NEW JERSEY’S OLDEST CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
ST. JOSEPH  1765
OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
250 years of faith-filled commitment distinguishes St. Joseph Parish, a Roman Catholic community
located in West Milford Township in rural northern New Jersey. Lay people founded this community in
1765 and maintained it in the consistent practice of the Roman Catholic faith, thus earning it the honor
of being the State’s oldest parish.
Today’s parishioners, responding to the needs of the changing West Milford area, aim to develop further
the lay involvement that historically characterizes St Joseph’s They accomplish this by expressing their
PASTORAL STAFF and PARISH OFFICE
Father Steven Shadwell ................................................................................................................. Pastor
Harry White, Ben Lo Paro........................................................................................................... Deacons
Sister Janet Brisky, P.B.V.M. ......................................................................................... Pastoral Associate
Sister Geraldine Corio, P.B.V.M. ..................................................................... Director of Faith Formation
Justine Smith ..................................................................................... Faith Formation\Baptism Assistant
Pat Mattera ............................................................................... Adolescent Faith Formation Coordinator
Mary Beth Ferriola....................................................................................................... Business Manager
Mary O’Neill .................................................................................................................. Parish Secretary
Christine Alessio.................................................................................... Director of Volunteer Ministries
Camille Kluge .................................................................................................................. Youth Director
Jacqueline M. Reilly .......................................................................................................... Music Director
Bob Sautter......................................................................................... Buildings and Grounds Supervisor
Kevin Kennedy and Diane Parisi ...................................................................................... Parish Trustees
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Baptism arrangements are required to be made at least 2
MASS SCHEDULE
Monday through Saturday ...... 9:00 am - Church
Saturday evening ................... 5:00 pm - Church
Sunday morning ... 7:45, 9:00 am, 12:00 Noon -
Church ............... and 10:30 am - Parish Center
months in advance by contacting Justine Smith at the
Parish Office at 973-697-6100. Baptisms are celebrated
on the first and third Sunday of each month. Families are
asked to attend the 12 Noon Mass, the baptism ceremony
will take place immediately following.
If a Baptism
Preparation class is required, the class will be assigned at
HOLY DAYS
Please consult the Bulletin
NEW PARISHIONERS
Please call the Parish Office to register, to learn
PARISH OFFICE ....................... 973-697-6100
the time the baptism is scheduled.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday at 3:30 pm until 4:30 pm; or, anytime anyone
wishes to receive the Sacrament, please call the Parish
Office to set an appointment with a priest.
FAX........................................... 973-697-3716
MINISTRY TO THE SICK
FAITH FORMATION… .................. 973-208-0636
anointed should call the Parish Office. If you or anyone
CONVENT .......................................973-697-2846
E-MAIL .......................... [email protected]
Anyone who is seriously ill or aged and wishes to be
you know is in the hospital, please call the Office.
WEBSITE ......................... www.stjoseph-nj.org
BUSINESS HOURS
MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM
Monday thru Thursday ................... 9 AM - 5 PM
one year before the wedding. All couples to be married
Friday .......................................... 9 AM - 12 PM
Saturday and Sunday .............................. Closed
454 G E R M A N T O W N R O A D 
Arrangements should begin by setting a date with a priest
at St. Joseph’s must participate in a Marriage Preparation
Program.
