ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA

PARISH

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE

LORD

APRIL 21, 2019

Mission Statement

We the people of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish in Ocean City, Maryland,

want to respond to God’s love for us by doing His will, to live the Gospel of

Jesus Christ and to love each other as Jesus loved us. In this way, He can live, as

Risen Lord, in our midst and attract all people to the Father. As part of the Church, we

want to be a “Home and School of Communion” where, through the celebration and

living out the Sacraments, and various ministries, each member can live in unity as a

child of God, building up the Kingdom of God until Jesus will come again in glory.

MASS SCHEDULE

ST. MARY STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH

(CLOSED FOR THE RENOVATIONS)

HOLY SAVIOR CHURCH

SUNDAY 7AM, 8:30AM & 10AM

MONDAY – THURSDAY AT 8:30AM

SATURDAY VIGIL AT 5:15PM

CONFESSIONS AT 4:15-5:00PM

“Above all, put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.” (Col. 3:14)

Dear parishioners and friends, Happy Easter. We join the whole church – both on heaven and on earth – in the most joyous proclamation: Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. Hallelujah! "This is the day made by the Lord. Let us be glad and rejoice in it "(Ps 117: 24). The history of salvation culminates on this day, the first of the week. Jesus is a sign of contradiction: the one who was crucified is now alive His life is a scandal for everyone: death doesn’t hold us under its power. In Him, every struggle, every pain, every incredible thing finds its resolution. The scene is strikingly beautiful, yet full of mystery: The tomb is empty; a group of women, moving early in the day with their hearts full of sorrow, are looking for a dead man. They seem to have forgotten the Word that had warmed their hearts, the Word that had fascinated their lives. And now, someone challenges them: "Why do you search among the dead who is alive?" The Gospel of the Easter Vigil reveals to us a critical path. It reminds us that to reach Jesus in his truth, we must receive him from the Scriptures. Then we too can, as Saint Paul says, entrust our life to the grace of his Word: our life, guarded by a Word, can experience the resurrection of Jesus.

This is what the women did that day when the words of the angel reminded them. And the memory of Jesus' words makes these women the first apostles of the Resurrection: they returned to announce to the eleven what had happened at the tomb. Their voices continue to fill the earth with this proclamation. We, too, must act on this word: what are we going to do? Are we going to go and see what happened? Or are we staying home, leaving all things as they have been? A new life awaits for us, the life that God has given, and continues to provide us every day. It’s the life of the Resurrected One who lives in each one of us, empowering us to go beyond what we see and find the most incredible of all realities: the One who loves

us immensely changed our lives, allowing us to be transformed from within. Now, we can live as children of God! And by the way we love each other, we can witness to all people that “Jesus Christ is risen, indeed!”

We have been blessed with such good weather recently, that the work is continuing at St. Mary’s. They have blocked the foundation soon we will start to see the building grow. We will have our official Ground Breaking Ceremony on Monday, April 29th at Noon at St. Mary’s and all are welcome to attend.

Readings for the week of April 21, 2019 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23

[24]/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12

or Lk 24:13-35

Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10,

11 [1]/Mt 28:8-15

Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22

[5b]/Jn 20:11-18

Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9

[3b]/Lk 24:13-35

Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/

Lk 24:35-48

Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118: 1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a

[22]/Jn 21:1-14

Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18,

19-21 [21a]/Mk 16:9-15

Next Sunday: Acts 5:12-16/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24

[1]/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31

“So if I, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought

to wash one another’s feet. (Jn 13:14)”

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD In a blink of an eye we will start welcoming students from various countries to our little town. They come to us with just one to two suitcases for the entire summer. This is where we come in. We can help them subsidize

a few things until they get established and start working. Starting next week we will have a box in the parish welcoming area and if you are so inclined, you can drop and item or two in it and we will make sure it gets to the students. Below is a list of items they can use!

Trash Bags Cleaning Supplies

Dish Detergent Toilet Paper Dish Towels Toothpaste Deodorant

Bike night reflectors (for bikes & backpacks) Small flashlight

Shampoo Body soap/wash

$5. gift card Food Lion

Note! Dollar Store is a great place to shop!!

