Moderator: Father Colin Kay
Officers:
Dorothy Pyryt, President
Maria V. Ferrara, Vice-President
Eleanor Coles, Secretary
Rita Walsh, Treasurer
Schedule of Our 2010-2011 Programs
November 2, 2010 :
Meeting at 7:00 p. m. in the Church Hall. The meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. We will have the opportunity to attend the Mass of Remembrance at 7:30 pm.
November 5, 2010 :
“ Fun Night” a fun evening for all of our members, parishioners and friends. We will also have a drawing for baskets and a 50/50. The cost is $10.00. Refreshments will be served.
December 7, 2010 :
Christmas Party at 6:00 p.m. in the Church Hall followed by Mass at 7:30 p.m.
January 2011 :
Welcome to a New Year with its’ joys and challenges. Our yearly, Bakeless Bake Sale will begin. There is no meeting this month.
February 1, 2011 :
Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. We will have a speaker regarding “Women’s Heart Health” from Valley Hospital’s Speakers bureau. Refreshments will follow the meeting.
March 1, 2011:
Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. A spiritual journey to the Holy Land will take place. If you have been to the Holy Land, are planning a pilgrimage or just want to close your eyes and picture the holy places, join us for a presentation by Father Colin. Refreshments will follow the meeting.
March 6, 2011 :
A “Tea” is being planned to benefit the Anne Skorozuk Scholarship Fund. We are hoping to have a presentation from a representative from the Twinings Tea Company with us.
March 10, 2011:
Soda Bread and cookies may be brought to the Church Hall from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.in preparation for the St. Patrick’s Day celebration, which will take place on March 11, 2011. The Rosary Society will provide hospitality and refreshments following the parade.
March 11, 2011:
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration in the Church Hall will follow the parade.
March 26, 2011:
Day of Reflection for all women of the parish. The topic will be “Women of the Bible”. Our presenter will be Sr. Rosemary Napolitano, a Sister of Saint Francis of Philadelphia from Ringwood, N.J. 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. A continental breakfast and light lunch will be served. .
April 5, 2011:
Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall.
May 1, 2011:
Our Annual Communion Breakfast will take place after the 9:00 a.m. Mass in the Church Hall. We are pleased to announce that Peter F. Macaluso, P.h.D, Professor Emeritus of History from Montclair State University will be our speaker. His topic will be “Women of Courage”.
May 3, 2011:
Crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. Refreshments will follow the meeting.
June 7, 2011:
Meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall. Installation of new officers will take place. Refreshments will follow the meeting.
HISTORY OF FATIMA
Between May and October of 1917, three shepherd children, Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto reported visions of the Virgin Mary in the Cova da Iria filds outside the village of Aljustrel, very close to Fatima, Portugal.
They had this experience on the 13th day of each month at approximately the same hour.
Lúcia described seeing Mary as "more brilliant than the sun, shedding rays of light clearer and stronger than a crystal glass filled with the most sparkling water and pierced by the burning rays of the sun."
According to Lúcia's account, Mary confided to the children three secrets, known as the Three Secrets of Fatima.
Most important, Lúcia said Mary asked them to say the Rosary every day, reiterating many times that the Rosary was the key to personal and world peace
