ST. JEROME CHURCH

23 Half Mile Road Norwalk, CT 06851 ~ 203-847-5349

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD APRIL 16, 2017

SABBATH MASSES

Saturday 4:00 PM E.S.T. & 4:30 PM D.S.T.

Sunday 8:00 AM

9:15 AM Young Children's Mass

11:00 AM

6:00 PM Teen Mass

DAYS OF OBLIGATION

Vigil 7:00 PM

Holy Day 9:00 AM, 7:00 PM

WEEKDAY MASSES

Mon-Sat 9:00 AM

HOW TO FIND US……

Parish Website:

www.stjeromenorwalk.org

Parish Email: norwalkstjerome@cs.com

REACH email: reachstjerome@optonline.net

Parish Facebook:

St. Jerome Norwalk

REACH & TOTAL Facebook:

REACH St.Jerome

Parish Twitter: @StJeromeNorwalk

REACH & TOTAL Twitter:

@REACHstjerome

Instagram:

reach.total.stjerome

PASTORAL STAFF

203-847-5349

Rev. David Blanchfield, Pastor

Rev. Rojin Zacharias K.M., Parochial Vicar

Rev. Michael Hoag, S.J., Weekend Assistant

Deacon Dean Finch • 203-847-6397

deacon.dean.finch@gmail.com

PARISH OFFICE

203-847-5349

Mrs. Pat Florio, Secretary

Office Hours, Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (REACH)

203-846-2111

Mrs. Kathy Coyne, DRE

Mrs. Natalie Raduazzo

Mrs. Kathy Rohr

YOUTH MINISTRY (TOTAL)

Joe and Daniela OʼCallaghan

203-847-0321

jocallaghan@optonline.net

danielaoc@optonline.net

MUSIC MINISTRY

203-847-5349

Mr. Donald Nelson

Mrs. Joan McFarland

PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON

Robert Yap • 203-246-7447

FINANCE COUNCIL

Jerry Holdridge • 203-966-3658

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL

203-847-3881 Pre K—Grade 8

139 West Rocks Road

Norwalk, CT 06851

Mrs. Linda Dunn, Principal

FAITH DIRECT—ONLINE GIVING

866-507-8757 www.faithdirect.net

Sign up using our church code: CT46, or

by mailing a paper enrollment form available in

the parish office. Also available on our website at

www.stjeromenorwalk.org/Faith-Direct-

enrollment.pdf

MISSION STATEMENT

We the people of St. Jerome Parish, a Ro-

man Catholic community, proclaim our

belief in the message and mission of Jesus

Christ. As disciples of Jesus we are called

to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to

work for its values in the local community

and beyond. We are committed to: wor-

ship, religious education, shared faith and

service. We welcome all people with re-

spect, acceptance and support.

Parish Staff

Altar Flowers

The Easter Flowers are donated in memory of

Dorothy Webb by the Mastrianni Family.

Altar Flowers may be memorialized for a donation

of $50. Please call the Parish Office several

months prior to your desired date.

Adoration & Silent Prayer

Every day between 4:00PM and 5:00PM.

Contemplative Prayer

Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM.

Come spend some quiet time with the Lord.

Widows’ Support Group

Meets at 9:30AM on the second Thursday of the

month in the Kevin Eidt Youth Room.

Perpetual Novena

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal takes place

each Monday following morning Mass

Rosary & Divine Mercy Prayers

Monday through Saturday after daily Mass

Baptisms Please call the parish office to

schedule.

Required Pre-Baptism Please contact

Deacon Dean Finch at 203-847-6397 to arrange.

Class is required for the first child baptized at

St. Jerome.

Reconciliation One hour before vigil on

Saturday. Also anytime by appointment.

Marriages Please contact the Rectory at least

six months in advance.

Anointing of the Sick takes place on the first

Wednesday of each month, immediately following the

9:00 AM Mass, in the sanctuary. Anyone with an

ongoing medical condition or who is seriously ill,

anticipating a medical procedure or operation, is

welcome to come.

Gluten Free Hosts are available at all Masses. If

you require a gluten-free host, please see the

officiating priest before Mass.

Bringing up the Gifts at Mass If the Mass

intention has been requested by you or for your loved

ones, and you would like to bring up the Gifts at the

Offertory, please let the ushers know that you are

present and would like to bring up the gifts.