The Polish American Club of Delmarva meets at the Columbus Hall, behind St Luke’s Church,100th St & Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, from

2-4pm the second Wednesday of the month. Come join us if you are of Polish or Slavic descent. No mtgs.June, July, August. Call Helen Sobkowiak 410-723-2639 or Maryann Lula 410-250-2548 for more information.

The Parish Office will close Thursday, April 18th at Noon and will reopen on Tuesday, April 23rd for the

Easter Holy. Thank you.

Due to the Holy Week and the Easter Holiday, there will be no breakfast in April. We do look forward, however to seeing and serving you on Sunday, May 19th for breakfast! If you are inter-

ested in becoming a crew member just give Donna a call at the office. You do not have to attend every event, and we always enjoy making new friends.

We will be parking cars this coming June 15th & 16th as a fundraiser for our parish. The Air Show will be going on and we are a prime parking space. In order to make this happen we need a

few people who like to meet nice people and like to be outside on a nice June day. If you think this is some-thing your would like to do, give Donna a call at the office!

Thank you to everyone who has responded to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. We are heading towards our goal of $43,000. but still need a helping hand or two. Thank you to everyone who was able to give. We know that everyone can’t and

we ask you to please fill out a card and place a zero in the amount. This way, the diocese will not waste money sending out follow up correspondence. As you know, this appeal help to fund the many diocese chari-ties and support.

Sharing the Gospel It was very early in the morning on Sunday. The tomb stone was rolled away. Jesus was gone. All that was left inside were the strips of linen cloth. When John and Pe-ter saw it, they were amazed. They did not understand all the promises the prophets wrote about Jesus yet. However, they knew he was alive. He had risen from the dead! Prayer God, I thank you for bringing Jesus back to life. Something to Draw Draw how surprised Peter and John were when they saw Jesus' empty tomb. Mission for the Week Bake Resurrection Cookies with your family tonight. You can find the recipe online at http://homehearth.virtualave.net/rescookie.html. ©2008 - PO Box 510817, New Berlin, WI 53151-0817 - 1-800-950-9952 x2469 - LPiResourceCenter.com

April 20 Holy Savior Saturday 8:00pm Parishioners April 21 Sunday Holy Savior 7:00am Those included in the Easter Novena 8:30a.m. Those included in the Easter Novena 10:30a.m. Those included in the Easter Novena April 22 Monday 8:30am Those included in the Easter Novena April 23 Tuesday 8:30am Those included in the Easter Novena April 24 Wednesday 8:30a.m. Those included in the Easter Novena April 25 Thursday 7:00pm Those included in the Easter Novena April 26 Friday No Mass April 27 Holy Savior Saturday 8:00pm Jeanne Kolarik April 28 Sunday Holy Savior 7:00am Carl Beermink 8:30a.m. Parishioners Richard Schardt

If you would like a Sanctuary Candle lit for the week for a special intention or in memory of a loved one, please contact the parish office. A donation of $10.00 is appreciated. This week’s candle is lit for special intentions of Charles Bennett & Barb Ackerman from God’s Helping Hands.

If you would like to have flowers placed on the altar in honor of a loved one, please contact the parish office.

Baptisms are held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. Please contact Rita Danhardt 410-289-7038 for additional information.

MASS INTENTIONS

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

From the desk of Mark J. Record,

Principal…

Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School is celebrat-ing the joy of the Easter Season through its Easter vacation that began Wednesday, April 17th at 12:10 p.m. School will resume on Monday, April 29th. May our risen Lord continue to bless our families, pastors, priests, fellow parishioners and the staffs of our eight supporting parishes. Blessed Easter to all! We are very proud of MaryAnn Rutzler (6th grade) and Henry Grote (8th grade) for participating in the Ocean City Berlin Optimist International Oratorical Contest on Wednesday, April 10. Over 80 orators competed at Stephen Decatur Middle School in front of a panel of judges. Both of our MBS students did an excellent job. The club has held this contest annually since 1973.

