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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church 105 Summer Road + Three Bridges, NJ 08887 Phone: 908-782-1475 + Fax: 908-782-6230 Parish Website: www.easeton.net Diocese of Metuchen website: www.diometuchen.org Parish Office Religious Formation - 908-284-2929 Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Friday: Closed Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Over the last several weekends representatives from many SEAS ministries have spoken at Mass to encourage us all to get more involved. Rev. Thomas J. Serafin, KCHS, Pastor Regular Weekend Mass Schedule Rev. Edward A. Kearns, Pastor Emeritus Saturday: 5:00 PM Paul J. Santella, Deacon Sunday: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Michael S. Tomcho, Deacon Children’s Liturgy of the Word for Pre-K through Kevin M. Kilcommons, Deacon Grade 4 at all Masses William P. Weber, Jr., Deacon Daily Mass Mariam Nawab, Parish Catechetical Leader Monday-Friday: Mass - 9:00 AM Diane Luceri, Director of RCIA & AFF Brett Walzer, Director of Sacred Music Reconciliation [Penance/Confession] Jackie Ferrari, Parish Administrative Assistant Saturday: 4:00 PM or by appointment Ruth Pryor, Baptisms / Parish Office Marriage Preparation Judy Koch, Confirmation Preparation Gina Perez, Religious Formation Admin. Assistant Common Policy for New Jersey Catholic churches requires couples to contact the parish one year Becky Marchinda, Suzanne Wooby, Teen Ministry before the potential wedding date or making any James Letchford, Claire Long, Lay Trustees wedding plans. Parish Registration Infant Baptism All adult members must be registered to obtain Expectant parents should register for the required sacramental eligibility notes, letters of formation session before birth or adoption and to recommendation, etc. Contact the Parish Office or receive our parish policy, ritual explanation and visit our website for registration materials. sponsor [godparent] requirement booklet. Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 13, 2019 From the Pastor called overly pious, if not scrupulously simplistic - 28th Sunday in but due to his care for the poor, his prayers for Ordinary Time - C the sick, and his gentle, unassuming, childlike trust in God … he became a powerful intercessor October 13, 2019 while on earth and from his place in heaven. A SAINT WITH NO PATRON SAINT OF EXPECTANT MOTHERS. CALENDAR DATE? Most Two events led him to become Patron Saint of canonized Saints do NOT Expectant Mothers. When an expectant mother have a date on the Church’s became ill, she held onto a handkerchief he had Universal Calendar. In the left behind and which he had told her to keep; liturgical reforms of the her recovery and safe delivery was credited to 1960’s at Vatican Council II, his intercession. When another expectant the calendar was ‘cleaned mother accused him of being the father, he and up’ to give precedence to his Order were shocked, to say the least. Like Jesus, Mary, and key Saints and events - which Jesus, who remained silent before His accusers, led some to believe we ‘kicked out’ some Saints - Saint Gerard also remained stoically silent … and but that is not true. In the official roster of prayed. She eventually recanted her story, and Saints, there are 5, 6, or more Saints honored he was praised for the positive, trusting way he each day. However, only those of greatest dealt with a most vilely false accusation. importance for all people have a date on the Universal Calendar. Prayer to Saint Gerard Majella for Conception So, along with Saint Valentine [February 14], Saint O Good Saint Gerard, powerful intercessor Christopher [July 25], Saint Bernadette [April 16] before God and wonder worker of our day, and countless others, we have Saint Gerard confidently I call upon you and seek your aid. On Majella [October 16], the Patron Saint of expectant Earth you always fulfilled God’s designs, help me mothers and of those striving to conceive a child. now to do the holy will of God. While these calendar-less Saints have no official Implore the Master of Life, orations in the Roman Missal [generic orations from whom all paternity proceeds, for martyrs or for holy men or women are used to render me/N. fruitful in offspring, at Masses honoring them], Saint Gerard Majella that I/she may raise up children to God has at least two popular prayers. in this life, and in the world to come, heirs to the Kingdom of His Glory. Amen. Prayer to Saint Gerard Majella for a Safe Delivery "HERE, THE WILL OF GOD IS DONE, AS GOD O Glorious Saint Gerard, WILLS, AND AS LONG AS GOD WILLS." because when falsely accused of a crime, These words, which hung as a sign over his door, you did bear, like your Divine Master, were his ‘motto.’ He, in turn, encouraged others without murmur or complaint, to entrust themselves, and their hopes and the calumnies of wicked men, dreams, to God’s will. So he became Patron Saint you have been raised up by God as the of Those Seeking to Conceive. He was 29 when patron and protector of expectant mothers. he died from tuberculosis on October 16, 1755. Preserve me/N. from danger and from the He was canonized on December 11, 1904 by excessive pains accompanying childbirth, and Pope Saint Pius X. In 1977, the late Archbishop shield the child which I/N. now carry/carries, of Newark, Peter Leo Gerety, declared his shrine that it may see the light of day and receive the in Saint Lucy Church, a mere stone’s throw off I- purifying and life-giving waters of Baptism 280, as the National Shrine of Saint Gerard through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Majella. Visit the shrine, take part in the annual festival, or check it out at: A PIOUS SAINT, FALSELY ACCUSED. Born https://www.saintlucy.net/st-gerard. Saint into poverty and hardship near Naples, Italy, in Gerard Majella, pray for us. April, 1726, Saint Gerard Majella’s desire to serve the Lord was not easy; rejected by the Capuchins In His holy Name, due to ill health, he was accepted as a lay brother by the Redemptorists in 1749 at the age of 23. A tailor by trade, he provided menial tasks, serving as the Order’s tailor, cook, sacristan, and infirmarian. Today, he would be Rev. Thomas J. Serafin, KCHS 2 Mass Intentions Parish Prayers Saturday Vigil: 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time “For everything there is a season and a time for 5:00 pm Pat Kennedy every purpose under heaven …” r/o: Lori, Kacie, Packy, Tara, Ryan, Sean a time to be born … Sunday 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time a time to heal … We pray for all the sick of our parish 8:00 am Cliff Jorgensen and especially for: r/o: Seton Men’s Club Nancy Balunis Rev. Msgr. James Moran 9:30 am David Gray Maire Bartolomeo Bob Mykulak r/o: Helen & Pete Thornton Christine Brower Mariam Nawab 11:30 am Jacqueline Wheeler Jerry Cadwallader Ruth Pryor r/o: Semon family Sarah D’Amico Cecil Rajendra Monday Karen DiLella Greta Thwaites 9:00 am Barry Catanzareti Rosalinda Giles Kevin Timko r/o: Diane & Tom Luceri Kathy Gosdick Paul Urban Tuesday Saint Teresa of Jesus Tony Kardashinetz Daniel Walker 9:00 am Amelia Infante Dave Kreutzer Walt Walker r/o: Ann & Jim Letchford Raymond Lajewski Annette Watts Wednesday Grete Meiners Names will remain on our list for three months, unless we are 9:00 am Peter A. Peters notified to keep them on the list. r/o: Thomas & Barbara Peters a time to die … Thursday Saint Ignatius of Antioch Mass of Remembrance 8:00 am Angelo Veltri The special Remembrance r/o: David & Pamela Saus Mass for all those honored Friday Saint Luke with Christian burial from our 9:00 am Anne Kirk Parish during the past year is r/o: Michael & Kathleen Bludgus held on the Saturday nearest Saturday Vigil: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time to the Commemoration of the 5:00 pm Bernardine Tudisco Faithful Departed or All Souls r/o: Blunda family Day. This year’s Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, November 2 at the regular 5:00 PM Mass. 8:00 am Dave Hudak All Souls Memorial Envelopes r/o: Maureen & John Lybarger All Souls Day is November 2. Remembrance 9:30 am Juanita Caetano envelopes are in your envelope packet. They are r/o: her husband & family also available in the narthex. 11:30 am Brian Delaney th r/o: Bond family 28 Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: 2 Kings 5:14-17 The Bread and Wine Elisha cures Naaman of leprosy, which convinces will be offered this week Naaman that there is only one God. Naaman then asks to in memory of Dave Hudak take some loads of soil from Israel, so that he can worship as requested by Lois & Brian Dornan. and make sacrifices to one true God on his own land. Second Reading: 2 Timothy 2:8-13 The Sanctuary Lamp Paul reminds Timothy Christ rose from the dead so that will burn this week in memory of many people could be saved. Paul was being treated as a Josephine Tocci-Cornelison criminal and kept in chains but says, "There is no chaining as requested by Karen Wolfe. the word of God!" Paul also says, "if we die in Christ, we will live in him. But if we deny him, he will deny us." The Saint Jude Lamp will burn this week for the intention of Sharon Pace Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 Jesus cures ten lepers, but only one returns to express as requested by gratitude for being healed.