May 23, 2021 SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH 36 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Rev. Juan C. Gaviria Parish Administrator Rev. Kenneth R. Kolibas Parochial Vicar Deacon Patrick Smith Kim Bohinski-Smith PCL/Pastoral Asst. Patricia Bisignano Administrative Asst. Music Ministry Parish Office: 732-521-0100 Religious Education: 732-521-1188 Lucas Barkley - Director of Music Fax: 732-521-8287 George Cole - Cantor Email: [email protected] Website: stjamesthelesschurch.org St. James Cemetery Office Hours: Monday, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm Mott Avenue, Monroe Twp Tuesday-Thursday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm For more information please contact the Rectory PLOTS AVAILABLE Daily Mass Schedule Morning Prayer Knights of Columbus Monday - Friday 8:15 am Council #6336 Weekday Mass 83 E. Lincoln Avenue, Monroe Monday - Friday 8:30 am 1st & 3rd Monday of every month 8:00pm Weekend Masses Saturday: 4:00 pm St. James Columbiettes Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 2:00 pm (Sp.) Adoration 2nd Wednesday of every month 7:00 pm Thursdays 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm except July & August Confession HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE Saturday: 3:00 pm or by appointment 732-521-3366 Parish Mission Statement Adoration St. James the Less Parish is a Christian Community of the Roman On Thursdays, Adoration will be held in the Catholic tradition. Our Parish Community is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus, and as the people of God are called to further the Church from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm. All are mission of Jesus. We will do this through the Word, Liturgy, Sacrament, welcome to come for any amount of time. Music, Ecumenism, Evangelization, Religious Education of our Children, Prayer and the Honoring of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will deepen our knowledge, skills and understanding of our Faith. We will be Food Pantry Donation Faith based. Above all, we will foster Love by example and serve the First Sunday of every month needs of others to work towards economic and social development for all people. Page 2 A message from Fr Juan C. Gaviria Una carta de Rev Juan C. Gaviria The season of Easter concludes with today’s El tiempo de Pascua concluye con la celebration, the feast of Pentecost. On celebración de hoy, la fiesta de Pentecostés. Pentecost we celebrate the descent of the Holy En Pentecostés celebramos el descenso del Spirit upon the apostles gathered in the upper Espíritu Santo sobre los apóstoles reunidos en room in Jerusalem; this event marks the Jerusalén; este evento marca la fundación y beginning of the Church. The story of comienzo de la Iglesia. La historia de Pentecost is found in the Acts of the Apostles, Pentecostés se encuentra en el libro de los today’s first reading. The account in today’s Hechos de los Apóstoles, que es la primera Gospel, John 20:19-23, also recounts how lectura de hoy. El recuento de Pentecostés Jesus gave the gift of the Holy Spirit to his también lo hallamos en el evangelio de San disciples. Yet the event in John’s Gospel takes Juan 20: 19-23 y nos habla de cómo Jesús les place on Easter Sunday. There is no need to da el regalo del Espíritu Santo a sus discípulos. try to reconcile these two accounts. It is to we No hay necesidad de tratar de reconciliar esos know that after his death, Jesus fulfilled his dos hechos bíblicos. Sólo debemos de saber promise to send to his disciples a helper, an que luego de su muerte, Jesús cumple su Advocate, who would enable them to be his promesa de enviar a sus discípulos un witnesses throughout the world. colaborador, un Abogado, que sea capaz de fortalecerlos como sus discípulos y enviados a In the context of the feast of Pentecost, John través del mundo entero. 20:19-23 reminds us about the integral connection between the gifts of peace and En el contexto de la fiesta de Pentecostés, el forgiveness and the action of the Holy Spirit. pasaje de Juan 20:19-23 nos recuerda acerca de Jesus greets his disciples with the gift of la conexión integral entre los regalos de paz y perdón y la acción del Espíritu Santo. Jesús peace. Jesus then commissions his disciples to saluda a sus discípulos con el regalo de paz. continue the work that he has begun: “As the Jesús los comisiona a continuar el trabajo que Father has sent me, so I send you.” He él había comenzado: “así como el Padre me ha breathes the Holy Spirit upon the disciples enviado, así los envío yo.” El sopla y les deja and sends them to continue his work of el Espíritu Santo y les envía a continuar su reconciliation through the forgiveness of sins. trabajo de reconciliación por medio del perdón Jesus’ act of breathing the Holy Spirit upon de los pecados. El acto de Jesús de derramar el the apostle’s mirrors God’s act of breathing Espíritu Santo sobre los apóstoles, es un life into Adam. In fact, both the Greek and recuento del momento en que de Dios da la Hebrew words for “spirit” can also be vida a Adán. De hecho, tanto en griego como translated as “breath.” This Gospel reminds us en hebreo la palabra usada para “espíritu” that the Church is called to be a reconciling puede traducirse como “soplar.” El evangelio presence in the world. The reconciling nos recuerda que la Iglesia está llamada a ser la presence of Christ is celebrated in the presencia reconciliadora en el mundo. Por Church’s sacramental life. In the Sacrament of medio del sacramento del bautismo, somos Baptism, we are cleansed of sin and become a limpiados del pecado y nos convertimos en new creation in Christ. In the Sacrament of nueva creación de Cristo. En el sacramento de Penance, the Church celebrates the mercy of la Penitencia, la Iglesia celebra la misericordia God through the forgiveness of sins. This de Dios por medio del perdón de los pecados. reconciling presence is also to be a way of life La presencia reconciliadora es también una for Christians. In situations of conflict, we are forma de vida para los cristianos. En to be agents of peace and harmony among situaciones de conflicto, debemos de ser people. Come Holy Spirit and renew the face agentes de paz y armonía en medio del mundo. of the earth! Ven Espíritu Santo y renueva la faz de la tierra. Page 3 Prayers for the Sick MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK MONDAY, MAY 24 8:30 AM + LOTTIE & JOSEPH SAWICKI Week 1: TUESDAY, MAY 25 Week 2: Rev. Michael Kottar, Gianni Mazza, 8:30 AM + EDWARD KISIELESKI Kerry Anne Wolfe, Patti Zielsdorf, Emily Zukowski WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 8:30 AM + AL IANNACONE Week 3: Elizabeth “Betty” Cafiero, Catherine THURSDAY, MAY 27 Cryan, Danny Gooch, Finnley Hanway, Adrienne 8:30 AM + RESTITUTO BALMACEDA Hoffman, Bob Horan, Trent Powers, Jack Raskin, Peggy Schiller, Bill Sharp, Elizabeth FRIDAY, MAY 28 “Betty” Zelasko 8:30 AM ORDINATION CLASS OF ‘94 27TH ANNIVERSARY Week 4: SATURDAY, MAY 29 4:00 PM + DIANA, RICHARD & ANTHONY VECCHIO Names on the Sick List will be included for four (4) weeks. After the four weeks names SUNDAY, MAY 30 will be removed. To add someone to the list 8:00 AM + KATHY MACKIE please call the rectory or send an email to: 10:00 AM + FRED GABRIEL [email protected] 2:00 PM + FRANCISCA MARTINEZ & ELEONIDES LUIS MINISTRIES Baptism: Parents who wish to have their child baptized need to call the Rectory. Preparation classes are required READINGS FOR THE WEEK/ and are by appointment only. LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Week of May 24th Sponsors and Godparents: Church law mandates that a sponsor for baptism and confirmation be an active MONDAY/ LUNES- BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Confirmed Catholic. An active Catholic is a parishioner who is registered, attends Mass weekly, contributes to the 572A: Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14 support of the church, is in a valid Catholic marriage (if Ps 87:1-3, 5-7 Jn 19:25-34 married), and leads a life compatible with Church teaching. We can only write letters of eligibility for TUESDAY/MARTES-WEEKDAY parishioners who meet these criteria. 348: Sir 35:1-12 Ps 50:5-8, 14, 23 Mk 10:28-31 Matrimony: Couples contemplating this Sacrament must WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES -ST PHILIP NERI contact the Parish Office at least one year in advance. 349: Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17 Ps 79:8-9, 11, 13 Mk 10:32-45 All couples planning marriage must attend Pre-Cana classes or Engaged Encounter. THURSDAY/JUEVES - WEEKDAY Ministry of the Sick: Parishioners who are homebound 350: Sir 42:15-25 Ps 33:2-9 Mk 10:46-52 and would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the Rectory. FRIDAY/VIERNES - WEEKDAY 351: Sir 44:1, 9-13 Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b Mk 11:11-26 Religious Education Classes: To register for Religious Education classes, please contact our PCL, Kim Bohinski SATURDAY/SÁBADO - WEEKDAY -Smith at 732-521-1188 352: Sir 51:12cd-20 Ps 19:8-11 Mk 11:27-33 RCIA: Adults inquiring about the Catholic Church with a desire to become Catholic are invited to call the Parish SUNDAY/DOMINGO- MOST HOLY TRINITY Office for more information about the Rite of Catholic 165: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40 Ps 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22 Initiation of Adults which begins in September and runs Rom 8:14-17 Mt 28:16-20 through the following Easter.