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 Eucharisc Adoraon First Wed. of Month 9 am—5 pm in MC SACRAMENTS Confession: Saturday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Bapsm Contact the Parish Office Marriage Arrangements should be made with a priest at least one year in advance. Homebound/Hospital Call Parish Office Chrisan Iniaon 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 [email protected]Fax #: 201-261-0369 sjcnj.org Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 [email protected]sjcnjre.org Saint Joseph School the greenhouse PreK 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 [email protected]sjsusa.org Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ February 23, 2020 Ash Wednesday February 26th See page 3 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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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 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 [email protected] Fax #: 201-261-0369
sjcnj.org
Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 [email protected] sjcnjre.org
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ February 23, 2020
Ash Wednesday February 26th
See page 3
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
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SEVENTH UNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ FEBRUARY 23, 2020
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
2020 LENTEN REGULATIONS The days of BOTH Fast and Abstinence during Lent are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The other days of Lent are days of Abstinence. On a day of Fast, only one (1) full meal is permitted, and two (2) smaller meals, which if added together would not exceed the main meal in quantity. Those between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast. On a day of Abstinence, no meat may be eaten. Those who have reached the age of 14 are obliged by the Law of Abstinence.
High School friendships can be rewarding and lasting, as was the case with the English authors G. K. Chesterton and Edmund Clerihew Bentley. Chesterton became one of the Twentieth Century’s most notable converts to Caholicism and Bentley became famous for his four-line comic poems that deftly described renowned people or significant subjects, which came to be known as “Clerihews.” Chesterton, who dedicated his novel The Man Who Was Thursday to Bentley, helped popularize Clerihews and composed some pretty good ones himself, such as: The Spanish people think Cervantes Equal to half a dozen Dantes; An opinion resented most bitterly By the people of Italy. But Bentley was the master of the form. Among his many gems was: The art of Biography Is different from Geography. Geography is about maps, But Biography is about Chaps. A number of beautiful books have recently been published on maps, both new and old. One of them, Travis Elborough’s Atlas of Vanishing Places, tells the story of the Roman city of Timgad, located in today’s Algeria in what had once been the Roman province of Numidia. called Thamugadi in ancient times, it was built around 100 A.D. , partly for defensive purposes and partly as a settlement to reward retired legionnaires for their long years of service to the empire. It is one of the few fully excavated towns of that time. At its peak, it had a secular basilica, a forum, fourteen public baths, a theater, a market, a library, a large pagan temple and at least eleven Chrisitian churches. Most of its private houses enjoyed the convenience of piped-in water. Timgad flourished for many years until it fell victim to the Vandal invaders of the 5th century and to incursions by Berbers from the mountains to the east. After visiting Timgad and contemplating its ruins, the great writer Hilaire Belloc wrote an eloquent observation about the depredations it experienced and its fate, including a memorable warning: .
We sit by and watch the Barbarian, we tolerate him, in the long stretches of peace we are not afraid. We are tickled by his irreverences, his comic inversion of our old certitudes and our fixed creeds refreshes us; we laugh. But as we laugh we are watched by large and awful faces from beyond; and on these faces there is no smile. It is a remark that has extensive applicability even now.
Msgr. David Hubba
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Saint Joseph Church 300 Elm St., Oradell,NJ
Mass & Ashes: 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 10:30 am
and 7:30 pm
Prayer Service & Ashes 12 noon and 4:00 pm
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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (R.C.I.A)
This weekend, Saint Joseph Church will celebrate the Rite of Sending at the 10:30 am Mass. Our candi-dates will then celebrate the Rite of Continu-ing Con-version at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, in Newark, on Saturday, February 29. On that first weekend of Lent, as Catholic bishops around the world welcome those sent by their parish-es, our parish too will gather with many others from all around our Archdiocese, before Cardinal Tobin. Our Candidates, accompanied by their Sponsors, Fr. Anthony and RCIA team members, along with our pa-rishioner’s support and prayers, will express their in-tention to be fully initiated into the Catholic Church as celebrated this Easter season. As the Archdiocese welcomes and accepts our parish Candidates in the grace of God, on their journey to full initiation in the sacraments this coming Easter, please keep them in your prayers, that as they enter their fi-nal period of preparation, may they continue to be nurtured with the Word of God and the Cross of Our Savior. RCIA Candidates: George Pecoraro, David Nix, Michael Mancuso RCIA Coordinator: Fr. Anthony Di Stefano RCIA Team Members: Melinda Rabbia Fred Fakharzadeh * Pat Fakharzadeh
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR LENT?
Join the hundreds of thousands of people in over 400 cities across America participating in 40 Days for Life this Lent. 40 Days For Life is a community-based campaign that draws attention to helping unborn ba-bies and putting an end to abortion through prayer, fasting, and standing in vigil outside the places where abortions are performed. Please consider giving one hour a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays from February 27th to April 4th, joining others in a peaceful prayer vigil across from Hackensack Wom-en’s Choice at 10 Zabriskie St from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm. For more information or to sign up, contact Marga-ret at 201- 805-0937 or [email protected]. Your presence will definitely make a difference and maybe save a baby’s life!
It is not too early to start thinking about Saint Joseph’s 2020-2021 RCIA!
RCIA is an opportunity to learn more about Catholicism and to become fully initiated into the Catholic Church. Anyone who would like to inquire about becoming a fully initiated Catholic through the sacraments, or any Catholic adult who would like to be confirmed is wel-come and may contact Fr. Anthony at [email protected] or call 201-261-0148 ext. 13.
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 7:30 pm
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, Jim Smith, Juan Pagan, Frank Ciurleo
Let us remember all those who have died: Arthur Ferraro. Bishop Charles McDonnell
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 February 23, 2020
is offered for the honor and glory of God.
