St. Veronica Church 4215 Route 9, Howell, NJ 07731 732-363-4200 www.stveronica.com

Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O’Brien Deacons Gene F. Moir, Sr. James Littlefield Tomasz Cechulski Charles R. Daye Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Brenda Heffernan, D.R.E. Lauren DeMaio, C.R.E. Parish Administrator Leonard P. Weg Director of Music Nancy Condardo Director of ACTS Deacon Tom Cechulski Bozena Cechulski Coordinator of Youth Ministry Deacon John Franey Phone Contacts Rectory—732-363-4200 Convent—732-364-2361 School—732-364-4130 Religious Education— 732-364-4137 Cafeteria—732-364-9455 ACTS Office—732-364-2936 Fax 732-370-3891

Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 5:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Daily Masses: Mon-Fri—7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM

Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass –every third Tuesday at 8PM.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 4:00 to 4:45PM or call to schedule an appointment with a priest.

Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O’Brien Deacons Tom Cechulski, Sr. Charles R. Daye , Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Brenda Heffernan, D.R.E. Susan Vella Parish Administrator Deacon Gino Esposito Director of Music Nancy Condardo Director of ACTS Deacon Tom Cechulski Bozena Cechulski Coordinator of Youth Ministry Deacon John Franey Phone Contacts Rectory—732-363-4200 Convent—732-364-2361 School—732-364-4130 Religious Education— 732-364-4137 Cafeteria—732-364-9455 Fax 732-370-3891 Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00-4:30 PM Second & Fourth Saturday 9AM—12:30 PM

Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 4:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Daily Masses: Mon-Fri—7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM

Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass –every third Tuesday at 7:30PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:45PM and before each Sunday Mass

Seventh Sunday of Easter May 17, 2015

Mass Intentions for this Week May 17, 2015

MONDAY 7:20 Int. of Marilen & Ben Rodriguez & Family..Vic & Priscilla Lagdameo 12:00 Ira Owens ................................................. Joe & Elaine Tirella TUESDAY 7:20 Int.of Bing & Eddie Balisalisa & Family...Vic & Priscilla Lagdameo 12:00 Aelena Mlynarska .............................................. Reiker Family WEDNESDAY 7:20 Int. of Tom & MaryAnne Moresco & Family...Vic & Priscilla Lagdameo 12:00 Carlos Diaz…………………………………………………..Mossa Family THURSDAY 7:20 Mary Dougherty ........................ Al & Michelle Glemser & Family 12:00 Margaret McGarrigle ............................................ Bridget Volk

FRIDAY 7:20 Joan McInerney ............................................ Dorothy McInerney 12:00 Alice McTaggart .................................................. Bridget Volk SATURDAY 8:00AM Int. of Phyllis Esposito ........ Eileen McCarthy & Elaine Tirella 4:00 PM For the People of the Parish SUNDAY 7:30 Madeline Slocum………………………………………..Mr. & Mrs. Manny Perez 9:00 Louis Montella ................................................... Bridget Hyland 10:30 O’Malley Family ...................................... Bob & Terry O’Malley 12:00 Helen & Joseph Pergolizzi .................................... Niece, Marie 5:00 Mary Detoro ..................................................... Schuling Family

Events for this coming Week– See our website www.stveronica.com

Sacrificial Offering Update

Last Week’s Offering: $15,718.00

Thank you for you continued generosity.

Readings for the Week of May 17, 2015 Sunday:.................. Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26/1 Jn 4:11-16/Jn 17:11b-19 Monday: ................................................................ Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday:............................................................ Acts 20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: .................................................... Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19 Thursday: .................................................Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26 Friday: ............................................................. Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: ................................ Morning: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25 Next Sunday:Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39

James, Joses, Judas, Simon are referred to as brothers,

“brothers” could mean cousins.

Mk 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon?” At the death of Jesus, Mary, the mother of James is identi-

fied. She may be Mary, the wife of Clopus. If this is the

case, then this Mary is the mother of James the Younger

and Joses – all cousins of Jesus who are named in Mk 6:3.

Mk 14:40 There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses and Salome. Matthew’s account of the death of Jesus also supports

Mary, the mother of James and Joseph, as being the aunt of

Jesus.

Mt 27:56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee. Taking all of this together we can certainly conclude that

the Scriptures do not contradict the Church teaching that

Mary remained a virgin throughout her life.

Fr. Euk

"They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.... As you sent me into the world, so I send them into the world." In his prayer to God the Father in today's Gospel, Jesus gives an interesting perspective on what it means to follow him. He suggests that--like himself--his dis-ciples have a mission in a world to which they do not be-long. Clearly, their "not belonging" doesn't mean not partici-pating. It doesn't mean being separated from the world or avoiding the world. On the contrary, it means a very real encounter with the world. Jesus came into the world and sincerely engaged people and institutions by teaching, serv-ing, and praying. But all the while, as he told Pontius Pilate, he knew that his kingdom did "not belong to this world" (cf. Jn 18:36). Jesus' work on earth had the greater purpose of serving the kingdom of heaven. As Christians, we should also have our eyes on this eternal kingdom. Through our baptism, we are members of the heavenly realm, and through this sacrament we are also equipped to bring a taste of heaven to earth. Our place in this world is to make connections to God's kingdom. We are not called to ignore the activity of the world and just wait until eternity comes around. Rather, we are called to share the love of God through our acts of service, our dedication to our vocations, and our commitment to making the world a better place for everyone. A proactive approach like this keeps us rooted in our fundamental identity as followers of Jesus. The world may try to distract us from our mission or convince us that it's not important. But we shouldn't buy the lie. After all, we Christians have been "consecrated in truth."

Pastor’s Notes

Scripture Meditation

It is with sadness that Brenda Heffernan, director

of Religious Education, will soon be retiring. Through 18

years of service, Brenda has had the privilege of leading

thousands of St. Veronica’s children through the

sacraments of Penance, Holy Communion and

Confirmation! I am particularly grateful to her for this

outstanding leadership and achievement. She also has led

many adults to the fullness of the faith through our RCIA

program. I hope and pray that the many souls indebted to

her will always remember her in their prayers.

Our new D.R.E. will be Sr. Ann Elizabeth Norton, CR.

We also have another retirement; our music

director, Nancy Condardo. Nancy came on board as

director about three years ago. She helped me to give a

variety of different musical themes to our Masses so that

there would be a variety of choices in the parish. She also

started the children’s choir and enhanced the adult choir at

the 10:30 AM Sunday Mass. Her leadership with the

Christmas Carol Festival was outstanding along with so

many other behind the scenes adjustments. She also

made and left us that beautiful St. Nick’s costume. I

thought we really had a bishop in the room because it was

so realistic. Our new music director is Naomi Capasso.

May God bless them both as they move on to a

more sedate life! And thanks again for making my first

three years here so easy. I am deeply grateful for their

immense contributions to St. Veronica’s!

We know that the Catholic Church teaches that the Mother

of God is a perpetual virgin, but is there a biblical basis for

this? The Scriptures do in fact point to the perpetual

virginity of Mary, but the arguments may not satisfy

all. This analysis will pick your brain, but be patient and do

your best to understand it.

The Gospel of John places Mary, the mother of Jesus by the

cross along with her sister, Mary, the wife of Clopas, Jesus’

aunt.

Jn 19:25 But standing by the cross of Jesus were His

mother, and His mother's sister, Mary, the wife of Clopas,

and Mary Magdalene.

The Gospel of Mark indicates that Mary had only one child,

Jesus. The term brethren or brother can also mean cousin

because there is no Hebrew word for cousin. Even today

many nationalities and tribal communities address close

friends as aunts and uncles even though they are not

related.

Mk 3:31 And His mother and His brethren came; and

standing outside they sent to Him and called Him. 32 And

a crowd was sitting about Him; and they said to Him, "Your

mother and Your brethren are outside, asking for You." 33

And He replied, "Who are My mother and My brethren?"

