Our Parish Ministries Board of Trustees – Dorothy Cusack & Nicolas Salinas Parish Pastoral Council – Chair, Richard Burke Parish Finance Council – President, Heidi Wohlleb Social Justice Committee - St. Mary’s Cupboard – Director, Kathleen Segada Thanksgiving Basket Ministry – Director, Kathleen Segada Christmas Tree Ministry – Director, Dorothy Cusack Bereavement Ministry - Director Deacon Walter Pidgeon Liturgy Committee – President, Deacon Dan Gallagher Eucharistic Ministers – Leader, Fanny Magdaleno Lectors / Acolytes – Carol Hollar Choir – Leader, Cassandra LaMotte Ushers - Leader Anthony Russack Greeters - Leader Joe Rossi Flowers & Decoration – Director, Leah Souders Faith Formation Committee - Faith Formation for Children – Director, Rose Strohmaier Marriage Preparation – Director, Deacon Walter Pidgeon Pre-Cana – Director, Christina Wilson RCIA – Director, Deacon Walter Pidgeon Baptism Preparation English – Director, Deacon Walter Pidgeon Baptism Preparation Spanish - Director Deacon Walter Pidgeon (Assistant Nicolas Salinas) Annulment Process – Director, Deacon Walter Pidgeon Adult Faith Formation - Fr. Antony Stewardship Committee Church Cleaning Ministry – Leader, Venita Prudenti Parish Collection-Counting Ministry – Director, Tom Hoffman Hispanic Ministry – President, Nohemy Oliver Ministry to Mothers – Leader, Mercedes Lopez Marriage, Divorced & Remarried Services – Leader, Nicolas Salinas Sacramental Needs – Leader, Nicolas Salinas Prayer Group – Director, Jose Domingo Evangelization Committee Pro-Life Ministry – Leader, Anne Berberich Parish Picnic Committee – President, Lucie Idler Knights of Columbus – Grand Knight, Joe Murphy Please remember all those who have died, especially Robert McDevitt and Michael Rossi, Sr. May their souls and all the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace. Amen Rev. Antony L. Arockiadoss, Pastor Deacon Walter H. Pidgeon Deacon Daniel Gallagher MASS SCHEDULE Monday – Saturday 8:00am - Friday 7:00pm (Spanish) Saturday Vigils: 5:30pm (English) & 7:00pm Spanish Sunday: 8am & 10am Confession: 4:30pm or by appointment Adoration: The 1 st Sunday of the Month 11am PARISH OFFICE 302 High St. (BACK DOOR), Hackettstown, NJ 07840 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00am to 4:00pm Email: [email protected]Phone: (908) 852-3320 - Website: OLofA.org Facebook: Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Assumption Parish Family Welcomes You! The Mission of the Catholic Community of The Church of the Assumption is to be led by the Word of God, to proclaim God in our words and actions, and to follow the example of Mary our mother in leading all people to God. Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 33 rd Sunday of Ordinary Time November 14, 2021
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Our Parish Ministries Board of Trustees – Dorothy Cusack & Nicolas Salinas Parish Pastoral Council – Chair, Richard Burke Parish Finance Council – President, Heidi Wohlleb Social Justice Committee - St. Mary’s Cupboard – Director, Kathleen Segada Thanksgiving Basket Ministry – Director, Kathleen Segada Christmas Tree Ministry – Director, Dorothy Cusack Bereavement Ministry - Director Deacon Walter Pidgeon Liturgy Committee – President, Deacon Dan Gallagher Eucharistic Ministers – Leader, Fanny Magdaleno Lectors / Acolytes – Carol Hollar Choir – Leader, Cassandra LaMotte Ushers - Leader Anthony Russack Greeters - Leader Joe Rossi Flowers & Decoration – Director, Leah Souders Faith Formation Committee - Faith Formation for Children – Director, Rose Strohmaier Marriage Preparation – Director, Deacon Walter Pidgeon Pre-Cana – Director, Christina Wilson RCIA – Director, Deacon Walter Pidgeon Baptism Preparation English – Director, Deacon Walter Pidgeon Baptism Preparation Spanish - Director Deacon Walter Pidgeon (Assistant Nicolas Salinas) Annulment Process – Director, Deacon Walter Pidgeon Adult Faith Formation - Fr. Antony Stewardship Committee Church Cleaning Ministry – Leader, Venita Prudenti Parish Collection-Counting Ministry – Director, Tom Hoffman Hispanic Ministry – President, Nohemy Oliver Ministry to Mothers – Leader, Mercedes Lopez Marriage, Divorced & Remarried Services – Leader, Nicolas Salinas Sacramental Needs – Leader, Nicolas Salinas Prayer Group – Director, Jose Domingo Evangelization Committee Pro-Life Ministry – Leader, Anne Berberich Parish Picnic Committee – President, Lucie Idler Knights of Columbus – Grand Knight, Joe Murphy
