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onday—Friday: 7:15 a.m., 9:00 a.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
Reverend Daniel F. Swift, Pastor, [email protected]
Reverend Carlos A. Florez, Parochial Vicar, [email protected]
Deacon Ken Motylinski
Deacon Joseph Tedeschi
Susan B. Kraemer, Business Administrator
Christine Brandt, Pastoral Associate
Jean E. Hoover, School Principal
MaryPat Scordato, Director of Religious Education
Sister Regina McCalla, SSJ, Liturgy/Music Coordinator
Linda Xerri, Parish Youth Minister
Georgiana Francisco, Minister of Evangelization and Marketing
Harry Meshirer, Parish Bookkeeper
Nancy Finan, Candace Corrado, Administrative Assistants
Holly Hicks, Graham McFarland, Parish Trustees
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Website Address: http://www.smlparish.org
Email Address: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/smlparish
School Website: http://www.smlschool.org
Knights of Columbus: http://www.Medfordknights.org
“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.
Confessions are heard on
Saturdays after 9:00 a.m. Mass and at 4:30 p.m. You may also call the parish office to make an appointment for a different time.
Please call the parish office anytime or speak to one of the priests after Mass.
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. Sponsors also are encouraged to attend. Call the parish office (609) 654-8208, Ext. 110 as early as possible to make the necessary arrangements.
Congratulations to our engaged couples. Call (609) 654-8208, Ext. 110 to make arrangements for your wedding. We suggest you call at least a year in advance.
If you or someone you know is considering becoming a Catholic Christian or if you were baptized Catholic but never received First Communion and/or Confirmation, call (609) 654-8208, Ext.113. There are no tests to pass or fail. There is only faith to give and share.
Every Thursday after 9:00 a.m. Mass, concluding with Benediction at 7:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month.
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.
Parish Office 40 Jackson Road 654-8208 Ext.110
Parish Office Fax 654-1734
Parish Health Ministry 654-8208 Ext.610
St. Mary of the Lakes School 196 Route 70 654-2546 Ext.210
St. Mary of the Lakes School Fax 654-8125
Parish Religious Education 196 Route 70 654-2546 Ext.310
Parish Youth Minister 40 Jackson Road 654-2546 Ext.111
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You must live a life of communion and prayer if you are to save others. Take My words as a commandment to you: “By prayer and fasting.” Pray and deny yourself and you will be used marvelously to help and save others.
Saturday June 10
5:30 p.m. Thomas Howarth, Jr.—Diane and Don Wolf
Sunday June 11
7:30 a.m. For Our Parishioners
9:00 a.m. Deceased Members of Knights of Columbus
Council 6520
10:30 a.m. Richard Borgers—Palmer and Jane Marie
Sudeck
12:00 p.m. Mickey Long—Deacon Sean McMahon
6:00 p.m. Patrick Arey, Sr.—Palmer and Jane Marie
Sudeck
Monday June 12
7:15 a.m. Witold Wisniewski—Ted Wisniewski and Family
9:00 a.m. Lyons and Mignone Families—Their Families
Linda Farese—Mary Ann Klimaszewski
Tuesday June 13
7:15 a.m. Harold Lane, Sr.—His Family
9:00 a.m. Msgrs. Francis A. and Joseph D. Ostermann
—Pat Mensel
Ron Lyczak—Marilyn Crawford
Wednesday June 14
7:15 a.m. Mary Hamilton—Don and Pat Tiver
9:00 a.m. Sister Beatrice DeSantis—Sister Regina McCalla
Victor Campagna (living)—Carol Wagner
Thursday June 15
7:15 a.m. Stuart Bailey—His Family
9:00 a.m. Mark Bricker—The Granese Family
Ronald Lyczak—Michael St. John and Family
Friday June 16
7:15 a.m. Nancy Rogers—Her Family and Friends
9:00 a.m. Caridad Gazo—Wilhelmina D’Dumo
Angela Welty—Kathy Kaczur
Saturday June 17
9:00 a.m. Michael Huber—Ingred French and Dolores
McNamee
Kathleen Curran Mallon—The Hartwell Family
5:30 p.m. For All Fathers Living and Deceased
Sunday June 18
7:30 a.m. For All Fathers Living and Deceased
9:00 a.m. For All Fathers Living and Deceased
10:30 a.m. For All Fathers Living and Deceased
12:00 p.m. For All Fathers Living and Deceased
6:00 p.m. For All Fathers Living and Deceased
Please pray for the soul of
Ron Sabo
and keep his family in your prayers.
