St. Veronica Church 4215 Route 9, Howell, NJ 07731 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time 732-363-4200 www.stveronica.com June 5, 2016 Pastoral PastoralStaff Staff Pastor Father PastorVincent T. Euk Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. VicenteVicar Magdaraog Parochial Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O Brien Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O Brien Deacons Tom Cechulski, Sr. Deacons Charles DayeSr., Jr. Gene F.R. Moir, John Franey James Littlefield Gino (Louis) Esposito Tomasz Cechulski Charles R. Daye Jr. School Principal John Franey Sister CherreeEsposito Power, C.R. Gino (Louis) Religious Education School Principal Sr. AnnCherree Norton,Power, D.R.E. C.R. Sister Priscilla Lagdameo Religious Education Business Manager D.R.E. Brenda Heffernan, Deacon Esposito Lauren Gino DeMaio, C.R.E. Parish Administrator Director of Weg Music Leonard P. Regina R. Reale Director of Music Youth NancyMinistry CondardoCoordinator Deacon John Franey Director of ACTS Phone Contacts Deacon Tom Cechulski Bozena Cechulski Rectory 732-363-4200 Convent 732-364-2361 Coordinator of Youth School 732-364-4130 Ministry Education Religious Deacon John Franey 732-364-4137 Rectory Fax 732-370-3891 Phone Contacts Rectory 732-363-4200 Rectory Office Hours: Convent 732-364-2361 M-F 9:00-4:30 PM School 732-364-4130 Second & Fourth Saturday Religious Education 9AM 12:30 PM 732-364-4137 Cafeteria 732-364-9455 Baptisms: Every 2nd and 4th ACTS Office 732-364Sunday of each month,. 2936 Fax 732-370-3891 5:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 4:00 Daily Masses: Mon-Fri 7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. HealingMass Mass every everythird thirdtuesday Tuesdayatat7:30PM 8PM. Healing SacramentSacrament of Reconciliation SaturdaysSaturdays from 4:00from to 4:45PM call to schedule aneach appointment with a priest. of Reconciliation 3:00 toor3:45pm and before Sunday Mass
Mass Intentions for this Week June 5, 2016 MONDAY 7:20 Christine Dillon..Elizabeth Sweet 12:00 Terry Weg... Lenny & Children SATURDAY St. Barnabas, a. 8:00 AM Laureen Bogdan... Mr. & Mrs. S. D Agostino TUESDAY 7:20 Anita Poland...Jack & Fran McGuire 12:00 Antonette Pawlicky... Mr. & Mrs. M. Brady WEDNESDAY 7:20 Helen Olechnowicz... Ferguson Family 12:00 Annie Pawlicky... Weg Family THURSDAY 7:20 Walter Robert Funk, Sr.... Nick & Sandy Accisano 12:00 Robert Reilly...Lenny Weg & Family FRIDAY 7:20 Thalia & Dave Thompson...Bob & Diana 12:00 Mass of Thanksgiving.Marlaine Larosiliere Events for this coming Week 4PM Joseph Cassidy Sr.... Family SUNDAY 7:30 Int. of Ken O Neill.Lisa O Neill 9:00 Andrew R. Lynch... Coffey Family 10:30 Jorge Rodrigues... Family 12:00 For the People of the Parish 5PM Florence Barnes... Kelly & Ted Herschel Sanctuary Candle Week of June 5th In memory of John Grad..wife, Diane Chapel Candles Week of June 5th In memory of Pasquale De Angelis & Pasqualina Romeo...Catherine Romeo See our website www.stveronica.com Sacrificial Offering Update Last Week s Offering: $12,908.00 Parish Pay for month of May: $5620.00 Thank you for your continued support. Readings for the Week of June 5, 2016 Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6/Ps 121:1-8/Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16/Ps 4:2-5, 7-8/Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39/Ps 16:1-5, 8, 11/Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 1 Kgs 18:41-46/Ps 65:10-13/Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16/Ps 27:7-9, 13-14/Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3/Ps 98:1-6/Mt 5:33-37 Next Sunday: 2 Sm 12:7-10, 13/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 7, 11/Gal 2:16, 19-21/ Lk 7:36-8:3 or 7:36-50
