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Bulletin 638 Saint James the Apostle Church Springfield NJ March 8, 2015 SAINT JAMES the APOSTLE CHURCH 45 SOUTH SPRINGFIELD AVENUE SPRINGFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07081-2301 OFFICE: 973-376-3044 FACSIMILE: 973-376-0560 The Parish is Served by Fr. John D. Gabriel Pastor [email protected] Fr. Silvano Kim Parochial Vicar [email protected] Fr. Everest Baniyet In Residence Fr. John D. Dennehy Weekend Assistant Fr. Ray Cho Weekend Assistant Mr. Jerome Bongiovanni Permanent Deacon [email protected] Mr. Daniel O’Neill Permanent Deacon [email protected] Mr. Arthur Bandel Permanent Deacon www.saintjamestheapostle.org Images courteous of Google.com A Welcoming Community of Faith in the Heart of Springfield MARCH 8, 2015 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MASSES FOR THE WEEK REFLECTIONS Third Sunday of Lent, Year B ON TODAY’S GOSPEL March 8, 2015 Worship: 1034 SATURDAY, March 7, 2015 Jesus referred to the temple as his Father’s house which 5:00PM Nikki Fritts ~ Rose Anne Citro was being made into "house of trade". That is why he SUNDAY, March 8, 2015 used force to expel the money-chargers. The Jewish 7:30AM authorities wanted proof that Jesus had divine authority Antonio & Giovanna Circelli ~ Carmela Fusco to act as he did. They demanded a sign from God to 9:00AM prove Jesus right; otherwise, they would treat him as an Vincenzo & Michelina Stelluto ~Anthony & Carmelina Reino imposter. Jesus replied that the sign God would give 10:30AM For the People of Saint James would be his resurrection: "Destroy this temple, and in 12:00PM three days I will raise it up". The Jews did not Giuseppe Grande ~ Vittoria Matteucci understand that the temple Jesus referred to was his 7:00PM own body. Through his death and resurrection, Jesus Marie Pannella ~ Joan Bratsch & Nic Cacouris not only reconciles us with God, but he fills us with his MONDAY, March 9, 2015 7:30AM Holy Spirit and make us temples of the living God. Do John Anton Schaible ~ Lisa Mowbray/ you burn with zeal for the Lord's house? Jack Hockeiner 7:00PM MASS SCHEDULE For the People of Saint James TUESDAY, March 10, 2015 SUNDAY 7:30AM 7:30AM ~ 9:00AM ~ 10:30AM ~ 12:00PM ~ 7:00PM Mary Lombardi ~ Carmen Lombardi Anticipated Mass ~ Saturday 5:00PM 7:00PM For the People of Saint James DAILY MASS WEDNESDAY, March 11, 2015 Weekdays: Novena 7:10AM ~ Mass 7:30AM 7:30AM Saturdays Novena 7:40AM ~ Mass 8:00AM Domenico & Domenica D’Agostini ~ Arcangela 7:00PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION For the People of Saint James Saturdays at 11:00AM THURSDAY, March 12, 2015 RECTORY OFFICE HOURS 7:30AM Joanne Bollaro~ Mother, Siblings & Children Monday: 9:00AM ~ 7:30PM 7:00PM Tuesday – Thursday: 9:00AM ~ 5:30PM For the People of Saint James Friday: 9:00AM ~ 4:00PM FRIDAY, March 13, 2015 Saturday and Sunday ~ Closed 7:30AM Donald Hubbard ~ Bernice & John Petersen 7:00PM STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURES For the People of Saint James Your continued and consistent generosity raised SATURDAY, March 14, 2015 8:00AM $8,578.00 James Rinaldo ~ Carol & Michael Kessler $2,530 Lenten Alms Giving Mary & Joe Ginty / Kate & Barney Smith ~ Family 5:00PM Jesus says, it is far better to give than to receive Julius Asilo~ Wife, Philomena Asilo SUNDAY, March 15, 2015 7:30AM WEEKLY MEMORIALS For the People of Saint James SANCTUARY LAMP 9:00AM Mary & Vincent Inneo ~ Joseph & Jackie Inneo Edward Malinowski ~ Ludmilla Maliinowski 10:30AM BREAD AND WINE Joseph Fusco ~ Carmela Fusco 12:00PM For The People of Saint James Carmelo Ricci ~ Eleonora & Jeff Zappulla FLOWERS BY THE TABERNACLE 7:00PM Anthony DiMurro ~ Saint James HSA For The People of Saint James PAGE 2 SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE CHURCH BULLETIN 638 :: MARCH 8, 2015 THE PRAYER EVANGELIZATION CORNER “To everything there is a season CORNER and a time for every purpose…” Are you ready for Lent? Visit our Lighthouse Catholic A TIME TO HEAL Media kiosk in the Gathering Area. We will be stocking new CD titles perfect for your Lenten experience! For all who are sick and suffering……… We encourage you to also visit: Bea Giacobbe, Brian Mather, Rita Dilly, www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org Alice McCarthy, Maria Patania, Susan Sullivan, and click on the store tab. You can view the hundreds Tom Hogan, Eva Brownfield, Richard McNelis, of titles available for us to offer you or for you to order Charlotte McNelis, Kyle Noonan, Walter Mathias, on your own. In a short while, we will be asking Fr. Peter Funesti, Joseph Schubert, Jean Comerford, parishioners for feedback on this CD program. You'll Ronald Alaniz, Honorise DeSisto, Connor Smith, be able to let us know what titles or categories you are Ana Harper, Sr. Rosanne Treston, Sandra Turlowicz, most interested in listening to. Watch the bulletin for John Rendiero, George Ondish, Antoinette Pacifico, details. John