Our Lady Queen of Peace

Rev. Edward G. Rama Pastor FatherEd@OLQPBranchville.org

Rev. Brian Ditullio In Residence FatherBrian@OLQPBranchville.org

Deacon Dulibber Gonzalez Transitional Deacon

Mrs. Jennifer Durso Office Manager Office@OLQPBranchville.org

Mrs. Diana Rimshnick Coordinator of Religious Education RelEd@OLQPBranchville.org

Mrs. Margaret Moeckel Music Minister MargaretWM@OLQPBranchville.org

Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00 AM 9:30 AM Family Mass 11:00 AM

Daily: 8:00 AM (Monday-Saturday) Holydays: 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM

Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:45 PM-4:45PM After All Masses During Eucharistic Adoration (Mon & Fri)

Devotions: Miraculous Medal Novena Monday morning before the 8:00 AM Mass Eucharistic Adoration: Mondays: 7:30 PM-8:30 PM, Fridays: 8:30-9:30 AM First Friday: 8:30 am Sat. 8:00 am (24 Hours)

Rosary: After every morning Mass (Mon-Sat) First Saturday Devotion to Our Blessed Mother: First Saturday of every month after the 8:00 AM Mass. Rosary Procession and Breakfast.

We have been a Roman Catholic parish family since 1951, with a call to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ in both word and deed, and in all our relationships and responsibilities. We encourage our members to embrace a lifestyle marked by Stewardship of Time, Talent, and Treasure, engaging in active support of our ministries of the Word, Worship, and Service. We welcome visitors and all who wish to join us as new members; please call the parish office for more information on becoming a member of our parish family.

209 US Highway 206 Branchville, NJ 07826

Sunday, May 20, 2018 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-2:00 PM

Parish Office: (973) 948-3185 Fax: (973) 948-4799

Website: OLQPBranchville.org

The Diocese of Paterson

And

The Gonzalez Novoa Family

Joyfully Invite You to Attend the Ordination of Their Son and Brother

Dulibber Giovanny Gonzalez Novoa

To the Sacred Order of Priesthood Through the Imposition of Hands and the Invocation of the Holy Spirit

by

The Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D.

Bishop of the Diocese of Paterson.

On Saturday, May 26th, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist,

381 Grand Street, Paterson, New Jersey 07505

Please Join us for

The First Thanksgiving Mass of

Reverend Dulibber Gonzalez,

Which Will be Offered to Praise God for the Gift of the Priesthood

11:00 am On Sunday, May 27th, 2018

Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish 209 US Highway 206

Branchville, New Jersey 07826

Followed by Reception at the Peace Pavilion

Mass Intentions SATURDAY MAY 19th 8:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 5:00 PM JASON SALVADOR (THE FAMILY) SUNDAY May 20th 8:00 AM JOHN CARRASCO (WILLIAM & LUCILLE PAGANO) 9:30 AM DICK BURCHFIELD (THE FAMILY) 11:00 AM SAL & CONNIE ROMANO (JENN DURSO) MONDAY 8:00 AM CHARLES HAUTAU (THE FAMILY) TUESDAY 8:00 AM KEN HOCHSTETLER (MARION DOYLE) WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM DORIS BARAN (BILL HERDMAN) THURSDAY 8:00 AM RICHARD REISS (STEPHEN DUNNE) FRIDAY 8:00 AM JOHN MCCARTHY (LYNN & REV. BRIAN DITULLIO) SATURDAY MAY 26th 8:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 5:00 PM NICHALOS A. MARINO (THE FAMILY) SUNDAY May 27th 8:00 AM RICHARD & PATRICIA MCCAFFREY (ERIC & LINDA SPACE) 9:30 AM DOROTHY GODLEWSKI (GREG & SHEILA HUNTER) 11:00 AM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

MEMORIALS The week of May 20th the Sanctuary

Lamp burns for: Intentions of Deacon Dulibber

Pentecost Sunday: May 20th

Please remember in your prayers

Monica Carrico, Hap Rowan, Patricia Poole, Patricia Fiss, Clarence Roberts, Joe Foster, Susanne Fernicola, Lisa Dorans, William Pagano, Molly Russo, John Crisman, Philip Baccari, Kathy Flores, Laura

Schaefer, Ben Sellitto & Family, Dottie Hilt, Angelo Appice, Miryam Rodriguez, Peggy Mahon, J anice Miglin, Theresa Barrett, Bradley Burchfield, Pete Lozar, Aylssa Morgan, John Colyer, Eileen Andes, Ann Romyns, Nathan Toland

Altar Servers

Weekly Collection Sunday Offering 5/12&5/13 $ 4,337 Online Giving $ 215 Total $ 4,552 Estimated Weekly Expense $ 6,500 Shortage $ 1,948

Ascension Thursday Collection $1,361

Thank you for your generosity. ,Please Consider “Online Giving” *If you are not already doing so, please use your envelopes each week. Only contributions in your numbered envelope are recorded for documentation required by the IRS. Please remember our Parish in your will.

Online Giving

Thank you to the families that have signed up for Online Giving! If decide exactly when your gift is made and where it goes. You can even view your giving history and pledge progress at any time, just by logging in. Please visit www.olqpbranchville.org and click the Online Giving link to get started

May 19th & May 20th 5:00 PM Marilyn Stipo 8:00 AM Joanne Maio 9:30 AM John McDermott 11:00 AM Lorri Opitz

May 26th & May 27th 5:00 PM Samantha Price 8:00 AM Brian O'Connor 9:30 AM Ryan Hudock

May 19th & May 20th 5:00 PM Chris Pirrello 8:00 AM Jack Lesch 9:30 AM Carly Studt 11:00 AM Tim & Pat Kelleher

May 26th & May 27th 5:00 PM Elenor Reilly 8:00 AM John Iacopelli 9:30 AM Anita Schweitzer

ALTAR FLOWERS MEMORIALS

The week of May 20th the Altar Flowers are presented for :John, Tony, & Mildred Lach

Calendar Events 5/20 Sunday 7:00 am Catholic Teens Great Adventure Diocesan Youth Rally 8:00 am, 9:30 am (Family Mass) and 11:00 am Mass 9:00 am Rosary

5/21 Monday 8:00 am Mass & Rosary 7:30 pm Adoration & Benediction 5/22 Tuesday 8:00 am Mass & Rosary 5/23 Wednesday 8:00 am Mass & Rosary 5/24 Thursday 8:00 am Mass &Rosary 9:30 am Mass at The Bentley 5/25 Friday 8:00 am Mass, Rosary, & Adoration 5/26 Saturday 8:00 am Mass & Rosary 10:00 am Deacon Dulibber’s Ordination to the Priesthood, Paterson NJ 3:45 pm Reconciliation 5:00 pm Mass 5/27 Sunday 8:00 am, 9:30 am (Family Mass) 9:00 am Rosary 11:00 am Rev. Dulibber’s Mass of Thanksgiving 1:00 pm Reception to follow in the Pavilion

Religious Education

Online Registration

ONLINE REGISTRATION for the 2018-2019 Our Lady Queen of Peace

Religious Education Program is now open. All returning students, as well as new students, must complete an ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM, no student is automatically re-registered.

The ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM can now be accessed from our website at www.olqpbranchville.org under the Religious Education tab.

Kindly provide the information requested. Payment will be required in order to complete the online registration. If you do not wish to pay online you may register by visiting the office on Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm.

• Morning Prayer • Arts & Crafts • Catholic Hymns • Games • Catholic Skits • Water Day • Bounce House • Closing Prayer

Location: Our Lady Queen of Peace Date: June 25th—June 29th Time: 9:00 am –12:00 pm Grades: K-4 Cost: $25.00 for one child $30.00 Family Fee for 2 or more

REGISTRATION: Online Registration is available on our website at www.olqpbranchville.org under the Religious Education tab or may be obtained at the parish office. For more information, please call Jenn at the parish office at 973-948-3185

Youth Pilgrimage

Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

Sunday June 10th 2:30pm –6:00 pm

Join hundreds of young people in the diocesan celebration of the re-dedication of the Cathedral.

