Sts. Francis & Clare Parish ', ar, God's p,opl, ,mpow,r,d by th, sacram,nts to b,com, a s,rvant community. ', r,m,mb,r our div,rs, h,rita., ,mbrac, our Christian discipl,ship and s,,k a lif,lon. spiritual .rowth by followin. th, .osp,l of Christ. May Saints Francis and Clar, .uid, all our ,fforts to build God’s kin.dom in our midst. WORSHIP SITES Holy Assumption Church (HA) 1290 Hornberger Ave. Roebling Saint Clare Church (SC) 232 East Front St. Florence PARISH OFFICE Location: 1290 Hornberger Ave. Roebling, NJ 08554 Office hours: Monday through Friday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Phone: 609-499-0161 Fax: 866-422-4690 Email: sfncpo@gmail.com Website: stsfnc.org PARISH STAFF Adam Midor, Pastor Ronald Schwoebel, Deacon Peggy Schwoebel, Secretary Robert Scara, Music invites you to celebrate: EUCHARIST: Monday through Friday at 8:00 am in SC. Weekend Masses in HA: 5:00 pm (Saturday), 8:00 and 11:00 am (Sunday). Holy days of obligation schedules are published in our bulletin. Holy Hour devotion is held every Thursday from 8:00 to 9:00 am in SC. BAPTISM: is celebrated every third Sunday of the month during 11:00 am Mass. We offer a Baptism Preparation Class to assist parents. Please contact the PO to register. Godparents are required to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility from a parish where they are currently practicing their faith. MARRIAGE: Our parish family supports those who wish to celebrate their love in the sacrament of matrimony. Arrangements are to be made with the Pastor a year in advance. At least one person needs to be a registered parishioner. To schedule an initial meeting please call the PO. ROSARY & NOVENAS: These prayers are said weekly before and after our weekday masses in SC. RECONCILIATION: Confessions are heard every Saturday at 4:00 pm in HA or by appointment. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Any seriously ill Catholic who needs the comforting prayer of the Church may be anointed. Please contact the parish office to invite the Pastor to celebrate this sacrament without delay. FUNERALS: In all cases the family should contact a funeral home directly. They will contact us to make further arrangements. Shortly afterwards, a consolation minister will meet with some family members to finalize the funeral liturgy. MASS INTENTIONS Monday 11, at 8:00 am ✝ Joseph Horvath from Horvath/Hendricks family ✝ Trent Johnson from the Mastin family Tuesday 12, at 8:00 am ✝ Gloria Fazekas from Mary Ann & Jerry Kapica ✝ Abraham Navarrete from the Gonzalez family Wednesday13, at 8:00 am ✝ Deborah Wright from Thom & Martha Wright ✝ John Tymash from Patricia Tymash & sons Thursday 14, at 8:00 am ✝ John & Helene Rein from the family ✝ Roman Christian Carugno from Mary Filipponi Thursday 14 at 7:00 pm ✝ Jane Porter from Mary & Nick Katkic ✝ Robert Sobon from Roger & Regina Havens Friday 15, at 8:00 am ✝ Jorge A. Colón from the Garcia family ✝ Roman Christian Carugno from Rachel Kremper Saturday 16, at 5:00 pm ✝ William Butala from Elsie Nyiri ✝ Gloria Fazekas from Joseph & Joyce Paris Sunday 17, at 8:00 am ✝ Richard Sweeney from Jack & Theresa Sweeney ✝ Florence Katkic from Dave & Virginia Csik Sunday 17, at 11:00 am ✝ Mary C. Hoguet from Les & Pat Gereg ✝ Theresa Karpac from John Karpac III STEWARDSHIP REPORT May 3, 2015 Weekend offerings: $7,141.00 Dear Parishioners, I have done it again! I got involved in another parish project. As God is my witness, I did not want to do it, but ARS ladies are good at twisting arms. Besides, once I took a closer look at McGrath hall kitchen, I knew that a fresh coat of paint would not suffice. So, I opened another pandora box and now I understand the extend of damage and neglect. The good news is that money can take care of all issues that we are dealing with; bad news is that the money is in your pocket. That is why, I am turning to all school alumni and families that had various functions in the hall over the years, please show your appreciation, and help me to take care of it. I am asking for a cash donation of $50 or more. Those who are willing to chip in, please put your donation in an envelope marked kitchen. All these donations will be used to pay contractors for their work and materials. Thank you in advance for your consideration and generosity. MOTHER’S DAY HISTORY In 1872, Julia Ward Howe, author of the lyrics to the “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” made an eloquent appeal for an annual Mother's Day for Peace: “Arise, all women who have hearts, and say firmly: Our husbands shall not come to us reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience.” In Boston, the first Mother's Day observance saw women gathered to mourn the war dead and devise strategies for peace. This did not catch on, but 35 years later Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia asked her church to hold a service honoring all mothers on the anniversary of her mother’s death. Due to the power of the Woman Suffragettes, male politicians espoused this version of the day and enshrined a more traditional view of motherhood. President Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday of May as Mother's Day. MAY DEVOTIONS During the month of May we have special services dedicated to honoring the Blessed Mother. They are held each Friday, at 7:00 pm in SC. The next Marian devotion is scheduled for May 15. Please join us as we gather around the Mother of Jesus in order to learn what it means to be genuine disciples of her divine Son. SANCTUARY FLOWERS The floral arrangement in HA this weekend is in memory of John and Helene Rein, donated by their children. We appreciate their kindness. MOTHER’S DAY REMEMBRANCE I want to thank all those families who returned Mother’s Day Remembrance envelopes. On behalf of our community, I thank you for your donations, which will benefit our parish. As a token of my appreciation, all Masses this weekend will be offered for the living and deceased mothers recommended to our prayerful intercession. ASCENSION OF THE LORD Next Thursday is a holy day of obligation in our diocese. For this reason, we will have two Masses: 8:00 am in SC, and 7:00 pm in HA. Please make every effort to celebrate with us this mystery of our faith. NEPAL EARTHQUAKE All Catholics in the DOT are asked to pray for the victims of the tragic earthquake in Nepal. The devastation there is almost incomprehensible to us. Anyone able and willing to help is encouraged to contribute directly online: www.crs.org or send contributions directly to: Catholic Relief Services, PO Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21297-0303. Boyd’s Pharmacy 306 Broad Street • Florence 609-499-0100 DAN’S ATLANTIC AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE Richard S. 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