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Pastoral Staff Pastor Father Vincent T. Euk Parochial Vicar Fr. Vicente Magdaraog Weekend Assistant Fr. Bill O’Brien Deacons Tom Cechulski, Sr. Charles R. Daye , Jr. John Franey Gino (Louis) Esposito School Principal Sister Cherree Power, C.R. Religious Education Sr. Ann Norton, D.R.E. Linda Clayton Business Manager Deacon Gino Esposito Director of Music Emer O’Mahony Youth Ministry Coordinator Sister Ann Norton Phone Contacts Rectory—732-363-4200 Convent—732-364-2361 School—732-364-4130 Religious Education— 732-364-4137 Rectory Fax 732-370-3891 Rectory Office Hours: M-F 9:00-4:30 PM Second & Fourth Saturday 9AM—12:30 PM Baptisms: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month,.
Weekend Masses: Saturdays: 4:00 PM Sundays: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12 noon, 5PM Daily Masses: Mon-Fri—7:20 AM & 12 Noon, Sat: 8AM
Holy Days: As announced in the bulletin. Healing Mass –every third Tuesday at 7:30PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays from 3:00 to 3:45PM and before each Sunday Mass
Pentecost Sunday June 4, 2017
Mass Intentions for this Week June 4, 2017
MONDAY…………………………………………………...………...St. Boniface, b. & m. 7:20 JoAnne Chiusano ...................................... Mr. & Mrs. John Ryan 12:00 Richard Behnken, Jr. ...................................... Robert E. Morris TUESDAY 7:20 Sr. Roberta Mozdziak ............................................... Colette Dill 12:00 Terry Weg ..................................................... Lenny & Children WEDNESDAY 7:20 Christopher Cashman ................................. Diana & Bob Morris 12:00 Jean Graga .................................................................. Family THURSDAY 7:20 Rose DaPuzzo ……………………………………………...John Donnelly 12:00 James W. Hegadorn, Jr………………..….Deacon Chuck & Denise FRIDAY 7:20 Margaret Collette………………………………..Donna & Phil Jefferys 12:00 Joseph Diovisalvi……………………………………..Greg & Pat Bigg
SATURDAY 8:00 AM Thalia Thompson ................................... Bob & Diana Morris 4PM Helen Bieler ............................................ Denise & Brian Curran SUNDAY……………………………………………………......Most Holy Trinity 7:30 Dec. mem. Of Grasson & Mador Families ......... Hu & Joan Mador 9:00 Jorge Rodrigues ............................................................. Family 10:30 For the People of the Parish 12:00 Int. of Bill & Cheryl Wegner............................................ Family 5:00PM Kitty & Joe Schittig ........................................ Schittig Family
Sanctuary Candle– Week of June 4, 2017
Aunt Sue, Uncle Bob & Joe………………………………………...Nagy Family
Chapel Candles– Week of June 4, 2017 Special Intentions
Events for this coming Week– See our website www.stveronica.com
Sacrificial Offering Update
Last Week’s Offering: $15,480.00
Second Collection: $3115.00
Ascension Thursday: $2213.00
Parish Pay for month of May: $6190.00
Thank you for your continued support.
Readings for the Week of June 4, 2017
Monday: Tb 1:3, 2:1b-8; Mk 12:1-12
Tuesday: Tb 2:9-14; Mk 12: 13-17
Wednesday: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a; Mk 12:18-27
Thursday: Tb 6:10-11, 7:1, 9-17, 8:4-9a; Mk 12:28-34
Friday: Tb 11:5-17; Mk 12:35-37
Saturday: Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20; Mk 12:38-44
Next Sunday: Ex 34: 4b-6, 8-9; 2Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18
Pastor’s Notes
Today we commemorate the Holy Spirit coming down
upon the Apostles – fifty days after the Resurrection of
Jesus, hence our Pentecost.
