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PARISH OFFICE 326 Avenue C Bayonne, NJ 07002 Mon. - Fri.: 9:30 - 6:00 Sat. - Sun.: Closed (201) 437-4090 (201) 437-0388 (fax) [email protected] Website: BMTParish.org Facebook: BMTParish ELEMENTARY SCHOOL All Catholic Academy 19 West 13th Street Bayonne, NJ 07002 (201) 443-8384 Sr. Rita Marie Fritzen, OSF Principal [email protected]

EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES WORSHIP SITES Mon.-Fri.: 6:30am SM 9:00am SA St. Mary, Star of the Sea St. Sat.: 9:00am SA 4:00pm SA (Anticipated) 326 Avenue C 2 West 4th Street Sun.: 7:30am SM 9:00am SA 10:30am SM 12:00pm SA RECONCILIATION PARISH REGISTRATION 1:30pm SM (Español) Saturdays: 3:00pm - 4:00pm, Registration is required of all who wish to Holy Days: 6:30am SM 9:00am SA 7:00pm SA St. Andrew or by appointment consider themselves to be parishioners at Bl. Miriam Theresa Demjanovich Parish. Census BAPTISM forms and collection envelopes are available at PARISH STAFF Children of registered parishioners are eli- the office. Rev. Philip Sanders Administrator gible for the Sacrament of Baptism which Rev. Msgr. Reilly Weekend Associate is normally celebrated on the 2nd Saturday DEVOTIONS of the month (alternating between St. Mary St. Jude : and St. Andrew) except during the Lenten Mondays after 6:30 Mass Coco Faith Formation season. Contact the parish office via email at Miraculous Medal Novena: Patrick Costello Parish Trustee [email protected] . Tuesdays after 9:00 Mass Vivian Crespo Office Manager PASTORAL CARE FOR THE SICK Janet Cymbor Parish Trustee Morning Prayer: Any parishioner unable to attend Mass may Weekdays after 6:30 Mass Frank Fano Music Director contact the rectory to make arrangements to Weekdays before 9:00 Mass Paige Porter receive the Eucharist at home. Cantor Communal : Marge Russo Choir Director MARRIAGES Weekdays after 9:00 Mass Arrangements should be started at least one Hector Soto Maintenance 1st Saturday Eucharistic Adoration Regina Terriogo Bookkeeper year in advance for the necessary prepara- tion. Parish registration of either the bride 3:00 - 4:00 (St. Andrew) or groom is required. Benediction following 4:00 Mass August 2, 2020 Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich Parish

Sat., August 1 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 pm (St. Andrew) Bernadette Kmec Sun., August 2 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am (St. Andrew) Donald Cymbor Sr. 10:00 am (St. Andrew) Amy Hulings and Jennifer Hul- ings Toth 12:00 pm (St. Andrew) Pro Populo 12:00 pm (Private) Dolores Krizenowski 1:30 pm (Private) Petra Gonzalez Mon., August 3 Weekday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am (St. Mary) Leila Roeckell Szemiot He said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to 9:00 am (St. Andrew) Ramona Barreiros the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all Tue., August 4 St. John Vianney ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left 7:30 am (St. Mary) John & Joan Zelinski over--twelve wicker baskets full. Those who ate were about 9:00 am (St. Andrew) Mary Beth Reynolds and Fran five thousand men, not counting women and children. - Mt Gori 14:19c-21 Wed., August 5 The Dedication of St. Mary Major Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. 7:30 am (St. Mary) Josephine Kearney Prayer Requests 9:00 am(St. Andrew) Margeret Muntzner For those serving in the Military: Thu., August 6 The Transfiguration of the Lord Joseph Barbarise, Vincent Barbarise, Brandon Materowski, Joseph 7:30 am (St. Mary) Duane Queen Materowski, Brandon Picerno, Shawn Redondo, Jonathan Weeks 9:00 am(St. Andrew) Dorothy Desmond For those who are sick and suffering: Fri., August 7 St. Sixtus II and Companions; St. Cajetan Claudia Adamson, Gladys Astudillo, Hector Brito, Victoria Cabello, Ray- 7:30 am (St. Mary) Richard Koprowski mond Calvo, Agnes Cotter, Kathleen Feeley, Irma Fernandez, Maria Fer- 9:00 am(St. Andrew) Robert Haggerty nandez, Irma Gomez, Marilyn Hager, Nancy Herrera, Vanessa Hlavaty, Sat., August 8 St. Dominic Mason Johansson, Anthony Kotowski, Celestina Mercedes, Rita Paragone, James Pullaro, Barbara Rotunno, Lorraine Seidel, Theresa Sullivan, Veronica 9:00 am (St. Andrew) Helen McNulty Tirado, Gregory Trapp, Humberto Valdez, Diana Van Allen, John Wilson, 4:00 pm (St. Andrew) Anton and Mary Yablonicky Ezequiel Yost Sun., August 9 Ninteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time For the Recently Deceased: 7:30 am (Private) Florence Prestifilippo Dolly O’Rourke, Debra Ann Meyers, Anna Obranowicz 8:00 am (St. Andrew) Agnes Hogan 10:30 am (Private) Mariano de Ramos Prayer to St. 10:00 am (St. Andrew) Pro Populo Michael , defend us in battle, 12:00 pm (St. Andrew) Altagracia Hernandez be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; Memorials may God rebuke him, we humbly pray St. Andrew and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, Sanctuary Lamp by the power of God, Wine and Hosts cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits St. Mary who wander about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Sanctuary Lamp Vincent Bottino Wine and Hosts Faith