Saint Joseph ROMAN CATHOLIC Church

973-383-1985

Schedule of Masses

Weekdays Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 12:05pm

Saturday (Vigil) at 5:00pm

Sundays 8:00am, 9:30am 11:30am

(All are in church)

Misa en Espanol todos los Domingos a las 2:30pm

Sacrament of

Reconciliation

Saturday 4:00pm-4:30pm or by appointment

Sacraments of Baptism,

Marriage &

Personal Appointments

Please call the Parish Center

July 3, 2016

Our Parish Family is Served By

Weekly Mass Intentions

Father ST Sutton, Administrator

973-383-1985 - FatherSTS@gmail.com

Father Edward Davey, Pastor Emeritus

Deacon Gerald Hanifan Deacon Alfred Kucinski Deacon Thomas Zayac

Deborah Henegan Director of Faith Formation (Grades 1-8)

973-383-8413 - dehstjoesred@yahoo.com

Sarah Samanns Director of Faith Formation (High School)

973-383-8413 - sarahsamanns@outlook.com

Kelly Dachisen Director of Music Ministry

jkdachisen@me.com

Anne Lundgren Office Manager

973-383-1985 - stjoseph727@yahoo.com

Karen Glowatski Office Assistant

973-383-1985 - stjoseph727@yahoo.com

TRUSTEES OF THE PARISH Dorothy Bosi, George Hayek and

Gerard Woodring.

Saturday 7/2 5:00pm Heather Kerwick Nancy Rose DiLorenzo

Sunday July 3th

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00am

9:30am

11:30am

Joseph Vincent Castaeda The Souls in Purgatory

Mary B. Galligan Amedo Rodino Robert Mully Mulligan Deceased Members of Gerrety Family

Monday 7/4 12:05pm NO MASS

Tuesday 7/5 12:05pm Charlie Lundgren

Wednesday 7/6 12:05pm Ann Cloud

Thursday 7/7 12:05pm Ann Cloud

Friday 7/8 12:05pm Ann Cloud Hernandez family Edgar Leveiro

Saturday 7/9 5:00pm John Gorey Intentions of Edward Drelich

Sunday July 10th

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00am

9:30am

11:30am

Nena Martinez Joseph Lynch

The Guastella family Amedo Rodino Francis & Stella Covel Alfred Gallagher

Let us remember in our prayers the following members of our parish

family who are sick and are in need of the Lord’s healing hand:

Susan Allanson, Ron Ayers, Fred Bender, Mary Benziger, Irene Bitsko, Peggy Bopp, Harry Cridland, Jennifer DiNardo, Ted Eis, Pat Fitzpatrick, Mary Gregory, Susan Kadar,

Jessica Kirby, Kerri Knight, Margaret Lanterman, Peter Mahler, Linda Marucci,

Betty Mastrelli, Karen Morrison, Greg Orvetz, Karen Orvetz, Michael Palumbo, Pedro

Rodriquez, Elizabeth Roberts, Michael Ryan, Eleanore Shaffer, Gloria Steets,

Carole Sudol, Carol Strand, Gerri VanRiper, Rosemary Woodring and Rita Zimich.

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 3, 2016

The Sanctuary Lamp which burns in church near the tabernacle, is the reminder of our Lord’s

presence in the Most Holy Eucharist, burns in loving memory of:

May he now be resting in the peace

of the heavenly kingdom!

The hosts and wine, which will become the Holy Body and Precious Blood of our Lord, were given in loving memory of:

May they also be resting in the joy of God’s presence!

WEEKLY REMEMBRANCE

“Oremus pro invicem”

Thursday, July 7 1:00-2:00pm Legion of Mary (Parish Center) Friday, July 8 Set up for “High Tea” (Community Center) Saturday, July 9 1:00pm Senior Tea “High Tea” (Community Center) Sunday, July 10 Hospitality after the 9:30 Mass 1:00pm Wedding (Church) 2:00pm Baptism Class (Parish Center) 7:15pm Scouts (Parish Center)

This week’s events

July 10, 2016 Deuteronomy 30:10-14

Colossians 1:15-20 Gospel of Saint Luke 10:25-37

Weekend readings

Saint joseph thrift shop

PARISH WEEKEND DONATIONS

June 26th Collection $7,355

Attendance: 685

Thank you for your generosity!

Saint Joseph Church Thrift Shop will be having a

BAG SALE on all clothing for ladies, men and

children for the month of July. The shop also

sells jewelry, books, CDs, picture

frames and household items. The shop

hours each week are Thursdays and

Fridays from 10:00am to

4:00 pm, and Saturdays from

9:30am-2:30pm.

Thank you kindly!

This past week we celebrated the Mass of Christian Burial for our parish Office Manager’s husband Charles “Charlie” Lundgren. After many months of battling cancer, Charlie’s frail body finally succumb to this horrible disease. It was a beautiful Mass where Father ST, Father Brian Sullivan, Father Peter Filipkowski, Father Daniel Murphy, Father Thomas Fallone, Deacon Thomas Zayac, Deacon Alfred Kucinksi, Deacon Gerald Hanifan, our Trustees and many of our parish family and friends were present. What a wonderful sign of our faith and familial support for one of our own. Thank you for your prayers and presence!

Food pantry

hospitality

Parish center

The Parish Center will be closing at

Noon on Friday’s until Labor Day,

September 5th Our Food Pantry is in need of the following:

Sugar, Chef Boyardee, Spaghettio’s, salt, cooking oil, cookies, mayonnaise,

coffee, kids snacks, juices and kids juice boxes, laundry and dish detergent.

