Fifth Sunday of Lent - St. Cronan Church

Fifth Sunday of Lent
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SISTERS & BROTHERS
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Valerie Williams, Jean Liefeld, Jenny & Ging Chung, Phillip & Pam
Betz, Mimi March (Henry Schmitt’s sister), Kay Schmitt, Fred
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Buerman, Larry Kammien (Bob Kammien’s brother), Joan Barthel, Jim
Sat. 5p Robert P. Kleba
Gozdzialski (John’s brother) Beth Reynolds, Alex Smith, Paul Voelker,
Sun. 8a The People - of the Parish
Mirelly Kernan (sister-in-law of Madonna Kuciejczyk-Kernan), Anne
10a Leo Louvier
Heagney (Gina’s sister), Marje Kaiman (Kathleen’s mom), Kathy
Kammien (Shirley’s daughter-in-law), Edith Ridley (Mike’s mom),
WEEKDAYS AT 8:00a
Baptism of the Becky Lord Scurlock, David Sieben (Rocky’s father), Mike & Ann (Ruth
Mon. Helen, May & Margaret Rabbitt
Hasser’s nephew & wife), Mary Anne (Toni) McKenna, Lucianne Peace
Tues. Communion Service
24 th Sunday in Ordinary (Bill Blow’s Time sister) Mary Ann (Terry Hunn’s sister), Irene Kernan
Wed. Edward Ward
(Tom’s Mom), Bonnie & Joe Kuciejczyk, Aidan Jordan, Vickie
Thurs. Problems Imelda insoluble Salamone and problems offering
Avellone, Pat Naum (wife of Louis), JoAnn & Donald Anderson,
Fri. Michael Lucey
Barbara Peper (Anne Perkins’ stepmother), Daniel Whealon (Mary
their own ignored solutions
Whealon’s twin brother), Sue Lauritsen’s son Nodric, Danielle Oliveros
NEXT jostle WEEKEND for my attention, they crowd its antechamb (Nancy Buck’s granddaughter), Susan Christopher, Carrie Brown
Sat. 5p Michael Lucey
(Roland Martir’s daughter), Nancy Buck’s daughter, Chris, Edward Dee
Sun. along with 8a Sr. a host Elizabeth of diversions, Peplow, CSJ my courtiers,
(son of Mary Ellen Dee), Jeffrey Williams, Arthricia Temes, and
10a The People of the Parish
Genevieve Pollack.
wearing
REFRESHMENTS
their colored clothes; caps and bells.
1 st Sunday Parish Council
2 nd Sunday Anna Forder
3 rd Sunday Maggie Hart-Mahon & Bob Mahon
4 th Sunday Henry Schmitt
5 th Sunday Janet & Larry Kostal
Jean Liefeld misses us, has had recent family member losses, and
would love to hear from us or visits: Geitner Home Room 431, Ms. Jean
Liefeld, 5000 S. Broadway Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63111. Directions: 55
South to Broadway exit. Go left or southeast. This is a short distance
and easy to find.
Mark your calendars:
Our Liturgical Celebrations
Windchime
She goes out to hang the windchime
in her nightie and her work boots
it’s six-thirty in the morning
and she’s standing on the plastic ice chest
tiptoe to reach the crossbeam of the porch,
windchime in her left hand,
hammer in her right, the nail
gripped tight between her teeth
but nothing happens next because
she’s trying to figure out
how to switch #1 with #3.
She must have been standing in the kitchen,
coffee in her hand, asleep,
when she heard it − the wind blowing
through the sound the windchime
wasn’t making
because it wasn’t there.
No one, including me, especially anymore believes
till death do us part,
but I can see what I would miss in leavingthe
way her ankles go into the work boots
as she stands on the ice chest;
the problem scrunched into her forehead;
the little kissable mouth
with the nail in it.
−Tony Hoagland
−What Narcissism Means to Me
April 14 - Reconciliation Service - here at St. Cronan’s on
Thursday evening, at 7:00 pm in the church.
April 17 – Palm Sunday – 5pm. Sat & 8am & 10 am
“ 21 – Holy Thursday – Mass at 7pm.
