FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY

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1 MONDAY, July 4, 2016 HOLIDAY 9:00 AM Tom Wittmann, r/o Family TUESDAY, July 5, :00 AM Peter Mercatili, Sr., r/o Jerry Smith 8:45 AM Agnes Kearney, r/o Carolyn Kearney & Family WEDNESDAY, July 6, :00 AM Jim Contrino, r/o Maria Mizkova 8:45 AM Julia Gloss (25 th Anniversary), r/o Fr. John Gloss THURSDAY, July 7, :00 AM Honorata Otkala, r/o Christine & Anthony Bukowski 8:45 AM Dolores Sanchez, r/o Gambotto Family FRIDAY, July 8, :00 AM Barbara Kaczowski, r/o Family 8:45AM Paul Ciesla, r/o Marietta Ciesla SATURDAY, July 9, :00 AM Thomas Maloney, r/o M/M MacIntryre 5:00 PM Vincent Lynch, r/o White Family 7:00 PM Annie Donahue, r/o Zelenakas Family SUNDAY, July 10, :00 AM Living and Deceased Members of our Parish 9:00 AM Ralph J. Moccaro, r/o Carl Manes 10:45 AM Edward Smietana, r/o Family 12:15 PM Murtagh Hanrahan, r/o Joyce Corriero Remember and pray for the sick of the parish, those who are hospitalized, and their caregivers: Pam Mercatili, Jamie Leiggi, Ricky Hyland, Doris Saldutti, Beatrice Schott, Mary Cowan, Connor Wasik, Jacqueline McDonough, Harry McCabe, Nick Triano, Christine Camping, Peggy VanKleef, Robert Buglioli, Beatrice Schott, Ronald Kutsy, Frank Disporto, Bernice Nufrio, Louise Elmadolar, Baby Lucas DeCarlo, Matthew Chapman, Jacqueline Chica and baby Esmee, Glen Daniel, Jim Kenney, Lisa Auerbach, Renee Behrens, Ethel Renner, John Mudrak, Donna Lydon, Rose Thompson, Carolyn Kearney, Stephen Hahn, Baby Charlotte Olivo, Assunta Kovalcik, Jane Alencewicz, Heather Marie Olivo, Bethany Ciccarelli, and please remember our service men and women in your prayers. Let us pray for our recently departed brothers and sisters: Mary Piscitelli and reward them a place in heaven and eternal rest MASS BOOK NOW OPEN Next Baptismal class will be July 19th, Please call the Rectory to register. e welcome our littlest members born to new life Baptized in water and the Holy Spirit June 26, 2016 Camryn Lillian Serpenti Child of Michael Serpenti and Stacy McManus and Maximilian Carrero Child of Michael and Monica Lohay Carrero GOD S PLAN FOR GIVING Collection for 6/26/16 was $11, May God bless you for your generosity. Summer Envelopes We sincerely thank our parishioners who mail or deliver your weekly envelopes to the parish office while you are out-oftown on vacations this summer. As many of you understand, our parish expenses and obligations do not take a vacation when you do, so it is very helpful to be able to rely on your continued support even when you cannot personally attend Mass here. Congratulations to our SJV Parishioner this year s Summer Splash Winner who won $22,615. and A sincere Thank You, to all who bought and sold our raffle tickets and made this drawing possible. PLEASE NOTE: NEW SUMMER RECTORY HOURS: Monday Wed. Thursday Friday 9:00 AM 4:00 PM 9:00 AM 7:00PM CLOSED Scrip will be sold at the Rectory during the times listed above. The office is closed for lunch from 12 to 1.

