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We Invite You to Celebrate Eucharist: Saturday (Vigil): 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM
Morning Mass: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM Saturday (Memorial Mass) 8:30 AM
Holy Days : 7:00 AM 8:30 AM 7:30 PM
Reconcilia on : Saturday 4:00 ‐ 4:45 PM
Adora on :
First Friday 9:00AM ‐ 9:00PM Subsequent Fridays 9:00AM ‐ 12:00PM
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Served By:
Rev. Brian P. Quinn, Pastor Deacon Dennis Gil
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 28, 2016 You have approached Mount Zion
and the city of the living God. -- Hebrews 12:22a
St. Francis de Sales Church 614 Route 517, Vernon, NJ
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 785, McAfee, NJ 07428 Telephone: 973-827-3248 www.stfrancisvernon.org
MISSION STATEMENT As a parish family of
St. Francis de Sales Church, we are committed to stewardship as our way
of life. We place God first in all things. Centered in the real presence of Jesus
in the Eucharist, we devote ourselves to proclaim the Gospel. We are dedicated
to grow as a faith community to holiness through prayer, sacraments
and service to all God’s people.
HUMILITY
Have you ever been in a group of people—maybe on a tour, at a social gathering, or at church—and discovered that you have just been talking with a well-known author, corporate CEO, great scholar, or politician? Your first thought is the hope that you didn’t say anything to embarrass yourself; but your second thought is how much they seemed like such “regular” folks. What is it that makes people seem so “regular”? Today’s readings give us a clue when they stress the importance of humility. It is so hard for us not to tell the first person who will listen how busy we are, how hard we work, how much mon-ey we donate, and how important our job titles are. We think these accolades make a difference to people, and if we don’t tell them, how will they ever know? But if our actions demonstrate our values, people will recognize our worth on their own. The words of Jesus show us how much better it is to let someone else recognize our worth than to be embar-rassed because someone did not. -Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co
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27 ‐ Saturday 8:30 AM Saturday Memorial Mass 5:00 PM Catherine Vanderbeek req by The Family 28 ‐ Sunday 8:00 AM Kelly Hanson req by Maryann & Bill Grib 10:00 AM Sr. Margaretanne Guiton req by Guiton Family 12:00 PM Kelly Hanson req by Pam & Paul Contreri
29 ‐ Monday 8:30 AM Lynn S. Erbeck req by Mary & Richard Cutro 30 ‐ Tuesday 8:30 AM Linda Wolverton req by Bill & Joan Wolverton
31 ‐ Wednesday 8:30 AM Stella Kolakowski req by Eucharis c Ministers
01 ‐Thursday 8:30 AM John Kavanagh req by The Carney Family
02 ‐ Friday 8:30 AM Stella Kolakowski req by The Kuzicki Family
03 ‐ Saturday 8:30 AM Saturday Memorial Mass 5:00 PM Kelly Hanson req by The Snoddy Family 04 ‐ Sunday 8:00 AM David Ponnwitz req by Deacon Dennis & Madeleine Gil 10:00 AM Mary Sidebo om & Dorothy Mihalovic & George Potosnak req by The Sidebo om Family 12:00 PM Lauraine Finck req by The Curcione Family
SATURDAY MEMORIAL MASS The 8:30AM Saturday Mass during the month of August will be offered for the souls of : Vincent Borst, Margaret Brill, Marianne Brooks, Kay Conroy,
Gladys DeFazio, Catherine & Edward DeYoung, Stephen Fava, John Kavanagh, Stella Kolakow-ski, Albert & Marion Sinforosa, John Joseph Sha-brack Jennifer Kirchmer Young.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Ps 119:97-102; Mk 6:17-29
Tuesday: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Ps 145:8-14; Lk 4:31-37
Wednesday: Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15, 20-21; Lk 4:38-44
Thursday: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; Lk 5:1-11
Friday: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps 37:3-6, 27-28, 39-40; Lk 5:33-39
Saturday: 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps 145:17-21; Lk 6:1-5
Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b; Ps 90:3-6, 12-17; Phlm 9-10, 12-17; Lk 14:25-33
September 3-4, 2016
Labor Day Weekend Sept 3, 2016 Sat. 5:00PM B1 Bob Snow Mike Randazzo Olivia Kretschmer B2 Kelly Leavitt Marie Snow Owen McGill B3 Steven DeBuck C1 Frank McNulty C2 Kathy Randazzo C3 Ann Leavitt C4 Chuck McGill Sept 4, 2016 Sun. 8:00AM B1 Kathy Brady Hal Avery Kyle McCurry B2 Cheryl Avery Janet Tussey Patrick McCurry B3 Janice Tanguay C1 Denis Tanguay C2 Val DeBuck C3 Kathy Zayatz C4 Mike Molloy 10:00 AM B1 Chris Gaule Barbara Andreski Caitlin Warsh B2 Kevin Reed Brittany Gaule Peter Wattely B3 Serge Gonzalez C1 Barbara Reed C2 Carolyn Kelly C3 Rick Braun C4 Janet Redyke 12:00 Noon B1 John Oroho Jill Marchesani Lyndsay Oroho B2 Roger Gengaro Frank Garrity Hayley Oroho B3 Joan Gengaro C1 Allie McLaughlin C2 Gen Miller C3 Bob Springer C4 Heather Baez
Mass Inten ons/ Mass Cards: At this point, only week day Masses are available for 2016. Once all weekdays for the year are taken, we will add a second inten on for Mass requests. The book for 2017 is not currently available. The suggested dona on for a Mass is $20.
