Cover Sheet - St. Raphael
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Cover Sheet - St. Raphael
Cover Sheet Church of St. Raphael-Holy Angels 3500 South Broad Street Hamilton, N.J. 08610 Bulletin # 911176 Weekend of March 12th 2006 Contact Usha @ Ph#609-585-7049 Or Fax#609-585-5876 With any inquiries. Thank you. Please Note: Two [2] inserts to follow. Please print back-to-back. Thanks, Usha. Page 1 Sunday March 5th Please pray for the sick of our parish Keep me near Thee, Dearest Jesus, always in Thy holy sight. Draw me ever closer to Thee ’till the coming of the night. Salesians of John Bosco MASS INTENTIONS Monday, March 13, 2006 7:30 a.m. - John Chursky, Sean, Mary & T. Pender Thomas Di Palolo, Gino & Dolores Tottorato 7:00 p.m. - John Astore, Family Tuesday, March 14, 2006 7:30 a.m. - Mary Sujansky, John Margicin 7:00 p.m. - Doris Rich, Jim & Joan Gribbin Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:30 a.m. - Olga Mathe, Richard & Joan O’Grady 7:00 p.m. - John Kleitsch, Spildener Family Thursday, March 16, 2006 Dymphna Agos August Angioletti Raymond Astorini Alice Aquilino 7:30 a.m. - Rose Burness, Rosary Altar Society 7:00 p.m. - Veronica Maziarz, M/M Gary Gaglione &Fam. Friday, March 17, 2006 7:30 a.m. - Veronica Maziarz, Ron & Dee Nolan 7:00 p.m. - Florence Dixon, Florence Dill 7:30 p.m. - [Stations of the Cross] Saturday, March 18, 2006 8:00 a.m. - Walter Zimmer, M/M Paul Zimmer Joseph Guerra Sr., John&Lucille Skorochocki 5:00 p.m. - Edward P. Mount, Sisters Sunday, March 19, 2006 [3rd Sunday of Lent ] 7:30 a.m. - Joseph T. Pizzullo, M/M Joseph E. Signor[SR] 8:30 a.m. - William&Dorothy O’Gorman,Patti O’Gorman [HA] 9:30 a.m. - Bobby Mickschutz, Jack&Kathleen Mahon [SR] 10:30 a.m. - The People of the Parish [HA] 11:30 a.m. - Victor Blicharz, The Marhefka Family [SR] 5:00 p.m. - Martin J. Henry, William Henry & Family [SR] Eucharistic Adoration, Mass and Stations of the Cross Every Friday, St. Raphael Church will have Eucharistic Adoration from 6:00pm to 7:00pm followed by evening Mass at 7:00pm. During the Lenten Season, we will have Stations of the Cross after the 7:00pm Mass. First Sunday of Lent Robert Benson Whitney Bivens Fred Bogdan Michael Bridge John Cairo Jean Cairo John Catana Carl Catanese Nicholas Cirillo Anthony Davis Joan De Lorenzo Josephine De Marie Larry Driver Jason Dzbenski Robert Esposito Anthony Fabrizio Tony Feldenzer Loretta Ferri Helen Finn Rev. J.C. Garrett Mary Gusz John Hartmann Mae Healy Madison Hernandez Claire Hofmann Paul Hohman Jack Hornyak Sandy Iglesias Dana Infantine Linda Iorio Jennifer Jimmerson Fr. Eugene Keenan Pat Kelly Jim Kicinski George Kmetz Marie Lee Marion Lanzoni John Margicin Patti Menichelli Margaret McBride Anna Modica Faye Moore Fred Morelli Anna Rose Mucci Jan Niedermaier Anatoli Gischlar Robert J. O”Boyle Albert Paul Phyllis Pelke Janet Peterson Bunny Posner Elaine Ragano Regina Procell Ray Pental Rocco Ranalli Evelyn Ranalli Carl Reinhardt Jr. Mary & Louis Revesz Anne Rzeminski John Sagui Ferdinand Scaccotti Michael Serenelli Natalie Severino Matthew Shea Dorothy Smith Chris Somma Concetta Testa Katie Thomas Stanley Thompson Kevin Tucci Patricia Walter James Widmann Frances Womack John Zubricky St. Raphael’s Altar Candle this week… In memory of Aldachiso & Bernardina Pontani And Tomasso & Maria Costantini Requested by Family Holy Angels’ Altar Candle this week… In memory of Sharon Kovacs Requested by The Women’s Retreat Committee Regular weekly flower offerings at both St. Raphael and Holy Angels Churches will resume after Easter. Page 2 At the cross her station keeping, stood the mournful mother weeping, close to Jesus to the last. Music Notes Pastor’s Notes JESUS IS LORD! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Lent is a time of spiritual renewal when we are called to focus our minds and hearts on heavenly realities and yield ourselves to God. As we do, God can transform our inner selves and renew us. From the transfiguration, we can discern important spiritual truths about Jesus and about our lives in relationship to him. These same truths can help to change us. From the cloud, the Father said to listen to Jesus (Mark 9:7)). Jesus is our teacher because of his willing response to the Father’s desires. His attitude of humble obedience saw its culmination in his sacrifice on Calvary, as his death blotted out all of our sins (Hebrew 10:9-10). Now, because of Jesus’ complete obedience to the Father, everyone has the opportunity to gain salvation through his death on the cross (Romans 5:10). The transfiguration reveals that Jesus is the fulfillment of the Old Testament as the promised Messiah and Savior. Our response is to accept and believe. As we do, just as Jesus was transfigured (changed and glorified) by the Father, we too can experience transformation. St. Paul wrote that as we look to Christ in prayer, free from any “veils” of selfishness and sin, we will be transformed “from one degree of glory to another” by the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:18). This transformation is a continual strengthening of the divine life that God places inside us at our baptism. We can see signs of this transformation when we find that we want to be in God’s presence more, when we choose to do his will instead of our own, when we are able to exert greater control over the passions in our hearts, when we are more moved to love and care more for other people. Our response to God’s call to transformation demands sacrifice- to put aside our own fallen ways and allow God to make us more like Christ. Unless we die to ourselves, our experience of his life in us will be limited, and we will bear no lasting fruit (John 12:24). As we embrace Christ’s cross, we will find that any loss we experience is nothing compared to the glory of the new life that will be manifested in us (Philippians 3:8). From St. Raphael’s Music Ministry… We have begun preparation for the upcoming Lenten and Confirmation celebrations. This is a wonderful time to consider being part of this vibrant ministry. We are in need of handbell ringers in both choirs, and always in need of singers and instrumentalists. Being involved in the music ministry is a way to serve your parish and deepen your faith. Please consider joining. See “This Week @ St. Raphael– Holy Angels” for details. LIFE TEEN Music Ministry-Are you a teen or an adult with instrumental /vocal talents and a desire to serve God through song? If so, contact Rob MacReynolds, Director of Contemporary Music, St. Raphael-Holy Angels, 7382280 or e-mail robmacreynolds@centerfieldmusic.com. Attention All Choir Members ! A special choir is being formed to lead the music at the 7th Annual Celebration for Law Enforcement to be held on Tuesday, April 4, @10:30am at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. Parish choir members who would like to participate in this liturgy may contact Mr. Donival Brown @ 609-587-9876. Come be a part of this wonderful celebration of appreciation for all those in Law Enforcement! Fall 2006 Trip To Italy! The parish of St. Raphael-Holy Angels is getting ready to travel to Italy this fall to visit the shrines. Points of interest include Rome, Florence, Sienna and Assisi. For further information please contact our pastoral associate Sr. Sandra, at the rectory, by calling 609-585-7049. [pastor’s message continued ] Jesus’ transfiguration reminds us that we are not changed by our own effort. It is a matter of our accepting god’s grace with humble, teachable hearts that seek to hear God and allow him to work in us more deeply. Be confident that God will change us; after all, he sacrificed his own Son to assure us new life (Romans 8:32). In Jesus and Mary, Father Jeff Kegley Pastor Page 3 Through her heart his sorrow sharing, all his bitter anguish bearing, now at length the sword has passed. Weekly Collection for Feb. 25th & 26th IN THE WORDS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI Dear Brothers and Sisters: Last Wednesday we began Lent and today we celebrate the first Sunday of this liturgical time, which stimulates Christians to commit themselves to a journey of preparation for Easter. The Gospel reminds us today that, after