Saint Joseph ROMAN CATHOLIC Church
973-383-1985
Schedule of Masses
Weekdays Monday-Friday at 12:05pm
Weekends Saturday (Sunday Vigil) at 5:00pm Sunday at 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am
Misa en Español todos los Domingos a las 2:30pm
y tambien, el tercer Lunes del Mes a las 7:00pm
Sacrament of reconciliation Saturday at 4:00-4:30pm or by appointment
ALL Other Sacraments by Appointment
Twenty-second Sunday in ordinary time - September 1, 2019
Our Parish Family is Served By Weekly Mass Intentions
Father ST Sutton, Pastor Saturday 8/31 5:00pm Marie Fisher 973-383-1985 - [email protected] Steven Fanella
Father Alexander Londono, Migrant Ministry Sunday 8:00am Michaella Hanifan st Fr. [email protected] September 1 Intentions of Finnuala Hanifan
Father Edward Davey, Pastor Emeritus 9:30am Patricia Fitzpatrick Twenty-Second “Red” Fowler Deacon Thomas Zayac, Deacon Anne Savacool Sunday [email protected] in Ordinary Time 11:30am Nicholas Maresca Karen Glowatski, Office Administrator Margaret Vanarelli 973-383-1985 - [email protected] Monday 9/2 9:00am For the unemployed Doreen Zimmerman, Administrative Assistant 973-383-1985 - [email protected] Tuesday 9/3 12:05pm Marcosa Dazo
Robert Figel Christine Shell, Director of Food Pantry Wednesday 9/4 12:05pm 973-383-1985 - [email protected] Thursday 9/5 12:05pm Oscar & Alcira Ortiz
Faith Formation - [email protected] Friday 9/6 12:05pm June Komorowski
Kelly Robinson, Director of Music Ministry Saturday 9/7 5:00pm Josette Ashway [email protected] Intentions of the Hanifan Family
Sharon Eltzholtz, Bulletin Assistant Sunday 8:00am Viola D’Elia th [email protected] September 8 Raymond Glenn Lawrence
Robert Lasser, Finance Administrator 9:30am Anne Savacool 973-383-1985 Doctor Henry J. McCabe Jr. Twenty-Third Sunday Anne Lundgren TRUSTEES OF THE PARISH in Ordinary Time Dorothy Bosi, George Hayek 11:30am David Appleton Father Thomas Rainforth and Gerard Woodring
5:00pm Father Jude Murphy, OFM
Weekly Remembrance
“Oremus Pro Invicem” The Sanctuary Lamp, which burns near the Tabernacle Let us pray for all those in our parish family as a reminder of our Lord’s presence in need of the Lord’s healing hand, especially:
in the Most Holy Eucharist, Gary Arvary, Ron Ayers, Gene Belcher, burns this week in loving memory of: Fred Bender, Mary Benziger, Egon Berninger, Louise Crann, Father Angelus Croce, Cecilia DeFeo, Alex DeMartino, Derya Demirtas, Jennifer DiNardo,
John Fedash, Anthony Flora, Chris Flora, Linda Flynn, Theresa Fusco, Monsignor Mark Giordani, John Greed, Joy Grenewicz, Suzanne Hammond, Finnuala Hanifan, And the hosts and wine, Jessica & Hannah Joseph, Susan Kadar, Jessica Kirby, which will become the Holy Kerri Knight, Stanley Kozlowski, Valerie Landell, Shirley Lavin, Body and Precious Blood Elaine LeFever, Bill Matulewicz, Joe Mazzarella, of our Lord, were given Deirdre Metzger, Sharon Milles, Jake Michael Miraldi, in loving memory of: Virginia Morville, Selina Neunert, Mike Palumbo, Matthew Parsons, Cheryl Piritz, Michael Porfido, James Proulx, Joan Riccardi, John Rokicki, Alexia Russ, George Scarpa, Crystal Siro, Francis Siro, Ben Sellitto, Ernest Sprague, Gloria Steets, Evelyn Strauss, Joni Strauss, John Taschler & Rita Zimich.
May they now be resting in the peace May the Lord continue to bless them of the Lord’s heavenly kingdom! with health in mind and body.
Twenty-second Sunday in ordinary time - September 1, 2019
This week’s events Food pantry As come to the close of our summer months, children will be returning to school. We cannot thank you enough for help supporting those families who were in need during these summer months. Tuesday, September 3 Your generosity was not only necessary but truly 7:00pm Columbiettes Meeting (Community Center) appreciated by one and all.
Wednesday, September 4 10:00am Prayer Shawl Ministry (Parish Center) We continue to be in need of the following: Thursday, September 5 Fruit cups and snacks for children’s lunches, 1:00pm Legion of Mary (Parish Center) jar pasta sauce, ketchup, cookies, shampoo, Friday, September 6 conditioner, paper towels, toilet paper, 12:30pm Adoration (Church) laundry detergent and dish soap.
Sunday, September 8 If possible, please consider adding some of these 2:30pm Squirettes Meeting (Community Center) items to your regular weekly donations. 7:00pm Boy Scout Medal (School Library) As always, remember to look for those sales!!!!!
PARISH WEEKEND DONATIONS Please know that we are truly grateful for your continued generosity! August 25, 2019
Collection $7,391 Online Giving $531 Total: $7,922
Mission Cooperative $3,795 Weekend Mass attendance: 558
We know it is the summer, but we still need your presence and generosity! Labor day
On Labor Day, Monday, Weekend readings September 2nd, Mass will be at 9:00am in Church.
September 8, 2019 There will be NO Wisdom 9:13-18b 12:05pm Mass! Philemon 9-10, 12-17 Saint Luke 14:25-33
Eyeglasses for the needy
The Knights of Columbus are collecting used eyeglasses for the needy.
Please put your eyeglass The Parish Center Offices donations in the basket located will be closed on Labor Day. at the main entrance of the church.
R.c.i.a. “High tea” What is “High Tea?” Have you never been Baptized At one time, because of its expense, drinking tea was or feel drawn to the Catholic faith? only for the upper class. This took place between Are you a Christian and would like to be lunch and dinner and was called “Afternoon Tea.” a part of the Roman Catholic Church? However, this time schedule did not work well for the Is it time for you to complete your working classes because they arrived home late in the evening. Thus, in the industrial areas and working Sacraments of the Holy Eucharist, classes of Northern England and Southern Scotland, Reconciliation and Confirmation? evening meal evolved into what is called “High Tea.” This meal usually included a mug of tea, bread, The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults vegetables and occasionally meat. Variations (RCIA) is a sacramental process of sometimes included pies, potatoes and crackers.
conversion that will help you travel This year “High Tea” will be on your spiritual journey in honor of Anne Savacool. and follow Christ in your life.
If you would like more information, Come join your parish family as we try to memorialize this time honored tradition please call Deacon Tom and Joanne Zayac here in Newton where all are invited to “High Tea” at 973-300-4758. on Saturday, September 21st from 12:00-2:00pm in the Community Center. Classes will begin in September on We will serve small fancy sandwiches, Wednesdays in the Parish Center. coffee and tea and light deserts. There will be a $5.00 donation per person. Seniors (65 and older) are free of charge.
If you plan to attend, please complete the following and drop it in the collection basket or call the Parish Center Office.
You must sign up ahead of time to attend.
Golf outing Name: Birth Haven cordially Phone: invites you to attend their # of attending:
22nd Annual Please R.S.V.P. Golf Outing by September 14th being held on Tuesday,
September 24th at the Altar servers Newton
Country Club. We are in need of Altar Servers for the 8:00am Mass on Sunday mornings.
To purchase tickets, please visit birthhavenevents.org or call 973-579-7979. Please call the Parish Center Office if you are available to serve!
The Lord’s Prayer continued...
Let us take a break from all this “high Church” Just an interesting historical point; several years ago language and get into the first three (3) petitions from in the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, when Bishop the “Our Father;” a.) Hallowed be Thy Name; Fabian Bruskewitz was the bishop, he had several “hallowed” is an old English word that means “holy.” children re-baptized because one of his pastors By using this word, we are not making God’s Name baptized them “In the Name of the Creator, the holy, since it already is. Just as Psalm 124:8 reminds Redeemer and the Sanctifier.” The Sacrament was us “Our help is in the Name of the Lord, who made invalid not only because the priest did not follow the heaven and earth.” We were made to be His children, proper liturgical texts, but because it lost its original taking on the divine nature of God, by being baptized meaning of being baptized “In the Name of the “In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Father….” God is not always a creator, but He is Holy Spirit.” Because God is our Father, we bear His always a Father! Name by virtue of our Baptism. This is the “Divine c.) Thy Will be done; when we pray this petition, we Family” of God which Saint Pope John Paul II often do not pray to change God’s mind, rather, for God to spoke about. So praying that God’s Name is holy change ours! If you are a betting person, then does not have any effect on Him, rather, it does on I think you have better odds on God knowing more us. By praying this portion of this prayer, we are about what we need in our lives than what we do. asking God to make us saints, something we cannot do It was Saint Therese of Lisieux who once said: “God on our own. We are praying that God makes us holy. gives me whatever I want because I want whatever b.) Thy kingdom come; this reminds us that God is a