ST. NICHOLAS RC CHURCH Served by the Vocationist Fathers Fr. Stephen Ehiahuruike, S.D.V., Pastor Fr. Christogonus (Chris) Iwunze, S.D.V., Parochial Vicar Fr. Louis Caputo, S.D.V.,Weekend Assistant Church & Rectory 442 E Brinkerhoff Ave Palisades Park, NJ 07650 Tel. 201-944-1154 Fax. 201-944-9510 Email. stnicholas07650@live.com Website. www.stnicholasrcchurch.org Office Hours Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM Tuesdays 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Mornings by appointment only) Most Holy Trinity June 11 th, 2017 Brothers and sisters, rejoice. Live with one another in peace, and the God of peace will be with you (2 Corinthians 13:11-13). ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS Baptisms: On any available Sunday during the 11:00 AM (Italian), 12:30 PM (English) & 7:00 PM (Portuguese) Masses. Please, contact the rectory at least one month prior to desired date. Confessions: Saturdays 5:00 to 5:45 PM, or during the week by appointment. Marriages: Please contact the rectory at least six months prior to desired wedding date. Sacrament of the Sick: If you are hospitalized or unable to come to Church for health reasons and would like to be visited by a priest for Confession, Communion, or Anointing of the Sick, please call the rectory. Religious Education Program (CCD): For children 1 st to 8 th grades who are not attending Catholic School. Classes are held on Sundays from September to May at 11:30 AM, with attendance to the 12:30 PM Family Mass. Confirmation: Teens will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on 8 th grade. They will attend classes at 11:30 AM from September to December; and from January to April classes will start at 11:00 AM in the church hall, with attendance to the 12:30 PM Family Mass. Saturday: Sunday: MASS SCHEDULE 7:00 & 8:00 AM 6:00 PM - Vigil Mass 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM 11:00 AM (Italian) 12:30 PM - Family Mass 7:00 PM (Portuguese) Weekdays: 7:00 & 8:00 AM Holy Days: 6:30, 8:00, 10:00 AM & 7:30 PM Other Services & Activities: Mon to Sat: 7:40 AM Morning Prayer Tuesday: 9:00 AM - Legion of Mary 7:30 PM - St. Padre Pio Mass (9/19) 7:30 PM - Holy Rosary Society (9/26) 8:00 PM - Holy Rosary (Portuguese) Wednesday: 7:00 PM - Holy Rosary (Italian) Thursday: 2:00 PM - Bible Study (Italian) 6:15 to 7:15 PM - Holy Hour Adoration for Vocations (June 15, 22, 29) 7:30 PM - Bible Study (English) 8:30 PM - Rosary by Braz. Men (7/13) Friday: 8:30 PM - Brazilian Prayer Group 1 st Friday: 5:30 to 8:30 PM - Blessed Sacrament Adoration (9/1)
ST NICHOLAS RC CHURCH Parish Trustee: Giovanni Simone & Michael Massaro Parish Secretary: Débora Moreira Music Ministry: Addie Luers, Giovanni & Karen Simone, and Kelly Oliveira Vocationist Sisters Community Sr. Benedita Carvalho, S.D.V., Superior & Pre-K Director; Sr. Jancy Thomas, S.D.V. and Sr. Emilia Din, S.D.V. 223 14 th Street - Palisades Park, NJ Tel. 201-947-2413 Parish Pre-K Fr. Justin Learning Center Tel. 201-944-1376 NOTRE DAME ACADEMY 312 First St Palisades Park, NJ Principal: Mark Valvano Tel. 201-947-5262 Mass Intentions SATURDAY, June 10 7:00AM Ivan Lisica by his wife Regina 8:00AM Matteo Piccinich by Mirkovich family 6:00PM Alfred Battistuta by Yolanda Lorfink SUNDAY, June 11 7:30AM LaForgia & Pappalardo family by family 9:30AM Antonio Tarabocchia by M/M Mario Hroncich 11:00AM Olimpia Pallotta by family 12:30PM Kenneth Iwunze by friend 7:00 PM All people of this parish MONDAY, June 12 7:00AM Nikolina Matesic by Megan Matesic 8:00AM Gaudenzia Piccini by Maria Mattessich & fam. TUESDAY, June 13 7:00AM In honor of St. Anthony by Eduardo Lorenzo 8:00AM Antonio & Maria Mattessich by daug-in-law Maria 7:30PM In honor of St. Anthony by Society WEDNESDAY, June 14 7:00AM Grace Ehiahuruike by M/M Martino Matesic 8:00AM Gaudenzia Piccini by Donald & Linda Mattessich THURSDAY, June 15 7:00AM Tony Bussanich by M/M Martino Matesic 8:00AM Gaudenzia Piccini by Caterina Bussanich FRIDAY, June 16 7:00AM Nikolina Matesic by M/M D. & J. Matesic 8:00AM All souls in purgatory by Anthony & Julia Picinich SATURDAY, June 17 7:00AM In honor of St. Lazarus by Eduardo Lorenzo 