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: Karen Achey, Joseph Aromando, Sr., Tara Brickley, William Brooks, Kelsie Cole, Brooke Conklin, Alice D’Orisio, Bernadette DiAndrea, Sally DiBella, Thomas Dickinson, Sandy DiMaio, The DiVentura Family, Theresa R. Dumas, Lisa Dyonda, Baby Dyonda, Adrianna Ferringo, Bill Finegan, Dolores Fleming, Eileen Flynn, Abbey Fox, Harriet Galasso, Catherine Glass, Cass Henderson, Robert Henderson, Crane Hertz, Sawyer Michael Howarth, Ann Jannelli, Neil Johnson, Morgan Kelly, Edmond Kessel, Monica Kinsella, Tracy Little, John Lock, Michelle MacDonald Bendell, Neal Manga, Judy Meleski, Daniel Mensel, Joseph Mooney, Frank Parker, Carollane Piazza, Baby Jack M. Pisano, Tom Prendergast, Donna Pritchett, Bill Quigley, Donald Raman, Ken Rappe, Briana Reid, Paolo Reyes, Kathy Reznyk, Alissa Rose Rorie, Timothy Ryan, Barbara Saltenberger, Michael Simpkins, Colleen Sorbello, Joe Strohlein, Cole Tronzo, Col. Michael Underkofler, Ret. USAF, Eric Wall, Jamie Westphal and Loretta Whatley
Lt. Kevin Hickey, USN; LTjg Sean Hickey, USN; Lt. William Hock, USAF; Private John Anderson, 2
nd Lt. Kyle Brandt,
USAF; Captain Matthew Sturgis, USA, Spc. Nicholas Graham; 1
st Lt. Erin Corcoran,
USA; 1st
LT Katherine Collins, USA; Capt. Kevin Emmons, USAF, Major Suzanne Gillern, Pvt. Sean Grannan, USA Combat Medic, US Army, Lt. Matthew Knepper, USN, LTJG Jeremy Griffin, USN; Pvt. Nicholas Lawrence, USA; GM3 David Lewis, USN; Brigadier General Steve Gilland, US Army and Jonathan Ross and Combat Medic, USN
Thank you for your service to our country!
Alexander Cole Doron-Aristone,
Presley Rose McBride, Henry Daniel
Paetzold, Paige Everly Elco Price,
Arianna Rae Sciarra, Liam Walter
Steel and Mason Charles Steel
who will be baptized this weekend on
Sunday, 2:00 p.m., in the church.
Donations In Cash $3,026.52
Donations In Envelopes $27,650.17
Average Envelope Gift $35.68
Total Number of Envelopes 855
St. Vincent de Paul (Poor Boxes) $0.00
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Today, Sunday, we are offering a special Graduate Mass and Awards Ceremony for all parish eighth grade, high school, and
college graduates at Noon. Graduates and their families are invited to a graduation party/barbecue hosted by the Knights of Columbus and the Y.E.S. Youth Ministry immediately following at the Emmaus Center. Congratulations and blessings to all our graduates in the parish!
We are in need of volunteer “weekly weeders” to keep our parish flower gardens beautiful and weed-free. Depending on response, volunteers would need come only once or twice during the summer. Sign up at
Jackson Road entrance.
The Parish Finance Council is presently looking to interview investment advisors to manage the assets of the church and school. Fully-licensed investment professionals with at least 10 years of investment experience who are interested are asked to submit their resume with all contact information including:
a current bio or resume of industry and investment experience and the designations and licenses you currently hold
a current copy of your U-4 a brief description of your investment
philosophy, including current assets under management that you personally and directly manage, and how much of those assets are for non-profit organizations
Submit resume by email to Father Dan at [email protected] or send to the parish office. All resumes will be reviewed and a select group of individuals will be asked to submit a full proposal based on additional information provided at that time. Contact Tom Warner at [email protected] with questions.
The second collection this weekend will benefit The Society of St. Vincent de Paul. If donating through parishgiving.org, you can include St. Vincent de Paul in your list of contributions. Just go to the My Contributions section and select St. Vincent de Paul from the drop-down menu.
Your generosity enables the Society to help men, women, and children with financial assistance for housing, auto insurance, utilities, health care and other expenses.
Bishop Robert Barron’s Catholicism: The Pivotal Players showcases a handful of saints, artists, mystics, and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church but also changed the course of Western civilization.
For the next five weeks, we will journey with Bishop Barron on Wednesday mornings at 10:15 a.m. in the Emmaus Center to understand how St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Catherine of
Siena, Blessed John Henry Newman, G.K. Chesterton and Michelangelo influenced our world and Faith. Materials can be ordered at https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/studyprogram/catholicism-the-pivotal-players---study-guide/5195/ but it’s not necessary to purchase the book ($24.95) to attend. Everyone is welcome.
Scheduled study for each Pivotal Player:
June 14th St. Thomas Aquinas
June 21st Saint Catherine of Siena
June 28th Blessed John Henry Newman
July 5th G. K. Chesterton
Next week, Operation Peter bookmarks will be available in the pews. Take one home and follow the steps on how to help bring others to Christ. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother, Peter...and he brought him to Jesus. (John 1:41-42)
Operation Peter is a program designed to help Catholics reach out to people they know—Catholic or not—who need Jesus Christ. It is a step-by-step process on how to help others come to a more fulfilling life by encountering the one who loves them: Jesus.
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This weekend, we are asking every family to join us in participating in the Our Faith. Our Family. Our Future. campaign. Giving freely of ourselves – whether it is a gift of our time, our talent, or our treasure – isn’t always easy or comfortable. It is a decision of faith, and it is the result of much prayer and self-sacrifice, as we consider our many blessings and our responsibility to use them wisely in the service of the Lord. As a reminder, our goal is to raise a minimum of $2,750,000 to address the following parish needs:
Catholic Education: $886,500
Underwrite projected capital maintenance needs in the school which may include updating the roof, carpeting, windows, the HVAC system, etc. Increase the reserve fund for Catholic education Purchase a 15-passenger van to provide transportation for parishioners and students alike
Life of the Parish Upgrades: $600,000
Reconfigure the parish offices and meeting rooms Replace the HVAC system Upgrade the Emmaus Center kitchen Install a security system in the church
Eucharistic Adoration Chapel (as funds allow): $105,000
Examples of Gift Plans over 60 months $250 per month given over 60 months equals $15,000! $167 per month given over 60 months equals $10,000! $100 per month given over 60 months equals $6,000! $50 per month given over 60 months equals $3,000!
If you have not already done so, I hope you will join me in making a sacrificial gift to Our Faith. Our Family. Our Future. Thank you to all who have given to make our campaign a success. Together, we will meet the challenges of our future and leave a lasting legacy for generations to come. I look forward to announcing our campaign total next week. Thank you all and may God bless you.
Campaign Update
$2,696,650 raised to date
99 gifts
98% of goal
Our Faith. Our Family. Our Future. Capital Campaign comes to an end this month and Father Dan will then better understand how to move forward with the building campaign for life of the parish upgrades. Parishioners with a background in architecture, engineering, and construction interested in serving on a Parish Building Council, please email resume to Father Dan at [email protected] or the parish office. Please include this undertaking in your prayers.
We can help the Church increase the number of priests if we pray for vocations by using our Pray for Vocations icon of the Mother of the Eternal High Priest. Sign the roster on the bulletin board outside the sacristy if you can participate. Praying this month are the Sarsfield, Dougherty, Hess, Andryca, Bell and Waldt families.
The Glory to God Prayer Group meets every Tuesday from 7:30-9:00 p.m. in the Emmaus Center. For information, contact Marianne Perkins at (609) 760-9221 or [email protected].
To make an OFOFOF pledge/donation online, go to our parish website homepage and follow the directions. Or, go directly to the website faithtomovemountains.org. Click on Donate Now. In the comment box under Select Parish To Receive Credit, click on St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford and reference Our Faith. Our Family. Our Future. campaign.
