Church of the Assumption
28 Monmouth Road - Wrightstown, NJ
Chapel, Parish Office & Mailing Address: 76 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, NJ 08533
Parish Office: (609) 758-2153
Religious Education Office: (609) 758-3535
http://www.ChurchoftheAssumption.com
Served by Rev. Joseph J. Farrell, Pastor
Weekend Assistants: Rev. John Gibbons and Rev. Rafael (Tony) Ramos
Deacon, Vincent P. Ricciardi, Sr.
Deacon, Raymond W. Staub, Jr., Retired
Minister of Music, Mr. Mark Hoeler; Email: [email protected]
Director of Religious Education, Mrs. Diane Gregorio, (609) 758-3535; Email: [email protected]
THE EUCHARIST
Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 AM
Sunday: 12:30 PM Spanish Liturgy (Liturgia Española)
Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM in the Chapel
Miraculous Medal Novena: Monday morning after 8 AM Mass
Eve of the Holy Days: 7:30 PM
Holy Days: 7:30 PM
Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 - 4:30 PM
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Parish Secretary, Mrs. Kathleen Falletta
Email: [email protected]
Parish Office Assistant, Mrs. Janet Sheaffer
Email: [email protected]
Business Manager, Mrs. Mary Steen
Email: [email protected]
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Pre-K & Kindergarten Programs: Sundays during the 9:30 AM Liturgy.
Traditional Classroom Program: Grades 1-3 are held on Tuesday,
Grades 4-6 are held on Thursday, Grades 7-8 are held on Wednesday.
Sessions on both days are offered from 4:30 - 5:45 PM and 6:30 - 7:45 PM
at the church in Wrightstown.
Family Based & Summer Immersion Programs are offered as
alternatives to the traditional classroom program.
BAPTISM
Baptisms will be held on the 3rd Sunday of every month at 12:30 PM.
Parents must attend Baptism Preparation. Please call the Parish Office to
register for Baptism and for Preparation schedule.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK
Please call the Parish Office if you wish a family member to receive the
sacrament of the sick, be prayed for, or be visited by a Eucharistic Minister
with Holy Communion.
MARRIAGE
Notification of marriage should be 1 year in advance. Couples are expected
to attend Pre-Cana or Engaged Encounter and to meet several times with
the priest or deacon who will officiate.
SPIRITUALITY MINISTRY
Meets every third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall.
This ministry works to provide information and programs to fill and
nurture our spiritual lives. All parishioners are invited.
LOAVES AND FISHES MINISTRY
Provides food pantry assistance to those in need who reside within our
parish boundaries. Located in the Parish Hall, 76 Evergreen Road, New
Egypt. Pantry is open every third Friday of the month from 5-7 pm for
assistance and donations. Donations may also be left in the appropriate
receptacles in the Church narthex. Contact 609-259-3197 for additional
information.
ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY
Meets on the last Thursday evening of the month at 7:00 PM and receive
corporate communion on the first Sunday at the 8:00 AM Mass.
YOUTH GROUP
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Students in Grades 8-12 are welcome to participate in parish and
diocesan level service and spiritual activities as well as social events.
Meet on the first and third Friday evenings at 8:00 PM and receive
corporate communion on the second Sunday every quarter.
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION
NEW EGYPT & WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ
OFFERING
Weekly Offering-Oct. 12:
World Mission Offering
$ 4,940
$ 484
Last Year
$ 5,067
$ 720
Thank you for your generous support!
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:00 pm Vigil
8:00 am
9:30 am
11:00 am
12:30 pm
Linda Lentine/ Michael & Helga Lentine
Souls in Purgatory
Robert I. Hallock/ Hallock Family
Robert Rathschmidt/
Don & Lucy Paladino
John F. Devine/ Marta Rombach
C. Scott Rombach/ The Pavljuk Family
Jenni Noon/ Victoria & Arthur Roeder
People of the Parish
Monday, October 20, 2014
8:00 am
Madge Alessi/ Friends
Please remember all of our
parishioners who are ill or
homebound and their family
members and caretakers who
would like to be remembered in a
special way in your prayers. Your
prayers are especially requested for:
 Ruth (Pinky) Gokey
 James Levers, Sr. (father-in-law of Barbara Levers)
 Maria Menditto
 Katherine Tappen
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
8:00 am
Agnes Jenschke/ Parish Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
8:00 am
Faye Dunn/ Janet Sheaffer
Thursday, October 23, 2014
8:00 am
Peter Hallock/ Hallock Family
Friday, October 24, 2014
8:00 am
Beatrice Bruno/ Guzzardo Family
John Hope/ Ryniec Family
Saturday, October 25, 2014
5:00 pm Vigil
People of the Parish
Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014
8:00 am
9:30 am
11:00 am
12:30 pm
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Raymond Staub, Sr. / Sutton Family
Lena Mariani & John Menditto/
Maria & Mike Menditto
Marg Menges/ Kathy O’Brien
Peter Conneely/
Jimmy, Mary & Patrick Zavacky
Henry Lopez/ Family
Our
parish
community
welcomes
Dominic
Ryan O'Donnell, Nora Rose Kelly and Ariana
Alexis Ross into the waters of Baptism this Sunday.
Please keep these children and their families in your
prayers.
