SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018 HEY, IT S SUMMER! TRY TO SLOW DOWN AND TAKE TIME TO ENJOY

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1 SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018 HEY, IT S SUMMER! TRY TO SLOW DOWN AND TAKE TIME TO ENJOY Summer officially arrived this last week on Thursday, June 21 st. Wonderful! School is out. It s vacation season for some families. Let s all try to slow down, even a little, and really enjoy the sunshine, look at the sunset (maybe even the sunrise), hear the ocean waves and the wind and smell the colorful flowers. Let s all Take Time Take time to think; it is the source of power. Take time to read; it is the foundation of wisdom. Take time to play; it is the secret of staying young. Take time to be quiet; it is the opportunity to seek God. Take time to love, and be loved; it is God s greatest gift. Take time to laugh; it is the music of the soul. Take time to be friendly; it is the road to happiness. Take time to dream; it is what the future is made of. Take time to pray; it is the greatest power on earth. Author Unknown God bless, Father Herb WORDS OF TITHING: From the Pastor: How do we do it? How are we able to run our over $1.3 million a year parish budget? Only by God s grace and your bountiful generosity. Thank you so much for everything you do for our parish not just with your Tithes but with your Time and Talents, too. Words of Tithing from the Pews: We don t give anything to God. He already owns everything. What we have has all been given to us through our life, health and ability to work. We are really His stewards to whom our Tithes are due in response. Thank you for your sacrifice of Tithing! Monthly Weekend Collection Report Amount Weekend Collections (May 2018) $ 81,922 Monthly Collection Budget $ 80,333 Year to Date Weekend Total $852, Months Year-to-Date Weekend Budget $883,667 Weekend Surplus/(Shortfall) ($ 30,830) Saint Peter s is sustained by your generosity, dear parishioners, with gifts of your Time, Talent and Treasure. THANK YOU for everything you do for our parish. MASS ATTENDANCE Mass attendance June 16/17: 1561 GIVE YOUR BEST WISHES TO FATHER BABU THIS WEEKEND Father Babu has been assigned to Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Pompton Plains effective on Friday, June 29 th. He has served us here for five years and he has enhanced our Indian Catholic Community s presence at our parish. During his service here, Father Babu has become an incardinated priest of our Diocese of Paterson and he has become an American citizen. This weekend, after the Masses, we will have the opportunity to wish Father well as he leaves our parish. Light refreshments will be served. Please visit with Father Babu if you can. Please pray for Father Babu in his ministry at a new parish community. And he will continue to pray for us as well. Thank you, Father Babu. Father Herb.

2 SCRIPTURE READINGS JUNE 25-JULY 1 MONDAY 2 Kings 17: 5-8, 13-15a, 18 Gospel: Matthew 7: 1-5 TUESDAY 2 Kings 19: 9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36 Gospel: Matthew 7: 6, WEDNESDAY 2 Kings 22: 8-13; 23; 1-3 Gospel: Matthew 7: THURSDAY 2 Kings 24: 8-17 Gospel: Matthew 7: FRIDAY Acts 12: Timothy 4: 6-8, Gospel: Matthew 16: SATURDAY` Lamentations 2: 2, 10-14, Gospel: Matthew 8: 5-17 SUNDAY Isaiah 49: 1-6 Acts 13: Gospel: Luke 1: 57-66, 80 SANCTUARY LAMPS & FLOWERS You may have the Sanctuary Candles in the Church, Chapel or Adoration Chapel burn in memory of a loved one ($10.00 donation), roses at the Tabernacle ($10.00 donation), or flowers at the altar ($50.00 Donation). Please call or stop into the rectory office. June Sanctuary Lamp in the Church is for People of the Paris Sanctuary Lamp in the Daily Chapel is for: Fr. Babu Sanctuary