Bulletin 040311 - St. Margaret Parish
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Bulletin 040311 - St. Margaret Parish
Mass Schedule SAINT MARGARET PA R I SH 141 N. Hickory Ave. • Bel Air, MD 21014 Parish Offices 410-838-6969, 410-879-2670 Fax: 410-879-2518 www.stmargaret.org Pastor Msgr. G. Michael Schleupner Pastor Emeritus Rev. Francis Callahan Associate Pastors Rev. John P. Cunningham Rev. C. Douglas Kenney Assistant Pastor Karen Saccenti Deacons John Chott, James DeCapite Patrick J. Goles, Victor Petrosino Martin Wolf Seminarians Steven Roth, Charles Pawlowski, Julian Camilo Garcia Business Manager Mary Ellen Bates Director of Development Michele Kogler Music Minister Michael Britt Outreach Jane O’Hara Adult Faith Formation Marie Dekowski Religious Education Marge Troilo and Kim O’Brien Youth Catechesis Karen Clemens Daily: Saint Margaret Chapel Weekend: Saint Margaret Church Saint Mary Magdalen Mission Reconciliation: Saint Margaret Church Saturday: 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Mass Intentions April 2 - April 10, 2011 Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 4:00 pm 5:30 pm 7:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 6:30 am 8:30 am 6:30 am 8:30 am 6:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 6:30 am 8:30 am 6:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 4:00 pm 5:30 pm 7:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm For children up to 3 years of age, nursery service is available in the Preschool building (next to the church) during the 9:00 and 10:30 am Masses and at Saint Mary Magdalen during the 9:30 and 11:00 am Masses. Trained staff will care for your children while you attend Mass. This is a free service. Saint Margaret School Madeleine Hobik, Principal 410-879-1113 The Pastoral Council Dan Berardi Connie Brozic Ann Brecht-Castle Bill Coward Ken Dawson Claire Hatem Keith Knaide Arlene Novak Michael Ostrowski Sandy Peters Michelle Sullivan Greg Yantz 8 410-420-9114 410-734-7789 410-893-6162 410-893-1958 410-836-8278 410-838-6313 410-638-1272 410-734-6088 443-987-7902 410-879-1833 410-879-1421 410-638-1828 Dorothy Barczak Edward Skowronski Donald R. Esposito John O’Neill Marie Franko Joseph Kucharek Susan Grimmel Parishioners of Saint Margaret Charles Ferraro Elizabeth Krebs Charles and Pat Suter (Sp. Int.) George and Elizabeth Brittingham Charlotte Peterson (Sp. Int.) Mary Kelly Reinmann No Mass or Service Mildred Clark Helen and Leroy Gabel Eucharistic Service Catherine Yannuzzi Kimberly (Murray) Amaya (Sp. Int.) Tony Strasavich Michael Guercio Robert Y. Coster, Sr. Catherine I. Cleary Parishioners of Saint Margaret Nancy Rockstroh Carol Troilo John, Margaret and Robert Wilzack The Parish Office hours: Monday through Thursday - 9:00 am to 7:30 pm. Friday - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Youth and Young Adult Minister Kristin Rupprecht Readings for April 10, 2011 5th Sunday of Lent We believe in life everlasting Reading I: Ezekiel 37:12-14 Prophecy of restoration Reading II: Romans 8:8-11 The flesh and the Spirit Gospel: John 11:1-45 The raising of Lazarus Question of the Week: Adult: Christ calls us from death to new life. To what new life are you being called during this Lent? Child: How does Jesus help you do what is good and avoid what is not? Visit our website at www.stmargaret.org SAINT MARGARET Monday - Friday: 6:30 am and 8:30 am Saturday: 8:30 am Chapel is open for private prayer daily 6:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday: 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am and 12:00 pm Sunday: 9:30 am and 11:00 am PARIS H Seeking a world transformed and unified in Christ Saint Margaret Church n Late Breaking News • Pink ? ? ? This weekend the universal Church celebrates the fourth Sunday of Lent called “Laetare Sunday.” We unofficially mark the midway point of Lent, which is a moment the church celebrates. As a result, pink cloth and simple flowers were added to our simple Lenten environment to reflect this moment of joy. The Church’s joy flows from her expectation that all of us have grown closer to God through our Lenten prayers and kind works. For some of us, we don’t share in this weekend’s excitement since we have not been as successful as we had hoped in our Lenten journey. If that’s the case, it’s not too late! Let’s make the most of this second half of Lent! • Coffee and Conversation Thursday, April 7 at 9:00 am in the Adult Education Center. All are invited to come share food and fellowship. • Almsgiving for Lent Please remember to bring with you to Mass each Sunday non-perishable food items for our food pantry ministry to distribute to the poor. We are also especially in need of gift certificates so that we can continue to help the poor among us. Thank you for your continued generosity. Welcome Alexandria Mae Amoss Henry Girolamo Bechtel Kaitlyn Alyssa Naglieri Riley Catherine Sabatino and Isabella Evelina Watson who were baptized last weekend into the Saint Margaret Parish Community. May they continue to receive God’s blessings and grace. Bulletin for the week of April 3, 2011 n Saint Mary Magdalen Mission “It’s All About Love And Service, Baby!” On Friday evening, March 25 we enjoyed the crab soup, pbj’s and grilled cheese. The presence of many Confirmation Candidates raised the spirits and the hopes of all. We greatly enjoyed the remarks that two of the members of the Saint Margaret Youth Substance Abuse Ministry (SAM Team) made. Erika Lipford (9th grade, John Carroll School) spoke of education and awareness as keys to her journey in learning about her chosen ministry. Thomas Gardner (10th grade, John Carroll School) explained how he has come to a greater understanding of the disease of addiction and how it starts. Evan Zimmer (10th Grade, Calvert Hall College), as an intern for the Catholic Review, beautifully captured photographs from the evening, and many other Confirmation Candidates assisted in the preparation and serving of the meal. “Preparation” and “Serving” or “Loving and Serving” these were truly the themes of the entire evening. “It’s all about Love and Service, Baby!” Saint Francis de Sales tells us that throughout life we seek God, in death we come to know God, and through eternity we come to love God. Be it achieving recovery from the disease of addiction or just daily living; through gaining knowledge and consequently taking action, we achieve transformation. This was one of the elements which, as an Oblate of Saint Francis de Sales, Father Mark Hushen (President and CEO of Father Martin’s Ashley) visited during his presentation at this Saint Margaret SAM Team Lenten Supper. Father Mark said that the way to find God is to embrace our brothers and sisters. By this he meant that with the exception of our siblings, all males we ever encounter are our “Brothers from other Mothers” and all females are our “Sisters from other Misters.” He related that since we are all created in His image and likeness when we truly see and love our brothers and sisters we see the face of God. Relinquish your pride, let it go. Make still your ego for it springs purely from your imagination. Be His instrument and be open to the fact that all things originate from Him and all things return to Him. He is our Beginning and our End. Learn how to better love and serve your brothers and sisters and in this way love and serve God, our Creator and our Redeemer. Knowledge!—Action!—Transformation! To save souls is our mission in life. To save addicted souls is a higher calling. Saint Margaret Parish Substance Abuse Ministry (SAM) – “It’s All About Love and Service, Baby!” Adult Faith Opportunities For more information, contact Marie Dekowski, 410-879-2670, ext. 126 [email protected] Jesus: The Word Became Flesh This is the topic of a four-session discussion that is planned for April 13, 27 and May 11 and 25 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am in the Adult Education Center. Join us as we discover who was this carpenter who changed the course of history – of eternity, explore the places where Jesus lived, taught and performed his miracles, journey through the streets of Jerusalem to Calvary and the tomb; and encounter the Resurrection and Pentecost. These sessions will help you gain a deeper appreciation for our Savior and the price he paid for our salvation. Being Catholic Is . . . An annual lecture series discussing, from a uniquely Catholic perspective, current and essential topics to assist us in our faith journey. This month’s topic: Losing My Religion: Ecumenism vs. Moral Relativism will be presented by Sr. Eileen Eppig, SSND, Ph. D., Associate Professor of Theology College of Notre Dame of Maryland at Saint Stephen Catholic Church, 8030 Bradshaw Road, Bradshaw, Maryland 21087 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on April 26. For more information please contact: Sr. Angela DeFontes at 410.592.8666 or [email protected]. Easter Flower Offering Envelopes Envelopes are enclosed in your monthly packet of envelopes and are also available at the doors of the church and Callahan Center. Names received by April 15 will be printed in a flower memorial booklet for Easter. The Wizard of Oz - Free Show! Mark you calendars for April 15 and 16 at 7:00 pm at the John Carroll School theater. A senior at John Carroll is offering this free production to the public as part of his Senior Project. All ages are invited to come and enjoy! Due Date Bulletin Information Items for the bulletin are due on Monday by 10:00 am. Please send information to [email protected]. All items must include the name and contact information of person submitting the information. 2 From Father Mike Dear Friends, I am writing this column on March 27 in anticipation of returning to the parish this Friday April 1. As you know, I am completing a threemonth sabbatical which began on January 2. Let me say at the outset: I am looking forward to returning to Saint Margaret. The root of the word “sabbatical” is Sabbath, which means rest. Our Jewish brothers and sisters look upon the Sabbath (which is Saturday) as their day of rest, comparable to our Sunday. For university professors and clergy, the word sabbatical has a somewhat fuller meaning. Yes, it does mean rest. For these three months, I was free of my responsibilities as pastor. Frankly, at this point in my life, at age 64, that was great! For us, sabbatical also means a time for renewal. So, how did I go about renewal during these three months? I shared my plan back in November and December when I announced my sabbatical to you. Allow me to repeat it now. And by the way, all of this was approved by Archbishop O’Brien, and I am so grateful to him for that. First, I wanted time to do some serious reading and study – something that my schedule here just does not allow. I bet all of you understand that in your own lives too. So, I asked Father Robert Leavitt, a recognized scholar and professor of theology at the seminary in Baltimore, to be my mentor. I gave Father Leavitt a list of topics that I wanted to read on, and he supplied me with a bibliography. I was to read at the pace of about one book a week and we met once a week for discussion. This was the agenda for the months of January and February. Then my third month, March, was a 30day retreat at the Jesuit Retreat Center in Los Altos, California. This retreat is largely based on a plan developed by Saint Ignatius, the founder of the Jesuits, in the sixteenth century. I will talk about this in a future column. Visit our website at www.stmargaret.org What reading did I do in January and February? My first topic was: What is happening to Catholicism? Why has there been some decline in Catholicism