NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEAugust 12, 2012

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2012

5:00 p.m. Anthony J. Gennaro

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 2012

7:30 a.m. Joan Kearney

9:00 a.m. Mae Kennedy - 17th Anniversary

10:30 a.m. Heather Sartori

Kane and Urbano Families

12:00 noon Alan Note

MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012

7:00 a.m. Joseph Kacsanik

12:00 noon Prayer Service

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012

8:30 a.m. Frank Merli - 34th Anniversary

12:00 noon Prayer Service

VIGIL OF THE ASSUMPTION

5:00 p.m. John Kmech, Jr.

Frank Merli - 34th Anniversary

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2012

7:00 a.m. Michael F. O’Keefe, Sr.

8:30 a.m. Amador (Chico) Claudio

12:00 noon Janet Latona

7:00 p.m. Joseph Dale

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012

8:30 a.m. Frances Alesci Lipari

12:00 noon Prayer Service

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012

7:00 a.m. Lorraine Kinney

12:00 noon Prayer Service

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2012

5:00 p.m. Heather Sartori

Joseph Zurla, Sr.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2012

7:30 a.m. John T. DeCicco

9:00 a.m. Carol Froehlich

10:30 a.m. James Boylan

Cornelius LaGuardia

12:00 noon Helen Burgel

Next Sunday’s Scripture Readings

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

1 Kgs 19:4-8

Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9

Eph 4:30-5:2

Jn 6:41-51

SANCTUARY OFFERINGS

The SANCTUARY LAMP which burns near the

Tabernacle in Church, the reminder of the Lord's Presence in

the Most Holy Eucharist will burn in memory of WALTER

AND MICHAEL SAKOWSKI. Requested by Dorothy

Sakowski.

The ALTAR BREADS which will become the Body of

our Lord Jesus Christ at the Masses celebrated in Church during

the week will be offered in memory of GERALD

D'AVANZO. Requested by his wife, Julia.

The ALTAR WINE which will become the Blood of our

Lord Jesus Christ at the Masses celebrated in Church during the

week will be offered for ALL AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS -

OPEN HEARTS - OPEN MINDS - OPEN DOORS.

Requested by Larry and Liz Forte.

Please keep Walter, Michael, Gerald, All Autistic Individuals

and their families in your prayers.

2012 Sanctuary Offerings

are available through the Parish Office .

Celebrate the Birth - Baptism - Graduation - Wedding

- Anniversary of someone you love OR remember

those in the Military - those who are deceased

through these offerings!

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS CARRYING THE

GRIEF AND SORROW OF PAST ABORTIONS?

Share with them the "good news" of God's merciful love:

Days of Prayer and Healing

for women and men suffering from the effects of abortion.

FOR WOMEN

For more information or to register

please call the sisters of Life: 866.575.0075 or email

hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org,

(www.sistersoflife.org/hope-and-healing-after-abortion)

or email Lumina@postabortionhelp.org

FOR MEN

please call: 877.586.4621

or email Lumina@postabortionhelp.org

From the Pastor August 12, 2012

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

“The Jews murmured, ‘Is not Jesus the son of Joseph and Mary? How can he say he has come down from heaven?’ And Jesus said. ‘I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; I

am the living bread that came down from heaven, whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." [See John 6:41-51]

To help open the treasures of the revised Roman Missal, I’m giving a weekly reflection on the three theological deep and beautiful Mass orations of that day, gleaned from the book Essential Presidential Prayers and Texts.

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Collect

Almighty ever-living God, whom, taught by the Holy Spirit, we dare to call our Father, bring,

we pray, to perfection in our hearts the spirit of adoption as your sons and daughters,

that we may merit to enter into the inheritance which you have promised.

Tender Affection/Reverent Awe. Some have difficulty relating to God as ‘Father’ due to bad experiences with their earthly ‘Dad’ [or ‘Abba’ as the Bible calls God!] for no human fathers are perfect - and neither are their children! Some had absentee or weak fathers; some aged fathers now act like little children; all must pray for the ability to treat them with loving respect, even if it is not deserved. But not so with God!

Our Heavenly Father IS perfect and knows what is best for us. And as this Collect states, we must pray for the grace to equally: rest in our Father’s tender, affectionate embrace; respect Him with reverent awe; and obey His will - not out of fear, but out of love! This sort of maturity in faith is something we must work at constantly. For as an ‘adult’ in faith, we can better appreciate how our promised inheritance is NOT something we earn and is certainly NOT something we deserve! It is a grace or gift from a loving Father to His children, who should always treat Him with the most tender, grateful affection - and the most respectful, reverent awe!

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Prayer over the Offerings

Be pleased, O Lord, to accept the offerings of your Church, for in your mercy you have given them

to be offered - and by your power you transform them into the mystery of our salvation.

