October 19, 2014
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
22 Hackensack Ave, Weehawken, NJ 07086
201.863.6464  www.stlweehawken.com
StLawrenceRCChurch
Vision
To share and foster the gospel values of
worship, charity, justice and service.
Pastoral Team
Msgr Robert S MeyerAdministrator
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Geoffrey Scheer
Office Manager
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Claudia Pastrana Aguirre
Director of
Religious Education
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Nancy Ballato McGrath
Director of Music
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Adele Faulkner
Front Desk
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John Charlesworth
Beth Keating
Trustees
Monday Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday — Sunday
9 AM —1 PM
3 PM —7 PM
9 AM — 1 PM
3 PM — 7 PM
9 AM — 1 PM
Closed
Parish Office Hours
Sunday Masses
Vigil (Saturday)
4:00 PM
Sunday10.30 AM g 12 Noon
Daily Liturgies
Monday
Communion Service 9.30 AM
Tuesday  Friday
Mass 9.30 AM
Other Daily Masses available in the Deanery:
St Ann
Monday — Friday 7 AM
St Francis
Monday — Friday 8 AM
Ss Peter and Paul Tuesday —Friday 12.10 PM
Our Lady of Grace Monday — Friday 12:30 PM
Our Lady of Grace Monday — Thursday 7 PM
Sacrament Of Reconciliation
Saturday
3:30 PM sharp
Devotions
St Jude Novena Mondays at 7:30 PM
Ministry For The Sick
If you are aware of any parishioners who no
longer can come to Church and would like to
receive Communion and a visit from someone
at our Parish please call the Parish Office.
My dear parishioners:
We continue to see more and more improvements
at St Lawrence each day. The offices are fully moved
into the parish center, the internet and phones
are almost working properly and processes and
procedures are becoming more normalized. I am
grateful to Geoffrey Scheer, our Office Manager for
his shepherding these processes.
I met this week with parish trustees John
Msgr Robert S Meyer
Charlesworth and Beth Keating to review the
Administrator
parish budget submitted in July to the Archdiocese.
This is an annual requirement of the Archdiocese
and civil authorities. I appreciated their honesty,
commitment and encouragement to me, and more importantly to our parish.
St Lawrence is blessed to have them in our midst.
In the very near future we will be calling for resumes for folks interested in
serving on the parish Finance Council. Next week we will run in the bulletin the
guidelines required and responsibilities to serve our parish in this important
capacity. I hope that those who meet the criteria will consider applying.
We have spent some time this week with lawyers, engineers, and marketing
folks, to devise a prioritized plan to address our many physical plant needs, as
well to consider ways of re-imaging our presence in the community. Although
there is much to do, I am energized by the challenge.
Finally, as we continue to move forward, I wanted to take a moment to address
those negative voices who continue to "look backwards". As I mentioned the
first weekend of my arrival, my mandate from Archbishop Myers is to reconfigure the parish so as to ensure its sustainability well into the future. Realigning the mass schedule, re-purposing staff, and re-energizing our public
prayer will only be fruitful when, and if all parishioners work with me and
work together to bring us back to our feet. In that spirit, respectfully, and in
the name of Jesus I am counting on each of you.
Many blessings!
Fr Bob
Sunday Readings
First Reading:
Isaiah 45:1, 4–6
Second Reading:
1 Thess 1:1–5
Gospel:
Matthew 22:15–21
All parishioners and guests are
welcome to join us every Sunday
for our Coffee Social after the
10:30am and the 12noon Mass in
the Parish Center main hall!
—Mary Ward, Jessica Gaeta, John
Devery, Coffee Social Committee members
Prayer Intentions of the Holy
Father for October
General intention: Peace. That the Lord
may grant peace to those parts of the
world most battered by war and violence.
Missionary intention: World Mission
Day. That World Mission Day may rekindle in every believer zeal for carrying the
Gospel into all the world.
Weekday readings
Monday St.Paul of the Cross
Ephesians 2:1–10 / Luke 12:13–21
Tuesday
Ephesians 2:12–22 / Luke 12:35–38
Wednesday
Ephesians 3:2–12 / Luke 12:39–48
Thursday St John of Capistrano
Ephesians 3:14–21 / Luke 12:49–53
Friday St Anthony Mary Claret
Ephesians 4:1–6 / Luke 12:54–59
Saturday
Ephesians 4:7–16 / Luke 13:1–9
This Week's Mass Intentions
Sunday, October 19
10:30 am † Robert Lansing
& Robert Cummings
12:00 pm † Maria Dunien
Tuesday, October 21
9:30 am † Concetta Blancato
Wednesday, October 22
9:30 am † Lena Introna
We Need Lectors,
Altar Servers and
Eucharistic Ministers
Get involved in the Liturgy by proclaiming
the Word of God as a Lector, serving at the
Altar or or helping with the distribution of
the Blessed Sacrament as an Extraordinary
Minister of Holy Communion ("Eucharistic
Minister"). Training and commissioning are
required and will be provided. Please use a
suggestion card or contact the Administrator
by email if you'd like to get involved.
Introducing
The Legacy Fund
of St Lawrence
Church
St Lawrence Music Ministry
The music ministry will be forming an
Adult Choir and invites new members who
are willing to share their talent with the
assembly. Prior singing experience is helpful,
but not required. Rehearsals will begin
on October 21st and be held each Tuesday
evening from 7:00-9:00PM in the church. We
will be gearing up for the Advent/Christmas
season very soon, so please join us for some
fellowship and joyous music-making. For
more information about how to get involved
with this important ministry, please contact
Nancy McGrath at [email protected]
PARISHIONER TALKS
“We Highly Recommend
Serving St Lawrence!”
Lou Scarpa, MA
[email protected]
Last weekend, three wonderful parishioners
Thursday, October 23
9:30 am † Pat Sullivan
Your parish is an important part of spoke at masses about their commitment to
your life. Make it an important part St Lawrence. Pat Bilka, Ann Ivory, and Jessica
Gaeta shared their stories, inviting all to beof your legacy.
Friday, October 24
9:30 am † Frank Sirio
Saturday, October 25
4:00pm † Mary Pizutta
To sustain the good work of St Lawrence, a
Legacy Fund has been establish to provide
funding for parish-specific projects such as
repairs, improvements, the purchase of materials necessary to enhance our ministries.
Mass intentions scheduled for cancelled
Masses will be rescheduled.
Sanctuary Lamp offered in memory of
†Maria Dunlea. Altar Bread offered in
memory of † Irene Cheplic. Altar Wine offered in memory of † Pat Sullivan.
Mass Book
Our 2014 Mass Book still has openings. If you
are interested in reserving a Mass or the Altar
Bread, Altar Wine and Sanctuary Light for
your loved ones, please call the Rectory during office hours and ask for Adele or Michele.
Thank you
Senior Social Group
Starting Monday, November 10th , the Senior
Social Group will be meeting at 1:30pm in
the Senior Citizen Nutrition Center located
on 201 Highwood Avenue in Weehawken.
We look forward to seeing you then!
— Joe Fredericks, Senior Social Club president
The St Lawrence Legacy Fund is a restricted
fund, meaning that 100% of the contributions received directly support St Lawrence
Church and are not subject to the 13% Archdiocesan assessment (tax). St Lawrence supports the ministries of the Archdiocese of
Newark through our monthly assessment
and the Archbishop's Annual Appeal.
Please consider designating the Legacy Fund
as the recipient of gifts along life’s path--in
lieu of flowers at the passing of a loved one,
a bequest in your will, in celebration of an
anniversary, in thanksgiving to God for his
love and goodness. Please let your family
and friends know that St Lawrence is dear to
your heart and that you wish the parish to be
remembered through the Legacy Fund.
Your generous gift will help assure the
parish's well-being for future generations.
For more information, please contact Father
Bob or Louis Scarpa, stewardship coordinator
at 201-659-2276 x306 or at development@
[email protected]. God bless you for
remembering St Lawrence today.
come engaged and supportive of the parish.