being baptized in the Jordan River, Jesus -- moved by the Holy Spirit that rested on him, revealing that he was the Christ -went for forty days into the Judean wilderness where he resisted the temptations of Satan (cf. Mark 1:1213). Following their teacher and Lord, Christians also enter spiritually in the Lenten wilderness to face with him "the struggle against the spirit of evil." The image of the wilderness is a very eloquent metaphor of the human condition. The book of Exodus narrates the experience of the people of Israel that, after having come out of Egypt, wandered in the Sinai desert during 40 years, before reaching the Promised Land. During this long journey, the Jews experienced all the force and insistence of the tempter that led them to lose confidence in the Lord and to turn back; but, at the same time, thanks to the mediation of Moses, they learned to listen to the voice of the Lord, who was calling them to become his holy people. Upon meditating this passage of the Bible, we understand that to fulfill our life in freedom it is necessary to surmount the test that freedom itself implies, that is, temptation. Only if liberated from falsehood and sin, can the human person, thanks to the obedience of faith that opens him to truth, find the full meaning of his existence and have peace, love and joy. Precisely for this reason, Lent is a favorable time for a careful revision of life in recollection, prayer and penance. The spiritual exercises, which as is traditional, will take place from this afternoon until next Saturday here, in the Apostolic Palace, will help me and my collaborators of the Roman Curia enter with greater awareness in this characteristic Lenten climate. 1st collection - $ 19,885.84 School Endowment - $ 2,679.55 Children’s envelopes -$ Total - $ 22,706.24 140.85 Thank you for your generous contributions to your parish ! St. Raphael-Holy Angels Food Pantry In the spirit of Christian charity during this Lenten season, please remember those who visit our food pantry by purchasing just one extra item when you do your grocery shopping and donating it to the parish food pantry. We are always in need of all types of non-perishable food items, as our supply is depleted after each Reach Out Saturday. Monetary donations are also most welcome as they are used to purchase items that are in short supply. Upcoming “Reach Out Saturdays” are on Saturday, March 25th & April 8 from 9 to 11am. “On earth You have no other body but ours. No other feet but ours, no other hands but ours. Our eyes to show Your love for the world, Our feet to carry You to do good. Now You will bless with our hands.” St. Teresa of Avila We pray for all the deceased of our parish and their families: Rose Toth Ann Rhodes Eleanor Mycock Eternal rest grant to them O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. {The Words of the Holy Father continued } Dear brothers and sisters, while I ask you that you support me with your prayers, I assure you of my prayer before the Lord so that, for all Christians, Lent will be an occasion of conversion and of a more courageous impulse to holiness. Let us invoke for this reason the maternal intercession of the Virgin Mary. VATICAN CITY, MARCH 5, 2006 Page 4 O how sad and sore distressed, was that mother highly blest, of the sole begotten one. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Parish and Community Events… CCD - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 Grade 3 - 4:00 PM to 5:00PM Grades 6 & 7 - 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM The Holy Name Society– Our next scheduled meeting will be on Wednesday, April 12th in the parish center. All men of our parish are encouraged to join us in this spiritual organization. Our purpose is to love, defend, praise, honor and evangelize the holy name of Jesus Christ. CCD - Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Grades 1 & 2 - 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Grades 4 & 5 - 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM CCD - Sunday, March 19, 2006 Kindergarten - 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM The Elderberry Club– Please continue to submit your reservations for our Spring Luncheon on Wed. April 19th 2006 at the German American Club. Family Centered Program [FCP] -Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 9:30 AM to 12:00 Noon [Please note date change] COMING EVENTS Wednesday, March 15th Grade 5 - Lenten Penance Service during class time Thursday, March 16th Grade 2 - 1st Communion parent meeting - 7PM, APR Tuesday, March 21st Grade 7 - Confirmation practice - Music Sunday, March 26th Final confirmation practice for sponsors and students 2- 4PM - APR and Church You can reach The Religious Education Office @ 585-3848 from 9am to 12:00noon and 1:00pm to 3:00pm, Monday to Friday. “The whole Church walks across the Lenten desert with Christ, our Good Shepherd, toward the great Easter feast of Eucharist, in which we enter most profoundly into the mystery of his dying and rising” - The Magnificat R.C.I.A. { Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults} This Sunday, the RCIA candidates will experience the Penitential Rite at the 10:30 AM Mass. Their sponsors will stand with the candidates as special prayers and intercessions are said, not only for the candidates, but for each of us present at this liturgy. The candidates will be prayed over by the Celebrant, their sponsors, all assisting ministers and anyone present who wishes to do so. As we pray for the candidates continued conversion of hearts during this Lenten season, we also ask for a conversion of heart for ourselves as well. The candidates are walking this journey of faith in the company of each of us. Please continue to remember them in your prayers as part of your own Lenten journey. The Rosary-Altar Society– Our society is sponsoring a trip on March, 16th 2006 to Showboat Resorts Casino in Atlantic City. The bus will leave St. Raphael’s parking yard @ 1:00pm. For more information please call Lucy Ingling @ 609-888-2744 or Lou Di Falco @ 609-5857114. We thank you for your continued support. The Parish Community of Our Lady of the AngelsPresenting Lenten Series 2006. We welcome our guest homilist Fr. Brennen J.Farleo, O.F.M.Conv. on each Sunday of Lent beginning at 4:00pm at Immaculate Conception Church. Way of the Cross with Adoration and Benediction will begin at 7:00 pm on each Friday of Lent. Divine Mercy Parish Altar Rosary-We will be holding a “Gift Auction” on Sunday, April 2,2006 at the Holy Cross Community Center located on Grand and Cass Streets in Trenton. Doors will open at 12:00 noon and drawings begin at 1:30pm. Refreshments and lunch will be available and admission is $5.00. For additional information call Dolores Klama @ 609-392-8598. Social Concerns Mercer County Geriatric Center St. Patrick’s Day– Our annual Wearing of the Green party for the residents is coming soon. Lots of volunteers, especially student volunteers are needed and invited to come. On Tuesday 3/14/06 @ 6:15pm, meet on the 2nd Floor of the Center for our spectacular party! We will have refreshments, entertainment and favors with gifts for all. If you can help, or have gifts that can be used as prizes, please call Kathy Wooley @ 585-4307. Page 5 IMPORTANT! Due to the Confirmation Celebration of The Church of St. Raphael-Holy Angels, there will be NO BINGO on Friday, March 31st. Please pray for all our candidates as they continue their journey of faith. Christ in torment hangs, she beneath beholds the pangs, of her dying glorious Son. THE GIFT OF LENT Each year, the Church gives to us the gift of Lent, a season of grace and humility with many opportunities to grow stronger and closer in faith and with our Lord. It is a time to re-examine our lives and seek ways in which we can be spiritually renewed, looking always to God for guidance and His bountiful mercy. Our Catholic Catechism invites us to learn of and prayerfully observe The Five Precepts of the Church : 1] To attend Mass on Sundays and on Holy Days of Obligation and rest from servile labor. 2] To confess your sins at least once a year. 3] To receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist at least once a year, during the Easter season. 