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The Liturgies of Holy Week
My Dear Parishioners and Friends, each and everyone is welcomed to attend these beautiful celebrations in order to more completely understand the meaning and important events of the life of Jesus especially His passion and glorious resurrection.
ON WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK, April 4th – The celebration of the Sacrament of Penance – General Confession will take place at 7:00 P.M. The youth who have received First Holy Communion and are under 16 years are strongly encouraged to attend the private forms of confession at 7:30 PM. Adults, if they wish, can attend private form of confession.
ON HOLY THURSDAY, April 5th – The decoration of the church will take place at 2 P.M. Especially ANS members are asked to help.
At 7:30 P.M. we will commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus and the institution of the Sacraments of Holy Orders, Holy Eucharist and Penance. On that day we will celebrate the Holy Mass in white vestments. On Holy Thursday we will ring bells during the Gloria. The bells will not be used until the liturgy of Resurrection. At the end of Holy Thursday Mass, the Holy Eucharist will be taken to the side altar to signify that Jesus was taken at night from the Garden of Olives and imprisoned by Sanhedrin. The exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament will continue until 9:00 P.M. Please sign up for the adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament on the list located in the parish hall.
ON GOOD FRIDAY, April 6th at 3:00 P.M. the liturgy of the Stations of the Cross with children and youth participation will take place. We will meditate the passion and suffering of our Lord for the last time during this Lent.. The opening of the Lord’s tomb will take place. A simple reception will take place consisting of coffee and juice with crackers.
The Liturgy of Good Friday will take place at 4:15 P.M. The Liturgy of Good Friday consists of the Passion of Jesus according to the Gospel of St. John. The main purpose of the liturgy will be veneration of the Cross, the symbol of victory over death and sin. On that day the Holy Communion will be distributed (consecrated on Holy Thursday) and the adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament will take place until 6:30 p.m. Please sign up for the adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament on the list located in the parish hall.
ON HOLY SATURDAY, April 7th – You may bring Easter baskets with festive food to be blessed at 4:00 p.m. Easter baskets will be blessed also after the Liturgy of Holy Saturday. Since the ancient times the Holy Saturday was a day for the new catechumens to be baptized. Our Liturgy will begin at 6:00 P.M. with the blessing of fire and the Pascal candle. The Liturgy of the Word with the history of salvation will take place. The Holy Water will be blessed which we use during the upcoming weeks to bless ourselves in the church, to baptize children and for the Asperses on Sundays. The Easter Vigil will take place at the end of the celebration.
EASTER – SUNDAY APRIL 8th
THE LITURGY OF EASTER – RESURRECTION OF THE LORD will be celebrated on Easter Sunday at 8:00 a.m. preceded with the procession around the church. Solemn Holy Mass will follow. Holy Mass will also be celebrated at 10:00 a.m.
Wishing you a Happy and blessed Easter,
Christ has risen! Indeed He is risen!
Father Joseph R. Cyman, Pastor
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Adoration Society News
Last Sunday the ANS sold stuffed cabbage in between Holy Masses. Renata volunteered her time and talent to help raise money for the Society by preparing this delicacy. We thank her for offering to do this and we thank those who support us. There may be a few in the freezer, for sale, if you missed out last week. DELICIOUS!
The annual ANS Agape was held in Wallington last Sunday. It was truly inspiring. The imagery of our sins completely disappearing was amazing! We each wrote what bothered us most on a special piece of paper. One by one, we were escorted to the altar; put the paper in a bowl of water and it disappeared. As always, Father Nowicki did a wonderful job putting the service together and the Wallington Parish prepared a fantastic meal. They were very welcoming. It was nice to see so many priests from the Seniorate in attendance.
On April 22nd the ANS is having Bring A Sister Sunday. It will be held in between Masses. We will have a short meeting and introduce interested woman to what we usually do. There will be no pressure to join, but new members are very welcome at anytime.
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Annual NY/NJ ANS Agape, March 25th
This year’s annual Adoration Society of the New York/New Jersey Seniorate Agape celebration will take place at Transfiguration of our Lord Parish, Wallington, NJ on Sunday, March 25th beginning at 3:30 PM. ANS members and parishioners from NY/NJ Seniorate are invited to attend. Please sign your name on the sign-up list located in the parish hall by Sunday, March 18th, 2012. This Agape celebration will commemorate the feast of Passover in the Jewish faith as well as the last feast of Passover celebrated by our Lord with His disciples. Refreshments will be provided.
