Next Baptismal class will be October 19th... Call the Rectory to register.

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1 The Bread and Wine have been offered up in Loving Memory of Frank Gaudett from Eileen, Pat & Dennis MONDAY, October 4, 2010 and 7:00 AM Marilyn & William Byrne, r/o Patrick & Jeanne Joseph Borkes O Neill from Debbie Kalanta 8:45 AM Margaret Loftus, r/o The McGovern Family TUESDAY, October 5, :00 AM Francis Gandolfo, r/o Conroy Family 8:45 AM Carmine, r/o Larry & Mary WEDNESDAY, October 6, :00 AM Fred Rutzler, r/o Kathy & Bill Reed 8:45 AM Laurence A. & Margaret T. Johnson, r/o Ken & Maureen Zebrowski THURSDAY, October 7, :00 AM Dr. John Sprowls, r/o The Feeney Family 8:45 AM Felix Saldutti, r/o The Faculty & Staff of SJV FRIDAY, October 8, :00 AM Leslie Blaha, r/o Lisa & Mark Cushing 8:45 AM Margaret Loftus, r/o The Faculty & Staff and Students of SJV SATURDAY, October 9, :00 AM James Hawke, r/o Wife & Family 5:00 PM Anna Sodano, r/o Daughter 7:00 PM Theresa Norbut, r/o Penna Family SUNDAY, October 10, :00 AM Living and Deceased Members of the Parish 9:00 AM Morris Marotta, r/o SJV Rectory Staff 10:45 AM Bernadette Jantas, r/o Mary & John Jantas 12:15 PM Joseph Gawronski, r/o Family Remember and pray for the sick of the parish, those who are hospitalized, and their caregivers, especially, Doris Lyness, Carol Snyder, Jackie Iozzi, Maude Taylor, Judi Corcoran, Richard Johnson, Eleanor Moore, Baby Christian Pecoraro, Theresa Joyce, Richard Joyce, Mary Nelson, Bethany Ciccarelli, Jean Sheahan, Matthew Guarino, and please remember our service men and women in your prayers. Let us pray for our recently departed brothers and sisters Fr. Bill Leonard, Margaret Campbell, Joan Hatzlhoffer, Rose Phelan, Lucille Masterson, Michael Warchol asking God through our prayers to reward them a place in heaven and eternal rest. God s Plan for Giving Tithing A Way Of Life: Tithing: weekend of 9/26/10 $14, e welcome the following new members to our parish community who were Baptized in water and the Holy Spirit on September 26, 2010 Ryan Christopher Cusick Child of Douglas and Kimberly Filler Cusick Ava Annabella Mido Child of Christopher and Lori Parrone Mido Joseph Ralph Reno Child of Joseph and Kristin Vaccaro Reno Next Baptismal class will be October 19th... Call the Rectory to register. SJV SENIORS CLUB Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, October 6 th at 1:30 PM. Philip Messina will be giving his interesting slide presentation. Tickets can be purchased for our Thanksgiving luncheon. ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY The next general meeting will be October 7 th at 7:30 in the Cafeteria. The guest speaker will be Fr. Guy Sylvester from The Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament in Raritan. The ST. JOHN VIANNEY SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY will be holding its first meeting on October 7, 2010 at 7 PM in the upstairs meeting room in the church. All are welcome to participate in the newest parish ministry. There will also be a book discussion during the meeting. The book is The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by James Martin. We will be discussing the first four chapters. THANK YOU FROM RACHEL S HOUSE Many thanks to parishioners at SJV who gave in the collection to support Rachel's House. A total of $3, was raised to help expectant mothers needing housing, food, and other support. The opportunity to share the vision and mission of this program is a great blessing and deeply appreciated. Thanks to all for your generous giving and special thanks to Msgr. O'Neill.

