THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Saturday, November 2

5:00 PM All deceased members of the parish

Sunday, November 3

9:00 AM Deceased Members of the Finnan Family

10:30 AM Scott Thiel

12:00 PM Lindsey Wright

Daily Mass November 4-8 @ 9:00 AM

Monday Sally Copabianco

Tuesday Int. of Ann Annacarico

Wednesday Frank Madedonia

Thursday Int. of the Legion of Mary for the

Canonization of Francis Duff

Friday Edna Lomotan

Saturday, November 9

5:00 PM Frank Macedonia

Deceased Members of the Knights of

Columbus & Columbiettes Auxiliary 7784

Sunday, November 10

9:00 AM Int. of Layla Aziz

10:30 AM Floyd Mendell

12:00 PM Claire Lukowski

COLLECTION BREAKDOWN October 26 & 27:

Envelopes: $4,863.00 179 families/27.17 average Not using Envelopes: 1,414.00 2nd Collection: 2,004.00 Regular Collection: $6,277.00 (Parish Maintenance)

Our thanks to all of our parishioners who respond each week to the needs of our parish and who make their weekly offer-ing a part of their budget. Your contributions, both mone-tary and in service, are important to our parish.

May God Bless you for your generosity.

SCRIPTURE READINGS

First Reading: Wisdom 11:22-12:2 God, who created the world out of love, overlooks people’s sins so that they can repent.

Second Reading: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2 Paul urges the Thessalonians to be worthy of their call, and assures them that the Second Coming of Christ has not yet taken place.

Gospel: Luke 19:1-10 We hear the story of the conversion of the rich tax Collector, Zacchaeus.

PRIEST’S MASS SCHEDULE

NOV 5:00 PM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM

Nov 2-3 Fr. Tim Fr. Michal Fr. Michal Fr. Tim

Nov 9-10 Fr. Tim Fr. Tim Fr. Michal Fr. Michal

Nov 16-17 Fr. Michal Fr. Tim Fr. Ed Fr. Ed

Nov 23-24 Fr. Tim Fr. Michal Fr. Michal Fr. Tim

BAPTISM PREPARATION CLASS meets 2nd Saturday monthly

Nov 9 ● Dec 14 @ 10:00 am Contact the parish office

or visit our website.

The community of Good Shepherd joyfully welcomes our

Newly Baptized:

Scarlett Ray Toro Daughter of Robert & Desiree

“Encounter with God, In Daily Living, Through the Sunday Scriptures” Scripture reflection with Fr. Tim

Tuesday, November 5th, 9:30-11:00 am (chapel) + Pause + Reflect + Act +

1. How does it feel to know God made you and that God

loves all that was made? 2. Do you think people today are anxious about the Second

Coming of Christ? Explain. 3. Recall a time when, like Zacchaeus, you were lost and

then found. 4. How would you answer the question, Do I serve money

or does my money serve me?

SANCTUARY FLOWERS

Altar Flowers were donated by Walter & Roberta Harden for their 50th Wedding Anniversary on

November 2, 2019

Our sincere gratitude for your generosity.

Please join His Holiness, Pope Francis, who has chosen the following intention to be prayed for during the month of November.

Universal: That a spirit of dialogue, encounter, and reconciliation emerge in the Near East, where diverse religious com-munities share their lives together.

HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTION

2019 Bishop’s Annual Appeal

Bishop’s Annual Appeal supports Nazareth Village, our diocesan priests’ retirement residence. These

priests reside there while also serving parishes by cele-brating Mass. Additionally, the Appeal provides

financial support for the extraordinary healthcare needs of our priests.

May God bless you for your support!

For your convenience, you can make an online gift or pledge at www.2019appeal.org.

The Good Shepherd Book Club will meet again after the 9:00 am Mass on Thursday,

November 21st in the All Saints Room.

The book is “The Day Is Now Far Spent” by Cardinal Robert Sarah

In the powerful book by the acclaimed spiritual leader and best-selling writer, one he calls his “most important”, he analyzes the profound

spiritual, moral and political crisis in the contem-porary world. He says that he “considers that the

decadence of our time has all the faces of mortal peril.”

All previous and new members are welcome!

Questions? Email Mike Killeen at sou2ck@outdrs.net

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Gospel of Matthew Presenter Deacon Keith

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 1:00 pm

Lesson 2 - Justice in the vineyard

FIRST THURSDAY AT SACRED HEART CENTER

Come join us for our monthly First Thursday Retreat

at Sacred Heart Spirituality Center on November 7, 2019.

Our Theme for this year is “Living As Missionary Disciples!” Our topic for this month is “Missionary Discipleship Call and Challenge”. The day begins at 9 am with ‘coffee and,’ includes an opening prayer, a short talk, Eucharistic Adoration, the opportunity for Confession, Mass at 12:00 Noon, and a light lunch. The day concludes at about 1:30 pm. The suggested offering is $15. No need to pre-register - all are welcome.

For more info, visit sacredheartspiritualitycenter.org email: shretreatcenter@gmail.com or call 973-383-2620.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

We will have our Annual Mass on Saturday, November 19, 2019 at 5:00 pm for all deceased members

of the Knights of Columbus and the Columbiettes Auxiliary 7784.

Please join us in prayer to remember our deceased members.

for anyone seeking Baptism • First Eucharist

Confirmation

Next meeting, November 5, 7:00 PM in the Chapel The Holy Spirit & the Life of Grace

Please pray for all those who have decided to follow the journey of our faith.

BOOK CLUB NEWS

PLEASE NOTE:

The Parish Offices will be closed on Monday,

November 11th in honor of Veterans Day.

FAITH FORMATION NOTES

GRADES 1-8

Week of:

NOVEMBER

3 24

DECEMBER

8

CONFIRMATION

9th GRADE

NOVEMBER

17

DECEMBER

1

CONFIRMATION 10th GRADE

NOVEMBER

3 24

DECEMBER

8

FAITH FORMATION CLASS MEET DATES

The 8th grade service retreat held last Friday evening and facilitated by our Youth Ministers, Mike and Danielle Nicosia was a great success! Our teens had fun, ate pizza and ice cream,

played games, completed service projects and enjoyed fellowship. Thank you also to catechist Lynne Harrison and our Confirmation students for lending a hand.

Please visit the website for more photos.

MINISTRY SCHEDULE

Please remember to sign the book in the atrium.

November 9-10 5:00pm 9:00am 10:30am NOON

Eucharistic Ministers

Mary Ahern Carol Miller Dale Logarzo Joy Harrington Eileen Cahill Christine McCormick

Carole D’Esposito Rosemary Lotruglio Bill Schilling Betty Gates Bogdan Bienko Steve Trentanelli

Carmen DaSilva Candy Church Donna Fett Salvatore Lolacono Karen Hogan Hildegard Schleyer

Debbie Rothweiler Eunice Howley

Lectors

Faith Formation Lectors Barbara Andreski Celine Allen Deirdre Worth

Altar Servers

Madeline Ridge Nina Graceffo Ava Graceffo Joey Graceffo

Joey Holdt Madeline Holdt Danny Holdt

Sophia Vitez

Monday, November 18th

Morris Catholic HS Denville, NJ

7-9 pm

For young men in high school, college, or older.

Come join Bishop Serratelli and priests from the Diocese of Paterson for adoration, reflection, fellow-

ship…and of course, pizza.

For more information, please call Fr. Edward Rama. 973-777-8818 ext 715

PIZZA NIGHT WITH THE BISHOP GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT AT THE HOLIDAYS

Tuesday, November 12th 6:00-8:00 pm

Newton Medical Center 175 High Street

Newton, NJ

RSVP: Randolphparks@atlantichealth.org Or call 973-579-8625 by Nov. 8th (for food pur-

poses) Walk-ins welcome to discussion.

MOMMY & ME STORYTIME

Come take a peek at Reverend Brown with Mommy & Me! Storytime for Children under 3!

Wednesday, November 13th - 9:30 am RSVP call 973-729-6125 x1000

Reverend George A. Brown Memorial School 294 Sparta Ave. Sparta, NJ 07871

NATIONAL VOCATIONS AWARENESS WEEK

National Vocation Awareness Week will be cele-brated in our country November 3-9, 2019. Please

ask Our Lord for more dedicated, holy priests, deacons and consecrated men and women. May

they be inspired by Jesus Christ, supported by our faith community, and respond generously to God’s

gift of a vocation.

INDULGENCES IN NOVEMBER

Praying for the Dead and Gaining Indulgences During November The faithful who visit a cemetery to pray for the faith-ful departed, saying the Lord’s Prayer and the Creed (even if only mentally), may gain a plenary indulgence once only under the usual condi-tions: sacramental confession (eight days before or after the act), Eucharistic Communion on that day, and prayer for the Pope’s intentions (usually one Our Father and Hail Mary as minimum). Each day between November 1 and November 8, this gains a plenary in-dulgence that can only be applied to the poor souls in purgatory.