W E S T M I L F O R D NJ 07480
ST. JOSEPH CHURCH
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014
28TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast
Following Masses - KH
2:00 PM Girls CYO Basketball - PC
6:30 PM Antioch Preparation - NR
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
6:30 PM CYO Basketball - PC
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14
10:30 AM Penance\Holy Communion Registration - CH
6:30 PM Boys CYO Basketball - PC
7:00 PM Bereavement Group Mtg. - NR
7:00 PM Penance\Holy Communion Registration - CH
7:30 PM Alcoholics Anonymous - KH
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
3:00 PM Ambient Light Photography - KH
7:00 PM GOF Design Team - UR
7:30 PM Boy Scouts - PC
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
9:30 AM Moms and Tots - KH
3:00 PM Ambient Light Photography - KH
6:30 PM Boys CYO Basketball - PC
7:00 PM Knights of Columbus - NR
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
9:30 AM Kids Playgroup - KH
3:00 PM Ambient Light Photography - KH
6:30 PM Generations of Faith - PC
Midnight Alcoholics Anonymous - KH
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
9:30 AM Generations of Faith PC
2:00 PM Ambient Light Photography - KH
10:00 PM Alcoholics Anonymous - KH
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19
10:00 AM Generations of Faith - PC
1:00 PM Generations of Faith - PC
6:30 PM Antioch Preparation - NR
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
9:00 AM +Fr. Robert Greco
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 – St. Callistus I, pope, martyr
9:00 AM +Joan K. Gillen by Pat and Harry O’Dea
+Edna H. Depiero by Marianne Russo
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 - St. Teresa of Jesus,
virgin, doctor of the church
9:00 AM Intention\Sick of the Parish
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 - Sts. Hedwig, religious;
Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin
9:00 AM +Cletus Garner by Nancy McLaughlin
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 – St. Ignatius of Antioch,
bishop, martyr
9:00 AM +Sophia and Arthur Allen by Nancy McLaughlin
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 – St. Luke, evangelist
9:00 AM Intention\Rachel Shadwell
5:00 PM +Carol and John Ryan by Pat and Pete
Gillen, Jr.
+Dorothy Tamayne by Tamayne Family
+Richard DeSpagna by DeSpagna Family
+Helen Cox by The Rosarians
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 - 29th Sunday Ordinary Time
7:45 AM +Joan Gilen by Tony and Denise Leone
+Valerie Ann McGuiness by Danielle and Jamie
Lamothe
9:00 AM +Fr. Robert Greco by Clare Gensheimer
10:30 AM +Thelma Kuter by Rudolph Family
Intention\Dr. Louis Gubitosa
12:00 PM +John Majdic by Donna Pertonchak
OFFERING AT ST. JOSEPH’S LAST WEEKEND
Budget:
$6,340.00
Weekend October 4\5
$5,804.00
Difference:
- $ 536.00
LECTORS FOR THE WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 18\19
D. Lastro, J. Gaffney, B. Organ, J. P. Cazorla
Parish Center: Brian
`EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNThe 10:30am Mass on Sunday, October
ION FOR THE WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 18\19
19th will be in the church.
SATURDAY 5:00 PM: K. Burns, A. Egan, M. L Aungst,
C. Alessio
SUNDAY 7:45 AM: A. M. Cooney, C. Carbone,
A. Moralishvili
SMALL FAITH COMMUNITY
9:00 AM: C. Gerri, J. & L. Endres, G. Stagg
Experience
a Small Faith Community.
10:30 AM: M. & S. Mc Kenzie, S. Luke, P. Green,
We
meet
in
the Upper Room on Tuesday
12:00 PM: D. Petronchak, A. Cangelosi, J. Vigna, S. Alessio
evening
for
an
hour to reflect on
A. Cazorla, S. Batory
the following Sunday’s Scripture from 7:30 –
8:30 pm. Our next meeting is October 28th.
The altar flowers for the month of October have
been donated by the Rosary Society in honor of
the Blessed Mother.
Next Week: 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time
1st Reading: Isaiah 45: 1, 4-6
2nd Reading: I Thessalonians 1:1-5
Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21
SCRIPTURE FOCUS: Matthew makes it very clear that
two opposing political groups have united to trap Jesus. If
he supported paying taxes to Rome, he would be accused
of being a traitor to his “own” people. If he refused such
payment, he would be charged with acting against the
government. Jesus is not fooled. He turns the situation
back at them. It is clear that they have accepted Rome rule
because they can produce a Roman coin. It belongs to
Caesar; it has his image and inscription on it. So Jesus
says if it belongs to him give it to him, but “give to God
what is God’s.” He is telling them that there is a kingdom
higher than that of Caesar. All people are made in the image of God. They belong to God, and Jesus calls them to
give their lives to God, and not to earthly concerns.
