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Prayer:
Jesus our Lord, may the light of your
Resurrection penetrate the darkness of our
hearts. Please give us humility so we can
see our lives clearly and truthfully, and
praise our Father for His love for us.
Christ, our Passover, please fill us with
the Holy Spirit so we can joyfully celebrate
your victory over death, hell and devil. May
our lives be worth of your sacrifice on the
Cross, the resurrection and everlasting
salvation.
Jesus Christ has risen – truly risen
- Alleluja!!! Alleluja!!!
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Today’s hymns (#in Abba Ojcze):
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Today’s
readings: |
Introduction –Zwycięzca śmierci #470
Offering –Otrzyjcie już #456
Communion – Wesoły nam dzień #463
16-17, 22-23
Concluding hymn – Wstał Pan Chrystus #465 |
I – Acts of the Apostles
10-34; 37-43
II –St. Paul’s letter to the
Colossians 3:1-4
Psalm: Ps 118(117): 1-2,
Gospel: John 20:1-9 |
The Good New s
St. John Vianney, the bishop of Ars, said on his
deathbed that even if eternity had not exist, he
would have believed that he had chosen well by
chosing love. This Love is the main subject of
today’s readings. Because of this Love for us and
for our salvation did Christ suffer so much. The
joyful piece of news about His Resurrection cannot
remain hidden. Marie Madaleine carried the good news
to the Apostles – Peter and John, and the disciples
who recognized the Lord by breaking bread quickly
returned to Jerusalem to share it with the other
disciples – Jesus has risen from death – Alleluja!!
Our response to this good news should be the
confession of faith: Jesus has truly risen from
death – Alleluja! Nothing and no one should take
away the significance of this wonderful announcement
that has to be repeated every day, especially in the
difficult times when everything seems to be lost.
These wishes are extended to all the Poles living in
the diocesis of Memphis by Fr. Kazimierz, Fr.
Krzysztof, Fr. Jacek and the council members of the
Polish Catholic Mission of Memphis.
Happy Alleluja!!!!
 5th anniversary of the death of John Paul II – April
16
We would like to invite everyone to participate in
the evening of prayer and reflection on Friday,
April 16 at 6:30 pm at St. Jude hall by St. John’s
church. This will be the beginning of a series of
gatherings during which many important issues and
questions related to today’s Catholic church will be
discussed. We will try to to find some answers by
reading the Bible, poetry and religious texts
(films, books, articles) and discussing the newly
explored content. The Bible consists of God’s word
written by the people inspired by the Holy Spirit.
The prayer will be followed by the presentation of a
film based on Karol Wojtyla’s play „In front of the
Jelewerer’s store” directed by
Andrzej Maria Marczewski.
Meditation over the Sacrament of Matrimony is, in
fact, a reflection over the phenomenon of Love.
Phenomenon of despair. Bitterness. „On the other
side of all of our loves, which are the essence of
our life – is Love”.
This film is kind of a philosophical study,
resulting in deep faith in a human being, in love
which is available to all of us, which allows us to
overcome loneliness.
Everyone is invited to participate!
May Holy Mass – May 1, St. John’s
May, considered by many to be the most beautiful
month of the year – is dedicated in a special way to
Virgin Mary.
In Poland people gather in churches, shrines and
grottos to pray and cherish our Mother Mary.
We would like to invite everyone to participate in
the Polish-English May Mass on May 1 at 4:30 pm at
St. John’s church.
The service will be followed by the crowning of the
Virgin Mary in front of the church.
Mass in Polish and PCM Picnic
Another mass in Polish will take place on May 22 at 5:45 at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (8151 Poplar Ave).
The mass will be followed by the picnic in the parking area by the church. PCM will provide drinks.
Please bring cakes, pies, cookies and fruit to share. Mother’s Day in Poland is celebrated on May 26th,
so we would like to take the opportunity to have some fun with all the moms! Everyone is
envited to participate.
Contact with the Polish Embassy in Washington
Polish American Society is would like to inform
everybody that on May 15 and Consul Włodzimierz
Sułgostowski will visit Memphis. One of the reasons
for his visit will be an opportunity to renew or
apply for a new passport. Those of you who are
interested in meeting with Mr. Sulgostowski should
call the consulate at (202) 234-3800 ext. 2201 to
find out what documents will be needed to make sure
all requests are processed quickly. More information
will soon be available at the PAS website
www.polishamericansociety.org.
If you have additional questions, please call Jacek
Dutkiewicz at 385-7333 (or e-mail jkdutkie@comcast.net
).
Financials
The offering collected during the March 20 mass
totaled at $146. Expenses: $100 for church
expenses. The balance was spent on flowers to
decorate the altar and Lord’s Tumb as well as Easter
breakfast. For your convenience we are providing
collection envelopes at the church entry. Envelopes
are addressed to the Polish Catholic Mission or the
Seminarians.
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Holy Masses in the upcoming months of 2010
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May |
June |
July |
August |
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1-Crowning of Mary
22- Mass and picnic(OLPH) |
6- Tri-lingual Mass
12- Mass in Polish |
10- Mass in Polish |
14 – Mass in Polish – St. Maximilian Kolbe |
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