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THE 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT
March 8th, 2015
Masses of the Week
From the Pastor…
Gentle Parishioner,
50 years ago last Sunday, one of our most
enduring film love affairs began with the delivery of raindrops on roses. And 7 adorable kids. And
breathtaking views of the Austrian Alps. And a sumptuous
score by the great song writing team of Broadway’s Golden
Age. ‘The Sound of Music’ premiered in New York on
March 2nd, 1965, and went on to win 5 Academy Awards.
Lady Gaga’s medley of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless tunes was among the most talked and tweeted about
segments at this year’s Oscars.
What is your favorite song from the Sound of Music? It’s
a hard choice but for me I’d select the Reverend Mother’s
rendition of ‘Climb Every Mountain.’ And my favorite line
comes just before that majestic song is sung. Here is the
background: Maria flees from Captain Von Trapp’s home
back to the convent as she realizes they are beginning to fall
in love. The Mother Superior advises Maria not to run away
‘from your problems but to face them head on.’ Then she
adds these complimentary words: ‘Maria, you have such a
huge capacity for love.’ It is as if God is speaking to Maria
through the Reverend Mother. Words, dear friend, that can
easily be spoken to you and me. Each of us is capable of so
much love. We are wired from birth and Baptism to love, to
reach out to others, just as ‘God’s love does not allow Him
to be indifferent to what happens to us,’ so we too must not
be indifferent to what happens to others, especially the poor.
The magnificent Lenten Letter of Pope Francis says:
“Usually when we are healthy and comfortable we forget
about others, (something God the Father never does); we are
unconcerned with their problems, their sufferings…our
heart grows cold.” As we begin the 3rd week of Lent, may
the Reverend Mother’s words ring in your ears: “You have
such a huge capacity for love.” Exercise it this week for
God.
SATURDAY, March 7th
8:00AM
5:00PM
SUNDAY, March 8th
8:00AM
10:00AM
12:00PM
Edward Phillips †
Frances Carrubba †- 2nd anniversary
John Cafiero †
Deacon Edward Jaroszewski †
Grace Iaccheo †
MONDAY, March 9th
8:00AM
Joe Hughes †
TUESDAY, March 10th
8:00AM
Elizabeth Mores- special intention
Josephine DeMaio †
WEDNESDAY, March 11th
8:00AM
Diane Vigorito †
THURSDAY, March 12th
8:00AM
Michael A. Coppa †-55th birthday
FRIDAY, March 13th
8:00AM
Renee Stuart †
SATURDAY, March 14th
8:00AM
5:00PM
Walter Folker †
Joy Riviera †
Ann Mara †
Geneva Meehan †
Michael Hallisey †
Marge Ledwith †
Angel Lydia Gonzalez †
Ricardo & Merida Garcia †
SUNDAY, March 15th
8:00AM
10:00AM
Remember, God loves you unconditionally… I try,
Fr. Paul
Patricia Urgo †
Frances Marciniak †
Sally Bradley †
12:00PM
Edward Phillips †
Edward Lucibello †
Amadeo Rinaldi †
Julia Messino †
George S. White †
Barbara Costanza †
Rena & Victor DeSalvo †
Vincent Marino †
Ronnie Bird – birthday wishes Confessions will be held Mondays during Lent, February 23 to
March 23, from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. in every parish in the Diocese
of Paterson. This is a wonderful opportunity to come to Confession
as a family or to invite a friend who you know has not had the opportunity to go to Confession in some time. Don’t be afraid. Information will be provided. Ask the priest to help you. Experience
the gracious mercy of God!
www.WelcomeHomeToHealing.org
Please Pray For Those Serving Our Country
PFC Christian Baxter
LCPL Robert Greff
PFC Stephen Jordan Seifried
Sgt. James T. McMahon, Jr.
Geneva Meehan
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Luke Abbadessa
Joyce Adam
Monica Adler
Angelina Alves
Susan Amato
Sarah Antonucci
Carol Asimou
Judy Barbarito
Leonardo Baskerville
Lori Beck
Hugh Bennett
Ed Blair
Paul Bobucky
Anastasia Borovskis
Ann Brothers
Jean Brown
Gianna Brunini
Sandra Card
Catrina Catrone
Ross Cerminaro
Emily Chiddo
Irwin & Jackie Citer
Charlotte Clark
Chris Collins
Mary Coppa
Daniel Dembner
Ruth DeVos
Josh DiCostanzo
Adelaide Elliott
Gloria Engelhardt
Cheryl Eustic
Peggy Farley
Julie Fischer
Tommy Fischer
Joseph Foley
Emily Gerken
Jack Gerken
Michelina Giuliano
Patricia Grant
Donald Gribben
Francis Hauser
Bob Herman
Jack Hughes
Maryann Hughes
Jean Jahnke
Mae Hewitt
John Horvath, Jr.
Joseph Johnson
Christine Jones
Maureen Karsen
Eileen Kapotes
Nolan Patrick Kablis
Rosemarie Lastella
William Lastella
Bob LoFaro
Bonnie Long
Susan Lee
Maureen Makris
Gregory Manning
Raymond Mathieu
Sera Mayor
Thomas Joseph McCloughy
Marc McHugh
Michael McMahon
Mike McCormack
David Monk
Penny Monk
Jesse Morella
Dana Morris
Jerry Niblock
Fr. Anthony Nigeria
Lydia Occhipinti
Al Pacosa
Jessica Pallente
Fr. Charlie Parr
Cheryl Patterson
George Rainey
Scott Rainey
Robert Rasp
Betty Reidenbach
Jay Richman
Baptist Rigamonti
Charles Rosenberg
Florence Rudman
Kathy Russell
Cynthia Santomauro
Cairan Scott
Joseph Scuerbo
Alex Seifried
William Sheehan
Natasha Sicilian
Kara Skafalstad
Valerie Skinner
Cindy Tinney
Charlotte Tomaszewski
Ivan Trpchich
Barbara Ullrich
Christopher Valent
Sydnie Valent
Richard Ward
Kathy Wahl
Anne Wazaney
Bill Walsh
Henry Zmijewski
The residents of Mountainview Gardens at Cedar Crest
Please call the office at 973-839-2447 to let us know when someone
should be added to or removed from the “Prayers for the Sick”.
If you have a loved one currently deployed please contact the
parish office so we may include them in our prayers!
THIS WEEK AT OLGC:
Monday, March 9, 2015
08:00 AM
Mass
Chapel
08:30 AM
Holy Hour
Chapel
12:00 PM
Soup, Sandwich & Movie
Holy Family Room
02:30 PM
AA Mtg.
Holy Family Room
06:15 PM
Rel Ed. Classes
07:30 PM
"The Way" for Teens
Parish Center
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
08:00 AM
Mass
Chapel
08:30 AM
Holy Hour
Chapel
09:30 AM
Liturgy Meeting
Fr. Paul's Office
07:00 PM
Scripture Study
Holy Family Room
07:30 PM
Exploring Catholicism
Chapel
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
08:00 AM
Mass
Chapel
08:30 AM
Holy Hour
Chapel
09:30 AM
Discovering Christ
Holy Family Room
06:00 PM
Teen Singers Rehearsal
Church
07:00 PM
Jr. High Rel. Ed.
07:30 PM
Fast Track Confirmation
Fr. Paul's Office
07:30 PM
Discovering Christ
Holy Family Room
07:30 PM
Contemporary Group
Church
Thursday, March 12, 2015
08:00 AM
Mass
Chapel
08:30 AM
Holy Hour
Chapel
05:00 PM
Antioch Baggage Check
Gathering Area
07:00 PM
Celebration Choir
Church
07:15 PM
Women of Faith
Chapel
Friday, March 13, 2015
08:00 AM
Mass
Chapel
07:00 PM
Holy Hour
Chapel
08:00 PM
Servants of Holy Cross
Chapel
08:00 PM
Stations of the Cross
Church
Saturday, March 14, 2015 - Antioch W eekend, Pray for our Teens!
08:00 AM
Mass
Chapel
08:30 AM
Men of God
Holy Family Room
08:30 AM
Holy Hour
Chapel
05:00 PM
Mass
Church
Sunday, March 15, 2015 - Antioch W eekend, Pray for our Teens!
08:00 AM
Mass
Church
09:00 AM
Men of Courage
Holy Family Room
09:00 AM
Rel Ed. Classes
10:00 AM
Mass
Church
10:15 AM
Pre K Story time
Holy Family Room
11:00 AM
Teen Life
Holy Family Room
11:00 AM
Kidz4Christ Ch. Rehears
Church
11:15 AM
Rel Ed. Classes
12:00 PM
Mass
Church
07:00 PM
Holy Hour
Chapel
Mass Music for next weekend...
Sunday, March 15th:
10am Mass: Celebration Choir
WE ARE A PARISH FAMILY!
STEWARDSHIP—A WAY OF LIFE
Weekly Collection:
Diocesan Assessment: $76,820.
Budgeted:
$11,135.00 Collected on 2/8:
$ 2,141.
Collected (3/1):
$11,610.00 Collected to date:
$15,920.
Needed this month: $15,225.
Pennies for Poor (3/1): $132.00
Second Collection:
This weekend (3/8) for the Diocesan Assessment.
Next weekend (3/15) there is only one collection
If you have any questions regarding the financials please fill out a Suggestion
Box card or call the parish office. Your questions will be answered in the bulletin
or a Finance Committee member will call you. Please be sure to provide your
contact information.
Thank you for your generosity!
LIFE:
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CHOICE
Terri Schiavo. There's a name you may not have
heard in 10 years. Last Thursday, The W all Street
Journal ran an opinion by her brother, Bobby Schindler, in which he
reminded the public of some salient details of his sister's death,
which are often passed over (or simply misreported) by the mainstream media. A heavily condensed excerpt follows, but the entire
article is a must-read. If you'd like me to send you a copy, please
email [email protected], or give me a call (# is in the bulletin).
The effort to protect Terri went all the way to the Supreme Court.
One side comprised a pope (John Paul II), a president (George W.
Bush) and a governor (Jeb Bush), and many ordinary Americans
who didn’t believe that providing food and water for a living human
being with a brain injury could reasonably be regarded as extraordinary care.
Even the U.S. Congress reasoned that if mass murderers like Ted
Bundy and John Wayne Gacy could have their cases thoroughly
reviewed by federal courts in cases that had run through the normal
appeals process at the state level—surely an innocent, brain-injured
woman (her autopsy did not prove that she was in a “persistent vegetative state”) facing a death sentence ought to be given the same
basic right. This view received unanimous consent in the Senate,
including from then-Sen. Barack Obama, which he later characterized as a “mistake.”
On the other side stood Terri’s legal husband—then living with
his fiancée and their two children—the vast majority of mainstream
media outlets, America’s powerful “right-to-die” lobby and, sadly,
one Florida circuit judge.
It was enough to make her dead. On March 18, 2005, Terri was
no longer permitted to receive food or water, causing her to slowly
starve and dehydrate, just as anyone would. Despite my family’s
efforts—incredibly, we were denied even the right to put ice chips on
her lips and tongue to relieve her torment—Terri died on March 31.
In this season of Lent, let us not forget the many bedridden
Americans who are gravely endangered by misguided multitudes
whose default whim is to pull the plug first and ask questions later.
May God richly bless you!
Heather
Save the Date!
March 14th & 15th, Irish Soda Bread Sale, members of our Youth Ministry will host this annual fund raiser
after each mass. Loaves are $5 each.
March 29th, Palm Sunday, masses will be celebrated
according to our regular weekend schedule.
March 30th, Chrism Mass, will be celebrated at St.
Phillip the Apostle Church in Clifton at 6:45pm.
April 1st, Parish Penance Service for Lent, 7:30pm.
April 2nd, Holy Thursday, mass at 7:30pm.
April 3rd, Good Friday, service at 3:00pm.
April 4th, Holy Saturday, mass at 8:00pm.
April 5th, Easter Sunday, Sunday masses will be held
at the usual times. The vigil mass is at 8pm, Sat. Apr., 4th.
April 26th, Closing Mass for 50th Anniversary
Bishop Serratelli will celebrate the noon mass.
May 1st, Feast of OLGC Dinner Dance, this annual
event will be held at the Brownstone from 7-11pm tickets
are $60/person and are on sale now.
Food Pantry
Our local food pantry is in need of the following items:
canned fruit, condiments, salad dressings, spaghetti sauce, tea, coffee, juice, cocoa, canned
milk, paper towels, toothpaste, deodorant, dish
detergent and cleaning supplies. Please bring
your donations to the gathering area of our church.
Thank you for your generosity!
DID YOU KNOW….
The foundational call of Christians to charity is a
frequent theme of the Gospels. During Lent, we are
asked to focus more intently on “almsgiving”, which
means donating money or goods to the poor and performing
other acts of charity. As one of the three pillars of Lenten practice, almsgiving is a “a witness to fraternal charity” and “a
work of justice pleasing to God.”
Excerpt from the USCCB.org
Quotes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2462
Try participating in the Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl
campaign, or donate your gently used items to Catholic
Charities... put them in the donation box in our parking lot.
WE SHARE OUR TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE!
MINISTRY LEADERS
Feast Day Award Dinner & Dance
Please join us at the Brownstone on
Friday, May 1st from 7-11pm.
Tickets are $60/person.
We gather in prayer, now let’s gather in celebration!
Volunteers are needed for the Food Packing event
Sunday, March 22nd from Noon-6pm at PVMS
Shifts are 12-1:30pm, 1:30-3pm, 3-4:30pm and 4:30-6pm. Set
up will be held on Saturday, March 21st from 2-4pm. Clean up
will be on Sunday from 5:30-7pm. Please consider volunteering for one or more shifts. This is a great service project for
our confirmation candidates! It’s also a fun family activity!
Leaders are also needed, they work a 3 hour shift: 12-3pm or
3-6pm on Sunday. Volunteer leaders must attend training
Saturday at 4-5pm.
If you are interested in volunteering register by visiting:
www.gohnj.org.
Grains of Hope is a par tner ship of local or ganizations, including OLGC, that works to feed the hungry here at home and
in Haiti.
Volunteers Needed!
As the Easter season approaches OLGC is in need of
Greeters and Parking Lot Ministers. These volunteers are the ambassadors of the church welcoming everyone as they arrive! Training will be provided! For
more information please contact Carla in the ministries
office at [email protected]
________________________________________
Drivers Needed:
Are you able to bring a fellow parishioner to mass or to a
doctor’s appointment? This service is often needed!
Please contact the parish office to volunteer.
________________________________________
Babysitter needed:
Adoration
Altar Servers
AA Meetings
Charismatic's
Mary Bradley
Dot Lynch
Deacon Herb Coyne
George Boyle
Collection Counters Bob Lofaro
Columbiettes
Patricia Fell
Eucharistic Ministers:
Mass
Kim Nguyen
Homebound Rich Garofalo
Hospital
Jane Conn
Evangelization
Jurek Gruca
Finance
Marc Mackin
Food Distributor Sal LaCorte
Food Network
Rose Lofaro
Funeral Ministry Donna Grieco
Garden Club
Larry Treuer
Greeters
Frieda Mercier
Beverly Rothman
Knights of
Columbus
Peter Wisniewski
Lectors
Barbara Rizzo
Library/Archives Dolores Horsting
Mailings
Ginny Huresky
Men of God
George Boyle
Men of Courage Glenn Diehl
Mission of Hope Kerry Bowers
M.O.M.S
Heather Fierro
Parish Council
Glenn Diehl
Parish Nursing
Nina Angelucci
Parish Pioneers Ginny & Ed Huresky
Prayer Blanket
Lisa Jones
Prayer Chain
Carol Wisniewski
Pre-K Story time Nancy Gitin
Pro-Life
Mary Bradley
Heather Fierro
RCIA
Carmen Restaino
Rosary
Charlie Seifried
Sacristan
Bob & Caryl McGreevy
Scripture Study Janet Sondey
Ushers
Tom Bellas
Vocations
Charles Seifried
Wedding Assistant Laurie Iaccheo
Women of Faith Gerri Westdyk
616-8970
715-4960
652-6361
694-1339
696-4139
696-2225
835-3518
839-3371
907-7905
934-0054
838-4641
835-6035
696-4139
839-2447
248-1553
839-3069
839-3479
696-7323
835-4114
694-1339
917-887-9151
201-247-2761
650-7326
917-887-9151
835-1249
835-4114
616-2928
694-8687
694-7565
616-8970
650-7326
633-6720
248-8881
694-4954
696-7125
872-0318
248-8881
831-5759
839-2140
A parish family is in need of someone to care for a 7 year
old and 10 year old from 3 to 6pm Monday-Friday.
Please contact the office for information.
COMMUNION & SICK CALLS
Support Youth Ministry tip:
Pray for good weather next weekend for our
Confirmation Candidates retreat on March 13-15th. May
the Son shine on us all!
When a member of your family is ill or confined to the house and
unable to come to the Celebration of the Eucharist, please contact
the church office. Arrangements can be made for Communion to
be brought to your home.
GLUTEN FREE HOSTS AVAILABLE
If you are in need of a gluten free Host please advise the Deacon
or Mass Coordinator before mass begins.
Youth Ministry
Antioch Prayer Tree:
This weekend, our Antioch Prayer Tree will be displayed in the Gathering space of the church. Please take a "leaf" off the tree and pray
for the person you have selected. All names on the tree are Confirmation Candidates or Retreat Team members participating on
Antioch Weekend March 13-15.
Irish Soda Bread Sale
This is a great service project AND one that gets you several service hours in one weekend! Sell Irish Soda Bread after all 4 weekend
masses; Sat. 3/14 from 4:30-6:30pm and Sun. 3/15 from 8:30am-1:30pm. Email Laura at [email protected] to sign up.
First year Candidates ONLY, as this is the same weekend as Antioch!
Teen Program for Lent
Are you looking for a spiritual change of pace this Lent? Join our program for high school age teens on Monday evenings during Lent
at 7:30pm. Contact Laura on Facebook or by email at [email protected] if you want to attend.
CATHOLIC IQ
The last day of Lent is Holy Saturday. In the Catholic Church, the
policy is that the Easter Vigil Mass should begin at a particular
time. What is that?
A. 3pm
B. before sunset
C. after sunset
Around Town…
Seder Supper
Holy Spirit Church invites you to their annual Seder Supper on
Wed., Mar. 25th at 6pm. The Supper will be held in Halloran Hall
at St. Joseph’s Church in Lincoln Park. Enjoy fellowship, songs,
games, a meal and a better understanding of our God's actions and
presence in history. Bring a dish to share! Last names beginning
with: A-L, please br ing a meat, fish or casser ole dish. M-R
Only, please br ing a desser t. S- Z, please br ing a salad or vegetable. Coffee and soda will be provided. For additional information
or to RSVP contact Betty Russo at 973-835-5909.
R
W
Sunday
Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17;
1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25
Monday
2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Lk 4:24-30
Tuesday
Dn 3:25, 34-43; Mt 18:21-35
Wednesday
Dt 4:1, 5-9; Mt 5:17-19
Thursday
Jer 7:23-28; Lk 11:14-23
Friday
Hos 14:2-10; Mk 12:28-34
Saturday
Hos 6:1-6; Lk 18:9-14
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance
The Knights of Columbus Bishop Navagh Council 5943, 84 Lincoln Park Rd, Peq., invites everyone to a traditional corned beef and
cabbage dinner with all the trimmings (including a pasta dish, draft
beer, wine, soda coffee and desserts) on Sat., Mar. 21. The evening
will begin at 7:00pm and includes entertainment by The Richard
Stillman Ceili Country Band. Cost is $35 each in advance. To
purchase tickets call Mike at 201-213-3910 or stop by the council
hall Mondays, 7:30pm - 10pm.
LOST & FOUND
In the lost and found basket on the table in the vestibule there
are many sunglasses, winter gloves, hats, umbrellas and other
items.
Be sure to check for anything you may have misplaced.
An Evening of Prayer & Music
St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church, 120 Monroe Ave.,
Cresskill, is sponsoring an evening of music, prayer and reflection
featuring Dan Schutte, composter of “Here I Am Lord”. St
Therese’s Music Ministry invites you to join us on Palm Sunday for
this Lenten concert. For more information contact Adrian Soltys at
201-567-2528, ext. 313.
Tricky Tray & Fashion Show
DePaul High School will hold it’s annual event on Thur s.,
March 26, at 6 p.m. at Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park.
Tickets are $60 each and include a starter sheet of prize tickets, hors
d’oeuvres, dinner, beverages and dessert. Fashions are courtesy of
Classic Tuxedos of Butler and Coco’s Chateau of Little Falls. For
tickets please call (973) 694-3702, ext. 300.
Tricky Tray
The Suburban Woman’s Club of Pompton Plains’ annual Tricky
Tray/Dinner will take place on Wed., March 11th at the Grand Chalet/Cosmopolitan, Rt. 23 South, Wayne. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets cost $40 and may be purchased from Janice at 973-694-7856.
Catholic Charities Donation Boxes
At this time of the year the saying “out with the old, in with
the new” is heard a lot! Think of it as you start to put away all
the new clothes, shoes and accessories you received for
Christmas and perhaps place the old ones they will replace,
into the Catholic Charities donation bin in our parking lot.
The clothing box revenues help to feed almost 9000 people
every month in our pantries as well as fund other emergency
services for the poor.
Thank You!
Thank you for advertising in
Our Lady of Good Counsel’s church bulletin.
I am patronizing your business because of it.
Please cut out this “Thank you ad” and present it the next time
you patronize one of our advertisers!
Answer …. Catholic IQ
C. after sunset
Holy Saturday is also the day on which new converts are
baptized and Confirmed. The Holy Saturday Mass, as with
others during Holy Week, is of relatively considerable
length, perhaps two to three hours. Evening services on Holy
Saturday are popular in other Christian denominations as
well.
Cedar Crest’s Corner
Mass Schedule at Cedar Crest:
Saturdays, 4pm, with Confessions at 3:30
Every Wednesday at 11am
First Fridays at 11am
Holy Days of Obligation at 11am
Mass is held at Mountain View Gardens:
every Tuesday at 11am.
Devotions: Thur sday - Adoration, Benediction, Rosary 10am
Divine Mercy Chaplet, 1st Thursday each month
following the recitation of the Rosary