225 Mountain Boulevard, Watchung, NJ 07069
Parish Office: (908) 756-6524 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stmaryswatchung.org www.facebook.com/stmaryswatchung
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Welcome! A warm welcome is extended to all who come to St. Mary’s-Stony Hill to join together in this community of worship and praise to Almighty God. We are grateful to our faithful parishioners and welcome our neighbors and guests who visit us occasionally. We want you to know that you are always welcome! All parishioners should be registered with the parish office. Please notify the parish if you change your address or move out of the parish. Certificates of eligibility to sponsor at Baptism or Confirmation will be given only to registered parishioners who are active and practicing Catholics.
Mass Schedule:
Sacraments Baptism: 2ND & 4TH SUNDAY: 12:15 pm
Arrangements must be made through the parish office at least one month in advance. Parents must be registered parishioners; sponsors must be practicing Catholics in good standing. If sponsors are from other parishes, a letter of good standing from their pastor is required.
Reconciliation: SATURDAY: 3:00-3:45 pm Also by appointment. Confessional in the Narthex.
Marriage: Please contact the parish office for an appointment at least one year in advance of the planned wedding date.
Additional information is available on our parish website: www.stmaryswatchung.org.
Pastoral Care of the Sick and Homebound
Due to privacy laws, we are no longer notified when parishioners are admitted to local hospitals. We are happy to visit sick or homebound parishioners when requested by family members. Please call the parish office to make arrangements. Emergency sick calls can be made at anytime by calling the parish office and selecting “9”. Please only use this option for genuine emergencies requiring a priest.
Religious Education We offer religious education for children of registered parishioners, who attend public school grades Pre-K thru 8. In addition, preparation for the Sacraments of First Penance, First Holy Communion and Confirmation is also provided for students who attend Catholic schools. Please check our website or contact the Office of Religious Education (908-756-6524 ext. 16) for information.
PARISH ORGANIZATION LEADERS
Very Rev. Brian J. Nolan, D. Min., Pastor 908-756-6524 ext. 12; [email protected]
Rev. Msgr. Eugene Prus, Weekend Assistant
Deacon Peter D’Angelo [email protected]
Deacon Lawrence Duffy [email protected]
Frank Capobianco, Parish Buildings & Grounds [email protected]
Catherine Cooney, Director of Religious Education 908-756-6524 ext. 16; [email protected]
Richard Dorsi, Cemetery Sales 908-380-3321; [email protected]
Nancy Finn, Director of Development 908-756-6524 ext. 14; [email protected]
Suzanne Gallic, Director of Music [email protected]
Pat Manfredonia, Parish Bookkeeper 908-756-6524 ext. 17; [email protected]
Susan Minogue, Organist [email protected]
Nancy Stoll, Parish Secretary 908-756-6524 ext. 10; [email protected]
SERVED BY:
Bereavement Group Cheryl Gatti 908-285-0330
Cemetery Sales Dick Dorsi 908-380-3321
Cemetery Concerns Pat Manfredonia 908-756-6524
Children’s Liturgy Melissa Camiolo
Covenant Committee Florence Larkin 908-757-4029
Fifty-Five + Group Pat Dorsi 908-917-5709
Finance Committee Nancy Finn 908-756-6524
Food Pantry Mary Ann & Tony Pangi 732-764-0264
Food for the Needy (SHIP) Bob Palasits 908-757-5728
Knights of Columbus Richard Blundin 732-371-1093
Laudato Sί Study Group Michael Rotolo 201-826-6246
Liturgical Ministries Peter D’Angelo 908-963-0436
Making Music - Roseann Sicola 908-755-2853
Praying Twice [email protected]
Moms & Tots Paige Jasaitis 908-753-0443
Morning Prayer Group Mary Cooper 908-561-0854
Music Ministry Suzanne Gallic 908-605-0097
Pro Life Anthony Ingrassia, Jr. 732-735-8843
RCIA/Adult Ed Anthony Pangi 732-764-0264
Religious Ed. Grade K-6 Catherine Cooney 908-756-6524
Religious Ed. Grade 7-8 Sherry Hudzik 908-668-4868
& Confirmation Program [email protected]
St. Ann’s Soup Kitchen Sheryl Szlosek 908-616-2697
Stewardship Committee Beth Mattiassi 908-561-0993
Youth Ministry Tina Kelly 908-756-6524
SATURDAY VIGIL: 4:00 pm
SUNDAY: 7:30, 9:00 & 11:15 am DAILY: Mon.-Thurs. & Sat.: 7:00 am; Fri.: 12:10 pm
Morning Prayers and the Rosary prayed daily at 8:40 am
FIRST FRIDAYS: check the bulletin or website for evening Mass schedule. HOLY DAYS: VIGIL: 7:30 pm DAY: 7:00 am, 12:10 pm & 7:30 pm
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Monday
Weekday
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
10 am MMPT
7 pm Stewardship
Mtg.
St. Albert the Great
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
4 pm Religious Ed. Classes
St. Margaret of Scotland and
Saint Gertrude
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
10 am Senior Meeting
7 pm Bereavement
Group
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
12:10 pm Mass
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
10:30 am First Penance
4 pm Mass
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
7:30 am Mass
9 am Mass
10 am Religious Ed. Classes
11:15 am Mass
12:15 pm Baptism
4 pm Covenant Thanksgiving
Service (Wilson)
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
7 am Mass
8:40 am Rosary & Morning
Prayers
7 pm Religious Ed. Classes
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Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Wedding Banns
Third Time Kristin Beckert & Nicholas Ryan
Blood Drive
St. Mary’s & Wilson Memorial Church will sponsor the Fall Blood Drive on Saturday, November 18th from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm. The drive will be held at the Firemen’s Exempt Hall in Watchung. Please consider this call to help someone in need and donate - give the gift of life! -The Covenant Committee
Pajama Program—Thank You!
Thank you so much for our donations of pajamas and books. We collected over 81 pajamas and 70 books here at St. Mary’s Stony Hill! The pa-jamas and books have been sent to children affected by the recent floods to help them feel loved and comforted when they lie down to sleep at night. This is such a fabulous help!
“I would like to ask you: Have you sometimes heard the voice of the Lord, which through a certain restlessness, invites you to follow him more closely? Have you heard it?”
- Pope Francis, Regina Caeli, 4/21/13
In Week 1 of Be My Witness, our small faith-sharing groups are “Seeking Christ”.
Christ calls each of us to seek him anew, opening ourselves once again to his divine presence and allowing him to instill in us a deeper faith that is reflected in everything we say and do. If you want to get involved or learn more about the program, please call Nancy in the parish office (908-756-6524 ext. 10).
The Covenant Committee of St. Mary’s Stony Hill and Wilson Memorial Church
Invite you to our Annual
Community Thanksgiving Service
Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 4:00 pm Refreshments following the celebration in
Fellowship Hall at Wilson Memorial Church
St. Mary’s-Stony Hill, Watchung
Breakfast with Santa
Please join us on Saturday, December 2nd in the Parish Center for Breakfast with Santa! Seating times are 8:00 am, 9:00 am and 10:00 am. Tickets on sale soon—after Masses or on the parish website (stmaryswatchung.org) via WeShare. Children (under 10) are
$3; Children (ages 10+) & Adults are $5. Don’t forget to bring a new unwrapped toy for the children of St. Ann’s Soup Kitchen — and your camera!. Please note: we will not be selling tickets at the door, so be sure to get them by November 30th. All attendees must purchase a ticket.
Recently published in The Catholic Spirit:
Question Corner by Father Kenneth Doyle Q: I am surprised by the number of people who regularly leave church immediately after receiving the Eucharist. In the diary of St. Faustina, Jesus says how sad he is that people treat him as a dead object and busy themselves with other things. It is distracting and disruptive of my own personal prayer when I see these people head directly to the exits. This is the closest and most holy time we have to spend with the Lord. Am I being overly sensitive about the actions of others? (Louisville, KY) A: St. Philip Neri, the saintly parish priest in 16th-century Italy, once noticed that a member of his congregation would regularly leave Mass immediately after receiving Communion, and he decided that the man needed to be taught a lesson. So the following Sunday, St. Philip assigned two Mass servers to accompany the man with lighted candles out of the church and down the street. The man, of course, returned demanding an explanation, which gave St. Philip a chance to explain the importance of taking time to thank God for the gift of the Eucharist. It bothers me, as it does you, to see people rush out to their cars right after taking the host—although I’ve never had the courage to use the same pedagogical technique as St. Philip Neri! Your question makes me think of what Elizabeth said at Mary’s visitation; in shocked surprise, Elizabeth asked her cousin, “And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” Even more, each of us should be struck with awe that God himself in the person of Jesus has deemed us worthy of a visit. In “Inaestimabile Donum,” his 1980 instruction on the Eucharist, St. (then Pope) John Paul II reminded us that we should not “omit to make a proper thanksgiving after Communion,” perhaps with some moments of silence “or also after the celebration, if possible, by staying behind to pray for a suitable time.”
First Penance
Next Saturday, 33 of our young parishioners will be celebrating the Sacrament of Penance for the first time. Please keep them in your prayers as they prepare themselves for this sacrament of healing and forgiveness. My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against You, whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with Your help, to do penance, to sin no more and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, suffered and died for us. In His name, my God, have mercy. Amen
Thank you and may God bless you for your continued support of our parish!
November 4 – 5 (Excludes WeShare)
Stewardship Reflection “Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the
day nor the hour.” - Mt. 25:13
Many of us have put off doing something because we think we are too busy. We’ve all said, “I’ll do it later when I have time.” Unfortunately, too many of us apply this attitude to our Faith. Jesus’ call is urgent, in the here and now, in your current circumstances. Don’t delay, how is God calling you to use your gifts today?
Second Collection
Next weekend, November 18 & 19, we will be taking up a second collection at all Masses. All proceeds will benefit the Campaign for Human Development. Thank you for your support.
Your Sacrificial Offering
2017
Weekly Offering:
$9,101
2016
Weekly Offering:
$7,401
November 12, 2017
TABERNACLE CANDLE BURNING
November 11 - 17
For Scott Hudzik.
A time to heal... Let us pray for the sick: Rolando Ablan Agapito Aquino Joseph M. Angeleri Josephine Balko Jeanne Bellissimo Eloy Bello Rose Bello Buono David Bestwick Annabella Biondo Anda Braun Diane Brown Genna Camiolo Minnie Candelino Marion Caparaso Brian Carpenter Lorena D’Amato Calvin David Gregory Frisoli Denise Gilmartin Barbara Giordano Jennifer Gonzalez Robert Gonzalez Andrew Greiwe Anthony Gottlick Eric Hartman Hans Hendriks Laura Hinkley
Federico Jarantilla Julia Johnson Doris Kratson Donna Kugelman Eric LeGrand Susan Lehman Anthony Leone Veronica March Cornell Marino Kesla Marie Martinez Daniel McCaffrey Grace Mitchell Brenda Mittenhuber Clare Murphy John Oborne Tom Opalewski, Jr. Donna Palardy Concetta Palasits Walter Quense Rolando Severino Karen Shanahan Rose Simone Frank Skopowski Bessie Sullivan Marie Summa Emma Szanicz Pat Turner Audrey Waldron
PRAY FOR Those in the Military… May God bless you for your service:
L. Cpl. Joseph Butrico, USMC Corp. Michael F. Hogan, USM Pvt. David Lavery, USMC Edward Paul Louis, USA Eric Marsjanik, USN Eric Merkle, USAF Capt. Jason Milbrandt, USMC Chaplain Robert Monagle, USAF Sgt. Patrick Noll USMC Pvt. Jonathan Sims, Natl Gd. Capt. Daniel Szurick, USMC Major John Voorhees, USA
For The Week
MONDAY, November 13 Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
Readings: Wis. 1:1-7/Lk. 17:1-6
7:00 a.m. Reginald Cooper
TUESDAY, November 14
Weekday Readings: Wis. 2:23-3:9/Lk. 17:7-10
7:00 a.m. Deceased members of The Mauceri & Kelly Families
WEDNESDAY, November 15 Saint Albert the Great
Readings: Wis. 6:1-11/Lk. 17:11-19
7:00 a.m. Magdalen Connolly
THURSDAY, November 16 Saint Margaret of Scotland
Readings: Wis. 7:22b-8:1/Lk. 17:20-25
7:00 a.m. Deceased Franciscan Sister Servants
FRIDAY, November 17
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Readings: Wis. 13:1-9/Lk. 17:26-37 12:10 p.m. Scott Hudzik
SATURDAY MORNING, November 18
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne Readings: Wis. 18:14-16; 19:6-9/Lk. 18:1-8
7:00 a.m. Catherine Forman
SATURDAY EVENING, November 18
Vigil of the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Prv. 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/1 Thes. 5:1-6/ Mt. 25:14-30
4:00 p.m. Kristen Savas
SUNDAY, November 19
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Prv. 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/1 Thes. 5:1-6/ Mt. 25:14-30
7:30 a.m. For the People of the Parish 9:00 a.m. Scott Hudzik 11:15 a.m. Vincent Patullo
Mass Servers Nov. 18 - 19
MASS READER EUCHARISTIC MINISTER
ALTAR SERVER
Saturday, 4:00 pm
D. Duffy R. Genabith P. Hall P. Janusz T. Opalewski
B. & P. Przybylski
Sunday, 7:30am
J. Savatta Deacon Larry V. Bannon J. Eisele
Open
9:00am C. Gatti Deacon Larry R. Maimone D. Parr
M. Mattiassi
11:15am M. L. Bujalski
Deacon Peter D. Blundin A. Germaine
N. Gallic F. Salas
“...stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” - Mt. 25:13
St. Mary’s-Stony Hill, Watchung
Sharing the Gospel Make sure your heart is ready for Jesus. One day Jesus will come back. If your heart is empty and dark - without love - you will be left out. Fill your heart with love for God and for other people!
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