LIFE FOUCS: What belongs to God only in your life?
CAN YOU HELP? Info: Sr. Janet 973-697-2846
Please leave donations in Sr. Janet’s garage.
Thank you!
If it’s not in this box, don’t leave it in Sister’s garage.
She can’t get her car in!
Needed: Straight and Narrow needs deodorant, body
wash, toothpaste, shampoo, Fixodent (original), and large
umbrellas. Also, current magazines: inspirational, sports,
hobbies, National Geographic. Remove your name and
address from the label and leave in Sister’s garage.
Call Sr. Janet: If you are able to help a friend in Milford
Manor with Facebook for an hour a week.
Sr. Janet: Knows a college student who needs a car to
get to school. Please call Sister.
BINGO AT MILFORD MANOR: Saturday, October 25th
2:30 – 3:30pm
Come 10 minutes early and stay 10 minutes late to help.
Bingo prizes are needed. Sister always needs help. If
you need a signature, Sr. Janet will have a pen after
bingo.
Deadline October 20, 2014: Now is the time to
memorialize a loved one, remember a special
date or just have your family name become a permanent part of St. Joseph Church by purchasing
a paver. Order forms may be picked up at the parish office,
church or gift card table. Completed forms may then be
mailed or dropped off at the parish office. Please call 973
697-6100 if you have any questions.
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GIFT CARD NEWS: New in stock! Lowe’s and The Home
Depot for all your home improvement needs! Thank you to
all the families that help support this fundraiser. Spread the
word!
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THANKSGIVING EVE ECUMENICAL SERVICE
Wednesday, November 26 at 8:00pm in Newfoundland
Methodist church on LaRue Rd. If you would like to sing in
the choir be there at 7:00pm.
Time for Vocations… Please pray for:
Deacon Giovanni Rodriguez and
Seminarian Henry Pinto
A Time To Serve In The Military… Please pray for:
Nicholas Costello, Lt. Jamie Curcio, Jennifer Smolinski,
Tom Oroho, Brian Hartigan, Mario Lanza, Kevin Canova,
Alex Richnavsky, Jason Benedict, Ryan Benedict, Jonathan Greenwald, Erik Filipek, Jonathan Gabay, Matthew
Lattanzi and Tara Lee Wrocklage
A Time To Heal… Please pray for:
Bob Weiss, John Paicer, Scott Frew, Sal Domenico,
Marilyn Whritenour, Gregory Whritenour, Martha Colombo, Denise Thiel, Emily Hennessy Green, Jim Casey, Jim Giro, Joseph Di Santo, Sandra Roberts, Walter
Roberts, Pat Burd and Zachary Scieslicki
A Time To Die… Please pray for: Joseph Saporito, father-in-law of Maggie Jirouschek and grandfather of Allison and Robyn Jirouschek
Please Note: Only family members may request to have
someone included in prayers for the sick.
The shelves of the pantry are low
on food. Your donation of the following items would be greatly appreciated: macaroni, beans, soup, rice,
chili, juice, peanut butter, jelly, powdered milk, salad dressing, mustard, mayonnaise, baby food and gluten and
sugar free items. Non-food items: shampoo, cleaners, and
laundry detergent.
Thank you for your anticipated generosity.
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ST. JOSEPH’S JUBILEE COOK
BOOK IS MOVING FAST!
“Secrets from St. Joseph’s” is available
at the parish office Monday through Thursday from 9 am until 5 pm and on Friday
from 9 am to 12 noon. This special hardcover edition sells for $20 each or 2 copies
for $35. Checks may be made out to St.
Joseph Church. Thanks for your great response so far!
And books make nice Christmas gifts too!
