SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH January 7, 2018 Pastoral Staff Parish Mission Statement St. James the Less Parish is a Christian Community of the Roman Catholic tradition. Our Parish Community is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus, and as the people of God are called to further the mission of Jesus. We will do this through the Word, Liturgy, Sacrament, Music, Ecumenism, Evangelization, Religious Education of our Children, Prayer and the Honoring of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will deepen our knowledge, skills and understanding of our Faith. We will be Faith based. Above all, we will foster Love by example and serve the needs of others to work towards economic and social development for all people. Baptism: Parents who wish to have their child baptized need to call the Rectory. Preparation classes are required and are by appointment only. Baptisms will be held the first Sunday of every month at 1:00 pm. Sponsors and Godparents: If you are 18 years of age or older, you must register as an adult and be confirmed in the Catholic Church. If you wish to be a Sponsor for Confirmation or a Godparent, you must be an active parishioner and attending Mass. Matrimony: Couples contemplating this Sacrament must contact the Parish Office at least one year in advance. All couples planning marriage must attend Pre-Cana classes or Engaged Encounter. Ministry of the Sick: Parishioners who are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the Rectory. If you would like to have your name included on the Prayer List in the bulletin, please call the Rectory. RCIA: Adults inquiring about the Catholic Church with a desire to become Catholic are invited to call the Parish Office for more information about the Rite of Catholic Initiation of Adults which begins in September and runs through the following Easter. Adoration On Thursdays, Adoration will be held in the Church from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. All are welcome to come for any amount of time. 36 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Phone: 732-521-0100 Fax: 732-521-8287 Email: [email protected]Reverend Michael Fragoso, Pastor Rev. Joseph Kabali, in Residence Rev. Msgr. Ray Cole Deacon Patrick Smith Deacon Tholitho Kim Bohinski-Smith Parish Catechetical Leader/ Pastoral Asst. Patty Bisignano Administrative Assistant Daily Mass Schedule Morning Prayer Monday - Friday 8:15 am Weekday Mass Monday - Friday 8:30 am Weekend Masses Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 11:00 am, 3:00 pm (Spanish) and 5:00 pm Confession Saturday: 3:00 pm Adult Choir Wednesday: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Spanish Choir First Tuesday of the Month 8:00 pm Knights of Columbus Council #6336 83 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg First & third Monday of every month 8:00 pm 732-521-3366 St. James Columbiettes 2nd Thursday of every month 7:00 pm HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE Call Matt Collura (732)691-5416 Food and Fellowship Soup Kitchen Every Tuesday 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm St. James Parish Hall Food Pantry Donation First Sunday of every month Music Ministry Kevin Daly - Director of Music Raelee Gold - Cantor St. James Cemetery Mott Avenue, Monroe Twp For more information please contact the Rectory PLOTS AVAILABLE Parish Office Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm M-Th Website: stjamesthelesschurch.org
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SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH
January 7, 2018
Pastoral Staff
Parish Mission Statement St. James the Less Parish is a Christian Community of the Roman Catholic tradition. Our Parish Community is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus, and as the people of God are called to further the mission of Jesus. We will do this through the Word, Liturgy, Sacrament, Music, Ecumenism, Evangelization, Religious Education of our Children, Prayer and the Honoring of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will deepen our knowledge, skills and understanding of our Faith. We will be Faith based. Above all, we will foster Love by example and serve the needs of others to work towards economic and social development for all people.
Baptism: Parents who wish to have their child baptized need to call the Rectory. Preparation classes are required and are by appointment only. Baptisms will be held the first Sunday of every month at 1:00 pm. Sponsors and Godparents: If you are 18 years of age or older, you must register as an adult and be confirmed in the Catholic Church. If you wish to be a Sponsor for Confirmation or a Godparent, you must be an active parishioner and attending Mass. Matrimony: Couples contemplating this Sacrament must contact the Parish Office at least one year in advance. All couples planning marriage must attend Pre-Cana classes or Engaged Encounter. Ministry of the Sick: Parishioners who are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the Rectory. If you would like to have your name included on the Prayer List in the bulletin, please call the Rectory. RCIA: Adults inquiring about the Catholic Church with a desire to become Catholic are invited to call the Parish Office for more information about the Rite of Catholic Initiation of Adults which begins in September and runs through the following Easter.
Adoration On Thursdays, Adoration will be held in the Church from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. All are welcome to come for any amount of time.
