The Church of Epiphany ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Parish Staff REV. MICHAEL SANTANGELO, Pastor LOUIS V. COMMISSO, Deacon MICHAEL MULLARKEY, Deacon RONALD NOWAK, Deacon KIM LORENTZEN, Director Religious Education JAMES McMAHON, Business Administrator DANIEL DANTONI, Director of Music DONNA WOODLEY, Parish Secretary CAROL LORE, Finance Secretary DANA TOSCANO, Administrative Asst., Rel. Ed. MICHAEL & AMY NOWAK, Middle school Youth Group Our Church Gathers for Celebration of the Eucharist ON SUNDAY at 8:00, 10:00 am & 12:00 Noon ON SATURDAY 9:00 am and Vigil of Sunday, at 5:00 pm ON WEEKDAYS Monday thru Saturday at 9:00 am ON HOLIDAYS Mass as Announced Wed Sun. Thurs. Fri. . Sat Mon. Thurs. Jan. 1 April 20 May 29 Aug. 15 Nov. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 25 Solemnity of Mary Easter Ascension Thursday Assumption of Mary Feast of All Saints Immaculate Conception Christmas The Sacrament of Penance On Saturday at the Church 3:30 to 4:30 pm or by appointment anytime. Sacrament of Marriage Saturday at 11:00 am, 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm. Necessary preparations require that arrangements be made one year in advance. Rectory / Parish Office 615 Thiele Road, Brick Township, NJ 08724 732-458-0220 FAX: 732-458-0855 Office Hours Mon.-Thurs 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Fri. 9:00 to 3:00 pm Summer Office Hours Mon.-Fri. 9:00am to 3:00pm Home Page Website: www.churchofepiphany.org Religious Education Office Hours 732-785-0872 Mon. Wed. Thurs. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Tues. 9:00 am to 7:00 Fri. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Summer Hours: 9:00AM-2:00PM Sacrament of Baptism The sacrament of Baptism is ordinarily celebrated the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at 1:15p.m. We emphasize sacramental preparation consisting of a four part Parish Baptism Process, in which the infant is always present. To schedule Baptism, please call the church office, at least one month in advance. Letters of Recommendation Letters of Recommendation to act as sponsors will be issued only to parishioners who attend Mass regularly, are confirmed and if married, are married in the Church. To help us make this judgment, we expect you to be registered with us for 3 months. Weekly use of envelopes (with or without a contribution) also helps. To arrange for Letters of Recommendation or Baptismal certificates, please call the parish office during office hours. Welcome New Parishioners Please fill out a registration form obtained in the Commons Area or contact the parish office during office hours. Envelopes will be ordered in your name. Departing Parishioners, please notify the office as well at 732-458-0220. OCTOBER 26 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME DAILY MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, October 25, 2014 9:00AM Alice Steensen by Mr & Mrs Sean Duffy & Family 5:00PM Raymond Hermida & Sandra Wepprecht Sunday, October 26, 2014 8:00AM Charles (Chuck) Forman by Jim & Maureen McMahon 10:00AM Ellen & Lou Iorio for Their Wedding Anniversary People of Parish 12:00N Mel Akerley by Tom & Joan Franken Monday, October 27, 2014 9:00AM Loretta Hendrickson by Prayer Group June Staffa by Kathy DeStefano Tuesday, October 28, 2014 9:00AM Lewis P. York by Bernadette Perrine Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:00AM Patrick J., Margaret & Jerome P. Erwin by Dan Erwin Joseph Macaluso by Calderone Family Thursday, October 30, 2014 9:00AM John Zigo by Maryellen Slocum & Ann Zigo Friday, October 31, 2014 9:00AM Grace Domaracki by Sandy & John Crosio Saturday, November 1, 2014 9:00AM Julio Campos by Pimentel Family Grey Book 5:00PM Dorothy & Edward McMichael by Kathleen McMichael Sunday, November 2, 2014 8:00AM Charles (Chuck) Forman by George & Helen Bailey 10:00AM Tirone Family by Sara Durante 12:00N Mel Akerley by Helen & George Bailey, Jr. People of Parish Sunday Scripture Here are next Sunday‛s Scripture readings THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH Monday, October 27, 2014 8:15AM MM Novena & Rosary (Mon. thru Sat.) 9:00AM Helping Hands PO#4 11:00AM Stokes Steppers – PH#1 2:30PM Senior Exercise - APR 4:00PM Adoration – WA 7:15PM Bible Study - APR Tuesday, October 28, 2014 10:00AM Bible Study - APR 5:30PM CCD Gr 1-8 Vets Middle School 7:30PM Finance Committee - APR 7:30PM Contemporary Grp. - WA 7:30PM Joy Prayer Grp – PH#1 Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:30AM Hospitality After 9AM Mass – APR 6:00PM Girl Scout Trp#1270 - PH#1 7:00PM Separated, Divorced, Widowed – PH#2 Thursday, 11:00AM 7:00PM 7:00PM 7:30PM October 30, 2014 Stokes Steppers – PH#1 Melody Choir – WA St. Vincent DePaul –PH#2 Adult Choir – WA Friday, October 31, 2014 8:00PM AA – APR Saturday, November 1, 2014 8:30AM Morning Prayer and Rosary – WA 