St. SIMON THE APOSTLE CHURCH

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1 St. SIMON THE APOSTLE CHURCH 1010 Green Pond Rd. GREEN POND, NJ Phone: Fax: Website: CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST Saturday.. Sunday. & Monday through Saturday. SACRAMENTAL LIFE Parish Staff Father Richard A. Bay Pastor FIRST EUCHARIST AND SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Students receive these sacraments in Second Grade. This is a mandatory two year program. CONFIRMATION This is a mandatory two year program beginning in 9 th Grade, with confirmation administered in the sophomore year. RECONCILIATION Celebrated on Saturday afternoons at 4:30pm or by appointment with Father Rich. Parish Penance Services are celebrated during Advent and Lent. Dr. Kevin McKeever Deacon deaconkevin@stsimonapostle.org Connie Catania Parish Secretary saintsimon@optonline.net Leanne Desaulnier Director of Religious Education ldesaulnier@stsimonapostle.org Stephen T. Shevlino Music Minister stephenshevlino@stsimonapostle.org ANOINTING OF THE SICK The Sacrament of healing is available at any time to all who are seriously ill, hospitalized, or preparing for surgery, as well as those of advanced age. Please contact RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES the Rectory to arrange for Father to administer the K through 8 th Sunday 10:15 11:15 am Sacrament. Grade 9 & 10 Sunday 10:15 BAPTISM Please contact the Rectory for an appointment. MARRIAGES Arrangements must be made at least one year in Advance. Please call the Rectory for appointment. Parish Registration is requested for individual/families who worship regularly with us on Sundays and who plan to participate in the life of our parish with their time and talents. For more information please call the Rectory. Registration is necessary for celebrating Marriage and Baptism, attending Religious Education, as well as for the issuing of Sponsor Certificates.

2 October 8, 2017 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekend Schedule OCTOBER 7 & 8 LITURGICAL SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK & MASS INTENTIONS Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8:00 am 8:00 am Rita Trimble Joseph Martinez, Roberto Castanedo Maria Garcia, Jose Martinez Crystal Brook Residence Hilary Rivello Lottie Darling Chirst Woop Joan Kucinski Joseph M. Palazzolo Sick of the Parish People of the Parish Leonard Backes Joseph Lazur Crystal Brook Residence Health & Blessing for Jack Fox Irene Austin Stewardship Offertory Collection Oct. 1 $2,376 needed Weekly $ 1,880 Envelopes Online Giving $ 2,355 Total Diocesan Assessment Collection $1,504 needed Monthly $ 684 Envelopes + 10 Online Giving $ 694 Total You can set up your online giving account at and follow the instructions. For help in setting up your account, please contact the rectory office at Lectors OCTOBER 14 & 15 M. MUTTER C. CATANIA C. BECKMANN L. CANGELOSI J. GRIDER D. GOSCICKI G. CATANIA S. MCKEEVER R. MCKEEVER Eucharistic Ministers H. KAFAFIAN, M. MEAD A. DESTEFANO K. CHAN, M. SARTI V. DEBLOCK Collection Counters MR. & MRS. GREENE MR. & MRS. ROGERS J. BRECZINSKI B. KNOTT R. NERGER J. BRECZINSKI B. KNOTT R. NERGER Altar Servers Ushers 8:00 pm Ethics Point Hotline: As part of the ongoing efforts of the Diocese of Paterson to strengthen and support a culture of integrity, mutual accountability and responsibility, an ethics hotline for the use of employees, volunteers, parishioners, vendors and other interested partie s is being introduced. This service provides opportunity for confidential, anonymous reporting of suspected misconduct in financial matters and human resource issues. Ethics Point, an independent third-party company, has been selected to offer all diocesan parishes, schools, agencies and departments the opportunity to file reports via the web at or through a call to For more information, check the Ethics Point link on the diocesan website. ALERT! If any person may have been abused by any priest, they should immediately contact their local County Prosecutor s Office and the Diocese s Victims Assistance Coordinator: Peggy Zanello at You may also be in touch with either of the Diocesan Response Officers: Rev. Msgr. James T. Mahony, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, ext. 205 or SisterJoan Daniel Healy, S.C.C., Chancellor/Delegate for Religious, ext The entire text of the Policy of the Diocese of Paterson in Response to Complaints of Sexual Abuse is available on the diocesan web site:

3 Pastor s Column Next Sunday is the in-pew pledge for the Bishops Annual Appeal. You will be asked to make a pledge to the appeal. The appeal reaches all aspects of the society of our diocese. Catholic Charities receives the largest portion of the appeal. The branches of Catholic Charities are Hope House located in Dover, which provides counseling, a repair service for seniors, food pantry, mothering courses, cooking and inculturalization classes, Veteran Services, and housing information. The site in Franklin offers counseling, a food pantry and thrift shop, rent assistance, Veteran services and other programs. Paterson has three pre-schools, a thrift shop, a food pantry, rent assistance, Senior Citizen Programs, and ESL Legal Immigration assistance. Straight and Narrow located in Paterson is the Drug and Alcohol abuse program offering rehab and housing. The Hispanic Center in Passaic provides a combination of after school programs, food pantry, counseling, Veterans Services and other family related programs. Then there is the Department for Persons with Disabilities located in Oak Ridge which has various satellite sites and group homes in the diocese. Other programs that benefit from the appeal are seminary education, which is graduate school level tuition. There is a need to educate a new level of cannon lawyers and other specialized priests to serve in diocese as priests age. Another is Nazareth Village the retirement home for the priests of the diocese and their continued healthcare. And finally the Chancellery office which is the smallest program funded, from which we benefit as a parish because the pastor has diocesan duties. Please help us in making our goal of $9,350, everything over that amount; the parish receives 50% back. Thank you for your prayerful contribution. God Bless, Fr. Rich

4 Parish News & Events The Rectory office will be closed on Monday, October 9 th in observance of Columbus Day. If you have an emergency please call Fr. Rich at Religious Education Classes Grade K 8: There will be class this Sunday, October 8 th from 10:15 11:15AM. Our next class will be on Sunday, October 15 th. Religious Education Classes Grade 9 10: There will be NO class Sunday, October 8 th from 10:15 11:30AM. Our next class will be on Sunday, October 15 th. Bible Study: Bible Study will be on Tuesday, October 10 th at 7:00PM in the Parish Center. We will study the Book of Revelation. Blessing of the Animals: The Blessing of the animals will take place on Sunday, October 8 th at 11:15AM by the grotto. Diocesan Pilgrimage: The diocesan Pilgrimage on Saturday, October 21 st is fast approaching. Please sign-up for this spiritual journey with Deacon McKeever at no later than October 8th. The pilgrimage is a spiritual day giving the faithful the opportunity to grow spiritually closer to God and the Saints. Food Collection: The food collection will be the weekend of October 14 & 15 for the Rockaway Food Closet and Hope House. The Rockaway Catholic Right to Life Ministry will be hosting a 2017 Pro-Life Community Evening entitled A Critical Time to Protect the Unborn featuring Christine Flaherty and Christopher Bell on Friday, October 13 th from 7:00PM to 9:00PM located at St. Cecilia s Church, Hayes Hall in Rockaway. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. For more information call Hurricane Harvey Collection: St. Simon s has collected a total of $1,261 for this special collection. Thank you for your very generous donations. Volunteers needed: We are in need of Ministers of the Eucharistic, Lectors, and Ushers. Please think about volunteering and if interested please fill out the sign-up sheet located in the back of the church. If you have any questions please see Fr. Rich. The candle in front of The Blessed Virgin Mary is in memory of Patricia Zuravnsky.

5 The Liturgy of the Church is rich in its diversity and its history. To afford the opportunity to experience this, a Pontifical Mass in the Extraordinary Form will be celebrated by the bishop on Saturday, October 14 th at 9:30AM at Saint John the Baptist Cathedral, Paterson. All are welcome to attend. SAVE THE DATE: R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults): If you are interested in becoming a catholic or wish to complete your sacraments of initiation, namely First Eucharist or Confirmation then RCIA is for you! We will be starting classes in October. If interested please contact the Rectory Office at Silver and Gold Wedding Anniversary Mass: Couples, were you married in 1967 or 1992? You are warmly invited to celebrate your 25 th or 50 th Wedding Anniversary with the Church of Paterson. Bishop Serratelli will be the main celebrant at The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 4:00pm. Arrangements can be made by contacting the rectory office. Registrations will be accepted through Tuesday, October 17, Information will be sent from the Office of Family Life once registration has been processed. Congratulations on this joyous occasion. Please Pray for Our Sick Marjorie Gormley, Frank & Lorraine Nardi, Kelly Finn, Skip DeBlock, James & Mona Schley, Luke Coluzzi, Sue Censier(Nerger), Kim Stier Careccia, Renata Haila, Eva Breczinski-Bonanno, Judy Bisconti, Ruth White, Claire Skutka, Joseph Pakula, Al Kucinski, Deacon Enio, John V. McIntyre, Sr., Shannon Koeppel, Cassisdy Koeppel, Debbie Little, Lucy Cox, Laura Sanford, Gilbert Wright III, Rich Kimble, Kip Flock, Dennis Fry, Fr. Gerald Kanzic, Annette Martin, Mary Samuel, Diane Dansen, Bishop Rodimer, Thomas VanHerwarde, Lee Brown. If there are parishioners that are homebound or in the hospital, please call the Rectory to let us know so Fr. Rich can visit them. Due to HIPAA regulations, visitation must be requested for hospitalizations & home visits.

6 Garage Sale: The Saint Francis Residential Community, an Independent Senior Living Facility, located in Denville, NJ is having the Garage Sale series on Fridays, October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 from 1:00-4:30PM and on Saturdays, October 7, 14, 21, 28, 2017 from 9:30AM-1:00PM at 18 Pocono Rd, Denville, NJ. Making the Decision, Stress Free Moving to Senior Living The Saint Francis Residential Community, an Independent Senior Living located in Denville, NJ is hosting an interactive program with professionals from Caring Transitions and Boomers Plus, the research and real estate professionals you might utilize when considering a move to Senior Living. This event will be on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 from 6-7:30PM. Tours will be available as well as food, prizes, and giveaways. Please RSVP by October 3 rd at or Catholic Charities Clothing Boxes: Donate Your Old Clothes: Now that school will be starting soon and we are going through our clothes to make room for the new ones, please consider donating some of your old or used clothing to Catholic Charities. Your donated clothes raise money to fund our Catholic Charities poverty relief services throughout the Diocese. For your convenience there is a clothing drop off bin located behind the church. The Rosary Join us in Praying the Rosary on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday After the 8:30 AM Mass. Eucharistic Adoration Every Friday after the Mass until 10:00 am Come to pray before the Lord, to give thanks and hear his voice in the quiet of your heart. Benediction is celebrated at the conclusion of Holy Hour

7 October 8, 2017 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekend Schedule OCTOBER 7 & 8 LITURGICAL SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK & MASS INTENTIONS Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8:00 am 8:00 am Rita Trimble Joseph Martinez, Roberto Castanedo Maria Garcia, Jose Martinez Crystal Brook Residence Hilary Rivello Lottie Darling Chirst Woop Joan Kucinski Joseph M. Palazzolo Sick of the Parish People of the Parish Leonard Backes Joseph Lazur Crystal Brook Residence Health & Blessing for Jack Fox Irene Austin Stewardship Offertory Collection Oct. 1 $2,376 needed Weekly $ 1,880 Envelopes Online Giving $ 2,355 Total Diocesan Assessment Collection $1,504 needed Monthly $ 684 Envelopes + 10 Online Giving $ 694 Total You can set up your online giving account at and follow the instructions. For help in setting up your account, please contact the rectory office at Lectors OCTOBER 14 & 15 M. MUTTER C. CATANIA C. BECKMANN L. CANGELOSI J. GRIDER D. GOSCICKI G. CATANIA S. MCKEEVER R. MCKEEVER Eucharistic Ministers H. KAFAFIAN, M. MEAD A. DESTEFANO K. CHAN, M. SARTI V. DEBLOCK Collection Counters MR. & MRS. GREENE MR. & MRS. ROGERS J. BRECZINSKI B. KNOTT R. NERGER J. BRECZINSKI B. KNOTT R. NERGER Altar Servers Ushers 8:00 pm Ethics Point Hotline: As part of the ongoing efforts of the Diocese of Paterson to strengthen and support a culture of integrity, mutual accountability and responsibility, an ethics hotline for the use of employees, volunteers, parishioners, vendors and other interested partie s is being introduced. This service provides opportunity for confidential, anonymous reporting of suspected misconduct in financial matters and human resource issues. Ethics Point, an independent third-party company, has been selected to offer all diocesan parishes, schools, agencies and departments the opportunity to file reports via the web at or through a call to For more information, check the Ethics Point link on the diocesan website. ALERT! If any person may have been abused by any priest, they should immediately contact their local County Prosecutor s Office and the Diocese s Victims Assistance Coordinator: Peggy Zanello at You may also be in touch with either of the Diocesan Response Officers: Rev. Msgr. James T. Mahony, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia, ext. 205 or SisterJoan Daniel Healy, S.C.C., Chancellor/Delegate for Religious, ext The entire text of the Policy of the Diocese of Paterson in Response to Complaints of Sexual Abuse is available on the diocesan web site:

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