MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday: 7:00 & 8:00 AM 5:00 PM - Vigil Mass

Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM 11:00 AM (Italian) 12:30 PM - Family Mass 7:00 PM (Portuguese)

Weekdays: 7:00 & 8:00 AM Holy Days: 6:30, 8:00, 10:00 AM & 7:30 PM

Other Weekly Services & Activities:

Mon to Sat: 7:35 AM - Morning Prayer 8:30 AM - Holy Rosary (English) Tuesdays: 9:00 AM - Legion of Mary 7:00 PM - Bible Study (English) 7:30 PM - St. Padre Pio Mass 7:30 PM - Holy Rosary Society 8:00 PM - Holy Rosary (Portuguese) Wednesdays:7:00 PM - Holy Rosary (Italian) Thursday: 6:15 to 7:15 PM - Holy Hour Adoration for Vocations (July 26, August 2, 9, 16) Friday: 8:30 PM - Brazilian Prayer Group 1st Friday: 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM - Blessed Sacrament Adoration (September 7) Saturday: 6:30 PM - UNUM adults 30+

Served by the Vocationist Fathers Fr. Christogonus (Chris) Iwunze, S.D.V., Pastor Fr. Roberto da Silva, S.D.V., Parochial Vicar Fr. Louis Caputo, S.D.V.,Weekend Assistant Deacon Thomas La Russa, S.D.V., D.R.E.

Church & Rectory 442 E Brinkerhoff Ave Palisades Park, NJ 07650 Tel. 201-944-1154 Fax. 201-944-9510 Email. stnicholas07650@live.com Website. www.stnicholasrcchurch.org

Office Hours Mon, Wed, Thu & Fri 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM Tuesdays 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Mornings by appointment only)

ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS Baptisms: On any available Sunday during the 11:00 AM (Italian), 9:30 AM or 12:30 PM (English) & 7:00 PM (Portuguese) Masses. Please, contact the rectory at least one month prior to desired date. Confessions: Saturdays 4:00 to 4:45 PM, or during the week by appointment. Marriages: Please contact the rectory at least six months prior to desired wedding date. Sacrament of the Sick: If you are hospitalized or un-able to come to Church for health reasons and would like to be visited by a priest for Confession, Commun-ion, or Anointing of the Sick, please call the rectory. Religious Education Program (CCD): For children 1st to 8th grades who are not attending Catholic School. Classes are held on Sundays from September to May at 11:30 AM, with attendance to the 12:30 PM Family Mass. Confirmation: Teens will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on 8th grade. They will attend classes at 11:30 AM from September to December; and from January to April classes will start at 11:00 AM in the church hall, with attendance to the 12:30 PM Family Mass.

ST. NICHOLAS RC CHURCH

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 22nd, 2018

When Jesus saw the vast crowd,

his heart was moved with pity for them, and he began to teach them many things (Mark 6:30-34).

SATURDAY, July 21 7:00AM Frank Searfoss by Pat P. Searfoss 8:00AM Dolores Tarabokija by M/M Albino Matesic 5:00PM Martino Matesic by his wife Vitoria SUNDAY, July 22 7:30AM All souls in purgatory by Luz Benavides 9:30AM Joseph Ponsi by Linda Bercovici 11:00AM Cleonice Totaro by De Benedetto family 12:30PM Paolo Paoluci by Christina Cialone & family 7:00PM For all people of this parish MONDAY, July 23 7:00AM Nicolina Mirkovich by M/M Thomas Bussanich 8:00AM Stella & Antonio Tarabocchia by Antonio & Maria Piccinich TUESDAY, July 24 7:00AM Richard Barone by Mario & Ines Glavicic 8:00AM Maria Piccini by Maria Mattessich WEDNESDAY, July 25 7:00AM Mario Lisica by his mother Regina 8:00AM Giovanni Piccinich by Antonio & Maria Piccinich THURSDAY, July 26 7:00AM Anna & Domenica Mirkovich by Gaudenzia 8:00AM In honor of St. Anne by parishioners & friends FRIDAY, July 27 7:00AM Nicolina Mirkovich by M/M Anthony Diamanti 8:00AM Silvana Piccinich by her husband John SATURDAY, July 28 7:00AM Frank Searfoss by Pat P. Searfoss 8:00AM Tom Porto Jr & Michael Germaine by family 5:00PM Giuseppe & Vincent Barila by Barone family SUNDAY, July 29 7:30AM Sr. Angelina Pecoraro, MPF by Joe & Anne Magnone 9:30AM Intentions of Carmela Kida by uncle Sunny & Mary 11:00AM Rita Garritano by Emilia Martine & family 12:30PM Osvaldo Arroyo by Susy, Daisy, Yolanda & Kristine 7:00PM For all people of this parish

Mass Intentions

ST NICHOLAS RC CHURCH Parish Trustee: Giovanni Simone & Michael Massaro Parish Secretary: Débora Moreira Music Ministry: Addie Luers, Giovanni & Karen Simone, and Kelly Oliveira

Vocationist Sisters Community Sr. Benedita Carvalho, S.D.V., Superior & Pre-K Director; Sr. Jancy Thomas, S.D.V. and Sr. Emilia Din, S.D.V. 223 14th Street - Palisades Park, NJ Tel. 201-947-2413 Parish Pre-K “Fr. Justin Learning Center” Tel. 201-944-1376

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY 312 First St—Palisades Park, NJ Principal: Mark Valvano Tel. 201-947-5262

News of the Parish OUR ANNUAL MASS IN HONOR OF ST. ANNE will be celebrated on Thursday, July 26 at 8:00 AM. St. Anne, patroness of mothers and children, is known for miraculous cures. Immediately following Mass the public will be given a rare opportunity to venerate an authenticated bone fragment of the saint.

