CHURCH OF SAINT ELIZABETH March 3, 2019

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Parish Center 700 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 Office: 201-891-1122 Fax: 201-891-3708 Website: www.saintelizabeths.orgEmail: rectory@saintelizabeths.org School Principal Karen Lewis Parish School Greenwood Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481

Office: 201-891-1481

Website: www.sainte-school.org

Ash Wednesday - March 6th

7:00 am Daily Mass with ashes

9:00 am Daily Mass with ashes

12:00 noon Prayer Service with ashes

4:00 pm Prayer Service with ashes

5:30 pm Prayer Service with ashes

7:00 pm Prayer Service with ashes

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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Time sure seems to be flying by, with only two more weeks until Spring break, which will mark the halfway point of my last semester at the Seminary. It was 2013 when I entered the Seminary, with high hopes and excitement for the chance to learn all the things that a Catholic priest would know.

I never served as an altar server, never served as a lector, never heard of the word Eucharistic Minister, didn’t know there were permanent deacons, along with so many other things that I had no idea existed in the Catholic Church. Looking back at the six years, it still amazes me how I got through it all. I keep telling the other guys at the Seminary, I don’t know how I was able to make it through the six years of classes, events, prayers and all the extra responsibilities. It has been an interesting roller coaster ride of ups and downs, spiritually and emotionally.

July of 2018, I was assigned to St. Elizabeth’s in Wyckoff as a transitional deacon. It was the first time en-

countering a parish like St. Elizabeth, with 60 plus ministries, three full time priests and a permanent deacon, along with so many staff members to keep St. Elizabeth such a busy and vibrant parish.

I remember writing, “If I can survive at St. Elizabeth’s, I can survive anywhere”, in my first letter for the

bulletin after I began my assignment. I now write to you with only about two full months left until end of my as-signment at St. Elizabeth’s. I can say with gratitude to everyone at St. Elizabeth’s how amazing it has been to be part of the parish family. I had the opportunity to experience so many different things. I feel so blessed to have had the chance to be assigned here. I hope I can experience as much as possible until the end of my assignment and continue to learn what it means to be a good priest. We need more good priests in the Church.

Your hopeful servant in Christ, Deacon Steve Chun

NEWS AND EVENTS

COLLECTIONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING February 24th Online from last week $ 2,278

Offertory $18,685 | Online $2,856 | Total $21,541

Heartfelt THANKS To Our Volunteer's!

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MASS INTENTIONS NEWS AND EVENTS

Memorials for the week of March 3rd

Altar Bread & Wine, in memory of Tommy FitzPatrick, donated by The St. Elizabeth School HSA

Sanctuary Light, in memory of Rodrigo Garcia, 1st Anniversary, donated by The Lim Family

Saturday, March 2 9:00 am Memorial Mass

5:00 pm Mary Lou Shadiack

Sunday, March 3 7:30 am Audrey D’Agostino

9:00 am People of the Parish

10:30 am Evelyn Finn

12:00 noon John &

Bridget Rocks

6:15 pm Joseph Testa

Monday, March 4 7:00 am Ursela Arnold

9:00 am Juliane Leskauskas, 35th Anniversary

Tuesday, March 5

7:00 am Rachel Calabrese

9:00 am Emilio, Estrealla,

& Ellery Horrilleno

Wednesday, March 6 7:00 am Tommy FitzPatrick

9:00 am Tommy FitzPatrick

Thursday, March 7

7:00 am Fausta Sanchez

9:00 am Dr. Michael J. Novack

Friday, March 8 7:00 am Marian Hart

9:00 am Margaret & Harold Bell Bonnie Bell Gerli

Saturday, March 9 9:00 am Memorial Mass

5:00 pm Raymond Maniaci

Sunday, March 10 7:30 am Helen & Peter

Dahlinger

9:00 am Julian Motyka

10:30 am Lillian Emiel &

Robert De Groote

12:00 noon Daniel Giletta

6:15 pm People of the Parish

“To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.”