6:00PM Feast Volunteer Appreciation Dinner - APR Sunday, November 2, 2014 10:15AM Children‛s Liturgy of The Word - APR 10:45AM R.C.I.A. - APR Helping Hands Ministry In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Helping Hands Ministry is beginning to collect cookies for Lexington House. Please have them in by Sunday, November 16th. ALL SOULS‛ DAY First Reading: WISDOM 3:1-9 Second Reading: ROMANS 5:5-11 Gospel: JOHN 6:37-40 Support Rosary Prayer Group. Fridays 10:00-11:00AM Geraldine Thompson Nursing Home. For information please call Bob at 732-458-2435 (Leave Message). Our food pantry is in need of Cereal, Spaghetti Sauce, Pasta, Peanut Butter, Jelly, and Soup. Thank you to all who supported Harbor House, the children’s shelter in Toms River, through your generous donations and prayers. The 400-mile bike Ride for New Beginnings was a success again. Ocean Thanks to your contributions, runaway, abused, abandoned or neglected children and youth in and Monmouth Counties are provided shelter and the important services they need to find their way. Our entire community benefits from the good work of Harbor House. May God bless you always, Harbor House Ride for New Beginnings Committee 2 Vigil Light Prayer PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Please let us know in the parish office when someone‛s name should be removed from the spoken or bulletin printed sick list due to their recovery, or other prayers answered, or in the case of one‛s death: Jerry Commisso, Kathy Brenner, ‘Baby‛ Chase Thomas, Beth Ferrante, Joseph Bolton, Joseph Francella, Volker Jaegar, John Cifrodella, Toni Mantone, Austin & Dylan Kellenberger, Amya Boyd, Karen Shilanskas, Crystal Kopsic, Annette Falkowski, Jason Rau, Mike Mania, Rev. Bernardino Esguerra, Ginger Negri, David & Myra Walther, Joey Kohler, Edward Westpy, “Baby” Bridget Jordan, Rocco Westpy, David Villanueva, Marion Kearns, Arlene Carulli, Margie McGhee, Steve Rovell, Margaret Young, Grace Durante, Arlene Gellispic, Brian Egitto; Louis Melluso, Joan Nowicki, Mary Rake, Pvt. Steve Kurza, Carol Ann Van Nostrand, Nicholas Salani, Mary Lussen, Jude David Capizzi, Bridget Morris, Dennis Ligus, John Osborne, Howard Sansom, Joellen AndreulaOrtiz, Robert Novy, Laura Marie Tedeschi, Tara Batzel, Barbara Hartmann, Alex Crevillone, Charles Banks Grove, Josephine Troiano, Gary Akerley, D.P. Bienvenue, Michael Cope, Don Tarquini, Martin Borelli, Barbara Langer, Casper Cacciopo, Diane Harker, Kathleen McGonigle, Edward Gelormino, Florence Vogel, Gloria Martinez, Vera Baumgart, Elizabeth Mook, Cheryl Robinson, Margaret Ruff; Barry, Faust Colantuoni; ANR; Andrea Perry, Maria Bienvenue, Keith Westpy, Dorothy Westpy, Sal Lombardo, Paula & Jerry Silvestro, Mary Norraas, Donna Fogler, Mike Rossi, Robert Herlihy, Jr., Ed Reissner, Betty Roseberry Lord, May this candle be a light for You to enlighten me in my difficulties and decisions. May it be a fire for You to burn out of me all pride, selfishness and impurity. May it be a flame for You to bring a warmth into my heart towards my family, my neighbors and all those who meet me. Through the intercession of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, I place in your care those I come to remember. For the week beginning October 26, 2014 The Vigil Lamp in front of the Tabernacle is for Lorraine Yurgelonis by her Mother Marie. The Vigil Lamp in front of the Blessed Mother is for Cathy Brenner by Joan Mullee & Family; The Vigil Lamp in front of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is for Special Intention; The Vigil Lamp in front of St. Joseph is for Philip & Ronald Cioffi by Irene Cioffi. St. Vincent de Paul If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:11 CLOTHING DRIVE OCTOBER 26th 9 am to 1:30 pm We will thankfully accept clothing, bedding, coats, linens, purses, drapes, stuffed animals and shoes. Drop off location is at the Parish Hall on the corner of Herbertsville Rd. and Thiele Rd. Please pray for the repose of the souls of the deceased spouses, relatives, friends and benefactors of the parish and for the comfort and consolation of their families, including JOSEPH BOKAN, PATRICIA OLSEN; Have you ever thought of being an Altar Server? There will be altar server training on November 7th & 14th from 7:00-8:00PM. If interested, please contact Kathie Chu at 848-333-9317. 