Pastors Notes I would like to thank the Knights of Columbus and their Color Guard for making our Memorial Day observance so special. It was a great tribute to all those who gave their lives to keep our country safe. They put on a wonderful Communion Breakfast where over 140 people came for a great community gathering. Thanks also to our Choir and Regina Reale for a fitting assistance to this holy event in honoring our fallen and wounded. I am grateful to our grass cutters who are keeping up the grounds so well. It would be nice if we could get a few more to help out during summer vacations. I wonder if we should train some of our high school age kids to cut the lawns. We have some very powerful equipment which, with some experience, could land them a summer job in the area. If anyone is interested in seeing the document that our Cohort from Faith in the Future is recommending to our Bishop s planning committee, the ten page document can be viewed in the rectory. At the last Ask Father Night two interesting suggestions were made. The first was to have a sidewalk built so that people could walk to the rectory entrance from the back parking lot. The second was to put a handrail down the left side of the church to help people walk safely during the winter to either the cafeteria entrance or the school entrance. Are there any volunteers to do the work? The parish can pay for the materials. In today s readings there are two reviving miracles, one by Elijah and the other by Jesus. Elijah s miracle demonstrated to the Widow of Zarephath that He was truly a prophet of God. The woman thought it was a divine punishment for her past sins. The Fathers of the Church wrote that as Elijah gave life to the boy, so Jesus gave life to the Church. In the Gospel, Jesus shows his sensitivity to sufferings that stem from love. He therefore overcomes death to give life. The restoration of the son s life shows a parallel of joy for Mother Church when a sinner returns. The second reading from Galatians is unrelated to the other readings because it is a continuation of the letter which we will pick up next week. Fr. Euk Scripture Meditation "When the Lord saw her, he was moved with pity for her." A survey of the Gospels reveals many ways in which Jesus upheld the dignity of women. In a culture where women were considered second-class citizens, Jesus was never afraid to encounter women, to affirm them, and to welcome them among his followers. He regularly broke rules about interaction with women and understood the value of women's religious testimony. In today's Gospel we see another aspect of Jesus' respect for women. Here we see that his heart was stirred by the situation of this grieving mother. The man who had died was "the only son of his mother, and she was a widow." In other words, this woman had just been stripped of her primary focus in life. Also, in this culture, a woman was protected by her father, her husband, or her son. Absent one of those men in her life, she was in an incredibly vulnerable position. This, along with the grief of losing her child, struck the Lord with pity. "Do not weep," he told her, clearly moved by her sorrow. And then, he did the impossible and restored the dead man to life. But he did more than this. After "the dead man sat up... Jesus gave him to his mother." In other words, Jesus made a point to restore and affirm this woman's vocation as a mother. In our culture, women have earned a much more respectable status and are no longer dependent upon men. But, at times, the noble and irreplaceable role of mother is still undervalued in society. Too often, women who devote themselves to this vocation are dismissed as unimportant. Christ himself reveals, through his ministry to this mother, that her role is vital. May we also find ways to affirm and serve the mothers in our midst.
OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE Please Pray for Our Sick Monica Drumm Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh Robert Sewing Mark Stoughton Vinny Placanica Michael Kuras Susan Termine Connie Camilleri Erin Haber Kathy Pfeifer James Addiego Paula Baiga Kinsey Beaton Margie Paulmann Joseph Neglia Richie Brown Gabriella Cavallaro Eugene Binkowski Vita O Kane Nancy Petroccione Ryan Dickerman Kasey Seymour Robert Farrell Tyler Laderia Brianna Bove Michael Connolly Diane Hines Patrick Fontana Christopher Zoas Brendan Condon Joe Oates Jane Oates Jean Mc Adam Marie Juckiewicz Carmen DeVone Ralph Scarabino John Rodrigues Claudine Lindquist Deanna Elliott Karen Casserole Christine Clements Cathy Forman Ed Kelly John Kerod P.J. Nasdeo Ross Johnson Mia Castellan Please Pray for our Parishioners Serving our Country: Sgt. Sean T. Curran Sgt. Brennan Six PV2 William Wotton GSMI Sandro Farduchi Sgt. Krystyna Cechulski Capt. Julio Collazos S.R. Steven Brennan Sgt. Gregory Hiller Corp. Ethan Bolger PFC Zackary Burkey Corp. Luke Wlodkowski 1st Lt. Robert F. Farrell 1st Lt. Ash Young Sgt. Paul Coyle Baptism St. Veronica s Parish Family wishes to welcome those who have become members through the Sacrament of Baptism, Tessa Rose, daughter of Frank & Heather Gagliano Aurora Linda, daughter of Noel & Valerie Fabretti Christopher Paul Richard, son of Roxanne Nagurka Thank you for the gift of life! HOME ENTHRONEMENT OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS The parish of St. Veronica s invites and encourages all families and those living alone to enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in their homes. If you are interested in the Home Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, please contact Joan and Hu Mador at732-367-2565 to make arrangements. Church and Chapel Sanctuary Candles If you would like to donate a Sanctuary Candle for a loved one, please contact the rectory office (732-363-4200). Candles will be in memory of or intentions of the named individual for one week (Sunday to Saturday) and announced in our bulletin. Weekly Donation: Church Candle $10 Chapel Candles $15 (2). Banns of Marriage Justin Ebner and Lauren Verdon (3) June 11, 2016 Ryan Rooney & Jonathan Springer (2) June 18, 2016 Radio Maria with Fr. Euk Tune into station 620am, every first and third Tuesday of the month from 9:30-10:10pm. Cancelled- There is NO Divine Mercy Gathering Today, June 5th. Thank you. Gift Cards Available for Sale, in Narthex, June 4th & 5th Support St Veronica school with the purchase of gift cards for routine shopping and gifts! Cash and checks accepted. $25 Target, itunes, Kohl's, Macy's, Stop & Shop, Shop Rite, Barnes & Noble, Wawa, Applebee's, Panera, Dunkin Donuts cards on hand Order form for other cards will be available at sale or any time in school office and on school website - orders placed by Friday will be received the following Friday. School earns cash rebates at no additional cost to youonhand cards available at any time in school office during school hours Attention Students Do you need service hours for school or confirmation? Consider helping maintain the gardens and grounds around the St. Veronica Church and campus. We will meet every Tuesday 6:30PM 8:00PM in front of the church starting June 21-August 30. Participate as much as you can or want. After each session attended you will receive proof of the time you served. What to bring: 1. permission slip 2. enthusiasm 3. gloves and hand shovel if you have 4. water to drink Any questions pleas contact Lisa Franey lhfraney@gmail.com or call 732-905-6811. Healing Mass at St. Veronica s. Our next monthly Healing Mass is Tuesday, June 21st at 7:30PM. Mass is followed by healing prayer. Everyone welcome. Ministry Leaders: Let's Celebrate Our Parish! You're invited to attend a short planning meeting for our Parish's Ministry Fair. The meeting will take place in the narthex on Friday, June 10, 2016 at 7:30pm. If you are unable to attend, it is very important that you send a representative. Please RSVP your intentions with Karen at
Lectors Needed If you enjoy proclaiming the word of God and are interested in joining one of our ministries, consider becoming a lector for Sunday Mass. If you are interested contact the rectory office at 732-363-4200 Registration for Religious Education AFTERNOON CLASSES will meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 4:30 P. M. until 5:45 P.M. for grades 1-8. On Mondays at 4:30 5:45 p.m., we also offer Special Sacraments, Holy Innocents, and RCIC classes. AFTERNOON WEE WISDOM CLASSES will meet on Mondays and Tuesdays ONLY. MONDAY and THURSDAY EVENING CLASSES will meet from 6:30 P. M. until 7:45 P.M. for grades 1 to 8. Come into the RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. OR DOWNLOAD THE FORMS FROM THE PARISH WEBSITE (stveronica.com) and send them to the Religious Education office, 4219 Rt. 9 N, Howell, NJ, 07731. Classes will be available on a first come, first serve basis only). Remember Monday afternoon fills up fast and is first come, first served. Please be sure to download the form called Religious Education Notes and Policies for your information. NEW STUDENTS and Students receiving Sacraments this year (Gr. 2 and Gr. 8) MUST INCLUDE THEIR BAPTISM CERTIFICATE WITH REGISTRATION. Registration begins the week of May 23 rd and continues until July 15th. We are also looking for catechists, aides, and hall monitors for the 2016-2017 CCD year. Please email Sr. Ann Elizabeth at sr.ann@stveronica.com if you are interested in volunteering for any of these positions. Grace Notes Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 Have you ever wondered why we sing? Why it is important to sing the Mass? Perhaps because when we sing, we dig deep roots in the Word of God! The St. Veronica Music Ministry offers many opportunities for the youth and adults of our parish to glorify our God. We have two youth choirs, an adult choir, a school choir, and now the ministry of instrumentalists. The youth choirs have served the parish twice monthly and the local community by singing at various health facilities. The adult choir leads us weekly. Take a moment to prayerfully consider walking with us on the pathway of joy. Consider singing with the adult choir once or twice during the next few weeks. Do you play an instrument? Offer your talent! Together let s continue to build the music ministry here at St. Veronica. For more information please contact Regina at regina_reale@stveronica.com Become a part of our now as we move into the future. Adoration Chapel 100 Benefits of Eucharistic Adoration Benefit #15 In order to convert America and save the World what we need is for every parish to come before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in Holy Hours of prayer. (Blessed Mother Teresa). Hours Most Needed: Urgent No adorer Wednesday: 12 Midnight Thursday: 8AM, 5PM Contact Debbie drev514@aol.com or leave message 732 367 7750 VBS Sign Up Now St Veronica Church Catholic Vacation Bible School 2016 Holy Spirit Superheroes Want to be a superhero for God? Come join us for a fun week of games, skits, crafts, music and lessons as we discover Holy Spirit Power. Dates: Monday July 11- Fri July 15 Time: 9am 12:30pm. For Children: Ages 4-5 (fully potty trained) and entering Grades 1 thru 6. Cost: $35 per child ($130 maximum per family) Includes t-shirt and snacks Registration forms are available at the rectory and CCD office. Registration deadline is June 3. Space limited to first 80 campers. Don t miss the fun!! For questions or more information contact Jo-Anne at svmcg21@yahoo.com OUR NEEDS Legion of Mary Legion of Mary is always in need of religious articles (used or new). Many thanks to all those who have taken part in our rosary-making effort. If you would like to make rosaries, please let us know. No experience necessary. Please contact Mary Anne (732-367-0284) for information. Donated Twin Bed box spring & mattress (barely used) Please call Nancy at 609-709-3327. Donated White Refrigerator (approx. 14 cu. ft.) If interested, please call Joe at 732-364-8782. Food Pantry Needs- Items needed most: Coffee, veggies, jelly, pancake syrup, mayo, ketchup, baked beans Volunteers Needed Birthright is an organization that helps moms and families facing the uncertainty of an unplanned pregnancy. In 2015, Freehold Birthright answered over 500 calls and assisted over 500 office visits for help. We will supply training. If you can help please call 732-462-2888, Mon. Fri. 10AM 2PM. Thank you.
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