SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 23, 2014

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1 SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 23, 2014 SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SATURDAY, February 22, :00 am + Peter Cassidy, Req. Kathleen & George Montgomery + Winifred Purdie, Req. Kathy & John Duffy & Family SUNDAY, February 23, :30 am + Peter Cassidy, Req. Randy, Adele, Evan, & Marybeth 9:00 am 11:00 am + Lisa Tarver, Req. Paula Blaney + Rosemary Basile, Req. Rel. Education +, Req. Arasin Family + Jaroslava Bartoshek, Req. Co-Workers + Ann Weldon, Req. Kathy & John Duffy & Family + Margaret Gorman, Req. Staff of Benjamin Moore MONDAY, February 24, :00 am + Dan White, Req. Bruce Batalitzky TUESDAY, February 25, :00 am + Tecia Pede, Req. Mr. & Mrs. William O Neill First Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2, The Lord urges Moses to tell the Israelite Community to love their neighbors as themselves. They should bear no grudge or hatred against another. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 Paul, once again, reminds the Corinthians that they are the temple of God, and, as such, must avoid internal disputes and wrangling. He tries to make them realize that they belong to Christ and that the Spirit of God dwells within them. Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48 In this part of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus exhorts his followers to do an extraordinary thing to love their enemies and to pray for their oppressors. He reminds them that there is nothing laudatory in loving those who love them for even the pagans do this. He urges them to turn the other cheek and to walk the extra mile. & Family WEDNESDAY, February 26, :00 am + Richard Brady, Req. Kathy & John Duffy & Family THURSDAY, February 27, :00 am + Margaret O Toole, Req. Family FRIDAY, February 28, :00 am + Marguerite Sutter, Req. Ruth Sutter SATURDAY, March 1, :00 am + Doris Shea, Req. Mr. & Mrs. John Snyder III + William Walker, Req. Mr. & Mrs. John Snyder III SUNDAY, March 2, :30 am + Peter Cassidy, Req. Fr. Mark Devlin 9:00 am + Louis & Mary Gabriele, Req. Daughter Lois Gabriele 11:00 am + Mary DePalma, Req. Holy Family Senior Club + Doris Matajy, Req. Mazzeo Family + Robert Wittenberg, Req. Kelly Wolf & Family + William Walker, Req. Mr. & Mrs. Eric Schleif Sunday Lv 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48 Monday Jas 3:13-18; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday Jas 4:1-10; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday Jas 4:13-17; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday Jas 5:1-6; Mk 9:41-50 Friday Jas 5:9-12; Mk 10:1-12 First Saturday Jas 5:13-20; Mk 10:13-16 Pray for the Deceased FLOWER INTENTIONS READINGS FOR THE WEEK Gerardine Hern Peter Konopko Tabernacle Light Memorial Main Church Christopher Lackner, Danny Smith, Christina & Charlotte Gallagher, May Jurecki, Jean Murphy, Jean Rahm, Arthur Czech, Richard DellaPesca, Wanda Jablonski, Joel Rivera, George Valania Sr. RECENTLY ILL: Cornelius Spangler, Paul McGinnis, Gertrude Sweely, Amanda Ricottone, Michael DeAngelo, Christopher Stabile, Thomas Dierks,

