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REV. ROBERT KOLAKOWSKI, JCL PASTOR [email protected]

REV. GEORGE SOBERICK Weekend Clergy

FOR EMERGENCY/ENCASO SE EMERGENCIA 609-397-4118 PARISH OFFICE /OFICINA PARROQUIAL 13 North Main Street ~ Lambertville, NJ 08530 609-397-3350

HOURS/HORAS DE OFICINA

Monday-Friday ~ 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Website: www.PARISHOFSAINTJOHN.org Email: [email protected] 44 BRIDGE STREET Fax: 609-397-8713 LAMBERTVILLE, NJ 08530 MASS SCHEDULE/HORARIO DE MISA

ST JOHN

WEEKDAYS MONDAY through FRIDAY 8:30 a.m.

WEEKENDS

SATURDAY EVENING 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.

ST AGNES

SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. MISA EN ESPANOL 11:00 a.m.

HOLY DAYS VIGIL MASS 7:00 p.m. HOLY DAY 7:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. CONFESSIONS * SATURDAY 3:30-4:30 p.m.

∗ Appointments may be made for alternate times by calling SOUTH MAIN STREET

the Parish Office. STOCKTON, NJ 08559

ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH ~ LAMBERTVILLE AND STOCKTON, NJ

October 26, 2014 October 26, 2014 Altar Flowers Sanctuary Light Please call the Parish Office In Memory of Michele Hart If you would like to remember your Req. by the Family loved one in this way.

Let us remember all those who have asked for our prayers Collection for especially the sick and suffering of our parish. October 19, 2014 Maria Shannon Mathew David Jane Katrina Hall $8,184.78

Figenia Varga Susan H. Louis Reciniello Fred Benjamin Elidad Castro Bob Anne Heithmar Joseph Skillodge Sheila M. Virginia Kramer DIOCESE OF METUCHEN Valerie Latella Walter B. Kevin Losch Marguerite Skillodge Sammy Muscente OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH Neil Esposito Rebecca Moffat Respect Life Prayer Dan Latella Novena to Saint Jude O God, our Creator, all life is in your hands from conception until death. Help us to reverence the awesome privilege of our St. Jude Thaddeus is the Patron Saint of hope. share in creation. May all people live and die in dignity and love. Bless all those who defend life in all of its forms. Enlight- We turn to St. Jude in times of need and for serious en and be merciful toward those who fail to love, and give them or seemingly hopeless causes, including depression, peace. Let freedom be tempered by responsibility, integrity unemployment, addiction, illness and loss and and morality. ask for his intercession. We ask this through Christ, our Lord, Amen

Please join us in prayer on any or all of the

following dates: 2014 Bishop’s Annual Appeal

Life-Changing Faith Monday, October 20th through Friday, October 24th at 7:00 PM Mass and Novena Naomi’s Way is a transitional housing program for single mothers operated by Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen. Saturday, October 25th at 5:00 PM All of the clients are involved in vocational or educational training and attend monthly life skills workshops focused on Mass and Novena areas such as health and nutrition, parenting, and budgeting.

Your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal has been life- Sunday, October 26th at 4:00 PM changing for hundreds of young women who have found a Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Novena path to self-sufficiency at Naomi’s Way. Please prayerfully consider making a gift today. Monday, October 27th at 7:00 PM Mass and Novena Diocesan Faith Formation Convocation, Nov. 15, 2014 All church ministers and parishioners are invited to Tuesday, October 28th, the Feast Day, at 7:00 PM attend the diocesan Faith Formation Convocation at the Mass and Novena St. John Neumann Pastoral Center in Piscataway on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. The Convocation will be especially helpful to all those in parish leadership, especially catechists and Catholic School Teachers, RCIA and Evangelization teams, and Youth and Young

Adult Ministers. The day will include prayer with Bishop Bootkoski and Bishop Gerald Kicanas, workshops, lunch and exhibitors. For more information, please call 732-562-2448 x1310 or go to the diocesan Saint Jude Thaddeus, Patron Saint of those in need, website for workshop descriptions and registration forms.

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OCTOBER 26TH THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PARISH UPDATES

Knights of Columbus RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS CONFIRMATION REMINDER! Timothy Rudderow Grand Knight (609) 439-7879 or 609-397-4550 The students who are preparing for Confirmation will First Thursday of the Month 8:00pm gather at 1:30pm on Saturday, November 1, 2014 in the Squires Jesus School for a retreat with the Franciscan Friars

Louis Failla: Chief Squires Councilor of the Renewal. They will be joined by their sponsors and 609-397-4550 families at the 5:00pm Mass. Meeting Time 2nd & 4th Thursday of the Month “Every year the Church recalls the example, witness, and prayer of the holy women and men who have been identi- fied by the Church as Saints. These saints are more than just role models; they are family members with whom we continue to share relation, in a bond of prayer, called the Communion of Saints. “

Veterans Day Mass Following the Mass, the students will dress as the Saint they have chosen in preparation for Confirmation. St. John the Evangelist will have a special Mass honoring all of our Parishioners who have Let us keep these young men and women in prayer as served or who are serving our country with they journey toward the Sacrament of Confirmation. bravery and pride on Sunday, November 9th at - the 8:00AM Mass. There will be a special bless- Rosary Altar Society Annual Soup/Bake Sale ing for all Veterans and those currently serving. We will have rows of chairs reserved for these October 25th and 26th after all Masses Soup: $7.00/quart special men and women. Please wear your uni- form or any special insignias that you may Praying Rosary: November 1, 2014 @ 4:30pm have. Meeting: November 10, 2014 @ 7:00pm Thank You, Lord, for the men and women of our The Memorial Star Program armed forces. Protect them as they protect us. Defend them as they defend us. Encourage and strengthen their spirit, soul and body in the execution of their duties and responsibilities.

Dustin Gardner Danielle Kamensky Ray McGowan, Jr

Amanda Aiello Michael P Lally Jr. Glenn Salt Daniel Barlow Justin Lelie Theresa Sconzo Nick Brady Robert Coates III Matthew Coates Dedicate a beautiful Apse Star in memory of

a Loved One MASS OF REMEMBRANCE Supporting the restoration of our Church If you have lost a loved one within the last year, Small Star: $500 November 1, 2013 through November 1, 2014, St. John’s Medium Star: $1,000 will be offering a Mass of Remembrance on November Large Star: $3,000 2nd at 4:00 PM. If you have not received information regarding participation, please pick up a reply card in the back of the church in the basket marked “Remembrance Forms available at Mass or the Parish Office Mass”. Please return the completed card as soon as For more information contact Judy at possible by placing it in the same basket or by mailing it 215-598-3983 back to the Parish Office. Thank you Preserving Our Legacy of Faith 3

OCTOBER 26TH ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST AND ST. AGNES Weekly Reflection PARISH INFORMATION

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time EDUCATION

"The whole law and the prophets depend on these two Children's religious education: please call the office for religious studies (in English). Requires commandments." The law of love. That's what Jesus came that children attend regular classes to receive to establish. In a religious milieu that was often marked their sacraments. It also requires all households to participate regularly in the Mass. Please call by legalism and scrupulosity, Jesus brought a kind of free- Veronica McCabe, 609-397-3350 ex. 15, dom. He reminded us that the laws of religion are made to Director of religious studies for more serve the ultimate goal of love: love for God and love for information. neighbor. Adult Religious Education Class: Please Think about the Ten Commandments. This classical sum- contact Veronica McCabe mary of God's rules for us can be divided into two types School Jesus: "Early education for children in of laws. First come the laws about loving God: have no the Catholic tradition." Preschool program for strange gods; don't take the Lord's name in vain; honor the children between 3 and 5 years of age, full time or part time. Sabbath. Then come the laws about loving our neighbor: honor your parents; don't kill; don't commit adultery; CONFESSIONS don't steal; be honest; and don't covet your neighbor's St. John's ~ Saturday: 3:30- 4:30 P.M. spouse or property. When we follow the law of love that BAPTISMS: Jesus preaches today, all of this is taken care of. Are celebrated the first Sunday of the month

If we loved God with our whole heart, mind, and soul, for after the 11:00 Mass, please call the Parish Office for additional information: 609-397-3350 example, there would be no room left for false gods. There would be no bitterness or apathy leading us to dis- MARRIAGES The bride or groom must be an active-registered respect God's name or to fail to worship him as he has member of St. John the Evangelist Parish with asked. Similarly, if we loved our neighbors as ourselves weekly Mass attendance and involvement in the by following the Golden Rule, then we would naturally life of the Parish for one year before the marriage preparation process. Please call the respect them instead of lying, killing, coveting, or the like. Parish Office for more information. Ultimately, all the dos and don'ts of the law are just spe- cific guidelines describing what love looks like. This is SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK When necessary, contact the Parish Office 609- very helpful for those times when love doesn't come so 397-3350 easily to us. When we struggle with having our heart in the right place, the Ten Commandments give us direction. HOSPITALIZED FAMILY But as Jesus instructs us today, the goal is to grow in the If you have a hospitalized family member, let kind of love that naturally leads us to want to do what's the parish know so that we can visit and take best. the Eucharist. Please call the parish office.

ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH ~ LAMBERTVILLE AND STOCKTON, NJ

Mass Schedule Ministry Schedule Week of October 26th, 2014 November 1st and 2nd, 2014 Saturday, October 25, 2014 Eucharistic Ministers: 5:00pm Deacon Joe Masterson Req. by The Children Sunday, October 26, 2014 November 1, 2014 8:00am Susi Ristaino 5:00pm *Sister Susan, Louise Dougherty- Req. by Mario Peluso & Family Whitcom, Jim Kuhn, Deacon Mike 9:30am Glenn Wright & Kathy Semko Req. by Lorraine & Rick Carmosino 11:00am For the People November 2, 2014 St. Agnes 8:00am *Sister Marie, Laura Darby, John & 9:30am Marie Marchisa Req. by Dale & Barbara Errico Linda Lanza, Patty Vasey 11:00am For the People 9:30am *Jim & Marie Machinga, Stacey Monday, October 27, 2014 Mardirossian, Richard McDonough, 8:30am John & Joyce Sheridan Lorraine Moore Req. by the Thiel Family 11:00am *Peggy Dondero, Judy Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Gundersheim, Barbara Hevner, 8:30am Virginia Rodrigez Garcia Sharon Neylon, Diane Washburn

Req. by Fr. Robert Kolakowski St Agnes:

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:30am *Kathy Buscavage, Valerie 8:30am Lola Florez Glantschnig Req. by Sister Marie Thursday, October 30, 2014 8:30am Steven Ennis Lectors: Req. by Gazzillo Family Friday, October 31, 2014 November 1 and 2, 2014 8:30am Anna Chupik 5:00pm Bryce Sanders Saturday, November 1, 2014 8:00am Carol Harding 5:00pm Shannon Magbalon 9:30am Nancy Kienzler Req. by Sister Susan 11:00am David Dondero Sunday, November 2, 2014 8:00am Regina Waldron Murray St. Agnes:

Req. by Karl & Laura Darby & Family 9:30am Roger Locandro

9:30am Michael Deinhardt 11:00am 1st Reading: Anyi Arias Req. by Fr. Robert Kolakowski 2nd Reading: Maribel Castro 11:00am Dottie Req. by Marie Schultz St. Agnes 9:30am Jeffrey Guinther Altar Servers: Req. by Veronica McCabe 11:00am For the People November 1 and 2, 2014 5:00pm Alexandra Magas Readings for the Week of October 26, 2014 8:00am Jack Herman, Connor & Kyle Sunday: Ex 22:20-26/1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40 McCudden, Amanda Brewi Monday: Eph 4:32--5:8/Lk 13:10-17 9:30am Andrew & Katherine Mardirossian, Tuesday: Eph 2:19-22/Lk 6:12-16 Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9/Lk 13:22-30 Rebecca Phillips Thursday: Eph 6:10-20/Lk 13:31-35 11:00am Ben, Ryan & John Bogle, Friday: Phil 1:1-11/Lk 14:1-6 St. Agnes: Saturday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a 9:30am Connor Devlin Next Sunday: Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40

26 De Octubre De 2014 30º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

30º Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

INFORMACION EN ESPAÑOL

El domingo pasado Jesús fue puesto a prueba respecto al dinero OFICINA PARROQUIAL de los impuestos. Hoy, nos dice la palabra de Dios que mucha 609-397-3350 NUMERO DE FAX DE OFICINA gente le escuchaba y se asombraba de sus enseñanzas. Sin em- 609-397-8713 bargo, una vez más los fariseos se reunieron para hacerle la EN CASO DE EMERGENCIA siguiente pregunta: "Maestro, ¿cuál es el mandamiento más 609-397-4118 grande de la ley?" La respuesta de Jesús no se hizo esperar: HORAS DE OFICINA "Amarás al señor, tu Dios, con todo tu corazón, con toda tu al- Lunes a Viernes ~ 9:00 AM – 3:00 P.M. ma y con toda tu mente". Único y gran mandamiento, pero hay HORARIO DE MISA otro muy parecido. "Amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo".

Misa en Español ~ Domingos, 11:00 A.M. Todos sabemos que la ley y los profetas tienen su base en estos St. Agnes en Stockton dos mandamientos. Y ¿ahora cuál es la ley, cuál el man- EDUCACION damiento? Educación Religiosa para Niños: Por favor llamar a la oficina de Estudios Religiosos (en Inglés). Se requiere que los niños asistan El Papa Francisco, en la audiencia general del 12 de junio de regularmente a estas clases para poder recibir sus sacramentos. Se requiere también que todas las familias participen regularmente en la 2013, nos lo clarifica para nuestros tiempos "la ley del amor". Misa. Por favor llamar a la directora de Estudios Religiosos para más información, al 609-397-3350. "¿Cuál es la ley del pueblo de Dios? Es la ley del amor, amor a Dios y amor al prójimo según el mandamiento nuevo que nos Educación Religiosa para Adultos: Por favor comuníquese con el Padre si le faltan algunos de los sacramentos. dejó el Señor (cf. Jn 13, 34). Un amor, sin embargo, que no es

La Escuela Jesús: "Educación temprana para niños en la tradición estéril sentimentalismo o algo vago, sino que es reconocer a católica." Programa pre-escolar para niños entre 3 y 5 años de edad, tiempo completo o tiempo parcial. Kindergarten – Día completo. Para Dios como único Señor de la vida y, al mismo tiempo, acoger al más información llamar al 609-397-0593. otro como verdadero hermano, superando divisiones, rival- CONFESIONES St John’s ~ Sábados: 3:30 – 4:30 P.M. idades, incomprensiones, egoísmos; las dos cosas van juntas.

BAUTISMOS ¡Cuánto camino debemos recorrer aún para vivir en concreto Español: Durante la Misa en español o cuando sea necesario. (Los padres deben estar registrados en la Parroquia y se requiere que esta nueva ley!" ¿Con que batallamos más, amando a Dios o asistan a una clase de preparación antes del bautismo. Por favor amando al vecino? ¿Qué es lo que Dios nos llama a hacer? llame a la oficina parroquial para hacer los arreglos necesarios.)

MATRIMONIOS Contactar la oficina parroquial 1 año antes de la boda. El novio o la ©2014 Liturgical Publications Inc novia debe estar registrado (a) como miembro de la Parroquia por lo menos por 1 año antes que el día de la boda sea confirmado. Se requiere que los novios participen en Pre-Cana o Encuentro de Comprometidos. Para más información, por favor llamar la oficina parroquial. Lecturas para la semana del 26 de octubre de 2014 SACRAMENTO DE UNCION DE LOS ENFERMOS Domingo: Ex 22, 20-26/1 Tes 1, 5-10/Mt 22, 34-40 Cuando sea necesario, contacte la oficina parroquial. -- - Lunes: Ef 4, 32 5, 8/Lc 13, 10 17 FAMILIARES HOSPITALIZADOS Martes: Ef 2, 19-22/Lc 6, 12-19 Si tiene algún familiar hospitalizado, hágalo saber a la parroquia para Miércoles: Ef 6, 1-9/Lc 13, 22-30 que lo podamos visitar y llevarle la Eucaristía. Pueden llamar al Jueves: Ef 6, 10-20/Lc 13, 31-35 Padre al 609-397-3350 o 609-397-4118. - - Viernes: Flp 1, 1 11/Lc 14, 1 6 PARTICIPE EN EL CORO Sábado: Ap 7, 2-4. 9-14/1 Jn 3, 1-3/Mt 5, 1-12 El coro está buscando más voces e instrumentos musicales. Toda Domingo siguiente: Sab 3, 1-9/Rom 5, 5-11 o Rom 6, 3-9/Jn persona a quien le guste cantar o sepa tocar instrumentos musicales, 6, 37-40 pueden participar en el coro. Ofrezca su talento. ©Liturgical Publications Inc 6