church of the guardian angel
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PASTORAL STAFF 201-327-4359
Rev. Tadeusz Jank, Administrator x201 [email protected] Rey Escalon, Deacon 201-264-0145 [email protected] Lori O’Reilly, Parish Secretary x202 [email protected] Frances Ferraro, Parish Catechetical Leader x208 [email protected] Ali Zambrotta, Secretary for Religious Education and x205 Local Safety Environment Coordinator [email protected] Klajdi Cerriku, Director of Music 862-232-8390 [email protected] Silvana Anello, Rental Coordinator x218 [email protected] Jennifer Kavanagh, Youth Minister x204 [email protected] Robert Yager, Custodian, Maintenance, Groundskeeper x203 [email protected]
Stan Brach and Jean Escalona, Trustees
Rectory Phone (201) 327-4359 Rectory Fax (201) 327-6478 Religious Education (201) 327-0352 Rentals (201) 783-5414 Prayer Chain Ministry Coordinator: Arlene Sabino (201) 934-8441
CHURCH OF THE GUARDIAN ANGEL
320 Franklin Turnpike
Allendale, New Jersey 07401
201-327-4359
WWW.GUARDIANANGELCHURCH.ORG
Ministry of Stewardship & Finance Finance Council Michael Simendinger (201) 236-3135 Pastoral Council Chris Kehoe (201) 739-4408
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please email Deacon Rey Escalon at [email protected] to arrange for infant baptism and parental instruction.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Please contact Youth Ministry office at 201-327-4359 x204 for information about teen sacramental preparation.
SACRAMENT OF EUCHARIST SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Eve - 5:30 p.m. (Sunday Obligation) WEEKDAYS: Monday - Friday - 9:00 a.m. HOLY DAYS: schedule posted in bulletin.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday - 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and by appointment.
SACRAMENTS FOR THE SICK Please contact the Rectory for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and to request Communion for the homebound.
SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Please call the Rectory at least one year in advance.
SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS Please contact Father Tad or the Archdiocesan Vocations Office at 973-497-4365.
RCIA -THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS
If you are an adult interested in becoming Catholic, or if you are a baptized Catholic who would like to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist and/or Confirmation, please call Fr. Tad at 201-327-4359 x201 or Frances Ferraro 201-327-0352 for children and teens.
MESSAGE FROM FR. TAD
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 5, 2021
Grandpa, well into his 80’s, was advised by his doctor to get a hear-ing aid. A week later he told the doctor that he could hear conversations in the next room. “Your relatives must be happy to know you can hear so much better,” the doctor said. “Oh I ain’t told ‘em.” replied Grandpa, “But I’ve changed my will three times already.” :) In today’s Gospel Jesus restores hearing to a deaf man. This miracle was a great blessing to the man, and it has a deeper meaning for us. Jesus opens our ears to God’s word, especially to his promise of eternal life, a promise God will not change! God speaks to us in Scripture, and God is not limited by space or time. When we pick up the Bible, it’s like dialing God’s number. When the Bible is read in Church, God is speaking to us. In the Gospel, Jesus says to us today what he said to Mark two thousand years ago. Jesus answers the most important questions that face us. What is life about? Is it worthwhile trying to do the right thing? Are we alone, or is there a God? Does God care? Hearing aids helped Grandpa listen to conversa-tions even in the next room. We need “spiritual hearing aids” to hear God’s word. Mary-Mother of Jesus heard God’s word and kept it. Let’s ask her for spiritual aid so we can do the same. Fr. Tad
CARNIVAL 2021 !!
Tuesday, September 14 thru Saturday, September 18
6:00 to 10:00 PM
NEW SAFETY MEASURES WILL BE OBSERVED WITH TOUCH FREE TICKETING AND
SANITIZING PROCEDURES THROUGHOUT THE GROUNDS
FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE
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We need your help to make this carnival a success. It takes 50 volunteers each night to run games, sell tickets, and work in the food & beverage tents. Please contact Irene or Michelle to volunteer! Irene Nayden at [email protected] Michelle Murray at [email protected] Family sponsors help offset initial cost associated with the carnival. Families are invited to make a $100 donation to purchase a lawn sign in the Carnival Food Court. A sponsor form is on the last page of the bulletin and the church website.
WEEKLY VIRTUAL ROSARY
Join us for a virtual rosary Monday evenings at 7:30pm! Go to Zoom.us and join a meeting. Enter the meeting ID and password and pray the Rosary with Guardian Angel. (Meeting ID: 453 768 0819 / Password: 226816) All are welcome!
THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH
“Each of us can discover in Joseph – the man who goes unnoticed, a daily, discreet and hidden presence – an intercessor, a support and a guide in times of trouble. Saint Joseph reminds us that those who appear hidden or in the shadows can play an incomparable role in the history of salvation.” —Pope Francis
Saturday September 4 5:30 pm Eddie Maccarone Sunday September 5 7:30 am Peggy Haynes 9:30 am Gerald & Katy Gatesman 11:30 am Jean Zales Monday September 6 9:00 am Margerite “Peg” O’Shea Tuesday September 7 9:00 am Matt & Fran Ressetar Wednesday September 8 9:00 am People of the Parish Thursday September 9 9:00 am People of the Parish Friday September 10 9:00 am People of the Parish Saturday September 11 5:30 pm Kenneth Kunisch Sunday September 12 7:30 am In honor of Crocetta & Pasquale Apuzzo 9:30 am Linda Buck 11:30 am Brien Comey
Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?” J 2:5
What is more important – being rich in faith or rich in possessions? Society tells us that possessions are most important. God teaches a different lesson. When we are rich in faith, we keep God first and ex-perience true joy and peace. When we put posses-sions first, we soon realize we can never have enough and happiness is fleeting. When we put faith over possessions we truly realize it is better to give than receive.
The August 29nd collection was $7,363 with $3,907 from the collection basket, mail in and drop off at the rectory and $3,456 from Faith Direct.
Our adult choir is looking for new members. The choir sings at the Sunday 11:30am Mass. Rehearsal is one hour before Mass at 10:30am. Music experi-ence is not necessary. The choir begins again on September 11th. If you would like to share your joy of singing with others please contact our Director of Music, Klajdi Cerriku at 862-232-8390 or email him at [email protected].
ATTENTION 7th AND 8th GRADE PARENTS AND STUDENTS
You are invited to attend
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL NIGHT
Thursday, September 9, 2021
6PM - 8PM
OLMC Parish Center (basement of the church)
One Passaic Street, Ridgewood, NJ
Over 20 Catholic High Schools have been invited to attend this event. his is a great way for you to meet school representatives and learn about the
benefits of a Catholic High School education.
Questions? Contact [email protected]
The Sanctuary Lamp is lighted this week in memory of Matt & Fran Ressetar
The Rectory offices are closed on Monday, September 6th
WE’VE MISSED YOU!
REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN. Registration for our Fall or Home Study program is OPEN. Please visit our website to download and print our registration forms. Completed forms along with payment may be dropped into the gray plastic bin outside of the Religious Education Office or inserted through the mail slot of the Rectory front door. Alternatively, you can mail your completed forms to our attention at: 320 Franklin Turnpike; Allendale NJ 07401. FALL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES BEGIN Tuesday, September 28th. Grades 1-5 meet from 3:30pm-5pm and grades 6-8 meet from 7:30pm-9pm. All classes meet in the Auditorium. We welcome back our 1-5th graders with a visit from a local ice cream truck and our 6th-8th graders with a S’mores campfire chat. We can’t wait to see you! Please check your email for further information. FAMILY MASSES. Our first Family Mass is scheduled for Sunday, October 3rd at 11:30am. We will send out a SignUp Genius as the date approaches. Please check your email for further information. FIRST RECONCILIATION RETREAT. The First Reconciliation Retreat (one parent and student) is scheduled for Thursday, October 14 from 6:30pm-7:45pm in the Auditorium (dinner included). First Reconciliation will be celebrated on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 11am in the Church. ANGELS IN ACTION – SEPTEMBER. We are collecting non-perishable breakfast foods AND/OR snack foods this month. All donations will benefit the Center for Food Action in Mahwah NJ. Please leave your donations in the gray plastic bin in the Rectory front porch Monday - Thursday 8:30am-2:30pm. Thank you for your continued generosity and support! SPECIAL NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN CATECHESIS. As a parish community, we welcome all families and support them by making faith formation and Sacraments available to children with special needs and challenges. Please contact our office for more information on how we can best serve your family.
“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.” Carl Jung
Dear Young Friends, "Love is a one-way street. It always moves away from self in the direction of the other. Love is the ultimate gift of ourselves to others. When we stop giving, we stop loving, when we stop loving we stop growing, and unless we grow, we will never attain personal fulfillment; we will never open out to receive the life of God. It is through love we encounter God.” Saint Teresa of Calcutta in Where There is Love, There is God Service hours are often required for school, which can be a great experience! However, when we forget that truly serving comes from a deep love for God and others, it becomes a chore. As Catholics we are called to show others what God is like by loving and serving. The sacrament of Confirmation strengthens us for this work because it’s not always easy! As we celebrate her feast day, let us be reminded of Mother Teresa’s example and strive to serve God and others with self-less love! Need Opportunities to Share God’s Love Through Service? Visit the Youth Ministry webpage on our site at guardianangelchurch.org/youth-group to be connected to our service sign up. New options will be added throughout the year so check back regularly! Jennifer Kavanagh [email protected] 201-327-4359 x204
Several of our sacristans graduated high school. We are looking for a few teenagers who would like to
become a church sacristan. Contact the Rectory office at [email protected].
