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Saint Mary’s Church - Stony Hill Roman Catholic Church www.stmaryswatchung.org stmaryswatchung Farewell Celebration for Father Brian Saturday, June 29th The 4 pm Mass on Saturday, June 29th will be Father Brians Farewell Massfollowed by a celebration here on the parish grounds. We hope you will join us for this very special afternoon as we thank Father Brian and wish him well at Blessed Sacrament Church. More info to follow225 Mountain Boulevard Watchung, NJ 07069 Parish Office: (908) 756-6524 Email: [email protected] May 12, 2019: Happy Mothers Day!

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Saint Mary’s Church - Stony Hill

Roman Catholic Church

www.stmaryswatchung.org

stmaryswatchung

Farewell Celebration

for Father Brian

Saturday, June 29th

The 4 pm Mass on Saturday, June 29th will be Father Brian’s “Farewell Mass” followed by a

celebration here on the parish grounds.

We hope you will join us for this

very special afternoon as we thank Father Brian and wish him well at

Blessed Sacrament Church.

More info to follow…

225 Mountain Boulevard

Watchung, NJ 07069

Parish Office: (908) 756-6524

Email: [email protected]

May 12, 2019: Happy Mother’s Day!

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Bereavement Group Cheryl Gatti 908-285-0330

Cemetery Sales Dick Dorsi 908-380-3321

Cemetery Concerns Pat Manfredonia 908-756-6524

Children’s Liturgy Melissa Camiolo

[email protected]

Covenant Committee Florence Larkin 908-757-4029

Finance Committee Nancy Finn 908-756-6524

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

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

Knights of Columbus Al Germaine 973-896-7250

[email protected]

Liturgical Ministries Peter D’Angelo 908-963-0436

Making Music - Roseann Sicola 908-755-2853

Praying Twice [email protected]

Moms & Tots Paige Jasaitis 908-753-0443

Morning Prayer Group Mary Cooper 908-561-0854

Music Ministry Suzanne Gallic 908-605-0097

RCIA/Adult Ed Anthony Pangi 732-764-0264

[email protected]

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

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

Confirmation Program [email protected]

Seniors Group Pat Dorsi 908-917-5709

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

Stewardship Committee Beth Mattiassi 908-561-0993

Youth Ministry Tina Kelly 908-756-6524

Ministry Leaders:

Rev. Brian J. Nolan, D. Min., Pastor 908-756-6524 ext. 12; [email protected]

Rev. Msgr. Eugene Prus, Weekend Assistant

Deacon Peter D’Angelo 908-963-0436; [email protected]

Deacon Lawrence Duffy [email protected]

Frank Capobianco, Parish Buildings & Grounds [email protected]

Catherine Cooney, Director of Religious Education 908-756-6524 ext. 16; [email protected]

Richard Dorsi, Cemetery Sales 908-380-3321; [email protected]

Nancy Finn, Communications & Technology 908-756-6524 ext. 14; [email protected]

Suzanne Gallic, Director of Music [email protected]

Pat Manfredonia, Parish Bookkeeper 908-756-6524 ext. 17; [email protected]

Susan Minogue, Organist [email protected]

Darrin Nelson, Adult Formation/Evangelization 908-756-6524 ext. 15; [email protected]

Nancy Stoll, Parish Secretary 908-756-6524 ext. 10; [email protected]

Welcome!

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 office 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.

Parish Directory:

We offer religious education for children of registered parishioners who attend public school grades Pre-K thru 8. Preparation for the Sacraments of First Penance, First Holy Communion and Confirmation is also provided for students who attend Catholic schools. The Confirmation Program is a two-year preparation program. Students may not enroll into 8th grade, unless they complete our 7th grade program or attend a Catholic school. Please check our website or contact the Office of Religious Education at 908-756-6524 ext.16 for more information.

Religious Education

Sunday Eucharist Saturday Vigil Mass at 4:00 pm

Sunday Masses: 7:30 am | 9:00 am | 11:15 am

Daily Masses: Monday - Thursday 7:00 am

Friday 12:10 pm; Saturday 7:00 am Rosary prayed daily at 7:30 am

Reconciliation Saturday 3:00 - 3:45 pm

Also by appointment.

