OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH

1603 MARNE HIGHWAY, HAINESPORT, NEW JERSEY 08036

The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 20, 2015

“Whoever receives one child such as this in my name,

receives me… ~ Jesus ~

Mark 9: 30-37

The Tabernacle Light will burn September 20th through September 26th For the Special Intentions of The Family of Eric Rittenhouse r/b The Consolation Ministry

THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

September 20, 2015

M a s s e s Fo r t h e We e k

Saturday, September 19, 2015

4:30 p.m. The Deceased Members of Jim and Chris Alex Families r/b Jim and Chris Alex

Sunday, September 20, 2015

7:30 a.m. Joan Ryan, Dec’d r/b Gail McKeon

9:00 a.m. Romulo Lioanag, Dec’d r/b John Amper

10:30 a.m. Robert Emmons, Jr., Dec’d r/b Sally and Richard McVey

12:00 p.m. People of the Parish

Monday, September 21, 2015

9:00 a.m. Parish Memorial Society

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

9:00 a.m. Special Intentions of All Souls r/b Margie Lao

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

9:00 a.m. Theresa Mulderig, Dec’d r/b Gene Donnelly

Thursday, September 24, 2015

9:00 a.m. Michele M. Mancini, Dec’d r/b Tina Cirillo

Friday, September 25, 2015

9:00 a.m. Special Intention of Virgilio Lao r/b Margie Lao

Saturday, September 26, 2015

4:30 p.m. Heather Bleintein, Dec’d r/b Alice Hildebrand

Sunday, September 27, 2015

7:30 a.m. Edwin Bracken, Dec’d r/b Gail McKeon

9:00 a.m. Theresa Malandra, Dec’d r/b Anna and John Filipkowski

10:30 a.m. Patrick O’Hare, Dec’d r/b Stevenson Family

12:00 p.m. Rosemarie Grabowski, Dec’d r/b Linda DeLamar

Listed below are members of our Parish Family who are seriously ill and have requested our prayers. If you are seeking prayers for relatives and / or friends who are not members of our parish family, kindly include their names in the Book of the Sick, located in the rear of the church.

**Names remain on the prayer list at the request of parish-ioners for three months. If extended prayers are needed, please send a note or call. Thank you.

PARISH STAFF

Father Joe Noche

Pastor

Deacon Leo Zito Pastoral Associate

Ginny Fama Coordinator of Religious Education

Carol Nasife Parish Secretary

Esther Kubiczky Bookkeeper

Jinny Bobb Parish Receptionist

Hughie Curtis Facilities Manager

Diane Dannenfelser Director of Sacred Music

Parish Office Hours

Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Office Telephone

609-267-0230

Office Fax

609-267-0372

Parish Website

www.ourladyqop.org

Joe Feigenbutz - Suzanne Rife - Gina Ieradi - Lillian and Teresa Carlino - Betty Rizzuto - Mary Ann Kirvan - Bob K. - Bob and Alice Furbee - Vincent Rogliano - Blanch Collar

Michael Sokolowski - Kyle Nestle - Frank Aleknavage Janet Greaves - Jim and Brenda Wise - Joe Gerdelmann Inga Manz - Rose Duckett - Annamarie Rafferty

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A Message from the Padre

In our Gospel this weekend, the apostles of Christ were arguing among themselves

“Who is the greatest?” and Jesus’ response to his apostles was “If anyone wishes to be first, he

shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” Like the twelve apostles, we find this hard to

understand. The reason for this is that we all want to achieve “greatness” in our lives. But be-

lieve it or not, Jesus wants us all to achieve greatness—but greatness in a very different way.

My dear friends, Jesus’ greatness has three big challenges: if you want to be great… then you must first put yourself

last, secondly, you must be the servant of all, and thirdly you must receive the poor and the needy with great love. This is

what it means to be great and to follow Jesus. Being great means making Jesus and his way of life the model and pattern of

our lives. We should not strive to get ahead of one another, be superior to others or to outdo one another. He wants us to

serve one another… to be servants of all… without any desire for a reward.

We also need to understand that, in order to be true Disciples of Christ, we must empty ourselves of all those things

that keep us from the love of Christ. We must become just like that child that Jesus embraced in our Gospel today. A child

that is always dependent on the father. Yes, our Gospel today reminds us of the dangers of ambition, greed and positions of

power. That is why Jesus placed a child to stand in our midst to show us what true greatness is all about, because a child is

powerless and his/her greatness comes from their obedience to their father or mother. Just like Jesus’ greatness has nothing to

do with his power but through his willingness to do the will of his Father. As he said in the Gospel of John, “I came down

from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of my father.” This weekend, Christ is reminding us that “true greatness” is

to be like Jesus who valued himself not because of his authority and power, but because of his willingness to do the will of

God, including dying in the cross. True greatness for Christ is to be like a child, always dependent on his father and lastly, true greatness for Christ does not mean honor, position or prestige, but putting yourself last and be servant to all. God resists

the proud, but give grace to the humble.

Fr. Joe

Stewardship of Treasure

Parish Offering: September 13, 2015

Weekly Collection $ 6,814.00 Second Collection 557.60 Catholic University 476.00 Miscellaneous Collection 57.00 E-giving 531.00 Total $ 8,435.60

“We make a living by what we earn. We make a life by what we share.”

Thank you for your generous support of our parish

Our Lady Queen of Peace Church has available an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) program through Par-ish Giving by John Patrick Publishing Co., Inc. The pro-gram is “free of charge” for parishioners. Electronic Funds Transfer enables you to have your weekly offer-ing automatically debited from your checking account or credit card.

You choose how much to give, how often to give, and what method of payment is to be used. You can also make special offertory donations for second collections and special events. You can view your contribution his-tory, edit upcoming contributions and change your bill-ing date and/or billing method if necessary.

You can enroll today by visiting our website at www.ourladyqop.org and click on the link to Parish Giving.

Please remember Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish in your Will as a lasting and loving gift to your parish community! Thank you!

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The Twenty-Fifth

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mark 9: 30-37

More than any of the other

Gospel writers, Mark shows us how human, and some-times even how dense, the disciples are. They don’t—or

won’t understand what Jesus means about having to suffer

and die, instead arguing about who among them is the

greatest. Sometimes in the Church we too get caught up in useless arguments about things that are ultimately of little

importance. Let us listen to Jesus’ words today to reset

our priorities.

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY FAMILY

Please pray for the men and women

now serving in the military, espe-

cially the loved ones of our parish-

ioners:

Scott Shaffer

Kyle Shaffer

Joel A. DeLuca

Daryl and Adam Caufield

Michael Blaser

Kenneth Fama

Chris and Amy Price

Megan Cobb

Mass Schedule

Saturday Evening: 4:30 p.m.

Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m.

Daily Mass: 9:00 a.m.

Reconciliation: Saturday 3:45 - 4:15 p.m.

Welcome Back! Religious Education

Students

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD

Children’s Liturgy of the Word will resume Sunday, October 4th during the 10:30 AM Mass. Immediately following the opening prayer the children are invited to gather in the Parish Hall for the Liturgy of the Word. As always, parents are welcome to join their children at that time.

Our Lady Queen of Peace

will have a one hour exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

on the last Friday of the month following the 9:00 AM

Mass. Please come and spend a little time in prayer with

Our Lord.

ADORATION

CAR RAFFLE

BE THE WINNER!

Tickets $10.00 each Drawing November 20, 2015

1st Prize - 2016 Volvo XC60 AWD SUV

Valued at $42,000.00

2nd Prize - Shoprite Gift Card - Valued at $1,000.00

3rd Prize - Shoprite Gift Card - Valued at $ 750.00

4th Prize - Shoprite Gift Card - Valued at $ 500.00

Tickets will be sold this weekend after all Masses.

Proceeds for benefit of New Jersey Right to Life.

CLASSES BEGIN Open House for All Parents

Sacred Heart School Monday, September 21st, 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM

Hainesport School Tuesday, September 22nd, 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM

Parents are invited to come to the Open House on the first

day of class to meet your child’s teacher.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

For the second week of the school year, all students attending

Sacred Heart Religious Education Classes must report for Mass

at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church on September 28th at 5:00

PM. All students attending Hainesport School Religious Educa-

tion Classes must report for Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace

Church on September 29th at 5:00 PM. All parents are welcome

to attend.

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Our Lady Queen of Peace Church

Hainesport, New Jersey

WELCOME!

We are glad that you came to celebrate with our Parish Family. We hope that you will return often. If you would like to become a registered member of our Parish, please complete this form and place it in the collection basket or drop it off at the Parish Office. Family Name: Head of Household: Spouse: Address:

Phone: E-mail:

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

Sunday, October 4, 2015 1:30 PM

On the church grounds

All Pets Welcome!

OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE FIRST ANNUAL PICNIC 2015

We would like to thank everyone who helped to make our First Annual Parish Picnic a HUGE success!

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Knights of Columbus Annual Mum Sale

September 26th and 27th

All mums will be priced at $6.00 each. Proceeds will benefit the Msgr. Richard Tofani Scholarship Fund.

THANKSGIVING AT OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH

Feed-A-Family 2015

Every year our parish family par-ticipates in this special ministry for Thanksgiving to reach out to families who would not have this glorious meal without our help.

The Social Concerns Committee is asking you to consider putting together a Thanksgiving basket/dinner for a needy family. For more information please call the

Parish Office at 609-267-0230 ext 11.

Drop off weekend this year is November 21st & 22nd.

Please return entire form as soon as possible,

but no later than Friday, October 26, 2015

Feed-A-Family Registration Form

Please Print Clearly

Name :

Address:

Phone:

Extra Large: 7 people Large: 5-6 people or more

Small: 1-2 people Medium: 3-4 people

Small: 1-2 people Medium: 3-4 people with a pet (s) with a pet (s)

ARE YOU BEING CALLED TO BECOME

A PERMANENT DEACON?

If you are discerning God’s call to serve the Church in the Dio-

cese of Trenton as a Permanent Deacon, a man ordained to the ministry of Charity, Word and Sacrament, you are invented to take

part in an upcoming information session. Sessions are scheduled

for September 29 and October 6, 2015 at 7-9 PM in the Dioce-

san Chancery, 701 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawrenceville, NJ. Pre-

registration is required.

Please register with Deacon Michael Riley, Associated Director,

Office of Clergy and Consecrated Life 609-403-7134.

COMMUNITY NEWS

HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL 5TH ANNUAL ALUMNI APPRECIATION DAY

Saturday, October 3, 2015 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

$10 per person and $20 per family in advance. $15 per person and $25 per family at the door. To purchase tickets please go to the website:

www.holycrosshighschool.org

If you have any questions, please call 856-764-9714.

THE CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS

OF RIVERTON, NJ Wednesday, October 14, 2015

9 AM - 3:30 PM

“DAY OF RECOLLECTION” Sacred Heart Church

Riverton, NJ

The day will include registration, music, continental breakfast, morning prayer, conferences, rosary, lunch, confessions and Holy Mass. The cost of this spiritual day is $25. Pre-paid registrations is essential to our planning. Please send checks by October 1 and make them payable to: “Catholic Daughters 2124.” Mail to: Catholic Daughters 2124, c/o Sacred Heart Church, 103 Fourth St., Riverton, NJ 08077, Attn: Terry Schumann. If you have any questions, please contact Terry at 856-829-5121.

The Diocese of Trenton, Department of Pastoral Care, in-vites ALL Separated and Divorced Catholics (recent or otherwise) led by, Nationally Renowned author of “Return to Life” (a divorce recovery series), Marianne Skrobiak, M.S., M.A., LPC.

Saturday, October 17, 2015 Church of St. Ann, Parish Center

1253 Lawrenceville Rd. Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

9 AM - 4 PM Cost: $10.00 per person. To register online, visit: www.dioceseoftrenton.org/pastoralcare. Questions? Contact: 609-403-7157 or 609-403-7191.