The program includes: • Tour of the Cathedral • Games and snacks • Engaging speakers and music • Mass with the Bishop

If you are interested in attending and would like more information please contact the office: 973-948-3185.

First Holy Communion

Congratulations to our children who had made their First Reconciliation on Monday May 7, 2018 and First Holy Communion on Saturday May 12, 2018.

Rylee Bambara

Victoria Burns

Zander Dennis

Liliana Grisales

Kai Harm

Sloane Kelly

Grace McEvoy

Adrianna Nielsen

Alexa Pagano

Skye Silverthorne

Nikolas Thornton

Olivia Tufaro

Samantha Werner

Come Pray The Rosary With Us Every Sunday

9:00 am in the Church.

Come and join us every Sunday to pray the Rosary together. Our Blessed Mother has continually urged us to pray the Rosary so that we can have peace in our world, in our parish, in our homes, and in our hearts. Our Parish Evangelization Team will be organizing and leading the Rosary.

Eucharistic Adoration

Mondays 7:30 pm–8:30 pm (with Benediction) Fridays 8:30 am—9:30 am (after 8:00 am Mass) First Friday 24 Hour Adoration 8:30 am - 8:00 am Saturday

Come join us and spend some quiet time in prayer before the Lord.

From the Desk of Father Ed: Dear Parishioners, We have finally completed our 50-days of the Easter Celebration. The Season of Easter ends with evening prayer on this Sunday, Pentecost Sunday. However, the Easter Season ends with the beginning of the Church, that is, the outpouring of the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. Jesus kept reminding His Apostles to wait for the promised gift of the Holy Spirit. This Sunday we celebrate the powerful gift given to the Church; the gift that assures us that our Church will always teach the truth in matters of faith and morality and that we can rely on the Church to lead us home. In our Gospel this weekend Jesus breathed new life into His Apostles. He gave them the Spirit of Truth and power to fearlessly proclaim the Good News. Let us pray that our Heavenly Father and His Son will send the Holy Spirit upon us so that we can remain in His Truth and be given the strength to always follow Him.

Parish Life: On Saturday, May 26th Deacon Dulibber will be ordained to the Priesthood at the Cathedral in Paterson at 10:30 am. On Sunday, May 27th Deacon Dulibber will be celebrating His Mass of Thanksgiving here in the parish at 11:00 am with a reception to follow in the pavilion. All are invited to both events. Both Liturgies will be longer than your average Mass times. Ordination Masses and Masses of Thanksgiving are always beautiful and moving liturgies, however, they can be lengthy and sometimes last between 1.5 to 2 hours long so be sure to allow enough time in your schedule. Deacon Dulibber has been with our parish for one year and a summer. Shortly after his ordination he will return to Columbia with his family and then return to the Paterson Diocese at the end of June to begin his new assignment. The Bishop will inform the newly ordained Priests what parish they will be assigned to on the Thursday after Ordination. Please keep Deacon Dulibber and all the men that will be ordained to the Priesthood in your prayers. Be sure to mark you calendars for Sunday, June 3rd, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, the day we celebrate the Body and Blood of Jesus. This year after the 11:00 am Sunday Mass we will have a short procession outside (weather permitting) with the Blessed Sacrament. After the procession there will be a pot-luck luncheon in the pavilion. Be sure to join us. Feel free to bring a dish of food. Our Lady Queen of Peace, pray for us, Father Ed, Pastor

