Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Church

75 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927

Parish Office: (973) 538-1358 Fax: (973) 538-7403

www.ndcarmel.com

September 4, 2016

EUCHARIST Saturday: 12:10 p.m. & Sunday Vigil 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Monday - Friday: 12:10 p.m and 5:00 p.m.

(No weekday 5pm Mass from June 1st through Labor Day.) Holy Day Vigil: 5:30 p.m. Holy Day: 6:45 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. An additional 7:15 a.m. Mass celebrated during Lent, Monday - Saturday. BAPTISM: Please call the Parish Secretary to make arrangements. MARRIAGES: Arrangements to be made with priests/deacons.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. or call to see one of the priests.

MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA & BENEDICTION Monday: 7:30 p.m.

SICK CALLS Please contact Fr. Paddy, Fr. Mariusz, or Parish Secretary. For hospital visits; for Communion for the homebound, contact Dick White at 201-280-8943.

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Friday from 7:00 a.m. thru 7:00 p.m.

Jean Pankow Pastoral Associate, Ext. 122

jpankow@ndcarmel.com

Melissa Demianycz Parish Secretary, Ext. 100

Cristina Folan Communications Support,

Ext. 105 commsupport@ndcarmel.com

Jim Keefe Music Director, Ext. 109

jkeefe@ndcarmel.com

Ivette Valori Director Faith Formation

Middle School/Confirmation Ext. 121

imvalori@ndcarmel.com

Diane Byrne, Religious Ed. Coordinator

PreK—5th Ext. 111

dbyrne@ndcarmel.com

Karen Calabrese Parish Bookkeeper, Ext. 106 bookkeeper@ndcarmel.com

Jimmy Steiger, Facilities Manager

Ext. 120

Stephanie Twedt Youth Coordinator

Ext. 102

Pastoral Council President Paul Cocco: (973) 271-2623

Rev. Paddy O’Donovan Pastor, Ext. 101

frpaddy@ndcarmel.com

Rev. Mariusz Gajewski Parochial Vicar, Ext. 103

frmariusz@ndcarmel.com

Deacon Joe Quinn, Care of Sick/ Faith Sharing Groups

(973) 476-8562 joeq8562@gmail.com

Deacon Dave Collins, RCIA/ PACT

(973) 884-0258 dvcollie@optonline.net

Deacon Al Fanelli, Baptismal Prep./Prayer Renewal

(973) 428-8304 assisi410@aol.com

Deacon Vic Lupi, Funeral Prep/ FOCCUS - (973) 538-4642

mattlupi@verizon.net

Deacon Joe Harris, Social Justice - (973) 984-7913

josephharris@optonline.net

Deacon Ron Forino, Pre-Cana Prep -(973) 887– 2963

ronforino@aol.com

Parish Trustees Mary Kochan: (973) 540-8302 Frank DiSessa: (973) 267-8263

NOTRE DAME OF MT. CARMEL, CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 First Saturday 5:00 Ann Abbott by Marge & Dave Collins Bishop Thomas Donato by Terry Wisolmerski

SUNDAY, SEPT. 4, 2016: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 Victor Campbell by Bob & Nina Roberti Michael Kaspar by the Ward family 9:00 Achilles Grassano by Madeline Grassano Robert Corrado by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Catto 10:30 JoAnn Langan by the Gambetta family Richard Tripoli by the Leto family 12:15 Leslie Dalton by Stacy, Peter & children Mary Burdorf by the Armando family

MONDAY, SEPT. 5, 2016: Weekday 12:10 Joe Polise by Marge & Dave Collins Liz Madden by Marge & Dave Collins

TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, 2016 Weekday 12:10 Betty Bertoldo by George & Maryann Johnston Mary Spearman-Edwards by the Lotuaco family 5:00 Richard McNeil by the Scarpino family Joe Polise by Marilyn Hudson

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 7, 2016: Weekday 12:10 Mary Johnson by her daughter Jean Mary Cooney by Theresa & Bob Kerekes 5:00 Richard Becker by Marie Ann Abbott by Theresa &Bob Kerekes

THURSDAY, SEPT 8, 2016: Nativity of the BVM 12:10 Joe Polise by Ed & Barbara Katona William Voorman by Ed & Barbara Katona 5:00 Reno & David Amadori by the Amadori family Intentions of Father Jude by a friend

FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 2016: St. Peter Claver, Priest 12:10 Leonardo Finelli by his wife Lawrence Ziemski by Rich & Kim Ziemski 5:00 Teri Stahl by Billy & Kristen Stahl Joe Polise by Anthony & Carolyn Tortorello

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 2016: Weekday 12:10 Carmel Romano by Julie & Anthony Amitrano Joseph Smith by AnneMarie Gagliardi & family 5:00 Lee Fusco by Marlene & Jim Ruvo Hodapp Family byKay Hodapp

SUNDAY, SEPT 11, 2016: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 Jack Dolan by his wife Marilyn Dolan Peter Isel by Dr. Galdieri & Staff 9:00 Spina & Maria Pellegrino by the Aquino family Phillip Jacobelli by Lauren Kruse 10:30 Tommy Sabella by Loretta & Vinny Ted Charveze by Joanne Brashier 12:15 Luis Pereira by the Karr family Frank & Helen Dwulet by Diane & Joel Gottlieb

GOD’S GIFT FOR GIVING

Weekly Collection (8/27-8/28/2016): $16,005.81 Same Collection last year $16,079.17

Altar Linens: Nanette D’Amico

Our Parish Mission Statement We are a welcoming Catholic Christian community alive in the faith! Through Baptism, we are called to become the heart, the hands and the voice of Jesus. We do this through Eucharist, liturgical celebrations, prayer, and nurturing parish ministries, “That in all things God may be glorified.” (Rule of St. Benedict)

To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven …

… a time to be born … Lucy Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Anthony & Katherine Smith

\… a time to heal … Margie Benitez-Rivera, Trevor Braun, Matthew Cocco, Dom Condosta, Frank & Yvette Coyle, June Davey, Julie DeFillipps, Ron Ferriauolo, Ray Harold, Jessica Hermans, Josephine Iacullo, Maryann Johnston, Danielle LaStella, Michael Lloyd, Susan McCormack, Jackie McGuckin, Christine McLoughlin, Matt McMahon, Susan Nicoll, , Dolores Occhipinti, Lori Ann Rizzuto, Paul Rizzuto, Agnes Ryan, Robin Smith, Patti Simpson, Sister Evelyn Lebiedz SC, Bill Sasso, Valerie Selwyn, Doris Stevens, Mary Elizabeth Swartz, Stephanie Trincanello, Debbie Varga, Bill Visakay, Bill Waller, Mary Weigh

... a time to die … Diana DeCrescenzo Donna Keown Rose Knauss

Florence LaRosa

.. a time of great joy …

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Sanctuary Lamp will burn for. Peter Hill by the Gillen family

Mother of Compassion Lamp will burn for Kathleen Nish by the MacMillan family

St. Benedict Lamp will burn for Joe Polise by Micki Lombardo

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11, or, for Labor Day, any readings from the Mass "For the Blessings of Human Labor," nos. 907-911 Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23] Friday: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Ps 84:3-6, 12;Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Lk 6:43-49 Sunday: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 Tm 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-32 [1-10]

MASS INTENTIONS

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

INVITED The Good News is that we have all been invited--invited to the Kingdom, invited to be disciples. It's a life-changing invitation, and like so many other such invitations, it requires a great deal of deliberation and discernment. Whether we choose marriage, ordination, single life, or community life, we know the serious planning and consideration that accompany these profound decisions. Like the tower-builder in the Gospel, we have weighed both the monetary and emotional cost. We have pondered and planned our lives in the direction to which we believe God has called us. And while we

pray for guidance and acceptance of God's will, we often fail to understand so much. Like Solomon, we turn to God for wisdom and counsel in our life-changing decisions.

A CATHOLIC’S DIVORCE SURVIVAL SERIES Bringing hope & healing to divorced Catholics

Divorce affects everyone, whether it's you, a family member, friend or coworker. It happens, and it hurts. This journey can help those who have gone through a divorce go from pain and loneliness to hope and healing. Practical advice meets pastoral care, with the help of experts and others who have suffered through divorce. As they witness to their pain and to the redemptive power of Christ, you will identify with their journey from heartache to healing.

The 12-week program takes place on Monday evenings, beginning Monday, September 19, 2016, 7:30-9pm here at Notre Dame. Register online at www.ndcarmel.com. If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Patty Migliore-Torres at pm1948@att.com or 973-610-3242, or Mike Letterese at mletterese@aol.com or 973-998-0750.

