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Eucharist
Saturday:
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m.
& 12:15 p.m.
Monday - Friday: 12:10 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
No weekday 5:30 p.m. Mass from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Holy Days: Vigil 5:30 p.m.
Holy Day: 7:15 a.m. 12:10 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Lent: An additional 7:15 a.m. Mass is
celebrated Monday - Friday.
Reconciliation
Saturday: 12:40 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. or call to see one of the priests.
Miraculous Medal
Novena & Benediction Monday: 7:30 p.m.
Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament Friday: 7:00 a.m. thru 7:00 p.m.
Baptism
Contact the Parish Secretary to make arrangements.
Marriages
Contact one of our priests.
Sick Calls
Contact Fr. Paddy, Fr. Jhon, or Parish Secretary.
For hospital visits and for Communion for the homebound,
Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Church
75 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927
Parish Office: 973-538-1358 ♦ Fax: 973-538-7403 ♦ www.ndcarmel.com
Staff
Please see inside for a list of ministries and contact information. Visit our website for further details!
Rev. Paddy O’Donovan, Pastor Ext. 101 / [email protected]
Rev. Jhon Madrid, Parochial Vicar Ext. 103 / [email protected]
Fr. Joseph Voltaggio, OSB, Weekend Mass Assistant/[email protected]
Deacon Al Fanelli, Baptismal Prep. (973) 428-8304 / [email protected]
Deacon Ron Forino, Pre-Cana Prep (973) 887–2963 / [email protected]
Deacon Joe Harris, Social Justice (973) 984-7913 /
Deacon Vic Lupi, (973) 538-4642 / [email protected]
Deacon Joe Quinn, Care of Sick (973) 476-8562 / [email protected]
Parish Trustees Joanne McHugh: (973) 428-1228 Will Fernandez: (973) 515-9039
Sacristan :[email protected]
Jean Pankow, Pastoral Associate Ext. 122 / [email protected]
Ext. 100 / [email protected]
Cristina Folan, Communications Ext. 105 /
Jim Keefe, Music Director Ext. 109 / [email protected]
Ivette Valori, Director Faith Formation
Diane Byrne, Faith Formation Coordinator PreK-5th,
Ext. 111 / [email protected]
Karen Calabrese, Ext. 106 / [email protected]
Jimmy Steiger, Facilities Manager Ext. 120
Pastoral Council President Dick White: (201) 280-8943
Finance Chair Michael Critchley: (973) 725-4665
Our Parish Vision Notre Dame of Mount Carmel is a Roman Catholic community of faith called to be missionary disciples
of Jesus Christ, for the purpose of bringing about the Kingdom.
Our Parish Mission Formed by the Word, fed at the Table, and inspired by
the Holy Spirit, we INVITE, WELCOME and GUIDE each other into relationship with Christ, to GO OUT
and MAKE missionary disciples.
TRUE PROPHETS
In Deuteronomy today we hear that God's very words will fill the mouth of a true prophet, but a false prophet will, in a manner of speaking, put mere mortal words into God's mouth. In Mark's Gospel, we see Jesus teaching and healing as a true prophet, one filled with the authority of God's own voice. The whole history of our church is filled with both true and false prophets. Some false prophets were extremely popular and quite well-versed in scripture, and even held positions of authority. But in today's Gospel we learn that Jesus' fame spread because he taught with authority; he wasn't an authority because he was popular or famous. Elsewhere, we also learn from him, in his desert temptation confrontations with Satan, that anyone can quote scripture, even against God's purposes. Today we hear that his authority was not like that of the scribes, who held the official positions of religious authority in his day. Our work is to do our best to discern the true prophets in our midst, and to be true prophets as well. The psalmist tells us how to do this: by not hardening our hearts when God speaks. If we truly listen to God, it will be God's very words filling our mouths.
Dear Fr. O’ Donovan,
Please accept our most sincere gratitude for supporting and allowing the collection of gift cards by your parishioners for the benefit of the constituents of NAMI Morris.
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Morris is dedicated to building better lives for those affected by mental illness in Morris County. This past holiday season, the incredible generosity of your parish community helped us bring joy to over 100 members of NAMI’s Community Hope, whose mission is to “Help individuals, including veterans, and their families, overcome mental illness, addiction, homelessness and poverty by providing housing and support services.”
Your parishioners’ kind and thoughtful gift at Christmas is merely a reflection of their giving spirit throughout the year. Thank you once again for considering NAMI Morris as a beneficiary of your parish community’s charitable donations in 2017.
Sincerely,
NAMI Morris Executive Board
Mass Intentions
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2018: Weekday 12:10 For our Quil ng Ministry and their families 5:00 Carmine Collucci, Jr. by his wife & daughter Salvatore & Grace Vespa by their daughter & family
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2018: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 Richard Luzzo by his family Alice Cefolo by MaryAnn Giglio 9:00 Anna Marie Crefeld by the Branco Family Robert Maloney by Andolino Family 10:30 Sam & Celia Cherasia by Vic & Nancy Lupi Deacon Dave Collins by Larry & Clare Wharton 12:15 Irene Alper by Anna & Teresa Garcia Ireneo "Ernie" Man one by the Pinnes Family
MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018: Weekday 12:10 Lenor de Gonzalez Lauro Cecilio, Sr. by the Lotuaco Family 5:30 Helen McLoughlin by Ann McLoughlin For our Alpha Youth par cipants
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2018: Weekday 12:10 Kay Hodapp by Madeline Grassano For our Confirma on Candidates 5:30 Jeff Ader by the Kochan Family For those experiencing the pain of divorce
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018: St. John Bosco 12:10 Margie Farrell by Carol & Mike Critchley For our adult Alpha Team 5:30 Phillip Jacobelli by the Jacobelli Family For our Bap smal Prep Leaders
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018: Weekday 12:10 Intentions of Elisa Scarpino by her Communion Dinner Friends For those struggling financially 5:30 For our parishioners with special needs For our Family Faith Leaders
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018: The Presenta on of the Lord 12:10 Carolina Yap by her husband & children Bob Foster by Cathi Foster 5:30 Barbara R. Cillo by Carolyn & Anthony Tortorello Linda Fasano by her loving family
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2018: Weekday 12:10 Don Sharber by Mary & Chet Kochan 5:00 Michael Diglio by the Fitzgerald Family Mary Fox by the Noll Family
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2018: Fi h Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 Pat Rush by the Loughlin Family Lou Beneduce by the McCabe Family 9:00 Deacon Dave Collins by the Wallburg Family Palmer D'Achille by Alfredo & Rosa Fanelli 10:30 Anna Mary Vullo by the Bodnar Family Joseph & Elizabeth Coccia by their children 12:15 Mar Thompson Marilyn Reilly by the McCabe Family
God’s Gift for Giving
Collection Jan. 20 & 21, 2018 $16,429.00 Collection Jan. 21 & 22, 2017 $15,212.68
This Week...
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON AND A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN …
… a time to be born
Isla Grace, daughter of Joseph & Stephanie Kilpatrick
.. a time to heal … Rose Bedosky, Viola Candora, Bea Carlone, Berndadette Charney, Frank Coyle, Paul Esposito, Dcn. Al Fanelli, Ronny Ferraiulo, Rose Fladzinski, Lina Gerbino, Pat Guarino, Ray Harold, Jessica Hermans, Bobbie Hernet, Marilyn Hudson, Maryann Johnston, Margy Kramer, Sister Evelyn Lebiedz, SC, Michael & Reid LoSapio, Susan Nicoll, Susanne Parisi, Barbara Perkalis, Nancy Perkalis, Teresa Roccanova, Jerry Roth, Russell Salon, Elisa Scarpino, George Scripture, Lorraine Steinsberger, Stephanie Trincanello, Bill Waller
... a time to die
Charles Crawford Beatrice Iannaccone
Mary Weigh, Mother of Marilyn Hudson ... a time of great joy
Lamp Intentions
Mother of Compassion Lamp will burn for Inten ons of Lina Gerbino
Sanctuary Lamp will burn for Stanley Po s by Do e Po s
St. Benedict Lamp will burn for Linda Fasano by her daughter
Altar Linens: Dorothy Herring
For The Journey...
