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April 2012 the Gazette Newspaper - PAGE 1 April 2012 The Gazette Newspaper - PAGE 1 TheNewspaper for Carlstadt • Hasbrouck Gazette Heights • Little Ferry • Lodi • Moonachie • Teterboro • Wood-Ridge Published Monthly. Issued the fi rst week of the month. Distributed via U.S. Postal Service and available at select locations. Every issue is FREE online in PDF format at: www.The-Gazette-Newspaper.com RSS feed available. VOL. 9, No. 4 April 2012 Flowers courtesy of The Corner Nursery, Lodi, NJ They say it was a mild winter! But dreary, bleak and gray just the same. Suddenly, the winter landscape was pierced by the lone green leaf of the daffodil. Clusters of crocus and snow drops peek out from under the PAID US Postage PRSRT STD PRSRT Permit # 451 last of winter's dry leaves. Broad swaths of yellow forsythia blossoms and the happy faces of pansies herald Hackensack, NJ spring. Magnolia, dogwood, cherry, peach and pear blossoms -- provide nature's spectacular pyrotechnics. Tulips planted last autumn rise to greet the new season. A grand transformation. Let's plant some fl owers! Spring Break St. Joseph Fr. Joe Easter Polish Persian Sweet Dancing Fire Department Table Retires Season Festival New Year Success Under The Stars News Page 2 Page 4 Pages 5-9 Page 17 Pages 20-21 Page 23 Page 24 Pages 37-39 PAGE 2 - The Gazette Newspaper April 2012 St. Joseph Table SPRING INTO ACTION About 300 attended The and 19 after each Mass. "Saint Joseph Table" (La Tavol- Antonino Pollaro, Presi- ata di San Giuseppe), held on dent of the St. Joseph Society, NO ENROLLMENT FEE • NO PROCESSING FEE Saturday, March 17, 2012, at elaborated by giving a brief 7 p.m. at the school gymna- history of the “Tavolata di sium, across from the Church San Giuseppe” (“Saint Joseph * on Spring Street in Lodi. The Table”). menu consisted of the tradi- The “Saint Joseph Table” tional food items: “St. Joseph’s was founded in Sicily during Pasta,” bread in honor of Saint the Middle Ages. $ 95 Joseph, and the “Saint Joseph History tells us that Sicily Zeppole.” Because this holiday had been in severe drought for often falls during Lent, the an extended period of time. *Requires 12 month contract dishes are all meatless. No crops grew and countless There was also a sharing people died of famine. 19 table where anyone attending The peasants prayed to the event was welcomed to Saint Joseph to intercede with bring an appetizer (non-meat God on their behalf to bring item) or a dessert item that was much needed rain to the island. divided up and shared with all Their promise in return was to guests. have a special feast honoring Rev. Michael Marotta, Saint Joseph. C.R.M., Pastor, blessed the By miracle, the rains came food. There was DJ entertain- and the peasants were able to ment during the evening. plant their crops. On Monday, March 19, the With the harvest, the peo- 75 Route 17 South, Hasbrouck Heights actual feast day of Saint Jo- ple prepared a feast of foods 201-462-0010 • 866-959-1115 • www.QuestFitnessNJ.com seph, there was a solemn Mass from their crops which has celebrated at Saint Joseph’s become known as the “Tavolata Hours: Monday - Thursday: 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. • Friday: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Church at 7 p.m. This was a di San Giuseppe” ("The Saint Saturday & Sunday: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Major Credit Cards Accepted bi-lingual Mass in Italian and Joseph Table”). English celebrated by Bishop For more information, Edgar da Cunha. please contact Antonino Pol- In keeping with tradition, laro, President of the Saint Jo- the Society handed out bread seph Society, at 201-615-8924 in honor of Saint Joseph to all or visit www.saintjosephsoci- parishioners on March 17, 18, ety.org ### April 2012 The Gazette Newspaper - PAGE 3 Ecumenical World Day of Prayer: Let Justice Prevail! On Friday, March 2, 2012, For more information go to: sia and, in turn, the rest of the "In Malaysia, we cher- one another." at 1:00 p.m., a World Day of www.wdpusa.org world and ending at the last ish peace. We are a diverse The women name fair and Prayer Ecumenical Service was Each year, a different coun- sunset. These prayers follow population -- Malays, Chinese, just governance as the basis for held at First United Methodist try serves as the writer for this the sun’s path around the globe. Indians and decendants of the peace. They encourage partici- Church, Hasbrouck Heights. annual worship service. For WDP’s motto is “Informed orginal inhabitants. Welcome pants to respond from their own Light refreshments followed. 2012, Malaysia developed the prayer leads to prayerful ac- is important to us. Historic context to the theme. World Day of Prayer theme, "Let Justice Prevail!" tion.” migrations of people from A clear message emerges. (WDP) is a worldwide ecumen- Throughout the entire day, The women who prepared other parts of Asia challenges It takes courage, compassion ical movement of women of women in more than 170 coun- the 2012 service opened with Malaysians to integrate. It is and active engagement for jus- many faith traditions who come tries and regions, collectively the greeting "Selamat datang" the largest destination country tice to prevail. together to observe a common pray all over the world, begin- -- "peace and welcome" as a for migrant workers, as well as They ask us to work with day of prayer each year on ning with the fi rst sunrise in reminder that harmony as a a temporary home for refugees. God and with each other to the fi rst Friday in March -- to the Pacifi c region, shining its people is rooted in peace and Peace and welcome are create a world in which each which all people are welcome. light on the country of Malay- welcome. parts of daily life when Mus- gender, race, culture, religion lims, Buddhists, Hindus, and state is honored, nurtured Christians and followers of and empowered. 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Joe was presented with his own "turnout gear" during the Department's Annual inspection on May 18, 2002. Fr. Joe was the Department Chaplain from 1999 to 2009. Rev. Joseph Pickard Retires Laughter, tears, singing, The Honorable Rose Heck clergy and people working Fr. Pickard and the people His talent in creating the sets and praying, fi lled the sanc- and Councilwoman Pam Link together heighten the overall of St. John’s formed Care on the and costumes for the Kids on tuary of St. John the Divine read a resolution declaring Feb- awareness and have the ability Corner in 2003. The not-for- the Corner program has been Episcopal Church on February ruary 12, 2012, “Father Joseph to actualize solutions.” profi t organization has served outstanding. He will be missed 12, 2012, as The Rev. Joseph Pickard Day in the Borough of Thanks to the efforts of Fr. several thousand adults and by all – but what he started Pickard celebrated his final Hasbrouck Heights.” Joe, the clergy of Hasbrouck children in the past nine years.
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