Our Lady of Sorrows Church victory for Him…and joy for Him and for us,

March 28, 2010 since we are positioned to follow in His wake.

From the Pastor’s Desk May we live this week, with the rest of the
Church contemplating the final days of Jesus
My Dear People: from His Last Supper to His glorious
resurrection and reap the great spiritual
Today begins the holiest week of the year. benefits from this union with Him.
The reading of the Passion of Jesus reminds
us of the Lord’s willingness to reach beyond Our union with God is based on His love for
our imagination in the process of making an us. The language of love is SACRIFICE. He
offering to the Father for our sins. proved His love for us by His sacrificial death
on the cross. We gave up things for Lent
The Tridiuum starts on Holy Thursday when and we make a special effort during this
we celebrate the Lord’s Supper. There will coming Holy Week to make the sacrifice of
be a Mass at 5:00 p.m. for the elderly and coming to church for the various church
anyone else who cannot come at 7:00 p.m. functions to show our love for Him. He once
The full ceremony of the washing of the feet, said to St. Margaret Mary, pointing to His
procession and adoration will occur at the human heart:
7:00 p.m. Mass. This liturgy commemorates
the institution of the Sacrament of the Behold the heart that has
Eucharist and the institution of the so loved men and is loved so
priesthood. The Eucharist continues the little in return.
offering of Jesus on Calvary until the end of
time. St. Paul said, “As often as you do this, May we return much love to Him during this
you proclaim His death until He comes.” coming Holy week.

Good Friday is literally called “good,” even Thanks to the Sodality for sponsoring and
with the brutal and violent suffering of Jesus, attending a great Day of Recollection this
because it was “good” for us. By Jesus’ act past Friday. Many came, including several
on this day our sins can be forgiven. We from other parishes.
strongly encourage church attendance, but if
that is not possible, there should be the We see the great artistry of Steve Ardovino in
realization all day that this is a solemn day of the repainting of our statues of Mary and St.
penance and devotion of the sufferings of Joseph which are usually found on both
Jesus. sides of the church near the front.

On Holy Saturday, the Easter Vigil is the With prayers and blessings,
traditional time, anticipating the Feast of the Fr. Muller
Resurrection, when converts are brought into
the Church. The baptism of converts reflects
the scriptural reference to “rising with Christ”
through baptism.

The Feast of the Resurrection is a

celebration of victory and a celebration with
joy. His enemies thought they had won
because Jesus appeared defeated by the
most humiliating death on the cross. So,
when our Lord came back to life, it was sheer
 Easter Sunday Masses:
7:00 a.m.
MASS INTENTIONS 8:30 a.m. Church - Children’s choir
(will start to sing at 8:15)
Monday, March 29 Special Intention 8:30 a.m. Parish Hall
Spec. Int. Birmingham Association of Realtors 10:00 a.m. Church - Adult choir
Spec. Int. of Dot Harris (will start to sing at 9:50)
Tuesday, March 30 Special Intention 10:00 a.m. Parish Hall
Tony Musso
Spec. Int. of Holy Souls 11:30 a.m. Folk choir
Wednesday, March 31 Donors to the OLS School 6:00 p.m. Duet at 5:45 with Michael &
Foundation Matthew Chambless
Robert & Frances Lusco ____________________________________
Annie Diergo
Thursday, April 1 Special Intention
Anna LaDart The Chapel of Our Savior: The Chapel will
Gertrude Seifert be closed on Holy Thursday beginning at
Friday, April 2 Good Friday 3:00 p.m. until Easter Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
Good Friday ____________________________________
Good Friday
Saturday, April 3 Gabriel Saporito
Gloria Garrich Noon Mass. There will be no noon Mass on
Bill Stephens & the Intentions of the Blessed Mother Tuesday, March 30, as all priests will be
Sunday, April 4 People of the Parish/Elizabeth Saia attending the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral
Donald Taccone of St. Paul.
Anthony V. Rosato, Sr. ____________________________________

