Our Lady Queen of Peace

Rev. Edward G. Rama Pastor FatherEd@OLQPBranchville.org

Rev. Brian Ditullio In Residence FatherBrian@OLQPBranchville.org

Deacon Dulibber Gonzalez Transitional Deacon

Mrs. Jennifer Durso Office Manager Office@OLQPBranchville.org

Mrs. Diana Rimshnick Coordinator of Religious Education RelEd@OLQPBranchville.org

Mrs. Margaret Moeckel Music Minister MargaretWM@OLQPBranchville.org

Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM 9:30 AM Family Mass 11:00 AM

Daily: 8:00 AM (Monday-Saturday) Holydays: 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM

Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:45 PM-4:45PM After All Masses During Eucharistic Adoration (Mon & Fri)

Devotions: Miraculous Medal Novena Monday morning before the 8:00 AM Mass Eucharistic Adoration: Mondays: 7:30 PM-8:30 PM, Fridays: 8:30-9:30 AM First Friday: 8:30 am Sat. 8:00 am (24 Hours)

Rosary: After every morning Mass (Mon-Sat) First Saturday Devotion to Our Blessed Mother: First Saturday of every month after the 8:00 AM Mass. Rosary Procession and Breakfast.

We have been a Roman Catholic parish family since 1951, with a call to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in both word and deed, and in all our relationships and responsibilities. We encourage our members to embrace a lifestyle marked by Stewardship of Time, Talent, and Treasure, engaging in active support of our ministries of the Word, Worship, and Service. We welcome visitors and all who wish to join us as new members; please call the parish office for more information on becoming a member of our parish family.

209 US Highway 206 Branchville, NJ 07826

Sunday, May 27, 2018 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-2:00 PM

Parish Office: (973) 948-3185 Fax: (973) 948-4799

Website: OLQPBranchville.org

Please Join us for

The First Thanksgiving Mass of

Reverend Dulibber Gonzalez,

Which Will be Offered to Praise God for the Gift of the Priesthood

11:00 am On Sunday, May 27th, 2018

Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish 209 US Highway 206

Branchville, New Jersey 07826

Followed by Reception at the Peace Pavilion

Solemnity of Corpus Christi Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ

Sunday, June 3rd 11:00 am Mass

Eucharistic Procession after the 11:00 am Mass

Come & Join us for a Pot Luck Lunch in the Pavilion after the Procession

Please bring your favorite dish to share Drinks will be provided

Mass Intentions SATURDAY May 26th 8:00 AM INTENTIONS OF REV. DULIBBER GONZALEZ 5:00 PM NICHALOS A. MARINO (THE FAMILY) SUNDAY MAY 27th 8:00 AM RICHARD & PATRICIA MCCAFFREY (ERIC & LINDA SPACE) 9:30 AM DOROTHY GODLEWSKI (GREG & SHEILA HUNTER) 11:00 AM MASS OF THANKSGIVING

MONDAY 8:00 AM KEVIN DUFFY (MARION DOYLE) TUESDAY 8:00 AM RITA WORTHINGTON (THE FAMILY) WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM MARY ILIFF (THE FAMILY) THURSDAY 8:00 AM JANE SAUCHELLI (THE ALBANESE FAMILY) FRIDAY 8:00 AM ELENA AND RAMIRO DEMOLINA (THE ALBANESE FAMILY) SATURDAY JUNE 2nd 8:00 AM LUCY ALBANESE (THE ALBANESE FAMILY) 5:00 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH SUNDAY JUNE 3rd 8:00 AM STEPHEN & MADELINE SWISS (THE FAMILY) 9:30 AM ANTHONY CERNY (ARLENE & GARY DODDSULLIVAN) 11:00 AM CHARLES & FRANCINE MURPHY

MEMORIALS The week of May 27th the Sanctuary

Lamp burns for: Intentions of Father Dulibber

The Most Holy Trinity: May 27th

Please remember in your prayers

Monica Carrico, Hap Rowan, Patricia Poole, Patricia Fiss, Clarence Roberts, Joe Foster, Susanne Fernicola, Lisa Dorans, William Pagano, Molly Russo, John Crisman, Philip Baccari, Kathy Flores, Laura

