Our Catholic Life April 4, 2021

Rev. Msgr. Kevin M. Quirk, JCD Pastor

Main Office: (304) 455-4615

Holy Rosary Mission 519 Main Street Sistersville, WV 26175

Mater Dolorosa Parish 302 East Main Street Paden City, WV 26159

Saint Joseph Mission 64 Frohnapfel Lane Proctor, WV 26055

Saint Vincent de Paul Parish 21 Rosary Road New Martinsville, WV 26155

Easter Sunday and Week

Contact Information Cluster Office Information:

(304) 455-4615 21 Rosary Road

New Martinsville, WV 26155 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9AM-4:00PM

Fax: (304) 455-4617 Klug Hall: (304) 455-3555

E-mail: office @svdpnm.org

Fred Emch, Maintenance 304-455-4615

Lisa Gonzales, Community Resources 304-455-0120

Denise Klug, Administrator 304-771-1821

office@svdpnm.org Monsignor Kevin M. Quirk, JCD,

Rectory: (304) 455-4615 Cell: 304-281-7073

kquirk@dwc.org

To report an incidence of suspected child

sexual abuse, please contact your local law

enforcement agency, or you may

confidentially contact WV Child Protective

Services at 800.352.6513. In addition to civil

authorities, to report suspected cases of

sexual abuse by personnel of the Diocese of

Wheeling-Charleston to the Diocese, please

contact the Diocese at 888.434.6237 or

304.233.0880. Please visit www.dwc.org

under “Accountability” for additional

information and reporting methods.

Sacramental & Pastoral Schedule for Easter Week

4—10 April 2021

EASTER SUNDAY — 4 APRIL 2021

Station: Santa Maria Maggiore

Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 /Jn 20:1-9 (1079)

Saint Joseph

7:30a Confessions

8:00a Mass for Nila Frohnapfel +

Saint Vincent de Paul

10:30a Mass for Leo Herrick +

Holy Rosary

12:30p Mass for Father Chuck McGinnis

MONDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER —5 APRIL 2021

Station: San Pietro in Vaticano

Acts 2:14, 22-33/Mt 28:8-15

8:30a Mass @ Mater Dolorosa for Eileen Klug +

Food Pantry Open @ SVdeP

TUESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER — 6 APRIL 2021

Station: San Paolo fuori le mura

Acts 2:36-41/Jn 20:11-18

8:30a Mass @ Holy Rosary for Albert Hohman +

Food Pantry Open @ SVdeP

5:00p Adoration & Confession @ St. Joseph

6:00p Mass @ St. Joseph for Urban Klug +

WEDNESDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER — 7 APRIL 2021

Station: San Lorenzo fuori le mura

Acts 3:1-10/Lk 24:13-35

8:30a Mass @ St. Vincent de Paul for Lois Herrick +

5:00p Adoration & Confessions @ Mater Dolorosa

6:00p Mass @ Mater Dolorosa for Rosemary Burn +

THURSDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER—8 APRIL 2021

Station: Ss. Apostoli

Acts 3:11-26/Lk 24:35-48

8:30a Mass @ Mater Dolorosa for Joe Sadoswski +

5:00p Adoration & Confessions @ St. Vincent de Paul

6:00p Mass @ SVdeP for Patty Sue Debar +

7:00p Bible Study @ SVdeP Klug Hall & Facebook Live

FRIDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER—9 APRIL 2021

Station: Santa Maria ad Martyres

Acts 4:1-12/Jn 21:1-14

8:30a Mass @ St. Vincent de Paul for William Sheehan +

SATURDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER — 10 APRIL 2021

Station: San Giovanni in Laterano

Acts 4:13-21/Mk 16:9-15

9:00a Mass @ Holy Rosary for Larry Richardson +

9:30a Confessions @ Holy Rosary

SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY — 11 APRIL 2021

*** Bishop Mark Brennan on Pastoral Visitation ***

Station: San Pancrazi

Acts 4:32-35/1 Jn 5:1-6/Jn 20:19-31 (1081)

Mater Dolorosa—Vigil Mass

4:00p Confessions

5:00p Mass for Wm. Gail and Louise Haddix +

Saint Joseph

7:30a Confessions

8:00a Mass for the People of the Parishes

Saint Vincent de Paul

10:30a Mass for Eleanor King Oldensmith +

Holy Rosary

12:30p Mass for James Peter Helman +

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

I take a small break this week to offer these thoughts on the great celebration of Christ’s Resurrection from the dead.