Have you experienced a loss and find it challenging at mes to move through your grief? Does a gnawing sense of emp ness weigh
down your spirit and your outlook on life?
B S S Monday evenings, 7:00‐8:30 PM , February 19 & 26; March 5, 12 & 19. This weekly series will offer par cipants an opportunity to learn from prac cal wisdom about moving through grief, and will include personal
sharing and fellowship that point people back to Christ for healing of their hearts. Registra on is required: Please contact either Grant Salmon at
973‐220‐1759, or Jean Pankow at 973‐538‐1358, ext. 122.
CAN YOU HELP?
As you may be aware, we have partnered with the Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris County. They are reaching out for help:
"We received a referral for a woman that had been homeless for several years and was recently housed in her own apartment. Her health has declined and access to some things in her apartment is a bit challenging. We are hoping Notre Dame can fulfill the need of a stepping stool so she can reach her cabinets and a microwave which is her main source to cook. Let me know if this is possible and thank you in advance for your help."
If you can help, please comment or send an email to [email protected]. Items don't have to be new but they do have to be in good condition. Bless you!
To all our Married Couples: RENEW YOUR WEDDING VOWS
In Celebration of Valentine's Day
Saturday, February 10 at our 5pm Mass
Light refreshments & fellowship follow in the Gathering Space.
DIOCESAN DEPARTMENT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
The 48th Annual Murray House
Dinner Dance will be held at the
Brownstone in Paterson on Sunday, February 18th at 6pm.
This is the longest existing Annual Diocesan Event that supports Catholic Charities. Tickets cost $80 and are
available at www.dpd.org/murray or by calling Chris Brancato at 973-406-1104.
For The Journey...
M A R R I AG E M I N I S T RY W I N T E R R E T R E AT “MARRIAGE: THE GREAT ADVENTURE”
Boundaries, Balance & Blessings! Marriageisanadventure,onethatisoftenriddledwithsomesharpturnsandpotholes!Duringourretreat,wewillde inewhatitmeanstohavehealthyboundariesinourrelationships.Wewillprovidepracticalsuggestionsfor maintaining harmony in an often “out of balance” journey. Participants also will leave with a keenerawarenessofGod’sblessingsinourmarriages,andwaystohelpensuretheylast.Speaker: Roseanna Zoubek, LCSW, MSW, MN.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2018 8:30am – 12pm8:30- 9am Light breakfast; 9am- 12pm, Program with speaker; 12:10 mass (optional)
Register online at www.ndcarmel.com Join us for this special retreat with other couples (singles are also welcome)!
THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
A self-help group for bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents will meet Thursday, February 8 at 7:30pm in Room 101, at St. Christopher's Church,
1050 Littleton Rd., Parsippany. The evening’s program will be “Preserving Precious Memories" (bring in a photo of your child/sibling/grandchild). For more information please call Lily Capriglione at 973-568-4164.
FROM NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS TO LENTEN RESOLVES
At the beginning of the year, Fr. Jhon shared with us some key practices for the domestic church, that is our homes. As we head into Lent, may these
practices inspire us to strengthen our relationships and bring, with more intention, love and joy into our homes.
Seven statements or responses to share in marital relationships:
1. I love you. 2. Thank you! 3. I am sorry. You can also add, PLEASE FORGIVE ME. 4. Tell me about your day. 5. How can I help? 6. I’ll be glad to. 7. Would you go out with me?
Seven practices for families with children:
1. Family prayer 2. Plan a family vacation or go to a pilgrimage with your
family. 3. Celebrate your kids: their baptismal anniversary, their
patron saint. 4. Holy water and sacramentals. Use them on you, on your
children, on your bedrooms. Do not be ashamed to wear a scapular.
5. Make Mass the highlight of your life and that of your family. Talk it up. Talk about the good things of the Mass. What was good or bad? Did you hear father’s homily?
6. Talk with your kids about the sacrament of Reconciliation, about regular confession.
7. Don’t just teach your faith, enjoy it! MORRIS CATHOLIC ST. PATRICK’S DAY 5K RUN
The 7th Annual Crusader Challenge 5k Run will be held Saturday, March 17 at 9am at the Denville campus. Doors open at 7:30am. Proceeds benefit the Morris Catholic scholarship and athletic programs and the Denville Public Assistance Fund. For more information, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Denville/CrusaderChallenge5K or contact [email protected].
Dear Notre Dame of Mt Carmel Parish Community,
We at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Paterson would like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for all the beautiful gifts that were gifted to our Religious Education children.
The day’s celebration was filled with six different activities where all the children participated. The story of the birth of Jesus was told by one of our Salesian Sisters and there were some people dressed up representing Mary, Joseph, the 3 Kings. Sister Eileen, who is one of our Religious Education teachers, made the camel and donkey which were present as well. It was a day to remember and very meaningful to the children. The hugs I received from our children in the act of appreciation, gratefulness and gratitude is a blessing of its own! Many blessings to all of you and best wishes for 2018!
--Sylvia, St. John the Baptist Cathedral
UPCOMING BISHOP PASTORAL VISIT!
On Sunday, February 11, 2018, Bishop Serratelli will be celebrating our 10:30am Mass. About once each year , our Bishop makes a pastoral visit to each parish in the diocese, so in a spirit of renewed discipleship, we look forward to welcoming our diocesan Shepherd to Notre Dame. Please join us!
Missionary Discipleship...
I n his autobiography, Morris West suggests that at a certain age our
lives simplify and we need have only three phrases le in our spiritual vocabulary: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! He is right, if we understand fully what is implied in living out gra tude. Gra tude is the ul mate virtue, undergirding everything else, even love. It is synonymous with holiness.
Gra tude not only defines sanc ty, it also defines maturity. We are mature to the degree that we are grateful. But what brings us there? What makes for a deeper human maturity? I would like to suggest ten major demands that reside inside both human and Chris an maturity:
1. Be willing to carry more and more of life’s complexi es with empathy: Few things in life, including our own hearts and mo ves, are black or white, either‐or, simply good or simply bad. Maturity invites us to see, understand, and accept this complexity with empathy so that, like Jesus, we cry tears of understanding over our own troubled ci es and our own complex hearts.
2. Transform jealousy, anger, bi erness, and hatred rather than give them back in kind: Any pain or tension that we do not transform we will retransmit. In the face of jealousy, anger, bi erness, and hatred we must be like water purifiers, holding the poisons and toxins inside of us and giving back just the pure water, rather than being like electrical cords that simply pass on the energy that flows through them.
3. Let suffering so en rather than harden our souls: Suffering and humilia on find us all, in full measure, but how we respond to them, with forgiveness or bi erness, will determine the level of our maturity and the color of our person. This is perhaps our
ul mate moral test: Will my humilia ons so en or harden my soul?
4. Forgive: In the end there is only one condi on for entering heaven (and living inside human community), namely, forgiveness. Perhaps the greatest struggle we have in the second‐half of our lives is to forgive: forgive those who have hurt us, forgive ourselves for our own shortcomings, and forgive God for seemingly hanging us out unfairly to dry in this world. The greatest moral impera ve of all is not to die with a bi er, unforgiving
heart.
5. Live in gra tude: To be a saint is to be fueled by gra tude, nothing more and nothing less. Let no one deceive you with the no on that a passion for truth, for church, or even for God can trump or bracket the non‐nego able impera ve to be gracious always. Holiness is gra tude. Outside of gra tude we find ourselves doing many of the right things for the wrong reasons.
6. Bless more and curse less: We are mature when we define ourselves by what we are for rather than by what we are against and especially when, like Jesus, we are looking out at others and seeing them as blessed (“Blessed are you!”) rather than as cursed (“Who do you think you are!”). The capacity to praise more than to cri cize defines maturity.
7. Live in an ever‐greater transparency and honesty: We are as sick as our sickest secret, but we are also as healthy as we are honest. We need, as Mar n Luther once put it, “to sin bravely and
honestly”. Maturity does not mean that we are perfect or faultless, but that we are honest.
8. Pray both affec vely and liturgically: The fuel we need to resource ourselves for gra tude and forgiveness does not lie in the strength of our own willpower, but in grace and community. We access that through prayer. We are mature to the degree that we open our own helplessness and invite in God’s strength and to the degree that we pray with others that the whole world will do the same thing.
9. Become ever‐wider in your embrace: We grow in maturity to the degree that
we define family (Who is my brother or sister?) in way that
is ever‐more ecumenical, interfaith, post‐ideological, and non‐discriminatory. We are mature only when we are compassionate as God is compassionate, namely,
when our sun too shines on those we like and those we do
not. There comes a me when it is me to turn in our cherished moral
placards for a basin and a towel.
10. Stand where you stand and let God protect you: In the end, we are all vulnerable, con ngent, and helpless both to protect our loved ones and ourselves. We cannot guarantee life, safety, salva on, or forgiveness for ourselves or for those we love. Maturity depends upon accep ng this with trust rather than anxiety. We can only do our best, whatever our place in life, wherever we stand, whatever our limits, whatever our shortcomings, and trust that this is enough, that if we die at our post, honest, doing our duty, God will do the rest.
God is a prodigiously loving, fully understanding, completely empathic parent. We are mature and free of false anxiety to the degree that we grasp that and trust that truth.
Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI h p://ronrolheiser.com
THE MAJOR IMPERATIVES WITHIN MATURE DISCIPLESHIP
Sunday - January 28
Sunday Masses: 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am & 12:15pm
9 am & 10:30 am Shepherd’s Call 10:15 am Elementary REAL (Faith Formation) 10:30 am Special Needs (Elementary Faith Form.) 11 am A Journey to Become Catholic (RCIA) 11:30 am Teen Band & Choir Rehearsal
Monday - January 29
Daily Mass: 12:10 pm & 5:30 pm 7 pm Alpha Team Training 7 pm Rosary/Novena
Tuesday - January 30
Daily Mass: 12:10 pm & 5:30 pm 1:30 pm SLT 7 pm Centering Prayer 7:30 pm Spiritual Book Club 8:30 pm AA
Wednesday - January 31
Daily Mass: 12:10 pm & 5:30 pm 6:30 am MGD Group 9:30 am Moms & Tots 2 pm DRN/SLT Coaching Session 5:30 pm Joyful Noise Choir Rehearsal 7 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
Thursday - February 1
Daily Mass: 12:10 pm & 5:30 pm 11 am Centering Prayer 7:30 pm Annual EM Evening of Reflection 7:30 pm Family Support & Recovery 8:30 pm Al-Anon
Friday - February 2
Daily Mass: 12:10 pm & 5:30 pm 7 am - 7 pm Adoration
11 am Overeaters Anonymous
Saturday - February 3
Daily Mass: 12:10 pm & 5 pm Sunday Vigil 12:40 pm Reconciliation
8 am Deacon Meeting
Sunday - February 4
Sunday Masses: 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am & 12:15pm
9 am & 10:30 am Shepherd’s Call 10:15 am Elementary REAL PLUS 11 am A Journey to Become Catholic (RCIA)
Ministries
Dates to Remember
“CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: LEARN. SERVE. LEAD. SUCCEED.” January 28 to February 3, 2018
National Catholic Schools Week is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members.
St. Vincent Martyr School, Madison, NJ, Open House! We welcome you to visit and learn more about our school. Our next Open House events are Monday, January 29, 9-11am and Tuesday, January 30, 9-11am. If you need additional information, or to register, please contact Mary Brooks, Director of Admissions, at [email protected] or 973-377-1104, ext. 203.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Boonton, NJ, serves families with students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade by providing an education that is distinctly Classical and authentically Catholic. Drawing upon the best of the Roman Catholic educational tradition, students are immersed in the liturgical life of the Church, encouraged in their love of God and neighbor, and challenged by curriculum that is steeped in the classics. For more information please call 973-334-2777 or visit us online at www.olmc.academy.
Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Cedar knolls, NJ
Follow Me 2018 An Invitation to Purposeful Discipleship
Register online at www.ndcarmel.com Registration Deadline: MONDAY, JANUARY 29TH!
If you don’t have online access, please contact our parish office at 973-538-1358, ext.100
All sessions begin after Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018.
GROUP DESCRIPTIONS & SCHEDULES
MONDAY *Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible: 8 sessions; 7:00-8:30 PM; Feb. 19, 26; Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26; Apr. 9, 16. This study helps uncover the story woven throughout Scripture, giving you the “big picture” of the Bible and an understanding of what it is all about. You will learn how the Old and New Testaments are connected and how the sacraments, the Church and our Catholic faith are all rooted in Scripture. (Bob Waters)
TUESDAY Traditional (Gospels): 5 sessions; 12:45-1:45 PM in Rm. 201; Feb. 20 & 27; Mar. 6, 13 & 20. Explore the Sunday gospels during Lent and discover how the Lord might be speaking to you personally with each week’s Scripture passage. Hear others’ insights as to how the gospel is speaking to them in their daily lives. (Father Paddy)
Bible Stories & Great Works of Art: 5 sessions; 7:00-8:30 PM in Rm 203; Feb. 20, 27; Mar. 6, 13 & 27. New and updated for 2018! Join this unique journey of faith-sharing as participants explore great biblical works of art by the Masters. Expert narrators will enhance an appreciation for the beauty and spiritual meaning of each masterpiece. Also included will be an artistic preview of each week’s Lenten gospel. (Carl & Chris Schlotfeldt)
*Catholicism: The Pivotal Players: 7 sessions; 7:00-8:30 PM; Feb. 20 & 27; Mar. 6, 13, 20 & 27; April 3. Bishop Robert Barron presents six important saints, artists, mystics and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed the course of Western civilization. Included are St. Francis of Assisi (reformer), St. Thomas Aquinas (theologian), St. Catherine of Siena (mystic), Michelangelo (artist), Bl. John Henry Newman (convert) and G.K. Chesterton (evangelist). (Pat Madden)
JESUS SAID, “COME, FOLLOW ME”
Enrich your spiritual journey, grow closer to Christ, and connect
with fellow parishioners as you follow a path of purposeful discipleship.
Over, please…
WEDNESDAY Conversion (Barron): 6 sessions; 10:30-11:45 AM; Feb. 21 & 28; Mar. 7, 14, 21 & 28. A Bishop Robert Barron-guided study, illuminating six Biblical stories of conversion. Based on the stories of six familiar people from Scripture who encountered Jesus and, as a result, were transformed and called to holiness and a better life through Him. (Joanne McHugh)
Divine Mercy Holy Hour: 5 sessions; 7:00-8:00 PM, in the Chapel; Feb. 21 & 28; Mar. 7, 14 & 21. Join us for a special Holy Hour each Wednesday evening during Lent, with a short reading from St. Faustina’s Diary, singing the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and silent adoration. All are welcome! Families are especially encouraged to come pray together. (Marc Luciani)
THURSDAY Lent: A Journey of Mercy: 5 sessions; 12:45-1:45 PM, in Rm. 201; Feb. 22; Mar. 1, 8, 15 & 22. Join Fr. Jhon as he explores with participants various Lenten themes that relate to God’s unending mercy toward his people. Each week, a different Scripture passage will be used to illustrate the unconditional love and forgiveness of the Father. (Fr. Jhon)
The Story of a Soul (Therèse of Lisieux): 6 sessions; 7:00-8:15 PM in the Resource Rm; Feb. 15 & 22; Mar. 1, 8, 15 & 22. Explore the life and spirituality of St. Therese (“The Little Flower”) as seen in her own writings. Calls to holiness and witness to Christ may seem overwhelming to us, but St. Therese shows that this is simpler than we think. Reflections and discussion will lead participants into a deeper relationship with Jesus, and will lay the foundation for discipleship. (Debbie White/Liz Laverty)
Rediscover Jesus: 6 sessions; 7:30-9:00 PM; Feb. 15 & 22; Mar. 1, 8, 15 & 22. If there is one person we should get to know in a deeply personal way, it is Jesus. What better time to rediscover him than right now, this Lent? Who is this carpenter from Nazareth, itinerant preacher, Son of God, Light of the World? This journey will incorporate Matthew Kelly’s book, “Rediscover Jesus,” and will include video clips, small group discussion, and prayerfully learning to unlock the mystery of the rosary. (Beth Letizia)
FRIDAY *Marriage Oneness: 8 sessions; 7:00-9:00 PM; Room 201; Feb. 16 & 23; Mar. 2, 9, 16 & 23; Apr. 6 & 13. The hope of deep, soul-level harmony is why we get married in the first place. But oneness doesn’t just happen. Couples make it happen. And it can deepen over the lifetime of a marriage. This 8-week Lenten journey, which is DVD-based, will help equip couples to grow in intimacy, connection and purpose. Materials include real-life success stories, inspirational quotes and a variety of helpful resource information. (Debby & Eric Kispert)
SATURDAY *Oremus (Prayer): 8 sessions; 10:00-11:30 AM; Feb. 17 & 24; Mar. 3, 10, 17 & 24; Apr. 7 & 14. What makes it so difficult to pray? How can prayer transform my faith and my life? This is a journey through the simple, yet profound steps to an effective and fruitful prayer life. Participants will discover how God speaks to them, even in the smallest encounters. Those who participate will learn how to express themselves to God in prayer, and how to hear his voice through the noise of daily life. (Jean Pankow)
ONE-TIME EVENT: PIZZA, FILM & DISCUSSION: “THE HEART OF MAN”
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17: 6:00 – 8:30 PM Join us as we view this film, a cinematic retelling of the parable of the Prodigal Son. Interwoven throughout the film are true testimonials of brokenness, identity and shame, with the story illuminating the age-old truth that shame is not a barrier to God’s love, but a bridge to transformation, victory, freedom and hope! Viewing of the film in the church will be preceded by a light pizza dinner in the Parish Hall. Must register! (Ken & Cristina Folan). $7 donation to cover the cost of pizza dinner.
If you have any questions or need additional information, contact Jean Pankow at 973-538-1358. Ext. 122 / [email protected].
*There is a nominal $15 donation/person to help cover the cost of participant materials.
However, if you are experiencing financial difficulties, please contact Jean Pankow at the number/email noted above.
Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Cedar Knolls, NJ
JOYFUL DISCIPLESHIP:
A Journey from Encounter to Transformation
Our Parish Lenten Mission February 11 & 12, 2018
Sunday & Monday evenings at 7:30 PM
Guiding us on the journey will be
RON HUNTLEY Director of Coaching & Development at Divine Renovation Network
Join us for two inspiring evenings of reflection, song and powerful insights as we are led by Ron Huntley in our Lenten Mission. Ron works closely with Father James Mallon, author of Divine Renovation, the book that inspired our own journey of parish renewal. Ron has personally coached our senior leadership team for over a year, so he has a good sense of our culture here at Notre Dame. He is excited about meeting our flock!
Ron will explore with us why joy is at the heart of authentic discipleship, and what the difference is between a “believer” and a true disciple. What does a disciple look like and how does being one have the power to transform our lives?
Plan to kick off your Lenten journey by joining us for these two inspiring evenings!
Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel
Cedar Knolls, NJ
MARRIAGE MINISTRY WINTER RETREAT
“MARRIAGE: THE GREAT ADVENTURE”
Boundaries, Balance & Blessings! Marriage is an adventure, one that is often riddled with some sharp turns and pot holes! During our retreat, we will define what it means to have healthy boundaries in our relationships. We will provide practical suggestions for maintaining harmony in an often “out of balance” journey. Participants also will leave with a keener awareness of God’s blessings in our marriages, and ways to help ensure they last.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2018 8:30am – 12pm 8:30- 9am Light breakfast; 9am- 12pm, Program with speaker; 12:10 mass (optional)
Join us for this special retreat with other couples (singles are also welcomed)!
Speaker: Roseanna Zoubek, LCSW, MSW, MN Roseanna is a seasoned marital therapist with over 30 years of experience working with couples. She also has trained extensively with the most notable experts in the field. Roseanna is known as an engaging, witty and intelligent presenter. She & her husband John will celebrate their 50th anniversary later this year!
Register online at www.ndcarmel.com. If you have any questions, please contact Debby Kispert
at [email protected] or 973-945-0456.