The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Vincent de Paul 250 Bebout Avenue Stirling, New Jersey 07980 Phone: (908) 647-0118 Fax: (908) 647-5992 Parish Office—908-647-0118 In an emergency call 973-222-0720 Parish website: stvincentschurch.org Parish email: [email protected]PASTORAL STAFF Fr. A. Richard Carton, Pastor [email protected]Fr. William (Bill) Mooney Weekend Assistant Elena Bird Zolnick Director of Sacred Music 907-953-0128 [email protected]Vincent G. Clarke, Organist 908-647-4926 Sr. Krystyna Dziadkowiec Pastoral Associate [email protected]Sr. Elsa Jeronimo, C.S.JB. Director of Social Outreach [email protected]Deirdre Nemeth Director of Religious Formation 908-647-0421 [email protected]Amilee Beer Youth/Confirmation Coordinator 908-295-8104 [email protected]Peter O’Neill, Deacon 908-647-7258 [email protected]Parish Trustees Alan Tangreti and Timothy Wallisch PARISH OFFICE STAFF Vera Castagna Parish Secretary Maria DeLuca Religious Formation Secretary Teri Kesselmeyer Technology and Communications Mary Woods Parish Finance Coordinator We are a Catholic community rooted in the Eucharist and committed to the poor. Sunday Mass Schedule (Vigil Mass) Saturday —5:00PM Sunday 8:30AM and 10:30AM Confession: Saturday at 4PM or other days by appointment. Weekday Mass Schedule 8:30AM Monday - Saturday “It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass.” St. Padre Pio When you feel you are ‘drowning’ in life situations. Do not worry. Your lifeguard walks on water.
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The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Vincent de Paul 250 Bebout Avenue
Stirling, New Jersey 07980 Phone: (908) 647-0118 Fax: (908) 647-5992
Total amount in envelopes: $7,491 Loose: $2,858 Online Parish Pay: $3,248 Total Offered : $13,597
Next weekend is our Annual Mission Appeal. Mother Trinidad Bunae, a Carmelite Nun of the Holy Trinity will be here to speak about the missionary activity of her community and to seek our support. Mother will speak at all Masses next weekend. The Carmelite Nuns of the Holy Trinity is a religious order of contemplative (intern and extern) Carmelite Nuns, based in Laguna and Albay provinces in the Philippines. Their main apostolate is prayer and sacrifice, and their secondary apostolate is to provide emergency relief for victims of floods in a typhoon-prone region of the Philippines. Emergency relief consists of feeding and providing temporary shelter and spiritual formation for the children of affected families. The Nuns also provide high school and college education to the poorest of the poor students including seminarians studying for the priesthood and young women who are in formation to become Carmelite Nuns. Currently, there are three seminarians, seven postulants for Carmelite Nuns, five college and fifteen high school students. In addition, the Carmelite Nuns are building places of worship and a spiritual retreat facility in the Diocese of Legazpi, Albay. There is an on-going construction of an oratory, which is almost done. And the retreat house is half way finished. Also, construction of a statue of the Divine Mercy is in its initial stage. Thousands of pilgrims flock to CNHT's prayer complex to pray and pay homage to the Divine Mercy and say the Stations of the Cross in Kawa-kawa hills, especially during the Lenten season. Bicol region has almost a million in population and 98% are Catholic. Pilgrims from surrounding provinces are attracted to the Divine Mercy complex to pray and pay homage to the Divine Mercy.
