Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church Oradell / New Milford, NJ Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ July 27, 2014 "The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. - Mt 13:44 2015 MASS BOOK OPENS AUGUST 7 th See inside pages 3 & 6. Reconciliation / Confessions Saturday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Baptism Marriage Arrangements should be made with a priest at least one year in advance. Sick / Homebound / Hospital Ministry Rev. George M. Reilly PASTOR EMERITUS Mrs. Colette Vail Principal of Saint Joseph School Mrs. Angela Gussoni Vice Principal of Saint Joseph School Mrs. Diane Hellriegel Dir. of Communications/Development Sacramental Life Mass Schedule Sunday Mass Saturday 5:00 pm Anticipated Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 pm Daily Mass Weekdays and Saturday Holy Days as announced Parish Staff Rev. Msgr. David C. Hubba, PASTOR Rev. Andrew Park Rev. Roy Regaspi PAROCHIAL VICAR PAROCHIAL VICAR Mr. Thomas Meli Facilities Director Mr. Monroe Quinn Director of Music Mrs. Phyllis Vrola Mrs. Anne Annunziato Business Manager Parish Secretary Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament First Wednesday of the Month 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Miraculous Medal Novena Monday at 7:00 pm Christian Initiation of Adults RCIA Parish Registration Office Location Phone Email Website Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 office@sjcnj.org sjcnj.org Deacon George Montalvo Director of Religious Education Mrs. Arlene Kennedy Sacrament Coordinator Mr. Anthony Armando Youth Minister Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 religioused@sjcnj.org sjcreligioused.blogspot.com Saint Joseph School 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 office@sjsusa.org sjsusa.org the greenhouse-prek 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-477-8114 vailc@greenhouseusa.org greenhouseusa.org Summer Hours: (Parish Office) Mon-Thurs: 9 am - 5 pm ; Fri- 9 am 2 pm; (Rel. Ed.) Mon-Thurs: 9 am - 4 pm Msgr. Richard Groncki WEEKEND ASSISTANT (Also by appointment.)
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am 12:00 pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am 12:00 pm July 26, 2014 Helen Cangelosi July 27, 2014 People of the Parish Paul Curr Don a Felicita Diaz Andrew Oddo July 28, 2014 Rita Durante Neil Cronin July 29, 2014 Michael Halligan Steven Sulborsky July 30, 2014 Noreen Taaffe Michael De Francesco July 31, 2014 Cecilia & Alejandro Tumang John Roche August 1, 2014 Nancy Degand Philip McGough (2nd Anniversary) August 2, 2014 Mary Potter Anne & Wesley Leckie August 3, 2014 People of the Parish Lloyd De Nicolo (Anniversary Remembrance) Eleanor Colella George M. Fabiano BREAD AND WINE INTENTION The Bread and Wine for the week of July 27, 2014 is offered in celebration of the 50th Wedding Anniversary of John & Yvonne Driscoll requested by Helen Dunphy & Jane Dalton. Our bulletin can also be seen on our website at sjcnj.org PRAYER REQUESTS Let us remember those who are ill. Let us remember those who have recently died: Rev. Roy J. De Leo Let us remember those serving in the military. Sunday Collection for Week of July 20, 2014 Basket ParishPay TOTAL $8,653 $5,092 $13,745 SPECIAL INTENTIONS You can still donate the Bread and/or Wine used during a week s Masses in 2014 in memory of a loved one or for a special intention. Many dates are available this Fall. Contact the parish office at 201-261-0148. SUMMER DAILY MASS REMINDER While the Jackson Room in the lower church is being remodeled, daily Mass will continue to be held in the upper church. TRUST IN THE LORD We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purposes. - Romans 8:28 Do you really trust in God? Do you think that all things work to the good? Faith is a challenge for everyone at some point. By putting our trust in God in all that we do, it means that God's plan for our lives might be different from our plan. THANK YOU FROM THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR On behalf of the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Residents of St. Joseph s Home for the Elderly, I would like to thank you for the generous donations amounting to $3,484.07 received at our recent Door Collection at Saint Joseph Church. May God bless your parish community for the charity and the commitment to our mission of serving the elderly in our care. We truly appreciate the outpouring of support. Please be assured of the continued prayers of the Little Sisters of the Poor and our Residents. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered monthly in all our Homes throughout the world for the intentions of our Friends and Benefactors Gratefully yours, Sister Grace, l.s.p. Little Sisters of the Poor 2
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, JULY 27, 2014 FROM THE PASTOR S DESK St. Martha, whose feast day is Tuesday, is almost impossible to consider without reference to her sister Mary. The two are mentioned together in Lk 10, 38-42, where they have a spat with each other during a visit Jesus made to their home. They have acquired almost proverbial identities. Martha has become Miss In-Charge: an irritated complainer with a determined, rather flinty disposition. She has come off the worse for comparison. The Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature (in 1945), nails this depiction of Martha well when she writes that Martha s cups and dishes clattered, her kettles bubbled. Her chickenyard teemed with roosters, a whirr of plover and dove. She bustled to and fro lost in a cloud of feathers. The Italian poet Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli sees Martha in similar terms, and has her grumble to Jesus about her sister: I m tied up day and night. I ve never complained, but I m getting tired I m always on my feet; you can t find this painted doll of a saint except, of course, when there s something to eat. Mary s persona is usually far more appealing. It has certainly benefited by Jesus s endorsement of her choice of spending time with him over frantically bustling over all the details of hospitality although Luke s account doesn t have to mean that Our Lord didn t enjoy the cranberry muffins, or whatever else Martha served. In the Christian life, there is certainly room for both the tangible and competent work of Martha, and for the prayerful attentiveness of the devoted Mary. There has to be the right sort of balance, of course. But it can be achieved. And so much of our success in life depends on accomplishing the feat. Msgr. David Hubba SAINT JOSEPH PARISH 2015 MASS BOOK TO OPEN THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 FOR MASS REQUESTS, USE 2015 MASS INTENTION