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MOST HOLY REDEEMER OLD BRIDGE, NJ
MONDAY, JULY 6 8:00AM ‐RUBEN RODRIGUEZ ‐r/o Ada & Family TUESDAY, JULY 7 8:00AM ‐SHARON URSPRUCH ‐r/o Lisa & George Truchan WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 8:00AM ‐ROBERT STRANG ‐r/o Jennifer Penley & Family FRIDAY, JULY 10 8:00AM ‐JOAN SCRANTON ‐r/o Patricia Keaveney SATURDAY, JULY 11 9:00AM ‐THERESA M. MALONEY ‐r/o The Cirbus Family 5:00PM ‐RON EKBOM ‐r/o Janet Snyder SUNDAY, JULY 12 8:00AM ‐TED MARCIN ‐r/o Sylvia Marcin 10:00AM ‐BERNARD HERMELIE ‐r/o Monica & John Smidili 11:30AM ‐ANDREW KEAVENEY ‐r/o Family
IN MEMORY OF Carmela & Arthur Gizzarelli Mary Spinelli Rosalie & Frank Moscarello Tony Medina
SPECIAL INTENTIONS People of the Parish
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
The parish office is now open with summer hours of 8:30 a.m. ‐ 1:00 p. m. Face masks and social distancing are required until further notice.
PARISH UPCOMING EVENTS All parish events have been cancelled until further notice. WEB PAGE
For updated bulletin information, please go to www.mhr‐parish.org.
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
There are no Masses during the summer months. When Masses and meeting are to resume are still to be determined.
TABERNACLE LIGHT
Tabernacle Candle in the Church burns this week in loving memory of Ruben Rodriguez
r/o Ada Rodriguez
PARISH SICK LIST
Rev. Edward J. Struzik, Shannon, Hayley & Brett Lawrence, Jacqueline Braniff, Christina Pulido, Sophie Wojtaszek,
Janice Sanborn, Marie Velleneuve, Beth Morris, Renee Burke, Joseph Peabody, Veronica Balmore, Peter Skujins, Cindy Junquet, Kenneth Kramer, Timothy McGravey, Beatriz Castillo, Dolores Nee, Marieann Poplaski, Lucy Littlefield, Jean Marie Brigandi, Maryann Hughes, Germaine Raimo, Sandra Steinberger, Frank Roberts, Lenny Gatti, Sumanta Chowdhuri, Nicole E. Montagna, Nico Oneto, Alex Berg, Wendy Oates, Robert C. Pederson, Marie Scifo, Patrick Barry, Toni O’Rourke, William Sohor, Robert Conte, Jose Pacheo, Kathleen Lau, Kimberly Perry, Jackson Christian Thomas, Miguel Ley, Marie Ciezbka, Betty Pulido, Charley Goldsmith, Louis Martinez, Joel Rivera, Margaret Podolsky, Ida Morales, Columbia Emilio, Andrew Gasperchek, Dominic DiFede, Jose Santos, Nora Decker, Adelaide Whelan, Faye Parrilla, Debbie Mangano, Carolyn Smoljan, Karell Christian Bernardo, Anna Schiano, Maryanne Rini, Carmela Fabrizio, Carol Ann Granata, Terry McCormick, Frank Piccillo, Rafael Villongco, Stephen Tamke, Gene Antonelli, and William Stefanelli. We ask Almighty God and our Blessed Mother, Mary to comfort and heal the sick. If your loved one recovers and our prayers for them are no longer required, please call the parish office to have their name removed. Thank you.
14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME PAGE THREE JULY 5, 2020 PLEASE PRAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM OUR PARISH
Patrick Atherton, U. S. Army Alex Barnhard, U.S. Navy
Jason Del Duca, U.S. Air Force Krystal L. Godowski, U.S. Army Matthew B. Kaplan, U.S. Army Michael Lanzafama, U.S. Army Richard A. Lapp, U.S. Navy Douglas Leo, U.S. Army Robert C. McCann, U.S. Marines Christopher Putko, U.S. Navy James Putko, U.S. Navy Robert Putko, U. S. Navy Michael J. Sanzone, U.S. Army Mark G. Sieczkowski, U.S. Navy Thomas Welch, U.S. Army If you a have a family member who is an active‐duty member of the military and wish to have their name added to the Military Prayer list, please call the parish office at 732‐566‐9334.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Our Most Holy Redeemer Conference exists primarily to help those in financial need. This is made possible by the generosity of our parishioners each month; thank you. If you or someone you know needs help, please call 732‐566‐9334. Everything is completely confidential. Food Pantry Groceries collected every weekend at Mass. St. Lawrence Food Pantry has reopened. The Pantry will be open on Saturdays only from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Face masks are required. Social distancing is in practice.
HELP A MOTHER CHOOSE LIFE!
From Life Choices Resource Center If you have not returned your baby bottle with a contribution to the pro‐life collection, you may do so now that the public celebration of Mass has resumed. We thank
everyone who has thus far participated in the Baby Bottle Campaign for your generosity. Your gift will make a difference in the life of a mother and child! www.LifeChoicesRC.com.
STEWARDS OF OUR TREASURE Weekend of June 27/28, 2020: $5342 Weekend of June 29/30, 2019: $6041
OFFICE STAFF EMAILS
Irma Knox – Parish Secretary [email protected]
Janet Snyder – Finance Manager [email protected]
Debbie Dyson – Parish Catechetical Leader [email protected]
Barbara Orsucci – Assistant Religious Education Office [email protected]
SUMMER ACADEMY
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
1 Tingley Lane, Edison, NJ 08820
The Summer Aquinas Academy is open to 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students who are looking for unique enrichment opportunities in their specific areas of interest. The only cost is a $150 non‐refundable registration fee. Please make checks payable to: “St. Thomas Aquinas High School.” Camp dates: Theater Extravaganza: Monday, July 13th ‐ Friday, July 17th STEM and Forensics: Monday, August 10 ‐ Friday, August 14th Camp hours: 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Camp Location: St. Thomas Aquinas High School Please note: Parents are responsible for their child’s transportation to and from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. To reserve a seat, fill out and return this application with payment by Friday, July 10th. Your registration will be confirmed by phone or mail; we reserve the right to cancel workshops due to insufficient response. Class sizes are limited so we encourage you to register as soon as possible.
Student Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip:
Telephone:
Email:
Current School:
Camp You Wish to Attend:
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PRAYER IN TIME OF OUR COMMON NEED In response to the spread of COVID – 19
within our communities Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey
Our Lady of Guadalupe, mother of God
and of the people of Metuchen you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and hope.
We rely on you, Health of the Sick, you who, at the cross, united with Jesus’ pain,
keeping steadfast your faith You, Salvation of God’s people,
you know what we need and we are sure that you will provide for us,
as at Cana of Galilee, after the adversity of these days, may joy and celebration return. Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform to the will of the Father and to do what we are told by Jesus,
who has taken our suffering upon Himself and has burdened Himself with our sorrows
to lead us through the cross, to the joy of resurrection. Amen.
Under your protection, Holy Mother of God, Our Lady of Guadalupe, we seek refuge,
hear our prayer and intercede for us to the Father so that we may be free from every danger,
Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
14TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
July 5, 2020 “For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.
‐Matthew 11:30
When we think of being good stewards, we may think that God is asking too much of us when He calls us to generously share our time, talent, and treasure. However, we must remember that we are not “owners” of anything, we are merely, “stewards” of the gifts God has given us. All He is asking is that we give back a small portion, in gratitude, of what He has already given to us.
I lie in bed half awake and half asleep, thinking about “my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” In this blurred mental state, scenes flash through my head. The burden is light? Ponderous chords from the musical Les Miserables say not. Prisoners sweat in the sun. Their backs are hopelessly bent. How can the yoke be easy? Oppression and misery and pain; there is so much bondage in the world. In the darkness behind my eyelids, my mind zooms to yesterday. I see my friend. I recall the hospital bed in her living room: a time she will never forget. Her husband died in that bed while they were saying the rosary. I see a young mother and her six‐month‐old son. Rocking and feeding, playing and interacting—all day and all night, she is yoked to that boy. Babies are hard work. So why are some yokes easier to bear? There was a deep love between my friend and her dying husband. There was warmth in my daughter‐in‐law’s eyes yesterday when she looked into the eyes of my grandson. We will do difficult things for love. Love makes the burden light. Sin makes the burden heavy. We cannot act as though everything is not so bad after all. Oppression is wrong. Misery harms. Prisoners matter. We carry the burdens of others—not nameless faces in a movie, but the needy folks who surround us. Yet the joy of discipleship is that we do not carry that weight alone. Now I am ready to wake up. The love of this world is strong. The burden of the world is heavy. This is a paradox bigger than I can shoulder. I get out of bed, grateful that this world has a Savior, and more grateful that it is not me.
Consider:
God is the one who wants to save us, to carry our burdens, to set us free. How do we resist that? How do we burden ourselves down?
The joy of love makes life lighter. Who has helped you to carry your cross?
Jesus, you ask us to be childlike, to trust you to carry our burdens. Love has lifted us up. Sin has torn us down. You know that we have experienced both. Lord, give us the strength this day to do all that we can today for whomever you put in our path. We are willing to work hard to make a difference in this world, but you are going to have to carry it, for we cannot. Come, Savior of the world, come!
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