May 19, 2019

315 Prospect Street ♦ Midland Park ♦ NJ ♦ 07432 Parish Website: www.nativitynj.org

Church Office: 201.444.6362 FAX 201.444.5056 Email office@nativitynj.org Religious Education Office: 201.447.1776 Email religioused@nativitynj.org

Mass Schedule

Saturday: 5:00pm

Sunday: 8:00am, 10:15am, 12Noon

Daily Mass in the Chapel Monday-Friday, 12:10pm

Holy Days: Consult Bulletin or Website

Our Parish is

Accessible

Pastoral Staff Rev. George Klybus, Pastor Rev. Michael German, Weekend Assistant Rev. Mr. Jason Mantich, Transitional Deacon Sr. Lois Marie Parente C.S.S.F., Financial Affairs Janet Nemec, Director of Lay Ministries Olivia Harrington, Religious Ed. Coordinator Lorraine DeLuca, Religious Ed. Assistant Kaye Zbonack, Parish Secretary Jim Chiappini, Organist Ciarán Sheehan, Cantor Roberto Hurtado, Maintenance Supervisor Pedro Herrera, Maintenance Staff

Russell Kamp & Tia Patterson, Parish Trustees Religious Education Office Hours: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, 9:00am-4:30pm Classes: Grades K-6 Sunday-9:00am-10:00am,Thursday-3:30pm-4:30 pm Grades 7-8 Sun- 9:00-10:00am Rite of Christian Initiation (R.C.I.A.) Anyone interested in becoming a Roman Catholic, or any adult Catholic who has not received all the Sacraments of Initiation and would like to receive these Sacraments, please contact the Church Office.

Parish Membership Every family in of our parish is encouraged to register. Forms are available in the church or at the Church Office. If you move or change your home address or email address, kindly notify the Church Office. If you want to add your cell phone to your family information contact the Church Office. Penance/Reconciliation Saturdays 4:15 pm in the vesting sacristy in the lobby of the church, or by appointment in the Church Office. Baptisms The Sacrament of Baptism takes place at the 12 Noon Mass. Arrangements are made by contacting the Church Office before the birth of the baby. Baptismal catechesis is required of all parents. Please call the Church Office for details. A member of the Baptism Preparation Ministry will contact the parents prior to the Baptism. Marriage The Common Policy for Marriage for all Dioceses of the State of New Jersey require notification of marriage at least ONE YEAR in advance. Please contact one of the parish priests to set a date. Anointing If anyone is ill, homebound, or in the hospital, please notify the Church Office.

May 19, 2019 Fifth Sunday of Easter

Mass Please Remember Mass Requested By

Saturday May 18th 5:00PM

Carmelo & Gianbattista Orlando

Maria Incandela

Sunday May 19th 8:00 Mass Ben Regensburg

Rosemary Ferrando

Mulligan Family

Mike & Theresa DeSimone

10:15 Mass Salvador & Julieta Godoy

Family

12:00 Mass Leonard Krieger Abballe Family

Monday May 20th 12:10PM

Susie & John Klybus Family

Tuesday May 21st 12:10PM

Harold & Rosemary Ferrando

Family

Wednesday May 22nd 12:10PM

Rosela Murgia Bonnie Albinson

Thursday May 23rd 12:10PM

Leonard Krieger 1st Anniversary

Nativity Staff

Friday May 24th 12:10PM

Ann Homer

Hernando Arenas Garzon

Josephine & George Thompson & Family

Diana Pallikaropoulos

Saturday May 25th 5:00PM

Donna Davis Barbara Greene

Sunday May 26th 8:00 Mass Rosemary Ferrando Nativity Staff 10:15 Mass Intention for the Living

Carl & Jackie Holst 12th Wedding Anniversary

Family

12:00 Mass Catherine “Pat” Murphy

James & Deidre Gallenagh

Please remember in your prayers the sick who have asked for our prayer

Terry DeSimone ▪▪▪▪▪

Please remember in your prayers the recently deceased

Mary Ozzello, Mark Hollis, Keith Flint, Christopher Pallies, Rosemary Ferrando, Jane Ianuzzi,

Donna Davis, Dick Dale, Bridget Daly, Mr. Tyler, Mrs. McGrath, Doris Holloway, June Harding, Rankin Roger, Mike Greco, Rosella Murgia, Vincent F Murphy, Ann Homer, Jim Hardt

“Love one another as I have loved you”

Monday May 20

11:00AM OH - Nativity Prayer Chaplet 8:00PM CHA - Monday Evening Rosary

Tuesday May 21

11:00PM MG - Legion of Mary 7:30PM C - Choir Practice

Wednesday May 22

Thursday May 23

Friday May 24

11:00AM CHA - Eucharistic Adoration

Saturday May 25

Sunday May 26

12:00 C - Rev. Jason Mantich will celebrate his first Mass Reception to follow in Kennedy Hall

May 20th WEEK OF

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The Church of the Nativity Prayer Chain is accepting prayer requests. Please call the rectory with your request.