New Surface-Go Tablets Thank you to everyone who supported the 2018 M.B.S. car raffle. The proceeds were used to pur-chase 25 Surface Go Tablets and 3 iPad Pro Tablets. In addition, our school benefitted from federal Title I funding that was used to purchase eleven additional Surface Go Tablets through the Indian River School District. These tablets, along with the keyboards, were pur-chased using proceeds from the car raffle fundraiser during the 2017-18 school year. These tablets will be deployed to the 6th and 7th grade classes beginning next week. We were thrilled to see so many parishioners join us for our recent performances of Lion King, Jr. Your support is truly appreciated! It takes a village to make sure these shows run smoothly, and we are very grateful for everyone's help. Thank you to everyone involved in the production; it was a great show. Con-gratulations to our young actors and stage crew members for three outstanding performances. We are very proud of you!

I hope you are having A Healthy and Blessed Easter. Many wishes for all our families and friends for a wonderful Joy-ous celebration from all the Catechists,

staff and myself! I love Easter. It is a time of hope! All our fears are gone! In our day to day life, if we are not careful we can allow so many things to make us afraid. The loss of a loved one, work, a broken friendship and the experience of not being valued by others are among the many experi-ences that can leave us so sad, not knowing what to ex-pect, even afraid. It really makes you think about those who met the risen Christ -- the two Marys, the guards, the disciples -- all experienced a profound change in their lives, they had to be a little afraid, unsure. However, Christ was alive and offered peace and hope to them. They were his words. They were offered new beginnings. His presence brought not vengeance but reconciliation. Our Lord’s resur-rection overcame sin and death. His resurrection is true redemption, an invitation to new life, where every human mistake can be corrected and we can be freed from what-ever holds us back or destroys true freedom, and we are welcomed into his LOVE. How awesome! Especially in these times when it is so evident that we live in a wonderful but deeply wounded and wounding world that we always remember that Easter promises us hope and that we share that hope in the world. Easter, you might say, is our re-commissioning! It’s Jesus saying to us, “Pssssst, all is well…Pass it on!” He brought us hope, despite being aban-doned by his disciples, the cruelty of the soldiers and the sadness of the women! Jesus offered them, as he offers us, new life, forgiveness and hope for the future. We can find healing and hope in Him, in His profound love. He makes it possible for all of us to have second chances, new beginnings, new life. May you share in the hope shared today, Rita Keep in Mind that our Religious Article Store Located just inside the doors of Church closes to the Parking lot has many wonderful gifts for Baptism, First Communion, Confir-mation and even Mother’s Day! Be sure to stop in and browse! Can’t find what you had in mind? Ask Ms. Dale, she can place orders for specific items! NEW NEW NEW ~ The Good and Beautiful Life (Putting on the Character of Christ) will begin Tuesday April 30 after the 830 Daily Mass. This will be a relaxed discus-sion inviting us to compare our ideas about with what Jesus himself reveals about his Father and how that can bring us true happiness. For questions or comment call Rita 410 289 7038 or religioused@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com

No Religious Education This week ~ April 21, 2019

Classes Resume next Weekend April 28!

THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday, Tuesday & Thursday—9am to 5pm Wednesday & Friday—9am to 3pm 410-289-0652 Fax: 410-289-1026 1705 Philadelphia Avenue Ocean City, MD 21842 Website: Stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com Facebook: Saint Mary Ocean City, MD Parish Pay: Automated Giving 1-866-727-4741 x 4 Parishpay.com

Pastor: Rev. Stanislao Esposito pastor@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com

Deacons: Rev. Mr. Dave McDowell deacon@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com

Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Donna Santoni office@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com

Faith Formation: Mrs. Rita Danhardt Religioused@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com 410-289-7038

Music Director: Mr. Jordan Pantalone jspantalone1018@gmail.com

Facilities Manager: Mr. Tony Dicken maintenance@stmarystaroftheseaocmd.com

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD