Second Sunday of Lent, March 12, 2017 St. Bartholomew Church Page Pastoral Team Very Rev. Thomas J. Walsh Pastor twalsh@stbartseb.com Fr. David J. Wejnerowski Parochial Vicar dwejnerowski@stbartseb.com Weekend Clergy Msgr. William Benwell, V.G. Deacons John H. Broehl jbroehl@stbartseb.com Anthony J. Gostkowski tonydeacon@aol.com John F. Kenny jkenny@stbartseb.com Phil Tartara ptartara@stbartseb.com John P. McShane (Emeritus) jmcshane@stbartseb.com School Principal Ann Wierzbicki awierzbicki@stbartseb.com Director Religious Education Barbara Fitzgerald bfitzgerald@stbartseb.com Senior Ministry Sr. Kathleen SHCJ 732-238-1791 And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes become white as light (Gospel) WE INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR LITURGICAL LIFE ST. BARTHOLOMEW CHURCH 470 RYDERS LANE E AST BRUNSWICK, NJ 08816 S ECOND SUNDAY OF LENT M ARCH 12, 2017 Parish Center/Rectory 732 257-7722 Fax: 732 257-7723 Eucharist: Reconciliation: Morning Prayer: Adoration: Monday Friday : 8:30 A.M. Saturday: 8:00 A.M. Vigil: 5:00 P.M. Sunday: 7:00, 8:00, 10:00 A.M. & 12:00 Noon Saturday: 3:30 4:30 P.M. (or by appointment by calling the Parish Center) Monday to Friday 8:05 a.m. Every First Friday Noon to 7:00 p.m. Please visit our website www.stbartseb.com Parish Center Hours: Mon to Thurs. 9:00 am 4:00 pm. Friday 9:00 a.m. 12 Noon
Second Sunday of Lent, March 12, 2017 Page 2 SATURDAY March 11, 2017: Lenten Weekday 5:00 P.M. Othello Caro r/o The Family SUNDAY, March 12, 2017: Second Sunday of Lent 7:00 A.M. Rita Scalzo r/o The Kurtz Family 8:00 A.M. Frank Chicchi r/o The Family 10:00 A.M. Mark LoBiondo r/o Louann LoBiondo 12:00 P.M. Vincent Murphy r/o Mary Murphy & Family MONDAY, March 13, 2017: Lenten Weekday 8:30 A.M. Bernard Ogin r/o His Wife & Family 7:00 P.M. Ann Donner r/o Lucy Perrino TUESDAY, March 14, 2017: Lenten Weekday 8:30 A.M. Frank Savino r/o Lee Umbach WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2017: Lenten Weekday 8:30 A.M. John Motusesky, Jr. r/o KoC Council #11873 7:00 P.M. Rosemarie Rebele r/o The Walaszek Family 13 Novena Mass 7:00 p.m. 13&14 Lenten Retreat Fr. Jim McBurney 15 Healing Mass 7:00 p.m. 17 7:00 p.m. Mass & Stations School & Parish Office Closed 18&19 Food Collection after all Masses 19 KoC Corp. Comm. 8:00 a.m. Children s Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Mass 20 Novena Mass 7:00 p.m. 22 Healing Mass 7:00 p.m. 24 Hunger Banquet (Religious Education 7:00 p.m. Mass & Stations 26 Children s Liturgy 10:00 a.m. Mass 27 Novena Mass 7:00 p.m. 29 Healing Mass 7:00 p.m. 31 7:00 p.m. Mass & Stations THURSDAY, March 16, 2017: Lenten Weekday 8:30 A.M. The Intentions of the Parishioners of St. Bartholomew Parish FRIDAY, March 17, 2017: Lenten Weekday Saint Patrick, Bishop 8:30 A.M. Helena Smith r/o The Granelli Family 7:00 P.M. Mr. Varghese Cherian r/o Kavitha Leapo SATURDAY, March18, 2017: Lenten Weekday Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church 8:00 A.M. Deceased Members of Doyle Family r/o Judy Baldwin 5:00 P.M. Vito Vacarro r/o Chris & Lucy Perrino SUNDAY, March 19, 2017: Third Sunday of Lent 7:00 A.M. Matthew Welna r/o Mikol Family 8:00 A.M. Vivienne & John Gatarz r/o Family 10:00 A.M. The DeLuccio Family r/o RoseMary DeLuccio 12:00 P.M. Claire Agosta r/o Lanza/Agosta Family Confirmation 2017 Very Rev. Thomas J. Walsh is pleased to announce we have received our date for Confirmation from the Bishop s Office. The Right Reverend Richard Cronin O.S.B. will preside at the celebration of The Sacrament of Confirmation June 15, 2017 7:00 p.m. St. Bartholomew Parish
INFANT BAPTISMS Second Sunday of Lent, March 12, 2017 Page 3 The Sacrament is celebrated on Sunday at 1:15 PM. by appointment only. A Pre-Baptism Catechetical Session is required for parents. Godparents (Sponsors) must be practicing Catholics and at least 14 years of age. A practicing non-catholic Christian may act as a witness along with a Catholic Sponsor. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS We welcome all unbaptized individuals, friends, family members and neighbors who are not Roman Catholic Christians or those individuals within the Catholic Tradition who may have never received the Sacraments of the Holy Eucharist or Confirmation to participate in our parish program for adult Christian Initiation at this time. This program is also ideal for baptized Christians of other Christian denominations who are interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith. If you know of someone who may wish to experience the richness of our Catholic Faith and who desires to participate fully in the sacramental life of the Church, please contact Barbara Bunag at 732-257-7722. MATRIMONY The Sacrament of Matrimony requires an extensive period of preparation. Contact must be made with Parish Center one year in advance. MINISTRY TO THE SICK The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the anointing of the sick is available to our parish sick and shut-ins upon request. Please inform the parish concerning the needs of the sick by calling the Parish Office. If any member of the parish is hospitalized, please notify the Parish Office immediately so that a member of the Pastoral Staff may visit. PLEASE PRAY FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH FAMILY WHO ARE SICK AS WELL AS THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES March 4th & 5th, 2017: $17,481.97 Ash Wednesday: $ 5,861.49 Dear Brothers and Sisters, This week our parish welcomes Fr. Jim McBurney O.S.A., to lead a Lenten Retreat on the journey of Lent as a call to conversion of heart. Fr. Jim is a member of the Order of Saint Augustine and is well known for his ministry as a spiritual director and retreat master. Our retreat begins this Monday night with our Novena Mass at 7 pm. and Fr. Jim s conference will follow after the novena prayers. On Tuesday, the retreat will begin with prayer at 7 pm. Please make every effort to attend the retreat and feel free to bring a friend. Let us continue to pray for one another. In Christ, Fr. Thomas The Journey of Lent: A Call to Conversion of Heart March 13-14, 7:00 pm with Fr. Jim McBurney, O.S.A. When we receive ashes on Ash Wednesday, we hear the words: Repent and believe in the Gospel or Remember you are dust and to dust you will return. The season of Lent calls us to remember who we are we are dust we are fragile and always in need of ongoing conversion and healing. How do we understand this call and what obstacles sometimes keep us from embracing the call to conversion? What is God s vision for us and for the world? Drawing on stories from Scripture, Fr. Jim will invite us to reflect on themes of conversion and compassion, calling us to a transformation of heart. Fr. Jim McBurney, O.S.A., has served in parochial ministry as both a Pastor and Parochial Vicar in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He presently resides at Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Bryn Mawr, PA. He has also served his Augustinian Community as a Vocation Director and Director of Formation. His present ministry includes offering days of recollection and retreats. He has been offering spiritual direction to religious, clergy, and laity for 15 years
Second Sunday of Lent, March 12, 2017 Page 4 KNIGHTS KORNER KNIGHTS COUNCIL 11873 MEMBERSHIP INFOR- MATION Knights Council meetings are held the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7:30pm. For membership information please contact our Membership Director Frank Gaudioso GK at frankenza1969@aol.com or 732-254- 5373. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WEB SITE Brother Knights for Information about the Knights Events and Council activities by the Saint Bartholomew Knights of Columbus please visit our Web Site at www.stbartskofc.com KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 11873 & ASSEM- BLY 3583 MEETINGS The next Council meeting will be on March 15 th at 7:30pm. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CORPORATE MASS Our next Corporate Mass will be on March 19 th at 8am. As usual I expect a good turnout of Knights. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASH WEDNESDAY USH- ERS I would like to thank all of the Knights that came out as Ushers for Ash Wednesday. A special thanks to our District Deputy Tom D Amico for coordinating this effort of aligning all the Ushers for the Masses. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS TREASURER POSITION I finally have a Knight that stepped up to take the above position. Victor Santamarina will eventually be our new Treasurer for the next Columbian year. I appreciate Victor coming on board and excepting this position. Discover he Joy of being a Hospice Volunteer If you have a warm heart, a listening ear, and the gift of compassion you can make a difference in the life of a hospice patient or family member. VNA Health Group is offering training for all individuals interested in becoming hospice volunteers in several counties throughout New Jersey. Training will be provided by members of the VNAHG Hospice team on 3 consecutive : Tuesdays, March 21, 28., and April 4 th from 9:30am till 3:00pm at VNA Health Group, 23 Main Street, Suite D1 Holmdel, NJ. There are many rewards and opportunities available to hospice volunteers though home visitation, administrative support and special projects to support our mission of caring and compassion. Volunteers must attend all 3 sessions. To register, please call Pauline De Palma, BSW (732) 224-6933 For more information about VNAHG volunteer services visit www.vnahg.org/volunteering Lenten Gospel Reflections with Bishop Robert Barron (wordonfire.org) https://divineoffice.org flocknote.com- Read the Catechism in a Year - one email a day. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE On March 18 th & 19 th we will be having our semi-annual Membership Drive. I will be needing Brother Knights to man our table in the Narthex at all the Masses. I will have a sign in sheet at each meeting for those Brothers that are available to help. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2017 Council Membership Drive- March 18 th & 19 th, 2017 Disability Drive April 21 st 22 nd & 29 th 30 th, 2017 Comedy Night May 13 th, 2017 Blood Drive June 11 th, 2017 Cheesecake Sale June 3 rd, 4 th 10 th & 11 th, 2017 Day at the Races June 24 th, 2017 CHARITY UNITY FRATERNITY PATRIOTISM
Second Sunday of Lent, March 12, 2017 St. Bartholomew School 470 Ryders Lane East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Tel. 732-254-7105 Fax. 732-254-6352 www.stbartseb.com March 11, 2017 Dear Parents and Guardians and Parishioners, Congratulations, Samantha Bell, who received first place in the Knights of Columbus Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest at the state level! Her beautiful poster will now compete at the international level. We are so honored! The Science Fair will be held on March 15 at 7:00 pm and is mandatory for students in Grades 5-8. You ll be amazed by our scientists! Our second grade students will attend a mini-retreat on March 22 as they prepare for First Communion. Eighth grade students will attend Teen Outreach on March 28. Seventh grade students will travel to Bishop Ahr High School on March 30 to see Shrek the Musical. Tyler will be joining his peers via VGo robot, and News 12 New Jersey will be filming, too! Please see the communication envelope for information about Drama Cookie Sale, Spring Track, Ashlee and Samantha s Reading Club, and Bishop Checchio s Pastoral Letter. Please support our 50/50 Raffle! Each family is asked to sell 5 tickets in support of our school. School is closed March 17. Bus forms and reregistration packets are now due. Thank you for your support. I wish you a blessed week. God bless you, Mrs. Ann Wierzbicki, R.N., M.A.E./Ed.S. Principal Page 5
Second Sunday of Lent, March 12, 2017 Page 6 St. Vincent DePaul Society St. Bartholomew Conference St. Vincent de Paul First Communion Project We have been partnering with our SVDP Pantry in Perth Amboy for a number of years for their annual First Communion Project. Low income families in the Perth Amboy area rely on the pantry for many needs. Some families that have children preparing to receive First Communion cannot afford Communion ou its and accessories for their children. The pantry provides these, based on dona ons from our local SVDP Conferences. If you can help with gently used First Communion ou its or other First Communion accessories, please bring them to church for the weekend of March 18. We will be in the narthex to collect them. As always, we thank you for your generosity. Spirit of St. Vincent The works of mercy affect a person s en re life. For this reason, we can set in mo on a real cultural revolu on, beginning with simple gestures capable of reaching body and spirit, people s very lives. This is a commitment that the Chris an community should take up, in the knowledge that God s word constantly calls us to leave behind the tempta on to hide behind indifference and individualism in order to lead a comfortable life free of problems. Jesus tells his disciples: The poor will always be with you (Jn 12:8). There