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Helping Youngsters – a Simple Project of our Stewardship Committee
This project aims to assist youngsters in Woodland Park’s schools. You will have one month to contribute to the group. We hope that when you are shopping, or cleaning out, or find something you don’t need, you can bring it to church, drop it in the basket and help out. We are starting with the youngsters in Woodland Park Schools. When you are food shopping or in the supermarket or drug store and see a pack of pencils, a notebook, award stickers, or coloring books (or anything a child would love to get) please buy it. When you come to church anytime during the month drop it in the box. You decide this month if you can share your time, talent, or treasure. May God bless your generosity.
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Pasta Dinner – a wonderful celebration of God’s blessings
On Saturday, February 18th our parish, in conjunction with Passaic Valley UNICO, hosted a pasta dinner. There were over eighty adults and some children in attendance. The Italian music, door prizes, and 50/50 raffle made the evening an enjoyable event. The church and UNICO raised $500 each. We thank those who decorated the parish hall, prepared homemade meat balls, brought in delicious desserts, served at the dinner, and cleaned up after the event. Bless all those who attended the dinner in support of our parish and UNICO.
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God bless you, Emanuele and Theresa
On Sunday, February 26th – Emanuele and Theresa Triggiano (parents of Claire Centrella) celebrated their 70th Anniversary of Marriage. The family gathered to celebrate this unique and seldom achieved anniversary. St. Nicholas Ministry, on behalf of the parish, sent Emanuele and Theresa a beautiful flower arrangement. We wish Emanuele and Theresa God’s blessing of good health and happiness.
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St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
We will hold our annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon on Sunday, March 18th beginning at 12 P.M. (after 11:00 AM Holy Mass). There will be Irish Music and a full menu of Corned Beef, Cabbage, Irish Red Potatoes, Baked Chicken, a Variety of Vegetables, Assorted Breads, Irish Soda Bread, Coffee/Tea, Irish Coffee, and Homemade Desserts. Tickets are $15 for adults. Children and youth are Free. We will also have a Basket of Irish Cheer and Door Prize raffle as well as a 50/50 Raffle.
Please R.S.V.P by March 11th by calling (973) 256-4888. You may also buy your tickets at the church.
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Ash Wednesday – The Beginning of Lent
On Wednesday, February 22nd, the Church begins the season of Lent. On that day two Holy Masses will be celebrated: at 12 and 7 P.M. along with the Blessing and distribution of Ashes.
Spiritual reflection for Ash Wednesday: Beginning on Ash Wednesday we are called to repent, to change our minds about the way we live our lives in the sight of God. In the reading from the Book of the Prophet Joel we will hear that he summoned infants, children, the newly married and the elderly to an assembly of prayer indicating that they were repenting. Ash Wednesday summons everyone to enter into a forty-day fast. All are called to pray. All are invited to give alms. We will all gather on Ash Wednesday because we know that we need to “to return to the Lord.” Joel tells us that we can do that only by returning with our whole hearts, that is, with a motivation that is deep inside us. The ashes marking a cross on our foreheads will indicate that we are entering in the Lenten period of change that will leave us never to be the same again.
During the season of Lent all parishioners are welcome to attend Lenten Devotions. On Fridays in Lent you are invited to attend Stations of the Cross with the reading on the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ at 7:15 PM. This will give us the opportunity to reflect upon the redemptive sufferings of our Lord.
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Pasta Dinner
Holy Cross Church and Passaic Valley UNICO are sponsoring a Pasta Dinner at the Parish, 220 Browertown Road, Woodland Park on Saturday, February 18th starting at 6 p.m. Dessert, soda, water, coffee will be provided with the dinner. B.Y.O.B. (over 21). A 50/50 drawing will be held. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Donation: Adults – $10.00, Children 6 – 12 – $5.00, Under 5 “FREE”
Please make reservations by Wednesday, February 15th. For reservations call: Dominick J. Bucci at 973-703-6473 or the Holy Cross rectory at 973-256-4888.
