Faith Formation Team Pastor-Rev. Gerard M. McGlone, V.F.

+ DRE-Rhonda Cruciani Junikka RCIA-Baptism Preparation

Deacon Jerry Carpenter First Penance & First Communion

Vicki Nagy Confirmation

Shari Menichello Business Manager

Annette O’Bell

Pastor Rev. Gerard M. McGlone, V.F.

+ Pastor Emeritus

+ Rev. William B. Blake + +

Deacon Deacon Gerard L. Carpenter

+ Sacristan

Enzo Angeloni

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, March 20 4:00 P.M.— Alfredo, Ida, Luigi, Faustina, Paolo, & Paul Joseph Paparelli by Pina & Frank Paparelli Sunday, March 21 8:00 A.M.—Enrico Ghilardi by Family 10:30 A.M.— Richard L. Holloway by Paul & Sharon Butash & Family Monday, March 22 8:00 A.M.– Antoinette Fumanti by Don & Gloria Pitoniak Tuesday, March 23 8:00 A.M.—No Mass Today Wednesday, March 24 8:00 A.M.— Katie Sokoloski Gilroy by Ann Naticchi Thursday, March 25 8:00 A.M.— Daniel Keating by Bernie & Sue Zelno Friday, March 26-With Stations of the Cross 5:30 P.M.— Angelo Biagioli by Family Saturday, March 27 4:00 P.M — Penelope Nardelli by Family Sunday, March 28 8:00 A.M.—Ronald Tomassoni by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mahalidge 10:30 A.M. — George, Marie, Alice & Rich Carpenter by Deacon Jerry, Mary Kay & Family

SANCTUARY CANDLE Deceased Members of the Froncek Family

QUEEN OF ANGELS PARISH at SAINT MICHAEL’S CHURCH

320 FIRST AVENUE, JESSUP, PA. Mailing Address: 605 Church St., Jessup PA 18434 Phone: 570-489-2252

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 A.M.—3:00 P.M. Fax: 570-489-2527

March 21, 2021 + The Fifth Sunday of Lent

FAITH FORMATION + 2021

March 21st-Class in Session 28th-Class in Session-Palm Sunday April 4th-No Class-Happy Easter! 11th-Class in Session 18th-Class in Session 25th-Class in Session-Last Class First Communion Practice in Church-9:00 A.M. May 1st-10:00 A.M. First Holy Communion Mass 17th-6:30 P.M. Confirmation Practice-Parish Hall 23rd-5:30 P.M.-Confirmation

SACRED TRIDUUM SCHEDULE

Holy Thursday-April 1st-7:00P.M. Mass of the Lord’s Supper Altar of Repose will be our Church Tabernacle Good Friday, April 2nd-3:00 P.M. Passion of the Lord 7:00 P.M. Stations of the Cross Easter Vigil-April 3rd-8:00 P.M. Easter Sunday-April 4th-8:00 A.M. Mass 10:30 A.M. Mass Masks and reservations are still necessary.

NEXT WEEK IS PALM SUNDAY Under new directions from the Diocese of Scranton, we will be blessing palm next weekend and making it available to parishioners. Fr. Gerard will bless the palm at the beginning of Mass, then the baskets will be placed at the exit of the church for your conven-ience. We have a limited amount of palm this year so please keep this in mind as you take yours. Thank you

+ HOLY SATURDAY-12:00-12:30 P.M.

BLESSING OF EASTER FOOD BASKETS We will have a completely Drive-thru blessing this year. A masked Fr. Gerard will be positioned under the awning of our handicapped entrance and, as you drive up, have your win-dow open with the food basket acces-

sible on that side of your vehicle. All cars must en-ter on the one-way road between the church and the Grunick Center. Please do not get out of your car. Masks must still be worn. Mark your calendar!

2020-2021-HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS As many of our families have chosen the home school op-tion this year it is important that you stay current on your end with the “Blessed Are We” chapter exams and re-member to email them to your catechist when completed. All families were given the Catechist email at the beginning of the year. Our Catechists will follow up if they do not re-ceive these in a timely way. Thank you for your coopera-tion!

