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The Parish of St. Katharine Drexel—Burlington, New Jersey
MARCH 28, 2021 Page One
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
PARISH CLERGY:
Fr. Jerome and Fr. Tom are celebrating live-streamed Rev. Jerome Guld, Pastor
Mass for your prayerful viewing Monday thru Saturday at
8:00 AM, and on Sunday at 10:30 AM! You can also
Deacon Matthew Fung
view the Mass at a later time at your convenience. Deacon Walter J. Karpecik, Jr.
See https://www.facebook.com/stkatsburlington/. Note Deacon Alfred Pennise
you don’t need a Facebook account to watch! Deacon Alexander Punchello
Please check our website for updates and important
notices: www.stkatharinedrexel-nj.org.
MASS SCHEDULE:
Saturday: 4:00 PM—All Saints Church
MONDAY, MARCH 29
8:00 AM Don, Helen and Ernest Gyenge r/o
Barbara & Paul Evans
Nan Measey r/o Children Sundays:
TUESDAY, MARCH 30 7:30 AM; 10:30 AM—St. Paul Church
8:00 AM Zenobia Siminski r/o Jeanette 9:00 AM, 12 Noon —All Saints Church
Pasquale Adornetto r/o Theresa & Brad
West and Dolores Bell Daily: 8:00 AM—All Saints Church
May 1st, 2021 thru October 31st, 2021
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 Daily: 8:00 AM—St. Paul Church
8:00 AM Thomas Toner r/o The Drahuschak Family
November 1st, 2020 thru April 30th, 2021
Holy Days: As announced in bulletin.
THURSDAY, APRIL 1 HOLY THURSDAY
7:30 PM (ALL SAINTS CHURCH) Solemn Mass of
the Lord’s Supper & Procession Reconciliation:
8:30 PM —11:00 PM (ALL SAINTS CHURCH)
Adoration at Altar of Reposition Saturdays: 3:00—3:45 PM at All Saints Church
Saturdays: After Daily Mass
FRIDAY, APRIL 2 GOOD FRIDAY
3:00 PM (ALL SAINTS CHURCH) Solemn Liturgy
Of the Passion & Death of the Lord
7:00 PM (ALL SAINTS CHURCH) Stations of the PARISH LOCATIONS
Cross All Saints Church
502 High Street
SATURDAY, APRIL 3 HOLY SATURDAY
1:00 PM (ALL SAINTS CHURCH) Blessing of Burlington, NJ 08016
Easter Food
8:00 PM (ST. PAUL CHURCH) Solemn Easter Vigil St. Paul Church
Ceremonies & Mass 223 E. Union Street
Burlington, NJ 08016
SUNDAY, APRIL 4 EASTER SUNDAY
7:30 AM For All Parishioners Living & Deceased
9:00 AM For All Parishioners Living & Deceased
10:30 AM For All Parishioners Living & Deceased PARISH OFFICE
12:00 N For All Parishioners Living & Deceased
223 E. Union Street, Burlington, NJ 08016
Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM—4:00 PM
(609) 386-0152/0163
FAX: (609) 386-0085
MARCH 28, 2021 Page Two
My brothers and sisters in Christ,
Palms! We got ‘em. You get ‘em. Last year many assumed the
pandemic prevented us from distributing palms, but the reality was
somewhat different from what folks thought. We had a plan to distribute
them safely over the days leading up to and after Easter. This was even
mentioned a bit around the parish, but I’m glad that we didn’t publish that
information widely, because COVID had a different plan. There was
shortage of palms in our region because one or more ships delivering
palms from South America were unable to make the journey.
This year we placed our order and took the risk of mentioning it since Ash Wednesday: we’ll have palms! I’m
writing this over a week before Palm Sunday because of the lead time needed for the bulletin around the Easter
holiday. I have every confidence that you’re reading it with a palm you received at Mass, or with plans to get one in the
coming days. But who knows? Perhaps the ship will be unable to deliver. There’s a chance for a freak ice storm to foul
up delivery trucks again like last month. Maybe the palm crop failed this year!
