Our Lady of Mt. Virgin Church 600 Harris Avenue, Middlesex, New Jersey, 08846

Parish Office: 732-356-2149 Rectory Emergency: 732-667-8034

Fax: 732-356-1302 www.olmv.net

SERVED BY Rev. David V. Skoblow, Ch.M., KGCHS, Administrator, dskoblow@olmv.net Rev. Louis A. Mattina, Parochial Vicar x 1008, lmattina@olmv.net Rev. Peter G. Suhaka, Weekend Assistant Deacon John R. Tietjen—jtietjen@olmv.net Deacon John Czekaj—jczekaj@olmv.net Deacon Tom Sommero—tsommero@olmv.net Deacon Edgar Chaves—echaves@olmv.net Dorothy Zmigrodski, Parish Catechetical Leader x 2011 dzmigrodski@olmv.net Alexandria Jones, Catechetical Assistant x 2010 ajones@olmv.net Gerard Chiusano, M.A., Director of Sacred Music x 1011 gchiusano@olmv.net Carol Valente, Financial Manager x 1003 cvalente@olmv.net Gabriella Rosales, Communications and Calendar Manager x 1002 grosales@olmv.net Ed Kura, Facilities Manager x 2009 ekura@olmv.net Donald Kornmeyer, Custodian x 2009 MARRIAGES: Couples are encouraged to contact the parish office to begin the Marriage Preparation Program. It is recommended that engaged couples begin this process a year in advance of the wedding. Please contact the parish office for additional information. INFANT BAPTISMS: The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month after the 11:30 am Mass (except during Lent). Families must be registered in the Parish and attend a Baptism Preparation Class. Please contact the parish office for additional information. VISITS TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND: Priests, Deacons and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion bring the Blessed Sacrament to members of the parish who are homebound. Please contact the parish office to have Holy Communion brought to those who can not attend Mass or to request the Sacraments of the Anointing of the Sick and Confession.

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturdays: 8:00 a.m. &

5:00 p.m. (Sunday Vigil Mass)

Sundays: 8:00, 10:00 & 11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. (Misa en Español) 3:30 p.m. (Chinese Mass - 2nd Sunday of the month)

Weekdays: 7:00 a.m. (M, W, F);

12:00 noon (Tues, Th) Holy Days: 7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass, 7:00 a.m.

and 12:00 noon

ADORATION: 1st, 3rd & 5th Fridays of the month 7:30 a.m.—12:00 noon

and the 2nd & 4th Thursdays from 7:00—8:00 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday from 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

Sunday from 1:00 to 1:25 p.m. (in Spanish)

Parish Office hours: Monday-Friday (8:30 am-4:00 pm)

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 13, 2019

All are encouraged to visit and spend time in prayer and meditation in the church

and in our Meditation Garden.

SCHEDULE OF MASSES AND DEVOTIONS

MON. Oct. 14 Weekday 7:00 A.M. +George P. Roy r/o Anna Masessa TUES. Oct. 15 St. Theresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church 12:00 P. M. +Deceased Sisters of St. Joseph r/o Sisters of St. Joseph WED. Oct. 16 Weekday 7:00 A.M. +Anthony Masessa r/o Anna, Theresa & Michelle THURS. Oct. 17 St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr 12:00 P.M. +Deceased members of the Rafferty Family r/o Fran Rafferty Esposito FRI. Oct. 18 St. Luke, Evangelist 7:00 A.M. *OLMV Parishioners SAT. Oct. 19 Sts. John de Brebeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and Companions, Martyrs 8:00 A.M. +George P. Roy r/o Marilyn Russo 5:00 P.M. +Jose & Lourdes del Prado r/o Jay & Daphne DelPrado SUN. Oct. 20 Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 A.M. +Ed Holub r/o Ed & Mary Lou Johnson 10:00 A.M. +John Flesher r/o Ceil Flesher & Family 11:30 A.M. +Robert Powell r/o Powell Family 1:30 P. M. +Guillermo Torres r/o Elizabeth Torres & Family

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 13-19 Altar Candles DeVito Family r/o Dolores Schaaf

Altar Bread & Wine Carl & Marie Graf r/o Graf & Jacobs Families

In your charity, you are asked to pray for the repose of the soul of Joyce Gould.

