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 Miguel de Jesus, Director of Sacred Music x 1011, mdejesus@olmv.net Dorothy Zmigrodski, Parish Catechetical Leader x 2011 dzmigrodski@olmv.net Alexandria Jones, Catechetical Assistant x 2010 ajones@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.

The Most Holy Trinity June 7, 2020

Weekday and Sunday Masses have been suspended

by direction of the Bishop until further notice.

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

Please note that until further notice, the Diocese has instructed

all parishes to cancel all weddings, funerals, and baptisms.

The Parish Office is closed until further notice.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:

9:00 am until 12:00 noon daily (Except Sundays)

SCHEDULE OF MASS INTENTIONS

(All Mass intentions will be honored at the celebration of private Masses).

MON. Jun. 8 Weekday 7:00 A.M. *OLMV Parishioners TUES. Jun. 9 Weekday 12:00 P. M. +Deceased members of the Mente Family r/o Anna, Connie, Charlie & Mary WED. Jun. 10 Weekday 7:00 A.M +Joseph Mattina r/o Donna Matthews THURS. Jun. 11 St. Barnabas, Apostle 12:00 P.M. +Dolores Kelly r/o Patricia Engelman FRI. Jun. 12 Weekday 7:00 A.M. +Joseph Mattina r/o Jane & Lou DeNardo SAT. Jun. 13 St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church 8:00 A.M. +Pasquale Salerno r/o Carmela Salerno 5:00 P.M +Constance Mente r/o Larry & Bernice Corsini SUN. Jun. 14 THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST 8:00 A.M. *OLMV Parishioners 10:00 A.M. *OLMV Parishioners 11:30 A.M. *OLMV Parishioners 1:30 P. M. +Por todos los fieles difuntos r/o Leticia Almora +Deceased *Living

In your charity, you are asked to pray for the repose of the souls of

David Czachur, Dorothy Bilecki, Marlene

Clarkson, Lois Santillo, Frank Ebert, Louis Rossi, Sr., Robert Paulis, Mariela Garzón, Margaret McGrath, Eileen Perone, Juana Farfan Chang,

Edward Masessa, Elaine Paul, Dorothy Dombroski and Wolker O. Rodriguez.

The Most Holy Trinity

“I am praying for them…” (John 17:9) Prayer is the founda on of our Faith and the

founda on of Stewardship.

GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING

Total Combined Offertory weekends of May 16/17 and

May 23/24: $13,335.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Opportunities to support your Parish

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.

MEDITATION GARDEN

Have you purchased your memorial brick

yet? Memorial bricks are a beautiful way to show your support for OLMV Parish and to

honor family members, special occasions, or to give thanks to God for favors received. Bricks

can be ordered through the parish office:

$150.00 for a 4" x 8" brick $250.00 for a 8" x 8" brick

When we work together in praise of God---then

the Lord's presence becomes powerfully present --- right here in Middlesex!

BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL

To date, the Development Office has received pledges totaling $56,671.96 and payments totaling $50,475.57 from 268 parishioners. This represents 76.6% of

your $74,000.00 goal.

From the Desk of Father David Legend has it that the great bishop and doctor of the Church, St. Augustine was walking along the

southern shores of the Mediterranean. He was in the middle of writing his masterful work on the Holy Trinity, called, appropriately, De Trinitate. Augustine was contemplating just how to capture the essence of the mys-tery of the Holy Trinity: one God in three divine persons; unity and trinity. While walking, Augustine came across a young boy pouring water from the sea with a seashell into a hole that he had dug in the sand. The saint asked the young boy what he was up to. The boy looked up and smiled. He told Augustine that he was going to pour the whole sea into the hole. Augustine chuckled, and said to the boy: “My son, don’t you know that it is impossible to pour the whole sea into that hole.” The boy chuckled himself, and responded with a big grin on his face: “It is no more impossible for me to pour the sea into this hole than it is for you to ever fully comprehend the mystery of the Trinity.” Augustine diverted his glance but for a moment, and when he looked up, the boy had vanished. Some claim that the boy was an angel; others claim that he was the Christ child himself. Whichever, his advice to Augustine was spot on. The mystery of the Holy Trinity, unity in trinity, is beyond our comprehension. That does not mean that it is not true. In fact, the more we learn from science, the more we come to realize that there exist mysteries in the physical world that we also do not fully compre-hend and yet we can still work with. For instance, how can light be both a particle and wave at the same time.

