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Our Mission Statement “Recognizing that we are the Body of Christ, the Catholic Community of Our Lady of the Mountain is called to live the Gospel. We desire to express our commitment to this call through praise-filled celebration, which culminates in our being sent into the community to actively reach out to others. Thus, we seek to grow in Christian love.”
2 East Springtown Road, Long Valley, NJ 07853 908-876-4395 ~ Fax 908-876-3744 www.ourladyofthemountain.org
In case of emergency – priest for sick 201-841-4952 Staff Rev. Marcin Michalowski, Pastor email [email protected] Rev. Slawomir Tomaszewski, Parochial Vicar email [email protected] Rev. Javier Bareno Castillo, Parochial Vicar email [email protected] Parish Bookkeeper – Melissa Rivera email [email protected] Parish Secretary – Kim Smith email [email protected] Parish Trustees - Bruce Haskell, Cindy Jones Ministries Altar Servers, Fr. Slawek. ..................................... 876-4395 Baptism Preparation, Fr. Slawek.......................... 876-4395 Children's Liturgy, Debi Pinelli ............................ 813-1982 Columbiettes, Lucie Cohn .............................. 973-699-6793 Eucharistic Ministers, Cindy Jones ....................... 684-0661 Evangel.,Renny Hodgskin, Jim McMenamin ........ 876-4395 Food Pantry Director, Traci Geraghty.................. 876-4003 Gift Shop, Fran Clary ........................................... 852-5779 Knights of Columbus, John Clary ......................... 852-5779 Local Youth Protection/Safe Environment Coordinator, Kim Smith Lectors, Chris Latran ........................................... 852-9341 Music/Choir Director, Rita Mueller… ............ 973-862-2095 R.C.I.A, Fr. Marcin ............................................. .876-4395 Rosary Altar Society, Linda Richartz ................... 876-9601 Sacristan, Linda Richartz ..................................... 876-4395 Visiting Ministry, Deacon Bob Head .................... 684-8399 Weddings, Kim Smith .......................................... 876-4395 Youth Ministry .................................................... 876-5024 [email protected]
Served By Rev. Msgr. Raymond Lopatesky, Weekend Assistant Rev. Edward Davey, Senior Priest Assistant Deacon Thomas P. Gibbons Deacon Robert C. Head Deacon James Jones Religious Education Program Director: KellyAnn Tell 908-876-4003 email [email protected] Grades K-6 September ~ April - Sundays Grades 7-10 September ~April - alternate Mondays FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY during class times, on Sundays or Mondays, please call 908-876-5024
Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00PM and 7:00PM Sunday 7:45AM, 9:15AM, 10:45AM, 12:15PM
Teen Mass - 5:00PM 1st Saturday of the Month, October ~ March.
Weekdays 9:30AM Monday ~ Friday Holy Days Vigil 7:30PM
Holy Day 6:30 & 9:30AM and 4:30PM
Parish Registration: Registration forms are available in the office or can be found on the church website Sacrament of Reconciliation (Penance) Saturday 4:15PM, 6:30PM or by appointment. Baptism The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated every Sunday at 1:30PM (with a few exceptions). Please call the Parish Office to schedule a time. A Baptism Preparation class is required for first time parents. Marriage One of the parties must be a bona fide member of the parish for at least one year prior to making arrangements. Arrangements should be made at least one year in advance. Hospital Visitation Please notify the Parish Office when a member of the family is in the hospital or homebound.
SATURDAY June 29, 2019 5:00PM Paul Shernce Robert Froetscher Bart Fitzsimmons 7:00PM OLM Parishioners SUNDAY June 30, 2019 7:45AM Michael Tereman 9:15AM Michael Pastarello (6th Ann) Laurel Mohrman 10:45AM Daniel Guido Linda Gallagher Catherine Hammond 12:15PM Eric Bentrovato Mildred Gambert MONDAY July 1, 2019 9:30AM OLM Parishioners TUESDAY July 2, 2019 9:30AM OLM Parishioners WEDNESDAY July 3, 2019 9:30AM OLM Parishioners . THURSDAY July 4, 2019 9:30AM Henry DeAngelis FRIDAY July 5, 2019 9:30AM David Schaffer (Living) SATURDAY July 6, 2019 10:00AM OLM Parishioners 5:00PM Catherine Hammond Bart Fitzsimmons Kathleen Suler 7:00PM OLM Parishioners SUNDAY July 7, 2019 7:45AM OLM Parishioners 9:15AM Ryan Family Frances O’Malley 10:45AM Rene Cobuzzi Mary & Robert Wehrenberg Shane Kleindienst 12:15PM Edwin & Mary Charleson Santuary Candle will be for Peter Hagan for the month
Santuary Lamp in memory of Dn. Pat VanOrman
June 23-24 $7,205.00 Seminary $ 90.00 Flowers $ 10.00 Food Pantry $ 25.00 Total $7,330.00 Faith Direct Donations in May 2019 were $13,365.50 Grocery Gift Card Sales for 2019 - $51,635.00 profit $2,581.75 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!! Reminder: If you attend Mass at either St. Luke’s or St. Mark’s you can drop your Our Lady of the Mountain envelope in the collection basket and it will be credited as your donation to Our Lady of the Mountain.
Faith Direct Did you know that June 21--the first day of summer--is National eGiving Day? Our Lady of the Mountain can take particular joy in this celebration, as the response to eGiving in our church has been wonderful. To build on this success, I am challenging you to put envelopes on a permanent summer vacation and set up an eGiving account with Faith Direct today. eGiving is especially important in the summer months, when many families may be out of town some weekends and Our Lady of the Mountain does not receive their envelopes. It’s easy for people to forget to catch up once they’re back, and our weekly offertory can fluctuate as a result--making it harder to predict how much we will have to sustain our year-round ministries. The more families who welcome the beginning of summer by taking this National eGiving Day Challenge, the more consistent and predictable our offertory will be month after month--and this will help us do even more to spread Christ’s love throughout the community. Being part of this challenge is simple. Visit faith.direct/NJ568 or text the word ENROLL to (Text-to-Give Phone Number) Thank you for your continued support of our parish family with your time and talents as well as treasure! God Bless You, Fr. Marcin
Mass Ministers SATURDAY, July 6 5:00PM Fr. Slawek Lector: Dolores Reagle 7:00PM Fr. Marcin Lector: Albert Villanueva SUNDAY, July 7 7:45AM Fr. Slawek Lector: Trudy Zielensky 9:15AM Fr. Slawek Lector: Linda Richartz 10:45AM Fr. Javier Lector: Susan Baechtel 12:15PM Fr. Javier Lector: Janet Marino
Parish Council Information
If anyone has any photographs to share from the last fifty years, please contact Laura Bigos at [email protected] Please join us again on the weekend of July 13th & 14th, for hospitality, fellowship and reminiscing. If anyone has any memories they want to share, please contact: Paul Richartz at [email protected] Check the bulletin each week for more information.
June 30th, 2019 ~ 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
FROM FR. MARCIN MY DEAR PARISHIONERS,
In the Liturgy of the Church, today marks 13th Sunday in ordinary time. From now on for many weeks we will be using green vestments on Sundays. The green color will change into purple on December 1st (first Sunday of Advent).
In today’s Gospel Jesus says, “FOLLOW ME” and then He says, “NO ONE WHO SETS A HAND TO THE PLOW AND LOOKS TO WHAT WAS LEFT BEHIND IS FIT FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD.”
When the Lord calls us to follow him he gives us the grace to put aside everything that might keep us from doing his will. Loyalty to Jesus requires sacrifice, letting go of my will for God's will. A would-be disciple responded by saying, I must first go and bury my father, that is, go back home and take care of him until he died. Jesus certainly did not mean that we should refuse to care for others, especially our parents in their old age. His startling statement, however, made clear that God must always be first in our lives. If we love him above all, then everything else will fall into its proper place and time.
Jesus surprised his disciples by telling that they must not look back but keep their focus on the goal set for their lives - full happiness and union with God. A plowman who looked back caused his furrow to be crooked. Likewise, if we keep looking back to what we left behind, our path in following God will likely go off course and we'll miss what God has for us. When the going is rough or the way ahead looks uncertain, we are tempted to look back to the “good old days” or to look for "greener turf". Are we resolved to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and to “stay the course” in following him to the end?
Will you allow God to use you in his plan for the salvation of the world? Will you make a difference? Jesus called his apostles and they weren’t who we might consider to be likely candidates. Their weaknesses are so obvious as we read Scripture. But Jesus knew their hearts and their potential and knew what they could become and do for his kingdom. If Jesus could use them he can certainly use us. With the intercession of Jesus for us at the right hand of the Father and by our spending time in prayer with the Lord we too can grow from strength to strength and accomplish great things for God and his kingdom.
JESUS KNOWS OUR POTENTIAL AND WHAT WE
CAN DO FOR HIS KINGDOM. LET US ANSWER HIS CALL.
VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE The priesthood and religious life are distinct calls from God to share in his mission in the world. The Priesthood. The priest is an “alter Christus” which is Latin for another Christ. He is called to be a witness of Christ to the flock that
has been entrusted to him as their shepherd. He is a minister of the sacraments, proclaimer of the word, teacher of the faith, and steward of the Church. The priest is meant to accompany and lead the flock entrusted to his care through this world in such a way as they are able to reach the eternal kingdom of heaven. The Religious Life. Men and women called to live the religious life as religious sisters and brothers or monks and nuns are also called to this act of accompaniment. They are called through a life dedicated to poverty, chastity and obedience to be a witness of the life of heaven living here on earth. They are to serve as a reminder and an encouragement to us to live our own lives with hearts and minds fixed on Christ. They live their lives in radical contrast to this world that is fading away.
4TH OF JULY – INDEPENDENCE DAY The fourth of July is a day of parades, political speeches, fireworks and back yard barbecues. But most of all it is a day of celebrating our Independence; an independence which was won and is maintained by the sacrifice of many lives. We are celebrating an Independence that is not Absolute. Adam, the first man, thought that he had Absolute Independence and we are still suffering from the effects of it. Only God has Absolute Independence. Our Independence is rooted in our Dependence on God. Either we are dependent on God or we will be dependent on some creature. This dependence on God is clearly stated in our Declaration of Independence. It begins like this, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their Creator with inalienable rights…” And it ends “with a firm reliance on Divine Providence we pledge our lives, our fortunes and our honor…” This nation was founded on belief in God. The President takes his oath of office by placing his hand on the Bible, the Word of God, and ends with, “So help me God.” In our pledge of allegiance we say, “One nation under God.” Engraved on our money is “In God we trust.” Our Congress has a chaplain, begins each session with a prayer, and provides for chaplains for the Military. Our Founding Fathers may have opted for a separation of Church and state but not for a separation of God and state. IT IS SUMMER TIME. Many of us will be going away this summer. Please do not forget to support you parish by giving your weekly or monthly donation. When you go away for vacations, family reunions, and other summer activities, you might miss Holy Masses and are not able to put a check in the offertory basket. As you know, when envelope offertory fluctuates during the summer, it’s harder for us to plan and budget for important year-round ministries.
PLEASE THINK ABOUT FAITH DIRECT. More information about FAITH DIRECT you can find in our bulletin.
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION I pray and wish we could have more parishioners coming to our First Saturday Devotion. Only once a month. Can you make it? You can… Please join us for this beautiful prayer in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary – our patron. Come and see the goodness of the Lord.
9am – Confession 9:30am – Rosary
10am – Holy Mass PARISH OFFICE DURING SUMMER (JULY – AUGUST)
WILL BE OPEN (MONDAY-FRIDAY) 9AM-1PM May you walk with God this summer in whatever you do, wherever you go. May you talk to God this summer and every day and in every situation. God bless you, Fr. Marcin From Fr. Slawek St. Maria Goretti – July 6 Martyr (1890 – 1902) One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria Goretti. She was the daughter of a poor Italian tenant farmer, had no chance to go to school, never learned to read or write. When Maria made her First Communion not long before her death at age 12, she was one of the larger and somewhat backward members of the class. On a hot afternoon in July, Maria was sitting at the top of the stairs of her house, mending a shirt. She was not quite 12 years old, but physically mature. A cart stopped outside, and a neighbor, 18-year-old Alessandro, ran up the stairs. He seized her and pulled her into a bedroom. She struggled and tried to call for help. “No, God does not wish it,” she cried out. “It is a sin. You would go to hell for it.” Alessandro began striking at her blindly with a long dagger. Maria was taken to a hospital. Her last hours were marked by the usual simple compassion of the good—concern about where her mother would sleep, forgiveness of her murderer (she had been in fear of him, but did not say anything lest she cause trouble to his family), and her devout welcoming of Viaticum, her last Holy Communion. She died about 24 hours after the attack. Alessandro was sentenced to 30 years in prison. For a long time, he was unrepentant and surly. One night he had a dream or vision of Maria gathering flowers and offering them to him. His life changed. When he was released after 27 years, his first act was to beg the forgiveness of Maria’s mother. Devotion to the young martyr grew, miracles were worked, and in less than half a century she was canonized. At her beatification in 1947, her 82-year-old mother, two sisters, and her brother appeared with Pope Pius XII on the balcony of St. Peter’s. Three years later, at Maria’s canonization, a 66-year-
old Alessandro Serenelli knelt among the quarter-million people and cried tears of joy. TEACHING FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH - THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH The Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation My dear brothers and sisters "The whole power of the sacrament of Penance consists in restoring us to God's grace and joining us with him in an intimate friendship." Reconciliation with God is thus the purpose and effect of this sacrament. For those who receive the sacrament of Penance with contrite heart and religious disposition, reconciliation "is usually followed by peace and serenity of conscience with strong spiritual consolation." Indeed the sacrament of Reconciliation with God brings about a true "spiritual resurrection," restoration of the dignity and blessings of the life of the children of God, of which the most precious is friendship with God. This sacrament reconciles us with the Church. Sin damages or even breaks fraternal communion. The sacrament of Penance repairs or restores it. In this sense it does not simply heal the one restored to ecclesial communion, but has also a revitalizing effect on the life of the Church which suffered from the sin of one of her members. Re-established or strengthened in the communion of saints, the sinner is made stronger by the exchange of spiritual goods among all the living members of the Body of Christ, whether still on pilgrimage or already in the heavenly homeland: “It must be recalled that . . . this reconciliation with God leads, as it were, to other reconciliations, which repair the other breaches caused by sin. The forgiven penitent is reconciled with himself in his inmost being, where he regains his innermost truth. He is reconciled with his brethren whom he has in some way offended and wounded. He is reconciled with the Church. He is reconciled with all creation”. God bless you. WHY WE ARE CATHOLIC We are Catholic because we believe: When the days drew near for him to be taken up Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem. By this decision he indicated that he was going up to Jerusalem prepared to die there. Three times he had announced his Passion and Resurrection; now, heading toward Jerusalem, Jesus says: "It cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem." The Catechism of the Catholic Church 557 Grocery Gift Cards Are always available in the parish office daily. Please consider purchasing our grocery gift cards, the profit supports our scholarship program for our college students.
OLM Scholarships Renewal Applications are available in the office for pickup. For more information, please call the Parish Office.
High School Youth Group Grades 9 to 12 Wednesdays 7:30 – 9:00PM Teen Center
Vacation Bible School "Miraculous Mission" August 5 to August 9 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM Ages 3 thru 4th grade
Volunteers needed!
(Adults and students in grades 7 through 12) If interested in volunteering, there will be a meeting on
Tuesday, July 9, 7:00 PM in the Teen Center (basement of the parish office).
Interested in helping, but cannot volunteer your
time? We are in need of donations: paper plates, paper cups, clear plastic cups, napkins, plastic forks and spoons, disposable table cloths (black, blue, white,
green); gift cards to Dollar Tree, Walmart, Shop-Rite and monetary donations are greatly appreciated.
Registration forms can be found on the church website
https://www.ourladyofthemountain.org/resources
For more information, please contact Dolores Reagle
at (908) 876-5024 or [email protected].
FINDING THE NARROW GATE The timeframe to submit entries has been extended through the spring and summer in anticipation of producing our parish pamphlet at Christmas. Please review the website for details (see Ministries – Evangelization) or email [email protected].
TRAVEL INFORMATION If you are traveling and would like to locate a church at your destination, you may log onto www.MassTimes.org or in the USA, call 1-410-676-6000.
All the good works we do are informed by one of our four core principles and principle 3 is Fraternity. Catholics serve each other in fraternity and mercy, and Catholic friendship among
men has a dramatic impact on their faith lives. Men who have bonds of brotherhood with other Catholic men pray more, go to
Mass and Confession more frequently, read the Scriptures more often, and are more active in the Faith.
------------------------------------ Reflection for the Week
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17
------------------------------------- If you would like to be a part of an international organization of
nearly 2 million Catholic men whose principal work involves helping others in need, we'd like to meet you.
Become a Knight! www.lvkofc.org
Please Pray for the Sick Please remember to pray for the sick of our parish community who have requested our prayers: Anthony Arbolino, Arianna Anello, Vic Berzanski, Addison Bigos, Alex Birdsall, Julien Bonifacio, Noah Bonita, Toni Brenner, Christina Brithtly, Tim Burns, Josephine Canova, Patricia Carroll, Joseph Caruso, Ron Caruso, James Castagna, David Chung, Fran Clary, Eric Clemente, Robert Curtis, Sr., Randy Clymer, William Corchado, Chris Cornell, Genevieve Dancicco, Gary Davila, Phyllis DeFranco, Christopher Delplato, Michelle Demarest, Mike Depew, Vito Dellibovi, Sue Elahie, Glenn Evans, Jayden Feichter, Michael Fiume, Santinna Flynn, Barbara Froetscher, Mary Gallagher, Baby Antonia Gallardo, Susan Gardner, Vince & Ann Gentile, Jean Greco, Jerry Green, Don Grevera, Mike Grundy, Sr., Anabela Guerra, Laurel Jilek, Kristina Kantz, Michael Kennedy, Carman Kissoczy, Salvatore Lombardo, Pam Longo, Raymond Lurker, Jillian Martin, Nancy Martin, Judy Martino, Darlene McHugh, Dennis McKenna, Ed Michonski, Jennifer Mollitor, Faith Morelli, Emilio Morrone, Nora Ochwat, Johnnie O’Conney, Jim Owens, Dennis Paradise, Arlene & Chandra Parikh, Anita Paterson, Jim & Carolynn Pauze, Stelios & Mary Pispitsos, Rita Powell, Deanna Procuito, Clifford Pultz, Art Quails, Suzane Sturla Reid, Joanne Reilly, Dan Salerno, Kathleen Sanders, Jillian Sayre, Pauline Scala, Judy Schellenberg, Connor Scott, Colinda Shernce, Paula Smith, Janet Stiles, Bob Taylor, Thomas Tell, Jr., April Turkmen, Paula Vacca, Lil Varga, Fred Walliser, Ronald Warner, Allen Watts, Ryan Wendt, Adrienne Werner, Alice Whedon, Melissa Winters, Roula Zanetta, Ron Zielensky & Issac Zujkowski. We are currently praying for the sick from the pulpit for 1 month then adding their names to this list in the bulletin.
The St. Luke Catholic Preschool is currently Accepting registrations for the 2019-2020 school year.
This is how families describe the St. Luke preschool program: “Impressive”
“Outstanding” “Highly Recommended”
“Well Rounded” Call to make an appointment to visit our school at 908-876-
3515, Ext. 41 Come and see for yourself how we can give
your child an excellent start on a successful school career! You can access the St. Luke website at
www.stlukeparishlv.com Upon Registration, a $50 non-refundable check is required to
Reserve your child’s enrollment. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at
Your Grandmother’s Cupboard Your Grandmother’s Cupboard is providing for those individuals and families living in poverty the “other necessities”. They have a box in the gathering room and are in need of individually packaged toothbrushes (we cannot separate them), disposable razors, women’s deodorant, shampoo, and toothpaste. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Tutoring Available Certified teacher offering tutoring services. Former West Morris Central graduate, Centenary University Alumni and parishioner of OLM. Certifications in Elementary/Special Education and 6th – 8th grade Language Arts. Trained in Orton Gillingham. Call (908)377-1709 Kaitlin
Crisis Pregnancy Center
A local pregnancy crisis center, Life Choices, is in desperate need of regular & porta - cribs, strollers, stairwell gates, toddler beds, high chairs, car seats, infant & children’s clothes sizes birth to size 10. Please call Fran Ouellette at 908-328-6722 she will be happy to pick them up from you. God Bless you for your generosity.
Golden Age Seniors Club of Long Valley The Golden Age Seniors Club is open to anyone age 55+ and is not limited to Washington Township Seniors. The club meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Senior Center, 34 E. Springtown Rd. located in Rock Spring Park. The meeting begins at 11AM. There is a $1.00 charge to offset the cost of coffee, tea and cake. Meet new people, find out what trips the recreation department is planning, we go to lunch once a month at various Restraurants. Contact President Catherine Doskotz 908-269-8112 or Secretary Marge Gibbons 908-876-4343. Seniors on the Go!
Office of Youth Ministry
Friends, This is a friendly reminder that the registrations for this year's CYO leagues are now open. I am happy to announce that in addition to the basketball league, the parishes have now an option to sign up for the volleyball league as well. Both leagues are third through eighth grade, boys and girls. The basketball season will run from late November and go through March while the volleyball will start in September and finish early November. For more information, fees, schedules and registrations, please contact: Jim Drury at [email protected] (basketball) Paul Jarkowsky at [email protected] (volleyball) Thank you and have a blessed weekend! Fr. Pawel
Washington Township Recreation Washington Township Recreation is proud to announce a series of Computer Tech Summer Camps for ages 8-14. The camps will be held at the LV Teen Arts Center, 212 West Mill Rd., LV. You can bring your lunch and stay for both sessions. “Virtual Reality: The Future is Now” – ages 8-14 scheduled for July 8 – 11 from 9-12 at LV Teen Arts Center. Non- refundable fee of $170 is due by July 1st. Baseball Camps – see website for details www.wtmorris.org Any questions about the camps please contact the Recreation office at (908)876-5941 or email [email protected] Please see the web site for details.
