1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

THE PARISH OF ST. ALOYSIUS
Jersey City, NJ
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
We, the people of St. Aloysius Parish, are united in one faith in Jesus Christ
and His Church. We are proud to be Catholic and express this faith in the
Roman Catholic tradition. As a local church, we encourage the people
already here to welcome those newly arriving to become a unified and
loving family of Christians. We provide for the continuing educational and
formational needs of our youth and adults. In this unity of faith, we desire
to evangelize, to inspire lay leadership and to nurture a sense of ownership
of mission and ministries that incorporate our multi-ethnic traditions.
SERVED BY:
RECTORY
Phone: 201-433-6365
FAX number: 201-451-6438
email address: [email protected]
Website: http://www.staloysiuschurch.com
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE
email address: [email protected]
Website: www.stalsreled.weebly.com
ST. ALOYSIUS ELEMENTARY ACADEMY
721 West Side Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone: 201-433-4270
website: www.stalselem.org
THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 1:00 pm in Church or by appointment.
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
English Baptisms are held on the second Saturday of the month at 12 noon. Baptismal Instructions are held on the first Sunday of the month
at 2:00 pm inside the Church.
Spanish Baptisms are held on third Saturday of
the month at 12 noon. Instructions are held on
the 1st Sunday of the month at 11:15 am.
THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Couples considering marriage are expected to
make arrangements with a priest one year in
advance.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
(CCD CLASSES)
Classes are held Sunday 8:30 am and 10:00
am. Tuesday at 3:30 PM.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
(R.C.I.A.)
Any adult who desires full communion with the
Catholic Church through all or any of the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist is
asked to contact the Rectory.
CARE FOR THE SICK
You may request monthly visits for Eucharist by
one of the priests and weekly visits by a Eucharistic Minister. Call the rectory for hospital visits
or emergencies.
Rev. Juancho G. De Leon, Pastor
Rev. Ralph D. Siendo, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Eduardo B. Bustamante, Parochial Vicar
Alfredo Zapata, Deacon
Sister Georgette A. Gavioli, S.S.J.,
Pastoral Associate and Director of Religious Education
William B. Reilly, III, Finance Council Chairperson & Trustee
Janet LaForge, Trustee • John Hallanan, Pastoral Council President
Ms. Helen O’Connell • Ms. Michelle Bernatowicz
St. Aloysius Elementary Academy Principals
WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE
MONDAY - FRIDAY
7:00 am • 8:30 am
SATURDAY
8:30 am
5:00 pm at Boyd-McGuiness
5:30 pm (Sunday Anticipated Mass)
SUNDAYS:
7:30 am • 8:45 am
10:00 am (Spanish)
11:30 am • 1:00 pm
New Members, Welcome!
Please register as an official member of the community by completing the
form below. Place it in the collection plate or mail it to the rectory. You will
receive an immediate response. Thanks for choosing St. Aloysius.
Name: ___________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________
Zip code: _______________
Telephone # __________________________
e-mail address: ____________________________________________________
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February 15, 2015
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
From the Pastor’s Desk . . .
MONDAY:
9:00
A.M.
FEBRUARY 16
Micaela F. Cortes
Sister Catherine Green
Lauriano Mena
TUESDAY:
7:00
A.M.
8:30
A.M.
FEBRUARY 17
Regina Knueppel Sandman
Bernardo Martinez
WEDNESDAY:
7:00
A.M.
8:30
A.M.
12:30
P.M.
7:30
P.M.
FEBRUARY 18 - ASH WEDNESDAY
Patricia Dooley
Robert Tredo, Sr.
Cecilio Class, Sr.
Lucita G. Rodriguez - (Bilingual Mass)
THURSDAY:
7:00
A.M.
8:30
A.M.
FEBRUARY 19
Francisco Mendoza
Eugene Dorr
FRIDAY:
7:00
A.M.
8:30
A.M.
FEBRUARY 20
Robert G. Kneuppel, Sr.
Alfonso Ferrulli
SATURDAY:
8:30
A.M.
5:00
P.M.
5:30
P.M.
FEBRUARY 21
Dennis Mulrooney
Sister Francis Wirth - (BOYD)
St. Joseph’s Workshop Ministry for Priests
SUNDAY:
7:30
A.M.
8:45
A.M.
10:00
A.M.
11:30
A.M.
1:00
P.M.
FEBRUARY 22
Lorraine Brett
Obdolia O. Campaner
Gustavo Martinez - (SPANISH)
Joan Kernan (1st Ann.)
Anthony Bonsignore
Sanctuary Offering February 16 - 22, 2015
The Blessed Mother Sanctuary Candle
In Memory of Adrian Porter
Given by Classmates in Grade 5
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Gn 4:1-15, 25; Ps 50:1, 8, 16bc-17, 20-21;Mk 8:11-13
Tuesday: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; Ps 29:1a, 2, 3ac-4, 3b, 9c-10
Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab,12-14, 17
Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25
Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15
Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32
Sunday: Gn 9:8-15; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Pt 3:18-22; Mk 1:12-15
Important Announcement ! ! !
Starting the weekend of February 21 & 22, the Lectors &
Eucharistic Ministers will be sitting in the first two pews at
St. Joseph side. They will come from the congregation at
their ministry time. Please keep these pews for them.
Many thanks for your cooperation.
Dear Friends,
Last week, we conducted the Sharing God’s
Blessings Annual Appeal in the Parish. If you
did not get the opportunity to make a pledge
last Sunday, pledge envelopes and brochures are found in the vestibule of the
church. We need everyone’s participation
and support to reach our parish goal of
$42,086. If we exceed our parish goal, we
will receive a rebate from the Archdiocese of
Newark. This rebate can be used to support
our many ministries in the parish as well as
for the school and for the proper maintenance of our buildings.
Please prayerfully consider your pledge. You may drop your
pledge envelopes in the Sunday collection basket or at the parish office. Your continued support and generosity to the Sharing God’s Blessings Annual Appeal are greatly appreciated.
Many thanks to those who organized and attended our Wine
Tasting last weekend. We thank you for your support.
We welcome Fr. Chris Alar, MIC to our parish this weekend.
Fr. Christ is the Director of the Association of Marian Helpers
and currently lives in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, home of the
Nation Shrine of Divine Mercy. Fr. Chris is here with us this
weekend for our Divine Mercy Parish Mission.
We also thank Janet and Marie, the Ocean of Mercy Prayer
Group and all who assisted them and attended our Divine
Mercy Parish Mission this weekend.
Finally, please include in your prayers all those who will attend
the Cornerstone Retreat for Women next Saturday. May it be a
spiritually enriching, relaxing and grace-filled retreat for all of
them.
God Bless,
Fr. Juancho
Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule
7:00 am * 8:30 am * 12:30 pm and
7:30 pm Bilingual Mass
Prayer Service: 4:00 pm
Operation Rice Bowl
Calendars and rice bowls will be distributed at
all the services. These give us a lot of information about the people and places in our world
that we will help with our Lenten sacrifices.
There are prayers for each week and even suggestions for simple meals.
We collect the Rice Bowls at our Holy Thursday Liturgy.
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Devotions
Daily before the 8:30 a.m. Mass - Rosary
Wednesday, after 8:30 a.m. Mass
Mother of Perpetual Help Novena
Every 1st Wednesday of the month
Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
7:30 pm - Church
First Friday, after the 8:30 a.m. Mass
Sacred Heart Novena
Every 1st Friday of the month
Novena to Santo Nino, 7:30 pm - Church
REMEMBER OUR SICK
Please remember in your prayers the sick of our parish
community and our family members and friends, especially,
Norbert Klossner, Gino Rodriguez, Lita Legarda, Fr. Kevin
Casey, Alida Lazaro, Ann Jane Coleman-Bongiovanni, Ruphina
Joseph, Mary Pollock, Joseph Green, Lori Manigbas, Karen
Lovelace, Florence Kuck, John Bernatowicz.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED
Please pray for those who have gone to their eternal reward:
May they rest in the peace of the risen Lord. Amen.
Archdiocese of Newark 2015 Lenten Regulations
1.
The days of both Fast and Abstinence during Lent are Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday. If possible, the fast on
Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy
Saturday night) as the “paschal fast” to honor the suffering
and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to
share more fully and to celebrate more the Lord Jesus,
and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily His Resurrection. The other Fridays of
Lent are days of Abstinence.
