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Please be sure your CONTACT INFORMATION is up-to-date. Thanks for visiting; you are Urgent visitor For OFFICE and MEETING Cancellations because of inclement
weather, please listen to WILM 1450 AM, call the office number or see
this web page. A Real virus - (2007) "you have received a postcard ..." Reminder -- One week, I received THREE copies the same e-mail message. Online Religious Store: There is an online Religious Store
called justcatholic.com.
They sell books, crucifixes, icons, jewelry and
many other items. Our parish identification # is
875 - - 25% of anything that is purchased will be
returned to Resurrection Parish's Outreach Program or Young Neighbors in Action. Check it out and help the needy. Outreach Phone Ministry: The parish budgets $10,000 annually to the Outreach Phone Ministry consisting of 8 dedicated people, who handle appeals from needy families and individuals. In the past four months this group screened and helped 39 needy clients with either electricity, water, food or partial rent. Thank you for your weekly support which comes through 2% of the weekly collection, register tapes from ACME and Zingo's and extra donations to Outreach. If you would like to participate with phone calls for the Outreach Phone Ministry or the food closet, call the office. F.I.R.E. –Family Centered Intergenerational Religious
Education (FIRE) is an alternative model of religious education
designed
for the Roman Catholic Church. FIRE is a five-year program developed by
Kathleen Chesto. The basic unit of FIRE is the home group, an
intergenerational
cluster consisting of four to eight households or families. Singles, seniors, couples without children
participate,
as well as one and two parent families. The home groups meets
sixteen
times a year for lessons. Much attention is given to developing
prayerful
support communities where the faith story is not only communicated but
also
lived out. For more information, please contact
Joanne
Huhn at 368-0146 X104 ,
or Jennifer O'Brien at 993-1370
Nursery: We are in need of volunteers for our parish nursery, especially for the 11:00 am Mass. Grandparents are welcome! If you think you can help, please contact Ruthann Maisonet at 369-3050 or , or Joanne Huhn at 368-0146 X104, . Sacristans Needed: We have a great need for a few more Sacristans for the 5:30 pm Mass and the 10:30 am Mass. The duties are light and you will be trained. With enough volunteers we will be able to schedule everyone every 4 weeks or so. Please contact the office at 368-0146 X101 or if you are interested or would like more information. Open Door Schooling: St. Matthew's Parish invites parishioners of Resurrection Parish to consider our parish school yours. How do we mean that? We have decided that any parishioner from any other parish can attend our school with the exact same status as our own parishioners. That means no special enrolling status for St. Matthew's parishioners. Enrollment will be on a first come first served basis. Nor will there be a special cost advantage. Those who are active parishioners in other parishes will pay the same total amount as St. Matthew's families. And no longer will members of other parishes have to switch parishes or change their place of worship. If you are interested in top notch Catholic schooling at one of, if not, the lowest per child tuition, just contact St. Matthew's principal, Bernie Fisher at 633-5860. Christopher Ministry: The Christopher ministry is a program that was established to provide transportation to and from doctor's appointments and mass for those who are unable to provide transportation for themselves. There is currently a need for someone to coordinate this ministry. This means to take requests from the Social Concerns Coordinator and find someone from a pre-established list to provide transportation for the person. Please call the office for further information or if you can help out. If you are a parish member or someone you know is in a local hospital and it is felt that a visit from a member of the Pastoral Staff will be a comfort, please have someone call the Office at 368-0146 X101 or with the name of the patient, the hospital, room number, and phone number and possible length of stay. Another way is to be sure that Resurrection Parish is recorded on the admission form. We would love to visit you. Christian Rock Music Online: Log on to www.omegarock.com to listen to contemporary Christian and Catholic artists for 24/7 programming with a Catholic message. A new experience of music and talk for young people today. St. Margaret of Scotland: The Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Knights of Columbus, St. David Council at St. Margaret of Scotland Parish have joined forces to assist paying the medical bills for the family of a daughter of a parishioner. For more information please call 302-750-1098. The Catholic