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Our Little Disciples Ministry will host its first event on Friday, June 16th, with the movie, Brother Francis: Let’s Pray the Rosary which will be shown on the parish front lawn. Event begins at 6:30 p.m. Movie begins at 7:00 p.m. Pizza and popcorn will be offered, too! Bring lawn chairs
and/or blankets for sitting. Children will be given glow-in-the-dark rosaries and will take part in some activities. Led by Laura and Francis Roettger, Little Disciples is a family ministry for younger children (toddlers and up). RSVP to [email protected].
Every other year, the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) invites Catholic youth and chaperones to encounter Christ, experience Church, and be empowered for discipleship.
They come together to pray, learn, and grow in faith, receive the sacraments of the Eucharist and penance, attend general and break-out sessions relevant to discipleship in today’s world, and visit with organizations that offer resources and support to youth and youth ministry. They also, spend time in personal and communal prayer and engage in service to others.
This year, SML is considering putting together a group of young disciples interested in attending the NCYC conference to learn more about living as Christ calls us to live.
The conference is scheduled for November 16-19 in Indianapolis. The estimated cost is $950.00 per person, including air, lodging, and meals. The parish will pay half for each participant, who then would be responsible to pay the other half of the cost.
Participants will be expected to fundraise to help defray costs. If you are a teen in our parish in grades 9-12 and want more information, contact Parish Youth Minister Linda T. Xerri at [email protected] or call Extension 111.
Registration deadline is June 26th, so there is a short window of time to determine if we will send a group to this year’s Conference along with other parishes in the Diocese.
Brianna McNally, a graduating senior at Seneca High School and a member of SML’s Y.E.S. Ministry, will receive the Diocese’ St. Timothy Award at today’s special Graduate Mass and Awards ceremony at Noon. Each year, the Diocesan Department of Evangelization and Family Life bestows the award on those young people who follow in the
footsteps of the award’s namesake, are examples of love, faith, and virtue, and have provided outstanding service in youth ministry. Each parish is allowed to nominate one young person per year.
St. Timothy was a close companion of St. Paul, forsaking his country, house, and parents to share in the apostle’s poverty and sufferings until his death as a martyr at age 80.
Take time to share in the presence of Christ in adoration and honor Our Lady by participating in the Miraculous Medal Novena held on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in church.
The Parish Health Ministry sponsors an evening discussion on life-sustaining options for the elderly with guest speakers Sister Pat Codey, SC, Esq. and Deacon Patrick Brannigan on Monday, June 19th at 7:00 p.m. in the Emmaus Center. Topics include Advance Directives and Practitioners’ Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment. Space is limited. To register, email Pat Douglas, [email protected] or Sue Roggio, [email protected] or sign up at the Jackson Road entrance. Include name/telephone number. Register by June 14th for planning purposes.
Free mammograms for uninsured and under-insured residents of Burlington and Camden Counties will be given at the Pemberton Community Library, 16 Broadway Street, Browns Mills on June 12th. Women age 40-64 are eligible through the NJCEED Program at Virtua. A $20 Walmart or Wawa gift card will be given to those who complete their mammograms. Call (856) 247-7388 to sign up.
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Father Dan recently gave award certificates to winners of the Environmental Awareness Committee (EAC) Contest, each of whom won $25.00 as well. Shown left with Father Dan is Kalena Gatesman, winner of the Upcycled Item Award. Congratulations also to Poster Contest winner Meredith Waropay and Essay Contest winner Scarlett Saltiel.
Honorable mentions were given to Mikayla Waropay, Alaina Patragnoni, and Laura Abrams. The annual EAC Essay, Poster, Upcycled Item Contest for four to eighth graders tasked them to describe one small act they have done or can do to protect and respect our earthly home, God's creatures, or all people as children of God.
The EAC was impressed with all of the entries and congratulates all of the participants.
Three SMLS teachers will enter a new life phase as they retire from teaching at the end of the school year. Pictured (left to right) are Kindergarten teacher Mrs. DeRespino, 7th/8th Grade Social Studies teacher Mr. Hartley, and Librarian/Religious Education teacher Mrs. Quinn, all dedicated Catholic educators with a combined 65 years of service to our school. Students, staff, PTA will pay them tribute as school adjourns.
