ST. JOHN’S R.C. CHURCH
619 Chestnut Street
Lakehurst, NJ 08733
Rev. Bernard Keigher, Pastor
Msgr. Elso Introini, Weekend Assistant
Rev. John Basil, Weekend Assistant
Rev. Donald McLaughlin, Weekend Assistant
Deacon Ronald J. Kerr, Deacon Richard Glogoza
Deacon Edward Holowienka, Business Administrator
Ms. MaryAnn Dempkowski, Director Religious Education
Parish Office: 732-657-6347
Religious Ed Office: 732-657-2348
Fax: 732-657-8690
Parish Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday 9:00AM—3:00PM, Friday - 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Parish Website: stjohnlakehurst.com
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Masses .......... 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M.
Sunday Masses ............ 9:15 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.
Monday - Friday .......... 8:00 A.M.
First Friday .................. 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.
Adoration from 12:00 noon until 3:00P.M. in the
Parish Center Chapel ... Concluding with Benediction
Miraculous Medal
Mondays .................. Following the 8:00 A.M. Mass
Confessions - Saturdays - 11 A.M. to 12 Noon
BAPTISMS
Preparation for first-time parents is required.
Baptisms take place on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each
month at 12:15 P.M. Please contact the Parish Office for
arrangements.
MARRIAGES
Arrangements are to be made in the Parish Office at least one
year in advance.
PARISH MINISTRIES
Parish Council .................. Victor Bala ............. 732-657-8899
R.C.I.A…………………...Joe Pittarelli ........... 732-323-8469
Rosary Altar Society…….Joan Toth ................. 732-657-4938
Prayer Group. ................... Joan Boland ........... 732-657-6347
Hospital Ministry.............. Joan Boland ........... 732-657-6347
St. Vincent’s Social Concern...Mike Brennan. . .732-657-6359
Lectors & Eucharistic Ministers..Joe Pittarelli...732-323-8469
Legion of Mary................. Carol Glogoza......... 732-657-6874
Folk/Youth Choir. ............ Joyce Sorenson ...... 732-240-4750
Emmaus Group ................. Deacon Ron Kerr ... 732-657-6347
Religious Article Store ..... Victor Bala ............. 732-657-8899
PARISH REGISTRATION - Families moving into or out of
the parish are asked to call the Parish Office as soon as
possible.
EMMAUS, our Bereavement Group, meets the 2nd and 3rd
Thursdays of the month at 10:30A.M. in the Church coffee
room.
GRADE SCHOOL OF RELIGION
Grades K, 1 & 2 - Sat. mornings 9 - 10:15 A.M.
Grades 3A & B, 4A & B, 5A, 6A & B, 7-A and
Grades 3C, 4C, 5B & C, 6C & D, 7B & C, 8A, B & C - Wed. 7:15PM-8:30 P.M. C.C.F.C. I & II -Wed. 5:30P.M. - 6:45 P.M.
Feb 1st, 2015
ST. JOHN’S PARISH CENTER
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February 1st, 2015
AUTHORITY FROM GOD
According to Moses, the people decided they
didn’t want to hear God’s voice directly any more. It
was much too frightening. Why couldn’t God send
human teachers, prophets, instead? God agreed,
but with a warning. The people had be er listen to
those teachers, because they spoke in God’s name.
That arrangement, though, had its own
problems, for them and for us. How do I know this
teacher is truly from God? And if the teacher is from
God, are all parts of the teaching meant for me? We
have the Church and scripture to help us with those
ques ons, but s ll there are always a few loose
ends.
That is the powerful significance of the sentence
in today’s Gospel: “The people were astonished at
his teaching, for he taught them as one having
authority and not as the scribes.” The people knew
that this Jesus was authen c—truly a teacher sent
by God. They knew it by hearing him.
READINGS FOR FEBRUARY 8th, 2015
First Reading — Job finds life on earth to be
drudgery; he is filled with restlessness (Job 7:1-4, 67).
Psalm — Praise the Lord, who heals the
brokenhearted (Psalm 147).
Second Reading — Woe to me if I do not preach the
gospel. I have become all things to all, to save at
least some (1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23).
