MASS SCHEDULE (Parking Lot Masses are weather permitting) Monday through Saturday mornings: 9:00 a.m. (simulcasted)

Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 8:00 a.m. (simulcasted), 10:00 a.m. and noon

CLERGY AND STAFF Reverend Daniel F. Swift, Pastor, father_dan@smlparish.org Reverend Roy Ballacillo, Parochial Vicar, rballacillo@smlparish.org

Deacon Ken Motylinski Deacon Joseph Tedeschi Susan B. Kraemer, Business Administrator Christine Brandt, Pastoral Associate Lenora Gange, Administrative Assistant Mary Thomas, Administrative Assistant Amy Rash, School Principal Mary Pat Scordato, Director of Religious Education Kevin Callahan, Minister of Marketing and Evangelization Carolyn Cuperwich, Music Coordinator Linda Xerri, Parish Youth Minister Harry Meshirer, Parish Bookkeeper Ralph Gallo and Kevin Loughlin, Parish Trustees

OFFICE HOURS Please call from 1 p.m.—2 p.m. Monday through Friday.

ST. MARY OF THE LAKES ONLINE Website Address: http://www.smlparish.org Email Address: Frontdesk@smlparish.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/smlparish

School Website: http://www.smlschool.org Knights of Columbus: http://www.Medfordknights.org

LOCATION, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, FAX (609 Area Code) Parish Office 40 Jackson Road 654-8208 x110 Parish Office Fax 975-0137 Parish Health Ministry 654-8208 x610 St. Mary of the Lakes School 196 Route 70 654-2546 x210

St. Mary of the Lakes School Fax 654-8125 Parish Religious Education 196 Route 70 654-2546 x310

Parish Youth Minister 40 Jackson Road 654-2546 x111 Bulletin Editor 40 Jackson Road 654-8208 x131 St. Vincent de Paul Society 1 Jones Road 953-0021

PARISH REGISTRATION: ALL ARE WELCOME “God is rich in mercy, because of His boundless love for us.” Ephesians 2:4 tells us God’s love knows no boundaries and neither does St. Mary of the Lakes. New parishioners, regardless of where they live, are welcome and encouraged to register at our parish. Registration forms are available at the doors of the church, in the parish office, and on our website at smlparish.org. Click on contact us/registration.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Confessions have been cancelled until further notice.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Please call the parish office anytime or speak to one of the priests after Mass.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the second Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. Parents must attend a Baptism Preparation Session prior to their child’s Baptism. Please call the parish office 609/654-8208, x110 as early as possible to make the necessary arrangements.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Congratulations to our engaged couples. Call 609/654-8208, x110 to make arrangements for your wedding. We suggest you call at least a year in advance.

BECOMING CATHOLIC (RCIA) If you or someone you know is considering becoming Catholic or is/are baptized Catholic but have yet

to receive First Communion and/or Confirmation, please call Christine Brandt at 609/654-8208, x113.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Adoration has been cancelled until further notice.

MINISTERIAL VISITS The Sacraments are available to anyone confined to home or institution. Please contact the parish office if you know anyone who is unable to get to church.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY The St. Vincent de Paul Society is an all-volunteer ministry with services provided and supported by many of our parishioners. “Vincentians” provide outreach and assistance to anyone in need throughout our parish region. Contact Joe Pasquarella, President. 609/953-0021.

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May 31, 2020

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Light a Virtual Prayer Candle

We invite you to light a prayer candle for any intention. The large Easter Candle is lit during Mass offered inside St. Mary of the Lakes Church to symbolize and commemorate all the virtual candles requested via the internet. The Easter Candle is located inside the Church.

To Make Prayer Intention and Light Your Candle, please go to https://smlparish.org/virtual-prayer-candle

You may include an offering with your Sunday gift

Long-term prayer requests (those over a year

old) will not be published individually, but will

be prayed for at each Mass, as will the

following: Michelle Allen, Connie & Joseph

Aromando, Marty Ball, Keith Bodendorf, Ann

Bober, John Boyd, Michael Bryan, Ryan Clark,

Sherri Colan, Concepcion Collazo, John Day, David J. DiLullo,

Sandra DiMaio, Tracey Dougherty, Theresa R. Dumas, Mary

Eisenhower, Jim Endahl, Tony Femiano, George Finan Jr.,

Margaret Fitzpatrick, Louis Giansante, Ana L. Gonzalez, Nicholas

Grasso, Sawyer Michael Howarth, Jim Kehoe, Morgan Kelly, Jim

Kester, Lee Knecht, Dave Koch, Louis Kramer, Kathy Kuchova,

Gail LaBarber, Marlene Lattanzi, Gregory Law, Joanne Lecate,

Bob Lender, Peggy Luciani, Rosemarie Lyczak, Milvia Maceira,

Maria Minadeo, Richard Moken, Ignacio J. Molina-Guillermety,

Carol and Steve Newman, Joseph Nguyen, Rita O’Connor, Colette

Parisi, Rose Piontkowski, Bill Quigley, James Quigley, IV, Kelsie

Quinn, Cynthia G. Quinones, Norma Evelyn Ramos-Collazo, Sue

Rebel, Ted Rich, Christine Rock, Garry Roettger, Richard SM,

Anna Romano, Joseph Stern, Jr., Dianne Stippick, Leoncia

Sullivan, Mary Ann Sullivan, Paul V., James Vega, Anna Mae

Wade, Elizabeth Wakefield, Grace Wakefield, Thomas Walsh,

Hudson Edward Wingate, Ryan, Madeline.

2nd LT Christian Aguilar; 1st LT Kyle

Brandt, USAF; Capt. Katherine Collins

Kneram, USA; 1st LT Erin Corcoran, USA;

CAPT Kevin Emmons, USA; BG Steve

Gilland, USA; MAJ Suzanne Gillern; PVT

CM Sean Grannan, USA; LTJG Jeremy Griffin, USN; Chief

Warrant Officer Kevin James Haddon, USA; LT Sean Hickey,

USN; 2nd LT Waverly Hock, USAF; MAJ William Hock, USAF;

Capt. Richard Jordan, USMC; ENS William Jordan, USN; 2nd LT

Rachel Kelly, USAF; LT Commander Matthew Knepper, USN;

Capt. Patrick Kneram, USA; LCpL Brett Koerner, USMC; PVT

Nicholas Lawrence, USA; GM3 David Lewis, USN; Christopher

Macready, USMC; 2nd LT Doug MacDonald, USMC; 2nd LT

Michelle Matthews, USMC; MIDN 4/D Patrick McKernan, USA;

PO3 Allston Megill, USN; Sgt. Mark Mickinak, USMC; General

Scot Miller, USA; 1st LT Victor Prato, USA; CM Jonathan Ross,

USN; ENS Nolan Smith, USN; TSGT Adrian Tomkus, USAF.

Pentecost Sunday Sunday, May 31 Our Parishioners Robert E. Doyle / Ray & Marguerite O’Neill Margaret Fox / Karen Ogle Louise “Lulu” Amorosocno / The Haines Family Louis Cancelliere / Nancy & Dave Mitchell and Family Warren Tomlinson / The Loughlin Family

Monday, June 1 Purgatorial Society Anni Lees / Bob & Paulette Bishop

Tuesday, June 2 David Jennison / Tina Marie Carmella Sabatino / Paulette D’Orta Wednesday, June 3 Henry Sanson / His Family Lucille Rovani / Her Family

Thursday, June 4 Rebecca Pflueger / The Vasturia Family Joseph Lemyre / Winnie Lemyre

Friday, June 5 Barbara E. Rooney / Ellen Lytle

Emily Shaw / Terry & Nell Finan Saturday, June 6 James Carruthers / The Popielarski Family Richard Gavin / Marta & Oran Rives

Sunday, June 7 Our Parishioners Mona Logar / The Logar Family Deceased Knights of Columbus Council #6520 Josephine Giambri / Lorna Ekstedt Evelyn Loucks / Saraceni & Gear Families Herbert Sperger / The King Family

Welcome to St. Mary of the Lakes:

Carmen Iovine

Please pray for the soul of

Thomas Long and keep his family in your prayers.

Outdoor Parking Lot Masses (weather permitting)

Weekend Mass Schedule

Saturday

5:30 p.m.

Sunday

8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and noon.

The Sunday 8:00 a.m. Mass is simulcasted at www.smlparish.org

Daily Mass Schedule

Monday through Saturday mornings at 9:00 a.m.

The Daily Parking Lot Masses are simulcasted at www.smlparish.org

May 20, 2020

To the Good People of St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church and School:

I write this third pastoral epistle during the pandemic on my thirty-first anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Thanks to

everyone at Mass this morning who tooted their horn in my honor at Father Roy’s request! Those who were with me 31 years ago

have said that none of us would have predicted 31 years later, that I would offer my anniversary Mass outside the Church in the

middle of a pandemic!

Speaking of outdoor Masses, a daily Mass at 9:00 a.m. in the parking lot has been offered and for the most part, all has gone well. I

am grateful to our staff: Father Roy, Christine Brandt, Bill Scherf, Kevin Callahan, Frank Fosbre, Ed Dunbar and Connor Peterson, and

volunteers: John Fleming, Bill Casian and Frank Rovani, who are instrumental for the smooth offering of the Mass. Inevitably, we

learn from experience. Therefore, the following are changes to receive Holy Communion:

1. On windy days, please do not extend your hand out the window. Rather, extend your hand inside your car and Father Roy

and/or I will place the host in your flat hand. Yesterday and today, there were three occasions when the wind caught the

consecrated host. All three hosts were retrieved, but this is a risk we cannot afford.

2. In anticipation of more parishioners attending Mass on Saturday evening (5:30 p.m.) and Sunday morning (8:00 a.m.,

10:00 a.m. and noon), we will have two or three Communion stations when leaving the parking lot. Please follow the

directions from the parking lot attendants.

As you may know, I have been asked by Bishop O’Connell to serve on the Post Pandemic Task Force for the Diocese of Trenton. This

ten-pastor committee is chaired by Monsignor Gervasio, Vicar General, and I am pleased to serve as secretary. We’ve been having semi

-weekly meetings to create guidelines for each phase of returning to the normal offering of Mass inside the Church. The phases are:

1. Parking Lot Masses where parishioners remain inside their vehicles

2. Parking Lot Masses where parishioners will be permitted to be outside their vehicles

3. Masses inside the Church with restrictions

4. Masses inside the Church with lesser or no restrictions

The timeline for these phases will be decided by Bishop O’Connell, after receiving advice from the Governor’s Office, with which the

Bishop is in frequent contact.

At St. Mary of the Lakes, all continues to go well. I am so very grateful to those who have been faithful in supporting our parish

financially and with your prayers. Father Roy and I are thankful for the steady flow of food that has come our way.

I encourage those who are struggling financially to take advantage of our St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) food pantry on Jones Rd. during

these hours: Wednesday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. If you are in need of food or financial assistance, it would be best

to call SVdP at 609/953-0021 to make an appointment before you come.

Let us continue to thank Almighty God that we have the gift of faith to rely on during these stressful times. I close this letter with the

following prayer I found online:

May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable. May we who have the luxury of working from home remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making their rent. May we who have the flexibility to care for our children when our schools close remember those that have no options. May we who have to cancel our trips remember those who have no safe place to go. May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market remember those who have no margin at all. May we who settle in for quarantine at home remember those who have no home. As fear grips our country, let us choose love during this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other. Let us find a way to be the loving embrace of God to our neighbor. Amen.

Assuring you of my prayers, and asking yours in return, I am

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Father Dan

Pastor

Private Prayer in Church

Please Observe These Directives •The Church is open for private prayer every day (see above box) from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

•Only 10 persons are allowed in the Church at any given time.

•Everyone 2-years-old and older must wear a mask.

•The Parking Lot Entrance is the only door to be used.

•Social distancing of six feet is to be observed.

•After a pew is used, leave the kneeler down so staff knows the area needs to be cleaned. Do not sit in a pew above a kneeler that is down.

•The public restrooms are locked.

•Please do not gather outside church, or in parking lot.

These directives pertain to the reopening of Church for private prayer. Other plans regarding Mass will be communicated when they are developed.

Thanks in advance for your cooperation! Father Dan

Outdoor Parking Lot Masses Please observe the following directives if you choose to attend

1. Outdoor Masses will be offered weather permitting. 2. All those in a high risk category are asked to stay home as Mass will continue to be simulcasted. 3. Please bring a mask for each person in your car. 4. When you enter the parking lot, you will be greeted by a parking lot attendant (usher). Please follow

their direction to a parking spot. 5. Cars will be parked every other spot to observe social distancing. Do not park in a spot where there is a cone. 6. You may roll down your windows but you are not permitted to get out of the car unless you are sick. If you get out

the car, the Mass will stop and Father Roy or I will direct you from the sound system to get back into your car. 7. On Sunday, the collection will be taken after the Mass. The usher/s will be standing at least six feet before the priests

who will be distributing Holy Communion. 8. Holy Communion will be distributed at the end of Mass. Follow the direction of the parking lot attendants. 9. Holy Communion may be received only in the hand. 10. When you approach the priests (Father Dan will be on one side of the car, Father Roy on the other), please wear your

mask and extend one hand (flat) out of the car window. After you answer “Amen,” remove your mask and place the host in your mouth and then drive away after the last person in your car has received Holy Communion.

Church Closed For Maintenance

The Church is closed for Private Prayer on:

• Saturday, May 30 • Friday, June 5

• Saturday, June 6

Please click on the link below for admissions:

https://www.smlschool.org/admissions Admissions: 609-654-2546 x227

New Instruction Continues at SMLS! Our teachers have not skipped a beat and are facilitating

remote learning on multiple platforms. Contact us at

Admissions@smlschool.org to learn more!

You can enjoy the Morning Broadcast video from the SMLS TV Crew at

www.smlparish.org

Need a Gift Card? Need a gift card but don't want to go to the store? Or

can't deliver it in person? Purchase e-gift cards through SMLS PTA and a portion of

your sale supports our school! Includes over 750+ brands to shop including favorites such

as - Target, Amazon, Walmart, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble and many more! To order an online gift card go to

www.shopwithscrip.com and use the Enrollment Code BCB1L9CF6583.

SMLS Celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week

SMLS students reached out with pictures and videos to show their love for all their amazing teachers during

Teacher Appreciation Week! Visit our Facebook page to see their messages.

Due to the current social distancing restrictions, SMLS

Casino Night is postponed. All ticket purchases/donations/sponsorships/advertisements that were provided will be transferred to the rescheduled event. If you have any

questions or issues regarding the event, please contact us at pta@smlschool.org. Please stay safe and thank you

for your continued support of our school.

SMLS Recipe Book

Bored of all your normal "go to" recipes? Need something new to make for the

family? We have a few SML Recipe books remaining that you can order and we will

deliver it to your mailbox! We collected over 125 of St. Mary of the Lakes Church

and School Family time-tested, loved recipes and compiled them in an amazing book available for purchase! Simply

go to www.smlschool.org/recipe-book and order yours today!

Shopping Online? Use AmazonSmile

AmazonSmile provides an easy way to direct funds to St. Mary of the Lakes

Church and School! When you use AmazonSmile 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases are donated to the

charitable organization of your choice. There’s no additional cost to you!

Box Tops for Education App Instead of clipping Box Tops from

packages, all Box Tops can now be earned digitally by scanning your receipt. Simply

download the BoxTop App and scan your receipt. Are you a ShopRite Shopper?

Use https://www.shopriteformyschool.com

to register your ShopRite Price Plus Card and select SMLS and your Box Tops for Education points will go directly to

our school account! No need to scan your receipts!

If you have been cutting and collecting BoxTops they are they are also still being accepted until the expiration date.

Resources During Coronavirus

(please click the links found below) Diocese of Trenton

https://dioceseoftrenton.org/catechesis Strong Catholic Families Website http://www.catholicfamilyfaith.org/

CatholicMom.com http://catholicmom.com/

"It's beautiful when mothers teach their children to send a kiss to Jesus or to the Virgin Mary. At that very moment, the kid's heart transforms into a site of prayer. It's a gift from the Holy Spirit.”

“Ask yourselves, 'Do you have a Gospel at home? Do we read it together as a family? Do we meditate while praying the rosary?' A Gospel that is read within the family is like good bread

that nurtures the hearts of everyone.” "There are children who have not learned how to make the sign of the Cross. Mothers and fathers, teach your

children this. It's a good assignment for parents to have.”

USSCB Statement on Family Catechesis http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/who-we-teach/children/

FORMED www.formed.org Click on “Sign Up” button Click “I belong to a Parish or Organization” Enter code in all capitals : ZZFDVV Choose “St Mary of the Lakes”, click NEXT Enter your name and e-mail address, click “Sign Up”

Catholic Icing – Great ideas for celebrating the various feasts with food and crafts https://www.catholicicing.com/

For Moms: https://blessedisshe.net/

For Dads: https://www.catholicgentleman.net

Pope Francis on Catholic Parenting

Parishioner Making Protective Masks My name is Sue Roggio, I am a parishioner at St,

Mary of the Lake church. I am making fabric protective masks with medical grade foam inserts for individuals. I can make about 10-12 a day.

Anyone needing one can call me at 609-953-1723 and I will do my best to provide them. I will place them on my front porch at 2 Friar Tuck Drive in Sherwood Forest after I'm contacted. There is no charge, however if anyone has 1/4 or 1/2 inch

elastic they would like to donate, that would be appreciated. I can make small ones

for children as well. Please stay safe.

For the theme of

Pentecost Sunday :

https://dioceseoftrenton.org/faith-at-home

Anyone interested in joining the Knights of Columbus please contact Scott Latimer at 609-352-1281 / ScLattimer@aol.com .

Catholic Charities News During the Covid 19 pandemic, in addition to onsite services, Catholic Charities has established Tele Health and Tele

Mental Health services. Call 800-360-7711. Food pantries are experiencing a 50% client increase. Pantries distribute prepackaged food bags mornings

in Burlington (9:30-11:30 a.m.). Go to www.catholiccharitiestrenton.org for directions and information on additional services.

The 20th annual Providence House Domestic Violence Services event, scheduled for June 12, will be combined with the Catholic Charities virtual gala on September 26.

We have gone Virtual!

During the Corona shut down you can now join TMIY on-line

on Friday mornings at 7:00 a.m.

All you need is a computer or smart phone. Please click: www.stjoans.org/tmiy

and we’ll get you hooked up!

Virtual YES YES continues to meet virtually on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

Teens in grade 8-12 are invited to join us!

Parents can email yes@smlparish.org for the access code.

Virtual Prayer Book

For a link to the St. Mary of the Lakes COVID-19

Virtual Prayer Book, please click the link below:

https://smlparish.org/virtual-prayer-book

The Virtual Prayer Book includes: Name/s of those diagnosed with COVID19 Name/s of those who have died from COVID19 Name/s of those who are helping in the relief effort of COVID19 (doctors, nurses, researchers, EMTs, Police, etc.) General Prayer Intentions not related to COVID19

Vacation Bible School Update

Vacation Bible School 2020 has fallen victim to the pandemic. We have made the very difficult decision to cancel for this year. We all really look forward to VBS each summer; it is a labor of love involving an army of volunteers of all ages who devote a great deal of time to make this a truly wonderful experience for the children of our Parish. Hopefully, we can resume this much-loved program in 2021.

Members of St. Mary of the Lakes parish delivered the

Operation Yellow Ribbon donations to a Rose in

December and then extra non-perishable food items

to LUCY.

Bringing Good From Evil God would never have given men the power to choose evil

if He could not draw goodness out of it. - Love One Another 31

In Challenging times- it’s great to have supports like you!

Sheltering in place? Imagine if you had no place in which to shelter. Right now, with (as you know) our

host congrega�ons shut down and most of our volunteers and staff staying home, we are s�ll doing our

best to honor our commitment to homeless families with children. Our most recent family just moved

out into transi�onal housing and we are in the process of selec�ng a new family in their place.

Your very generous dona�on of $500 means more than you can know, and will bear good fruit! Thanks

to contribu�ons from our concerned community faith congrega�ons, companies and individual donors,

we are able to con�nue by using some new and innova�ve methods. Extraordinary �mes call for extraor-

dinary measures. As you know, we will be using this dona�on for motel shelter, as I doubt we will be able

to go back to our normal rota�on before May, if then.

IHN: serving homeless families with children since 1997. Four hundred and thirty-one families to date,

and as many more as we are able! Thank you!

Keep well and thank you again for thinking of the less fortunate at a �me when

we could jus�fiably be concerned only with ourselves and our families.

InterfaithHospitalityNetworkOf

BurlingtonCounty16 East Main Street, Moorestown, NJ 08057

(856) 638-0110 Fax (856) 638-0115

IHNBC@aol.com

A Community Response for Homeless Families

St. Mary of the Lakes

40 Jackson Road

Medford, NJ 08055

Helping the Homeless in Burlington County

How do you “shelter in place” if there is no shelter?

