March 29, 2015.pub - Holy Rosary Church
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March 29, 2015.pub - Holy Rosary Church
26th Sunday in H R HOLY ROSARY PARISH 630 7th Ave. N. P O Box 206 Edmonds, WA 98020 Parish Phone: 425-778-3122 Parish E-mail: parishmail @holyrosaryedmonds.org Fax: 425-672-4909 Website: www.holyrosaryedmonds.org ***** School Phone: 425-778-3197 School E-mail: info@holyrosary edmonds.org Fax: 425-771-8144 Website: www.hrsedmonds.org *** Mass Schedule: Sunday: 7:30, 9 & 11 AM Monday-Friday: 8 AM Saturday: 8 AM Communion Service Saturday Vigil: 5 PM *** “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” March 29, 2015 Palm Sunday—The Passion of the Lord Dear Parishioners: With the blessing of palms, the Church begins its observance of Holy Week when we recall the central mysteries of our Catholic faith. On Holy Thursday, we recall the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper and the institution of priestly service with the washing of the feet. The Holy Thursday service begins at 7:30 PM followed by exposition until 9:30 PM. A collection is also taken up on Holy Thursday for the needy of our parish community which helps to supplement the work of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. On Good Friday, we celebrate the passion and death of Christ at 3:00 PM. Over the years, I have found that more people come at an earlier hour than later at night. On Palm Sunday, we will read the Passion of Mark and on Good Friday, we will read the Passion of John. After the reading of the passion, we have veneration of the cross. Communion follows the veneration, and the ministers and people leave quietly. Once again the altar is stripped as it was on Holy Thursday. On Holy Saturday, we will have a practice for the Easter Vigil at 9:30 AM followed by confessions at 11:00 AM. We are the only parish to offer confessions on Holy Saturday in the region. Please note there is no 3:30 PM confession and no 5:00 PM Saturday mass. At 7:30 PM we will celebrate the Easter Vigil and welcome into the church the newly baptized and the candidates for full communion into the church. The men and women, who have participated in the RCIA, will be baptized, confirmed, and receive Eucharist for the first time. Please remember them in prayer in the coming week. Holy Week is the climax of our Lenten observance. I realize how busy many of you are. However, I encourage you to take some time during the week to pray and reflect on the fundamental mysteries of your Catholic faith. On Easter Sunday, we will collectively celebrate new life: the new life of the risen Christ, the new life of the baptized, and the renewal of life which hopefully has taken place within each of us. With Easter and new beginnings, you cannot return to your old habits. Christ died and rose to new life so that each of us could experience new birth and new hope. Remember, Easter Sunday is like Christmas. We have some Catholics who come twice a year: Christmas and Easter. The Easter morning masses are very full. I encourage you to come early. After the 9:00 AM mass, the Youth Group is sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt for children. Lastly, please turn in your RICE BOWLS if you participated in this year’s program. You can leave them in the sacristy, give them to an usher, or drop them off at the Pastoral Center. Sincerely yours in Christ, Confessions: Saturday: 3:30-4:30 PM *** The Catholic Cemetery serving Holy Rosary is Holyrood Cemetery. 206-363-8404 Rev. Kenneth Haydock, Pastor CALENDAR Pg. 2 Sunday, March 29, 2015 Passion of the Lord/Palm Sunday Blessed Ludovico of Casoria Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 • Coffee’nd hosted by Knights of Columbus after all masses. • Religious Ed. in the School, 9-11:15AM. • Youth Choir practice in the Youth Room, 10-11AM. • Music Ministry Team Meeting in the Pastoral Center, 3PM. • High School Life Teen Night in the Pastoral Center Youth Room, 7-8:30PM; Open Gym, 8:30-9:30PM. Monday, March 30, 2015 St. Peter Regalado Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62; John 8:1-11 • 8 AM Mass • Jr. High Youth meet in the Youth Room, 7PM; Jr. High Open Gym, 8-8:30PM. Geri Thibodeau/RIP Tuesday, March 31, 2015 St. Stephen of Mar Saba Edna Hansen/RIP Numbers 21:4-9; John 8:21-30 • 8 AM Mass • Bible Study meets in the Pastoral Center, Rm. 204, 9-10:30AM and 6:30-8PM (#24,makeup for Feb. 19 sessions). • Traditional Choir rehearsal in the church, 6:30PM. Wednesday, April 1, 2015 St. Hugh of Grenoble Mary Louise Deignan/RIP Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10; Hebrews 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38 • 8 AM Mass • Little Blessings meets in the Youth Room, 9:30-11AM. • Senior Moments Book Club meets in the Pastor’s Conference Room, 1-2PM. • Soup Night in the School Hall, 6-7PM. • RCIA meets in the Pastoral Center, Rm. 206, 7PM; Holy Week/Evening of Reflection Thursday, April 2, 2015 Holy Thursday St. Francis of Paola Alberta Piano/RIP Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15 • No 8 AM Mass • History of the Roman Empire class meets in Pastor’s Conference Room, 1-3PM. • 7:30 PM Mass for the Institution of the Eucharist. Exposition follows until 9:30PM. Friday, April 3, 2015 Good Friday—Passion of the Lord Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9;John 18:1-19:42 • No 8 AM Mass • Parish Offices and School closed at Noon. • 3 PM Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in the church. St. Benedict the African Saturday, April 4, 2015 Holy Saturday St. Isidore of Seville Romans 6:3-11; Mark 16:1-7 • No 8 AM Communion Service • RCIA practice for Vigil Mass 9:30AM. • Individual Confessions in the church, 11AM to Noon. • 7:30 PM Easter Vigil mass. Reception follows in the Pastoral Center. Sunday, April 5, 2015 Easter Sunday St. Vincent Ferrer Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43;Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 • Regular Sunday Mass Schedule. • Easter Egg Hunt after the 9AM mass. Parish Finance Council: I am looking for members, both men and women, for the Parish Finance Council. The parish needs to raise about $4 million a year to make the budget, the debt service, and the mandated appeals such as the Annual Catholic Appeal. The Council advises on the budget, prepares an annual report, and reviews capital purchases. A background in accounting, financial planning or human resources is helpful to serve on the Council. If you are interested, please contact Fr. Haydock. FAITH FORMATION Pg. 3 This Week’s Stewardship Note—Today is Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. Jesus said, “Let her alone. She has done what she could.” Mark 14:6-8 abbreviated This is the Anointing at Bethany. In John, a similar scene has Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus anointing Jesus feet in their home in Bethany. In Mark a mysterious unnamed woman interrupts dinner at the home of Simon the leper, pouring a jar of very expensive ointment on Jesus’ head, setting the disciples into a fit of indignation for the poor over the waste. As always, Jesus has a different point of view. He blesses this unknown woman for understanding a situation that the disciples do not want to understand: he is going to die. She shows her love and devotion for him while the disciples are in denial. Most important, he blesses her for doing what she can. The love of Jesus is played out in small acts of compassion on a daily basis. As stewards of the Church, let us do what we can. Many activities are scheduled in Lent to deepen your experience of the season. Every Wednesday night at 6PM is Soup Night. You are invited to donate the money you saved with this simple meal to Rice Bowl. Fish Fridays have been wonderful community meals. Finally, Deacon Ray has begun teaching contemplative prayer on everyother Tuesday at 9AM and 6:30PM. Next session is April 7th. People new to the experience are finding it overwhelmingly beautiful. Thank you to all who attended the auction! As always it was a great celebration of our school! Save the Date! The 4th Annual Multicultural Mass and Lunch will be May 31st! This year we will be celebrating the cultures of Asia. If your cultural heritage comes from Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, India or other Asian cultures, and you would like to help organize the event, please email or call me. I am looking for help with stewardship efforts, in particular, photographers, writers, and those adept at social media marketing. Many people whose social security numbers were stolen in last year’s national tax fraud are finding that the IRS has done nothing to try to identify fraudulent tax refund claims. To simplify your life it is advisable to file your taxes early before the bad guys do, whether you were victimized last year or not. If you have been victimized, please let the Archdiocese know by emailing them at [email protected]. A recent letter from the Archdiocese is at http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/ Assets/ARCH/5750_LeadershipJan14.pdf. The main useful information: If you believe that you are the victim of tax fraud for the 2014 year, you may want to consider filing a new IRS Form 14039. Keep in mind that filing of Form 14039 will likely cause processing time for your tax return to be longer and refunds will take longer to process. Again, the best approach is to file early. If you or your parishioners received