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PARISH INFORMATION DAILY MASS: Suspended until further notice

WEEKEND MASSES: Suspended until further notice

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturday: 8:30am & 4:00 - 4:45pm or by appointment

FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION: First Saturday of each month beginning at 8:00am in Church

MORNING PRAYER: Suspended until further notice

PRAY THE ROSARY: Suspended until further notice

CHRIST’S KIDS: (Children’s Liturgy of the Word)

Suspended until further notice

October to May: 5:00pm (Sat.) & 10:00am (Sun.)

MISSION STATEMENT We, the Catholic community of St. Mary, are empowered through Baptism, guided by the Gospel and nourished by the Eucharist. We serve the People of God through active participation in the mission and ministry of the Church. We are committed to an inclusive and compassionate living out of the Gospel in our daily lives.

WELCOME TO ST. MARY!

Welcome to our beautiful church! We pray that you will experience the grace and love of Christ as you worship with us! If you have not formally registered, contact us and introduce yourself! Registration forms can be found in the Church, Parish Office, or on our website.

The Catholic Church of St. Mary 2001 Springdale Rd. Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

Office/Rectory phone: (856) 424-1454 Religious Education: (856) 424-2679 Parish Office Hours: 8:30am-4:00pm (Monday-Friday) Office email: stmarycherryhill@gmail.com Religious Ed. email: stmaryreligiouseducation@verizon.net Website: stmarycherryhill.org

Rev. Paul Olszewski, Pastor

Monday March 23, 2020 8:00am People of the Parish Tuesday March 24, 2020 8:00am Open Intention Wednesday, March 25, 2020 8:00am Donald J. Nicholl r/b St. Mary Church Thursday March 26, 2020 8:00am Joseph Junier, Jr. r/b St. Mary Church Friday March 27, 2020 8:00am Alexandra Cowley r/b Roger Cowley & Ginny Daniero Betty Reese & Joan Vogel r/b Jack Vogel Saturday March 28, 2020 5:00pm Joseph Junier, Jr. r/b Pam & Nick Crochetti 5th Sunday in Lent, March 29, 2020 8:00am Margaret Maguire r/b the Dwyer family 10:00am Evelyn Contento r/b the family 11:30am Carl Eric Hinds r/b St. Mary Church

Please remember in your prayers, our beloved deceased

Darren Staffieri Clifford Jeffries

and their friends and family.

MASS INTENTIONS PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY & OUR SICK

US Army: Specialist Brendan Barin, Lt. Holly Harrington, Pvt. Tyler Barin, Lt. Jennifer Niemann, Lt. Andrew Ortega US Navy: Corpsman Ethan Fyfe USCG: Petty Officer Tim Edwards, USAF Senior Airman Kris Knaup USMC Sgt. Pete Law and all of our parishioners & their loved ones who serve in the military.

Our sick: Baby John (Jack) William Adelizzi, Lou Amoriello, Eileen Amoruso, Ann Araush, Marie Bantivoglio, Tara Barin, Elizabeth Belli, Samuel Bridgers, John C., Mark Celijewski, Alexis Clarke, Jimmy Contento, Janemarie & Ron Cooperman, Jim Doyle, Shirley Dragon, Virginia Good, Anne Greco, Christine Hallinan, Arlene Harvey, Elinor Hayes, Eileen J., Angie Johnson, M. & L. Keeler, Fred Klepp, Christina Kosyla, Candelario, Carmen, Allen & Jacqueline Lamboy, Fred LaRosa, Ava Lombardo, Linda Melograna, William Navarra, Helen Paget, Peggy Pavoni, Pat Olson, Vicky Peralta, Witold Perlinski, Jackson Quinlan, M. Ricci, Sue Rodia, Thomas Rosado, Patty Ruebeck, Agnes Rufo, Arden Saenz, Gloria Santone, Deacon Jim & Grace Smith, Joseph Thomas, John Thomas, Jack Vogel, Jr., & all who are sick.

STEWARDSHIP

3/15 Regular giving $4,671 73 envelopes Easter flowers $160 10 envelopes

3/15 Online giving $593 19 families Online Easter flowers $10 1 family

Online Catholic Relief Services $3 1 family Online Catholic Star Herald $10 1 family

Online Church in Europe $3 1 family Online Holy Land $5 1 family

Thank you for your generosity! HOUSE OF CHARITY 2020 APPEAL:

“WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?” MANY THANKS to all those who have contributed!

