Fifth Sunday of Easter - Holy Spirit Church

Page 2 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 6, 2012
Holy Spirit Church
Union, NJ
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 6, 2012
Let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.
—1 John 3:18
Sunday Collection: $10,581.00
Donations for the Week of 4/29/12
Poor: $23.00
Helping Hands: $11.00
Rev. John Olszewski Rev. Charles Hartling
Joey Genova Nancy Wagner
Rachel Lombardo Katherine Koehler
Joan Scholz June Scholz
Anthony Margadonna Robert Margadonna
Nicole Nyzio Anthony Molinaro
Fortunata Palomo Luis DaSilva Jr.
Diane Ritchings Robert Lash
Virginia O’Shea Matthew DaSilva
Edward Demaracki Anna Pecoraro
Geraldine Cappasella Theresa Sasson
Jean McCarthy William Marsh
Brooke Parello Mary Januse
David Dulina Irene Dulina
Helen Lash Stanley Kuza
Jean DeSalvo Pat Cupo
Rosaria Rosata Olivia Granzan
Peter Kalibat Jr.
MEMORIALS FOR THE WEEK
ALTAR BREAD: In memory of Catherine Bautista
req. by The Chua Family
SACRIFICIAL WINE: In memory of William Chua
req. by The Chua Family
A message from our Pastor:
Dear Parishioners,
We have come to the end of another successful
year of our Religious Education program. I want to
take a moment to thank publicly Ms. Catherine
Drake, our Director, Mrs. Joanne Landeck, her
indefatigable assistant, and our legions of
tremendously dedicated and talented volunteer
catechists for all their hard work and perseverance.
This can be a very challenging, yet extremely
rewarding, ministry and I know that God blesses in
a very special way all those who “Go and teach all
nations.” I also remind all parents that information
on registration or re-registration will be coming out
very shortly for next year’s classes. For further
information, or if you would like to share your faith
and talents as a catechist, contact the Religious
Education Office.
Please remember to set aside the evenings
of May 17-25 for our traditional Novena to the
Holy Spirit. This powerful prayer began here
three years ago and has grown into something we
all look forward to. This year we have a number of
wonderful guest preachers who will be joining us
to share their insight and talents, and I know that
you will want to hear what they have to say. More
information can be found on page 6 of this bulletin.
Now is also the time to reserve your
Wednesday evenings from May 30 to June 27. As I
already announced, we will continue our adult
education program with a study of the history of
the church. I will be presenting this series and I
promise that there will be no fees, tests or
homework. We will begin with the Roman Empire
and continue to our own time, stopping off a the
Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation
and a brief look at our Eastern Catholic family
along the way. We have a lot of fun, learn quite a
bit and deepen our understanding of the faith, and
share some very good refreshments, all in a very
stress-free environment. No pre-registration is
required, just show up and prepare to have a good
time.
Fr. Armand