Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich Parish ! Established January 1, 2016 ! February 17, 2019 ! ! St. Andrew the Apostle Church ! St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church th 326 Avenue C, Bayonne, NJ ! 2 West 4 Street, Bayonne, NJ ! Established 1861 ! Established 1914 ! EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES: ! ! ! ! Saturday: ! ! 4:00pm (anticipated) ! ! Sundays: ! ! 7:30am, 10:30am, 1:30pm (Spanish) ! ! Sundays: ! 9:00am, 12:00 Noon ! ! Mon. NFri.: ! 6:30am ! ! Mon. NSat.: ! 9:00am ! ! Holy Days: !! 6:30am ! ! Holy Days: !! 9:00am, 7:00pm ! !!!!!!!! PARISH OFFICES: ! RECONCILIATION ! 326 Avenue C ! (201) 437 4090 ! ! Saturdays: ! 3:00pm 4:00pm NSt. Andrew ! Bayonne, NJ 07002 ! (201) 437 0388 (fax) ! ! ! ! ! or by appointment !! ! ! ! BAPTISM ! Monday NFriday ! ! 9:30am N6:00pm ! Children of registered parishioners are eligible for the Sacrament Saturday and Sunday ! ! Closed ! nd of Baptism which is celebrated on the 2 Sunday of the month Website: ! BMTParish.org ! (alternating between St. Mary and St. Andrew) except during the Email: ! [email protected] ! Lenten season. Contact us via email at [email protected]. ! PASTORAL CARE FOR THE SICK ! PARISH STAFF ! Any parishioner unable to attend Mass may contact the rectory to Rev. Peter Wehrle ! ! ! Pastor ! make arrangements to receive the Eucharist at home.! ! ! ! ! Rev. Philip Sanders Parochial Vicar MARRIAGES ! Rev. Msgr. Joseph Reilly ! Weekend Assistant ! Arrangements should be started at least one year in advance for Ray Bober !! ! ! ! ! Music Director ! the necessary preparation. Parish registration of either the Bride or Philomena Coco !! ! ! Faith Formation ! Groom is required. ! Patrick Costello !! ! ! Parish Trustee ! Vivian Crespo ! ! ! ! Office Manager ! PARISH REGISTRATION ! Janet Cymbor !! ! ! ! Parish Trustee ! Registration is required of all who wish to consider themselves Paige Porter !! ! ! ! Cantor ! parishioners at Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich Parish. Marge Russo !! ! ! ! Choir Director ! Census forms and collection envelopes are available at the office. ! !! ! ! ! Regina Terriogo Bookkeeper DEVOTIONS ! St. Jude Novena ! Mondays after the 6:30 Mass ! ! ! ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ! Miraculous Medal Novena Tuesdays after the 9:00 Mass Morning Prayer ! Weekdays after the 6:30 Mass ! All Saints Catholic Academy ! (201) 443 8384 ! ! Weekdays before the 9:00 Mass ! Sr. Rita Marie Fritzen, OSF ! Principal ! th Communal Rosary ! Weekdays after the 9:00 Mass ! 19 West 13 Street ! st ! 1 Saturday Exposition ! 3:00 N4:00 (St. Andrew) ! ! BǍdžǔǔdžDž MNJǓNJǂǎ TdžǓdžǔǂ DdžǎNjǂǏǐǗNJDŽlj PǂǓNJǔlj ! Sat., February 16 ! ! ! St. Gilbert of Sempringham ! ! St. A ! ! 4:00 PM ! ! James DeLuca ! Sun., February 17 ! 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time ! ! St. M ! 7:30 AM ! Maria Inzana ! ! St. A ! 9:00 AM ! Maria Marziliano ! ! St. M ! 10:30 AM ! John and Anne Kobyrn ! ! St. A ! 12:00 PM ! Robert Gunsiorowski ! ! St. M ! 1:30 PM ! People of the Parish ! Mon., February 18 ! ! ! Bl. John of Fiesole ! St. M ! 6:30 AM ! Theresa Hahn ! ! St. A ! 9:00 AM ! James Lynch ! ! ! ! “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude Tue., February 19 St. Conrad of Piacenza and insult you, and denounce your name as evil on account of the ! St. M ! 6:30 AM ! Gertude Mullin ! Son of Man. Behold, your reward will be great in heaven.” ! ! St. A ! 9:00 AM ! Alfred Bochniak ! Lk 6:22, 23b ! Wed., February 20 ! ! Sts. Jacinta and Francisco Marto SHARING GOD’S BLESSING ! ! St. M ! 6:30 AM ! Timothy Coughlin ! ! ! ! ! We had a great start to the 2019 Annual Appeal. So far, 4 St. A 9:00 AM William and Lorraine Striffolino families have pledged to Sharing God’s Blessings directly Thu., February 21 ! ! St. Peter Damian ! to the Archdiocese for a total of $2,410. Our 2nd collection ! St. M ! ! 6:30 AM !! John Zelinski and family ! this past weekend brought in another $24,820 through 82 ! St. A ! ! 9:00 AM !! Michael Onacilla ! pledges. This means that we have already reached 54% Fri., February 22 ! ! ! The Chair of Peter ! of our parish goal of $50,499. At present we have 1836 ! St. M ! 6:30 AM ! James Lynch ! registered families which means that only 4% of our ! St. A ! 9:00 AM ! William Dundas ! parishioners are participating. I encourage you to view the Sat., February 23 ! ! ! St. Polycarp ! 3 video vignettes by visiting RCAN.org/Stories. These are ! St. A ! ! 9:00 AM !! Anna Marie Squillante ! told by Lauren, Shakree, Marcos and his wife Glenda, ! St. A ! ! 4:00 PM ! ! People of the Parish ! people whose lives have been changed by the generosity to the appeals of years past. You can make a pledge right ! th ! Sun., February 24 7 Sunday in Ordinary Time there on the website or by using one of the brochures that ! ! ! ! St. M 7:30 AM Lucy Rodriguez are available at both of our worship spaces. Please consider ! ! ! ! St. A 9:00 AM The Coviello and Serafino fam. making a pledge to assist the great works of the ! ! ! ! St. M 10:30 AM Charles Weening Archdiocese of Newark through a contribution to the 2019 ! ! ! ! St. A 12:00 PM Freddie Marinus Sharing God’s Blessings Annual Appeal. ! ! St. M ! 1:30 PM ! Nelly Cabello ! MEMORIALS ! ST. PATRICK DINNER DANCE ! St. A. Sanctuary Lamp !! James Strandburg ! Our parish Holy Name Society is hosting their St. Patrick St. A. Wine and Hosts !! Catherine Rosario ! Dinner Dance on Saturday, 3/9 in the gym at St. Andrew St. M. Sanctuary Lamp ! Margaret Buckley ! School. This year the HNS will honor Jackie McNulty as St. M. Wine and Hosts !! Margaret Buckley ! well as Joseph, Edward and William Broderick. The event ! will feature delicious food and drink and the Band of FOOD PANTRY AND SOUP KITCHEN ! Rogues will be on hand for your dancing pleasure. To Lou and Helen Ambrosio, Louise Ambrosio, Daniel Bialt, purchase tickets ($50 per person) for the event, please Lois Biondi, John Buzinkai, Neil Carroll, Paul Casteline, contact the parish office or Kevin at 201 436 1827. ! Regina Donovan, Daniel Duffy, Catherine Rosario, John Stark, Patrick Tierney ! SPREAD THE WORD OF GOD ! Our Evangelization Committee has been working to find PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL ! opportunities to bring the Gospel message to our Saint Michael Archangel, ! community. Would you or a loved one like a home visit to defend us in battle, ! strengthen your faith through prayer? Contact the parish be our protection against the wickedness ! office to arrange a visit. ! and snares of the devil; ! FAITH GIVING ! may God rebuke him, we humbly pray; ! ! As always, we thank you for your continued generous and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, ! by the power of God, cast into hell ! support of Bl. Miriam Teresa Demjanovich Parish. Satan and all the evil spirits ! ! ! ! who wander about the world seeking the ruin of souls. ! 02/10 Sunday Collection $ 9,523.00 SNJǙǕlj SǖǏDžǂǚ NJǏ OǓDžNJǏǂǓǚ TNJǎdž ! STEWARDSHIP CORNER ! Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose hope is the Lord. Jeremiah 17:7 ! The words of the psalmist echo the theme of all of today’s This has not been an easy week for the Catholic Church in readings. “Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.” As New Jersey. We priests were called to Newark for a good stewards, firmly grounded in that hope, may we bear meeting with Cardinal Tobin on Tuesday. He informed us fruit in due season assisting the poor, feeding the hungry, that the names of priests who had been credibly accused of and consoling the sorrowful whenever we have the chance. ! abuse against minors from 1940 through the present would ! be released on Wednesday. I must apologize to you all that TAX STATEMENTS I am not physically with you this weekend. Unfortunately, Your annual contribution statements for 2018 to Blessed due to a death in my brother’s family, I have had to travel to Miriam Teresa Parish using our envelope system are California for a funeral. Even though a great distance available. Contact the parish office and Vivian, our separates us today, I am united with you in faith and love. ! secretary, will prepare it for you. We can either mail it to you or you could save us the postage and offer to pick it up. In our Gospel passage this weekend we hear Jesus tell His Please note that we cannot give a statement for loose cash followers how to live their lives. Much of what He said donations placed in the collection basket. Thank you again went against to the culture in which they lived. This is true for the support you make to your parish. ! even for us today. We are called to live not for ourselves, but for the Lord. Every human being that has ever walked the face of the earth has been given life from God. At the WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASSES ! Cardinal Tobin will continue the tradition of celebrating same time, every person has been also given the gift of free th th will. This will allow us to choose to do what is good, right Masses for those celebrating 25 and 50 anniversaries of and just or to follow the pathway of sin and evil. ! Catholic marriage. Mass will be offered on Sunday, 4/28, Sadly, we stand at a point where we stare at the effects that at 3pm at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in result when people make a choice for the latter. To make Newark for those celebrating 50 years of the Sacrament of Matrimony. On Sunday, 6/2, at 3pm Mass will be matters worse, the brothers who committed these crimes th against God’s children are those who, at least outwardly, celebrated for those marking their 25 anniversary. If you pledged to serve the Lord and His people in a religious would like to take part in one of these two events and were married in the Catholic Church, please contact the parish vocation.