St. Veronica Church 4215 Route 9, Howell, NJ 07731 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 732-363-4200 www.stveronica.com February 8, 2015 Pastoral PastoralStaff Staff Pastor Pastor Father FatherVincent VincentT. T.Euk Euk Parochial ParochialVicar Vicar Fr. Fr.Vicente VicenteMagdaraog Magdaraog Weekend WeekendAssistant Assistant Fr. Fr.Bill BillO Brien O Brien Deacons Deacons Tom Gene, F. Moir, Sr.Sr. Charles James Littlefield R. Daye, Jr. John Tomasz Franey Gino Charles (Louis) R. Daye Esposito Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Brenda Heffernan, D.R.E. Susan Religious VellaEducation BrendaAdministrator Heffernan, D.R.E. Parish Deacon Lauren Gino DeMaio, Esposito C.R.E. Parish Administrator Director of Music Leonard P. Weg Nancy Condardo Director of ACTS Director of Music Deacon Tom Nancy Condardo Bozena Coordinator of Youth Director of ACTS Ministry DeaconJohn TomFraney Deacon Bozena Phone Contacts Coordinator of Youth Rectory 732-363-4200 Ministry Convent 732-364-2361 Deacon John Franey School 732-364-4130 Religious Education Phone Contacts 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 732-3649AM 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 HealingMass Mass every everythird thirdtuesday Tuesdayatat7:30PM 8PM. SacramentSacrament of Reconciliation of Reconciliation SaturdaysSaturdays from 4:00from to 4:45PM 3:00 toor3:45pm call to schedule and before aneach appointment Sunday Mass with a priest.
Mass Intentions for this Week February 8, 2015 MONDAY 7:20 Florence Lanna... Sisters of the Resurrection 12:00 Paul Edwards... Joseph & Maxine Coan TUESDAY... St. Scholastica, v. 7:20 Frank Vivona... Wheeler Family 12:00 Ronald Hertenstein... Joseph & Maxine Coan WEDNESDAY..Our Lady of Lourdes 7:20 Mary Curtis... Bill & Diane Hiller 12:00 Gloria Martinez... Neidermeyer Family THURSDAY 7:20 Augusto Tanghal... Greg & Pat Bigg 12:00 Dec. members of Kohlenbush Family... Jean Tierney FRIDAY 7:20 Leo Zemma-Kim......Augustine Kim 12:00 Frances Zagorski..Greg & Pat Bigg SATURDAY.Sts. Cyril, monk & Methodius, b. 8:00AM Thomas & Frances Finnegan... Weg Family 4:00PM For the People of the Parish SUNDAY 7:30 Int. of Bonnie Yuro... Patrick & Eileen McCarthy 9:00 Mr. Condo... Denise Day & Kim Kelly 10:30 Marilyn Giordano... Jillian & Joseph Baracato & Family 12:00 Int. of Maria Rodrigues... Patrick & Eileen McCarthy 5:00 PM Helena Grad... VBS Core Team Events for this coming Week See our website www.stveronica.com Sacrificial Offering Update Offering on 1/25/15 $$15.959.00 Special Collection: $3394 Last Weeks Offering: $15,453.00 Thank you for you continued generosity. Readings for the Week of February 8, 2015 Sunday:... Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-39 Monday:... Gn 1:1-19/Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday:... Gn 1:20--2:4a/Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday:... Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17/Mk 7:14-23 Thursday:... Gn 2:18-25/Mk 7:24-30 Friday:... Gn 3:1-8/Mk 7:31-37 Saturday:... Gn 3:9-24/Mk 8:1-10 Next Sunday:... Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/1 Cor 10:31--11:1/Mk 1:40-45
Pastor s Notes We are quickly approaching the season of Lent. Lent is a time of grace. Many people give up their enslavement to sin when they come to church on Ash Wednesday. We need to pray for these conversions in our parish. In Pope Francis message for Lent this year, he reminds us that God cares for us individually and seeks us out whenever we become indifferent to Him. He never becomes indifferent to us. Pope Francis cautions us that when we are healthy and comfortable, we can forget about others. We become unconcerned with others who are enduring problems, sufferings and injustice. Our hearts can grow cold. The Pope calls this the globalization of indifference and he says that we need to confront this. Pope Francis asks us to meditate on If one member suffers, all suffer together (1 Cor 12:26). In recalling Jesus washing the feet of His Apostles, he reminds us that only those who have first allowed Jesus to wash their feet, can they offer this service to others. Jesus invites us to be a part in Him and with Him (Jn 13:8) so we can serve others. This service is different from just helping people because it is allowing Jesus to use us to show His mercy by assisting others. This can only happen when we, as Catholics, hear the Word of God and receive His Sacraments. In Christ s body there can be no room for indifference. In sharing with the communion of saints we share everything with others. More importantly are those who are so far away from us whom we can never reach on our own, especially those Christians and other minorities in Africa, the Middle East and South West Asia. But in our prayers, we can ask God to open our hearts to His plan of salvation for them. The life of our parishes and communities must point to the experience of being part of the one body of the Church. In joining the saints in heaven, we form a community that conquers indifference by love. The saints in heaven accompany us on our pilgrim way because they are more perfectly a part of the Mystical Body of Christ. The risen Christ gives us the strength to overcome our indifference and hardness of heart. As a parish we are called to go out of ourselves into the greater society with the distant poor. It is part of our missionary nature. We must see in the poor a brother or a sister for whom Christ died and rose again. We need to become islands of mercy in the midst of the sea of indifference. If we humbly implore God s grace and accept our limitations, the infinite possibilities of God s love will help us not to give into the diabolical temptation that we, by ourselves, can solve all the problems of the world. We cannot achieve these lofty goals by our own selfsufficiency. Praying for a merciful and poor heart pierced by the Holy Spirit is to realize our own poverty and give freely with what little we have for those suffering others. Ask Jesus to make our hearts like His so that we are not indifferent to those so far away and suffering. One of our parishioners is giving us a salt spreader which will attach to our truck. He is getting it ready. Please pray for him and ask God to bless his family. I have always been worried about the icing problems caused by the weather after a snow fall. Hopefully this will solve the problems we have in the parking lot. Many of our snow removal helpers have gone on to college. If you know of some young people who would like to help out, please call the rectory. Our weekly collection seems to be dropping again. I hope it is because of the weather. Just as you have trouble paying your bills, so do we. There really is not much more I can do since I have laid off all the staff that I can. We are down to the bear bones. Next year I anticipate the school starting to come close to paying for itself, but we still have to think about the future. So far we have not been able to sell our spiritual center. We will need much of this money in about ten more years when we will have to replace the roof on the school. Because it is a metal roof, it may cost as much as $400,000 when it finally gives out. Please remember that Ask Father night is every 4th Friday of the month. It is an opportunity to enrich your spiritual life and to have some input into the parish. The lectures on the Trinity have been well attended. I hope you can take advantage of them. Fr. Euk As we view the TV reports regarding so many atrocities, we can feel indifferent because we think we cannot do anything to help. But this is far from the truth. We can pray in communion with the Church on earth and in heaven to help these suffering people. We can perform acts of charity for them.
OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE Could you not watch on hour with me? (1/168th of your week?) If then my people, upon whom my name has been pronounced, humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven and pardon their sins and heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14) NEW ADORERS URGENTLY NEEDED: Sunday: 1AM, and weekend hours. Contact Debbie drev514@aol.com, or 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. Please Pray for Our Sick Monica Drumm Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh Robert Sewing John Grad Mark Stoughton Michael Kuras Marge Koury Susan Termine Erin Haber Kathy Pfeifer Milly Wade Michelle Kuras Elaine Fiet Carol Gale Denise Bergeron Cosmo Verdesco Joseph Neglia Kevin Corcoran Christopher Gatti Kenneth Morone Millie Wade Anne Biegen Michael Morse Vita O Kane Kenneth Vigilo Anthony Leone Elizabeth Fletcher Nicole Kessner Alice Hanvey Summa Guzman Thomas DiPaolo Ross Johnson Matt Bishop Francisco Casiano Matteo Coco Joey Weikel Richard Hoffman Paula Baiga Joe Cagiano Russell Esposito Nancy Cowper Lucy Ortiz Kristina Arcona Barbara Matuscak Raymond Poyer David Henriques Beverly Canzoneri Brian Fallen Michael Cohen Marjorie Paulmann Patricia Kerod Marie Juckiewicz Tessa Marie Eby Please Pray for our Parishioners Serving our Country: LCpl. Sean T. Curran PV2 William Wotton Sft. Krystyna S.R. Steven Brennan Sgt. Matthew Myers Corp. Luke Wlodkowski 1st Lt. Ash Young Corp. Brennan Six GSMI Sandro Farduchi Capt. Julio Collazos Sgt. Gregory Hiller PFC Zackary Burkey 2nd Lt. Robert F. Farrell Staff Sgt. Mark Towle Baptism St. Veronica s Parish Family wishes to welcome those who have become members through the Sacrament of Baptism: Cameron Tomas, son of Wendell & Leticia Wright Mackenzie Grace, daughter of David & Jennifer Cea Jaiden Francis, son of Jacqueline & Paul Parker Boden Bourke, son of Brian & Lisa Boyce Teaching on the Trinity Session 6 Please join us this Sunday, February 8th, in the narthex, for a teaching on the Trinity given by Fr. Euk. Time: 6:30PM 7:30PM All are welcome! Thank You My dear parishioners: I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and concern I have received from all over our Diocese, including your parish. I have received over 10,000 cards, letters, emails, video messages, gifts and countless prayers during my hospitalization and ongoing recovery. I could not begin to respond to each one personally, as much as I wish I could. Your pastor has allowed me to offer my heartfelt thanks in your parish bulletin. I am most grateful to you for your loving concern. The future looks good and I hope to be back in public by Palm Sunday. My thankful prayers are with you. God bless you. Bishop O'Connell 40 DAYS FOR LIFE The Diocese of Trenton is again supporting the 40 Days for Life event in all four counties. The 40 Days for Life is a prayerful, peaceful witnessing in front of an abortion clinic to help women who are considering getting an abortion. People are being asked to simply stand (or walk) there and say the Rosary or other prayers for one hour. Here in Monmouth County, the site is the Planned Parenthood facility at 69 E. Newman Springs Rd in Shrewsbury. We have been asked to staff each Wednesday of the 40 Days for Life event from Feb 18 to March 29. That is 6 Wednesdays, Feb 18 and 25, March 4, 11, 18, and 25. The hours are 8 AM to 6 PM. The National 40 Days for Life organization has a web site (http://40daysforlife.com) where you can obtain much information. Please consider signing up for one hour on one or more of the 6 Wednesdays. Please give us a call at 732-367-2565 or email us athmador@optonline.net.
Lenten Parish Mission Call to Holiness All are invited to join us on Feb. 22nd 25th as we pursue our calling to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity. All are called to holiness: Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect (Mt 5:48) Presenter: Msgr. John Farley Msgr. Farley served many years as a spiritual director at St. Joseph s Seminary in Yonkers, New York. He was a pastor of St. Columba in Hopewell Junction, New York. He is currently retired and works part time as a chaplain at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. Calvary Hospital cares only for terminally ill cancer patients. When Fr. Euk was a seminarian, he worked at this very unique hospital as an orderly. There will be a talk each night. In addition we will have a Penance Service on Tuesday, Feb. 24th, and a closing liturgy on Wednesday, Feb 25th. Come join us Bring a friend!! Lent, a Time to Prepare For Separated and Divorced Offered by Healing Hearts A Lenten reflection that can be a source of spiritual renewal; one that can help the separated or divorced person toward healing by seeing his or her suffering mirrored in Jesus suffering. We will be using the Sunday readings. The evenings will offer an opportunity for stillness and quiet reflection; for integrating thoughts, feelings, and prayer in the struggle through transition and change. The sessions will be held on Thursdays starting February 19th through March 26th from 7 PM 9 PM at the St. Veronica s Church, ACTS Office located in the rectory basement (front of rectory downstairs), 4215 Route 9, Howell, NJ. Contact Maria at 732-363-5698 or email stveronicakre4u@optonline.net. Bring a friend. Celebrating our 26th Anniversary at Church of St. William the Abbot. Catholic Women of Zion YOU ARE INVITED TO CWOZ Chapter I Retreat Day. Speaker: Ana Maria Garcia "Do Not Forget the Works of the Lord!" Date: Saturday, February 21, 2015, 9AM to 1PM Mass- 8:30am. Fr. Thomas Maher Place: St. William the Abbot Church 2740 Lakewood-Allenwood Road Howell NJ 07731 Admission: $20.00 includes lunch (Pay at the door) Come and bring a friend! Reservations: are necessary. Please call and leave your phone number, spell your last name at 732-363-0139 ext. 777 no later than Tuesday, Feb. 17th. You can also register on line: www.cwoz.org Diocesan Theology Lecture Introduction to Canon Law Saturday, March 7, 2015 Presenter: Sr. Rose McDermott This workshop introduces people to the sources and purposes of Catholic Church law, how Canon Law and other forms of Church Law contribute to the governance of the Church and service of the People of God, with specific reference to the way the Church is organized as dioceses and parishes, the manner in which people belong to and are served by the Church, the regulation of teaching and preaching of the Catholic faith, the celebration and ministry of the sacraments and sacramentals, administration of church property, and processes for the administration of church courts. Time: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Place: Chancery/Pastoral Center, 701 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Cost: $10 (bring a lunch) For Information: Call 609-403-7205 or Email kgolaz@dioceseoftrenton.org OUR NEEDS Food Pantry Needs- Our pantry services the needy in our area. Items needed most: Soup, spaghetti sauce, jelly, canned meat, pancake mix, hot chocolate, mayonnaise. PARISH INFORMATION Parish Census- Every family in the Parish should be properly registered. You may do so at the Rectory Office during the week or on Saturdays. Envelopes-Using Parish envelopes or direct donate helps us to maintain up-to-date records of those actively attending and supporting our church. Baptism-Baptisms are held every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sunday at 1:45pm in the church. Please call the Rectory in advance of the baby s birth to schedule and make arrangements. Parents are required to be registered parishioners. RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, for those inquiring about the Catholic faith and practice, or for adult Catholics who have not been confirmed. Marriages-Please call to make arrangements at least one year in advance, and before scheduling your other wedding arrangements. Perpetual Adoration Chapel-located at the rear of the Rectory Building.
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