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Saturday March 4 5:00 pm Connie Casey and Thomas McLaughlin
Sunday March 5
7:30 am Pat Capuano and Alma Healy
9:00 am Sheila Teschemacher and John Babbitt
11:00 am Anna Gaydos and Gertrude Morrissey
5:00 pm Joseph Stanco and Eleanor Gilsenan
Monday March 6
8:00 am Paige Garrubbo and Myrtle Iossa
Tuesday March 7
8:00 am Clara Caldwell and Kathryn O’Hara
Wednesday March 8
8:00 am Juan Estrada and John Ahern
Thursday March 9
8:00 am Jeanette Capuano and Rose Bucella
Friday March 10
8:00 am Alda Gregson and Raymond & Helen Carney
Saturday March 11
8:00 am Antonio Ortiz and Helen Waeton
5:00 pm Deceased Members of the Desouza and
Estrada Families and Marion Tsistinas
Sunday March 12
7:30 am For the Intention of the Capuano Family and
John Riley
9:00 am Carolyn Zietkiewicz and Jackie Ford
11:00 am Anna Gaydos and Gertrude Morrissey
5:00 pm Robert Chiarello and Giuseppe Stanco
Weekly Memorials
The Lamp burning before the Blessed Sacrament the week of
March 5th is in memory of Fr. Ron Amandolare.
The Candles on the altar the week of March 5th are in
memory of Fr. Ed Hinds.
Hear our Prayers for those who are ill especially Anthony
LaFerrara, Neiko Pagaling, Judy Latalladi, Carmela Cecere,
Marie Conlan, Mike Mulane, Evey Staromano, Tony Cecere, Dea-
con Tony Siino, Charles Spencer, Caroline Palluzzi, Stephen
Chiarello, Anita Strollo and for all our deceased.
Monday, March 6
Faith Formation: 4 pm; School
Rosary Group: 6:30 pm; Church
Confession: 7-8:30 pm; Church
Meditation Group: 7 pm; Cry Room
Wednesday, March 8
Shawl Ministry: 1 pm; South Room
Thursday, March 9
Walking with Purpose: 9 am; East/West Room
Marian Prayer Group: 10 am; North Room
Stations of the Cross: 2 pm; Church
Marian Consecration: 7 pm; South Room
Friday, March 10
Adult Scripture Study: 9 am; South Room
Stations of the Cross: 7 pm; Church
Saturday, March 11
Pastoral Council Meeting: 8:30 am; South Room
St. Patrick’s Day Party: 7 pm; Parish Center
Sunday, March 12
Chili Sign-up: After masses; Church lobby
Soda Bread Contest/Coffee: 9 am;
RCIA: 12:15 pm; South Room
Rite of Covenant: 3:15 pm; Gym
First Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017
Second Sunday of Lent March 12, 2017
First Reading: Genesis 12:1-4a
God calls Abraham to leave his family and people and go to a
new land. God promises to make the people of this new nation
great and to bless Abraham.
Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:8b-10
Paul, from his place of imprisonment in Rome, writes words of
encouragement to Timothy, telling him that Christ is for them
everlasting life.
Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9
Wishing to reveal His glory to Peter, James and John, Jesus takes them to a mountain where he is transfigured before them. When Peter exclaims that he will build three tabernacles here in honor of Jesus, Moses and Elijah, a voice from above pro-claims: “This is My beloved Son on whom My favor rests. Listen to him.”
Parish Support-February 26th THIS WEEK’S OFFERING………………………………..$17,600
LAST YEAR’S OFFERING………………………………..$13,852
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Mass Schedule March 11th & 12th
Fr. Bob Sunday 9 am and 5 pm
Fr. Chris Saturday 5 pm; Sunday 7:30 am and 11 am
Reconciliation (Penance) March 12th
Fr. Chris Saturday 4:00-4:30 pm
Confession During Lent in March
Monday, March 6 from 7-8:30 pm Fr. Bob
Monday, March 13 from 7-8:30 pm Fr. Chris
Monday, March 20 from 7-8:30 pm Fr. Matthew
Monday, March 27 from 7-8:30 pm Fr. Bob/Fr. Chris
And every Saturday 4-4:30 pm
Stations of the Cross in March
Friday, March 3 at 7 pm Deacon Joe
Friday, March 10 at 7 pm Fr. Bob
Friday, March 17 at 7 pm Deacon Mark
Friday, March 24 at 7 pm Fr. Chris
Friday, March 31 at 7 pm Deacon Joe
And every Thursday 2 pm
BAPTISM: Arrangements should be made one month in advance by calling Deacon Joe Wisneski at 973-635-4976. Parents are
expected to attend an instructional session with a Baptism Team. Baptisms are celebrated at 12:30 pm Sundays.
