St. Valentine Church

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Mission Statement: Guided by the Holy Spirit, we strive to live and share the Good News of Jesus Christ so that all may come to know God. As a Catholic Church and School Community we welcome, serve, teach, learn, reconcile and provide comfort and hope in the spirit of St Valentine.

March 7, 2021 3rd Sunday of Lent

In today’s first reading from Exodus God offers His people another covenant. This one is much more personal M the words are His words, carved into stone by His hand, and spoken to each one of us. The covenant with Noah gave us hope after chaos. The covenant with Abraham showed us the extent of God’s love. Through Abraham and Isaac we saw how the father so loved God that he was willing to give his only son M a foreshadowing of the role Jesus would play many generations later. Now, with the Ten Commandments we hear in Exodus 19:5, “I will bestow mercy down to the thousandth generation on the children of those who love me and keep my commandments M my covenant.” 
Is this new covenant a new set of restrictions? They are, in fact, a part of a larger collection of laws known as the Covenant Code (Exodus 2123). But, in reality the Ten Commandments are all about love. John Parsons of Hebrew for Christians has summarized them this way:
1. “I am your only deliverer, the One who loves and chooses you; 2. Love me exclusively; 3. Regard my love as sacred; 4. Rest in me; 5. Honor your life and its history. Do no harm to others:

6. Forsake anger, 7. Abandon lust, 8. Renounce greed, and 9. Abhor lying. 10.Refuse envy.
Know that you belong to me and that you are accepted. Love others as you are also loved.” 3rd Sunday of3rd Lent
In the Mosaic covenant, God swore eternal devotion to his people and they swore their devotion in return. 
Consider what Jesus said, in the new covenant, about the greatest commandments M “lovethe Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind” and to “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:3640). With this Mosaic covenant, God shows us His love and outlines how we can show Him ours. 
Have we thought about the Ten Commandments as a covenant of love? Have we considered that they are, as we heard in today’s psalm, “the words of everlasting love?” The third week of Lent reminds us of yet, another covenant God made with His people. This week, our meditation could center on looking at how we live our lives in the love expressed in the covenant made with Moses. 
Join us for Stations of the Cross at 7 pm in Church.
Confessions will be heard prior to Stations of the Cross from 6N7 pm in Church. Page 2 St. Valentine Heartline March 7, 2021 et us pray for those who are Readings for the week of  Liturgy Schedule ill and have asked for our March 7, 2021 L
Sunday:
Ex 20:117 or 20:13, 7 prayer:


8, 1217/Ps 19:8, 9, Mass Intentions Judi Marshall
Tony Janisse


10, 11 [Jn 6:68c]/1 Cor Josiah Wardrop
John Fitzpatrick


1:2225/
Jn 2:1325 or Ex 17:3 MondayNMarch 8 Lenten Bridget Brennan
Patricia Longo
Hurley
Mike Rodriguez

7/Ps 95:12, 67, 89 Weekday, St. John of God,
[8]/Rom 5:12, 58/Jn Religious Kaitlin Klaus
Maryanne
John Dillon
Senkowski

4:542 or 4:515, 19b 8:30 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Jim Dwyer
Dick Nelson

26, 39a, 4042
Loretto
Shirley
Bette Dishman
Monday:
2 Kgs 5:115ab/Ps TuesdayN March 9 Lenten Zimmerman
George Nikolaj


42:2, 3; 43:3, 4 [cf Weekday, St. Frances of Colleen Devine
Rita Barthlow


42:3]/Lk 4:2430
Rome, Religious Clara Macek
Parish Family
Tuesday:
Dn 3:25, 3443/Ps 8:30 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Autumn
Marcia Favor


25:45ab, 6 and 7bc, 8 Pattenaude
Michael


9 [6a]/Mt 18:2135
Loretto
Wednesday:
Dt 4:1, 59/Ps 147:12 WednesdayNMarch 10 Lenten Carol Sneary
Bonenfant
Joan Reilly
Tom Hurley


