St. Veronica Church 4215 Route 9, Howell, NJ 07731 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time 732-363-4200 www.stveronica.com June 26, 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 26, 2016 MONDAY 7:20 Mary Carmella Polito...Maringola Family 12:00 Sue Wurzler... Neidermeyer Family TUESDAY 7:20 William Boes... Roe & Tom Moriarty 12:00 Joseph Bernard... Family WEDNESDAY 7:20 Peg Good... Dot 12:00 Anita Pena... Hylda Milan THURSDAY 7:20 Dominick Fasano... Tom & Bozena Cechulski 12:00 Dorothy Jean McInerney.Mary Cybulski FRIDAY 7:20 Richard Dolan...Lori Santiago 12:00 Jeff Hoefler..Kisiel Family SATURDAY 8:00 AM Bernadette Comporeal... Medina Family 4PM For the People of the Parish SUNDAY 7:30 John Geelan...Stever Family 9:00 Annie Pawlicky... Faculty & Staff of SVS 10:30 Michael Blazina... Sonia Monahan 12:00 Joseph Hora... Susan & Vinnie Lucante 5PM Michael Blazina... Carolina & Lily Chiappetta The Rectory will be closed on Monday July 4th There will be one Mass on July 4th, at 9:00 AM Sanctuary Candle Week of June 26th In memory of Edith Thomas... Family Chapel Candles Week of June 26th In memory of dec. members of Fosgreen and Morrison Families....Family Events for this coming Week See our website www.stveronica.com Sacrificial Offering Update Last Week s Offering: $$13,982.00 Thank you for your continued support. Readings for the Week of June 26, 2016 Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16/Ps 50:16-23/Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12/Ps 5:4-8/Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 19:2-5/Gal 1:11-20/Jn 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-9/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Am 7:10-17/Ps 19:8-11/Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12/Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131/Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15/Ps 85:9-14/Mt 9:14-17 Next Sunday: Is 66:10-14c/Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20/Gal 6:14-18/Lk 10:1-
Pastors Notes I am deeply grateful to all of you who have pledged over $325,000 last and this week to the Faith to Move Mountains capital campaign. That gives the parish a total pledge of $600,000. I do hope that more of you will make pledges so that we can meet our $1.4 million goal. Elijah, whose name means My God is the Lord, just killed 450 of Baal's prophets after his water drenched holocaust was accepted by God and after Baal s prophet s holocaust failed to ignite. Now Elijah is fleeing from Jezebel who wants to kill him. In his exhaustion, Elijah falls asleep under a broom tree and an angel provides him with food and sends him on a 40 day journey to Mt. Horeb. Here, like Moses who received the Ten Commandments there, he encounters God Who directs him to anoint Elisha, whose name means My God saves. This reminds us of Jesus 40 day fast followed by His selecting His Apostles. Elijah s cloak is symbolic of his office and his rights as a prophet. The act of throwing the mantle over the shoulders of Elisha represents Elijah acquiring authority over Elisha and the divine call to share in the prophetic mission. Elisha s response was total obedience to God s call and he detaches himself from his former way of life to become Elijah s apprentice. This reminds us also of the Apostles immediate response to Jesus call to follow Him. Jesus is on His way to Jerusalem to die for us. Jesus was refused hospitality by the Samaritans because He was heading toward the city which held to a higher standard of Judaism. Samaritans intermarried with gentiles and they also mixed paganism into their rites. This rejection upset the disciples, but Jesus wanted them to not show their zeal for God with vengeance. When a person approaches Jesus to become a follower, Jesus points out that His life is difficult because His followers must put God first, as well as live a life of selfdenial. A follower cannot be undecided. He cannot put any conditions on God s will for him. Scripture Meditation "No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God." What have we left behind? What have we traded in to become faithful followers of Christ? The answer is different for all of us. Some of us can tell the tale of a dramatic conversion story, leaving behind a life of blatantly selfish indulgence or obviously sinful behavior in order to embrace the call of Jesus. Others of us have been Christians since the day of our baptism as infants and have always walked the path of belief, but perhaps can trace certain moments when we embraced a deeper commitment and resolved to abandon particular behaviors, relationships, or worldly priorities that were in conflict with our faith. Whatever the case, Jesus instructs us today not to look to "what was left behind." Instead, we are called to keep our focus on what lies ahead, namely, life in Christ and the ultimate hope of union with him in heaven. Keeping this focus can be quite a challenge. So often, it's tempting to think that the grass is greener somewhere else. As Christians, we can fall into the trap of imagining that it might feel better to be... something else. Perhaps, seeing others around us whose lives are not shaped by their faith, we might think they have it easier than we do. Or perhaps we get lost in reminiscence about the way things were in the good old days, and thus get distracted from the mission that stands in front of us today. But thoughts like these are not fit for our new life as disciples of Christ. As St. Paul says in today's epistle, "For freedom Christ set us free." May we embrace the gift of this true freedom and follow Christ without looking back. St. Paul reminds us that sin enslaves us. It almost sounds counter intuitive, but when you really think about it, many people are actually enslaved to sin. It is through asking God for pardon of our sins and acts of charity toward our fellow man that we free ourselves from sin. It is so much easier to incorporate the mind of Christ into our hearts because He makes us spontaneously follow the commandments in a lighthearted way. Fr. Euk
OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE Please Pray for Our Sick Monica Drumm Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh Mark Stoughton Vinny Placanica Mia Castellan 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 John Kerod Deanna Elliott Karen Casserole Christine Clements Cathy Forman Ed Kelly Dennis Hayward Ross Johnson Denise Bergeron 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. Tristan Peter Giraldi, son of Natalie & Peter Gibaldi 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 Kyle Klauder and Katherine O Donnell 8/20/16 Radio Maria with Fr. Euk Tune into station 6:20AM, every first and third Tuesday of the month from 9:30-10:10PM. 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 them. 4. water to drink Any questions please contact Lisa Franey lhfraney@gmail.com or call 732-905-6811. SAVE THE DATE! St. Veronica Parish Dinner-Dance Saturday, November 12, 2016, 7 PM Honoring Father Vincent Euk on his 30th Anniversary to the Priesthood. Tickets will be available July 1 $20.00 per person. Contact the rectory St Veronica's Vacation Bible School Donations Needed Items needed: cases of bottled water, apple juice (no sugar added), napkins, small paper plates, small plastic bowls, plastic cups (7oz), Goldfish crackers, Cheerios, pretzels, popcorn, chocolate chips, rainbow and chocolate sprinkles, plain potato chips (snack bags), Doritos (snack bags) Email what you plan to donate to svmcg21@yahoo.com so we can coordinate donations and make sure there are not too many duplicates. Please drop off your donation in the cafeteria on Sunday July 10. Thank you for supporting our ministry. GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE FOR SALE 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, Applebees, Panera, Dunkin Donuts cards on hand in school office Order form for other cards will be available 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 you. On-hand cards available at any time in school office during open hours, including summer hours - Contact Judy Skrincosky 732-232-0870 to order or with any questions
Summer vacation time will be here soon and many of us will be on our way to enjoy and relax with family. We wish you all a blessed and safe summer. We kindly remind you to continue to support our church through your weekly donations while you are away. You can do that by: ~Mail your Sunday offering to the rectory; ~Use our online giving program at parishpay.com; ~Use your bank s online payment system to send your offering, or ~Double-up on your offering before you go away or when you return. Thanks to everyone, in advance, for your support. We hope everyone has a happy and healthy summer. Please pick up your giving envelopes for July through December in the narthex. They will be there for the next few weeks. If you cannot find your envelopes, please call the rectory. First Diocesan Young Adult Mass with Bishop David O Connell C.M. Sunday, July 17th St. Joan of Arc Parish Marlton, NJ 12:00 noon Fellowship to follow. Please join us to celebrate as a young faithful community. Registration for Religious Education AFTERNOON CLASSES will meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 4:30PM until 5:45PM for grades 1-8. On Mondays at 4:30 5:45 PM., we also offer Special Sacraments, Holy Innocents, and RCIC classes. AF- TERNOON WEE WISDOM CLASSES will meet on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. MONDAY and THURSDAY EVENING CLASSES will meet from 6:30PM until 7:45 PM for grades 1 to 8. Come into the RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF- FICE from 10AM to 4:30 PM 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 CER- TIFICATE WITH REGISTRATION. Registration has begun 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. 3rd Friday Community Gatherings During the summer months (June - August) the 3rd Friday Community Gatherings will be deferred until Sept. 16, to allow families and friends to enjoy and spend time together. We wish you and your families a blessed and joyful summer. Looking forward to seeing you in September. 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 Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe What a better way to end the Year of Mercy than with a pilgrimage to a place where mercy was showed to millions. Please join us on a 7 days pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico Oct 23-29. Price pp $1650, health insurance included. Our pilgrimage is under Msgr Peter Kochery s spiritual direction. For more info contact Deacon Tom 732 610 5434 or e mail 3marysway@optinline.net 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 Oak Kitchen table, 4 chairs. Fair condition. If interested, please call Catherine at 732-682-4261 Food Pantry Needs- Items needed most: Coffee, veggies, jelly, pancake syrup, mayo, ketchup, baked beans
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