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2Nd Sunday of Lent Queen of the Apostles March 17, 2019 | 2nd Sunday of Lent Queen of the Apostles Rev. Phillip J. Sladicka, Pastor Deacon James A. Rose Parish Office 715 Hawthorne Street Avoca, PA 18641 Hours: Mon 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Tues-Fri 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Phone: 570-457-3412 [email protected] Website queenoftheapostles.weconnect.com Like Us On Facebook: Queen of the Apostles Parish Avoca, PA On-line Bulletin Seekandfind.com Director of Faith Formation Deborah Yuschovitz 570-457-1284 Anointing of the Sick If anyone is seriously ill, been admitted to the hospital, or wants a 1st Friday visit please call the Parish Office. Baptism Sunday after 10:30AM Mass. Call the parish office to make arrangements. Marriage Please call the Parish Office six months, before setting your wedding date, to make an appt. with the Pastor. Pre-Cana program is required. Rite of Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays: 3:15 - 3:45 PM Anytime upon request Celebration of the Eucharist Saturday - 4:00 PM Sunday - 8:00 - 10:30 AM Daily Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri.: 8 AM Wednesday: 7:00 PM* *Followed by the Miraculous Medal Novena First Friday 8:00 AM & 7:00 PM Christian Initiation of Adults Parish Office 570-457-3412 Committee Contacts Parish Hall Manager Paul Franceschelli - 570-430-9015 Social Concerns/Respect Life Ministry Ann Jake - 570-457-3521 MISSION STATEMENT To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ Women’s Guild & Jeanette Gronski - 570-457-7804 New Members are always Welcome! To Grow As Disciples of Jesus Christ 715 HAWTHORNE STREET, AVOCA, PA 18641 Page Two Queen of the Apostles Parish Avoca, PA 18641 From the Pastor’s Desk Liturgy and Worship Dear Parish Family, Liturgy of the Word: Today we hear two dramatic When you go to a movie, what do you see first? Coming Attractions, encounters with God. In the dark of night, God leads right? Teasers for upcoming movies. Clipped scenes and images designed to interest us. Wow! Today’s readings are like a Movie trailer. Look at all Abraham into a covenant, promising that Abraham’s the vivid images: an old man, Abraham, looking up at the stars, animals descendants will be as numerous as the stars of the sky and being sacrificed, birds of prey swooping down among the carcasses, a live in what will appropriately be called the Promised Land. flaming torch floating between the corpses in the dark of night. Still In the Gospel, God speaks to Peter, John, and James through reeling from all that, and now you witness Jesus’ face transformed as his the shadow of a cloud. Saint Paul, who had a dramatic clothes become dazzling white, two old men back from the dead, Elijah and Moses, talking to Jesus, and a voice out of the clouds. What does it all encounter of his own with God, assures the Philippians and mean? Peter, James and John must have had these questions, not knowing usthat we will share in Christ’s glory in heaven. that what they were seeing was a preview of Jesus’ return to the Father in glory. Jesus (in dazzling robes) prepares to fulfill his destiny after God, The Light is On For You symbolized by that flaming torch, had fulfilled the covenant made with Confessions every Monday Evening during Lent Abraham. Like the voice from the cloud speaking to Peter, James and John: “This is my chosen Son; listen to him”. Coming attractions: Easter from 5:30 7:00 pm. (March 18, 25, April 1, 8, & 15). and the whole Easter season. What might the trailer for the rest of our life All are welcome to receive God’s grace! To locate a look like? parish near you; please visit www.dioceseofscranton.org Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Happy St. Joseph’s Day. This Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day and on Tuesday we celebrate St. Joseph Feast Day. Please remember to attend the novena at St. Joseph’s Oblates Chapel and the closing Feast Day Mass on Tuesday morning. They are two great patrons of our Parish. We ask God to help us to walk in righteousness and charity as they did.The Ancient Order of Hibernians collected food for the poor during the Scranton parade last weekend. All of the donations went to the Saint Francis Soup Kitchen and food pantry. We have a chapter of the Hibernians in our parish who participated in the ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT St. Patrick’s Day Parade and were at the dinners this AND THE LENTEN SEASON weekend. Just before the annual Saint Patrick's Parade stepped off in Every Tuesday from 8 AM to 8 PM we have Adoration of the downtown Scranton, Bishop Joseph Bambera celebrated the 58th annual St. Blessed Sacrament. The Catechism quotes SaintJohn Paul II: “The Patrick’s Day Mass. It was a great show of love for the Irish! Erin go Church and the world have a great need for Eucharistic bragh! (Ireland till the end of time!) worship. Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let us not The Diocese of Scranton announces a letter of intent with Allied refuse the time to go to meet him in adoration, in contemplation Services for sale of Little Flower Manor Campus and St. Luke’s Villa full of faith, and open to making amends for the Campus. Our Church continues to change. serious offenses and crimes of the world. Let our Practicing Generosity is a primary characteristic of a disciple of Jesus adoration never cease.” (CCC, 1380) please contact Christ. We imitate His generosity. Jesus gave himself for the salvation of the world. We have a little display encouraging us to participate in Ann Jake, 570 457 3521 or the parish office if you would Operation Rice Bowl as one form of generosity. like to sign up for an hour of adoration or to become a Almsgiving has always been an important part of Lent. Lent began with backup adorer. If you are able to fill the 5:30 6:30 the powerful Isaiah 58 passage, on the Friday and Saturday after Ash pm. time slot, please contact Ann at the above tel. no. Wednesday. In that passage God calls us to release those bound unjustly, to untie the thongs of the yoke, setting free the oppressed; to share our bread with the hungry and to shelter the oppressed and homeless; to clothe PrayerforanEndto Infanticide the naked and not turn our back on our own. It is important to give ourselves the experience of fasting from being ungenerous. Generosity is The U.S. Senate recently failed to pass the Born not simply giving my excess clothes to a place where poor people might Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActN legislation purchase them. It's not even writing a "generous" check at the time a that prohibits infanticide by ensuring that a child collection is taken up for a cause that benefits the poor. These are wonderful practices. Generosity is an attitude. It is a sense that no matter born alive following an attempted abortion would how much I have, all that I have is gift, and given to me to be shared. It receive the same degree of careto preserve her or his means that sharing with others in need is one of my personal priorities. life and health as would be given to any other child That is quite different from assessing all of my needs first, and then giving away what is left over. A spirit of selfless giving means that one of my born alive at the same gestational age. Please join us in needs is to share what I have with others. Lent is a wonderful time to prayer for an end to infanticide. practice selfless giving, because it takes practice. This kind of “Jesus,Lord ofLife, transform the hearts of all selfsacrificing generosity is a religious experience. It places us in solidarity with the poor who share with each other, without having any excess. It also elected leaders to recognize that infanticide joins us with Jesus, who gave himself completely, for us. Creating new is wrong and must notbetolerated.Open patterns of giving will give real life and joy to our Lenten journey. heartsandminds to recognizeanddefend Next Weekend is our Annual Parish Chicken Dinner. The dinner is from noon to 4pm with take outs beginning at 11am. See you there. Ash the precious gift of every human life.” Wednesday the Lenten Tuna hoagie and Soup sale was great. Thank you ladies from the Women’s Guild!! We need volunteers for our Chicken Dinner so please sign up, show up for set up on Saturday and Dinner Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for March, 2019 on Sunday. M Thank you for all you are and all you do. God bless you and see you in Evangelization Christian Communities: That Christian Church, Fr. Phil communities, especially those who are persecuted, feel that they are close to Christ and have their rights respected. Page Three 2nd Sunday of Lent March 17, 2019 Lenten Season Cursillo The schedule for this Lenten Season’s Road to The Cursillo Movement in the Diocese of Scranton is Resurrection is as follows: sponsoring the following programs. All are welcome. March 20 St. Monica Parish, West Wyoming Men’s Cursillo #61 March 2831, 2019 March 27 Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston School of Leaders: Thurs., April 11 St. Gabriel’s C.S. April 3 Queen of the Apostles Parish, Avoca 6:30PM April 10 St. John the Evangelist, Pittston Ultreya: Sunday, April 7, 2:304:30 PM, Holy Name of Services will be held each Wednesday at 7:00 PM.
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