Gospel — Jesus cured many who were sick with
various diseases (Mark 1:29-39).
PLEASE PRAY for all our parishioners and friends
who are serving in the Military.
We also ask for your prayers for our Police,
Firemen and Firewomen, First Responders, and all
who put themselves in harm’s way for our
ProtecƟon.
Let us all li Bishop O’Connell up in prayer as he
con nues his rehabilita on journey a er a foot
amputa on. We all know the power of prayer.
That, along with the Bishop’s posi ve a tude, will
surely bring healing of body and spirit to our Bishop.
---------------------------------------Whenever extreme, inclement weather (snow, ice,
etc.) occurs, PLEASE use your own discre on in
determining whether or not it is safe for you to drive
or walk in these condi ons. If you feel that it would
be unsafe for you to travel to church, there is NO
OBLIGATION for you to a end. The same holds true
if you feel ill… there is NO OBLIGATION to a end
Fr. Bernie-
Mass that week.
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S-O-U-P-E-R BOWL OF CARING As in the past, we
have reached out to help the “Hur ng and Hungry”
people in various communi es by suppor ng the
Souper, that’s S-O-U-P-E-R Bowl of Caring
Organiza on. Once again we are asking for you to
donate a dollar to this needy cause that helps supply
many soup kitchens with food. As you are leaving
Mass this weekend, Jan. 31st/Feb. 1st, won’t you
please put your dollar in the basket at the door on
your way out.
BABY BOTTLE BOOM-A-RANG
The Knights of Columbus from Leisure Knoll (Father
Emil J. Kapaun Council #10022) will be at the doors
of our church this weekend, Jan. 31st/Feb. 1st, to
collect the Baby Bo les which were given out last
weekend.
PLEASE NOTE: These baby bo les have had money
in them, and they should never be used to feed a
child. Use of these bo les could make a child sick or
worse.
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FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY
This Monday, Feb. 2nd, is our Monthly Mee ng.
The Rosary will be prayed at 10:30A.M. in the
church. Mass will be at 11:00A.M. Lunch and
mee ng will follow in the Church Hall. Bring a
sandwich, dessert and coﬀee will be served.
Our guest speaker will be Lore a R. Snack, telling us
about her travel to Fa ma and Lourdes. Lore a is a
Lector here at St. John’s.
Our St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon will be held at our
March 2nd mee ng. Tickets will be sold at
February’s mee ng. Price to be announced later.
Our ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY is sponsoring a “Day of
Recollec on” at San Alfonso Retreat House on
Monday, April 20th, 2015. Cost $55.00 per person.
For informa on/reserva ons, call Barbara Seele at
732-657-5512.
Next TUESDAY, February 3rd, is the FEAST of
ST. BLAISE, and the BLESSING OF THROATS.
This will be done at our 8:00A.M. Mass next
Tuesday.
FIRST FRIDAY, February 6th, we will have Mass at
8:00A.M. and 11:00A.M. in the main Church. At 12
Noon we will have Exposi on of the Blessed
Sacrament in the Parish Center Chapel ending with
Benedic on. All are invited.
DIVINE MERCY, First Friday, February 6th, at
3:00P.M. we will have the Divine Mercy Novena and
prayers in the Parish Center Chapel. Please join us
for this beau ful devo on.
WINGS AND A PRAYER, our Religious Ar cle Store,
located at the front entrance to our Church, will be
open February 7th/8th and February 21st/22nd.
FLOWERS may be ordered for the weekend of Feb.
7/8. There will be no flowers on the Altar during the
season of Lent. We will resume flower orders
a er the Easter Season.
Contact Marie Angelella at 732-408-1233.
R.C.I.A. MINISTRY
The sessions have now opened for the year 2016. If
you or anyone you may know has recently inquired
about the Catholic faith or are in need of the
sacraments of Confirma on and Eucharist, please
contact Joe Pi arelli at 732-323-8469.