+

NEW PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Annette will be in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. Please take the opportu-nity to conduct parish business at these times. Reserva-tions for weekend Masses will continue and must come through the office. Please do not call Annette in Jermyn when she is working there and do not give a verbal reserva-tion to Fr. Gerard, Deacon Jerry or Beverly Lepri. This will keep it centralized in the office so no one is mixed up or disappointed. +

EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS Please remember to memorialize your Easter Flower donations. These envelopes will be placed on the altar during the Easter Season and a list of donations $10 or more will be in a special insert to our bulletin.

+ COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENT

Genevieve Lupini, Tax Collector, announces because of COVID-19 and for your safety and that of the office person-nel, that residents mail in their 2021 Jessup Borough Tax Payments to: Jessup Tax Collector, 395 Lane Street, Jes-sup, PA 18434. Also, you can leave your tax payments in the locked mailbox at the rear of the Borough Building.

+ Give me justice, O God, and plead my cause against a nation that is faithless. From the deceitful and cunning rescue me,

for you, O God, are my strength. Psalm 43:1-2

2021 PARISH CARE RENEWAL Lent has begun and our efforts toward the Diocesan An-nual Appeal conclude. Now we can focus locally on our Parish Care Renewal. We will not have a pledge Sunday with commitment cards this year. But please consider your weekly offerings toward the support of Queen of Angels Parish. There are some parishioners who are struggling and doing what they can week to week. Oth-ers may find it possible to make an increase of your weekly offering. Even if it is $1 or $2, that makes a dif-ference. If 100 people increased their weekly offering, that would make a big difference. They key activity is consistency. The roller coaster collections of last year at this time made us a bit nervous since churches were closed and we relied solely on mailed-in offerings. Things have improved over the last 12 months, but we always need to consider best practices in our parish stewardship, our viability as a parish, and our healthy future. Thank you for the sacrifices made already. God bless you all!

+ OPPORTUNITIES FOR

CONFESSION DURING LENT There is one remaining Reconciliation Session left be-fore Holy Week. Reservations and mask wearing are necessary for this service. Thursday, March 25th-6:30 P.M. Please be prompt as the service will begin at 6:30 P.M.

+ APRIL LOTTERY TICKETS-290 LEFT!

GET YOURS TODAY! We really need to sell 500 tickets to make it a successful fund-raiser. We have two weekends left. Let’s make a he-roic effort to get them all sold! If you are interested in being a ticket seller, contact the Parish Office and An-nette will be happy to help you.

+ JESUS TREE ADDITIONS

The First Holy Communion Class will be adding one more item to the Jesus Tree. It reflects their study of the Last Supper story in Sacred Scripture. The Last Supper-Jesus at the Table with His Disciples

Over the years we had such a backlog of Mass Inten-tions so much so that weekday and weekend Masses would fill up right away. At this time we are experienc-ing a shortage of Mass intentions, especially for use during weekdays. If you are interested in scheduling Masses for your loved ones, (especially for weekdays) please call the Parish Office and speak to Annette. She will tell you what is available at this time. Thank you.

PARISH PRAYER LIST Fr. Peter Drilling J A Adams Shannon Kennedy Marlene P. Lois R. K. Gault Laurie Bransdorf Pat D. Fr. James Alco Gina Taylor Robert Are Kaidence O’Donnell Mark B. Roseann Caucci Mary Zitts Brunetti Heather Joe Garrick Marla Marrazzo Dolores D. Eric K. John P. Jones Mary Ann Zigmont Christine P. Joey Berical Debbie Coons & Daughter Evie Dixon Alicia Rinaldi Christopher Osborne Fr. Fanti Ivan W. L.A. and R.A. Eleanor Siniawa M.U. M.S. Michael C. Tiahna Grace Jackson Donna Frisch Anthony Capasso Michael D. Mary Munley Richard Williams Deacon Jerry Maria W. George Shaffer Bill C. L.L. Marie Homentosky Joseph R. Brenden Mellin Elaine Theresa Ofcharsky Molly Evans Ava Biancarelli Jacqueline Kosar Blazaskie Rhonda Wassil Tiffany Fagnani Mary Pat Rudalavage C.M.C. Nancy V. Phil Cappellini, Jr. James Baker Bigi Bob A. Paul Washko Joe Junikka Bob & Marlene Wychowanec David Passeri Michael Passeri Kathy & Joe Paul Cacciamani, Sr. Ron Lemoncelli Barbara Marcinko Those suffering with COVID-19 Deborah Ann R. Margaret Fetcho All Serving Active Duty Military

