Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church 10 Saint Francis Way, Passaic, New Jersey 07055-5811 Enter to worship, leave to serve We, the Parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, strive to reach out to a diverse community, through worship, stewardship, and service. Pastor Fr. Brian Tomlinson OFM, Cap. Parochial Vicar Fr. Ed Henning OFM, Cap. September 18, 2016 Parish Secretary Odette Aquino Music Director & Bulletin Editor Lidia Ferreira Baptismal Classes & R.C.I.A. Director Tony Uri Are you interested in becoming Catholic? Are you a Catholic who wishes to receive the Sacraments of Confirmation & Eucharist? Have questions? Please call or email us for more information. Business Manager, Fundraising, Plant Operations, President, P.A.B Event Coordinator Joseph Liptak Mass Schedule Mon. to Fri. - 12:00 PM Sat. - 7:30 AM & Vigil 5:00 PM Sunday - 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM &2:00 PM (In Spanish) 4:30 PM (In Filipino 1 st Sunday of the Month) Holy Days: 12 Noon & 7:30 PM Holidays: 9:00 AM First Friday: Adoration 6PM & Mass 7PM (In Spanish) Reconciliation 4:00-4:30 PM on Saturdays & by appointment Devotions Adoration Tuesdays 10:30 AM -11:45 AM Novenas to: St. Anthony on Tuesdays Mt. Carmel on Wednesdays Stations of the Cross 7:30 PM - Fridays during Lent Contact Us Church s Office: 973.473.0246 Fax/Phone: 973.473.3404 Visit our Website at: www.olmcpassaic.com Email us at: mtcarmeloffice@yahoo.com Office Open Monday to Friday from 9AM to 4PM & Closed on Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays Baptisms & Marriages By appointment. Please contact the parish office well in advance.
Page 2 Sat. September 17, 2016 - Weekday 7:30AM For the Deceased Members of the Catanzaro & Tolomeo Families R/B Bob Catanzaro Josephine & Charles Alongi R/B Charles Ferrante 5:00PM Ann & Dominic Happy Birthday in Heaven R/B Rose & Vito Dininno Sun. September 18, 2016 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30AM For the People of the Parish Deceased members of the Raviello & Marazzo Families R/B Carl Marazzo 10:30AM Frank T. Campisi R/B Maria Broekamp Evelyn Shea & Katie Bluhm R/B Ellen Hunt 2:00PM Mass in Spanish For God s blessings on our parish Mon. September 19, 2016 - Weekday 12:00PM Mary Lipari Happy Birthday in Heaven R/B Granddaughter Kathy Tue. September 20, 2016 - Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon & Paul Chong Hs-sang 10:30AM Adoration 12:00PM Arnold Aquino for Good Health R/B Brothers & Sister Michelle Sullivan Happy 40th Birthday R/B Melaine Marquez & Family Wed. September 21, 2016 - St. Mathew 12:00PM Rev. Enrico Lombardi, MSC, Happy Birthday In Heaven R/B Mary Di Gaetano Thu. September 22, 2016 - Weekday 12:00PM Christine Cortes Happy Birthday R/B Mr. & Mrs. Toty Cortes Fri. September 23, 2016 - Saint Pius of Pietrelcina 12:00PM Mary Kowal Anniversary of Death R/B Maryann, Charlie & John Verda Washington R/B The Goodwin Family Sat. September 24, 2016 - Weekday 7:30AM Wallace & Mary Goodwin R/B The Goodwin Family 5:00PM Elsie Rotunda R/B Gerry & Kelly Rotunda Anthony DeIntinis, Sr. & John Vida R/B Erna, Tony, Mark, Ana, Juliana & Dominick Sun. September 25, 2016 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:30AM For the People of the Parish Frank Morales R/B Regina Morales 10:30AM Regina Von Raab & Joseph & Dan Shea R/B Ellen Hunt 2:00PM Mass in Spanish If you know of any parishioner of Mt. Carmel, who is in any hospital, please contact the Friary so that we can arrange to visit them. Thank You. September 18, 2016-25th Sunday in Ordinary Time In Loving Memory - September 2016 Host: Salvatore Zingone R/B Dominica Zingone Frank Morales R/B Regina Morales Wine: Helen Brennan R/B Brennan & Biamonte Families Candles: Joseph Klein & Lawrence, Margaret & Mary Ann Graziano R/B Rose Graziano Sanctuary Lamp: Granato & Arolan Families R/B Antoinette Arolan Let us, in charity, take time to pray for all the sick & all those in need of God s healing power & love. Especially for: We extend our sympathy to the family and friends of Joseph Farinella on his passing. May all who sleep in Christ find in His presence; light, happiness, and peace. Amen. Olga Wojcik, Rosemarie Trentacost, James DeLillo, Jr., Calvin Procope, Ilidia de Jesus Neto, Luis De Jesus Branco Erna DeIntinis, Vincent Costa, Jr., Eva Kovach, Cheryl Doremus Hall, James Doremus, Andrew Doremus, Rose Wesner, Eddie Baudendistel, Charles Orlando Jr., Rose Dininno, Angela Artis, Denise DeAppolonio, Gregory J. Kueken, Rosa Maria Santos, Pablito Platon, Mark Mikolajczyk, Hillery Fontenot, Enza Portelli, Myrna Tagayun, Michael Doremus, Peter Kueken, Sr., Grace Noto, Lucas Files, Haley O Berrigan, Jake Doremus, Ray Sawicki, Lorraine Sawicki, Patricia Kehlbeck, Loreta DiPalma, Cecilia Torres-llosa, Fr. Stan Kobel, Fr. Francis Majewski and Brother Julius. (We ask that you contact the Rectory s office with any updates for this list. Thank you) MY FAMILY MY PARISH MY RESPONSIBILITY September 11, 2016 Total Offering: 2,419.86 May God bless you and your family for your generosity to our parish. Please use your church envelopes with your contributions so we can apply it to your name.