The doctrine of the Holy Trinity is the single most important dogma of the Catholic faith. It is, at the same time, perhaps the most incomprehensible. The early Church struggled for centuries with the data con-tained in Scripture how best to define this mystery. Over time the Trinity was defined more by what it is not, than what it is. In the final analysis, the Trinity cannot be comprehended by human reason, but only through the eyes of faith: faith – the realization of what is hoped for, and evidence of things not seen.

The Athanasian Creed dating from the Sixth Century states what we believe, though some may find its

description more mindboggling, than helpful. It states that: “We worship one God in Trinity; and Trinity in Unity. Neither confounding the Persons; nor dividing the Essence. . . . The Father is made of none; neither created, nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone; not made nor created; but begotten. The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son; neither made, nor created, nor begotten; but proceeding.”

Why is the doctrine of the Trinity important? It is important because it helps us to understand St. John’s radi-cal claim made in the prologue to his Gospel. The claim that God is love. Love is not just an attribute of God. Love is not merely something that God does. Love is what God is. It is the very essence of God. God is love. Theologians tell us that if love is what God is, then the very being of God must embrace the lover, the beloved, and the love shared between the lover and the beloved. And that is precisely what we have in the Trinity. As St. Bernard of Clairvaux put it: “If, as properly understood, the Father is He who kisses and the Son He who is kissed, then it cannot be wrong to see in the kiss [itself] the Holy Spirit.”

Bishop Robert Barron likens the Trinitarian mystery to the use of incense at Mass: it clouds the altar

and waters the eyes, so that we can no longer see clearly. And so the mystery of the Trinity is meant to con-found us so that we may not see the Godhead clearly, but, rather, through clouds and with watering eyes. The mystery is meant to confound us so that we are prevented from being in control. Those in heaven spend an eternity reaching yet evermore increasingly profound understandings of God. Just as scientists will never cease to explore the vastness of the universe or the microcosm of the atom, so the saints will never cease ex-ploring the mystery of God. And so we come full circle, back to St. Augustine. Augustine must have learned his lesson from the young boy on the shore. God is always greater than what we can ever understand or hope to understand. As Augus-tine reflected: “Si comprehendes, non est Deus.” If you understand it, it is not God.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:

9:00 am until 12:00 noon daily

***Please note that there will be no Adoration on Sundays due to the

outdoor Mass***

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

Saturday from 3:30 to

4:15 p.m.

CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF MOUNT VIRGIN

During these challenging mes resul ng from the pandemic, Fr. Lou and I greatly miss being together with many of you as a parish community on Sundays. Though we can-not be together in person, please know that we are united with you in prayer and that we are praying for you and your families.

With the obliga on to a end Sunday Mass temporarily suspended for the foreseea-ble future, and with Masses with congrega on subject to a number of health and safety limita ons, know that we need to ask for your prayerful and financial support. Your week-ly contribu ons are very much needed. While you are welcome to mail in or drop off your contribu ons, we encourage you to consider a recurring dona on using our online giving program. Please prayerfully consider making the commitment to support our parish com-munity during this unprecedented me through online giving.

Please be well and stay safe. God bless you and your families. Father David ___________________________ If you have already signed up to give a recurring gi online, many thanks. If not, please consider signing up today. Your par cipa on in suppor ng our parish is s ll greatly needed.

① Visit www.olmv.net and click Give Online.

② Select the fund or funds of your choice.

③ Set up your dona on amount, payment type, and frequency.

Once your account informa on is added, dona ons will automa cally deduct from your checking or credit card account. It’s that easy!

If you need technical support, please contact ParishSOFT online giving at 1-866-930-4774.

