St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church 606 Shore Road Somers Point, NJ 609-927-3568 Fax 609-653-8707 MARCH 31, 2019 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT THE PASTORAL TEAM Rev. Jaromir Michalak, Pastor Rev. Shaji Muttathottil, VC, Parochial Vicar Rev. John Perdue, M.SS.CC., SMC Chaplain Deacon Robert Oliver St. Joseph Regional School Dr. Janice DeCicco Fipp, Principal Sisters of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, PA MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM (Mass in Spanish); Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 AM, 12:00 N & & 5:00 PM Weekdays: M, T, W, F & Sat.: 8:30 AM (preceded by R Rosary 7:55 AM, Morning Prayer 8:15 AM) Thursday: Communion Service 8:30 AM and Evening Mass 6:30 PM Holy Day: As Scheduled in the Bulletin Rite of Reconciliation Saturdays 3:30-4 PM, & anytime by appointment CONTACT US at 609-927-3568. Press 3, then ext. #: Bookkeeper, Lisa Bellinger ext. 20 Coordinator of Rel. Educ., Jessica Gettings ext. 24 Asst. to CRE, Colleen Jacobs ext. 25 Parish Secretary, Lisa Weiss ext. 10 Deacon Robert Oliver 609-334-6644 St. Joseph Regional School 609-927-2228 www.stjosephsomerspoint.ORG All of us have a profound ability to be like the prodigal son. A key line in today’s parable is the one that states: “While he was still a long way off – his father saw him and was moved with pity.” Jesus presents this parable to show us God’s limitless love for us – even though our actions may call for less than a loving response. He is there waiting to welcome us into His arms whenever we are ready to return to Him.
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St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church 606 Shore Road Somers Point, NJ
609-927-3568 Fax 609-653-8707 MARCH 31, 2019 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT
THE PASTORAL TEAM Rev. Jaromir Michalak, Pastor Rev. Shaji Muttathottil, VC,
Parochial Vicar Rev. John Perdue, M.SS.CC.,
SMC Chaplain Deacon Robert Oliver
St. Joseph Regional School Dr. Janice DeCicco Fipp, Principal
Sisters of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, PA
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday: 4:30 PM
and 7:00 PM (Mass in Spanish); Sunday: 8:00 & 10:00 AM,
12:00 N & & 5:00 PM Weekdays: M, T, W, F & Sat.: 8:30 AM
(preceded by RRosary 7:55 AM, Morning Prayer 8:15 AM)
Thursday: Communion Service 8:30 AM and Evening Mass 6:30 PM
Holy Day: As Scheduled in the Bulletin Rite of Reconciliation Saturdays 3:30-4 PM,
& anytime by appointment
CONTACT US at 609-927-3568. Press 3, then ext. #: Bookkeeper, Lisa Bellinger ext. 20 Coordinator of Rel. Educ., Jessica Gettings ext. 24 Asst. to CRE, Colleen Jacobs ext. 25 Parish Secretary, Lisa Weiss ext. 10 Deacon Robert Oliver 609-334-6644 St. Joseph Regional School 609-927-2228
www.stjosephsomerspoint.ORG
All of us have a profound ability to be like the prodigal son. A key line in today’s parable is the one that states: “While he was still a long way off – his father saw him and was moved with pity.” Jesus presents this parable to show us God’s limitless love for us – even though our actions may call for less than a loving response. He is there waiting to welcome us into His arms whenever we are ready to return to Him.
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WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE Sunday, March 31
4TH SUNDAY OF LENT Masses: 8 & 10 AM, 12 N & 5 PM
Monday, April 1 Mass: 8:30 AM
Tuesday, April 2 Mass: 8:30 AM
Wednesday, April 3 Mass: 8:30 AM
Thursday, April 4 Communion Service: 8:30 AM
Evening Mass: 6:30 PM Friday, April 5 Mass: 8:30 AM
Saturday, April 6 Masses: 8:30 AM
4:30 PM and 7 PM (Spanish)
Wolfgang Geckeler - Roy Metzlaff - Carlotte Russell - Bob Furman - Jimmy Miller -
Elaine Uy - William McIntyre - Krista Fletcher - Courtney Hamilton - Margaret Deherty - Tricia Leeds - Lynn Fuhrmeis-ter - Evelyn Rush - Shelley Larthley - Frank Donato, Jr. - Judy Donahue - Catherine Branca - Francis Berenotto - Thelma Grumbein - Dot Breen - Jayce Armstrong - Russ Stevenson - Bridie Carmichael - Baby Athelia Piper - Ann Flammer - Jean & Jim Riviello - Bernard Bucco - Luisa Latorre - Angela McKeon - Jackie Cure - Baby Cruz Wilson - Dolores Tierno - Matthew Lombrana - Kathryn Lauch - Melanie Solano - Linda M. Tierno - Susan Randazzo - Nicholas Cuminti - Anne Davis - Erin Catgno - Bernard Burke - Jaxson Butkus - David Sharkey, Jr. - Toby Herges – Jonathan Z. Smith - Jo Thompson - Edward J. Smith
WELCOME TO ST. JOSEPH CHURCH! Greetings to our faithful parishioners, visitors and guests. We are happy that you have come to join us in worship today. If you are new to our parish community, we invite you to introduce yourself to one of our priests or deacon and stop by the parish office to learn more about St. Joseph Church!
SATURDAY, MARCH 30 8:30 am For the parishioners of St. Joseph Church 4:30 pm Florence McBride, r/b Jack & Evelyn Rush Carl Norman, r/b Pat Arabio & Family SUNDAY, MARCH 31 8:00 am Ruth Curran, r/b Pat & Dave Sweeney & Family Barbara Muschera, r/b Swentkowski Family 10:00 am Katie Simpson, r/b the Csaszar Family Florence Grimshaw, r/b Barbara Dalzell 12:00 noon Mary Ann Karanozinsky, r/b Terry Salvato Joseph Belcaro & Anthony Belcaro, r/b Louis & Mariella Belcaro 5:00 pm Stephen Ellis, r/b Maria & Pat Fama Jacek Kubiak, r/b Krystyna Janus MONDAY, APRIL1 8:30 am Elizabeth Halpin, r/b Jim & Paulette Harnett TUESDAY, APRIL 2 8:30 am Kevin Carson, r/b St. Joseph’s Bereave- ment Ministry WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 8:30 am C. Douglas Mason, r/b Family Bunny Baum, r/b Family THURSDAY, APRIL 4 6:30 pm Katie Simpson, r/b Family FRIDAY, APRIL 5 8:30 am FIRST FRIDAY INTENTIONS 10:00 am Matthew Previti, r/b Ed & Gail Weber SATURDAY, APRIL 6 8:30 am For the parishioners of St. Joseph Church 4:30 pm Katie Simpson, r/b Tony & Ginny Cannata Carl Norman, r/b John & Evelyn Rush SUNDAY, APRIL 7 8:00 am Ruth Curran, r/b the Ortzman Family Daniel Martin Wickman, r/b Harvey Wick- man 10:00 am Katie Simpson, r/b Kaitlin Csaszar & Mi- chael Leary Charles & Eileen Bardowski, r/b Family 12:00 noon Joseph Ferry, r/b Eirini Otaegui Thomas Sandusky, r/b Rosemary Celan- dine 5:00 pm Kevin Kehoe, r/b Pat & Maria Fama
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4TH SUNDAY OF LENT
First Reading: Josiah 5:9a, 10-12 “Reproach of Egypt” may refer to circumcision. The people celebrate the Passover, here an older version that did not include the sacrifice of the lamb.
Second Reading: II Corinthians 5:17-21 Paul tells his readers that not only has God reconciled humanity to Himself, but He has also en-trusted the reconciling mission of Christ to us.
Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 This is perhaps Our Lord’s greatest parable. It illustrates several lessons, above all the forgiveness of the father for his younger son’s waywardness and his older son’s self-righteousness.
REFLECTION by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson
Without knowing what Christ’s contemporaries might have called it, we have given His famous story at least two titles: “The Prodigal Son” and “The Loving Father.” Each name highlights the focus of the reader. The first title, the more familiar one, follows the wastrel son on his life’s journey downward, as he breaks every rule regarding respect and religion. The second title, less known but equally accu-rate, regards the beauty of a father’s love for both sons, including the dutiful but conceited older son, who accuses the father of second hand treatment.
But here is where I make my case for yet another title for this beloved story. I call it “The X-Ray Par-able.” Now, we all know what an x-ray examination is: a photo of our bodily interior that aids the doctor in diagnosing our medical problem. He can see what’s out of sync with us; what’s going on inside us that lies hidden beneath the outside. This parable does the same for our souls.
