The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica ~ November 9, 2014

The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica ~ November 9, 2014
SATURDAY, November 8, 2014
5:00PM– Matthew Berti
by–Marco & Mary Ann Mezzina
SUNDAY, November 9, 2014
7:30AM –For the Intentions ofthGeorge & Rebecca
Schwarz on their 50 Wedding Anniversary
by–Justine & Joseph DeLuccio
9:00AM – John F. Riordan III
by–Carol & Leon Lenc
11:30AM– Anna & Aldo Tellini
by–The Family
MONDAY, November 10, 2014
8:45AM – Joe Schreck
TUESDAY, November 11, 2014 ~ Veterans Day
8:45AM –Veterans
WEDNESDAY, November 12, 2014
8:45AM –Patricia Hooks
THURSDAY, November 13, 2014
8:45AM – Sabatino Sammarone
by–Frank & Nora Fanelli
FRIDAY, November 14 , 2014
8:45AM –Betty Smith
by–The Diffily Family
3:00PM –Eucharistic Adoration
SATURDAY, November 15, 2014
8:45AM –Special Intention
5:00PM –James Kurinskas, Jr.
by–The Masson Family
SUNDAY, November 16, 2014
7:30AM –Laura Pollard
by–Steve & Anne Yurchak
9:00AM – Kathleen O’Rorke
by– Judy
11:30AM – Ann & John Dell’Aquila
by–Marco & Mary Ann Mezzina
6:00PM –Angelina & Joseph Cecala
by–Josephine & Carmelo Terrasi
Altar Servers
November 15 – 5:00PM –Ethan, Adam & Jacob Horn
November 16– 7:30AM –Victoria & Vanessa Hasbrouck
November 16 – 9:00AM –Matthew & Maria Wilson,
Garret Koch
November 16 – 11:30AM – Angelina Koppel, Mai Lani &
Morgan Castro
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Adoration takes place each Friday from 3 – 6
PM. Please use the sign-up sheet available
on the table in the Narthex.
"When the Sisters are exhausted, up to
their eyes in work; when all seems to go
awry, they spend an hour in prayer before
the Blessed Sacrament. This practice has
never failed to bear fruit: they experience
peace and strength." ~Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Spend some quiet time with the Lord.
DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA IN ROME
First Reading: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12
This reading from the Prophet Ezekiel tells of the streaming,
healing waters that flow from the temple. These waters
restore life to the river’s inhabitants as well as the fruit
bearing trees along its banks. It is believed that the water
signifies blessings, whereas the lack of signifies trouble,
hardship.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17
Paul compares us to a building whose foundation has been
laid by Jesus. As the people of God, we can only be solid if
we are grounded in Christ.
Gospel: John 2:13-22
Near the time of Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem and
saw the temple had become a marketplace. He became
angry and proceeded to drive out the vendors and livestock.
Jesus spoke of destroying the temple and rebuilding it in
three days. The Jews did not know Jesus was speaking of
his body, but when his resurrection from the dead came to
pass, his disciples remembered what Jesus had said and
came to believe the Scripture and the word Jesus had
spoken.
Altar Bread and Wine
The Altar Bread and Wine used in the weeks
liturgies were donated in loving memory of Lucine
Wallingford by Dan & Connie Stevens.
The Sanctuary Light
The Sanctuary Light, a reminder of the Divine
Presence, was donated in loving memory of
Joe
Schreck.
Altar Flowers
If you would like to donate Altar Flowers in memory of
a loved one or in honor of a special occasion, kindly sign
the list on the table in the Narthex.
Renewal of Wedding Vows
If you were married in the month of November and
would like to renew your vows on Sunday, November
23rd
at the 9:00 AM Mass, please sign the list on the
table in the lobby of the Church.
Visits to the elderly and sick are
made on a weekly basis. Please
contact the office if you or someone
you know would like a visit.
Please remember in your prayers
those who are sick, in nursing
homes, hospitals or confined to home and cannot join us
to worship at the liturgies.
Students who are parishioners here and
attend Pope John HS in grades 9 & 10
must also register in our Religious
Education Program.
You may download a Calendar on our website at
stjudehamburg.org
November 23rd – 6th grade Mass with Parents at 11:30
AM.
November 29th & December 6th –First Penance Practice
from 9:30 – 11:00 AM
December 7th – 2nd Grade Mass with Parents at 11:30
AM.
