May 24, 2020 • Ascension of the Lord - Seventh Sunday of Easter Pastoral Associate for Elementary Catechetics Tracey Hann School Principal Michael Petrillo DIRECTOR OF LITURGICAL MUSIC MINISTRIES Dr. Patricio Molina Assistant Liturgical Music MinisterS Kimberley Mesiti Pastoral Associate for Family & Adult Formation Ministries Robert P. Miller COORDINATOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY Quinn Furnald TRUSTEES Bernadette Lipoma James McKittrick St. Thomas the Apostle St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church Rectory/Parish Center: (973) 338-9190 • Fax: (973) 338-4224 Religious Education: (973) 338-7400 • School: (973) 338-8505 Address: 60 Byrd Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 • Website: www.stachurchbloomfield.com Facebook: Saint Thomas the Apostle Church Twitter: @stachurchnj YouTube: STA BloomfieldNJ Parish Center Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm. Friday 9am-1pm & 2pm-5pm, Saturday 9am-1pm Eucharistic Liturgy Saturday Eve: 5:00pm Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am & 12:00 Noon Weekdays: 7:30, & 11:30am Saturday Mornings: 8:30am Holy Days: 7:30, 11:30am & 7:00pm Holidays: 8:30am Sacrament of Reconciliation (Penance/Confessions) Saturday: 11:00am Marian Devotions Mondays Novena Prayer 11:30am Mass Liturgy of the Word With Children Sundays: 10:30am Mass September - June Catholic Community Services Offering Social Service Assistance 1(800) CCS-7413 Fax: 596-3735 Rev. Lawrence J. Fama, Pastor Rev. Charles J. Miller, Pastor Emeritus Parochial Vicar: Rev. Antonio T. Sarento, M.Div. In Residence: Rev. John Gordon, V.F., Rev. Charles Pinyan Weekend Assistant: Rev. Thomas Cembor PERMANENT DEACONS Deacon Thomas J. Coyle • Deacon Brian J. Murphy Deacon Dennis J. Besida, Retired
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May 24, 2020 • Ascension of the Lord - Seventh Sunday of Easter
Pastoral Associate for
Elementary Catechetics
Tracey Hann
School Principal
Michael Petrillo
DIRECTOR OF LITURGICAL
MUSIC MINISTRIES
Dr. Patricio Molina
Assistant Liturgical
Music MinisterS
Kimberley Mesiti
Pastoral Associate for Family
& Adult Formation Ministries
Robert P. Miller
COORDINATOR OF YOUTH MINISTRYQuinn Furnald
TRUSTEESBernadette LipomaJames McKittrick
St. Thomas the ApostleSt. Thomas the ApostleRoman Catholic ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Address: 60 Byrd Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 • Website: www.stachurchbloomfield.comFacebook: Saint Thomas the Apostle Church Twitter: @stachurchnj YouTube: STA BloomfieldNJParish Center Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm. Friday 9am-1pm & 2pm-5pm, Saturday 9am-1pm
Eucharistic LiturgySaturday Eve: 5:00pm
Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am & 12:00 Noon
Weekdays: 7:30, & 11:30am
Saturday Mornings: 8:30am
Holy Days:7:30, 11:30am & 7:00pm
Holidays: 8:30am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
(Penance/Confessions)Saturday: 11:00am
Marian Devotions
MondaysNovena Prayer 11:30am Mass
Liturgy of the Word
With ChildrenSundays: 10:30am Mass
September - June
Catholic Community
ServicesOffering Social
Service Assistance1(800) CCS-7413
Fax: 596-3735
Rev. Lawrence J. Fama, PastorRev. Charles J. Miller, Pastor Emeritus
Parochial Vicar: Rev. Antonio T. Sarento, M.Div. In Residence: Rev. John Gordon, V.F., Rev. Charles Pinyan
Weekend Assistant: Rev. Thomas CemborPERMANENT DEACONS
Deacon Thomas J. Coyle • Deacon Brian J. MurphyDeacon Dennis J. Besida, Retired
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Seventh Sunday of Easter May 24, 2020
Masses for the Week
Saturday, May 23
5:00 pm Dec’d Members Klem & Macik Families – Family
Sunday, May 24
7:30 am Peter Ciulla, Jr. – Aunt 9:00 am For the People
10:30 am Vivian & Gerard Grimm – Family
12:00 pm Eugene Moran – Family
Monday, May 25 Memorial Day Easter Weekday
8:30 am Mary Ellen Begnoche – Family
Tuesday, May 26 St. Philip Neri, Priest
7:30 am Louis & Lucy DeFalco – Bequest
11:30 am Thomas Meringolo – Friends
Wednesday, May 27 Easter Weekday
7:30 am Josephine & Dominick Tortorello – Bequest 11:30 am Carolyn Kerby – Friend
Thursday, May 28 Easter Weekday
7:30 am Fay De Lorenzo – Bequest
11:30 am Charles Graham – Parents
Friday, May 29
Easter Weekday
7:30 am Louis & Lucy DeFalco – Bequest 11:30 am Ralph & Noreen Cuono – Friend
Saturday, May 30 Easter Weekday
8:30 am Jane Cash – Family 5:00 pm Robert Colucci – Family
Sunday, May 31
Pentecost Sunday 7:30 am Charles Cappello – Friend
9:00 am Edward Tamar – Friend 10:30 am For the People
12:00 pm Joseph & Rose Stella – Family
Due to the Coronavirus all public masses remain canceled. The priests will be fulfilling all mass intention obligations.
PRAY FOR OUR SICK
Rajiv Fernando, Kim Baker, Jim Nardine, Teresa Miller, Barbara Dovrowski, Jerry Kennedy,
Daniel Maxwell, Tom King, George Sisnero,
REST IN PEACE
Gina Sisnero, Eileen Kossack, Antonio Cifelli, Gerard Nicolette,
Norman Pederson
SANCTUARY CANDLE INTENTIONS
CHURCH: Ruth Mohr
Gospel Reading - John 17:1-11a
Today’s reading is a prayer, which appears at the conclusion of Jesus’ Last Supper discourse. At the end of the prayer, Jesus is arrested in the garden. The prayer might be read as Jesus’ final commendation of himself to the Father. In the prayer, Jesus also expresses care and concern for his disciples.
Jesus’ prayer reaffirms the complete union between Jesus and the Father. Throughout John’s Gospel, Jesus has been presented as the Word, who pre-existed with the Father and was sent to do the Father’s work on earth. In this prayer we learn that Jesus’ life and ministry have been directed toward one purpose, revealing the Father. When this work is accomplished, Jesus is to return to the Father to be glorified. Regardless of what happens to Jesus, in John’s Gospel, Jesus and the Father are in charge. Even in the description of Jesus’ death, Jesus does not simply die but instead hands over his spirit.
In today’s Gospel we also note the distinction found in John’s Gospel between the world and the disciples. The disciples are in the world, but they are separate from it because they have been given to Jesus. They are chosen from the world to be in service to the world for its salvation. This salvation has been accomplished in Jesus because Jesus has revealed the Father to the world, but the disciples will be sent by Jesus to make both the Father and Jesus known to the world. Jesus’ prayer is for the disciples’ work in the world.
May is the month dedicated to Our Blessed Mother,
please pray the Rosary each day for the end of the coronavirus.
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PARISH CENTER PHONE HOURS ONLY M - F 9AM - 3PM SAT 9AM - 12NOON Leave a message for a return call back
ALL MEETINGS & EVENTS CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
The Main source of operating funds for St. Thomas is our weekly / holyday offertory collections. The information below will show where the Parish is as of May 17th compared to the budget amount for the year. The break-even date is June 30, 2020. The amount needed each week is $17,496 and the amount collected last weekend was $13,966.
Budget Amount Year to Date Remaining Amount
$892,300 $690,633 $201,667
The year to date amount is negative by $114,183
as of week number 46 in our current budget year.
Easter collection $ 37,353 vs. Budget $ 50,000
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REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ENVELOPE
As you are well aware, the parish of St. Thomas the Apostle is a large one with multiple buildings that require constant maintenance and repairs. Most recently we found it necessary to update our heating system in the church/parish center from oil to the more efficient gas system, saving us approximately 20% on our fuel costs, and also had to bring in a roofer to repair a leak in the church roof. There are multiple exterior repairs to the brick façade that will have to be phased in over the next three to five years due to the cost. They are scheduled to start this week. While we strive to keep our costs down, these type of repairs are necessary and very costly. In order to meet the needs of this large parish we were granted permission in February to begin a special monthly Maintenance and Repairs collection to help defray these costs. The proceeds from this collection will not be assessed the standard 18% by the Archdiocese, and the entire amount will be put towards the repairs. Thank you in advance for your generosity, support, and love of our parish.
Phase 1 of our Church reopening / Private Prayer
Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30am to 12:30pm
Please use the side handicapped entrance on the south side of the church
Restrooms are closed
Expanded schedule to begin the week of May 31
Quiet individual prayer (no group devotional prayer is permitted at this time)
Reconciliation (confession) to begin on Saturday May 23 at 11am in our parking lot
GUIDELINES
Everyone must wear a mask before entering the Church and while in the building
Everyone must stay 6’ apart when on the church property (both inside and outside the Church)
Everyone must sanitize your hands before entering the church (please bring hand sanitizer with you)
If you are sick or feel that you’ve been infected or exposed to someone who has been infected with Covid-19, you must wait 14 days before entering the Church
We are happy to welcome you back for private individual prayer but please note that even with
the best health practices and social distancing, anyone who enters a public space should recognize
there is a risk in contracting Covid-19. We will be increasing the cleaning of our Church, but no
one should expect they will be any safer from germs here than in other public areas.
As painful as the decision was to suspend all public Masses in the Archdiocese of Newark, during the Covid 19 pandemic, the process was straight-forward and necessary for the common good. As we see numbers flatten and decrease, we are beginning to sense the situation improving. In the interest of the common good, we do not want to contribute to a second wave that could disrupt our liturgical life. As health restrictions are eased and we are able to start gathering together again, it is important for everyone to accept that things will not immediately go back to life before the Corona virus. Health experts and civic leaders are currently determining new guidelines and restrictions for the next weeks and months, and at the same time the Archdiocese of Newark is planning for how public worship will be celebrated with respect to any new regulations. We know the desire to return to your parishes, participate in the liturgy, and receive the Eucharist is incredibly strong, but we ask that everyone approach this reopening with a patient, loving and charitable mindset. The specific details of when public Mass will resume and how it will be celebrated are still being determined, but the return will occur through a three-phase gradual process. Each phase will be rolled out with specific dates and directives to follow determined by Archdiocesan leaders. Phase 1. Churches will first be opened for personal prayer only. Individuals and families can come to church for quiet prayer, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation may be celebrated if social distancing can be maintained and masks are worn. Phase 2. Following on Phase 1, churches will be permitted to celebrate public weekday Masses and funerals with very specific restrictions, such as the strict practice of social distancing, use of masks and limited number of people present. Phase 3. Following Phase 1 and 2, churches will be permitted to celebrate Sunday Mass publicly with the obligatory practice of social distancing, use of masks and limited number of people present. All other sacraments will resume according to the directives during Phase 3.
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Five Things to Be Mindful of During the Return Process
1. A general dispensation from the Sunday obligation will remain until further notice. The dispensation for the obligation to attend Mass will remain in effect. No one will be required to attend Mass when public celebrations resume. Hence, live stream Masses for parishioners at home will continue.
2. Attendance will be limited. We know restrictions will remain on holding large gatherings, so we are working with parishes to determine the best way to ensure safety. Communications will come from the parish so parishioners will know how many people can attend any given Mass. It is likely that all parishioners may not be able to attend Mass regularly at first.
3. Social Distancing will be practiced. Expect that your parish will have pews/rows that are taped
off, and that households, even of one individual, will be asked to keep six feet of separation from each other. No one will be admitted without a mask. Parishioners should take their temperature before coming to Mass. Anyone with any symptoms of sickness must stay home.
4. Liturgical changes will be in place. Similar to protocols established when churches were closing,
extra precautions will be taken. Temporary adjustments will be made to how we celebrate Mass and receive Communion.
5. There still will be a risk for anyone who attends a public Mass. Even with best health practices and strict social distancing, anyone who enters a public space should recognize there is a risk of contracting the coronavirus. Improved cleaning will occur at our churches, but no one should expect that they will be any safer from germs than in other public spaces.
Finally, we should recognize that this is a unique time and we need to continue to work together to make progress. There will be challenges and frustration. You may not be able to attend Mass at your parish the first few weeks it resumes. However, we believe these guidelines are a call to love our neighbors. If we all work together, we can incrementally expand our options and increase our participation in the liturgy. However, if we look for ways to get around the regulations, we will likely contribute to the sickness and death of others, creating situations that force us to take steps back. Each of us is called to be faithful members of the Body of Christ as we implement the reopening of our churches. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do in our parish communities.
“Be strong and take heart, all who hope in the LORD.” Psalm 31:25
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