Saint John Paul II Parish

39 East 22nd Street, Bayonne, NJ 07002-3753 Rectory 201-339-2070; Fax 201-339-3676

Email: stjp2church@gmail.com Web: www.johnpaul2parish.com

Served by: Rev. Zenon Boczek SDS, Pastor

Rev. Piotr Hałdaś SDS, Parochial Vicar Rev. Andrzej Kujawa SDS, Parochial Vicar

The purpose of the Salvatorian is to strengthen, to defend and to spread the Catholic faith everywhere insofar as this is committed to it by Divine Providence. Therefore, by exercising this ecclesiastical teaching function in word and writing, it intends to achieve the end that all people might know more and more the one true God and Him whom He sent, Jesus Christ.

Kerry G. Fryczynski, Zofia Castellon - Trustees Agnes Barowicz, Parish Secretary

Debra Czerwienski, Director of Religious Education Blanca Cisneros, Secretary of Religious Education

Dayle Vander Sande, Music Minister

WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday:

4:30 PM at St. Michael’s Church; 5:00 PM at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

Sunday: 8:15 AM; 9:30 AM; 10:45 AM (Polish) & 12:15 PM;

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church 9:30 AM (Italian) - St. Michael’s Church

WEEKDAY MASSES: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church

Monday – Friday: 7:00 AM (English) & 8:00 AM, (Polish) [except Thursday] Saturday: 7:30 AM (Polish) & 8:30 AM (English)

Tuesday 7:00 PM (English), Thursday 7:00 PM (Polish)

St. Michael’s Church 8:00 AM (English) Monday – Friday

CONFESSIONS: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church

Daily from Monday to Friday 7:30 AM, Saturday 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM

PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Tuesday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00PM to 6:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; 1:00PM to 3:00 PM

April 29, 2018

Spiritual Offerings April 29-May 5, 2018

SECRED HEART CANDLE

Special Intentions

DIVINE MERCY CANDLE Birthday blessings for Marek Milkowski

(David & Eileen Ascough)

BLESSED MOTHER CANDLE + Laurie Rusin (Ann Nahon)

ST. ANNE CANDLE

+ Babci Usarzewicz (Clarke & Stella)

ST. ANTHONY CANDLE Birthday blessings for Marek Milkowski

(Pat Suckiel)

ST. JOHN PAUL II CANDLE + Mary Donderewicz (Chris Durak & family)

SATURDAY, April 28, 2018 4:30 PM (SM) + Veronica Sileo (Margaret Knoop) 5:00 PM + Marjorie Mierzejewski (Milkowski family) SUNDAY, April 29, 2018 8:15 AM + Marjorie Mierzejewski (Pat Suckiel) 9:30 AM St. John Paul II Canonization Anniversary (JP II Society) 9:30 AM (SM) + Annunziata Demasi (Christine Zuigley) 10:45 AM + Jerzy Kierez (Krystyna) 12:15 PM ++ Jean & Edward Bednarczyk (Loving daughters: Edwina & Maryanne) MONDAY, April 30, 2018 7:00 AM + Josephine Suczewski (Mr. & Mrs Richard Sbyszynski) 8:00 AM + Priscilla Lewandoski (Wysocki family) 8:00 AM (SM) + Salvatore Papanbrea (Maria Sevilla & family) TUESDAY, May 1, 2018 7:00 AM + Marguerite Krzastek (Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Lee) 8:00 AM + Feliksa Wierzbicka (Alice Zwyracz) 8:00 AM (SM) Decease members of the Buziak family 7:00 PM + Helka, & Stella Kochanek (Julia & John Wooley) WEDNESDAY, May 2, 2018 7:00 AM In thanksgiving for Baby Jesus 8:00 AM + Mariusz Szelążek and departed from Sulima Family (Alina Szelążek) 8:00 AM (SM) + Margaret Jaros (Joseph Jaros Jr.) THURSDAY, May 3, 2018 7:00 AM + Veronika Rogozenski (daughter in law, Terry) 8:00 AM (SM) For Parishioners 7:00 PM + Wacław Polakowski (Elzbieta i Zbigniew Kawa) FRIDAY, May 4, 2018 7:00 AM + Vincent J. Rumian (Andrew J. Merkovsky) 8:00 AM + Gregory Ksepko (Irena Gosiewska) 8:00 AM (SM) + Tony Picinich (Lucy Scarabaggio) SATURDAY, May 5, 2018 7:30 AM Memorial Mass (See next page) 8:30 AM + Irene Mages (children & grandchildren) 11:00 AM First Holy Communion celebration 4:30 PM (SM) + Julie Usarzewicz (Barbara Godfrey) 5:00 PM + Irene Mages (children & grandchildren) SUNDAY, May 6, 2018 8:15 AM + Joseph Gudaitis (daughter & grandson) 9:30 AM + Catherine Erskine (Eillen & Dave Ascough) 9:30 AM (SM) ++ Joseph & Joseph & Mariontonia Sette (Frank & Annina Sette) 10:45 AM 1. ++ Józef, Jerzy & Julia Truszkowscy oraz ++ Irena & Marian Jabłońscy (Jabłońskich) Family 2. Blessings for Poland and Member of New Polish Community Circle 12:15 PM ++ Stephen & Anna Vodarski ( Steve & Claire)

