OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA ! ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH! 120 Kosciusko Avenue South Plainfield, NJ 07080
September 29, 2019 Twenty !Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
! ! Pastor MASS SCHEDULE ! Eucharistic Adoration Rev. Peter Tran ! ! Following 8:00AM First Friday 732 372 3839 ! Daily: Monday !Saturday 8:00AM ! Mass. ! ! ! ! Friday 8:00PM (Vietnamese) ! Senior Priest ! Miraculous Medal Novena ! Rev. J. Maciej Melaniuk ! ! ! Weekend: Saturday 4:30PM Vigil Mass Tuesday following 8:00AM Mass. 732 822 3200 Sunday 8:00AM ! ! ! Deacon ! 10:30AM Baptisms Richard Kenton ! 1:00PM (Vietnamese) ! Every first Saturday of the month ! ! or by prior arrangement with the Pastoral Associate ! Holy Day: 8:00AM ! priest. ! Sr. Maria Goretti Nguyen, SCC ! 7:00PM ! [email protected] ! 8:00PM (Vietnamese) Confessions ! ! Saturday at 4:00PM ! Organist & Choir Director ! (or anytime upon request) ! Sharon Strack: 732 752 4979 ! Parish Office ! ! Marriage ! Parish Council President ! Phone: 908 756 1333 Fax: 908 756 8557 ! ! ! Contact the parish office one year Michael Roman: 908 822 2330 Email: [email protected] ! ! Web: olcsouthplainfield.weconnect.com ! ahead. Rosary Altar Society President: ! ! ! ! Marie Niemeyer: 908 561 2215 ! Monday through Friday from 10:00am 3:00pm ! Pastoral Visits to the Sick ! Please schedule other times by appointment. ! Contact the parish office for Holy Parish Trustees ! Communion and Anointing. ! Barbara Koenig & Thang Tran ! !
Parish Mission Statement ! ! ! Our Lady of Czestochowa Church is a Catholic multi !cultural, multi !ethnic parish dedicated to Our Lady of Czestochowa and La Vang. We are a living and loving community of believers seeking a deep and abiding faith in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. We depend on His love to guide and nourish us in our quest for holiness. Gathered around the Word of God and His holy sacraments, we are called to be witnesses of Him by our service to our people, our families, our neighborhoods and our world. We strive to provide a warm welcoming home for all the People of God. ! OUR LADY OF CZESTOCHOWA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ ! Welcome MASS INTENTIONS ! September 29 through October 6 ! The Parish Family of Our Lady of Czestochowa ! We at OLC welcome all new parishioners and are grateful to God 26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ! for your presence. We want to include you in the activities and min- VIGIL MASS N9 / 28 istries here in all aspects of parish life. Please drop by parish office 4:30PM +Albert & Kathleen Connard and register with us! Fr. Peter, Fr. Maciej, Deacon Richard and ! req, Tom & Kathy Barretta ! Sr. Maria Goretti would like to meet you. Please know that register- ! ing and using church envelopes makes it easier to provide any SUNDAY N 9 / 29 documentation you would need for sponsoring a child for Baptism 8:00AM +Catherine Volpe req, Stanley & Ellen Lorys ! 10:30AM +Thanh Tran anniversary req, his Family ! or Confirmation or even to arrange a wedding! Thank you and look- 1:00PM + Cardinal Francis Nguyen Van Thuan ! ing forward to seeing you! ! To register: Please complete the Census Update/Registration form ! that can be found in the magazine rack in the vestibule of church or MONDAY ST. JEROME, PRIEST, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH N 9 / 30 in parish office and drop off in collection basket or preferably in 8:00AM +Pedro & Lily Berberabe req, Dorie Berberabe ! parish office. ! Need a sponsor certificate: Church law mandates that a sponsor TUESDAY ST. THERESE OF THE CHILD OF for Baptism and Confirmation be an active Confirmed Catholic. An JESUS, VIRGIN, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH N10 / 1 active Catholic is a parishioner who is registered, attends Mass Mass and Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal weekly, contributes to the support of the Church, is in a valid 8:00AM +Anne Norko req, Albert V Gaete ! ! Catholic Marriage, and publicly leads a life compatible with Church WEDNESDAY THE HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS N teaching. We con only write letters of eligibility for parishioners 10 / 2 who meet these criteria. 8:00AM Logan Koenig, God’s blessings on his birthday. Sacrament of Baptism: Every 1st Saturday of the month. ! req, Barbara Koenig ! Please contact the Parish Office for all information. ! Sacrament of Marriage: Arrangements must be made with priest M THURSDAY WEEKDAY 10 / 3 one year in advance with one member of couple a registered pa- 8:00AM Michele Raber, God’s blessings on her birthday rishioner for at least six months. A marriage preparation class must ! req, Barbara & Mario Ciccion ! ! be taken. FRIDAY ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI N10 / 4 8:00AM +Marilou Cabrera req, Emilyn Pacat ! Eucharistic Ministers 8:00PM + Cardinal Francis Nguyen Van Thuan ! ! SAT. Oct. 5 4:30pm Body M Tim Morgan SATURDAY WEEKDAY, BLESSED FRANCIS Blood M Mary Lewandowski & Andrew Michalski XAVIER SEELOS, PRIEST 10 / 5 SUN. Oct. 6 8:00am Body M Joe Bielinski 8:00AM Grace Bertucci, God’s blessings & good health Blood M Rose Marie Pelton & Nancy Smith ! req, Rev. Maciej Melaniuk ! SUN. Oct.6 10:30am Body M John Bush ! M 27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ! Blood Rosanna Roman & Encarlita Lutaos VIGIL MASS N10/ 5 Lectors ! 4:30PM +Joseph Archutowski, req, Leon & Giselle Lee ! ! SAT. Oct. 5 4:30pm Barbara Rhoads ! SUNDAY N10 / 6 SUN. Oct. 6 8:00am Ellen Decker Lorys ! 8:00AM +Deceased Members of the OLC Rosary Altar ! SUN. Oct. 6 10:30am Robert Bengivenga Society req, OLC Rosary Altar Society ! 10:30AM + Thomas Pisack ! Let Us Pray for the Sick ! ! req, Deacon Richard & Marianne Kenton Your continued prayers are needed for ! 1:00PM + Cardinal Francis Nguyen Van Thuan ! the chronically or seriously ill who are sick ! at home, in the hospital or in nursing homes .! IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE ! Karen Costantino, Myrna Demegillo, Max Let us remember all our departed brothers and sisters asking God Deshner, Shannon Hardy, Takara Kaczowski, Wayne to reward them with joy and eternal peace. Kaczowski, Deacon Richard Kenton, Dylan Magalong, Bette Majerski, Dean Maroney, Dolores Maroney, Nancy POPE FRANCIS’ Marshall, Faith McGowan, Al Musmanno, Virginia O’Bri- PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR OCTOBER en, Dale Painton, Tanner Painton, Linda Pasko, Anthony Wolosowski, Francis Hoat Pham, Angie DeCostanzo. ! A Missionary "Spring" in the Church ! ! ! Please contact the Parish Office if anyone from your family That the breath of the Holy Spirit engender would like to be added or removed from our list or would a new missionary "spring" in the Church. like to receive Holy Communion (908 756 1333). ! SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 !
Collection Report September 21 / 22, 2019 Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time ! First Collection !! ! $3,640.00 ! ! Second Collection ! ! $ 892.00 ! BY NAME I HAVE CALLED YOU ! (Upkeep of Parish Buildings & Grounds / Parish Utilities Bills) ! Assistance to Poland ! ! $ 15.00 ! “You are sealed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and are ! marked as Christ’s own forever.” THANK YOU for your kindness, fidelity and generosity to Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish, especially during these difficult We welcome into our parish family financial times. We are grateful to each and every person who helps ease the burden of caring for this parish, as well as our Joshua Cornell Lennon, Jr Diocesan Assessments and special collections. And, we thank and Josiah Carter Lennon you for your care and concern for your parish family. We pray that God will bless all of you for the gifts that you share with us. ! ! sons of Joshua Lennon If you are going to be away, don’t forget about your parish. You and Evelyn Lopez can mail in your weekly envelopes or drop them in the collection st basket before leaving or when you return. ! who were baptized on September 21 , 2019. ! ! Please remember M Bequests to YOUR Parish are tax ! Anthony Vincent Nguyen deductible. ! ! son of Son Nguyen OLC CALENDAR ! and Nhung Ngo ! who was baptized on September 22 nd , 2019 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ! Sept. 28 4:30PM ! Vigil Mass ! Eleanor Thien Nguyen ! ! Sept. 28 5:30PM 7:00PM ! Spaghetti Dinner ! daughter of Khoa Nguyen ! ! ! ! ! ! and Mien Huynh Sept. 29 8:00AM ! ! Sunday Mass in English ! who was baptized on September 22 nd , 2019 ! 10:30AM ! ! Sunday Mass in English ! ! 1:00PM ! ! Sunday Mass in ! May God send many blessings on Joshua, Josiah, Anthony ! ! ! ! Vietnamese ! ! & Eleanor and on their parents. ! Oct. 2 5:15PM 6:30PM ! Classes for Discipleship ! !! ! ! Formation for Children ! Mark Your Calendars! ! ! ! ! Grades 2, 5 and 7 ! !
! 6:30PM 7:45PM ! Grades 1 and 3 ! No 8:00 AM Mass on Wednesday October 9th ! and Thursday October 10th. !! ! ! ! Oct. 6 Rosary Altar Society Father Peter and Father Maciej will be joining ! ! ! ! Meeting & Living Rosary ! ! ! ! ! ! all the Priests from our diocese for a Gathering for Priests. (After 8:00 AM Mass) ! Oct. 9 ! 8:00AM ! ! No Mass ! Please remember Father Peter, Father Maciej and all the ! ! ! ! (Priests’ Convocation) ! Priests during their convocation. Thank you. ! Oct 10 ! 8:00AM ! ! No Mass ! Readings For The Week of September 29, 2019
Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7 / Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 [1b] / 1 Tm 6:11-16 / A Special Thank You Lk 16:19-31 The HVAC system inspection in our church which took place Monday: Zec 8:1-8 / Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23 [17] / Lk 9:46-50 last week was a success! We are so grateful to our many Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23 / Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 [Zec 8:23] / Lk 9:51-56 generous parishioners who have contributed to this project. Wednesday: Neh 2:1-8 / Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab] / Mt 18:1-5, 10
Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12 / Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [9ab] / May all your generosity be returned to you a hundredfold! Lk 10:1-12
Friday: Bar 1:15-22 / Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9] / Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29 / Ps 69:33-35, 36-37 [34] / Lk 10:17-24 God bless you and your families. . Next Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4 / Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8] / 2 Tm 1:6-8,
Father Peter. 13-14 / Lk 17:5-10 ! SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 !
October: Month of the Holy Rosary Around the Diocese The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. This is primarily due to the fact that SILVER AND GOLDEN the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrat- ed annually on October 7th. It was instituted to honor the WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the protection that she gives the CELEBRATION Church in answer to the praying of the rosary by the faithful. You are cordially invited to celebrate your 25 th or 50 th Wedding Let us reflect of the words of Saint John Paul II. “The rosary does in- Anniversary with the Church of Metuchen and renew your deed ‘mark the rhythm of human life,’ bringing it into harmony with the marriage vows with Bishop James F. Checchio at a special ‘rhythm’ of God’s own life, in the joyful communion of the Holy Trinity, our life’s destiny and deepest longing. Through the rosary, the faithful re- Evening Prayer Service at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in ceive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of Metuchen on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 4:00 PM. Registra- the Redeemer.” tion is required. Please register online at: diometuchen.org/silver- and-gold. If you are unable to access, please contact your parish In this month of October, let us consider this beautiful prayer of the ro- secretary or the Family Life Office at 732-562-1543 sary as a means that we can use in order to draw closer to Jesus and Mary by meditating on the great mysteries of our salvation. or [email protected]. Registration will close on Source: www.Catholic.net October 11, 2019. Although no fee is required, in the past many Jubilarian couples have given a donation of gratitude to the Church in memory of this special occasion. Donations of ALL ARE WELCOME Gratitude may be made online or calling 732-562-1543. Join us in praying Hope through Education Hope through Education, a newly incorporated independent non- The Holy Rosary profit, was formed to significantly increase the tuition assistance Weekdays at 7:30am available to low-income families living in Middlesex, Hunterdon, Som- erset and Warren counties, to allow them the chance to choose the Sundays at 10:10am best school for their child regardless of their ability to afford the full cost of tuition. Responding To The Needs of Others Hope through Education has the approval of Bishop James F. Today’s scripture readings are a reminder to us of our duty to respond to Checchio, who stands in support of its mission. The nonprofit is the needs of others. Do you know someone who has expressed an staffed, operational and already at work to increase the number of interest in joining the Catholic faith? Please welcome them invite them to scholarships available to families with the greatest financial need. meet with us at an Inquiry Session. Information on how to apply will be available shortly. For more infor- Inquiry sessions DO NOT assume a commitment to join the Catholic mation, please contact Hope through Education at Faith family. Inquiry sessions are opportunities to ask questions about [email protected]. God, Jesus, the Catholic Faith. All who are unbaptized, baptized into another faith denomination, or baptized Catholic but have not received Prayer and Support for Families Affected by Mental Health Issues Eucharist or Confirmation, are invited. Inquiry sessions are for those A Catholic Prayer & Support Group for Families Affected by Mental who wish to inquire, explore, and search for ways to grow in Health Issues will take place at relationship with God. For more information, call the Parish Office at St. Patrick’s Church in Belvidere, NJ 908-756-1333. 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