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8:15am Mass will be followed by praying the rosary as Our Lady requested.

This is a very special day. Blessed Palms are given to all for use during the year. Old Palms may be discarded in the ordinary way. In the evening, the parish youth will enact the Way of the Cross at 8pm in the church. You won’t want to miss it!

Pray for the teens taking part in the search retreat this weekend, that they may deepen their faith in Christ and live out that faith in their daily lives.

A Blood Drive in memory of Nicole Ramsden will be held at the, Kinnelon Library, April 8th, 10am-3pm. Contact John Ramsden to schedule an app’t. at 973-519-3992 or [email protected]

To honor a custom of our Polish Parishioners we will bless Easter Baskets on Holy Saturday, April 15th at 12:30pm in the Church. All are welcome. To learn more about this Easter custom please visit http://broadwayfillmorealive.org/2.0/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/polish-easter-basket.pdf

Palm Crosses are on sale in the narthex of the Church for $10. The entire proceeds go to St. John’s Cathedral in Paterson.

On Sat., April 15th, the Easter flowers will arrive at Church at approximately 8am. Volunteers are needed to help transfer the flowers from the truck to inside the church/chapel. If you can help, please call the rectory 973-838-6838 ext. 103 or email [email protected].

Anyone wishing to cook please take a pan/recipe and add your name to the volunteer list. Drop off frozen casserole at OLM parking lot between 8:30-8:45am on Sat., April 15th. Thanks! Questions - Kathy/Joe Gravino at 973-830-0559.

Thank you to all parishioners who have completed and submitted Commitment Cards to the church. As a reminder, all commitments need to be submitted no later than April 16 in order to be accounted for in the final Summary Report. Please complete and submit your card even if you are unable to make a change to your current level of giving. For those registered parishioners not currently supporting the church with regular offertory gifts, please consider a monthly gift to support the needs of our parish.

The 45th Annual Msgr. John R. Ryan Golf Outing is scheduled for Monday, June 5th at Rockaway River Country Club. Reserve your foursome NOW call George Casagrand 973-632-0294.

The fourth Sunday of Lent is known as Laetare Sunday which means “Rejoice” in anticipation of Easter. Parents that are expecting a child either biologically or through adoption will receive a special blessing and be given a rose at each Mass.

Hello. My name is Erin Carr, I am the new Youth Minister at Our Lady of the Magnificat Church. I am from Vernon Township, NJ. My parents are Michael and Maureen Carr and I have three brothers Brendan, Patrick and Ryan, as well as a very large extended family. I enjoy all sports, especially baseball and football. I am Roman Catholic and absolutely love my faith. I attend St. Francis De Sales Church in Vernon. At St. Francis I am involved in many things, from being an Antioch Adult leader, Adult leader for the youth music ministry, Youth group leader, and Religious Education aide for grades 1st to 8th. I am very excited to begin this new journey and I am eager to bring innovative ideas, activities, mission trips and more to the OLM youth program. I am committed to making a difference in people's lives and that is one of my many hopes and dreams as I step into the role of Youth Minister. I hope to convey three things into the youth of OLM…Faith, Hope and Love. Lastly, I work full time with the New Jersey Jackals Professional Baseball team at Montclair State University as a Sales Associate. I look forward to meeting all of you!

Cards have been sent in the mail for those who did not get them in Church. Complete the card and bring it to Mass and either put them in the collection basket or give them to an usher or priest

If you forget your regular envelope, there should be white envelopes for that purpose in the pews. If not, just ask one of the priests for an envelope.

Fourth Week of Lent - Encounter Community. We encounter Maria in Mexico, where a community of hardworking women share joys, sorrows and fellowship while growing economic opportunity at a greenhouse. How have your communities helped you encounter Christ anew this lent? Visit crsricebowl.org for more.

March 25-26 is 4-Get Me Not Weekend. Since the Lenten fast reminds us of the importance of food, we are encouraged to give generously to our brothers and sisters who often have no choice about fasting and depend on our donations of non perishable food to feed their families.

Go raibh maith agat! In Ireland that means thank you. The teens of R.I.S.E. would like to thank you for supporting them and the Irish Soda Bread sale. It was a huge success, raising over $2000 for this summer's mission trip. Our goal is in sight due to the generosity of the OLM parishioners and the Kinnelon community.

Palm Crosses will be on sale in the narthex of the Church for $10. The entire proceeds go to St. John’s Cathedral in Paterson.

St. Joseph knew something about maintenance. He was a carpenter. After the recent snow storm, our maintenance bills are bound to rise. Thanks for all your help.

Thank you to all parishioners who have completed and submitted their Commitment Card to the church. For those parishioners who have not yet had the opportunity to submit their card, a letter will be mailed to you with a personalized Commitment Card. It is important that all parishioners complete a Commitment Card as we will be mailing out a Summary Report of the program and need all commitments accounted for in this report. If you have any questions, please contact George in the church office. We also encourage all parishioners to consider our electronic giving method and to setup your reoccurring offertory gifts electronically.