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GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING

September 28-29……………………………………..$9,085.00 Major Renova ons…………..………….……….…$1,230.00 Hea ng and Air Condi oning…….…………….$2,665.00 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Opportunities to support your Parish

Did you know that in addition to Mass intentions for your loved ones you may remember them through the following memorial opportunities? · Sanctuary Flowers · Altar or Tabernacle Candles, or Sanctuary Lamp · Meditation Garden Remembrance Bricks · A gift of cash, securities, or other assets to OLMV.

Thank you!

The parish received a very generous gift of $1000

in memory of Monsignor William Haughney from a parishioner who wishes to remain

anonymous.

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Benjamin Hydo & Morgan Ziomek

For the Third Time: Ryan Farley & Alyssa Brett

From the Desk of Father David This weekend Blessed John Henry Newman will be canonized a saint of the Universal Church. Newman (1801 – 1890) was a theologian, a poet, and a Catholic priest. He was first an Anglican priest, but then converted to Catholicism in 1845. Already recognized as a leading churchman of his times, New-man’s conversion strained his relationship with both his family and his friends. Newman was ordained a Catholic priest in Rome in 1846. There is no room here to do justice to all the accomplishments of this leading educator, scholar, and defender of Catholicism. Suffice it to say that in recognition of his work for the Church, Pope Leo XIII elevated Newman to the rank of cardinal in 1879 at the age of 79, a rare honor for one who was neither a bishop nor the head of a dicastery in Rome. For more on Newman, I would rec-ommend Fr. Ian Ker’s excellent book, John Henry Newman: A Biography (Oxford:1990). Newman took as his motto, cor ad cor loquitur, “heart speaks to heart.” The motto has two mean-ings. At one level, it refers to the personal relationship between God, the Creator, and man, His creation, which is achieved especially through prayer. At the same time, it refers to the interpersonal relationship achieved by Christians within the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ, which has Christ as its head and Christians as its members. Within that Body we speak a common language of love. Newman realized that the personal influence of Christian upon others, Christians and non-Christians alike, is an important form of evangelization.

This past weekend I was at my alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, to participate in the 125th anniversary of the founding of its Newman Club, the first of its kind in the nation. While I was at Penn, I was an active member of, and eventually president of, its Newman Association. Newman Associ-ations are the official Catholic presence on non-Catholic college and university campuses. It was no sur-prise that Timothy Harrington, then a medical student at Penn, chose Newman as the patron for the organi-zation he founded in 1893. Newman was already recognized as the leading English-speaking Catholic theologian of the 19th Century. Newman had served as rector for the newly founded Catholic University of Ireland. His collection of essays written during his term as rector, published under the name The Idea of a University, still ranks among the classics on the subject of higher education. Newman favored a broad and liberal education, challenging the claims of those who espoused a more utilitarian view of edu-cation. According to Newman, a University should be a place where students are “educated,” rather than merely a place for them to be “instructed.” A place where they would learn to think and to analyze and to synthesize information. A place where they could acquire “intellectual skills” rather than practical, “mechanical skills.” This debate between knowledge for the sake of knowledge and information for the sake of practical application is still ongoing as we enter the 21th Century.

In a sermon delivered in 1873 on the occasion of the opening of the first Catholic seminary in Eng-

land since the Reformation, Newman warned the future priests in the audience that the world in which they would minister would be far more challenging than what priests had previously been facing.

Newman opposed relativism. A recent biographer of Newman summed up Newman’s life as one

driven by a “passion for truth.” Newman vigorously opposed “religious liberalism” which held that “there is no positive truth in religion, but that one creed is an good as another” since all are just “matters of opin-ion.” On Newman’s tombstone appears the epitaph: Ex umbris et imaginibus in veritatem – “from shad-ows and images into the truth.”

St. John Henry Newman, pray for us.

OLMV ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY Mums for Sale after Mass

October 19-20 $5 per planter

New Jersey Right to Life Car Raffle

Please support the Annual New Jersey Right to Life Car Raffle. Tickets will be on sale the weekend of October 26-27.

The prizes this year are:

1st Prize - 2020 Volvo XC40 AWD SUV valued over $40,000

2nd Prize - $1,000 ShopRite Gift Card 3rd Prize - $750 ShopRite Gift Card 4th Prize - $500 ShopRite Gift Card

Proceeds will benefit New Jersey Right to Life, the state's oldest and largest Pro-life organiza-tion, dedicated to protecting all human life from conception to natural death. Please show your support for LIFE by buying a raffle ticket. The cost is $10 per ticket.

