FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 18, 2014

MONDAY, May 19, 2014 7:00 AM Zoila Moyanos Ramos, r/o Family of S. Diamandas 8:45AM Noreen Fleischman, r/o Susan, Robb & Samson

Steinman

TUESDAY, May 20, 2014 7:00 AM Mary Ellen Sullivan r/o Robert Deshefy 8:45 AM Ann & Charlie Shaughnessy, r/o The Family

WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2014 7:00 AM Filomena Racano, r/o Rose & Joe Ragucci 8:45 AM Helen Beben, r/o Jean Therkelsen

THURSDAY, May 22, 2014 7:00 AM Anthony Russo r/o Family 8:45 AM Rocco Palma Specchio, r/o Son

FRIDAY, May 23, 2014 7:00 AM Jason Bruno, r/o John Vieira 8:45 AM Lucia Bonavitacola, r/o Family

SATURDAY, May 24, 2014 8:00 AM John Yaguseky, r/o Susan Endler 5:00 PM Geraldine & Thomas Russinelli, r/o Michnewicz

Family 7:00 PM Joseph Longo, r/o Ellerman Family

SUNDAY, May 25, 2014 7:00 AM Living and Deceased Members of our Parish 9:00 AM Joseph Novak, r/o Coughlin Family 10:45 AM Charlie Shaughnessy, r/o Family 12:15 PM Mary Jo & Charles Resop, r/o Ed and Pam

Remember and pray for the sick of the parish, those who are hospitalized, and their caregivers, Elaine Bellock, Steve & Rae Karby, Terry Briante, Norman Novick, Baby Tyler Bishop, James Cipas, David Berger, Bob Pennell, Louis Vicidomini, Helen Shook, Robert Dias, Donna Lydon, Susan Catalon, James Kenny, John Mihalko, Dolores, Margaret Parnes and Family, Joan Sulva, Lonnie Perryman, Don Esposito, Dolores Robinson, Nancy Morris, Buddy Verducci, James Contrino, P.O. Scott Sefranka, Carmella Hillyer, Helene Tanzi, Mary Esposito, Joan Dacey Napiorski, Theresa Syslo, Kathy Witt-Kranzke, Antoinette Falgares, Baby Emma Elena, Neil Scheve, Dana Perone, Phil Chiera, Baby Thomas Pecoraro, Christian Pecoraro, Eric LeGrande, Bethany Ciccarelli, Maryann Muscolino Tambo and please remember our service men and women in your prayers. Let us pray for our recently departed brothers and sisters Josephine Dispoto and reward them a place in heaven and eternal rest.

The Bread and Wine have been offered for

Joseph Hryczyszyn from

His Loving Daughters and

Charlie & Ann Shaughnessy from Margaret Shaughnessy & Family

The Sanctuary Light Has Been Donated in loving memory of

Agatha Galinis from

Gerry Davis

Our parish now offers you the option to use a direct payment program

whereby your parish contribution is

debited automatically from your

checking, savings, Visa or

Mastercard account into your

church's bank account.

Check our website for more information.

GOD’S PLAN FOR GIVING Collection for the weekend of 5/11 was $13,374.25

May God bless you for your generosity.

e welcome our littlest member born to new life ” Baptized in water and the Holy Spirit”

May 11, 2014 Jeremiah Josiah Edmonds

Child of Jordan Edmonds and Jacklyn Torres

Next Baptismal class will be May 20, 2014 Please call the Rectory to register.

Please join us in the cafeteria after 9 AM Mass for our Parish Breakfast. Our host this month are the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

SJV SENIORS CLUB Tickets for our Wednesday, June 11

th Picnic luncheon can

be purchased by calling Maddie Heiser at 732-381-1858

until Monday June 9th

. Members $8., Non-members

$12.50.

ST. VINCENT de PAUL April Poor Box contained $2,168.00. This amount includes

two Foodtown gift cards. We would like to thank our very

generous parishioners for their on-going monthly financial

support.

The Memorial Day Mass at St. Gertrude’s

Cemetery will be held on Monday May 26 at 11

AM.