“ 22 – Good Friday – Station of the Cross – 3pm
“ 22 – Good Friday - Liturgy at 7pm
“ 23 – Easter Vigil - Mass at 8pm
“ 24 – Easter Sunday – Mass at 8 and 10:00 am
May 15 – First Communion – Mass at 10:00 am
Outreach
May 1 - St. Vincent de Paul Pancake Breakfast – 8:30 am –
noon in the hospitality room, lower level parish center.
HOWEVER, this year, in appreciation for the wonderful support from
our parishioners, especially when we needed emergency financial help,
we are offering a gesture of thanks by serving our pancakes, sausages,
juice and beverages at no set price -- free of charge if you desire.
It goes without saying that any donation would be appreciated as we
carry on our assistance to so many in need in our neighborhood. We
thank you, St. Cronan, for your prayers, your love, and your support of
our work. Come have breakfast with us
The Food Pantry is open on the 2 nd , 4 th , and 5 th Saturdays of the
month from 9:00-11:00a. It serves households in the 63110 zip codes.

B.A.S.I.C ` (AA & NA) meets every Saturday from 11:00a-1:00p
in the lower level of the Parish Center (The Yellow Healing Room).
9-10 April 2011
Has your life been "Touched by an Addict"? Nar-anon Family
group has a new meeting forming at St. Cronan's. Meeting info:
Weds. 6:30 pm. in the Coffee & Donut room. For more info check out
our website: www.nar-anon.org or call or text Janice at 314-560-7300
or Heather at 314-650-4313. If you have a family member or friend
struggling with addiction and you need help, please join us.
T’ai Chi Chih 9:30a Sundays, outside (weather permitting) or in the
balcony.
Children’s Faith Formation
Children’s Faith Formation communities meet 1st and 3rd Sundays
from 8:45 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. at the Parish Center to nurture the
relationship with God and with one another.
Please continue to pray for Miles Diekemper, Claire Gondzur,
Kimberly Johns, Soren Davis, Greta Wimmer, Lawrence Doyle and
Carlow Doyle as they continue to prepare for their celebration of
communion on May 15th. During their blessing by the Cronan
community on April 3rd we reminded them "these people belong to
you, and you belong to this community." Please sign their posters in
the chapel to let them know you of your connection and prayers for
them
Supporting Our Community
Discussion group on Vatican II led by Kevin Minder after the
10:00 a.m. liturgy at the Parish Center this Sunday, April 10. Join us
for the refresher sessions on the history and teachings of Vatican
Council II presented by Kevin Minder, PhD. after Lenten Sunday
Mass at 10 AM.
Center for Survivors of Torture and War Trauma:
Volunteers Needed: The Center for Survivors or Torture and
War Trauma (CSTWT) offers an after-school program called Open
Door for refugee youth. The program gives them a place to create arts
and crafts, play sports and games, receive homework help, but most
importantly give them a place to begin to heal from their experiences
in war-torn countries. We are looking for volunteers (individuals or
groups) to provide an evening meal for the seven kids who
currently come to Open Door on a Wednesday or Thursday
before the end of the school year. A full kitchen is available for
cooking. Donating a meal for seven youth may sound like a small
task, but having someone care about them enough to provide a meal
for them means a lot to these kids. It is a tangible gift of love. If you
are interested in learning more or signing up for a day, please contact
Linda Davis at ldavis22 [at] wustl.edu.
The Catholic Relief Services Collection: This Sunday,
April 10, we can support families that face difficulties most of us
could not imagine, like famine, war, and life in refugee camps. The
CRS Collection helps families by working to reunite them, caring for
vulnerable and exploited children, changing unjust laws, and
providing pastoral care and humanitarian and emergency assistance
across the globe. How will you help? Please be generous to this
Collection to help the people of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami.
Pastor’s Peace
5 th Sunday of Lent
As was mentioned on the 3 rd Sunday of Lent, on the Third, Fourth,
and Fifth Sundays of Lent, the Scrutinies are celebrated. These
ritual celebrations of the RCIA invite those who are being baptized
at Easter to scrutinize their lives and allow God to scrutinize them
and to heal them. It is also an invitation for those of us already
baptized to scrutinize our own lives and attitudes.
The following reflection on this week’s Gospel of the raising of
Lazarus from the dead was taken from Creighton University’s
Online Retreat, Week 25.
http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/cmoretreat.html
Martha speaks profound sorrow at the death of Lazarus, but it is tinged
with a touch of blaming Jesus: "Lord, if you had been here my brother
would not have died."