Our Regular DAILY MASS SCHEDULE resumes T T , S 6, 2016

Monday - Friday: 12:10 PM & 5 PM*

*Effective Monday, January 2, 2017, our 5:00 PM weekday Mass will change to 5:30 PM. Our Weekend Mass schedule remains the same

MEN OF OUR PARISH & NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY: SAVE THE DATE!

Have you attended Cornerstone (or some other spiritual retreat), and asked the question, “What's next?” If you answered “yes,” we invite you to save the date now for “The Road to Emmaus,” a retreat prepared and hosted by

the men's ministry of our parish. The retreat will take place Friday, October 7 to Sunday, October 9, 2016 at St. Mary's Abbey in Morristown. More details coming soon in our gathering space and on our website!

SAVE THE DATE: WOMEN'S CORNERSTONE XVII

Planning is in full swing for our Women's Cornerstone XVII retreat “Lead Me, Lord” scheduled for Friday evening, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, 2016, here at Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel. We invite all women 25 and older who have never attended a Cornerstone retreat to join us for this awesome spiritual opportunity! Registration opens September 10, 2016. If you have any questions regarding our Cornerstone retreat, please visit us on our website at www.ndcarmel.com (click on Faith Formation/Adults and select Women's Cornerstone).”

WELCOME NEW STAFF MEMEBERS! We have a couple of staff changes to announce:

Parish Secretary

Our wonderful Maria Caivano has decided, with much regret, to not return as Parish Secretary after her summer away. Juggling the responsibilities of a busy staff position, being a successful realtor, and devoting the needed time to her family proved simply to be unmanageable. Now with more time available, Maria plans to not only continue to oversee the Altar Server ministry, but to become more engaged in the ministry life of the parish. We are enormously grateful for the many contributions Maria made to parish life at the “front desk.”

Please join us in welcoming our new Parish Secretary, Melissa Demianycz, who will join our staff on Monday, Sept. 12. Melissa and her family – her husband, Alan, and their children Steven, 14, and Johnny, 8 – have been parishioners since 2004. For the past 4 years, Melissa has been serving as a catechist, and has participated in Women’s Cornerstone, Discovering Christ, Vacation Bible School, and most recently, an Extraordinary Minister to the homebound. Alan has experienced the blessings of Men’s Cornerstone and Steven has been an altar server for the past 4 years. Melissa is excited about her new role serving the parish family!

Special thanks to Agnes Loughlin, who faithfully and competently serves at the Parish Secretary desk during July and August. Many thanks, Agnes! Youth Coordinator

We have made the decision to bring a full-time Youth Minister to Notre Dame, convinced that the shepherding and faith formation of our teens and young adults is literally the future of our Church and, as such, requires serious commitment and experience in leading young souls into a personal relationship with Christ.

The search can be a long and sometimes slow process in terms of finding someone who will be a good fit with our parish culture and vision, so… we are implementing an “interim plan” until we find the right person. Stephanie Twedt, a vibrant young woman who is experienced in youth ministry and discerning whether her future is in religious life, has joined us on a part-time basis. She will be working with Ivette Valori and our Antioch leaders to help us bridge the gap until we hire a full-time youth minister. Please join us in welcoming Stephanie to our parish team!

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September 4, 2016

FAITH FORMATION/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION DATES TO REMEMBER Sunday - September 4

7:30 am, 9 am, 10:30 am, 12:15 pm Mass (No Shepherd’s Call due to Labor Day Weekend)

Monday - September 5 Parish Office closed

12:10 pm Daily Mass 8:30 pm AA

Tuesday - September 6

12:10 pm & 5 pmDaily Mass 7 pm Social Events Planning Mtg. 7 pm Centering Prayer

Wednesday September 7

12:10 pm & 5 pm Daily Mass 6 :30 pm L1 Confirmation Catechist Mtg. 7 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal 7 pm Women’s Cornerstone Planning 8 pm L2 Confirmation Catechist Mtg.

Thursday - September 8

12:10 pm & 5 pm Daily Mass 10:30 am Centering Prayer 7 pm ChristLife: Sharing Christ 7:15 pm Scripture/Faith Sharing 7:30 pm Right to Life 8:30 pm AA / Al-Anon

Friday - September 9

12:10 pm & 5 pm Daily Mass 7 am-7 pm Adoration 11 am Overeaters Anonymous 5 pm Special Needs Youth Ministry

Saturday - September 10 Women’s Cornerstone Pulpit Talks

12:10 Daily Mass 8 am Mental Health Faith Liaison Mtg. 9:30 am Pat Gawdun Quilting Ministry 9:30 am Cantor Workshop 12:40 pm Reconciliation 1 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry 5 pm Sunday Vigil Mass

Sunday - September 11 Women’s Cornerstone Pulpit Talks

7:30 am, 9 am, 10:30 am, 12:15 pm Mass 8:30 am & 1:15 pm 9/11 Memorial Service 9 am & 10:30 am Shepherd’s Call 11 am Teen Choir Rehearsal 11:30 am Healing Prayer 5 pm L1 Confirmation Orientation Make Up 7 pm L2 Confirmation Orientation Make Up

For the latest view of our parish calendar, please visit us at www.ndcarmel.com

IMPORTANT NOTE! Please note we will not hold our weekly Rosary/

Novena gathering on Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2016

MOMS & TOTS MUSIC Calling all Moms, Dads, Grandmas, Grandpas & Toddlers!

Our Moms & Tots music program will resume soon! Beginning September 14, join us each Wednesday morning at 9:30am here at Notre Dame in our Music Room (upstairs, behind the Sacristy), for 45 minutes of music, Bible stories, instruments, dancing and just plain FUN. Toddlers are engaged in meaningful songs, dancing and storytelling that celebrate their love for God, their church, themselves, their families and friends. For information, please contact Lisa Scanzera at 973-659-0301.

COMING SOON…

Do you want to go deeper in your relationship with Jesus? Are you eager to know more about our Catholic faith and how

Christ taught us to live?

This fall we will once again be offering our parish family a wide range of faith enrichment opportunities. Wherever you may be on your personal faith journey, there will be something just right for you! The themes will be diverse and engaging, and the schedule will

accommodate even the busiest person. More details will be available soon. Get ready for another inspiring, spiritually energizing fall at Notre Dame!

TIME TO PICK UP THE DONUTS: CAN YOU HELP?

Won’t you consider helping with this wonderful tradition of Sunday donuts & fellowship? Can you take just 20 minutes to pick up the donuts from a local bakery on Saturday evening and bring them back to the church? We could use a couple more willing souls to join our rotation! Please contact our parish office at 973-538-1358, ext. 100, and know how grateful your parish family will be!

All Faith Formation/Religious Ed. sessions will begin the week of September 18, 2016. Please note that all session schedules, including our Family Faith events, are available on our website at www.ndcarmel.com (click on Faith Formation and select the appropriate category under Pre-K

through Confirmation). Please be sure to mark these dates on your family calendar.

Please continue to keep our Faith Formation staff and catechists in your prayers!

JOB BOARD

Looking for a job? Check out our Community Job Board available on our website at www.ndcarmel.com. New postings are added on the site as we become aware of them.

Do you have a position to fill? Please let us know! Send a message with the job description and contact information to: commsupport@ndcarmel.com.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WANTED: Interfaith Food Pantry, Bilingual Client Services Counselor (Spanish/English). Required qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in Social Work, Human Services, or related field. Please visit the Job Board on our website (click on Resources) for additional details and contact information.

IN NEED OF PRAYER?

Our parish's Healing Prayer Ministry extends a caring and prayerful presence to those who feel they would benefit from having faith-filled, compassionate ministers pray over and with them.

Next Sunday (and every 2nd Sunday of the month), following the 10:30am Mass, Healing Ministry members will be available for 1 hour in the Upper Room off the Gathering Space. Stop by for prayer, or bring a friend in need of it.

Please, join us for our 9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICES

Sunday, September 11, 2016 8:30am & 1:15pm

at our World Trade Center Memorial Plaza in front of the church.

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

HANOVER TOWNSHIP DAY: JOIN US!

Come join your fellow parishioners and community members for Hanover Township Day, Saturday, September 10, 2016, 1pm—5pm at Malapardis Park. Be sure to stop by our Notre Dame table, where we can shine the light of faith on this wonderful celebration of community!

Whether you're a family with children, a single adult, a youth of our parish, or one of our treasured seniors, all are invited to join in the fun and camaraderie at the park. For more information, please contact Agnes Loughlin at 973-538-1358, ext. 100.

CANONIZATION OF MOTHER TERESA OF KOLKATA

Blessed Teresa of Kolkata will be proclaimed a saint on September 4th, 2016.

On Thursday, December 17th, 2015 Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate a decree regarding a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa. The Pope’s approval for these decrees came during a private audience with Cardinal Angelo Amato SDB, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

Blessed Teresa, known around the world as Mother Teresa was born August 26, 1910 in Skopje, then part of the Kosovo Vilayet in the Ottoman Empire, into a Kosovar Albanian family. She was the foundress of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity. It’s been almost nineteen years since Mother Teresa suffered a heart attack and died at 87 years old on Sept. 5, 1997 in Calcutta.

Mother Teresa was proclaimed blessed by her friend, St. John Paul II, on October 19, 2003. A crowning gift of the Jubilee of Mercy will be Mother Teresa's canonization by Pope Francis in 2016.

Let us ask this great woman of faith to intercede for a world at war, nations filled with fear, terror and dread. May this tiny woman and towering spiritual giant help us to open the doors of our nations, communities, homes and hearts to welcome strangers and offer them hospitality and love. May soon-to-be St. Teresa of Calcutta pray for us and teach us how to love God and neighbor in unity and harmony. May teach us how to be the face of mercy and charity in our world today.

Source: Sal + Light

MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT SOCIAL

Our Marriage Ministry invites married couples in our parish to come to the first of our events this ministry year, a Marriage Enrichment Social, Friday, September 16, 7:30-9pm, at the home of parishioners Pat & Mike Guarino. No schedules, no stress, no pressure, no commitments, just an evening of fellowship with other married couples! Please RSVP to Pat & Mike Guarino at 973-625-4713.

POPE FRANCIS TO MARRIED COUPLES…

Pope Francis recently listed and explained “three key words” for married couples to embrace in their every-day lives, a theme he returns to often. These three words, which Pope Francis said strengthen marriages, are “permission, thanks, and forgiveness.” Pope Francis advised spouses to seek out the opinion of the other before making decisions. He also suggested that

spouses express gratitude to each other frequently, for “the sacra-mental relationship is maintained with this sentiment of gratitude, of thanks.” Finally, Pope Francis concluded his address by empha-sizing the value and importance of forgiveness in the context of married life. The pope encouraged married persons to strive to end each day in harmony and peace with each other.

Source: For Your Marriage

ANNUAL HAITI FOOD DRIVE IS COMING SOON!

Many of the people living in Cap-Haitien continually turn to the Missionaries of the Poor for daily food and supplies. Because of this increased demand, their food supplies are being stretched to the limit and are running low at present. As we begin the food drive in the upcoming weeks, we ask that you please keep in mind the tremendous needs of the people of Haiti and be as generous as you always have been to this ministry in the past. This year's drive at Notre Dame will take place in our Gathering Space as follows:

The cards describing the items needed for the drive, will be available the weekend of September 17 & 18, before and after the weekend Masses.

The collection of food etc., will take place the weekends of September 24 & 25 and October 1 & 2.

We are also in need of volunteers to help staff the table in the Gathering Space before and after Mass, and also to help transport the collected food to St. Matthew's in Randolph on the weekend of October 1 & 2.

Your support of this effort will be a blessing to our brothers and sisters in Haiti. If you have any questions regarding the drive, or can volunteer to help during the drive, please contact John Verga via e-mail at johnverga1@aol.com, or by phone at 973-714-6604.

CAN YOU HELP? Storage space needed for our Annual Haiti Food Drive!

Do you or someone you know have access to warehouse space? As you may be aware the Annual Haiti Food drive is accomplished through the support of six local parishes. The food is collected from September through mid-November when the

collected goods are shipped to Haiti. The leaders of this significant effort are looking for warehouse space to store the collections – about 1,500 sq./ft., to be available during that time frame. If needed, funds can be allocated to secure the space. Please contact John Verga at johnverga1@aol.com, or by phone at 973-714-6604.

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS

The Compassionate Friends, a self-help group for bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents will be meeting on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 7:30pm, at St. Christopher's Church, 1050 Littleton Road (Rt. 202), Parsippany, Rm. 101. The guest speaker will be Grief Specialist Lisa Athens. For more information please call Lily Capriglione at 973-568-4164.

INFORMATION SHEET CHURCH NAME: Notre Dame of Mount Carmel BULLETIN NUMBER: 656100 Date of Publication: Sunday, 9/04/2016 Number of Pages Transmitted: Cover + 4 text pages + this page = 6 Special Instructions: Please call Maria @ 973–538–1358 x100