Mon - Zec 8:1-8; Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23; Lk 9:46- OUR LITURGY 50 WE KEEP IN OUR PRAYERS Tues- Zec 8:20-23; Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7; Lk 9:51-56 Wed - Neh 2:1-8; Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Mt 18:1-5, 10 Those serving in the Armed Forces: Charles Thurs – Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11; Lk 10:1- Misura; Patrick Liam McKerry; Megan Navarro; 12 Fri – Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9; Lk 10:13-16 Chris Kwatkoski; Luiz Maurina; Colleen Sat – Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69:33-35, 36-37; Lk 10:17-24 McEntegart Sun - Hab 1:2-3; 2:2-4; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; 2 Tm 1:6-8, 13- Those who are sick and shut-in: Muriel & Kathy 14; Lk 17:5-10 Matta; Leslie Fagan; Brendan Lynch; Anthony WORSHIP SCHEDULE Castellano; Jessie Grodziak; Edward Connors; Pauline Wittman, and Frances Szala, Cecilia Monday, September 30 D’Agostin, George & Helen Huss, Jeanette 9:00a Evelyn Eckhoff Rogers, Jim & Shirley Prato, Jonathan Fonseca, Tuesday, October 1 Emily Lucas, Mary Anne Grandinetti, Patricia 9:00a Robert Ollwerther Kerod, Rose Tirone, Agnes Gavigan, Maggie Wednesday, October 2 Wright, Donna Schaefer; Anna Kozlowska; 9:00a Michele Scotto di Santolo Kathleen Pinto; Grace Ziadie; John Fossa; Ann Thursday, October 3 Marie Ziadie, Kathy Zoeller, Lavina Gelpi, David 9:00a Stu Paynter Merkel, Helen Fertitta, Corrine & John Kerod, Louis Gelpi, DeMaris Miranda, David Heithmar, Friday, October 4 Josephina Dorn, Anthony DeVito, Marty 9:00a Peter, Paul, and Christian Magnusson Rozensweig, Bob Caruso, Marie Bohacik, Eugene Saturday, October 5 Doyle, Thomas Lorenc, Anna & Juan Rivera, Ken 9:00a Mary Euskie & Natalie, Josephine Babinec, Sister Gloria 4:00p Rev. Bernardino C. Esguerra Barone, RTF; Joe Battista, Kevin Bain, Mary Sunday, October 6 Barbarino, Susan Nooman, Julianna Doerr, 8:00a Frieda Rybaczyk Marietta & Leonard Iovelli, Joseph Paci 9:30a James & Thomas Howell We pray for all the deceased of our parish 11:00a Donald Doyle family 12:30p see Polish page Monday, September 30 to Sunday, October 6 Bread and Wine PARISH JOURNAL R.Rupert Wittman & Robert Szala SCHEDULE OF EXTRA COLLECTIONS Sanctuary Lamp SM  Oct: All Souls Novena Deceased of D'Agostin Family  Oct 20: Mission Sunday Sanctuary Lamp HF  Nov. 1: All Saints Day Loretta Weber  Nov. 17 Christmas Flower Vigil Lamp St. Joseph Altar Please make all checks to: St. Mary of the Lake Dec'd of the Havens & Stotz Family CHEDULE F VENTS Also available: Vigil Lamps at St. Mary Altar, S O E Thur, Oct 3, Catholic Daughters, Guild Hall, 7p and Sacred Heart Altar Fri, Oct 4, Mass For Deceased Children MQP READINGS FOR THE WEEK Mausoleum 7pm Texts of readings can be found at the US Bishops’ Sat, Oct 5 Extraordinary Minister meeting at St. web site: www.usccb.org/bible/readings Anthony Claret 9am 3

Sat & Sun, Oct 5 & 6, Birthright Flower Sale happy and full we head over to the Holy Spirit Sat, Oct 12, Confirmation, HFC 12p Adoration Sisters, also known as the “Pink Mon, Oct 14, Columbus Day office closed No Sisters.” We will engage in adoration and prayer 5:30 pm Adoration while visiting the nuns. We are offered private Mon –Tues, Oct 14 & 15, Our Lady of Fatima sessions with the nuns who will pray for our Wed. Oct 16, Parish Pilgrimage to Philadelphia special intentions. The bus departs the lower RECURRING EVENTS parking lot at 8:15am returning at 5 pm. The price Sun: RCIA, Community Center, 10:30a of $67.00 includes transportation, donations to Tue: Legion of Mary, Guild Hall 3p each site, and lunch. Deadline to register is Oct Wed: Choir, Holy Family, 7p 12. Please call Josette or Cori at the rectory. th 4 Sun: Ultreya, Holy Family 12p PHILADELPHIA PILGRIMAGE Our parish calendar is available and automatically updated through Google Calendar on our parish website. Click on Calendar of Events at the top: www.smlparish.net/sml/Parish Name(s)______MINISTRY TO THE SICK All parishioners should call the parish office if Phone ______they are in the hospital and would like a visit from Email ______a priest and/or the Eucharist. SHARING OUR TREASURE Stewardship, A Way of Life # of tickets _____ cash _____ check____ Envelopes used September 1 289 Total contributions $6805.00 Envelopes used September 8 292 Total Contributions $7043.00 BIRTHRIGHT FLOWER SALE After all Masses on Respect Life Weekend – Envelopes used September 15 280 October 5 & 6 we will have a flower sale to help Total Contributions $6395.00 support Birthright which aids those families who Envelopes used 277 choose life for their unborn babies. There is a Total Contributions $6909.00 suggested donation of $2., but whatever you can St. Vincent de Paul $3229.00 give is appreciated. Birthright believes in the right of every pregnant woman, regardless of age, race, PARISH COMMUNITY creed, economic or marital status to give birth: and PILGRIMAGE TO the right of every child, once conceived, to be PHILADELPHIA born. For more than forty-five years trained October 16th volunteers have offered a variety of free and The City of Brotherly Love is calling confidential services at no cost – counseling, us all for a spiritual day of adoration referral to medical care and legal assistance, and prayer. We journey to the Shrine maternity and infant clothes and layettes, of Saint Rita, the patron saint of hopeless cases, for community resource information and adoption Mass and quiet prayer. After which we head to the referrals, financial counseling and assistance, free Curtis Building to dine at the famous P. J. pregnancy tests and adoption services. Clarke’s. When lunch is finished and you are 4

The Local Birthright office is located at 10 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF ST Lafayette Avenue, Toms River. 732-349-0154. JOHN PAUL II Proceeds from our flower sale will help them to Join the Diocese of Trenton and Father keep their doors open to serve these women in Marian Kokorzycki, April 29 - May 8, need. 2020 on a beautiful ten-day Pilgrimage to PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY celebrate 100 years since the birth of As we have done in the past, we will honor Our Saint John Paul II. Visit Krakow, Częstochowa, th. lady of Fatima on Saturday, October 12 Please Niepokalanow, Auschwitz, Wadowice, Prague join us in our Public Square Rosary Rally in front and more! For information, contact Carolyn of Saint Mary of the Lake Church at 12 noon. Norbut, Director of Diocesan Pilgrimages at 609- Prayers to our Blessed Mother including the 406-7446 or [email protected] Rosary and Litany, will be recited for our church Or to register online go to and our country. We will ask for her graces and www.catholicheritagetours.com/DTPP blessings as we Consecrate our Parish to her on the SAVE THE DATE!! 14th and 15th. November 17th for Mangia Madness PILGRIM IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA STATUE FAITH IN OUR FUTURE Oct. 14th 6pm - 12pm & 15th 9am - 11am REMINDER OF TIMELINE AND PLAN Join the global response of prayer and reparation. July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020: The parishes of St. There will be a Procession at 6pm followed by the Mary of the Lake and St. Anthony will remain Mass in English at 6:30pm and in Polish at 8:15 separate parishes, but, will be "linked” by having pm all in Saint Mary of the Lake church. Tuesday the same Pastor. We are at present in need of many following the 9am Mass there will be a praying of volunteers to assist with the work of merging. If the Rosary and time for veneration. Everyone is you are interested, please contact the Rectory. invited to pray and celebrate in the Consecration July 1, 2020: The parishes of St. Mary of the Lake of the parish to Our Lady. and St. Anthony will merge and be given a new OUR ADVENT DAY OF name to be determined by our bishop. The newly RECOLLECTION merged parish will have separate Masses in three languages: English, Polish, and Spanish. It will “THE COMING OF THE LORD” continue to own and use the worship sites of St. December 14th Mary’s, St. Anthony’s, and Holy Family. These Holy Family 11:30am - 4pm Mass. sites will retain their current names. The new St. Mary of the Lake Parish invites you to an parish will continue to own Holy Family School Advent Reflection Afternoon. Our presenter will and St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery. There are no be Ms. Denise Contino, the Director of the plans at this time in the parish or diocese to sell off Department of Catechesis for the Diocese of any of these properties. Trenton. Music will be provided by St. Mary of The new parish will have over 5,000 families. It the Lake’s Choir. Lunch will be served. $5.00 will have nearly 1,000 children in religious suggested donation. Join us for a day to reflect on education. And, it will continue to host The Polish preparing for the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ. School. For more information, and to RSVP before December 6, 2019 please contact Ms. Cori Scotti at 732-363-0139

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YOUTH ALTAR SERVERS 4284 or June, 732 363-4695 for information or to sign up. NEEDED Signup sheets are available in the EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS rectory and PREP offices, and they are We really are in need of more also being sent home to the PREP families. Eucharistic Ministers, to bring the Host Training will be six one-hour sessions one evening to those who are homebound, in the per week beginning on October 3 at 6pm in St. hospital, or in a nursing home. Mary of the Lake church with investiture around This is a very rewarding ministry that is Christmas. Please call the Rectory at extension 427 very flexible. You can’t know the wonderful if you have any questions. Come and serve the feeling that it gives you. It requires a short amount Lord and he will richly bless you. of time but being the heart of Christ to others is its own reward. If you can help out, please contact RCIA TEAM NEEDS A the parish office. FEW GOOD MEN “A life not lived for others is not a life.” Saint AND WOMEN Mother Theresa To work with adults and children preparing to CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF become Catholic. Whether they are seeking THE AMERICAS Baptism in the Catholic Church, or entrance into We cordially invite all parishioners the Church from another Christian tradition, the to join us for our October 3rd Meeting at 7pm. The RCIA helps people respond more deeply to the movement of God in their life and prepares them Court Saint Mary of the Lake #310 will meet in to take their place in the Catholic community. The Guild Hall (rectory basement) This is a great Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is designed to opportunity to learn more about the Catholic form disciples of Jesus into the fullness of Daughters. 732-534-4569 Christian Life. We need “Hospitality Pairs”, A few of our ongoing projects: Scripture-Sharers, for dismissal time during Mass,  Auction for Ronald McDonald House artistic people to work on various projects and  Baskets for Catholic Charities for family activities, and sponsors. The commitments Thanksgiving are once a week to once a month. If you’d like to  Scholarships grow in relationship with the Lord by sharing your  Join us at our Welcome Tea Sunday Oct faith with other people, then this ministry is for th you. Don’t wait to be drafted into the Lord’s 20 from 2-4p with our sister parishes service, you are being called. Our mission statement is to strive to enhance the principles of faith working through love in the ADULT ALTAR SERVERS FOR promotion of justice, equality and the FUNERAL MASSES advancement of human rights. Please consider giving a little of your time to this loving ministry. We will train you and team you DIOCESAN EVENTS with a partner. It will require about 1 ½ hours of THERE IS LIFE AFTER DIVORCE... your time on occasion. We rotate the altar servers A DAY OF RENEWAL, HOPE & and we also consider your schedule and HEALING availability. Please know that you too will feel A retreat for separated and divorced Catholics blessed and receive consolation from this who long for God's healing love with featured Ministry. You may call Natalie Lucas, 732 364- 6

speaker Mary Lou Rosien. Saturday, October 19, support to help you learn new skills, and you’ll 2019 9:30-5 PM (4 PM Mass) St. Barnabas get a great feeling from helping someone else. Catholic Church, Bayville. Cost is $35. Register We need people, not only to prepare tax returns, today at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/day-of- but also to be greeters, interpreters, appointment healing takers, etc. If interested, please call 732-928-3199 THE MONITOR or email [email protected] for details. The last issue of The Monitor newspaper was A MISSION IN SONG AND PRAYER published Sept. 5 and they are transitioning to a SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2019, 2:00 PM TO new magazine format. The first Monitor Magazine 3:15 PM will be launched the weekend of Oct. 5 and 6, Church of the Visitation, including a courtesy sampling supply that is to be 755 Mantoloking Road, Brick, NJ handed out here with our parish bulletin at Masses In conjunction with our Cohort parish and the same weekend. friends at Visitation Parish we welcome OUTREACH OCP composer John Angotti. He will be guiding us with song and supplication as we come For those seeking financial aid: please visit the together to celebrate this Mission and draw closer food pantry between 9:30 AM and Noon on to God. Join us as John speaks to us about faith, Thursday. Be sure to bring all your documentation. hope and love. John is a graduate of the Naval Food pantry hours: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM School of Music, where he majored in voice and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. piano. He also holds a master’s degree in Pastoral There are no longer hours on Tuesday. Studies from the Catholic Theological Union in Next Food Drive: Weekend of Oct 5th & 6th Chicago. John spreads the Gospel message LOCAL EVENTS through word and song while stressing the importance of finding God in everyday lived CELEBRATION FOR ALL HEALTHCARE experiences. PROFESSIONALS This event is free but a love offering will be taken. Sunday, October 20, Mass at 2pm It is a reserved event so for more information and at St. Luke Church, 1674 Old to reserve your spot, or if you are interested in Freehold Road, Toms River, NJ coming please call Cori Scotti at the rectory 732- Traditionally called a “White Mass”, this is a 363-0139 ext.411 special Mass held for physicians, nurses, HOPE & HEALING MINISTRY healthcare workers and their families and friends. Most people are aware of the extremely high St. Luke is the patron saint of physicians. incidence of drug and alcohol abuse in the United Reception to follow the Mass. States today, which has resulted in a major health VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR AARP crisis. The number of overdoses and deaths are TAX AIDE PROGRAM staggering and continue to be on the uprise. Looking to make a difference in someone’s life by But hope and recovery is possible. Once addiction making the most of your talents? Come join a is understood as a chronic disease, and not a team of warm, welcoming volunteers that love personal failing, stigma and shame can be replaced what they do! We prepare Federal and state with compassion and hope. The Hope and Healing income tax returns, free of charge, for people who Ministry will offer a culture of acceptance and will cannot afford paid tax preparation - especially provide additional informational and community people over age 50. We’ll provide the training and 7

resources. Meetings will be held at St. Dominic . Friday, Dec 6 – 4 PM, Christmas Tree Church, 250 Old Squan Rd., Brick, NJ 08724. Lighting, Mary Queen of Peace Our first meeting will be held on Wednesday, BEREAVEMENT October 9th at 7:00 PM in the Community Room Please call our Cemetery at 732-363-8262 for and will continue every Wednesday. If you have information on local bereavement groups and any questions, please call 732-840-1410, ext. 236. ministries. CHURCH OF EPIPHANY'S ANNUAL MULTIPLE INTERMENT OF ASHES GIFT AUCTION Today, cremation is a valid October 19, 2019 at Jumping Brook Country choice for Catholics for the Club in Neptune. repose of themselves or their Doors open 11am ~ Ticket calling will begin at deceased loved ones. A 12:30pm. Price is $40 per person which includes Catholic Mass can take place lunch and 1 sheet of tickets. Pre-Sale ticket bags with the ashes present, just like we would for a will be available. Purchase a full table (10-12 body. Or, cremation can take place after a Mass or people) and all guests at that table will be entered Funeral Service. into a special drawing. Ticket Sales end October Just like we bury or entomb the bodies of the 13th. For order form go to: churchofepiphany.org deceased, the Church would like its faithful to treat ~ Parish Events For questions email: the cremated remains in the same manner, with a [email protected] proper burial or entombment. WILL YOU BE THE VOICE OF A The interment of ashes can take place in a dedicated plot in the ground, or, in a niche (small CHILD IN NEED? crypt). Our parish cemetery has niches outside as CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of part of a ‘columbarium’, or inside a mausoleum Ocean County is a Non-Profit organization that with either glass or granite frontages. works with the most vulnerable members of our Cremated remains can also be added to where a community, abused and neglected children that body is buried or entombed. Up to two containers reside in foster care. They are looking for with ashes can be buried above the casket in a Advocate Volunteers who are willing to help grave, or, added to where a body is already make sure that these children have a voice to speak entombed in a crypt. Three urns can be placed in up for them. They provide training and guidance what would be the plot for one casket. Also, some no experience is necessary. For more information, of the niches are extra wide for two or more urns. please contact: Dawn Ragno, Volunteer Adding cremated remains to an existing plot or crypt saves the cost of buying a new plot or crypt Coordinator 732-797-0590, x 202; or or niche. Only the usual ‘opening fees’ for burial [email protected] or entombment would apply. For some families CEMETERY & MAUSOLEUMS who are holding onto one or more urns of loved CEMETERY LITURGIES ones and wondering what to do with them, multiple interment of ashes in an existing plot or . Friday, Oct 4 – In Memory of Our Beloved tomb can provide an appropriate and affordable Departed Children, 7 PM, Mary Queen of resting place. Peace Mausoleum

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Duszpasterz: Ks. Kanonik Marian Kokorzycki Polska Szkoła Dokształcająca im. Aleksandra Janta Tel. 732- 363-0139, ext. 421 Cell. 484-368-4636 Połczyńskiego w Lakewood NJ msze święte w niedzielę – 12:30 pm - w święta dyrektor: Kasia Pawka Tel. 732-901-9546 obowiązkowe o godzinie 7:30 pm w kościele Email: [email protected] Saint Mary. Website: www.lakewoodpolishschool.com

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Peregrynacja Figury Matki Bożej Fatimskiej z okazji 100-lecia objawień Fatimskich w naszej parafii 14-15 października 2019. Poniedziałek 14 października – przybycie Figury matki Bożej Fatimskiej do naszej parafii. 6 pm – nałożenie skaplerzy wiernym przybyłym – Koronacja Figury Matki Bożej – oddanie w opiekę Matce Bożej. 6:30 pm Msza Święta w języku angielskim. 8:15 pm Msza Święta w języku polskim – 9:30 pm Wystawienie i Adoracja Najświętszego Sakrementu do północy. Wtorek-15 pazdiernika Msza Święta o godzinie 9 am, po Mszy Świętej – Modlitwa Różańcowa - około południa pożegnanie Pani Fatimskiej. Z okazji 100-lecia Objawień Fatimskich 11 stycznia 2017 r. Ojciec św. Franciszek w Watykanie pobłogosławił sześć figur Niepokalanego Serca Maryi i posłał je na sześć kontynentów. Jubileuszową peregrynację prowadzi Międzynarodowe Przymierze Świętej Rodziny (The Alliance of the Holy Family International – AHFI. Celem peregrynacji jest przypomnienie światu naglącego wezwania Matki Bożej o modlitwę i wynagrodzenie za grzechy Przymierze Świętej Rodziny jest powstałym w 1990 r. i mającym swe oddziały w 104 krajach światowym katolickim ruchem rodzinnym, który propaguje nabożeństwo ku czci Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa i Niepokalanego Serca Najświętszej Maryi Panny oraz praktykę zwaną Komunią wynagradzającą jako styl życia. Komunia wynagradzająca polega na codziennej modlitwie różańcowej, regularnym przystępowaniu do sakramentu pokuty i pojednania, przyjmowaniu Komunii podczas Mszy św. (jeśli to możliwe, codziennie) oraz na codziennej adoracji Najświętszego Sakramentu. Członkowie AHFI są przekonani, że rodziny, które podejmują te cztery elementy życia chrześcijańskiego, są prowadzone drogą do świętości. Intencje Mszy Świętych: 29 września o błogosławieństwo Boże dla Lecha Machura int. Rodziców o błogosławieństwo Boże dla Agaty i Jacka Cieślaków (1 rocznica ślubu) 12:30 pm 4 października - pierwszy piątek miesiąca – Saint Mary – adoracja - spowiedź 6:00 pm Msza Święta – ś.p. Andrzej Pieniążek, intencja rodziny 7:00 pm 6 października - Msza Święta odbędzie się jak zawsze o godzinie 12:30 pm.

... Wyjazd na Paradę Pułaskiego w niedzielę 6 października 2019, o godzinie 10:30 z parkingu przy Saint Mary (dolny parking) . Koszt $ 20 (Dzieci do lat 18 - FREE!) Pani Marszałek Elżbieta Targońska zaprasza na kolacje pod plebanią. Zgłoszenie na paradę przyjmuje * Sylvia Burdzy – 732-551-8145,* lub po każdej polskiej mszy

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