Saint Bartholomew Church A faith community in the Roman Catholic Tradition Since 1959 ______ Parish Mission Statement The Mission of the Catholic Community of Saint Bartholomew is to build our lives in the image of Christ through love, worship and service.

Mass Schedule Saturday: 4 p.m. (Live-Streamed) Sunday: 8:00 a.m. (Live-Streamed), 10 a.m., 12 Noon

Monday thru Friday: 8:30 a.m. (Live-Streamed)

PARISH STAFF Every First Friday, 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., (October—May) Rev. Thomas J. Walsh [email protected] Reconciliation Pastor Saturday or by appointment, 10:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m.

Rev. James E. De Fillipps Baptism [email protected] Parochial Vicar The sacrament is celebrated on selected Saturdays by appointment. Please contact the parish office. Anthony J. Gostkowski [email protected] Marriage Marriage is a major step in anyone’s life. If you are planning your marriage, please contact the parish office one year in advance. John F. Kenny

[email protected] Deacon Anointing of the Sick Please contact the Parish Office Phil Tartara 732-257-7722 [email protected] Deacon

Ann Wierzbicki [email protected] Parish Center/Rectory Mailing Address Principal

Barbara Fitzgerald 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 [email protected] Phone: 732-257-7722 Fax: 732-257-7723 Director of Religious Education Saint Bartholomew School: 732-254-7105 School of Religion: 732-390-0354

The Parish Center is open 9 a.m.— 4 p.m. Website: www.stbartseb.org Flocknote: Text STBARTEB to 84576

22 November 2020 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

Mass Intentions

SATURDAY, 21 November 2020 4:00 p.m. Dave D’Alonzo r/o Pat & Dave D’Alonzo John O’Kane r/o Knights of Columbus #11873

SUNDAY, 22 November 2020 Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 8:00 A.M. Charles & Mary Weis r/o The Children Pam Matthew r/o Mary Coll

10:00 A.M. Johannes H. Broehl r/o The Broehl Family

12:00 P.M. Vita Barranco r/o John Barranco Thursday, 26 November MONDAY, 23 November 2020 8:30 A.M. Mass @ 9:00 a.m. Robert Davey r/o The Drebych Family 7:00 P.M. - Novena Mass #6 Antoinette Pulito r/o Margaret Agosta

TUESDAY, 24 November 2020 8:30 A.M. Maria Pascarella r/o The Pengue Family

WEDNESDAY, 25 November 2020 8:30 A.M. Michael Sisco r/o Deacon Jack & Judy Kenny

THURSDAY, 26 November 2020 Happy Thanksgiving 9:00 A.M. The Parishioners of Saint Bartholomew Church

FRIDAY, 27 November 2020 8:30 A.M. Dorothy Covino r/o Deacon Jack & Judy Kenny

SATURDAY, 28 November 2020 4:00 P.M. FAITH 101– Adult Formation Series Mark LoBiondo r/o Luann LoBiondo Final one of the year! Deacon John McShane r/o K of C #11873 Thursday, 3 December @ 7 p.m. SUNDAY, 29 November 2020 In-person & Virtual FIRST SUNDAY OF 8:00 A.M. Advent Rose Spirko r/o Maria Castronova God with us! Michael Zenobio r/o The McMahon Family

10:00 A.M. Presented by: Thomas LaPorte r/o Mom & Dad Fr. James

12:00 P.M. Patrick & Elizabeth McColgan r/o Daniel & Elizabeth McCarron

Sacraments of the Church Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ,

King of the Universe. Infant Baptism

The Sacrament is celebrated on Sunday at 1:15 PM. by appointment only. A Pre-Baptism Catechetical Session is required for parents. Godparents (Sponsors) must be practicing Catholics, at least 14 years of age and have received the Sacrament of Confirmation. A practicing non- Catholic Christian may act as a witness along with a Catholic Sponsor.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

We welcome all unbaptized individuals, friends, family members and neighbors who are not Roman Catholic Christians or those individuals within the Catholic Tradition who may have never received the Sacraments of the Holy or Confirmation to participate in our parish program for adult Christian Initiation at this time. This program is also ideal for baptized Christians of other Christian denominations who are interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith. If you know of someone Pope Pius XI instituted the Feast of Christ the King in who may wish to experience the richness of our Catholic his encyclical Quas primas of 1925, in response to growing Faith and who desires to participate fully in the sacramental secularism and nationalism. life of the Church. The title of the feast was "Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Please contact Barbara Bunag at 732-257-7722. Regis" ([of] Our Lord Jesus Christ the King), and the date was established as "the last Sunday of the month of Christian Marriage October – the Sunday, that is, which immediately precedes the Feast of All Saints". In Pope John XXIII's revision of The Sacrament of Matrimony requires an extensive period the calendar in 1960, the date and title were unchanged but, of preparation. Contact must be made with Parish Center according to the simplification of the ranking of feasts, it one year in advance. was classified as a feast of the first class.

Anointing of the Sick In his motu proprio of 1969, Pope Paul VI amended the title of the Feast to "D. N. Iesu Christi universorum Regis" (Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the anointing of Universe). He also moved it to the new date of the final the sick is available to our parish sick and shut-ins upon request. Please inform the parish concerning the needs of Sunday of the , before the commencement of the sick by calling the Parish Office. If any member of the a new liturgical year on the First Sunday of Advent (the parish is hospitalized, please notify the Parish Office earliest date for which is 27 November). Through this immediately so that a member of the Pastoral Staff may choice of date "the eschatological importance of this visit. Sunday is made clearer". He assigned to it the highest rank of "solemnity".

In 2020, the Solemnity day falls on 22 November The liturgical for the day are colored white or gold, in keeping with other joyous feasts honoring Christ.

Weekend of 11/14-11/15 Let us pray…

$14,435.00 Almighty ever-living God, whose will is to restore all things in your beloved Son, the King of the universe, grant, we pray, that the Thank you! whole creation, set free from slavery, may render your majesty “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in service and ceaselessly proclaim your praise. Through our Lord Jesus the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the through him.” -Colossians 3:17 Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Church Hours

Monday thru Thursday 8:00 a.m.—6 p.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Closed till Sunday 7:00 a.m. for sanitizing

Saturday Narthex open only for Confessions in Gift Shop 10:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.

Sunday 7:00 a.m.— 9:00 a.m. Closed in between for sanitizing 10:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Closed in between for sanitizing 11:30 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

Masses are live-streamed on our website: www.stbartseb.org

Live-Stream Mass Schedule only Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. Saturday 4 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m.

Please remember all of the Faithful departed in your prayers this month. Please inscribe the names of your deceased family members & friends in the Book of the Dead, which is in the Narthex of our Church.

May they , through the mercy of God, amen!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

Please visit the Religious Education page on our website for class work, stbartseb.org Please click “Religious Education” then “Classwork”