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Clip and Return
Veterans Day of Recognition of
Living Veterans of the Parish
On Sunday, November 9th a salute to the living
veterans is scheduled, at the 9:00 am Mass in church. If
you have already not done so, please list your name, rank
and branch of the service below and return to the parish
office by November 3rd.
Name_________________________________________
Branch of Service________________________________
Rank_______________Service from _________to______
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be
stronger men. - John F. Kennedy US President & Knight of
Columbus!
10-12: FREE !!! Pancake Breakfast after all Masses.
10:13: Columbus Day
10-23: Social at PC (basketball)
10-23: Possible 1st Degree
? - FALL Shrimp Boil Social - call Mike Heller, GK
11-9: Living Veterans Mass 9:00am
11-11: Veterans Day
11-13: Business Meeting
11-15: Food Drive at AP (we don't mind if you drive
over food from ShopRite!)
11-27: Thanksgiving (no social)
Parish men, Fr. Steve is asking all parish men to consider
become a Knight of Columbus. You can do so very easily
on October 23rd. This one night will change your life GUARANTEED! Contact Grand Knight Mike Heller at 973728-6228 or [email protected] if you are interested.
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The month
of October is
dedicated to
the
Most
Holy Rosary,
primarily due
to the fact
that the liturgical feast of
Our Lady of
the Rosary is
on October
7th. It was instituted to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the
protection that she gives the church in answer to the praying
of the Rosary by the faithful. The 250th Jubilee Committee wanted to tie our anniversary
with this dedication to the Most Holy Rosary in a special
way. Remember it was the praying of the rosary that kept
the first settlers gathering together weekly when a priest
was not available to celebrate Mass.
Therefore, a local artist was asked to design a rosary using
our logo colors along with some history of our parish. This
250th Jubilee Rosary will be on display during weekend
Masses in October. You are invited to take a chance to win
this beautiful handmade set of rosary beads. Drawing will
be held on: 10/26/14 at the 10:30am Mass
Donations are not necessary but will be gratefully accepted.
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Ambient Lights Portrait Dates at Koch Hall
October 15,16,17,18, 22, 23, 24, and 25. To
schedule your appointment go to
stjoseph.acuityscheduling.com. If you require
assistance you may call 973 263-2330.
MEMORIES OF OUR PARISH
This September was my 27th year as parish secretary.
When I began as secretary, Fr. Boniface was pastor. It
was such a blessing to work with him for almost 17 years.
He was so patient and kind with me as I learned what it
was to be a church secretary. I hadn’t worked in 19 years
and previously worked in a bank. He showed love and
kindness to everyone he came in contact with and showed
me the true meaning of loving the people around you. And
in 27 years I have come in contact with many, many people and always try to remember the example he set.
Fr. Sig was another pastor that was a blessing to work
with. He never stopped and kept all of us on our toes. He
was so organized. He was always willing to stop and take
time to see anyone who needed him.
And now there is Fr. Steve, who in many ways reminds
me of Fr. Boniface. Also a blessing to work with. All of the
staff was so pleased when Bishop Serratelli appointed him
as pastor in March of this year.
Sr. Janet and Sr. Geraldine were already here when I
started. The two of them never cease to amaze me with
their hard work, love and concern for the people of this
parish. Sr. Janet with her boundless energy for the seniors and homebound of this parish and beyond. Sr. Geraldine with her dedication to the Generations of Faith program and her patience in teaching me all about computers.
We did not have computers when I started here.
The parish office staff has changed over the years.
Again, I have been blessed to work with such wonderful
people. The present staff is amazing with their willingness
to give their best to take care of whatever is needed by our
parishioners.
And last but not least are the parishioners of this parish.
Many of them have become dear friends. They are always
willing to help each other whether it be a phone call, kind
word, ride to the doctor, meal or just a simple smile to of
encouragement. They are a true example of sharing
God’s love.
I pray that I will be blessed with many, many more years
and memories of the goodness of the people of this parish.
