The Angelus - Our Lady of the Holy Angels

Our Lady of the Holy Angels
Roman Catholic Church
The Angelus
S e pte m b e r 2 2 , 2 013
Twe n t y - f i f t h Su n d ay i n Ord i n a r y T i m e
465 Main Street
Little Falls, New Jersey 07424
Ph: 973-256-5200 Fax: 973-256-0185
www.holyangelscommunity.org
www.facebook.com/holyangelschurch
A $40 million Capital & Endowment Campaign
In 1937, headlines across America told of the publication of JRR
Tolkien’s The Hobbit, the marriage of the Duke of Windsor to Wallis
Simpson and the opening of the Holland Tunnel to traffic. But across
the Hudson River, for the people of Morris, Passaic and Sussex
Counties, the big news was the establishment of the Diocese of
Paterson by Pope Pius XI. While many events in 1937 are just a
distant memory, our Diocese continues to be a beacon of pride in our
Catholic faith 75 years later.
Mass Schedule
Monday-Friday
7:00 AM, 11:45 AM
Both celebrated in the Chapel.
Saturday
5:00 PM, 7:00 PM
Sunday
7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM,
5:00 PM, 6:30 PM
Rite of
Reconciliation
(Confessions)
Saturday: 3:45 PM
Confessions take place
in the Church.
Other times are available
by appointment.
We are a Church rooted in faith and tradition, yet constantly looking
for ways to meet the challenges of today and plan for a better
tomorrow. With that in mind, we have spent the last two years
analyzing areas within our Diocese that we need to enhance and
strengthen. These critical areas include: refocusing our Catholic
Charities efforts in light of the economy, sustaining our parishes,
maintaining our wonderful schools, repairing our Mother Church, St.
John the Baptist Cathedral and providing ongoing support for the
health care needs of our priests.
Through Partners In Faith, you will have an opportunity to share in the
mission of the Church in a profound way. This historic effort will
include collaboration with priests, deacons, fellow parishioners, local
religious orders and others dedicated to the future of the Diocese of
Paterson.
Our Parish Campaign
Responding to the request of Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D.,
S.S.L., D.D., I am pleased to announce that we will be beginning the
Partners In Faith campaign at this time. Our parish, along with 38
other parishes in Group Three, will build upon the success of the
Model parishes, the Group One parishes, and the Group Two
parishes. We will work together over the next few months to inform
the parish family of the needs of our local parish and the future of the
Diocese of Paterson. I hope that you will join with me and the others
that have joined our efforts as volunteers and donors, to make this
campaign a success!
~ Monsignor Mark Condon
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Weekly Calendar
Sunday, September 22nd
10:30 AM - Faith Formation Gr. 1-6 Classes
2:30 PM - JPIC Multicultural Music Program
1:00 PM - Communal Baptism
8:00 PM - AA
Monday, September 23rd
7:00 PM - Cornerstone Meeting
7:00 PM - Secular Franciscan Order Council Meeting
Tuesday, September 24th
7:30 PM - Overeaters Anonymous
Wednesday, September 25th
6:30 PM - Bingo
Thursday, September 26th
7:30 PM - Adult Choir
Friday, September 27th
8:00 PM - Al-Anon
Saturday, September 28th
3:45 PM - Reconciliation (Confession) in Church
7:30 PM - Overeaters Anonymous
Sunday, September 29th
10:30 AM - Faith Formation Gr. 1-6 Classes
1:00 PM - Communal Baptism
8:00 PM - AA
9/22 - Gr. 1-6 Faith Formation Program
Begins
10/6 - Yankee Candle orders due
12/7 - Holiday Shopping Day
Bulletin Submissions [email protected]
Deadline is Wednesday at 2:00 PM for the following week’s bulletin
(ten-day notice). All requests must be submitted in writing (hardcopy
or e-mail). Editor reserves the right to schedule, edit or omit articles.
Article submission does not guarantee publication. No “ads” are
accepted, i.e. for sale, for rent, etc.
Parish “CARES Mobile” Mary Dominianni, *973-256-4109
*Please, no calls after 9:00 PM
If you need transportation to keep an appointment, or to visit a relative
in a nearby hospital or nursing home, please call Mary.
Visiting the Homebound and Hospitalized
Please call the Parish Ministry Center and let us know that a loved one
or dear friend is hospitalized or homebound.
Maintenance Collection (2nd Collection)
Helps defray the costs of rebuilding not covered by
insurance and for the general improvement of parish
buildings: Saint Francis Hall, Blanche Timm Center, and
the School Building. Thank you for your generosity.
Food Pantry Shelves Are
Overflowing!