In your March Envelope packet you will find the offering envelopes for the Bread Basket, Easter Flowers, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Palm Sunday. These are important

collections for the church year. Your generosity is appreciated. God bless you!

The Presence of God I pause for a moment and think of the love and the grace God showers on me. I am created in the image and like-ness of God; I am God’s dwelling place.

+ Freedom

Lord, you granted me the great gift of freedom. In these times, O Lord, grant that I may be free from any form of racism or intolerance. Remind me that we are all equal in your loving eyes.

+ Consciousness

Knowing that God loves me unconditionally, I can af-ford to be honest about how I am. How has the day been, and how do I feel now? I share my feelings openly with the Lord.

+ The Word

[ The word of God comes down to us through the Scrip-tures. May the Holy Spirit enlighten my mind and my heart to respond to the Gospel teachings: to love my neighbor as myself, to care for my sisters and brothers in Christ. ]

+ Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Amen, amen I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it re-mains just a grain of wheat; but if it does, it produces much fruit. Whoever loves his life will lose it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me. + “I am troubled now. Yet what should I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But it was for this pur-pose that I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it and will glorify it again.” The crowd there heard it and said it was thunder; but others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come for my sake but for yours. Now is the time of judgment on this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw every-one to myself.” He said this indicating the kind of death he would die.

+ Conversation

Sometimes I wonder what I might say if I were to meet you in person, Lord. I think I might say, “Thank you” because you are always there for me.

+ Conclusion

I thank God for these moments we have spent together and for any insights I have been given concerning the text.

MONTHLY SUMMARY OF OUR PARISH BILLS Week 1-Payroll, ACS Technologies, Verizon Wireless, Church Envelopes and UGI Utilities. Week-2-PPL Electric Utilities, Comcast Phone and TV, PA American Water, Frontier, Copier Lease and Glen Summit Water. Week-3-Verizon, Vector Security, Diocese of Scranton School System Week-4-Diocese of Scranton Assessments (employee’s insurance, priest’s retirement, building insurances, priest insurance, employee retirement and payroll charge). Calculating the loss of income from March, April and May and the low collections since then, our parish needs to make up a deficit of $36,000. We used some of our fund-raising money and a helpful loan for employee use only during this time. Please remember your parish on a weekly basis and remember to send your envelopes in. Thank you.

+ DAILY MASSES IN OUR AREA

Holy Cross-Olyphant Monday-Wednesday-Friday at 8:00 A.M. Sacred Heart of Jesus-Peckville Wednesday & Friday-12:00 Noon Christ the King Parish-Archbald Monday & Wednesday-12:00 Noon Only Tuesday & Thursday-7:15 A.M. Only Friday-7:15 A.M. and 12:00 Noon Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary-Jermyn Monday-Friday 8:00 A.M. In the event that there is no Mass scheduled in Jessup dur-ing the week, this schedule is being provided.

+ MONTHLY CEMETERY ENVELOPES

Please remember to use your monthly cemetery envelopes to help with the ongoing maintenance with St. Michael’s Cemetery here in Jessup and St. Mary’s Cemetery and Mausoleum in Scott Township. Thank you for your good stewardship for the places of the dead.

+ QUEEN OF ANGELS ONLINE

You can participate at Sunday Mass, read the bulletin and participate in Online Giving at queenofangelsjes-sup.org. or on our Facebook page. Listen to Fr. Gerard’s Lenten song. +

STATIONS OF THE CROSS FRIDAYS AT 5:30 P.M. BEFORE MASS

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You must bring the book with you every week. There is a limited number of them.

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS March 14, 2021-$3,022.70

+ (2 Families used online giving in February)

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