St. Veronica Church 4215 Route 9, Howell, NJ 07731 732-363-4200 www.stveronica.com Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 16, 2014 Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O Brien Deacons Tom Gene Cechulski, F. Moir, Sr. Sr. Charles James Littlefield R. Daye, Jr. John Tomasz Franey Cechulski Gino Charles (Louis) R. Daye Esposito Jr. John Franey School Gino (Louis) Principal Esposito Sister Cherree Power, C.R. School Principal Religious Sister Cherree Education Power, C.R. Brenda Heffernan, D.R.E. Susan Religious Vella Education Parish Brenda Administrator Heffernan, D.R.E. Deacon Lauren Gino DeMaio, Esposito C.R.E. Director Parish Administrator of Music Nancy Leonard Condardo P. Weg Director of ACTS Deacon Director Tom of Music Cechulski Bozena Nancy Condardo Cechulski Coordinator of Youth Ministry Director of ACTS Deacon John Tom Franey Cechulski Bozena Cechulski Phone Contacts Rectory 732-363-4200 Coordinator of Youth Convent 732-364-2361 Ministry Deacon John Franey School 732-364-4130 Religious Phone Contacts Education 732-364-4137 Rectory 732-363-4200 Cafeteria 732-364-9455 Convent 732-364-2361 Fax 732-370-3891 School 732-364-4130 Religious Education Rectory Office Hours: 732-364-4137 M-F 9:00-4:30 PM Cafeteria 732-364-9455 Second & Fourth Saturday ACTS Office 732-364- 9AM 12:30 PM 2936 Fax 732-370-3891 Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 4:00 5:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Daily Masses: Mon-Fri 7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass every third Tuesday at 8PM. Sacrament Sacrament of Reconciliation of Reconciliation Saturdays Saturdays from 4:00 from to 4:45PM 3:00 to or 3:45PM call to schedule and before an each appointment Sunday Mass with a priest.
Mass Intentions for this Week November 16, 2014 MONDAY.....St. Elizabet of Hungary, r. 7:20 Frank De Franco... Thomas & Kathryn Liquori 12:00 Int. of the Fenamore Family... Antonett Castellaneta TUESDAY 7:20 Jose Rodrigues... Family 12:00 Christina Gotham... Joe & Anita Marovich WEDNESDAY 7:20 Geraldine Valanote... Marie & Nino D Agostino 12:00 Theresa De Lorenzo... Kait & Bryan Mayer THURSDAY 7:20 Jack & Helen McGruire... Jack & Fran McGuire 12:00 John Sostre... Family FRIDAY.....Presentation of the BVM 7:20 Pat Gillen... Theresa Berry 12:00 John J. Parker... Family SATURDAY......St. Cecilia, v. & m. 8:00AM Maria Phan... Family 4:00PM Tommy Schmidt Sr.... Toni LaBella SUNDAY...Christ the King 7:30 Judy Reiff... Bob & Family 9:00 Alice Hyland... Family 10:30 For the People of the Parish 12:00 PM Alice Hyland...Bob & Diana Morris 5:00 PM Teddy Kociolek... Tom & Bozena Cechulski Events for this coming Week See our website www.stveronica.com Sacrificial Offering Update Last Weeks Offering : $15,656.00 Thank you for you continued generosity. Readings for the Week of November 16, 2014 Sunday:Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/1 Thes 5:1-6/Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 Monday:... Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5/Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday:... Rv 3:1-6, 14-22/Lk 19:1-10 Wednesday:... Rv 4:1-11/Lk 19:11-28 Thursday:... Rv 5:1-10/Lk 19:41-44 Friday:... Rv 10:8-11/Lk 19:45-48 Saturday:... Rv 11:4-12/Lk 20:27-40 Next Sunday:...Ez 34:11-12, 15-17/1 Cor 15:20-26, 28/Mt 25:31-46
Pastor s Notes The last two Sundays have disoriented us, in a way, from the theme of the last four weeks in Ordinary Time, death judgment, heaven and hell. All Souls Day, slightly related, did make us think about the dead and particularly those suffering in purgatory. Remember that purgatory will not exist at the end of time. Last Sunday we honored the dedication of the Lateran, the Mother Church for all Catholics throughout the world. Now we return to the intended theme. The Book of Proverbs (31:10, 19-20, 30-31) ends with a beautiful epilogue on the perfect wife. Pope John Paul referred to this passage in his theology of the woman. He reminded us that the woman is entrusted by God to take care of her children despite whatever evils might prevail against her in her vocation as a mother. We are fortunate not to be in a war torn country, but we still do have many challenges to motherhood. The passage is filled with deeper meaning pointing to how much we need to be grateful to women. Their most