February 24, 2019
Celebrating a Marian Year 2018-2019 St. Peter the Apostle University and Community Parish proclaims the Gospel through worship, formation, outreach and service in order to foster a faithful, loving, dynamic, and lifelong relationship with Jesus Christ and provides a spiritual home to the diverse local and university communities.
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE: PARISH OFFICE
Saturday: 9:00 a.m., 94 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 5:00 p.m. Vigil Phone: 732.545.6820 Fax: 732.545.4069 Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. Visit our website: StPeterNewBrunswick.org
Holy Days of Obligation: For an updated schedule of Office Hours: M-Thurs, 9:00am - 3:00pm Masses, please visit StPeterNewBrunswick.org. Parish Clergy
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE: Msgr. Joseph Celano, Pastor, X113 [email protected] Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. in the Catholic Center Chapel Rev. Jason Pavich, Parochial Vicar, X111 Monday – Thursday 12:15 p.m. in the Catholic Center [email protected] Chapel, 84 Somerset Street Rev. James De Fillipps, Parochial Vicar
[email protected] Patrick Gutsick, Permanent Deacon CONFESSION (Sacrament of Reconciliation): [email protected]
Saturdays: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; and by appointment Helmut Wittreich, Permanent Deacon
NOVENA PRAYERS: Mondays at 7:30pm in the Catholic Center Chapel Parish staff
Anne-Marie Calderone—Office Administrator X110 BAPTISMS: [email protected]
Normally scheduled on the second & fourth Sundays of the & Religious Education x115 month at 12:30pm (not during Lent). Please observe the [email protected] requirements for sponsors. Must contact the office in advance to register. First-time parents are required to Colleen Donahue — Office Manager & Wedding Coordinator attend a baptism formation session. X110 [email protected]
WEDDINGS: Anthony R. Nardino Dir. of Sacred Music, X112
Marriage arrangements should be made one year in [email protected] advance of the wedding. Please call the parish office before Br. Jude Lasota, BH Pastoral Assistant making other definitive plans. Once a wedding is approved [email protected] and the date is confirmed, the required marriage preparation process may commence. Tom Setar Maintenance [email protected] PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK:
Please call the parish office to make arrangements for the St. Peter’s Cemetery administration of the Sacrament of the Sick and/or for the Located at 500 Somerset Street (Rt. 27), New Brunswick reception of the Holy Eucharist to those who are ill or elderly. Cemetery Office 732-249-0894 EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION [email protected] In the case of an emergency requiring a priest after William Carroll Cemetery Director business hours, please call 732-545-6185. The Catholic Center at Rutgers University St. Vincent de Paul Society: 732-668-6584 84 Somerset Street (for assessment of assistance needed, leave message Phone: 732-545-6663 including name and contact number) website: www.RutgersCatholic.org (new name!) Br. Patrick Reilly, BH Director X16 Colleen Donahue Office Manager X12 Page 2 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 24, 2019
Monday, February 25 7:30 a.m. William Stewart 12:15 p.m. Robert Weber
Tuesday, February 26 7:30 a.m. Suzanne Murray February 24, 2019 - 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 12:15 p.m. Elias Ojeil “But rather, love your enemies and do Wednesday, February 27 good to them, and lend without expecting 7:30 a.m. Carmen Fargin anything back.” (Luke 6:35) 12:15 p.m. Emma Vertatschitsch
Thursday, February 28 Easier said than done, right? But, if we are to imitate 7:30 a.m. George Batrof Christ, most of us need to practice mercy and compas- 12:15 p.m. Narciso Manansala sion more frequently. Start with the little daily annoy- ances that we experience, the unkind word or hateful Friday, March 1 glance we receive. Instead of plotting revenge on that 7:30 a.m. Caroline Joy Bolton person, try saying a quick prayer for that person. Mercy Saturday, March 2 and compassion will put us on the path to holiness. 9:00 a.m. Frances Perry 5:00 p.m. For the People
Sunday, March 3—Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time LOOKING AHEAD 8:00 a.m. Hilda Wittreich 11:00 a.m. Claire McCloskey nd 6:00p.m. Maureen Briscoe 2 Sunday Food Collection Monthly Food Collection: March 9th & 10th
As weather begins to get colder, families try to heat their homes and often find themselves short of money for food and other necessities.