***Because of health concerns regarding the flu
season, we are asking that you simply nod your
head to each other during the sign of peace***
ST. JOHN’S SCHOLARSHIP RAFFLE is proud to
announce the January, 2015 winners:
• 1st Prize —$400.00— Gloria Lorusso
• 2nd Prize —$300.00— Bob & Fran Caputo
• 3rd Prize —$200.00— Joseph & Jane Costello
• 4th Prize—$100.00— Anthony & Carmen Calvino
A special THANK YOU to all who have purchased
ckets to our raﬄe!
A Bi-Lingual (English-Spanish) Healing Mass with the
love of PADRE PIO will be held on February 6th,
2015 at the Church of the Assump on, 28
Monmouth Rd., (Rt. 537), Wrightstown, NJ at
7:00P.M. All are invited. Sea ng is limited. Doors
will open at 6:30P.M.
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MASSES FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY, February 2nd
8:00A.M. AMY WARSHAW
req. grandma and grandpa
THE PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH
11:00A.M. HELEN SZEWCZYK
req. St. John’s Rosary Altar Society
TUESDAY, February 3rd
8:00A.M. MILDRED FERGUSON
req. Laure a O’Shea
DOMINICK and GRAZIELLA DeRASMO
req. son, Leonard
WEDNESDAY, February 4th
8:00A.M. ALFRED DZBENSKI
(2nd Ann.)
req. wife and children
PETER MAZZO
req. Nick and Rose Cu llo
THURSDAY, February 5th
8:00A.M. FRANK MUNIZ
(1st Ann.)
req. wife
CHARLES CIPRIANO
req. Jim and Jennie Mets
FIRST FRIDAY, February 6th
8:00A.M. DAVE VanRONK
req. Marie Vuocolo
ANN LOCKWOOD
req. son and family
11:00A.M. ANN BURKE
req. Rosemary Hogg
RAYMOND PITEK
req. wife
(Birthday Rem.)
(10th Ann.)
SATURDAY, February 7th
4:00P.M. ROSE EDMONDS
(Ann. Rem.)
req. daughter, Claire
DOROTHY O’BRIEN
req. Robert O’Brien and Debbie Furman
7:00P.M. THOMAS McCALLUM (Ann. Rem.)
req. wife and family
KRISTI ANSTETT-MULHERN
req. Raymond Mulhern
SUNDAY, February 8th
9:15A.M. PAUL ABBATE
(Birthday Rem.)
req. wife, Irene
MARGARET DAUM
req. Lorraine and Charles Brick
11:00A.M. LOUIS JOHN VASTA
(Birthday Rem.)
req. mom and dad
MARTIN SCURA
req. Joan Silvestri
Candles February 1st—7th, 2015
SANCTUARY CANDLE
In Loving Memory of Wilfred (Bud) Fisher req. a
good friend.
SACRED HEART CANDLE
In Loving Memory of Elayne Iacono req. Nancy.
SHRINE CANDLE
For the Inten ons of the People of our Parish.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, especially:
Week 1: Harry Quinn, Claire Tomasello, Pat Keeley,
Al and Dorothy Berdel, Edith Canizzaro, Gladys
Russo, John Zuber, Mae Cobb, Carol Ensis, Ann
Argento, Henry Licata, Michael and Frances
Mozejko, Michael For no, Floyd Freeman, John
Bovery, Paul and Josephine Plesnik, Niger Liddawl,
Linda Manning, Dolly Tortoriello, Fred and Barbara
Boker
Week 2: Clara DiNuzzo, Dot Stoﬀers, Antoine e
DeLuccia, Renee Stru on, Herman Thwaites, Nancy
Rizzo , Eugene Piga, Bob Caputo, San na Sonuk,
Billy Lepore, John Turco, Alex Schissler, Mary Alice
Kane, Paul Sparta, Jr., Vito Jardelis, Ray Sawyer,
Edna Seltaam, John Bovery, Eileen Donahue,
Barbara Woodruﬀ
Week 3: Cris Ribando, Sco Fergusen, Sal Mannino,
Hank Karlewicz, Gerry Gabriel, John Lawrence,
James McCuske, John Rosano, Marie Raia, Veronica
Connell, Tommy Bergan
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OUR DECEASED, especially:
Nelson Bachman, John Zuber, Dorothy Babik, Joe
Amaril, Sco Stevens, Carmel Migner