Saint Therese of Lisieux Parish

120 Monroe Avenue • Cresskill, NJ 07626

Parish Office 201-567-2528

Religious Education 201-567-4781

Confirmation & Youth/Young Adult Ministry

201-567-2528 x 307 200 Jefferson Avenue • Cresskill, NJ 07626

MASS SCHEDULE

Daily 8:30 AM Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM Holy Days 7:30 PM Vigil 8:30 AM 12:00 PM Reconciliation Saturday 2 - 2:30 PM

MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY: SEPTEMBER 5 5:00 Tony Poggi, req. Wife, Irene and Family 5:00 Catherine Mangan, req. Mary Whelan and the late Mr. Whelan

SATURDAY: SEPTEMBER 6 7:30 Marilyn Callahan, req. Academy of St. Therese HSA 7:30 Frank Martin, req. The Wexler Family 9:30 For the People of the Parish 11:30 Marinko Stanin, req. Daniela and Rich Bossbaly 11:30 Louis McGrath, req. Linda and Tony Joyce

MONDAY: SEPTEMBER 7 8:30 James Whelan, req. Joe and Mary O’Dea 8:30 Christopher Barry, req. Sr. Helene

TUESDAY: SEPTEMBER 8 8:30 Brian Connors, req. Betty Connolly 8:30 Daniel and Mark Anderl and Esther Salas, req. Doreen McCullough

WEDNESDAY: SEPTEMBER 9 8:30 Zac Garcia, req. The DeCandia Family 8:30 Anne Nesser, req. Dorothy Forbes

THURSDAY: SEPTEMBER 10 8:30 Joseph Gulia, req. Marlene Tolan 8:30 Desiree Lopez, req. Westwood Opthalmology Assoc.

FRIDAY: SEPTEMBER 11 8:30 Irene Verbist, req. Joe and Pat Donnelly 8:30 Jeanne Moles, req. The Calagna Family

SATURDAY: SEPTEMBER 12 5:00 Gary Mioli, req. The Mioli Family 5:00 Bob Cassidy, req. Mary Ann Cassidy

SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 13 7:30 Marilyn Callahan, req. Tom and Helen Sites 7:30 Joseph Bonino, req. Martha Cassens and Family 9:30 Bob Cassidy, req. Mary Ann Cassidy 9:30 John McKenna, req. Mary Ann Cassidy 11:30 For the People of the Parish

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Danny Angelucci Richard C. Barretta Janet De Felice Kathy Foley Mary Foley Kyle Geran Pat Geran Michelle Guerra Edward Harthorn Sr. Judith Hebert, D.O.C. Louie Hebert Joan Henry Arian Hila Jeremiah Kissane Mike Loiacono

Patti Mazzo Brianna Medeiros Jeff Meeks Ed Naso Mary Ann Naso Joanne Nicastro Judy Porcaro Nancy Porcaro Bob Prince, Jr. Quinn Rosa Vincent Tripodi Catherine Ulshoefer Amanda Wilson George Wymer

SERVED BY THE CARMELITES

Pastor

Fr. Samuel Citero, O. Carm.

Parochial Vicar Fr. Brian Henden, O. Carm.

Deacon

Rev. Mr. Anthony Porcaro, T. O. Carm. Pastoral Associate

Ms. Gina Marie Loiacono Interns

Br. Geovanny Martinez Morales, O. Carm. Br. Benito Martinez Dominguez, O. Carm.

Director of Religious Education

Mrs. Lois Pagnozzi Youth Minister

Izzy Aytona Business Manager

Ms. Sharon Rabbitt Trustees

Mrs. Joan Hebert Mr. Donald Wuertz

REST IN PEACE

We pray for our loved ones and for all military

men and women who have died this week,

may they be at peace with God.

As a family, we pray for our parishioners and their relatives who are currently on active duty

in the military.

Austin Cardo U.S. Army Gavin John U.S. Marines Matt John U.S. Marines Mario Medina U.S. Marines Andy Naso U.S. Army Christopher D. Smith U.S. Army

If you have a relative serving in the military, please e-mail us at bulletin@sttheresecresskill.org so we can add his/her name to our prayer list.

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Our Lady of Sorrows Back to School Collection

This is the final week that we will be collecting school supplies for the children from our sister parish, Our Lady of Sorrows in Jersey City. Since the children will be attending school via virtual learning, the list is fairly simple: -Pencils -Pens -Markers -Highlighters -Sharpeners -Glue sticks -Composition Notebooks -Spiral notebooks -Wide ruled filler paper (Loose-leaf paper) Donations can be left in the baskets in the main vestibule of the church (doors lock at 1pm each day) or at the Parish Office (until 2pm).

Thank you for your generosity!

Any questions, please contact Regina Glynn Puglisi

rpuglisi@sttheresecresskill.org

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 7th in recognition of Labor Day. Have a happy and safe holiday weekend!

A Prayer for Labor Day

Lord on this Labor Day, we thank You for the blessing of work. We ask for strength to complete each day. We ask for rest when we are weary. We ask Your guidance for everyone seeking employment, and we ask that You be with those whose faces we might never see

but who work tirelessly each day for the good of us all. Amen.

Heidi Busse/Our Sunday Visitor

STAR-FEST XI -UPDATE-

STAR-FEST XI will be held

Sunday, September 20 at 3:30 p.m.

The concert will benefit One to One Learning, a ministry of the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, that provides free instruction in English to Immigrants.

This year, our event will be streamed virtually on One to One Learning’s FACEBOOK page. Information on virtual connection will be provided for those who sign up.

A raffle for restaurant gift cards will be open to all those who purchase tickets and will be drawn virtually.

Tickets: $30 For further information:

845-512-8176; clpangel59@gmail.com

Send checks to: Marydell Faith And Life Center

640 North Midland Avenue Upper Nyack, NY 10960

or use Pay-Pal at www.one2one-learning.org

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May All of us Remember

May all of us remember with love and compassion this day.

May we grieve with those who still mourn, and share memories with those who cannot forget.

May we draw strength from those who bravely responded, and gave their lives to save others.

May we stand with strangers who became neighbors that day, and remember their generosity and hospitality.

Above all God may we remember your faithfulness and learn to trust in your unfailing love.

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A Prayer for Patriot Day

St. Joseph Regional High School 40 Chestnut Ridge Road Montvale

Sunday, September 27th at 11AM

Visit the SJR Campus, meet faculty, staff and coaches, speak with teachers and students, and learn about our academic and athletic programs, scholarships, and financial aid. Discover what makes St. Joseph Regional High School a unique high school experience!

Reserve your spot: SJRNJ.ORG

Tom Schmidt, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time: Not My Problem Ever notice how people today like to ignore the evil in the world? People will witness a mugging and not bother to call the police. We see television stories of children starving in poor countries and say, "Not my problem." The readings for this Sunday challenge this attitude. As a prophet, Ezekiel is to proclaim God's word of repentance to the wicked. The Lord tells Ezekiel that he will be held responsible for the death of the wicked if he refuses to warn against the evil they are doing. In the Gospel, Jesus describes how his disciples should confront the sinner. His words teach us something about our duty to the sinner. First, he tells us that sin is our problem, and when we see it we need to take the initiative to stop it. Second, he tells us we need not feel alone in this duty. When the sinner refuses to listen, we bring in help. In fact, this command is meant for

the whole church. Third, he tells us to be persistent; don't give up on someone too easily. So what about that line about treating the sinner who refuses to listen as a Gentile or tax collector? On the one hand, the sinner

should be excluded from the church, excommunicated, if he doesn't repent. On the other hand, Jesus never rejected tax collectors (like Matthew himself, who wrote this Gospel) or Gentiles. He said he

came to call sinners, to save them. He loves sinners. And that is the reason we are to confront them--not to punish them, but to love them. As we see in the second reading, "love is the fulfillment of the law." That is why the Gospel ends with Jesus' words about disciples praying together. When we think we cannot make a sinner repent, we remember that only God can do that. We can pray for sinners, including ourselves, and ask God to renew them in the Spirit. For God never forces a person to repent. God invites with love, especially the love Jesus showed by dying on the cross. May we all learn to fight evil with love!

LET BC COME TO YOU - will share a virtu-al Open House on Tuesday September 22nd. Registration can be found on the Bergen Cath-olic website.

TOURS Attention Prospective 8th grade families

Bergen Catholic will be holding personal one on one tours for interested families Monday-Friday. Registra-tion is required on the website, and a minimum of 10 families will be permitted per day.

For more information please contact Matt Rosa ‘08, Director of Admissions at mrosa@bergencatholic.org.

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