Page 2 July 10, 2016 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time MASSES for the WEEK It is a holy and wholesome thing to pray for the living and the dead. (II Mac. 12:46) Sunday, July 10, 2016 7:00 AM Frank & Mary Neigel Req. Son, Frank 8:30 AM June Pacitti House Req. Family 10:00 AM Geraldine Carbonello Req. Rose Tedesco 11:30 AM Dominick Traschetti Req. Wife, Agnes 1:00 PM Robert Claudio Req. Rosella & Richard Claudio ` Monday, July 11, 2016 7:00 AM Nancy & John Natoli Req. Frank & Pat Natoli 8:30 AM Joseph F. Timmons Req. Wife, Jennie ` 9:30 AM Multiple Intention Mass Tuesday, July 12, 2016 7:00 AM Liz Vetromile Req. Karen Dalbey 8:30 AM Francis DelVecchio Req. Wife, Frances Wednesday, July 13, 2016 7:00 AM Irene Besko Req. Husband, Edward 8:30 AM Ann Dominski Req. Husband, John Thursday, July 14, 2016 7:00 AM Genevieve Lodge Req. Audrey & Dom Sardella 8:30 AM Frank Irilli Req. Pat Guerin Friday, July 15, 2016 7:00 AM Richard Gulya (2nd Anniversary) Req. Wife, Helen 8:30 AM William H. Barry Req. Wife, Jean and Family Saturday, July 16, 2016 7:00 AM Adrienne Sovinee (9th Anniversary) Req. Grandmother, Stella 8:30 AM Gene Servilla (9th Anniversary) Req. Wife, Stella 4:00 PM Patricio Platon Req. Wife and Children 5:30 PM John Punk Req. Wife, Emily Sunday, July 17, 2016 7:00 AM Jean Przytula Req. Cousin, Connie 8:30 AM Sam Polone Req. Helen & Nancy Swinarski 10:00 AM David Blood Req. Nancy 11:30 AM John R. Garrity Req. Teresa Garrity and Family 1:00 PM Frank Pasquariello, Jr. Req. Frank, Father
Page 3 Multiple Mass Intention Monday at 9:30 AM July 11, 2016 In Memory of: Rev. Francis E. Santitoro The Santitoro Family (Living & Deceased) Rev. Frank Porazzo, & Porazzo Family Kathleen & Anthony Jackomin Joseph P. Flaherty Steven Kilianski (Speedy Recovery), Req. Grandmother Jennie & Vincent Fasciani, Req. Daughters Geraldine McGowan, Req. Daughter, Maureen Bernice Voit, Req. The Mangerpan Family Robert Stefanic, Req. Lillian Stefanic Carol Giesler, Req. Husband, Bernard John Blood Family-Living & Deceased, Req. Family Barbara Kohaut, Req. Family Fred Kustowski, Req. Wife, Mary Mary Lynch, Req. John & Anita Lynch Angelo Salardino, Req. Millie Aprea Anthony, Mary & Isabel Triano, Req. Ann Bederka Gloria & Louis Nazaretta, Req. Daughters Lucille Rohde (Living), Req. Daughters John Wolek, Req. Wife, Cathy Marcelina Herc, Req. Alina & Zenon Kowalski Cole Alberti (Speedy Recovery), Req. Great Grandfather Harold Whelan, Req. Silver Ridge Park First Aid Squad George & Phyllis Enny, Req. Catherine Wolek J. Walter Enny, Req. Catherine Wolek James Gannon, Req. Mom & Dad Julia Duffy, Req. Peggy & Ted Cunningham Joey Giuliano, Req. Jerry & Rose Del Gaudio St. Anthony for Prayers Answered, Req. Jerry & Rose Del Gaudio Edward McCarthy, Req. Joseph Quinn Edward Riedinger, Req. Pat Guerin Kathy Griffith, Req. Doris & Richard Carr Maria Muller, Req. Katharina Zirkel James Keane, Req. Rich and Ann Gannon In Reparation to the Blessed Mother, Req. K.N.C Ernest Iannetti, Req. Regina Nappi Linda Angrisani, Req. The Daddio Family Father John Testa (Living), Req. Jack & Laraine Cashman SPECIAL INTENTIONS WEEK of July 9 to July 15, 2016 Bread & Wine Chapel Pauline Valerio (4th Anniv.) Req. Husband, Joseph Altar Candles Church Alice & Andy Soriano, Req. Dom & Terry Pagano Bread & Wine Church Rev. Francis E. Santitoro & Marie Santitoro, Sister, Req. Andre and Ann Santitoro -Vispetti