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 18, 2014

JOHN GORKA IN CONCERT ONCE AGAIN

In our church on May 18th, 2014 at 3 pm. Cost of tickets $25.00

Proceeds to benefit St. John Vianney School

St. John Vianney Social Justice Ministry News St. Isidore’s Garden, our community garden here at St. John’s, is going strong, but we can always use more helpers! Our summer planting is scheduled for May 31st, starting at 10am. Anybody interested in helping is invited to join us in the garden then. If you can’t make it then, but would still like to be involved, please contact Carolyn at C.glow13@gmail.com.

"It is not important to do great things but to do little things with great love" ~Mother Teresa

The next meeting of the Social Justice Ministry will be Thursday, June 5, 2014 in the church at 6:30pm. All are welcome! For more information contact Jay Jorgensen (jaymaur@aol.com)

SAINTS FOR OUR TIME: JOHN XXIII and JOHN PAUL II

LECTURE BY MSGR. WILLIAM BENWELL, JCL Wednesday –May 21, 2014

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

GIANT FIGURES IN THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH AND MODERN SOCIETY, POPES JOHN PAUL XXIII AND JOHN PAUL II WERE DECLARED SAINTS ON SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014. ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, AT 10:30 AM AT THE ST. JOHN NEUMAN PASTORAL CENTER IN PISCATAWAY, MSG. WILLIAM BENWELL, DIOCESAN VICAR GENERAL, WILL LOOK AT THE LIVES OF THESE SAINTS, EXPLORE THE INFLUENCES THAT LED TO THEIR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS, AND DISCUSS THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP IN OUR OWN TIME.

Sponsored by the Family Life Office/Diocese of Metuchen To register call (732) 562-1990 x 1624 or e-mail

family.life@diometuchen.org Registration is required. A $5.00 registration fee includes light

refreshments. Hot/cold lunch available for purchase.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LADIES AUX. #6571

BUS TRIP TO SHOWBOAT/ATLANTIC CITY JUNE 1 – bus leaves SJV 11:30 AM Donation $24., receive back $30.

For tickets call Enza at 732-382-4194 or

Mary at 732-382-2558

St. John Vianney School News

Congratulations to the Beltran Family, winners of the final Calendar Raffle for the 2013-2014 school year!

On Monday evening, May 19, Mr. Partesi’s instrumental music students will perform an end-of-the-year concert for their families in the Parish Center at 7 PM. All are welcome!

The School May Crowning of the Blessed Mother will take place on Wednesday, May 21, at a Prayer Service in church at 9:30 AM. Weather permitting, immediately following the ceremony in church, we will process outside and crown the statue of Mary in front of the school.

On Friday, May 23, students will attend the 8:45 AM Mass. We will be celebrating our second grade students who received their First Communion and our eighth grade students who received their Confirmation. Second grade students will come to school in their First Communion outfits, and eighth grade students will wear dress up clothing.

There will be a 12:15 PM dismissal on Friday, May 23. Aftercare will not be available. School will be closed on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. All families must return their Summer Splash raffle book by May 31. If your raffle book is not returned by May 31, an additional $50 (the cost of the raffle book) will be added to your 2014-2015 tuition. Your Scrip obligation must be met by May 31. All families are required to purchase $3,800 in Scrip. Please remember that if you do not fulfill your Scrip obligation your child will not be assigned to a class for next year. When you registered your child, you agreed to purchase one raffle book, to work two shifts at the carnival, and to purchase Scrip. If your child is graduating or transferring from St. John’s, their records will not be sent to their new school until you have fulfilled all of these obligations. If you have any questions, please call the office at 732-388-1662.

