Served By: Rev. Basil Lek

Pastor Cell: (201) 364-9808

Rev. John J. Donohue

In Residen Mr. Joseph J. Malanga

Deacon Mrs. Josephine Sarno

Director of Religious Education 973-743-6122

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Weekend: Saturday at 5:30 PM., Sunday at 8:00 AM., 10:00 AM. & 12:00PM.

Weekdays: Monday thru Saturday, 8 AM. in Rectory Chapel.

Also 7 PM. on Fridays during Lent Holy Days & Holidays:

as announced in bulletin.

LITURGY THE HOURS Morning Prayer: 8:30 AM.

on Saturday

RECONCILIA ION (Confession) Saturday at 1 PM.

Also by appointment. PARISH Tel: (973) 743-0220 Fax: (973) 743-2041

E-mail: stvalentinechurch@yahoo.com www.stvalentinechurch.com

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Mission Statement We, the Parish Family of Saint Valentine, are a roman Catholic Community within the local church of the Archdiocese of Newark. The celebrations of the Mass and the other Sacraments is central to our identity as a parochial community which worships God in fellowship with family, neighbors and friends. Sharing the Eucharist empowers us to be a sign of the Kingdom of God present among us, yet ever growing as a reality, as we follow Christ, proclaiming his Gospel and witnessing to his teaching. Through liturgical worship and the ministries of the church, we love and serve each other in our service of God. THEREFORE, we the Parish Community of Saint Valentine, are dedicated to serving others within and outside ourselves, as we strive to deepen our own response to the Lord and to announce the Good News of salvation in Christ.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM Please contact the Religious Educa on Office to enroll students. For further information, Parents should contact the Religious Education Office: (973-743-6122). SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION The sacramental preparation programs are open only to registered parishioners. Regular worship at Sunday Mass is an obligation. FIRST RECONCILIATION, EUCHARIST & CONFIRMATION The Christian formation of children require regular attendance and disciple in Catechism classes and the growing knowledge of our faith and moral doctrine. CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD Celebrated at the 10 AM. Sunday Mass. After the opening prayer, the children leave the assembly for their own celebration and reflection on the Sunday scriptures. We invite and encourage all children to participate. Check bulletin calendar for schedule.

ADULT CATECHUMENATE (RCIA) A faith formation program with various stages of adult Christian initiation. Call the parish office for information. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Baptism is celebrated at Mass on designated Sundays, as noted in bulletin.. Parents should call the parish office: (973) 743-0220 at least two months prior to scheduled dates in order to make arrangements for required preparation. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE The vocation of Marriage is God’s call to a man and woman to love each other in a stable relationship. Arrangements should be made with the priest or deacon one year in advance. SOCIAL CONCERNS The St. Valentine’s Social Concerns Ministry is compelled by Christ’s love and the Gospel message to compassionately respond to the identified needs of our parish community. For info. call Deacon Joe: (973) 743-0220.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK The Sacrament of the Sick (otherwise known as the Holy Anointing) is for healing; both spiritual and physical. Please call Fr. Basil: (201) 364-9808 who wishes to visit all the homebound elderly or infirmed. MARIAN DEVOTIONS Novena: In honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal on Saturdays after the 8:00AM. Mass; Our Mother of Perpetual Help on Wednesdays at 7:30PM. in the chapel.

Rosary: Before the 8AM. daily Mass in the chapel and First Wednesday of the month (Sept.-June) at 7 PM. in the church.

PARISH REGISTRATION Please formalize your membership in our parish community by registering at the parish office. We invite all who worship regularly to do so. Parishioners are encouraged to use the Sunday collection envelopes.

Church of

ST. VALENTINE

MAY 29, 2016

125 NORTH SPRING STREET BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07003

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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

SATURDAY May 28 5:30 pm Katherine Chervenak

SUNDAY May 29 (Corpus Christi) 8:00 am Edward Gabara 10:00 am John Frani 12:00 pm People of the Parish

MONDAY May 30 (Chapel) 8:00 am Abraham Mathew

TUESDAY May 31 8:00 am Elizabeth Boyle

WEDNESDAY June 1 8:00 am Michael Pierrie

THURSDAY June 2 8:00 am Americo & Bernice Sereno

FRIDAY June 3 8:00 am People of the Parish

SATURDAY June 4 8:00 am Altar & Rosary Sodality 5:30 pm People of the Parish

SUNDAY June 5 (10th Sunday Ordinary Time) 8:00 am Jennie Pino 10:00 am Alice Glowczynski 12:00 pm Rocco & Maria Travisano

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MONDAY May 30 Memorial Day Parish Office is Closed

WEDNESDAY June 1 7:00 pm Altar & Rosary Sodality/ Meeting 7:30 pm Choir Practice 7:30 pm Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

THURSDAY June 2 8:00 pm Athletic Club

FRIDAY June 3 8:00 pm Prayer Group

SATURDAY, June 4 Air Conditioning Collection 1:00 pm Reconciliation 2:00 pm Women’s A.A.

SUNDAY, June 5 Air Conditioning Collection

June 5, 2016: 1 Kgs 17: 17-24; Ps 30: 2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13; Gal 1: 11-14a, 15ac, 16a, 17, 19; Lk 7: 11-17

2016 MASS INTENTIONS AVAILABLE Mass Intentions are available for 2016; for June, July and August. All Daily Masses are in the Rectory Chapel at 8am, Mass donation is $10.00. Sanctuary Candles and Altar Bread and Wine are also available for dona-tion at $20.00 each. Mass intentions are scheduled during office hours 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm in the Parish Office. Please call the Parish Office (973)743-0220 for more in-formation.

Please pray for those whose FUNERALS

were celebrated recently:

GWIDON (DON) SZYMANSKI - MAY 20, 2016

Eternal rest grant them, Oh Lord

and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

Dear Parishioners: This Sunday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. For this Sunday, the Church has selected the Gospel from Luke 9: 11B-17. Jesus had been speaking to the crowds and healing some people when the Twelve Apostles asked him to dismiss the crowds because it was coming to the end of the day. The people were hungry and Jesus asked his disciples to give them some food. They had only five loaves and two fish. Just counting the men, there were already about five thousand. Jesus does the multiplication of the loaves and fish, taking from the little that we offer him; the five loaves and two fish, because God can do the impossible. He feeds us when we are hungry for his manifestation in our lives. He first feeds the crowds with his life-giving word, and then he also feeds their faith with the physical manifestation of the loaves and fish. He is showing the Twelve Apostles that it does not depend on their strength or their abilities, but their trust and faith in the saving power of Jesus Christ. They are the ones whom he will send out as witnesses of the marvels of God manifested in Jesus. When all the people had eaten and were satisfied, they collected the leftover fragments and they filled twelve baskets. The Twelve Apostles are what overflows from the miracles of Jesus so that they can be sent - the word “Apostle” means “sent” - to the people who are hungry for the life-saving works of God given through Jesus. So, the celebration of the Body and Blood of Christ is the banquet where we are fed by Christ with the bread of life that transforms our lonely earthly existence, to have communion with the everlasting through Christ; his true presence in the Eucharist and in our lives. -Fr. Basil.

FOOD PANTRY

SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE

We are collecting food donations for our Food Pantry, it is very low on items. We are in need of: canned soup, canned fruit, cereal, sugar, coffee, tea, Ham, Chicken, Turkey, stuffing, pasta sauce, Mac & Cheese, Tuna, Cake Mix and Pudding. PLEASE, NO CANNED VEGETABLES. Items can be left in the vestibule of the Church during Sunday Masses or at the Parish Rectory Office daily from 9am-4pm, or call: (973)-743-0220.

THE SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI

Corpus Christi is the Latin name of our feast of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. While on Holy Thursday, we celebrate Christ’s institu-tion of the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist when he gathered his disciples, and transformed the Jew-ish Passover into the Passover of the Lord, the Church decided to emphasize the true presence of Christ in this celebration on a different day. In 1246, Bishop Robert de Thorete of the Belgium diocese of Liège, at the suggestion of St. Juliana of Mont Cornillon, convened a synod and insti-tuted the celebration of the feast. From Liège, the celebration spread to other parishes. On Septem-ber 8, 1264, Pope Urban IV issued the papal bull "Transiturus," which established the Feast of Cor-pus Christi as a universal feast of the Church, to be celebrated on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday (or the Sunday after). At the request of Pope Urban IV, St. Thomas Aquinas composed the office (the official prayers of the Church) for the feast. This office is widely considered one of the most beautiful in the tradi-tional Roman Breviary (the official prayer book of the Divine Office or Liturgy of the Hours), and it is the source of the famous Eucharistic hymns Pange Lingua Gloriosi and Tantum Ergo Sacra-mentum.

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ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK!!!

THANKS TO OUR ADVERTISERS WHO SPONSOR THIS

BULLETIN.

WE WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF OUR SPONSORS EACH WEEK WHO HAVE ADVERTIZED THEIR BUSINESSES IN OUR

CHURCH BULLETIN

ADVERTIZER FOR THE WEEK IS:

COMING UP IS THE SUMMER 50/50!

TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON.

DRAWING ON JUNE 30, 2016. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN

THE 50/50 CLUB, PLEASE CALL THE PARISH OFFICE.

973-743-0220

WEEK OF MAY 29, 2016

SANCTUARY CANDLE WILL BURN IN HONOR OF:

THEODORE J. ROZEWSKI OFFERED BY WIFE: JEANNE

MEMORIAL DAY MASSES IN CATHOLIC CEMETERIES

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark will once again join with approximately, 1,000 other Catholic Cemeteries nationwide to celebrate Serving God and Country: A Memorial Day Salute to our Heroes. Memorial Day Mass celebrations will be held on Monday, May 30, 2016 at 11:00 AM in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington; Gate of Heaven Ceme-tery, East Hanover, Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah; St. Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia; Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City; Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes and Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange.