Holy Family Catholic Church “Cherish the Past, Celebrate the Present, Create a bright Future”
15 Gender Road, Newark, DE 19713 • (302) 368-4665
Our Mission Statement Holy Family parish is a welcoming community of faith rooted in the Roman Catholic Tradition.
As members of the Body of Christ, we are a multi-cultural and multi-generational parish called to
share our gifts and talents. Our experience of worship in Word and Sacrament compels us to witness to
all people through catechesis, service and evangelization.
Very Rev. Mark Kelleher Pastor
Rev. Michael J. Cook Associate Pastor
Rev. A. William Rajayan Priest in Residence
Mr. Joseph Certesio, Sr. Deacon
Mrs. Mare Draper Director of Religious Education [email protected]
Mrs. Judith Stives Business Manager
Mr. Richard E. Mitchell, III Director of Worship Arts
GENERAL INFORMATION
Church Office 368-4665
Fax Number 368-4667
Web Page: www.holyfamilynewark.org
Office Hours
Monday through Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM &
5:30 PM to 8:00 PM; Friday: 9:00 AM to Noon
Saturday: 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM; Sunday: 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Religious Education Office 368-8976
Fax Number 368-5184
Religious Education Office Hours
Monday through Thursday: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM to Noon
Youth Ministry Office 368-8976 ext. 138
Parish Outreach Office 861-0143
Office Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Friday - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
ST. VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY 368-4785
FINANCE COUNCIL
Executive Officer: John Lynch 738-9071
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM
Sunday Masses: 8:00, 10:00 AM & 12:00 PM
Nursery: During Sunday 10:00 AM Mass
Daily Mass: Monday through Saturday 9:00 AM
SACRAMENTS
Baptism: outside of the Lenten Season. Baptisms are scheduled
with the Church Office and normally occur during the Sunday
Liturgy or on the 2nd & 3rd Sunday of the month at 1:30 PM.
Baptismal Program for Parents: Generally bi-monthly on the
3rd Monday of the month, at 7:00 PM.
To register call 368-4665.
Matrimony: Consult parish priest at least one year in
advance and before any plans or decisions are made.
Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 PM or by appointment.
SICK AND HOMEBOUND
If you are sick or homebound and would like to receive
Eucharist at home on a regular basis, please call the
Church Office at 368-4665.
CHRIST THE TEACHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL OFFICE:
Our Regional Catholic School
Sr. LaVerne King, R.S.M., Principal
Address: 2451 Frazer Road, Newark, DE 19702
For more information call the school office at 838-8850
Web Page: www.cttcs.org
September 25, 2016 - Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
FROM OUR PASTOR: FATHER MARK KELLEHER
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St. Vincent dePaul Friends of the Poor Walk -
If you were not able to participate could you help sup-
port us? There are envelopes (with a Smiley Face) in
the pews. We appreciate anything you can give and, to
make it convenient, you can just put the envelope in
the collection basket. Please help us help others.
Thank You and God bless you.
GOLF
TOURNAMENT
RAINED
OUT
All golfers who were signed up
to play on September 19th,
please note the new date is
October 3rd
We still have some openings
for players CALLING ALL ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
OF CHRIST THE TEACHER!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
CTTCS will be holding a FALL
FESTIVAL on the outside mall
area on the evening of Friday,
October 14th beginning at
5:30pm. All current students, families, parents, grand-
parents, teachers, alumni, past teachers, and friends of
CTTCS are invited. Spread the word! This is a simple
event to celebrate all that is good about the past, present,
and future of our great school community and you are
part of that. Please plan to join us! We will show a
movie on the "big screen" outside, have several food
trucks available for dinner and dessert. We also have a
special surprise in store!
The rain date will be Friday, October 28th.
St. Elizabeth High
School opens the
school year with Mass
and academic awards
ceremony
St. Elizabeth High
School opened the
2016-2017 academic year on Tuesday,
September 13 with Mass and an academ-
ic awards ceremony, which honored
student accomplishments of the 2015-
2016 school year
Congratulations to our Holy Family
award winners :
Joseph Pritchard - Class of 2017 and
Sean Holly - Class of 2019
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY Mare Draper, DRE
[email protected] or by phone: 368-8976
YOUTH MINISTRY Confirmation2016
Our next session is our Confirmation Session and
Practice. Please join us Sunday, October 16th from
1pm until 3pm. Parents and sponsors are expected
to attend. Don't forget your outstanding
paperwork !
Confirmation MASS: SATURDAY, November
19th at 5pm. Please arrive in the Parish Hall by
4pm. More details will be discussed at the October
16th Meeting.
HIGHSCHOOL, SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP: Please
see website for details and additional information!
Great stuff is coming! Check
out our website for the latest
and greatest service
opportunities. If you are in 9th
grade, you are welcome to start
your Confirmation Service
Hours requirements. After all,
you have about 1.5 million to go before your life is
over. Why wait to start? Lol
SUNDAY NITE LITES is
BACK!! Sunday, October 2nd
from 7-9pm, we will gather in
the Youth Room for a night
filled with great friends, food,
and the ultimate re-set: praise and prayer. Meet new
people, rekindle friendships -- it's all there waiting for
you! Open to 9th and up!
Follow us on Instagram for up-
to-the minute news and info:
"hfamnewarkyouth".
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
ICE CREAM SOCIAL/BACK
TO RE NIGHT will begin this
year’s RE on Monday and
Tuesday, September 26 & 27th
from 6-7:30pm. All students
AND PARENTS are expected to attend the
event to meet and greet the catechists, attend the
parent meeting and learn more about our
exciting NEW PROGRAM! (PRE-K/K will
gather with a Donut Greeter on Sunday,
September 25th from 9-10am) Registration for
Religious Education programs 2016-2017 is open
and available on-line.
Attention All Catholic School Families:
Sacramental Prep for 1st Reconciliation,
1st Eucharist and Confirmation is just
around the corner. REGISTRATION
IS NOW OPEN! Please check out our
website at www.holyfamilynewark.org/
religioused to enroll in our program,
receive updates and important reminders/information.
Not comfortable with on-line registration? Call our office
and we will gladly help you!
Interested in sponsoring a child or
family this year for one of our RE
programs? You can make a difference
in the life of our children! Contact
our office for additional information
and needs! You may be the reason
why a family continues their faith
journey at Holy Family! Thank you !
● FALL FEST IS COMING!
Mark your calendars for Friday,
October 21st from 6-9pm. Check out
our table for more information October
1st. This year we are adding "Trunk or
Treat" . If you would like to decorate
your "trunk" and provide Halloween candy for the
children, please contact us!
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The Historical Tour of the Eastern Shore is currently full. If you would like to put your name on our Wait List, please call
our office at 368-8976 or email Rita at [email protected]. A letter will be mailed to your home with an
itinerary and details shortly. If you have not received a letter by October 1, please contact our office.
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Parish News and Happenings
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK:
Christopher Faust
Sister Ann McAlpin
Anne Neri
Donna Thomas
Maryellen Schwenk
Arianne Shuma
Karen Berman
Richard Baxter
Judy Hughes
Mary Wilson
Charlotte Reynolds
Thelma & Robert Morris
Rachael Tolliver-Bey and
Baby Timmy
Robert McClain
Patrick Resendiz
Joann Criste
Nancy L. Lawrence
Jayden Hutchison
Frances Hamill
Nicholas Curran
Victor Lusardi
Mary Ann Spencer
Marlene Kreutz
Ed Richards
Joan Archangelo
Cherie Galliani
George Dougherty
Denise Robinson
Robert Litzinger
Mary Ann Bulatewicz
Tim Ziegler
Katie Ziegler
Mike
John Romer
Helen Gorski
Millie Nash
Frances & Leo Kulaszewski
Theresa Neff
Xavier Rohrer
Dianna - Franny P. -Judi H.
Chris Pruitt
Maureen McCloskey
Rob
Drew K
Thomas Boyle
Ava Ponzo
Gerald T. Stafford, Jr.
Sally Downes
Joyce West
Jill Martone
Joyce Hamilton
Loretta McCullough
Tom S. -
Butch Cicconi
Steve Purvis
Snapper Jablonski
Catherine Perillo
SILENT PRAYER:
Our parish has a group of people who
will earnestly pray for any needs you
have. This is done anonymously via a
telephone prayer chain. If you have a special need for
which you are in need of prayer call: 894-0726,
738-3033, 737-1333 or 731-4297 and we will pray for
you.
Bishop’s Annual Wedding Anniversary
Mass
Bishop Francis Malooly invites all couples
celebrating their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th,
30th, 40th, 45th, 50th wedding anniversary,
or any anniversary beyond 50th, to the
Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass at
2:00 PM on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at St. Joseph’s, Middletown, at 371 E.
Main Street, Middletown, DE 19709.
There is no cost to you, however reservations are required.
Please make your reservations by October 10 by filling out the
information below and returning it to the Office for Marriage
and Family Life, 1626 N. Union Street, Wilmington, DE 19806
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Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass and Reception
(please print clearly)
Last Name: ___________________________________
Husband’s First Name: __________________________
Wife’s First Name: ______________________________
Street Address:
______________________________________________
City: __________________________ State: __________
Zip Code: ___________ Phone # ( ___________________
Email Address: ________________________________
Number of Years Married: ______5 ______10 ______15
_______20 _____25_______30 ________35 ______ 40
________45 ______50 More than 50? ______Years
Parish: ___________________________________
Total number of persons attending reception (include guests):
_____
In order to best plan for seating arrangements, do you and/or
your spouse utilize a wheelchair _____(X)
or motorized chair ________(X)
Mail to: The Office for Marriage & Family Life
(Anniversary Mass) 1626 N. Union Street, Wilmington, DE
19806
You may send the information via email to ljack-
[email protected], or call 302-295-0657.
Deadline for registration is October 10, 2016
DON’T FORGET TO
DONATE TO THE POOR BOX
St. Francis DePaul uses this
money to help the poor in our
community. With the winter
approaching (I know doesn’t seem like it now) the heat bills
will be higher. You can live without air conditioning but
heat is a must.
Let’s make it a habit to empty our pockets of change when
we pass these boxes. Every little bit helps.
Weekly Schedule Room Key AER—Adult Education Room HFC—Holy Family Church
HFH—Holy Family Parish Hall PHCR1 - Parish House Room 1
REC - Religious ED Center
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, September 24
9:00 am Robert McCarron
5:00 pm William N. Francisconi, Jr.
Sunday, September 25
8:00 am Intentions of Parishioners
10:00 am Bruno Apollonio
12:00 pm Luz LiBonati
Monday September 26
9:00 am Tina Reach
Tuesday, September 27
9:00 am Irene Montalto
Wednesday, September 28
9:00 am Patricia Peet
Thursday, September 29
9:00 am Joe & Concetta Dovolos
Friday, September 30
9:00 am Dovolos and Facciola families
Saturday, October 1
9:00 am Matt Mitchell
5:00 pm Mary Vaughn
Sunday, October 2
8:00 am C. James Erickson (living)
10:00 am Richard T. Dayton
12:00 pm Intentions of Parishioners
To help with Next Week’s Readings:
October 2, 2016 - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Habakkuk 1:2-3;2-4
Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:6-8.13-14
Gospel: Luke 17:5-10
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sunday, September 25
9:30 am - RCIA Sunday Session - AER
10:00 am - RE Pre K and K Open House - REC
1:30 pm - Just Do It Mtg. - HFC
Monday, September 26
6:00 pm - RE - Grades 1-9 - REC Rms 1-8 & YR
7:00 pm - K of C St. St. Michael’s. . - HFH
Tuesday, September 27
6:00 pm - RE - Grades 1-9 - REC Rms 1-8 & YR
Wednesday, September 28
10:30 am - Staff Mtg. - AER
6:30 pm - Pastoral Council Mtg. - CCR
7:00 pm - Choir Rehearsal - HFC
Thursday, September 29
9:00 am - Prayer Shawl Mtg. - PHCR1
7:00 pm - Cantor Formation - HFC
Friday, September 30
9:45 am - Eucharistic Adoration - HFC
Saturday, October 1– Giving Tree Bake Sale - HFH
Prayer Shawl in Gathering Space
7:45 - First Saturday Devotions - HFC
3:30 pm - Reconciliation - HFC
Sunday, October 2-Giving Tree Bake Sale - HFH
Prayer Shawl in Gathering Space
Fall Festival Tickets - GS 9:30 am - RCIA Sunday Session - AER
10:00 am - RE Pre K and K - REC
1:30 pm - Just Do It Mtg. - HFC
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May the Choir of Angels come to greet her and speed
her to paradise.
Please pray for the soul of
Doris D. Mullen
And all of the souls of the faithful departed.
May they rest is peace.