SACRISTAN GENERAL DUTIES:
Saturday: Start time 4pm Sunday: Start time 7am
-Unlock/lock front doors -Lights on/off. -Change Tabernacle candle. (Sat). -Prepare bulletins for distribution after each Mass. (Sat) -Be in the vestibule 15 minutes before Mass begins for any special instructions. -Arrange for 4 people ( or you and 3 others) to pass the collection baskets. -Arrange for 3 people ( or collection people) to bring up the gifts. -After Mass, take the collection basket from the Altar to the Sacristy, place sealed bag in the safe in the Sacristy. -During every Mass, take a head count of every person in the Church. This can be done from the balcony during the homily. Record that number on sheet. -After last Mass on Sunday, remove money from candle donation boxes. -Complete and sign time sheet. Working papers required. $20 per Mass.
9/11 REMEMBERED Twenty years ago, the continuing TV coverage of the imploding twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York was unbearable for me, as were accounts of the crashes and destruction in Washington and the hills of Pennsylvania. The immense devastation of human life was incomprehensible. Visiting the site in New York some five years later reopened searing wounds, and overwhelmed me with immense sadness. An incursion on our soil, carefully planned and executed by foreign elements, had shattered my cherished sense of security, and provoked a frightening sense of God’s absence. How could my Catholic faith tradition enable me to endure this tragedy? I knew that neither vengeance nor sweeping animosity was an option for me. You have left us crushed . . . covered us with darkness. We are bowed down to the ground (Psalm 44:20, 26). O LORD of hosts, restore us; Let your face shine upon us (Psalm 80:4). The Psalmist cries a lament, expressing the mourning of the Israelite people, the chosen of God, who had regarded themselves as untouchable and above reproach, now hurled into mis-ery. The lament expresses a nation’s agony, dares to complain against their divine protector, may even own some complicity in the misery, and finally pleads with God for deliverance. In the midst of lamenting, the faith of Israel endured, as must ours. We are as vulnerable as they were to the violence and hatred that seem to encircle us. Our demand for a divine explanation goes unheeded. Yet we have learned of the self-sacrificing heroism of many, witnessing to the finest character of our nation and of our Christian heritage. Dying for one’s friends is a sacred theme in our story, epitomized in Jesus, our Savior, and extended through centuries in the grandest and noblest acts of men and women in all circumstances. In 2001 we came together as one nation under God, sharing the grief, the disillusionment, and the promise to rebuild. As today we lament our honored dead and wounded, shall we translate such agonizing emotion into a persistent pursuit of worldwide reconciliation and peace? —Rev. Andrew Nelson, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Guardian Angel Carnival
SPONSORSHIP FORM September 14 -18, 2021
EVERY DAY 6-10 PM
Sponsor Information: Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________ City:___________________________________ State:_________________ Zip: __________________ Contact Person: __________________________________________ Phone _____________________________ E-mail ______________________________________________________________ _ Please make check payable to: Guardian Angel R C Church
320 Franklin Turnpike Allendale, NJ 07401
Thank you for Your Generous Support of the Guardian Angel Church. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ By participating as a sponsor, your organization will benefit from extended exposure through media campaigns and promotional efforts directed toward the supporters of Guardian Angel Church. For a small donation, you'll be able to enjoy excellent exposure to this important segment of your target audience. We have three levels of sponsorship packages, as detailed on this commitment form. You can select the level of partici-pation that best meets your needs, and be secure in the knowledge that your sponsorship fee will be used to help Guardi-an Angel Church and the Allendale community.
Gold Sponsor (1 available) $1500 Prominent banner in Food Tent; Text recognition on flyers, website link from Carnival Event info on
church website, and firm name on T-shirts worn by all volunteers working the carnival. (sponsor provides print ready materials)
DEADLINE FOR T SHIRT INFORMATION: AUGUST 1 Entertainment Sponsor $750 Prominent banners in Food Tent, Text Recognition in print ads Silver Sponsor (2 available) $ 500
Prominent banners in Food Tent, Text Recognition in print ads Family Sponsor $100 12x14 sign placed in food tent You can take your sign when carnival is over. For more information on the Guardian Angel Church visit our website at www.guardianangelchurch.org Sponsors - Please e-mail company logo to Irene Nayden [email protected] for advertising.
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