RCIA-RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS: The R.C.I.A. invites non-baptized persons and those baptized into another
faith to participate in a faith journey in preparation for becoming a Catholic. If you are interested in any aspect of R.C.I.A., please
email Deb at [email protected] or call her at the parish office at ext. 23.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY: Congratulations! In order that we can together plan for your big day, couples should notify the
Church and begin to prepare at least one year in advance of the date. Please email Fr. Bob at [email protected] or call Fr. Bob at
the parish office ext. 22.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND HOME BOUND: If a family member or someone you know is recuperating from a hospital stay or is
homebound for any length of time and would like to receive Holy Communion, please let us know. It is a priority for the parish com-
munity to support and be present to those who cannot be with us for the celebration of the Eucharist. If you would like a priest or
deacon to visit a family member who is hospitalized, contact Peggy at [email protected] or call her at the parish office ext. 25.
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the parish office at 973-635-0625 to arrange for a priest.
FIRST RECONCILIATION AND FIRST EUCHARIST: Children preparing to receive the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First
Eucharist begin preparation in first grade. To register, visit our website at www.st-pats.org or contact Ginny, [email protected].
St. Patrick Church
Lent: A Season of Generous Giving
Last December I was privileged to include in the parish bulletin the annual report on the finances of St. Patrick Church. As reported in the financial statement, the parish is running a slight deficit in our budgeted Sunday offering. The Sunday offering is the largest source of income for the church. I am grateful that Christmas and Easter collections as well as a concerted effort by staff members to reduce expenses is helping to mitigate the Sunday shortfall; however, deferring expenses is not a long-term solution.
Throughout the past three years there has been a bit of change within the parish and school community as we are repaving the foundation with support to our parish mission that includes welcomes for new parishioners, preparation of our youth and RCIA candidates to celebrate the sacraments, and new programs/activities so our parish community can continue to grow in their Catholic Identity. We pray for and keep in touch with our homebound parishioners and reach out to the less fortunate through acts of friend-ship and financial aid. We also support our local food pantries as well as our parish partnership with Our Lady of Victories in Pater-son. We are making improvements to our buildings/grounds in order to keep the facilities safe and accessible to all. In doing so we hold true to our mission.
Much needed maintenance took place in the church, office complex, priest residence, and school during these past three years that includes painting, carpeting, air conditioning, and a new science lab. The priest residence was also given a facelift with new flooring in the kitchen and a renovation of the guest bathroom. These facelifts within the complex were due to the generosity of parish appeals, rebates from the Partners in Faith and Bishop’s Annual Appeal campaigns, and your continued generosity in donating to the Building and Maintenance fund. The foundation is laid, yet each of us has been called to be a witness beyond the walls of our facility. Despite these positive changes, St. Patrick Church is faced with an ongoing financial challenge that must be addressed. The Sunday offertory has decreased by more than $220,000 over a six year timespan. As a result, our parish finance council must con-front this concern by moving forward with a concerted effort to increase the Sunday offertory collection which allows the parish to continue in its mission without operating at a deficit. I know and realize that much has already been asked of you; and some families and individuals are already experiencing difficult financial times; however, I am counting on the many who are able to make sacrifices and increase their weekly offering.
This weekend we bring to light “Commitment Weekend.” Our goal through this program is to substantially increase our regu-lar offertory contributions. Other parishes that have conducted similar programs have seen their offertory increase between 20% - 40%. In that the contents of a special brochure have been sent to most, please take time to review your weekly offertory gift to the parish with consideration of increasing the percentage of the gift. Some of you may also wish to consider Online Giving, which pro-vides options to set up your own contributions, change your contributions at any time, take away the need to write checks, or make up missed contributions. In giving online either a credit card or debit card may be used. For more information, visit our website at http://st-pats.org/ and click on the “Give Online” link.
I thank you for your support through your weekly Sunday offering, and am indebted to you for your generosity. During these
weeks of Lent please be aware that your willingness to give brings joy to my heart, and is a true blessing for St. Patrick Church. With countless volunteers serving in the mission of our parish, the financial support of so many longtime and new parishioners renders confidence in future offertory collections. I as well as the entire staff at St. Patrick Church look forward with the ongoing desire to serve the spiritual, social and service needs of all parishioners.
In Christ’s Love, Fr. Bob
Baptisms
Brooks Whetstone Carroll
Son of Jeffrey and Marylee
AROUND THE PARISH
First Sunday of Lent March 5, 2017
From the Office of Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli,
Bishop of Paterson
I hereby grant a dispensation from the laws of fast and
abstinence to all Roman Catholics living in or visiting
this diocese on Friday, March 17, 2017. This dispensa-
tion is given with the strong recommendation that the faithful hon-
or both Saint Patrick and this holy season of Lent by some spe-
cial work of charity of exercise or piety in place of abstinence.
Forget-Me-Not Weekend
Our monthly food collection is this weekend, March 4th & 5th.
Your generous donations are shared with the local community
as well as our brothers and sisters in Paterson! All food dona-
tions (your bags or ours!) can be brought to the Fr. Ed Center
after masses or the basket in the back of church. Thank you!
Lenten Mission 2017
Do Not Be Afraid-God is with Us-Our mission, co-led by Fr.
John Serio and Fr. Dominic Tran, will be Sunday, March 26,
Monday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 28 from 7 pm-8:30 pm in
the Church. Sunday’s topic is God is with us, Speaking. Mon-
day’s topic is God is with us, Acting. Tuesday’s topic is God is
with us, Loving. Fr. John and Fr. Dominic will also be at all
masses the weekend of March 25th and 26th. Join Us!
Weekdays during Lent 2017
Mondays 8 am Mass in the Church
6:30 pm Rosary in the Church 7-8:30 pm Reconciliation
7 pm Meditation in the Children’s Room Tuesdays and Wednesdays
8 am Mass in the Church
Thursdays 8 am Mass in the Church
2 pm Stations of the Cross in the Church Fridays
8 am Mass in the Church 7 pm Stations of the Cross in the Church
In Giving, We Receive Increased Offertory Program
Our Increased Offertory Program Commitment Sunday is this
weekend at all Masses. We encourage all parishioners to com-
plete and turn in your commitment cards to the church. The Com-
mitment Card contains information on how to plan your increased
offertory gift to the church, and asks for your commitment over
the next year. If you have any questions regarding this program,
or how to give electronically, please contact the parish office.
St. Patrick’s Day...is just around the corner! In addition to our
fabulous, annual St. Patrick’s Day party (March 11!), we cele-
brate our Patron Saint’s feast with a Meet and Greet following
the 9 am mass in the Parish Center on March 12th. Join the fes-
tivities as we are entertained by Irish Step Dancers and music.
And of course...FOOD.
Calling all Bakers! So you think your Irish Soda Bread is the
best around? We have plenty of folks who are willing to test your
offerings. Contact the Parish Offices if you would like to bake 1-2
loaves to be entered into our competition.
During lent, all liturgies will conclude in silence;
therefore, there will be no recessional song sung
during the Lenten season.
As part of your Lenten journey this season, please consider par-
ticipating in the following offerings at St. Patrick Church: Daily
8 am mass, praying the Rosary Monday nights at 6:30 pm in the
Church and Thursday mornings at 10 am in the Parish Office
Building, praying the Stations of the Cross in the Church at 2 pm
Thursdays and Fridays at 7 pm and the celebrating the Sacra-
ment of Reconciliation on Monday nights from 7-8:30 pm or
Saturday afternoons from 4-4:30 pm. All are invited to join us!
Saturday, March 18 at 10:30 am in the Church
Join us as we gather for this liturgical and communal celebration
where the sacrament of anointing will be celebrated. Those who
are suffering and those who are caregivers are encouraged to
attend. A lite reception will follow in the East/West Room.
Our Caring Ministry will be available to provide rides to those
that are unable to obtain a ride to the Church. Please contact
the parish office by March 10 if you need a ride so it can be
scheduled.
Eva’s Village
Next Weekend, March 11 & 12, consider signing up to prepare
chili for Eva’s Village. Sign up and everything you need to know
about helping with this ministry will be in the church lobby! Con-
sider helping out. Make it a family project! Take a set of the
pans provided with the accompanying recipe and instructions.
Return the two pans of chili you’ve prepared and frozen the
following weekend. It’s that easy! The food we provide is much
needed and greatly appreciated!
Our Lady of Victories Partnership-Annual Tricky Tray, Mon.
April 24th, 6-10 pm at The Brownstone! Tickets are $40 pp.
Tons of fun and great baskets! We’d love to have a table of ten.
If you would like to attend, call Peggy 973-635-0625 ext. 25.
SAINT PATRICK SCHOOL
MUSIC MINISTRY
Singing and Silence in Lent
During Lent, we make an effort to simplify our lives in order to be closer to God. Many of us make an effort to do without something we usually have. In a similar way, our masses will be simplified with less music. By seeking silence and limiting music and other sound, we limit external stimuli to find ourselves more alone with our thoughts and more alone with our God.
Starting on Ash Wednesday, our masses will have no recessional hymn and no postlude. Instead, we will seek sacred silence at the end of mass. If you miss the music, you might like to think about this: silences called “rests” are an important part of music. In fact, some music philosophers have pointed out that a desig-nated period of silence can be considered a form of abstract “music.” Rather than notes, you have natural sounds you might not otherwise hear.
The other parts of mass during Lent will be expressed with beau-tiful Lenten songs, with texts that reflect on Jesus and the liturgy, and melodies that are meditative, speaking to our inner selves. When we all unite our voices in the melodies, we connect our inner selves with each other and with God.
