ST. JOSEPH CHURCH PARISH STEWARDSHIP FOR MAY 2011

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1 ST. JOSEPH CHURCH SUN. JUNE 12 PENTECOST 7:30 Thomas G. Kelliher 9:00 Deceased members Prior & Plinio Families 10:30 Loretta & Bill Hamill (Anniv. Rememb.) 10:30(M C) Marie & Robert Klein 12:00 Mary Kate Flanagan MON. JUNE 13 7:00 Brian Pianfetti 8:30 Carmela Cavarretta TUE. JUNE 14 7:00 Alice & Tom McKeon 8:30 Marissa Sese WED. JUNE 15 7:00 Thomas Elefante 8:30 Happy Birthday Special Intentions of Rose Ronda THURS. JUNE 16 7:00 Michael Glynn (43 rd Anniv.) 8:30 Emma & Pasquale Mudio FRI. JUNE 17 7:00 Charles Flynn 8:30 Deceased members of Estrada & Viri Fam. 4:00 PM Wedding: Courtney Geniton & Ray Tintle SAT. JUNE 18 8:30 Cecilia & Dolores Tumang 5:00 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUN. JUNE 19 TRINITY SUNDAY 7:30 Charles Smith 9:00 Charles Bolleia 10:30 Anthony Errico 10:30(M C) Florentino Sarduy 12:00 Maria José Amaral 2:30 PM Wedding: Caroline DeFino & Joseph Emmolo BREAD AND WINE The Bread and the Wine for this week s Masses are given for a Happy Birthday Mom and a Happy 30 th Wedding Anniversary for our Mom and Dad Fred & Barbara Mezzina donated and requested by your children Danny and Michele. Attention Parish Pay Donors If your donation to Saint Joseph Church is not appearing on your monthly credit card statement, please contact Parish Pay at to update your credit card information. Thank you! CAN YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE? This page of the bulletin is printed in Times New Roman, #10 The other pages are printed in Cambria #11 What font do you like better for our bulletin? Please share your preference, by speaking to Father Tom or sending him an at FatherTom@sjcnj.org 1 TARGET & YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS Are you up to the challenge? We are all called to carry on the mission of Jesus to build the Kingdom of God here on earth. For the school year, , we are looking for sophomores, juniors, and seniors in high school to be a part of the St. Joseph Parish Peer Leadership Team. The Peer Leadership Team is made up of high school students, who are trained to be leaders in our parish. As a team member, you will be trained to share your faith by giving talks, leading small groups, praying with others and planning activities. You will put this training into use on our Confirmation Retreats, in our Religious Education classes, at TARGET events, and while working with other parishes in our area. In the process of ministering to others, you will build friendships, have fun, and experience things that you may have never thought possible. We are looking for high school students, who want to share their gifts with the parish. The desire to love and serve Jesus is the most important quality that a member of the Team needs. That desire to love and serve Jesus enables us to live as he has called us, gives us the desire to serve others, and allows us to experience the joy in doing both. We also need people who can play an instrument, love to act, sing, write, and enjoy filming and creating video. We would love to have you use your gifts to share the Good News of Jesus. If you would like to be a part of this team, please attend our Information Night tonight, June 12, at 7pm in the Rectory Basement. During the meeting, we will discuss the commitment and the joys of serving on the team. The meeting will last about 1 hour, so please do your best to attend. If you have any questions or want more information, please call or Anthony Armando or TARGET@sjcnj.org TARGET Up Coming Dates: Tuesday, June 14- Hang Out Night - 7-9pm in the TARGET Room Sunday, June 19- No TARGET - We pray for all of our fathers. Tuesday, June 21- Hang Out Night - 7-9pm in the TARGET Room PARISH STEWARDSHIP FOR MAY 2011 Date/ Name Envelope ParishPay Total Of Collection System Program Donations Assessment $3,672 $4,048 $7,720 Catholic Home Missions $2,006 $1,138 $3,144 Communicating God's Word $1,868 $1,041 $2,909 May 1 $9,177 $4,656 $13,833 May 8 $9,885 $4,656 $14,541 May 15 $9,403 $4,656 $14,059 May 22 $8,875 $4,656 $13,531 May 29 $7,782 $4,656 $12,438 Thank you to all our parishioners for your support in helping us meet our parish needs.

ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ THE PASTOR S COLUMN GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE & ABOUT OUR SCHOOL At the last Parish Finance Council Meeting and Parish Pastoral Council, I shared some good news that

Each parish is given a specific goal that is expected to be met. In the 2010 Appeal that took place before I became pastor, our goal was $95,276. The parish raised $61,581 or 67% of the goal.

