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, 10:30AM and 6:00PM 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
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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
SUNDAY June 4th 8:30AM People of the Parish Juan Carlos Cruz Deceased members of the Turner Family
10:30AM Michael and Rita Pavlo Peggyann Tuma James Merrigan
6:00PM Edward Turner Kylie Laura Christopher Bowman
Daily Mass Readings
Monday Acts 19:1-8; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday Acts 20:17-27; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday Acts 22:30, 23: 6-11; Jn 17:20-26 First Friday Acts 25:13b-21; Jn 21:15-19 First Saturday Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Jn 21:20-25
The weekend of May 20th and 21st
Total amount in envelopes: $7,798 Loose: $1,430 Online Parish Pay: $3,336 Total Offered: $12,564
“It is not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” St. Teresa of Calcutta
MARIAN PILGRIMAGE TO THE BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
The Diocese of Paterson is hosting the 2017 Pilgrimage this October. The trip takes place on Saturday, October 21st and will provide you the opportunity to join parishioners throughout the diocese in a prayer-filled day that includes Mass, Confession, Rosary, Divine Mercy and Catechetical presentations. Please contact Vera at the Parish House 908-647-0118/[email protected] to sign up for this important spiritual opportunity to ignite your spiritual life and form a closer relationship with God. The one day pilgrimage is $49 which includes transportation. The overnight option includes visits to the St. Jude Shrine, the Baltimore Basilica and the National Shrine. Sign up for both options begins in early June. For the overnight option, sign up is required by September. Flyers will be available in the vestibule of the church soon.
First Friday June 2nd Eucharistic Adoration will follow the 8:30am Mass and conclude at 8am on First Saturday.
Adoration will resume after the summer months in September.
FATIMA PILGRIMAGE 2017 May 27th and 28th Page Three
Pope Francis celebrated the canonization Mass of Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the three Fatima seers, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, May 13. The Mass marked the 100th anniversary of the Fatima Marian apparitions, which began on May 13, 1917 and I was thrilled to be able to be there and participate. Each day, from the prayer vigil on May 12th until I returned here on May 19th, was filled with various and beautiful experiences. It was also such a gift that my aunt travelled from Ireland to join in the festivities. Pope Francis arrived in Fatima on the evening of May 12th and the streets were crowded with pilgrims eager to greet and catch a glimpse of the Holy Father. Travelling through the streets of Fatima the pope mobile made its way to the Shrine of Our Lady, to the Chapel of the Apparition where the seers shared that the Blessed Mother had appeared to them. There the Holy Father led us in prayer. The area around the Shrine is large but not enormous. Thousands of pilgrims were packed into that space while the streets around the Shrine were also filled with pilgrims. While this was a special and historic occasion it is not unusual that thousands of pilgrims gather on the 12th and 13th of each month from May through October in Fatima, the time frame in which the apparitions took place. Driving into Fatima earlier that day I saw tents set up all along the perimeter of the town. Portuguese pilgrims who come especially for the celebrations on May 13th and October 13th each year walk from their parish communities. The walk of the pilgrims to Fatima can take almost two weeks depending on where in Portugal they come from. The 100th anniversary, canonizations and visit of the Holy Father drew many more than usual. Not a surprise. For the Mass on May 13th, the 100th anniversary of the first apparition, it is estimated that a number close to a million pilgrims participated in the Mass with over 800 priest concelebrants and dozens of Bishops and Cardinals. It was quite a sight. Pilgrims from every corner of the world gathered together for an awesome celebration of faith. The canonization ceremony itself was powerfully moving: before a sea of humanity gathered together for the purpose from every corner of the globe, it was conducted in Portuguese – a departure from the standard use of Latin. It was beautiful to experience the universality of the church—gathered from so many nations, with different languages surrounding me. We found common ground in those parts of the Mass that were prayed in Latin—the Veni Sanctus Spiritus and Litany of the Saints, the Gloria, the Creed, the acclamations of the Mass and so on. It was amazing and so prayerful. As we prayed the Mass I reflected on the life and vibrancy of the church gathered there. It was passion, faith, joy, and hope all brought together in a symphony of praise. In his homily Pope Francis reminded us that, “Our Lady foretold, and warned us about a way of life that is godless and indeed profanes God in his creatures. Such a life – frequently proposed and imposed – risks leading to hell. Mary came to remind us that God’s light dwells within us and protects us, for, as we heard in the first reading, “the child of the woman was snatched away and taken to God. In Lucia’s account, the three chosen children found themselves surrounded by God’s light as it radiated from Our Lady. She enveloped them in the mantle of Light that God had given her. According to the belief and experience of many pilgrims, if not of all, Fatima is more than anything this mantle of Light that protects us here as in almost no other place on earth. We need but take refuge under the protection of the Virgin Mary and to ask her, as the Salve Regina teaches: “show unto us… Jesus”. It was not simply the cloudless sky or brightness of the sun that I could feel in that celebration. It was as if the same light which surrounded those children 100 years earlier was also surrounding us. It was such a moving experience and I could never describe it adequately in words. When all was said and done I felt such a peace. Even though I was in the midst of almost a million others who would now move very slowly in spilling out of the esplanade. It didn’t matter, it could have taken forever as far as I was concerned, although after 5 hours, waiting and praying, I was a tad hungry and thirsty. It was a gift to be able to enjoy Fatima for four more days as the majority of pilgrims had departed by Monday. There were other moving and unique moments that followed in that week. I shared with you in my homily last weekend the God centered experience I had with five Catholic women from Kuwait which I will cherish for the rest of my life; the opportunity to offer Mass at the Chapel of the Apparition and to pray at the graves of Sts. Jacinta and Francisco; walking the path which the children would have taken from their home to the place of the apparitions; visiting their homes and so much more. It was an incredible experience. Those who gave prayer intentions to me should know that their intentions were prayed over at Mass and placed in the prayer slot at the base of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima in the Chapel of the Apparition. The opportunities for prayer, meeting other priests from various parts of the world and, yes, the delicious pastries made for an experience not to be forgotten by me. Thank God. Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us. Peace, Fr. Richard
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Join Fr. Richard’s on-going sessions for a deeper insight into the Scriptures for Sunday Mass.
Let the Scripture come alive for you by gaining an understanding of their context and the culture within which
they were written.
Discussions are on Thursday from 2pm to 3:30 pm and repeated at 7:30pm until 9pm in the Pastoral Center Library.
READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY First Reading: Acts 2:1‑11 On the feast of Pentecost, the disciples were gathered together when suddenly tongues of fire rested upon them, and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. They began to speak in many tongues; those who heard them were filled with amazement. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:3b‑7, 12‑13 Paul tells the Corinthians that each possesses different gifts and performs different ministries, but each works for the common good in Christ Jesus. Gospel: John 20:19-23 Jesus appears to the apostles after his resurrection and bestows upon them the power to forgive sins.
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Those who serve in the military:
Nick Ragazzo, Stephen J. Campbell, Sean Milde, Frank Fasano, Marcia Fernandes, Richard Lister, Eric Leverone, Jay Donato, Frank Messina, Eileen Murphy, Peter Giovanni, John E. Siedler IV
Those who are ill: David Unterwald, Lou Aroneo, Patrick Bergin, Joseph Rota, Joan Miller, 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 Katherine Brandt and Philip Truedinger
Requiescat in Pace
May all the faithful who have departed this world rest in your eternal peace. Amen
GETTING READY FOR SUNDAY
The Parish Office will be closed on Monday,
May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.
In the case of an emergency please call
973-222-0720.
The End of Season Dinner for the Rosary Altar Society will be
Monday, June 12th. The Rosary will be prayed in the
chapel at 6:30pm with dinner immediately following in the
Church Meeting Room. If you are interested in attending please rsvp by May 31st to the Parish House. The cost is $20. Checks should be made payable to St. Vincent de Paul Rosary Altar Society.
ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY
Our Technology 101 class has concluded for the summer. We will resume in September. Thank you to
all those who participated.
Life Ministries will meet on Monday, June 5th at 7:30pm in the Church Meeting Room. Please join us. New members are always welcome! Contact Helen O’ Mullan if you are interested in learning more about this important ministry.
During this 100th Anniversary year of the Apparitions at Fatima, let us honor the Blessed Mother’s request to celebrate First Saturdays (the next one is June 3rd) by receiving the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist; praying the Rosary with Prayers of Reparation and Consecration to her Immaculate Heart (after 8:30am Mass on First Saturdays); and meditate on the mysteries of the Rosary for 15 minutes.
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Monthly support sessions are offered at Trinity House, Stirling for family and friends of those effected by addiction. These meetings are held the last Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm. The next meeting will be May 31st. The evening features discussions, speakers, spiritual consolation and light refreshments. If you or someone you know is suffering and would benefit from an evening of sharing and community support please consider attending one or more of these sessions.
MOUNT SAINT MARY HOUSE OF PRAYER
Mount Saint Mary House of Prayer, Watchung will offer a program entitled
Whose Voice is That: Mine or God’s? on Wednesday, June 7th either 9:30am to
11:30am or 7pm to 9pm. This program will offer a prayerful day or evening where we gain tools for discerning the movements
in our heart. The presenter will be Laura M. Arvin, OP.
Registration is required by calling 908-753-2091 or email [email protected].
VACATION BIBLE CAMP
Our theme this year is “Mary Leads Me Closer to Jesus.” Join us for music, games, and crafts
focused around our theme.
When: June 26th—30th
Time: 9:30am—12:30pm
Where: St. Vincent de Paul Pastoral Center Gym
Registration: Online at www.stvincentschurch.org/vacation-bible-school
“Why Should I Attend?” Learn what’s new in the 2017
IHS Admissions process. Register for early-bird opportunities. Receive a preview of important dates.
Also, enjoy our dessert and ice cream bar! The World Apostolate of Fatima, Blue Army Shrine in Asbury, NJ invites you on Saturday, June 3rd to honor Our Lady’s plea of December 10, 1925 requesting Five Consecutive First Saturdays of Reparation. Confession will be offered from 10:30am to 1:30pm. The Rosary with meditation will be prayed at 11:30am. Mass will be celebrated at 12 noon by Fr. James Kyrpczak. At 2:30pm there will be a children’s video and explanation of the “Last Vision” sculpture followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm. Bring your family and friends to answer the call of the Child Jesus: “And have you spread through the world what our heavenly Mother requested of you?” For more details visit www.wafusa.org or call 908-852-1120.
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Our Lady of Fatima Outdoor Shrine Why not consider buying a brick engraved with your name or that of a friend or loved one to be part of the patio which will surround our new Our Lady of Fatima Outdoor Shrine? Joseph Wagner has chosen to build a paver patio to surround the statues with the bricks that are purchased as his Eagle Scout Service project. The cost is $100 per brick. Checks should be made payable to St. Vincent de Paul Church and mailed with the order form to Joseph Wagner, 175 Rolling Hill Dr., Millington, NJ 07946 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
ORDER FORM Name:_____________________________________________________________________ Address:___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Phone:_____________________________ Email:______________________________
Maximum 14 characters per line including spaces and punctuation. Two line maximum. Option: If desired, on 1/2 inch top line, start your engraving with either
