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Volume 5, Issue 24: June 17, 2018 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
10 County Road Tenafly, NJ 07670 201.568.0545 www.olmc.us Volume 5, Issue 24 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Staff Directory
Pastor Reverend Daniel O’Neill, O.Carm. t - 201.568.0545 e - [email protected]
In Residence Reverend Emmett Gavin, O.Carm. e - [email protected]
Church Office Masses Barbara Tamborini, Church Bookkeeper
e - [email protected] Daily Mary Ann Nelson, Administrative Assistant Monday – Saturday 8:30 AM t - 201.568.0545 Weekends f - 201.568.3215 e - [email protected] Saturday 5:00 PM Roxanne Kougasian, Secretary Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 NOON t - 201.871.4662 Holy Days e - [email protected] As announced Deacons Sacraments Deacon Lex Ferrauiola e - [email protected] The Sacrament of Reconciliation Deacon Michael Giuliano Saturday 4:00 – 4:30 PM, e - [email protected]
or by appointment; please call the Church Office Deacon David Loman
e - [email protected] The Sacrament of Baptism
The second Sunday of each month, except during Lent. Please arrange for Mission Development Elliot Guerra, Director Baptism at least two months in advance. t - 201.568.1403 The Sacrament of Marriage e - [email protected]
Please make an appointment with a priest or deacon at least one year in Music Ministry advance. Andrea Covais, Music Director e - [email protected] The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Religious Education Office Please call the Church Office to request a visit from fr. Dan. Sr. Regina M. Chassar, SSJ, Director t - 201.871.4662 e - [email protected]
Confirmation Program Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mission Statement Elliot Guerra, Director Justin Fernandez, Confirmation Staff “We are the Roman Catholic Community of Our Lady of Mount Carmel t - 201.568.1403 based in Tenafly, New Jersey. e - [email protected] e - [email protected] Our mission is the promotion of the holiness of life through Academy the celebration of the Sacraments, the sharing of the Gospel Kelly A. Koval, Principal and the promotion of Catholic values. t - 201.567.6491 We offer pastoral care through ministries that provide education, f - 201.568.1402 e - [email protected] healing, spiritual growth and social outreach in the Carmelite tradition.” Lisa Knowles, Administrative Assistant t - 201.567.6491
Peggy Rizzo, Academy Business Manager e - [email protected] “No matter who you are, no matter what you’ve done, no matter where you’re from, Facilities Ed McElroy, Facility Director no matter where you’re going, t - 201.906.4389
no matter how good or bad things seem, e - [email protected] you are always welcome.”
2 Volume 5, Issue 24 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time WELCOME
PASTOR’S LETTER TODAY’S GOSPEL MESSAGE Sunday, June 17th Mark 4:26-34 Dear Brothers and Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, “Jesus said to the crowds: ‘This is how it is with the kingdom A blessed Father’s Day to all. There are many levels to of God…It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the our national celebration, many of them tied into ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once marketing campaigns. In the spiritual setting of our it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants…’ church, I urge you to seize the day for its spiritual With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they opportunities. were able to understand it. To his own disciples, he explained everything in private.”
Obviously, this day provides the chance to utter the words “How many seeds have been planted with us during our lives that “I love you” to your father. I vividly recall saying those we are not aware of anymore? Then one day we encounter words straight out to my own father on this occasion as someone or something new and we recall what we heard. Now it an eighth grader. I did so because of some prompting at has a chance to blossom, to flower. We can also think of these school or at church, but the fact that I had said those seeds taking root outside ourselves, out in the world. Again and again in scripture we learn that the kingdom of God is built in words out loud and face-to-face somehow comforted me unexpected places.” for the rest of my life. Source: Pastoral Patterns, Summer 2018
Other things that might need to be said include “thank
you,” “I’m sorry,” or “I forgive you.” I believe that such DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK things can even be said, if needed, to our fathers who have “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” gone to God. Romans 10:17