Where do I resent the losses in my life and somehow blame God
for them, rather than seeing them as places where God's glory will
be revealed?
Even when Jesus tells Martha, "I am the one who raises the dead to life!"
she finds it hard to believe he means now, in the case of her dead brother.
Where do I doubt that Jesus can bring life?
Jesus stands before the tomb weeping. He places no barriers to his
feelings about death. Could he be staring at and facing the tomb of his
own death?
Can I be with him there?
Can I stand before and face the tombs in my daily life?
Jesus shouts the liberating words of life, "Lazarus, come forth!"
How is he shouting that to me today?
The grace will come when I experience how my 'deaths' will not
end in death, but in giving glory to God. When I experience how
entombed I have been, tied and bound, no longer alive, dead for a
long time, I will sense the power of the command of Jesus that I
"come forth."
On April 14, at 7:00 pm, there will be an opportunity for our
community to gather to celebrate reconciliation, to be a
reconciling presence to ourselves, each other and to send
reconciling energy to all those places around the world where
God’s glory needs to be revealed.
LENT:
L is for Listening Prayer
E is for Eat Right and Exercise
N is for Neighborliness
T is for Thanksgiving, especially the Eucharist

SACRAMENTS/MARRIAGE PREP: Parishioners wishing to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage are asked to contact Father
Gerry at least six months in advance of the proposed wedding date. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available on Saturdays at 4:30p
and at other times by appointment. Adults who are interested in Sacramental preparation (Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation) should
talk with Father Gerry about RCIA — the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is held in the Parish Center.
You are invited to be a contributor to our parish newsletter, the St. Cronan Chronicle: Work is commencing
on our Spring issue and we welcome your reflections, updates about parish activities, interviews with new parishioners, "amazing graces,"
pictures, story ideas or book/movie/music reviews. Please submit by April 25, 2011. Please submit items to Michael D'Augustino
maicdago [at] gmail.com Please CC to Madonna Kuciejczyk-Kernan tmkkernan [at] earthlink.net
Please put the words St. Cronan Chronicle in the subject area. Thank-you.
Needed – One Trumpet Player: I just learned that due to a family conflict, the only trumpet player is unable to travel with The
Young Catholic Musicians to New York June 4-12. Besides leading the music for four Masses, they are performing six concerts of
Broadway music entitled 100 Years of Broadway by Mac Huff. They need a trumpet player [age 12-17] to complete the orchestra. Anyone
interested can contact Rev. Bruce H. Forman at (314) 231-7464. If you are interested in additional information on The Young Catholic
Musicians, check the web page www.archstl.org/musicians
Habitat Build 2011 Appeal: Saint Cronan Parish has helped build seven homes as a part of City-County Catholic Partnership. In
addition to Saint Cronan the partnership consists of eight Catholic Churches from Saint Louis County Assumption, Immacolata, Mary
Mother of Church, Mary Queen of Peace, Our Lady of Lourdes, Queen of All Saints, St. Joseph(Clayton) and St. Margaret Mary
Alacoque. The whole effort requires more than $50,000 in fund raising and more than 150 volunteers. Thanks to all who volunteered to
help build. Please consider becoming a part of this ministry by contributing. The parish is committed to raising $3200.00 by June 15. Some
donations have already come in so that we need to raise an additional $2200.00 to meet our obligation. Anyone wishing to contribute can
make a check out to St. Cronan Parish and specify ―Habitat Build 2011‖ on the check.
PLEASE NOTE: BULLETIN DEADLINE CHANGES: Pastoral Solutions, our bulletin publisher, has been taken over by J.S. Paluch
Company. J. S. Paluch Company has changed our bulletin deadline for transmission to Tuesdays by 2:00 p.m. So, your deadline to get
articles submitted for the bulletin to me is Mondays by noon.
Collection for Catholic Home Mission Appeal (Sunday, April 17) funds important pastoral projects where resources are
scarce poorer dioceses across the country. Eighty-seven dioceses in the U.S. are considered home missions, and they receive support for
basic essentials such as catechesis, priest formation, lay ministry training, youth ministry and evangelization. Thanks for your generosity.