3 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATORS CORNER 10/26/2014 ***Our Current Budget*** This year we need $9963.00 weekly to fund our budget. Our collection last week was $6,484.00 which is short by $3479.00. We sincerely thank you for your past generosity and ask that you prayerfully consider an increased gift to the appeal this year. For those of you who may have not contributed in the past, I invite you to share your faith with a gift to the 2014 Annual Catholic Appeal. Visit (www.churchofepiphany.org) for Online Giving Link. The web site is also a convenient place to look up the current Parish monthly calendar, as well as the current Ministry schedule. We are a tax-exempt non-profit Organization and gratefully accept donations from last will and testament‛s and/or stock to assist in carrying out our mission. For more information, please contact Michele at Wells Fargo Advisors (800-533-6163) May God Bless you for your generosity. “COMMEMORATIVE BRICK CAMPAIGN” Consider purchasing an Epiphany Commemorative Brick for any upcoming Graduation, Wedding or other special family celebration, or a memorable acknowledgement for your loved one. The cost is $150 for a 4x8 inch brick and $200 for an 8x8 inch brick. There are plenty of spaces left. Please consider purchasing one. Thank you. “The Tree of Life” Look at the tree in our Worship area. This is another way to perpetuate the memory of a loved one, or to memorialize someone. The engraved leaf costs $500 and a stone in $2500. Both of these can be paid in installments with monthly payments. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS THEY MAKE OUR BULLETIN POSSIBLE! PATHMARK COMMUNITY REWARDS – A REVISED PROGRAM Introducing the NEW Pathmark Community Rewards Card! Important Details & Highlights • On or about October 24 >>> Everyone who provided a mailing address when they registered their old Pathmark card(s) will receive their NEW PreRegistered Community Card in the mail. These Pre-Registered cards are already linked to our group and ready to use. • October 31 >>> Community Cards will be available store-wide. • Supporters who do not receive a card by mail can simply pick up their New Community Rewards Card at any Pathmark Customer Service desk. • No Phone Option >>> Supporters MUST USE THEIR “ACTUAL CARD. • At this time >>> The new Card is for All Pathmark Stores ONLY. Participation will be extended to A&P and other food stores in the future! Now when you use your Pathmark Club Card, you‛ll continue to receive your current rewards…AND you can also earn 1% for the Church of Epiphany. TD BANK: AFFINITY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM TD us Bank will make an annual contribution to our church, based on the average balance of your accounts: Checking Savings Money Market Certificate of Deposits Retirement All information regarding accounts included in the program is kept strictly confidential. SIGN UP TODAY It‛s simple. Your TD Bank representative can register you. Tell them you want to register with the Church of Epiphany‛s Affinity program. This is another program that you can utilize to help our Parish. There is no cost to you, but we can receive additional support without any extra expense. You must tell the TD Bank teller that you want your ACCOUNTS LINKED TO THE EPIPHANY AFFINITY PROGRAM. THANK YOU!! “FOR HEAVEN SAKE” 732-449-7253 FOR HEAVEN SAKE is a religious gift shop located at 608 Brighton Ave., in Spring Lake Heights. When a parishioner that makes a purchase in their store and designates “the Church of Epiphany”, we will receive a $1 donation from their store. Please visit their store when you want to purchase a religious gift. Thank you. 4 “A KNIGHT AT THE RACES” Each of our Religious Education Students are required to attend 3 class masses with a parent throughout the year in addition to attending weekly Sunday Mass as well as Holy Days of Obligation. Prayer cards will be issued only on the days that you are scheduled to attend a class mass . After each mass there will be someone in the Commons Area or in the Parish Office that will distribute the prayer card. Please bring the prayer card to your teacher on Tuesday so that your attendance will be confirmed. If your child is unable to attend the scheduled class mass time and you need to attend a different mass that weekend, please email Kim Lorentzen at [email protected] so that accommodations can be made. Thank you. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION UPCOMING DATES: 10/26 – 7th Grade Community Service Project – Clothing Drive helpers st 10/26 – 1 Grade Mass 8:00AM 2nd Grade Mass 10:00AM 11/9 - 5th Grade Mass 10:00AM 6th Grade Mass 12:00PM HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP On Saturday, November 8th, Epiphany Knights of Columbus #8160 will present of its’ most important fundraiser. We need your support and generosity for this event. On that evening, immediately following the 5:00PM Mass, the Gates to “Epiphany Downs” will open and our fun-filled “Knight at the Races” will be presented. There will be nine action packed, exciting races featured with pari-mutuel wagering available on each race. A wonderful deli-style super featuring hot over roasted pork sandwiches along with your favorite salads being served. Snacks will also be provided during the races. Desserts and beverages are included in the low admission charge of just $10 per person. You