Roman Catholic Church Saint Joseph

HOLY WEEK & EASTER SCHEDULE

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PASTOR: Msgr. David C. Hubba

PAROCHIAL VICARS:

Rev. Roy Regaspi Rev. Anthony Di Stefano

DEACON: GeorgeMontalvo

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 Initiation 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

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord ~ April 14, 2019 Oradell/New Milford, NJ

Office Hours: (Parish) Mon-Fri.: 9 am - 5 pm; (Rel. Ed.) Mon.-Thurs: 10 am-4 pm (Also by appointment.)

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

FRIDAY, MAY 3 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart

89 Ridge Street, Newark, NJ 07104

Veneration from 9:00 am—9:00 pm

Holy Mass at 7:00 pm Celebrated by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin

with relic present If you are interested in carpooling to attend the

Mass, please see Fr. Anthony or call him at 201-261-0148 x 13

For the complete Devotional Schedule, go to kofc.org/un/en/resources/events/

vianney-poster-newark.pdf

Fr. Anthony was joined by his friend Deacon AJ DaSilva, Chaplain, Army Reserves (who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Newark next month), to introduce “Quo Vadis” the week-long summer camp presented by the Office of Priestly Vocations. Members of our youth group and other invited guests and their families attended a video presentation about the camp and had a chance to try their hands at making s’mores.

Quo Vadis is a summer camp experience designed to help young men to understand their baptismal call to holi-ness. It is for young men who have completed 8th grade up to and including those men who have completed their senior year of high school. The four day camp (June 23-26 at Camp Shiloh, West Milford) will have out-door activities, prayer, and a chance to meet other young men from all over the Archdiocese. It will be facilitated by priests, seminarians and lay people of the Archdiocese. If you think you might be interested see Fr. Anthony or call him at 201-261-0148 x13. For more information go to: newarkpriest.com/quovadis.html

OUR LADY HELP OF PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS Parishioner Paul Noonan, a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus, escorted the icon of Our Lady Help of Persecuted Christians to Saint Joseph Church last weekend, where it was received by Fr. Anthony (also a Fourth Degree Knight) and a special prayer service was conducted for Saint Joseph Parish.

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PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD ~ APRIL 14, 2019

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

COVER ART: “Entry Into Jerusalem” by Duccio di Buonisegna, 1308-1311. One of 26 narrative scenes from the stories of the Passion depicted on the altarpiece of Siena Cathedral. Now in Museo dell-Opera del Duomo, Siena, Italy.

One of the chief organizing themes of Luke’s Gospel has Jesus going up to Jerusalem to make the sacrifice of his life that won our

salvation. This is to be understood quite literally, since Jericho, where he passed through, lies 720 feet below sea level and Jerusalem is about 2450 feet above sea level to the southwest, a steep ascent for the 14.5 miles that separated the two cities in Our Lord’s time. A section of the the Book of Psalms recited by pilgrms to Jerusalem (Pss 120-134) is sometimes fittingly called “The Psalms of Ascent.” The city stood in the central hills, and people traveling to the great Temple from Galilee often took the route through Jericho to avoid the unpleasant incidents that could await those who journeyed through the shorter way through Samaria, because there had long been bad feelings between the Samaritans and the Jews. And this is how Jesus and his companions chose to travel for the first Holy Week. They would have walked through a stark desert, since very little rain fell east of Jerusalem. In Jesus’s day, Jerusalem had a population of about 25,000. Though it was isolated from the chief trade roads, and so, in one respect, did not have a robust economic trade, it nonetheless enjoyed some important profitable advantages, most having to do with the importance of the Temple worship to the Jewish people. Believers from many countries took part in it and needed to be fed and housed. The religious taxes they paid for the upkeep of the Temple and the sacrifices they offered there, which were far more convenient to purchase in Jerusalem than to transport from their homes, supported the local economy and the thousands of workers who kept the Temple complex functioning, including religious officials, security personnel, maintenance craftsmen, repairers of access roads and sellers of devotional jewelry. And with a population that swelled to as much as four times normal during the three great pilgrimage feasts, of which the Passover was the greatest, Jerusalem would have teemed with exciting life when Jesus and his followers arrived for their boisterous Palm Sunday welcome. This week the Church’s attention focuses on Jerusalem as we experience again the gifts of the Eucharist and the priesthood (on Holy Thursday), our rescue from sin through Jesus’s suffering and death (on Good Friday) and his eternal triumph (at the Easter Vigil and on Easter Sunday), so generously shared with us through the new life of Baptism. Try to be with us for all of this joy. Msgr. David Hubba