“I find reruns somehow reassuring: I know what’s going to happen and yet I still manage to be somewhat surprised.” I came upon this sud-den realization while taking with a friend some time ago. We were standing on the sidewalk next to the Cathedral, listening to the murder of crows chattering away from their roost in the leaf-bare trees of Vineyard Hills, and talking about our mutual decision to combat the vast wasteland of prime-time television with video-on-demand services. I surprised myself by saying out loud, “I find reruns somehow reassur-ing: I know what’s going to happen and yet I still manage to be somewhat surprised.” I mean, I knew that about myself in a vague sense, but I had never articulated it before and, once done, it had a sense of rightness about it, especially as my favorite old shows started running through my head (fond memories of M*A*S*H on Channel 5 at 7 p.m. in my childhood coming immediately to mind), to say nothing of the three books that I am constantly rereading, like old familiar friend.. And, as the sentiment of the phrase turned over in my mind, it dawned on me: that’s exactly what I love about holidays and especially the Church’s holy days. Reruns are reassuring, one knows what’s happened and yet the possibility of surprise is every present.

It may seem contrived or even irreverent, but this little insight helped my feelings for Holy Week and Easter to fall swiftly into place. The rhythms of these days are ancient and the ritual patterns like the tracks cut by tires through the slushy snow to the macadam below, cre-ating a kind of inverted chalkboard of the world. Almost by intuition, we steer into the path cut by previous motorists, rightly thinking that greater traction can be purchased there. So the ritual of these days helps us to gain purchase on the road we pilgrims walk and the annual rerun of Holy Week, the Triduum, and Easter offers reassurance.

We all know the story of the Easter mysteries. Some years, the ritual of Lent, Palm Sunday, and Holy Week works itself so well that the transhistorical reality of Christ’s triumphant resurrection recedes from the mind and the dread of Good Friday takes hold. Or there are the years wherein the worries of daily life and the doldrums of the voyage wear away attention and jade the eye to the sight of the brilliant sun on the horizon. In those moments, the certain joy of Easter is like a wonderful, unexpected gift. There may be a thousand theological and traditional reasons that painted eggs, chocolates, and bunnies go with Easter. But on Easter Sunday morning, the joy of a child finding these treats becomes a simple lesson: Easter is about finding that unexpected joy that we have been told a thousand times about and that we ought be on-guard for but which we’d far rather be caught up by somewhat unawares.

As children, my parents would buy my brothers and me a little flock of ducklings and chicks. I knew they got them from the Southern States store in Vienna and I knew that with Pentecost, we’d take them to Evans Farm Inn and release them on the old Plantation’s grounds, Mrs. Evans watching on indulgently. Yet, awaking on Easter Sunday morning and finding those chicks filled me with such joy – heck, I becoming a little maudlin as I think of it now. Year after year, I was as surprised as if it were the first time – so too was my dog Randy, who would take to trying to herd the little clutch around in that clumsy, endearing, not-so-bright way that Goldens have of doing just about everything. Putting them into their sheltering box each night to sleep, the world would be full of promise and I’d have no challenge falling asleep, in order to hurry the night up and make it the next day to play with them again. The parting of Pentecost was always heartbreaking and I’d long to stop by the Southern States in hopes of spiriting another duckling away with me. And yet, the very next Easter: voila! ducklings and chicks again, like it was the first time!

The great mystery of the Resurrection and its celebration is of the same quality: voila! there it is again. Just when things are getting old and I start to take them for granted – no matter how fast or slow the days and weeks may have passed – suddenly, Christ is Risen, as he said. Alleluia, Alleluia! The Church, in the great drama of her liturgy, is helping us through life and not merely having us watch but inviting us to live the rerun of Salvation History itself, over and over each year, giving us reassurance and still managing to surprise. For, there is the deeper reality that Easter is not merely about recalling that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead (indeed He is). It is also about recalling that we, in Him, are saved from sin and set free from death. In the words of Jo Nesbø’s Harry Hole: “We can all do with being reborn every once in a while.” And there is the next level of this re-run, which becomes more of a Mulligan then a mere repeat. As Christ is Risen, there is a chance at rebirth: to become, by His grace, the person that I am meant to be, the person that I have wanted to be, but have never gotten down to the serious, joyful business of being. The great promise of Easter is that, this year, maybe, just maybe I can be a Saint. Now that would be a re-run worth watching.

