God s Plan for Giving. Next Baptismal class will be November 20th. Call the Rectory to register.

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The Bread and Wine have been offered up in Loving Memory of Dot Amory from Brenda Velasco and Adeline & John Mokrzycki From Dolan Family MONDAY, November 19, 2012 7:00 AM Joan Murphy, r/o SJV Biddy

1 The Bread and Wine have been offered up in Loving Memory of Dot Amory from Brenda Velasco and Adeline & John Mokrzycki From Dolan Family MONDAY, November 19, :00 AM Joan Murphy, r/o SJV Biddy Cheerleaders 8:45 AM Henry Janowski, r/o Karen & Joseph Phillips TUESDAY, November 20, :00 AM Rita Parsons, r/o SJV HSA 8:45 AM Elizabeth & Paul Blasco, r/o Jack Cassidy The Sanctuary Light Has Been Donated in loving memory of Frank Torlucci from Lynn Williams and Family WEDNESDAY, November 21, :00 AM Patricia Tischler, r/o M/M McMahon 8:45 AM Benedetto & Brigida Cosentino, r/o M/M Pat Specchio 7:00 PM Deceased members of Society of St. Vincent de Paul THURSDAY, November 22, 2012 THANKSGIVING (ONE MASS) 9:00 AM John & Mary O Neill FRIDAY, November 23, :00 AM Pat DiBiasio, r/o Wife SATURDAY, November 24, :00:AM Annie Birney, r/o M/M Connie O Donnell 5:00 PM Eleanor Makar, r/o Ciuba Family 7:00 PM Joseph Monaco, r/o Family SUNDAY, November 25, :00 AM Living and deceased members of the Parish 9:00 AM In Thanksgiving, r/o Ruth Hawke 10:45 AM John Farawell, Sr. r/o Mike Velasco Family 12:15 PM Vincent Plaia, r/o M/M Angrisani Remember and pray for the sick of the parish, those who are hospitalized, and their caregivers, Alan LeBau, Adriana Chessere, Marie Applegate, Valerie Eckert, Kyle Eckert, Brian Eckert, JoAnn Keker, Mary and Frank Shegas, Paul Wallace, Rich Trotzinka, Harry McCabe, Jennie Cassese, Helen Beben, Assunta Kovalchik, Lonnie Perryman, Sam Lessolano, Dana Perone, Tony Virrazzi, Alexa Angrisani, Loretta Anan, Bob Bayer, Sr., Ed Resop, Theresa Syslo, Maria & Ronald Sherman, Rita Iacobacci, John Murray, Baby Jake, Alice Fillipone, Phyllis Calucci, Baby Sophia Trautmann, John Dedoussis, Art Ellerman, Bill Hillyer, Geossrey Sriwardena, Louis Briante, Terri Briante, Phil Chiera, Baby Thomas Pecoraro, Bishop Hughes, Christian Pecoraro, Eric LeGrande, Matthew Guarino, Bethany Ciccarelli and please remember our service men and women in your prayers. e welcome our littlest members born to new life Baptized in water and the Holy Spirit November 11, 2012 Julia Grace Simone Child of John and Jennifer Munster Simone and Stella Pia Lawlor Child of Eamon and Jennifer Leone Lawlor Next Baptismal class will be November 20th. Call the Rectory to register. God s Plan for Giving Collection for the weekend of 11/11/12 was $14, Debt reduction collection was $ May God bless you for your generosity. SPECIAL SUPERSTORM SANDY FUND A special collection will be held in all parishes this weekend, November 17/18. All donations received will assist our brothers and sisters in our area who are in need of help. Per Maria Hunter at Catholic Charities all temporary shelters in Middlesex County are being consolidated onto Rutgers University Livingston Campus. There is an urgent need for baby formula, diapers and wipes, and packaged cookies and snacks for the children. Please help and bring these items to the church vestibule and St. Vincent DePaul will see that they are delivered. Let us pray for our recently departed brothers and sisters Joan Kasko, Teresa McQuade, Jennie Ciantar, Betty Jane McGivney..and reward them a place in heaven and eternal rest. FOOD COLLECTION FOR ST. VINCENT de PAUL Please remember to bring a non-perishable food item to this Wednesday and Thursday masses. Thank you for your generosity. Advent Candles will be sold by the SJV Altar Rosary Society for $4.00 for a pack of 4. Oplatki Wafers will be sold for $2.00 a pack. They are available at the Religious Counter and the Rectory. The Religious Counter also has many new Christmas items for sale this year. Check them out!

