SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH August 12, 2018 Pastoral Staff Parish Mission Statement St. James the Less Parish is a Christian Community of the Roman Catholic tradition. Our Parish Community is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus, and as the people of God are called to further the mission of Jesus. We will do this through the Word, Liturgy, Sacrament, Music, Ecumenism, Evangelization, Religious Education of our Children, Prayer and the Honoring of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will deepen our knowledge, skills and understanding of our Faith. We will be Faith based. Above all, we will foster Love by example and serve the needs of others to work towards economic and social development for all people. Baptism: Parents who wish to have their child baptized need to call the Rectory. Preparation classes are required and are by appointment only. Baptisms will be held the first Sunday of every month at 1:00 pm. Sponsors and Godparents: If you are 18 years of age or older, you must register as an adult and be confirmed in the Catholic Church. If you wish to be a Sponsor for Confirmation or a Godparent, you must be an active parishioner and attending Mass. Matrimony: Couples contemplating this Sacrament must contact the Parish Office at least one year in advance. All couples planning marriage must attend Pre-Cana classes or Engaged Encounter. Ministry of the Sick: Parishioners who are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the Rectory. If you would like to have your name included on the Prayer List in the bulletin, please call the Rectory. RCIA: Adults inquiring about the Catholic Church with a desire to become Catholic are invited to call the Parish Office for more information about the Rite of Catholic Initiation of Adults which begins in September and runs through the following Easter. Adoration On Thursdays, Adoration will be held in the Church from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. All are welcome to come for any amount of time. 36 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Phone: 732-521-0100 Fax: 732-521-8287 Email: [email protected]Reverend Michael Fragoso, Pastor Rev. Joseph Kabali, in Residence Rev. Msgr. Ray Cole Deacon Patrick Smith Kim Bohinski-Smith Parish Catechetical Leader/ Pastoral Asst. Patty Bisignano Administrative Assistant Daily Mass Schedule Morning Prayer Monday - Friday 8:15 am Weekday Mass Monday - Friday 8:30 am Weekend Masses Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 11:00 am, 3:00 pm (Spanish) and 5:00 pm Confession Saturday: 3:00 pm Adult Choir Wednesday: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Spanish Choir First Tuesday of the Month 8:00 pm Knights of Columbus Council #6336 83 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg First & third Monday of every month 8:00 pm 732-521-3366 St. James Columbiettes 2nd Thursday of every month 7:00 pm HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE Call Matt Collura (732)691-5416 Food and Fellowship Soup Kitchen Every Tuesday 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm St. James Parish Hall Food Pantry Donation First Sunday of every month Music Ministry Kevin Daly - Director of Music Raelee Gold - Cantor St. James Cemetery Mott Avenue, Monroe Twp For more information please contact the Rectory PLOTS AVAILABLE Parish Office Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm M-Th Website: stjamesthelesschurch.org
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SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH
August 12, 2018
Pastoral Staff
Parish Mission Statement St. James the Less Parish is a Christian Community of the Roman Catholic tradition. Our Parish Community is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus, and as the people of God are called to further the mission of Jesus. We will do this through the Word, Liturgy, Sacrament, Music, Ecumenism, Evangelization, Religious Education of our Children, Prayer and the Honoring of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will deepen our knowledge, skills and understanding of our Faith. We will be Faith based. Above all, we will foster Love by example and serve the needs of others to work towards economic and social development for all people.
Baptism: Parents who wish to have their child baptized need to call the Rectory. Preparation classes are required and are by appointment only. Baptisms will be held the first Sunday of every month at 1:00 pm. Sponsors and Godparents: If you are 18 years of age or older, you must register as an adult and be confirmed in the Catholic Church. If you wish to be a Sponsor for Confirmation or a Godparent, you must be an active parishioner and attending Mass. Matrimony: Couples contemplating this Sacrament must contact the Parish Office at least one year in advance. All couples planning marriage must attend Pre-Cana classes or Engaged Encounter. Ministry of the Sick: Parishioners who are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the Rectory. If you would like to have your name included on the Prayer List in the bulletin, please call the Rectory. RCIA: Adults inquiring about the Catholic Church with a desire to become Catholic are invited to call the Parish Office for more information about the Rite of Catholic Initiation of Adults which begins in September and runs through the following Easter.
Adoration On Thursdays, Adoration will be held in the Church from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. All are welcome to come for any amount of time.