Weekly Offertory
Weekly Budget : $ 13,587.00
(Amount of $ needed to run the parish on a weekly basis)
Actual Offertory for 9/18/2016 $14,776.00
Shortfall for the week - 0
Budget Goal Year-to-Date: $ 163,044.00
Actual Offertory Year-to-Date: $ 147,141.00
Shortfall (Deficit) Year-to-Date: $ 15,903.00
FIRST SATURDAY – October 1 !
The Blue Army of Our Lady cordially
invites all parishioners to join them for
First Saturday Devotions
in the Church,
beginning at 7:45 a.m. Devotions are
followed by regularly scheduled mass at
9:00 a.m.
There will also be a Public Square
Rosary sponsored by America
Needs Fatima on Oct. 15th at 12
Noon at Our Mary’s Garden here
are Holy Family Catholic Church.
Please join us to pray for peace in
our hearts, our families and our
world. For more info call Anne at
302-731-0933
Parish News and Diocesan News
Saint Michael - Knights of Columbus Council 4548
Sept 26 No meeting
Oct. 3 Golf Tournament (rescheduled)
Oct 10 7:00 Business Meeting
Recent activities for St. Michael's Council:
Prepared dinner for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House
Organized an afternoon of Bingo for the veterans staying at the VA Hospital in Elsmere
Raising funds to support Special Olympics and DFRC(citizen's with intellectual disabilities) through our annual Tootsie Roll Drive
Our Council collects pop top tabs including those from pet food cans to benefit The Ronald McDonald House in
Wilmington. Please drop off all tabs in the Outreach Food bin,
MEMBERSHIP IN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS is open to men 18 years of age or older who are practical (that is, practicing)
Catholics in union with the Holy See. This means that an applicant accepts the teaching authority of the Catholic Church on matters of
faith and morals, aspires to live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church .and is in good standing with the Catholic
Church. Please contact Bill Black, (Grand Knight), 302-502-5768 or Joel Watson (Membership Director) 215-520-0811.
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Present this coupon at Tony’s Bistro and Raymond will
donate 20% of the total bill to Holy Family Church
Tony’s Bistro - 29 Chestnut Hill Plaza
Newark, DE 19703
Total Amount of Bill $ ______________
Christ Our King Parish will celebrate the 90th anniversary
of its founding with a Mass of thanksgiving at 3 p.m. on
October 30 followed by a light buffet meal and fellowship
in Monsignor John J. Lynch Hall in the basement of the
church on 28th Street between Madison and Monroe in Wil-
mington. The observance will be the last liturgy be-
fore the parish is dissolved and the church closed.
Parishioners, former parishioners, alumni of the parochial
school and friends of the parish are cordially invited to at-
tend. There is no charge for the meal, but reservations are
required by October 14 so arrangements can be completed.
They may be made by telephone on 302-762-4140 or by e-
mail at [email protected]
40 Days for Life -
Wilmington
Vigil location - Outside
Planned Parenthood at 7th
& Shipley Sts.
Local Contact: Pat Radell at 302-723-9254 or pa-
Learn more and get involved at:
40daysforlife.com/WILMINGTON
REUNIONS
"St. Joseph on the Brandywine Grade School Homecom-
ing/Reunion. Did you attend and/or graduate from St.
Joseph on the Brandywine Grade School? If yes, please
join us for our homecoming reunion. There will be a spe-
cial 1030am Mass on October 23, 2016 followed by a recep-
tion in the Family Center. The parish is located at 10 Old
Church Road, Greenville, DE 19807. We will have an
informal social on Saturday evening, October 22nd, start-
ing at 6pm at the Jackson Inn, Lancaster Pike and N.
DuPont Road, Wilmington, DE 19807. If you are on Face-
book, please check out and join the St. Joseph on the Bran-
dywine Grade School Homecoming Weekend for all the
details. You can also RSVP for the reception on the
23rd. If you aren't on Facebook, please contact either
Mary Bourdon Hannagan at marybhan-
[email protected] or 302-654-1887, Michael Handlin at
[email protected] or 302-731-5554, or Phil Leach at
[email protected] or 302-547-6917.
This will be a wonderful reunion, so please help us get the
word out to all of our alumni."
St. Peter Cathedral School
REUNION Reception
Join your former classmates and reminisce the fond
memories of your St. Peter school days!
Date: Saturday, October 8, 2016
Where: St. Peter Cathedral School- Gymnasium
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Light Refreshments
RSVP :[email protected] by Oct. 2
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