ADOPT A TURKEY 2012 Please join us as we try to feed the needy in the area. With a donation of as little as $15.00 you can help a family in need for Thanksgiving.

2 ADOPT A TURKEY 2012 Please join us as we try to feed the needy in the area. With a donation of as little as $15.00 you can help a family in need for Thanksgiving. With recent weather events this year, this program is more important than ever. Thank you for your generosity. Place your donation in an envelope labeled Adopt A Turkey and drop it in the poor box or collection basket. Donations of frozen turkeys will also be accepted. You can call or Jim or Lee Ann Leathem at or jimlee@verizon. net. The Giving Tree As you can see the Giving Tree is back! Please take an ornament and return it the weekend of December 8/9 with the tag securely attached to the (New, Unwrapped gift). Gift cards and monetary donations may be placed in the box provided. Please indicate the gift card amount. St. Vincent DePaul, SJV ProLife, Local Seniors, Catholic Charities, SJV families in need, and victims of Hurricane Sandy will be the recipients of your generous gifts. Give and it shall be given to you. - Luke 6:38 Barbara Morrisey Donna Worosila THANKSGIVING DINNER AT ST. JAMES CHURCH IN WOODBRIDGE If you are homeless or going to be alone on Thanksgiving, a dinner will be provided between 1 and 3 PM. Please contact Lorraine Luban at St. John Vianney School News Students will attend a Thanksgiving Prayer Service on Wednesday, November 21, at 9:30 AM. Dismissal will be at 11:30 AM, and no aftercare will be provided. Please be prompt when picking up your child. School will be closed on Thursday, November 22, and Friday, November 23. We wish all of our families a Happy Thanksgiving! With the Christmas holidays quickly approaching, please remember to think about purchasing Scrip as gifts. We have many stores and restaurants from which to choose. Be sure to place your order early! St. John Vianney Pre-School News Pre-School students will be having their Thanksgiving celebrations on Monday, Nov. 19, and Tuesday, Nov. 20. On Wednesday, November 21, we will follow our half-day schedule. There will be no aftercare. School will be closed on Thursday, November 22, and Friday, November 23. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our wonderful students and their families! SJV Adult Choir Many thanks to our Adult Choir for leading us in song during our parish Mass of Remembrance. We will soon begin working on music for our parish Advent/Christmas Concert which will be held in December. New voices are always welcome (and needed)! The adult choir practices each Wednesday at 7:30 pm in the church. The choir sings generally at the 9:00 AM mass on Sundays. For more information please call Jamie at (908) or jframeiii@yahoo.com. SJV Children s Choir Our parish children s choir is open to ALL children in the parish from grades 2 thru 8. Our next rehearsal will be on Tuesday November 27 th from 4:00 to 5:00 PM in the church. The choir will be singing at the 9:00 AM mass on Sunday December 9th. We will soon begin working on music for Advent and Christmas as the Children s Choir will be singing at the 4:00 PM mass on Christmas Eve. New members are always welcome!! For more information please call or Jamie.

