Saint John Paul II Parish 39 East 22 nd Street, Bayonne, NJ 07002-3753 Rectory 201-339-2070; Fax 201-339-3676 Email: stjp2church@gmail.com Web: www.johnpaul2parish.com Served by: Rev. Zenon Boczek SDS, Pastor Rev. Pawel Dolinski SDS, Parochial Vicar Rev. Lukasz Kleczka SDS, Parochial Vicar The purpose of the Salvatorian is to strengthen, to defend and to spread the Catholic faith everywhere insofar as this is committed to it by Divine Providence. Therefore, by exercising this ecclesiastical teaching function in word and writing, it intends to achieve the end that all people might know more and more the one true God and Him whom He sent, Jesus Christ. Kenneth Woolley, Zofia Castellon - Trustees Agnes Barowicz, Parish Secretary Blanca Cisneros, Director of Religious Education Dayle Vander Sande, Music Minister December 16, 2018 WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday: 4:30 PM at St. Michael s Church; 5:00 PM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Sunday: 8:15 AM; 9:30 AM; 10:45 AM (Polish) & 12:15 PM; 9:30 AM (Italian) - St. Michael s Church WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday Friday: 7:00 AM (English) & 8:00 AM, (Polish) [except Thursday] Saturday: 7:30 AM (Polish) & 8:30 AM (English) Tuesday 7:00 PM (English), Thursday 7:00 PM (Polish) St. Michael s Church 8:00 AM (English) Monday Friday CONFESSIONS: Daily from Monday to Friday 7:30 AM, Saturday 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Tuesday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00PM to 6:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00PM to 3:00 PM
SATURDAY, December 15, 2018 4:30 PM (SM) ++ Elvira & Giuseppe Ciraco (daughter Maria) 5:00 PM + Rev. Thaddeus Zaorski (Mt. Carmel Guild) SUNDAY, December 16, 2018 8:15 AM + Honora Dzubeck (Wysocki Family) 9:30 AM + Dorothy Krasowski (Pat Suckiel) 9:30 AM (SM) + Fr. Luigi Tosiani, TOR 10:45 AM + Antoni Bogdan (Redyk Family) 12:15 PM Deceased members of the Pinkos & Usarzewicz Families (Lou Usarzewicz & family) MONDAY, December 17, 2018 7:00 AM + Frank Mokrzycki (wife Helen) 8:00 AM + Józef Wieczorek (wife & children) 8:00 AM (SM) ++ Felix & Josephine Bartochowski (Vicki Goluch) TUESDAY, December 18, 2018 7:00 AM Blessings for Raschid & Erica Santos (Victoria Goluch) 8:00 AM + Jan Cichowlaz ( Irena Gosiewska) 8:00 AM (SM) + Marianna Chojnowska (Monika z rodzina) 7:00 PM + Mario Protocollo (Michael Picariello) WEDNESDAY, December 19, 2018 7:00 AM + Eleonore Slutts (family) 8:00 AM + Rafał Nowak (Wanda & Jaroslaw Zuber) 8:00 AM (SM) + Fr. Benedict Bagdonas THURSDAY, December 20, 2018 7:00 AM + Theresa C. Kosakowski (daughters, Loraine, Joanne & Geri) 8:00 AM (SM) ++ Francesco & Rachela Sgambellone (family) 7:00 PM ++ Wiktoria, Jan & Peter (Leon & Helena & family) FRIDAY, December 21, 2018 7:00 AM ++ Janette & John Wegrzynski (John & Alta Wegrzynski) 8:00 AM + Danuta Kulikowska (family) 8:00 AM (SM) For Parishioners SATURDAY, December 22, 2018 7:30AM + Stefan Konieczny (daughter & family) 8:30 AM + Lucy DeAngelo (son Paul) 4:30 PM (SM) + Rev James N. Loughram 5:00 PM ++ Asa & Edith Evans ( Steve & Claire) SUNDAY, December 23, 2018 8:15 AM ++ Suckiel & Lapkiewicz families (Pat Suckiel) 9:30 AM + Theresa & John Pietruszka 9:30 AM (SM) + Michael Sorbara 10:45 AM ++ William Obolewicz & Antosczak Family (Obolewicz family) 12:15 PM + David A. Henry Third Sunday of Advent Sunday December 16, 2018 Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return and enter Zion singing, crowned with everlasting joy; they will meet with joy and gladness, sorrow and mourning will flee Isaiah 35:10 Spiritual Offerings December 16-22, 2018 SACRED HEART Special Intentions BLESSED MOTHER CANDLE Birthday Blessings for Jay & Alec (Mother & Grandma Julie) O.L.OF CZESTOCHOWA CANDLE + Estelle & Vincent Klimansky (sister) ST. FRANCIS CANDLE +Frank Vuolo (Michael, Mary, Frankie & Joey) ST. JOHN PAUL II CANDLE ++ Frank & Sophie Sigmund (Cindy) ST. JOSEPH CANDLE Health Blessings for Lorraine (Tatarowicz) Our Grateful Tithe to God: December 9, 2018 Regular: $ 6,279.00 Maintenance: $2,876.00 We thank all our parishioners for their generous support of our parish! Bóg Zapłać! Grazie!
