Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 1, 2018 Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. John Chang Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O Brien Deacons Tom Cechulski, Sr. Charles R. Daye, Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Sr. Ann Norton, D.R.E. Linda Clayton Business Manager Deacon Gino Esposito Director of Music Emer O Mahony Youth Ministry Coordinator Sister Ann Norton Phone Contacts Rectory 732-363-4200 Convent 732-364-2361 School 732-364-4130 Religious Education 732-364-4137 Rectory Fax 732-370-3891 Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00-4:30 PM Second & Fourth Saturday 9AM 12:30 PM Baptisms: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month,. Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 4:00 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 Mass every first Friday at 7:30PM Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:45PM and before each Sunday Mass
Mass Intentions for this Week July 1, 2018 7:20 Mary Gormanj...Family TUESDAY... St. Thomas, a. 7:20 Loretta Taylor... Colleen & Kevin Kolacki WEDNESDAY 9:00 Daniel McNamee..Family THURSDAY 7:20 Filomena Valentino... Liz Dutka Celebrant's Intention Events for this coming Week 8AM Harry Ferguson... Pat & Patricia Guadagno 4PM For the People of the Parish SUNDAY 7:30 Bonnie Yuro... Bob & Family 9:00 Alice Hyland... Hyland Family 10:30 William Chatterten... Denise Doherty 12:00 Robert Parker... Fran & Bill Hackett 5:00 John Alisen... Nesdill Family Sanctuary Candle Week of July 1, 2018 Int. of St. Veronica Rectory Staff Chapel Candles-Week of July 1, 2018 In memory of Michael Blazina...Family See our website www.stveronica.com Sacrificial Offering Update Readings for the Week of July 1, 2018 Sunday: Wis 1:13-15, 2:23-24; 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mk 5:21-43 Monday: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Eph 2:19-22; Jn 20:24-29 Wednesday: Am 5:14-15, 21-24; Mt 8:28-34 Thursday: Am 7:10-17; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday: Ez 2:2-5; 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mk 6:1-6a
Pastor s Notes I am sad to hear that an abortion clinic has opened again at 102 Candlewood Commons. I would like to urge you to join Rosary prayers on Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 AM and Fridays from 2:30 to 3:30 PM. There is no need to do anything else. There will be experienced right to lifers who will offer alternatives to abortion if the opportunity presents itself. The Book of Wisdom is addressed to world leaders on the surface, but in reality also and perhaps especially to the Jews living in the diaspora (Greek world). It is written in Greek and it is one of the deutero-canonical texts rejected by Jews, who only would accept what was written in Hebrew, and some protestant sects. Wisdom never enters the soul of a wrong-doer because of the choice to be enslaved to the body by sin. Note that this reading implies the development of the revelation of the afterlife, something the Sadducees refused to accept. You may notice that there is a story within the story in the Gospel reading. Some people call it a sandwich effect. You have the story of Jairus seeking a cure for his daughter and then a woman seeking a cure for an ailment. Then it returns to a more dramatic situation when Jairus. daughter actually dies and Jesus raises her from the dead. But in this sandwich is revealed that Jesus is more than just a man. The bleeding woman not only is physically sick, she is ritually unclean because of her bleeding (Lev 15:25-27). This excludes her from worshiping in the Temple or the synagogue or being with her friends. Technically, if she touches Jesus, He too would be ritually unclean. But the woman has faith and she proceeds in fear to touch Him. "Jesus was immediately conscious that healing power had gone out from Him" and demands to know who touched Him. She comes before Jesus filled with fear perhaps thinking that she made Jesus unclean, but we come to see that whoever expresses the slightest bit of faith in Him, Jesus sanctifies. After she tells Him the whole truth, Jesus calls her daughter. This has the appearance of a confessing of sins and an adoption like we had at Baptism. So the meat of this sandwich is much more nourishing than the cure that is to follow. With the arrival of the bad news that Jairus daughter has died, Jesus immediately instills confidence in his weak faith. Do not be afraid. Just have faith. Here is a lesson in two kinds of death, one in the heart and one in body. How many people do you know that have abandoned their faith, when someone close to them dies? This is death in the heart. Note how the bad news and the people weeping and wailing can discourage the official, tempting him to loose faith. See how Jesus strengthens Jairus faith, despite the people now ridiculing Jesus, so he does not loose heart. Death of the heart can easily occur when one lives in anxiety, discouragement and chronic sadness. Jesus' words "Talitha koum," or Little girl, arise are not only addressed to the parents of deceased boys and girls, they are also addressed to living boys and girls. Boys and girls trapped in sadness, pessimism, and the desire not to live. Jesus speaks to them by sending His disciples who, in His Name and with His love, repeat to them Talitha koum arise and live again. Fr. Euk Scripture Meditation Do you approach the Lord Jesus with expectant faith or with skeptical doubt? People in desperate or helpless circumstances were not disappointed when they sought Jesus out. What drew them to Jesus? Was it hope for a miracle or a word of comfort in their affliction? What did the elderly woman who had suffered miserably for twelve years expect Jesus to do for her? And what did a grieving father expect Jesus to do for his beloved daughter who was at the point of death? Jesus gave hope where there seemed to be no human cause for it because his hope was directed to God. He spoke words of hope to the woman (Take heart, daughter!) to ignite the spark of faith in her (your faith has made you well!). Ephrem the Syrian (306-373 AD), an early church Scripture scholar and author of hymns and commentaries, reflected on the miracle of the woman who was healed of her flow of blood: "Glory to you, hidden Son of God, because your healing power is proclaimed through the hidden suffering of the afflicted woman. Through this woman whom they could see, the witnesses were enabled to behold the divinity that cannot be seen. Through the Son's own healing power his divinity became known. Through the afflicted women's being healed her faith was made manifest. She caused him to be proclaimed, and indeed was honored with him. For truth was being proclaimed together with its heralds. If she was a witness to his divinity, he in turn was a witness to her faith... He saw through to her hidden faith, and gave her a visible healing." Jesus also gave supernatural hope to a father who had just lost a beloved child. It took considerable courage and risk for the ruler of a synagogue to openly go to Jesus and to invite the scorn of his neighbors and kin. Even the hired mourners laughed scornfully at Jesus. Their grief was devoid of any hope. Nonetheless, Jesus took the girl by the hand and delivered her from the grasp of death. Peter Chrysologus (400-450 AD), an early church father who was renowned for his preaching at Ravena, comments on this miracle: "This man was a ruler of the synagogue, and versed in the law. He had surely read that while God created all other things by his word, man had been created by the hand of God. He trusted therefore in God that his daughter would be recreated, and restored to life by that same hand which, he knew, had created her... He [Jesus] who laid hands on her to form her from nothing, once more lays hands upon her to reform her from what had perished." In both instances we see Jesus' personal concern for the needs of others and his readiness to heal and restore life. Do you approach the Lord with confident expectation that he will hear your request and act?
OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE Please Pray for Our Sick Banns of Marriage Daniel Szegda & Katharine Bigg (3) August 4, 2018 Healing Mass Our next Healing Mass is Friday, September 7th at 7:30PM Divine Mercy TODAY Look into My Heart and see there the love and mercy which I have for humankind, and especially for sinners. Look and enter into My Passion. (Diary of St. Faustina) Please join us, Sunday July 1st at 1:30PM in the church to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Religious Education Office Summer Closing Dates Summer Program at St. Rose H.S., Belmar St. Rose High School is offering an ELA Summer Academy for rising 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. Current St. Rose English teachers will create dynamic and interactive lessons to strengthen your child s skills in reading, writing, and speaking with a focus on non-fiction texts. For more information, please email jcolvin@srhsnj.com. 50 th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae/Natural Family Planning Awareness Week Upcoming Events Not Your Mom s NFP by Kait Mayer- July 23rd. The Department of Evangelization and Family Life invites all married and engaged couples, parish leaders and parents of youth and young adults to join us for an encore presentation of the myth-busting, eye-opening event on the many surprising elements of Natural Family Planning, first presented by Kait at the 2015 diocesan Marriage Summit. Please reserve your spot for this important, fascinating free event in celebration of National Natural Family Planning Awareness Week. Date/Time/Location: Monday, July 23, 2018; 7:00 pm 9:00 pm; St. Benedict Parish, Holmdel. To register, go to www.dioceseoftrenton.org/nfp-awareness or call Jossie Ramos, 609-403-7151.
Goal- 200,000.00 Donations (Current) 71,534.00 Balance: 128,466.00 As of May 5, 2018, there will be a second collection on each Sunday that there is no Diocesan collection. This special second collection will be earmarked for our needed air conditioning system in the Church. We will continue this campaign until we reach our goal and we will keep you advised of our project status. Meanwhile, we thank all those who have made donations and for your continued support of our parish. Attention Students Do you need service hours for school or Confirmation? Consider helping to maintain the gardens and grounds around St. Veronica Church and campus. We will meet every Tuesday 6:30-8 PM in front of the Church, starting June 19, 2018- August 28, 2018. 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. Signed Permission Slip (link below) 2. Enthusiasm 3. Gloves and hand shovel if you have them 4. Water to drink Any questions please contact Lisa Franey atlhfraney@gmail.com or 732-905-6811 See the website for more details. MEN S RETREAT Wednesday, July 11, 2018 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Visitation Church, 730 Lynnwood Ave., Brick, NJ, in the Rectory Meeting Room C. Featuring a presentation by our Pastor, Rev. Edward Blanchett. Fr. Ed will talk about prayer and how important it is for men to pray. He will give us some fresh insight into the prayer that Jesus himself gave us The Lord s Prayer. There will be discussions, refreshments and a time to talk with other men. Pre-registration is greatly appreciated so we can prepare the appropriate materials and food. Please contact Dale Zanetti in the Adult Faith Formation Office-732-477- 7059 Ext. 214 or email atdzanetti@visitationrcchurch.org by July 10, 2018 at 12:00 PM. OUR NEEDS Pantry Mayonnaise, syrup, tuna, tuna helper, juice, pork & beans, jello, pudding, spam, mac & cheese, gravy "Christian communities must become genuine schools of prayer where meeting with Christ is expressed not just in imploring help but also in thanksgiving, praise, adoration, contemplation, listening and ardent devotion until the heart truly falls in love." St. John Paul II Registered adorers insure our commitment to keep the chapel open 24/7. Give Him time and He will give Himself to you. Hours Most Needed, but you can name your hour also: Sunday : 5PM Monday: 4AM, 1PM (most urgent) Thursday: 2AM, 3AM, 5PM (most urgent) Saturday: 10AM, 3PM, 7PM Contact Debbie drev514@aol.com or leave message 732-367- 7750. Church Decorating (Environmental) Ministry Volunteer Needed. If you have a passion for decorating and working with plants and flowers, and bringing God s creations into the Church, you may want to consider joining our Church Environmental Ministry and sharing your creative talents and time with our parish. We are in need of a lead person as well as helpers. If you are interested, please contact Deacon Gino at the rectory office. Thank you. Parish Information Adoration Chapel Parish Census-Every family in the parish should be properly registered. You may do so at the rectory office during the week or on the 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings. RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, for those inquiring about the Catholic faith and practice, or for adult Catholics who have not received all of their Sacraments. For more info, please call Sr. Ann at 732-364-4137 Marriages Prep Please call to make arrangements at least one year in advance. 732-363-4200 Baptism Baptisms are held on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:30PM. Parents are required to be registered parishioners. Please call 732-363-4200 to make arrangements.