Fr. John F. Lauri, J.C.L. Pastor

Fr. Francis Michaelsamy Associate Pastor

Fr. Charles Caccavale, STD Sunday Associate

Mr. Tony MacDonnell, M.T.S. Director of Religious Education

Rectory 129 Birch Street / 668-9815 Fax: 668-6052 Rectory@stspeterpaulandstursula.org

Religious Education 129 Birch Street / 668-9880 ReligiousEd@stspeterpaulandstursula.org

Masses

Sunday Masses Saturday at 5:00 pm (Vigil Mass) 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 am & 12:30 pm

Holy Days Consult Bulletin

Weekdays & Saturdays 8:00 am & 12:00 noon

First Fridays 8:00 am & 12:00 noon

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturdays: 4:00 pm

Devotions Miraculous Medal Novena: Mondays after 8:00 am Mass

Eucharistic Adoration First Fridays: 12:30 to 1:30 pm Saturdays: 12:30 to 1:00 pm (September - May)

Baptisms The sacrament of Baptism is administered by the priests of the parish. Please call the rectory to arrange the time and date of Baptism and the individual instruction appointment with the priest assigned to the particular month.

Marriages Arrangements must be made six months in advance.

Visit us on the web: stspeterpaulandstursula.org

Sts. Peter & Paul

and St. Ursula F L E E T W O O D ,   N E W   Y O R K   1 0 5 5 2    

Monday, March 30

8:00 All those suffering from the Corona Virus

12:00 Rosemarie Semenza

Tuesday, March 31

8:00 Frank & Jean Lauri

12:00 Anna Bonavisa

Wednesday, April 1

8:00 Cardinal Edward Egan

12:00 Adolfina Piloto Family

Thursday, April 2

8:00 Catherine & Herbert O’Neill

12:00 Leticia Pesquera

Friday, April 3

8:00 All Parishioners

12:00 Antonietta & Giuseppe Tellone

Saturday, April 4

8:00 The Souls in Purgatory

12:00 Aleth Del Prado

5:00 Nicola Pennella &

Marie Lucia Grippo

Palm Sunday

Sunday, April 5

8:00 For the People of the Parish

9:30 Carl Dottore

11:00 Dec’d. Mem’s. Semenza & Fulco Families

12:30 Pietro Elia

All of today’s readings focus on the centrality of the

Resurrection. The prophet Ezekiel looks forward to a future

when God will send his spirit upon those who have died and

“open your graves and have you rise from them.”

In his Letter to the Romans, Paul teaches that the

present life of Christians is led through the indwelling of “the

Spirit of God.” This same Spirit who raised Jesus from the

dead will also raise their mortal bodies to life in the

resurrection of the dead.

The reading from the Gospel of John tells the account

of the raising of Jesus’ friend Lazarus. This event signifies

Jesus’ power over death and foreshadows his own

Resurrection. Martha’s dialogue with Jesus is remarkable.

She greets Jesus’ arrival with frustration, saying: “Lord, if you

had been here, my brother would not have died.”

When Jesus tells her that her brother will rise, Martha

shows her knowledge that the dead will rise on the last day.

Jesus deepens Martha’s faith by declaring:”I am the

resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he

dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will

never die.” When Jesus asks Martha if she believes this, she

responds, not with a statement of fact, but with the insight of

faith: “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of

God.” No other person in the entire Gospels has made such a

deep confession of true faith in the person of Jesus. Martha

exemplifies what Jesus wants from each of us: a confession

that moves beyond intellectual knowledge to a personal

commitment to and relationship with him.

Frank Lauri Jr., Msgr. Robert Larkin, Elaine Clark, Betty

D’Avi, Manuel Docoito, Adele Fagon, Bobby Gregory, Ken

Hanson, Richard Holly Sr., Glorian Holmes, Joan Lynch,

Gloria Melagrano, Stephanie Merenda, Sterling Mitchell,

Vincent Nyholm, Maria Scampone, Susan Scarinci, Barbara

Schimpf, Rosaria Simone

For: DelPrado Family

By: DelPrado Family

For: Gerardo Trolio

By: Maria Trolio

Mass can be seen on many cable systems via the Catholic

Faith Network or at its website, catholicfaithnetwork.org., or

livestreamed on the St. Patrick’s Cathedral website

www.saintpatrickscathedral.org/live. Daily Mass with

Bishop Barron can be seen on our website.