We have enough food to get us through the coming
weeks. We will be calling for more as we get close to
Thanksgiving.
But, if you keep the food pantry in mind when you do your
grocery shopping and pick up an extra can or jar of
something, we will see it gets to a good home.
Music Ministry Stella Crispo, 973-256-5200 x-23
Children’s Choir: Sunday 9:30 AM; Adult Choir: Sunday 11:30 AM;
Bell Choir.
Marriage 973-256-5200 x-10
Arrangements must be made at least 1 year in advance.
Infant Baptism 973-256-5200 x-10
We strongly suggest you prepare for your baby’s baptism by attending
the preparation class at least 2 months before your baby’s baptism.
Both parents are required to attend. Please call the Parish Ministry
Center for dates of upcoming sessions. Pre-registration is required
to attend a session.
JPIC (Justice, Peace, & the Integrity of Creation Committee)
Agnes Czaplinski, 973-942-7167
Meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM.
Rosary Society Barbara D’Allegro, 973-808-8568
Al-Anon for Adults & Teens 973-744-8686
Meetings are every Friday at 8:00 PM.
On behalf of the families we serve, thank you!
We are in desperate need of drivers to transport our
parishioners to and from the doctors or nursing homes or
hospitals. Please contact Mary Dominianni at 973-2564109 if you are able.
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Anointing of the Sick or Elderly
It is generally best to call while the sick person can participate in the
rite. Please call the Parish Ministry Center.
Novenas after Masses
Tues.: St. Anthony & Mary, Mother of God; Thurs.: St. Jude
Our Food Pantry coordinators, Ed Kohler and
David Mallonee, report that our shelves are
overflowing! We knew that we could depend
on the generous parishioners of Our Lady of the Holy
Angels to answer our recent call for help. You donated
so much food, we do not have enough shelf space to hold
it all!
"CALLING ALL DRIVERS"
Eucharist for the Homebound Agnes Arena, 973-256-5006
If you know of any parishioner who wishes to receive Eucharist at
home, please call with the appropriate information, or have them call.
We have several trained Eucharistic Ministers for the Homebound
available.
Overeaters Anonymous Info Line: 973-746-8787
Meetings are Tuesday & Saturday at 7:30 PM.
Single Again Ministry for Separated, Divorced and Widowed
Anthony, 973-235-1848
Meetings are the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM in
the St. Michael Room in the Rectory.
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Mass Intentions
In Memoriam, Over the Past 20 Years
Saturday, September 21st
September 21, 1992 to September 27, 2012
5:00 PM - Mary Levato, Pat Schumacher,
Gaetano Reda 09 20 1993
Mary Hardgrove 09 24 1996
Michael Hafele
John J. Mc Veigh 09 20 1996
Alfred Mayewski 09 24 1997
7:00 PM - Carmine Natale
Roland W. Antolowitz 09 20 2000
Veronica Gutknecht 09 24 2002
Sunday, September 22nd
Salvatore Bruno 09 21 1992
Violet M. Favocci 09 24 2009
Frederick Heyrick, Sr. 09 21 1992 Charlotte W. Feeney 09 24 2009
7:30 AM - Thomas Yott
Giuseppe Pugliano 09 21 1998
Anthony Ventrella 09 24 2012
9:30 AM - Carleigh Jones
Dorothy Fondi 09 21 2000 Stanislawa Kolczynski 09 25 1999
11:30 AM - People of the Parish, Marion Csigi,
Lucia Sciarrone 09 21 2006
Joan Miller 09 25 1999
Mike Fass
Mary Levato 09 21 2007
Anthony De Luca 09 26 1995
5:00 PM - Catherine and John Ragan
Joseph E. Sgambelluri 09 21 2007
Frank Yodice, Sr. 09 26 2006
6:30 PM - Joseph Fontan
Anna Schemly 09 22 2000 Joseph De Ruggiero 09 27 1994
Monday, September 23rd
Elizabeth Schmitter 09 23 1992
Emma Ann Zollo 09 27 2005
7:00 AM - Francesca Mandarino (Deceased - Birthday)
Joseph C. Mazza 09 23 2001
John Dumchock 09 27 2006
11:45 AM - Richard L. Trenery, Sr.
Hugh J. Bracken 09 23 2003
Felice Zaffina 09 27 2006
Tuesday, September 24th
Allen E. Machuga, Sr. 09 23 2009
Joseph Miller 09 27 2009
7:00 AM - Louis Liguori (1st Anniv.)
