St. Mary of Czestochowa Church Established 1914 201 Vosseller Avenue Bound Brook, New Jersey 08805 REV. LEON S. ANISZCZYK, PASTOR Rev. John Stec, Parochial Vicar BAPTISMS: Every third Sunday of the month at 12:00. Parents are expected to attend Pre-Baptismal Classes. Arrangements to be made at the Parish Office. Only practicing Catholics may act as Godparents. MARRIAGES: Specific time is set for the celebration of marriage on Saturdays. The common Policy for all the Dioceses of New Jersey requires a period of preparation for the sacrament of Marriage, which includes sessions with the parish priest and attendance at either the Pre-Cana conferences or the Engaged Encounter Weekend. Therefore, arrangements are to be made at least one year in advance and before any social plans are finalized. FIRST PENANCE, FIRST EUCHARIST, CONFIRMATION: Though immediate preparation is given to children before receiving these sacraments, it is expected that children receive a Christian education within their family life, through formal religious education classes, and by attending Sunday worship services. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Arrangements for Communion Calls to the sick at home may be made by calling the Parish Office. SUNDAY MASSES: 9:00 a.m.,11:00 a.m. (Polish) SATURDAY EVE: 5:00 p.m. MONDAY Thru SATURDAY: 8:30 a.m. PARISH REGISTRATION: Our parish welcomes new members to our faith community. Catholic persons new to our area must complete a registration form and be interviewed by the pastor. Please call or stop by the Parish office to complete a registration form. We should also be notified if your address has changed or if you are leaving the parish.. NOVENAS WITH BENEDICTION: Tuesday after 8:30 a.m. Mass HOLY DAYS: Vigil Mass: 9:00 a.m. and at 7:00 p.m. (English) 7:00 p.m. (Polish) CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 8:00a.m. - 8:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. PARISH OFFICE: Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Parish Office Website: www.stmarys-boundbrook.com Rectory Ph: 732-356-0358 e-mail: stmarybb1@verizon.net 732-667-3660 Fax: 732-356-5348
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 31, 2016 Your life consists of the riches of the reign of God. MONDAY, August 1 St. Alphonsus 8:30 AM + Samuel Chiaravalli TUESDAY, August 2 Sts. Eusibus & Peter Julian Eymard 8:30 AM + Joanne Zolandz WEDNESDAY, August 3 8:30 AM + Parishioners THURSDAY, August 4 St. John Vianney 8:30 AM + Regina Ptaszynski r/o Family FRIDAY, August 5 8:30 AM + Nellie & James Mastrull r/o Daughters & Grandchildren SATURDAY, August 6 8:30 AM + Michalina Aleszczyk r/o Fr. Leon 5:00 PM + Anatol Nalesnik r/o Son & Family SUNDAY, August 7 9:00 AM + Michael Colalillo r/o Daughter Vittoria DiRe 11:00 AM + Matthew Bar r/o Grodzki Family Altar Flowers this weekend have been offered by Myra Kurkowski In memory of her husband Stanley First Anniversary In Heaven TODAY S READINGS First Reading - Do not spend your life toiling for material gain. Second Reading - Christ has raised you to new life, so seek now what is above. Gospel - Be on guard against all greed, for your life does not consist of earthly possessions, but of the riches of the reign of God Rich, but not wealthy? Today Jesus speaks of the riches of heaven, as compared to earthly riches. There s no pocket in the shroud is a good old Irish saying. As with the Beatitudes, he is speaking about the poor in spirit. In other words, I could have a lot of wealth, but it does not possess me, nor am I enslaved by it. He tells us about something we all know too well. The first million will never satisfy! It may be the most difficult to make, but it can generate a compulsion to accumulate more, driven with the desire to go one better. We really should distinguish between wealth and riches. Some of the richest people I know have little of this world s goods. There are no greater riches than a loving, kind heart. Money couldn t buy the gifts that bring happiness. It is such a simple lesson, but one we will never learn it if we refuse to open our heart to it. When we die, we have to let go of everything. I was at the bedside of a wealthy woman when she died, a person with a reputation for minding the pennies. She had no family of her own, so there was no shortage of interest as to where her wealth was going to go. ( Where there s a will, there are relatives! ). One of her staff whispered I wonder how much did she leave?, and another quietly replied, She left everything.