and, for that matter, in many other Christian denominations as well? And by the way, this decline is not related only to the sexual abuse scandal. That is a horrible problem, but the decline was happening before this. Why are some people leaving Catholicism? Why are some Catholics not really practicing and by that I mean not coming to Mass and receiving the sacraments? I wanted to read and study and think more in depth about this. I felt almost called by God to do this as part of my responsibility as a pastor. ad page Could the main issue be that we live in a very secular society, a society that has a lot of values that compete with religion? Could it be that secularism leaves little or no room for God and faith? Or could it be us, the Church? Could it be that we need to adjust to the times and minister differently or celebrate liturgy differently or teach about God and the Christian life differently? And then, as if the above were not enough, I also wanted to read about our country. What are we to make of the polarization in our country? What are we to make of the lack of civility in American politics, in at least some American news networks, and maybe even in ourselves? And what contribution might we as a Church make in this situation? That was the plan for the sabbatical. In future weeks, I will share more about what I read and what new or different ideas I gained. I am thankful to the parish staff for all the extras that they did in the three months I was away. They are terrific! I am also grateful to the parishioners on leadership committees who continued to guide and contribute their time and talent to the wonderful mission of Saint Margaret Parish. I am especially grateful to the men and women of our Pastoral Council who were so supportive of me in taking this sabbatical. Blessings to all of you! Father Mike SAINT MARGARET PARISH 7 Parish Notes . . . SAINT MARGARET Outreach Notes Marriage Moments P ad page No one can have greater A love R Ithan S Hto lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13. During Lent remember the sacrifice that true love demands. © Susan Vogt Attention Scouts! Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Brownies, Cub Scouts of all ages. Saint Margaret is planning a parish Scout Mass on April 10 at 10:30 am. If your Scout has earned a Catholic religious medal in the past 12 months, please contact Deacon Phil Seneschal ([email protected]) or 410515-7498 before April 4 to be included in the ceremony. Scouts participating in the Mass must assemble in the elementary school gym by 10:00 am on April 10. All Scouts attending the Mass are asked to wear Scout uniforms. Music Notes Michael Britt, Music Minister 410-879-2670, ext. 136 [email protected]. Special Music for the 10:30 am Mass “The Lord Is My shepherd” from Requiem John Rutter “Amazing Grace” - arr. by David Ashley White Saint Margaret Adult Choir; Mary Poling, oboe “Prayer” - Arnold B. Sherman “What Wondrous Love Is This” - arr. by Cynthia Dobrinski Westminster Ringers Sonata No. 14 in C Minor Quasi Una Fantasia - Ludwig von Beethoven I. Adagio Sostenuto Nina Scher, piano Nina Scher is a seventh grade student at Patterson Mill Middle School. Along with her piano studies, Nina is an accomplished violinist and recently competed in the Harford County solo and ensemble festival. Her outstanding performance has allowed her to compete in the upcoming state festival. 6 For more information, contact Jane O’Hara at 410-838-6969/410-879-2670, ext. 143, or [email protected]. Substance Abuse Ministry First Step of AA - “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.” Do you know a loved one struggling with substance issues? Saint Margaret offers the following meeting times for support and assistance. Please consider attending. Support groups on Saint Margaret Campus: Mondays, 7:00 pm - Families Anonymous Fridays, 7:00 pm - Alcoholics Anonymous Sundays, 6:00 pm - Narcotics Anonymous Sundays, 8:00 pm - Alcoholics Anonymous Parish Health Ministry Our team members are in the Adult Education Center library on Fridays from 1:00 3:00 pm and are available for questions and referrals. Please call them at 410-838-6969, ext. 141. New Volunteer Opportunities Habitat for Humanity – Outreach would like to establish a Saint Margaret team that would participate regularly in Habitat builds. We are looking for someone who would be willing to serve as group leader for this ministry. The individual would be responsible for coordinating builds (at least twice a year) and serving as a liaison between Habitat and Saint Margaret Parish. Second Annual Celebration of Cultures Saturday, April 9 in the Bel Air Armory. Free admission from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Sample ethnic foods, see cultural performances and visit exhibits from local vendors and artists. Play It Forward – Outreach is looking for a group of volunteers to initiate a monthly gathering in the Adult Education Center with members from ARC (Association of Retarded Citizens) to share a morning of coffee, conversation, snacks, music and easy, fun, social games (such as bingo, Bunko, cards). Your presence and company would bring great joy to the members of ARC. Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats If interested in either of these ministries, please call Jane O’Hara in the Parish Office. LASOS April 29-31. This is a beautiful opportunity for any person who has struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain of abortion. Don’t suffer alone. Many have found true freedom and healing. You can too! Registration fee is $225 and covers all expenses. Some scholarship assistance is available. Call 1-800-2864224 for more information. Challenge to End Hunger Mason-Dixon Community Services provides services to low-income residents in Harford County. They are currently participating in a major fundraising effort. All donations received by April 30 will be matched by the Feinstein Foundation. Please consider donating any amount to Mason-Dixon and know that your contribution will be doubled. Donations can be sent to: 708 Highland Road, P.O. Box 34, Street, MD 21154. Visit our website at www.stmargaret.org Catholic Women’s Fellowship Luncheon Wednesday, April 13 from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm at the Richlin Ballroom in Edgewood. Cost is $18 and reservations are required. Mrs. Sam Kauffman will perform “The Outcast,” the biblical story of the woman with the hemorrhage. Come and see how you relate to this woman who experienced an incredible miracle! This will be a wonderful Lenten preparation for Easter! For information, contact Maria at 410-592-2160. Catholic Review Needs Your Opinion Ten minutes of your time for this quick and easy online survey can help shape the future of communications in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Respondents will be eligible for one of five prizes. The Catholic Review has engaged an independent research firm, BeaconFey, to collect confidential responses. Your input will assist in their planning efforts. Visit www.tinyurl.com/cr-research to participate. Thank you. 3 Liturgy Corner Signs and Symbols in the Liturgy No other religion is as deeply rooted in the tradition of using signs and symbols as our Catholic Church. In the Church’s wisdom, she uses ordinary items such as water, fire, wine, colored clothes, oil and so many other things to communicate, as well as to offer us an opportunity to grow in our relationship with God. Yet signs and symbols are not like a math equation where everything is explained and equals a predetermined total. Rather, signs and symbols draw on our unique and individual life experiences and our relationship with God. This means that the power and use of symbols cannot be limited to a simple explanation, as that greatly minimizes the power these items can individually have in our lives. For example, we sometimes here the limiting explanation for incense, that it only symbolizes prayers rising to God. Although this idea is true, it really is only one aspect of incense. As you see and smell the incense, perhaps you are reminded of a loved one’s funeral, and it brought you comfort to see the honor with which your loved one’s body was being treated. Maybe incense reminds another person of a liturgy where they truly felt God’s presence in their life. Still, another person might see the symbol of incense as a reminder of past holiday liturgies, a sign of special occasions. These are just a few examples from innumerable possibilities. So, allow yourself not to seek a very calculated approach to Liturgy. Don’t let it become a checklist of what you think you know and what you don’t. Allow the Liturgy to touch you in a very personal way. Don’t limit the Liturgy, but let it speak freely, so that you and I will benefit from the Liturgy, the continual sign of God’s awesome love for us. Lenten Services and Opportunities Stations of the Cross Saint Margaret Chapel Fridays of Lent 12:15 pm and 5:30 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saint Margaret Church The Light Is On Wednesdays, March 16 - April 13 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Saturdays - 3:00 - 3:45 pm and after the 5:30 pm Mass Parish Lent Reconciliation Tuesday, April 19 12:15 pm and 7:30 pm Lenten Suppers Saint Margaret School Hall Fridays of Lent Supper begins at 6:00 pm followed by a spiritual presentation April 8 Sponsored by RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Menu: Ministrone soup, macaroni and cheese, tuna sandwiches and dessert Topic: Dignity of Work and the Rights of the Workers Speaker: Deacon Marty Wolf of Saint Margaret parish April 15 Sponsored by Saint Margaret Men’s and Little Rock Scripture Study Groups Menu: Spaghetti, garden salad, Italian bread and dessert Topic: Solidarity - Working Toward Consensus Speaker: Rev. Joseph L. Muth, Jr., Pastor of Saint Matthew Church, Baltimore Palm Sunday - April 17 Saint Margaret Church: Saturday: 4:00 and 5:30 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 and Noon Saint Mary Magdalen: Sunday: 9:30 and 11:30 am St. Mark Lenten Mission - Fallston Harford Region Reconciliation Services April 5 7:30 pm April 13 7:00 pm April 18 7:00 pm April 19 12:15 pm 7:30 pm 4 St. Francis, Abingdon St. Ignatius, Hickory St. Mary, Pylesville Saint Margaret, Bel Air Saint Margaret, Bel Air Given by Father Nicholas Amato Monday, April 11, 9:00 am Mass, 7:00 pm First Presentation, 8:15 Reconciliation with individual confessions. Tuesday, April 12, 9:00 am Mass, 7:00 pm Second Presentation, 8:30 pm Parish Reception in Msgr. McCall Center. Visit our website at www.stmargaret.org Saint Margaret Youth Ministry Kristin Rupprecht Youth and Young Adult Minister 410-879-2670, ext 166 [email protected] Living Stations of the Cross Reminder - rehearsal Sunday, April 3, 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Callahan Center. Save the Date! High School Youth Ministry Blitz - Fun events are coming your way! May 20, 22, 26, 28 and June 1. Events will include Field Day, Kickball/Dodgeball, Mini-Golf night, Outdoor Movie Night and more details coming soon! Hershey Park Trip We will be taking a trip to Hershey Park on Friday, June 24. This trip is open to all middle and high school youth. Families are also welcome. Price will be $55.00 per person, which will cover park ticket and round trip charter bus. Any youth not currently in at least 6th grade for the 2010/2011 school year must be accompanied by an adult. For more information or to reserve a spot on the bus, please call Kristin Rupprecht at the parish office. Community Notes Healing Service - Saint Clare Parish Monday, April 4 at 7:30 pm in St. Clare’s Church at 714 Myrth Avenue in Essex. It is sponsored by the “Living Water” Prayer Group. All denominations are invited. Water, Light and Life Interactive experience based on the Gospel of John. Dramatic and musical presentations for children, teens and adults. Three successive nights of performances, and each program lasts approximately one hour. Sunday, April 10 - The Samaritan Woman at the Well, 7:00 pm, St. Patrick Church, Havre de Grace. Monday, April 11 - The Man Born Blind, 7:00 pm at St. Joan of Arc in Aberdeen Tuesday, April 12 - The Raising of Lazarus, 7:00 pm at St. Francis de Sales in Abingdon. “Life In The Spirit” Seminar Beginning Monday, April 11 at 7:30 pm, St. Stephen’s Charismatic Prayer Group will conduct this seminar for seven consecutive weeks in the church, 8030 Bradshaw Road, in Bradshaw/Kingsville, MD. For more information and to register, call Cathy at 410-612-0551 or Lorraine at 410-679-8822. Education Notes . . . SAINT MARGARET Faith Formation 410-879-2670/410-838-6969 Elementary PA RISH Marge Troilo, [email protected] and Kim O’Brien, [email protected] Middle and High School Karen Clemens, [email protected] Home Study - New Date Our final gathering has been changed to Monday, April 18. The meeting will be held 7:00 - 8:30 pm at Saint Mary Magdalen. Students should bring their completed textbooks to this session. A reminder postcard will be mailed a few days previous to the gathering. Elementary Faith Formation Classes Wednesday, April 6 - 4:45 or 6:45 pm Sunday, April 10 - 9:00 and 10:30 am First Eucharist All completed First Eucharist books were due April 2. Middle School Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5 and 6 Classes will begin in the school at 6:30 pm and move to the Callahan Center to meet with their parents at 7:15 pm to celebrate Living Stations of the Cross. This will end our school year. The April 12-13 snow make-up dates will not be needed. Standardized Testing April 4 - 8 Saint Margaret School Madeleine Hobik – Principal Elementary Campus 410-879-1113 Middle School Campus 410-877-9660 Celebrating A Century of Scholarship and Service Important Dates Apr. 4: Apr. 5: Apr. 6: Apr. 7: Apr. 8: Band; Standardized Testing, Gr.3 - 8; MS Student Council sponsored Opening Game Day afternoon Hot Lunch; Standardized Testing, Gr. 3-8; Grade 5 walking field trip Bel Air Courthouse, 12:30 - 2:15 pm; H.S.A. Executive Board Mtg, 7:00 pm Standardized Testing, Gr. 3 - 8; MS Career Day Hot Lunch; Grade 1 Field trip Port Discovery, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm; Standardized Testing, Gr. 3 - 8; MS assembly - Archbishop Curley Jazz at the Callahan Center Standardized Testing Gr. 3 - 6 Career Day - Wednesday April 6 This event happens every two years at the middle school. We are looking for guest speakers on this day who are currently not parents of middle school students. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your life work experiences with our students. If you are able to give some of your time from 12:30 - 2:30 pm it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Martha Sullivan at [email protected] or 410-877-9660, ext. 109. There are actions that parents can take to ensure that test results truly reflect what knowledge their children have and can apply to solve problems. • Have a talk with your children about why the standardized tests are important. Emphasize that results do matter and that they should take their time and do their best on the tests. Rushing leads to careless mistakes. • Tired and/or hungry children do not concentrate and focus as well as those who are rested and fed. Therefore, get your children to bed early. Feed them some protein for breakfast so they are not hungry just as testing begins. Have them bring a healthy snack to school. • Another reason for making sure your children are rested has to do with the length of the tests. These tests require an hour or hour and a half of sustained reading and thinking, very different than working for a class period. Therefore, fatigue can really impact a students’ ability to answer correctly. • Be on time for school. All testing begins first thing in the morning. • Do not send a sick child to school. Sickness impacts test results negatively. • Do not keep your child out of school for any reason other than illness. Make up testing requires students to miss instructional time. • Reassure your children that they are not expected to know all the answers. However, they will know most of them and should be reassured that they can solve the problems, think through the questions, and choose the right answers. Saint Margaret presents “A Taste of Italy” A Wine and Food Tasting Event Saturday, April 23, 10:00 am Saint Mary Magdalen Gym 1716 Churchville Road, Bel Air Come for candy, crafts, moon bounce, prizes, fun and the Easter Bunny! $1.00 per child payable at the door. April 9, 7:30 - 10:00 pm We invite all alumni, parishioners, and school families to celebrate 100 years of Catholic education while enjoying authentic food and wine from Italy in the Saint Margaret Elementary School gym, 141 N. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air. Reservations are $55 per person. This includes a commemorative wine glass. For reservations, go to www. smsch.org/centennial.html or call 410-688-5414 or email [email protected]. Sponsors include: Liberatore’s Ristorante, Enotria Restaurant and Grill, Giovanni’s Restraurant, Basta Pasta, The Olive Tree, Buontempo Brothers, The Tower, Silk’s Restaurant at Bulle Rock, Savona Fine Italian Foods, Looney’s Pub, Vito’s Cafe, Scotto’s Cafe, Blue Dog Cafe, Dipasquale’s, Jim’s Bottle Works, L’Amore Di Vino Visit our website at www.stmargaret.org 5 Liturgy Corner Signs and Symbols in the Liturgy No other religion is as deeply rooted in the tradition of using signs and symbols as our Catholic Church. In the Church’s wisdom, she uses ordinary items such as water, fire, wine, colored clothes, oil and so many other things to communicate, as well as to offer us an opportunity to grow in our relationship with God. Yet signs and symbols are not like a math equation where everything is explained and equals a predetermined total. Rather, signs and symbols draw on our unique and individual life experiences and our relationship with God. This means that the power and use of symbols cannot be limited to a simple explanation, as that greatly minimizes the power these items can individually have in our lives. For example, we sometimes here the limiting explanation for incense, that it only symbolizes prayers rising to God. Although this idea is true, it really is only one aspect of incense. As you see and smell the incense, perhaps you are reminded of a loved one’s funeral, and it brought you comfort to see the honor with which your loved one’s body was being treated. Maybe incense reminds another person of a liturgy where they truly felt God’s presence in their life. Still, another person might see the symbol of incense as a reminder of past holiday liturgies, a sign of special occasions. These are just a few examples from innumerable possibilities. So, allow yourself not to seek a very calculated approach to Liturgy. Don’t let it become a checklist of what you think you know and what you don’t. Allow the Liturgy to touch you in a very personal way. Don’t limit the Liturgy, but let it speak freely, so that you and I will benefit from the Liturgy, the continual sign of God’s awesome love for us. Lenten Services and Opportunities Stations of the Cross Saint Margaret Chapel Fridays of Lent 12:15 pm and 5:30 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Saint Margaret Church The Light Is On Wednesdays, March 16 - April 13 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Saturdays - 3:00 - 3:45 pm and after the 5:30 pm Mass Parish Lent Reconciliation Tuesday, April 19 12:15 pm and 7:30 pm Lenten Suppers Saint Margaret School Hall Fridays of Lent Supper begins at 6:00 pm followed by a spiritual presentation April 8 Sponsored by RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Menu: Ministrone soup, macaroni and cheese, tuna sandwiches and dessert Topic: Dignity of Work and the Rights of the Workers Speaker: Deacon Marty Wolf of Saint Margaret parish April 15 Sponsored by Saint Margaret Men’s and Little Rock Scripture Study Groups Menu: Spaghetti, garden salad, Italian bread and dessert Topic: Solidarity - Working Toward Consensus Speaker: Rev. Joseph L. Muth, Jr., Pastor of Saint Matthew Church, Baltimore Palm Sunday - April 17 Saint Margaret Church: Saturday: 4:00 and 5:30 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 and Noon Saint Mary Magdalen: Sunday: 9:30 and 11:30 am St. Mark Lenten Mission - Fallston Harford Region Reconciliation Services April 5 7:30 pm April 13 7:00 pm April 18 7:00 pm April 19 12:15 pm 7:30 pm 4 St. Francis, Abingdon St. Ignatius, Hickory St. Mary, Pylesville Saint Margaret, Bel Air Saint Margaret, Bel Air Given by Father Nicholas Amato Monday, April 11, 9:00 am Mass, 7:00 pm First Presentation, 8:15 Reconciliation with individual confessions. Tuesday, April 12, 9:00 am Mass, 7:00 pm Second Presentation, 8:30 pm Parish Reception in Msgr. McCall Center. Visit our website at www.stmargaret.org Saint Margaret Youth Ministry Kristin Rupprecht Youth and Young Adult Minister 410-879-2670, ext 166 [email protected] Living Stations of the Cross Reminder - rehearsal Sunday, April 3, 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Callahan Center. Save the Date! High School Youth Ministry Blitz - Fun events are coming your way! May 20, 22, 26, 28 and June 1. Events will include Field Day, Kickball/Dodgeball, Mini-Golf night, Outdoor Movie Night and more details coming soon! Hershey Park Trip We will be taking a trip to Hershey Park on Friday, June 24. This trip is open to all middle and high school youth. Families are also welcome. Price will be $55.00 per person, which will cover park ticket and round trip charter bus. Any youth not currently in at least 6th grade for the 2010/2011 school year must be accompanied by an adult. For more information or to reserve a spot on the bus, please call Kristin Rupprecht at the parish office. Community Notes Healing Service - Saint Clare Parish Monday, April 4 at 7:30 pm in St. Clare’s Church at 714 Myrth Avenue in Essex. It is sponsored by the “Living Water” Prayer Group. All denominations are invited. Water, Light and Life Interactive experience based on the Gospel of John. Dramatic and musical presentations for children, teens and adults. Three successive nights of performances, and each program lasts approximately one hour. Sunday, April 10 - The Samaritan Woman at the Well, 7:00 pm, St. Patrick Church, Havre de Grace. Monday, April 11 - The Man Born Blind, 7:00 pm at St. Joan of Arc in Aberdeen Tuesday, April 12 - The Raising of Lazarus, 7:00 pm at St. Francis de Sales in Abingdon. “Life In The Spirit” Seminar Beginning Monday, April 11 at 7:30 pm, St. Stephen’s Charismatic Prayer Group will conduct this seminar for seven consecutive weeks in the church, 8030 Bradshaw Road, in Bradshaw/Kingsville, MD. For more information and to register, call Cathy at 410-612-0551 or Lorraine at 410-679-8822. Education Notes . . . SAINT MARGARET Faith Formation 410-879-2670/410-838-6969 Elementary PA RISH Marge Troilo, [email protected] and Kim O’Brien, [email protected] Middle and High School Karen Clemens, [email protected] Home Study - New Date Our final gathering has been changed to Monday, April 18. The meeting will be held 7:00 - 8:30 pm at Saint Mary Magdalen. Students should bring their completed textbooks to this session. A reminder postcard will be mailed a few days previous to the gathering. Elementary Faith Formation Classes