If we imagine the father in the story to be God the Father, and the prodigal son as ourselves at times, we readily get the meaning: we are every bit the sinner who disregards God’s love and takes various paths of waywardness. Our disregard for all that we pledged at our baptism through our godparents and have ignored later as adults comes to the fore. The parable’s x-ray awakens us to see it on the imaginary screen.
This examination process isn’t complete until we realize that we are also the elder son at times. His difficulty combines envy and jealousy. We have felt those, if we’re honest. Someone’s financial suc-cess makes our own look paltry. Someone else’s beauty overshadows ours. Maybe their car makes ours look ready for the junkyard.
The parable x-ray reveals something else akin to the elder son’s warped thinking. Have you ever caught yourself thinking like this: “I go to Mass every Sunday and holyday. I keep the rules. How come God sends me this illness? Why has my loved one died? How come I got laid off from work?” This is self-righteousness. And if your spiritual x-ray shows signs of it, you know what changes you have to make; what Lenten penance you must do.
Looked at positively, this parable of Jesus is perhaps best thought of as a gift of the Church. As the guardian of Scripture, the Church has preserved this story over the ages to help us see what it is that is holding us back from becoming saints. The gospel, which includes more than this famous parable, is, after all, the best medicine for what ails us spiritually. Making the necessary corrections here on earth, while we still can, is the surest way we can guarantee our entrance to that heavenly kingdom which is our baptismal inheritance.
So it seems best to use this Lenten opportunity to take Our Lord’s story to heart. In other words, an opportunity to accept what our spiritual x-ray shows about our souls, and take the cure. As an anony-mous someone once wrote: “The door of opportunity is opened by pushing.”
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Join Fr. Jaromir, Fr. Peter, and fellow parishioners on our PARISH TRIP TO GETTYSBURG AND HERSHEY, PA!
3 days - 2 nights May 15-17, 2019
IT’S A GREAT WAY TO TRAVEL & MEET NEW FRIENDS!!
With history and small-town charm blended so flawlessly together, Gettys-burg & Hershey, Pennsylvania have the makings for the perfect Spring get-away. The rich history will draw you in, while the cozy hotels, quaint shops and the wealth of activities will make you fall in love with the towns.
Package includes 2-nights lodging, 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, Gettysburg Museum Tour, Cyclorama Painting, “A New Birth of Freedom” Film, Battlesfield Tour, Visit to Eisen-hower Farm, Hershey Chocolate Visitor Center, Adams County Winery with Wine Tasting, Luggage & Handling, Taxes and Gratuities & Motorcoach Transportation - and of course, a really fun time with your pastor and old & new friends!! Please call Lisa at the parish office for more details at 609-927-3568, ext. 10!
MINISTRY SIGN-UP SHEETS FOR HOLY WEEK & EASTER are posted in the vestibule. We ask that all Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors take a moment to sign up for a convenient Mass time. Altar Servers may sign up in the sacristy.
ALL ARE WELCOME!! During this season of Lent, you are invited to mid-day STATIONS OF THE CROSS at 12 Noon, and evening Stations at 7 pm
every Friday (except Good Friday). Each Wednesday in Lent, a LENTEN PRAYER SER-VICE & LUNCH takes place at 12 Noon at vari-ous local Christian Churches. This week’s lunch takes place right here at St. Joe’s! THE SACRA-MENT OF RECONCILIATION is available on Saturdays in Lent from 3:30-4 pm in the church. A Lenten Communal Penance Service will take place at our church at 7 PM on 4/11.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE - During the season of Lent, you are invited to pray anytime at a peaceful prayer vigil in Galloway, for babies in danger of abortion. Come pray in a public walkway at 333 Jimmie Leeds Rd. in Galloway anytime after 8 am. Please call Joe Pelaez for more info at 609-904-3094.
All donations from St. Joseph parishioners go to the Ecumenical Food Bank at Grace Lutheran Church.
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DIOCESAN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS - If in this 2019 calendar year, you are celebrating a milestone wedding anni-versary of 25, 50, 60 or 70 years or more
of marriage, please join us in celebrating on 6/16, at 3 pm at Mass, with Bishop Sullivan, in Absecon, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish. A reception will follow in the hall. Registration forms are available at St. Joseph’s parish office thru April.