Please remember all those who have died, especially Robert McDevitt
and Michael Rossi, Sr. May their souls and all the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace. Amen
Rev. Antony L. Arockiadoss, Pastor Deacon Walter H. Pidgeon Deacon Daniel Gallagher
Saturday, November 13th 5:30pm: Margaret Tremper – r/o Her Loving Family 7:00pm: For the Intentions of the Spanish
Community Sunday, November 14th 8:00am: For the People of the Parish 10:00am: For the Deceased Members of the Knights
of Columbus, Joyce Kilmer Council Monday, November 15th 8:00am: Leonard Forst – r/o Carol Hollar Tuesday, November 16th 8:00am: No Mass 6:30pm: Communion Service Wednesday, November 17th 8:00am: Anthony Fasula – r/o M/M Mike Rossi Thursday, November 18th 8:00am: NO MASS 6:30PM: Communion Service Friday, November 19th 8:00am: Michael Rossi, Sr. – r/o The Pidgeon Family 7:00pm: NO MASS Saturday, November 20th 8:00am: Communion Service 5:30pm: Margaret Tremper – r/o Connie Scopellite 7:00pm: For the Intentions of the Spanish
Community Sunday, November 21st 8:00am: For the People of the Parish 10:00am: William Naratil – r/o His Wife, Mary
The Year of St. Joseph Bilingual Rosary and Mass.
The next and last one will be on Wednesday, Dec. 8th on the
Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Dear Family! This Sunday is the second to last Sunday of the church year. The following Sunday we will celebrate the Feast of Christ the King. The readings logically speak about the ‘last things’ (Eschatology). The parable of the fig tree sprouting its leaves points us to late spring and early summer which reminds us of good times for the people. For us Catholic Christians, the end of the world is not God losing control of the earth, rather God bringing things to a triumphant end. The Book of Daniel is considered the first of the apocalyptic literature in the Bible and is filled with joy and hope in the kingdom ruled directly by the Lord. This type of literature is filled with mysterious language in which everything has a symbolic value: numbers, colors, animals, types of clothing etc. and they should be carefully decoded. The Gospel also opens with the typical images of the apocalyptic literature: The sun will grow dark, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall out of the sky, and the whole universe will be shaken (vv24-25). Jesus takes these images to console them and not frighten them. Plagues, famines, violence and persecutions which they must confront are signs of a world still dominated by evil but as Christians we are people of hope. Also the end of the liturgical year reminds us of God’s presence among us, with all those painful challenges this year brought to us mainly due to COVID-19. It is our Christian Hope that kept us going. With the Solemnity of Christ the King, we conclude this liturgical year and welcome the next with the first week of Advent. May God continue to strengthen us in hope. Amen Fr. Antony
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DEACON, LECTOR & EM SCHEDULE
Nov. 13th & 14th Nov. 20th & 21st
Deacon Deacon
5:30pm Walter Pidgeon Daniel Gallagher
7:00pm None None
8:00am Walter Pidgeon Daniel Gallagher
10:00am Daniel Gallagher Walter Pidgeon
Lector Lector
5:30pm Richard Burke Rob Souders
David Didimamoff Carol Hollar
7:00pm Marcelo Rojas Nicolas Salinas
Patricia Rojas Nancy Marroquin
8:00am Yvonne Pulis Armando Serrado
10:00am Faith Formation Mona Hiserodt
Confirmation 1 Bob Marks
Eucharistic Minister Eucharistic Minister
5:30pm Michael Paul Lee Souders
7:00pm Lisette Fuentes Patricia Rojas
8:00am Jo Forestiere Charles Macaulay
10:00am Tim Segada Christina Wilson
Mass Sacristan Mass Sacristan
5:30pm Michael Paul Michael Paul
7:00pm Nicolas Salinas Nicolas Salinas
8:00am George Denny George Denny
10:00am Aaron Wilson Aaron Wilson
This weekend there is a special second collection for Works of Mercy for our parish. This will go towards our Social Concerns Ministry.