2 What is "the" Truth? "We are living in an age in which people are rather skeptical of truth. Benedict XVI has frequently spoken of relativism, that is, to consider nothing definitive and to think that truth comes from consensus or from something we like. The question arises: does 'the' truth really exist? What is 'the' truth? Can we know it? Can we find it? Here springs to mind the question of Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator, when Jesus reveals to him the deep meaning of his mission: 'What is truth?' (John 18:37,28). Pilate cannot understand that 'the' Truth is standing in front of him; he cannot see in Jesus the face of the truth that is the face of God. And yet Jesus is exactly this: the truth that, in the fullness of time, 'become flesh' and came to dwell among us so that we might know it (cf. John 1:1,14). The truth is not grasped as a thing; the truth is encountered. Ii is not a possession; it is an encounter with a Person." - Pope Francis ("What is 'the' Truth?": General Audience, St. Peter's Square, Vatican City State, April 17, 2013) Ministry Schedule WEEKEND OF MARCH 1 & 2, 2014 Serving at the Altar 7:30 AM Gabriella Malinconico Mia Malinconico Colin Mathias Emily Godkin Jillian Johnson Alexandra Sweeney 11:00 AM 5:00 P.M. Aiden Mulvey Eddie Reash Faith Reash Emily Hager Timothy Hager Natalina Leite 9:00 AM Robert Fischer Jenna Polaco Philip Walsh Readers and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion T. Mathias M. Christopher, F. Cozzati, S. 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM B. Picardi Religious Education P. Witzig A. Leite Donnelly, E. Malinconico B. Aldrich, P. Dannevig, A. Gallo, M. Kelly G. DeCaprio, M. Gross, P. McCarthy, L. Robinson I. Hallard-Dickinson, R. Janasz-Nagle, C. Piserchia, J. Reash T. Aiken, A. Genovese, M. Leite, J. Tonks Our Weekly Offering Last Week February 16 st 1 Collection Weekly $5260 2nd Collection Programs & Facilities $1316 This Week February 23 1st Collection Weekly nd 2 Collection The Monitor Next Week March 2 1st Collection Weekly 2nd Collection Central & Eastern Europe Page 2 PARISH WEB SITE Please remember to visit our Parish web site at holyfamily.us RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES Tues. and Wed. (Grades 1-5) 4:30 to 5:45 PM. Wed. (Grades 6-8) 7:00 to 8:15 PM. Classes from September to May. Contact Patricia McCarthy, CRE, at Office hours during classes: 930-2:30 pm Mon. & Thurs., 12:30-5:30 pm Tues. & Wed. Website: hfreligioused@comcast.net.fax: Please contact the religious education office if you are interested in volunteering as a teacher/aid. ALTAR AND ROSARY SOCIETY All women of the parish 18 and up are invited to join the Altar & Rosary Society. Monthly meetings are held the fourth Thursday of the month from September through June at 7:00 PM in Memorial Hall. Questions contact President Kathy Duffy at Next mtg. 3/27. HOLY NAME SOCIETY All men of the parish 18 and up are invited to join the Holy Name Society. Monthly meetings are held the second Thursday of the month at 8 PM in Memorial Hall. Communion Sunday is the 7:30 a.m. Sunday Mass following the Holy Name meeting. Questions contact Pres. Sam Fortino at Next mtg. Mar. 13. HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY All high school teens are invited to join the youth ministry. Meetings are held each Sunday in Memorial Hall from September through June from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Contact Adele Wright for more information at READERS Parishioners who have received Confirmation are invited to participate in the reader ministry. Please contact the parish office at ALTAR SERVERS Any child third grade or older is welcome to become an altar server. Please contact the parish office at USHER MINISTRY For more information on the usher ministry, please contact Craig Tonks at GOLDEN AGE GROUP Meeting s on alternate Mondays in Memorial Hall from 10 A.M. to 1 PM. Questions please contact Marlene Kelly at Next meeting February 24th! SOCIAL DANCE MINISTRY The Social Dance Ministry invites singles or couples to join them every second Saturday of the month in Memorial Hall from 7 to 10:30 p.m. for their dance. The cost is $12 and includes DJ and light refreshments. Please contact Gale with any questions at Next dance Saturday March 8th.

3 Page 3 MARCH 15 The Altar Rosary and Holy Name Societies are sponsoring a St Patrick's Day Dinner/Dance Saturday March 15 In Memorial Hall (below the church) From 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person and include DJ, Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner, and refreshments. Tickets are available in the parish office or you may contact Sam Fortino , John Hrabosky , or Marlene Kelly for tickets. "Pot of Gold" Super 50/50 Raffle Sponsored by the Altar Rosary and Holy Name Society. Tickets are available after all Masses $25/ticket - 3 Prizes: 25%, 15%, and 10% of total ticket sales to winners. Please feel free to take a book of tickets (4 per pack) and sell to your family and friends this is a parish event! Any unsold tickets can be returned to ticket sellers following Mass or at the parish office. Winning tickets to be announced at the St. Patrick s Day Dinner/Dance mentioned above on Saturday, March 15th at 10:30pm. Tickets are also available in the parish office. CHARISMATIC HEALING MASS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2014, 8 P.M. HOLY CROSS GYMATORIUM, RUMSON The Healing Shepherd Prayer Group invites all to a Charismatic Healing Mass on Tuesday February 25, at 8 p.m. in the Holy Cross gymnatorium (across parking lot from the church), Ward Ave. & Rumson Rd., Rumson. The Celebrant will be Fr. Bill Halbing. The next healing Mass will be held on March 24th. CROSSES AND SAUCES From St. Joseph s Church Health Ministry Saturday March 22 The Health Ministry from St. Joseph s church invites you to a pasta & meatball dinner on Saturday, March 22, 2014, from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. at St. Joseph s Parish Center Auditorium, 376 Maple Place, Keyport. Adults/Seniors $10, Children under 12 $5. Take-out available. For more info. Call Wendy Walnock THE ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL IN ACTION! St. Vincent de Paul Society The St. Vincent de Paul Society is an international Catholic organization of more than 750,000 lay men and women who seek to help the suffering in a spirit of justice and charity through person-to-person involvement. Founded in France in 1833, with St. Vincent de Paul as its patron, in the United States today there are more than 59,000 members in 4,300 conferences. Vincentians seek through prayer, meditation on Scripture and the teachings of the Church to bear witness to the love of Christ through their daily lives and in their relationships with those in need. The St. Vincent de Paul Society and its work have been encouraged by the Bishops of Trenton to provide a special means for lay-people to participate in the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy through a time-tested organization with national and international support. Your gift continues the mission of St. Vincent de Paul right here in central New Jersey.

4 Page 4 Coffee House Friday, Feb. 7 held a Coffee House on Friday, February th 7 in Memorial Hall. Many parishioners and friends shared their talents. A total of $321 was collected in donations and given to our St. Vincent de Paul Society.

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