MOHEGAN SUN CEMETERY CLEANUP BUS TRIP As we begin to prepare for Spring, Thursday March 29th we ask that all Christmas flowers and Bus leaves Y at 9:30am and returns at 5:30pm. Cost containers be cleared off graves and is $20/pp and includes $30 slot play and $10 food placed in the dumpster that is voucher. Call the Y at 610-264-5221. provided for both our cemeteries. Please clean off and remove whatever items you want to use ST LAWRENCE PIEROGIES again by March 25th. Please do Don’t forget to save time on Saturday, March 24th, to not dispose items of any kind on the grounds of the help make our scrumptious pierogies. This is our one cemetery. We want to keep the grounds clean and and only time we are making them this Lent. Pierogies orderly in remembrance of our loved ones. Thank you will only be sold to help. See you on the 24th. for all your help.

YOUNG AT HEART The next meeting of St Andrew’s “Young At Hearts” will be held on March 28th in the Church Social Hall at EWTN TO AIR POPE BENEDICT XVI’S 1:00PM. New members are always welcome. TRIP TO CUBA AND MEXICO! EWTN Global March 14 – Dinner Show “Let’s Murder Marsha” Catholic Network will bring you live coverage of the $65/pp – Rainbow Theatre Holy Father’s Apostolic trip to Cuba and Mexico. March 30 – Casino Trip, Mohegan Sun - $20/pp This is Pope Benedict XVI’s first visit to Cuba and Bus leaves St Andrew’s at 10:00am Mexico since becoming the Supreme Pontiff, which April 4 – Sight and Sound, “Jonah” - $80/pp Is sure to generate large crowds. Don’t miss any of the excitement! Coverage begins Friday, March 23rd. Call Bill Molchany (610-264-0920) or Tony Meckes For schedule information, breaking news, and papal (610-433-0705). speeches, please go to www.ewtn.com. THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT March 11, 2012 PASTOR’S CORNER Stay Awake! Keep Watch! On this 3rd Sunday of Lent, pray that all those These instructions have both haunted seeking to discover their vocations in Christ will take heart in the faith that He is the Lord our God and calls and rallied Jesus’ disciples through the them to the glorious perfection of love, we pray to last 20 centuries – from the Garden of the Lord. Gethsemane on the first Holy Thursday to Catasauqua today. The instructions

Saturday – March 10th – St Katherine Drexel of Jesus to Peter, James and John in 4:00PM St Andrew the garden have been renewed in our John Gavura by Joe and Aggie Szilezy 7:00PM St Lawrence time in response to the consistently STATIONS OF THE CROSS St Andrew – each Wednesday at 6:30PM Daniel L Moran by The McCarty Family anti-freedom-of-religion decisions and Sunday – March 11th – 3rd Sunday in Lent attempted legislation by the current St Mary – each Friday at 1:30PM St Lawrence – each Friday at 7:00PM 8:30AM St Andrew federal government. Because of this the St Andrew Joseph Tomasic by Wife, Mary and Family Plate Collection $1632.20 10:00AM St Lawrence Bishops of our region have even more Improvement and Repair $ 817.00 LENTEN CLASSES Rev Francis Fox by McCloskey Family keenly called for a significant personal St Lawrence by Father Eric 11:30AM St Lawrence response of catholics to speak up, pray, Plate Collection $2727.00 Did you say you want to do something Helen Bray by Barry and Peggy Bozzone special during Lent? How about “One Stop contact legislators, and do penance for Your Lenten Sacrifices during Lent to your Monday – March 12th – St Maximilian parish are greatly appreciated. Lenten Growth?” Yes, Mass at 6:00pm 8:00AM St Andrew our rights to practice Catholicism in the The Second Collection this week will be the Rice followed by Stations of the Cross, followed Florence Provsky by Ed and Lucille Ferenchak modern USA. Bowl Collection and the Second Collection next by Lenten Class and ending at 8:30pm! Take time Tuesday – March 13th – St Euphrasia week will be the Easter Flower Collection. to be with our Lord this Lent. You won’t be sorry for 8:00AM St Lawrence having done so. Agnes Vrana by Joseph Sodl To see the local bishops’ latest call-to- LENTEN SELF DENIALS will be received on Miraculous Medal Novena after Mass action letter to the faithful, please go to NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE Palm Sunday. Extra Self Denials and envelopes can Wednesday – March 14th – St Matilda www.pacatholic.org and use the links be found at the entrance to church. 6:00PM St Andrew Servers Lectors E.Minister there to contact your legislators again, St Andrew Angelo Vomero by Pinky Yanders LENTEN FISH DINNER Thursday – March 15th – St Louise de Marillac if necessary. And plan to join with your 4:00PM M.Berner J.Marhefka J.Ottinger A.Gorr Join St Andrew Parishioners for their 8:00AM St Lawrence fellow Catholics on Friday, March 30th annual Fish Dinner on March 16th Lois Feichtl by Pauline Feichtl 8:30AM J.Heffner J.Englert J.Heffner from 4:00 to 6:30pm. Friday – March 16th – St Finian for a special day of prayer and penance H.Heffner aimed to counter this attack on religious St Lawrence 8:00AM St Lawrence VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Frank Traupman by Kelly McCloskey 7:00PM S.DeLong K.McCloskey P.McCarty freedom. While that day is already of The Marian Guild is asking for volunteers to help St John Neumann Novena after Mass C.Casciotti day of abstinence from meat, and of with the upcoming Fish Dinner. Help is requested Saturday – March 17th – St Patrick 10:00AM C.Ritter J.Holena J.Marhefka for Thursday, March 15th, at 6:00pm to assist with 8:00AM St Lawrence continuing our personal penances and T.Fatzinger preparation of food, setting up tables, preparing All St Lawrence and St Andrew Parishioners disciplines of Lent, please make it also 11:30AM M.Yanek J.McCallister J.Yanek take home containers, etc. On Friday, March 16th, 4:00PM St Andrew K.Segreaves a day of true fasting for the cause of at 2:00pm to start cooking, finishing set up, cutting Debbie Nothstein by John and Rose Marhefka baked goods, etc., and after 4:00pm to assist with 7:00PM St Lawrence religious liberty. We pray that this nation may again honor serving food, do dishes, busing tables and end of night Charles H Albert by Helen and Bill Keeney God’s commandment, “Thou shalt not kill.” cleanup. Sunday – March 18h – 4rd Sunday in Lent “I stand here today with my sisters in Christ Praying for the deliverance of our BAKED GOODS 8:30AM St Andrew who also made the choice to have an Anna Tomasic by Mary Tomasic and Family nation from enslavement to sloth, abortion. We thought that our choice would Parishioners are asked to bake desserts and drop them 10:00AM St Lawrence narcissism, denial, ignorance and the be a solution to our immediate problems…But we have off in the church hall on Thursday from 6-8:00pm or Edward Kubinsky by Edward and Bernice lies of the deceiver, suffered spiritually, physically, and emotionally because Friday after 2:00pm. It is your commitment that keeps of our choice.” St Andrew’s strong. Thank you in advance for your 11:30AM St Lawrence Fr. Eric. Paul Levine by Mother Leslie Brunolli, of Silent No More Awareness cooperation in this event. Campaign, The Southern Cross, 9/10