HOLY SATURDAY

4/15 9:00 am Morning Prayer

8:00 pm Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY of the

RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

4/16 8:00 am Pasquale Ruffo

(Colosimo Family)

9:30 am James Pellegrino

(family)

11:00 am Angela Ferrone

12:30 pm Deborah Piacente

(Her parents,

Jo & John Denicola)

4/17 9:00 am Carol Chacon

(Lori Viscelli)

4/18 9:00 am for the People

4/19 9:00 am for our First Responders

4/20 9:00 am for deceased family members

4/21 9:00 am our homeless neighbors

4/22 9:00 am Jeanne Orlowski

(Linda Dunn)

VIGIL FOR SUNDAY

4:30 pm Nilda Canevari

(Howe family)

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

4/23 8:00 am Paul Sweeney

(Joe & Andrea Licek)

9:15 am Phil Glica

(Chuba family)

11:00 am Beverly DiBlasio

(Howe family)

6:00 pm James Bergmann

(Dulvi & Gene Gaudio)

The Banns of Marriage

are announced for the

third time between

Kim Garvey and John D’Amato

I am writing this on Palm Sunday evening. On this Palm Sunday when we proclaim Mat-

thew’s version of the Passion narrative, I am thinking ahead to the triduum, which high-

lights the pattern of the Christian life: dying and rising. On that first Easter Jesus sets the

bar. He empties himself completely through his life and death, a death that comes about

because he remains faithful and challenges power. Then on that Sunday the Father

raises Jesus up so that the Power of the Holy Spirit might be released. It is that Spirit who

is the Spirit of Jesus in the world that empowers all the good we see around us.

Last night was the annual Kevin Eidt Scholarship Dinner. This annual event is held in

memory of Kevin who died 20 years ago on January 23rd of his freshman year at Boston

College. The Eidts were determined to keep Kevin’s memory alive. He had been talented,

generous, bright, athletic, and charitable. So they created scholarships in his memory that

have raised one million eight hundred thousand dollars. These scholarships have fi-

nanced the education of students who have already gone on to make a difference in the

world. That is dying and rising. But remember one thing, when Jesus rises he is still the

crucified Jesus. He carries the marks of his wounds in His glorified body. Kevin’s death as

does any death, leaves wounds which become transformed by the Grace of God.

That first Easter started the process of dying and rising in those of us who call ourselves

Christian. Most of the time, we do not see our dyings and risings. During this Easter sea-

son, it is important to thank all of those people who give of themselves day in and day out

so that others might flourish. All of us have such people in our lives. This Easter let’s re-

member them all, those who have gone home to God and those who still bless and enrich

our lives. In this parish they are too many to count.

THIS WEEK AT ST. JEROME…….

Sunday 4/16 Happy Easter!!

Monday 4/17 Women’s Scripture Group 9:30 AM

Tuesday 4/18

Wednesday 4/19 Contemplative Prayer 7:00 PM

Women’s Scripture Group 7:30 PM

Thursday 4/20 Fr. Mike’s Book Club 4PM

Friday 4/21

Saturday 4/22 Men’s Ministry 7:00 AM

WEEKLY OFFERTORY SUMMARY

April 9, 2017 $6,437

April total to date $13,290

April offertory budget $54,000

(including Easter)

As always, thank you for your

generous donations to St. Jerome

especially during this Lenten and Easter season.

This is the second weekend that PASTORAL

COUNCIL NOMINATIONS are being accepted

by the elections committee for the upcoming two-

year term ending in June 2019. The Council ad-

vises Father David on issues important to the

spiritual and material wellbeing of our parish. If

you would like to nominate a parishioner who will

help to make a difference at St. Jerome, please fill

out a nomination form and place it into one of the

two large nomination boxes. One box is located in

the rear of the church and the other is in the hall-

way. Also, for your convenience, you may fill out

and submit a new online form from home com-

puter or from your smartphone at any time. The

online form can easily be accessed on our parish

website or via the St Jerome AP from your phone.

Nominations will close after the 6:00 PM mass on

Sunday, April 23rd.

The Parish and Religious Edu-

cation offices will be closed

Easter Monday, April 17th.

Regular office hours resume on

Tuesday, April 18th.

We pray for those who bravely serve our country

in the military and those deployed in dangerous

locations. Thank God for those who have re-

turned home safely. Our service people include:

Spec. Jason Kulik, United States Army

PFC Andrew Chimento, United States Army

PFC Devon Barker, United States Army

If you or a family member are on active duty and

would like to be prayed for, please let the office

k n o w ( 2 0 3 - 8 4 7 - 5 3 4 9 o r

reachstjerome@optonline.net)

The 2017 Annual Catholic Appeal is well under-

way. Each year the Appeal provides funds for

the pastoral, educational and charitable ministries

of the Diocese of Bridgeport. This year’s theme,

Sharing God’s Gifts, Transforming Lives, calls us

to come together as a people of God to live and

share the faith we profess as we carry forth the

mission of Jesus Christ. Please take time to give

prayerful consideration when contemplating your

sacrificial gift to the campaign. Thank you.

Calling all youth and young adults…….

Bishop Caggiano would like to know your

thoughts on faith, your prayer life, and more.

