Dear Parishioners, Before he gave his body and blood on the cross for salvaon of the whole world, Jesus gave his body and blood to his disciples in the form of bread and wine, instrucng them to connue this pracce in memory of him. Like the LORD providing water and manna in the de- sert, Jesus provides food and drink to sustain us, taking it one step further by transforming it to his own Body and Blood. As we receive the Eucharist today, let us realize the sustenance we are given. May the Eucharist today, let us realize the substances we are given. May the Eucharist we share today strengthen and enliven us as we bring Jesus with us to the world. QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How does this weekly celebraon of Eucharist make a difference in my life? SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST CORUPUS CHRISTI— JUNE 14, 2020 Do you know what is great about Zoom? There is always room for one more! Join us via Zoom for “Exercising the Body for the Sake of the Soul” with yoga! The practice will focus on breathing, stretching and prayerful mindfulness. All you need is an iPad, computer, or smartphone, and a mat or towel. It might be helpful to have a pillow or blanket available to sit or kneel on as well. Class will begin at 7 pm on Wednesdays and last about 60 minutes. Please arrive at least 5 minutes early to get comfortably logged in. Class dates will be June 17, 24, July 1, 8, and 15. Please email [email protected]if you would like to join us, or have any questions. You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours or so before the session. ~ Pat Barrett and Paula Lavorgna Please note: You must email [email protected]in order to RSVP to the class and receive the Zoom invita- tion! The Zoom link will not be sent out via Flocknote. Beginning this Monday, June 15, 2020 weekly Mass will resume. The Masses will be held in the church sanctuary and social dis- tancing will be pracced. Masks must be worn and personal hand sanizer brought with you. The weekday Mass schedule is: WELCOME James Joseph Greco Child of Mark & Megan Greco Bapzed at Saint John Vianney last Sunday Permission has be given to Fr. Ma to administer the Sacrament, we have been able to set a date for Confirmaon - Monday, June 29, 2020 at 7:30 PM. We will sll have to pracce social distancing and aendance will be limited to the candidate, parents, and sponsor. Confirmandi and Sponsor need arrive St. Thomas at 6:45 to arrange the seang and go over final details. If the sponsor cannot aend on June 29, then you as parent can stand in as the proxy. The person who you have chosen, will sll be listed as the sponsor in the Church records.
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Dear Parishioners,
Before he gave his body and blood on the cross for salvation of the whole world, Jesus gave his body and blood to his disciples in the form of bread and wine, instructing them to continue this practice in memory of him. Like the LORD providing water and manna in the de-sert, Jesus provides food and drink to sustain us, taking it one step further by transforming it to his own Body and Blood. As we receive the Eucharist today, let us realize the sustenance we are given. May
the Eucharist today, let us realize the substances we are given. May the Eucharist we share today strengthen and enliven us as we bring Jesus with us to the world.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How does this weekly celebration of Eucharist make a difference in my life?
SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
CORUPUS CHRISTI— JUNE 14, 2020
Do you know what is great about Zoom? There is always room for one more! Join us via Zoom for “Exercising the Body for the Sake of the Soul” with yoga! The practice will focus on breathing, stretching and prayerful mindfulness.
All you need is an iPad, computer, or smartphone, and a mat or towel. It might be helpful to have a pillow or blanket available to sit or kneel on as well.
Class will begin at 7 pm on Wednesdays and last about 60 minutes. Please arrive at least 5 minutes early to get comfortably logged in. Class dates will be June 17, 24, July 1, 8, and 15.
Please email [email protected] if you would like to join us, or have any questions. You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours or so before the session. ~ Pat Barrett and Paula Lavorgna
Please note: You must email [email protected] in order to RSVP to the class and receive the Zoom invita-tion! The Zoom link will not be sent out via Flocknote.