Pastoral Care of the Sick and Homebound Please call the parish office to make arrangements. Emergency sick calls may be made at anytime by calling the parish office and selecting “9”. Please

only use this option for a genuine emergency requiring a priest.

Sacrament of Baptism Celebrations are held at 12:15 pm on the

2nd & 4th Sunday of each month. Contact the parish office for scheduling.

Sacrament of Matrimony Contact the parish office for an appointment at least

one year in advance of the planned wedding date.

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Fourth Sunday of Easter

Newly Baptized

We warmly welcome Milo Ross, son of Timothy & Karent Locke and Matteo Richard, son of Ronald and Carolne Sabatino, who were baptized recently. May

the flame of faith grow ever stronger in their hearts! God Bless!

Happy Mother’s Day!

Monday, May 13 Our Lady of Fatima

7 am Mass • 7:30 am Rosary 3—7 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday, May 14 St. Mathias

7 am Mass • 7:30 am Rosary 10 am Making Music Praying Twice

7 pm Evangelization Meeting

Wednesday, May 15

Saint Isidore

7 am Mass • 7:30 am Rosary

Thursday, May 16 Weekday

7 am Mass • 7:30 am Rosary 10 am Seniors Meeting

Friday, May 17 Saint Damien de Veuster

7:30 am Rosary 12:10 pm Mass

Saturday, May 18 Weekday

7 am Mass 4 pm Vigil Mass for Sunday

*Shop Rite Gift Cards Available this weekend

Sunday, May 19 Fifth Sunday of Easter

7:30 am, 9 am & 11:15 am Mass 8 - 11 am Parish Breakfast

8:30 am-12:30 pm Rel Ed In-Person Registration 12:30 pm Knights of Columbus Business Meeting

The Locke Family

The Sabatino Family

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

Collection Summary (Excludes WeShare)

FORMED

The parish currently has almost 90 subscribers to our free parish subscription to FORMED. There is great Catholic content for the whole family. We love hearing the stories of how people have engaged with FORMED for their Lenten Journey. But it doesn’t end there, you will continue to have access to FORMED for free! Check our updated featured content on the FORMED dashboard, continue to share with us the content you enjoy, and join FORMED if you haven’t already done so by going to stmaryswatchung.formed.org.

Parish Breakfast—May 19

The Knights of Columbus will be hosting their monthly Parish Breakfast on Sunday, May 19th from 8 - 11 am in Murray Hall. Please join us for breakfast and fellowship with your parish family! Shop Rite Gift Cards will be available for

purchase in the Narthex after all Masses on May 18th and 19th. In addition, the Knights of Columbus business meeting will be held at 12:30 pm on May 19th.

Statistics (July 1, 2018 - April 30, 2019): WeShare Online Giving 113 donors Envelopes/Checks 311 donors

July 1, 2018 –June 30, 2019 YTD (Incl. WeShare through April 30th)

Collected Budget (Under)/Over Target

$483,574 $508,649 ($25,075)

Month of April 2019 (Includes WeShare through April 30th):

$39,051 $46,758 ($7,077)

Your Sacrificial Offering

St. Mary’s-Stony Hill, Watchung

2019

April 28 Offering $9,218 May 5 Offering $7,780

Catholic Relief Sv $2,158

2018

April 28 Offering $9,385 May 5 Offering $6,670

Catholic Relief Sv $2,718

Adoration

of the Blessed

Sacrament

begins at 3 pm

Benediction at 6:45 pm

Monday May 13, 20; June 3

This is a community opportunity to pray for

the future of our parish.

2019—2020 Religious Education

For returning families: We are following the same online registration process that we used last year. You should have received an email from St. Mary’s containing an invoice, along with instructions and links for registering your child(ren). Please follow the instructions as detailed in that email. If your child participated in our religious education program this year and you did not receive the registration email, please contact Pat Manfredonia in the parish office at [email protected] or 908-756-6524 ext. 17. Tuition is discounted for all families who complete registration by June 15th.

If you are new to our program or if you

are adding a child to the program: Please contact our Director of Religious Education, Cathy Cooney at [email protected] or 908-756-6524 ext. 16.

In-Person Registration for all families on Sunday, May 19th, 8:30 am—12:30 pm in the Parish Center. Credit card payments cannot be accepted at in-person registration, so please bring another form of payment (cash or check).

If you have any difficulty with the online registration process, or require additional information, please contact Nancy Stoll in the parish office at 908-756-6524 ext. 10 or [email protected].

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May 12, 2019

TABERNACLE CANDLE BURNING

May 11 - 17: For our Parishioners.

Agapito Aquino Joseph M. Angeleri Carmen Antonelle Josephine Balko Eloy Bello Rose Bello Buono David Bestwick Anda Braun Diane Brown Andrea Callejas Genna Camiolo Brian Carpenter Lorena D’Amato Calvin David Sophie Fiegenbaum Gregory Frisoli Denise Gilmartin Barbara Giordano

Jennifer Gonzalez Robert Gonzalez Andrew Greiwe Anthony Gottlick Shannon Hardy Eric Hartman Hans Hendriks Laura Hinkley Chet Janusz Federico Jarantilla Doris Kratson Eric LeGrand Anthony Leone Veronica March Cornell Marino Kesla Marie Martinez Daniel McCaffrey Grace Mitchell

Brenda Mittenhuber Carolyn Monday Clare Murphy John Oborne Donna Palardy Walter Quense Theodore Scafuto Rolando Severino Karen Shanahan Rose Simone Frank Skopowski Bessie Sullivan Marie Summa Emma Szanicz Pat Turner Audrey Waldron Maryellen Wilson

MONDAY, May 13 Acts 11:1-18/Jn. 10:1-10

7:00 a.m. Mother’s Day Novena

TUESDAY, May 14 Acts 1:15-17, 20-26/Jn. 15:9-17

7:00 a.m. Mother’s Day Novena

WEDNESDAY, May 15 Acts 12:24-13:5a/Jn. 12:44-50

7:00 a.m. Mother’s Day Novena

THURSDAY, May 16 Acts 13:13-25/Jn. 13:16-20

7:00 a.m. Mother’s Day Novena

FRIDAY, May 17 Acts. 13:26-33/Jn. 14:1-6

12:10 a.m. Mother’s Day Novena

SATURDAY MORNING, May 18 Acts 13:44-52/Jn. 14:7-14

7:00 a.m. Mother’s Day Novena

SATURDAY VIGIL, May 18 Acts 14:21-27/Rv. 21:1-5a/Jn. 13:31-33a, 34-35

4:00 p.m. William and Yolanda DeVito

SUNDAY, May 19 Acts 14:21-27/Rv. 21:1-5a/Jn. 13:31-33a, 34-35

7:30 a.m Mother’s Day Novena 9:00 a.m. For the People of the Parish

and Eleanor Hudzik 11:15 a.m. Nancy Laible

May 18—19

From today’s readings...

Let us pray for the sick:

Let us 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 Chaplain Robert Monagle, USAF Sgt. Patrick Noll USMC Pvt. Jonathan Sims, Natlonal Guard Capt. Daniel Szurick, USMC Major John Voorhees, USA

4:00 pm

Mass

Eucharistic Ministers:

D. Germaine K. Germaine C. Guerriero M. Guerriero

Reader: M. Stoddard

Altar Servers: N. Przybylski P. Przybylski

7:30 am

Mass

Deacon: L. Duffy

Eucharistic Ministers:

J. Ebler N. Ebler C. Gatti

Reader: E. Savatta

Altar Servers: Open

9:00 am

Mass

Deacon: L. Duffy

Eucharistic Ministers:

D. Chemidlin L. Grubman

B. Tozzi

Reader: P. Dorsi

Altar Servers: B. Cozic

R. V. Lesaca

11:15 am

Mass

Deacon: P. D’Angelo

Eucharistic Ministers:

A. Germaine J. Valente

R.M. Valente

Reader: M. L. Bujalski

Altar Servers: B. Mankowski A. Segerson

“My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” - Jn. 10:27

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Sharing the Gospel Jesus loves you so much! He knows what makes you happy and what makes you sad. You are his precious child, and he wants to be close to you forever. Get to know Jesus by reading about him in your Bible. Find out what makes him happy. Learn how he loves people who need help, and try to follow his example.

St. Mary’s-Stony Hill, Watchung