Page 3 September 18, 2016-25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Reflections from Fr. Brian 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Tell me the weight of a snowflake, a sparrow asked a wild dove. Nothing more than nothing, was the answer. In that case I must I must tell you a marvelous story, the sparrow said. I sat on the branch of a fir, close to its trunk, when it began to snow, not heavily, not in a raging blizzard, no, just like in a dream, without any violence. Since I didn t have anything better to do, I counted the snowflakes settling on the twigs and needles of my branch. Their number was exactly 3,741,952. When the next snowflake dropped onto the branch --- nothing more than nothing, as you say --- the branch broke off. Having said that, the sparrow flew away. Jesus labored three years in poverty, with twelve of the world s nobodies without an army or monetary backing or political clout. A few snowflakes fell but most melted on impact, so at the end he was left with eleven of the original twelve and a few women followers --- nothing next to nothing. But at Pentecost the snowflakes began to fall in number: 3,000 on that day alone and thereafter the Lord added to their number day by day (Acts 2:47b). The scenario throughout scripture is the same. One snowflake at a time, slowly, steadily, the weight of nothing, until --- finally --- the result comes. This is the stratagem Paul passes on to Timothy: continue preach be urgent convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience always be steady, endure do the work fulfill your ministry (2Tim. 3:14 4:2, 5). Jesus emphasizes the same steady persistence with a parable in Luke 18, commending a woman s relentless pleading before a judge until she obtains what she is after. No big-budget campaigns are called for; no mass appeals; no super organizational efforts. Just the one-by-one, consistent weight of nothing until the branch breaks. When Mother Teresa accepted the Nobel Peace prize she spoke these words: All the works of love are the works of peace We do not need bombs and guns; we need love and compassion We who have been gathered here must know that peace is learned so as to give it to others. Let us learn that unless we are full of God, we cannot give that love, we cannot give that peace, to others I thank God for this great gift (the Nobel Peace Prize and its accompanying cash), and for making the world acknowledge works of love to be works of peace. Saint (Mother) Teresa like Saint Padre Pio was just a little snowflake in love with God. Countless other snowflakes following her and his example make a difference in the lives of many. YÜA UÜ tç
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Family Mass Feast of Padre Pio September 24, 2016 Please join us to celebrate this special feast beginning with the 5PM Mass and followed by a reception at 6:30PM at Mario s Restaurant, 710 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton, NJ Menu Fresh mixed garden salad, appetizer platter family style (garlic bread, mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, calamari & mussels) Cheese or Gourmet Pizza (up to 3 toppings), Pitchers of Soda. Please consider getting a ticket. They can be obtained after each weekend Mass or at the office during the week. Donation $20.00. May God bless you all for your support to our church. October 2, 2016 10:30AM Please join us! We invite everyone in the parish to join in the celebration of our monthly Family Mass. As always, all are welcome to participate in the various ministries. After Mass, everyone is invited to the blessing of our newly renovated church hall, light refreshments, games and Fellowship, sponsored by our choirs and their families. If you d like to donate any baked goods for the gathering, please contact Lidia or Joe. Please join us as we start our new season, we would love to see all of you present. Thank you! Once again we would like to thank our Filipino Community for their donation to our church of $4,060.00, the proceeds from the September 10th Dinner Dance. Thank you as well to all who participated by buying tickets, donating their time, effort and resources to this event. May God bless you all abundantly! Beginning October 1, 2016, confessions will be heard from 4PM to 4:30PM. Thank you! Saturday, October 29, 2016 & Sunday, October 30, 2016 Join us! We are planning another Flea Market at our parish. If you have any items in good condition that you d like to donate, please bring them in as soon as possible so that we can organize the event. It s a good opportunity to de-clutter your home and help our church at the same time. We will again need volunteers to help set up, sell and take down. If you are able to donate items or a little of your time, it will be greatly appreciated. Let s work together to make it a success.
