Roman Catholic Church Saint Joseph

PASTOR: Msgr. David C. Hubba

PAROCHIAL VICARS:

Rev. Anthony Di Stefano Rev. John Z. Radwan

DEACON: George Montalvo

PASTOR EMERITUS:

Rev. George M. Reilly

MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30am, 9 am, 10:30 am, 12 noon

DAILY Weekdays 7:00 am

& 8:30 am Saturday 8:30 am

HOLY DAYS as announced

Miraculous Medal Novena

Monday, 7:00 pm in Mary’s Chapel

Eucharistic Adoration First Wed. of Month 9 am—5 pm in MC

SACRAMENTS

Confession: Saturday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Baptism Contact the Parish Office

Marriage Arrangements should be made

with a priest at least one year in advance.

Homebound/Hospital Call Parish Office

Christian Initiaion of Adults—RCIA Contact Parish Office

PARISH REGISTRATION Contact Parish Office

Office Location Phone Email/Fax Website

Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 office@sjcnj.org Fax #: 201-261-0369

sjcnj.org

Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 religioused@sjcnj.org sjcnjre.org

Saint Joseph School

the greenhouse PreK

305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 office@sjsusa.org sjsusa.org

(Also simple Exposition and Confession if desired)

—See page 5 Oradell/New Milford, NJ

Office Hours: (The Parish Office is currently closed. Please call 201-261-0148 to speak to our clergy and staff.)

MASSES/SERVICES ARE SUSPENDED AT THIS TIME.

May 31, 2020

MARY’S CHAPEL OPEN: 10 am-12 n

FOR QUIET PRAYER

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

Pentecost Sunday

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts

of your faithful and kindle in them

the fire of your love.

“And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house

in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit… .” Acts 2: 2-4

“Peace be with you.

As the Father has sent me,

so I send you.” John 20:21

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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

PENTECOST SUNDAY ~ MAY 31, 2020

Sunday Mass Online We will continue to have Mass at

Saint Joseph available ONLINE during the current crisis.

Please check our parish website

sjcnj.org for the link to the Mass

starting on Saturdays at 5:00 pm

(Then subscribe to our YouTube channel.)

Mass is also available on OPTV Oradell public access television

7:00 pm Saturdays & 10:00 am Sundays on Altice/Optimum Ch. 77 (Oradell) FiOS Ch. 28 (Oradell & New Milford)

To conclude the Church’s traditional May homage to Mary, I thought you might be

interested in the status of Paris’s famous cathedral of Notre Dame. It has been more than a year since so much of it was destroyed in the fire of April 15, 2019, shocking France and both Catholics and non-Catholics throughout the world. Immediately after the fire, the French government officials and influential people from the private sector promsed to restore the 12th-century church, which saw 30,000 visitors a day, more than the Eiffel Tower. President Emmanuel Macron vowed that France would restore it within five years, a schedule many building experts thought was too optimistic, saying that the work would probably require 10 to 15 years. And problems have emerged that may jeopardize that early confidence and resolve. Initial work to stabilize what is left of the structure have revealed an alarming degree of fragility, and now the coronavirus pandemic has caused work to be halted indefinitely. A further complication is the debate about how the restoration should proceed. Should its goal be to achieve as authentic a reproduction of the original church as possible, or should a more modern style and solution prevail, as when the Louvre was modified in distinctively newer terms when the museum’s current entrance was built not long ago? The French government has solicited proposals from architects around the world. To receive a commission to modify Notre Dame in a new (continued above)

and creative way would be the dream of most architects. How things will go will be anybody’s guess. The most famous literary work on the cathedral is Victor Hugo’s novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831), better known in English as The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It vividly represented Hugo’s Romanticism, with its reverence for past glories. Hugo pointed out that

Charlemagne had laid its first stone. After the depredations and neglect the cathedral suffered following the French Revolution, Hugo’s book was the greatest influence impelling the effort to restore it. He called it “a vast symphony of stone” and “… mighty and prolific as the Divine Creation, of which it seems to have caught the double character—variety and eternity.” Hugo saw three causes for the deterioration of Notre Dame: Time and neglect of maintenance, religious and political revolutions, and the machinations of architects who wanted their imprint to be on it. Of the intrusive and inferior work of architects intent on remodeling the church he said, “This is the kick of the ass at the expiring lion.” He referred to Notre Dame as “the old oak, which, in the last stages of decay, is stung and gnawed by the caterpillars.” Victor Hugo is long dead, but there is no doubt where he would stand on the debate over Notre Dame’s future if he weren’t.

Msgr. David Hubba

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Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm

Monday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Tuesday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Wednesday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Thursday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Friday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Saturday 8:30 am 5:00 pm \

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm

PRAYER REQUESTS

Let us remember all those who are ill: Ed Grube, Dr. Margaret Dames, Br. Luke Gilchrist,

Arden Saenz

Let us remember all those who have died: Mary Tehan

Let us remember those serving in our military: 2nd LT Harry Aquino USAF, Lance Cpl. Alexander Banas, 1st LT Christopher Bascomb, 2nd LT Michael McPherson,

1st LT Michael Shuler, PFC David Solinas, Jr.

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BREAD & WINE INTENTIONS

The bread and wine for the week of May 31, 2020

is offered for the honor and glory of God

Visit us on our websites: CHURCH: sjcnj.org

SCHOOL: sjsusa.org RELIGIOUS ED.: sjcnjre.org

DONATE ONLINE: Go to sjcnj.churchgiving.com and follow the directions. You can quickly and easily make a

one-time donation or set up an account to make your normal weekly contribution ...OR…

SEND US YOUR ENVELOPE: Please mail it to

the Parish Office at 105 Harrison Street, New Milford, NJ 07646. (Do NOT use the Church address of 300 Elm Street., Oradell.) If you live nearby, you may put it in the locked mailbox outside the rectory/parish office. Please do NOT ring bell at Rectory. The box is checked frequently every day by staff.

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

Saint Joseph Parish Staff

Parish Trustees…………....Mr. Brendan Walsh/Mrs. Carol Winkler Parish Pastoral Council……...Mr. Thomas Kohli/Mr. Neil Neubert Dir. of Religious Education ………Deacon George Montalvo Sacraments Coordinator …………..Mrs. Arlene Kennedy Director of Music ……………………..Mr. Monroe Quinn Sacristan………………………………….Mr. Tom Moran Youth Minister…………………………,Mrs. Ellen Solinas Facilities Director ………………….....Mr. Tom Meli Business Manager ……………….…. .Mrs. Phyllis Vrola Parish Secretary ……………………....Mrs. Geraldine Carolan

Principal of Saint Joseph School…Dr. Paula Valenti Dir. of Comm./Bulletin Editor……Mrs. Diane Hellriegel

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” 1 CORINTHIANS 12:7 To receive the gift of the Holy Spirit you must open

your heart and invite Him in! Ask the Holy Spirit to

guide your thoughts, words and actions every day! Be

grateful for all the gifts God has given you! Regardless

of our individual circumstances, God has given all of us

many blessings. What we do with those gifts is our gift

back to God! By generously sharing everything we

have and everything we are, we become more “God-

centered” and less “self-centered” and our lives truly

reflect God’s light, love and mercy.

May 30, 2020 Edward & Marguerite Jackson

May 31, 2020 People of the Parish Joseph P. Polyniak Ronald Tutrone Timothy Sullivan James & Gilda Moretti

June 1, 2020 Ruben Lapuz Dr. Douglas Noble

June 2, 2020 Thomas Nestor Frank Piersa

June 3, 2020 Mario Dinapoli Joan Tejera (Living—18th Birthday)

June 4, 2020 Purisima Tolentino Echavez Ann Marie Vrola

June 5, 2020 Douglas Noble Laura Villena

June 6, 2020 Adam Fedorka (Living—Birthday) Brian Low

June 7, 2020 People of the Parish Connie Spiniello William Petrie (Birthday Remembrance) Robert Glenn John Pucci (16th Anniversary Remembrance)

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PENTECOST SUNDAY ~ MAY 31, 2020

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH OPEN FOR PRAYER,

EXPOSITION and CONFESSION Mary’s Chapel (lower church) will be open DAILY (Sundays and Weekdays) from 10:00 am —12 noon for quiet personal prayer and the Sacrament of Reconciliation if desired. There will also be simple Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament daily. You are welcome to

come. PLEASE SEE GUIDELINES ABOVE.

10:00 am—12:00 noon EVERYDAY.

OUR FIRST STEPS TOWARD REOPENING

The Saint Joseph Clergy and Staff would like our parishioners to know that you have all been in our prayers throughout this difficult time and continue to be in them. As we begin to resume limited parish activity (with the approval of the Archdiocese and the State of NJ), we invite you to join us in Mary’s Chapel (open from 10:00 am to 12 noon each day) for quiet personal prayer. There will be simple Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament as well as the opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation available each day.

FAKE EMAILS FROM THE PASTOR

IMPORTANT: If you receive an email supposedly from Monsignor David Hubba, it is fraudulent. Monsignor does NOT have an email account. Please immediately delete the email. Do NOT reply to it or click on any links within it.

Visit us on our websites: CHURCH: sjcnj.org

SCHOOL: sjsusa.org RELIGIOUS ED.: sjcnjre.org

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You can feel so small standing by the seashore. The vastness of all that is before you expands much farther than your eye can see. What is happening on the other side? As tides continue to ebb and flow, what occurs as they come and go remains largely a mystery and the effects of their presence unknown in your sight. Yet, things are moving and changing as you gaze upon the water, as the thumbprint of their presence is left behind. The greater the wind and wave, the greater the effect. But even a gentle breeze leaves its humble mark upon the seashore on which you stand. The smallest pebble still makes a ripple in the great blue expanse of ocean waters. It doesn’t need to be big. You never know the full impact of your smallest gesture or simplest of words. A yes or no, agree or disagree, here or there, this or that can influence time and history in ways you may never know. The Holy Spirit is like that: fierce and torrential, and then almost still and silent, creating and recreating nonetheless. Coming as a gentle breeze or a gusty wind, God’s Holy Spirit continues to move over, around, and into the waters of our lives. The Spirit brings fruit and unknown possibilities to what we humbly bring with us and that same Spirit

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GOSPEL MEDITATION ENCOURAGING DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE

MAY 31, 2020

PENTECOST SUNDAY

eventually brings all to fulfillment in Christ.

The first disciples didn’t have much. They possessed simple faith and a willingness to go into unchartered territory with a love of their friend-God, humble offerings, and a knowledge that they were not alone. This allowed them to do amazing things with very little. Do you believe that you are being led and that you have a purposeful life? We often do not realize our value because we do not think that the little we have is good enough. How wrong we are! A little flour mixed with water and embraced by a prayer of blessing transforms simple offerings into the magnificent Eucharistic presence of God. If the Holy Spirit can do such amazing things with these humble gifts of the earth, even more can happen with you. Don’t underestimate the value of the smile you gave a stranger, the door held open for an elderly widow, the listening ear offered to one who was lonely, the tolerance given to the wounded soul who is angry, and the loving shoulder you offered as a cradle under the head of someone in pain. Modest gifts offered with love can be transformed by the Spirit into wondrous blessings you may never know. It’s Pentecost. Trust. You are not alone.

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