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE will take place the weekend of October 19 after the 5:00 pm Mass and October 20 after the 10:00 am

Mass in the church hall. Please stop by to learn more about becoming a Knight. Our parish Knights of Columbus Council 12700 has be-gun accepting applications for their "Fran & Bert Zupko Catholic High School Tuition Scholarship" program for the 2019-2020 school year. For more information, please see the announcement on the Knight’s webpage:www.olmv.net/knights-of-columbus

OLMV 2020 MASS CALENDAR

OUR LADY OF MOUNT VIRGIN 2020 PARISH MASS CALENDAR

WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019.

FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE TABLES AT THE CHURCH ENTRANCES. FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS STARTING NOVEMBER 14. FORMS MAILED IN OR DROPPED OFF FORMS WILL BE PUT IN ORDER AFTER ALL PERSONS IN LINE ARE TAKEN CARE OF.

OLMV CALENDAR/SAVE THE DATES October 14: Coping with the Holidays October 20: Naomi Tea Widows’ Gathering October 28: Advent Novena begins

October 30: “Check In Before you Check Out” Seminar November 8: All Souls Memorial Mass November 14: OLMV 2020 Mass book opens November 23-24: ARS Bake Sale November 25: Advent Bible Study begins Nov. 30– Dec. 1: OLMV Winter Coat Dr ive Nov. 30– Dec. 1: Knights of Columbus Keep Christ in Christmas magnets and Oplatki sale

THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 in Observance of Columbus Day.

Choices Matter ~ A Critical Life Conference November 2, 2019

This year the Diocese of Metuchen and the Catholic Student Association at Rutgers present “Choices Matter” the conference will be held on Saturday, November 2. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop James Checchio at 8:30 AM at St. Peter the Apostle University, 126 College Ave Student Center in New Brunswick. Conference speakers will be Leah Dar-row-from Top Model to Role Model, Patricia Sandoval-author of “Transfigured”, and Dr. Tony and Ceil Levatino- “The Ripple Effect of Choice.” For further information and to register: http://rutgerscatholic.org or call 732-562-1543.

IN PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO SERVE Capt Kevin Boyajian —Lakenheath RAFB, England Capt Stanley Benarick, U.S. Army (Res.) —Fort Drum (NY) Col Gretchen Wiltse —Grissom AFB, IN

Chaplain, Lt Col Stuart King — (Res.) US Southern Command, Miami, FL Chaplain, Maj Timothy J. Hirten — Sheppard AFB, TX Chaplain, Maj Louis A. Mattina —(Res) Eielson AFB, AK A1C Kenneth W. Pine —Dover AFB, DE A1C Kristoffer Engel —Peterson AFB, CO LCpl Jack F. Sweeney USMC JTWC — OkinawaLCpl Sean P. Dowling —USMC, Camp Lejeune, NC Cpl Brian C. Robinson —USMC, Iraq Captain Hayes M. Cozza —USMC, Camp Pendleton, CA Lt. Santino E. Cozza —USAF, Little Rock, AFB, AR Ethan J. Krisfalusi - Seaman, Deployed Overseas Major Kevin Hoerburger - USMC (Res), New Orleans, LA Cpl Anthony Liguori, National Guard, Jordan Navy Capt. Douglas Graber, P.S.N.S.– Bremerton, Washington

Naomi Tea Widows’ Gathering Sunday, OCTOBER 20, 2019

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm in Petra House

We welcome ALL WIDOWS to join us as we

gather to share prayer, conversation, and refresh-ments. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet and make friends and discover others who have suffered the same loss. No need to register, just come and bring a friend or someone who might

need a ride or a personal invitation.

Small bite-sized desserts to share are appreciated!

Coping with the Holidays

Monday, October 14, 2019 from 7 to 8 PM

Our Lady of Mount Virgin (Parish Center) 450 Drake Ave. Middlesex NJ

The keynote speaker will be Jessie Flynn. If you have lost a loved one through death and are wondering how to cope with the holidays, this free seminar will offer tips on how to do so. Also, suggestions for coping with stress, special ways to remember your loved one during the holidays, and a memorial service will be offered. For registration, please call 732-356-2149. This is being sponsored by Our Lady of Mount Vir-gin Church and the Lazarus Ministry.

SAVE THE DATE Back by popular demand!

CHECK IN Before you

CHECK OUT Dying Catholic

Preparing for the inevitable. What you need

to know about preparing for a Catholic funeral for yourself and your loved ones.

Join Fr. David for a review of what every Catholic needs to know about the

funeral rites of the Catholic Church.

OCTOBER 30, 7:00 PM in the Parish Center Meeting Room.

