INTENTIONS FEBRUARY 15 - 23, 2020 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 11:30 +Gloria Nicola SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 +The Kurpick Family VIGIL OF THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 5:30 PM +Tara Ann Wagner 11:30 +James Egan +John E. Trommelen, Sr. +Sarah Dowling +George & Nell Sadlock SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 FEAST OF THE CHAIR OF ST. PETER THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY THE APOSTLE 7:30 +Riccardo Gigli 11:30 +Myrtle Evans +Mario, Susan & Myrtle Nocera +Marie Alicia Arana +Pauline & Charles Giamonco +Fr. John Piccione, O.F.M. +Jerry Giamonco Twenty-seventh Pastor of St. 9:30 For the Parishioners Anniversary +2009 11:30 +Agnes Hoffman +Joan Healy VIGIL OF THE SEVENTH SUNDAY IN +Corinne Barrett ORDINARY TIME 5:30 PM For the People 5:30 PM +Catherine Beagin +Josephine Szczomak MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17 +Harold Pallozzi 11:30 Franciscan Mass League +Frank & Josephine Constantinople

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 11:30 +Anna McCormack THE SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME +Vincent W. Gorski 7:30 +Francis J. Flynn 7 PM +Vincent Bustard +Herminia Rios +Karen Kraft +James Muir + Lambert WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 9:30 +Kelly Richardson 11:30 +Fr. Bernardine Bidinger, O.F.M. +Julia & Rubino Benitez Sixth Pastor of St. Bonaventure +Agnes Hoffman Anniversary +1937 +Steve Delsardo 11:30 For the Parishioners

+Fr. Leo Heinrichs, O.F.M. Eighth Pastor of St. Bonaventure BULLETIN DEADLINES Anniversary +1908 Articles for the February 23 bulletin 5:30 PM For the People should be in the Parish Office no later than Monday, February 17. EUCHARISTIC GIFTS of Bread & Wine are offered this week in Memory of/ Los dones Eucarísticos se ofrecerán PRESIDENTS’ DAY MASS en memoria de Monday, February 17, is at 11:30 AM. Gavin Stanton The Parish Office will be closed.

SANCTUARY LAMP will burn this Fr. Joseph Hertel, O.F.M. week in Memory of / La Vela del is doing well and residing in Santuario permanecerá St. Anthony Friary encendida en memoria de St. Petersburg, Florida. Gavin Stanton

WELCOME, BISHOP SERRATELLI 9:30 AM Sunday Mass DECEASED FRANCISCAN FRIARS February 23

Let’s fill the church!!!!! Oremos por los enfermos, Especialmente

Juan Arias, Jeanne Beagin, Sr. Ann Elizabeth Bolte, S.M.I.C., GRIEVING & BEREAVEMENT D’Arco, Irene D’Arco, Joan Dooney, Ann Dorning, If you have lost a loved one, please come and Wendy Gonzalez, Antonio Giudice, Salvatore Giudice, join others who have lost a loved one. Grace Olivo, Clara Ramia, Karen Williams Richardson, We meet on Monday, February 17 at 7 PM Clarence Sikorski, Betty Thompson, Angela Untisz-Hughes, Barbara Urgovitch in the Friary Conference Room. All are welcome! Scripture Readings for This Week Thank you! Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday Sir 15:15-20; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37

or 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37 FEAST OF THE CHAIR OF Monday Jas 1:1-11; Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday Jas 1:12-18; Mk 8:14-21 ST. PETER THE APOSTLE Wednesday Jas 1:19-27; Mk 8:22-26 FEBRUARY 22 Thursday Jas 2:1-9; Mk 8:27-33 Friday Jas 2:14-24, 26; Mk 8:34─9:1 The Chair of Peter, also known Saturday 1 Pt 5:1-4; Mt 16:13-19 as the Throne of , is a relic conserved in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, COLLECTION inside Rome, Italy. The relic is a wooden throne that February 9……$2,540.50 tradition claims the Apostle Saint Peter, the leader of the Early Christians in Rome Thank you for your generosity. and first , used as Bishop of Rome. The relic is enclosed in a sculpted gilt bronze casing designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini Religious Formation Bishop Manning Hall

10:30 – 11:30 AM

February 16 No Classes

February 23 10:30 AM All Grades March 1 - 10:30 AM All Grades March 8 - 10:30 AM All Grades LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR 12 – 2 PM Game Day DOOR COLLECTION March 15 - 10:30 AM All Grades FEBRUARY 22/23 March 22 - 10:30 AM All Grades March 29 - 10:30 AM All Grades The Little Sisters of the Poor are committed to preserving the original charism of their SECULAR Foundress Saint Jeanne Jugan ST. JOHN VIANNEY by giving happiness to the elderly ST. ELIZABETH FRATERNITY and meeting their needs at St. Joseph’s Home for the Elderly in Totowa. Sunday, February 16 They will be at our Parish the Meeting at 2 PM in the Church Basement. weekend of Feb. 22 - 23, 2020, If you would like to know to ask for our assistance with their important work. more about the Secular Franciscans, Please prayerfully consider your support. please come. All are welcome!

Through the waters of Baptism, From the desk of Fr. Frank…..

we welcome into our AN INVITATION TO LENTEN BIBLE STUDY Parish Family As a special way to make this Lent more meaningful, Aelish Noel Millner I invite you to a multi-media presentation entitled “The Eucharist in Scripture.” This four-part series will be offered on the Wednesdays of Lent beginning on March 4 and concluding on March 25. An hour-long session will be offered in the morning beginning at 9:45 AM and in the evening beginning at 6:45 PM.

ASH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Please call the Parish Office to notify us of MASS SCHEDULE your interest so we can reserve a large WITH DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES enough space for these presentations. Thank you for your interest! 11:30 AM – English Mass 4 PM – English Mass 7 PM – Bilingual Mass/Misa Bilingüe

LENTEN STATIONS OF THE CROSS EUCHARISTIC ADORATION For centuries, Franciscan men and women have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament prayed the Stations of the Cross. Please join us on Saturday, March 7 the Fridays of Lent to “walk the Way of the Cross” after the 11:30 AM Mass with our Lord on his way to Calvary. 12 – 1 PM

Rosary in English then Spanish We will pray the Stations at 7PM on 1 – 2 PM Silent Prayer February 28 - English 2 PM Bilingual Eucharistic Prayer Service March 6 - English & Benediction March 13 - Bi-lingual

March 20 - English

March 27 - Bi-lingual April 3 - English

April 10 - English TREZENA

BEGINS TUESDAY, MARCH 17. Lenten Fish n’ Chips Dinner Friday, March 27 13-Week Novena in Preparation for the Feast Bishop Manning Hall of St. on June 13. Catered by Argyle of Kearny

FEEDING THE POOR AND HUNGRY

Knights of Columbus Council #240 Once again, our St. Bonaventure’s community generously Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner supported the Father English Center food collection on Saturday, January 25th by contributing: Saturday, March 14 7 PM Bishop Manning Hall 30 frozen dinners 40 lbs. frozen chicken parts Tickets are $25.00 per person 52 bags of groceries if purchased by March 8. 1 frozen turkey 23 cartons of canned goods If purchased after March 8 2 frozen hams the tickets are $30.00 per person. 90 lbs. of rice 24 bags of used clothing To purchase tickets, please contact $150 in donations Jim Cullen (201.852.3186). Tickets will also be sold after These totals include a $150 donation to the Community Sunday Masses beginning late February. Food Bank of New Jersey for the account of the Fr. English Tickets will not be sold at the door. Food Pantry made by our Francis J. O'Byrne Knights of Columbus Council #240.

As you know, winter is a difficult time of year for many of our struggling neighbors. Increased heating expenses put added stress on already tight budgets. The prolonged cold temperatures of this season have made it even harder. This dilemma forces many in our community to make a hard choice between buying food and turning on the heat. There are parents stuck in low-paying jobs, seniors scraping by on meager Social Security checks, and hardworking single mothers struggling to afford groceries. Many turn to the Food Pantry for help. EVA’S VILLAGE VOLUNTEERS Twice a month a group of parishioners Please, as we go about our lives this month, continue to go to serve lunch at Eva’s Village. remember these poor and hungry in our midst and prepare for our next collection of groceries and frozen They carpool in the Parish Office dinners on Saturday, February 22. parking lot at 10:15 AM. They return to St. Bonaventure’s around 2 PM. Our Schedule for February is as follows: Please fill out the updated form FROZEN DINNER PANS on the table in the back of the church for Saturday & Sunday, February 15/16 March and April 2020, available after all Masses and place it in the collection basket in the rear of the church or call the Parish Office for more information.

FROZEN DINNER PICKUP

Saturday, February, 22 – 8:30 to 9:30 AM in front of Bishop Manning Hall CONFIRMATION NON-PERISHABLE GROCERIES SATURDAY, MARCH 28 May be dropped off at the same time or will be celebrated at any time before February 22 St. John’s Cathedral in Paterson in the rear of the church or the Parish Office. at 2 PM. Several of our young adults

will be confirmed.