SAINT JAMES THE LESS PARISH

October 8, 2017

Pastoral Staff

Parish Mission Statement St. James the Less Parish is a Christian Community of the Roman Catholic tradition. Our Parish Community is dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus, and as the people of God are called to further the mission of Jesus. We will do this through the Word, Liturgy, Sacrament, Music, Ecumenism, Evangelization, Religious Education of our Children, Prayer and the Honoring of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We will deepen our knowledge, skills and understanding of our Faith. We will be Faith based. Above all, we will foster Love by example and serve the needs of others to work towards economic and social development for all people.

Baptism: Parents who wish to have their child baptized need to call the Rectory. Preparation classes are required and are by appointment only. Baptisms will be held the first Sunday of every month at 1:00 pm. Sponsors and Godparents: If you are 18 years of age or older, you must register as an adult and be confirmed in the Catholic Church. If you wish to be a Sponsor for Confirmation or a Godparent, you must be an active parishioner and attending Mass. Matrimony: Couples contemplating this Sacrament must contact the Parish Office at least one year in advance. All couples planning marriage must attend Pre-Cana classes or Engaged Encounter. Ministry of the Sick: Parishioners who are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the Rectory. If you would like to have your name included on the Prayer List in the bulletin, please call the Rectory. RCIA: Adults inquiring about the Catholic Church with a desire to become Catholic are invited to call the Parish Office for more information about the Rite of Catholic Initiation of Adults which begins in September and runs through the following Easter.

Adoration On Thursdays, Adoration will be held in the Church from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. All are welcome to come for any amount of time.

36 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Phone: 732-521-0100 Fax: 732-521-8287 Email: jamestheless1880@gmail.com

Reverend Michael Fragoso, Pastor Rev. Joseph Kabali, in Residence

Rev. Msgr. Ray Cole

Deacon Patrick Smith Deacon Tholitho

Kim Bohinski-Smith Parish Catechetical Leader/ Pastoral Asst.

Patty Bisignano

Administrative Assistant

Daily Mass Schedule Morning Prayer

Monday - Friday 8:15 am Weekday Mass

Monday - Friday 8:30 am Weekend Masses Saturday: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am, 11:00 am, 3:00 pm (Spanish) and 5:00 pm Confession

Saturday: 3:00 pm

Adult Choir Wednesday: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Spanish Choir First Tuesday of the Month 8:00 pm

Knights of Columbus Council #6336 83 Lincoln Avenue, Jamesburg

First & third Monday of every month 8:00 pm 732-521-3366

St. James Columbiettes 2nd Thursday of every month

7:00 pm HALL RENTAL AVAILABLE Call Matt Collura (732)691-5416

Food and Fellowship Soup Kitchen Every Tuesday

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm St. James Parish Hall

Food Pantry Donation

First Sunday of every month

Music Ministry Kevin Daly - Director of Music

Raelee Gold - Cantor St. James Cemetery

Mott Avenue, Monroe Twp For more information please contact the Rectory

PLOTS AVAILABLE

Parish Office Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm M-Th

Website: stjamesthelesschurch.org

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Prayers for the Sick

Emily Amador, Shirley Baldwin, David & Catherine Bell, Arlene Calabro, Linda Callaghan, Agnes & Andrew Cookson, Catherine Cryan, John Cryan, Jonathan DiPierro, Dominik Emerson, John Fayard, Danny Figler, Jeanne Germann, Toni Hart, Nikolai Hopkins, Gene Horan, Eleanor James, Tom Keating, Rosemarie Kolessar, Lucy Lavadera, Trudy Lenci, Savira Londy-Eiben, Arianna Louis, Rose Luberecki, Michael Marano, Richard Mackie, Mario Medina, Danielle Mennona, Baby Nicholas Merritt, Edward Migliore, Massimo Migliore, Charlie Miller, Lily Mizzi, Catherine Bagarello Mondros, Michael Nichols, Christopher O’Connor, Ron Ritter, John Scarpetti, Peggy Schiller, Kathy Shonk, Sr. Helen Sikorski; SGM, Eleanor Szalus, Kathy Thomas, Carmela Torres, Marion Trethak, Emma Voss, Grace Wetzel and Pat Zipf

HYMNS: Gathering: I Sing the Mighty Power of God #421 Preparation: How Great Thou Art #423 Communion: Seed, Scattered and Sown #353; One Bread, One Body #339 Recessional: Sent Forth by God's Blessing #385

Collections

Collection $ 9,798.00

The Altar Flowers that will be offered at our Eucharistic Celebrations for this week are in celebration of the marriage of Russell & Kristen Moke. This is a gift from the Moke & Bondi Families.

