Oradell/New Milford, NJ Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~January 28, 2018 *PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN WORKSHOP FEB. 6 (See p. 4) JOIN THE *KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (See p. 2) See page 2-3 of this bulletin. PASTOR: Msgr. David C. Hubba PAROCHIAL VICARS: Rev. Roy Regaspi Rev. Joseph Montes de Oca DEACON: George Montalvo PASTOR EMERITUS: Rev. George M. Reilly MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30am, 9 am, 10:30 am, 12 noon DAILY Weekdays & Saturday HOLY DAYS as announced Miraculous Medal Novena Monday, 7:00 pm in Mary s Chapel Eucharistic Adoration First Wednesday of Month SACRAMENTS Confession: Saturday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Baptism Contact the Parish Office. Marriage Arrangements should be made with a priest at least one year in advance. Homebound/Hospital Call Parish Office Christian Initiation of Adults RCIA Contact Parish Office PARISH REGISTRATION Contact Parish Office. Office Location Phone Email/Fax Website Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 office@sjcnj.org Fax #: 201-261-0369 sjcnj.org Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 relgioused@sjcnj.org sjcnjre.org Saint Joseph School the greenhouse (PreK) 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 office@sjsusa.org sjsusa.org Office Hours: Parish Office Mon-Fri.: 9 am - 5 pm; Rel. Ed. Mon-Thurs: 10 am-4 pm; closed Fri.; also by app t.
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS St. Joseph Council #3814 MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT BREAKFAST WHEN: Sunday, February 25 9:00 am 12:00 noon WHERE: Council Hall 199 River Road (off Main Street) New Milford, NJ All men, 18 years of age or older, are welcome to nourish their Catholic Faith by exploring membership in this wonderful Brotherhood of the Knights of Columbus. Benefits of Membership in the K of C: World s largest Catholic, family-oriented fraternal benefits organization with over 1.85 million members Volunteer opportunities for numerous charitable activities, including support of Alzheimer patients, handicapped citizens, women s shelters, food for local families, and much more! Protection for members and their K of C founder Fr. Michael J. McGivney families through a AAA-rated insurance program with over $92 billion insurance in force. Drop by before or after each Mass on Sunday February 25 (9:00 am-12 noon) for a delicious hot breakfast and a chance to hear a presentation and receive important literature. Want more information now? Contact Grand Knight Robert Luongo at 201-539-7726 or by email at bluongo761@yahoo.com SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL 2018 TRICKY TRAY RESERVATIONS BEING ACCEPTED NOW! THE FRANCISCAN GIFT SHOP IS CLOSING Giant Going-Out-Of-Business Sale THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2018 Rockleigh Country Club 5:30 pm; Dinner at 7:30 pm After 50 years of serving the people of surrounding towns, the Franciscan Gift Shop (located at 253 Knickerbocker Road, Tenafly) will be closing its doors in mid-march. Starting Thursday, February 1 everything will be reduced 50-80%. All religious statues, rosaries, medals, chains and jewelry, pictures and Irish gift items will be on sale. There is still a large selection of Communion and Confirmation items. COME EARLY for best bargains. HOURS: Thurs., Fri., Sat. (until mid-march) 10 am-3 pm Call 201-568-0478 for additional information. Fabulous Prizes hundreds of baskets! Your ticket ($70 per person) includes the cocktail hour, three-course dinner with beer/wine/soda, plus a 25 ticket sheet for the auction. You may also purchase Pre-Sale Discount Ticket Packages. (And the savings are big!) To reserve your seat and tickets at the biggest event of the year, contact AnnaMaria Gugliotta at 917-733-8370 or via email her at annabanana42672@gmail.com Photos of our wonderful Christmas Concert An Afternoon of Christmas Joy will appear in next week s bulletin. 2
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ JANUARY 28, 2018 FROM THE PASTOR S DESK The distinguished historian of religion and culture Christopher Dawson (1889-1970) was born in a castle on the border of Wales and England. After being educated at Oxford, he became a convert to the Catholic Church and eventually the first to occupy the Stillman Chair of Roman Catholic Studies at Harvard. He once wrote that Every form of education that mankind has known has always involved two elements of tradition; and it has always been the second that has been the more important. In the first place education teaches children how to do things how to read and write, and even at a much more primitive level how to hunt and cook, and plant and build. But besides all these things, education has always meant the initiation of the young into the social and spiritual inheritance of the community: in other words education has meant the transmission of culture. As we begin Catholic Schools Week, it is good to remember that we are supposed to be those who have the mind of Christ (1 Cor 2, 16). Our Catholic schools, which have this as their central purpose, are fully dedicated to this goal. St. Joseph School is one of the key missions of our parish and is crucial to our Catholic future. Please continue to keep our principal, Dr. Paula Valenti, and her staff in your prayers, as well as the students of our school and their families. Msgr. David Hubba 2018 Catholic Schools Week Schedule SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL Jan. 29 Feb. 2 SCHOOL-WIDE EVENTS Mon., Jan. 29 Mass at 10:30 am with Gr. 8 Pin Ceremony Tues., Jan. 30 Faculty /Student Volleyball Game at 1:30 pm Deanery 3 Jr. High Religion B 7 pm at Transfiguration Academy, Bergenfield Wed., Jan. 31 Pre-K Prom at 9:30 am Jeopardy (Grades 6-8) at 1:30 pm Thurs., Feb. 1 Upper School Team Challenge at 1:30 pm Fri., Feb. 2 First Friday School Mass at 10:30 am OPEN CLASSROOMS Mon. thru Thurs. 9-11 am; 1-2:30 pm You must call 201-261-2388 beforehand to let us know you would like to attend. Grade-level Highlights (Lower School: Pre-K through Gr. 4; Upper School: Grades 5-8) the greenhouse SJS s early childhood program Pre-K 3 Pre-K 4 Mon. Buddy Reading Mon.. Teddy Bear Picnic Tues. Pajama Day Tues.. Pajama Day Wed. Pre-K prom Wed. Pre-K Prom Thurs. Yoga Day Thurs. Pirate & Princess Day Fri. Super Bowl Party Fri. Super Bowl Party Kindergarten Grade 1 Mon. Buddy Reading Mon. School Spirit Day Tues. Spirit Day Tues. When I m Grown Up Day Wed. Talent Sharing Day Wed. Healthy Living Day Thurs. Healthy Day & Hat Day Thurs. Buddy Reading & Hat Day Fri.. Super Bowl Party Fri. Super Bowl Party Grade 2 Grade 3 Mon. A Whale of a Day Mon. Buddy Reading Tues. Charlie & Choc. Factory/PJ Day Tues. Bingo/Crazy Sox Day Wed. Healthy Living Day Wed. Crazy Hair Day Thurs. Namesake Saint Day Thurs. Biography Day, Hat Day, Buddy Reading Fri. Super Bowl Party Fri. Super Bowl/Team Jersey Grade 4 Grade 5 Mon. Buddy Reading Mon. Poetry Day Kindness Campaign Tues. Harry Potter Day Tues. Trivia Day Wed. Spirit Day Wed. Ten Commandments Day Thurs. Nifity Fifty States Fair Thurs. Book Character Day Fri. Game Day/Super Bowl Prty Fri. Game Day Grades 6-7-8 School-Wide Events (see above) along with Poetry Reading, Miscellaneous Math Manipulations, Social Studies Wheel of Fortune Review, Spanish Bingo, Door Decorating Contest (includes Gr. 5) 3
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ OUR 3rd ANNUAL PARISH BEEFSTEAK DINNER & RAFFLE FEBRUARY 24 PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 6 Saint Joseph Church s very popular Beefsteak Dinner and Raffle will take place on Saturday, February 24 at 6:15 pm in the School Gym. Tickets are $45 a person and include a wonderful dinner by Clifton s Nightingale Catering (serving the finest in beefsteak & chicken banquets since 1938) with music by our own Peter Greco. The name of the 50/50 raffle winner will be drawn at the dinner. Proceeds of the event will go toward repair and maintenance of