Agnes A. Kichury 09 23 2012
Francois Waumans 09 27 2011
11:45 AM - George Marko
Louis Liguori 09 23 2012 Lucy A. Di Guglielmo 09 27 2012
Wednesday, September 25th
7:00 AM - Louis Liguori
11:45 AM - Deborah Ribaudo
Thursday, September 26th
Sara Baumann
John Morano
7:00 AM - The Chandler Family
Rose Cristantiello
John (Jack) Shields
11:45 AM - Ernest and William Wagnecz
Gianluca Di Benedetto
Mary Beth Sigle
Friday, September 27th
Steven Domalewski
Gisella Sisti
Charles
Helwig,
Jr.
Larry Tobia
7:00 AM - Dr. Antonio Rizzo
Genevieve Maruszewski
Noreen Ward
11:45 AM - Ada Ruffolo
Saturday, September 28th
5:00 PM - Elizabeth Bellinato Lombardo,
Dr. Robert Rento,
Joseph Gilabert
Francis Bender
7:00 PM - William and Louise Pantano
Mildred Berlingieri
Sunday, September 29th
7:30 AM - Kenneth Mc Gowan, Sr.
9:30 AM - John Bakker
11:30 AM - Rita and Jules Barra, Gaetano Di Benedetto,
Maria Nicole Arena
5:00 PM - People of the Parish
Frank Galante
6:30 PM - Antoni Kaspirowicz
Please Pray for Our Sick
Recently Deceased
Tabernacle
Candle
Office Hours
Contact Us
Phone: 973-256-5200
Fax: 973-256-0185
Website: www.holyangelscommunity.org
General E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/holyangelschurch
PASTOR
PAROCHIAL VICAR
PAROCHIAL VICAR
DEACON
MUSIC MINISTRY
BAPTISM
FAITH FORMATION (1-8)
FAITH FORMATION SECTY
CONFIRMATION YEAR 1 & 2
MARRIAGE
FINANCE/OFFICE MANAGER
BULLETIN EDITOR
Msgr. T. Mark Condon
Rev. Ricardo Ortega, Jr.
Rev. Edward G. Rama
Deacon Joe Sisco
Stella Crispo
Parish Office
Trish Filiaci
Josephine Lyons
Trish Filiaci
Parish Office
Beverly Cuccinelli
Louise Cox
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This past Tuesday, September 17th, a group of volunteers from our parish met with Ms. Kate Wells, of Graham-Pelton
Fundraising – Ms. Wells is our diocesan liaison for the campaign - to discuss our kick-off for the campaign. Once again, I want to
express my thanks to Ms. Wells for her assistance and my enduring gra tude to the members of the Campaign Commi ee for their
willingness to assist with this important project for our local Church of Paterson and our parish. As we kick-off this campaign this
weekend I want to thank you for what you have done for our parish in the past and to once again express my gra tude for your
never failing support of so many projects. I am conscious that in asking you to do more I am asking for a sacrifice that is not easy to
make. As the volunteers and I start making our requests of you for a few moments to present the goals of the campaign and to let
you know of the good work that it will accomplish, I ask for your characteris c openness of mind and heart. No one can do the
impossible, no one can do everything, but everyone can do something to support this important work.
Bishop Serratelli has been anxious to provide the means for parishes to be on a strong founda on for the future and to
assure their vitality. Of course, a parish is much, much more than buildings and financial statements but as stewards of this parish
we must a end to both the spiritual and the things of this world. The Bishop has been a great help to us in providing for our future
by gran ng the permission for the Diocese of Paterson to pay off our ini al loan to the Knights of Columbus for our renova ons so
that we now have a very, very low rate of interest with a diocesan loan which will be paid off in less than five years and make our
parish completely debt free. The debt that the parish had carried for many, many years has been rolled into one payment with the
original Knights of Columbus loan to the diocese each month – that is also a part of our debt re rement plan. Addi onally, the
Bishop has significantly reduced our diocesan assessment since we have three priests to support. The Diocese has been a great
help to us; this is an opportunity for us to make our contribu on to the Diocese of Paterson that does so much good work for the
poor and also to further solidify the founda on of our own parish.
On September 9th, volunteers from all over the Diocese of Paterson gathered at the Pope John Paul II Center in Cli on to
meet with Bishop Serratelli as the third and final phase of the Partners in Faith Capital and Endowment Campaign begins; it was a
large and enthusias c group comprised of city, suburban, and rural parishioners from Passaic, Morris, and Sussex Coun es. I am
grateful to all those of our parish who responded affirma vely to my request to assist with this important moment in the life of our
diocese and our parish. Those who par cipated in the first campaign mee ng heard Bishop Serratelli speak and present his
ra onale for the campaign. The Bishop emphasized that the Church is by her nature evangelical because the Lord Jesus gave her
the commission to call others to the divine life that he promises: “Go, therefore, make disciples of all na ons, bap ze them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Ma hew 28:19-20). As members of the Body of Christ we all have the
commission to con nually help others know the life of Christ that the Church makes present and which she celebrates through
listening to God’s word and celebra ng the sacraments, especially in the Eucharist and in Reconcilia on. The Church is intrinsic to
God’s promise of salva on for all people and we all have the responsibility to strengthen the communion of the Church through
our support of one another.
All of us know that the Church has been and con nues to live through a difficult era; it is not an exaggera on to call it a
shameful period but people con nue to be drawn to the Church because of the presence of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit
that is present with us despite human failures. The Church con nues to grow and we are expanding rather than contrac ng. We
need the hope of the gospel today more than ever. In a diocese in the southern most part of New Jersey, nearly half of its parishes
were merged or closed. Thankfully that has not been the case in our own diocese. We remain a growing diocese and despite the
fact that we are in a period when a great number of the priests who comprised the largest ordina on classes in the history of our
diocese will be nearing re rement age we have also had a robust number of young men ordained in recent years. The Diocese of
Paterson is growing and the Partners in Faith Capital and Endowment Campaign will permit us, with God’s help, to con nue on that
path. The Partners in Faith Capital and Endowment Campaign will help to con nue to fund the great work of Catholic Chari es and
support so many varied and important Catholic Ministries in our diocese. This is a great moment of hope for cemen ng a firm
founda on for both our diocese, the local Church of Paterson, and our parish of Our Lady of the Holy Angels.
Because the Partners in Faith Capital Campaign will be beginning soon, it will be a busy autumn for our parish. As summer
draws to a close it is me for us to take our place alongside the other parishes of the Diocese of Paterson and begin our
par cipa on in the PƒÙãěÙÝ IÄ Fƒ®ã« C
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and conclude before Christmas. Bishop Serratelli has set the ambi ous goal of 40 million dollars for a capital and endowment
campaign for our diocese. As a vital member of this local church it is our privilege to be able to contribute to the vital ministries
carried by the Diocese of Paterson while at the same me being able, through the same campaign, to a end to the important
needs of our own parish. Many parishes have already concluded their par cipa on in the campaign and almost every one of those
parishes have surpassed their goals by a fairly significant amount. I know that Our Lady of the Holy Angels Parish will also be proud
of the contribu on that we make to this work of the local church. The Partners In Faith Campaign not only will help to support the
good work of the Diocese of Paterson but will also be a help to our parish as a por on of what is pledged and fulfilled will be
returned to the parish for our work here.
Bishop Serratelli has pointed out on numerous occasions and in public se ngs that the Bishop’s Annual Appeal and this
Partners In Faith Campaign is about the pastor more than anything else. In other words, the people of the parish need to be
suppor ve of their pastor in order for the Bishop’s Annual Appeal and this Partners In Faith Campaign to be successful. I have never
been disappointed in the people of our parish and whenever I have come to you for help with important projects you have never
failed to respond. This is a moment for our parish to work together toward an important goal just as we have in the past.
In the days ahead I will be asking some of you to help me ac vely conduct this campaign. This is a worthy endeavor which
helps the work of the Diocese of Paterson, especially Catholic Chari es, and it will help our parish. Our parish goal is almost
500,000 dollars. In our own Building on TradiƟon Campaign for the installa on of an elevator and renova on of our parish church
we had over 930,000 dollars pledged and nearly 600,000 dollars of campaign pledges already fulfilled. I know we can and will meet
our goal for the Partners In Faith Campaign. As we move forward at this important moment in the history of our parish, I ask most
of all for your prayers not so much for the success of the campaign but that we may do God’s will and give praise and glory to him
through all of our efforts. I commend this endeavor and all of you to the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady
of the Holy Angels. God bless you for your goodness and generosity.
Here is some helpful informaƟon about the upcoming Partners In Faith Campaign:
1. What is Partners In Faith?
Partners In Faith is a capital and endowment campaign designed to raise a minimum of $40 million in gi s and pledges payable
over the next three to five years for the needs of the Diocese of Paterson and its parishes. To reach this goal, each parish has been
assigned a financial target as its share of the $40 million goal.
2. Why do we need a major fundraising campaign?
At the present me, the Diocese of Paterson operates with funds provided by the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, the assessment revenue
provided by the parishes and the extraordinary income from sources such as investments, rental income and service fees. A
comprehensive capital and endowment campaign is needed to con nue to support the extraordinary needs of our parishes and
Catholic educa on, the special health care needs of our priests, the many good works of Catholic Chari es and the renova on and
restora on needs of St. John the Bap st Cathedral. The 2013 Bishop’s Annual Appeal is also included in the campaign target.
