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Welcome to St. Virgil’s ParishHoly Week ScheduleMass Intentions for the WeekHoly Thursday, April 18Morning Prayer, 9 AMMass of the Lord’s Supper, 8 PMAdoration till MidnightSat., April 135:00 PMSun., April 147:30 AM9:00 AM10:30 AM12:15 PMMon., Apr. 156:30 AM12:10 PMTues., Apr. 166:30 AM12:10 PMWed., Apr. 176:30 AM12:10 PMThurs., Apr. 189:00 AM8:00 PMFri., Apr. 199:00 AM3:00 PM9:00 AM8:00 PM7:30 AMSat., Apr. 20Sun., Apr. 219:00 AM10:30 AM12:15 PMPalma AntonaccioMichael CattanoMargaret SchrakSpecial IntentionsFrank BurriniRosemary MilanaikRobert Della RussoAnthony FioreTeresa & Domenico Procopio—Special IntentionsIvana & Rosario ialIntentionsLawrence HatebMarieSantofiore—11thAnniversaryPatricia M. HeadyTeresa & Domenico Procopio—Special IntentionsIvana & Rosario Giglio—SpecialIntentionsLee & Lynne Scarpone—SpecialIntentionsTeresa & Domenico Procopio—Special IntentionsIvana & Rosario Giglio—SpecialIntentionsArt VigilanteThank you to St. JudePhyllis “Pinky” RyersonTeresa & Domenico Procopio—Special IntentionsIvana & Rosario Giglio—SpecialIntentionsJacqualine AlcockMorning PrayerMass of the Lord’s PassionJoseph & Bridget HaughAnthony HaughSanto SciabicaMorning PrayerLiturgy of the Lord’s PassionMorning PrayerBrother Anthony amiliesHank LandiFrank LandiBob ThomasHelene HallettHarold BenzCarl ReasorNew Parish Email: Please make note of the new parish email:svparishoffice@gmail.com.Good Friday, April 19Morning Prayer, 9 AMLiturgy of the Passion, 3 PMStations of the Cross, 7:30 PMHoly Saturday, April 20Morning Prayer, 9 AMBlessing of the Easter Foods, 12 noonEaster Vigil Liturgy & Mass, 8 PMEaster Sunday, April 21Masses: 7:30 AM, 9 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:15 PMThis Week at St. Virgil’sPalm Sunday, April 14(Please note the usual 12 noon Mass will begin at 12:15 PM)Choir Rehearsal, 9 AM, CRYouth Band Practice, 5 PM, ChurchLiving Stations, 7:30 PM, ChurchMonday, April 15Miraculous Medal Novena following the 12:10 PM MassJr. High PREP, 7 – 8:15 PM, SchoolMen’s Cornerstone, 7:30 – 9 PM, TCTuesday, April 16Return Support Group, 11 AM, TCWednesday, April 17Children’s’ Choir, 5 PM, ChurchAppalachia Leader Meeting, 7:30 PM, FISH RoomHoly Thursday, April 18Morning Prayer, 9 AM, ChurchBible Study, 10:30 AM, TCChoir Rehearsal, 6 PM, CRMass of the Lord’s Passion, 8 PMGood Friday, April 19Morning Prayer, 9 AMLiturgy of the Lord’s Passion, 3 PMStations of the Cross, 7:30 PMHoly Saturday, April 20Morning Prayer, 9 AMBlessing of the Easter Foods, 12 noonEaster Vigil, 8 PMPlease pray for all those serving in defense of our Country, bothat home and abroad, especially: Second Lieutenant Ryan Feeney Lieutenant Commander Daniel M. Leahey Lieutenant Patrick J. Leahey Lieutenant Mark C. Leahey Lieutenant R. Andrew McGuinness Lieutenant Mark Van Orden Major Gary Windt Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Butchko Master Sergeant. T.J. Hopkins Lieutenant Kelsey Bergh
Among OurselvesPlease remember in your prayers: James Irvin, Marie E. Logan, Margaret Ellis, Mary Eileen Prisinzano, Eileen Langan, Bob Taylor, John & ElizabethZisa, Kamasha Redhead, Stephen Burke, Sandra Buck, Janet Dittrich, Mallory Miller, Miah Tully, Domenico & Teresa Procopio, Anne Benson, Baby EmmaScannelli, Barbara Bock, Mary Maffeo, & Rose Marie Warrick.We are very grateful for your on-going generosity during the year. The regular collection for the weekend April 6/7 was 12,175. ( 10,450from in pew donations and 1,725 from Faith Direct). We thank you for your generosity.Ministry Schedule for Easter Vigil and Easter SundayCantorLector5:00pm VigilJonathan BlancoRiti SureshHelen Ann PintoElaine Scott7:30amLouis PaviaAltar ServersExtraordinaryMinistersJane FlynnDebbie RichenakerGary RichenakerLydia SessoGrace WalshJackie DonnelleyJane FischerShirley FleuryBeverly MorganRosemary