2 2010 BISHOP S ANNUAL APPEAL Christ for One Another The Diocesan Office of Respect for Life works to restore respect and legal protection of human life at every state in its existence from conception to natural death. Beyond matters relating to the unborn, persons with disabilities, and the elderly, other topics being addressed include: reproduction technologies, cloning, stem cell research, chastity, the death penalty, euthanasia, assisted suicide, and end of life issues. Your gift to the Bishop s Annual appeal will help to sustain this important ministry. St. John Vianney School News Orders for the HSA Fall Fundraiser must be returned to school by Tuesday, Oct. 5, along with one check made payable to SJV HSA. CHILDREN S ENVELOPE REMINDER Now that the new school year has begun please remember to put the family s envelope number or family name and address on the children s envelopes. This is the only way credit can properly be given. The successful Cigar Night Fundraiser will be held once again at the Colonia Country Club on Thursday, October 7 th, 2010 at 7:00 PM. There will be food, drinks, prizes and of course cigars. Everyone had a wonderful time last year. Please consider attending. Tickets are $100. This event is sponsored by the SJV School Advisory Council. Proceeds are to benefit the students of SJV school. For tickets, to make a donation or more information contact Rosanne Waltman at or Rosanne.waltman@verizon.net ALL SOULS MASS OF REMEMBRANCE There will be a Mass of Remembrance on Saturday, November 6, 2010, at 12:00 noon to remember family members of parishioners who died during the past year (November 2009 through October 2010). Immediately following the Mass a light lunch will be served in the cafeteria. We realize that many of those who died this past year were buried from other parishes. We would like to include those persons in our prayer remembrance along with those who were buried from St. John Vianney parish. If one of your family members died this past year, and you would like that person to be remembered during the Mass on November 6th, please call the Rectory ( ) no later than Friday, October 29th. We will ask you to provide the following information: name of the deceased family member; date of death; and number of persons who plan to come to the Mass and light lunch. GOLD RUSH SAT., OCTOBER 9 TH 10 AM TO 1 PM SJV CAFETERIA First grade students will be taking the Terra Nova test on Tuesday, Oct. 5, and Wednesday, Oct. 6. Please be sure your child gets plenty of rest, has breakfast before they come to school, and that they arrive at school on time. On Thursday, October 7, students in Grades K-7 will have their pictures taken. Information has been sent home with students from Photo-Life with the prices and packages that are available. Students may come to school in dress-up clothing if they are having their picture taken. Checks should be made payable to Photo-Life. No child s picture will be taken without payment. Once again this year we will be providing our students with photo I.D. cards. School will be closed on Monday, October 11, in observance of Columbus Day. All students received information last week regarding our annual Walk-a-thon. Monies collected from the Walk-a-thon will be used to upgrade our computer equipment. This year we did not receive any technology funding from the state. Therefore, we are counting on your generosity with this important fundraiser. Sponsor cards and pledges are due back by October 18. Pre-School News Our Pre-K students will have their pictures takes by our school photographer, Photo-Life, on Tuesday, October 5, and Wednesday, October 6. Information was sent home with the students last week regarding photo packages and pricing. If you wish to have your child s picture taken, you must send in the Photo-Life envelope with your payment. School will be closed on Monday, October 11, in observance of Columbus Day. SAVE THE DATE: OKTOBERFEST SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 SJV CAFETERIA

3 Catechetical Program and more The Year Has Begun It is now far too late for us to accept any new registrations and this includes registrations from parents whose children previously attended the Program. Any parents seeking to register children will be told it is too late for the year and that they can return next year, provided they register on time next year. Upcoming Dates Monday October 18, 2010 and Thursday October 21, :45 p.m. for M 6:10 p.m. for T Grade 8 Monday October 25, 2010 and Thursday October 28, :45 p.m. for M 6:10 p.m. for T Parent Meeting 1 st Year of Confirmation Program Cafeteria Parent Meeting 2 nd Year of Confirmation Program Cafeteria For these and future parent meetings where two dates are shown, it is only necessary to attend one of the two meetings. I offer them on both Mondays and Thursdays since we have students coming both evenings. The meetings are not just for parents of students in our Monday and Thursday classes, however. The meetings are also for parents of students attending our school. First Communion and Confirmation The date for First Communion is Saturday May 14, Please do not call the office or ask your child s teacher what time the Mass will be. This information will be released during the Parent Meeting for 2 nd grade parents which is scheduled for November 15 th and 18 th. No information will be released prior to the parent meetings. We do NOT have a date for Confirmation. Calling me to say you are trying to plan vacations or need to make travel arrangements for relatives to fly to New Jersey will result in the same response. I am sorry, but we do NOT yet have a date. We receive the date from the Bishop s Office. In prior years we have not been given a date until as late as January. Website As I explained during the Parent Meeting, information will not be posted on the website until after I have distributed it. So, if you are interested in getting information when it is first released, come to the meetings! If you misplace it you can find it later on the website. YOUTH MINISTRY Greetings and Blessings to all. Please remember to bring your completed permission slip for the fall retreat weekend to the youth ministry meeting this Sunday evening, October 3rd, which will take place from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in the youth ministry office. If there are any questions regarding the form or payment, parents are encouraged to drop into the youth ministry office when picking up their teens this evening. Our next meeting is Sunday October 10th and a parent meeting for all retreat attendees will follow beginning at 8:30pm and ending at or before 9:15pm. If you have any questions about this or any youth ministry event, please contact John Cook at or at jcook@sjvs.net. SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Please note the two new food collection chests placed at the left and right of the entrance to our newly renovated church. The location of these beautiful collection chests are for your convenience when donating food to the pantry. Many thanks to the faithful volunteers for their assistance and time in transporting the food to the pantry in their cars. Due to the poor economy and summer vacations, the food collections have declined. The hungry are still with us. Please remember them when attending Mass and donate a little extra non-perishable food.

