SUNDAY MARCH 2, 2008 NIEDZIELA 2/MARCA
Saturday, March 1/Sobota Thursday, March 6/Czwartek
Vigil
8 AM Tadeusz Kanigowski
4 PM Ryan Lewis Req.
by Catherine Banasiak
Blanche Marella Willard & Elizabeth Schriver
Req. by Karen & Bill Anderson
Req. by Peggy Soule & Theresa Jaskolski
Sunday, March 2/Niedziela Friday, March 7/Piatek
9 AM John Grabowski
Ss. Pepertua & Felicity
Req. by Mołyniow Rodzina 8 AM Sacred Heart Society
Mary Hozalski Jean Blaszko
Req. by Marion & Anna Lambert Req. by Ann Stasiewicz
10:30 AM Rosary Society Saturday, March 8/Sobota
Frank & Mary Lubas Vigil
Req. by Helen Lubas 4
PM Andrzej & Stanisława Blicharz
Req. by Maria & Dan Nasielski
Monday, March
3/Poniedziałek Victor & Cecelia Player
St. Katharine Drexel Req.
by Loretta Player & Family
8 AM Kazimierz Banasiak
Req. by Catherine Banasiak Sunday, March 9/Niedziela
Henrietta M. Krok
9 AM Parishioners & Benefactors
Req. by Mary J. Krok John
Pilarz
Req. by Anna
Pilarz
Tuesday,
March 4/Wtorek
St. Casimir 10:30 AM Ceasar Settimi
8 AM Elizabeth Harczynski Req. by Charlotte Settimi & Family
Req. by Leonard Harczynski Luke
& Peter Słoma
Margaret Stasiewicz - Anniversary Req. by Edward Wdowiarz
Req. by Ann Stasiewicz
Wednesday,
March 5/Środa SANCTUARY LAMP
8 AM Theresa Atkinson
In Memory of the Wojtkowiak Family
Req. by Jean Oslowski Req. by Connie & Alvin Wilke
Daniel McGuire
Req. by John & Donna Waida
& Family
Pray for our Sick: John Meksa, Regina
Wojtkowiak, Hank Polanski, Virginia Korkowska,
Walter Rosowski, Ron Holak, Anthony
Harczynski, Michael Yanzuk, Dan Schiraldi, Tony Lusa.
Next weekend, March 8/9 we begin
Daylight Saving Time. Please move your
clocks ahead
one hour before you retire Saturday night.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
The holy season of Lent is now in
its fourth week or midway into Lent. It
began with a simple yet profound gesture—the imposition of ashes in the form of
a cross on our foreheads, reminding us of our mortality and the need for repentance.
In so many ways, it appears that sin
reigns supreme in our world. The
prevalence of violence, scandal, selfishness and cruelty towards others weighs
heavily upon us. We are reminded that through the discipline of Lent, ---
prayer, fasting, sacrifice and works of charity, --- it can help us overcome
sin and temptation in our lives. With
God’s help, we can rid ourselves of temptation and sin and become better
Christians.
Let us pray that this grace-filled
period of Lent will unite us sacramentally and prayerfully with the Passion and
Death of Jesus as we journey toward Easter.
Father
Ed Lipinski
Stations of the Cross are held in our chapel
every Friday during Lent following 8 AM Mass.
All Fridays during Lent are meatless.
First Friday – March 7th
–
Recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Sacred Heart Litany
before the 8 AM Mass. Stations of the Cross following the Mass with Exposition of the
Blessed
Sacrament.
Parish Council Meeting – next Sunday, March 9th
after the 10:30 AM Mass in the lower parish hall.
Sacred Heart Society – will sponsor their annual Swięconka Dinner on
Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 12 noon in the lower parish hall. Price is $25.00 per ticket. Tickets will be sold after the 10:30 AM
Mass or you may contact Ann
Stasiewicz at 227-6147. Deadline will
be March 15th. No tickets
will be sold at the door.
St. Joseph’s Fund Raising Appeal – thus far we’ve collected $673,755.08 in pledges and cash donations from 901 donors. The beautiful
memorial Restoration Plaque listing the names of people donating $1000 or more
on “in loving memory” of someone is now in place on the Mechanic Street side
wall.
Reminder: please remember your loved ones by having a
Mass said for them. There are still quite
a few open dates for weekday Masses only
in 2008.
Remember our Deceased: Ted
Dynakowski & Matthew Kaminski. May
they rest in peace!
Travel to Poland via Lot Airlines with Fr. Pawel Kryszkiewicz from May 19th
– 30th. For details contact
Father (609) 861-3771 or (609) 440-0894.
Examining Our Lives in Christ's Light
The Lenten scriptures introduce us to some of the most intriguing people in the Bible.
Today we first meet David, the anointed one, and then the man born blind. Both experienced God's extraordinary action-a power that took them from their ordinary lives and drew them into the kingdom work of proclaiming God's marvelous deeds.
.In a few short weeks, those who are now preparing for baptism will come to the Easter Vigil in response to the call-in today's second reading: "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light."
They are experiencing God's extraordinary action enlightening their lives before entering the Christian community.
Today is their second scrutiny, a precious gift both to those preparing for baptism and to all of us who share in the Sunday Eucharist.
The Christian community prays for the elect, asking for the purification of their lives, their liberation from all that is sinful, and their genuine conversion to Christ.
We ask God to give them the grace and the power to look carefully at their own life in the light of God's purpose, to recognize what needs to be taken away or changed, and to identify what can be strengthened in God's grace.
And we ask the grace of continuing conversion for each of us. This is the work of Lent, a work that brings light to us all.
Marilyn Sweet
Living With Christ