2 ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ THE PASTOR S COLUMN GOOD NEWS FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE & ABOUT OUR SCHOOL At the last Parish Finance Council Meeting and Parish Pastoral Council, I shared some good news that members of both Councils asked me to tell you. As you know, each year in February the Archbishop's Annual Appeal takes place in all the parishes of the Archdiocese of Newark. Each parish is given a specific goal that is expected to be met. In the 2010 Appeal that took place before I became pastor, our goal was $95,276. The parish raised $61,581 or 67% of the goal. When the parish was given permission to hold its Capital Campaign some two years earlier, it was told that if the parish did not meet its Annual Appeal Goal it would need to make up the difference from its general revenue. At the end of this past February, I received a bill from the Archdiocese for that difference, namely, $33,695. I wrote to the Development Office stating the reasons that I believed warranted a reduction of the amount owed by the parish. I am happy to say that in response to my letter, we received not just a reduction, but the forgiveness of the entire outstanding balance. I can truly say I almost fell off my chair when I got that good news. But the good news did not stop there. I was also told that it might be worthwhile to speak to the Director of Development about a possible lowering of the parish goal for this current year. Our 2011 goal is $92,668. I followed that advice and the Director informed me that she would lower our goal for this current year by some $30,000. Amazing! Some people have the impression that the Archdiocese of Newark is not supportive of its local parishes. I must say that in my two assignments as pastor, I have found that to be completely untrue. The Archbishop and the various offices and departments of the Archdiocese have been most helpful and understanding. In fact, I recently called upon one of the offices for assistance and the staff went out of their way to provide me with the guidance and help I needed. When I thanked them they said, "Remember Father, we work for you and the parish." That support of the Archdiocese for our parish is also seen in the assignment of Father Roy Regaspi, a newly ordained priest, to St. Joseph's. Father Regaspi, who begins his ministry here on Wednesday, June 15, will be replacing Father Tony Ricarte who has received a new assignment to move him forward in his desire to become 2 a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark. He currently is a priest of the Archdiocese of Cebu in the Philippines. OUR PARISH SCHOOL On Wednesday, June 1, Mrs. Colette Vail, the principal of our school, Mr. Heath Winborn, our Director of Operations, and I met with some 175 parents in the gym to announce the tuition rates for the new year and also to explain some restructuring that will be taking place in our school in preparation for the new academic year. I am a firm believer in Catholic Education and I see our parish elementary school as an important part of the ministry of our parish. In order to strengthen our school, and to make certain it has a long and successful future, we have made a series of decisions that we believe will help us to reach those goals. These decisions were made in conjunction with the four professional educators who serve on our School Advisory Board and with others. Happy Students are ready to welcome the future at SJS! We have decided that each class will normally be required to have a minimum of 19 students, we will hire a Vice Principal for grades 5 through 8, we will restructure, renew, and name our Early Childhood Program, we will make physical improvements to the Lower and Upper School buildings we will increase technology, we will dedicate certain rooms for special subjects, we will assign priests as chaplains to each grade and ask them to teach a religion class at least two times each month in their assigned grades, we will launch a completely new school website, we will increase communication, marketing and seek to spread the good news about St. Joseph School we will restructure the PTO to allow for more communication and dialogue with parents, teachers, principal and pastor. Love, Father Tom Iwanowski

Kate Carolan, and Katherine Rodriguez K of C SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS St.