If we focus on prayer during the silence after mass, we might feel the closeness with God. If you are a music lover, you might con-sider the silence to be a form of music. And, if we listen carefully to the silence, we might just imagine that we can hear our pray-ers.
Have a blessed Lent, Maggie Hanson, Music Minister
St. Patrick School participated for the first time in the Junior Mod-
el UN event sponsored by the NJ Consortium for the Gifted and
Talented and hosted by Drew University. Eighth graders Caitlin
Kelly, Alex Jancewicz, and Christian Rosowicz participated as
Israel debating the education of women. Mary Kate Vowells,
Maddie Morton, and Charlotte Hamilton competed as South Ko-
rea discussing nuclear proliferation. Under the direction of faculty
members, Miss Auriema and Miss Dickinson, both teams worked
extremely hard and won awards within their committees. Israel
was awarded Best Delegation (1st place). South Korea was
awarded Outstanding Delegation (2nd place). Congratulations to
both teams on a job well done!
In observance of Dental Health Month, the first grade has been
learning about their teeth and how to care for them. We began
with an informative visit from Dr. Farrell, read several books, and
conducted a STEM investigation to see how different liquids af-
fect our teeth. Using eggs, which also contain calcium, we made
predictions and left them in water, milk, soda, and fruit juice for a
day. The students observed the results firsthand, and decided to
stay away from sugary drinks! We ended by practicing “How To
Writing”, listing the proper steps for brushing our teeth.
It is Lent. Are you forming your children in
good liturgical practices? Parents who want to raise children
who participate in mass work hard to make the liturgy mean-
ingful.
They talk about the Mass with their children before they
go.
They whisper explanations during key parts of the liturgy.
They discuss the homily after Mass.
They play their favorite church songs on their MP3 players.
They search for the best suited service-Our 9 am is a mass
with Children’s Liturgy of the Word and has a children’s choir.
Formation does not end with 8th grade-the Sunday 5 pm
mass has music that appeals to the high school youth.
corner
liturgy
St. Patrick’s Day Party!
Come celebrate our patron Saint’s feast day with the Knights of
Columbus and our parish friends and families on Sat., March 11
from 7 pm-11 pm in the St. Patrick Parish Center. Traditional Irish
food, drink and live entertainment. Only $40/person; $35/senior.
Take a chance on a raffle to win lodging in Ireland for a week!
Contact Brian McAuliffe at 973-634-7384 for more information.
As part of your Lenten journey, please consider using the CRS
Rice Bowl to help deepen your relationship with Christ while
bringing a light of hope to our brothers and sisters in need. Fami-
lies are encouraged to pray together daily and make Lenten sac-
rifices that uplift the world’s poor as well as those in need in our
own Paterson Diocese. Pick up a Rice Bowl at the
doors of the Church and make it part of your Len-
ten journey this season. Visit crsricebowl.org.
is Prayer and Fasting, Peaceful
Vigil, and Community Outreach. Join Morris County Right to Life
through Sun., April 9 from 8 am-8 pm at Planned Parenthood in
Morristown. Www.morriscountyrighttolife.org for more information.
Come and join your fellow parishioners on our Respect Life Com-
mittee for our monthly meetings as we discuss the sacredness of
human life from conception to natural death. We meet the second
Tuesday of each month in the parish offices to pray for and work
towards building a culture of life. Please contact Lisa Hart at
[email protected] for more information.
On the 100th Anniversary of the Apparitions in Fatima,
there are two options to join local tour groups. Fr. Ow-
en Moran will be making a spiritual pilgrimage to Spain,
Fatima, Lisbon & Portugal August 21-31. Contact Anne
Breslin at 201-825-3725 for more information. Msgr.
John Hart will lead a pilgrimage to the Shrines of Portu-
gal and Spain including Fatima from Sept. 24-Oct. 3.
For more information contact Susan at 800-842-4842.
As part of your Lenten prayer practice consider attending the meditation group meetings on Monday nights at 7 pm. The group teaches and practices a form of contemplative prayer, which the Catholic Catechism describes in this way : "Contemplative prayer is the simplest expression of the mystery of prayer. It is a gift, a grace; it can be accepted only in humility and poverty. Contem-plative prayer is a covenant relationship established by God with-in our hearts". During Lent the meditation group will meet in the cry room in the Church Mondays at 7 pm.
Lenten Soup Supper
Wednesday, March 15 at 6 pm in the Parish Center
Mark your calendars for this annual tradition brought to you by
the Women of Mary! This is a wonderful opportunity to come
together for a simple meal shared by the entire
parish. Free will offering donations will be gifted
to the parish Food Pantry. Love to cook? Consid-
er donating a pot of soup! Contact Mary Tracy at
