Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich Parish
Established January 1, 2016
July 16, 2017

St. Andrew the Apostle Church
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church th 326 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ
2 West 4 Street, Bayonne, NJ
Established 1861
Established 1914
EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES:



Saturday:

4:00pm (anticipated)

Sundays:

7:30am, 10:30am, 1:30pm (Spanish)

Sundays:
9:00am, 12:00 Noon

Mon.NFri.:
6:30am

Mon.NSat.:
9:00am

Holy Days:

6:30am

Holy Days:

9:00am, 7:00pm








PARISH OFFICES:
RECONCILIATION
326 Avenue C
(201) 4374090

Saturdays:
3:00pm4:00pmNSt. Andrew
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 4370388 (fax)




or by appointment






BAPTISM
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Monday Friday 9:30am 6:00pm Children of registered parishioners are eligible for the Sacrament


nd Saturday and Sunday Closed of Baptism which is celebrated on the 2 Sunday of the month
[email protected] (alternating between St. Mary and St. Andrew) except during the Lenten season. Contact us via email at [email protected].
PARISH STAFF
PASTORAL CARE FOR THE SICK
Rev. Peter Wehrle


Pastor
Any parishioner unable to attend Mass may contact the rectory to Rev. Philip Sanders


Parochial Vicar
make arrangements to receive the Eucharist at home.


Rev. Msgr. Joseph Reilly Weekend Assistant MARRIAGES
Ray Bober





Music Director
Arrangements should be started at least one year in advance for Philomena Coco



Faith Formation
the necessary preparation. Parish registration of either the Bride or Patrick Costello



Parish Trustee
Groom is required.
Vivian Crespo



Office Manager
Janet Cymbor




Parish Trustee
PARISH REGISTRATION
Ashley Retamar Elrod

Interim Cantor
Registration is required of all who wish to consider themselves Ann Marie Skowronski

Bookkeeper
parishioners at Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich Parish. Steven Spinosa



Choir Director
Census forms and collection envelopes are available at the office.
DEVOTIONS


ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
St. Jude Novena Mondays after the 6:30 Mass

Miraculous Medal Novena
Tuesdays after the 9:00 Mass
All Saints Catholic Academy (201) 443 8384

Sr. Rita Marie Fritzen, OSF
Principal
Morning Prayer Weekdays after the 6:30 Mass th

19 West 13 Street
Weekdays before the 9:00 Mass
Communal Rosary
Weekdays after the 9:00 Mass
st 1 Friday Exposition
7:00amN12:00 noon (St. Mary)

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Sat., July 15


St. Bonaventure

St. A
4:00 PM
Edward O’Rourke
th Sun., July 16
15 Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. M
7:30 AM
Vito Gironda

St. A
9:00 AM
John Boyle

St. M
10:30 AM
Michael Gerace

St. A
12:00 PM
Henry Pavlak

St. M
1:30 PM
People of the Parish
Mon., July 17


Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne

St. M
6:30 AM
Stella Gerace





St. A 9:00 AM Robert Lee “The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but Tue., July 18


St. Camillus de Lellis
then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it
St. M
6:30 AM
Richard Gormley
bears no fruit. But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears
St. A
9:00 AM
Robert Lee
the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a

 Wed., July 19


St. Arsenius the Great hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.” Mt 13:22 23
St. M
6:30 AM
The McLaughlin family
ASCA GOLF OUTING




St. A 9:00 AM John and Julia Boyle The “Thomas Fienan Memorial Golf Outing,” benefitting Thu., July 20

St. Apollinaris
All Saints Catholic Academy, will take place this Friday,
St. M
6:30 AM
Kathryn Byrne
7/21, at the La Tourette Golf Course in Staten Island. The
St. A
9:00 AM
Robert Lee
dinner / reception will be held at the Chandelier in Fri., July 21


St. Lawrence of Brindisi
Bayonne. Our own John Hester serves as the honorary
St. M
6:30 AM
Florence Murphy
chairman of the event. We are looking for sponsors and
St. A
9:00 AM
Lorraine Kalanta
golfers. Email [email protected] for more information or call the school at 2014438384.
Sat., July 22


St. Mary Magdalene

St. A
9:00 AM
Edward Slaski
ONLINE GIVING IS AVAILABLE

St. A
4:00 PM
People of the Parish
Online Giving is now available for parishioners with th Sun., July 23
16 Sunday in Ordinary Time
WeShare, an easy and convenient way to save time and
St. M
7:30 AM
Teresa Lagani
support the church. Donating is simple, safe, and
St. A
9:00 AM
Rev. Thomas Foye
completely secure. With WeShare, you can set up a
St. M
10:30 AM
Mary and Frank Pavelko
recurring weekly or monthly transaction using your
St. A
12:00 PM
John Lukac
checking, savings, or credit card account. You can decide
St. M
1:30 PM
Carlos Jimenez
how much to give to any collection and make changes any time, day or night. You don’t need to worry about MEMORIALS
forgetting your contribution envelope.
St. A. Sanctuary Lamp
Rita and Lucien Labrecque


In the future we will also be allowing our Religious St. A. Wine and Hosts Amelia Leston Education parents to make payments on the site and will be St. M. Sanctuary Lamp
Kathryn Byrne
promoting a number of church events. Be on the look out St. M. Wine and Hosts
Patrick Duffy
for those announcements.
FOOD PANTRY
If you would like to enroll in Online Giving, please visit Lou & Helen Ambrosio, Louise Ambrosio, Daniel Bialt, bmtparish.weshareonline.org. If you have any questions or Lois Biondi, John Buzinkai, Mary Corrado, Marilyn Duffy, concerns about the program or would like help setting up John Durak, Mary Ellen Finck, James O’Donnell, your account, please call our parish office at 2014374090.

Richard Packen, Patrick Tierney "Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be SHARING GOD’S BLESSING
measured out to you." Luke 6:38
To date, 265 families have pledged $62,610 to the Annual
Appeal of the Archdiocese, Sharing God’s Blessings. FAITH GIVING N We thank you for your continued generous support of Individual pledges ranging from $3 $5,000 with the
average being $236. The Archdiocese will give Bl. Miriam Bl. Miriam Teresa Parish. Teresa parish a portion of every dollar given over our goal


of $60,597. Thank you for your generous support of this 07/02 Sunday Collection $ 8,537.00 noble cause and in doing so, our own parish!!
07/09
Sunday Collection
$ 11,298.00
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STEWARDSHIP CORNER
“The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word but then the cares of the world and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.”
MT 13:22  In Mark’s Gospel we hear how Jesus was able to heal the Does the lure of riches and material goods choke God out of deaf man with the speech impediment. He brought the man your life? Are you so caught up in worldly activities that away from the crowd, then touching his ears and tongue you have no time for God? Stewardship is a lifestyle to be “and looking up to heaven, He sighed and said ‘ephphetha’ lived every day. It effects all the decisions we make. What which is ‘be opened.’” (Mk 7:34) This healing astonished we receive at Mass every Sunday should be shared with the crowds.
others all the other days of the week.
Jesus speaks to us in parables and this weekend we hear the
“Parable of the Sower.” These parables used common THANK YOU NEIGHBORS everyday situations to teach the people about how God Members of the Bayonne Elks Club have come to help take works in our life. Even in His day, however, many people a turn serving on Saturdays at the Soup Kitchen. They were not open to the message because their ears remained applied for a grant through their order to help offset the cost closed. Realizing this, Jesus says: “Whoever has ears of supplies. They came by the Parish Office with a check ought to hear.”
for $1,000 to help keep us stocked with supplies that we need to purchase on a regular basis.
During the celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism there is a ceremony toward the end which is often omitted. It is the We received a generous donation of 10 hams from IMTT for use in our soup kitchen. They regularly give donations Ephphetha. Right before the final blessing, this ancient
symbol occurs as the celebrant touches the ears and mouth which help us to feed the hungry in our city. of the child and says, “The Lord Jesus made the deaf hear

and the dumb speak. May He soon touch your ears to STAND UP AND BE COUNTED receive His Word, and your mouth to proclaim His faith to Many feel that just because they have always been in the the praise and glory of God the Father.”
parish that they are automatically registered. This is not the case. If you are not receiving offering envelopes and Our own ears are often closed to Jesus’ Word, because it various parish mailings, chances are that you are not doesn’t fit in with our own plan for how things should be. registered at the new parish. We welcome everyone to It is not enough for this opening to happen only once. We worship with us. Membership in a parish community must strive to keep our ears always open to hear His Word involves an active choice on the part of the individual who and our eyes open to His grace so that we can always
takes the initiative to step forward and say “I want to proclaim our faith in Him who loves us! belong.” All you need to do is come into the office from 9:306 on weekdays to register. Membership with your PARISH POOL PARTY
parish combined with contribution envelope use is a Don’t miss out on the fun at the Bl. Miriam Teresa Parish requirement in order for you to obtain a sponsorship Pool Party. This “fun raiser” will take place on Thursday, certificate for baptism and confirmation. Come forward 7/27, from 6:00pm M 9:00pm at the Mayor DiDomenico and be counted as a member of this Catholic community!

Pool on 16th Street. Hot dogs, hamburgers, sides, soft drinks, and water are included in the cost of the event but FORMED.ORG
you bring your favorite dessert to share. The cost is $15 at Our parish offers you a free subscription to FORMED.org. the gate. Children 13 and under are free. All children must It is a resource of programs, movies and ebooks for the be accompanied by an adult. For information contact Sue whole family. Take some time with your entire family to Sweeney at 2013886509 or [email protected] or unlock the mystery of the Catholic Church. Go to Dolores Gill at 2017421002 or [email protected].
FORMED.org website and create a free account using parish the code: 8V6MZ7.

CATHOLIC MARRIAGE PRAYER REQUESTS
Marriage is one of the 7 Sacraments of the Church. We
believe that a valid marriage must be between a Catholic For those serving in the Military: Brandon Picerno, Joseph Materowski, Lindsey Redondo, man and woman, held in a Catholic Church and officiated Shawn Redondo, Justin Winters
by an authorized Catholic priest. It may be possible to
obtain a dispensation from this, but the marriage For those who are sick and suffering: preparation must still be done through a Catholic parish. Paul Bullock, Juan Carvajal, Mary Dalessio, Rose DeSanto, Cindy DelVecchio, Joyce Hager, Mason Johansson, Many people are not aware that their marriages may not be Alice Koenig, James Leung, Antoinette Paczkowski, valid in the eyes of the Church which means that they are JoAnn Pappalardo, Darrin Perrotta, Eileen Pfeifer, no longer able to receive her Sacraments.
Frances Riccardi, Patricia Silva, Julia Smith, Theresa Sullivan, If you are in a marriage not recognized by the Church, we Rose Tedesco, Kelly Wilkinson, Elsie Wroblewski, invite you to speak with one of our priests, if there are any Ezequiel Yost
questions or if indeed you wish to validate your marriage. For those who have died:
The process can be very simple and you will return to