3 PENTECOST SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011 Mrs. Colette Vail, principal of Saint Joseph School, proudly poses with our Eighth Grade Graduates who served as officers of the Junior Beta Club, Catherine Piersa, Isabelle Landers, Thomas Selvaggi, Mary Kate Carolan, and Katherine Rodriguez K of C SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS St. Joseph Council of the Knights of Columbus of Oradell/New Milford is pleased to announce that they will award a $500 scholarship to each of the following 8 th grade students: Donald Gherardi, of Oradell and St. Joseph Parish. Donald attends St. Joseph School and plans to attend Bergen Catholic High School. Julia DeSimone, of Oradell and St. Joseph Parish. Julia attends River Dell Middle School and plans to attend the Academy of the Holy Angels. Nicholas Peter Adams, of New Milford and Ascension Parish. Nicholas attends Transfiguration Academy and plans to attend Don Bosco Prep High School. The Scholarships are given to those students who best exemplify the Knights of Columbus commitment of service to the church, school, and community, and who also excel in other areas of consideration including leadership, honors, school activities, and an essay on the K of C principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism. The Scholarship recipients will receive their awards at the Council s Community Awards night on June 24 th at the Council Hall in New Milford PARISH SHAWL MINISTRY The Shawl Ministry will be meeting on Tuesday, June 14 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 PM in the meeting room in the rectory basement. All are welcome, come and join us! For further information, call Pat at or Barbara at SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL GRADUATES CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF The following 52 students graduated from our parish school this past Wednesday, June 8. We wish them all the best in the future! May God be with them! Alisa Marie Acciardi Grace Antinori Kevin Thomas Asaro Lilliana Barbara Barhe Alexander Raymond Barszcz Dana Nicole Caplis Albert Francis Carbillas Mary Catherine Carolan Michael Criscuolo Dara Jane Crosbie Ryan Patrick Day Jenna Margaret DiTore Gloria Marie Duby Casey Joseph Filletti Kyle Dominic Torrijos Flores Corie R. Funk Donald Joseph Gherardi Patrick Gomez John Francisco Guido Olivia Anne Guido Matthew Golocan Gumabon Lydia Ha Shannon Zoé Hancock Shannon Margaret Heiser Jina M. Joseph James Louis Kane Isabelle Husted Landers Shane Joseph Levi William Henry Luethke Thomas Michael Lynch Angelo Gabriel Mabasa William Stanley Moskal, Jr. Rebecca Guintu Munsayac Patrick Thomas O Hare Barrows Jordan Helene Peña Alyson Claire Perenne Catherine Elizabeth Piersa Katherine Maria Rodriguez Jorge Fernando Ruiz Tiana Mary Salci Nicole Maria Sarapuchiello Elizabeth Rose Scully Thomas Selvaggi, Jr. Caroline Elita Rose Spano Daniela Valá Stewart Sophie Therese Tallier Raymond B. Tiedemann John H. Tiedemann Shalin Thomas Alexander John Joseph Verdon Christopher Francis Walker Kelana Rose Wood Anastasia Selena Woodford Sunny Yoo

4 PENTECOST SUNDAY WOMEN'S CORNERSTONE A special invitation is extended to all women who have participated in a Cornerstone Retreat Weekend! We invite you to join us this Wednesday evening June 8 at 8 pm. in the K of C Hall, River Road, New Milford, as we celebrate 20 years of God's Blessings. This coming March, 2012 we will be presenting our 20th Cornerstone and we would love to have you come and be a part of the Team for this great event! Our Director and Facilitator - Sue Macri and Kathleen Mooney will be announcing the Theme and the theme song for Cornerstone XX. So don't miss it! If it's hot Wednesday night, don't let that keep you away. The K of C Hall is air conditioned. If you are tired - join us and get refreshed! If you are feeling a little lonesome and left out because you haven't been able to attend past meetings, don't let that stop you! Come and we will welcome you back with open arms and hearts! Let's share our faith, sing songs of blessing and have a night of fellowship with our Cornerstone Sisters! Let us remember those who are ill, Sophia Guido, Margaret Maynes, Bruce Peterson, Carolyn Jenkinson, Janet Perrone, Fred Petrolia, Albert Youngs, Joseph Daigle, Timothy Walker, Mariana Dunne, Michael Flanagan, Thomas E. Starzl, Baby Kevin Fenwich, and Dolores Pinto. Let us remember those serving our country that they may be protected, that their efforts to secure peace and justice may be successful, and that they may return home unharmed. Let us pray for those who have died this past week, Regina J. Fletcher, Dorothy Rose Walters, Jesse Offringa, Leona Karpinski, and Lloyd Elliott. ANNOUNCED MASSES AVAILABLE If you need an announced Mass Intention for this year 2011, there are many still available, weekdays, 7 or 8:30 am (only) from September through Dec. All Mass intention donations are $10. Stop in the rectory office from 9 am to 4 pm weekdays. MOM, POPS AND TOTS MOMS, POPS and TOTS will meet Thursday, June 16 at 9:30 am in the basement of the brothers residence on Grand St. All are welcome and admission is free. Please feel free to call Pat MacRae with any questions at FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR FATHER TONY RICARTE Saturday, June 11, & Sunday, June 12, after all the Masses. Please join us in the gym of the Lower School, located on Elm Street. ANNIVERSARY LITURGIES 2011 We are happy to announce the following couples celebrating their 25 th & 50 th Wedding Anniversaries this year held at the Basilica of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Newark celebrated by. Archbishop John J. Myers. on the following dates: 25 th Anniversary Mass, June 12 Kristine & Anthony LaGuardia of Oradell Nora & Sean Reilly of Oradell 50 th Anniversary Mass, June 5 Stella & Robert Frye of Oradell Raymond & Mary Potter of Oradell Elizabeth & Raymond Broking of Oradell. Best wishes to all our couples for many more years of joy and happiness in their marriage. HELP NEEDED Eucharistic Ministers for Health Care Center Oradell Health Care Center is looking for volunteers to bring Holy Communion to patients. If you would like to help with this ministry please contact Fr. Raul at CONVOCATION TO GATHER ALL PRIESTS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE The Eighth Convocation of Priests of the Archdiocese of Newark will take place Sunday afternoon, June 26, until Wednesday afternoon, June 29, at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton. The theme of the convocation, which is expected to bring together some 400 priests, is "Abide in Christ, Bear Much Fruit." Since the priests of the parish will be attending the convocation, there will be NO MORNING MASSES, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, June 27, 28, and 29. There will be a prayer service with the distribution of Holy Communion at 8:30 am on those three days. Please keep the prayers of the Archdiocese in your prayers that this convocation will renew their spirits and increase their dedication to Christ and His Church. 4