History of the Statue of The Infant Jesus of Prague

The Clouds of War

The statue was set up in the chapel of the monastery, and there twice a day,

special devotions were performed before it. The novices were particularly devoted to the Holy Infant. Their confidence was soon rewarded. That same year (1628) the Emperor sent an unexpected gift of two thousand florins and promised a monthly allowance for their support. Many other spiritual and temporal blessings followed. One of the novices, Brother Cyril of the Mother of God, was immediately delivered from a deep spiritual dryness and depression on praying to the Divine Infant. His devotion to the little King remained throughout his long and holy life. This first outpouring of devotion to the Divine Infant was, however, but short lived. The clouds of war were gathering again, and in 1630 King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and his Protestant armies threatened the city of Prague. Brother Cyril and his fellow priests, were sent off to Munich for safety. Only two Fathers stayed on, and in the troubled times, devotion to the statue was neglected. On November 15, 1631, the Protestant armies entered Prague and sacked all the religious houses and desecrated all of the churches of the city. The two Carmelite Fathers were imprisoned and their property seized. The church was plundered, and the statue thrown on to a heap of rubbish behind the high altar. The hands were broken, but otherwise it suffered no serious damage. The Little Infant remained in the refuse, mutilated, unhonored, and neglected for seven years. SOURCES: THE MIRACULOUS INFANT JESUS OF PRAGUE Fr. Peter Davies, O.Carm. ; THE INFANT OF PRAGUE Fr. Ludvik Nemec

Sacraments of the Church: Baptism: Infant Baptisms (Private & Communal) are celebrated on Saturdays at 11:30 AM & Sundays at 12:30 PM. An instruction class on Baptism will be provided in advance. Please call in advance to make an appointment and to ensure that the Church’s requirements especially for Godparents are satisfied. Eucharist: If you are seriously ill or homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion please contact Father Ed. Adult Confirmation: Please call the office and ask about our religious education program for adults. Reconciliation: The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available Saturday 3:45pm-4:45pm, after weekday Masses 8:30am, during Adoration Monday evening 7:30pm-8:30pm and Friday morning 8:30am-9:30am, and anytime by appointment. Anointing of the Sick: Anyone who wishes to receive this healing sacrament, the Anointing of the Sick, should contact Father Ed. Marriage: Couples contemplating marriage are asked to call the office for an appointment to discuss the Marriage Preparation Program. Arrangements should normally be made one year in advance and before any wedding dates are finalized.

Parish Fundraiser

SHOP-RITE, WEIS & OTHER GIFT CARDS

Please support our Parish by purchasing Gift Cards. Cards in $25, $50 & $100 denominations are available after all Masses in the Parish Hall or by calling the office.

Food Pantry

Items needed for the food pantry are the following:

pasta, spaghetti sauce, boxed potatoes, canned meats, frozen food (drop off by appointment), canned vegetables, coffee, breakfast items, snacks, shampoo, deodorant and razors

Our food pantry now serves over 140 local families Thank you for your continued support and generosity. The hours for the Food Pantry are Mondays 12:00 pm—2:00 pm. We are closed on Holidays and for bad weather.

Annual Corpus Christi Food Collection

June 2nd & 3rd

Due to the unprecedented requests for assistance from Catholic Charities’ food

pantries and in order to fulfill our obligations to the poor, Bishop Serratelli has authorized a Diocesan-wide food collection in all parishes and agencies on the Feast of Corpus Christi, Saturday/Sunday, June 2nd & 3rd. We are all being asked to bring assorted food products on that day.

Our Lady Queen of Peace has been asked to provide CRACKERS/COOKIES/SHAMPOO

Cash donations will also be accepted. The food collection day will help those in need in our Diocesan community of Morris, Passaic and Sussex Counties.

Solemnity of Corpus Christi

Sunday, June 3rd 11:00 am Mass

Eucharistic Procession after

the 11:00 am Mass

Come & join us for Pot Luck lunch in the Pavilion after the Procession

Healing Mass

Thursday, June 21st 7:30 pm

The healing service will take place immediately after Mass; Father Ed will be celebrating the Mass and Healing Service. Come with expectant faith and experience the Lord’s healing power.

Praise & Worship Music by: Dan Ferrari

Camp Auxilium Job Openings for Summer Camp

Counselors, Lifeguards, Maintenance, Support Staff Camp season runs June 18 – August 17

Download application at www.campauxilium.org and submit ASAP to be considered. Summer Camp Open House • Sun., May 20 • 1:00 - 3:00 PM