SAINT JOHN

1805 Penbrook Terrace � Linden, New Jersey 07036

Rev. Robert G. McBride, J.C.L. ...................................Pastor Rev. Paul Passant Rev. Nnaemeka Andrew Onyemaobi Rev. Philip Latronico....................... Emmaus/C.Y.O. Director Deacon Edward Campanella ...................Pastoral Associate Deacon Michael York ................... Religious Ed. Coordinator Deacon Timothy A. Kennedy...................Pastoral Associate Dr. Deborah Egan, Ed.D. ................................ School Principal Amy Giglio................... Sacrament Preparation Coordinator Patricia Woolley.............................. musicministry@sjanj.net

CONFESSIONS: Monday through Friday after 7:00 pm Mass. Saturdays, 1:00 - 2:00 pm & 7:45 pm, Sunday: 7:45 pm.

BAPTISMS: Parents are asked to contact the Religious Education Office in the sixth month of pregnancy for Baptism Classes. (732-388-1253)

MARRIAGES: Contact the rectory at least one year in advance & before making other arrangements.

SICK CALLS: Any hour - Day or Night

HOSPITAL VISITATION: Contact Rectory

RESPECT LIFE: Holy Hour for life and liberty every Monday at 7:00 pm Cenacle for Life Rosary, Thursdays at 8:00 & 9:00 am

CRISIS PREGNANCY HELP: Any woman who is pregnant and in need of assistance should never feel that abortion is her only option. Personal and confidential assistance is available at the following numbers:

CCS - Pat Chiarello ............................201-246-7379 Crisis Pregnancy Helpline.................. 1-888-4-OPTIONS Birthright........................................... 1-800-550-4900 Post Abortion Healing.......................1-877-HOPE 4 ME

Rectory Phone....................................................................908-486-6363 Rectory Fax..........................................................................908-486-5345 Parish E-mail .................................................................parish@sjanj.net Parish Website..................................................................www.sjanj.net School Website .................................................................www.sjanj.org

Serving: Clark, Cranford, Linden, Rahway & Winfield, New Jersey

MASSES � Saturday ............................................................................. 8:30 am Saturday Evening ..............................................5:30 & 7:00 pm Sundays ....7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am, 12:00 & 7:00 pm (Youth)

Daily (Monday to Friday) ............. 7:00, 8:30 am & 7:00 pm Eve of Holy Days .............................................................7:00 pm Holy Days ................. 7:00, 8:30 am, 12:00 noon & 7:00 pm First Fridays...................................... 7:00, 8:30 am & 7:00 pm DEVOTIONS � Miraculous Medal Novena Mondays .................................................... 8:30 am & 7:00 pm Our Lady of Fatima Devotions First Saturdays................................................................ 8:30 am Rosary ............................................................ Mondays, 6:30 pm Perpetual Adoration......................................... 24 hours a day

March 15, 2020

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

School......................................................................................... 732-388-1360 Religious Education Office ................................................. 732-388-1253 St. John the Apostle Food Pantry .................................... 732-388-1216 Respect Life Office................................................................. 973-497-4350

THE APOSTLE Catholic Community

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Saturday, March 14 8:30 am Janice Tyburczy – 12th Anniversary THF THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT 5:30 pm Emma & Vincent Mullin 7:00 pm Maria Jewtuch Sunday, March 15 7:30 am Jeffrey Sacks 9:00 am Jim Finnegan, Jr. 10:30 am Thomas Gilmartin 12:00 pm Jim Finnegan, Jr. 7:00 pm James Flood – 10th Anniversary Monday, March 16 7:00 am For Adoration Chapel Adorers 8:30 am Gregorio Canela 7:00 pm Joseph Sheard Tuesday, March 17, St. Patrick Bishop 7:00 am Owen D. Burke 8:30 am Francis P. & Grace Murphy 7:00 pm McGovern & Whalen Families Wednesday, March 18, St. Cyril of Jerusalem 7:00 am Frank Ottowski 8:30 am Peggy Malossi 7:00 pm Good Health For Theresa Rogoz 7:45 pm Charismatic Healing Mass – Intention of Healing Thursday, March 19, St. Joseph Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00 am Victoria Michalcewicz 8:30 am Edward Falkowski 7:00 pm Jeffrey C. Ford Friday, March 20 7:00 am Elizabeth Tremmel 8:30 am Harvey Keitel 7:00 pm Walter Ottowski Saturday, March 21 8:30 am Jack Gray THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 5:30 pm Pedro Ancheta 7:00 pm Stanley Zyla Sunday, March 22 7:30 am Stulpin / Sherkness Families 9:00 am Frank Buklarewicz 10:30 am John Falkowski 12:00 pm Jose Rodriquez 7:00 pm Rita & Vic Ruggieri Masses at 7:00 am are in the HF Chapel, McGuinness Ctr.