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ FEBRUARY 23, 2020
“But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who
persecute you…” MATTHEW 5:44
Love your enemies, easier said than done, no doubt. But,
remember, the foundation of stewardship is prayer. When we
are in close communication with God, it opens our heart and it
turns our attention away from “me” and moves it towards God
and others. It allows us to have a little more empathy for “our
enemy”. When we pray for others, even “our enemies”, maybe
it soften their hearts as well.
GRADE 5 students in our Religious Education program and their families will be attending the
9:00 am Mass on Sunday, March 1, 2020
SANCTUARY LAMP INTENTIONS Week of FEBRUARY 23, 2020
The sanctuary lamp in the Upper Church burns in memory of
Ann Marie Vrola as requested by Phyllis and Art Vrola
The Sanctuary lamp in Mary’s Chapel burns in memory of
Mary Glenn as requested by Teresa and Jim Glenn
February 22, 2020 Edward and Marguerite Jackson
February 23, 2020
People of the Parish Lillian Aquino Deceased Members of the Mendes and DaSilva Families Mate Skroce Erin Fedorko— Birthday Living
February 24, 2020 Linda Christopoulos Ann Finley
February 25, 2020 F Rosemary Fesen—Living S
Sophia Lagdameo (Birthday Remembrance) February 26, 2020 Adelaida Silva
Mildred Didio (1st Anniversary Remembrance) People of the Parish
February 27, 2020 Ellen Cosmai John T. Flieger
February 28, 2020 Lani Schiller Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Muio
February 29, 2020 Lira Mendes John E. McHugh
March 1, 2020 People of the Parish James Houlihan Gerard Reilly Birthday Remembrance Michael Thomas Maloney Ralph and Josephine Scarano
ARE YOU CELEBRATING YOUR 5th, 25th or 50th
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY? The Archdiocese would like to honor those couples who celebrate five, twenty-five and fifty years of Christian marriage in the year 2020.
April 19, 2020 at 3:00 pm (25 years and 5 years) May 3, 2020 at 3:00 pm (50 years)
Please be sure to notify our parish secretary Gerry Carolan no later than April 10 so we can send your name to the Archdiocese.
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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ
PICK UP A “RICE BOWL”
FOR YOUR FAMILY CRS Rice Bowl is Catholic Relief
Services’ Lenten faith-in-action program. It offers opportunities for your family to engage daily with the spiritual pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving and to live out our Gospel call to go out and encounter those most in need. During Lent, use the Rice Bowl box to collect your family’s donations as members make their individual sacrifices. Before the collection deadline, count what has been collected and convert the amount into a check. Please see the attached instructions when you pick up your Rice Bowl at the doors of the church.
CORNERSTONE XXVIII WOMEN’S: MARCH 6-7
MEN’S: MARCH 27-28 Sign-up for our 28th Annual Corner-stone Retreats! Pick up a copy of the flyer (available in the literature racks or on our parish website sjcnj.org) and consider joining us for these very spe-cial 26-hour retreats coming up in March to be held in our very own Parish Retreat House (behind Saint Joseph Church). You’ll be very glad you did!
FOR THE CHURCH IN EASTERN EUROPE This week we will accept donations to support the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Your offering will help restore the Church and build the future in more than 20 countries still struggling to recover from communist rule. Your generosity will help toward reconstruction, education, formation and outreach to alleviate poverty. You can make your donation by using the parish envelope provided, through our online giving program “We Share,” or by dropping a check into the collection basket made out to “Saint Joseph Church” and memo’d “CCEE.” For more information, please visit usccb.org/cee
HELP SAINT JOSEPH COMMUNITY COUNT IN THE 2020 CENSUS
Census data impacts decisions at the national, state and local levels—from congressional representation to the annual allocation of more than $675 billion. Census data informs funding for programs like Sup-plemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Section 8 Housing; Pell Grants; the Special Supplemental Nutri-tion Program for Women, Infants and Children; Tem-porary Assistance for Needy Families; the Children’s Health Insurance Program and more. These funds are essential to the wellbeing of our families, our faith community and our neigh-bors. The Archdiocese of Newark encourages you to fill out your census form. Beginning in mid-March, you can respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone or by mail. Responding is quick and easy and you can complete the Census on your mobile device. All responses are confidential, and by law they cannot be used against you in any way. Visit 2020CENSUS.GOV to learn more
SEPARATED/DIVORCED HEALING MINISTRY
--FEBRUARY 24 The Separated and Divorced Healing Ministry will continue its Enrichment Program for anyone who is separated and/or divorced and needs emotional and spiritual support. The meeting will take place in the Jackson Room of the lower church. (Enter via Harrison Street door—room is first on left.) Meeting is at 7:30 pm. Additional meeting dates are: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. For further information, contact Annette Ziegler at [email protected] or call/text 201-663-0794.
A MOTHER'S MEANINGFUL LENT --FEBRUARY 25
Ministry of Motherhood invites all mothers (new and experienced) to join us for "A Mother's Meaningful Lent: An Evening to Ready Our Hearts, Minds and Spirits for Lent 2020. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 25th from 7:30-9:00 pm at the Saint Joseph Par-ish Life Center (on Grove St. behind the Saint Joseph lower school). We will take time to pause, be still and share ways to make this Lent more meaningful even in the midst of our busy everyday lives. No RSVP needed, come as you are! Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected]. Hope to see you there!
NEXT YOUTH MASS --MARCH 1 at 6:00 PM
Saint Joseph Youth Ministry Spiritual Director, Fr. Anthony Di Stefano, invites all to come share in the Eucharist, ministered by our teens, at our next Teen Mass to be held in the Upper Church on Sun-day, March 1 at 6:00 pm. For details, please con-tact Youth Minister Ellen Solinas at [email protected]