Each speaker related how they were invited
to participate in a ministry at the parish, accepted the invitation (at first reluctantly due
to busy schedules, etc) which then, in Ann
Ivory’s words, “created a deeper bond with
the community.”
In roles as catechists, Cornerstone coordinators, lectors and more, our three speakers also indicated how important it was for
them to support St Lawrence financially.
Pat, Ann and Jessica are just like all of us —
each is given 24 hours in a day — and they
encourage us to give back some of that
time, talent and financial resources to God’s
church. They assure us that it will be enriching for the parish and for the individual.
Today, please think about how you can become involved--start with one area, perhaps
being a lector every few weeks.
Please ask yourself if you are meaningfully
supporting the parish to the best of your
ability. St Lawrence needs your time, talent,
financial support and love.
Please contact Lou Scarpa at development@
stlweehawken.com for more information. You
have been invited! Please accept!
Catholic Education
Hoboken catholic Academy Open House
This year’s open house will be held on
Wednesday, October 22 at 10 AM until 12 PM
and on Saturday, October 25 from 10AM until 12PM. HCA application forms will also be
available at that time. For more information
visit: www.hobokencatholic.org
Notre Dame High School of Manhattan
Open House
Notre Dame High School of Manhattan
will host its annual Open House on sunday,
October 26 from 2.30 PM until 5 PM for 7th
and 8th grade girls and their parents. Notre
Dame is located at 327 West 13th Street, New
York. For further information, please call 212620-5575.
A Night with Archbishop Hebda
Come join us for a night set aside just for
the teens of our archdiocese to have the
chance to meet, learn more about and talk
with Archbishop Hebda —in a “Town Hall”
style gathering! A night with Archbishop
Hebda will be held two times in October
and the event is free. The second time will be
Thursday October 23rd, at St Theresa’s School
Gym (540 Washington Ave, Kenilworth). For
questions please contact : Rich Donovan @ 201998-0088 x 4150 or via email at donovari@
rcan.org
Queen of Peace High School Important
Dates
Open House: Sunday, October 19, 2014 from
11 am – 2 pm and Monday, November 3, 2014
7 pm – 8:30 pm. COOP High School Entrance
Exam: Friday November 7, 2014 If you need
further information, please contact QPHS at:
201.998.8227 Ext: 32
ALL REUNION, St Augustine’s School
On November 21st, 2014, St Augustine School,
Union City, will be having an ALL REUNION.
Visit your old alma mater, interact with
former classmates and teachers and find out
how you can contribute to the SAS Legacy.
$25 includes appetizers and soft drinks.
School tours will be given; Monies raised
will go to the Sr Roberta O’Hea Scholarship
Fund. Please send check to St Augustine’s
School to reserve your spot. Last day to purchase
tickets in November 14.
Website Updates
This week we added some pages
about stewardship,
spirituality and
evangelization. Check them out from
the left-side menu! For any assistance with
our website, which continues to grow, please
contact [email protected]
FAITH FORMATION
Praying & Preparing
Please pray for our children
preparing for First Reconciliation
and First Eucharist. Next Sunday at our
10:30AM Family Mass they will sign
their names to the parish book as a
sign of commitment and preparation.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA) is a process that welcomes new
members into the Catholic Church.
This process is concerned with the total
formation of the person into believing
with the church community (doctrinal
information) living with the church
community (practical information) praying
with the Church community (liturgical
formation) and serving with the Church
community (apostolic formation). This
gradual development culminates in the
Claudia Pastrana Aguirre
Catechetical Coordinator
[email protected]
celebration of the Initiation Sacraments
of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation.
Are you or someone you know interested
in learning more about the Catholic faith?
Are you an Adult Catholic who has not
received Baptism, First Eucharist and/or
Confirmation, or do you know someone
who is an Adult Catholic but has not received
these sacraments and would like to begin
the RCIA process, please have them contact
me at the Parish Office for more information.
COLLECTION
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of what we need to raise weekly. We appreciate
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