THE PONTIFICAL GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the church

minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education. The Pontifical Good Friday Collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines. The wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians. In these times of crisis, the Pontifical Good Friday Collection provides humanitarian aid to refugees. When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics around the world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land. PLEASE BE GENEROUS! For more information about Christians in the Holy Land, visit www.myfranciscan.org/good-friday

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS

PRESENTED BY OUR YOUTH GROUP

—APRIL 19 The Saint Joseph Youth Group will portray the Living Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, April 19, at 7:30 pm in the Upper Church. All are invited to “walk with Our Lord and witness his Passion” during this special prayer service.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR “MEALS WITH A MISSION”—MAY 2

Meals With A Mission is a volunteer organization which provides 20,000 meals monthly for the hungry throughout our local counties. We are looking for volunteers to help prepare meals – all food, recipes, and materials are provided. We have been assigned Thursday, May 2 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm as our initial day to prepare our meal. If you are interested in volunteering this day or other days, please contact Peg Kohli by phone at 201-391-0224 or email tkohli@optonline.net Thank you for considering this worthwhile cause.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY —APRIL 28

The Legion of Mary will distribute Divine Mercy Novena pamphlets at the doors of the church after Masses THIS WEEKEND, April 13-14. On each day of the Novena, which begins on Good Friday and goes

until Divine Mercy Saturday (April 27 this year), we will pray for God’s mercy for different purposes. Watch this bulletin for information about our parish Divine Mercy Sunday prayer service on Sunday, April 28 at 2:00 pm, with Confessions heard at 1:30 pm.

IT’S NOT TOO LATE! EASTER FLOWERS DONATIONS

Donations for flowers and decorations to adorn our church during the Easter season can be made in memory of a loved one or for a special intention.

Please use the envelope you received in the mail or mark an envelope “Easter Flowers.” Be sure to PRINT the name of the deceased or special intention and YOUR NAME. Checks ($10 per name/family) made out to “Saint Joseph Church” may be put in the collection basket or dropped off or mailed to 105 Harrison Street, New Milford, NJ 07646

SAVE THIS DATE! FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL

ENRICH YOUR FAITH —APRIL 25

Fr. Anthony Di Stefano will present a special Easter season talk/reflection on “The Creed: Articles of Faith That We Can Believe in” on Thursday, April 25 at 7:30 pm in the Parish Retreat House (entrance on Grand Street behind our church). Refreshments will follow the talk. This will be the second of Fr. Anthony’s presentations at our parish. (The first was “Praying With Icons” in January which was very well-received.) Be sure to circle April 25 on your calendar!

JOIN SAINT JOSEPH’S NEW YOUTH GROUP

Saint Joseph’s Youth Group (for teens in grades 9-12 from any local high school) will be meeting every Tuesday from 7:30-9:00 pm in the Curry House (the building next to the church on Elm Street). Please use rear entrance by the grotto/garden. Any questions, please feel free to contact our Youth Minister, Ellen Solinas at ellen@solinas.net (There will be no meetings on April 23 or April 30.)

BRAVADO

I like to tell myself I would have been Veronica:

braving Roman spears, the spit and stones

of growling ingrates, the flight of fickle followers,

to wipe the bleeding face of my beloved.

But I know I would have been like Peter:

swearing in the sunshine of His power

a loyalty unshakable, pledging my life for surety until the shadow of a cross

fell across the light, screaming then, “I do not

know the man!” hiding on the edge of Eden,

trying to forget when He let me walk on water.

Marie Chiarella

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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

7:30 pm 11:00 pm

Friday

9:00 am 3:00 pm 7:30 pm

Saturday 9:00 am

8:00 pm

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

PRAYER REQUESTS

Let us remember all those who are ill: Dr. John Driscoll, Fran Woods, Claire Collins,

James LaMendola, Jean Ragnec Let us remember all those who have recently died:

Francis W. Brannagan Let us remember those serving in the military.

BREAD & WINE INTENTIONS

The bread and wine for the week of April 14, 2019

as donated in loving memory of

Carmine & Ursalina De Rosa

as requested by Phil De Rosa.