You can still contribute by going online to our website at stmarycherryhill.org. Scroll down to the “Donate Online”

button. The House of Charity banner is below the Parish Giving banner.

Please make sure that you designate St. Mary, Cherry Hill for your donation!

These words of Jesus remind us to love and support our neighbors in their time of need through the House of Charity.

Thank you for your prayerful consideration!

Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 7:00pm

Remember and honor your loved ones (living or deceased) by offering a donation to our Easter flower fund. We will have a Mass for those people remembered on Ascension Thursday, May 21st at

7:00pm. You can still contribute to this fund by donating online through Parish Giving. Please go to stmarycherryhill.org and

scroll down and click onto “Donate Online”. Click onto blue banner to be directed to

“Parish Giving”. Once you have made your contribution, please email the office with the name(s) you would want on the list for the

Mass.

Regional Communal Penance Service Monday, March 30, 2020 at 7:00pm Holy Eucharist Church, Cherry Hill

Additional Opportunities for Confessions Monday, April 6th: 8:30am and 7:00pm

TO OUR PARISH FAMILY

Despite that we cannot celebrate Mass together at St. Mary, there is still much we can do! Let us

pray daily through the intercession of the Blessed Mother by praying the Rosary, the Memorare, or the Hail Holy Queen. Let us keep our faith and

trust in the LORD who is always with us and will never abandon us! Deuteronomy 31:6

Dear parishioners, These last few weeks have been uniquely challenging in our daily lives here in America and in the world. The outbreak of the Corona Virus pandemic has left us deeply troubled. But, despite this uncertainty, we have to remember that the LORD is with us and He will never abandon us. Many of us are facing not only physical and living challenges because of the virus, but financial ones as well. Our situation at St. Mary is not any different. Our expenses at St. Mary are ongoing, just as they would be at your home and in your family. To that end, I am humbly urging you to continue your support of our church during this time despite the fact that there will be no Masses held for at least the next few weeks. We will diminish our reserve funds if we do not have your ongoing support. We have three options that you might consider:

1. Parish Giving: This is our church’s online giving provider. It is offered to you free of charge. You have the ability to make one time contributions or make recurring contributions. You can select your billing date and can use a credit card or bank transfer. The link to start can be found on our website (stmarycherryhill.org) by clicking onto the button, “Donate Online”.

2. Mail in your donation: You can mail in your donation to the Parish office. Our mailing address is: The Catholic Church of St. Mary, 2001 Springdale Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

3. Drop off your donation: Our Religious Education door has a mail slot. If you decide to drop off your donation, please clearly mark your envelope PARISH COLLECTION. Please do not put any donations in the Parish office mailbox.

I thank you, as always, for your great love of God and His church. You are all in my prayers and please remember me in yours as well!

Fr. Paul

PARISH INFORMATION

Please visit stmarycherryhill.org frequently for updated information! Church: The Church will be opened Monday through Friday: 8:00am-1:00pm Confessions: Saturdays: 8:30-9:30am or by appointment through the Parish Office Eucharistic Adoration: Saturdays: 8:30am-10:00am Stations of the Cross: Fridays during Lent - 7:00pm Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30am-4:00pm; Please consider calling the office or communicating through email during the next few weeks, as we at the Church, are also trying to maintain social distancing as recommended by the authorities. We can make special arrangements with you over the phone to obtain Mass cards, Certificates of Eligibility and other documents. We appreciate your help in this matter. Masses on TV: 6 ABC: Sundays: 5:30am EWTN: Sundays: 8:00am and Daily: 12:00am & 8:00am Masses Streaming on the Internet: Relevant Radio: Fr. Rocky’s Facebook page/Relevant Radio App/relevantradio.com/faith/daily-mass-video/ - 1:00pm Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Parish office. Mass intentions: All Mass intentions for the next 2 weeks or more will be said privately by Fr. Paul and Fr. Dominic. If you have any questions, please call or email the Parish office.

Let us keep our faith and trust in the LORD who is always with us and will never abandon us! Dt. 31:6

As Catholics, we are encouraged to receive Holy Communion devoutly and frequently.

Frequent reception of Holy Communion was not always the norm. It wasn’t until 1905, under Pope Pius X, that Holy Communion was encouraged to be received frequently. Be-fore that, holy men and women of the church denied them-selves Holy Communion because they believed they were unworthy of such a gift—that the Lord Jesus would come to them, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. We should receive the Blessed Sacrament as often as we can so that we can be intimately united with Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. But, we should ensure that we are properly disposed to receive Him, our God. If we are aware of a seri-ous sin on our soul (a mortal sin), then we should refrain from receiving Holy Communion until we receive the Sacra-ment of Penance and confess our sin. It is a sacrilege, a sin against God, to knowingly go before the altar and receive Jesus with a mortal sin on your soul. Fasting for one hour before reception of Holy Communion is a requirement. Why? We know that Jesus fasted in the desert before He set out on His public ministry. He gained the strength He needed to complete His mission and suffer the crucifixion for each one of us. So too must each of us prac-tice fasting so that we may gain spiritual strength to carry out our mission on this earth. Prior to 1964, the fast was three hours and before 1957, it was from midnight the night before Mass. The Church asks us to refrain from food and drink (except water) for one hour and we should make a conscious effort to do this each day we receive Holy Communion. It helps us prepare and think about the moment when we will receive Our Lord sacramentally. It also helps us to practice discipline, which we need to lead a good moral life. As we approach to receive Jesus, we should be careful in the manner in which we receive. After showing a sign of rever-ence (a bow in our diocese), we should receive Holy Com-munion reverently on our tongue (the norm in the church) or in our hand, provided our hands are clean and we ensure that we can safely receive the Blessed Sacrament without drop-ping any particles of the host. Jesus is present in every parti-cle of Holy Communion, no matter how small the particle is. We should consume the host before moving and, if we are carrying a child, should always receive on the tongue. How long is Jesus present in the Eucharist after we receive Him? The Catechism tells us that “the Eucharistic presence of Christ begins at the moment of the consecration and en-dures as long as the Eucharistic species subsist.” That means that until your body digests the host, Jesus is physically pre-sent in our bodies. We should ensure that the 15 minutes fol-lowing reception of the Eucharist is spent in prayer and thanksgiving that Jesus comes to us in such a special way! Visit the website (stmarycherryhill.org) this week to read the primary source documents for this article.

April 19, 2020

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: April 5, 2020

Masses: Saturday, 5:00pm, Sunday, 8:00am, 10:00am,

11:30am Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper:

April 9, 2020: 8:00am Morning Prayer

7:00pm (Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until

12 Midnight in Chapel) Good Friday: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

April 10, 2020: 8:00am Morning Prayer

3:00pm Communion Prayer Service

7:00pm Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday/Solemn Easter Vigil: April 11, 2020

8:00am Morning Prayer

Blessing of the Food, 9:30am (Chapel)

Easter Egg Hunt, 10:00am (Grounds)

Solemn Easter Vigil Mass, 8:00pm

Easter Sunday: April 12, 2020

Mass Schedule: 8:00am (Church), 10:00am (Church

with Children’s Choir), 10:00am (Hall), 11:30AM

(Church)

Divine Mercy Sunday Celebration: April 19, 2020

(NO MASS) Prayer Service begins at 3:00pm

Confessions/Adoration begins at 2:00pm (Church)

2:00pm Welcome/Opening Prayer

Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: Adoration begins Confessions begin

3:00pm (NO MASS)

PRAYER SERVICE BEGINS Readings • Chaplet of Divine Mercy • Homily

Anointing of the Sick* (*for those eligible) Benediction & Closing

COME! LEARN ABOUT JESUS’ MERCY FOR YOU!

PRAY WITH US! The Divine Mercy Novena starts on Good Friday, April 10th and ends on Saturday, April

18th. Limited copies of the Novena prayers can be found in the Gathering Space of the church or can be found

online at thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/novena.

Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass If this year, you are celebrating a milestone Wedding Anniversary of 25, 50, 60 or 70 years or more, Please join us for Mass with Bishop Dennis Sullivan on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Church of the Incarnation, Mantua. (A light reception will follow in the parish hall.) Registration forms are available through St. Mary Parish office. Deadline is May 6, 2020. Please call (856) 424-1454 (extension 102) or email at stmarycherryhill@gmail.com

BLOOD DRIVE IS THIS WEEK - WE NEED YOUR DONATION!

Thursday, March 26, 2020 9:30am-7:30pm

To maintain an orderly flow and provide minimal disruption to the donation process, we ask that you register for an appointment time in advance by contacting Ron Von Stetina at 856-424-3051, or by signing up online at the American Red Cross Donor web site (https://www.redcrossblood.org/), using sponsor code Saint Mary RCC.

