WEEKEND COLLECTION REPORT

July 13, 2014 July 14, 2013 Regular $11,125.00 $12,316.00 Education Assist $1,604.00 $1,620.00

Thank you for your generosity!

The 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 20, 2014

MONDAY – July 21, 2014 7:30 AM † Mr. Sawyer r/o Steve Fedor & Family 7:00 PM † Stella Sczepanik r/o Eileen & Leonard Truchan

TUESDAY – July 22, 2014 7:30 AM † Joann Semak r/o Ted & Susan Magielnicki

WEDNESDAY – July 23, 2014 7:30 AM † Maureen & Matt Loughlin r/o Kevin & Theresa Walsh

THURSDAY – July 24, 2014 7:30 AM † Tiburcia Refuerzo r/o Cristina Peria

FRIDAY – July 25, 2014 7:30 AM † MaryLou Murphy r/o Husband, William

SATURDAY– July 26, 2014 9:00 AM Mass Association 5:00 PM † John T. Strek r/o Children

SUNDAY– July 27, 2014 7:30 AM † Anthony & Genevieve Shefsik r/o Michael & Theresa Yetsko 9:30 AM † For Our Parishioners 11:30 AM † MaryJane Eberle-Jones r/o Ray & Bridget Betzler

A Stewardship Thought …

“The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field…He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom.” - Matthew 13:24, 37-38

As children of God, we are all “good seeds,” blessed by God with the potential to accomplish much good in the world. We fulfill God’s plan when we share our tal-ents and our financial gifts to help build God’s kingdom on earth. Through our stewardship we sow “good seeds” on earth to ultimately help each other get to Heaven!

This Weekend’s Scripture

First Reading: Wisdom 12:13, 16‑19 This passage from the Book of Wis-dom addresses itself to God, giving praise and thanksgiving for his mercy.

Second Reading: Romans 8:26‑27 Paul indicates that since people are, in general, unac-customed to the manner of praying, of speaking di-rectly to God, the Holy Spirit will intercede for them.

Gospel: Matthew 13:24‑43 According to Matthew, Jesus speaks of the “reign of God” in three parables: the man who soweth good seed, the mustard seed, and the yeast. In each par-able, Jesus demonstrates that once the “reign of God” had been established, it grew and spread.

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Memorials for the Week of July 20—July 26

SANCTUARY CANDLE

Special Intention r/o Paula Sweet

BREAD & WINE Helene Prysak r/o Marian Petersen & Family

MARY’S ALTAR

For the Safety of our Military Families r/o The Lesinski Family

ST. JOSEPH’S ALTAR

Glenn Maldonado r/o Daughter, Jane & Son David

MASS ASSOCIATION Gerard Tener r/o The Przygoda Family

Kathy Rambadt Melenzio r/o Aunt Alice & Steven

The summer can be a very busy time for families and during the vacation season it is easy to forget that Our Lady of Victories needs your donation. The Faith Di-rect program is easy to use and helps our parish stay on budget during these travel filled summer months. Enrollment is simple: Either go online to www.faithdirect.net and use our parish code NJ93 or pick up an enrollment form from the parish office and

return it by mail to Faith Direct.

Thank you for your continued support of our parish family with your time, tal-ent and treasure! We will be keeping you and your families in prayer during your summer travels!

Missionary Cooperative Appeal Society of St. Peter the Apostle

This weekend, we will have the opportunity to help the young men and women serve their own native people as priests, sisters, brothers and catechists in mission areas. These young people cannot be with us in per-son, but a missionary visitor will represent them. Please pray for young committed Catholics world-wide— including those tens of thousands who are de-pending on us for the opportunity to be trained as min-isters of Christ and His Gospel.

Our Lady of Victories School

Parents Alumni and all friends are invited to visit our website at www.olvnj.com

Don’t forget we are collecting

A note about Scrip during the Summer You can make use of the www.shopwithscrip.com during the summer. Registration is easy. The code for OLV is 362543B56741. Payment must be used via the Presto Pay option. If you would like to place an order over $500 in plastic/ paper cards (including many hotels and travel options and home improvement project needs). Please contact Marilyn at (732)-991-7379 or mfarrell517@aol.com.

Now that the Summer has arrived...

What are the plans for your child’s education next Fall?

Registrations for the 2014/ 2015 Academic year

are now being accepted at Our Lady of Victories School.

Our School offers classes for students PreK 3—Eighth Grade.

To schedule a tour please call (732)- 254-1676.

Religious Education Registration Forms

Registration forms for the 2014/ 2015 Academic Year for

our Religious Education Program are available online at:

http://olvsayrenj.com/content/uploads/reledregistration2014.pdf

Matthew: The King and His Kingdom is a Catholic Bi-ble study that brings the history of Christ to life through Matthew’s Gospel. You will see Jesus as the awaited Messiah who fulfills the promises and prophecies of the Old Testament, establishes the New Law, and in-augurates the Kingdom of Heaven.

