Decorating for Easter

We like our Church to be particularly beautiful at this special time of the year. If you would like to help with the decorations, please plan to bring lilies and tulips to the rectory by April 6^th.

In addition, if you would like to help us decorate the Church for Easter, then please be here on Holy Saturday, April 8^th, after the Morning Prayer Service

Easter Lily Sale

The Knights of Columbus will be selling Easter Lilies after all the Masses April 1 and 2. Each Lily is beautifully wrapped and only $15 each or two for $25. The plants may be taken home or donated to the Church to decorate the Altar and dedicated to a loved one if you so desire. All proceeds are dedicated for religious scholarships for the Norbertines and the Brothers of  St. Patrick. You may also make a donation to our Religious Vocations Fund.

Please make checks out to K of C Council 14699. Thank you.

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Triduum and Easter Schedule

Holy Thursday, April 6

8:00 am – Morning Prayer Service Only

7:00 pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Adoration before the Altar of Repose

– After Mass (in the Hall) until 8:00 am on Good Friday

Good Friday Services, April 7

(Fast & Abstinence)

8:00 am – Morning Prayer Service Only

12:00 pm – Stations of the Cross

3:00 pm – Divine Mercy Novena then

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (with Holy Communion)

Holy Saturday, April 8

8:00 am – Morning Prayer Service Only

8:00 pm – Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday, April 9

7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am- English Masses

12:00 noon – Latin Mass

*PLEASE NOTE:  There will be no Confessions heard on Saturday, April 8, 2023

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Adoration Schedule During Holy Week – Holy Thursday:  NO Adoration during the day.

Instead, just after the 7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper, we will have Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament set up in Fr. Johnson Hall and will continue it throughout the night until 8am the following day.’We would like you to recall our Lord’s agony in the Garden of Gethsemane and His rebuke to His disciples: “What? Could you not watch one hour with me?” Please  make arrangements to spend an hour with Our Lord, and use the board at the back of the Church to sign-up.

– First Friday:  April 7 – Since this is also Good Friday, there will be NO usual 12-hour Adoration.

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Pontifical Good Friday Collection

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the Church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education. This collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines. The wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians. In these times of crisis, the Good Friday Collection provides humanitarian aid to refugees. When you contribute, you become an instrument of peace.

PLEASE BE GENEROUS! For more information about Christians in the Holy Land, visit www.myfranciscan.org.good-Friday

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Easter Food Basket Sign-Ups

We are accepting sign-ups for our Easter food baskets for the needy. Please contact the Office  (714-536-6913, x-0) with your name and phone number before the pick-up date, which is this Wednesday, April 5^th, from 4:00-5:30 pm only. You must be present to pick up your food.

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Baby Blankets Delivery

Our Lady’s Comforters will be delivering baby blankets to pregnancy centers on Monday, April 10^th. There will be more details as to the time and place in next week’s bulletin. We would love to have you join us!!!

 

 

 

Christmas Crib

Beginning next weekend and continuing through the month of December, we will be accepting baby gifts for our local crisis pregnancy center. Please consider a Christmas gift for these precious babies. Items will be used in various programs to help young mothers who have chosen life for their babies. A crib will be in Fr. Johnson Hall during the month of December for this collection. If you prefer, a monetary donation in an envelope marked “Christmas Crib” would also be helpful.

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Local Penance Services

(All at 7:00 pm)

Monday, Nov. 28         St. Vincent de Paul

Tuesday, Nov. 29        St. Bonaventure

Tuesday, Dec. 6           Sts. Simon & Jude

Monday, Dec. 12         *St. Mary’s by the Sea

Wednesday, Dec. 14    St. Joachim

Wednesday, Dec. 14    Holy Spirit

Wednesday, Dec. 21 St. John the Baptist

*Please note: SMBTS will not have Confession on Saturday, Dec. 17, 24, and 31.

 

We are heading into our exciting month of events in August…. And we will need your help with fun activities soon. We have a few new volunteers coming forward to help with both the Parish Picnic to be held on Aug. 13^th, from 11:00-2:00ish which is wonderful! The Church will supply grilled foods: brats, burgers, and hot dogs, (and any monetary donations are always appreciated to help pay for the food, tent and the table and chairs we needed to rent). You can help as well with the Picnic            set-up at 9:30am on Aug. 13^th, at Lake Park located on the corner of 11th and Lake St. Help is needed to accept and arrange food brought by fellow parishioners around 11:00; Cooks to start grilling then too, please. All Parish attendees who CAN contribute food, here’s the suggested plan: those with last names starting with A-P, please bring appetizers, side dishes, or salads and Q-Z last names please bring desserts. Our KOC will contribute money toward drinks and ice, and another very, very good raffle prize to add to those we have been acquiring.

NEXT: The Rummage Sale committee starts collecting boutique donated items (from 9:00am-5:00pm) on Sat. Aug 20-Thurs. 25; we then need a lot of help to set-up the tables and tarps in the church parking lot with all the priced sale items on Thursday, 8/25 at 2:00 pm!!

Fri. 8/26 & Sat.8/27 is the Rummage Sale from 9-2pm and right after the Sale at 2pm on Sat. 8/27 we need THE MOST HELP in cleaning up the parking lot; loading leftover items and clothes into a truck to be done before the Vigil Mass at 5:00pm!

COME TO OUR STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING: AUG. 10^th in the Hall at 6 pm to finalize and get these events wrapped up.

Special Mother’s Day Offering

For this Mother’s Day (May 8^th), please consider a monetary gift to honor a special mother or other loved one in your life, whether alive or deceased. A gift to St. Mary’s in the name of beloved relatives or friends is a unique way to celebrate the life and memory of special individuals in your life.

If you would like to participate, use one of the special “Mother’s Day Offering” envelopes located in the pews. Include the name of your mother (or other special person) and enclose your donation. You may put your envelope in either the Collection Basket, or you may drop it by the Office. If your gift is received by this Tuesday, May 3^rd, we will put the name of your loved one in the Mother’s  Day bulletin.-_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Mother’s Day Roses

Roses will be given out next Sunday as a thank-you for your donation to the Life Center. Your donation will provide significant financial support for all of the Respect Life Centers and Clinics that provide shelter and support for women with crisis pregnancies. Consider making a donation and choose a  thank-you rose (or a few) for your Sweetheart, Wife, Mom, or Grandma