Christos anesti!, dear friends, Alios anesti! Affly, kmq

First Fridays of the Month

Devotion to the

Sacred Heart of Jesus

and Benediction

after Friday Morning Mass @ SV

Friday, April 9th

BIBLE STUDY

Thursdays, @ 7 pm

Beginning , April 8, 2021

Klug Hall and

Via Facebook Live

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Good Friday 9 AM @ St. Vincent Noon @ St. Joseph

3 PM @ Mater Dolorosa With Reflections

Bill Abraham, Irona Adams,

Alma Barand, Deloris Batson,

Jim Batson, Thomas Beaty,

Paul Bekavac. Beth Blatt, Dorothy

Blatt, Brenda DeVore Boncore,

Cora Bowers, Drew Butler,

Alana Campbell, Virgil Canfield,

Drew Cecil. Emily Chambers, Aiden Clark, Joe Clark, Madge Clark,

Wayne Cline, Mike Clohisy, Johanna Cochran, London Cochran,

Steve Conlon, Reagan Cupp, Wyatt Dallison, Carolyn Davis,

Jeanette Shutler-Davis, Fr. Kent Durig, George Eddy, Terry & Jerry

Elliot, Jodi Estep, Gail Fagert, Rod Fagert, Greg and Rebekah Barnes

and Family, Drew and Becky Stafford and Family, Mille Feldmeier,

Tricia Feldmeier, Cecile Fiest, Matthew Fiore, Logan Fluharty,

Beri Fox, Keith Frum, Wilda Frunner, Charlene Galluzzo,

Nicolina Galuzzo, The Giraldo Family, Carol Gorby, Eric Gorby,

Stacy Gray, Norma Gunter, Martin Havrilla, Suzanne Healey,

Larry Hennessy, Betty Herrick, Ed Herrick, Ella Herrick, Devin Hill,

Bonnie Hizer, Diane Hohman, Roger Howdyshell, Brandon Howell,

Sheila Howlett, Tim Jackson, John Johnston, Molly Kelly,

Darren Kelly, Amy Klug, Cathey Klug, Cathy Ruth Klug,

Katy Koerber, John Leach, Jill Lemasters, Nathan Link, Ryan Link,

Susie Prunty Love, Scott Loy, Don Marin, Jared Marker,

Stan Maslowski, Jeffery Mau, Harold McClain, Molly McEvoy,

Fr. Chuck McGinnis, Jim Melott, Tulane Mensore, Cindy Michael,

Eleanor Miller, Bill Moore, Linda Moore, Salena and her Mother,

Bethany Myer, Sandy Nelson, Sarah and Cody Neff,

Wilma Orndorf, Debbie Pryor Osborne, Lorraine Owens,

Sara Pantone, Norman Peter II, Debra Park, Kay Pierpoint,

Jason Powell, Kelsey Richards, Jim Richthammer, Charles Rogers,

Paula Rogers, Berdina (Bernie) Rose, Jay Salva, Karen Sapp,

Anna Schiebelhood, Bill Schlater, Bertha Schrader, Theresa Scully,

Becky Hunt Seaman, Kelly Shepherd, Sally Shreve, Stanley Shreve,

Yvonne Smith, Carl Sonnelberger, Crystal Stollings, Becky Sutton,

Elsie Taylor, Jean Tennant, Laura Rogers Thame, Gary Thompson, Ed

Toman, Ron Virden, Tina Watson, Steve Wayman,

David Weekley, Jack Wells, Luciendia White, Margie Whiteman, Ike

Willey, Tom and Mary Ann Worst, Gail Yeater, Lora Yeater,

All Shut-Ins

To add or remove names to the prayer list please contact the

Cluster Office 304-455-4615 or email office@svdpnm.org

Thank You

COLLECTIONS

St. Vincent de Paul

Envelopes...$1710.00

Loose…$165.00

Easter Flowers…$130.00

Diocesan Priest Retirement...$170.00

Catholic Relief Services…$15.00

Building And Properties…$130.00

Holy Land…$97.00

St. Joseph

Envelopes…$380.00

Loose…$60.00

Easter Flowers…$70.00

Mater Dolorosa

Envelopes…$805.00

Loose…$60.00

Easter Offering…$50.00

Holy Land…$50.00

Holy Rosary

Envelopes…$100.00

will report the rest of 3/28/21 collection next week

Mass Intentions Envelopes are in place at all parishes.