Saturday- Sunday, December 15-16 2018 Christmas Flowers Collection Sunday, December 16, 2018 Family Mass-9:30 AM Monday, December 17, 2018 Ruch Rodzin Nazaretańskich - 7:00 PM Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Cub Scouts - 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Eucharistic Adoration - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, St. Michael s Church Confirmation Class-7:00 PM Christmas Confession-7:00 PM Penance service: Wednesday, December 19, At Mt. Carmel Church English-Polish-Italian 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM OPLATEK (Polish Christmas Wafers) Offering $5.00 Now available in rectory and in the sacristy. Each package has the history of this beautiful custom. Celebrate it at home with family and friends this Christmas! On Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24th, Mt Carmel Church: Mass at 5:00 PM (English) and 12 Midnight (EN/PL/IT) Choir Prelude of Carols at 11:30 PM. There is no Mass at 4:30 PM on Christmas Eve at St. Michael s Church. Christmas Day December 25 : 8:15 AM; 9:30 AM; 10:45 AM (Polish) & 12:15 PM St. Michael s Church 9:30 AM (Italian) CONGRATULATION ON YOUR FIRST RECONCILIATION Matthew Agtarap Troy Cieslik Alysa Contreras Leila Chacon Austin Geh Jalen Javier Matthew Largmann Ryan Mc Collum Connor Raney Chloe Saavedra Casey Traba Jacob Toczynski Kristopher Torres Clarke Usarzewicz
Thank you to The Friends of Saint Francis for their generous donation of $350 for heating system. The Christmas collection makes up for 13% of the parish s needed annual income. This year insurance for all (2) churches was almost $70,000 plus $57,000 Archdiocese assessment. Please be generous as you can. Thank you for your generosity! Please help us! Cleaning the church for Christmas is scheduled for Friday, December 21 from 4PM - 6:00 PM Mopping and sweeping. It may not be glamorous work, but it s a wonderful way to serve the Lord and give back for all of His blessings. Appreciation Dinner We invite all parishioners who volunteer for various parish needs throughout the year to attend our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Mass and Dinner. Please join the Priests and staff of St. John Paul II Parish for a special evening of honoring you, our cherished volunteers. Mass will be at 5:00 PM on January 5, 2019 follow by Dinner in the Parish Center at 6:00pm. You are a welcome to bring a spouse. We ask that you please RSVP so we can have an accurate count for the dinner arrangements before Monday, December 31, 2018. Please call office at 201 339-2070 or email stjp2church@gmail.com Pastor, Fr. Zenon SDS May God bless you! The Third Sunday of Advent In today's Gospel reading, the crowds ask John the Baptist for specifics. What evidence of repentance is required? John replies by naming concrete actions: crowds should share their food and cloaks; tax collectors should be just; soldiers should act fairly. The concern for justice is a hallmark of Luke's Gospel. When the crowd begins to wonder if John the Baptist might be the Messiah, John interprets his baptism and makes it clear that his ministry is in preparation for the Messiah. John the Baptist knows his place and role in God's plan of salvation. By encouraging the crowd to act similarly in accordance with their stations in life, John's teaching suggests that each person has a role to play in God's salvation. It is the great mystery of our salvation that God permits and even asks for human cooperation in his divine plans. The third Sunday of Advent is also called Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is a Latin word that means rejoice. This name is taken from the entrance antiphon for Sunday's Mass, which is also echoed in today's second reading from the Paul's letter to the Philippians. Some people mark this Sunday by lighting a pink candle instead of a purple one on their Advent wreath. It is a reminder that the Advent season is a season of joy because our salvation is already at hand.
EPIPHANY BLESSING OF HOMES A beautiful custom of people of Polish Heritage is to have their homes blessed for the New Year. The blessing is intended for the home of those who dwell there asking God to Bless and Protect them with health, happiness and peace throughout the New Year. Listed below are the areas and days the priests will be Blessing Homes. BOTH EAST AND WEST STREETS PLUS AVENUES AND NAMED BLOCKS IN AREA. Wednesday JANUARY 9, 2019 All Streets from 1st thru and including 18th Street Thursday JANUARY 10 2019 All Streets from 19th thru and including 34th Street Friday JANUARY 11, 2019 All Streets from 35 th and North, plus Jersey City Please fill out and return the form below AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if you wish to have your home blessed. Place the form in the collection basket, mail it in, or bring to rectory office during office hours, Monday - Friday. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOUSE BLESSING 2019 Yes, we invite Reverend Father to bless our home for the New Year 2019 NAME: ADDRESS: APT/FLOOR Between which Streets City Telephone Number Special Requests: BŁOGOSŁAWIEŃSTWO DOMÓW KOLĘDA Staropolskim zwyczajem i tradycją jest poświęcanie domów w Nowym Roku. Przez błogosławieństwo domów oczekujemy od Boga potrzebnych nam łask oraz zdrowia, pokoju i zgody przez cały Nowy Rok. W kolejne dni będziemy odwiedzali następujące ulice: Sroda, 9 stycznia 2019 r. Wszystkie ulice od 1 do 18 włącznie. Czwartek, 10 stycznia 2019r. Wszystkie ulice od 19 do 34 włącznie. Piatek, 11 stycznia 2019 r. Wszystkie ulice od 35 i Jersey City. Proszę wypełnić poniższy formularz zaproszenia i złożyć na tacę lub w kancelarii parafialnej. Kolędę rozpoczynamy od godz. 9:00 AM do 5:00 PM w wyznaczonych obszarach miasta. Ci, którzy nie będą mogli być w domach podczas tych dni, a życzą sobie poświęcenia, domu prosimy o kontakt z kancelarią parafialną. Prosimy o jak najszybszy zwrot formularza. Zapraszamy kapłana, aby pobłogosławił nasz dom Imię i Nazwisko:... Adres:...Apt:... Między ulicami:... Miasto:... Tel:... Imię i nazwisko księdza:... Jeśli jest taka możliwość, prosimy o umożliwienie zaparkowania auta przez księdza przy Waszym garażu, na podjeździe (o ile oczywiście go posiadacie), gdyż takie rozwiązanie oszczędzi nam wiele czasu na szukanie miejsca parkingowego. Dziękujemy za zrozumienie!