Fifth Sunday of Easter

April 29, 2018

Let us love not in word or speech, but in deed and truth.

— 1 John 3:18

Our Grateful Tithe to God: April 22, 2018:

Regular: $7,383.00

We thank all our parishioners for their generous support of our parish! Bóg

Zapłać! Grazie!

Saturday -Sunday, April 28-29, 2018 Mother’s Day Envelopes Monday, April 30, 2018 Ruch Rodzin Nazaretańskich - 7:00 PM Tuesday, May 1, 2018: Cub Scouts - 7:00 PM Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Eucharistic Adoration - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, St. Michael’s church Communion practice - 5:00PM Thursday, May 3, 2018 Boy Scouts - 7:30 PM Saturday , May 5, 2018 First Holy Communion Celebration -11:00 AM Maintenance collection Sunday May 6, 2018 Family Mass - 9:30 AM May Crowning - 9:30 AM

May Crowning Sunday, May 6, 2018

9:30 AM Mass Blessed Mother will be crowned by our First Communion

Children All are Welcome!

ST. JP II PARISH ROSARY SOCIETY

SCHOLARSHIP

Each year the St. John Paul II Parish Rosary Society awards a $500 scholarship for an eighth grade student who is a member of St. JP II Parish and will be attending a Catholic high school in

September. The award is based on the highest test scores. If interested, please forward your name, tele-phone number, and test scores to the Parish Rectory,

attention Mary Ann Decha /Rosary Society by April 30, 2018.

Mothers’ Day is May 13th.

You may register your mother, (living or deceased) for the spe-cial Masses on that weekend by

using the envelope in your parish-ioner package, or by obtaining an envelope at the church entrances.

You may also memorialize a spe-cial Mothers’ Day Candle for your

mother . (These candles will burn on the

Blessed Mother’s Altar on Mothers’ Day weekend.)

You can reserve candle on April 28-29 and May 5-6.

The offering is $10.00.

MEMORIAL MASS

+Josephine Suczewski + Carlos Jamie +Mary Peregrin + John Woolley + Cecilia Mikula +

+Margaret O’Brien + Tessie Zebrowski + Lucie Wojtkiewicz + Gerardine Kmec + Stella Rajkowski + Josephine Walichowski + Lottie Morgan + Dolores Macon + Annelies Vogl

+ Herminio Raul Martinez Velazquez ++Leokadia & Antoni Kurpiewski

++Halina & Henryk Stasiorek ++Helene & Joseph Duda

++Josephine & Edward Suczewski ++ Wanda & Czesław Brzostek

++ Anna & Joseph Kmec

RETREAT OPPORTUNITY: There will be a S.E.A.R.C.H. for Christian Maturity retreat week-end beginning on September 28-30, 2018 for those 25 years of age and older. For application or more information, please contact Maureen or Victor Ba-

daracco @ 551-655-5004 or email: mbadara247@gmail.com Applications also available at Blessed Miriam Teresa Rectory 325

Ave C., Bayonne, NJ.

