The Parish Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 (7/1/14 - 6/30/15) is based on the giving of our faith family for Fiscal Year 2014. The portion of our budget contributed in envelopes, checks and loose cash is $1,768,000.00 or $34,000.00 per week. Contributions for the 38th weekend of the fiscal year were $34,184.00. In the 38th week of our fiscal year, our budgeted goal for ministry programs and ordinary operating expense is $1,292,000.00 and our collections are $1,331,711.00. Thank you for your continuing generosity. We encourage everyone to prayerfully consider using the Capital Improvement Envelope in your packet to help recover the renovation of St. Bakhita Hall.

May God bless you in your sacrificial giving. Lord, help me move from comfort to sacrifice.

How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good He has done for me? (Psalm 116:12)

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF OUR LORD MARCH 29, 2015

MON, MARCH 30: 8:30 AM † HENRY AMBROSIO & JESUSITA MAES BY THE MAES FAMILY † GLORIA TREADWELL BY THE TREADWELL FAMILY † MARIO MENICUCCI BY JAN & MIKE TAGLIALEGAMI

5:30 PM † JACK LANDWEHR BY JOANNE LANDWEHR † FR. JOSE FLAVIO SANTILLANES SI THE MARKHAM FAMILY BY KATHIE LEYENDECKER

TUES, MARCH 31: 8:30 AM † JOSEPH G. MUHLBERGER BY THE FAMILY † MAYA POMPEO BY KAREN POMPEO † NEIL ANDERSON, JR. BY BRUCE & LANELL ANDERSON

5:30 PM † JOE & JEANNE SENSI BY JOHN & CATHY SENSI SI MELISSA GUTIERREZ BY MOM & DAD SI LESLIE MONETTE BY PATRICK & KERRIE SENA

WED, APRIL 1: 8:30 AM † GEORGE & EVELYN TREADWELL BY THE TREADWELL FAMILY † BARKER & CHIADO FAMILY BY THE BARKER FAMILY SI FRANK MCDERMOTT BY JIM & MARY LOU CALDERONE

5:30 PM † CATHY SENSI BY JOHN & CATHY SENSI SI IN HONOR OF ST. ANTHONY BY ELIZABETH, JOSEPH & THERESA THURS, APRIL 2: 7:00 PM FOR THE PEOPLE

FRI, APRIL 3: 3:00 PM FOR THE PEOPLE

7:00 PM FOR THE PEOPLE

SAT, APRIL 4: 8:00 PM SI FOR THE PEOPLE

SUN, APRIL 5: 7:00 AM † RUSSELL ARENHOLZ SI IN HONOR OF OUR BLESSED MOTHER 9:00 AM † MARCELLA & MARY BETH KESSLER BY THE DOMINGUEZ FAMILY † LEWIS POMPEO BY KAREN POMPEO

10:30 AM † MARCELLA & MARY BETH KESSLER BY DOMINGUEZ FAMILY SI PAMELA DONAHUE BY MOM SI MADELEINE WICKER BY JUNEANN HALBERDIER 12:00 PM SI FOR THE PEOPLE

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD APRIL 5, 2015

ACTS 10:34A, 37-43 COL 5:6B-8 JN 20:1-9

PLEASE NOTE… The Parish Office will be closed on Friday, April 3rd in observance of Good Friday

& Monday, April 6th in observance of Easter

The Parish Office will reopen on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 9:00 AM. Have a blessed Easter!

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our Lady of the Annunciation Roman Catholic Parish is a people of living faith rooted in the Gospel,

centered on the Eucharist and led by the Holy Spirit.

We are inspired by the example of Mary to continue the mission of Jesus Christ by ministering to all.