4] To observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church. 5] To help to provide for the needs of the Church. Pray that we will all come together as a parish of God’s people to grow in strength of virtue during this Holy Season. ST. RAPHAEL-HOLY ANGELS HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE THE HOLY TRIDUUM HOLY THURSDAY April, 13 2006 Morning Prayer - 9:00 am @ St. Raphael Church Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7:00 pm @ St. Raphael Church Adoration untill midnight GOOD FRIDAY April, 14 2006 Morning Prayer - 9:00 am @ St. Raphael Church The Passion of our Lord - 3:00 pm @ Holy Angel’s Church And 7:00 pm @ St. Raphael Church HOLY SATURDAY April , 15 2006 Morning prayer and blessing of the Easter food - 9:00 am @ St. Raphael Church & Holy Angels Church THE GREAT EASTER VIGIL 8:00 PM @ St. Raphael Church EASTER SUNDAY April, 16 2006 Mass @ 7:30am, 9:30am and 11:30am @ St. Raphael Church Mass @ 8:30am and 10:30am @ Holy Angel’s Church Please note: No evening Mass on Easter Sunday THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION IS CELEBRATED EVERY WEEKDAY NIGHT AFTER THE CELEBRATION OF HOLY MASS AT 7:00 PM AT ST. RAPHAEL CHURCH. Page 6 Is there one who would not weep, whelmed in miseries so deep, Christ’s dear Mother to behold. SCHOOL AND SPORTS NEWS... THANK YOU FROM P.T.A. Save the Date! Friday May 19, 2006 Thank you to all who attended our Annual Tricky Tray event on February 18th 2006. Over 250 items were auctioned off! Congratulations to our Balloon Raffle Winner of a 42” Plasma TV, Ms. Krista Russell, with lucky Balloon #37! To all our community partners who donated wonderful items, gift cards and the delicious food that was served and to all the committees and volunteers that made this night a success, The PTA extends many grateful thanks. St. Raphael School is proud to announce our 2nd Annual Golf Classic Cream Ridge Golf Club, Cream Ridge NJ 8:30 a.m. shotgun start $110.OO per golfer includes: 18 holes of golf, cart, continental breakfast, luncheon, tee gift package, awards, and prizes. For more information contact: Hope Costa (609) 585-7733 or Trenton Catholic Academy Upper School is having an Open House on Thursday, March 16th 2006 for those interested in joining our student body. A Placement Test is scheduled for Saturday, April 29th 2006. For more information, call 609-586-3705. ST. RAPHAEL SCHOOL CALENDAR March 17th April 7th April 13th April 14th April 17th-21st No School - Spirituality Day 12:30 Dismissal 12:30 Dismissal No School - Good Friday No School - Easter Vacation Soccer Coach Needed The Mercer County CYO is forming a Spring Soccer League. We are in need of a Boys’ Soccer Coach for Grades 6 thru 8. Please call Vince Peroni at 609-585-5479 if you are interested. hcosta@srschool.net St. Raphael School Computer Camp Are you looking for something to do this summer ? Do you want to have fun ? Then you want to be at the St. Raphael Computer Camp ! Hurry and reserve your spot today as limited seating is available!! Activities include Fun Fridays in a great game room, and trips. In addition every camper gets a free tee shirt. Classes are held in a safe and air conditioned environment. A registration fee of $30.00 is due by April 28th. The camp also offers before care from 7am to 9am and after care from 2pm to 5pm everyday. Camp dates are from July 3rd through August 11th and camp hours are 9am to 2pm. For an application call Ms. Sandra Poole @ 585-4155. S.O.S. - Send One Suit Week In recognition of Women’s History Month, St. Raphael School PTA together with Dress Barn is collecting all “interview appropriate garments” like women’s suits, blouses, scarves, hand bags and shoes. This promotion will run from March 19th - 25th, 2006. All items should be dropped off during this week to your local Dress Barn, 1013 Whitehorse Avenue [ in the K-Mart Shopping Plaza ]. Drop off days and times are Monday to Saturday, 10AM to 9PM and Sundays 12 noon to 5PM. This is our 9th year for this call to action campaign and just one