Knights of Columbus Council #6336 83 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg
First & third Monday of every month 8:00 pm 732-521-3366
St. James Columbiettes 2nd Thursday of every month
7:00 pm HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE Call Matt Collura (732)691-5416
Food and Fellowship Soup Kitchen Every Tuesday
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm St. James Parish Hall
Food Pantry Donation
First Sunday of every month
Music Ministry Kevin Daly - Director of Music
Raelee Gold - Cantor St. James Cemetery
Mott Avenue, Monroe Twp For more information please contact the Rectory
PLOTS AVAILABLE
Parish Office Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm M-Th
Website: stjamesthelesschurch.org
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Prayers for the Sick
Emily Amador, Marie Bailey, Shirley Baldwin, David & Catherine Bell, Arlene Calabro, Timmy Clark, Agnes & Andrew Cookson, Catherine Cryan, John Cryan, Carmela Dacunto, Matthew Dallas, Jonathan DiPierro, Sue Facarile, John Fayard, Danny Figler, Jeanne Germann, Martha Gross, Toni Hart, Jake Hoenig, Nikolai Hopkins, Gene Horan, Eleanor James, Tom Keating, Rosemarie Kolessar, Dan Krushinski, Lucy Lavadera, Savira Londy-Eiben, Nikki Long, Arianna Louis, Rose Luberecki, Richard Mackie, Michael Marino, Katie & Baby Masterson, Mario Medina, Danielle Mennona, Baby Nicholas Merritt, Edward Migliore, Massimo Migliore, Lily Mizzi, Catherine Bagarello Mondros, Michael Nichols, Christopher O’Connor, Ron Ritter, John Scarpetti, Peggy Schiller, Sr. Helen Sikorski; SGM, Carmela Torres, Marion Trethak, Emma Voss, Grace Wetzel and Pat Zipf
HYMNS: Gathering: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise #88 Preparation: What Child Is This #86 Communion: We Three Kings #90; The First Nowell #89 Recessional: Go, Tell It on the Mountain #77
Collections
1st Collection $ 8,778.00
The Sanctuary Candle that will be lit this week during our Eucharistic Celebration is in memory of Angie Orndorff. This is a gift from The Veczko Family.
Confirmation Parent Meeting January 22nd at 7:00 pm
All confirmation paperwork and sponsor
forms will collected at this time.
An epiphany is like an “aha!” moment when one realizes the inner, deeper truth about something that sometimes has been in front of our eyes for quite some time. The Feast today refers to the realization that the baby laying in the manger in Bethlehem is the God-Child promised to redeem humanity. God rent the heavens and came down to us. As I said last week, the Ox and the Ass were the first to recognize Him. Humans were a little slow on the uptake. King Herod, the chief priests and the scribes, who could quote chapter and verse, did not recognize Him. The shepherds and the Magi recognized him. They had an epiphany, an insight, a revelation. That is the important thing about this feast day. Some, like the scribes, like to get bogged down in details. In the 70’s there was a movement in society and among the “chief priests and scribes” of the church to “demystify,” to take the mystery and wonder out of scripture. A fools errand. Some would say that we do not know how many Magi there were. There could have been one, there could have been 5, there could have been 300. It is true that the Gospel of Luke does not specify a number. Doctor Luke says, “Magi from the east”. I will give three reasons why I believe there were three magi. Firstly there were three gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh. And God told the people through Moses, “None shall appear before me empty-handed” (Ex 23:15). Secondly, the psalmist wrote, “May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles render him tribute, may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts!” (Ps 72:10). Finally, my grandmother taught me that there were three kings and she named them: Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar. In my book my grandmother had more wisdom than the modern “chief priests and scribes” who wanted to make the feast in their own image rather than the image of the Gospels and the tradition which was handed down from grandparent to grandchild over the ages. That’s my story and I’m sticking with it.
A Message from Pastor Fr. Michael Fragoso
Parish Intention of the month During this month, traditionally dedicated
to the holy name of Jesus, that we each meditate on the dignity of this most sacred name, simply but powerfully translated as "savior" and pledge to use it only in prayer.
LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE WEEK/ LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
January 8th: MONDAY/ LUNES 21: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 Ps 29:1a, -4, 3b, 9b-10
Mk 1:7-11
January 9th: TUESDAY/MARTES
306: 1 Sm 1:9-20 (Ps) 1 SM 2:1, 4-8 Mk 1:21-28
January 10th: WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES 307: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20 Ps 40:2-5, 7-10 Mk 1:29-39
January 11th: THURSDAY/JUEVES 308: 1 Sm 4:1-11 Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 25-26
Mk 1:40-45
January 12th: FRIDAY/VIERNES
309: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a Ps 89:16-19 Mk 2:1-12
January 13th: SATURDAY/SÁBADO 310: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19, 10:1a Ps 19:8-10, 15
MASS INTENTIONS Monday, Jan 8th to Sunday, Jan 14th
Monday The Baptism of the Lord 8:30 am Frank J Kane r/b Mary C Kane & Family Tuesday Weekday 8:30 am Carmella Romano r/b Robert Certo & Family Wednesday Weekday 8:30 am John Donovan r/b Louis & Amy Kondrk Thursday Weekday 8:30 am Peter Harczuk r/b wife, Lucille Friday Weekday 8:30 am In Thanksgiving for Shari Timothy r/b Veronica Timothy Saturday Vigil of Sunday 4:00 pm Robert, Barbara & Linda Narsavage r/b Tom Narsavage & Family Sunday Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am For the people of St James 11:00 am Gertrude Lenci r/b Mario Lenci 3:00 pm In Thanksgiving for Linette Sala r/b her parents 5:00 pm Leonida Rame r/b M/M Enrico Regalado
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January 7, 2018 Solemnity of the Epiphany Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The visit of the magi to the Christ Child has always had a strong hold on the Christian imagination. We like stories that turn conventional expectations on their head. The Old and New Testaments are filled with accounts of God’s goodness to human beings, but here, in the magi’s gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, we have the reverse: the goodness of human beings towards God. There is something not only very appropriate, but very appealing, about that. But how can we ever begin to repay the LORD for the many ways he has blessed us? Actually, Jesus answered that question in one of his parables: For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me […] Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one the least brothers of mine, you did for me (Mt 25:35-36, 40). Next weekend you will have the opportunity to give something back to God by contributing to the annual Together in Charity Collection. This collection funds our Catholic Charities’ Emergency Assistance Program, which aids parishes when individuals and families are faced with urgent financial, housing, or medical needs beyond a parish’s capacity to meet. Your parish may have been one of those helped by the program, since in the last year 59 (or 66%) of our parishes turned to Catholic Charities for emergency assistance. In total, 437 households, consisting of 693 adults and 578 children, were helped by those who gave to the Together in Charity Collection. Please consider giving a gift to the Jesus who is present in the senior citizen who cannot afford a needed prescription or the family facing eviction or the loss of utilities—not gold, frankincense and myrrh, but a monetary donation as your means allow. I thank you in advance for your generosity and assure you of my prayerful good wishes for the year ahead. Yours in Christ, Most Reverend James F. Checchio, JCD, MBA Bishop of Metuchen
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Una epifanía es como un momento que se dice uno mismo"¡ajá!" Cuando uno se da cuenta de la verdad más profunda acerca de algo que a veces ha estado frente a nuestros ojos por un largo rato. La fiesta de hoy se refiere al entendimiento de que el bebé acostado en el pesebre de Belén es el Dios-Niño prometido para redimir a la humanidad. Dios rasgó los cielos y descendió a nosotros. Como dije la semana pasada, el Buey y el Burro fueron los primeros en reconocerlo. Los humanos fueron mas lentos en captarlo. El rey Herodes, los jefes sacerdotes y los escribas, que podían citar el capítulo y el versículo, no lo reconocieron. Los pastores y los reyes magos lo reconocieron. Tuvieron una epifanía, una visión, una revelación. Eso es lo importante de este día, de esta fiesta. Algunos, como los escribas, se pierden en los detalles. En los años 1970 hubo un movimiento en la sociedad y entre los “jefes sacerdotes y escribas" de la iglesia para “desmitificar,” es decir, eliminar el misterio y la maravilla de las escrituras. Una tontería. Algunos dijeron que no sabemos cuántos Reyes Magos hubieron. Podrían haber habido uno, o 5, o podrían haber habido 300. Es verdad que el Evangelio de Lucas no especifica un número. Dice: “unos Magos de oriente". Daré tres razones por las cual creo que hubieron tres reyes magos. Primero hubieron tres regalos: oro, incienso y mirra. Dios le dijo a la gente a través de Moisés, "Ninguno se presentará ante mí con las manos vacías" (Ex 23:15). En segundo lugar, el salmista escribió: "¡Que los reyes de Tarsis y de las islas le rindan tributo, que los reyes de Seba y Seba traigan regalos!" (Salmo 72:10). Finalmente, mi abuelita me enseñó que había tres reyes y los llamó: Caspar, Melquior y Baltazar. En mi opinion, mi abuela tenía más sabiduría que los "jefes sacerdotes y escribas" modernos que deseaban hacer la fiesta a su propia imagen en lugar de la imagen de los Evangelios y la tradición transmitida de abuelo a nieto a través de los siglos. Este es mi criterio y aquí se lo presento a Ud.