Your loved one will be announced at Mass for 2 weeks, then the name will be included in the weekly bulletin for six weeks. Please call the Parish Center to let us know who we should

include on our prayer lists.

A time to be healed….. Healing prayers for: Chris Contey, Mary Ann Comiskey,

Lorraine Shaughnessy, Cameron Hyman, Christina Hyman, Marie Mazur, Virginia Fazio, Ron Baradel, Dominic Vellucci, Lynn Else, Ari Labell, Carina Villonco,

Jojo Rafers, Claudia Wagner, Joseph Cavolli, and Ted Noble

A time for sorrow…. Our recently deceased: John Mazor

2019 Sharing God’s Blessings Annual Appeal: There is still time to donate to help support the 2019 Sharing God’s Blessings campaign. Please be as generous as possible. Thank you for any help you can provide. If you wish to donate, checks may be dropped off at the Parish Center.

March Monthly Food Collection: Bags are being distributed this weekend for our monthly food collection. Please return a bag of groceries next weekend for a needy neighbor. No time to shop? No worries! Cash, check, or any kind of gift cards are joyfully accepted. Thanks in advance for your continued generosity.

FEB Donations-230 Bags & $892 Cash JAN Donations-225 Bags & $892 Cash

2019 YTD Donations-445 Bags & $1,784 Cash 2018 YTD Donations-397 Bags & $2,127 Cash

All donations went to OASIS(90%) & Star of Hope Ministries(10%) in Paterson. Our ministry team wishes to especially thank the St. E’s School, and all of our

parishioners for their generous FEBRUARY donations.

Seniors: The seniors will be meeting this Monday, March 4th at 12 noon in the Elizabeth Room. Lunch will be served. All seniors are welcome!

St. Elizabeth School: Is now accepting new registration for the 2019-20 school year. Please call the school office at 201-891-1481 to set up an appointment.

Julia’s Butterfly Foundation: Enjoy an evening of Irish Songs & Broadway Favorites—Saturday, March 23rd 7-9 pm at the West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood. Tickets are available online at www.juliasbutterflyfoundation.tix.com, or at the Parish Center. VIP tick-ets for $100 include priority concert seating & a catered cocktail recep-tion with Anthony Kearns. General concert ticket $25.

Bereavement Night: We encourage anyone who has experienced a recent loss to come to the Bereavement Support Night on Wednesday, March 6h at 7:30 PM in the Amadeus Room. No registration is required.

St. Martin’s Soup Kitchen: Saturday, March 23rd, we will be serving chicken legs and thighs (Original Shake and Bake) and mixed vegetables. If you can donate food, contact Jonathan Camiolo, 201-891-3262. It would be very helpful for planning if you could call by Tuesday, March 19th .

Little Black Books: Will be available this weekend in the Narthex.

Altar Server Training Friday, March 15th , 4 -5 pm.

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ARCHDIOCESAN LENTEN REGULATIONS 1. The days of both Fast & Abstinence during Lent are Ash Wednes-

day and Good Friday. If possible, the fast on Good Friday is contin-

ued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the “paschal

fast” to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to pre-

pare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily His

Resurrection.

The other Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence.

On a day of Fast, only one (1) full meal is permitted and (2) small-

er meals which, if added together, would not exceed the main

meal in quantity.

Those between the ages of 18-59 are obliged to fast. On a day of

Abstinence, no meat may be eaten. Those who have reached the

age of 14 are obliged by the law of abstinence.

2. The obligation to observe the laws of Fast & Abstinence

“substantially” or as whole is a serious obligation.

3. The Fridays of the year, outside of Lent, are designated as days

of penance, but each individual may substitute for the traditional

abstinence from meat some other practice of voluntary self-denial as

penance.

4. The time for fulfilling the Paschal Precept (Easter Duty*) extends

from the First Sunday of Lent, March 10, 2019 to the Solemnity of

the Holy Trinity, June 16,2019.

*Canon 920. §1 All the faithful, after they have been initiated into the Most

Holy Eucharist, are bound by the obligation of receiving Communion at

least once a year..

NEWS AND EVENTS