4th Sunday of Easter

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Corpus Christi Parish Willingboro, New Jersey

Established 1959

RECTORY / PARISH OFFICE

63 Sylvan Lane, Willingboro, New Jersey 08046

Phone 609.877.5322 Fax 609.877.1695 HOURS: M thru F: 9:00 AM to Noon; 1:30 to 5:00 PM

E-mail: ccnj@mycorpuschristichurch.com Website: www.ccnj.church

PASTOR Reverend John J. Testa

WEEKEND ASSISTANT Reverend Raymond Lennon, S. V. D.

DEACONS James E. Ayrer (Retired) Michael J. Hagan

PASTORAL MINISTER Sister Robert Marie Green, O. S. F.,

Corpus Christi Convent, 609.871.4226

DIRECTOR OF SACRED MUSIC Renee Hatzold, 609.410.6866

COORDINATOR, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Jacquelyn Young, 609.871.4680

PARISH LIFE MASSES Daily (M - S): 8:00 AM Weekend: Saturday 4:00 PM; Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 AM Holy Days: Please Refer to Bulletin

RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS) Saturday: Immediately after 8:00 AM Mass and 3:00 to 3:45 PM, or by Appointment

NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Saturday Morning following the 8:00 AM Mass

WEDNESDAY DEVOTIONS TO SAINT JOSEPH Immediately following the 8:00 AM Mass

OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Located on the Second Floor of School Phone: 609.871.4680 Fax: 609.871.5213 www.religioused@mycorpuschristichurch.com

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Please call the Rectory Office at 609.877.5322

BAPTISMS 2nd Sunday of the Month at 1:00 PM. Parents should be registered in the parish. Please call the Rectory two months prior to the Baptism to make arrangements.

SICK CALLS Any time of day or night. Please call Rectory.

MARRIAGE We joyfully welcome your Marriage here at Corpus Christi. The Diocese requires that arrangements be made one year in advance. Please call the Rectory.

PARISH REGISTRATION We welcome new parishioners and newly married couples and ask that you kindly register with us.

THE CHOIRS OF CORPUS CHRISTI Adult, Resurrection, Youth, Bell, and Contemporary Choirs. Contact the Music Director at 609.410.6866.

THE SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT de PAUL For Assistance, please contact 609.835.7757

POPE JOHN PAUL II REGIONAL SCHOOL 11 South Sunset Road, Willingboro, NJ, 609.877.2144 Visit us at www.pjpiirs.com

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SANCTUARY CANDLE Week of May 7: OUR FIRST COMMUNICANTS r/b The People of Corpus Christi

MASSES FOR THE WEEK MONDAY, May 8 8:00 AM Geraldine Edwards r/b John & Rachel TUESDAY, May 9 8:00 AM Joseph Kyendrebeogo r/b Daughter WEDNESDAY, May 10, Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest 8:00 AM Joseph Cannizzaro r/b Wife, Eileen THURSDAY, May 11 8:00 AM Geraldine Edwards r/b Mark & Theresa Storms

(Masses Continued) FRIDAY, May 12, Saints Nereus, Achilleus, Pancras, Martyrs 8:00 AM Geraldine Edwards r/b Anna Tyrrell SATURDAY, May 13, Our Lady of Fatima 8:00 AM John Buccigrossi r/b Mary Ann & Family 4:00 PM PRO POPULO r/b For The People SUNDAY, May 14 7:30 AM For Our Mother’s Day Mass Intentions r/b The People of Corpus Christi 9:30 AM For Our Mother’s Day Mass Intentions r/b The People of Corpus Christi 11:30 AM For Our Mother’s Day Mass Intentions r/b The People of Corpus Christi

Collection April 23, 2017 $ 9,930.75 Same Weekend Last Year $ 9,960.00

Please take the time to use your envelopes. By doing so we are better able to keep track of your donations. We sincerely thank you for your continued generosity.

From the Pastor:

My dear friends in Christ,

The month of May, with its profusion of blooms, was adopted by the Church in the eighteenth century as a celebration of the flowering of Mary's spirituality.

The Catholic practice of assigning a special devotion to each month goes back to the early 16th century. Since the best known of those devotions is probably the dedication of May as the month of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it might come as a surprise that it wasn't until the late 18th century that this devotion arose among Jesuits in Rome. In the early years of the 19th century, it quickly spread throughout the Western Church, and, by the time of Pope Pius IX's declaration of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854, it had become universal. We use this month of May as an opportunity to renew our devotion to Our Blessed Lady, the Mother of God. Wouldn’t it be a good time to dust off our rosaries and add a few more Marian prayers to our daily routine?

This Sunday at our 9:30am Mass, the children who received their first Holy Communion last week will crown our Blessed Mother. We congratulate them on their reception of the Eucharist – “the source and summit of our Christian faith”, and we pray with them as they lead us to venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary.

We are continuing to meet as Cohort #1. We will begin discussion on ways to Evangelize and bring the faithful back to Church. Please pray for our efforts.

May God bless you all!