One point to draw from all of this is just how fragile our plans are in the face of natural and man-made
circumstances we can’t control as individuals. Another lesson is our need to remain adaptable and patient, otherwise
we face frustration which can even expose us toward sin like anger or despair. As always, we can learn to prioritize!
After all, the tradition of “Palm Sunday” has always been intimately connected with the passion of our Lord, celebrated
powerfully in the last two weeks of Lent. In some books I’ve even seen it named “Passion Sunday,” although the official
name is “Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord.”
We do not celebrate the Mass this year in the solemn form, raising palms in our hands. We may not have
palms at all as an outward reminder. Yet nothing will stop us from raising our minds and hearts to our Lord as He
arrives in Jerusalem for the events which will lead to His Passion! Our traditional symbols and practices may have to
adapt, but our hearts remain ever centered on the truth of our Lord’s love, His mission, and His sacrifice.
Have a blessed Holy Week!
—Fr. Jerome
A Journey through Lent – Today It Begins
Jesus had been telling his Apostles for months now that he would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer and die at
the hands of the Priests of his very own Jewish faith. Peter forbade it and Christ vehemently struck out at him with the
words, “Get behind me Satan.” Christ was fulfilling the words of Zechariah, the mighty prophet of 500 years earlier who
spoke of God’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem to the refrains of Hosanna -Hosanna. That Hebrew word translates to ‘O
Lord, Grant Salvation’. The Jewish throngs in Jesus’ day were expectantly awaiting their savior from the brutal Roman
overlords.
On this day which we celebrate as Palm Sunday the people cut branches from the palm trees and also laid their
own robes across the path of our Lord to dampen the dust that might arise from the hoofs of the donkey
he sat upon. What honor they showed Him. What expectation they held for His coming. Here was their
Savior humbly sitting on the back of an animal which had never been ridden before. This same throng
of well wishers would cry ‘Crucify Him’ before the week was out. Well wishers turned into a mob of
angry, shouting men and women.
On that infamous ‘Palm Sunday’ as Christ entered the city an earthquake shook the very
ground on which they stood. Did Jesus foresee what horror was bearing down on him? I can’t imagine
that He didn’t know.
Within a very few days Christ entered the temple to give honor to His Father, only to find it filled
with vendors hawking everything from knick knacks to doves, sheep and such meant for sacrifice on
the Altar. He drove the moneylenders out with a handmade whip and moved one step closer to his
arrest by causing the priests hanger; those who were getting their cut from the monies being earned
through the sale of such things. They were enraged that this itinerant preacher would dare disrupt their cash flow, their
scheme to use God’s house as a profit center. From that moment on they planned on finding a cause to ‘get rid of
Jesus’. There was worse to come. Holy Thursday is truly the beginning of the end, and the end of waiting for Heaven to
be opened for all mankind. Christ, our Savior, is about to mount His throne by accepting His Cross. God Bless!
—Deacon Alex Punchello
MARCH 28, 2021 Page Three
PRAY FOR THE SICK CANDLE REMEMBRANCES
We ask you to remember the sick of
our parish, and pray for those who need or TABERNACLE CANDLE—ALL SAINTS CHURCH
have asked for our help, especially: Michael & Lottie Kaciuba from Mary Ann & Family
Joseph Duncan, Mary Cody, Michelle Lister, BLESSED MOTHER ALTAR—ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Ruth Duffy, John Snow, Lois Lowden, Bob Gary L. Hull from Wife, Mary Ann & Family
Kennedy, Anne DeVeney, Joan Warren,
Kevin Cody, Marc Mueller, Elliana
Zimarowski, Jim Stratton, Sr. Jacinta, Olga Wasielewski, SACRED HEART ALTAR—ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Joanne Kelly, Wayne Eckman, Josephine Diaczynsky, George, Kathryn & Barry Hull from Mary Ann & Family
Gia Pinto, Elizabeth Thrash, Leo Hamersky, Ann Welker,
Dominic Biancosino, Bruce Davis, Renee Taylor, Linda
Livecchi, Frankie Wszolek, Jean Eckman, Cindy Toppin,
George Stiles, Garland Flowers, Toni Jean Perro, Marilyn BINGO
Holben, Aja Carbone, Jennie Napier, Donald Karpinski, BINGO HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER
Isabel Ricigliano, Lori Worthington, Rose Graham, Alex
Punchello, Jr., Ryan Bell, Anthony Baldorossi, Mary NOTICE AT THIS TIME. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES!