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 —514th Air Mobility Wing at JBMDL, NJ A1C Kenneth W. Pine — Senior Airman , 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

OLMV ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY “HELPLINE”

732-356-2149 option 6 (All calls for assistance

are confidential).

An Act of Spiritual Communion (to be prayed when one cannot receive the Eucharist)

My Jesus,

I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,

come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there

and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

Religious Education Program 2020-2021

All NEW registrations to the Religious Education program will be by appointment ONLY due to the current restrictions to limit the num-ber of registrants at one time. Please contact Mrs. Zmigrodski at 732-356-2149 x2010 to schedule an appointment. Appointments will be on Wednes-days. You will need to be a registered member of the parish and provide a baptismal certificate for your child at the time of registration. If you are a family with a child already in the program, please contact the Religious Education Office so that the form for a new stu-dent to be added on to the existing family registration can be mailed to you. UPDATE: We will be able to take credit card payments this year for registration fees.

Please note that the nearest food pantry to OLMV is:

The First Bilingual Seventh Day Adventist Food Pantry

Contact: Stacy Barnes

Telephone: 732-629-8095 Address: 111 Howard Avenue, Middlesex,

NJ 08846

Hours of Operation: Wednesday – Friday

10:00 am to 12:00 noon, by appointment only 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month

12:00 noon to 2:00 pm, by appointment only Food assistance is available based on availability to Middlesex County residents and those in need by appointment only, for curbside pickup. Requests may be submitted by phone or text message to 732-629-8065 or online at https://www.firstbilingual.org/food-pantry.

Boletín en Español Domingo 7 de junio del 2020

La Santa Trinidad

Boletín en Español: Actividades y Anuncios • Confesiones: (Cambio de horario debido a la suspensión de Misas a causa del Coronavirus) • Virgen Peregrina: Por el momento la Virgen Peregrina no se va a entregar debido a la suspensión de Misas.

• 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. (Durante este momento la oficina parroquial no estará aceptando intenciones para las Misas)

• 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. EL CAFÉ SOCIAL HA SIDO CANCELADO POR EL MOMENTO.

• Clases de Inglés: LAS CLASES DE INGLES HAN SIDO CANCELADAS POR EL MOMENTO.

• Para ver la Misa en español por favor visite el siguiente enlace: http://magnificat.tv/es/taxonomy/term/1

ORACIÓN PARA LA COMUNIÓN ESPIRITUAL

Creo Señor mío que éstas realmente presente en el Santísimo Sacramento del Altar. Te amo sobre todas las cosas y deseo

ardientemente recibirte dentro de mi alma; pero, no pudiendo hacerlo ahora

sacramentalmente, ven al menos espiritualmente a mi corazón. Y como si te hubiese recibido, me abrazo y

me uno todo a Ti; Oh Señor, no permitas que me separe de Ti.

Amen.

Si usted necesita ayuda con comida, la despensa mas cercana a OLMV es: The First Bilingual Seventh Day Adventist Food Pantry. Contacte a Stacy Barnes, teléfono: 732-629-8095. Dirección: 111 Howard Avenue, Middlesex. Horas de operación: miércoles a viernes, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, por cita unicamente. 2do and 4to domingo del mes, 12:00 pm a 2:00 pm, por cita unicamente.

La asistencia alimentaria está disponible en función de la disponibilidad para los residentes del Condado de Middlesex y aquellos que la necesitan solo con cita previa. Las solicitudes pueden enviarse por teléfono o mensaje de texto al 732-629-8065 o en la pagina web: https://www.firstbilingual.org/food-pantry.

ANUNCIO ESPECIAL Las iglesias en la Diócesis de Metuchen reabrirán para la Misa con la Congregación a partir del 12 de junio. Las Misas entre semana también serán restauradas a partir del fin de semana del 13 y 14 de junio. Se requerirán máscaras para estar en la iglesia. La Comunión será recibida en la mano y se distribuirá después Misa. Para mantenerse informados sobre las próximas pautas a seguir, por favor de ver nuestra página en Facebook ó en la página web: olmv.net.