an IP PIN, it must be used to file a tax return in 2014. If you want to request an IP PIN to protect yourself, you can visit the IRS’s Get An IP PIN on its website. The process may take time, and because these IP PINs are in high demand, may not result in your timely receipt of an IP PIN. If you file early, and then subsequently receive an IP PIN, you may be required to refile using the IP PIN. http://www.irs.gov/ Individuals/The-Identity-Protection-PIN-IP-PIN. John Russell, Pastoral Associate for Stewardship and Information Technology [email protected] (425) 977-4545 ADULT FAITH FORMATION: The Pray Always Group meets again after Easter, Tuesday April 7th at 9AM or 6:30PM. The task is to support you in your prayer, and grow in your relationship with God. The Bible study on Matthew’s Gospel concluded on March 19th. However, we’ll begin a study of the Psalms, the school of prayer April 9th. As in the past there will be two sessions on Thursdays, at 9AM and 6:30PM. If you missed Matthew think about getting into the Bible study groove with the Psalms. Psalms has been the school of prayer for countless saints and Christians, and give you an in-depth experience of prayer. We still need couples to volunteer as marriage mentor couples. If you’re in a happy marriage and were to volunteer, your help would be greatly appreciated. The mentoring workbooks and video are excellent and easy to use. Plus, I’ll see that you have a good orientation to the process so you can feel confident when you work with a couple. If you feel called in your heart to this ministry to model Christian marriage to an engaged couple, contact me at 425-977-4549 or at [email protected]. ~Deacon Ray FAITH FORMATION Daily Prayer This Week MARRIAGE & FAMILY LIFE Take Time, Make Time for Your Marriage. Children, young and old, This is the week we call “Holy” because it is a memorial of God's saving deeds for us in Jesus. There is a solemn nature to this week. We might be tempted to be sad or conflicted this week. It is not easy to get close to the reality that we are sinners and our Lord and Savior went through this betrayal, suffering and death for us. So, sometimes, we avoid looking at this week closely, and praying with it, because we fear getting into our guilt. need to see their parents take loving time together. You don’t need a great deal of time, but no relationship can exist without taking time to nurture that relationship. What greater relationship is there for your family, your faith community and our world than your strong marriage where we can all witness the love that our Lord Jesus asks of us? If you don’t make the time for each other it simply will not happen. The invitation this week is to come closer to the reality of God's profound love for us. Yes, we are all sinners. But, we are loved sinners. We are being invited to be grateful, not to beat our breasts. We are invited, in this spirit to feel all that we can feel this week. Yes, we will feel some discomfort after all, we feel discomfort when anyone puts themselves through some sacrifice for us. And, the sacrifice here is the gift of his very self - so that we might always know how completely Jesus entered into the reality of our human existence - “even death, death on a cross.” [Phil. 2:6-9] Make your Marriage a Priority this Lenten Season: It’s not too late to focus on something positive this Lent — making your marriage everything God intended it to be. Retrouvaille can help you rediscover your spouse and move forward in a more positive and loving way. For confidential information about, or to register for our upcoming program beginning April 24-26, 2015, call 206-706-2608 or visit our website at www.HelpOurMarriage.com. This week we follow our ongoing pattern of connecting with our Lord, as early as we can each morning. For even a few moments we name our desire: “Lord, let me be with you this week and open my heart to feel what you want me to feel about your love for me, personally.” Then, throughout the day, in many background, inbetween moments, we can continue our brief conversations with our Lord as we relate this desire with the people and events of our day. Finally, each night, we can pause, perhaps before a crucifix, or placing ourselves in our imagination before the cross, and speaking to our Lord, friend to friend, the gratitude we feel for the gift of mercy and eternal life his love has gained for us. Hope and Healing After Abortion Each night this week, we can give thanks. The closer we get to celebrating Holy Week and the events that brought us our salvation, each of us can express our gratitude, realizing this was all for me. ...from the “Weekly Guide for Daily Prayer”, www.creighton.edu/collaborativeMinistry/online.htm Rachel’s Corner “Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; See, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? In the wilderness I make a way, in the wasteland, rivers.” -Isaiah 43:18-19 Come on a Rachel’s Vineyard™ Retreat so you can let the past go and allow God to create a new life for you. Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat™ May 29-31, 2015 Call Valerie: 1-800-822-HOPE (4673) You are loved with an everlasting Love! Project Rachel is a program of Catholic Community Services. RCIA: The next session is Wednesday, April 1st, at 7PM in the Pastoral Center, Rm. 206. This will be an evening of reflection for Holy Week. Please contact Father Haydock for additional information at: [email protected]). Congratulations, Joe Zavaglia, Seattle University Alumni Award Winner! Seattle University is proud to honor your fellow Holy Rosary parishioner, Joe Zavaglia, '71, with our University Service Award at our upcoming 30th Annual Alumni Awards event. You’re invited to help us celebrate Joe’s accomplishments at the Alumni Awards on April 18 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. Learn more and register at: http://www.seattleu.edu/alumni/community/ Alumni-Awards/. Please join us in congratulating Joe. Pg. 4 FAITH IN ACTION Pg. 5 PRAYER SUPPORT...Please remember in your prayers the following who are ill: Doreen and Robert Crow, Cindy French, Raymond Jerrel, Theresa Kaufman, Victoria Cardenas, Keene Landry, Nancy Gilbertson, Richard Horan, The Owen Family, Riley Bench, Thomas Dye, Kim Menzer, Matt Buley, Roberta Buchter, Sarah Zech, Rochelle Pautzke, Wyatt Chin, Marty Spadafora, Frank and Valerie Rocco, Simone Fortin, Bridget English, Kevin Fraley, Beverly Mackey, Kristi Petosa, Josie Smith, Dieter Zajaczkowski, Edith Pederson, Edna Lemeshko, Elaine McNamara, Joseph Zampardo, Christle Brukner, Dora Romero, David Hollcraft, Angie Zamberlin, Leonard Soldo, Carol Parrott, Bob Ervin, Christy Heymann, Rick West, Ronald Haskins, Dick Crooks, Tom Grabicki, Claire Henderson, Bill Rees, Rita Ritchie, Father Petosa, Ethel Moons, John Hertel, Lourdes Rivera, John McAlerney, LaVonne Tyson, Christine Vezetinski, Margie Johnson, Connie Emry, John Kelly, Darnel Bowers, Gil Martelino, Ron Hammill, Chris Floeting, Jack Leary, Pat Marick, Diane Carney, Colleen Ford and Michael Serwold (nephew of Jack Serwold). Please keep them in your prayers and also, those who have passed away, especially Leo Romero, Michael Thomas, Father Gerald Lovett, Robert Crow (father of Diana Boyle) and Robert Daleske. In order to keep this list current we ask that you check in at least every couple of months. If we don’t hear from you, and have no current information, you may be dropped. We are always happy to reinstate you if the need is still present. Call Eileen Niven at 425-778-3122. If you wish to add someone to the list, please email or call Eileen at the Parish Office. Youth and Young Adult Ministry Our Youth and Young Adult Website is updated! Please refer to it for information regarding many ministry opportunities for 7th and 8th graders, high school students and young adults. Life Nights for High School Teens...on Sundays, 7-8:30PM. We meet each Sunday night except for certain holiday weekends. A full calendar is published online on our parish website. Open Gym time has changed to 8:30-9:30PM to make time for our Life Nights (7-8:30PM, with exceptions as noted on the website). High school teens are also encouraged to be members of our “Peer Team” a peer leader for our high school group or a “Core Team” member for our 7th and 8th grade group. This kind of leadership involvement is a real plus for college and job applications. World Youth Day is on!!! We’re going to Krakow, Poland in July 2016 for an amazing experience!!! A link to the Archdiocesan website including itinerary and cost is on our website. Contact me asap if you are interested and for more information. Thank-you and God Bless, Angus [email protected] 425-778-3122 x225 Thank You from the Blood Center: WOW! Sunday was so, so busy!! If fact, it was your busiest drive yet and we are so, so grateful to all of the heroes that came to the blood drive to offer their health and support to the patients in our community! Our blood inventories have been low since the holidays and your drive was just what the blood supply needed. 38 amazing donors came to the blood drive on Sunday and they donated an incredible 25 units of blood. That is as many as 75 lives saved right here in our community – WOW! Thank you again for all that you do! LAST RITES vs. VIATICUM: We still receive requests for last rites. People often wait until a person is about to die before they call the parish. With a priest’s schedule today, it is hard to guarantee a priest will be available. The church has changed its understanding of the sacrament. Instead of waiting until a person is about die, the church encourages people to celebrate the sacrament while they are still alert and can participate in it. The church has replaced “last rites” with viaticum, or last communion. Any Eucharistic minister can offer viaticum to a dying person. However, sometimes at the end, people cannot swallow, so it would not be good to offer communion to them. Please call the parish if someone is sick so we can schedule an anointing. OUTREACH St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank: So many families needing SVDP's help. The food we give them allows them to use their money to pay rent, utilities, etc. Presently the Food Bank needs canned baked beans, canned hams, cooking oil, canned fruit, and cold cereal. Thank you for all of your donations! Please remember to pray for our elect and candidates who will celebrate the Easter Sacraments. If you wish to write notes to welcome them, they may be brought to the Parish office by April 3rd. MISSION CARNIVAL NEEDS: Our annual Mission Carnival is on May 3rd. We need new or gently used stuffed animals and small prizes. If you can contribute, please bring items to the Pastoral Center labeled “Mission Carnival.” Thank you! LENTEN SOUP NIGHT is on Wednesday evening, April 1st, in the School Hall, 6-7PM. Please join us for this year’s last Lenten Soup Night. Contact Maribel Menanno for more information 310-849-0669 or [email protected]. Join the youth group for our annual Easter Egg Hunt after the 9AM Mass on Easter morning, for children age 10 and under. This event is put on by our Youth Ministry group and is sponsored by our Knights of Columbus. Jr. High volunteer helpers are welcome! Senior Moments book group's monthly meeting is Wednesday, April 1st in the Pastoral Center Conference Room, from 1-2PM. Hope you can join us. FAMILY LIFE Pg. 6 A Psychologist is available to treat concerns such as depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and family problems. This service is offered for adults and children of the community. If you need assistance, please call Dr. Jeff Baird at 425-977-4534 to leave a message (your call is confidential and will be returned within 24 hrs.) Vacation Bible School 2015 June 29th-July 2nd 9AM-Noon Mark your calendars for this Summer’s VBS program. Watch for more info soon! The Italian Wine Dinner hosted by the Knights of Columbus is on Saturday, May 16th, 2015. Tickets go on sale right after Easter, or you may contact Steve Terry at [email protected] to reserve your place! Church Nursery Position: Supervise children ages 18 months to 3 yrs. during the 9 & 11 masses. Rotate Sundays with current supervisor. Must be 21, current CPR & First Aid training, and complete Archdiocese Safe Environment requirements. Hourly pay, no benefits. Contact Chris Stratton at the parish office or [email protected]. The New Life Group for singles, widows/widowers and the formerly married will meet on Saturday, April 11th after the 5 PM mass in the Pastoral Center. General potluck – so bring your favorite main dish, salad or dessert to share. We will be doing some important planning for the May and June meeting, so please come. Questions? Call Eileen, 425-778-3122, ext. 223. The Easter Baskets have been assembled and delivered!! We are still accepting your monetary donations after mass this weekend, March 28-29, to help with the cost of ordering supplies for next year. If you wish to donate, you may also send it to the Parish Office or drop it in the collection basket. Be sure to mark it clearly for: EASTER BASKET PROJECT. This project couldn’t exist without you! Thank you, Holy Rosary Parishioners! BLEACHERS: We need to replace the bleachers in the gym, which are 35 years old. They no longer meet code. If a person had an accident on them, we would have problems with our insurance. So far we have saved $40,000 toward a $60,000 bill to replace them. If you would like to make a contribution toward the replacement of them, you may drop it off at the Parish Office. Please mark the envelope “Bleacher replacement”. SCHOOL NEWS School News March 28 and 29, 2015 • • • • • • • Holy Rosary students raised $3,124.00 for the American Heart Association doing Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart, which is honoring Father Petosa this year. We will have a Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart Assembly in April. March 30th is free dress for March birthdays. Reconciliation for the school students is on Tuesday, March 31st. The 5th grade is doing a re-enactment of the Last Supper on Holy Thursday, April 2nd at about 2PM in the