Parish Ministries

Africa Surgery Tom Johnson 973-292-3320 Altar Linens Mike Cherello 973-267-6825 Altar Servers Fr. John Hart 973-539-2141 Bereavement Michele Cameron 973-769-9634 Bethany Ministry Linda Macios 973-539-2141 Boy Scouts Kevin Kelly 973-727-7082 Cub Scouts Cassandra Nielsen 973-452-3857 Centering Prayer Fr. Ken Lasch 973-538-2653 Children’s Worship Linda Cannilla 973-540-1683 CYO Basketball Kevin Bopp 917-861-2876 Endowment for Poor Claudia Nardi 973-539-2141 Eucharistic Min. Marybeth Wooters 973-538-6784 Family Promise Brian Doherty 973-714-7674 Finance Committee Dorothy Flynn 973-538-2634 Food Pantry Claudia Nardi 973-539-2141 Gardening Eileen Tecza 973-539-2141 Giving Tree Brian Morgan 973-462-6972 Good Samaritan Jeanette Fredericks 973-267-7152. Home School Assoc. Jean Jabbour 973-809-8630 Holistic Health Michele Cameron 973-769-9634 Homeless Solutions Ralph Ferrara 973-769-6418 Knights of Columbus William C. Duggan, Jr. 973-960-6417 Lectors Andrea Bozzi 973-656-9864 Mental Health Liaison Paul Boehler 973-722-4994 Men’s Group Peter Zaremba 215-518-4973 Moms and Tots Henriette Kahn 973-539-1350 Nursing Homes Mary Dibble 973- 998-0838 Pre-Cana Ken and Rosa Rose 973-539-9845 RCIA Fr. John Hart 973-539-2141 Respect Life Sue and Dave O’Dougherty 973-993-3068 Safe Environment Linda Macios 973-539-2141 Senior Citizens Janet Dedrick 973-539-7811 Separation / Divorce Deacon Elliott Stein 973-539-2141 Soup Kitchen Annaliese Rush 973-455-0391 Spiritual Direction Karen Florance 973-476-5542 Ushers Anthony Romano 973-267-5433 Village Angels/Tanzania Johanna Burani 973-610-4856 Welcome /Hospitality Moira Clarkin 973-539-4390 Women's Cornerstone Chrissy West 973-809-1646 Women’s Faith Sharing Gina Hurley 973 460 7241 Vocations Deacon John Brandi 973-539-2141 Young Professionals Fr. Lukasz Wnuk 973-539-2141 Youth Ministry Lisa Sullivan 973-267-8519

Parish Registration: Call 973-539-2141 or visit the parish website at www.assumptionparish.org.

Assumption School: 973-538-0590; www.assumptionnj.org Sr. Merris Larkin, S.C. Principal

Religious Education: 973-267-5638, Fax 973-267-4223 Email: RelEd@assumptionparish.org Linda Macios: Director Sharon Bertram: Coordinator Grades 6, 7, and 8 Lisa Sullivan: Confirmation—973-267-8519 Tara Speer: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Sue Paradise: Secretary

The Religious Education program meets on Sundays, October-March. Kindergarten through 5th grade classes meet 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; 6th through 8th classes meet immediately following the 5:30 p.m. Sunday Youth Mass. The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd classes meet September–April on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Confirmation groups meet once or twice per month on Sunday evenings.

Music Ministry—973-539-2141, extension 19 Claudia Nardi: Director, Karen Chiappini: Organist Adult Choir, Youth Ministry Choir, Children’s Choir

Holy Rood Cemetery—973-539-7501 Website: www.holyroodcemeterynj.com Diana Loughman: Cemetery Director Emerson Brito, Samuel Brito: Caretakers

Church Sexton—Doug Reisch

Deaf Interpreter - Kathleen Skaf

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday—4:15 to 5:00 p.m. or by appointment

Marriage: Arrangements should be made with a priest or deacon by registered parishioners at least one year in advance of the marriage date. Marriage arrangements should be made PRIOR to reserving reception facility.

Baptisms: Contact Liz Rotunno in the Parish Office to arrange your child's Baptism. For first-time parents, attendance at a Baptismal Preparation class is required. Prep classes are held on the second Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Church.

Visitation of the Sick and Elderly: Please keep us informed so that we may be attentive to those who are ill at home or in the hospital. Eucharistic Ministers are available to bring Communion on Sundays.

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

91 Maple Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey 07960 973-539-2141, Fax—973-984-0632

Visit our Website: www.assumptionparish.org Email: assumption@assumptionparish.org

Pastor: Rev. Msgr. John E. Hart

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Lukasz Wnuk

In Residence: Rev. Przemyslaw Gawlik

Deacons: Brian Beyerl, Michael Hanly, Elliott Stein

Trustees: Kathleen Hyland 973-539-2860 / Bob Rohr 973-539-2693

Parish Coordinator—Linda Macios Secretary—Liz Rotunno Comptroller—Robyn Morris

Office Hours Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.mm. to 4:00 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY September 28 8:00 a.m. Diane Bolio 5:30 p.m. Mary Baldini Beatrice F. Guida SUNDAY September 29 7:00 a.m. People of the Parish 8:30 a.m. Gary Henry Lois Doyle 10:00 a.m. Jeanne Seergy Antal Bercze 12:15 p.m. Mary Cassidy Alfredo Balleras Sr. 5:30 p.m. Lucia D’Andrea Robert Foley MONDAY September 30 7:00 a.m. Andrew Narduzzi (Living) 12:05 p.m. Diane Bolio TUESDAY October 1 7:00 a.m. Kathryn Dalton 12:05 p.m. Diane Bolio WEDNESDAY October 2 7:00 a.m. Dorothy Jane Valgenti 12:05 p.m. Frances Bolte THURSDAY October 3 7:00 a.m. Andrew Narduzzi (Living) 12:05 p.m. Robert Boyle FRIDAY October 4 7:00 a.m. Jackie Cupples 12:05 p.m. Rose Uricchio SATURDAY October 5 8:00 a.m. Rita Toteda 5:30 p.m. Margaret Hanke Ralph Van Dyk SUNDAY October 6 7:00 a.m. People of the Parish 8:30 a.m. Charlie Hook Norma Stanton 10:00 a.m. Carmela and Andrew Suozzi Lisa Yarosz 12:15 p.m. The Kolojeski Family Lois Doyle 5:30 p.m. Judith Anderson Sylvia Maiegar

GATHER IN PRAYER

• Pray the Rosary weekdays at 11:40 a.m.

• Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy after the 12:05 weekday Mass

• Pray the Perpetual Novena in honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal every Monday immediately following the 12:05 p.m. Mass.

• Eucharistic Adoration the first Saturday of each month 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. and the first Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m. Because of Labor Day, our Monday evening adoration in September will be moved to September 9th.

"In the first place it should be known that if a person is seeking God,

his beloved is seeking him much more." — St. John of the Cross

September 29, 2019 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

F irst Reading: Amos 6:1,4-7

In last week’s first reading, the prophet Amos condemned the wealthy rulers in the kingdom of Israel for cheating and oppressing the poor. He continues his criticism in the following passage, declaring that their wanton revelry while others go hungry will lead to their downfall.

S econd Reading: 1 Timothy 6:11-16

Our second reading comes from the conclusion of the First Letter to Timothy. In it, the author, a disciple of the deceased Paul, outlines the virtues required by faith.

G ospel: Luke 16:19-31

This Gospel reading presents the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, a story found only in Luke’s Gospel. Following on the heels of the parable of the dishonest manager, which we heard last week, this story tells of the fate of those who serve self and exploit others. The consistent message of the bible, as represented by Amos, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, is that God judges the extent of people’s faith by their treatment of the weakest members of society.

We invite you to prayerfully reflect on the Readings for the week of September 29

Monday Zec 8:1-8; Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23; Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday Zec 8:20-23; Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7; Lk 9:51-56 Wednesday Neh 2:1-8; Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Mt 18:1-5, 10 Thursday Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11; Lk 10:1-12 Friday Bar 1:15-22; Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9; Lk 10:13-16 Saturday Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Ps 69:33-35, 36-37; Lk 10:17-24 Sunday Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Hab 1:2-3; 2:2-4; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; 2 Tm 1:6-8,13-14; Lk 17:5-10

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PLEASE REMEMBER AND PRAY

FOR THE RECOVERY OF: Charles Arnolt, Charles Arteglier, Greg and John Baxter, Paula Rose Carducci, Jim Cavanaugh, John Hyland, Kenneth Krause, Nancy Arteglier, Jim Mongey, Sister Marie Graziano, Elaine Metzger, Jack Guerriero, Francesca Kobylarz-Bongiorno, Barbara Ryan, Saletha Corbin, Ray Donovan, Calvin Zamarelli, Stephanie Trincanello, Pope Benedict XVI, Lyle Leeson, Rob Loia, Gail Muhammed, Harding Corbin, Antoinetta Bernardo, Hester Davis, Manuel Regaldo Sydney, Marcia Ann Bowers, Mildred Crump, Ronnie Pennimpede, Terri Abrams, Philip Barrett, Louis Cicitta, Bill Duggan, John Jennings, Richard Julianno, Madeline Longo, Baby Genevieve Chitwood, Janet Friedman, Patricia Felix, Elijah Sideeq Williams and Jennifer Williams, Bonita Stein, Janet Stiles, Ruth Puoti, Michael Grogan, John Hefferon, Doris Bonanno, Kathy DiFiore, Baby Alexander Gedicke, Terrence Wanniski, Louise Fichot, Bob Gebhardt, Della Corbin, David Alston, Ricardo Gonzales, Jenny Reed, Tim Hart, Marla Paillet, Dawn Tezino, Rossana Wright, Wanda Barnett, George Corbin, Peter Bardes, Jean Morrow, Audrey Roast, Vivian Hart, Debra Phillip, Anthony Maiorca, Maggie Miller, Joseph Jude Fischetti, Parker Ross, Liz Wilkey, , Rose Champlin, the Mike Cattano famly, Ding Aidi, Leonard Pergentile, J.T. Torisi, Kim McKeon, Patricia Lucas, Barbara Comerford, Stephen Mitchell, Mary McCoy, Yvette Decker, Alzene Harris, Verney Seldon, Carl Sullivan, Tarleton Gillespie, Tim Michaels, Cristin O’Hara, Marie Teresa Murad, Liliana Russo, Thomas Connolly, Janis Alverson, Bob Obser, Sharyn Zaslofsky, Faye Tatum, Karen Chiappini, Nate Creamer, Margaret Mussel, Kathy Dismus, Lucy Medley, Nora DiSciulo, Michael Scavone, Sara Van Nostrand, Marie Siwek, Edward Vamenta, Christopher Popp, Gregory Greene, Nellie Allison, John Mihalko Sr., Barbara Doran, Laurie Quinn, Rob Pitts, Debra Trappani, Dylan James Larose, Joann Spiena, Capt. Roseanne Hartley, Gloria Dabal, Millie Fragopane, Norman Gravino, Kenneth Bodnar, Dr. Orlando Terneny. Please call the Parish Office at 973-539-2141 with the names of who you would like included in the prayers for the good health of the sick and homebound.

PLEASE PRAY FOR MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH

COMMUNITY AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO HAVE

SERVED, OR ARE SERVING, IN THE ARMED FORCES

CW3 Michael Benkosky Green Beret, Special Forces, Airborne Joint Forces; Captain William H. Shipp, Military Professor, Naval War College, Newport, RI; Andrew Vasquez US Army; Andy Soucy US Army; Dan Lessnau Former Marine and Veteran of the Viet Nam War; Kevin Felix US Military Colonel; Lt. Tim Fleury, US Navy; Staff Sergeant William J. McSweeney Retired Marine Served Around the World; Matthew Gonabe, Lt. US Navy Pilot Serving in the Persian Gulf; David Ribardo, 1st Lt. US Army Serving in Afghanistan; Capt. Brendan Griswold 82nd Air Borne in Afghanistan; Capt. Patrick Flynn, US Army 1st Infantry, Afghanistan; Sergeant Richard Galluzzo Serving in Afghanistan, Lt. Thomas Keyes Jr.; Capts. Scott and Meghan Harra, US Army in Afghanistan; Captain Timothy Newcomb, US Army Special Forces; Col. Jason M. Barrett, USMC in Iraq and Afghanistan; Capt. Andrew Pineda and Capt. Laurence Pineda, US Air Force, SMSgt. John Bartow, Stratton ANGB NY, Douglas Reisch, 1/325 Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Daniel Baron, US Navy, Hawaii, CPT Schuyler Orecchio, US Army, Special Operator 2nd Class Patrick Gaven, USN, Staff Sargent Brent M. Betit, ARNG, First Sgt. Jeramiah Dempsey, USAF, Dr. Casey McCann, Lt. Commander Navy; 1

st Lt.

J.D. Poling, US Army, Gitmo, Cuba, PFC Peter Mitchell, USMC, Dale G. Potter, Retired Lt. Commander US Navy, and Major US Marine Corps, Ben Carroll NJ ARNG; Serving in Africa, Robert Carroll Massachusetts ARNG, serving in Africa, Lt. Michael Herbert Jr. 3-66 Armored Brigade 1st Infantry Division Fort Riley Kansas deployed to Germany.

GOOD SAMARITAN MINISTRY

Need help? Our Good Samaritan Ministry can assist registered parishioners with various errands and services. Please call Dot Baron at (973) 538-6451.

SILVER AND GOLD

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS Couples, were you married in 1968 or 1993? The

Diocese of Paterson invites you to celebrate your 25th or 50th wedding anniversary during a special Mass to be offered at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, NJ. Bishop Serratelli will serve as main celebrant on this joyful occasion to be held Sunday, November 3 at 3:30 p.m.

Arrangements can be made by contacting the Assumption parish office. The deadline to register is October 15. Congratulations on this joyous occasion!

HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES

Morris Catholic High School, Sunday, October 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. and Wednesday, October 23, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Villa Walsh Academy, Sunday, October 6, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Mount Saint Mary Academy, Sunday, October 27, 1-4:30 p.m. Register at www.mountsaintmary.org.

THE PARABLE OF LAZARUS AND THE RICH MAN

“Jesus said to the Pharisees: “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table.” (Luke 16: 19-31)

Jesus tells this parable about the importance of loving and caring for the poor in our midst and people we encounter every day.

A rabbi remembers the moment he felt that God had called him to be a rabbi:

The summer before he was to begin rabbinical studies he volunteered to work on a building project in Ghana. For two months he lived in a tiny village with no electricity or running water; he spent his days mixing concrete to make bricks for a new elementary school and his evenings reading by gaslight and chatting with his new Ghanaian friends. It was the most constructive and fulfilling summer of his young life.

The day before heading home, his friends planned a going-away dinner in a small restaurant in Ghana’s capital city, Accra. When he got out of the taxi, it was raining and the air was thick with fog and smoke from burning trash.

Then he saw her: a young girl, lying by a sewer, red muddy water streaming by her, with her distended stomach and jaundiced eyes, her painful look of despair. Lying quietly in the rain, barely moving, she looked up at him, and they locked eyes.

He froze. After a summer of building and teaching and learning, a summer in which he felt as strong and as powerful as he had ever been in his young life, he felt powerless. He remembers:

“I felt like she saw right through me . . . Seeing this nameless girl dying before me was like seeing the demarcation between God’s dreams and our actions. I felt the call not so much as a clear prophecy from God but as a clarion cry of suffering innocence . . .

“My friends grabbed me and pulled me inside. Needless to say, I had no appetite. I was mixed up and confused about what had just happened . . . When I returned outside, I looked for her. She was gone. Maybe someone saved her. Maybe she was swept away. I just don’t know. It haunts me still . . .

“When I came home, I knew what I wanted to do with my rabbinate. To bridge the gap. To take pain away. To cross the chasm between oblivion and redemption.” [Rabbi Noah Farkas, writing in The Christian Century, July 3, 2019.]

In his encounter with a starving girl, a rabbinical student encountered Lazarus, who opened his heart and spirit to a new awareness of the gap that exists between the rich and the poor, between hope and despair, between emptiness and meaning. Today’s Gospel challenges us to look beyond our own self-centeredness to see God in the Lazaruses at our gates: the poor, the forgotten, the isolated, the marginalized; to realize the dignity of every human being as created in the image of God; to possess the humility that enables us to embrace one another as brothers and sisters, sons and daughters of God. (Connections)

In Christ’s Peace, Father John

September 29, 2019 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

COMPLACENCY OR COMPASSION When the rich man urges Abraham to send Lazarus

to his brothers, Abraham responds that they should listen to Moses and the prophets. Because his brothers’ hearts are hardened – they haven’t listened to the Prophets – it is doubtful that they would listen to the risen Lazarus.

Adults: What helps me develop compassion for the “poor at my door”?

Children: How can I share my blessings with those in need?

A Family Perspective: Talk with your children about some of the things that they have that can be shared with others. Ask your children to describe a time when they had to share something that they had. Ask if this was easy or difficult and why. Identify some reasons why we might share our possessions with others. Make a commitment as a family to do something this week in which you will choose to share your possessions with someone in need.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

Saturday, October 5, we will have the traditional St. Francis Blessing of Animals at 9:30 a.m. by the statue of St. Francis next to the Rectory. Please come with your four-legged or winged pets and join us for this special blessing for our pets and work animals.

SAVE THE DATE NOV. 3, 2019

Mary Queen of All Nations Missionary Alliance's 35th Year Anniversary Dinner/Dance Fundraiser at The Madison Hotel, Convent Station. Honorees: Msgr. John Hart; James Gannon, Morris County Sheriff; and Sisters Jo Mascera and Theresa Chiappa both retired Chaplains from Morristown Memorial Center-Atlantic Health.

Tickets for the dinner dance are $85 per person with 100% of the net proceeds going to the needy via parishes and missionaries. Some of our recent recipients have been Assumption College for Sisters, and Village Angels of Tanzania. Good will donations accepted and are tax deductible. Payments to be made to MQAN, c/o President, Jim Cavanaugh, 11 Featherleigh Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960. Questions to Jim at GYMLC@YAHOO.com or 973-285-0307.

ANNUAL HUNGER WALK

FOR THE COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN Join us and 1,000 fellow walkers on Sunday, October

20th for the 23rd annual Hunger Walk, benefiting the Community Soup Kitchen and Outreach Center!

You can make a difference in our guests lives by completing this 5K pledge walk through Morristown. The event raises funds for and increases awareness about issues of poverty and hunger in our community.

Visit https://www.cskmorristown.org/ for registration details. We can't wait to see you there!

KAROL CORBIN WALKER TO BE HONORED

You are cordially invited to attend the Diocese of Paterson’s Fourth Annual Red Mass and presentation of the Advocati Christi Award to our own Karol Corbin Walker, on Sunday October 6 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul Inside the Walls. Mass Will be celebrated by Bishop Arthur Serratelli.

Visit www.insidethewalls.org for more information.

CONCERT FOR A CAUSE Africa Surgery, Inc., will hold a benefit concert,

Saturday evening, October 12, 2019, 8:00 to 9:30 p.m., right here at Assumption Church. It will be a night of music for all featuring the Randolph High School Orchestra and Choir under the direction of Mr. Eric Schaberg performing a variety of music styles from Classical to Pop music. With the eclectic feel of many music genres, the evening will be entertaining for all! Suggested donation is $15; for seniors $10; children free.

LET THE “CHO” BEGIN

PIANO CONCERT ON SAT., OCTOBER 5

Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 5th at 7pm when we welcome back Fran Covalesky, classical pianist, for a Benefit Piano Concert "Let the CHO' begin!" Fran has been our substitute organist/pianist for 30 years. Fran's diverse music career includes being a featured soloist with the NJ Pops Orchestra, a top prize winner in the Miami International Piano Competition, and a Judge for Lifetime Television's Pitch Slapped. She will perform beautiful classical and romantic works for the piano by Bach, Chopin, Liszt and Rachmaninoff.

The beneficiaries of this event are: the Lithuanian Education Assistance Relief Fund and the Dr. V. Kudirka Lithuanian School, Elizabeth, NJ. Both organizations are tax-exempt and donations are gratefully appreciated. For more information: Claudia Nardi, 973-539-2141 ext. 19. A light reception follows the benefit concert. Let the Cho' begin!

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ETERNAL REST

GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD

John Acken

Father of Jill Brubaker

John Buonocore Father of Ann, Mark and Jack

Julie Bolcar

Sister of Steven

ROCKET INTO SCOUTING! Thursday, October 3rd 7:00 p.m. at Assumption Church, Rauscher Hall Community Room

Want to learn more about Scouting? Thursday, October 3, 2019 we will hold our new member orientation and fall camp out information meeting. We hold monthly meetings that focus on STEM, community services, the environment and nature as well as team building and outdoor adventure. In our Family Scouting program, your child will have lots of fun, build character, make new friends while creating family memories that will last a lifetime Boys and Girls entering grades K – 6th and Girls grades 7-12 (new) are welcome to join.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IS UNDERWAY The 2019-2020 Religious Education program has

begun. If you have not registered your child yet, please visit www.assumptionparish.org, and click on the Religious Education link, then select from the following choices: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Confirmation, Fridays Faith and Family, or Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. If you have any questions about our programs, please call 973-539-2141 or email our Director of Religious Education, Linda Macios, at linda.macios@assumptionparish.org.

THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN

IS PARAMOUNT Parents our number one priority is always the safety

of our children. It has been noticed and observed that many of our children utilize our bathrooms during mass, and many do so unescorted. While we consider our church a safe place, please keep in mind that it is still an open public place and not a secure facility while mass is going on. We strongly recommend that parents, please escort their children to the bathroom facilities.

ASSUMPTION SCHOOL FASHION SHOW

“THURSAY NIGHT LIVE” Ladies, please join us on Thursday, October 17, at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany for Assumption School’s 39th annual Fashion Show.

Pre-sale of Gift Auction tickets is also available online. This option will save you time on the day of the event. Simply pick-up your tickets and avoid the credit card line! Visit www.assumptionparish.org and click on the Fashion Show link.

ROSARY COAST TO COAST

The 2019 Rosary Coast to Coast will take place on Sunday, October 13th, the 102ndanniversary of the Fatima Miracle of the Sun. Americans across the country are invited to pray Rosary Coast to Coast wherever they can gather: in parish Churches; in front of state capitols; along the US coasts and borders; as families; or while viewing the live-stream of the National Rosary Rally. To volunteer or to join a group, go to: www.rosarycoasttocoast.com.

MASS ATTENDANCE SEPTEMBER 21/22

5:30 p.m. 189 7:00 a.m. 99 8:30 a.m. 121

10:00 a.m. 357 12:15 p.m. 199 5:30 p.m. 326

Total: 1,291

FINANCIAL BLESSINGS Assumption is a Tithing Parish

The collection for the weekend of September 21/22 was $20,021. The collection for this weekend last year was $19,879 Pastor’s Note: I am so grateful to you for your constant generosity and continued support of Assumption Parish in our weekly offertory. As the Irish say when I count my blessings I count you twice.

2019 BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL “FOR I WAS HUNGRY…”

While there are many ways to donate to the Annual Appeal, there is one option unique to people who are 70 ½ or over and have an IRA. If you are in this category, the IRS requires you to take a required minimum distribution from your IRA each year. As a result, this distribution is added to your taxable income and increases the amount of taxes owed to the government.

However, instead of taking your required minimum distribution, you can instruct your IRA investment manager to donate this distribution to a charity such as the Bishop’s Annual Appeal and this automatically omits this amount from your adjusted gross income. This tax benefit can be realized by all qualifying individuals, whether you take the standard deduction or itemize your deductions. This can be a significant benefit to you and a great way to support the work of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. For more information, call the Bishop’s Annual Appeal office at 973-777-8818, ext. 218.

If you are considering making a charitable donation using your IRA required minimum distribution, please be sure to first discuss this with your financial or tax advisor to make sure it is right for you.

MORNING PRAYER

"Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to

you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you." — St. Thomas Aquinas

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WE WELCOME INTO THE CHURCH

THROUGH THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Cole Bruno Scioscia Son of John Paul and Kylee

Stella Rose Marctulli Daughter of Brian and Danielle

Brynn Morley Barter Daughter of Philip and Christina

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IGNATIAN VOLUNTEER CORPS (IVC) – Join IVC and become a contemplative in action in the

spirit of St. Ignatius Loyola and the Jesuits! IVC volunteers are adults over 50 years of age who

offer their life skills and experience one to two days a week to directly serve those in need. Volunteers gather monthly to prayerfully reflect on their service and to deepen their spirituality in the Ignatian tradition. There is also the opportunity for spiritual guidance.

Interested? Contact Maureen Fullam, Regional Director at 917-859-0928 or email mfullam@ivcusa.org and visit our website: www.ivcusa.org

ASSUMPTION RESPECT LIFE

PREMIERES THE ARRAY OF HOPE’S FILM

“CHOICE” All parishioners are invited to join Assumption’s

Respect Life Ministry in Rauscher Hall on October 7th at 6:30 p.m. to preview sections of the upcoming film release “Choice”, produced by Array of Hope.

This Film “Choice" was produced to share the importance and beauty of life. The approach in its narrative is very unique. The viewer is drawn into an investigative journey to understand how our world has become so polarized on this issue. We hope you can take the time to join us for this important screening.

ENJOY GROCERY SHOPPING?

Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey’s House Calls for Groceries (HCG) program provides grocery shopping assistance on a weekly or biweekly basis to homebound residents in Morris County. Once matched, volunteers contact the HCG client to schedule a mutually convenient time to grocery shop. Volunteers visit the client’s home to pick up the shopping list, and payment for the groceries. Then, the volunteer will shop at a local grocery store, deliver the groceries to the client’s home and assist with putting items away. This is a great opportunity for professionals, retirees and students who are looking for ways to create meaningful relationships with neighbors. For more information, please contact Rachel Enderle, Volunteer Coordinator, at 973-451-4128 or renderle@vnannj.org.

STRAIGHT & NARROW FIRE Catholic Charities CEO, Scott Milliken and the

Straight and Narrow Family would like to thank Bishop Serratelli, Monsignor Mahoney and the entire Diocese of Paterson for your continued support of Straight and Narrow throughout the last several weeks following the devastating fire on August 24th. This fire destroyed the building on Straight Street in Paterson which housed a men's halfway house, a warehouse where donations were stored, a women's counseling center, and other programs. Thankfully no one was hurt during this fire, and the important services that we offer were able to continue. The support from the community throughout the last month has been immense.

Parishioners who are looking to help are encouraged to give through the Bishop's Annual Appeal, where 10% of the funds raised will support fire recovery efforts. Please keep the Straight and Narrow Family in your continued prayers.

CARITAS GALA

Catholic Charities largest event of the year, the Caritas Gala, will be held on November 2nd at the Birchwood Manor.

This year's honorees include:

• The Moglia Family Foundation - Bishop's Award

• St. Joseph's Health - Straight and Narrow Award

• Dianne Macchia Hanson - Department for Persons with Disabilities Award

The Delbarton Youth Ministry Program - Catholic Family and Community Services Award

You can attend or support this event by visiting www.ccpaterson.org/caritas or by calling Catholic Charities Development Office at 973-737-2077 x403.

SEPARATED AND DIVORCED

No marriage is free of changes, tensions, and disruptions and all members of marriages that may finally come to separation and divorce are deeply affected. Experience Assumption Parish’s Separated and Divorced Support Group which gathers each second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Rauscher Hall. Visit the www.assumptionparish.org for more information.

ALTAR SERVER TRAINING Father John will be conducting Altar Server training

sessions for boys and girls in the fourth grade and up on Wednesday, October 16 and Tuesday, October 22 from 4-5 p.m.

If you are in the fourth grade or older, and would like to become an Altar Server at Assumption, please sign up by emailing Linda.macios@assumptionparish.org, or by calling the parish office at 973-539-2141. You only need to attend one of the sessions.

Assumption Parish Morristown, NJ September 29, 2019 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

CHRIST OUR HOPE IN EVERY SEASON OF LIFE Watching the news and reading the headlines, we may feel helpless seeing the

heartbreaking lack of respect for human life. How do we respond? Changing the culture is a process of conversion that begins in our own hearts. When we encounter Christ, experience His Our mission love, and deepen our relationship with Him, we become more aware field is of our own immeasurable worth daily life and that of others. His unchanging love is the source of our God-given dignity, which, therefore, cannot be taken away. When someone is facing great trials, we need to walk with them on their journey, intercede for them, and be open to sharing Christ's love however He directs. We simply need to follow where He leads. Where is Christ leading you?

RESPECT LIFE ASSUMPTION Every person’s life, from its very beginning, is part of God's plan. The Bible relates often the wonder of God's hand in the life of a child in its mother's womb. In the book of Jeremiah, the Lord says, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you..." The Bible also celebrates the value of the elderly. In the book of Luke, the elderly Simeon and Anna joyfully proclaim salvation upon seeing the child Jesus. These expressions of the value of life remind us how valuable each of us is, at every step on our journey. May we all reflect today on our own infinite value in the eyes of God. Come join Respect Life Assumption as we prayerfully seek to build up the value of life in our parish. Contact Sue and Dave O’Dougherty 973-993-3068, odougherty@live.com.

ASSUMPTION RESPECT LIFE

PREMIERES THE ARRAY OF HOPE’S FILM “CHOICE” All parishioners are invited to join Assumption’s Respect Life Ministry on October 7th in

Rauscher Hall at 6:30 p.m. to preview sections of the upcoming film release “Choice”, produced by Array of Hope. This Film “Choice" was produced to share the importance and beauty of life. The approach in its narrative is very unique. The viewer is drawn into an investigative journey to understand how our world has become so polarized on this issue. We hope you can take the time to join us for this important screening.

40 DAYS FOR LIFE

40 Days for Life is a peaceful, prayerful group that prays in front of Planned Parenthood in Morristown. A new vigil started September 25, and will end on November 3 (hours vary each day.) We are there in peaceful prayer for the Mothers who have appointments at Planned Parenthood, we are there for the babies that will lose their lives, and we are there for the workers at Planned Parenthood. Join us in our vigil. Sign up at www.40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/morristown,or call Frances M. Spilman at 973-933-280 if you have any questions.

“ENTERING CANNAN” MEN’S DAY OF PRAYER AND HEALING An "Entering Canaan" Men's “Day of Prayer & Healing” for those men who are suffering as

a result of losing a child to abortion will take place Saturday, November 16, 2019 in Paterson, New Jersey. The day, hosted by The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, will consist of a witness, talks, video on healing, group, the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

Assumption Parish Morristown, NJ

R.C.I.A.

What is RCIA?

RCIA stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and it is the

process through which adults join or complete their initiation into the

Catholic Church. Is RCIA for me?

RCIA is for three groups of people:

• Those who are not baptized.

• Those who were baptized into another Christian denomination and

wish to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church.

• Baptized Catholics who were never formed in the Catholic faith and

have not completed their initiation; that is, who have received neither

of the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.

Would you like to become a Catholic? Do you know someone who

would like to become a Catholic? Do you know an adult Catholic who

never received their First Communion or Confirmation? If you

answered ‘Yes’ to one or more of these questions, I ask you to please

contact me at msgrjohnhart@assumptionparish.org or call me at 973-

539-2141, ext. 15 so that I can speak with them about how they can

become Catholic or receive First Communion and Confirmation. It is

always a joy to speak with someone about Jesus Christ, our Lord and

Savior!

Father John