Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church Oradell / New Milford, NJ Third Sunday of Lent ~ March 23, 2014 The Samaritan woman said to him, How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink? Jesus answered and said to her, If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you, Give me a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water. Jn 4:9a-10 Reconciliation / Confessions Saturday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Baptism Contact the Parish Office before the fifth month of pregnancy. Marriage Arrangements should be made with a priest at least one year in advance. Sick / Homebound / Hospital Ministry Call the Parish Office. 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 10:30 am 12:30 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 in Mary s Chapel Miraculous Medal Novena Monday, 7:00 pm in Mary s Chapel Christian Initiation of Adults RCIA Contact the Religious Education Office. Parish Registration Contact the Parish Office. 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 Parish Office Hours: Weekdays 9 am - 5 pm or by appointment Msgr. Richard Groncki WEEKEND ASSISTANT Religious Ed. Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9am - 5 pm
Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 10.30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:30 pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 10.30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:30 pm March 22 2014 Marguerite Jackson March 23 2014 People of the Parish Thomas Boccieri Courtney Jensen Catherine Fuhrman Tom Callahan March 24 2014 Helen Lipinski Judene Maron Bagliere March 25 2014 Marissa Allen Joan Haney March 26 2014 Jack Flannery Judene Maron Baglieri March 27 2014 William Flannery Mary Ann Mills March 28 2014 Mary Jane Kilker Don a Felicita Diaz March 29 2014 The Deceased Members of the Dias and Mendes Families Richard Nelson March 30 2014 People of the Parish Shaun Cannan Mr. & Mrs. William Griffin Teresa Giammarino Lucy Barone BREAD AND WINE INTENTIONS The Bread and Wine for the week of March 23, 2014 is offered in loving memory of Helen O Brien requested by the O Brien Family. GIVE THE GIFT OF PRAYER Bread and Wine intentions are available throughout 2014. Bread and Wine together is an $80 donation, individually a $40 donation. Contact the parish office for available dates and to place your request. SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ 2 PRAYER REQUESTS Let us remember those who are ill: Harold Reilly, Brian Jaimes, Aniano Yabut, Marie Codner Let us remember those who have recently died: Rev. James A. Kirchner Let us remember those serving in the military. Sunday Collection for Week of March 16, 2014 Basket ParishPay TOTAL $9,403 $4,879 $14,282 LENTEN INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION The opportunity for individual confession is offered every Monday night in Lent from 6:30 7:00 pm and on Saturdays from 4:00-5:00 pm in the Reconciliation Room located at the Elm Street (main) entrance of the church. PARISH COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICE APRIL 7 Our Lenten Communal Penance Service is scheduled for Monday, April 7 at 7:30 pm in the upper church. STATIONS OF THE CROSS The Stations of the Cross are celebrated every Friday in Lent at 7:30 pm and also at 2:00 pm with the schoolchildren (except April 4 and April 18). Parishioners are welcome to attend. Our bulletin can also be viewed at sjcnj.org CATHOLIC ADVOCATE ONLINE The March issue of the Archdiocesan publication The Catholic Advocate can be viewed online at http:www.editions.us.com/catholicadvocate_0314 OUR LADY OF FATIMA FIRST SATURDAY MASS AND LUNCHEON APRIL 5 Every year our Social Concerns Committee hosts a special Mass for individuals who are handicapped and have a difficult time getting to Mass or social events. The Mass this year is scheduled for April 5 at 12 noon and will include Anointing of the Sick, followed by the recitation of the Rosary and then a luncheon in our lower school gym. All facilities used are handicapped-accessible. The invitation to this Mass and luncheon is extended to our homebound parishioners as well. If you would like more information, please contact Flor Alto at 201-265-1254 or Joan Murray at 201-265-5823.
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 23, 2014 FROM THE PASTOR S DESK Luke 1, 26-38 alone records the Annunciation, the encounter in Nazareth of Mary, then almost certainly a teenager, with God s messenger, the Archangel Gabriel, sent to enlist her cooperation in human life s most momentous event. The angel discloses to her that God wants her to be the mother of his Son, who is to establish an unending kingdom and so fulfill God s longed-for promises to Israel. On Tuesday we celebrate this feast that recalls the first stirrings of salvation. The Annunciations is one of the first Gospel events to be artistically depicted. In a gallery of Rome s Catacomb of St. Priscilla there is a simple painting that portrays it on a tomb built some time before the year 200. Two hundred and fifty years later, the curious Syrian Saint Simeon Stylites died after one of the most austere lives in Christian history, in which he spent years living on top of a tall column in Qal at Sim an, about forty miles northeast of Antioch. From there he preached, with considerable success, to passing humanity. Admirers eventually built an impressive shrine around his famous pillar, and later someone assembled a collection of sixty moulds for making devotional tokens for pilgrims. Four of them portray the Annunciation. Almost a thousand years later, an unknown Polish artist created an illustration for an antiphonary, a book for choir members to use when singing the Divine Office. For vespers service, Mary is shown reading at a lectern, teaching the angel as he kneels at her feet. The opening verse of the service is Psalm 43, 2: We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us, the work thou has wrought in their days, and in the days of old. About fifty years after, the Sicilian artist, Antonello da Messina painted The Virgin Annunciate, a beautiful young Mary wearing a muted blue veil, who sits at a desk gazing out at us from above her prayer book. It is one of the few works to illustrate the Annunciation by showing Mary alone. As she reflects on the astonishing message she has just received, her luminous face displays a faint smile that is both mysterious and serene. American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner s The Annunciation (1898), an arrestingly beautiful modern treatment, depicts Mary sitting on her bed gazing at a shining light that manifests the Archangel s presence. (continued) HOLY THURSDAY RITE OF WASHING OF FEET The Lord Jesus washed the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper as a sign of the new commandment that Christians should love one another. For centuries, the Church has imitated the Lord through the ritual enactment of that commandment in the washing of feet on Holy Thursday. If you would like to be part of the rite of foot washing at our celebration of the Mass of the Lord s Last Supper on Holy Thursday, April 17, please call the rectory/parish office at 201-261-0148 or speak to Monsignor Hubba. PARISH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Confirmation preparation sessions continue on Sundays at 8:15 am in the lower school gym. The last date is March 30. Lenten Penance Service for Grade 8 will be March 26 from 4:30 to 6 pm. First Holy Communion Retreat Day is next Saturday, March 29 from 9 am-12:30 pm in the lower school. Substitute catechists are needed for all sessions. If you can help, please call the Religious Education Office at 201-261-1144. BINGO & BASKET APRIL 24 The Saint Joseph Social Concerns Committee will be sponsoring a Bingo & Basket and Tricky Tray fundraiser to benefit our Brother/Sister Parish of St. Joseph in Jersey City on Thursday evening, April 24, in the lower school gym. Bingo prizes will be COACH and VERA BRADLEY pocketbooks. Beverages and delicious desserts will be served. For reservations, call Joanne Hudes at 201-261-6810. Donation is $20. If you would like to donate a gift for the Tricky Tray, please call Joan at 201-261-4323 or Pat at 201-261-4323. It promises to be a fun evening! However we envision this famous scene, we see in Mary the one who said, in response to God s summons, Let it be done to me according to your will all that anyone can say to God, really. Before Jesus taught us to say Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, his mother left us this lesson by the willing gift of her life. Please keep praying for the candidates and team of our Men s Cornerstone. The Lord is sure to make good things happen as a result of their efforts on their justcompleted weekend. Thanks to all who made it possible. Msgr. David Hubba 3
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ ORADELL UNICO SPRING DANCE APRIL 6 Oradell UNICO invites you to its Spring Dinner Dance at the Valley Brook Golf Club, 15 River Vale Road, River Vale, NJ on Sunday, April 6 from 5:00-9:00 pm. Tickets are $65 per person and include a delicious dinner buffet and dancing to the music of The Lyriqs. Cash bar is available. All proceeds benefit local charities, scholarships and community needs. For tickets, please call fellow parishioners Dennis Maloney at 201-265-1534 or Bob Valentino at 201-265-5698. HIGH SCHOOL EXPO APRIL 2 Is your child currently in grades 6 or 7? Is your child currently in high school and looking for a change? The Catholic high schools of the Archdiocese of Newark are sponsoring a High School Admissions Fair called High School Expo. This event is conducted in a college fair style. School staff and student representatives will be on hand to share information with your family: academics, financial aid, extra-curricular activities, and more. Our schools have a near 100% graduation rate with 97% of seniors going on to attend college. CATHOLIC SCOUTING IN THE ARCHDIOCESE The event will be held at Visitation Academy, 222 Farview Avenue, Paramus on April 2 from 7:00-8:30 pm. No pre-registration is required and younger siblings are welcome. For more information, call Laura Cristiano at 973-497-4258. Boy Scout /Cub Scout leaders are invited to BSA Catholic Emblem Coordinators Training on April 6 from 9:30 am-3:30 pm. Girl Scout leaders are invited to a Girl Scout Leaders Gathering on May 31 from 9:30-11:30 am. Both events will take place in the Archdiocesan Youth Center in Kearny, NJ and are offered at no cost. Registration is required. Contact Rich Donovan at 201-998-0088 ext. 4150 or at donovari@rcan.org to register. Visit our websites at : Church: sjcnj.org School: sjsusa.org Religious Ed.: sjcreligioused.blogspot.com ON MY HONOR Last Sunday, members and leaders of Saint Joseph Boy Scout Troop 142 and our Cub Scout Pack came together to celebrate Boy Scout Sunday and to fulfill their promise to do their best to do their duty to God. Fr. Roy presented the Parvuli Dei medal to the Cub Scouts who had recently been recognized at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark for completing a wide range of activities designed to help them discover the presence of God in their daily lives. 4
