Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost 20 August 2017

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Sunday 8:00 AM August 20

10:30 AM

Monday 8:00 AM August 21

Tuesday 8:00 AM August 22

Wednesday 7:30 PM August 23

Thursday 8:00 AM August 24

Friday 8:00 AM August 25

Saturday 8:00 AM August 26

5:00 PM

Confessions 15 minutes before Daily Masses

30 minutes before Sunday Masses Tuesday Evenings, 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

At that time, Jesus going out of the coasts of Tyre, came by Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And they bring to Him one deaf and dumb, and they besought Him that He would lay His hand upon him. And taking him from the multitude apart, He put His fingers into his ears, and spitting, He touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, He groaned and said to him: Ephphetha, which is, Be thou opened: and immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right. And He charged them that they should tell no man: but the more He charged them so much the more a great deal did they publish it; and so much the more did they wonder, saying: He hath done all things well; He hath made both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak.

Mark 7, 31-37

Liturgical Readings Sunday August 20 II Class Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost Readings: 1 Corinthians 4, 1-10 & Mark 7, 31-37 8:00 AM Low Mass 10:00 AM Terce 10:30 AM High Mass

Monday August 21 III Class Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Widow Readings: Proverbs 31, 10-31 & Matthew 13, 44-52

Tuesday August 22 II Class The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Comm. Saint Timothy & Companions, Martyrs Readings: Ecclesiasticus 24, 23-31 & John 19, 25-27

Wednesday August 23 III Class Saint Phillip Benizi, Confessor Readings: 1 Corinthians 4, 4-19 & Luke 12, 32-34

Thursday August 24 II Class Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Readings: 1 Corinthians 12, 27-31 & Luke 6, 12-19

Friday August 25 III Class Saint Louis IX, King & Confessor Readings: Ecclesiasticus 10, 10-14 & Luke 19, 12-26

Saturday August 26 IV Class Feria Comm. Saint Zephyrinus, Pontiff & Martyr Readings: 1 Corinthians 4, 1-10 & Mark 7, 31-37

The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 22

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Aid, guide, and protect us always. Amen

Thank you to

all of the Assumption Mass

Sacred Music Patron Donors and Advertisers

in our Assumption Mass Program Booklet.

Your generosity makes the

Annual Mass of Thanksgiving possible!

Beginning on Wednesday evening, August 16th, donor’s intentions will be

placed before the statue of Saint Jude in the Chapel, and will be remembered at

each Wednesday evening Mass followed by the Saint Jude Novena

for the next year.

Oktoberfest

September 17 Can you help our fundraising efforts by

donating a gift basket, new items or a gift card?

Please drop off your gift basket or donation in the hall kitchen by September 10th.

Thank you for your generous support! And don’t forget to come out and enjoy

great food, music and a Car Show on September 1 7th!

Join us after both Masses for our next Breakfast!!

Sunday, September 10 Pancake Breakfast

CCD Sunday

Enjoy a great meal with friends! We will be serving pancakes, farm-fresh eggs, fresh oven-roasted potatoes, sausage, pastries,

toast and more!

Beverages include coffee, tea and juice.

Tickets available at the door:

Adults: $7. Children to age 12: $4. Families: $28.

All proceeds benefit Mater Ecclesiae.

Parish Registration and Change of Address

� Parish Membership

New Parishioners ae requested to register at the Rectory Office as soon as possible. Registration forms are available at the Forms Center and from the

office. Please notify the office of address or phone number changes so that our records are updated. Thank you.

Name:___________________________________________ Address__________________________________________ City _____________________________________________ State __________________________________Zip_______ Phone:___________________________________________ Email:____________________________________________

Please check one:

� New Registration: Please mail a Registration Form � Change of Address � New Phone Number � I Want Envelopes Please cut out and place in Collection Basket

or mail to the Rectory Office.

Don’t forget Mater Ecclesiae if you will

be away this summer. Our Online Giving is the perfect way to support Mater Ecclesiae while you are

away enjoying your vacation.

New First Friday Schedule

Confessions 7:00 PM – 7:25 PM

Mass 7:30 PM

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Holy Hour

8:30 PM

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 9:30 PM

ATTENTION CCD PARENTS Late CCD Registration ends August 31.

Re-registration Packets have been mailed to parents. Registration Packets for New CCD students are available at the CCD Forms Display in the Narthex.

• Early Registration with Discounted Tuition ended May 31.

• Regular Registration ended on July 31. • Late Registration fees now apply beginning

August 1 through August 31. • All Students must be registered by August 31 to

attend the first CCD classes in September.

If you have any questions, please call the Rectory Office, 856-753-3408 or

email CHughes@materecclesiae.org.

DRESS CODE We want to foster the greatest reverence and respect for Our Lord at Mater Ecclesiae. Our attire is an outward expression of our love for the Lord and shows how important He is to us. It is also a sign of our respect for the House of God. Therefore, one should always wear their “Sunday Best” to Mass: modesty, good taste and common sense should prevail. Accordingly, the following rules apply:

• NO SHORTS, EVER, FOR MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN.

• Women: No revealing clothing, low necklines, short skirts or bare midriffs. Please dress modestly with dignity and self-respect. We suggest that women wear a head covering.

• Men: No tattered, soiled work clothes, old jeans or gym clothes. Please wear “business or business casual attire” to set a good example for our young men and boys.

Online Giving Online giving is available at Mater Ecclesiae.

1. Visit our parish website today: www.materecclesiae.org and click on the online giving link.

2. Create a secure account. 3. Schedule your recurring gifts.

Easy. Convenient. Secure.

CCD Classes Resume in September!

Grades K-4: September 10

9:15 – 10:15 AM

Grades 5-12 September 17

9:15 – 10:15 AM

This is the Final 2 weeks to

register for all students

DEADLINE IS AUGUST 31ST

Save the Date!

40 Hours Devotion

will be held on October 6th, 7th, and 8th

COMMENTARY ON THE FEAST OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE August 24

St. Bartholomew is probably the disciple introduced to our Lord by Philip under the name of Nathanael according to the Gospel of John:

“Philip met Nathanael and said to him: The one of whom Moses has written in the law and whom the prophets have announced we have found: it is Jesus of Nazareth the son of Joseph. And Nathanael said to him: Can anything good come from Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards Him and said of him: That is a true Israelite in whom there is no guile. Nathanael said to Him: Whence knowest Thou me? Jesus answered: Before Philip called thee when thou wast under the fig-tree I saw thee. Nathanael replied: Rabbi. Thou art the Son of God, Thou art the King of Israel.” (John 1. 45-49.) St. Luke mentions him among the twelve whom Christ, after a night of prayer, chose to be witnesses of His life, His

teaching and His miracles, and, after His Resurrection, preachers of the Gospel (Gospel). It is difficult to say where was the field of his apostolate. There is a tradition that he was flayed alive, as Cibo’s

magnificent white marble statue in Milan cathedral shows him. His relics were brought from Benevento to his church on an island in the Tiber at Rome. His name occurs among the Apostles in the Canon of the Mass. The texts of his Mass can mostly be applied to all the Apostles; the Collect reflects the Church’s constant care to carry on faithfully the mission of the Apostles, preserving and handing on to others the truth she has received from them.

Commentary From St. Andrew Daily Missal, 1952 ed.

11 Day Pilgrimage to the Holy Land November 6-16, 2018

Spiritual Director: Rev. Robert C. Pasley, KCHS Rector, Mater Ecclesiae, Berlin, New Jersey

Tour Coordinators: Paul Mazoch & Kathie DiLoreto

Have you always wanted to go to the Holy Land? Come with Mater Ecclesiae on an 11 day Pilgrimage to the Holy Land, November 6-16, 2018. Some of the highlights will include Cana, Tiberius, Mt. Carmel, Sea Of Galilee Boat Ride, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Mt. of Olives, Jericho, Beatitudes, Jordan River, Dead Sea and Jerusalem. Married couples can even have their marriage blessed at Cana.

Father Robert Pasley will be our Spiritual Director and all Masses will be said daily in the Extraordinary Form. Deposits are now being accepted, and inclusion will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited.

For additional information and registration please contact Kathie DiLoreto at angel.kisses@comcast.net. or 609-975-2321.

Events at Mater Ecclesiae

¾ Sunday, August 20– Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

o 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Anticipated Mass

o 8:00 AM Low Mass with Hymns

o 10:00 AM Terce

o 10:30 AM High Mass & Benediction

o Confessions 30 minutes before each Mass

¾ Tuesday, August 22 – Confessions 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

¾ Sunday, August 27 – Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost

o 5:00 PM Saturday Evening Anticipated Mass

o 8:00 AM Low Mass with Hymns

o 10:00 AM Terce

o 10:30 AM High Mass & Benediction

o Confessions 30 minutes before each Mass

¾ Tuesday, August 29 – Confessions

o 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

¾ Friday, September 1 – First Friday

o 7:00 – 7:25 PM Confessions

o 7:30 PM Mass

o 8:30 – 9:30 PM Holy Hour: Exposition of the Blessed

Sacrament

o 9:30 PM Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

¾ Saturday, September 2 – First Saturday

o 7:45 AM Confessions

o 8:00 AM Mass

¾ September 10

o CCD Sunday Grades K-4

� 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM

o Pancake Breakfast after both Masses

¾ September 17 – CCD Sunday Grades 5-12

o 9:15 AM to 10:15 AM

¾ September 17 – Oktoberfest and Car Show

Baltimore Catechism

LESSON TWENTY-SIXTH:

On Matrimony

Q. 1039. What are the conditions upon which the Church will permit a Catholic to marry one who is not a Catholic?

A. The conditions upon which the Church will permit a Catholic to marry one who is not a Catholic are:

1. That the Catholic be allowed the free exercise of his or her religion ;

2. That the Catholic shall try by teaching and good example to lead the one who is not a Catholic to embrace the true faith;

3. That all the children born of the marriage shall be brought up in the Catholic religion.

The marriage ceremony must not be repeated before a heretical minister. Without these promises, the Church will not consent to a mixed marriage, and if the Church does not consent the marriage is unlawful.

Q. 1040. What penalty does the Church impose on Catholics who marry before a Protestant minister?

A. Catholics who marry before a Protestant minister incur excommunication; that is, a censure of the Church or spiritual penalty which prevents them from receiving the Sacrament of Penance till the priest who hears their confession gets special faculties or permission from the bishop; because by such a marriage they make profession of a false religion in acknowledging as a priest one who has neither sacred power nor authority.

CCD News

Prayer Chain for Special Intentions & Intercessory Prayer

Mater Ecclesiae parishioners who have a need for intercessory prayers or who wish to commit to participate in our Prayer Chain should contact Lou DiLoreto at 609-304-4911 or sifulou@comcast.net.

Men’s Schola The Schola Divinum Officium is open to men and boys (ages 14 and up) of the parish. No previous musical experience necessary. This second schola provides basic lessons in singing Gregorian chant and leads the singing at selected sung Masses during the year, the Office of Terce each Sunday, and other Divine Office services. New members are encouraged to join.

Please contact John Rotondi at 856-669-7783 or at jrkc122703@verizon.net for more information

Timber Wolves The Federation of North American Explorers, a

Catholic faith based movement for boys and girls, ages 6-18, meets on Thursdays in Bishop DiMarzio Hall from 6:30-8:30 PM. For more information see: www.northstarexplorers.org or contact akela@northstarexplorers.org.

Pro-Life Apostolate Meetings are on the third Thursday of each month,

7:30-9:00 PM. The Pro-Life Newsletter is published each month and is available in the Narthex and online at our Website www.materecclesiae.org.

Mater Ecclesiae Council #12833

Meetings are held on

the 2nd Monday of the month at 8:00 PM in the Knights Room. The Scriptural Rosary and Prayer for Vocations are said at 7:30 PM in the Church. New members are welcome. The Scriptural Rosary can be found on their website: www.KofC12833.org.

discalced Carmelite Society of Mater Ecclesiae

The Discalced Carmelite Society of Mater Ecclesiae is a Contemplative Third Order of the Discalced Carmelites. Our vocation is not a social one, but one of prayer. Our duty is to be Obedient to the Church and our Superiors. Meetings are open to Parishioners only who are 24 years of age and older or admitted by our Spiritual Director, Rev. Robert C. Pasley, KCHS.

Meetings are the First Saturdays of the month and special Feast days. Formation is a journey lasting about 6 years. If you are interested in discerning your vocation to the Discalced Carmelites and would like additional information, or if you are in need of prayers, please contact one of the council members below.

• Colleen DeLuca OCD, Professed: 937-554-5129 or deluca.colleen@yahoo.com

• Nancy Hilbert OCD, Novice: 609-505-7102 or nanhil@verizon.com

• Monica Lenthe OCD, Novice: 856-383-0326 or Monica430@comcast.net

Tuesday Night Confessions The Sacrament of Penance is available every Tuesday evening from 8 PM to 9 PM.

CAP Sessions

CAP Phase 1

• Friday, August 25th, 9:00 AM, St. Vincent de Paul School, 5809 Main Street, Mays Landing

CAP Phase 2

• Thursday, August 24th, 7:00 PM, Sts. Peter & Paul, 362 Ganttown Road, Turnersville

CAP Phase 3

• Tuesday, August 22nd, 7:00 PM, Sts. Peter & Paul, 362 Ganttown Road, Turnersville

To attend one of these classes, please call the CAP REGISTRATION LINE at the Office of Child and Youth Protection: (856)583-6165, or contact Maryellen Schell at maryellen.schell@camdendiocese.org. Please leave your name and the session date you plan to attend. You will not receive a call back. We ask that you register at least five days before the session you would like to attend. The CAP schedule, location, phone numbers and directions may be found on the Diocesan website www.camdendiocese.org/cyp.

IN CASE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER PLEASE CALL THE LOCATION DIRECTLY

Regular Registration Ended on July 31.

Late Registration fees now apply beginning August 1 through August 31.

All Students must be registered by August 31 to attend the first

CCD classes in September.