Once you have filled it out to request the Intention please return it

to the Cluster Office @ 21 Rosary Road New Martinsville, WV

26155. Another option is to give them to Msgr. Kevin to bring

to the office. (If you have a special date in mind, please write

in on the request and we will do our very best to fulfill that

date.) Also, for any one you would like a Mass Card sent,

please make sure the recipients name

and address are included. Thank You

Holy Rosary and St. Joseph Missions

519 Main Street, Sistersville, WV 26175 64 Frohnapfel Lane, Proctor, WV 26055

Please continue to pray daily for our country and the entire world. May

God give us strength and guidance, and may we never forget for a

moment that He is with us always.

Easter Sunday: To the question “What is life?” there are

probably as many answers as there are living persons. But St. Paul

touched the heart of the matter in a single word: Life is Christ. For Chris-

tians Jesus Christ is a new life because he alone conquered the destruc-

tive power of death and rose to live in a people. We are that people,

living Christ’s life through Baptism, eating and drinking with him now

that he is risen from the dead.

Family Perspective: That first Easter morning was confusing. Jesus was

missing and Mary Magdalene, Peter, and John “did not know” what to

do. In family life there are confusing moments when we don’t know

what to do. Like the apostles we are Easter people when we believe and

trust in each other even when all seems lost. Bud Ozar

Lector: 4/4/21 Gary Rymer

Lector: 4/11/21

April Birthdays

5th—Mark Klug

10th—Kassie Frohnapfel

11th—Mark Miller

14th—Shellie Pekula

14th—Barbara J. Klug

SJ Parish and Finance Council Meeting

Tuesday, April 13th after Mass

Rice Bowls: Containers may be placed in the basket in the vestibule. If

you forgot to bring the container, please bring it next week.

April Birthdays

3rd—Cindy Dennis

14th—Mike Galluzzo,

16th—Gary Bowden,

21st—Patty Skeen,

21st—Mack Kiger

April Anniversaries

29th—Eric & Cindy Peters

St. Vincent de Paul Church and Mater Dolorosa Parish 21 Rosary Road, New Martinsville, WV 26155 302 East Main Street, Paden City, WV 26159

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Rosary Leaders for April 11th

Dick Stender, Lisa Toman,

Judy Yeager

Ministers for April 11th

Lector: Lisa Toman

Greeters: Chuck Fiest & Tim Hizer

We are collecting non-perishable food items to be distrib-

uted during our Third Thursday

Soup Lunch. While any non-perishable food items are wel-

come, some suggestions include

peanut butter, canned soup, canned fruit,

canned vegetables, or canned meat.

Thank You Gary Thompson, Jodi Estep, Emily Chambers, Becky Hunt Seaman, Karen Sapp,

Wilda Fruner, Berdina (Bernie) Rose, Jack Wells, Fr. Kent Durig, Bill Schlater,

April Birthdays

Bonnie Hizer – April 1st

Sean Quirk – April 2nd

Rob Amos – April 5th

Gail Fagert – April 8th

Scott Bowers – April 21st

Roger Rine – April 24th

Kaitlyn Householder – April 25th

Jeff Koerber – April 28th

Parish Council

Meeting

On Monday, April 12,

@ 6pm

Holy Name Meeting

On Tuesday April 13

@ 6pm

April Anniversaries

Scott & Cora Bowers – April 6th

April Birthdays

1st—Clara Moore

2nd—Kenny Potts

4th—Fred Emch

22nd— Bill Shepherd

26th—Ted Kacor

The next Third Thursday soup lunch is Thursday, April 15th. All are welcome to help in this ministry.

Ninety five hot meals were prepared in March.

Mater Dolrosa Parish Council Meeting

Monday, April 19, 2021 after Morning Mass

Easter Sunday

April 4, 2021

"Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our

song." - Pope John Paul II