Saint Aloysius Rev. Joseph L. Maloney, Pastor

223 Beech Street Pottstown, PA 19464

(610) 326-5877

Lord’s Day Masses Saturday: Vigil 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM (Spanish), 10:45 AM, 12:30 PM Weekday Masses Monday thru Friday - 8:30 AM Mass Saturday - 8:00 AM Mass

Confessions Saturdays 8:30-9:00 AM / 3:30-4:30 PM

Baptism 1st & 3rd Sunday of the Month at 1:30 PM *Unless otherwise stated

Adoration is held each Thursday follow-ing the 8:30 AM Mass until 5:00 PM. *Unless otherwise stated or a funeral.

The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed at Adoration each Thursday from 3:00 to 3:15PM. All are welcome!

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A WELCOMING COMMUNITY

Sunday, April 10, 2022

Parish Office: Mailing address: 844 N. Keim Street, Pottstown, PA

19464 Physical address: 223 Beech Street, Pottstown, PA 19464

Tel: 610-326-5877 Fax: 610-326-3003

Parish Office Hours: Monday – Friday (8:00 AM-4:00 PM)

www.saintaloysius.net

Saint Aloysius Parish www.facebook.com/SaintAlsParish/ AMAZON SMILES—St. Aloysius Church

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PLANNED GIVING:

SSTAFFF CONTACTT INFORMATIONN Parishh Office…… (610)) 326-58777

Fr.. Josephh L.. Maloney,, Pastorr Fr. Francesco D’Amico, Parochial VicarDeacon George HarmanskyMrs. Cathy Remick, Admin. AssistantSr. Marty Gentilini, SSJ-Adult FormationParishh Musicc Ministryy Contact:: Joan Frederick—joanienotes@gmail.com

Parishh Officee Information:: Hours:: Monday thru Friday 8AM-4PM 610.326.5877 610.326.3003 faxLocatedd at:: 223 Beech Street, building #4, PottstownMailingg Address:: 844 Keim Street, Pottstown, PA 19464Schooll Officee Hours:: Monday thru Friday 8AM-3:30PM610.326.6167 Mrs. Bonnie Delciotto, PrincipalMs. Suzanne Howarth, School Secretary

Parishh Religiouss Educationn Programm (PREP)::

Mrs. Sue Kalil, PREP & Sacrament Coordinator Email: prep@saintaloysius.net / (610) 326-5877

Mary Ritchie

Holy Week at Saint Aloysius- Do Not Miss It.

Believe it or not, it is Palm Sunday, 2022! We are about, once again to enter into holiest of all weeks of the year, as we begin by commemorating the Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem and His Passion. Next Sunday of course, we will celebrate His Resurrection. But what about all the days in between-remember it is “Holy Week”; it is made up of seven days, not just one or two. Our invitation and challenge is to make sure that we do not miss it, that we accept the invitation and challenge of Jesus to walk with Him from the time of His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, through His sor-rowful passion to His joyful Resurrection. I firmly be-lieve that here at Saint Aloysius Parish you will have ample opportunity to do just that. Of course, we will begin by participating in today’s celebration of the Mass of Palm Sunday. Note that we are invited to leave from Mass in silence as a sign of the fact that we are beginning the most solemn journey with Jesus through the holiest of weeks. Perhaps you would consider par-ticipating in our 8:30 AM Masses on Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday mornings so that you might contin-ue walking with Jesus as He moves closer and closer to the Upper Room and Gethsemane. I encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity on Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Please note this is your last chance to receive the sacrament before Easter. Then, on Holy Thursday we will cele-brate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 PM. Join us as we present the newly blessed sacramental oils, celebrate once again with Jesus the Last Supper, the First Mass, the institution of the Eucharist and of the Priesthood. At the end of Mass we will process the Blessed Sacrament down Hanover Street and back into the Gather Center to the Altar of Repose which will be where the Sacred Heart statue now stands. As the Triduum continues we will commemorate Christ’s pas-sion and death with the celebration of Morning Prayer on Good Friday at 8:30 AM. Adoration will continue throughout the day until our Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3:00 PM. This is an absolutely moving ser-vice which includes the most powerful ritual of the veneration of the Cross. On Holy Saturday morning at 8:30AM you may bring your Easter food to be blessed within the celebration of Morning Prayer. Then we wait with heartfelt expectation for the blessing of the Easter Fire at 7:43 PM on the evening of Holy Satur-day as we begin the Easter Vigil and celebrate the Res-urrection of Jesus. As you can see, this is indeed the holiest of weeks. Do not miss it!

EASTER OFFICE HOURSThe Parish and School Office will be closed Thurs-day, April 14 through Tuesday, April 19. We will reopen after Easter on Wednesday, April 20 with normal business hours.

We wish everyone a happy and blessed Easter!