St. Mary of the Lakes continues to shelter homeless families through

our Interfaith Hospitality Network even though our church hosts are

currently closed. We are housing families in local motels and

providing funds for their lodging, food and supplies. At this time, we

are asking our parishioners to assist us in this effort by clicking:

https://ihnbc.networkforgood.com/

and go to the website for making a donation to the program.

Thank you so much for your on-going generosity in the support of

this program. Your gift is truly appreciated.

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The Sunday 8:00 a.m. Mass will be Simulcasted

A link can be found on St. Mary of the Lakes'

homepage www.smlparish.org

The Coronavirus and Act of Spiritual Communion prayers are also on the home page of the parish

website below the video so you can pray them with the priest at the appropriate time of the Mass.

How to Download myParish App

On cell: Open up Messages, type 88202 in number field, type App in

text field — tap send, tap link — tap open, tap download from App Store — tap open and allow push notifications

(or Go to the App Store or Google Play

and download myParish App and create an account)

On computer: Click the link: www.myParishApp.com and create an account

* Find St. Mary of the Lakes: Go to find my parish

and type 08055 or St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford, N.J.

Join Eucharistic Adoration Group: Go to Groups

and scroll down to Eucharistic Adoration and simply

tap the add group icon

* Allow notifications: Go to Settings on your screen — scroll down to myParish—turn notifications to on !

Mass Cards Available by

Calling Parish Office

You can request an announced Mass

to be said for a living or deceased

family member, friend or loved one

by calling the parish office from

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. We will be happy to

mail the Mass Card for you.

Please have the address for the family available when

calling. The suggested offerings are: Mass cards for

the living: $10.00, Announced Mass cards for the

deceased: $15.00 and Perpetual Mass cards: $20.00.

A PRAYER FOR GOING DEEPER O Divine Presence,

I do not enter the deeper realm all by myself.

Always you are there with me, as a guide to protect and direct me,

as a loving companion to embrace and support me, as a wise One to provide both challenge and solace.

O Divine Presence, as I go deeper to discover my roots,

wrap me in your love. Strengthen me as I face fear and insecurity,

surprise me with hidden treasures waiting within me. O Divine Presence,

when I feel shaky and uncertain from seeking and searching,

assure me often that I am always rooted in your love.

Remind me often that I am always rooted in your love.

Remind me often that your love never leaves me,

even when I lose the road to my inner home. O Divine Presence,

You desire my wholeness. You would never lead me anywhere

that would destroy me. Here is my life.

I place it in your care as I commit myself to going deeper.

Amen.

St. Mary of the Lakes This Week

All ministry and extracurricular activities at SMLCCS are cancelled.

A Coronavirus Prayer 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 midst of the global spread of the coronavirus, that we may experience your healing love. Be with the doctors, nurses, researchers and all medical professionals who seek to heal and help those affected and who put themselves at

risk in the process. May they know your protection and peace. May victims regain their strength and health

through quality medical care. Heal us from our fear. Stay by our side in this time of uncertainty and sorrow. Be with those who have died from the virus. May they be at rest with you in your eternal peace. Hear our prayer, O Divine

Physician. Hear our prayer.

Amen.

Act of Spiritual Communion Prayer My Jesus,

I believe that You are present in the

Most Holy Sacrament.

I love You above all things,

and I desire to receive You into my

soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You

sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there and

unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Parish Office Drop Box Just a friendly reminder to please use the Parish Office

Drop Box next to the Rectory front door for drop offs and

church envelopes.

Thank you !

SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SMILE

Corona Marian Prayer O clement, O loving, O sweet

Mother Mary, we, your children of every nation, turn to you during this pandemic. Our troubles

are numerous; our fears are great. Grant that we may, with confidence, place them

at your feet as we take refuge in your Immaculate Heart. Bless us with peace, healing,

rescue, and timely help with all our needs. You are our Mother. Pray for us to your Son.

Amen.

St. Vincent de Paul

Updated Hours

St. Vincent de Paul in Medford is open on Wednesday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Please go to the pantry door in the back. Your generosity enables St. Vincent to help men, women, and children with financial assistance for housing, auto insurance, utilities, health care, and other expenses.

If you or someone you know needs assistance, call SVdP at 609/953-0021.

Live Adoration

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