Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church “Our Lady’s Church on the Waterfront”

120 Sussex Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Celebrating our 100 Year Anniversary

Our Mission

The mission of our parish is to reach out to all people and encourage them to join us in joyfully giving praise and glory to God; to build a Christian community that, with trust in God, embraces the future, and in doing so, is a beacon of faith, hope and love on the Jersey City waterfront.

Our History Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, or OLC, was founded in 1911 to serve Polish immigrants to Jersey City. Today, OLC is growing and changing as it seeks to serve all those who now live in our neighborhood. The church takes its name from a city in Poland that houses a cherished icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A copy of that icon is centrally located in our historic church.

Rev. Thomas J. Ciba Pastor

Mr. Heath Winborn Director of Operations

Mrs. Anna Mae Stefanelli School Principal

Mr. James Harrold Director of Music

Sr. Sandra DeMasi, SSJ Pastoral Associate

Sr. Donna Ciangio, OP Pastoral Associate

Ms. Kathleen Church Licensed Clinical

Social Worker Rev. Thomas A. Dente

Priest in Residence

Parish Office 201-434-0798

Fax 201-985-0918

Email pastor@olcjc.org

olc@olcjc.org

Websites www.olcjc.org

www.olcschool.org

Counseling Center 201-434-3567

The OLC School 201-434-2405

Little Harbor Academy

201-434-6708

Mass Schedule Monday - Friday: 12:30 pm (Church open from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm) Saturday: 5 pm, Sunday Vigil Mass Sunday: 10 am, 12:30 pm and 7 pm

Note St. Anthony of Padua, 330 Sixth Street, Jersey City, the Center for Polish Ministry in Jersey City, holds a Polish Language Mass at OLC, Sundays at 8 am.

Child Care during Mass We provide professionally staffed child care for children 12 months to 4 years of age during the 10:00 am Sunday Mass. Our Child Care Center is located in the church hall. Enter through the gate located to the left of the steps leading into the church.

Confessions/Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4:00 to 4:30 pm in the church & at other times by appointment with the pastor.

Weddings Those interested in celebrating the Sacrament of Marriage should contact the parish office one year in advance of their proposed date of marriage.

Infant Baptisms Preparation for Baptism should ideally begin before the birth of the child. Expectant parents should please e-mail baptism@olcjc.org for more information.

The OLC School Quality Education on the Waterfront Accredited by The Middle States Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools. 248 Luis Marin Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07302 Website: www.olcschool.org Grades 1 - 8

The Little Harbor Academy The Early Childhood Division of The OLC School 186 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Kindergarten Pre-Kindergarten Program for 3 & 4 year olds Montessori Toddler Program for 2 year olds

The OLC Counseling Center Well Being on the Waterfront 120 Sussex Street, Jersey City NJ 07302 Individual, Marriage and Family Counseling

To Register and Be Part of OLC We welcome you to register and to be part of our parish family. Please contact the parish office to arrange for an informal appointment with the pastor.

Saints Peter and Paul Church, Hoboken & OLC Church, Jersey City We work together to proclaim and live the Gospel on the Hudson River Waterfront by sharing our time, energy, and resources. In so doing, we more powerfully witness the presence of Christ.

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time • June 27, 2010

Why Do We Do What We Do at Mass? I was recently asked, “Why don’t you print the Sunday scripture readings in the worship aid?”

To answer that question, many parishes do use misselettes which contain the scripture readings. Conse-quently, many worshipers are able to read along with the lector. This may be fine for those with hearing difficul-ties, but this is not the ideal.

The Church teaches us that the scripture readings are “proclaimed” during Mass. Additionally, since they are the spoken Word of God, when they are proclaimed during Mass it is the Lord God Himself who is speaking to us. With this in mind, we can understand how important it is to listen to someone who speaks to us. Listening is es-sential. It is the most important component of communication. The Church wants us to listen, not to read along. The Church wants us to realize that God is actually speaking to each of us personally through the inspired Word. In such a case, you don’t read as someone is speaking. Now, the misselette becomes a distraction to our ability to listen.

Additionally, since we publish our own worship aid for a period of several weeks, space in the program for scripture readings would add to its size and cost.

If you need to read the scriptures along with the lector because you have difficulty hearing, the Sunday read-ings can be found in the bulletin each week in the Sunday Scripture Readings section. You can bring your bible to church or read the scripture readings at home in advance. See the next page.

Many parishes do use misselettes, and they contain the readings and they offer a selection of hymns. How-ever, for us at OLC the misselettes do not contain a selection of hymns that we would readily use. It is better for us to publish the hymns we require. This means additional work, but it works better for us. This is another reason why we don’t use misselettes.  

PARISH PICNIC This Sunday

After the 12:30 Mass As we welcome summer, Community Builders is sponsoring an old-fashioned

picnic this Sunday, June 27 after the 12:30 p.m. Mass. Join us for some hot

dogs and hospitality in the Church Hall !

Continuing the Journey

“Continuing the Journey” is the title of a booklet, published by the Archdiocese, that will help someone pre-pare a Catholic Funeral. Preparing for funerals and End-of-Life issues are often the last things we have on our minds. They are issues that we often try to avoid, but can often hit us unexpectedly when we are least prepared.

This booklet is a comprehensive presentation of End-of-Life issues. Three main sections include: Bereave-ment, A Liturgical Segment and A Practical Segment. Copies are free for the taking and I strongly encourage everyone to take a copy. This booklet also helps the reader understand current medical/moral issues and the Church’s teachings on often asked questions.

“Continuing the Journey” is found on the tables as you enter church.

Monthly Can Drive Again, next weekend it is time for our monthly food drive to benefit Our Lady of Sorrows Soup Kitchen in Jersey City. We are asking parish-ioners to please bring shelf stable foods to all Masses the weekend of July 3/4. This includes

all canned and non-perishable food items. If you want to donate cash, please make out a check to Our Lady of Sor-rows with the memo “Emergency Food Pantry.” Thank you for helping with this important endeavor!

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS Reflect on today’s readings. Prepare for next Sunday.

This Sunday, June 27 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21 Gal 5:1, 13-18 Lk 9:51-62 Next Sunday, July 4

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 66:10-14c Gal 6:14-18 Lk 10:1-9, 17-20

As summer approaches, our thoughts turn to vaca-tions and the rejuvenation they bring. Would you like to bring that same refreshment and rejuvenation to that special relationship we call marriage? Why not join us for a weekend for the two of you to nourish and refresh your marriage July 23-25? It may seem like a long time away, but space is limited so sign up now! To register or for more information, call Sal & Sylvia Vassallo at (800) 823-5683, or email sylviav12@aol.com. This special weekend is brought to you by Worldwide Marriage Encounter, strength-ening marriages for over 40 years. A Weekend of Discovery, A Lifetime of Love.

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS

Thank you so very much for your financial support. So many of our parishioners believe that it is important to financially support their parish. Thank you for living your financial commitment. Your support helps us to achieve our weekly collection goal of $6,000 per Sun-day.

For the weekend of June 19/20 there were a total of 380 people who attended Mass. The total weekend collection came to $6,038 (of that amount $2,050 came from parish members making their contributions electronically through Parish Pay). This amount is $38 ABOVE our weekly goal of $6,000 per Sunday.

We appreciate all those who act as good stewards of their time & treasure by joining us for Mass in their faithful giving for the collections; and we ask that more parishioners and visitors be responsible stewards sup-porting the parish.

Lake Hopatcong Boat Ride St. Paul’s Polish Church Senior’s Group is sponsoring a boat ride, barbeque ribs, corn, etc., with live music and dancing on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. The Cost is $35. For information contact Helen Narozny, 201-792-1610. St. Paul’s is located at 291 St. Paul’s Ave, Jersey City.

Dancing Lessons and a Social We’d like to see whether there are those who would like to take dance les-sons and enjoy a social along with it. If you are interested, please contact Fr. Tom at pastor@olcjc.org.

A Changing of the Guard Mr. Heath Winborn, Director of Operations for OLC Parish,

has accepted a position with St. Joseph’s Parish, New Milford effective July 1, 2010. As Heath accepts this new position, I ex-tend my appreciation and gratitude for his years of service to the parish and for the assistance he has afforded me during my first year at OLC. I pray that his work at St. Joseph’s will be fruitful.

