St. Francis of Assisi A Capuchin - Franciscan Ministry We, the Parish of St. Francis of Assisi, guided by the Holy Spirit, are a Christian Community called by God to take part in the mission of love and truth in the world. With firm faith in Jesus the Christ and the Holy Gospel, we find our strength through prayer and the Sacraments, that we may become God s servants to our sisters and brothers. Brian Tomlinson, O.F.M. Cap., Pastor Anthony Giudice, O.F.M. Cap., Parochial Vicar Pius Caccavalle, O.F.M. Cap. Sam Frapaul, O.F.M. Cap. Joseph Vrindten, Deacon Alejandro Polanco, Deacon Nancy J. Carucci, Pastoral Associate Natale Tumminia, Trustee Jean Garofalo, Trustee Katty Gallardo, Parish Secretary Mass Schedule Monday Friday: 7:00 AM Saturday: 7:00 AM, 5:30 PM, 7:00 PM (Spanish) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM (Children Mass), 10:15 AM, 11:30 AM (Italian), 12:45 PM (Spanish) Holy Days Vigil Mass: 7:00 PM (Spanish) 7:00 AM, 12:00 Noon, 7:00 PM First Friday - Eucharistic Adoration Beginning with the 7am Mass, lasting all day and ending at 7pm with the Holy Hour Mass. Anyone interested in spending an hour with our Lord kindly call the office for a time slot. Miraculous Medal St. Anthony Novena Tuesdays: 7:00 PM Reconciliation Confession Saturday at 4:30 PM or by appointment. Baptism Baptisms will be celebrated on the 1st Saturday of every month in English and on the 3rd Saturday in Spanish. Call the office. Marriage Arrangements should be made one year prior to the marriage. Please contact the Church Office before any social arrangements are made. Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Please notify us when a member of your family is in the hospital or unable to attend Church and wishes to receive the Sacraments. For Emergencies contact the Rectory (201-343-6243) day or night. Welcome Registration You may join at the Church Office. When moving, please notify us of change of address and phone number. Friary School Patricia Vrindten, Music Ministry 50 Lodi Street Pre-K3 8th Grade Principal Rosalie Cauceglia, Hackensack, NJ 07601 100 So. Main Street Anne Dettloff, Organist 201-343-6243 Hackensack, NJ 07601 School Secretary Fax: 201-343-0854 201-488-8862 E-mail: Angelfound@optonline.net Fax: 201-525-0498 Religious Ed/RCIA Youth Choir Director http://franciscanhackensack.tripod.com/parish.html 201-488-2614 Denise & Dana Ramirez Linda Pelaez Dorian - DRE Co-Directors Bingo - Non-Smoking, Wednesday & Friday 7:30 PM, Doors Open at 5:00 PM.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday November 2nd - All Souls Day 8:00 AM + Deceased members of the Puglisi & Nativo Families by Jo & Vince Puglisi + Angie Andreolo by Joyce Andreolo + Louis Miller by Jean Driscoll 9:00 AM + Giovanni Sallemi by Ross & Josephine Sallemi 10:15 AM + Elvira Iannucci by Ed Atwood + John R. DeVincentis Sr. by wife & Family 11:30 AM + Alberto Bosi by wife + Rosa & Michael Cascione by Maria Cascione & Family + Carmela Cascione by Family 12:45 PM + Divino Niño by La Familia Meneses + Manuel J. Cuzco & Maria Nube Velecelo by Miguel Cuzco Monday November 3rd 7:00 AM + Anne Caffaro by James Caffaro + Leslie Porter by Jean Driscoll Tuesday November 4th 7:00 AM + Elvira Iannucci by Catherine & Mary Snyder + Florence Porter by Jean Driscoll + Milton Sanabria by wife 7:00 PM + Miraculous Medal/St. Anthony Novena Wednesday November 5th 7:00 AM + All Souls by Emilia Arnone Thursday November 6th 7:00 AM + Maria D. Presti by Frances Pedone Friday November 7th - First Friday/Eucharistic Adoration 7:00 AM + Angelo Carollo by wife Health & welfare of Carmelo Lupino by Nancy Carucci 5:00 PM + HOLY HOUR MASS 6:30 PM 50th Wedding Anniversary for Dr. & Mrs. Bernie Saccaro 8:00 PM + Rosary for Peace Saturday November 8th 7:00 AM + John Amore by Louise & Joe Pisciotto 5:30 PM + Antoinette Fasulo by Jean Garofalo + John J. Cariddi by Teri & Bob LaVallo + Carmela Manzo by Pasquale & Lidia Manzo + Salvatore Conti by Jackie & Tom Frangis & Family 7:00 PM + Special Intentions Sunday November 9th - 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM + Thomas L. Phillips by Jo & Vince Puglisi 9:00 AM + Rose Banno by Lucille & Paul Clapps 10:15 AM + Elvira Iannucci by Michael Atwood & Family + James Sortino (Ann.) by wife + George, Angeline & Amelia Dinapoli by Helen DeVincentis & Family + The Veterans of South Hackensack VFW by