SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH October 15, 2017 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 Deacon Tholitho 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
October 15, 2017
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, Shirley Baldwin, David & Catherine Bell, Arlene Calabro, Linda Callaghan, Agnes & Andrew Cookson, Catherine Cryan, John Cryan, Jonathan DiPierro, Dominik Emerson, John Fayard, Danny Figler, Jeanne Germann, Toni Hart, Nikolai Hopkins, Gene Horan, Eleanor James, Tom Keating, Rosemarie Kolessar, Lucy Lavadera, Trudy Lenci, Savira Londy-Eiben, Nikki Long, Arianna Louis, Rose Luberecki, Michael Marano, Richard Mackie, Mario Medina, Danielle Mennona, Baby Nicholas Merritt, Edward Migliore, Massimo Migliore, Charlie Miller, Lily Mizzi, Catherine Bagarello Mondros, Michael Nichols, Christopher O’Connor, Ron Ritter, John Scarpetti, Peggy Schiller, Kathy Shonk, Sr. Helen Sikorski; SGM, Eleanor Szalus, Kathy Thomas, Carmela Torres, Marion Trethak, Emma Voss, Grace Wetzel and Pat Zipf
HYMNS: Gathering: Here At This Table #312 Preparation: The King of Love My Shepherd Is #466 Communion: Shepherd Me, O God #457; Taste and See #334 Recessional: Now Thank We All Our God #27 (page 198 of the Missal), verses 1&3
Collections
Collection $ 8,543.00
Isaiah tells us about the Lord’s Mountain. It’s not really a mountain the Kingdom of God. There sins and reproaches and tears will be wiped away and we will enjoy the heavenly delights. It’s like the wedding feast Jesus tells of in the Gospel. The fatted calf is prepared and the choicest wines. The guests arrive prepared — in their best clothes. Those garments are the righteous, good and holy deeds we performed in this life. And when the guests come marching in, as the old song says, “I want to be in that number…” But, if we did wrong and the garment is stained, “there will be wailing and grinding of teeth”. One of the Explanatory Rites of Baptism involves investing the Person with a white garment. “See in this white garment the outward sign of your dignity. With your family and friends to help you by word and example, bring that dignity unstained into the everlasting life of heaven.” Baptism wipes away all our sins but as humans we are weak and make mistakes, try as we might. For that the Lord left us the Sacrament of Reconciliation so we can confess our sins, receive absolution and make some penance for having sinned. Some people say, “I never sin.” They are deluding themselves or they are in a coma. It requires one to honest with oneself, to reflect on one’s life and see oneself as one really is. That is hard and may even be painful. But it may be less painful that the grief we caused someone else and definitely less painful than “wailing and grinding of teeth”. It also takes courage to say those things we have done or failed to do to somebody else. Just remember: the confessor is also weak and prone to sin. He is bound by divine and church law to the secrecy of the confessional. As I tell the children, “Even if they poke my eyes out with hot pokers, I can’t say anything.” Why? It’s a sure path to hell — wailing and grinding of teeth — and automatic excommunication and only the Holy Father can forgive that sin. His penances are very severe, not two Hail Mary’s. In any case, as the Vatican II Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (7) states, “By His power He is present in the sacraments, so that when a man baptizes it is really Christ Himself who baptizes.” And it is Christ Himself who forgives sins. As humans we experience by our senses, that is why the Lord left us these physical signs so we could better understand the spiritual effect of the sacrament. That is why we need to hear the words of absolution. It is the right of every baptized Catholic to hear those words after confessing their sins. The alternative is “wailing and grinding of teeth.” Be honest; Take courage; Don’t be afraid.
A Message from Pastor Fr. Michael Fragoso
Catholic Trivia
What do Saints Teresa of Avila, Catherine of Siena, Theresa of Lisieux and Hildegard of Bingen have in common?
Parish Intention of the Month As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the
apparitions of Fatima, may we petition Our Lady for the restoration of peace, the elimination of terrorism and religious persecution, and the culture of death, in our nation and in the world.
“My God will supply whatever you need…” - PHILIPPIANS 4:19 God really does provide for those who are grateful and generous. This is very difficult for people that don’t live a stewardship lifestyle to believe. People are skeptical and say it’s just coincidence. If you are skeptical, try living a stewardship lifestyle for just one month – be generous with your gifts of time, talent and treasure and see how God provides for your needs.
LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE WEEK/ LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
October 16th: MONDAY/ LUNES 467: Rom 1:1-7 Ps 98:1-4 Lk 11:29-32
October 17th: TUESDAY/MARTES
468: Rom 1:16-25 Ps 19:2-5 Lk 11:37-41
October 18th: WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES
661: 2 Tm 4:10-17b Ps 145:10-13, 17-18 Lk 10:1-9
October 19th: THURSDAY/JUEVES
470: Rom 3:21-30 Ps 130:1-6 Lk 11:47-54
October 20th: FRIDAY/VIERNES 471: Rom 4:1-8 Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11 Lk 12:1-7
MASS INTENTIONS Monday, Oct 16th to Sunday, Oct 22nd
Monday Weekday 8:30 am Patricia Cryan r/b Margie & Brian Duncan Tuesday St Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr 8:30 am Rosalie & Sylverster Serpe r/b Ralph & Lauretta Serpe Wednesday St Luke, Evangelist 8:30 am Daniel & Ethel Moran r/b Jim & Evelyn Moran Thursday Sts John de Brébeuf & Issac Jogues, Priests 8:30 am Rosemary Lutley r/b Jocelyn Hill-Francis Friday Weekday 8:30 am Michael & Vera DeMarco r/b family Saturday Weekday 4:00 pm For the people of St James Sunday Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am Mario Barone II r/b Frank & Olga Meshowski 11:00 am M/M L. DeToro r/b Vince & Marie D’Albero 3:00 pm Angelina Dunyan r/b Evelyn & Alfred Monte 5:00 pm Teresa Calabrisotto r/b Angela Bruno
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Ministry Schedule
Weekend of October 21st/22nd
Mass Lector Eucharistic
Minister Eucharistic
Minister Eucharistic
Minister Altar Server
Saturday 4:00 pm
Ed Moke Ann Fletcher Dan Jolly Pat Moke Angela Oskierko Vincent Wilson
Sunday 8:00 am
Susan Rudy - - Roseanna Davino Anthony Cioffi
Nicholas Flethcer
11:00 am Angelo Deliso Barbara Cooper Ronnie Emerson Jackie Roca Mark Giordano, Liam Iannacone
The Diocesan Office for Persons with Disabilities is preparing for its annual Christmas Party on Saturday, December 16, 2017 (1:30 pm - 3:30 pm) at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, 146 Metlars Lane, Piscataway, NJ. Given the preparation that is necessary for this huge undertaking, we ask that you contact us as soon as possible to reserve a place for you and/or your group (children/young adults with special needs and their families/caregivers). Please Email: [email protected] or call 732-765-6432.
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Isaías nos habla de la Montaña del Señor. No es realmente una montaña, se trata del Reino de Dios. Allí los pecados y los reproches y las lágrimas serán borradas y disfrutaremos de las delicias celestiales. Es como las bodas que Jesús cuenta en el Evangelio. Los terneros y el banquete se han preparado con los mejores vinos. Los invitados llegan preparados con sus mejores ropas. Esas vestiduras son las acciones justas, buenas y santas que han realizado en esta vida. Y cuando los invitados entran, todos queremos estar en ese numero. Pero, si hicimos mal y la prenda está manchada, “allí sera el llanto y la desesperación". Uno de los Ritos Complementarios del Bautismo implica imponer una prenda blanca. “Que esta vestidura blanca sea para ti el símbolo de tu nueva dignidad de cristiano. Con la ayuda de los consejos y ejemplos de tus familiares conservaba sin mancha hasta la vida eterna." El bautismo borra todos nuestros pecados, pero como seres humanos somos débiles y cometemos errores, intentemos como podamos. Por eso el Señor nos dejó el Sacramento de la Reconciliación para que podamos confesar nuestros pecados, recibir la absolución y hacer penitencia por haber pecado. Alguna gente dice, "yo nunca he pecado." Se están engañando o están en coma. Requiere ser honrado con si mismo, reflexionar sobre la propia vida y verse a sí mismo como uno realmente lo es. Eso es difícil e incluso puede ser doloroso. Pero puede ser menos doloroso que el dolor que causamos a otra persona y definitivamente menos doloroso que “el llanto y la desesperación.” También se necesita valor para decir las cosas que hemos hecho o hemos dejado de hacer a otra persona. Sólo recuerde: el confesor también es débil y propenso al pecado. Está obligado por la ley divina y de la iglesia al secreto del confesionario. Como le digo a los niños: "No puedo decir nada ni si me sacaran los ojos con clavos ardientes." ¿Por qué? Es un camino seguro al infierno - “Llanto y desesperación” - la excomunión automática y sólo el Santo Padre puede perdonar ese pecado. Las penitencias del Papa son muy severas, no solamente dos Ave Marías. En cualquier caso, como dice la Constitución del Vaticano II sobre la Sagrada Liturgia (7), "Está presente con su fuerza en los Sacramentos, de modo que, cuando alguien bautiza, es Cristo quien bautiza.". Y es Cristo mismo quien perdona los pecados. Como seres humanos experimentamos la realidad física por nuestros sentidos, es por eso que el Señor nos dejó estos signos físicos para poder entender mejor el efecto espiritual del sacramento. Es por eso que necesitamos escuchar las palabras de la absolución. Es el derecho de todo católico bautizado oír esas palabras después de confesar sus pecados. La alternativa es “el llanto y la desesperacion". Sea honrado; Tenga valor; No tenga miedo.