Additionally, I congratulate Heath and his wife Sarah on the birth of their fourth child. As Heath accepts his new position, the Winborns will be moving out of their 600 square foot apart-ment in Brooklyn into larger accommodations in New Jersey.

As Heath leaves us, let us welcome Ms. Carmen Lorenzo, MBA, who will assume the position of Director of Operations. Ms. Lorenzo is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University’s MBA Program in Management. She has been employed by vari-ous Fortune 100 companies and has extensive experience in con-tracts, management of information, personnel and physical re-sources, as well as Microsoft and Webmaster certifications from William Paterson University. Ms. Lorenzo is certified as a Medi-cal Technologist and has a Master’s Equivalency in Transfusion Medicine. She has held supervisory and consultant positions within the medical / laboratory field wherein Ms. Lorenzo’s re-sponsibilities included laboratory design, budget preparation, workshop/training development and regulatory / accreditation / licensure compliance.

Fr. Tom

“The harvest is rich,” Jesus tells the seventy-two in today’s Gospel, “but the workers are few.” The situation is the same today. How can I help with God’s harvest? Am I called into the field? Am I one who could provide food or shelter or wages to those who toil in the fields of the Lord?

Saturday, June 26, 2010 5:00 pm Charles Banach from Banach Family Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:00 am Walter & Victoria Czysz & Family

from Laura Czysz & Cathy; Fred & Allie Savage 12:30 pm In Loving Memory of Henry L. Dwulet, Sr.

from His Wife Mary & Children 7:00 pm People of the Parish Monday, June 28, 2010 12:30 pm Kyc Family

from Kyc Family Tuesday, June 29, 2010 12:30 pm Helen Hyjik

from Benny & Wieslawa Kavczynski Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:30 pm Fred Johanns

from Frank & Joanne Gonsewski Thursday, July 1, 2010 12:30 pm Lucy Legowski

from Julia Nowatkowski Friday, July 2, 2010 12:30 pm Elizabeth Makowska

from Josephine Mis Saturday, July 3, 2010 5:00 pm Charles Banach from Banach Family Sunday, July 4, 2010 10:00 am Thomas Eckert

from Dorothy & Bill Bromirski 12:30 pm Frank & Dolores Fish

from Son, Michael R. Fish 7:00 pm People of the Parish

Mass Intentions If you wish to have a Mass celebrated for someone or for a particular Intention please call (201-434-0798), stop by the rec-tory or send an e-mail to: secretary@olcjc.org. We maintain a living bond with our loved ones as we remember them in our prayers.

Try to make a special effort to attend daily Mass. Take time during your lunch break or attend mass in the morning before work. It will take extra effort to do so, but the rewards will be invaluable and eternal.

Events, Happenings & Observances June is National Safety Month

June 27 - Gathering to Celebrate - OLC Church - 12:30 pm June 27 - Parish “Picnic” after the 12:30 pm Mass, Church Hall

For fresh, up-to-date content on happenings &

events, visit the “Calendar, News & Bulletin” page on our website at www.olcjc.org

Time, Treasure, Talent… The Finance Council NEEDS YOUR TALENT. The Parish's Finance Council needs volunteers to join this very important leadership organization. The Finance Council is responsible for steering the Parish's stewardship, fundraising, operat-ing budget and capital allocation decisions. "Finance experience and expertise" is not manda-tory. Limited time commitment (once a month meetings). If interested please contact Fr. Tom.

Camp Vacation Destination

L i t t le Harbor Academy Presents a summer camp pro-gram for children ages 3-5. This unique curriculum will allow chil-dren to “travel around the world”, stopping in six conti-

nents. They will learn the traditions and customs of the areas through fun activities including engaging in art, cooking, literacy, dramatic play, sand play and sports activities. The camp is being offered for a six week period but your child may attend any number of the weeks as it fits your schedule. The program will run June 21 to July 30, 8 am to 2 pm. Tuition is $195 per week and includes all supplies and a morning snack. Please visit the OLC School to pick up a regis-tration form or call them at 201-434-2405 for more information.

Have a happy and safe Fourth of July.