3. Will the 2013 Bishop’s Annual Appeal be conducted?
No separate campaign for the 2013 Bishop’s Annual Appeal will be conducted. However, $4 million from the diocesan campaign
will be used to fund the 2013 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. The Bishop’s Annual Appeal will resume in 2014.
4. How is this campaign different from the Bishop’s Annual Appeal?
The Partners In Faith Campaign seeks to address long-term and extraordinary needs, while the Bishop’s Annual Appeal helps fund
the annual opera ng expenses of four dis nct diocesan ministries. An objec ve of Partners In Faith is to establish new, or augment
exis ng endowments. A permanently restricted endowment fund is one in which the principal monies are invested and are not
withdrawn. The annual distribu on earned from the endowments is used to fund ini a ves of the Church. Endowments,
therefore, provide con nuous funding and enable the Church to be a responsible steward of its financial resources.
5. How is this campaign different from the Prepare the Way Campaign conducted in 2000?
In every me, and especially mes of great need, Catholics are called to con nue to serve and care for others, evangelize and be a
visible presence. The Partners In Faith Campaign responds to that call by addressing current priori es that are primarily different
from Prepare the Way. Just as the Prepare the Way Campaign con nues to make an impact on people‘s lives through the case
elements it promoted, Partners In Faith will expand the scope of our outreach with unique ini a ves that will benefit even more
people through crea ve partnerships.
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Faith Formation Corner
WELCOME BACK!
A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar
Office of Family Life ~ Diocese of Paterson
The start of the upcoming Faith Formation Year is as
follows:
Grades 1-6 - First Session:
Sunday, September 22nd, 10:30 AM, Banyan School
Confirmation Program
Please see the following list for possible ministry
opportunities that all students can become involved with:
Despite all our time saving gadgets, we still have less
leisure and family time. To solve this we created the
Myth of Quality Time. Don’t be fooled: Quality Time is
Quantity Time. Jesus counsels us today, we “cannot
serve two masters” and expect to be happy. Dedicate
time to your family. No one in their final hours regretted
not spending more time at work.
Fr. English Food Pans
Please support the Fr. English Center and support a
family or two by making a meal for them to enjoy. Food
pans and recipes are available during each confirmation
session. All pans should be clearly marked with the meal
that it contains and they should be brought back to the
next month’s confirmation session FROZEN.
Altar Servers
This is an important ministry for our parish and your
support and involvement once per month is needed!
Please contact the Parish Ministry Center (973-256-5200)
if you are interested in becoming an altar server.
Lectors
Readers Wanted! We are in need of lectors to read once
per month during one of our liturgies. Please contact the
Parish Ministry Center (973-256-5200) if you are
interested in becoming a lector.
Our Music Ministry Needs You!
Join us in our Children’s Choir, Bell Choir or Adult Choir
as we share our love for the Lord and praise Him through
music. New members and instrumentalists are always
welcome. Contact Stella at 973-256-5200 x-23 or talk to
her after mass.
Faith Formation Assistants
Classroom Assistants are needed for our Faith Formation
Program. Please contact Trish Filiaci if you are interested
in volunteering: [email protected]
Food Bank
Community food bank dates have been set for this year.
It is a wonderful ministry and opportunity to work with
others to help feed the hungry. For more specific
information about dates and what is involved in this
ministry, please contact Laura Sodano through our Parish
Ministry Center at 973-256-5200.
MYCHAL’S MESSAGE &
JPIC Thank You!
Thank
you
once
again
for
your
overwhelming response to our BLESSED
BLOOMERS project. Your generous
donations made many people happy. What
a wonderful way to honor the memory of Father Mychal
on September 11th. May God continue to bless all of you.
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Our Lady of the Holy Angels
Yankee Candle® Sale
You won’t want to miss the opportunity
to purchase quality Yankee Candles®
and support Holy Angels at the same
time!
Pick up a brochure at the main entrance of the church
after mass or stop by the Parish Ministry Center. Delivery
will be in plenty of time for Thanksgiving.
Deadline for orders is Sunday, October 6th. For
further information or questions, please contact the Parish
Ministry Center at 973-256-5200.
Vendors & Crafters Wanted
Vendors and Crafters wanted for our Holiday
Shopping Day to be held Saturday, December
7th in St. Francis Hall. Fee is $45.00, which
includes space, 6 ft. table, & 2 chairs. ($40 if
paid before November 15th.) If you are interested in
renting
space
please
email
Donna
at
[email protected].
Multicultural Music Program
The Justice and Peace Committee invites you to join with
them in a program of multicultural music of Praise to our
God today, Sunday, September 22nd at 2:30 PM. The
event features music from OLHA, the Ministerio
Bienaventurado Hispanic and Straight and Narrow African
-American Gospel choirs. The event will be held in the
church followed by light refreshments in St. Francis Hall.