Memorial For The Week of March 15, 2020 Altar Candles: Frank Viggiano Tabernacle Candle: Owen D. Burke Sanctuary Lamp: Joseph Sheard

Perpetual Candles: One Set: Thomas Razwilavich

The Word of the Lord

First Reading: Exodus 17:3-7 This story from Exodus reveals that the Israelites, after their escape from Egypt, cast all blame for their sufferings on Moses. In this instance, they were dying of thirst. When Moses appealed to the Lord, the Lord directed Moses to strike a rock and water would gush forth. Second Reading: Romans 5:1-2, 5-8 Paul reminds the Romans that because Christ died for all people, they are acceptable in God’s sight. Gospel: John 4:5-42 Jesus converses with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well. When Jesus indicates that whoever drinks from the water He gives will never be thirsty again, the woman immediately answers, “Give me this water, sir...”. Jesus then reveals that she has had five husbands and tells her that He is the Messiah. The woman believes Jesus and proclaims this news to all the townspeople, who believe her and come to see Jesus.

Let Us Pray For The Deceased And Their Families

Adam Juzefyk, Fred Tuzzolino All bulletin articles must be approved by our Pastor, Fr. Bob,and submitted to jrogoz@sjanj.net by 5 pm Monday of the week of publication. Social Concerns Sandwiches Program Friday, March 20, 2020 is the date for Social Concerns parish-wide fruit juices and sandwiches program. Please have all your donations to the parking lot before 9 am. These sandwiches and fruit juices are delivered to St. John’s in Newark. Any questions, please call Johanna at (732) 499-9730

READINGS FOR THE WEEK SUN Ex 17:3-7; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 MON 2 Kgs 5:1-15b; Lk 4:24-30 TUE Dn 3:25, 34-43; Mt 18:21-35 WED Dt 4:1, 5-9; Mt 5:17-19 THURS 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a FRI Hos 14:2-10; Mk 12:28-34 SAT Hos 6:1-6; Lk 18:9-14

THE STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE OFFERTORY COLLECTION

Through Sunday March 8, 2020

Weekly budget need FY’20 $ 17,484.00 Actual Weekly Collection 12,946.84 * Surplus (Deficit) $ (4,537.16) * INCLUDES WEEKLY ON-LINE GIVING Thank you for your consistent generosity _______________________________________________ The Christmas Collection for 2019 was $47,324.00

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ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE FOOD PANTRY WE WILL BE OPEN THE FOLLOWING: Mar. 19 Thur. 3:00 - 4:30 Mar. 26 Thur. 3:00 - 4:30 Mar. 11 Wed. 12:15 – 1:30 Winfield Mar. 17 Tue. 12:00 – 1:30 Clark For information call: 732-388-1216

Come and enjoy complimentary coffee and donuts after the 10:30 am Mass this Sunday in the library

Save The Date

Friar Johnpaul Cafiero, OFM Friar Johnpaul will lead us in a reflection on the seven last words of Jesus. His storytelling and humor bring to life the message of Jesus’ words to us, his disciples today. Topics such as: faith and doubt, addictions and conversion, depression and surrender, death and new life will be explored.

Any singers who would like to sing with the choir for any of the Holy Week liturgies (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, or the Easter Vigil) please join us as we practice in the Church after 7 p.m. Mass on Thursday evenings during Lent.

