Roman Catholic Church Saint Joseph

PASTOR: Msgr. David C. Hubba

PAROCHIAL VICARS:

Rev. Anthony Di Stefano Rev. John Z. Radwan

DEACON: George Montalvo

PASTOR EMERITUS:

Rev. George M. Reilly

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 7:30am, 9 am,

10:30 am, 12 noon

DAILY Weekdays 7:00 am

& 8:30 am Saturday 8:30 am

HOLY DAYS as announced

Miraculous Medal Novena

Monday, 7:00 pm in Mary’s Chapel

Eucharistic Adoration First Wed. of Month 9 am—5 pm in MC

SACRAMENTS

Confession: Saturday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Baptism Contact the Parish Office

Marriage Arrangements should be made

with a priest at least one year in advance.

Homebound/Hospital Call Parish Office

Christian Initiation of Adults—RCIA Contact Parish Office

PARISH REGISTRATION Contact Parish Office

Office Location Phone Email/Fax Website

Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 office@sjcnj.org Fax #: 201-261-0369

sjcnj.org

Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 religioused@sjcnj.org sjcnjre.org

Saint Joseph School

the greenhouse PreK

305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 office@sjsusa.org sjsusa.org

September 1, 2019

*BIBLE STUDY SIGN-UP

THIS WEEKEND—see p. 6

*SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL OPENS SEPT. 5

—see p. 4 Oradell/New Milford, NJ

Office Hours: (Parish) Mon-Fri.: 9 am - 5 pm, ~ (Rel. Ed.) Mon.-Thurs.: 10 am-4 pm (Also by appointment.)

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SAVE THIS DATE! PILGRIMAGE TO

NATIONAL SHRINE WASHINGTON, D.C. —OCTOBER 26

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R. invites you to join him on a Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC on Saturday, October 26th. We will be filling a bus of pilgrims to join other parishes of the Archdiocese at this wonderful event! It will be a day devoted to the Blessed Mother with rosary devotion and a concelebrated Mass in the beautiful Basilica of the National Shrine. Join us as we honor the Mother of the Church in the beautiful national sanctuary dedicated to her honor. If you are interested in going or would like further information please speak with Fr. John at fatherjohn@sjcnj.org or 201-261-0148 x 12; or Fr. Anthony at fatheranthony@sjcnj.org or 201-261-0148 x13; or Pat Fakharzadeh at LOM@sjcnj.org or 201-599-2123.

OUR YOUTH GROUP TRAVELS TO NYC Some of the members of our Youth Ministry who have been helping

Fr. Anthony to paint the Curry House (the new home of our Youth Group) traveled to the High Line Park in NYC. They enjoyed a perfect summer day surrounded by beautiful gardens and different forms of art and came together in prayer and sharing over a great meal.

There’s room for your child in...

...where little scholars begin to blossom

The Early Childhood Program of

PreK 3, PreK 4 & Kindergarten

JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 at 6 pm at the Grotto Fr. Anthony will celebrate the Eucharist; all are welcome! Following the Mass, our Parish Youth Ministry will host a kick-off BBQ for all present and new members. For details, please contact our youth minister,

Ellen Solinas at ellen@solinas.net

Registration forms for our Youth Ministry are available at the entrances to the church and on our parish website: sjcnj.org (Go to “Ministries,” to “Youth Ministry” and then to “Click here” for forms.)

BE THE LIGHT is our group for 7th & 8th graders. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at our Youth Center in the Curry House. IGNITE is our 9th to 12th graders’ group. We meet on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tuesday of each month.

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, Sept. 22 for our OPEN HOUSE. All will be welcome to tour our Youth Ministry Center at the Curry House after each Mass that day.

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TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK One reason the government has so many big buildings in Washington is to provide space for what our regulators do best: regulate. For example, a whole range of products list

ingredients of their contents or alert us about the harm that can come from misusing them. And so, plastic bags caution us against cutting off our breathing. My own personal favorite, which I saw pasted on a dumpster in a restaurant in Gettysburg, was a warning not to crawl inside of it—not to worry! I’m really just guessing, but I suspect that the name of the chain restaurant “Friday’s” derives from the expression “Thank God, it’s Friday,” which rejoices that the work week is over. Its acronym is “TGIF,” which could also serve as something to be inprinted on the inside of shoes to instruct us, as the old joke puts it, that “Toes go in first.” Some people are workaholics. They make work their top priority and spend a great amount of their time on it, even too much. James Colaianni, Jr., in a collection of short anecdotes he edited, recalled that he knew a workaholic business executive who had a framed sign over his desk that read, “Thank God it’s Monday.” Most people, but not all, are not troubled by such dedication, although Frederick Law Olmsted was an exception to this general rule. Olmsted was the genius who designed New York City’s Central Park. He also created the plans for many more places of public enjoyment, including George Vanderbilt’s extravagantly beautiful Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina and Branch Brook Park in Newark and Belleville, which has more cherry trees than Washington. During the Civil War, Olmsted also directed the U. S. Sanitary Commission, which eventually grew into the Red Cross. George Templeton Stong, a prominent New York banker who was a member of the Commission’s executive committee, once described Olmsted’s work habits:

He works like a dog all day and sits up near all night, doesn’t go home to his family for five days and nights together, works with steady feverish intensity till four in the morning, sleeps on a sofa in his clothes and breakfasts on strong coffee and pickles!

No wonder he’s dead. The Classical and Christian traditions were not wrong when they urged us to value moderation. (continued above)

I don’t know if Olmsted took Labor Day off, and I have no intention of searching for the answer by reading his biography, which, I’m sure, is of interest to those who appreciate great landscape architecture. It’s possible that he did ease off a bit on the holiday, since it was invented in 1882, twenty-one years before he died, as a homage to American workers, and a respite for them, thanks to the efforts of our nation’s labor unions. I’m sure most of you work very hard, or did so before you retired. May you thoroughly enjoy the Labor Day holiday. My father typically worked sixteen-hour days seven days a week to pay the rent and keep Rice Krispies on our table. Part of the value of our work is the way it supports those we love and care for. St. Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306-c. 373) wrote verses on working that are a fine match for the holiday:

The ordinary workmen will Come to the son of Joseph singing: … Our whole craft praises you, who are our eternal glory. Make for us a yoke that is light, even easy for us to bear. Establish that measure in us in which there can be no falseness.

Msgr. David Hubba

See Bishop Robert Barron’s DVD Series on

THE MASS—starting 9/18 View any or all of six beautiful and engaging episodes on the Mass on six Wednesday mornings—September 18, 25; October 2, 9, 16, 23— from 9:30-10:30 am— in the Jackson Room of Saint Joseph’s Lower Church THERE IS NO COST.

Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He is also the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic Faith, which aired on PBS.

Walk through the Liturgy with Bishop Barron and be transformed through insights on this most privileged and intimate encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ. See how the Mass brings us out of the fallen world and into the heavenly realm, how it resonates with a call from God and a response from his people, the Church, and, most importantly, how we are intimately jointed with the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus through the Holy Eucharist. Join us—starting Wednesday, September 18 at 9:30 am and learn how to fully participate in the source and summit of the Christian life.

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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

A JOURNEY OF FAITH ...that continues SEPTEMBER 4 !!

R.C.I.A (2019-2020) The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) starts up again on Wednesday, September 4 at 7:00 pm in the Parish Life Center. Anyone interested in becoming Catholic or wishing to complete their reception of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist), are invited to come for a chance to socialize and meet over light fare and refreshments with Father Anthony, RCIA team members, as well as those who have been a part of the RCIA journey into full initiation as members of the Church and part of our parish community.

IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN JOINING RCIA AND HAS NOT YET SET UP A MEETING WITH FATHER ANTHONY, PLEASE CONTACT HIM BY EMAIL AT fatheranthony@sjcnj.org OR CALL HIM AT 201-261-0148 x13.

Visit us on our websites: CHURCH: sjcnj.org

SCHOOL: sjsusa.org RELIGIOUS ED.: sjcnjre.org

SHAWL MINISTRY MEETING —SEPTEMBER 10

Saint Joseph’s Shawl Ministry will meet on Tuesday, September 10 from 2:00-4:00 pm in the Parish Life Center on Grove Street. All knitters and crocheters are welcome to join us in making shawls...or bring your current yarn project and spend a relaxing afternoon with us. Our ministry crafts shawls for those experiencing illness, confinement, bereavement or other situation. For further information, please call 201-261-0148 or send an email to office@sjcnj.org

YOUTH AND TEENS: We are looking for

NEW ALTAR SERVERS! Altar Servers perform a very important and much needed role of assisting in liturgical services so that the presider

can focus on leading all present through word, prayer and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Any child who is a parishioner and either a student at Saint Joseph School or enrolled in our Religious Education program and has already received First Holy Communion and is at least in the 4th grade (through 8th grade) can join our Youth Server ministry. More information on training for altar servers will be announced soon and details provided on our parish website and through the Saint Joseph School and Religious Education classes. We are also excited about our new Teen Server ministry for our High School students. If you are currently in the 9th -12th grades you are encouraged to join other teens serving at some of our Sunday 9:00am, 10:30 am, Noon Masses and our special monthly Teens Serving Teens 6:00 pm Mass with Fr. Anthony. If anyone is interested in learning more about becoming an altar server, or if you have any questions about our Youth and Teen Altar Server Ministries, please contact Fr. Anthony: fatheranthony@sjcnj.org or call 201-261-0148 x13.

‘PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN’

WORKSHOP —SEPTEMBER 24

AT SAINT JOSEPH Our own Deacon George Montalvo will offer a Protecting God’s Children

workshop on Tuesday, September 24 at 7:00 pm in the Saint Joseph Lower School World Language Room at 305 Elm Street, Oradell, NJ. **Pre-registration MUST be done ONLINE.

Please go to virtus.org; click on “First Time Registrant” on left side of page;

then select “Newark” (for Your Archdiocese) to start the registration process.

This workshop is required of anyone who volunteers with children in our parish (including catechists, classroom volunteers, coaches, scout leaders, etc) and who has not previously been certified. Re-certification is required every five years. A refresher, or re-certification, will be offered at Saint Joseph on October 29, 2019. If you have any questions, contact Deacon George at 201-261-1144 or at montalvog@sjcnj.org

OUR CHOIR RETURNS NEXT WEEKEND —SEPTEMBER 8

Join us in welcoming back our wonderful Adult Choir

from a well-deserved summer vacation. The Choir, under the directior of Music Director Monroe Quinn, will return to the 10:30 am Mass in the Upper Church each Sunday.

10:30 SUNDAY MASS IN MARY’S CHAPEL ALSO RESUMES—SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

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Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 pm

Monday 7:00 am

Tuesday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Wednesday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Thursday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Friday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Saturday 8:30 am 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10:30 am UC 10:30 am MC 12:00 pm 6:00 pm

PRAYER REQUESTS

Let us remember all those who are ill: John Driscoll, Kathy Luppino, Marie Ziegler,

Sr. Josefina Morales, Eleanor Flanagan, Yvette Hendrickson, Keith Saunders, Gina Savarese,

Baby Casey Risola, Ann DiGiovanni, Mary Baglivi, Robert Cardone

Let us remember all those who have died: Carter Francis Murdoch, Nancy Cioffi, Rich Garland,

Rev. Timothy J. Horgan, John Nugent

Let us remember those serving in the military.

BREAD & WINE INTENTION

The bread & wine for the week of

September 1, 2019 is donated

in loving memory of Alfred Miller

as requested by the Heck & Gherardi Families.

TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

SUNDAY COLLECTION

August 25, 2019 August 26, 2018 Basket $5,793 $6,046 Electronic Giving $4,787 $4,619 Total Sunday Collection $10,580 $10,665

LABOR DAY IS SEPTEMBER 2

ONLY ONE MASS *There will be only ONE Mass on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, at 8:30 am.

NO NOVENA There will be NO Miraculous Medal Novena on Monday, September 2. It will resume on September 9.

OFFICE CLOSINGS The Parish Office/Rectory, the Religious Education Office and Saint Joseph School’s Main Office will all be CLOSED on Labor Day, Monday, September 2.

REGULAR OFFICE HOURS WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION—SEPTEMBER 4 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on Wednesday, September 4 in Mary's Chapel from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Legion of Mary invites you to attend.

August 31, 2019 Walter & Gerry Smith

September 1, 2019 People of the Parish Bernadette Pongos-Silva Catherine Fitzek Gregorio & Crisenciana De Luna

September 2, 2019 Courtney Jensen (6th Anniversary Remembrance)

September 3, 2019 Elisa Esteban Lacsamana Mate Skroce

September 4, 2019 Tom & Mary Kelliher Gregg Higley

September 5, 2019 Peter Canino John Patrick Gilmartin

September 6, 2019 Alfred Miller Milagros Jamil

September 7, 2019 Waldo & China’s 25th Anniversary Daniel Florio

September 8, 2019 People of the Parish Kenneth Farrar Patricia Carnevale Kristine LaGuardia Jerome Martin Michael Macrey

MONTHLY PRAYER WITH MARY CELEBRATES

OUR LADY’S BIRTHDAY —SEPTEMBER 8

Monhly Prayer with Mary will take place in Mary’s Chapel (lower church) on Sunday, September 8, immediately following the 12 noon Mass. Rosary prayers and meditation will take place prior to a very special birthday celebration for Our Blessed Mother.

COLLECTION FOR CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA NEXT WEEKEND—SEPTEMBER 7-8

The Catholic University of America, located in Wash-ington, D.C., is the national university of the Catholic Church. The Collection for The Catholic University of America under-writes scholarships to assist financially deserving students in completing their education at CUA in over 50 disciplines. If you wish to donate, please use your parish envelope or make your check out to “Saint Joseph Church” and memo it “CUA.”

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BECOME A VOLUNTEER CATECHIST Volunteers are greatly needed to teach the grades listed below. ALL TRAINING IS PROVIDED. Please prayerfully consider sharing our Faith with the children of Saint Joseph. You will find it to be a very rewarding experience.

SUNDAYS (10:10-11:35 am) —Kdgtn (1); Grade 1 (2); Grade 3 (2); Grade 4 (3); Grade 6 (2)

TUESDAYS (3:45-5:10 pm) —Kdgtn (1); Grade 1 (2); Grade 2 (3); Grade 4 (2)

WEDNESDAYS (4:45-6:10 pm) —Grade 7 (3); Grade 8 (3)

Call Deacon George or Mrs. Arlene Kennedy at 201-261-1144 to volunteer or to learn more.

BEFORE CARE SUPERVISOR NEEDED Saint Joseph School seeks a Before Care Supervisor. Up to one hour per day. School doors open at 7:15 am - 8:00 am. Successful candidate will have Protecting God's Children training (we can help with that). Interested applicants should email letter of interest and resume to: valentip@sjsusa.org

“MEALS WITH A MISSION” VOLUNTEER!

Meals With A Mission is a volunteer organization which provides 20,000 meals per month throughout our local counties.

Our parish’s assigned dates for the year are all Wednesdays—September 11, October 2, November 6 & December 4 from 10:00 am—1:00 pm. If you are interested in volunteering for one, two or any number of these dates, please contact Peg Kohli by phone at 201-391-0224 or by email at tkohli@optonline.net

SIGN-UP FOR BIBLE STUDY 2019 —THIS WEEKEND!

Saint Joseph Parish has enjoyed participating in the Great Adventure Bible Series, the nationally known DVD-based program since 2008. Our newest study is called Romans: The Gospel of Salvation (8 wks). Other offerings include Ephesians: Discovering Your Inheritance (8 wks); and Walking Toward Eternity: Daring to Walk the Walk (8 wks); All studies meet weekly for 90 minutes in the Parish Life Center. Daytime and Evening meeting times are available. Sign-up for all bible studies will take place THIS WEEKEND in the Harrison Street lobby of the Church. Registration fees range from $25-30 and include a study guide. To find out more about this parish-based bible study program, please vist ascensionpress.com or contact Pat Fakharzadeh at 201-599-2123 or email her at bible@sjcnj.org

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