Be Rich in Good Works As you consider your pledge to the 2016 Bishop s Annual Appeal, it is important to know that the Partners in Faith campaign conducted in 2013 and the Bishop s Annual Appeal are different drives serving different needs. The Partners in Faith campaign raised funds for ministries outside the Diocese s general operating funds and included some endowments with an eye toward future needs. The Bishop s Annual Appeal, on the other hand, helps fund immediate, day-to-day operations of four important ministries and programs: Catholic Charities, seminarian education, our diocesan priests retirement residence and our inner-city schools. With this in mind, please be as generous as possible to this year s Bishop s Annual Appeal. If you have received the Bishop s letter, please prayerfully respond today. Resort Casino Atlantic City Sponsored by The Filipino American Society Sunday, September 25, 2016 Cost: $35.00 Bonus:$25.00 The Bus will leave from the Mt. Carmel Church parking lot (free parking) at no later than 10:00AM. For reserved seating and for more Information please call: Edith Rivera 973.471.9281 Rusty Payumo 973.777.6217 Baby Nunag 973.883.6027 Philtrade 973.773.4666 Beginning Saturday, September 24th at 11AM, we will offer ESL classes. Ms. Maria Garcia (973.930.8429), a retired teacher, will be teaching it. Although the classes are free, we would appreciate a donation of $2 to $5 to cover the cost of the materials. Registration can be done after each weekend Mass, by calling the office (973.473.0246) or Ms. Garcia. Seating is limited, please register as soon as possible. Thank you! We welcome our new parishioners: Marina Villalta Paula Rodriguez Dora Glady s Ruiz We would like to continue the practice of giving turkeys or canned hams and gift cards from Shop-Rite Supermarkets to the less fortunate of our area. Would you consider donating turkey, ham, and/or a $25.00 Shoprite gift card? Please let us know as soon as you can. Thank you!
Dear Parishioners and friends of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, We are saddened to inform you that Family Promise of Passaic County has closed its doors and we will no longer be hosting families for the organization. The board's decision was made last month and we have included at the bottom a portion of the letter that was sent to us from Jim Andreano, the board president. We have met with Father Brian and with his guidance and support we are presently working on re-organizing our Outreach ministry goals. As we do so, we will hold true to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel s mission statement: We, the parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, strive to reach out to a diverse community, through worship, stewardship, and service. We thank you for your support over the past 4 years and look forward to continuing,with your help and support, our parish s mission of helping the less fortunate. God bless you! Our Lady of Mt. Carmel ** The reason for this decision is that we have been unable to attract enough guest families which conform with our mission, i.e., who could reasonably be expected to regain sustainable independence. Compounding the issue is the fact that a new family shelter, with a mission quite similar to ours, will soon open in Paterson New Jersey Right to Life We invite you to participate in the raffle for a Volvo XC60 AWD SUV on the weekend of September 24-25. Tickets are $10.00 each. Thank you! Christmas Card Program Sponsored by Regina Mundi Council #3969, Knight sof Columbus, choose from a beautiful assortment of Christmas Cards in various languages, lawn signs, bumper stickers, car magnets, Christmas seals, lapel pins, etc. For more information, please visit kofc3969.org, olmcpassaic.com or call 973.779.7279 WALGREENS will sponsor FREE FLU SHOT CLINIC on Sunday, October 2, 2016 In the school gym after the 8:30AM, 10:30AM and 2PM Masses. All are welcome!