may B.Y.O.B if you wish. (Beer & wine only please). Since our racing program has now been computerized, be assured that the time between each race will be minimal. There is a sign up sheet in the Commons area or call Joe Mignone at 732-575-6032 or John Crosio at 732-575-6032 for reservations or information. Please come out on November 8th and support us, as we continue to help and support Epiphany! We need you to make this fundraiser a success. CHRISTMAS WITH THE KNIGHTS Take a trip with the Knights of Columbus to Resorts Casino to see Allen Edwards, a major star at Branson, where he will perform a variety of his favorite Christmas music and hymns that tells us what Christmas is about. Along with your show ticket is the Resorts Buffet & $10 in slot play! The Cost is just $49 per person. The bus will leave Epiphany at 10:00AM on December 7, and return at approximately 7:30/8:00PM. For more information please call Joe Mignone at 732-458-8905. Respect Life Ministry Election Prayer for Life Middle School Youth: When: 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, 6:30PM – 8:30PM Start Date: October 9th Where: The Church of Epiphany – APR HELP WANTED! We are desperately in need of CCD substitute teachers & Aides. If you could volunteer your tie occasionally on a Tuesday night form 5:306:30PM, please give Dana in the Religious Ed office a call at 732-785-0872 O God, we acknowledge you today as Lord, not only of individuals, but of nations and governments. We thank you for the privilege of being able to organize ourselves politically and of knowing that political loyalty does not have to mean disloyalty to you. We thank you for your law, which our Founding Fathers acknowledged and recognized as higher than any human law. We thank you for the opportunity that each election puts before us, to exercise our solemn duty not only to vote, but to influence countless others to vote, and to vote correctly. Lord, we pray that your people may be awakened. Let them realize that while politics is not their salvation, their response to you requires that they be politically active. Awaken your people to know that they are not called to be a sect fleeing the world. But rather a community of faith renewing the world. Awaken them that the same hands lifted up to you in prayer are the hands that pull the lever in the voting booth; That the same eyes that read your Word are the eyes that read the names on the ballot, and that they do not cease to be Christians when they enter the voting booth. Awaken your people to a commitment to justice to the sanctity of marriage and the family, to the dignity of each individual human life, and to the truth that human rights begin when human lives begin, and not one moment later. Lord, we rejoice today that we are citizens of your kingdom. May that make us all the more committed to being faithful citizens on earth. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Fr. Frank Pavone www.priestsforlife.org 5 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40 Matthew recounts the incident in which a lawyer, seeking to entrap Jesus, asks, “Teacher, which commandment of the law is the greatest?” With simplicity and authority, Jesus responds that the first commandment is to love God with one‛s entire being; the second is to love one‛s neighbor as oneself. “‛Teacher, which commandment of the law is the greatest?‛…‛You shall not molest or oppress the alien, for you were once aliens, yourselves on the land of Egypt. You shall not wrong any widow or orphan If ever you wrong them and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry…I will hear him for I am compassionate.‛” It was a lawyer, one of the Pharisees, who approached Jesus with the question concerning the great commandment. Jesus‛ response reflected His knowledge of the Hebrew scriptures, which spoke of love of God and love of neighbor. It is easy for us to quote the prayer which the devote Jewish person recites five times each day. “O Shema…‛ Once when Jesus was asked who is to be considered ‘neighbor‛ he responded with the parable of the Good Samaritan. It is easy for us to repeat the same teaching. Do we live it? Our World today is filled with refugees and asylees. Years ago they were called DP‛s (displaced persons). In our own country we are unable to provide legislative protection for millions of immigrants living among us. Many have fled tyrannical governments, unjust discrimination, armed conflicts and economic deprivation. We reluctantly accept some refugees, but turn away countless others, or refuse to legislate positively in their behalf. Isn‛t it time that we learn from our Judeo-Christian biblical roots, what the law, the prophets and Jesus Himself taught us? Jesus summed up the teaching from two sources. We can do the same, based upon a single word – respect. 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