Connection: Compassionate Care Hospice, in cooperation with the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and Jesus House Prayer and Renewal Center now offer THE CATHOLIC CONNECTION for its hospice patients. THE CATHOLIC CONNECTION ensures that the hospice meets all of the unique spiritual needs of Catholic patients, including but not limited to: the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist, Anointing of the Sick, spiritual direction and explanation of Catholic bioethical teaching on advanced directives. For more information or to volunteer, see the brochures in the Gathering Space or Parish Office or by calling Compassionate Care Hospice at (302) 683-1000 or 1-800-219-0092. VOLUNTEERS provide patient support and caregiver relief in the following areas:
Don't Trade It - Donate It: Donate you used car, truck, sport utility vehicle, motor home, motorcycle, etc. to Catholic Charities and deduct it from your taxes. Vehicle preferred in working condition and you must be able to provide the title. Proceeds will benefit Catholic Charities Community Services. For more information please call 302-764-2717. Volunteers Needed: Is this season calling you to serve others? We are looking for people willing to make hospital visits on the weekends to Resurrection parishioners at Christiana, St. Francis and Wilmington Hospitals. This is a ministry that helps our parishioners know that they are loved and supported by our parish community. If you are interested or have questions, call Harry Darr at 368-9939. Catholic Forum: Tune in to Catholic Forum each Sunday morning at 10:30 am on AM 1150 WDEL. Catholic Forum features the proclamation of the Sunday Gospel, inspirational music and an interview segment. Catholic Forum is a production of the Diocesan Office of Communications. Attention Acme Shoppers: Several Acme stores in the area are participating in a cash register program with Blue cash register tapes. The participating stores are Lantana Square, Kennett Square, Ogletown and Fairfax. Please put your Blue register tapes in the Acme box on the mail table. Don't forget to also save your Zingo tapes and put them in the Zingo box. Acme and Zingo are both reimbursing 1% and the money received from the stores goes to our Outreach Program. Smart Surfing: Check out the Diocese of Wilmington's Web site at www.cdow.org. Vocation Reflection - Through our baptism we are called to follow Jesus and His disciples. Does God want me to follow him as a priest or religious brother or sister? And if not, maybe you know someone who you feel has the qualities necessary - do not hesitate to ask them, yours may be the voice they are waiting to hear. "Inquire within" and call Father Joe Cocucci in the Vocation Office of the Diocese of Wilmington at 302-573-3113 or E-mail him Attention Parents with Young Adult Children: The Diocese is beginning a new program for young adults from 21 through 40. If your children are living in the area, please call Mrs. Susan Murray at 658-3800 or with their names and addresses. We would like to send them information about this exciting new program. Donut Counter: WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please check your calendar and sign-up on the sheets posted in the Gathering Space or call Doug Keilman at 239-5554. NO EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED! FREE ministry to traveling Catholics. For nationwide Mass times and locations: Call 1-800-Mass Times (1-800-627-7846 ) or Internet http://www.Masstimes.org/ Attention Parents, Catechists and All Teachers: The Office for Catholic Youth Ministry has posted a few links on its website. You're invited to visit. www.cdowcym.org/laddersonline/index.htm Christopher Ministry: Please consider giving some of your time to assist people in need of transportation to and from medical appointments and/or church. If you would like to join this ministry please contact the office . Do You Need A Ride? If you need a ride to/from medical appointments or to/from church there are people at Resurrection Parish who would like to give their time to assist you. Please contact the office if you would like us to make arrangements. If possible, call 2 weeks in advance. "Lukans" - Visiting The Homebound: We are re-establishing the ministry of Lukans visiting the homebound. Anyone who would like information about the ministry should call Pat Wagner, coordinator this month of the Lukans, at 892-2226 or the office . Check It Out: There's lots going on in the Catholic community of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore! Check out the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington's Calendar of Events at http://cdow.org/events.htm Welcoming New Parishioners: As you know, Resurrection Parish is a very welcoming and prayerful Christian Community. Many families, who are most supportive and loyal to our community now, began many years ago with a simple invitation from an existing parishioner. Our parish is growing every day and because of this it is more difficult to keep the intimate sense of community that is a large part of our identity. We will be creating an adopt-a-family program where existing parishioners will reach out to new parishioners to welcome them into the Resurrection community. If you love Resurrection and want to share your experience with new families or would like to help out in another way, please call the office . BIRTHRIGHT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Daytime support counselors and other volunteer opportunities. Call 656-7080 or . Please call the parish office (368-0146 X101) if you are