PRE-SCHOOL NEWS

We will follow our early dismissal schedule on Friday, May 23. Morning students will be dismissed at 10 AM, and full day students will be dismissed at 12 noon. Aftercare will not be provided. School will be closed on Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day. We still have some spaces available for our Pre-School classes for the 2014-2015 school year. If you would like more information or would like to register your child, please call 732-388-1662 to schedule an appointment

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 18, 2014

ST. JOHN VIANNEY PARISH CELEBRATED FIRST COMMUNION ON

SATURDAY MAY 10, 2014. THE NAMES OF THE STUDENTS WHO

PREPARED FOR FIRST COMMUNION ARE LISTED BELOW

Brianna Alicea Anthony Esteves Skye Oliveira

Aidan Allessi Olivia Fakhry Lukas Pereira

Andrew Allessi Michael Feliciano Joseph Perosi

Mia Alvarez Jaylene Figueroa James Pfleghaar

Matteo Ataca Jonah Florczak Olivia Pucci

Gianna Belmonte Ryan Florek Alessandra Pulecio

Sean Bhagat Brigid Frame Antonio Pulecio

Daniel Bobrowsky Jessica Galette Samantha Quiceno

Noah Bone Ariana Gaub Sarah Quiceno

Matthew Bumanglag Cassandra Gloster Logan Ramos

Jadalee Cabral Timothy Gomez Aaliyah Ray

Nicholas Calvihas Justin Guzman Noah Ray

Madalone Caputo Gabrielle Hansen Brandon Rayack

Hudson Casoni Justice Hicks Nicholas Rego

Luke Celebrano Ava Ignar Patrick Rennie

Evan Chin MacKenzie Johnson Bryleigh Rizzolo

Adriana Ciccarelli Nicholas Johnstone Alex Rocha

Anthony Cieslak Christopher Kosciarz Alex Rodriguez

Alyssa Cifelli Bridget Lavelle Christopher Rodriguez

Mally Clancy Ryan Lukko Elias Sanchez

Jayden Clemente Robert Macaluso Samantha Sanchez

Benjamin Cook Jenna Maher Alan Sierzputowski

Sydney Cunha Jillian Maniscalchi Emily Smietana

Jessica Curia Austin Marques Daniel Swirad

Nicholas Curtis Adrian Marquez Matthew Teixeira

Nicole Deitrich Joseph Maselli Johnathon Thor

Robert Deitrich Andrew Matos Liam Tittel

Joseph DeMarco Anabelle McAloon Isabella Todaro

Taylor Derkack Jaymee McMullen Kylie Toth

Gianna Diaz Matthew McSorley Anabella Vecchia

Katelyn DiGangi Casey Mendoza Nicholas Velasco

Amy DiNatale Rachel Milewski Christopher Waluz

Giselle DoCarmo Allison Negra Fabian Warth

Sophia Dominguez Antonio Nogueira Thomas Webster

Ryan Douglas Matthew Novia Eli Westcott

Emily Eccles Madison Oliveira Natalie Wilmanski

Robert Young

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 18, 2014

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I would like to thank all those who helped make our 9:00 AM Mass and May Crowning (which followed) so meaningful and beautiful last weekend. I would like to start by thanking our Children’s Choir for leading us in song during the liturgy as well as leading the hymns during the crowning of the blessed mother. A special thank you to all the soloists as well. Thanks also to Father John for leading our crowning ceremony. Thanks to ALL the 1st communicants for coming to mass on Sunday and singing their special song for all of us at the end of mass. A big thank you to Ellen DeRosa for making the beautiful crown of flowers. Thanks goes out to “Poncho” our director of maintenance for setting up the cafeteria and generally “Getting things ready. Thanks also to John and Erin O’Halloran for helping with the procession. I thank Sister Elis, Sister Josene, and Sister Rose for all their help collecting all the flowers from the children during the ceremony. Thanks to our parish Boy Scout Troop for providing the reception that followed. Thanks to “Donaldson’s Greenhouse” in Hackettstown, N.J. for providing all the beautiful flowers that were used to decorate around the Blessed Mother’s Statue. Most of all thanks to ALL of our parishioners, family members and friends who joined us for a beautiful morning here at our parish of St. John Vianney!!!

May God bless you all, Msgr. O’Neill, Pastor

Music Ministry News Adult Choir

Thanks to our choir for enhancing the 10:45 Am liturgy last Sunday! Our adult choir is now practicing for the feast of Pentecost! We will have our next rehearsal on Wednesday May 21th at 7:30 pm in the church. Our group is open to all adults as well as high school students!! We meet each Wednesday evening from 7:30 to 9:00 Pm in the church. The Adult Choir sings each Sunday (at the 9:00am or 10:45 am mass) as well as for Lenten services Holy Week and Easter. New members are always welcome and encouraged to attend!

