Saint Joseph ROMAN CATHOLIC Church 973-383-1985 Schedule of Masses Weekdays Monday and Tuesday at Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 12:05pm Saturday (Vigil) at 5:00pm Sundays, 9:30am 11:30am and 6:00pm (All are in church) Misa en Espanol todos los Domingos a las 2:30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation Mondays of Lent 7:00-8:30pm Saturday 4:00pm-4:30pm Sacraments of Baptism, Marriage & Personal Appointments Please call the Parish Center March 13, 2016
Our Parish Family is Served By Father ST Sutton, Administrator 973-383-1985 - FatherSTS@gmail.com Father Edward Davey, Pastor Emeritus Deacon Gerald Hanifan Deacon Alfred Kucinski Deacon Thomas Zayac Deborah Henegan, Director of Faith Formation (Elementary) 973-383-8413 - dehstjoesred@yahoo.com Sarah Samanns, - Director of Faith Formation (High School) 973-940-0223 - sarahsamanns@outlook.com Kelly Dachisen, Director of Music Ministry jkdachisen@me.com Anne Lundgren, Office Manager 973-383-1985 - stjoseph727@yahoo.com Karen Glowatski, Office Assistant 973-383-1985 - stjoseph727@yahoo.com TRUSTEES OF THE PARISH Dorothy Bosi, George Hayek and Gerard Woodring. Weekly Mass Intentions Saturday 3/12 5:00pm Joseph Pellek Kenneth West Sunday March 13 th Fifth Sunday of Lent 9:30am 11:30am 6:00pm Elizabeth DiGidio Frank J. Sevola William Looney Elizabeth DiGidio John Mills, Sr. Sue Altrui Monday 3/14 George Tippetts Tuesday 3/15 Michael W. Pascrell Wednesday 3/16 12:05pm Frank Concannon Thursday 3/17 12:05pm Theresa Egan William Powell Friday 3/18 12:05pm Special Intention Saturday 3/19 Sunday March 20 th 5:00pm Pro populo Joseph Pompilio Mary Sidebottom Eugene Kelly Frank J. Sevola Saint Joseph Regional School 20 Jefferson Street - 973-383-2909 Mrs. Patricia A. Klebez, Principal Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 9:30am 11:30am 6:00pm Gillen & Campbell Families Nicholas Marino John Goettisheim, Jr. Francis & Stella Covel Raymond Rezendes Oremus pro invicem WEEKLY REMEMBRANCE The Sanctuary Lamp which burns near the tabernacle in church is the reminder of our Lord s presence in the Most Holy Eucharist, will burn in loving memory of: Alfonso Wheeler May he now be resting in the peace of the heavenly kingdom! The hosts and wine, which will become the Holy Body and Precious Blood of our Lord, was given in loving memory of: Harry E. Morris May he also be resting in the joy of God s presence! LET US REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS, THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH FAMILY Susan Allanson, Mary Benziger, Jennifer DiNardo, Ted Eis, Pat Fitzpatrick, Jessica Kirby, Kerri Knight, Betty Mastrelli, Karen Morrison, Greg Orvetz, Michael Palumbo, Michael Ryan, Carol Strand, Rosemary Woodring, Cale & Lane Yetter and Rita Zimich. LENTen Observances SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION From 7:00 to 8:30 pm Monday evenings during Lent (No confessions on Monday evening March 21 st ) Every Saturday from 4:00 to 4:30 pm STATIONS OF THE CROSS 7:30 pm each Friday during Lent. (through March 18 th ) Fifth Sunday of Lent March 13, 2016
This week s events Monday, March 14 4:05-5:20pm Faith Formation (School & Parish Center) 6:50-8:05pm Faith Formation (School ) 7-8:30pm Confessions (Church) Tuesday, March 15 4:05-5:20pm Faith Formation (School ) Wednesday, March 16 7:00pm R.C.I.A. (Parish Center) Thursday, March 17 1:00-2:00pm Legion of Mary (Parish Center) 7:00pm Right to Life (Parish Center) 7:30pm Choir Practice (Church) Friday, March 18 5:00pm Irish Breakfast set-up (Community Center) 7:30pm Stations of the Cross (Church) Saturday, March 19 -Irish Mass & Breakfast (Church, Community Center) Sunday, March 20 10:30 Confirmation Class (School and Parish Center) 2:30-5:00pm Spanish Dinner (Community Center) Weekend readings March 13, 2016 Isaiah 43:16-21 Philippians 3:8-14 Saint John 8:1-11 PARISH WEEKEND DONATIONS Weekend of March 5-6 th Collection $8,077 Second Collection $1,312 Total=$9,389 Attendance: 763 Remember that Lent is a wonderful time to give to the poor. Saint Joseph Church supports the poor each and every day through our food pantry and many other ways! PARTNERS IN FAITH We are happy to report that our parish recently received a check from our Diocese for $29,633.46. This represents the third rebate returned to us as part of the Partners in Faith campaign. With these funds we completed the sidewalks and pathway from Elm Street to Halsted Street. These parish funds are only available because of those parishioners continue to make their ongoing pledges on their Partners in Faith contribution. We are so grateful to all who are consistent in paying their pledge, and ask any who may have fallen behind to re-commit to their pledge if possible. It is important to the work of the Diocese and to our parish. May God bless you for your continued generosity! EASTER EGG HUNT Attention all children 9 years old and younger: Please come join us for an Easter Egg Hunt, Sunday, March 20 th (Palm Sunday) immediately following the 9:30 and 11:30am Masses at Saint Joseph Regional School (side yard), sponsored by the Columbian Squires and Squirettes. Bring your siblings. Invite your friends. THE LEGION OF MARY The Legion of Mary invites you to attend the Morris County Curia Acies to be held at 3:00pm on Sunday, March 13 th. Bishop Serratelli will be presiding at the Mass at Saint Margaret of Scotland Church, 6 Sussex Avenue, Morristown NJ. FAUSTINA Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy, the live production will be presented at Pope John XXIII High School on Saturday, March 19 th at 7:00pm The event is sponsored by the Legion of Mary. The program runs 90 minutes and is suitable for ages 13 and older. For tickets, visit ww.faustinasparta.eventbrite.com. for more information, email faustinasparta@gmail.com or call 862-684-0984 Saint Joseph school Alumni Please join the Saint Joseph Regional School family in honoring all alumni, while helping to support the current students and staff up through the school s pending transition and merger of the Catholic elementary schools in Sussex County. Please join us as we celebrate 60 years of the loving and faithful educational community that has defined Saint Joseph. A Country-Western Casino Night will be held at the school on Saturday, April 9, 2016 beginning at 6:00pm. All proceeds from the event will support Catholic education right here at Saint Joseph School in Newton, Sussex County. For more information, please contact the school at 973-383-2909.
Preparing for holy week continued... The Paschal Mysteries are an event which takes places in the Church during the Easter Season. They are spread out over a week; beginning with Palm Sunday continuing through Holy (Maundy) Thursday, Good Friday and reach their climax in the great Paschal Vigil on Holy Saturday night. The Vigil is special and is the most important of all the mysteries, because everything leads to this evening, everything finds its fulfillment on this most holy night. The Paschal Mysteries must be an event and not just in a vague way, but very specifically for us; for our souls, our minds and our hearts. For as we pray during the Mass it is Through Him, with Him and in Him that these things are to be done, so that we allow Christ to work through us in order to bring about a further stage in His plan for our salvation. Therefore, your participation in these mysteries is part of God s plan for you. It is not sufficient that these Paschal Mysteries just be celebrated, they have to be celebrate by and with you in order for you to obtain their full effects. They are the means in which Christ is able to pour His life into yours and share with you the spiritual riches which He won for you by His passion, death and resurrection. If you do not come to these liturgical celebrations then you will miss out on the opportunities of grace that God has in store for you. In order for you to understand Holy Week a little more, I will explain each of the liturgical celebrations for your prayerful consideration. Palm Sunday: The official name of this celebration is Palm Sunday of the Lord s Passion. We open Holy Week by celebrating not only the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem but also the purpose for which He came into the world: to suffer, die and to rise again on the third day. The procession from Bethany was for many the arrival of a king for his coronation and enthronement. However, this king would only receive a crown of thorns and His throne would be the Cross. Although the Apostles and Disciples who were there did not know this truth, it is nonetheless the truth which the Church wishes to impress upon us by the opening ceremony of Holy Week. The Palm Sunday celebration helps us understand that this is the day on which we are publicly to show our loyalty to Christ our triumphant King as He goes to do battle for our sakes. We are invited to join Him in spirit through His bitter passion and death and as it were to cheer Him on His way. The procession begins with an invitation which is a clear reminder of its purpose: Dear brothers and sisters, like the crowds who acclaimed Jesus in Jerusalem, let us go forth in peace. This procession takes us (in spirit) back to the past, yet is more than just a memory, for in our procession we actually accompanying Christ here and now in three ways; 1.) Symbolically in the cross which leads the procession, 2.) In the priest who acts in persona Christi (in the person of Christ) and 3.) In the community which is gathered together in Christ s name, who promised to be with us each and every time we gather (Matthew 18:20). But this procession also looks toward the future. Christ passed from this world into heaven which is called the New Jerusalem. If our Church represents the earthly Jerusalem of old, it stands also for the New Jerusalem of heaven. When Christ comes again at the end of time, He will lead our risen bodies, now joined to their souls in heaven. So as we enter with the priest, who is Christ s representative, we should think of the day when we hope to enter heaven itself with Christ our King. Our procession is like a symbolic rehearsal of our final Passover on the Last Day. From the procession we make our way to the altar where we listen to the Word of God from the Holy Scriptures from the Old (Isaiah 50:4-7) and New Testament (Philippians 2:6-11) with the Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 22) in between and finally we read from the Passion of Saint Luke (22:14-23:56) this year. From the past we turn to the present as we celebrate the Holy Eucharist, where upon the altar of our parish church, Calvary is made mystically present. It is the perfect conclusion to our prayerful listening and enacting the Passion of the Lord. At the end of the Mass, we take our palms home and place them behind our crucifixes which serve as a reminder that they were officially blessed by the Church, not that they are magical instruments or superstitious charms that possess special power, but they are more accurately visible signs of the powerful prayer of God s Church which calls down the blessing of God to sanctify and protect those who make use of them devoutly.
Columbiettes The Don Bosco Columbiettes Auxiliary No. 7784 is having a pizza fundraiser at the Villa Capri Restaurant in the Plaza on Rt. 206 in Newton on Friday, March 25 th. Please help the Columbiettes raise money for scholarships and local charities. Villa Capri will donate $1 for every pizza sold on the 25 th. So, please come and treat your family to some really great pizza and help raise money for charity! KN IGHTS OF COLUMBUS Thanks to all the people who donated diapers this past weekend. We collected 2,622 diapers at Saint Joseph Church and were able to donate over 11,000 diapers to Birth Haven. ************************************* If you are able to help the Knights prepare or serve at the Irish Breakfast next weekend please contact Bob Barcelona 973-219-9346 or at yesteryear2@embarqmail.com Saint Patrick day Saint Joseph Church will have their Annual Saint Patrick Day Mass and Irish Breakfast on Saturday, March 19 th. Mass will be at followed by an Irish Breakfast in the Community Center. All Are Welcome! Please complete and drop in basket or bring to Parish Center. Name: # attending: SPIRITUAL book club This Spring we will be reading Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus by James Martin, a best selling author and editor at large of America Magazine. Based on his talks at Saint Patrick Cathedral on Good Friday 2015, this is a series of meditations on the seven last sayings of Jesus from the cross, which reveal not only Jesus love and forgiveness, but also why we can confidently turn to Him with our worries, fears, and even doubts.