ST. HENRY R.C. CHURCH 82 West 29th Street Bayonne, New Jersey 07002 Our Mission The Parish Family of St. Henry seeks to continue the mission started by its founders over a century ago. With Jesus Christ as our model, centered in the Eucharist, we will teach the gospel message and apply it to our everyday lives. Our family will be a shining beacon of Christian hope and love to the people of Bayonne. June 10, 2018 - Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time RECTORY & PARISH OFFICE Phone: 201-436-0857 Fax: 201-823-4611 Email: sthenryrc@optonline.net Website: www.sthenryrc.org Served by: Pastor: Parochial Vicar: Rev. Raul Gaviola Rev. Alfie A. Pangilinan RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Phone: 201-339-0319 OR 908-612-6674 Email: mariepope217@aol.com Facebook Page: St. Henry Religious Education Served by: Director of Religious Education: Youth Ministers: Director of Music Ministries: Marie Pope Rev. Alfie Pangilinan Marie Pope Chad Perry 201-935-5727 Trustees: Claire Latwis and Colleen Raccioppi Parish School: We are part of an excellent co-sponsored Elementary school - All Saints Catholic Academy. For more information, call 201-443-8384 or visit website www.ascabayonne.org Mass Schedule The Lord s Day Saturday Eve: 5:30 PM Sunday: 8 AM, 10 AM, 12 PM Saturdays: 8:30 AM Weekdays: 8:30 AM & 12:05 PM Holy Days: (see inside bulletin for Mass times) National Holidays: 9:00 AM Parish Access Center: (Hudson County) 201-798-9958 Novenas Miraculous Medal Novena: Saturdays after 8:30 AM Mass; St. Jude Novena: Wednesdays after the 8:30 AM and12:05 PM Masses Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays 9-9:30 AM and 4:30-5:15 PM Confessions will be heard any time at the Rectory. Please call 201-436-0857. Sacrament of Baptism First Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM. Call the Parish Office to make arrangements. Baptismal Instruction will be scheduled prior to Baptism. There are no Baptisms during Lent. Sacrament of Marriage Please call the Parish Office to make arrangements as soon as possible to insure time for adequate preparation for this Sacrament. We look forward to helping you prepare for your wedding day and marriage. Blessing of your Marriage: If you have been married civilly or in another religious tradition, and would like to have your marriage blessed in the Roman Catholic Church, please call the parish priests for more information. Teaching the Good News Grades Pre-K to 5, Catch-Up, RCIC, Special Needs Children: Sundays 8:45 9:45 AM Grades 1 to 5: Wednesdays 3:45 5 PM Junior High (Gr. 6, 7, 8): Tuesday Evenings 6:45 8 PM Grade 9 Confirmation: 1st & 2nd Sun. of ea. month, 10:30 11:55 AM, followed by 12 PM Mass (beginning October) RCIA (adults): 1st & 2nd Sun. of ea. Month, 1:30 PM To Become Catholic or Complete the Sacraments For details about a life-changing journey called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) for those who have not been Baptized and wish to do so, or for Baptized Catholics (children, teens or adults) who have not yet celebrated the Sacraments of First Eucharist and/or Confirmation and now wish to do so, please call Marie Pope at 201-339-0319. Sacrament of the Sick/Homebound Anointing: Anytime upon request in the home of the sick. Communion: A priest or Eucharistic Minister of the parish will bring Communion to those parishioners confined to home. Please call the rectory.