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
Si usted necesita de nuestro apoyo en la Oración favor llamar a la Hermana Francisca Vidal. 732-690-8412
El primer Domingo de cada mes se llevará a cabo el Santo Rosario a nuestra Madre Maria
a las 2:00 PM.
Se les recuerda que todos los Domingos a las 2:40 PM se lleva a cabo el Santo Rosario a la Divina Misericordia, si usted conoce o tiene un familiar con enfermedades críticas o con-dición agonizante. Únete a nosotros para que esta persona reciba la Gracia Misericor-diosa de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
clases de inglés
Las clases de Inglés darán inicio este Lunes 16 de Octubre 7:00 -8:00 PM. Estaremos atendiendo las clases en el cuarto lateral derecho de la Iglesia. (Usar la puerta que da a la Calle)
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BLOOD DRIVE
St. James the Less Church Sunday, October 29th
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness
Month. Cancer patients often receive blood
transfusions during treatment. Join family and
friends and donate blood to show your support.
Donors must weigh 110 lbs or more. Please eat at regular mealtimes and bring ID. Most medications will not keep you from donating.
Youth Group News
HALLOWEEN PARTY Friday, October 20th 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Cafeteria
23 Manalapan Rd, Spotswood
St. James Rosary Altar Society
October is the month of the Rosary and St. Padre Pio says “the Rosary is the weapon of these times”
The primary purpose of the Rosary Altar Society is “to praise and honor The Blessed Virgin Mary and to secure her patronage by the recitation of the Rosary for the mutual spiritual benefit of all the members throughout the world.” Membership obligations: • Recite and meditate the fifteen mysteries of the
Rosary once a week. • The true form of the Rosary must be used. • All members of the society are to be included in
each member’s Rosary. Participation of our meetings are optional. Meetings consist of the Rosary and Miraculous Medal Novena in Church followed by a brief meeting and light refreshments/socialization in the Parish Hall once a month. If you would like to become a member contact Antionette Intravartolo @ 609-655-9212
Mass of Remembrance
Fr. Michael Fragoso and the St. James Lazarus Ministry invite you and your family to a:
Mass of Remembrance
Monday, November 6th at 7:00 pm St. James the Less Parish
If you have a loved one that has died this past year and would like to have their name included at Mass and light a candle (one will be provided for you) in their honor, please RSVP to the rectory at (732) 521-0100 or email to [email protected] with the deceased name and number of family members attending. If you have any questions please call Pat Moke at (732) 310-3540
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
This year we celebrate the 91st World Mission Sunday on October 22nd. Our diocesan family of Metuchen will join our sisters and brothers around the world, as we gather to celebrate our faith at the Altar of the Lord. With them, we will celebrate our common vocation as missionaries. We participate in the world wide mission through our own prayers and financial sacrifices, and through the Church’s missionary arm, The Propagation of the Faith. In this way, we continue to be faithful to the mission of Jesus in His Church. Please be as generous as possible in next weekend’s collection so that the Joy of the Gospel may go forth to help those spiritually and physically in need, that everyone will know the personal love of the Lord Jesus. Thank you!