On a day of Fast, only one (1) full meal is permitted, and
two (2) smaller meals, which if added together, would
not exceed the main meal in quantity.
Those between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast.
On a day of Abstinence, no meat may be eaten. Those
who have reached the age of 14 are obliged by the law of
abstinence.
2.
The obligation to observe the laws of Fast and Abstinence
“substantially”, or as a whole, is a serious obligation.
3.
The Fridays of the year, outside of Lent, are designated as
days of penance, but each individual may substitute for the
traditional abstinence from meat some other practice of
voluntary self-denial as penance.
4.
The time for fulfilling the Paschal Precept (Easter Duty*)
extends from the First Sunday of Lent, February 22,
2015 to The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 31,
2015.
*Canon 920, § 1. All the faithful, after they have been initiated into the Most Holy
Eucharist, are bound by the obligation of receiving Communion at least once a
year.
THIS WEEK AT ST. AL’S
Monday, February 16 - PRESIDENT’S DAY
HOLIDAY
There will only be one Mass at 9:00 am. The
Parish Office will be closed all day in observance
of the Presidents’ Day Holiday.
Tuesday, February 17
Rel. Ed. Program 3:30 - 4:30 pm (School)
Wednesday, February 18 - ASH WEDNESDAY
Spanish Legion of Mary 6:00 - 8:00 pm (CC Rm.)
Spanish Music Ministry 6:30 pm (Msgr. Kelly Rm.)
Zumba Class 6:30 - 8:00 pm (Duffy Hall)
English Music Ministry 7:30 pm (Music Rm.)
Thursday, February 19
Las Teresitas 7:00 - 8:15 pm (Duffy Hall)
Friday, February 20
English Stations of the Cross after the 8:30 am Mass
Spanish Stations of the Cross 7:00 pm (Church)
Line Dancing 7:30 - 9:30 pm (Duffy Hall)
Saturday, February 21
Cornerstone Retreat 9:00 am - 3:30 pm (Cafeteria)
Spanish Legion of Mary 9:00 - 11:45 am (CC Rm.)
Spanish Music Ministry 10:00 am - 12 noon (Music Rm.)
Altar Servers Mtg. 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (Church)
English Legion of Mary 3:00 - 4:00 pm (CC Rm.)
Sunday, February 22
Rel. Ed. Program 8:30 - 11:30 am (School & Cafeteria)
1st Communion Mtg. 8:30 am or 10:00 am (Cafeteria)
Confirmation Meeting 11:30am and Enrollment Mass 1:00pm
Knights of Columbus Mtg. 10:00 am - 11:30 am (Duffy Hall)
R.C.I.A. 10:00am –11:00am (CC Rm.)
English Cursillo Grp. 10:00 - 11:30 am (Rectory)
St. Aloysius Academy Mass - 11:30 am
Religious Education Corner
Please remember that classes begin 8:30 am & 10:00
am on Sundays & 3:30 pm on Tuesdays. It is important
to be on time.
Please remember to go to the website when there
is snow or ice alerts. stalsreled.weebly.com
CONFIRMATION
We will have our next meeting for candidates and parents on
Sunday, February 22 at 11:30am followed by the enrollment
service at the 1:00pm Mass. We will also ask the parents to
attend the March 22 meeting with their candidate.
First Holy Communion and First Reconciliation
A meeting will be held for the parents of children celebrating
these sacraments. You may choose either 8:30am or 10:00am
on Sunday, February 22nd in the school cafeteria. Please be
present and on time. This meeting also includes the parents of
older children who are being baptized at the Easter Vigil in April.
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Sexto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
Regulaciones de Cuaresma de la Arquidiócesis de Newark
1. Los días tanto de Ayuno como de Abstinencia durante Cuaresma
es el miércoles de Cenizas y el Viernes Santo. De ser posible, el
ayuno en el Viernes Santo es seguido hasta la Vigilia de Pascua (el
sábado Santo por la noche) como el "ayuno pascual” para honrar el
sufrimiento y la muerte de nuestro Señor Jesús y prepararnos para
compartir más y celebrar más del Señor Jesús y prepararnos para
compartir más y celebrar con gusto Su Resurrección. Los demás
viernes de cuaresma son días de abstinencia.