Beginning this Monday, June 15, 2020 weekly Mass will resume. The Masses will be held in the church sanctuary and social dis-
tancing will be practiced. Masks must be worn and personal hand sanitizer brought with you. The weekday Mass schedule is:
WELCOME James Joseph Greco
Child of Mark & Megan Greco Baptized at Saint John Vianney last Sunday
Permission has be given to Fr. Matt to administer the Sacrament, we have been able to set a date for Confirmation - Monday, June 29, 2020 at 7:30 PM. We will still have to practice social distancing and attendance will be limited to the candidate, parents, and sponsor. Confirmandi and Sponsor need arrive St. Thomas at 6:45 to arrange the seating and go over final details. If the sponsor cannot attend on June 29, then you as parent can stand in as the proxy. The person who you have chosen, will still be listed as the sponsor in the Church records.
The Parish Community of St. john Vianney & St. Thomas the Apostle
IMPORTANT THINGS YOU NEED
1. THE GENERAL DISPENSATION FROM THE SUNDAY OBLIGATION WILL REMAIN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND MASS AT THE CHURCH LIVE STREAM OF MASS WILL CONTINUE.
2. Attendance will be limited and strictly enforced. .
3. Social Distancing will be practiced. Pew/rows will be taped off and households, even one individual, will be required to keep six feet of separation.
4. NO ONE will be admitted without a mask.
5. RESTROOMS WILL BE CLOSED.
6. Parishioners should take their temperature before coming to Mass. Anyone with any symptoms must stay home and attend Mass via Live stream.
THERE IS STILL A RISK FOR ANYONE WHO ATTENDS A PUBLIC MASS. EVEN WITH THE BEST HEALTH PRACTICIES AND STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING, ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE CHURCH / CEMETERY / PUBLIC SQUARES NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THERE IS A RISK OF CON-TRACTING THE CORONAVIRUAS. IMPROVED CLEANING WILL OCCUR AT ST. JOHN VIAN-NEY AND ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE.
YOU NEED THESE ITEMS TO
ATTEND MASS AT THE CHURCH:
A MASKS AND HAND SANITIZER.
FROM DEBBIE WICKHAM, DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Registration emails for the 2020/2021 St. John Vianney/St. Thomas the Apostle Religious Education school year were sent out to all registered Religious Education families with the link to online registration. There is a $25 deposit registration fee per family, payable online at the time of registration. If you are a new family please go to https://giving.parishsoft.com/App/Form/b7fb430f-e068-4f0c-a85a-ee443d9bb2f3 , fill out the registration form and pay the deposit registration fee. If you should have any ques-tions you can email: [email protected] or leave a message: 973-208-0096 - Debbie Wickham, OFS
While you are unable to come into the office because it is closed to the public. You can contact us by email: [email protected] or
call the office during business hours 9:00am - 4:00PM 973-208-0090 / 973-697-6550.
As you all know Father’s Day is June 21. We are
offering a chance to memorialize fathers and those
would like to honor this Father’s Day. Their names
will be listed in the June 21 bulletin.
Blood Donations – Urgent Need
Blood drives at St. Thomas are cancelled at this time, so your individual donations matter now more than ever. Vitalant, our provider, is asking for anyone who is eligible to donate at one of their convenient loca-tions. Also, Vitalant is now testing all donors for COVID-19 antibodies. Whether you're eligible to give whole blood or recovered from COVID-19 and can donate convalescent plasma, YOU ARE SAVING LIVES!
Visit the Vitalant website at www.vitalant.org for more information. At this time, Vitalant requires both staff and donors to wear a mask. The website also lists the distancing, sanitation and other items to keep you safe during your donation. The nearest location is 1259 US-46, Parsippany, NJ 07054 or call 201-389-0473 for questions.
FLAG DAY 2020: In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United
States on June 14, 1777 by resolution of the Second Continental Congress.
SATURDAY, JUNE 13 (Mass at SJV 5:00PM) + Herb Fisher / Stanley & Eileen Fautas + Matt Dox / Silbernagel Family SUNDAY, JUNE 14 (Mass at STA 10:00AM) + Matthew Cusa / Stanley & Eileen Fautas + Ryan De Vito / Eileen Schmidt + Leonard Stroud / Eric & Jean Stroud + Leon Klein / Joyce & Roy Dietrich MONDAY, JUNE 15 7:30PM Vocations TUESDAY, JUNE 16 8:00AM Front Line Workers and their Families WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 8:00AM The Elderly & Sick who are separated from their families THURSDAY, JUNE 18 8:00AM + William Budesheim / Debbie & Joe Wickham FRIDAY, JUNE 19 8:00AM Ella Corchado (Living) / her family SATURDAY, JUNE 20 (Mass at SJV 5:00 PM) + Jim Gilroy & Marcel Diller, Sr. / Skip & Judy Diller Living and Deceased Fathers of Saint Thomas the Apostle SUNDAY, JUNE 21 (Mass at STA 10:00AM) + Rev. Joseph Ryan / Tess & Richard Martin Living & Deceased Fathers of Saint Thomas the Apostle
Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Mt 5:38-42
Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Mt 5:43-48
Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Thursday: Sir 48:1-14; Mt 6:7-15
Friday: Dt 7:6-11; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30
Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25; Lk 2:41-51
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
St. John Vianney and St. Thomas the Apostle are always grateful for the weekly stewardship that our parishioners offer the parish. Your contributions
fund the necessary day to day operations of the parish, its ministries and outreach programs, and the critical expenses associated with it. We thank
everyone who has continued their financial stewardship of St. John Vianney and St. Thomas the Apostle. We encourage Online giving through Con-
nect Now Online Giving…a convenient and secure way to make your weekly offering by using a credit card or bank transfer / Mobil App through Con-
nectNow | Giving Or Text through ParishSOFT. Information about all of these payment options is available on our website www. ststhomasjohn.org.
Corpus Christi Sunday June 13th-14th This weekend we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi and Bishop Serratelli is asking all parishes to participate in our Diocesan-wide Corpus Christi Food Drive. This year, the drive has gone virtual, and you can shop online and have items directly shipped to Catholic Charities Food Pantries.
Visit www.ccpaterson.org/corpus to make a monetary dona-tion or for more information about this important effort. Visit www.yougivegoods.com/ccpaterson-fooddrive2020 to find our parish, and shop for our pantries in need. You may also email: [email protected] or call (973) 737-2077 ext.403 with any questions or to donate food directly to Catholic Charities Food Pantries.
“TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON” A TIME TO BE HEALED
Prayers for the sick: Brennan McCoy, Kathy Brennen, Aaron Alonzo, Sal D ’Arco, Kevin Wickert, Fumiko Lutz, Patricia Carapola, Courtney Sanchelli, Danny Scillieri, Gail Brennan, Rich Day, Richard Lavelle, Marion Coleson, Chris Osborne, Rose Kelly, Stephen Vecchiotti, Vincent Ottani, Ernie Sudo, Penny Sorokach (nursing home), Brandon Wozniak, Darlene Kolakovic, Fr. Dan Kelly, Fr. Joseph Farias, Helen Turosky, Joey Dyl, Don King, Kenny Miscisak, Emily Fleming, Emily Schmidt, Ethan Rodriguez, Carol, Mary Swerzenski, Deacon Milt, Jessica Taylor, Tim Lambert, Daniel Ingram, Nancy, Hazel Voiner, Tony Bonfiglio, Lynn Snouffer, and Sebastian Drelick.
A TIME TO MOURN Prayers for the deceased: Thomas Ingram, Jerry Busko, Angelina DeLucia, Joan Juengling, Karen A. Tofilski, Angela Sperber, Bryan Carolan, Ante Culic, Jean Doherty, Sophia Wolters, Pat Esposito, Józef Zajecki, Janice Barry, Karen Newton, Catherine Feuss, Jan Jakacki, E. James Shaffer, Louise M. Addotta, William E. Williams, Charles Stoveken, Jesse Bisbal, Victor Coleson, Jr., Luigi Russo, Ernest A. Zappile, Nereida Addotta, Andrew Dolinich, Betty Klein, Joe Endlicher, George Christ, Mildred Einreinhofer, Devon Carbery, Joseph Florio, Fr. Thomas Rainforth, Ralph Albano, Sr., Cveta Szugzdo, James Ford, Carol Perrucci, Jean Farrell, Donald Smitherman, Mary Anne Allender, Jason Free, Joyce Kerr, Mary Strangia, Jean Farrell, Don Ciuppa, Msgr. Brendan Madden, Raymond Angelucci, Stephanie Perrotta, James France III, Louise Anne Sincaglia and Rose Schilacci, Dolores Daly, Nancy Barbieri, Rich McLeod, Marlene Blahut, Rev. Stanley Kostrzomb and Phyllis Bonfiglio, Beverly Bierbaum, Louis “Louie” Panetta, Jack Van Antwerp Raymond Hirsch, Francis Marinello, Bill Barrett, Lawrence (Lorenzo) Guarino, Lester King , Mary Dick, Rick Baxter, Charles & Elizabeth Mylod, Richard Bay, Msgr. Charles Cassidy, former pastor of Our Lady of the Lake, Sparta, Magdealena Szieber, Eileen & William Carbery, Martin Addison, Carmela Mediterro, Theresa Marie Wickham, Herb Fisher, Matthew Cusa, Gladys Kot and Rev. Richard Colgan, C.S.P.
BAPTISM Baptism has resumed with only 20 people allowed plus the baby/child. Masks and Social Distancing will the enforced. Couples desiring to have their child baptized should be active parishioners, attending Mass regularly. First Time Parents must attend a Baptism Preparation Class. (Information about the meeting will be explained when they register) To make baptismal arrangements contact the parish office by email: [email protected] or call Saint John Vianney at 973-697-6550 / Saint Thomas the Apostle at 973-208-0090.
CONFESSIONS Confessions by appointment only will resume next weekend. Confessions will take place in the church sanctuary. Masks and Social Distanc-ing will be enforced.
MARRIAGES Prior to your booking of the reception, please call the Parish Office 1 year in advance of the wedding date to allow for proper pre-marital preparation. Knights of Columbus ~ Council Meetings
St. John Vianney Council #12649 meets at Saint John Vianney Church Hall the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. Joseph Lamb Council #5510 meets on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at Wiegand Farm – Department for Persons with Disabili-ties’ meeting room. Both meetings start at 7:30 p.m.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
Saint John Vianney/Saint Thomas the Apostle [email protected] PARISH MEMBERSHIP: A parishioner is one who belongs to the parish family. As such, he/she is registered and is committed through participation in the life of the parish. Marriages to be administered and Sponsor Certificates, recommendations, etc. to be issued by the of-fice, the person requesting such must be regis-tered and an active member of Saint John Vi-anney Parish or Saint Thomas the Apostle Par-ish community. We request that you register at the rectory when you move into our commu-nity so that we may be of service to you.
A TIME FOR PEACE We pray for those in our parish who are currently serving in the armed forces especially: PFC Jonathan Cuervo, USMC, PFC An-thony Imperato, USMC, Michael Guarino, US Army, Cpl Sebastian Geary, USMC, USAF, Airman James Perez, Sgt. Antoino Lettizia, USMC, OSSN(SW) Anthony S. Gambuti, US Navy, PFC Ryan Ley-den, USMC, USAF Airman Matthew Cannarozzi, 2nd Lt. Andrew Verdes, Haley Kerrison Lt1, Army, Clara Shurtless, USMC. In honor of the Military serving our country at home and abroad, we invite you to recite three (3) Hail Mary's for their safety.
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