Please join us - all are welcome!!
2013 Rosary Society Trips
Holy Angels Rosary Society is sponsoring the following
trips for 2013:
September 24th-25th
Philadelphia, PA
November 15th
Ed Sullivan’s “Really Big Shew” at the Brownstone
For further information, call Millie at 973-256-4916.
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6. When will the campaign begin? Will pastors be kept informed of its progress? How?
The campaign is currently underway, star ng with a comprehensive quiet leadership gi
regular reports on progress will be sent to parish and lay leadership.
phase. As the campaign progresses,
7. When will parishes par cipate in the campaign, and will parishes have a say in when they par cipate?
When will the parishes be informed of these decisions? All parishes will conduct their campaigns as part of a “group” of parishes at
some point between fall 2012 and the end of 2013. We will take into considera on a parish’s willingness to par cipate in a specific
group. However, a campaign metable that is heavy with ac vity at the “back end” is not our plan. Parishes will be informed of
their group far enough in advance to properly prepare for the campaign.
8. How will parish targets be set?
In most diocesan campaigns, a parish’s goal is typically based on a percentage of its annual offertory income. We are adhering to a
formula that is uniform for all parishes and based upon exis ng data rather than perceived poten al for support in a par cular
parish.
9. Will parishes have an opportunity to appeal their targets?
Yes. Recognizing that there may be a handful of unique circumstances in some parishes, the Pastors’ Advisory Commi ee may
establish a subcommi ee to review requests for a goal reduc on. In the end, though, the targets are numbers to strive for and not
assessments.
10. What share of dollars raised will parishes receive as rebates?
Twenty-five percent (25%) of all funds received up to each parish’s target will be returned to that parish for its own individual
needs; sixty percent (60%) will be returned on all monies received over a parish’s target.
PARISH PARTICIPATION
11. How will parishioners be contacted in the Partners In Faith Campaign?
In order for the Diocese of Paterson to raise a minimum of $40 million, each of the 111 parishes will conduct its own local
fundraising campaign. Partners In Faith will be conducted in four phases commencing in September 2012 and concluding in
January 2014. The Diocese hopes that each Catholic family will be visited or contacted by a fellow parishioner to explain the
campaign and ask for his/her support.
12. How will Partners In Faith affect parish offertory?
In the short-term, offertory is expected to remain constant. Through Partners In Faith, volunteers will ask parishioners to make
extraordinary pledges above and beyond regular giving. Parishioners are not asked to lessen their giving to their parishes, but to
consider more of a commitment to the Church. In the long-term, similar campaigns in other dioceses have actually caused
increases in parish offertory through parishioners embracing stewardship as a way of life and strengthening their vision of the
Church.
13. Will stewardship be incorporated into Partners In Faith? How?
A capital campaign is an opportunity for stewardship. Through Partners In Faith, we seek sacrificial offerings of the financial
blessings God has bestowed on us. It is important to realize that stewardship is an ongoing, lifelong endeavor to advance the
mission of the Church. A capital campaign, however, is a brief and dis nct effort that seeks to address immediate needs. A capital
campaign, therefore, can be a way for parishioners to begin to prac ce stewardship.
14. Why does Partners In Faith emphasize personal visits?
Personal, face-to-face contact remains the single best way to raise funds. This method emphasizes the personal nature of giving,
allows for a thorough presenta on of the statement of needs, gives poten al donors the opportunity to ask ques ons and allows
volunteers to express their enthusiasm and reinforce their support for the campaign.
15. How will the shared funds be returned to the parishes?
The funds are collected through a pledge redemp on process, tallied and held in a custodial fund. Parishes will receive their
rebates annually. It is important to note that parishes will only receive shared funds on monies collected, not on pledges received.
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September 22, 2013 - Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Weekly Readings
Faith Sharing Questions
September 23rd through September 29th
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Readings Proclaimed: September 29th
Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10;
1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31
Monday:
Ezr 1:1-6; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 8:16-18
Tuesday:
Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 8:19-21
Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9; Tb 13:2, 3-4abefghn, 7-8; Lk 9:1-6
Thursday:
Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 9:7-9
Friday:
Hg 2:1-9; Ps 43:1-4; Lk 9:18-22
Saturday:
Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Jer 31:10-12ab, 13; Lk 9:43b-45
Sunday:
Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16;
Lk 16:19-31
1. In the 1st reading Amos is warning the nation that
they have become complacent. Where in our lives
have we become complacent and how can we
stop our complacency?
2. What commandment does Paul call us to keep
without stain or reproach?