3 Altar Server Commissioning The Altar Server Commissioning ceremony is taking place this Sunday, November 18 at the 9:00 AM Mass. Please join us in praying for these young people as they dedicate themselves to this important ministry. We want to thank each server and their family for giving so generously of their time and talent. Bernadette Avila Christopher Dolan William Doyle Nicolas Galette Valerie Galette New Servers Justin McLaughin Jared Quinton Andrew Roarty Samantha Vasquez Colin Zelman Returning Servers Amanda Almeida Matthew Avila Gabriel Beltran Kyle Bresnan Thomas Jon Bresnan Julienne Cagaoan Brittany Cruz Matthew Cruz Matthew Curto Eric Davis Andrew Funk Jordan Goins Patrik Halecki Timothy Kenney Violet Kimble Laura Lapczynski Kiernan Lavelle Eric Makowski Kevyn Martinez Brianna Morgan Justin Morgan Alex Oummadi Brianna Rennie Joshua Restauro Christian Rivera Michael Salgado Amy Sheridan Sean Sokowski Benjamin Southern George Stillman, Jr. Jose Vasquez Emily Witheridge Lauren Workman Kevin Zelman Matthew Zyra Union Catholic High School Information Session Thursday, Dec. 6 th at 7:00 p.m. You re invited to attend one of our special UC Information Sessions. Learn about our nationally recognized Laptop Learning program, our amazing 100% college acceptance rate, talk to our faculty and students, hear about our many clubs, and see our new outdoor sports facility. WE ARE UC! WE ARE 50! BE PART OF UC s NEXT HALF CENTURY For further details, contact Betsy Thornton at , ext. 302 bthornton@unioncatholic.org.

A THANK YOU FROM MSGR. BEHL: I am grateful to you and your fellow parishioners for your kindness on World Mission Sunday. St. John Vianney Church s offering of $2939.

4 A THANK YOU FROM MSGR. BEHL: I am grateful to you and your fellow parishioners for your kindness on World Mission Sunday. St. John Vianney Church s offering of $ will be used to help the Church s missionaries be the heart, hands and the voice of Christ to the suffering poor during May our Lord give to you, your families, and your parish as you have given to others so that His Good News may be offered worldwide. BLOOD DRIVE THANKYOU The Knights of Columbus Council 6571 of Colonia is pleased to announce that the recent Blood Mobile Drive, which was held at SJV on November 4, was a success. The Central Blood Bank of NJ was hoping to get at least 30 donations of blood, and our parish gave 39 pints of blood! Obviously, the recent tragic effects from Hurricane Sandy influenced more than enough people to show their concern. Your generosity will touch the lives of those in need. Thanks and God Bless!" 2012 Bishop s Annual Appeal Christ Alive in His People Metuchen, a native American word for fire, encapsulates the mission of the Office of Evangelization, which is to spread the fire of God s love to all people. Jesus Himself said that He had come to cast fire upon the earth and wished that it were already blazing (Luke 12:49). So do we! The role of this office is to continue the work He entrusted to the Church 2000 years ago but with newness in terms of the methods, ardor and expressions used. Thanks to your gift to the Bishop s Annual Appeal, the Office of Evangelization continues to offer Bible study courses and parish evangelization team formation in both English and Spanish. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! Catholic Charities Multi-Services Program, located at 271 Smith Street, has received funds to provide assistance to eligible individuals and families who are at risk of becoming homeless or who are experiencing homelessness and need temporary assistance to obtain housing. We need volunteers to help assist in screening individuals on the phone to determine service needs as well as data input to document services provided. Training will be provided. If you are able to offer time, please call Nicole Fernandez at or nfernandez@ccdom.org. Make a Personal Pastoral Plan to Celebrate the Year of Faith What does the Year of Faith mean to Catholic stewards? In his apostolic letter announcing the Year of Faith, Pope Benedict XVI stressed three important areas in our life of faith. He exhorted us: 1) to better understand our faith; 2) to take some action to give witness to our faith; and 3) to share our faith with others. Here are some questions to guide you in these three areas: 1. Faith seeks truth. What am I to learn about my faith in the God of Jesus Christ? Read the Bible. One simple plan is to prayerfully reach each days lectionary readings which can be found online at Study the Catholic catechism and have it on hand to answer questions. Intentionally choose several books on Catholic life and spirituality this year. 2. Faith leads to Action. What action will witness to my commitment to Christ? Pray We live our faith more fully by cultivating a more disciplined prayer life. Give more generously to the Church, its ministries and related charities. Exchange one hour of time spent in front of the TV or computer each with an hour spent with others who are in need of your unique gifts. 3. Faith is not a private affair. With whom should I share my faith in Christ? Attend Mass more often, and bring someone with you. Join or form a bible study group. Talk to a family member, friend or coworker about your faith. SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL When we pray the Our Father, we ask God to Give us this day our daily bread. The majority of us receive sufficient food; others do not. We can be our Father s instrument for providing bread to the needy by placing a donation in the Poor Box. The Poor Boxes are bread boxes of the poor. Please continue to help the Society in its mission to assist the poor and needy. Thank you for your support.