13, 1516, 1920]/Mt Weekday 

5:1719
No Mass at St. Valentine or Our Barb Schenden
Suzy Cervi
Andrew Ricotta
Paul Danic
Thursday:
Jer 7:2328/Ps 95:12, Lady of Loretto
Jeanette
Marilyn Mootsey


67, 89 [8]/Lk 11:14 Thursday, March 11 Lenten Shamma
Patricia Cislo


23
Weekday Enrico Canini
Judy Gregory
Friday:

Hos 14:210/Ps 81:6c 8:30 a.m. Mass in Church
Dan Jenkins


8a, 8bc9, 1011ab, 14 Margaret Holt req. by Friends


and 17 [cf. 11 and 9a]/ Antonio & Ida Barile req. by

Mk 12:2834
Graziano Canini
Prayer Requests Saturday:
Hos 6:16/Ps 51:34, We enjoy hearing the good

1819, 2021ab [cf. FridayNMarch 12 Lenten

Hos 6:6]/Lk 18:914
Weekday news of recovery and extend our deepest Next Sunday:
2 Chr 36:1416, 1923/ 8:30 a. m. Mass in Church
sympathy to those who

Ps 137:12, 3, 45, 6 For all those who are sick and for have departed. Please

[6ab]/Eph 2:410/Jn their caregivers
contact the parish office 3135324394

3:1421 or 1 Sm 16:1b, SaturdayNMarch 13 Lenten for any changes.


67, 1013a/Ps 23:1 Weekday

3a, 3b4m 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:30 p.m. Mass in Church