He gives.” Even when Jesus prayed in the Garden of king and thus makes us royalty. This also should Gethsemane He prayed: “Not my will, but Yours be remind us that the order of creation has been setup by done” (Luke 42:22). By uniting ourselves to God’s the King of the Universe and with it, comes laws in love and His Will, we are empowered and then able which we live our lives by, both spiritually and to affect change in every area of our lives. In this temporally. For example, Marriage is a divine union, we unite our weakness to God’s power. institution created by God. Therefore, this petition is a d.) On earth as it is in heaven; this particular petition reminder that we should submit our wills to the Will of is not merely a reply to the last petition of “Thy Will God, to the Will of our King. be done,” but is more like a hinge on which all of This petition is also not just for a future event, but for the first three petitions are linked to the final four. the present as well. This prayer is deliberately prayed This petition begs the question: “What is it like in after the consecration and before Holy Communion, to heaven?” The Church provides for us this answer in remind us of this reality. Therefore, when we hear or the final book of the New Testament (attributed to think about the King, the Kingdom is present. Saint John) in the Book of Revelation. In this Book, And where there is Eucharist, there is our King! Jesus is called the “Lamb of God” more often than After the “Our Father” we pray “For the Kingdom and any other books in the Bible (28 times in 22 the power and glory are Yours NOW and forever” chapters). This book describes how the angels and (1 Chronicles 29). Therefore, it is not something that saints praise God in Heaven, as it should be on will just happen in the future, but is happening right earth. Amazingly, in the Mass, we use so many of now. Even though we might not be able to see it, the same things which Saint John saw in heaven, in the Eucharist, Jesus Himself stoops down to our like the “Lamb of God,” the “Holy, holy, holy” and humanity and hides His glory under the appearance of the “Gloria,” to list just a few. He also mentions bread and wine. This is what “transubstantiation” candles and the Menorah (which stood by the altar means (from last week’s article). The private prayer in the temple of Jerusalem). He tells us that Jesus is which the priest (or deacon) prays when he adds water wearing a long white robe (a liturgical vestment) to the wine at Mass points directly to this reality: and there are twenty-four (24) presbyters (priests), “Through the mixture of this water with this wine, may an altar with seven (7) chalices (in which wine is we come to share in the divinity of Christ, who poured out and how it has become Jesus’ Precious humbled Him to share in our humanity.” Blood). God’s Will is done most perfectly on earth in the Mass more than any other place or in anything Remember how we begin and end each Mass, “In the else that we do. Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Because God is using the Mass to make us saints and to establish His reign, His kingdom in our ...to be continued lives.
Sacred heart center adoration
Come join us for our monthly First Thursday Retreat at Sacred Heart Spirituality Center on September 5, 2019.
Theme for First Thursdays 2019-2020 “Living as Missionary Disciples”
September: The New Evangelization What, Why, How?
Schedule: 9:00 am Arrival - Coffee and… 9:30am Opening Prayer (Chapel) Short Talk on Monthly Theme
Eucharistic Adoration - time for personal prayer/reflection
11:00am Opportunity for Confession 11:45am End of Adoration Preparation for Mass Family promise 12:00pm Eucharistic Celebration & Lunch Are you behind on rental payments? There is no need to pre-register. ...Struggling to get caught up? The suggested donation is $15.00. Are your financial struggles due to a For more information, visit our web site: short-term crisis such as: sacredheartspiritualitycenter.org, e-mail us Temporary Layoff at [email protected]. or call 973-383-2620. Medical Emergency or Temporary Disability
Loss of a Family Member Anniversary mass Divorce or Separation Were you married in 1969 or 1994? Unexpected Expense Domestic Violence The Diocese of Paterson invites you to celebrate Natural Disaster or Fire your Silver or Golden Wedding Anniversary during a special Mass to be celebrated by Bishop Serratelli on Sunday, November 3rd at 3:30pm at The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Paterson. Call Family Promise of Sussex County today to Arrangements can be made by contacting the see if you qualify for Parish Center before Friday, October 11th. short-term rental You will receive additional information from arrears! the Office of Family Life once 973-579-1180 your registration has been processed.
Congratulations to you on this joyous occasion!
Please support those who support us!
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Who were killed in the line of duty this Friend. Gone to his eternal reward. past week. May they be now resting in the peace of the heavenly kingdom. Dr. Francis A. Siro, OFS Father Michael Burke WE TREAT YOUR PET LIKE FAMILY! Gone but not forgotten! Dr. Maria M. Cruz Dr. Carlos A. Abdul-Chani
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Our beloved Anne. We miss you more and more as each day passes. Your presence will always be missed.
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