Please bring your donations the weekend of March 9th & 10th and place them in the basket at the church en- trance. We collect non-perishable items such as rice, beans, cereal, canned vegetables, pasta, etc. Please do Kevin Hoagland, Thomas Spataro, Connor Montferrat, Theresa not bring glass items or any items that have expired. Birdsey, Ginnie Previte, Jonathan Swedel, John William Thank you in advance for your generosity. Criscuoli, Danielle Reiser, Esther Wambui, Norman Corbett, Florence Gowin, Margaret Cleary, Jenny Locandro, Teresa Yannazzone, Bill Spataro, Nicholas Rossi, Chris Joyce, Gary Lord, when did I see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty Vavila, Patricia & Sylvanus Ashamole, Louis Svelec, Joseph and give you drink? D’Imperio III, the sick members of the Akushie and Nwachukwu Families, Doris Tarquinio, Peg Byrne, Rick Scuderi, Edward Migliore, Linda Ryan, Rita Pietrobono, Nicole Mancini, Angelo Mancini, Becky Yurga, Rebecca Miller, Orlando Gines, Yvonne This Week’s Readings Finaldi, Sheila Lavery, Tanya Davis, Sgt. John McLaughlin, Patricia Deri, Alessia DePasquale, Brian Donoghue, Christine Fellin, Jose Lopez, Sara Mette, Joseph Gerity, Mary Cignarella, Monday: Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29 Joseph Mahoney, Lorraine Fellin, Russell C. Hall, Russell J. Hall, Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, Angelo Rossi, Mary Ann Hrapsky, William Kish, Maria Kratzar, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 Theresita DeGuzman, Bette Smith, Mary Spicer, Tom and Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19; Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174, Kathleen Monchek, Anna Graziosi, Shirley Murphy, Joey 175; Mk 9:38-40 Mahoney, Evelyn Echevarria, Patricia Krakowski, Carmella LaVera, Joseph Gutsick, Marlene Salimbene, Barbara Wittreich, Thursday: Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50 Frederick DeLong, Anne Gutsick-Smith, Mario Fusco, W.J.R., Friday: Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Andre Bell Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16 All the sick, those who are homebound, the Sunday: Sir:27:4-7; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16; hospitalized, and all who serve in the military. 1 Cor 15:54-58; Lk 6:39-45 Page 3 ST. PETER THE APOSTLE CHURCH February 24, 2019
and inferior human beings, the latter destined to be used, like the man’s maid”. Pope Francis concludes by making a simple observation, “This is arrogance! It is the oppo- site of the humble and contrite heart by which we must approach God!” This man hasn’t undertaken the long journey.
The point is this: Jesus invites us to turn what we know and believe into how we think and act in a way that changes us. He invites us to the long journey. We may not be murderers, but we know what anger is and the real damage it can inflict on those around us. We may not be adulterers, but we know what lust is and how it twists the A reflection from Msgr. Celano inherent dignity and meaning of human sexuality. We given on the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time may not be perjurers, but we have all indulged in gossip or spoken untruths and compromised ourselves in the process. Our righteousness, says Jesus, must go to the The British politician Andrew Bennet once rightly ob- heart of the matter, changing us from within. And for us, served that the longest journey we will ever take is just the inner substance of this change is not a new set of 18 inches long, the distance from the head to the heart. It principles or ideals we follow, but a Person, Jesus Christ is the journey of turning what we know and believe into Himself. In religious language, we call this encounter how we think and act – the process of getting something with Jesus and the change that comes from it “inside of us” in a way that changes our lives and the “conversion”. lives of those around us.
We all stumble and fall along the way. We each have our Jesus tells his audience during His Sermon on the Mount own hypocrisies and inconsistencies. That is why we that keeping God’s law must go beyond simply “playing need to be here in the Presence of Jesus. Here is where by the rules”, if you will – it is meant to transform the the cure can be found. The Church, after all, is not a mu- human experience by transforming the individual from seum for saints but a hospital for sinners (John XXIII). within.
God desires us to know the blessedness that comes from The scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ day were not the self trusting in Him, and the glory of the Kingdom in which -righteous hypocrites we sometimes portray them as be- the poor, the hungry, the grief-stricken, and the persecut- ing. They cared deeply about the things of God; they ed are set above the rich, the well-feed, the content, and believed that by right living they would shine like a light the praised. Let us choose, then, this blessedness and un- in the darkness and lead others to God. And in many dertake the longest journey of all – the eighteen inches ways, they did… But, they also had a problem, and so do from head to heart. we. It’s the problem of the long journey… and the trans- formation of the heart.
Pope Francis, in his book “The Name of God is Mercy”, gives a modern twist to this problem. He tells a story of a man he knew in Argentina who had a colleague who seemed to be very committed Catholic. He went to Mass, recited the rosary, read spiritual books, and even was involved in charitable works.
But this colleague confided to his friend that he was hav- ing an adulterous relationship with his maid. He made it clear that he thought this was entirely normal and he had no intention of ending the relationship. He said “these people”, meaning the hired help, “were there for that too”. Pope Francis observes that this man “was practical- ly telling him that he believed in the existence of superior Page 4 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 24, 2019
The Way Book Club Continued messages from Msgr. Celano:
Join Frs. James and Jay on the first Thursday of Dear Friends, each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall as we seek to create an active interest in contemporary Catholicism through study and discussion on a se- The following letter (on page 5 of the bulletin) lected book. We will begin on Thursday, March 7. was received from Bishop Checchio this past Sat- To sign up: Please e-mail urday, February 16, following the announcement [email protected] or [email protected] by the Holy See that Theodore McCarrick has by Feb. 28. been found guilty in canonical process of
Do you seek information or have questions about “solicitation in the Sacrament of Confession, and Catholic Marriage, Engagement, Marriage sins against the Sixth Commandment with minors Preparation, Parenting, Family, Church Teaching, Enrichment…and more? Check out this great and with adults, with the aggravating factor of the resource: www.foryourmarriage.org abuse of power” and has been removed from the clerical state (laicized).
It is a painful time in the Church. The Church must stand in solidarity with the victims of clergy sexual abuse and ensure justice is done for them. But we Petros Young Adults must not lose our confidence in Christ and yield Upcoming Events ourselves to despair because of the horrific acts
First Friday Adoration committed by Theodore McCarrick or any member Friday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. St. Peter’s Church, 94 Somerset Street of the clergy. As Bishop Checchio notes in his let- ter, this diocese was not founded on Theodore All are welcome to join the Petros Community for a holy hour of Eucharistic Adoration. There will be an McCarrick but on Jesus Christ, the Lord of the opportunity for silent reflection as well as praise and Church, who has promised to remain with us al- worship. Please join us and bring a friend! ways and whom we must trust is leading us , even If you are a young adult, please join us for fellowship now, to a time of renewal and increased apostolic at a local bar in the area after Adoration! zeal. Mass Intentions and
Sanctuary Candle Memorials Let us be one in prayer with our Bishop for all the
There are many dates available for victims of clergy sexual abuse and beg the Lord both Mass intentions and memorials to purify and renew us so that our witness to Christ for the Sanctuary Candle. Please contact the parish office for infor- may be untarnished and true. mation at extension 110. Our 2019 Mass Intentions book is open.
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Collection of AN ADDITIONAL MESSAGE FROM THE Old Palms PASTOR:
Old blessed palms will be collected Dear Friends, from Feb. 16 to Feb. 24. We are about to enter into the active phase of Please place them in the containers the 2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. You will be in the back of the Church. receiving a letter from me shortly about the appeal and urging you to support it according to your means. We have a tremendous community here at St.
Peter’s and we want to make sure it’s as easy as Without a doubt, the sad circumstances the possible for every one of you to be involved and Church has been facing in recent months connected to it all. makes fund-raising especially challenging. The Diocese of Metuchen has been adhering to the strictest standards of financial transpar- ency and accountability. The annual diocesan financial report is made available to the par- ishes each year and can be reviewed online. It is important to know that no donated funds are ever used to pay for campaign materials, or more to people’s concerns for legal fees or settlements. All the money goes directly to the specified ministries and outreach programs for which they were raised.
The diocesan goal for this year’s Bishop’s An- nual Appeal is the same as it was last year, $7.2 million dollars. Our parish’s goal is $50,000. I ask each of you to prayerfully con- Text SPNB to 84576 and join our parish Flock- sider what it means to keep the mission of the Church alive in these challenging times and note Community! Once you send that in, Flock- how each of us are called to participate in and note will text you back a confirmation message support that mission. AND another message with a link you’ll need to click to complete the process. Please give to the bishop’s annual appeal ac- cording to your means and thank you for all Questions? Please e-mail: that you do to support the life and mission of [email protected] our parish. Servus, Do not think you have to fly halfway around the world to be a missionary; your home, office, grocery store, school is Msgr. Joseph G. Celano missionary territory. It is here that we find the tired, lonely and those in need of the Gospel message of our Savior, Jesus
Christ. You are a missionary for God. Jon Leonetti INFORMATION SHEET
NAME OF CHURCH: ST. PETER THE APOSTLE
BULLETIN #: 511928
CHURCH PHONE NUMBER: 732-545-6820
DATE OF SUNDAY PUBLICATION: February 10, 2019
NUMBER OF PAGES TRANSMITTED: Cover +5 text pages + this page = 7
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