important role is holding their families together and sometimes even nations. This poem is put together so that each verse begins with a Hebrew letter in alphabetical order. It is a comforting way of ending the Book of Proverbs. The Gospel expresses the effort and need to respond to grace given by God. This effort requires making us put these gifts of grace to good use, especially in the building up of the Body of Christ. What really matters is that we be generous in using them or else we will lose them. Today a friend of mine, Bill Meehan, will give a talk on tithing. This is an important appeal because our parish is not sustaining itself with what we are currently receiving in the collection. Tithing is also a spiritual way of Christian live.. The sacrifices we make reflects our dedication to God. Money will always be an issue and I hope that more and more of you will be able to help sustain us by your generous contributions to our weekly collection. In about five years, we are going to have a dramatic drop in priests from retirement. It is my hope that St. Veronica s will still be a bellwether for the Diocese of Trenton, but we must make our parish financially sound to do this. Since I have come here, most of the changes that you have seen in the church and its environs did not cost us anything. We have a cleaning service that has saved us about $50,000 each year. The larger changes were paid for by earmarked contributions the re-upholstering of the pews, the new microphone system, the statue of Our Lady of Judea, etc.. The new church roof came from Sandy insurance. There has been a lot of unseen volunteer work repairing our heating system, our electrical system, etc.. These volunteers have saved us at least $100,000 with their time and talent. We also have received large grants from the diocese to turn around the financial situation in the school thanks to the Diocesan Appeal. I expect in the next few years that the school will be able to sustain itself. But we will have to pay $110,000 for the new roof on the old section of the school. This work had to be done because of water leaks in classrooms. This repair was sped up by a partial collapse of a classroom ceiling during one of those snow storms last winter. In making these repairs now, we saved the infrastructure of the church and the school from being catastrophically damaged. We will have a peaceful use of the buildings for another twenty years. A lot of other work was done around the parish by volunteers, e.g. the mowing and landscaping. I am grateful for their kindnesses and I hope you will sustain them by keeping them in your prayers. Fr. Euk Scripture Meditation "A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them." In today's Gospel parable, this man represents God, and the servants represent us. The story makes a clear point about the importance of putting the gifts God has given us to good use. Unlike the first two servants, the third servant chose not to make a return on his "talent." Thus we can understand the frustration of the master. He trusted this servant, and the fellow let him down. Remember, this all began with an act of trust when the master handed over care of his things. The fact is that the third servant did not take good care of what he was given. What have we been given? Some gifts from God we all share in common: life and salvation. But others differ from person to person. We each have our own set of "talents": our personal skills, our material blessings, our education, family background, and so on. Some have more, and some have fewer. But the point is that we are called to make the most of what we have, whatever that may be. Perhaps the starting point for making a return on God's investment in us is to recognize that what we have is really his! In a sense, our gifts and skills, even our lives, are all "on loan" from God. He is generous in sharing his life and his blessings with us. And, like the parable's master, he is quick to praise and reward our efforts. But when we choose to be "wicked, lazy" servants, taking everything for granted and not using our gifts for God's glory, then "even what [we have] will be taken away." What we bury underground is as good as gone. So let's bring our gifts into the light of day by sharing them with others and making the best possible use of all we've received.
OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE Please Pray for Our Sick Monica Drumm Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh Robert Sewing John Grad Scott Davis Michael Kuras Marge Koury Susan Termine John Sullivan Erin Haber Ross Johnson Mark Orsini Joe Ferriera Baby Wyatt Cavanagh Michelle Kuras Elaine Fiet Carol Gale Bob Marchak Cosmo Verdesco Sheila McAdam Joseph Fedock Kevin Corcoran Christopher Gatti Millie Wade Anne Biegen Nikhil Patten Vita O Kane Kenneth Vigilo Stephen Canzoneri Douglas Lang Elizabeth Fletcher Nicole Kessner Summa Guzman Dennis Leahy Thomas DiPaolo Matt Bishop Francisco Casiano Matteo Coco Joey Weikel Richard Hoffman Paula Baiga Joe Cagiano Katherine Piela Russell Esposito Lucy Ortiz Kristina Arcona Barbara Matuscak Raymond Poyer David Henriques Beverly Canzoneri Loretta Ramonos Anthony Price Michael Cohen Please Pray for our Parishioners Serving our Country: LCpl. Sean T. Curran PV2 William Wotton Sft. Krystyna Cechulski S.R. Steven Brennan Sgt. Matthew Myers Corp. Luke Wlodkowski 1st Lt. Ash Young 2nd Lt. Robert F. Farrell In a world where there is so much noise, so much bewilderment, there is a need for silent adoration of Jesus concealed in the Host. It is a source of comfort and light, particularly to those who are suffering." Pope Benedict XVI NEW ADORERS URGENTLY NEEDED: Sunday: 1AM, Monday: 1AM,; Sat: 1AM Tues: 12 noon Wednesday: 12 midnight All hours available Email/message Debbie drev514@aol.com, 732 367 7750 Inner Healing Available Inner healing available. To schedule an appointment, please contact Deacon Tom and Bozena at bozenacech@optonline.net or call 732-961-3657. Baptism St. Veronica s Parish Family wishes to welcome those who have become members through the Sacrament of Baptism: Corp. Brennan Six GSMI Sandro Farduchi Capt. Julio Collazos Sgt. Gregory Hiller PFC Zackary Burkey Sgt. Christopher Roitzsch Staff Sgt. Mark Towle Thank you for the gift of life! God s Doorkeeper-St. Andre of Montreal All are invited to join us for a 1 hour free movie on Nov. 16th at 6:30 PM in the church narthex. Bring you favorite cookies to share. Coffee will be provided Nine Week Course on the Trinity You are all invited to join us next Sunday Nov. 23 at 6:30 PM in the Narthex, as Father Vincent Euk begins his second week of his nine segment presentation on the Trinity. Some of the topics covered: How do we know there s a Trinity? What is Circumincession? Why do we say Jesus is consubstantial with the Father? And much, much more... The course is 1 hour on the second and fourth Sundays of each month. Light refreshments will be available. See attached for more details. Our Lady Un-doer of Knots Please join us for the second meeting of prayers to Our Lady Un-doer of Knots at 6:30 pm Friday November 21 2014 in the narthex of St. Veronica' s Church. If interested please call Sheila Maloney at 732-364-5566 to be sure there is enough printed material for all. Thanks! Sisters in the Spirit Our Sisters in the Spirit meetings will resume, changing from Friday mornings to Wednesdays at 9:30 AM in the Narthex. We will meet the week of the 3rd Friday Gathering. Please join us to praise and worship the Lord and to learn and share how His Word speaks to us. If you any questions please Chickie at 732-919-1760. Our Lady s Rosary Making We wanted to express our most sincere appreciation to all those who have helped with Rosary making. We just sent 350 rosaries to a Carmelite monastery in Spain, and from there many of our rosaries will be heading to Africa with a Carmelite sister who will be traveling there in late November. We have begun making rosaries for an orphanage in India. We meet on Fridays from 3:30 to 4:30 in the school cafeteria if you would like to join us. We will not be meeting on 11/28 (the day after thanksgiving). If you would like to help with supplies, we can use any mission beads ordered at the following site: http://olrm.org/. Questions? Call Mary Anne Moresco at 732-367-0284 or Mary Barden at 732-886-9137 Third Friday Community Gathering All are invited to come and join us at St. Veronica s Church on November 21, 2014 for our 3 rd Friday Gathering at 7:30pm. Let us come together and give thanks to the Lord, share our experience and summarize our Women and Men's retreat weekends. There will be Praise and Worship, discussion, Benediction and fellowship.