3. Who might represent Lazarus in a contemporary
society?
4. When have I not recognized Jesus in the kindness
of another? And why is that? Am I not expecting
Jesus to show himself in my everyday life?
Bountiful Harvest Brunch
Knights of Columbus
The Borough of Totowa Public Library Foundation,
together with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Public Library,
are hosting the 2nd Annual "Bountiful Harvest
Brunch." Please join us on Sunday, September 29th
at 10:00 AM at The Brownstone, 351 West Broadway,
Paterson, for a fun (and delicious) benefit for The
Borough of Totowa Public Library. Donations for a
ticket to this event are $40.00 (including unlimited
Mimosas). All proceeds directly benefit the library.
Tickets are available at The Borough of Totowa Public
Library, 537 Totowa Road. Please make checks
payable to: The Borough of Totowa Public Library.
Any further information is available at the library
website - [email protected], or by calling 973-7903265.
Baptisms
Golf Outing
The Paterson Federation Knights of
Columbus will be holding our inaugural
Donald E. Ryan Golf Outing on Monday,
September, 23rd at the Bowling Green Golf Club in Oak
Ridge. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM with a 9:00 AM
start. All proceeds will be used to fund the Federation
Scholarship Fund, Support the Paterson Diocese
Department for Persons with Disabilities and our Diocesan
Seminarian Support Program. For more information, call
Dennis Kendzior at 973-927-1647 or e-mail him at
[email protected].
40 Days for Life Fall Campaign
LIFENET is organizing a “40 Days for Life” effort of prayer
and fasting for an end to abortion in America from
Wednesday, September 25th-Sunday, November 3rd,
2013. We are asking people to come and pray for 1 hour per
week for 6 weeks between the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00
PM at the Social Security Building located at 396 Bloomfield
Avenue, Montclair (across the street from a high-volume
abortion center). During the last 40 Days for Life campaign,
20 babies were saved from abortion in Montclair! For more
information or to sign-up to volunteer, call 973-509-8123 or
e-mail [email protected]. Prayer saves lives.
Passport Services
8/4/2013
Theodore Ludlow Collins,
son of
Ryan & Jennifer
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The borough of Totowa Public Library, 537 Totowa Road, will
be holding Passport Services and Veteran ID's. Join us on
Thursday, September 26th from 5:00-7:00 PM as Kristin M.
Corrado, Esq. from the Passaic County Clerk's Office offers
these services. They will also be providing full Passport
services including: Notary Registration/Renewal. Parking is in
the rear of the building. For further information, or any
questions, please call 973-790-3265.
The Angelus
www.holyangelscommunity.org
Pastor’s Message (...continued from Page 7)
16. Who is the custodian of funds raised through the Partners
In Faith Campaign?
The Catholic Founda on of the Diocese of Paterson will be the
custodian of funds.
17. How will current economic condi ons affect the
campaign?
The simple answer is that philanthropic giving na onwide has
increased in every consecu ve year since it has been tracked.
There have been five economic recessions since 1970; even
through those, giving has increased. Recall that we tested a
$60 million goal for the campaign; the recommended lower
goal of $40 million does account for economic factors.
M
C
Thank you for your generosity in last week’s
maintenance collec on that helps us to a end to the repair of
our parish buildings. I apologize for forge ng to take the
second collec on at the 5:00 Saturday evening Mass last week.
Sincerely in Christ,
Monsignor T. Mark Condon
Pastor
Volunteers Needed!!
We need volunteers for our weekly
Bingo to assist once per month!
If you would like to help, please call
Frank Mandala at 973-495-8800 for details.
With your help, Bingo will continue to be a success!
Paramus Catholic High School
Sports Auction
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
The Fiesta Banquet Hall, Wood-Ridge, NJ
Doors Open at 6:30 PM
Hosted by the New York Giants great George Martin
(Member of the 1986 Super Bowl Champion Giants/
Head of the NFL Retired Players’ Association)
Knights Atlantic City Bus Ride
Join the Knights for a day of fun in Atlantic City on
Thursday, October 10th!! We will be leaving at 9:00 AM
from the Holy Angels parking lot. Come early for “coffee
and…” prior to leaving. All are welcome! Only $30.00 per
person, and you get $25.00 Slot Money. You can’t beat
those odds!! To reserve your seat, please contact Jim
Minnella at 973-256-1976.
HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSES
Mary Help of Christians Academy
659 Belmont Avenue, North Haledon, NJ
All girls Catholic High School
Saturday, October 5th from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM and
Saturday, October 26th from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM
Be a Blue Jay for a Day!