Week of May 20, 2019

The Sanctuary Light in the Church is burning in memory of

Rosemary Ferrando

By Pat & Fred Shaver

The Sanctuary Light in the Chapel

is burning in memory of

Rosemary Ferrando

By Pat & Fred Shaver

Thank you for your generous support of your Parish.

May 11 & 12

Weekly Church Offering Including On-Line Giving

$6,434

Assessment Collection $4,349

Pope to students: don’t be slaves to your mobile phones Pope Francis receives students and teachers of a Rome high school in the Vatican, encouraging them to cultivate

passion and curiosity and warning them against dependency on their mobile phones.

Pope Francis receives students and teachers of Rome's Visconti High School (Vatican Media)

“Phones are for connecting” Pope Francis told an enthusiastic Paul VI Hall full of students: “life is for communicating!” The girls and boys, accompanied by family members and teachers of Rome’s Visconti High School clapped loudly when the Pope turned his attention to their ever-present digital devices.

"Free yourself from the addiction to mobile phones" he warned, pointing out that they are good and useful tools, but must be used in the right way. Speaking off-the-cuff during his wide-ranging and to-the-point discourse, the Pope said “Mobile phones are for communication” and communication is beautiful and good. But, he continued, the danger of becoming addicted to mobile phones is very tangible at present. Every one, he continued, should know how to use one, “but when you become a slave to your mobile phone, you will lose your freedom”.

Schools must promote culture of encounter Pope Francis also expressed his deep belief that education is a precious right and said that schools must be places where a culture of inclusion and the respect for diversity must be promoted. School, he said, must be a laboratory that anticipates and prepares for the future of collectivity. “Please don't be afraid of diversity. Dialogue between different cultures enriches the country, enriches our homeland: it teaches us to look to a future in which there is a place and a home for all, not just for some” he said. The Pope noted that, in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, the Church is committed to promote the universal value of fraternity which is based on freedom, on the honest search for truth, on the promotion of justice and solidarity, especially in regards to the weakest in society. “Without the search for these values, there can be no true coexistence” he said, and this is something for which "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry”.

Bullying The Pope also touched on the scourge of bullying which is a problem in many school environments. “It pains me so much to see bullying in some schools” he said inviting the students to fighting bullying which he said contains the seeds of war. Finally, he urged the young people present “never to stop dreaming big and hoping for a better world for all: “don’t settle for mediocrity in relationships, in cultivating who you are, in planning for your future, in your commitment for a more just and more beautiful world”. Tomorrow, he reminded them, is the beginning of Holy week which culminates on Easter Day with the resurrection of Christ, the foundation of Christian hope:

“It is also a time of renewal for the soul, a time to blossom!” Pope Francis said, inviting those present to do so with trust in the Lord as it is He who gives us the strength and the courage to face the difficulties we will find on our journey.

By Linda Bordoni – vaticannews.va

A Word from the Pastor

Rev. Mr. Jason Mantich

will be ordained Saturday

May 25, 2019 at the

Cathedral Basilica of the

Sacred Heart

Presided by Cardinal

Joseph W. Tobin C.S.s.R.

Rev. Jason Mantich

will be celebrating His First Mass

Sunday May 26,2019

at Church of the Nativity

12:00 Noon

Reception to follow Kennedy Hall

Religious Educa on Program for Grades K-8: Re-registra on le ers will be mailed to all families presently enrolled. Re-registra on may

be done either by mail or in person. Beginning JULY 8, NEW registra on will be taken at the Religious Educa on Office during office hours. To complete registra on for our Parish Cateche cal Program, a family:

Must be registered members of the parish Present a cer ficate of Bap sm for the child/ren and Registra on fee

To ensure that we make adequate provision for all planning to a end in the summer or fall, we ask that ALL NEW REGISTRATION be completed by July 31st, 2019. Please relay this informa on to prospec ve new registrants who might not receive this bulle n, especially those planning to enroll first graders who have not been in our kindergarten this year. Thank you! For our Junior High Students (Gr. 7 – 8) Service Project Forms are due back at the beginning of next school year. We are grateful to the catechists, assistants, students and parents for all they have done to make this year meaningful to so many. SUMMER RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Children a end 10 days, Monday – Friday, 9:00AM – 12:30PM and must a end Advent and Lent sessions, Masses during the school year for con nued Religious Educa on. The program will run from Monday August 12 to Friday August 23, 2019. Registra on forms were mailed and also they are available at the Religious Educa on Office and i-desk. Only a few spots available!! Our reason for this op on is to provide the best quality religious educa on at the most convenient me for the majority of our families.