5 PENTECOST SUNDAY GIVING THOUGHT Giving Thought is a new feature that will appear in our Sunday bulletin. It will encourage us to give thought and consideration to how we respond to God's challenge to share our time, talent, and treasure for the good of the Church and for the good of those in need. As Saint Paul wrote "Keep in mind the words the Lord Jesus himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" (Acts 20:35) Today, Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the day when the Holy Spirit brought the Church to life and sent it out to proclaim the message of the Gospel in word and action. That Spirit of God continues to move God's Church, inspiring us to spread the Gospel by our words and by our act of forgiveness, kindness, and generosity. Certainly our response to our parish's Summer Food Drive is evidence of the Holy Spirit is working at Saint Joseph Parish. FOOD DRIVE THIS WEEKEND! Please help a neighbor in need by bringing that bag, filled with non-perishable food, to the Rectory Garage this weekend June 11 & 12. Your generous donations will go to the Food Pantry at Ascension Church in New Milford and to the Food Pantry at Father Peter Wehrle s Parish, Our Lady of Fatima in North Bergen. The food will be picked up and delivered early in the morning on Monday, June 13. You may also make a monetary donation. Please make the check payable to St. Joseph Church, mark the envelope Food Drive and mail it to the Rectory or place it in the box provided in the Rectory. Your help will put food on the table and hope back into their lives. Thank you for always caring and your sharing! BIBLE STUDY GROUPS NOW FORMING There was a great deal of enthusiasm generated at last weekend's promotion of the Great Adventure Bible Series. Groups are now forming for the studies that will start in this September. Newcomers are encouraged to sign up for The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation. The 24 week in-depth study is highly recommended, however for the first time this year, we are also planning to offer an eight week introduction called A Quick Journey Through the Bible. Our parish has enjoyed participating in this nationally known DVD based program since Other studies being offered include: Matthew: The King and His Kingdom, Acts: The Spread of the Kingdom and Revelation: The Kingdom Yet to Come. For further information visit or contact Pat Fakharzadeh at or her at bible@sjcnj.org. 5 THE SURVEY SAYS... The Pastoral Parish Council conducted an in-pew survey on March 19 and March 20 during our Sunday Masses. We asked parishioners to identify 3 things that they liked about St. Joseph Parish and 3 things that they would like to see happen at our parish. In response to a large number of suggestions to offer more programs for our youth, for families and more service to our community, the Pastoral Parish Council is planning a parish wide day of service. This will be a Stewardship Day where we will have an opportunity to offer our time and talent to make a positive difference. The event, on a yet to be determined date (sometime in the Fall 2011), will offer a variety of projects for people of all ages and all abilities. Our hope is to offer a list of opportunities that will encompass a full range of service needs...half day projects that address hunger, housing, stewardship of the earth, visiting the elderly, community building and many, many more. We need your help to make all this happen! The Parish Pastoral Council invites you to a kick-off meeting on Sunday June 26, at 11:30 am (immediately following our 10:30 am Mass) in the rectory/parish office meeting room. Light refreshments will be served. Come listen, share your ideas, and see if this might be something that you would like to do to make a positive difference. The Pastoral Council envisions this event as the start of an annual happening at St Joseph Parish. We show our love for God in our love for one another and especially for the least among us. Be a part of that love and join us for our kick off meeting. ANNUAL BOY SCOUT CAR WASH "St. Josephs Boy Scout Troop 142 is holding their annual Car Wash Fundraiser on Saturday, June 18, 2011 from 9 am to 1 pm in the lower school parking lot. Tickets are $5 and will be on sale after the masses on June 11th and June 12th. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go towards the purchase of camping equipment and supplies. Please help support the Boy Scouts and their annual fundraiser." SAVE THE DATE! Saint Joseph School will host its 12 th Annual Fall Craft Show, featuring a wide variety of exhibitors displaying their handmade crafts. Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 10 am to 4 pm at St. Joseph s lower school. Watch bulletin for forthcoming information.

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am 10:30 am (MC) 12 noon Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am 10:30 am (MC) 12