BLESSING OF THE FOOD Holy Saturday, April 11, 2020

at 9:30am (Chapel) Start a new Easter tradition! Bring some of your Easter food items & join Fr. Paul and your fellow parishioners for a beauti-

ful prayer service to bless your Easter food. The Easter Egg hunt is right afterward. Please join us!

CHANGING OF THE GUARDS We have a few Ministry Coordinator changes in the last month. We say thank you to those who have served St. Mary so generously and thank you to our new Coordinators who are now in charge. Thank you to Ron Von Stetina for the many, many years coordinating the Blood Drive. Thanks to Mary Von Stetina for assisting him and making those amazingly delicious cookies! Our new coordinator will be Tom

Wakeley. Thank you Tom! Thank you to Al Domingo who is our retiring Parish Council president of many years. We also thank Parish council members (Mary Brach, Rita Whitty, Pat Galie, Lorraine Stehly, Tom Wakeley who served many years as well. We appreciate your service to the parish! A big thank you to goes out to Midge and Leo Winkel who have been coordinators from St. Mary to the Cherry Hill Food Pantry for 14 years! Thank you for your generous service! Thank you to Gloria Miller and Donna Esler who will be our new coordinators. Another special thank you to Gloria Miller who is also the Coordinator for our Small Christian Communities as well as assisting in efforts with Stan Thompson for our Youth Ministry.

Last, but not least, thank you to Marie Adderly, Stephanie Garofalo, and Gloria Miller for coordinating effort for the Pilgrimage to the Cathedral in Washington in the fall. God bless you all!!

PARISH CALENDAR

PARISH INFORMATION Sacrament of Baptism: Celebrated the 3rd Sunday at 12:30pm all year round. There are no Baptisms scheduled during Lent. During the Easter season, Baptisms may be celebrated any Sunday during the 11:30am Mass. Parents are required to attend a preparatory session. Arrangements are made through the Parish Office. Visitation & Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Parish Office if you or a family member is seriously ill, facing/recovering from surgery and would like to see a priest or receive the Anointing of the Sick. Holy Communion is also available to those who are homebound. Marriage: Couples planning to marry will attend a marriage preparation program. Please contact the Parish Office one year in advance of the wedding date. Funerals: The proper form of burial for a baptized Catholic is the Mass of Christian Burial. The Mass is the greatest prayer of the Church. Your Funeral Director will assist you by making the necessary arrangements with St. Mary. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): The RCIA is a process of formation for full initiation into the Catholic Church. It is open to those never baptized, those baptized in another faith, and Catholics who have not received First Communion and Confirmation. Please contact the Parish Office for more information.

THIS

WEEKEND MAR 21/22

Confessions: 8:30am Eucharistic

8:30am-10:00am Fourth Sunday of Lent FaithFULL Food Drive

is cancelled NO MASSES BEING HELD

MON MAR 23

The Parish Mission has been postponed

TUES MAR 24

Book Club, Religious Ed classes, Parish Mission, and Knights of

Columbus postponed or cancelled.

WED MAR 25

Card Sharks, Parish Mission, Adult Choir Practice postponed and

cancelled.

THURS MAR 26

Exercise class: cancelled Junior Choir: cancelled

Buildings Committee: cancelled Blood Drive: 9:30am-7:30am

FRI MAR 27

7:00pm Stations of the Cross (Church)

NEXT

WEEKEND MAR 28/29

Communion Retreat cancelled St. Mary Cinema:

Ben Hur postponed Fifth Sunday of Lent

NO MASSES BEING HELD

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Please join us each Friday at 7:00pm in the church for Stations of the Cross. There will be Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction. Please check back on our website for up to date cancellations.

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Dominic Bottino (in-residence)

Rev. James King (in-residence) Deacon Jim Smith Deacon Bob Scarpa

Patricia Galie, Religious Education Coordinator (856) 424-2679 stmarycherryhillCCD@gmail.com

Stanley Thompson III, Youth Ministry Coordinator (856) 424-0955 sthompsoniii@aol.com

Jim Rabic, Director of Music Ministries EXT. 105 midimate@gmail.com

Lisa Caso, Coordinator of Evangelization & Spirituality EXT. 123 lisacaso.stmarycherryhill@gmail.com

Sharon Richards, Office Mgr. & Safe Environment Coordinator EXT. 102 stmarycherryhill@gmail.com

Joan Weinhofer, Bookkeeper EXT. 106 joanw2679@gmail.com

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