Office Location Phone Email/Fax Website

Parish Office 105 Harrison St., New Milford 201-261-0148 office@sjcnj.org Fax #: 201-261-0369

sjcnj.org

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

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 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 Wednesday 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.

PASTOR:

Msgr. David C. Hubba

PAROCHIAL VICARS:

Rev. Andrew Park Rev. Roy Regaspi

DEACON George Montalvo DEACON Edward Maron

PASTOR EMERITUS:

Rev. George M. Reilly

Parish Office Hours: Parish: Mon.-Fri..9 am-5 pm, ; Rel. Ed.: Mon –Thurs.: 9:30 am—5 pm (Also by appointment.)

SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE WED., JAN. 6

7-9 PM

The Epiphany of the Lord JANUARY 3, 2016

Oradell/New Milford, NJ Roman Catholic Church Saint Joseph

An Afternoon of Christmas Joy Sunday, January 10 at 3:00 pm

in Saint Joseph Church

Join our wonderful adult and children’s choirs, our talented leaders of song and our gifted musicians

in a FREE concert of traditional, religious, contemporary and popular

Christmas music that will keep the spirit of Christmas bright all winter long!

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PRAYER REQUESTS

Let us remember those who are ill: Mary Glynn, Patricia Carrier, Daisy Ramos, Jane Emanuel,

Marie Codner, Rose Ronda, Sue McGough

Let us remember those who have recently died: Janet Mulcahy

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 10:30 am MC 12:00 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 12:00 pm

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS Due to early printer deadlines, our December weekly

collection amounts will appear in January.

BREAD AND WINE INTENTIONS

The bread and wine for the week of January 3, 2016

is offered in loving memory of

Elizabeth Sullivan

as requested by the Becker Family

Saint Joseph Parish Staff

Parish Trustees……Mr. Brendan Walsh/Mrs. Carol Winkler Dir. of Religious Education ……...Deacon George Montalvo Sacraments Coordinator …………Mrs. Arlene Kennedy Director of Music ……………………Mr. Monroe Quinn Youth Minister ……………………….Mrs. Donna Cirino Facilities Director …………………...Mr. Tom Meli Business Manager …………………. Mrs. Phyllis Vrola Parish Secretary ……………………..Mrs. Geraldine Carolan

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

YOUR GIFT TO SAINT JOSEPH It’s not too late. Our parish depends upon your financial support, especially at Christmas, to meet its larger expenses. Your gift to Saint Joseph’s Christmas Collection may be made up to and

including January 10, the last day of the Christmas Season. Please memo your check or offering envelope “CHRISTMAS COLLECTION.”

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION —JANUARY 6

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on Wednesday, January 6 in Mary's Chapel in the lower church from 9:00 am-5:00 pm. The Legion of Mary invites you to attend.

January 2, 2016 John Brereton January 3, 2016 People of the Parish Michelene Montenegro Dominick Sirico Kenneth G. Brehm Joseph Mendoni January 4, 2016 For the living and deceased members of the Prior and Plinio Families William Cronin January 5, 2016 Theodore Sorrentino Maurice Roche January 6, 2016 Brian Sherry Kenneth Brehm January 7, 2016 Ken Brimm (living) Carmen Ferreiras January 8, 2016 Barbara Muti (living) Inez Kemp January 9, 2016 Eileen Gerrity Theodore Sorrentino

January 10, 2016 People of the Parish John Brereton Jean Finan Terence Henry Inez Kemp

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION “… the Gentiles are co-heirs, members of the same body, and co-partners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.” (EPHESIANS 3:6)

Today we celebrate that Christ came to all of us, not just the Hebrews. He made us all one body with Him. We were all given different gifts; we all have different yet equally valuable roles to play in the Body of Christ. Ask God how He wants you to use your gifts so that we may all “be one” in this Year of Mercy

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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD ~ JANUARY 3, 2016

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Among things that happened in 2015:

∎ Europe’s abandonment of Christianity has continued to worsen. Catholic Church leaders in the Netherlands, where 42.1% of people now describe themselves as “unaffiliated,” predict that 2/3 of their 1,600 churches will be decommissioned in the next ten years. St. Joseph’s in Arnhem has been turned into a skateboarding venue. A Lutheran church in Edinburgh is now a Frankenstein-themed bar. ∎ Muslim terrorists committed two atrocities in Paris, killing 12 in a January attack on the offices of the controversial satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo (and four more at a kosher deli) and 129 in coordinated attacks in November. ∎ In an early-morning attack on the dorms of Kenya’s Garissa University, gunmen from Somali-based al-Shabaab killed at least 147 students who couldn’t recite the Shahada (the Muslim creed). Kenyan Bishop Anthony Muheria noted that 700 students were taken hostage, but only Christians were killed. He referred to the “deafening silence” of the international media following the massacre. ∎ In April, a 66-foot boat crammed with 900 passengers capsized in the Mediterranean, 60 miles off the coast of Libya, killing 850. Since 2011, an estimated 300,000 refugees have reached Italy, and 3,200 have died trying. ∎ On April 25, an earthquake struck Nepal, leaving more than 4,000 dead in and near Katmandu. Harka Bahadur Joshi, a farmer who lost a son, a daughter-in-law and granddaughter, said, at their funeral: “May your souls rest in peace. Losing you has turned my heart to stone.” Geeta Thepa, who lost her daughter, said that “Nobody will love me as much as she did.” ∎ In May, nine died when violence erupted at the Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, as the Banditos and the Cossaks, two rival biker gangs, clashed. There are an estimated 300 outlaw biker gangs in the U.S. Undercover AFT agent Carolos Canino says, “They pride themselves on living outside of society’s norms. They pride themselves on adhering to their own rules.” ∎ In June, metally distrubed Dylann Roof killed 9 participants at a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC. When Vester Flanagan killed two CBS television station employees in Roanoake, VA, in August, he left a 23-page fax that said the Charleston church killings helped set him off: “What sent me over the top was the church shooting. And my hollow point bullets have the victims’ initials on them.” ∎ In August, on a Brussels to Parish train, U.S. airman

Spencer Stone and two of his boyhood friends tackled a Moroccan who was armed with an AK-47 and 8 ammunition magazines. French President Hollande gave them France’s “Legion of Honor” award. ∎ Kim David, a government clerk in Kentucky, refused, on religious grounds, to issue marriage licenses to a gay couple. Federal Judge David Bunning ordered her jailed. She was released when her subordinates were willing to issue such licenses. Ms. Davis’s position was,

in effect, that she was seeking a reasonable accom-modation so she could exercise her own religious rights. Davis admitted that “I used to live for the devil, and I was good at it. Now I want to live for Jesus Christ, and I want to be good at that too.”

∎ The Little Sisters of the Poor and several other Christian charities and universities will have their case heard by the Supreme Court next March, a decision that will determine whether the government can compel them, against their religious convictions, to offer their employees contraceptive coverage.

Pope Francis dominated the year’s highlights in Catholic life. Many had to do with his triumphant visit to Washington, New York and Philadelphia, where vast crowds greeted him.

∎ Addressing 80,000 members of the Communion and Liberation movement in St. Peter’s Square on March 15, the tenth anniversary of the death of its founder, Monsignor Luigi Guissani, Pope Francis recalled a saying of the great composer Gustav Mahler, that faithfulness to tradition “is not to preserve the ashes but to pass on the flame.” Jesuit Father James Schall of Georgetown University remembered that the Holy Father had said something similar in his encyclical Evangelii Gaudium (“The Joy of the Gospel”): “Today’s vast and rapid cultural changes demand that we constantly seek ways of expressing unchanging truths in a language which brings out their abiding newness.” ∎ Preparing for the major emphasis of his visit to Philadelphia, Pope Francis, preaching at a Mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador on July 6, called the family the “nearest hospital, the first school for the young, the best home for the elderly and a refuge where “no one is rejected. The family constitutes the best ‘social capital.’ It cannot be replaced by other institutions. It needs to be helped and strengthened.” ∎ In Washington, besides meeting President Obama and speaking to Congress, the Pope canonized Father Junipero Serra, the great Franciscan missionary who worked so valiantly in Mexico and

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CHURCH: sjcnj.org SCHOOL: sjsusa.org REL. ED.: sjcnjre.org

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

NEXT WEEK!—JANUARY 10 AN AFTERNOON OF

CHRISTMAS JOY Join us on January 10, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, for our very popular

“An Afternoon of Christmas Joy!” The members of our parish music ministry—our adult choir, leaders of song, parish musicians, and children’s choir all under the direction of Saint Joseph Music Director Monroe Quinn—will be showcasing

their talents with a host of wonderful Christmas songs—from “Angels We Have Heard on High” to “Feliz Navidad” and from “Mary’s Canticle” to “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”

Join us on Sunday, January 10 at 3:00 pm (and invite your family and friends too!) to enjoy some wonderful music in our church. We’ll help you bring the bright spirit of Christmas right into the dark days of winter!

FABULOUS FOOD, FRIENDS AND FUN! OUR ANNUAL BEEFSTEAK DINNER

—FEBRUARY 27 Saint Joseph Church’s Annual Beefsteak Dinner and Raffle will take place on Saturday, February 27 immediately after the 5 pm Mass in the School Gym. Tickets are $45/person and include a wonderful dinner by Clifton’s Nightingale Catering (serving the finest in beefsteak and chicken since 1938) with music by our own Peter Greco. Look for a letter from our pastor and watch this bulletin for instructions on how to reserve your seat.. The names of the 50/50 raffle winners (1st prize: 25%; 2nd prize: 15%; 3rd prize: 10%) will be drawn at the dinner. Proceeds of the event will go toward repairs and maintenance of our beautiful church. Be sure to circle FEBRUARY 27 on your calendar. We hope you can join us—for a great meal, a chance to share memories with old friends, and an opportunity to make some wonderful new memories and new friends!

(From The Pastor’s Desk continued)

California, calling him “the embodiment of ‘a church which goes forth’” and beautifully noting that “Mission is never the fruit of a perfectly planned program or a well-organized manual. Mission is always the fruit of a life which knows what is to be found and healed, encountered and forgiven.” ∎ In New York, Pope Francis spoke at the United Nations, celebrated Mass at Madison Square Garden, visited Our Lady Queen of Angels School in Harlem, rode through an enormous crowd in Central Park, and prayed at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum, where he contemplated a plaque with a powerful quotation from the ancient Roman writer Virgil: “No day shall erase you from the memory of time.” He also visited newly restored and refurbished St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Entering it, the Pope noticed some water bottles lying nearby. When someone told him the reason for this was probably that the cathedral had no public restroom facilities, Francis said, “You mean this beautiful cathedral doesn’t have a bathroom? Was it built for angels or human beings?” ∎ In his homily at Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Francis took note of a saint with roots in the city, Katharine Drexel, who worked extensively with American Indians. He pointed out that she began her apostolate after discussing her attraction to missionary work with Pope Leo XIII, who asked her to answer the question, “What about you?” Pope Francis challenged Philadelphians, especially young ones, with the same words. And when the Pope spoke at the closing Mass of his visit, he turned again to the importance of the Gospel message, emphasizing his great concern for it by saying that “God wants all of his children to take part in the feast of the Gospel.” ∎ Pope Francis also delightfully announced that Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta would be raised to sainthood in 2016. It will be a celebration much to be treasured.

Msgr. David Hubba

EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

On the feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, we meditate on what it means to "find" Jesus. For some of us, this means remembering a conversion experience, but for others it means imagining what life would be like without him, and then rejoicing in the fact that he is tru-ly with us. No matter how we found the Lord, we too should fall down on our knees in adoration and offer him the precious treasures of our lives: our fervent devotion and our will to serve him. © LPi

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THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD ~ JANUARY 3, 2016

OPEN HOUSE SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL

—JANUARY 6

Give your child

a quality education

in a Catholic

environment.

Come visit our National Blue Ribbon school on

Wednesday, January 6 anytime between 7:00— 9:00 pm No appointment needed to see all the exciting things happening!

Saint Joseph School serves students from Preschool (ages 3-4) to 8th Grade.

Visit our website at sjsusa.org or call 201-261-2388 for more information.

Saint Joseph School—where strong academic outcomes are fostered with a commitment to Catholic values

and the development of each student’s potential.

305 Elm Street, Oradell, NJ 07646 201-261-2388 sjsusa.org

SAINT JOSEPH SCHOOL’s

2016 “CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE”

TRICKY TRAY—FEBRUARY 4

… at the Rockleigh Country Club.

Doors open at 5:30 pm; dinner is served at

7:00pm.

Fabulous prizes —hundreds and

hundreds of baskets!

There will be a basket preview the day of the event from 12-2 pm. The reservation price of $65 per ticket includes a four-course dinner, beer, wine, soda and a 25 ticket sheet for the auction. Contact Geraldine at 201-390-6456 or via email at Geraldine_wacker@yahoo.com to reserve your seats NOW!

A premier event in Bergen County for over ten years!

See our bulletin in FULL COLOR at sjcnj.org

SJS STUDENTS RECEIVE HONORS IN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS

Saint Joseph School graduates have been shown to consistently do well in Bergen County’s premier high schools. We have been notified that the following SJS alumni earned academic honors for the first marking period in their respective high schools. Congratulations!

Academy of the Holy Angels (AHA) Principal’s List: Aprile Bertomo, Jillian Valdes Honor Roll: Risako Arcari, Sara Ayoub, Elizabeth Braun, Noelani Buonomo, Kayla Cristofoletti, Nicole DeConzo, Melanie DeRosa, Juliana Esoldi, Jasmine Espejo, Justine Garcia, Erin Maron, Micaela Maron, Stephanie McCarten, Hayoon Park, Isabel Rodriguez, Caroline Staff,Katherine Staff, Emilie Thomas, Mikayla Valdes, Kelly Wacker.

Bergen Catholic Principal’s List: Jacob Denner, Paolo Estrella, Connor Haney, Daniel Lennox, William McKee, Liam O’Byrne, Gian Paolo Pernicone First Honors: Ali Ayoub, A Barhe, Peter Berkanish, Joseph Criscuolo, Alex Engstrom, Luke Filletti, Connor Labozzetta, John (Jack) McKee,Brian Masur, Thomas O’Boyle, Matthew Selvaggi, Daniel Stewart, Travis Talarico Second Honors: Srayant Gayam, Brendan Kelly, Kyle Laube, Christopher Lennox, Aidan O’Toole, John Paul Serednicky

Don Bosco Second Honors: Matthew Johns, Stephen Tan Immaculate Heart Academy (IHA) Distinguished Honors: Allison Klein Honors: Kristen Carolan, Danielle Claros, Eun Kang, Maeve Kelly, Kelly Lyons, Anuhea Moler, Angeanette Russert, Angeleisa Russert

Paramus Catholic President’s List: Claire Burke, Veronica Jaochico, Kristen Kane First Honors: Michael Aparri, Vanessa Dal Lago, Alyssa DiTore, Victoria Jaochico, Young Hyn Lee, Gabrielle Lopez, Jonathan Raguindin Second Honors: Tyler Coppinger, Melissa DeSena, Jessica Gray, Ava Issa, Ye Jin Kim, Juliana Lally, Brianna Pinto

Saint Joseph Regional Principal’s List: Thomas Stewart Honors: Nathan Tombo

(If your student’s name was accidently left off this list, email hellriegeld@sjcnj.org and we will be happy to make the correction.)

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH ORADELL/NEW MILFORD, NJ

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FREE THROW CONTEST

—JANUARY 23 St. Joseph Knights of Columbus K of C Council #3814 is sponsoring it’s local Council Basketball Free Throw Championship on Saturday, January 23 in the Saint Joseph School Gym. All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to participate. Every participant will be recognized for their involvement. Each respective age division winner will proceed to the District competition. Registration will begin at 2:30 pm and the free throw contest will take place at 3:00 pm. All participants are required to provide proof of age and written parental consent. Age eligibility is determined by the age of the contestant as of January 1, 2016. For additional information, contact Bob Osterlof at 201-370-3404 or visit the website at kofc3814.org

↑ Owen Dennis Gatti Child of Dennis and Ana with sister Olivia (Not pictured: Godparents—Richard Brito, Venus Esposito, Denise Greves)

December 20, 2015

God bless the newest

members of the Church

and their families.

←Austin Alexander Giles Child of Benjamin & Alexcy with sister Anabelle and godparents Angela Cabo (far left), David McHenry (far right) and Fr. Andrew (center)

November 15, 2015

Pick up a brochure in our church literature racks.

YOUTH GROUP—SAVE THESE DATES! Here are some events we are planning for the upcom-ing months: February 7 we will be going to a movie and dinner. Holy Thursday, March 24, we will be hold-ing “Cardboard City”—an event that gives us a small idea of what it feels like to be homeless. Each teen brings his/her own box—so start looking for yours! If you don’t have a box, you sleep out in the elements. We will begin with Mass then spend the night outside. We are also working on a camping trip for the summer. Join us and let us know what YOU would like to do.

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