Mark this day in any way you choose. Let us be at peace Monday 1 Kings 21:1-16; Matt 5:38-42
with our fathers and with God, Our Father, and all God’s Tuesday 1 Kings 21:17-29; Matt 5:43-48 world this day. Wednesday 2 Kings 2:1,6-14; Matt 6:1-6,16-18
Sincerely yours in Christ and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Thursday Sir 48:1-14; Matt 6:7-15
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious (Memorial) fr. Dan [email protected] Friday 2 Kings 11:1-4,9-18,20; Matt 6:19-23
Saturday 2 Chron 24:17-25; Matt 6:24-34
“The Christian is someone who thinks and acts in everyday life according to God’s will, someone who allows his or her life Stay connected with OLMC this summer as to be guided and nourished by the Holy Spirit… we feature interviews of our Medical Mission team. Team members give us a They are also fruitful; candid look at who they are and how, in the their lives bring new life to birth words of Pope Francis, “their lives bring new all around them.” life to birth all around them.” – Pope Francis
3 Volume 5, Issue 24 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time LITURGICAL
MASSES FOR THE WEEK MINISTERS FOR JUNE 23rd & 24th
MONDAY, JUNE 18th 5 PM 8:30 Father’s Day Novena Servers – Mary Petito, Matteo Petito
Lector – Joan Schaper th TUESDAY, JUNE 19 Eucharistic Ministers – Eileen Mangaser, Rosanne Ambulo, 8:30 Father’s Day Novena George Dirschel
th WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 8 AM 8:30 Father’s Day Novena Servers – John Mauro, Lenny Park
st Lector – Susan Semler THURSDAY, JUNE 21 8:30 Father’s Day Novena Eucharistic Ministers – Elissa Lang, Raymond Glover, Diane Bruno, Fran Mladjenovic FRIDAY, JUNE 22nd 8:30 Father’s Day Novena 10 AM Servers – Gianna Sidoti, Sedona Perin, John Martinez rd SATURDAY, JUNE 23 Lector – James Brooks 8:30 Father’s Day Novena Eucharistic Ministers – Wanda Ferrauiola, Carol Roux, 5:00 June Rossetti Yvette Tanhehco, Michelle Roux Requested by Veronica Keevins
th 12 NOON SUNDAY, JUNE 24 Servers – Justin Del Valle, Matthew Del Valle 8:00 Constance Mathus Lector – Margaret Rossi Requested by Her Family
Eucharistic Ministers – Tita Ong, Julia Carozza, Judy Ong, 10:00 Parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Toni Essman
12:00 Father’s Day Novena
THE BREAD AND WINE The altar flowers this week This week the Bread and Wine are in memory of are given by Lorraine Fowler The Durso Family requested by Brenda and Rich Brunelle. in memory of v THE SANCTUARY LAMP Ralph and Laura Durso. This week the Sanctuary Lamp is in memory of Dominick Avitabile requested by The Antonucci Family. v “Holiness consists REST IN PEACE not in extraordinary actions, Please remember in your prayers Marcela Irene Merklen Olivera but in performing your duties (sister of Alejandra Merklen Pimenta de Medeiros), toward God, yourself, and others well.”
Phillip Rivera, Carol Totman (mother of Nicola Totman) and all the military men and women —Saint Maximilian Kolbe who have died this week.
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Volume 5, Issue 24 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time WEEKLY RUNDOWN
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who look to you for blessing.
FATHER’S DAY NOVENA Teach us the way of fidelity and
Our Father’s Day Novena begins this Sunday, June 17th unconditional love.” th and continues through Monday, June 25 . – Sr. Mary Catherine Walton, SSJ
If you would like to enroll your father, living or deceased, envelopes and cards are available by the doors of the Church. Please return the large envelope either to the Church Office The Parish Staff Wishes All Dads or place it in the Sunday collection basket. Names of those A Blessed And Happy Father’s Day! enrolled will be placed on the altar during this Novena.
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YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN Join us for JOIN a ONE OF OLMC’S one of our MINISTRY MINISTRIES! faith sharing
groups! Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors and Ushers are needed to serve at
our weekend Masses on a rotating basis. Volunteers are needed to serve in our Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) ministry at
the 10 AM Mass on Sundays.
Scheduling is done based on YOUR availability. Make New Friends Training is provided. And Enrich Your Spiritual Journey Today!
Please fill out the form below and return it to the Church Office, Our faith sharing groups offer a variety of prayerful Religious Education Office, or place it in the collection basket. We and cultural ways to explore our faith in a deeper way.
look forward to welcoming you to one of these ministries!
MINISTRY SIGN-UP FORM MEN’S CORNERSTONE GROUP meets every other (Please return this form to the Church Office or Religious Education Office Wednesday at St. Mary’s Church, Closter. to serve in one of OLMC’s ministries, or place it in the Sunday collection basket.) Our next meeting th is Wednesday, June 27 at 7:30 PM. Please call Deacon Name______Michael Giuliano at 201-983-1591 or Bill Angresano at 201- 370-2698 if you have any questions. Phone______v
Email______with fr. Dan meets MOUNT CARMEL BOOK CLUB Please consider joining one of OLMC’s ministries; training is provided monthly in the school Conference Room. We will resume prior to serving. Please check ministry choice and Mass preference. meeting in the fall. Please see future bulletins for our next Serving is on a rotating basis: meeting. New members are welcome! Please call the Church
Office at 201-568-0545 to join or for more information. Liturgical Ministry Choice: v ___ Eucharistic Minister ___ Lector SPIRITUAL DIRECTION encourages us to explore a ___ Usher closer relationship with God and is carried out in the context
of a one-to-one trusting and confidential relationship with the Mass Preference: spiritual director. If you think that Spiritual Direction might be ___ 5 PM a way for you to discern God’s actions in your life, contact Deacon Lex at 201-568-6819 or [email protected]. ___ 8 AM
___ 10 AM v
___ 12 NOON WOMEN’S CORNERSTONE GROUP and WOMEN’S SHARING GROUP will resume meeting Catechetical Ministry: in September. Please call Sr. Regina at 201-871-4662 for more ___ Catechist for Children’s Liturgy of the Word information. See future bulletins for start-up dates. (CLOW) during 10 AM Mass
✓ Please see future bulletins for our schedule of faith sharing groups beginning this fall!
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Please keep the following people in your prayers:
Bernadette Alvarado Margaret Kim Assunta Auriana Adam Kokosinski Walk-In Dinner Program Max Bazzarelli Rumi Kubo June 19, 2018 Brian Bingman James Kwok
Maria Capo Elon Lages Lima Interested in donating a homemade meatloaf, mashed Pat Carrier Joanne Mitchell potatoes, vegetable or dessert? Or serving the meal at Elphine Castro Vito Moncello the kitchen? Email Elliot at [email protected]. Cho Hyung Joon Stephan Dottie Murphy Alyson Connolly-Randazzo Kay Raphael Remedios De Guzman Anthony Salvatore Homeless Family Program Rachel Durso Suh Il Ran Veronica Peter Gagne Giselle Velez Hosted by OLMC
July 29 – August 5, 2018 Catholic Charities Veteran Services This summer OLMC will be hosting working homeless “…providing help—creating hope…” families as part of Family Promise of Bergen County’s Homeless Family Program. Please consider saving the Catholic Charities offers supportive services for Veteran dates to cook dinners and serve, entertain children, or to families of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex stay overnight as emergency contacts. We also will be and Union counties. Catholic Charities can help with asking for food donations. Please see future bulletins and rental assistance, moving costs, utility payments, childcare our parish Web site in the coming weeks for more expenses, security deposits, supportive services, information about this program and how you and your transportation costs. Call Catholic Charities’ Confidential family can help. Helpline 24 hours a day at 855-767-8387.
Catholic Charities Donation Bins
You can help Catholic Charities continue their mission to help those in need by generously donating gently used or new items such as those listed below and placing them in marked bins located at select Catholic cemeteries and parishes. All items that you donate are sold and proceeds directly support programs for the needy provided by Catholic Charities. Your donations help make a difference.
wBooks Clothing wKnick Knacks wLinens and Sheets wShoes wSmall Appliances wStuffed Animals wTowels
White donation bins with blue logos are located at the following nearby parishes:
v Church of the Ascension, New Milford v Saint Joseph Church, Oradell/New Milford v Saint Mary Church, Closter
Donation bins are available at other locations throughout the Archdiocese as listed at www.ccannj.com. If you have numerous items or breakable items such as dishes, glasses, or photo frames, call for a direct pick-up at 877-343-3651 and mention the Archdiocese of Newark. Tax receipts are available. For more information, contact Catholic Charities at 973-596-3985 or at [email protected].
7 Volume 5, Issue 24 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
What Parents Should Expect From A Religious Education Program
According to an information estimate by the National Catholic Education Association, somewhere between eighty and ninety percent of Catholic children now receive religious education in parish religious Who will plant the dreams education programs. What should a parent expect from a religious education program? in the minds of the children? Who will be the love Here are six: • A professional educational director in the hearts of the children? • Well-prepared catechists Who will give examples • Well-balanced curriculum of all that life can be? • A parish liturgy that teaches and inspires • Help in preparing children for sacraments Catechists are needed for the 2018-19 school year. • An introduction to Scripture Religious education classes are held on Sunday mornings from 8:45 to 9:55 beginning on What Parents Should NOT Expect From th A Religious Education Program September 16 and on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:45 beginning on September 18th. Classes What should a parent not expect from a religious education program?
end the beginning of May. Training is provided. Here are three:
• A program that teaches everything your child should know We Unable to commit to teaching every week? about the faith. Families are the primary religious educators offer team teaching opportunities that allow you to of their children. Catechists and the religious education alternate weeks with another catechist! programs provide additional materials to assist parents in this role. For more information or to join our team of • A program that can keep kids Catholic. Families have the catechists, please contact Sr. Regina at 201-871- opportunity and environment to provide Catholicity for their 4662 or at [email protected]. children.
