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Sunday,
March 22, 2015
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Roman Catholic Church
Fifth Sunday of Lent
168 Chestnut St., Lockport, NY 14094
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www.stjohnslockport.org
Rectory Office: (716) 433-8118
St. John’s Outreach: (716) 433-5252
St. John’s Faith Formation : (716) 478-3565
St. John’s Catholic Store: (716) 434-4219
DeSales Catholic School: (716) 433-6422
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^d͘:hEKsE͗Tuesday after 8 AM Mass!
Infant &Child Baptism
Preparation sessions are
now at 6pm on the First
Tuesday of the month.
St John’s Outreach Center Hours
Mon., Wed., & Fri: 12-3pm (716) 433-5252
Please help us to restock the following
Hygiene items: toothbrushes, deodorant.
Saturday, March 21
5:00PM DEC’D MEM: Stillman & McCarthy Families by Don &
Cheryl Stevenson
Sunday, March 22
Our Lenten Rice drive will
run through next weekend.
Please help us to fill the bins
for this worthy cause.
Thanks.
7:00AM Rev. James Roth, OSFS by St. John’s Staff
8:30AM Marion DiNicolantonio by Mark & Kathy Flatau
10:00AM IN REMEMBRANCE: Mary Pitiss by Husband & Family
12:00PM Bernice Rusin by the Corande Family
Monday, March 23
8:00AM Louis Ioannone by Family
12:10PM BIRTH REM: Louis Pasquale Jr. by Sister Theresa
Tuesday, March 24
8:00AM
12:10PM
Marsha Parisi by the Bible Study Group
Al Ventura by Rosanna & Ed Sandell
Wednesday, March 25
8:00AM Al Glenn by Rich & Kathy Granchelli
12:10PM Thomas Koss by Mike & Karen Lewandowski
Thursday, March 26
8:00AM DEATH REM: Don Murphy by Wife & Family
12:10PM Claire Piette by Bequest
Friday, March 27
8:00AM Mark Lillis by Bequest
12:10PM Benedict Hagofsky by Niece & Nephew
Saturday, March 28
8:00AM Audrey Sansone by Family
5:00PM Rhonda Hausrath by Christopher, Beth & Children
Sunday, March 29
7:00AM Joseph Villone by Joe & Elaine
8:30AM BIRTH REM: Mary Truscio by Husband, Son &
Daughter
10:00AM IN MEMORY OF: Carl Smugor by Florence Burnett
12:00PM Catherine & Benjamin Trudnowski by Ben
Trudnowski
Bring your bottles and cans to
the Good Neighbor Redemption Center on Walnut St.
across from Harrison Place.
Proceeds benefit Outreach.
The Sanctuary Lamp is lit this week
For Paul Shone
by Christina
For details about this special intention, call the rectory. The Sanctuary
Lamp is the 7-day candle next to the Tabernacle which signifies that the
Real Presence of Christ is within it.
Your assistance as trained
altar servers, Eucharistic
ministers and lectors
(team members and substitutes) is greatly needed
in anticipation of Holy
Week services beginning
Palm Sunday. One extra
lector is needed for each Palm Sunday weekend mass, March 28
& 29, 2015, to assist the regular Team B lector in the gospel
reading.
On Holy Thursday (the evening mass of the Lord’s Supper on
April 2, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.) four (4) Eucharistic ministers and two
(2) lectors are needed as well as altar servers. In addition, we are
seeking volunteers for the following: Three (3) oil bearers and
twelve (12) volunteers for the washing of the feet. This is a wonderful opportunity to participate in this profound service.
On Good Friday (Celebration of the Lord’s Passion) on April 3,
2015 at 3:00 p.m.) three (3) Eucharistic ministers and two (2)
lectors are needed.
On the Glorious Easter Vigil (Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 8:30
p.m.) four (4) Eucharistic ministers and four (4) lectors are needed.
On Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, a normal Sunday mass schedule
will be followed with Team C Eucharistic ministers, lectors and
altar servers.
As of this past Monday, our Catholic Charities
Parish drive total was $74,703 from 370 donors,
on a goal of almost $112,000.Our thanks go out
to all who have contributed thus far.
The next week is a critical period for the Drive. If
you have not yet participated, please attempt do
so, and help your Parish achieve its goal for the
third straight year.
Calling All Teens!
We are going to lead the
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
on Friday, March 27th! We
would like to see a crowd of you
helping us out. Some of you
can be readers; others can carry the cross and the candles, as we process
across the back of the church, while praying the
Stations. We will meet in the Church Hall
at 5:30 to get organized; Stations begin in the
Church at 6:00. We will have a Social in the
Bosco Center following the Stations until 8:00. Call Ann Schuler at 433-0276 with any
questions
Palm Sunday is next weekend.
The Lenten Penance Service is
the following Monday at 6pm.
Holy Thursday Mass is at 7pm.
Good Friday Service at 3pm.
Easter Vigil is at 8:30pm.
