SAINT ANDREW PARISH 120 WASHINGTON AVENUE • WESTWOOD, NEW JERSEY 07675 June 14, 2020 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Phone 201-666-1100 Fax 201-722-1432 Emergency Line 201-523-4133 Email ---- [email protected]Web --------------- www.standrewcc.com Welcome! The Saint Andrew’s Roman Catholic Church mission is to spread the love of Jesus Christ through active ministry, inclusive worship and charitable works for our community and the world. We invite all who live in our area to join our parish community by calling the Parish Center or by seeing one of the priests. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PHASE II BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 15 Until Monday, June 15, we will continue our livestream Mass schedule: Daily Mass (9:00 am), Sunday Mass (Saturdays 3:00 pm English; 4:30 pm Spanish) Church will be open for private prayer Saturday & Sunday from noon to 3:00 pm. Confession is available. Beginning Monday, June 15, the Church will be open for daily Mass and private prayer. Daily Masses will be celebrated Monday through Saturday at 9:00 am in the Church. Private Prayer will take place: Monday through Friday after Mass until 10:30 am Saturday from 3:00pm - 5:00pm Confession will be offered on Saturdays beginning June 20 at 4:00 pm in north vestibule or outdoors. Sunday Masses will resume June 20/21: Saturdays – 5:00 pm Sundays – 8:00 am, 10:30am, 12:15 pm, 7:00 pm (Spanish) Live streaming of our daily Masses and one Sunday Mass each week will continue on our Facebook page and later through our website so those unable to attend may connect spiritually with our faith community. Guidelines for Mass -FACE MASKS MUST BE WORN BY EVERYONE during Mass, private prayer and Confession. -We currently have hand sanitizers and wipes at Church but please do bring your own if you can. -Please follow the usher’s direction as you enter the church. -When coming forward to receive the Body of Christ, please wear a mask and keep appropriate distancing.
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SAINT ANDREW PARISH 120 WASHINGTON AVENUE • WESTWOOD, NEW JERSEY 07675
Live streaming of our daily Masses and one Sunday Mass each week will continue on our Facebook page and later through our website so those unable to attend may connect spiritually with our faith community.
Guidelines for Mass
-FACE MASKS MUST BE WORN BY EVERYONE during Mass, private prayer and Confession.
-We currently have hand sanitizers and wipes at Church but please do bring your own if you can.
-Please follow the usher’s direction as you enter the church.
-When coming forward to receive the Body of Christ, please wear a mask and keep appropriate distancing.
John Cappella, Frank & Dawn Bottini, Larry Magliocchetti,
Duhmed Mesa, Maria Ponzo, Bill Potts, Brandy Luderer,
Dan DiFabio,John Michael Crowe, Patrick Devine,
Emma Lobby, John Chambers, Ed & Judy Murtagh,
Sister Nilda Flores, Kathy Hedley, Albert Marsico,
Lucia Ciccaglione, Doris Paseler
“A time to mourn” For those who have died especially: George Menegus,
Gerardo Jeronimo, Father Juan Carlos Zapata,
Father Jorge Ortiz, Father Gioacchino Basile, Peter Fornabi,
Ronald Ussher, Nikolina Hluchan, Diane Thompson,
Catherine Job, Marlene Vogt, Phil Tisi, Roberto DelGado,
William Dunn, Jack Borsare, Patricia Spina, Diana Selge,
Mr. Luderer, Joanne O’Connell, Josephine Luca,
Angelina Muratschew, Joseph Barra, Cipriano Aviles, Kathy
Pontillo, Regina Winsick, Mary Rebish, Kathryn Fitzpatrick,
Martha Sierra
“A time for peace” For those serving in the Armed Forces, especially:
Alma & Michael Baffa, Dillon Heyliger and Jeffrey Gum,
Scott Pomygalski
“If today, you hear His voice…”
For our parishioners studying for the priesthood/ diaconate
Pedro Soriano, Seminarian. Paul Zeller, Diaconate candidate
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I am very excited to share the good news that we have just received permission from Cardinal Tobin to return to the celebration of Mass in the Church beginning this Monday, June 15th! We will return to the normal schedule we had before we shut down (although with limitations on how many can be present). Starting Monday, all Masses will be in Church!:
Daily Masses: Monday through Saturday at 9:00 am Private Prayer (beginning June 15!):
• Monday through Friday - after Mass until 10:30am
• Saturday - 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm. Confessions (beginning June 20!):
• Saturdays - 4:00 pm (in north vestibule or outdoors)
Safety measures will be required in Church (Masks, sanitizer, social distancing).
We will continue to live stream our Masses and we are having permanent live streaming equipment installed.
I invite you to check out this video from the Archdiocese: “Welcome Back ” - " Bienvenidos de vuelta ," to let parishioners know what to expect as
they prepare to return to Mass.
And remember, all the faithful continue to be dispensed from the Sunday Mass obligation, as Cardinal Tobin instructs us: “If you are ill or at higher risk for illness, or if attending public Mass in the current climate brings you anxiety, please be at peace and remain at home.”
We do not have dates for the Sacraments of Initiation but we'll be providing you with information very soon!
Please click here to see the complete message with all the details I sent the other day!
We have all spent more than 40 days in the desert and we now we look forward to being together as we "come home" to our church!
Can’t wait to see you in Church once again!
God Bless you all!
Fr. Joe
Religious Education
While we have yet to receive the “all clear”, we
are proceeding with our Faith Formation
Registration for the 2020-2021 school year.
Please use the link above to complete your
registration. Then, mail your registration form to:
Evangelization welcomes all parishioners to partake in a new 7-week series entitled “Kick Start
Evangelization in Your Parish”. Each week corresponding links to that week’s session will be
provided. Through these sessions, it is the Archdiocese’s prayer, that every participant will
become more deeply rooted in their faith and have a greater confidence in their ability to share that
faith with others. Here is the information and
materials for Session 1: Evangelization.
Attention Parishioners: If you would like to donate food to those in need, please feel free to drop off non-perishable food in the lobby of the Parish Center during the day. Below is a list of items our food pantry is in need of:
Paper Products, Laundry detergent, Pancake Mix, Syrup
Salad Dressing Paper & Plastic bags
ALL donations are appreciated. Supermarket gifts card are welcomed, too.
If you would like to donate perishable items, please
send us an email to [email protected] and we can let you know how to do that .
Food Pantry “Drive-Thru” Distribution We will have food distribution at the Church this
Thursday, June 17 from 6:45 pm to 7:45 pm.
Pope Francis’ Prayer to the Virgin Mary
for Protection and Hope
O, Mary You always shine on our path
as a sign of salvation and of hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,
who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain,
keeping your faith firm.
You, Salvation of the People,
know what we need,
and we are sure you will provide
so that, as in Cana of Galilee,
we may return to joy and to feasting
after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform to the will of the Father
and to do as we are told by Jesus,
who has taken upon himself our sufferings
and carried our sorrows
to lead us, through the cross,
to the joy of the resurrection.
Amen.
Under your protection,
we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of who we are in trial,
but deliver us from every danger,
O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.
Prayer for Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe
First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:2‑3, 14b‑16a Moses reminds the Israelites that when they were starving in the desert, the Lord fed them with “manna” ‑‑ a food not known to them. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:16‑17 Paul points out to the Corinthians that through the sharing of the cup and the breaking of the bread, they are all one in Christ Jesus. Gospel: John 6:51‑58 After Jesus feeds the five thousand people with barley loaves and fishes, he tries to make them understand the significance and the meaning of what he has done. He tells them, in mysterious and beautiful words, that the bread he gives is his flesh and says, “I myself am the living bread... If anyone eats this bread, he shall live forever.”
NEXT WEEK’S READINGS SUNDAY, JUNE 21 1ST READING: Jer 20:10-13
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) June 14, 2020 “Moses said to the people, ‘Remember how for forty years now the Lord, your God, has directed all your journeying in the desert, so as to test you by affliction and find out whether or not it was your intention to keep his commandments… Do not forget the Lord, your God’…’Do this in memory of me.’” Memory is a special gift. It allows us to recall special moments, special occasions and events in family, with friends, at church. The celebration of Sacraments, especially Holy Communion when we meet the Lord for the first time in the Eucharist certainly stands out. On this Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, take time to remember that Jesus Christ is really present for us to feed, nourish and support us on our journey. With many others spend time in adoration of Jesus in the Sacrament of His Body and Blood. He is waiting for you. Sadly, when people stop practicing the faith or decide to worship elsewhere, I wonder if they understand that they lost the greatest gift they had, Jesus in the Eucharist. Pray for them and remind them what we have.
Today is the Feast of the Body and Blood of Jesus in the
Blessed Sacrament. At the Last Supper, Jesus knew that
He was going to leave His friends. So He turned the
bread into His Body and the wine into His Blood- even
though they still look like bread and wine- and told the
Apostles to do the same. Jesus gave the Apostles, who
were the first priests the power to change bread and wine
into His Body and Blood in the Mass. Now at every
Mass, Jesus comes to us on the altar, Body and Blood.
Of course we cannot see any change happen when the
priest consecrates the bread and wine, but we know that
God can do things without us understanding them.
Sunday Readings
1st Reading Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a
2nd Reading 2 Cor 10:16-17
Gospel John 6:51-58
Adult Question: Share one way that the Eucharist connects
us as “one body” – how does it change the way we relate to each other? Child’s Question: How does receiving Holy Communion
change how you treat those around you?
In order to prepare one’s body for receiving the Body and Blood of Christ, the communicant should not eat or drink for a) 1 hour b)2 hours c)10 minutes before Communion. Last week’s answers: The sacrament of Confirmation fills us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit just like the disciples experienced at Pentecost.
See next week’s bulletin for the answers.
Create a poster, sign or drawing to hang in your home to reflect the following:
