Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church
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SAINT ROSE OF LIMA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME CATECHETICAL SUNDAY 300 KINGS HIGHWAY , HADDON HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY 08035 (856) 547-0564 (Mass times & additional contact information on page 10) AN EVENING OF PRAYER FOR THE VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND REPARATION FOR THE SINS OF THE CHURCH SAINT AGNES CHURCH OUR LADY OF HOPE PARISH 701 LITTLE GLOUCESTER RD. | BLACKWOOD, NJ SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 | 7PM WITH BISHOP DENNIS SULLIVAN Please join Bishop Dennis Sullivan, and the clergy, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese of Camden, for an evening prayer service for victims of abuse and for reparation for the sins of the Church. In our faith, the act of penance, both for ourselves and for the Church as a whole, is an important and ancient tradition. All the faithful in South Jersey are invited to join with the clergy to conduct such a penitential act in humble prayer for those who have been hurt by the Church and its leaders. To make this opportunity available to those who cannot attend the September 28 service, one week later, on October 5, 2018, each of the five deaneries of the diocese will host local prayer services for the victims of abuse and reparation for the sins of the Church. These will be held at 7PM in the following parishes: SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE 901 HOPKINS RD. | HADDONFIELD 27 KRESSON GIBBSBORO RD. | GIBBSBORO CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL 240 MAIN ST. | MANTUA 6075 W JERSEY AVE. | EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP CHRIST THE GOOD SHEPHERD OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA 1655 MAGNOLIA RD. | VINELAND 525 WASHINGTON MALL | CAPE MAY Diocese of Camden CamdenDiocese.org To our St. Rose of Lima Catechists... Prayer for Catechists We Thank you! O God, our Heavenly Father, you have given us the gift of these catechists to be heralds of the Gospel to our parish family. On behalf of the parishioners, We lift them up to you in thanksgiving and intercede for them concerning their I would like to extend a word of hopes and needs. May we be attentive to the presence thanks and appreciation to all of your Word in them, a Word that lifts up and affirms, calls forth and challenges, is of our dedicated catechists compassionate and consoles. We pray that our parish family will always who sacrifice their time to be blessed with those who have responded to the call to share in Christ’s prophetic mission teach and to share their as catechists. May we too be open to the universal call to service that Christ addresses Catholic Faith in our Religious to all of his disciples, contributing our gifts to the communion of faith, the Church. Education Program, our We ask this in Jesus’ name. Catholic School, and our RCIA Amen. program. -Fr. Byerley Join us for the Diocesan Marian Pilgrimage Saturday, October 13, 2018 Every other year, Catholics throughout the Diocese of Camden journey to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. All are welcome to join Bishop Dennis Sullivan for this Pilgrimage. This year, pilgrims will be able to view the magnificent Trinity Dome Mosaic which was only recently completed and blessed. Pilgrims will enjoy a Concert of Sacred Music, have the op- portunity to go to Confession, and attend Mass celebrated by Bishop Sullivan in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica. We are now taking reservations for this year’s pilgrimage. The parish bus will be leaving St. Rose Church from the back parking lot/basketball court at 6:30am with a projected return to our parish campus between 7:30-8:00pm The price for each pilgrim is $35 and seating is limited to 54 persons. So, reserve your seat early so you don’t miss out! The price includes coach bus service (with lavatory) to and from DC with a modest meal (sandwich, chips and beverage) and a tip for the bus driver. To reserve your spot, please fill out the registration form below and bring it to the rectory with your check for $35. (make checks payable to St. Rose of Lima) Diocesan Pilgrimage Reservation Form Name _________________________________________ Name _________________________________________ Phone _________________________________________ Phone _________________________________________ # of Persons _________________ X $35 each = $ ______________Total Due Page 2 - 646 Exaltation of the Holy Cross This past Friday the Church celebrated the feast day of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. This feast celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, and the dedication in 335 of the basili- ca and shrine built on Calvary by Constantine. According