Baugh, Joyce Schuch, Claire Zimmer, Jean McIntyr,
Diane Malinowski, Rosemary Tillinghast, Shannon Jones,
John Arnao, Natalie Anderson-Napier, Mary Reid, Edna
Morrissey, Dana Poplawski, MaryJo Poelker, Lois Tighe, PASTOR’S REQUEST ABOUT GIVING
Anthony Tomasetti, Allan Plye, Shawn Stiles, John
Matthews, Joseph Connell, Abigail Buser, Patricia For those coming to Mass, please use the baskets in
Weinczyk. the Church for your donations rather than the mail slot at
If anyone should be taken off of the Prayer List, the rectory office. This gives us another way to know how
please contact the parish secretary, Eileen Korang, at our Mass attendance is doing. (Those not attending in
(609) 386-0163, ext. 210. Thank you. person, please continue to use the mail slot.) And we’d
like to ask everyone to please consider online giving,
which is easier for you and greatly reduces financial
strain on our parish!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, PRAYER FOR THE ARMED FORCES
36-38 Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care
Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces
Mt 26:14-25 at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your
Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and
Ps 89:21-22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 temptations; give them courage to face the perils which
Lord’s Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding
Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; presence wherever they may be. We ask this through
Jn 13:1-15 Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Friday: Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25;
Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42
Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps 104:1-2, RICE BOWLS
5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps 33:4-7, 12-13, Please remember to return your Rice Bowls by
20-22; Easter Sunday! Thank you for your generosity.
b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8-11;
c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18;
d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13;
e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; ALTAR FLOWER REMEMBRANCES
f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; If you would like to reserve altar flowers in memory of
g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or a loved one, in celebration of a special occasion or as a
Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; health and blessings for someone, you can call the parish
secretary, Eileen Korang, at the Parish Office at (609)
h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23;
386-0163, ext. 210.
Mk 16:1-7
Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, If you or you know of someone who was abused as a
22-23; minor by clergy or parish representative, you can report
Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 that abuse through the Diocesan ABUSE HOTLINE:
or Mk 16:1-7 or (at an afternoon 1-888-296-2965 or via e-mail at
or evening Mass) Lk 24:13-35 abuseline@dioceseoftrenton.org.
MARCH 28, 2021 Page Four
The Season of Lent
Easter Schedule Holy Week 2021
Blessing of Easter Food
(Weather Permitting) HOLY THURSDAY – April 1st
Join us at 1:00 PM at All Saints Church on Holy AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Saturday, April 3rd in the parking lot behind the Church. 7:30 PM - Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Everyone in attendance must wear a mask and social and Procession
distancing will be practiced.
8:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Adoration at Altar of Reposition
Easter Schedule & Contribution Envelope
Our Easter Schedule will appear in the bulletin and on
our website closer to Easter. Your contribution envelope GOOD FRIDAY – April 2nd
for Easter will be the first weekend of April, along with all AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH
the other donations envelopes for the month of April. 3:00 PM - Solemn Liturgy of the Passion
Your generosity with your Easter Gift is greatly and Death of the Lord
appreciated. 7:00 PM - Stations of the Cross
Easter Decoration Remembrances HOLY SATURDAY – April 3rd
We will accept donations for our Easter flowers and 1:00 PM - Blessing of Easter Food
decorations in remembrance of your loved ones in the AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH
same way we had done our Christmas Decoration
Remembrances. All envelopes with the names of those
whom you wish to remember at this time of year will be
equally distributed between both Churches and placed
EASTER VIGIL – April 3rd
on the altars for the Easter Masses. Please be sure to AT ST. PAUL CHURCH
get them in early and returned to the Parish Office by 8:00 PM - Solemn Easter Vigil
Friday, April 2nd. Thank you. Ceremonies and Mass
EASTER GIVING TREE EASTER SUNDAY – April 4th
ST. PAUL: 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM
Due to COVID-19, the Parish of St. ALL SAINTS: 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon
Katharine Drexel will not be able to have the
usual Easter Egg Giving Tree , but we will still
be able to help families that are going through
difficult times. We will just be doing it DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY – April 11th
differently. AT ALL SAINTS CHURCH
Holy Hour: 2:00 PM
You can donate cash or a check made Blessing of the Image and the Chaplet: 3:00 PM
payable to First Way and put it in an envelope Mass: 3:30 PM
marked EASTER GIVING TREE and place it in
the Sunday collection basket. First Way will
purchase the necessary items that are needed.
You may put the
ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY
envelope marked
AND YOUNG AT HEART CLUB
First Way in the
Sunday collection As we get ready to celebrate the Season of
basket at the back of Easter and the Risen Christ. We would like to
the Church THIS wish everyone a Happy Easter, and may His
Weekend of March glorious light shine upon you and shower you
28th. with love and peace. God Bless all of St.
Thank you for your Katharine Drexel’s parishioners and families
help in providing for with the Miracle of Easter.
the babies.
—Mary Hultz, President
MARCH 28, 2021 Page Five
Mother Seton RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Consolation Ministry Group
With prayers that our Religious Education families have
Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton is known for ministering a safe and healthy Holy Week.
to those who have lost loved ones…
If you have experienced a recent loss of a loved one, First Communion for 2021
please join us on a “Healing Journey” Sacramental registrations are due by March 25th for all
students who are preparing to receive their first
St. Paul Parish House, 222 E. Union St., Communion in May.
Burlington, NJ 08016
April 5, 2021 6:30— 8:00 PM Our First Communion Retreat will be presented virtually
on Saturday, April 17th. For details, please refer to the
Topic – Dealing with Separation/Keeping parent handbook that was distributed for our November
Connected After a Loss meeting.
For information, please contact Christine For our 2021 Confirmation Candidates—Service Logs
at (609) 502-1575 were due on March 25th.
Please Note: Due to COVID 19 Social Distancing Summer Academy 2021 is scheduled for Monday, July
Guidelines will be followed and Face Masks will be 26th through Friday, August 6th. Information and
required for all attendees joining the meeting. registration forms has been emailed to all current SA
families and is available on the parish's website under
the Religious Education tab.
A Gift from the Holy Spirit Volunteers Needed for our Summer Academy: Teaching
experience is not required and training can take place
Through Your Parish during the spring and early summer months. Please
consider sharing your faith with the children in our
of St. Katharine Drexel program.
Missals at Home
Contact the Rel. Ed. office with any questions. We would
Would you like a missal for home use? Do you know love to hear from YOU!
someone who can use a missal?
Contact Mrs. Del Prato in the Religious Education Office
Because we cannot stock missals in the church for com- with any questions. kdelprato@stkatharinedrexel-
mon use, we have those same missals that you can use nj.org or
and keep and use during the Mass either here in church call (609) 386-1645, ext. 215.
(don’t forget to take it back home) or via the internet
through Facebook (www.facebook.com/stkatsburlington)
Let’s put them to good use! Contact us, and we will get ANNUAL MASS AND CELEBRATION
the missal to you. OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
For pickup or delivery, Call: (609) 386-0163, ext. 300; At the request of the Blue Mass Committee of the
Email: parish@stkatharinedrexel-nj.org Diocese of Trenton, the Annual Mass and Celebration of
Or return the form below: Law Enforcement – originally scheduled for April 13th,
2021 – will be postponed until April 2022 due to the
============================================= continuing evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.