Regular Sunday Schedule on
Easter
PASTOR:
PAROCHIAL VICAR:
PASTOR EMERITUS:
PARISH BUSINESS MANAGER:
SACRAMENTAL ASSISTANT:
COORDINATOR OF LIFELONG FAITH FORMATION:
FORMATION TEAM:
FORMATION SECRETARY:
DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH:
COORD. OF OUTREACH CLIENT & VOLUNTEER SVCES
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC:
FACILITIES MANAGER:
ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC STORE:
The Sacrament of
Confirmation will be
celebrated on May 19th
at 7pm. Bishop Richard
Malone will be the celebrant. Please keep the
61 candidates who are preparing for the sacrament in
your prayers.
Rev. James A. Waite ● [email protected]
Rev. Joseph C. Dumphrey, OSFS ● [email protected]
Rev. Msgr. Donald R. Wangler
Cheryl Naples ● [email protected]
Robert Goodlander, OFS ● [email protected]
Cheryl Donnelly ● [email protected]
Kathleen Wilson ● [email protected]
Brenda Randolph ● [email protected]
Michael Boron ● [email protected]
Virginia Gonzalez ● [email protected]
Lucy Wronski ● [email protected]
Robert Vanderlinde ● [email protected]
Jane Coakley ● [email protected]
ST. JOHN’S
CATHOLIC
STORE
Phone: 434-4219
STORE HOURS: Wed. & Fri. 10-3
and after Masses on the weekend.
Check out our selection of cards, gifts,
religious articles, jewelry and books
Eucharistic Ministers,
Ministers of the Word
& Altar Servers for
Next Weekend: TEAM B
Altar Care for March 28
Brenda Crowe &
Shirley Nagel
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Josephine Lamont
Steven Olick
All deceased members and friends of the
St. John’s Parish Community
Estabania Andino, Anna Mary Archie, Jacqueline Artieri,
Pauline Bain, Mildred Bartz, Rose Batt, Betty Beauman,
Sandy Benevento, Rose Bergman, David Berhalter, Mary
Ann Bishop, Elizabeth Bishop, Wayne Bixby, Patrick Bower, Mary Ann Boyne, Charles Brown, Josephine Burgio,
John Call, Joanne Chambers, Robert Cinelli, Rosalia Clark,
Josephine Cline, Linda Coffey, Mary Regan Condon, Doug
Conlin, Robert Cramer, Derek Cutter, Donald Cutter,
Tracey DiNicolantonio, Sally Dockery, Douglas DeFilippo,
Challis Dietz, Herbert Dietz, Sr., Gary DiMaggio, Ethel
Donner, Harold Donoughe, Jean Dysinger, Charles Faraci,
Im Sun Fermoile, James Fiegel, Daniel Fitzgerald, Sargent
Fitzgerald, Joanne Follick, Terry Fox, Bob Frey, Barbara
French, Joe Furioso, Mary Gangi, Mary Garlock, Albert
Gates, Joseph Graham, Paul Gregoire, Charles Guarnieri,
Martin Hartz, Vincinza Harvey, Francis Hensel, Darlene
Hereth, Cecelia Hillman, Art Hintz, Ruth Jagow, Tammy
Jordan, Jerome Kern, Margaret-Mary Kern, Deanna
Klumpp, Josephine Lamont, Jack Langdon, Alyce LaPort,
Sandra LeBar, Helene Lee, Michael Lewandowski, Robert
Linderman, Eileen Ludwig, David Manna, Jason McGahan, James McKenna, Bill McLean, Lorna McLean, Donna
Mellenthien, Margaret Moor, Jane Moore, Dennis Moran,
Diane Moskalik, Albert Mullaney, Jamie Naple, Deborah
Nichols, Lynda Niland, Christopher Niver, Kenneth
Nugent, Fanny Orlando, Jeremy Paananen, Lynn Peacock,
Louis Peracciny Jr., Jean Pettit, Daniel Petock, Marcia
Plants, Judy Porroni, Shirley Prue, Carolyn Putalavage,
Samuel Quagliana, Eleanor Raymond, Cecelia Reger, Sally
Remmele, Gretchen Ridler, Sandra Rooney, Concetta
Rosati, Connie Rosetti, Robert J. Roth, Joseph Rucci, Anthony Sammarco, Diane Sammarco, Robert Sanders, John Santarsiero, Cindy Sargent, Jeannie Sargent, Patricia
Schiavitti, Margaret Schomers, Mary Schubauer, Mary
Seaver, James Shanahan, Karen Smith, Phillip Smith, John
Sommers, Helen Spedding, James Spedding, Carl Stieffenhofer, Susan Storbeck, Ace Strickland, Anita Sullivan, Jennifer Sullivan, Jamey Tatu, Jimmy Tatu, Joanne Tatu, Rose
Tatu, Frank Teglash, Clara Tilney, Marcia Tilney, Cory
Todak, Michael Tomaino, Larry Truscio, Rosemarie Tucker,
Carmen Ubiles, Margaret Vanderlinde, Albert Ventura,
Sandra Weger, Joe Whalen, MaryLou Williams, Jean Wise,
and Catherine Wyshyvanuk.
ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES
AVAILABLE
An usher or minister can direct you to the
sacristy where they are kept and you can
make use of this device to hear mass.
Reserve in your calendar the following dates and
information:
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
July 6th to July 10th
9:00 to 11:00
Ages: 4 to 7 year olds
DeSales Catholic School
Join us Fridays at 6pm
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John’s Rectory or the
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