Pastor: Reverend Mark A. Kreder Deacons: James Campbell; James Gillespie Frederick C. Ebenau, Sr.; Pastoral Associate: Deacon James Gillespie Religious Education: Ellen Noble Trustees: Jean Glynn, William Anderson Director of Sacred Music: Angela Petti Sacristan: Carol Lewandowski PARISH OFFICE HOURS: (Offices Temporarily Closed, please leave message) Monday ~ Thursday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and 1:15 PM to 4:00 PM; Friday 9:00AM-12:00 Noon REGISTRATION: All are welcome! Sponsorship letters for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation or Matrimony will only be issued to registered parishioners. Please contact the Parish Office to register and please also notify the Parish Office of a change of address or if you plan to move from the parish so that we may keep our records updated St. Justin the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 975 Fischer Boulevard, Toms River, NJ 08753 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Readings for the Week of Oct. 4, 2020 Monday: Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-8, 9 and 10c; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14 ; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Gal 3:1-5; Lk 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 Today’s Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100420.cfm
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Pastor: Reverend Mark A. Kreder
Deacons: James Campbell; James Gillespie Frederick C. Ebenau, Sr.; Pastoral Associate: Deacon James Gillespie
Religious Education: Ellen Noble
Trustees: Jean Glynn, William Anderson
Director of Sacred Music: Angela Petti
Sacristan: Carol Lewandowski
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: (Offices Temporarily Closed, please leave message) Monday ~ Thursday 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and 1:15 PM to 4:00 PM; Friday 9:00AM-12:00 Noon
REGISTRATION: All are welcome! Sponsorship letters for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation or
Matrimony will only be issued to registered parishioners. Please contact the Parish Office to
register and please also notify the Parish Office of a change of address or if you plan to move from the parish so that we may keep our records updated
St. Justin the Martyr Roman Catholic Church 975 Fischer Boulevard, Toms River, NJ 08753
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Readings for the Week of Oct. 4, 2020 Monday: Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111:1b-2, 7-8, 9 and 10c; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24; Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14 ; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Gal 3:1-5; Lk 1:69-70, 71-72, 73-75; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Gal 3:7-14; Ps 111:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Mt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10
SUNDAY, October 4 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (8:00am; 10:00am; 12Noon) Jack Manfria Manuel P. Maldonado Patricia Bergersen Joseph Vetere Nicholas Torre James Kennedy Joseph & Jeanette Navickas Ann Marie Neveroski
MONDAY, October 5 Weekday Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest
8:00am Sharon Saraniti Catalda Puleo
TUESDAY, October 6
Weekday; St. Bruno, Priest; Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, Virgin 8:00am The Inaugurato Family William C. Morrocco
WEDNESDAY, October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary
8:00am Mary Wojeichowski Living & Deceased People of the Pavillion
THURSDAY, October 8 Weekday 8:00am Rose Polakowski Joseph Carrasco
SATURDAY, October 10 Weekday; BVM
5:00pm People of the Parish Bernard & David Gupko Ed & Marie O’Rourke
SUNDAY, October 11 TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (8:00am; 10:00am; 12Noon) John Horbacewicz Hedwig Teresa Ives James Joseph Albers Theresa Norton Carlos Lopes Carolyn Wolffe Louis Najarian Jennie Ferruggia
PARISH OFFICE: 732-270-3980 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 732-270-3797
(Offices are temporarily closed until further notice) PARISH WEBSITE: www.stjustin.org
BAPTISM: Parents are required to attend a Baptism Preparation Session. Godparents/Sponsors are invited and strongly encouraged to attend. Please call the Parish Office as early as possible to make arrangements.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturdays: 3:30pm –READ NEW DIRECTIVES FOR PROCEDURE BEFORE YOU COME: www.stjustin.org
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CATHOLIC? Adult R.C.I.A. program: Contact Parish Office Children R.C.I.A. program: Contact Religious Education
MARRIAGE: The Sacrament of Marr iage requires a time of spiritual preparation. According to the Common Policy adopted by the Bishops of New Jersey, this preparation requires attendance at a marriage preparation program (Pre-Cana) as well as sessions with the parish deacon or priest. Therefore, couples should make arrangements at the Parish Office one year before the planned wedding date and before finalizing any social plans.
MISSION STATEMENT: The goal of Saint Justin the Martyr Parish is that each member grow in the Grace through Jesus Christ, and in so doing cooperate with the Holy Spirit in giving glory to God, in experiencing the salvation of their soul, and in building up the Body of Christ. 514 page 2
St. Vincent DePaul Society—Food Donations CAN NOT BE ACCEPTED at this time of any kind until the
government lifts all bans and clears the state of restrictions from the virus, if you would like to help, monetary donations would be greatly appreciated, and can be dropped off in the poor box located in the narthex just before the doors to the
church. Please contact the St. Vincent dePaul Society for any questions:732-929-1119
The Altar Bread, which will become the Body of Christ at the Masses celebrated during the week
is in Loving Memory of
James Kennedy requested by Susan & Jim Keogh & family
The Flowers Adorning the Altar
are for Wedding Blessings
Melissa Veras and Lawrence Larson lll
requested by bride & groom
The Sanctuary Candle which burns near the Tabernacle
in Church, the reminder of the Lord’s Presence in the Most Holy Eucharist,
BRUNO OR BRUTUS? I must confess that when I was an Altar Server, I found the name of the man we honor on the day he died in 1101, on what is now his Feast Day, October 6, quite humorous. Perhaps because I watched too
many cartoons, I confused him with Popeye’s nemesis, Brutus, aka Bluto. But Saint Bruno was no obnoxious, crude or unschooled brut; nor was he a pushover! He so rigorously, forcefully set the norms for the Carthusians, whom he established, that it was known as the Religious Order that ”never needed to be reformed - because it was never deformed.” More about the life of Saint Bruno and the Carthusians after praying the Collect offered at holy Mass on his Feast Day.
A SIMPLE START. Born in 1030 into a prominent family near Cologne, Germany, we know little about Saint Bruno’s early years. He studied theology in what is now Rheims, France, and was probably ordained in Germany around 1055. A year later, he returned to Rheims as headmaster of the school he had attended. After twenty years of service as a renowned theologian and philosopher, he was appointed chancellor of the Archdiocese of Rheims.
THE ‘SEE’ TURNS ROUGH. That’s not a mistake; the Latin word for ‘chair’ - ‘sedes’ - gives us the word ‘see’ as in ‘Holy See’ [Sancta Sedes/Holy Chair] for the Diocese of Rome. And it turned into a rough ‘see’ for Rheims’ chancellor after he supported Pope Gregory VII’s removal of Rheims’ scandalous archbishop, who ransacked and robbed the homes of any clergy who criti-cized his escapades; he even plundered Saint Bruno’s possessions! After the archbishop was finally deposed, the Holy Father offered Saint Bruno that See’ - but he declined -
Collect - Saint Bruno, Priest
O God, who called Saint Bruno to serve you in solitude,
grant, through his intercession, that amid the changes of this world
we may constantly look to you alone. Through our Lord Jesus … for ever and ever.
Amen.
‘so he is often depicted with a bishop’s miter and crozier ‘cast aside.’ ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. All this left such a bitter taste in his mouth, Saint Bruno decided to live a simple life of prayer and solitude. With six other Priests who also renounced all their possessions, they accepted a gift of land in southeast France called ‘la Grande Chartreuse.’ Its desert-like, mountainous terrain and inaccessibility was the perfect place for hermits to live in small numbers, silence, and poverty. They named their Order ‘the Carthusians’ in honor of that area; they only gath-ered for daily prayer and a rare festive meal; and they supported themselves by the then-painstaking job of copying manuscripts.
INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW. Yes, it was the Carthusians who, in the 1600’s, developed the recipe for the French liqueur which also bears the name of that region, Chartreuse, and the name of that beverage’s color. But there were no distilleries there in the days of Saint Bruno, only small cells and very crude furnishings.
ANOTHER ROUGH ‘SEE.’ In 1088, one of Saint Bruno’s former students took over the Holy See: Pope Urban II, who called him to Rome to assist in another ‘squabble.’ Not only was the hostile Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV seeking to end Pope Urban’s papacy; a renegade bishop claimed that he was the true Pope! Reluctantly, Saint Bruno went off to Rome, and eventually went into exile with Pope Urban when he had to flee from Rome for his life. In the end, Pope Urban offered to name Saint Bruno a bishop, but instead he asked if he could return to the quietness of monastic life, and the Holy Father agreed. He lived out the last years of his life in the place he had so desired, falling asleep in death in the arms of his brother monks on October 6, 1101 at the age of 71.
A SIMPLE ENDING. Although the current process of canonizing Saints: a petition to the Pope; a lengthy investigation; a formal papal declaration and ceremony was the norm by the 900’s, Saint Bruno was never officially canonized. [Before that, Saints were named by acclamation.] Since Carthusian humility shuns public spectacles, Saint Bruno was simply ‘added’ to the list of Saints by Pope Gregory XV in 1623, and his Feast Day was extended to the whole Church by Pope Clement 1674. Saint Bruno, pray for us.
In Christ,
To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven
Ecclesiastes 3:11
“...a time to be born…” Logan Gregory Pulley
“...a time to love…”
…”and a time to be born to Eternal Life…” Archbishop John J. Myers, Bernie Hudson
Jean Bevilacqua, Kenneth Heinbockel
Those who have died in the Service of our Country. “...and a time for peace in all the world…”
pray for our servicemen and women at home and abroad, Cody Fisher, Jason Howie, Daniel Robert Costello, Mark
Caruso, Rick DiSanti, A.J. Elbert, Ryan Buckley, Eric P. Fenske, Louis Graffeo, Michael Griffing, Alexandria Del’Romero Hughes,
Audrey Hughes, Antoni Jedra, Charles Jones, Ian Krong, Walter Reed, Tyler Brandon Sansone, Trevor Smida,
Christopher Sylvester, Nick Roma, Nick Panzara, Greg Hermack, John DiMicelli, John M. Budenas, Robert Tront,, Autumn Hale
Joey Colosimo, Michael Anthony DeAnni, Kieran Murphy, Colin Berrios, Kevin Kreder, Christopher Wright, Jordan Thomas
And for our President and elected Leaders of our Country.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS
PLEASE NOTE: 2020-21 PROGRAM YEAR UPDATE REMINDER: If you plan on enrolling your child for this
year please do so immediately, thank you. As mentioned in prior notifications, our program this year will be distance learning with e-Books with a portal access for activities and videos where the student will be able to learn in the safety of their home for grades one through six. For those who do not have internet capability, a hard copy of the materials will be provided. Please notify our office if this is a concern for your family. Grades seven and eight will also being using e-Books for this year. Our first learning session is scheduled to start the week of October 5th. We ask that you please register your child immediately so that you are in our system for the online notification. Registration forms were mailed to all families in our parish census who have a child entering grade one and re-registration forms were mailed to all registered families. We ask that a copy of the Baptism Certificate be provided if your child was not baptized at our parish. Forms are also available at the parish office for anyone who has not yet registered as a parishioner. We wish to thank our families for your patience, understanding and support during this difficult time. As a parish and a global family let us remember that we are all in this together. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at (732) 270-3797.
SACRAMENT OF FIRST EUCHARIST—Students who have not yet received their sacrament during the month of August have been notified via the mail of their child’s sacrament date/time for the month of October. We are still waiting for some families to pick up from the parish office the unconsecrated hosts for your child to practice with and their communion pin. We are available in the office Monday – Thursday from 9:00am-Noon and 1:15-4:00pm.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION—Our 2019-20 students will be receiving their Sacrament of Confirmation on November 9th or November 16th at 7:00pm. Families will be notified of their child’s scheduled ceremony. We are still in need of paperwork requirements for this sacra-ment. We ask that the paperwork be returned to us via the mail or dropped off at the parish office Monday-Thursday from 9:30am-Noon or 1:30-4:00pm, as soon as possi-ble. We thank you for your cooperation.
Part-time Maintenance/Custodial
Position. We are in need of fulfilling a position for a part-time
maintenance/custodial position. The hours will average about 5-10 hours per week. The person will do light maintenance and cleaning as well as some outside ground work. If interested, please call 732-270-3980 extension 315 and leave a message.
RESPECT LIFE NEWS Please join the Roman Catholic Churches of Toms River
and Ocean County Right to Life On Sunday October 4th from 1:30 to 2:30 PM.
They will be having their annual Life Chain. A Life Chain is a prayerful, peaceful Witness for Life.
They will be on the north side of Rt. 37, starting at Hospital Drive & extending to the east. When travelling West on Rt. 37, the entrance for parking in Winding River Park is
just before the jug handle for Hospital Drive. Please wear a mask and if you need to you can bring a chair. Signs will be provided. For more info contact
Ed Di Marco at 732-341-9029
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In lieu of the 2020 Bishop’s Anniversary Blessing cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns, the Diocese of Trenton invites all married couples to “A Holy Hour for Marriage,” a special livestreamed event to honor the sacredness of Holy Matrimony on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 3:00 pm. This event is open to all married couples and their families –
advance registration is not required. Special recognition will be given to couples celebrating their 1st, 25th and 50th (or more) wedding anniversary this year. For all Holy Hour event details and to find a special web page created for each milestone anniversary - 1st, 25th and 50th anniversary couples, go to BuildingStrongMarriages.org. Each page is specific to the anniversary year and offers our anniversary couples a full array of ideas, activities and resources to celebrate their milestone Catholic wedding anniversary in unique and wonderful ways. The info can also be accessed from our parish website www.stjustin.org
Collections are vital to our existence as a Parish. If your circumstances permit, please consider donating to the
parish at this time. *Donations can be mailed to the church: St. Justin the Martyr, 975 Fischer Blvd.
Toms River, NJ 08753. *There are also collection hoppers located in the
parish hall when you enter or exit for Mass . *Also, consider making your online offertory for our
parish thru the Diocese, that has now created a “Pass the Basket “ Emergency Fund.” If you wish to make your weekly donation to our parish thru this method, please visit our parish website: www.stjustin.org, Under the News/Events tab,
select the On-Line Giving tab. When the Diocese page opens, scroll down to the “Pass the Basket” option, select St. Justin the Martyr Parish. You will receive a confirming email from the Diocese for your
contribution. These are challenging times for all of us. This crisis has hit many of us hard and our parish is no different. I am most grateful to all who have continued to mail in their weekly offerings, or donated on line, so we can
pay all bills on time. Father Mark
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