MISSAL REQUEST FORM
The event, also known as the Blue Mass, has been
held for 20 years in the Diocese to thank God for the
Name: _____________________________________________ sacrifice and service to the communities given by police
officers and law enforcement agents at every level.
Phone:_____________________________________________ In lieu of this year’s Blue Mass, the clergy, religious
and faithful of the Diocese are asked to remember in
their grateful prayers all those involved in law
enforcement and their families. Bishop David M.
Email: _____________________________________________ O’Connell, C.M., will offer his Mass on Palm Sunday
2021 for their intentions.
MARCH 28, 2021 Page Six
ANNUAL WOMEN'S WEEKEND RETREAT
Sponsored by Altar Rosary Society
One year ago our retreat was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic & restrictions. San Alfonso Retreat
House, Long Branch , NJ 07740 is now open. They have offered us a chance to enjoy spiritual refreshment
& renewal in these challenging times. Our weekend is April 23-25, 2021.
The theme of the retreat is Sisters & Brothers All: One in the family of God. We are asked to consider
our call to oneness as God's people in the spirit of Jesus, who prayed that we may all be one. Retreat begins
with registration on Friday, April 23rd at 4:00 PM & ends on Sunday, April 25th after lunch. Cost is $260/
person. This includes 2 night beachfront stay, 6 meals, private room, private bathroom & food for the soul.
Precautions include wearing a face cover-up, maintaining social distance & frequent hand washing &
sanitizing. There is a 50 person limit. There is a $50 non-refundable deposit to be included with
registration form to hold your space for the weekend. Registrations are taken on a first come basis.
Please confirm your interest by replying directly to San Alfonso by e-mail (preferred) to
mary@sanalfonsoretreats.org or by phone to 732-222-2731 (ext. 140) as soon as possible.
You may also visit website San Alfonso Retreat House: Where God & Sea come together
wwww.sanalfonsoretreats.org. You will see tab for Events at a glance. Here you are able to see & print out
registration form.
Checks should be made out to San Alfonso Retreat House, 755 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch, NJ 07740.
Thank you & God bless you,
—Betty Mazur, Retreat Captain
(609) 386-9386
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Sign up for Thursday,
April 1st from 2:00—7:00
PM at the Knights’ Hall,
366 E. Broad Street,
Burlington, NJ. Call Kevin
Did you receive your mailing for the Diocese of Trenton’s Mudrick at (609) 386-5622
2021 Annual Catholic Appeal? Some members of our or email at
community are reporting having problems with the mail. kmudrick854@comcast.net
If you haven’t received your letter from Bishop or at RedCrossBlood.org use code: KOC
O’Connell, you can learn more about this year’s initiative
and make a donation at https://dioceseoftrenton.org/
Burlington. Please give blood—save lives!
catholicappeal.
For assistance, contact us at (609) 403-7197 or
develop@dioceseoftrenton.org. Thank you for your A Coronavirus Prayer
generous support of the Church’s work in Burlington
County. “Together we can do great things!” Jesus Christ, you traveled through towns and villages
“curing every disease and illness.” At your command,
the sick were made well. Come to our aid now, in the
Evangelization—Pastoral Care midst of the global spread of the coronavirus, that we
Rooted in the Gospel invitation to share in the healing may experience your healing love. Be with the doctors,
mission of Jesus Christ, we advance the compassionate
and competent spiritual, pastoral and sacramental care nurses, researchers and all medical professionals who
of God's suffering people by resourcing the clergy, seek to heal and help those affected and who put
pastoral ministers, healthcare professionals and themselves at risk in the process. May they know your
caregivers who serve them. Those who offer pastoral protection and peace. May victims regain their strength
care communicate God's love and compassion 'person-
to-person' by offering spiritual and sacramental support, and health through quality medical care. Heal us from
including the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick offered our fear. Stay by our side in this time of uncertainty and
by a priest. We connect with healthcare institutions, sorrow. Be with those who have died from the virus. May
medical professionals, chaplains and clergy by providing they be at rest with you in your eternal peace. Hear our
extensive consultation and resources for the holistic
health and wellbeing of Catholic patients. Your gift helps prayer, O Divine Physician. Hear our prayer. Amen.