members VFW Post 8005 11:30 AM + Cannella & DiTomasso Families by Family 12:45 PM + Simeon Rodriguez by La Familia 7:15 PM Youth Mass 1 Dear Brothers and Sisters: I think that I shall never see, wrote Joyce Kilmer, a poem as lovely as a tree. Trees are lovely and, like people, they come in so many varieties. Some, like the giant sequoias in California, are large enough to drive a car through. Others, like the slender, ungainly dogwood, remind us of the cross of Christ. Easterners see palm trees and they think of Florida or the coastal areas of the Carolinas or Georgia. In the springtime tourists flock to Washington, D.C. to enjoy trees filled with cherry blossoms. The world is filled with an amazing variety of trees. In the deserts of Namibia there are trees still alive from the time of Christ, yet their central trunk has never grown more than three feet in height. Instead they produce two huge leaves up to twenty feet in length which never fall and continue growing throughout the plant s life. The banyan tree of India has more than one trunk. When the original trunk of the tree attains a certain size, it sends down additional rope-like trunks so the tree can spread outwards almost indefinitely. A 200-year-old specimen in the Calcutta Botanic Gardens has over 1,700 trunks. It is said that during Alexander the Great s Indian campaign 20,000 soldiers sheltered under a single banyan tree. As I was marveling over the wonders of God s creation, I found the following 10 directions to live by: 1. You shall not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities. 2. You shall not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass. 3. You shall not carry grudges, for they are the heaviest of all life s burdens. -Continued on page 2 -
-Father s Corner Continued 4. You shall face each problem as it comes. You can only handle one at a time anyway. 5. You shall not take problems to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows. 6. You shall not borrow other people s problems. They can better care for them than you. 7. You shall not try to relive yesterday for good or ill, it is forever gone. Concentrate on what is happening in your life and be happy now! 8. You shall be a good listener for only when you listen do you hear ideas different from your own. 9. You shall not become bogged down by frustration, for ninety percent of it is rooted in self-pity and will only interfere with positive action. 10. You shall count your blessings, never overlooking the small ones, for a lot of small blessings add up to a big one. God Bless you and keep you safe. They sound good to me. What do you think? Love and prayers, Fr. Brian Attention Parishioners! Atención feligreses! Next Friday, November 7th - First Friday/Eucharistic Adoration will end at 5:00 pm with the Holy Hour Mass. El próximo Viernes, 7 de Noviembre - Primer Viernes/Adoración Eucarística terminará con la Misa de la Hora Santa a las 5:00 PM Parish Dinner Dance Sunday, November, 30, 2008 at the Fiesta Time: 5-10 PM Tickets are $60 per person 25th and 50th Anniversary Couples will be honored. Call Lucille, Pat, Elide or the rectory for tickets. As in the past, a Souvenir Program Book will be published, whereby our families, friends and local businesses will have the opportunity to express their personal messages through ads. If you are interested please call the rectory at 201-343-6243. Prices are as follows: Full page $150 Half page $100 Quarter page $75 Deadlines for Ads November 7th, 2008 A Call to Music Ministry When you sing, you Pray twice. Think you can t sing? Try it! Come to our Senior Choir Practice on Wednesdays at 7:30 PM. You re never too old or too young to try. Our Junior Choir rehearsals are on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 PM. Couples who have been married 25 or 50 years, and wish to be honored at the dinner, please fill out this form and submit with your wedding picture or a recent picture of both of you together. (Picture will be returned) Name of couple: (Give first and last name of each spouse) Phone number: Date of Marriage: St. Francis Choirs want you!! 2 Church of Marriage: Place this form with the picture in an envelope addressed to the Dinner Committee (Attention: Diane Menditto) in the collection basket or drop off at the Rectory no later than November 23. Please be sure your picture is identified!