Children’s Choir Many thanks to all those students who came out to sing for the 9:00 am mass last Sunday. Following the mass, we had our procession and May Crowning Ceremony. I thank our choir members for leading us in all the “Mary Songs” during the ceremony. It is so nice to see that we have so many first communicants in our children’s choir. We will now begin practicing for the 8 th grade graduation mass! Our next rehearsal will on Tuesday May 27th from 4:00 to 5:00 Pm in the church. All children in the parish from grades 2 thru 8 are welcome to join our group. Hope to see you all at practice!!

Interested in joining one of our musical groups? Please feel free to e-mail me at jframeiii@yahoo or call/text me at (908)331-0471 with any questions you might have. Sincerely, Jamie Frame, Dir. of Music/Organist

YOUTH MINISTRY Yes there is a youth group meeting tonight, Sunday, May 18th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in Trailer D. Come sign up for Fair shifts in the soda tent, we need your help! No meeting next weekend due to Memorial Day, but I am seeking volunteers to read at our

last youth mass of the year, June 8th at St. Cecelia's. That mass will be followed by a meeting, and all current youth group members

and new comers are welcome!! The youth group is gearing up for Appalachia!! We will be delivering a short Altar appeal on the

weekend of May 31st and June 1st. Be a part of this powerful Mission trip experience with a donation made out to St. John Vianney

Youth Ministry and mailed to John Cook at St. John Vianney Church, 420 Inman Avenue, Colonia, NJ. 07067. All donations are

welcome as we attempt to achieve our goal of $20,000.00. A very sincere thank you to all who have donated in the past and those

who continue to donate, there would be no trip without your very generous donations.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY It’s so wonderful to hear so many of you joining us the rugged maniac mud run!! Time is running out to sign up, the 10:45am time slot

is now full. Still want to race? You can sign up by going toruggedmaniacnj.com. Try registering for similar time slots like 10:30am

and 11:00am and find us on the course. Don't forget to enter your team name... "Trailer Treasures." Don't miss out!! Want more?

Think summer and Block off your calendar to work the Beer Tent at St. John’s from June 16th to the 21st! What’s going on at the

Diocese? Information on the Young Adult Service trip to Guatemala, (August 2nd to August 9th) has been released! Registration

deadline is May 23rd. Also, "Who do you say that I am?" The Jesus Retreat will take place on Saturday, June 28th, 2014 from 9:00am

to 4:30pm at St. Mary's House of Prayer on Rt. 22 in Watchung. Cost is only $10.00 and includes lunch. Contact John Cook

at jcook@sjvs.net or call the office at (732) 381-0008 for more details.--

ST. ISIDORE'S GARDEN The church garden next to the convent is our Spring thru Fall effort to "Feed the Hungry" by donating all our produce to local food pantries. If you have a spare hour or two and a Green Thumb that needs exercise, consider volunteering at the garden. For information call Sue@732-841-8142 or Carolyn@973-349-4626.

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 18, 2014

Attention: All Parishioners

Workers Needed

St. John Vianney Fair

June 16 – 21, 2014

Volunteer Form

We are in need of volunteers

to make our FAIR a success.

Please fill out the form below and drop off at the rectory or in the collection

basket if you are able to donate any time at all.

NAME_______________________PHONE_________________

Early 6:00-8:30PM Late 8:30-11:00PM Work Area

Monday__________ _________ Food Tent_______

Tuesday________ ________ Zeppoli Tent____

Wednesday_____ ________ 50/50_____

Thursday_______ ________ Ride Ticket Booths____ (Air Conditioned)

Friday___________ ________ Beer Tent_____

Saturday________ ________ Games of Chance____

Where Needed________ Pizza Tent______

Daytime 9:00 AM -?_____ Clean up & food prep____

Any questions call the rectory at 732-574-0150.