is no alibi to jus fy not engaging with the poor when Jesus has iden fied himself with each of them. (Pope Francis, Apostolic Le er: Misericordia et Misera) About the Society The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an interna onal organiza- on of lay Catholics who organize into small working groups known as conferences. At this grass-roots level Vincen ans are engaged in person-to-person service with troubled persons and families in their immediate neighborhood. More info can be found on the na onal SVDP website, www.svdpusa.org. Our next monthly mee ng is on March 13 th at the Parish Center at 7:30pm. If you would like to learn more, please join us at our mee ng! If you have specific ques ons, please contact Debra Weydert at dweydert@comcast.net or see our webpage at h p://www.stbartseb.com/ministries/st-vincent-depaul.html. FOOD PANTRY NEEDS The monthly SVDP Food Collection will be held the weekend of March 18th & 19th after all of the masses. The pantry is in need of the following items: Paper Towels, Laundry Detergent, Dish detergent, bar soap, shampoo, mustard, box jello, tuna fish, canned ravioli, Ragu, Facial tissues, fruit juice (btls. & lunch packs), pancake syrup, cookies and treats. St. Bartholomew s St. Vincent depaul Conference is thankful to our parish family for your continuous, generous support of our work on behalf of the poor. 2017 Bishop s Annual Appeal Ambassadors for Christ This weekend, parishes throughout the Diocese of Metuchen are celebrating Bishop s Annual Appeal In-Pew Weekend. Our goal is for every family to participate. Every gift, no matter the size, is important and greatly appreciated. Together we are Ambassadors for Christ. To date, 245 parish households have pledged $84,500 of which $76,000 have been collected. These pledges put us at 49% Please see the Bishop's Annual Appeal video on the Diocese of Metuchen's website, http://diometuchen.org/, to learn about the impact your donation makes of our parish goal of $172,000. Thank you. Saint John Vianney High School Casino Night and Mega Cash Raffle on Friday, April 28th at Eagle Oaks Country Club - visit our website www.sjvhs.com for more information or to get raffle tickets please contact pasquale@sjvhs.com SJVHS's Vianney Institute of Learning offers adult enrichment classes, academic prep classes and summer camp programs. SAT & Accuplacer Test Prep Classes running soon visit http:// www.sjvhs.com/vianney-institute for information or to register.
Second Sunday of Lent, March 12, 2017 Page 7 MARIAN PILGRIMAGE - Celebrate FATIMA s 100 YEARS * SPAIN * FRANCE * PORTUGAL 12 Days AUG 4-15, 2017. BARCELONA MONSERRAT LOURDES SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA ZARAGOZA MADRID LISBON SANTAREM FATIMA Daily Mass, Fr Roy Quesea, Tour Chaplain. Land Tour $2640. W/ RT Airfare & Taxes from Newark $3800. Includes First Class Hotels, Breakfasts/Dinner, Deluxe Motorcoach, Transfers. Please Call JULIET BANAAG HOBSON 732-439-2835 2016 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENT Upon request, a statement of your 2016 Contributions will be mailed to you. Please fill out and return this form either by mail or by way of the collection basket. Name: Address: VÉÇzÜtàâÄtà ÉÇá ftåtçà{t UxÄÄ fàa UtÜà{ÉÄÉÅxã fv{ééä fàâwxçà a]a fàtàx @Dáà cätvx j ÇÇxÜ ECDI ^xxñ V{Ü áà \Ç V{Ü áàåtá céáàxü VÉÇàxáà The outstanding creativity, artistic ability, and understanding and appreciation of the underlying theme shown in every entry made the State judging especially challenging. Congratulations to Samantha Bell for Winning 1 st Place in the 11-14 age category and a special thank you to Father Tom, Father David, Ann Wierzbicki, her teachers, her family and all who supported her efforts and inspired the Winning entry. Samantha s poster will be submitted to the Supreme Council for International judging. International winners are expected to be announced on or around March 15th. Day Phone: Envelope #
Second Sunday of Lent, March 12, 2017 Page 8 Wilbur Pan presents Candidate Christopher Nugent to Bishop Checcio at the Rite of Election on Sunday March 5.
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Second Sunday of Lent, March 12, 2017 Page 10 COVER SHEET CHURCH NAME: St. Bartholomew BULLETIN NUMBER: 002324 Date of publication: March 5, 2017 Special instructions: 2 pages of inserts Please call Linda @ 732-257-7722 ext.31 Ads start on page 8