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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
fpauselli@divinemercyparish.us
William Drazdowski
Director of Parish Operations
wdrazdowski@divinemercyparish.us
Brittain Banull
Director of Religious Education
bbanull@divinemercyparish.us
Nicholas Katchur
Director of Music
nkatchur@divinemercyparish.us
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 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Weekend of November 15 & 16, 2014
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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:
We are approaching the time of the year to give thanks for the bountiful gifts God has given us. We as Divine Mercy
Parish would like to share our abundance with our less fortunate friends and neighbors. The children of Divine Mercy
Parish are invited to bring one of the following items: cranberry sauce, instant potatoes, canned vegetables, stuffing mix
or gravy to Religious Education classes on the weekends of November 15/16 & 22/23. The donations will be given to the
Catholic Social Services Food Pantry at the old Nativity School. Reminder: The First Penance/Eucharist class will be
hosting the Thanksgiving Mass on Sunday, November 23rd at 11:00 AM. Please keep this class in your prayers as they
prepare to receive the sacraments.
Make-Up First Penance Meeting
Attention Second Grade Parents: There will be a make-up First Penance meeting on Sunday, November 23rd following the 11:00 AM Mass. The First Penance meeting will outline how you can help prepare your child for the Sacrament of Penance and explain the schedule for the year. The meeting will take place in the Parish Center.
Make-Up Confirmation Meeting
Attention Confirmation Parents: There will be a make-up Confirmation meeting on Sunday November 16th at
6:15PM. In order to properly prepare your child for the Sacrament of Confirmation you are required to attend this Confirmation meeting. We will be meeting in the Parish Center while the Candidates are attending Confirmation class. During this meeting we will outline the Confirmation requirements and schedule for the year.
Breakfast with Santa
Tickets are available for the Divine Mercy Parish’s “Breakfast with Santa” on Saturday, December 6th, 2014. Cost
is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. We will begin serving at 9:00AM with Santa arriving sometime after 9:30AM.
Tickets can be purchased during Religious Education classes or at the Parish Office. The deadline for ordering tickets is
Tuesday, December 2nd.
Breakfast with Santa Service Project
Students in the Confirmation Classes will be helping with setup, cleanup, and guiding the children on the day of the
breakfast. Setup will take place on Friday, December 5th from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Help with the breakfast is needed on
Saturday, December 6th, from 8:30 AM till 11:30 AM. All Confirmation students are welcome and encouraged to come
and help. Bring your green card for Parish Service Hours.
Shoebox Project Donations
The 25th Annual Christmas Shoebox Project for St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen has asked our parish to collect 100 pairs of
ladies socks and 12 shoeboxes that they need. So, please, next weekend, come with your gifts. You can also make a
monetary contribution. Simply mark your gift “Shoebox” and drop it off in the collection basket. We will purchase whatever we need to make up the difference. All socks and shoeboxes are needed by December 9th. Containers will be at each
door of the Church. Another project is to help the poor and homeless of our area by collecting bars of soap which can be
dropped off in the baskets on Sunday. Thank you in advance!
Youth Group Meeting
Our High School Youth Group will meet on Sunday, November 23rd, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Parish Center. All
high school students in private or public school are welcome to attend.
BIBLE STUDY
Bible Study will be on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 6 to 7 pm in the parish
center.
Facilitated by Mike Abdalla
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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
11/17/2014
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
For the Souls Remembered on
the Altar
Tuesday—12:10PM
11/18/2014
Divine Mercy Parish Music Ministry
Practices for our parish Adult Choir are Tuesday evenings at 6:00PM.
Stanley Polinski
Requested by Marie Polinski
Wednesday—12:10PM
11/19/2014
For the Souls Remembered on
the Altar
Thursday—12:10PM
11/20/2014
For the Souls Remembered on
the Altar
Friday—12:10PM
11/21/2014
Judith Krypel
Requested by Paula Jones
Saturday—4:00PM
11/22/2014
Thomas Kaczmarek
Requested by the Niemiec family
Saturday—5:30PM
Paul Sporer
Requested by Bill and Suzi Taylor
Sunday—8:00AM
11/23/2014
Mass for the People
Sunday—11:00AM
Second Grade
Thanksgiving Mass
Sunday—5:00PM
John Miskowski
Requested by Mary Ann Miskowski
Practices for our Parish Children’s Choir are Sunday mornings from
9:45AM—10:10AM. All children beginning at 1st grade are invited to
sing with the choir!
The Divine Mercy Contemporary Group consisting of piano, guitars, drums, percussion,
and singers provides the music for the 5:00PM Mass on Sundays. Practices are Sunday
afternoon at 3:30PM.
If you are interested in participating in any of these groups, please contact Nick at the Parish Office (570-344-1724).
**Ability to read music is NOT required.**
From the Desk of Father Pauselli
Thanks to all who attended the fifth anniversary Parish luncheon at Via Appia. It was a
lovely event and a good time was had by all. It was a fitting way to conclude our celebration of the fifth year of existence of Divine Mercy Parish and to seek the Lord’s blessings
on the years to come.
