ST. NICHOLAS RC CHURCH
Served by the Vocationist Fathers
Fr. Stephen Ehiahuruike, S.D.V., Pastor
Fr. Louis Caputo, S.D.V., Parochial Vicar
Fr. Christogonus (Chris) Iwunze, S.D.V.,
Parochial Vicar
Church & Rectory
442 E Brinkerhoff Ave
Palisades Park, NJ 07650
Tel. 201-944-1154 Fax. 201-944-9510
Email. [email protected]
Website. www.stnicholasrcchurch.org
Office Hours
Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesdays 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
(Mornings by appointment only)
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 15, 2015
Do everything for the glory of God;
be imitators of Christ (1 Corinthians 10:31 -- 11:1).
ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS
Baptisms: On any available Sunday during the 11:00
AM (Italian), 12:30 PM (English) & 7:00 PM
(Portuguese) Masses. Please, contact the rectory at
least one month prior to desired date.
Confessions: Saturdays 5:00 to 5:45 PM, or during the
week by appointment.
Marriages: Please contact the rectory at least six
months prior to desired wedding date.
Sacrament of the Sick: If you are hospitalized or unable to come to Church for health reasons and would
like to be visited by a priest for Confession, Communion, or Anointing of the Sick, please call the rectory.
Religious Education Program (CCD): For children 1st
to 8th grades who are not attending Catholic School.
Classes are held on Sundays from September to May at
11:30 AM, with attendance to the 12:30 PM Family
Mass.
Confirmation: Teens will receive the Sacrament of
Confirmation on 8th grade. They will attend classes at
11:30 AM from September to December; and from
January to April classes will start at 11:00 AM in the
church hall, with attendance to the 12:30 PM Family
Mass.
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday: 7:00 & 8:00 AM
6:00 PM (Vigil Mass)
Sunday:
7:30 & 9:30 AM English
11:00 AM Italian
12:30 PM English (Family Mass)
7:00 PM Portuguese
Holy Days: 6:30, 8:00, 10:00 AM & 7:30 PM
Weekdays: 7:00 & 8:00 AM
Other Services & Activities:
Monday to Saturday: 7:40 AM Morning Prayer
Tuesdays: 9:00 AM Legion of Mary
7:30 PM St. Padre Pio Group (Feb 24)
7:30 PM H.R.S.—Church Hall (Feb 24)
8:00 PM Holy Rosary in Portuguese
Wednesdays: 7:30 PM Holy Rosary in Italian
Thursdays: 2:00 PM Bible Study in Italian
6:15 to 7:15 PM Holy Hour for Vocations
(Feb 19 & 26)
7:30 PM Bible Study in English
7:30 PM V.A.U.S.
8:30PM Rosary by Brazilian Men (Mar 12)
Fridays:
8:30 PM Brazilian Prayer Group
1st Fridays: 5:30 to 8:30 PM Bl. Sacrament Adoration
(March 6)
ST NICHOLAS RC CHURCH
Parish Trustee: Giovanni Simone & Michael Massaro
Parish Secretary: Débora Moreira
Music Ministry: Addie Luers, Giovanni & Karen Simone,
and Kelly Oliveira
Vocationist Sisters Community
Sr. Benedita Carvalho, S.D.V., Superior & Pre-K Director;
Sr. Antonietta Cioce, S.D.V., Sr. Meltiana Ding, S.D.V. and
Sr. Sali Antony, S.D.V.
223 14th Street - Palisades Park, NJ Tel. 201-947-2413
Parish Pre-K “Fr. Justin Learning Center”
Tel. 201-944-1376
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY
312 First St—Palisades Park, NJ 201-947-5262
Principal: Mark Valvano
MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY, February 14
7:00AM Ada Breza by Ines and family
8:00AM Antonio Hroncich by wife
6:00PM Mary Ostuni by Frances & Larry Valente & fam.