PaulisonPalm Sunday begins the most Holy andmost solemn Week of our Catholicworship: The Passion of Jesus Christ.This weekend we will receive blessedpalms - a reminder that we welcomeFr. Lance’s LetterChrist into our church, our home, ourworld. However, these palms are notdecorative strands of greenery. They are positive signs of ourdesire to witness to the presence and action of Christ in our lives.On Holy Thursday we have the unique opportunity to have ourfeet/hands wash. The cleansing and the refreshing feeling thatwater offers us wants us to experience God’s personal andindividual care of each of us. Our God who in Jesus shares Hislife with us calls us now to do the same to others: Love others asHe loves us; serve others as He serves us; sacrifice as He sacrificesHimself for us.Good Friday is Jesus’ unique journey with His cross. Participatingin the Passion reading, we become not mere spectators or just theaudience. We hear and respond, we are given an insight into Jesus’suffering and called to realize that He did it for “me” and for “us”.When we embrace the cross and kiss the “wood of the cross”,know that we will be participants in our own human sufferings like it or not. Will we make the manner of Jesus’ acceptance ofsuffering our own?Holy Saturday - Easter Vigil - we are given a candle to receive thelight of Christ. Baptism - Confirmation - Eucharist are thehighlight of this sacred night brought out in symbols of fire, water,bread and wine.Welcome to Holy Week. This not a retelling of the Lord’ssuffering, death and resurrection - the Paschal Mystery - but God’sentry into our lives, and our immersion into God’s love for eachof us. We are embracing a winner, a hero, one who claims us asHis own. Holy Week allows us to know and realize this essential9:00amNina Rangel10:30amJanet Winston12:15PMNina RangelJohn TrombettaJudy SpinolaDave BurrowsLuken BigganJake GringeriMichael GoponAlly McLoughlinBobby McLoughlinRenee GoponTina & Kevin GoponMaureen KellyFrank MillerSue Carol & Jim ScannelliKathy SislerJake KosadowskiPhyllis BonannoBarbara FisherEileen FoglemanMelissa GringeriJune SambrowskiMary Jo TufaroMarianne AltruiMarie AloiaKelly BurrowsMatt FalliveneLinda MarcantonioAngela Ranelfact: I belong to God. God who has created us, now re-possessesus through the loving sacrifice of His Son: Jesus Christ.Take the Palms home and be reminded that you have welcomedJesus into your life. Come on Holy Thursday and experienceJesus’ personal welcome of you. Take time to be with Jesus onGood Friday and walk with Him the journey of His Cross. Then,may Easter fill you with new Life, new Hope and new Gracebecause you have Jesus’ light in you.I pray that each of us through our participation in this Holy Weekwill come to know God’s particular love for us and Hiscontinuous joy in our salvation.God bless us all and grant us a lively experience of this Holy Week- Fr. LanceCHURCH REGULATIONS REGARDINGFAST & ABSTINENCEAbstinence from meat (beast & fowl) is to be observed by allCatholics 14 years and older on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridaysof Lent. The obligations prohibit the eating of meat, but not eggs,milk products, or condiments of any kind, even though madefrom animal fat.Fasting means limiting oneself to one full meal on a given fastday. Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59 are obligedto fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On fast days, twoadditional smaller meals are permitted if necessary, to maintainstrength. However, the two smaller meals together may not equalone full meal. Moreover, eating solid foods between meals on fastdays are not permitted.At least 12 Volunteers are needed for theWashing of the Feet on Holy Thursday, April18, at the 8 PM Mass. If you are interested, you cansign up on the poster by the Baptistry or call the Parish Office at(973) 538-1418.
