Limited Seating Available for Gala

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1 Limited Seating Available for Gala Table Seating Forms are available in the back of the Church if you prefer to seat your own table. Returns may go in any of the collections, to the Parish Center or in the baskets in the back of the Church.

2 Weekly Mass Schedule Weekday Masses are held in the Parish Center Chapel Saturday, April 22 5:30 PM Grace Siano Sunday, April 23 7:30 AM Patrick and Ann McNamara 9:00 AM William Shergalis 10:30 AM Rhowene Lalata 12:00 PM Dorothy Duffe Monday, April 24 7:30 AM Patricia Morrison 12:10 PM Anna and Dominick Marcigliano Tuesday, April 25 7:30 AM Special Intention 12:10 PM Intention of William Rich (82 nd Birthday) Wednesday, April 26 7:30 AM Angela Donato 12:10 PM Anthony and Genevieve Blaskewicz Thursday, April 27 7:30 AM Special Intention 12:10 PM Florence and Joseph Gruber Friday, April 28 7:30 AM Vincenzo Laccona 12:10 PM Socorro S. Yaoto (Birthday) Saturday, April 29 5:30 PM Jack Goitiandia Sunday, April 30 7:30 AM Walter Michael Nicastro 9:00 AM Vincent De Paul, Jr. (Birthday) 10:30 AM Elvira and Antonio Lopes 12:00 PM Angela Scullion Hosts for each Mass have been donated by the Rosary Society Chapel Lamp donated in Memory of Martin McNish Blessed Mother Lamps donated in Memory of Jean Reilly Holy Father's Prayer Intention We pray that young people may respond generously to their vocations and seriously consider offering themselves to God in the priesthood or consecrated life. Save the Date Rosary Society Baby Shower On Monday, June 12 th, St. Mary s Rosary Society will hold their Annual Baby Shower to benefit Good Counsel Homes. We would like to invite all women of the parish to this inspirational evening. Several mothers from the Home, and their babies, will be in attendance. Many of our talented parishioners have generously donated some lovely handmade quilts and blankets to this event in years past. In addition, a bin will be placed in the back of the church in a few weeks for any donations you wish to give. (List of needed items to come!) Please consider attending this event we think you will find it to be a pleasant evening! Catholic School Open Houses MSDA 3 Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, Open House for 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls and their families Wednesday, April 26th at 6:30pm in the Performing Arts Center. Call , ext for questions. IHA Immaculate Heart Academy will host a Spring Open House on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Online preregistration is requested at Call for more information. IHA is located at 500 Van Emburgh Ave., Township of Washington, NJ St. Peter s Prep Saint Peter s Preparatory School will be holding its Spring Open House on Sunday, May 7 from 1:00 3:00 pm at the school s campus in historic downtown Jersey City. For more information on the Spring Open House, please call St. Mary Open House for all 6 th, 7 th and 8 th graders on April 25 th at 7 pm. St. Mary is located at 64 Chestnut Street, Rutherford. If you have any questions please call Page 2

3 Religious Education Program We are down to our last few weeks of class for Grades K-8 for the school year. A few updates and reminders as we wind down the year: Rice Bowl boxes should be returned this week. All of the funds that are collected will be sent to Catholic Relief Services to help provide food for those most in need. Registration forms will not be handed out at the final class. We will update you on the process for registering for classes for in the next week. We will be sending an home and posting the information here and in the bulletin. Formal Religious Education should begin in Grade 1 and continue through Confirmation in Grade 9. Faith formation deepens each year, so that by the time our students are preparing for Confirmation, they will have gained the knowledge needed for them to live as true disciples of Christ. We are looking for volunteers for next year. We need your help to keep our program strong. Each year, we are looking to do more for our children, but we need your help. Being a catechist gives you the opportunity to deepen your own faith and live out your call to share the good news of Jesus with the children of our parish. You do not need to be a theologian, you just need a servants heart and a desire to serve, we can help you with the rest! If you are nervous about doing it alone ask a friend and you can teach together as a team! Social Concerns Team St. Mary's is planning an evening to find out more about participating in the Archdiocesan plan to help resettle refugees. Call the parish center or b.mauro1@yahoo.com to be on the social concerns list. Cardinal Tobin Celebrates Mass at Holy Family Cardinal Joseph Tobin will celebrate Mass at Holy Family at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, May 16. This is a Deanery event where parishes from Nutley, Belleville, Bloomfield, and Montclair are invited. After Mass, Cardinal Tobin will have a Town hall Meeting at GSA. RCIA Are you or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic or completing the Sacraments? RCIA classes began on Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00pm. Please contact Fr. Rich at the Parish Center or info@stmarysnutley.org for more information. First Holy Communions Schedule: May 6 (5:30pm) & May 7 (10:30 & 12 Noon) May 14 (12 Noon) May 20(5:30pm) & May 21 (10:30 & 12 Noon) Religious Education Schedule Sunday Session Tuesday Session Confirmation Class Schedule April 23 April 25 May 11 April Page 3