December 13th – Sacrament of First Penance
December 21st – 7th Grade Mass with Parents at
6:00PM.
First Communion – May 9th
Confirmation – June 13th at 5 :00 PM.
Dates to Remember
All Souls Remembrance
In your October/November Envelope Packet there is an
envelope for All Souls Day. Please write the names of
your deceased relatives and/or friends on the envelope
and place it in the collection basket
The envelopes with the names of our beloved dead will
then be placed on our Altar to be remembered at each
Mass during the month of November.
The
Prayer
Shawl
Ministry will hold their
Bazaar this weekend
after
all
Masses.
Handmade items will be on
sale. Choose from hats, scarves, mittens, baby items,
jewelry and much more.
Proceeds to benefit the Building Fund
Youth/Family Mass – In addition to the current mass
th
Parish Council Meeting – November 19 at 7:30 PM.
Prayer Shawl Ministry –If you would like a Prayer Shawl
for someone who is ill (man or woman) or who is in the
hospital, please call the rectory! There is no cost. If you
would like to donate yarn to the Ministry, please call the
Rectory at 973-827-8030.
Rosary Makers – meetings take place on Monday morning
at 10 a.m. in the multi-purpose room. Please call the rectory
if you would like to join.
Rosary Society – Meetings are held the first Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m.
St Jude’s Book Club - November 12th –from 10-11:15
AM. Scott Hahn’s ,”The Lamb’s Supper”.
St. Jude Seniors – The next meeting will be held on
November 13th at 1 PM in the Church Hall.
Anyone who is over 55 and would like to join please
come to our meetings the second and fourth Thursday of
each month at 1 PM. Membership is open to nonparishioners but parishioners have first priority.
St. Jude’s Prayer Chain – For those that are in need of
prayer, please call Tara Ann Gulotta at 973-702-7604 or
call the rectory and the message will be forwarded to
Tara.
CHOIR PRACTICE has resumed every Monday night,
7:30 p.m., at the church until 9:00 p.m. Members of the
choir have their choice of singing/playing at the 5 p.m.
Mass on Saturday, or the 9 a.m. Mass or the 11:30 a.m.
Mass on Sunday. Anyone with musical ability, from
grade six on up, is most welcome. So if you play an
instrument—keyboard, guitar, flute, clarinet, others—or
sing well, consider joining. It can be a wonderful way to
help and serve others.
Practice for the Christmas season and the church
dedication, as well as the individual Sunday Masses, has
begun.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults – is
meant for those who have never been baptized but have
questions about Christ and all that He has taught; have
been baptized in other Christian traditions but have an
interest in Catholicism and the Catholic Church; are
already baptized Catholic but never received Eucharist
and/or Confirmation. If you are interested or know of
someone who has expressed an interest in the Roman
Catholic Faith, please call the rectory office.
schedule a new monthly contemporary youth friendly
mass will be added. This mass will be held on the 3rd
Sunday of the month at 6:00 PM. Youth friendly liturgies
are vibrant celebrations that speak to young people and
challenge them to live as disciples of Christ. We are
inviting all high school and college students that have
a desire to serve to participate at this mass. For those
interested in playing or singing at this mass please
contact
Mr.
Nass
at
(973)
219-4993
or
[email protected].
Welcome
to
all
new
parishioners. Please be sure
to register.
Farewell to parishioners leaving the Parish. Please be
sure to let the Parish Office know.
Visitors thank you for joining us. Please feel welcome!
Please stop by the rectory or give us a call 973-8278030, so we may update our records.
Visit our website at stjudehamburg.org.
ADVENT WREATH MAKING – Saturday,
November 23, at 1:00 PM. Join us in learning about
the beautiful tradition of an Advent wreath. Bring your
family and join us to make your own wreath from live
greens, learn about other Advent customs, and share
fun and fellowship with others. Bring the focus of
Christmas back to Jesus. Cost for materials (wreath
form, greens, candles, ribbon, take-home activities, etc.)
is $15.00 per wreath. Registration forms are in the
narthex. Please return forms by November 9 so
materials can be ordered. Questions? Call Carol Lenc
at 973-827-0484.
OPEN HOUSE – November 12, 7:30
PM @ Pope John High School, Sparta,
th
th
NJ, for 7 Grade students entering 8
Grade in the Fall of 2015.