St. Veronica Christmas Carol Festival All are invited to join our Christmas Carol Festival in the gym on December 6, 2014, at 7pm, and participate in a fun evening of caroling and gathering together with friends and family. Please bake your favorite cookie recipe for this event. All baked cookies should be delivered to the gym in the afternoon of December. A table will be set up for them. Please contact resposito7356@gmail.com or call the rectory, if you are bringing baked goods. FAITH, HOPE, AND LOVE AT LIFE S END A Catholic perspective on end-of-life issues will be presented on Thursday, November 20, 2014 from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM at St. Robert Bellarmine parish, 61 Georgia Rd, Freehold, NJ. Presenters and topics include: Rev. Mr. James Grogan on When I Become the Matriarch or Patriarch of My Family;Rev. Michael Manning on Catholic Doctrine and End-of-Life Medical Decisions; Rev. Anthony Sirianni on Prayerfully Considering End-of-Life Medical Decisions; and Rev. Msgr. Sam Sirianni on Funeral Rites and My Faith. The cost is $10.00 and includes a light breakfast and lunch. Online Registration at: www.dioceseoftrenton.org/faithhopelove, or call Donna Goodwin, Coordinator, Respect Life Ministry, Phone: 609-403-7192, Email:dgoodw@dioceseoftrenton.org. Winter Overnight Shelter Program St. Veronica's is once more opening its Rectory to the homeless, every Monday night, starting December 1st continuing through March 30th. This is part of the Freehold Clergy Association's Winter Overnight Shelter Program. If you would like to prepare meals for our guests, as well as be a chaperone or a driver, please sign up at the Narthex. For details please contact Vic Lagdameo at 732-239-2149 Raffle St. Veronica Youth Ministry Event Tonight On November 16, there is a service ministry event. We will help the needy in the community by sorting food for the Thanksgiving baskets. And Fr. Euk and Deacon John will be available for you to express your expectations on the future of the youth ministry. This event starts after the 10:30 Mass in the cafeteria. Monday Night Novena Monday Night Novena and Eucharistic Exposition is open to all. Come and pray in community with us as His Body, the Church. We pray the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. We ask for Our Mother Mary to pray for us, our children, and for the whole world. This event is held every Monday night at 8pm Please Help Support Our School GIFT CARDS $25 Target, Wawa, itunes, and Barnes & Noble gift cards available in the school office. Your purchase helps SVS earn cash rebates. Other store cards available through order forms in the office. Great idea for upcoming holiday shopping and/or gift giving. Pilgrimage to Scandinavia & St. Petersburg Please join us as we board the NCL Norwegian Star for 13 Days: September 4-16, 2015. Hosted by Fr. Brendan Williams. We will have Mass together each day. The Ports of Call are Copenhagen, Denmark; Warnemude (Berlin, Germany); Tallin (Estonia); St. Petersburg (Russia); Helsinki (Finland); Stockholm (Sweden). Price starts at $3295 per person, including airfare. The tour includes: roundtrip air from New York, cruise and government taxes/ airline fuel surcharges, First-class hotel in Copenhagen with breakfast plus city tour, NCL Baltic cruise with all meals, port taxes & transfers. For a full color brochure contact Brenda in the Religious Ed Office at 732-364-4137 or at home at 732-367-7952. Or email bheffernan@stveronica.com OUR NEEDS Once again we will be raffling off an Apple Ipad and Kindle Fire. Tickets will go on sale starting this weekend. Please help support our parish, and possibly win a GREAT prize!!! Thank you. Pantry Very Low. Items Most Needed jelly, peanut butter, mayonnaise, tuna, instant potatoes, canned vegetables, canned meat, canned fruit, muffin mix, coffee, pork and beans
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