5:814/Jn 9:141 or Richard & Georgiana Rydzewski

9:1, 69, 1317, 3438
req. by The Ustes Family
Jack & Eleanor Mote req. by We offer our deepest Family
sympathy to the family Birthday wishes for Fr. Socorro and friends upon the req. by The Parishioners of St. death of Onda Payne Valentine
and to Gary Estermyer SundayNMarch 14 Fourth upon the death of his wife, Maureen. Sunday of Lent May all the souls of the faithful 8:30 a.m. Mass in Church
departed through the mercy of God, Sally Pellerito req. by Jean & Paul rest in peace.
Benedict
Antonio & Ida Barile req. by Graziano Canini
Collections for ...
Birthday wishes for Fr. Socorro February 21 and 28, 2021
req. by The Parishioners of St. Not Available at time of printing.
Valentine
12 noon Mass in Church
Did you Daylight Saving Time Begins Special intention req. by The know….??? March 14th Tworek Family
 Don’t forget to spring forward! Antonio & Ida Barile req. by Father Socorro  Graziano Canini
will celebrate his Birthday wishes for Fr. Socorro birthday on  req. by The Parishioners of St. Saturday, March Valentine
13th. March 7, 2021 St. Valentine Heartline Page 3 Congratulations Ministry Mass Assignments Congratulations to our 2nd March 13N5:30 p.m.
graders who made their Sacristan: Suzanne Mote
First Reconciliation on Lector: Tom Sesko
Saturday.
EMHC: P. or S. Lewis
Thank you to the teachers Usher:
who helped prepare them: Mrs. Julie March 14N8:30 a.m.
Jeffries, Ms. Jacqueline Sigler and Ms. Sacristan: Jim Soter
From Faith Formation
Julie Kelly.
Lector: George Baughman
EMHC: Patty Soter
Parents Just Don’t Understand Faith Formation News Usher: Frank Tislerics
First Eucharist Parent Meeting March14N12 noon
Anybody remember the old rap song All parents whose children will be Sacristan:
by the Fresh Prince, aka Will Smith, receiving their First Holy Communion Lector: Alan Pawlik
“Parents Just Don’t Understand?” As on May 2nd are reminded of our parent EMHC:
we grow up, it is sometimes a struggle meeting on Monday, March 15th at 7 Usher:
for us to imagine that our parents pm in Church.
March 20N5:30 p.m.
understand us. It can seem impossible
Sacristan:
that Mom and Dad remember the Confirmation Practice Lector: John Udanoh
EMHC:
stress of exam week or peer pressure. All candidates and their sponsors are Usher:
We never saw them as children; we reminded of their Confirmation practice March 21N8:30 a.m.
never saw their disappointed faces scheduled for Thursday, March 18th at Sacristan:
when they weren’t invited to a party, or 6:30 pm in the Church. This is a Lector: George Turibiak
their dashed hopes at a bad test grade. mandatory practice. If your sponsor EMHC:
We never saw them homesick their first cannot make it that evening, one of Usher:
week of college or nervous to ask their your parents may sit with you for the March 21N12 noon
crush to Homecoming.
practice. Any questions, please call Sacristan:
We’re often the same way about God. Bonnie in the Faith Formation Office at Lector: Claudia Williams
We gripe about what He asks of us. 3135324394 x201.
“He doesn’t understand sin N he’s all EMHC:
good,” we think. “He doesn’t Usher:
understand temptation N He is Blood Drive If you would like to be trained in one perfect.”
Our next blood drive is Palm Sunday, of the ministries, we will be more than In Scripture, God can be very much a March 28th, from 8 AM to 2 PM, please happy to train you. Call the office at father, telling us what we can and sign up to make your appointment 3135324394 if you are interested in cannot do. And yet, in His divine soon. If you want to contact me for an being trained.
genius, He is sometimes simply a man appointment you can send an email at a well, asking for a drink.
with the time you would like For me, it turns out I didn’t need to to
[email protected]
or tell my parents anything about what I call 2483476427 or sign up at the was going through as a kid N they table in the back of church for the next Where Are The Candles? knew already. What I needed was for few Sundays. Right now there is a When he was called the them to tell me what to do, and how to shortage of blood due to the winter second time, Jonas went to do it.
weather we have been getting. So the city of Ninive. There he Similarly, we don’t need to tell God please sign up and save up to three preached the wrath of God for about human nature. We need God to lives. The Red Cross is still checking the evils of the city.
tell us about His nature. He’s good for Covid antibodies this is no cost to The King of Ninive, his enough to ask us for a drink, to enter you, so they will let you know if you councilors, and the whole of into our humanity. But we have to had Covid. If you can't donate blood the city put on sack cloth, remember, for our own sakes, to have but would like to make a food dish, fasted, and sat in the ashes the humility to ask Him for something, please let me know. We like to thank seeking the forgiveness of the too N the water that will quench our our Red Cross workers by providing Lord.
eternal thirst.
lunch for them. I will need a main dish, We have attempted to do that N Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS salad, dessert and rolls and butter. here. The rich velvet wall
Thank you!

coverings are now rough ©LPi
God Bless St. Valentine parishioners.
cloth. The brocade side panels have Cecilia Gallagher   been taken away. Even the richly Blood Drive Coordinator ornate candle stands have been replaced with simple wood and base Sacramental Celebrations  metal.
Calendar Like the people Ninive we sit in the March 20th
Confirmation with ashes, lamenting our sins, and

