Our Lady Star of the Sea ChurchEspanong Road, P.O. Box 337Lake Hopatcong, NJ 07849

Parish Website: http://olsoslh.org

SUNDAY MASSES:Saturday Evening 5:00 PMSunday 8:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM

WEEKDAY MASSES:8:00 AM

SATURDAY MASS 9:00 AM

HOLY DAY MASSES:8:00 and 10:00 AM and 7:30 PM

FIRST FRIDAY:8:00 AM

RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONPhone: 973-663-0124Fax: 973-663-2118Website: www.olsoslh.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olsoslhRECTORY

Phone: 973-663-0211Fax: 973-663-4302E-mail: olsos@optonline.net

NEW TO THE PARISH Call the rectory and arrange to register in ouractive parish.

RECTORY OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 12 PM and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PMRELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICEHOURS: Tue., Wed., Thu. 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:00 PMCONFESSION:

Saturday 4:00 to 4:45 PMBAPTISMS:

Parents must register with the parish. Bothparents must also participate in the BaptismalTraining Program. Baptisms arranged byappointment.

MARRIAGE:Please arrange 1 year in advance.

RCIA:Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. For adultswho wish to become Catholic or Catholicswho wish to be Confirmed.

Father P. Christopher Muldoon,Pastor

Deacon Alberto Totino

Mrs. Jaye HedrickDirector of Religious Education

Mrs.Therese ButlerDirector of Music

Mr. Eric Wilsusen,Trustee

Mr. James Beyel,Trustee

Mrs. Patricia Connolly,Secretary

Mrs. Veronica HellnerReligious Ed Secretary

August 30, 2020Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time August 30, 2020

MASSES FOR THE NEXT WEEK

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH 8:30 A.M. Helen D’Allessandro 10:30 AM Teresa D’Amico 12:00 PM People of the Parish MONDAY, AUGUST 31ST 8:00 A.M. John Laffey TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST 8:00 A.M. Walter Connolly WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND 8:00 A.M. Monica Culleny THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD 8:00 A.M. Communion Service FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH 8:00 A.M. Tom Mahoney SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH 9:00 A.M. Michael Mihok 5:00 P.M. Paul Douris, Sr. & Paul Douris, Jr. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH 8:30 A.M. Eugene Lemoncelli 10:30 AM People of the Parish 12:00 PM Andrew Hudak

SCRIPTURES _ September 6, 2020– 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time FIRST READING: GOD HAS APPOINTED THE PROPHET AS A WATCHMAN

OVER HIS PEOPLE. IF HE FAILS TO GIVE THEM WARNING AGAINST SIN, HE WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. (EZEKIEL 33: 7-9)

SECOND READING: IN THIS BEAUTIFUL LETTER, PAUL SAYS THAT ALL

COMMANDMENTS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS: “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR

NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” (ROMANS 13: 8-10)

(GOSPEL: JESUS  EXPLAINS  TO  HIS  DISCIPLES  HOW  TO  RESPOND  TO 

THOSE  WHO  WRONG  THEM—WITH  GENTLENESS  AND  PRACTICAL 

WISDOM.    HE  PROMISES  THAT  WHENEVER  “TWO  OR  THREE  ARE 

GATHERED  IN  MY  NAME,  THERE  AM  I  IN  THEIR  MIDST.”                                               

(MATTHEW 18: 15-20)               

STEWARDSHIP by the BOOK-August 30, 2020 In today’s second reading, St. Paul exhorts the Romans to total stewardship. Brothers and sisters, he urges,” offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God.”

MASS CARDS We are asked to pray for the dead & sick. The best way to do this is to have a mass celebrated in memory of a loved one, or for a special living intention or for healing. Call the rectory 973-663-021l. Please note- offering is $15. We also have Cards for Living Intentions for a loved one who is sick or undergoing surgery that can be celebrated at the 8am weekday masses.

NEW TO THE PARISH Welcome! Please call (973) 663-0211 & register to become a member of our active parish.

ALTAR FLOWERS: Consider donating altar flowers in memory of a loved one, or in honor of an occasion e.g. birthday, anniversary; please call Patricia at the Rectory 973/663-0211 by Wednesday- $65-$80.

BAPTISMS are performed the first Sunday of each month. To arrange for a Baptism, please call the rectory M-F -973-663-0211.

  

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CCD Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/olsoslh

2020/21 Re-Registrations have been sent out - no word yet on exact date classes will begin.

TODAY---Sunday, August 30th, The Religious Ed offices will be open from 9:15am until 1:30pm to take registrations, and discuss concerns regarding this year.

The next bulletin will include more information about this year’s Program.

Please remember in prayer those who are sick: Fr. John Boland, Fr. Joseph Lupo, Fr. Daniel Kelly, Donald Schlag, Rose Rech, Earl Kimble, Joseph Caljean, Joyce Katonah, Elizabeth Hartmann, Alita Bach, Guido Telmosse, Michael Kownacki, Mark Anderl, Tony Lee Burns, Julian Bonifacia, Terry Koontz, Joellen Jacek, Vanessa Espinoza, Christine Profaca, & all who are ill at this time. We pray for the deceased: Mary Fitzgerald, Luciano DiFalco, Louis Bonora, Tom Mahoney, Michael Mihok, John Laffey, John Roger Cutino, Fr. Thomas Burke, Teresa D’Amico, Joseph Glynn, and all who have died from COVID-19.                   

OLSOS  ROSARY  ALTAR  SOCIETY’s    first  meeting 

since December 2019 &  the COVID‐19 pandemic  shut 

down  in March will be   Monday, Sept. 14th at 7PM in the Church Hall‐ while respecting social distancing.   Please  wear  your  masks  and  bring  your  own individual beverages and snacks.        It is also the first meeting of our  new  season  2020‐21.     We will  discuss  suggestions  on what events may be possible during this pandemic.   

Note:    Fr.  Chris  would  like  to  thank  the  current  officers‐‐  

Sue  Sacino,  Veronica Hellner,  Susan Mihok,  Cheryl Kaelblein,  and Susan  Lee  for generously  agreeing  to  stay on  as officers  for one more year while we work through the pandemic’s  “new normal.”  

RCIA The next RCIA process for 2020-2021 will begin in September. If you know an adult who is not

confirmed or who is a member of another church & is interested in the Catholic Faith, please let us know by calling Fr. Chris at 973-663-0211. With the rules of social distancing in place, all meetings will take place in the Church Hall. There will be an Open House on Tuesday, September 15TH at 7PM.

LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29th & SUNDAY, AUGUST 30th

5:00pm – SATURDAY Sue Toth - Lector

Allen Bolcar – Eucharistic Minister

8:30 AM – SUNDAY Jim Beyel– Lector

Lori Shott - Eucharistic Minister

10:30 AM – SUNDAY Tim Grealy - Lector

Kathy Grealy - Eucharistic Minister

12:00 PM – SUNDAY Debbie DeFeo– Lector

Dora Sharpe– Eucharistic Minister

No scheduling of altar servers.

Please Remember-YOU are responsible to FIND a replace- ment if you cannot make your scheduled time. Thank you.

Stay connected through our Facebook pages: Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, and

Our Lady Star of the Sea Rosary Altar Society.

 Where We Stand at this Moment in Time 

 

        Our  summer will  come  to  an  end  in  the  next week  as September begins on Tuesday. This  summer has been unlike any other  in  living memory as  restrictions  imposed on us by the  Coronavirus  have  impacted  all  of  our  lives.  These restrictions began on March 15th and now we approach  the six month point in this “new normal” time. Travel out of state could  result  in  fourteen days of quarantine on  return. Travel by air is down by 80% over last year and many people did not take  a  vacation  this  summer.  The  Jersey  shore  regained  its popularity for families in New Jersey as they sought a time to relax and have fun with their children.        As September begins, the reopening of schools is a major concern  for  parents  and  teachers.  A  satisfactory  solution  to this problem  is  still being  refined as  conditions  change week by week. The number of cases continues  to go down weekly  yet we are months away from defeating the virus. An effective vaccine may not be available until early in 2021 despite a mad dash for a solution.                                                                                                                                                      Here  in  the  parish  we  are  working  on  a  plan  for  our Religious  Education  Program.  We  hope  to  provide  in  class instruction for children who will attend regular classes. We will also rely on parents to catechize and instruct the children who will not attend regular classes.  We have not been down this road  before. Mrs.  Hedrick  and  I  will meet  with  parents  on Wednesday,  September  9th  in  church  at  7:30 pm  to  discuss the program.  It may not be possible to satisfy all parents but we  will  do  our  best  to  provide  quality  catechesis  for  our children.           The  RCIA  program  is  scheduled  to  begin with  an Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 15th at 7:15 PM in the church hall.               We  are  still  waiting  to  hear  how  the  Family  Promise Program will  be  reactivated.    Since mid‐March  families who are  homeless  have  been  housed  in  local  motels  in  Morris County.               It  is  much  too  early  to  determine  when  religious congregations will  be called on to house these families as we have done since 2003 when the Parish Center was completed.        My best guess is that this will not happen until early in 2021 as the  protocols  in  place  to  respect  social  distancing  and sanitization make  it difficult  for congregations  to meet  these guidelines.           The  iron grip of  the Coronavirus  remains very strong as we observe six months of  the pandemic. The world of sports has  been  impacted  severely  by  this  virus  as  have  most activities.  Our  shopping  is  now  approaching  “normal”  again with reservations.          Despite the reality of the Coronavirus and the disruptions to  life  caused  by  it we will  endeavor  to  celebrate  Eucharist weekly here in the parish. We will try to keep the faith life of the parish  as  “normal  as possible” during  this  crisis. We  ask you to be patient  if not all of your wishes can be met at this time.           Let us pray for an end to this virus by Thanksgiving; if not Thanksgiving  then maybe  Christmas. What  a  gift  that would be! 

Blessings! Fr. Chris

On  Sunday,  September  6th  at  1:30pm  the  OLSOS  Rosary Altar Society will pray the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary outside of church by the Shrine of Our Lady Star of the Sea in honor  of  the  Nativity  of  the  Blessed  Mother  which  is  on Tuesday,  September 8th. ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US. Please wear your masks and bring a folding chair for your comfort.  

FOOD PANTRY-IS OPEN with social distancing rules. TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS- 973-663-0211 - call in your order & a pick up time will be given to you. DROPPING OFF FOOD- There is a barrel by the side door as well as in the church vestibule for all non perishables. Coordinator-Toni Tarighi. During the Covid-19 pandemic we are asking for additional items—hamburger patties (packs of 4), chicken parts- thighs, drums, wings, sausages, hot dogs, buns, and much needed $10-$20 GAS CARDS. Thank you! Needed: COFFEE, CORN, KETCHUP, SPAM, Yogurt, pears, beets, pancake mix & syrup, ice tea mix, laundry detergent, paper towels, cleaning products. Thank you to the Bolcars & to all who have donated food and money to the support of our pantry.

THE  FAMILY  PROMISE  COORDINATING 

COMMITTEE     will meet Wednesday,  September 

2nd  at  7:00  PM  in  the  Church  Hall.    Discussion will  center  on  a 

possible  date  for  a  return  to  residence  in  our  Church  Hall.    At 

present the program is using motels for accommodation.  The next 

possible date  for residence for the program  in our church hall will 

not take place until after Thanksgiving.                                                                           

CATHOLIC CHARITIES DONATION BINS: Please help support Catholic Charities local programs by donating clothes, household items, shoes, to the donation bins located at the back of our parking lot. Thank you.

The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a blood drive on 

Monday,  October 12th in our gym.  More info to follow in 

the next bulletin.  

The Diocese of Paterson Development Office (Clifton) is seeking a part-time data entry applicant for seasonal employment. Hours are flexible and not to exceed 30 hours per week. Responsibilities include accurate data entry of campaign pledges and payments and other pertinent donor information into donor database. Computer skills and advanced typing skills are a plus. Any interested parties should contact the Development Office at (973) 777-8818, ext. 218 for further details.

Please continue to pray the Rosary for an end to the coronavirus pandemic and for peace and understanding in our country.

Fr. Chris will celebrate a recorded Sunday Mass each 

weekend to help everyone stay connected to the 

parish. Mass will be available on our website 

olsoslh.org after 1:15 pm for all of our parishioners 

who are at risk and remaining home during this 

pandemic. We are keeping all of you in prayer until it 

is safe for you to physically  return to Mass.

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