Is the Gift or Gift-Giver More Important? This question seems to be the crux of this Prayer over the Offerings. We may be quick to say that our gifts ‘represent’ those who worked so hard to provide them. But the truth is: God is the giver of every good gift; God provides the gifts we offer, which He accepts and returns to us! As the Priest’s normally inaudible prayers state: we first ‘receive’ the gifts of bread and wine FROM God before we offer them TO God! The fruit of our labors - and our very selves - are also God’s gifts, which we offer to Him, which God then uses to build up His Kingdom on earth!

When we give someone a gift, we take the way they take and use our gift personally. When they express thanks and put it to good use, we are filled with joy; when they take it for granted, misuse or discard the gift, we are hurt. Might God have the same range of reactions to the way we take and use His many gifts?

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Prayer after Communion

May the communion in your Sacrament that we have consumed, save us, O Lord, and confirm us in the light of your truth.

The Sacrament of Sacraments. While this prayer uses the singular ‘Sacrament,’ it refers to all the mysteries of Christ, which are summed up in the Eucharist. The Sacraments enable us to get a ‘foot’ into heaven’s door; they are windows that let heavenly grace shine upon us; they give the true meaning or God’s ‘Truth’ about every aspect of human life. In a way, the Sacraments ‘spiritualize’ our bodily growth: Baptism/birth; Confirmation/maturity; Eucharist/nourishment; Reconciliation/failure; Matrimony/family life; Holy Orders/structure; and Anointing/sickness and death. God has truly covered all the bases!

Each time we ‘consume the Sacrament’ we are actually being consumed by - or drawn into - the life, death and Resurrection of Christ. When we share in Holy Communion, we become a part of Christ: our minds can become more attuned to His mind, our heart to His heart, our actions to His actions and our love to His love! Again, not by magic, but by becoming what - or Who - we receive in this Great Sacrament at holy Mass!

With my love and prayers,

Reverend Michael J. Kreder

FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION

of the

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Masses for this

Holyday of Obligation are: Tuesday, August 14th

5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 15th

7:00 - 8:30 a.m. -

12:00 noon & 7:00 p.m.

“Courageous are those who hear the Word of God, and keep it.”

Mary answered her call (delivered by the angel Gabriel) to be the

Mother of God with courage. She stood at the cross with

courage. We celebrate her opening the way for us. We must

follow with courage, even to paradise. Mary is also the

courageous gathering of God’s people, our Holy Mother Church.

Listen to the source of our courage: “Victory, power, and empire

forever, have been won, and all authority for the Christ.” Listen

and have the courage to respond!

REMEMBER TO WEAR SOMETHING BLUE!

REMEMBER YOUR PARISHSome people wait until the end of summer to put in a ‘catch-up’

envelope for the Sundays they might have been away. The “Way

of Stewardship” is NOT to ‘catch up’ after everything has been

used for vacation but to give from the “first fruits.” Why not

consider “catching up” before you leave for vacation as an act

of gratitude to God for all you have been given.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

Anyone interested in becoming a fully initiated Roman

Catholic - one who has received Baptism, Confirmation and

First Eucharist - the RCIA is for you! The RCIA is ideally for non-

baptized [Jews, Moslems, Hindus, the unchurched] and for

baptized Protestants who wish to become Catholic. It is also

for adult Catholics who never received First Eucharist and/or

Confirmation. Please share this invite with anyone who might

be interested. For further information call Mary Lanni,

coordinator at [201] 933-1056. To “sign up” for this year’s

session, leave your name and evening phone number at the

Parish Office. Sessions begin in September!

Name:

Telephone #:

email address:

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL has a teaching position open for

a higher level MATH teacher including CALCULUS and AP

CALCULUS. Fax resume to: (201) 933-0834

PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY

Continue to pray for all the brave men and women who are

defending our country. Keep them safe from all attacks and

danger. Give them wisdom and strength in battle, help them

to stay spiritually, physically, mentally and emotionally strong

and bring them safely home to their families.

DREW NAPOLI

nephew to Thea Scheuerman

1LT. DANIELLE REID

daughter of John and Bonnie Reid

in Kuwait

PAUL FEDORISIN

Ellen Reid's grandson

Fort Knox - Kentucky

SAVE THE DATE2nd Annual 55 Kip Center Casino Night. Join us on Friday,

September 21, 2012 at The Landmark in East Rutherford.

Pre-admission ticket price is $65 per person ($75 at the door).

Admission includes hot and cold buffet, 4 hour open bar and

$200 in “Kip Kash.” Proceeds will help sustain the vital

programs and services that keep older adults active and

independent. For more information call 201 460-1600 or visit

our web site at www.55kipcenter.org.