Giving Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen As always, thank you for your continued generous support of the Parish, especially during these difficult and uncertain times! Sharon Smith, Frances McAdams, Dolly O’Rourke July 26: Sunday Collection $5583 Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Notes from the Administrator starving for Jesus. As I was beginning to prepare the bulletins for the month of Au- As human beings we are composed of body and soul and both gust, I was reminded of the abundance of Feast Days for some of need to be fed, as St. Jean Vianney taught his parishioners. What the Church’s most popular Saints. We start on Tuesday with the worries me, as a parish priest, is that we seem to have lost a bit of Holy Curé of Ars before we continue with Sts. Dominic, Clare, that understanding. One of the things I need to plan for in the Frances de Chantal, , Monica and Augustine. coming months is our celebration of First Holy Communion. It There are a few others, but these names really catch one’s eye. will, I am sure, be a beautiful celebration when the day comes. But it struck me this week, that there doesn’t seem to be much St. Jean Vianney, the Curé of Ars, had a heart aflame with the hunger for the Eucharist. Sure, parents want to know when the love of Christ for his parishioners and their sanctification. St. big day will be. But, look around the church. Where are the Dominic was noted as a great preacher and evangelist. St. Clare children who are preparing for Holy Communion? While there came from a wealthy family but scorned the material world for a is not an obligation to attend Sunday Mass at the moment, the life of poverty. Twice, she is credited with saving the city of Assisi older generation, the more at risk generation, attends every from invaders. St. Frances de Chantal another wealthy woman, week. The less at-risk younger generation has not. In the past dedicated herself to the religious life after her husband was killed month of Sunday Masses, I could probably count on one hand at a young age in a hunting accident. With St. , the number of children that have been to Mass. And that leads she founded the Visitation Sisters, an order for widows, and oth- me to a very troubling question: Are the children being taught to ers, who wanted to dedicate their lives to God but would not hunger for Jesus in the Eucharist, our true Soul Food, or are they have been able to withstand the extreme rigors of the convents of being prepared for a nice party that will give way to a starvation the day. St Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan priest, courageously diet that leaves their souls emaciated? took the place of a fellow concentration camp inmate who was going to be put to death. St. Maximilian had hoped that the oth- The Saints are Saints precisely because they nourished their souls er man would some day be reunited with his family. St. Monica on heavenly food. No grocery store can sell that food. Instead, was the dedicated mother who prayed constantly for her pagan the Church provides it for free to those who truly recognize their and wayward son. That wayward son, St. Augustine, eventually hunger. provided the Church with a treasure trove of theological teach- Stewardship Reflection ings that are the bedrock of much of the Church’s dogma. I remember seeing a story on a morning news program about a Undoubtedly, the heart of each of their vocations was their devo- little girl who wanted to give an elderly man in a grocery store a tion to the Eucharist. St. Jean Vianney was famous for the many hug. She had no way of knowing that this man had just lost his hours he spent before the Eucharist in adoration and then the wife of many years and now felt so very alone and depressed. Her many hours he spent in the confessional absolving the sins of reaching out to the man seemed odd to her mom at first, but the his parishioners and anyone else who traveled for days to reach girl was so insistent about giving a hug she moved the shopping the small little town of Ars that, even today, is not on all maps. carts close together so the exchange could take place. No one During his hours of prayer he learned about Christ and became knew that from that moment on the little girl would ask to visit configured to Christ. He was the very image of Christ to those her new friend at least once a week for the next four years until around him. Because of that he taught with great conviction he passed away. In an interview soon after the initial encounter, and power. When he arrived in Ars, it was a “shabby” little town the man said, “I haven’t been this happy in some time.” Imagine known for the immoral lives of its inhabitants. There wasn’t the joy that relationship brought to them both over the years! much virtue being practiced, but day by day he encouraged the people to turn from the taverns and dedicate themselves to a It was just a moment. It was a simple gesture. Yet, it had a large godly life. Success didn’t come immediately, but it did come. impact that no one could have predicted. You never know what The people developed a great hunger for the Eucharist and be- will result when we