Roman Catholic Church

Oradell / New Milford, New Jersey

Office Location Phone Email Website

Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 office@sjcnj.org sjcnj.org

Religious Education 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-1144 religioused@sjcnj.org sjcreligioused.blogspot.com

Saint Joseph School 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-261-2388 office@sjsusa.org sjsusa.org

the greenhouse-PreK 305 Elm St., Oradell 201-477-8114 vailc@greenhouseusa.org greenhouseusa.org

MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 pm

DAILY Weekdays 7:00 am &

8:30 am

Saturday 8:30 am

HOLY DAYS as announced

Miraculous Medal Novena Monday, 7:00 pm in Mary’s Chapel

Eucharistic Adoration First Monday of Month

9 am—5 pm in Mary’s Chapel

SACRAMENTS Confession: Saturday,

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Baptism

Contact the Parish Office. Marriage

Arrangements should be made with a priest at least one year in advance.

Sick/Homebound/Hospital Call the Parish Office.

Christian Initiation of Adults—RCIA

Contact the Parish Office.

PARISH REGISTRATION Contact the Parish Office.

Saint Joseph PASTOR:

Msgr. David C. Hubba

PAROCHIAL VICARS: Rev. Andrew Park Rev. Roy Regaspi

Pastor Emeritus:

Rev. George M. Reilly

Regular Office Hours (starting Sept. 2) Parish: Mon.-Fri.: 9 am—5 pm; Rel. Ed.: Mon –Thurs.: 9 am—4 pm. (Also by appointment.)

Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ August 31, 2014

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PRAYER REQUESTS Let us remember those who are ill:

John Brereton, Joan Simone

Let us remember those who have recently died: Edward Capone, Rev. Mark A. O’Connell, Julia Guarino

Let us remember those serving in the military.

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

Saturday 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am 12:30 pm

Monday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Tuesday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Wednesday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Thursday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Friday 7:00 am 8:30 am

Saturday 8:30 am 5:00 pm

Sunday 7:30 am 9:00 am 10.30 am 10:30 am MC 12:30 pm

BREAD AND WINE INTENTIONS The Bread and Wine for the week of August 31, 2014

is offered in loving memory of Manuel Amaral

as requested by his daughters Maria Vitone and Marie Leite

Sunday Collection for Week of August 24, 2014 Basket ParishPay TOTAL

$7,542 $4,360* $11,902 *The monthly Parish Pay amount remains the same; it has been divided into five weeks for August.

Saint Joseph Parish Staff

Weekend Assistant …………... Msgr. Richard Groncki Deacon George Montalvo…... Director of Religious Education Mrs. Arlene Kennedy…………. Sacraments Coordinator Mr. Monroe Quinn……………... Director of Music Mr. Anthony Armando……….. Youth Minister

Mr. Tom Meli…………………….. Facilities Director Mrs. Phyllis Vrola………………. Business Manager Mrs. Anne Annunziato……….. Parish Secretary

Mrs. Colette Vail………………… Principal of Saint Joseph School Mrs. Angela Gussoni…………... Vice Principal Mrs. Diane Hellriegel………….. Dir. of Communications/ Bulletin Editor

August 30, 2014 Roger Frykberg

August 31, 2014 People of the Parish Jocelito Umali Courtney Jensen Geraldine Pastore

September 1, 2014 Al Manzi Catherine Fitzek

September 2, 2014 Bernie Bianchi Juanita Lubuguin

September 3, 2014 Courtney Jensen Leonard Long

September 4, 2014 Apolonio & Francisco Tumang Nancy Buena Regaspi

September 5, 2014 John Plinio For reparation for sins

September 6, 2014 John Plinio Grace Pasqualone

September 7, 2014 People of the Parish Whitey Cuccurullo Deceased Members of the Spiniello & Mauro Families John Karlicki Judene Baglieri

WE’RE SO CLOSE! Many thanks to the 275 parishioners who have already pledged $58,773 to the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. We are only about $5,000 away from our parish goal of $64,000. If we exceed our goal, Saint Joseph Parish will also directly benefit for your generosity. It is not too late to pledge! Please make out your check to “AAA” and drop it at the rectory or in the collection basket. Thank you!

JOIN OUR CHOIR! Do you love to sing? Would you like to use your voice to give praise and glory to God? It’s easy! Become part of our adult choir. You don’t need to be able to read music. Our choir rehearses every Thursday evening (we begin this Thursday, September 4 at 7 pm) and sings at the 10:30 am Sunday Mass in the upper church, in our annual Afternoon of Christmas Joy concert and at community events as well. Stop by after Mass and speak to our Music Director Monroe Quinn or email him at

quinnm@sjcnj.org As St. Augustine has said, “How deeply was I moved by the voices of your sweet singing Church! Those voices flowed into my ears and the truth was distilled into my heart … .” Come join us!

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TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 31, 2014

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE FOR WORKERS

Do I see my work as a gift from God? How is this reflected in my attitude at work?

Do I see my work as a vocation? Do I promote a culture of life

through my work? Do I live a divided life, where I separate the Gospel

principles from my work? Do I seek the sacraments regularly and with

attention to how they support and inform my work practices?

Am I sharing my spiritual life/understanding of work with others in my work life?

Am I taking seriously, the dignity of the person in my work, as an employee? Am I being just in my attentiveness to my personal performance? Am I promoting integral human development while ensuring that the company I work for is efficient?

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY —SEPTEMBER 1

The Parish Office/Rectory will be closed this Monday, September 1. Regular office hours will resume this week. (Please see bottom of bulletin cover for details.)

LABOR DAY BLESSINGS

“Whatever you do, do from the heart, as for the Lord and not for others… .” Colossians 3:23

“No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

Not long into his papacy, one of the Church’s longest, St. John Paul II wrote an encyclical that is very appropriate to a Labor Day weekend.

It’s title, Laborem Exercens, refers to doing hard work diligently. After acknowledging that work is often difficult, the Pope pointed out that, nonetheless

work is a good thing for man, … not only in the sense that it is useful or something to enjoy; [but] also … as being something worthy, … that corresponds to man’s dignity, that expresses this dignity and increases it. If one wishes to define more clearly the ethical meaning of work, it is this truth that one must particularly keep in mind. Work is a good thing for man — a good thing for his humanity — because through work man not only transforms nature, adapting it to his own needs, but he also achieves fulfillment as a human being and indeed, in a sense, becomes “more a human being.”

He adds that work is “a foundation for the formation of family life,” since it makes it possible for parents to found a family, by enabling its material support, and to educate their children. And the contribution of work also extends to the wider society beyond the home. Calling attention to Vatican Council II’s document The Church in the Modern World, St. John Paul reminded us that our work is meant to harmonize with God’s will that man, created in God’s image

received a mandate to subject to himself the earth and all that it contains, and to govern the world with justice and holiness; a mandate to relate himself and the totality of things to him who was to be acknowledged as the Lord and Creator of all. Thus, by the subjection of all things to man, the name of God would be “wonderful in all the earth.”

We should see even our most ordinary everyday work as a participation in God’s plans for loving humanity.

For, while providing the substance of life for themselves and their families, men and women are performing their activities in a way which appropriately benefits society. They can justly consider that by their labor they are unfolding the Creator’s work, consulting the advantages of their brothers and sisters, and contributing by their personal industry to the realization in history of the divine plan.

Msgr. David Hubba

SHAWL MINISTRY MEETING —SEPTEMBER 9

The Saint Joseph Shawl Ministry will meet on Tuesday, September 9 from 2:00—4:00 pm in the Parish Life Center on Grove Street. All knitters and crocheters are welcome to join us in making shawls … or bring your current yarn project and spend a relaxing afternoon with us. For further information, please contact Barbara Piersa at 201-261-0298 or Pat DeNicolo at 201-261-4323.

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Our bulletin can also be viewed in color on our parish website: sjcnj.org

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

SACRAMENT OF

MARRIAGE

August 22, 2014

Elizabeth Perez

& Michael Boede

LEGION OF MARY ANNIVERSARY —SEPTEMBER 7

More than 25 years ago, the Legion of Mary began meeting at Saint Joseph Parish. Our local group is called the Immaculate Conception Praesidium and we will be celebrating our silver anniversary on Sunday, September 7. All parishioners and friends of the Legion of Mary are invited to gather at the 12 noon

Mass to remember and to celebrate.

DO YOU HAVE YOUR TICKET? —SEPTEMBER 7

Celebrate the eve of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary by attending the next showing of the wonderful movie “Mary of Nazareth” on Sunday evening, September 7 at 6: 30 pm in Mary’s Chapel in our lower church.

This full-length feature film about the life of Our Lady is appropriate for adults and children 12 and up. Check out the trailer at www.maryfilm.com

COST: only $8 per person (if ticket is purchased in advance); $10 per person (at the door) to cover license cost. LIMITED SEATING.

Please contact Fr. Roy Regaspi at 201-261-0148 to reserve your ticket .

CHOIR RETURNS TO 10:30 MASS —SEPTEMBER 7

With summer vacation nearing its end, the Adult Choir of Saint Joseph Church will once again be singing at the 10:30 am Sunday Mass in the upper church beginning September 7. Join your voice with theirs as we sing of the glory of God! (See more about our choir on page 6.)

10:30 MASS IN MARY’S CHAPEL RESUMES SEPTEMBER 7

Starting September 7, there will be a second Sunday Mass at 10:30 am celebrated in Mary’s Chapel in the lower church.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION —SEPTEMBER 3

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on Wednesday, September 3 in Mary’s Chapel from 9:00 am—5:00 pm. The Legion of Mary invites you to attend.

MASS OF FAREWELL FOR BISHOP da CUNHA — SEPTEMBER 7

On Sunday, September 7 at 3:00 pm, the Archdiocese will celebrate a Mass of Farewell at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark to pray for and celebrate with Bishop Edgar da Cunha as he prepares to begin his ministry to the People of God as Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, MA. All of the faithful of the Archdiocese are invited to attend this Mass. If you would like to attend, please call the parish office at 201-261-0148 by September 2 so we can let the Office of Divine Worship know.

COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE —SEPTEMBER 6-7

Each year, countless Catholics living in countries once dominated by the Soviet regime are assisted in rebuilding faith

communities through this collection. Your support strengthens the Church of this region through grants that give pastoral care, affordable shelter, and a cultural and spiritual education to those in need. Please be generous in our parish collection. Your donation will restore the Church and build the future of Central and Eastern Europe. If you do not use ParishPay or our parish envelopes, you may put your donation in an envelope marked “Church in Central/Eastern Europe” and drop it in the collection basket next weekend. Your check should be made out to “Saint Joseph Church.”

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TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, AUGUST 31, 2014

CATECHISTS NEEDED! Volunteer Catechists for the following grades are urgently needed: Sundays: Kindergarten (2 catechists needed); Second Grade (1); Sixth Grade (1); Tuesdays: Kindergarten (1); First Grade (1); Second Grade (2); Third Grade (1); Sixth Grade (1); Four (4) Office Helpers are also needed for Tuesdays.

Please prayerfully consider sharing your time and talent in our parish Religious Education Program. Training will be provided.

If you can help to share our Faith with the children of our parish, please call Deacon George Montalvo at 201-261-1144.

SIGN UP FOR BIBLE STUDY —THIS WEEKEND

Sign Up Weekend will take place in the Harrison Street Entrance to the church after all Masses on August 30-31. Come and learn about all the different Bible Study programs we have available at Saint Joseph.

The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation (from the Great Adventure Bible Series) will meet on Tuesday mornings at 9:30 am and on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 pm. Both groups will begin in late September.

Contact Pat Fakharzadeh at 201-599-2123 or email her at bible@sjcnj.org for more information or to register right now.

(Photo by Natasha Chiaviello)

Cameron Anthony Casey Child of Brian and Jennifer

with sister Cara and Monsignor Hubba

… celebrated Sunday, August 17, 2014

READ ALL ABOUT IT NJ Catholic, the monthly magazine of the Archdiocese of Newark, includes regular features on work life, the “parenting journey,” conflict resolution, and “marriage

matters.” A limited number of copies of the September issue can be found at the back of the church and in the literature racks this weekend. The magazine can also be viewed on line at http://www.editions.us.com/catholicadvocate_0814

THIS SUNDAY’S GOSPEL

"Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will

lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life?" - Mt 16:24b-26

SPECIAL NOON MASS —SEPTEMBER 20

A special mass and support group meeting for all who are affected by the disease of alcoholism will take place at Church of St. Mary, 20 Legion Place, Closter, NJ on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 12:00 noon. Mass is offered for the support, healing and recovery of not only the man/woman directly infected with the abuse of alcohol or drugs, but also for anyone involved in the life of the alcoholic or drug addict. For information please call 201-768-7565.

VISIT US ON OUR WEBSITES Saint Joseph Church: sjcnj.org

Saint Joseph School: sjsusa.org

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

Sometimes it's hard to give of your time, or your toys, or even to share your friends. Sometimes you want to be selfish and keep everything for yourself. This is not what Jesus did. He kept sharing God's love all the time. Jesus wants us to share like he

did, to give of ourselves even when we want to be selfish.

SJS 75th ANNIVERSARY CARNIVAL SEPTEMBER 12-13-14

Rides, games, food, live entertainment, 50/50 Raffles, Children’s Tricky Tray, Bake Sale and more!

GET YOUR CARNIVAL TICKETS TODAY! Carnival ride tickets and 50/50 Raffle tickets will be sold after all Masses this weekend and next (Sept. 6-7) in the Harrison St. entrance to the church. There is a discount for ride tickets purchased in advance.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Join in the fun and volunteer your time to make our Carnival a huge success! Call Lisa Kane at 201-390-2342 or at lkane00@aol.com Everyone is welcome to help: parishioners, alumni, school parents. Celebrate 75 wonderful years of Saint Joseph School’s presence in our community.

PARKING FOR MASS ON CARNIVAL WEEKEND

The lower school parking lot will be available for you to park you car when attending Mass on September 13-14.

WELCOME BACK! A MESSAGE FROM

OUR PRINCIPAL

Saint Joseph School welcomes all our students and school families to a brand new school year! Our first day of class is September 3 and it will be a staggered opening to make it easier for parents with children in multiple grades to see each child off on the first day. Upper School (grades 5-8) will start at 8:00 am; the Lower School (Kindergarten-Grade 4) will begin at 8:30 am. (We will welcome our preschool students in the greenhouse on Monday, September 9.) There will be early dismissal at 12 noon on each of the first three days (September 3-4-5). After Care will be available. As we celebrate our 75th year as one of the premier Catholic elementary schools in Bergen County, we invite everyone to join us for a wonderful time at our Carnival on

September 12-13-14! Mrs. Colette Vail