Pastoral Staff

Rev. Joe Astarita, Pastor jastarita@gmail.com

Rev. Arokiadoss Raji, Vicar

frdoss2010@gmail.com

Rev. Raji, Director of Faith Formation 

201-939-3441 sjffoffice@aol.com

Marc Lamparello, Music Director 

201-939-0457—ext. 311 sjmusic128@aol.com

 

Parish Office Hours Mon thru Fri: 8:30am - 6:00pm

(Our office is closed 12:00-12:30pm for lunch.) We are closed Saturday and Sunday

 

Parish Directory Parish Office: 201.939.0457

Emergency Line: 201.939.0391 Parish Fax: 201.939.4196

Faith Formation: 201.939.3441 Parish website: www.stjosepher.com Parish email: StJosepher@aol.com

SJBulletin@aol.com is the e-mail address to use if you wish to place an article in the bulletin. Articles are due

the Monday before the published date.

Parish Registration Registration Forms are available at the Parish

office and at the Parish web site.

Pastoral Care of the Sick Please contact Parish Office for pastoral visits in the hospital or at home. Pastoral ministers are

available to visit the sick and homebound.

We offer a warm welcome to all our Guests & Newcomers! We at the Catholic Community of St.

Joseph are pleased to have celebrated liturgy with you and we hope you will join us again.

THE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OF ST. JOSEPH 120 HOBOKEN ROAD

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ 07073

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME —September 9, 2012

MASS SCHEDULE Weekends

Saturday: 5:00pm Vigil Mass Sunday: 8:00am 10:00am 12:00noon

Monday thru Friday 7:30am and 12:05pm

Sacrament of Penance Saturday — 11:00am - 12:00 Noon

Other times by appointment please.

Sacrament of Baptism Fourth Sunday of the month — 1:30pm

For information regarding baptisms please contact the parish office.

Sacrament of Marriage

Plans are usually made one year in advance to prepare for marriage. Please call the Parish

Office to schedule an appointment.

Devotions to follow the 12:05 pm Mass St. Anthony Novena—Every Tuesday

St. Joseph Novena—Every Wednesday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament—

Every Thursday

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SATURDAY, September 8 The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 5:00pm + Patrick Monaghan

SUNDAY, September 9 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am + Robert Christian Family 10:00am + Louis Annitti 12:00pm + Dominick Presto

MONDAY, September 10 7:30 am + Bernard Brennan 12:05 pm + Frank Lavin

TUESDAY, September 11 7:30 am + Jill Schwerd– Nagurka 12:05pm + Benjamin Volino

WEDNESDAY, September 12 The Most Holy Name of Mary 7:30am + Salvatore Buono

12:05pm + James Ryan

THURSDAY, September 13 St. John Chrysostom 7:30 am + Janni Pfitzer 12:05pm + Loretta Allain

FRIDAY, September 14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 7:30 am + 12:05pm + Theresa Centimani

SATURDAY, September 15 Our Lady of Sorrows 5:00pm + Antonio Cubelis

SUNDAY, September 16 24th Sunday in ordinary Time 8:00am + Sabina & Gaetano Marra 10:00am + Louis Annitti 12:00pm + Cindy Rasmus

Dear Brothers and Sisters: I am very happy to see the work has begun on the upper parking lot and God willing we can do the lower lot next year. I will give a full accounting of how we have paid

for everything after meeting with the finance council of the parish. A good number of large gifts to the parish have helped us to do these major repairs without increasing our debt, which we are paying down thanks to the rent from Prime Time (the preschool that is renting our building). Soon the school roof will be replaced and the heating system of the church needs to be upgraded, to say the least. Also the contractor who did the exterior work on the church is finished (some more work is needed which will be done at the same time as the school roof) and we can start to fix the church interior. As I mentioned to you many times I would like to restore the original beauty of the church and God is helping us to do so. It is amazing how many people in the parish or close to us have been able to help us with these challenging projects. I thank them and all of you who are helping in small or not so small ways. I am excited that the carnival will come back to the parish and the catechesis that will begin later this month. We see the Ephphatha healing today in the gospel, which we see in the celebration of Baptism even today. It can remind us that we are in some ways hard of hearing or unable to express ourselves fully and God cures us with his touch. The same can be true for us today: God can heal us through his sacraments, through the Scriptures, through the preaching if we open ourselves to it. May God give us his grace to receive his Word with faith.

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE

Starting in September the 7:30 AM Masses will resume on Mondays and Fridays.

Please join us when you can; it is a great way to start the day.

May the Lord bless you all...

ST. JOSEPH FOOD PANTRY The pantry is short of many of the foods and supplies that are needed during the summer months. Our inventory has run extremely low. We are in urgent need of Chili, Rice, Tuna, Tomato Sauce, Beef Stew, Chicken Stew, Soap and Toilet Paper. Please Help Us!