Lamps in the Adoration Chapel are for our Priests and Deacons Tabernacle Flowers: Gino Fassetta Altar Flowers: MARTHA MINISTY FRIDAY, JUNE 29 TEAM 4 Lucille Cicitta, Dorothy Sanzone, Jane Johnson, Christina Smith, Genevieve DiBello EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and Spiritual Care Visitors are welcome to join our team here at Morristown Medical Center. Must be willing to fulfill all the requirements dictated by hospital policy through our Volunteer Services Department (including the annual influenza injection). If interested, please contact Sister Jo Mascera, S.S.C. at ; jomascera@atlantichealth.org for more information. Thank you. God Bless! MASS INTENTIONS JUNE 25-JULY 1 MONDAY, June 25 6:45AM-People of the Parish 8:00AM-Daphne Pucilowski TUESDAY, June 26 6:45AM-Special Intention for Bishop Frank J. Rodimer 8:00AM-Rev. Charles Russo WEDNESDAY, June 27-St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 6:45AM-Charles Hathaway, Gregory Loff, Richard Locilento, Adele & Andrew Morris & Paul H. D Entremont 8:00AM-Ildefonsa Navea, Rafaela & Antonio Navea, Sr., Carmen Pasquale, Sr. THURSDAY, June 28-St. Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr 6:45AM-Our Deceased Priests and Deacons 8:00AM-Herbert Tillyer, Sr. (44 th Anniv.), James Tillyer (42 nd Anniv.), Mary DiGiacinto FRIDAY, June 29-Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles 6:45AM- Special Intention for Fr. Babu Thelappilly 8:00AM-Edith Fresolon (6 th Anniv.), Aleykutty Punnen SATURDAY, June 30 8:00AM-Msgr. Vincent P. Malloy 5:30PM-Robert Kessler, James Gallagher, Gino Fassetta 7:00PM-Jack McWatters, Luis Bernal Portilla (1 st Anniv.) SUNDAY, July 1-13 th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30AM-Ryan & Kuhn Families, Charles Spitz, Timothy Kulig 9:00AM-Charles Shuhala, Daphne Pucilowski, Theresa & Joseph Marotta 10:30AM-Al Martin, Joyce Grant, Joseph & Margaret Adamczyk 12:00PM-Cynthia Bevacqua, Anna Morris, Special Intention for Tom & Rosemarie Seibel (50 th Wedding Anniversary) 7:00PM-Sylvia Zelichowski, Special Intention for Matthew Mac TRAINING FOR NEW EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Training for new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion will take place on Tuesday, July 17 th from 7-9 PM in the church. If interested, please call Deacon Bob at or at ralife8@aol.com with name, phone & address if you have one. OUR WEST VIRGINIA JOURNEY IS THIS WEEK PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR PILGRIMS HUMAN TRAFFICKING Predators are at work throughout the year summer is no exception. Learn more about human trafficking/modern day slavery so that you can be more alert to trafficking situations. U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking. sistersagainsttrafficking.org. ART & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REQUEST Please do not move any floral arrangements in the church. If you have any suggestions, please contact the Art and Environment Committee with your ideas. This week our generous hearted teens and their adult supervisors journey to their work site in Preston County in West Virginia. They are being acknowledged and blessed at this Saturday s 5:30 PM Mass before they begin their trip on this Sunday morning at 8:30 AM. They will return to Parsippany next Saturday afternoon on June 30. Everyone, please pray for the safety and good experience for our 35 people who are participating in home repair work for families who are economically very poor. Last year 34 people participated in this project. We are blessed that our young people continue to heed the call to serve our neighbors in West Virginia. And special thanks to our many parishioners who have made your timely donations to help pay for the expenses of this project.

