225 Mountain Boulevard, Watchung, NJ 07069

Parish Office: (908) 756-6524 Email: parish@stmaryswatchung.org

Website: www.stmaryswatchung.org www.facebook.com/stmaryswatchung

Saint Mary’s Church - Stony Hill

Roman Catholic Church

Oct. 9, 2016

27th Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Bereavement Group Cheryl Gatti 908-285-0330

Book Club Volunteer needed! Call parish office

Cemetery Sales Dick Dorsi 908-380-3321

Cemetery Concerns Pat Manfredonia 908-756-6524

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Lynn Biviano 908-822-2337

Covenant Committee Florence Larkin 908-757-4029

Fifty-Five + Group Pat Dorsi 908-917-5709

Finance Committee Nancy Finn 908-756-6524

nancy@stmaryswatchung.org

Food Pantry Mary Ann & Tony Pangi 732-764-0264

Food for the Needy (SHIP) Bob Palasits 908-757-5728

Knights of Columbus Richard Blundin 732-371-1093

koc@stmaryswatchung.org

Laudato Sί Study Group Michael Rotolo 201-826-6246

michael.rotolo1@gmail.com

Liturgical Ministries Peter D’Angelo 908-963-0436

deacon@stmaryswatchung.org

Making Music - Roseann Sicola 908-755-2853

Praying Twice makemusic@stmaryswatchung.org

Moms & Tots Paige Jasaitis 908-753-0443

Morning Prayer Group Mary Cooper 908-561-0854

Music Ministry Suzanne Gallic 908-605-0097

Pro Life Anthony Ingrassia, Jr. 732-735-8843

RCIA/Adult Ed Anthony Pangi 732-764-0264

a.pangi@aol.com

Religious Ed. Grade K-6 Catherine Cooney 908-756-6524

Religious Ed. Grade 7-8 Sherry Hudzik 908-668-4868

& Confirmation Program lsbs383@gmail.com

St. Ann’s Soup Kitchen Sheryl Szlosek 908-616-2697

Stewardship Committee Beth Mattiassi 908-561-0993

Youth Ministry Tina Kelly 908-756-6524

PARISH ORGANIZATION LEADERS

Very Rev. Brian J. Nolan, D. Min., Pastor 908-756-6524 ext. 12; pastor@stmaryswatchung.org

Rev. Msgr. Eugene Prus, Weekend Assistant

Deacon Peter D’Angelo deacon@stmaryswatchung.org

Frank Capobianco, Parish Buildings & Grounds building@stmaryswatchung.org

Catherine Cooney, Director of Religious Education 908-756-6524 ext. 16; ccooney@stmaryswatchung.org

Richard Dorsi, Cemetery Sales 908-380-3321; cemetery@stmaryswatchung.org

Nancy Finn, Director of Development 908-756-6524 ext. 14; nancy@stmaryswatchung.org

Suzanne Gallic, Director of Music suzannegallic@gmail.com

Pat Manfredonia, Parish Bookkeeper 908-756-6524 ext. 17; patm@stmaryswatchung.org

Susan Minogue, Organist sminogue37@gmail.com

Nancy Stoll, Parish Secretary 908-756-6524 ext. 10; parish@stmaryswatchung.org

PARISH STAFF

A warm welcome is extended to all who come to St. Mary’s-Stony Hill to join together in this community of worship and praise to Almighty God. We are grateful to our faithful parishioners and welcome our neighbors and guests who visit us occasionally. We want you to know that you are always welcome! All parishioners should be registered with the parish office. Please notify the parish if you change your address or move out of the parish. Certificates of eligibility to sponsor at Baptism or Confirmation will be given only to registered parishioners who are active and practicing Catholics.

We offer religious education for children of registered parishioners, who attend public school grades 1-8. In addition, preparation for the Sacraments of First Penance, First Holy Communion and Confirmation is also provided for students who attend Catholic schools. Please check our website or contact the Office of Religious Education for information.

Due to privacy laws, we are no longer notified when parishioners are admitted to local hospitals. We are happy to visit sick or homebound parishioners when requested by family members. Please call the parish office to make arrangements. Emergency sick calls can be made at anytime by calling the parish office and selecting “9”. Please only use this option for genuine emergencies requiring a priest.

Baptism: 2ND & 4TH SUNDAY: 12:15 pm—Arrangements must be made through the parish office at least one month in advance. Parents must be registered parishioners; sponsors must be practicing Catholics in good standing. If sponsors are from other parishes, a letter of good standing from their pastor is required. Reconciliation: SATURDAY: 3:00-3:45 pm. Also by appointment. Confessional in foyer. Marriage: Please contact the parish office for an appointment at least one year in advance of the planned wedding date. Additional information is available on our parish website: www.stmaryswatchung.org.