Knights of Columbus Council #6336 83 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg
First & third Monday of every month 8:00 pm 732-521-3366
St. James Columbiettes 2nd Thursday of every month
7:00 pm HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE Call Matt Collura (732)691-5416
Food and Fellowship Soup Kitchen Every Tuesday
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm St. James Parish Hall
Food Pantry Donation
First Sunday of every month
Music Ministry Kevin Daly - Director of Music
Raelee Gold - Cantor St. James Cemetery
Mott Avenue, Monroe Twp For more information please contact the Rectory
PLOTS AVAILABLE
Parish Office Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm M-Th
Website: stjamesthelesschurch.org
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Prayers for the Sick Emily Amador, Marie Bailey, Catherine Bell, Heather Boucher, Phyllis Bruzzese, Elizabeth “Betty” Cafiero, Arlene Calabro, Agnes Cookson, Catherine Cryan, Carmela Dacunto, Matthew Dallas, Marge Davis, Jonathan DiPierro, Julianna Dubinsky, Sue Facarile, John Fayard, Danny Figler, Mary Geraghty, Toni Hart, Jake Hoenig, Nikolai Hopkins, John Iwanski, Eleanor James, Rosemarie Kolessar, Veronica Kreutzer, Albert Larsen, Lucy Lavadera, Savira Londy-Eiben, Nikki Long, Arianna Louis, Gina Louis, Rose Luberecki, Richard Mackie, John Maltby, Michael Marino, Mario Medina, Danielle Mennona, Baby Nicholas Merritt, Edward Migliore, Massimo Migliore, Paul Joseph Migliore, Charles Miller, Lily Mizzi, Catherine Bagarello Mondros, Roseleen Murtagh, Michael Nichols, Josephine Pescatore, Linda Reynolds, Ron Ritter, Elijah Sabo, Peggy Schiller, Sr. Helen Sikorski; SGM, John Tancredi, Tammy Townsend, Liza Vivaldo, Emma Voss, Grace Wetzel and Pat Zipf
HYMNS: Gathering: All People That on Earth Do Dwell #309 Preparation: Eat This Bread #337 Communion: Ubi Caritas #328; Taste and See #335 Recessional: There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy #477
Weekly Collections
1st Collection $ 8,083.00
The Sanctuary Candle that will be lit this week during our Eucharistic Celebration is in memory of Murriel & Jack Hayes. This is a gift from Ron & Maureen Roaldsen.
The Vatican II Council Fathers told us that Christ is present in four ways during the sacred liturgy. Firstly, and most excellently in the species of bread and wine. The bread and wine are brought from the gifts of the people they are prefigured by the gifts of the Priest of God Most High, Melchisedek (Gen. 14) who offers bread and wine. The covenant with Moses and the Children of Israel is sealed at the Passover with the sacrifice of the lamb. The blood of the lamb is painted on the doorposts and lintels so the Angel of Death passes over their house. The Lord tells them to do this as a remembrance in perpetuity, forever. In the Gospel for the next few weeks taken form John 6, Jesus tells us HE is the Bread of Life. In this chapter he repeats it nine times in different ways. He does not say, “it’s a symbol”; or “it’s kinda like my body and blood”; or “it’s really a metaphor or an analogy”; or “ I’m just kidding.” He really means it. At the Last Supper He institutes the Holy Eucharist. Bread and wine: He takes, He blesses, He breaks and He gives. Like his Body is broken for us on the cross the bread is broken for us at Mass. Some people complain, “but it doesn’t look like bread.” That’s funny. I asked a jewish man who was preparing for Baptism what the host looked like. He immediately replied, “That’s matzo.” — that is, unleavened bread. The type of bread Jesus would have used at the Last Supper at the time of Passover. Likewise the wine is the fruit of the vine. In those days wine was kept concentrated in large vessels called amphorae. When it was drawn out for drinking it was mixed with water. The host, in this case Jesus, would have mixed the concentrated wine with water to make it drinkable. That is why the priest will add some water to the wine before the offers the wine. One misconception is that when Jesus says, “Do this in memory of me” it signifies that it is just a memorial (make belief). This is incorrect. He tells us to remember because God told Moses to remember the Passover. This is the New Covenant, to be remembered in perpetuity. Furthermore the word in Hebrew meant “to make it real again”. As Flannery O’Connor said, “If it’s just a symbol, I say the hell with it.” But it is not a symbol. That bread and wine is the true body, soul, humanity and divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ which He himself said he would give us in the sixth Chapter of the Gospel of Saint John.
The Bread and Wine that are being offered at our Eucharistic Celebration this week are in loving memory of Murriel & Jack Hayes. This is a gift from Ron & Maureen Roaldsen.
A Message from Pastor Fr. Michael Fragoso
Parish Intention of the month That we emulate the blessed virgin's example of virtuous living, and total acceptance of God's will, as we honor her immaculate heart, and celebrate her bodily assumption into heaven.
LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE WEEK/ LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
August 13th: MONDAY/ LUNES 413: Ez 1:2-5, 24-28c Ps 148:1-2, 11-14 Mt 17:22-27
418: Ez 18:1-10, 13b, 30-32 Ps 51:12-15, 18-19 Mt 19:13-15
August 19th: SUNDAY/DOMINGO
119: Prv 9:1-6 Ps 34:2-7 Eph 5:15-20 Jn 6:51-58
MASS INTENTIONS Monday, August 13th to Sunday, Aug. 19th
Monday Weekday 8:30 am Claire Hambas r/b Alyssa, Sean, Mary & Jim Cox Jason Whitton r/b Angelo Deliso Miguel Fragoso r/b Jean Stanchi Tuesday St Maximilian Kolbe 8:30 am Josephine Spicuzza Mazzio r/b Rose Varga 7:00 pm Richard & Deborah McHale r/b family Wednesday Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:30 am Michael & Irene Petras r/b Irene & Al Resnick 7:00 pm Carolie Wildrick r/b Joan & Robert Mutone Thursday Weekday 8:30 am Gerald Young r/b MaryAnn & Bob Martenak Friday Weekday 8:30 am Robert Mishak r/b Al & Irene Resnick Saturday Weekday 4:00 pm Jim Scarpetti r/b granddaughters Sunday Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am Jane Lanza r/b husband Al Lanza 11:00 am Stephanie Germann r/b mother Jeanne Germann 3:00 pm Juana Lugo-Marrero r/b Theresa & Len Boroski 5:00 pm For the people of St James
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Immaculate Conception School presents
FARMER’S MARKET ARTISANS & CRAFTERS
Sundays: 10am—1:30pm June 24th to Sept 9th
Local Produce - Handmade items 23 Manalapan Rd, Spotswood
DONATIONS NEEDED!
The Rosary Altar Society have extended the collection for school supplies. They will continue through the month of August. Backpacks, pencils, glue sticks, notebooks, etc would be greatly appreciated. Baskets will be at each doorway as in the past. Thank you and God Bless
Discover the Joy of being a Hospice Volunteer If you have a warm heart, a listening ear, and the gift of compassion, you can make a difference in the life of a hospice patient or family member. VNA Health Group is offering training for all individuals interested in becoming hospice volunteers. Training will be provided by members of the VNAHG Hospice team on 3 consecutive : Tuesdays, Aug 14th, 9:30am -4:00pm and August 21st from 11:00 am till 4:00pm at RWJ Visiting Nurses, 972 Shoppes Blvd, North Brunswick, NJ. There are many rewards and opportunities available to hospice volunteers though home visitation, phone calls, companionship, administrative support, pet therapy, or any complimentary therapies. Volunteers must attend all sessions. To register, please call Nicole Giacomino, MT-BC at 732-839-3364 For more information about VNAHG volunteer services visit www.vnahg.org
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Los Padres del Concilio Vaticano II nos dijeron que Cristo está presente en cuatro formas durante la Santa Misa. En primer lugar, y más excelente, en las especies de pan y vino. El pan y el vino son traídos de los dones del pueblo que están prefigurados por los dones del Sacerdote de Dios Altísimo, Melquisedec (Gén. 14) que ofrece pan y vino. LA alianza con Moisés y los Hijos de Israel se sella en la Pascua con el sacrificio del cordero. Con la sangre del cordero se pintan los postes y dinteles de las puertas para que el Ángel de la Muerte pase por encima de su casa. El Señor les dice que hagan esto como un recuerdo para siempre. En el Evangelio de las próximas semanas que vienen de Juan 6, Jesús nos dice que ÉL es el pan de vida. En este capítulo, lo repite nueve veces de diferentes maneras. Él no dice, "es solo un símbolo"; o "es algo parecido a mi cuerpo y sangre"; o "es realmente una metáfora o una analogía"; o "Estoy bromeando". Realmente lo dice en serio lo repite. En la Última Cena Él instituye la Sagrada Eucaristía. Pan y vino: toma, bendice, rompe y da. Como su cuerpo se rompe por nosotros en la cruz, el pan se rompe para nosotros en la misa. Algunas personas se quejan, "pero no se parece a pan". Eso es comico. Le pregunté a un judío que se estaba preparando para el Bautismo a que le parecía la hostia. Inmediatamente respondió: "Eso es matzo", es decir, pan sin levadura. El tipo de pan que Jesús habría usado en la Última Cena en el tiempo de Pascua. Del mismo modo, el vino es el fruto de la vid. En aquellos días, el vino se mantenía concentrado en grandes recipientes llamados ánforas. Cuando se extraía para beber, se mezclaba con agua. El anfitrión, en este caso Jesús, habría mezclado el vino concentrado con agua para hacerlo potable. Es por eso es que el sacerdote agregará un poco de agua al vino antes de que ofrezca el vino. Una idea errónea es que cuando Jesús dice: "Haz esto en memoria de mí", significa que es solo un memorial (algo ilusorio, de mentiras). Esto es incorrecto. Él nos dice que lo recordemos porque Dios mismo le dijo a Moisés que recordara la Pascua. Esta es la Nueva Alianza que se debe recordar para siempre. Además, la palabra en hebreo significaba"volver a hacerlo realidad". Como dijo Flannery O'Connor, "si es solo un símbolo, yo digo, entonces que importa?”. Pero no es un símbolo. Ese pan y vino es el verdadero cuerpo, alma, humanidad y divinidad de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, que Él mismo dijo que nos daría en el sexto capitulo del Evangelio de San Juan.
