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Parish Center 700 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 Office: 201-891-1122 Fax: 201-891-3708 Website: www.saintelizabeths.orgEmail: [email protected] Parish School Website: www.sainte-school.org Office: 201-891-1481
School Principal Karen Lewis
Can you find the hidden picture of Jesus in this bulletin?
CHURCH OF SAINT ELIZABETH Presentation of the Lord
February 2, 2020
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COLLECTIONS FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 26th Offertory $20,798| Online $2,637| Total $23,435
NEWS AND EVENTS
February Monthly Food Collection: Bags are being distributed this weekend for our monthly food collection. Food bank supplies are low at this time of year, so please help by returning a bag of groceries next weekend. No time to shop? No worries. Cash, checks or any kind of gift cards joyfully accepted. Thank you in advance.
Overnight Adoration: Monthly Overnight Adoration is every 2nd Friday of the month. The next Adoration will be on Friday, February 14th, at 7:00pm and end with Benediction prior to the 9:00am Mass, Saturday, February 15th Adorers will be asked to commit to a specific hour. If you are interested, please contact Pat Khanjian 201-891-3262-ext 226, or [email protected].
Seniors: The seniors, will be meeting this Monday, February 3rd, at 12 noon in the Elizabeth Room. All seniors are welcome!
My dear friends,
I hope that you and your families are doing well. I have been thinking about the second reading from Saint Paul to the Corinthians that we read last week. It said: “I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose.” (1 Cor 1:10-13, 17). I believe God is asking us not to look at our differences, but to look at Him. Jesus is the gift of unity we need. I am convinced that if you and I start placing Je-sus at the center of our lives, our families and communities will change. We will become more united because the Spirit of Jesus will be among us. You and I are called to build up our Church community, our Church family.
This past week, was Catholic Schools Week and, personally, I had a lot of fun at the school. A teacher found me a nice pair of “dragon” pajamas which I wore for Pajama Day. This was more than a surprise for students and teachers. A student named my pajamas “Dragon Priest Pajamas” (You can see this in the picture above). I was also able to enjoy a pancake breakfast with the students. On another occasion I was able to show off to the students my moves by dancing with them to “Move and Freeze”. We all had fun while talking about God and coloring as well.
I would like to share with you a poem based on Psalm 133:1. This poem speaks about the gift of unity. “How very good and pleasant it is when people live together in unity. When forgiveness oils the wheels of relationships, when kindness is the currency. When understanding is the language that is learned, when issues can be aired and faced honestly, when friendship is nurtured above differences. How very good and pleasant it is when people live together in unity. When food is shared, and bread and wine brings us together, when we find in Jesus there is no rich or poor, privileged or marginalized, when hope and peace wash away grudges and the desire to get even. How very good and pleasant it is when people live together in unity.
I am so happy to be part of this Church family. I hope and pray we can always be united in God’s love and become true disciples of Christ, disciples that listen to the Word of God and disciples that do the will of God.
Love, Fr. Carlos
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Saturday, February 1 9:00 am Memorial Mass 5:00 pm Grace Edwards
Sunday, February 2 7:30 am Helen & Peter Dahlinger
9:00 am Marie Mazur 10:30 am Howard &
Cassie Weldon 12:00 noon Frank J. Sharpe
6:15 pm People of the Parish
Monday, February 3
7:00 am Clinton Dunn, 1st Ann. 9:00 am Elizabeth Davidson
Tuesday, February 4 7:00 am Richard W. Lovell
9:00 am Ron Wagner, 1st Ann.
Wednesday, February 5 7:00 am Bud & Ann O’ Boyle
9:00 am Marie Mazur
Thursday, February 6 7:00 am Daniel O’ Byrne
9:00 am Josephine Dellechiaie
Friday, February 7 7:00 am Walter P. Humak 9:00 am Kristen DeCicco
Saturday, February 8 9:00 am Memorial Mass 5:00 pm Lorraine Kozar
Sunday, February 9 7:30 am People of Parish
9:00 am Louise & Salvatore Capalbo
10:30 am John Casey 12:00 noon Chris Gaertner,
12th Anniversary 6:15 pm Bruna & Narciso Morson
MASS INTENTIONS NEWS AND EVENTS
Memorials for the week of February 2nd
Altar Bread & Wine: In memory of John Hohman, donated by Kathy McGarvie
Candles on the Altar: In memory of Deacon William Toth,
donated by Emilia & Arthur Nalven
“To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.”