Stations of the Cross have been cancelled until further notice.

S

Our Parish Dinner Dance, originally scheduled to take

place at the Davenport Mansion on Saturday, April 18th at

6:30 pm will now take place on Saturday, October 17th.

Stay tuned for more details and information. Our Parish

Raffle drawing will take place at the Dinner Dance. Please

contact the Rectory if you would like to purchase a ticket.

1) Our Church remains open for private prayer from 8

am to 3 pm during the week and on Sunday from 8 am to 2

pm. However, no public ceremonies such as the Mass or

group devotions or prayers may take place so as to prevent

any assembly of people.

2) As of Tuesday, March 24th the Rectory Office is

closed. Please call the Rectory if you have an emergency or

are in need of a Priest. We can also be reached by email or

by contacting us on our website.

3) On Palm Sunday, palms will be left on two tables

located right inside the Church doors for anyone who would

like to pick up palm.

4) Palm Crosses will be available for pickup on Sunday,

March 29th from 2 -3 pm. Please visit the table located

outside of the front doors of the Church.

5) Weekly meetings of the Men’s and Women’s

Discussion Groups have been cancelled. We are presently

considering the possibility of conducting the meetings by

video conferencing. Additional information to follow.

6) Religious Education classes are cancelled at least until

April 20th at the direction of the Archdiocese.

7) CONFESSIONS - Father John and Father Francis

will hear confessions by appointment provided that physical

distancing requirement is observed. Please call the Rectory

to schedule an appointment.

To help us communicate important Archdiocesan and

Parish information to you quickly, please sign up

for Flocknote our Parish contact email system. Please visit

our website to sign up or text SPPSU to 84576 from your

mobile phone .

Sts. Peter & Paul and

St. Ursula Church

March 29, 2020

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Couples celebrating their 50

th Wedding Anniversary

anytime during 2020 are invited to attend the Golden

Wedding Jubilee Mass with Cardinal Dolan at Saint Patrick’s

Cathedral on Sunday, June 7 at 2:30 p.m. Pre-registration is

required. Please call the Rectory at 914-668-9815 to register.

With the cancellation of Masses we have experienced a

decline in the donation of food which we regularly deliver to

the St. Mary’s Food Pantry. During this difficult time, there

is a greater need for canned and packaged goods. If you are

able, please bring food items to the Church and place them in

the basket in the vestibule.

The 2020 Appeal has begun and our theme for this year is

Teach – Serve – Sanctify, a theme intended to focus our

hearts and minds on the fundamental mission of the Church.

Our Parish goal for the year is $56,000. To date, we have

received $19,785 in pledges from 63 donors. Please be as

generous as you have always been so we can not only meet

our goal but surpass it.

We have been informed by the Archdiocese that Holy

Week and Easter Sunday services will be celebrated in

private by the priests with no parishioners present. We will

keep you informed as to where and how to livestream

service.

The Archdiocese has directed that Funeral Masses or

services in the Church or funeral home will no longer be

conducted until further notice. Families are to be assured that

a Memorial Mass will be offered as soon as possible after

current assembly restrictions have been lifted.

Please check on your neighbors and our older parishioners

and see if they are in need of any assistance. We have

parishioners who are willing to help pick up groceries,

medication and lend a helping hand. Use the Contact Us

section on our website or call the Rectory to let us know.

Prayer to the Virgin Mary for Protection

O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope.

We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick.

At the foot of the Cross you participated in Jesus’ pain,

with steadfast faith.

You, Our Lady of New York, know what we need.

We are certain that you will provide, so that,

as you did at Cana of Galilee,

joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love,

to conform ourselves to the Father’s will

and to do what Jesus tells us:

He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us,

through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.

We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God.

Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test – and deliver us from every danger,

O glorious and blessed Virgin.

Prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You

in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As

though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be

separated from You. Amen.