St. Rose of Lima Church 312 Ridgedale Avenue East Hanover, New Jersey 07936 www.saintroseoflimachurch.org Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time October 30, 2016 A big thank you to everyone who helped in any way with the car raffle. To Bruno Barillari who, with the Parish Council decided upon the car; to Jeanne Taylor who coordinated the ticket booth, to our staff who handled everything behind the scenes; to Adele Garafolo and Beverly Albanese who faithfully counted and reported on the ticket sales weekly; to the many volunteers who, with great devotion, sold tickets in the ticket booth; the volunteers who folded all the ticket stubs; to Mario Marrano who worked tirelessly for the last several weeks with Eddie O’Connor and Anne Marie Gillespie selling tickets. Thanks to you our parishioners and our guests who returned their sold tickets. Due to the hard work and support of many I’m thrilled to tell you we made a profit of $42,270.00. Congratulations to the winner of the car Susan Ricciardi. Last Friday evening I was delighted to be invited to a celebration at the Metropolitan Room in Newark to celebrate the retirement of the Newark Fire Chief, John Centanni. John is an amazing man. He and his family are active parishioners. His life is centered on faith, family, and dedication to duty. We wish John well in his retirement. Congratulations John and God bless you. As you are aware, last Thursday afternoon our thirty-six pilgrims returned from Italy. We had an amazing pilgrimage and we were blessed and privileged to be at many sites and holy places to follow in the footsteps of the saints and to receive graces and blessings from their example of Catholic living. Many months ago Alex encouraged me to write a letter to the Holy Father asking to concelebrate a private Mass with him in honor of my 25 th Anniversary to the priesthood. I mailed in the letter and never heard back from the Vatican. On Sunday, October 16 th , I had finished celebrating a beautiful Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis when my cell phone rang with a wonderful invitation from the Vatican. I was invited to concelebrate Mass with the Holy Father on Tuesday, October 18 th . My first thought – I did not bring my best suit or my best alb and in fact, I didn’t have my cassock. Not to be daunted our group bought me a beautiful alb which I will always treasure. I borrowed a cassock and I got my suit cleaned and pressed in a half an hour which is an amazing feat in Italy! On the Tuesday morning the Swiss Guard, having checked my paperwork, allowed me through and escorted me to Casa Santa Marta. Nine priests joined me. One was Argentinean, the other Vietnamese, the rest were priests from the Archdiocese of Rome. About forty lay people attended the Mass. It was a beautiful liturgy and after Mass the Holy Father spent several minutes with each of us. He congratulated me on my anniversary. We talked a little about World Youth Day in Poland and he asked me to pray for him. I sent him greetings from St. Rose and from the Diocese of Paterson. I don’t have enough room to write about the entire pilgrimage but I will begin this week and complete my details of the pilgrimage next week. We arrived at Venice Airport at 3:00pm, after our flight which took us from Newark to Frankfurt and then a short 1 ½ hour flight to Venice. We met our tour operator Titiana and our bus driver Gianni and we drove the forty-five minutes to Padua. We toured the Shrine of St. Anthony and I celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Anthony. At the end of Mass, three of our pilgrims gave witness to their desire to visit the Shrine of St. Anthony. By 7:00pm we arrived at our hotel in Padua and enjoyed dinner at a charming local restaurant. We then returned to our hotel exhausted but happy and slept like babies. Next week I will complete the details of this amazing journey of faith. Deacon Andrew and Alex send their prayers and greetings to all of you. I’m happy to report they’re doing very well at the North American Seminary Father Owen
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St. Rose of Lima Church
312 Ridgedale Avenue
East Hanover, New Jersey 07936
www.saintroseoflimachurch.org
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time October 30, 2016
A big thank you to everyone who helped in any way with the car raffle. To Bruno
Barillari who, with the Parish Council decided upon the car; to Jeanne Taylor who coordinated
the ticket booth, to our staff who handled everything behind the scenes; to Adele Garafolo and
Beverly Albanese who faithfully counted and reported on the ticket sales weekly; to the many
volunteers who, with great devotion, sold tickets in the ticket booth; the volunteers who folded
all the ticket stubs; to Mario Marrano who worked tirelessly for the last several weeks with Eddie O’Connor and
Anne Marie Gillespie selling tickets. Thanks to you our parishioners and our guests who returned their sold
tickets. Due to the hard work and support of many I’m thrilled to tell you we made a profit of $42,270.00.
Congratulations to the winner of the car Susan Ricciardi.
Last Friday evening I was delighted to be invited to a celebration at the Metropolitan Room in Newark to
celebrate the retirement of the Newark Fire Chief, John Centanni. John is an amazing man. He and his family
are active parishioners. His life is centered on faith, family, and dedication to duty. We wish John well in his
retirement. Congratulations John and God bless you.
As you are aware, last Thursday afternoon our thirty-six pilgrims returned from Italy. We had an
amazing pilgrimage and we were blessed and privileged to be at many sites and holy places to follow in the
footsteps of the saints and to receive graces and blessings from their example of Catholic living.
Many months ago Alex encouraged me to write a letter to the Holy Father asking to concelebrate a private
Mass with him in honor of my 25th
Anniversary to the priesthood. I mailed in the letter and never heard back
from the Vatican. On Sunday, October 16th
, I had finished celebrating a beautiful Mass at the Basilica of St.
Francis when my cell phone rang with a wonderful invitation from the Vatican. I was invited to concelebrate Mass
with the Holy Father on Tuesday, October 18th
. My first thought – I did not bring my best suit or my best alb and
in fact, I didn’t have my cassock. Not to be daunted our group bought me a beautiful alb which I will always
treasure. I borrowed a cassock and I got my suit cleaned and pressed in a half an hour which is an amazing feat in
Italy! On the Tuesday morning the Swiss Guard, having checked my paperwork, allowed me through and escorted
me to Casa Santa Marta. Nine priests joined me. One was Argentinean, the other Vietnamese, the rest were
priests from the Archdiocese of Rome. About forty lay people attended the Mass. It was a beautiful liturgy and
after Mass the Holy Father spent several minutes with each of us. He congratulated me on my anniversary. We
talked a little about World Youth Day in Poland and he asked me to pray for him. I sent him greetings from St.
Rose and from the Diocese of Paterson.
I don’t have enough room to write about the entire pilgrimage but I will begin this week and complete my
details of the pilgrimage next week. We arrived at Venice Airport at 3:00pm, after our flight which took us from
Newark to Frankfurt and then a short 1 ½ hour flight to Venice. We met our tour operator Titiana and our bus
driver Gianni and we drove the forty-five minutes to Padua. We toured the Shrine of St. Anthony and I celebrated
Mass at the Basilica of St. Anthony. At the end of Mass, three of our pilgrims gave witness to their desire to visit
the Shrine of St. Anthony. By 7:00pm we arrived at our hotel in Padua and enjoyed dinner at a charming local
restaurant. We then returned to our hotel exhausted but happy and slept like babies. Next week I will complete
the details of this amazing journey of faith.
Deacon Andrew and Alex send their prayers and greetings to all of you. I’m happy to report they’re doing
12:15 Rachele Loprete (1st Ann.), Joan Jones (1st Ann.)
7:00 Bartolomeo Pasquale, Kathleen Papera
Rosary Prayer Intentions for November
Glorious Mysteries: For the souls in purgatory that they are lifted up into the Glory of Heaven. Sorrowful Mysteries: That Americans will choose a candidate strong on the dignity of life. Joyful Mysteries: That during this month of November we will give thanks to God for all the Saints. Luminous Mysteries: In thanksgiving for our beloved dead who has taught us our faith.
Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 6th at
2:00am. Remember to set your clocks back one hour
before you go to bed on Saturday night.
TABERNACLE CANDLES For the week are offered in loving memory of:
Sergio Ferreira From: Family & Friends
We remember and give God thanks for our beloved dead especially:
Pasquale Soldano Lawrence Busichio
Congratulations to the Parents of our newly Baptized:
Gerard Luke Norcia Michael John Norcia Zoey Lila Wickham
BEREAVEMENT SESSIONS BEGIN Father Owen and Stephanie Politi will be starting the next
bereavement group here at St. Rose. We will begin with a Mass on
November 3rd at 7:00pm in the Church. The first bereavement
session will be held on Monday, November 7th in Messina Hall
(parish office). At the first session you will be given a calendar with
the dates for bereavement sessions. If you have any questions or plan
to come to these sessions, please email Stephanie Politi at
The children in the Pre-Kindergarten class were learning
how to make a graph. We asked the children what their
favorite color was and we created a graph out of these
results. Another group activity that the children always
find exciting was building! Look at the fabulous
structure they created while using wooden blocks of all
shapes and sizes.
The children in the Preschool classes learned about
spiders. They played several games including throwing
cotton balls onto a spider web to see what it was like
when an insect flies into a spider web and cannot get out.
They discussed many facts about spiders and the
differences between spiders and insects. The children
were also visited by a parent who is a fireman. He
showed the children all of the gear a fireman needs to be
safe in a fire. The children enjoyed trying on all of the
equipment. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with
us!
For all those who will not be at the December 11th
Jubilee luncheon, the following weekend, December
17th and 18th, there will be a meet and greet with
refreshments after every Mass and an opportunity to
extend your congratulations to Fr. Owen.
Dear Families, Welcome to the Religious Ed Program 2016
– 2017
Our class will meet from 9:45 – 11:45am. Parents who arrive
before 11:45 for pickup, please proceed to the cafeteria. The
lobby doors will be opened by 11:45 for dismissal.
If you have not yet registered your child(ren) we continue to
accept registrations:
Oct. 30 Cycle 1 Grade 8 Claudette Casile
Intelligent and articulate mother of 2 known to Father Owen
with previous experience in banking and administration, seeks
a position in the East Hanover area. Please call direct for
further information, Isabella 973-234-7571.
PARISH DIRECTORY Parish Office: 973-887-5572 Fax: 973-884-0476 PARISH EMERGENCY NUMBER Website: www.saintroseoflimachurch.org In case of a TRUE EMERGENCY, death or funeral, after office
hours, please call 973-887-5572 and press “2” to reach
Seminarians Mr. Alex Nevitt 2nd Year Theology, North American College, Rome [email protected] Mr. Kamil Kiszka St. Rose of Lima [email protected]
Pastor Emeritus Msgr. William McCarthy retired and not in residence
Parish Staff Mrs. Gretchen Turner Business Manager 973-887-5572 Ext 115 [email protected] Mr. Diego Badilla Music Director 973-887-5572 Ext 157 [email protected] Mrs. Karen Cunningham Bookkeeper 973-887-5572 Ext 129 [email protected] Ms. Cathleen Seborowski Parish Secretary 973-887-5572 Ext 128 [email protected] Mrs. Angela Burns Parish Secretary 973-887-5572 Ext 152 [email protected] Mrs. Anne Marie Gillespie Trustee Mrs. Jeanne Taylor Trustee Mr. William Nevitt Parish Council President
Saint Rose Pre-School Mrs. Lorie Agrifolio Director of ECC 973-887-1801 [email protected] Mrs. Carol Freeman Administrative Assistant 973-887-1801 [email protected]
(Pre-School/Pre-K) Faith Formation
Mrs. Stephanie Politi Coordinator of Pastoral Ministries 973-599-2944 [email protected] Mrs. Bernadette Caponegro Director of Religious Education 973-887-0357 [email protected] Mrs. Gina Liebhauser Ass’t Coordinator of Religious Ed 973-887-0357 [email protected] Mrs. Tanya D’Souza Assistant to Coordinator of 973-887-0357 [email protected] Pastoral Ministries and D.R.E. Ms. Lisa Paradiso Assistant Coordinator of Confirmation 973-599-2944 [email protected] and Youth Ministry Mrs. M. Kelly Robertazzi Youth Ministry and Confirmation 973-599-2944 [email protected] Assistant
SACRAMENTS Baptism
We celebrate the sacrament of Baptism most Sundays. Parents are welcome to have the Baptism celebrated either at a week-end Mass or at the Liturgy of Baptism at 1:15. To make arrangements for Baptism please call Father Owen or Fr. Matthew. Godparents must be confirmed and be active members of the church and attend Mass regularly.
Sacrament of Reconciliation Every Saturday at 8:15 – 8:45 and 4:45 – 5:15 (or by appointment with Fr. Owen or Fr. Matthew).
Sacrament of Marriage Please contact Fr. Owen or Fr. Mathew and set up an appointment. Any Catholic couple needs approximately a year to prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage, which includes sessions with the Priest celebrating the marriage and attendance at Pre-Cana conferences.
Sacrament of the Sick / Hospital Visits At St. Rose we are strongly committed to the spiritual care of the sick. Because of privacy laws, hospitals and nursing homes are not allowed to release the patient’s religious affiliation. Therefore, we must depend on families of our sick parishioners to inform us of their whereabouts and condition. Please notify the parish office of any need for a home or hospital visit.
RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a program for people who seek full initiation in the Catholic Church through the reception of the Sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation, which are received at Easter Vigil. For information, please contact Fr. Owen or Fr. Matthew at the parish office.
PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES PARISH ORGANIZATIONS Miraculous Medal Novena – Following 9am Mass on Saturday Adult Choir – Rehearsal Mondays 9:30am or Wednesdays 8:00pm Devotion to Padre Pio – Following the 9am Mass on Friday Knights of Columbus – 2
nd & 4
th Monday at 8pm in Labrecque Hall
Right to Life – Anne Marie Gillespie [email protected] Rosary Altar Society – 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm in church
Secular Franciscan Order - Second Saturday after 9am Mass Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament –Tues. & Wed 8am – 8pm First Saturday Devotion – to Our Lady of Fatima Following 9am Mass Bereavement - 973-599-2944 PARISH GENERAL INFORMATION PARISH OFFICE HOURS - Our clergy and staff will be happy to assist you during the following hours: Monday – Friday 9am - 3pm New Parishioners - We welcome those who have recently moved to the area. If you would like to be part of the St. Rose of Lima family, please call the parish office to register. Bulletin Deadline – Please kindly submit all bulletin materials to Angela ([email protected]) at the parish office, Please note that in order for articles to be published in next week’s bulletin they need to be submitted no later than 10a.m. of the prior Tuesday.
Mass Intentions – Please come into the office or call during regular office hours.