October—Month of the Holy Rosary
The Rosary Altar Society will pray the Rosary in the
Chapel this Thursday evening at 7:00 pm.
All are welcome!
JOYFUL on Monday and Saturday
LIGHT on Thursday
SORROWFUL on Tuesday and Friday
GLORIOUS on Wednesday and Sunday
Readings for the Week of October 19, 2014
Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6/1 Thes 1:1-5b/Mt 22:15-21
Monday: Eph 2:1-10/Lk 12:13-21
Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22/Lk 12:35-38
Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12/Lk 12:39-48
Thursday: Eph 3:14-21/Lk 12:49-53
Friday: Eph 4:1-6/Lk 12:54-59
Saturday: Eph 4:7-16/Lk 13:1-9
Next Sunday: Ex 22:20-26/1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40
©Liturgical Publications Inc.
Congratulations to Frances Kisko and Anita Lenart who
were recently inducted into the Rosary Altar Society.
"Show me the coin that pays the census tax." Then they
handed him the Roman coin. He said to them, "Whose image is this and whose inscription?" They replied, "Caesar's."
At that he said to them, "Then repay to Caesar what belongs
to Caesar and to God what belongs to
God." - Mt 22:19-21
Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass
©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD.
29TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
This Week at Assumption:
Sun., Oct. 19
Sun., Oct. 19
Sun., Oct. 19
Mon., Oct. 20
Mon., Oct. 20
Tues. Oct. 21
Thurs., Oct. 23
Bagel Breakfast after all Sunday Masses
11:00 am Mass - Confirmation Commitment Liturgy
12:30 pm Baptisms in the Chapel
Choir Rehearsals:
5:30 pm Cherubs
6:00 pm Juniors
7:00 pm Teens
7:00 pm Baptism Preparation (Must be registered)
7:00 pm Spirituality Meeting in the Hall
7:00 pm Pray the Rosary in the Chapel
7:30 pm Rosary Altar Society Meeting in the Hall
MARYKNOLL Student Essay Contest
Students in grades 6 through 12 are eligible to enter.
There are 2 age divisions and 3 prizes per division.
Additional information and entry forms are available in the
Church narthex or visit www.maryknollsociety.org/essay.
On Friday, November 7, 2014 Father Tony Ramos will
celebrate a bilingual mass along with Deacon Vince
and the Divine Mercy Healing Teams. Mass will start
promptly at 7:30 pm followed by the exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament, the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the
laying on of hands. Anointing of the sick will be
administered by Father Tony. Please join us for this
wonderful gift of healing from Jesus. If you would like
more information, please see Deacon Vince.
Come Join the
Music
Ministry!!!
We have a place for
everyone. Rehearsals take
place on Monday evenings.
5:30 pm – Cherub Choir:
All children 4 years old through 1st grade
6:00 pm – Junior Choir:
All children 2nd grade through 8th grade
7:00 pm – Teen Choir:
All parish members 13 through 18 years of age
8:00 pm – Adult Choir:
All parish members 18 years of age and older.
Singing is beneficial for your body, your mind,
and your soul.
Come Join Us!!!
OCTOBER 19, 2014
BAGEL BREAKFAST & Fellowship after the
8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am Masses next
Sunday, October 19, in the Religious
Education Wing. Refreshments and
fellowship following the 12:30 Mass.
Refrescos y compañerismo después de
la misa en español de 12:30.
The Spirituality Ministry will have its regular meeting on
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the Bradley Zipp
Hall. New Members welcomed. Call Elaine at 758-1716
or Julia at 758-0217 for information.
FOOD
DONATIONS
NEEDED
Assumption’s Loaves and Fishes Ministry is
in need of the following food donations for
the Thanksgiving food baskets for local
families: turkeys, dessert mixes, stuffing
mixes, canned fruit, cranberry sauce,
turkey gravy, instant mashed potatoes,
canned vegetables and canned
yams. Please place donations in the box in
the kitchen of either the Church (weekends)
or the Parish Hall (during office hours
Monday through Friday) no later than Nov. 17 to allow plenty of
time for volunteers to sort and prepare for delivery to the families.
Turkeys may be placed in the freezer in the Parish Hall. Thank
you in advance for your support!
If you have a need for assistance, please contact this ministry
at 609-259-3197. Assumption’s Loaves & Fishes Ministry provides
for families within our parish boundaries: North Hanover
Township, New Hanover Township, Wrightstown, New Egypt,
Cream Ridge, Plumsted Township, Chesterfield and Cookstown.
Please leave a message with your name, complete address,
phone number, as well as the number of adults and children in
your family.
Is God Calling You?
If you are a faithful, single, Roman Catholic man, between the
ages of 18 and 40, and are asking yourself whether God is calling
you to be a priest, you are cordially invited to attend this month’s
discernment meeting on October 26th, from 4pm to 6pm at Saint
Gregory the Great Parish, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton
Square, New Jersey. Join Rev. Michael McClane and Rev. Tom
Vala, as they share their experiences of the priesthood, followed
by prayer and concluding with a great meal and conversation.
Please register with the Diocese of Trenton Vocation Office:
[email protected] or by calling (609) 406-7449.
Join us at this exciting time as you discover and respond to His
invitation!
Please pray for our parishioners who are
serving in the military:
Corporal Kyle C. Abbott, USMC