to tradition, first mentioned by Saint Cyril of Jerusalem in 348, Saint Helena, nearing the end of her life, decided under divine inspiration to travel to Jerusalem in 326 to excavate the Holy Sepulchre and attempt to locate the True Cross. A Jew by the name of Judas, aware of the tradition concerning the hiding of the Cross, led those excavating the Holy Sepulchre to the spot in which it was hidden. Three crosses were found on the spot. According to one tradition, the inscription Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iu- daeorum ("Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews") remained attached to the True Cross. According to a more common tradition, however, the inscription was missing, and Saint Helena and Saint Macarius, the bishop of Jerusalem, assuming that one was the True Cross and the other two belonged to the thieves crucified along- side Christ, devised an experiment to determine which was the True Cross. In one version of the latter tradi- tion, the three crosses were taken to a woman who was near death; when she touched the True Cross, she was healed. In another, the body of a dead man was brought to the place where the three crosses were found, and laid upon each cross. The True Cross restored the dead man to life. In celebration of the discovery of the Holy Cross, Constantine ordered the construction of churches at the site of the Holy Sepulchre and on Mount Calvary. Those churches were dedicated on September 13 and 14, 335, and shortly thereafter the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross began to be celebrated on the latter date. The feast slowly spread from Jerusalem to other churches, until, by the year 720, the celebration was universal. However, in the early seventh century, the Persians conquered Jerusalem, and the Persian king Khosrau II captured the True Cross and took it back to Persia. Then, after Khosrau's defeat by Emperor Heraclius II, Khosrau's own son had him assassinated in 628 and returned the True Cross to Heraclius. In 629, Heraclius, having initially taken the True Cross to Constantinople, decided to restore it to Jerusalem. Tradition says that he carried the Cross on his own back, but when he attempted to enter the church on Mount Calvary, a strange force stopped him. Patriarch Zacharias of Jerusalem, seeing the emperor struggling, advised him to take off his royal robes and crown and to dress in a penitential robe instead. As soon as Heraclius took Zach- arias' advice, he was able to carry the True Cross into the church. But this feast, more than anything else, is a celebration and commemoration of God's greatest work: his salvific death on the Cross and His Resurrection, through which death was defeated and the doors to Heaven opened. The Cross, the universal symbol of the Christian faith, represents Christ’s victory over death. We celebrate the redemptive transformation of an instrument of torture into a divine “tree of life” that brings hope to humanity. As we hear in the entrance antiphon for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross : "We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is our salvation, our life and our resurrection: through him we are saved and made free." God bless you. Father Joseph Byerley Page 3 - 646 To register, please send to St. Rose of Lima Rectory. Checks should be made payable to St. Rose of Lima PTA. To pay by PayPal, please email : [email protected] Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share! Page 4 - 646 Around the Parish Bereavement Support Group PARISH WEEK AHEAD “Helping Yourself Heal” MON 9-17 CCD Teacher/Aide In Service in Classroom 3:30pm If you are grieving the loss of a loved one Athletic Committee Lounge 6:30pm through death we are offering a St. Vincent de Paul SCMR 7:00pm Support Group. Men’s Basketball Gym 8:30pm We meet in a safe, comfortable, and confidential TUE 9-18 Legion of Mary SCMR 6:00pm environment. SRS Room Parent Mtg Café 6:30pm ************************************************** WED 9-19 Followers Lounge 9:00am When: Wednesday evenings beginning October 10, 2018 @ Pray the Rosary Garden 6:30pm 7:00 PM for 10 weeks. Bazaar Craft Making Lounge 7:00pm Where: St. Rose of Lima Spiritual Center Meeting Room THUR 9-20 Back to School Night School 6:30pm 300 Kings Highway, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035 Legion of Mary Curio Lounge 7:30pm Registration: Please call St. Rose Rectory @ 856-547-0564 Adult Choir Church 7:30pm FRI 9-21 Troop 30729 Lounge 2:30pm Confessions Chapel 4:30pm SAT 9-22 Men’s Basketball Gym 7:00am Confessions Church 4:30pm Saturday Evening Mass Church 5:30pm SUN 9-23 SUNDAY MASSES 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am and 6:30pm CAR WASH-Youth Ministry Parking Lot-8am Saint Rose of Lima RCIA Lounge 10:00am Charismatic Prayer Grp Lounge 7:00pm Sunday Preschool St.