Mary Ellen Finck, Roger Melin
God’s grace.
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ASCA NEWS
The school office summer hours will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:00 M 1:00. For additional information or to arrange a school tour, please call the office 2014438384. Please check our website, ascabayonne.org, for additional news and information.
COOP EXAM
Eighth grade students seeking to enter a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Newark must take the COOP exam. Specific information about the dates and procedures for registering for the 2017 COOP exam will be available on the COOP website: njcoopexam.org.
A HEALING HEART
St. Vincent de Paul Parish will offer a bereavement group for those who lost a loved one through addiction. They will st rd meet on the 1 and 3 Thursdays of each month beginning in September. The meetings are at 7:30pm in the rectory th basement on 46 Street and Avenue C. All are welcome.
SAINTS ALIVE
Caesare de Rossi was born on the island of Brindisi which belonged to the kingdom of Naples, on July 22, 1559. He was educated by the Conventual Franciscans there and by his uncle at St. Mark's in Venice. When he was 16, he joined the Capuchin Order, taking the name Lawrence. He pursued his higher studies in theology, philosophy, the bible, Greek, Hebrew, and several other languages at the University of Padua.
He was ordained and began to preach with great effect in Northern Italy. He became definitor general of his Order in Rome in 1596, a position he was to hold 5 times, was assigned to conversion work with Jews, and was sent to Germany, with Bl. Benedict of Urbino, to combat Lutheranism. They founded friaries at Prague, Vienna, and Gorizia, which were to develop into the provinces of Bohemia, Austria, and Styria. At the request of Emperor Rudolf II, Lawrence helped raise an army to fight against the Turks, who were threatening to conquer all of Hungary and became its chaplain.
In 1602, he was elected Vicar General of the Capuchins but refused reelection in 1605. He was sent to Spain by the emperor to persuade Philip III to join the Catholic League, and while there, founded a Capuchin house in Madrid. He was then sent as papal nuncio to the court of Maximillian of Bavaria, served as peacemaker in several royal disputes, and in 1618, retired from worldly affairs to the friary at Caserta. He was recalled at the request of the rulers of Naples to go to Spain to intercede with King Philip for them against the Duke of Osuna, Spanish envoy to Naples and convinced the King to recall the Duke to avert an uprising. The trip in the sweltering heat of summer exhausted him, and he died a few days after his meeting with the King at Lisbon on July 22.
Lawrence wrote a commentary on Genesis and several treatises against Luther, but Lawrence's main writings are in the 9 volumes of his sermons. He was canonized in 1881 and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope John XXIII in 1959.
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THE WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sun., July16
Mon., July 17
5:00pm
Legion de Maria (St. Joseph Room)
Tues., July 18
7:00pm
Dios es Amor (St. Joseph Room)
Wed., July 19
Thurs., July 20
7:00pm
St. Joseph Guild (Holy Name Room)
Fri., July 21
7:00pm
Estudio Biblico (Media Room)
7:30pm
Bingo (Marian Room)
Sat., July 22
4:00pm
Soup Kitchen (Marian Room)
Sun., July 23

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
7/27

Parish Pool Party
8/15

Feast of the Assumption
10/7

Blue Army Shrine Pilgrimage
10/28

Fall Flea Market

ARE YOU TRAVELING?
God never takes a vacation from us and we shouldn’t take one from Him either. Make plans to attend Mass even when you are away from the parish. Before you leave, check the website MassTimes.org, type in the zip code where you will be visiting and find information on the parishes in that area. You can see their address, Mass times, confessions and more.

Readings for the Week of July 16, 2017
Sunday:

Is 55:1011/Rom 8:1823/Mt 13:123
Monday:

Ex 1:814, 22/Mt 10:3411:1
Tuesday:

Ex 2:115a/Mt 11:2024
Wednesday:
Ex 3:16, 912/Mt 11:2527
Thursday:

Ex 3:1320/Mt 11:2830
Friday:

Ex 11:1012:14/Mt 12:18
Saturday:

Sg 3:14b/Jn 20:12, 1118
Next Sunday:
Wis 12:13, 1619/Rom 8:2627/Mt 13:2443

LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK
In His patience, the Lord allows both weeds and wheat to grow together, both saints and sinners to respond to salvation in the Kingdom. The Lord is good and forgiving, lenient to all, desiring repentance for our sins. May the Spirit assist us in our weakness.