Thank you for your continued generosity!

We will offer “Coffee And”

hospitality in the Community

Center after the 9:30am Mass

on Sunday, July 10th. Anyone

who would like to help with this

ministry, please contact Anne

Savacool at 973-383-4560.

We are also in need of assistance on Monday’s during the summer. If you can volunteer on Monday or every Monday we can use you in the Food Pantry. Hours are from 10-12 noon, or any part of this time frame excluding Holidays. If you can help, please call or text Sarah Samanns at 973-919-7666.

Food pantry help needed

The “truth” about Islam continued...

One very important way to know the character of a man is how they treat their wives and other women. According to the Quran:

“Men are the protectors and maintainers of wom-en, because Allah has given the one more than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore, the righteous women are de-voutly obedient, and guard in [the husband's] ab-sence what Allah would have them guard. As to those women on whose part you fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them [first], [next], refuse to share their beds, [and last] beat them” (sura 4:34).

Yes, “beat them” is what the “holy book” of the Islamic faith dictates. Need I say any more? Muhammad’s said that he was a “great man” and alt-hough he believed in wife beating it was only “as a last resort” (how comforting). More interesting is the list of his wives and their ages: Year Age Wife’s name 595 40 Khadija (supposedly Christian) 620 30 Sawda 623 9 Aishah 625 18 Hafsah 626 29 Um Salarna 626 30 Zaynab 627 20 Juweiriyeh 627 38 Zaynab bint Jahsh 627 (?) Rayhana (Jewish) 628 (?) Maryam (Christian) 628 35 Urn Habeeba 628 17 Sufia 629 27 Mairnoona" The most blearing fact about Muhammad’s wives is found in Aishah, who was nine (9) years old, yes, nine (9) years old! How does a “Prophet” of God ever find it proper, acceptable or even imaginable to have a wife that is only a child? Another interesting note is that while Muhammad was married to Khadija (who was supposedly a Christian woman) he never had any other concubines or other wives for twenty-five years. It seemed that this was the only woman (who was older than he) who had some control over her husband. In total, Muhammad married eleven women and took two others as concubines. Although this “Prophet” had marital ethics that were greater than those of his time, they can hardly be set next to what we consid-er today’s proper marital ethics. Even though polygamy is mentioned in the Jewish Scriptures, it is never promot-ed like the Quran which specifically states that a man “May take more than one wife.”

According to Unveiling Islam, the Caner brothers ask the question:

"What view did Muhammad have of his wives? He once expressed the thought, "Be kind to wom-en sprung from your rib. If you try to straighten out a rib, you will break it. Accept women as they are, with all their curvatures." Muhammad en-joyed spending time with his wives: "I love little children and women and sweet scent." But, he explained, "None of these can give me the happi-ness I find in prayer." This explains why Muham-mad spent many nights standing in prayer with swollen feet instead of in bed with one of his nu-merous wives. maintained a simple lifestyle, even after he was successful financially. He built mud brick apartments for his wives and once told Aishah that she should not discard any clothes that could be patched. After a jealous dispute among the wives, Muhammad abandoned them for one month in order to meditate. He pondered whether he should divorce any or all of them be-cause of their attitudes. From his lonesome jour-ney, he brought back a revelation from Allah: Prophet, say to thy wives: if you desire the life of this world and its vanities, come-I will provide for you generously, and send you out into the world splendidly arrayed. But if you desire God and the Prophet and Paradise, then conduct your-selves as you should. For those who do, God has prepared a mighty reward."

The more I read and learn about Muhammad and Islam, the more I am left with the burning question, “Is this truly a ‘religion’ and how can one ever hope to be a better person by following the example of such a leader of this ‘faith?’” I think that is a serious problem for us Americans who feel because of the “Lady in the harbor” who allows all to come to America freely and without question as to race, creed or way of life, that “Islam” should be treated like any other religion. I personally believe that is a fatal mistake. As we will see from reading the Quran itself, from the history of its founder and those who followed that this “religion” is always uniquely and completely entwined with a political agenda. I am sure that some of you reading this find it to be offensive and that is the problem with our “all are equal” mentality. Unfortunately, we lose sight of the real “truth of Islam” and I hope that as I continue this series of articles, we will be able to make up our own informed minds about this ongoing question and dilemma.

...to be continued...

Dorney park

Save the date

12th

Annual Family Trip to Dorney Park DATE: Wednesday, August 17th TIME: 8:15 AM in front of Saint Joseph Church. You will get your tickets then. Dorney Park opens at 10 AM and closes at 10 PM. PRICE: All tickets are $28.00. Tickets include water

& amusement parks. There is a Camp Snoopy section for the little ones. PARKING: $17.00

ALL CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

Bring/wear your bathing suit for the water park. Drive yourselves or carpool. The Park closes at 10 PM but you can leave whenever you want. It is a 1 ½ hour drive. Directions will be given with tickets. For more information call Anne Savacool at 973-383-4560 BEFORE July 20th for reservations. This is open to the entire parish and friends. EVERYONE IS WELCOME! SEND: Cash or checks payable to: Anne Savacool 57 Ryerson Avenue, Newton, New Jersey 07860 The tickets for Altar Servers are compliments of Fr. ST. Tickets are NON REFUNDABLE so I NEED an EXACT

COUNT and the money BEFORE JULY 20th.

Saint Joseph Church’s 6th Annual Golf Outing

will be held on Monday, October 10th

at The Newton Country Club.

reminder

There will be NO

12:05pm Mass on

Monday, July 4th

Also, the Parish Center

will be closed

for the Holiday.