The Most Holy Trinity June 11, Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk

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1 The Most Holy Trinity June 11, 2017 Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O Brien Deacons Tom Cechulski, Sr. Charles R. Daye, Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Sr. Ann Norton, D.R.E. Linda Clayton Business Manager Deacon Gino Esposito Director of Music Emer O Mahony Youth Ministry Coordinator Sister Ann Norton Phone Contacts Rectory Convent School Religious Education Rectory Fax Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00-4:30 PM Second & Fourth Saturday 9AM 12:30 PM Baptisms: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month,. Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 4:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Daily Masses: Mon-Fri 7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass every third Tuesday at 7:30PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:45PM and before each Sunday Mass

2 Mass Intentions for this Week June 11, 2017 MONDAY 7:20 Int. of Deacon Gino... Greg & Pat Bigg 12:00 Robert Kavangh... Quagliarieno Family TUESDAY....St. Anthony of Padua, pr. & dr. 7:20 Int. of Sr. Valerie... Greg & Pat Bigg 12:00 Wayne Murphy... Bill & Cheryl Wegner WEDNESDAY 7:20 John G. Malayter... Malayter Family 12:00 Catherine Owens... Daye/Owens Family SATURDAY 8:00 AM Shay Schembri... Bruno Family 4PM For the Fathers of the Parish SUNDAY..The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 7:30... Father s Day Novena 9:00... For the 10:30... Fathers 12:00... of the 5:00PM... Parish THURSDAY 7:20 Grace Pena Rodriguez..Vic & Priscilla Lagdameo 12:00 Peter Cassidy...Eric & Helen O Doherty FRIDAY 7:20 Frank G. Atkinson, Jr.Gogol Family 12:00 Salvatore Fazio.Marie & Nino D Agostino Events for this coming Week Sanctuary Candle Week of June 11, 2017 Int. of Michael Post..Mom & Dad Chapel Candles Week of June 11, 2017 Special Intentions See our website Sacrificial Offering Update Last Week s Offering: $17, Special Collection: $ Thank you for your continued support. Readings for the Week of June 11, 2017 Sunday: Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18 Monday: 2 Cor 1:1-17; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 2 Cor 1:18-22; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Cor 3:15-4:1, 3-6; Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21; Mt 5:33-37 Next Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58

3 Pastor s Notes Why is it so important to try to understand the Holy Trinity? Yes, try because it is impossible to fully understand this mystery. Even the Blessed Mother cannot fully understand it, but I am sure that her understanding will far surpass ours. Before Creation, God had to be alone. But would that not reduce Him to either egoism or narcissism? Love requires someone to love. God is one in one way and three in another so He really could not ever be alone. Love has three realities, the one who loves, the one who is loved and the love that unites them. In the Scriptures, each Person of the Trinity never speaks about Himself, but rather about the Others. The Father speaks only about the Son. Jesus speaks only about the Father. The Holy Spirit makes us call the Father, Abba. This communion of love becomes the model for the family. Last week the Pentecost readings described the unity and diversity in the human experience because of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. The one God gives us a diversity of gifts which are intended to make us all one as They are one. The unity of a man and woman in marriage tends to form a common union of thought, intentions and will. Love yearns for union and in that union love is perfected and is heading for the ultimate union with God at the end of time. Adam and Eve were created as a family not realizing that God was also a family. The Godhead was only revealed when the Father gave His Son through the Holy Spirit (Incarnation). Christ insists that the unity of His followers should be patterned after the unity He has with the Father and the Holy Spirit, "Let us make man in our image. Our sinful nature inherited from the original sin places us in a conflict, to live according to God s way, making us more and more like Jesus, or to live according to man s way, making us more like the Devil. We must be like God in our family life. We must be loving spouses, parents and children who give of themselves to each other as the Father gave us His Son. We must be like God in our social life. We must be just and fair in our dealings with others and respect our Father's creation. We must be mindful that all races are made in the image and likeness of God and no one can be treated as an object. Finally we must respect our planet because all things must be used and disposed of properly. Fr. Euk Scripture Meditation God the Father willed this creation, which was accomplished through His word as God the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the first manifestation of God as trinity, a mystery that has puzzled men for thousands of years.. God is pure spirit; God is one. Yet this mystery cannot be comprehended completely by human beings until they become one with God in the Spirit. The whole of creation is the first compelling witness of the presence of God the Father, creator of everything that exists. No one can deny the existence of the creator, but men, instead of praising God for having brought them into existence, go about their lives offending Him and denying themselves the rights that He has offered them as His children. Sin has become a wall between God and men; the darkness of evil stops the light of God reaching them. God so loved the world that He sent his only Son, so that anyone who believes in Him may not perish but have eternal life. I came into the world to give My testimony as the Word of God. This word is the emanation of the spirit that brings the clarity of truth; the light that dispels the darkness, the purity that takes away sins, the life of God given to men so that they can obtain everlasting life. I did not come to condemn but to save. You condemn yourselves to eternal death when you live in sin, but I offer eternal life to you if you believe in Me and follow Me. I am the truth, and I came to witness the truth about God. Those who acknowledge Me acknowledge God the Father, and those who live in the truth live in Me and in My Father. I came to the world to awaken everyone to the realities of the spiritual connection between God and men. Being created in the image of God, you are His children, but sharing the spirit of God you must live a godly life. When evil enters man, the Holy Spirit of God has to leave. Then the evil spirit reigns in that soul until repentance comes and the door is opened back to God for Him to enter and purify. If men don t repent and change their evil ways, they are despising the truth that calls them to live the way God has disposed, in fact, they are condemning themselves. I suffered and died in order to pay for the sins of the whole world, to manifest the mercy of God that desires everyone to be saved. As a token of reconciliation between God and men, the Father and I have sent the Holy Spirit into the world to accompany and to advise, to purify, to heal and to sanctify. The Holy Spirit is the third testimony of God in the world since creation; it is the fire of Our love, which enters the soul to give witness to Our presence. Blessed are those who yearn for the Holy Spirit, they will be rewarded for their good desire. Fire will cleanse the world, the Holy Spirit will purify with holiness, and the fallen creation will rise in the presence of the Lord.

4 OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE Please Pray for Our Sick Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh Marjorie Paulmann Mark Stoughton Mia Castellan Baby Dylan Gallego Connie Camilleri Rosemary DeFalco Diane Grad Erin Haber Monica Noble Steven Hensle Paula Baiga Diane Cudhedy Deacon John Franey Bob Yuro Michael Connolly Joe Oates Jane Oates Ann Donovan John Kerod Robert Farrell Christine Clements John Rodrigues Cathy Forman Ed Kelly Dennis Hayward Kathy Hayward Claire Archer Vincenzo Centineo Greg Mador Brayden Walton Victoria Burke Robert O Malley Sr. Karen D Souza-Casiero Carl Lahetta Gianna Faith Malen Debbie Mossa Kevin Corcoran Barbara Sewing Rose Perrotta Sharon Calabria Nicole Kessner Joanne Oates Carmen Devone Milagros Martino Susan Messina Francisco Masini Don Ryder Katherine Scotto Shirley Alino John Burke Retired Bishop John Smith Mike Kuris Please Pray for our Parishioners Serving our Country: Sgt. Sean T. Curran Sgt. Brennan Six PV2 William Wotton GSMI Sandro Farduchi Sgt. Krystyna Cechulski Capt. Julio Collazos S.R. Steven Brennan Sgt. Gregory Hiller PFC Zackary Burkey LCDR Matthew W. Smith Sgt. Luke Wlodkowski 1st Lt. Robert F. Farrell 1st Lt. Ash Young Sgt. Paul Coyle Sgt. Matt Myers Baptism St. Veronica s Parish Family wishes to welcome those who have become members through the Sacrament of Baptism. Lia Francesca, daughter of Joseph & Elisa Fontana Thank you for the gift of life. Church and Chapel Sanctuary Candles If you would like to donate a Sanctuary Candle for a loved one, please contact the rectory office ( ). Candles will be in memory of or intentions of the named individual for one week (Sunday to Saturday) and announced in our bulletin. Weekly Donation: Church Candle $15 Chapel Candles $20 (2). Banns of Marriage Daniel LaGuardia & Amanda Pallarino (2) July 22, 2017 Farewell Party for Fr. Vic Come join us for a Farewell Party for Fr. Vic. June 17, 2017, after the 4 PM Mass in the cafeteria. All are welcome! Father s Day Novena If you would like to have your father, living or deceased, prayed for at Mass each day, starting on Sunday, June 18th at 7:30AM and continuing each 7:20AM Daily Mass until Monday, June 26th, please fill out the envelope that is on the gift table in the center aisle of the church. Once filled out, place the envelope in the basket on the gift table. Thank you. Our Lady Undoer of Knots Please join us for the next rosary and novena to Our Lady Undoer of Knots on Friday, June 16, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in the narthex of St. Veronica s Church. All are welcome. If interested, please call Sheila Maloney at so enough materials will be available. Thanks and we hope to see you then! Fearless Living Fearless in a Fear-filled World (sponsored by Kingdom Fire Starters Ministry) All are invited to gather in prayer, praise & worship. Come listen to teachings & witnesses that have come through fear and reveal that no matter what the circumstances that surround us or that are taking place in our world, we are called to be Fearless. Come joing us and be strengthened, encouraged and set free! When: Saturday June 17th from 8:30AM 3:00PM Registration: $20 (includes light breakfast and lunch) Where: St. Veronica Gym Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 AM. Fr. Peter Kochery is the celebrant. RSVP to KFSMinistry@gmail.com Electronic Giving Program If anyone wishes to give to the church electronically, please go to parishpay.com to sign up. It s a safe and easy way to support the parish.

5 Air Conditioner Replacement Campaign Goal- $200, To Date Donations: $15, Please continue to help reach our goal to replace the AC system. Thank you to those who have donated and for your continued support. Attention Students Do you need service hours for school or Confirmation? Consider helping maintain the gardens and grounds around St. Veronica Church and campus. We will meet every Tuesday 6:30-8 PM in front of the Church, starting June 20, August 15, Participate as much as you can or want. After each session attended, you will receive proof of the time you served. What to bring: 1. Signed Permission Slip (link below) 2. Enthusiasm 3. Gloves and hand shovel if you have them 4. Water to drink Any questions please contact Lisa Franey or See the website for more details. Prayer Shawl Ministry Update The Prayer Shawl Ministry would like to thank the parishioners who so generously donated yarn and supplies to help us carry out our mission. To date we have made and distributed over 1000 shawls and blankets, hundreds of baby hats, and more than 1200 pocket prayer patches in the seven years that we have been in existence. If anyone is interested in receiving a prayer shawl for themselves or someone else, please leave your name and phone number at the rectory. Someone will be in touch with you to arrange for delivery. Also if anyone would care to donate yarn, please leave it at the rectory. Our next meeting will be on September 18 at 2PM in the narthex if you would like to become a member. Thank you and God bless! GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE FOR SALE Support St. Veronica School with the purchase of gift cards for routine shopping and gifts! Cash and checks accepted. $25 Target, itunes, Kohl's, Macy's, Stop & Shop, Shop Rite, Barnes & Noble, Wawa, Applebees, Panera, Dunkin Donuts cards on hand in school office School earns cash rebates at no additional cost to you On-hand cards available at any time in school office during open hours, including summer hours - Contact Judy Skrincosky to order or with any questions. Adoration Chapel "Our hours of adoration will be special hours of reparation for sins, and intercession for the needs of the whole world, exposing the sinful, sick and suffering humanity to the healing, sustaining and transforming rays of Jesus, radiating from the Eucharist." St Theresa of Calcutta Unpredictable schedule? Subs needed for this busy season of vacations. Please sign up for one single hour on chapel bulletin board.you do not need to be a registered adorer. Hours Urgently Needed: Sunday : 12 noon, 5PM, 7PM Monday 1AM Wednesday: 3AM, Saturday: 6PM Weekend and Overnight Adoreres needed. Contact Debbie drev514@aol.com or leave message Registration for Religious Education AFTERNOON CLASSES will meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 4:30 PM. until 5:45 PM for grades 1-8. On Mondays at 4:30 5:45 PM., we also offer Special Sacraments, Holy Innocents, and RCIC classes. AFTERNOON WEE WISDOM CLASSES will meet on Mondays and Tuesdays and Wednesdays. MONDAY and THURSDAY EVENING CLASSES will meet from 6:30 PM until 7:45 PM for grades 1 to 8. Come into the RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. or call Sr. Ann at ( Classes will be available on a first come, first serve basis only). Remember Monday afternoon fills up fast and is first come, first served. NEW STUDENTS and students receiving Sacraments this year (Gr. 2 and Gr. 5) MUST INCLUDE THEIR BAPTISM CERTIFICATE WITH REGISTRATION. Registration begins the week of June 5th and continues until June 29th. The CCD office will close for 2 weeks and then registration continues July 17th-August 30th. We are also looking for catechists, aides, and hall monitors for the CCD year. Please Sr. Ann Elizabeth at sr.ann@stveronica.com if you are interested in volunteering for any of these positions. OUR NEEDS Pantry Needs Cereal, spaghetti sauce, pasta, macaroni and cheese, mayonnaise, coffee, canned fruit, tuna helper, instant potatoes, canned meats