Parish PostingsMay Crowning Drawing Invitationto the Parish Women43rd Annual St. Virgil’s CarnivalMay 8, 9, 10, 11The Rosary Society invites all women of the parish who wish to bepart of the drawing for the Crowning of Our Lady on Thursday,May 2, to either contact Betty O’Keefe (973-267-7760) or fill outthe form below and put it in the weekly collection basket. Thisincludes Rosary Society members as well. The cut-off date isWednesday, April 24.When leaving a telephone message, please include your name andtelephone number so we may contact you if your name is drawn.NameTelephone NumberThe signs are up; the mailing is out; and the Carnival is just aroundthe corner. We need your help to make it all a success. You haveprobably received our request in the mail this week for sponsorsand volunteers. Sign up for volunteering is easy with Sign 84CACAF29A46-2019 and fill in your preferred slot.Advance Ride Tickets are available in the Parish Office untilTuesday, May 7. The cost is 30 for a card of 30 tickets. Theseride tickets can be used any night of the Carnival.Join us for a Divine Mercy SundayDevotional Prayer ServiceMay Crowning of Our LadyMay 2, 2019All are invited to the May Crowning, sponsoredby the Rosary Society, on Thursday, May 2,in the church. We will arrive at 6:45 p.m. torecite a decade of the rosary dedicated to OurLady. Mass will begin at 7 p.m. Refreshmentswill be served in the Tracy Center immediatelyfollowing Mass.ATTENTION ALL PRIME TIMERS! Our next meeting willbe on April 26 at 1 PM in the Tracy Center. Please note this is the4th Friday of the month, as our usual 3rd Friday is Good Fridaythis year. We have an enthusiastic group of young people who willbe joining us on April 26. They represent the Appalachia 2019team that we help send to Kentucky during the month of July,with a monetary donation as well as our prayers. Please come outand welcome them. We will also have a surprise treat in store forall, as well as our usual 50/50 drawing, our collection for theInterfaith Food Pantry and, of course, our delicious dessert table.Hope to see you all on Friday afternoon, April 26, and in themeantime have a happy, blessed Easter.Sunday, April 28, at 3:00 PMPlease join us for a beautiful service of prayers andreflections from the Diary of St. Faustina as we honor the hour ofGod’s great mercy for the whole world. The service will includethe The Divine Mercy Chaplet in song, veneration of the DivineMercy image and Benediction. (This service WILL NOT includeHoly Mass or Confessions.)EASTER FLOWERSEach year, our flower memorial allows us to offer toGod the best of what we can in worship, and it alsoallows us to remember loved ones. If you wish to remember lovedones (living or deceased) or to make a gift in your family’s name,please complete this form and return it to the Parish Office byMonday, April 15. A free-will donation will be accepted.In memory of / For the special intention of:Given by:Pilgrimage toThe Divine Mercy Shrine in Stockbridge, Massachusetts on Friday, June 14The grounds of the National Shrine consist of 375 acres of land nestled in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains in WesternMassachusetts. The name of the property is called “Eden Hill” because of its natural beauty. On the grounds of Eden Hill, youcan explore the National Shrine Church which offers daily Mass, confessions, adoration, rosary, benediction, the chaplet of Divine Mercy,the blessing of religious articles and a blessing with a first-class relic of St. Faustina. There are five outdoor shrines including life-size Stationsof the Cross. Their gift shop is the largest religious articles store in New England.Plan to join our Parish Pilgrimage on June 14. Bus transportation and a box lunch will be provided for 45. Bus leaves at 9 AM and returnsapproximately 8 PM. If you are planning to join us, fill out the form below and return it to the Parish Office with your cash or check madepayable to St. Virgil’s Church.Divine Mercy Pilgrimage ReservationName PhoneEmailFaith FormationReligious Education Schedule for AprilFirst Eucharist onSaturday, May 4Jr. High PREP 5-8Monday: 7 – 8:15 PMApril 15Youth Masses12:00 NoonApril 28