The readings for the last few weeks have had as a recurrent theme the “vineyard”. If you visit the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, you will see a large sculpture of a grape vine. This has been a symbol for the Nation of Israel since ancient times as expressed in the prophets and the psalms, as in Psalm 80 today: A vine from Egypt you transplanted; you drove away the nations and planted it. It put forth its foliage to the Sea, its shoots as far as the River. Jesus carries this forward to us in the Gospel of John: “I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, breach apart from me you can do nothing.” Jn 15:5 We have to do our part. We have to be faithful to the Lord. Isaiah tells of a vineyard which is planted and fertilized and watered but yields not good grapes but sour wild grapes. Nor should we be like the tenants in the parable in today’s Gospel who even kill the landowner’s son in an attempt to take over what is not theirs. In either case there will certainly be “wailing and grinding of teeth.” St Paul tells us how be fruitful in our relationship to the Lord in the second reading. It’s worthwhile to meditate on these words during this week: Have no anxiety at all, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:6 In all things and at all times, “Fear is useless, what is needed is faith.” Mark 5:36.

A Message from Pastor Fr. Michael Fragoso

Parish Intention of the Month As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of

the apparitions of Fatima, may we petition Our Lady for the restoration of peace, the elimination of terrorism and religious persecution, and the culture of death, in our nation and in the world.

American Sign Language Volunteer Needed

St. Bernadette Church in Parlin is looking for a volunteer sign language interpreter to work one on one with a 1st grade CCD student. If you are able to volunteer or know of someone who can, please contact Lorna Francis in the Religious Education Office, 732-727-4343.

LECTIONARY READINGS FOR THE WEEK/ LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

October 9th: MONDAY/ LUNES 461: Jon 1:1-2:2 (Ps) Jon 2:2-5, 8 Lk 10:25-37

October 10th: TUESDAY/MARTES 462: Jon 3:1-10 Ps 130:1-4, 7-8 Lk 10:38-42

October 11th: WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES

463: Jon 4:1-11 Ps 86:3-6, 9-10 Lk 11:1-4

October 12th: THURSDAY/JUEVES

464: Mal 3:13-20b Ps 1:1-4, 6 Lk 11:5-13

October 13th: FRIDAY/VIERNES 465: Jl 1:13-15;2:1-2 Ps 9:2-3, 6, 8-9, 16

Lk 11:15-26

October 14th: SATURDAY/SÁBADO

466: Jl 4:12-21 Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 Lk 11: 27-28

October 15th: SUNDAY/DOMINGO

142: Is 25:6-10a Ps 23:1-6 Phil 4:12-14, 19-20 Mt 22:1-14

MASS INTENTIONS Monday, Oct 9th to Sunday, Oct 15th

Monday Weekday 8:30 am Rosalie Kasper r/b Marion Spano Tuesday Weekday 8:30 am Cosmo DiPietro r/b Margaret Hughes Wednesday Weekday 8:30 am John Perdoni r/b John & Bill O’Callaghan Thursday Weekday 8:30 am Anthony Walsh r/b Anne Rotholz Friday Weekday 8:30 am Jeanne Coty r/b Irene & Lucille Poulin Saturday Weekday 4:00 pm Dave, Katherine & Bob Mulvihill r/b Marie & Joe McHose Sunday Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am Jean Riordan r/b Mary & John Laresch 11:00 am Fr. Thomas Cerulo r/b Tom & Susan Keating 3:00 pm Marceliano Velez r/b Emily Marsach & Family 5:00 pm For the people of St James

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Ministry Schedule

Weekend of October 14th/15th

Mass Lector Eucharistic

Minister Eucharistic

Minister Eucharistic

Minister Altar Server

Saturday 4:00pm

Peggy Hughes Evelyn Moran Julie Ico Rose Corso Marcus Pena Tyler Dunn

Sunday 8:00am

John Bruno Tom Gibbons Roseanna Davino Anne Mendoker Emma, Kailee &

Gabrielle Villiarola

11:00am Judy Pugliese Carol Damiani Irene Lesko Monique Mainville Martin Villanobos

Sean Alvarenga

5:00pm Kerry Alvarez Elaine Slabinski Susanne Alvarez Kim Smith Caitlin Smith

Charlotte Taylor

JAMESBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS

A benefit day for the Jamesburg Public Library is being planned for Thursday, October 12 at Fiddleheads Restaurant 27 East Railroad Ave, Jamesburg. Bring the flyer (available at the library, about town, or from the website jamesburglibrary.org) and the Friends will receive 15% of the total food and beverage purchase. Reservations are required:cash or check only, no coupons, cards or gift certificates. Good for dine in only. What can be better? Eating and serving a good cause simultaneously!

VENDORS WANTED

Saturday, November 25th - Fall Festival/Craft Show (formerly Granny Cellar) at Immaculate Conception Church, Manalapan Rd., Spotswood hosted by the Rosary Altar Society. To reserve a space/table, please contact Jay at 609-409-0199 or Maria at 732-254-1775.

