St. Justin the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 975 Fischer Boulevard, Toms River, NJ 08753

December 30, 2018 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

Pastor: Reverend Mark A. Kreder Parochial Vicar: Reverend Thomas J. Barry, Jr.

Deacons: James Campbell; James Gillespie Frederick C. Ebenau, Sr.; Richard Hauenstein

Pastoral Associate: Deacon James Gillespie Religious Education: Ellen Noble

Trustees: Jean Glynn, William Anderson Director of Sacred Music: Angela Petti

Sacristan: Carol Lewandowski

PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday ~ Thursday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and 1:15 PM to 4:00 PM; Friday 9:00AM-12:00 Noon

REGISTRATION: All are welcome! Sponsorship letters for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation

or Matrimony will only be issued to registered parishioners. Please contact the Parish Office to

register and please also notify the Parish Office of a change of address or if you plan to move from the parish so that we may keep our records updated.

SUNDAY, December 30 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH 7:30am James Rooney Lucille Ciccone 9:00am Helen & Roy Larkin

Rev. Su Dominico 10:30am Rev. Huynh Joseph (Adult Choir) Julia Frank

12Noon Eileen Sheehan John Slattery

MONDAY, December 31 Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord; St. Sylvester l, Pope 8:30am Josephine Mazzarella Onesta Antonia 5:00pm Rev. Mark A. Kreder (living) Rev. Thomas J. Barry, Jr. (living)

TUESDAY, January 1 The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord; Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God New Years Day; World Day of Prayer for Peace 10:00am George Nordstrom (Adult Choir) Mildred Skelton 12Noon Raymond Vogel Mary Laureti

WEDNESDAY, January 2 Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church 8:30am Maria & Vincent Morelli Janet Mascera

THURSDAY, January 3 Christmas Weekday; The Most Holy Name of Jesus 8:30am Joseph Paparazzo, Sr. Caleb Joseph Schmidt (living)

FRIDAY, January 4 FIRST FRIDAY; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious 8:30am Purgatorial Society

SATURDAY, January 5 FIRST SATURDAY; St. John Neumann, Bishop 9:30am People of the Parish

5:00pm Audrey Greybill Charles & Ruth Ammann

SUNDAY, January 6 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 7:30am Manuel Rebelo Chester & Mary Bielski 9:00am All Souls

Thomas A. Lewandowski, Sr. 10:30am Robert V. Kelly (Adult Choir) Peter Dich Nguyen

12Noon Joseph Albanese, Jr. James Gonzalez

PARISH OFFICE: 732-270-3980 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 732-270-3797

PARISH WEBSITE: www.stjustin.org

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday Vigil: 5:00PM Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM, 12:00Noon Monday-Friday:8:30AM; Saturday: 9:30am Holy Days: Announced

BAPTISM: Parents are required to attend a Baptism Preparation Session. Godparents/Sponsors are invited and strongly encouraged to attend. Please call the Parish Office as early as possible to make arrangements.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: At 3:30PM

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CATHOLIC? Adult R.C.I.A. program: Contact Parish Office Children R.C.I.A. program: Contact Religious Ed.

MARRIAGE: The Sacrament of Marr iage requires a time of spiritual preparation. According to the Common Policy adopted by the Bishops of New Jersey, this preparation requires attendance at a marriage preparation program (Pre-Cana) as well as sessions with the parish deacon or priest. Therefore, couples should make arrangements at the Parish Office one year before the planned wedding date and before finalizing any social plans.

MISSION STATEMENT: The goal of Saint Justin the Martyr Parish is that each member grow in the Grace through Jesus Christ, and in so doing cooperate with the Holy Spirit in giving glory to God, in experiencing the salvation of their soul, and in building up the Body of Christ.

MONTHLY FOOD COLLECTION: Every third weekend of the month.

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The Altar Bread, which will become the Body of Christ at the Masses celebrated during the

week is offered in Thanksgiving for Answered Prayers

requested by Carmela Picarello

The Sanctuary Candle which burns near the Tabernacle

in Church, the reminder of the Lord’s Presence in the Most Holy

Eucharist, is offered in loving memory

Manuel and Gloria Rebelo

requested by children

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the Councils of Nicaea [325] and Constantinople [381] to define the mystery we are currently celebrating: the Incarnation: God truly became flesh, a man, one of us, in Jesus. That made Mary the Mother of God, not just Jesus, a dogma hammered out [almost literally!] at the Council of Ephesus in 431. Do we appreciate how well-developed our Catholic Faith truly is?

This dovetails with Saints Basil and Gregory who strove to outdo each other, for the good of the Church, in their studies and teachings. They did not let petty jealousy, resentment or other issues taint their brotherly love for each other. They saw the other’s successes as his own. We should all strive to learn that lesson from them.

GOD GIVES BACK EVEN MORE FROM WHAT WE

OFFER TO HIM. The more these men used their God-given talents, the more they grew in faith, and the deeper they fell in love with the Church and each other. Would that we have a similar experience as we try to better understand, celebrate and share our Faith! What God given gifts is Jesus waiting for you to use, so your faith, hope and love can grow?

FOLLOW GOD’S LEAD EVERY DAY OF 2019. Through His Church, God offers us ‘brain food’ [the Bible and Church teaching] and ‘soul food’ [the Eucharist] to lead and guide us. Will these be a regular part of your diet every day of 2019? Happy New Year 2019! Saints Basil and Gregory, pray for us! In Christ,

Prayer over the Offerings - Saints Basil & Gregory Accept this sacrifice from your people, we pray,

O Lord, and make what is offered for your glory,

in honor of Saints Basil and Gregory,

a means to our eternal salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer after Communion - Saints Basil & Gregory May partaking at the heavenly table,

almighty God, confirm and increase strength

from on high in all who celebrate the feast day

of Saints Basil and Gregory, that we may preserve in integrity the gift of faith and

walk in the path of salvation you trace for us.

Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

From the Pastor The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph - C December 30, 2018

We start the New Year by honoring the woman whose faith made Christmas possible: Mary, the holy Mother of God, on January 1, a holyday of obligation

and last of the octave or eight-days of Christmas. Then we honor Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church, on January 2. Both were born in Cappadocia, Turkey and were Eastern Catholics, a confusing term to Roman Catholics.

The 1.2 billion members of the Catholic Church are in 24 Rites, each with its own liturgy and other variations. We belong to the Western or Latin Rite, which has its own Canon or Church Law that sets how we perform Sacraments, require celibacy, etc. [Eastern Catholic Priests may be married.] But since we are all ‘under’ the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, and agree on all main dogmas, we MAY receive Holy Communion in Eastern Catholic Churches. What do Saints Basil [329 to January 1, 379] and Gregory [329 to January 25, 390], who were close friends and shared time together in monastic life, teach us - whose world and Church are so different from the world and Church in which they lived? Not much has really changed over all these years! Here are their Mass orations.

HEALTHY COMPETITION IS A GOOD THING. In the 300’s, Eastern Catholics had a firmer founda-tion in theology and liturgy as the Roman Empire halted Western Catholic advancements. Our first 7 of 21 Ecumenical Councils [meetings of Bishops and theologians who addressed heresies, set rubrics and laws, etc.] took place in her Eastern half. In fact, Saint Basil drafted the basis of, and Saint Gregory put the finishing touches on, the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed we profess at Mass. It was ’composed’ at

Collect - Saints Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen

Bishops & Doctors of the Church

O God, who were pleased to give light to your

Church by the example and teaching of the Bishops Saints Basil and Gregory, grant,

we pray, that in humility we may learn

your truth and practice it faithfully in charity.

Through our Lord Jesus … forever and ever.