2 Please join the St. Vincent de Paul Society as they celebrate Christmas during the month of July! Show your patriotic and Christian spirit and help us help the local food banks with the gift of food this summer. Please leave items in the bins provided- Thank you for your generosity, on behalf of those you will help, May God Bless you! St. John Vianney School News If you plan to pay your tuition in full, payment is due by July 8. If you will be using the installment plan, payment will begin in August. School contracts will be mailed out shortly. Openings are available for grades Pre-K through Grade 8. If you would like to register your child or get more information, please call the school office at The school office will be open from 8 AM to 12 noon, Monday through Friday, from now through August. Remember to purchase your Scrip over the summer months. It is available at the rectory during normal business hours. We wish all of our students and their families a safe and happy summer. See you in September! St. John Vianney Volleyball Skills Clinic Who: For students entering 6th through 9 th grade Where: SJV School Gym When: July 5, 6, Session: 9 AM to 12 noon Cost: $50 Contact bballmom396@hotmail.com or sarahfranczak@gmail.com for more information on registering

3 YOUTH MINISTRY I want to thank our dedicated teens for an amazing week of service at St. John's Fair. Your commitment is amazing, and I am always so impressed with you. This Sunday we depart for Appalachia, so please keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we venture into the unknown after the big storm. I want to thank my teens, adults, contractors, and parents for pulling together to make this trip a reality. It's a great deal of work to realize this service project every year, but the life changing effects are well worth the effort. Next week we will be leading the Vacation Bible School at St. Cecelia's, and I want to thank my team for all of their dedication to learning the program, and their desire to be a face of Christ for our young people. Appalachia Corner Saying yes to the Lord comes with adventures and challenges, and the Appalachia service project is no exception. You may be aware that a recent storm has done damage to West Virginia, so now we are reaching out to determine if the roads and bridges are safe, that the food and material supply are still in tact, and that the utilities and water supply exist. If those conditions are met, we will venture out to serve the poor however Jesus is calling us to do so. We ask for your prayers for our group as we depart this Sunday morning to be loving the hands of Christ. Pray that we can minister in whatever ways God is calling. God Bless You. BISHOP AHR BOY S BASKETBALL CAMP JULY GRADES 5 9 FOR INFORMATION CALL: DARIUS GRIFFIN JR x 575 OR AFTER JUNE 13TH PRO LIFE No more meetings until September. Maternity donations can be dropped in the crib in the foyer of the church. Both new (especially diapers size 3 to 6) and gently used items are accepted. 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. SJV SENIORS WILDWOOD TRIP MONTEGO BAY RESORT (on the ocean) 5 days 4 nights September 11-16, nights deluxe accommodations, 4 full breakfasts, 4 dinners, 3 nights of entertainment, visit to Victorian Cape May, boat ride with dolphin watch, stop on the way home at Delicious Orchards followed by lunch at the Colts Neck Inn. Tour price $500. Call Connie O Donnell at to reserve your spot on the trip. Mount St. Mary House of Prayer, Watchung, will offer the following programs. Registration required; call or msmhope@msmhope.org LABYRINTH: A PATHWAY TO PRAYER Walking the labyrinth is an ancient spiritual act that has become popular in our time. Discover its value and experience a replica of the Chartres Cathedral labyrinth as a pathway to prayer. Wed., Jul 6, 7-9 p.m. ($20-$30 As You Are Able)

4 WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives you the time and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communication, and nourish the spirituality in your marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend will be held July Early registration is advisable as space is limited. Phone for registration and information. Visit us at: for more information. SAVE THE DATE 2016 Champions for Catholic Charities Dinner Thursday, November 10, 2016 The Palace at Somerset Park Special Honorees The Honorable James M. Cahill Mayor of the City of New Brunswick & Sister M. Michaelita Popovice, RSM Program Director, Warren Basic Material Needs Catholic Charities Social Service Center, Phillipsburg Please join us as we honor these two individuals for their exemplary work and servant leadership in the communities they serve. Your participation will help support the vital programs of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen. For reservations and information Call: champions@diometuchen.org A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few, so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest May I never boast except in the cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ. A rich tradition as missionaries were taking leave for their travels to other lands, was the presentation of their mission cross. How often when missionaries visited parishes to preach a mission, they carried that cross with them, and with it, blessed the people. It is not rare for us to observe on our streets young Mormons or Jehovah Witnesses, going in pairs to bring their message, stopping, conversing, knocking at doors. Jesus did the same when he sent the seventy-two. Pope Francis has reminded us of our mission, to hit the road, dirty our feet, yes, and even be bruised as we become His laborers for His harvest. We are not to wait in church for others to join us in the gift of our faith, but we too are sent, apostles, to bring what has the greatest meaning in our life, the Person of Christ. May we be cross bearers for the kingdom and His harvest.

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