Sunday Masses: Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00 and 10:30 am and 12:00 pm

Confessions: Saturday 4:00-4:30 pm Daily Masses: 7:30 and 8:45 am

Rev. Stephen Cinque, Pastor Rev. Raymond Rodrigue, Parochial Vicar

Rev. Stephen Toth, In Residence Rev. Msgr. Thomas A. McCarthy, Pastor Emeritus

Deacon Robert Glasner Deacon Bruce Olsen, Pastoral Minister

Ms. Teresa Gagliostro, Coordinator of Rel. Ed. & Youth Ministry Mrs. Patricia Marcinek, Parish Secretary

Rectory Phone: 201-664-6624 • Rectory Fax: 201-664-0095 Parish E-mail: olgcwt@aol.com • Pastoral Minister’s Office: 201-664-9130

Parish Website: http://www.olgcwt.org • Parish App Available in the Apple App Store & Google Play Store Religious Education Office & Youth Ministry • 201-664-1679 • olgcreligioused@gmail.com

August 20, 2017 Page Two

**** FROM THE PASTORAL ASSOCIATE ****

Women, Great Is Your Faith!Tw e n tie th Su n d ay in O rd in ary T im e (Cy c le A)

Readings: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7; Romans 11:13-15, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28

What’s going on in today’s Gospel? Is this the same Jesus who repeatedly throughout the gospels reaches out to welcome, teach,

heal, and eat with the outcasts, the sinners, the women and all the others who were marginalized in his society?

The Gospel reading for today gives us what is certainly one of the strangest images of Jesus in all of Scripture. He seems to be

completely out of character. It’s not the picture of the compassionate openness that usually radiates from the Scriptural image of

Jesus. In fact, He even seems, at first, to be outright offensive. Jesus is approached by a woman whose daughter is ill. And she, as

hundreds of others had done, asks Jesus for His help, to cure the girl. And usually, this kind of a request brought an immediate

response from Jesus. But in this instance He totally ignores her. He says nothing at all. And when his silence is finally broken by

the Apostles, all they have to say is, "Send this woman away. She is bothering us." And in fact that is what Jesus seems about to

do, and callously so.

He says to the woman, "My concern is not with you. Only with the people of Israel." But the woman doesn’t give up, she presses

her plea. And then Jesus says something that seems very harsh. He says, "It would not be right for me to take something that belongs

to God's chosen people, the Jews, the sons and daughters, and throw it to the dogs, to someone like you."

But the woman doesn't seem to be put off by that, she doesn't even seem to be particularly offended. She holds onto her faith in Jesus

in the face of obstinacy.

We’ve probably all had the experience of asking for something and hearing the words, "The answer is no, and don't ask me again!”

But this is not how it is with God. Jesus teaches us through his encounter with the Canaanite woman that we should ask for whatever

we need, and ask for it again, and ask for it again.

But often, we give up too easily. We are more afraid of seeming foolish than we are hungry to receive God's blessing. But great faith

comes by throwing ourselves at his mercy, deciding that we have no hope anywhere else - great faith comes when we leap into his

arms, trusting that they will hold us. For you see, risk is exactly what great faith requires. The Canaanite woman’s faith was nothing

more than her firm confidence, until the contrary was proved, that Jesus could and would help her. And she held to that faith above

all else, and was willing to press it to the limit.

"Woman, great is your faith." The Canaanite woman claims her place in the kingdom based on faith. In fact, the kingdom of God

depends exactly on this kind of faith. "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David," was the cry of this pagan woman whose prayer was

heard and whose faith was rewarded. And so, today and everyday, let us echo her prayer, whatever our needs might be: Lord Jesus

Christ, Son of David, Son of the Living God, have mercy on us.

Deacon Bruce Olsen

CHURCH CHUCKLES

Reverend Jack gets pretty frustrated when the teens in his Bible

study class, especially when they ask if the e-pistles were e-

mails from God.

“What book of the Bible should I read before bungee

jumping?” asked Clyde. “Luke” replied the quick-thinking

minister. “You should always Luke before you leap.”

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

We are still in need of a 5th grade teacher for Tuesday

afternoons. Please let Go be your guide.

YOUTH MINISTRY

Come join us for Youth Group every Wednesday night 7-9 pm.

There grades 6th - 12th can talk about faith, friendship and have

fun.

PARISH NEWS

PARISH FOOD COLLECTION - Let us not forget our food

pantry. There is still a great need for non-perishable food,

paper products, personal hygiene items, etc. Monetary

donations are accepted and turned into

Shoprite gift cards. The suggested

donation for the week of August 27th is

Paper Products. If you or someone you

know is in need of help through our food

pantry, feel free to contact Claudia Carroll

at 201-664-1679. This will be on a strictly

confidential basis. If necessary,

arrangements for delivery to your home

can be made. Although our pantry is small our parish heart is

huge and we are willing to help.

ASSESSMENT COLLECTION - There will be a second

collection this weekend to help off-set the monthly

Archdiocesan Assessment collection. Our generosity to this

appeal is greatly appreciated.

AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER - “for my house will be called a

house of prayer for all peoples.” Is your house a house of

prayer? Let God be a part of your marriage by attending a

Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend. For more

information contact Janet and Mike Turco at 973-427-7016 or

609-335-6880, (njwwme@peoplepc.com) or go to

nnjwwme.org.

Military Families, are you getting ready to deploy? Is your

family trying to reconnect after deployment? Marriage

Encounter offers tools of communication that have kept many

military marriages strong and happy through out the ups and

downs of military service. Contact your local chaplain or

contact 973-427-7016 or 609-335-6880 for more information.

BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY TRAINING - Do you feel

called to serve the needs of the bereaved? An eight-week

Bereavement Ministry Support Training program is now open

for registration. The course is offered by the Office of Family

Life Ministries of the Archdiocese of Newark. Two hour

sessions begin in September and continue into November.

Choose from Thursday or Saturday morning class time.

Participants will be trained as Bereavement Support Group

Facilitators. For class time, location, registration and fee

information contact Lauren Egan at 973-497-4327 or

Lauren.Egan@rcan.org. Pre-registration is required; class size

is limited. Participants must meet the requirements of the Safe

Environment Program of the Archdiocese of Newark.

PLANNED GIVING OPPORTUNITIES/BEQUESTS -

Planning for death is as natural as planning for life. Having a

Will is good stewardship by taking care of your family and your

parish.. Remember our parish in your Will and benefit our

parish forever. For more information contact Theresa Lynch

in the Archdiocese of Newark Planned Giving Office at 973-

497-4042

FILIPINO MASS IN TAGALOG is held at St. Andrew’s RC

Church in Westwood on the last Sunday of every month at 4:30

pm. Fellowship follows after the Mass.

TAKE COURAGE, HE IS CALLING YOU - Healing the

Wounds of Abortion - The Rachel’s Vineyard retreat is a

chance to focus on this difficult time in your life while moving

you through a non-judgmental group process. This is done in

a supportive atmosphere with confidentiality, understanding,

and compassion. The program is designed to help both women

and men to revive their hope by experiencing the tender mercy

of God in Christ Jesus. If you are suffering from a past abortion

experience and have isolated yourself from help and

forgiveness, we’ve been there! Consider attending one of the up

coming retreat weekends here in the archdiocese. September

8th, 9th, 10th, 2017 or for Spanish speaking people: September

15th, 16th, 17th, 2017. For confidential help and information,

please call; Newark Respect Life Office at 973-497-4350 or via

e-mail at rileyche@rcan.org. www.Rachaelsvineyard.org

PRAYER INTENTION FOR THE WEEK OF AUG. 20TH

Let us pray this week for vocations to the priesthood and

religious life. May more people heed the call of the Lord to

service in the church.

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THIS WEEK AT OLGC

SUNDAY:

MONDAY:

TUESDAY:

WEDNESDAY: 7:00-9:00 pm Youth Group

THURSDAY:

FRIDAY: 8:00 pm AA Meeting

SATURDAY: 400-4:30 pm Confessions

SUNDAY:

REMINDER

SUNDAY COMMITTEE - Next Sunday, August 27th, Group

D under the direction of Bob Lysiak is scheduled for duty at

the rectory.

ARCHDIOCESAN CRISIS PREGNANCY HELPLINE - 1-

888-4 OPTIONS.

WEBSITE - Our website, www.olgcwt.org, is up and running.

Our parish App is available in the Apple App Store and Google

Play Store. You can find our bulletin on it, schedules and

Religious Education news and parish activities. So check us

out.

THE SUNDAY MASS - Every Sunday the televised Mass

produced by the Passionist Community is available in the New

York Metropolitan area. (WPXN at 9:30 am; WLNY at 9:00

am; WNYW at 5:30 am.) Mass is also available on EWTN at

8:00 am and noon. Check your newspaper or television listing

for the channel number. Closed Captioning is also available.

MISA EN ESPANOL, DOMINGO 7:00 pm - St. Andrew’s

Church, Washington Avenue in Westwood, Padre Rafael a su

servicio, Todos los dias 201-666-1100.

MASS TIMES - Free Ministry to traveling Catholics for

Nationwide Mass times and locations on the internet at:

www.Masstimes.org. or by phone at 858-207-6277 and then

entering the zip code for where you are going.

CATHOLIC RADIO - “Relevant Radio” is a Catholic

program with music and interesting information located at 1430

AM. In addition to the general audience, this might be

appealing to the home-bound and/or visually impaired.

MASSES FOR THE WEEKof August 20, 2017

SATURDAY: 5:00 pm Raymond Joseph Renart

SUNDAY: 8:00 am Unborn Babies

11:00 am Edward Marcinek

MONDAY: 8:45 am Harry Anderson

TUESDAY: 8:45 am Robert Anderson

WEDNESDAY: 8:45 am Alois Zach

THURSDAY: 8:45 am Clementine Del Greco

FRIDAY: 8:45 am Sophia Modelfino

SATURDAY: 8:45 am People of the Parish

5:00 pm Arlene Meyers -

6th Anniversary

SUNDAY: 8:00 am Marie and Joseph

Sorbanelli and Deceased

Members of Sorbanelli

Family

11:00 am Michael “Mickey” R.

Cavallo

SCRIPTURE READING

SUNDAY: Is 56:1,6-7; Rom 11:13-15,29-32; Mt

15:21-28

MONDAY: Jgs 3:11-19; Mt 19:16-22

TUESDAY: Jgs 6:11-24a; Mt 19:23-30

WEDNESDAY: Jgs 9:6-15; Mt 20:1-16

THURSDAY: Rv 21:9b-14; Jn 1:45-51

FRIDAY: Rv 1:1,3-6,14b-16,22; Mt 22:34-40

SATURDAY: Ru 2:1-3,8-11; 4:13-17; Mt 23:1-12

SUNDAY: Is 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20

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