Parish Community of Our Lady of Lourdes 390 County Road 523, P.O. Box 248, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 Phone: 908.534.2319 Fax: 908.534.5670 Web: ollwhs.org
CLERGY PASTOR Very Rev. Leonard F. A. Rusay x 11, pastor@ollwhs.org PASTORAL SUPPORT Rev. Joseph Murphy and Rev. Greg Uhrig DEACONS Mr. Charles Paolino and Mr. Al Adolfo LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS WEEKEND LITURGIES ~ SUMMER SCHEDULE Saturday 5:30 pm; Sunday 8:00 & 11:00 am LITURGIES 8:30 am except Thursday at 12:00 pm HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION Please refer to the Bulletin. OFFICE HOURS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY - 9 am to 4:30 pm; FRIDAY - 9 am to 1 pm VISITATION HOURS CHURCH Daily 9 am to 5 pm SACRED HEART CHAPEL Monday to Thursday - 8 am to 4:30 pm; Friday 8 am to 1 pm PENANCE Saturday 4:15 to 5 pm and by appointment PARISH STAFF PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Joline Frank x 12, pastoralassociate@ollwhs.org PARISH CATECHETICAL LEADER Liz Systo x 17, faithformation@ollwhs.org DIRECTOR OF SACRAMENTS & SPIRITUALITY (tots through teens) Nina Forestiere x 20, sacraments@ollwhs.org LITURGICAL MUSIC DIRECTOR James Cole x 19, music@ollwhs.org PASTORAL EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Doreen Budris-Kovacs x 13, parishadmin@ollwhs.org PASTORAL FINANCE ASSISTANT Christine DeLessio x 15, finance@ollwhs.org PASTORAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Bridget Hackman x 14, bulletin@ollwhs.org PASTORAL SECRETARY Madeline Fisher x 21, receptionist@ollwhs.org YOUTH CATECHESIS SECRETARY Margaret Sanguiliano x 18 MAINTENANCE: Colman Connolly PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES Spiritual Direction - Individual directed prayer life is offered by our Priests and Pastoral Associate. Charismatic Prayer Group - This prayer community meets Tuesdays at 7 pm in the Sacred Heart Chapel. FAITH FORMATION YOUTH FAITH FORMATION Religious education classes are held from September through May, for students in the First through Fourth grades on Monday and Tuesday from 4:30 to 5:45 pm and for students in the Fifth through Seventh grades on Monday and Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:45 pm. Twelve Confirmation Prep sessions are required for Eighth graders who wish to receive the Sacrament. CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS Individuals inquiring about becoming a Roman Catholic are invited to journey with Church members in sharing their faith, while discerning God s call to conversion. Please contact the Parish Office for further information. PARISH MEMBERSHIP New members need to contact the Parish Office to register for an Evening of Welcome at which time the process of formally becoming a parishioner will be initiated. We receive many requests for certificates of sponsorship for Baptism and Confirmation. Certificates can only be given to registered members of the parish who actively practice their faith. Members are those who regularly attend Mass and participate in and support the life of the Church. SACRAMENTS BAPTISM The Rite of Baptism is celebrated on the first Sunday of the month following the 11:00 am Mass and the third Sunday of the month at the 11:00 am liturgy, except during Lent. Parents must attend an obligatory preparation session prior to the child s birth. Arrangements for a Baptismal date are made at that session. MATRIMONY In accordance with Diocesan policy, couples wishing to be married at OLL must participate in a one-year preparation program, which includes FOCCUS, Pre-Cana, God s Plan for a Faith- Filled Marriage, and required paperwork. Please confirm the date with the Church prior to making other plans. Marriages take place on Fridays and Saturdays no Sunday weddings. SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Contact the office to arrange for this sacrament of healing. PAGE 2
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday July 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 SAINTS PETER & PAUL Richard & Mary Kennedy Family Dick & Pat Kennedy 1:00 pm Prayer Shawl Library Don & Ruth Stieh 30th Anniversary Family 7:00 pm Prayer Group, Chapel Health & Blessings Deacon Sam Damiano Carol Briski 12:00 pm Mass: Patricia Marrkand Powick Family Betty Schanck Rosemarie & Joe DeGeorge The Parish Office will be closed in observance of July 4. SAINT THOMAS Sebastian Carrini Mary Mota 5:30 pm Mass: People of Parish 14 TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME STARFISH 8:00 am Mass: Deceased Members Rosary Altar Society 11:00 am Mass: Jean Moren Mr. & Mrs. William Drucker Starfish Food Distribution A NOTE FROM FATHER LEN Since the beginning of December we have been praying for five families each day. The purpose for this practice is to prepare our hearts for the upcoming World Meeting of Families which will occur in Philadelphia this September. Even though this wonderful act of connecting us as a parish family has been in effect for seven months, there are still individuals inquiring why we are praying for these special intentions. We are a community of faith and a family and, like all families, there are those that are not always with the program. As we come close to the September event, we will be finishing this practice very soon. Does this mean that we will no longer pray for the families of our community? Of course not. It is a great practice and we need to continue to focus on the many individuals who make up our family. Look to the coming year for a new way of remembering in prayer those that make up our community of faith. MANY THANKS TO THIS WEEK S ADVERTISER: CAPORELLI CONSTRUCTION & FINE CARPENTRY TABERNACLE CANDLES BURN IN HONOR OF: LYN HARDY EILEEN DOYLE WEEKLY TITHE 5% OF NEXT WEEK S COLLECTION WILL BE DONATED TO LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY. PAGE 3
LITURGY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION LITURGICAL MINISTERS MUSIC MINISTRIES USHERS READINGS FOR THE WEEK: Monday: Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11/2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18/Matthew 16:13-19; Tuesday: Genesis 19:15-29/Matthew 8:23-27; Wednesday: Genesis 21:5, 8-20a/Matthew 8:28-34; Thursday: Genesis 22:1b-19/Matthew 9:1-8 Friday: Ephesians 2:19-22/John 20:24-29; Saturday: Genesis 27:1-5, 15-29/Matthew 9:14-17 NEXT SUNDAY: Ezekiel 2:2-5/2 Corinthians 12:7-10/Mark 6:1-6a EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration is scheduled from 9:00 am to Noon in the Sacred Heart Chapel on Friday, July 3. The custom of spending an hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament arose from the desire of devout souls to give an affirmative answer to the sorrowful question of the Savior in Gethsemane, "So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?" (MT. 26:40) For more information or any questions, please contact Sue Mobley at 797-3517. FORMATION ACQUIRE THE FIRE FAMILY LITURGY FAITH FORMATION NOAH S ARK SACRAMENTAL PREP RCIA RUTH S CIRCLE SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRY YOUTH MINISTRY SHARE YOUR FAITH WITH OUR CHILDREN! CATECHISTS NEEDED FOR: MONDAYS OR TUESDAYS Grades 1 to 4, 4:30-5:45 pm; Grades 5 to 7, 6:30-7:45 pm Weekly from September 21 to May 3. FAMILY MINISTRY Once per month from September to June. Substitutes are needed for all grades! Contact Liz Systo at faithformation@ollwhs or 534-2319 x 17. Ongoing training is available. An interview is necessary and volunteers must be parishioners. EVEREST VACATION BIBLE CAMP August 3 to 7 ~ Grades K to 5 ~ 8:30 to 11:45 am YOU CAN ALSO REGISTER AT: https://ollwhs.weshareonline.org/everest Remember to bring in your Everest donations by tomorrow, June 29! HELP NEEDED! Adult volunteers needed as Crew Leaders and Glacier Games Station Leader. Please consider helping out. You won t regret giving your time to such a worthy cause! MEET THE BUDDIES FROM EVEREST YUP, I M YEDDY! Himalayan brown bears like me spend a lot of time in our cozy cave homes. We hibernate for months and months and months! Someday God s followers will spend forever in the most amazing place of all ~ heaven! I can remind kids that GOD HAS THE POWER TO LOVE US FOREVER! PAGE 4
COMMUNITY LIFE DIOCESE OF METUCHEN EVANGELIZATION KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY PRAYER GROUP ROSARY ALTAR GIFT SHOP THE ROSARIAN GIFT SHOP The gift shop is closed for the summer however, appointments can be made for days/evenings or Sundays by contacting Ruth Stieh at 534-4039 or rastieh@gmail.com. The gift shop reopens Sunday, September 13. Enjoy your summer and we ll see you in September! ECCLESIASTES 3: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to be born: Evelyn Antonia Kalb, daughter of Lawrence and Marianne. Oliver Ashton Rado, son of Norbert and Michelle. Jackson Joseph Wood, son of Jeremy and Kathleen. a time to weep, mourn and die: Kathleen Slaughter and Daniel Bonavita, Sr. a time of war and a time of peace: Please pray for our men and women who are serving our country all over the world. 2016 MASS INTENTIONS The form below must be completed and returned to the parish office, no later than July 3, to reserve a Mass in the 2016 Mass Book. Please fill out one form per family or individual and include a payment of $10 per mass. Please note that this form is for Mass Intentions only, not Sacred Heart or Tabernacle Lamps. All the same policies apply as in years past: A family may request only 3 Masses for an individual per year. Only 1 Mass may be scheduled for a weekend and the other 2 must be scheduled for a week day. Only family members may request a specific date for a Mass. MASS INTENTION FORM FOR: REQUESTED BY: DATE & MASS TIME REQUESTED: FOR: REQUESTED BY: DATE & MASS TIME REQUESTED: FOR: REQUESTED BY: DATE & MASS TIME REQUESTED: Your PHONE # or EMAIL: Please fill out this form in its entirety and include $10 per Mass. Your request will be honored in the order in which it was received. Any requests after July 3 must be made in person at the Parish or Satellite Office. PLEASE PRINT. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY DATE RECEIVED: TIME: LAST WEEK! PAGE 5
Please pray the Family Prayer for the following families. World Meeting of Families Prayer God and Father of us all, in Jesus, your Son and our Savior, you have made us your sons and daughters in the family of the Church. May your grace and love help our families in every part of the world be united to one another in fidelity to the Gospel. May the example of the Holy Family, with the aid of your Holy Spirit, guide all families, especially those most troubled, to be homes of communion and prayer and to always seek your truth and live in your love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, pray for us! 6/28: 6/29: 6/30: 7/1: 7/2: 7/3: 7/4: Porubsky Potenta, B. Potenta, E. & M. Potenza Powick Prager Presto Presuto, I. Presuto, J. & N. Price, R. & C. Price Prisco Procacci Proctor Pugliese Puleo, J. & C. Puleo, S. & S. Puzio Quartararo Queijo Quick Quigley Quinn, S. & D. Quinn, W. & D. Radl Rado Radomski Raimann Rajka Rallo Ramsden Ramsey Rascio Raykovich Raymond 7/5: 7/6: 7/7: 7/8: 7/9: 7/10: 7/11: Rebelo Redford Redmond, D. & M. Redmond, M. & A. Reed Rego Reilly Relation Relovsky Renda, M. & B. Renda, M. & M. Renda, O. & C. Renna Renne Reno Resende Revill Ribaudo, N. & B. Ribaudo, R. Ricci Richards Rieche Riley Rios Rispoli Ritter Rivera Rizzo Roberts, C. & J. Roberts, M. Roddy Rodgers Rodrigues Rodriguez, M. & B. Rodriguez, R. & J. 7/12: 7/13: 7/14: 7/15: 7/16: 7/17: 7/18: Rogozinski, E. & E. Rogozinski, R. Rogozinski, S. Rohrs Romanek Romanick Romer Roper, A. Roper, B. Roper, M. & C. Rosato Rouse Rozo, E. Rozo, E. & M. Ruiz Rule Rusay Rusinski Russell Russo Russo Ryniewicz Sadlon Sadukas Sahli Sahlin Salem Sames Sanchez Sanders Sanderson Sanguiliano Saniewski Santavicca Santoro 7/19: 7/20: 7/22: 7/23: 7/24: 7/25: 7/26: Sargent Sasso Sauerland Sawyer Scalera Schaefer, C. Schaefer, R. & G. Schaming Schaub Schepis Scherer Schifano, F. Schifano, R. Schmid Schmitt Schneider Schultz Schumacher Schuster, M. Schuster, R. & G. Schwarz Scibelli Sciortino Scotti Scotto Scruggs, D. & L. Scruggs, L. Seery Sefchik Semanchik Semmel Sena Senatore Seng Serrao PAGE 6