Annunciation Parish Website: www.annunciationparishabq.org

From the Pastor

PALM SUNDAY

Today we celebrate Passion Sunday, better known as Palm Sunday, and enter into the mystery of the

Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us place ourselves in the crowd with Jesus, the apostles, the holy

women and the Blessed Virgin Mary. As we see Jesus making a new covenant with us in his Precious

Blood, let us look for ways we may make a return to the Lord for all the blessings and mercy bestowed

upon us . Can we be the Simon of Cyrene to help carry someone else’s burden? Could we be a Veronica

and wipe away the tears of someone else’s sorrow? Would we deny or betray Our Lord with our sins?

Might we weep tears of contrition like St. Peter? Could we stand at the foot of the cross like the Virgin

Mary, St. John and St. Mary Magdalene? Let us lift our palms and renew our covenant with the Lord

on this Passion Sunday.

HOLY WEEK & EASTER

As we enter spiritually into the death and resurrection of Our Lord

Jesus Christ during this Holy Week, I invite you to join us in particular for

the Sacred Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter.

The Adoration Chapel will be closed from 7:00 p.m. Holy Thursday

when we begin the Mass of the Last Supper until after the Easter Vigil is completed, Holy Saturday night,

around 10:30 p.m. The 7:00 p.m. Holy Thursday Mass will be followed by the procession in Church to the Day Chapel,

where adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place until midnight. The Good Friday services are scheduled for

3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Remember, too, that Good Friday is a day of both fast and abstinence. The Easter Vigil, the

most glorious liturgy of the year, begins Holy Saturday night at 8:00 p.m., when we light the Easter fire and welcome the

Risen Lord into the Church, along with our new Catholics, being baptized and confirmed. We will have the regular Sun-

day schedule on Easter morning, but there will be no 5:30 evening Mass. Note that while Good Friday

and Holy Saturday fall on the first Friday and the first Saturday of April, the devotions are cancelled in

respect for the rites of the Sacred Triduum.

Come and rejoice in the Risen Lord this Easter and bring a friend to sing alleluias to the Lord!

GOOD FRIDAY HOLY LAND COLLECTION

Christians around the world are united in a special way during Lent, Holy Week and

Easter. Our hearts, minds and prayers are also especially aware of the Church in the

Holy Land. All parishes, once a year on Good Friday, are called to support Christians

in the Holy Land, many of whom depend on the collection for their very lives. As a pontifical collection, the

Good Friday Collection offers a direct link for parishioners to be witnesses of peace and to help protect the Holy Places.

When you donate on Good Friday you help the Franciscans and others house and feed the poor, provide religious

formation and education, maintain the shrines and parishes, and conduct pastoral ministry. As the Lord is generous to us

with the graces of the season, let us return that blessing by our own generous gift for the Holy Land during Holy Week

PARISH APP IS COMING

Coming this Easter–an App for the parish. Get connected to this tool we have developed for you. All you will

need to do is download the app and at the touch of a button you will have access to upcoming events and

information about the Mass schedule, sacramental questions, financial giving and to the many ministries at the

parish. Just as you are connected with your family and friends, I invite you to get connected with your family of

faith. Tell everyone that the Annunciation Church App is coming soon!

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CRS Rice Bowl Lenten Program The theme this Holy Week is “Hungering for Seeds of

Home”. We follow Jesus this week on our Lenten journey as he enters into Jerusalem, a community He knew well. The Catholic Relief Services asks us, too, to prayerfully enter into our own communities, to find those who are hungry and thirsty, who need our help. How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve those we encounter in our daily lives? This Palm Sunday weekend, please put your Rice Bowl donation check in the collection baskets, or take them to the parish office during this week. God bless your sacrificial offering this Lenten

season.

Divine Mercy Cenacle “What is a cenacle?” The idea contained in the word “cenacle” is

derived from the meeting of our Lord’s followers in the upper room where He celebrated the Last Supper. The Latin word for supper is “cena”. It was in the upper room that Jesus instituted the Eucharist and washed the apostles’ feet. It was there that the Holy Spirit descended on the Blessed Mother and the apostles on Pentecost. Divine Mercy members meet in small groups. The goals are to delve deeper into the writings of St. Faustina and learn more about the Eucharist and the message of mercy. Come to the Feast of Divine Mercy on April 12, the Sunday after Easter. Please read the invitation in the bulletin insert this weekend. Come with

your family and friends! Let us celebrate God’s mercy and compassion.