Mary O’Neill
MAKING A JOYFUL NOISE
UNTO THE LORD!
On Sunday, October 26th at the 12:00
PM Mass men and women from
Straight and Narrow Gospel Choir will
join us to celebrate the liturgy. The Mass will be in the parish
center. Thanks to the treatment and facilities offered by
Straight and Narrow, these men and women, whose lives
were once broken by addiction, are now on their way to living wholesome and productive lives. You will hear that optimism, determination and gratitude in the way they give
praise to God. If you are willing to donate soda please leave
it in Sr. Janet’s garage. If you are willing to donate a baked
good bring it with you that day.
The “Parable of the Wedding Feast,” today’s Gospel (Matthew 22), has
many elements, images, divisions. It is at one and the same time historically
obvious yet timeless, easily understood yet enigmatic. Dense with meanings,
overflowing with possible applications, let us take a brief look at some of these.
On one level the parable is a description of the continuity of God’s creation of Israel beginning
with Abraham and culminating in Jesus Christ: "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king
who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants [patriarchs and prophets] to
summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. A second time he sent other
servants [more prophets along Israel’s history (especially John the Baptist)], saying, ‘Tell those
invited: “Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast.”’ Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm,
another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them (especially Jesus His Son).
On a second level the parable is an indictment of the leaders of Israel who rejected Jesus in his
own day and an explanation as to why tax collectors and prostitutes were welcomed into communion with him: “Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people in parables,
saying…Then he said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready but those who were invited were not
worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’
The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall
was filled with guests.” On this level it functions as indictment/invitation to these same categories
of persons in our own day.
Enigmatically it presents us images of folks invited who were not on the original guest list but
were invited on the quick or unexpectedly. One of these last is thrown out for not wearing the
proper attire. This puzzles us because we are want to say to the host, “Don’t blame him for it was
you who invited him unexpectedly and at the last so perhaps he didn’t have time to prepare himself.”
On this level the parable is no longer addressed to the Pharisees and Elders but to Jesus’ own
disciples or Jesus’ community of sinners. Peering through the proper lens its meaning jumps out
at us. The sinner is indeed invited but not the sin. It is a reminder to the disciple that it is not
enough to answer yes to Jesus’ call to conversion without producing in fact said conversion. In
other words even though we arrive at the Banquet of the Son invitation in hand, we will not be
permitted to continue our works of death (sin) in his Kingdom of Life. We can now read this last
part of the parable as spoken to us: “But when the king came in to meet the guests, he saw a man
there not dressed in a wedding garment. The king said to him, ‘My friend, how is it
that you came in here without a wedding garment?’ But he was reduced to silence. Then the king
said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the darkness outside, where
there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’ Many are invited, but few are chosen.”
Finally the whole parable also functions as an explanation to the Israelites of Jesus’ day, and to
the whole world for all of time, as to why the morally marginalized (sinners by their own fault), the
socially unacceptable (Jewish or Gentile), indeed any human person of every possible category
can be found gathered together and sharing the Banquet of Eternal Life; for, “God so loved the
world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might
have eternal life.” (John 3)
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Protecting God’s Children
Virtus® Workshop
As required by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop, all parish volunteers who “have regular contact with
children” must attend a “Protecting God’s Children Workshop.”
This workshop is being offered in:
Our Lady Queen of Peace in Hewitt on
Our Lady of the Magnificat in Kinnelon on
St. Thomas the Apostle in Milton/Oak Ridge on
Thursday, October 16 at 7 pm.
Wednesday, October 29 at 6:30 pm.
Tuesday, November 4 at 6 pm.
To register on-line: go to www.patersondiocese.org
Virtus® is on the bottom of the left column on the diocesan home page. Click on Virtus® and follow the
directions for registering.
The Paterson Diocese also requires that volunteers complete a background check and sign an acknowledgment of having read the Diocesan Code of Conduct. Informational packets are available in the parish office.