WELCOME TO OUR LITTLE ONES,

NEWLY BAPTIZED IN CHRIST!

Siena Rose Struble

daughter to Gina (Durante) and Scott Struble

Brendan John O'Rourke

son to Jennifer (Manser) and Ryan O'Rourke

Liana Lucia Elizondo

daughter to Marisa (Bongiovanni) and Allan Elizondo

Giuliana Rose Battista

daughter to Cara (Cutillo) and Gerardo Battista

Carmelle Golan Sullivan

daughter to Efrat (Golan) and Patrick M. Sullivan

Julia Mary Goodrich

daughter to Karen (Marchetti) and Michael G. Goodrich

Clara Christine Owens

daughter to Mary Ellen (Farabaugh) and Richard Owens

Madison Nichole Vanderhoot

daughter to Nichole (Balletta) and Eddie Vanderhoot

You have brought your son and daughters for their

spiritual rebirth in the waters of baptism. May God's

blessings be upon all of you!

ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD:

Please pray for our departed parishioners who died during the

month of June and July:

Gladyce Palmeri

mother to Maria Martinez

Venera Ultimo

mother to Giovanni Ultimo

Pauline B. Calabrese

mother to Joseph Calabrese

Robert Polloni

husband to Joan

Marion Spezzana

mother to Deborah Robie

Rev. Charles W. Hartling

brother to Loreen, Virginia and Kathleen

Daniel M. Shine

brother to Roger Shine

Thomas Powers

father to Patricia Glaeser

Dorothy Hilliker

mother to Mary (Latini) and James

Regina Ratkowski

sister to Albina Zolnowski

Margaret Lubeck

mother to John Lubeck

Lucille M. Bonhag

mother to John Bonhag

John (Jack) Stone

husband to Susan

Alice Maloney

mother to Alica Giuffra

Michael B. McTeague

husband to Mary

"Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

Luke 23:33, 39-43

PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Please PRAY in the name of JESUS, the healer, that the

SICK of SAINT MARY PARISH may be restored to

health and all those who ASSIST and CARE for the sick

will be given the STRENGTH to continue GOD’S good

WILL:

Ray Anderson, Margaret Curtin, Gilda Danza,

Domingo DelaCruz, Joselito De Leon, Bruce Duryea,

Michael Francis, Stephanie Joyce, Joyce Kasper,

Beth Maroney, Megan Macaluso, Connie Mehos

and Steven Monahan

DON'T JUST EAT AND RUN!

Last weekend we heard the second of five segments of

the 'Bread of Life Discourse' from Saint John's Gospel. To

help reaffirm our belief in our Lord's Real Presence in the

Eucharist, we ended Mass with a hymn of praise for the

Eucharist, by kneeling and singing "O Sacrament Most

Holy" after which we had an instrumental recessional. A

number of people expressed thanks for this simple spiritual

exercise which we will continue on August 19 and 26. [On

Labor Day we traditionally sing a hymn of petition for all

travelers and those away from home for school.] This

weekend we will sing [or sang] if you are reading this after

Mass!] 2 verses of the Latin hymn "Tantum Ergo" followed

by the same two verses of this Eucharistic hymn in English.

The next two weeks' hymns have not been chosen.

Our church is usually open every day from 6:30 am until

5:30 pm; if the church doors are locked, try the daily Mass

chapel door. So whenever possible, stop in 'make a visit' to

the Blessed Sacrament, walk the Stations of the Cross, light

a candle, or just spend some quality time with the Lord.

May our deepening reverence help more people to realize

its importance!

MEMORIAL WALL

Stop by and vist our Memorial Wall in Church by the Blessed

Sacrament Tabernacle. Ten phtographs of those most recently

buried from Saint Mary are hung on the wall. Families can

provide the undertaker with the photo which they will scan and

email us or a picture can be dropped off at Saint Mary. Only

those buried from Saint Mary are displayed on the wall. These

photos will be used in a collage and powerpoint during our Mass

of Remembrance on Saturday, November 3rd at 5:00 p.m.

Kindly pray for the peaceful repose of their souls and ask the

intercession of our Blessed Mother or light a candle to remember

these and all our deceased parishioners. Their names are now

recorded in our Book of Remembrance, which goes back to our

parish's inception in 1908.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERSWe wish to Congratulate and offer a "special welcome" to

our 14 newly Mandated (Extraordinary Ministers of Holy

Communion) Eucharistic Ministers for Saint Mary Parish:

Larry Boland, Patricia Botte, Andrea Mess Davis, Linda

Focht, Matt Gately, Ken Focht, Maureen Greene, Frank

Isola, Madeline Jannicelli, Scott Lemly, Erli Lemly, Mary Ann

Mastrolia, Alex Pecusole and Joseph Ziaya. There will be a

meeting of all New EMs on Tuesday, August 14th, at

approximately 5:45-6:00 PM (following the 5PM Vigil Mass

for "The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary"). Please

gather in the seats behind the Tabernacle after Mass.