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD ~ APRIL 14, 2019

SUNDAY COLLECTION April 7, 2019 April 8, 2018 Basket $8,243 $7,617 Electronic Giving $4,923 $4,657 Total Sunday Collection $13,166 $12,274

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION “I tell you, Peter, before the cock crows this day, you will deny three times that you know me.” Luke 22:34 How many times have you heard someone make a disparaging comment about Jesus or our Catholic faith? How did you react? Do you remain quiet not to cause a disturbance? Or, do you remain quiet because you believe people will think negatively about you? Pray for the courage to speak up and enter into a respectful dialogue when the opportunity arises.

Visit us on our websites: CHURCH: sjcnj.org SCHOOL: sjsusa.org RELIGIOUS ED.: sjcnjre.org

April 13, 2019 Courtney Jensen

April 14, 2019 People of the Parish Rota & Joyce Families Hugo Del Bove (30th Anniversary Remembrance) Kristine LaGuardia Pat Carnevale

April 15, 2019 Myrtle Testa James Sweeney

April 16, 2019 Frances Fulmino James & Theresa Santaniello

April 17, 2019 Mike Pagano (Birthday—Living) Diane Boles

April 18, 2019 HOLY THURSDAY (No morning Masses) Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper Adoration (8:30-11:00 pm) and Concluding Night Prayer

April 19, 2019 GOOD FRIDAY (No Masses) Morning Prayer Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Living Stations of the Cross

April 20, 2019 HOLY SATURDAY Morning Prayer Easter Vigil

April 21, 2019 EASTER SUNDAY People of the Parish Deceased Members of the Schatz Family Cesar & Perfecto Acero Ruth Derych Dominic Tozzi (Wedding Anniversary Remembrance) John Pucci Theresa Piazza

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

A THANK YOU FROM OUR SHAWL MINISTRY

FOR DONATIONS FROM OUR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION STUDENTS

Dear Children,

Thank you ever so much for the beautiful yarn that was presented at our March meeting by Deacon George on your behalf. We ather as a prayer shawl community with the goal of giving comfort to those are in need. To drape a shawl that has been made, prayed over and blessed around another is a spiritual experience you helped to make happen. Your contribution to the creation of these gifts provides a beautiful symbol of the love God has for His people. Please understand we are partners in the process of bringing comfort to those in need. Thank you!

Yours in Christ,

Gail Fabiano Co-director Saint Joseph Shawl Ministry

MID-WEEK RETREAT FOR WIDOWS —APRIL 30-MAY 2

Join with other widows at the Marianist Family Retreat Center in Cape May Point, NJ to look at our own stories for courage and wisdom and discover how in sharing we continue to find strength and hope. Eucharist and other appropriate liturgies, sharing in small groups, beach walks, socials and fun are also included. COST: $140 pp, double occupancy. Visit www.capemaymarianists.org or call 609-884-3829 to register.

ANNUAL LITURGY FOR PARENTS WHOSE CHILD HAS DIED—MAY 3

The 32nd Annual Liturgy for Parents Whose Child Has Died will be held on Friday, May 3 , 2019 at 7:30 pm at Notre Dame RC Church, 359 Central Avenue, North Caldwell, NJ. All parents who have suffered the death of a child of any age are invited to attend with their families and friends. During the Mass, each child will be mentioned by name during the Intercessions. A personal witness will be given after the Mass. You must register here: https://conta.cc/2TzdN4n or call Lauren Egan at 973-497-4327.

Parish Trustees………..Mr. Brendan Walsh/Mrs. Carol Winkler Parish Pastoral Council...Dr. Michael Petrella/ Mr. Thomas Kohli Dir. of Religious Education ………Deacon George Montalvo Sacraments Coordinator ………….Mrs. Arlene Kennedy Director of Music ……………………..Mr. Monroe Quinn Youth Minister………………………….Mrs. Ellen Solinas

Saint Joseph

Parish Staff

Facilities Director ………………….....Mr. Tom Meli Business Manager ……………….…. .Mrs. Phyllis Vrola Parish Secretary ……………………....Mrs. Geraldine Carolan

Principal of Saint Joseph School…Dr. Paula Valenti Vice Principal of SJS…………………...Ms. Lizanne Coyne Dir. of Comm./ Bulletin Editor…...Mrs. Diane Hellriegel

where little scholars begin to blossom

Pre-K 3, Pre-K 4 and Kindergarten

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