planning to leave the parish within the next three months or so. E-MAIL ADDRESSES: If you would like to be notified by the parish via e-mail for news, schedules, funerals, services, celebrations, etc. please click to send your e-mail address to the office. NEW TV MASS NOW AVAILABLE: A Daily Mass is now being shown each weekday at 7:00 AM on WPPX-TV 61, the Philadelphia PAX-TV affiliate. This is in addition to the Mass that is available to Comcast Cable customers each day at 8:00 AM on Cable Channel 66. EMMANUEL DINING ROOM MINISTRY: In this ministry Resurrection Parish has committed to prepare the noonday meal at the Emmanuel Dining Room the 12th of each month. Emmanuel Dining Room is part of the Ministry of Caring and is located at 2nd and Jackson Streets in Wilmington. Hot, nourishing meals are served each day to about 150 - 200 needy men, women and children. On the 12th day of each month, 5 or 6 volunteers from Resurrection Parish work from 9:00 AM till 1:00 PM at the dining room to prepare and dish up the meals. The sign-up sheets are on the Bulletin Board in the Gathering Space. New volunteers are warmly welcome into this ministry by the "regulars". Call George and Judy Ward for further information at 610-274-8764. TELEPHONE FRIENDS: Many of us find it helpful to have someone to talk with who will really listen and keep everything confidential. A Telephone Friend is just this sort of person. St. Catherine's and Resurrection are working with Contact Delaware to recruit and train parishioners to be Telephone Friends. Classroom training will be followed by "on the job" instruction. There will also be ongoing support and back-up. After training, the time commitment will be one (1) hour or less per week calling from your home phone. Many senior citizens and "too busy" young adults have found this volunteer work to be convenient and rewarding. For information about requesting a Telephone Friend or to apply for training to become one, please call: Bill Eichelberger: 239-6426 or Cheryl Sadeghee: 761-9800 SAWTOOTH MINISTRIES: The Sawtooth Ministries has religious goods available online. The best part is our Outreach will receive 25% of all purchases made online by Resurrection Parishioners. It's easy; just log on to www.JustCatholic.com and enter 875 as our parish identification number. If you have any questions, please call the office . PEACE AND JUSTICE: Social Concerns: NETWORK is a National Catholic Social Justice Lobby which educates, lobbies and organizes to influence the formation of federal legislation to promote economics and social justice. Its vision is to ensure human dignity and ecological justice, celebrate racial, ethnic and cultural diversity; and promote the common good. You can learn more about NETWORK by going on its web page at www.networklobby.org . Each Monday evening, NETWORK updates this page and lists bills that are pending that need your response. Learn more about Catholic Social Action through this vital organization. SACRISTY NEED: The Sacristy is in dire need of volunteers to wash and press the linens. This is a ministry that is done from your home at your convenience. Linens are picked up either after the last Mass on Sunday or at the beginning of the week and then returned by Friday cleaned and pressed. If we have six Sacristans it would mean only having to do this once every six weeks, or maybe even less frequently if we could get more people to sign up. Does this sound like something you could help out with? If so, call 368-0146 X101 and find out more about it! WOODLEA BIRTHDAY PARTIES: Come help us celebrate the birthdays of the residents at Woodlea Retirement Center. On the last Thursday of every month for one hour, we serve refreshments, play Bingo and mingle with the residents. Families with children are especially welcome. For further information call Loretta Moniz at 239-7972. NEXT STEP: A self-help organization for the divorced and separated. The group meets regularly for discussion on various topics related to being single, holds a variety of social events, and has a self-help support group. For more information, call Jenny, secretary to Life Services at 302-655-9624. see also Events Calendar as well as: Holy Days / Lent / Advent Info |