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Las lecturas de las últimas semanas han tenido como tema recurrente el "viñedo". Si visita el Parlamento israelí, el Knesset, verá una gran escultura de una vid. La vid ha sido un símbolo de la Nación de Israel desde tiempos antiguos como se expresa en los profetas y los salmos Como oímos en el Salmo 80 hoy. Señor, tú trajiste de Egipto una vid,arrojaste de aquí a los paganos y la plantaste;ella extendió sus sarmientos hasta el mar,y sus brotes llegaban hasta el río. Jesús lleva esto adelante en el Evangelio de Juan: "Yo soy la vid, vosotros los sarmientos; el que permanece en mí y yo en él, ése da mucho fruto, porque separados de mí nada podéis hacer. "Jn 15: 5 Nosotros tenemos que poner de nuestra parte. Tenemos que ser fieles al Señor. Isaías habla de un viñedo que es plantado y fertilizado y regado, pero no produce buenas uvas, si no uvas silvestres y amargas. Tampoco debemos ser como los inquilinos de la parábola del Evangelio de hoy que incluso matan al hijo del terrateniente en un intento de hacerse cargo de lo que no es suyo. En cualquier caso, ciertamente habrá "llanto y rechinar de dientes". San Pablo nos dice cómo ser fructíferos en nuestra relación con el Señor en la segunda lectura. Vale la pena meditar en estas palabras durante esta semana: “No se inquieten por nada; más bien presenten en toda ocasión sus peticiones a Dios en la oración y la súplica, llenos de gratitud. Y que la paz de Dios, que sobrepasa toda inteligencia, custodie sus corazones y sus pensamientos en Cristo Jesús.” Fil 4:6 En todas las cosas y en todo momento, "El temor es inútil, lo necesario es la fe." Marcos 5:36.

Intenciones para la Misa Intenciones para la Misa , $10 cada Misa.

Sacramento de la Confesión Domingo 2:00 pm.

Venta de dulces Gertrude Hawk

Todavía hay tiempo para hacer un pedido en apoyo de nuestro programa de educación religiosa. Las órdenes deben entregarse el miércoles 25 de octubre. Los formularios de pedido están disponibles en el vestíbulo de la Iglesia para cualquier familia que no tenga un hijo en el Programa de Educación Religiosa. La fecha de recogida de pedidos será durante la semana del 13 de noviembre.

Un mensaje del Pastor P. Michael Fragoso

Si usted necesita de nuestro apoyo en la Oración favor llamar a la Hermana Francisca Vidal. 732-690-8412

El primer Domingo de cada mes se llevará a cabo el Santo Rosario a nuestra Madre Maria

a las 2:00 PM.

Se les recuerda que todos los Domingos a las 2:40 PM se lleva a cabo el Santo Rosario a la Divina Misericordia, si usted conoce o tiene un familiar con enfermedades críticas o con-dición agonizante. Únete a nosotros para que esta persona reciba la Gracia Misericordiosa de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

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PRAY FOR THOSE WHO PROTECT AND SERVE

16th Annual Blue Mass for Law Enforcement

Thursday, October 12, 2017 10:30 AM

Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi, Metuchen

Please join Bishop James F Checchio at the Annual Blue Mass to pray for and with police officers and

law enforcement personnel who have dedicated their lives in keeping our communities safe and to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice through their service. For more information, call (732) 562-

2463 or visit http://diometuchen.org/2017-blue-mass.

To benefit those affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma & Maria

Wednesday, October 11th

7:30 PM St. James the Less Church

Featuring:

THE ST JAMES ORCHESTRA “Big Band Sound”

with vocalist - Claudia Perry

$10 per person

Refreshments will be sold during intermission

For tickets and information, please call the

rectory at 732-521-0100 Tickets also will be sold at the door.

BLOOD DRIVE

St. James the Less Church Sunday, October 29th

8:30 am - 2:30 pm

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness

Month. Cancer patients often receive blood

transfusions during treatment. Join family and

friends and donate blood to show your support.

Donors must weigh 110 lbs or more. Please eat at regular mealtimes and bring ID. Most medications will not keep you from donating.

St. James Rosary Altar Society

October is the month of the Rosary and St. Padre Pio says “the Rosary is the weapon of these times”

The primary purpose of the Rosary Altar Society is “to praise and honor The Blessed Virgin Mary and to secure her patronage by the recitation of the Rosary for the mutual spiritual benefit of all the members throughout the world.” Membership obligations: • Recite and meditate the fifteen mysteries of the

Rosary once a week. • The true form of the Rosary must be used. • All members of the society are to be included in

each member’s Rosary. Participation of our meetings are optional. Meetings consist of the Rosary and Miraculous Medal Novena in Church followed by a brief meeting and light refreshments/socialization in the Parish Hall once a month. If you would like to become a member contact Antionette Intravartolo @ 609-655-9212

SAVE THE DATE

The Diocesan Office for Persons with Disabilities is preparing for its annual Christmas Party on Saturday, December 16, 2017 (1:30 pm - 3:30 pm) at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center, 146 Metlars Lane, Piscataway, NJ. Given the preparation that is necessary for this huge undertaking, we ask that you contact us as soon as possible to reserve a place for you and/or your group (children/young adults with special needs and their families/caregivers). Please Email: catholicswithdisabilities@gmail.com or call 732-765-6432.