OPEN
HOUSE
–
Immaculate
Conception Regional School - 65
Church Street, Franklin, NJ 07416 - 973-827-3777,
www.icrsschool.com. Tuesday, November 18th -7:00pm.
*Spirituality*Discipline*Academic Excellence*
Thanksgiving Meals for Those In Need
This year, St. Jude’s will again be
making up Thanksgiving meal baskets
for the needy of the area. We invite
you to bring with you to all Masses on
the weekends of November 15/16 &
22/23
any
non-perishable
food
donations that would enhance our
baskets. Some ideas are listed below:
Non Perishable: Potatoes, cranberry sauce, canned
vegetables, stuffing, gravy, canned juices, pie mixes,
canned pumpkin, apples, boxed milk, soup, canned fruit,
etc.
Perishable items: butter, bread, pies, fresh vegetables,
turkeys etc.
Donations of food vouchers are also appreciated and
needed, as are donations of frozen turkeys! Please bring
your perishable donations in on Sunday, November
23rd, since there is no refrigerator storage area.
Thank you for your generosity to those in need within
our community.
Sincere thanks to the members of the
Rosary Society and everyone who worked
so diligently to organize, shop for and
prepare the wonderful Italian Night dinner
that was enjoyed by all who attended!
We appreciate your dedication and hard
work!
A Prayer for Veterans Day
Father, we could never thank our
military men and women enough
for their courageous service and
sacrifice to our country and its
people. Yet today we lift up our
voices to express gratefulness
and honor to these military
troops both from the past and present. Show us ways
in our communities, churches, and families to thank
and love them better. Keep and protect these heroes
and their families, in the powerful name of Jesus.
2014 Bishop’s Annual Appeal – Be an
Ambassador for Christ
Our Diocese is blessed with an increase in the number
of vocations to the priesthood. As parishioners who will
one day benefit from their priestly ministry, we have an
opportunity to support their vocation by making a pledge
to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, which funds the
expenses related to their formation. Please make a gift
to the 2014 Bishop’s Annual Appeal today!
Mass for the Unborn - Bishop Serratelli will
celebrate a Mass for the Unborn on Saturday, November
22, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Saint Ann Parish, Parsippany.
Coupons for the Community - Donate
your unwanted coupons. Please help to feed
the hungry in this way and place your coupons
in the basket on the table in the Narthex.
THANK YOU for your constant support of this
program. By taking the time to drop your coupons in the
box, you are making a difference in the lives of others.
No need to clip the coupons!
Help Catholic Charities – Seasons change and so
do our wardrobes. Please drop your old clothes and
footwear in the Catholic Charities Clothes box in our
parish parking lot.
Call us if you have any questions or should need a free
pick-up for larger quantities of clothes or household
items. 1-877-343-3651. Thank you for your support!
In order to help the Partnership for Social Services in
Franklin build up their food pantry we ask that you bring
a non-perishable food item to Mass on the second
Sunday of each month. The need is great! Donations of
dry pet food are also appreciated. Thank you for your
ongoing support!!!
Quo Vadis Night of Discernment – for young men of
high school age - Monday, November 10th at Our Lady of
the Lake Church, Sparta. The evening begins at 7PM
with Adoration in the Church, followed by a light meal
and fraternity, and will end with a talk and discussion led
by one of our priests. The evening will end at 9PM. The
purpose of this Quo Vadis Night is to help young men
recognize God’s presence in their life and begin to
discern their vocation, whatever it may be.
ST. MONICA’S ANNUAL TRICKY TRAY will be held on
Friday, November 14th at Wallkill Valley High School, 10
Grumm Road, Hamburg, NJ. Doors open at 6:30pm;
calling begins at 8:00pm. No one under 18 admitted.
Specials, super-specials and many trays; 50-/50
drawing; no admission fee. Call 973-875-4521 for further
information.
Assumption College for Sisters, 350 Bernardsville
Road, Mendham, NJ, welcomes lay people to register for
theology and philosophy courses for credit or audit and
any other course for audit. For information about all
courses offered this semester contact Sister Joseph
Spring, SCC. $495/course for credit $248/course for
audit. Registration and/or information contact Sister
Joseph Spring, SCC. 973-543-6528, ext. 230
[email protected].
Participants attending classes, seminars or lectures can
earn catechetical/professional development hours
toward
certification.
Instructor needed for Introduction to Biology, Spring
Semester,
at Assumption College for Sisters,
Mendham. For more information please contact Sister
Joseph Spring at [email protected] or call 973-5436528 Ext. 230. Deadline for resumes, Nov. 23.
†Please keep our troops in your
prayers†
THE TEMPLE AND WORSHIP
In all of today’s readings, the temple is prominently
mentioned. Ezekiel speaks of streams of living water
flowing out from the temple, watering the desert, bringing
life to all living things, offering fresh healing to God’s
people.
Paul reminds the Corinthians that their faith rests upon
the firmest of foundations, Christ himself. More than that,
Paul reveals that those who follow Christ are themselves
temples, temples of the Holy Spirit; that is, God dwells
not only with them, but in them.
For the Jews of Jesus’ time, the temple had come to be
identified with the presence of God and the only place
where authentic worship of God took place. Jesus had a
different perception. Jesus identified himself not with the
temple, but as the temple. In so doing, Jesus indicated a
dramatic shift in what it means to worship God, to be in
God’s presence. No longer was a place to be the focus
of prayer. Instead, a person, the person of Jesus Christ,
becomes the center of our worship.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
For several weeks, we have considered penance as a
sacrament of forgiveness, and yet there are two other
sacraments in this category. The first, of course, is the
Eucharist itself. The other is the sacrament of the sick,
long associated with penance.
The Letter of James sets out the deep tradition for caring
for the sick: sending for the priests, who will pray and lay
their hands on the sick ones, anointing them with oil, and
giving them forgiveness. Long before other rites of
penance developed, the sacrament of the sick was
therefore a profound experience of forgiveness. Jesus
often healed the sick, nearly always as a visible sign of
forgiveness of sin. The tradition didn’t unfold smoothly,
however, and within a few centuries the oil of the sick
was taken home to be applied by caregivers as a salve,
or even to be drunk as a medicine. As early as the
second century, bishops were therefore urging that
priests should be the ones to visit those separated by
illness from the Sunday assembly. Thus the practice of
consigning the Eucharist and the oil of the sick to the
non-ordained faithful to bring home was relatively shortlived.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
The LORD of hosts is with us;
our stronghold is the God
of Jacob.
— Psalm 46:8
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Monday:
Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time;
St. Leo the Great
Tuesday:
St. Martin of Tours; Veterans Day
Wednesday: St. Josaphat
Thursday:
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Saturday:
St. Albert the Great; Blessed Virgin Mary
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE SUNDAY READINGS
HIS WORD TODAY by Rev. William J. Reilly
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
November 9, 2014
“You are God’s building. Thanks to the favor God
showed me I laid a foundation as a wise masterbuilder might do, and now someone else is building
upon it. Everyone, however, must be careful how he
builds. No one can lay a foundation other than the
one that has been laid, namely Jesus Christ…Are
you not aware that you are the temple of God, and
that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”
The church we reflect upon today, a major basilica in
Rome, is called ‘the mother of all the churches of Rome
and the world.’ It has a special place in the history of the
church.
We move from a physical building and are reminded by
St. Paul that we too are temples of the Spirit. We are
God’s dwelling among His people. The words of John’s
gospel ‘and the Word became flesh and He dwelt among
us’ speak not only of Mary and the Incarnation, but also
of the reality, that God lives in and among us.
How meaningful as we read these words is the fact that
the person sitting and praying next to us, is a temple of
God’s Spirit. How challenging for us to recognize the
presence of the Lord in those of our family, those with
whom we work. How beautiful we are as we reflect with
Paul that ‘I live, now, not I, but Christ lives in me.’
As I spend time in prayer, whether in a magnificent
cathedral or humble chapel, the fact is that the Lord is
present and that is what really matters. As I spend time
with family and friends, and recognize the presence of
the Lord in every individual that is what really matters.
The next time I pass a church, may I remember that His
dwelling is there and also with me. In the words of Oscar
Romero, Christ is the Master builder, we are the
ministers.
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Sunday
Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22
Monday
Ti 1:1-9; Lk 17:1-6
Tuesday
Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Lk 17:7-10
Wednesday
Ti 3:1-7; Lk 17:11-19
Thursday
Phlm 7-20; Lk 17:20-25
Friday
2 Jn 4-9; Lk 17:26-37
Saturday
3 Jn 5-8; Lk 18:1-8