8:00AM Giovanni Tarabocchia by daughter-in-law Anita 6:00PM Anthony Truncellito by Frank & Christina Truncellito SUNDAY, June 18 7:30AM Cosimo Palombini by his wife & children 9:30AM Giuseppe Osso by his wife & children 11:00AM Mauro Allegretta by his wife & children 12:30PM Matteo Suttora by Maria Mattessich 7:00 PM All people of this parish News of the Parish FAREWELL TO FR. STEPHEN All parishioners are invited to say farewell to Fr. Stephen at the 6:00 PM Mass on Saturday, June 24 followed by a potluck reception in the church hall (bring your favorite dish to share) Fr. Stephen will be leaving to Orlando, Florida on Monday, June 26. ST. ANTHONY S FEAST We will celebrate Mass on St. Anthony s feast, Tuesday, June 13 at 7:30 PM. Coffee, cookies and cake will be served after the Mass in the church hall FR. RENO LAVARONE is visiting our church on occasion of his 50th anniversary of priestly ordination. He will be celebrating the Italian Mass next Sunday, June 18 at 11:00 AM. BRAZILIAN FESTA JUNINA A celebration of the feasts of St. Anthony, St. Peter and St. John in rural Brazil, the Festa Junina (June s Feast) is an important part of Brazilian culture. Come and experience delicious homemade food, traditional dance and beautiful costumes. Live Music! Saturday, June 17 from 8:00PM to midnight. Admission: $15.00 (doesn t include food/drink). The Sunday evening Portuguese Mass will remain at 7:00PM throughout the summer. We will soon mail the Registration Forms for our 2017-2018 CCD RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM. Our program was created to provide basic doctrine of Catholic faith to our school age children 1 st to 8 th grades and it strives to help them deepen their relationship with God. Please contact the rectory office if you have a child to be enrolled in our program. DINNER DANCE 2017 Make your calendar: Our Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday, October 14 at the Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson. In Memoriam BREAD & WINE donated this week in loving memory of Angelo Cecere by his wife & children
Page 3 June 11, 2017 Events of the Week Tuesday, June 13 9:00AM - Legion of Mary in Bl. Mother s room 7:30PM - Mass in honor of St. Anthony 8:00PM - Holy Rosary in the Brazilian families Wednesday, June 14 7:00PM - Holy Rosary in Italian in church Thursday, June 15 6:15 to 7:15PM - Holy Hour of Adoration for Vocations 7:30PM - Bible Study in English Friday, June 16 8:30PM - Brazilian prayer meeting in church hall Saturday, June 17 8:00PM to midnight - FESTA JUNINA Ministers Schedule for June 18 6:00 PM: Lector - Carmela B. E.M. - Maria Claudia and Rita 7:30 AM: Lectors - Michael E. M. - Sr. Jancy and Sr. Emilia 9:30 AM: Lectors - Carol and Gina E.M. - Lynn and Suzanne 11:00 AM: Lectors - Italia and Frank E.M. - Carmela A., Francesca and Antonia 12:30 PM : Lector - Lucy, Renee and Benjamin E.M. - Suzanne 7:00 PM: Lectors - Katia, Laine and Marcia E.M. - Adriana and Ieda Pastoral Care Baptism: Victoria Sino (6/11) Holy Communion was brought this month to: Maria Piccini, Victor Columbini, John Ostuni, Frances Ceria, Cynthia Cornell, Anita Lauria and Gloria Pezzolla. Pray for our sick: Mateus Ribeiro, Domenica Dinaro, Lorenzo Cafasso, Josephine Dolberry, Eileen Murphy, Angela Tina, Rita Vanore, Maria Piccini, John Ostuni, Dominick Ostuni, Sara Modafferi, John Hroncich (John Hroncich s nephew), Fred DeCarlo, Martino Matesic, Ashraf Soliman and James Malatesta. MOST HOLY TRINITY THE INEXPRESSIBLE MYSTERY The God of the universe is mysterious. Science has not been able to solve the mystery of how the universe came into being or explain exactly what continues to give it creative energy and masterful design. No religion asserts that it has found words to name fully the ineffable mystery of God, for no matter what name we use, God always transcends our limited ability to understand. God is a mystery to be believed, not known. And yet, we Christians believe that our name for God best expresses that inexpressible mystery: God is the Most Holy Trinity of three persons united in a communion of love, pouring forth that creative, saving, sanctifying love into the world. Today's scriptures celebrate the mystery of the Trinity and give us clues for living that mystery in our lives. - Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE May 28 collection........ $ 1,789.00 June 4 collection: 6:00PM Mass....... $ 319.00 7:30AM Mass....... $ 389.00 9:30AM Mass....... $ 555.00 11:00AM Mass...... $ 311.00 12:30PM Mass...... $ 440.00 7:00PM Mass....... $ 433.00 Online............ $ 100.00 $ 2,547.00 Budget amount needed weekly $ 2,395.83 STEWARDSHIP OF TIME AND TALENT Once again, we commend the work of the Tricky Tray Organizing Committee: Celeste & Giselle Veltri, Pat Carboneri, Maryann Fusco, Carmela Barone, Shirley Ostuni, Adriana Carvalho, Patrícia Veloso, Maria Claudia Oliveira and Débora Moreira. Thanks to our generous donors, they collected over 250 prizes and $640.00 in monetary donations. We received many compliments on the beautiful event that raised the net amount of $7,005.10 for our parish. Good job! May God bless you all! Would you consider giving 5% of your weekly income to support St. Nicholas? HOW MUCH IS 5% Weekly Income $150 $200 $300 $400 $500 Offering $7.50 $10 $15 $20 $25 This weekend second collection will be ASSESSMENT-FREE (yellow envelopes) Shoprite Cards are available after each Sunday Mass or during the week at the office. Our church will get 5% of what you spend.
BRAZILIAN FESTA JUNINA SATURDAY, JUNE 17 8:00 PM TO MIDNIGHT LIVE MUSIC! Traditional Brazilian food, games for the children, typical dances, and more. Admission Adult: $15 / Child 7-12: $8.00 (does not include food and games) On sale in the rectory office 201-944-1154 HOLY ROSARY SOCIETY Pray the rosary everyday. Pray, pray a lot and offer sacrifices for the sinners. I m Our Lady of the Rosary. Only I will be able to help you. Meetings are on the Tuesday that precedes the first Sunday of each month at 7:30PM next meeting in September If you want to be part of the Holy Rosary Society, come to our next meeting. New members are always welcome. 2017-2018 CCD Religious Education Program Our program provides religious instruction to children from grades 1 to 8 and all children who are not attending Catholic schools should be registered. They will receive First Communion on 2nd grade and Confirmation on 8th grade. Please contact the rectory s office for more information or if you have new children to be added to our listings. UNUM Singles Group We will meet on the 3rd Saturday (pending on schedule of events of the month) @ 7:00 PM for prayers, discussions, maybe a good movie, a glass of wine and a relaxing chat amongst friends of same faith Our next meeting will be July 18 If you are interested on being part of the group, please let us know. Just drop this cutout in the collection basket, call us at 201-944-1154 or email at stnicholas07650@live.com Name: Phone (for texting): ~~ Feast of Saint Anne ~~ A Mass in honor of St. Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus, will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 26 th If you or someone you know is homebound and would like a visit of a priest to bring you the Holy Communion or to hear Confession, please call the rectory s office at 201-944-1154. Vocationist Corner at 8:00 AM. A holy relic of the saint will be venerated following the Mass. All are invited to attend. Please use baskets at the entrance of the church for your donations to St. Anne. LEGION OF MARY Are you a shut-in? Unable to come to church? Allow the Legion of Mary to visit you. We would like to pray the rosary with you and offer holy communion. If there is someone you know or you yourself would like such a visit, please call the rectory office and someone from the Legion of Mary will contact you. Grant that I may die to self and to the world, and that Jesus may live in me, in turn, I may live for You alone, O Divine Trinity, indwelling in my soul! Grant that all my thoughts may be directed toward You, as are those of the Cherubim, and that all my affections may become flames of love for You, as are the Seraphim. May all my senses be engaged in serving You like so many Angels. Grant that every action of mine may truly be acts of the purest and most intense love for You. Blessed Fr. Justin Russolillo, SDV, Spirit of Prayer, page 113 For more information on Blessed Fr. Justin, please visit VOCATIONISTFATHERS.ORG
