Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church Oradell / New Milford, NJ First Sunday of Lent ~ March 9, 2014 Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence, and he said to him, All these I shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me. At this, Jesus said to him, Get away, Satan! Mt 4:8-10a Reconciliation / Confessions Saturday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Baptism Contact the Parish Office before the fifth month of pregnancy. Marriage Arrangements should be made with a priest at least one year in advance. Sick / Homebound / Hospital Ministry Call the Parish Office. Rev. George M. Reilly PASTOR EMERITUS Mrs. Colette Vail Principal of Saint Joseph School Mrs. Angela Gussoni Vice Principal of Saint Joseph School Mrs. Diane Hellriegel Dir. of Communications & Development Sacramental Life Mass Schedule Sunday Mass Saturday 5:00 pm Anticipated Sunday 10:30 am 12:30 pm Daily Mass Weekdays and Saturday Holy Days as announced Parish Staff Rev. Msgr. David C. Hubba, PASTOR Rev. Andrew Park Rev. Roy Regaspi PAROCHIAL VICAR PAROCHIAL VICAR Mr. Thomas Meli Facilities Director Mr. Monroe Quinn Director of Music Mrs. Phyllis Vrola Mrs. Anne Annunziato Business Manager Parish Secretary Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament First Wednesday of the Month 9:00 am - 5:00 pm in Mary s Chapel Miraculous Medal Novena Monday, 7:00 pm in Mary s Chapel Christian Initiation of Adults RCIA Contact the Religious Education Office. Parish Registration Contact the Parish Office. Office Location Phone Email Website Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 office@sjcnj.org sjcnj.org Deacon George Montalvo Director of Religious Education Mrs. Arlene Kennedy Sacrament Coordinator Mr. Anthony Armando Youth Minister Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 religioused@sjcnj.org sjcreligioused.blogspot.com Saint Joseph School 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 office@sjsusa.org sjsusa.org the greenhouse-prek 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-477-8114 vailc@greenhouseusa.org greenhouseusa.org Parish Office Hours: Weekdays 9 am - 5 pm or by appointment Msgr. Richard Groncki WEEKEND ASSISTANT Religious Ed. Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9am - 5 pm
Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 10.30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:30 pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 10.30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:30 pm March 8 2014 Walter & Gerry Smith March 9 2014 People of the Parish Mary Ann Plinio 4th Anniversary Remembrance Thomas Barbagallo Anthony Errico Jaun E. Ventura March 10 2014 Daniel Purcell Pam Daly March 11 2014 Argenzia Valentino Maura Glacken March 12 2014 Jerome O'Flynn Harry J. Corbett, Sr. Birthday Remembrance March 13 2014 Conrad D. Rotondella Audrey Jordan March 14 2014 Dorothy E. O'Dell Frank Varoli March 15 2014 Philip Mc Gough Mildred Marie Faykberg GIVE THE GIFT OF PRAYER Bread and Wine intentions are available throughout 2014. Bread and Wine together is an $80 donation, individually a $40 donation. Contact the parish office for available dates and to place your request. SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ March 16 2014 People of the Parish Mary Fuhrman Patrick Cahill 4th Anniversary Remembrance Susan DeRosa Narciso Santos (living intention) BREAD AND WINE INTENTIONS The Bread and Wine for the week of March 9, 2014 is offered for the glory and honor of God. 2 PRAYER REQUESTS Let us remember those who are ill: John Pepe, Mary O Hara, Hariette Paganessi Let us remember those who have recently died. Let us remember those serving in the military. Sunday Collection for Week of March 2, 2014 Basket ParishPay TOTAL $9,471 $4,879 $14,350 PETER S PENCE COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND In the collection today, we are supporting the Holy Father in his charitable works. The Peter s Pence Collection is taken up worldwide to support the most disadvantaged: victims of war, oppression, and natural disasters. This is an opportunity to join with our Holy Father, Pope Francis, and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. Please be generous in today s collection. IRISH SODA BREAD FOR SALE MARCH 15-16 Just in time for St. Patrick s Day! Irish soda bread $8 per loaf is available for sale after all Masses next weekend. Proceeds will go to help send a special needs child to Lourdes, France with the American Special Children Pilgrimage Group. Our bulletin can also be viewed at sjcnj.org THIRD SATURDAY MARCH 15 All are invited to join the Legion of Mary after the 8:30 am Mass on Saturday, March 15 in Mary s Chapel for the Rosary and a reflection on Pope John Paul II. HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Catholic Chaplaincy at Bergen Regional Medical Center, Paramus, needs Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings or afternoons. If you are 18 or older and wish to volunteer, please contact Fr. John Quill at 201-421-0009 for more information. Plan to celebrate our patron saint s special month by attending our first ever Parish Mission on Saint Joseph March 17-18-19. See page 3 of this bulletin for details.