school cafeteria. The 6th grade is doing Stations of the Cross in the Church on Friday, April 3rd in the church, at 11AM. School is dismissed at noon on Good Friday for Spring Break. Spring Break is the week of April 6-10. HOW TO REACH US PARISH STAFF: PHONE: 425-778-3122 REV. KENNETH HAYDOCK - PASTOR [email protected] no ext. DEACON RAY BIERSBACH ext.263 [email protected] JOHN RUSSELL —PASTORAL ASSOCIATE FOR STEWARDSHIP & TECHNOLOGY. [email protected] Simply Living - “Redefining Success”: Ignatian Spirituality for Men. Saturday, April 11, 2015, 9AM Gathering/Social, 9:30-noon Program, Don Manning and Denny Duffell, presenters. How do you define “success”? Does it depend on money? Your Job? Relationships? Faith? Or even trying to “save the world”? St. James Outreach Center, Seattle. Free will offering. RSVP to Andrea Fontana, at [email protected] or 206.329.4824. More information at ignatiancenter.org. Days of Contemplative Prayer—for Women and Men, led by Kathleen Pruitt, CSJP and Kwan Wong, Oblate OSB Cam. Saturday, April 11, 2015 from 9AM-12 Noon. If you are coming for the first time to Contemplative Prayer, please arrive at 8:30AM for an introduction. Peace Days for Women, “Surprised by Joy”, led by Sr. Elizabeth Tiernan, SNDdeN, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 9:30AM-2PM. Both at St. Mary-on-the-Lake Peace and Spirituality Center, 1663 Killarney Way, Bellevue, WA. Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. To register or for more information contact Diane Figaro at 425-635-3603 or [email protected]. Carpooling is encouraged. ext. 258 CHRIS STRATTON - EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT [email protected] ext. 257 EILEEN NIVEN - OUTREACH [email protected] ext. 223 DR. JEFF BAIRD - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST no e-mail-you may leave a confidential voice mail ext. 226 PARISH NURSES [email protected] MARY HUPF - RELIGIOUS EDUCATION [email protected] Around the Archdiocese Pg. 7 ANGUS MCDONELL—YOUTH MINISTER [email protected] SUSAN OLMOS - MUSIC DIRECTOR [email protected] BETH HUDSON - BOOKKEEPER [email protected] ext. 249 ext. 225 ext. 281 ext. 227 COLLEEN LEMESHKO - PARISH SECRETARY [email protected] ext. 222 GARY MCCONAGHY - FACILITIES MANAGER [email protected] ext.245 PARISH OFFICE HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:30 AM TO 4:30 PM. THE ANSWERING SERVICE WILL RELAY MESSAGES WHEN THE OFFICE IS CLOSED. SCHOOL STAFF: PHONE: 425-778-3197 SUE VENABLE - PRINCIPAL [email protected] ext. 230 MICHELLE CIMAROLI - SCHOOL SECRETARY [email protected] SCHOOL OFFICE HOURS 7:30AM TO 4PM MONDAY-FRIDAY ext. 231 Pg. 8 SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION INFANT BAPTISM - Parents attend two sessions to prepare to celebrate this sacrament. We encourage parents to attend before the birth or adoption of their child. Baptisms are normally celebrated at a weekend liturgy on the first weekend of the month. Next preparation sessions are on Monday evenings, April 20th and 27th, 2015, 7-8:30PM in the Parish Office. The next baptisms are on April 5th (Easter) at 11AM (no baptisms during Lent), May 3rd at 11AM, June 6th at 5PM, July 5th at 11AM and August 1st at 5PM. Please call the Parish Office to register. MARRIAGE - Couples wishing to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage should contact the parish at least 6 months prior to the desired date. Preparation for celebrating and living the sacrament is required. ANOINTING OF THE SICK - is celebrated any time there is a serious illness or health crisis. Contact the parish office to make arrangements. The sacrament is also celebrated periodically at a Sunday liturgy and on weekdays. FUNERALS - Please contact the parish after a death, and before making arrangements with a funeral home. CONFIRMATION - The Sacrament of Confirmation is celebrated yearly for those who are high school juniors or seniors. Attendance at preparation sessions is required. Adults who have not been confirmed may also celebrate the sacrament. Contact the Parish Office for information about preparation. FIRST RECONCILIATION/FIRST EUCHARIST - Children are prepared for these sacraments after completing a year of remote preparation in either the school or religious education program. Parents attend preparation sessions for each sacrament. ADULT INITIATION - Adults who wish to join the Catholic Faith participate in sessions of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Contact the parish for further information. WE CAN SERVE YOU BETTER IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED MEMBER OF HOLY ROSARY PARISH. CALL US FOR A REGISTRATION FORM OR CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR AN ON LINE FORM. PLEASE