give just a little of ourselves. That uncer- came very devoted to it. tainty too often leads us to hold back or refrain from the simple actions of love or gestures of generosity that could come so eas- The Curé would often devote his Sunday afternoons to teaching ily for us if we wanted. We should never doubt the power of a the parishioners their catechism. In very accessible language he simple random act of kindness. Generosity does not need to be taught them about the magnificence of the Eucharist. On one grand to make a big difference. The time is now, and the oppor- occasion, he is quoted as saying, “The soul also must be fed. tunity presents itself often to plant a small seed that God can Where then is its food? When God wished to give food to our water and nourish so that something beautiful can grow. – TEW soul to sustain it in the pilgrimage of this life, He looked over all the creation and found nothing worthy of it. Then He fell back Parish Office Hours on Himself and resolved to give Himself.” That quote is as help- ful today as the day he uttered it nearly two hundred years ago. The Parish Office will be closed on Fridays for the remainder of the summer. The world we live in is starving. It is starving for justice. It is starving for peace. What it doesn’t know, though, is that it is August 2, 2020 Why We Do What We Do Question: Why do Catholics need to go to Mass every Sunday? Answer: The heart of the Church’s instruction that we are to attend Mass on Sundays goes back to the Third Commandment: “Take care to keep holy the Sabbath day as the LORD, your God, has commanded you” (Deuteronomy 5:12). Although the Jewish People celebrate the Sabbath on Saturday, the first gen- erations of Christians began to observe the Sabbath on Sunday, recognizing how important it is for Christians to celebrate the day that Jesus rose from the dead. As the Catholic Catechism for Adults observes, “Sunday extends the celebration of Easter throughout the year … It makes present the new cre- ation brought about by Christ” (364). The focus of our Sunday should be the celebration of the Eucha- rist in the Mass. This is our time to be formed by God’s Word and nourished at the table of the Lord, becoming prepared to live out and share our faith in the week that follows. In his en- cyclical, Dies Domini, Saint John Paul II reminded us that Christians “cannot live their faith or share fully in the life of the Christian community unless they take part regularly in the Sunday Eucharistic assembly” (no. 81). This is why the Church teaches us that Sunday Mass is a non-negotiable part of being a Christian (see Catechism of the , no. 2192). Beyond being a time of worship, we should also remember that Sunday is intended to be a day of rest, when we make time for recreation, for sharing meals, and enjoying the company of friends and family. Sunday is given to as a day to take stock of and enjoy the blessings that God has given us (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2187). Bayonne, NJ ASCA News Sr. Rita and her Crisis Team continue with their work in plan- ning for the opening of school in September. Parents are being given the option of in-school learning or virtual learning. Stu- dents who participate in the virtual model will have real-time, live-streamed lessons. They will follow the schedule and abide by the same deadlines as their peers whose families choose in-school instruction. More details will follow. Registrations for the 2020-2021 school year are being accepted. The necessary forms are available on our website for download/ printing. Registration papers and fee may be brought to school during office hours; there is a no-contact protocol in place. In- terested new families who would like to tour the school, please call the office (201-443-8384) to schedule an appointment. Parents, Flynn O’Hara is offering weekly discounts and possi- ble free shipping on all phone and online orders. Information is available on their website: flynnohara.com. The Week at a Glance Sun., August 2 Mon., August 3 Tues., August 4 Wed., August 5 Thur., August 6 Fri., August 7 Sat., August 8 Sun., August 9 Readings for the Week of August 2, 2020 Sunday: Is 55:1-3/Rom 8:35, 37-39/Mt 14:13-21 Monday: Jer 28:1-17/Mt 14:22-36 Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22/Mt 14:22-36 Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7/Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9 Friday: Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7/Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: Hb 1:12—2:4/Mt 17:14-20 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Rom 9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33 Looking Ahead to Next Week In the midst of our trials and tribulations, the Lord extends His hands to us and saves us. He calms our frightened hearts through His quiet presence. May our faith in the Lord draw God’s chosen people to the new covenant in Christ. KEN’S MARINE SERVICE, INC. TENANTS! LANDLORDS! 117-119 East 22nd Street BUYERS! HOMEOWNERS! William Kohoot Funeral Home Bayonne, NJ 07002 We can help with ALL your real estate needs!! 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