ROMAN OF THE ASSUMPTION 113 CHIEGO PLACE ROSELLE PARK, NEW JERSEY 07204

To all who are tired and need rest; to all who mourn and need comfort; to all who are friendless and need friendship; to all who are discouraged and need hope; to all who sin and need a Savior; and to whomsoever will, THIS CHURCH OPENS WIDE ITS DOOR IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS!

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time June 13, 2021 SERVED BY: EUCHARIST: Very Rev. Father James F. Spera, V.F., Pastor Saturday Evenings: 5:30 pm Dean, Union County North Sundays: 8:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 Noon Rev. Father Carmine Rizzi, Priest-in-Residence Rev. Deacon David J. Farrell, Deacon and Weekdays: Monday - Saturday, 8:00 am Director of Religious Education Holy Days of Obligation: John Ballantyne, Trustee 8:00 am and 7:30 pm Elizabeth Santora, Trustee Novenas: Donna Schmatz, Organist and Music Coordinator St. Jude after the Saturday 8:00 am Mass Virginia Jediny, Parish Secretary St. Anthony, prayers with Benediction of the Karen Colucci, Religious Education Coordinator Blessed Sacrament, Tuesday, 7:30 pm, September thru June New members of the Parish are welcome and invited to Confession: REGISTER by calling the Rectory Office. Please notify the Office when moving away from the Parish. Sponsor Saturday afternoon from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm certificates for the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation Weekdays (Monday-Saturday) at 7:30 am before the will be signed and sealed for Registered parishioners only. You 8:00 am Mass, or anytime by appointment must be registered for 6 months prior to your request. PARISH OFFICE EMAIL Assumption School of Religion Office (908) 245-1107 [email protected] (908) 245-6572

FAX WEB PAGE EMAIL (908) 245-2789 www.assumptionrp.com [email protected]

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SATURDAY, June 12: The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:00 AM Rose & Edward Donohue (From: Betty & Tony Santora) 5:30 PM Catherine DeRoxtra 1st Anniversary

SUNDAY, June 13: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Barbara Sumowski (From: Husband, Gary) 10:30 AM Ann Marie Bonassisa (From: Jennifer & “Here We Grow” Staff) 12:00 Noon Grace Signorella (Love, Joe)

MONDAY, June 14: Flag Day 8:00 AM Living & Deceased Members of Moares & Fernandes Families (From: Iona Moares)

Eucharistic Ministers WILL NOT RESUME until further TUESDAY, June 15 notice. My hope is to resume fully in the near future. 8:00 AM Elizabeth and Ralph Oliveri Fr. Jim (From: Son, Ralph)

LECTORS WEDNESDAY, June 16 June 12/13, 2021 June 19/20, 2021 8:00 AM For the Parishioners 5:30 PM Leona Seufert Leona Seufert

8:00 AM Jack Kaulfers John Ballantyne 10:30 AM Cindy Campbell Debbie Kachnowski THURSDAY, June 17 12 Noon Celeste Michielli Nicholas Milici 8:00 AM John Antonucci

ALTAR SERVERS (Love, Mom)

June 12/13, 2021 June 19/20, 2021 FRIDAY, June 18: 5:30 PM Joe Schmatz Sofia & Ivan Sanchez 8:00 AM Armando Matarrendo 8:00 AM A. & A. Geronimo Ethan Pama 10:30 AM Hanna Lee (From: The Matarrendo Family)

12 Noon SATURDAY, June 19: St. Romuald, , Prayer List: (In alphabetical order) To have someone Blessed Virgin May placed on or removed from the sick list please call the 8:00 AM Eleanor Butasek Rectory. We invite you to clip out this section each Sunday. (From: Nephew, Casimir) Perhaps you could put it near a prayer book, in your Bible, or in 5:30 PM Fathers’ Day Novena your pocket or purse. It is a good thing when we pray with and for one another. Thank you and God bless you! SUNDAY, June 20: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Altagracia Alvarez, Kathy Barz, John Black, Al Bober, Time: World Refugee Day (UN); Summer Begins Fred Boyne, Florence Carosella, Christine Conrad, James 8:00 AM Fathers’ Day Novena Desiderio, Naomi Desiderio, Ronald Fellner, Nicholas Fusco, Lynn Gehrmann, Fran Getchies, Bonnie Greer, 10:30 AM Fathers’ Day Novena Joseph Gregory, Cynthia and Thomas Ingman, A.M.J., 12:00 Noon Fathers’ Day Novena Elizabeth Knych, Cyndee Kurri, Tina Marino, Zchantell McDonald, Eleanor Morehouse, Tanina Naccarato, Carol Fellner Nasta, Monica Quigley O’Brien, Margie Ortizio, They that are planted in the house of the Lily Rita Procopio, Lorraine Ruivo, Roseann Santanna, LORD shall flourish in the courts of our Ann Sisalli, Anthony Spadora, Antonio Spano, Gabrielle Spano, Debra Szajko, Lynn Tumblety, Tony Wargacki God. -Psalm 92:14

Page 3 Church of the Assumption Additional pavers are still available! The pavers ordered this past year will be installed in July 2021. In one of his homilies, St. Anthony proclaimed, The next order will be submitted October 1, 2021. “The man who is filled with the Holy Spirit speaks There are pavers available before the Sacred Heart, in different languages. These different languages St. Anthony, and bell Shrines. are different ways of witnessing to Christ, such as Please obtain an Adopt-a-brick Form from our web humility, poverty, patience, and obedience; we site, at the entrance of Church, from the Rectory speak in those languages when we reveal in Office or at the Information table at the FEAST. ourselves these virtues to others. Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your Before receiving Holy Communion actions speak.” John Chrysostom

As Jesus sent out the seventy-two other disciples O Lord, I believe and profess that You are truly Christ, in the Gospel, so He continues to send out His the Son of the living God, Who came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the first. Accept me as a par- disciples to proclaim to entire world, “The Kingdom taker of Your mystical supper, O Son of God, for I will of God is at hand for you.” As the Apostles, filled not reveal Your mystery to Your enemies, nor will I give with the Holy Spirit, where heard in many you a kiss as did Judas, but like the thief I confess to languages, so we are called to witness to Jesus in the You: different languages that St. Anthony spoke of: the languages of humility, poverty, patience, charity and Remember me, O Lord, when You come in Your obedience. When we practice these virtues in our kingdom. lives then "our actions will speak louder than our Remember me, O Master, when You come in Your words". kingdom. Remember me, O Holy One, when You come in Your

kingdom. As we celebrate the Feast of St. Anthony this weekend without a full parking lot of revelers, rides, May the partaking of Your Holy mysteries, O Lord, be food, and entertainment, perhaps we can focus this not for my judgment or condemnation, but for the heal- year on the spiritual message of St. Anthony's call to ing of my soul and body. O Lord, I also believe and pro- fess that this, which I am about to receive, is truly Your live the Christian life. We pray through the most precious body and Your life-giving blood, which, I intercession of St. Anthony that all the members of pray, make me worthy to receive for the remission of all our parish will be strengthened in faith and filled my sins and for life everlasting. Amen. with zeal for living our Christian vocation and O God, be merciful to me a sinner. witnessing to Christ in "humility, poverty, patience, O God, cleanse me of my sins and have mercy on me. obedience and every other Godly virtue. O Lord, forgive me for I have sinned without number. Fr. Jim The Rectory Office will be closed on Fridays during the summer months beginning Friday, June 18. For We welcome to our Parish Community the following child who was Baptized in emergencies, please call the Rectory at 908-245- Christ at Church of the Assumption 1107 for forwarding information.

Please pray for the repose of the Harrison Luke Diorio soul of the recently deceased:

God’s Blessings on him and his family! +Reverend Peter Phong Cao Vo The Westfield Regional Health Department will offer FREE COVID-19 Vaccines on Sunday, June 13, 2021, Eternal Rest grant unto him, O Lord! from 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M. in the Lower Chiego Hall.

Page 4 Church of the Assumption MARY’S GROTTO SPECIAL DONATIONS

To make a Special Donation for Hosts, Wine, Candles, Mary’s Grotto is now open. We are looking forward to Sanctuary Candle or Tabernacle Flowers, please use the seeing all of you. Please stop in and say hello. At the same Special Donation Envelope found at the doors of the Church. time you can check out what we have for sale. We are very excited to put a few things out on special sale. We need to In Loving Memory of Elizabeth and Ralph Oliveri Requested by Son, Ralph make room for all the new things we have bought for the Donation of Wine, Hosts, Candles and Sanctuary Candle store. We still have first Communion things in the shop if you need something for that special young person. I am In Loving Memory of Anthony Molinari, Happy Birthday hoping to see all of you in Mary’s Grotto this weekend. Requested by Sister, Helen and Niece, Maria Donation of Candles Ladies of the Rosary Society, Church of the Assumption

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — I have lifted high the lowly tree Feast of St. Anthony Sponsors: (Ezekiel 17:22-24). Over the past 20 years, the Feast of St. Anthony and Church of Psalm — Lord, it is good to give thanks to you the Assumption have been blessed by the generous support of (Psalm 92). our sponsors. Second Reading — Whether we are at home or away, we as- Although we're unable to host our 21st Annual Feast of St. pire to please the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:6-10). Anthony in its traditional format, we would like to take this Gospel — It is the smallest of all seeds, and becomes the larg- opportunity to show our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to est of plants (Mark 4:26-34) The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, our previous sponsors. International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. These have been challenging times for many of our business partners, please continue to show your support to those who've St Anthony Feast 2021 continuously supported our Parish: Listing of sponsors (in no particular order) Sadly we will once again not be able to enjoy our Annual Feast of St. Anthony. We will observe the day on Sunday, June 13, NAR Auto Sales which in fact is the Feast Day of St. Anthony with a Solemn Knights of Columbus Council #3240 Mass at 12 noon. There will be a short procession on our Catholic War Veterans Assumption Post 866 grounds with the statue of St. Anthony followed by take-out Mastapeter Funeral Home food from the Annex (new garages) prepared by our Knights of Roselle Park PBA Local 27 Columbus from 1:30 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. As many of the DJ's Limousine Service restrictions have now been lifted, we hope to have tables set up ProForma AYR Graphics & Printing for social gathering near the annex if the weather permits. The Trinitas raffle will be called at 6:00 P.M. in the evening to end the Bagels & Beans day. There will also be "virtual celebration" events which are noted today in the bulletin. We look forward to once again Donato's Florist enjoying our full Feast in 2022! Cicariello Bros Arnold's Pest Control Knights of Columbus Msgr. Joseph F. Loreti Council Iorio Deli 3240 will be awarding two High School Scholarships Hammer Mfg. Co., Inc. for $750.00 each Jerry Vitale, Hallmark Realtors

The Scholarship is for a student that is either entering a Church of the Assumption Lazarus Group Catholic High School or continuing their education at a Church of the Assumption Rosary Society Catholic High School. Spencer Savings Bank The student's immediate family must be Parishioners of the Mayor Joe Signorello Church of the Assumption, Roselle Park, NJ. Tim Ford - Advisors Mortgage The student would need to write an essay of at least 500 words on: DINE-OUT-TO-DONATE  how they incorporate their Catholic faith in their daily life, Mario’s Tutto Bene  what type of volunteering they have done and continue to NOW through 09/30/21 do for the Church and/or the Community, and Featuring daily specials & catering packages, including:  what they would like to do or is currently doing in High TAKE-OUT * CURBSIDE PICK-UP * DELIVERY School. Applications may be obtained by emailing 495 Chestnut St., Union, NJ 07083 [email protected] 908-687-3250, www.mariostuttobene.com Applications and Essays must be completed and returned *Please present flyer to ensure 10% of your bill will be donated by June 30, 2021. back to Church of the Assumption.*

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Knight’s Corner (Council #3240) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS The Knights of Columbus (Council #3240) of the Church of the Assumption would like to invite any interested Religious Education Contact Information: Parish men, that wish to learn more about the Knights of 908-245-6572 [email protected] Columbus to fill out one of the cards located in the front [email protected] of the Church and place it in the collection basket. The Fourth De- gree Knights of Columbus is currently conducting a membership drive. Please be sure to “like” our Facebook page: Knights of Colum- bus - Msgr. Loreti Council #3240