August 12th and 13th Page Three
In the midst of summer we find a beautiful Solemnity dedicated to Our Lady, the Assumption. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church it is written: 966 “Finally the Immaculate Virgin, preserved free from all stain of original sin, when the course of her earthly life was finished, was taken up body and soul into heavenly glory, and exalted by the Lord as Queen over all things, so that she might be the more fully conformed to her Son, the Lord of lords and conqueror of sin and death.”508 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin is a singular participation in her Son's Resurrection and an anticipation of the resurrection of other Christians: In giving birth you kept your virginity; in your Dormition you did not leave the world, O Mother of God, but were joined to the source of Life. You conceived the living God and, by your prayers, will deliver our souls from death.” From the early days of the Church it was held that the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin was a sacred belief. On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII, exercising papal infallibility, declared in Munificentissimus Deus that it is a dogma of the Church "that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory." As a dogma, the Assumption is a required belief of all Catholics; anyone who publicly dissents from the dogma, Pope Pius declared, "has fallen away completely from the divine and Catholic Faith." Celebrated every year on August 15, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven, before her body could begin to decay—a foretaste of our own bodily resurrection at the end of time. Because it signifies the Blessed Virgin's passing into eternal life, it is the most important of all Marian feasts and a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass will be offered here on Monday evening at 7PM and on Tuesday morning at 8:30AM. We also observe the 100th Anniversary of the 4th Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima this month which is recounted here from the writing of Lucia. “Under the pretext of providing his personal automobile so that the children could travel safely through the crowds pressing around their homes, the civil Administrator or Mayor of the district in which Fátima was located arrived in Aljustrel on the morning of August 13th. A previous attempt on August 11th to obtain the "truth" from the children having been unsuccessful, Artur Santos, an apostate Catholic and high Mason, had devised a scheme by which he would take them into custody and force them to reveal all. With a show of good will he now offered to take the three and their parents to see the parish priest, whom he claimed wished to see them, and then to the Cova. At the parish house he abandoned this ruse, and the parents, taking the children alone from there to the district headquarters in Vila Nova de Ourem, some 9 miles away. Here he tried bribes, threats of death and locking them in a cell with other "criminals" in order to get them to recant their story. It was to no avail. Despite their ages, their belief in the Lady and their courage was unshakeable. Meanwhile, in the Cova at noon on the 13th the characteristic external signs of the Apparition appeared for the benefit of the crowd, the greatest crowd up to that time. After they ended the crowd dispersed, as yet unaware of the trickery of the government. The "trial" of the children, however, continued for two days, to the consternation of their families. Finally, on the Feast of the Assumption, August 15, the Administrator had them driven back to Fátima and deposited on the steps of the rectory. Here they were seen as the people, who had just come from Mass, were trying to determine from Ti Marto where the children were. Their anger was poured out on the driver, and on the Mayor when he arrived a little later, both of whom were no doubt glad to be rid of their little charges and to escape unscathed. It would effectively be the only serious effort of the civil authorities to interfere with the Lady of Fátima. As it was, the Lady's plans were delayed slightly. On Sunday the 19th, Lucia, her brother John, and Francisco, were grazing the sheep at a place known as Valinhos. It was located on the side of the same hill opposite Aljustrel where the angel appeared twice, though a little farther north. At about 4 o'clock, sensing that Our Lady was about to appear, Lucia tried unsuccessfully to get John to fetch Jacinta, until she offered him a couple of pennies for the errand. As she and Francisco waited they saw the characteristic light. The moment Jacinta arrived the Lady appeared. "What do you want of me?" Come again to the Cova da Iria on the thirteenth of next month, my child, and continue to say the Rosary every day. In the last month I will perform a miracle so that all may believe. "What are we to do with the offerings of money that people leave at the Cova da Iria?" I want you to have two ardors [litters to carry statues] made for the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. I want you and Jacinta to carry one of them with two other girls. You will both dress in white. And then I want Francisco, with three boys helping him, to carry the other one. The boys, too, will be dressed in white. What is left over will help towards the construction of a chapel that is to be built here. Lucia then asked for the cure of some sick people. Some I will cure during the year. (looking sadly at them) Pray, pray very much. Make sacrifices for sinners. Many souls go to hell because no one is willing to help them with sacrifice. Having said that she departed as she had on the other occasions.” (Courtesy of EWTN). Pope Francis has granted a plenary indulgence opportunity for the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions throughout the centennial year. To the faithful who visit with devotion a statue of Our Lady of Fatima solemnly exposed for public veneration in any church, oratory or proper place during the days of the anniversary of the apparitions, the 13th of each month from May to October 2017, and there devoutly participate in some celebration or prayer in honor of the Virgin Mary. In addition, the faithful must pray the Our Father, recite the Creed and invoke Our Lady of Fatima. May we seek the maternal intercession of Our Lady of Fatima assumed into Heaven in radiant glory.
Peace,
Fr. Richard
PLEASE, DO NOT FORGET YOUR MOTHER.
August 12th and 13th Page FourREADINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY
First Reading: Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 The Lord wants all people to love and honor his name. He says that those who honor him by obeying all of his laws will be “made joyful in my house of prayer.” Second Reading: Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Paul describes his hopes that his fellow Jews will follow the example of the Gentiles he has been preaching to. He claims that just as God has mercy for their disobedience, he wishes to show mercy to the Jews as well. Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28 A Canaanite woman begged Jesus to help her daughter, who was being plagued by a demon. Jesus at first refused her and said that “My mission is only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” The woman was so persistent that Jesus said she had great faith and then he healed her daughter.
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Those who serve in the military:
Nick Ragazzo, Stephen J. Campbell, Sean Milde, Frank Fasano, Richard Lister, Eric Leverone, Jay Donato, Frank Messina, Eileen Murphy, Peter Giovanni, John E. Siedler IV
Those who are ill: John Daglian, Parker Watson, Michael Principe, Annette McGrory, Mary Bigelis, Marian Zoll, Lou Aroneo, Patrick Bergin, Joseph Rota, Nelson Vitorino, Lynne Coombs, Lucy Bustillos, Paula Matchen, May Hill, Caitlin Shea, Bill Wallisch, Larry and Aileen Oster, Nanci Gamba, Elizabeth Early, Serenity Rose Apuzzo, Helen Munro, Mary Keller, and Eric Binner.
Those who have died to this world Laurine Trombetta
Requiescat in Pace May all the faithful who have departed this world
rest in your eternal peace. Amen
Reborn through the waters of Baptism and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, we embrace:
Evangeline Dorothy Krenek daughter of Matthew and Jacqueline
Lucas John Runfolo son of John and Joanna
The votive candles before the statues of the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph
are offered in Thanksgiving and Gratitude.
St. Vincent de Paul’s 15th Annual Women’s Retreat,
Fr. Dennis Berry, from the Shrine of St. Joseph, will be this year’s Spiritual Director for the
Retreat which will take place on Friday, September 15th through
Sunday, September 17th. The theme for this year’s Retreat is
Becoming Communion with God, One Another and All Creation.
The Retreat will be held at Delbarton Retreat Center, Mendham, NJ.
The fee is $215 which includes single or double room accommodations and 5 meals.
Registration is available online at https://stvincentschurch.org/2017-registration.
For questions please call the Parish House 908-647-0118
While we have had no fundraisers yet for our sister parish, St. Paul’s in Haiti, $10,025 has been donated to the sister parish by generous parishioners. $5,ooo was wired to Fr. Theo recently so that they can move forward in providing a rectory for him to live in. The project is estimated to cost $26,000. Once completed, the next project is the church building. If you feel moved to participle in assisting the project at this time, simply send your gift made out to St. Vincent de Paul and write Haiti Project in the memo line. Once members of our twinning committee are back from summer vacation we will be planning more. At this time it is expected that Fr. Theo will be here during the last week of September to visit our parish. This will also coincide with our patronal feast day and the annual volunteer appreciation dinner. For more information and to see pictures of our recent visit to Haiti please see the parish website.
Shop Rite gift cards are available for purchase at the parish office. Please call or visit the office to purchase the gift cards. This is an easy and practical way to help support our parish. Thank you to those parishioners who support this fundraiser throughout the year.
Gather for Prayer, Food and Fun
Come join us before the Blessed Sacrament with your whole family at 7pm in the Church on Friday, August 18th to pray the Rosary. It is intended that we will meet on the 3rd Friday of each month and that pizza and fun activities for families will take place after prayer, Adoration and Benediction.
“The Rosary is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God...and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family rosary.” St. Louis de Montefort.
JUST US KIDS LEARNING CENTER
Just Us Kids is offering a full day Pre K and Kindergarten curriculum for the 2017-2018 academic school year. Classes will be held in the Pastoral Center at St.
Vincent de Paul Parish. The Learning Center is directed by the former St. Vincent de Paul School administrator and Early Childhood teacher Ms. Maryann Pratola.
The Learning Center features a family and faith based curriculum that follows Core Standards and is differentiated to meet the needs of each student.
The class curriculum program begins on Tuesday, September 5th and will continue through the school year ending in June, 2018
Registration is available by visiting the website justuskidslearningcenter.us. For questions and further information please contact Ms. Pratola at 908-834-8205/908-963-3643 or by email at email at [email protected].
Tuition discounts are available.
Our parish Food Pantry is in need of tomato sauce, tomato paste, canned pinto beans, canned navy beans, canned kidney beans, dry small red beans, pancake mix, jelly, corn, green beans, peas, canned mixed veggies, canned beets, peanut butter and only Honey Nut Cheerios cereal.
Items can be dropped off in the baskets marked “Food Pantry” in the vestibule of the church.
FOOD PANTRY NEEDS The Parish Playgroup meets from 9:15am to 10:30am at the parish playground. A few babysitters from the parish are present to give Moms some down time and time to connect as well!
The next playgroup will meet on Wednesday August 23rd. If you haven’t been able to join us yet make this month your first!
Join us for 8:30am Mass before we meet in the playground. For more information contact Josephine Costanzo [email protected].
The Rosary Altar Society will meet on Tuesday, September 5th We will gather in the chapel to pray the Rosary at 7:00pm and our first meeting will follow at 7:30pm in the Church Meeting Room. Women of the parish are invited to join us and are welcome to become new members.
ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY
The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is a process through which adults may become full members of the Roman Catholic Church. The RCIA is immersed in revealing the treasures of our faith to those who seek and yearn for a deeper life in Jesus. If you or someone you know is not baptized or is baptized in another Christian tradition and is being called to enter the Roman Catholic Church, the RCIA process is for you. If you are a baptized Catholic adult but have not received Confirmation this is also for you. For more information please contact Fr. Richard.
RCIA—Christian Initiation for Adults
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BLOOD DRIVE The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Blood Drive on Monday, August 28th from 3:30pm to 8:30pm in the gym. Donor regis-tration will take place in the vestibule of the church after Masses on the weekends of August 19th and 20th, 26th and 27th. Please consider be-ing a blood donor. For further information please contact Ken Schaefer at 732-356-6148.
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