4 Irish Mass & Dinner at Seton Hall Seton Hall University Alumni Relations and the Pirates of Irish Persuasion & Extraction (PIPE) Alumni Club will sponsor the 7th Annual Irish Mass, celebrated by Rev. Daniel Cahill, in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception on Seton Hall s South Orange campus at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5. Parts of the Mass will be said in Irish, and parts in English. The musical selections for the Mass will include Irishinspired hymns and cantor solos sung in the Irish language. Following the Mass will be an Irish dinner at 7:00 p.m. featuring Irish entrees and desserts from Town Hall Deli. Enjoy entertainment showcasing the culture of Ireland. Join us for this evening of celebration of Irish heritage and Catholic faith! Tickets for the dinner are $15 per adult and $10 for children ages 12 and under. Order your tickets for the dinner no later than May 2 via Please contact Brian O Malley, Director of Alumni Clubs, at brian.omalley@shu.edu or with any questions. K of C Rosary Service St. Mary's Council # 2346 invite all members of our parish to join Father Thomas Nicastro, our chaplain, and our members in recitation of the Rosary to honor our Blessed Virgin Mary on Monday night, May 8, 2017, at 7:00 pm at our Knights of Columbus Hall (150 Chestnut Street, Nutley). Refreshments to follow. We look forward to your participation as we celebrate the month of Mary and the rosary. Final Report on the 3rd Annual Otto Allen Beyer Memorial Dinner German Knight 2017 The January 28th Knights of Columbus fundraiser exceeded all expectations. Guests were serenaded by the St. Mary s Family Mass Band, whose members are: Brothers Bill Arndt and Rob Ciocco, with Andrew DeCotiis-Mauro, and John Loprieato. Brother James Kosior refreshed the guests with their choice of three draught beers, wine and/or soda. The tables were decorated with patriotic colors, donated bottles of Poland Spring Water and Terra Chips and with Information about the VFW Support Program that the memorial would benefit. Grand Knight John Wlosek welcomed all and introduced the council Chaplin, Father Tom Nicastro, who said the opening prayer and blessed the food. The guests were served fine German food by Joseph, Katie and Liz Mauro. All are past Council Scholarship Award (EAC) recipients and the grandchildren of Mr. Beyer. The menu consisted of German favorites like Kassler Rippchen (smoked pork chops), Weiner schnitzel (breaded pork cutlets) knockwurst, bratwurst, German frankfurters, sauerkraut, sweet and sour red cabbage,german and regular potato salads, brown gravy with egg noodles and also classics like chicken francese, chicken murphy, stuffed shells and penne with vodka sauce. Dessert was a fine apple filled crumb cake, assorted cookies and coffee or tea. The food was prepared by Brothers Noel Connor, Bill Waddleton and Kevin Mauro. Thank you to Brother Phil Urso and those other Knights that helped with the hall. During the evening, Grand Knight John Wlosek presented a $ check to the council s sponsored seminarian, Diego Navarro. This annual stipend is to be used to offset his expenses while becoming a priest. As I stated in the opening, the event was a charitable financial success. Ticket donations exceeded expectations and the council also donated $ towards the effort. A check for $ 3, was sent in honor of Otto Allen Beyer and the council to the VFW Veterans and Military Support Program. Over the past 3 years, our council has donated over $6,250 to veteran programs. Respectfully submitted, Kevin J. Mauro PGK German Knight 2017 Event Chairman 656 Page 4