For more information about becoming an Altar Server...

contact Fr. George at fr.george@nativitynj.org

or email Mary Berlinger-Carlton at tumster330@gmail.com

KEEP CALM AND BECOME AN

ALTAR SERVER!

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How about Prayer? Do you want more peace in your life?

Do you need a change to your prayer life?

Do you want something new for 2019?

Here is the answer…

Mondays 11:00AM –12:00PM

O’Connell Hall

We are inviting anyone in the parish to join in for prayer. We pray, sing,

share and give. By collecting a dollar a week

from each person We have already sent four water pumps to

Haiti and Nicaragua through Food for the Poor.

For more information Call Diane DeRoker at 201-444-6171

or just come on Monday

Come...Sit...and Connect with God…

He’s waiting!

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Monday Evening Rosary

Mondays 8:00PM in the Chapel

Weekdays following the 12:10 Mass in the Chapel

All are Welcome!

The Legion of Mary is a prayer group for world peace. We meet on Tuesdays at 11:00AM in the McGrath Room. Please consider joining this ministry and devote yourself to Our Blessed Mother.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Fridays 11:00AM-12:00PM In the Chapel

You can remember a loved one by having the Bread and Wine at Mass in the Church or the Chapel offered in honor or memory of them. Please complete the form and return it to the Church Office with your donation of $10 for a Bread & Wine offering for a week.

(Please circle one)

(Please check one) Church Bread & Wine Chapel Bread & Wine Week starting, Monday_______________________ Your Name______________________________ Phone___________________________________ This offering is in memory/honor of: ________________________________________

Come to Mass 15 minutes early and be part of the team who makes Nativity such a welcoming Parish. Come by yourself, with a spouse or greet as a family.

A rotational schedule assigns greeters to the Mass times of their choice about once every few weeks.

We are currently in need of Greeters for the 8:00,10:15 and 12 Noon Masses

For more information contact Janet Nemec at the Church Office

jnemec@nativitynj.org or 201 444-6362

Join our Team of Greeters!

My Mother Janet Alaimo Our Mothers, Deceased or Living M/M Eugene McEvoy Our Mothers, Deceased or Living M/M Kevin Southey Katherine DeVito & Constance Ferranti Regina Ferranti Barbara Wostbrock & Carol Rockwell David & Deborah Wostbrock Laura Patterson & Ann Marie Lee Dr/M Francis Patterson Rita Kahwaty & Mary Mollica M/M Vincent Mollica

Cecelia G Paton & Marcie McGarr Marcella McGarr Gina Merighi, Filomena Abballe & Eleanor Merighi The Abballe Family Cathy Rymas & Bernie McGonigle Neil & Catherine McGonigle Our Mothers, Deceased or Living M/M Eric Moore Maria Kalata, Kazia Lulek, Anna Kalata All members of Becker & Bardzell Families M/M D Bardzell

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Would you like the Sanctuary Light to burn in either the Church or the Chapel… in memory of a loved one in thanksgiving to honor a special birthday or anniversary or occasion in your family

To donate an offering for the Sanctuary Light in either the Church or Chapel for one week in memory/honor of a loved one, please complete the form and return it to the Church Office with your contribution of $10 per week. You can also visit the Church Office in person. (Please check one) Church Sanctuary Light Chapel Sanctuary Light Week starting, Monday______________________ Your Name_____________________________ Phone__________________________________ This offering is in memory/honor of:

_______________________________________

(Please circle one)

Friday, June 7th

after the 12:10 Mass (Mass is in the Chapel) The Luncheon is $6.00

Please RSVP by May 29th nativityshepherds@yahoo.com

Don’t forget your “Condiments”

for the Love Fund!

Next Meeting

A special thank you to Katy Hartmann for her many years of service to the team of Altar Servers for our Masses for differently-abled people. We want to wish Katy the very best, as she gets ready to head to college in August!

Photos by Nick Statuto