ST. JOSEPH CHURCH FEBRUARY 12, 2017

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PASTORAL AND PARISH OFFICE STAFF

Father Aleksander Bialas ...................................................................................................... Parish Administrator Harry White, Ben Lo Paro ...................................................................................................................... Deacons Sister Janet Brisky, P.B.V.M. .................................................................................................. Pastoral Associate Sister Geraldine Corio, P.B.V.M. ................................................................................. Director of Faith Formation Justine Smith .................................................................................................. Faith Formation\Baptism Assistant Mary Beth Ferriola ............................................................................................Business and Cemetery Manager Mary O’Neill ............................................................................................................................... Parish Secretary Antonietta Dellapi .................................................................................................Director of Volunteer Ministries Camille Kluge ................................................................................................................................ Youth Director Jacqueline M. Reilly ....................................................................................................................... Music Director Bob Sautter .................................................................................................... Buildings and Grounds Supervisor Kevin Kennedy and Diane Parisi .................................................................................................. Parish Trustees

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 10:00 AM RCIA - FKR 6:00 PM Youth Ministry Movie Night - PC 7:00 PM Narcotics Anonymous - KH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 7:30 PM Alcoholics Anonymous - KH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 7:00 PM Cantor\Choir Rehearsal - CH 7:15 PM GOF Design Team - UR 7:30 PM Boy Scout Troop Meeting - FKR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 7:30 PM Women’s Cornerstone Meeting - FBR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Midnight Alcoholics Anonymous - KH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 10:00 PM Alcoholics Anonymous - KH SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 1:00 PM Baptism - CH 1:00 PM Cub Scout Blue & Gold Dinner - PC 7:00 PM Narcotics Anonymous - KH

LECTORS FOR THE WEEKEND OF

FEBRUARY 18\19 G. Tacinelli, C. Carbone, S. McKenzie, D. Petronchak

PC: R. Ferriola

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE WEEKEND OF FEBRUARY 18\19

SATURDAY 5:00 PM: D. Santa Lucia, C. Bernal SUNDAY 7:45 AM: T. Mooney 9:00 AM: D. Lastro, R. & L. De Franco, E. Frew 10:30 AM: A. Egan, B. Sautter, M. B. Ferriola 12:00 PM: F. Schultz, M. Trudell, T. Edie, J. Galioto

The Parish Office will be closed on Mon-day, February 20th in observance of Presidents’ Day

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Readings: Gn 4:1-15, 25; Mk 8:11-13 9:00 AM +Kevin White +Gina Tronca by Dellapi Family TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 – Sts. Cyril, Monk; Methodius, Bishop Readings: Gn 6 5-8, 7:1-5, 10; Mk 8:14-21 9:00 AM +Dorothy Ann Cronk by Jasper Cronk and Children Intention\Peg Misner by Robert G. Kochka +Richard DeVoto by Connie DeVoto and Children WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Readings: Gn 8:6-13, 20-22; Mk 8:22-26 9:00 AM Intention\Anita Bennett by Pat and Pete Gillen, Jr. +Giovanna D’Alessandri by Dellapi Family THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Readings: Gn 9:1-13; Mk 8: 27-33 9:00 AM +Margaret Black FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 – The Seven Holy Founders of The Servite Order (Optional) Readings: Gn 11:1-9; Mk 8:34- 9:1 9:00 AM Sick of the Parish SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Readings: Heb 11:1-7; Mk 9:2-13 9:00 AM People of the Parish 5:00 PM +Louis and Betty Struble by Ray and Hope Ricker +Connie and Gerald Struble by Ray and Hope Ricker +Joseph and Pauline Marion by Ray and Hope Ricker +Mae Whritenour by Ray and Hope Ricker SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 - Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time Readings: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48 7:45 AM +Marge Waarst by St. Joseph Food Pantry 9:00 AM +Mary Smith by Madonna Hayes +Augurio Arias by Dave and Barbara Buske +Ed Lane by Ken and Linda Cook +Gail Beek by Robert G. Kochka 10:30 AM +Edward Kennedy by Finance Council +Bob Weiss by Tara, Maggie, Lenny Weiss 12:00 PM +People of the Parish

Next Week: Seventh Sunday in

Ordinary Time 1st Reading: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 2nd Reading: I Corinthians 3:16-23 Gospel: Matthew 5:38-48

SCRIPTURE FOCUS: Today’s passage continues the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus asks his followers to live by a higher law than the Mosaic code, replacing strict justice with deep concern for the welfare of others. Christians must rise above an ordinary human standard that says we love those who love us in return. Christianity chal-lenges us to love our enemies. Jesus calls us to follow his example. His life mirrors God’s love for all creation. We are to love not because others deserve love but be-cause as Christians – followers of Christ, sons and daughters of God – it’s our nature to love.

LIFE FOCUS: Describe an experience when you felt in-jured by someone and struggled to love that person any-how.

CAN YOU HELP? Info: Sr. Janet 973-697-2846

Please leave donations in Sr. Janet’s garage. Please do not leave outside!

Thank you! Needed: There is a need for soap, body wash, deo-dorant, and razor blades, also toothpaste, shampoo, tee shirts clean and in good shape and clean baseball caps and hand sanitizer. Needed: Newspaper puzzles (please cut from paper) with the answers stapled to the puzzles. Needed: Current magazines. Please leave in bags IN Sr. Janet’s garage. Needed: Spatula, whisk, measuring spoons and cups. Needed: Seasonal boys clothing 4 T and girls 18-24 months. Leave in Sr. Janet’s garage. Label “D.” If You Need: A hospital bed, please call Sr. Janet. If You Need: A baby stroller, please call Sr. Janet.

BINGO AT MILFORD MANOR: SATURDAY, MARCH 18 2:30 – 3:30PM

Come 10 minutes early and stay 15 minutes late to help. Bingo prizes are needed - men’s wallets and Wrinkle cream (hope springs eternal). Sister always needs help. Email srjanet@stjoseph-nj.org. if you can help. If you need a signature, Sr. Janet will have a pen after bingo.

ANY DAY ADVENTURE: Visit the women of Werhlen House on Bisset Drive in High View. They like to sing and chat. You set the time. Werhlen House is a group home sponsored by Catholic Charities Department of Persons with Disabilities. Call Sr. Janet with any questions. ……………………………………………………………………

Ash Wednesday is March 1st. Please call Sr. Janet if you will bring ashes to a homebound parishioner or one of your loved ones.

A Time for Vocations… Please pray for: Deacon Henry Pinto

A Time To Serve In The Military… Andrew Giambalvo, Alex Richnavsky and

Matthew Lattanzi If you have a family member in the military and would like

them to be prayed for please call parish office with the name of the person.

A Time To Heal… Please pray for: Peg Misner, John Paicer, Scott Frew, Marilyn Whritenour, Gregory Whritenour, Emily Hennessy Green, Natalie Hummel, Donald Conlon, Charles Richnavsky, Martha Co-lombo, Debbie Colombo, Julius Leba, Bob and Dolores Madden, Dolores Clancy, Elena Catherine Garcia, Kelly Sorochinski, Bill Hoffman, Walter Rob-erts, Mary Henaghen and Marge Chorba A Time To Die… Please pray for: Virginia Reich and

Joseph Payne Only family members may request to have someone in-cluded in prayers for the sick. They will remain on for 2 weeks then the parish office must be notified if they are

to remain on for another 2 weeks.

MARCH 1st Masses: 6:30, 9:00am and 7:30pm. Distribution of Ashes; 12:00 and 4:00pm.

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Thanks to all for the continued support of the St Joseph Cares Food Pantry. We serve 30 families every Saturday. We are open from 10 to 1. Please drop

by and see how we serve the families that are in need. We are all volunteers working many hours behind the scenes to provide food for these families. Your donations of food and gift cards help us to continue this ministry. This week donations of the following would be appreciated: pancake mix, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, kid’s snacks and juice boxes, mayonnaise, ketchup, salad dressing, laundry detergent and household cleaners. ……………………………………………………………………

The Altar Flowers and Bread and Wine for the week of February 12th have been do-nated in loving memory of Marge Waarst by Bob and Cindy.

Budget $6,175.00

Actual February 4\5 $6,237.00

Difference + $ 62.00

SMALL FAITH COMMUNITY Experience a Small Faith Community. We meet in the Upper Room for an hour to reflect on the following Sunday’s Scripture

from 7:30 – 8:30pm. Our next meeting will be on February 20th.

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Thank you for supporting the Gift Card Program benefitting our Parish. Below are the gift cards we have in stock and

are available for purchase at the Parish Office during business hours and on the weekends after Mass at the Gift Card table located in the back of the church. At the 10:30 AM Mass in the Parish Center the Gift Card ta-ble is located in the lobby. If you would like to order Gift Cards to other retailers that we do not have in stock you may shop online at www.shopwithscrip.com. Please send an e-mail to Antonietta for the enrollment code or if you have any questions. Thank you.

Chris Stefanick a widely known Catholic speaker is coming to St. Catherine's in Ringwood on April 20, 2017! It is a Thursday night from 7:30-9:00 pm. Chris is founder of Real Life Catholic who's mission is…. Real Life Catholic’s purpose is to ignite a bold, contagious faith in the heart of every Catholic in America, by building a movement of Catholics who share the beauty, power and truth of the Gos-pel with a world that has largely forgotten. Tickets cost $20 and are available by going to.. http://reallifecatholic.com/reboot-live-participants/ Carpooling will be available from St. Joseph Church. Please contact Camille at klugecamille@gmail.com if you are interested.

High School Teen’s experiences from the 2016 Antioch retreat…

‘God encouraged me to do more with my life and put more effort into doing selfless acts.’ ‘Refreshing.’ ‘More connected with the community of faith.’ ‘I have a better understanding of the traditions of the Church.’ ‘It made me want to pray more and continue to strengthen my relationship with God.’ ‘I made new friends and it made me treat others nicer.’ ‘It made me want to go to church more often.’ ‘I pray the rosary now.’ ‘It made me want to get closer to God.’ ‘Felt God’s presence in confession.’ ‘Got me to think a lot about what the Church stands for.’ ‘Gave me a deeper understanding of what “it all” means.’ ‘It is easier to connect with God when involved with a community of faith.’

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COMMUNITY NEWS

It’s not too late to make one more New Year’s Resolution to save a life by giving blood! We need you (and a friend, too) to donate at the

Monthly Blood Drive on Sunday, February 19 at the First Aid Squad Building (619 Ridge Road, by the library) from 8:30 to 1:30. This session is extra special as we’ve been asked by the American Red Cross to help ease the ongoing short-age of blood in our state. No appointments are required—walks in are always welcomed - but you can reserve a spot by going to www.redcross.org and entering our zip code (07480). Please eat a good meal and drink plenty of fluids before donating and bring ID. Questions? Com-ments? Contact Jim Gilligan at 973-728-4251 or jrg2y@yahoo.com. P.S. all on-line registrants will receive a $5 Amazon gift card!!

WHEN WE RECEVIE HOLY COMMUNION The General Instruction asks each country's Conference of Bish-ops to determine the posture to be used for the reception of Com-munion and the act of reverence to be made by each person as he or she receives Communion. In the United States, the body of Bishops determined that Communion should be received standing, and that a bow is the act of reverence made by those receiving. These norms may require some adjustment on the part of those who have been used to other practices, however the significance of unity in posture and gesture as a symbol of our unity as mem-bers of the one body of Christ should be the governing factor in our own actions http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass/liturgy-of-the-eucharist/the-reception-of-holy-communion-at-mass.cfm

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WOMEN’S COR-

NERSTONE

MARCH 24-25, 2017 Cornerstone is a 26-hour re-treat that takes place at St. Jo-seph’s and is given by a team of women from our parish. Cornerstone is an opportunity to renew and strengthen your relationship with God and share your faith with other

Christian women in a familiar environment. Please consider giving yourself the gift of Cornerstone. We would love for you to join us! Registration is limited so we encourage you to:

REGISTER EARLY

Sunday, February 12 - Marriage Blessing 9:00am - CH

Sunday, February 19 - District free throw - Our Lady Queen of Peace

Thursday, February 23 - Social Meeting 8:00pm – KH

The Paterson Federation of the Knights of Columbus have the following scholarships available:

Any 8th grader going to a Catholic High School, does not need to be a member of the Knights of Columbus 1 $4,000 scholarship that’s 4 years at $1,000 per year 3 $1,000 scholarship one time Any High School Senior going to a 2 or 4 year college or technical school 2 $1,500 scholarships For further information contact Chuck Carbone at 973-902-5184 or chuckerbone@optonline.net

St. Joseph’s Fish Fry Thursday, March 9, 2017 St. Joseph’s Parish Center Take-Out: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dine-In: 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Includes: Fish & Chips (or Chicken Tenders &

Chips), coleslaw, drinks and dessert. $15 per person $8 kid portion (children 12 and under)

Registration forms are available in the Church vestibule, Rectory and on the Parish website. Please contact Melissa O’Callaghan at 973-208-3046 or by email at mocallaghan3@optonline.net for additional information.

Tickets are available at the Parish Office during regular business hours and at the gift card table after all Masses.

Fr. Aleks FR. ALEKS

ASK

It is an obligation of the pastor to celebrate one Mass a week for the people of the parish and their intentions. It’s part of the pastoral care that the pastor prays for the people and their spiritual needs so they grow closer to God.

Why each weekend do we pray for the “People of the Parish”

in our Mass intentions?