Welcome to St. Virgil`s… On the Schedule this Week

Welcome to St. Virgil’s…
On the Schedule this Week:
Mass Intentions for the Week:
Sat., Aug. 22
5:00pm
Edith Nunn—12th
Anniversary
Barbara Bruen
Mary Ellen Mulholland
Katherine Sooy
Sun., Aug. 23
7:30am
Mary Tomney
9:00am
Francine Della Vecchia
10:30am Anthony Newton—25th
Anniversary
Margaret Patterson
12:00 pm Dolores Brennan
Mon., Aug. 24
6:30am
Angela Nucci
12:10pm Mary Maute
Tues., Aug. 25
6:30am
Patricia Dallas
12:10pm Janet Quackenbush
Wed., Aug. 26
6:30am
Paul Glanville, Jr.—9th
Anniversary
12:10pm Steve Kubinec
Jane Duffy
Thurs., Aug. 27 6:30am
Freda Smith
12:10pm Lortta Buzzerio
Mary Ellen Mulholland
Fri., Aug. 28
6:30am
Concetta Magliocchetti
12:10pm Louis Biagi—1st
Anniversary
Sat., Aug. 29
8:00am
In Thanksgiving from the
Bernardo Family
5:00pm
Guiseppe Ciavattone
Thomas & Gerard Sainato
Sun., Aug. 30
7:30am
Jane Duffy—4th
Anniversary
Anna Russo & Gerard
Palumbo
9:00am
Sally Perciante
10:30am Sophie Szucs
12:00pm Virginia Murphy
Thursday, August 27
Bible Study, 10:30am, CMR
Divine Mercy Novena, 6:30m, Church
Friday, August 28
Eucharistic Adoration following the 6:30am Mass
Parish Office Summer Hours
Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 2:00pm
Monday, June 15 through Labor Day
The complete parish schedule is also available online on
our website: www.stvirgilparish.com.
Please remember our family and friends in your prayers,
especially:
Dorrien Hughes, Marisa Smith, Domenico & Teresa
Procopio, Daniela Cardamuro, Linda Ripkey, David
Brager, Denise Pedrotty, Tom B., Helen Underhill,
Barbara Bock, Douglas Francisco, Kara Gullo, Stephanie
Morgan, Kamisha Redhead, Pam Antonaccio, Theresa
Mohr, Christopher Mohr, Gene McGuinness, Jean Ruth
Warrick, Glenda Bellanca, Doris Biache, Dorothy
O’Neill, Antonio Francé, Marie Welby, Bob Roche, A.
Logan, Annalyse LaHood, Mary Jane Barrett, Baby
Emma Scannelli, Michael O’Connor, Charles Sebelle,
Mary Maffeo, Louise Gibilico, Eileen Gibilico,
Catherine Lillie, Rose Marie Warrick, Eric Rotella,
Frances Merlo, & Susie Bryce.
We offer our prayerful condolences to the family and
friends of Ann Moschella, who was called home this
week. May Ann rest in the Lord’s peace.
The regular collection for the weekend of August 15/16
was $8,677. Thank you for your generosity.
We offer our prayerful condolences to the family and
friends of Pat Doran, who was called home this week.
May Pat rest in the Lord’s peace.
Ministry Schedule for the Weekend of August 29/30
5:00pm
7:30am
Cantor
W McGregor
Lector
D Burrows
M Butchko
Altar Servers
G & J Landi
UNFILLED
Extraordinary Ministers
M Altrui
K Burrows
J Flynn
V Kelly
June Sambrowski
B Morgan
R & D Paulison
Joan Sambrowski
The Sanctuary Candle honors the memory of
Jayne Candura & John Racik, Jr.
From the Colasurdo family
The Altar Flowers honor the memory of
Mary Maute & Loretta Buzzerio
The Altar Bread & Wine honors the memory of the
Deceased Members of the Russo Family
From the Fallivene Family
9:00am
J Winston
K Gopon
R Gopon
C Urriola
B Fisher
E Fogleman
T Gopon
J Trombeta
M Tufaro
10:30am
A Huenerfauth
M & L Connor
J Pasquino
N Zebick
M Kelly
V Rufino
S & J Scannelli
C & B Zebick
12:00pm
K Coughlin
K Butchko
A & P Loia
B Loia
F Miller
S Rosanio
I Selitto
L Stevens
Our summer vacation is gradually
coming to an end. A good number of
Fr. Lance’s Letter
our young people have moved into
their universities. We wish them the
very best and our prayer is that they
begin this academic year with a great sense of motivation
and industry. After all, we depend on their ability to run
our world and make it a better place.
Math, Mr. Ric Perez; for Music, Mrs. Nina Rangel; for
Spanish, Mrs. Claudia Perez; for Technology, Mr. Larry
Berkowitz; and our school nurse is Mrs. Rosemary
Paulison. Additonal staff: for aftercare Mrs. Sandy
Rosanio; for Ed. Com. Services, Ms. Annette Rodeiro
and Ms. Barabara Dircks; and for Speech, Mrs. Mary
Lou Careaga. This year Fr. Pawel will join in teaching
Religion to the upper grade children.
We notice children with their parents shopping for
school items, and getting ready for school opening is
important. Even though vacation time is great, school is
very important to our personal development. Let us
encourage our children and youth to begin this school
year with God’s blessings. Know that it is God who
have given us the special privilege to study, to learn and
gather skills that will make us better people; the best we
can be. Let us pray for our children and youth, for our
teachers and educational staff, for all parents and
grandparents that our new academic year 2015-2016
begins with God, continues under God’s loving care and
grows with God’s Divine guidance.
In the words of our Principal Candace Wallace:
“Students will receive a faith-based education rooted in
ACE and designed around the Common Core State
Standards, the New Generation of Science Standards,
and 21st century skills. It is an education that includes
the integration of STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics), utilizing an authentic
approach to real world problem solving. The St. Virgil
Academy community is built upon the pretext that it takes
a collaboration between home and school to educate our
children.”
It is important that all of us know of that our St. Vigil
Parish also has an elementary school and that we
promote Catholic Education through our parochial
school. Changes and shifts are not uncommon to the
history of our parochial school. Today St. Vigil
Academy will open on Monday, August 31, 2015 and
we, too, resolve to begin this school year with God’s
blessings, under the mantle of our Blessed Mother, and
inspired by the educational values of our Patron Saint
Virgil himself.
Our Principal is Mrs. Candace Wallace who has 13 years
of teaching experience and has held administrative
positions as Principal and Director of Curriculum,
Instruction, Assessment and Professional Development
in public schools. She now returns to her roots in
Catholic education and begins her tenure as principal of
St. Virgil Academy. We welcome her and will see a lot
of her in the course of the coming year.
Our school secretary is Ms. Claudette Casile; bookkeeper
is Mrs. Tammy Zebick; and our maintenance is provided
by Robert Lucia.
Our PreK3 has Ms. Jenna Kebrdle, and our PreK4 has
Mrs. Lisa Johnson. Mrs. Patsy Dewey has moved into
our Kindergarten. For our 1st Grade, we have Ms. Gina
Abrantes; in 2nd Grade, Mrs. Tara Guido; in 3rd Grade,
Ms. Tara Alberse and in 4th Grade, Mrs. Jessica
Ingrassia.
For the upper school, our teachers will be Ms. Amanda
Arnold, Mrs. Mary Lou DeCaprio, and Mrs. Jennifer
Staples. For Art, we are glad to have Mrs. Susan Sopira;
for Gym, Mrs. Shirley Simon Clarke; for Advanced
As often as I can repeat it, please know that I would love
to have all children of our parish enjoy and participate in
our St. Virgil Academy and we will do everything
possible to make your wish come true. I am personally
convinced that Catholic Education is not only important
but also necessary for the life of the Catholic Church in
our nation and in our world.
May all that we do and are for our children bear good
fruit and be blessed by the Lord. I am most grateful to
all of you and to our school staff for your support and
loyal ministry to our children. May God bless us and
keep us safe and well - Fr. Lance
PRAYER
I love asking “how” questions, Lord.
I love
understanding how things work But I can’t answer the
“how” question the crowd asks - and I notice that you
don’t even try. Instead, you move them to the heart of
the mystery - a faith mystery that cannot be explained
but can only be experienced and lived. Lord, every
Sunday you feed me with the Eucharist. Help me to
experience and live what you have given me. As I go
about my day today, help me to experience and live what
you have given me.
When I encounter people in need, help me to experience
and live what you have given me. When I face difficult
situations, help me to experience and live what you have
given me. When things go well, help me to experience
and live what you have given me. When things go badly,
help me to experience and live what you have given me.
When I am full of doubt, pain, sorrow, or fear, help me
to experience and live what you have given me.
Jesus, thank you for inviting me to share your life.
Please keep leading me deeper into the paschal mystery,
so that, dying to myself in your love, I might rise with
you to a joy that never ends. Amen.
YOU, TOO, WERE WONDERFULLY MADE!
Do you realize how closely alike you and John the
Baptist are? God had a special purpose for John the
Baptist since before he was born. The Lord did the same
for you! Since the moment of your conception, even
before you looked human and had a beating heart and a
brain that could think, God created you with a special
purpose in mind.
To God, you never were just a blob of tissue. He loved
you from the very beginning and chose you to help him
accomplish his plans. This is true for everyone (which is
why abortions are wrong), even though he foreknows
who is going to reject him.
Like he did with John the Baptist, God has given you a
sharp-edged sword, i.e., the ability to speak the truth. He
gave you this gift during your baptism when you
received the Holy Spirit.
The Lord is concealing you in the shadow of his arm. No
matter how hard your life has been, and no matter how
many times you strayed from the Lord, you still belong
to him.
Even though you have sometimes toiled in vain and your
efforts to do God's work have seemingly been for
nothing, as if you uselessly spent your strength, your
reward is with the Lord. He will give you recompense.
No matter how ugly you think you are, no matter if you
are too short or too tall or diseased or malformed by a
birth defect, you were made glorious in the sight of the
Lord, your Creator. The verses in our responsorial Psalm
confirm this: You are wonderfully made! Since the
moment of your conception, your life has been precious
and important.
Whatever you can imagine doing for the Lord, it's never
as much as what God desires for you. It's "too little"
compared to what he knows you can do. He has bigger
plans for you, a more important use for your gifts and
talents and experiences and training than what you've
done so far. He will make his light shine ever brighter
through you!
As it says of John in Luke 1:80, you, too, are God's child;
growing and becoming strong in spirit. You have
experienced the desert of hardships and training, you
have suffered and lacked and thirsted and hungered. And
all of this is valuable and useful when you follow Jesus
into greater service for his kingdom.
I praise and bless you, my Lord, because you want to
write a new history in my life, due to your great love for
me. May the things you work in me be a motive of praise
by all of those who, like me, are ardently waiting in You.
Amen.
ESL
Are you willing to be an ESL English Second Language
coach? No previous teaching experience is required - just
a desire to help, and the ability to spend one hour a week
with a student. Literacy Volunteers will train us and
provide guidance. It is apparent that St. Virgil’s is well
located to provide ESL, English Second Language
lessons to our neighbors in Morris Plains. This could also
be an opportunity to be involved in the New
Evangelization process. If you would be interested,
please contact the Parish Office.
Evangelization Corner
This week our column turns to the
lighter side of evangelization and
provides a little humor.
We received the following email
message and while you may have seen it before, we
thought it was worth repeating here.
It was written to answer the question: 'WHY GO TO
CHURCH?'
 If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this!
 If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it.
 But, if you're spiritually curious, there may still be
hope!
A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper
and complained that it made no sense to go to
church every Sunday. “I've gone for 30 years now,” he
wrote, “and in that time I have heard something
like 3,000 sermons, but for the life of me, I can't
remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting
my time and the priests are wasting theirs by giving
sermons at all.”
This started a real controversy in the 'Letters to the
Editor' column much to the delight of the editor. It
went on for weeks until someone wrote this
clincher:
"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife
has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life
of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of
those meals. But I do know this: They all
nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do
my work. If my wife had not given me these
meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I
had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be
spiritually dead today!"
When you carry "the Bible", Satan has a headache.
Thank God for our physical and our spiritual
nourishment and always remember:
 When you are DOWN to nothing, God is UP to
something!
 Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and
receives the impossible!
 When you open it, he collapses;
 When he sees you reading it, he loses his strength,
AND
 When you stand on the Word of God, Satan can't
hurt you!
 When you are about to forward this to others, the
devil will discourage you.
And, when Satan is knocking at your door, simply say,
'Jesus, could you get that for me, while I forward this
message to your children?'
So go on, now that you're done reading this, you need
to send it on ! We think everyone should read this!
IF YOU CANNOT SEE GOD IN ALL, YOU
CANNOT SEE GOD AT ALL!
Please copy this and forward it to people who are
DEAR to you and TRUST GOD.
For those of you who didn’t know B. I. B. L. E.
simply means: Basic Instructions Before Leaving
Earth!
May His grace be with each of us as we continue on our
journey with Christ.
St. Virgil’s Evangelization Ministry
Did you know that. ..... ?
St. Virgil’s Academy
HAPPY SUMMER FROM SAINT VIRGIL ACADEMY…
…we would love for you to join us this fall!
The school office will be open to provide information and give tours throughout the summer.
Simply call the office on 973-539-7267.
Please come take a closer look at our parish school, you will be so glad you did.
Saint Virgil Academy provides an exceptional, co-ed education from Pre-K 3 through Grade 8.
A faith-filled learning experience that is second-to-none!
Formation
2015-2016 PREP Registration Reminder
Just a gentle reminder about PREP registration. Please
note that it is Diocesan policy that all students preparing
for First Reconciliation and First Eucharist must have two
years of classroom instruction prior to receiving. If you
would like your child to stay on course for receiving
his/her sacraments in 2nd grade, please be sure to register
for 1st grade this year. We look forward to journeying
with your family for another faith filled year! Thank you.
Youth Ministry/Confirmation/Appalachia
Confirmation is a two-year program usually beginning in
9th grade but can begin during any high school year. Our
ministry program is a retreat and service-based program
built to incorporate youth into adult life in the parish.
If you have not received a registration via email, please
email me for a registration packet at
[email protected], or stop by the parish office for
a hard copy of the packet. I look forward to journeying
with the youth of our parish into adult faith. Have a great
summer.
AN INVITATION TO JOIN USFOR AN
INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF FAITH
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process
by which people become members of the Roman Catholic
Church. RCIA is an opportunity
 For those who have not been baptized and would
like to learn more about the Catholic religion.
 For those who have been baptized in another
religion who think they might like to become
Catholic
 For those baptized Catholic who have not completed
the Initiation Sacraments or who have not been
raised in the Catholic faith.
 For those who want to learn and ask questions about
the Catholic faith.
We will begin to meet in October 2015 to prepare for the
celebration of the Initiation Sacraments at the Easter Vigil
and/or Pentecost in the spring of 2016. If you or someone
you know may be interested in joining this group, or have
any questions, please contact Deacon Richard Pinto at
[email protected] or 973-476-6797. Registrations
for the RCIA process are being taken now.
Ministries & Outreaches
St. Virgil Rosary Society
Tuesday, September 1, 7pm, in the Tracy Center
Enjoy an evening of conversation and ideas sharing while enjoying a glass of wine and some cheese. Bring along your
ideas for future Rosary Society meetings that are of interest to you. All ideas are welcome and bring a friend.
Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the World-Famous Rockettes on Wednesday, December 2
Don’t miss the famous Rockettes as they perform their annual Christmas show. Watch them kick up their heels with their
bright smiles and precision dancing in the beautifully restored Music Hall. Lunch is included at the Grasshopper Restaurant
after the show. Space is limited so book soon. Reservations forms are available at the doors of the church or call the parish
office at 973 538-1418.
Prime Time
Summer is flying by. Have you sent in your $16 (made out to St. Virgil’s Prime Time), checks only, to Jeanne
McGuinness, 18 Central Avenue, Morris Plains, NJ 07950? Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of a warm, friendly
group which meets every 3rd Friday (except July and August) at 1pm in the Tracy Center. It’s always a great afternoon—
often with a speaker, sometimes with free pizza, always with ample desserts and beverages. Try us free for a test meeting.
You will meet many good parishioners and come away more connected to our parish. Not only is it a fun afternoon, it’s
actually good for your health. September 18 at 1pm following the 12:10 Mass—let’s make a date. Look for me. I’ll
personally welcome you?
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Bishop McLaughlin Council will be holding the annual Msgr. Fallon Golf Outing on Monday,
September 14, 2015. Tee off time is 11am at the Minebrook Country Club in Hackettstown, NJ. All
proceeds to benefit St. Virgil Academy. The price per golfer is $115 (includes buffet breakfast
available 9-11am), late lunch (after golf), greens fees, cart and prizes).
Please mail your check, payable to: Bishop McLaughlin Council 3495, PO Box 67, Morris Plains, NJ. Be sure and include
the names(s) of the golfers in your party. Hole sponsorships are available for golfers and non-golfers (Price: $100.)
If you have any questions, call Jack O’Brien at 973 539-8338 or Walter Wayne at 973 267-5320.
Name(s): __________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________Phone:_____________________________
Email:_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Amount Enclosed:____________________ Number of Golfers__________________
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Mass to honor S.t Lorenzo Ruiz and St. Pedro Calungsod
The Diocesan Commission for Catholic Filipino Ministries (DCCFM) is honoring two Filipino Saints - St. Lorenzo Ruiz
and St. Pedro Calungsod, on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Our Lady of the Valley Church, 630 Valley Road,
Wayne. This year's theme is: "Pamilyang Pilipino, Nagkakaisa Kay Kristo" (Filipino Family United in Christ).
Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson, will be the principal celebrant at the Holy Mass. Please come at 12:30
p.m. for the rosary and novena followed by Mass at 1:00 p.m.
Fellowship and a simple program will immediately follow at the Parish Hall. Come and celebrate with us!
Coming this Fall:
Family Portraits with Life Touch Studios, with delivery just in time for the holidays! Stay tuned for more details.