The Jewish Pentecost commemorated the theophany
(visible manifestation of God to a human) at Sinai. It
was celebrated 50 days after the Passover which
commemorated the Exodus from slavery in Egypt to
freedom. On Mount Sinai the Jews heard the frightful
voice of God and saw terrifying flames of fire on the
mountain. At this time the Ten Commandments were
handed down to the Israelites who then accepted them
as a covenant with God. In the new Pentecost
(Confirmation) the Apostles experience something much
deeper. First they experience a wind. The Hebrew word
for wind has two other meanings – breath and
spirit. The tongues of fire recall God leading Israelites
through desert to the Promised Land by a column of
fire. A super human strength, the Gift of the Holy Spirit,
was given to the Apostles to persuade people to repent
through their preaching the Good News. The Sacrament
of Confirmation makes us into the mouth piece of
Christ. Christ’s Spirit now impels us to spread the Good
News.
Today’s Gospel is the first appearance of Jesus after the
Resurrection to the Apostles who were hiding in fear in
the Upper Room with the door locked. Jesus first
forgives their sins by saying, “Peace be with you.” The
Apostles had a lot to be sorry for because they all
deserted Jesus the night before He died after He
instituted Holy Orders and the Holy Eucharist. Peter also
denied Christ three times after he promised to go with
Jesus even to His death. While Jesus is quick to forgive
sins, He also does something more significant and
probably more humiliating for the Apostles. Jesus gives
the power to forgive the sins of others in His
Name! Over the years I have come to realize why I think
this Gospel was chosen for Pentecost. You see, if you
are not in the state of grace, you cannot have the Holy
Spirit dwelling in your temple. God cannot live in sin. It
is only through Baptism and the Sacrament of
Reconciliation that we can regain the Holy Spirit. St.
John Paul once remarked that His mother, Mary, had to
be free of sin in order for the Holy Spirit to overshadow
her at the Incarnation. Mary, through the merits of
Jesus’ Passion, Death and Resurrection, gained her
special status of being immaculately conceived so that
the Holy Spirit could conceive God in her. You may think
that this is odd because the Passion had not even
occurred at that time, but remember that God always
was, always will be and always remains the same. God
does not live in time; we do.
Fatima Centenary:
Lucia was passed over at age six to receive her First Commun-
ion until another priest intervened and persuaded the pastor
to allow her because of her proficient knowledge of the Faith
taught by her mother. At her First Confession the priest ad-
vised her to keep her heart always pure so that God could car-
ry on His divine action within it. He then asked her to pray be-
fore a statue of Our Lady. She prayed before the statue of Our
Lady of the Rosary, asking Her to keep her poor heart for God
alone. With that Mary smiled with a loving and kindly gesture
that ensured her that she would. Filled with joy, she could
scarcely utter a word. On the day of her First Communion, Lu-
cia prayed before Our Lady and contemplated her experience
the day before. Upon receiving her First Communion, she felt
bathed in a supernatural atmosphere and perceived the pres-
ence of the Lord as if she saw and heard Him. She said to
Him, “O Lord, make me a saint. Keep my heart always pure for
You alone.” Jesus responded in the mysterious depths of her
heart, “The grace granted to you this day will remain living in
your soul, producing fruits of eternal life.” She felt totally
transformed by God to the point of no longer desiring things of
the world, but to go off in solitude to recall the delights of her
First Communion. While Lucia later admitted that she did not
know if this moment was a reality or a little child’s illusion, she
nevertheless felt that the experience had a great influence in
uniting herself to God.
Fr. Euk
Just as Jesus was anointed with the Spirit at the beginning
of his ministry, so the disciples needed the anointing of the
Holy Spirit to carry out the mission entrusted to them by
Jesus. The Holy Spirit is given to all who are baptized into
Jesus Christ to enable us to live a new way of life - a life of
love, peace, joy, and righteousness (Romans 14:17). The
Holy Spirit fills our hearts with the love of God (Romans
5:7), and he gives us the strength and courage we need in
order to live as faith-filled disciples of the Lord Jesus. The
Spirit helps us in our weakness (Romans 8:26), and ena-
bles us to grow in spiritual freedom - freedom from doubt,
fear, and from slavery to our unruly desires (2 Corinthi-
ans 3:17; Romans 8:21). The Spirit instructs us in the ways
of God, and guides us in living according to God's will. The
Spirit is the source and giver of all holiness. Isaiah foretold
the seven-fold gifts that the Spirit would give: wisdom, un-
derstanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear
of the Lord (Isaiah 11:2).