PARISHIONER PRAYER LIST NURSING HOME/ASSISTED LIVING: Anna Civiletti, Bernadine Hnasko, Jim Kilcoyne, Stephanie Lazarczyk, Anthony Lazarczyk, Adeline Melesurgo, Freda Moraski, Henrietta Spieczny, Donna Rabke. HOMEBOUND: Richard Freligh,Theresa Kosinski, Stasia Pavan, Nora Specian, Florence Suk, Debbie Vance, Marge Zuchowski,. NOTE: Please call the Parish Office (732) 356-0358 with the names of homebound, nursing home /assisted living or hospitalized parishioners. Please also notify the Parish Office when the status of a parishioner changes. GOD S GIFT FOR GIVING On Sunday, our Generous Stewards of St. Mary s Parish Contributed: Saturday 5:00 pm $ 921.00 Sunday 9:00 am $ 1236.00 Sunday 11:00 am $ 664.00 Total $ 2821.00 When life gets too hard to stand. Kneel and pray! St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church will sponsor the Slavic Dinner on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The dinner will be held in the St. Mary Parish Center, 1900 Brooks Boulevard, Hillsborough, NJ. The cost is $14.00 for adults (ages 9 and up) and $5.00 for Children (8 and under) and includes all you can eat Pirohi, Stuffed Cabbage, Kielbasa and Sauerkraut, Mashed Potatoes, salad, dessert and beverage. Dinners are held on the second Wednesday of every month throughout the year. Orders to go are available. St. Frances Cabrini Church in Piscataway will be hosting a Catholic Pilgrimage to Mexico s Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine over her Feast Day, December 12. The pilgrimage will take place December 8-13, 2016. The cost is $1,999.00 per person including air from Newark. Daily Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner are included. Holy Mass everyday. For a Flyer or more information please call Cathie or Mike Milano at 1-800-773-2660. Weekend Schedule - August 6-7, 2016 Saturday, August 6 5:00 pm Lector Joe Pizzo Eucharistic Ministers Joni Kent Josephine Vadimsky Walt Urbielewicz* Sunday, August 7 9:00 am Lector Theresa Rudnicki-Jones Eucharistic Ministers Jim DeMaio Frank Kolodzieski 11:00 am Lector Dorota Sokolnicki Eucharistic Minister Frank Grodzki Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima 674 Mountain View Road E, Asbury, NJ 08802 The Shrine is the designated site for our deanery's Holy Door. All are invited to make use of the Sacrament of Penance and obtain the special indulgence. Instructions will be given on how to obtain the indulgence granted by the Holy Father for those who pass through the Holy Door. 7:30 pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Litany of Penance and Confessions. 8:30 pm: Benediction. Info (908) 689-1700 ext. 210 You Can Save Your Marriage! Retrouvaille A lifeline for troubled marriages Has your marriage become unloving or uncaring your relationship grown cold, distant thinking about a separation or divorce? Are you already separated/divorced but (both of you) wish to try again then the Retrouvaille program may help you. RETROUVAILLE consists of a weekend experience for couples (no group discussions) with six follow-up sessions. The next program initiates the weekend of September 16-18, 2016. All inquiries are confidential. For further information please call the Family Life Office 732-562-1990 x4573, Rich & Annette Colasuonno 732-236-0671 or Tom & Pat McTague 732-583-4468 (evenings). GOD ANSWERS IN 3 WAYS He says yes and gives you what you want. He says no and gives you something better. He says wait and gives you the best.
D M The St. John Neumann Pastoral Center P.O. Box 191 Metuchen, NJ 08840-0191 (732) 765-6432 (732)765-6431 ~ Prayer Line Email: catholicswithdisabilities@gmail.com OFFICE OF THE BISHOP OFFICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Greetings to all, July 26, 2016 Today, July 26, 2016 marks the 26th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 by then President George Bush. This important milestone has changed the lives of persons with disabilities in a multitude of valuable ways. People who use wheelchairs, for example, now have barrier-free access to places that would have been unimaginable before 1990 including government facilities, retail stores, restaurants and office buildings. More "handicap" parking options as well as other access such as cutaway curbs all contribute to important changes for persons with disabilities. Other positive changes include obligations placed on employers to avoid discrimination against persons with disabilities. Educational facilities are likewise obliged to offer appropriate assistance to persons with special needs (including matters of hearing, sight, cognitive and other challenges). Those who live with special needs and their loved ones know how much more needs to be accomplished (both within and outside the Church). Curiously, the greatest challenge remains that of changing people's hearts so that they may come to realize the intensity of difficulty that people with disabilities face each day. It is only when people truly comprehend the many challenges will their doors open wider to greater accessibility for all, (including those with the ongoing problem of untreated mental illness). Our Diocesan Office for Persons with Disabilities remains a resource for parishes so that together we may have a more profound impact in helping to justly implement the Americans with Disabilities Act. Further, as a prophetic voice, we as a ministerial arm of the Church wish to offer ways to extend the Americans with Disabilities Act to include all those with special needs (those in the light and those still living in the shadows). Follow the link below to view a timely article. homenewstribune.nj.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=49dd9e31c God's blessings to you! Father Hillier
How to pray the Our Father prayer.. I cannot say our if I live only for myself. I cannot say Father if I do not approach God like a child. I cannot say who art in heaven if I am not laying some treasure there right now. I cannot say Hallowed be thy name if I am careless with that name. I cannot say Thy kingdom come if I am not working to actualize it in the here and now. I cannot say Thy will be done if I am resentful of that will for me at that moment. I cannot say on earth as it is in heaven if I don t look on heaven as my future home. I cannot say Give us our daily bread if I am overanxious about tomorrow. I cannot say Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us if I am waiting to settle a score with someone. I cannot say Lead us not into temptation if I deliberately put myself in a place to be tempted. ( A perceptive individual teaches that it is a smart person who flees temptation and does not leave a forwarding address.) I cannot say Deliver us from evil if I am not prepared to pray as though every thing depends on God and work as though everything depends on me.
INFORMATION SHEET Church name & address: St. Mary of Czestochowa # 511246 201 Vosseller Avenue Bound Brook, NJ 08805 Contact person: Diane Urbielewicz Phone number: 732-356-0358 Software: MSPublisher 2010 Adobe Acrobat X Date of publication: 1.17.16 Number of pages transmitted: Cover +2 text pages + this page =4 Transmission day & time: Wednesday Special instructions: