Bulletin for February 1st, 2015

Divine Mercy Parish
312 Davis St., Scranton, PA 18505 / 570-344-1724 / www.divinemercyparish.us
Worship Schedule
Saturday……..4:00PM & 5:30PM
Sunday………….8:00AM, 11:00AM
& 5:00PM
Monday - Friday…………..12:10PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 11:00AM - 11:45AM
or anytime by appointment
Eucharistic Holy Hour
Wednesday 6:00PM
Sunday Evening Prayer
Sunday 6:00PM
Office Hours
9:00AM - 5:00PM Monday - Friday
Religious Education Office
5:00PM - 9:00PM Tuesday & Thursday
9:00AM - 11:00AM Sunday
Fax Number: 570-344-1787
School Information
All Saints Academy
570-343-8114
Holy Cross High School
570-346-7541
Head Groundskeeper
Martin Montoro
Sacristans
William Castaldi, Anthony DelVecchio,
Edward Fortuna, Shawn Soroka, Sal DeFrancesco,
Daniel Burke, Michael Boyko
Office Staff
Rev. Francis L. Pauselli
Pastor
[email protected]
William Drazdowski
Director of Parish Operations
[email protected]
Brittain Banull
Director of Religious Education
[email protected]
Nicholas Katchur
Director of Music
[email protected]
Parish Council
Michele Manzo
Ann Marie Cawley
Lois Fuller
Mary Ellen McDonough
Joseph Walsh
Edward Fortuna
Margaret MacArt
Cathleen Shields
Kathryn Moceyunas
Jamie Hayes
Dominick Georgetti
The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Weekend of January 31 & February 1, 2015
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THE WORD IS THE PRESENCE OF OUR LORD THROUGH SCRIPTURE, THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR FAITH.
Religious Education / Life Long Faith Formation (Advent and Lent Bible Study) / Vacation Bible School / RCIA /
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
Religious Education News:
From Brittain Banull DRE
Confirmation Meeting
There will be a Confirmation meeting for candidates and sponsors on February 5th at 7:00PM in the Parish Hall. Please
make plans to attend!
Parish Breakfast Service Project
On Sunday, February 15th, the 7th and 8th Grade Classes will help to cleanup and reset tables at the Parish Family Breakfast. Workers are needed from 8:00AM to 11:00AM or 10:00AM to 1:00PM. All 7th and 8th grade students are welcome
and encouraged to come and help. Sign-ups will take place at Religious Education Classes.
Souper Good News
The Souper Bowl of Caring is fast approaching. Led by our Youth Group members, we will join with an anticipated
15,000 congregations representing all fifty states and fifty different denominations in giving one dollar each leaving
Mass on Super Bowl Sunday.
Please come prepared to “play” in the Souper Bowl of Caring. Every dollar donated will be sent to a local organization
serving the hungry of our area. Why not attach your dollar to a can of soup and drop it in one of our “soup pots” on that
weekend?
THE BIBLE, THE CATHOLIC FAITH and MORE: Discussion sessions meet on the first and third Thursdays
of the month in the Parish Center from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.
Facilitated by Mike Abdalla
Catch Our Spirit… Celebrate Our Catholic Schools
As families register their students for the upcoming school year, consider becoming an Academic Angel!
Your contribution is an investment in a child’s future…the outcomes speak for themselves. Our schools offer an instructional environment that challenges the mind, while inspiring and strengthening the spirit. Please consider supporting our
students for the 2015-16 school year; you can designate the gift as a memorial or in honor of someone special, select a
particular school to receive it, or let us put it where it is needed most. Contributions can be sent to the Diocese of Scranton Scholarship Foundation, 300 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton PA 18503.
Used Clothing Drop-Off Shed
Sponsored by the Divine Mercy Parish Youth Group
Items Accepted:
All clothing, shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, sheets,
pillowcases, drapes and stuffed toys.
(Please no rags, fabric scraps, pillows, toys or household goods)
-Send clothing to people who can use it all over the U.S. and World.
-Help the environment by keeping your clothing out of the landfill.
-Receive a tax deduction for your donation. Receipts are on the shed.
**Help us keep your donations clean and dry.**
If possible, please put them in tied or closed bags. Thanks!
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WORSHIP IS THE TANGIBLE EXPRESSION OF OUR LORD’S LOVE FOR US
We Remember...
AND OUR RESPONSE TO HIM IN A CONCRETE AND LOVING EXPRESSION OF FAITH.
Monday—12:10PM
2/2/2015
Liturgy Committee / Art and Environment / Holy Hour Eucharistic Adoration / Evening Prayer /
Music Ministry / Eucharistic Ministers / Lectors / Altar Servers / Choirs / Cantors / Musicians /
Ushers and Sacristans / Hospitality
Jill A. Donovan
Requested by Erica Joyce
Tuesday—12:10PM
2/3/2015
Gift Bearers
If you would like to bring up the gifts at the weekend Masses, please inform the usher before Mass begins.