DINNER DANCE & RAFFLE - Our Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday, September 29 at the Fiesta Banquet in Wood-Ridge, NJ. Special guest appearance of two time Emmy nominated ALFIO. The ticket is $75.00 per person. Tickets are limited and are on sale at the rectory office.

Raffle tickets are also on sale: 1 for $10, 4 for $30 and 14 for $100. We will not mail raffle tickets this year, please offer them to your family and friends.

HOLY HOUR OF ADORATION will be held every Thursday from 6:15 to 7:15 PM during summer. There will be no first Friday Adoration for the months of July and August. During summer months, more than ever, we should take advantage of our free time to have private hours of adoration in church. Our church will continue to stay open from 6:30 AM to 7:30 PM —

JESUS-EUCHARIST waits for your visit.

CCD—RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM - All registrations have been mailed. Contact the rectory office for more information.

RCIA - CATECHISM FOR ADULTS—This program was created for those who are 18 years or above and have not yet received the Sacraments of Baptism, Communion or Confirmation. For more information, please contact the rectory office at 201-944-1154.

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY announces open enrollment for grades PreK-3 to 8 throughout the summer. Summer office hours are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for 8:00am to 2:00pm. Please call 201-947-5262 to make an appointment to tour the school. Notre Dame is located at 312 First St in Palisades Park, NJ — notredameint.org

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Holy Communion was brought this month to: Victor Columbini, John Ostuni, Frances Ceria, Cynthia Cornell, Anita Lauria, Francesco De Candia and Arthur Mazzarella.

Pray for our sick: Mateus Ribeiro, Domenica Dinaro, Josephine Dolberry, Eileen Murphy, Angela Tina, Rita Vanore, John Ostuni, Dominick Ostuni, Sara Modafferi, John Hroncich (John Hroncich’s nephew), Fred DeCarlo, James Malatesta, Carmelo Luvera, Arthur Mazzarella, and Dolly Marie Caiazzo.

Remember our deceased: Marino Tarabocchia (7/14) and Fred DeCarlo (7/17)

Events of the Week Tuesday, July 24 9:00AM - Legion of Mary in Blessed Mother’s room 7:00PM - Bible Study in English in the library 8:00PM - Holy Rosary by Brazilian families Wednesday, July 25 8:30PM - FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT in the parking lot Thursday, July 26 8:00AM - Mass in honor of St. Anne 6:15PM to 7:15PM - Holy hour of Adoration for vocations Friday, July 27 8:30PM - Brazilian prayer group in church hall

16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

REST IN THE LORD

For several weeks we have listened to readings that have recounted just how arduous the work of prophets and disciples can be. In today's Gospel, the Lord Jesus listens to the reports of those he had sent out "two by two" to minister to the people. After the apostles re-ported what they had done, Jesus, recognizing their fatigue, says, "Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile" (Mark 6:31). Perhaps this is what the Lord is telling his disciples in the year 2018 as well. We need to pause on our journey of discipleship and simply rest in the Lord. Sunday Mass provides many opportunities for quiet times, particularly during the periods of silence following the readings. Why not take the time today to allow the saving word of the Lord to penetrate your heart during those silent times? Ask the Lord to renew you in body, mind, and spirit for the ar-duous work of discipleship. — Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Ministers’ Schedule for July 29

5:00 PM: Lector - Dea. Thomas E.M. - Maria Claudia and Adriana 7:30 AM: Lectors - Michael E. M. - Sr. Jancy and Sr. Emilia 9:30 AM: Lectors - Gina and Suzanne E.M. - Carol and Lynn 11:00 AM: Lectors - Italia and Frank E.M. - Carmela A., Francesca and Antonia 12:30 PM : Lector - Youth and Rita E.M. - Suzanne 7:00 PM: Lector - Katia, Patricia and Laine E.M. - Leo and Ieda

Pastoral Care

STEWARDSHIP OF TIME AND TALENT Thank you all who volunteered in the removal

of Church Hall’s drop ceiling tiles on Wednesday: Jaro Krett, Kyle and Dylan Katjomuise, Patricia

Njogu, Henry Kiragu, Claudia and Thomas Oliveira, Silvio Barone, Adriana Carvalho, Cida

Moura, Josephine, Silvia, Leo and Lucy Maresca, Carlos Madeira, Deacon Thomas, Debora Moreira and our newest parishioner Torwendsegha Ilboudo.