5 Last summer, a reading from Paul's letter to the Hebrews inspired my writing a series of 3 bulletin articles. Paul's counsel; that we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses prompted me to consider: "Who is St. Mary s? My conclusion was a paraphrase of the words of St. Theresa of Calcutta: St. Mary's is women and men, lay and ordained, living and deceased who have made a great impact "by doing many little things with great love." The liturgies of this past weekend caused me to return to these thoughts. On Holy Thursday twelve parishioners were selected to represent our ministries and have their feet washed. I began playing the processional hymn and heard the voices of the singers coming clearly out of the speaker set right behind the organ bench. Simultaneously, another sound, equally strong began to compete for my attention. It was the many "little" voices of the congregation coming together to make one great sound. As the weekend unfolded I came to see Easter as a great Christian family reunion. Present were: The babies God has blessed us with in the past year. (A few of whom wearing bunny ears). The beautiful girls in bonnets and boys in shirts and ties who were babies of Easters past. The wonderful young men and ladies who served on the altar or choir loft. The compendium of greeters, lectors and eucharistic ministers from each of our 5 weekend liturgies (some of whom served together at the Sacred Triduum). Just like in every family, there were new friends and family members we haven't seen in a while and some who may have been away this Easter. All of these, including you and me are St. Mary's. Together we are called and doing great things in Christ's name as we do many little things with great love. Blessed to be serving at St. Mary's, P.S.: I am grateful for the welcome extended to myself and the singers by those who regularly attend the 7:30 a.m. liturgy. It was wonderful to be with you! Care Ministry Update Maria Biancheri, an employee of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark will be making a presentation on the Archdiocesan plan to resettle refugees to the NJ area. The event will take place in Walsh Hall Wednesday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. Our care ministry will also be cooking at the Nutley-Belleville care kitchen on Saturday, April 22. b.mauro1@yahoo.com to be on our care ministry list. Knights of Columbus Membership The St. Mary s Knights of Columbus Council #2346 always welcomes new members to join. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic Men s fraternal organization dedicated to upholding its four key principles: charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. Those who are interested in more information should call the Council at (973) or stmaryscouncil2346@gmail.com. Meetings are held the 2 nd and 4 th Mondays at 7:30 PM. The Knights of Columbus Hall is also available for rental; please call with any inquires. The Hall is a great space for repasts, anniversaries and baby/bridal showers! 656 Page 5

6 St. Mary s Church is served by: Rev. Richard Berbary, Pastor Rev. Thomas Nicastro, Parochial Vicar Anthony G. Armando, DRE/Youth Minister, armandoa@stmarysnutley.org Bruce Mauro, Music Director, b.mauro1@yahoo.com Patrick Perrone, Trustee Anne Scheidel, Trustee Mass Schedule Sundays 5:30 (Sat. evening) 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12:00 Weekdays Masses in Parish Center Chapel 7:30, 12:10 (Monday - Friday), Holy Days 7:30 AM, 12:10 AM, 7:00 PM National Holidays 9:00 AM Parish Business Hours Parish Center: M-F, 9-4 Church Vestibule: Sat. 3-7 PM Sun. 9 AM-1 PM A Time of War and Peace We pray that our troops serving our country may be protected by the Holy Spirit, especially for Patrick Connors, Evan Keating, Collin Keating, Mark Nostro, Greg O Connell, David Nostro, Douglas Reiman, John Thompson and James Zaremba. A Time to Heal For all those who are sick or suffering, especially all those listed on our webpage at A Time to Die For all those who have entered into eternal life, especially Jean Reilly Readings for the Week of April 23, 2017 Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-9; Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; 1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35 This Week s Music 5:30, 9:00 and 12:00 NOON Gathering The Day of Resurrection 175 Psalm, Alleluia and Gospel Offertory Rise Up With Him 564 Eucharistic Prayer Christ the Savior 916 / 917 / 920 / 921 Communion Ye Sons and Daughters 169 Recessional Tell the Good News 386 JPPC Phone Number: Confessions Saturdays, 4:30 to 5:15 or by appointment Novenas Miraculous Medal: Mon., 12:00 PM before Mass Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Weds., 7:00 PM in chapel Devotion to the Divine Mercy: Fri., 7:00 PM in chapel First Friday Novena: 1 st Friday of Month, 7:00 PM in the Chapel RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) Adults who wish to receive Baptism, First Communion or Confirmation should contact the Parish Center. Baptisms Baptisms are the third Sunday of each month, at 1:30 PM. Please call at least a month in advance to make arrangements. Baptismal prep classes will now be held on Saturday, the week before Baptisms (the second Saturday of the month), at 1:00 PM in the Parish Center Parish Membership Parishioners should register and should inform the Parish Center when moving from the parish. Parish Collections - The April 9th Collection was $12, We thank you for your generosity! (Easter Collection will be in next bulletin) BINGO Tuesday Evenings with the Early Bird Game starting at 7:15 PM in Msgr. Walsh Hall Good Shepherd Academy ( ; Our Catholic grade school sponsored by the Archdiocese of Newark Religious Vocations If you think you may have a vocation, speak to one of our priests, or call the Archdiocesan Vocations Office ( ). Care of the Sick Communion will be brought to any parishioner confined to home, upon request; those who are seriously ill, or weak from the burden of years, should request the Anointing of the Sick. Urgent calls will be attended immediately. Marriage Contact a priest to make arrangements. The Bishops have directed that the normal preparation time is a year or more. 656 Page 6