1911 – 2011 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time • February 6, 2011 Rev. Thomas J. Ciba Pastor Rev. James J. Reilly Priest In Residence Rev. Vincent Sullivan Weekend Assistant Ms. Carmen Lorenzo Director of Operations Mr. James Harrold Director of Music Ms. Kathleen Church, Licensed Clinical Social Worker Mrs. Ana Mae Stefanelli Principal Parish Office 201-434-0798 Fax 201-985-0918 Email [email protected][email protected][email protected]Websites www.olcjc.org www.olcschool.org Counseling 201-434-2405 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: 5:00 pm, Sunday Vigil Mass Sunday: 10:00 am, 12:30 pm and 7:00 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 pm 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 visit the parish website for more information. The OLC School – Quality Education on the Waterfront 248 Luis Marin Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07302 Grades 1 - 8 Accredited by The Middle States Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools The Little Harbor Academy – The Early Childhood Division of The OLC School 186 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Programs: 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 an informal appointment with the pastor. Saints Peter and Paul Church, Hoboken and 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 and in doing so, we more powerfully witness the presence of Christ. Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church 120 Sussex Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Celebrating Our 100 th 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.
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1911 – 2011 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time • February 6, 2011
Rev. Thomas J. Ciba Pastor
Rev. James J. Reilly Priest In Residence
Rev. Vincent Sullivan Weekend Assistant
Ms. Carmen Lorenzo Director of Operations
Mr. James Harrold Director of Music
Ms. Kathleen Church, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Mass Schedule Monday - Friday: 12:30 pm (Church open from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm) Saturday: 5:00 pm, Sunday Vigil Mass Sunday: 10:00 am, 12:30 pm and 7:00 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 pm 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 visit the parish website for more information. The OLC School – Quality Education on the Waterfront 248 Luis Marin Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07302 Grades 1 - 8 Accredited by The Middle States Commission on Elementary and Secondary Schools The Little Harbor Academy – The Early Childhood Division of The OLC School 186 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Programs: 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 an informal appointment with the pastor. Saints Peter and Paul Church, Hoboken and 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 and in doing so, we more powerfully witness the presence of Christ.
Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church 120 Sussex Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Celebrating Our 100th 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.
Dear Parishioners,
Last week, Catholic Schools throughout the United States celebrated Catholic School’s week. At Our Lady of Czestochowa School we are particularly proud of our school. Little Harbor Academy and OLC School have a combined enrollment of 350 children for this academic year. This enrollment number represents an increase of 50 students from the prior year.
In the face of declining enrollment numbers for many Catholic Schools, this year’s enrollment numbers are particularly impressive. In large measure, we can attribute the increased enrollment to the outstanding efforts of the school principal, Mrs. Stefanelli. As Mrs. Stefanelli progresses through a second term at OLC School, she continues to tirelessly work to improve the school.
Mrs. Stefanelli works closely with the teachers providing programs for continuing teacher development. As an adjunct professor at Kean College, she knows how important it is that the teacher staff stays highly qualified. This bears great benefits in the classroom for the students. As a result of her work with the teachers, she has been able to expand programs and introduce new programs. This has resulted in additional classes and an increased enrollment.
While classroom instruction is important, other activities in the school have helped to make the student’s learning relevant in practical applications. One such example is the school’s “Boat Building” project. The students are using what they have learned in the classroom to build an actual boat, not a model boat, but rather a boat that they will actually launch in a local waterway.
However, working with the teachers and students is only one aspect of her endeavors. Mrs. Stefanelli has been very approachable maintaining an “open door” policy with any parent wishing to speak to her. Her rapport with teachers, students and parents alike has been excellent.
Last year Mrs. Stefanelli created a steering committee to introduce a Home School Association. At this time the Home School Association is up and running and they have already sponsored a number of activities and social functions.
As we celebrated “Catholic Schools Week,” OLC had much to celebrate, and these are just some of the highlights. There will be more about our school next week.
With love,
Preparation for children to receive their First Holy Communion will begin on Wednesday, March 2. Classes will be held at the OLC School beginning at 3:15 pm. This year, second graders and those third graders who did not
receive First Communion last year will be prepared. Parents, please contact the rectory should your child need to receive this sacrament
Because of the size of the group for First Communion, there will be two dates offered: May 8 and May 15. For those parents who wish to enroll their child in the program, please contact the rectory.
