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Sixth Sunday of Easter PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Stewardship Report – Treasure May 21, 2017 WEEKLY COLLECTION Budgeted Amount: $5,000.00 WEEKLY/MONTHLY PARISH EVENTS Sunday Collection – 5/14/17: $3,122.00 COFFEE & DONUTS – first Sunday of each month after the Parish Pay – 5/14/17: $ 471.00 8:00am Mass in the Church Hall. Join us! Total Sunday Collection – 5/14/17: $3,593.00 HELPING HANDS – meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm in the Rectory Meeting Room – all invited. Sunday Collection-5/21/17 $2,803.00 SKYLANDS BALL GAME Parish Pay – 5/21/17; (not reported yet) $ By popular demand, Helping Hands will again be hosting a Total Sunday Collection – 5/21/17 $ night to a ball game followed by fireworks. The date will be Saturday, July 8, at 7:00 PM. Good seats behind/near home Parish Pay ---is a convenient way for you to set up your weekly contributions - online – visit ParishPay.com plate are $12/person. Payable ONLY upon registration the ******************************************************* weekends of June 4 or June 11. If paying by check, please The Sanctuary Lamp is given this week: make payable to St Monica’s. A Helping Hands In memory of: Theresa Del Monico representative will be available for registering at the rear of Given by: Mary DelMonico the hall after all masses only those 2 weekends. Please MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK consider joining us for a really fun evening which benefits our 5/22 MON: 9:00a People of the parish parish and our community. Further info contact Terry 5/23 TUES: 9:00a Michael Lawlor Westdyke at 845-258-8051. Rebecca Stebal SCRIPTURE REFLECTION –Wednesdays at 6:30pm in 5/24 WED: 9:00a No Mass this morning the Rectory Meeting Room. Weekly reading/ reflection of the Vigil Mass – Ascension of the Lord – Holy Day Sunday Scriptures – fellowship time & refreshments follow. 7:30p Elizabeth Slawek (LIV) ************************************************* Olivia Lubiejewsoi (LIV) ST. MONICA’S LEISURE GROUP - St. Monica's Leisure Ascension of the Lord – Holy Day Group meets in the Church Hall at 12:00 noon on the first 5/25 THU: 9:00a Kathy Shaw (LIV) Wednesday of the month unless otherwise noted. Dues are 7:30p People of the parish $10.00 a year. Listed below is a schedule of meetings for 5/26 FRI: 9:00a People of the parish 2017. Please call Grace Casalino at 973-702-8569 of you 5/27 SAT: 5:00p John Schoen would like further information. Virginia Grossi Matas June 7 - Pot Luck (Team 2) Dr. Charles Lorber July 12 - (2nd Wed.) Indoor Picnic Brian Kronski August 2 - Remember When; September 6 - Labor Day Pizza Ella Rodriguez (LIV) October 4 – Oktoberfest; November 1 - Halloween Party 5/28 SUN: 8:00a Michael P. Suchdolski December 7 (Thursday) - Christmas Party at Lamp Post Rest. Sr. Mildred Zanetti ************************************************** 10:00a Henry Buchanan Bishop To Lead Spiritual Journey To Fatima, Spain Harold B. White Bishop Serratelli will lead a spiritual journey to Fatima 11:45a Julia Devine (during the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Tommy Bock Mother) in Portugal and to Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Malaga in Spain from July 16 to 24. A brochure with the day-to-day itinerary and complete details may be obtained by contacting Great Experiences Inc. at (201) 825-3725 or email SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER [email protected] Sunday Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Pt 3:15-18; Jn 14:15-21 **************************************** Monday Acts 16:11-15; Jn 15:26—16:4a RUMMAGE SALE at Holy Spirit Orthodox Church, 102 Tuesday Acts 16:22-34; Jn 16:5-11 Route 284,Wantage, NJ 07461 on Friday-Saturday, May 26- Wednesday Acts 17:15, 22—18:1; Jn 16:12-15 27, 2017, 9:00a.m.- 4:00p.m. There will be many Thursday Acts 1:1-11; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20 treasures, gently used summer clothing, household items, toys, Friday Acts 18:9-18; Jn 16:20-23 games, much more and affordable! For more information or Saturday Acts 18:23-28; Jn 16:23b-28 directions, www.holyspiritorthodox.org. *************************************** Apparition Hill ……a powerful new film that chronicles the incredible journey of 7 strangers who embark across the globe to investigate one of the greatest mysteries of the modern era. It is a “cinematic pilgrimage” to the little-known village of Medjugorje nestled along the Croatian-Bosnia- Herzegovina borders. This film will be shown at The Historic Milford Theater, 114 E. Catherine St. Milford, PA on Sunday, June 25th at 2:00pm. Tickets online: apparitionhill.org or call Mary Ann Condit at 973-219-3352 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER by Rev. William J. Reilly “Jesus said