On Thursday, April 11, we had the pleasure of welcoming Bishop Arthur Serratelli for the Confirmation of 38 of our teens. Pleasejoin us in welcoming them as newly-Confirmed members of our parish:Brigid AtkinsTyler BautistaEmily BocchinoThomas BurnsVictoria CotéJoseph CoughlinOlivia Del GiornoMichael DeSantisCharlotte DonnellyClayton EmgeGrace FeeneyMichael FelixMacKenzie FitzgeraldLeah FrascatiOlivia GogliaIsabel GringeriMichael HollandOlivia HornyakStephen HornyakConnor JoelJames JoyceJack KellerGrace LandiSophia LehmanGina ManiscalcoLauren McCarthyJoseph MessanaAlyssa MorganEbube OnaAlice QvotrupBilly ScanlonOlivia ScottKevin SoutarShawn StavrouNicholas SteeleMarielle SturnoAnthony ToniniKatherine WebsterMinistries & OutreachesFamily Promise Homeless Shelter HelpAppalachia Outreach 2019During the year, SVC is a supportive parish of the Family PromiseHomeless Shelter in Chatham. Always a Thursday evening about3 times a year, SVC donates food for a meal to serve about 15people and schedules volunteers to supervise the guests overnight.Help with either service is always needed. To become a part of thedistribution list, please email stephcrowley@optonline.net. Aweek prior to our scheduled date, a signup sheet is forwarded tovolunteers to register online for their donations of food or time.Food is dropped at volunteer's home who is attending the dinnerand SVC volunteers serve and enjoy an evening with the guests.The dinner and overnight stay at the United Methodist Church inChatham on Main Street. Food is dropped the evening before orday of the dinner by 3pm. Volunteers for the overnight choosetheir shifts and arrive as scheduled. To get more information onsupervising, please email kathybutchko@aol.com.Appalachia Youth Leaders MtgApril 17 @ 7:30PMRosary Society – May OutreachTo celebrate Mother’s Day, the Rosary Society is collecting NEWbaby clothes and accessories for Birthright International in Dover,NJ. Birthright offers medical, legal and psychological servicesfree-of-charge to any woman or girl regardless of age, race,religion, marital or economic status. It also recommends a widerange of community support services such as financial assistanceand housing. All services are provided in a caring and nonjudgmental environment. Additional information is available onits website www.birthright.org.Please remember these mothers and their babies by purchasingone or more items from the list below. Please provide only theitems and sizes requested.Clothing for boys and girls - all sizes 6 mo to 2TSummer outfits (short & long pants)Onsies (short & long sleeves)Desitin /diaper rash creamBaby towels with or without hoodsSocksBibsCrib sheetsWash clothsAll parishioners are invited to participate in the collection. Pleasebring your gifts to the Parish Office no later than Wednesday,May 15.Thank you for supporting these women and girls during thisdifficult time of their lives.Cardboard CityApril 27 & 28Thank you to everyone who supported our donut sale this pastSunday. The rewards were sweet!!! We have been asked to doanother sale and are looking at June to bring back the donuts. Wewill keep in touch.Our Go Fund Me page for our mission trip is now active. If youprefer to donate on line, the Go Fund Me page is quick andeasy. You can sponsor a team through the site or packets are stillavailable at the doors of the church for individual sponsorship ofa team member. Your support, in donations and prayer, are soimportant to the success of our mission trip. Thank you for allyour support. https://www.gofundme.com/gfp74-appalachia2019Our team will be bagging at the Shop Rite of Greater Morristownon April 27. Please let us help bag your groceries!!! We promisewe won't put the eggs on the bottom.On April 27, our Appalachia Team will be participating in our 4thannual Cardboard City. At Cardboard City, teens build a shelterout of cardboard boxes and sleep out overnight to bringawareness to hunger and homelessness in our community. Weask you to be part of our retreat by bringing a bag of groceries tochurch on the weekend of April 27 and 28 to support theInterfaith Food Pantry. (please see the Interfaith wish list in thebulletin) We will also be collecting funds for our partners atHomeless Solutions. Both service partners are dedicated tohelping the less fortunate in our community. The teens say thisyear’s city will be the best yet!!! Please stop by and say Hello!Please remember the Interfaith Food Pantry while youare doing your grocery shopping. Pantry needs areextensive this time of year. Current needs are: cannedfruit, spaghetti/pasta sauce, tomato products, cereal-low sugar,high fiber, pasta / whole wheat pasta, white and brown rice, drymilk, dry milk (1 qt. package), evaporated milk, calcium-fortifiedmilk alternatives, canned beans (pork & beans, pinto, red or whitekidney),tuna fish, canned meats and meals, Rice-A-Roni, Pasta-Roni,Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, Macaroni & Cheese, all varietiesof soups, Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 baby food, baby cereal, babywipes, reusable grocery shopping bags, Boost or Ensure regularand glucose control.
Around the Diocese & Around TownMount St. Dominic Academy, Caldwell, NJ, is honored toannounce the 5th Annual MSDA Meghan Doyle ’05K Run/Walkon Saturday, May 4, 2019, with a starting time at 10AM. This is aUSATF Grand Prix race with a cash prize to the top 3 femalesand top 3 males, founded in honor of Meghan Doyle, member ofthe MSDA class of 2005 who passed away suddenly in 2013. Onehundred percent of the proceeds, which to date have totaled morethan 86,000, will benefit the Financial Assistance Program atMount St. Dominic Academy. For further information, pleasevisit Academy5KRunWalk or call (973) 226-0660 x 1134.Divine Mercy Sunday April 28, 2019 "I desire that the Feast of Mercybe a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners." Join usat the Blue Army Shrine, 674 Mountain View Road East, Asbury,NJ to celebrate the Feast of Divine Mercy. 1pm: Confessions;2pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary. 2:30pm:Speaker - Rev. James Walling CPM; 3pm: Divine Mercy Chaplet,Litany of Divine Mercy, Veneration of the Divine Mercy Image,Benediction, followed by Veneration of The Sacred Relic of St.Faustina. For info (908) 689-1700 ext 224.Weekly ReflectionPALM SUNDAY - PASSION SUNDAYIsaiah 50:4-7; Luke:23:1-49Palm Sunday leads us into Holy Week, when the predictions ofthe Old Testament prophets were fulfilled with the Passion andDeath of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. Isaiah wrote: “The Lord God ismy help; therefore, I am not disgraced; I have set me face like flint,knowing that I shall not be put to shame.”The New Testament represents the heart of our learning whoChrist was. Luke’s Gospel of His Passion and Death, as wediscussed when observing the Year of Mercy, is known as theGospel of Mercy, or the Gospel of Compassion. The longestreading gospel of this Liturgical Year, Luke’s account of Christ’sPassion and Death gives us the entire Passion of Christ and greatinsights into this Man we are following. Luke has given us manyexamples of the mercy that Christ showed during His life anddeath.In this week’s Gospel, Luke’s account of Christ’s terrible marchto His death, we see no anger, and no accusations toward thosewho treated Him so terribly. He only offered consolation and loveto those who performed such terrible acts toward Him. He nevercalled down the wrath of God on those who whipped Him, onthose who were hung beside Him, on those along the road whocheered for His execution, or on His apostles, His friends andchosen followers who disappeared when the soldiers came to takeHim!It might be helpful for us if, in observing this most solemn HolyWeek, we reread this passage during the week and look for all thetimes that Christ showed mercy to those He encountered on theroad to his Death. Let us compare it to the times we manage totake offense at the smallest of things. If we look not at the uglinessshown to Christ, but rather how He reacted to what washappening to Him, there is much for us to ponder, and fromwhich we can learn. Let us read it slowly, not like we know thenext line. Let us look at what this Man of compassions taught usuntil His last breath. We are shown all we need to know from thisGreat Man’s life and death.Lord, help us to live as You did, with compassion towards all those we meet.
Morning Prayer, 9 AM Blessing of the Easter Foods, 12 noon Easter Vigil, 8 PM Please pray for all those serving in defense of our Country, both at home and abroad, especially: Second Lieutenant Ryan Feeney Lieutenant Commander Daniel M. Leahey Lieutenant Patrick J. Leahey