PARISH NEWS Page 4 PARISH NEWS ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY Thank you for a attending our monthly meetings. Have a great summer, see you all in September. Rosalie Fuentes (732) 505-4432 HOLY NAME SOCIETY June was the last meeting before the start of Summer. Hope to see you all in September. Andrew Turco (732) 286-6353 + + + If you would like to join the Holy Name society call Bob Colello for more information. (732) 818-9270 LEGION OF MARY Our meetings take place on Mondays from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. The Legion of Mary is pleased to offer a weekly visitation of the Blessed Mother s statue to homes within the Parish community. Have you a friend or a neighbor who is incapacitated or unable to go to Mass? Perhaps they would like a member from the Legion of Mary to sit with them for about an hour to visit and recite the Rosary. If so. please call: Jean Hanna (732) 473-9755 BIRTHRIGHT OF OCEAN COUNTY Birthright of Ocean County will have a (Flower) Carnation Sale at our Church on the weekend of: July 23rd and July 24th, 2016 Birthright is an international organization of trained volunteers from all walks of life working hard and quietly to offer pregnant women a chance to give birth with dignity and pride. Birthright is a positive alternative to abortion. For all who seek understanding that they may find Christ, who is the Truth. St. Thomas Aquinas ATLANTIC CITY TRIP TO RESORTS Date: August 1, 2016 Cost: $23.00 Coins: $25.00 Tickets are sold by the Parish Auditorium on Tuesdays from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. or call: Mr. Sandy Monda (732) 349-0143 The bus leaves for Atlantic City from St. Maximilian Kolbe Church promptly at 9:15 A.M. Note: All Cancellations are non-refundable. ADORATION The Adoration devotion is to join the Holy Father in praying for the unborn and for the special intentions of our families. The Adoration begins at 12:00 Noon every Friday in the Chapel. _ ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Ministry of Consecrated Life Those in consecrated life represent membership in approximately 47 male/female religious congregations who have dedicated their lives to announce and proclaim the Word of the Lord. While the physical appearance might not be easily recognizable today, the face of God is evident in the many paths and journeys taken daily by those who have dedicated their life to further announce and proclaim the Word of God. Your gift promotes those called to serve. Trivia (Answers on Page 9) Religion 1. What Catholic Order is recognized as the greatest promoter of the Rosary? 2. What is the first day of Lent called? 3. What is the First Sorrowful Mystery? 4. What do the eight points of the Maltese Corss represent? 5. Asking God for a special favor is called what? 6. What is the First Joyful Mystery? 7. What name is given to an official member of a parish of church community? 8. What famous Leonardo davinci painting commissioned in 1495 is housed in Milan, Italy today?