The Lord Jesus offers each one of us the gift and power of
his Holy Spirit. He wants to make our faith strong, give us
hope that endures, and a love that never grows cold. He
never refuses to give his Spirit to those who ask with ex-
pectant faith. Jesus instructed his disciples to ask confi-
dently for the gift of the Spirit: "If you then, who are evil,
know how to give good gifts to your children, how much
more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those
who ask him!" (Luke 11:13). Do you thirst for God and for
the abundant life he offers through the gift of his Spirit?
Scripture Meditation
OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE
Please Pray for Our Sick
Tom Lovito Lorraine Groh Marjorie Paulmann
Mark Stoughton Mia Castellan Baby Dylan Gallego
Connie Camilleri Rosemary DeFalco Diane Grad
Erin Haber Monica Noble Steven Hensle
Paula Baiga Diane Cudhedy Deacon John Franey
Bob Yuro Michael Connolly Joe Oates
Jane Oates Ann Donovan John Kerod
Robert Farrell Christine Clements John Rodrigues
Cathy Forman Ed Kelly Dennis Hayward
Kathy Hayward Claire Archer Vincenzo Centineo
Greg Mador Brayden Walton Victoria Burke
Robert O’Malley Sr. Karen D’Souza-Casiero Carl Lahetta
Gianna Faith Malen Debbie Mossa Kevin Corcoran
Barbara Sewing Rose Perrotta Sharon Calabria
Nicole Kessner Joanne Oates Carmen Devone
Milagros Martino Susan Messina Francisco Masini
Don Ryder Katherine Scotto Shirley Alino
John Burke Retired Bishop John Smith
Mike Kuris
Please Pray for our Parishioners Serving our Country: Sgt. Sean T. Curran Sgt. Brennan Six
PV2 William Wotton GSMI Sandro Farduchi
Sgt. Krystyna Cechulski Capt. Julio Collazos
S.R. Steven Brennan Sgt. Gregory Hiller
PFC Zackary Burkey LCDR Matthew W. Smith Sgt. Luke Wlodkowski 1st Lt. Robert F. Farrell
1st Lt. Ash Young Sgt. Paul Coyle
Sgt. Matt Myers
Baptism St. Veronica’s Parish Family wishes to welcome
those who have become members through the
Sacrament of Baptism.
Lia Francesca, daughter of Joseph & Elisa Fontana
Thank you for the gift of life.
Church and Chapel Sanctuary Candles If you would like to donate a Sanctuary
Candle for a loved one, please contact the
rectory office (732-363-4200). Candles
will be in memory of or intentions of the
named individual for one week
(Sunday to Saturday) and announced in our bulletin.
Weekly Donation: Church Candle $15 Chapel Candles
$20 (2).
Banns of Marriage
Daniel LaGuardia & Amanda Pallarino July 22, 2017
Farewell Party for Fr. Vic Come join us for a Farewell Party for Fr. Vic.
June 17, 2017, after the 4 PM Mass in the cafeteria.
All are welcome!
Vacation Bible School -Sign Up Now
St. Veronica Church Catholic Vacation
Bible School 2017
Marvelous Mystery:
The Mass Comes Alive
Come join us for a fun week of games,
skits, crafts, music and lessons as we
discover more about the marvelous gift
of the Mass and Holy Eucharist.
Dates: Monday July 10- Fri July 14
Time: 9AM – 12:30PM
For Children: Ages 4-5 (fully potty-
trained) and entering Grades 1 thru 6
Cost: $40 per child ($130 maximum per family) Includes t-
shirt and snacks
Registration forms are available at the rectory and CCD office.
Registration deadline is June 10. Space limited to first 80
campers. Don’t miss the fun!!
For questions or more information contact Jo-Anne at
Father’s Day Novena If you would like to have your father,
living or deceased, prayed for at Mass
each day, starting on Sunday, June
18th at 7:30AM and continuing each
7:20AM Daily Mass until Monday, June
26th, please fill out the envelope that
is on the gift table in the center aisle of
the church. Once filled out, place the
envelope in the basket on the gift ta-
ble. Thank you.
Fearless
Living Fearless in a Fear-filled World (sponsored by Kingdom Fire Starters Ministry)
All are invited to gather in prayer, praise & worship.
Come listen to teachings & witnesses that have come
through fear and reveal that no matter what the circum-
stances that surround us or that are taking place in our
world, we are called to be Fearless. Come joing us and
be strengthened, encouraged and set free!