ATTENTION PARISHIONERS!!! St. Francis Food Pantry We are in need of Turkeys, canned and non-perishable goods (sugar, rice, milk, tea, coffee, cereal, vegetables, fruits, soup, pasta, tomatoes, oil, juice, tuna, peanut butter & jelly) for Thanksgiving. You can bring them with you to Mass and leave them with the ushers or bring them to the Church office no later than November 22. We want to thank all those who have helped us in the past to feed those less fortunate. May God Bless you for sharing. Santo Pio Prayer Group 12th Annual Dinner Dance Sunday, November 9th, 2008 at Macaluso s Cocktail Hour 5:30 PM Price of Tickets $100 per person and $50 per child under 12 For more information please contact Josephine Cigna at 201-641-7815 The daughter of St. Paul from Pauline Book & Media on Route 1 & Plainfield Ave. at Wick s Plaza in Edison will be hosting a Pauline Book and Media Fair in the vestibule of the church on the weekend of November 1st and 2nd after the Saturday evening Mass and the Sunday Morning Masses. It is a wonderful opportunity to get some great Catholic materials for all the family, in Spanish and in English. The sisters will have books, CD s and DVD s for all ages. Cena Bailable de la Iglesia San Francisco de Asís Domingo, 30 de Noviembre de 2008 Hora: 5 PM a 10 PM en local Fiesta Los boletos tienen un valor de $60 por persona. Otra vez honraremos a las parejas que cumplan 25 y 50 años de Casados. Como todos los años, se publicará un libro de anuncios por el cual familias, amigos y negocios locales tienen la oportunidad de expresar sus pensamientos y felicidades personales. Si está interesado por favor sírvase llamar a la oficina de la Iglesia. Los precios son los siguientes: Página Completa $150 Media Página $ 100 Cuarta Página $75 Último día de participar: el 7 de Noviembre LA FAMILIA QUE REZA UNIDA, PERMANECE UNIDA El Grupo de LA VIRGEN DE FATIMA de la parroquia San Francisco de Asís continúa visitando los hogares. Si usted desea ser visitada por la Virgen Madre de Dios y Madre nuestra, escuchar la Palabra de Dios, rezar el rosario y cantar cantos, favor de llamar a los teléfonos de: Lola Santos 201-342-0685 o Gladys Cobos 201-498-9345. GRUPO DE ORACIÓN Todos los Martes en el sótano de la Iglesia nos reunimos para orar, cantar y alabar a Dios. Durante el año tenemos diferentes predicadores, misas de sanación, etc. Hora: 7:30 PM. Todos están bienvenidos para compartir con nosotros. Formulario para los casados 25 o 50 años Por favor, incluya una foto actual (o del día de la boda) de la pareja. Se devolverá la foto. Nombre y apellidos de la pareja: Fecha de Matrimonio: Iglesia de Matrimonio: Por favor llene el formulario y deposítelo en la canasta de colectas en un sobre atención: Comité de Baile-Diane Menditto o en la oficina de la Iglesia no más tarde del 23 de Noviembre. -3- CURSILLISTAS No se olviden que los cursillistas de la Iglesia San Francisco se reúnen todos los primeros sábados de cada mes a las 5:45 PM ATENCIÓN FELIGRESES La Iglesia San Francisco de Asís como todos los años esta preparando la Canasta de Acción de Gracias para los mas necesitados de nuestra parroquia y estamos necesitando Pavos, productos enlatados como verduras, frutas, tuna, arroz, azúcar, leche en lata, cereal, pasta, salsa de tomate y sopa no mas tarde del 22 de Noviembre. Puede dejarlo en la Iglesia después de la Misa o traerlo a la oficina de la Iglesia. Que Dios los bendiga por su infinita generosidad y apoyo continuo.
