The Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 St. William the Abbot Howell, NJ June 10, 2018

2 Page 1 #566 June 10, 2018 The Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Mission Statement We, the parish family of St. William the Abbot, a welcoming Catholic community, led by the Holy Spirit, are called to proclaim, and to witness to, the Good News of Salvation, so that we may grow together, among all generations, and advance the Kingdom of God, in our love and service of God and neighbor. Fr. Thomas Maher, Pastor Fr. James Redstone, Weekend Assistant Deacon Michael Abatemarco Deacon George A. Prevosti Deacon Kevin Smith, MBA Masses Sunday: 8:00, 10:15, 11:45AM Monday, Tuesday: 9:00AM Wednesday: 9:00AM and 7:00PM Thursday, Friday: 9:00AM Saturday: 9:00AM and 5:00PM Parish Office: 2740 Lakewood Allenwood Road Howell, NJ Fax Office Hours: Monday thru Friday 9:00AM to 3:00PM Office Staff: Mrs. Maureen Cisek Mrs. Jennifer Abatemarco Director of Music: Mr. Billy Lawlor School of Religion: Mrs. Dawn Cappetto, Administrator, ext. 202 Website: stwilliam@optonline.net June 10: $6, Father s Day: Votive Candles: Children Envelopes: Total: $7, Thank you for your generosity Certificates of Eligibility to sponsor baptism or confirmation, will only be given to registered parishioners who are active and practicing Catholics. Novena Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Wednesday 7PM Mass Novena to the Blessed Mother after Saturday 9:00AM Mass Sacrament of Reconciliation Confessions are heard on Saturday, 4:00PM Wednesday 6:00PM and 1/2 hour before each Mass Baptism Baptisms may be arranged for any Sunday of the year at 1:00PM. Call the Parish Office for arrangements. Baptism Preparation Class Class takes place on the third Monday of every month at 7:00PM. Call the Parish Office to register. Weddings Engaged couples should call for an interview appointment one year before the wedding date. Anointing of the Sick Call the Parish Office anytime for urgent visits. RCIA Any adult who is interested in learning about our Catholic Faith should call the Parish Office. New Parishioners Welcome to our Parish Community. Please call or visit the Parish Office for a Registration/ Welcome packet. Finance Council Frankie Francese (Chairperson), Steve Sousa, John Maniscalco, David Milanowyzc and John Langan Parish Council Fr. Tom, Ron Campos, Dawn Cappetto, Maureen Cisek, Jennifer Dimino, Pete Gilbert, Joanne Rapasky, Patti Tiernan Trustees David Milanowycz and John Langan

3 June 10, 2018 Page 2 #566 This Week at a Glance... Tuesday, June 12 Meeting for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Readers, Sacristans and Linen Cleaners, 7PM Wednesday, June 13 Confession at 6PM, Mass 7PM Thursday, June 14 AA Meeting 7:30PM Friday, June 15 Rosary at Preferred Care at Wall (formerly Geraldine Thompson Nursing Home) 10AM Reflections First Reading: Genesis 3:9-15 The original couple blame each other for their sin. The snake instigated the whole matter, and so God punishes him severely. Then God puts enmity between the snake and the woman, whom we know is Mary our Queen. Second Reading: II Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Paul, empowered by the Spirit, has an active faith, and that is how he interprets his present suffering. He looks to an everlasting reward from God. Gospel: Mark 3:20-35 Jesus is judged not only by His family, but also by the scribes as being out of His mind, or probably possessed for what He is preaching. Jesus tells a crowd to expand their thinking and realize that His family is all those who do God s will. Cursillo Corner Want to grow deeper in your relationship with God? Want to rediscover the sense of Christian community? Participate in the joyful experience of Cursillo. Cursillo is Spanish for short course. A Cursillo is an encounter with self, Christ and others that enhances the rest of your spiritual life. Visit our website at Everyone is invited to join us in fellowship at Leaders School (we are all leaders in Christianity) on Saturday, June 16, at Epiphany church in Brick, at 10AM, and learn more about the beautiful Cusillo Movement. Please Pray for the Sick of the Parish Please bring health, healing and hope to those in our community who are sick especially Francesca Tortora, Jonathon Capriotti, Emily Capriotti, Dakota Schick, Evelyn Zeliff, Christina DelPazzo, Donna Foran, Sally Acosta Mirat, KJ Menn, Mia Castellan, Matilde Raventos, Charles Redstone, Christine Winterfield, Chris Callery, Lorraine Baunach, Jane Mazik, John Prell, Anna O Connor, Maria Callahan, Artie Basciano, Anna Morreale, Patricia & Frank Cipully, Wyatt Cavanagh, Jude Pallone, Lindsay Connor, Ann Russo, Marlene Mannino, Vito Cucci, Donna Gilsnen, Mary Ann Early, Alfredo & Ana Palma, Jaileen Fermin, Maria DeMarco, Vincenza Flores, Ann Murphy, John Sproat, Colette Gruber & Kathleen O Neil, we also ask you Lord, to watch over all those with incurable autoimmune diseases and for all those who are afflicted with MS, CF, Lou Gehrig s disease, for those who suffer from Alzheimer disease, dementia, addictions, and their families. God of all consolation, give life and health to our sisters and brothers for whom we pray in your Holy Name. Amen. Thank you to everyone who h a s a l re a d y made their donation to the Annual Catholic Appeal. We now have a total of 105 donors and they have pledged $19, Our goal is $27,206 and now have raised 70% of it. If you have not yet donated, please do so today. Pledge cards are on the table near the bulletins. Remember St. William does get a portion of the money back. He who knows how to forgive prepares for himself many graces from God. As often as I look upon the cross, so often will I forgive with all my heart. -St. Faustina

4 June 10, 2018 Page 3 #566 Saturday, June 9 5:00 Arlene Grant r/o Catechists of St. William the Abbot Sunday, June 10 8:00 People of the parish 10:15 Bob Mullin r/o The Mircovich Family 11:45 Arlene Grant r/o The Cisek Family Monday, June 11 9:00 William Moe r/o Diane Verdon Tuesday, June 12 9:00 Special Intention for Lisa & John Franke r/o Bill Raiser Wednesday, June 13 9:00 William Moe r/o M/M Ron Neal 7:00 Special Intention for Christopher Dunn r/o Loving friends Thursday, June 14 9:00 Phyllis Ann Forlenza r/o The Beyer Family Friday, June 15 9:00 Robert Hamilton r/o Diane Verdon Saturday, June 16 9:00 William Moe r/o St. William the Abbot Parish Family 5:00 Edward J. Pringle r/o The Clarkson Family Sunday, June 17 8:00 Special Intention for Charles Ruth, III r/o Jim McMahon 10:15 Simeon Bool r/o Karena Mata 11:45 Patricia Spoto r/o The Rutigliano Family Formed T o g e t o n t o F o r m e d g o t o You will be asked to make an account with your and a password. After you register you can read, watch and listen to so many wonderful things about our faith. Needed Used Eyeglasses We are asking any parishioners with used eyeglasses to donate them to the Joe Mazzarella Eye Glass Donation Program. An eye receptacle is located in the parish hall. All eye glasses are donated to the Eye s for Needy Program, who since 1932 provided over 8 million needy people in the United States and throughout the world the gift of better sight. We thank you for all your donations and support. The Sanctuary Lamp is lit this week in celebration of the 47th Wedding Anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. McLaughlin. Congratulations! The Flowers for Jesus are in memory of Frank Hrabal, requested by the Hrabal family. Please remember that food is not allowed in the church. Thank you.

5 June 10, 2018 Page 4 #566 Thank you to Bob Gratton and Lord s Electric for fixing the lights on the outside of the building and in the parking lot. Also thank you to Eric and his company Atlantic Building and Maintenance for power washing the parish house. St. William the Abbot has a Facebook page! Go onto our website and click on the Facebook link. Thank you to Terry Kelly for making the page and keeping it updated. Choosing Godparents Important Role Models for Your Child s Faith The practice of two Godparents for an infant s baptism goes back to the time when Church law and civil law were one and the same in Europe. If anything did happen to the parents, the custody and well being of the child became the responsibility of the Godparents. Adult baptism required that one have a sponsor from the church who would act as a guide or mentor, in bringing the person to faith. Today, being a Godparent has no legal implications. It is a spiritual matter. Godparents, must be practicing Catholics and have received all sacraments of initiation Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation. A non-catholic Christian cannot be a Godparent but can be a Christian Witness. This distinction recognizes the difference between faith and religion. A Christian can be a witness because of his/her relationship to God (faith), but the Catholic is a mentor in the practice of the religion. In any event, it is vital that parents give serious consideration to the people they choose to be the child s Godparent. That choice should be based on practice of faith, solid moral character and ability to give good example. Too often the choice is left to whose turn it is in the family or to friends that parents wish to honor or acknowledge in some way. Your choice of Godparents is the first lesson of faith you teach your child. Make it count! Save the date! The Solemnity of St. William the Abbot is Monday, June 25th. Join us for a solemn Mass at 6:30PM, followed by a Pot Luck Dinner. Please bring a dinner or desert to share. It is also BYOB. We will supply water, soda, coffee and tea. Please rsvp by calling or .

6 June 10, 2018 Page St. Juliana Falconieri Feast day June 19 Juliana Falconieri was born in answer to prayer, in Her father built the splendid church of the Annunziata in Florence, while her uncle, Blessed Alexius, became one of the founders of the Servite Order. Under his care Juliana grew up, as he said, more like an angel than a human being. Such was her modesty that she never used a mirror or gazed upon the face of a man during her whole life. The mere mention of sin made her shudder and tremble, and once hearing a scandal related she fell into a dead swoon. Her devotion to the sorrows of Our Lady drew her to the Servants of Mary; and, at the age of fourteen, she refused an offer of marriage, and received the habit from St. Philip Benizi himself. Her sanctity attracted many novices, for whose direction she was bidden to draw up a rule, and thus with reluctance she became foundress of the Mantellate. She was with her children as their servant rather than their mistress, while outside her convent she led a life of apostolic charity, converting sinners, reconciling enemies, and healing the sick by sucking with her own lips their ulcerous sores. She was sometimes rapt for whole days in ecstasy, and her prayers saved the Servite Order when it was in danger of being suppressed. She was visited in her last hour by angels in the form of white doves, and Jesus Himself as a beautiful child, crowned her with a garland of flowers. She wasted away through a disease of the stomach, which prevented her taking food. She bore her silent agony with constant cheerfulness, grieving only for the privation of Holy Communion. At last, when, in her seventieth year, she had sunk to the point of death, she begged to be allowed once more to see and adore the Blessed Sacrament. It was brought to her cell, and reverently laid on a corporal, which was placed over her heart. At this moment she expired, and the Sacred Host disappeared. After her death the form of the Host was found stamped upon her heart in the exact spot over which the Blessed Sacrament had been placed. Juliana died in Meditate often, says St. Paul of the Cross, on the sorrows of the holy Mother, sorrows inseparable from those of her beloved Son. If you seek the Cross, there you will find the Mother; and where the Mother is, there also is the Son.