SUNDAY, February 15
7:30AM John Ferraioli by friends
9:30AM Agustino Morin by wife Maria Morin
11:00AM Antonio Hroncich by Picinich family
12:30PM Antonio Cialone by wife Christina & family
7:00PM People of the Parish
MONDAY, February 16
7:00AM Ivan Lisica by M/M Bozo Picinic
8:00AM Dominick Mirkovich by M/M Joe Hroncich
TUESDAY, February 17
7:00AM In honor of St. Lazarus by Eduardo Lorenzo
8:00AM Giuseppe Martino by M/M Dominick Chiola
WEDNESDAY, February 18
6:30AM Joso Milin by daughter
8:00AM Helena & John Morin by daughter-in-law Maria
4:00 PM — Ash Service only —
7:30 PM Vincenzo Luppino by Luppino family
THURSDAY, February 19
7:00AM All souls in purgatory by M/M Tom Morin
8:00AM Carmela Cundari by Maria Lofaro
FRIDAY, February 20
7:00AM Luigi Conforti by M/M Giuseppe Suriano
8:00AM Domenico Mircovich by M/M Matthew Mattessich
SATURDAY, February 21
7:00AM Pasqualina Orsini by M/M Carmine Magnone
8:00AM Gaudenzia Suttora by sister Maria
6:00PM Vincent Luciano Sr. by Blanche & Tony DiBona
SUNDAY, February 22
7:30AM Fr. Thaddeus Aririele, SDV by Vocationist Fathers
9:30AM Agustino Morin by wife Maria
11:00AM Mauro Allegretta by wife Carmela
12:30PM Pasqualina Orsini by M/M Salvatore Molinaro
7:00PM People of the Parish
News of the Parish
ASH WEDNESDAY - FEBRUARY 18 - It marks
the beginning of Lenten Season and it’s a day of
Fasting and Abstinence. Masses with ashes
distribution will be celebrated at 6:30, 8:00 AM &
7:30 PM; ashes service 4:00 PM. Fasting: eat only 1
full meal that day; and Abstinence: do not eat
meat at all that day. Fridays of Lent are days of
abstinence from meat.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS - Every Friday at 7:30
PM in church during Lent, starting this Friday. We
invite all to participate.
ST. JOSEPH’S TABLES - “Poor Man’s Dinner” in
honor of St. Joseph will be on Saturday, March 14 at
7:00 PM - Tickets are $25.00 (6-12 years old—$10).
On Sunday, March 15 we will have the St. Joseph’s
Tables with sale of ZEPPOLE, homemade breads,
cakes and Italian goods from 8:00AM to 2:00 PM. On
Thursday, March 19, Feast of St. Joseph, we will
celebrate mass at 7:30 PM followed by coffee and
cake in the Church Hall.
SPRING AUCTION 2015 will be held on
Saturday, May 23 from 7:00 to 11:00 PM in Church
Hall. We are collecting any items to be auctioned:
Gifts, toys, games, electronics, kitchen appliances,
home decoration, paintings, jewelry, etc.
LENTEN PARISH RETREAT—“Pursuing
Nonviolence with Jesus in Our Lives” - with
presenter: Mary Jane Ricci, MSN, RN, BC, Adjunct
Faculty Coordinator, Assistant Clinical Professor
DREXEL UNIVERSITY. It’s open to all. You won’t
want to miss it! Please save the date, Sat. March 28
Shoprite Cards are available after each Sunday
Mass or during the week at the office. Our
church will get 5% of what you spend.
In Memory
ALTAR CANDLES
donated this week in memory of
John Coonan by his family
BREAD & WINE
donated this week in memory of
John Coonan by his family
SANCTUARY LAMP
donated this week in memory of
John Coonan by his family
Holy Hour for Vocations
Every Thursday from 6:15 to 7:15 PM in church
~ Except on eve of first Fridays ~
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February 15, 2015
Events of the Week
Tuesday, February 17
9:00 AM - Legion of Mary in the Blessed Mother’s room
8:00 PM - Holy Rosary in the Brazilian families
Wednesday, February 18
6:30 & 8:00 AM - Ash Wednesday Masses
4:00 PM - Ash service
7:30 PM - Ash Wednesday Mass
Thursday, February 19
2:00 PM - Bible study in Italian
6:15 to 7:15 PM - Holy Hour for vocations in church
7:30 PM - Bible study in English in the Bl. Mother’s room
Friday, February 20
8:30 PM - Brazilian prayer meeting in church hall
Ministers’ Schedule for February 22
6:00 PM: Lector - Carmela B.