item can help a low-income woman enter the workforce with a new life of self-sufficiency and success. Page 7 God answers “Knee-mail” PTA Lucky Number Calendar Raffle Winning Numbers Sunday Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, March 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 — — — — — — — 082 390 448 879 432 330 454 Attention Teens: Are You and Your Friends Looking for a New Place to hang out on Saturday Afternoons? Bored with the same old Saturday Routine? JOIN US FOR: LTX SATURDAYS Here’s your chance to meet new people and make new friends. LTX is a place for local teens to hang out and have some fun. LTX Saturdays consist of: “Old School,” Two-Hand Touch, Pick-Up Football That’s Right! We’re bringing it back to the “Old School,” where there are no refs, where whoever shows-up plays, and where there are no trophy’s, only glory and bragging rights. Big Screen, PS2 & Game Cube - Showdowns Our Entertainment Room features 2 TV’s and 2 Video Game Consoles. The room is equipped with a Big Screen TV, a PS2 with multi-taps for up to 8 players, and a Game Cube. Additionally, we have some of the hottest games for both systems, such as: Madden, Gran Turismo, Soul Calibur, Super Smash Bros., and MarioKart. Feel free to bring your games from home. Arcade Air Hockey and Fooseball Tournaments Our Game Room features 2 Fooseball tables, one of which is a Deluxe, and a 7 ½ foot Arcade Style, Air Hockey Table. We’ll be counting your wins and loses, so we know where you fall on the Leader Board. Here’s your chance to duke it out for recognition as one of our top table game players. Free Pizza!!! What would a get together be without pizza? The pizza is on the house, and of course we’ll always have snacks, soda, and other refreshments on hand. EVERY SATURDAY, STARTING MARCH 18th, FROM 11:30am – 1:00pm Hosted by St. Raphael’s – Holy Angels LIFE TEEN program. Staffed by our Youth Minister Tom McMullin and the Youth Ministry Team LTX is located at St. Raphael’s Parish Community at 3500 S. Broad St. in Hamilton, NJ. For more info visit our website at www.hamiltonlifeteen.com, or call us at 609-585-7049. Page 8 Can the human heart refrain from partaking in her pain in that Mother’s pain untold. Protecting God’s Children® Online - A Must for Parents, Educators and Volunteers Protecting Children and Young People from Online Dangers: The Internet has become the new schoolyard for child molesters seeking girls or boys to victimize. For 2006, the VIRTUS® programs present an intensive one-day training seminar that illustrates the growing problem of sexual predators who target children via the Internet. The seminar will identify and then discuss the methodologies and seduction techniques employed by the child molester in the various chat rooms and on the World Wide Web. Additionally, the seminar examines the topics of child erotica, child pornography, and their use by the child molester. Lastly, the seminar explores safety techniques and software that can be used to protect children. Speaker: Robert Hugh Farley, M.S., a 30-year veteran of the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department in Chicago, Illinois, presents this eye-opening seminar. As a highly decorated detective and deputy United States Marshal, Detective Farley has had over 28 years experience conducting and supervising all aspects of child abuse investigations—from sexual abuse to child homicide. Specific topics addressed at the seminar: • Historical background of child exploitation. • The evolution of the online problem that began in 1997. • The progression of child pornography from Polaroid photos, to camcorders, to digital cameras, and beyond. • The use of the computer, text messaging and the Internet in child sexual exploitation. • Web-cams, chat rooms, file servers, and the Internet Relay Chat (IRC). • Strategies for developing an online child friendly/child safe atmosphere in a religious and/or school environment. • Awareness of fundamental computer hardware, technology and terminology. • Techniques for interviewing the victim of online child abuse. • Identification, disclosure, and the special needs of the victim of online child abuse. • The situational child molester, the preferential child molester and the online child sexual predator. • The child molester’s online seduction techniques. • Child molester collections: child pornography, trophies, and child erotica. • Law enforcement’s reactive and proactive response to the online problem. The seminar will be held at the Diocesan Pastoral Center on March 25, 2006 from 9:00am – 4:00pm Space is limited – please register early Registration by March 11th – $25.00 per person After March 11th – $35.00 per person Send check made out to “Diocese of Trenton” to: Office of Administrative Services, Diocese of Trenton 701 Lawrence Rd. Po Box 5147 Trenton NJ 08638-0147 For more information please contact Margaret Dziminski@ mdzimi@dioceseoftrenton.org or call 609-406-7400 Ext. 5649 ============================================================================================ Protecting God’s Children Online Saturday, March 25th 2006 NAME :_____________________________________________ PHONE # :__________________________________________ ADDRESS : ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ City State Zip PARISH:____________________________________________ CITY / TOWN:_______________________________________ E-MAIL: ____________________________________________ Please Note : Confirmations will be sent via e-mail Page 9 Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled, she beheld her tender Child, all with bloody scourges rent. - This week at SAINT RAPHAEL– HOLY ANGELS Event Monday, March 13th, 2006 Tuesday, March 14th, 2006 Lenten Penance Service CCD CCD Heaven’s Echo Adult Recreational Volleyball Contemporary Ensemble Bingo Wednesday, March 15th, 2006 CCD CCD Cool Kidz for God Thursday, March 16th, 2006 Afternoon Bells Evening Bells Charismatic Prayer Meeting Adult Choir Angels of Faith Choir Friday, March 17th, 2006 Lucky Number Drawing Bingo Young Adult Ministry-Adoration Womens’ Retreat Saturday, March 18th, 2006 LIFE TEEN LTX PROGRAM Sunday, March 19th, 2006 LIFE TEEN Bowling Night Adult RCIA CCD Family Centered Program Location Time Information Grade 3&6 Grade 3 Grade 6&7 Grades 6-12 Parish Gym St. Raphael’s SR Parish Center. During Class Time 4:00PM - 5:00PM 7:00PM - 8:15PM 5:30PM - 6:45PM 7:30PM - 9:30PM 7:45PM - 9:15PM 8:00PM Grades 1&2 Grades 4&5 Grades 2-5 4:00PM - 5:00PM 7:00PM - 8:15PM 5:30PM - 6:45PM CANCELLED CANCELLED St. Raphael’s CANCELLED Holy Angels 7:30PM SR Parish Center. SR Parish Center. SR Spiritual Center Off Site 7:00PM 8:00PM 7:30PM[Convent-Topic “St. Patrick”] From 8PM 3/17 to 3/19 SR Spiritual Ctr/ Field 11:30AM - 1:00PM Hamilton Lanes Holy Angels Kindergarten All Purpose Room 6:30PM - 8:00PM 10:30AM 9:30AM - 10:30AM 9:30AM - 12:00 Noon 7:00PM - 8:30PM SPECIAL AND PRAYERFUL THANKS On Saturday, February 25th 2006, The Church of St. Raphael - Holy Angels hosted a confirmation retreat at the St. Raphael Church worship site for thirty [30] candidates of the Divine Mercy Parish of Trenton [St. Stanislaus, Sts. Peter & Paul and Holy Cross Churches]. Divine Mercy Parish would like to express it’s deepest thanks to all who contributed to making the retreat a spiritually uplifting experience for the candidates: Fr. Jeffrey Kegley for your love of this ministry and your continued spiritual support; Fr. Tom Fesen, for your spiritual guidance and for the celebration of Mass and in addition to and Fr. Leszek Tymoszuk for celebrating the sacrament of Confession with the candidates; Deacon Robert Tharp for your assistance with the exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; The very vibrant youth ministry team consisting of Youth Minister Tom McMullin and his able assistants, Paul Mazza, David Gazzo and Jeanine Loh; Daniel Dirkes for his heart stirring songs and music; and Ms. Sandra Poole’s Tech Team who did a superb job with the power point, video and sound presentations; This is a special time in our Church year as we pray for all our children in our Religious Education Programs in the Diocese of Trenton. Page 10