Songs For Celebration

Gathering: Lift High the Cross #500 Preparation of the Altar and Gifts: As the Deer Longs #663 Offertory: Loving and Forgiving #532 Communion: Ps 25 To You, O Lord, I Lift My Soul #28 Sending: Change Our Hearts #535

Perpetual Eucharistic

Adoration is the adoration of Jesus Christ’s REAL presence

in the Holy Eucharist.

The Perpetual Adoration Chapel looks to have two hourly adorers scheduled for every hour of the week. Presently, there

are some hours with only one hourly adorer.

The following hours are in need of a second hourly adorer Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 10 pm, Monday 11 am,

Call or text Anne Tel # 908-247-6998

email adoration@sjanj.net sign up at http://www.sjanj.net/ministries/perpetual-adoration

Please Pray for Our Sick and Their Caregivers

Helen Angelo Edward Koza Sr. Judith Bayou William Stypa Lofgren Joan Bernacki Mary Jo Mackowski John Bernacki Carl Matyas Genelyn Pijuan Frank Biondi Claire A. Miller Theresa Rogoz Betty Hora Boetsch John Miller Joan Roszkowski Nicole Coupaud Karen Miller Robert Rusnak James Desiderio Jean Mizejewski Joanne Russo Anthony Fiorillo Jr. Stephen Mizejewski Phyllis Sheard Tony Fiorillo Sr Albert Moore Bob Smorol Loren Gonczi John Paffrath Pat Smorol Katherine Graba Dolores Parisi Maria Sroaka Baby Holden Rose Ann Parisi Larry Wheat Helen Imiolek John Passant Alexa Rose Veit John Jewtuch Juan Perez Nancy Whelan Angie Kennedy Janet Petrone Skip Whelan Please Pray for Our Troops CPL David L. Borowski USMC Mercylinda V. Miro, USN LCPL RSSGT Andrew Caprio, USAF Chris Niedziocha USMC HM3 Lance Dearing, USN Joseph Orth, USMC Lt. John DeLorenso Lt. Anthony Parenti USMC SPC Matthew Lambert Lt Jeffrey A. Regep USAPFC PO3 Thomas Maes, USN USMC Justin Roskowski, USN SGT Alex Makarucha, USANG CPL Norbert Sieczkowski MAJ SPC Dominic P. Mansour USA Capt. Frank J. Walter III, USN Gregory Melencio, USA

SAT Women’s Faith Enrichment Ministry in TL 9:00 – 10:30 am Mass 7:00 pm followed by Confessions

SUN Coffee & Donuts after 10:30 am Mass in Library Mass 7:00 pm followed by Confessions

MON Mass 7:00 pm followed by Confessions TUE Children’s Choir Practice in Church 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm

Children’s Choir Practice in Church 5:00 pm – 5:40 pm Mass 7:00 pm followed by Confessions CYO Emmaus Group in Rectory Basement 8 pm – 10 pm

WED Mass 7:00 pm followed by Confessions Charismatic Healing Mass 7:45 pm in the Church

THU Mass 7:00 pm followed by Confessions Adult Choir Practice in Church 7:30 pm

FRI Sandwiches and Juices in Parking Lot by 9:00 am Mass 7:00 pm followed by Confessions Stations of The Cross 7:30 pm in Church Families of Nazsreth in Library 7:45 pm in Library

SAT Confessions 1:00 – 2:00 pm Mass 7:00 pm followed by Confessions

SUN Mass 7:00 pm followed by Confessions

Childrens Liturgy 10:30 am Gathering: Christ Before Us #640 Preparation of Altar & Gifts: These Alone Are Enough: #655 Communion: In Today’s Missal: Gracious God #100 Open My Eyes #659 Sending: Change Our Hearts #535

Lent Mission Monday March 30 7:30 – 9:00 pm Tuesday March 31 7:30 – 9:00 pm Wednesday April 1 7:30 – 9:00 pm

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Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross will be prayed on Fridays during Lent at 7:30 pm and noon on Good Friday.