CCD Registration for

Grades Pre-K though 8 for next year’s pro-gram will begin on April 16, 2018 and end

September 8, 2018. You can download the registration form at www.johnpaul2parish.com, in the religious education program or you can stop by the

rectory from 9am - 2pm Monday-Thursday and Friday 9am-12PM.

A Baptismal certificate is required for First Grade registration and for all new

registrants.

May: The Month of Mary

During the month of May, we

honor our Blessed Mother. There will be special Devo-

tions. Blessed Mother’s Altar traditionally has been decorat-

ed by parishioners. This year, just like last year, we open the dedication

of the flowers to others. The Altar needs two ar-rangements each week:

$50 each. Parishioners may donate flowers for the altar in the church for any Sunday except during Advent and

Lent. Please contact the rectory for information.

JPII PARISH ROSARY SOCIETY YEAR END MEETING

BISHOP MANUEL CRUZ WILL BE CELE-BRATING THE 9:30 A.M. MASS ON SUNDAY, MAY 20. AFTERWARDS, HE WILL JOIN US FOR BREAKFAST IN THE PARISH CENTER. THE PRICE FOR THE BREAKFAST IS $5 FOR JPII PARISH ROSARY SOCIETY MEMBERS; $10 FOR NON-MEMBERS. IF INTERESTED IN JOINING US FOR BREAKFAST, PLEASE CALL MARY ANN DECHA AT 732-887-5946.

Members of the New Polish Community Circle would like to invite everyone to the 227th Anni-versary Commemorative program celebrating Polish Constitution Day, on Sunday May 6th. Celebration will start with a Polish Mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Church at 10:45am offered for Polonia. The commemorative program will begin right after the mass at 12:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Center. After the program everyone is invited for pizza, coffee and cake.

Kolo Nowej Polonii zaprasza na obchody 227 rocznicy Konstytucji 3 Majaktóra odbedzie sie 6 maja. Uroczystość rozpocznie sie Mszą Świetą o błogoslawieństwo dla

Polonii o 10:45 AM w Parafii Św. Jana Pawła II. Po Mszy Świętej zapraszamy wszystkich do cen-trum parafialnego na okolicznosciową akademię. Po zakończeniu programu zapraszamy wszystkich na pizzę, kawę, ciasto. Wstep wolny. Donacje na działalność Polonii mile widziane. Serdecznie zapraszamy!

May is the month of Mary We have Marian

Devotions each week.

English language devo-tions take place after 7 PM

Tuesday Mass. Polish Language devotions

take place after 7 PM Thursday Mass and on

Sunday at 3:00 PM

Nel Vangelo S. Giuseppe viene chiamato fabbro. Quando i Nazaretani udirono Gesù inse-gnare nella loro sinagoga, dis-sero di lui: «Non è Egli il figlio del legnaiuolo? ». E altra volta con stupore e disprezzo: « Non è costui il falegname?». Nessun dubbio quindi che S. Giuseppe non fosse un operaio vero, un lavoratore, un uomo di fatica. Si ritiene che sia stato falegname, e all'occasione anche fabbro, carpentiere, carradore.

