St. Peter the Apostle University & Community Parish The Catholic Center at Rutgers University 16 June 2019 Celebrating a Marian Year 2018-2019 WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE (SUMMER): Saturday: 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Vigil Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Holy Days of Obligation: For an updated schedule of Masses, please visit StPeterNewBrunswick.org. WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE: Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. in the Catholic Center Chapel Monday – Thursday: 12:15 p.m. in the Catholic Center Chapel, 84 Somerset Street CONFESSION (Sacrament of Reconciliation): Saturdays: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; and by appointment EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION: In the case of an emergency requiring a priest after business hours, please call 732-545-6185. NOVENA PRAYERS: Mondays at 7:30pm in the Catholic Center Chapel BAPTISMS: Normally scheduled on the second & fourth Sundays of the month at 12:30pm (not during Lent). Please observe the requirements for sponsors. Must contact the office in advance to register. First-time parents are required to attend a baptism formation session. WEDDINGS: Marriage arrangements should be made one year in advance of the wedding. Please call the parish office before making other definitive plans. Once a wedding is approved and the date is confirmed, the required marriage preparation process may commence. PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK: Please call the parish office to make arrangements for the administration of the Sacrament of the Sick and/or for the reception of the Holy Eucharist to those who are ill or elderly. MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART · In the Catholic tradition, the month of June is a time to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The devotion to the Sacred Heart is concerned with the love and compassion that is poured fourth from the heart of Jesus towards humanity. The devotion was popularized by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.
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St . Peter the Apost le Universi ty & Community Parish The Cathol ic Center a t Rutgers Universi ty
Holy Days of Obligation: For an updated schedule of Masses, please visit StPeterNewBrunswick.org.
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE:
Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. in the Catholic Center Chapel Monday – Thursday: 12:15 p.m. in the Catholic Center Chapel, 84 Somerset Street
CONFESSION (Sacrament of Reconciliation):
Saturdays: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon; and by appointment
EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION: In the case of an emergency requiring a priest after business hours, please call 732-545-6185.
NOVENA PRAYERS: Mondays at 7:30pm in the Catholic Center Chapel
BAPTISMS:
Normally scheduled on the second & fourth Sundays of the month at 12:30pm (not during Lent). Please observe the requirements for sponsors. Must contact the office in advance to register. First-time parents are required to attend a baptism formation session.
WEDDINGS:
Marriage arrangements should be made one year in advance of the wedding. Please call the parish office before making other definitive plans. Once a wedding is approved and the date is confirmed, the required marriage preparation process may commence.
PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK:
Please call the parish office to make arrangements for the administration of the Sacrament of the Sick and/or for the reception of the Holy Eucharist to those who are ill or elderly.
MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART · In the Catholic tradition, the month of June is a time to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The devotion to the Sacred Heart is concerned with the love and compassion that is poured fourth from the heart of Jesus towards humanity. The devotion was popularized by St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.
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Mass Intentions
Monday, 17 June 7:30 a.m. Antoine Ojeil, Sr. 12:15 p.m. George Batrof
Tuesday, 18 June 7:30 a.m. Fathers Day Mass Remembrance 12:15 p.m. Mary V. O’Shea
Wednesday, 19 June 7:30 a.m. John Fiore 12:15 p.m. William O’Shea
Thursday, 20 June 7:30 a.m. John & Elizabeth Pasquariello 12:15 p.m. Vito Calderone Friday, 21 June—St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious 7:30 a.m. Mary M. O’Shea
Saturday, 22 June—St. Thomas More 9:00 a.m. David Desmond Fitzgerald 5:00 p.m. James Hughes Jr.
Sunday, 23 June—Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) 8:00 a.m. For the People 11:00 a.m. Jack Redmond
In your charity, please pray for…
Kevin Hoagland, Thomas Spataro, Connor Montferrat, Theresa Birdsey, Ginnie Previte, Jonathan Swedel, John William Criscuoli, Danielle Reiser, Esther Wambui, Norman Corbett, Florence Gowin, Margaret Cleary, Teresa Yannazzone, Bill Spataro, Nicholas Rossi, Chris Joyce, Gary Vavila, Patricia & Sylvanus Ashamole, Louis Svelec, Joseph D’Imperio III, the sick members of the Akushie and Nwachukwu Families, Doris Tarquinio, Peg Byrne, Rick Scuderi, Linda Ryan, Rita Pietrobono, Nicole Mancini, Angelo Mancini, Becky Yurga, Rebecca Miller, Orlando Gines, Yvonne Finaldi, Sheila Lavery, Tanya Davis, Sgt. John McLaughlin, Patricia Deri, Alessia DePasquale, Brian Donoghue, Christine Fellin, Jose Lopez, Joseph Gerity, Mary Cignarella, Lorraine Fellin, Russell C. Hall, Russell J. Hall, Angelo Rossi, Mary Ann Hrapsky, William Kish, Maria Kratzar, Theresita DeGuzman, Bette Smith, Mary Spicer, Tom and Kathleen Monchek, Anna Graziosi, Shirley Murphy, Joey Mahoney, Evelyn Echevarria, Patricia Krakowski, Carmella LaVera, Joseph Gutsick, Marlene Salimbene, Barbara Wittreich, Frederick DeLong, Anne Gutsick-Smith, W.J.R., Ag Yashinski
All the sick, those who are homebound, the hospitalized, and all who serve in the military.
2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal Help Build a Civilization of Love
We have received pledges totaling $45,275.00
of our $50,000 goal and payments totaling $44,312.00 from 134 parishioners. This
represents 91% of our parish goal. Thank you for your generosity! With just a little more effort and sacrifice, we can meet our goal. If you haven’t already pledged, would you please prayerfully consider joining our efforts? Thank you!
16 June, 2019 – The Most Holy Trinity
“But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth...” (John 16:13)
Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to help us know and live the truth. To prepare ourselves, we need to open our hearts to receive this gift before we can give it. Develop a daily prayer routine. Talk and listen to the Holy Spirit. This is best done in silence, when we can hear His re-sponse.
Happy Father’s Day!
We extend to all our fathers and those expecting for the first time, a Happy and Blessed Father’s Day. We also remember all our beloved fathers who are no longer with us on earth, but forever in our hearts.
“For kindness to a father will not be forgotten”
Sirach 4:14
marred by sin, redeemed in love, called now to an eternal destiny and capable of the infi-nite. To have an “obscure” faith is not to have a vague notion of God or to believe in a God we have created and who happens to agree with our own opinions and beliefs. It is to have a faith in a God Who both tells us Who He Is and shows us who He Is. and in-vites us to surrender ourselves to Him in a relationship characterized by steadfastness, confidence, but one in which we will not al-ways see things clearly, understand perfectly, or have it all figured it. We simply cannot solve this mystery in one sitting or less, or tame God. Faith in the One and Triune God will always ask us to be open to wonder and awe, and leave a little room in our lives for the mystery of divine love, present and ac-tive in the world and in the hearts of believ-ers, to unfold according to its own loving de-sign. This feast is not about solving a mys-tery, but about living it.
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FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
A Reflection from Msgr. Celano on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
"Faith includes steadfastness, confidence, and devotion, but also obscurity." B. XVI "Mary: The Church At It's Source" Most of us love a good mystery. The popularity of mystery novels and TV series attest to this. However, to be more precise, most of us love solving a good mystery. Did the butler do it? And we want to do it in one sitting or less. That's the reason most preachers squirm a little bit today. How do we "explain" God as God is? How do we "solve" this mystery of the One and Triune God? We don't, and we need to remember that… God is One. God is Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one in substance and yet distinct in Persons. This is the faith of the Church. This is also mystery. Yet this same God, ever close to us and yet ever be-yond us, makes Himself known in history, drawing us into communion with Himself, showing us Who He is, and, as a result, who we are. God shows the human person him-self – creatures formed in the divine image,
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The Offices of the Diaconate and Vocations invite you to attend the following events:
ORDINATION TO THE DIACONATE
Saturday, 15 June - 10:30 a.m. Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi
32 Elm Ave, Metuchen
EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS
Friday, 21 June - 10:30 a.m. St. John Neumann Pastoral Center
146 Metlars Lane, Piscataway
ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD
Saturday, 22 June - 10:30 a.m. Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi
The Diocese is looking for men who are interested in becoming Permanent Deacons. A new diaconate for-mation class will begin in spring 2020. Applicants for that class will be accepted near the end of this summer. A General Information Meeting is being conducted in the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center in Piscataway on:
Tuesday, 25 June, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. If you are between the ages of 35 and 60, and you be-lieve you are being called to this ministry, you, your wife and your pastor are cordially invited to attend this meet-ing. If you have any questions, or wish to advise that you will attend, please contact:
The Diocesan Diaconate Office: (732) 562-2423.
FROM THE DIOCESE
The following events and announcements are from
the Diocese of Metuchen:
ATTENTION There will be NO 11:00 a.m.
Confessions on Saturday, 15 June and 22 June due to Diaconate & Priesthood Ordi-nations in the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Metuchen. Confession is also available by appointment. Please see page six for the Parish’s contact infor-mation. Thank you.
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SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE The Saturday 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Masses will be celebrated in the Parish Hall for the remainder of the Summer. Mass will return to the Church the weekend of August 24/25th.
“But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. He will glorify me, be-cause he will take from what is mine and declare it to you. “Everything that the Father has is mine; for this rea-son I told you that he will take from what is mine and declare it to you." - John 16:12-15
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ANNUAL HEALING MASS WITH REV. JOHN CAMPOLI
Friday, 21 June - 10:30 a.m. Our Lady Queen of Peace Church
277 Washington Place, North Brunswick
Please join us for a wonderful Mass and celebration of God’s healing love. Following the Mass there is an op-portunity for individual prayer. All are welcome. This mass is sponsored by the Columbiettes.
For more information, visit: http://www.frjohncampoli.com/
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WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND
26 July—28 July Now that Spring is finally here, why not shake off those winter blues and pump some new life into your marriage. A worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend gives you the time and tools to revitalize romance, deepen communi-cation and nourish the spirituality in your marriage.
Early registration is advisable as space is limited. Call 1-732-904-9636 for registration and information.
For even more information, visit us at: www.AWeekendForYourMarriage.org
COMMUNITY ROUNDUP
The following events are from the local community.
Sometimes, babies are born alive after an at-tempted abortion. Some are then left alone to die or are killed. We need stronger laws to protect these babies from infanticide. A bill to provide stronger protections, the “Born Alive Survivors Protection Act”, is being blocked in the U.S. House of Representatives. 199 Repre-sentatives have signed a discharge petition to force a vote on the bill, but 19 more Representa-tives must sign the petition to force a vote. 45 U.S. Representatives have been identified as po-tentially persuadable to support the petition if enough of their constitutions urge them to sign it. One or more of those Members represent OUR Diocese/State and they need to hear from us and their other constituents! Here is how you can tell our Representatives that any child born alive following an abortion attempt should receive the same degree of care that would be given to another child born at the same age:
Visit the USCCB Action Center at www.bit.ly/born-alive
OR Text “Alive” to 50457
(standard message and data rates apply)
Do you seek information or have questions about Catholic Marriage, Engagement,
Marriage Preparation, Parenting, Family, Church Teaching, Enrichment…and more?
Check out this great resource: www.foryourmarriage.org
Located at 500 Somerset Street (Rt. 27), New Brunswick Cemetery Office 732-249-0894 [email protected] William Carroll Cemetery Director
The Catholic Center at Rutgers University
84 Somerset Street Phone: 732-545-6663 Website: www.RutgersCatholic.org (new name!) Br. Patrick Reilly, BH Director X16 Colleen Donahue Office Manager X12
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Holiday Parish Office Hours
Please note the following hours for our parish office for this upcoming 4th of July Holiday:
The office will be closed on July 4th & 5th
Please note our emergency contact information on the front page if you are in need of a priest.
Thank you.
Normal office hours are Monday—Thursday 9am-3:00pm
During the summer, the Catholic Center hours will be
Do you pray with confidence? Do you pray as if the God of the Universe hears you, loves you, and wants nothing more than to be with you in this life and forev-er in the next? You pay God a compliment when you ask great things of Him. St. Teresa of Avila
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