E.M. - Claudia
7:30 AM: Lectors - Michael and Linda
E.M. - Sr. Sali and Sr. Meltiana
9:30 AM: Lectors - Carol
E.M. - Gina and Sr. Bene
11:00 AM: Lectors - Maria
E.M. - Antonia, Sara and Carmela A.
12:30 PM: Lector - Youth
E.M. - Rita, Wendy and Roberto
7:00 PM Lectors - Marcia, Leny and Viviane
E.M. - Cida / Leo
Pastoral Care
Baptism: Rosalie C. Lazzaro (2/15)
Holy Communion was brought last week to:
Valentine Miele, Alexander Mauro, Sheila
Hutchinson, Arthur and Amelia Mazzarella,
and Gloria Pezzolla.
Pray for our sick: Mateus Ribeiro, Domenica Dinaro,
Pete Giannantonio, Anne Ring, Lorenzo Cafasso,
Josephine Dolberry, Eileen Murphy, Mercedes
Schindler and Angela Tina.
Pray for our deceased: Francesco Tarabocchia (2/1)
STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
For collection amount please
see bulletin paper edition
Next weekend second collection will be
UTILITY & ENERGY COSTS
ATTENTION: Please be aware that in case of heavy
snow and ice on the ground, the 7:00 AM weekday
Mass will be canceled. You may attend the 8:00 AM
Mass. If in doubt, call the rectory before leaving your
house.
6th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
FOR THE GLORY
OF GOD
The entire
history of the Jewish
people is directed
toward one goal: that
God
might
be
glorified through the
chosen
people.
Christians, too, are
called
to
"do
everything for the
glory of God."
In today's
scriptures
Paul
reminds us that the best way for us to glorify God
is to seek to benefit "the many," as Christ did
when he shed his blood for all of humankind.
The reading from Leviticus explains one way the
Jews sought to benefit the many, by keeping
lepers and leprosy away from the chosen people.
Jesus finds a better way. He cures the
leper, who immediately re-enters the community
to spread the good news about Jesus to everyone
who will listen. In this way both Jesus and the
leper fulfill their calling to glorify the God who
fills us "with the joy of salvation."
Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Lent, the Church's annual pre-baptismal retreat, prepares us to
gather around the Easter font, renew our baptismal vows, and
receive new life from the water as the elect are plunged into
Christ's death and resurrection. This core meaning is more or
less available, depending on whether we journey with
catechumens in the parish and on the vigor of our liturgical
celebration of the Triduum. Some persist in seeing Lent as a
lonely journey in the wilderness; yet this week we enter the
Lenten fast in solidarity with one another. The smudged
foreheads you will spy throughout Ash Wednesday on buses,
street corners, and supermarket aisles remind you that you are
hardly alone in your desire to enact a spring cleaning regime
for your spiritual life.
Long ago, this kind of repentance was available to Christians
only once. Ashes and sackcloth were not raiment for a day,
but permanent habits for public sinners. Fasting became a way
of life, and if they sinned severely again, there was no hope of
restored communion. Happily, this system did not endure. It
produced reluctant Christians who even held back from
baptism, like St. Augustine did, out of fear. Today we have
recovered an ancient tradition that conversion and repentance
are constant themes on life's journey, and that Lent is an
annual opportunity to revive our baptismal identity, both as
individuals and communities.
--Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
The Vocationist Fathers & Sisters and
St. Nicholas Parish
welcome
FR. ALBINO SANTOS, S.D.V.
Fr. Albino Thiago Santos, SDV was born
in Sergipe, Northern part of Brazil. He
was ordained as a priest in 2013 by
Bishop Edgar da Cunha, SDV, DD, and
has since served the Vocationist Community of Vitória da Conquista - Bahia,
Brazil. Fr. Albino will arrive in the US
this Monday, February 16th, to join the St. Nicholas
Vocationist Community.
ST. JOSEPH’S
TABLES
Poor Man’s Dinner
Saturday, March 14 at 7:00 PM
TICKETS : $ 25.00
(6 to 12 years old—$10)
St. Joseph’s Table
Sunday, March 15 from 8:00 to 2:00 PM
Sale of Zeppole and Italian goods
Feast of St. Joseph
May the Lord continue to guide his religious life, giving
him wisdom, love and perseverance to serve Him always.