FORM PRINTED ON PAGE 6 OF THIS BULLETIN. Masses will be assigned on a first come basis. No prior requests can be taken. Mass Intention requests will not be taken over the phone. We can only honor requests made in person and submitted on the Mass Intention Form. Please tear the Form (p. 6) out of the bulletin. Bring the completed form to the parish office when you arrange for the Masses. State the full name of the person for whom the Mass Intention is requested. Please print clearly. Mass Intention Donation is $10 per request. Donation is payable at the time of request to: Saint Joseph Church. For the first two weeks that the book is open, there is a maximum limit of 5 Masses per family. Please do not request all Mass Intentions to be scheduled for Sunday and Holy Days. Mass Intentions may be requested for Christmas OR Easter, but not both Mass Intention requests will be taken 10 am 4 pm (Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays in July and August; Monday to Friday thereafter). Please remember that the parish office is not open in the evening or on weekends. BECOMING CATHOLIC If you are an adult or teenager who is not baptized (or was baptized in another Christian community) and is interested in becoming a member of the Catholic Church or if you are an adult or teenager who has been baptized and wants to receive First Holy Communion and Confirmation, you are invited to become part of a process of spiritual growth and development known as RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults). If you are interested, please contact Fr. Roy Regaspi at 201-261-0148 and feel free to join us anytime at Mass. 3
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ Seven children were baptized at Saint Joseph Church on Sunday, July 20. May God bless them and their families. Nicholas Ryan DeCarlo Child of Victor & Victoria Liam George Grimes Child of Michael & Alaina Angeli Maria Dell Aglio Child of Philip & Katy with siblings Alessandra & Bartolomeo Carsyn James Uszenski Child of Bryan & Ellen Sacrament of Marriage Alivia LynneLangschultz Child of Joseph & Kelly July 20, 2014 Jeanna Calia & Andrew Micallef Madeline Zoe Boyle and James Gordon Koth, IV Children of James & Samantha Koth 4
GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CATHOLIC SCHOOL ADVANTAGE Research has shown that students who attend Catholic schools are more likely to attend church and remain active Catholics as adults. Studies have also indicated that Catholic school students are more tolerant of diverse views, more likely to vote and more likely to be civically engaged. Those gifts and more of Catholic education are not only blessings to the students who attend those schools; they are a gift to our nation, forming productive and self-giving citizens who are almost twice as likely to graduate from college as their public school peers. SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, JULY 27, 2014 Mrs. Colette Vail, principal of Saint Joseph School, is delighted to announce that a $20,000 donation to Saint Joseph School s scholarship fund has been made by the John Di Marchi Family. This very generous contribution will make it possible for families with financial need to be able to offer their children the blessings of a Catholic education. In the 75 years since its establishment, Saint Joseph School has offered a quality Catholic education to generations of children in our area. With the help of those like the Di Marchi family who are committed to sharing the values of our Catholic faith along with blue ribbon academic preparation, Saint Joseph School looks forward to serving generations more to come. SPREADE THE GOOD NEWS! BECOME A CATECHIST All adult parishioners are welcome to volunteer in our Religious Education program. Training will be provided and parents of children enrolled in Saint Joseph Religious Education who also volunteer in the program will receive a discounted fee. Please prayerfully consider sharing your time and talent as a volunteer in our Religious Education program. If you are interested in becoming a Catechist, Co-Catechist or Office Assistant, please contact Deacon George in our Religious Education Office at 201-261-1144. MOMENT WITH HOLY MARY This prayer group which meets every Friday (except the First Friday of the month) for one hour after the Mass uses prayer, the psalms, and reflections on both the Gospels and our Blessed Mother to help you on your path to holiness. For more information, please contact Laura Villena at 201-265-1254. 5 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AUGUST 6 Our monthly Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on Wednesday, August 6 from 9:00 am 5:00 pm. The Legion of Mary invites you to attend. LEARN ABOUT THE BIBLE GROW IN YOUR FAITH! People often express an interest in learning more about the Bible and in better understanding the Word of God. Here at Saint Joseph we have a way to do just that. It is called the Great Adventure Bible Series. Saint Joseph Parish has enjoyed participating in this nationally known DVD-based program since 2008. New groups are now forming for The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation. We expect to have one daytime group and one evening group. The series will begin in late September. To find out more about this parish-based Bible Study Program please visit ascensionpress.com or contact Pat Fakharzadeh at 201-599-2123 or email her at bible@sjcnj.org ARCHBISHOP CALLS FOR PRAYER In response to the recent bloodshed in Israel and Gaza, The Most Reverend John J. Myers, Archbishop of Newark, has called on all people of faith and conscience to pray for an end to hostilities and the beginning of constructive talks to a peaceful solution to the strife and to unrest in the Holy Land. Echoing the words of St. Pope John XXIII that all men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace, Archbishop Myers said: It is imperative that we pray that our leaders in Washington and other nations in the world have the wisdom to seek peaceful solutions to violent conflicts. We must also pray that they be strong in undertaking the humanitarian efforts needed to end the suffering of the victims of this violence. The Archbishop also said that no one benefits when Israelis or Palestinians die. It is critical that the world s powers work to find a political solution that ensures not only physical safety, but also a future that secures human rights, religious freedom and economic opportunity for all in Israel and Palestine. BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS Please send all bulletin announcements to bulletin@sjcnj.org no later than the Monday before the publication date.
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