Page 5 bingo.bingo. bingo Bingo is held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in the Parish Hall auditorium. Doors open at 10:00A.M. and the games begin at 12:00 Noon. Food is also available for purchase. ARTS & CRAFTS The group will not meet during the summer months of July and August. Hope to see you in September with new ideas and new crafts. WEEKLY DEVOTIONS The weekly devotions of Bread and Wine; Altar Candles, Sanctuary Candles and Flowers are available for 2016 for the Church and Chapel. Stop by the Parish Office during our business hours to request your special week. _ SECOND COLLECTION The second collection this weekend is for Parish Development and Maintenance. TASTE OF IRELAND September 27, 2016 to October 3, 2016 Sightseeing by Luxury Coach Professional driver/guide 6 Nights in Hotels Breakfast daily except day one Three dinners Tour of Dublin with local guide: Scenic tours, Sheepdog trials, Tea and Scones at Marble Factory Guinness Storehouse, Ferry Ride across River Shannon, with Admissions to Dublin and Blarney Castles, plus much more. No optional extra cost excursions. All local taxes hotel service charges (one suitcase per person) Land based for double: $1298.00 Land based single: $1592.00 Air fare to be announced. Group rate based on ten persons. Bus to and from airport based on 25 persons. For more information: Barbara Kwiatek, CTC MCC (848) 227-3963 JUBILEE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY We have a framed blessed picture of Jesus as the Divine Mercy (12 X 17 with stand) that you can take home for one week. This way it can be passed about throughout the parish during the Holy Year. Sign up now for your special week by contacting the Parish Office. (732) 914-0300 MEET AND GREET RECEPTION For Father Philip Ruggiero Date: Sunday, July 10, 2016 Time: After the 1:00 PM Mass Place: St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Hall Enjoy: Coffee and Cookies Stop by this Sunday, July 10th and welcome our new Parochial Vicar, Fr. Phil to St. Maximilian Kolbe Church. FAITH IN OUR FUTURE UPDATE The Diocese of Trenton s Planning Commission for this initiative recently met for a three day retreat/conference to develop recommendations on how best to strengthen parishes. Our cohort of Saint Joseph s, Saint Luke s, St. Justin s and us, gave them our report as well as did the other cohorts throughout the diocese. The commission is made up of 24 people which includes priests, deacons, women religious and lay men and women from all four counties in the diocese. The results of their work will be sent back to each cohort who will then spend more time studying and discussing. Then the results will go back again to the planning commission in October. Finally, the commission will send their completed recommendations to the Bishop in December and implementation is set to begin in January of 2017. Phew! We pray it all works out for the best of our diocese, for all our parishes, and for us here at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church.
YULETIDE PILGRIMAGE TO EWTN NETWORK Irondale, Alabama November 6-11, 2016 Page 6 A $100.00 per person deposit will hold a seat. Balance is due by October 1st. Deposit is refundable up to 30 days prior to departure. Book early to hold a seat. Tour Includes: Transportation via deluxe motor coach from Saint Maximilian Kolbe Church parking lot. Eleven (11) delicious meals; Breakfast (Continental ) and Dinner + one box lunch. Take a tour of the impressive EWTN and learn about the state of art production facilities where the EWTN message is broadcast to millions, daily. Experience live televised productions at the EWTN Studios including Morning Mass and Threshold of Hope TV Shows. Ride through spectacular scenery in the foothills of the Shenandoah Valley. Visit Our Lady of the Angles Monastery and the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Tour is based on a minimum of 36 passengers to operate. Single: Double: Triple: PRICES FOR THE TRIP $1091.00 Per Person $ 881.00 Per Person $ 856.00 Per Person For Information call: Barbara Kwiatek CTC MCC (848) 227-3963 The most beautiful gift we can give to one another is the truth. Anonymous LIFE IS ALWAYS A.. Life is always a problem for the man who takes himself too seriously, and there is always hope for the man who can laugh at himself. The man who cannot laugh at himself is in the grip of pride, and the man who can laugh at himself has at least humility. (William Barclay) FLASHBACK ON HISTORY IN N.J At seven o clock on the morning of July 11, 1804 a duel occurred in Weehawken, New Jersey between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. The two men had been bitter political opponents for years and ultimately both were marked by tragedy. After the duel occurred Alexander Hamilton died the next day. However, Aaron Burr never recovered. He said: I should have known the world was big enough for Hamilton and me. (Tales of New Jersey) MONTHLY 50/50 RAFFLE FOR JUNE 1st Prize # 003453 Amount: $511.00 2nd Prize #000603 Amount: $ 64.00 3rd Prize #003884 Amount $ 64.00 Congratulations to all the winners of the monthly 50/50 raffle for June. _ A MESSAGE FROM FR. JOHN I wish to thank everyone who attended my farewell reception on June 26th in the Parish Hall. My heartfelt thanks goes to Fr. Stephen, Josephine and the volunteers for putting this beautiful sendoff together. So many of you have given me gifts with no return addresses on them, so may I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your generosity and well wishes. I have enjoyed my 3 years and 9 months here at Church and this parish and its community of faithful will have a special place in my heart. I am not perfect by any stretch but I hope that I have touched you spiritually and have played a part in deepening your faith. As I move on to Corpus Christi Parish in Willingboro as administrator, I ask that we continue to pray for each other. Once I have settled in, I will forward my parish address. Again, thank you and may the Lord always continue to bless you. Yours in Christ, Father John
Page 7 The Life of Jesus John 7:30-53 DISSENSION CONCERNING JESUS Many of the people impressed by the miracles of Jesus, were accepting Him as the Messiah, but their leaders sent agents to seize Him. However, the time for Him to be delivered up had not yet arrived. Yet a little while I am with thee, and then I go to Him who sent Me. You will seek Me and will not find Me, and where I am you cannot come. On the last day of the feast Jesus stood and cried out: If anyone thirst, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture says, From within him there shall flow rivers of living waters. The people were moved by His words. Some acclaimed Him as the Prophet and others said: This is the Christ. Still others were skeptical saying: Can the Christ come from Galilee? Does not the Scripture say that it is of the offspring of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived, that the Christ is to come? While the people argued, some sided with the ruffians who had been sent to arrest him, but they did not dare to seize Him. Thus the deputies of the Pharisees came back empty handed. They admitted that they, too, had been impressed by the words of Jesus and the Pharisees said, Have you also been led astray? Has any one of the rulers believed in Him, or any of the Pharisees? This crowd which does not know the Law is accursed. One of the members of the Pharisees council was a man called Nicodemus. He was impressed by Jesus in the early days of His ministry, and had come to Him secretly for instruction. Nicodemus opposed his unscrupulous fellows and said, Does our Law judge a man unless it first gives him a hearing and know what he does? The Pharisees would not even consider the justness of his question. Art thou also a Galilean? they asked. Search the Scriptures and see that out of Galilee arises no prophet. Thereupon the meeting broke up, and the members returned to their homes. Summary: When Nicodemus pointed out that Jesus should at least get a hearing before being condemned, the Pharisees answered, with unbounded presumption and snobbishness. They said, He could not be a prophet because He was from Galilee.: The Life of Christ Catholic Press Almighty God, + You have called us to hear and proclaim Your Word with our lives. Have mercy on our weakness. + You have entrusted to us the work of the Gospel in every circumstance of life. Have mercy on our infidelities. +You have promised eternal life to us who labor under the burden of mortality. Have mercy on our struggle to believe and trust in Your power. The Magnificat Lord, strengthen our hearts.
Page 8 LIVES OF THE SAINTS Occasionally in this space will appear a short article covering the lives of the saints, especially with reference to those saints whose likeness appear on the stained glass windows in the church and chapel, or whose statue is present in the chapel area or the candle room area. LIVES OF THE SAINTS May the wisdom of the Saints inspire us in our daily lives. July 10 St. Apollinaris July 10 St. Ulric, Bishop July 11 St. Benedict, Abbot July 12 St. John Gualbert, Abbot July 13 St. Henry II, Emperor July 14 St. Camillus De Lellis, Priest July 14 St. Kateri Tekakwitha July 15 St. Bonaventure, Bishop July 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel July 16 St. Mary Magdalen Postel SAINT BONAVENTURE Bishop, Cardinal & Doctor of the Church Born Giovanni difidanza, he took the name Bonaventure when he joined the Franciscan Order. He went to Paris, studied theology and then became a teacher. Years later, Bonaventure took over the Franciscan school in Paris and four years later he was head of the entire Order. The Order faced a crisis, in that it was growing so quickly that it was becoming disorganized. It was also a split between monks who called for a life of poverty as Francis had and others believed the Franciscans could be part of the material world. He maintained his position by taking a middle path. Bonaventure lived a simple, pious life and was a respected theologian. He wanted Christians to purify their souls through prayer and right behavior. Bonaventure believed that prayer could bring an ecstatic bond between mankind and God. When messengers from Pope Gregory X brought Bonaventure the news of his new position as Cardinal Bishop he actually had them wait until he finished washing the friary s dishes. Again trying to reconcile differing spiritual views he died at the age of fifty-three. ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA Lily of the Mohawks Kateri Tekakwitha the Lily of the Mohawks was born to a Mohawk father and a Christian Algonquin mother in a village in upstate New York. An epidemic of small pox deprived her of her parents but spared her although she had been stricken. Even after her recovery the usual disfigurement and weakening of her eyes remained. Shortly after her baptism at the age of twenty, she moved to the St. Francis Xavier mission near Montreal. It was said that she knew only two paths to the chapel and to her work. Kateri lived by the motto: Who will teach me what is most pleasing to God, that I may do it. The Jesuit priests of the mission marveled at her deep prayer life, purity and the desire for mortification. Kateri died at the age of twenty-five and was canonized in 2012. ST. CAMILLUS De LELLIS Patron of Hospitals Camillus was born in the Abruzzi region of Italy. He lost his mother at a young age and suffered neglect from his father, a soldier. After his own military career was cut short by a leg injury, he underwent a conversion. He later went to Rome and entered the Hospital of Incurables and after some time past, Camillus was appointed its administrator. Having been ordained a priest, he laid the foundation of the Congregation of Regular Clerics to administer to the sick. Camillus had obstacles to encounter but triumphed over them. Henceforth his life was entirely devoted to the sick and dying and after his death his work was continued by the Order he had founded. Camillus was endowed by God with the spirit of prophecy.
Page 9 Our Faith OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL This feast instituted in the fourteenth century by the Carmelite Order commemorates the anniversary of the day in 1251 when the Blessed Mother gave the brown scapular to Saint Simon Stock. The scapular is an external sign of the filial relationship established between the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother and Queen of Mount Carmel and the faithful who entrust themselves totally to her protection. For those who are mindful of the primacy of the spiritual life and the need for prayer. The Blessed Mother Mary watches unceasingly with a mother s loving care over the brethren of her Son and lights us along our pilgrim way to the Mount of Your Glory. It is our beacon of comfort, and the embodiment of all our hopes as members of the Church. (Magnificat - July 2015) Intercessions: That those who wear the Scapular may be clothed in Christ by the grace of the Holy Spirit. That those who wear the Scapular may live their baptismal vow to be clothed in Christ. That those who wear the Scapular may be living members of the family of Carmel by their prayers, sacrifices and good works. That those who wear the Scapular may be an extension of the love which Jesus had for His Mother. That those who wear the Scapular may clothe themselves with the virtues of the most pure Blessed Mother, listen to the Word of God and live it daily. That those who wear the Scapular may lead their lives that they will always be ready to enter into the assembly of saints. (The Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS Division 1, Ocean County PRESENTS The Mike Byrne Show & Band in Halfway to St. Patrick s Day Sunday, September 18, 2016 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm (Doors open at 2:15 pm) at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Hall Enjoy Entertainment, Music, Song & Sing Along Dancing to your favorite tunes! Irish, American and others classic and modern Tickets: $16.00 (Per Person) Includes: Show and Dancing, Coffee, Cake, Snack and Soft Drink BYOB For Tickets call any of the four Jacks! Jack Clarke (732) 341-7946 Jack Nolan (732) 849-1317 Jack O Shea (732) 341-9084 Jack Brennan (908) 209-7975 Please make checks payable to: AOH, Division I Trivia Answers Religion 1. The Dominican Order 2. Ash Wednesday 3. Agony in the Garden 4. The Beatitudes 5. Petition 6. The Annunciation 7. Parishioner 8. The Last Supper