It is the generosity of faithful Catholics like you that inspired the theme for the 2011 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, “Serving the Lord by Serving Others.” The theme is based on a passage in the thirteenth chapter of St. John’s gospel, which reads, “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.”
Please help us continue to assist the poor with food, shelter and clothing; offer the young religious education, guidance and CYO athletics; provide for the future of the Church with seminarian education and training; and most importantly, bring Christ’s saving message to
the people of the Archdiocese. I ask for your support by making a generous
gift to the 2011 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. I know giving is more difficult during these poor economic times, but I also see the needs, and they are greater than any time in recent history.
Please keep me in your prayers and know that you are always remembered in mine.
Sincerely in the Lord,
R Most Reverend John J. Myers
Archbishop of Newark For additional information on AAA, please visit the Archdiocese website at: www.rcan.org/aaa/
First Holy Communion
ARCHBISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL
A WORD FROM OUR PASTOR
The Archdiocese is once again preparing to celebrate the annual tradition of honoring those couples in our Archdiocese who will be celebrating five, twenty-five and fifty years of Christian marriage in the year 2011. These anniversary liturgies will be celebrated by Archbishop Myers in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. See the dates below:
June 5, 2011at 3:00 pm: 50 Years Bergen and Hudson counties June 12, 2011 at 3:00 pm: 25 and 5 Years
All counties The Archbishop desires every couple deserving
of such recognition be present at the appropriate liturgy so he can personally honor them.
If you plan to attend and receive recognition for your years of marriage, please contact the rectory to register for the celebration.
In the first reading, Isaiah urges us in the name of the Lord to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and clothe the naked. If we do so, he assures us, the Lord will hear and answer our cries for help in time of need.
OLC HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY Trip to Poland May 2011
Join us for a wonderful trip to Poland in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of our Parish. “Poland’s Best” 7 days – 6 nights tour itinerary includes the cities of Czestochowa, Warsaw,
Krakow, Auschwitz, Zakopane and Wieliczka. The anticipated cost for the May 28th to June 4th
2011 trip is $2500. The package includes roundtrip airfare between Newark and Warsaw, transfers upon arrival and departure, accommodations in first class hotels, two meals per day, two dinners with folk entertainment in Warsaw and Krakow, air conditioned tour buses, sightseeing tours as specified, English speaking tour guide throughout, entrance fees and hotel taxes.
For more information and reservation forms, please contact Barbara Bromirski at 201-332-3117 or email to: [email protected]. For additional information regarding travel to Poland, please visit the tour host’s website at: www.pattours.com.
Donation statements for calendar year 2010 have been mailed. We make every effort to post donations accurately. If you believe that your statement has an error, please contact the rectory.
Thank you so very much for your financial support. 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 Sunday.
For the weekend of January 29/30 there were 365 people who attended Mass. The total weekend collection came to $5,900 (of that amount $2,070 came from parishioners making their contributions electronically through Parish Pay). This amount is $100 BELOW our weekly goal of $6,000 per Sunday.
To date, the Christmas collection has risen to $69,017. There is still time if you haven’t made your “Christmas Gift” to OLC.
SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS Reflect on today’s readings. Prepare for next Sunday.
This Sunday, February 6, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Is. 58:7-10; 1 Cor. 2:1-5; Mt. 5:13-16 Next Sunday, February 13, Sixth Sunday in
Ordinary Time Sir. 15:15-20; 1 Cor.2:6-10; Mt. 5:17-37 or 5:20-22a,
27-28, 33-34a, 37
EVENTS AT OLC Finance Council Mtg., Monday, February 7, 2011 7:30 pm Gather to Prepare, Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:30 am Gather to Celebrate, Sunday, February 27, 2011 12:30 pm Gather to Understand, Sunday, March 6, 2011 11:15 am
OLC SENIORS’ EVENTS
Valentine’s Day Luncheon Meeting, Thursday, February 10, 2011, after the 12:30 pm Mass. Cost $6.00.
Deposit due for May 9 – 15 Trip to Myrtle Beach, SC, Friday, February 11, 2011
Atlantic City Trip to Resorts, Tuesday, February 15, 2011, Bus will depart at 9:00 am from Warren & Sussex Streets;
then to 100 Montgomery Street. Cost $35.00 St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon Meeting, Thursday, March
10, 2011, after the 12:30 pm Mass. Cost $10.00 Final payment due for Trip to Myrtle Beach, SC, Monday,
March 14, 2011 Trip to Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA, Tuesday, March
15, 2011. Bus departs at 9:00 am. Cost $35.00 Writing Workshop: Get started. Keep going!
Saturday, February 26, 12:00 – 2:00 pm Church Hall Led by an accomplished local writer, this 2-hour
workshop will focus on: generating and developing ideas; establishing a productive writing practice; and developing your unique voice.
To enroll: contact instructor Nancy Mendez-Booth at [email protected] before Feb. 16. The workshop cost is $35 payable on or before Feb. 23.
Helen and Bruno Ruskowski, Jr. from Bruno Ruskowski
Sunday February 6, 2011 10:00 am Beatrice Ferretti
from Family
12:30 pm Living and Deceased Members of the Siwik Family from Donna Simon
7:00 pm People of the Parish
Monday February 7, 2011 12:30 pm Helen Hyjik
from Raymond Semienick
Tuesday February 8, 2011 12:30 pm
Helen Gabrush from Felicia and Harry Steward
Wednesday February 9, 2011 12:30 pm
Helen Hyjik from Francis Bitwinski
Thursday February 10, 2011 12:30 pm Kyc Family
from Family
Friday February 11, 2011 12:30 pm
Helen Hyjik from Alfred and Eugenia Ludwicki
Saturday February 12, 2011 5:00 pm John and Veronica Tuzienkiewicz
from Carol Tuzienkiewicz Sunday February 13, 2011 10:00 am George Koch
from Cocci, Maggie, Lenny Englese 12:30 pm Living and Deceased Members of
the Donna Simon Family from Swik Family
7:00 pm People of the Parish
If you would like to make an offering of the Sanctuary Candle or the Bread & Wine in memory of a loved one, please visit the rectory for more information.
MASS INTENTIONS Remember a deceased relative or friend by having a Mass offered in their honor. You may also offer a Mass for a particular intention and for someone who is living. If you wish to have a Mass
celebrated for someone or for a personal intention, please stop by the rectory, call 201-434-0798 or send an e-mail to: [email protected]. We maintain a living bond with our loved ones as we remember them in prayer.
2011 BAPTISMS AT OLC Gather to Prepare, Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:30 am Gather to Celebrate, Sunday, February 27, 2011 12:30 pm Gather to Understand, Sunday, March 6, 2011 11:15 am
Gather to Rejoice, Sunday, April 3, 2011 11:15 am If you are preparing for a new member of your family, please call or email the rectory to make arrangements to participate in our Baptism program.
A TRADITION OF GIVING TO OLC
“Christmas Gift” donations continue to come in. To date, our “Christmas Gift” donations have risen to $69,017. This is more than two-thirds of our goal of $90,000. We continue to show excellent progress. So, if you haven’t made your “Gift”, there is still time. Please, help us make our upcoming Ramp Project a reality. Thank you again to all who have contributed to the 2010 “Christmas Gift” program at OLC.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: May 9 – 15, 2011 7 Days – 6 Nights: Package includes Motorcoach Transportation; Lodging, 6 Breakfasts and 4 Full Course Dinners; 3 Fabulous Shows; Guided Tour of Historic Charleston or Georgetown, SC; and much more. Cost is $620.00 per person, double occupancy; $770.00 per person, single occupancy – taxes, luggage handling and meal gratuities included. $25.00 per person deposit due February 11 with final payment due March 14.
Montreal Casino & Montmorency Falls: September 12 – 16, 2011
5 Days – 4 Nights: Package includes Motorcoach Transportation; Lodging; 4 Breakfasts and 4 Full Course Dinners; Evening Entertainment; Guided Tours of Montreal, Quebec City, Notre Dame Basilica; Visits to Various Shrines; Quebec Experience Theatre; and Montmorency Falls. Cost is $615.00 per person, double occupancy; $815.00 per person, single occupancy – taxes, luggage handling and meal gratuities included. $25.00 per person deposit due June 9 with final payment due July 29.
FOOD PANTRY This weekend is our monthly Food Drive to benefit Our Lady of Sorrows Soup Kitchen in Jersey City. Parishioners are requested to bring non-perishable food items to all Masses this weekend, February 5th
and 6th. Please leave your donations at the rear of the church. If you wish to make a financial donation, please make your check payable to: “Our Lady of Sorrows” with memo stating “Emergency Food Pantry”. Your continued generosity is appreciated. Where there is love there is life. Indira Gandhi