Prayer Builds Community (PBC) A Pastor is primarily an intercessor for his people. He is the one entrusted with the care of the souls in the parish. A pastor’s priority is his people, praying for them; offering masses for them and leading them to God. Every week Father will remember three families of the parish in his daily morning prayer which is at 7:45 before mass (8:00am) and in his personal prayer. Whoever wants to join Father in praying for these intended families every week, you are encouraged to call the office, thus you could join Father in this important ministry. Please call the Parish Office if your family is in need of prayers.
This week we are praying for the following families: McDevitt and Rossi
Grace Armenti, Baby Evert, Scott Baumann, Marc Best, Kathleen Bird, Mary Lou Blasiole, Habib Boulos, Maria Burman, David Bryk, Cherly C., Mary Cabana, Richard Cabana, Lucille Caldara, Norman Camel, Giuseppa Cassarrubea, Joe Chiarello, Maria Coste, Danny Decker, Lili Decker, Richard Delaney, Edward Dimiceli, Kathleen Donnelly, Mario Dugonjic, Ceallaigh Fearon, Robert Feranec, Dan Finkle, Louis Folz, Al Golluscio, Sofia Groves, Natasha Hollman, Joey Ike, Pamela Ike, Donald J. Keady, Caroline Kuras, Stacey Lennon, Bob McDevitt, Monica Merkel, Renate Muller, David Price, Tiffany Pulis, Barbara Reardon, Moire Reilly, Joanne Riley, Greta Rossi, Lilly Rose Rossi, Kaitlyn Rossi, Michael Rossi, Maria Ryan, Natalie Shellenberger, Patrick Simpson, Laura Stewart, Barbara Towers, Robert Walsh, Orest Wirstiuk, Emma Zahn For all those sick with COVID-19 & their caregivers.
PRAY FOR OUR SOLDIERS
Anthony Appleby-US Army, Jon Barrett-Marines, Shaun Collins-Navy, Nolan Drylie-
U.S.M.C., Jason Fischer-US Army, Cabriella Gongala-E4 Airforce Reserve, Robert Hess, Brial Holl, General Dixon Taylor-PFC, Alex Urankar-1st Lieutenant U.S.M.C., Ronald James Vizcarra, Bret Wade-CSM
PRAY THE ROSARY Monday – Friday - 7:30pm on Zoom
join Deacon Walter for the Rosary! Meeting ID: 358634252 Password: 008173
And Rosario en español todos los días:https://m.facebook.com/
School building parking lot Tues. 5:30-6:30 pm & Sat. 10 am – 12:00 pm
Knights of Columbus parking lot Mon. 12 – 1pm, Wed. 10-11am & Fri. 6-7pm.
Pantry Hours in School Building: Tues. 6-7 pm and Sat. 10 am-12 Noon
Help Brighten Someone’s Holiday
St. Mary’s Cupboard is now collecting for Thanksgiving Baskets!
Items needed: Stuffing mix, canned vegetables and sweet potatoes, chicken broth, gravy, oatmeal, cereal, canned fruit, granola bars, canned chicken and tuna, coffee, tea, cocoa, juices, powered/boxes milk, dried beans, white rice, oil, spaghetti sauce/pasta, soups, cookies, muffin and dessert mixes, sugar, flour, and $25 Shoprite gift cards. Food donations can be left in the vestibule of the church or dropped off at the school when the food pantry is open on Tuesday from 6-7 PM and Saturday 10-12 PM. Gift cards and monetary donations should be dropped off/sent to the parish office. For more information please call/text/email Kathy Segada at 908-337-2118 or email: [email protected] May God bless you abundantly for your generosity!
Parishioner needs ride to daily Mass and also Sundays, lives in Riverside Gardens.
Please call the parish office to volunteer.
RAFFLE INFORMATION
50/50 RAFFLE ONE TICKET $5, THREE TICKETS $10
SEVEN TICKETS $20 The winners of the October 24th Raffle drawing
were: Greg Yannelli & Charles Macaulay prize was $396.25 each! Our next drawing is today,
November 14th!
VOLUNTEERS NEED TO BE AT THE CHURCH ONE HALF HOUR BEFORE MASS BEGINS on NOVEMBER 20. 5:30 PM AND 7:00 PM NOVEMBER 21, 8 AM AND 10: AM
FAITH FORMATION
November Wednesday 17-Faith Formation Wednesday 24 -No Faith Formation
Happy Thanksgiving!
December Wednesday 1—Faith Formation Wednesday 8—Faith Formation-ALL ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND MASS-Holy Day of Obligation-Feast of Mary’s Immaculate Conception Wednesday 15—First Reconciliation for Communicants, Parents Encouraged to Receive with their Children Wednesday 22—Faith Formation Live Nativity Formation 6:30 Second Session Regular Time Wednesday 29—Christmas Vacation
FAMILIES NEW TO OUR PROGRAM Email, call or text: Rose Strohmaier,
Director of Faith Formation (908) 303-9692 Office in the School Building
Bautizos: Todos los Bautizos se celebraran el segundo domingo del mes a la 1:30pm en espanol. Minimo un mes de anticipacion. Contactar a Nicolas Salinas para las clases de preparacion. Bodas: Contactar la rectoria (Minimo 1 ano de anticipacion)
Querida familia! Este domingo es el penúltimo domingo del año de la iglesia. El domingo siguiente celebraremos la Fiesta de Cristo Rey. Las lecturas hablan lógicamente de las "últimas cosas" (Escatología). La parábola de la higuera brotando sus hojas nos señala a finales de primavera y principios de verano que nos recuerda buenos tiempos para la gente. Para nosotros, los cristianos católicos, el fin del mundo no es que Dios pierda el control de la tierra, sino que Dios lleva las cosas a un final triunfal. El Libro de Daniel es considerado el primero de la literatura apocalíptica en la Biblia y está lleno de gozo y esperanza en el reino gobernado directamente por el Señor. Este tipo de literatura está llena de un lenguaje misterioso en el que todo tiene un valor simbólico: números, colores, animales, tipos de ropa, etc. y deben ser cuidadosamente decodificados. El Evangelio también se abre con las imágenes típicas de la literatura apocalíptica: el sol se oscurecerá, la luna no dará su luz, las estrellas caerán del cielo y todo el universo será sacudido (vv24-25). Jesús toma estas imágenes para consolarlos y no asustarlos. Las plagas, las hambrunas, la violencia y las persecuciones que deben enfrentar son signos de un mundo todavía dominado por el mal, pero como cristianos somos personas de esperanza. También el final del año litúrgico nos recuerda la presencia de Dios entre nosotros, con todos esos dolorosos desafíos que este año nos traen principalmente debido a COVID-19. Es nuestra Esperanza Cristiana la que nos mantuvo en marcha. Con la solemnidad de Cristo Rey, concluimos este
año litúrgico y damos la bienvenida al siguiente con la primera semana de Adviento. Que Dios continúe fortaleciéndonos en la esperanza. Amén Padre Antony
Una Oración Diaria a San José
Guardián del Redentor, Esposo de la Santísima Virgen María.
A vosotros Dios os confió a su Hijo único; en ti María depositó su confianza;
contigo Cristo se hizo hombre. Bendito José, para nosotros también,
mostrarse un padre y guiarnos en el camino de la vida.
Obtenga para nosotros gracia, misericordia y valor, y defendernos de todo mal.
Amén.
El Año del Rosario y la Misa Bilingüe de San José.
El próximo y último será el miércoles 8 de diciembre en el
Fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción.
La adoración del Santísimo Sacramento será el primer domingo
del mes a las 11 de la mañana
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Knights of Columbus Supporting Seminarians! One of more important projects involves supporting seminarians on the journey to the priesthood. Over the past 3 of 4 years we sponsored Fr. Tim Eck of Blairstown, who was ordained this past May. Our council was involved in his celebration and attended his first mass at St. Jude’s. Our current seminarian is Randy Gamboa Espinosa, one of 21 Seminarians with the Metuchen Diocese. Randy is from Cost Rica and is currently in his second year of Theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary in South Orange, NJ. Periodically, we will keep you updated on Randy’s progress. Please keep him and the other seminarians in your prayers as they continue their journey to the priesthood.For further information, contact Ed Shellman at [email protected]
During this uncertain time, making wise
financial decisions is more important than ever. Since 1882, sparked by the foresight of Father Michael J McGivney, the Knights of Columbus has been committed to bring financial security to Catholic families. The Knights provide financial products such as Life insurance, disability insurance, annuities, and long-term care insurance to protect your family. I would welcome the opportunity to meet with your family to assure you have the best advice on planning for your family’s financial protection. Contact Gerald Tatarka at 973-713-3394
SUPPORT OUR CHURCH
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Shoprite and Weis cards for sale after all Masses. You
shop and use them for payment of your groceries and our church receives 5% back from these stores! Doesn’t cost you anything. Our church can received $104,000 in 1 year if 200 families bought $200 worth of gift cards a week. A family of 4 can easily spend $200 a week for groceries per week. So we would get 5% of that $200 which equals $10 a week from 200 families. So $10 X 200 = $2000. Times that by 52 weeks a year $2000. X 52 = $104,000. You spend the same amount you normally would for groceries but purchase the gift cards from our church and we make the profit from Shoprite or Weis Supermarkets. PLEASE CONSIDER USING THIS SIMPLE FUNDRAISER.
Adsumus, Sancte Spiritus Prayer of invocation to the Holy Spirit for an
ecclesial assembly of governance or discernment (thus synodal)
Every session of the Second Vatican Council began with the prayer Adsumus Sancte Spiritus, the first word of the Latin original meaning, “We stand before You, Holy Spirit,” which has been historically used at Councils, Synods and other Church gatherings for hundreds of years, being attributed to Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560 - 4 April 636). As we are called to embrace this synodal path of the Synod 2021-2023, this prayer invites the Holy Spirit to operate within us so that we may be a community and a people of grace. For the Synod 2021-2023, we propose to use this simplified version, so that any group or liturgical assembly can pray more easily. We stand before You, Holy Spirit, as we gather together in Your name. With You alone to guide us, make Yourself at home in our hearts; Teach us the way we must go and how we are to pursue it. We are weak and sinful; do not let us promote disorder. Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path nor partiality influence our actions. Let us find in You our unity so that we may journey together to eternal life and not stray from the way of truth and what is right. All this we ask of You, who are at work in every place and time, in the communion of the Father and the Son, forever and ever. Amen. Title revised from Latin, to have a proper incipit, different from the Adsumus Dominus Sancte Spiritus. The Caeremoniale Episcoporum 1984ss., n. 1173, only proposes the use of the Adsumus but does not give the text. The German version Das Zeremoniale für die Bischöfe, n. 1188, gives a German translation based on the Latin text of the Acta Synodalia of the Council, vol. I/1, p. 159.
Psalms for 33rd Week in Ordinary Time (November 14th – 20th)
Antiphons (Sunday to Saturday) Recited before Mass begins: The Lord said: I think thoughts of peace and not of affliction. You will call upon me, and I will answer you, And I will lead back your captives from every place. Recited after Communion: To be near God is my happiness, To place my hope in God the Lord. Or Amen, I say to you: Whatever you ask in prayer, Believe that you will receive, And it shall be give to you, says the Lord. Responsorial Psalms November 14, Sunday: You are my inheritance, O Lord! November 15, Monday: (Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great) Give me life, O Lord, and I will do your commands. November 16, Tuesday: (Optional Memorial of Sts. Margaret of Scotland & Gertrude)The Lord upholds me. November 17, Wednesday: (Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary) Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full. November 18, Thursday: (Optional Memorial of The Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter & Paul and Optional Memorial of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne) To the upright I will show the saving power of God. November 19, Friday: We praise your glorious name, O mighty God. November 20, Saturday: I will rejoice in your salvation, O Lord.
A DAILY PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH
Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son;
in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father
and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,
and defend us from every evil. Amen.
Liturgy of the Hours 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
(November 14th –November 20th)
Day Feast Day Psalmody I
Prayer
Nov 15, Mon
Page 718
Nov 16, Tue
Page 728
Nov 17, Wed
Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Page 738 Page 1320
Nov 18, Thu
Page 748
Nov 19, Fri
Page 759
Nov 20, Sat
Page 770
Sunday Readings (Nov13th & 14th)
No 1189
Entrance Hymn Let All Thins Now Living No. 635
Offertory Hymn
Father, We Thank You, Who have Planted
No. 632
Communion Hymn
Shelter Me, O God No. 717
Recessional Hymn
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
No. 985
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