Fifth Sunday of
Easter
May 2, 2021
Entrance:
All the Earth, proclaim the Lord; sing your
praise to God!
1.
Serve you the Lord,
heart filled with gladness. Come into God’s presence singing for joy!
2.
Know that the Lord is
our Creator. Yes, God is our Father; we are his own.
3.
We are the sheep of the
green pasture; For we are God’s people, chosen for God.
4.
Come to the gates
bringing thanksgiving; O enter the courtyards singing in praise.
Presentation:
1. Be
joyful, Mary, heav'nly Queen,
Gaude,
María!
Your
grief is changed to joy serene,
Alleluia!
Laetáre,
O María!
2. The
Son you bore by heaven's grace,
Gaude,
María!
Did
by his death our guilt erase,
Alleluia!
Laetáre,
O María!
3. The
Lord has risen from the dead,
Gaude,
María!
He
rose in glory as he said,
Alleluia!
Laetáre,
O María!
4. Now
pray to God, O Virgin fair,
Gaude,
María!
That
he our souls to heaven bear,
Alleluia!
Laetáre,
O María!
Text: Regina caeli, jubila; Latin, 17th
C.; tr. anon. in Psallite, 1901
Communion:
1. I
am the Bread of life.
You
who come to me shall not hunger;
and
who believe in me shall not thirst.
No
one can come to me
unless
the Father beckons.
Refrain
And I will raise you up,
and I will raise you up,
and I will raise you up on the last day.
2. The
bread that I will give
is
my flesh for the life of the world,
and
if you eat of this bread,
you
shall live for ever,
you
shall live for ever.
3. Unless
you eat
of
the flesh of the Son of Man
and
drink of his blood,
and
drink of his blood,
you
shall not have life within you.
4. I
am the Resurrection,
I
am the life.
If
you believe in me,
even
though you die,
you
shall live for ever.
5. Yes,
Lord, we believe
that
you are the Christ,
the
Son of God,
Who
has come
into
the world.
Recessional:
3. Alleluia!
Bread of angels,
Here
on earth our food, our stay!
Alleluia!
Here the sinful
Flee
to you from day to day.
Intercessor,
friend of sinners,
Earth's
redeemer, plead for me,
Where
the songs of all the sinless
Sweep
across the crystal sea.
4. Alleluia!
King eternal,
You
the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia!
Born of Mary,
Earth
your footstool, heav'n your throne.
You
within the veil, have entered,
Robed
in flesh, our great high priest;
Here
on earth both priest and victim
In
the eucharistic feast.
Text: Revelation 5:9; William C. Dix, 1837-1898
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MOTHER’S
DAY
Mother’s Day is May 9. A Novena of Masses will be offered for our mothers, both
living and deceased. Mother’s Day cards and Intention envelopes are available
in the church. Please write your Intentions on the envelope and mail it, drop
it in the collection or drop it in one of our drop boxes.
COLLECTION
RETURNING
Our
ushers and greeters will begin to take collections again THIS WEEKEND. One collection basket will remain at the
entrance for your convenience. Other ways to give to St. Columba include
WeShare, E-Giving or by mailing your donation. Thank you for your generosity to
your parish. NOTE – we have decided that when there is a special collection,
you should drop a separate envelope in the first collection. There will be only
one collection taken at any Mass.
VBS
– CATHOLIC KIDS CAMP
We
plan to offer an in-person VBS program called Catholic Kids Camp this summer on
July 12-16. As Deacon Reilly has retired, a new Director has been chosen. We
are excited that Sister Cherree Ann Power, one of our Resurrection Sisters,
will direct our program. Sister has over 44 years of experience in Catholic
Education. Catholic Kids Camp will be supported by our Religious Education
Office, so Sister Marie Pappas will also be involved. Planning has begun and we
will announce the details soon! Stay tuned!
RICE
BOWLS
It
is time to return your Rice Bowls! Please bring them to Mass. All donations
will be sent to Catholic Relief Services. Thank you for your generosity.
LOCAL
FIRES AND ASSISTANCE
There
have been some tragic house fires recently, and some parishioners have been
affected. If you would like to help them, the best way to do so is to provide
gift cards so that food, clothing, and household items can be purchased. Please
– no cash. Please mail or drop your gift cards (like Shoprite, Kohls, Walmart
etc.) off at the church office and we will get them to our parishioners in
need.
YOUTH
MINISTER INTERVIEWS
We
are currently interviewing for the position of Youth Minister for our High
School Youth Group. Meetings are generally held on the 2nd and 4th
Saturday each month after the 5:30 pm Mass. There is a stipend. If you would
like to be interviewed, please submit your resume to Father Michael.
BAPTISM
PREP PROGRAM NEW LEADERSHIP
We
are grateful to Deacon Bill Alvarado, who has for many years overseen our
Baptism Preparation Program. He is now stepping down and has passed the reigns
to Deacon Dennis McCormack. Deacon Dennis is now the initial point of contact
for any families who wish to have a Baptism at St. Columba. He can be reached
at 845-227-8380 x13 or at baptisms@stcolumbaonline.org
WEDDING
ANNIVERSARIES AT ST. COLUMBA
Couples
celebrating their 25th, 50th or 60th Wedding
Anniversaries are invited to Mass on Saturday, May 22 at 11:30 am. Sign up now
for Mass and for your special Certificate by calling the church office
227-8380. When we find out how many couples are attending, we will be able to
tell you how many guests you can invite.
FIRST
COMMUNION
The
Sacrament of First Holy Communion will be celebrated on May 1 and 8 at 9:30 am.
Rehearsal on Thursday May 6 at 4:30 pm. There will be No Adoration this
Thursday.
CARDINAL’S
APPEAL
We
are happy to announce that St. Columba has reached the assigned goal of the
Cardinal’s Appeal. Thank you so much! Outstanding! Now, any amount received
over our parish goal will include a rebate to St. Columba. If you have not done
so already, please consider donating to the Appeal. Any gift, large or small,
is deeply appreciated.
Cardinal’s
Appeal 2021 as of April 23, 2021
Parish
Goal - $97,000.00
Pledged
- $111,947.00
Number
of Gifts – 415
Average
Gift - $269.75
Renew
& Rebuild as of April 16, 2021
Parish
Goal - $1,709,000.00
Pledged
- $1,766,771.92
Paid
- $1,255,258.95
Number
of Gifts – 523