3 THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH JUNE SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018 Blessing of Expectant Parents - Church 10:30AM-Food Pantry Client Shopping - School MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2018 ASA Cardinal Summer Camp All Week - School 7:30PM-S.I.N.E. Spanish Room TUESDAY, JUNE 26, :45AM-ASA Finance Meeting - Rectory WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, :00PM-Boy Scout Troop 72-Cafeteria 7:30PM-Spanish Bible Class Spanish Room THURSDAY, JUNE 28, :30PM-Senior Men s Basketball Parish Center FRIDAY, JUNE 29, th Anniversary of Saint Peter the Apostle Parish 7:00PM-Spanish Choir Church SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018 Christmas in July - Narthex 4:00PM-Penance Church 7:00PM-Indian Sports School 7:30PM-AA Meeting - Church Hall Please visit OUTREACH CORNER A family is in need of summer clothes for their three autistic children. Girl: XL tops and shorts. Boy: Men s Medium Shorts & XL top. Boy: Men s XL shorts and top. If you can help, the parents would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. GOLDEN AGE JULY 2-11:00 AM Saint Peter s Golden Age will meet at the Community Center on Monday, July at 11:00 AM All welcome! They are having a trip to the Sands in Pennsylvania on Thursday, June 28. Call Joe and Jackie at for more information. SAINT PETER S CHRISTMAS IN JULY FOR BIRTHRIGHT & FOSTER CHILDREN It has become our tradition that in July, our parish reaches out to the newborn and the children in Foster Homes. Reaching out this way, expresses our strong support for the dignity of all life. On the next two weekends, we invite you to take a tag from the Giving Tree in the Narthex and buy the item listed on the tag. Christmas card gifts will go to Birthright for newborns and the Backpack gifts will be given to Morris County Foster Parent Association for Foster Children. Please note that Foster Children are infants to age 18, so we need some large sizes. Please return all unwrapped gifts by July 14/15. If there are no more tags and you want to participate, then please buy something for an infant or a young child. May the Lord, who gave us life, give all of us the joy of helping infants and children to live it to the fullest. For everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven a time to be born a time to die a time to heal Bishop Frank Rodimer, Fr. Leo Carey, Noah Lorencovitz, Bill Read, Annam Thomas a time to love and a time of peace. Ecclesiastes 3:11 ADORATION CHAPEL In order to sink our roots deeper into the charity of Christ, it is necessary that we seek opportunities to adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament outside the time of Mass. All these contacts deepen our awareness and open our souls to the influence of the Son of God. Thomas Merton. The following hours need to be filled at the Adoration Chapel: 12:00, 2:00 and 4:00 PM. Please call Kim at for further information. TRAVEL TO ITALY ST. ROSE OF LIMA SEPTEMBER Fr. Owen and St. Rose of Lima will be traveling to Italy on September 20-29, Sites include San Giovanni Rotundo, Avellino, Pompeii, Naples and Rome where there will be a Papal Audience, tours of famous monuments and attend an Ordination to the Diaconate. If interested, please contact Tanya at tdsouza@saintroseoflimachurch.org or SAVE THE DATE SEPTEMBER 21 ST We will be honoring Sister Sylvia on Friday, September 21 st as she celebrates her retirement. Please save the date. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We need volunteers to help launder the purificators that are used during our daily and weekend Masses. Volunteers are especially needed for the months of May and June. If you can help, please call Mary Ann Lisa at Thank you. COME JOIN US: SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH MINISTRY Would you like to become a Digital Missionary? You need just a few clicks: 1. Like our Facebook page: 2. Share our posts often and tag a friend in the Comments. 3. Invite a friend from outside the church to one of our events. 4. Ask your family members to do the same. This is the easiest way to get involved with our newest Parish Ministry. Questions? Contact Nicole C. Green at or use Facebook Messenger to send a message. Thank you!