Wednesday, April 6 - 4:45 or 6:45 pm Sunday, April 10 - 9:00 and 10:30 am First Eucharist All completed First Eucharist books were due April 2. Middle School Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5 and 6 Classes will begin in the school at 6:30 pm and move to the Callahan Center to meet with their parents at 7:15 pm to celebrate Living Stations of the Cross. This will end our school year. The April 12-13 snow make-up dates will not be needed. Standardized Testing April 4 - 8 Saint Margaret School Madeleine Hobik – Principal Elementary Campus 410-879-1113 Middle School Campus 410-877-9660 Celebrating A Century of Scholarship and Service Important Dates Apr. 4: Apr. 5: Apr. 6: Apr. 7: Apr. 8: Band; Standardized Testing, Gr.3 - 8; MS Student Council sponsored Opening Game Day afternoon Hot Lunch; Standardized Testing, Gr. 3-8; Grade 5 walking field trip Bel Air Courthouse, 12:30 - 2:15 pm; H.S.A. Executive Board Mtg, 7:00 pm Standardized Testing, Gr. 3 - 8; MS Career Day Hot Lunch; Grade 1 Field trip Port Discovery, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm; Standardized Testing, Gr. 3 - 8; MS assembly - Archbishop Curley Jazz at the Callahan Center Standardized Testing Gr. 3 - 6 Career Day - Wednesday April 6 This event happens every two years at the middle school. We are looking for guest speakers on this day who are currently not parents of middle school students. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your life work experiences with our students. If you are able to give some of your time from 12:30 - 2:30 pm it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Martha Sullivan at [email protected] or 410-877-9660, ext. 109. There are actions that parents can take to ensure that test results truly reflect what knowledge their children have and can apply to solve problems. • Have a talk with your children about why the standardized tests are important. Emphasize that results do matter and that they should take their time and do their best on the tests. Rushing leads to careless mistakes. • Tired and/or hungry children do not concentrate and focus as well as those who are rested and fed. Therefore, get your children to bed early. Feed them some protein for breakfast so they are not hungry just as testing begins. Have them bring a healthy snack to school. • Another reason for making sure your children are rested has to do with the length of the tests. These tests require an hour or hour and a half of sustained reading and thinking, very different than working for a class period. Therefore, fatigue can really impact a students’ ability to answer correctly. • Be on time for school. All testing begins first thing in the morning. • Do not send a sick child to school. Sickness impacts test results negatively. • Do not keep your child out of school for any reason other than illness. Make up testing requires students to miss instructional time. • Reassure your children that they are not expected to know all the answers. However, they will know most of them and should be reassured that they can solve the problems, think through the questions, and choose the right answers. Saint Margaret presents “A Taste of Italy” A Wine and Food Tasting Event Saturday, April 23, 10:00 am Saint Mary Magdalen Gym 1716 Churchville Road, Bel Air Come for candy, crafts, moon bounce, prizes, fun and the Easter Bunny! $1.00 per child payable at the door. April 9, 7:30 - 10:00 pm We invite all alumni, parishioners, and school families to celebrate 100 years of Catholic education while enjoying authentic food and wine from Italy in the Saint Margaret Elementary School gym, 141 N. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air. Reservations are $55 per person. This includes a commemorative wine glass. For reservations, go to www. smsch.org/centennial.html or call 410-688-5414 or email [email protected]. Sponsors include: Liberatore’s Ristorante, Enotria Restaurant and Grill, Giovanni’s Restraurant, Basta Pasta, The Olive Tree, Buontempo Brothers, The Tower, Silk’s Restaurant at Bulle Rock, Savona Fine Italian Foods, Looney’s Pub, Vito’s Cafe, Scotto’s Cafe, Blue Dog Cafe, Dipasquale’s, Jim’s Bottle Works, L’Amore Di Vino Visit our website at www.stmargaret.org 5 Mass Schedule SAINT MARGARET PA R I S H 141 N. Hickory Ave. • Bel Air, MD 21014 Parish Offices 410-838-6969, 410-879-2670 Fax: 410-879-2518 www.stmargaret.org Pastor Msgr. G. Michael Schleupner Pastor Emeritus Rev. Francis Callahan Associate Pastors Rev. John P. Cunningham Rev. C. Douglas Kenney Assistant Pastor Karen Saccenti Deacons John Chott, James DeCapite Patrick J. Goles, Victor Petrosino Martin Wolf Seminarians Steven Roth, Charles Pawlowski, Julian Camilo Garcia Business Manager Mary Ellen Bates Director of Development Michele Kogler Music Minister Michael Britt Outreach Jane O’Hara Adult Faith Formation Marie Dekowski Religious Education Marge Troilo and Kim O’Brien Youth Catechesis Karen Clemens Youth and Young Adult Minister Kristin Rupprecht Saint Margaret School Madeleine Hobik, Principal 410-879-1113 The Pastoral Council Dan Berardi Connie Brozic Ann Brecht-Castle Bill Coward Ken Dawson Claire Hatem Keith Knaide Arlene Novak Michael Ostrowski Sandy Peters Michelle Sullivan Greg Yantz 410-420-9114 410-734-7789 410-893-6162 410-893-1958 410-836-8278 410-838-6313 410-638-1272 410-734-6088 443-987-7902 410-879-1833 410-879-1421 410-638-1828 Daily: Saint Margaret Chapel Weekend: Saint Margaret Church Saint Mary Magdalen Mission Reconciliation: Saint Margaret Church Saturday: 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Mass Intentions April 2 - April 10, 2011 Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 4:00 pm 5:30 pm 7:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm 6:30 am 8:30 am 6:30 am 8:30 am 6:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 6:30 am 8:30 am 