Intenciones para la Misa Intenciones para la Misa , $10 cada Misa.
Sacramento de la Confesión Domingo 2:00 pm.
Un mensaje del Pastor P. Michael Fragoso
Intencíon Parroquial del mes Durante este mes, tradicionalmente dedicado
al santo nombre de Jesús, que cada uno de nosotros meditemos sobre este nombre sagrado, traducido sencillamente y poderosamente como "salvador" y que nos comprometamos a usarlo solo en oración.
Si usted necesita de nuestro apoyo en la Oración favor llamar a la Hermana Francisca Vidal. 732-690-8412
El primer Domingo de cada mes se llevará a cabo el Santo Rosario a nuestra Madre Maria
a las 2:00 PM.
Se les recuerda que todos los Domingos a las 2:40 PM se lleva a cabo el Santo Rosario a la Divina Misericordia, si usted conoce o tiene un familiar con enfermedades críticas o condición agonizante. Únete a nosotros para que esta persona reciba la Gracia Misericordiosa de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José
"...así como el Señor los ha perdonado, así deben perdonar ustedes." - COLOSENSES 3:13 Perdonar - una de las cosas más difíciles de hacer para las personas. Es increíble cuánto tiempo podemos guardar rencor o estar enojados con alguien. Mientras celebramos la fiesta de la Sagrada Familia, aproveche esta oportunidad para dar el regalo del perdón a alguien - tal vez alguien de su familia, tal vez un amigo, tal vez un compañero de trabajo o un vecino o, tal vez a usted mismo. Levante el teléfono o envíe un mensaje de texto a alguien ahora mismo.
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The St. James Rosary Altar Society Novena/Rosary fellowship has been rescheduled to meet on Thursday, January 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the church. All are welcome to come. Thank you and God Bless!
Ministry Schedule
Weekend of January 13th/14th
Mass Lector Eucharistic
Minister Eucharistic
Minister Eucharistic
Minister Altar Server
Saturday 4:00pm
Leonila Albinto Rose Corso Julie Ico Nicholas Fletcher
Tyler Dunn
Sunday 8:00am
Barbara Gibbons Tom Gibbons Roseanna Davino Anne Mendoker Joey, Marissa &
Victoria Fiordaliso
11:00am Carol Damiani Frank Cryan Irene Lesko Monique Mainville Martin Villanobos
Sean Alvarenga
5:00pm Lois Castrovince Elaine Slabinski Kim Smith Ryan & Sean
Desmond
Krispy Kreme
We will be taking orders for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts as part of our fundraising efforts for the Pew Restoration Project. Order forms are available next to the bulletins and can be placed in the collection baskets or dropped off at the rectory. Please place your order by January 10th. Orders will be distributed on January 14th from 9:00am - 12:00pm in the Parish Hall. Any questions please contact Sandy Bohinski at 732-521-3012 or email her at [email protected].
Circle of Friends
We would like to form a special group and are asking all widows and widowers to join in our Circle of Friends to plan and enjoy fun, social activities together, such as going to the movies, plays, lunches, etc. Meetings will be held monthly in the Parish Hall, beginning Wednesday, February 21st, at 1:30 pm. If you are interested, please call Jean Furnari at (609)860-0692 or (732)647-6630 for more info. Together, let's make a new Circle of Friends at St. James!
St. Peter’s Gianna Center of New Brunswick
We are very pleased to introduce you to the Saint Peter’s Gianna Center located in New Brunswick, NJ. The center is dedicated to offering truly prolife women’s health care, including infertility services, general gynecologic care, and more. All services are provided in accordance with the US Catholic Bishops Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. Please visit www.saintpetershcs.com/GiannaCenter or contact us at 732-565-5490 for more information.
You’re invited to a Tea Party… St. James Parish will be hosting a Tea Party in efforts to raise funds for our Pew Restoration project. There will also be a mini Tricky Tray. Join us for some fun and fellowship!
January 14th 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Tickets: $12.00 St James Parish Hall
Donations of new/unused items are appreciated and can be dropped off at the rectory during office hours. Tickets will be sold after Masses on Dec 30th/31st & Jan. 6th/7th and at the rectory. Deadline for ticket sales is Thursday, January 11th. There will be no tickets sold at the door.