Your loved one will be announced at Mass for two weeks, then included in the bulletin for six weeks. Call the Parish Center to let us know the names of those we should include in our prayers.
A time to be healed... Healing prayers for: Pam Grosso
A time for sorrow... Recently Deceased: Sebastian Imperiosi, Elise McManemin
RCIA...IS RCIA FOR YOU or SOMEONE YOU KNOW? Do you know someone or are you someone who is interested in becoming Catholic or is a Catholic but has yet to receive all of the Sacraments of Initia-tion (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist)? The RCIA is a process of prayer, reflection, and learning that allows for the continual discernment of God’s Will in our lives. Candidates include: • Non-baptized adults who wish to enter the Catholic Church • Baptized adult Christians of another denomination (i.e. Lutheran, Angli-
can, Presbyterian) who wish to continue their Christian faith in the Catho-lic Church.
• Adult baptized Catholics who have not completed the Sacraments of Initia-tion (Holy Communion and/or Confirmation) and wish to do so.
Now is a great time to get information and find out more! For more infor-mation, contact Fr. Vincent at [email protected].
Mass Book: The 2021 Mass book will open on Tuesday, February 4th at 9: 00am in the Parish Center. Please stop by to reserve your special Mass intention.
Winter/Spring Bereavement Support Groups: Both day and evening support groups are being offered and will begin on Tuesday, February 11th, in the Amadeus Room in the Parish Center. These groups will run for eight consecutive Tuesdays. Please call 201-891-1122 ext. 266 for more information and to register in advance.
2020 Anniversary Masses: The Office of Family Life Ministries of the Archdio-cese of Newark is once again recognizing those couples celebrating five, twenty-five, and fifty years of Christian marriage. 2020 Anniversary Masses are celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on April 19th at 3:00pm for 5 & 25 year marriages and May 3rd at 3:00 pm for 50 year marriages. To register, call Dotsy at the Parish Office, 201-891-1122 ext. 260.
Volunteer Appreciation Night: because our volunteers are plentiful and ever changing, there is a chance that we missed someone. If you are a volunteer, and have not yet received your invitation for Appreciation Night on February 21st in the mail yet, please contact the Parish Office at 201-891-1122.
St. Martin’s Soup Kitchen: On Saturday, February 22nd, we will be serving chicken legs and thighs (Original Shake and Bake) and mixed vegetables. If you can donate food, please contact Dolores Cacace at 201-445-8175 or [email protected]. It would be very helpful for planning if you could call by Tuesday, February 19th.
Bereavement Support Night: We encourage anyone who has experienced a loss to come to Bereavement Night on Wednesday, February 5th, at 7:30 pm in the Amadeus Room in the Parish Center. No registration is necessary.
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NEWS AND EVENTS
Special Blessings: A couple of weeks ago, we concluded our Christmas season with the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord by John the Baptist, so it was fitting that we wel-comed back with great joy over 35 families whose children were baptized in 2019 with a special blessing at the 10:30am and 12 noon Masses! It was also an opportunity for all of us present to remember and renew our own baptismal promises as a faith-filled community and to rejoice in the gift of life and in God’s abundant love for each of us.
Please see the following important announcement from Cardinal Tobin regarding Archbishop Emeri-tus John Joseph Myers
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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
The physical and mental health of the Archbishop emer-itus John Joseph Myers has suffered a serious decline.
After a recent visit with his family in central Illinois, Archbishop Myers decided to remain in the region of his birth where he is receiving specialized care and can be visited by his family as well as the clergy of the Diocese of Peoria.
I ask all the faithful in our Archdiocese to pray for Arch-bishop Myers that the mercy of God comfort and strengthen him in this moment of fragility.
The Archdiocese has begun preparation for the sale of his retirement residence in Hunterdon County. After members of his family have collected his personal pos-sessions, the home and property will be sold and the funds will be returned to the Archdiocese.
Sincerely yours in Christ the Redeemer, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R.