6:30 am 8:30 am 8:30 am 4:00 pm 5:30 pm 7:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 12:00 pm Dorothy Barczak Edward Skowronski Donald R. Esposito John O’Neill Marie Franko Joseph Kucharek Susan Grimmel Parishioners of Saint Margaret Charles Ferraro Elizabeth Krebs Charles and Pat Suter (Sp. Int.) George and Elizabeth Brittingham Charlotte Peterson (Sp. Int.) Mary Kelly Reinmann No Mass or Service Mildred Clark Helen and Leroy Gabel Eucharistic Service Catherine Yannuzzi Kimberly (Murray) Amaya (Sp. Int.) Tony Strasavich Michael Guercio Robert Y. Coster, Sr. Catherine I. Cleary Parishioners of Saint Margaret Nancy Rockstroh Carol Troilo John, Margaret and Robert Wilzack The Parish Office hours: Monday through Thursday - 9:00 am to 7:30 pm. Friday - 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. For children up to 3 years of age, nursery service is available in the Preschool building (next to the church) during the 9:00 and 10:30 am Masses and at Saint Mary Magdalen during the 9:30 and 11:00 am Masses. Trained staff will care for your children while you attend Mass. This is a free service. Readings for April 10, 2011 5th Sunday of Lent We believe in life everlasting Reading I: Ezekiel 37:12-14 Prophecy of restoration Reading II: Romans 8:8-11 The flesh and the Spirit Gospel: John 11:1-45 The raising of Lazarus Question of the Week: Adult: Christ calls us from death to new life. To what new life are you being called during this Lent? Child: How does Jesus help you do what is good and avoid what is not? Visit our website at www.stmargaret.org SAINT MARGARET Monday - Friday: 6:30 am and 8:30 am Saturday: 8:30 am Chapel is open for private prayer daily 6:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday: 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am and 12:00 pm Sunday: 9:30 am and 11:00 am PARIS H Seeking a world transformed and unified in Christ Saint Margaret Church n Late Breaking News Bulletin for the week of April 3, 2011 • Coffee and Conversation Thursday, April 7 at 9:00 am in the Adult Education Center. All are invited to come share food and fellowship. • Almsgiving for Lent Please remember to bring with you to Mass each Sunday non-perishable food items for our food pantry ministry to distribute to the poor. We are also especially in need of gift certificates so that we can continue to help the poor among us. Thank you for your continued generosity. Welcome Alexandria Mae Amoss Henry Girolamo Bechtel Kaitlyn Alyssa Naglieri Riley Catherine Sabatino and Isabella Evelina Watson who were baptized last weekend into the Saint Margaret Parish Community. May they continue to receive God’s blessings and grace. Saint Mary Magdalen Mission “It’s All About Love And Service, Baby!” • Pink ? ? ? This weekend the universal Church celebrates the fourth Sunday of Lent called “Laetare Sunday.” We unofficially mark the midway point of Lent, which is a moment the church celebrates. As a result, pink cloth and simple flowers were added to our simple Lenten environment to reflect this moment of joy. The Church’s joy flows from her expectation that all of us have grown closer to God through our Lenten prayers and kind works. For some of us, we don’t share in this weekend’s excitement since we have not been as successful as we had hoped in our Lenten journey. If that’s the case, it’s not too late! Let’s make the most of this second half of Lent! n On Friday evening, March 25 we enjoyed the crab soup, pbj’s and grilled cheese. The presence of many Confirmation Candidates raised the spirits and the hopes of all. We greatly enjoyed the remarks that two of the members of the Saint Margaret Youth Substance Abuse Ministry (SAM Team) made. Erika Lipford (9th grade, John Carroll School) spoke of education and awareness as keys to her journey in learning about her chosen ministry. Thomas Gardner (10th grade, John Carroll School) explained how he has come to a greater understanding of the disease of addiction and how it starts. Evan Zimmer (10th Grade, Calvert Hall College), as an intern for the Catholic Review, beautifully captured photographs from the evening, and many other Confirmation Candidates assisted in the preparation and serving of the meal. “Preparation” and “Serving” or “Loving and Serving” these were truly the themes of the entire evening. “It’s all about Love and Service, Baby!” Saint Francis de Sales tells us that throughout life we seek God, in death we come to know God, and through eternity we come to love God. Be it achieving recovery from the disease of addiction or just daily living; through gaining knowledge and consequently taking action, we achieve transformation. This was one of the elements which, as an Oblate of Saint Francis de Sales, Father Mark Hushen (President and CEO of Father Martin’s Ashley) visited during his presentation at this Saint Margaret SAM Team Lenten Supper. Father Mark said that the way to find God is to embrace our brothers and sisters. By this he meant that with the exception of our siblings, all males we ever encounter are our “Brothers from other Mothers” and all females are our “Sisters from other Misters.” He related that since we are all created in His image and likeness when we truly see and love our brothers and sisters we see the face of God. Relinquish your pride, let it go. Make still your ego for it springs purely from your imagination. Be His instrument and be open to the fact that all things originate from Him and all things return to Him. He is our Beginning and our End. Learn how to better love and serve your brothers and sisters and in this way love and serve God, our Creator and our Redeemer. Knowledge!—Action!—Transformation! To save souls is our mission in life. To save addicted souls is a higher calling. Saint Margaret Parish Substance Abuse Ministry (SAM) – “It’s All About Love and Service, Baby!”