4 PRO-LIFE The monthly maternity collection is every third weekend. If you have larger items to donate such as strollers, car seats or clothing (baby and maternity) call us anytime to make arrangements for your donation: or Our next meeting will be October 19 th at 7 PM in the church board room. For information on current issues, check the U.S. Catholic Bishops website at Life.matters. Looking ahead: Birthright: US The National Life Center Inc LOVE (5683) Also, if you are pregnant and the prenatal diagnosis is poor, Pieta Ministry can help X 225 or pietamoms@aol.com Post Abortion Healing: or 40 Days for Life Vigil Sept. 22 Oct.31. Please continue this program of prayer, fasting, peaceful vigil and community outreach in defense of Life. For information on all events and daily prayer, go to Princeton Abortion Debate: Oct With pro-choice and pro-life representation. Must preregister. Go to for info. Walk For Life: Oct. 16 9AM at Merrill Park. For more info call or lifechoices@optonline.net Oktoberfest: Oct. 16 Woodbridge K of C, Amboy Ave. Live music by The Alpiners. Call Jim Critical Life Issues Conference: Oct. 23 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM at the St. John Neumann Conference Center in Piscataway. A day of wonderful speakers about important life issues.. An Inconvenient Truth-Eggsploitation Happens; Planned Parenthood and Mixed Messages; The Power of Grassroots Lobbying; Love s Work is Never Done. Contact Diocese of Metuchen, Respect for Life Office at X 1629 or 1543 for more information. Contact the Respect for Life Office at X 1629 for more information. MUSIC MINISTRY Please join us and Praise the Lord in song! Our parish choir is in need of new members. All you need to do is commit to at least three rehearsals a month. We have a good time and the pay off is out of this world. With so many of you now singing at Mass, I know the potential choir members are there. If you are high school age or older and are interested, please join us for our first rehearsal on Wednesday, October 13 th from 7:30 9:30 PM in the church. If you have any questions, please contact Gene Borkes the Director of Sacred Music at THEOLOGY OF THE BODY A TWO PART MINI SERIES Thursday evenings, Oct. 21 & Nov (7:00 9:00 PM) St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, Piscataway This has been called one of the boldest reconfigurations of Catholic theology in centuries. It provides a fresh look and a modern response to some of the most fundamental and important questions of human existence. For example: What is the meaning of our lives? Why are we created male and female? What is the key to personal happiness? Why do we often experience loneliness, disillusionment, and resentment in human relationships? Contact Judy Psota in the Family Life Office at X KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 6571 BUS TRIP TO SHOWBOAT/ATLANTIC CITY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2010 Bus leaves SJV at 9:00 AM. Cost is $23. with a coin return of $30. For tickets call Frank at or John at THE CATHOLIC SPIRIT WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER ALL MASSES THIS WEEKEND. PLEASE TAKE A COPY AND BECOME INFORMED ABOUT HAPPENINGS IN THE DIOCESE OF METUCHEN.

5 COLONIA EVENTS SAVE THE DATES Sunday, October 3 the Colonia Pride Day with kick off at 1:30 PM at School 21. For further details call George Vassiliades at Saturday, October 16 is the dedication of the Charlie Shaughnessy Park (former Inman Avenue Park) at 11 AM. Light refreshments will follow. Contact the American Irish Association for further details. 10/3 St. Peter s Prep, Jersey City (2 4:00 PM)) 10/3 & 10/5 Roselle Catholic, Roselle (1& 7:00PM) 10/7 Union Catholic, Scotch Plains (7:00 PM) 10/14 Cardinal McCarrick, So. Amboy (6:30 8:30 PM) 10/17 St. Joseph, Metuchen (11:30 2:00) 10/17 Bishop Ahr, Edison (1:00 4:00) CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES: UNION CATHOLIC REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL PASTA DINNER Sponsored by: Union Catholic Parents Athletic Club Friday, October 8, :30 7:30 PM in the school cafeteria Tickets may be purchased by phone or Reagan@unioncatholic.org COLUMBUS DAY OBSERVANCE WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP SALUTES ITALIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, :00 AM WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP TOWN HALL, ONE MAIN STREET KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, COUNCIL 6571 The Blood Drive will be held at the mobile blood unit in the SJV parking lot on October 17 th from 8:30 AM 1:30 PM. Our Savior gave his blood for us, so that we could have eternal life; please give your blood, so that others can have longer lives. The annual Alzheimer s fund drive will be held at all of SJV s Masses on the weekend of October 23 and 24. Please plan to contribute and make this drive the same success that it was last year. Do not forget! To coincide with our Alzheimer s drive we are also having a membership recruiting drive for our local council. Come and do something noble beyond the church s threshold. WORLD MISSION SUNDAY--FAMILY CELEBRATION Sunday, October 24, 2010, 10: 30 AM MEET: St. Francis Cathedral CYO, Metuchen (Main Street and Library Place) WALK: Going the Extra Mile for Kids in Need of Jesus --Through the neighborhood and back to CELEBRATE: St. Francis Cathedral, Noon Mass (Bishop Bootkoski) SHARE: a simple mission lunch (Cathedral Cafeteria) with Msgr. Richard Figliozzi For more information: ext 1707, pontifical.mission.societies@diometuchen.org Or visit: