppola Family.
Second Sunday of Lent
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Letter from the Pastor
Dear parishioners:
As we move through our Lenten experience we
may find ourselves struggling with the demands that
our prayer puts on us. Abraham loved God deeply
and was willing to carry out God’s will even to the
point of sacrificing his own Son. The death of ones
child is the most devastating and catastrophic
events a person can endure. God’s intervention
points out that it is not sacrifice (especially human
sacrifice) that he wants. Abraham’s faith, just as
Jesus’ faith, is what is necessary to serve and love
God fully. Like Abraham God was willing (but not
desiring) to let his own son die to show us how
much he loves us.
God’s love for us is beyond our human
comprehension yet it is real and we are called to
love one another as God has loved us. God is at
our side always and God’s love guides and protects
us all the days of our lives. Sometimes it gets
cloudy. Hopefully, our Lenten desert prayer will
help us to find God in all the moments of our lives,
the good ones as well as the ones that challenge us
to the brink.
With Love,
Fr. Sam
The Father Barron Series, Untold Blessings,
Three Paths to Holiness continues this Monday
(March 2), Monday March 9, and Monday March
23 in the parish center after the 8:30 Mass. Join
us for coffee, the video, and discussion. Father
Pat has been practicing with the technology to
make it all work this time.
We have a group of parishioners who will view Father Barron’s series Catholicism on Thursday evenings beginning March 19. The sessions will be
in a parishioner’s home so space is limited but
there is room for two more participants. Call the
Rectory and speak to Kathy if you want to reserve
a space.
Taizé Prayer
Parishioners found our Lenten Taizé Prayer Around
the Cross on Tuesday evening to be an island of
peaceful prayer and reflection—join us next Tuesday, March 3, as well as Tuesdays March 10, 17,
and 31 at 7 pm for a time of Lenten prayer.
Stations of the Cross will continue on Fridays,
February 27, March 6, 13, 20, at 7pm; and on Good
Friday at 3:00pm.
Welcome to the GOOD NEWS….
A new evening Bible Sharing for women will begin
on March 3rd. It will be held in the Parish Center
on Tuesdays, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
Please join us. If you have any questions, you may
address them at that time, or call Kathy O’Leary at
201-838-9492.
A Luncheon Experience
On Wednesday, March 25, at 12:30 pm we will
have another brown bag lunch and movie. Our
movie will be announced next week but will have a
Lenten theme.
The Living Stations of the Cross will be held on
Friday, March 27th at 7:00pm.
Teaching Mass
The “teaching Mass” has been rescheduled for
Sunday March 8 at 11:30. This Mass, originally
planned for our Confirmation candidates, proved
last year to be immensely popular. As Father
Sam celebrates the Mass, Father Pat will explain
the prayers, vestments, ceremonies, and customs we employ in our Eucharistic worship. This
is a real refresher course for all of us in what our
Eucharistic Celebration is all about and it is particularly appropriate as we prepare to celebrate
the Lord’s Death and Resurrection at Easter.
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From the Pastoral Associate's Desk
Please mark your calendars and “Save the Date”
for the following special events:
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.
On April 2nd we will host a Lenten Lock-In for all
High School and College Teens!
Volunteers are needed to donate (baked, cooked
or purchased) food for dinner. Please email or call
Gina Marie if you can help:
[email protected] or 201-567-2528.
Annual Blood Drive will be held on Friday, March
6th at the Academy of St. Therese School gym
from 3 to 7pm. . Blood supply is critically low and
donations are needed.
Academy Raffle Ticket Winners
Date
Ticket
Name
2/9/2015
2/10/2015
2/11/2015
2/12/2015
2/13/2015
2/14/2015
2/15/2015
2786
3145
2563
256
1905
4688
2964
Allyson Manarang
Annie Toups
Harry Rivera
Andria Barahona
Karen Ix
Oldewurtel
Olivia Sheppard
2/16/2015
2/17/2015
2/18/2015
2/19/2015
2/20/2015
2/21/2015
2/22/2015
O109
1045
O531
1819
1458
O903
4228
D.J.Allen
John Frattini
Ribbonette Carretas
Samantha Malhame
Katia Kilup
Iona DeRoche
Sylvester Matera
2/23/2015
2/24/2015
2/25/2015
2/26/2015
2/27/2025
2/28/2015
O562
1889
2609
O950
3463
2768
S. Fusco
Larry Rivera
Kayhan Porkay
Mark Yager
Marie Keegan
Mike Kushir
Religious Education Registration
Registrations for children entering Kindergarten
through 8th grade next Fall will begin this weekend.
For your convenience, registration will be held in
the Academy of St. Therese School Gym during
our regularly scheduled sessions. Please check
the schedule below for dates and times.
Date
March 1
March 3
March 4
Day
Sunday
Tues. Aftn.
Tues. Eve.
Wednesday
Time
10:45 am-12:00 pm
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
7:30 pm - 8:45 pm
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
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, Tenafly.
Evening Bible, RCIA and Taizé have been canceled for that evening.
RAFFLE TO BENEFIT AMERICAN SPECIAL
CHIDREN’S PILGRAMAGE GROUP
Tickets on Sale After All
Masses this weekend
ASCPG is a non-profit organization run 100%
by volunteers. Its mission is to bring a group
of disabled children to Lourdes each year. The
intention is to provide a respite from the disability
for the children and their families. The disabled
child is brought to Lourdes by volunteers from
ASCPG. Family members do not go on the trip.
The trip provides a rich, joyful, and memorable experience for the child enhancing their lives.
Tickets are $10 and are Tax Deductible
FIRST PRIZE
SECOND PRIZE
THIRD PRIZE
$2,500 TRAVEL CERTIFICATE
$ 750 ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATE
$ 500 RESTAURANT CERTIFICATE
The drawing will be held on Saturday, March 28,
at 9 pm at the American Legion Home in Cresskill.
If paying with check, please make payable to ASCPG.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
SUN
1
MoMON
TUTUES
2
3
4
5
Core Grp
10am PC
Adult Choir
7pm
Bible Sharing
Blood Drive 39am PC
7pm Gym
Academy of
St. Therese
Class Mass
(Third Grade)
WED
Staff mtg 1pm
THURS
FRI FRI
6
Folk Group
8pm
Stations of
the Cross 7pm
11
12
13
Adult Choir
7pm
Bible Sharing
Stations of
9am PC
the Cross 7pm
Folk Group
8pm
Taize prayer
7pm
SAT
7
Women's Bible 7-9pm PC
RCIA 7:30pm
TBR
8
Daylight Savings Time
Teaching
Mass 11:30am
9
Branches
Popcorn &
Movie 1-3 YH
No Branches
14
Women's Bible 7-9pm PC
RCIA 7:30pm
PC
1st Eucharist
Workshop 1-5 p
Phase 1 Session 8
15
10
Fr. Barron
Core Grp
Series after 8:30 10am PC
Mass
Taize prayer
KofC 7pm PC 7pm
16
17
18
19
20
Knitting
7:30pm PC
St. Patrick's
Day
Adult Choir
7pm
St. Joseph's
Day
Stations of
the Cross 7pm
Coffeehouse
7pm YH
Core Grp
10am PC
21
Bible Sharing
9am PC
Staff mtg 1pm
Folk Group
8pm
Taize prayer
7pm Church
Women's Bible 7-9pm PC
22
23
24
25
Special Needs
Fr. Barron
Core Grp
Adult Choir
Series after 8:30 10am PC
Mass 1:30pm
7pm
Mass
Communal
KofC 7pm PC Penance-Mt Carmel 7:30pm
29
Palm Sunday
Masses:7:30,
9:30, 11:30am
Dan Schutte
Concert 7pm
30
31
Core Grp
10am PC
Taize prayer
7pm Church
Women's Bible 7-9pm PC
26
27
Bible Sharing
Living Sta9am PC
tions of the
Cross 7pm
Folk Group
8pm
28
Palm Sunday
Vigil Mass 5pm