Picture Pages
Holy Week and Easter Season

CONFIRMATION
ON THE VIGIL OF
​ PENTECOST!
Msgr. Slubecky presided at Confirmation
​ at 5 PM on Saturday, May 14th.

MEAT RAFFLE
The Holy Name Society hosted a meat raffle fund raiser on Saturday, May 7th.   Food, fun and lots of winners made for a very enjoyable evening.
                                                                  Photo courtesy of D. Giroux.

​MAY CROWNING
Our annual honoring of Mary during her month of May took place on Saturday, May 7th, following the 5 PM Mass.  After the liturgy, there was an ice cream social.                                                       Photos courtesy of D. Stry

GROTTO CONSTRUCTION
Our maintenance chief, Dave Clarkson, is working on refurbishing the front of our convent, including the addition of a new grotto with Saint Bernadette and Our Lady of Lourdes.

FIRST EUCHARIST CELEBRATIONS
51 eager children came to the Table of the Lord at Masses at 5 PM on Saturday, April 30th, and at 9 AM and 11 AM on Sunday, May 1st.   Photos at 5 PM courtesy of J. Cwynar and at 9 AM courtesy of R. Jeswald

PASTA DINNER
SUPPORTS MISSION TRIP
On Saturday, April 23rd, youth planning a mission trip to urban Washington DC this summer (with a little help from friends) put on a pasta dinner  to help pay their way.

FIFTH ANNUAL SPRING GALA
"An Evening in Paris" at the Brierwood Country Club on Friday, April 22nd included not only a French cabaret but many chances to help support the parish through raffles and auctions.  

INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE
On Thursday, April 21st, young people from one of our Faith Formation classes went to the traffic circle on South Park Avenue in Hamburg to pass along their message of peace.
Visit the Faith Formation website to learn more about what students are learning and doing.

HOLY NAME HOSTS
The Holy Name Society put on a delicious breakfast for the parish on Sunday, April 10th, following the 9 AM Mass.   The guest speaker from ​Wings of Hope gave a talk, showed a video and answered questions about this organization which provides free flights to those in need of medical care at distant facilities.    Click the link to visit their homepage.

ANOTHER FR. PAUL
Fr. Paul Varuvel is one of the priests who has been helping our parish since Fr. Seán Paul was transferred.  

CELEBRATING
​THE FIRST AND
THE THOUSANDTH
  On Tuesday, May 7th
forty eight children made their First Reconciliation at a special celebration at 7 PM.
And the Prayer Shawl Ministry had a party to celebrate giving out one thousand shawls.

 COATING THE CHAPEL 
The  Blessed Sacrament has been reposed while the Adoration Chapel is being painted.
​Adorers are welcome to visit in the main church.

A SUCCESSFUL SELLOUT
The Early Childhood Academy's Chicken BBQ sold out in the first hour of sales on Sunday, April 3rd.  Thanks to all who purchased!   

JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU!
Deacon Ed incenses the image of the Divine Mercy at a prayer service held at 3 PM on Divine Mercy Sunday, April  3rd.

EASTER!!!     HE IS RISEN INDEED!  ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!!!

HOLY SATURDAY
                                     ---most photos courtesy of J. Cwynar

What glorious Alleluias
​ as the lights come on!

The water is blessed!

The Sacraments are conferred!

The Paschal Candle awaits its lighting
​ from the Easter Fire

The Light of Christ
spreads through the church.

Seven Readings in the darkness
speak of salvation history.

​Baskets of Easter Foods were brought to church for a traditional blessing at 2 PM.

Holy Saturday Morning was a time of preparation.  Will Brown attended Morning Prayer as he prepared to receive his sacraments at the vigil.   Boy Scouts prepared the Easter Fire, and Firefighters joined Holy Name in helping Liturgy Committee raise the Paschal Lamb banner.

GOOD FRIDAY

Deacon Steve Leads Morning Prayer - 9 AM

Holy Silence - Noon until 3 PM

Commemoration of the Lord's Passion begins with prostration and includes the Reading of the Passion and Veneration of the Cross

Divine Mercy Novena Began after the Commemoration

Stations of the Cross Evening Service Left Us in Darkness

Seder Meal Explained
at The Friendship Supper

Blessed Sacrament
laced in the Chapel Garden

HOLY THURSDAY

Presentation of Sacred Oils
                                           --photos at Mass courtesy of J. Cwynar

The Great Mandatum - 
Washing of Feet

Vigil in the Chapel Until Midnight

BRINGING STATIONS OF THE CROSS TO LIFE
Wednesday evening March 23rd, a number of young people from Life Teen performed Living Stations of the Cross, living tableaux of the traditional Stations with readings and musical accompaniment. 

BUILDING A TRADITION WITH BUTTER
Faith Formation Director Sharon Urbaniak taught sixteen people of all ages how to make butter lambs for Easter.
                                                                    ---photo courtesy of Faith Formation

NOW IT BEGINS:
​  HOSANNA TO THE KING
Holy Week started the weekend of March 20th with Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.    For the 11:00 AM Mass, people were invited to gather in the gym for the beginning of Mass, which included a short gospel reading and homily and the blessing of palms before continuing with an outdoor procession to the main church.    
​                               --- most photos courtesy of J. Cwynar

Earlier Pictures and Slideshows Are Available at Winter Ordinary Time and Lent