V.I.P. DATE CHANGE

Come join your friends and neighbors on
April 13 for the V.I.P. Mass. Following the
PRAY FOR VOCATIONS
Are you willing to stay with Jesus; with others through
Mass will be lunch and bingo.
difficult times? Pray for the strength to endure ____________________________________
hardships. (Matthew 27:11-54). For countries that
suffer from war, oppression, and poverty, may Thank You
dedicated missionaries help to alleviate the suffering. The Family of James Coyle would like to
thank all the priests and parishioners for their
Holy Week Schedule love and support during their loss.
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Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Thursday, April 1: Our Lady of Sorrows 2010 Vacation Bible
5:00 p.m. School
7:00 p.m. Adult Choir “Saint Patrick’s Vacation Bible School”
June 14 -18, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Good Friday: Stations of the Cross Friday, K4 – 4th grade (in the coming year)
April 2, at 12:00 p.m., Meditation on the Register now online!
Seven Last Words from 12:30 p.m. until 3:00 www.ourladyofsorrowspsr.com
p.m. Interested in being a VBS volunteer? Contact
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion the PSR office at:
7:00 p.m. Church - Folk Group [email protected] or 871-1431

Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil, Saturday, April

3, at 8:00 p.m. - Adult Choir
There will be no confessions on Holy
Saturday.
Thank You High School PSR
Our Parish St. Joseph Feast was a huge class and youth
success thanks to so many of you. The altar group will not
was beautifully decorated and adorned with a meet next
bounty of religious candles and flowers, Sunday, April 4.
delicious foods and specially made breads, We will resume
and wonderful desserts. The Knights of meeting on Sunday, April 11.
Columbus 4th Degree Assembly added
dramatic devotion to our celebration of the There will be an interest meeting for any high
life of St. Joseph by their presentation of school students who want to attend summer
arms at the Mass and their procession camp. The meeting will be Tuesday, April 6,
downstairs to the altar for a special prayer in the youth room from 6:45 p.m. until 7:45
service, followed by the blessing of the food. p.m.
Councils #635 and #4304 and their Ladies
Auxiliary helped to gather needed items for Middle School youth group will not be
the altar and helped prepare delicious foods. meeting Monday, April 5. They will meet
Monday, April 19.
Special thanks go to Claudia Tombrello, Fran
Robertson, Anthony Timpa, Sr., and Anthony The Middle School Youth Group will have a
Timpa, Jr., for their extraordinary efforts to lock-in on Friday, April 30, from 6:00 p.m.
make everything beautiful and enjoyable for until 1:00 a.m. Forms will be available soon.
all. Thank you all for your help in building the ____________________________________
altar, for your expert cooking, for help with
clean up and, of course, for your generosity Magnificat. The Service Team of Magnificat
with donations. Over $1,712.14 was invites all the women of the Diocese to the Spring
collected and will be donated to the Catholic Magnificat Prayer Breakfast to be held on
Center of Concern and to the Dominican Saturday, April 24, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30
Sisters of St. Jude in Marbury. p.m. at St. Elias Maronite Rite Catholic Church.
Our speaker will be Kathy Tortorice, parishioner
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at St. Aloysius Church.
Chapel of Our Savior In 2002, an event occurred that drew Kathy
The Chapel needs permanent Committed closer to the Holy Spirit and toward a new
Adorers for: relationship with the Lord. Come to Magnificat
Friday at 3:00 a.m. and bring a friend to find out what happened to
Saturday at 3:00 p.m. (to share hour) change Kathy’s life and how the Holy Spirit can
Saturday at 4:00 p.m. change your life too.
Our goal is to have at least two people on
each hour. These are the hours needed, but Tickets for the Prayer Breakfast are $10.00 and
do select an hour that best fits your may be obtained from our ticket chairwoman,
schedule. Please call Ida Wilker at 879-7040 Penny Vaughn. Please send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope along with a check made out
or Mary Claire Brouillette at 871-2909.
to Magnificat to:
I encourage Christians regularly to visit Penny Vaughn
Christ, present in the Blessed Sacrament, for 940 Graham Lane
we are all called to abide in the presence of Mount Olive, AL 35117.
God! (Pope John Paul II – 1978-2005). If anyone is unable to afford to purchase a ticket,
but wants to come to the prayer breakfast, please
contact Penny Vaughn at 919-0914 and
arrangements will be made for a ticket to be sent
to you.