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Page 1 St. John theVisit us at sjrc.org Evangelist November 22, 2020 Roman Catholic Community 29 N. Washington Ave. Bergenfield, N.J. 07621 201-384-0101 Fax: 201-384-2055 Parish Web Site: www.sjrc.org Served by: Rev. Msgr. Richard J. Arnhols Pastor Rev. Raymond R. Filipski Rev. Oliver D. Nilo Parochial Vicars Deacon James A. Detura Deacon Lynx J.M. Soliman Lisa Oggioni Marciano Director of Music Ministries Mary Ann C. Johnston Pastoral Council President Mrs. Patricia D. Rickly Mr. Enrique G. Enriquez Trustees Stephanie Escobar Past. Assoc.: Evangelization PARISH LIFE CENTER Living God’s Word 15 N. Washington Ave., Bergenfield 201-384-3601 To say that Christ is king, that he reigns Rosemarie Flood ~ [email protected] over our lives, is to admit to a world Director of Religious Education bigger than our own. In Christ’s realm, each is cared for simply because each is Eric A. Acosta ~ [email protected] a part of the Kingdom. Director of Youth Ministry & Confirmation Retreats Page 2 Visit us at sjrc.org November 22, 2020 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 21:1-4 Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; Please Note—You must reserve a seat: Lk 21:20-28 Thanksgiving Day (suggested): Sir 50:22-24; Ps 145:2-11; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Visit our page at: sjrc.org & click the Lk 17:11-19 “Reserve a Seat” tab Friday: Rv 20:1-4, 11 — 21:2; Ps 84:3-6a, 8a; Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Saturday November 21 Sunday: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; 5:30 pm Peter Kloeglen 7:30 pm (Spanish) Alicia Rustica Veras Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37 Sunday November 22 7:00 am People of the Parish The Parish Giving Tree 9:00 am Irene Graham 11:00 am Arthur Garcia & Maria Hernandez Our Giving Tree will be located in the Upper 1:00 pm (Spanish) Kevin Henao Church as of this weekend. All are invited to take a paper ornament from the tree. On the Monday November 23 back of the ornament is a gift request. 7:00 am John Cox 9:00 am William Martin Please wrap the gift, attach the ornament 7:30 pm Rosemarie Tugaoen & Necita Elpedal provided & bring to the church and place under the tree Tuesday November 24 any day or by the weekend of December 5th–6th. 7:00 am Andreina Socorro de Jesús PLEASE NOTE! If a gift request is for a “gift card 9:00 am Ulpiano Garcia certificate” or if you wish to give a certificate, please place it in 7:30 pm Merle De Jesús a box or holiday gift bag and bring it to the Rectory. Wednesday November 25 Please do not place it under the tree (as small envelopes, 7:00 am Sp. Int.: Thanksgiving bags or boxes can be easily misplaced.) 9:00 am Sp. Int.: D’Souza Family 7:30 pm Maria Hernandez Thursday November 26--ONLY 9AM MASS 9:00 am Thanksgiving Friday November 27 7:00 am David Hitch 9:00 am Joseph Fedele 7:30 pm Clara Garcia — 22nd Anniversary Saturday November 28 7:00 am Sp. Int.: Arcega Family--Thanksgiving 9:00 am Mario Atienza 5:30 pm Salvatore T. Cinque 7:30 pm (Spanish) Manuel Rodriguez Ruballos Sunday November 29 7:00 am People of the Parish 9:00 am Jean De Falco 11:00 am Richard Greene and All Souls of the D’Silva Family 1:00 pm (Spanish) Alicia Rustica Veras Prayers for the Deceased Please remember Marie Morch, Epifanio Calcara, Deacon Joseph Vrindten, Rev. Alan Savitt, Julius Daliva, Elvira Lynch and Louise Voccola Memorial Fund/Special Intention in your prayers. Week of November 21st—28th START WITH GRATITUDE Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Altar Flowers Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. In loving memory of Clara Gavin —Henry Van Dyke Requested by The Rube Family Page 3 Visit us at sjrc.org November 22, 2020 Pastor’s Desk Dear Parishioners, Today is the Solemnity of Christ the King. Our Gospel reminds us that, in the simple acts of kindness and charity, we love and serve Christ in others. What a joy it will be one day to recognize Him in the many faces of those we have helped when we finally see Him face to face. Your faithful contributions to our Food Pantry and St. Vincent de Paul Fund for the poor are surely included on this list. This Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving. Amid the many challenges and, in some cases, tragedies that this year has brought, there is still much in each of our lives for which we can give thanks to God. We can take so much of our daily lives for granted. In reality, it is God Who has given us life and sustains us in it. In every moment, Jesus walks with us on our life’s journey. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by Pilgrims who, despite much suffering and many deaths among them, realized that God had not abandoned them, and had provided them with the assistance of some of the indigenous people of this land. Given the current Covid limitations, we will not be distributing blessed bread at our 9am Mass on Thanksgiving this year, but I invite you to bring some bread which can be blessed at the end of Mass. Please reserve a seat online as usual. We also plan to stream this Mass on our Parish Facebook page for those who cannot attend, and offer you the same blessing virtually at home. This year we intend to decorate the Grotto with a Christmas display in time for the First Sunday of Advent, November 29th. We invite you to create your own weather-proof, non-returnable Christmas ornament, expressive of you or your family, and at any time during Advent to visit the grotto and place the ornament on one of the evergreen trees surrounding the Grotto. Please provide your own hook or ribbon to attach it. May this bring us some hope and joy in the darkest month of the year! Msgr. Richard Arnhols, Pastor Reflection on Today’s Scripture Readings Tom is allergic to cats, even when they’re not around but once were. His eyes turn red, and he starts to wheeze so that he has to excuse himself and leave. Oddly enough, he has lately befriended a neighborhood stray at his back door. He doesn’t touch it, and he won’t allow it into his house, but he feeds it regularly and even misses it when it doesn’t show up on his stoop. Something moves us to care for the lost among us. It is often instinctive, and at times even contrary to our own best interests, as with Tom and his allergy to cats. Is such sympathy for the underdog written on the back of our psyches? Are lost souls really long-lost kin? Is it guilt that moves us to contribute to food pantries and bread lines or is it genuine compassion? If we are to believe in the Incarnation, that God has taken form in human flesh, then those instincts to visit shut-ins imprisoned in their own homes and to free those who still find themselves locked into poverty are Godly instincts. It is holiness bred in our bones, incapable of being held in. Because someone is hungry, we find ourselves giving to a food pantry or volunteering at a soup kitchen. Because someone is a stranger, we welcome them into our neighborhood and seek ways to comfort the immigrant. Because someone is imprisoned by illness or old age, we visit them and check in on them. And because our own individual efforts often seem so meager in the face of so many needs, we seek ways to institutionalize our care through government policy and funding. It is all a Godly instinct. —Rev. Joseph J. Juknialis Stewardship: Sharing our Time, Talent, and Treasure! “…whatever you did for one of the least of my brothers, you did for me” – MATTHEW 25:40 Most of us are generous when it’s convenient for us. We are generous when we have the time or the money. But, generosity is the opposite of that. It means giving of one’s time, money, compassion, forgiveness or mercy when it’s not convenient; when it’s not on our schedule, but on the other person’s schedule. Our Sunday Offering: Oct. 11, 2020 - $12,260.40 Oct. 13, 2019 - $17,009.75 Have you considered electronic giving for your Sunday offering? Go to our parish website, www.sjrc.org, click on the Parish Giving icon at the bottom of the home page, and follow the instructions to set up your account. Shining the Light of Christ Annual Appeal Pledge Total: $104,971.00 - 98.19% of our goal of $106,901.00 - 227 donors so far! Only another $1,930.00 to reach our goal! Please use pledge forms you received in the mail or envelopes at the doors of the Church. Page 4 Visit us at sjrc.org November 22, 2020 Escritorio del Párroco Estimados Feligreses, Hoy es la Solemnidad de Cristo Rey.