4 ALL SAINTS ACADEMY CORNER SUMMER IS HERE! On June 20, All Saints Academy will end the school year and dismiss for summer vacation. Thanks to our parish communities, our families and, of course, our wonderful students, we have many successes and happy memories of an excellent school year. We are fortunate for the dedication of excellent teachers and staff members who teach all subjects daily, and all in the light of our Catholic faith. Through the summer, let us continue to prayer for each other. All Saints Academy will continue to accept new student registrations for Pre-School through Middle School. Enrollment paperwork for new students may be found on our website, All Saints Academy is a nationally recognized STEM school of the Diocese of Paterson. Our school offers a comprehensive, multi-curricular, rigorous academic program, centered on values-based education. A strong and loving Catholic identity permeates the environment. In addition to religious instruction, students model Christian ideals through cooperative activities, spiritual and liturgical celebrations, participation in Sacraments, and service outreach. An active parent organization lends partnership and support to the school community. The Early Childhood Center offers classes for three and four year old children. The elementary and middle school classes include kindergarten through grade eight. Contact our school principal, Mrs. Judy Berg, at , to schedule a tour and classroom visit. STEPHEN MINISTRY Now let s plant the seed together Important Clarification if you attended our last information session. The Stephen Minister training sessions are scheduled for only two hours, from 7:00 to 9:00pm, on Thursday evenings. For more information please stephenministry@optimum.net Phone: (973) Ext217 COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS The Compassionate Friends, a self-help group for bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents, will be meeting on Thursday, July 12 th at Saint Christopher s Church, 1050 Littleton Road (Route 202), Parsippany at 7:30 PM in Room 101. The program is: When is Professional Help Needed? For more information, please call Lily Capriglione at ALTAR SERVERS JUNE 30/JULY 1 5:30PM Cattani, Sevilla 7:30AM - Fernandez, Manappuram 9:00AM Marinelli, Terhune 10:30AM Bondarowicz, Bondarowicz 12:00PM Snyder, Snyder 7:00PM George, George,Yturbe CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS THANK YOU We received a thank you note from Deacon Richard A. Gaydo on behalf of the Catholic War Veterans thanking Saint Peter s parishioners for their generosity during their annual Memorial Day Poppy fundraiser. They raised $2,429 which will aid them in continuing their charitable works in aiding our local veterans groups, our parishes, the local Catholic men s and women s organizations and All Saints Academy while helping to educate and challenge its students. THANK YOU TO A LOVING PARISH The Lord was smiling down on us Saturday with the gorgeous weather for the Mass of the Anointing of the Sick. It was a grace-filled day for all of us. W are grateful to the Good Samaritans who made the day special for the sick and elderly members of our parish family. We thank them for organizing the day, preparing and serving the luncheon. Thank you also to the parishioners who baked and donated the lovely center pieces for the tables. The sick and elderly are the treasures of our parish and on Saturday, through the actions of our priests, we were privileged to impart to them the healing power of this sacrament. May the Lord bless our loving and caring parish. FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY Learn God s way of handling money in Financial Peace University! The average family completing this course pays off $5,300 and saves $2,700 in just 90 days. That s an $8,000 change in position in just the first 3 months. Date: July 9 September 17, 2018 Every Monday for 9 weeks (except July 23). Time: 7:00-9:00 PM. Place: Villa Walsh, 455 Western Avenue, Morristown, NJ Contact: Sr May Beth Price: $109 Scholarships available. Register: Online or Sister Mary Beth at srmelloyd@gmail.com or call her at SUMMER PRAYER Creator of all, thank You for summer! Thank You for the warmth of the sun and the increased daylight. Thank You for the beauty I see all around me and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation. Thank You for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family, and for the more casual pace of the summer season. Draw me closer to You this summer. Teach me how I can pray no matter where I am or what I am doing. Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence, and light my path with Your Word and Counsel. As I enjoy Your creation, create in me a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You. Amen. Source unknown