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Sunday, April 10— Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 7:30 AM + Rose Falcone Requested by Grandchildren

9:00 AM + Delia Vega de Guzman (Spanish) Requested by Awilda Guzman

10:45 AM + Robert Orlando Requested by Charlotte and Stanley Hildenbrand & Family

12:30 PM + Intentions of the People __________________________________________________________________________

Monday, April 11—Monday of Holy Week

8:30 AM + Ron DeStefano Requested by Joe and Kathleen Wynands

3:30-5:00 PM Church is open for Prayer Opportunity _________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday, April 12—Tuesday of Holy Week 8:30 AM + Daire Hynes Requested by Jim and Anne Thornton

3:30-5:00PM Church is open for Prayer Opportunity

6:30-7:30 PM Lenten Confessions __________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, April 13—Wednesday of Holy Week 8:30 AM + Thomas Thornton Requested by Jim and Anne Thornton

3:30-5:00PM Church is open for Prayer Opportunity __________________________________________________________________________

Thursday, April 14—Holy Thursday No Morning Mass/No daytime Adoration

7:00 PM + Mass of the Lord’s Supper Adoration in the Gathering Center until Midnight following Mass

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Friday, April 15—Good Friday 8:30 AM Morning Prayer

3:00 PM Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion _________________________________________________________________________

Saturday, April 16—Holy Saturday 8:30 AM Morning Prayer with Blessing of Easter Food

7:43 PM + Easter Vigil ________________________________________________________________ Sunday, April 17— Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

7:30 AM Mass

9:00 AM -Spanish Mass 9:00 AM –Mass at Holy Trinity

10:45 AM Mass

12:30 PM Mass

Visit here or click here to register: https://www.malvernretreat.com/events/mothers-of-children-with-disabilities-4/ or call 610-644-0400.

Last Opportunity for Confessions before Easter Tuesday, April 12

You may designate your tax dollars to go directly to Saint Aloysius Parish School which will help students who need inancial assistance with tuition providing them with an ex-

cellent education opportunity.

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Please pray for our brothers and sisters, members of our family, relatives and friends who are sick. May they find comfort in the thought that they have broth-ers and sisters in Christ who are thinking of and pray-ing for them:

Please call the Parish Office to add or remove a name from the prayer list.

Saint of the Week St. Bernadette Soubirous | April 16

At the age of 14 St. Bernadette (1844-1879) was living in abject poverty with her family in a one-room basement which had previously been used as a jail, in the town of Lourdes in southern France. She was a sickly child, having fallen victim to Cholera in 1854 and would battle asthma and tu-berculosis for the rest of her short life. Bernadette was illiterate and is characterized in many accounts as slow or ignorant. It was in her 14th year that Ber-nadette was granted 18 visions of a ‘Lady’ at a grotto in Massabielle. The Lady instructed Berna-dette to come daily to the grotto to receive the vi-sions, eventually proclaiming ‘I am the Immacu-late Conception’. A spring at the grotto, which ap-peared where Bernadette was instructed to dig, has been a site of miraculous healing. The Lady also asked that a chapel be built in the grotto for pil-grims. Today the Marian shrine at Lourdes is one of the world’s most popular. During and following the period of visions, the saint was examined rigorously by Church and local authorities. The popular excitement around the vi-sions left her subject to persistent questioning and attention. Eventually she sought protection by re-tiring to a home for the poor in a nunnery. She took her vows in 1866 with the Sisters of Charity at Ne-vers. She worked as an infirmary assistant, and lat-er a sacristan, but by the end of her life she was too sick to participate in convent life. She died at the age of 35, humble and penitent until the end.

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SAINT ALOYSIUS SCHOOL ANNUAL APPEAL:

2021-2022

Received as of 04/05/22: $ 154,050.00 Pledged as of 04/05/22: $ 2,600.00 Total received and Pledged $ 156,650.00

Goal: $200,000

Weekend of April 2 & 3, 2022 Weekly Worship Offering April 2/3Weekly Offering via Mail: Weekly Epay Worship Offering April 2/3: Restricted Donations: Other Donations: TOTAL: $15,268

5551 UPDATE 4/05/22 18 tickets sold ( 18 @ $20)

1 Winners ( 1 @ $20) Marie Abruzzese

WHO WILL BE THE NEXT BIG WINNER ?

Parishioners Helping Parishioners

Please consider donating two or three items of the follow-ing for parishioners in need:

Chef-Boyardee pasta, Spam, Tuna fish, Chicken, Salmon, Cereal boxes, Toilet paper, Paper towels Health/beauty items

Access to the Food Pantry is anonymous - no questions asked. The pantry is located across from the elevator in the Gath-ering Center kitchenette and is accessible when the Gath-ering Center is open. If you know of someone who cannot get to the church but would welcome some items, please contact Cathy Heayn (484-948-7562) and we will make arrangements for delivery. Do you know of someone in need? Please let them know about the Pantry or feel free to gather a bag or two (or more) of items for them.

Are you a Baptized Catholic and have not received Confirmation?

Each year our Bishop confirms adult Catho-lics who wish to be full members of the Church and re-ceive the Holy Spirit in a special way through this sacra-ment. If this is the sacrament you have not received and find yourself interested in receiving it please call Sr. Marty at the parish office 610.326.5877 and let her know of your interest. Confirmation will be held June 5th at the Cathedral and the preparation for the sacrament is usually 3 sessions of prayer, information and reflection. Know you are welcome and realize that the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation are the Sacraments of Initiation which brings you into full communion in the Catholic Church.

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