Mass Intentions

SATURDAY JULY 16TH 8:00 AM PATRICK & ROSE DIMICCO 5:00 PM NICHOLAS A. MARINO (THE FAMILY) SUNDAY JULY 17TH 8:00 AM RUDY TOMCHUK 9:30 AM NICHOLAS A. MARINO (PAT & RUTH TAURIELLO) 11:00 AM DICK BURCHFIELD (HIS FAMILY)

MONDAY 8:00 AM CARMINE MELE (THE RIMSHNICK FAMILY)

TUESDAY 8:00 AM FLORENCE FRANK (LINDA & ERIC SPACE) WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM CHARLES HAUTAU (THE FAMILY) THURSDAY 8:00 AM MICHAEL WENNING (SANDRA MCNELIS) FRIDAY 8:00 AM DICK BURCHFIELD (THE FAMILY)

SATURDAY JULY 23RD 8:00 AM INTENTIONS OF TOM & PHYLIS COTE 5:00 PM NICHOLAS A. MARINO (THE FAMILY) SUNDAY JULY 24TH 8:00 AM MADELINE SWISS (BRENT & MARY HAMMELL) 9:30 AM PETER TAURIELLO (THE MEN’S CLUB) 11:00 AM COLMAN O’CONNELL (SEAMUS & MARY ALICE CAMPBELL)

MEMORIALS The week of July 17th the Sanctuary Lamp burns for: Intentions of Feliza Urrego

COLLECTIONS

Sunday Collection 7/9 & 7/10 $3,825 Estimated Weekly Expense $6,500 Shortage (2,675)

Envelopes Mailed: 219 Envelopes Received: 108

*If you are not already doing so, please use your envelopes each week. Only contributions in your numbered envelope are recorded for documentation required by the IRS.

16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 17th

Please remember in your prayers

Geraldine Czarkowski, Monica Carrico,

Hap Rowan, Sue Geimer, Patricia Poole,

Carmen Sanchez, Betty Mastrelli, Patricia

Fiss, Clarence Roberts, Joe Foster, Susanne

Fernicola, Kden LeoGrande, Lisa Dorans,

William Pagano, Molly Russo, Derya

Dermitas, Ellen Nowicki, Helene Ventrudo,

Joseph Mayers

ALTAR FLOWERS MEMORIALS The week of July 17th the Altar Flowers are presented for:

1.Intentions of Feliza Urrego 2.Angela DeNigris 3.Linda Ryker

July16th & July 17th

5:00 PM Barbara Bayles

8:00 AM John Iacopelli

9:30 AM Carolyn Luisi

11:00 AM Marilyn Stipo

July 23rd & July 24th

5:00 PM Pat Pfeil

8:00 AM Debbie Carter

9:30 AM Rick Hahn

11:00 AM Lori Optiz

Altar Server Schedule

July 16th & July 17th

5:00 PM Chris Pirello

8:00 AM Joe Mitchell

9:30 AM Nico Albanese

11:00 AM Jon-Paul Devetori

July 23rd & July 24th

5:00 PM Remy Hautau

8:00 AM Xavier Munoz

9:30 AM Carly Studt

11:00 AM Nico Albanese

From the Desk of Father Ed:

Dear Parishioners, This weekend the Church celebrates the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Our Gospel reading from the Evangelist Luke brings us into the home of two of Jesus’ friends, Martha and Mary of Bethany. They were sisters and their brother was Lazarus the man Jesus raised from the dead in John’s Gospel. The Gospel this weekend begins with Jesus entering a village where he is welcomed by Martha. The two sisters Martha and Mary take on different roles in the house. Martha took up the initiative to serve Jesus and perhaps his Apostles and disciples that accompanied him. Mary, however, was not helping her sister but rather she sat at the feet of Jesus listening to him speak. Martha freely let Jesus know what was on her mind, namely that her sister was not doing what she ought to be doing, which was, helping with the serving of food and drink. Jesus’ reply was not what we would expect. He said, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”

“Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.” Mary chose to sit at the feet of Jesus and listen to his words; the words spoken from the mouth of our Lord and God. What could be greater in our life than to be with the Lord and to hear him speak to us? That is why Jesus said that Mary has the better part. In our prayer life there is both of these dimensions; Martha who freely speaks to the Lord and expresses her desires and wants and Mary who listens at the feet of Jesus. Prayer requires that we speak to the Lord and then in silence await his response in our hearts.

Martha makes her desires known to the Lord, “Tell her to help me.” While Mary sits humbly at the feet of Jesus listening to what the Lord is saying. How often in life we make our demands known to the Lord and tell him to do our will rather than humbly listening to what he wants of us and submitting to his divine will.

In the spiritual life, the life of a Catholic, we are called to be like both Martha and Mary, that is, both active and contemplative. Martha represents the active life by serving those in need and Mary the contemplative, the one at prayer at the feet of the Lord who humbly listens to his words. The Gospel today reminds us of the need to have balance in our lives. All of us have responsibility and duty to fulfill our vocation; we are called to a life of service – to serve one another. The Lord said that he came not to be served but to serve. All of our service and charitable acts in life need to be rooted in the Lord through a life of prayer. The Lord reminds us to go to that inner room within our hearts and souls where only He can enter and there sit at his feet and listen to Him speak. And there like Mary of Bethany we will discover the better part, that is, a foretaste of being with our Lord forever in the Kingdom of Heaven! Our Lady Queen of Peace, pray for us, Father Ed, Administrator

Parish Life:

This weekend we will be starting our new youth group consisting of high school teenagers. The group will meet at the pavilion at 6:00 pm and conclude at 8:00 pm. There will be plenty of time for fun, games, socializing, sports, talks, prayer, and food. Please invite your teenagers to come and join us for “Catholic Teens”…Tell them to invite their friends. Please pray for our “Catholic Teens”.

Pope St. John Paul II addressed the youth by saying, "You young people have in a special way the task of witnessing today to the faith; the commitment to bring the Gospel of Christ - the Way, the Truth and the Life - into the third Christian Millennium, to build a new civilization - a civilization of love, of justice and of peace." – (Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1989)

7/17 Sunday Catholic Teens Meeting 6:00 pm –8:00 pm 7/18 Monday Eucharistic Adoration /Benediction 7:30 pm-8:30 pm 7/21 Thursday

Healing Mass 7:30 pm 7/22 Friday

Eucharistic Adoration 8:30 am –9:30 am 7/24 Sunday Catholic Teens Meeting 6:00 pm –8:00 pm 7/25 Monday Eucharistic Adoration /Benediction 7:30 pm-8:30 pm 7/29 Friday Eucharistic Adoration 8:30 am –9:30 am

SHOP-RITE, WEIS & OTHER GIFTCARDS

Cards in $25, $50 & $100 denominations are available

after all Masses in the Parish Hall.

Our Lady Queen of Peace invites you to make a gift towards Sunday Flowers in memory of, thanksgiving for, in celebration of, or in honor of a person or event. We will be taking

three offerings per week, suggested offering is $10.00 per intention. The Parish Office will be responsible for ordering the flowers from our florist. Please call Jenn for more information (973)-383-3185.

Altar Flower Donations

Eucharistic Adoration

Mondays 7:30 pm–8:30 pm (with Benediction) Fridays 8:30 am—9:30 am (after 8:00 am Mass)

Come join us and spend some quiet time in prayer before the Lord.

Calendar Events

Dates To Remember:

Saturday, Aug. 13th Legion of Mary Summer Function

Monday, Aug. 15th The Assumption of Mary

Sunday, Sept. 18th Parish Picnic

Catechetical Sunday

Saturday, Sept. 24th First day of Religious Education

Wednesday, Oct. 5th Pilgrimage to The National Shrine of

The Divine Mercy, Stockbridge MA

SUMMERTIME:

VACATIONS and MASS

If you are traveling to new territory

and don’t know the Mass schedule there, it is easy to find out.

Go to www.masstimes.org and you can find the Mass schedule

for places around the county and the world.

First Friday at The Homestead

"We are seeking volunteers who are willing and able to help Father Ed with the First Friday 2 p.m. Mass at the Homestead Nursing Home. Volunteers are asked to arrive at the Homestead at 1:15 p.m. on every First Friday of each month to help bring the residents down to the first floor All-Purpose Room, where Father Ed celebrates the Mass at 2 p.m. We then return the residents back to their rooms. The entire undertaking is usually completed by 3 p.m. We are partnering with volunteers from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish to enable the Catholic residents of the Homestead to attend Mass. This monthly Mass is the only opportunity that a majority of the residents have to actually be present for Mass, so this is an important ministry. The Homestead Nursing Home is located at 129 Morris Turnpike, Newton, NJ. If you would like to assist us kindly contact Dan Salvatore at 973-579-1908 or via e-mail at dan958@embarqmail.com"

Flea Markets Last Saturdays of the month (Apr through

Oct). Volunteers needed to help with

parking. For info & registration call Joe

Zidek 973-948-5752.

Catholic Teens

Our Lady Queen of Peace & St. Thomas are forming a new youth group for all teens in High School. Come join us on Sunday, July 17th, 6:00-8:00 pm for our first meeting, in the pavilion at Our Lady Queen

of Peace Parish. There will be plenty of fun, games, music events, and prayer. For more information please call Jenn at the office (973)948-3185.

Registration For Religious Education & Confirmation Classes

Registrations are now being accepted for

the 2016-2017 OLQP Religious Education

Program. All returning students, as well

as new students, must complete a registration form.

No student is automatically re-registered. The

REGISTRATION FORM can now be downloaded from

our website at www.olqpbranchville.org under the

Religious Education tab and mailed or brought into

the Religious Education Office. We appreciate your

kind support and cooperation.

Catechists and Aides Needed The Religious Education Program is in need of

catechists and classroom aides for 2016/2017.

Please consider helping us out, our children need

you. Please call or email Mrs. Diana Rimshnick if you

would like to volunteer, thank you.

Pilgrimage to The National Shrine of Divine Mercy

On Wednesday, October 5th, 2016, The Feast Day of St. Faustina, we will

be having a bus trip from our parish to walk through the Holy Doors of The Shrine of the Divine Mercy and receive the indulgence (graces) for the Holy Year of Mercy. The fee for the trip is $50 and children under 12 are free. Please call Jenn in the office to sign up or if you need more information: 973-948-3185

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Don Bosco Council #7784

Annual Charity Mania Fundraser Members of the Knight of Columbus Council #7784 will be in the Church Hall after all masses the weekend of July 16; 17 and August 27, 28. Tickets are $20 each for music downloads. Included is a complimentary 17 week NFL football raffle ticket. There are eleven prizes each week ranging from $400 to $ 25, with a guarantee of at least one winner each week. 189 prizes will be awarded totaling more than $17,000 . Two Grand Prizes are awarded at the end of the season, one for $1000 and the other for $275. Proceeds from this project benefit Knights of Columbus Council 7784 charitable endeavors. The Knights thank you for your support.

Healing Mass

The Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, July 21st at 7:30 pm in the Church. The healing service will take place immediately after Mass; Father Ed will be celebrating the Mass. Healing has

always been a part of the Church. Jesus healed the blind man, the deaf man, and the leper. We find in Sacred Scripture physical healings, healing of relationships, psychological healing, financial healing, and spiritual healing. Come with expectant faith and join us, and experience the Lord’s healing power.

The lector proclaims the Word of God during the Liturgy of the Word, an ancient tradition of the Church. No experience is necessary, but training is required. All lectors must have received the Sacrament of Confirmation to serve. If you are interested in serving our Parish in this role please call Jenn at the office (973)948-3185.

Lectors Needed

Margaret, our Music Director, and John renewed their wedding vows on their 34th Wedding Anniversary

Dulibber, our Seminarian, celebrating the

4th of July with Barbara Bayles!