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March 31, 2019
226 Hurffville Road, Sewell, New Jersey 08080
Phone: (856) 228-1616 Fax: (856) 228-6332
www.churchoftheholyfamily.org
Fourth Sunday of Lent
PARISH INFORMATION
Reverend John Picinic, Pastor
Reverend Alfred Onyutha, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Jerry Jablonowski
Deacon Joseph Kain
Mrs. Julie LaRosa, Director, Youth Ministry
Mrs. Judi DiBabbo, Director, Faith Forma on
Mrs. Joanne Raggio, Administra ve Assistant
Mrs. Linda Johansson, Business Manager
Mrs. Charlene Campbell, Safe Environment
Mrs. Candice Kelly-Devine, Religious Ed Office MASS INTENTIONS
Mrs. Jeanne Passanante, Music Director SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Mrs. Elayne Cipolla, Religious Ed Office Assistant 4:30 p.m.—Joseph Hodge, Sr. req. by Ann Hodge
Kathryn O’Callaghan, Notre Dame Intern SUNDAY, MARCH 31
Mr. John Cafagna, Principal of OLOH 8:00 a.m.—Mary Branda req. by Her Granddaughter
Parish Office 10:00 a.m.—Dec’d Members of Pinto & Rutherford Families req. by Chick & Kathi
Open weekdays from 9 AM-12 PM & 1-4 PM Pinto
11:30 a.m.—Peter Dikun req. by Stephen & Cynthia Novak
and Monday through Thursday from 6-8 PM
6:00 p.m.—Mul ple Inten ons
and the 2nd & 4th Sundays, 9 AM-Noon
Felix Aquila req.by Amparo Eleazor
226 Hurffville Road
James Mancuso req. by the Aruffo Family
Sewell, New Jersey 08080 Edward Smogard req. by Thomas C. Bertolli, Jr. & Family
856-228-1616 fax—856-228-6332 John Hayes req. by Phil & Elaine Fanelli
www.churcho heholyfamily.org People of the Parish
Chris an Forma on Office MONDAY, APRIL 1
Open weekdays Monday—Thursday 9:00 a.m.—Marianne Dean req. by June & Michael Cunningham
from 10 AM—4 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 2
856-228-2215 9:00 a.m.—Joseph & Dorothy Mar n req. by Ed & Peggy Kirk
Our Lady of Hope Regional School WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
420 South Blackhorse Pike 9:00 a.m.—Mary Lacca req. by Darlene Iacoviello & Family
Blackwood, New Jersey 08012 THURSDAY, APRIL 4
9:00 a.m.—William Wentworth req. by His Daughter, Pa y
(856) 227-4442
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
Liturgical Schedule
9:00 a.m.—Ma hew Tarker req. by Therese Meagher
Saturday Evening Mass 7:00 p.m.—Joyce Mueller (2nd Anniv.) req. by Her Family
4:30 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 6
Sunday Mass 9:00 a.m.—Poor Souls in Purgatory
8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM & 6:00 PM 4:30 p.m.—Mul ple Inten ons
Daily Mass Estelle Towell req. by the Hohman Family
9:00 AM (and 7:00 PM on First Fridays) Eleanor Kaya req. by the Bara a Family
Holy Day Schedule (please check the bulle n) Sco Kaplan req. by the Stout Family
7:00 PM (Vigil), 6:30 AM, 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM Francis Wisely, Sr. req. by Tom Keeley
Confessions Donald McCall req. by Tom & Anna McDevi
Saturday Morning at 9:30 AM Valli Giannantonio req. by Mickey & Judi Shaw
Saturday A ernoon from 3:45 to 4:25 PM Charles Kulka req. by Charles & Mary Sagan
First Fridays at 6:30 PM or by appointment Joseph Bruno req. by Georgina Wigand
Adora on of the Most Blessed Sacrament SUNDAY, APRIL 7
Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM 8:00 a.m.—Frank Jagielski req. by His Family
First Friday from 7:30 PM to 9:00 AM Saturday 10:00 a.m.—Connie Szymendera req. by Her Husband, Tony
Rosary 11:30 a.m.—Lucy DiGennaro req. by Mike & Jean DiGennaro
Monday through Saturday at 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m.—Francis Kelly, Jr. req. by Stephen & Nancy Yurich
Miraculous Medal Novena
Wednesdays a er the 9:00 AM Mass We are happy to welcome the following into our Christian Community
Kayla Marie DiAmborio
In the event of dire emergencies call 856– 352-2198— Dean Michael Hammel
if you or a family member is in the hospital or Thomas Joseph Kohut
needs the Sacrament of Anoin ng.