OFFERING TO THE LORD The Collection for October 25 & 26 was $2,928.72 and the second collection for the Diocesan Assessment was $1,195. Thank you for your generosity. If you would like to have a loved one s name mentioned in the bulletin, please call the church office at 201-343-6243. In addition, if you would like an intention to be added to the Apostolate of Prayer list, please send it via e- mail to StFrancisHack@AOL.com. PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THE DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE PARISH CALENDAR Sunday, November 2nd 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time All Souls Day Daylight Savings Time Ends: Turn clocks back 1 hour Second collection is for Maintenance Fund 2-4 PM Asamblea Carismática - Sótano 4:30 PM Pilipino Prayer Group Monday, November 3rd St. Martin de Porres 7:00 PM Hispanic Committee Meeting Tuesday, November 4th St. Charles Borromeo Election Day 7:00 PM Miraculous Medal/St. Anthony Novena 7:30 PM Hispanic Prayer Group Wednesday, November 5th 7:30 PM Choir practice 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Bible Study - Permanent Formation Zoila s Room Thursday, November 6th 7:30 PM Dinner Dance Meeting Friday, November 7th First Friday/Eucharistic Adoration 5:00 PM HOLY HOUR MASS 8:00 PM Rosary for Peace Saturday, November 8th 5:45 PM Cursillistas TRUE VOCATION The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people. 4 MEMORIAL GIFTS THIS WEEK The Sanctuary Lamp will burn for Maria D. Presti Donated by Frances Pedone The Altar Bread will be consecrated for Annunziata Tummino Donated by Liz Cattaneo The Altar Wine will be consecrated for John Amore Donated by Marie & Liz Cattaneo The Altar Flowers are in memory of Hazel Vasios Donated by Lee & Jenny D Arminio SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!! HOMEBOUND? HOSPITAL? NURSING FACILITY/ REHAB CENTER? IF YOU OR ANYONE ARE AWARE OF ONE OF THESE PARTICULAR SITUATIONS, PLEASE INFORM THE CHURCH OFFICE. WE DO MAKE HOUSE CALLS!!! COMMUNION, PRAYER SERVICE, CONFESSIONS AVAILABLE!!! (201) 343-6243 EXT. 11 PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Jonathan Sennit, John Prudente, Rose & Anthony Arrabito, Baby Vincent James Ribaudo, Gary M., Elsie Cavallo, Arlene, Diana y Familia, Josephine Melillo, Norma, Mary Noto, Catherine Leopardi, Daisy, Maria Osorio, Gloria Pollack, Tessie Vendra, Adelyn Rodriguez, Zoila, Bob Bark, Jesus, Lolo, Rosa, Dulio. CHRISTMAS CLUB This is week #45 of the Christmas Club. Please be sure your name is clearly written on the envelope. REMEMBER THIS IS YOUR GIFT BACK TO YOUR PARISH AT CHRISTMAS.
COVER SHEET Church name: St. Francis of Assisi Bulletin # 228650 November 2, 2008 Date of Publication: November 2, 2008 Number of pages transmitted: 5 Special instructions: 5