Readings for the Week of December 30, 2018

Monday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-12, 13; Jn 1:1-18 Tuesday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4; Jn 1:19-28 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:29–3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6; Jn 1:29-34 Friday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9; Jn 1:35-42 Saturday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5; Jn 1:43-51 Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12

January 13, 2019 The Baptism of the Lord

CHURCH UN-DECORATING AND

CLEAN UP RIGHT AFTER THE 12NOON

MASS!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING PLEASE

LEAVE YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AT THE PARISH OFFICE

ATTENTION ALL MINISTERS OF LITURGY

Sign-up sheets are posted in the Sacristy for

MASSES FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY for anyone who serves at Mass as

Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, Lector, Usher, or Altar Server.

Please sign-up for the Mass that you will be attending!

THE NEXT BAPTISMAL WORKSHOP 7PM in the Religious Ed. Bldg. Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Registration for Workshop is Required call the Parish Office at 732-270-3980

to attend.

Special Mass Schedule New Year’s Day

Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

VIGIL MASS December 31, 2018 5:00pm

Tuesday, January 1, 2019 *10:00am (adult choir) and 12Noon

Mark Your Calendars St. Justin’s FAMILY NIGHT BINGO!

Friday, February 8, 2019 Parish Hall Doors Open & Food Served At 5:30pm

Games: 6:00pm Dessert: 7:00pm Cost is $5.00 per family, which includes Bingo cards and dessert. (a package of 10 additional boards can be purchased for $5 night of event)

For more info contact the parish office or Susan at 908-591-4271. Anyone wishing to volunteer at

the event, please call the Parish Office and leave your name & number.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, February 4, 2019

Further info to follow

The Priests, Deacons & Staff wish Our Parish Family a

Very Blessed, Healthy, & happy New Year!

The Parish Offices will be closed: Monday, December 31st

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Holy Family Prayer

MARY, Mother of Jesus and Our Mother, nourish our family with your faith and your love.

Keep us close to your Son, Jesus, in all our sorrows and joys.

JOSEPH, Foster-father to Jesus,

guardian and spouse of Mary, keep our family safe from harm.

Help us in all times of discouragement or anxiety.

HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH, make our family one with you.

Help us to be instruments of peace. Grant that love, strengthened by grace, may prove mightier than all the weaknesses and trials through

which our families sometimes pass. May we always have God at the center of our hearts

and homes until we are all one family, happy and at peace in our true home with you.

Amen.

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

Ecclesiastes 3:11

“...a time to be born…”

“...a time to love…”

…”and a time to be born to Eternal Life…” Jerry Parisi, Brian Comer

Those who have died in the Service of our Country. “...and a time for peace in all the world…”

pray for our servicemen and women at home and abroad, Cody Fisher, David Cozad, Jason Howie,

Daniel Robert Costello, Mark Caruso, Rick DiSanti, A.J. Elbert, Ryan Buckley, Eric P. Fenske, Louis Graffeo, Michael Griffing,

Alexandria Del’Romero Hughes, Audrey Hughes, Antoni Jedra, Charles Jones, Ian Krong,

Armando Leonor, Walter Reed, Tyler Brandon Sansone, Trevor Smida, Christopher Sylvester, Nick Roma

Nick Panzara, Brian Macnab, Greg Hermack, John DiMicelli, John M. Budenas, Robert Tront, Joey Colosimo

Michael Anthony DeAnni, Kieran Murphy, Colin Berrios

and for our President and elected Leaders of our Country.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

There are no scheduled religious education classes December 24th – January 1st

Classes will resume on January 2nd.

GRADE ONE EPIPHANY PAGEANT –

JANUARY 6TH – PARISH HALL 4:00PM Come and join us to close out our Christmas season with

song and fellowship. Our first graders have worked hard on their presentation

of the Epiphany and we invite our parish family to join in the celebration of this feast day.

Our Children’s Choir will lead us in song and light refreshments will be served.

REMINDERS:

Grade One Epiphany Pageant Dress Rehearsal Friday – January 4th - 4:30-6:30pm in Parish Hall

GRADE ONE EPIPHANY PAGEANT JANUARY 6TH – PARISH HALL 4:00PM

Come and join us! to close out our Christmas season with song,

fellowship, and light refreshments. Our first grade religious education students will be presenting this wonderful presentation of the Epiphany. St. Justin’s

children’s choir will be helping us in song.

We invite our parish family to join in the celebration of this feast day!

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SIMON SOUP KITCHEN

Attention Confirmation Student Parents:

The date to volunteer for the Simon Soup Kitchen is Tuesday,

January 8, 2019. (Note date change) Any parent wishing to participate may leave their

name and number at the parish office.

St. Justin the Martyr Body of

Christ Healing

Prayer Ministry

is available to

anyone desiring personal prayer.

Each individual hour is

personal and confidential!

For an individual prayer

appointment and/or

further information, please contact

Lorraine at 732-270-4081.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS January 22, 2019, will mark the

46th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision which

legalized abortion in our nation. This year, the

annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. will be held on

Friday January 18th

Additionally, a Mass for Life will be celebrated at the Cathedral in Trenton at 9:30 am on January 22,

2019. Immediately following, the congregation will be invited to process to the Statehouse for the annual

Rally for Life, organized by New Jersey Right to Life. The Rally for Life will begin at 11:00 am and

end at approximately 1:00 pm. More Info to follow in upcoming weeks

­ Do you have a love of singing for the Lord?

ARE YOU

INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR CHOIR?

CONTACT ANGELA: 732-797-0978 — or email

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TEEN YOUTH GROUP Next Meeting January 6, 2019, 6:00—8:00pm

St. Justin’s Conference Room All Grade 8 through 12 youth are invited to become part of the “Youth Group.” Come join our community service group where we share our faith while doing fun activities

Come to a meeting for Pizza & Fun! Any questions? See Deacon Fred after Mass. Bring a Friend!

MENDING THROUGH FAITH Family and Friends who have lost their Loved Ones

through addiction meet once a month to help mend their broken hearts through faith. The next meeting is sched­

uled for: Monday, January 7, 2019 at 7:00 pm in the Religious Ed Building

All Family and Friends are welcome. For further information call or text Kate Miick at 732-237-4080

or Diane Noonan at 732-503-1536.

ST. JUSTIN’S SHAWL MINISTRY Next Meeting—Wednesday, January 9th at 7pm,

St. Justin’s Conference Room. If you crochet or knit or want to learn how to do either, you will be welcomed by our

group. We also happily accept donations of yarn for creating prayer shawls, baby blankets,

lap blankets and various other items for people in need. Call Fran for info: 848-241-3976 or 732-492-0329

ST. JUSTIN’S MEN’S FAITH GROUP

Monday, January 14, 2019, 7:00pm, (Note date change) St. Justin’s Conference Room

Come and See. Join other Men from the Parish for prayer, discussions and brotherhood as we live out,

learn and share our Catholic Faith.

ST. JUSTIN’S SENIORS Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in the

Parish Hall –Starting at 11:30. Please br ing a non-perishable food item for St. Vincent de Paul. Our Annual Christmas Party is January 8, 2019

at the Clarion. For Info: Call Barbara at 732-232-3733

ST. JUSTIN’S BEREAVEMENT GROUP Next meeting: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in the St.

Justin’s Conference Room (Please note date change for this meeting). The meeting will be held at 7:30pm.

ST. JUSTIN’S ALTAR-ROSARY SOCIETY Come join this wonderful group of women, we

welcome new members as we pray the rosary, and serve God and the parish thru charitable events such as a

shower for Birthright. Next meeting January 23rd 6:30pm in the church for the induction

of our new members, followed by our meeting in the parish hall. Further info? Pease contact president

Pat McDonald: 732-270-4061

CATHOLICS CAN ALWAYS COME HOME!

ST. JUSTIN’S RCIA PROGRAM

For further information Contact the Parish Office

Don’t miss all the wonderful children’s programs!

Not signed up for FORMED? Visit our website: www.stjustin.org, on the Home Page click

FORMED. Questions: email bulletin@stjustin.org.

PARISH MINISTRY MEETINGS