En el día de ayuno, solamente una (1) comida completa es permitida y dos (2) comidas pequeñas, lo cual si las añadimos, no excedería la comida principal en cantidad.
Aquellos entre las edades de 18 a 59 años están obligados a
ayunar.
En el día de abstinencia, no pueden comer carne. Aquellos que
ya tengan 14 años están obligados por la ley de abstinencia.
2. La obligación de observar las leyes de ayuno y abstinencia
“considerablemente” o en conjunto, es una obligación seria.
3. Los viernes del año, fuera de cuaresma, son designados como
días de penitencia, pero cada individuo puede sustituir la abstinencia tradicional de no comer carne por otra práctica de abstinencia
voluntaria.
4. El tiempo para realizar el Precepto Pascual (Deber de Pascua *)
se extiende a partir del primer domingo de cuaresma, el 22 de febrero del 2015 a la Solemnidad de la Santa Trinidad, el 31 de mayo
del 2015.
*Canon 920, § 1. Todos los fieles, después de han sido iniciados en la Santa Eucaristía, están obligados a recibir la Comunión al menos una vez al año.
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Itinerario de las misas del Miércoles de Ceniza
7:00 am * 8:30 am * 12:30 pm & 7:30 pm Misa Bilingüe
Servicio de Oración: 4:00 pm
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¡¡Anuncio muy Importante!!
Comenzando el domingo, 22 de febrero, los lectores y ministros de la Eucaristía se sentaran en los primeros dos bancos
en el lado San José. Ellos saldrán de la congregación cuando
sea su tiempo de ministerio. Por favor, no se siente en estos
bancos. Muchas gracias por su cooperación.
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La parroquia San Aloysius y la Renovación Carismática invitan al
Seminario “Vida en el Espíritu”, que se realizaran todos los
miércoles empezando el 25 de Febrero a las 7:pm en el basemant
de la rectoria.
El día Sábado 28 de Febrero desde las 10:00 de la mañana hasta
las 6 de la tarde, tendremos un dia de Retiro con el Rev. Padre
TEOFILO RODRIGUEZ asesor de la Renovación Carismática de
Colón, en Panamá; y fundador de la Fraternidad de la Divina
Misericordia de los Sagrados Corazones de Jesús y María, que es
una sociedad de vida apostólica presente en ocho países del
Continente Americano y Europa. Esta celebracion se realizara en el
GYM de la escuela.
Las personas interesadas en asistir a la Predicación del Padre
Teófilo, pueden anotarse con cualquier Miembro de Legión de
María.
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Bautismos en Español
No bautismos en febrero y marzo
Instrucción Bautismal, domingo, 05 de abril
a las 11:15am
(Rectoría)
Ceremonia Bautismal, sábado, 18 de abril a las 12:00m (Iglesia)
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STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE
My Family, My Parish, My Responsibility
February 8th Sunday’s Collection: $ 7,971
Returned envelopes 443
Thank you for your continued support & generosity!!!
Stewardship Reflection
“Brothers and sisters, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do,
everything for the glory of God.”
Do a quick check of your priorities. Where does God rank in that
list? If He’s not first, you have some work to do. Putting God first in
everything helps develop the attitude of “I am grateful for the gifts
God gave me” instead of “I want more”. For most people gratitude
leads to generosity.
MASS
Loose
In
Envelopes
Total
# of
Env.
5 pm Boyd &
7:30 am
38
697
735
42
5:30 pm
149
1,693
1,842
70
8:45 am
89
1,257
1,346
72
10 am
(Spanish)
126
823
949
86
11:30 am
141
1,457
1,598
98
1:00 pm
161
1,340
1,501
75
St. Aloysius Elementary Academy News Corner
2015 Calendar Raffle Winners
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St. Aloysius Grocery Card Sale
Please consider purchasing grocery cards. We have Pathmark and
Shoprite cards in stock. Please call Lourdes at the Rectory for more
question or for more information.
Let your grocery shopping generate money for the
parish, at no additional cost to you.
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COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and
let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
—George Washington