Jo Ann McGurrin
Requested by Marty, Shawn, Jean and Chris
Wednesday—12:10PM
2/4/2015
Feast of St. Blaise
John DeSanto
February 3, 2015
Requested by his family
Blessing of Throats Schedule:
Thursday—12:10PM
2/5/2015
Following 12:10PM Mass
&
5:30PM Prayer Service
Patricia Rosato
Requested by Frank and Grace Dymek
Friday—12:10PM
2/6/2015
Mildred Pauselli
Requested by Bob and Mary Ann Donovan
Saturday—4:00PM
2/7/2015
Patrick Thorne
Divine Mercy Parish Music Ministry
Divine Mercy Parish is currently seeking new Cantors! If you are interested in participating in the Cantor ministry, please contact Nick at the
Parish Office (570-344-1724).
**Ability to read music is NOT required.**
Requested by Judy Matticks
Saturday—5:30PM
Eugene Tranovich
Requested by his family
Sunday—8:00AM
2/8/2015
Lillian A. Meranti
Requested by her family
Sunday—11:00AM
Mass for the People
Sunday—5:00PM
Madlyn Mecca
Requested by Tom and Erin Burke and sons
Girl Scout Troop 50010 will be selling girl scout cookies after all masses during the weekend of February 21-22. Cookies are $4 per box. We hope you will support them!
Benefit
Charlene Thompson is a Taylor resident who is battling breast cancer for the second time.
Family and friends are holding a spaghetti dinner on February 22, 2015 to help her with
the medical costs that she has incurred. The dinner will be held from 2:00PM—6:00PM at
the Taylor Hose Co. on Union St. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children. There
will be basket raffles at the event including a raffle for a quilt and basket of cheer. If anyone can make a donation or would like tickets, please contact Kori Leoszewski (570-9036402) or Maryann Kaminski (570-562-2900). We are looking for anyone who can donate
a basket, gift cards, pasta, bottle of wine or liquor.
The Lifelong Learning Institute Senior Program at Marywood University will hold
its spring preview of course offerings and trips on Saturday, February 7, at 1PM in
the Swartz Center for Spiritual Life. Light refreshments will be served. Snow date
is Sunday, February 8. Additional information can be obtained by calling 570-3486292
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Every Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in the church.
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 Liturgical Assignments
for February 7 & 8, 2014
WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF GOD. WE STRIVE TO BE THE FACE OF GOD FOR OTHERS IN OUR PARISH
AND THE PEOPLE WE MEET DAILY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Saturday 4:00PM
Cantor Michael Kavulich
Parish Breakfast / Craft Fair / Calendar Party / Parish Picnic / Movie Night / Doughnut Sunday /
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Gary Moss
First Friday and Lenten Friday Luncheons / Clothes Shed and Coat Drive / Easter Egg Hunt /
Richard Patchcoski
Breakfast with Santa / Concerts
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Eileen Patchcoski
Coordinating Team Members:
John Pocius
Tom Cerep, Mary Theresa Montoro, Karen Grzyboski and Jen Roever
Cathy Pocius
From the Desk of Bill Drazdowski:
Marian Donelan
Servers Kelsey Shaughnessy
End of Year Statement requests:
Its tax season again! If anyone would like to get an End of Year Statement of their donations to the Parish for 2014, please feel free to give me a call at the Parish office, or send
me an Email. We do not mail out End of Year Statements without a request, so please
Saturday 5:30PM
feel free contact me.
DIVINE MERCY PARISH BREAKFAST
Cantor
Lector
Molly Abdalla
Joseph Moceyunas
Kathy Moceyunas
Patty Giambrone
Nancy Laffey
Jordan Grzyboski
The Divine Mercy Parish Breakfast will be held on Sunday, February 15, from 8:30AM
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to 12:30PM in the Parish Center. Featured will be cooked to order omelets and homemade Belgian waffles with fruit toppings. The menu also includes home fries, sausage,
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bacon, homemade coffee cakes, breads and pastries, juice, coffee, tea, water, milk and
chocolate milk. Cost is $8.00 for adults and $4.00 for children under 12. Tickets will be
sold after all weekend Masses,at the parish office during normal business hours and will
also be available at the door. Anyone wishing to help with the Breakfast may call Ann
Sunday 8:00AM
Marie Cawley at 570-677-9105, Dorothy Bouselli 570-963-9691, Judy McCauley 570Cantor Michael Tedesco
871-4446, or the parish office at 570-344-1724.
Diocese of Scranton Wedding Anniversary Mass
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton, and the Office for Parish Life wishes to invite couples celebrating their 25th or 50th
wedding anniversary in 2015 to a diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass on Sunday,
June 7. (NB: This is a change from the original date of June 21.) The event includes a
2:30 PM mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral followed by a reception. Requests for an invitation, with a mailing address, should be made through the parish office before March 16.
Valentines for Pat
Join us Friday, February 13th
Divine Mercy Parish Hall
5:00PM-11:00PM
$10.00 Donation at the door!
Includes beverages & light fare
Basket and other raffles available for purchase
Lector
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Servers
Johnny Gilchrist
Patrick McCabe
Pat Quinn
Mary Tigue
Katherine Sompel
Sunday 11:00AM
Cantor Cassie Semyon
Lector
Laura Delayo
Jeremy Liptai
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Zita Timlin
Joe Walsh
Ann M Charnogursky
Alice DeCarlo
Servers David Wilce
Donations will benefit Pat Walsh (Colliery Joe’s wife)
to offset hospital expenses due to a recent illness
Please contact Lindsey Perry 570-468-4413 if you would like to contribute in any other
way: baskets, gift cards, food, beverages or a monetary donation, etc.
Thank you for your support and hope to see your you there!
Sponsored by the Minooka Lions Club
First Friday
Join us this Friday, February 6th, for First Friday Mass at 12:10PM
and a luncheon immediately following in the Parish Hall.
Sunday 5:00PM
Cantor Christina Mecca
Lector
Brian Price
Zane Price
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Mary A Donovan
Peggy Walsh
Servers Lauren Grzyboski
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THROUGH SCRIPTURE WE KNOW GOD CALLS US TO SERVE OTHERS.
WE ARE A PARISH COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO HELPING THOSE IN NEED.
Eucharistic Outreach / Divine Mercy Table / Social Concerns Committee / Food Pantry Support /
Blood Drive / Holiday Donations / Souper Bowl of Caring
Coordinating Team Members:
Mike Abdalla, Marguerite Coyle, Joanne Corbett, Cathy Genovese and Sr. Janet Jeffers
OUR SHELVES ARE BARE…
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR OUR FOOD PANTRY…
Our food pantry at the former St. John Neumann School (now Whittier
Annex) is in great need of your donations. We have over sixty families each week
coming to us in need. This means at least sixty boxes of cereal, sixty bottles of juice, sixty boxes of
pasta, sixty cans of vegetables, fruit, etc. are being distributed every week. We really need your
help. If each family would bring at least one item to church each weekend, we should be able to
meet our needs—for now. Thank you for your generosity to us.
-Sr. Janet Jeffers, I.H.M., Catholic Social Services
The Greatest Gift
Do you have a family member or neighbor who cannot leave their home to attend Mass
and receive the Blessed Sacrament? Our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion are
here to serve your loved ones by bringing them the gift of Christ Himself, the greatest gift
that can be given. If you know of someone we should be serving, please contact Vince
Klingler at 570-205-5716 or [email protected] for arrangements.
From the Desk of Father Pauselli
During World Youth Day, on July 25, 2013, Pope Francis told us to “never tire of working
for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity.” The Catholic Campaign for Human
Development (CCHD) seeks to defend human dignity and reach out to those who live on
the margins of our society by funding projects that increase justice and express the charity
of Christ toward the poor. Thank you for your contributions to the Catholic Campaign for
Human Development last weekend! Your generous gift will help CCHD end poverty in the
United States through better education, improved housing, and economic development.
Through CCHD and its beneficiaries, we help keep Catholic social teaching alive and carry out Jesus’ mission to “bring glad tidings to the poor… to proclaim liberty to captives
and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free.” (Luke 4:18)
During this week take note of two events: the blessing of throats traditionally done on February 3 will take place after the 12:10PM Mass and at 5:30PM during a prayer service.
On the first Friday, February 6, Mass will be at 12:10PM and lunch will follow in the Parish Center. Hope to see many of you at both evens! Have a great week!
Important February Dates
February 11 - Parish Pastoral Council Meeting - 7:00 PM
February 12 - Women's Guild Meeting - 7:00 PM (Please note date change)
SUNDAY EVENING PRAYER
EVERY SUNDAY AT 6:00PM
Monday • February 2
The Presentation of the Lord
Mal 3:1-4/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40
Tuesday • February 3
Weekday
Heb 12:1-4/Mk 5:21-43
Wednesday • February 4
Weekday
Heb 12:4-7, 11-15/Mk 6:1-6
Thursday • February 5
St. Agatha
Heb 12:18-19, 21-24/Mk 6:7-13
Friday • February 6
St. Paul Miki and Companions
Heb 13:1-8/Mk 6:14-29
Saturday • February 7
Weekday
Heb 13:15-17, 20-21/Mk 6:30-34
Sunday • February 8
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Job 7:1-4, 6-7/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/
Mk 1:29-39
Mass Attendance
January 24-25
Saturday
4:00PM
282
5:30PM
159
Sunday
8:00AM
11:00AM
149
344
5:00PM
171
In recognition of our need to give,
and the many needs
of our church and parish, and in
gratitude for God’s gifts to us, we
declare our willingness to return a
portion of our Treasure to our
parish, as part of our total
Christian stewardship.
Weekly Sacrificial Giving
Not available at
time of publication
Thank you for your continued
support and generosity!

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