DURING THE MONTHS OF JULY & AUGUST
There will be NO EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
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Please Pray for those who are sick, especially: Anna Aikens, Alexander, Paul Antola Sr., Eddie Becker, Kathy Boehm, Donald Borst, Melinda Borst, Shirley Borst, George Botsco, Brian Braun, Kevin Braun, Marilyn Burnham, Lillian Brunetti, Baby Solly Chait, Kris Chmara, Stanley Chmara, Meg
Cleary, Sean Connell, Janiece Contreri, Paul Contreri, John Crow, Kelly Cusack, Laure Di Domenico, Raymond Diemer, Baby Evie Dixon, Robert A. Drogo, George Duerr, Maureen Dunn, Lisa Merck Edwing, Lisa Ernst, Edward P. Farrell, Maureen Flannery, Peter Ganzer, Joe Garcia, Susan O’Connell Gelatko, Margaret Guiton, Bob Haley, Bill Hall, Barbara Harsche, Walter Harsche, Ger-hard Hartung, Bill Healey, Joanne Healey, Jeanne Heinke, Maria Hermann, Greg Holowach, Andy Jacko, Gary Kolalowski, Anne Kolibas, Joseph Kolibas, Lorraine Kuhl, Joe Kunz, Ryan Lambert, Janet Macaluso, Sr. Jane Marie, Carol McDonald, James Mc Donald, Maureen McDonald, Kim McGovern, Marianne Meehan, Marie Mendez, Mary Meyers, Brook Minondo Marlene Monforte, Michael, Devon Parrish, Ed Philippe, Nadine Porter, Bernice Re-gan, Harold Rowan, Dominique Scerbak, Judy Scheidel, Lisa Smith, Stephen Smith, Sara Snyder, Alison Walters Soderberg, Denis Tanguay, Sr., Adrienne Teel, Madeline Thall, Larry Tilli, Todd, Nor-man Trass, Alexander Truong, Brian Walters, Fr. Fred Walters, Patri-cia Wetterlind, Brenna Whitson, Walter Winkler, Emma Marie Wy-man
Stewardship offering for Aug 21, 2016 $10,614.00 Same Sunday Last Year $ 11,519.00
Thank you to our many envelope users last weekend. For our parishioners who contribute electronically, the next up-coming special collections are:
Sept 11, 2016 Beacon Catholic Newspaper Did you know the parish pays for the parishioners Beacons.
STEWARDSHIP OF OUR TREASURE
Baptismal Preparation Classes are offered on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Please call Cathy in the parish office to register. Upcoming Baptismal Prep Classes are: September 15, 2016 October 20, 2016 November 17, 2016 December 15, 2016
Do you have a Sponsor form that needs to be signed? - See Father Brian after Mass.
ONLINE GIVING OPTION
We are pleased to announce that our parish website has the ability to accept donations online. With online giving you can set up a monthly gift or just a one-time donation because you are traveling. The added benefit of course is that if you are using your credit card you can re-ceive points. To make a gift online go to www.stfrancisvernon.org, under the home tab you will find the link for online giving. As always, we thank you for your support of our parish.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Perhaps the most familiar tradi onal symbol that iden ‐fies bishops is the crosier that they carry. We see the shepherd’s staff and immediately rich images from scrip‐ture come to mind, as well as the recollec on that the first to respond to Christ’s presence in our world were the shepherds. The staff is more than a walking s ck; its crooked top is useful in snaring errant sheep but also in keeping the flock united. Bishops carry the curve out‐ward, indica ng their ministry to the wider flock, while abbots (and some abbesses, too) carry the crosier with the curve poin ng in, indica ng that their ministry is to the monastery alone. The crosier was once also carried by the pope, but was phased out centuries ago. You may recall that in pre‐“popemobile” days, the pope was o en carried around on a portable throne called a sedia gestatoria. Since he didn’t do much walking, the need for a crosier was minimal. Pope Paul VI introduced the innova on of a walking staff in the 1960s, and everyone remembers Pope John Paul II’s walking staff, not a crook, but a deli‐cately sculptured crucifix. Thus, the pope carries a “pastoral staff” rather than a crosier. Precisely because the pope’s ministry is universal, to the whole world, popes will likely leave crosiers in the hands of the bish‐ops they commission for care of specific flocks. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
SUMMER EVENING BUILDING ACCESS The Church entrance door will lock at 5:00 PM . If you have a Summer evening meeting re-quirement, please contact the office, several days in advance so adjustments may be made to the automatic locking system.
The Gift Shop will be closed for the month of August and will reopen the weekend after Labor Day. Pam (201) 819-2239
Gift Shop News JUST PUNISHMENT
The punishment of the wise who refuse to take part in government is to live under the
rule of the foolish. —Plato
NO SURPRISES We are told by all spiritual writers that one important point to
bear in mind, as we seek to attain humility, is not to be surprised by our own faults and failures.
—François Fénelon, Archbishop of Cambrai
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THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
27‐ Saturday 11 AM‐ 12PM AA (SCB) 50/50 Tricky Tray Sales ‐ A er all Masses
28 ‐ Sunday 2:00 PM VVA (SCB)
29 ‐ Monday 6:30 PM Circle of Friends
30 ‐ Tuesday 9:30 AM Rosary Makers / Prayer Shawl
01 ‐ Thursday 9:00AM Vietnam Vets 6:30PM Circle of Friends 7:00 PM Yoga 02‐ Friday Parish Office Closed 7‐8 PM AA (SCB)
03‐ Saturday 11 AM‐ 12PM AA (SCB) 04 ‐ Sunday Happy Labor Day Weekend 05 ‐ Monday Parish Office Closed
Prayers for the Sick and Dying
The Divine Mercy Chaplet is one of the best means of assisting the dying. Jesus revealed the power of this prayer to St. Faustina. The Lord gave many promises regarding recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the sick and or dying. There are parishioners who regularly pray the chaplet. We are currently forming a prayer chain and accepting prayer requests. If you are interested in joining the prayer chain, please contact Bea Harrigan at (973) 827-0083. If you have a special prayer request for a loved one who is sick and dying, you may call Bea Harrigan, Cheryl Avery at (973) 702-1342, or Denise Drogo at (973) 875-6863.
St. Francis de Sales SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
The offices will be CLOSED on Fridays for the Summer
Office is open Mon ‐ Thurs. 8:30 ‐ 4pm (summer)
The offices will re‐open on Fridays, September 8, 2016
MIDNIGHT RUN (HELPING THE HOMELESS IN NYC): This is a volunteer organization dedicated to finding a common ground between the housed and the homeless. Four or five times a year we spend 2-3 hours collating and sorting clothing and toi-letries OR 2:00- 5:00 PM on a Saturday collecting lunches OR those selected to deliver and serve the items on the run should attend 5pm Saturday Mass and assist with any additional sort-ing and loading vans. At 8 PM we will leave St. Francis and return at approximately 3-4AM. Contact: Valorie DeBuck (845) 258-4985
FOOD PANTRY: maintains and organizes our food pantry, which includes all necessities, not just food, by assisting with restocking shelves with food donations and taking inventory of needs and excesses. We also pick up two orders a month in Newton from the Norwescap Food Bank. Help unloading deliv-eries is always needed. Volunteers package groceries for weekly distribution on Wednesdays and Thursdays. We are currently helping 20 or more families a week. This ministry oper-ates 52 weeks a year as well as food for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our hours are Wednesday and Thursday 9:00AM - 12 PM by appointment only for food pick-ups.
Contact: Jeannie Diemer (201) 841-2268
ADMINISTRATION PARISH OFFICE ASSISTANCE: Religious education registration information, stewardship renewal, main-taining sacramental registers and notification, and to assist with updating parish records and special office projects.
Contact: Joanne Matthes (973) 827-3248 [email protected]
St. Francis has many Ministries. Which one (s) are right for YOU?
We’re going to showcase a few ministries each week to help you decide! ( More information is in pamphlets in the atrium.)
FAMILY PROMISE MINISTRY: Provides safe shelter and nutritious meals for the homeless and single women in our community. We work with the Family Promise Program with 40 religious congregations in Sussex County. Several times during the year- the homeless are sheltered here at St. Francis for a two week period. Training sessions, guidelines and procedures are provided. If you have a desire to make a significant differ-ence in your community to shelter and feed the less fortunate. Contact: Nancy Altomare (973) 702-8840 or Cathy Kenny (973) 764-5842
OUTREACH MEALS: To give a helping hand to individuals or families who, due to hardship, disabilities or sometimes joyus or transitional occasions, are unable to provide for or perform basic everyday tasks. Time required to cook a meal, send a card, give a hug, or say a prayer. Meals are prepared and de-livered to the homes of those in need.
Contact: Janice Schmidt (973) 875-3665
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Still accepting students for 3, 4 & 5 year olds 10 Month 1/2 day Sessions
Come and learn with us!
Classes begin September 6.
We offer small class size and interactive curriculum based on NJ standards.
New Jersey State Certified
For registration and tuition information contact Linda Stengel at:
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA) The RCIA journey invites those who are inquiring about the Catholic faith to “come and see.” You are most welcome to join the journey. The fall season of our parish RCIA program will begin on Wednesday even-ing, September 14, at 7:30pm.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) provides an opportunity for those seeking to learn about the Catho-lic Church and its traditions to participate in small group gatherings which meet on alternate Wednesday evenings throughout the fall season. The RCIA experience offers a special opportunity to deepen relationship with God, and also welcomes those members of the Catholic community who are seeking to receive the Sacraments of Eucharist and/ or Confirmation to prepare for the reception of these Sacraments. Join us for our first meeting on Wednesday, September 14 at 7:30PM in the Church Conference room. If you are con-sidering becoming Catholic, or would like to prepare for the Sacraments of full initiation into the Catholic faith, or would like a place to start in journeying back to God, please come and see what the RCIA experience can offer. We are also pleased to welcome new facilitators to our ministry, please consider your gift of faith as something to be shared joyfully and come join us. If you have any ques-tions, please call Laura at 973-875-1703.
Are you FAITHFILLED and want to SHARE your FAITH??
Still need Aides for Saturday Morning Religious Ed Classes 9am- 10:15am
Please contact Jane Kunzweiler 973-827-3248 x 127
Join us tonight !
SUMMER ANTIOCH OUR ANTIOCH GROUP WILL MEET ON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY NIGHTS THIS SUMMER… AUG. 28
COME AND JOIN THE GROUP FOR FAITH FORMATION, FRIENDSHIP AND FUN! 7:00PM IN THE YOUTH ROOM.
Teacher & Aide Meeting Tuesday
August 30, 2016 7:00 PM
Parent Meeting for Grades 1-8 Saturday
September 17, 2016 9:00 AM Or 11:00 AM
REMINDERS
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What is FORMED ? It’s for you! FORMED is an exciting program that St. Francis de Sales has subscribed till next Fall. You will have access to the best CATHOLIC teaching videos, books and au-dio talks to deepen your relationship with Christ and his Church.
ALL IN ONE PLACE! Go to www.FORMED.org. Scroll to “ Does your Par-ish already have Formed?” and enter the Parish Code : RX7GDK and then sign in by creating your own login password. (Don’t forget to write it down)
Explore !
Did you know St. Francis has a
SENIOR CITIZEN Group?
The XYZ CLUB
Open to both Men and Women Meets First Wednesday of the Month Meeting Time: 1:00 PM Bring your Lunch, arrive- 12:00 PM Where: St. Francis Church Hall Light refreshments served Trips - Contact Jo Prisco 973-222-9369 Date Change for SEPTEMBER MEETING
September 14th !
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Aug 28 , 2016 - 22th Sunday in Ordinary Time. “Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; blessed
indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you.” LUKE 14:13-14 We have a difficult time with the concept of giving without expecting something in return. Even when we give to charity we often want something in return- a raffle ticket, a dinner, or a chance to play golf. Yet, as Christian stewards we need to remember that the true re-ward for our giving awaits us in heaven.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!
ANGELS IN HOLY SCRIPTURES
Now offered in an evening class!
WEDNESDAYS AT 7:00 PM SEPTEMBER 14TH - OCTOBER 19TH
IN ROOM 209
To sign up...Please call Debbie Zweier (973) 229-7996
Coming in January: A new course: THE APOCRYPHA : Early Christian Writings and
Gospels- not included in the Bible.
Dale Ahlquist, founder of the American Chesterton Society, masterfully presents the genius of Catholic convert and 20th century literary giant G.K. Chesterton. He shares how this “King of Satire” predicted many of the societal ills of our day and pointed out the remedies for them. Discover the wisdom of this literary critic, playwright, novelist, Catholic theologian, and apologist. Parishioner Comments Chesterton has a wealth of wisdom and humor! Monica - Wichita, KS With great humor, Dale Ahlqvist shares the wisdom of this great writer and defender of the Catholic Faith! Donna - College Station, TX
ETERNAL ROME The Catholic Tour, a Roman Catholic Pilgrimage Apostolate is offering our “Special “ 7 Day Pilgrimage to Eternal Rome operating from two Airline Gateways of New York, JFK and Boston, MA. The Price of $1,999. is the all inclusive price includes airfare, 3 star hotel, most meals, tour guide, deluxe bus, and more. Price is the same from both airports and we can assist you in securing air from your home city to one of the gateways above. The travel dates from both airports will be NOV 4 -10, 2016. Brochures and reserva-tions forms are available at the Catholic Tour, call 1-877-627-4268 toll free. Or simply email:
