THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—0CTOBER 25, 2015

Mass Intentions Saturday Oct. 24th 8:00 AM Intentions of Leslie Wirth (John & Geralyn Boyce) 5:00 PM Joseph W. Stober Sunday Oct. 25th 8:00 AM Michelle Serpe 9:30 AM barbara kriete (the percey family) 11:00 AM dick burchfield (Mr.&Mrs.. beichner)

Monday 8:00 AM Angela P. Stober Tuesday 8:00 AM Olympia De Marco ( The Sellito Family) Wednesday 8:00 AM Intentions of bill pagano (John & Eieen Dalmas) Thursday 8:00 AM Peter Muller Friday 8:00 AM Marion Stober

Saturday Oct. 30th 8:00 AM Intentions of Leslie Wirth (John & Geralyn Boyce) 5:00 PM Steven Salvador (The Salvadore Family) Sunday Oct 31st 8:00 AM Rose Vesper (Mr.&Mrs. Wenning) 9:30 AM Bernadette Miele (The Lapenski Family) 11:00 AM Gloria Opitz (Charlene Castello)

Please remember in your prayers all the sick of the parish and of our families.

Oct. 17th & 18th $4,016

Diocesan Assessment $1275

TOTAL $5,291

Weekly Goal: $6,500

Envelopes Mailed: 219

Envelopes Received: 127

*If you are not already doing so, please use your envelopes each week. Only contributions in your num-bered envelope are recorded for documentation re-quired by the IRS. Please contact the parish office if you are not receiving envelopes.

Mon.10/19-Eucharistic Adoration/Benediction 7:30pm

Thurs. 10/22-Healing Mass 7:30pm

Mon. 10/26-Eucharistic Adoration/Benediction 7:30pm

Fri. 10/30-Halloween Party and Trunk or Treat 6pm

Sat. 10/31- Rel. Ed & Confirmation Classes 8:30 am

Sat. 10/31 Last Flea Market

Sun. 11/1 Coffee and….gathering after all Masses.

The week of October 18th the Sanctuary Lamp Sanctuary Lamp Burns for:

Mary Ellen Mottola

We are pleased to announce

that beginning Nov. 1st Our

Lady Queen of Peace will be

opening the doors to our new food pantry. Donations

of non perishable items are needed to make this new

ministry a success! Food can be left in the hall after all

Masses and week days during office hours.

Dear Parishioners,

In our second reading today, which is from the Letter to the Hebrews, we are reminded that “every high priest is taken from among men…No one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God…” Jesus is the High Priest called and sent by the Father to offer the one sacrifice acceptable to God, that is, the sacrifice of himself on the Cross. He is the only Priest who has no need for making sin offering for himself because he is without sin. Every other priest is “beset by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.” Every priest that is ordained and has received the Sacrament of Holy Orders shares in the Priesthood of Christ; he is configured to Christ the Head of the Body. The ordained priest stands in Persona Christi, that is, in the person of Christ as he offers up the one sacrifice acceptable to the Father. The sacrifice that Jesus left us as a memorial of his suffering and death when at the Last Supper he commanded his Apostles to “Do this in memory of Me”.

An infinite amount of graces are poured out at every Mass to help us grow in holiness to become more united with our God and one another through the greatest gift: the Holy Eucharist where Jesus gives us his very self. For our part we need to be properly disposed, to be in the state of grace (without serious sin on our soul) so that we can enter into a full, active, and conscious participation in the greatest gift that God gives to us. Only then can we unite ourselves to Jesus’ sacrifice made present at the altar that through him, with him, and in him we too surrender ourselves the Fa-ther.

In our Gospel today we hear of the Blind man, Bartimaeus crying out, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me. And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent.” In Jesus’ time and in our time the crowd wants to silence believers; to keep them from coming to the one who can give them life. Bartimaeus persevered, “he kept calling out all the more, Son of David, have pity on me.” Jesus healed the blind man and told him, “Your faith has saved you.” We too must persevere in faith seeking the Lord through a life of personal holiness and charity. To grow in faith we need the help of the sac-raments, especially the sacrament of Reconciliation, where we tell our sins to the priest and receive the Lord’s healing. The crowd wanted blind Bartimaeus to be silent and the devil wants us to be silent and not confess our sins to the priest so that we would not grow stronger in faith and jeopardize our salvation. We too must persevere by going reg-ularly to the Sacrament of Reconciliation and keeping our souls right before God and then dining at the banquet of the Holy Eucharist.

Let us pray for the grace that the eyes of our soul may be opened and our faith strengthened so that one day we too will hear these words, “Your faith has saved you.”

Our Lady Queen of Peace pray for us,

Father Ed

Administrator

This Sunday evening, Oct. 25th we have the honor of displaying the missionary image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This image is an exact replica of the original and travels throughout the world. Many miracles and healings have been attributed to the image. Come and join us Next Sunday evening at 5:00 Pm in the Church for a Holy Hour with evening prayers, the Rosary, and Benediction, ending at 6:00 Pm.

We are still looking for volunteers to decorate their car trunks and park them in the Church parking lot and give out treats for our children who will be attending the Halloween Party on Friday, October 30, at 6:00 PM.

We are currently working on setting up a food pantry in our parish hall. It will be a wonderful way for us as a parish to evangelize by helping those who are in need, recognizing Christ in the poor, and serving them as our Lord has called us to do. (Please see the bulletin regarding food donations.)

Oct. 24th-25th

5:00 PM Mary Dunleavy

8:00 AM Carolyn Luisi

9:30 AM Robert Mayer

11:00 AM Marilyn Stipo

Oct. 31st-Nov.1st

5:00 PM Robert Mayer

8:00 AM Patricia Pfeil

9:30 AM Nancy Fernandez

11:00 AM Tom Lapinski

Oct. 24th-25th

5:00 PM Brian O’Connor

8:00 AM Samantha Price

9:30 AM Joe Mitchell

11:00 AM Jessica Pirrello

Oct. 31st-Nov.1st

5:00 PM Levi Ruvo

8:00 AM Chris Pirrello

9:30 AM Abigail Oras

11:00 AM Madeline Teitsma

Altar Server Schedule

Miraculous Medal Novena

The Blessed Virgin Mary manifested the image of the Miraculous Medal to St. Catherine Labouré in 1830, gener-ously entrusting it to us, her children, and be-stowing upon us a mis-sion to bring others to her for the many graces she bestows. Please join us in pray-ing the Miraculous Medal Novena Monday mornings before 8am Mass

2015 Bishop’s Annual Appeal Diocese of Paterson

Our Catholic Charities agencies continue to serve tens of thousands of people in profound need each year. These people could be your neighbors, co-workers, and friends or loved ones. As Catholics, we are committed to serving Christ among us, especially those who are hurting and lost. The largest percentage of Appeal funds each year is used to help our Catholic Charities agencies do their essential work. Please make a pledge to the 2015 Appeal today. For your convenience, you can make an online gift at www.2015appeal.org.

Eucharistic Adoration

7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Monday and 8:30 am -9:30 am Friday (after the 8:00 am Mass) Come join us and spend some quiet time in prayer before the Lord.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

This Sunday evening, Oct. 25th we have the honor of display-ing the missionary image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This im-age is an exact repli-ca of the original and travels throughout the world. Many miracles and heal-ings have been attributed to the image. Come and join us Next Sunday evening at 5:00 Pm

in the Church for a Holy Hour with evening pray-ers, the Rosary, and Benediction, ending at 6:00 Pm.

The Men’s Club will be spon-soring a free Bus trip to Wash-ington DC for the March for Life. Come and experience the largest peaceful march on Capitol Hill. Join hundreds of

thousands of Enthusiastic people who give witness to the great gift of life. For more information and to sign up call the office. 973-948-3185

FLEA MARKETS

Last Saturdays of the month (Apr through Oct). For

info & registration call Joe Zidek 973-948-5752.

Oct. 31st will be the last flea market of the year!

Bake Sale: Sat, Oct. 31 at the flea market - baked

goods may be dropped off in the hall on Fri., Oct.

16th between 9am & 2pm or Sat morning.

PARISH CRUISE Panama Canal – March 4-14, 2016 – Reserve now and save!!! Contact Regina @ UNIGLOBE Travel Partners (973)810-8025

SHOP-RITE, WEIS, STOP & SHOP GIFTCARDS

Cards in $25, $50 & $100 denominations are available.

Please support this worthwhile fundraiser

Save the Date!!!! Friday, October 30th at 6 P.M.

Parish Halloween Party

& Trunk or Treating

All ages are welcome to join!

Pizza and Refreshments

Games, Crafts

Hayrides too!

Parishioners needed to provide trunks for the treating. Or if you need more infor-mation please call

Linda @ 973-250-4272

Healing Mass

The Mass will be celebrated on Thursday Nov. 19th at 7:30 PM in the Church. The healing service will take place immediately after Mass; Father Ed will be celebrating the Mass. Light refresh-

ments will be served in the parish hall at the completion of the healing service. Healing has always been a part of the Church. Jesus healed the blind man, the deaf man, and the leper. We find in Sacred Scripture physical healings, heal-ing of relationships, psychological healing, financial heal-ing, and spiritual healing. Come with expectant faith and join us, and experience the Lord’s healing power.

It’s time to think ahead to December…

Members of the Women’s Club will

sell Christmas wreaths in the parish

center after each Mass during the

month of October. Please support our

parish by purchasing a wreath, door spray, or centerpiece. The items make great holiday gifts for family

and friends! Orders will be available for pick-up on Thanksgiving weekend.

RESPECT LIFE MASS

(Mass for the Unborn)

Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli,

STD, SSL, DD Bishop of Pater-

son will celebrate the Respect

Life Mass at Saint Ann Parish,

781 Smith Rd., Parsippany, NJ on Saturday, November 7,

2015 at 10:00 AM. This Mass is sponsored by the Pater-

son Federation Knights of Columbus Councils. All clergy,

staff, parishioners, friends and families are encouraged

to attend. The Mass is a wonderful way for our faithful

to come together in prayer and in mutual support for

protecting all of our children – born and unborn. Follow

the Mass, there will be light refreshments