Bishop Cepeda
awaiting the glorious light that will May 2nd
First Communion
come with the resurrection of the Lord.
The Worship Commission Page 4 St. Valentine Heartline March 7, 2021 52 Sundays Perpetua was arrested with 4 other 3rd Sunday of Take Time to Chat
catechumens, including Felicity who Lent  Jesus was angry with the was 8 months pregnant, and their Many prefer a merchants in the temple because instructor in the faith, Saturus. “create as you go” they were cheating the people. Perpetua was baptized before she was approach to life Have you ever been cheated? How taken to prison. She was known for her where laws and did that make you feel?
gift of “the Lord’s speech” and protocols primarily exist to secure and  Jesus was also angry because the receiving messages from God. At the protect liberties rather than dictate and merchants were robbing the time of her baptism she was told by outline proper and right behavior. people of the opportunity to God to pray for nothing but endurance There are no real benchmarks for worship and pray. Have you ever in the face of her trials.
acceptable ethical and moral behavior, been distracted in prayer? What When she and others were taken to with a “you can’t tell me what to do” did you do to push away the be examined and sentenced, the attitude prevailing. Parents are even distractions?
judge, out of pity, tried to get her to limited in what they can request of their Fun Facts!
change her mind, but she children, and dealing with threatening The Jerusalem temple was divided did not back down. For behaviors, especially from adults, are a into several courts. The outermost their unwillingness, all were challenge as well. Acceptable and court, open to nonJewish pilgrims, sent to the public games in expected conduct seems to amount to was used for selling sacrificial animals the amphitheater. There safeguarding each other’s space rather and exchanging foreign currency for Perpetua and Felicity were than increasing awareness of the appropriate coins needed to pay beheaded, and the others necessary relationships that require a the temple tax.
killed by beasts.
more refined and higher response.
Liturgy Link
Family Prayer
We have lost our axis to the world of In the time of Jesus, the temple was Righteous Anger
“anything goes” and no longer see the the most important of Jewish buildings In today’s Gospel, Jesus expressed Ten Commandments as practical and because God was present there in a anger to convey his displeasure over wise guideposts to effective living. We special way. Today, Jesus is present in abuses in the temple. As followers of live on “relativism island” where only a a special way in the Eucharist, which is Christ, it is appropriate for us too to get possible suggestion to “love and do not reserved in the tabernacle. Find the angry over sin. Evils such as abuse, harm” may be the only standard able to tabernacle in your church.
racism, pornography, etc. should be preached. While Jesus most Family FunN
incense us. This prayer will help to certainly emphasized love above God Made vs Human Made
transform righteous anger into peace. anything else, it was never about warm We hear in today’s Gospel about God of Righteous anger and holy fuzzy feelings or halfhearted what people have made (the temple) healing, we pray for our world and for humanitarian efforts. The love of which and what originates from God (Jesus). people who have been hurt by Jesus spoke establishes an intimate This game is a fun and easy way to members of the church. We ask for connection with God, neighbor, self, teach young children about God as accountability, change and healing.
and creation. Because this love, who is creator and giver of all good gifts. Point God of Peace, we pray for our world God Himself, is at the foundational core to an object and ask, “humanmade or where war has become a way of life. of our lives, it demands actions and Godmade?” Children are then invited We pray for reconciliation and your attitudes that serve to build up, to respond. This game is a lot of fun peace that surpasses all increase, and free up those and can lead to many teachable understanding.
relationships. Love requires proper moments. For example, is a car human God of Creation, we pray for our conduct. Preserving and enhancing made or Godmade? A car is human world for ocean and mountain, hill and these love centered relationships is at made but God gave the human the vale, forest and meadow and for all the the heart of the Ten Commandments intelligence and creativity to design it creatures with which we share this (and the Beatitudes) and the reason for and the strength and diligence to beautiful creation. We pray for wisdom Jesus’ display of anger in the temple.
assemble it. Isn’t God good?
that we may be faithful and humble The Ten Commandments can save Meet our Extended Family
stewards of this beautiful planet.
the world from turmoil and conflict by Sts. Perpetua & Felicity
God of Love, we pray for our hearts instilling basic moral and relational Feast Day March 7 d.203
and all that we hold dear family and principles within us. They also hold a Sts. Perpetua and friends, work and rest and play. We healthy sense of sin in balance and Felicity were Christian pray for joy and compassion that we always remind us of our relationship martyrs who lived may live and share your love. Amen.
with God and the freedom God offers. during the early *adapted from https://worshipwords.co.uk/god
of Our faith preserves these jewels of
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truth that we often look beyond, persecution of the ferguson
usa church in Africa by the dismiss altogether, or seek to remove Emperor Severus. from public view. Human beings can be Perpetua, a well educated CSAN2020 so arrogant at times. Our Lenten noblewoman, made the decision to “Rise, Be Not Afraid” journey, especially when embarked follow the path of her mother and Goal: $39,104
upon with sincerity and resolve, can became a Christian, although she Amount Pledged: $ 55,246.50
restore all of our essential knew it could mean her death during Families pledged: 151
relationships. When we get absorbed in the persecutions ordered by the Thank you to the following families for Emperor Severus.
their pledges.
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Parish Website
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Parish Email Address
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[email protected]
life’s preoccupations and demands, Facebook
things can quickly get distorted and we Rev. Socorro Fernandes SAC …………………………………………………....Pastor
can find ourselves way off track. In Sue Daly..