Pangiochi, Marion Sexton, Amelia Montana, Robert John McCann, Dominick LaMorgese WEEK #12 WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM Fr. Barron illuminates with conviction that A TIME TO DIE Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah and revela- tion of God become man. He shows how Jesus fulfills Patrick Noce the four tasks of the Messiah according to the Old and New Testaments and how the living legacy of Christ is ..and all who have gone before us proclaimed by the Church. WEEK #13 A TIME OF WAR & PEACE TRUST IN THE LORD This talk is practical. It is for everyone- We pray for all defending our freedom… beginners and masters in the spiritual life. We all know that growth in holiness is largely about Luis Fonseca, Arthur Raymond, Frank Wulff, growing in trust in our Lord Jesus Christ. But how does Aric Patten, Jack Lober, Stacy Enyeart, A.J. Carlucci, one do that realistically? David Bugel, Aaron Pluto, Samuel Lillie, In this talk, Bismarck Diocese Vocations Director Fr. Tim Arentz, Stephen Patricco, Sean Curran, Tom Richter will describe in concrete terms what the Phillip Patten, Lt. Sean P. Eadie, Shane Fenton interior act of trust looks like, and what we must choose in order to grow in trust. We hope you enjoy and use this kiosk often! A TIME TO SEEK SECOND COLLECTION For all seminarians on the road to priesthood, especially: PETER’S PENCE March 8, 2015 Please support our Holy Father’s work in the Peter’s Luis Fernando Diaz, Hermes Diaz, Danny Pabon, Pence Collection. Our contributions will be combined Peter Carey, Joseph Furnaguera, Andres Polanco, with those from our brothers and sisters around the Zachary Devoe, Andres Polanco, Sebastian Valencia, world to help the Holy Father provide essential relief to Joseph Gurliaccio, Diego Arce, Dhanush Canisius, people in need. Your generosity is an act of solidarity Harlan Acosta with the universal Church, answering the call to become a witness of charity. May God bless you. SAINT JAMES THE APOSTLE CHURCH BULLETIN 638 :: MARCH 8, 2015 PAGE 3 THE PASTOR’S LETTER Father John Gabriel Dear Parish Family, One of the hallmarks of a dynamic community is that it has the power to attract people, and so it is with the Church. Several weeks ago, several hundred “catechumens” from throughout the Archdiocese celebrated the “Rite of Election” at our Cathedral Basilica in Newark with Archbishop Hebda. These catechumens are people who are unbaptized and who are seeking full initiation into the Catholic Church here in the Archdiocese of New- ark. One of them is a young woman from our own parish named Ashley (last year, her brother was baptized, con- firmed and given First Eucharist at the Easter Vigil, and this year Ashley will follow). We are so inspired by Ash- ley’s faith and the support of her family, and we pray during this Lenten season for all catechumens throughout the world. Remember that Lent, before it became associated with repentance and ashes, was a 40 day retreat for catechumens in preparation for full initiation at the Easter Vigil. So let us pray in a special way for all those many thousands throughout the world who will be joining us in the Roman Catholic Church this year. Those of you who attend the 9:00 a.m. Mass each Sunday will experience some of the rituals that are part of the process that welcomes and prepares catechumens, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.). In addition to Ash- ley, we also have others who are already baptized (in either the Catholic Church or other Christian denomina- tions) who are preparing for First Eucharist or Confirmation, or to make a full Profession of Faith as they enter the Catholic Church. We pray for these men and women as well, and we look forward to the time when they will fully join us as members of Christ’s Church here at St. James. An interesting thing I have experienced here at St. James- the numbers of young adults, young teens and even children asking to be received into the Church. We have a special group of teens preparing for Initiation who meet many Sunday mornings to continue learning about our faith. I am most grateful to those who work with these catechumens and candidates: Fr. Silvano Kim, Nancy Caputo, Pat McGovern, Mary Ellen Capon, Tressa & Chuck Dombroski. Recently, Pope Francis said that “the church grows through attraction, not proselytism.” In other words, as Catholics we don’t use aggressive tactics to manipu- late and recruit people to our Church (as other denominations often do), rather we allow the Holy Spirit to gently work through us that others might be attracted to Christ through our example and (when appropriate) invitation. Several weeks ago we asked parishioners to join our newly forming Baptismal Team, and the Lord has truly blessed us with those who came forward and said ‘yes!’ About fifteen people (including several married couples and others) are now part of this team.
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