OUR NURSING MINISTRY may be reached by calling the Parish Office at 927-3568 - Press 1 for Menu, then Option 8 for the ministry. You may leave a voice mail message. Messages are picked up each day.
INVITATION FROM THE BISHOP Bishop Sullivan invites the faithful of the diocese to join him and his priests for the Chrism Mass at 4 PM on Tuesday, 4/16 at Saint Agnes Church in Black-
wood. The Chrism Mass is a celebration of the priesthood and the occasion at which the bishop consecrates the sacred oils used in the sacramen-tal life of the Church. Your presence and prayerful support will be greatly appreciated.
THE CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL would like to invite you to serve those in need in our community. Please consider attending a meeting with fellow parishion-ers on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 6pm in the church hall to learn more.
MMUSIC AND HERBS OF THE MEDIEVAL MONASTERY Dr. Ted and Lorraine Kiefer will present a program on Music and Herbs of the Medieval Monastery at St. Joseph Parish. The program will be at 66:30 pm on Sunday April 28, following the 5 pm Mass, at which Dr. Kiefer will be our guest musician. Fr. Jaromir invites all to this unique event. Lorraine will show and tell some of the interesting herbs used by the early monks for healing, culinary and decorative purposes. Much knowledge of an-cient people was kept alive in the monasteries. Ted will play the organ to dem-onstrate music of that era as well as other early periods of church music of the monastery. This program is free and open to the public. An optional free-will offering will be taken.
Dr. Ted Kiefer is Director of Music at Saint Agnes Church in Blackwood and former Di-rector of Music for 20 years at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Penn-sylvania. Frequent recitalist in the Delaware Valley, Dr. Kiefer has been in recitals at Saint Patrick' s Cathedral in New York as well as in Poland, Rome and various other places. Dr. Kiefer received his Doctorate in Organ Performance from The Catholic University of America in Washington DC. Lorraine is a well known garden writer and lecturer in the area. She has presented at the Philadelphia Flower Show for more than 25 years. She is a member of the Herb Society of America and founder of the Herb Society South Jersey Unit. She is also owner of Triple Oaks Nursery and Herb Garden in Franklinville, NJ. We hope you will join us! If you have any questions, please call Dr. Kiefer at 856-371-1188, email [email protected], or call Lisa at the parish office—609-927-3568, ext. 10.
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April 6/7 SSaturday 4:30 PM
Sunday 8:00 AM
Sunday 10:00 AM
Sunday 12 N
Sunday 5:00 PM
Eucharistic Ministers
Pat Arabio Lisa Drew
Janice Hardy Tony & Ginny
Cannata
Michael Kernan John & Melinda
Decker Joe Carideo Al Rundio
Michelle Stevenson Marie Gilbride
Maureen Reale Lynn Callahan
Beth Dondero-Garvey
Mary Cole Michelle Gaguski
Joe Uy Maryetta Borkowski Donna Borkowski
Jerry & Lynn Griffin
Glenn Rice Karen Stratoti
Lectors Anne Parmelee Fran Jerome
Carl D’Adamo Joe Craddock Manolita Cadacio Maria Whelan
Kevin Montone
Altar Servers
Billy Bradberry Ema Cadacio
Isabella Schillito Frankie Wren Vincent Wren Grace Wren
Caleigh Paskalides Sadie Seabrook
Ryan Costello Domenic Kenny
Kyle Pingue Ava Ferrara
Ian More Joey Wilkinson Aidan Stratoti
Many thanks to our parish liturgical ministers for sharing their time and gifts with our parish community. Please use the schedule below as a
VERY IMPORTANT REMINDER of the ministry schedule. We thank you for finding a replacement if you are unable to serve.
March 23-24 $8304 Second Collection: $1361
Sincere thanks for your faithful generosity!
VASSIR POOLS is hiring lifeguards ages15 and up for the 2019 pool sea-son. Please call OR text Andrea Suth-erlund 609-335-2574 to get an appli-cation, or please email [email protected].
THE STAFF OF THE LAW OF-FICES OF DAVID I. SINDER-BRAND (corner of Shore Rd. & Connecticut Ave.) has very kindly asked that no one park in their parking lot on Sundays during the month of April. May we please ask that our parishioners use street parking or parish parking lots, whenever possible, when coming to church.
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