Visit www.tellbishopfrank.org and share your

thoughts anytime between now and April 15th.

The survey is open to anyone between 12 and

29.

Please join us for this years

Drama Club presentation of

“Les Misérables”

May 5 at 8:00 PM

May 6 at 1:30 PM and 8:00 PM

Information and tickets on the

school website

www.notredame.org

TWEETS OF THE WEEK

@Pontifex “Dear young friends, don’t

be afraid to say “yes” to Jesus with all

your heart, to repond generously and

to follow him!”

@BishopCaggiano “If the Master of all creation

suffered to set us free, who are we, as His disci-

ples, to do anything less on behalf of our

neighbor?”

@JameMartinSJ “Gospel: Mary anoints Jesus’s

feet, a part of the body not often honored. Honor

those among the Body of Christ who are seen as

“less than.”

� On Good Friday, 37 teens and the TOTAL team

presented “The Fourteen Steps” to the parish of

St. Jerome. Thank you so much to all those who

helped and supported us these last 2 months with

food, physical strength, encouragement, and

prayers. We wouldn’t have succeeded without

you. Congratulations to the teens who partici-

pated and helped make this year’s presentation a

beautiful, prayerful, and memorable evening:

Hailey Agostino, Joey Agostino, Keegan

Agostino, Kristen Beaumonte, Tyler Cappadona,

Seamus Carbin, David Chuba, Cristian Davalos,

Mateo Davalos, Becca Ferrante, Grace Ferrante,

Duncan Fitton, Antonia Gasparro, Kaitlyn Giglio,

Jason Gorman, Austin Hall, AJ Hall, Delia Jor-

danides, Jeffrey Joslyn, Jonathan Liao, Liam Mot-

tolese, Mary Mottolese, Sean Murawski, Matthew

O’Callaghan, Nicole Ogiba, Frankie Passarelli,

Luca Piacenza, Robert Robinson, Jack Rohr,

Matthew Rohr, Patrick Ruther, Teresa Salamone,

Jack Spahr, Lucie Sullivan, Dylan Taylor, Bianca

Velez, Ryan Williams.

DVDs of our presentation are available by preor-

der for $25. You can pick-up an order form at the

c h u r c h o r e m a i l D a n i e l a

at danielaoc@optonline.net .

TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS: In addition to the

Kevin M. Eidt TOTAL scholarship, the TOTAL

Team will be presenting 2 additional scholarships

to graduating seniors at this year’s graduation

dinner. The scholarships are in honor of Claire

Budnik, and Sean Sullivan. If you would like to

make a contribution to either of these scholar-

ships please make your check payable to St.

Jerome and put “scholarship” in the memo. If you

would like to contribute to the Kevin M. Eidt

Scholarship, please make your check payable to

Kevin’s Fund.

Malta House Gala - Your are invited to cele-

brate life and to honor Bishop Caggiano at his

year’s Gala. It takes place on Saturday, April

29th at the Woodway Country Club in Darien.

For t icket information, please visi t

www.maltahouse.org

2017 Wedding Ju-

bilee Mass

On Sunday, April 30,

2017 at 2:30pm at St.

Theresa Parish in

Trumbull, Bishop Cag-

giano will be celebrat-

ing the 2017 Wedding Jubilee Mass. This Mass is

for couples celebrating 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50

plus year wedding anniversaries. This will be the

only Wedding Jubilee Mass for 2017. Mass will

be followed by a reception in the Parish Hall.

To register to attend, please contact your local

parish or visit: http://x.co/diobpt

Please RSVP before April 24th

For questions, please contact Kim Quatela at

(203) 416-1334 or kquatela@diobpt.org

$25,000 Tuition Raf-

fle for any school

Fairfield Prep is hosting a

$25,000 Tuition Raffle. The

prize can be used for any accredited US based K-12

schools, colleges or universities or pay back of col-

lege loans. The prize is to be paid directly to any K

-12 schools, colleges or universities or the finan-

cial institution that holds your school loans. Only

1,000 tickets will be available at $100 per ticket.

Proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Scholarship

Fund at Fairfield Prep. The drawing will be held on

Saturday, May 6, 2017 promptly at 10:15 p.m. in the

Student Life Center, Fairfield Prep. Winning ticket

holder does not need to be present to win. For

more information please contact the Development Of-

f ice at (203) 254-4237 or deve lop-

ment@fairfieldprep.org.

April 16— Happy Easter!!

April 23—Grades K-6 meet at the 9:15 Mass

followed by class.

-Grades 7 & 8—meet in the evening.

First Communion

Parent & Child Workshop

Please choose one workshop to attend with your

child—

• Saturday 4/22 at 11:00 AM

OR

• Saturday 4/22 at 3:00 PM