Schaefer, Ben Sellitto & Family, Dottie Hilt, Angelo Appice, Miryam Rodriguez, Peggy Mahon, J anice Miglin, Theresa Barrett, Bradley Burchfield, Pete Lozar, Aylssa Morgan, John Colyer, Eileen Andes, Ann Romyns, Nathan Toland

Altar Servers

Weekly Collection

Sunday Offering 5/19 & 5/20 $ 3,679 Online Giving $ 225 Diocesan Assessment $1,396 Total $ 5,300 Estimated Weekly Expense $ 6,500 Shortage $ 1,200

Thank you for your generosity. ,Please Consider “Online Giving” *If you are not already doing so, please use your envelopes each week. Only contributions in your numbered envelope are recorded for documentation required by the IRS. Please remember our Parish in your will.

Online Giving

Thank you to the families that have signed up for Online Giving! If decide exactly when your gift is made and where it goes. You can even view your giving history and pledge progress at any time, just by logging in. Please visit www.olqpbranchville.org and click the Online Giving link to get started

May 26th & May 27th 5:00 PM Elenor Reilly 8:00 AM John Iacopelli 9:30 AM Anita Schweizer

June 2nd & June 3rd 5:00 PM Tim & Paul Kelleher 8:00 AM Jack Lesch 9:30 AM Carly Studt 11:00 AM Matt & Paul Corazza

May 26th & May 27th 5:00 PM Samantha Price 8:00 AM Brian O'Connor 9:30 AM Ryan Hudock

June 2nd & June 3rd 5:00 PM Bob Mayer 8:00 AM John Iacopelli 9:30 AM Ric Hahn 11:00 AM Lorri Opitz

ALTAR FLOWERS MEMORIALS

The week of May 27th the Altar Flowers are presented for :Charles & Anna Meshinsky

Calendar Events 5/27 Sunday 8:00 am, 9:30 am (Family Mass) 9:00 am Rosary 11:00 am Rev. Dulibber’s Mass of Thanksgiving 1:00 pm Reception to follow in the Pavilion 5/28 Monday Memorial Day Office Closed 8:00 am Mass & Rosary No Adoration & Benediction 5/29 Tuesday 8:00 am Mass & Rosary 5/30 Wednesday 8:00 am Mass & Rosary 5/31 Thursday 8:00 am Mass &Rosary 9:30 am Mass at The Bentley 6/1 Friday 8:00 am First Friday Mass & 24 Hour Adoration 2:00 pm First Friday Mass at The Homestead 6/2 Saturday Corpus Christi Food Drive 8:00 am First Saturday Mass, Rosary, & Breakfast 3:45 pm Reconciliation 5:00 pm Mass 6/3 Sunday Solemnity of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Food Drive 8:00 am, 9:30 am (Family Mass) 11:00 am Mass 9:00 am Rosary 11:00 am Eucharistic Procession after the Mass Pot Luck Luncheon after the Procession 6:00 pm Catholic Teens Corpus Christi Celebration

Religious Education

Online Registration

ONLINE REGISTRATION for the 2018-2019 Our Lady Queen of Peace Religious Education Program is now

open. All returning students, as well as new students, must complete an ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM, no student is automatically re-registered.

The ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM can now be accessed from our website at www.olqpbranchville.org under the Religious Education tab.

Kindly provide the information requested. Payment will be required in order to complete the online registration. If you do not wish to pay online you may register by visiting the office on Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

• Morning Prayer • Arts & Crafts • Catholic Hymns • Games • Catholic Skits • Water Day • Bounce House • Closing Prayer

Location: Our Lady Queen of Peace Date: June 25th—June 29th Time: 9:00 am –12:00 pm Grades: K-4 Cost: $25.00 for one child $30.00 Family Fee for 2 or more

REGISTRATION: Online Registration is available on our website at www.olqpbranchville.org under the Religious Education tab or may be obtained at the parish office. For more information, please call Jenn at the parish office at 973-948-3185

Youth Pilgrimage

Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Sunday June 10th 2:30pm –6:00 pm

Join hundreds of High School Teens in the diocesan celebration of the re-dedication of the Cathedral.

The program includes: • Tour of the Cathedral • Games and snacks • Engaging speakers and music • Mass with the Bishop

If you are interested in attending and would like more information please contact the office: 973-948-3185.

High School Teens Youth Group 7th & 8th Graders Are Also Invited to this Event

• Night Fishing at the Pond (Bring your own Pole & Tackle)

• Outdoor Games • Barbeque: Hamburgers & Hotdogs • Campfire

Any questions please call (973)948-3185

Volunteers need please call the office.

First Fridays Devotion Come and join us for the First Fridays Devotion. Mass will be celebrated Ad Orientem at 8:00 AM and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will take place for 24 hours until 8:00 AM, Saturday. Please come

and join us for Mass and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

First Friday Mass: 8:00 am 24 Hour Adoration

8:30 am to 8:00 am Saturday.

If you would like to commit for 1-hour there is a sign –up sheet at the rear of the Church. You are welcome to join

First Saturdays Devotion Mass: Saturday 8:00 AM

Rosary Procession : After Mass Breakfast served in the Hall after The

Rosary Procession. (free-will offering)

Come and join us for The First Saturdays Devotion at 8:00 am. Rosary Procession will begin after Mass. Confession will be heard after Mass. All are invited for breakfast in the Parish Hall after The Rosary Procession.

Our Blessed Mother promises us peace in our world and in our home if we pray The Rosary and participate in the Five First Saturdays Devotion.

Ad Orientem Toward The East

Since Vatican II (1962-1965) for over 50 years Mass has been celebrated predominantly with the Priest facing the people. However, prior to Vatican II the Mass was celebrated for over 1900 years

with the Priest and the people facing the same direction, namely to the East. Following Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Cardinal Sarah, the Prefect for the Congregation for the Divine Liturgy, has repeatedly called for a return to ad orientem worship - in which the priest and the people face together in the same direction toward the front of the church for those parts of the Mass which are addressed directly to God. Cardinal Sarah has asked priest to implement ad orientem worship as soon as possible...for this is an act of true renewal and “is something good for the Church and the people of God.” Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Spirit of the Liturgy (Chapter 3): “On the other hand, a common turning to the East during the Eucharistic Prayer remains essential. This is not a case of something accidental, but of what is essential. Looking at the priest has no importance. What matters is looking together at the Lord. It is not now a question of dialogue, but of common worship, of setting off toward the One who is to come. What corresponds with the reality of what is happening is not a closed circle, but the common movement forward expressed in a common direction for prayer.” First Friday weekday Masses will be celebrated ad orientem, that is, the priest will be facing in the same direction as the people for the prayers of the Mass that are directly addressed to the Lord. All other weekday Masses and all weekend Masses will be celebrated as we normally do with the Priest facing the people.

From the Desk of Father Ed: Dear Parishioners, Once again we have returned to the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. We celebrated the Easter Season for 50-days, which ended on the eve of Pentecost Sunday completing the Paschal Mystery. For 50-days we celebrated the event of Jesus’ Resurrection from the dead. This past Sunday we focused on the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, given to the Apostles and the whole Church so that we can be sanctified and share in the very life of God. God has given us a share in His very life through Jesus’ Passion, Death, Resurrection and the gift of the Holy Spirit. This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. We are invited to gaze into the mystery of the inner life of God and discover the Three Persons of the Blessed Trinity, The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All Worship, honor, glory, and praise is due to the Three Persons equally. We can distinguish them by their relationship to one another. The Father is ungenerated and the First Person. The Second Person, the Word or Logos, is generated from the Father before all time began (never a time when the Son was not). The Third Person, the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son, again before all time began. The Father has sent His Son, Jesus, to save us from sin and death. The Son has sent us the gift of the Holy Spirit that we can share in the inner life of the Blessed Trinity and call God our Father until the day we see Him face to face in the Kingdom of Heaven. Parish Life: We send our best wishes and prayers to our Music Minister, Margaret Moeckel and her husband John, they will be retiring from the parish ministry after Deacon Dulibber’s Mass of Thanksgiving. Margaret and John wish to be able to spend more time with their family. Margaret has been playing the organ and cantoring here in the parish for 26 years. Please keep Margaret and John and their family in your prayers. During the summer months we will be using several different organists to help us out until our new Music Minister, Benjamin Yates starts in late August. Benjamin has been cantoring at our 9:30 am Family Mass for about a year and has been substituting for Margaret on occasion. Be sure to mark you calendars for Sunday, June 3rd, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the day we celebrate the Body and Blood of Jesus. This year after the 11:00 am Sunday Mass we will have a short procession outside (weather permitting) with the Blessed Sacrament. After the procession there will be a pot-luck luncheon in the pavilion. Be sure to join us. Feel free to bring a covered dish. Our Lady Queen of Peace, pray for us, Father Ed, Pastor

Sacraments of the Church: Baptism: Infant Baptisms (Private & Communal) are celebrated on Saturdays at 11:30 AM & Sundays at 12:30 PM. An instruction class on Baptism will be provided in advance. Please call in advance to make an appointment and to ensure that the Church’s requirements especially for Godparents are satisfied. Eucharist: If you are seriously ill or homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion please contact Father Ed. Adult Confirmation: Please call the office and ask about our religious education program for adults. Reconciliation: The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available Saturday 3:45pm-4:45pm, after weekday Masses 8:30am, during Adoration Monday evening 7:30pm-8:30pm and Friday morning 8:30am-9:30am, and anytime by appointment. Anointing of the Sick: Anyone who wishes to receive this healing sacrament, the Anointing of the Sick, should contact Father Ed. Marriage: Couples contemplating marriage are asked to call the office for an appointment to discuss the Marriage Preparation Program. Arrangements should normally be made one year in advance and before any wedding dates are finalized.

Parish Fundraiser

SHOP-RITE, WEIS & OTHER GIFT CARDS

Please support our Parish by purchasing Gift Cards. Cards in $25, $50 & $100 denominations are available after all Masses in the Parish Hall or by calling the office.

Food Pantry

Items needed for the food pantry are the following:

pasta, spaghetti sauce, boxed potatoes, canned meats, frozen food (drop off by appointment), canned vegetables, coffee, breakfast items, snacks, shampoo, deodorant and razors

Our food pantry now serves over 140 local families Thank you for your continued support and generosity. The hours for the Food Pantry are Mondays 12:00 pm—2:00 pm. We are closed on Holidays and for bad weather.

Annual Corpus Christi Food Collection

June 2nd & 3rd

Due to the unprecedented requests for assistance from Catholic Charities’ food

pantries and in order to fulfill our obligations to the poor, Bishop Serratelli has authorized a Diocesan-wide food collection in all parishes and agencies on the Feast of Corpus Christi, Saturday/Sunday, June 2nd & 3rd. We are all being asked to bring assorted food products on that day.

Our Lady Queen of Peace has been asked to provide CRACKERS/COOKIES/SHAMPOO

Cash donations will also be accepted. The food collection day will help those in need in our Diocesan community of Morris, Passaic and Sussex Counties.

Come Pray The Rosary With Us Every Sunday

9:00 am in the Church.

Come and join us every Sunday to pray the Rosary together. Our Blessed Mother has continually urged us to pray the Rosary so that we can have peace in our world, in our parish, in our homes, and in our hearts. Our Parish Evangelization Team will be organizing and leading the Rosary.

Eucharistic Adoration

Mondays 7:30 pm–8:30 pm (with Benediction) Fridays 8:30 am—9:30 am (after 8:00 am Mass) First Friday 24 Hour Adoration 8:30 am - 8:00 am Saturday

**No Adoration this Monday, Memorial Day May 28th

Healing Mass

Thursday, June 21st 7:30 pm

The healing service will take place immediately after Mass; Father Ed will be celebrating the Mass and Healing Service. Come with expectant faith and experience the Lord’s healing power.

Praise & Worship Music by: Dan Ferrari