We ask the Lord to grant eternal rest unto all the faithful departed, especially
Informa on about Preparing for Bap sm or Marriage Joseph Micucci
may be found on our parish website. Dennis Foltz, Sr.Reflections by Fr. John
Jesse sent and had the young man brought to them.
He was ruddy, a youth handsome to behold and making a splendid appearance.
The LORD said, "There--anoint him, for this is the one!"
Then Samuel, with the horn of oil in hand, anointed David in the presence of his brothers;
and from that day on the spirit of the LORD rushed upon David. (1 Samuel 16)
King David is one of the most interesting characters in the Old Testament. I
thank he is interesting for two main reasons, he is a reflection of us and secondly he is
the great example of receiving forgiveness.
I know that in the annals of history King David is understood and accepted
amongst some of the greatest leaders in world history, his name is mentioned among
Julius and august Caesar, Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, and our very own
George Washington to name a few. However, here in our reflection I want to look at
the man from the perspective of faith.
As a teenage boy, God singles him out to be the new King of Israel and more
importantly that the spirit of the LORD rushed upon him and in another place, David
is described, "as a man after God's own heart". It is clear that David ws faithful and righteous. However, upon
becoming king some of the world's entrapments began to get the best of him, some pride, some ambition, some
entitlement, and more than likely a fw other vices until he crossed the line very seriously in conspiring to murder and
adultery.
David does not go unpunished for theses crimes and sins. Tough to imagine that someone who had the spirit of
the LORD rush upon him could turn to this type of sinful life. Yet, this could happen to the best of us if we begin to
slowly give into temptation and allow sin to compound on tope of sin. When this roller coaster begins the danger is
that we justify our actions as I am sure David did. We are much like David, though we may not be murderers or
adulterers we nevertheless fall to sin and if we are honest, sometime serious ones. The Spirit of the LORD also rushed
upon us at our Baptism when the water was poured over us and we were anointed with the sacred chrism.
But as I said David is an intriguing figure because he does not die in his sin, rather he humbles himself and
surrenders himself totally to the mercy of God regardless of the penalties and consequences of his sins. In that humble
and contrite heart, God forgives David and continues to bless him. David lives to an old age and knows that his son,
Solomon, will succeed him, but more importantly he knows the Messiah will be blood of his blood as Mary is a
descendant of David.
My friends, no matter our past and how grievous our sins, just like David we can be forgiven and even blessed,
however, we must be humble as David was and to be truly blessed we must become people after God's ow heart.
God bless you,
Father John
The 2019 House of Charity—Bishop’s Annual Appeal is in progress and we need your
help to reach this year’s parish goal of $204,000. We know that contributing to the House of
Charity requires a sacrifice on your part and we ask that you prayerfully consider contributing
to this worthwhile campaign if you have not yet done so.
We thank those who have already contributed. Know that your gift is appreciated here at
Holy Family and by the many who will benefit from your generosity.Pray for the Sick This Week at Holy Family
If you wish to have a name included in the sick list please
contact the parish office. Please pray for our those listed Sunday, March 31
below.
Sunday Saints—11:00 a.m., Aquin
Denise Allen, Myrna Anderson, Eladia Angud, Ann Ashton, Rosemarie
Babilino, Patricia Baldwin, Frances Berg, Helen Bernhardt, Kieran Billmann, AA Men’s Mee ng—7:30 p.m., Basement Mee ng Room
Dorothy Blaszczyk, Theresa Bonato, Erin Bossart, Linda Boyer, James Boy Scouts—7:30 p.m., Aquin
Boylan, Jeanne Brown, Stephanie Brown, Dana Buri, Catherine Bush, Monday, April 1
Denielle Candolora, Michael Caporale, Devon Carbery, Denise Carson, Dee Hearts—4:30 p.m., Aquin
Cericola, Joe Cericola, Adele Charlton, Jaime Cherry-Kline, William Cherry, Mul lingual Rosary—6:30 p.m., Church
Harry Chew, Frank Chiriaco, Doreen Clark, Mike Cosmo, Irene Cramer, Luca RCIAT—7:00 p.m., Aquin
Cundo, Kara Cusato, Wendel Decena, Ernest Dellapia, Joseph Derr, Louis Tuesday, April 2
DeSantis, Patricia DeSantis, Pete Desjardins, Carol DeVera, Ian Diaz, Noah
Adora on—9:00-4:00, Chapel
DiGennaro, Rose DiLucido, Jim Donato, Kathleen & Norb Ealer, Veronica
Egan, Nancy Ellis, Vince Esposito, Frank Fiorentino, Larry Ferringo, Holly Confirma on Session—7:00 p.m., Aquin
Fitzgerald, Hortensia Formoso, Mary Jean Forde, Domenick Frese, Dee Young Adult Group—7:30 p.m., Aquin
Galloway, Joseph Gazzara, John Gigliotti, Jane & Steve Gismondi. Tristan RCIA—7:30 p.m., Aquin
Joel Gonzales, Claire Grzechowiak, Harry Guim, Jimmy Hanna, Mackenzie Al Anon—7:30 p.m., Basement Mee ng Room
Faith Heil, Paul Heitman, Lourdes Carrasquillo-Hicks, William Hines, Andrea Wednesday, April 3
Holland, Joseph Huber, Caitlyn Janowski, Layla Jay, Janice Keough, Morning of Prayer—9:00 a.m., Chapel
Emerita Lacuanan, Tara Lanzalotti, Joann Lanzilotti, Vincent Lanzilotti, Marie Prayer Shawl Ministry—1:15 p.m., Fausto
Letts, Michele Lewandowski, Jillian Loeb, Angelica Luague, Jeannine
Priests Deanery Mee ng—4:00 p.m., Aquin Parish Hall
MacGarvey, Ruth Maiese, Joseph P. Mann, Dorothy Mansfield, Edward
Manzo III, Mary Marinaro, Milana Marino, Matthew Martin, Nicole Mason, Hearts—6:00 p.m., Church
Sam Mayberry, Dr. Sidney Maycock Jr., Christine Mazzola, Tom McDevitt, GA Mee ng—7:30 p.m., Basement Mee ng Room
Amanda McPoyle, Johnny Miller, Anne Molavi, Anna Monaghan, Lois Thursday, April 4
Murray, Patricia Nichter, Bill O’Keefe, Erin O’Keefe, Anita Oriente, Cindy Church Bridge—1:00 p.m., Aquin
Ortiz, Bill Overholt, Mary Ann Pagano, Mary Ann Panto, Barbara Paquet, Adult Choir—7:00 p.m., Church
Constance Pfeifer, Trish Pisauro, Barbara Rodier, Michael Root, Drew Ross, Military Prayer Ministry—7:00 p.m., Aquin Room 101
Joyce R., Monica Rushing, Michael Sagan, Rosa Santos, Joe Sapienza, Grief Support—7:00 p.m., Fausto
Patricia Sawyer, Jim Scanlon Jr., Alice Schwartz, Daniel Sciacca, Mildred
Knights of Columbus—8:00 p.m., Aquin
Shirley, Gloria Jean Sims, Starr Scipione, Danielle Speiser, Tom Suski, John
Taylor, Joseph Teti, Lena Tietjen, Belle Turner, Marion Tuso, Vince Ursino, AA Mee ng—8:30 p.m., Basement Mee ng Room
Tom Venti, Frank Phyllis Vespe-Yuchmiw, Dylan Vitucci, Jenn Ward, Amy Friday, April 5
Wassmuthm, Joseph Wehrman, Felicia Whipkey, Bridget Williamson, Kurt MOMs—10:00 a.m., Aquin
Wohlgemuth, Terry Quinn, Marge Ziegenfuss, Mark Zimmerman, Marie Sta ons—12:00 p.m., Church
Zuccarello Youth—6:00, Aquin Parish Hall
Please call the parish office if a loved one needs a priest. Stephen Ministry Training—6:30 p.m., Upper Room
Youth Movie Night—7:00 p.m., Aquin Youth Lounge
Parish Prayer Line Sta ons—7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 6
If you have a prayer request for the Prayer Line, please call AA Mee ng—9:00 a.m., Basement Mee ng Room
Joan with your intention, 856-589-3964.
All requests are held in confidence.
Pray for those Serving in the Military
If you have a friend or loved one serving in the military – please call
the parish office, 228-1616, or send his/her name to
joanne.raggio@churchoftheholyfamily.org so that we may include
them in our prayers throughout the year.
Please pray for: Brandon Balsama, Ryan Bandy, Marc-Anthony Bartolomeo,
Nicholas Bedingfield, Adam Beitz, Patrick Billmann, Michael Blaszczyk,
Antonio Brino, Kevin Britt, Mark Burns, Tim Campbell, Drakkar Carter,
Christopher Cassidy, Calvin Colclough, Dylan Colclough, Tom Cunningham,
Luke Demas, Daniel DiGiuseppe, Mark Dillon, Nicole Domingo, Eric Compassionate Outreach
Dougherty, Alex Driscoll, Lee Elsas, Connor Funkhouser, Geraldo Pabon
Giglio, Giana Pabon Giglio, John Glass, Sean Grunwell, Steven Horne,
William Hossain, Tim Johnson, Matthew Jordan, Thomas Keefer, Matthew Cancer Care Ministry
Lopane, Salvatore Lopresti Jr., Ryan Maiden, John Mangino, Connor Are you, a family member or friend struggling with cancer?