Thursday, March 19 at 7:30 PM
Holy Mass, followed by coffee & cake
50th Anniversary
Dinner Dance & Journal
LENTEN PARISH RETREAT
We are reaching a very important
milestone—50 years of St. Nicholas Parish’s
largest fundraiser event.
SAVE THIS DATE:
Friday, October 23rd, 2015
at The Palisadium in Cliffside Park, NJ
2015 WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASSES
at the Cathedral Basilica of Sacred Heart in Newark for
couples celebrating their 50th Anniversaries the mass
will be on Sunday, April 19 at 3:00 PM,
and those celebrating 25th and 5th Anniversaries
it will be on Sunday, May 3 at 3:00 PM.
Please come to the rectory office for registration
~ Deadline is April 8 ~
BIBLE STUDY IN ENGLISH
If you are interested in attending a Bible Study Group
to learn more about your faith, please come and join
us. The classes are held every Thursday from 7:30 to
8:30 PM in the Bl. Mother’s room (office) — For more
information please contact the rectory’s office at 201944-1154 or by email: [email protected]
CASINO NIGHT 2015
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY
presents its 6th Annual Casino Night at Fiesta
Restaurant in Wood-Ridge, NJ on Saturday,
March 21 at 6:30 PM.
Dinner, wine and beer $75.00
per person. Call for tickets at 201-947-5262
Saturday, March 28
10:30 AM to 3:00 PM
“Pursuing nonviolence with
JESUS in our daily lives”
- OPEN TO ALL -
Lunch included
Babysitting available
Don’t miss it!
Presenter: Mary Jane Ricci, MSN, RN, BC
Adjunct Faculty Coordinator
Assistant Clinical Professor
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Vocationist Corner
I really want to offer you all
the special goodness for
which every angel and saint
exists, for which I have
found favor in your Presence.
Truly, I want to give you all
the loving adoration that you deserve;
Oh! May I offer you all the loving adoration that you
wish, and, which constitutes the reason for my being!
O my God and my All…
Blessed Fr. Justin Russolillo, SDV, Spirit of Prayer, page 232
For information about the Vocationist Fathers and
Sisters please call 973-966-6262
or visit their website at www.vocationist.org
ASH WEDNESDAY
First Day of Lent
In the Roman Catholic Church, Ash Wednesday is
the first day of Lent, the season of preparation for
the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. In
Eastern Rite Catholic churches, Lent begins two days
earlier, on Clean Monday.
Ash Wednesday always falls 46 days before Easter.
Since Easter falls on a different date each year, Ash
Wednesday does too. While Ash Wednesday is not a
Holy Day of Obligation, all Roman Catholics are encouraged to attend Mass on this day in order to
mark the beginning of the Lenten season.
The Distribution of Ashes
During Mass, the ashes which give Ash Wednesday
its name are distributed. The ashes are made by
burning the blessed palms that were distributed the
previous year on Palm Sunday; many churches ask
their parishioners to return any palms that they took
home so that they can be burned. After the priest
blesses the ashes and sprinkles them with holy water, the faithful
come forward
to receive them.
The priest dips
his right thumb
in the ashes
and, making the
Sign
of
the
Cross on each
person’s
fore-
head, says, “Remember, man, that thou art dust, and
to dust thou shalt return” (or a variation on those
words).
A Day of Repentance
The distribution of ashes reminds us of our own
mortality and calls us to repentance. In the early
Church, Ash Wednesday was the day on which
those who had sinned, and who wished to be readmitted to the Church, would begin their public penance. The ashes that we receive are a reminder of our
own sinfulness, and many Catholics leave them on
their foreheads all
day as a sign of humility.
Fasting and Abstinence Are Required
The Church emphasizes the penitential
nature
of
Ash
Wednesday by calling us to fast and abstain from
meat. Catholics who are over the age of 18 and under the age of 60 are required to fast, which means
that they can eat only one complete meal and two
smaller ones during the day, with no food in between. Catholics who are over the age of 14 are required to refrain from eating any meat, or any food
made with meat, on Ash Wednesday.
Taking Stock of Our Spiritual Life
This fasting and abstinence is not simply a form of
penance, however; it is also a
call for us to take stock of our
spiritual lives. As Lent begins, we should set out specific spiritual goals we would
like to reach before Easter
and decide how we will pursue them—for instance, by
going to daily Mass when we
can and receiving the Sacrament of Confession more often.