June 10, 2018 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Page Two What the Bible tells us, line after line and book after book, is that God loves us. He listens to us and he accepts our love and sacrifices. God s response is not one of just answering a prayer, but rather giving himself to us, in word and sacrament, so that he abides with us always. God himself is the answer to our prayers. The reason we pray is not to get an answer, but to be closer to God, aware of his presence and love. With confidence, we believe that God has a purpose and mission for each of us, but he guides us daily as we seek to please him in all that we do. He knows our needs before we voice them and in love, he responds. Our prayer helps us be open to God, to follow him and love him wherever that may lead. There are those times in our spiritual life when we are dry, and it does feel like our prayers are stuck on the ceiling. In those moments we learn our dependence on God for life and grace. We feel in our souls how much we need God to make sense of things and to guide us on our way to heaven. We ask, we seek and we knock. In this time and way, God responds, not just with the simple answer to prayers, but with the care of a loving Father. We are given so much more than we ask. Mass Intentions for the Week SATURDAY, June 9th 5:30 PM Ed Boruch SUNDAY, June 10th 8:00 AM John Rooth, Sophie & Charles Zaniewski, Mary & Richard Rooth, Pauline & Nicholas Scheremeta, Mary & Stanley Cieslak 10:00 AM Rose Margagliano 12:00 PM Edward Dugan MONDAY, June 11th 8:30 AM Nicholas Nyary 12:05 PM Jeanette Obrenski TUESDAY, June 12th 830 AM Catherine Silverstein (29th Ann.) 12:05 PM Patrick & Mary O Donnell WEDNESDAY, June 13th 8:30 AM Vincent & Judy DeFilippo 12:05 PM Special Intention Antonieta Romua THURSDAY, June 14th 8:30 AM Mildred Perricone 12:05 PM Rose Marie Cardella FRIDAY, June 15th 8:30 AM Carlo Iazzetta 12:05 PM Catherine Heffernan SATURDAY, June 16th 8:30 AM Thomas Kmec 5:30 PM All Fathers, Living & Deceased SUNDAY, June 17th 8:00 AM All Fathers, 10:00 AM Living & 12:00 PM Deceased MEMORIALS SANCTUARY LAMP ALTAR BREAD & ALTAR WINE In Memory of William, Matilda, Eddie & Tom Kmec from Eileen Kmec Pray for... Please continue to keep in your prayers the sick members, family and friends of our parish: Chris Dearing, Jay Jablonski, Colleen Kral, Roberto Guinto, Adam Plan, Jasmine Reyes, Preciosa Merced, Karen Mengo, Ruth Burke, James Leung, Rich Marchitto, Nicholas Anthony Barresi, Mary Phillips-Borzelli, Daniel Gilligan, Sal Fogu, Joanie Robin, Kimberly Allen, Georgene Kennedy, Dolores Philips, Alessandra Spagnolo, Antoinette Lamberti, Claire Poli, John J. Borzelli, George Glom, Kara Sullivan, Gary DeCarlo, Michael Sheehan, Irene Bock Fisher, Marie Brady, Bill Thomas READINGS FOR THE WEEK. Monday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6; Mt 5:1-12 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Ps 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8; Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 16:1b-2ab, 4, 5ab and 8, 11; Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 1 Kgs 18:41-46; Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13; Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16; Ps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14; Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21; Ps 16:1b-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10; Mt 5:33-37 Sunday: Ez 17:22-24; Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-34 St. Henry Parish Office SUMMER HOURS MONDAY THURSDAY, 9 AM 4 PM CLOSED FRIDAYS (Regular hours resume after Labor Day) PLEASE NOTE: We will not be renting the Parish Center during the Summer months while we take care of some painting, repairs, etc. When the decision is made as to when rentals will resume, you will see a notice in the bulletin and on our website.
St. Henry Parish NEWS Page Three Religious Education SATURDAY, June 9th SUNDAY, June 10th 1:00 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry MONDAY, June 11th 6:30 PM Girl Scouts TUESDAY, June 12th 6:00 PM ASCA Graduation 7:30 PM Line Dancing WEDNESDAY, June 13th 7:00 PM SJMJ THURSDAY, June 14th FRIDAY, June 15th 10:00 AM Friday Morning Faith Sharing 7:00 PM Gatekeepers 7:00 PM SJMJ SATURDAY, June 16th SUNDAY, June 17th Father s Day 1:00 PM Prayer Shawl Ministry Join Us NEXT St. Henry FLEA MARKET SATURDAY, June 16th, 9 AM 3 PM For more information, or to rent tables, call Barbara Silvay at 201-339-0319. St. Henry s Prayer Shawl Ministry meets every Sunday from 1 3 PM in the Rectory office. We welcome anyone interested in joining us! Yarn or monetary donations are always gratefully accepted and may be dropped off at the Parish Office, 82 West 29th St., 9 AM 4 PM weekdays. TUESDAYS: 7:30 PM, LINE DANCING, Parish Center. No experience necessary! For more info. call Norma Lardizabal at 201-844-4475. WEDNESDAYS: 7:30 PM, Devotion to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, every Wednesday at 7:30 PM. First Wednesday Novena Mass @7:30 PM St. Benedict Chapel. FRIDAYS: 10:00 AM, Scripture Study/Faith Sharing. Rectory Conference Room. Bring your Bible. FRIDAYS: 7:30 PM, Gatekeepers Charismatic Prayer Community, every Friday at 7:30 PM. First Friday - Novena and Healing Mass @ 7:30 PM, St. Benedict Chapel. 