5 Hablando español en San Pedro Apóstol domingo, 24 de junio de 2018 Fiesta del Nacimlento de Juan el Bautista Horario de las Misas: lunes a viernes: 6:45 y 8:00 a.m. sábado: 5:30 p.m. y 7:00 p.m. en español domingo: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m., 12 m. y 7:00 p.m. Confesiones: sábado: 4:00 a 5:00 p.m. Intenciones de las Misas: Por favor, notificar a la oficina parroquial ( ) con una semana de anticipación. El donativo para las intenciones es de $ Mensaje del párroco: Llegó el verano! Trata de relajarte un poco y sacar tiempo para disfrutar El verano oficialmente comenzó el pasado jueves, 21 de junio. Maravilloso! Se acabaron las clases. Es tiempo de vacaciones para algunas familias. Vamos todos a tratar de reducir la velocidad, aunque sea un poco, y realmente disfrutar de la luz del sol, mirar la puesta de sol (tal vez incluso la salida del sol), escuchar las olas del mar y el viento, y oler las coloridas flores. Vamos todos Toma tiempo Toma tiempo para pensar; es la fuente del poder. Toma tiempo para leer; es la base de la sabiduría. Toma tiempo para jugar; es el secreto de mantenerse joven. Toma tiempo para estar en silencio; es la oportunidad para buscar a Dios. Toma tiempo para reir; es la música del alma. Toma tiempo para ser amigable; es el camino a la felicidad. Toma tiempo para soñar; es de lo que el futuro está hecho. Toma tiempo para orar; es el poder más grande en la tierra. Autor desconocido Dios le bendiga, Padre Herb San Pedro y San Pablo Junio 29, 2018

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7 FIFTY YEARS AND STILL GOING THANKS BE TO GOD! I was ordained a Priest 50 years ago on Saturday, May 25, 1968 by Bishop Lawrence B. Casey for the Diocese of Paterson. It was a beautiful, sunny day very much like the past May 25 th, when I celebrated my 50 th Anniversary with so many of you at a beautiful Mass here in our parish church followed by a lovely reception at the Knoll. Fifty years ago, the next day, I offered my first Mass of Thanksgiving in my home parish, Saint Margaret s in Morristown on Sunday, May 26, My Mom and Dad, who have both gone home to Our Lord, all our family, many parishioners and friends celebrated that Mass with me. It was the beginning of my journey as a Priest. It is still a beautiful memory. My great joy is that after 50 long years, I am still serving here as your Pastor. Sometimes it s been a bumpy ride with some big health issues and juggling more than one priestly job at a time for many of those years. But all of it has been a great and joyful blessing. I wouldn t trade this life as a parish Priest for anything. For you, my dear parishioners, for 24 years now almost half of my 50 years - I hope that my priestly ministry here has been, at least in some small ways, a blessing for very many of you. I hope and pray for that with all my heart. Before coming to Parsippany, I served as a Parochial Vicar at Saint Virgil s Church in Morris Plains for my first year as a Priest. I have served three parishes as a Parish Administrator at Saint Hyacinth s Polish Parish in Paterson, at Saint Vincent s Parish in Madison and, just recently at our neighboring Saint Ann s Parish in Parsippany. Before coming here, I was the Pastor of Saint Paul s Parish in Prospect Park for 8 years. Both Saint Peter and Saint Paul play a big role in my life as the patron saints of my Parishes. I served our young people as a high school teacher for 5 years at Paterson Catholic High School during the Vietnam War. For 31 years after that, I served in the Chancery of the Diocese as the Chancellor and then the Vicar General of the Diocese. I worked there directly with 3 Bishops Bishop Casey, Bishop Rodimer and Bishop Serratelli. Those ministries were very good and challenging parts of my priesthood. Besides our 3 Bishops, I worked with so many wonderful Priests and staff members at the Diocese. In 2005, I left this Diocesan work to finally be your full time Pastor. Being your Parish Priest and Pastor these last 24 years has been the best gift that our Lord Jesus and our Mother, Mary, have given me. I turned 75 last year on December 8 and Bishop Serratelli is graciously allowing me to continue as your Pastor. Please pray for my spiritual and physical health and energy so that I might be your Pastor for a good while more. And this, we know, is completely in God s hands.

8 For all my years here, our Parish has been very blessed with excellent Priests, especially several newly ordained Priests, our Deacons, Sister Sylvia and our lay staff members. All of us must be so grateful to them. My pastorate would have never borne fruit without these dedicated, wonderful people. Our Parish has families from all over the world here and we work together constantly at becoming the more and more harmonious, diverse parish family that Jesus is calling us to be. Let s keep doing this together. Please be grateful with me to the wonderful parishioners and parish staff who worked so diligently and happily to prepare my anniversary celebration for everyone. I thank all of you for your prayers, your kindness and support to our Parish and for your generous kindness, prayers and encouragement to me. You inspire me to continue my parish ministry. Thank you all! Saint Peter and Saint Paul the Apostles, Pray for Us. Msgr. Herb

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