you to live and spread the Gospel.
MARCH 28, 2021 Page Seven
TAKE OUT
SEAFOOD DINNERS
During the Fridays in Lent G & M Caterers,
located at 214 Cherry Street, Burlington, will have
curbside pick-up dinners to benefit the Society of
St. Vincent de Paul. Orders can be picked up from
4:30 PM—6:00 PM. Call Terry Sherwood at (609)
387-0960 to place your order. All orders MUST be
placed by Wednesday, March 31st to guarantee
availability. Please have exact cash for less
handling when you pick up your order.
Menu for Friday, April 2nd:
Pan Seared Salmon with Butter Parsley Red
Potatoes, Fresh Green Beans,
Roll and Butter - $20.00
Fried Shrimp (12) with Waffle Fries, Coleslaw,
Roll and Butter - $20.00
New England Clam Chowder - $5.00MARCH 28, 2021 Page Eight
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and previews its themes and events.
Today’s liturgy begins with the commemoration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. The Roman Missal
gives three options for how this can be done, the most elaborate of which begins with the priest,
ministers, and the entire assembly outside. The Gospel account of the entry is read, after which
palms are blessed and distributed. Then everyone enters the church in procession, singing songs or
psalms. However, the joy is temporary; the Passion narrative recounts how, after an intimate meal
with his disciples a few days later, Jesus is arrested, tortured, crucified, and buried. The reading
from Isaiah is one of four Suffering Servant songs, while the psalm likewise gives voice to the
suffering of the innocent. The reading from Philippians affirms the Incarnation as God’s embrace of
the entire human situation, including suffering and death.
SUFFERING . . .
It may be Palm Sunday, but the Passion is far more prominent in today’s liturgy, which invites
us to follow Jesus from his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem to his crucifixion and burial. It simply
overflows with the sorrow and intimacy that will be dominant themes in Holy Week.
The first reading from the book of Isaiah gives voice to the suffering of an innocent person—
perhaps a prophet—or the people as a whole. The refrain for the Psalm is Jesus’ cry from the cross
(Mark 13:14), a cry of absolute, existential loneliness. The great kenotic (emptying) hymn in
Philippians provides a stunning portrait of Jesus’ ultimate emptying, simultaneously intimate and
cosmological.
… AND INTIMACY
All four Gospels have a Passion narrative. While
there is agreement on the main events—an intimate
meal shared by Jesus and the disciples, betrayal by
Judas, prayer in Gethsemane followed by Jesus’ arrest,
trial, and crucifixion—each Gospel has unique variations
that give it a particular meaning or tone. In today’s
Gospel from Mark, Jesus is anointed by an unnamed
woman in the house of Simon the leper. All the Gospels
have Jesus being anointed by a woman, but only Mark
puts this scene just before the Last Supper. Jesus says
the anointing is preparation for his burial; it is as if the
woman could see a prophet’s suffering in Jesus’ life and
feel it in his presence. Moved by compassion, she
empties her jar of expensive nard on his head, pouring
out her love in a profoundly intimate act. Perhaps she will
also join the women who witness the crucifixion from afar
(Mark 15:40–41), after the Twelve seem to be long gone.
Palm Sunday invites us to follow Jesus through
the rest of Holy Week. By moving us to feel the injustice and the suffering endured by Jesus, this
week’s liturgies and devotions present us with those same choices. Perhaps, like the unnamed
woman, we can open ourselves to others’ suffering and respond with love and compassion. Or
perhaps, like the Twelve, we will be conspicuous by our absence.
Today’s Readings: Mk 11:1-–10 or Jn 12:12–16; Is 50:4–7; Ps 22:8–9, 17–18, 19–20, 23–24; Phil
2:6–11; Mk 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1–39]MARCH 28, 2021 Page Nine
BULLETIN NOTICES
GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Announcements may be e-mailed, written or faxed to
the Parish Office by 4:00 PM on Mondays or two weeks Normal Parish Group Meetings
prior to the event announcement for publication. are suspended until further notice!
ALTAR & ROSARY SOCIETY
The Altar & Rosary Society of St. Katharine Drexel
will gather at All Saints Church for recitation of the
Rosary at 8:30 AM followed by attendance at the 9:00
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT AM Mass on the first Sunday of every month. All
Please remember your parish in your last Will and members are encouraged to attend.
The Society will meet on the Tuesday after the first
Testament. You can be specific about how you want the Sunday at 7:00 PM in the cafeteria of St. Paul School.
endowment to be used, or you can leave it for general All members and anyone interested in joining may
attend. There will be no meetings during the months of
use in our school or church. This is a good way to have January, February, July and August.
your good works continued.
YOUNG-AT-HEART CLUB
Members meet on the first Wednesday of every
month at 1:00 PM in the Parish House (next to St. Paul’s
LAUREL HILL CEMETERY Church). Guest speakers and other points of interest for
AND ST. PAUL MAUSOLEUM seniors are scheduled through the year. Various trips are
also planned. See bulletin announcements for further
There are a limited number of mausoleum crypts and information. Anyone over the age of 55 is invited to join
niches still available. Contact the Parish Office for more the club. No meetings in January, February, July and
information about in-ground cemetery plots or our August.
mausoleum. Members receive Communion at the 10:30 Mass at
St. Paul’s Church on the second Sunday of every month.
All members are encouraged to attend.
The Executive Board Committee meets the last
Wednesday of every month at 9:00 AM SHARP in the
Parish House (next to St. Paul’s Church).
INTERNAL OFFICE MAILBOX
If you are a group or organization leader or a part of
our parish personnel, please remember to frequently HOLY NAME SOCIETY
come in to the Parish Office to pick up your mail from Recitation of the Rosary is held at All Saints Church
your mailbox. It is recommended to appoint someone on the Second Sunday of every month at 8:30 AM prior
from your group or organization to stop by the Parish to the 9:00 AM Mass. All are welcome.
Office on a regular basis as not to miss out on receiving
important mailings, inter-office communications or phone
messages. Thank you for your cooperation and
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
understanding. The Burlington Council serves The Parish of St.
Katharine Drexel. Men of the parish past their 18th
birthday are invited to contact any of these officers for
more information about how to become a member and
what the Knights are all about.
SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS Grand Knight: John Lontz (215) 292-8886
When you are shopping or looking for a business, Deputy Grand Knight: Mark Contratti (609) 658-2370
Membership Director: Nick Flordeliza (609) 271-0436
look to our advertiser pages and let them know that you
saw their ad in our Sunday bulletin. And be sure to thank
them for their support whether you are a new or long-time
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
customer.
Our parish supports a St. Vincent de Paul Society
that helps our community with a Food Pantry and those
going through financial hardships. If you know of
someone who is in need of their services, please
encourage them to call the Society’s office at (609) 386-
OUR LADY MOTHER OF DIVINE MERCY 3650 and leave a message.
