March 24, 2024

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The word of God is dynamic. It inspires action. Isaiah preaches that day after day God opens his ears, suggesting that there is freshness in God's word each day. Moreover, Isaiah is called to use God's word to rouse the people, to get them to act. God's word means to do more than inform or instruct, it is to drive people to act. None of us can honestly say that we are worse off than Jesus was at his death. Emptied of all his divine privileges, obedient to the will of God, humbling himself as a slave, he accepted the abuse, the conviction, and the death sentence. He has been betrayed by one friend, denied by another, and abandoned by the rest. He has no possessions. All he had was the clothes on his back, and even those are taken away. He is humiliated, disgraced, put to shame. He is all alone. No, he is not alone. He knows God has not abandoned him. Nor are any of us alone. No matter how horrible our lot is, we are not alone. Jesus has placed his trust in God and has surrendered to God's will, so throughout the narrative his concern is not with his own fate, but with those of others; his disciples, Peter, the high priest's servant, the women of Jerusalem, the penitent criminal. The word compassion literally means "to suffer with," and in the midst of his greatest suffering Jesus suffers with all these people he encounters on the path to his death. Even on the cross, hours from death, he shows compassion to the criminal who asks for mercy.

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Monday – March 25

8:00 am - Mass (Chapel)
7:30 pm - Chrism Mass- St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold, NJ Blessing of Oils

Wednesday – March 27

7:00 pm – Mass (Chapel)

EASTER TRIDUUM

Holy Thursday – March 28

7:00 pm - Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Church-English)
Washing of Feet | Transfer of Holy Eucharist
Adoration until 10:00 pm as long as there are people in Church

Good Friday – March 29

No Morning Mass, Total Abstinence & Fast (one full meal ages 18-59)

9:00 am to 6:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel
6:00 pm - Stations of the Cross (Church-Polish)
7:00 pm - Celebration of Lord’s Passion (Church-Polish)
Liturgy of the Word | Veneration of the Cross | Holy Communion
Collection for the Holy Land
Adoration until 10:00 pm as long as there are people in Church

Holy Saturday – March 30

9:00 am to 6:00 pm - Adoration in the Chapel
9:00 am, 10:00 am and 11:00 am - Blessing of Easter food in Church

7:00 pm - Easter Vigil (Church-English)
Liturgy of the Word | Blessing of the Water | Liturgy of the Eucharist

Easter Sunday – March 31

7:00 am - Mass with Procession (Church-Polish)
9:30 am Mass (English)
11:00 am Mass (Polish)

Easter Monday – April 1

8:00 am Mass (English – Chapel)
9:30 am Mass (Polish – Church)

RECTORY OFFICE

The Rectory office will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday, March 29th & April 1st, 2024. Have a Blessed Easter.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

The children of the Religious Education Program (CCD) will not have classes on March 26th & 27th and April 2nd & 3rd, 2024. Classes will resume April 9th & 10th, 2024.

Ash Wednesday - February 14

8:00 am Mass (English)
12:15 pm Prayer Service with Ashes
5:15 pm Prayer Service with Ashes/CCD
7:00 pm Mass (Polish)

Pope Francis Prayer Intention - March 2024

For the martyrs of our day, witnesses to Christ
Za współczesnych męczenników, świadków Chrystusa

Remember Our Sick Parishioners In Your Prayers

Anna Burzawa, Dylan Cascno, Tim Cicon, Sr., Mark Cicon, Jan Czerwinski, Dorothy Dominski, Bartoszek Dudek, Zenon Dzięgielewski, Sabina Dziewięcka, Helen Jamieson, Charles Kowalski, Sue Lynch, Adam Matusz, Marie Niwore, Dan Piestor, Lucy Siemientkowski, Anthony Sikora, Pat Sikorski, Diane Silver, Joseph P. Strycharz, Kelly Ann Strycharz, Elizabeth Torma.

Please call the Rectory Office to add or remove names from the list.

Mass Schedule
  • Monday & Friday
    8:00 AM (Chapel/En)
  • Wednesday
    7:00 PM (Chapel/Pl) with Novena
  • Saturday
    5:00 PM (Church/En)
  • Sunday
    8:00 AM (Pl) | 9:30 AM (En) | 11:00 AM (Pl)
  • Holy Days
    8:00 AM (Chapel/En) | 7:00 PM (Church/Pl)

Current Bulletin

Mass Intentions Form

Parish Office Hours

MondayTuesdayThursday
9 AM – 12 PM | 1 PM – 4 PM

Wednesday and Friday - CLOSED

Call: (609) 396-9068
Email: sthedwig@comcast.net

Religious Education

Tuesday & Wednesday - 5:00-6:30 pm
Director: Mr. Walter Czajkowski
Tel.: 609-775-5087
Email: walterc9012@gmail.com

2024 Mass Intentions

Please download forms here. Fill out the form and include your donation of $10 per Mass. Requests should be placed in an envelope marked “Mass Intentions” and:

  1. Placed in the weekend collection basket
  2. Mailed directly to the Parish Office
  3. Droped off in the Rectory through the mail slot
  4. Droped off at the Sacristy before or after weekend Mass

Mass Intentions Form

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Diocese of Trenton

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