May 23, 2021

SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH 36 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ 08831

Rev. Juan C. Gaviria Parish Administrator

Rev. Kenneth R. Kolibas Parochial Vicar

Deacon Patrick Smith

Kim Bohinski-Smith PCL/Pastoral Asst.

Patricia Bisignano Administrative Asst.

Music Ministry Parish Office: 732-521-0100

Religious Education: 732-521-1188 Lucas Barkley - Director of Music Fax: 732-521-8287 George Cole - Cantor Email: [email protected] Website: stjamesthelesschurch.org St. James Cemetery Office Hours: Monday, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Mott Avenue, Monroe Twp Tuesday-Thursday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm For more information please contact the Rectory PLOTS AVAILABLE Daily Mass Schedule Morning Prayer Knights of Columbus Monday - Friday 8:15 am Council #6336 Weekday Mass 83 E. Lincoln Avenue, Monroe Monday - Friday 8:30 am 1st & 3rd Monday of every month 8:00pm Weekend Masses

Saturday: 4:00 pm St. James Columbiettes Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 2:00 pm (Sp.) Adoration 2nd Wednesday of every month 7:00 pm Thursdays 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm except July & August Confession HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE Saturday: 3:00 pm or by appointment 732-521-3366

Parish Mission Statement Adoration St. James the Less Parish is a Christian Community of the Roman On Thursdays, Adoration will be held in the Catholic tradition. Our Parish Community is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of , and as the people of God are called to further the Church from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm. All are mission of Jesus. We will do this through the Word, Liturgy, Sacrament, welcome to come for any amount of time. Music, Ecumenism, Evangelization, Religious Education of our Children, Prayer and the Honoring of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will deepen our knowledge, skills and understanding of our Faith. We will be Food Pantry Donation Faith based. Above all, we will foster Love by example and serve the First Sunday of every month needs of others to work towards economic and social development for all people.

Page 2 A message from Fr Juan C. Gaviria Una carta de Rev Juan C. Gaviria

The season of Easter concludes with today’s El tiempo de Pascua concluye con la celebration, the feast of . On celebración de hoy, la fiesta de Pentecostés. Pentecost we celebrate the descent of the Holy En Pentecostés celebramos el descenso del Spirit upon the apostles gathered in the upper Espíritu Santo sobre los apóstoles reunidos en room in Jerusalem; this event marks the Jerusalén; este evento marca la fundación y beginning of the Church. The story of comienzo de la Iglesia. La historia de Pentecost is found in the , Pentecostés se encuentra en el libro de los today’s first reading. The account in today’s Hechos de los Apóstoles, que es la primera Gospel, John 20:19-23, also recounts how lectura de hoy. El recuento de Pentecostés Jesus gave the gift of the Holy Spirit to his también lo hallamos en el evangelio de San disciples. Yet the event in John’s Gospel takes Juan 20: 19-23 y nos habla de cómo Jesús les place on Easter Sunday. There is no need to da el regalo del Espíritu Santo a sus discípulos. try to reconcile these two accounts. It is to we No hay necesidad de tratar de reconciliar esos know that after his death, Jesus fulfilled his dos hechos bíblicos. Sólo debemos de saber promise to send to his disciples a helper, an que luego de su muerte, Jesús cumple su Advocate, who would enable them to be his promesa de enviar a sus discípulos un witnesses throughout the world. colaborador, un Abogado, que sea capaz de fortalecerlos como sus discípulos y enviados a In the context of the feast of Pentecost, John través del mundo entero. 20:19-23 reminds us about the integral connection between the gifts of peace and En el contexto de la fiesta de Pentecostés, el forgiveness and the action of the Holy Spirit. pasaje de Juan 20:19-23 nos recuerda acerca de Jesus greets his disciples with the gift of la conexión integral entre los regalos de paz y perdón y la acción del Espíritu Santo. Jesús peace. Jesus then commissions his disciples to saluda a sus discípulos con el regalo de paz. continue the work that he has begun: “As the Jesús los comisiona a continuar el trabajo que Father has sent me, so I send you.” He él había comenzado: “así como el Padre me ha breathes the Holy Spirit upon the disciples enviado, así los envío yo.” El sopla y les deja and sends them to continue his work of el Espíritu Santo y les envía a continuar su reconciliation through the forgiveness of sins. trabajo de reconciliación por medio del perdón Jesus’ act of breathing the Holy Spirit upon de los pecados. El acto de Jesús de derramar el the apostle’s mirrors God’s act of breathing Espíritu Santo sobre los apóstoles, es un life into Adam. In fact, both the Greek and recuento del momento en que de Dios da la Hebrew words for “spirit” can also be vida a Adán. De hecho, tanto en griego como translated as “breath.” This Gospel reminds us en hebreo la palabra usada para “espíritu” that the Church is called to be a reconciling puede traducirse como “soplar.” El evangelio presence in the world. The reconciling nos recuerda que la Iglesia está llamada a ser la presence of Christ is celebrated in the presencia reconciliadora en el mundo. Por Church’s sacramental life. In the Sacrament of medio del sacramento del bautismo, somos Baptism, we are cleansed of sin and become a limpiados del pecado y nos convertimos en new creation in Christ. In the Sacrament of nueva creación de Cristo. En el sacramento de Penance, the Church celebrates the mercy of la Penitencia, la Iglesia celebra la misericordia God through the forgiveness of sins. This de Dios por medio del perdón de los pecados. reconciling presence is also to be a way of life La presencia reconciliadora es también una for Christians. In situations of conflict, we are forma de vida para los cristianos. En to be agents of peace and harmony among situaciones de conflicto, debemos de ser people. Come Holy Spirit and renew the face agentes de paz y armonía en medio del mundo. of the earth! Ven Espíritu Santo y renueva la faz de la tierra.

Page 3 Prayers for the Sick MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK

MONDAY, MAY 24 8:30 AM + LOTTIE & JOSEPH SAWICKI Week 1: TUESDAY, MAY 25 Week 2: Rev. Michael Kottar, Gianni Mazza, 8:30 AM + EDWARD KISIELESKI Kerry Anne Wolfe, Patti Zielsdorf, Emily Zukowski WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 8:30 AM + AL IANNACONE Week 3: Elizabeth “Betty” Cafiero, Catherine THURSDAY, MAY 27 Cryan, Danny Gooch, Finnley Hanway, Adrienne 8:30 AM + RESTITUTO BALMACEDA Hoffman, Bob Horan, Trent Powers, Jack Raskin, Peggy Schiller, Bill Sharp, Elizabeth FRIDAY, MAY 28 “Betty” Zelasko 8:30 AM ORDINATION CLASS OF ‘94 27TH ANNIVERSARY

Week 4: SATURDAY, MAY 29 4:00 PM + DIANA, RICHARD & ANTHONY VECCHIO Names on the Sick List will be included for four (4) weeks. After the four weeks names SUNDAY, MAY 30 will be removed. To add someone to the list 8:00 AM + KATHY MACKIE please call the rectory or send an email to: 10:00 AM + FRED [email protected] 2:00 PM + FRANCISCA MARTINEZ & ELEONIDES LUIS MINISTRIES

Baptism: Parents who wish to have their child baptized need to call the Rectory. Preparation classes are required READINGS FOR THE WEEK/ and are by appointment only. LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Week of May 24th Sponsors and Godparents: Church law mandates that a sponsor for baptism and confirmation be an active MONDAY/ LUNES- BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Confirmed Catholic. An active Catholic is a parishioner who is registered, attends Mass weekly, contributes to the 572A: Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14 support of the church, is in a valid Catholic marriage (if Ps 87:1-3, 5-7 Jn 19:25-34 married), and leads a life compatible with Church teaching. We can only write letters of eligibility for TUESDAY/MARTES-WEEKDAY parishioners who meet these criteria. 348: Sir 35:1-12 Ps 50:5-8, 14, 23 Mk 10:28-31

Matrimony: Couples contemplating this Sacrament must WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES -ST PHILIP NERI contact the Parish Office at least one year in advance. 349: Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17 Ps 79:8-9, 11, 13 Mk 10:32-45 All couples planning marriage must attend Pre-Cana classes or Engaged Encounter. THURSDAY/JUEVES - WEEKDAY Ministry of the Sick: Parishioners who are homebound 350: Sir 42:15-25 Ps 33:2-9 Mk 10:46-52 and would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the Rectory. FRIDAY/VIERNES - WEEKDAY 351: Sir 44:1, 9-13 Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b Mk 11:11-26 Religious Education Classes: To register for Religious Education classes, please contact our PCL, Kim Bohinski SATURDAY/SÁBADO - WEEKDAY -Smith at 732-521-1188 352: Sir 51:12cd-20 Ps 19:8-11 Mk 11:27-33

RCIA: Adults inquiring about the Catholic Church with a desire to become Catholic are invited to call the Parish SUNDAY/DOMINGO- MOST HOLY TRINITY Office for more information about the Rite of Catholic 165: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 Ps 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22 Initiation of Adults which begins in September and runs Rom 8:14-17 Mt 28:16-20 through the following Easter.

Page 4 SOLES 4 Souls

Grab some friends and enjoy a night out ! Donate your unwanted but “gently” used shoes! Any Size ! Any gender! Any style! Wednesdays & Thursdays at Mission turns unwanted shoes and boots into Immaculate Conception School opportunity by keeping them from going to waste and putting them to good use - providing relief, 23 Manalapan Rd., Spotswood creating jobs, and empowering people to break the Doors open 6:00 pm—games begin 7:30 pm cycle of poverty. Refreshments available for purchase at Bins will be at each entrance of the Church from May 15 - June 20th both Bingo’s.

Sponsored by St James Columbiettes ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL Summer Aquinas Academy

5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Graders

Retiro de Mujeres Hispanas (Español) 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 29 de Mayo de 2021 a las 2:00 pm Holy Trinity Church - Basement STEM 315 Lawrie Street, Perth Amboy NJ Theater Extravaganza Costo: $15 Forensics Cupos limitados Monday, June 28th – Friday, July 2nd Información: Religion [email protected] Tuesday, June 22nd – Thursday, June 24th Registro:diometuchen.org/ hispanicevangelization $300 Registration Fee For information: Peregrinación de Familias Hispanas al Santuario Please call Joan Fetzer @ (732) 549-1108 Nacional de la Virgen de Fàtima- Blue Army X620 Fecha: 12 de Junio de 2021 or Hora: 9:30 am a 3:00 pm e-mail @ [email protected] Lugar: 674 Mountain View Road, Asbury, NJ 08802 Visit our website at www.stahs.net for infor- Información: mation on the Summer Aquinas Academy and [email protected] also our Sports Camps.

FOOD COLLECTION

We will be collecting food for the Deacons' Food Pantry in Jamesburg on June 5th/6th. We will need items for a Picnic Dinner. Some items needed: ketchup, mustard, relish, pickles, sauerkraut and baked beans. Please leave all items in the back room of the Church. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS HYMNS: 1st collection: $ 3,442 Processional: Come Down, O Love Divine Ascension: $ 349 Sequence: Come, O Holy Spirit, come In this time of stress and uncertainty, we ask our Offertory: O Breathe on Me, O Breath of parishioners to continue to send in their weekly God offerings as their means allow. St James the Less Communion: Come, Holy Ghost Parish is totally dependent upon the generosity of its parishioners as our bills have not gone away during Recessional: Creator Spirit, by Whose Aid this pandemic. Our weekly budget is approximately $8500. We would like to thank all our parishioners who continue to send in their Ministry Schedule envelopes. We appreciate your support. If you are May 29th/30th participating in mass online, you can mail your Eucharistic envelopes to the rectory. Every little bit helps. Mass Lector Thank you! Minister Saturday L. Castrovince A. Fletcher The parish office will be 4:00pm closed on Sunday C. Slater J. Ludas Monday, May 31st in 8:00am observance of Memorial Day. 10:00am S. Alvarez J. Roca

The Sanctuary Candle that will be lit during our Eucharistic Celebration Recently Married this week is in memory of Fred Gabriel. This is a loving gift from Congratulations to the newly married couple and may the Holy Spirit always fill their hearts with love: Lina Mercado.

PARISH INTENTION Mr & Mrs Frank Burroughs

As we celebrate our Blessed mother's first Bishop’s Annual Appeal Update As of May 17, 2021: apparition to the three seers of Fatima on May 13, Parish Goal: $80,000.00 let us strive to pray the rosary daily, and heed her Pledged: $42,060.00 admonition “penance penance penance”. # of Pledges: 169 Percent of goal: 52.6% Please consider making a pledge to this very important endeavor. All pledges are deeply appreciated; big or small!

Stewardship Reflections “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different Registration for the 2021/2022 Religious Education workings but the same God who produces all program will take place on Sunday, June 6th from of them in everyone.” - 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-6 9:30am to 11:30 am in the rectory. Registration fee All of us are blessed, regardless of our own individual circumstances. God has given each of us many gifts. How is $125. If you have any questions about registration, we use those gifts is our gift back to God. For God’s plan please contact Kim at 732-521-1188 or to work, each must do what we are called to do. Guess [email protected] .New Students must be what? We are not all called to do the same thing! For registered in the Parish and provide copy of the God’s plan to work you have to do what God is calling you child’s baptismal certificate. to do and I have to do what God is calling me to do.