Maneggiava la pialla, la scure, la sega, il martello. Così tutti i giorni, dal mattino alla sera, per tutta la vita, faticando, su-dando, consumando le forze. Una delle raffigurazioni più frequenti del Santo Patriarca è quella in cui viene ritratto al banco con la pialla in mano e la sega accanto. Uomo giusto, sapeva che il lavoro è legge per tutti. Non si ribellò, non si lamentò del suo mestiere, nè della fatica. La-vorò con assiduità, non di malavoglia, eseguendo bene, disimpegnando onestamente gli obblighi e i contratti. Amò il lavoro. Nella sua umiltà non badò a tutte quelle ragioni che potevano parer buone e che avrebbero potuto indurlo a non occuparsi in cose materiali: l'essere dis-cendente del grande Re Davide, l'essere sposo della Madre di Dio, il Padre putativo del Verbo Incarnato e la di lui guida. L'umiltà gli insegnò a conciliare la sua dignità con l'esercizio di un mestiere molto ordinario e faticoso. Non si rammaricava di lasciare le sante conversazioni e la preghiera assieme a Gesù e Maria, che tanto consolavano ed elevavano il suo cuore, per attendere per lunghe ore ai lavori dell'officina. S. Giuseppe non cercò nel lavoro il mezzo di soddisfare la cupidigia di guadagno o di ricchezza. Non fu un operaio incontentabile, pur essendo previdente. Non volle essere ricco, e non invidiò i ricchi. Sapeva essere sempre contento. Da uomo di fede trasformò la fatica quotidiana in un grande mezzo di elevazione, di merito, di esercizio di virtù. Nutrire e crescere il Fanciullo Divino che si preparava a es-sere la vittima per la redenzione del mondo: questo era il motivo che rendeva sante e sommamente meritorie le fatiche di S. Giuseppe. « Chi lo crederebbe? Un uomo acquista col sudore della sua fronte vestiario, nutrimento e sostentamento per il suo Dio! Mani consacrate, destinate a mantenere una vita così bella, quanto è glorioso il vostro ministero, e quanto mi sembra degna degli angeli la vostra sorte! Sudori veramente preziosi! » (Huguet). Col canto nel cuore é la preghiera sulle labbra, S. Giuseppe fu il più fortunato di tutti i lavoratori.

Uroczystość Najświęt-szej Maryi Panny Kró-

lowej Polski 3 maja

Od wieków losy na-rodu polskiego wiązały się z dziejami Kościoła. W ko-ściele katolickim szczegól-nie kult Matki Bożej odgrywał ważną rolę w kształ-towaniu się ducha patriotycznego i religijnego Na-rodu. Maryja zawsze czuwała nad wiernymi. Nie tylko w spokojnych latach, ale i w trudnych chwi-lach. Nie opuściła Polaków podczas "potopu szwedzkiego", w czasach zaborów, powstań i wo-jen. To właśnie Ona dodawała sił całemu Narodo-wi, jednoczyła go, zagrzewała do walki. Symbolem wolności narodowej i religijnej stała się właśnie Matka Boża Częstochowska na Jasnej Górze. W 1655 roku Szwedzi napadli na Rzeczpo-spolitą. Ojczyzna nie była na to przygotowana. Na-ród był skłócony, szlachta podzielona. Sytuacja do-prowadziła do zajęcia kraju przez Szwedów. Prze-kazy mówią, że 8 listopada 1655 roku wojska wro-ga stanęły pod murami Jasnej Góry. Najeźdźcy byli przekonani, iż twierdza się podda równie szybko jak reszta kraju. Wbrew zdrowemu rozsądkowi, Polacy oddani Matce Bożej, postanowili stawić czoła ogromnej armii wroga i bronić się do ostat-niego żołnierza. Niewielka armia Maryi odniosła zwycięstwo. Wydarzenie to miało zatem nie tylko znaczenie polityczne ale również religijne. Król Jan Kazimierz docenił opiekę Matki Boskiej i 1 kwiet-nia 1656 roku złożył uroczyste ślubowanie w Kate-drze Lwowskiej, oddając kraj pod jej władanie. Od tej chwili Maryja stała się patronką i Królową Pol-ski. W 1962 roku papież Jan XXIII ogłosił Ma-ryję Królową Polski. Została ona patronką Polski wraz ze św. Wojciechem, biskupem – męczenni-kiem i św. Stanisławem. Święto rozpoczyna w ko-ściołach katolickich nabożeństwa ku czci Maryi z codziennie śpiewaną Litanią Loretańską i pieśniami maryjnymi.

: w języku angielskim - wtorki po Mszy św. o 7:00 PM.

: w języku polskim - czwartki po Mszy św. o 7:00 PM

oraz niedziele o 3:00 PM.