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Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 15, 2019

St. Bartholomew Church Pastoral Team

Rev. Thomas J. Walsh

Pastor [email protected]

Fr. James De Fillipps

Parochial Vicar [email protected]

Deacons

John H. Broehl [email protected]

Anthony J. Gostkowski

[email protected]

John F. Kenny [email protected]

Phil Tartara

[email protected]

John P. McShane (Emeritus) [email protected]

School Principal Ann Wierzbicki

[email protected]

Director Religious Education Barbara Fitzgerald

[email protected]

ST. BARTHOLOMEW CHURCH 470 RYDERS LANE

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ 08816 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY T IME

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Parish Center/Rectory 732 257-7722

Fax: 732 257-7723 School: 732 254-7105

Religious Education: 732-390-0354

Please visit our website www.stbartseb.com

WE INVITE YOU TO CELEBRATE AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR LITURGICAL LIFE

Eucharist: Monday—Friday : 8:30 A.M. Saturday: 8:00 A.M. Vigil: 5:00 P.M.

Sunday: 8:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. & 12:00 Noon

Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30—4:30 P.M. (or by appointment by calling the Parish Center)

Adoration: Every First Friday Noon to 7:00 p.m. October –May Parish Center Hours: Mon to Thurs. 9:00 am—4:00 pm Friday : 9:00 a.m. –Noon

Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son. (Gospel)

Rembrandt The Return of the Prodigal Son


SATURDAY, September 14, 2019: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 5:00 P.M. Ashley Almazan Jose r/o Mom & Dad SUNDAY, September 15, 2019: Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 A.M. Helen Flaherty r/o The Cacicia Family Stacia & Paul LaMarca r/o Patricia LaMarca 10:00 A.M. Germain & Yockman Families r/o Sally Yockman 12:00 P.M. Bridget & George McGrath r/o Nora Hetherington MONDAY, September 16, 2019: Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop & Martyrs 8:30 A.M. Archie Hugo & Rufus Buehler r/o The Farrels TUESDAY, September 17, 2019: Weekday; Saint Robert Bellamine, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:30 A.M. The Ferullo Family r/o Joann Heinlin WEDNESDAY, September 18, 2019: Weekday 8:30 A.M. Salvador Regalado r/o Lenny & Trixie Alabanza THURSDAY, September 19, 2019: Weekday; Saint Januarius, Bishop & Martyr 8:30 A.M. The Intentions of the Parishioners of St. Bartholomew Parish FRIDAY, September 20, 2019: Saints Andrew Kim Tae- Gon, Priest, & Paul Chong Ha-sang, & Companions Martyrs 8:30 A.M. Charles Bruno r/o The Cheng Family SATURDAY, September 21, 2019: Saint Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist 8:00 A.M. Frank Celiberti r/o Madeline Celiberti 5:00 P.M. Donald O’Brien r/o The Family of Deacon John & Nora Broehl SUNDAY September 22, 2019: Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 A.M. Henrietta Freeman r/o The Family Marion Carlo r/o Lucy DeAgro 10:00 A.M Gregory Gatto r/o Barbara Bunag 12:00 P.M. Dora & Anthony Angelini r/o Kristensen Family

MASS SCHEDULE

September 2019

21 KoC Corp. Comm. 5:00 p.m. Mass 17 CCD Begins –Session I & II 19 CCD Begins-Session III 25 Confirmation Enrollment Mtg. 7:00 p.m. Church 30 First Communion Parent Mtg. 7:00 p.m. Parish Hall

October 2019

1 NO CCD 4 Adoration 12 Noon 7:00 p.m. Mass 6 Altar Rosary Corp. Comm. 8:00 a.m. Mass 13 SVdP Corp. Comm. 8:00 a.m. Mass 14 Columbus Day Parish Office Closed 19 KoC Corp. Comm. 5:00 p.m. Mass 20 SVdP Food Pantry Collection After All the Masses 21 Novena Mass 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Mtg. 7:00 Church 28 Novena Mass 7:00 p.m. 31 NO CCD—Halloween

REMINDER

This weekend September 14th & 15th Peter’s Pence Collection

Thank you


INFANT BAPTISMS The Sacrament is celebrated on Sunday at 1:15 PM. by appointment only. A Pre-Baptism Catechetical Session

is required for parents. Godparents (Sponsors) must be practicing Catholics and at least 14 years of age. A practicing non-Catholic Christian may act as a witness along with a Catholic Sponsor.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS We welcome all unbaptized individuals, friends, family members and neighbors who are not Roman

Catholic Christians or those individuals within the Catholic Tradition who may have never received the Sacraments of the Holy Eucharist or Confirmation to participate in our parish program for adult Christian Initiation at this time. This program is also ideal for baptized Christians of other Christian denominations who are interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith. If you know of someone who may wish to experience the richness of our Catholic Faith and who desires to participate fully in the sacramental life of the Church, please contact Barbara Bunag at 732-257-7722.