PTA has planned another fun-filled end-of-school-year pool party for all SMLS students and families on Thursday, June 15th (rain date June 16th). Mark your calendars now to arrange to meet SMLS family/friends at the Chartwell Swim Club in Medford.
Pictured left to right: Meredith Waropay,
Scarlett Saltiel, Father Dan, Mikayla Waropay
Kalena Gatesman
There will be no lunch service or milk June 12-16. Students must bring lunch and beverage. There will be no Aftercare June 14, 15, 16. Dismissal, Remainder of School Year: Wednesday, June 14th, 12:40 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 12:40 p.m. Friday, June 16, 11:30 a.m. (last day of school)
SAVE DATE!
Saturday, September 9th
Family Parish Picnic at St. Mary of the Lakes School!
Families, Food, Fun!
Images from our
10:30 a.m. Children’s
Mass.
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Sunday, June 11 Masses
Children’s Church
Baccalaureate Mass
Baccalaureate Hospitality
AA Meeting
7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.—Church
10:15 a.m.—Conference Room
12:00 p.m.—Church
1:00 p.m.—Emmaus Center
7:00 p.m.—Parish Meeting Room
Monday, June 12 Masses 7:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.—Church
Tuesday, June 13
Masses
Christ Life Publicity Meeting
Glory to God Prayer Group
Rosary
7:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.—Church
10:00 a.m.—Emmaus Center
7:30 p.m.—Emmaus Center
7:30 p.m.—Church
Wednesday, June 14
Masses
Legion of Mary—Apostolate of the Rosary
Bible Study—Catholicism: The Pivotal Players
Adult Choir Practice
7:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.—Church
9:30 a.m.—Conference Room
10:15 a.m.—Emmaus Center
7:00 p.m.—Church
Thursday, June 15
Masses
Adoration
Miraculous Medal Novena
Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament
7:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.—Church
9:30 a.m.—Church
5:30 p.m.—Church
6:00 p.m.—Church
Friday, June 16
Masses
Family Movie Night
7:15 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.—Church
6:30 p.m.—Church Front Lawn or Emmaus Center (if raining)
Saturday, June 17 Masses
Confession
9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.—Church
9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.—Church
Sunday, June 18 Masses
Children’s Church
AA Meeting
7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.—Church
10:15 a.m.—Emmaus Center
7:00 p.m.—Parish Meeting Room
Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. (see above for location), weekdays and Saturday after morning Mass,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 3:30 p.m. in church
You Should Get Formed!
We are all aware of how simple it is to watch TV shows/movies with cable’s On Demand or Netflix. SML
parishioners are fortunate to have similar options with FORMED, a Catholic Faith-driven film service that
we get free by using the code ZZFDVV. Choose from serious topics on Marian dogmas to documen-
taries, such as one by internationally-acclaimed Christian singer/song-writer/Grammy Award nominee
Matt Maher, who shares the amazing story of his spiritual journey in That All May Be One, in which he
emphasizes the importance of forming relationships with others in order to be effective witnesses of the
Gospel. (You may have heard Redemption sing Matt Maher’s I Need You at 6:00 p.m. Mass.) One mem-
ber shared about this, “I don't usually sit still for 69 minutes for myself. I'm a mother to two boys (10 and
12) and this was the best thing I've done for myself--and my family in a long time.”
Father Victor U. of St. Bernadette Church in Port St. Lucie, Florida said of Matthew Leonard’s Immacu-
late Conception, “Little did I ever realize that the Dallas Cowboys or even the Boston Red Socks could
lead me to a better understanding of the Immaculate Conception! You're a master teacher, Matthew
Leonard!”
Share this Faith-based free movie/TV show database at home with your family. You will find such diverse
selections as My Path to Heaven to The Shroud of Turin to movies on the lives of many saints. The list is
endless and is surprising how much is available, not only as a learning tool, but also as valuable home
entertainment. Take advantage of our membership…visit the website…it won’t take but a minute to find
something that will grab your interest! Go to https://www.formed.org/content-list.