In the following passage, Jesus is referred to as the son of

Mary and not a son of Mary nor one of her sons. While

OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE

Please Pray for Our Sick

Monica Drumm Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh

Robert Sewing John Grad Mark Stoughton

Michael Kuras Marge Koury Susan Termine

Erin Haber Kathy Pfeifer Milly Wade

Elaine Fiet Carol Gale Rita DiRienzo

Denise Bergeron Madelene Rieker Joseph Neglia

Kevin Corcoran Christopher Gatti Kenneth Morone

Carmen DeVone Anne Biegen Michael Morse

Vita O’Kane Kenneth Vigilo Anthony Leone

Victoria Burke Alice Hanvey Bill D’Erasmo

Summa Guzman Thomas DiPaolo Ross Johnson

Jody Melano-Gomez Margorie Paulmann Matteo Coco

Joey Weikel Paula Baiga Tessa Marie Eby

Judy Silagi Patricia Kerod Diane Grad

Kristina Arcona Barbara Matuscak Rose Perrotta

Raymond Poyer David Henriques Beverly Canzoneri

Brian Fallen Michael Cohen Frances Dolan

Sheila McAdam Michael McAdam Krisanne Alino

Rita Lenthe Robert Lenthe

Please Pray for our Parishioners Serving our Country:

Sgt. Sean T. Curran Sgt. Brennan Six

PV2 William Wotton GSMI Sandro Farduchi

Sft. Krystyna Cechulski Capt. Julio Collazos

S.R. Steven Brennan Sgt. Gregory Hiller

Corp. Ethan Bolger PFC Zackary Burkey

Corp. Luke Wlodkowski 2nd Lt. Robert F. Farrell

1st Lt. Ash Young Staff Sgt. Mark Towle

Baptism

St. Veronica’s Parish Family wishes to

welcome those who have become members

through the Sacrament of Baptism:

Thank you for the gift of life!

“Let us be generous with our time in going

to meet Him in adoration and in

contemplation that is full of faith and ready

to make reparation for the great faults and

crimes of the world. May our adoration

never cease”. Saint John Paul II NEW ADORERS URGENTLY NEEDED: Sunday: 1AM, 7AM; Tuesday: 12 noon; Saturday: 1PM Contact Debbie drev514@aol.com, or 732 367 7750

Inner Healing Available

Inner healing available. To schedule an appointment,

please contact Deacon Tom and Bozena at

bozenacech@optonline.net or call 732-961-3657.

Please Note: The last Sisters in the Spirit Meeting is

Wednesday, June 17th. Meetings will resume on

September 9th.

MEMORIAL DAY MASS HONORING OUR VETERANS

Please join us for Mass at 9:00 AM on Monday, Memorial

Day, May 25, to honor all our veterans. Light refresh-

ments will be served in the Narthex following the Mass.

Ask the Pastor Join us on the 4th Friday of each month at 7:30PM as Fr.

Euk addresses questions about our faith and our parish.

The next meeting date is Friday, May 22nd.

May Crowning and Procession Next Sunday

Please join us in honoring our Blessed Mother Mary Sun-

day, May 24, 2015, 6:20 pm after the

5 pm Mass.

Procession to the Grotto by the Rectory.

Rosary to be recited. Special

participation by First Communicants is

encouraged. Please come in your First

Communion attire.

Fellowship to follow at the cafeteria.

Food item donations are welcome.

For questions, please contact the Legion of Mary:

Irma Bennett, (732) 363-8386 or

Rosalie A, rangeles14@yahoo.com

Calling all Vendors and Crafters Vendor & Craft Fair scheduled for June 27, 2015 at St.

Veronica Church Cafeteria from 9AM to 3PM. Hosted by

the St. Veronica Boy Scout Troop #300. Applications are

now being accepted from crafters and vendor. Tables

are $25.00. Please contact Linda at

horvathlinda@optonline.net or call 732-363-2313.

SVS Students Present

Please join us for a Dinner Theater Experience.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Dinner: 1:00

Hosted by the Knights of Columbus

Play: 3:00

Tickets $20.00 per person

Tickets can be purchased at the school office.

Is God Calling You?

Whether you are seriously discerning God’s Call to the

priesthood or just curious how God is calling you to serve

Him in some aspect of your life, come and join us to

learn more about this exciting and powerful approach to

life in the Lord and build your relationship with Christ

along the way!

If you are a faithful, single, Roman Catholic man,

between the ages of 18 and 40, and you are asking

yourself whether God is calling you to be a priest, you are

cordially invited to join us in attending this month’s

discernment meeting on Sunday, Mary 24, 2015 from

4PM to 6PM at St. Mary Parish, at 747 West Bay Ave.,

Barnegat, NJ. Join Rev. Msgr. Kenard Tuzeneu as he

shares in his ministry of the priesthood, followed by great

fellowship, and concluding with a meal.