June Events for Knights of Columbus #3240 at READINGS FOR THE WEEK Church of the Assumption, 113 Chiego Pl., Roselle Park Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday, June 13th, 1-day Feast of St. Anthony. Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Parking lot procession after the noon mass. Some Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Feast-style take-out food will be available for Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 purchase. Contact Greg Delano at 908-377-9939 for Friday: 2 Cor 11:18, 21-30; Ps 34:2-7; Mt 6:19-23 details. Saturday: 2 Cor 12:1-10; Ps 34:8-13; Mt 6:24-34 Sunday: Jb 38:1, 8-11; Ps 107:23-26, 28-31; Tuesday, June 22nd, Blood Drive, 2 pm – 8 pm at 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41 lower Chiego building. Contact Greg Demeter at 917-664-8563 for details. BELIEVE AND PRAY We Rejoice with our Graduates

WEEKLY COLLECTION

Weekly Collection for June 5/6 $8,351.00

Archdiocese Assessment Bill for the Month of June $7,009.00 We congratulate and rejoice with all our graduates. The cele- Assessment Collection for June 5/6 $1,788.00 brations for the graduates are well-deserved. For some families, Amount short of Monthly Bill $5,221.00 however, a full meal on any evening is a cause for “celebration” which must be paid from the as often times, their tables are bare or sparse with food. Please Weekly Collection to the Archdiocese. help us to continue to distribute much-needed food throughout

Thank you for your generosity! the Archdiocese. Your contributions to the Catholic Charities Donation Bin(s) help to provide the funding for the continua- This year Several Sources Shelters is tion of our many programs. Thank you. celebrating 40 years of service. Our pro-life organization serves women who seek to give God’s blessed gift of life to their babies. In lieu of our annual Interested in an outstanding Blue Ribbon School? Consider visit to your church we are seeking your continued financial support. St. John the Apostle School. We are conveniently located on Through God’s Grace, we save babies’ lives and shelter their young Valley Rd., Clark. We offer before and after care as well. mothers, while providing education and ongoing compassionate Check out our website www.sjanj.org. The phone number is: support services, including our Pregnancy Sonogram Center. We 732-388-1360. The school is currently accepting applications further educate young people to make healthy life choices. We also for Pre-K 4-Grade 3. support some inner city Special Families with care packages for Easter, Back-to-School, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Your financial The Church of the Little Flower, 310 Plainfield Ave,. Berkeley gift will help save the life of a child and help us to continue our Heights, will be holding a Loss of a Child Prayer Service on ministry. Can you be a child’s earthly Guardian Angel? Saturday June 19 at 2 pm. Several Sources is a registered 501-c3 Charity. This is a time of prayer and remembrance for anyone who has How You Can Give Today ever grieved the loss of a child for any reason: failed adoption, ONLINE: https://www.severalsources.org/donate abortion, estrangement, miscarriage, stillbirth, or death at any PHONE: Please call our office at 201-818-9033 age before or after birth. MAIL: Several Sources Foundation PO Box 157 All are welcome to attend. Ramsey, NJ 07446 Several Sources Shelters Service will also be live streamed on our Facebook and You- PO Box 157●Ramsey, New Jersey 07446 tube channels. ●201-818-9033●www.severalsources.org www.littleflowerbh.org to click on the links.

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THE MEANING OF FLAG DAY

When the American Revolution broke out in 1775, the Saint of the Day for June 19 colonists weren’t fighting united under a single flag. Instead, most regiments participating in the war for (c. 950 – June 19, 1027) independence against the British fought under their Saint Romuald’s Story own flags. In June of 1775, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to create the Continental In the midst of a wasted youth, Romuald watched Army—a unified colonial fighting force—with the his father kill a relative in a duel over property. In hopes of more organized battle against its colonial op- horror he fled to a monastery near . After pressors. This led to the creation of what was, essen- tially, the first “American” flag, the Continental three years, some of the monks found him to be un- Colors. comfortably holy and eased him out. For some, this flag, which was comprised of 13 red and Romuald spent the next 30 years going about , white alternating stripes and a Union Jack in the cor- founding monasteries and hermitages. He longed to ner, was too similar to that of the British. George give his life to Christ in martyrdom, and got the Washington soon realized that flying a flag that was pope’s permission to preach the gospel in Hungary. even remotely close to the British flag was not a great But he was struck with illness as soon as he arrived, confidence-builder for the revolutionary effort, so he and the illness recurred as often as he tried to pro- turned his efforts towards creating a new symbol of ceed. freedom for the soon-to-be fledgling nation.

During another period of his life, Romuald suffered On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress took a break from writing the Articles of Confedera- great spiritual dryness. One day as he was praying tion and passed a resolution stating that “the flag of Psalm 31 (“I will give you understanding and I will the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and instruct you”), he was given an extraordinary light white,” and that “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue and spirit which never left him. field, representing a new constellation.”

At the next monastery where he stayed, Romuald Over 100 years later, in 1916, President Woodrow Wil- was accused of a scandalous crime by a young no- son marked the anniversary of that decree by officially bleman he had rebuked for a dissolute life. Amaz- establishing June 14 as Flag Day. ingly, his fellow monks believed the accusation. He was given a severe penance, forbidden from offer- ing Mass, and excommunicated—an unjust sen- tence that he endured in silence for six months.

The most famous of the monasteries Romuald founded was that of the Camaldoli in Tuscany. Here began the Order of the , uniting the monastic and eremitical lives. In later life Romuald’s own father became a monk, wavered, and was kept faithful by the encouragement of his son.

Page 7 Church of the Assumption Do you Remember? God and His Perfections Baltimore Catechism Revised Edition 1941 Lesson 2 from the Baltimore Cathechism

The Purpose of Man's Existence 8. What do we mean when we say that God is the Supreme Being? Lesson 1 from the Baltimore Cathechism When we say that God is the Supreme Being we mean that He

is above all creatures, the self-existing and infinitely perfect 1. Who made us? Spirit. God made us. I am the First, and I am the Last, and besides me there is no In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. (Genesis 1:1) God. (Isaiah 44:6)

2. Who is God? 9. What is a spirit? God is the Supreme Being, infinitely perfect, who made all A spirit is a being that has understanding and free will, but no things and keeps them in existence. body, and will never die. In him we live and move and have our being. (Acts 17:28) To whom then have you likened God? Or what image will you

make for Him? (Isaiah 40:18) 3. Why did God make us? God made us to show forth His goodness and to share with us 10. What do we mean when we say that God is self- His everlasting happiness in heaven. existing? Eye has not seen nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the When we say that God is self-existing we mean that He does heart of man, what things God has prepared for those who love not owe His existence to any other being. him. (I Corinthians 2:9) I am who am. (Exodus 3:14)

4. What must we do to gain the happiness of heaven? 11. What do we mean when we say that God is infinitely To gain the happiness of heaven we must know, love, and perfect? serve God in this world. When we say that God is infinitely perfect we mean that He Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth; where the rust and has all perfections without limit. moth consume and where thieves break through and steal. But Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and of his lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven; where neither the rust greatness there is no end. (Psalm 144:3) nor moth doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. (Matthew 6:19-20) 12. What are some of the perfections of God? Some of the perfections of God are: God is eternal, all-good, 5. From whom do we learn to know, love, and serve God? all-knowing, all-present, and almighty. We learn to know, love, and serve God from Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who teaches us through the Catholic Church. 13. What do we mean when we say that God is eternal? I have come a light into the world that whoever believes in Me When we say that God is eternal we mean that He always was may not remain in darkness. (John 12:46) and always will be, and always remains the same. " I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end," 6. Where do we find the chief truths taught by Jesus Christ says the Lord God. (Apocalypse 1:8) through the Catholic Church? We find the chief truths taught by Jesus Christ through the 14. What do we mean when we say that God is all-good? Catholic Church in the Apostles' Creed. When we say that God is all-good we mean that He is infinitely He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you lovable in Himself, and that from His fatherly love every good despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent comes to us. me. (Luke 10:16) For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done with faithfulness. He loveth mercy and judgment: the earth is 7. Say the Apostles' Creed. full of the mercy of the Lord. (Psalm 32:4-5 I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and ) earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord; who was 15. What do we mean when we say that God is all- conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, knowing? suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was When we say that God is all-knowing we mean that He knows buried. He descended into hell; the third day He arose again all things, past, present, and future, even our most secret from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sitteth at the right thoughts, words, and actions. hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of , the of old: thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me. forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life Thy knowledge is become wonderful to me: it is high, and I everlasting. Amen. cannot reach it. (Psalm 138:5-6)