Friday, September 27th from 8:00 AM-2:30 PM
RSVP by September 23rd to Sr. Mary Jackson
For more info, please call 973-790-6200 x-148, e-mail
[email protected] or visit www.maryhelp.org.
DePaul Catholic
“The Place To Be”
1512 Alps Road, Wayne, NJ
Sunday, October 6th at 1:00 PM and
Wednesday, October 23rd at 7:00 PM
For more info, please contact John Merritt,
Director of Enrollment at 973-694-3702 x-410 or 442,
[email protected] or visit www.depaulcatholic.org.
Oratory Prep
1 Beverly Road, Summit, NJ
Sunday, October 6th from 1:00-3:00 PM and
Thursday, October 24th from 6:45-8:15 PM
For more info, please contact the Admissions Office at
908-273-5771 x-1, [email protected] or visit
www.oratoryprep.org.
Paramus Catholic High School
425 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ
Students in Grades 6-8 & their parents are welcome
Sunday, October 6th from 1:00-4:00 PM and
Wednesday, October 16th from 7:00-9:00 PM
For more info, please contact the Admissions Office at
201-445-4466 x-104 or visit www.paramuscatholic.org.
Academy of Saint Elizabeth
2 Convent Road, Convent Station, NJ
Thursday, October 17th at 7:00 PM
Wednesday, November 13th at 7:00 PM
$60 per ticket
Buffet Dinner – Excellent Raffle Gifts – 50/50 Raffle
Autographed Memorabilia from
some of the biggest names in sports
Admission Testing Dates - 8:30 AM
Saturday, October 19th and Saturday, November 16th
For more information, please contact
William Brieden at 201-445-4466 x-203.
For more information, please call the Admissions Office
at 973-290-5225 or visit aosenj.org.
September 22, 2013 - Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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CURSILLO Fall 2013!
A 3-Day Course in Christianity
Cursillo is an international movement. Literally,
hundreds of thousands of Catholics around the world
have "made" a Cursillo and found it to be one of the
life changing events of their adult Christian life. Not
only do people come away from the experience
knowing more about faith, they come away with a sense that they
belong to a great community of believers with whom they can
share and grow in faith, hope and love.
If you are looking for such an experience, there are Fall dates
available for both women & men:
Women’s 168th Cursillo: October 3-6, 2013
Men’s 185th Cursillo: November 21-24, 2013
Sustaining vibrant faith communities
Your gift helps strengthen the 111 parishes as
our spiritual homes and centers of worship,
faith and service–including your home parish.
Your gift to Partners In Faith will help:
♦Strengthen your home parish. Your parish
has been assigned a financial target as
part of the overall campaign goal. Twentyfive percent (25%) of the amount pledged
and received up to your parish target will
be returned to your parish for its special
and individual needs. Of funds raised
over this target, sixty percent (60%) will be
returned for the needs of your parish.
For more information, please contact
Lorraine and Bob Oechslin 973-227-4770.
CHANTICLEER “An Orchestra of Voices!”
Immaculate Conception Church, Montclair
Sunday, October 27th - 4:00 PM
Chanticleer, a Grammy award winning, internationally
acclaimed ensemble of accapella singers comes to Montclair
for ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY - Sunday, October 27th at
4:00 PM. Their amazing choral blend will be stunning in our
magnificent church; please Google them to hear their signature
sound! Pre-Sale tickets are now available at the parish office.
Tickets in a special Reserved Section will be $50 and General
Admission Tickets are $40. Calls of interest have already come
in from all over New Jersey - we expect a full house so don't
delay - purchase your tickets today! For more information contact
Preston Dibble at 973-744-5650 x-113 or e-mail:
[email protected]. Immaculate Conception Church is
located at 30 North Fullerton Avenue, Montclair.
Financial Outlook Ending
9/15/13
Snow Removal
Collection Goals
2013-2014 Yearly Collection Goal
2013-2014 Weekly Goal
Maintenance Collection Fund
$535,500.00
$10,500.00
Collection 9/15/13
Collection thru envelopes/checks
Collection thru Cash
Auto Debit Program
Weekly Collection Total
$7,290.00
$1,799.00
$ 935.00
$10,024.00
Weekly Collection Analysis
Fiscal Year 7/1/13-6/30/14
Collection Shortage - 9/15/13
Cumulative Shortage
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$1,722.00
$476.00
$13,327.00
Last Collection 8/18/13
2013-2014 Cumulative Collection
Next Collection 10/19/13-10/20/13
$2,772.00
$9,754.00
Envelope Usage
Registered Households
Households Receiving Envelopes
Households Using Envelopes
1,872
499
358
Diocesan Assessment
Fiscal Year 7/1/13-6/30/14
Monthly
The Angelus
$81,047.00
$6,753.92
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