To register, go to vocations@dioceseoftrenton.org or call

609-406-7449. We look forward to seeing you.

A Very Special Pilgrimage Experience firsthand the magnificent Shrines of Italy on

an 11 Day Pilgrimage with our Spiritual Leader Fr. Bill

O’Brien. We will leave St. Veronica’s on October 26th for

the beautiful city of Rome. We begin by attending, w/

other Pilgrims, a papal audience with Pope Francis. From

there, our focus will be on a multitude of spectacular

Basilica’s, magnificent shrines, exquisite cathedrals,

Scala Sancta, Naples, Pompeii, San Giovanni Rotodo (the

Monastery of Padre Pio), the awesome Grotto of St.

Michael the Archangel, Lanciano (miracle of the

Eucharist), Loretto and Assisi. So many mesmerizing

places to visit! Each day you will be part of your “dream”

on this “Very Spiritual Pilgrimage”. Your cost is

$3,000.00 pp which includes health insurance. Please

remember, space is limited! For more information,

please contact Pilgrimage Coordinator Deacon Tommy at

732-610-5434 or e-mail marysway3@gmail.com.

Lost Our parishioner who takes care of the area by the

Blessed Mother statue, over by the rectory, lost his brand

new weed wacker. It fell off the back of his truck, right

after he did work on the grounds here. If anyone found

it, please call Rick at 732-840-3563.

Food Pantry Needs- Our pantry services the needy in

our area. Items needed most: coffee, rice, rice sides,

canned fruit.

No pasta needed at this time.

Easter Flowers in Memory Of: Cyril Cousins, Paul Shwahla

REGISTRATION for RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AFTERNOON CLASSES will meet on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-

day and Thursday from 4:15 P. M. until 5:30 P.M. for grades 1,

3, 4, 5, 6, and 7th

AFTERNOON WEE WISDOM CLASSES will meet on Monday,

Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons ONLY

MONDAY EVENING CLASSES will meet from 6:15 P. M. until

7:30P.M. for grades 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7th

COMMUNION CLASS (2nd GRADE) will meet ONLY ON THURS-

DAY from 4:15 to 5:45

CONFIRMATION CLASS (8th GRADE) will meet ONLY on THURS-

DAY from 6:15 P.M. until 7:30 P.M

THIS YEAR we will have one way to register:

Come into the RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE, (classes will be

available on a first come, first serve basis only). Remember

Monday afternoon fills up fast and is first come, first serve.

NEW STUDENTS MUST COME INTO THE OFFICE TO REGISTER

WITH THEIR BAPTISM CERTIFICATE.

Registration begins the week of May 18th. Please see

our website for all our registration dates.

www.stveronica.com

ST. ROSE HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS

Open House and Art Show

Monday May 18th, 7-8:30 pm

BELMAR- Considering a Catholic High School next year?

St. Rose will be hosting an Open House for tours and in-

formation during our annual Serendipity Art

Show, Monday May 18th from 7-8:30pm. For additional

information or to sign up go to www.strose.k12.nj.us or

call 732-681-2858 ext.305.

VBS Sign Up Now St Veronica Church Catholic Vacation Bible School 2015

The Mysterious Disappearance of Jesus

Calling all detectives! Come join us for a fun week of

games, skits, crafts, music and lessons as we investigate

and solve the mysterious disappearance of Jesus.

Dates: Monday July 6- Fri July 10

Time: 9am – 12:30pm

For Children: Ages 4-5 (fully potty trained) and entering

Grades 1 thru 6

Cost: $35 per child ($130 maximum per family) Includes

t-shirt and snacks

Registration forms are available at the rectory, CCD of-

fice and on St. Veronica website.

Registration deadline is June 1. Space limited to first 80

campers. Don’t miss the fun!! For questions or more in-

formation contact Jo-Anne at svmcg21@yahoo.com

Mega 50/50 on Sale Now!! Don’t forget to buy your ticket. You may

purchase your ticket after Mass every

weekend or at the rectory.

OUR NEEDS

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