If you would like to support the parish food pantry, please consider volunteering at the pantry during the week or purchasing a gift card in the name of “Food Pantry”. We thank you for your

generosity and continued support of this ministry. May God Bless you...

PRAYER LIST... As a community of faith, we offer the support of our prayers for one another. Anyone who asks to be on

this prayer list will be listed for six weeks. After that time, his or her name will be placed in our In-tention Book, which is in the church on the altar rail in front of the tabernacle.

The following list of people are in acute need of our prayers:

Nick Errico, Rob Buckley, Charles Cloutier, Mike Salvemini, Dorothy Pell, Stanley Sudol, Laura Izzo,

Gianna Dilemme, Lenore Papale, Daniel Leach, Claire Palmieri, Joe DiGradina, Bud Davis,

Linda Judge (Please call the Parish Office @ 201-939-0457 if you

would like to add a name to our prayer list.)

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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS  

Michael Brockway (Afghanistan) Lt. Patrick Stevens (Iraq 2nd tour)

Lance Corp. Kevin Murphy (Afghanistan) CPL Sean Clarkson (Afghanistan)

WEEKLY COLLECTION

Last Sunday 717 people attended Mass.

1st Collection $3,685.00 2nd Collection $1,558.00 Archdiocesan Assessment

Weekly Need: $ 10,650 We thank you for your continued support.

ST. FRANCIS INN During the month of September we are collecting

Toilet Paper Your donations may be left at the Giving Tree. (For information please visit www.stfrancisinn.org)

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

MASS BOOK

The 2013 Mass Book will be open on October 3rd, 2012. Masses are $15.00 each.

The Sanctuary Candle is donated in memory of Adolph, Joan & Richard Trause.

Requested by the Trause Family...

PARISH OUTDOOR MASS-PICNIC                          September 30, 2012 CARNIVAL September 28-29-30, 2012 Our parish outdoor mass, picnic and carnival is fast approaching at the end of September. Please take a moment to fill in the RSVP slips that are left in the pews to let us know if you are planning on attending the outdoor mass and picnic on September 30 and how many people you anticipate bringing. These slips will be in the pews for the next 3 weekends. You can drop them in the collection basket or at the gift card table. We are looking for volunteers to staff the game booths and help with set-up and clean-up. If you are interested, there are forms in the pews to sign up as well as a master sign-up list at the back of the church. This is a great opportunity for the students to also get their service hours completed. Your donation of time to this event will ensure its success. Thanks in advance for all your help!!

ST. JOSEPH SUPER 50/50 RAFFLE St. Joseph Church Super 50/50 Raffle Tickets are available at the back of the church after all masses. Tickets are $2.00 each or a book of 10 tickets for $20. If you would like to take several books home with you for family, friends and neighbors, please pick the books up at the back of the church after mass. Tickets and funds can be returned in the weekly collection basket or dropped at the gift card table. Three winners can potentially share a $30,000 total pot. The proceeds from the raffle will benefit Building and Grounds Improvements. The winners will be drawn at our Outdoor Mass and Parish Picnic on September 30, 2012. So far 1139 tickets have been sold! Your support of this parish fundraiser is greatly appreciated.

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TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Be strong, fear not! Here is your God (Isaiah 35:4-7a). Psalm — Praise the Lord, my soul! (Psalm 146). Second Reading — Show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ (James 2:1-5). Gospel — Jesus makes the deaf hear and the mute speak (Mark 7:31-37).

ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY Is sponsoring a Family Communion Breakfast on Sunday, October 14th immediately following the 10am mass. It will be held at the Fiesta in Wood-Ridge. Our guest speaker will be Brother Paul Keenan, OFM. The donation will be $17.00. For tickets, please call Delores at 201.939.5163. Thanks so much for your participation!

St. Jean-Gabriel Perboyne Saint of the Week

A sermon he heard at age 15 inspired today’s saint to become a missionary in China. There he met a brutal death on a cross for refusing to renounce his faith. Born in France in 1802, Jean-Gabriel became a Vincentian priest. He displayed so many gifts and had such fine personal and spiritual qualities that, for a time, his religious order kept him busy closer to home. He finally received permission to begin his missionary endeavors in 1835. After a 1,000-mile trip by boat and foot across three provinces, he arrived in central China. In one early letter written to his community in Paris he described himself as a curious sight: “my head shaved, a long pig-tail, stammering my new languages, eating with chopsticks.” He soon joined the Vincentians in helping to rescue abandoned Chinese children and in educating them in the Catholic faith. He was arrested in 1839 under an edict that banned Christianity. He was tortured and interrogated for months. Almost one year later he was executed by strangling while hanging on a cross. St. Jean-Gabriel was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1996. Chinese government officials denied permission for any public Mass commemorating the new saint.

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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Turning the calendar page to September marks a new beginning in the lives of many who live by the academic year. Traditionally the start of the school year in the United States, this month can bring to mind the many calendars by which we live. There are fiscal years, academic years, television seasons, sports seasons—the list seems endless. Added to all of these is, of course, the liturgical year. A Christian of the first century or so would have been hard-pressed to understand what we mean by a feast day or holy day. That person would have understood Sunday as the primary feast day, and Easter as the primary Sunday. It was only over time that the Church began to set aside particular days and seasons to commemorate certain events or highlight selected mysteries of the faith. What has evolved over the centuries is a “map” of our faith, written on the days and seasons of the year. Some have observed that one will absorb all the major teachings of the Church in the course of a single year of Sundays if one is attentive. What a wonderful way to get Christianity “into our bones!” And best of all, there are no grades!

ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK We are celebrating the 25th. Anniversary of Ordination of the Episcopacy of Archbishop John

J Meyers on Saturday., September 22., 2012 at 10:00 am at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Ten people can come from our parish. If you would like to attend please call the parish office to make arrangements. Thank you...

NEWLY RENOVATED LAMPS The hanging lamps in the church have all been

rewired and repainted and new glass has replaced the old, yellow ones. In addition new energy

efficient lights are being used and our electric bill in May was $306; in the fall it was usually around

$900. The work was done by two men who charged us very little for their labor. If a company had done this work it would have been $2,000 per

light, at least. Two larger lamps have been sponsored by a generous parishioner for $500 each. We are very grateful to him. The smaller

lamps can be sponsored for $150 each. Thank you for your generosity!

HOLY NAME SOCIETY

The next Holy Name Society meeting will be held on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 9 AM, in the Michael Judge Room of the Parish Rectory. We also welcome anyone who is interested in becoming a member to please

attend. Thank you for your participation!!

LOOKING FOR A KEYBOARD If anyone has a professional keyboard that they would be willing to lend Marc for the outdoor mass, we would greatly appreciate it. Please contact Mark at the phone number listed in the bulletin. Thank you...

MINISTER MEETINGS Lectors - Monday, Sept. 10th at 7 PM Eucharistic Ministers - Monday, Sept. 17th at 7 PM New and existing lectors and ministers are invited to attend. The meeting will be in the church for about one hour. Thank you...

SCRIP GIFT CARDS! ShopRite and Stop & Shop gift cards are available at the back of the church after each mass and can be purchased with either cash or check. Summertime is also home improvement time, as well as a time for vacations and preparing for back to school so please plan ahead and order your gift cards early. We can order gift cards from retailers such as Home Depot, Lowes, Bed Bath & Beyond, Eddie Bauer and Barnes & Nobles just to name a few. Order forms are available at the back of the church or on our parish website under "Parish Life". Since our program started, we have realized a profit of $1,180 from the gift card sales! We thank you for your continued interest in this program as it has really helped our parish. May the Lord Bless you...

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ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW Looking for English as a Second language (ESL)

Classes? William E. Dermody Free Public Library

420 Hackensack Street, Carlstadt

Morning Classes Monday & Wednesday

10:30 am to 12 pm

Evening Classes Tuesday and Thursday

7pm to 8:30 pm

NEW SESSION Starting week of September 17th

Free! Registration required. Class size is limited. For more information, please call 201-438– 8866.

Thanks!

“HE HAS DONE ALL THINGS WELL. HE MAKES THE DEAF HEAR AND THE MUTE

SPEAK.”

Is it possible to..... -Face Sickness or death at peace? -Rebuild a Struggling marriage?

-Transmit lasting faith to your children? -Understand your parents?

-Discover the meaning of your life? -Accept your life as it is?

COME AND LISTEN TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF GOOD NEWS

For adults and youths (over 13)

Begins Monday, September 24th at 8pm in the school auditorium.

1 Hour– No Registration– No Fee– Only Listen! Free childcare provided

We’re Looking forward to seeing you!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8; Lk 6:6-11 Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: 1 Cor 8:1b-7, 11-13; Lk 6:27-38 Friday: Nm 21:4b-9; Phil 2:6-11; Jn 3:13-17 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 Sunday: Is 50:5-9a; Ps 116; Jas 2:14-18; Mk 8:27-35

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Wednesday: The Most Holy Name of Mary Thursday: St. John Chrysostom Friday: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Saturday: Our Lady of Sorrows

EDUCATION The things taught in schools and colleges are not an education, but the means of an education. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

THOUGHTS The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. —Marcus Aurelius