SEPTEMBER 30TH

The Office of the Filipino Apostolate of the Archdiocese of

Newark coordinates the annual celebration of San Lorenzo Ruiz

de Manila and Companion Martyrs feast, and cordially invites

devotees and friends to the 5th Archdiocesan Mass in honor of

the first Filipino saint, to be officiated and preached by the Most

Reverend Manuel Cruz, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, on

Sunday, September 30, 2012, at 3:00pm in the Cathedral Basilica

of the Sacred Heart in Newark. Leading the congregation in

praise of God are the combined parish choirs of Essex County.

Come and join us to celebrate our faith, heritage, and solidarity.

BEREAVEMENT FACILIATOR

Are you interested in becoming part of the ministry to the

bereaved in your parish? An eight-week training program is

offered by the Office of Family Life Ministries of the

Archdiocese of Newark and is now open for registration.

Sessions begin in September and continue into November and

are offered on Tuesday mornings or on Thursday evenings.

For class locations, registration and fee information, please

contact the Office of Family Life Ministries of the

Archdiocese of Newark at 973-497-4327 or at

mccormja@rcan.org Pre-registration is required; class size

is limited.

2012 SUMMER RELIGIOUS FORMATION

2 Dates remaining to complete the School Year

December 8, 2012 : 9:30 - 1:00pm

12:00 noon Mass MANDATORY and

March 2, 2013: 10:00 to 12:00 noon

7:00 p.m. Mass on Ash Wednesday, February 13th is

MANDATORY for Summer Religious Formation Students.

Students are asked to sit with parents. Attendance will be taken.

SATURDAY MORNING MASS

We will RESUME Saturday morning Mass at 8:30 beginning

September 8th, The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary NOT

9:00 A.M. After careful thought, it was decided that 8:30 seems

to work better for our parishioners. Join us in the Chapel of

Church.

RELIGIOUS FORMATION

FALL STARTING DATES will be available through our Sunday

bulletin and postings on our webiste www.stmaryrutherford.org

- Religious Formation page. We will NOT do a mailing and ask

that you continue to pick up a bulletin each week or read it on

line for updated information.

SECOND COLLECTION

A SECOND COLLECTION will be taken THIS weekend for

the ARCHDIOCESAN ASSESSMENT. Please be as generous

as your means allow. Thank you!

SACRAMENTAL MANDATORY

PARENT MEETING

"First Eucharist - 2nd Graders"

Parents of all children who will be enrolled in our

Sacramental Program for this years FIRST EUCHARIST are

asked to attend a Mandatory "Parent Only" Meeting at

1:00 or 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 26thMeeting will be held in the Parish Center. Information

regarding First Eucharist will be distributed at this meeting.

Parents must attend this meeting in order that their child be

enrolled in the Program.

An email was sent to all children currently registered in our

Religious Formation Program or Academy. If you have NOT

received an email, please call the Parish Office (201) 438-2200.

Also: CHILDREN who will entering FIRST GRADE in the fall

should register from our website or stop in the Parish Office in

order to receive the Sacrament in Grade Two. We are currently

preparing for our Sacramental Program - and want EVERYONE

to have the OPPORTUNITY to participate.

Eighth Graders interested in attending

a Catholic high school in September 2013

THE COOPERATIVE ADMISSIONS EXAMINATION

for participating Catholic High Schools in

the Archdiocese of Newark will be

administered on Friday, 9 November 2012.

Application forms and Handbooks for this test and a

listing of all Catholic High Schools and their

admission requirements are available from:

~ MCS at their Web site, www.coopexam.org or

email support@coopexam.org

~ Catholic Elementar Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark

~Catholic High Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark

QUESTIONS or to obtain registration form, please call

1-888-921-2667 or visit www.coopexam.org

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUSThe members of the Knights of Columbus - Regina Council 1688of Saint Mary Parish and Rutherford invite all good Catholic menabove the age of 18 to join us as members of the Knights. Weinvite all Catholic men of Saint Mary Parish to join us in serviceto God and to our community. Join the nearly 1.9 million menwho are Knights and at the level of involvement that you want. The Knights of Columbus is a charitable service organizationwhere 'you' can choose the quantity of time and talent you wantto give. We wish to congratulate David Valente who recentlybegan his membership in the Knights of Columbus and we lookforward to more members of Saint Mary Parish becomingKnights. For more information and details about the Knights,who we are and what we do, contact Bill Teresavage at (201)935-7308 or at 'mrbillnj@aol.com' or visit one of our websites atkofc.org or njkofc.org

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeAugust 12, 2012