MATRIMONY The Sacrament of Matrimony requires an extensive

period of preparation. Contact must be made with Parish Center one year in advance.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK The Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the anointing of the sick is available to our parish sick and shut-ins upon request. Please inform the parish concerning the needs of the sick by calling the Parish

Office. If any member of the parish is hospitalized, please notify the Parish Office immediately so that a member of the Pastoral Staff may visit.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH FAMILY WHO ARE

SICK AS WELL AS THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE SERVING IN

THE ARMED FORCES

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Bishop Checchio, with the College of Consultors, has given me permission to launch a feasibility study for the renovation of our parish Church of Saint Bartholomew. To conduct our feasibility study, we have retained the services of Ruotolo As-sociates, Inc. of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, a national firm with over forty years of experience working with Catholic Churches. Some of the items that need to be addressed in the Church are the ceiling, track lighting, floor, and the Sanctuary. The overall interior needs to be cleaned and painted. I am looking forward to your partici-pation in the study and your prayerful support for a successful outcome to this project. As a parish community we are celebrating 60 years since our founding on June 3rd, 1959. This Anniver-sary year provides each of us with an opportunity to renew our commitment to Saint Bartholomew and our Catholic Faith. Please refer to the Bulletin for more information. May the Lord bless the work of our hands. Pax Christi, Father Thomas

September 7th & 8th, 2019: $18,747.35

Children's Choir News

Children's Choir rehearsals have begun. There's still time to join. If you are in grades 3 through 8, you can participate in this beautiful ministry. Just come the church on Wednesday at 4:30 PM and start singing with us. ☺

For more information, send an email to [email protected]. I hope to meet you on Wednesday!

~Mrs. De Freitas~


St. Bartholomew School 470 Ryders Lane

East Brunswick, NJ 08816 Tel. 732-254-7105 Fax. 732-254-6352

September 14. 2019

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Parishioners,

Our students have enjoyed a wonderful start to the new school year and we have enjoyed having them back in school.

Please join us at Back-to-School Night for parents/guardians of students in Grades 1-8 on September 18. The evening begins at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria where tables will be set up to provide information about after school activities, sports, and spirit wear. Smencils will be sold by our HSA. We will then gather in the Church at 7:00 pm for prayer, teacher introductions, school in-formation, and a presentation by our Home School Association. Parents/guardians will then go to the classrooms to meet the teacher and to receive information and expectations for the up-coming year. There will be 3 fifteen minute sessions. If you have an eighth grade student, please visit Room 207 first for information about this graduation year.

Thank you to all who donated to Hurricane Dorian Relief. I am grateful for your continued generosity.

Please consider volunteering to assist for lunch and recess. Call the office for more information.

Our Home School Association is very active and sponsors many activities and fundraisers. The Magazine Drive has begun. Please see the website for details.

Please sign and return the Emergency Dismissal Form and Handbook Signature Page. Both parents/guardians are required to sign. As noted in the Handbook, students in Grades K-8 may be dropped off at 6:45 am. Two teachers supervise students on the path in the morning, a teacher monitors the door, and teach-ers are assigned duty in the cafeteria. Fr. Thomas and Fr. James are also at times supervising the students in the cafeteria. Please refer to the Handbook for the arrival and dismissal proce-dures in the parking lot. At dismissal, students who ride the bus home are escorted to the bus by a teacher who takes attendance, ensures students are wearing seatbelts, and prays with students before buses are dismissed by Mrs. Laudicina. Students who attend ASC or after school activities are escorted by four teach-ers to the cafeteria and monitored until the ASC staff arrives. Students who are car riders are monitored by teachers at each grade level and are escorted by teachers down the path, where students are met by their parent/guardian or designated person. Students may not walk unattended through the parking lot or play unattended on school property. Pre-K students are dis-missed to their parents/guardians directly from the Pre-K build-ing. Thank you for your cooperation.

A beautiful Mass of the Holy Spirit was celebrated on Friday. Please join us for Mass each Friday morning at 8:30 am.

Thank you for entrusting us with the education of your child. I look forward to a wonderful year as we live our mission: To love, educate and inspire our children to live the teachings of Jesus Christ.

O God of love, compassion, and healing, look on us, people of many different faiths and religious traditions, who gather today on this hallowed ground, the scene of unspeakable violence and pain. We ask you in your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here: the heroic first-responders: our firefighters, police officers, emergency service workers, and Port Authority personnel, along with all the innocent men and women who were victims of this tragedy simply because their work or service brought them here on September 11, 2001. We ask you, in your com-passion, to bring healing to those who, because of their presence here fourteen years ago, continue to suffer from injuries and illness. Heal, too, the pain of still-grieving families and all who lost loved ones in this tragedy. Give them strength to contin-ue their lives with courage and hope. We are mindful as well of those who suffered death, inju-ry, and loss on the same day at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Our hearts are one with theirs as our prayer embraces their pain and suffering. God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of the earth. Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred and who justify killing in the name of religion. God of understand-ing, overwhelmed by the magnitude of this trage-dy, we seek your light and guidance as we con-front such terrible events. Grant that those whose lives were spared may live so that the lives lost here may not have been lost in vain. Comfort and console us, strengthen us in hope, and give us the wisdom and courage to work tirelessly for a world where true peace and love reign among nations and in the hearts of all. (Prayer of Pope Francis)

God bless you, Mrs. Ann Wierzbicki, R.N., M.A.E./Ed.S. Principal


Religious Education

Interested in joining the adult choir, but you missed the first rehearsal? Don't worry!! We are still enthusiastically welcoming any new members. Come to a rehearsal on Thursday evenings in the church at 7:30pm! Questions? Contact Nicholas Gatto at 732-257-7722 x38 or [email protected].

First Holy Communion Parents Meeting

A meeting for parents of students of preparing for the Sacraments of First Penance and First Holy Communion will be held on Monday, September 30th at 7:00 p.m. in the Par ish Hall. At this time the preparation process for the student and their family will be explained and a calendar of the prep-aration events will be distributed. This is the only meeting planned. Please make every effort to attend.

8th Grade Students and Parents Confirmation Meeting

On Wednesday September 25, 2019 there will be a gathering in the church to welcome all of our 8th grade students and their parents as the new confir-mation class of 2020. Please meet us in the Church at 7:00 for an Enrollment Ceremony and Blessing. Following the service there will be a brief information session to outline the confirmation re-quirements and the preparation process for the up-coming year. We will be discussing how the candi-dates will become more involved in parish life through worship and service as they prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation. A packet of infor-mation and forms will also be distributed to the can-didates.

Immaculate Conception Church in Annandale is hosting an information night about the humanitarian crisis at our southern border, on Sunday, September 15th at 7pm in the Parish Hall. Speakers include Deacons Peter Bar-celona and Mickey Coppola, and Alan J. Pollack, Esq., an immigration attorney. This is an opportunity to learn about the law governing immigration into the U.S. from Mexico and hear about the actual situation on the ground in Texas from Catholics that have been there to assist. All are invited to bring their questions and a char-itable heart. Have a blessed weekend and let us all continue to pray for those who are in search of a safe place to live. Maria

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 11873 MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION Knights Council meetings are held the first and third Wednes-days of the month starting at 7:30pm. For membership infor-mation please contact our Membership Director Brother Joe Baker at 570-580-8145 or [email protected]. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL AND ASSEMLY MEET-INGS The next Council meeting will be on Wednesday September 18, at 7:30pm. The next Assembly meeting will be on Wednes-day, October 9, at 7:30pm. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARTER DANCE The Charter Dance will be on Sunday October 20th at Ria- Mar, in South River From 4-8 pm. Please contact PGK-Bill Logan at 732-254-0376 for reservation/tickets Or see him at the Council meetings. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS INSTALLATION OF COUNCIL OFFICERS This year the Installation of Council 11873 Officers will be on Saturday October 19th, after the 5pm Mass. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CORPORATE MASS The next Corporate Mass will be on Saturday September 21st at 5pm. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS UPCOMING EVENTS FOR 2019 Installation of Council Officers, October 19, after the 5pm Mass

Charter Dance - Sunday, October 20, 2019 from 4-8pm at Ria-Mar Breakfast with Santa – Sunday December 8, 2019

CHARITY—UNITY– FRATERNITY—PATRIOTISM

KNIGHTS KORNER


KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 11873

Knights of Columbus Council 11873 is asking for your help. On Sep 21st and Sep 22nd, the council will be taking donations to help fund a very special event. All the donations made will be used to purchase Christmas Wreaths which will be placed on the graves of veterans in December. The wreath laying will be done on Dec l4th at the Brig. Gen. William C Doyle Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown NJ. We are doing this to assist Wreaths Across America to place wreaths nationwide on that day. Last year we, through your donations, were able to donate 515 wreaths. Nationwide, Wreaths Across America placed 1,800,000 wreaths, all on the same day at over 1400 participating locations, and for the first time in histo-ry, WAA placed 9,473 wreaths on the graves at the American Cemetery in France. We now have the capacity to place wreaths on specific graves. If you have a loved one interred at this ceme-tery we can place a wreath for you. All you need to do is give us the name and, if you have the information, the location, and we will take it from there. Please try to help with a donation and help us to surpass our donation of last year.

You’re Invited St. Bartholomew Columbiettes ANNUAL PINK LUNCHEON

Honoring the brave victims &

survivors of breast cancer Proceeds to benefit

Breast Cancer Charities to be catered by CARRABBA’S

Italian Grill Sunday Oct. 6th at 1:30 PM

St Bartholomew’s Auditorium $20/ Per person in advance $25/ Per person at the door

For tickets and information:

Call Noreen at (732) 238-5743

St. Bartholomew Columbiettes

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