The Religious Education Program needs an aide for the 7PM session on Tues-day evenings for Grade 7. Please contact the Religious Education Office for more information at 732-356-2149 x2010.

The Religious Education Office is open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00-3:00 PM and on Tuesdays from 1:30-9:00PM. Registrations for the 2019-2020 religious education year will be closed as of October 15. New families to the area are welcome to contact the Religious Education Of-fice to register.

Boletín en Español Domingo 13 de Octubre, 2019

XXVIII Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Boletín en Español: Actividades y Anuncios • Confesiones: Domingos antes de la Misa a la 1:00 —1:25 pm, o llamando a la oficina parroquial para solicitar una cita para la confesión. • Si desean llevar a la Virgen a sus hogares, se pueden anotar en el libro que está en la par te de atrás de la Iglesia por la puerta hacia el parqueo, o llamando a la Oficina Parroquial.

• Misas: Todo par roquiano que desee pedir la Intención de la Misa para cualquier domingo deberá venir a la Oficina Parroquial durante horas de trabajo. De lunes a jueves entre 8:30 am—2:00 pm. Si usted habla Inglés puede venir durante el siguiente horario: De lunes a viernes entre 8:30—4:00 pm. Las Misas se pueden reservar personalmente únicamente. No podemos reservar Misas por teléfono. La donación por una Misa es $10.

• Café Social: Nuevos miembros que deseen ayudar durante el Café son bienvenidos. Para anotarse a ayudar hablar con Eduardo y Lady Miranda después de Misa. Durante el mes de OCTUBRE no habrá Café Social.

• Clases de Inglés: Todos los miércoles de 6:00 a 8:00 PM. Todos son bienvenidos.

• Ayuda a tu parroquia como Lector, Ministros Extraordinarios de la Santa Comunión, Monaguillos. Necesitamos tu colaboración!!

BAUTISOS EN ESPAÑOL LAS CLASES PRE BAUTISMALES SERÁN EL PRIMER JUEVES DE CADA MES A LAS 7:45 P.M. EN EL CENTRO PARROQUIANO (450 DRAVE AVE, MIDDLESEX, NJ) El Próximo curso Pre-Bautismal será: el 3 de octubre. POR FAVOR NOTAR QUE LOS BAUTISMOS SON EL ÚLTIMO DOMINGO DE CADA MES A LAS 12:30 P.M. NOTA: DURANTE LA CUARESMA NO SE CELEBRAN BAUTISOS. Próximo bautismo será el 29 de septiembre

Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento

La Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento son el 1er, 3er y 5to viernes de cada mes a las 7:30 AM hasta las

12:00 del mediodía, y el 2do y 4to jueves de cada mes de 7:00 PM hasta las 8:00 PM. Todos son bienvenidos a venir a pasar un rato a solas y en oración con Jesús.

RITO DE INICI@CIÓN CRISTI@N@ P@R@ LOS @DULTOS

Si usted ó alguién que usted conoce, le gustaría escuchar más acerca de Jesús y su iglesia, le invitamos a unirse a nosotros en una Sesión de Información del programa RICA. Si usted desea ser bautizado en la Iglesia Católica, o si ya está bautizado y desea recibir los otros sacramentos de iniciación, o viene a no-sotros de otra fe y desea ser plenamente iniciado como miembro de la Iglesia Católica, entonces le invitamos a unirse a RICA (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana de Adultos). RICA es el proceso que le llevará al Bautismo (por los no bautizados), Eucaristía y Confirmación. Caminemos juntos en un camino de fe. Para ma información comuniquese con la oficina parroquial (732-356-2149) ó con el Diácono Edgar Chaves: echaves@olmv.net

Sé un Campeón para las Caridades Católicas Campiones para las Caridades Catolicas es una comunidad de benefactores individuales, parroquiales y corporativos que apo-yan los programas y servicios vitales de las Caridades Catolicas para nuestros vecinos necesitados. Aquí hay 2 maneras de ayu-dar: 1) únete a nosotros para la cena de Campeones de Carida-des Católicas 2019 que se llevará a cabo el jueves 17 de octubre por la noche en el Palacio en Somerset Park y / o 2) compra un boleto de rifa Campion 50/50. Para obtener más información, llame al 732-562-2432, envíe un correo electrónico a cham-pions@diometuchen.org o visite https://diometuchen.org/champions. Con su ayuda, Caridades Católicas está haciendo una verdadera diferencia en la vida de muchos.