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VISITATION @ DOHERTY'S
Monday, December 30
4 - 7 PM ET
Thank you for waiting in line to receive the family and sharing in remembering Dennis.
Funeral Mass @ ST. JOHN THE BELOVED
Tuesday, December 31
10 AM ET
Mass of Christian Burial with Rev. Michael Christopher Vannicola
"Let us keep our obligation to pray for Dennis—and it is our obligation—and let us carry forward his memory by living lives of love and mercy, like the Good Samaritan."
- Father Vannciola.
Thank you for joining us in praising God for the everlasting life of our brother in Christ, Dennis. Special thank you to Father Vannicola for his care and attention to Dennis in praising Christ's victory over death and to Dr. Lisa Papili-Carlsen for the beautiful music and honoring our music requests.
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BURIAL @ All Saints Cemetery
TuESDAY, DECEMBER 31
11:30 AM ET
To visit Dennis' grave,
we will upload a map indicating his spot, Section 3, Row 3, Number 12.
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MEMORIAL LUNCHEON @ DEERFIELD
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31
EST. 12:30 PM ET
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Words of Remembrance
Speaker: Mr. Michael O'Connor
READ STORIES
Opening Hymn
Canticle of the Turning
Refrain: My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!
FIRST READING
Scripture: Job 14: 14-22
Speaker: Mr. Michael Malloy
If a man were to die, and live again,
all the days of my drudgery
I would wait for my relief to come.
You would call, and I would answer you;
you would long for the work of your hands.
Surely then you would count my steps,
and not keep watch for sin in me.
My misdeeds would be sealed up in a pouch, and you would cover over my guilt.
Mountains fall and crumble,
rocks move from their place,
And water wears away stone,
and floods wash away the soil of the land
- so you destroy the hope of mortals!
You prevail once for all against them and they pass on;
you dismiss them with changed appearance.
If their children are honored, they are not aware of it; or if disgraced,
they do not know about them.
Only for themselves, their pain;
only for themselves, their mourning.
Responsorial Psalm
As deer longs for running streams,
So I long for you...
SECOND READING
Scripture: Romans 5: 5-11
Speaker: Mr. Thomas Roman
Hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
For Christ, while we were still helpless,
died at the appointed time for the ungodly.
Indeed, only with difficulty does one die for a just person, though perhaps for a good person
one might even find courage to die.
But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. How much more then, since we are now justified by his Blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath. Indeed, if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of
his Son, how much more, once reconciled,
will we be saved by his life. Not only that,
but we also boast of God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
GOSPEL
Scripture: Gospel of Luke
Speaker: Rev. Michael Christopher Vannicola
Good Samaritan Parable
General Intercessions
Speaker: Mr. Tom Kenney
Preparation of the Gifts
The Gifts of Bread and Wine presented by
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crossland
Hymn During the Preparation of the Gifts
Lord of All Hopefulness
Lord of all gentleness,
Lord of all calm,
Whose voice is contentment,
whose presence is balm,
Be there at our sleeping,
and give us, we pray,
Your peace in our hearts, Lord,
at the end of the day.
Hymn During Communion
Refrain: I have loved you with an everlasting love.
I have called you and you are mine.
I have loved you with an everlasting love.
I have called you and you are mine.
Post-Communion Hymn
First Verse: Be thou my vision,
O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me save that thou art.
Thou my best thought by day and by night;
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
Final Commendation Hymn
Oh Loving God
Verse 1: O loving God,
we send our son home to you,
home to a place of everlasting love,
to join there with the angel choirs and blessed saints,
and to behold your glorious holy face.
Chorus: Receive his soul and let eternal light shine,
eternal light forever on his soul,
so he may be forever in your dwelling place,
and be at rest in peace until we meet him there
Recessional Hymn
The Irish Blessing Prayer
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
INTERMENT
Interment @ All Saints following Mass
Rite of Committal
Rev. Michael Christopher Vannicola
Eulogy
Speaker: Mr. Scott Rugen
To Those Who Came To Listen
Written by Dennis Francis Kelly and Samantha Lynn Kelly
Speaker: Samantha
“To those who came to listen” is the name of the file on Dad’s computer. It was important to him that he’d be here too with you... Full remarks to be added as story
MEMORIAL LUNCHEON
Luncheon @ Deerfield at 12:30 p.m.
Fresh Fruits and Berries
Maple Walnut Salad
New York Strip Steak
Crab Cakes
Pasta Primavera
Chef’s Selection of Starch and Vegetable