Retreat for Seniors. Canossian Sister Liz Chambers will facilitate “An Affair to Remember”, on

Wednesday, April 22, at 9:30AM-1:30PM, including lunch, in the Canossian Spirituality Center. This Spring time retreat will offer us the opportunity to look at the paradox and mystery of our life.

Call the Center at 452-9402 to register.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) This Holy Week marks the immediate preparation of the Elect and Candidates to receive the sacraments of Christian Initiation during the Easter Vigil Mass. Please continue to pray for them, their godparents and sponsors, their families, and the RCIA team, who are journeying with them in faith.

Thank you.

PARISH LIFE & PASTORAL OUTREACH

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

Sr. Cristina Ovejera, FdCC, Director

299-9111

covejera@annunciationparishabq.org

Reflection: “A merciful heart does not mean a weak heart. Anyone who wishes to be merciful must have

a strong and steadfast heart, closed to the tempter but open to God. A heart which lets itself be pierced

by the Spirit so as to bring love along the roads that lead to our brothers and sisters. And, ultimately, a

poor heart, one which realizes its own poverty and gives itself freely for others…In this way we will

receive a heart which is firm and merci ful, attentive and generous, a heart which is not closed,

indifferent or prey to the globalization of indifference. It is my prayerful hope that this Lent will prove

spiritually fruitful for each believer and every ecclesial community. I ask all of you to pray for me.

May the Lord bless you and our Lady keep you.” -Pope Francis in his Lenten Message 2015

THIS WEEK’S MEETINGS / ACTIVITIES March 30 Monday First Confession for RCIA Candidates 6:15PM Church

Div ine Mercy Cenacle 7:00-8:30PM SFH

March 31 Tuesday RCIA Reflection on the Easter Triduum 7:00-9:00PM Church

April 1 Wednesday RCIA Team meet ing 6:30-8:00PM SFH

April 2 Thursday Sunday Scripture Readings Reflection 9:30-10:30AM SFH

HOLY THURSDAY – EAS TER TRIDUUM BEGINS

April 3 Friday GOOD FRIDAY

April 4 Saturday HOLY SATURDAY

Faith in the Workp lace 9:45-11:00AM SFH

FAMILY CENTERED RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONFAMILY CENTERED RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONFAMILY CENTERED RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONFAMILY CENTERED RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Leslie MonetteLeslie MonetteLeslie MonetteLeslie Monette————DirectorDirectorDirectorDirector

lmonette@annunciationparishabq.orglmonette@annunciationparishabq.orglmonette@annunciationparishabq.orglmonette@annunciationparishabq.org

Lisa Tapia—Assistant

ltapia@annunciationparishabq.org

Phone: 296Phone: 296Phone: 296Phone: 296----0411041104110411

This Sunday, March 29, 2015, the Session Topic is:CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING

Building a Civilization of Love &

Protecting the Dignity of the Human Person

All through Jesus’ life and mission, Jesus showed his love and concern for the poor, the outcast, and the most vulnerable around him. In this session, we examine the Church’s social teachings which are founded on the example Jesus gave us.

2-4 pm in St. Magdalene Hall—All are welcome!

by Dr. Edward Sri

A Personal Encounter with Mary in the Bible

No Session this Thursday—April 2, 2015

HOLY THURSDAY

May our Blessed Mother be with all of you this Holy Week as we remember the Passion, Death, and

Glorious Resurrection of her Son.

Classes resume Thursday—April 9th

All are welcome to join! Call 296-0411 and ask for Leslie to reserve a space or for questions.

Meets in St. Magdalene Hall — Study Guides $25

No Classes this Wednesday—April 1, 2015!

Have a Blessed Holy Week with your Family!

Adoration Chapel

The Adoration Chapel will be CLOSED from the beginning of Holy Thursday Mass through

the end of the Easter Vigil Mass.

Call Leslie at 296-0411 to become an assigned adorer

First Friday

Holy Hour of Reparation

This Friday—April 3, 2015 2 pm in the Prayer Garden

(by the Jesus Statue)

Prayer Booklets Provided.

Hosanna to the Son of David;Hosanna to the Son of David;Hosanna to the Son of David;Hosanna to the Son of David;

blessed is he who comes blessed is he who comes blessed is he who comes blessed is he who comes

in the name of the Lord,in the name of the Lord,in the name of the Lord,in the name of the Lord,

the King of Israel.the King of Israel.the King of Israel.the King of Israel.

Hosanna in the highest.Hosanna in the highest.Hosanna in the highest.Hosanna in the highest.

Wide open are thine arms,Wide open are thine arms,Wide open are thine arms,Wide open are thine arms,

A fallen world to embrace;A fallen world to embrace;A fallen world to embrace;A fallen world to embrace;

To take to love and endless restTo take to love and endless restTo take to love and endless restTo take to love and endless rest

Our whole forsaken race.Our whole forsaken race.Our whole forsaken race.Our whole forsaken race.

Lord, I am sad and poor,Lord, I am sad and poor,Lord, I am sad and poor,Lord, I am sad and poor,

But boundless is thy grace;But boundless is thy grace;But boundless is thy grace;But boundless is thy grace;

Give me the soulGive me the soulGive me the soulGive me the soul----transforming joytransforming joytransforming joytransforming joy

For which I seek thy face.For which I seek thy face.For which I seek thy face.For which I seek thy face.

Draw all my mind and heartDraw all my mind and heartDraw all my mind and heartDraw all my mind and heart

Up to thy throne on high,Up to thy throne on high,Up to thy throne on high,Up to thy throne on high,

And let thy sacred cross exaltAnd let thy sacred cross exaltAnd let thy sacred cross exaltAnd let thy sacred cross exalt

My spirit to the sky.My spirit to the sky.My spirit to the sky.My spirit to the sky.

MUSICMUSIC

Children’s Choir Rehearsal: Monday, March 30, 4:00–4:45 pm, in the church

Laudate Rehearsal: Wednesday, April 1, 6:45 pm, in the School Music Room

Cantor Rehearsal: Monday, March 30, 6:45 pm, in the church

Parish Mixed Choir Rehearsal: Monday, March 30, 7:30 pm, in the church

5:30 PM Mass Music Ensemble Rehearsal: Sunday @ 4:15 pm, in the church (no rehearsal on

Easter Sunday)

MINISTRYMINISTRY

✚ ✚ ✚ Holy Week Ministry Opportunities ✚ ✚ ✚ Thank you to all our volunteers

who turned in your yellow forms. All Ministers should check the Schedule posted in

the Adornment Room for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil. Easter Sunday

is included with your regular Spring Ministry Schedule –please check it again to see if you

are serving on this great day! There is no 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday, April 4, and no 5:30

pm Mass on April 5 (Easter).

The church will be decorated for Easter on Saturday, April 4 at 9:45 am. Although not as complex

as Christmas decorating, there is still much work to be done! Children are welcome, but must be

old enough to take direction and really help. Thank you!

Thank you to all our parish groups who provided this year’s Lenten Soup Suppers! If

you have not yet picked up your crock pot, please do so as soon as possible. Any crock

pots left after any of the suppers have been rinsed and are in the Teachers’ Lunchroom

in the Community Center.

Please keep the sick and homebound of our parish in your prayers.

LECTIONARY READINGS Monday, March 30th, 2015 — Saturday, April 4th, 2015

MONDAY: Monday of Holy Week Is 42:1-7 Jn 12:1-11

TUESDAY: Tuesday of Holy Week Is 49:1-6 Jn 13:21-33, 36-38

WEDNESDAY: Wednesday of Holy Week Is 50:4-9a Mt 26:14-25

THURSDAY: Thursday of Holy Week: Holy Thursday

Ex 12:1-8, 11-14 1 Cor 11:23-26 Jn 13: 1-15

FRIDAY: Friday of the Passion of the Lord : Good Friday

Is 52:13-53:12 Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Jn 18:1-19:42

SATURDAY: Holy Saturday 1) Gn 1:1-2:2; 2) Gn 22:1-18; 3) Ex 14:15– 15:1;

4) Is 54:5-14; 5) is 55:1-11; 6) Bar 3:9-15, 3:2-4:4;

7) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Epistle) Rom 6:3-11 Gospel) Mk 16:1-7

MINISTRY & MUSIC HAPPENINGS

MUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRYMUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRYMUSIC & LITURGICAL MINISTRY

Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298Dr. Jane Smith, Director 298---963696369636 Sr. Betty Rivero, FdCC, AssistantSr. Betty Rivero, FdCC, AssistantSr. Betty Rivero, FdCC, Assistant

Coffee and donuts will NOT be served on Sunday, April 5, 2015

Have a blessed Easter!

Jesus Remember Me

Jesus, Remember me, when you come into your Kingdom.

SUN Mar 29 MON Mar 30 TUE Mar 31 WED Apr 1 THUR Apr 2 FRI Apr 3 SAT Apr 4

PALM SUNDAY

WYD Formation Mass 5:30PM;

Formation Follows

6:30-8:00PM, SBH

FRASSATI 6:30-8:00PM, CC

ENDOW 7:00-9:00PM, SMH

HOLY THURS GOOD FRIDAY

WYD Pilgrimage

to TOME’ HILL (see below)

HOLY SAT

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Dt 3-4:24;

Ps 89:1-18;

Acts 20:17-38

Dt 4:25-5:33;

Ps 89:19-53;

Acts 21:1-16

Dt 6-7 ; Ps 90

Acts 21:17-36

Dt 8-9 ; Ps 91

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Acts 19:1-20

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ENDOW ENDOW ENDOW ENDOW Women Studies Women Studies Women Studies Women Studies

7:00 - 9:00PM, SMH Introduction to St Thomas Aquinas is a great way for women of faith to deepen their foundation in theological principles. Go to the ENDOW website to register. For women of all ages!

FRASSATI FRASSATI FRASSATI FRASSATI Young Adult GroupYoung Adult GroupYoung Adult GroupYoung Adult Group

6:30 - 8:00PM, SBH The Frassati Society will spend time this Monday reflecting on...Holy Week! A friendly way to do some final preparation for Easter. Come join us!

Pilgrimage to TOME’ Pilgrimage to TOME’ Pilgrimage to TOME’ Pilgrimage to TOME’ WYD WYD WYD WYD

7:30AM - depart from Annunciation WYD Pilgrims will be making a pilgrimage to Tome’ Hill on Good Friday, and will be taking the intentions of their benefactors with them. Look for the envelopes with this design, follow the instructions, and we will

pray for you.

Want to join us or help?

Contact Sr. Lisa Marie

or visit the Youth Website!

Sr. Lisa Marie Doty, FdCC; Director lmdoty@annunciationparishabq.org

“Make Jesus KNOWN and LOVED” - St. Magdalene of Canossa

Sr. Betty Rivero, FdCC; Associate Director brivero@annunciationpar ishabq.org

and Playground

St Faustina, Secretary of Divine Mercy, Pray for us!

As our World Youth Day Pilgrims officially begin their spiritual preparation the WYD experience in Poland next year, we are turning to the wisdom of the Saints to help us.

St Maria Faustina Kowalska was named by Jesus “My Secretary of Divine Mercy”. It is through this illiterate nun the Lord made known to us His Mercy. We will highlight differ-ent aspects of the Divine Mercy in a weekly

column on the Annunciation YYA website.

This week: “My daughter, I want to teach you

about spiritual warfare” (Diary 1760)