Today is “Commitment Weekend” in parishes throughout the Diocese. I join my fellow
pastors in inviting the faithful to again consider sharing in the work of the Gospels in our
local Church by making a gift to the Diocesan Annual Appeal if you have not already
made your pledge. Your support for the Appeal makes you part of this vital effort which
benefits thousands of families and individuals through various ministries of Catholic Social Services and Parish Outreach, Catholic Education in Schools and Parishes, Clergy
Formation, Education and Support, Parish Life and Ministry Formation and Catholic Media and Communication. If you didn’t complete a pledge card at Mass today, envelopes
are still available at the main entrance of the Church, at the parish office or by contacting
the Diocesan Development Office. Please be certain to write our parish’s name (Divine
Mercy) on the pledge card. More information is available online at
www.annualappeal.org. On behalf of all those who benefit from your generosity, I thank
you for giving to the Diocesan Annual Appeal. Please pray for its successful completion.
Have a great week!
Important November Dates
November 19 - Women's Guild Meeting - 7:00 PM
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 Liturgical Assignments
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.
for November 22 & 23, 2014
Saturday 4:00PM
Cantor Megan Kolata
Parish Breakfast / Craft Fair / Calendar Party / Parish Picnic / Movie Night / Doughnut Sunday /
Lector
Richard Patchcoski
First Friday and Lenten Friday Luncheons / Clothes Shed and Coat Drive / Easter Egg Hunt /
Michael Kavulich
Breakfast with Santa / Concerts
EM
Eileen Patchcoski
Nancy Laffey
CALENDAR PARTY
Lisa Minnichbach
The Women's Guild is holding its annual Calendar Party on Sunday, March 22, 2015 in
Patrick Tobin
the Parish Center. There is still one table available. Sponsors may feature a holiday or
Servers Tony DeFrancesco
other event as their table theme. If anyone is interested in sponsoring a table, please
call Calendar Party chairpersons Pat Kneiss 562-3713 or Ann Fox 451-0649 for further
details.
Thanksgiving Coat and Glove Drive
Service Project
Collecting Coats and Gloves For the
Family-to-Family Program at the Scranton Cultural Center
If you have a warm winter coat or gloves (used or new)
and would like to give to a great cause,
please consider donating!
Families who are less fortunate can really use them.
Over the past 15 years our coat project has
organized and distributed over 25,000 coats to the needy…
So…. if you can help, clean out your closet and donate!!!!
Please drop your coats off at
Divine Mercy Parish
By
Monday, November 17th
Thank you for your generosity.
The Terrery Family
Thank you to those who have already made the commitment to join in
“Transforming Lives Together.”
On behalf of all who will benefit from your gifts, Bishop Joseph C. Bambera extends
his sincere gratitude to everyone who has already made a pledge to the 2014 Diocesan
Annual Appeal. Each gift truly matters. If you have not yet made your gift, and need a
pledge envelope, envelopes will be distributed at Masses today. Packets are also available by calling the Diocesan Development Office at 570-207-2250, or on-line at
www.DioceseofScranton.org.
Our Parish Goal: $75,000.00
Percentage of Goal Pledged as of 11/3/14: 49%
Saturday 5:30PM
Cantor Christina Mecca
Lector
Edward Fortuna
Germaine Helcoski
EM
Cathy Shields
Tom Shields
Servers Vanessa Grzyboski
Sunday 8:00AM
Cantor Michael Tedesco
Lector
Suzanne Ritterbeck
Joseph Surridge
EM
Mari Walsh
Rose Marie Kloss
Servers Mia Spinelli
Sunday 11:00AM
Cantor Mary T Montoro
Lector
Robert Walsh
Marge Husosky
EM
Ann M Charnogursky
Alice DeCarlo
Mary A Donovan
Marge MacArt
Servers Raymond Rinaldi
Sunday 5:00PM
Cantor Molly Abdalla
Lector
Kevin Grebas
Karen May
EM
Mary E McDonough
Gerald Phillips
Servers Jack Patterson
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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
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
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 US 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.
Monday • November 17
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Rev 1:1-4; 2:1-5/Lk 18:35-43
Tuesday • November 18
Weekday
Rev 3:1-6, 14-22/Lk 19:1-10
Wednesday • November 19
Weekday
Rev 4:1-11/Lk 19:11-28
Thursday • November 20
Weekday
Rev 5:1-10/Lk 19:41-44
Friday • November 21
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Rev 10:8-11/Lk 19:45-48
Saturday • November 22
St. Cecilia
Rev 11:4-12/Lk 20:27-40
Sunday • November 23
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the
Universe
Ez 34:11-12, 15-17/1 Cor 15:20-26,
28/Mt 25:31-46
Mass Attendance
November 8-9
Saturday
4:00PM
236
5:30PM
133
Sunday
8:00AM
11:00AM
184
395
5:00PM
161
**Help us keep your donations clean and dry.**
If possible, please put them in tied or closed bags. Thanks!
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
Weekend of Nov. 8/9:
Not available at time
of publication.
Thank you for your continued
support and generosity!
SUNDAY EVENING PRAYER
**NEW TIME EVERY SUNDAY 6:00PM**