Our Lady of Mount Carmel · 14/10/2018 ·...

Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Sunday, October 14, 2018 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

PARISH STAFF

Father Abuchi F. Nwosu ................................................................ Pastor [email protected]

Father Peter Oddo .................................................... Weekend Assistant

Deacon Anthony Barile

Deacon Al Kucinski

Deacon Edward Muller

Dan Salvatore .................................. Coordinator of Religious Education

Caroline Mazzola ..................................................................... Secretary

Ann Johnson ............................................................................ Secretary

PARISH OFFICE 203 Newton-‐Swartswood Road • Newton, NJ 07860

Hours ...................................................... 9:00 am -‐ 1:00 pm Phone ........................................................... 973-‐383-‐3566 Fax ................................................................ 973-‐383-‐3831 Email ............................. [email protected] Web .......................................... www.olmcswartswood.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Hours ...................................................... 9:00 am -‐ 1:00 pm Phone ........................................................... 973-‐579-‐2355 OLMC JOY CLUB (Just Older Youth) Patricia Cholasta ........................................... 973-‐534-‐7733 YOUTH GROUP Heather Falotico .................................. [email protected] KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, Council 9920 William R. Nagy .............................................. Grand Knight

WEEKEND MASSES

Saturday ................................................................. 5:00 pm

Sunday ............................................. 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 am DAILY MASSES

Monday-‐Saturday .................. 8:30 am (except Wednesday)

Wednesday ............................................................. 7:00 pm

First Friday Mass .................................................... 2:00 pm @Homestead Nursing Home

Holy Days .............................................. 8:30 am & 7:00 pm EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Monday ................................................ 9:00 am -‐ 12:00 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday ....................................................... 4:15 -‐ 4:45 pm SACRAMENTS OF BAPTISM, MARRIAGE & ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact the office to arrange.

October 14, 2018 Twenty-‐‑eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, October 13 GAL 3:22-‐29 / LK 11:27-‐28 8:30 am Fr. John Quinlan by Parish Staff 5:00 pm Renato Zuniga by Ida Odorizzi

Sunday, October 14 WIS 7:7-‐11 / HEB 4:12-‐13 / MK 10:17-‐30 or MK 10:17-‐27

7:30 am Roger Ervey by Larry & Mary Anne Condit 9:00 am Angelina Falotico by The Falotico Family 11:00 am Earl Worman by Bob Worman

Monday, October 15–Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus GAL 4:22-‐24, 26-‐27, 31-‐5:1 / LK 11:29-‐32

8:30 am Miranda by Mazzola Family

Tuesday, October 16 GAL 5:1-‐6 / LK 11:37-‐41

8:30 am Sally Oravec by Johnson Family

Wednesday, October 17-‐Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop GAL 5:18-‐25 / LK 11:42-‐46

7:00 pm Intentions of Mary Anne Condit by Veliz Family

Thursday, October 18-‐Feast of Saint Luke, evangelist 2 TM 4:10-‐17B / LK 10:1-‐9 8:30 am Marion Gross by Parish Staff

Friday, October 19-‐Memorial of Saints John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, Companions and Martyrs EPH 1:11-‐14 / LK 12:1-‐7

8:30 am Rich Moran by Parish Staff

Saturday, October 20 EPH 1:15-‐23 / LK 12:8-‐12

8:30 am Carmine Curulli by Mazzola Family 5:00 pm Richard Caccavale by Ida Odorizzi

Sunday, October 21 IS 53:10-‐11 / HEB 4:14-‐16 / MK 10:35-‐45

7:30 am Andrew Alexander Napolitano 9:00 am Michael Gerard Daghisen 11:00 am James Scales by Sharon & John Sitnik

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING

Jennie Apostola, Ann Bott, Ralph Bozza, Samantha Brady, Walter & Concetta Brock Jr., Bradley BurchIield, Dominic Bongiorno, George Carse, Joseph Colon, Fr. Angelus Croce, Ingrid Diaz, Kara Deserto, Doug Ernst Sr., Linda Flynn, Richard Hennings, Ava Kljajic, Bruce Konar, Joshua Koontz, Alex Krucinski, John Kucinski, Kden LeoGrande, Elizabeth Lacovara, Pete Mahler, Maria Mallozzi, Mary Jo Manno, Deacon Charles Mathias, Susanne Martone, Brett Mershon, Mary Ellen Nienstedt, Stephen Osborn, Margie Palazzo, Jason Parker, Sr., Jerome Pasternak, Lorraine Paxton, Clarence Remke, Peter F. Reynolds, Carol Rock, Bishop Frank Rodimer, Colleen Romano, Olga Romeo, Linda Ross, Joan Royer, Rose Marie Sciascia, Carole Salvatore, John Samsock, James Scales, Greg Schmiditty, Jenna Shammas, Gloria Shope, Carole Sisco, Debbie Smith, Nancy Snook, Stephanie, Richie Sorce, Andrew Sorce, Richard Sorge, Gene Streeter, Michael Sugar, Dale Swoboda, Roberta Treptau, David & Vince Ventresca, Joe Vicens, Brooke Zaleski

A GOOD STEWARD

Sunday, October 7 -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ $3,819.00 On Line Giving -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ $ 575.00

Thank you for your generosity! *There’s a second collection this weekend for the Diocesan Assessment

This Week

the Sanctuary Lamp Burns for the Recovery of Edward Burns

WOMEN AND MEN OF THE ARMED FORCES We ask God the Father, through the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel, to protect all the men and women in our Armed Forces. May they be brought back safely to those whom they love: Major Brandon Bennett, NJ Army National Guard (Federal); Larisa Furs, US Navy; Lt. Jason Gieniewski, US Army; Pvt. Daniel Michael Mobilio, Army; Captain Richi M. Pazdzierski, US Army; Captain Jane Petrick, Army; Lt. Daniel T. Pevarnik, Jr., National Guard; Captain Cheryl Ryan, US Army; Seaman Recruit Tyler Joseph Salonia; Michael Valeich, Staff Sergeant; Pvt. Zachary Wharton, Robert Williams, Airman


Come Spend Time with Me 9 am -‐‑ 12 Noon

Everyone is invited to spend some time with the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. We are presently having the adoration in the Church. This gives more opportunity for people who will want a larger space to pray and to meditate. This will continue hopefully till the end of November. Your hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament will repair the evils of the world and bring about peace on earth. During this time of crisis in the Church, please come and pray for peace and unity for the Church. Day and night, Jesus dwells in the Blessed Sacrament because you are the most important person in the world to Him. Remember Christ said, “Come to me all of you who are weary and find life burdensome and I will refresh you…” “Cast all of your anxieties upon the one who cares for you…” My peace is My Gift to you.” (MT 11:28; PT 5:7; JN 14:17).

Don Bosco Columbiettes One Million Hail Mary’s

Campaign for World Peace Started on October 1, 2018 and running until May 31, 2019, we are sponsoring a campaign to seek our Blessed Mother’s intercession for world peace. Please support this endeavor to say One Million Hail Mary’s by praying and reporting the amount of Hail Mary’s you have said.

Homestead Eucharistic Ministries

On the First Friday of every month, a Mass is held at the Homestead nursing home. Volunteers are needed to bring the residents from their room downstairs to where Mass is being celebrated. The time involved would be approximately 1:30-‐3:00. Every Sunday we try to bring communion to the Catholic residents of the Homestead who were once active members and even daily Mass attendees at their home parish. Now if we do not bring communion, the residents mat go a long time before receiving Jesus. If you could with either First Friday or on one Sunday of the month, it would help tremendously. Please call Dan Salvatore (201)247-‐8342 or Mary Anne Condit (973)201-‐3352 to volunteer or for more details. It is not a lifetime commitment!

JOY CLUB (Just Older Youth) Announcement

Our next Joy Club gathering will be on Saturday, October 27th after the 5 PM Mass. Please join us for Fall Festivities, food, good conversation and laughs! Please contact Patricia at (973)534-‐7733 if you have any questions or if you need a ride.

Bible Study

Bible Study has 18 participants and 3 doing home study. Look up www.DynamicCatholic.org on the internet for Gospel of John or other great Catholic Materials – Shipping and handling is FREE! Their number is (888)477-‐7989. You can speak with Lester Zaleski if you have any questions.

NEW PARISHIONERS Our parish community joyfully welcomes all new parishioners. We invite you to introduce yourself to the Priest or Deacon after Mass if you can. You may also visit us at the office to register. If you have been attending our Church regularly but have not registered we encourage you to do so. Besides, if you would like to have your house blessed please give us a call at 973-‐383-‐3566. We look forward to meeting you.

Sick and Homebound

Anyone who is homebound or sick and needs a priest, please call the office to make arrangements -‐ (973) 383-‐3566.


Religious Education Announcement 10/14 -‐ Confirmation Gathering at 7 pm 10/26-‐10/27 – Confirmation Announcement The 8th Grade Lock-‐In Retreat will take place on Friday, October 26th and Saturday, October 27th. The 9th Grade will join them since their 8th Grade Retreat was postponed in May due to the bathroom being renovation. Students are asked to arrive at 4:45 pm on Friday and the Retreat will conclude following the 5 pm Mass on Saturday.

Parents of OLMC Confirmation Candidates We are in serious need of adult volunteers (one adult for each Sunday) who are willing to supervise a small group (3 or 4) of Confirmation candidates at the Doughnut Service on Sunday mornings. The hours of service are from 9 am until approximately 12:30 pm following sales and clean-‐up after the 11 am Mass. We are required to provide adult supervision. The candidates serve the parishioners and collect the payment, and the supervisor is present to provide adult guidance from the time they start until after clean-‐up. You are also asked to attend the 9 am or 11 am Mass with the candidates to make sure they go to Mass. Thank you for your continuing support—Dan Salvatore

OUT OF TOWN?

Are you traveling out during the weekend for a vacation, visit or for business?

In order to attend Mass while you are away for the weekend, go to www.Masstimes.org or get the phone

app from Apple Store, "Mass Times for Travel." This will show you the closest Church nearby.

Online Giving Options For Weekly and one-‐‑time Gifts

Enrolling in Online Giving is a great way to ensure your gifts to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel are received even when you are away or traveling. Please visit: https://olmcswartswood.churchgiving.com

October is the Month of the Rosary

The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. Mary appeared to St. Dominick in 1206 after he had been praying and doing severe penances because of his lack of success in combating the Albigensian heresy. Mary praised him for his valiant fight against the heretics and then gave him the Rosary as a mighty weapon, explained its uses and efficacy and told him to preach it to others. “Since the prayers of the Rosary come from such excellent sources – from Our Lord Himself, inspired Scripture and from the Church – it is not surprising that the Rosary is so dear to our Blessed Mother and so powerful with Heaven.” “Even today, when dangers threaten not only Christianity but all civilization, we are urged by our Blessed Mother to turn again to the Rosary for help.” The Rosary, when prayed in an authentic way, not mechanical and superficial but profoundly, it brings, in fact, peace and reconciliation. It contains within itself the healing power of the Most holy name of Jesus, invoked with faith and love at the center of each “Hail Mary.” – “Mary in our Life” by Fr. William G. Most

Confirmation Program Fundraiser

The Confirmation Program is now taking orders for Gertrude Hawk Christmas Candy and Christmas Wreaths and Grave Blankets. Please help support this fundraiser by ordering through one of our Confirmation Candidates or pick-‐up a candy catalogue and wreath ordering form available in the Parish Kitchen. All orders must be submitted by October 28. Thank you for your past support!

Knights of Columbus Announcement

The Knights of Columbus is a fraternal organization for Catholic gentlemen in union with the Holy See. All Catholic men, 18 and over, are invited to join. Visit WWW.KofC.org/joinus to learn more about the many benefits of membership in the Knights of Columbus. For more information contact Bill Nagy (973)919-‐8554 or Terry O’Connor (201)874-‐9836


At the end, he realized there is no short cut to the Kingdom of heaven At the General Audience on the 21st of July 1999, Pope John Paul II said, “Heaven is neither an abstraction not a physical place in the clouds, but a living, personal relationship with the Holy Trinity. It is our meeting with the Father which takes place in the risen Christ through the communion of the Holy Spirit." As the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches, "this perfect life with the Most Holy Trinity this communion of life and love with the Trinity, with the Virgin Mary, the angels and all the blessed is called ‘heaven'. Heaven is the ultimate end and fulfilment of the deepest human longings, the state of supreme, definitive happiness" (n.1024). It is not surprising that the rich man in today's gospel was also looking for a way to attain the

ultimate happiness in heaven. And as Dr. Scott Hahn reflected, "the rich young man wants to know what we all want to know—how to live in this life so that we might live forever in the world to come." The young man simply asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” It seems like a reasonable question. And citing a handful of the more well-known of the Ten Commandments, he boasted that he has faithfully observed them. Looking deeply into his incredulous face and even deeper into his troubled soul, Mark tells us our Lord “loved him” enough to tell him the truth. “You lack one thing. Go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Whatever hope still lived in the man’s face evaporated as he “went away grieving, for he had many possessions.” The rich man's possession was his pride and happiness. Unfortunately, he cannot let go this pride and desire to have more possessions. I will imagine that Jesus is also addressing all of us today. He asks us to let go of all that defines us: our wealth, our status, our education, our accomplishments, our assets, and all the controlling pride that goes with them especially if these prevent us from having a good relationship with Him. Probably the rich man felt he is entitled to inherit the kingdom of God without working for it. "At the very least, we must personally, finally admit that we are entitled to nothing.” “No measure of material wealth, no acquired societal status, no educational accomplishment, no inherited privilege gives us leverage with God.” In fact, the words spoken to us on Ash Wednesday, “You are dust, and to dust you shall return” as ashes are imposed on our foreheads reminds us that we came into this world empty handed and at the end of our earthly existence we will also go back empty handed. The question is what, then, are the “many possessions” that keep us from giving ourselves totally to God? What are we clinging to—material things, comfort zones, relationships? What will it take for us to live fully for Christ’s sake and the sake of the Gospel? You may not be rich but have you ever used even the little you have to help others?

—Fr. Abuchi

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.” –St. Therese of Lisieux

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