our church. Deacon George Montalvo will offer Protecting God s Children training on Tuesday, February 6 from 7:009:00 pm in the Saint Joseph lower school Library. Anyone who works with children in Saint Joseph Parish or School (including parent volunteers, class parents, catechists, coaches, Scout leaders, etc.) MUST attend one of these workshops. You must register ONLINe at virtus.org THANK YOU, MSGR. CULL A letter about our DINNER AND RAFFLE was mailed to parishioners last week. Look for yours to see how to get tickets for both! Saint Joseph Church is most grateful to Reverend Monsignor Larry Cull for his bequest to our parish. Monsignor Cull grew up in Oradell and attended Saint Joseph Church as a boy. He attended Riverdell High School, Seton Hall University and Immaculate Conception Seminary. Ordained in 1969, he served as parochial vicar at St. Paul in Ramsey, the Church of the Ascension in New Milford, He was pastor at Holy Rosary in Edgewater, St. Michael in Cranford and St. Paul in Ramsey. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Msgr. Cull. BECOME PART OF OUR PARISH FAMILY If you aren t already and would like to become a member of our parish (and we hope you do) please contact the parish office at 201-261-0148. A SPECIAL VISIT NEXT WEEKEND A representative from ASCPG (American Special Chidlren s Pilgrimage Group), a non-profit organization that sponsors an annual Easter Week pilgrimage to Lourdes for children and young adults with special physical needs, will speak at all Masses at Saint Joseph Church in two weeks (February 3-4). They will also be selling raffle tickets at the doors of the church after all Masses to help sponsor their work. We hope you will support this worthy cause. 4
Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm Monday 10:30 am Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 10:30 am Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm January 27, 2018 People of the Parish BREAD & WINE INTENTIONS The bread & wine for the week of January 28, 2018 is offered in loving memory of Carmine Laratonda as requested by John & Bernice Englishmen. FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ JANUARY 28, 2018 January 28, 2018 Louis De Palma Daniel Boland Dorothy M. Zack Peter Meenan (Anniversary Remembrance) Nancy O Brien January 29, 2018 Liam Dennis Robert McChulloch Saint Joseph School Mass Catholic Schools Week All are welcome. January 30, 2018 Vincent Cancro Thomasina Di Meglio January 31, 2018 Ned Marziliano John Barrett February 1, 2018 Cecilia & Francisco Tumang Mary & Dominick Nocetti February 2, 2018 Florence Toscano John C. Zack, Jr. Saint Joseph School Mass All are welcome. February 3, 2018 Caroline Accomando (16th Anniversary Remembrance) People of the Parsih February 4, 2018 Pearl Van Dam Theresa & James Condon Robert Westerdahl Amelia Fabiano Nancy O Brien 5 PRAYER REQUESTS Let us remember those who are ill: Tom Moran, Paul Bustamente, Alvaro Valencia, Bruce Herman, Thomas Irving, Catherine Thompson Let us remember those who have recently died: Patricia Victory, Sefe Azores, Bill Trepicchio, Sheila Tiernan Let us remember those serving in the military. 2017 Christmas Flower Donations Donated by In Loving Memory/Special Intention Pucci, Maureen...John Pucci STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION Brothers and sisters,: I should like you to be free of anxieties. 1 Corinthians 7: 32 How much anxiety do we bring upon ourselves by constantly worrying about not having enough or attaining more things? God won t necessarily give you everything you want, but He will provide everything you need. Try this use the word pray instead of the word worry in the future. SUNDAY COLLECTION Jan. 21, 2018 Jan. 22, 2017 BASKET $7,296 $9,268 ELECTRONIC GIVING $5,034 $4,068 TOTAL COLLECTION $12,960 $13,336 Visit us on our websites: CHURCH: sjcnj.org SCHOOL: sjsusa.org RELIGIOUS ED.: sjcnjre.org BISHOP BARRON S NEW FILM SERIES CONTINUES JAN. 31; FEB. 7, 21 Saint Joseph Church continues showing this six-part film series on Wednesday, January 31 with Bl. John Henry Newman after the Mass in the Jackson Room (lower church). Join Fr. Barron as he illumines these saints, artists, mystics and scholars who not only shaped the life of the church but changed the course of civilization. FREE. Saint Joseph Parish Staff Parish Trustees..Mr. Brendan Walsh/Mrs. Carol Winkler Parish Pastoral Council.Mr. Martin De Benedetto Dir. of Religious Education.Deacon George Montalvo Sacraments Coordinator..Mrs. Arlene Kennedy Director of Music..Mr. Monroe Quinn Youth Minister...Mrs. Donna Cirino Facilities Director...Mr. Tom Meli Business Manager...Mrs. Phyllis Vrola Parish Secretary...Mrs. Geraldine Carolan Principal of Saint Joseph School Dr. Paula Valenti Dir. of Comm./ Bulletin Editor...Mrs. Diane Hellriegel
SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ HEART-WARMING GIVING TREE THANK-YOUS A very sincere and heartfelt thank you for the gifts you sent to the Residents of Linden Housing. Your thoughtfulness added a sparkle to the holidays! Thank you also to Kristin Racine and her staff for all the time and work it took to see that every resident on the list that was sent received a gift. I don t know what I would have done without your help. Please know that my daily prayer is that God will reward all of you over and over for your good works. Sincerely, Sister Mary Haworth, F.S.P. Social Worker at Linden Housing Friday, February 2, 2018 7:30 pm Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL Substitute teachers for PreK through Grade 8, all subject areas, are needed. Candidates must be practicing Catholics and must take Protecting God's Children training. NJDOE content area certification is preferred but not required. Daily rate is $85.00 per day. Send cover letter and resume to: Dr. Paula Valenti, 305 Elm St., Oradell, NJ 07649 or email: valentip@sjsusa.org See our bulletin in full color at sjcnj.org Same low prices and selection as amazon.com Amazon will donate a portion of your purchase price to our parish. Just go to smile.amazon.com and type in St. Joseph RC Church New Milford as your charity. You can use your existing Amazon account or, if you re a new user, easily create one. There are lots of good things that help to warm us up and one of them is the kindness and generosity of good people like the parishioners, staff and volunteers of our brother Saint Joseph Parish. Over the years so many children have experiencd the blessings of the Christmas event because of the great generosity and donations of Saint Joseph Oradell. So many families have had a true reason to give thanks on Thanksgiving Day because they had food on their table from the same wonderful people. So many children have and continue to receive an education in a faith based Catholic school because of the same special Stewards of the Catholic Church. There are no big words to express my gratitude for what was shared again this year. I was present when the parents received the gift bags and all were overwhelmed some to tears. I am sure the children jumped for joy when they received their presents. Thank you, Monsignor David, for continuing the traditions started with our beloved late Sister Barbara and continued with servant Sister Mary Ann. Thank you, parishioners and Kristin Racine, for your very warm hearts and souls! Sincerely, Rev. James V. Pagnotta Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Jersey City Just a note to say thank you to you, Msgr. Hubba, and to your parishioners for the ongoing support towards our work at Saint Joseph Schoo, Jersey City. Your parish has been faithful in a multitude of ways: monthly stipend, fundraisers, Thanksgiving food, Christmas toys. We count on this support but we want you to know at the same time how deeply we appreciate all who are involved in this mission. Be assured of our ongoing prayers for you and your flock. Peace, Sister Mary Ann Rattigan Peace Director, Saint Joseph School, Jersey City 6
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