Our Lady of Sorrows Church

136 Davis Avenue Kearny, NJ 07032

Phone: (201) 998-4616 Fax: (201) 997-8659

Emergencies: (201) 275-3891 E-Mail: olskearny@olskearny.org

OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM Saturday and Sunday—Closed

PARISH STAFF

Rev. John E. Wassell Administrator

Rev. Adauto Alves Adjunct Priest

Rev. Patrick R.C. Wilhelm In Residence

Msgr. John J. Gilchrist Weekend Assistant

Deacon Leonard Mackesy Deacon John Sarnas

Mrs. Lucille Muldoon Coordinator of Religious Education

Mrs. Gina Sgalia-Ball Director of Music

Ms. Donna Calcado Office Manager

Local Safe Environment Coordinator dcalcado@olskearny.org

Ms. Maureen Harris-Coyle Bulletin Editor / Secretary

bulletin@olskearny.org Mrs. Patty Martinez

Secretary Mrs. Linda Mackalonis

Parish Council Coordinator Mr. Andrew Clappsy, Trustee Mrs. Jane Mackesy, Trustee

Social Services Helpline

1-800-CCS-7413 Archdiocesan

Pregnancy Crisis Hotline (201) 246-7379

September 6th 2015 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time

SACRAMENT OF THE EUCHARIST Weekday Masses: Monday—Saturday 7:30 AM

Saturday evening Mass: 5:00 PM Sunday Masses: 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM

Summer Sunday Mass Schedule: 10:00 AM Holy Day Masses: 7:30 AM, 12:00 PM & 7:00 PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday 4:00—4:30 PM

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Third Sunday of the month after the 10:30 AM Mass. Parents must be registered as parishioners. Arrangements for the Baptism should be made at least one month in

advance.

SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please notify the rectory or priest in the event of a serious illness. Communal

anointing of the sick will be celebrated a few times during the year. Visits to the home-bound and those in hospitals are made by priests and Eucharistic Minister.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY

Arrangements should be made one year in advance of the proposed marriage according to the Common Policy of the Bishops of the Province of New Jersey. Either the Bride or Groom must be registered with Our Lady of Sorrows Parish.

RELIGIOUS VOCATION

Women and men who feel called to the Religious Life and men called to the Holy Orders should contact the Vocation Office 973-497-4365 or speak with a Parish

Priest.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (R.C.I.A.) Have you received the Sacrament of Confirmation, First Eucharist or First Penance? Are you interested in membership in the Catholic Church? If so, call the Rectory.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP

Welcome! Every Catholic should be registered in the Parish. Letters of testimony for Godparents and Sponsors cannot be given unless one is registered. All

parishioners should be active in parish life and be known to one of the Parish Priests. Stewardship (church support) is a serious responsibility of every Catholic. We urge all parishioners to make regular use of their collection envelopes. When moving,

notify the Parish office.

OUR LADY OF SORROWS MISSION STATEMENT We are Catholic Christians of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish who are conscious of the

plan of God for the salvation of all. We praise the Lord in our everyday lives by sharing our faith and talents with each other for the continued growth of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Community. We wish to live the Beatitudes of Jesus and put them

into practice in our daily lives as we answer His call to evangelization.

Discovering Christ What is Discovering Christ? Discovering Christ is a seven-week spiritual renewal program where members of a par-ish can bring their family, friends, or other guests to hear the Good News and personally encounter Jesus Christ in life-changing ways. Each session includes a meal, a brief time of worship, a teaching, and a small group discussion. The high point of the program is a day retreat (held at Our Lady of Sorrows) where participants have the opportunity to make a personal commitment to Christ and be renewed in the Holy Spirit. We began to form our team in February and continue to meet in preparation for our Discovering Christ program. We are excited about this program and are happy that many of our parishioners have volunteered to be a part of this effort. We could use a few additional volunteers to help as this program includes a dinner, small group discus-sions, speakers, etc. However, more importantly, we need your attendance to ensure a successful outcome. This is a great opportunity to meet and connect to your fellow pa-rishioners; to get to know your names and not just your faces. We greet each other at Mass but wouldn’t it be much nicer to be able to speak your name when greeting you? We are beginning to accept registrations so we can better prepare for the number of people attending. Registration forms and Invite cards are available in the vestibule and side entrances of the church. Please take one and consider joining us. Use the invite cards to give to a friend or some-one you might know who has been away from church for a while. They don’t have to be a parishioner as all are wel-come. Best of all, the program is free!! Registration forms should be submitted by September 18th.

“Did God not choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?” (JAMES 2:5) What is more important—being rich in faith or rich in pos-sessions? Society teaches us that possessions are im-portant. God teaches a different lesson. When we are rich in faith we know that material things really do not matter and we are more willing to share what we have.

The office will be closed tomorrow, Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.

Parish Council News

We are pleased to announce the launching of our official website: www.olskearny.org We truly appreciate the many hours of work Maureen and her husband, Andy spent creating this significant contribution to our parish, and thank them for donating their time and talent to create the website.

The launching of our website now brings us into the 21st century! Our website has a picture of our church, direc-tions in the form of a Google map, staff information, up-coming events, sacraments, religious education and bulle-tins, current and archived. Please visit our new website and Like us on Facebook. www.facebook.com/pages/Our-Lady-of-Sorrows-Catholic-Church-Kearny-NJ/683783938387608 Our Facebook page shows the Church & profile photo of the Blessed Virgin.

In the future, any organization planning an event should contact Maureen so she can add it to our website. Pictures pertaining to an event may also be submitted. Our goal is to let people know who we are and where they can find us.

Fr. Paul Parekkattil V.C. and all the Vincentian Missionaries thank you for your prayers and generous mission offering last weekend. Your offerings will help them to carry out their many missionary, education-al and charitable activities in their missions

and will help them educate young men studying for priest-hood. If you did not have an opportunity to make an offer-ing or would like to make an additional offering you may make your offering through the general parish collection in a specially marked envelope. Thank you very much for your generous support. If you wish to sponsor a seminari-an and help him to become a priest, you may write to:

Fr. Francis Cheruparampil V.C. Mission Procurator

PO Box 45 Hazlet, NJ 07730

(Email: Fcheru@aol.com)

St. Jude Novena with Holy Mass begins Mon-day September 14th and will be celebrated by Msgr. Gilchrist each Monday evening at 7:00 PM until November 9th. Confession will be at 6:30 PM immediately prior to the Novena.

TRIDUUM TO OUR LADY OF SORROWS

Tuesday, September 15th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Sorrows. We will begin these spiritual days in honor of our blessed Moth-er’s feast with Triduum prayers said after the 12 Noon Mass on Sunday, September 13th.,

and continue our prayers after the St. Jude Novena Mon-day evening. We will close our Triduum Services Tuesday, September 15th with prayers after the 7:30 AM Mass.

CCD CLASSES 2015—2016

CCD Classes begin September 20th, at 9:00 am. Please note that all children MUST attend the 10:30 AM Mass. No registrations will be accepted at class.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

SUNDAY, September 6th

-2nd Collection—Eastern Europe Collection SATURDAY, September 12th -Confessions 4:00 to 4:30 PM SUNDAY, September 13th -2nd Collection—Higher Energy & Fuel Costs

LECTOR/MINISTER SCHEDULE

September 12 / 13

5:00 PM L. Mackalonis J. Morton 10:00 AM J. Mackesy V. Lutkus

ALTAR SERVERS

Savannah Martins Tara Bubenas Steven Silva Kayleen DeMatos Kristen DeMatos Nicole Goya Isabella Heller Nicole Lucero-Huerta

Let us remember all our family mem-bers, loved ones, and fellow parishion-ers who have died, may God reward

them for their good deeds done in faith. Let us also pray for those who are sick at home or in the hospital, especial-ly Thomas Hanney, Susan McLaren, Mary Calabrese, Joe Fischer, Kevin Makley, Rosemary Scott, Barbara Lore, Jennie Fischer, Kenny Fischer, Julianna Dilkes, Marian Dilkes, Maureen Laurina, Marilyn Reidy, Debra Schroeder, Charles Kashauer, June Struzienski, Marcia Rodriguez and Kathleen Fudali.

May God grant them healing.

For the week of September 6th, 2015

Altar Bread & Wine….. People of the Parish/OLS Sanctuary Lamp…… People of the Parish/OLS

Altar Candles.... …… . People of the Parish/OLS

The first collection on August 30th was $1187.00

The second collection was $395.00 As always, thank you for your generosity.

Pope Francis The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for

2015 For the Month of September

• Universal: That oppor tunities for educa-tion and employment may increase for all young peo-ple.

• Evangelization: That catechists may give witness by living in a way consistent with the faith they proclaim.

(Every Mass is offered for the faithful, living or dead. However, the follow-ing are specifically remembered this week.)

THE ROSARY WILL BE PRAYED 20 MINUTES

BEFORE EACH WEEKEND MASS

SATURDAY, September 5 5:00 PM -Klena Family / Yarmolowicz Family

SUNDAY, September 6 10:00 AM -Joseph & Blanche Kohanski & Family/ Irene Zarbetski MONDAY, September 7 7:30 AM -Mary Vance (9th Anniv.) / Uhlyarik Family

TUESDAY, September 8 7:30 AM -People of the Parish / OLS

WEDNESDAY, September 9 7:30 AM -Bernard & Anna Yuknelis / Gen & Al Mazur & Family THURSDAY, September 10 7:30 AM -Paul DeBacco / Marilyn Reidy

FRIDAY, September 11 7:30 AM -All Victims &Families of 9/11/01 / OLS

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time SATURDAY, September 12 7:30 AM -Priests of the Parish / OLS

5:00 PM -Nick Zuza / Sally Zuza

SUNDAY, September 13 Happy 100th Anniversary 8:00 AM -Mary Abromaitus/ Leonard & Eleanor Rokas

12:00 PM 100TH ANNIVERSARY MASS

Beyond Our Faults As we really face our selfishness, as we really face our unjust an-gers, as we really face the grudges that we hold, as we really face the bitterness that is there, we don’t have to sweep it under the carpet. We can look at it and know that God loves us as we are and is willing to help us grow beyond these faults and failings.

There will be a 8:00 AM Mass on September 13th. There will not be a 10:30 AM Mass. The Concelebrated 100th Anniversary Mass will be at 12 Noon with Archbishop John Joseph My-ers on Sunday, September 13th. Regular Mass

schedule resumes September 20th, 8:00AM & 10:30 AM Mass.

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