5 PRO LIFE The next meeting will be NOVEMBER 27th at 7 PM in the church meeting room. Our Maternity Collection is now EVERY WEEKEND. Our donation Box and Crib can be found in the front foyer all the time. Please continue to remember the children and families who are helped with your donations. If you have larger items, please call Carolyn at to arrange for pickup. Thank you for your continued generosity. Birthright: US The National Life Center Inc LOVE (5683) Also, if you are pregnant and the diagnosis is poor, Pieta Ministry can help X 225 or pietamoms@aol.com Post Abortion Healing: or Are you suffering from infertility? Have you been told In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or Artificial Insemination (AI) is your only solution? Contact the Gianna Catholic Healthcare Center at St. Peter s Hospital or YOUTH MINISTRY Thank you for your hurricane Sandy contributions to "Stuff The Bus" this past week, there will be more service opportunities soon. I would like to thank the parents for their time last Sunday and for all of their amazing contributions toward the Christmas retreat weekend. We currently have 30 participants for Christmas retreat which is a great number. Teens, we can squeeze a few more in on air mattresses so please continue to invite your friends to this spiritually uplifting experience. There is a youth ministry meeting this Sunday night from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in Trailer D, all 8th through 12 graders are welcome. Permission slips for the "Great Wolf Lodge" indoor water park trip will be available at the meeting this Sunday. Please remember that our numbers for Great Wolf are limited so return your permission slip asap. Last week we discussed the 2013 National Catholic Youth Conference themed "Signed, Sealed, Delivered", you can check out the promotional videos at NCYC.org or at NFCYM.org. (National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministers). As you can see there is a lot going on here at the office of youth ministry. If you would like more information, or if you are interested in joining the group but would like to contact me first, I am available in three distinct ways. I can be contacted by at jcook@sjvs.net, by calling the youth ministry office at (732) , or you can friend me, John Cook, on facebook to have access to a page dedicated to youth ministry. I look forward to seeing you Sunday, God Bless!! ATLANTIC CITY BUS TRIP TO SHOWBOAT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 6571 COLONIA SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2012 Cost is $23., receive back $25. slot play. Bus leaves at 9 AM from SJV parking lot. Call Angelo Befumo at or Carl Walker at Spaghetti Dinner St. John Vianney's Boy's Scout Troop 523 will be holding their annual spaghetti dinner on Saturday December 1st, 2012 from 3:00-7:00pm in the SJV School cafeteria. The menu is spaghetti with choice of plain or meat sauce, salad, bread and butter, coffee, tea and juice, and of course desserts. Ticket prices are Adults - $8 Senior - $5 Children(Under 10) - $5 Boy, Girl and Cub Scouts in uniform are admitted free

Christmas Wafers (Oplatki) are now available at the Rectory.and the Religious Counter. Just $2.oo a pack!!

Christmas Wafers (Oplatki) are now available at the Rectory.and the Religious Counter. Just $2.oo a pack!! The Bread and Wine have been offered up in Loving Memory of George & Helen Smisko from The Family MONDAY, November 22, 2010 and 7:00 AM Pat DiBiasio, r/o Wife and Family Annie Birney 8:45 AM John and Mary