St. Anthony of Padua Feast Day: June 13 I ll put St. Anthony in the window, my grandmother would say, when my brother couldn't find his wallet, picking up a faded and chipped statue of the saint holding the child Jesus in his left arm. St. Anthony, St. Anthony please come around; something is lost that cannot be found, she would chant under her breath. And so it went every time someone in our house couldn't find something. Once the object was located, my grandmother would pursue the one who had benefited from St. Anthony's intercession, shaking her finger, Now don't forget to give five dollars in his name! The Catholic saint, Anthony of Padua, also venerated as Saint Anthony of Lisbon, was born in Lisbon, Portugal, which was then a part of Spain, in 1195 A.D., and named Fernando de Bulhões. He is one of the most beloved Catholic saints today, and he was much loved even in his own time. Saint Anthony's physical appearance was unremarkable; he was short and slightly plump, but everyone who heard him speak was drawn to him. St. Anthony was known to have a winning smile, a loud voice and a prodigious memory. His fervent faith must have been apparent from a young age, for by fifteen, he had entered the Augustinian Abbey of St. Vincent at Lisbon against his well-to-do family's wishes. Then, in 1219, St. Anthony had a portentous meeting with five Franciscans who were on their way to preach to the Muslims in Morocco. The friars were martyred during their mission, and their mutilated bodies brought back to Spain where they were carried in solemn procession. St. Anthony was apparently very moved by the Franciscans sacrifice and their simple lifestyle. He asked his order for permission to join the Franciscans, and in the summer of 1220, received his habit. He took the name Anthony, after St. Anthony the Great. Saint Anthony greatly desired to follow in the footsteps of the five Franciscans who had so affected him, and preach in Morocco, but ill health forced him to return soon after his arrival there. However, his homebound ship was never to reach Spain; a storm forced it to land instead on the coast of Italy. Franciscans there had pity on the ailing Anthony and assigned him to the rural hospice of San Paolo outside of Bologna. In that location, St. Anthony lived as a hermit and worked in the kitchen, his educated background either unknown or ignored. The hermitage was, in time, visited by a gathering of Dominicans. As that order was known for its preaching, the Franciscans did not prepare a homily themselves. When it was found that the Dominicans had expected their hosts to provide a preacher, the head of the hermitage, in desperation, called upon Anthony to speak some simple words from his heart. The friars were probably hoping at most for a minimal amount of embarrassment in front of the more learned Dominicans. Instead, the whole company was awestruck by the brilliant words emanating from the mouth of St. Anthony. It was the beginning of his fame as a preacher. St. Francis himself learned of St. Anthony's extraordinary speaking abilities and sent Anthony a note exhorting him to preach to the other Franciscans. The beloved preacher became ill with dropsy in 1231 and on June 13, now his feast day, he died at the Poor Clare convent in Arcella at the young age of 36. Legend has it that children cried and angels rang bells when St. Anthony died. His body was buried in a chapel, which is now enclosed by the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua. In 1263, when his relics were transferred to the Basilica, his tongue was found to be still fresh and red in color. Saint Anthony's was the second fastest canonization in history; he was declared a saint 352 days after his death, by the same Pope Gregory he had met in life. "Attribute to God every good that you have received. If you take credit for something that does not belong to you, you will be guilty of theft." "The life of the body is the soul; the life of the soul is God." St. Anthony