to his disciples ‘If you love me you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept because it neither sees nor knows him. But you know him because he remains with you. I will not leave you orphans, I will come to you… And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.’” The priestly prayer of Jesus, similar to a pep talk or farewell speech, reassures the disciples of Jesus’ ongoing concern before His imminent departure. The promised Spirit offers life, protection and guidance to us all. How rarely do I treasure the fact that Jesus speaks to the Father on my behalf and promises me the gift of the Spirit when He leaves. That same promise continues today, as we need the Spirit. He continues to watch out for us in our need as He speaks to the Father on our behalf. The advocate is present to us all to guide and guard, to direct and sustain us on our journey of holiness. Basically Jesus tells me I am loved by all, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. **************************************************************************** SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER First Reading: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Philip preaches to the people of Samaria, who accept his word after witnessing the miracles he performs. Peter and John pray that they will receive the Holy Spirit. Second Reading: 1 Peter 3:15-18 Christians are urged to remain steadfast in their allegiance to Christ, giving evidence always of gentleness and hope. Gospel: John 14:15-21 In his words to the apostles at the Last Supper, Jesus promises to send them a comforter, a Paraclete, the Spirit of truth, who will be with them always. NEW PARISHIONERS – WELCOME!! Have you been attending our parish, but haven’t formally registered yet? Registration forms are located in a large white envelope on the table near the Church Hall exit. Mail completed form to the Rectory. ************************************** Upcoming community events: A Salute to our Veterans, sponsored by Sussex Elks Lodge 2288 – join us for a fifth annual Salute to our Veterans at the High Point Monument in Montague, NJ – Sunday, May 21, 2017. Commemorative Wreath laying at 2:00pm, Complimentary dinner for all veterans at Sussex Elks Lodge – 4:00pm, Non-Veteran Guests Dinner - $10 per person. To register, Contact Sussex Elks Lodge at 973- 875-3990 or [email protected] ****************************************************************************************** MASS CARDS ST. MONICA’S CHURCH – Contact info (New prices:) Phone # 973-875-4521 Fax # 973-875-7538 Small - $10.00 Parish office hours: 9:30– 1:30pm Mon-Fri Website: www.stmonicasussex.org Large - $15 Email: [email protected] SANCTUARY LAMPS Deadline for bulletin submissions: Tuesday of each (New price) week for information to be printed on the following $10.00 per week Sunday. Email to [email protected] Thursday, May 25th is the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be celebrated as follows: Wednesday, May 24th - Vigil Mass - 7:30pm Thursday, May 25th – 9:00am & 7:30pm ************************************* Why the Ascension of the Lord Matters By Rev. Robert Barron The feast of the Ascension of the Lord, which the church celebrates at the end of the Easter season, is, I admit, hard to explain to a lot of contemporary people. Jesus passed, in bodily form, from this world to heaven? Wouldn’t his body still be in some identifiable place within the solar system or the galaxy? I’m sure that the traditional formulation of the doctrine strikes many today as hopelessly pre-scientific and mythological. And even if we were to admit the possibility of such a transition happening in regard to Jesus, how would this in any way affect us spiritually? The key to understanding both the meaning and significance of this feast is a recovery of the Jewish sense of heaven and earth. In regard to “heaven” and “earth,” most of us are, whether we know it or not, Greek in our thought patterns. By this I meant that we tend to set up—in the manner of the ancient Greek philosophers—a rather sharp dichotomy between the material and the spiritual, between the realm of appearance and the realm of true reality, between the fleeting earth and the permanent heaven. And if we’re spiritually minded, we tend to think of salvation as an escape from this world—this vale of tears—to a disembodied state called “heaven.” The problem is that these convictions have far more to do with Plato than with the Bible. Biblical cosmology is not fundamentally dualistic. It speaks indeed of “heaven” and “earth,” but it sees these two realms as interacting and interpenetrating fields of force. Heaven, the arena of God and the angels, touches upon and calls out to earth, the arena of humans, animals, plants, and planets.
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