Matthews, Lisa Taylor-McGuire, Sean McKinney, Casey Monaghan, Sean You don’t have to suffer alone. Our Cancer Care Ministry
Monaghan, Daniel J. Nardiello, Chris O'Brien, Melissa Owens, Nadia provides practical support, home help care, courage,
Pascetta, Joseph Penn, Samantha Preis, Jake Ridgway, Jesse Ridgway,
Jaime Lynn Redmond, William Rispoli, Peter Saragnese, Aaron Schmidt, compassion and above all HOPE to every person in our
Corey James Schwartz, Greg Smith, Nicholas Smith, Michael Stadlman, Brett community affected by cancer. To find out more, please
Staffieri, Sean Patrick Stailey, Nicholas Terasov, Sean Troy, Jeff Weitzman, contact Michelle Jagielski at (856) 228-1616 or email at
Tyler Willette, Leo Wyzsynski HolyFamilyOJOH@gmail.comVacation Bible School Open House
Sunday, April 14, 10:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. in Aquin Center PRIMAVERA FESTIVAL
Hosted by Bob Pantano, “Mister Saturday Night” of WOGL 98.1
Our VBS Open House is Sunday April 14th from DJ, Nick Te and Tony will be spinning your favorite sounds
10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in Aquin.
Families are invited to stop in to register. We'll have Sunday, April 7—2:00-6:00 p.m. in the Aquin Center
snacks and crafts while parents register. All Cost: $30 per person
children must attend with an adult.
Join your parish family for an
VBS is July 22nd-26th from 9:30 a.m.-Noon for Pre- a ernoon of music, food and drink,
k 3 -5th graders dancing, raffles, and fun ac vi es
7:00-9:00 p.m. for all 6th-8th and 9th-12th graders! for the children. Enjoy the six- me
$35 per morning camper
$20 per evening teen participant award winning band, “The
Business”.
AFTER CARE—New This Year!!
* Monday-Thursday: We will be offering up to an hour of after care for VBS! Tickets may be purchased at the parish office during the week
All 1st-5th graders are invited to stay for Lunch Bunch! or a er weekend masses at church. Plan to a end this major
Campers bring their packed lunch and can stay until 1pm. parish fundraiser!
Campers will enjoy a supervised lunch, have a special activity and more VBS
Fun!
There is a $2 a day fee per child for this or $5 per family per day*
Teen Volunteers are welcome to join in at no cost!
The following discounts apply ONLY on 4/14 at the OPEN HOUSE so be sure
to come!
FREE VBS Camper T-shirt
$5 off for all families A Morning of Prayer
$5 off for all returning families All are invited to a end our next Lenten Morning of Prayer
$5 off per family if a parent or sibling is volunteering at VBS held on Wednesday, April 3 a er 9:00 Mass in the chapel. The
Register for Aftercare at NO COST!
Topic is: Two Parables from the Gospel of St. Luke. Call Ginny
Licata for any further informa on at 856+227-3488.
Regional Penance Service, April 9
There will be a parish Lenten Penance Service held on Tuesday,
April 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Church of the Holy Family. Church of the All children ages 11 and under and
their families are invited to the an-
Holy Family, St. Charles Borromeo and Sts. Peter and Paul are the
nual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday
three local churches holding the service. morning, April 20 from 9:00-11:00.
There will be a light continental
All the priests from each parish will be there and available for breakfast, an egg hunt, crafts, and
Confession. The other opportuni es we (here at Holy Family) will an opportunity to visit the Easter
have for Confessions will be Saturday, April 13 a er the 9:00 a.m. Bunny (please a bring a basket and camera).
daily mass un l 10:30 a.m. and at 3:45 to 4:25 p.m. the same Tickets are $7 per person for adults and children and will be
evening. We will also have confessions a er the 9:00 a.m. daily available for purchase at the parish office on Monday, April 1.
mass on Wednesday, between 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The last day to purchase tickets will be April . This event usual-
ly sells out so buy tickets early. Tickets will not be sold at the
OWLS Mee ng—April 16 door the day of the event.
The Egg Hunt will take place rain or shine with the actual
The OWLS' Lenten mee ng on Tuesday, April 16 at 10 AM in “hunt” beginning at 9:30. We hope to see you at this fun-filled
the Aquin Center will feature Sister Joann Burzichelli, RSM, event!
presen ng a reflec on on The Last Seven Words of Jesus.
Visit us during this Holy Week to prepare for the great feast
Here in South Jersey, one in five people
of Easter. Refreshments will be an array of various types of
suffer from food insecurity, which means
breads for our tas ng. Join us for friendship, good food, and
they might not know where their next
a spirit-filled experience, the three elements of every OWLS
meal is coming from.
mee ng.
$3.00 Dona on
In response, the Diocese of Camden is organizing the fourth
annual faithFULL Food Drive. Next weekend every parish
MULTILINGUAL ROSARY and Devotion to St. Padre Pio and school in the diocese will collect food for local pantries.
Monday, April 1, 6:30 p.m.
In the Church This year’s goal is to collect 150,000 lbs. of food. Be sure to
All are invited to attend and say a decade of the Rosary in their
obtain a bag to fill and return next weekend! Please help
native language. feed those in need!“No longer was there manna for the
Israelites, who that year ate of the yield of
the land of Canaan.” (J 5:12)
Over the forty years that the Israelites
journeyed through the desert, God provided
them with manna to eat. As soon as they were able to enjoy
ATTENTION: All 7th-12th graders...
the fruits of the Promised Land the manna ceased. Likewise,
God’s blessings to us as His Stewards may change over the 4/2 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. all 7th-12th graders are invited to join us
years but it is important to trust that God will always provide for a presenta on by Catholic Speaker Bryan Mercier. Come and
us with all that we need. be inspired and encouraged in your Catholic Faith with this
Received Budgeted Difference dynamic and mo va ng speaker! Friends are welcome! Adult
March 17, 2019 $14,459 $16,250 -$1,791 chaperones are welcome!
FY 2018 to date $552,616 $617,500 -$64,884
Your generosity to your parish is appreciated! 4/5: Keep the excitement going by joining us a er the
presenta on on Friday 4/5 from 7-11pm. We'll be a ending Mass
READINGS FOR THE WEEK and Adora on together before a fun night of community in Aquin!
Music, dancing, food, movies and games!
Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54
Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16
Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18;
Jn 5:17-30 Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass
Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 If in this calendar year (01/01/19 through 12/31/19), you are
Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; celebra ng a milestone wedding anniversary of
Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 25, 50, 60 or 70 years or more of marriage,
Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 please join us in celebra ng on SUNDAY, June
Sunday: Is 43:16-21; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 3:8-14; 11, at 3:00 p.m. Mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Jn 8:1-11 Parish, 591 New Jersey Avenue, Absecon,
Alternate readings (Year A): 08201.
Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Bishop Sullivan will be the celebrant. A light
Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] recep on will follow in the parish hall. Registra on forms are
available at the parish office and in the gathering space of the
church. Registra on deadline is May 6. For more informa on
Bap sm Prep—Parents must a end a prep class before please contact the parish office at 856-228-1616.
Bap sm is conferred. Expectant parents as well as
Godparents are encouraged to a end. It is impera ve that BOOK COLLECTION: As many of you know, on Mar ch
you register in advance for a class. 1st a fire started in one of the wings of Our Lady of Hope
Regional School. Most of the contents of school libr ar y
were destroyed in the fire.
Tuesday, April 9
Tuesday, May 14 We are presently collecting new and gently used books
Classes begin at 7:30 p.m. in the church. Plan ahead by calling suitable for children in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade.
Charlene at 228-1616, ext. 242 to schedule. Please help us rebuild the school library by dropping your
book donations to the Aquin Center.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
If you know of someone — family, friend, child or adult—
undergoing a serious illness that could benefit by receiving a The Sentinels of Holy Family
shawl, please call Donna at 582-7578. We have a new ministry at Holy Family, The Sentinels. This
ministry will focus mainly on security awareness. The
The shawls are crocheted or kni ed with prayer and love for ministry’s main purpose will center around safety procedure
the spiritual and physical health of the person who receives it. on Church grounds especially at our public functions: Mass,
festivals, and larger gatherings. We are asking any parishioner
who is in law enforcement, loss prevention or other areas of
security to please consider joining this important ministry.
God’s grace within me and
Any expertise you can offer in terms of helping to set protocol
God’s strength behind me and awareness amongst all parishioners would be very helpful.
can overcome any hurdle ahead of me. Please contact Fr. John at jpicinic@churchoftheholyfamily.or
or 856-228-1616.
—Anonymous
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