It is good to know we can count on our parishioners to help whenever there is a need.

God bless all of them and their families.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

July 8 first collection: $ 1,766.00 June 15 first collection: 5:00 PM Mass . . . . . . . $ 485.00 7:30 AM Mass . . . . . . . $ 357.00 9:30 AM Mass . . . . . . . $ 294.00 11:00 AM Mass . . . . . . . $ 245.00 12:30 PM Mass . . . . . . . $ 129.00 7:00 PM Mass . . . . . . . $ 419.00 Online . . . . . . . $ 30.00 $ 1,959.00

Would you consider giving 5% of your weekly income to support St. Nicholas?

HOW MUCH IS 5% Weekly Income $150 $200 $300 $400 $500 Offering $7.50 $10 $15 $20 $25

Vocationist Corner

Grant that I may die to self and to the world, and that Jesus may live in me, in

turn, I may live for You alone, O Divine Trinity, indwelling in my soul! Grant that all my thoughts may be di-

rected toward You, as are those of the Cherubim, and that all my affections

may become flames of love for You, as are the Seraphim. May all my senses be engaged in serving You like so many

Angels. Grant that every action of mine may truly be acts of the purest and most intense love for You.

Blessed Fr. Justin Russolillo, SDV, Spirit of Prayer, page 113

Summer golf tournamentSummer golf tournamentSummer golf tournament This event has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We thank all who responded. We plan on doing it in a near future. We will keep you informed.

Tickets include: Cocktail hour, dinner, unlimited wine and entertainment

“THE PRINCE

OF EGYPT” Wednesday,

July 25 at 8:30pm (sunset)

in the parking lot

FREE ADMISSION, SODA AND POPCORN In case of extreme weather condition,

movie will be shown in the church hall

Are you going on vacation?

Many of our families are planning to get away for some summer fun and relaxation in the next few months. We pray that your vacation time will be safe and a source of many happy memories. However, please do not take your parish offering with you. Each summer our parish struggles to juggle the bills as Sunday offerings decrease significantly. If you find that you tend to forget your envelope more often during the less structured weeks of summer, please consider our electronic giving program.

Go to STNICHOLASRCCHURCH.ORG Click on PARISH GIVING

It’s simple! It’s safe! And it keeps GOD AT THE TOP OF YOUR GIVING LIST

even when you are away!

ARCHDIOCESAN MISSION COOPERATION APPEAL

DIOCESE OF GIKONGORO—RWANDA

The Diocese of Gikongoro is located in the Annuario Pontificio. It was opened in March 30th, 1992, and it is the youngest among the 9 Catho-lic Dioceses in Rwanda. It covers an area of 2,057 km2 (794.21 mile2 ). According to the statistics of 2016, the total population of the diocese is about 583,500 with a Catholic population of 222,467, about 38.12%. The diocese operates in its three deaneries and 14 parishes, with 56 chapels and 1,662 small Christian Communities. The diocese has 48 di-ocesan priests, 102 seminarians in minor seminary and 40 in major seminary, 75 religious (most of them work in the 10 small clinics and in the schools throughout the diocese), and 97 catechists. In 2016, we had 6,634 catechumens, 11,030 baptisms, 4,763 first Holy Communion, 6,610 Confirmations, and 1,237 marriages.

The diocese also has 49 nursery schools with 2,518 students, 100 primary schools with 85,031 students, and 44 high schools with 17,129 students. Of course, there are no school buses to transport the children to and from the schools, and in some areas children have to walk several miles to attend school. There are inadequate textbooks and classroom furniture. The diocese does all it can to help educate as many children as possible. We have built a number of schools to provide education for the rural poor children.

In this Missionary Cooperation Plan Program, our diocese would like to continue the project of developing Kibeho apparition’s site and to initiate the new projects. Our dio-cese is in charge of Kibeho, the only site of the Vatican approved Marian apparitions in Africa. Since the beginning of the apparitions in 1981, especially after being officially ap-proved in 2001, Kibeho became a place of prayer and pilgrimages from all over the world, and most of all, it became a place for reconciliation between individuals and com-munities especially among Rwandans after the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994.

Besides that, as the statistics show, there is much to be done in the area of evangeliza-tion. As the population grows we realize that we need more priests. Luckily, we have some seminarians but we have financial problems looking after them. We also need to build infrastructure for our own diocesan seminary to accommodate the many semi-narians, but the means are not there. Still, we rely heavily on catechists who are responsible for the spiritual forma-tion of people in the absence of priests. There is need for

financial assistance to afford their formation so they can in turn help in catechizing the thousands of people still to be evangelized. (excerpted from the letter of Most Rev. Célestin Hakizimana, Bishop of Gikongoro Diocese, Rwanda to Archbishop Joseph Cardinal Tobin).

Deacon Dominick will be speaking about this years’ Mission Appeal at all Masses next weekend.

Please donate generously. Your support will enable them to bring hope and the

Good News of Jesus Christ to their people.