ASSUMPTION PARISH
435 Amherst Street Buffalo, New York 14207 April 5, 2020
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PALM SUNDAY
Saturday the church will be open for private prayer as we have been doing between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. Palm Sunday the church will be open from 9:00 until 11:00 A.M. Palms will be blessed and placed in front Sunday, April 5, 2020—Palm Sunday of the Pas- of the altar on 2 tables. Please do not congregate. sion of Our Lord Say a prayer, take a palm and leave. 10:00 A.M. Bobbi Mathis (Cousins, Arnie and Karen)
Monday, April 6, 2020—Monday of Holy Week HOLY WEEK 8:00 A.M. Joseph Zajac (Rosemary Roskam)
Holy Thursday the church will be open for private Tuesday, April 7, 2020—Tuesday of Holy Week prayer from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. 8:00 A.M. Scotty Byrnes (Ann Oxley)
Wednesday, April 8, 2020—Wednesday of Holy Good Friday, again, no services, the church will be Week open for private prayer 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m. 8:00 A.M. Joseph and Barbara Marciniak (Granddaughters, Christine and Diane) Holy Saturday the church is closed.
Thursday, April 9, 2020—Holy Thursday Easter Sunday the church will be open for private 3:00 P.M.—7:00 P.M. (Church opened) prayer between 9:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT CONGREGATE, or Friday, April 10, 2020—Good Friday stand in the aisles – keep a safe distance. Observe (Church opened 12:00 noon—3:00 P.M.) the caution that has been given by the government. Avoid physical contact according to the guidelines. Saturday, April 11, 2020—Holy Saturday (Church closed) Regarding Holy Saturday blessing of food baskets, please stay in your car in the two parking lots of the Sunday, April 12, 2020—Easter Sunday of the church. Father will be available 2:00, 2:30 and 3:00 Resurrection of the Lord p.m. for a blessing. He will walk to each car to bless 9:00 A.M. —11:00 A.M. Church opened your Easter baskets. STAY IN YOUR CAR AND
OPEN YOUR WINDOWS. If weather turns snowy PLEASE PRAY FOR sick and for the souls of our re- Father will be in the garage. Drive up to the garage cently deceased fellow parishioners and friends. and Father will bless the baskets one at a time.
HOLY LAND COLLECTION SCHEDULED MASSES Generally held on Good Friday, this collection pro- Private Masses are offered every day. Be assured vides housing and food to the poor in the Holy Land that Mass Intentions printed in the Bulletin are being along with religious formation and education, main- honored. taining shrines and parishes and conducting pastoral ministry. Thank you for your generosity and prayers.
OFFERTORY March 29, 2020 000000..000. $ 642.00 Mass Intention Book 2021 Mailed in 0000000000000 $3,370.00 Due to the restrictions to stay home, please mail in your requests for Masses for next year. There is a
$15.00 stipend for each Mass requested.
1. Only twelve (12) Mass requests per parish Are you a regular visitor and looking for a new parish to family. join? Please contact the parish office (875-7626) for a reg- 2. Only two (2) of those twelve will be scheduled istration form and we’ll be happy to answer any questions on a weekend. you may have. All are welcome. 3. No requests will be taken over the phone. BUFFALO, NEW YORK APRIL 5, 2020
SWIECONKA” (The Polish Easter Basket) Catholic Charities Parish Collection
The contents of the Due to the current restrictions, please mail your donation traditional Polish directly to: Catholic Charities, 741 Delaware Ave., Buf- Easter Basket which falo, NY 14209. Include the form your received. is blessed on Holy Saturday have these meanings: MASLO butter) – Catholic Charities shaped in a lamb or cross – butter re- Last year, Assumption Parish contributed $35,823 to Catho- minds us of the lic Charities 2019 Appeal. 152 donors with an average gift goodness of Christ. of $236! Your support helped provide the many essential BABKA (bread) – a round loaf topped with a cross – is services to those who need it most in our community: symbolic of Jesus, “Our True Bread of Life”. Food Pantries, Children’s Services, Senior Services, La- CHRZAN (horseradish) – symbolic of the Passion of dies of Charity, Msgr. Carr Institute, Education and Job Christ. Readiness, Basic/Emergency Assistance, Immigration and JAJKA (eggs) – indicates new life and Christ’s Resurrec- Refugee Assistance and Marriage Counseling. So many of tion. our neighbors benefit from your generosity. With your con- KIELBASA (sausage) – indicates God’s favor. tinued support, financial and/or spiritual, our community will SZYNKA (ham) – symbolic of great joy. know the comforting Word of God. SOL (salt) – Jesus said “You are the salt of the earth”. CANDLE - represents Christ, the Light of the world.
OUR WEEKLY PARISH BULLETIN5. An Uplifting Suggestion Is available in the Peter Street vestibule in the rack by the church door. Feel free to take one to your Are you singing “Happy Birthday” when neighbor too. You can also read it online. Just go to washing your hands for 20 seconds? How parishes online and type in Assumption Church, Buf- about saying an Our Father and Hail Mary falo, NY. instead?
AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION The Brick Memorial/Remembrance Wall will be a re- My Jesus, minder to all who gaze upon it. I believe that you are truly present "I thank God every time I remember you..." Philippians 1:3 in the Most Blessed Sacrament. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I love You above all things In our lives there are individuals who leave a lasting im- and I desire to possess You within my soul. pression. Now at Assumption Church you have an oppor- Since I am unable at this moment tunity to honor those special people by having a plaque to receive You sacramentally, engraved and put on our wall. We invite you to take a look come at least spiritually into my in the vestibule and see what we are doing and remember heart. those who have touched your life. I embrace You as being already there, For more information contact Debbie Baker 868-1942 or and unite myself wholly to You. Karen Pinzel 864-2135. Order forms are at the doors of Never permit me to be separated the church. from You. —Amen. LUCKY MONEY
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