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May 26, 2019 | 6th Sunday of Easter 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’s selections from scripture are To see the effect of the Holy Spirit upon the work of the bookended by two accounts of Jesus Christ’s ascension to heaven. apostles, one has only to consider today’s first reading and Saint Luke, who wrote both accounts, emphasizes in each that Jesus Gospel. In John, Jesus promises his disciples that “the left the apostles with a mission and a promise. They were to be Advocate, the Holy Spirit,… will teach you everything and Christ’s witnesses, and they would receive power with the coming remind you of all that I told you.” In Acts, the apostles and of the Holy Spirit. We received the Holy Spirit in baptism, so as we listen to these readings, let us reflect on how we are called witness. elders call upon the Holy Spirit. They have to decide whether or not Gentiles need to be circumcised to become Christians. Jesus had called on his disciples to preach the Good News to all nations, but had never said what rules Gentiles needed to follow. The scene in Acts occurred around 650 AD which means twenty years had passed between the time the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples and the apostles and elders met in Jerusalem to consider this issue. They needed to discuss the issue among themselves, but they also needed someone to guide them, to teach them and to enlighten them so Memorial Day Mass & Services May 27, 2019 that they could make the right decision. With the assistance of the Holy Spirit, they decided that Gentiles need only follow very limited Jewish laws. Now, nearly two thousand years St. Mary’s Cemetery, Avoca: 9:00 AM, VFW/Am Vet Services followed by Mass celebrated later, we continue to call upon the Holy Spirit to guide, teach by Rev. Phillip Sladicka under the Tent by Priests Graves and enlighten us as we struggle with difficult questions. When do we look to the Holy Spirit for guidance? SS Peter & Paul Cemetery, Avoca: 9:30 AM, It seems that people have been receiving email messages VFW/Am Vet Services followed by Mass celebrated by from me requesting money. It is a scam. I never sent those Rev. Joseph Horanzy in the Chapel emails out nor does the email resemble my email address. It is a scam and a fake email. Please delete any emails like this Thursday, May 30, is Ascension from me immediately, or call to verify the information. Thank Thursday, a Holy Day of Obligation. you. Masses for the Holy Day will be Two weeks more and we celebrate Pentecost and the Wednesday, May 29, 5:00 PM, Vigil and Thursday, May 30, 8:00 am and 7:00 pm. Sacrament of Confirmation in our parish. We will celebrate the sacrament on Sunday June 9th at the 1030AM liturgy. We ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT have twelve candidates who have been preparing for the past two years.We are truly blessed at our Queen of the Apostles Every Tuesday from 8 AM to 8 PM we have Parish. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Please con- Thursday of this week is Ascension Thursday, a holy day tact Ann Jake, 5704573521 or the parish office if of obligation. Masses will be on Wednesday evening at 5pm you would like to sign up for an hour of adoration and on Thursday at 8AM and 7PM. The day after the or to become a backup adorer. Ascension begins the Pentecost Novena. We will have novena books on hand for the daily prayers and meditations. FORMED.ORG ~ The Catholic Faith on Demand We grieve the loss of Nick Scaramastro, our Choir director THE BEST CATHOLIC- and IT person for the rectory staff. His funeral was this past CONTENT ALL IN ONE PLACE Friday. He was always there to answer any questions we might Unlimited access have had concerning the computer programs. Also, he did all to the best eBooks, the schedules month by month for ministries and entered all the videos in the Church today contributions of our parish members. He was able to do all FORMED.ORG,PARISH programs for the sacraments, stipends, all of the Holiday Prep CODE: W883XT Sheets, and the lists for our Chicken Dinner and Pig Roast. He will be deeply missed. Nick was an invaluable parish member who used his many talents freely to build up the Church. Thank you, Nick. Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord and let Perpetual Light shine upon him. We look forward to May and the first Holiday of the summer which is Memorial Day on May 27. Don’t forget that Lackawanna County will be hosting its FIRST County Heritage Fair May 29 to June 2, 2019. Tickets are available after the Masses. Tickets are $10 and include General Admission, the Water Park and Carnival Rides M Great Deal. Our Queen of the Apostles Parish will also host a Strawberry Shortcake Stand, Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for May, 2019 tickets presale $3 $4 at the Fair. M Evangelization Church in Africa: That the Church in Thank you for all you are and all you do. God bless you and Africa, through the commitment of its members, may be the seed see you in Church, Fr. Phil of unity among her peoples and a sign of hope for the continent. Page Three 6th Sunday of Easter May 26, 2019 Community Events Cursillo The Cursillo Movement in the Diocese of Scranton is sponsoring the following programs. All are welcome. Women’s Cursillo #72 October 36, 2019 ****29th National Cursillo Encounter 2019**** July 1821, 2019 at the University of Scranton School of Leaders: June 15, St. Vincent, Dingman’s Ferry (9:30 am) Ultreya: For further information, please visit the Cursillo website: www.scrantoncursillo.homestead.com Community Worship Triduum and Feast of Saint Joseph Marello New students are always welcome at Holy Rosary School The Oblates of St. Joseph will celebrate the Feast Day of their in Duryea! We are happy to enroll students in grades founder, St. Joseph Marello, with a Triduum, three days of Preschool to 8th Grade anytime. If you are searching for a prayers, at the Oblates of St. Joseph Chapel, 1880 Route 315, Laflin (Pittston). caring environment that offers academic excellence in a th The triduum devotion will begin on Sunday, May 26 and will th faith filled environment, please call our office at 570 457 continue through Tuesday, May 28 with a Holy Mass celebrated 2553 or visit us online at www.holyrosaryduryea.org to at 7:00 p.m. in the seminary chapel, followed by devotional learn how Holy Rosary School could be the right choice prayers to St. Joseph Marello and individual blessing with a for your child. Tuition assistance is available firstclass relic of the Saint. Confessions will be heard before the Mass and the Holy Rosary will be recited. The Feast of St. Joseph Marello will be solemnly celebrated on Bus Trip to Fatima Shrine th Join us Thursday, June 13th, for a bus trip to Our Lady of Wednesday, May 29 with the Holy Masses at 11:00 a.m. and Fatima Shrine, Washington, NJ, only 90 minutes away. The 7:00 p.m. in the seminary chapel. Serving as principal celebrant bus departs from the Oblates of St. Joseph, Rt. 315, Pittston, at and homilist will be the Very Reverend Matthew Spencer, O.S.J. 8:00am. Enjoy the beautiful, spacious, country setting of the the new American Provincial. Shrine. The day includes Confession, Rosary Walk, Guest St. Joseph Marello (1844 1895) was a priest of the Diocese of Asti in the Piedmont region of Italy and founded the Oblates of St. speaker, Mass & Adoration. Visit the Gift Shop, Rosary Garden, Stations of the Cross Way, & the Holy House. Cost is $35/ Joseph Congregation in 1878. He served as bishop in the person.