Two weekly sessions will be held beginning September 26th: Tuesday evenings at 7 PM and Friday mornings at 9:30 AM. If interested, please fill out the information below. A list of the dates and other information is now available at http://olvsayrenj.com/content/uploads/matthew-2014-download.pdf

VBS 2014 Thank You

Thanks to the more than 200 teachers, helpers and campers who made this year's Vacation Bible School such a success! It was a won-derful, faith-filled week. Thanks to everyone who do-nated water, paper products and snack items for us to use during the week. A heartfelt thanks to all who do-nated to our SVDP food pantry and to Ronald McDon-ald House of New Brunswick. Your donations will continue to help us share God's love with others. We would also like to thank the Spezzi Family for the terrific pizza party!

Next year's VBS will be held July 13 - 17, and the theme will be "Everest - Conquering Challenges

with God's Mighty Power". See you there!

Bible Study Registration Name: _______________________________ Phone: ______________________________ Email: _______________________________

Circle Preferred Sessions

Tuesday 7 PM Friday 9:30 AM

Please return this form with a $40 Donation to the parish office or mail to:

Mary Jane Smiith 4 Wilbur Terrace Sayreville, NJ 08872

Grandma and Me Arts and Crafts July 23 @ 5– 6 PM Cost-FREE

Aquatic and Fitness Center 333 Cheesquake Road, Parlin

Sponsored by the Mobile Family Success Center of Middlesex County/ Catholic Charities Diocese of

Metuchen for more info call (732)- 386-1219

OUR PARISH FAMILY

Please remember in your prayers the deceased members of our Parish fam-ily and all of the souls of the faithful departed in particular Frank Piscetelli, Sr. Remem-ber also the homebound and infirm members of our Parish family and those included in our parish book of petitions.

New to the Parish? Change of address?

Please fill out the information below and place it in the collection basket or return it to the parish office. Name: Address: Telephone #

New to parish Change address/ telephone

OLV Senior Group Finger Lakes Wine Safari Trip

The OLV Senior Group is sponsoring a trip to the Finger Lakes in New York from October 7 – 9, 2014. The price of the trip is $399.00. The price of the trip includes: 2 nights lodg-ing, 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, including Belhurst Castle, wine tasting at 9 wineries, bus trans-portation, bus driver’s gratuity, baggage handling, taxes and meal gratuities, and a souvenir gift. The bus will leave from OLV lower parking lot at 7 AM on Tues-day, October 7th and return approximately on October 9th at 6 PM.

To make reservations or further questions, please contact Teri at 732-727-7639.

Do you know someone who is interested in becoming Catholic?

God works in many different ways, most of the time through ordinary people and events. No matter what a person’s reasons are for becoming Catholic, the Church’s hope and prayer is that whenever God calls them, they will respond.

Becoming Catholic is a process and the Catholic Church has a process called RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation) that the earliest Christians used when peo-ple came to them requesting Baptism. RCIA at OLV meets at 10:30 Mass and directly afterwards each Sunday beginning in September.

If you know someone who was never baptized and may be interested in learning more about the Catho-lic Faith, or someone who was baptized but never received Holy Communion and Confirmation and would like to come into full communion with the Catholic Church, please invite them to join us.

Please fill out the below form and put in the collection basket or drop off at the Parish Office. An RCIA Team Member will be in touch to provide further de-tails. Name: _______________________________

Phone: _______________________________

Email: _______________________________

RCIA INFORMATION

News from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Our Lord said; “As you have done for the least of my brethren, you have done unto me.” This is the basis of all we do at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. We invite you to share in our mission. If you or someone you know is in need of assistance please contact us through the parish office. In the past we’ve helped people with rent, utility, groceries, medicines, special dietary requirements and many other needs. No work of charity is foreign to our society. Each new client case is confidentially evaluated by members of our Client Service Team. In the name of Christ we are here to help and to serve. Please put us to work. The SVDP National Vehicle Donation Program is both a fundraiser and a way to assist those in need. It’s also a tax deduction for you! Proceeds from your vehicle will provide food, housing, medicines and more to our clients in need. Your donation can be directed to specifically assist our SVdP conference here at OLV. Your vehicle will be picked up quickly and you’ll receive a tax receipt within 45 days. For more information call 800 322-8284 or visit: http://www.svdpusa.com/Donate-My-Car Food Pantry: All non-perishable food and toiletry items are gratefully accepted. Donations can be left in the church lobbies after any mass. Presently we are in need of soups, canned or packaged fruit, canned tuna & chicken.

Caring and Sharing—Homebound We are looking for dedicated parishioners who would like to visit our homebound. All you need is time to talk, listen and pray with them. It is a wonderful experience. If in-terested, please contact

Barbara Rojewski (732)- 238-1742.