REJOICE IN GOD S MERCY ARCHDIOCESAN WOMEN S COMMISSION APRIL 26 Women of the parish are invited to attend a special day of reflection on Saturday, April 26 from 4:30 pm at Seton Hall University. Speakers will include Helen Alvare, J.D., an expert on marriage, family and women s issues and Sister Mary Gabriel, S.V. from the Sisters of Life. Mass will be celebrated and there will be an opportunity for confession. Register at www.rcan.org/womcom Call 973-497-4545 or email CatholicWomen@rcan.org for more information. THE BEST OF TENORS ONSTAGE Join our parish music ministers, Domenick Panfile and Peter Greco, for a dinner concert at Calvary Methodist Church, 185 W. Madison Avenue, Dumont, NJ on Saturday, March 29. Dinner at 6:00 pm; concert at 7:30 pm. Dinner/Concert tickets: $35 (adult); $15 (ages 8-15) can be purchased in advance by calling 201-384-3630 or emailing Calvary185@verizon.net. Concert-only tickets may be purchased at door for $20. A JOURNEY TO THE POTTER S HOUSE MARCH 30 See Michael Ferris, potter, evangelist, motivational speaker, as he offers a powerful illustrated sermon that brings you face to face with God at St. Mary s Church, Szelest Hall (Gym), 280 Washington Avenue, Dumont, on Sunday, March 30 at 3:00 pm. To learn more about the speaker, go to: ajourneytothepottershouse.com 40 DAYS FOR LIFE Join the hundreds of thousands of people in over 200 cities across America participating in 40 Days for Life this Lent through April 13 as they stand in a peaceful, prayer vigil across from an abortion facility. Join pro-lifers in Hackensack at The Women s Choice, 10 Zabriskie Street on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from to 2:00 pm during Lent. For more information contact Linda at 551-265-8121 or by email at lindamaliani@yahoo.com or Margaret at 201-805-0937 or at scullyfam@yahoo.com NEW HOPE PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER GALA DINNER DANCE Wednesday, April 30 from 6:30-10:30 PM, at Seasons, 446 Pascack Road, Wash. Twp., NJ. $75.00 per person includes cocktail hour, gourmet dinner, entertainment, silent auction (amazing trips) and Tricky Tray. For tickets, contact: Kathy Turlick at 201-573-8697. THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 23, 2014 5 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SCHOLARSHIP FOR 8TH GRADERS St. Joseph Council No. 3814 is planning to award $1,000 scholarships to two (2) eighth graders planning to attend a Catholic High School in the fall of 2014. Eligible applicants must be registered with Saint Joseph or Ascension Parishes. Selection is based on service to the Church, school and community, and an essay on the value of the K of C principles. Go to www.kofc3814.org to download the application. (Scroll down and go to Links on the left.) Deadline to apply is Monday, April 28. For more information, contact Jeff Walters at 201-925-7174. LENT: A TIME FOR SPIRITUAL RENEWAL A TIME TO RENEW YOUR MARRIAGE MARCH 28-30 The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend in our area will be held on March 28-30. Come and experience a dynamic weekend to refresh your soul and your relationship in this holy season. For more information and to register, please call Mike and Eileen Morgan at 877-697-9963 ext. 7 or go online to wwwme.org ORADELL BOOK & NEEDLE CLUB BUNCO NIGHT MARCH 28 Oradell Book & Needle Club will be holding a Bunco Night fundraiser on Friday, March 28 at 7:00 pm in the upstairs meeting room at Oradell Borough Hall. There is a $15 donation. All proceeds are used to fund an array of local and international charities and good works projects. Any questions, call Susan Chambers at 201-265-6282 or at sgachambers@aol.com SJS GRADS ATTAIN HONOR ROLL Congratulations to the following graduates of Saint Joseph School who earned a place on the Don Bosco Prep Honor Roll: Luis Baez-Acosta, John-Paul Esoldi, and Matthew DiMinno. MUSICAL AT DON BOSCO Don Bosco Prep presents their spring musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, on March 28-29 and April 4-5 at 8:00 pm and on March 30 at 3 pm in DeSales Hall Auditorim, 492 N. Franklin Tpke, Ramsey, NJ. Tickets are $15 and $10 for seniors. Seating is general admission. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at contactboscoplays@gmail.com
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ Compiled by the Liturgy of the Word With Children Committee The Gospel is the Good News about Jesus. The Gospel Reading for today is from John 4: 5-42. In today s Gospel we learn that the Jewish people did not like the people from Samaria; they did not even talk to them. Also back then, men did not talk to women. So when Jesus went over and spoke to a woman who was drawing water from a well, everyone was shocked. Jesus saw into the woman s heart and knew that she needed God in her life because she had sinned. Jesus saw that she was a good person and sorry for her sin. Jesus showed her kindness, As a result of talking to Jesus, she was happy and told others in the town to speak to Jesus too. Jesus wants us to be like the Samaritan woman. We all need God in our lives so that we can be truly happy. When we are kind to one another we share the happiness God has given us and we help others to find God in their own lives. Jesus spoke to the woman drawing water from the well and she was happy. NOTE TO PARENTS We are still looking for volunteers for this ministry. You do not need any special skill. Just a desire to make a difference for our children. If you have any questions or are interested, please email kids@sjcnj.org MISSION OF THE WEEK Remember our happiness comes from God. Spend a little time each morning thanking God for a new day. 6