• A program that solves family problems. Religious education is not about disciplining children. It’s about learning the Gospel What is RCIA? and being formed in the faith. It is only with parental involvement that the real goal of religious education—passing Is RCIA for You? the faith on to our children—becomes possible.
RCIA is the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
The Church welcomes into the RCIA process of Interested in sharing the Catholic faith with the young preparation persons who have never been baptized, people of our parish community? You’re invited to become those already baptized in another Christian tradition, or a Children’s Liturgy of the Word catechist! baptized Catholics who have not received First
Eucharist or Confirmation. The celebration of If you are an adult who has received the Christian initiation takes place at the Easter Vigil Sacrament of Confirmation and are interested in liturgy. If you or someone you know has been thinking sharing the Catholic faith with the young people about becoming a member of the Catholic Church, but of our parish community, please consider joining would first like information about the process, please the Children’s Liturgy of the Word ministry. call Sr. Regina at 201-871-4662. Sign-up form is on page 6 of this bulletin.
8 Volume 5, Issue 24 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time ACADEMY
Congratulations to the Class of 2018!
Graduate High School “FOR ALL THAT HAS BEEN, Diya Bhatia Bergen County Academies THANKS Rosanna Binetti Cresskill High School FOR ALL THAT IS TO COME, Evelyn Choe Bergen County Academies YES!” Justin Del Valle The Leonia Academy for Humanities Luke Figueroa Xavier High School (NY) Dag Hammarskjold
Carlo Francavilla Dumont High School Reflecting on my second year as principal at OLMC, I could Maya Gabric Dominican Academy (NY) not envision a quote that said it better than the quote above, Olivia Grandelis The Leonia Academy of Science hence I am reusing it for year two! I am sincerely grateful to Alejandro Hernandez Don Bosco Preparatory High School all for the fantastic academic year at OLMC. Working Eshan Hingorani Bergen Catholic High School together we have accomplished so much and yet we can Lauren Kim Horace Mann School (NY) easily identify so much more that we hope to accomplish as Brianna Kirkland Immaculate Conception High School we begin to plan for 2018-2019.
Taylor Liriano Bergenfield High School Watching each of our students (from the youngest pre-K Sophia Melone Academy of the Holy Angels little one to the oldest eighth grader), I marvel at their Jaden Mendoza Bergenfield High School accomplishments and the ways in which our teachers are Montana Nicks Dwight-Englewood School able to draw out the best in each of them. We are so blessed. Ariana Novero Immaculate Heart Academy There are challenges along the way, yet working as a team, Nicolette Otero Academy of the Holy Angels we are able to meet them head on, and move forward in Matteo Petito Saint Peter’s Preparatory School spite of them. The “Carmel Experience” is a true gift and Genesis Ramirez Immaculate Conception High School one from which everyone benefits. I pray that we are able to Indigo Ramirez Immaculate Conception High School grow in Carmel throughout the summer months and return refreshed to face the new year with wonder and awe! Christian Ross Bergen Catholic High School Nicole Sinde Academy of the Holy Angels Thank you for what has been and for your willingness to Miles Suitt Bergen Catholic High School participate in what will be. May you create cherished family Christopher Tomeo Regis High School (NY) memories throughout the summer, remembering always to Mackenzie Wedeen Academy of the Holy Angels pray together while you make plans to play together. Alexander Yoon Kent School (CT) Looking forward to working together come September! Be safe and peace-filled…God Bless! Jameson Zachery The Spence School (NY) May God bless you today and always, The Faculty And Staff Of Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Miss Kelly Koval Wish You Success In Your Future Endeavors! Principal
Congratulations, New Student Council Officers! Moderator: Mrs. Toni Essman
President: Rocco Gratale Treasurer: Danielle Dobres Vice President: Arjun Dhawan Secretary: Gabrielle Cruz
9 Volume 5, Issue 24 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time GIVING & GRATITUDE
Recurring giving that helps plan our LOOKING FOR A GIFT FOR A COLLEGE- parish’s needs and programs. BOUND STUDENT OR END-OF-THE-YEAR GIFT FOR A TEACHER? • Flexible • Convenient GIFT CARDS are available for purchase after • Reliable the 10 AM Mass on Sundays in the Narthex • Automatic Office and during regular school hours Monday through Friday in the Academy Office. VISA – MASTERCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS – DISCOVER Stop & Shop DEBIT CARD Whole Foods
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Looking For Items For Your Child’s College Dorm? Shop www.smile.amazon.com and designate Shop Amazon Smile And Select OLMC As Your OLMC (listed in Amazon’s directory as “Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church”) as the recipient. The Designated Charity! account holder uses the same login and account information.