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 9, 2014 FROM THE PASTOR S DESK In some ways, the season of Lent is a bit untidy. Even a search for its verbal root can yield different explanations. Its most common derivation is from the Middle-English word lenten ( springtime ), although some authorities say it comes from a word meaning to lengthen, a reference to the fact that days are getting longer at this time of year. Since this amounts to the same thing when you think about it, both interpretations seem to be legitimate. According to scholars of the liturgy, the season originated in the third century, chiefly as a time of preparation for Easter. As was often the case with early Christian observances, regional differences appeared, which is not surprising in view of the lack of anything like today s instantaneous communications capabilities. And so, the Eastern traditions developed a more stringent regimen of fasting and penance than the Western ones practice. Even the method of counting the forty days of Lent, which became associated with the time of Jesus s prayer sojourn in the desert before his public ministry, differed. Because the Latin West never counted Sundays as days for fasting, Ash Wednesday and the remaining days of its week were added to the Lenten roster to achieve the desired total of forty. Lent has had different points of emphasis during various eras, all of them admissible aspects of its variety and importance. And so we have penitential disciplines (such as fasting, and the refraining from meat on Fridays) to toughen our resolve to live the demands of the Christian life; and the Exodus theme of God s liberating deeds, which we inherit from the Old Testament tradition; the renewed appreciation of the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Penance, all ultimately deriving from the Lord s saving death and resurrection; and our communal sharing in the journey toward Christian life of the Church s catechumens, who are completing their preparations for the sacraments that will unite them to Christ a journey that we who are already initiated strive to refresh in ourselves. For us who have long been in the Church, Peter Mazar has some interesting and challenging words: SPECIAL INVITATION TO ALL MOMS A new ministry is forming at Saint Joseph Parish! M.O.M. (Ministry of Motherhood) Come join us for the first monthly meeting: A Mother s Evening of Prayer Making Lent Something Beautiful for God All mothers are cordially invited to join us on Wednesday, March 12 from 7:30 to 9:00 pm in the Rectory Meeting Room (entrance in the back). This (adult-only*) evening will include: Coffee, tea and light refreshments Prayerful time to reflect on a mother s unique challenges, ordinary routines and the extraordinary love of Christ Faith Sharing on the upcoming Lenten Gospel Any questions, please contact Maureen Hunt at 908-770-2969 or Jean Tenaglia at 201-261-0595. (* This is a special time just for Moms. Future activities for children may be planned.) What baptism began in us can readily be undone and probably has been. Coming back to baptism is hard work, like pruning vines, like plowing the earth, like the discipline of training for a contest. Of course, neither the hard work nor the training do the job. All of us, the faithful and the elect and the penitents, will learn this once again, when Lent is over and we have failed but God has not. Msgr. David Hubba 3
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2014 LENTEN REGULATIONS Confirmation preparation sessions continue on Sundays at 8:15 am in the lower school gym. The remaining dates include: March 16, 23 and 30. Remaining Confirmation interview date (assigned) is March 17. Lenten Penance Service for Grade 7 is March 12, for Grade 8 is March 26 from 4:30 to 6 pm. The Fridays of Lent are considered days of abstinence on which no meat may be eaten. Those who have reached the age of 14 are obliged by the Law of Abstinence. If you have any questions regarding eating meat on Friday, contact your pastor. The time for fulfilling the Paschal Precept (Easter Duty*) extends from the First Sunday of Lent, March 9, 2014, to The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, June 15, 2014. *All the faithful, after they have been initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, are bound by the obligation of receiving Holy Communion at least once a year. First Holy Communion Retreat Day is Saturday, March 29 from 9 am 12:30 pm in lower school. Substitute catechists are needed for all sessions. If you can help, please call the Religious Education Office at 201-261-1144. THE BEST OF TENORS ONSTAGE SHAWL MINISTRY MARCH 11 Join our parish music ministers, Domenick Panfile and Peter Greco, for a dinner concert at Calvary Methodist Church, 185 W. Madison Avenue, Dumont, NJ on Saturday, March 29. Dinner at 6:00 pm; concert at 7:30 pm. Dinner/Concert tickets: $35 (adult); $15 (ages 8-15) can be purchased in advance by calling 201-384-3630 or emailing Calvary185@verizon.net by March 18. Concert-only tickets may be purchased at door for $20. The Shawl Ministry of Saint Joseph will meet on Tuesday, March 11 from 2:004:00 pm in the Jackson Room in the lower church. All knitters and crocheters are welcome to join us in making shawls or bring your current yarn project and spend a relaxing afternoon with us. For further information, please contact Barbara Piersa at 201-261-0298 or Pat De Nicolo at 201-261-4323. ARE YOU CELEBRATING YOUR 50th 25th 5th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY? Visit our websites at : Church: sjcnj.org School: sjsusa.org Religious Ed.: sjcreligioused.blogspot.com Athletic Assn.: sjaaathletics.blogspot.com The Archdiocese of Newark will be honoring couples who will be celebrating 5, 25 or 50 years of Christian Marriage in the year 2014 at anniversary liturgies celebrated by Archbishop John J. Myers in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark as follows: GIRL SCOUTING CELEBRATES 102 YEARS Forty Saint Joseph Girl Scouts and their leaders began their celebration of the 102nd Anniversary of Girl Scouting (March 12) by gathering together at the 8:30 am Mass last Sunday, March 2. 50 Years: April 6 at 3:00 pm 25 and 5 Years: May 4 at 3:00 pm If you will be celebrating one of these special anniversaries, please stop by the parish office/ rectory to fill out the required registration form. SJS GRADS ACHIEVE HONORS Congratulations to the following Saint Joseph School graduates who have made the honor roll at Paramus Catholic High School: (President s List) Laura Burke, Claire Burke, Vanessa Dal Lago, Kristen Kane; (First Honors) Caitlyn McNair, Kevin Asaro, Jenna DiTore, Melissa DeSena, Juliana Lally; (Second Honors) Gloria Duby, James Kane, Rebecca Munsayac, Victoria Jaochico. 4
OPERATION RICE BOWL 2014 If you would like to participate in this Lenten tradition at our parish, Rice Bowls are still available at the doors of the church or in the parish office/rectory. Your donation (in check form made out to Saint Joseph Church/Operation Rice Bowl ) can be dropped off in the collection basket or at the parish office at any time, but no later than April 14. Your Lenten gift to Operation Rice Bowl makes a big difference. $10 = two weeks of food for a family in need; $25 = drought-resistant seeds for a farmer; $50 = clean water for more than 500 families; $100 = school desks for 13 children. WE HAVE A WINNER! Congratulations to Riley McGovern on winning the Girls Age 9 Newark Knights of Columbus Free Throw Tournament. Riley has now qualified for the 2014 New Jersey State Council Free Throw Championship scheduled for 1:00 pm on Sunday, April 6, to be held at Our Lady of Victories Parish Center, 42 Main Street, Sayreville, NJ. Good luck, Riley! A JOURNEY TO THE POTTER S HOUSE MARCH 30 See Michael Ferris, potter, evangelist, motivational speaker, as he offers a powerful illustrated sermon that brings you face to face with God at St. Mary s Church, Szelest Hall (Gym), 280 Washington Avenue, Dumont, on Sunday, March 30 at 3:00 pm. To learn more about the speaker, go to: ajourneytothepottershouse.com 40 DAYS FOR LIFE Join the hundreds of thousands of people in over 200 cities across America participating in 40 Days for Life this Lent March 5 to April 13 as they stand in a peaceful, prayer vigil across from an abortion facility. Join pro-lifers in Hackensack at The Women s Choice, 10 Zabriskie Street on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from to 2:00 pm during Lent. For more information contact Linda at 551-265-8121 or by email at lindamaliani@yahoo.com or Margaret at 201-805-0937 or at scullyfam@yahoo.com NEW HOPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER GALA DINNER DANCE Wednesday, April 30 from 6:30-10:30 PM, at Seasons, 446 Pascack Road, Wash. Twp., NJ. $75.00 per person includes cocktail hour, gourmet dinner, entertainment, silent auction (amazing trips) and Tricky Tray. For tickets, contact: Kathy Turlick at 201-573-8697. FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 9, 2014 5 LENT: A TIME FOR SPIRITUAL RENEWAL A TIME TO RENEW YOUR MARRIAGE MARCH 28-30 The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend in our area will be held on March 28-30. Come and experience a dynamic weekend to refresh your soul and your relationship in this holy season. As the Church prepares for Easter, come and discover what God has planned for you in your marriage. For more information and to register, please call Mike and Eileen Morgan at 1-877-697-9963 ext. 7 or go online to wwwme.org CATHOLIC MEN S CONFERENCE MARCH 15 CARPOOLING AVAILABLE Contact parishioner Tom Moran at 201-384-0304 if you would like to carpool to the Archdiocesan Annual Men s Conference being held on Saturday, March 15 at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. It promises to be a prayerful, spirit-filled, and life changing experience! Continental breakfast and lunch are included. Ticket Price is $25 for adults, $20 for students and senior citizens and includes breakfast and lunch. For more information, call Tom Moran (phone number above) or email CatholicMen@rcan.org for more information. REJOICE IN GOD S MERCY A DAY OF REFLECTION SPONSORED BY ARCHDIOCESAN WOMEN S COMMISSION Women of the parish are invited to attend a special day of reflection on Saturday, April 26 from 4:30 pm at Seton Hall University. Speakers will include Helen Alvare, J.D., an expert on marriage, family and women s issues and Sister Mary Gabriel, S.V. from the Sisters of Life. Mass will be celebrated and there will be an opportunity for confession. Register at www.rcan.org/womcom Call 973-497-4545 or email CatholicWomen@rcan.org for more information. ANNULMENT INFORMATION MARCH 12 An Annulment Information Evening is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12 at St. Philomena s Church, 386 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston, NJ at 7:30 pm. A member of the staff of the Tribunal of the Archdiocese will provide basic information about annulments the requirements and how to begin the process. There will be an opportunity for questions. Pre-registration is not necessary, but for directions, call the parish at 973-992-0994.
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ Compiled by the Liturgy of the Word With Children Committee The Gospel is the Good News about Jesus. The Gospel Reading for today is from Matthew 4:1-11. Today is the First Sunday of Lent. We remember the time the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert for forty days. During this time, Jesus fasted and prayed for the strength to carry out God s mission. Jesus was powerful and could have used his power to get whatever he wanted food, land to rule, or even angels to help him. However, Jesus stayed close to God and used all his power to do what God wanted him to do. God wants us to be like Jesus. We need to be strong and to say no to temptation. During Lent we are asked to give up something that we like. We might watch TV or play video games for only one hour a day and then spend some time praying, helping others, or reading about God. Jesus could have used his power to rule all lands, but instead he did what God wanted him to do. If we pray every day, we will have the strength to stay close to God always. NOTE TO PARENTS-WE NEED YOUR HELP The Liturgy of the Word with Children takes place at our 8:30 A.M. Sunday Mass. During that Mass the younger children are sent forth just before the First Reading and go to the lower church/mary s Chapel for their own celebration of God's Word. The readings, homily, songs and prayers are geared to their understanding. They return before the presentation of gifts to continue the celebration of the Liturgy with their families. We are looking for volunteers to be part of this committee. Contact us at kids@sjcnj.org if you would like to help. 6