SATURDAY VIGIL: 4:00 pm

SUNDAY: 7:30, 9:00 & 11:15 am DAILY MASS: Mon.-Thurs. & Sat.: 7:00 am Fri.: 12:10 pm FIRST FRIDAYS: 12:10 pm and 7:00 pm Morning Prayers and the Rosary prayed daily at 8:40 am

HOLY DAY MASSES: VIGIL: 7:30 pm DAY: 7:00 am, 12:10 pm & 7:30 pm

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

MASS SCHEDULE

SACRAMENTS

WELCOME!

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Father James Carroll Father Carroll is doing very well at his new residence. We thought you’d like to know that he celebrated a birthday on October 5th. If you’d like to mail him a letter or a card, the direct mailing address for Father Carroll is: Allendale Community for Senior Living 85 Harreton Road Allendale, NJ 07401 Attn: Fr. James Carroll, Carleton Ct., 35A. As always, please keep him in your prayers.

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Monday

St. John XXIII

7:00 am Mass

8:40 am Rosary & Morning

Prayers

No MMPT

Weekday

7:00 am Mass

8:40 am Rosary & Morning

Prayers

No Religious Ed. Classes

Weekday

7:00 am Mass

8:40 am Rosary & Morning

Prayers

10 am Senior Meeting

St. Callistus I

8:40 am Rosary & Morning

Prayers

12:10 pm Mass

St. Teresa of Jesus

7:00 am Mass

8:40 am Rosary & Morning

Prayers

2 pm Wedding Taylor/Fuentes

4:00 pm Mass

29th Sunday in Ordinary

Time

7:30 am Mass

9:00 am Mass

10 am Religious Education

11:15 am Mass

Columbus Day

Weekday

7:00 am Mass

8:40 am Rosary & Morning

Prayers

No MMPT

No Religious Ed. Classes

(Parish Office

Closed)

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Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Choir Recruitment Weekend

Bereavement Group

“Journey through Grief” our parish bereavement support group will begin on Thursday, October 27th at 7PM in the Parish Center. We meet for six consecutive Thursday evenings (skipping Thanksgiving Day). The group is open to all who are grieving the loss of a loved one (family member or friend). There is no cost, but we do ask you to register. Please contact Cheryl Gatti via phone at 908-285-0330 or via email at cgatti4712@aol.com to sign up.

Please note: The Parish Office is closed on Monday, October 10th in observance of Columbus Day. The office will be open on Tuesday morning at 9 am.

Center For Great Expectations

Gift of Hope Gala

We are honored to be selected as an award recipient by the Center for Great Expectations at their Gift of Hope Gala on Friday, October 21st at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club. The complete list of honorees is as follows:

Humanitarian of the Prudential Center/ Year Award: New Jersey Devils

Outstanding Service St. Mary’s Church - Award: Stony Hill

Volunteer of the Year: Mary Jean DiRoberto

For further information about the event, or to purchase tickets, which includes an elegant evening of delicious food, a live band and much more, please visit our parish website.

WEDDING BANNS

Third Time Nathaniel Taylor and Claudia Fuentes

St. Mary’s-Stony Hill, Watchung

RCIA/Adult Faith Formation

If you are considering becoming a Catholic or if you are Catholic but have not received the Sacraments of Eucharist and/or Confirmation, we invite you to join our RCIA/Adult Faith Formation program. Please contact

Anthony Pangi at 732-764-0264 or a.pangi@aol.com for more information about this program.

Remember in Prayer

We offer our sincere sympathy to the families of Charles Garibo and Rosemarie Terlizzi who died recently. May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in God’s peace.

Thank you and may God bless you for your continued support of our parish!

Week of October 1 - 2 (Excludes WeShare):

Stewardship Reflection

“Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Lk. 17:18 Most of us live “easy” lives. We have food, shelter and clothing. We go on vacation every year and own a car or two. Most of us take this all for granted. Did you ever notice that people with the least amount of possessions are usually the most grateful? Shouldn’t this be the other way around? Take time every day and thank God for all He has given you.

Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who supported our Baby Shower for the Center for Great Expectations. Your generosity is overwhelming! We received the following note to share with you:

Knights of Columbus

Our Knights of Columbus recently received the Star Council Award! The Star Council Award recognizes outstanding achievement in membership, insurance and service program activities. The award was conferred on Saturday, October 1, 2016. Congratulations to all of our Knights!

Parish Breakfast This Sunday’s parish breakfast is dedicated to Christopher Ingrassia, by the anonymous donation of a Knight. If you’d like to dedicate a future parish breakfast, please contact Grand Knight, Dick Blundin at 732-371-1093.

July 1, 2016 –June 30, 2017 YTD (Incl. WeShare through September 30th)

Collected Budget (Under)/Over Target

$142,023 $131,878 $10,145

Month of Sept. 2016 (Includes WeShare through Sept. 30th)

$45,921 $44,344 $1,577

Statistics (July 1, 2016—June 30, 2017): WeShare Online Giving 98 donors Envelopes/Checks 261 donors

2016

Weekly Offering $7,210

2015

Weekly Offering $7,652

Your Sacrificial Offering

The Most Reverend James Checchio, Bishop of Metuchen invites all of the faithful to join him for

The Diocese of Metuchen’s

35th Anniversary Pilgrimage

to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.

November 19, 2016 Celebrate the final days of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis. Enter through the Basilica’s Holy Door and receive the Holy Year Indulgence. More information available on the diocese website at diometuchen.org.

We will be participating with a few local churches to rent a bus for the pilgrimage. We are still working out the details, but the bus will depart from Our Lady of the Mount Church in Warren. Additional information will be shared as it is finalized. If you are interested in attending the event, please contact Nancy at the parish office at 908-756-6524 ext. 10 or parish@stmaryswatchung.org; or add your name & contact info. to the sign-up sheet in the Narthex..

Dear Fr. Brian and St. Mary’s Parish family, From our family to yours, we are truly “blended” in every good sense of the word! Your outpouring of love and support is a testament to your understanding and compassionate partnership with the mission of Center for Great Expectations. Peg Wright, President/CEO The Center for Great Expectations

October 9, 2016

MASS

READER EUCHARISTIC MINISTER

ALTAR SERVER

Saturday 4:00pm

D. Speeney V. DeVito A. Fennelly T. Opalewski G. Wise

E. Gallic

Sunday, 7:30am

J. McDonald

V. Bannon A. Hac C. Gatti

Open

9:00am E. Ruta R. Lesaca B. & M. DeLamielleure

R. V. Lesaca P. Memoli

11:15am L. Munoz D. Blundin P. D’Angelo S. C. Munoz

G. Savatta N. Savatta

Oct. 15 - 16

TABERNACLE CANDLE BURNING

October 7 - 13 For all families.

Rolando Ablan Agapito Aquino Joseph M. Angeleri Eloy Bello Rose Bello Buono David Bestwick Anthony Addario Annabella Biondo Anda Braun Diane Brown Genna Camiolo Marion Caparaso Brian Carpenter Lorena D’Amato Calvin David Bishop John Flesey Gregory Frisoli Denise Gilmartin Barbara Giordano Jennifer Gonzalez Robert Gonzalez Andrew Greiwe Anthony Gottlick

Eric Hartman Hans Hendriks Laura Hinkley Federico Jarantilla Doris Kratson Donna Kugelman Eric LeGrand Anthony Leone Veronica March Kesla Marie Martinez Daniel McCaffrey Grace Mitchell Brenda Mittenhuber Clare Murphy John Oborne Donna Palardy Concetta Palasits Rolando Severino Karen Shanahan Rose Simone Frank Skopowski Bessie Sullivan Marie Summa Emma Szanicz

PRAY FOR Those in the Military… May God bless you for your service:

L. Cpl. Joseph Butrico, USMC Corp. Michael F. Hogan, USM Pvt. David Lavery, USMC Edward Paul Louis, USA Eric Marsjanik, USN Eric Merkle, USAF Capt. Jason Milbrandt, USMC Chaplain Robert Monagle, USAF Sgt. Patrick Noll USMC P.F.C. Clifton Sallach Pvt. Jonathan Sims, Natl Gd. Capt. Daniel Szurick, USMC Major John Voorhees, USA

For The Week

MONDAY, October 10, 2016 Readings: Gal. 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1/Lk. 11:29-32

7:00 a.m. Frank Maculaitis

TUESDAY, October 11

Saint John XXIII Readings: Gal. 5:1-6/Lk. 11:37-41

7:00 a.m. Adelaide Grech

WEDNESDAY, October 12

Readings: Gal. 5:18-25/Lk. 11:42-46

7:00 a.m. John & Jean Curran

THURSDAY, October 13

Readings: Eph.1:1-10/Lk. 11:47-54

7:00 a.m. Marion Schneider

FRIDAY, October 14 Saint Callistus I

Readings: Eph. 1:11-14/Lk. 12:1-7

12 :10 p.m. Mary Finn

SATURDAY MORNING, October 15

Saint Teresa of Jesus Readings: Eph. 1:15-23/Lk. 12:8-12

7:00 a.m. Jean Curran

SATURDAY EVENING, October 15

Vigil of the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Ex. 17:8-13/2 Tm. 3:14-4:2/Lk. 18:1-8 4:00 p.m. Joseph Wise

SUNDAY, October 16

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Ex. 17:8-13/2 Tm. 3:14-4:2/Lk. 18:1-8 7:30 a.m. Antonio & Elizabeth Greto 9:00 a.m. Nora & Frank Tozzi 11:15 a.m. For the People of the Parish

“Stand up and go. Your faith has saved you.” -Lk. 17:19

A time to heal... Let us pray for the sick:

Mass Servers

Congratulations Tom & Ruth Sharkey God Bless You!

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Sharing the Gospel

Jesus cured 10 men who had bleeding sores all over their skin. As they walked away, they noticed that they were cured. Their sores were gone and their skin was smooth. Nine of them ran to show their families and friends. They were happy. Only one man went back to thank Jesus for curing them. God loves you. Thank him for your family and friends. Thank him for healing you and giving you everything you need.