Parish Secretary/Receptionist
Stella Isaacson

Bookkeeper
short, we find ourselves in sin. Rachel Damuth

Principal
Humanity is losing a sense of both Kris Brake

School Secretary
grace and sin. We need both to Bonnie Danic x201

Faith Formation Secretary/Bulletin Editor
understand what is real and true. Until Bill Charlton

Maintenance
Phil Masserang………………………………………………………………Maintenance
we do, the oppressive systems and
ideologies that hurt so many will never Faith Formation Office

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change. We will never change. We are Music Minister
grateful for those courageous souls Kevin Cushman

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who willingly embrace the conversion Choir Practice
and hard work Lent demands and Thursday

7:30 p.m.

stand against antiquated systems and Mass Schedule
ideologies. They give us hope that all Saturday evening:
5:30 p.m.
is not lost.
Sunday …………..…………………………………………………..8:30 and 12:00 noon
Daily Mass in Church
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Thursday & Friday

8:30 a.m.
Holyday Schedule
Holyday: ………………………………………………………….8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

ConfessionNNot at St. Valentine
Saturday afternoon at Our Lady of Loretto

2:30 p.m.3:45 p.m. or by appointment

Baptism
Prior arrangements must be made by calling the Parish Office. Parents must attend
Support of U.S.  an informational meeting.
Armed Forces
Matrimony
As a parish community we would like Arrangements for Matrimony must be made at least six months in advance.
to support the men and women serving
in our Armed Forces with our prayer.
CatechumenateRCIA
Please call the Parish Office for more information.
Lord, Hold these men and women in
your loving hands and protect them as St. Valentine Parish Office Hours
they protect us and bless them for their Summer Hours
MondayNThursday………………………………………………...8:30 a.m.N2:00 p.m.
selfless acts. We pray for peace in our Fall/Winter/Spring Hours
world.
MondayNFriday

….8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Michael Arsenault, David DeAngelis, Closed daily from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Christopher LePain, Patricia Molloy, Saturday & Sunday
CLOSED
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Kliman, Luke Leveillee, Michael Cain, Mon. Tues..

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wed………………………………………………………………….10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Kristen Lauber, Frank Bordo, Bonda Thurs. Fri

9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Bordo, Larry Silk, Bradley Swanson, Sat

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Gary Semon, Brian Jones, Seth Revised 272021
DeTavernier, Timothy Mc Carthy, Rob Nitz, Jesse Moore, Michael J. Ryan, Parish Council
Judy Schuett
Ryan Coppens, Daniel T. Ryan, Justin Ron Fron….……………………Chairperson
Fred Foster
Ryan, Micheal Nalepa, Steven Wendy Wagner…………….Vice Chairperson
Mike Nowak………………….…...... Worship
Tomlinson and Alex Blackwell.
Frank Zbikowski
Joe Kelly…………………...Finance Council
Tom Alexander
Rosemary Fox……………Christian Service
George Baughman
Rachel Damuth……………. School Advisory

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