PRAYER GROUP The Society’s General meeting takes place at 7:00
Meets every Sun.in the Parish House at 7:00 PM. No PM every third Tuesday of each month at their offices at
the All Saints Annex. If you would like to volunteer to be
meetings held July, Aug., Dec., Palm & Easter Sundays, a part of the good works of the St. Vincent de Paul
or any other major holidays that fall on the weekend. Society, please call their office at the number above.MARCH 28, 2021 Page Ten
PARISH INFORMATION
PARISH OFFICE & STAFF NEW PARISHIONERS
223 E. Union St., Burlington, NJ 08016 Families need to be registered in the Parish before
(609) 386-0152 or (609) 386-0163 registering for St. Paul School or Religious Education.
Registration can be made at the Parish Office, located at
Office Hours: 223 E. Union St., Burlington, NJ 08016, Monday through
Monday—Friday: 8:30 AM—4:00 PM Friday, 8:30 AM—4:00 PM (Closed 12 Noon—1:00 PM).
Website: www.stkatharinedrexel-nj.org
E-Mail: parish@stkatharinedrexel-nj.org
MOVING
If you are moving out of the Parish area or to a new
Pastor: Father Jerome Guld, ext. 213 address within the Parish, please call the Parish Office.
Parish Secretary/Cemeteries: Eileen Korang, ext. 210
Financial Secretary: Eileen Kelly, ext. 211
SICK OR HOMEBOUND
Mausoleum Secretary: Kathy Drahuschak, ext. 212
Please call the Parish Office to notify clergy of
hospitalization and to receive the Sacrament of the Sick,
Holy Eucharist or Reconciliation.
In serious illness, please call the Rectory by calling
ST. PAUL SCHOOL (609) 387-8191, day or night. Please leave a message.
250 James Street, Burlington, NJ 08016
(609) 386-1645
www.stpaulbrl.org SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Principal: Mr. William Robbins Plans for marriage should be made one year in
Secretary: Jen Stankiewicz, ext. 200 advance of the wedding date. This ruling is in
accordance with the common policy of the Diocese of
Trenton. Couples are required to attend either Pre-Cana
or Engaged Encounter. Details and arrangements are to
be made through the Pastor, Parochial Vicar, or one of
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
the Deacons.
Co-Ordinator: Kathleen Del Prato
To register your children for Religious Education for
Grades K-8, please call (609) 386-1645, ext. 215. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Religious Education Offices and Classes are held at St. Baptism for parishioners take place on the second
Paul School, 250 James Street, Burlington, NJ 08016. Sunday of every month at St. Paul Church, 223 E. Union
St., Burlington, NJ 08016. A Baptismal Preparation class
is required for parents and godparents the Thursday night
before the Baptism. This class is held at 7:00 PM at St.
Paul Church.
BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY Please contact the Parish Secretary to make
arrangements.
Our parish offers a Bereavement Ministry to assist
families in preparing for a funeral Mass for their loved
ones at either All Saints or St. Paul Churches. The parish
will help the family choose readings and music to give the GODPARENTS
funeral Mass a more personal touch. Arrangements for Only one godparent is required for Baptism. If two
funerals are taken care of through funeral directors who are chosen, one must be male and one female. A
will, on your behalf, contact the parish to make the godparent must be a practicing Roman Catholic
necessary arrangements. The parish will contact the (baptized, confirmed), attending Mass regularly on
Sundays and Holy Days, at least 16 years of age, and in
family to arrange an appointment to meet and plan the good standing with the Church (including married in the
funeral Mass. Church if they are married). A baptized non-Catholic
Christian may be chosen as a “Christian witness”
provided there is one Catholic godparent. A former
Catholic may not serve as either a godparent or Christian
witness. Godparents will be required to submit a
MUSIC MINISTRY Certificate of Eligibility from their parish prior to the child’s
The choir sings every Sunday. If you are interested Baptism.
in joining the Music Ministry, please call our Music
Director: Roxanne Sumanga-Ferguson at (609) 386- PLEASE BE COURTEOUS TO REMEMBER TO SHUT
0152/0163 to leave a message or email at OFF ALL CELL PHONES BEFORE ENTERING
MusicMinistrySKD@gmail.com. CHURCH. THANK YOU.You can also read