Fr. John

THE CELEBRATION OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

Our students received the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus into their hearts for the very first time last Sunday at the 11:30 AM Mass. May this oneness with Jesus remind them always of His abiding love.

Christopher Booth Edward Kai Albert Camara Joseph Kai Katelyn Camara Theresa Kai Nicholas Cliver Andrew McNinch Dhillon Georges Jonathan McNinch Jasmine Hall Isabella Montes Nia Hall Dorothy Montrose Damien Josaphat Kimberly Montrose Joshua Jose Brian Reeves Jewvhany Joseph Alyssa Shuford Mayson Joseph Bria Westray Nana Konadue Nicholaus Wursburger

“Children, may the memory of this day always bring you

to The Lord’s Table to share in His loving banquet.”

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MOTHER’S DAY SPIRITUAL BOUQUETS Mother’s Day is May 14th... our lovely Spiritual Bouquets will be available in the Sacristy this weekend or during the week at the Rectory. Kindly return the Intention Envelopes no later than Friday, May 12th. Thank you.

BANNS OF MARRIAGE

III - Mary Ubinger & Daniel Cahill I - Alyssa Brody & Shaun Marakovits

LAUDATE CHORALE A “HIT!”

What a “joyful noise”! Thank you to Steve Lucasi and the Laudate Chorale for their wonderful performance last Sunday here in Corpus Christi Church. The Laudate Chorale performs benefit concerts for various charities throughout the year. The concert here was to benefit Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Donations from the concert totaled almost $900.00. The concert was worth every penny and the children of St. Jude ... priceless! May God bless Mr. Lucasi and the members of the Laudate Chorale for all you do in God’s name.

POPE JOHN PAUL II REGIONAL SCHOOL RITA’S WATER ICE CELEBRITY SCOOP Thursday, May 11, 2017, 4:00-6:00 PM. Join us at Willingboro’s award-winning Rita’s on Town Center Drive! Enjoy a delicious water ice or custard treat! Proceeds benefit PJPII R.S. Questions? Please call 609.877.2144, Option 6.

“WOMEN OF JOY” PRAYER BREAKFAST Saturday, May 13th, 2017, 9:00-11:30 AM

Happy Anniversary, Women of Joy! This month we joyfully celebrate completing 13 years of sharing our faith as Women of Joy, growing in the knowledge of God in our lives through prayer and Scripture. With God’s help, may love, grace and wisdom be with us as we live our lives reflecting God’s presence in the world. This day we wish all mothers a Happy Mother’s Day. As mothers, daughters, sisters, wives and friends, may we be blessed in our choices and, in turn, be a blessing to all those whose lives we touch! All Women of Joy, past and present, are invited and welcome to join in the celebration. We’ll gather in Bogdan Hall 9:15 AM and process into Church for our special Mass of Blessing and Thanksgiving. Breakfast, sharing and fellowship will follow, as always, in Bogdan Hall. We look forward to seeing you on May 13th for this happy occasion. All are welcome. Information/directions? Please call Mariann Janus, 609.835.1475; Monica Maass, 609.877.1583.

2017 “BABY BOTTLE BOOMERANG” The KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS will be distributing Baby Bottles this weekend. Families who would like to help young mothers choose life for their unborn babies are asked to take a bottle home and fill it with change, bills or checks made payable to 1st WAY OF BURLINGTON COUNTY. Bottles, full or empty, will be collected Mother’s Day weekend, May 13/14. All proceeds benefit 1st Way of Burlington County in their Pro-Life Mission. Questions? Please call Harry DiSeveria, 877.7446.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA 100th Anniversary Rosary Rally

To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions in Fatima, a Rosary Rally will take place on Friday, May 12th at 7:00 PM at Sacred Heart Parish, Mary’s Garden, in Riverton, NJ. Please be with us as we petition Our Lady and pray for world peace.

HOLY CROSS ACADEMY GIRLS BASKETBALL Free Basketball Clinics May 16th and 18th, 2017

Clinics, 7:00 to 8:30 PM, are open to all girls from any school currently in grades 3 to 8. Please bring your own basketball. No forms to fill out or fees to pay, just show up and play! Coach Philipps and his staff will take players through a series of workouts. Players of all skill levels invited. Goal is to have FUN while developing skill through hard work and competition. Questions? E-mail Coach Philipps at fredthepro@msn.com

The SHEPHERD calls His Own Sheep by Name.

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For more information, please contact the school, 609.877.2144 or visit www.pjpiirs.com

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR Presented by The Body of Christ Prayer Community

We have rejoiced in The Resurrection of Our Lord. Let us continue to walk together in the light of God’s glory as we prepare to celebrate PENTECOST. What better way to cement the blocks of our faith together than with a Life in the Spirit Seminar? We will explore the many gifts of the Holy Spirit and share how God’s infinite love has saved us and changed our lives. We invite you to join us for this Seminar which will begin at 6:45 PM in Bogdan Hall on WEDNESDAY, MAY 3rd, 2017. Come enjoy six Wednesday evenings of Spiritual growth and Christian fellowship. Questions? Please call 871.8992.

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