Intenciones para la Misa Intenciones para la Misa , $10 cada Misa.
Sacramento de la Confesión Domingo 2:00 pm.
Un mensaje del Pastor P. Michael Fragoso
Ministry Schedule
Weekend of August 18th/19th
Mass Lector Eucharistic
Minister Eucharistic
Minister Eucharistic
Minister Altar Server
Saturday 4:00pm
Tom Aiston Ann Fletcher Dan Jolly Pat Moke Madeline Pablo
Marcus Pena
Sunday 8:00am
John Bruno Anne Mendoker Jessica Skuraton Francesca Bruno
11:00am Frank Puccio Barbara Cooper Adrienne Puccio Jackie Roca Shawn Cooper Mark Giordano Liam Iannacone
Retrouvaille - A lifeline for troubled marriages Do you feel lost, alone or bored in your marriage? Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse? Are you constantly fighting? Or, do you simply shut down? Have you thought about separation or divorce? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille is a Lifeline to Help Couples Heal and Renew their Marriages. The program consists of a weekend experience for married couples (no group discussions) with six follow-up sessions. The program begins the weekend of August 24th - 26th. All inquiries are confidential. For further information please call the Family Life Office 732-243-4573. To register please call Rich & Annette Colasuonno 732-236-0671 or email [email protected].
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St. James the Less Religious Education class assignments were mailed out the week of August 5th. Classes are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, September 19th for grade levels 1st-6th. Classes for grade 1st-6th will be held at Holy Trinity parish Center. 7th and 8th Grade Classes will begin on Monday, September 24th at St. James the Less Parish Hall from 7:00 p.m.—8:15 p.m. Family Based Home Schooling will begin on Sunday, September 16th. Home Schooling students must attend the 8:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. Mass, classes will follow in the Parish Hall. If you have any questions or did not receive your class assignment, please contact Kim Bohinski Smith at 732-521-1188. Please note that the 1st class for students in grade 1st-6th on Wednesday, September 19th will be held at St. James the Less Church. The first class will be a Welcome Back Family Mass (1 parent must attend with their child followed by a brief meeting to go over some new Religious Education policies.
Newly Baptized Please welcome to our parish family last month’s newly baptized:
Addyson Dever
Recently Deceased Please keep our recently deceased and their families in your prayers:
Robert McBride Victoria Yuro Marilyn Nasta Gordon Demetzky
Miguel Fragoso Louise Monaco Philip Lynch David Bell
Adult Formation Summer Program
8 Encounters with Jesus according to the Gospel of John
Please join Fr Michael on Thursday, Aug. 16th at 1:30 pm . Due to the pew restoration project remaining classes will be held in the rectory office. This week’s lesson is: Peter
American Music Theater Christmas Show THE FIRST NOEL
The Knights of Columbus #6336 are once again sponsoring a trip to the American Music Theater in Lancaster, PA.
December 8, 2018 12:15 pm sharp
$88.00 per person
Price includes: Show, Dinner afterwards at Shady Maple Restaurant and transportation.
For ticket purchases please call Ron Foti: 732-251-4209 or you may purchase
online at www.stjameskofc6336.com
Bus will depart from Holy Trinity Church (no food or drinks permitted on the bus)
Rosary Garden Thank you to all who donated to the Rosary Garden. All items needed were purchased. However, if you would like to donate some flowers or plants please email Bridget at: [email protected]
Recently Married Congratulations to all the newly married couples and may the Holy Spirit always fill their hearts with love:
Mr & Mrs. Robert Dowe Mr. & Mrs. Davide Perrone
Restoration Project Thank you to all who have purchased a pew and to those who have donated or have supported our fundraising efforts in order to help with the cost of the restoration. We are officially underway and progress is being made. It’s very exciting! As beautiful as our Church is, your generosity is helping to make it even better. May God bless you and your families.