2nd & 3rd Fridays: Join Fr. Alfie Pangilinan, Parochial Vicar of St. Henry Church, in our BIBLE STUDY GROUP, as he guides us and helps us explore and discuss the Word of the Lord together. Novena to Señor Santo Nino every Friday @7:30 PM, St. Henry s Parish Center. SUNDAYS: Prayer Shawl Ministry, 1 3 PM. In the Rectory. New and Re-Registrations have begun and continue every Tuesday evening through September 30th, in person. If Tuesday evenings are not an option for you call Marie at 908-612-6674 to schedule an appointment with her. Vacation Bible Camp will be held Monday, July 9th through Friday July 13th, 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Camp is held in our Parish Center. For more information, call Marie at 201-339- 0319 or 908-612-6674. Fees: 1 child $50; 2 children $85 and 3 or more children $110. The theme this year is Parables. Registration for Vacation Bible Camp will take place Tuesday evenings, June 12, 19 and 26th (last night). No registrations will be accepted after June 26th). A very special thank you to all of our St. Henry Parishioners who answered God s call to feed the hungry and did so on Saturday, June 2nd at the Bayonne Soup Kitchen. There are too many names to mention, however, you know who you are! A special shout out to the youth of our parish who also helped. We also want to thank the weekly volunteers at the Soup Kitchen who are not parishioners of St. Henry Parish and are faithful to God s call regardless of which group is assigned soup kitchen responsibilities. We thank you all for your guidance and support. God bless all for answering God s call. Please keep all those in need who enter the Bayonne Soup Kitchen in your prayers. Year in Review (continued) We held approximately 6 Parish Family Times which included the Fun Bus, a magician, Actors Garage (children made commercial videos) Brunch With Santa, Happy Birthday Jesus Party, Easter Egg Hunt, 2 Children s BINGO s, Photo Booth Fun Our monthly Flea Markets took place on the 3rd Saturday of each month, except for Holy Saturday this year. Monies collected from the rental of tables were deposited into our St. Henry Youth Account to pay for the various Parish Family Time events, pizza parties and Religious Education supplies. All Religious Education children walked the Stations of the Cross in Church during Lent. Children volunteered to read each station from the pulpit while the other children walked and responded. Two First Communion retreats were held in order to re-enact the Last Supper. The children made bread and chalices and colored drawings of the Last Supper, and had a better understanding of the meaning of the Last Supper. These two retreats were so successful that we brought the re-enactment of the Last Supper to all of the Religion classes with the help of the Catechists during Lent. (to be continued in the bulletin of June 17th)
Page Four OTHER HAPPENINGS - In and Around Bayonne & the Archdiocese of Newark FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF Donate Blood. NEW JERSEY BLOOD SERVICES hold their blood drives the 2 nd Friday of each month in the PINE ROOM of St. Henry s School. The next drive will take place Friday, June 8th, 2018 at 1 PM 7 PM (note: drive on May 4th is cancelled). Questions / schedule an appointment for whole blood or ALYX (automated collection for red cells), call 1-800-933-2566. Appts. encouraged, walk-ins welcome! For platelets, call 1-866-758-5387. RETREAT OPPORTUNITY There will be a S.E.A.R.C.H. for Christian Maturity retreat weekend, Sept. 28 30, 2018 for those 25 years of age and older. For application or more information call Maureen or Victor Badaracco at 551-655-5004 or email mbadara247@gmail.com. Applications may also be picked up at Blessed Miriam Teresa Rectory, 325 Avenue C, Bayonne. How to Report Abuse The Archdiocese takes very seriously any and all allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the clergy, Religious and lay staff of the Archdiocese. We encourage anyone with knowledge of an act of sexual misconduct to inform us immediately so that we may take appropriate action to protect others and provide support to victims of sexual abuse. Individuals who wish to report allegation of sexual misconduct may do so by calling the Archdiocesan Office of Child & Youth Protection at 973-497-4011. From the ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PARENTS GRIEV- ING THE DEATH OF A CHILD, sponsored by the Office of Family Life Ministries of the Archdiocese of Newark, are led by trained facilitators parents who have personally experienced the death of a child. Groups meet: St. Thomas the Apostle Church Parish Center, 60 Byrd Ave., Bloomfield, first Wednesday of each month 7:30 PM; St. Peter the Apostle Church Rectory Basement, 445 Fifth Ave., River Edge, third Monday of each month 7:30 PM. Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends Put Spring into your marriage! The Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is a chance to look deeply into your relationship with each other and with God. It offers married couples an opportunity to learn a technique of loving communication that you can use for the rest of your lives. Sign up today to attend one of the upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends. For more information, contact Mike and Janet Turco at 973-427-7016 or email: mikeandjanetwwme@gmail.com. Parish NEWS continued... Calling All Young Adult Parishioners of St. Henry s St. Henry Parish is starting a Young Adult Ministry and we would like to hear from you! If you are 18 39 years old and a St. Henry parishioner, please email your name and contact information to sthenryyam@gmail.com. We are in the process of planning activities for 2018, with our first event scheduled for July 28th, so make sure you re on our distribution list! Parish Registration Formal membership with the parish in which you feel comfortable creates a sense of family. Your parish is your spiritual home. We invite you to register with St. Henry Parish. If you are not sure whether or not you are already registered, call Jean at the rectory office 201-436-0857. However, if you are not receiving offering envelopes or various parish mailings, chances are you are not registered. Keep in mind that a person is not automatically a registered member because they were married here, were brought up here or attended St. Henry s school. To register, come to the rectory office, between 9 AM and 4 PM weekdays and simply complete a registration card. If this is not possible, call Jean at the rectory office. Remember that membership with your parish is a requirement if you wish to be a godparent or a sponsor for Confirmation. Parents who wish to have their child baptized at St. Henry s must be members of the parish. SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, September 29th at 7:00 PM PARISH MINISTRY APPRECIATION DINNER to be held at St. Vincent s Robinson Hall Our next 750 CLUB CASH RAFFLE will be drawn at this event, 8:30 PM. Our Summer Music We are using a Seasonal Responsorial Psalm this week and will continue to use it until September. It is Psalm 92. The musical setting was composed by the Canadian composer, Michael Guimont. Your sung response is Lord, it is good to give thanks to You, to give thanks to You. The purpose of the Seasonal Psalm is to give you the opportunity to memorize and savor it (through weekly repetition). We encourage you to follow the lead of the Cantor on this beautiful refrain. The other sung Summer Mass parts have been selected from very familiar sources. Since the Parish Choir, music groups, and Children s choir take vacation time in the Summer, we urge you to fully participate in the Sunday Liturgy by singing your heart out. Lord, it is good to give thanks to You, to give thanks to You (Ps. 92)
Page Five FOOD NEEDED! With more and more people in need coming to us for food, our supply quickly becomes depleted. Your donations of non-perishable foods, would be greatly appreciated: soups, tomato sauce, peanut butter, box/bag rice, box/can potatoes, cereals, oatmeal, pasta, tuna, other canned, jarred or boxed food items such as fruits, meats, etc. Food may be left in the boxes in church or brought directly to the parish office. THANK YOU!! Food Pantry Availability ST. HENRY FOOD PANTRY located in our Rectory Office, is available TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS, 10 AM 12 NOON (ONLY). NOTE: Bring current picture ID. As part of our partnership with St. Vincent de Paul Parish, St. Henry Bayonne parishioners who are in need of food may access the Food Pantry at St. Vincent s. The Pantry will be open Thursdays, June 21, July 12 & 26, 3 5 PM, (closed the month of August) and is located in the Rectory basement (entrance 46th St. ground level, near garage). IMPORTANT: In order to receive food you must indicate that you are from St. Henry Parish and bring with you current picture I.D. and current proof of residence (utility bill indicating your address in Bayonne). See Mary Ann A. with any questions while you are there. ST. VINCENT S SOUP KITCHEN will take place on the above Thursdays, 5 6 PM in the Church basement. Thank You! Total Collection for the weekend of 6/3/18: $9,299 consisting of - Church Offering: $8,787 (last year, 6/5/2017: $7,481) Electronic Giving: $496 Children s Collection: $16 The Archdiocesan Assessment collection: $2,381 We need $10,000 each week in order to meet our expenses Thank you for your continued support and generosity! St. Henry Church WINDOW RESTORATION COLLECTION Total Collection to date: $16,360 The next monthly collection will be the weekend of June 23 & 24. Envelopes are available at the doors of the church. (make sure to fill in your name and your parishioner number if you know it). Please only use the special Window Restoration envelope (or a plain white envelope marked with Window Restoration and your name and parishioner number) for your donation. No other offering envelope should be used! Contributions can also be made via Parish Giving which can be accessed on our website, ww.sthenryrc.org. A monthly envelope will be included in your July/August/September set of offering envelopes. Thank you, as always, for your generous support of your parish! Annual MISSION APPEAL NEXT WEEKEND, June 16th & 17th, the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara, a missionary institute of religious sisters, will speak on their mission work in Brazil which is in great need of support. The sisters provide education for poor children; they take care of the families of these children by giving them some assistance; and they also have a home for persons with special needs. Your support in prayer and financial gifts through the Missionary Cooperative Program help missionaries such as these to continue their various works of service and love. Please be as generous as you can. Thank you and God bless you! St. Henry Church 750 Club (Tickets are $50 ea. and only 750 will be sold) DRAWING: Saturday, September 29, 2018, 8:30 PM at St. Henry s Ministry Appreciation Dinner (St. Vincent s Robinson Hall, 979 Avenue C, Bayonne) Tickets are on sale in the Parish Office Monday through Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM Ticket Request forms, which can be mailed to the Parish Office with ticket payment, are available in Church or on the parish website for those who are unable to purchase tickets at the Parish Office during regular hours. We once again ask for your generous participation in this very important Parish Fundraiser.