When: Saturday June 17th from 8:30AM—3:00PM
Registration: $20 (includes light breakfast and lunch)
Where: St. Veronica Gym
Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 AM. Fr. Peter Kochery
is the celebrant.
RSVP to [email protected]
Adoration Chapel "Our hours of adoration will be special
hours of reparation for sins, and
intercession for the needs of the whole
world, exposing the sinful, sick and
suffering humanity to the healing,
sustaining and transforming rays of
Jesus, radiating from the Eucharist." St Theresa of
Calcutta
Unpredictable schedule? Subs needed for this busy
season of vacations. Please sign up for one single hour
on chapel bulletin board….You do not need to be a
registered adorer.
Hours Urgently Needed: (no Adorer)
Sunday noon and 5PM
Monday 1AM
Wednesday: 3AM, 11PM, 12 midnight
Saturday: 6PM
Sunday: 7AM, 7PM
Weekend and Overnight Adoreres needed.
Contact Debbie [email protected] or leave message 732
367-7750.
Registration for Religious Education AFTERNOON CLASSES will meet on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday from 4:30 PM. until 5:45 PM for
grades 1-8. On Mondays at 4:30 – 5:45 PM., we also offer
Special Sacraments, Holy Innocents, and RCIC classes.
AFTERNOON WEE WISDOM CLASSES will meet on Mondays
and Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
MONDAY and THURSDAY EVENING CLASSES will meet from
6:30 PM until 7:45 PM for grades 1 to 8. Come into the
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. or call
Sr. Ann at 732-364-4137. ( Classes will be available on a first
come, first serve basis only). Remember Monday afternoon fills
up fast and is first come, first served.
NEW STUDENTS and students receiving Sacraments this year
(Gr. 2 and Gr. 5) MUST INCLUDE THEIR BAPTISM CERTIFICATE
WITH REGISTRATION.
Registration begins the week of June 5th and continues until
June 29th. The CCD office will close for 2 weeks and then
registration continues July 17th-August 30th.
We are also looking for catechists, aides, and hall monitors for
the 2017-2018 CCD year. Please email Sr. Ann Elizabeth at
[email protected] if you are interested in volunteering for
any of these positions.
Pantry Needs Spam, spaghetti sauce, pasta, macaroni and cheese,
mayonnaise, coffee, canned fruit, tuna helper
Divine Mercy Prayers Lord Jesus said to St Faustina, “Great love can change
small things into great ones, and it is only love which lends
value to our actions. And the purer our love becomes, the
less there will be within us for the flames of suffering to
feed upon, and the suffering will cease to be a suffering for us; it will become a delight! (Diary, 303)
Please join us on Sunday June 4th in the Church at
1:30PM, for the Divine Mercy prayers. This week we will
offer our intentions for the sanctity of marriage. All are
welcome!
GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE FOR SALE Support St. Veronica School with the purchase of gift
cards for routine shopping and gifts! Cash and checks
accepted.
•$25 Target, iTunes, Kohl's, Macy's, Stop & Shop, Shop
Rite, Barnes & Noble, Wawa, Applebees, Panera, Dunkin
Donuts cards on hand in school office
•Order form for other cards will be available any time in
school office and on school website - orders placed
by Friday will be received the following Friday
•School earns cash rebates at no additional cost to you
•On-hand cards available at any time in school office
during open hours, including summer hours
- Contact Judy Skrincosky 732-232-0870 to order or with
any questions.
Attention Students Do you need service hours for
school or Confirmation?
Consider helping maintain the gar-
dens and grounds around St. Ve-
ronica Church and campus.
We will meet every Tuesday 6:30-
8 PM in front of the Church,
starting June 20, 2017- August 15, 2017. Participate as
much as you can or want. After each session attended,
you will receive proof of the time you served.
What to bring:
1. Signed Permission Slip (link below)
2. Enthusiasm
3. Gloves and hand shovel if you have them
4. Water to drink
Any questions please contact Lisa Franey
[email protected] or 732-905-6811
See the website for more details.
Electronic Giving Program If anyone wishes to give to the church electronically,
please go to parishpay.com to sign up. It’s a safe and
easy way to support the parish.
OUR NEEDS