The St. John the Apostle School Parent Faculty Guild invites you to join in their Fiesta

Themed Annual Gift Auction on Friday, April 3, 2020. Doors open at 6pm, basket raffle calling begins at 8pm. Entrance tickets are $20 per person. Basket Raffle tickets are available for purchase the night of the event or as a pre-pack bundle prior to the event. Please contact Denise Laskody at laskodydenise@gmail.com or 732-850-2020 for more details or to purchase tickets. All tickets must be purchased no later than March 27th! to our faith. For

questions, contact: NJParentalRights@outlook.com St. John the Apostle PFG will be selling Calendar Raffle tickets after all masses this weekend. To order tickets

please contact Monique 732-809-1141. ST. JOHN the APOSTLE FOOD PANTRY

SJA FOOD PANTRY will again distribute Easter Baskets to its youngest clients and groceries and ShopRITE Gift certificates to its low income people who are food insecure just before Easter. We again appeal to our generous parishioners to make a minimal Lenten sacrifice by donating to St. John’s Pantry. By purchasing your Gift Certificates from St. John’s School, you not only help the Pantry but our school as well. Our local neighbors are serviced by our pantry, and are most appreciative of everything we provide them. Check donations must be made to: St. John the Apostle Food Pantry, and can be dropped off at the Rectory, attention: SJA FOOD PANTRY. Wishing all a blessed and Happy Easter. Pantry phone 732-388-1216

Sight & Sound Theatre

St. Elizabeth’s Rosary Altar Society is running a trip to Sight & Sound Theatre on Wednesday May 27, 2020, to see the production of “QUEEN ESTHER”. The bus will leave St. Elizabeth’s Church parking lot at 9:00 am. And will return by 9:30 pm. The trip will include lunch at Kitchen Kettle Village, shopplng, show at 3 pm, follow by dinner at Hersey’s Farm Restaurant. The cost will be $120.00 per person payable by April 1st. Checks are to be made out to St. Elizabeth’s Rosary Altar Society. For reservations you can call Deacon John Bejgrowicz at 908-338-5249 or e-mail John2859@aol.com. Or text at 908-338-5249. Please Join Us For the Charismatic Healing Mass on Wednesday, March 18th at 7:45 pm. All are welcome and please bring a friend!

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St. John’s Family Page

We know that water is essential for life. God created us with a built-in mechanism in our body, when we get thirsty, we know it’s time to consume water or other liquids. In today’s gospel, Jesus speaks about another built-in mechanism, which we could call a spiritual thirst. Only God can satisfy this thirst. St. Augustine describes this thirst for God. “Our hearts are made for God, and they will not rest, until they rest in God.” So it is not a thirst of the body, but of the soul. …whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life. In the first reading from the Book of Exodus, the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “Why did you every make us leave Egypt? Was it just to have us die here of thirst with our children and our livestock?” God satisfies their thirst. He tells Moses: Strike the rock, and the water will flow from it for the people to drink. We see that the people experience physical thirst and respond with ingratitude and lack of trust in God. Oh, that today you would hear his voice: “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the desert, where your fathers tempted me; they tested me though they had seen my works” (Ps95:8-9) Only God can satisfy all of our true needs. Lent is a time to reflect on what may be taking the place of God at the center of our lives.

St. Paul in his letter to the Romans writes about how much God loves us. But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us. We are called to witness to God’s great love for us through living a life of love and service. The woman at the well in today’s gospel in her encounter with Jesus Christ, experiences a growth in faith and a conversion of the heart. She becomes a disciple. Many more began to believe in him because of his word, and they said to the woman, “We no longer believe because of your word; for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the savior of the world.” May we too experience a conversion of the heart that leads to bringing others to Jesus! God bless us all always! Deacon Mike

Bereavement Support Group The Bereavement Support Group, which meets here at St. John the Apostle provides for a Christ-centered experience for those grieving the loss of a loved one. The group offers a caring, compassionate, confidential atmosphere for the sharing of experiences. If you are interested in joining us, or if you would like more information about the group, time and location of the next meeting, contact Deacon Mike at 732-388-1253 or myork@sjanj.net. All calls are confidential. Pre-registration is required.

Children’s Liturgy The Children’s Liturgy will be held at the 10:30 AM Mass. Families with children should just come to Mass as you normally do. Children will have their own Liturgy of the Word, including a special teaching just for them! Volunteer teachers are needed. If interested, please contact Deacon Mike: myork@sjanj.net 732-388-1253

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St. John the Apostle Rosary Altar Society March 2020

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us!The Rosary is prayed at our parish each Monday before 7 p.m. Mass;

each Saturday after 8:30 a.m. Mass; and each Thursday before or after the 8:30 a.m. Mass.

Raise Your Sword and Hold Fast Your ShieldWe are all called to take part in the spiritual battle

of today. Luckily, we have been given the rosary to beour sword and the scapular to be our shield against evil.

It took centuries to develop the rosary as we know it today. In the 3rd century, people used small stones or beads to keep track of saying 150 psalms in a row called the psalter. In some countries, such as Ireland, it was hard to learn the psalms in Latin so the Our Father replaced the psalms. It was cumbersome to carry around a string of 150 beads so it was changed to a string of 50 beads to be prayed three times. This string of beads were called paternoster (meaning Our Father in Latin) beads.

There were orders of monks called the Cistercians and the Carthusians who began to interpret the psalms in a Marian way (pertaining to Mary). Instead of 150 Our Fathers they prayed 150 Hail Marys. This was only the first half of the Hail Mary (which is in the Bible) stating the greetings of the Angel Gabriel to Mary at the Annunciation and Elizabeth to Mary at the Visitation. To break the monotony one Our Father was placed before each decade (10) of Hail Marys. It was called the Marian Psalter (Mary's psalms).

In the 13th century, St. Dominic prayed and fasted for 3 days to obtain help to fight the Albigensian Heresy. Blessed Mother appeared to him and taught him to “preach” the Marian Psalter. It had been prayed to honor Mary, now it was used to meditate on the mysteries of the rosary. In doing this, it had the power to change people’s hearts.

Blessed Alan de la Roche used to adorn an image of Mary with roses when he said the Marian Psalter.After he became a Franciscan monk he could not go out and get roses. Each time he said a Hail Mary a rose would come from his mouth. After each decade,the roses would form into a wreath and crown Mary. So it became known as the Franciscan Crown Rosary where rosaries are a way of spiritually crowning Mary with roses. Five decades of the rosary became known as a chaplet which means small roses.

The Dominicans wanted the rosary to imitate the breviary (daily prayers said by priests) so they ended each decade with a Glory Be. The Cistercian monksend their day with the Hail Holy Queen at night so they added this to the end of the rosary.

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us!

The 14th century brought about the Black Plague killing many people which inspired the second half of the Hail Mary we recite today. It was a comfort to the people that help would come NOW and for all the people who died especially from the Black Plague.

The rosary in the second half of the 14th century was forgotten. It was a time of conflict in the church where there were even three men claiming to be pope. In England, this was not the case. The Dominicans brought the rosary to England. There the Apostle’s Creed was added to the beginning of the rosary. Rosary beads became so important that they were included in wills and streets were named after them. It became part of the Dominican habit to wear the beads on the left side of their waist where a sword would have been worn. If you could not get to Mass, you were told to say the 15 decades of the rosary.

The Fatima prayer was added to the rosary after Mary appeared in Fatima. Pope John Paul II added the mysteries of light (luminous) because they shed light on who Jesus is to make 20 decades for the complete rosary. ~ Anne Conaty

THE BOOK CORNER The Secret of the Rosaryby St. Louis De Montfort contains everything that can be said about the rosary. He warns us of people who regard the rosary as something of little importance.” The rosary is a priceless treasure which is inspired by God.”

+ IN MEMORIAM +Pray for deceased Rosarian Helen Bast.

Rosary Altar Society 2019-2021 Officers President ~ Francine Mekula

Vice President ~ Anne ConatyRecording Secretary ~ Audrey Heyder

Corresponding Secretary ~ Marie MartucciTreasurer ~ Ceil Obester

Financial Secretary ~ Barbara AnguellaSpiritual Coordinator ~ Cathy MongielloModerator ~ Very Rev. Robert McBride

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